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GLOBALGAP is a private sector body that sets voluntary standards, or Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), for the certification of farmed products, including some fish and shrimps, around the globe.
GLOBALGAP began as EUREPGAP in 1997 as an initiative by retailers from the Euro-Retailer Produce Working Group (EUREP). British retailers in conjunction with supermarkets in continental Europe were the key players in developing the standards in response to the growing concerns of consumers about their food in relation to safety, animal welfare, and environmental and social impacts. Over the next ten years EUREPGAP gained in global significance and was re-branded as GLOBALGAP in 2007.
The certification is a business to business guarantee of a standard rather than a consumer standard so certification labels do not appear on final products. However, GLOBALGAP standards are increasingly being citied by producers and retailers as evidence of a sustainable sourcing policy for farmed fish, so it has become an issue of public interest.
GLOBALGAP is independent from its Certifying Bodies (those that assess and certify farms and supply chains to the GLOBALGAP standards), and the Accreditation Body (which monitors the work of the Certifying Bodies). All the operational documents are of high quality and available online, and these provide a clear set of rules and regulations for suppliers, certifiers and auditors to follow.
Certified fisheries must go beyond just having the right documents and systems in place and must be regularly monitored to show that they are putting the standards into practice.
The programme has a set of policies and projects that aim to make it accessible for small-scale farming operations. This is important to ensure that smaller operators are not disadvantaged by the extra costs and resources that are required to achieve certification, and have input as stakeholders.
The standard does not allow fish or shrimp farms to be restocked with eggs or juveniles taken from the wild which avoids the problems associated with their collection, such as overfishing or bycatch. The standard does not allow the use of genetically modified (GM) farmed species, which protects the environment from contamination with GM organisms.
The standards fail to adequately address some critical issues of aquaculture sustainability. The poor standards for sourcing fish feed is of particular concern. Farmed fish and shrimps may be fed with wild fish taken from overexploited and/or destructive fisheries. In addition, some other standards, such as for mangrove protection, are compromised by the scoring system and by a variety of inconsistencies.
This is a serious concern as aquaculture has often been associated with human rights abuse and poor workers rights, especially for shrimp farms in Asia, Africa and South America, and for salmon farms in Chile.
Certification assessment documents have recently been made available on the website, however many assessments are not yet available. Finally, there is no 3rd party or "accreditation body" checking that the certification bodies are performing assessments and audits adequately.
Certification assessments, and audit reports are not publically available, there are no opportunities for stakeholders to input into assessments or audits, and there is no appeal mechanism to allow external stakeholders to appeal certification decisions. This means there is no way to check how standards are actually applied, or to assess the competency of the certification process and all bodies involved. In addition, governance of the programme is limited only to those stakeholders that fall within the categories of suppliers/producers and retailers, and decision making processes with regard to governance and standard setting is not clear.
Greenpeace uses a certification assessment tool to evaluate and compare some of the most commonly used certification programs. In this context we have carefully assessed GLOBALGAP and other certification schemes and made a thorough judgment about these. For a more detailed overview of the issues raised here, please download the Briefing Greenpeace Assessment of the GLOBALGAP Certification Programme. To obtain a copy of the certification assessment tool please e-mail our supporter services (


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I can't remember what it was that motivated me to try making vinegar, but there are so many things I'd like to try doing for myself and it was probably just one of those questions that comes to mind from time to time – 'How do you actually do that?'. Once a question has been asked, it frequently requires an answer, if only to silence it. Anyway, I like knowing how to do things so making my own vinegar would be a worthy project.
The vinegar pot that Karl gave me
I work for people who have apple trees and they often have more fruit than they can use and don't want to waste it, so in the autumn I get given a lot of apples. We've done various things with them – Karl made some excellent apple wine one year, others were cooked and frozen, some cooked and jarred and one year I made a lot of fruit leather to be snacked on when we remember about it.


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Our client was shopping in her local supermarket and while queuing at the checkout a large stack of plastic shopping baskets fell on top of her causing her injury.
Our Client's Injuries:
Soft tissue injury and skin damage to leg leaving a scar.
What Hayward Baker Solicitors did to help?
Angela one of our specialist claims handlers took on the case on a No Win No Fee basis and stated the claim to the supermarkets insurers.
The reason we were alleging fault is that the supermarket, it's servants and/or agents were negligent and/or in breach of their statutory duty in:
a) Causing or permitting the baskets to be or to become or to remain a danger and a trap by being stacked too high.
b) Failing to devise, institute or enforce any or any reasonable system of inspection which would have identified that the baskets were stacked too high and the hazard removed.
c) In the circumstances, failing to discharge your common duty of care to our client in breach of the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957.
After a period of investigation the insurers informed Hayward Baker that liability was admitted on behalf of their insured subject to medical evidence.
This mean't that as long as the medical report confirmed that our client's injuries were as a result of the accident then they will pay her compensation.
Angela duly arranged for our client to be examined by a medical expert, namely a General Practitioner who after examining our client would formulate a report upon our client's injuries. It would be this report that would used as medical evidence to prove our client's injuries and to value her claim for both injury and financial losses.
Upon receipt the medical report was reviewed by Angela who subsequently sent the report and a schedule of out of pocket expenses to our client for approval.
The out of pocket expenses were mentioned in the medical report and were as follows:
- Travel expenses to and from hospital appointments
- care and assistance around the home with domestic and personal duties
- Postage and telephone costs
Our client was happy with her expenses schedule and medical report so signed and returned the authorities for Angela to disclose the claim and negotiate an offer in settlement.
Angela settled our client's claim in full for £3,250.00


