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Our advocacy leaders are making an impact by changing policy and keeping YOUR VOICE at the center of policy discussions. Here are individuals championing our cause!
Congressional Committee
Our Congressional Committee provides guidance and staff support for better policies to address screening, awareness, regulatory and research issues related to prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer. The honorary members also foster a greater recognition, support and coordination amongst policy makers and advocacy efforts and lend their voices to advance outreach efforts.
The Congressional Committee is our first stop on Capitol Hill when we see a legislative opportunity or when we face a policy challenge.
It does not mean they will sign on to our request, but they are our first line of potential supporters. (*Remember, some members cannot support legislation due to leadership roles they may hold, but they can be influential behind the scenes.)
The Committee serves as a way to bring together members of Congress from both sides of the aisle to share experiences, exchange ideas and work collaboratively on the challenges faced by colorectal cancer patients. Members on our Committee commit not only their time but their staff's time to help us think creatively about policy solutions to reduce the negative impacts of colorectal cancer.
Here's our (current and former) committee members and why they joined:
- Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL)
- Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA)
- Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) retired
- Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ)
- Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN)
- Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-NJ)
- Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN)
Read more: Congressional Committee Refresh
Grassroots Action Committee (GAC)
As we work to change policy, the Grassroots Action Committee (GAC) helps sets the pace by offering insights into our legislative priorities, engaging grassroots advocates and planning our signature event, Call-on Congress. This group of all-star advocates also manages regional grassroots teams, fostering relationships with grassroots advocates in all 50 states.
- Pam Seijo, co-chair, stage IIIc survivor, West Virginia
- Maria Williams, co-chair, caregiver, Washington
- Trish Lannon, secretary, stage IIIc survivor, Maryland
- Lauren Addy, caregiver, South Carolina
- Marsha Baker, caregiver, California
- Walter Hickman, stage II survivor, Georgia
- Eric Hausmann, caregiver, New Jersey
- Paul Shadle, stage IV survivor, Nebraska
- Alex Hernandez, caregiver, Texas
- Aaron & Jessica Dilts Cash, caregiver & stage IV survivor, Michigan


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Nerys Corfield
Injection Consulting
Harmonise your IT and Operations teams to realise your TOM
Having worked with over 60 contact centres in the past four years, Nerys will explain how transformation happens best when there is a collaborative relationship between IT and Operations. When IT buy and deploy new technology, any transformation aspirations will fall through the chasm that is the silo between IT and Ops. This session will provide top tips on how best to plan, deploy and adopt technology so it is delivering the desired business outcomes.

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What's New In PowerShell v3: Demos to Download
Summer of Speaking
This summer has been a busy time for me speaking at events. In July I spoke at TechReady on the topic of "Active Directory PowerShell Notes From The Field". I'll be giving that presentation again at the second PowerShell Saturday event in Charlotte, NC on September 15th. Sign up now while seats are still available and meet PowerShell celebrities like Ed Wilson and Jim Christopher. The third PowerShell Saturday has been schedule for October 27th in Atlanta, GA.
Today I am presenting at TechMentor in Redmond on the topic of "What's New In PowerShell v3". The purpose of this blog post is to share some related links and demo scripts from the session. Feel free to download and try this code in your lab. Note that these are not intended to be fully developed scripts, rather examples of new features in the product. I should also note that not all of these demos originated with me. Some I adapted from the PowerShell blog, some from the server team blog, and some from TechEd/TechReady presentations by my coworkers.
The Goods
The zip file attached at the bottom of this post has PowerShell v3 samples for the following topics:
- Language enhancements
- ISE enhancements
- CIM cmdlets
- Scheduled jobs
- Workflows
- Robust sessions
- PowerShell web access
Obviously there is way too much content to fit into a 75 minute presentation. The bottom of each file has additional demo content that I couldn't fit into the session. Look for deeper coverage of these concepts in the resources linked below and in the many links inside the script file comments.
Note that Windows 8 RTM and Windows Server 2012 RTM are available to download for TechNet and MSDN subscribers effective August 15, 2012.
Windows Management Framework 3.0 (PowerShell 3.0, WMI, WinRM)
Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation (RTM)
Windows Server 2012 Evaluation
Windows PowerShell Blog
Windows Server Blog
What's New in Windows PowerShell 3.0
PowerShell v3 Featured Articles
PowerShell v3 Tips And Tricks
Windows PowerShell 3.0 Quick Reference Guides
Active Directory Domain Services Administration Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell
Interoperability Demos
FDN04 - Modernizing Your Datacenter
- TechEd 2012 – Jeffrey Snover
- https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2012/FDN04
- 51:15 minute mark – OMI, CIM, WSMAN
WSV306 - Inside Windows Server 2012 Multi-Server Management Capabilities
- TechEd 2012 – Jeffrey Snover
- https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2012/WSV306
- 9:00 minute mark - CIM demo
- 14:15 minute mark - Linux demo
- 1:00:45 minute mark - PS Web Access
WSV308 - Standards Support and Interoperability in Windows Server 2012: Storage, Networking, and Management
- TechEd 2012 – Jeffrey Snover
- https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/WSV308
- 38:45 minute mark – Hardware, Linux/OMI
This Is Just The Beginning
Continue to follow my blog and those linked above for more exciting content around new PowerShell v3 features. Use the comments below to tell us which features you would like to explore first.


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I'm 65 and I'm Alive!
