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THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr John Sheahan, has thanked the almost 6,000 volunteers who took part in the County Clean-Up across Kerry on Saturday.
Thousands of bags of litter were collected from the roadsides and towns and villages during the seventh annual clean-up which was organised by KWD Recycling and Kerry County Council with the support of many agencies and voluntary groups.
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Cllr Sheahan was among those who dusted off their gloves, hi-vis vests and litter-pickers and said the community effort involved was inspirational.
"This was a record turnout for the County Clean-Up and shows how civic-minded many of our citizens are when it comes to keeping the county neat and tidy. We had reasonably good weather which was a big help and from early morning, people of all ages rolled up their sleeves and got involved.
"It would be great to harness the involvement of members of the public on Saturday by getting more people to sign up with their local Tidy Towns group or start a group in their own area and to get people out and about collecting litter more often."
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Cllr Sheahan thanked KWD Recycling and their team for helping to distribute gloves and bags ahead of the Clean-Up and for arranging to dispose of the bags of rubbish collected.
He also thanked the GAA, the IFA and the ICMSA in Kerry each of which mobilised their members to get involved on the day.
Noel O'Reilly of KWD Recycling said they were delighted with the turnout and the can-do attitude of all the participants. He thanked and congratulated local volunteer groups for their involvement.


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In anticipation of this years' registration period, the Amilia team is providing you with new resources to help your clients have an even better user experience!
A new help center will soon be available for your clients. It has been designed and tailored to their needs based on previous requests sent to our technical support team.
Each user will have access to the help center at any time, whether they are in their personal account, in your store, or at the login page.
They will find answers to questions they may have through:
- Articles
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- And a dynamic form that will redirect the request to the right person.
Just like in your administrator account, the question mark (?) symbol will allow the customer to identify the help center. They can find articles related to the page on which they're on. If the user cannot find an answer to his question through the help center he can always submit a request to our technical support team.
The management of technical assistance requests has been modified to direct the user to the person who is best suited to respond to their concerns, ensuring a faster response. For example, if the user submits a request for a technical problem connected to the platform, it will be received by our support team. On the other hand, if the query submitted is in relation to your programming or a billing problem it will be redirected to the organization. This way, the organization will receive an e-mail with the details of the request and will thus be able to reach the user to respond to their request.
The launch of the new help center is scheduled for August. However, in the meantime, I invite you to read our articles in the Knowledge Base today under the section: User Help Center.
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It was a busy weekend in the South as three National Qualifier tournaments were conducted in Florida, Georgia, and the True South. A total of 21 teams competed with Miami shutting out Naples to win the Invasion 7s, the Atlanta Old White blasting the Legion Rugby Club for the Hotlanta 7s title, and Nashville edging out New Orleans to capture the Tennessee 7s crown.
Tampa Krewe's second annual Invasion 7s featured the largest field of the weekend in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. with 12 teams broken into four pools. Eight teams reached the playoffs with Miami, Treasure Coast, Naples, and Orlando advancing to the semifinals. The final was a rematch of the Fiji 7s' championship and Miami proved once again that it is the best team in Florida with a 26-0 shutout of Naples.
After yielding two tries in its first match against the University of South Florida, Miami ripped off four straight shutouts dominating the competition with a total of 186 points in five games.
Defense was paramount on Saturday for Miami. "We are good speed-wise, so we knew teams wouldn't be able to match us to the pace of the game," Miami 7s coach Ronnie Suarez said. "Therefore, we really just worked our defense. We have some really good tacklers and we worked on our defensive shape for the last two weeks where we could shut teams down."
In the final versus Naples, Miami controlled territory early, while Naples handled the pressure with tough defense on their own line. Miami's ball control offense proved too much for Naples over the course of the game making scoring opportunities few and far between.
"Naples is a really strong team at the breakdown and we knew that if we were going to have any chance at beating them, it would have to be winning the breakdown," Suarez remarked. "Once we got a flow going where we were able to get into contact, win the breakdown as fast as possible, and get the ball out, we knew we had them beat."
In the 16th rendition of the Hotlanta 7s in Atlanta, Ga., the Men's Qualifier only consisted of hosts, the Atlanta Old White, the Legion Rugby Club, and Charlotte. In the round robin, Atlanta beat Legion, 19-10, and Charlotte, 26-5, and then Legion bested Charlotte, 17-10. With the Old White receiving a bye to the final, Legion scratched by Charlotte, 21-19. In the final, Atlanta put an exclamation point on its performance with a 44-0 shutout of the Legion.
"The Hotlanta 7s tournament is the highlight of the summer for us," Atlanta captain Jamie Gasparella said. "It provides the unique opportunity for the entire Atlanta Old White club to play in the same tournament, whether social or elite. In terms of the qualifier, it serves as the final tune-up before South Championships. This gives us a chance for all players in our selection pool to play and continue to build trust with one another."
"We have squared off against Legion Rugby Club several times this summer and congratulate them on qualifying for South Championships," Gasparella added. "In the final, we won the possession game and were quick to take advantage of overlaps on offense by sharing the ball well."
The third leg of the True South 7s series kicked off in Knoxville, Tenn. with the 40th annual Tennessee 7s on Saturday. The final saw Nashville come back to beat New Orleans, 28-26, in a tightly contested match. Even though it lost the final, New Orleans was awarded the points for the tournament because Nashville decided not to qualify for the South Championships.
Six clubs participated in the Men's Qualifier with Knoxville, Bowling Green, and New Orleans in Pool A and Nashville, Ticks, and Oklahoma City in Pool B. New Orleans emerged from pool play undefeated scoring 120 points and only giving a single try to Nashville in the first game. Oklahoma City and Nashville finished the opening rounds with 2-1 records and Knoxville advanced with the next best mark.
In the playoffs, New Orleans smashed Knoxville, 40-5, and Nashville battled back to narrowly beat Oklahoma City, 21-19. In the final, New Orleans led for most of the match, but Nashville came back once again to claim victory, 28-26.
The South Summer 7s Series concludes next weekend with the True South's Music City 7s in Nashville, Tenn. before the South 7s Championship begin on July 23rd.


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I am the director of the Nanotechnology and Drug Delivery research area for drug delivery and nanomedicine in the Neurosurgery Department at Cedars-Sinai. I've had uninterrupted funding for 13 years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Cancer Institute (NCI).
My main interests are in differential cancer genomic and proteomic signatures as a tool for finding novel, early markers of cancer growth, and in development and design of new nanomedicine drugs against these and other tumor targets. My group has developed nanobioconjugates that selectively target brain and breast cancers that could have less dose-limiting toxicity than current therapies. Recently, novel nanoimmunomedicines were developed in the Ljubimova Laboratory for cancer treatment with the ability of simultaneous stimulation of general and local tumor immune systems.
I joined the faculty at Cedars-Sinai to direct studies combining basic cancer research to discover specific human tumor markers with translational research. One of the novel markers, the structural tumor vessel wall protein laminin-411, is in a clinical trial as a prognostic and diagnostic marker for human glial tumor progression. These discoveries led to the development of new technologies for drug delivery and the engineering of a new class of anti-cancer nanomedicine drugs for inhibition of tumor-specific molecular targets. Since 2006, my projects have been awarded NIH/NCI grants with a total of $27.5 million in funding. My research is also funded with state and private funds for nanomedicine development.
Another area of study is the influence of air pollution on brain molecular marker activation leading to differential expression of genes that play an important role in tumorigenesis and neurogenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. My studies have been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including Cell, Nature Communications, PNAS USA, Cancer Research, Nanomedicine, Journal of Controlled Release, American Journal of Pathology, Angiogenesis and ACS NANO.
I earned my degrees from Kiev's University in Ukraine and the Ukraine Academy of Sciences, and completed my postdoctoral training at the Baylor College of Medicine and University of California, San Diego.
