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The puppy that usually licked her so effusively had been struck by a car. Named Elsa, she was found barely able to move, paralyzed in her hind legs and with an arched spine. The 5-month-old's owner had assumed she would die soon.
She was a fighter though -- remaining alive but limp after a week. Crone made it her mission to revive the dog to full health and she has been helping Jindos ever since.
Three months after experimental spinal surgery, Elsa was back to her buoyant self. A Canadian shelter gave her physical therapy, nutritious meals and re-homed her to an adoring family who could cope with health complications the accident left her with.
|Elsa with her new family in Canada after her successful rehabilitation. (Lisa Crone)
But the ordeal left Crone wondering what happened to dogs who were not so lucky.
Last year, 250 pets were abandoned in Korea each day, the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency recently revealed. Only 30 percent of shelter animals were re-homed. Nearly 1 in 5 were euthanized, with many of them dogs.
When Crone visited the Gwangju Animal Shelter, she found over 300 ungroomed but affectionate dogs behind bars.
"Most of them were mentally and physically healthy," she says. "I wondered why they were being abandoned in the first place and not getting adopted."
The number of pet dogs recently exceeded 1 million in Korea, but most are bought as puppies as there is an underlying belief that dogs are unable to bond with a second owner, animal rights activists say.
Young couples in particular may see puppies as cute accessories that can go out of style like a fashion trend. Others home an animal during a bout of loneliness, only to replace it when their life becomes "fulfilled."
Jindos are frequently discarded after owners realize they are not guard dogs who can handle being tied up all day.
"The underlying problem is that the dog is not perceived as a sentient being," Crone says. "People need to see that the dog is part of their family."
To raise awareness, she founded Justice for Jindos, a rescue group that involves foreigners walking abandoned dogs during weekends.
The help was welcomed she found, as most rescue organizations in Gwangju and South Jeolla Province were too underfunded to give larger dogs the exercise they craved. Funds are raised to give medical treatment to Jindos -- many have heartworm -- and later get them fostered to families who understand what good pet ownership requires. Over 20 dogs were re-homed by the group in the previous year.
|Lisa Crone with a mixed Jindo dog she later fostered out (Justice for Jindos)
While campaigning in March, President Moon Jae-pledged to construct public playgrounds for pets, install feeding facilities for strays and encourage Koreans to rescue dogs. It was positive news for dog lovers after the term of President Park Geun-Hye, who abandoned her Jindos and their puppies when she was impeached. However, it should be seen as a starting point rather than a solution, pet owners say.
"The government needs to step up and organize effective public service educational messages," said Crone, who believes a tax should be imposed on those who use pet shops over adoption services. "They also need to regulate puppy mills, promote an 'adopt don't shop' culture, and enforce laws that stop animal neglect and highly abusive trades like the dog meat industry."
She dreams of running a countryside shelter down the line, but for now finding homes for rescued dogs will have to do.
"It is our responsibility to help and respect dogs," says Crone, who recently fostered another dog with a condition that makes it impossible to straighten its knees. "I love seeing the people and dogs smile when they are being walked. That is why I do it."
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Thanksgiving is here, and you'll probably be loading your plate with enough food to keep you full for days.
So on Friday, when you're still in a food coma, you may think about the growing trend of juicing.
Some people call it cleansing or detoxing, but either way, it's a nationwide phenomenon. In fact, one of the market's top juicing companies is based in San Diego.
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These companies that sell prepackaged bottles of organic juice, often for close to $10 per bottle.
"There's 2-3 pounds of produce in each bottle. It's non-GMO verified. We have a very low carbon footprint. We try to source locally," Suja co-founder Annie Lawless said.
Suja, based in San Diego, launched in Sept. 2012. Before that, Lawless sold her concoctions to her yoga students in La Jolla.
"We weren't looking to do a business like this at all. We were this little home delivery service, unofficially doing it out of our house," she explained.
In just 18 months, Suja says it's a $20 million revenue company.
"Suja is the number one selling juice brand at Whole Foods, which a year ago, we weren't even on the map," Suja CEO Jeff Church said.
Suja, like other brands including BluePrint and Starbucks' Evolution, use cold press technology along with high-pressure processing to extend shelf life.
That drives up costs. Suja's three day cleanse is about $200 with shipping to Southern California residents.
Some dieticians say that's a high price to pay for something that isn't any better than eating whole produce.
"A low-calorie liquid diet might give you kind of a quick fix," Alia Altamimi, UCSD Medical Center Registered Dietician, said.
Altamimi believes weight loss is possible on a cleanse, but the results are temporary. She also says that the sense of detox purity only lasts with a sustained healthy lifestyle.
"Once you juice all these fruits and lose all these features and characteristics of fiber, I think you're losing," Altamimi said.
Health experts say the vegetable drinks can be good for you, but supplemental ingredients, like apples and pineapples, can add a lot of sugar.
"Even though there's a lot of benefit to detoxing and cleansing, it isn't the magic bullet," Kerry Tepedino, Holistic Health Practitioner, said.
Suja plans to open up a Philadelphia plant next year to have better access to the East Coast market.

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A consortium of Chemical Investigation Services (CIS ) and the Centre for Materials Engineering (CME) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) have assisted a Cape Town based entrepreneur to develop a novel ship ballast water treatment system.
Ballast water is pumped into vessels during a voyage so as to trim the vessel, keep the propeller at optimum depth and ensure the draft matches the prevailing sea conditions. Ballast water is carried in the double bottom space, between cargo holds and in the port and starboard trim tanks.
Ships uplift ballast water from various ports during a voyage and then discharge the ballast water at the cargo loading port when the ballast is no longer needed. This transcontinental movement of ballast water has lead to the transfer of marine species from one location to another including harmful species such as toxic dino flagellate algae, macroalgae, vibrio cholerae and varieties of zooplankton.
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has set out a program for certain vessels to install ballast water treatment systems by 2010 and all other vessels by 2014. Intensive development work is currently in progress worldwide to develop ballast water treatment systems and get final systems approval from the IMO prior to commercialization.
Resource ballast technologies, based in Cape Town, has been working for the past five years on their own patented ballast water treatment system and have basic approval from the IMO and should have final approval by November this year.
The IMO now require that prospective ballast water treatment systems be assessed to see if the treated seawater they produce is corrosive to the steel plate onboard ships or damaging to coating systems inside ballast tanks.
Says Simon Norton of Chemical Investigation Services: "RBT approached our consortium to assist them with the necessary corrosion assessments to quantify the impact of treated sea water on steel plate inside ships ballast tanks. The consortium of CIS and CME then set about designing an appropriate test process that would expose marine steel plate to both treated and untreated seawater."
The IMO requires long term corrosion testing to assess the impact of treated seawater on steel plate and this usually involves weight loss testing of metal coupons in immersion tanks.
"We opted to do a six month immersion test using both coated and uncoated metal coupons and evaluate both weight loss with time, damage to coatings and water uptake in the coatings. Together with this we also proposed a laboratory based accelerated corrosion test programme to examine both coated and bare steel, as this approach would provide a rapid assessment of the nature of the treated ballast water," says professor Knutsen from CME.
"With the ballast water system development the client required that we switch the project around and complete the accelerated corrosion test work first before the six month weight loss testing. Additionally, the client also asked us to carry out a literature review in a very short period of time so that together with the accelerated test work they could make a submission to the IMO by December 2008. This we successfully completed within deadline," Knutsen says.
Modern electrochemical test equipment is now so powerful that this apparatus now allows scientists to carry out rapid corrosion testing on a variety of metal materials and to report a corrosion loss rate in mm per annum.
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Special deal! One week for $1500!
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- Sleeps: 8
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Separate Toilets: 1
- Min Stay: 3 nights
Villa Mitchell--3BR/2½BA
Kay Mitchell
- Languages:
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About Kay Mitchell
We are a family from Pensacola, Florida who love our Costa Rican paradise. We have shared it with many people over the years, many of whom have come back every year or so and consider it their home as well. We are college professors, attorneys, farmers/ecologists, scientists, sailors, artists and people who love to have a good time.
