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After a week that saw UK lose two games by a combined 47 points; and perhaps the best player in college basketball this year to a torn ACL, the Cats rebounded by holding on to defeat the Commodores 74-70 Wednesday night at Rupp Arena.
Florida gave itself some breathing room in the SEC East race by cruising past UK for the team's first win in their last six tries against the Wildcats.
In what is clearly the Cats' biggest game of the year to this point, UK travels to #7 Florida with a chance to grab 1st place in the SEC East.
It wasn't the blowout that happened at Auburn three weeks ago, but UK won comfortably 72-62 Saturday afternoon at Rupp.
UK took care of business Tuesday night in Rupp Arena, leading by 21 at halftime and never by less than 15 the rest of the way.
Coming off arguably the biggest win of the season, UK narrowly avoided being swept by Texas A&M winning in overtime 72-68 Saturday afternoon in College Station TX.
UK finally got the win over a ranked opponent it so desperately needed beating #16 Ole Miss Tuesday night in Oxford MS.
Alex Poythress comes alive as the Cats narrowly avoid what would have been a devastating blow to their NCAA tournament resume.
In a game that could serve as a microcosm of the up and down year UK is having, the Cats go nearly eight minutes in the 2nd half without a field goal and fall on the road to the Crimson Tide.
Without Willie Cauley-Stein, the Cats went into a hostile environment and demonstrated they are a team that can get a 20 point lead and hold it, a capability John Calipari had doubted earlier in the week.
UK had a fight on its hands Tuesday night at Rupp Arena against the Volunteers of Tennessee, but held on to send the Vols to their fourth straight loss.
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Humor Behind the Inspiration of a Tough, but Fun Craft
Ah, is there anything more fun and controversial than being a writer?
Really, is there?
Especially for those of us who love to write and touch up on sensitive issues many will dare not touch.
Oh, wait, furthermore, what about those of us who base our characters off real people in any given circumstance?
Most, if not all my characters in Lord of Columbia have been inspired by real people.
We're going to be burning a lot of bridges here, but that's the risk of knowing a writer.
Hence, when you befriend a writer you're running the risk of being inserted into their works. You've been warned!
So, do I at times find it humorous when creating a new character, knowing exactly who they're based off?
Oh, I laugh about it in my sleep!
What about blogging?
I don't know about you all, but let me tell you, it's a blast creating characters.
Science Behind the Character Creation
So, I've always been one to create a certain character and think, Hmm, who do I know would best fit this character's description?
I look at all sorts of things like personality, physical traits, and even the people they tend to hang with. Though I'll throw this out there, too: I don't make it trait for trait. For instance, if I create a character and see someone I know staring back at me, I'm going to change one to two physical features and tweak their personality slightly. I'm not looking to create someone trait for trait, but rather a different version of such a character.
Also, it's easier because I have a base from which to work. For supporting characters, it also allows me to never create my main characters equally; something will always be different. If creating a character from scratch, I'll run the risk of making characters too identical. By basing them off real people, the risk is much smaller.
What About Places
Oh, my places can be mirror images of certain towns, too, especially in a region we call the Upper Ohio Valley, consisting of Weirton, Steubenville, and the surrounding areas.
Like many writers and authors, I love to make small tweaks to my hometown and places surrounding it.
For example, in Lord of Columbia, the primary setting is based off a village called Wintersville, Ohio. Also involved are influences behind nearby Steubenville, Weirton, Pittsburgh (forty minutes east), the Edison Local School District (to the north, also my high school alma mater), and the terrain resembles the area to a T.
Like my characters, it becomes an easier task to manage and with my messages, which in Lord of Columbia will be spreading ideas and principles as they're related to liberty, can focus more on the story being relayed to the reader.
Furthermore, the Upper Ohio Valley is such a unique area and I'd love to write an article on it in the future. A brief description though, is it can be described as a cluster of former mill towns located alongside the Ohio River which have seen better times. The lost remnants of a time gone by still haunt the now depressed region, and most of the area's talented souls migrate to find their fortunes elsewhere.
Oh, heck yes.
The Pepsi Guy caught wind of a blog about him on my old blog and shared it on his Facebook. Needless to say, I'm not the most popular guy in my old gym anymore! Ah, who needs that place, anyway?
But, there are also people who want to have a character based off them, and for some strange reason many want to be the antagonists.
Well, okay then.
I guess it's not all backlash, but there's backlash! Hey, to be a writer, don't be afraid to burn bridges. In fact, embrace the bridge burning and some ridicule now and again. Because for each of these factors, there will be some awesome people loving every word you write and taking each story to heart.

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Q. I have busy weekends and I usually finish most of my homework on Sundays. But then, in youth group I started feeling bad when we talked about honoring the Sabbath by not doing any work. So is it a sin for me to do homework, do my chores, or work at my job on Sunday?
A. Let's look at it in a different way. What if someone asked you: "Is it wrong for me to ignore my girlfriend because I've got homework and a job?" I think you would probably respond: "Yes! You can't build a good and loving relationship like that!"
It's that same way with God. Let's not talk about whether or not it's a "sin" to work on Sunday. Let's instead talk about the best way to build a relationship with God. Any relationship takes quality time. And that's the big idea behind "honoring the Sabbath."
One of the Ten Commandments says, "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy" (Exodus 20:8, NIV). In the New Testament, this was one of the commandments that Jesus was accused of breaking because he didn't follow the strict prohibitions against work that the religious leaders insisted on. Jesus said, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath" (Mark 2:27, NIV).
Jesus wasn't saying this commandment didn't matter; he was explaining that it had a greater meaning than the people thought. It means that God wants you to spend at least one day a week in rest. "Six days do your work, but on the seventh do not work" (Exodus 23:12, NIV). It's a day God gave to believers because he knew rest was good. I don't think the exact day is important; what's important is setting aside one day in the week for rest. By not working one day out of seven, we show our gratitude and trust in God. We live the way he intended us to because he knows what's best for us.
We're also to keep the Sabbath holy, which means that we devote at least one day a week to spending time with God, worshiping him and doing things that remind us that he is our provider.
So, is it wrong to have a job or to do homework on Sunday? No, but if you spend at least a day a week resting and concentrating on God, you'll take one big step toward developing a quality relationship with him.
Marshall, a former pastor, is editor of Leadership, a magazine for pastors.
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Before joining MetLife, Susan's impressive career pedigree included roles as global vice president of Human Resources for Johnson & Johnson, where she spent 16 years and held a series of sector and corporate leadership roles in Human Resources, ensuring consistent performance and development standards for the company's 128,000 employees.
Earlier in her career, Susan worked in HR roles at Bayer Pharmaceuticals and Bristol-Myers Squibb. She has also been active in the Society for Human Resource Management throughout her career and currently serves on its Certification Commission. Susan is deeply committed to mentoring the next generation of HR professionals and often lectures on HR subjects at universities.
Susan earned an MBA from the University of South Florida, summa cum laude, with concentrations in Finance and Management, and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, also summa cum laude, with a double major in Labor and Industrial Relations and Business Administration.
She has long supported the arts and arts education and served as a trustee of the State Theatre of New Jersey from 2010-2017.
Susan serves as a director on the board of MetLife Foundation. MetLife Foundation has a proud history of supporting a wide range of philanthropic causes globally.
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Whether Illinois should adopt a graduated rate income tax has emerged as a core issue in the current gubernatorial campaign. This is a legitimate policy question that merits serious consideration by our next chief executive. After all, Illinois decision makers have historically failed to get state tax policy right — and that's had consequences, none of them good.
Bad tax policy is one of the main reasons Illinois is projected to end its current fiscal year with an accumulated General Fund deficit north of $10.4 billion — which makes almost 40 percent of all service spending this year deficit spending. That's no bueno, because over $9 out of every $10 of those expenditures goes to education, health care, human services and public safety. As for deficit scolds who caterwaul the problem is profligate spending — not poor tax policy — well, no data supports them. In fact, spending on services this year will be less than it was a decade ago in nominal, non-inflation adjusted dollars. Conversely, state tax policy is so flawed annual revenue growth isn't sufficient to cover the cost of maintaining the same level of services from year-to-year after inflation.