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How to become self-employed
There are five million self-employed people in the UK right now, contributing £305 billion to the national economy. Everyone knows someone who's done it, but how do you get started? Read our guide to going self-employed.
Should I go self-employed?
There are plenty of reasons to go self-employed: you get to 'be your own boss' and work more flexibly, and depending on your industry you may be able to command a much higher rate than the salary you'd be able to achieve as an employee. Broaden your horizons with our guide to where in the UK commands the highest rates.
But there are downsides to self-employment, and when you're thinking through being self-employed there's lots to take into account.
Being self-employed – is it right for me?
There are pros and cons to being self-employed, and when you're weighing up self-employment against employment there are a number of things that you need to consider, including:
- Are you clear about how you'd get clients or customers?
- Do you have some money to set yourself up?
- Would you be able to cope with periods of little or no income?
- Do you feel confident about managing your own business, for example managing cashflow, keeping thorough records and completing tax returns?
- Have you thought through the impact of losing employee benefits, for example holiday pay, sick pay, and employer pension contributions?
- If you were self-employed, would you miss working alongside colleagues?
- Do you have a space where you'd be able to work, and any equipment you need, or do you have budget to buy it?
- Do you have any life-changing events to take into account, for example an upcoming house move, wedding or new baby?
The advantages of being self-employed
There are plenty of perks of being self-employed, and this list isn't exhaustive:
- You have more flexibility and control, so it may be easier to fit your work around other commitments and responsibilities, including childcare.
- Your work can be more varied, as you may be working on several different projects for different clients at any one time.
- You can explore your creative and entrepreneurial side as you build your own business.
- You can deduct certain costs - travel and some utilities bills, for example - from your income when you're calculating your tax liability.
- You may have the potential to earn more money, as day rates for self-employed consultants and freelancers tend to be much higher than salaries.
- You should be able to ditch your commute, as you're likely to work from home, or from your own business premises.
The disadvantages of being self-employed
It's important to take into account the disadvantages of being self-employed too, in particular the risks and costs that come with self-employment, for example:
- Finding clients or a route to market can initially be challenging.
- There are likely to be some start-up costs, so you may need some money to get started.
- Your income isn't guaranteed, which can sometimes make it hard to keep up with rent or mortgage payments, loan payments and living expenses.
- You bear the responsibility for the failure or success of the business, so you don't have much back-up if things go wrong.
- If you take a holiday or can't work because you're unwell, you won't get paid.
- It can be more difficult to get approved for renting property, taking out a mortgage or getting a loan when you're self-employed.
- When you're self-employed, it can be difficult to separate your home life from your work life, and to get a good work-life balance.
- If you're working on your own a lot, being self-employed can be isolating.
- You need to deal with the admin side of your business, which involves bookkeeping and complying with regulations.
Going self-employed for the first time
When you're going self-employed, there are several things you need to do, including telling HMRC that you're self-employed for tax purposes, thinking about your business structure (which has an impact on the paperwork you'll need to complete), and sorting out insurance.
Going self-employed checklist
When you go self-employed, you're effectively setting up a business, even though you might not see it that way. This means that you need to decide on a business structure.
We've taken an in-depth look at setting up as a sole trader - usually the simplest business structure to choose when you go self-employed. However, you may also decide to incorporate as a limited company.
Starting a limited company
If you're starting a limited company, there are certain things you need to do, including registering with Companies House, drawing up a memorandum of association, and paying corporation tax. Take a look at our article on sole traders versus limited companies if you're not sure about the differences between these business structures.
Starting up as a sole trader
If you're going self-employed in the UK as a sole trader, these are some of the things you need to do:
- Tell HMRC that you're self-employed, so that they know you need to pay tax through Self Assessment and pay Class 2 and 4 National Insurance contributions. Go to the government's website to register, or look at our article on registering as a sole trader with HMRC for more information.
- Set up a business bank account. If you're struggling to pick a provider, check out our article for a round-up of some of the best business bank accounts.
- Establish a process for recording your profits and evidence of your business expenses. This will make it much easier when it comes to completing your HMRC tax return.
- If you'll be working from home, check your tenancy agreement or mortgage agreement to make sure you're not contravening any terms. You may need to notify your landlord or mortgage lender.
- Sort out your insurance. Professional indemnity insurance and public liability insurance are the main types of business insurance to consider, but there are plenty of other covers too, and if you'll be employing anyone, you're usually legally obliged to have employers' liability insurance. Take a look at our self-employed insurance page for more details.
- Think about your pension. Since you won't be paying into a workplace pension any more, it may be a good idea to set up a private pension so that you're still putting money aside for retirement. Although you won't benefit from employer contributions, you'll still get government contributions into your pensions in the form of tax relief.
Paying tax when self-employed: how much will I pay?
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has recently called for an urgent, digitally-focused review of the self-employed tax system, calling it 'too difficult (…) to understand'. Until their suggestions are actioned, however, it's worth getting on the front foot with your tax, as soon as you go self-employed.
How much tax you'll pay as a self-employed person will depend on how much money you've made and the 'allowable expenses' you've incurred in the course of your business. Certain business-related expenses can be subtracted from your income when you're calculating your taxable profit.
The tax-free personal allowance and the tax bands are the same for self-employed and employed people, so for 2019-20 you can make up to £12,500 before you need to pay tax (£11,850 for 2018-19). You'll then pay the basic rate of income tax (20%) on income up to £50,000 (£46,350 for 2018-19). The higher rate of 40% applies to income over £50,000, and on income over £150,000 you pay the additional rate of 45%.
Going self-employed but working for a company
Of course, you may be going self-employed part-time, and continue working for a company during the rest of the week. This means you're both self-employed and employed, and you'll pay tax through both PAYE and Self Assessment.
You could also be self-employed but only work for one company (for example if you have a single major client), but in this case HMRC will be keen to make sure that the company isn't just calling you 'self-employed' to avoid paying National Insurance contributions and giving you employment rights. To count as self-employed you usually need to have choice over when and where you work and you'll usually be paid when you issue invoices. Check the government website or speak to an accountant if you're not sure.
Being self-employed and getting a mortgage
One of the disadvantages of being self-employed is that it can be more difficult to get a mortgage, but it is possible.
When you apply for a mortgage and you're employed, the lender will usually confirm your income by asking for payslips and bank statements. When you're self-employed, you'll usually need to provide business accounts including a copy of your self-assessment tax return forms.
Lenders often ask for between two and three years of accounts, so you may not be able to get a mortgage if you've only just become self-employed.
Usually, the lender will take an average of your income over the last two or three years to calculate how much they're willing to lend you. They may also ask to see other documents - business plans, for example - to check that they're confident you'll be able to keep up with the mortgage repayments.
What can I claim for as self-employed?
Self-employed allowable expenses
In terms of what you can subtract from your income when you're figuring out the self-employed profit that's taxable, the list includes business insurance, part of your utility bills if you work from home, office costs, stock and certain business-related travel. Check the government website carefully though, as you could get in trouble with HMRC if you subtract something that's not an allowable expense, or if you don't have evidence of the expense.
For a full breakdown, take a look at our guide to self-employed tax deductible expenses.
Self-employed benefits
Depending on certain factors, you may be able to claim certain benefits. If you're self-employed and not earning very much money, you may be eligible for income support or working tax credit, although the latter has been replaced by universal credit for most people. Check the government website for more details.
Self-employed tax credits
You can claim Working Tax Credit when you're self-employed, but in April 2015 the rules were tightened up. Self-employed tax credit claimants must show that they're trading on a commercial basis with the aim of making profits, and that their self-employed work is structured, regular and ongoing. There's further information on the criteria in this government briefing document.
Self-employed Housing Benefit
Again, this is being replaced by Universal Credit.
You may still be eligible for Housing Benefit and council tax reduction if you're self-employed but not earning very much money, and certain other factors apply. When the council is calculating your eligibility for benefits like Housing Benefit, they'll probably ask to see your business accounts for the last financial year, or a forecast if you haven't started trading yet.