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Trial of disgraced Chinese 'princeling' Bo Xilai to begin Thursday
The trial of disgraced senior Chinese politician Bo Xilai will commence on Thursday when he will face charges of bribery, corruption and abuse of power.
In a test of new president Xi Jinping's campaign against graft that will also see the climax of a high-level political power struggle, Bo, 64, will stand at an open trial at the Jinan Intermediate People's Court in Shandong.
As head of the Communist Party in Chongqing, Bo was a powerful and popular political figure in China.
Some predicted that as a "princeling" son of a late vice premier, Bo would rise to all the way to the top.
The trial is the country's most divisive since the 1976 downfall of Mao Zedong's widow, Jiang Qing, and her Gang of Four at the end of the Cultural Revolution.
Bo's wife, Gu Kailai, and his estranged police chief, Wang Lijun, have both been jailed over the scandal stemming from the November 2011 murder of British businessman Neil Heywood in Chongqing.
Bo was the head of a so-called neo-Maoist faction within the Communist Party, and he has been accused of corruptly using the courts to get his political enemies.
The scandal emerged ahead of a once-a-decade leadership transition in which Bo had been considered a candidate for the Politburo Standing Committee, China's most powerful body.
The ABC's China correspondent Stephen McDonell says that although it is being dubbed an "open trial", the verdict is very likely already decided.
I think it's definitely predetermined. This is the result of a major power struggle within the Communist Party and he's on the losing side, so there's no way he is going into this court to somehow or other get off.
By and large, when you go to court [in China] you lose any way. But especially in this case.
It won't be an open trial in the sense that you would expect an open trial in Australia, for example.
Reporters won't be allowed in there and general members of the public I don't expect will be allowed in there either.
Their idea of an open trial is that it's not totally behind closed doors and that at some point there will be a certain amount of material made public about what happened inside the proceedings.
Some people will be allowed in to watch but it will be more like party figures and the like.China correspondent Stephen McDonell
The respected current affairs magazine Caijing last month said the $4.1 million corruption charges against Bo stem from his time running the smaller city of Dalian in the 1990s, not Chongqing.
The magazine did not cite a source.
It is almost certain Bo will be convicted as China's prosecutors and judges are controlled by the ruling Communist Party.
Meanwhile, China state media has reported on Sunday that former top economic policymaker, Liu Tienan, has been placed under judicial investigation for suspected bribe taking.
"The Supreme People's Procuratorate has decided to open an investigation into the case of Liu," Xinhua news agency said.
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Free Fall members Edgewize + Self Destruct preforming "Nick Cage" live at Johnny V's for the cypher seven year anniversary.
Shot in a multi-camera style, it gives a great look into the world that is San José Hip-Hop scene. This is the first in a five part video series from @ Johnny V's for the cypher seven year anniversary.
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- C.H. Booth Library Catalog (cardholders can place their own holds directly)
- Bibliomation: catalogs of selected Connecticut libraries. (cardholders can place their own holds directly)
Online Databases: Access in library or remotely with a valid CHB Library card.
Books about Newtown (a bibliography)
Special Collections at the Library: Local Authors, Antiques and Collectibles, Genealogy, Newtown Historical Images Archive – Reference Prints, and Connecticut and Local History.
Internet Workstations: Ten computers with free Internet access, Word, PowerPoint, Excel.
Fax Machine: There is a self-service fax machine for public use on the 3rd Floor. This is for out-going faxes only. The fax machine machine takes credit and debit cards or pre-paid fax cards which are available at the Reference Desk. Fees start at $1.75 for one page.
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Credit Union Student Choice announced that Tim Mislansky, Chief Lending Officer of Wright-Patt Credit Union and President of myCUmortgage, has joined its Board of Directors.
"We are thrilled to add someone of Tim's caliber to our Board," said Scott Patterson, President and CEO of Credit Union Student Choice. "Tim is very familiar with our organization as Wright-Patt was not only a founding owner of Student Choice, but also an early adopter of the program. His 25 years of credit union experience, as well as 15 years of leadership in the management and growth of a networked lending CUSO, will be a tremendous benefit to the Student Choice organization as we continue our growth and evolution."
Mislansky currently serves as the SVP/Chief Lending Officer of the $3.3B Wright-Patt Credit Union in Beavercreek, OH, and is also President of the successful mortgage lending CUSO,myCUmortgage. In addition, he is a current board member of ACUMA and CU Realty, Inc, and also serves on Fannie Mae's Credit Union Advisory Board.
"Student Choice pioneered the successful entrance of credit unions into education finance," said Mislansky. "As a credit union lender, I'm keenly aware that funding a higher education is one of the biggest financial decisions a family will make. It's imperative that credit unions play a role at this critical juncture of life. That's exactly what Student Choice has enabled credit unions to do in a responsible manner that benefits both borrowers and the cooperative. I look forward to helping Student Choice build upon their success and grow in new ways that will benefit young adults, families, and credit unions."
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Meet The Anti-LGBT Extremists Behind The Campaign To Repeal California's Transgender Protections
November 12, 2013 2:38 pm ET by Luke Brinker
Privacy for All Students, a coalition seeking to overturn a new law ensuring proper facilities access for transgender students in California, recently claimed that it has gathered enough signatures to stage a referendum on repealing the law in November 2014. A glance at the coalition's member groups reveals that rabid anti-LGBT animus and manufactured horror stories - not a genuine, well-founded concern for student privacy - are at the heart of this repeal campaign.
What Is Privacy For All Students?
Privacy for all Students formed after Gov. Jerry Brown (D-CA) signed Assembly Bill 1266 into law in August. The law guarantees the rights of transgender public school students to use facilities and participate in programs and athletic activities that correspond with their gender identities.
Led by Frank Schubert, the political director for the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), Privacy for All Students gained the backing of state and national conservative groups, with an eye toward putting the repeal of AB 1266 up for a popular vote in next year's election. On November 10, the coalition announced that it had gathered 620,000 signatures in support of a referendum. A successful referendum petition requires 505,000 valid signatures. California officials will review the signatures to determine whether Privacy for All Students has met that threshold.
With a referendum looking increasingly likely - and with heated debate over the law sure to continue regardless - here's a look at the key players fighting to put transgender students' rights up to a popular vote.
The National Organization For Marriage
While its name and founders suggest that NOM's mission is restricted to the marriage debate, NOM has given the repeal effort its full-throated backing. Shortly after penning a column for RedState.com denouncing the transgender "craze" and comparing transgender people to white people who think they're African-American, Schubert formally joined the California campaign. NOM itself followed soon after, announcing in a September 20 press release that it had joined Privacy for All Students.
NOM President Brian Brown - who has no qualms about advising Russian lawmakers on how best to execute their anti-LGBT crackdown - asserted that AB 1266 would lead to transgender students "bullying" their peers with all manner of inappropriate bathroom behavior. Never mind that school districts implementing similar policies have experienced no such problems, reporting "nothing but positive results." Or that if you're worried about bullying, addressing the high rates of violence and harassment faced by transgender people is a good place to start.
ActRight, Brown's political fundraising operation - which shares office space with NOM and has funded state-level anti-marriage equality campaigns - has also signed on to Privacy for all Students' effort.
The Pacific Justice Institute
Founded in 1997 by Brad Dacus, the organization's current president, the Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) has made a name for itself as a notoriously anti-LGBT organization. PJI has lobbied against a bill banning damaging and ineffective "ex-gay" therapy for minors, claimed that teaching LGBT history in public schools amounts to "LGBT indoctrination," and called on students to denounce homosexuality during the anti-bullying "Day of Silence." Dacus believes that homosexuality is "dangerous" and "destructive" and has advocated ex-gay therapy as a way to save LGBT teens from a "path of death and destruction."
But PJI is about more than just inflammatory rhetoric. It's also willing to tell blatant lies in order to advance its bigoted agenda. In October, PJI invented a story about a transgender female student in Colorado harassing her peers in the school restroom. When reports of the student's alleged bullying proved false, PJI essentially admitted that its story was made up, defensively stating that it was "inherently intimidating and harassing" to have a transgender female in a female restroom.
Bathroom panic has been central to the right-wing media's attacks on the California law. PJI's role in Privacy for All Students indicates that the repeal campaign is perfectly happy to lie in the service of that narrative.
Capitol Resource Institute
Under Executive Director Karen England, the Sacramento-based Capitol Resource Institute (CRI) has become a reliable purveyor of anti-LGBT misinformation. CRI states that its mission is to "strengthen families ... by working to influence public policy." England, a self-styled soldier in the "culture war," has spearheaded CRI's fights against marriage equality, LGBT history education, and, most recently, AB 1266 - which she says imposes "San Francisco values on all California schools." According to England, the law means that people are "supposed to treat me like I'm Christie Brinkley even though I'm not. That's what they are doing."
England also demonstrated her ignorance of gender identity in an August appearance on Fox News' Huckabee, where she denounced AB1266 as "very extreme, very radical" and claimed that "they are going to let boys wake up one day, decide that they're girls, and let them have access to our restrooms and our locker rooms." England and other opponents of the law are fond of such claims, but the American Academy of Pediatrics has debunked the notion that gender identity is a switch that youth can flip off and on. Gender identity, the academy states, is generally established by age four.
Faith And Public Policy
The explicitly theocratic Faith and Public Policy (FPP) states that its "vision is to see the church regain its influence on our culture in order to restore our nation to its biblical foundation." Its website regularly directs readers to the work of the anti-LGBT hate groups the Family Research Council (FRC) and the Illinois Family Institute (IFI).
According to FPP, the LGBT movement is a "campaign for immorality," an assault on liberty, and is responsible for pedophilia, which is purportedly "a problem that is increasing thanks to the rise of homosexual acceptance." FPP advises those who know transgender people to make clear to them how "reckless" their "lifestyle" is.
The AP report on Privacy for All Students' announcement that it had gathered enough signatures for a referendum quoted FPP's Gina Gleason but failed to note her organization's vitriolic anti-LGBT rhetoric and theocratic goals.
As the campaign to repeal AB 1266 intensifies, it's important for media outlets covering the debate to remember that the law's opponents aren't serious, reasonable people with well-grounded objections to a particular public policy. Under the guise of defending "privacy," the crusade against the law has been orchestrated by a cast of anti-LGBT bigots, fabulists, and avowed theocrats. Their commitment isn't to a healthy democratic debate - it's to rolling back every legal protection for a minority group about whom they're boastfully ignorant.
Meet The Pacific Justice Institute, The California Group Behind Fox's Anti-LGBT Horror Stories
NOM Openly Lobbies To Repeal CA Law Protecting Transgender Students
"Horny Adolescent Boys" And Right-Wing Media's Transgender Blindspot