Unfortunately campaigns rarely provide a platform for thoughtful analysis of crucial but politically thorny issues like tax policy, preferring instead to spout generalities to appeal to the greatest number of voters possible. So, to fill in some of the campaign-related blanks on this issue, here are three reasons Illinois should adopt a graduated rate income tax.
First is tax fairness. The income tax is the only tax that can be designed to comport with ability to pay — by imposing higher marginal rates on higher levels of income. That's crucial, given the growth in income inequality over time. Since 1979, the wealthiest 10 percent have realized 108 percent of all real, inflation-adjusted growth in income nationally, leaving 90 percent of workers earning less in real terms now than three decades ago. Wealth in America is even more skewed toward the top, as Census data show the richest 10 percent hold 77 percent of all national wealth. Imposing higher marginal rates on top rather than low- or middle-income earners is fair, because it allocates tax burden in proportion to ability to pay.
Second, because the wealthiest have realized all income growth in America for 30 years, Illinois' flat rate tax doesn't respond to how income growth gets distributed in the modern economy. It therefore fails to produce adequate revenue over time — making it a principal cause of long-term deficits.
Third, having a graduated rate income tax won't harm the Illinois economy. The economy is primarily driven by consumer spending, which accounts for roughly 67 percent of all annual economic activity. The best consumers are low- and middle-income families, who spend the majority of their earnings buying stuff, because their declining incomes don't allow them to save. Reducing their tax burden tends to stimulate the economy, because what they save in taxes they spend. On the flip side, increasing taxes on wealthy folks generally doesn't hurt the economy, because their disposable incomes are increasing so significantly over time, they don't tend to spend less despite paying more in taxes.
For proof this is how things work, consider the relative economic performance of the nine states that have the highest top income tax rates, when compared to the nine states in America with no income tax at all. The non-income tax states include those frequently lauded as "economic marvels," like Texas, Florida and North Dakota. Over the last decade, the nine no-tax states lagged the nine highest tax states in every major economic indicator, including growth in state GDP; GDP per capita; and personal income.
Look, even if the gubernatorial campaigns aren't likely to do justice to this issue, the facts are clear: a graduated rate income tax is in Illinois' best interests.
Ralph Martire is executive director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, a bipartisan fiscal policy think tank, and Arthur Rubloff Professor of Public Policy at Roosevelt University. email@example.com.
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Top 5 Maintenance Tips to Keep Your Roof in Top Shape
Everyone knows how essential it is to have an excellent roof overhead. A Roof protects the rest of the house from damage, helps hold heat or keep the house fresh, adds value to the home and provides the family a much healthier, happier place to live. Even if your roof is not groundbreaking, if you follow these maintenance tips right now, you may be able to keep your roof in top shape much longer than even the average two decades covered by most warranties.
- Check Your Roof once in a blue moon and After Every Strong Storm
The primary step in maintaining your roof is by investing a little time checking your roof twice in a year, in the spring and fall, and after vigorous storms. The bi-yearly inspections should be done both on the inside and outside of the roof. After a storm, inspections should be carried out on the outside of the roof, to make sure that there is no broken tiles or gouges from flying particles. Inspections should be carried out by using a ladder or binoculars.
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Black spots on your roof are a sign of mold and mildew. Overtime mold can work it is way into your roofing tile and trigger damage to the underlying roof itself. If you possess a new roof that is free from mildew and mold, placing zinc strips at the top of your roof will lead to zinc washing off the strips each time it rains and hindering mildew and mold from developing. If you have an older roof that has started to mold, then clean the mold from the roof using a mold remover specially made for roofs and then affixing zinc strips.
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If you reside in a place that gets strong snowfall and you possess good insulation, then snow will probably pile up on the roof. Snow can be hugely heavy and trigger damage to your roof from the excess weight. On top of that, thawing and freezing of snow on the roof could potentially cause ice to back up until roofing tiles, destroying the tiles and roof itself when the spring thaw comes.
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BOR meeting on Harbor Point showcases growing divide between officials and city Reps
STAMFORD — A recent inquiry into the decade-old Harbor Point Infrastructure Improvement District in the city's South End marks a brewing tiff over early plans for a new TIF — so-called "tax, increment financing" districts the city uses to spur development.
The developer charged with building up the Harbor Point district is pining for a new one and has so far had rapid success in the effort. But the next major hurdle will be garnering approvals from the very board whose committee is holding hearings on the old one, the Board of Representatives, which appears to be sprouting an anti-TIF contingent.
"What are the costs of having these additional residents residents in the city? That is something that is not been sufficiently answered," said city Rep. Megan Cottrell, D-4, at the most recent meeting on the topic.
Some representatives' dislike of the district and weariness of approving a new one became clear within minutes of sitting down for that Land Use Committee meeting. From the start, attendees earned a decorum reminder from the committee's co-chair.
"I understand there are some high emotions," said co-chair Charles Pia. "But what I'm going to ask from both sides is that if we ask a question and somebody is responding that we actually let them respond."
The reminder came soon after Cottrell, who has led the charge for more information about the city's dealings with Harbor Point BLT, scolded Director of Administration Mike Handler and other officials for taking two months to get her public documents she assumed would be easily accessible.
"It shouldn't be that hard to get this information," she said. "My first concern was actually the lack of information."
At issue is a perceived lack of transparency.
The Harbor Point district, which is enabled by both state law and city agreements, is run by BLT because it owns nearly all property within it. Different documents and agreements call for different things, and Cottrell and other city representatives found it difficult to find so-called "deliverables" such as quarterly progress reports that one agreement said should be on file with the Board of Representatives, they said.
Further exacerbating discord, some city officials earlier told city representatives that they didn't know where the files are or if they were still being submitted.
Recently, BLT sent what city Rep. Nina Sherwood, D-8 , called a "document dump," that had representatives parsing through complex accounting.
"We sent you everything we sent the city directly," said BLT Chief Operating Officer Ted Ferrarone.
Handler, attempted to move past the board's problems with obtaining documentation. Instead he focused on the complicated financing structure — tax increment financing, or TIF — and how it has helped the city.
But Handler did say the city would prefer a developer take on the work without city help.
"One of the tools that you use for a TIF district is a 'But-for' test," Handler said. "'But for' this financing mechanism, this work would never have gotten done in the South End."
Further, Handler said that residents and city representatives don't give the city enough credit for the all benefit development brings — although new revenue streams are eaten up by funding long-term liabilities that went underfunded for decades.
"Here we are talking about Mill River and Harbor Point as if they're failures," Handler said. "Anywhere outside of this board, they are viewed as enormous successes to be replicated at any opportunity people have."
The inquiry into reporting requirements will be ongoing — the issue was held for future meetings — though it is unclear how much more the board will learn about its previous agreements with BLT.
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Authorities in India opened a new investigation this week after a DNA test showed the baby of a 10-year-old rape victim was not her uncle's. The young girl from Chandigarh, Punjab allegedly was raped by her uncle and became pregnant earlier this year. When her parents discovered that she was pregnant about six months into…Read more


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Hello there! Happy Wednesday to you all!
It has been a loooong time since I've blogged about anything related to decorating. I used to blog a lot about my ever-growing project list, and I've missed telling you all about it. Rest assured, the project list is still there, and just as long as ever. 🙂
For today, I thought I'd show you what I did with a large piece of printed burlap I'd purchased at the fabric store. It's been a long time, actually, since I'd finished these two projects, so I can't remember exactly what the price was on this burlap. I know I had a coupon, and I know it wasn't too expensive.
I took a small bench I had "rescued" from the side of the road, and with some paint to cover the bench legs (which based on the bite marks, looked as if they'd been the homeowners' dog's snack) and the new fabric to cover the existing yucky fabric, you'd never know it had once been destined for the garbage truck.
While it may not be professional quality, I love it! The top of the bench opens for storage, and it is the perfect size to tuck into the corner of our living room. We often pull it out for extra seating if we have large groups of people we need to seat in our living room.
