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I let this blog hop go down to the wire…just two more days of May, which seems insane! Thanks to The Horse is Not Black for the questions.
1. What are your summer goals?
Having Copper sound and riding again post lyme disease treatment is number one. I'd love to take a couple lessons on him this year or put him in training with someone dressage focused, but we're thinking about soundness first, then we'll see what will follow.
Weaning Joey and teaching him more things-so much to learn for the lil guy yet.
Building fence/possibly having a new well dug on the farm, etc. Farm goals never end…
2. Do you have any tips or tricks for fly control?
Not really, I use fly spray before a ride or if the horse looks particularly miserable. Here lately it hasn't stopped raining for more than 48 hours, so they haven't been as miserable as typical due to the rain. I do put fly masks on them as well (you know, when it isn't threatening to rain before I can get back out to remove them…) and even bought Joey a little one. I'm considering buying Copper a fly sheet, but I'm cheap and haven't found a deal I want yet.
3. How often do you bathe your horse?
Like with soap!? hahaha. Copper did get a bath last year I think, and I meant to bathe Paige, but I didn't. I've not bathed Paige since I've had her (2014) and Copper hasn't had one in likely as long. Lets not talk about Robin… I hose them down without scrubbing often though.
4. Do you have any upcoming travel plans? Equine or otherwise?
Nothing firm. We've tossed around a couple of trips, but haven't settled on anything yet. I'd love to go to the beach this year, and the blogger Congress trip would be fun if I could coerce someone to ride with me. I get sleepy during long rides solo. NC (or more southern) bloggers, if you wanna do Congress, I'm on the way, hit me up and we'll talk. 😉
5. What is your favorite way to beat the heat?
Shade shade shade. When I'm riding (not so far this year), my riding area is shaded pretty well from 630PM-sunset. I generally only ride late in the evening to avoid the heat. Staying hydrated is key, plus sunglasses. Nothing worse than being hot and having a headache from too much sun in the eyes. I'm also less likely to ride with a saddle when its super hot since it adds to the heat for the horse plus I'm lazy and how hard are we really going to be working if it is super hot? Bareback toodling for the win…
6. Do you do anything to prevent your horse from sunbleaching?
This is literally the least of my concerns. My guys live outside 24/7. I can't imagine how life would be if I cared if their hair was sunbleached. 😉
7. How hot is too hot for you to ride?
We're in the mountains, so it gets somewhat humid. If I ride and it is above 85 degrees, that's
a miracle odd. We aren't pushing for anything competitive and are pretty laid back. It is rare that it is over 85 degrees in the evening though.
8. How important is sun protection for you riding or just in general?
I'm really bad at sun protection. Maybe I should try harder…
9. Have you ever gone swimming with your horse?
I've been in the river on Paige…and she wanted to take me swimming…Paige is not to be trusted in the river…
10. And because shopping is always on my mind, what's on your summer wish list?
I've been eyeballing the Eponia Ginger dressage bridle and thinking about how nice it would look with my County, but until Copper is sound and performing under saddle in a way that gives me the warm fuzzies, that is tabled for later. (I fully blame the bloggers who went to Rolex for this one…I hadn't seen them until people started mentioning them in recap posts from Rolex shopping…)
A fly sheet for Copper would be nice and maybe one of those giant balls for Joey to play with in the field?
LOTS of wine and margaritas if Lyme isn't the sole reason for the NQR. Though that seems obvious…


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Thanks to the Windows Vista Experience Blog for pointing me at these two tools!
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Who needs mayo when you can healthy-up your tuna with delicious and creamy avocado? We found this recipe on thestayathomechef.com (follow the link for a video). This southwest themed recipe is simple to make with just a few ingredients: tuna, bell peppers, jalpeno, cilantro and lime juice!
Author: Rachel Farnsworth
Yield: 1 to 2 servings
- 1 avocado, halved and pitted
- 1 (4.5 oz) cans tuna, drained
- ¼ cup diced red bell pepper
- 1 tablespoons minced jalapeno
- ¼ cup cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- Scoop out some of the avocado from the pitted area to widen the "bowl" area. Place the scooped avocado into a medium-size mixing bowl. Mash it with a fork.
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Get those great new boots that squeeze your feet just a bit too much? This article will provide a few suggestions to stretch those boots out.
The easiest way to stretch your boots is simply to wear them and let them expand and shape to your feet. Obviously, this is the hardest way to get there. The application of saddle soap (purchased from a shop that sells horse products) prior to wearing them can help.
A second option is to apply a spray of rubbing alcohol and water (about 3 parts water to 1 part Isopropyl rubbing alcohol) to the boots and wear them. As the boot starts to dry, repeat the spray, keeping the boots moist. This may require multiple applications depending on how tight the fit is.
A third suggestion is to line the boots with a garbage bag and fill it with water. Freeze the boot filled with bag and water. As it freezes, the water will expand and stretch the boot at the same time. Allow the water to melt, remove the bag and water. Repeat as desired.
Another way to stretch your boots is to pack the boots with newspapers soaked in warm water. Allow the paper to dry, then remove. This is nice, as it does not require the discomfort of wearing them. Avoid newspaper with colored images, just in case to avoid the color running.
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Now, please do not laugh when I tell you this one! Believe it or not, most of society still thinks of us blind folks as only being able to play music for a living. You got it! They think of us as musicians and probably so because of the successes of people like Steavie Wonder, Ray Charles, and so on.
I remember several years ago when I was on a trip with my parents to Europe and I had just graduated from University. My proud papa was going around telling everyone that I had just graduated and before he could tell them what I had graduated with, one very innocent gentleman piped up and said: "Isn't it nice that she got her degree in music!" I gently told him no. I had just obtained my degree in commerce. My parents later told me that the poor man looked as if he wanted to disappear under the table.
In actuality, blind persons face several barriers to careers. For some reason, society seems to have pre conceived notions about what blind persons can and cannot do for a living or I should say that many persons do not even think that we are able to work. They look upon us as people to be taken care of rather than productive and contributing members of society. They falsely believe that we can work best and if we can at such careers as: Piano tuners, teachers to teach other blind persons, social workers to help other blind persons, basket makers and weavers, and musicians. A very disheartening picture if I may say so.
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MTP-Paris is a young team of engineers and architects created to assist the operators of public transport in the design and the realization of new travel spaces, and to provide studies for the refitting of existing stations, other various poles of exchange and railway stations. The technical skills useful for the development of architectural projects for productive sites and the recovery and transformation of abandoned industrial buildings supplement this initial vocation. MTP-Paris is active in the building industry and civil architecture as a technical partner for the agency MPA of Modena, for whom it is the representative in France (MPA-Paris). MTP-Paris adopts a unit methodology with regard to various disciplinary fields, and integrates, in particular, a team specialized in steel constructions and a team specialized in the restoration of modern architecture. Competencies and services: - New architectural solutions for spaces and the infrastructures of mobility and public transport. - Studies of flows of passengers, interior architecture and design of furniture for spaces of waiting and connection, design and graphics of descriptive signage and its production. - Architecture and services of engineering for the tertiary sector and industrial sites. - Rehabilitation and refurbishment of industrial buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. - Reorganization of various architectural typologies according to the criteria of minimal environmental impact and high environmental quality. MTP-Paris profits from exchanges and collaborations with university departments, centers and research laboratories (Université Paris-Est), and is present in Paris and Bologna. The company recently extended its capacities of intervention in historical urban contexts as well as those of the landscape and on a large territorial scale. - Projects for the recovery of industrial parks and urban transformations; development of public spaces and design of urban furniture. - Interventions on the elements of the infrastructure system in urban areas, historical locations, and landscapes.