Self-employed Universal Credit
You may be eligible for Universal Credit if you're self-employed. You will have to declare your earnings at the end of each monthly assessment period, and will have to give details of any payments into or out of your business. Your work coach will also ask to see records of customers and suppliers, and marketing materials.
Your Universal Credit payments may be calculated based on your assumed earnings, which are known as the Minimum Income Floor. However, a different method may be used if you're in your first 12 months of self-employment, during which the Minimum Income Floor may not apply. During this period you may also be entitled to meetings with a work coach who's specifically trained in self-employment.
Self-employed grants
You may be able to get a grant from the government called a New Enterprise Allowance if you're going self-employed. You may be eligible if you or your partner has been receiving Jobseeker's Allowance or Employment and Support Allowance, or if you've been receiving income support, or if you're a lone parent, sick or disabled. If your business is approved, you could get a weekly allowance worth up to £1,274 in total, over 26 weeks. You can also apply for a loan to help fund your startup.
There are some other small business grants available too, from the government local councils, the EU, and some organisations. Use the government's finance finder tool to see if there's a grant that could be suitable for you.
Share your self-employed experiences with us in the comments below.
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Wine Ice Cream, Chocolate Cake and Ketchup, and Other Weird Foods People Totally Eat
Sure, drinking alcohol can make you chubby. But if you're afraid it won't make you chubby enough, here's a product you'll want to check out. There's a company in New York that sells wine ice cream. It still tastes like real ice cream, so you can get drunk and eat dessert at the same time!
That got us thinking about other weird foods that don't seem like they would go together. See what we came up with, and add your ideas to the list, below.
Here are a few other ice cream flavors we'd like to suggest to the company that makes this:
Peanut Butter and Syrup Sandwiches
I haven't eaten this since I was a kid, but the other day, I went into the fridge to get some jelly and we didn't have any. I put some syrup on it, mixed it in with the peanut butter, and ate it. It was delicious.
Chocolate Cake and Ketchup
I've heard that there are "parts of this country" where people eat this. I don't believe him. Yack.
Pickles and Peanut Butter Sandwich
Andrew's says his wife actually eats this. We all think it's disgusting.
Cheddar Cheese and Apple Pie
Some restaurants serve these two together. It doesn't sound like something that would taste good to us.
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Instagram will be rolling out new policies to combat ads that promote weight loss products, especially for users who are known to be minors.
Instagram users under the age of 18 will no longer see posts promoting weight loss products or cosmetic surgery when the posts direct customers to purchase a product, including when posts provide a discount code or a price (Instagram does not allow direct links in posts).
The site may remove a post altogether if it includes unrealistic claims about a diet or weight loss product clearly promoted for sale. Instagram's policies never allowed such promotions, but a call for further action was prompted after an influx of influencers and celebrities such as the Kardashians and Jenners caused critics to speak out.
Emma Collins, Instagram's public policy manager, said in a written statement that the company is working to "reduce the pressure that people can feel sometimes as a result of social media." She said Instagram wants to be a "positive place for everyone that uses it."
The new policy also affects Facebook, Instagram's parent company.
Actress Jameela Jamil, a proponent of the policy change and founder of body-positive page "I Weigh," took to Twitter Wednesday to celebrate.
"This is just the beginning of our efforts at 'I Weigh' but for now, it has been incredible to work alongside Instagram and their experts to create policies to protect people from irresponsible influencers who sell bogus products to their followers. Thank you for helping us," Jamil Tweeted.


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rockyrutter posted a topic in BeginnersHi everyone! Rockwell Rutter from Distillery University here. I wanted to give everyone an update on our Hands-on Workshop coming June 20-24 in Spokane, WA. The March Workshop was an absolute success; we had folks come in from all 4 corners of the country to participate in the 5-day event and everyone left with a smile and new energy for their distillery project. In addition to the classwork and the actual hands-on learning at Tinbender Craft Distillery, we also organized a few after-hours events for people to enjoy. We toured Spokane Industries (tank manufacturer) and held several group dinners and tasting events at local bars and restaurants. There were also a few surprise gifts for everyone (that I won't reveal here), except for one. In addition to the recorded footage of the entire Workshop now available through their account on DistilleryUniversity.com, and the accompanying Powerpoint presentations, attendees were also gifted an EXTENSIVE Business Plan Formulation tool. This software tool will help them with forecasting, expense planning, batch costing, and a host of other business plan requirements as they move closer to starting their distilleries. Now that the Workshop is over, we're gearing up for the next one this June. The Early Registration discount ends on 5/22, so don't miss your chance to save $500. Every registration comes with a free Lifetime Access membership to the online content, so you'll have the benefit viewing the Workshop you attended, as well as the 37 hours of other content that's currently available. We'd love to have you join us next month. Here's a link to learn more: https://distilleryuniversity.com/hands-on-workshop/. And here's a link to a short (one-minute) video showcasing some of the actual hands-on learning: https://vimeo.com/163875286 Here's what a few attendees had to say: "I congratulate the team at Distilling University for the training workshop they have organized. The workshop included a good mix of seminar and on-site education, highlighted by our visit of an equipment manufacturer and local distillery. Furthermore, I made great friends and professional contacts in the group with which i am still keeping in touch. Thank you to Rockwell, Dan and Todd. Cheers!" - E. Garcia. "Thank you very much for an excellent week of learning. It was well worth the effort. The Workshop paid for itself before the first break on day one." - J. Calderon. "So much practical experience and knowledge. Learning facts is fun, but learning why they're important and how to use them is awesome." - A. Lyon Cheers! Rockwell Rutter firstname.lastname@example.com (509) 999-1244


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Development or developing may refer to:
Development is a peer-reviewed scientific journal in the field of developmental biology that covers cellular and molecular mechanisms of animal and plant development. Topics covered include stem cells and nuclear reprogramming, regional specification, morphogenesis, organogenesis, evolution of the developmental process, and developmental studies of disease.
In 2009, the BioMedical & Life Sciences Division of the Special Libraries Association included Development in their list of top 100 journals in Biology and Medicine over the last 100 years. It is published by The Company of Biologists.
Originally called Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology (ISSN 0022-0752) and established in 1953, the journal provided a periodical that would be primarily devoted to morphogenesis. In 1987, the journal was renamed Development. The journal's full archive from 1953 is available online. Development now publishes 24 issues annually and content over 6 months old is freely available.
This page explains commonly used terms in chess in alphabetical order. Some of these have their own pages, like fork and pin. For a list of unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; for a list of terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems; for a list of chess-related games, see Chess variants.
[adjective: prophylactic] Prophylactic techniques include the blockade, overprotection, and the mysterious rook move.
In everyday speech, a phrase may be any group of words, often carrying a special idiomatic meaning; in this sense it is roughly synonymous with expression. In linguistic analysis, a phrase is a group of words (or possibly a single word) that functions as a constituent in the syntax of a sentence—a single unit within a grammatical hierarchy. A phrase appears within a clause, although it is also possible for a phrase to be a clause or to contain a clause within it.
There is a difference between the common use of the term phrase and its technical use in linguistics. In common usage, a phrase is usually a group of words with some special idiomatic meaning or other significance, such as "all rights reserved", "economical with the truth", "kick the bucket", and the like. It may be a euphemism, a saying or proverb, a fixed expression, a figure of speech, etc.
In grammatical analysis, particularly in theories of syntax, a phrase is any group of words, or sometimes a single word, which plays a particular role within the grammatical structure of a sentence. It does not have to have any special meaning or significance, or even exist anywhere outside of the sentence being analyzed, but it must function there as a complete grammatical unit. For example, in the sentence Yesterday I saw an orange bird with a white neck, the words an orange bird with a white neck form what is called a noun phrase, or a determiner phrase in some theories, which functions as the object of the sentence.