I took the rest of that piece of burlap, and covered the back of a very large and very ugly photograph I found at Salvation Army for $4.00. While the photo was hideous, I actually liked the frame, and knew it would be the perfect size to make a chore chart for our children.
I used spray adhesive to attach the burlap to the photo, and glued small clothespins onto the burlap. Each kiddo has their initial on the board, with their chores clipped alongside, so they can be reminded each day what is expected of them. Once the chore is finished for the day, they flip over the chore card to the other side, which has a small saying to encourage them for their effort. I painted the wooden letters for their initials, which I'd purchased for super cheap at Hobby Lobby, with the leftover yellow paint from the bench project. I love the quote above their chores. It says, "Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude." I want so much for them to learn responsibility, and to learn the correct attitude to go along with that responsibility.
These two items in our home are some of my favorites. Okay, okay…so I admit that I have lots of favorites…I think I say that about every project I do! 😉 I love that they cost a small fraction of what they would have been in a store, and I had a ton of fun being creative to make them exactly how I wanted them.
There are lots more projects in the works currently…mostly outdoor projects. I'll try to remember to photograph them along the way, and share them with you soon. How about you, friends? Any projects at your house? I'd love to hear!


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Jacqui... formerly known as Mrs P voiced a regrett in something I read from her that she wished she had registered using a less anonymous name. I know most of you will be happy keeping your name but I thought I'd mention that if you ever did want to change your username it will backdate it... so all of your old posts will appear under the same name as your future name...you won't be 'two' names on the forum.
Obviously let's not play muscial chairs with usernames! But I thought I'd mention it in case anyone else felt the same as Jacqui
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We've started looking at the results of the student spiritual and moral beliefs survey we conducted back in September. Here are the responses of Year 10 students to a number of questions relating to the spiritual nature of life.
- 29% agree that people are spiritual beings as well as physical beings (20% disagree)
- 21% agree that there is a spiritual dimension to life (25% disagree)
- 16% agree that they would describe themselves as spiritual (48% disagree)
What seems to be happening is that it's easier to believe in a spiritual world 'out there' but as the idea gets closer to home and more personal the young people become significantly more sceptical.
So we were intrigued that:
- 20% of males and 25% of females report that they have had an experience they would describe as spiritual.
A follow up discussion we had with a small group of year 10 girls one lunchtime shed little extra light on all of this. The main thing that came out of the discussion was that they are reticent or even confused by the word 'spiritual'; something we already suspected. For some it simply means 'ghosts'!
Young people we meet in school and work with in other ways are clearly interested in exploring things that we would describe as 'spiritual'. But they lack a framework of understanding or the language to discuss their ideas, or even their experiences. I'm interested in continuing this process of exploring the spiritual with young people by helping them to develop ways of expressing these formative encounters with what we recognise as a spiritual realm.
What do you make of these stats and my observations here?


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Download AbstractFactoryDesignPatternExampleWithVB.Net.zip VB.Net Example.
Abstract factory pattern is expanded version of basic factory pattern. In Abstract factory pattern we unite similar type of factory pattern classes in to one unique interface.
Factory classes helps to centralize the creation of classes and types. Abstract factory help bring equability between related factory patterns classes. Which create more simplified interface for the client.
Now let's understand basic details of how to implement abstract factory patterns. We have the factory pattern classes which integrate to a common abstract factory classes through inheritance. Factory classes lay over concrete classes which are derived from common interface.
For instance in below figure we demonstrate "Implementation of abstract factory".
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Both the concrete classes "ConcreateClass1" and "ConcreateClass2" inherits from one common interface. The client has to only interact with the abstract factory and the common interface from which the concrete classes inherit.
Now let's look at example.
We take scenario of display shapes from their centralized factory classes. Both these classes are inherit from common interface "InterfaceDisplayShpe", and both the factory classes "ClsFactorySquare" and "ClsFactoryCricle" inherits from the common factory "ClsAbstractFactoryShape".
From below figure you can see that client code only uses abstract factory class to object creation and call its method via interface.
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Here is the code structure.
This images demonstrate that client uses abstract factory class and interface.
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Below image demonstrate concrete class inherits from a common interface.
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The most important points about the code is that it is completely isolated from the concrete classes. If any changes in concrete classes like adding and deleting concrete classes does not require client level changes.
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S2R Baton II
● CW LED with a maximum output of 1,150 lumens
● Includes a 3200mAh 18650 rechargeable lithium battery which is charged magnetically through the tailcap charging cable
● Three-color power level indication show the power levels
● Brand-new TIR lens design producing a perfectly balanced beam
● Flat tailcap with a strong magnet allowing the ability to use as a hands-free work light
- Description
- Technical Details
- Reviews
The S2R Baton II is the upgraded version of the popular S2R Baton predecessor.
It has a compact build (5% shorter than S2R Baton) for easy grip and portability.
The light can produce a maximum output of 1,150 lumens including an upgraded TIR lens that produces a perfectly balanced beam.
It has several modes to choose from including three standard modes, turbo, moonlight, and strobe.
The S2R Baton II features a battery indicator located on the side switch so you always know when to charge. It boasts a new MCC II magnetic charging system to ensure faster charging in a smaller form factor.
The S2R II also features a dual direction pocket clip for enhanced everyday carry.
- CW LED with a maximum output of 1,150 lumens.
- Includes a 3200mAh 18650 rechargeable lithium battery which is charged magnetically through the tailcap charging cable.
- Features a battery indicator located on the side switch so you know when to charge. Indicator glowing green (Battery remaining>70 % ), indicator glowing yellow(Battery remaining 15-70%), indicator glowing red (Battery remaining<15%).
- Portable faster charging MCC II USB charging cable provided in the package.
- Brand-new TIR lens design producing a perfectly balanced beam.
- Flat tailcap with a strong magnet allowing the ability to use as a hands-free work light.
- Multi-function side switch with five brightness levels, plus a strobe mode.
|Beam Distance (ft)
|Beam Distance (m)
|Max. Performance (lumens)
|Charge type
|Magnetic USB charge base
|Compatible Batteries
|customised 18650
|Light Intensity (candela)
|Light Form
|Wide/broad hotspot. Perfect for up close illumination.
|Lens / Reflector Type
|TIR reflector (big, defined wide hotspot)
|Mode Operation
|Side Switch
|Form/Size Factor
|Medium size (Permanent Marker)
|Series S (EDC, General Use)
|Unique Characteristics
|LEVEL 1 (lumens)
|Run-time LEVEL 1
|LEVEL 2 (lumens)
|Run-time LEVEL 2
|LEVEL 3 (lumens)
|Run-time LEVEL 3
|LEVEL 4 (lumens)
|Run-time LEVEL 4
|LEVEL 5 (lumens)
|Run-time LEVEL 5
|Weight (g / oz)
|98.5 / 3.47
|Length (mm / in)
|100 / 3.94
|Head Diameter (mm / in)
|23 / 0.91
|Body Diameter (mm / in)
|23 / 0.91
|Luminus SST-40 CW LED
|Carton box
|everyday carry , key-chain, car, camping, fishing, household, EDC, general use
|Package Contents
- Great EDCI really like this light and have used it as my EDC for the past several months. My only wish is that it offered the capability to reverse the pocket clip so that it could be deep pocket carried with the lens down. I've scratched the lens due to it being carried with the lens up.
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- Great EDC FlashlightI originally bought the M2T Warrior and used that for a while since it had great tactical features. While it's an amazing flashlight, obviously it was a little too big. So I ended up buying the S2R II Baton and it's perfect. I EDC this flashlight every day and use it every day. The battery life is great as well, I've had this light for about 4 months and I've charged it only once or twice. Perfect flashlight, great features. I would definitely buy more.
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- The Chosen OneThis was my first Olight. I didn't get it because it was the best for one thing. I got it because it does some of everything and it does it for a long time. Out of all my lights it may not be my absolute favorite to look at but no matter where I go or what I'm doing I never leave my house without this particular light. I keep my S1r II for a back up or if I'm going to need a head lamp at work or something but The S2R baton II never fails and I use it EVERY DAY and only charge between it every couple weeks to a month. I always know it will last as long as I need it. I just look forward to having it come in other colors or matals. Desert tan or a titanium version would be amazing.