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Monday, March 14, 2011
A Few Easter Ideas...
My favorite Easter read alouds:
Max's Chocolate Chicken by Rosemary Wells
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Rosemary Wells
The Easter Egg by Jan Brett
We read the book, The Easter Egg, by Jan Brett. Then we made construction paper rabbits from TLC lessons and did this writing response activity.
We made crayon resist Easter eggs.
Make or purchase a giant Easter bunny cutout. Then for an interactive writing lesson, use sentence strips to label the rabbit with the following: I am an Easter bunny. See my floppy ears. See my yellow chick. See my pink nose. See my bow tie. See my striped jacket. See my fluffy tail.
Create a class poem or have students write their own.
Easter is....
Easter is _________________.
It tastes like _________________.
It feels like ________________.
It looks like_________________.
Estimate how many jelly beans or Easter egg candies are in a jar.
Eat Starbursts jellybeans and then graph your favorite flavor.
Go to http://www.kidscount1234.com/ and look under "graphs" to find graphing ideas for spring candies, jellybeans, and marshmallow bunnies. Shari has the sorting and graphing sheets available for download.
Dye Easter eggs. Then write a how-to paper on how you did it.
Read a book about the Easter Bunny. Then read a book about Santa.Use a Venn diagram to compare Santa to the Easter bunny.
The TLC spring and summer book has a cute version of Peter Rabbit. I think I have a picture in a file somewhere. I am going to look for it. I will post it when I find it.
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Thanks so much for your wonderful ideas! I love the rabbit idea and writing! Have your read the story -The Story of the Easter Rabbit by Katherine Tegen? Thanks so much for your wonderful ideas!
- March 14, 2011 at 5:10 PM
- Moore Family said...
I was wondering how you make your "We made crayon resist Easter eggs."? The picture looks SO cute and I was wondering exactly how you did that. Thanks and please let me know!
- March 14, 2011 at 5:39 PM
- Christy said...
I absolutely love all of your ideas! Thank you so much for sharing. :) A favorite at our house and in my kindergarten classroom, is Max's Chocolate Chicken. Glad to see others love it, too!
- March 14, 2011 at 7:41 PM
- Mrs. Larremore said...
To make the crayon resist eggs, have the kids first draw their egg design with crayons. Have them push down really hard when drawing. Then have them paint over the design, covering the entire egg, with a blue wash. To make the wash, dilute blue liquid tempera paint with water. You want it thin, but not too thin because you still want a blue color. Test the wash before using it.
- March 15, 2011 at 3:46 AM
- Barb said...
Thanks for the directions for the eggs--can't wait to try these in my knder room! Love it.
- March 15, 2011 at 7:37 PM
- Dustin Smith said...
Cool spot you've got here. I can't wait for Easter now! Heheh. Good job!
- March 17, 2011 at 11:51 AM
- Mathew said...
This blog is content amazing information about Easter games which is very useful for me. It very important information about Easter festival.
Thank you very much for this great information.
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- March 20, 2012 at 4:23 AM
- Rosalinda Hone said...
I love your idea about letting your students create a poem about Easter. Not only would it let them participate or be more active during your classes, but it'll also enhance their writing skills and expand their vocabulary. Another thing, after the Easter egg hunt, you could've also told them to write a riddle or a phrase which best described their experience during the Easter weekend.
- September 25, 2012 at 6:50 AM
- Shabby Baker said...
Nice post, love that egg with colorful hue. I am actually looking for easy-to-make Easter crafts for kids that I want my niece to try. Thanks for sharing inspiration.
Happy Easter!
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May 30, 2013 North Star Bar
To those of you who've never been there, North Star Bar is a very relaxed venue with a stage just big enough to comfortably hold a band of 8. The walls are brick and the backdrop of the stage is fabric with a pattern that reminds me of a Moroccan rug. A few tables line the walls, but mostly people hang out on the floor or go upstairs to the balcony where they can watch and listen to the band.
The night started with Sonnder, a band pretty new to the Philly music scene. Led by charming Ryan Weidman, the band showed great potential to become well-known in the area. The way the band members communicated with each other with smiles was delectable. They are currently working on recording an album and expect to have it out in July.
The vest-clad men of Solus Rex followed with tremendous energy. As soon as they started, they got the crowd to gather together towards the stage. The contrast between their proper attire and wild moves was captivating. Their style was alternative rock with some spice. Their use of trumpet was attention-grabbing but I would have preferred it if they didn't play the trumpet directly into the microphone, with the venue being so small and all.
The headliner, Andrew Whitman, is composed of 4 guys with a lot of spirit. They were down-to-earth and really pleasant to listen to. There was none of that awkwardness that happens when the band tries to interact with the audience and the audience doesn't respond. They encouraged the audience to participate and be excited which was nice because it created a welcoming atmosphere. Their style was similar to a blend of LFO and Sugar Ray, taking me back to the 90's. While sometimes the vocals were not the strongest, they made up for it with their ambience and songs, which were genuine and easy to follow. They threw in a little rap here and there which was a nice change from the other rock songs. For the first couple songs, the keyboardist was the lead vocalist from Solus Rex. It's nice seeing bands collaborate and share talent with each other, this being the city of brotherly love. These guys definitely have fun on stage and spread happiness. Their website includes multiple links where you can listen to their songs.
The North Star Bar is a cool place in the quieter part of the city, out of the way of loud clubs and restaurants. You never know what kind of new music you'll discover there and it really is worth a try if you want to hear something new.