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You can watch Phillips and her team play in the first ever International Test Match for Ultimate Frisbee in Sydney and Melbourne on19th and 21st May! More details at end. We chat to her ahead of the matches...
What do you love about Ultimate Frisbee?
Ultimate frisbee's a really unique sport – first and foremost, it's entirely self refereed at all levels of competition. This means that the players are required to call their own fouls, communicate with the opposition, and commit to a very spirited and fair-minded style of play. This contributes to an incredible culture of respect throughout the sport, which is something I really love about it.
I also love the way the game is played, and the combination of skills and athleticism that is required to be elite. At a very high level, Ultimate is as physically taxing as any other sport I've ever played, which really drives me to keep getting fitter and stronger. At the same time, I love the challenge of being able to execute difficult throws in rain, hail or shine.
Would you encourage other women to give it a go?
Yes! Ultimate Frisbee is an ideal sport for a whole range of women. It suits women wanting to just get a bit more active, those looking for a social weeknight sport, or those interested in a really competitive sporting environment. It's non-contact, single gender or mixed, cheap, and a really good workout, so there really is something for everyone.
Ultimate Frisbee isn't a common sport - how did you get into it?
I started playing Ultimate in year 10 when my sister Michelle picked it up at uni. She convinced me to come along to a couple of training sessions after school, and I quickly fell in love with the sport.
How did you start competing?
I was really lucky that I was given a lot of opportunities to compete at a high level very early on. My first major tournament was the Australian Ultimate Championships, with a newly formed Victorian club team that Michelle was also playing for. After about six months of playing, I was also selected for the Australian under-19s team to compete at the World Championships in Vancouver. That was in 2008.
And how did you start playing AFL?
I attended one of the AFL's Talent Identification days early last year with a bunch of girls from my Frisbee team, mostly just thinking it'd be a fun activity we could all do together. I'd never played football before, could hardly kick a ball and didn't really expect anything to come from the day. I did pretty well in the athletic testing, and was invited to be a part of AFL Victoria's female academy, which was designed to prepare players for the 2017 AFLW season. I trained with the academy for a month or so, and at the same time started training fully with the Melbourne University Women's Football Team.
I was really lucky that Melbourne Uni has such an elite playing and coaching group, which really fast-tracked my development and gave me excellent opportunities to learn from the best players around. I played my first game of VFL football with Melbourne Uni in July, and from there, was contacted by Melbourne FC and offered a Rookie playing contract for the 2017 AFL Women's season.
Incredible! And back to the Frisbee – how can other women get involved?
The easiest way to is through your local weekly league. These are made up of people of all ages and skill levels. I started playing at a league in Melbourne as a 16-year-old beginner with no frisbee skills, and I still play there now after 10 years and six World Championships. It's a great way for either individuals or teams to get involved. Find info on each state organisation's website (Ultimate Victoria, NSW Ultimate, SA Ultimate, etc), or at the Ultimate Australia website: afda.com.
There are also a number of competitive club teams around Australia that start pre-season training in October, in preparation for the National Championships in April each year. These teams are always looking for new players to get involved, and generally have a number of events throughout the year that are open for anyone to come along to. The team I play for, Ellipsis, posts information about training and competitions on our facebook page (Ellipsis Ultimate) and our website (http://ellipsisultimate.com/).
Show your support for #womeninsport, people! Phillips and her team will be competing in Sydney for the Japan/Australia Test Match on Friday May 19, 2017, at 7:30pm, and in Melbourne on Sunday 21st May, at 11:30am (testmatch.ultimatefrisbee.org.au/en_au). This is the first ever International Test Match for Ultimate Frisbee!


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Transform your outdoor living space with LED lighting. These outdoor lights can decorate your yard/outdoor space. They illuminate your home, giving it a distinguished look. There are patio string lights, path lights, tree lights, shrub light, and custom lights as well.
What does LED stand for?
LED stands for light-emitting diodes
Why LED lighting?
For longevity and energy-efficient reasons LED lighting is a great source. They generate very minimal heat and can be used all season long.
What brands do you use?
The brands we use are Vista lighting, FX lighting, and Kichler, we highly recommend these. These brands are the best quality makers. We offer these different brands to meet customer needs.
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We do simple lighting systems to complex wifi lighting systems. First, there is a simple lighting system includes the lights, transformer, and a manual timer. The manual timer is set to turn on and off at certain times. Second, there is a mid system that comes with a basic package which has the lights, transformer, a photo cell, and a digital timer. A photo cell detects sunset and sunrise. It allows the transformer box to activate the LED lights to turn on or off. Third, there is an advanced system that comes in a variety of options, allowing you to control your lights from any where in the world(provided there is internet).


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I spent nearly 2 months preparing to speak at Enhanceconf
2016 in front of 180 people at the RSA in London.
I never thought I would speak publicly for many reasons — not least of all
because it's fucking scary and I have (had?) no idea what I am doing. But for one reason or other I decided this is the time for me to jump right out of my comfort zone.
I am the sort of person who goes hunting for the very best advice about doing something, before I do it myself. So that's what I did, I hunted down the very best advice from different parts of the world, combined it with my brain and this is what I learnt during the entire process…
Before accepting the gig
1. Choose the right timing and gig
There is never a perfect time to do it. You will always be fearful. I was
fearful that I would make mistakes, that people wouldn't find value or that I can't inspire others, or that the audience weren't right for my talk. But all in all, my values and the conference's values aligned and I decided to go for it.
2. Choose the right theme
There is no point in giving a talk on something that a) you don't know about and b) you're not absolutely passionate about sharing with others. You need to show enthusiasm for your topic, otherwise don't bother.
3. Choose the right duration
All Ted talks are somewhere between 15 and 20 mins. The is because people can't concentrate for longer than that and if you can't explain your message with inspiration in that time, then you're buggered anyway.
4. Make sure you have enough time to prep
I gave myself a clean schedule for 2 months as I prefer to be over-prepared.
Otherwise I would be more nervous.
5. Choose the right remuneration
I never negotiated but I probably should have. 'They' say that you should
negotiate for about 5 times the ticket price. In reality it's not about the
money, it's about the experience and 'spreading good ideas' but bare this in
After accepting the the talk
1. Purchase a Kensington clicker
You want to be free to deliver the talk, not shackled to your computer fumbling around the trackpad, mouse or keyboard to progress the slides. This one is good value, well recommended and very good.
2. Design your slides last
Whatever you do, don't design your slides first. Slides are props. Nail down
your script first, then add slides as an enhancement to your talk if necessary. You might find you don't even need slides.
3. Write down your ideas
Always write down what pops into your head or what you come across in life.
Ideas, links, photos, thoughts, videos, quotes, books, articles, tweets,
peoples, work, case studies, experiences, anything. Don't underestimate your
ability to forget.