December 10, 2013 7 Comments
Seems like an odd heading for a party invitation, but that is exactly what my Mother's 65th birthday bash invitation said in 1989 when she celebrated by inviting over 100 people to a hotel luncheon. She had survived beyond expectation, having experienced a brain tumour at age 28 and then a broken neck from falling down our basement stairs while still recovering from brain surgery. My Mother was a walking quad, a highly energetic, socially-minded, volunteer-oriented, beautiful woman, who survived in style and humour until age 83. She fell because she insisted on doing laundry herself and on maintaining normalcy in adversity.
In October I turned 65 and celebrated this in a small town in Calabria, Southern Italy, with total strangers who became good friends over the period of a ten day tour that included Sicily. My life at 65 is still full of long work days, three young adult (but dependent) children, hours of weekly volunteer activities, and a bevy of funny, interesting and loving friends. My life is very much dedicated to my Mother, who despite many physical and emotional hardships never gave in to "kvetching" (excessive complaining), though she dined out on medical stories and inventions. She became somewhat of a "go to person" amongst those who wanted cheap medical advice as over the years she racked up experience with multiple surgeries, innovative drugs for pain, and laborious experiences with physio, hypnosis, acupuncture, and every other modality aimed at overcoming her limitations and her agony. Had she had a total spinal cord lesion, she would have had no pain and though she occasionally contemplated having her spinal cord totally severed, she generally, laughed at the idea, and said, "Its only my pain that tells me I'm alive."
I can hardly believe that arriving at 65 is so easy; it came so fast. My Mother never looked old; she aged beautifully, and had few lines on her face, uncalloused hands and feet, thick white hair, and sparkling clear blue eyes. She cared almost too much about how she looked, but then vanity is a medical marvel also. She wanted to always look beautiful, so she hid the neck braces behind scarves, painted her canes to match her outfits, and refused most of the time to stay home, use a wheelchair or let others do her errands. She would have worked but for her disability; in 1954 when she was diagnosed, the prognosis wasn't good.
My Mother was different. She wasn't like other Mothers because she used a cane, could not get on a bus, never drove a car, could not lift or carry groceries, never picked up her daughters for a hug, because she physically couldn't. She couldn't turn her head sideways, step backwards, or wear high heeled shoes. She did try to look elegant and she never missed a party if invited, but she had to sit out the dances, much to my Father's pleasure I think as he was much more the introvert.
My Mother was an inspiration. Her friends and family heralded her achievements in just surviving multiple surgeries, and not despairing. They referred to her strength as if she had a PhD in survivorship. She drove her children crazy because of her difference, but she became a role model for taking life as it comes, feeling blessed about being alive, seeing the obstacles as mere challenges to be overcome, and expressing humour and zest for living and loving others. She was always there for me.
So, as I move through this momentus year of 65, I think often of my Mother, Dinah Spindel. December 25th will be the 6th anniversary of her death, and I will think a great deal about her and the wonderful path she set for me. She set expectations, she sowed ideas of commitment, persistence, generosity and above all, caring for others. I hope at 83, I can look back on a life well lived, as she did.


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Fresco at the Gardens offers a culinary designed menu featuring a wide range of breakfast and lunch creations. Along with a full service restaurant, Fresco offers a one-of-a-kind Java lounge serving handcrafted coffee, espresso, cappuccino, fresh squeezed juices and more. Fresco has partnered with local suppliers to provide you with the ultimate dining experience.


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2017 News Releases
2017 News Releases
CSL and Vitaeris Announce Strategic Partnership with Option to Acquire
The two companies have entered into a strategic collaboration and purchase option agreement to expedite the development of clazakizumab (an anti-IL6 MAB, formerly ALD518) as a therapeutic option for solid organ transplant rejection.
Lancet Neurology Publishes Results from CSL Behring Phase III Study of Hizentra® (Immune Globulin Subcutaneous [Human] 20% liquid) as Maintenance Therapy in Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
Hizentra PATH study, the largest controlled clinical study in patients with CIDP, met its primary endpoint
Data on the Preventive Effects of HAEGARDA® (C1 Esterase Inhibitor Subcutaneous [Human]) in Subjects with Very Frequent HAE Attacks Presented by CSL Behring at the 2017 ACAAI Annual Scientific Meeting
A subgroup analysis of data from the Phase III COMPACT trial showed 98 percent median reduction in hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks per month in subjects who experienced at least one attack per week while on placebo
New Data for HAEGARDA® (C1 Esterase Inhibitor Subcutaneous [Human]) to be presented at the 2017 American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting
- HAEGARDA is the first and only subcutaneous preventive treatment option for HAE in the US
- Oral presentation will highlight the preventive effect of HAEGARDA in HAE patients with a high frequency of attacks
CSL Behring Trains Employees to Save Lives in Their Communities and Workplace with CPR; AHA Encourages Other Businesses to Do the Same
There are more than 350,000 cardiac arrests annually in the U.S.; nearly 90 percent are fatal but when CPR is administered immediately, chances of survival can triple.
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Approves AFSTYLA® - CSL Behring's Novel Recombinant Haemophilia A Treatment
AFSTYLA® is the first and only single-chain recombinant factor VIII specifically designed to treat hemophilia A


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To the ongoing boondoggles in Iraq and Afghanistan, the abuses of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo, the warrantless wiretapping program, the Hurricane Katrina debacle and the current economic crisis, Americans can now add one final entry to President Bush's dossier of disgrace: His farewell address, slated for 8 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, will preempt a previously scheduled episode of Kath & Kim.
