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SANTA PAULA, CA - On March 7, 2009, Thomas Aquinas College's new chapel was dedicated to Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity at an 11:00 a.m. Mass offered by the Archbishop of Los Angeles, Cardinal Roger Mahony.
Joining Cardinal Mahony in the chapel's sanctuary was auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Bishop Thomas Curry. Also on the altar was Bishop Salvatore Cordileone, the auxiliary bishop of San Diego, Abbot Eugene Hayes, O.Pream., of St. Michael's Abbey in Orange County, and Abbot Nicholas of Holy Resurrection Monastery in Newberry Park. In addition, 14 of Thomas Aquinas College's alumni priests took part in the Dedication Mass, along with over 30 visiting priests from Southern California and beyond.
Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel is the 12th of 15 buildings to be completed on the campus of Thomas Aquinas College. At a cost of $23 million, it is 15,000-square feet in area and is the most prominently situated and most elaborate of the structures on the campus. Designed by Duncan Stroik, a professor of architecture at the University of Notre Dame and a principal of Duncan G. Stroik Architecture, a firm that specializes in ecclesiastical design, the Chapel is cruciform in shape and features a 135-foot bell tower.
Although the basis of its design is in the Spanish Mission style of Southern California, Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel also incorporates elements from the Catholic Church's long tradition of sacred architecture, such as a dome that rises 89 feet over the sanctuary, floors and columns of Italian marble, and an ornate limestone facade.
In 2003, before construction began, Pope John Paul II blessed the plans for Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel, and just this past fall, the cornerstone of the new building was brought to Rome to receive the blessing of Pope Benedict XVI.
Prior to the entering the Chapel at the Dedication Mass, President Thomas E. Dillon greeted the faculty, students, benefactors and guests gathered on the Chapel plaza for the historic event saying, "Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel will speak to all who come here, down through the generations, that Christ and His Church are at the center of all we do, and that we intend to give our very best to God."
Recalling the project's start eight years before, Richard A. Grant, the executive director of the Dan Murphy Foundation of Los Angeles that made a magnificent lead gift of $10 million for the chapel, then said, "We stand here now before the reality of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel, uplifted by prayers that have been answered, and humbled by the realization that many hands and minds went to work to create this beautiful house of God."
Design architect Duncan Stroik also spoke a few words, sharing his hope that "this chapel of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity will be a light on a stand that is placed here on this 'city on a hill' that we know as Thomas Aquinas College."
During the Dedication Mass, Cardinal Mahony, sprinkled the congregation and the walls of the new chapel with holy water and anointed the altar with chrism. In his sermon he commented that "This sacred space…will provide an opportunity to listen to God's Living Word inspired from the ambo…and enable all of those who comer here to meet in person, in the Eucharist, Jesus Christ, Son of God, Word of God….For we have present on the altar the real Word of God - Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity."
The new chapel has permanent seating for 350 in its nave and transepts, and its generous side aisles can accommodate another 300 in temporary seating. The chapel's soaring vaulted ceiling, while helping to lift the hearts and minds of the congregation to God, also provides outstanding acoustics for the college's student choir and chant schola, which provided the music at the Dedication Mass with selections from composers such as Hassler, Mozart, Dubois, and Palestrina.
College chaplain Rev. Cornelius Buckley, S.J., had the privilege of officially opening the Chapel doors before the Dedication Mass. He commented, "The name that has been chosen for our new chapel is fitting, since the entire academic program at Thomas Aquinas College culminates in the study of St. Thomas Aquinas' treatise on the Trinity." Fr. Buckley added, "And Mary is our model par excellence in her relationship to the Holy Trinity - the perfect daughter of the Father, the most admirable mother of the Son, and the dearest spouse of the Holy Spirit."
Though unable to attend the event himself, the prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski sent his good wishes by letter to President Dillon and the college community. "Dedicating the Chapel to Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity," he said, "reflects not only the high aspirations of your academic programme, in which you strive as best you can to understand God, but also the Catholic life of each one of you which is itself ordered to God."
The new chapel is now the site of the College's four daily Masses, daily Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and the many other devotions initiated and attended by a large majority of its 350 students, who hail from across the country and abroad.


