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It is a day to remember and for many, it is a day to gather together and do what Americans do. Watch baseball. Today there will be 15 Major League Baseball games being played. There will be 15 Major League stadiums filled to the brim with fans.
There will 15 "God Bless America" renditions. There will 15 "National Anthems". There will 15 "Take Me out to the Ballgames".
There will be thousands upon thousands of flags that are waved with pride and joy. There will millions of stories told from fathers to sons about their grandfathers and grandfathers before them. There will be tears shared when we remember our past. There will be fireworks. There will be celebrations.
There will be 15 winning teams and 15 losing teams.
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Brethren of Ormskirk and Bootle Group witnessed another special celebration when the members of Ormskirk Priory Lodge No 4007 gathered at Ormskirk Masonic Hall, with their many guests, to celebrate 60 years in Freemasonry for James Charnock. For the celebration the lodge was honoured by Assistant Provincial Grand Master Robert Wright, who was accompanied by Ormskirk and Bootle Group Chairman Frank Umbers, group vice chairman Graham Chambers, with grand and acting Provincial grand officers.
The evening's meeting commenced with the WM Stuart Cunningham, warmly welcoming everyone to the celebration before opening the lodge. Once the lodges business had been completed, the Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies John Wilcock was admitted into the room.
John announced Robert Wright was without and demanded admission and he was duly admitted into the lodge room in a possession of grand officers, Frank Umbers, Roy Worthington (a former Chairman of the Ormskirk Group), Malcolm Alexander and the acting Provincial grand officers, David Scott, Michael Dutton and Russell Skidmore. Stuart warmly welcomed Robert to the lodge and offered him the gavel, which Robert graciously accepted.
James was then seated before the pedestal, where Robert proceeded to deliver his presentation on James's life and Masonic career by saying: "Brethren, it is always a pleasure to have a celebration in any part of our lives, our memories over the years are punctuated by celebrations including birthdays, marriage, children or anniversaries. It is a time to share our joy and achievements with others; it is therefore very pleasing to see so many distinguished brethren here this evening. You are all very welcome and I thank you all most sincerely for your support of our celebrant. It is my honour to lead that celebration tonight of 60 years in Freemasonry, a truly marvellous achievement, for me it is always a revealing journey through time and I never fail to learn not only about the life of a celebrant but the social trends and historical events throughout the years which I hope to bring to life for you tonight. James Charnock, we are particularly delighted that with the assistance of your son, Steven, you have decided to hold this celebration here with us in lodge, we appreciate and thank you for the opportunity of celebrating this marvellous occasion with you. Brethren, I hope that this will be a celebration which not only you will remember but will stay with our celebrant, for many more years to come."
James was born in 1933 to Elizabeth and Richard Charnock in Burscough. Richard was a chemist and had a shop in Burscough. James attended Hutton Grammar School near Preston, before going onto Rossall School in Fleetwood which had a renowned rugby team. From there James went to Liverpool School of Pharmacy for three years (now part of Liverpool John Moore's University) and served one year as a locum before being called up for National Service. James served with the Army Medical Corps; it was at the time of the Suez crisis and James was thankfully not sent to Egypt, but it did mean however that his services were needed and he had to complete two and a half years' service.
After being discharged from the Army Medical Corps, James began working with his father in his chemist shop before setting up his own business with a small chemist shop in Formby in 1956, formerly Charles Stephenson's. Robert said: "This proved to be an inspired decision; at that time Formby had a population of around 7,500 and rapidly grew to over 20,000 in the next few decades. Young families moved in and babies followed, young mothers required baby formula and essentials which in the absence of supermarkets were, at that time, only available from chemists. Your business and your reputation grew along with Formby and you enjoyed your career until retirement in 1993 when you sold the business to Boots."
James married Ann in 1958 and moved to Formby, James and Ann have two sons, Steven and Michael and six grandchildren.
When James was younger he use to play rugby, but his business required him working on a Saturday so that put paid to his active involvement. Robert said: "Indeed running a business makes it difficult to have a lot of spare time but you always enjoy watching sports. Luckily for you there was a television dealer next door, Talbots, who eventually sold out to Smiths TV in 1972 and for many years you enjoyed popping next door during quiet times to watch the sport on TV. It was in 1977, when I had my first summer holiday job working there in Formby that we met. Amazing to think that was 40 years ago. You struck up a friendship with my father and consequently I believe he never charged you for watching TV all those years for free. Indeed when I married and moved to Formby I remember my father asking you for guidance in respect of the suitability of me purchasing a property on the Park Road estate. Your approval given, I was told I could go ahead. I wonder what would have happened if not, either way, Tina and I thank you." James enjoys all sports and has been a long standing member of Formby Golf Club.
Robert then went on to recount James's Masonic history. James was initiated into Ormskirk Priory Lodge on 27 November 1957, where his grandfather Richard Charnock was a founder member, becoming WM in 1970 and served the lodge in the role as treasurer from 1971 to 1984. James was appointed to PrSGW of the Province of West Lancashire in 1978. Proud of this appointment James travelled widely around what at the time was the largest Province under the English Constitution with over 600 lodges.
James joined Lathom Lodge No 2229 and subsequently Setantia Lodge of Installed Masters No 7755 and has served the office of senior warden in both of them. In 1982 James's service was recognised by receiving an appointment to Grand Rank as Past Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies, with a further promotion to Past Junior Grand Deacon in 1992.
James was exalted into Chapter of Perseverance No 155 in 1979 attaining the chair of first principal in 1984. James was appointed Past Provincial Grand Scribe Nehemiah in 1988 and once again his service to the Royal Arch was recognised in 1989 by appointment by Supreme Grand Chapter to the rank of Past Grand Standard Bearer with further promotion in 1997 to Past Assistant Grand Sojourner. James is also a well-respected Mason in a number of other Masonic Orders and he has achieved similar high ranks in them.
James served the Ormskirk Group as vice chairman under Harry Caunce from 1989 to 1995; was appointed group chairman in 1995 and served until 2003. Robert said: "14 years of service to the group for which we thank you most sincerely, this is not a large lodge and it is to your credit that you have continued to contribute to Ormskirk Priory Lodge and are currently treasurer and have been since 2015, I very much look forward to being back with you all at your centenary in 2019. You have certainly been an active and committed Freemason, your 50th celebration was held in 2007 and was led by Brian Gillbanks, father-in-law to your son. I am sure that must have been a memorable night for you."
After the detailed account of James's life and Masonic career so far, Robert asked the Ormskirk and Bootle Group Chairman Frank Umbers to read out the jubilee certificate before Robert presented the certificate to James saying: "James Sutton Charnock PJGD of the United Grand Lodge of England, you have had a life full of hard work and dedication, commitment to family, success in your career and service to Freemasonry, it gives me great pleasure to present to you this certificate recording your achievement of 60 years in Freemasonry and to wish you on behalf of all the brethren here the best of health to enjoy many more years in Freemasonry in our company. Brethren once again please join with me in your warmest congratulations."
With the presentation being over Robert handed the gavel back to Stuart, who closed the lodge and the brethren made their way to the dining hall for an excellent festive board, where the menus had placed within them a copy of the original summons from James initiation in 1957 and the copy of the original minutes from that meeting.