Say it with us, on your knees and screaming to the heavens: "Nooooooooooooo!!!!!"
(h/t: Vulture)


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Oracle makes first Sun tape library upgrade
In April, Oracle executives promised their largest Sun StorageTek tape customers enhancements that would help them scale their enterprise libraries to keep up with rapid data growth.
Today they started delivering on those promises with scalability and high availability enhancements. The SL8500 Modular Library System – the largest in the platform — now scales to 100,000 tape slots, up from 70,000. The SL8500 also now supports LTO-5 tape cartridges with 1.5 TB of native capacity. With the improvements, the SL8500 can scale to 1.5 PB of native capacity – more than twice its previous capacity.
Oracle also added redundant hot swappable robotics and library control cards to the SL8500 with automatic failover capabilities.
Oracle product marketing manager Tom Wultich said the focus of the upgrade was helping the largest enterprises that use the SL8500 keep up with data growth.
"Tape drives double in capacity every two years, but data is growing faster than that," Wultich said. "Our largest customers need to be able to keep up with that growth, so we're offering nearly three times an improvement in capacity."


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Unlike other roofing companies in the area, we routinely provide roof inspections performed by experienced, certified inspectors. We'll check the roof for damage, structural issues and other potentially expensive and dangerous problems that may not present themselves until weeks or months later.
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by Abby Quillen (originally found on www.custommade.com)
Accidents Happen. Here's How You Report Them.
Accidents happen. They are unavoidable. When they do occur, it is important to document the facts, circumstances and get contact information from witnesses whenever an employee or customer is injured at your brewery. It is also important to establish reporting procedures and notification guidelines to alert the manager or owner. The procedures should include follow up contact with the injured person. We've created an Accident Reporting Form for Wineries & Breweries to utilize, which you can download for FREE below.
Interested in potential savings? How about new coverages? Request a FREE insurance quote, simply by completing our Quote Application Forms located below (Shouldn't take more than 15 min to complete) and e-mailing it to firstname.lastname@example.com. We look forward to working with you.
Winery Insurance Quote Application Form
Brewery Insurance Quote Application Form
Workers' Compensation Agreement for Independent Contractors & Interns
During the holidays, many wineries & breweries utilize independent contractors (Form 1099) and interns to help with special events. If these individuals are paid or compensated in any way (i.e. financial, food or product), the owner has responsibilities to these individuals. One of the most misunderstood coverage is workers' compensation. What if they have an accident? Can you as an owner be held liable for injuries to these individuals? The answer is "YES!"
Here are some examples to consider:
It is important to establish the terms of all relationships up front. Having independent contractors and interns sign an agreement stating you will not provide them with Workers' Comp coverage will mitigate potential problems for you and the business. We've developed an Agreement Form for Independent Contractors and one for Interns, which you can download below. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 512-448-9928.
Original Source - Beverage Trade Network
BTN writes about the planning required by wineries, breweries and other brand owners to make their participation in Beer, Spirits or Wine Trade Show count. See helpful info below:
How to Plan For Your Trade Show and Making Your Trade Show Display Stand Out
1.) Prepare, prepare, prepare! Get your marketing companies involved upfront and hold a planning meeting. It helps to have ideas from managers that have been to a lot of Trade Shows.
2.) Register and select a high traffic (open) space—it helps if you get registered very early on and attend the Show the year before so you know "the lay of the land."
3.) Be sure to find out the size of the trade show display table you will have, whether there is wall space for your company sign, if there are electrical outlets available, and anything else that may or may not be included (i.e. a table cloth, etc.). Set a budget and stick with it—you can adjust for expenditures next year!
4.) Bring your own tablecloth, be sure to get one that complements your display and represents your company's image and color scheme (without being overpowering). Even if a tablecloth is supplied, bring your own or something to add some depth to your table (i.e. a table runner). Your table will definitely stand out in a crowd.
5.) Set up a stand-alone presentation board. On the board, you can show how clients can benefit by using your services. Be creative and make it stand out. Include pictures, if possible, and be sure your company name and logo are more than obvious.
6.) If there is wall space, but your budget is minimal, use your trusty desktop publishing software to create a template of your company name. Use the template, along with bristle board, cardboard, or foam core to make a sign that you can put up on the wall behind your trade show display.
7.) Arrange your beverage brands or wine trade show display table in levels. Put the larger items at the rear, shorter items in front of those, and even shorter items in front of those. If you're displaying beer, build a small bar so the patrons can sit at it and feel comfortable. If you're displaying wine or spirits, make a small lounge with comfy couches. The customers will stick around longer if they feel comfortable in your booth.
8.) Show off your Brewery or your Winery--Develop a PowerPoint presentation or streaming video to display on your table. You can make it on your desktop computer and transfer it to a laptop, which you can rent or borrow if you don't already have one. Your visitors will find this visually appealing and it will draw in their attention.
Drawing Attention To Your Trade Show Display
9.) Draw attention to your booth: Have plenty of trade show logoed giveaways, such as business cards, brochures, pens, magnets, and anything else that has your company name and/or logo on it. Most people who attend trade shows are expecting to take home some goodies. Offer plastic bags with your brand name on them. And be sure to use display racks for showing your flyers, specials, brochures, and such.