4. Design your talk
You need to work out what the message is and how you're going to present it.
Make sure the message is close to your heart. My talk was about "embracing
simplicity" which touches so many parts of my life from different angles. From minimalism, to essentialism, to web design and coding websites, I strive for simplicity.
5. Start fleshing out your talk
You need to find some quiet time to start fleshing out your talk. Whatever is easier, just start writing and sharing stories that back up your points.
6. Tell stories
Tell personal or other peoples stories that convey what you're saying. Make sure the stories come first, make sure they last at least 1/3 of the entire presentation. Reason being is you need to connect emotionally to your audience. Stories are the way to do this.
7. Start to practice the script
The script won't be perfect, nor will your delivery but start practicing it,
thinking about it and delivering to someone you know. Over and over and over. Then keep refining, adding, reducing. You want to get to the point where you're thinking about delivery — not what it is that you have to say. I practiced at least once a day to anyone that will listen. Thanks wife.
8. Deliver something new
It doesn't have to be completely new, but if you have a unique spin on
something, share it. It will help your audience engage with you.
9. Deliver stats and logic later in the talk
After connecting emotionally via stories, add logic and stats to back it up.
10. Deliver a jaw dropping moment
Deliver a jaw dropping moment if you can. Something the audience will remember. This could be anything, it could be a stat, it could be you playing an instrument, it could be anything, as long as it relates to your talk.
11. Consider not having slides
Consider giving a talk without slides. I ended up using slides because I thought they were appropriate and added value during parts of my talk. Also, whilst I memorised the script, the slides were semi-prompting and that made me feel more secure.
If your content doesn't require it, then ditch the slides and free yourself from technology and having to sync your words up to your slides.
12. Don't put lots of text on a slide
Whatever you do, don't put lots of text on a slide. Especially if you're not
reading it out word-for-word. Nobody can listen to you talk and read text on a slide.
13. Be you
Don't try and be someone else (everyone else is taken anyway). Don't change the way you speak just for the talk. Go up, have a chat with the audience, be honest and you can't go wrong.
14. Watch other amazing talks
I watched other great talks in my field. I also watched great Ted talks. It all helps. Watch out for the details, why it works so well. And what bits didn't work so well.
On the day of your talk
1. Arrive early
You don't want to feel rushed. It's stressful enough as it is, so plan your
routes and get there comfortably.
2. Find the bathroom
You will need this. Having hardly drunk any water, I went for a wee at least 5 times until I was on in the early afternoon.
3. Travel light
Bring your essentials, I brought too much stuff "just in case", but I should
have only brought my clicker (and spare batteries), my laptop and my charger.
4. Familiarise yourself with the stage
I was on in the afternoon, but having arrived early before the conference
started in the morning, I found the organiser and got my bearings. It was very different to the photos online so was well worth doing this.
5. Bring someone for support
I did and it helped a lot.
6. Speak to other people and speakers
It's great to speak to others, it calms you down. Most people are nervous (like you) even if they've given lots of talks before. And part of the day is about getting to know others.
7. Don't eat too much or too little
I didn't eat enough, I felt too nervous to eat and I ended up with a headache, but adrenaline carried me through. Work out your timings based on what time your talk is. Give yourself at least 1 hour before your talk to digest.
8. Sound checks
Get your shit in order early. My slot was in the afternoon so while people were at lunch I was on the stage making sure my computer hooked up to the projector and that my mic worked.
9. Drink water 10 mins before
Drink it 10 mins before your talk. The reason why it's 10 mins is so you don't need to go to the toilet when your talk begins. Even if you do this, you might still be dry from nerves when your talk starts.
10. Bring water on stage
I decided not to do this — big mistake for me. A couple of minutes into my talk, I had to jump of stage for 5 seconds to get water because my mouth went dry from the nerves. It was seconds, but felt like hours. It broke up my talk, and made me feel awkward. Silly!
After your talk
- Thank the organiser if they are available.
- Sit down, put your shit away and relax.
- When people compliment you on your talk, smile and say 'thanks'.
- Grab a drink and a little snack.
After the conference
- Relax.
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- Upload your slides to speakerdeck.com or an
- If there is a video recording online share that on social media and also add it to the transcript.
- Basically allow others to benefit from your efforts.
- Thank everyone who helped you.
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On Tuesday, December 4, 2012, the Schuyler, Nebraska city council will hold the second reading of a proposed dangerous dog ordinance that targets several breeds of dogs including:
American pit bull terrier,
American Staffordshire terrier,
Staffordshire bull terrier,
Dogo Argentina,
Presa Canario,
Cane Corso,
American bulldog,
Chow chow,
and American bandagge.
The council meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m., at the Schuyler Municipal Building at 1103 B Street. This meeting is open to the public.
The proposed ordinance passed the first reading on November 20, and provides that specific breeds not be allowed outside the owner's property unless restrained and muzzled under a new ordinance being considered by the City Council.
According to the proposal, owners notified that their dogs are dangerous or potentially dangerous would immediately be required to comply with restraint regulations – the dog would not be allowed outside of the owner's property unless under the control of a person 19 years or older and restrained securely by a harness and leash no longer than six feet and properly muzzled to prevent the dog from biting. Within 30 days, the dog would need to be spayed or neutered and implanted with microchip identification. Owners would also need to obtain and provide proof of public liability insurance of at least $100,000 to the city. The specific breeds would need to be securely confined indoors or in a locked pen when unattended and the owner must post a city-approved warning sign on the property.
In addition to targeting specific breeds as "dangerous," the proposal goes on to define a potentially dangerous dog as one that inflicts injury on a human that does not require medical treatment, injures a domestic animal, or chases or approaches people with an attitude of attack. A dangerous dog is one that has killed a person, inflicted injury on a person that required medical treatment, or killed a domestic animal without provocation. A potentially dangerous dog that inflicts injury on a human that does not require medical treatment injures an animal or threatens the safety of humans or animals will also be declared dangerous.
The proposed ordinance adequately defines a "dangerous dog," and, as such, the need to target specific breeds is unnecessary. Please reach out to city officials and encourage them to focus on irresponsible and reckless dog owners regardless of the breed of dog they own.
Please send your polite, respectful and informative opposition to the breed specific provision of the proposed ordinance to the Schuyler city officials. Provide them with estimates on the costs of enforcing BSL. Best Friends has a Fiscal Impact Calculator where you can calculate an estimate of the additional expenses on the taxpayers of a community that result from breed specific ordinances. And, of course, provide them with the many reasons that breed specific laws do not work.
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Sign the Petition and Pass "Jacobe's Law" in the Assembly to Stop Bullying
June 25, 2018
Would you want to know if your child was being bullied at school or was bullying others?
Unfortunately, due to a loophole in state law, many parents are not being kept informed about incidents of bullying taking place at our schools.
In April 2015, 13-year-old Jacobe Taras of Fort Edward tragically took his own life as a result of bullying. Jacobe's parents, Christine and Richard Taras, say they were not notified by Jacobe's school of the extent of bullying he faced.
This was not an isolated incident. There are many heartbreaking stories of young people injuring themselves, or worse yet, taking their own lives because of bullying.
Although schools are required to report incidents to the state Education Department, the Dignity for All Students Act does not require schools to alert parents when their child has been bullied or is believed to be the perpetrator of bullying.
