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I think Andy is a great player. Near the end of each game, when he needed a treble 20, he got it every time. He has been in the world championship 10 times now and I think that he deserved to win the title. Philip Anderson, Limavady, NI
Outstanding Viking! You indeed deserved the championship at Lakeside. After you won Barney I knew you would be the champion.
I enjoyed very much your matches all last week and specially your "dance". Congratulations and cheers!
Adrián V Hernández,
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Not really a darts fan but I saw Andy's final match and I couldn't have been happier for him. It just goes to prove the old saying that size isn't important... Simon, London
I am so pleased for Andy, he has waited too long to lift the World crown. Watching him in the semi-final I knew he was at the peak of his fitness and had clearly prepared himself physically for the challenge. Congratulations Andy, we love ya! Phil Skingley, London
It would be fascinating to see a match between Andy Fordham and Phil Taylor, especially if a PDC dartboard was used. With it's much finer wires and softer compound than the BDO's board, Andy, or any other BDO player would surely be able to up his averages to match those of the top PDC players. I counted more bounce outs in one of Ted Hankey's matches than I did for the entire PDC tournament this year.
It would be great if the two organisations merged, then we would have a true WORLD CHAMPION!
David Naylor,
North West England
Re Les Wallace. Les is still playing darts, but at local league level in Southampton. Tim Webb, Southampton, UK
Phil Taylor has won the Embassy before and would win the BDO World Championship easy again. He would walk it. The PDC has far better players and I think players who win the Embassy should then try and win the PDC!!! Taylor played Raymond van Barneveld a few years ago in the battle of world champions match and destroyed him!!!
Well done Andy. It is now the right time to revert back to one governing body. We should not make the same mistake boxing made and have more than one world champion in each division. The public would go mad for it. G Taylor, Buckie
Hey, am so glad that Andy got the title, he deserves it!!
Does anyone know what happened to the Scotsman, Les Wallace who won the Lakeside in 1997? Is he still a darts player?
What a fantastic darts championship culminating in the best 2 days I have seen in, oh at least a year. Andy's comeback over Barney would have been a brilliant final. but he went one better and beat the sourpuss of the games on Sunday. I sat on the edge of my seat the whole way through the game.
King had the opportunity to redeem himself afterwards by congratulating the deserving winner, but no, he followed his form all week, and proved what an unlikeable character he really was - the jeers and boos were well deserved. Well done to Andy - come back next year and win it again. Davey, Northern Ireland
Congrats to Andy Fordham - nice guys do win sometimes. Surely he has to play Phil Taylor now or in the back of his mind he won't really feel like the World Champ!
Congrats to Andy Fordham for winning the darts on Sunday.
However, if you are playing in a World Tournament that does not feature Phil Taylor (the greatest dart player in history) then you cannot ever claim to be a true World champion.
Tahir Mushtaq,
Congratulations Andy. The semi on Saturday night was unbelievable. I put £5 on you at the start 16/1. So thank you Andy although I can't find my bookies slip!! You deserved it. A legend in my book "Viking"!! Bring on the Power!! Ando, Arbroath, Scotland
After an opening throw of 30 and a first set in which he was little more than a spectator, I was initially apprehensive about Andy's chances. There was no need to worry, however, as he soon seized the advantage on the battlefield against the ungracious East Anglian, producing a magnificent performance. The highlight, apart from th'arrow that won it, was the stunning 139 checkout in the eighth to go to 5-3, which was truly a big 'out' from the big man. Well done The Viking.
DJ Uhu,
There's been some discussion of Phil Taylor wanting to challenge Andy Fordham. Get some sense Phil!!! The Viking is unbeatable in his current form!! Oliver Hatt, The Dronx, Sheffield
Andy Fordham, you are the WORLD CHAMPION. Well done, you played great darts all week and deserved last night's success. You came across on your interviews as a smashing bloke, so it's good to see the nice guy win. One question, what trainers do you wear, because after the exposure you gave them this week you should get a sponsorship! Steve, Crawley
Well done to Andy he played really well. Mervyn didn't play well at all but I think that his comments after the match would have been understandable for lower ranked players but there is no excuse for someone like Mervyn King, the world number 3 to show such disrespect to the man who beat him fair and square. John Peoples, Ireland
Congratulations to Andy Fordham. I knew you'd do it Andy and you also won me some money alongside your £50K. Whallo, Stoke-on-Trent
Congrats with your first Lakeside victory. You have really deserved it! Greetz from Holland! Yoshi, Gorinchem, Holland
Excellent result for the Viking, I've followed him through the rounds. Well deserved victory as he has previously been unsuccessful in the semis. Andy Fordham, we salute you. Oliver Hatt, The Dronx, Sheffield
Well done Andy!! I've been a fan of yours since 1995 and I am so pleased you were able to show the world just how good you are. Fabulous final I now have few nails left and the adrenaline has just started to settle. Have a glass of champagne for me Andy!! Annette Prowse, Plymouth
In all the years I have enjoyed celebrating the New Year with the lakeside darts tournament; this is the first time I have ever wanted any one player to lose. All players being English, Welsh, Dutch or any other nationality, when they play a good game they capture the support of the spectators. However, this year Mervyn King, being the professional he is supposed to be was totally out of order.
Even when he was beaten in the final he made it look like he was badly done to. Every time any other player got beaten, they acknowledged how well he or his opponent played. Mervyn however, didn't do this and was "Self! Self! Self!" He never said that Andy deserved the title, he just had self pity for himself like a sore looser.
In reality after what he did in the first round he deserves no support and can't call him self a professional darts player if when beaten he cannot show support to his winning opponent. He wants to call it a day, win or lose, it's a sport and he needs to grow up.
The nicest man in the sport eventually gets what he so well deserves. Spoilt by the moaning Mervyn King as usual!! Alastair Goldie, Irvine
Andy well deserved the win especially after that great victory over van Barneveld in the semis. Ben Peddie, Oxford
Congratulations to Andy Fordham for a fine, consistent performance. I feel sorry for fellow Norfolkman Mervyn King. He had to face Andy Fordham, the crowd, and the bias of the BBC commentators. Bobby George has been putting Mervyn down all week and it's also a bit rude to keep referring to Mervyn as "Mr. King" rather than Mervyn. Mervyn is a better player than Bobby ever was. Andrew Graver, Tooting
Well done, The Vi-King!!! I would like to buy you a pint beer if I see you in Ridderkerk at 23 January coming soon! I have respect for you because you don't give up your match and must fight for your life and your lovely family! Cheers from Jona (big kiss). Jona Eekhout, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
So so please for Andy Fordham. Every time he won a leg I was jumping around like when Beckham scored the penalty against Argentina in world cup 2002. Who dare say darts isn't a real sport?