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This guideline covers identifying and managing depression in children and young people aged 5 to 18 years. Based on the stepped-care model, it aims to improve recognition and assessment and promote effective treatments for mild and moderate to severe depression.
This guideline covers recognising, assessing and treating mental health problems in women who are planning to have a baby, are pregnant, or have had a baby or been pregnant in the past year. It covers depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, drug- and alcohol-use disorders and severe mental illness (such as psychosis, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia). It promotes early detection and good management of mental health problems to improve women's quality of life during pregnancy and in the year after giving birth.
This guideline covers recognising, assessing and treating bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic depression) in children, young people and adults. The recommendations apply to bipolar I, bipolar II, mixed affective and rapid cycling disorders. It aims to improve access to treatment and quality of life in people with bipolar disorder.
This guideline covers the signs of possible child maltreatment in children and young people aged under 18 years. It aims to raise awareness and help health professionals who are not child protection specialists to identify the features of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, neglect and fabricated or induced illness.
This guideline covers assessment, treatment, monitoring and inpatient care for children, young people and adults with eating disorders. It aims to improve the care people receive by detailing the most effective treatments for anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa.
This guideline covers recognising and managing antisocial behaviour and conduct disorders in children and young people aged under 19. It aims to improve care by identifying children and young people who are at risk and when interventions can prevent conduct disorders from developing. The guideline also makes recommendations on communication, to help professionals build relationships with children and young people and involve them in their own care.
This guideline covers recognising and managing psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people. It aims to improve early recognition of psychosis and schizophrenia so that children and young people can be offered the treatment and care they need to live with the condition.
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing suspected or confirmed autism spectrum disorder (autism, Asperger's syndrome and atypical autism) in people aged 18 and over. It aims to improve access and engagement with interventions and services, and the experience of care, for people with autism.
This guideline covers how organisations, professionals and carers can work together to deliver high quality care, stable placements and nurturing relationships for looked-after children and young people. It aims to help these children and young people reach their full potential and enjoy the same opportunities in life as their peers.
This guideline covers reducing the health risks (including preventable deaths) associated with living in a cold home. It aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people vulnerable to the cold. Improving the temperature in homes, by improving energy efficiency, may also help reduce unnecessary fuel consumption.
This guideline covers preventing children, young people and adults becoming overweight or obese. It outlines how the NHS, local authorities, early years' settings, schools and workplaces can increase physical activity levels and make dietary improvements among their target populations.
This guideline covers the routine postnatal care women and their babies should receive for 6–8 weeks after the birth. It includes advice given on breastfeeding, and the management of common and serious health problems in women and their babies after the birth.
This guideline covers recognising and managing psychosis and schizophrenia in adults. It aims to improve care through early recognition and treatment, and by focusing on long-term recovery. It also recommends checking for coexisting health problems and providing support for family members and carers.
This guideline covers planning and delivering multi-agency services for domestic violence and abuse. It aims to help identify, prevent and reduce domestic violence and abuse among women and men in heterosexual or same-sex relationships, and among young people.
This guideline covers helping people to stop smoking in acute, maternity and mental health services. It promotes smokefree policies and services and recommends effective ways to help people stop smoking or to abstain from smoking while using or working in secondary care settings.
This guideline covers lifestyle weight management services for children and young people aged under 18 who are overweight or obese. It advises how to deliver effective weight management programmes that support children and young people to change their lifestyle and manage their weight.
This guideline covers children and young people with autism spectrum disorder (across the full range of intellectual ability) from birth until their 19th birthday. It covers the different ways that health and social care professionals can provide support, treatment and help for children and young people with autism, and their families and carers, from the early years through to their transition into young adult life.
This guideline covers providing brief advice on physical activity to adults in primary care. It aims to improve health and wellbeing by raising awareness of the importance of physical activity and encouraging people to increase or maintain their activity level.
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This guideline covers one-to-one interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and under-18 conceptions. The aim is to reduce the transmission of chlamydia and other STIs, including HIV, and reduce the rate of pregnancies among women aged under 18.
This guideline covers recognising, assessing, diagnosing and treating obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder in adults, young people and children (aged 8 years and older). It aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder. It includes recommendations on how families and carers may be able to support people with either of these conditions, and how they can get support for themselves.
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Monster Energy and Activision Team Up For Call of Duty®: Ghosts Global Promotion
(PRWEB) August 20, 2013
Monster Energy fans and gamers get ready for the ultimate global retail promotion launching this August at Gamescom in Germany, the worldâs largest trade fair and event highlight for interactive games and entertainment, where the Monster Energy and Call of Duty®: Ghosts global promotion will make its official debut.
Monster Energy is offering a global promotion beginning in September in various regions to include North America - U.S. and Canada, Europe, South Africa and Japan. Select specially-marked Monster Energy packs featuring the yearâs highly-anticipated title, Call of Duty: Ghosts, will allow gamers to unlock a âDigital Care Packageâ containing exclusive in-game digital content. The promotional elements vary by region and include limited edition Call of Duty: Ghosts Monster Energy collector cans and multi-packs as well as regional sweepstakes. Gamers can unlock several different âDigital Care Packageâ items by visiting monsterenergy.com/cod and entering their code.
Call of Duty: Ghosts is not only a stunning leap forward for the blockbuster franchise, but also showcases whatâs possible on next gen systems, featuring a new story, new characters and a new Call of Duty® world, all powered by a next-generation engine.
âFrom its massive appeal to its legions of fans around the world, thereâs no other entertainment property quite like Call of Duty,â said Geoff Bremmer, vice president of marketing Monster Energy. âWe are excited to partner with Activision for the launch of Call of Duty: Ghosts. This promotion brings together our two iconic brands for a world-class global promotion, which weâre confident will be a huge success.â
In addition to the limited edition collector cans and Digital Care Packages, Monster Energy will be hosting region-specific sweepstakes featuring a chance to win prizes such as a next-gen gaming package including a 4k ultra HD TV, console, sound system and more, as well as trips for two to Call of Duty: Ghosts developer Infinity Ward in Los Angeles, stocked Monster coolers, Call of Duty: Ghosts Prestige, Hardened or Standard editions, and Call of Duty: Ghosts downloadable content.
Call of Duty: Ghosts will release on Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, PC and Wiiâ¢U on November 5. Call of Duty: Ghosts will also release on the Xbox One⢠and PlayStation® 4 at a date to be named. For the latest intel, check out: http://www.callofduty.com/ghosts, http://www.facebook.com/CODGhosts, or follow on Twitter @InfinityWard. Call of Duty: Ghosts is rated M for Mature (Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Strong Language) by the ESRB.
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topVOX Limited based in Surrey is the UK business within the global Ehrhardt + Partner Group (EPG) which has grown from a niche Voice Solutions Provider to a Total Solutions Provider for all of your Logistics Hardware, Software and Support needs.
topVOX is still 'The Choice for Voice' with the world's most technically advanced industrial Voice solution, Lydia®. However, we also supply and maintain a range of hardware from all leading manufacturers including our own Voxter® Voice Wearables as well as provide world leading WMS's and TMS solutions through EPG and Partner companies.
WLN – As a top Order Picking supplier, what have conditions been like in the past year for your business?
For topVOX as a supplier of a voice logistics solution the conditions have been excellent. We still see a strong demand for our out of the box solution Lydia® Plug&Play suited for small and medium sized companies. We have also received a lot of enquiries from companies looking to switch form their old voice-directed solution to our Lydia® Voice Solution.
WLN – How have recent international developments affected you and how have you responded?
So far we haven't experienced any significant effect of recent international developments on our business. As we are focused on the logistics market known for its continual demand for processes to be optimized, we are confident that our business won't be negatively influenced by these developments.
WLN – What are your flagship products and services?
Our flagship product is still the Lydia® Voice Suite, technologically the most advanced Voice Solution for voice-directed and ergonomic work processes in logistics. Lydia® Voice meets the requirements of medium and big sized companies. With the Lydia® Connector we offer standard-related interfaces to nearly every established WMS and ERP system like SAP.
In 2016 we saw a great demand for our Lydia® VoiceWear®. The new wearable system that replaces the headset and enables order pickers to have their hands always free whilst working. This helps to ensure improved working ergonomics for employees.
As a new product we launched our PickManager, an interface between voice clients and the warehouse management or enterprise resource planning system. The PickManager manages the picking and customer orders. Its standardised and modular structure means that adapting it to the customer's individual requirements is simple.
However, we also supply and maintain a range of hardware from all leading manufacturers including our own Voxter® Voice Wearables as well as provide world leading WMS's and TMS solutions through EPG and Partner companies.
WLN –What makes you the 'go to' supplier in your category?
We offer our customers the best "Choice for Voice" as Lydia® Voice is the most reliable and most flexible voice solution on the market. Lydia® can operate on Android, iOS and Windows devices.
That said we have extended our range of Products and Services with a full range of hardware and including Printers and Scanners with full Maintenance and Support. As well as our TMS & WMS offerings which can be easily integrated existing IT environments.
As such, customers can now get everything from a single supplier.
WLN – How do you help customers improve their business performance?
Currently fast and error-free handling of all intralogistics processes are key requirements for an efficient supply chain. For this purpose, topVOX provides an innovative and flexible solution based on a voice directed workflow. With our voice solution we help our customers to increase productivity, reduce errors and improve safety where Voice is appropriate. However we also provide Scanning and other solutions such as Voice & Vision or Pick to Light for example where they are more appropriate.
To our customers we offer a detailed analysis of their logistics processes and where necessary we extend our standard solution with individual functionalities to meet the customer's requirements. These new developed extensions will then be included in our standard products to enhance their functionalities.
WLN – How have you changed your offering to customers in the last 12 months and why? Have you added anything new?
Our product offering has changed massively in 2016. As we said before we are now a Total Solutions Provider and we launched this concept at IMHX this year. So not only have we extended our Lydia® Voice suite with VoiceWear® and Voice and Vision, we have also added a full range of Hardware Products and Services as well as a new range of warehouse and transport management solutions with full hosting and cloud based offerings as well.
On top of these we also offer a full Logistics Consultancy Service with our inhouse team of consultants who specialise purely in this area.
WLN – Have you made any enhancements to your customer service?
We made the important step to become a total solution provider in logistics, because our customers were looking for a single source provider of all products and services related to their projects. As a full solution provider for Logistics IT services our aim is to provide customers with Logistics IT services by being able to supply, support and maintain all of their Logistics IT projects and operations from initial concept design through to complete ongoing Warehouse and Logistics operations through a single source.
WLN – Which markets are your customers in? Which ones are growing fastest?
The majority of our customers are in the retail and logistics sectors. However we are also seeing strong demand for our solutions from the automotive industry and have received several enquiries from the aviation industry.
WLN – What's been your most memorable recent project?
There are a few to choose from. However one that we are all really excited about, as this is in a completely new area for us, is with an international parcel carrier service.
Rather than picking or checking we are providing some really cutting edge voice solutions in parcel sortation.
We have been working on various concepts and designs in partnership with the client and have now developed and deployed bespoke solutions which have delivered immediately visible benefits to the client which are being rolled out early next year and we are already working on some new concepts with them in other areas which are completely new again.
It's great working with our clients as they all have unique challenges in their own way and with this particular client they have such vision and focus that these 'blue sky' ideas rapidly become reality.
WLN –What were your other major achievements in the last 12 months?
In 2016 topVOX Limited has grown from a niche Voice Solutions Provider to a Total Solutions Provider for all of our customers' Logistics Hardware, Software and Support needs.
We also received the German Handling Award for our Lydia® Smart Watch Solution.
WLN – Are you branching into any new areas, targeting new customers and taking on more people?
We did expand our product range. From 2016 on we offer the warehouse management system LFS, developed by Ehrhardt + Partner Group (EPG) and is deployed in over 1,000 warehouses around the world.
We have also added 'Logistics planning and consulting' as a part of our business offering.
This is a completely new offering for us and is treated as a completely separate part of the business in that they offer consulting expertise in hardware and software selection, warehouse equipment, material flow optimisation and process management as well as warehouse design and restructuring. Our UK business will see huge growth in 2017 and we will be expanding our team significantly to meet this demand.
WLN – How important is staff development and training to your growth?
An important basis for the continued and growing success of topVOX is our openness towards changing market requirements and the adoption of new IT trends and technologies. Taking this into account, staff development and training is of the utmost importance to us.
WLN – Looking ahead, what factors do you see affecting your business? How are you turning these into opportunities?
We will continue to experience an increased demand for technology throughout the supply chain including production and logistics processes. This will raise the need for high-performing IT solutions to deal with these demands. Our software and hardware solutions will expand in their functionality and flexibility to cover these new requirements and we are investing heavily in our business to lead the way.
WLN – Which major trade shows and other industry events are you involved in over the next year?
In 2016 you saw topVOX at IMHX and CeMAT Hannover, two tremendously successful events. In 2017 we will focus on global events in the USA, Russia and the Far East. And closer to home in the UK we will be putting on some 'roadshow events' ourselves.
WLN – What headline news from topVOX can our readers look forward to seeing in Warehouse & Logistics News in 2017?
For sure we will expand our activities in the fields of warehouse and transport management solutions as well logistics planning and consulting. You will also see topVOX as an independent hardware provider and still the 'go to partner' for voice applications.
WLN – And finally, in our social media age, if you had to sum up your company in a 140-character tweet what would you say?
topVOX provides world leading technology, excellent service & flexible, customer-focused solutions that integrate simply with client needs.
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Most of my website's posts can be divided up into three categories: public health; disease; and wellness articles. My public health articles (AKA pollution) get the most hits, but I'm more partial to my wellness posts. Here are my choices for 2010's top wellness tips:
- Vitamin D: It's The New Black — One of many posts this year on vitamin D, I highlight the research that suggests how all of us may benefit from this supplement — especially in the winter!
- White Rice May Cause Diabetes — Or, to put it in a positive spin, brown rice can prevent diabetes. This is an important concept for everyone; anything pure white is almost always less healthy than the natural color foods! It sounds obvious, but how many of us are hard-core with whole wheat pastas, rice and breads?
- Stressed? Try Tai Chi & Yoga — I strongly recommend both tai chi and yoga for anybody; it's a wonderful stress reliever and can really help both mental and physical health.
- Omega-3 Supplements: Should You Be Taking Them? — This reviews the strongest research evidence into omega-3 oils, one of the world's most common supplements. And the answer is yes, some of you should seriously think about taking this…
- Do You Know Your Target Exercise Heart Rate? — I always mention how we should reach for 150 minutes a week of exercise; but what type of exercise is best, and how can you tell if it's enough? Taking your pulse is a nice and easy tool, and this post reviews what your target heart rate should be.
- Which Asian Fruits & Veggies Are Healthiest? — Not sure whether your baicai or kugua is healthier? Here's a big collection of tables and graphs to show you the best — and the worst.
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SYM aim to offer stimulating lessons supporting the RE and PSHE curricula. These lessons are tailored to your school's individual requirements and can cover subjects as diverse as Christian Worship, Abortion, Religious Experience and Euthanasia.
We have also been involved in specialist events such as Relationships Days and Philosophy Debates. We can also call on local youth pastors to support us on particular subjects, such as Drugs and Alcohol abuse.
Lesson Plan - Prejudice and Discrimination
Lesson Plan - Sex and Relationships
Lesson Plan - Religious experience
We have developed a prayer space that can be brought into school and set up in a classroom. The facility is then used over a period of three to five days for all RE lessons. We explore prayer through a variety of creative stations encouraging pupils to think about the world, their family, their identity, leaving an impression, sorry, thank you etc. Additional stations are added according to the season or specific stations, as requested by the school, can be considered/developed.
"The Re:Fresh prayer space was an amazing event run between 14th-17th December 2015 for us by our friends at Schools' Youth Ministry. Classes in years 7-12 had the opportunity to visit the Youth Centre adjacent to the school and explore the numerous prayer spaces that had been set up. Stations included an opportunity to express hope for the future, both for individuals and groups facing difficulties around the world. Pupils could also reflect on their own identity and what makes them unique. Other stations included reflecting on what we are thankful for and an area to quieten the mind and achieve a state of calm. Finally, pupils could write on the graffiti wall any questions they would ask God if they ever had the chance to meet Him. The session was designed in a way that encouraged pupils to reflect and explore their own feelings as part of the school's SMSC (Spriritual, Moral, Social and Cultural) provision and was accessible for people of all faiths, including those who do not consider themselves to be religious. Once again, we would like to thank SYM for such an enriching and fulfilling experience. Pupils have all expressed how much they enjoyed the experience enormously".
Mrs N Morrish
Head of Department, Moulsham High School
Since 2012, SYM have been developing their mentoring program within schools. The SYM team, which is supported by volunteers, works alongside the school Pastoral team to help support some more of their more vulnerable students. The mentors meet with students on a weekly basis offering a safe, supportive environment. This provides time and space for the students to work through some of the issues they are facing and helps them to explore possible ways of positively moving forward.