Kay Mitchell purchased this House in 1993
Why Kay Mitchell chose Puerto Carrillo
Villa Mitchell and Playa Carrillo are both secluded non-touristy places which it make the home and the area a paradise away from the commercialism that has taken over much of Costa Rica. There is plenty to do there without condos and highrises! The most beautiful beaches in the world, clean water, wildlife, peace and serenity--also good places to eat, fish, swim, play.
What makes this House unique
Over the years we have improved the property, planted many trees and plants--mangoes, lemons, flowers etc--and restored the house along the way by adding new custom made Costa Rican furniture and Costa Rican artwork. We also have an excellent library from scientific books on plants and birds to the best novels as well as plenty of 'beach reads!' The view from the pool deck of the Pacific Ocean to unrivaled; sitting as the rail overlooking the ocean has become a daily and nightly place to be to relax and enjoy the view, the stars, the monkeys--you name it!
- Children Welcome
- Washer & Dryer
- No Smoking
- Internet
- Satellite or cable
- Parking
- Swimming pool
- Bathrooms: 2, Separate Toilets: 1
House Rules
Check-in: 4:00 pm
Check-out: 11:00 am
Children allowed
Max guests:8
Cancellation Policy
100% refund if canceled at least 60 days before arrival date. 50% refund if canceled at least 30 days before arrival date.
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"Fabulous Casa"
The home and view, with pool is amazing! The best of the best I've found in Costa Rica!
Thanks so much for such a lovely review. We love it so much and it is a pleasure to know you enjoyed it too. I hope you will come back some day as now it is partly your home too🦋🌈
A great time
Carrillo is a gem. You won't regret going there. It's 5-8 minutes from busier but not as nice Samara, so you are minutes from all the touristy stuff, but kind of secluded from that. The beach, every day but one, was almost empty, and the water was warm and clear.
Wonderful tropical paradise!
Beautiful home, view, crystal clear ocean, great restaurants. The home is private and secluded while being close to Carrillo and Samara.
Breath taking views and amazing wildlife from this worn-out (in need of maintenance) home
We loved the view, the pool was very therapeutic, the location was perfect, the wildlife and insects were abundant and Isa (the house keeper) was supportive, thorough and on time. Long story short... there are multiple screens that had holes or hanging/broken screens- four days after reporting this (and the multiple reported insect invasion in the home) to Isa and Home owner- some of the screens were fixed, but not all! The owner (very responsive to emails) kept telling us "it's a jungle"... "it's CR"..."leave all lights off and doors/windows shut from dusk to dawn daily"...
The issue we had was there is no reason to have tarantula/s, a scorpion, poisonous spiders, centipedes, let alone all of the variation in ants... in the home while you are wanting to walk around indoors or sleep! Most of the exterior doors have huge (up to 2 inches) gaps between them and the floors, holes/broken screens,gaps in exterior walls and broken/missing/non-functioning window shutters. We booked this place for 9 days and ended up staying 4 nights there🤨� After the first two nights of no sleep, waking up with spiders/ants in the bed and a rash of unknown origin we stayed at other BNB (example...Sunset- right next door) & hotels atleast every other night to get sleep/rest. All of the other four places we stayed were absolutely bug free at night. Most of those places had air conditioning but all of them had no holes in screens, snug doors, working shutters and were routinely treated for insects. We would just sleep other places and go back to the house during day light hours.
With that being said we thought the Home could be amazing with routine upkeep and immediate repairs and treatments.
While we were at the house we were able to see howler and white face monkeys, iguanas, multiple birds, coates families and some of the most beautiful sunsets...
We would recommend this place, in the future, if you are open to be with all types of insects or if they put some deep TLC in it. Note- no working safe either.
We plan to go back to Costa Rica routinely... we have some amazing memories and love everything about there.
I'm sorry but that is just not true. Two glowing reviews from the two previous renters should prove that. We had repairs done as soon as someone could come—2 days. We do not believe in using poisons to kill harmless insects. But the house is in the Jungle and open with screens. A few bugs are inevitable and it is Costa Rica. Be assured, no one else in 22 years has even mentioned insects as a problem! These folks were just paranoid about insects. The housekeeper thought they were crazy!'
Also, there is a family there now who has rented the house twice a year for several years and we have NEVER heard anything like this. The previous renters used every one of our good towels--that then had to be washed--to cover every window in the house at night. That is just crazy behavior. Our housekeeper and our accountant, who came over to see if there was a problem, both thought they were crazy. And I think the previous reviews show that it is truly a lovely place, not run down or dirty.
One of the Best Views in Carrillo!
We stayed at the Mitchell house for the first two weeks of February 2018. The house was spacious and very comfortable for five adults. We spent lots of time in and around the pool, enjoying the view and listening to the endless surf, howler monkeys and beautiful birds. At night the stars were spectacular..It was the perfect location form which to take advantage of all the activities, sites and sounds that Carrillo and Samara has to offer. We highly recommend this piece of Paradise in Costa Rica.
Hi Jeffrey--Thanks so much for adding a review. It means a lot to us that you liked our home enough to share your feelings and I'm glad you enjoyed it as much as we do.
Spacious, comfortable, well equipped in the kitchen
Love the open air and view from the pool deck. Spent plenty of time in the living room watching all the birds. Delightful to have regular house cleaning. Our fourth stay - that says it all.
Hi Alan and Jenny--I'm so glad you enjoyed our paradise again and we are all delighted that you wanted to come back. You are almost like family now!! I hope you will come again.
Playa Carrillo is located three miles south of Samara on one of the most beautiful beaches in Costa Rica. The beach is a huge horseshoe lined with coconut palms with a rocky headland on each end. There is no commercial development on the beach which adds to its natural beauty. It is in Guanacaste province on the northern Pacific coast in a area that so far is not overdeveloped and still retains the lovely natural beauty without condos and golf courses. You are sure to see parrots, howler monkeys, iguanas, frogs and many species of birds and other animals. It is the perfect place to relax, but there is plenty to do if you want to venture. There are horses, a zip line, surfing, swimming, snorkeling, fishing(some of the best sport fishing in Costa Rica) as well as short day charters that fish close to land. If you decide to rent out home, I will send you a detailed list of things to do and places to go.


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- Melody Like a Song! said...
I don't have a chambray shirt just yet, but I love the outfit you put together! I'll def. have to look into those!
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I have that chambray shirt!!! I love love love it! I've got a few others in my closet too! I agree that everyone needs one - so versatile! Happy Friday!
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LOVE the chambray! I haven't found one that I really like yet- I'm still on the hunt!
Happy Friday!
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I love it with the pink! Nice outfit :)
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I DO love my J.Crew chambray skirt, but I am realllly needing those Lilly calahan shorts! Love.
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I am always hesitant to buy chambray because I don't know what to pair it with but you have given me such gorgeous inspiration! What a great summer look! :)
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I love this look! It's so perfect for summer.
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At Malvern Primary School we have developed and organised the curriculum to make learning exciting, meaningful and memorable for our learners.
Children's learning in each area of the curriculum is organised into Imaginative Learning Projects (ILP). Each half term there is a class ILP which forms the basis of learning across many subjects; through these projects children develop their subject skills through enquiry, research and application. They learn how to be historians, geographers, artists etc… At the start of the term, the theme is introduced to the children through an 'Engage' activity to generate interest and enthusiasm for learning. As the term progresses children's learning is developed and embedded through all subjects.
Alongside our ILPs we teach English and Maths key skills on a daily basis. We encourage Reading and Writing across the curriculum and this is achieved in a variety of different ways, such as; themed writing weeks, enriched and extended writing, small group Guided Reading, Comprehension, Spelling Tests, Individual Reading and Reading Clubs. Reading and Language Development is a fundamental part of our Curriculum within Early Years (EYs) and Key Stage One (Year 1 & 2). Our Early Years settings are Language rich environments and children have continuous access to Reading and Writing opportunities as well as focused teaching activities. In Key Stage 1 we use a range of Reading resources. All our reading schemes are phonics based resources (Oxford Reading Tree & Big Cat). Letters & Sounds Phonics sessions take place every day with the children grouped according to their phonic phase of development. In Key Stage 2 children are involved in phonics sessions, guided and independent sessions and are encouraged to develop a love of reading through numerous books clubs, teacher and peer recommendations and parental involvement via our Pupil Planners.