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- First Olight which had evertyhing perfect for meI have two now. I use them for EDC for work. I work in professional services for datacom and telecom. I use the magnet when pulling wire in the ceiling to locate my target for the pull. I use it in server racks. I use under desks looking the jack on the wall. I'm going to try the small version on this Labor Day flash sale. PLEASE Olight, make more of this in different finishes.
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- Best EDC Ever?I own and have tried many different flashlights looking for the perfect flashlight to carry every day. I was leery of the lens up carry, but have come to love it. On other flashlights when the switch is accidentally pressed you have no idea your light is on – not so with the S2R Baton II! Speaking of accidentally turning it on, with all the other lights I've carried this has been a problem. I have never had an accidental turning on of my Baton. Props for the switch placement. The battery also lasts forever! I absolutely love this light and all my other flashlights are jealous of my OLIGHT. This was the first of my now 5 OLIGHTS. Love them all.
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- Great EDC, Never lost poeerThis light & my S1R2 is defenitly my every day carry, I've always got an S1R1 or S1R2 on me, and at night I've usually got the S2R2 because of the runtime. I have had no problems with any of these lights, except the battery light is a little dim on the S2R2, it's a little off center under the button ,to the left, but still works correctly. Not a problem worth sending it in or back!.
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- A Fine Lighting InstrumentThe S2R Baton II is a high quality, feature packed, lighting instrument. All Olights actually output the lumens that are advertised. I have measured every Olight that I own and they all equal to or slightly exceed their advertised outputs in lumens. This is a bright, rugged and reliable flashlight. It is great for EDC, as a car light or as a nightstand light for use in an emergency power outage. I love the magnetic tail cap and the unique magnetic tail cap USB charger. A must have flashlight for the enthusiast or for anyone desiring a versatile and reliable compact powerhouse.
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- One of many in my Olight fleetThe S2R Baton 2 is one of the flashlights I keep around the house for taking the dog out at nighttime. Lights up the backyard completely, and holds a charge for months. The magnetic tailcap and pocket clip give you some nice hands-free options (attach it to your baseball hat for a makeshift headlamp!). This could also make a great EDC light, bedside "bump in the night" light or bug-out bag light. This one is kind of all-purpose!
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- New FavoriteThis light is my daily go to light. Fits great in your hand and really bright. Great for sll occasions.
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- My go to light.I can't help but love this thing. I have to admit, I like the Seeker II better but find always find myself picking this one up instead. It works well. It's a great size, has great features and is one of the best lights I own. There's just no negative features.
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- ExcellentThis is my go-to light for EDC and nightstand. It's plenty bright and I loke the run times afforded by the 18650 format. It has survived a few modest drops onto concrete. I took it caving and was amazed; everyone was asking about it.
IMO it has the best price-to-performance ratio in the Olight brand. I just bought a second one.
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- S2R. Baton 11I was extremely impressed with the light as to how much light brightness it gave out spot and flood. 1150 lumens in such a small flashlight, Olight you nocked this light out of the park great job and great quality and workmanship continue the great work you do, Stan.
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- Amazing Flashlight!!This is now the 7th flashlight i own from Olight and it is one of the best. The size is perfect for EDC and the light this thing throws is just insane, i look forward to caring this light for years!!
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- Excellent EDCI have carried this life everyday now for several months. Have not had one issue with it yet. Would recommend this light for anyone who is looking for a good EDC flashlight. Very bright on turbo mode.
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- Best EDC light out thereI carry one of these every day, working maintenance in a factory. It's held up for over a year, still has amazing run time, hardly ever charge it. Turbo mode is too bright for all but the most demanding jobs, so it lasts even longer. I managed to loose it mowing and after looking for a week or gave up and bought another. Next mow I must have ran it over with the tire...when I passed by again I saw it lit up in the grass (in broad daylight) and it was still fine after being rained on all week (and ran over). I went back to carrying that one and it still runs perfect.
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- Excellent for EDCThis like Olight's many other offerings is great quality for value I usually switch between this and the S1R for carry and I keep one of these lights in both vehicles. This is one light you can't go wrong with owning.
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- WowI only wish it came in 3000K!
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- S2R Baton III purchased this light on a flashsale that my buddy told me about. I am glad he did, this light is very handy and is in my pocket everyday. I never thought I would EDC a flashlight but Olight has changed that. Amazing quality and very intuitive to use.
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- This is my workhorse daily carry. If you need long run time in a small package this is my suggestion. I just tested mine with an old regular 18650 and it worked fine, but obviously can't be charged in the light. I love this light!
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- A very good light. Really. Aggressive grip texturing gives great tactile control over a very small package that could otherwise get lost in your hand. Unbelievable amount of light from something so small. sizable spill with a focused hot spot. if you prefer a smaller light that is still very bright, this light should be on your list. only criticism is the on/off switch, it's hard to feel in the dark, it could be improved on.
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- First olight I ever bought and shortly after bought 4 more other products. This one seems like the best out of the ones I bought, even better than the pro seeker that I got. Will be aiming for the marauder soon.
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- I bought this light during the Black Friday sale to replace my previous EDC light. Very bright and durable I use it at work for checking damage on vehicles for Valet and work I do in the garage, at home my apartment complex isn't well lit and this lights it up extremely well. At home when the lights have gone out for the night I love the moonlight mode, provides just enough light to see without messing up my night vision when turn the light back out. My only complaint is I wish that the heat sinking was a bit better on turbo mode, all others it stays cool to the touch. Great light overall for my first Olight product and plan on getting more.
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- Purpose of use: Security/Everyday Carry
To be completely honest this is the best flashlight I've ever owned, the brightest is amazing for the size. Great quality I use it to clear a school at 6:30am in the morning before the kids arrive while it's still dark outside.
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- Bad ass light!!! I can't put it down! I aggravate every one around me trying to give them light.
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- I love this little light works great, it's now part of my EDC and first time carrying a light period plus I don't even notice is there big plus. So I'll will be recommending this light to everyone. 2 thumbs up
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- I purchased this during a flash sale a few weeks ago to replace a competitor's light that broke and I couldn't get support from the company. I use that at my job as a service advisor for a high end car company. I am extremely glad I bought this because of the multiple brightness levels and rechargeability. I have no worries that this will serve me well for many years to come!! Thanks Olight, for a quality product I can rely on!
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- If your reading these reviews.....just pull the trigger and buy it! Light is awesome. I have zero negative to say about any of Olight's products. Granted I have not had them long but top notch quality!
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- An immense amount of light from a very small package. Easily lights up an entire room. Nice spill, good hotspot, overall a nice wide beam. In my nightstand right next to my personal defense.
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- I'm fairly new to Olight and I must say I love them already!! The S2Rll is a great EDC light and very bright I love the magnetic end! I bought it the day it was released and have already used it multiple times. U will not be disappointed if u decide to buy this light!
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- Excellent little light with surprisingly long run times. Very convenient charging. In my top 5 olight flashlights. Worth every penny.
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- Good build quality, nearly Indestructable, super bright, charger makes a solid connection.
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- I finally got tired of spending $10 here and $15 there thinking I was going to get a decent EDC flashlight. So when I had the chance to finally get a good flashlight I went for this one.
I am not disappointed. The quality is top notch. And the different lighting features by only using one button are fantastic.
Plenty of light for such a small package.
I will be back for more flashlights as my wallet permits! Thank you for such a high quality product!
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- Wow! You guys nailed this one out of the park... the size is perfect, it's blindingly bright, and the anodized blue clip really sets it apart from other. I am a USMC combat veteran, and I wish I had this while deployed. Keep up the great work, and God Bless. Semper Fi.
Btw- this is my 21st OLight ;)
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- Just received this today, did my first impressions and review video and let me tell you how impressed I was! Very good quality and perfect attention to detail. This light exceeded my expectations that's for sure. For the price you pay you will not be dissatisfied.