"Jacobe's Law" (S9074A/A8114E), sponsored by Senator Jim Tedisco has passed the Senate twice, and requires that school employees charged with receiving reports of harassment, bullying or discrimination contact the parents or guardians of the students involved – both the bullies and victims -- when an incident of bullying or harassment occurs.
The bi-partisan bill is being sponsored in the state Assembly by Assemblywoman Pat Fahy, but that legislative body refuses to bring it to the Assembly Floor for a debate and up or down vote.
The Assembly should return to Albany and pass "Jacobe's Law" now so we don't let another school year pass where children are being bullied and tormented like Jacobe was because parents, who are held to the highest level of responsibility for the best interests of their children, will not be informed to intercede and stop a tragedy from taking place.
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As some of you might have noticed, it has been rather quiet around our Team Fortress 2 team for a while now.
Fear not! We are still around and going stronger than ever.
We have had two seasons since the last post - I will recap them for you as fast as I can.
Furthermore I shall present you the new team, as we had some roster changes and lastly our current position and goal for the upcoming ETF2L Season 15
Now shall we get started?
The last reports are still from Season 12, where we won Division 6 quite easily - now let's talk about Season 13 and 14.
Right after Season 12 we lost our newly joined Soldier Risiko so we were looking for a replacement, which we found a week after: Ninjuh, yet an other Luxembourgian player to complete our roster.
Season 13 had it's ups and down, we couldn't beat most of the teams which left us in a rather unfavorable position at the end. Disappointed by the results Ninjuh left us after the last game had been played and once more we were on the lookout for a new team mate.
That's when we found Jay. Jay is the first German speaking player we took among our ranks after quite some time. So the team composition was the following: Hisui & pischto as scouts, Duton as demoman, splinter as roaming soldier, Jay as pocket soldier and Netsky as medic.
While being lucky as we got an other chance to play in division 5, the start of Season 14 was a disaster, but we kept on playing and got a lot stronger during the season itself. However due to missing out points at the beginning we made it only on fourth place. Disappointing but considering the bad start it was acceptable. Suddenly two teams above us got their points stripped because one of their respective players did use cheats. So we made it to second place in division 5 after all. This means we got promoted to division 4.
A new problem came up: splinter wanted to stop playing competitive TF2. Once more on the lookout for a new player. After two weeks of trials we decided Guyyst was our man. With this exceptional roamer we were confident to sign up for division 4, however we wanted to get more training in. Due to the circumstances we had to look for an additional scout. OsZ was our choice, he almost made his competition look like pubbers without plan. Eyes on target: beat Division 4!
So the final team for Season 15 is:
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"Leila is very observant, inquisitive, and asks a lot of questions, the right questions. I witnessed Leila's transformation from being a 'learner' to being an 'independent learner'. She gave 110% effort to everything she did and constantly double-checked her assignments for accuracy. Congratulations Leila!"
"Leila is conscientious, interested in learning, always respectful, attentive, and shares her strengths with her peers by setting a good example. She is an avid reader, a true Shapleigh Shark and a please to work with."
"I have always found Leila to be reflective, thoughtful, and committed to doing her best work. I'm very impressed with this young lady!"
"Leila is a wonderful student. She is hard working, helpful, caring, and a great role model for her peers. She is very deserving of this award. Congratulations Leila."
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Yumi, a delightful children's picture book about a Japanese kokeshi doll. Today, I want to share a new find with you. Aoki is another in the kokeshi series by Annelore Parot, published by Hardie Grant Egmont (2011).
Meet Yumi, the youngest of the Kokeshi. She is adventurous and clever. She takes great pride in everything she does, and personifies the universe that artist Annelore Parot has created for her characters. She loves to dress up, go to school, go to parties and solve problems! Help Yumi to find the right Kimono to wear, and learn Japanese phrases. Find Yumi's friends, and then choose an outfit for a dress-up party! Decide the best sushi for Yumi to eat and then fall into a Kokeshi filled dream!
Aoki is just as elegant and sumptuous as Yumi. Parot has kept to the formula that little girls loved in Yumi - padded and appliqued cover, characters who genuinely look just like kokeshi dolls, lots of intriguing patterns in the art work, and little puzzles to solve behind flaps and through windows. Even the endpapers have that certain je ne sais quoi, a style that will have kids asking for more.
The story isn't complicated. It's a journey with a happy conclusion though, and lots of opportunities along the way to learn a little about Japanese culture and language. Exposing children to other cultures through literature is such a good way to develop tolerance and empathy - throw in the fun of a puzzle book and a toy theme and it seems Egmont have another winner!
Read another review of Aoki at Buzz Words Books. Click Reviews in the right sidebar to read more children's book reviews at www.thebookchook.com


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Cabot Microelectronics To Present At the Robertson Stephens Technology Conference
AURORA, Ill., Feb 22, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cabot Microelectronics Corp. (NASDAQ: CCMP), the leading supplier of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing slurries to the semiconductor industry, today announced that it will make a presentation at the Robertson Stephens Technology Conference at 4:00 p.m. Pacific time on Tuesday, February 26, 2002. Forward looking and other material information may be discussed during the presentation. The live webcast will be available at www.cabotcmp.com.
About Cabot Microelectronics CorporationCabot Microelectronics, headquartered in Aurora, Illinois, USA, is the world leader in the development and supply of high-performance polishing slurries used for chemical mechanical planarization (CMP), a process that enables the manufacture of the most advanced integrated circuit (IC) devices and hard disk drive components. The Company reported fiscal 2001 revenues of $227.2 million. For more information please visit the Cabot Microelectronics web site at www.cabotcmp.com or call 1-630-499-2600.
Safe Harbor StatementThe statements contained in this news release and referenced presentation and webcast may contain "forward-looking statements." Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. All of these statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the risk factors and other cautionary statements included in Cabot Microelectronics' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Cabot Microelectronics Corporation assumes no obligation to update this forward-looking information.
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(SUNDAY MAIL ZW) Indigenisation's mega dealIndigenisation's mega deal
Sunday, 13 January 2013 00:00
Last Friday, the Minister of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment, Saviour Kasukuwere, signed one of the country's biggest indigenisation deals with Impala Platinum and Zimplats mining company after protracted negotiations. Below is the speech that Minister Kasukuwere gave after signing the deal.
It gives me great pleasure to announce yet another milestone in the indigenisation and empowerment programme. Following our agreement with Anglo Platinum and Mimosa Mines late last year pertaining to their indigenisation plans, today we conclude what is undoubtedly the biggest indigenisation transaction with Impala Platinum and Zimplats mining company. The latter is the biggest mining company in the country and a very significant global player in the international platinum market.
Policy background
As such the transaction being concluded today is a flagship achievement of the policy objectives of our Government pertaining to the empowerment of indigenous Zimbabweans. This policy imperative seeks to involve the indigenous person in the mainstream economic activity of the country largely centred on the exploitation of natural resources.
It also seeks to ensure the equitable ownership of the country's resources and full participation of indigenous Zimbabweans in other sectors of the economy to guarantee social and economic justice for all. The main goal of this policy imperative is to reverse the pre-1980 policy effects that sought to marginalise indigenous Zimbabweans from mainstream economic activity to the periphery.