Well done to the big man! You deserve it, especially after the semi final. And to Mervin - you've lost a lot of supporters. Your comments after the match were a disgrace - what an undignified loser. Fraser, Paisley
Well done The Viking you held your nerve. As for Mervyn King, dry your eyes, there's next year to prove yourself. Murdo, Evanton, Scotland
Didn't witness the final nor the semis, but I guess Andy fully deserved his win. Too bad Mervin King had to say that he played "like a pub player" and thus indirectly said that it wasn't Andy's victory but more his loss... Well Mervin, it not only takes skill but also mental strength (not collapse under pressure) to be a true (world) champion.
This combination makes Andy this year's true and rightful winner!
BTW: if you beat the third seed and the first seed in a row, you prove yourself to be a worthy of the title without any doubt!. Congrats Andy, also for not becoming the Jimmy White of darts. Pavel Pegov, Middelburg, Netherlands
Well done Andy. After 4 semis and all the pleasure you've brought us, you really deserved this. Alex Pritchard, Weybridge
Great stuff from the big fella. He has proved to everyone he can stay the distance. What an athlete! Darren Bell, London
Well done Andy....
I wish you can do it again and be the champ......
Firstly congratulations to Andy Fordham. Was it me or did the camera zoom out to a person in the crowd in his quarter-final and say it was his fitness trainer? Great advert for that gym :D Paul, Yorkshire
As I don't get to see my brother very much as we live far apart, I would like to congratulate him on his Victory. Well Done Andy. John Fordham, Tamworth
Mervyn King showed no sportsmanship after his defeat against Andy 'The Viking' Fordham. Not once did he once voice any congratulations! What a sourpuss. Well done Andy Sharon Penney, Sidcup
What a week for the Viking well played Andy you really deserved it.
Long live the Viking
John McHale,
Congratulations Viking on the title! Well deserved indeed! Enjoyed watching the Lakeside tournament again this year. Already looking forward to next time. Vaas, Eindhoven, Netherlands
I'm delighted that Andy Fordham won the world Championship. He played great darts all week. You deserved it Andy. Brendan, Ireland
Well Pleased for you Viking you deserve it mate.
Andy Preston,
I am Delighted that The Viking Andy Fordham has won the World Championship. A well deserved win over Mervyn King and its absoulutly Fanatastic !!!!!
Liam Wall,
Newcastle Upon Tyne
I am glad that Andy Fordham won darts as I am his biggest fan, well done Andy Lesley Pocock, Strood, Kent
Not a great final but Andy deserved the tournament.
He's played great darts all week.
Chris Cobb,
If you can win from the worldchampion you deserve to win the title, Andy "the viking" Fordham. He was the best. King is just a bad looser,referring to his comments after the final Willem, Holland
After 10 years of competing in the tournament, he's done it at last! Well done Andy! Marc Norris, SE London
As a female darts player of 15 years or more, I too would like to see more coverage of the ladies darts as mentioned by Stacey. I absolutely love darts both men's and women's and I also know the ridicule and humiliation us ladies go through by some people.
The lakeside coverage has been great if not a little late sometimes, and the commentators as always are top class (ray rules!) I would be over the moon if more darts was broadcast on TV. Come on Andy!
Lorraine Daley,
Good to see Andy win last night, he played well and held his nerve, hope he wins tonight, would be good to see the local boy come out on top. Come on Andy!!!!! Marc Norris, SE London
I grew up with Merv and watch him every year he has got what it takes to be world champion but does not receive the recognition he deserves for example the highest amount of 180,s in an embassy tournament. Let's hope this is his year he deserves it. All the best Merv. Nick Debenham, Ipswich
In the game between Fordham and Barneveld we saw the darts being deflected off the flights. Why don't players use rotating flights? Danny Mangan, Spilsby
What a match! What can anyone say! 3-1 down at the break and to come back against the reigning World Champion and win. Andy Fordham v Mervyn King, we will be watching and cheering Andy on. He doesn't get phased he just plays.
Lets play darts
Stephen Whitley
Mervyn King has had an outstanding tournament this year and had fully deserved to get to the final of the World Championships, However after Saturday nights performance against "Barney" I think "The Viking" may invade the party an go on to win his first Wolrd Championship. Good Luck Andy! Mustafa Kusbeci, London
I'm not a big follower of darts but my mate has got me loving it the semi final between Fordham and Barneveld was fantastic I just hope fordham wins the final go on viking Nik, Worthing
I would just like to say I watch a lot of darts and without any dout the best player, and the BEST player ever is Phil Taylor. Phil would beat any of the BDO players so step forward and take on the best stop hiding behind the BDO.
Darren Treweek,
Penrose Cornwall
John Part asked me for my shirt back then, guess he just earns too much cash nowadays. I would just like to say that after my accident the Dart players on this Isle have helped me a lot. After breaking my back and neck they have still stood by me even though I can not play any more. With out them I think I would have given up. Vlad The Impailer, Isle of Man
Question to Stuart from Twickenham (below):
You mentioned Wayne Mardle's performance in the PDC. Did you not see his performances in the Embassy? He was playing to the same standard then as he is now.
I've lost count the number of times I have seen him play for Essex. He is a good player, but definitely no better than a lot of those who play in the BDO finals! Andy Kelly, Mexborough, South Yorkshire,
I think the final should have been between Barney and Fordham. They are both playing very well. Their semi final should be good viewing. O'Shea should win though on the other side.
I must admit that I follow the PDC players more than the BDO, I can only get in to the BDO World Champs in the 2nd round onwards.
In reply to John Mallen, of Truro, Richie Burnett is still playing, on the PDC Circuit, He competed in the PDC World Champs
Let's have more live darts.
Mervyn King should be ashamed of himself. Every year, he complains about something if he thinks he's loosing. It was the air conditioning last year, now the distance. I reckon there's a good chance he may complain about the number of people wearing orange in the crowd. It will be a sad day and bad for the sport if he becomes the BBC's world champion.
Hampton Court
There is no doubting Phil Taylor's quality, but I think in order to cement his place in the history books that he has to return to the BDO and win the Embassy again. Many will say that he doesn't need to because of the quality difference and because he's already won it (twice) but those arguments are highly controversial and vary depending on what camp you support.