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You don't have to break the bank to look your best!
When you look good, you feel good, and nothing makes you look and feel your best like a trip to your local salon. Whether you get your hair cut or colored, your eyebrows waxed, or you renew your skin with a facial, you'll walk out of the salon with your head held high and a renewed sense of confidence. However, the costs of all of these services can really add up, leaving very little left over to get out on the town and show off your new look. But luckily, Cobb Beauty College is here to help you save more. Here are a few tips from our experts to help you save more on haircuts and other salon services:
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Before you schedule an appointment at a salon, look at coupon sites, like Groupon or Living Social. These sites often have great deals on a variety of salon services, from haircuts to waxing, and you may even find discounts on salon quality products.
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For a salon, it's often much cheaper to bring in new customers with referrals than with traditional marketing, and some will even incentivize their clients to refer friends and families by offering discounts. The next time you go to the salon, ask them if there are any discounts or other incentives you can take advantage of by referring your friends and family.
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Visiting your local beauty school is, hands down, the best way to save on haircuts, color, waxing, facials, manicures and all other salon services. Beauty schools, like Cobb Beauty College, offer a variety of salon services at deeply discounted prices. Visiting your local beauty school in Kennesaw not only allows our students to have the opportunity to perfect their skills, it allows you to enjoy salon quality services at a much lower price. And since a licensed instructor oversees every service we offer, you can rest assured that you're in good hands.
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The Justice League Comes Together In Its First Intense Trailer
The drop of Justice League is so anticipated that the damn trailer got a few teasers of its own—but now, the build-up is over.
The first preview of the forthcoming DC action flick is here, and it's seriously worthy of the superheroes that soar, smash, splash and save the planet in its two-and-a-half minutes.
(We see what you did there with that song choice, DC.)
Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg join forces to fight the Others, a beady-eyed, winged threat to humanity that yields a ton of dark, gnarly clashes between the bad guys and the bad asses of this heroic squad.
We got a glimpse, here, into how Bruce Wayne (played by Ben Affleck) assembled the League, with just a taste of the snarky banter that's sure to pepper the movie. (Jason Momoa's Aquaman, in particular, is going to be entertaining as hell to watch as he trades quips with the caped crusader — and same goes for Ezra Miller's Flash, too.)
Justice League hits theatres on November 17, 2017. If seems like it's an unbearably long time to wait, fear not: Wonder Woman sees its release on June 2, 2017.


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Donna Gayle Hopkins, 74, of Friendswood, TX passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. She was born June 5, 1942 in Houston, TX to Ralph and Doris Mosley. Donna graduated from Jesse H. Jones High School. She was a Farmers Insurance Agent for more than 30 years. Donna was a past member of HLSR for many years; she enjoyed horseback riding, trail riding and two stepping. She enjoyed her family, cruises, playing the slots and bingo.
Donna never met a stranger and had friends everywhere. Her clients were also her friends that adored her. She loved decorating her home and spending time there with her family. She was an avid JJ Watt fan.
She was preceded in death by her husband Billy Hopkins; her parents; her sister, Jan Smith; and her brother, Clint Mosley.
Donna is survived by her son, Kevin Randall; her daughter, Chasity Hopkins; her grandsons, Kyle and Cody Randall; her granddaughters, Emma Moreno and Sasha Kinchen; her sister, Diana Ratcliff and husband Mike; her sister, Lynn Dockall and husband Joe; her brother Ralph Mosley; and many other relatives and cherished friends.
A memorial service was held on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at the Jeter Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, 311 N. Friendswood Dr., Friendswood, TX 77546 (281) 992-7200.
Friends are cordially invited after the service for a celebration of Donna's life at 903 Merriewood, Friendswood, TX.
Condolences may be sent to the Hopkins family in care of Jeter Memorial Funeral Home at www.jeterfuneralhome.com.


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Howdy guys, welcome back and good morning. So, do you have a nice day? I hope your day running smooth without any obstacle. Well, as you can read bellow, this day I want to share with you about how to stay clean. Why do I start with this topic? Thays because there are a lot of people out there who don't know about there are a lot easier ways to avoid a disease whether it's a common diseases or infection and dangerous diseases. That's whole ways start with a single and easy step that often being forgotten by people. Yeap, it's by keeping our cleanness. So, let's find out more about what will happen if you keeping yourself and surrounding clean.
How To Stay Clean?
There are a lot of easier ways to make sure that yourself clean. Well, I can guess there are a lot of you that will say how that even possible? All I can say that this thing is possible to be done and that's why I will share how to make it possible to you.
To avoid diseases and to make sure that yourself clean. All you need to do is make sure your surrounding clean first and the easiest way to do it is with keeping your house clean.
The question now is how right? Well, the answer is quite simple, all you need to do is to clean up any junk that you can found in your home, make sure there is no dust left in your household appliances before you use it, make sure there no puddle in your house because puddle can be the vessel for mosque to breed and later the adult mosque can be a vessel to spread a disease like Malaria.
Well, I know to keep your house clean it means more works for you. However, all of your hard works will be paid for something much more expensive than gold and that thing is your own healthiness. To motivate you to clean up your home and to make sure you to stay clean, I will give a few benefits of stay healthy. Check it out, dude.
The Benefits Of Staying Healthy
All of you hard works to stay clean will be paid with your own health. We can't lie that there so much benefits if we stay healthy. Here are a few advantages of staying healthy that I will explain to you.
- Much more efficient.
- Longer you can maintain your health it will be much more efficient for you too. Why? It's because you can use the money to maintain your health for something else that much more useful like for your transportation expenses or maybe to pay your home interest.
- A healthy body is your saving.
- Do you know? A healthy body also grouped as your future saving for some people. Do you ever hear a village where everyone in there ever sells one of their kidneys to the other people? That's what I mean, I'm not suggesting you copy their act but as a plan B for your future, it much wiser if you maintain your health. Who knows that one day you will need to sell one of your kidneys?
- Healthy body, healthy mind.
- Do you ever look at people who suffer and die because of their diseases? That's what I mean in healthy body result in healthy mind. It already proved that people without a healthy body can think clear enough to produce any better idea to make something better.
Well, I think my article today about how to stay clean is enough for today. I hope my article today can help you to be more realize the importance of keeping our self-clean. Thanks for coming and spare a few minutes to read my article. If you think my article today is useful for you, please share my article with the other people. See you soon in my next article and have a nice day dude.


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Sometime you open a webpage or an infected file and the antivirus still silent, without alerting about any suspicious activity on your machine, this is maybe due to not having the latest AV signature or that the malware are encrypted to make the AV not recognize it or that the file is clean and do not contain any malware.
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The new class of two dozen MacArthur Fellows announced yesterday includes 13 scientists whose interests span a range of disciplines.
The 5-year $625,000 prize, up from $500,000, recognizes those "who are working to improve the human condition and to preserve and sustain our natural and cultural heritage," said Cecilia Conrad, vice president of the program, which is run by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The 2013 class adds to the roster of 873 individuals recognized since 1981.
This year's list includes these researchers:
Phil Baran, 36, an organic chemist at Scripps Research Institute;
C. Kevin Boyce, 39, a paleobotanist at Stanford University;
Colin Camerer, 53, a behavioral economist at the California Institute of Technology;
Angela Duckworth, 43, a research psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania;
Craig Fennie, 40, a materials scientist at Cornell University;
Carl Haber, 54, an audio preservationist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory;
Dina Katabi, 42, a computer scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
Julie Livingston, 46, an anthropologist at Rutgers University;
David Lobell, 34, an agricultural ecologist at Stanford University;
Susan Murphy, 55, a statistician at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Sheila Nirenberg, a neuroscientist at the Weill Cornell Medical College;
Ana Maria Rey, 36, an atomic physicist at the University of Colorado, Boulder;
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Samarthya: Empowering young minds through Pragyaan
Earlier this year, Samarthya started working on a social initiative called Pragyaan which is the weekly sessions conducted by the students of XLRI for the empowerment of the children of XLRI staff members and their relatives. The motto of XLRI led to this idea, "For the Greater Good". A group of students proposed to give back to the people, who help to run XLRI seamlessly, through the means of this venture.