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LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwired - Mar 14, 2017) - Cushman & Wakefield Commerce announced today it has been selected by MIG Real Estate, LLC of Newport Beach, Calif, for property management of its entire Las Vegas portfolio, which includes six office and retail buildings totaling 701,348 square feet. This adds to the long-standing relationship MIG has had with Cushman & Wakefield Commerce.
The property management team is led by David Jewkes, Senior Vice President - Nevada at Cushman & Wakefield Commerce. "MIG contracts with Cushman & Wakefield teams in other states and is well aware of the global platform. Our team can use this leverage to help these properties run smoothly and profitably," Jewkes said. "We are excited to get to work on these assets and bring our professional management experience to the portfolio."
Phillip Matchett, Director of Asset Management - MIG Real Estate, said, "We selected Cushman & Wakefield Commerce to manage our Las Vegas portfolio to create operational consistency and cost efficiency by having one point of management over a multi-state portfolio."
This assignment is part of the rapidly growing property management portfolio for Cushman & Wakefield Commerce in Las Vegas. In only 18 months, the company has on-boarded more than 4 million square feet of managed assets.
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Cushman & Wakefield Commerce operates the Cushman & Wakefield business in Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Washington. As part of the Cushman & Wakefield global platform, the firm offers innovative commercial real estate solutions to occupier and investor clients, offering transaction services, capital markets services, occupier and investor services, and real estate advisory. With nearly 300 employees, 9 million sq. ft. of property management and transaction value of more than $2.8 billion, the firm is a leading commercial real estate resource in the Intermountain West region and Pacific Northwest. Learn more at www.comre.com.
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Cushman & Wakefield is a leading global real estate services firm that helps clients transform the way people work, shop, and live. The firm's 43,000 employees in more than 60 countries provide deep local and global insights that create significant value for occupiers and investors around the world. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest commercial real estate services firms with revenue of $5 billion across core services of agency leasing, asset services, capital markets, facility services (C&W Services), global occupier services, investment & asset management (DTZ Investors), project & development services, tenant representation, and valuation & advisory. To learn more, visit www.cushmanwakefield.com or follow @CushWake on Twitter.
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How to Design an Asian Garden
Bring the art and beauty of Japan to your garden with inspiration from Kyoto Gardens, written by Judith Clancy and photographed by Ben Simmons.
Kyoto Gardens: Masterworks of the Japanese Gardener's Art
Kyoto Gardens, with text by Judith Clancy and photography by Ben Simmons, celebrates some of the most beautiful gardens in Japan's former imperial capital. Let Clancy's words and Simmons' images inspire you to add elements of Japanese design to your own garden, whether you prefer a minimalistic look or lush plantings of verdant moss, blooming cherry trees and vibrant red maples.
Rocks in Japanese Gardens
"The first essential step in designing a (Japanese) garden is rock placement," says Kyoto Gardens author Judith Clancy. Rocks—which are believed to contain spirits—are placed horizontally, and other elements such as moss, streams, or plants are arranged around them. To add this distinctive element to your garden, consider the color and texture of the rocks you'll use. "Not too long ago, apprentice gardeners were instructed to sit near or in a stream or coastline to study the interaction between the rocks and a body of water," Clancy says. Here, a rock grouping in the estate garden of Nijo Castle forms a small island. A dwarf pine overlooks the pond.
Vertical Rock Placement
Gardener Shigemori Mirei (1895-1975) was known for placing rocks vertically, rather than horizontally, which is the traditional usage in Japanese gardens. In this Tofuku-ji garden, the vertical rocks suggest a dragon's ears and nose as the mythical creature rises from a swirling cloud of gravel. Dragons, Clancy says, are exalted in the oriental zodiac. You can add magic to your garden by experimenting with how you place the rocks.
Raked Sand
This kare sansui, or dry garden, shows how sand and gravel are used to convey the sense of flowing water, waves, clouds or seasonal themes, says Clancy. To duplicate this effect in your garden, you'll need a long-handled rake with a large-toothed, horizontal bar. As you'd expect, maintaining the shapes takes regular attention; some zen temples work on their gardens daily. Blowers and bamboo whisks are often used to gently clear the surface. "....Leaving without a footprint takes much practice and a good balance," the author adds.
Reflecting Pond
Ponds are often used in Japanese gardens to reflect the plants around them. Here, Kyoto's iconic Golden Pavilion is seen on Mirror Pond. "Ponds created 1,500 years ago helped to irrigate rice fields and cultivate a supply of small fish," says author Judith Clancy. Later, aristocrats added them for drainage purposes and to provide a way to view their estates by boat. "Pet carp enlivened the garden and seasonal blooms of water lilies and lotus expanded the floral landscape."
Garden Views
Many Japanese gardens are designed to be viewed from inside a temple or other building, so when you're creating your garden, give some thought to how you can see it from your home. This garden at Kennin-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple, is framed by two wooden doors to draw visitors' attention to rocks that represent Buddha and two disciples.
Ferns and Rocks
Although all kinds of flowers, shrubs and trees are planted in Japanese gardens, they're arranged to mimic nature. In this image, Clancy points out that natural materials—star moss, rocks, and ferns—are used to introduce different shades of green into the garden.
Stone Path
Several elements typical of Japanese gardens appear in this scene, including a rock path, a lantern, a water basin, maple trees and sculpted shrubs, such as azaleas. The rock path in this small garden of Anraku-ji, in Kyoto's Eastern Mountains, isn't meant for strolling. Instead, it leads the eye to the nearly hidden basin and small lantern.
Moss Covered Bridge
Another common feature in Japanese gardens, bridges symbolize physical or spiritual passages. "This use of bridges is so widespread and accepted, that they are not expected to transport anything other than the imagination," Clancy explains. That's why the lush blanket of moss on this wooden bridge in the Daigo-ji temple garden remains untouched, although you may opt for a structure you can actually use.
Borrowed Scenery
Many Japanese gardens use a technique known as shakei, or borrowed scenery. That is, they incorporate the background or vista into the garden's design. The Shinnyo-do Hermitage Garden includes a view of Mt. Hiei, the second highest peak in Kyoto. "A few years ago," Clancy says, "new apartment buildings would have destroyed the view of Mt. Hiei and involved temples won (a) court battle since it is widely accepted that the distant view is an integral part of the gardening tradition."
Maple Leaf in Sand
Japanese gardens use maples, flowering cherries, and other trees and plants for their seasonal beauty. Plum trees, bamboo and pines are often planted for winter interest. These real maple leaves have tumbled onto a raked image of a maple leaf at the Honen-in temple garden. Look for plants with springtime or autumnal appeal when creating your own Japanese garden. When sculpting sand, you may want to copy other favorite Japanese designs, such as clouds, flowing water or waves.
Bamboo Fence
This entrance to Ginkaku-ji, the Temple of the Silver Pavilion, illustrates the Japanese concept of shin-gyo-so, or three levels of formality. The base of irregularly stacked rocks is the most informal layer; the bamboo fence serves as the middle layer; and the tall hedge is the top and most formal layer. This style was favored by wealthy Japanese who owned enough property to create such landscapes.
Red Maples and Moss
Maple trees are prized in Japan, where cool autumn temperatures bring out their bright, deep colors. They also represent a sense of balance, an important element in Japanese garden design. Maples are often planted so their branches can overhang reflecting pools and help shade any pet carp from the hot summer sun.


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Black, very rugged, powder-coated steel racks of the Professional-Series in different rack units, without back panels or front doors.
The Professional Series excels through a robust design and can optionally be assembled with rolls. These black powder-coated racks are also equipped with laterally mounted handles for better handling and dispose of ventilation slots. The Professional Series is available with 8 - 21 RU height. Racks can be completed with back walls and front doors on request.


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September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month which helps promote resources and awareness around the issues of suicide prevention, how you can help others and how to talk about suicide without increasing the risk of harm.
It's important to remember that suicidal thoughts can affect anyone regardless of age, gender or background. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people and is often the result of mental health conditions.
Crisis and Information Resources – What can I do?
LOTS! Use your online influence for good! Here is some reading material, information and graphics to help.
- Know the Warning Signs and Risk of Suicide
- Preventing Suicide as a Family Member or Caregiver
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- Get Involved
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Described below are processes for salvage and disposal of university assets. If you have any questions please contact Procurement Services.
Equipment and assets purchased with University funds, or with funds obtained by a department because of its connection to DePaul (e.g., donations or grants), are the property of DePaul University and Procurement Services holds responsibility for their disposal.
Items that are no longer needed are evaluated by Procurement Services to determine the appropriate method of disposal through the Salvage Program. Typical items that may be disposed of through this program include:
All artwork must be disposed of in accordance with the University Art Collection Deaccessions policy. Artwork not maintained by the University Art Gallery may be submitted through an Asset Disposal form and Procurement Services will work with the Art Gallery to ensure it is properly handled.
Audio/Video Equipment
Audio/video equipment (e.g. televisions, DVD players, cameras) must be disposed of through the Salvage Program.
All phones (e.g. desk phones, cell phones, smart phones, PDA's) must be disposed of through the Salvage Program.
Computers and other technology
All technology (e.g. computers, printers) purchases must be put through the salvage program. Procurement Services will ensure that any sensitive data is erased prior to disposal.
Furniture and Appliances
Departments with unneeded furniture items should contact Facility Operations first to see if it can be reallocated. If there is no need for the furniture within the University, a Salvage form can be filled out and the furniture disposed of through Procurement Services.
Regardless of the above, Facility Operations is authorized to reallocate, store, or dispose of unneeded furniture.
All vehicles must be disposed of through the Salvage Program or traded in towards the purchase of a replacement. See the Purchasing & Bidding Requirements policy for more information.
Other Equipment
If unsure about how to properly dispose of equipment, contact Procurement Services.
Small office supplies (e.g. binders, staplers, pens) can be disposed of per department procedures. They are not required to go through the Salvage Program. Various recycling programs (pens, batteries, toner) exist in the university that may be able to use these types of items.
All items that were donated to the university should be marked as such when filling out the salvage form. Procurement Services will check with the University Tax Services prior to disposing of such items, as there may be tax reporting obligations.
All items that were purchased on a grant should be marked as such (with the grant number) when filling out the salvage form. Procurement Services will work with Restricted Accounting or the Office of Research Services to ensure proper disposal methods.
Once received, Procurement Services will review the items and determine the appropriate method of disposal based on the item's nature, condition, and estimated value. Common methods of disposal include:
Departments are not at liberty to sell, donate, or discard equipment or assets without the prior authorization of Procurement Services. Unallowable methods of disposal include:
If an individual wishes to purchase a specific piece of equipment, it must be done via Procurement Services and not through the department. Procurement will determine an appropriate market value and attempt to make it available to the individual. Equipment may not be given as a gift to employees or students without the approval from the Director of Procurement Services and in compliance with the Gifts to Employees policy.
Procurement Services maintains relationships with vendors who pay for used printer toner cartridges. As a result, DePaul University is eligible to receive funds for the toner we recycle.
To participate in this program, simply follow these steps:
Procurement Services receives a check for all returned cartridges quarterly, which adds up to several thousand dollars per year. These funds are then put into the general scholarship fund with students reaping 100% of the benefits.
If you are mailing NEW ink or toner between departments / campuses, via inter-office mail, it must be placed into another box prior to mailing or it will be considered "for recycle." By shipping it in a separate box, the mail sorters will be able to differentiate between reallocated toner and used cartridges for recycling.
Batteries can be recycled via bins which can be found around campus. To request one for your office please contact Environmental Health and Safety.
While the university salvage program does not accept personal items, there are a wide variety of resources available for you to resell, donate or recycle through. The list below is not exhaustive, but should provide some ideas to start from.
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Western Digital Shipping First 3TB Internal Hard Drives
on tuesday, western digital announced that it has begun shipping the world's first 3-terabyte (tb) hard drives. the company claims that these models, part of its wd caviar green family of sata drives, are the highest-capacity drives in the world.
the drives achieve this capacity through a combination of high areal density (750-gb per platter) and the use of advanced format technology, which writes 4,096 bytes per drive sector instead of the 512 bytes per sector that have been the standard for years. they're also the reason that older systems could support drives only up to 2.19 tb in capacity.
only pcs running windows vista and windows 7 will be able to take advantage of the full capacities of these drives, as windows xp does not recognize the 4,096-byte method. windows vista and windows 7 pcs, however, will not be able to boot to these drives unless they run the 64-bit versions of the operating system and are built on a motherboard that supports uefi rather than the traditional bios. (they will, however, be able to use them as a non-bootable data drive.)
the new high-capacity caviar green drives will also ship with a pci express x1 host bus adapter card that will let non-uefi systems correctly support the drives using a known driver.
in addition to their capacities, the caviar green drives also include greenpower technology, which wd claims "reduces power consumption by enabling lower operating temperatures for increased reliability and decreases acoustical noise for quiet operation."
the 3tb caviar green drives are available today for $239 list; 2.5tb versions are also available for $189 list.