Steve Lannigan,
Isle of Man
Hi there guys, I would like to make the point that Mervin King was perfectly within the rules for having the ockey checked I don't think that Bobby George has the right to judge Mervin and make accusations of gamesmanship against Hofstra, if anyone should it should be Hofstra. I'm backing Mervin all the way! I hope that the crowd do to. Good luck Merv do it for England! Richard Owden, Kingston, Surrey
Those complaining about the "hollowness" of the BDO championships, the image of darts, player fitness, etc are taking it all rather seriously. Let's face it, all the punters are concerned with are the continued prevalence of men in shiny shirts, daft nicknames, and characters such as the one and only Bobby George. All wrapped within the fun, slightly cheesy and definitely tipsy atmosphere at the lakeside. Long may it continue! Ally Carruth, Glasgow
Trina Gulliver hit a 30+ average to get into the final of the Women's Lakeside Championship. An average that beats most of the players in the Men's event... yet the BDO press room or the BBC don't cover a story on it. As a famous Aussie reporter called Darren Hinch says "Shame BBC shame". Kevin, Australia
What product does the Viking use on his hair, it fair shines brilliantly? Abby Williams, Kilmarnock, Scotland
I have got to admit what Mervyn King did was wrong in the way of gamesmanship but at the time he was well within his rights to do this. Also the fact that Hofstra agreed he could have it checked means they both have some part in this even if Mervyn was the one too ask. What's done is done and fans have made it clear they don't like what he has done and should leave it now and let him play and I also think he could win it because he is playing good darts Joe, North West
Bobby George may not be every one's cup of tea however I think he is MARVELLOUS. Surely no one has a greater depth of knowledge about darts then bobby. With this great service to darts and the BBC I believe it is about time that Bobby received an honour from the Queen. Bobby George OBE would be well deserved.
James Walsh,
I watched Phil Taylor and Kevin Painter - pure class. The tension was incredible. It's a shame that the two tournaments cannot be combined as I've been to the Lakeside on two occasions and the atmosphere there was electric. I don't play darts, but having been a professional sportsman myself appreciate the hours all these players practice for. The crowd support is superb, the players rise to it and seeing these blokes hit numerous 180's one after the other and checkouts well over the ton is quite amazing. Ben, Kintbury, Berkshire
Best entrance?? Has to be Daryll Fitton and that dance.
Showmanship is needed. Bobby was the originator though! Paul Clay, Bradford, England
Although there are a lot of Dutch players at the Lakeside, I prefer the PDC World Championships. And a lot of other Dutch dartfans too. Raymond van Barneveld is not so popular in The Netherlands as people might think. He is a very good player but isn't a personality. He does not always have respect for his opponents and has a big mouth. If he is really as good as he thinks he has to go to the PDC. There is the real class with the best players of the world. And Phil Taylor is without doubt the best player in the world, with or without Barney. Marko Koning, Groningen
I would love to see a match between the PDC Champion and the BDO Champion as this would create enormous interest to the true darts fans. If proved popular an annual competition may be a possibility.
Come on Merv, admit it was a mistake and move on. Winding up Bobby and the Dutch fans makes for good "entertainment", but it doesn't help your game. Go on Merv, we're all supporting you really! Dave Sanders, Hereford
The claims that the BDO is better than the PDC tournament is nonsense. The PDC world championship will always favour, and attract, the best players as the matches are of a longer format, and so reduce the possibilties of poorer players progressing. The quality of the last two finals only emphasises this fact.
Whatever Mervyn King says about his rights about having the oche measured, he was the only player to do so; had there been anything wrong all the players would have noticed. At one set all, it was a deliberate ploy to disrupt the rhythm of a player he feared might beat him, and it certainly worked. Roy Harper, Deeside, Flintshire
Whatever happened to Richie Burnett?? After his success a few years ago we've not seen him on the circuit. Does he still compete? John Mallen, Truro
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Well at least he died at home, that's nice.
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Bob Dylan is overrated
Make a hippie song about anything and watch those tweeked out gluten haters line up
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There are tons of people doin time for something they didnt do
But what about the sh*t they did nobody knows about?
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Some angry black dude who hated white people, who spent his life either in prison or beating people up, has died, and I care why, again?
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Why is it always racism when white folks put people in prison on flimsy evidence, but never racism when white people put white people in prison on flimsy evidence, which happens more often than the former?
Or do black people merely live their lives blaming the bogeyman of "racism" for everything bad that happens to them instead of admitting that they're either responsible for their fate, or life is full of f*ck-ups and unfairness, regardless of skin color?
I'm so sick of hearing black people cry. Shut the f*ck up already, babies.
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The "racist" jury gave Rubin life in prison instead of the death sentence. Too bad the f*cker was driving a similar white car with similar weapons used in the murder, and was identified by more than person as one of the perpetrators.
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^^ Nothing flimsy about the evidence. He was a murderer. The verdict was not dismissed, thrown out, or Nolle Pros, it was overturned. The judge in the case was a liberal bitch and even said that had it not been for certain nuances, Carter would die in prison. The celebrities and liberals muddied the water so much yet he was convicted by a jury TWICE!
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LOS ANGELES, CA (October 15th, 2014) – With over 1,500 attendees, Project Ethos supported Stand Up To Cancer during their annual LA Fashion Week event Tuesday night, October 14th at Avalon Hollywood presented by Glendale Infiniti. The night of fashion, music and art, powered by International luxury nightlife brand French Tuesdays with additional partners Midori, Java Monster, Jin&Quinn, Always Awake, official stylists TNT Agency, Shop Ethos, LA Weekly and CA Apparel News was hosted by Katie Cazorla, star of TV Guide's Nail Files. The evening raised over $5,000 for Stand Up To Cancer, a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and is still fundraising through an online donation page until the end of the week.
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My thoughts,
Sorry to the poor guy who has cut our lawn during the summer a few times. But once I had this sentence in my head I realised this was really the fact. The lovely man who came over to take care of our grass, not so green, is able to bill me more then I earn as a midwife. Because he is entitled to make his own prices and I am not. And I am only able to afford him because I do not live alone.
Of course I recognise that he is a trained man and he did his job very nicely.
But I have to ask you: what are his responsobilities? That the grass isn't too short or not too long? Yes, that I as a costumer am satisfied. Yes, I give him that. Costumers can sure be tricky.