Renaissance Learning Inc. (RLI) is an educational assessment and learning analytics company that makes cloud-based educational software for use in Kindergarten through 12th grade. In 2011, the company was purchased by Permira. Renaissance Learning acquired Skynet, an instructional e-reading platform in 2013. Google Capital made a $40 million investment in the company at a $1 billion valuation in 2014. In March 2014 it was reported that private equity firm Hellman & Friedman was acquiring Renaissance Learning for $1.1 billion in cash.
Accelerated Reader, the company's flagship product, was created in 1985 by Judith and Terrance "Terry" Paul, who founded the company in 1986 under the name "Advantage Learning Systems" (ALS). The company's name changed to "Renaissance Learning, Inc." (RLI) in 2001. At one time, the couple owned about 75% of RLI. In August 2011 the company was bought by the British company Permira. As of October 16, 2011, Renaissance Learning was no longer traded as a public company.
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Fourth Session of the Ghana-France Political Dialogue on 20th April, 2017
Celebrating 60 years of Ghana-France relations, the Ghana-France Political dialogue was held at the E.M. Debrah Meeting Room at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration.
Present at the dialogue were officials from the Ministry of Finance, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Ghana Armed Forces, Ghana Police Service, Ministry of Defense, Ghana Maritime Authority, Ministry of Interior, National Development Commission, Ministry of Environment, Science and technology and members of the press.
Mr. Edwin Adjei, Acting Chief Director of the Ministry expressed appreciation to France for its efforts in promoting peace, security and development through the sub-region. He recounted the successes of ninety registered French projects in Ghana in the various sectors such as Agriculture, Banking, Manufacturing and Air transport. He further indicated that trade volumes between the two countries amounted to approximately US$20 billion. Mr. Adjei also highlighted the increased cooperation between the two countries in areas such as Regional Security, Cyber Crime, Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea, Migration, Climate Change and Development Cooperation.
In response, the leader of the French Delegation, H.E. Monsieur Laurent Garnier, the Deputy Secretary General of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development, congratulated Ghana for demonstrating democratic maturity through the recent successful turnover of political power following the recent general elections. He further itemized various dimensions of relations between the two countries:
Regarding Security, he recounted strides achieved in, notably Marine security in the Gulf of Guinea and the fight against terrorism. He affirmed France's active support in Ghana's path to economic recovery as well as lauded the new Government's approach towards private sector development and initiatives to attract Foreign Direct Investment. Touching on Education, H.E. Mr. Garnier mentioned that France's support for the learning of the French language was vital for regional integration. He concluded his speech by expressing pride in supporting the solidarity and dynamic relations existing between the two countries which have been sustained for sixty years.


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Lawyer Lists Wrongs In Master's Case
FORT COLLINS - A plastic surgeon concluded that it would have been "almost impossible" to sexually mutilate Peggy Hettrick the way prosecutors asserted she was at Tim Masters' 1999 murder trial, but that information was never turned over to the defense.
At the same time, a forensic psychologist whose testimony was at the heart of the case against Masters helped write the arrest warrant for him and expressed hope, in a letter to prosecutors, that he would be convicted.
But those details also were kept from the defense when Masters was tried in Hettrick's killing.
Those revelations came Wednesday as attorneys for Masters continued a meticulous, time-consuming effort to show that police and prosecutors improperly hid information that defense lawyers could have used to win an acquittal.
Masters, serving a life sentence, has exhausted his appeals and is fighting for a new trial.
Nathan Chambers, who represented Masters at his 1999 trial, spent all day on the witness stand, and repeatedly asserted that his effort to win an acquittal was thwarted because prosecutors failed to turn over information they were ethically required to provide.
"This is just hugely exculpatory - hugely exculpatory," Chambers said of information from the plastic surgeon.
Chambers was questioned for hours by Masters' current attorney, David Wymore.
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Looking to blow away the competition? Whether you're a hardcore gamer, a noob or somewhere in between, this is sure to increase your number of kills.
1Choose Your Primary Weapon. Choose a primary weapon that fits your playing style. If you like having mobility go for an SMG (Sub Machine Gun); if you like camping try a Sniper Rifle; if you're looking to overpower your opponent pick an LMG (Light Machine Gun) or a Shotgun; if you want a balanced weapon equip an Assault Rifle.
2Pick Your Attachment(s). Pick an attachment that will benefit you in combat. The Grenade Launcher, as well as Masterkey, is like having an extra weapon. Scopes are great for getting long range target and overall increase your accuracy. There are plenty of scopes to choose from, so pick the one that you like best.
3Pick Your Secondary Weapon. It's a good idea to pick a secondary weapon that will compliment your primary weapon. For example if you are using a long range sniper rifle you might want to choose a short range pistol or the Ballistic Knife. Launchers are helpful in taking out those pesky spy planes and attack helicopters as well as blowing the opposing team to bits.
4Pick Your Lethal Grenade. All three of the lethal grenades have their pros and cons. Frag grenades can be bounced off of walls; Semtex grenades will stick to enemies and walls; the Tomahawk is an instant kill and can be picked up and thrown again after you use it.
5Pick Your Tactical Grenade. Depending on your preference you can equip a number of different tactical grenades. Willy Pete grenades will deal a small amount of damage to enemies and create a cloud of smoke; Nova Gas will create a small cloud of gas dealing damage to players in the cloud as well as hampering their vision and movement; Flash Bangs will create a bright flash of light blinding players within range; Concussion grenades will hamper the movement and blur the vision of players in range; Decoy grenades will stay on the field for a while and simulate gun fire and make it appear to enemies that there is a player on their mini-map.
6Choose Your Equipment. Camera Spikes and Motion Sensors both reveal the location of near-by enemies making them ideal for snipers. C4 can be detonated whenever you like. The claymore is also a good choice, it detonates when an opponent gets near it. The Tactical Insertion lets you choose where you spawn getting you back in the game quicker. The Jammer will disable enemy radar and equipment in its radius. All of these make welcome additions to any class.
7Choose Your Tier 1 Perk. Finding a perk that fits your playing style is important. The Ghost perk is great for snipers as it allows them to remain hidden from enemy radar. Lightweight will increase your movement speed which is helpful to those who like to stay mobile. Scavenger will allow you to replenish ammo and grenades from fallen soldiers and is good if you find yourself running low on ammunition frequently. Flak Jacket will reduce the damage taken by grenades and other explosives. Hardline is a fantastic addition to any class; it reduces the number of kills required for your killstreaks by 1.
8Choose Your Tier 2 Perk. The Scout perk is a must-have for snipers, it allows you to steady your aim for longer periods of time. Steady Aim is perfect for any dual-wield weapon and shotguns. Hardened allows you to shoot through walls. Warlord allows your primary weapon to hold two attachments(excluding Masterkey, Grenade Launcher, and Flamethrower). Sleight of Hand greatly reduces your reload speed and is another perk that goes well with any class.
9Choose Your Tier 3 Perk. Tactical Mask makes you immune to Nova Gas. Ninja makes you move silently (good for snipers). Marathon allows you to sprint longer (good to pair with Lightweight). Second Chance gives you the ability to pull out a pistol before you die and maybe even get revived by a teammate. Hacker makes it easy to see enemy equipment, keeping you safe from claymores and other explosives.
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Yummy, Easy, Festive, Fun!
Christmas Tree Brownies
Here is an easy recipe from Betty Crocker for Christmas Tree Brownies:
1. 1 box brownie mix (with chocolate syrup pouch)
2. Water, vegetable oil and eggs (specified on brownie box)
3. 2 or 3 drops green food color
4. 1 cup vanilla frosting (from 1-lb container)
5. Decorating Decors red and green candy sprinkles or miniature candy-
coated chocolate baking bits
6. Miniature candy canes (2 inch), unwrapped
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil so foil extends about 2
inches over short sides of pan. Grease bottom only of foil with cooking
spray or shortening.