The programme of indigenisation and economic empowerment is a national approach designed to benefit all indigenous Zimbabweans on a broad basis by guaranteeing broad participation in economic activities. The legal instruments implementing the policy decisions of Government direct that where exploitation of natural resources is involved communities, employees and the nation at large must participate as key indigenous shareholders.
As such, all indigenisation transactions in the mining sector seek to dispose shares to community share ownership trusts, employee share ownership trusts, pension funds and the National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Fund as designated entities.
Our emphasis on broad-based participation has clearly shown that the indigenisation programme in the main does not benefit elite indigenous persons but rather broad groups of indigenous Zimbabweans. To date, my ministry has achieved for communities around the country value in the form of shares in mining companies in excess of US$1 billion.
Apart from this capital value due to communities, the trusts will henceforth begin to benefit from annual dividends declared by mining companies.
In addition, more than US$110 million has either been pledged or paid out to community share trusts by mining companies as seed capital for initial community projects.
In addition to the above, more than 800 companies in our database have proposed to dispose shares to employees through employee share ownership schemes.
This in itself will benefit hundreds of thousands of workers throughout the country as part owners of the business. It is therefore apparent that the greatest beneficiaries of the programme to date are not well-to-do individuals but broad-based masses.
This is in line with keeping our international obligations as a State to eradicate poverty within the framework of the Millennium Development Goals by harnessing resource exploitation for the good of communities, employees and Zimbabweans at large. Key international and regional instruments governing the responsibilities and conduct of states require that we implement measures to promote and protect the rights of all peoples to benefit from their natural resources and both the Africa Union and the United Nations instruments are emphatic about these entitlements.
The policy objectives and measures of our indigenisation and empowerment programme in part enable us to achieve these binding obligations for the betterment of our people and the eradication of poverty and want.
Policy misconceptions and distortions
When we embarked on this historic programme many critics subjected our Government's intentions to distortions and misrepresentations. This unfortunate trend still persists to date. Initially it was said that the indigenisation law amounted to compulsory acquisition of shares by Government in non-indigenous businesses and a number of people criticised us on the basis of misinterpreting the word "cede" in the indigenisation regulations. The regulations were amended to provide that shares in companies were to be disposed through a sale on fair terms.
As a result, shares in non-indigenous businesses, as in this transaction, are acquired under the programme for full value and this has been demonstrated through a series of transactions that have been concluded with major foreign investors. Some of our colleagues in Government have been peddling falsehoods that the law will be amended to make exemptions for investments in certain areas of the economy. The law will not be amended and not the least because there is no need to do so.
The triple Ps policy by Government envisages the promotion of strategic investments in key economic drivers. Further to this, Parliament in its wisdom in crafting the Indigenisation Act providing for a regime of lesser shares in order to promote strategic interests.
We have shown that the provisions of the law allow Government to lower the threshold of indigenisation in areas such as massive infrastructure investments for a certain period of time. Unfortunately, despite our overtures to implement this regime our colleagues have continued to engage in cheap politicking and unnecessarily confusing the investors.
The implementation of the indigenisation policy has always been tempered with reason and sound advice and at every turn we have sought to explain its basis to foreign investors in order to allay their fears and create an atmosphere of certainty.
Our track record in implementing this policy is borne in testimony by the support and understanding of important foreign investors who have committed to remain operating in the country.
Some of the notable transactions concluded to date are Zimplats, Mimosa, Unki Mine, PPC and Blanket Mine in the mining sector, Schweppes and BAT in the manufacturing sector, Meikles Africa in hospitality sector, Old Mutual and Ecobank Zimbabwe in the financial services sector.
All of the above transactions have displayed remarkable investor confidence in our country, an area which is pivotal in the implementation of our indigenisation and empowerment policy. Some of these companies, soon after indigenising, have gone on to commit to expansion and growth, with PPC taking a decision to set up an additional US$200 million plant in the country.
The platinum companies are at an advanced stage of considering a multi-billion-dollar refinery and companies such as Blanket Mine intend to make an extra US$37 million investment over the next four years. We believe that we have a clear policy and in instances where there has been ambiguity we have always sought to clarify and explain it.
Our measure of investor confidence is thus demonstrated by the successful partnerships we have sustained and will continue to grow with reputable international investors such as Implats, Aquarius Platinum, Anglo Platinum, Ecobank, Caledonia, PPC, BAT, Schweppes and Old Mutual, among others.
As Government we are cognisant of the need for foreign investment in successfully turning around our economy and supporting development in our economy. However, we believe that foreign investment should be attracted in a sustainable manner and we do not believe in foreign investment that does not promote the development of our people and our country.
Historically we have seen foreign investors come and exploit our resources and our people while taking all the profits away in the form of dividends. This is not a sustainable model of doing business.
What we have achieved with Implats in this transaction is a sustainable model of partnering with foreign investors for the development of our country and our people. We believe that this model not only will serve to promote economic growth through expansion in partnership, but create employment as well.
Such employment creation is critical to the upliftment of our people's lives and this is what the policy of indigenisation and empowerment ensures by building strong sustainable companies with investors like Implats that recognise the importance of locals as key stakeholders.
Moreover, and in order to consolidate the policy objectives of Government, my ministry is currently developing a robust and comprehensive Economic Empowerment Policy which will usher in a new paradigm in our country. Among other things, this new policy will focus on creating new businesses largely owned by indigenous Zimbabweans, propose new ways of accelerating rural development and growing the economy to levels never seen before.
In conclusion, I would like to acknowledge and appreciate the effort by Impala to comply with our national laws. This effort will by no means go unnoticed and going forward in this newly established strategic win-win partnership we feel confident that both our expectations will be met in a sustainable way.
The business is no longer theirs but ours and as Government and people of this country we will endeavour at every turn to promote and protect this investment.
I would like to encourage other companies, particularly in the banking sector, to comply with our national laws as non-compliance will no longer be tolerated. Uncalled for defiance and arrogance will not be tolerated as all companies must respect the law and desist from provoking the State. There will be no sacred cows and no stone will remain unturned to ensure that the policy is fully implemented.
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Shortlisted for the Charity Times Awards!Julia Shipston
We are so thrilled that for the second year running, TimeBank has been shortlisted in the Charity Times Awards. The category we entered this time was the community award. Our nomination set out to show how our volunteering projects are building stronger, happier and more inclusive communities – and how our expanding employee volunteering offer is creating a pool of passionate volunteers for the future.
Our projects are successful because they are led by volunteers – people who don't have to be there, aren't paid to be there, but simply want to be. Our beneficiaries tell us how much they value this. It creates a social bond that encourages engagement and supports professional services.
That's why we have stepped up our work with businesses to encourage their staff to volunteer. Over the last year we've doubled the number of employee volunteers we work with because we know that if it is managed well and people enjoy this first experience of volunteering, they often go on to volunteer for many different causes.
Our experience shows that volunteers can effectively deliver support in the most challenging circumstances, complementing professional interventions without replacing paid staff. We are tremendously proud of our volunteers and the impact they have on local communities, and on their behalf we'd be thrilled to win this award!


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tickets to the game... SCORE!
sweet semi-truck outside the stadium
Football and fall foilage
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Taking the field
Go Blue!
Carly, Nate, and Gunz
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So good.