But, now comes my thought, what kind of responsibilities has a midwife?
During pregnancy she takes care of the pregnant ladies/ couples and the unborn babies. If something goes wrong she might be blamed. During birth she has an incredible responsibility. Do you agree with me? And after birth, once she visits you at home, she is still somehow in charge.Does the baby feed well? Does the baby gain weight? Is the woman recovering nicely? Ui, there are a lot of things she has to watch out for.
She earns 32,87 € before tax for one home visit. Yes, she can indeed claim the kilometers she drove to your house , per km 0,69€.
And you know what, such a visit normally takes longer then 10 mins . The insurances tell us midwives that a homevisit should be around 30 mins long. Explain this to babies and mamas and papas? If there is a crisis she won't just say: I am leaving. tschüss, half an hour is over. I ll see you tomorrow. no, she will stay of course and help to solve the issue.
I guess this is a big factor when it comes to why it is so very hard to find a midwife these days.
i am not sure what will happen. Sometimes the misery has to become even bigger for us to notice that change is needed.
But I hope for one day when politicians and insurances realise that we are keeping women out of doctors' offices and hospitals.And in the end are saving the German health care system big bucks.
In my oppinion that is what we are doing.
An example for you:
A breastfeeding mother contacts her midwife with clear signs of a beginning mastitis. The midwife is able to tell the woman what to do. She can visit the lady and help her to get better. The chances are high that she can continue breastfeeding and go without seeing a doctor or, worst case senario, she is spending a night or two in hospital.
In a world without midwives the woman gets worse, has to wait maybe longer to be seen by a doctor and on a weekend spends hours waiting in an emergency room. This all is fare more expensive then contacting a midwife. Even if we midwifes get better payed.
So when does somebody realise?
And what needs to happen?
I do not know and thinking about it makes me shiver. But I know that we have to stop moaning for sure and voice ourselves.
If you are expecting a baby or you are a new mum/ dad you can get in touch with motherhood.
And midwives who read this can contact midwife rebels.
Lots of love & Go leor de ghrá,


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The Local Dental Committee (Morgannwg LDC) is a Statutory Committee that must be consulted by its corresponding Health Body (Swansea Bay University Health Board) on matters relating to NHS General Dental Practitioners, such matters being contractual matters, disciplinary matters and commissioning matters. The Local Dental Committee also collaborates with the corresponding Health Body on matters relating to the provision of General Dental Practitioner Services through a Liaison Group consisting of LDC and Health Board officials, and which meets every two months, and a Strategic Planning Group which has various sub-committees, all of which have LDC representation.
From the Chair
Geographically Morgannwg LDC has a wide representation across South Wales and is one of the largest LDCs in Wales representing the interests of around 270 dentists working in the area. These dentists have practices ranging from multiple city surgeries to sole practitioners working in the valleys. This diversity of dental practices have different needs and concerns but underlying it all is the everyday business of dentistry.Read more
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Morgannwg LDC is at present funded by a Statutory Levy, paid by subscribing practitioners on a monthly basis. The Levy is used to pay committee expenses such as meeting rooms, hire of equipment, reimbursement of loss of income for representatives on LDC duty, travelling expenses for representatives and other administrative expenses.


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ness? I am perfectly persuaded that the Catholic Church is historically the same in personal identity and functions.' (Cardinal Manning)
"Witness the mighty churches, of which one now serves for three; witness the roofless abbeys in the low glades and valleys of the north; witness the Lady-chapels, where the altars of Mary were lighted of old. The beauty of Jesus and of Mary, the light and presence of the Incarnation was here. The illumination of the Word and the outpouring of the Spirit were upon Scotland then. There was peace and there was charity, because there was truth, in those days; there was heroism and there was saintliness, because Scotland then was within the unity of the Church of God. The word of the prophet Isaias was accomplished in this land. But there came a time of rude change, when the union
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Then came another change; when men had rejected the divine voice by the struggling indocility of their will, the word departed from their lips. They clutched at it with jealousy, and they found in their hands the written word alone : Litera occidit, spiritus autem vificat. The letter that killeth was left behind, the spirit that giveth life departed. The word was interpreted no more by the light of the Holy Ghost, no more by an infallible Guide, but by the interpretations of man and the light of the human
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So I saw this movie and I kind of got inspired to write a piece about some lessons I learnt from it.
Appreciate people
People will not always be around forever in our lives and we always tend to subconsciously forget that. A text message, a call or a thank-you note from you to them
wouldn't be too much. Don't say "but they know that I care" (how will they know when they
are not God) show them. Not only does it make them feel appreciated and loved, it brings out the best in them.
Stop whining about your issues, Do Something about it!
(Every little step towards your goal
is a goal achieved in bits) We like to complain a lot about things happening around us, probably the situation of things in our neighborhood, church, friends, family and other things, yet we refuse to do something about them.
Smile, you haven't got all the problems in the world
Frowning your face at all times and feeling grumpy will do you no good, it will only keep you from enjoying the moments today.
Take a chill pill and spice up your life with humour.
If you don't take care of your partner, someone else will
This is for the married folks and people in a serious relationship. (Remember common, Eve and Nicki Minaj in the movie). Humans are naturally inclined to gravitate towards where they are being appreciated, rather
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The Karachikas and Yoruba demons are out there and they are damn good at what they do.
(You wouldn't want Edible Catering to be chatting with your spouse at 2a.m)
There's always a "One-Stop" in our life, we sure need them
In case you are wondering who One Stop is, let me give you a down low. One-Stop is that friend of ours, that guy in our office, church or school that doesn't care about friendship when it comes to business. One stop can sell water to a well, and One Stop can package. Funny enough, even One-Stop has a Mumu button. We need One-Stops in our lives sometimes; they help us to see life in another perspective without attaching sentiments.
If you don't want to hear about it, don't talk about it
Ever heard of "some secrets go to the
grave" (a friend said that). Be careful about the kind of people you share your weaknesses with during your moments of despair. Always tell your problems to God, He won't judge you, he won't tell another, he won't remind you when you refuse to buy him/her that birthday gift and he would fix it for you. Partner with God, friends fail.
Be sensitive to other people's needs
People make wrong decisions just because they want to
be accepted by others. Sometimes a little care from someone is all they need to stop them from making such costly mistakes. That person could be you. (The world would be a better place if we showed more care and love) Be the change you want to see in others.
Have a great day.