10.) Offer something a little different as a trade show giveaway… FOOD. I displayed at the "NBWA" trade show in Las Vegas and included a basket of pretzels with horseradish mustard on my table—a great compliment for beer! They were a big hit; I wish I had bought more. If you can, package your food in a way that will allow you to have your company contact information on it.
11.) Offer Gift Certificates for some of your services as a trade show giveaway. There's nothing better than getting a deal and when they "cash in" their certificate, they will see how valuable your services are and will come back for more.
12.) Have a drawing for a Grand Prize—get something nice (Logoed bicycle, motor scooter, decorated can for Parades, or blow up wine bottle are just a few ideas). Offer a prize that in some way complements your business if possible, and appeals to anyone. Have visitors and entrants sign a guestbook, fill in a ticket, or drop their business cards into a fish bowl or gift bag. The great thing about this trade show giveaway is that you can then use this information at a later date to make a follow up contact.
13.) Have a portfolio of your work available as part of your trade show display. Print off some of your best beer or wine displays or contests, put them into plastic sheet protectors, and arrange them in a binder. Then lay out the binder where visitors can flip through the pages.
14.) Hire the right help! If the trade show will be on for an extended length of time, be sure to have assistance in manning your trade show booth so you can take a break. If you don't have the option of having someone take over for a bit, be sure to put up a note that tells people how long you will be gone or when you will be back.
15.) Most importantly, be friendly and inviting. Say "Hi" to those that turn and look toward you or your trade show booth. Strike up a conversation and be sure to have a short introductory speech ready. And… have fun!
Hired & non owned liability coverage on automobiles covers the liability for automobiles that you rent. Liability coverage covers the bodily injury or physical damage to a third party for by the vehicle that is under your care/custody/control. Liability is different coverage than physical damage coverage for an auto (hired/non-owned).
Physical damage coverage covers the damage to the actual vehicle you are renting. The cost to add this coverage is approximately $500 annually for $50,000 in physical damage coverage. If you only rent occasionally (during the harvest season), we recommend you take out a physical damage only policy on the rented vehicle.
Managing workers' compensation insurance costs can be tricky. You want to protect your employees while still keeping premiums as low as possible. Of course, avoiding accidents is the surest way to save money on coverage. But if an accident does happen, and they inevitably do, you need a carrier who will be there, working to get your injured workers appropriate medical treatment and managing their claims so they can get back to work quickly and safely.
Workers compensation is a "no fault" system where employees that are injured on the job and in the course of employment. Failure to meet your workers' compensation coverage requirement can leave your business exposed to both the full costs of workers' compensation claims (through litigation) and additional regulatory penalties levied by the states, which can be severe.
Part Two of the workers compensation policy, Employer's Liability, is often overlooked, yet a very important exposure for businesses to consider. Employer's liability fills the gap between the narrowness of the workers' compensation policy and exclusions in the commercial general liability policy.
Employers liability protects the employer from the employee, family member, or another entity seeking damages from the employer. In order to seek damages, the person must prove: 1) there was a duty owed to injured individual; 2) the duty was breached by the employer; 3) an injury occurred; and 4) the breach of duty was the proximate cause of the injury.
The cost of workers' compensation insurance is determined based on a business' risk classification rate and its individual payroll. This is where Regnier Insurance can be an invaluable partner. We help our policyholders contain the costs associated with workplace injury or illness through our Claims Management, Managed Care Services, and Loss Control. To learn more about Workers' Comp and how to get a free personalized quote, send us an e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com or call us at 512-448-9928.
NEW Texas Hill Country Wineries Brochure is Out! It Features 42 Wineries, a New & Updated Map, & 28 Eat, Sleep, Travel Partners. You can download (.PDF) it here: http://texaswinetrail.com/images/uploads/misc/FINAL2014Brochure.pdf
Rain or shine, we're under drought conditions - be good stewards of a precious resource.
By Mark Greenspan. (Source Article)
Quantification of water relations is key. That means we need to measure things. I've been a big fan of plant water status measurements, and you can refer to my previous articles on irrigation for deeper descriptions. The two pieces of plant moisture equipment that I rely on most are the pressure chamber and the porometer. I've described both in previous articles, but both are portable instruments that we use primarily during midday to measure plant water status. I find both tools to be indispensable. I only wish there were ways to make those measurements automatically because the short afternoon window, travel time and expense make extensive measurements with those instruments difficult and costly. I am looking at other options for these measurements; but until then, we are getting our money's worth out of them. Knowing the water stress level of the vine allows us to modify our irrigation regime to dial in specific stress levels in the vines at certain times of the growing season and avoid going overboard with stress, potentially causing crop loss or quality reduction.
Soil moisture monitoring has also allowed me to reduce the irrigation quantities applied once irrigation cycles begin. By monitoring the total amount of moisture being stored in the soil from an irrigation and then depleted by the vine, I almost always apply between 18 to 22 percent of crop evapotranspiration (Etc) as a maintenance (non-deficit) level. That is far less than is being applied by many growers, who believe that they are "deficit" irrigating at 50 to 60 percent of ETc. I believe the issue with the ETc model, in general, is that it does not account for stomatal pore closure, which occurs in the vines as the season progresses, even without water stress, but is greater (i.e., more closed) under desirable levels of water stress for fine winegrapes. Because I've discussed these measurements before and have not changed my practices, I will not go into their use further in this column but rather discuss general practices under drought conditions.