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- Great light with tons of output (1150 lumens). Love the new design and the blue clip makes it look great! Magnetic charging to the tail cap works amazing.
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- Love the first one, still going strong after all the abuse from being on the job everyday.
I'm sure the Baton II won't disappoint.
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The Golden Suit - a parable
Once upon a time in the land of Potoma (which sat between two rivers in a country I've forgotten on a continent that has subsequently been lost), there lived a clever tailor named Samuel Turkey.
Sam Turkey made exquisite suits the like of which are rarely seen. The fabric shimmered, the lapels were perfectly sharp, they were always cut just right in the leg and broke exactly as one expects a perfect suit to break. A Sam Turkey label in a suit guaranteed quality.
One fall, the Emperor of Potoma came to see Sam. His retinue crowded into the tailor shop, parting as the man himself stepped from his long black limousine and sauntered inside, waving to the small crowd which had formed on the street.
Barack, the Emperor of Potoma, was always perfectly dressed. He wore dazzling robes, a smart fur hat, and his fingers glittered.
"I'd like to commission a suit from you" he said to Sam. "A suit the likes of which the world has never seen. It will have gold braid and silver lapels. It will be seamed with rubies and sapphires. It will be woven with platinum thread. I will wear it to the annual ball. Have it completed by a fortnight hence."
Sam Turkey bowed low at this great honor. He spent the rest of the afternoon taking the royal measurements. He did not see the Emperor again. The men of the treasury arrived the following day with all the precious metals required. As Sam stitched and sewed this miracle suit, they kept a careful eye.
As the night of the ball came closer, Sam's work on the suit became more intense. He lined it with rare silks, he embroidered tiny images of Potomac history onto the cuffs, he soaked it in the subtlest of fragrances. Then he gave it a pressing and, for good measure, used a nonabrasive silver polish on the buttons.
On the night of the ball, it was complete. Sam Turkey laid the suit carefully in a box and took a smart pumpkin carriage up Pennsylvania Avenue to the place. He marveled at the preparations. A small orchestra was tuning beside the dance floor. Flowers festooned the tables, long tapers were set in sconces and awaiting the match.
Barack was in his private quarters, still in pajamas, lounging like a cat on silk pillows. He faced a long mirror and, as Turkey entered, it became clear that the Emperor was blowing kisses to himself.
The Emperor was far less impressive in his pajamas than he had been in his flowing robes at the tailor shop, Turkey decided. Without the distraction of the magnificent clothes, one could see that the Emperor was in fact a quite ordinary man; he was greying, lined, a little scrawny, and overall not much to look at. But such thoughts were not to be pursued.
"My Emperor, I have brought the suit as requested!"
"Suit? Oh yes the suit. Well, show it to me then."
Sam unboxed the suit. It caught the fading rays of the sun outside. It sparkled. It shimmered. It set tiny prismatic sparks rotating about the room.
"I don't like it." said Barack.
"But why?"
"You dare question your Emperor? If you must know, it is far too magnificent. It will distract from the magnificence of myself. Keep the suit. The gold of its construction shall be your payment."
And, with this, Barack returned to his reflection and paid the hapless tailor no more mind.
Turkey was stunned. TOO magnificent? Whatever could that mean? He slipped the suit on a hangar, put it over his shoulder, and stepped from the room glumly.
The ball was underway. The people of Potoma were decked out in their finest. Feathers bobbed. Medals glinted. Chenilles and chiffon shifted under the lights. Military boots dueled with high heels on the polished dance floor. It was a magnificent celebration.
Then Sam Turkey stepped into the room.
The orchestra played a fanfare and began to play "Hail to the Emperor" the traditional tune for the head of state. Thinking Barack must be entering behind him, Sam turned and began to bow. But no one was there.
Was the room bowing to Sam Turkey?
No, not to him. To the suit!
All eyes were on the magnificent suit that he carried on his shoulders. As Sam stepped into the crowd, men saluted smartly, women curtsied.
The Emperor's Wife led Sam out onto the dance floor for the traditional first dance. She held the empty sleeve as if it were her husbands arm and she and Turkey spun in circles as the orchestra played "The Mirror Song" from the popular operetta "The Feigned Prince".
As the crowd clapped, Sam looked with wonderment at their faces. They had no idea that the empty suit he held was not their Emperor- so dazzled by it were they. They raised glasses in a toast, and Sam raised a sleeve in salute.
"Stop!" cried a voice. Barack the true Emperor appeared at the top of the marble stairs. He wore his usual robes, thrown back over his shoulder. He pointed a long, accusing finger at the hapless tailor. "Traitor! How dare you impersonate me? How dare you dance with my wife! Guards! Have that man executed!"
Barack strode menacingly towards Sam Turkey. But suddenly guards stood between the two men, blocking the emperor's way. Weapons rallied to Sam Turkey's aid.
"Who is this madman?" came a soft voice.
Sam saw that the Emperor's wife (whose name was Clarissa) stood by his side, her hand clutching the sleeve of the magnificent suit.
"I am your husband!" cried Barack.
Clarissa leaned her soft cheek on the golden sleeve.
"My husband is here" she said. "Take the fool away."
The guards then crowded around Barack, seizing him, dragging him away from the ballroom.
"No!" he was heard to cry. "You don't understand! THE CLOTHES HAVE NO EMPEROR!!"
And then Barack the vain was gone.
For centuries since, the Kingdom of Potoma has been ruled by the sons of Sam Turkey, who act as chief advisors to The Golden Suit.
The Suit itself lies still on the throne, empty as it has always been, waiting till the day that time and tarnish free the people from their bedazzlement...
© Richard Gleaves 2009-12-10


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School Parliament
Who are we?
We are two representatives from each class from Year 1 to Year 6, making 12 School Parliament members in total. We have been elected by the children in our classes and our job is to represent them and be their "pupil voice." Our photographs are displayed in the entrance hall. In the Summer Term, Reception will be joining the team.
What do we do?
We meet together regularly to discuss suggestions and ideas. Some of the things we have done are:
- Devised and collected the information for a questionnaire about after school clubs that children would like
- Led anti-bullying week including a whole school assembly
- Gave children's views about the School
- Suggested things to improve our school e.g. Playground Equipment
- Took part in decision about the new stage
- Helped with interview questions
We know our views are listened to by the adults in school and the School Parliament activities are discussed by Governors at their meetings as an agenda item.
Our School Parliament represents the views of all our pupils. It gives children the opportunity to make their voices heard and feel part of the whole school community.


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There is no question that PullingTheLine.com is the best Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blog and web resource on the Internet, however, we are aware that other BJJ web sites and blogs exist, and some of them are even worth reading.
Our Favorites
Gracie Mag: Perhaps the second best Brazilian Jiu Jitsu web site on the Internet, next to the renowned PullingTheLine.com. Gracie mag, like any worthy competitor, keeps our game sharp. The magazine/web site is full of fantastic content, and should be (almost) at the top of your bookmarks.
Global Training Report: The vicarious experience of training at different Brazilian Jiu Jitsu academies, and interviewing instructors. He is so busy, in fact, that he refuses to waste training time by adding a little design to his web site.
Kid Peligro: Author of the first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu book KingofCrazy read back in 2004 when that was the only Brazilian Jiu Jitsu book available at Barnes n Noble. Mr. Peligro keeps us all up to date on the latest in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu news on his frequently updated BJJ blog. He also twitters in the event that you have no access to a computer, and an insatiable desire to know exactly what is on Kid's mind within minutes of him thinking it.
NHB Gear Jiu Jitsu Forum: Ironically enough, NHB Gear has a great Brazilian Jiu Jitsu forum.
Other Great Web Sites
The FightWorks Podcast: Insightful coverage of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, in podcast form. Recently provided a forum for the (Renzo) Gracie vs (Torrance) Gracie verbal grappling match.
Grappling-Core: I'd prefer these guys to take it easy on their advertisements and increase the bandwidth for their videos, but then I would be complaining about watching free grappling matches online. And I don't complain expect when I see two people try to pull guard at the same time.