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October 12, 2017
Please log onto your portal accounts and go to the "My Profile" tab and check to make sure your contact information (especially the email address) is up to date. It is very important to keep this information updated as the Department of Education uses the email address that is in the users' Portal account to send vital information.Thank you!!
Grant Competition Announced for 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Contact: Jan Handa (402-471-0876 or email@example.com)
About $1.5 million is available to successful Nebraska applicants who offer quality afterschool programming in eligible school buildings where at least 40 percent of students qualified for free or reduced priced meals as reported on the 2016-17 Nebraska Education Profile. Proposals must be postmarked no later than February 1, 2018. The application for a First-Time Grant (proposing to serve school building populations that have never been served by a 21st CCLC grant) is posted on the website at http://www.education.ne.gov/21stcclc/ . A technical assistance grant writing workshop for First-Time grant applicants will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. CDT on October 23, 2017, Nebraska State Office Building, 14th & "M" Streets, 6th Floor, V-Tel Conference Room, Lincoln. You may also participate in the Lincoln workshop using technology. For details, please go to the website.
District Technology Plan on Hold
Contact: SuAnn Witt (firstname.lastname@example.com) or NDE Helpdesk (888-285-0556 or firstname.lastname@example.com)
The District Technology Plan data collection in the CDC is currently under revision to align to new digital learning practices and technologies available in schools and the Future Ready Schools framework. Coming soon will be a new survey-based inquiry that is more streamlined, supports current status and information, and identifies priority services and supports needed by Nebraska schools. For districts that have already completed the "Tech Plan" the information will be used to support the updated collection.
More specific details will be available in November, 2017.
ELPA21 TESTING LABELS UPLOAD for K-1 ONLY (Due November 15 at 5:00p.m.)
Contact: Terri Schuster (402.471.4694 or firstname.lastname@example.com)
ELPA21 Kindergarten and 1st grade (K-1) student testing labels data upload will be on November 15. Ensure student data is up-to-date by November 15. All K-1 English Learners (ELs) must be identified on NSSRS Field 95 by this date. Students who have met the state's exit criteria (See Rule 15) and are no longer EL, should be identified on Field 113 as redesignated English fluent (these students will not test on the ELPA21.)
Note: The upload for EL student data in grades 2-12 will occur on January 11, 2018. This is a change from previous years.
BlendEd Pilot Project – Cohort 2
Contact: Beth Kabes – Director of Blended and Distance Learning at the ESUCC firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) and the Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council (ESUCC) established three state-wide initiatives in the Spring of 2013. One of these is supporting and promoting BlendEd. BlendEd enhances best practices associated with face to face classrooms with technology to empower students with control over time, place, path and/or pace of learning. BlendEd is in year two of its pilot stage and looking for new cohort members. Find out more about joining cohort 2 here: BlendED Cohort 2
Nebraska PowerSchool User Group Conference
Contact: Ellie Schroeder: firstname.lastname@example.com or Andie Maupin: email@example.com
Friday November 17 at ESU 10 in Kearney
Register here: https://nepsug.revtrak.net/Conference-Registration/
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PowerSchool 101 – for new schools coming onto PowerSchool
GPA Trouble-shooting
NSSRS-Validation Reports
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There will be a Networking/Social Hour on Thursday night November 16, at 5:30 p.m. at the LaQuinta Inn & Suites.
NDE Website Coming Soon!
Contact: Katie Bieber (402-471-5025 or firstname.lastname@example.com)
The Nebraska Department of Education website is about to get a new look! Not only will the site look and feel more modern, it will be filled with improved features aimed at making your experience the best it can be. The new design will help you find information quicker and easier than ever before. And, you can access the new website on any device. Check out the new features and functions on October 16! https://www.education.ne.gov/
Teacher Vacancy Survey – 2017-2018 – NDE Portal Collection
DUE DATE: November 10
Contact: Karen Buller (402-471-4837 or email@example.com)
The Nebraska Teacher Vacancy Survey (TVS) has been re-opened on the NDE Portal. We apologize for any inconvenience to those who accessed the system the last couple of weeks.
The annual Teacher Vacancy Survey collects statewide teacher vacancy information which is used to determine teacher shortage areas. This information is used to qualify content areas eligible for a number of state and federal teacher loan forgiveness opportunities and to inform research regarding teacher supply and shortage initiatives. Public districts, Nonpublic systems and Educational Service Units will find the Teacher Vacancy Survey – 2017-2018 in the ONLINE list in the NDE Portal under the Data Collections Tab. An activation code is required. Check with your District Administrator to acquire the code.
October Special Education Snapshot—DUE DATE: October 15
AUDIT WINDOW CLOSE DATE: October 31
Contact: Robyn Gonzales (402-471-4341 or firstname.lastname@example.com)
This point in time collection includes only students with verified disabilities on an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) as of October 1, 2017 and any student who exited special education between July 1, 2017 and October 1, 2017. The value of Snapshot Date [Special Education Snapshot: Snapshot Date (35)] is to be "2017-10-1". The October Special Education Snapshot is accepted during the NSSRS Fall Collection and Fall Audit windows.
This will be the source for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Annual Child Count.
Rule 11: Prekindergarten Program Report – DUE DATE: October 15
Contact: Tammi Hicken (402-471-3184 or email@example.com)
All public school district and educational service units are required to complete a Rule 11 Prekindergarten Report. Districts or ESUs operating prekindergarten programs are required to indicate on the Prekindergarten Report if they are in compliance or indicate areas of noncompliance for the 2017-2018 school year.
The Prekindergarten report was mailed out September 11. It is also available on the early childhood website under reports the following web address https://www.education.ne.gov/oec/forms.html.
Special Education Indicator 12 Data—DUE DATE: October 31
Contact: Robyn Gonzales (402-471-4341 or firstname.lastname@example.com)
The number of children transitioning from Part C Early Intervention, for whom parent refusal to provide consent caused delays in evaluation or initial services for Part B Early Childhood Special Education. Time period is July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017.
Data Submission:
Each district will receive an email with a link to submit district data to the Office of Special Education. This email will be coming next week from Nicole Leafty but please direct any questions to Robyn Gonzales.