During the continued celebrations at the festive board, the lodge had the privilege to present to James six rose bushes, two called 'Congratulations,' two called 'Anniversary' and two called 'Thank You.' Each rose bush represented 10 years in Masonry.


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Korean MOC Pages user Kyoung-bae Na, aka edulyoung, constructed this beautiful LEGO automaton of a winged Pegasus. Maneuvered with a series of mechanical LEGO gears and cranks, watch below as Pegasus "hovers", flapping her wings.
Kyoung-bae Na sells his creations out of his e-shop, Studio Amida. The Pegasus automaton was previously going for $140, but is no longer listed; however, there is a clownfish currently available for the lower price of $33.50. The models are so fantastic—it makes one wonder, what does the lair of a LEGO automaton creator look like? Hopefully it's filled with magical LEGO automata.
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Men tend to dress down when they can get away with it, and that includes the lazy Sunday, the after work quick change and any other time when sweats and T-shirts will suffice.
But what is the plan of attack when sweat pants and T-shirts are exactly what you should be wearing.
Case in point: the gym, working out or even just the leisurely stroll at night after dinner.
Just because the gym is your destination or you're about to break a pretty serious sweat doesn't mean you can't look the part with style and fashion in mind.
The days of working out in ripped T shirts and paint stained sweats are no longer part of the gym etiquette as it stands today, although that isn't to suggest that you have to be dressed up to the point that you don't look as though you're about to embark on exercise.
The truth is, for men, exercise and workout clothing has come a long way, to the point that it not only can be practical as you put miles under your feet or lifts weights but also if you're feeing particularly casual during the day or at any given moment and don't really feel as though you want to include jeans or a standard polo shirt as part of your usual attire.
Trendy workout or "active" clothing consists of two key points, not surprisingly: sweatpants and T-shirts, but these aren't just any tops or bottoms. You have sweatpants that are now being featured with tapered legs and shirts that are all about form fitting and protecting against moisture (moisture wicking).
As for the other accessories for men, how about a long sleeved T-shirt to add to your winter workouts or a pullover. These are typically made of fleece or other breathable materials that are all about keeping you warm but not to the point that you're overheating as part of your workout.
While workout clothes and piecing together the perfect ensemble isn't really what being active is all about; looking the part is more about having a style that doesn't look as though you rolled out of bed and yet still comfortable enough to know that your workout will thrive and you'll have added to your wardrobe sensibility and some variety that is sorely lacking when you want to give the professional attire and work clothes a rest.


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Exploring Langkawi's Archipelago
Dayang Bunting Island is a quite big piece of wilderness located just south of the main Langkawi Island. But even before reaching the island, you are already sailing in a fantastic landscape made of numerous karstic islands partially covered with a lush tropical forest.
Dayang Bunting is one of the three Geoforest Parks of Langkawi, with the Kilim Geoforest Park, and the Machicang Mountain where the cable car is located.
The main point of interest of the Dayang Bunting Island is its lake (called the Lake of the Pregnant Maiden), amazingly separated from the open see by nothing but a thin strip of land. There is a path to follow along the lake, until you reach the narrow point where you are between the lake and the sea.
But the day tour doesn't stop here. You are then taken to the nearby Singa Besar Island. In on of its bays, surrounded by the mangroves, dozens of fishing eagles will be there fishing their food right in front of you. These birds are the symbol of Langkawi and watching them is a great show!
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Researchers at Durham University monitored 40 couples at their sleep laboratory and found there is a greater chance of non-breast-feeding mothers falling asleep in a position which could smother their youngsters.
The study comes after a Bradford coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death on six-week-old Khadijah Jamil who died after one of her parents rolled on top of her.
The little girl suffered asphyxiation while sleeping between her father Khokhar, 31, and mother Asifa, 26, who dozed off after feeding her.


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Friday, May 27, 2005
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Monday, May 23, 2005
For each happiness there's a sorrow waiting.
Friday, May 20, 2005
Love & Pentagram
Somebody asked me why I put the symbol of
pentagram (or pentacle) on my last cd picture cover.
I've been asked if it's a satanist symbol. I think it's time
to tell the real story behind LOVE!'s cover.
It all came out from a dream, in the early months of
2004 I was finishing recording LOVE!'s songs, I was fully
immersed in my music all the time. One night I had a
powerful vision in one of my dreams, there were high
walls, a raging black sea and a woman wearing a
necklace with a pentacle. I thought that it would have
been a good cover for my cd, because it represented to
me a synthesis between holy love and physical love. I
never thought about satanism, I just don't believe in it.
Many people still confuse the pentagram with the
perverted use the satanists do of it.
I post here a short description of the pentagram, taken
from the online enciclopedia Wikipedia.
I hope this will clarify people's ideas:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
In fact, the word pentagram comes from the Greek
word (pentagrammon), a word meaning roughly "five-
lined" or "five lines".
Pentagrams were used symbolically in ancient Greece
and Babylonia. The Pentagram has magickal
Christians once commonly used the pentagram to
represent the five wounds of Jesus, but nowadays
some Christians associate the symbol with Satanism.
However, most who use it are not Satanists.
Satanists use the Pythagorean pentagram (one point
down) inscribed in a double circle, with the head of
Baphomet inside the pentagram.
The first uses of the pentagram we know of are found
in Mesopotamian writings dating to about 3000 B.C.
If you cut an apple transversally through its core, it
reveals a pentagram. The apple is also still, despite
Christian ideas over the years, a symbol of health. (An
apple a day keeps the doctor away.)
According to Heather Child's Christian Symbols, Ancient
and Modern, the pentagram is a symbol of the five
senses. Also, when the letters S, A, L, V, and S are
inscribed in the points, the pentagram is a symbol of
health (Latin salus).
In the medieval romance of Sir Gawain and the Green
Knight, it was on Gawain's shield along with a
Madonna. The pentagram was said to be part of a
theme of fives throughout the story, standing for his
five virtues.
In Goethe's Faust the pentagram hinders
Mephistopheles to leave a room.
I must confess, my stepping o'er
Thy threshold a slight hindrance doth impede;
The wizard-foot doth me retain.
The pentagram thy peace doth mar?
To me, thou son of hell, explain,
How earnest thou in, if this thine exit bar?
Could such a spirit aught ensnare?"
I am writing this article because many people still
misunderstand the meaning of the pentacle and just think about it as a
satanic symbol.... ignorance is the worst enemy of all
Sunday, May 15, 2005
Happiness is an occasional episode in the general drama of pain.
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Today listening to :
Tangerine Dream
Encore - 1977
Nowadays life seen by yesterday's eyes.
Sunday, May 01, 2005
9 Beethoven Stretched 24/h
Norwegian conceptual artist Leif Inge created 9 Beet Stretch
by using digital tools to stretch a recording of Beethoven's
Ninth Symphony to exactly twenty four hours. The result is
an awe inspiring soundscape of out of this world ambient
Awesome work !


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Hey everyone! We've got a date for MakerJam 2017, a new webpage, and sleep deprivation under the cut!