Drought Management Practices
There are many other practices that should be applied during periods of drought. Here is a brief list:
To me and my certified crop advisor colleagues, irrigating deeper than the root system is a no-no. It not only pushes water past the root zone, where it cannot be taken up, but it also moves nitrate and other potential pollutants (think persistent and mobile pesticides) past the root zone and into the vadose zone (the zone between the root system and the water table). The soluble materials and water are either lost, or they move into the groundwater or in surface or subsurface run-off, all of which will occur in wetter climates.
A great article discussing melon squeezers and how you should and shouldn't be promoting wine tastings at your winery.
What Percent of Tasting Room Visitors Buy Nothing? http://svbwine.blogspot.com/2014/03/eliminating-melon-squeezers.html


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In case you haven't already purchased a token of appreciation for the person who gave you life, here are a few suggestions of some Lille gifts in a wide range of prices that will warm the cockles of her heart and make her forget those troubled teen years…
1 – Cote Bastide Vanilla Tea Potpourri in Baroque Gift Box: All mothers love potpourri, but most of it is overly scented, dried up, and generally just sad. This crystal version looks just like candy and has the musky, rich scent of true vanilla, rather than the typical saccharine, cookie-like aroma peddled by air freshener companies. Bonus: they're on sale for $20 – that's 50% off!
2 – Vintage Bead Earrings by Hubris & Sophrosyne: At just $25, these beautiful baubles won't break the bank, but will show her you care. Plus, they're handmade right here in Portland, so you can send a little piece of your favorite city back to your hometown, wherever that may be.
3 – Crepe de Chine Slip by Only Hearts: The ultimate in luxury, a silk slip is something that just about every woman needs in her wardrobe, but sometimes these things fall by the wayside when we're busy caring for babies. If you want to treat the mother of your child to something really special, this is the way to go! At $110, it's a bargain.
4 – Cotton Seersucker Townhouse Robe by Matters of Leisure: This impeccably crafted robe is the perfect gift for the BIG thank yous. Case in point: my husband and I purchased one for his dear mother after she was kind enough to let us use her timeshare points for an upcoming vacation, saving us a bundle. At $218, it's a bit of a splurge, but you know she will feel really special!
5 – Gift Certificates for any denomination: It's a bit of a cop-out, but if you really have no idea what to get her, she will always appreciate a gift certificate, particularly if she's on a budget and hasn't been able to treat herself to something special for awhile. Think of it this way: you're giving her the gift of shopping, and what woman would turn that down?


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Institutions such as Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College could be stripped of undergraduate places next year in a move that effectively penalises universities charging the most for degree courses.
Manchester and Leeds – the biggest universities in the elite Russell Group – face losing up to 300 students each, while Sheffield Hallam could be stripped of 450.
The disclosure is made as part of Labour research into radical reforms to higher education funding in 2012.
From next year, 20,000 places are removed from all universities before being "auctioned off" to institutions that charge the lowest tuition fees.
Gareth Thomas, Labour's shadow universities minister, said: "These figures confirm that places at high quality internationally renowned universities for the brightest and best students are set to be axed in order to fund a race to the bottom."
The Government currently controls how many students each university can recruit. Numbers are capped because of the cost to the taxpayer of providing undergraduates with means-tested grants and upfront student loans to cover tuition and living expenses.
From 2012, English universities can charge up to £9,000 in tuition fees – almost three times the current rate. Figures show the average fee will stand at £8,393.
But to minimise the student loans bill, ministers are determined to ensure that most universities charge far less.
In a controversial move, it has proposed creating a "flexible margin" of around 20,000 places to reward the cheapest universities. This would be created by stripping student numbers from each university on a pro-rata basis and awarding them to institutions that charge less than £7,500.
But this means many universities – particularly those charging close to the maximum amount – could be badly hit.
An analysis using data from the House of Commons library shows how many student places each one will lose on a pro-rota basis.
The Russell Group, which represents 16 English universities, faces collectively losing up to 2,300 places. Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial and the London School of Economics could lose 50 students each.
A further 2,100 could go at institutions belonging to the 1994 Group, which represents smaller research universities such as Durham, Lancaster and York.
But the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills criticised the analysis, which they said failed to take other reforms into account. This includes plans to allow the best universities to recruit unlimited numbers of students who get the best A-level results – at least two As and a B – potentially recouping places lost under the "flexible margin" system.


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Setting the Scene... The Pioneers are looking for revenge after the Terriers handed them their first conference loss on opening day of NEC play back in January. That game started Sacred Heart's worst NEC start in program history, 1-3. Despite the tumultuous start, SHU clinched the No. 2 seed in the NEC Tournament with the win over Bryant Wednesday evening.
Last Time Against the Terriers... The Sacred Heart Women's Basketball team fell to St. Francis Brooklyn 56-47 in the 2013 Northeast Conference opener in the William H. Pitt Center in the first game of the men's/women's doubleheader. The loss snapped Sacred Heart's 15-game home win streak dating back to January 3, 2012. Gabrielle Washington led the Pioneers with 13 points, while senior Morgan Merriman flirted with her second career double-double with nine rebounds and eight points.