2017-18 Title I-A Accountability Allocations – DUE DATE: November 30
Contact: Randy McIntyre (402-471-1749 or email@example.com) or Karen Hardin (402-471-2968 or email@example.com)
The 2017-18 Title I-A Accountability Application is now open. Due Date is November 30. For the 2017-18 school year Needs Improvement ratings are frozen for a second year (based on data from the 2014-15 school year). Requirements from NCLB remain in effect for this grant only. Only schools identified as being in improvement in Year 2 or more will receive funding for the 2017-18 school year. When completing the application, keep in mind that these funds must be used to go above and beyond what was previously being done to address the area(s) of need.
Nebraska Infinite Campus Usergroup Conference
Contact: Cheryl Rabstejnek (402-223-1588)
November 1 – ESU 10 Kearney, NE
Link to Registration:
Infinite Campus – Nebraska Usergroup Conference Registration
ADVISER District Meeting Minutes
Contact: Ginny Carter (402-471-2369 or email@example.com)
The September 20 ADVISER District meeting minutes have been posted to the ADVISER google site under the meetings tab. Future meetings with connections information can be found in the calendar tab and are listed in the minutes as well. The ADVISER google site can be found at ADVISER Google Site
2017-18 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Consolidated Application
Contact Diane Stuehmer (email@example.com or 402-471-1740) or Beth Wooster (firstname.lastname@example.com or 402-471-2452)
NDE had been notified that allocations for Title I and Title II-A for 2017-18 have been reduced. The reduction applies to the funds normally received on October 1. The reduction is due to the FY2018 continuing resolution that is in effect from October 1, 2017 through December 8, 2017. The U.S. Department of Education is revising FY2017 allocations to reflect the reduction. Because of this, NDE will delay the opening of the 2017-18 ESSA Consolidated Application until mid-October.
When the application becomes available, notification will be posted in the NDE Bulletin, on the NDE Grants Management System (GMS) website, and information will be emailed to District Superintendents and ESU Administrators.
Activities that are a continuation from the previous school year (e.g. paying the salary of a Title I teacher), will continue to be allowed prior to the approval of the 2017-18 ESSA Consolidated Application. New activities encumbered prior to the approval of the application will not be reimbursed without prior approval from NDE.
New Validation Error (Warning) #583 – Added to the NSSRS Validation
Contact: NDE Helpdesk (888-285-0556 or firstname.lastname@example.com)
The NSSRS Validation website is available through the NDE Portal under the Student & Staff (NSSRS) tab.
Error #583: Title: Residence Status Open Enrollment Code Error.
Description: These students can no longer be coded as Open Enrollment Option students (previously Learning Community Open Enrollment) because they changed schools since 2016-2017.
If the student is now a resident of this district, their residence status code should be 0 (Not applicable). If the student is not a resident of this district their parents must complete the enrollment option application and follow those procedures. If approved, the student's residence status code should be 6 (Optioning In from another Nebraska public school district).
Rule 10 Assurance Statement
DUE DATE: November 1
Contact: NDE Helpdesk (888-285-0556 or email@example.com)
All accredited school systems (public and non-public) are required to complete a Rule 10 Assurance Statement annually. The Assurance Statement must be completed to reflect compliance or indicate areas of noncompliance as your school system starts the 2017-2018 school year.
The Assurance Statement for public school districts is web-based and has been made available on the NDE Portal under the "Data Collections" tab beginning September 5. An activation code is required to add the collection to the NDE Portal account. The Assurance Statement for non-public schools will continue to be included in the Fall Mailing and has already been sent out. Please review these FAQ and instruction documents regarding completion of the web-based Rule 10 Assurance Statement through the Portal.
The following collections are currently open in the Consolidated Data Collection (CDC)
Contact: NDE Helpdesk (888-285-0556 or email@example.com)
Please refer to the CDC Calendar which is located on the NSSRS Resources page at https://www.education.ne.gov/nssrs/Resources.html#Calendar and also review the instructions available in each of the CDC collections for further details about each collection.
Assessed Valuation and Levies – Due Date: October 15
Assessed Valuation and levies. Distance between high school attendance centers.
Audit Window Close Date: October 31
Collection completed by Public
For more information, contact Jen Utemark – firstname.lastname@example.com (402) 471-3323
Elementary Site Allowance – Due Date: October 15
Districts that are applying for the Elementary Site Allowance. This form to be completed by a school district with multiple elementary attendance sites. A qualifying elementary site shall be an elementary attendance site, in a district with multiple elementary attendance sites, which (a) does not have another elementary attendance site within 7 miles in the same school district, or (b) is the only public elementary attendance site located in an incorporated city or village.
Audit Window Close Date: October 31
Collection completed by Public
For more information, contact Jen Utemark – email@example.com (402) 471-3323
Human Resources Director Contacts – OPENED August 1
The Department of Education developed the HR Director Contact(s) to collect name and email address for correspondence. The data is gathered with the purpose of using the email address for notices regarding teacher and administrative certificates, evaluation systems, surveys, and data. The contact listed may have a similar role to an HR Director.
Open All Year – (Audit Window Close Date: June 30, 2018)
Collection completed by Public
For more information, contact NDE Helpdesk – email@example.com (888)285-0556
Non-Certificated Staff – Due Date: October 15
Report of Non-Certificated Staff.
Audit Window Close Date: October 31
Collection completed by Public, State Operated and ESU's
For more information, contact NDE Helpdesk – email@example.com (888)285-0556
Nonpublic Dropouts – Due Date: October 15
Collects Nonpublic dropout data.
Audit Window Close Date: October 31
Collection completed by Nonpublic
For more information, contact NDE Helpdesk – email@example.com (888)285-0556
Nonpublic Membership Report – Due Date: October 15
Collects membership data from Nonpublic Systems.
Audit Window Close Date: October 31
Collection completed by Nonpublic
For more information, contact NDE Helpdesk – firstname.lastname@example.com (888)285-0556
PK Instructional Program Hours/K Program – Due Date: October 15
Instructional program hours including kindergarten program type.
Audit Window Close Date: October 31
Collection completed by Public
For more information, contact Tammi Hicken – firstname.lastname@example.com (402) 471-3184
School Age Final Financial Report (FFR) – Due Date: October 31
School District's/ESU's claim reimbursement for SPED School age expenditures.
Collection completed by Public and ESU's
NEW DUE DATE – All forms are due October 31
The Special Education Final Financial Reports for 2016-2017 school year are due as follows:
- Birth to Age Five (BAFFFR) (NDE 06-025) – Due on or before October 31 – copies of contracted services billings are NOT required
- Transportation (TRANSFFR) (NDE 06-016) – Due on or before October 31
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Only President Jacob Zuma's office is tasked with issuing updates about the health of the revered elder statesman. (AP)
The frail 94-year-old former president was admitted to hospital in the capital Pretoria on December 8. He is receiving treatment for a recurring lung infection and has also had a procedure to remove gallstones.