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Opening kickoff
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Most exercises that are performed while lying on your stomach are considered core exercises. This means that, although they will isolate the muscles of the lower back, they will also strengthen the opposing muscles -- the abdominals. You will likely only feel these exercises in the lower back area as you do them, but don't be fooled. Over time, you'll see and feel a difference in ab strength.
Lie face down on the floor with your legs extended and arms extended overhead, palms down. Keep your face down to prevent any strain in your neck.
Inhale as you simultaneously lift your arms and legs off the floor. Pause briefly once you feel tension in your lower back.
Exhale as you slower return your legs and arms back to the floor. Repeat for 12 to 15 reps.
Stability Ball Reverse Extensions
Position yourself face down over a stability ball with your hands on the floor and spaced shoulder-width apart.
Pull your body over the ball by walking your hands away from you until your toes barely touch the floor with a full extension of your legs.
Engage your abdominals and slightly bend your arms. Keep your toes facing the floor and your legs straight as you lift your legs toward the ceiling. Pause once you feel tension in your lower back.
Lower your legs back to the starting position but without touching the floor. Repeat for 12 to 15 reps.
Items you will need
- Stability ball
- If you suffer from severe back pain, avoid this exercises and start with basic, supine abdominal exercises that force you to keep your spine in a neutral position and glued to the floor.
Video of the Day
- American Council on Exercise: Stability Ball Reverse Extensions
- "Stronger Abs and Back"; Dean & Greg Brittenham; 1997
- "Human Anatomy & Physiology"; Marieb and Hoehn; 2007
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Your right. Reputation does at least two jobs and splitting it into two attributes might help. Reputation measures how well known a player is and it measures how skilful player is considered. For most players those two are nearly synonymous but for veteran players or great players who have serious injuries they diverge. David Beckham might be a shadow of his former self as a player but his still a world wide celebrity. With Reputation doing both jobs its going to be very hard to make a system where Beckham will both move to a small league and be able to tutor a great young talent.
Here's a very simple idea that would go some way to improving things. Allow the Reputation of player under 21 years old to increase at a far faster rate, also allow the Reputation of those over 31 to decrease at a far faster rate
Nice. If things like that are going to happen could we have some animations for them like the defender putting his hands behind his head falling to his knees and burring his face into the pitch or the forward running over to pat him on the back.
It worked fine in FM 07 and 08
I finally got round to playing it and I'm pleasantly surprised. Having read this thread I expected it to be a complete mess. I have played about ten games and I'm yet to see anything that's totally ridiculous. I have seen headed goals from open play and set pieces long rang goals and goal mouth scrambles. I have noticed a few problems though. Throw-ins are wildly inaccurate its worse then fifty fifty whether you get possession from your own throw in. Defenders turn too slowly they should be beaten to through-balls by forwards by much narrower margins. When the defence is turned and a forward is running towards goal with a player marking him the other defenders don't seem very keen to double up on him or get goal side. I don't think I have seen a forward make a curved run yet.
Quick question about determination in database
whilewolf replied to Ty's topic in Football Manager General DiscussionGod I hope its not totally random again. I have been complaining about tendencies in newgens for years. You only have to look at the players in the database for ten minutes to see that on average Determination will be higher for a centre back then an attacking midfielder.
AI still unable to develop young players
whilewolf replied to tommonufc's topic in Football Manager General DiscussionTwo things that SI could do to help, one divide cup competitions into stages and give each stage its own Reputation. League cup Second round reputation 6 LC Final reputation 11 etc. I think its reputation that governs team selection maybe its "competition level" The idea is to make big teams play squad players in early rounds but field a stronger teams as they advance. The second would be to add a bit of code that recognises when a team has won a league or qualified from a European group stage and make that team treat any remaining games as much less important. You could do the same thing for any two legged tie where either team has a five goal or more advantage.
Game difficulty levels.
whilewolf replied to Johnnyhugs's topic in Football Manager General DiscussionFor the reasons I listed no other game I know of has a hard difficulty setting that reverts to normal over time. FM has, start with Sunday league rep and a big team to make the game harder if you do well your rep goes up and the game gets easier.
Game difficulty levels.
whilewolf replied to Johnnyhugs's topic in Football Manager General DiscussionIts the worst difficulty level in the world. It expires over time and dictates what level you have to manage at initially..
Better too hard then too easy. But to echo what others have said its too easy to find wonder-kids in FM and Its too certain that they will develop, AI clubs aren't good enough at driving a hard bargain. The result is its not a gamble to pay big money on young players. Things that could be done to improve things. Change scouting so you don't uncover players who aren't playing competitive games unless you choose to scout youth or reserve teams. The down side of that would be wading through the tons of rubbish players in the youth/reserve leagues. Increase the amount of youth players with relatively high CA but little room for improvement. Make scouts take longer to form an opinion on a players potential. If you have to tie a scout up for three months before you know if a player is really a wonder-kid it becomes more of a strategic decision rather then a no-brainer to buy or not. Make scouts more prone to errors of judgement. If a scout sees a young player with a high CA and watches him improve over three months he should conclude that he will continue to develop at that rate even if really he only has one CA point of development remaining. Improve AI teams bargaining make teams use add on clauses for players that are better then their peers. If small teams have players who they think can play at a higher level they should accept big cash money or structured deals that could earn them more but they should also be aware that its not certain the player will fulfil his potential. If you did all that it would be much more of a gamble to spend big money on youth players and also potentially more expensive to buy them on structured deals.
Researchers enter values its their judgement unless its a regen then I don't know what it is. I don't think its derived from other attributes I think its random luck.
Computer specifications for FM help please
whilewolf replied to whilewolf's topic in Football Manager General Discussion£300 £400 ish I thought id save some money by using my old case and hard drives but I will need a new PSU the demo crashed my comp and the old one seems to have been damaged by a hard restart. I'm running off an ancient one now that sounds like a rock in a blender. Can anyone from SI confirm that FM gains performance from more cores?
Computer specifications for FM help please
whilewolf replied to whilewolf's topic in Football Manager General DiscussionI still haven't bitten the bullet and got a new PC but I have been doing some reading and one thing I just found was. "For all-round performance its big brother, the Core i7 2600K, is the top dog in Sandy Bridge land, but its eight threads of processing power are a little redundant when it comes to actual gaming. As advanced as modern titles are, there are still very few, The Witcher 2 and Football Manager 2011 aside, that actually take proper advantage of multithreaded processors." If FM13 does take advantage of multiple threads would one of the AMD FX8 or FX6 give me the same sort of performance as the more expensive I5-3570k I'm looking at from intel?
That wont work as well. Players learn faster while young so you lose some ability to mould their attributes while you are retraining their position. It would be a nice compromise if once you elect to train a player in a new position you gain access to the training roles for that position.
Half way through my first game before a complete crash. I don't blame SI I think its my computer and the fact that my heat sink is loose but the fact that I didn't see one tackle in central midfield and vast expanses of empty grass was worrying.


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My son just turned one year old on august 14 and has suddenly started to throw rediculous tantrums all the time! I dont know what to do! Everytime I leave the room, or do somthing that is not completely focused on him he screams bloody murder! Its awful he kicks screams and crys for a good 15 min. Even somthing as simple as me putting away an object that he shouldnt have or not reading the book fast or slow enough throws him. Is anyone else having these problems with their one year old? What is the right way to deal with this?