Pragyaan helps to address the gap that exists in the level of students' understanding and the existing education levels in schools. The youth of the country ought to be given a fair fighting chance of generating opportunities for themselves in the future, regardless of whatever their present circumstances be. Pragyaan is a small step starting in this direction. We take up different subjects according to the class a student belongs to. Due to this, the content is uniquely designed, considering their unique requirements in the different subjects. It is intended to have two major benefits in the lives of the students – giving them a helping hand in their education and developing their overall personality. Doing well in academics adds to one's self confidence in dealing with what life throws at one, not to mention opening up numerous future doors because of a sound foundation.
When we began, we were walking a thin line of hope of how much we could accomplish. Convincing parents that we are a sustainable venture, who won't disappear in the near future, was the first major challenge. Getting the young kids, belonging to widely varying age groups from 5 years old to students in their late teens, to act in a disciplined manner and ensure that the time spent with us adds value to them was another. Dropout of students didn't do anything to help the scenario. These problems were further complicated by the fact that only time can reassure one that we will deliver on our promises. We are happy to say that we did.
We have conducted regular classes since Pragyaan's inception in mid-September. Regardless of our schedules, we ensured that we didn't miss any of the weekly sessions. With time, this stability ensured that the same faces showed up, with their friends following behind. A young girl of 8 who just listened to what we taught on her first day without saying anything, demanded that we take a test in her last session! Students as old as 13-14 who had trouble reading English words are now starting to do so, figuring out the meanings as they read along. Despite starting with a registration of over 40, we started with a crowd of changing faces of about 5 kids, which has now stabilized to around a constant 25, sometimes even crossing 30. Sights like this build up parents' and their children's beliefs about our sustainability and capability to aid them.
Along with education, we have tried to spread awareness amongst the students about elements of cultural importance by organising a small celebration on Children's Day and Christmas Eve. Children's Day gave the young kids an opportunity to forget the worries of the world momentarily and engage in some games that also involve dancing and singing. On Christmas Eve, we spread the Christmas cheer and spirit by narrating some stories about Christmas. We witnessed some astounding pictures of Superman and dinosaurs drawn by the young children.
Pragyaan has seen some progress from the day it came to life. One thing is certain, however, the night is long, the road might not easy but we are not tired, and can promise that we will keep delivering them as we have had to date.


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A modern small heart in cross stitch. This will make an ideal project to teach kids how to cross stitch. It has vibrant colours, easy small design with whole stitches. This will be the initial cross stitch lesson and then you could introduce backstitch on later lessons.
It will also look great on Valentine's cards. It took me an hour to stitch and you could use any vibrant threads you have available. The pattern is free for everyone to enjoy.
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Latest insights from our experts
Posted 6 October 2015
Change has come to the Parks industry
1 October 2015, marked the day that park owners were required to change their business practices for holiday and residential parks in one form or another. It was the day that various pieces of legislation and/or associated regulations came into force and these include: –
- The Consumer Rights Act 2015 which introduces additional consumer rights in the sale of goods and services.
- The Assured Shorthold Tenancy Notices and Prescribed Requirements (England) Regulations 2015 which requires that landlords use a specific form for ending a certain tenancies and provide tenants with specific information and documentation.
- The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 which require smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to be installed in specific circumstances.
- The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2015 which increases the national minimum wage.
Park owners will be obliged to comply with the requirements of this legislation from now on and a failure to do so could have serious consequences.
We will be looking at some of these legislative updates more closely in our next Parklaw newsletter.
If you have any queries regarding your new legal obligations or if you are interested in subscribing to our Parklaw service contact the Parks team by telephone on 01392 207020 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
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With a stay at Hotel Fiera in Bologna (Exhibition Center), you'll be convenient to EuropAuditorium Theater and BolognaFiere. This hotel is within close proximity of Caserme Rosse and Parco Nord Arena.
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Irvine Valley's women's volleyball team has now won 33-straight matches dating back to 2016.
The Lasers, ranked No. 1 in the state, moved to 6-0 on the year with a 25-15, 25-11, 25-17 win in an Orange Empire Conference match at Golden West on Wednesday night.
Along with the 33 and 6-0 numbers, the Lasers also have yet to lose a set this year. They have won 18 in a row.
And Irvine Valley, showing its depth, had another player star on Wednesday.
This time it was freshman outside hitter Alaina Gendale, who finished with a team-high 11 kills. Irvine Valley had five players with at least six kills on the night.
Freshman outside hitter Gabriela Griego added nine kills and hit .471, sophomore outside hitter Alyssa Vortouni had nine kills and hit .409, freshman middle blocker Kristin Austin ended with six kills and hit .625 and sophomore middle blocker Kylie Miller had six kills and hit .417.
The Lasers hit .398 as a team on the night. Freshman setter Truth Hafey ran the offense with 35 assists. She also chipped in two kills, eight digs and three aces.
Miller led the team with four aces as IVC racked up 11 aces in the match.
Sophomore libero Renata Bath contributed 12 digs and freshman defensive specialist Anna Unke also had 12 digs.
Irvine Valley will try to make it seven wins in a row when it hosts Fullerton on Friday in a conference match at 6 p.m. Fullerton with a record of 6-2 overall was ranked No. 17 to start the week.
The Hornets fell in four sets to unranked Saddleback in a conference match on the road on Wednesday.


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I had a small influx of family today; it was great - two of my sisters dropped in. One of them, Steph, is phenomenal in a lot of ways. Today she did her imitation of a tornado, and swept through my bedroom/studio cleaning, rearranging, and removing stuff I don't use [or fit] anymore. Consequently, my nephew got a flokati rug, and my niece got a beautiful sweater set and a woolen blazer.
Steph also went under my bed. This is where I stash some of my art paper, and old artwork. This brings us up to date with the title. She found an old watercolor I did about ten years ago. It was for a friend, and was a portrait of his cat. So I thought I would post it, along with some more recent cats and dogs.
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About Lytham Club Day
In its present form, Club Day has been around for over 120 years, spanning two centuries. It has witnessed many changes yet still managed to survive. In this day and age when there are few things in which the whole community get involved it is nice to see Club Day standing the test of time.
The town is closed to traffic from 8:30am through to 12:30pm (approx.) for children and adults to roam the streets in fancy dress and the town is alive with the hustle and bustle of tableaux, decorated cycles, horses, local traders, bands and of course Lytham Rose Queen & Visiting Queens from the Fylde.
Club Day is for old and young alike, with Punch & Judy shows staged throughout the day and a feast of Morris Dancers performing all over town there is something for everyone.
A parade of Vintage cars heads the main procession, Lytham Rose Queen makes a short stop at the cenotaph laying a wreath in remembrance of the dead from the two World Wars. The streets are lined with spectators and the sound of applause and cheers can be heard above the ooohs and aaahs when bands and floats pass by. The procession disperses at about 12:30pm but the day is far from over. 1pm - Cubbin's fair opens, 1.30pm - Afternoon entertainment gets underway at Lytham Hall, where the Crowning of the Rose Queen, the Mammoth Draw, the Tomes Trophy for Visiting Queens and the presentation of the trophies to the winning classes all takes place, amongst other exciting entertainment. Evening entertainment takes place in the form of a Ceilidh Band, Steel Band and families are encouraged to take picnics along.
Origin of the Club Day nameIn the early part of the 19th century there were various societies or 'CLUBS' like the Foresters, Buffaloes, Rechabites Mechanics etc., who quite independently had their annual meetings usually in a pub. After the meeting a meal was served and of course the beer flowed profusely. There was great rivalry between the Clubs and to show their superiority one-year a particular club engaged the town band to parade round the town before disappearing into their chosen hostelry. Next year, of course, the other clubs did like wise. They then decided to have their annual meetings on the same day and to join together into procession - This is thought to have happened sometime before Queen Victoria came to the throne, the exact date is not known but it is seeming before 1840. Other things followed such as a fair and markets and later on a tradesman's holiday with a grand outing by train about the time of Club Day. However, towards the end of the 19th century matters began getting out of hand.