Brilliant First Half... The Pioneers shined in the first half against the Bulldogs Wednesday evening on both ends of the court. Sacred Heart forced Bryant into 19 turnovers in the first half alone, and shot 48.4% from the floor. Morgan Merriman, who led the game, posted 12 of her 18 points in the first half, shooting 50% (5-10), and Gabrielle Washington recorded half of her 14 points.
13 Years Running... Wednesday evening, with the 58-50 win over Bryant, the Sacred Heart Women's Basketball Team clicnched the No. 2 seed in the 2013 Northeast Conference Tournament. This is the 13th-straight year that the Pioneers have cemented a spot in the Top 3. Since joining the NEC in 1999-00, SHU has never finished lower than tied for third. Sacred Heart has finished with sole possession of first place on three occasions. All three of those times, the Pioneers took home the championship.
The Road to the Championship... Six teams have already sealed their spot in the 2013 NEC Tournament. Quinnipiac (No. 1), Sacred Heart (No. 2), Saint Francis U, Monmouth, Mount St. Mary's and St. Francis Brooklyn have already clinched tournament berths, while the fates of Central Connecticut State (8-8), Fairleigh Dickinson (6-10), Bryant (6-10)and Robert Morris (6-10)are still uncertain. All four are vying for the two remaining spots, with Central Conn. State most likely to nab one.
Up Next... The Pioneers close out the regular season Monday night against LIU Brooklyn on the road. Having clinched the 2 seed in the Northeast Conference Tournament with the win over Bryant Wednesday night, Sacred Heart will host the quarterfinals on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.


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We are halfway through the Siblings Project for this year already. If you have been participating, please take a moment and glance at your picture from January. Do your children look very much younger? Mine certainly do. I can't believe how bald they were! Nor how unfocused. (They're much cuter now.)
Now that the twins are seven months old, their interactions are starting to become more varied and rather interesting. Until recently they have co-slept with us but over the last couple of weeks we have made some attempt at getting them to sleep with us in a cot next to our bed. They seem ready for the transition, aside from that they absolutely and positively cannot sleep next to each other. Poor Lysander was distraught last week when he awoke to find himself pinned down by his brother, who was sucking on/dribbling over his head. His howls had my partner Kirsty and myself racing into the bedroom – he was terribly distressed and we assumed that he had been quite injured from the noise that he was making!
They have also begun to fight over toys. This is still novel enough to prove amusing to us, although I'm sure it will get old quite fast. It's fun to watch them battle for the same object.
On the flipside they are able to play together now! This is such a joy. One will shake a rattly toy or press the buttons on a toy that lights up, and the other one will laugh and wave his little arms. For me, probably my favourite thing about having twins at the moment is watching their emerging relationship. Quite suddenly they are not just babies but brothers.
My beautiful little boys. It is so much fun to watch them grow.
This month I'm sending you to Katie at Mummy Daddy Me for some beautiful photographs of her girls, Mads and LL, picnicking together. Like me, Katie is a huge fan of backlit photography and her blog is always a visual treat.
My Two Mums and Goblin Child have made it to the finals in the Mad Blog Awards! We would love it if you would vote for us to win in the Best Baby (Goblin Child), Best Family Fun (My Two Mums) and Best Photography (Goblin Child) categories.


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In response to the issue, Council member Cheh recently introduced the Educator Expense Tax Credit Amendment Act of 2017. This bill would allow full-time teachers in the D.C. Public Schools system or a D.C. public charter school to deduct up to $500 in classroom and professional development expenses from their city income tax bill.
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Have you ever seen trees with knobby limbs, bare of all leaves and twigs? It's called pollarding.
Pollarding is a pruning method that limits the size of trees and shrubs. Unlike shearing, which trims everything past a certain point, pollarding cuts back all new growth. This stimulates regrowth that will bring it back to full size.
Which trees are pollarded?
Pollarding is not recommended for all types of trees. Many conifers do not handle pruning very well. Their twigs tend to die back to the branch they grew out of, providing entry points for pests and disease. Yew are one exception. Trees that respond well to pollarding are those that tend to send out shoots quickly, a characteristic called 'epicormic', including:
When & how to pollard trees & shrubs
Pollarding is normally done annually in late winter. Maple trees are pollarded in summer to avoid bleeding sap. In most cases, each year's pollard cuts should be just above the previous year's cuts. Because pollarding large trees involves chainsaws and ladders, this is best left to the professionals. Small trees and shrubs can be pollarded with hand pruners and a tree saw. When evaluating a shrub for pollarding (or other pruning) keep in mind the future desired shape and size as you cut. Where each cut occurs, a mass of new stems will appear.
Advantages of pollarding
In addition to size maintenance, pollarding provides other benefits:
Disadvantages of pollarding
Pollarding is stressful to trees and shrubs and it must be done every year or two, to avoid limb breakage. The sprouts that appear after pollarding are attached weakly to the 'knob' and may break off. Mature trees that have not previously been pollarded can be killed by the process if it is done incorrectly. Even healthy trees and shrubs are exposed to pests and diseases after pollarding is done.
Whether you use pollarding or not, now you know what all those knobby looking trees are about!
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OOTD: Globe-trotting glamour
I wore this outfit to meet up with a friend who was visiting from out of town. I felt particularly sophisticated since the necklace is from Iceland and the fascinator is from France. The earrings are from a small shop in Shelburne Falls, which may not be particularly exotic or worldly, but is nonetheless a beautiful place.