Tatame: MMA and Jiu Jitsu news. We know it's legit because they have a Portuguese version.
BJJ Hereos: Good resource for looking up biographies of BJJ atheletes.
If you have a favorite BJJ resource you think should be included, please send us an email.


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TALENT and experience are all that matters – not where a person comes from, writes Margaret Curran
In art, theatre, music and literature, Scots have never been left wanting when we look for talent among our own. From the stunning art of the Glasgow Boys to Carol Ann Duffy's soaring poetry, we are spoiled for choice. And their influence has never stopped at the Border: the work of Scots fills galleries and crowds theatres around the world. Our art and culture, like most of our ideas and people, have always been outward looking and, because of that, influential.
Today, along with Labour's shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman, I will be at the Edinburgh festivals enjoying some of the best Scotland has to offer. For me, the success of the festivals is not just in the people they bring to Scotland – and the boost they give to our economy – but in the ideas and vision that take root during plays in theatres around the city, late at night in the Fringe, or in the marquees of the Book Festival at Charlotte Square Gardens.
Politics (with a large and small "p") has not been far from the festival this year, and that is right. As we approach the referendum, we should be having a vigorous debate in all sorts of places about the future of our country and our artists, actors, performers and musicians have a part to play. Lyndon Johnson, when he created the National Endowment for the Arts in the United States, called art "a nation's most precious heritage. It is in our works of art that we reveal ourselves, and to others, the inner vision which guides us as a nation."
The referendum, on both sides of the debate, is about imagining a different future, and art helps us to do that. From Burns to Robert Louis Stevenson to Liz Lochead – they have all used their experiences in Scotland to say something bigger about the society we live in; things that help us to look up and out.
In Scotland our approach to art, has always tried to be open, accessible and welcoming. My earliest experiences of painting were in Glasgow's museums, where public collections inspired generations of young people, and evenings in the Citizens Theatre, watching free previews that brought theatre to audiences that would not have had the chance in other parts of the UK. It was with this in mind, that Alasdair Gray's comments last year and then again last week took me by surprise. Make no mistake, Gray is one of our greatest living writers, but his comments last week were profoundly wrong and, I believe, out of step with the views of most people in Scotland. We should not see it as a mark of shame that our cultural establishment attracts talent from outside of Scotland; it should be a point of pride. Our art, music and theatre are not threatened or compromised by having people from outside of Scotland at the helm, and the internationalisation of the cultural establishment is by no means exclusive to Scotland.
When Gray questioned where else in the world national bodies would be run by people from outside their country, I did not need to think for long. In England, the opera director of the Royal Opera is Danish; one of the hot tips to replace Nicolas Hynter at the National Theatre is Welsh and the English National Ballet's artistic director is Spanish. Despite this, I can't think of any criticisms being levelled at the ENB that it is not English enough.
Nat Edwards, whom I met last week during a tour of the Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway, was singled out for criticism by Gray. Edwards may have been born in England, but as director of the museum his passion for Burns and understanding of his work is as great as many Scottish scholars I have met. And with years of experience in Scottish museums and the National Library of Scotland, he is well qualified. It's not his accent that determines his ability to run one of our national arts institutions – it is his passion, knowledge and performance. That's what he, and others like him, should be judged by.
When we begin to question people's legitimacy on the basis of origin, it leads to some very puzzling (and often troubling) attitudes. But the truth is, this is nationalism in the raw. While Gray's comments may have been presented as a point about the safekeeping of our national institutions, it was a deeply political point that threw light on a part of the independence debate that few seem to want to expose and many are reluctant to address directly.
It is this: that no matter how you try to cut it, and no matter how many of the rough edges its advocates try to smooth over, nationalism will always have at its core the belief that the solutions to all our problems can be found within our borders and, in the case of Scottish nationalism, the litmus test for success is to set us against our southern neighbour.
That's the thread that connects Gray's comments last week to Alex Salmond's belief that our country succeeds if we outperform England, even if people are worse off now than they have been for a generation. It's the complete opposite of what Ed Miliband is talking about when he speaks about a one-nation Britain. To paraphrase Bill Clinton, "it's Nationalism, stupid".
I've always been proud to live in a Scotland that embraces people from outside and is confident enough to send our culture, ideas and people around the world. But, at its core, Nationalism is not about that; it is about establishing barriers and promoting grievances. It is the opposite of what art is about – namely, freedom and self-expression.
The idea that we should actively seek to exclude people from our cultural institutions, regardless of talent or potential, is anathema to that.
We should be encouraging people from far and wide to come to Scotland and to join us in promoting our culture around the world, not erecting barriers to keep them out.
• Margaret Curran is the Labour MP for Glasgow East and shadow secretary of state for Scotland


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Ken Bloom is a graduate of Cornell University (B.S., 1978), where he serves as a guest lecturer for the course, "Managing and Resolving Conflict." He obtained his J.D. from American University in 1981.
Prior to founding gartner + bloom PC, Ken was an Assistant District Attorney, Kings County, New York, 1981-1982; Senior Staff Attorney, New York City Mayor's Strike Force, 1982-1983; Partner, O'Donnell, Fox & Gartner, P.C., New York City, 1983-1990; Resident Senior Partner Cozen and O'Connor, New York City, 1991-1994.
Ken is a member of the New York State Former District Attorneys Association, Brooklyn, New York; Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations- member of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section and Alternate Dispute Resolution Section; Co- chair of the Construction Committee of the ABA Section on Dispute Resolution (2004-2005); District of Columbia Bar and the New York County Lawyers Association.
He is a frequent lecturer on construction and coverage related topics, as well as ADR He has served as both Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the MC Consultant's East Region Construction Defect Conference 2010-2014. He has lectured at the West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Conference and has been selected as a New York Superlawyer 2007- 2016, as well as one of the Top Attorneys in New York 2013.
Mr. Bloom has recently been appointed to the prestigious Claims and Litigation Alliance Construction Defect Board of Directors, an assembly of some of the top construction defect professionals in the country.
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Trying to get a basketball book done has been one of the toughtest things I've dealt with here in Vietnam. Working for a publishing house that makes educational materials, the production of books is more or less greenlit already, and it's simply a question of which schools/enterprises will buy X number of copies. But trying to break into the sports book field has proven to be a massive headache.
Publishing as a whole has changed dramatically since I graduated from journalism school a couple of decades ago… The Internet has proven to be a source of endless content, of varying degrees of quality, and the traditional print industry has taken a hit. Having spent more than 15 years writing and editing for newspapers and magazines, I can see how wariness has crept in to free up any kind of money for untested projects. In Vietnam at the moment, there are practically no locally produced sports books…. Just translations of Manchester United books and the like.
As such, it's an unknown quantity. And no one wants to invest time or money on the unknown.
The answer to everything these days seems to be crowdfunding. I wrote an earlier ebook with no promotion/backing/or printed copies, and it's as simple as uploading it to Amazon. No, really. The immediacy of it is the nicest part. There is also little doubt as to its readership: Not many. Promotion is still a massive part of the book world, especially when anybody can get a Smashwords account and upload whatever they churned out.
I approached the other parties involved in this venture in October… We're now closing in on September and things don't really seem to have progressed. I definitely need the backing of one party for anything to proceed. The other may have written itself out of the equation if they just make it too difficult to work with.
All to say the struggle is not over — I am confident this manuscript will be available sometime in the near future. Whether it's with all the current stakeholders remains to be seen. Waiting on multiple parties to make up their minds makes an impatient guy like me grind my teeth… Some streamlining may make liftoff possible.


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We are a nurse staffing company that connects qualified nurses with hospitals and other medical facilities. Nurses submit their resumes on our website and we attempt to match them with existing jobs at local hospitals.
I want a design that shows smiling nurses on the homepage. We want to create the impression that nurses are happy about their decision to apply with Whitecap Nursing. I also want to make sure that there is a clear button that nurses and hospitals can use to apply to Whitecap.
Here are the things I would like to see on the homepage:
1. A large central image showing a nurse or nurses smiling. This should have some text encouraging the user to apply online.