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Outreach Family Night: STEM!
Invite the whole school to an evening of fantastic, STEM-based fun and see why this is our most popular program. We offer you a wide range of science, technology, engineering, and math activities. We even have a STEM for middle school audiences. You provide 20 volunteers and we'll fill 20 of your tables with creative hands-on activities. Educators and families love this casual, self-directed evening of fun science activities. All activities are linked to the Michigan Science Standards. Discount coupons for a visit to the Museum for all participants!
- Serves up to 500 total participants 2 hours (additional hours available)
- Includes 20 hands-on experiments
- Open house format encourages leisurely family exploration
- Requires 20 tables, one room set-up
- Requires 20 volunteers
Fees are determined by driving distance from the Museum.
- Within 25 miles: $890
- 26-50 miles: $920
- 51+ miles: $920 + $.54 per mile
- Each additional hour: $150


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The right parts can make your Volkswagen whole.
Understanding what types of parts are being used is key to helping you get the best possible repair work.
Find a Volkswagen Certified Collision Repair Facility.
First, the good news.
Volkswagen knows what's best for your car. It's our recommendation that your repair shop use only Genuine Volkswagen Parts. They're identical to the Volkswagen factory originals—precision-engineered, and quality tested. Why settle for anything less?
Now, the tricky stuff.
If you see any of these terms on an estimate, tell the repair shop these parts aren't acceptable for your Volkswagen:
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- Like Kind and Quality (LKQ) Parts
- New Aftermarket Parts
- Quality Replacement Parts
- Reconditioned or Recon Parts
- Recycled Parts
- Salvage Parts
And while you won't see these terms on an estimate, there's always the possibility a repair shop could end up with counterfeit or "black market" parts and not even know it. They're a public safety issue because they're manufactured illegally, not subject to regulation, and haven't been tested. They're also a homeland security concern because their source is hard to trace.
But back to the good parts.
There's a really easy way to help protect yourself, your vehicle, your warranty, and your peace of mind. Talk your car to a Volkswagen Certified Collision Repair Facility, insist on Genuine Volkswagen Parts and keep your Volkswagen 100% Volkswagen.
Call Volkswagen Roadside Assistance toll free at 800-411-6688 for NO-CHARGE towing of Volkswagen vehicles under the new or certified pre-owned vehicle warranty to a Volkswagen Certified Collision Repair Facility near you.
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Do you have free gravel or river rock that you need to dispose of?
San Diego Reader Classified ads, December 11, 2019
3 p.m., Dec. 13
The San Diego City Council on Wednesday, April 30, removed the historic designation for a house at 1619 J Street — but is banking on the owner, Jerry Navarra, to move it rather than tear it down.
"I made the offer and I hope to keep it, but I have to find someone to take the house," Navarra said.
The Sanford B. Myers Spec House #1 (Historical Resources Board #751) was built in 1906 and is wedged between a squat beige house with the Rolling Stones' lips logo on the fence and an apartment building.
The structure was declared a historic resource in April 2006 despite a fight from the previous owner, according to city documents, which describe the house as "A representative example of working class transitional vernacular residential architecture during the third phase of development on East Village beginning in 1906 and ending in 1921."
It is one of three such houses still standing, according to the report. City records indicate that the historic designation was applied for several years ago, after Katalyst, LLC had begun plans to demolish it and other houses next door to build an apartment building. Katalyst (not a Navarra entity) scheduled appeals hearings for a year and then stopped in 2007. The property fell into default in 2008 and was transferred to a bank the next year. Navarra bought the house in 2011, knowing the designation was in place.
Councilmember Sherri Lightner noted that Navarra knew the problems with the house when he bought it. Lightner was the one "nay" vote in removing the designation.
"A business decision was made here," Lightner said of Navarra's decision to buy the property. "The historic properties may not be protected because of what we do here." But the other councilmembers found that there were factual errors in the 2006 finding that made overturning the designation possible — over the concerns of city staff.
"I walked through the house and I couldn't see it," councilmember Scott Sherman said.
Removing the designation drastically reduces the fees involved in moving the house — which Navarra has pledged to pay for if someone will take it.
"I can write you a check for $50,000 and you can do the rest or I'll do the Super Duper Mover package," Navarra said.
Moving a historic resource house requires a deposit of $8,000 to $10,000 for the city permit, a California Environmental Quality Act review, and "several tens of thousands of dollars" for permits. That's before moving day. It also means the owner has to hire six pros: a qualified historian, architect, monitor, and a qualified mover among them, said Navarra.
Lifting the designation makes moving the house cost much less, and $50,000 should cover it, Navarra said. He noted that there had been talks with takers who wanted to use the structure as a church. Once it's gone, Navarra plans to develop the parcel.
"What belongs there is an apartment building like the one right next door to it," Navarra said. "It's infill and it's better for the neighborhood." Navarra's fight to remove the city's designation stalled for seven months while the only employee who could review his appeal was on leave, he noted. It took 18 months to get an opinion from 2006 reviewed.
Navarra sees the case as being about private-property rights and about how the city council needs to manage the Historical Resources Board better. He read aloud part of the municipal ordinance behind the board — arguing that the house didn't really qualify.
"My case is more about that I uncovered the part of the municipal code that says that it's about the general public being able to appreciate the historic significance of a project, not just expert historians. That historic designation is for those places and things where people look at them and say, 'This is something special,'" he said.
Bruce Coons of Save Our Heritage Organisation says the Sanford Myers House is something special: "It was worker housing in Sherman Heights — we've done little preservation of worker housing in San Diego and almost none of middle-class housing," Coons said. "This designation is the only way to keep having this conversation."
But council president Todd Gloria saw it differently.
"There's a reasonableness to allowing the house to be moved and that's rarely the outcome to let a historic house be moved," Gloria said. "In this case, moving and preserving the house and letting development go forward is a win-win-win."
That $50,000 is "Jerry's Price," right? That house is probably so dry-rotted and moldy that it may fall apart when it's moved. Just get a bulldozer and dump truck out there instead.
Jerome Navarra appears to be infected with the contagion of greed. His furniture company must net at least $10 million a year in profits. Yet he is not content. He wants MORE, MORE, MORE money. He has to buy hundreds of millions worth of land in the downtown area to build apartments to suck more money out of immigrants and the idiots who move here from the Midwest for $10 an hour jobs. I will never purchase furniture from Navarra. He has more money than he needs or should have.
Burwell, It's not that Navarra has too much money, rather it's that he has too much insider influence. He is a big supporter of Republican candidates and cabals, of the DTSD Partnership, of infill, of the of East Village and Barrio Logan business ruling business class, of privatization moves made and planned, ... and so on. Whereas there was no problem ruining the development plan of the previous owner of this house, not gonna happen when Mr. Insider wants to make some money.
Like you, I swore years ago never to help enrich Navarra. Not that he's ever sold anything that I wanted.
I'd rather buy furniture and accessories at Revivals in Hillcrest!
Baras Foundation Thrift Shop on University at Normal has some interesting furniture (and other) items. And much cheaper than Jerry's prices. I've shopped there for years.