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Global Partnership for Education Conference: UNESCO pledges to support better data and planning
The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) will be holding its Replenishment and Pledging Conference in Brussels next week (25-26 June 2014). This is the second conference of its kind, during which the global funding mechanism is seeking backing by the international community to provide every child access to a quality education. Donors are being asked to help raise US$3.5 billion for education projects in 66 developing countries over the next four years (2015-2018).
In the face of declining aid to education and stagnating progress on getting children into school, UNESCO's Director-General, Irina Bokova, will advocate for increased efforts to bolster the level and effectiveness of education financing. During this year's Pledging Conference, UNESCO will commit to a range of actions aimed at improving the quality of education data and planning, which it argues is essential if funds are to be deployed effectively.
"Sound planning, informed by robust and timely data, is crucial for accountability and for ensuring resources are used strategically and reach those most in need", Mr Qian Tang, UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Education, stated. He said that UNESCO would be training annually at least 600 senior statisticians, planners and policy analysts to build sustainable national capacity in these key areas.
UNESCO remains at the forefront of efforts to enhance country capacities for evidence-based policy-making. In particular, UNESCO is:
- training statisticians, planners and policy analysis at national, regional and district levels to build sustainable national capacities;
- strengthening national reporting on education financing flows;
- helping integrate conflict and disaster risk reduction measures into all dimensions of education sector planning and monitoring; and
- developing new global measures to help monitor the post-2015 education agenda, including key issues such as equity, quality and learning outcomes.
UNESCO's Education sector, along with the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), provide the foundation for UNESCO's pledge to the GPE. Covering more than 200 countries and territories, the UIS is the most comprehensive source of global education data and indicators, covering all levels of education and addressing policy issues such as gender parity, teachers and financing. IIEP improves education policy and practice through training planners and managers in skills to analyze and plan, manage and implement, monitor and evaluate.
During the Pledging Conference, UNESCO and UNICEF will host a high-level meeting on the post-2015 education agenda. Participants will discuss the proposed new overarching education goal and seven targets recently defined by the international community at the Muscat Conference. As the first meeting since the goal and targets were identified, it will aim to rally key partners behind this new education agenda and build support to make education a central pillar in the post-2015 development framework.
The GPE, formerly the Education for All Fast-Track Initiative, was created in 2002 to provide international support to back national efforts regarding Education for All goals. Its partners include developing countries, bilateral donors, multilateral institutions, civil society organizations/NGOs, teachers, private foundations and the private sector.


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UCOP Human Resources
Telecommuting allows employees the flexibility to regularly perform work at alternative sites in order to accomplish their work more effectively. The opportunity to telecommute is a privilege that is granted to employees at management's discretion. Successful telecommuting arrangements serve the needs of individual employees and their departments.
The following guidelines are presented to help managers, supervisors and employees develop employee telecommuting arrangements that are clearly understood and to the benefit of the department.
- Making Telecommuting Work – Guidance for Supervisors and Managers
- Telecommuting Employee Checklist – Are You Good Candidate for Telecommuting?
- UCOP Human Resources Procedures Supplement D – Telecommuting Guidelines
- Model UCOP Telecommuting Agreement
Occasional work off-site, including work while traveling on University business, does not constitute telecommuting and does not require a formal agreement. However, occasional off-site work must be approved by the supervisor.
Consult with your HR Business Partner if you have questions about telecommuting at UCOP.