S[hm]arah here!
It's 3:28 AM right now and I have philosophy at 11AM tomorrow BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY I have created an about page that explains the Who/What/When/Where/Why of MakerJam… in REVERSE ORDER! Check it out for yourself by clicking "What's a MakerJam" in the sidebar (unless I've changed that title by now…? I probably will?) or by simply clicking here.
Oh right, bigger news! MakerJam 2017 has a DATE now! (Thank you to Patrick and our friends in New Milford for working that all out.) Drumroll please…
This year's MakerJam is the weekend of June 16th, 2017.
MakerJam 2017 will start Friday morning (June 16) at 12:00AM and will end Sunday night (June 18) at 11:59PM. We will still accept submissions until 11:59 on Monday night (June 19.)
You would know that if you read my about page under "When" … but maybe you're just trying to be polite by waiting until you're done reading my post first; I'll give you the benefit of a doubt. I mean, it is 3AM…
Love and Sparkles,
S[hm]arah and the MakerJam Team


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Transferability of Research on Persistent Risks in Supplier Engagement and Contract Administration
Drawing on Self-Determination and Work Characteristics theories, we hypothesized that job autonomy and intrinsic motivation were key exogenous variables positively related to affective commitment, which in turn is negatively related to turnover intention, by performing a mediating role. A sample of 442 nurses has been involved in this research. Through the cross-validation technique, the results showed that the hypotheses of this study were supported and affective commitment completely mediated the relationships between job autonomy, intrinsic work motivation and turnover intention. These findings have important implications for healthcare organizations by helping to promote effective work environments and major opportunities of responsibility to workers to develop their own activity. Conclusions were examined considering practical implications for organizations, employees and the need for further researches.
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Video: Fla. officer drags drunk woman to jail
Officer Christopher Goodwin, who admits his actions were inappropriate, was suspended for 4 days
By Anthony Miller
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Petersburg police officer has been suspended after video showed him dragging an inmate into the Pinellas County Jail by her shirt.
Officer Christopher Goodwin, 47, received a four-day suspension, according to a memo released by the St. Petersburg Police Department. The incident happened on April 13. According to the department, Goodwin arrested Debra Leibrock for disorderly intoxication and trespassing.
When they arrived at the jail, video shows Leibrock getting out of the car, and sitting on the ground. Goodwin then grabs the back of her shirt and drags her across the floor of the parking area into the jail. According to the memo, Goodwin admitted his actions were inappropriate, and said there "many other options for him to deal with a passive resistant prisoner."
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Hey, my new BLOG is HERE,
if you haven't read it yet...
Restaurant reviewing
An important PR contact kindly took me to lunch at Marco Pierre White's new Wiltshire pub restaurant, the Pear Tree. I wrote a piece about it in my new 'What's it REALLY like?' section HERE.
Meanwhile I've been helping produce a magazine for a Bath council, writing for Lexus and BMW, and planning my next trips. I realised I'm not going to be able to do that car book but I hope I can do the mountains book, we're still negotiating that one.
Preparing for the big one
Suddenly two people want me to write books - one about cars, one about travel. I'll investigate and see if I can do them both, although there's another issue of the BMW Magazine coming up that needs my Editing skills too.
Taken a few trips to London, Wales and Dorset but bracing myself for he big one - 77-miles on the South West Coast Path in August. That's for a national newspaper. I'll be trying to encourage my family to keep up with me up and down the cliffs of North Devon. Wish me luck with the weather...
Stockholm, invitations
and a new book
I'm just back from an interesting trip to Sweden for the Mail on Sunday. I always like Scandinavia, despite the price of food and drink.
On this trip the prices stopped me drinking altogether: £7 a beer, £40 a bottle of wine. Just one darned ice cream cornet cost me over £6.
But Stockholm was beguiling as usual. One day I'll go back for a really long stay. It feel like the best city in Europe to live in - although you can't really tell till you've done it. Give me a house on the archaepelago...
Rural Sweden was neat, green and watery. Maybe not as exciting as Norway or as moody as Denmark and Finland though.
Got back to an invitation from a PR pal to go straight away again (press trip to swanky hotel in Switzerland) but I'll have to turn it down. There's no work in it and I've got a family trip to Wales on Sunday and a trip to the Isle of Man next week.
I'm also negotiating a UK travel book deal with a major publisher that looks pretty close now. That's going to take up a lot of this summer if it happens. Stay tuned...
My Sweden travel blog is HERE
Trying to look cool and failing again. Simon dangles in a bubble seat from the roof of the cool open-walled triangular Spa Bar at the Clarion Sign Hotel in Stockholm. Read his review of the biggest hotel in Stockholm HERE.
Hard at work again... sampling the particular brand of luxury available on Oceania's Insignia cruise ship off Italy. Someone's got to do these dirty jobs
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In Norway Simon stayed at the charming village of Hovden where a small helicopter training school
The Mason's Arms at Knowstone in Devon is a great discovery.
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Only global administrators and JMX administrators can change the logging level. More information is available in the Authorization section.
The Logging section of a cluster dialog, allows you to configure the logging level of the Virtual DataPort servers included in the cluster.
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Myth: You can tell the sex of a baby by how a woman carries during pregnancy.
Fact: If you've ever been pregnant, it's almost a certainty that at some point your neighbor, or your mother-in-law, or the checkout clerk at the grocery store declared, "You're carrying low, it's a boy!" (Sometimes the claim is the other way around: Carry low, it's a girl.) Or: "You've gained weight all over, you must be having a girl!" (Uh, thanks?)
The belief that the gender of an unborn baby is revealed by the way the mother carries during pregnancy is just one of a seemingly endless set of old wives' tales. There's also this one: "If you're craving sweets, it's a girl; salty food, it's a boy." And this one: If you have that "pregnancy glow," you'll have a boy, but if you're looking tired and run-down, that baby girl is "stealing your good looks." (Way to make a pregnant mom feel great!)
In a study dating back to 1999, researchers at Johns Hopkins tested the "how you carry" gender-predictor notion in 104 pregnant women who did not know the sex of their unborn baby, but filled out a questionnaire about what they thought it would be, based on whatever method, hunch, or "idiosyncratic explanation" they had. In addition, the women reported the shape of their abdomen and the frequency and severity of morning sickness.
Turns out that the way the women carried (or other approaches they used to predict their baby's gender) had no relationship to whether or not they were having a boy a girl. Nor was morning sickness a predictor —though other research suggests that women who have severe nausea early in pregnancy may be slightly more likely to have girls. Overall, the women were correct in their predictions 55 percent of the time (within the range of chance).
But interestingly, women who had more than a high school education predicted the sex of their baby more accurately than chance, getting it right 71 percent of the time. Women with less education were right only 43 percent of the time (not worse than chance). And among those with higher education, women whose gender forecasts were based on "psychological criteria"—dreams or feelings—were more likely to be correct compared to women with less education. According to the researchers, "it is always possible that this was a spurious finding. It is equally likely that there is simply much about the maternal-fetal connection that we do not know."
In actuality, how a pregnant woman carries may depend on several factors, such as the strength of her abdominal muscles, the length of her torso, and the position of the baby—and all babies will eventually drop as the due date gets closer.