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Topic Page: Piaf, Edith (1915 - 1963)
French singer and songwriter, a cabaret singer in Paris, France, from the late 1930s. She is remembered for her powerful, throaty voice and for the songs 'Je ne regrette rien/I Regret Nothing' and 'La Vie en rose' (1946).
She was born in Paris (legend has it in a doorway with two policemen acting as midwives), and her childhood was plagued by poverty and ill health. She was brought up by her grandmother in a brothel in Normandy until 1922, when she began travelling with her acrobat father and singing in his shows. In 1930 she returned to Paris to sing in streets and cafes, where she was spotted and promoted by the French cabaret club owner, Louis Leplée, and by the mid-1930s was a regular in the Paris music halls. From 1947 she also performed in the USA, where she was enthusiastically received.
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Hello Fellow Thrifters and Friends,
Today celebrates 3 wonderful years of marriage to my Mr Joyful Thrifter. It has been the most lovely 3 years, and I am thankful that I get to be married to such a wonderful man. I wanted to share some of my favorite pictures from our wedding.
Welcome to our special day. These pictures have such a wonderfully special place in my heart, and I am thrilled to share them with you.
I LOVE YOU MR JOYFUL THRIFTER! Thank you for 3 years of fun, and I can't wait to continue forever with you!
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Unpacking of the box Camille sent has begun. Man, are you going to love this stuff! I'm taking one item out at a time, without looking inside, so it's all a surprise to me, too. She sent one thing that may be the most on-the-nose prize this little contest has ever seen.
The Travelling Scarf is on the move again! Look how pretty:
If memory serves, it has two more stops to make. Great big thanks to those who volunteered to knit; next is deciding what to do with it. And whether we should have another travelling project. . .


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2018 NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship Recap - Day 1
Southern Oregon def. Antelope Valley (Calif.) - 77-66
SIOUX CITY, Iowa - (Box Score) No. 3 seeded Southern Oregon finishes with a strong final 5 minutes to push past Antelope Valley (Calif.) to move onto the second round in the ifnal game of the first day of play at the 2018 NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship. 28 points from Southern Oregon's Remi Mejia led the Raiders to an opening round victory.
•The Pioneers of Antelope Valley held their own for three quarters. The Raiders led at each quarter break. The first quarter was a four point difference, the second was a three point difference, and the third was a four point difference.
•The fourth proved to be the Raiders uarter to pull ahead, as they outscored the Pioneers 19-12 in the last quarter
•Remi Mejia stole the show with a full stat line. She finished the game with 28 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and three steals for the Raiders
•Southern Oregon improved their all-time tournament record to 11-10 to jump above .500
•Both team were within one percent of each other in shooting, with Southern Oregon shooting 41.5 percent and Antelope Valley shooting 42.3 percent
•Southern Oregon will move on to face Dakota Wesleyan (N.D.) on Friday, March 9th at 1:45 P.M.
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) def. IU-East (Ind.) - 78-62
SIOUX CITY, Iowa - (Box Score) No. 2 seeded Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) easily handles No. 7 seeded IU-East (Ind.) in the second to last game on Wednesday at the 2018 NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship. The Tigers of Dakota Wesleyan's high percentage shooting from the field and the line lifted them over the Red Wolves.
•Dakota Wesleyan took an early lead in the first quarter and didn't look back. The Tigers lead for every minute of the game and outscored the Red Wolves in every quarter
•Tia King (22) and Mackenzie Campbell (19) of IU-East scored 41 of the Red Wolves 62 points. Both also led the team in rebounds with six each, and Tia led the team in assists with four
•The Tigers spread the points around, having nine different players score, and having four give scoring efforts of 13 or more
•Dakota Wesleyan shot 94 percent from the charity stripe, going an impressive 16-17 for the game. Kyendi Cheeseman led the Tigers in free throws, going 7-for-7 from the line
•Dakota Wesleyan will face off against Southern Oregon on Friday, March 9th at 1:45 P.M.
Southeastern (Fla.) def. Cornerstone (Mich.) - 69-64
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – (Box Score) Top-ranked Southeastern (Fla.) will survive and advance. Despite trailing for most of Wednesday evening's matchup with eighth-seeded Cornerstone (Mich.), the Fire forced overtime and then escaped with a 69-64 win in the opening round of the 2018 NAIA Division II Women's National Championships in Sioux City, Iowa.
•No. 1 Southeastern, making its fourth all-time national championships appearance, stayed unbeaten at 30-0 overall. The Fire avoided becoming the first No. 1 seed in tournament history to fall in the first round.
•The final 30 seconds of regulation provided a series of nerve-wracking moments. Jesse Sheridan's basket with 22 seconds left gave Cornerstone a 60-58 lead. Southeastern responded with a game-tying bucket from Jaycee Coe with eight seconds remaining. Sheridan then missed on a contested driving layup just before the buzzer.
•Sheridan poured in the first two points of overtime for a short-lived Golden Eagles lead. On the ensuing possession, Kalee Printz drained a trey and the Fire never trailed again. Cornerstone was held to just two field goals in the extra session.
•Ana Richter went 7-for-8 from the floor and topped Southeastern with 18 points in addition to eight rebounds. Three of her teammates also reached double figures in scoring: Printz (12), Jaycee Coe (11) and Marlena Schmidt (10 points, nine rebounds, six assists).
•Sheridan led the way for Cornerstone with 17 points. Lizzy Otten added 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
•Southeastern shot 41.0 percent compared to 37.7 percent shooting by Cornerstone. Both teams turned it over 14 times. The Fire held a slight 41-39 rebound advantage.
•Southeastern team will play Indiana Wesleyan on Friday, March 9th at 12:00 P.M.
Indiana Wesleyan def. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) - 78-65
SIOUX CITY, Iowa - (Box Score) Winner of two national titles in its program's history, Indiana Wesleyan effectively limited the nation's No. 1 scoring offense in Wednesday's first-round matchup against Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) at the NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship. The No. 5 seeded Wildcats clawed the No. 4 seeded Tigers by a final score of 78-65
•Indiana Wesleyan put thei fot on the gas from the beginning and did not let. The Wildcats led the game by 25 at one point
•The Wildcats held the Tigers to 32 points below their season average of 97.2. The Tigers shot 37 percent from the field in the loss
•Nicole Ignasiak had a career night, as she poured in a career high 30 points to go alongside 12 rebounds
•Indiana Wesleyan now has 27 total wins in the tournament in program history with the win today
•Indiana Wesleyan will move on to play Southeastern (Fla.) on Friday, March 9th at 12:00 P.M.
Taylor (Ind.) def. Northwest Christian (Ore.) - 61-54
SIOUX CITY, Iowa - (Box Score) Taylor (Ind.) escaped with a win against Northwest Christian (Ore.) in the final game of the Liston Bracket's opening round in the 2018 NAIA DII Women's Basketball National Championship. Taylor was playing behind the entire game until a go-ahead three with 4:29 left on the clock brought Taylor (Ind.) their first lead of the game. That lead took them through the rest of the game.
•In the first quarter, Taylor shot just nine percet while Northwest Christian shot over 40 percent
•Aubrey Wright of Taylor hit the go ahead 3-pointer with 4:29 to put Taylor up for the first time in the game
•Kendall Bradbury, Josie Cobb, and Cassidy Wyse all had 13 or more points and 8 or more rebounds
•Northwest Christian played in their first ever national tournament game
•Taylor improved their all-time tournament record to 6-2
•Taylor will face No. 1 seeded Concordia (Neb.) on Friday, March 9th at 10:15 A.M.
Concordia (Neb.) def. Stillman (Ala.) - 75-52
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – (Box Score) The Bulldogs of Concordia (Neb.) continued their dominance of the regular season against Stillman (Ala.) in the opening round of the 2018 NAIA DII Women's Basketball National Championship tournament. Philly Lammer's double-double paved the way for the dominant performance.
•Concordia was winning by 11 at the end of the first quarter
•The second quarter was owned by Concordia, winning it 21-6
•Philly Lammers finished the game with 10 rebounds and 16 points for a double-double
•Stillman played in their first-ever national tournament game ever
•11 different players scored for the Bulldogs
•Concordia will face off against Taylor (Ind.) on Friday, March 9th at 10:15 A.M.
Jamestown (N.D.) def. Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) - 65-51
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – (Box Score) The Jamestown (N.D.) Jimmies have defeated the Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) Wolves in a first-round battle of At-Large bids. The Jimmies jumped out to a commanding 11-point lead after the first quarter and never looked back in the second game of the 2018 NAIA DII Women's Basketball National Championship.
•Jamestown opened the game shoting 67 percent in the first quarter and led 22-11 heading into the second
•Throuhgout the game, the Jimmies were able to hold a lead, only letting the Wolves reduce the lead to eight at one point
•McKayla Orr lead the game in scoring with 15
•The Jimmies shot over 47 percent from the field in the game
•Jamestown will play Indiana Tech on Friday, March 9th at 8:30 A.M.
Indiana Tech def. Bryan (Tenn.) - 76-60
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – (Box Score) No. 3-seeded Indiana Tech dominated the first quarter and then held off a third-period push from No. 6-seeded Bryan (Tenn.) in the opening game of the 2018 NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championships. The Warriors earned their fourth all-time victory on the national stage, winning by a final of 76-60 early on Wednesday morning.
•Bryan had to play catch up after shooting 1-15 from the floor in the first quarter, leading to a 23-7 lead for the Warriors.
•Later in the game, a 20-5 scoring run the Lady Lion of Bryan helped pull the score to within 5, but the Warriors took over and finished the game ahead by 16
•Keanna Gary pulling down 15 board, as well as double-digit scoring efforts from all five starters helped lead the Warriors to victory
•Indiana Tech imporves to 4-5 all-time in tournament play
•Indiana Tech will play Jamestown (N.D.) on Friday, March 9th at 8:30 A.M.