2. Make and bake brownie mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan, using
water, oil and eggs. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Remove brownie from
pan by lifting foil; peel foil away. To cut brownie into triangles, cut
lengthwise into 3 rows. Cut each row into 7 triangles. Save
smaller pieces for snacking.
3. Stir food color into frosting. Spoon frosting into small resealable food-
storage plastic bag; partially seal bag. Cut off tiny bottom corner of bag.
Squeeze bag to pipe frosting over brownies. Sprinkle with decors.
4. Break off curved end of candy cane; insert straight piece into bottoms of
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Roman Seas ship and building models are designed to work well with all currently produced 5mm/6mm (1/300th) scale miniatures. Miniatures shown in the Roman Seas Photo Gallery are Heroics & Ros miniatures. All miniatures companies on this page are located in England (UK), but two have suupliers in the USA who either stock or can order direct from the UK based company.
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HISTELCON 2015, the 4th in its series (after HISTELCON 2008 in Paris, HISTELCON 2010 in Madrid, and HISTELCON 2012 in Pavia), is organized by IEEE Israel Section and IEEE Region 8 in co-operation with the IEEE History Committee and the IEEE History Center. This time, it is also being held together with the 42nd International Symposium of ICOHTEC, the International Committee for the History of Technology.
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Deweys Read-a-Thon is TODAY! It couldn't have been more perfect timing since I am nursing what I like to call "Plague of the Replicating Mucus . What a perfect excuse to sit inside and read. Plus, I just got back from a book conference so I have a whole bunch of books screaming "read me, read me, read me"! All around I think it is going to be a blast 🙂
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1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?Texas! Where yes we are supposed to be 82 degrees today–can you say we forgot fall?
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Judging a Book by It's Lover by Lauren Leto
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Pumpkin Spice Latte later as a treat 🙂
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! : I am reading for Literacy Texas so this is all about charity baby!
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what's one thing you'll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? I am sick this time so I am guessing I won't do as well as last time. This time my focus is just on trying to finish 3 books 🙂
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These are the kinds of burns that VNRC proposes to treat under our Medical Miracle Proposal!!
- BUT WE CAN'T HELP THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE OUR DOOR IS BLOCKED BY EXPENSIVE BUREAUCRACY! Please donate on the right sidebar to by the method of your choice!
While I offer condolences to the community for the painful disruptions that can and will occur, I am excited and confident that VNRC's Medical Miracle proposal will help to make some of it right while at the same time helping burn victims, especially military and veteran burn victims, across America.
Now that the Secretary has signed the EIS, it requires an Act of Congress to reverse. This has rarely (if ever) happened because of the precedent it would set. So . . . the die is cast. The staff member who called me, CB Alexander, anticipated being tied up at least for a week or more on dealing with public and community responses to the impending announcement. We are the only detailed alternative use in the Preferred Alternative, which gives us a huge advantage. This is even more so because the EIS process eliminated other proposals as not meeting requirements. When the VA saw this as a problem and did a secondary advertisement, there were no takers other than VNRC.
Even so, there will likely be actions we will need to take to secure our place. I feel confident that we can meet this challenge. For those that may not be familiar, we visualize a National Burn Center, based upon the proprietary Elanix Progenitor Cell technology. The burn center will do healing, but perhaps more importantly, will do training on the new stem cell technologies through Minnekahta College. This will be a springboard to extend the new technology to the VA, the military and other centers dealing with horrific burns. Application, research and training will also be conducted on secondary proprietary progenitor technology in cartilage, muscle, bone and other human cell groups that are needed for human reconstruction. Convalescent therapy will be researched and treated also, to include the PTSD that often accompanies burns as well as hydro therapy utilizing the famous mineral waters of Hot Springs. It will take at least three years to ramp up the College. Much time will also be spent scoping and creating the North America Elanix operations to Hot Springs. The actual operation of regenerative medicine FDA Clinical trials will also begin.
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SECRETARY MCDONALD's VISIT TO HOT SPRINGS VA HOSPITAL — VNRC RESPONSE
Wednesday Secretary Robert McDonald of the US Department of Veterans Affairs visited the Battle Mountain VA Hospital in Hot Springs South Dakota. The Secretary has only a few more days to make a determination as to what he will do with the closure and repurpose document (Environmental Impact Statement) that is now on his desk. The Secretary went on a facility tour, answered questions and was non-committal as to what his final decision will be. Big Unknown. If the Secretary decides to sign the document, VNRC stands ready to spring into action and work with the Hot Springs community as part of the preferred alternative. If he chooses to not sign the document, we will, at VA request, remain ready to work with the VA to create a national burn center using our amazing skin regeneration technologies.
PRESS RELEASE — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 28, 2016 12:01 AM
Bob Krause, President of the Veterans National Recovery Center (VNRC), is excited about the opportunity to make the Hot Springs VA Hospital something that it is not today – the leading edge for new medical technology. Krause says that if proprietary progenitor cell technology for skin regeneration (PPCTSR) is brought to Hot Springs, it will be the foundation for a new national burn and education center.
This is possible because the VNRC's "Medical Miracle" proposal is included in the "Preferred Alternative" of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the future of the Hot Springs VA Hospital as a possible repurposing option. The EIS is now awaiting signature from the Secretary of the VA.
Krause says the local Hot Springs community contacted his Iowa-based group on January 11th, 2012 to help develop alternatives to prevent closure the Hot Springs VA facility. "We worked together for quite some time. In the end I felt the local strategy of stonewalling the VA would fail. We parted ways, and I decided submit the Medical Miracle proposal to the EIS process separately.
"Though we disagreed, the VNRC's "Medical Miracle" proposal is intended to unite all for the cause of our veterans. Veterans are a very small group within the national population, and we cannot afford to remain divided. We will work with all groups willing to come to the table," states Krause.
Krause adds that VNRC's "Medical Miracle" proposes a national burn center and osteopathic college in the Hot Springs VA complex. "We hope to put Hot Springs ON THE MAP as the "Go To" place for regenerative medicine. But the good will of the people of Hot Springs and South Dakota will be necessary. The 'Medical Miracle' vision for America's veterans starts in West River."
Krause emphasizes the unmet needs of veterans burned in combat. "About 6% of America's combat casualties in the most recent wars are burn casualties. Of war wounds, burns are the ugliest. The pain is the most intense, and is widespread across the entire body. Healing time is measured in years. And the visual stigma, even after plastic surgery, has consequences for both family and employment."
"VNRC will create a national center for war burns. This involves total skin regeneration and also musculo-skeletal regeneration. Our PPCTSR so successful that it even saved an individual burned over 92% of his body — and he's now running marathons. Once the platform has been developed for veterans, we will expand it to other groups," said Krause.
In addition, Krause's VNRC proposes a college of osteopathic medicine be established to support the personnel needs of the new regenerative technologies that will be emphasized. "Our proposed President for Minnekahta College is Dr. Don Swift. He is one of the founders of Lewis and Clark Specialty Hospital in Yankton and has been an osteopathic surgeon for many years. Dr. Swift brings invaluable contacts and experience to the process and is excited about his potential new position," he said.
"The core technology is the proprietary progenitor cell technology for skin regeneration, invented by Brookings native Prof Lee Anne Laurent-Applegate. Access to other musculo-skeletal progenitor cells is available as well for full reconstruction of burn disfigurement. The CEO of our partner cell therapy company, Mr. Tomas Svoboda of Elanix Biotechnologies, is aligned and enthusiastic to participate
when approvals are granted and funding secured. Since we first proposed "Medical Miracle," Elanix has received funding for its European and Asian operations. This creates a very secure operating base to expand into South Dakota and the United States," states Krause.
"Other revolutionary bioactive opportunities are available for development, pending FDA approval for market. These can all be based in Hot Springs, South Dakota. All of this will provide a firm economic base for Minnekahta Osteopathic College," adds Krause.
"VNRC can bring this new healing gift to wounded warriors across America if South Dakota residents give NOW. To learn more about us, and to learn how to give, visit our web at www.vnrc.us and go to the tab labeled "Medical Miracle," concludes Krause.