If you want to be more certain about the sex of your baby, you can usually tell at the ultrasound that most ob-gyns do at around 18 to 20 weeks of pregnancy (scans done earlier tend to be unreliable). But even then, your baby might be positioned in a way that you can't be certain whether those are boy parts or girl parts.Tests done to screen for genetic abnormalities may also determine gender very accurately. These include the noninvasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT, done as early as 10 weeks of pregnancy) and the more-invasive and thus riskier procedures ofamniocentesis (done between 14 and 20 weeks) and chorionic villus sampling (done between 10 and 13 weeks).


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We've all been there: The field sales force has been equipped with state-of-the-art hardware like tablets, but can barely make use of its possibilities – especially not with the customer. Formats like PowerPoint or PDF are awkward to open and interrupt the flow of the conversation because you cannot access individual information areas separately. Now, two successful examples from Nestlé Frisco Findus and stürmsfs illustrate that interactive and results-oriented customer dialogue using tablets is possible without difficulty. Both companies used the interactive E,T&H Storyteller for this.
Nestlé Frisco Findus
Nestlé Frisco Findus has selectively developed its B2B communication tools. It did so not just with a view to becoming paperless and more environmentally- friendly. But rather due to the fact that the field sales force must get to the point quickly when speaking to the customer and convey the added value for the customer convincingly and memorably. And they must do all of this whilst maintaining a flexible conversation style that supports, rather than hampers, sales. The result is a trilingual application, with which the field sales force conducts individual conversations with customers from the gastronomy business, presenting seasonal inspiration and concepts that help them to increase sales.
The special feature of E,T&H Storyteller is that it not only enables seamless dialogue from a single interface, but also promotes the common qualification of ideas and the definition of solutions. For example, a calculator is used, with the help of which the economic benefits of a concept idea (for example a pasta week in autumn) can be discussed with the customer – including the adjustment of menu prices and sales volumes. The "Profiler" (an input mask for identifying important customer insights) then suggests the appropriate dessert range for the customer from different scenarios. This sales application has been used by approx. 30 national sales managers throughout Switzerland for about two and a half years and has been expanded with a cross-selling team function for the largest national trade fair. "With this innovative sales application, we are not only saving printing and distribution costs in the six-digit range, but are also making a measurable step towards more customer orientation and common value creation," said Thomas Fuchs, Nestlé Frisco Findus Sales Execution Manager Gastro.
stürmsfs, the leading supplier of quality products and complete solutions for steel and metal, operates in a highly competitive environment. Direct sales play a key role here. In order to support the field sales force even more effectively, the company switched to convertible ultrabooks. The three goals: Firstly, to promote engaging customer discussions in the knowledge that everything relevant is available without the need for time-consuming call preparation. Secondly, to position stürmsfs as a competent service partner and to drive portfolio-specific cross-selling. Thirdly, to gain support and attention among the young generation of strategic buyers.
The core of the sales application is a 3D illustrated canvas, which impressively demonstrates how stürmsfs supports its customers individually and in line with their needs. A wide variety of different topics can be accessed from this canvas across multiple content levels. In addition to the product range and the presentation of the contact persons, this also includes pre-processing of products, process consulting and the online shop. 15 stürmsfs field sales employees and senior managers successfully use this application across all target groups: whether SMEs like locksmiths with traditional product requirements, or MNCs as future system partners seeking customised process integration, to reduce system costs and focus on their own production.
The benefits at a glance
The benefits for the interviewer are obvious: the E,T&H Storyteller provides fast and flexible access to all content; everything important is always available offline and online. This makes the situation-based, customer-tailored conversation with relevant and media-content content easier. Integrated tools like the calculator, profiler or conformity queries stimulate ideas and solutions in dialogue with the customer. And after the call, documents and even minutes are simply sent by e-mail.
Sales and marketing not only save printing and distribution costs but also ensure consistent "storytelling", whether in discussions with individual customers or, for example, at a trade fair stand. The application is platform independent and compatible with a wide range of devices and operating systems, permitting the easy integration of existing media assets such as documents, pictures and videos. And with the aid of user data that can be retrieved at any time, the coaching of the sales staff can also be organised more objectively and more precisely. Connection to existing CRM or ERP systems is of course also possible.
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One third of primary children overweight
One third of children in Britain are officially overweight by the time they leave primary school, due to poor eating habits and too much time slouched in front of the TV or a computer screen.
At the same time as children are spending more leisure time than ever indoors, the amount of sports played at school is being reduced – leading to a ticking time bomb for the kids of today and the adults they will become in the future.
Childhood obesity affects not only kids' health and well-being, it can cause life-threatening conditions in later life, most commonly diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.
Eating disorders including anorexia and bulimia are often another side effect as overweight youngsters grow into adults – and when you add all-too-frequent emotional and psychological problems into the mix, including depression and low self-esteem, it is easy to understand why there is universal concern at the problem.
Research shows that obese children are more likely to grow up to be overweight adults, and obesity during adolescence is known to increase the risk of mortality during adulthood.
Official statistics have revealed that a quarter of boys and one-third of girls from as young as two up to the age of 19 are clinically overweight or obese. And it's no surprise that the main causes are too little exercise and a poor diet high in sugar, salt and saturates.
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Star Trek: Discovery Beams Up Its First 3 Cast Members
If you're a serious Trekkie, just about every new Star Trek: Discovery update is worth noting, from the details of the ship to the very real possibility of nudity and swearing. However, there's one truly monumental development that even casual fans have been anxiously awaiting, as it defines the very identity of any new Star Trek incarnation: the cast. With all that in mind, we can now reveal the first three Star Trek: Discovery cast members—and we're happy to report that all three are heavy hitters.
Michelle Yeoh as Captain Georgiou
Even before her breakout performance in 2000's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Michelle Yeoh was a major star in Hong Kong—with a Bond movie (Tomorrow Never Dies) under her belt. Since Crouching Tiger, Yeoh has continued to thrive all over the world, most notably in Memoirs of a Geisha, Kung Fu Panda 2, and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. In Star Trek: Discovery, she plays Captain Georgiou, the Starfleet Captain aboard the Starship Shenzhou.
Doug Jones as Lt. Saru
A celebrated contortionist-turned-actor, Doug Jones would have a sizable fanbase for his collaborations with Guillermo del Toro alone (Hellboy, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Pan's Labyrinth, Crimson Peak), but he has also made a strong impression in a wide array of films ranging from Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer to this year's Ouija: Origin of Evil. In Star Trek: Discovery, Jones plays Lt. Saru, a Starfleet Science Officer who also happens to be part of an alien species that is completely new to the franchise.
Anthony Rapp as Lt. Stamets
Best known to movie fans as Tony Olson, the red-headed guy in Dazed and Confused, Anthony Rapp is a prolific, award-winning stage actor who won an Obie for playing Mark Cohen in the original Broadway production of Rent (not to mention the 2005 movie). In Star Trek: Discovery, Rapp plays Lt. Stamets, an astromycologist, fungus expert, and Starfleet Science Officer aboard the Starship Discovery.