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A Scholarship Competition for Incoming Students
At the University of Minnesota Rochester (UMR), we strive to help provide students with resources to make their education more affordable. Since 2016, UMR has held Health Care Scholars Day, an opportunity for invited attendees to compete for scholarship dollars. Some scholarships are recurring contingent upon good academic standings and commitment to program.
This scholarship competition is by invitation only.
What prospective students need to do to be considered for the 2020 Health Care Scholars competition:
- Complete the UMR Application for Admission, with all required materials by the priority deadline of December 1, 2019.
- UMR scholarship selection team will review applications.
- UMR will send congratulatory invitations to attend Health Care Scholars Day. Invitations will include specific details related to scholarship selection and agenda.
- Invited students will attend Health Care Scholars Day on February 1st located at University of Minnesota Rochester campus.
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Manage your entire desktop environment with a single management tool, VMware Horizon Mirage
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Managing desktop software builds has always been a time consuming task. Having to build and maintain multiple different images for the various use cases and hardware platforms in an organization is a complex full-time job for IT admins everywhere. Delivering resilience and recovery solutions are also things that become more of a challenge when you step outside of the data center. VMware Horizon Mirage can help with all of this and more.
VMware Horizon Mirage Essentials will show you how to deliver a complete centralized image management solution by taking you through a number of Mirage use cases, each one designed to solve the challenges faced by an IT department in managing a desktop environment.
This book starts by introducing the concepts behind VMware Horizon Mirage, how they work, and how they map onto the everyday tasks faced by a desktop administrator. It will then follow three themes, manage, migrate, and protect, and will look in detail at the different features and functionality offered by Mirage in delivering against these themes to the desktop estate.
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Yesterday I watched a small bird, flying very fast, disappear into the canopy of an oak tree. So dense were its leaves that it was impossible to see what happened next, though I can tell you it remained inside.
I wondered how the little bird found its opening through the leaves at such a speed, and then managed to gently align its fragile body on the branch it chose to land upon, all within a fraction of a second. Not to mention the impossible to imagine flying maneuvers required: the banking, the curling, the vertical and horizontal stabilizations, the deceleration and landing.
Memory? Calculation? Not in that tiny brain. Instinct? Maybe, but how does instinct know which way the branches of a tree have grown when no two are the same?
KC, that little bird just knew. It had faith, in spite of not being able to see how things would work out, that if (and only if) it stayed the course the details would be taken care of; that an opening would appear and a twig would be found. In fact, had she slowed down enough to carefully and logically inspect the tree first, the prudent thing to do, she would have lost her lift and fallen to the ground.
Kind of like reaching for your dreams. Neither memory, nor calculating, nor instincts are the deciding factors, but faith coupled with action. Tallyho,
The Universe
WARNING: KC, staying the course is NOT the same as clinging to a HOW.
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Well it's official. My father lived to see 60!!! Two years ago, the doctors in Alberta told him he wouldn't live to see 60… and then he came to live with me, in Ontario two years ago (we've since moved out West). When he came to me, he had given in to his decided fate… convinced he had less than a year to live. I gave him two choices: 1) To live the best last year of his life and then die or 2) Decide to live. Took him a bit of time to understand that he had a choice… but he made the choice to live. He was simply too young to die and there is still so much for him to do before, well… he kicks the bucket. And wow!!! His health improved … so much so that when he moved back to Alberta, the same doctors were amazed!! They tell him he now had a good 5-7 years left in his current state-of-health. AND they are now telling my father that IF he continues doing what he's been doing, he can improve his odds even better yet!!!
So our family doesn't celebrate in big, over the top ways. But to my dad… the fact that I drove the 10-12 hours thru the great Canadian Rockies, with my cat Chandler, whom I must say is VERY lucky that I love him to pieces, who also doesn't travel well and drove me nuts for the first two hours of the drive and almost took a flying leap out the window.
My dad… all he wanted was me to be there. And I promised him I would take him to his favorite restaurant (The Keg) where we ate like Kings & Queens (the best prime rib and lobster meals)…. But I think what gave my father the most pleasure was such simple things. My father LOVES history… and something as simple as bringing him to a few historical places in his own backyard… well, why not??!!
We first visited Lake Minnewanka (in Banff National Park) where a resort village is burried in the lake back in 1941. It's also a glacier lake… where we got to spend a little up-close-and-personal time with some Big Horn Sheep.
We also drove until my butt was numb to visit Frank's Slide, once a thriving mining town at the base of Turtle Mountain. In 1903, in the early hours of the morn, 74 million tonnes of mountain side rock broke loose from the mountain side and in 90 seconds destroyed homes, mines and over 76 people died in a population of 100. We got there too late and wasn't able to get up close and personal for the tours but it meant a lot to my dad… and that good enough for me.
The rest of the pictures are some very unflattering pictures of me with the family… LOL… but then again, one doesn't have to get all dolled up and looking hot for family!!!
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Real Name: Harvey Dent
The biography that accompanied this picture of Two Face didn't contain much that we don't already about Dent, except that he's apparently "thriving in Arkham City, rallying inmates to join his gang using tried and tested campaign tactics."
Harvey Dent aka Two Face and Selina Kyle aka Catwoman are having a very big feud, after Catwoman clawed his face or kidnapping her. She goes on to kick him in the chest while he hangs upside down and then knocks him out when Catwoman finds he gave half her jewels away. There is maybe another big brawl against them when they get out.