Lytham Club Day - Wednesday June 24th, 1891"The Annual Procession will consist of three Bands - Friendly Societies - Temperance Societies - Lifeboat and Crew - Firebrigade - Donkeys and Riders in Costumes - Tradesmen's Turnouts etc. also - "Transfield's Grand Circus Company. "A Grand Gala and Sports on the Football Field, including Transfield's Circus Company, Clown Cricketers v. Lytham Gymnasts, Sport etc. bands for dancing, concluding with a grand display of fireworks. Ground illuminated with limelight, etc., etc.,"
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In 1894 The Rose Queen Festival was added to the name Lytham Club Day and we had our very first Rose Queen, Miss Annie Johnson - from St. Cuthbert's Church, According to the 'Lytham Times' "She wore a wreath of exquisite roses and looked exceedingly beautiful in a white dress and rode in a Phaeton lavishly decorated with festoons and garlands of roses and flowers of every variety"


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Happy Hump Day!
I think this has been the
longest stretch without rain!
I have been watering flowers,
they really needed sun.
My neighbor gave me the cute little nest.
I love nests.
Yesterday I went to Berlin with a friend.
She wanted to pick up a light, which is
We happened to see this old sink in
the original cabinet.
The sink is cast iron.
We both thought fairy garden when we saw it.
I got the little dog house last week.
Mr. Grady was looking through the porch.
Thought he was looking a me, no a cat.
Have a great evening!


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Google may Launch two new Mid-Range Phones, says Report
We've had the reports of Google working on a mid-range phone since long, even before the Pixel 3 launch. During the same time, Google teased a mini-sized phone on its Instagram handle hinting the arrival of a mid-range Pixel which didn't happen in reality though. Now, Google's latest ARCore app on tear down reveals two new devices which are most likely to be the upcoming mid-range phones by the company.
The tear down of latest ARCore v1.5 app done by the folks at Android Police reveals something interesting compiled up in the source code. The source code had the list of supported devices including Huawei's Mate 20 X, Honor 8X, Honor Magic 2, T-Mobile's OnePlus 6T (single SIM) and Xiaomi's Mi Mix 3. Surprisingly, the list also contained two unknown devices with their code names as Bonito and Sargo. If in case you aren't aware of, Google has been code-naming its smartphones after fishes and given that Bonito and Sargo are names of fish species, it is most likely that the phones could be yet another upcoming Pixels by the software giant.
Nonetheless, even Nokia has been following that trend for code-naming their smartphones so its not yet safe to assume that these are actually Google-made phones.
As far as the previous reports are concerned, Google has been working on a mid-range smartphone that is reportedly being powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoC. Lately, the device has also been reported to arrive either by the end of 2018 or by the beginning of next one. Moreover, if this turns out to be true, then Sargo is most likely to be a smaller and toned-down version of the duo since Sargo is a smaller fish than Bonito. Anyways, let's wait for the upcoming leaks and reports to see what Google has actually been cooking in. Till then, stay tuned.
Upcoming Vivo V17 Leaked in Hands On Video, Shows off it's New & Unique Design!
Vivo V17 isn't a completely new or upcoming phone. Recently, Vivo had launched the phone in Russia and that phone is a rebranded Vivo S1 Pro. However, some recent reports indicated that the Vivo V17 will be slightly different from its Russian brother. Today a hands-on video of the phone has leaked which clears up a few things.
In the video, which was uploaded by 91Mobiles, we can see the back of the phone pretty clearly. It looks like the Vivo V17 will have a quad-camera setup on the back, shaped like an L, where three camera sensors are placed vertically along with another camera sensor on the right side in a rectangular camera module. There is no camera bump but we can see a frame going around.
Vivo has recently sent invites for an event on December 9 and it is being expected that in that event, the company will launch the all-new Vivo V17. The invite shows a phone with a punch-hole display and that strengthens the previous claims of the Indian variant of Vivo V17 with a punch-hole display instead of a waterdrop notch that is present on its Russian counterpart. The retail poster for the phone also revealed a few things about the phone.
Apart from the camera and punch-hole display, the Indian variant of Vivo V17 is quite similar to the Russian one, as per media reports. The Vivo V17 is said to feature a 6.44-inch Super AMOLED display and it should be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 675 SoC, coupled with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB onboard storage. The phone may pack a 4500mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging as well. In terms of camera, the Vivo V17 will be quite interesting as the phone may come with a 48-megapixel primary camera along with an 8-megapixel camera (probably ultra-wide) and two more 2-megapixel cameras among which one may be a just a depth sensor while the other one might be a macro lens.
However, these are the details acquired from various sources and there is no official word from Vivo regarding the specs or features of the Vivo V17. But, we are pretty sure that the pricing will be quite interesting as this is a mid-range phone and with the Vivo V17, the company is aiming at a market crowded with quite a large number of smartphones from brands like Xiaomi and Realme. Make sure to check us out so that you don't miss any updates or news regarding the Vivo V17 as the launch date is just a week away!
Vivo V17 Live Images Leaked! Shows Off unique Diamond Shape camera bump & Punch Hole display.
Vivo is gearing up for a new launch in its camera-centric V-series. Dubbed as the Vivo V17, it will be a slightly watered-down version of the Vivo V17 Pro. Live images of the smartphone have surfaced online giving us a good look at the upcoming smartphone. Moreover, some key specifications of the Vivo V17 have also been leaked prior to its launch later this month.
The alleged Vivo V17 live images released by Russia-based Hi.Tech.Mail shows the smartphone flaunting a gradient finish on its glossy white rear panel with blue and pink accents. The rear houses a quad-camera setup in a diamond-shaped module with an LED flash below it. On the sensors is a 48MP camera while the remaining three camera sensor is not known. It shares many of the design elements with the Vivo S5 that will go official in China on November 14.
The front sports a waterdrop notch with a slightly thick chin at the bottom. The lack of a physical fingerprint sensor suggests the presence of an in-display fingerprint sensor. The Vivo V17 is said to come with 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. It is reported to come with a 4,500 mAh battery with no word on fast charging.
There is no information about the processor powering the upcoming Vivo smartphone. The phone has a prominent 'Camera & Music' branding at the back making it clear that Vivo is targeting photography and music enthusiasts. A device with similar specifications was recently certified by TENAA. It was listed with a 6.38 inch AMOLED display. This could be the upcoming Vivo V17 for all we know.
According to another report, Vivo will launch the smartphone in India and Russia later this month. It is expected to be priced around Rs 25,000. As per the report, Vivo will discontinue the Vivo V17 Pro in India and will only see the Vivo V17 variant in the country. As of now, the company has not provided any official launch date.
Moto Razr is making a Comeback, Official Looking Renders Leaked!
For quite some time, we have been hearing that Motorola is working on a Moto Razr smartphone. But the company didn't really bring it back, despite huge speculations. But looks like the project is still on and finally, we will get to see the Moto Razr getting launched pretty soon. Motorola has already sent out invites for an event in Los Angeles on November 13 and as per some sources, in that event, Moto Razr will be launched.
Tipster Even Blass tweeted out tonight about the Moto Razr and already we can see the hype growing up. Slashleaks also provided a few renders of the phone, however, it looks quite horrible to see at this moment, thanks to the poor pixelated images. The photo Evan Blass tweeted is comparatively better, and here it is.
The all-new Moto Razr will feature a foldable screen packed within a flip phone shell. That means there will be no physical keypad, but the good news is that there is a secondary display so that you can check notifications on the secondary display placed on the outside of the upper shell. The new Moto Razr will continue to have the look of the classic flip phone that Motorola brought to us 15 years back in 2004.
In terms of specifications, Slashleaks suggests that the new Moto Razr will feature a 6.2-inch main display along with a secondary display. The phone will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 710 chipset along with Andreno 616 GPU, coupled with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage and there will also be a variant with 6GB of RAM and 128GB storage. These specs seem quite a bit overwhelming but the phone is said to pack a small 2,730mAh battery. However, these specs are not confirmed yet.