You still have roughly half a year to wait for Star Trek: Discovery to premiere on Space, but you can expect many more announcements in the months ahead.


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King Abdullah Financial District - Villas in the Sky in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Courtesy Henning Larsen Architects.
Designed to be the new center for Middle East trade and finance, the King Abdullah Financial District is a 1.6-million-square-meter mixed-use development consisting of 30 plots connected by a network of skywalks and green recreational spaces. Our work with Henning Larsen Architects includes the Crystal Towers, the Gem Buildings and Villas in the Sky, for which we are providing structural and building skin engineering services.
Parcel 2.13 is a 33-story tower named Villas in the Sky. The project consists of 13 floors of office with 12 floors of residential units above. It is crowned by a sky gym, spa and roof terrace.
The tower's cladding solution seamlessly integrates the shifting floor plates at the upper levels and the saw-toothed profile of the façade design. The latter was devised to provide self-shading to the glazed elements and thereby minimize solar gains and radiation.
Our use of BIM on this project affords several benefits including speedier modeling of complex building geometries; easier coordination with design team members, leading the faster clash detection and resolution; and easy generation of 3D visualization of the structure for more effective client presentations. Other benefits of BIM consist of higher quality shop drawings, interoperability of design platforms and greater design flexibility.
The project received the Bentley Systems Award for Innovation in Generative Design.
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Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Orange Is the New Black is a film which was been released in 2013 direct by what was only this year and its release language is En with certain dubbings. It has been recorded, as almost all theaters in USA and got a score on IMDB which is 7.5/10 Other than a length of 60 minutes and a monetary capital of . The the actors who worked on this movie are Kimiko Glenn. Laura Prepon. Taylor Schilling. A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.
- Jenji Kohan
Episode 1 - I Wasn't ReadyRelease Date: 2013-07-11
Sentenced to fifteen months for a crime committed in her youth, Piper Chapman leaves her supportive fiance Larry for her new home: a women's prison.
Episode 2 - Tit PunchRelease Date: 2013-07-11
After insulting the food in front of the prison chef, Piper is starved out by the kitchen staff and struggles to offer up an acceptable apology.
Episode 3 - Lesbian Request DeniedRelease Date: 2013-07-11
Targeted for romance by a fellow prisoner, Piper finds that subtlety is an ineffective approach to letting her suitor down.
Episode 4 - Imaginary EnemiesRelease Date: 2013-07-11
Piper gets to know her stern new roommate; the prisoners prepare a farewell party for one of their own; a misplaced screwdriver has dire consequences.
Episode 5 - The ChickeningRelease Date: 2013-07-11
When her sighting of a legendary feral chicken polarizes the inmates, Larry wonders if Piper is getting too absorbed in the "fishbowl" of prison life.
Episode 6 - WAC PackRelease Date: 2013-07-11
The inmates campaign along racial lines for positions on a prisoners council, but Piper tries to stay above the increasingly raucous competition.
Episode 7 - Blood DonutRelease Date: 2013-07-11
Piper wants the prison's outdoor running track reopened, but in order to get it, she'll have to give her corrections officer something he wants.
Episode 8 - Moscow MuleRelease Date: 2013-07-11
Red gets pressured to smuggle drugs through her kitchen; Larry publishes an article about Piper in the "New York Times;" two babies come into the world.
Episode 9 - FucksgivingRelease Date: 2013-07-11
Thanksgiving arrives with the promise of a visit by Larry, but Piper's raunchy dance moves land her in solitary with a holiday feast of moldy bologna.
Episode 10 - Bora Bora BoraRelease Date: 2013-07-11
Pennsatucky discovers a new skill; the inmates try to scare delinquent teenagers straight; Pornstache's side business suffers a tragic setback.
Episode 11 - Tall Men with FeelingsRelease Date: 2013-07-11
The prisoners mourn one of their own and even a drunken Pornstache reveals surprising emotions; Larry gives a revealing radio interview.
Episode 12 - Fool Me OnceRelease Date: 2013-07-11
Painful truths reorient several relationships and careers; Pennsatucky feels disrespected by Piper, which is not good; Larry delivers an ultimatum.
Episode 13 - Can't Fix CrazyRelease Date: 2013-07-11
Red's scheme to reclaim her kitchen backfires; the inmates stage a Christmas pageant; Piper's plans unravel even as she realizes her life is in jeopardy.


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USA 2017, 132 minutesDir. Ridley ScottRating: [R13] Violence, offensive language & content that may disturb.Genres: Suspense/Crime, Drama
Topics: Period 1970s.
Feat. Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, Mark Wahlberg, Romain Duris
"Raucous pedal-to-the-metal thriller directed by the 80-year-old Ridley Scott with gleeful energy and riotous attack."~Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Aroview: Solid kidnapping thriller with a terrific performance by Michelle Williams as a mother who attempts to convince her aging oil tycoon ex-father-in-law (Christopher Plummer) to pay the ransom when her 16-year-old son is taken by a brutal organised crime ring.
A true story which occurred in 1973, made into a brilliant piece of entertainment by auteur Ridley Scott, one which questions the awkward confluence of money and love, and uncovers the grisly trend of kidnapping and ransom in the 1970's.
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The Detroit Lions say that reports of an imminent signing of Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford are "untrue.'' Both the NFLDraftBible.com and The Oakland Press have reported that a deal is close to being struck that would pay Stafford $40 million in guaranteed money.
"That report is absolutely untrue,'' Lions spokesman Bill Keenist said.
The Lions have gone on the record as saying they wanted to have their first-round draft choice signed prior to the start of the draft, which begins at 4 p.m. Saturday.
The Lions are believed to be negotiating with at least three players: Stafford, Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry and Baylor left tackle Jason Smith.


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The Geekology team take a look at Takara's Arms Micron Transformers release, AM-28 – Lio Convoy/Leo Prime.
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You will also usually find higher resolution photos on their website to go with their video releases.
Geekology is a sci-fi, fantasy and general geek webshow where two friends basically chat about stuff and review things. Other episodes include reviews of Transformers releases and more general science fiction and fantasy content. A seperate webshow on their channel, 4M@ covers video gaming too!
Website – http://www.geekology.org.uk
Twitter – http://twitter.com/GeekologyUK @GeekologyUK
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/geekologyuk
A professional writer with a couple of decades of writing under his belt, including working on Micro Mart and Model & Collectors Mart, Sven was also the co-founder of Auto Assembly, and long-time Infinite Frontiers team member. This fandom veteran also heads up Geekology on YouTube, as well as the local sci-fi groups; Spacedock Birmingham (Star Trek) and Autobase Birmingham (Transformers), and is an Amiga fan as well!


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This Lego pine bonsai tree formed part of the award winning, record breaking exhibition Nature Connects. Created by Sean Kenney, it took an incredible 9,143 Lego bricks and 90 build hours to complete!
Image Source : NANHBH
We all know Lego is fun to play with and making Lego bonsai trees is another creative use for these popular building bricks.
The good thing about having a Lego bonsai tree is that it needs no looking after, maybe a dust every now and then.
Lets take a look at some mini trees that have been built from Lego and are shown next to their living bonsai counterparts.