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As the sun sets on another year (in which I haven't posted a single thing on my blog!!) I thought it would be appropriate to stick a few nice sunset snaps up. These were taken this week at an island called Halaveli in the Maldives. Very nice spot indeed, just a shame to have to get back to work. I hope you have a great festive period wherever you may be.
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May 8th, 1984 is generally thought of as the "birthday" of the Transformers as we know them in America, as it is the day the first issue of the Marvel comic came out. Below is the commercial – for the comic! – I saw during an episode of G.I. Joe, where I first witnessed the […]
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In a previous post, mention was made of a quote by St. Isaac the Syrian, in which tears bore the capacity for renewing the self and the world. To paraphrase St. Isaac, the "place of tears" lays the foundations upon which the "path to a new age" can be paved.
It is arguable that such words come, not from mere mystical reflection, but upon an interface between one's sufferings and the words of scripture, in particular the first two books of the Pentateuch. This becomes more apparent when one reads the first chapter of Walter Brueggemann's The Prophetic Imagination.
To foreground his coverage of the prophetic literature, Brueggemann considered the narrative of the liberation of Israel, recorded in Book of Exodus. He noted how the process of liberation began with an act of grieving. To use Brueggemann's words, he calls the Exodus a "primal scream that permits the beginning of history". An act of grieving, he continues, is what stirs God into acting, freeing Israel from the yoke of Egypt.
But Brueggemann goes further than leaving the liberation narrative as just a liberation from slavery. He suggests that this episode is also an act of creation, a forging of a new reality, founded upon an act of lament. "Bringing hurt to public expression", he writes, "is an important first tep in the dismantling criticism that permits a new reality". Brueggemann then notes how the plagues that precede the final act of liberation, function as challenges to the gods of Egypt, exposing the limitations of Pharoah's magicians and Egypt's gods.
Why this is significant is because a similar act of challenging alien gods is taking place in an earlier narrative, in the first creation account of the Book of Genesis. The acts of creation are not just creating a new world, but also Israel's narrative of putting alien gods in their place, as mere creations by the God of Israel.
Seen in this light, the Exodus narrative of liberation provides us with a comforting outlook as we enter the Advent season. The arrival of the Messiah is not just a time of liberation from sin. If we have cause to lament as a result of the fruit of our sin or the sins of others, we may do so in the confidence that we also play our part in laying the foundation of a new Genesical episode, a new act of creation which will end with the familiar refrain from the Book of Genesis, "indeed it was very good".


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GR DIGITAL IV : Is Bulb mode available for shutter speed ?
Yes. The [B] (bulb) / [T] (time) options are selectable for shutter speed in the Manual Exposure mode.
[B] : Bulb
The [B] is to expose while pressing and holding the shutter release button. The bulb shooting ends when you release the shutter release button.
[T] : Time
Pressing the shutter release button starts exposure, and pressing the shutter release button again stops expose.
Bulb / Time shooting
- • The bulb / time shooting ends automatically when it reaches the 180 seconds limitation.
- • The optional shutter release cable (Cable Switch : CA-2) can be used for bulb/time shooting.
- • The following functions are not available in the [B] or [T] setting.
- • Self-Timer
- • Interval shooting
- • Bracketing
- • One Press M Mode
- • When [B] or [T] is selected, if Continuous mode is set in the Shooting menu, the shutter speed will be automatically set to 180 seconds. Or when Continuous mode has been set, [B] or [T] option cannot be selected.
Bulb/Time shooting operation
Turn the up-down dial to choose the [B] / [T] for shutter speed.
Noise reduction is applied to an image if the shutter speed is set to more than 10 seconds. It will take about twice the time for the set shutter speed until the image recording is completed.
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What's O.L.D. is N.E.W. is the system powering three gorgeous, crunchy, compatible roleplaying games – medieval fantasy, 80s action heroes, and far-future science fiction. These games are called O.L.D., N.O.W., and N.E.W., respectively and are all open (as in open gaming content) and entirely compatible with each other. Designed from the start as a toolkit oriented game system, you are encouraged to design your own content using the extensive guidelines found in each book.


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We're at the Consumer Electronics Show all week, bringing you the latest in technology. Here are just a few of the tidbits coming over the transom as the show gets ready to kick off.
- Instant on, instant off. Place your pots and pans anywhere. That's what stoves using Inductor-technology are promising.
- Thin is in, just ask computer-maker, Acer. It's come out with the thinnest laptop.
- And if laptops are still too bulky for you AND you like to go swimming with your phone, how about the thinnest, waterproof smartphone?
- Nuance, the company that brought you Dragon Diction speech recognition software, is introducing voice-enabled TV's. Talk to your television. Tell it you had a bad day, and maybe it can suggest a show (Cheers?).


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Yahoo! CFO Ken Goldman Visits Z80 Labs
Z80 Labs Technology Incubator
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (EDT)
Event Details
Continuing with our speaker series that has included Fred Wilson, Chris Sacca, and Woody Benson, we are excited to announce our next visitor to Buffalo: Yahoo! CFO, Ken Goldman. The event will take place at Z80 Labs from 2pm-3pm on March 27th. Ken will give some insight on key things that are important for startups, especially when they begin pitching to investors. There will be an interview conducted by Martin Babinec of Upstate Venture Connect and a Q&A session following the presentation.
Please note that seating for this event is very limited; registration via Eventbrite is necessary to attend.
Some background on Ken:
Ken Goldman is Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Yahoo!. In this role, he is responsible for Yahoo!'s global finance functions including financial planning and analysis, controllership, tax, treasury, and investor relations.
Ken brings more than 30 years of experience in financial, operational and business management to Yahoo!. Most recently, he was CFO of Fortinet, a provider of threat management technologies. Ken spent nearly six years as senior vice president of finance and administration and CFO of Siebel Systems and has held CFO positions at several technology companies in his career, including Excite@Home, Sybase, Cypress Semiconductor and VLSI Technology.
Ken currently serves on the board of directors of Infinera Inc. and NXP Semiconductor, as well as the board of trustees of Cornell University. He has been named among "America's 15 Most Connected Capitalists" by Forbesmagazine. He earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Z80 Labs Technology Incubator
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (EDT)
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After coffee, we headed to the nearby Japanese restaurant which we usually visit after coffee. There the conversation became less formal, and we talked about everyday topics. Suffice it to say, it was a great evening. Thank you very much, Banno-san!


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"You become an openness through which that which is whole and beautiful can actually express itself. Your orientation is not "How can I find love?" but "How can I give it?" ~Mukti
Service can take form as the expression of truth anywhere in our lives. Open Gate Sangha is fortunate to have a dedicated pool of hundreds of volunteers who contribute their time, energy, and talent to help support the teachings of Adyashanti. From setting up chairs or arranging flowers at events to offering professional skills such as technical support and transcription, our volunteers are essential to the day-to-day operations of the sangha.
Volunteers have built and nurtured a solid and responsive base for our community, and because of their generosity Open Gate Sangha is able to bring Adyashanti's and Mukti's teachings to a community of people all around the world.
Many of our volunteers have found service to be a natural way to deepen their connection with the sangha and the teachings. Others serve as a spontaneous expression of gratitude or truth. Toward that end, Open Gate Sangha does what it can to provide opportunities for service through volunteering at our events, at the sangha office, or even from home. If you are registering for an in-person program you can click the "I'd like to volunteer" link during registration. For all other volunteer inquiries please email us.


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