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American Crew Power Cleanser Style Remover (1L)
The ultimate daily shampoo, the American Crew Power Cleanser Style Remover works to deeply cleanse the hair to give that salon fresh feel. Containing a unique combination of sulfactants which adds body, volume and texture, this shampoo nourishes whilst cooling the scalp for a refreshed feel. Suitable for all hair types, this super size bottle means that your will be kept nourished for longer! K.D. Directions of use: Wet hair thoroughly. Massage a small amount into hair and scalp. Rinse w


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Monday, November 17, 2014
Tiger Claw Radio #137 - Sickness and Overwatch
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Alex Swingle: (just clarifying since my Blog ID is Roy Kingston)ReplyDelete
1. How dare you put Zombie Shooter 1 and 2 in your crap section. I completed both of the single player campaigns and was only cheesed off once when the game had a looping bug where you couldn't finish a level if you skipped a room by accident. The combat music was totally Action Hero Fighter material.
2. I played Cubemen finally and man is that game difficult. I enjoy it on the android tablet side but already at level 3 is gets tricky where you have to place units and send other units to their doom as meat shields or else you are hosed.
3. Although I tease many people about their use of immersion when describing something, I don't mind the concept of it. My problem with it is from people using it as a buzz word to hype a product when the majority of the time a game doesn't really forget where you are and trick you into thinking you are in the game, living that moment. Plus the context isn't even accurate thanks to understanding the origin(tm) of the word meaning to dip (often into water). The concept of the psyche wasn't a thing when the word was created and was use for things like coating something in oil, water, .etc.
That should clear it up. Getting a flight stick allows you to simulate piloting a space craft more accurately compared to our current methods of piloting. That isn't immersion, it's simulation with the capability to engross someone into the hypothetical situation of piloting a ship while engaging foes with projectiles intended to harm. P.S. Note how I misused engross to represent fixation on the moving pictures known as video games. It's humorous because of my previous diction as to why immersion isn't being used sincerely to represent what is meant. Ha ha, Swingle, you so funny. Now C.F., say it like it was an honest response after finishing the letter. No, seriously. hugs and kisses, Alex.
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"What do you think is more important:
Increasing web traffic or
conversion rate?"
More traffic and more conversions are not the same thing – and it's more conversions that you need to run a successful business. Conversions happen on your website – after someone has clicked your PPC ad or your link in SERPs! I mean, what's the point of driving traffic with SEO and PPC only to see those visitors turning on their heels? This can happen when your website is not optimized for conversions.
How did we do it?
Conversion Rate Optimization
What's wrong with this picture?
Online businesses spend an awful lot of money on getting traffic to their websites: Think about the incessant SEO, PPC, display and video ads, blogs, social media and what not.
Advertisers seldom hesitate from spending money on a high traffic source, but their enthusiasm wanes when it's time to make sure their website converts visitors into paying customers.
And that's precisely where Conversion Optimization (also called Conversion Rate Optimization – CRO) and Landing Page Optimization (LPO) kick in – so what exactly is it? How does it work? Glad you asked!
Conversion Rate Optimization
What is a Conversion?
A conversion takes place each time a visitor takes a desired action on your website. That desired action can be anything you want it to be, for example: downloading a white paper, sending a product inquiry through your contact form, calling your business, or making a purchase in your online store.
How can you make sure that your website compels the maximum number of visitors to take the action that you want them to take?
The answer: Conversion Optimization
Conversion Rate Optimization
What is Conversion Optimization?
- A planned, scientific process for improving your website's performance
- A structured effort based on Analytics, user feedback, and "voice-of-customer" insights
- A strategy determined by your website's target audience, conversion goals, and the type of products or services you deal in
- A collection of tactics focusing on your existing traffic and squeezing out the most benefit from it
What Conversion Optimization Is Not…
- Depending on guesswork, following hunches, or blindly doing what others are doing
- Getting more visitors to your website without considering the quality or the bottom-line results
- Doing what your CEO wants you to do
Simply put:
"Conversion optimization is finding why visitors aren't converting – and fixing it !"
Conversion Rate Optimization
Conversion Rate Optimization – The Process
Step 1: Establish Your Current Conversion Rate
In order to develop a plan of action for optimizing conversions, a business must measure the current conversion rate and identify the trouble spots that are causing visitors to drop away without converting. You can get these insights by analyzing the data from Google Analytics (or other analytics platform that you use). Here are the metrics that are critical to consider for optimizing conversion:
The Metrics that Matter for Improving Conversions
- Total Conversions: These are the total numbers of people who took the desired action on your webpage—subscribed to your mailing list, initiated a download, made a purchase, etc
- Conversion Rate: The conversion rate is the total number of conversions in a certain period divided by the total number of visitors in that period. For example, if you have 1000 visitors and 20 of them convert, your conversion rate is 2%.
These are the basic numbers that help us to find out where you stand today. But to find out the bottlenecks and hurdles in your conversion funnel, you also need to answer a few more questions:
- What is the average time visitors spend on mission-critical web pages?
- Which pages do people visit most frequently while they are on your site?
- What do they do on those pages?
The following metrics can help you answer these questions and find out the trouble spots that are pulling down the conversions. These numbers help you form hypotheses about the reasons for low conversions and find out the ways to improve them.
- Bounce Rate: The Bounce Rate is the percentage of your visitors who click away within a few seconds of landing on your page. Excessive bounce rate affects your conversion rate as well as SEO rankings, as it depicts that people don't like what they see on your page, for whatever reasons.
- Exit Rate: The Exit Rate is the percentage of people who exit your website from a particular page. Hence, each page on your site has a specific exit rate. A high exit rate for any page may mean there's something wrong with that page, and if so you better find out what it is.
- Average Time on Site: This metric shows how engaging your site is for your visitors. This is the opposite of Bounce Rate. The higher the Average Time on Site, the more interesting and engaging your web page is for your users.
- Average Page Views: Another Engagement Metric, the Average Page Views tells you the average number of pages that a typical visitor views before exiting your site. Having more page views means that your website is engaging, but it can also point to problems with your structure and navigation, where your visitors are clicking from page to page, unable to find what they're looking for.
The above metrics will tell you what is wrong with your site and what you can do about it.
For instance, let's say you have good traffic. You're receiving 5,000 hits a day, but only 50 conversions. Although the number of conversions may be sufficient to keep your business afloat or even growing, your conversion rate is only 1%. With the average online conversion rate being more than 2%, there is no reason why you shouldn't be able – at least – to double your conversions!
Conversion Rate Optimization
Step 2: Make changes to your landing pages
What Can You Do to Boost Conversions?
Well, there are tons of possibilities to optimize your website or landing pages for conversions. We have collected over 100 insights, tips, and tricks, coming from the most beautiful minds in the field of Conversion Rate Optimization. We are happy to offer them to you FREE!:
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Conversion Rate Optimization
The Impact of Conversion Rate
Simplified Example : How CRO Boosts Your Bottom Line Figures
Let's compare two hypothetical, simplified scenarios to understand why Conversion Rate Optimization makes sense for every PPC advertiser.
Scenario 1: Paying only for traffic
Let's say you have a PPC Budget of $1,000/month, which drives you 1,000 visitors. You have a healthy conversion rate of 5% and a conversion valued at $50. You're happy because you're selling 50 products each month and generating a revenue of $2,500. After deducting the PPC cost, this gives you a gross profit of $1,500.
Scenario 2: Paying for traffic + Conversion optimization
Now let's assume you are investing an additional $500 on conversion rate optimization. Let's do some quick math:
PPC Budget: $1,000/month
Conversion optimization budget: $500
Visitors: 1,000
Value of a conversion: $50
Conversion rate increase to: 6%
In this scenario, you will achieve 60 conversions @ $50 = $3,000 ($1,500 gross profit).
Oops! Looks like we have the same bottom line figure, right? – Well, not really!
The profit is identical in the first month, but what happens in month 2 and subsequent months? Your Conversion budget is a one-time investment, which gives you a lifetime conversion raise of 1%.
PPC Budget: $1,000/month
Conversion optimization budget: $0
Visitors: 1,000
Value of a conversion: $50
Conversion rate: 6%
So, from month-2 onwards, you will convert 60 visitors and earn a revenue of $3,000, making $2,000 in profit.
That's a 33% increase in your bottom line numbers for just a 1% increase in conversions!
Practically, it's not unusual for clients to double or even triple their conversion rates.
Your landing page continues to convert at 6% for months and years to come, without you investing another dollar in conversion rate optimization.