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It has been an incredible couple of days. We have had the ups and downs and all the in-betweens you can imagine. So we would like to give a huge, heartfelt thanks to all of the people of Twyford and our friends across Berkshire who got stuck in to help and support us when things looked quite difficult. We hope you had a fantastic night and can't wait to do it all over again next year (after some rest mind you haha). Thank you from all of us at the Twyford & District Roundtable.
A message from our Chairman – Update on the Fireworks & Bonfire Night
The firework night will have a dazzling RAF themed display celebrating 100 years of flying expertise.
Unfortunately last night someone set light to the magnificent bonfire we spent all day yesterday building.
We are disappointed this happened and our thanks are to the fire brigade and the public that brought it to our attention. Firstly I would like to say this absolutely won't stop us going ahead with tonight's firework extravaganza!
Secondly, we're rebuilding the bonfire today and thank the Twyford Community for their help and supportive messages.
This will be a great demonstration of how Twyford can come together to support each other.
If anyone has any wood, garden waste or furniture please bring it to the field until 2 pm today and my team will build an even better bonfire!
Otherwise please show your support by coming down tonight. Gates open 6.30pm and tickets are available via Twyfordroundtable.org or on Facebook or on the gates.
Let's have a great night together.
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The thing about writing, specifically (at least for me) writing fiction, is that there is this moment when the story (doesn't matter how long or short) is ready — you've penned the last full stop, or question mark, or exclamation mark, or pressed the save icon, or the keyboard shortcut, whatever. That moment, when the story is between you and the world, when it is a Schrodinger's story so to say — neither dead nor alive, when you don't know if you would kill it then and there, or expose it to the world, and you with it. It's in that moment that as a writer (and I am using the word in its most liberal sense) you're the happiest person. Or should I just speak for myself, not make gross generalizations based on a strong personal experience.
Okay then, that's what I will do. That moment, when I know that a story is ready — not necessarily for the world, not necessarily safe from my own doubts (is any story ever?), not necessarily worth the (proverbial) paper it might be printed on, not necessarily good/decent; in other words: not necessarily something anyone else should/would care about — is the moment I'm at the happiest. It's a moment that makes writing worth all its troubles: all the doubts that keep eating at your sanity, all the misery of being stuck in a place where all the roads seem to lead back into it, all the anger at terrible stuff that seems to be getting written and published, all the anger at oneself for not being able to write anything that convinces the inner critic, all the cluelessness, all the anxiety (would I ever write anything better than that piece I wrote when I was young, which, btw, now I believe was shit) , all the helplessness, despondency.
It's a fleeting moment though. For the demons that you had just managed to stuff into a cupboard for a very brief respite, come running out. The cat is out of the bag. There is no turning back now. One has to confront it. So what if the world doesn't know of its existence, you do. You are Schrodinger. You fu**ing created the cat. You ought to now open the box, and deal with the reality that was in there, unaware of you.
Not all cats have nine lives. Surely, not Schrodinger's — for one would say with a very high probability that it is alive, and be right 8 out of 9 times. Sometimes, it is alive, and Schrodinger is so confused, that he buries it. Sometimes, Schrodinger carries it around as if it were alive, and gets ridiculed. Sometimes, he just keeps staring at it, not knowing what to do with it, and it keeps staring back at him, with a deadpan gaze that is neither apologetic of its existence, nor pleading for its life. It's as if, the gaze is coming from within. In that moment, Schrodinger is the cat.


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Social Emotional Learning
Curriculum Overview
"Our emotions need to be as educated as our intellect. It is important to know how to feel, how to respond, and how to let life in so that it can touch you." -- Jim Rohn
There is growing consensus among educational researchers that young people need to develop competencies in many areas other than academic content and skills. Graduating from high school and being prepared for college and career success require a much broader set of skills, including the ability to navigate life's challenges, maintain healthy relationships, and manage one's own emotions and behaviors.
In fact, many of these skills provide better predictors of success than do achievement scores. Not only do social-emotional skills support academic achievement, they also make it less likely that youth will engage in risky behaviors related to bullying, drug and alcohol use, and sexual activity.
Today's students are preparing to enter a world in which colleges and the workplace are demanding more than ever before. To ensure all students are ready for life after high school, the Wilton Public Schools focuses on developing the social and emotional skills students will need to be successful.
Curriculum Resources and Guides
- Contact Information
- Learner Goals
- Program Guiding Principles
- Curriculum State & National Standards
- WPS Curriculum Materials
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Learner Goals
Social-Emotional Program Goals
As students advance through the grades and make individual progress toward mastery of social and emotional skills, they are able to exhibit with increasing breadth and depth these capacities of the emotionally healthy and socially responsible individual:
1 They develop self-awareness and self-management skills to achieve school and life success.
Students are able to accurately recognize their emotions, effectively manage them, and constructively express them. They are able to handle stress, control impulses, and motivate themselves to persevere in overcoming obstacles. They value their inherent worth as a person, accurately assess their abilities and interests, build their strengths, and make effective use of family, school, and community resources. They are able to establish academic and personal goals and monitor their progress toward achieving them.
2 They use social-awareness and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain positive relationships
Students are able to build and maintain positive relationships by recognizing and honoring the thoughts, feelings, and perspectives of others, including those different from their own. They establish positive peer, family, and school/work relationships by cooperating, communicating respectfully, showing kindness, and constructively resolving conflicts with others.
3. They demonstrate appropriate decision-making skills and responsible behaviors in personal, school, and community contexts.
Students promote their own health, avoid risky behaviors, deal honestly and fairly with others, and contribute to the good of their classroom, school, family, and community. They are able to make decisions and solve problems on the basis of accurately defining decisions to be made, anticipating the consequences of each, accessing support from others when needed, and evaluating and learning from their own decision-making.
Program Guiding Principles
Core Principles for Social-Emotional Learning
Much has been learned in the past few decades about school and classroom practices that effectively promote the development of social-emotional skills and dispositions. Based on this research, the Wilton Public Schools has established the following core principles for social-emotional learning:
- It is essential to employ a comprehensive and coherent approach to social-emotional learning in all classrooms for all children. High-quality social-emotional learning standards need to be addressed consistently and flexibly within and across classrooms and schools in order to achieve the desired outcomes for our learners.
- Academic learning and social-emotional learning are interconnected and mutually dependent processes that need to be addressed in an integrated way. To successfully navigate the demands of the learning environment, students must be provided with opportunities to learn self-regulation and interpersonal skills and strategies and then practice them frequently within the context of academic learning.
- An educator's own social and emotional competence, and his/her ability to establish effective relationships with students, are the most influential factors in student social-emotional development. Educators must therefore be emotionally healthy and socially responsible themselves. They must have the capacity to scaffold student social-emotional learning by modeling and sharing their own thoughts and processes. Educator effectiveness in providing support for social-emotional learning is greatly enhanced by purposeful, job-embedded professional learning and reflective practice.
- High-quality instruction that meets the unique needs of each learner is critical for success in social-emotional learning. Teachers must consistently use evidence-based teaching strategies and well-designed school and classroom routines that support emotional regulation and conflict resolution. The classroom environment should support the concept of a community of learners who share values and beliefs, and who actively engage in learning from one another - learners from teachers, teachers from learners, and learners from learners. Time to engage in rich discussion is fundamental to social-emotional learning.
- Individualized, intensive intervention support must be provided to students who are struggling to develop social-emotional skills. A clearly defined and data-informed collaborative team process should be used to identify and monitor students in need of Scientific Research-based Interventions (SRBI).
- Instructional practices that support social-emotional learning must be informed by on-going assessment of student social-emotional performance. Teachers should know how to use reliable and valid assessment practices to measure social-emotional skills and to report progress and promote learning. Formative and summative assessments should be clear, relevant, and designed for student success.
- On-going communication and a supportive partnership between home and school positively affect student social-emotional learning. Teachers, students, and families need frequent opportunities for dialogue and inquiry around student performance and instructional needs.