This is HOT! HOT! HOT! Our Medical Miracle proposal is now in the "Preferred Alternative" in the Hot Springs VA study.
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Hi, I'm Bob Krause and I have a vision for a better and more caring America. We need to take care of our veterans that have been burned in combat. About 6% of America's combat casualties in the most recent wars are burn casualties. Of war wounds, burns are the ugliest. The pain is the most intense, and is widespread across the entire body. Healing time is measured in years. And the visual stigma, even after plastic surgery, has consequences for both family and employment.
I want to create a national center for war burns based upon a new skin regeneration technology that is so successful that it even saved an individual burned over 92% of his body — and he's now running marathons.
We can bring this new healing gift to wounded warriors across America if you give NOW. To learn more about us, and to learn how to give, visit our web at www.vnrc.us.
Then go to the tab shown as "Medical Miracle." There you will find detail on what we are doing, as well as a way to give to our worthy cause.
I'm Bob Krause, Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Veterans National Recovery Center. Thank you for helping us build this vision for our burned warriors. Go to our web site now, or call 515-291-1569 to make a donation directly.
On behalf of many suffering veterans, I thank you for your generosity.
March 23rd, 2017 is "Vets Black Arm Band Day for PTSD." Please show this video to your friends at work or at your club. Buy Black Arm Band Supplies now so that you are ready. Make a poster and put it up at work. PTSD is an invisible wound and America has already forgotten. It is your responsibility to remind them. #PTSD #MST #Vets #Veterans #TBI
CAN YOU WEAR A BLACK ARMBAND ON MARCH 23, 2017 TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR VETERANS AND TROOPS WITH PTSD?? On March 23rd of last year a PTSD afflicted vet was laid to rest on his birthday. Richard Miles was being medicated for PTSD but had an episode where the traumatic events of the Iraq War churned in his brain — an "episode." He left his job and family and froze to death in a city park. In Iowa, the number of psychiatric beds available to vets has fallen from 90 to 10 in the past 6 years. The same story can be told all around America. Pills and no counseling and no safe haven psych beds just don't work for many PTSD vets. Please speak up for them because America has forgotten them.
For Particulars call Bob Krause, President, VNRC at 515-657-0069, email email@example.com, mailing address 2257 Walton Lake Drive, Fairfield, Iowa 52556
The Veterans National Recovery Center (VNRC), an activist group of veterans has called upon all Iowans to memorialize Richard Miles on Wednesday, March 23, 2016.
Miles is the Iraq War combat veteran, froze to death this winter in Waterworks Park in Des Moines. He was born on March, 23, 1974 in Forest City, IA. He was laid to rest on March 23, 2015. While his death has been called a suicide, hypothermia can create false sensations of extreme heat that can cause people to disrobe as death approaches.
"Nothing has changed since Miles died," said Bob Krause, president of the group. "Six years ago there were ninety long term and short term psychiatric beds that were dedicated to veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and other war-induced mental conditions. Today there are only 10 beds in Iowa dedicated to veteran care, with no forward momentum to get more even though we estimate there are at least 5,000 PTSD sufferers in Iowa alone. Sadly, with the closures at Mt Pleasant and Clarinda, there are even fewer beds to compete for even without adequate specialized PTSD services."
"For this reason, on behalf of the Veterans National Recovery Center, I am calling on Iowans of every faith, race and sex to perform the simple act of wearing a black army band on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. If asked, please explain that more care is needed for veterans that have served our country," added Krause.
Krause then urged local veterans groups, communities and schools to hold classes and services to build awareness of the problems that returning veterans face.
In addition to memorial celebrations around the state, the VNRC will hold a service March 23 on the Iowa State Capitol grounds. Individuals will be encouraged to gather at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument south of the Capitol, and walk from there to the Vietnam Memorial Wall where a short service will be held. The walk from the Soldiers and Sailors Monument will begin at 12:30 and the service at the Vietnam Memorial will begin at 12:45.
The VNRC will send out more information as Black Arm Band for PTSD Day approaches.
For Immediate Release –Thursday, February 4th, 2016
For Particulars, Contact Bob Krause at 515-657-0069
The Veterans National Recovery Center (VNRC), an Iowa-based group for veterans with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) and MST (Military Sexual Trauma) today called on the Iowa General Assembly to kill Senate File 508. This bill allows greatly expands the sale and use of fireworks so that availability is year-around and not just at the 4th of July, according to VNRC president Bob Krause.
"The health and safety of vets afflicted with PTSD is at stake. The bill just passed out of committee to the floor yesterday, so we are very concerned" said Krause.
"There are about 5000 veterans in Iowa with PTSD acquired during the 9-11 wars alone. The 4th of July is a time of joy for nearly all Iowans. But for many PTSD vets, wartime flashbacks are triggered by explosions and flares. It makes the 4th a time when they stay inside with the blinds closed. As an example, the popular M-80 Firecracker sounds very much like a Russian built 122 mm weapon heard at a distance. US soldiers faced this weapon extensively in Vietnam and it is the topic of flashbacks. If the door is opened to these and other fireworks year around, times for PTSD flashback concern will be greatly expanded," stated Krause.
"Currently most firework activity is around the 4th of July, but now PTSD veterans will be in a heightened state of paranoia year around. This bill takes most local authority over shooting and display of fireworks and gives it to the state fire marshal. In addition, the vastly expanded sale and use of fireworks in Iowa creates more difficulties for veterans with PTSD. And, fireworks displays can only be cancelled for 'public safety' purposes such as drought conditions," stated Krause.
"The VNRC is opposed to this legislation. It kicks the vet who fought for you. On behalf of VNRC, I ask that citizens contact their state legislator and ask for a NO vote on SF 508," concluded Krause.
VNRC focuses on the health of returning veterans, especially mental health. It is currently promoting March 23rd as Veterans Black Arm Band Day for PTSD, TBI and MST. Informatrion on the VNRC is available at www.vnrc.us.vity is centered around the 4th they need to stay inside
VNRC has just received the first in what we see of many nods in a path to approval of a military burn casualty center at Hot Springs. We were recognized in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as a proposal that should be reviewed as part of the "Preferred Alternative" put forth in the 780 page study. This is the "Medical Miracle" proposal that was submitted to the US Department of Veterans Affairs last year.
Central to our proposal for military burn casualties is a new technology developed in Switzerland that uses a kind of stem cell called a "progenitor cell" to rapidly grow new skin on burn victims without grafting. The new skin is actually grown in vats for instant application.
We need this technology for the 6% of combat casualties that involve burns, but money is required to start this process. Please watch this video to find out more!!
Black armbands are historic signs of silent protest in Iowa dating back to the Vietnam War. In fact, a 1968 landmark Supreme Court case originating in Iowa, concerning the wearing of black armbands in protest, has become a reference point in the fight for First Amendment freedoms.
Today, the Veterans National Recovery Center (VNRC), an Iowa-based 501 (c)(3) charity, asks that veterans and those that care about veterans carry on this historic tradition by wearing black arm bands on Thursday, May 21. This is in silent protest of Iowa's refusal to restore 20 active psychiatric beds for PTSD and MST veterans in Iowa, and to prevent a future erosion of psychiatric resources for veterans and others.
On Thursday, May 21 at 11:00 AM Governor Branstad will sign a proclamation designating May as
Mental Health Month. The public event will be Iowa State Capitol Rotunda in Des Moines. Even if veterans are unable to attend this ceremony, the VNRC asks that they wear black armbands tomorrow, so that when people ask why, they can tell of the need for more and better psychiatric services for the 5,000 veterans from the Post 9/11 wars that have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Military Sexual Trauma, or Traumatic Brain Injury.