GSMArena says that the display will have a resolution of 1440 x 3040 pixels while Slashleaks says that the display has a resolution of 600×800 pixels. GSMArena listing also mentions a 12-megapixel primary camera and an 8-megapixel selfie camera, but this part seems quite impractical as, on a flip phone, a single camera can be used as both primary shooter and as selfie shooter, with the help of secondary display. More details are awaited for now, and we are keeping an eye on all the updates regarding the all-new Moto Razr. Stay tuned for more updates.
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Creative & Clutter-Free Gifts {Day 4} = Cashposted by Andrea | 11/29/2012
Today is day 4 in my week-long Creative & Clutter-Free Gifts series… and we're talking about creative ways to give cold hard cash! All week long I'll be sharing lots and lots of creative ways to give practical and clutter-free holiday gifts that should please everyone on your Christmas list!
Monday = Food
Tuesday = Gift Cards
Wednesday = Experiences
Thursdays = Cash
Friday = Charitable Donations
Saturday = Acts of Service
Oh, and I'd love to hear your ideas too, so feel free to leave them in the comment section below!
Day 4: Cash
I've been looking forward to today's post because I can guarantee that every person on your Christmas list will love a gift of cash — it's the perfect clutter-free gift!
However, since cash often seems somewhat impersonal, we tend to shy away from giving cash because we think we need to be more creative or get something fancier (or maybe that's just me).
Over the past year, I've started giving more cash gifts because I realized that I can save loads of time at the mall and I know the recipient will be able to use it… plus, I've stumbled upon some pretty creative and clever ways to give cash 🙂
Here are a few ideas…
1. Origami:
This is probably one of my favorites — because it just looks so pretty. Who wouldn't love to get a delicately folded $100 bill (or even a $10 bill)? You could even fold several $1 bills and one $20 bill so they have to unfold every single one to see how much they got!
And if you have no idea how to fold money, just do a search on YouTube and you'll find tons of video tutorials!
2. Money Tree:
This is another favorite of mine — especially for wedding gifts or newly married couples.
Simply take a bunch of "leafless" branches and put them in a large container or vase. Then attach dollar bills to the branches with twine, clips, ribbon, ornament hook, etc. (use a hold punch to punch a hole in the end of each dollar bill so you have something to tie onto)
OR, if you want to be more festive, here are two tutorials on how to make Christmas money trees.
(Left Image Tutorial / Right Image Tutorial)
3. Inside a Balloon or Clear Christmas Ornament:
I've used the balloon idea for birthdays/graduation and the ornament idea for Christmas. Both are the same idea — and yet another VERY SIMPLE, creative way to give cash.
Simply put the money inside a balloon (or multiple balloons) and then blow up the balloons. The will have to pop the balloons to get their money.
Or, roll up the money and put it inside a clear ornament. They might have to break the ornament to get the money out — so this probably is not a good idea for children!
4. Hidden in a Roll of Trash Bags or Toilet Paper:
OK, so this one might take a little time on your part, but if you have the patience to unroll an entire package of trash bags or an entire roll or toilet paper, you can then insert bills in between the bags/paper as your roll them back up.
Clever huh!
5. Frozen — a.k.a. "Cold, Hard, Cash":
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Nothing better than cold hard cash right? Simply put a single bill or a stack of bills in a zip-top plastic bag, then submerge it in a container of water and freeze.
Obviously, you'll need to make sure you can keep it frozen until it's time to open gifts, but this is always a fun idea — especially for kids who might be somewhat impatient to get their cash!
6. Rolled Coins:
If you want your cash gift to have some weight (literally) give them rolled coins instead of paper bills.
Another idea would be to tie dollar bills to a brick or heavy wooden block.
7. Inside a Food or Beverage Wrapper:
If your mom loves chocolate, slide one or more $20 bills inside a Hershey Bar wrapper… or if your best friend loves good quality beer, wrap a bill around every bottle of beer and then put the bottles in a drink carrier so they won't see the bills until they pull out a beer.
8. Hidden in the Page of a Magazine or Book:
Pick up a thrift store book or the Christmas issue of their favorite magazine and then tape several bills inside the pages. You could put a note on the front that says something like, "turn to pages 15,57, 82, and 196 to see the rest of my gift" or just let them be surprised when they find more than recipes and decorating ideas inside!
You could also get a little more creative and fold the money into an origami bookmark (see #1 above!)
9. In a Frame:
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Place the bill(s) inside a picture frame instead of a picture (or behind a picture). You could also make something like the photo above by printing or writing on decorative paper inside the frame.
10. Folded up in a Hershey's Pot of Gold Chocolate Box:
Not only is this a super creative way to give cash, it also means that you get to eat the chocolates before you give the gift! Win, win!
I could go on and on with all the creative ways to give the clutter-free gift of cash — but I think you get the idea. And of course, you can always substitute a check in place of cash if you feel cash is unsafe or if you need to mail the package.
Do you have any other creative ideas to add to my list?
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Claudia Stewart11/11/2014
Open umbrella and tie bills to prongs of the umbrella….fold umbrella back up. When they open the umbrella (make sure they know to do so) their money will be hanging from the underside of the umbrella.
I took a hollow Easter bunny heat up a knife with a lighter and put slit in bottom. Stuck $50 bill in it and reseal it with low heat from stove. Do not use a lighter to reseal it will melt the entire bottom of the bunny. My son loved it.
My mom used to get fresh, crisp one dollars bills at the bank, then bring to a print shop for a cardboard backing and glue strip across the top (like a note pad). She'd then insert into a checkbook cover so the recipients could peel off bills one by one as they were spent.
Lisa Collin11/29/2012
Take one dollar bills and tape them end-to-end so you have a long strip, then take the strip roll them up into a roll that's about the size of a toilet tube. Next take a box with a lid and cut a slit in the top of the lid large enough for a bill to slip through. Place the roll in the box, then slide the end of the roll through the slit and tape down so it doesn't slip back into the box. Tape the box shut. Wrap the entire thing.
It was so much fun watching my nephew pull this long strand ($20 worth) of money out of the box. Priceless!
GREAT ideas, all of 'em!!
Another fun idea for both gift cards and cash/checks is to use significant numbers for the totals…since most stores can put a gift card in any denomination, you can get creative here and you don't feel like the gift is impersonal. For example, if a kid's birthday is on 12/17, you could give a gift card for $12.17. i have done this for housewarming gifts (a gift card to Home Depot in the total amount of their address, like if they live at 5183 Maple Ave, the gift card can be for $51.83)–that sort of thing. People appreciate the significance.
My mil does this all the time, soo fun and since the youngest grandkid is 16, it is the PERFECT gift. She always goes to the bank and gets super crisp cash and then goes to work, she is the greatest.


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Let's not go crazy... well maybe
These guys are amazing!! I can only imagine having something like this on my face. Wow! At the end of the month we're thinking that we might have to have some kind of competition. I'm not making any promises, but we'll definitely crown a winner. We're not sure if we're going to have different categories or not, but there will definitely be a champion. We'll see.
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They're no longer SNL regulars, but the satirical fake-rap trio the Lonely Island is still making music, and next month they'll release The Wack Album, their third LP. The album includes a couple of tracks that have already debuted as SNL Digital Shorts, and it'll also have contributions from Solange, Pharrell Williams, T-Pain, and Billie Joe Armstrong.
And in the weeks leading up to the album's release, the group has a thing called "Wack Wednesdays" going: They'll post another new video every Wednesday. The first installment arrived this morning. It's the video for the group's song "Spring Break Anthem," and in it, the Lonely Island are musical guests on the Zach Galifianakis online talk show Between Two Ferns. James Franco also stars, and I don't want to give anything else away. Watch the "Spring Break Anthem" video and the "Wack Wednesdays" announcement below.
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Educational seminar
On Wednesday, January 20 there were no children in school.
The teachers had educational seminar.
The Comenius project was discussed.
The result of this meeting :
on March 30 there is a Comenius day with workshops :
Tliy the song, a dance Tily, English vocabulary, games for on the playground.
There will be certainly a report on the blog !
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It feels like a bit of a reckoning is happening.
I like it. It's long overdue.
Time magazine named the "Silence Breakers" as their 2017 Person of the Year.
Women are speaking up and saying loudly and clearly that things have to change. And institutions seem to be listening.
Men in positions of power are being held accountable for their actions in sexually harassing and assaulting women.