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Eye Health
Cataract is a clouding of the lens in your eye and is a very common eye condition that usually develops as we get older. This can reduce your vision and prevent you from doing day to day tasks efficiently and safely. Many people with cataract will eventually require surgery to replace the cloudy lens with a new replacement lens.
In the UK it is estimated that around 2.5 million people aged 65 or older have some degree of visual impairment caused by cataracts. As well as your age several additional factors may increase your risk of developing cataracts these include:.
- Smoking
- Family history of cataracts
- Lifestyle factors such as poor diet, excessive amounts of alcohol
- Certain health conditions such as diabetes
- Taking steroid medication for a long period of time
- Over exposing your eyes to sunlight
If you think you are having a problem with your vision make an appointment with one of our optometrists.
Glaucoma is the name given to a group of eye conditions which cause optic nerve damage and can affect your vision. Glaucoma damage may be caused by raised eye pressure or a weakness in the optic nerve. Your eye needs a certain amount of pressure to work properly but if this is too high this can painlessly and silently lead to blindness. Our optometrist can check your eye pressures, your peripheral field of vision and examine your optic nerves carefully during your eye examination and look for early signs of this serious condition.
Different types of glaucoma are:
- Primary open angle glaucoma
- Acute angle closure glaucoma
- Secondary glaucoma
- Developmental glaucoma
If left untreated Glaucoma can cause blindness but if diagnosed and treated early enough further damage to vision can be prevented.
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Age-Related Macular Degeneration is a painless eye condition that leads to the gradual loss of central vision. This becomes increasingly blurred leading to symptoms including:
- Difficulty reading printed or written text
- Colours appear less vibrant
- Difficulty recognising peoples faces
Macula Degeneration develops when the macula (a part of the retina at the back of the eye responsible for central vision) is unable to function properly. Reason for this can include age, poor diet, smoking and a family history of Macular Degeneration.
There are two main types of Macular Degeneration Dry AMD and Wet AMD.
Dry AMD develops when the cells of the macula become damaged due to lack of nutrients and build up of waste products. It is the most common type and is usually slow to develop. Loss of vision is gradual however an estimated 1 in 10 people with dry AMD will go on to develop Wet AMD.
Wet AMD develops when abnormal blood vessels form underneath the macula and damage its cells. Wet AMD is more serious and without treatment vision can rapidly deteriorate.
If your vision suddenly gets worse or you notice blind spots in your field of vision seek advice immediately.
Diabetic Retinopathy
This occurs when the retina (the light sensitive layer of tissue) at the back of the eye is damaged due to diabetes. Blood vessels in the retina can become blocked or leaky, or can grow haphazardly.This damages the retina and stops it from functioning properly.
The better you control your blood sugar levels, the lower your risk of developing serious eye problems.
Diabetic retinopathy can be normally managed using various treatment options if it is caught early enough.
Dry Eye
This can be caused by
- The environment (work and general), particularly dry heat or a windy climate
- Disease
- Side effects of medication
- Hormonal changes
- Ageing
The surface of your eye is always covered by a thin layer of liquid known as the tear film. Tears have several important functions; they lubricate your eyes, keep them clean, protect eyes against infection and aid sight by helping to stabilise your vision.
Tears are produced and regulated by a system known as the lacrimal function unit. If any part of this system is affected, either the quantity of tears produced is affected, or the quality of the tears. Either outcome can result in dry eye syndrome. As the eyes are no longer adequately protected by the tear film, special signals are sent to the immune system (the body's defence system) to try to compensate and correct this deficiency. It is this process that causes the inflammation of the eye, which is frequently associated with more serious forms of dry eye syndrome.


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From old-fashioned pinup to modern studio photography, glamour photography is back in fashion. Whether for an advertising campaign or a personal portfolio, being able to shoot glamour photos can help you expand your photographic career.
There's far more to glamour photography than just lighting and poses. In this guide, we'll share six tips to help you choose good locations, pick great outfits and makeup styles for your models and take amazing glamour photographs.
To put these tips into action, you'll need to understand the basics of exposure and composition for digital photography. Join The Fundamentals of Photography for a detailed lesson in the basics of exposure, composition and photographic lighting.
Teach your model the basic modeling poses
Before you start worrying about lighting or locations, it's important to teach your model the basic poses of glamour modeling. With professional models, you'll have little to worry about, but many amateurs may not know even basic poses.
While there's no need to memorize hundreds of complicated poses, make sure you and the model understand the basic poses that your shoot will revolve around. The type of shoot and location will determine which poses work and which don't.
Don't know which poses to start with? This list of 21 modeling poses is a great place to start. Pick about five poses to focus on and try to work your day down the list as you shoot.
While lighting and composition play a huge role in determining the outcome of your shoot, your interactions with the model matter far more. Help them strike the right pose during the shoot by providing useful feedback and guidance.
Do you need tips on working with amateur and professional models to get the best results for your glamour photography? Learn how to take magazine quality photos in our Secrets of Magazine Model Photography course.
Learn the basics of lighting for glamour photography
Lighting plays a huge role in the look and feel of your photography. The wrong type of lighting for your location can turn an otherwise upbeat and playful collection into a moody, bleak and washed out set of photos.
Likewise, lighting that's too soft and basic can take away the emotion in a dark or shadowy environment. Learning how to light your photo shoot well will help you and the model achieve the look you're aiming for in your finished photos.
There are many different lighting arrangements for glamour photography, ranging from the simple and minimal to setups involving several lights, reflectors and white background materials.
Have you never set up lighting equipment before? Learn the basics of lighting your photography environment for the right look and feel withDigital Photography: Introduction to Lighting.
Pick unique, dynamic and interesting locations
The right location can add as much visual appeal to your glamour photography as your skill as a photographer. Because of this, it's important to learn how to choose locations that suit your photographic style, your theme and your model.
From grungy and industrial areas to classic pinup environments, the setting you're shooting in will have a huge impact on your photos. Mix the wrong clothes, makeup and lighting to the wrong setting and you'll seriously compromise your photos.
When you choose a location, you have to consider more than just its look – if it's an outdoor location, you also have to be aware of light sources. In some cases, you may need to bring your own lighting to complement that offered by the location.
Have you never shot outside a studio before? Learn how to prepare for the location and bring the right equipment to capture the model at their very best in our course, Fashion and Glamour Photography.
Make sure clothing, makeup and location match
Every aspect of glamour photography should complement another. From outfits to locations, make sure that all of the visual aspects of your photo shoot – things like makeup artistry, clothing and color schemes – are in sync with each other.
Some aspects of choosing complementary elements are obvious – for example, even a novice photographer knows that pinup-style clothing and dark, industrial settings don't match. Others are more subtle and can require an expert's opinion.
Makeup is one of the most frequently neglected aspects of glamour photography. A lot of models end up managing their own makeup during amateur shoots without a professional makeup artist on location.
This can result in subpar photos, especially if makeup is an important part of your visual theme. To learn more about the importance of a makeup artist in your photo shoot, read our blog post on makeup designs and inspiration.
Learn how to use natural light to your advantage
You don't always need artificial lighting for glamour photography. Many of the best calendar and catalog photos are shot without any natural light, especially if natural environments factor into the shoot's visual style.
By selecting the right location, time of day and camera settings (not to mention the right lens) for the shoot, you can turn your lack of lighting equipment into a serious advantage that produces unique, interesting images.
Do you want to learn how to shoot glamour photography with minimal lighting and reflector equipment? Learn how to use natural light to create beautiful photos in our Natural Light Fashion and Beauty Photography course.
Practice the art of subtle editing in Photoshop
Almost all of the photos you take during a glamour photography shoot will need to be edited before being published or added to a portfolio, either to fix exposure and color issues or simply to remove skin blemishes.
The key to retouching photos is to do as little as possible in order to achieve your desired look. Too much airbrushing and editing is obvious, even to the untrained eye of the average magazine reader or calendar viewer.
Keep any Photoshop editing – beyond the standard exposure, color and levels fixes – to a minimum. Focus on removing typical skin blemishes and lighting issues, and not on completely transforming the look of your model.
Have you never used Photoshop for image retouching before? Learn how to fix your exposure, color and levels in Photoshop and perform basic retouching to fix skin and body issues in our Adobe Photoshop for Photographers course.