- Efforts to enhance social-emotional learning must be embedded within broader efforts to improve the culture and climate of the entire school and the partnerships between the school, the family, and the community. The culture and climate of the school set the tone and focus of relationships and interactions between leaders, staff, and students, and they impact and are impacted by the culture and climate of the community.


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Ministry can often be a lonely road. Pastors are quitting in droves and many are avoiding ministry all together. Ministry often leads to long days and few thanks. It often leads to more criticism than accolades. If you are currently leading a Single Moms Ministry in your church, it is likely you will face challenges at some point or another. The road gets hard as you face criticism or burnout, and the sting is compounded if you feel unsupported by your church.
In 2007, our founder, Jennifer Maggio, started a single moms' ministry in her local church. It grew rather quickly from 3 single moms to several dozen. She had such a passion to minister to single moms that hosted the event in her home, paid for the meals, and coordinated volunteer childcare with friends and family. Throughout the course of time, there were challenges that arose, including her feeling unsupported by the church. Yes, they had given her the blessing to start the ministry, but it seemed that they weren't helping with much of the process, including food provision, childcare needs, or even advertising the ministry on the church website or print materials. In fact, it often seemed that "every other ministry" was getting their time in the spotlight on Sundays, but not single moms' ministry. The following are tips that will help you navigate a tough season, when you feel unsupported.
Whether you are currently in single moms' ministry or you are patiently waiting on your pastor's approval to start a single moms' program, these tips will help you:
- Always honor your leadership. God has placed them in authority for a reason. Even when you feel unsupported, it is important that you honor their position as the shepherd of the flock. God will honor your pure heart. Your words should honor your leadership at all times, both in front of others and behind closed doors with close friends and family. Otherwise a bitter root can grow that will expand and you will never be supported! Don't be a rebel that decides to do your own thing. There's protection in staying rooted in a local church. There's much to be learned.
- Pray for it more than you talk about it. As with any other obstacle in our lives, we should pray without ceasing. The problem with most of us is that we'd rather talk about it than pray about it. Petition the Lord with your concerns. Ask Him for wisdom and guidance on how to navigate the season.
- Be patient. Let's face it. Pastors are busy. They are being pulled in many directions for meetings, counseling, and teaching. Sometimes, it just takes time to gain the trust of your pastors, to gain their attention regarding the needs of single moms' ministry, or to gain their support in advertising and expanding the work. The bigger the ministry grows, the harder it will be to ignore. Additionally, if you are waiting patiently on a yes from your pastor and he hasn't given than to you yet, be patient. if God truly called you to it, He'll open the door in his perfect timing. Work on yourself in the meantime. Grow in the Word. Grow in maturity. Grow in prayer life. These things will sustain you over the long haul, when you do get your yes!
- Stay faithful. Change doesn't happen overnight. You keep plowing the land. Keep inviting new single moms. Keep teaching the few that show up each meeting. Keep studying and praying. Don't grow weary in doing what God has called you to do. Even if the ministry never grows beyond a few moms, it has meant something to those precious single moms!
- Serve another vision. We can get so passion about our own calling (single moms' ministry) that it's hard to see why others aren't just as passionate. Maybe your pastor has called the church to be more active in volunteerism in the community or maybe he feels led to expand the college or youth ministry this year. Support his vision and plan for the church. God will bring about change and support to the single moms' ministry in his timing.
- Meet with your pastoral team regularly. Whether you are accountable to the executive pastor, woman's or ministry pastors, or another leadership member, be sure you communicate with them often. Let them know the wins the ministry is seeing. Engage them in dialogue on ideas they may have about the ministry. Tell them the challenges you face and the concerns you have about receiving their support. We know that we are called to take our problem to our brother in hopes of resolution. Don't get bitter. Make the ministry better.
For encouraging tips on how to start, grow, or maintain a single moms' ministry in your church, visit our Ministry Leader's Help page often.
The Life of a Single Mom is a national, faith-based, nonprofit that exists to see that no single mom walks alone. To date, we have worked with more than 1,500 churches & community groups to start or improve a single mom's support group in cities throughout the U.S. and beyond. We have a large array of books, curriculum, training materials, and online instructional videos to support ministry leaders who lead single moms. Our single mom programs focus on empowering single moms to grow spiritually, emotionally, financially, and parentally through a number of projects including: Single Mom University, Single Moms Across America, the National TLSM Single Moms Conference, and a variety of programs throughout the U.S. For more information, visit www.thelifeofasinglemom.com


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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
A taste of Paris on Jln Maharajalela?
Recently, I went to Cafe Cafe with Sharon to celebrate my birthday. It was located in a corner that no one really looks out for and the hokkien mee down the road is probably more famous. A lot cheaper too.
The ambiance however was great. A bit dark so it makes for a perfect romantic outing. The place is also decorated to give a feel that you just walked into some cafe in Europe but instead, outside, it is pretty much the KL you know.
Everything has that old school cafe feel to it and well, it is really quite lovely.
So, if you are looking for a little romantic eatery, then look no further. What about the food you say? Well, that is for tomorrow :P
Tomorrow: APPETIZERS!
Posted by Nicholas Leong at 12:18 PM
Labels: Food, Photography
4 comments:
- libpuritan said...
lovely mood shots. cafe cafe, here i come! =)
- December 17, 2008 at 8:07 PM
- meendee said...
heard about this place, it's quite fine dining :)
- December 17, 2008 at 11:02 PM
- libpuritan said...
advise on budget? =) perhaps i'll drag dh here for a date. you made it look so nice!
- December 18, 2008 at 12:06 AM
- Nicholas Leong said...
@steph hehe go go! That depends on how much you eat :P We spent RM149 on the meal excluding drinks. That is one set meal shared by two.
It came with two appetizers, one main, one dessert. We added one more dessert but all in all, we spent probably RM250.
@meendee hehe yep quite fine dining :D
- December 18, 2008 at 10:00 AM
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22 May 2013
Kuramochi Asuka [Itsumo Soba ni] PV Preview
The Promotional video for Kuramochi Asuka's solo single [Itsumo Soba ni] has been uploaded onto YouTube. The PV was shot in Guam and will release on 29th May 2013.
However, not all went smoothly during her PV shoot. Kuramochi reported on her blog that her wallet was stolen on the set of the shoot. Unfortunately, she only found out about it after the shoot and by that time it was too late; when she blogged about it she was already back in Japan.
Some of the things inside her wallet included a baseball card signed by her father, cash, and various insurance cards.
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text: I did a bunch of work on a nice little Flash piece for an IBM – National Geographic collaboration. It is a really cool project where the goal is to provide research on the geographic origins of the world's different ethnic groups. Through this project, you can purchase a participation kit where you can provide a sample of your DNA from a swab of your cheek, and National Geographic will send you back information showing how your genetic ancestors travelled the world to get to where you are today. You can find out more about the project and about IBM's role at http://www.ibm.com/genographic. Click on the main banner to launch the Flash piece. I did the ActionScript coding for the little pop-up modules, plus oversaw the project's architecture.


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Sally Hernandez, Kim Ogg, and Catrina Shead speak about the importance of working together to protect a city's most vulnerable residents.
Law Enforcement
How Zena Stephens became the highest-ranking law enforcement officer in Jefferson County.
Last week, former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw was convicted on 18 charges, ranging from rape in the first degree to forced oral sodomy, after being accused of sexually assaulting 13 women. The case ended up making national headlines, and the details of how Holtzclaw raped so many women–and…
Don't post anonymous shooting threats.
Come back through, Willie/Snoop/Nelly/Fiona Apple!
We can't ignore law enforcement's failure to secure proper medical treatment.
On Monday, per WFAA, the state's top law enforcement official will be charged with multiple felonies.
Solid reporting from the University of Texas School of Journalism investigates the gender and racial makeup of law enforcement in Texas.
Burleson County law enforcement apparently prefers officers use a different standard than rock-paper-scissors when determining infractions.
A Dallas County ADA was arrested for DWI over the weekend. Will Susan Hawk, Dallas's new District Attorney, use this as an opportunity to differentiate her office from that of her scandal-plagued predecessor?