Progress is being made, I hope.
But I fear that we are going to go through this massive "awakening", we're going to start listening to the women and condemning, finally, the disgusting behavior that harassers have too long gotten away with without addressing the real root problem, which, to me, is the patriarchal society in which all these incidents occur.
If that happens, we'll be stuck in an endless cycle of accusations and retribution without ever moving forward to a world where sexual harassment isn't the pervasive cancer that it is today.
Women have scornfully pointed out the ridiculousness of the reactions of some men who claim that in this "new atmosphere" where women are speaking out and men are being held accountable, they don't know what behavior IS acceptable. These men fear that harmless flirting will be interpreted as harassment. This movement to address a widespread culture of abuse is labeled a "witch hunt".
It's true that that reaction is laughable; there is a difference between telling someone they look nice at work and literally taking out your penis and showing it to them. Grown ass men need to know the difference.
Yet those statements by those men — how will I know what behavior is and isn't appropriate? — come from an actual lack of understanding of what is and is not appropriate that has perpetuated a rape culture for, well, ever. Because those men were taught from infancy that their behavior was acceptable. And women were taught to deal with it in silence.
Some men seem literally not to understand that it is not okay to grab a woman's ass (it was just a joke!) or comment on the size of her boobs (don't take everything so seriously!) or provide unsolicited shoulder massages (I didn't mean anything sexual by it!).
While there are few men who don't understand that rape is a crime, there seem to be many, many who do not understand that those lesser infractions – the ass grabbing, the uninvited shoulder massages, the comments and looks – those are the foundation upon which rape culture is built.
There is certainly a spectrum of sexual misconduct, but tolerating the minor incidents enables the major ones.
Men are absolutely and unequivocally to blame for unacceptable behavior. That behavior, however, stems from a larger problem: the patriarchy in which we live. It is the underpinning of most of society's ills.
We live in a society in which gender norms are so ingrained that colors and activities and even children's toys are assigned to certain sexes. We teach children that boys wear blue not pink and they like trucks and tools and sports and girls like dolls and dress up clothes and dancing and baking.
We don't tell boys to keep their hands to themselves and to ask permission before they touch someone, we shrug our shoulders and say "boys will be boys" when they roughhouse and wrestle and we turn around and tell little girls that if a boy chases her on the playground or pulls her hair, it means they like her.
Then we wonder why men grow up not ever fully understanding what physical contact is acceptable and women believe that harassment is a normal part of dealing with men.
As with everything, the solution to this problem will be education.
In order to prevent women from being sexually harassed, we have to start by teaching young boys and girls what harassment IS and what behavior is appropriate. We have to break down the gender rules that reward boys for being aggressive and physical and unemotional and reward girls for tolerating discomfort and taking responsibility for other people's misbehavior.
As for the men who have grown up not realizing how their actions have contributed to this society in which almost every woman has been harassed or assaulted at least once, we have to understand why that is and anticipate the stage of denial society is going to go through on the way to enlightenment.
Then we must continue to, for the first time ever in some cases, hold men accountable for their actions and refuse to accept excuses or explanations in place of apologies and changed behavior.


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Welcome back to another Marvelous installment of CUP O' JOE. Exclusively here at CBR, Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada takes the time to tackle the hot topics of the day in regards to Marvel's entire media empire
And while you're brewing up your own quality questions for the Marvel bossman for our CUP O' Q&A feature, we've got loads of CUP O' JOE content across our mini-site from the latest installments of Joe's regular interviews with the CBR staff, CUP O' DOODLES sketch fests, polls, videos and more!
This week's CBR goes one-on-one with Joe for news on three of Marvel's biggest new initiatives: the origins of the just-announced 2010 "Siege" event series, Quesada's role in making Cartoon Network's "Super Hero Squad Show" an animated series that will draw new fans to comics, and the impending launch of the "Astonishing X-Men" motion comic. Beyond that, Joe talks about his new deal with Major League Baseball and honors a too-often overlooked titan of the comics industry.
CUP O' JOE is Executive Produced by Jonah Weiland and Produced by Kiel Phegley.
Kiel Phegley: So, Joe, what's the deal with you and Major League Baseball?
Joe Quesada: Hey. Kiel, actually, before we get into that, I want to take a moment if we can to let our fans know of some sad news.
Earlier this week, we were informed here at Marvel of the passing of legendary letterer, Joe Rosen. Joe was at Marvel since the very early days working shoulder to shoulder with Stan and Jack. His amazing talents graced the pages of some of the greatest Marvel titles in the history of the company. Joe's work spanned decades, from Spider-Man to Hulk, from Fantastic Four to X-Men, during his many years, there was hardly a book published that his incredible lettering style didn't enhance.
Perhaps the most famous book he lettered on a regular basis was the Frank Miller and Klaus Janson run on "Daredevil." Joe was a true gentleman and professional. No matter how much work was thrown at him Joe would characteristically respond with his catchphrase: "I'll do what I can." And he never once missed a deadline. We'll miss him.
Kiel Phegley: That's sad to hear. He was really one of the legends of lettering.
Joe Quesada: Yes he was, and I just wanted our fans to have his family in their thoughts.
Okay, so what have you got?
Kiel Phegley: Well, as I mentioned, what's up with you and MLB?
Joe Quesada: I made it, Kiel, I finally made it into the majors! As anyone who knows me can attest, I'm a huge baseball fan, played it my whole life. Love the game and actually play in a men's league in Long Island during the Spring and Fall. None of that kiddie softball stuff, we're talking ol' fashioned, fast pitch, hardball. Unfortunately, I'm also a die-hard Mets fans, so please, hold your jokes for after the interview.
Anyway, I was contacted by Michael Furno over at MLB.com, who is also a huge comics fan and has actually co-written a graphic novel "Minions of Ka." Seems MLB is trying something fun out with Twitter by having people from different aspects of the entertainment field Tweet during the playoffs, some of these folks are at the actual games, others are watching from the comfort of their own home. People like comedian, Larry Miller are on there, as is Matt Fraction. You can check out everyone's Tweets at #mlbpulse. Some pretty funny stuff going on.
As an added bonus, I got to go up to the MLB.com offices here in downtown and did a small interview. Michael was also kind enough to give me a tour of the joint, and it's just an amazing place. Lots of comic fans over there as well...we are legion! The coolest part of the tour was seeing all the broadcast booths they use for their live streams and the actual room that they use for instant replay of all homeruns across the country (and yes, Toronto) during the season and now of course the playoffs. I'll go on the limb here and say that the Mets most likely didn't have the guys in that booth working too hard.
Oh yeah, and before I forget, you can follow Michael and JB, who is the host of MLB.com at @mlbinfurno and @jbmlb respectively.
Kiel Phegley: Joe, news hit this week of the long-rumored event "Siege." We talked with Brian Bendis for the news section and on video about this, so the general plot of the story is now out there. But aside from digging spoilers or product announcements, I think the interesting thing about all of this is how you've spoken about the events of 2010 as being a "third act" to the story that started rolling in "Civil War." At what point in the creation of all these stories did you and the writing talent see things going into that kind of giant, multi-year super-structure? Was it something in your mind from early on when this "event era" started?
Joe Quesada: Yes it was, and it was even more in the minds of all the creators involved with these stories. I've said this a million times, we don't go into any of this without a plan, you just can't do that and then expect all of these stories to hold together cohesively in the end. So, yeah, while we didn't have the exact story nailed down when we started this crazy ride, we knew at the onset of "Civil War" where we wanted it all to go and what we wanted that end point to be, and who was going to be left standing and who wouldn't.
Kiel Phegley: We hear a lot about how many of these stories are broken out as part of Marvel's regular creative summits that assemble the writers in New York. Most famously, I'm thinking of events like Brian Michael Bendis saying one of the chief reasons "Secret Invasion" hit so well with editorial was because he pitched Norman Osborn's triumph as the end of the series. You've spoken a lot lately about getting Marvel away from massive events and more into "family events" in 2010. Is that a harder task to pull off when the writers are so plugged in to telling stories within the big framework you've already got going?