"We all wish that he could be home for Christmas, but first and foremost he needs to get better," presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said after press reports he may stay in hospital during the festive season.
"At this stage there is no update on his condition and his doctors have given no indication about when Madiba will be discharged," Maharaj said.
Only President Jacob Zuma's office is tasked with issuing updates about the health of the revered elder statesman.
Official reports about his treatment have not revealed much information about the seriousness of Mandela's condition nor details about the sort of treatment he is undergoing.
Mandela used to throw lavish Christmas parties for children in his southern rural home village of Qunu, where children from impoverished backgrounds would be showered with gifts.
American talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who is a close friend of Mandela, attended a party there in 2002.
But the events ceased after he retired from public life in 2004.
Since then he has been spending Christmas privately with his family.
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Local and international journalists have been camping outside Mandela's suburban home north of Johannesburg since the beginning of the week as rumours of an imminent release from hospital made the rounds.
A government official initially said Mandela was being cared for at the One Military hospital outside Pretoria, the country's top military facility.
Radio 702 reported that security is tight outside the Mediclinic.
Zuma visited Mandela on Saturday and but did not reveal details about his condition except to say that he was "responding to treatment".
Zuma had told delegates at the end of the ruling ANC's party conference on Thursday that the Nobel Peace Prize laureate's condition was serious when he was admitted to hospital but said he was a fighter.
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The Success of the Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna, held in Austria from September 1814 to November 1815, was a conference held by prominent European powers of the day. The Quadruple Alliance, consisting of Britain, Austria, Russia, and Prussia, enacted the congress in order to reinstate peace throughout Europe after the tiring Napoleonic Wars scourged the continent. The Napoleonic Wars had dragged unwilling countries into a financially and socially exhausting conflict, and the goal of the Congress of Vienna was to end this conflict and restore harmony to Europe. The Congress of Vienna was ultimately successful in accomplishing its goals of preventing a recurrence of the Napoleonic nightmare and arranging lasting peace.
The Congress of Vienna prevented a recurrence of the Napoleonic nightmare by restoring the borders of Europe that had existed before the Napoleonic Wars, and establishing the principle of legitimacy in Europe. The Quadruple Alliance forced France to regress to its pre-War geographical boundaries and allowed the borders of countries surrounding France to strengthen their boundaries. The kingdom of the Netherlands was reestablished in the north of France, Piedmont was restored in the south, Prussia was given important territories in the west, and Austria gained full control of northern Italy. The principle of legitimacy in Europe allowed for royal families who had ruled before the French Revolution to take back their previous power. The reign of only legitimate monarchs in Europe was intended to crush any notion of the republican and democratic ideals that were conceived during the French Revolution.
The Congress of Vienna attempted to arrange lasting peace by reestablishing the previous balance of power throughout Europe. This was done by enforcing the concept of conservatism within the nations, meaning that the Congress...
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The Massachusetts Conference Missioner for Creation Care, The Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, has been named the winner of the 2016 EcoPreacher Contest.
EcoPreacher is a website that features sermons, essays, movie and book reviews, creative writing and ecotheological reflections. It is run by The Rev. Dr. Leah Schade, PhD, Author of Creation-Crisis Preaching: Ecology, Theology and the Pulpit and Assistant Professor of Preaching and Worship for the Lexington Theological Seminary.
Bullitt-Jonas won the award for a sermon she preached on June 12, 2016, at a special service that brought together First Congregational Church and St. John's Episcopal Church in Ashfield, Massachusetts. June 12 was a day when people of many faiths around the world celebrated a day of prayer and action for the Earth, and a day that marked the six-month anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement and the first anniversary of the publication of Pope Francis' landmark encyclical, Laudato Si.


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Rune Wejstål, MD, PhD; Anders Widell, MD, PhD; Ann-Sofie Månsson; Svante Hermodsson, MD, PhD; Gunnar Norkrans, MD, PhD
▪ Objective: To describe the rate of perinatal transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV).
▪ Design: Follow-up study of newborn children of mothers with chronic HCV infection.
▪ Setting: A university hospital in Sweden.
▪ Participants: Fourteen women with chronic HCV infection and their 21 newly born children.
▪ Main Outcome Measures: Detection of HCV RNA in serum by the polymerase chain reaction and detection of anti-HCV antibody by second generation assays.
▪ Results: All mothers were found to be positive for anti-HCV antibody both by second-generation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and by second-generation recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA-2); all also had detectable serum HCV RNA. Two children had long-lasting alanine aminotransferase (ALT) elevations, and one of them became HCV RNA positive. None of the other children developed biochemical hepatitis. However, two additional children had temporary viremia. Only the child with biochemical and biopsy-proven hepatitis and detectable HCV RNA in multiple blood samples actively produced anti-HCV antibody.
▪ Conclusions: Mother-to-infant transmission of HCV infection from chronically infected women without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection seems to be uncommon.
Wejstål R, Widell A, Månsson A, et al. Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus. Ann Intern Med. 1992;117:887–890. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-887
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ebnews ran a commentary piece on intel's forecast that pc133 sdram memory will be used in 1/3 of the p4 market this year. presumably, rdram will be the other 2/3. ebnews points out that there would have to be a large amount of p4/pc133 sales towards the end of the year in order to make up 1/3 of all p4 sales over the year. this is quite interesting. it would indicate that intel will really push the p4 as their low- and high-end chip this year. they've already said they will have p4 machines at under $1,000 by the end of 2001. they will have to, running pc133, in order to sell the percentages they are forecasting. i think that maybe intel could be pushing too hard with their p4. another interesting point is that, "although intel steadfastly denies accelerating its own ddr chipset for pentium 4 for a fourth-quarter launch, key memory and motherboard makers believe that will happen." of course, intel will first wait to make sure that rambus loses their patent trials before pushing ddr, otherwise rambus may ask them for a piece of every chip/chipset that they sell.
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It was probably inevitable that the first national campaign featuring a black man and a white woman as its main combatants would produce this kind of fault line.
From one side come the impassioned contentions of Hillary Clinton's supporters that their candidate has been thwarted by sexism, their ardor only intensifying as Mrs. Clinton's hopes flicker out. On the other side, Barack Obama's partisans sniff at this: The real scandal of this campaign, they insist, has been the Clinton forces' sinister insinuation of race into the public discourse.