"The closure of 20 dedicated psychiatric beds at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown and the pending closures at Mount Pleasant and Clarinda will impact veterans and others, simply because there are only 10 dedicated psychiatric beds in Iowa for the over 5,000 9/11 veterans in Iowa that have
PTSD. We need policy makers to listen and we need to stop the pending closures and restore the beds at Marshalltown." stated Krause.
"It is now time for us to speak with the quiet presence of our black armbands," concluded Krause.
Ken Briggs, VNRC Activist and Vice Chair of Iowa Mental Health Planning Commission, talks about misinformation by Gov Branstad on service cuts for PTSD vets at Veterans home:
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Downtown Green Bay. Sunrise over the Fox River, featuring a paper mill and a couple of tall ships at rest. Gallery, five pictures.
I rarely shoot where I have to "follow the light," but on this outing, I had a fine hands-on experience with just how rapidly the quality of light changes leading up to sunrise.


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We have experimentally investigated the stopping power of low-energy heavy ions in a high temperature, highly ionized plasma target. The projectile ions were delivered from a 1.7 MV tandem electrostatic accelerator. The target plasma was produced by irradiating a small LiH pellet with a Q-switched Nd glass laser. A time-of-flight system was developed for the time-resolved energy loss measurement. We found that the measured stopping power of 225 keV/u ^<16>O and 180 keV/u ^<28>Si in the plasma were larger than these in the cold neutral target by a factor of 3-4. In order to determine the effective charge of the projectile ions we measured the charge state distribution of the ^<16>O projectiles after the passage through the plasma. For this experiment we developed a broad range magnetic spectrograph with high transmission efficiency. The intensity of the charge states 4+, 5+ and 6+ were measured simultaneously by using three plastic scintillation detectors. For the plasma target, compared with the cold equivalent, the measured distribution curve shifted remarkably toward higher charge states. The most probable charge state for the cold matter is 4+, while that for the plasma target is 5+ - 6+. This experimental result shows that a low atomic number, highly ionized plasma can yield higher charge states than cold matter of the same density. This effect is principally attributable to the reduction in the number of available electron capture channels. As a result we conclude that, especially for low-velocity heavy ions, the increase in the effective charge is responsible for the large enhancement of the stopping power in the plasma target.
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This time we are serious, as things have changed since last summer. We sense increasing social awareness on chronic overuse of plastics, and this is a welcome step in the right direction.
New regulations with teeth have arrived at shops. Starting from April 1, single-use plastic bags have been banned at supermarkets and malls. This follows an earlier ban (August 2018) of single-use plastic cups in coffee shops and cafes. Further anti-plastic measures are waiting in queue.
Civic engagement is also noticeable. For instance, the "Plastic Free Challenge" has spread through social media among like-minded people. The menace of plastics has also become a staple topic on recent TV documentary programs -- a very good development, indeed.
Furthermore, the Seoul Metropolitan Government is spearheading campaigns to curb plastic use. It is disseminating informative data from various sources.
For example, the top five disposable plastic items used by Seoul residents in their daily lives are plastic cups, plastic straws, plastic bags, plastic packaging for delivery services, and plastic laundry covers.
According to data, each year we use 25.7 billion cups, 10 billion straws and 21.1 billion plastic bags. Each person consumed 132.7 kilograms of plastics in 2016, compared with 93.8 kilograms in the United States and 65.8 kilograms in Japan.
These numbers warn us that unless we drastically reduce the use of plastics, we will see more "plastic mountains" nationwide.
The repatriation of plastics from the Philippines in February and last year's import restrictions from China highlight that the only option available for us now is the domestic reduction of plastics.
As such, it is critical to maintain the momentum and ramp up efforts. Effective enforcement of the new regulations is an utmost priority.
The top three of the five most frequently used disposable plastic items are now to be regulated. The next item in line is plastic packaging for delivery food. Tackling this seems more complicated.
Food delivery has become an inseparable part of life in Seoul. Food comes in plastic boxes with plastic spoons and forks, all neatly placed in double or triple layers of plastic bags. Hot Korean soups and stews are shrink-wrapped multiple times. A small plastic item to cut through the wrapping is also included. A single order leaves a table full of plastics.
In addition, a new popular business model for delivery services accepts orders via apps late at night, and delivers food and groceries early the next morning. Here again, a boxful of plastic packaging comes with each delivery.
The question is how do we handle these delivery plastics? The use of plastic items and packaging may be inevitable in delivery services, but there is still room for reduction. For instance, overpackaging, overwrapping and overgenerosity with plastic utensils can be addressed.
At the end of the day, campaigns alone will not solve the problem. Statutes and regulations are important, but they have limitations. Assuming plastics are essential components of modern life, a more sustainable solution would be the development of eco-friendly, biodegradable plastics. This can only be done with long-term plans and funding. This is also where civic campaigns could turn into future social strategies. In fact, some countries are going in this direction.
For instance, the EU has provided 100 million euros ($112.9 million) for 2018-2020 for research into plastics-related projects as part of its EU-wide Horizon 2020 scheme. The aim is to develop plastics that are "reusable and recyclable in a cost effective manner." A very tempting and timely topic. We'll have to see the outcome of the research. After campaigns and pleas, this should be our next step as well.
Lee Jae-min
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Are these not the cutest pants EVER! These are the new Jack + Jill Pants from EM Patterns. Really love them. Sewed them up for my little man a while ago. We had a nice warm day so we went for a walk.
He brought his wagon along. And I have to say, no issues with all the moving and shaking he was doing. It has some great pockets to put "treasures" in. And you have loads of options for those little pockets! You can add ruffles or pleats. Tons you can do with them.
Lots of coverage at the waist, which I love. No butt cracks around here!
He played hard in these pants all afternoon with no issues.
Even a bit of soccer!!
If you are wondering, "hmm...where have I seen that top before?" Well you saw it in THIS post.
Don't wait! Go grab your copy of the Jack + Jill Pants!


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How to maximize small space homes has been an idea we've expressed here at the Paloma Terrace website since it launched in 2015. The following information based on a New York Times article supports our expression, and we encourage you to read their full feature. It offers many useful tips.
The key to understand how to maximize small space homes is, "Every inch counts." From under the bed to unclaimed wall space over your head. While moving can be stressful, living in a small space home need not be. And it certainly helps to be smart about how you approach it.
Julia Montanez, an interior designer who lives in a 450-square-foot Manhattan apartment said, "You have to stop being a hoarder. The secret to small-space living is trying to avoid owning too much stuff; that's a good practice for life. You don't have to be a minimalist, but you have to get really creative where you store your things and maybe think twice about buying something new."


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DH is vulnerable to a man-in-middle attack due to no server authentication; and RSA does not have forward secrecy.
People suggest used Ephemeral DH but what are the differences between Ephemeral DH and ordinary DH? Why it is more suitable? How about using the secure remote password protocol for key exchange?
In summary, which of these is better, and why:
TLS_EDH or TLS_SRP


text: There are days when I look at my news feed, and it seems like a social fabric of fun - a video of the first steps of my friends' baby! My nephew's prom date! On other days, it feels like a NASCAR vehicle, plastered with news stories, promoted posts, lame Live videos, and random content.


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To be a serious bass fishermen today, you might need to mortgage the house and hold off on paying for your kid's college tuition for a few years. Some bass boats cost more than the first house I bought brand new. With reels with computer chips and rods made of the latest space-age materials, fishing line the diameter of a spider web but strong enough to pull a mule out of a bog, and don't get me started on lures.
Back in the day, you could buy a couple of Hawaiian Wigglers, a River Runt, Lucky 13 and Dalton Special along with a Pflueger Akron reel, steel Tru-Temper rod and spool of black braided line all for under $20 total. One of my favorite displays hanging on the wall in my office today reminds me of my early days fishing for bass. My old Akron reel, steel rod and Dalton Special tied to black braid send me back in memory to simpler times.
Today, one lure can cost more than that twenty-spot. Okay, so I'm showing my age a bit and starting to sound like some of those old codgers who start most discussions with…."Back in my day…..".