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I've wanted a tablet since the first one was presented to the world. The sleekness, the small size, the operating system!
I collectively gasped right along with the rest of North America. Ever the frugal girl, it would be years before I got to hold my very own in my hands, as a Christmas gift from my Dad.
I was in love, I got a Nexus 7, and I didn't put it down for three straight days. It didn't do anything my cell phone couldn't do, but the seven inch screen was so much easier to navigate.
It wasn't until I was sitting on my couch a few days later that the bubble burst. I had my lap top on my lap, my cell phone in one hand, and my tablet in another. My inner minimalist cringed. That's just too much technology. I shrugged it off, I had a new tablet! Who cares if it didn't actually add much functionality to my life, it was so pretty.
Then, on the way into bed, I picked up my phone and my tablet, and carried them over to my night stand. That cringe again. Two pieces of technology instead of the traditional one? Weird.
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Olympic Games as a Strategy for Destruction: Installation by Luzinterruptus
The temporary installation was meant to be a protest during a visit by the International Olympic Committee to evaluate the city of Madrid as a candidate for the 2020 games. The installation, appearing like Molotov cocktails forming the 5 rings, consists of empty bottles which were filled with colored water and the burned wick replaced with an LED light.
We ask ourselves if our leaders have stopped to think that with all the budget sacrifices that we are forced to accept in order to meet the demands of the IOC, we will probably have expensive infrastructure, but there won't be any athletes capable of competing in them as the future generations won't have the specific education, or health, or money, to prepare themselves or would have had to leave Spain, so that they can develop as elite professionals.


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Acclaimed US three-piece Liars have announced a Liverpool date as part of upcoming European tour.
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You know you love your great aunt's banana bread, but you probably don't know why you do. In Modern Comfort, Ashley Rodriguez from Not Without Salt figures out what makes our favorite classics work, and then makes them even better.
Today: Improve on the classic sugar cookie by swapping out regular old sugar for molasses-y muscovado.
We all have our go-to recipe for what we have deemed "the perfect" sugar cookie. It's soft, sweet, rolls out like Egyptian cotton, keeps it shape when cut from a intricate cookie cutter, and looks lovely under a swath of fluffy pink icing.
The classics always have their place, but what happens if we take what we love about our classic and give it a little update?
Classic sugar cookies are little more than sugar, butter, flour, egg, salt, and baking powder. Some use baking soda, or a little milk and some use shortening in lieu of butter, as it helps the cookie to keep the shape. In my updated version, the main modification I've made is to swap the traditional white sugar for muscovado sugar.
Muscovado is an unrefined (or partially refined) brown sugar. It has the color of deep mahogany and smells like the sugar top of crème brûlée. The flavor is of deep molasses—far more interesting than white sugar. Muscovado is a rather wet (or moist) sugar that clumps easily, and this is because much of the molasses remains rather than being filtered out as it is with white sugar. The muscovado clumps often end up in whatever it is you are making. I love this quality of muscovado—it means I find little caramelized sugar pockets (those dark flecks you see in the photos) as I nibble on these cookies. But if uniformity is more your style, simply sift the clumps before creaming the sugar with the butter.
The only other change I made was eliminating the egg. I like my sugar cookies less like cake and more like shortbread. The texture of these cookies are still light due to the moisture in the sugar and the little lift from baking powder, but they have a pleasant crackle and crumble when you bite.
They also do beautifully sandwiched around a layer of ice cream if you're into that sort of thing.
Muscovado Sugar Cookies
Makes 22 to 24 cookies
1 1/2 sticks (170 grams) unsalted butter, soft1/2 cup (80 grams) muscovado sugar (sifted if you don't want little sugar clumps)1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 3/4 cups (210 grams) all-purpose flour1/4 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon (3 grams) kosher salt
See the full recipe (and save and print it) here.
Photos by Ashley Rodriguez
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We recently published an ASO infographic, where we covered the essential App Store Optimisation elements of the new iOS 11 App Store. You need to weight equal importance on your ASO efforts for the Google Play Store if you also have an Android app. So, here is our Android ASO infographic, covering the essential elements of your app store listing for the the Google Play Store.
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Systems Biological Approaches in Infectious Diseases
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Part of the Progress in Drug Research book series (PDR, volume 64)
Systems biology is an emerging discipline that studies the underlying network structure and the dynamics of metabolism, cells or whole organisms. It aims to investigate all interacting components simultaneously and requires data from high throughput techniques. These data from the "omic" sciences are computed and used to build in silico models of biological systems that ultimately will prove to be an invaluable tool in drug development.
This book brings together the various fields of functional genomics and systems biology that provide information on metabolic function with a special emphasis on the identification of drug targets. It includes practical examples from the various "omic" sciences as well as theoretical examples of how integrated knowledge of these sciences can be applied to drug discovery. It is of interest to researchers in the pharmaceutical drug discovery environment, as well as those in the academic field with an interest in the functional application of the "omic" sciences.


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Shark Savers is again participating at ADEX, the Asia Dive Expo that runs from April 13th to 15th at Hall A, Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. This year, ADEX is dedicated to the manta ray. Shark Savers and WildAid recently released the Manta Ray of Hope report documenting the seriously unsustainable destruction of manta and mobula ray populations throughout the world.
Mantas are a favorite among divers. Shark Savers will be on hand to both celebrate mantas as well as urge ADEX participants to join our efforts to stop the trade in manta and mobula gill rakers.
Shark Savers' Director Shawn Heinrichs will present these presentations:
Shawn was in a serious skiing accident a month ago, but this didn't stop him from traveling halfway around the world to Singapore for this important event.
Shark Savers will also be debuting our new Singapore campaign against shark fin soup:
The introduction of the campaign will include a performance by a group of young Shark Savers. Then, together with ADEX, Shark Savers will present congratulatory certificates to business owners who have declared their businesses to be FINished with FINs. Shawn Heinrichs will then present on the global shark fin trade.
On the last day, Shawn will present one of our new films:
Meet our Shark Savers Singapore team. Our booth is just to the right of the stage.


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If you want to be part of something great, are self motivated, like to learn and want to make a good living while having fun, then join us – come and be part of the launch of an edgy, fun new Mexican Taqueria & Tequileria, the likes Lismore has not seen before!
We have both casual and full-time positions available. Be forewarned though – we're looking for energetic people who excel at working in a fast-paced environment and who love eating Mexican food!
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The Team will be headed up by Owner and Managing Director, Julie Dickson. Julie was the Co-founder & Owner of Fire in the Belly, Lismore's multi-award-winning woodfired pizza restaurant. Julie sold Fire the the Belly in 2010 and has been cooking up new ideas ever since!
Isn't Lismore lucky she loves Mexican!