The supporters on both sides (if not the candidates themselves) have been eager to assume the victim's role, leaving little room in either's narrative for the truth: that Hillary Clinton's gender has benefited her campaign, just as Barack Obama's race has been a plus for his.
When Clinton backers speak of sexism, they are generally referring to the media's treatment of their candidate. In their telling, Tim Russert, Chris Matthews, MSNBC in general and a host of other influential male opinion-shapers have held Mrs. Clinton to an unfair and impossible standard, based on her gender and their outdated attitudes toward it.
Just last week, with Mrs. Clinton's campaign on the brink of elimination, her supporters furiously circulated a link to a YouTube montage of what is presented as the sexist media's greatest hits against Mrs. Clinton. A female elected official who backs Mrs. Clinton wrote in an e-mail: "No matter where you stand, you have to stand against this sort of sexism by the press."
But the attacks against the media miss the point. Mrs. Clinton's troubles had a far simpler and more universal explanation than gender: She entered the race as the front-runner and the press treated her like one. Yes, part of that treatment has included cracks from some pundits about her pantsuits or her "shrill" voice. But those superficial obsessions aren't really new. Ed Muskie may not have worn a pantsuit in 1972, but he was the front-runner, and the pundits of that era were just as merciless—maybe more so—when he welled up in front of the cameras.
In truth, there have been some obvious benefits Mrs. Clinton has reaped from being the female in the race. For one thing, it gave her a decisive leg up in securing support from her fellow women, producing millions of votes (and tens of millions of dollars) that were hers from the moment she entered the race. Would a male candidate whose campaign was tanking after a poor showing in Iowa have been able to save himself in New Hampshire with the last-minute influx of support from women that Mrs. Clinton received?
It was often Mrs. Clinton herself who stressed the fact that she was not like all the other candidates. In early 2007, for instance, Mr. Obama was dominating the news as he prepared for his "historic" presidential campaign. Mrs. Clinton responded by wrapping herself in her gender and declaring that hers, too, would be a historic campaign.
There was also last fall, when Mrs. Clinton faced criticism for a sloppy debate performance. Her supporters responded by accusing the other candidates of ganging up on her while Mrs. Clinton bemoaned "the boys club of presidential politics." The resulting uproar provided the distraction she'd been seeking and tightened her connection with female voters, and once those goals were met, Mrs. Clinton shifted by declaring, "I don't think they're piling on because I'm a woman. I think they're piling on because I'm winning."
Of course, Mr. Obama has on occasion played a similar identity-based game, stoking public outrage a few months ago when Geraldine Ferraro, a die-hard Clinton backer, said that Mr. Obama "happens to be very lucky to be who he is" and that "if (he) was a white man, he would not be in this position."
Mr. Obama encouraged a very narrow reading of Ms. Ferraro's words, arguing that "anybody who understands the history of this country knows they are patently absurd," and helping to turn the story into a public-relations nightmare for the Clinton campaign. (MSNBC's Keith Olbermann followed up by likening Ms. Ferraro to former baseball executive Al Campanis in the first of what became many anti-Clinton "special comments.")
But Ms. Ferraro wasn't arguing that Mr. Obama's entire political career or life had been made easier by his race. Her point was much more specific, and accurate: His campaign for president in 2008 would have been impossible without it.
Mr. Obama entered the nation's consciousness as a mere state senator in the summer of 2004, when he introduced himself as the biracial son of Kenya and Kansas, a brilliant and optimistic symbol of a unifying, post-racial future that millions of Americans—many of them white—desperately want for their country. And the rest is history.
In this campaign, Barack Obama has benefited from being black. And Hillary Clinton, just as clearly, has benefited from being a woman.
The final result isn't a reflection of bias. Sometimes, a loss is just a loss.


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The 'targeted cluster policy' that recently has been developed, is entrepreneur-driven and will accelerate the transformation of the Flemish economy and industry. We embrace a new approach based on entrepreneurial discovery, value chains, clusters and systemic projects in order to boost productivity. Our 'targeted cluster policy' is focusing on smart specialisation. Choices will be made for those clusters that will contribute to the strengths of the Flemish industry and that will make the difference in the international arena. The cluster policy will serve as a leverage to tackle the innovation paradox.
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Instead of having to keep track of the key to your bike lock, and pass it to your friend in order to loan the bike out, a new kind of locking device for bicycles uses proximity sensing and shared access to make bike security much simpler.
Bitlock is billed as the "world's first keyless bike lock", and the system uses a Bluetooth connection with your smartphone to sense when you're within three feet of it, which will then enable you to unlock it with a push of a button on the lock itself.The lock and its accompanying app records your location every time you lock or unlock your bike, helping you keep tabs on where you left it, and the location of the bike can be shared with others in order to make it easily shareable for peer-to-peer bike lending. Each Bitlock can be set up with multiple user profiles so that access to the bike can be set to allow lending, without the need for a physical key.
"Bitlock lets you share the location and access to your bike with your family, friends, neighbors, classmates, roommates, and virtually anyone you wish. With Bitlock, you can create and setup your own bike share system for your local community."
Bitlock also maps your rides and gathers statistics on distance, speed, elevation, estimated calories burned, and the amount of CO2 saved by riding your bike, and can be tracked over time. The lock itself is powered with a 2.4Ah Lithium thionyl chloride (Li-SOCl2) battery that is capable of handling over 10,000 lock/unlock cycles, which should last users for up to five years.
The U-lock itself is made from heat-treated steel and is reinforced for security, and the BitLock system "uses encryption found in online banking systems", so the device isn't easily hackable by high-tech bike thieves.
Right now, Bitlock, from Mesh Motion Inc., is in a crowdfunding phase on Kickstarter, and backers at the $79 level will get their own next generation bike lock.


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Invented in the 1970's, Rubik's Cube is the most sold toy we have. It has been so attractive because there are over 43 quintillion different combinations of the pieces. So how can one possibly solve the cube without memorizing all 43 quintillion different combinations?
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Over the years, people have developed algorithms, a.k.a. movements, based on mathematical equations to get pieces to place without messing the whole cute. With these mathematical equations, people figure out that the magic numbers of movements to solve any combination is 20, which is also known as the God's number. To make it easier, here is an easy to follow 5 step process to solve The Rubik's cube.
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