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Gallery: 10 Lego Bonsai Trees and their Living Bonsai Counterparts
#1 - Azalea Bonsai
Image Source(s) : BrickShelf, ArtOfBonsai
#3 - Pine Bonsai
Image Source(s) : Brothers-Brick, Peterteabonsai
#4 - Red Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum) Bonsai
Image Source(s) : ChrisMcVeigh, Futura-Sciences
#5 – Money Tree Bonsai
Image Source(s) : Moc-Pages, SketchySloth
#6 – Double Trunk Hornbeam Bonsai
Image Source(s) : Flickr, Liveinternet
#7 – Willow Bonsai
Image Source(s) : Flickr, Passionbassin`
#8 – Full Blossom Cherry Bonsai
Image Source(s) : BrickNerd, PrettyFlowers
#9 – Olive Bonsai
Image Source(s) : ThisIsColossal, BalconyGardenWeb
#10 – Hawthorn Bonsai
Image Source(s) : Flickr, TridentMapleSource
Feeling inspired?
Then check out the following Lego tree tutorials and have a go at building your own little tree!
Tutorials: Build Your Own Little Lego Tree
Tutorial #1 – Red Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum)
Nice looking simplistic little tree, looks more complicated to build than it actually is.
Build the Tree : ChrisMcVeigh - PDF file
Build the Base & Pot (PDF file) : ChrisMcVeigh - PDF file
Tutorial #2 – Cherry Blossom
Flowering Bonsai trees truly are beautiful, so why not have a go at this Lego one, at least you won't need to keep it watered once complete.
Build It : Rebrickable
Tutorial #3 – Double Trunk Hornbeam
Pretty technical this one, not for the faint hearted!
Build It : Flickr - FullPlate
Tutorial #4 – Oak Tree
Simplicity with this little Oak tree.
Build It : InspiredBrick
Tutorial #5 – Micro Trees
Small really is beautiful, how can you not have a go at these cute little trees, very therapeutic!
Build It : Flickr - FullPlate
Tutorial #6 – Station Tree
Step by step pictures to make this mini tree, perfect for any scenic model railway Lego setup.
Build It : BrickShelf
Tutorial #7 – HispaBrick Tree
This tutorial visually shows how to weave the leaves to get various shapes.
Build It : Flickr - Katie Walker
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Universal Scene Description (USD)
USD is the heart and soul of Pixar's 3D graphics pipeline. From the Pixar Open USD Twitter account, "Universal Scene Description is Pixar's efficient system for authoring, reading, and streaming scene description for interchange between graphics applications." Learn more about it on Pixar's website or watch the introduction video below.
The latest release of Pixar's USD came out last month, the v0.8.5a release. View the changelog here.
USD-Based Pipeline
Real-Time Graphics in Pixar Film Production
Here is an example of Universal Scene Description view from Finding Dory from Siggraph 2016 It's impressive!
Animal Logic's USDMaya
Last year, Animal Logic announced that their USDMaya plug-in, aka AL_USDMAYA, is now open source. In layman's terms, it's a bridge between Pixar's Universal Scene Description and Autodesk Maya.
This plug-in has been used on a number of recent films, including Peter Rabbit.
- Read the press release from Animal Logic
- FXGuide Article about USDMaya
- Animal Logic Now Offers Its USDMaya Plugin As Open Source – Lester Banks
Autodesk Maya
Make it with Maya Computer Animation Software
Maya® 3D animation, modeling, simulation, and rendering software provides an integrated, powerful toolset. Use it for animation, environments, motion graphics, virtual reality, and character creation.
Unity and USD
USD Unity SDK
Integration of Pixar's Universal Scene Description into Unity.
Universal Scene Description importer & exporter plugin for Unity.
Pixar's UsdMatX, MaterialX Support for USD
From their website, "MaterialX is an open standard for the transfer of rich material and look-development content between applications and renderers." The MaterialX Library is open source. The second link below is a PDF that has some information on the bridge between MaterialX and USD.


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Truth? I care about what others think and it's my preference to be liked.
I don't need that approval to validate who I am, nor do I need it 100% of the time, but if I'm honest (and we might as well be) I like to be liked, and guess what?
So do you.
Why don't we all just admit this, giving up the goat that makes for such popular internet blog posts, all about "giving no fucks" and "not caring what others think."
You care, at least a little bit.
You want to be liked, at least a little bit.
Who wouldn't? Being liked is comfortable and being disliked is profoundly uncomfortable.
I find incredible relief in just being honest about this business of being a human: Ah, yes, no more exhaustion in trying to not care what others think. I'll just admit that I do care.
But even as I admit that I care what others think—that judgements and criticisms sting—it is equally as true that I do not let those things dictate my behavior.
You can acknowledge that it hurts when others don't like you, while refusing to live under the illusion that pandering to what they expect will get you anywhere.
It won't.
Critical people are critical people. They're wounded, and they deserve our compassion, but they do not deserve our obedience.
The Courage Habit
For some time now, I've been geeking out on research about habit-formation, and if you're interested in not letting what others think control you, I've got something for you.
Habits run on a loop of three parts: Cue, routine, reward. For instance, you smell warm brownies coming out of the oven, and you eat them, and experience the reward of a flush of opiate receptors in your body saying, "Yummmm!" If you get the cue of smelling warm brownies often enough, this might become a habit for you, nom-nom-noming on those brownies.
Habits control our actions more often than we like to admit, and it's my hypothesis that when it comes to fear, we operate on a different cue-routine-reward system:
We feel the cue of fear and "I'm not good enough," such as at those times when someone dislikes or criticizes our behavior.
We execute a routine—people-pleasing, for instance, or any other manner of fear patterns such as being a workaholic, alcoholic, lashing out in anger, procrastinating, and more.
We execute those routines to get to a reward—the temporary reward of alleviating the anxiety felt when that first cue was executed.
We form a habit when we keep responding to fear in the same way, over and over, in search of that decreased anxiety. Most habits run on auto-pilot, without our consciously thinking about them.
The problem is that executing a fear-based routine such as people-pleasing only gets temporary results. It's only a temporary alleviation of the anxiety that you feel when someone is criticizing you.
What does the research indicate is a more permanent, effective way of working with fear? I've been thinking of it as "The Courage Habit." There are four parts:
1. Access the body.
2. Listen without attachment.
3. Reframe limiting Stories.
4. Take action.
You access the body so that you can slow down in those moments when you're caring what others think and you know that you don't want to just default to, say, people-pleasing or perfectionism.
You listen without attachment—to them, to your inner critic. You just listen to what is being said, but without being attached to the idea that you have to respond in a certain way.
You reframe limiting Stories—as soon as something feels like a "have to," or you realize that there's a message of limitation such as "You can't do this," you start questioning the fallacy of it. Because no, you don't 'have to' do anything, and actually, you can do something, if you really want to.
You take action—something small, simple, do-able.
Cue, (New) Routine, Reward
Habits form when there is a relatively chronic loop of cue-routine-reward.
The cue of feeling fear or judgement when someone doesn't like what you do? That probably won't go away. It's the thing you have the least control over. You can't insulate yourself from other people's criticism or from the very natural feelings of hurt that arise from it.