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Time really does fly when you're having fun! It truly feels like I just finished posting Sawyer's 17th month pictures. Right when we feel like having Sawyer around couldn't get any better, he does something to prove us wrong! We went to Fun Run for the first time with Aunt Chanda and Benton. It was a blast, and wore everyone out! I would definitely check to see if you have one in your area if you're looking for something fun to do with the kids!. We got our first substantial snow a few days ago, and that was a lot of fun to play in! Sawyer and Benton went sledding in the front yard, and if you haven't gone out and purchased a sled...Don't! Cookie sheets work great! Sawyer liked Valentine's Day because he got a balloon! Contrary to what my pictures show, he had a ton of fun with it :)
It would be pretty hard for us to watch Sawyer grow if he wasn't so much fun. It is sad to see him growing up, but so far things have only gotten better as each month passes! Being 18 months old makes him eligible for nursery at church, but I've decided to keep him as close to me as possible until I'm unable to....which will be a while :)


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Fantasy Football – It's never too early
So there's now just 98 days until my New England Patriots host the Pittsburgh Steelers to kick off the 2015/16 football season at Gillette stadium. That game is going to be Bell-less, Blount-less, and unless Goodell pulls a "Blatter", Brady-less.
So what better way to spend a night than to participate in a fantasy draft. Now I know what you're thinking, "Way too early!". Well let me tell you a secret, I friggin love fantasy football!!!!!
I don't have leagues of friends or offline drafts like you see in FXX's The League but I will enter as many leagues as I think I can handle. Last season I was in 7 on NFL.com, 2 on Yahoo and one on NFL UK. 10 leagues! Excessive I know but there is no better way to take an interest in almost every game during an NFL weekend.
I'll spend evenings scouring the waiver wires and reading the experts commentary whether via their websites or listening to podcasts on the way to work. Matthew Berry and Michael Fabiano are particular favourites and opinions which I respect.
So on a cold and windy Sunday night, I was checking on a league I am in with the UK Patriots forum to see whether it had been set up as yet and out of the corner of my eye were words which I could not resist. "Join a league and draft now".
So click I did and it resulted in me joining my first fantasy football league this year. So I thought I'd share the results and reasons for my picks as I know you are interested.
So the league I entered was a 10 man league with a standard draft. There are 3 starting Wide Receivers (WR) and no flex player. Standard scoring and I was selecting in 8th place which was OK.
The same players tend to go in the first round in most leagues but not always in the same order. I knew that a Running Back (RB) was a priority pick at 8 and I also knew that the elite would of gone by the time it got to me.
Le'Veon bell was a consensus number 1 pick for me had it not been for the 3 game suspension for drug use. So for me Jamaal Charles or Adrian Peterson were surely going to go 1st and 2nd even with AP's off field issues. "All Black Red Monkey" had the first pick and went with……Eddie Lacy of the Green Bay Packers. I wasn't expecting that.
2nd pick in the draft, Marshawn Lynch. I was suddenly believing that this could be a league of people who have no idea what they were doing. I.e. me circa 2010. Or maybe they just know more than I think I do. That's the great thing about fantasy football, you're essentially guessing whether that player is going to have a good year or not. You can use information to try and stack the odds in your favour like last season's stats or professional rankings but at the end of the day, were all guessing.
For example, last season I was picking late in the first round in one of my many leagues and I chose the number 1 WR in the league, Calvin "Megatron" Johnson. Great pick I thought. Week one versus the New York Football Giants he goes for 164 yards and 2 touchdowns. Points galore. Then he didn't post a game over 100 yards or a touchdown until week 7 after an injury plagued October. You just never know.
Back to the draft (don't worry, I won't go through all 150 picks!).
My first pick at 8 was RB Matt Forte of the Chicago Bears. Whilst he turns 30 this season, I cant imagine the ball being in Jay "Interception King" Cutler hands much this season. They have lost one of their best WR's(and Cutler's favourite target) Brandon Marshall .
The next pick at 13 would of normally been another RB, especially with Arian Foster and DeMarco Murray still on the board. However, this was a 3 WR league and so this needed addressing soon. Demaryius Thomas of the Denver Broncos, welcome to the team.
In a snake draft, where the order reverses each round, picking late can mean an eternity until the next pick. All you can do is sit there and hope the players you want are still there.
So we get to 28 and there has been a run on the top WR's but this is to be expected. I ended up choosing the second year Tampa Bay WR, Mike Evans. Evans exploded on to the scene last year with Quarterbacks who do not sit well on the Dalton Scale, Josh McCown and Mike Glennon and ended up with over 1,000 yards and 12 touchdowns. Imagine what he can do with a decent QB. Over to you Mr Winston.
At 33 I remember I haven't gotten my second RB. I opt for the same person I picked across my leagues last year, Mark Ingram of the New Orleans Saints. Without Jimmy Graham, we may just see Sean Payton run the ball a little more to the pressure off his ageing QB.
At 48 I go for another RB. This time a first round pick in the 2015 draft, Todd Gurley. He could just be the difference maker in ST Louis and while I have my two main RB's, this is a punt that he comes good.
It's the 53rd pick and as you can probably work out, I need another WR. So who's decent and left on the board? Andrew Luck's new favourite guy, Andre Johnson. There are other veteran WR's left on the list but none of them have his experience or more importantly, Luck.
So we're now in the 7th round and I don't have a QB. The best go early. Rodgers (17th), Luck (a surprising 7th) and Manning (31st) all go in the first 3 rounds and after that it can be slim pickings. Especially if you're now in the 7th round and don't have a QB. So I choose one who has a great arm and can run with the ball.
No not RG3.
Not Tebow either.
My QB is Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers who last season rushed for 5 TD's and will hopefully lead me to glory.
It is at this stage that it becomes harder to choose between players as there are a lot of hit or miss players.
I went on to draft three more WR. Jeremy Maclin in the 8th, Mike Wallace in the 10th and rookie Dorial Green-Beckham of the Tennessee Titans in the 14th. At least if one of the new QB's in the league does well, I benefit. Let's just hope this isn't as bad of a rookie QB class as the last couple.
At the tight end position I picked up former Browns, now Miami based Jordan Cameron in the 9th round but also veteran Antonio Gates in the 12th as back up.
I picked up Colin Kaepernick in the 13th as someone who I could play in Newton's bye week. I don't see Kaep getting back to his 2013 form where he threw for almost 200 yards per game, threw 21 TD's and rushed for 4. However, as a back-up, it could be worse.
My picks were finished with the Miami defense in the 11th round and Justin Tucker of the Ravens as my final pick.
There were some picks during the draft which I wish I had had the chance to make but the stars hadn't aligned. They were:
A J Green – 3rd Round
Jimmy Graham – 3rd Round
Ben Roethlisberger – 6th Round
Some picks which could work out better than expected:
Donte Moncrief – 15th Round
Josh Hill (Saints new TE) – 14th Round
And some "what were they thinking!"
Latavius Murray(Raiders!) – 4th Round
Matt Stafford – 5th Round
Connar Barth (Kicker!) – 9th Round
Jay Cutler(Just no) – 15th Round
So that was my first draft of the season. As I said, most of it is a guessing game and im sure I will get a better feel of things the more drafts I do.
So if you're playing fantasy football this season, good luck.
And I also ask you to wish me good luck too as I'm helping my significant other play FF. (Football) God help me.


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While talking with Sandra Smith, Dagen McDowell, and Kirsten Haglund on Mornings with Maria, Dinesh D'Souza explains how Hillary Clinton's so-called experience has gotten America nothing. They also discussed the indictment process, the pathological past of the Clintons, and the prospects for November.
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