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Britain's Richard Kilty bills himself as the Teesside Tornado and in 6.49 seconds of energetic puff and pump and fury he lived up to his name to become the world 60m indoor champion.
In a blanket finish, in which six of the field were separated by 0.04sec, the unheralded 24-year-old from Stockton thrust his chest in front of the American 'Marvellous' Marvin Bracy, who took silver in 6.51, with the Qatari Femi Ogunode third in 6.52.
It was the biggest upset in these world championships so far. Kilty had insisted he was a contender and, with the two fastest men in the world this year, Britain's James Dasaolu and the Frenchman Jimmy Vicaut, missing through injury he lived up to his word.
"I told my dad four years ago I would be world champion and to think I've come out and done it – I feel like crying," he said. It's unbelievable. I'm on top of the world!"
Dwain Chambers, who was hoping to win his fourth world indoor championships medal, missed out on a bronze by 0.01sec in finishing sixth in 6.53. But this was Kilty's night and how he revelled in his victory, beating his fist to his chest before aiming swingeing blows at his detractors.
"This proves I'm a championship competitor," he said. "For the last four years all I've been done is been slated – by the media, from other people from my home country. Obviously there were people who did support me but I've been knocked back for selection so many times."
After missing out on the London 2012 Olympics, Kilty considered quitting athletics or competing for Ireland. Last year he had no coach, lottery funding or money and had to live with his parents. Now, incredibly, he is a world indoor champion.
"This proves the selectors got it wrong in 2012," he insisted. "They overlooked me. I was ill at the trials. Yes, I finished eighth and pulled my hamstring but I still ran the qualifying standard and they should have taken me. I'm not going to say it rubs it in their face – I'm over that now. But I've proved myself so hopefully they can't overlook me no more."
Tiffany Porter was rather less excited to win bronze behind the American Nia Ali in the women's 60m hurdles, calling it "really bittersweet".
Porter, who won silver at the world indoors in Istanbul in 2012, was slow out of her blocks but accelerated like a bullet-train to record a season's best of 7.86. Ali ran a personal best of 7.80 to pip Australia's Sally Pearson, who took silver in 7.85.
Luke Cutts, who was another strong British fancy in the pole vault with the French world record holder Renaud Lavillenie missing these championships with a foot injury, was unable to make it a third medal on the night for Britain, finishing eighth after failing to clear 5.75m.
In the least surprising result of the day, Sweden's Abeba Aregawi – who was unbeaten throughout 2013 – left the rest of the field for dead in the women's 1,500m before winning in 4.00.62, almost seven seconds clear of Ethiopian Axumawit Embaye, who took silver.
New Zealand's Valerie Adams was also impressive as she won her third world indoor title in the women's shot put, but the biggest roar of the night came when the Polish high jumper Kamila Licwinko shared the gold medal with the Russian Mariya Kuchina.
The American Ashton Eaton also impressed as he successfully defended his world indoor heptathlon title, although he missed out on breaking his own world record – and a $50,000 bonus from the IAAF – by 13 points.
Britain will be looking to at least double its medal haul on Sunday. It would certainly be a major surprise if the men's and women's 4x400m teams, who both won their heat on Saturday, failed to show on the podium. Andrew Osagie also has a warm chance in the men's 800m final, as does Holly Bleasdale in the women's pole vault.
Asha Philip looked confident in winning her women's 60m heat, although the favourites Murielle Ahouré and Olympic and world 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will be mightily tough to beat.
Another Jamaican sprinter, Veronica Campbell-Brown, struggled in her first race back after successfully appealing against a two-year doping ban imposed by the IAAF, finishing third in her heat in 7.22. But afterwards she insisted she had nothing to prove. "You know when you don't compete for a while you are going to feel a little rusty but I didn't feel too bad," she said.


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The original reason for starting this blog was a weekly blog challenge, started by a community I met at the beginning of my recovery. I had been wanting to start a blog for a while, but never quite got one off the keyboard. Finally, I had a reason, and a group of people to help motivate me. So I jumped in! I haven't kept up pace with it, but I'm diligently playing catch-up, and learning a lot through the process.
If you want to participate in this blog, I'm going to post the weekly topics as I complete them. Feel free to use them as you'd like!
Week 1: What is Beauty?
Week 2: Favorite Childhood Memory
Week 3: Inspirations and Influences
Week 4: Aspirations
Week 5: Sunshine
Week 6: Where I Am At This Moment
Week 7: Words That Give Me Meaning Take 1
Take 2 Take 3 Take 4 Take 5 Take 6 Take 7 Take 8 Take 9
Week 8: Fears
Week 9: Where Are You Now?
Week 10: Accomplishments
Week 11: Recovery
Week 12: Meaningful People
Week 13: Forgiveness
Week 14: Gratitude
Week 15: Higher Power
Week 16: Giving
Week 17: Goals
Week 18: Affirmations
Week 18: Best Recovery Advice
Week 19: Favorite Time of Year
Week 20: Characters that Remind Me of Me
Week 21: Something I want to hear
Week 22: Harboring Emotions
Week 23: Best Recovery Advice/Affirmations
Week 24: Overcoming Challenges
Week 25: Something I'm Proud Of
Week 26: Something Positive About Me
Week 27: Superpowers!
Week 28: Where Would I Be...
Week 29: Made Ya Laugh!
Week 30: Three Words that Describe Me
Week 31: Things that Make Me Smile
Week 32: Inspirational Person
Week 33: Most Prized Possession
Week 34: Calming Down
Week 35: Turning Point
Week 36: Most Meaningful Gift I've Given
Week 37: Most Meaningful Gift I've Been Given
Week 38: Where Has Time Gone?
Week 39: Favorite Time of Day
Week 40: Favorite TV Show
Week 41: Dream Job
Week 42: Overcoming Stressful Times
Week 43: Holiday Encouragement
Week 44: Holiday Smiles
Week 45: Three Wishes
Week 46: Energy Boost
Week 47: Motivation
Week 48: Something Worth Celebrating!
Week 49: Traditions
Week 50: A Special Place
Week 51: Life Lessons
Week 52: Dream Vacation
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Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs is a leading business law firm in northeast Ohio. Established in 1913, the firm is comprised of more than 60 attorneys. Buckingham's long history reflects the depth and breadth of experience their attorneys possess, not only in the practice of law, but in the industries their clients live and breathe every day. Many of Buckingham's attorneys serve as General Counsel for a wide number of middle market businesses in the region. Additionally, they counsel clients on all facets of corporate law including, but not limited to, mergers and acquisitions, taxation, intellectual property, public finance, and nonprofit and foundation law. Although they largely represent clients in northeast Ohio, the firm's footprint extends beyond Ohio's borders to include clients who are headquartered and do business all over the world.
The Business Practice Group at Buckingham has a very strong regional reputation for its representation of closely-held, middle market businesses and the mergers, acquisitions and tax focus of many of its practitioners. Core tax expertise is diminishing in many regional firms, but is an essential focus of Buckingham's business practice. Buckingham has developed deep proficiency in the structuring and negotiation of mergers and acquisitions transactions on a regional and national basis. In fact, over the past 15 years alone, the firm has averaged more than two mergers and acquisitions deals a week.
Buckingham's guiding philosophy is to fuel client success. The firm supports these businesses not just as clients, but as partners, by devoting experience and knowledge to help clients reach their goals. The firm strives to bring their clients' businesses to new heights by readying them for sustainable growth. This is one way Buckingham works drive Ohio's economic future and stability. The firm is passionate about supporting Ohio's business community by acting as advisors to many middle market businesses in northeast Ohio- offering advice that extends beyond the practice of law. Offering strategy development, risk management, and industry knowledge Buckingham puts their clients at an advantage, and in turn, influences Ohio's economic future.
Through their membership with the Ohio Chamber, the firm hopes to further support their midmarket clients by serving on the Middle Market Taskforce. The taskforce will serve as a valuable tool to shed light on the huge impact middle market companies have on Ohio's, and the country's, economic stability. Buckingham's attorneys look forward to joining fellow taskforce members to build on that momentum. Furthermore, Buckingham is a proud member of the Ohio Chamber due to active role we play in bridging the gap between Ohio's regional pockets, bringing together like-minded corporate personnel that can work together to achieve greater success. The firm hopes to lend their insights and experience to the Middle Market Taskforce, Tax Committee, and other committees where they believe the Ohio Chamber is making active, positive change.


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I'm looking at buying the Ford GT and was hoping to find out whatever info may be needed to know the specs on wheels so I may order aftermarket wheels for it.
Do most road cars have the same wheel setup or are they very different?
I'm particularly interested to know if the Kyosho Fazer Mk wheels will fit.
Thanks for any info guys!
EDIT: So, I guess what I'd need to know is the hex size and offset of the 4-Tec/
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12mm hex I had one and sold it I know you can put contact racing foams on and they fit 26mm front and 30mm or 45mm rear
26 and 30 from contact and 45mm from Johns bsr Racing
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I would say you have to try different ones and figure out which ones work the 45mm ones need wider hex hub
ex stock hub is 6.9mm thick and you need 10mm thick one to clear the axle carriers
the smaller width tires 26 & 30mm will fit with the stock hub
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I decided to pick up the brushed chassis only at my LHS, so now I can Mic everything I need to before ordering any wheels.
I probably should have just done that from the start.
FWIW, I chose the brushed over the VXL because this is going to be a scale toy more than a runner. I figured when I do run the brushed has way less temptation to get on it and bang stuff up.