Joe Quesada: Yes it was, so much so that it even surprised me. I remember how excited I was after an editorial meeting in which I spoke to our Publisher Dan Buckley and our Senior Editorial staff about getting us off of massive events for at least a year. I felt we were entering the point of diminishing returns. We needed to pull back, regroup and take a deep breath. I personally feel that the big events are an important part of our publishing arsenal, but if we keep tapping that vein, it would eventually be a tool we wouldn't be able to use any more because it would wear out its welcome. It's not unlike my methodology with respect to comic story telling. An artist has many tools in his or her arsenal. Take the use of breaking panel borders; it's a great tool for certain storytelling effects, but if you use them all the time, they lose impact on the reader. So, I felt strongly that if we could take a some time to regroup and let our creators focus more on some stories that they were driving as opposed to the hive mind that then, if and when we wanted to create a new line-wide event, our readers would be ready for it, and creatively we would be charged up and ready to go.
What came out of that and subsequent meetings was a tremendous game plan, and I was so jazzed about it that I wrote a manifesto about our approach to the coming publishing year. It was a challenge to our editors, writers and too myself about how to approach each and every title in a year where we aren't going to do a line wide event. I was stoked and sent it out to the crew, and I was certain they were all going to be as thrilled as I was.
But, perhaps it was the way I phrased it or perhaps I wasn't clear in how I was describing the new objective, but from the feedback I was getting, some of our talent was a bit concerned. Like I said, it was probably me and how I worded it, but it just seemed like some of the crew who got the manifesto weren't quite sure what to make of it. In the end, when we had our next retreat, and I was able to verbalize the approach, it was all worked out and now here we are, raring to go with guns a-blazin'!
Kiel Phegley: Overall, is the "end of massive events" mindset changing the way you guys at Marvel are plotting out stories. Will the big summits where all the talent shows up begin to end soon?
Joe Quesada: No, that will never end during my tenure, I can assure you that. Our creative summits are the lifeblood of our publishing business. Without them we would be lost. What we have changed for this year is that, instead of having a few gigantic summits that involve every book in the line, we're having more character family centric summits. They're smaller, but we're having more of them this year as whatever big stories are happening, are happening within the different families. They'll still be huge stories that we hope our fans will have to have, but what it'll mean is that you don't have to look at tons of issues that tie in together.
Kiel Phegley: To slide over to a topic significantly less under wraps, last month saw the debut of Marvel's "Super Hero Squad Show" on Cartoon Network. Now, as you mentioned last time, these are streaming online for fans to see, but since you've got a young daughter in the house, have you been waking up on Saturday mornings to check out the final product?
Joe Quesada: Yup, we sure have. Actually to be more accurate, she wakes me up, she's the early riser in the family, and we head over to the TV and watch it together. Her favorite characters on the show currently are [Silver] Surfer and Hulk.
Kiel Phegley: We've spoken a little before about your new role in Marvel's animation studio, but now that people have gotten a look at this show, I wanted to look at a few of the specific things you're contributing. In general, what's your role on a show like "Super Hero Squad Show"? Are you helping out with the visual and design elements of the show, or are you reading scripts and giving notes on character and story development? All of the above?
Joe Quesada: Yeah, I'm helping out in all the areas, but mostly with the scripts as they come in in various stages. I work on outlines all the way to the full final scripts, giving notes, suggestions and gags when applicable. At the end of the day, I try to make sure that the stories still keep that Marvel feel to them that makes them completely unique and what Marvel fans expect.
Kiel Phegley: Is there anything from some of the episodes coming up you recall that bear the "Mark Of Quesada" so to speak?
Joe Quesada: I'd have to tell you as I watch them as I've thrown in a bunch of gags here and there, as well as story directions and outline ideas.
Kiel Phegley: Between the action figure line, the upcoming video game, and the TV show, one of the marks of the "Super Hero Squad" franchise seems to be a real connection to the comic book Marvel Universe, from direct things, like the introduction of the Reptil character, to general character designs and ideas based on current Marvel books. To you, what about tying those things together do for both the Squad stuff and the Marvel publishing line?
Joe Quesada: "SHS" is the kind of show that, because if its look and humor, will be attracting younger viewers. Because of that, we want to make sure, that while these are humorous takes on our characters, that they still represent what the modern Marvel U feels like. So, yeah, the looks of the characters and their costumes are fairly close to the modern incarnations, and you'll see us touch on some storylines that reflect stuff we've done in the comics. In many ways, "SHS" will get younger kids into the world of Marvel, and that's always a good thing.
Kiel Phegley: Staying with animation news for a minute, Sony announced a little while back that they'd be relinquishing the TV and animation rights to Spider-Man back to Marvel. Many fans have been wondering ever since what the future of the popular "Spectacular Spider-Man" show would become. Have you had any discussions with the animation crew on that front?
Joe Quesada: No, I haven't and actually I don't know the answer to that at this moment.'Tis for greater minds than mine.
Kiel Phegley: And since Spider-Man is now in the Marvel animation wheelhouse, is there a chance he could be popping up in "Super Hero Squad Show" Season 2?
Joe Quesada: Perhaps, but I would say it's too early to even think about that at the moment.
Kiel Phegley: Since we've covered comics and animation, let's wrap this week by talking about Marvel's web initiatives. At the end of the month, you guys are rolling out your next highly touted motion comic in the form of "Astonishing X-Men," and I understand there's a party going on for that?
Joe Quesada: Yeah, it's actually a heck of promotion as well as party we're calling MarvelFest NYC 2009. It's an outdoor comic festival to commemorate the AXM Motion Comic launch, and it's something no one's ever done before. On Wednesday, October 28th, we'll be premiering the first episode of Astonishing X-Men Motion Comic THREE STORIES HIGH via an awesome projection system against a building in Union Square (off 14th street) here in NYC. There will be a sound system in place so you can hear the episode as well as see it. There will also be a signing at Forbidden Planet with some big name creators before the event kicks off at 6:00 pm, and it's free, just like all our Marvel signing events. Once we kick off MarvelFest in Union Square, you can join in the the official Marvel Costume Contest with lots of great prizes given away, including the chance to be in a Marvel comic! Stay tuned as we'll be giving you times and other info in upcoming COJ and on Marvel.com, but if you're a Marvel fan - and c'mon, who isn't these days? - you gotta come out for this!
Kiel Phegley: So...what costume will you be dressing in for the event?
Joe Quesada: I will be dressed as the portly E-I-C.
Kiel Phegley: Fantastic. But on the serious side of things, unlike "Spider-Woman," this motion comic is being assembled after the original pages of the series had been completed rather than having the art layered in to be animated. How hard has it been for John Cassaday and the folks working with Neal Adams at Continuity Studios to make the comic work in this format?
Joe Quesada: It's been a labor of love and at the end of the day a technological marvel taking imagery that was originally 2D and making it move and in many cases appear 3D. The collaboration between John and Neal has proven to be a special one, and I think it will show in every episode.
Kiel Phegley: Using a Joss Whedon comic for a multi-media crossover seems like a no brainer because of his fanbase. How involved has Joss been in the process? Has he helped in casting the voice actors?
Joe Quesada: Joss was invited to have as much involvement as he had time for, but due to his rigorous schedule, he was unable to join in on the fun. But Cass was not only there to keep his vision alive in the motion process, but he's very close with Joss, so I'm sure as he worked on the motion comic, he did so with an eye towards Joss' sensibilities as well.
Kiel Phegley: With the success of "Spider-Woman," and "Astonishing" about to hit, have you guys started looking at other books to bring to the Motion Comics format?
Joe Quesada: Yes, but that is a discussion for another day. As always, we're looking at what will really jazz Marvel fans the most to see come to life, and we have some pretty definitive ideas about what to go for next.
Kiel Phegley: Speaking of where to go next, I think now's as good a time as any to get the members of CBR's Message Board Community ready for our next installment. With so many announcements made about new projects in the past few weeks, we're going to be looking for questions on Marvel in 2010 - from the big name projects people want to know more about to the characters they're hoping to make a splash in the new decade. Joe will be ready to dive in to any and all queries on "Siege," details on the Marvel Women Initiative, questions about just how many titles Deadpool will be getting or whatever else is on your mind. Head over to CBR's dedicated Cup O' Joe thread, and we'll see you next time!
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