The reward of feeling less anxiety? You're only human. Who wouldn't want to feel some relief when the feelings of "you're not enough" as a result of someone else's criticism are arising.
It's the part in the middle—the routine—that you do have some control over. You could run the old fear pattern (people-pleasing, perfectionism, lashing out, etc.) or you could decide that you want to run a different routine, a courage habit routine, that consists of working with things differently when they arise.
What Others Think
We've heard it before: What others think of you is none of your business.
True. What is your business is how you react and respond.
It'll always be a losing game to either pretend not to care or to pander to what others think.
It'll always be a winning game to decide that you've got options beyond running an old fear pattern.
That's just what I think. How about you?


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Reception: October 12, 5-9 pm
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The new Pew Research Center survey of American Jews joins a long line of demographic studies that hit the headlines periodically, stirring mass panic over imminent Jewish demise. There was the 1990 Jewish population survey that reported 52 percent intermarriage, portending certain decline. It turned out to be wrong, but the correction didn't make news. Then came the 2000 follow-up survey, which reported 5.2 million Jews in America, presumably down from 5.5 million in the 1990 survey, presumably because of intermarriage. That turned out to be wrong, too. And again, nobody noticed.
Now comes news that Jews actually number 6.3 million, or maybe 6.7 million, proving…that we're increasing? That the previous surveys were off by a million? Where did things go right? Does anybody wonder?
Not a chance. The hot news is that Jews are detaching from religion at a terrifying pace: 22 percent say they're Jews without faith. At some point someone will remember that the same 20 percent were saying the same thing in 1990. But few will notice. All we'll remember is the bad news.
We're addicted to bad news, always convinced disaster is just around the corner, unable to recognize good news when it stares us in the face. Worse, we obsess on the headlines but don't bother reading the details.
Folks, the news this week is that the Jewish community is growing, not declining. While nobody was looking, the children of intermarriage in 1990 grew up and announced in 2013 that they're Jewish after all. Their Judaism is detached, wary, skeptical. They're at home in America, not afraid of the world, as liberal as any Jews ever were. Kvetching about whom they marry isn't going to capture their imaginations.
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Caregivers Wish Liver Cancer Received Greater Public Awareness in the U.S., New Survey Reveals
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, in collaboration with Blue Faery, announced the findings from a new survey exploring the experiences of caregivers of people living with early or advanced stage liver cancer in the U.S. To address the needs these caregivers identified in the survey and in recognition of Liver Cancer Awareness Month, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Blue Faery have launched LiverCancerOutlook.com, a dedicated website offering information about liver cancer and providing links to additional resources for patients and caregivers. Learn more about the survey and website here.
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- All "top of the line" snorkel gear is provided on-board (mask, snorkel, de-fogger, fins, flotation devices, etc.)
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- Freshly carved Hawaiian fruit
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Sherman County Goatees 4-H Club Meeting Notes
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Rep. Greg Walden: Children in Foster Care
Burnt River School Integrated Agriculture/Science Research Ranch
Opportunity to be Grateful
Public Meeting Notice: Sherman County Court, July 19
Links: Things to Think About & Things to Do
1. Sherman County Goatees 4-H Club Meeting Notes
The Goatees 4-H club met at July 7 at 6pm at the Extension Office. Attending were: Wyatt, Bailee, Will, Charlotte, Izzy, Rilea, Elijah, Mercedez, Clay, Joey, Patrick, Austen. Excused absences were: Cade, Logan, Jordan, Kaelex. Pledge of Allegience led by Wyatt, 4-H Pledge by Patrick. We talked about how our goats are and we have a prize game. Then we talked about our next meetings and different basket ideas. Next meeting is July 29 at 10am at the fairgrounds. We will learn how to shave and fit our goats and work on showing them. Submitted by Wyatt Owens, News Reporter
2. CASA Volunteer Training Begins July 25
Columbia Gorge CASA and Frontier CASA are partnering to offer CASA Volunteer Training beginning July 25th. This course will consist of interactive on-line sessions and three in-person training sessions located in Fossil, Oregon. If you are interested in becoming a CASA volunteer and live in Sherman, Gilliam or Wheeler Counties please contact Susan Erickson, Executive Director of Columbia Gorge CASA at (541) 386-3468 or Candy Humphreys, Executive Director of Frontier CASA at (541) 256-6040. Kids in foster care need your voice!
3. Rep. Greg Walden: Children in Foster Care
Every child deserves a loving home. In 2015, more than 670,000 American children spent time in foster care, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Children placed with relatives tend to spend less time in foster care, experience higher stability of placement, and benefit even after exiting state custody through improvements in safety.
I am proud to support several bills that passed through the House which improve the foster care system and the lives of children across the country. These included H.R. 2866, the Reducing Barriers for Relative Foster Parents Act, which reviews and improves licensing standards for placement in a relative foster family home, while ensuring safeguards for the children. There are countless family members of foster children who are willing and eager to accept these children into their home. We should be making that process easier for family members — not tying them up in bureaucratic red tape that extends the amount of time children spend in foster care outside of the extended family.
H.R. 2847, the Improving Services for Older Youth in Foster Care Act, improves support for the transition to adulthood by allowing states the option to continue assisting older, former, foster youth up to age 23, including providing education and training vouchers. This helps to ensure that we are not abandoning children who grow out of the foster care system.
Lastly, the House also passed H.R. 2742, the Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act, which requires states to adopt an electronic system to help expedite the placement of children in foster care or guardianship, or for adoption, across state lines. Most states currently use paper systems for the interstate foster care placement process, requiring caseworkers to print and mail hundreds of pages of paperwork to place a foster child in a home across state lines. This outdated process can take an average of more than five months to complete. This unnecessary delay prevents children from being placed with relatives or an adoptive family and prevents us from helping children in the foster care system to find a better life in a stable home.
I was glad to give my support to these bills as a step in the right direction towards reforming our nation's foster care system to better protect and serve children across the country. It is an honor to represent you in the U.S. Congress.
Greg Walden
U.S. Representative
Oregon's Second District
4. Burnt River School Integrated Agriculture/Science Research Ranch
Burnt River School District | Unity, Oregon https://www.briarr.com/
Burnt River School District's BRIARR program provides small class sizes that offer unique student advancement opportunities. They include:
- Participation in agriculture and science studies under the direction of a variety of college and university level staff and professionals.
- A high school diploma supplemented with enrollment in college courses and the ability to earn an associate's degree.
- A pathway to advanced placement in upper-level college enrollment at multiple state universities. Supervised agricultural experiences through FFA.
- Water quality monitoring with the Powder Basin Watershed Council.
- Hands-on courses in animal production science, sustainable rangeland science, and forest restoration studies.
- A culturally diverse and international student body.
5. Opportunity to be Grateful
You have probably heard something similar to, "Live each day to the fullest, because you never know what tomorrow may bring." Or perhaps it's as simple as "carpe diem." Like all sage offerings, there is an element of truth involved here.