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Service agreement
The contract to provide basic services to the consumer is concluded after registration of residency documents and certified receipt settlement or other settlement documents.
Treaty of hotel services is concluded for a period specified in the invoice.
Therapeutic recreation complex "DiAnna», hereinafter referred to as "Contractor" on the one hand and Customer service on the other side (hereinafter referred to as the "Parties" and individually – "Party") entered into this Agreement to provide services, hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement", follows.
1. The treaty
1.1. In the manner and conditions of this Agreement, the Contractor shall within the period specified in the bill to provide services in temporary accommodation (accommodation) customer in the medical complex "Dianna" (hereinafter – LOK "Dianna") and other related placement services, and the customer agrees to pay for services rendered.
2.Poryadok of service, rights and obligations
2.1. Contractor shall provide the Customer booked him in accordance with clause 2.2. Treaty of room to house (residence) in LOK "Dianna" during the period in accordance with that specified in the invoice for payment.
2.2.Bronyuvannya room is done by filing a reservation by mail, telephone, facsimile or other communication (including by email) that allows reliably establish ownership of the customer application. Reservation is accomplished only in the event of acceptance by the Contractor and directed him to requests for reservations, the parties reach an agreement in due form on all essential terms and the transfer of the customer to the provider prepayment for services in the manner and amount intended item 3.1. this Agreement.
2.3.1. In case of cancellation of the Customer – Customer refuse booked services Performer – not later than 21 days before the scheduled date of arrival, customer returns of 100% prepayment.
2.3.2. In case of cancellation of the customer from 21 to 7 days before the scheduled date of arrival the customer returns 50% of the prepayment.
2.3.3. In the case of customer cancellation 7 days prior to arrival, prepayment does not return.
2.4. Arriving the day after the customer ordered arrival he pays the full amount of the cost of services provided p.3.1.tsoho Agreement
2.5.Nomer in "DiAnna" provided by the customer upon presentation of a passport or other document proving identity and your application due form.
2.6. Contractor shall provide the Customer settling in a room 14: 00hod. ordered the day of arrival. Customer must move out of the room until 12:00 hours. the day of expiry of living in "DiAnna" specified in Clause 2.1 of this Agreement.
2.7.U Includes services:
stay at the selected room under the chosen tariff;
2.8. The Contractor shall make bed linen, towels and toilet articles, to ensure completeness and serviceability of equipment in the room and the quality of room under the settlement.
2.9. The Contractor shall not be liable for loss of money, other assets (securities, jewelry) customer, if they were transferred to the Contractor for storage. 2.10. Customer must comply with the Rules of hotels and similar accommodation hotel services, internal rules of living in "DiAnna" and fire safety.
3. Cost of services
3.1. By providing contract services provided Customer pays the Contractor in cash or non-cash full amount in the invoice to pay by:
prepayment of 50% of the cost of living within 3 business days of the booking in accordance with the account to prepay models Performer;
prepayment of 50% of the price for the first day in accordance with the account to prepay models Performer;
Customer service bank paid separately and not included in the price;
3.2. Services that are not included in the price paid by the Customer additional accommodation until eviction.
4. The responsibility of the parties for breach of contract.
4.1. The customer in identifying shortcomings in the service provided has the right to demand of their choice free of charge and deficiencies within a specified period. Contractor must address the shortcomings of the service.
4.2. Customer shall reimburse Contractor damages were caused to the customer due to loss or damage to property of the Contractor.
4.3.U case of violation Customer rules provided p.2.10 this Agreement, leading to losses and creates inconvenience to other customers, the Contractor shall have the right to refuse or terminate the settlement agreement (to carry out the eviction) without refund the customer for the amount of services rendered and charge the customer the amount of material damage.
5. Disputes
5.1. All disputes arising out of this Agreement or related to it shall be settled by negotiation between the Parties.
5.2. If a dispute can not be resolved through negotiations, he settled in court with proper jurisdiction of such dispute in accordance with the legislation of Ukraine.
6. Performance of the contract
6.1. This agreement is concluded and enters into force upon signature by the Parties and is valid until the expiry date of residence in Customer LOK "Dianna" specified in Clause 2.1. Agreement.
6.2. Termination of this Agreement does not relieve parties from liability for violations which occurred during his term of this Agreement.
6.3. This Agreement is made with full understanding of its terms and conditions of the Ukrainian language in two counterparts having equal legal force – one for each party.
6.4. At the time of signing this Agreement Contractor is liable to income tax on general business conditions.


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I've been a fan of Matte Stephens work for a little while now, he has a lovely blog
where a lot of his work can be viewed. He's based in Portland, Oregan and has an impressive client list. He's represented by Lilla Rogers.
It really is a joy to see his work, such lovely colours and painted in his really very charming style.
AND....I've treated myself with some birthday money and
bought this print from Matte's Etsy shop:
Oh I just can't wait for it to arrive!
I have just the right wall for it in our living room and its going to finish of the room just perfectly!


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Original Dune
This article or section refers to elements from Original Dune.
A troop carrier is a class of starship or heavy ornithopter that was designed to carry soldiers and military equipment. Typically, it had the capability of landing on a planet's surface.
During the Harkonnen attack on Arrakis in 10191 AG, a troop carrier loaded with 300 Sardaukar and harkonnen forces was destroyed when a Fremen piloting an Ornithopter made a kamikaze run at the ship, destroying the troop carrier and the 'thopter, as well as killing all 300 soldiers and the Fremen pilot.
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.


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(Not that I'm prone to hyperbole)
In all seriousness, there is a fundamental skill which separates the passionate, well-meaning doula from the insightful, effective and professional one. That skill is reflective practice.
What reflective practice isn't:
- Rehashing bad scenarios.
- Relying on your own knowledge and experience to help you make sense of every situation.
- Unfocused and undirected remembering and daydreaming.
- Journaling (although that is a good start).
Ok, so what is it?
- A framework for thinking.
- A tool to help structure your learning needs
- The ability to turn every experience into a growth opportunity.
- Really rewarding. Once you see what a difference it makes it is hard to stop!
- Vital for doulas who are working independently or in isolation.


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In less than two weeks you've grown our online community to more than 3000 followers on Facebook.
So it's time for us to honour the commitment and reveal the brand and dates for the 2016 Festival.
- Opening is Thursday 20th October 2016
- Closing BBQ is Monday 24th October 2016
Our next milestone will be 10,000 followers on Facebook; at which point we will make a very special announcement.
The full Festival Calendar will be revealed at 9am on Monday July 4th 2016.
Have your say right now…
tell us what you'd like to feature at Pokolbin Pride
Followers Survey
In the meantime we have released information about our Partners program so that not-for-profits and businesses can get involved in making the festival big and beautiful.
We are also looking for performance artists of all sorts of shapes, sizes and genres so please do share the opportunity or register your interest.
Thank you.


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Fact sheet number twelve (b)
An Introduction to Legal Expenses Contract cover for Schools and Associations
Within the Commercial Legal Expenses contact underwritten by Abbey Legal and offered to all scheme policyholders there is an additional section of cover for Contract. This costs more but does provide the policyholder with cover for any contractual disputes arising from their business.
NB: We consider this to be an especially valuable option for Training Schools offering complex and detailed courses, which could result in substantial losses where training disputes aren't amicably resolved.
Contract cover – the cost
We agreed a compromise with Abbey Legal whereby we would offer the extra cover to everyone on the understanding that if it isn't required, it can be set aside. On this basis the standard cost including Contract cover is £95.40 inclusive of insurance premium tax @ 6% but various discounts are available to associations, schools or training groups, as with the Malpractice cover and the standard Legal Expenses package.
Contract – the cover
This provides for disputes with suppliers, customers and clients concerning any contract for the sale or supply of goods or services provided that: –
- The amount in dispute exceeds £ 250.00
- If the dispute relates to monies owed, a designated debt collection service be appointed within 30 days to act on a 'no win, no fee' basis
- Legal Expenses incurred in the pursuit of any claims or legal proceedings shall be limited to 75% of the amount in dispute
Contract – policy exclusions
- Contracts where the rights or liabilities are incurred through an agent
- Employment contracts
- Construction contracts
- Contracts governed by the Consumer Credit Act 1974
- Contracts for the use of your property


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9th Annual
Competition & Open House
BE A VENDOR SATURDAY APRIL 6th
As a small business owner, I always like to do what I can to help support local small business in and around the Mid-Atlantic. I'm not always able to do much, but one of the things I can do is offer free marketing to local vendors who want to come to our Open House and BBQ Competition on the first weekend in April each year! This is the 8th Year for our Event and we have averaged between 2,000 and 3,000 attendees every year for the past few years. THE IRONMAN is a Governor proclaimed, KCBS Sanctioned Professional PA State Championship BBQ Competition that we hold at our store in Greencastle, PA. We have 60 teams come in from around the country and Canada to compete to be the best BBQ in the state and qualify for several National BBQ Competitions – exactly like the BBQ competitions you have seen on TV!
The 2019 event takes place on Saturday, April 6th and we are working to make it even bigger this year. As in years past, we are offering a FREE 10x10 area for local businesses to set up and sell stuff. If you need an area larger than that, please let us know as we might be able to accommodate that. We are looking for a variety of stuff – handmade goods – pottery, iron forging, etc.; food items – jams, jellies, smoked cheeses, jerky, honey, etc.; or anything that might be cool and interesting for Attendees to check out.
We also are raising money for the Relay for Life of Greencastle, PA. So while you don't have to, it would be nice to and we encourage you to donate an item to them for a raffle or give them some sort of cash donation for the cause!
Although you can bring your stuff in and set up on Friday evening, we won't have security, so we recommend setting up on Saturday morning between 6a-9a. Vehicles and trailers have to be parked and out of the way by 9a and you should be set up no later than 9:30a.
Tear down is at 4p.
Please fill out this Vendor Form and get it back to us as soon as possible. We would also like a link to your website or Facebook page and a hi-res copy of your logo. We reserve the right to deny vendor spots to avoid duplication or if we feel that your booth will not be a good fit for our Event. Booths are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.