Dress: Target (really old), teggings: Re/Dress, cardigan: Kohl's (also really old), necklace: Leynibudin, fascinator: Brykalski, earrings: a shop whose name I don't remember in Shelburne Falls, MA, bracelets: Macy's, So Good, and Torrid, shoes: Naot Continue reading
OOTD: purple kimono-style top
This top is one of the many awesome things I got at the most recent clothing swap I attended.
Top: Avenue via clothing swap: pants: Target, boots: present from my mom, earrings: from a gift shop in Israel, necklace: from a shop whose name I don't remember in Jamaica Plain
#FatshionFebruary, day 17: out of this world
Almost finished catching up on my outfits from the last few days…
Dress: Domino Dollhouse, teggings and belt: Re/Dress, boots: Target, shoe clips: Head Full of Feathers, necklace: a store whose name I don't remember in Jamaica Plain, earrings: Faces, flower crown: Crown & Glory, heart ring: Shana Logic
Do I ever miss an opportunity to twirl around in the middle of the street? Of course not.
#FFFaceoff part 2: The dark ombre floral circus
This is my second outfit post for the Fall Fashion Faceoff challenge organized by Kelly of Masque Mag. It combines a few of my favorite things: ombre, floral, vertical stripes, and of course, a tiny hat.
top: Pink Clove, leggings: Wet Seal, necklace: Macy's, zipper bracelet: some random store that was going out of business on Newbury Street a few years ago, studded wristband: PacSun, earrings: gift from a relative, boots: Hot Topic way back in the day, ring: Kelsea Echo, tiny hat headband: Claire's


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February 2017
Press Contact:
Alison Ehrenreich
Community Relations and Marketing Director
215.893.9456 x102
The production will run from March 22 – April 22, closing The Wilma Theater's 2016/2017 Season.
It's the summer of 1977 and 22-year-old Lenka is fleeing authoritarian Czechoslovakia for the art and beauty of New York City. At the start of her journey, Lenka is confronted by an Old Woman from an extinct Slavic tribe who guides her through a dream-like world where the past and future meet and multiple realities collide. From a refugee camp to Central Park, Wilma Artistic Director Blanka Zizka presents a kaleidoscopic look at a young immigrant's journey in a surreal world full of surprises, accompanied by a musical landscape ranging from traditional folkloric songs through Czech protest ballads to the pop sounds of the late 20th century. Major support for Adapt! is provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
Adapt! begins on Wednesday, March 22, 2017; and opens on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. For critics and members of the press interested in attending Press Night on Wednesday, March 29 at 7:30pm, contact Alison Ehrenreich at email@example.com or 215.893.9456 x102.
The impulse to write Adapt! arose in 2011, when Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel invited Blanka Zizka to participate in one of her workshops. As part of the development of the Wilma's 2014 world premiere of Don Juan Comes Home From Iraq, Vogel led six writing workshops for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. "Early on, Paula asked us to remember a moment of alienation in our lives and write about it," explains Zizka. "The veterans recalled their first days in Iraq or Afghanistan, or their return from the war back to the US. I recalled my emigration. Paula asked us to write a scene. I ended up writing a play."
Adapt! is set in a moment of displacement. Lenka, the protagonist, has cut herself off from the world she knew, but hasn't yet learned what the new world will bring. In Zizka's writing, the exploration of this precarious existential moment has gradually taken on the form of a surreal dream. Although the focus of the play is Lenka's personal experience, immigration politics inevitably made it into the play: for Zizka, the political is always personal.
"I did not think that Adapt! would be so timely, politically," says Zizka, "but I was a refugee. Lenka is a refugee, so this play is even more personal and more relevant than when I first started writing."
To play the main role of Lenka, Zizka chose 21-year-old Czech actress Aneta Kernová. "I realized it was necessary for Lenka to be played by someone who could convey the sense of identity that comes from speaking the Czech language, from belonging to a small nation with a long history of occupation and oppression. I went to Prague last year and saw several young actresses. Aneta's physical freedom and absolute authenticity made her the clear standout." Adapt! will be Kernová's United States theatrical debut.
Adapt! will foster vital conversations with our community around the piece's exploration of homeland, loss, ideology, and the cost of maturity. The Wilma will encourage these conversations with a lobby exhibit, Portraits of People on the Move by Jennifer Baker. Originally presented alongside Adapt! choreographer Silvana Cardell's dance piece Supper, People on the Move, the exhibit tells the stories of individual Philadelphia immigrants. Each portrait encapsulates a single immigrant's journey, from Argentina to Pakistan to Honduras to Italy to Albania to Haiti.
Adapt! hinges on live music. Lenka's songwriting boyfriend Marek (Jered McLenigan) will perform the protest songs of Karel Kryl, newly translated into English and arranged by Stew (Notes of a Native Song). Old Woman (Greek actress Aneza Papadopoulou) and company will sing haunting laments, composed by Ukranian musician Mariana Sadovska. Orwellian pigs chant in grotesque masks designed by Phantom Limb Company's Erik Sanko. Set designer Matt Saunders and costume designer Oana Botez, who previously collaborated on the Wilma's production of Angels in America, reunite to bring the dream-like, surrealist world of Adapt! to the stage.
Zizka has directed over 70 plays at the Wilma since the late 1970s, but Adapt! is her first time telling a story as a playwright.