For a lot of us, we take the days of our lives for granted. The years go swirling past in a rush of things to do, places to see, and dreams to fulfill. We work diligently, raise our families, and try to measure up to our own – or someone else's – definition of success. For some of us, we put our heads down, shoulder to the wheel (so to speak) and forget to look up.
Not "looking up" is unfortunate. We need to take the time to savor the experiences of each day, good or not so good, because these experiences inform who and what we are. If we don't look up, we miss the simple joy of a quiet summer evening. We miss that look of wonder on a child's face, the first time they discover rainbows in a puddle. Our hearts forget the thrill of watching a rocket launch into outer space.
In short, we miss the opportunity to be grateful. One reader asks, "Why do people take the experiences of their lives for granted? What other than near-death experience will help each of us to live every day with gratitude? What is striking to me is that the drivers for appreciating life and having gratitude are missing from many people's lives. How is this happening? We should not have to experience 'misery' to boost our insights into the value of life."
Do yourself a favor for the next week. Begin a new habit. Before the end of each day, stop and soak in the experiences of the day. Let the smile come to your face as you remember the happy and the funny. Plan out what you will do "the next time" for those moments that didn't come out so well. And be grateful for the time you have had to make a difference in the lives of others.
Opportunity awaits! Celebrate today, and face tomorrow with the expectation that something great is going to happen! ~The Pacific Institute
6. Public Meeting Notice: Sherman County Court, July 19
The Sherman County Court session scheduled for Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. will take place in the Circuit Courtroom at the Sherman County Courthouse, 500 Court Street, Moro, Oregon, 97039. Agenda will also be posted on the Sherman County Website at www.co.sherman.or.us.
7. Links: Things to Think About & Things to Do
Weinstein PR – Communications, Branding, Marketing
Kinetic Branding – Logo, Web, Print
Report: Walmart Workers Cost Taxpayers $6.2 Billion In Public Assistance
Full List: The World's 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams 2017
Burnt River School District Integrated Agriculture/Science Research Ranch
Eastern Oregon neighbors worry about human waste from eclipse campers, file lawsuit
10 Ways You're Making Your Life Harder Than It Has To Be
Department of Veterans Affairs Reforms
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Established Leaving Certificate
Most Senior Cycle students choose the established Leaving Certificate programme. This 2-year programme covers a wide range of subjects.
Subjects are normally studied at either Ordinary or Higher Level. Two subjects, Irish and Mathematics, can be studied at Foundation Level. Foundation Level is geared to the needs of students who might have difficulty with those subjects at Ordinary or Higher Level.
Students normally study 6 or 7 subjects during the Senior Cycle. If they are following the established Leaving Certificate programme they must take at least 5 subjects, including Irish.
In choosing Leaving Certificate subjects, students should take note of subjects that they may need for the third-level courses of their choice. For example, a student who hopes to get a place on a course at one of the universities that make up the National University of Ireland must meet a minimum entry requirement of 6 subjects, including English, Irish and a third language, 2 of which must be at Grade C on a Higher Level paper.
The school guidance counsellor will have the information about the subject requirements for each third-level course. The legal school-leaving age is 16 years.
Leaving Certificate subjects
The Department of Education and Skills publishes syllabus and curriculum information. The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment provides a list of Leaving Certificate subjects.
Leaving Certificate students may take the Junior Certificate programme in French, German, Spanish or Italian as part of their approved Senior Cycle course, if their schools offer this option.
Assessment and examinations
The established Leaving Certificate is assessed through a written examination at the end of the 2-year programme. There are practical examinations and project work in certain subjects, such as Art, Construction Studies and Engineering. There are oral examinations in Irish and continental languages. The practical and oral tests take place during the final year of the programme. The written examination is held in June each year.
Marking system for examination grades
A new grading scheme for the Leaving Certificate was introduced in 2017. The new scale has 8 grades, the highest grade is Grade 1 and the lowest grade is Grade 8.
The new 8-point grading scale replaces the 14-point scale at both Higher and Ordinary levels.
Marks between 100% to 30% are divided into seven grade bands (1-7). Each band is 10% wide.
The new scheme means that the Common Points Scale used by the CAO to determine entry into higher education institutions, has also been revised. You can read more on transition.ie.
|New grades*
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|90 - 100
|80 < 90
|70 < 80
|60 < 70
|50 < 60
|40 < 50
|30 <40
|0 < 30
*Grades at Higher level are prefixed with H. Grades at Ordinary level are prefixed with O.
Marking system (2015/16)
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|90% or over
|85% but less than 90%
|80% but less than 85%
|75% but less than 80%
|70% but less than 75%
|65% but less than 70%
|60% but less than 65%
|55% but less than 60%
|50% but less than 55%
|45% but less than 50%
|40% but less than 45%
|25% but less than 40%
|10% but less than 25%
|Less than 10%
|No grade
Obtaining a copy of your Leaving Certificate results
You may be asked for evidence that you have completed State examinations when you apply for a job or for further education. It is always useful to have a copy of your results as well as the original Certificate, especially if you plan to work or study outside Ireland.
The State Examinations Commission can provide you with a certified statement of your results - see 'How to apply' below.
Established Leaving Certificate examination fees for 2019 are:
|First-time entry (school-based or external) 3 or more subjects
|First-time entry (school-based or external) 1 or 2 subjects
|School-based repeat entry
External candidates repeating the Leaving Certificate in 2019 paid fees on a sliding scale as follows:
|No. of subjects
|Fee per subject in 2019
|1 subject
|2 subjects
|3 or more subjects
There is a fee of €14.50 if you wish to obtain a copy of your Leaving Certificate results. This fee does not apply to the most recent sittings of the examination.
Penalties for late applications
Applications received from non-school (external) applicants during the period 15 February to 6 March 2019 are accepted on payment of a late fee of €32 per subject in addition to the normal fee. A second late fee of €52 per subject in addition to the normal fee applied to applications made from 7 March to 29 April 2019. Entries for subjects with a practical, oral or project component were not accepted at this stage.
How to apply
If you are a post-primary school student, your details will be sent to the State Examinations Commission by your school. If you are an external (non-school) candidate for the established Leaving Certificate, you can apply online or on the application form available from the State Examinations Commission (SEC). The closing date for applications for the 2019 exams was midnight on 15 February 2019.
The written portion of the 2019 Leaving Certificate begins on 5 June 2019 and you can find the timetable for the written examinations (pdf) as well as the timetable for oral and practical examinations and submission of course work on the SEC website. Past Leaving Certificate examination papers and an information booklet for candidates (pdf) are also available on the SEC website.
Applying for a copy of your exam results
To request a certified statement of examination results from the State Examinations Commission you can either apply online or download and complete an exam statement application form (pdf). Your application should specify the following personal details:
- Full name of the candidate
- Name at the time of the examination (if different)
- Current address
- Day-time telephone number
- Date of birth
- Year of examination
- Name and address of school attended
- Examination number (if known)
Paper application forms should be sent together with the fee of €14.50 (if applicable) to the State Examinations Commission at the address below.
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A celebration was held Aug. 18 at Pap-Paws Dog Training Center in Marshfield in honor of Nitro, who recently received his certification as a K-9 deputy for the Dallas County Sheriff's Office.
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