Bass fishing is a fun and enjoyable sport and with the number of lakes and streams in our area, the playground for catching bass is large and varied and you can actually enjoy the sport without having to mortgage the farm.
I do much of my bass fishing on a farm pond, thanks to generous property owners who allow me access. They even let me keep my old paddle boat on the bank so when the urge strikes, all I have to do is grab a rod, tackle box and paddle and I'm in business.
The lures I fish with are simple. The skirt eventually disintegrated on my old Hawaiian Wiggler and decades ago, a jackfish stole my last River Runt. I have since upgraded to fishing with a simple six-inch plastic straight-tail worm and a single hook.
My brother shared with me how he had been catching a bunch of bass using nothing but a hook and worm he fished "wacky" style. I tried it and seldom tie on another lure because the wacky worm is just flat-out fun to fish.
Here's what you do; tie on a worm hook, insert the point in and out of the worm at the mid-point so half the worm extends from each side of the hook. Fish it with a soft twitching motion and something about the lure's tendency to open and close on retrieve like a two-ribbed umbrella triggers strikes.
I read an article recently about another super-simple way to catch bass, a method I've heard about for years but never utilized. This method goes by a couple of names – Doodle Soc or Jigger Poling.
With this technique, you don't even have to own a casting rod. All you need is a long sturdy pole, about two feet of heavy-duty fishing line hanging from the end of the pole and a big topwater lure with propellers on each end.
On most lakes and streams, there are areas you can't put a lure no matter how accurate a caster you are. Big trees surrounded by low-hanging limbs, brush or aquatic vegetation have BASS written all over them but you can't get a lure back under all the low-hanging stuff. With a jigger pole, you can.
Ease your boat up quietly and just close enough to reach the target area back in the brush, poke the end of the pole with the lure attached back under there and begin making figure-eights with the noisy sputtering lure. It's an offering a bass simply can't resist and the strike will be explosive. The writer who authored the article I read and who has caught bass up to 9 pounds doodle-socking, cautioned to be sure your heart is strong before trying this.
So see? You don't have to be wealthy to have fun bass fishing. Doodle soc or get wacky; the choice is yours.


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Serena Williams channeled her inner superwoman after her phone was taken while out on a date.
She was having dinner with her new boyfriend, Reddit founder Alexis Ohanion, when she realised her phone had been taken, and took action.
The tennis star got up and decided to chase the guy who had lifted her phone from the table.
Williams tracked the man down, and gave him the benefit of the doubt, asking if he had taken the wrong phone.
The man wisely agreed, and said it was an honest mistake, at which point the World Number One took her phone back and went back to the restaurant to carry on with her meal.
She then said:
Superhero? Maybe? Or HELL YEA!! I've got the speed the jumps, the power, the body, the seduction, the sex appeal, the strength, the leadership and yet the calm to weather the storm.
Always listen to your superhero inner voice. Always keep your things close! Fight for what's right. Stand for what you believe in! Be a superhero!
When I got back into the restaurant I received a standing ovation. I was proud. I just showed every man in there I can stand up to bully's and other men. It was a win for the ladies!
Just because you are a lady don't be afraid to step up to any challenge and not be a victim but a hero!
So it turns out that not only is Williams a badass on court, she's pretty major off it too.


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Welcome to the world, little ones!
Welcome little babies!
Yesterday night, we entered the hospital. Nervous, heavy, and... Well, would we ever be ready? As ready as we could.
A couple of hours later, Alan and Elena Wolf Daichman became individuals on their own right. As is often the case in the case of twins, they were brought to this world after a relatively short preparation (34 weeks, that's about 7.5 months). At 1.820 and 1.980Kg, they are considerably smaller than either of the parents... But we will be working on that!
Regina is recovering from the operation, the babies are under observation. As far as we were told, they seem to be quite healthy, with just minor issues to work on during neonatal care. We are waiting for our doctors to come today and allow us to spend time with them.
And as for us... It's a shocking change to finally see the so long expected babies. We are very very very happy... And the new reality is hard to grasp, to even begin understanding :)
PS- Many people have told me that my blog often errors out under load. I expect it to happen today :) So, if you cannot do it here, there are many other ways to contact us. Use them! :)
En hora buena, felicidades y mucha salud para toda la familia :)
Felicidades Gunnar, un beso y
Felicidades Gunnar, un beso y un abrazo.
Many congratulations Regina and Gunnar!
And thank you for sharing your wonderful news!
Congratulations from an Austrian reader!
Congrats dude!
Congrats dude!
Congratulations!!! I can't see the beard. Why are they beardless????? ;)
Muchas felicidades a los cuatro, empezar a ser padre es una experiencia única, disfrútenla al doble. Un abrazo para todos
I think the subject says it all, you don't know me but I read your stuff on planet d.o
Congratulations once again :)


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So what does using an Orton Gillingham approach mean?
- It's Structured, Sequential and Cumulative. Students begin with learning sounds, then syllables, words, and sentences. Previously learned material builds on the new material.
- It's Language-Based. Language is taught and studied to provide deeper understanding
- It's Multi-Sensory. Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic (even tactile) learning modalities are happening simultaneously with spelling and learning.
- It's Cognitive. Instructors teach the history and the reason why language is the way it is.
- It's Flexible. OG teaching is dynamic. It is diagnostic and prescriptive. The teacher is always looking at the student's progress to adjust to their learning needs.
Simple and Practical Multisensory Learning ExperiencesNew learning is cemented in the brain when we use a visual, auditory and kinesthetic approach simultaneously. Think of all three as what's called the language triangle.
-highlights it in color
-skywrites it
-writes it and then retraces it several times with different colored white board markers
-finger spells it, or
-writes it on paper.
Classroom StrategiesDuring a Word Study block, you may consider having the following supplies, activities or centers ready:
-Sand trays or sand paper letters to practice touching, feeling and tracing new letter sounds (phonograms) or words, especially when you introduce them for the first time.
-Baskets of crayons, colored pencils, or highlighters for students to circle, underline or highlight their words as they read them out loud to someone. Rainbow writing is good fine motor practice, and spelling practice.
-Magnetic letters and white boards to practice touching and spelling words or sight words. I like the foam magnetic ones for Really Good Stuff catalogs. They sell a nice alphabetized container to hold them too.
-Use word sorts (both open and closed) to introduce or practice new words and their patterns. Sorting and categorizing is powerful brain-based learning.
-Post a word wall for your certain spelling words with a previously taught pattern, or sight words that is a living, breathing tool, not just hanging there on the wall for a nice display! Add to it, review it, and play games with it. One of my old favorites is Mind Reader.
-Teach the rules of syllabication and syllable division. Do they know what a syllable is? It's a word or word part with one talking vowel and can be said in one breath. Teaching the 6 syllable types is helpful. C.L.O.V.E.R. is the in acronym in O.G. we use to show the order in which the 6 types are taught.
During Your Literacy BlockKeeping a listening center up and running, even in the upper grades! This is a critical tool for struggling readers, particularly for the dyslexic reader, that I've seen used too infrequently. Make sure students have a copy of the text to follow along, a highlighted place marker, and perhaps a short activity sheet to complete as a follow up. Kids love a trip to the listening center. You can even set one up at a computer with two headphones and a cord splitter.
Every idea and activity I listed here provides powerful kid-watching! You'll be able to collect some wonderful informal assessment information with just some index cards taped on a clipboard while observing your students.
If you have questions about any of these strategies, you can leave your comment below or visit me on my blog sometime.
Enjoy the freebies, and thank you, Carla, for inviting me on your blog!


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In May 2010, a seven year girl named Kylie found a fossil near the visitor center at Badlands National Park. She did the right thing. She reported her find to rangers. It turned out to be an exceptionally rare and well-preserved saber tooth cat fossil. A survey of the area led to the discovery of additional fossil material. The area is now known as the Saber Site.
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