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Measuring Parameters • Temperature: °C/°F
• Measuring Range: 0°C to +420°C
• Resolution: 0.01°C
• Accuracy: ±0.1°C
• Repeatability/Reproducibility: as per standard methods or better
Temperature Measurement • Sample Temperature: stainless steel, corrosion and shock-resistant PT100 sensor Detection System • Ionization and thermal detectors combined into one multi-detection system Safety Devices • Automated diagnostics of PT100 probe and thermal sensors
• Automatic fire detection and fire extinguisher systems
• Gas valve closes gas supply (30 mbar max.) at the end of the test
Operating Range • Ambient to 35°C
• Max. R.H. 80%
Operation • Stirrer: designed with an electric motor
• Double ignition system: gas and electrical ignitor
• Heater: electrical heating as per ASTM procedures
Dimensions (WxDxH) and Weight • 37 x 52 x 32 cm, 30 kg Electrical Supply • 220V ± 15% / 50 to 60 Hz
• 115V ± 15% / 60 Hz
Method Description ASTM D93 Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
• Procedure A: applicable to distillate fuels (diesel, biodiesel blends, kerosine, heating oil, turbine fuels),
new and in-use lubricating oils, and other homogeneous petroleum liquids not included in the scope of
Procedure B or Procedure C.
• Procedure B: applicable to residual fuel oils, cutback residua, used lubricating oils, mixtures of petroleum
liquids with solids, petroleum liquids that tend to form a surface film under test conditions, or are petroleum
liquids of such kinematic viscosity that they are not uniformly heated under the stirring and heating conditions
of Procedure A.
• Procedure C: applicable to biodiesel (B100). Since a flash point of residual alcohol in biodiesel is difficult to
observe by manual flash point techniques, automated apparatus with electronic flash point detection have
been found suitable.
DIN EN 22719 Petroleum Products and Lubricants - Determination of Flash Point by the Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Method IP 34 Determination of Flash Point - Pensky Martens Closed Cup Method ISO 2719 Determination of Flash Point - Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Method
Pensky-Martens Flash Point Tester (FPM)
The FPM provides accurate and secure flash point testing for users seeking to characterize the volatility and flammability of biodiesel fuels, lubricating oils and petroleum products.
Key Features:
- Integrated Touchscreen Panel PC: 8.4-inch, TFT/LCD, high-resolution display
- Storage Capacity: save and store data files in an Excel-compatible format
- User-Friendly Software Interface: automated, temperature-controlled testing
- Advanced Safety Features: automated diagnostics, fire detection system and overheating protection


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I know. Stop the presses. For some reason, to some people this seems like the end of the world. I mean to us it just seems natural. We started dating when we were 16, and then we went to different colleges. Since we graduated, we have now been living together for 2 years.
Do we want to get married? Yes, when the time is right. We both know that we are the only one for each other, and feel that not much will change for us as a couple when we do get married. But do we feel rushed down the aisle? Not really. We are happy with where we are right now, and would like to really save a little bit of money before we have a wedding.
I thought it would be funny to compile a list of comments or questions that Dave and I have heard in the past. SO. Here is a list of 10 things that you could say to someone who isn't married if you want to make them uncomfortable.
- "Why would he buy the cow if he is getting the milk for free?" This is a little bit insulting. First of all, you just called me a cow. Second of all, I'd like to think that Dave likes me for more reasons than "the milk...."
- "It's just time for him to shit or get off the pot." This is kind of funny, but really? Thank you kind sir for your advice, but no thanks.
- "Clocks ticking... You two aren't getting any younger!" This is an accurate statement. Time does only move forward.
- "So do you guys believe in marriage?" Yes And I also believe that we will one day cure cancer, that the arts are significantly underfunded, and in the power of retail therapy.
- "Don't you want to give your parents grand babies?" Now, Dave and I are both 24... there is plenty of time to think about having babies.
- "Are you just one of those modern couples who just live together and never marries?" No, but would it be so bad if we were? There are so many different life styles today, what if we wanted to live that way.
- "You are just too absorbed in your careers." I have no words. Even though Dave and I are both career driven, doesn't mean that we don't love each other unconditionally.
- "I can't believe you guys have been together that long and aren't at least engaged yet." This is just weird to me. It makes it sound like there is some pre-set timeline that everyone should be on. I mentioned before that Dave and I started dating when we were in high school. And then we went to college. I mean, we were 16 year old babies back then!
- "I would just give him a deadline if I were you." Right. Because that doesn't sound incredibly insane and wrong.
- "You know you are living in sin, right." Yep. Fully aware. And actually these past two years of living in sin have been two of the the most fun years of my life.
The list could really go on. At this point we have heard them all. I'm sorry that this was a complete and total snark fest, but really people... act like you been somewhere.
Have you ever had people ask or comment about your personal life in an inappropriate way?


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GBST Syn∽Finance offers a powerful, flexible and fully featured securities trading ledger with additional functionality for commission assignment and financial transaction tax accounting.
Designed using modern rules-driven technology, Syn∽Finance is a comprehensive accounting solution for all trading activity. By using rules, corporate accounting policy and local reporting policies can be implemented to cater for all necessary finance and regulatory reporting requirements. This includes the ability to manage multiple P&L policies as well as IFRS and/or US GAAP accounting policies.
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Continuous ion exchange units by Calgon Carbon separate, recover, purify, and synthesize a host of materials, including high-fructose corn sugar from many food and beverage products.
Remove color, taste, and odor from cane sugars, corn syrup, dextrose, and fructose.
Caffeine removal with minimal loss of flavor and product components.
Purification via color and odor removal.
Brewing & Bottling
Purification of water, liquids and gases involved in the brewing and bottling process.
Acids/Chemical Purification
Decolorize and purify organic acids and amino acids from fermentation processes.
Ultrapure Water
Treatment of water having stringent purity and quality requirements.
Decolorize and remove impurities from vitamins and acids during the manufacturing process.
Used in cigarette filters to remove poor taste in the smoke.
Beverage manufacturers may need to remove color or undesired taste and odor compounds, and we have an array of products to accomplish these goals.


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Bethlehem, PA – Lehigh University is not making the grade according to one disgruntled former graduate student.
Megan Thode is suing the school for $1.3 million after receiving a C+ grade in course that allegedly kept her out of a preferred graduate program.
The trial started yesterday.
Thode was pursing a master's in counseling and human services when she received a C+ in a fieldwork course in 2009. To move forward in the program, she needed at least a B. She received a half grade lower reportedly because she didn't do any class participation. Thode unsuccessfully challenged the grade internally before filing the legal papers.
She wants the grade changed in addition to money damages according to The Morning Call:
"Thode ended up graduating from Lehigh with a master's degree in human development — which is also offered through the College of Education — and now works as a drug-and-alcohol counselor. The $1.3 million she is seeking represents the difference in her earning power over her career if she was instead a state-certified counselor, according to [her lawyer]."
According to the New York Daily News, the grad student raised other allegations which have been denied by the school and termed baseless:
"Thode claims her teacher gave her a 'zero' for class participation because she complained about having to take on an extra internship. That low mark, allegedly the result of human bias, left Thode with the C grade, her lawyer said. The lawsuit also claims that Thode was marked down in her class because she was an advocate for gay and lesbian rights."
Since her father teaches at Lehigh, Megan Thode attended the school tuition-free. For the same reason, she also earned her undergraduate degree at no charge while attending another Pennsylvania college.
Courts generally have avoided intervening in academic disputes over grades or hiring/tenure decisions. The Morning Call suggested that a settlement could be in the works in this particular case.
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Comprehensive Pharmacy Services - Employee Referral Form
Please enter your First and Last Name into the "Referred By" field, along with your Employee ID # and your Email Address.
Please provide the following information regarding the person you are referring so we may consider him/her for this position.
Search for the current position(s) you are referring your friend to.
Why are you recommending this person for employment with CPS? Please also include a statement of how you know him or her.
The new hire must successfully complete a 90-day evaluation period before your referral fee is paid. The fee will be included in your first paycheck following the 90 days.