About Blanka Zizka:
Blanka Zizka has been the Artistic Director of The Wilma Theater since 1981. She has directed over 70 plays and musicals for the Wilma, most recently directing Andrew Bovell's When the Rain Stops Falling in October 2016. In April 2016, Zizka was awarded the Vilcek Prize for Excellence in Theatre, which is awarded annually to immigrants who have made lasting contributions to American society through their extraordinary achievements in biomedical research and the arts and humanities. In the fall of 2011, Zizka received the Zelda Fichandler Award from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation, which recognizes an outstanding director or choreographer transforming the regional arts landscape; and she was a Fellow at the 2015 Sundance Institute/LUMA Foundation Theatre Directors Retreat.For the past three years, Zizka has been developing practices and programs for local theater artists to create working conditions that support creativity through continuity and experimentation. The result of this vision, the Wilma HotHouse resident acting company, was piloted with the fall 2015 production of Antigone and formally launched in January 2016. During recent seasons at the Wilma, Zizka has directed the U.S. premiere of Tom Stoppard's The Hard Problem, back-to-back productions of Hamlet and Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead; Richard Bean's Under the Whaleback; Tony Kushner's Angels in America; Tadeusz Slobodzianek's Our Class; Sarah Ruhl's In the Next Room, or the vibrator play, which received eight Barrymore awards; and Macbeth, which included an original score by Czech composer and percussionist Pavel Fajt. She closely collaborated with Dael Orlandersmith on her plays Raw Boys and Yellowman, a Wilma co-production with McCarter Theatre that was later performed at ACT Seattle, Long Wharf, and Manhattan Theatre Club. Zizka has collaborated with many playwrights, including Yussef El Guindi, Doug Wright, Sarah Ruhl, Tom Stoppard, Paula Vogel, Linda Griffiths, Polly Pen, Laurence Klavan, Lillian Groag, Jason Sherman, Amy Freed, Robert Sherwood, and Chay Yew.
Cast and Design Team:
The cast of Adapt! is led by Czech actress Aneta Kernová as Lenka and Greek actress Aneza Papadopoulou as Old Woman. The actresses are joined by Wilma HotHouse company members and affiliates Krista Apple (The Hard Problem, Rapture, Blister, Burn), Ross Beschler (The Hard Problem, Antigone), Keith Conallen (When The Rain Stops Falling, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead), Sarah Gliko (Constellations, When The Rain Stops Falling), Anthony Martinez-Briggs (When the Rain Stops Falling, An Octoroon), Jered McLenigan (Constellations, Antigone), Campbell O'Hare (An Octoroon, Rapture, Blister, Burn), and Steven Rishard (When the Rain Stops Falling, The Hard Problem).
A full artistic team will work to bring Playwright and Director Blanka Zizka's world to life, including both local and international collaborators. Set Designer Matt Saunders (Constellations, When the Rain Stops Falling, An Octoroon) is joined by Projection Designer Christopher Ash, Costume Designer Oana Botez (Angels in America), Lighting Designer Thom Weaver (Rapture, Blister, Burn; Don Juan Comes Home from Iraq), and Sound Designer Daniel Perelstein (The Hard Problem, Don Juan Comes Home from Iraq). Erik Sanko of New York's Phantom Limb Company will design original masks for the ensemble. Original music is composed by Mariana Sadovska, choreography is by Silvana Cardell, and song translations and arrangement are by Stew (Notes of a Native Song). The team is rounded out by Dramaturg Walter Bilderback, Resident Stage Manager Patreshettarlini Adams, and Production Manager Clayton Tejada.
The Honorary Producers for Adapt! are Linda and David Glickstein. Major support is provided by The Pew Center for Art & Heritage with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Vilcek Foundation.
An Actress's Notebook: Journey through the Creation of Adapt!
Adapt! cast member and Wilma HotHouse Affiliated Artist Krista Apple takes you into the rehearsal room and onstage in her behind-the-scenes blog on the process of creating a world premiere. Explore the nuance and excitement of the first weeks of rehearsal with playwright/director Blanka Zizka, get a sneak peek at the out-of-this world journey of Adapt!, and share Krista's thoughts on her 10th production at The Wilma Theater. Read the blog at WilmaTheater.org/blog.
Special Events and Opportunities:
Lobby Talks: March 22 – April 22, Post-Show
As the first audiences to see Adapt!, we invite you to join artists and staff in the lobby following the performance for informal conversation about the play. What resonated with you? How does Lenka's journey relate to larger issues in the world today? Grab a beer or a glass of wine and share your thoughts with us.
IN THE WILMA LOBBY: Portraits of People on the Move : March 22 – April 22
During the run of Adapt!, The Wilma Theater will remount Jennifer Baker's exhibition PORTRAITS OF PEOPLE ON THE MOVE, originally presented as a companion to Cardell Dance Theater's "Supper, People on the Move," choreographed by Silvana Cardell. The exhibit features first-person stories and photo portraits of individual Philadelphia immigrants from Argentina, Pakistan, Honduras, Italy, Albania, Iraq, Haiti. and elsewhere -- journeys undertaken for many different reasons, traversing many different landscapes, and completed with many different consequences. Join us for an opening reception of the exhibit before the first performance of Adapt! on Wednesday, March 22 at 6:30pm.
Beer Night: Friday, March 24, 7pm
Join us for a pre-show beer tasting in our lobby from 7 to 8pm sponsored by Sly Fox Brewing Company—complimentary for ticket-holders to that evening's performance!
A Forum for What?: American Theater and Politics Today: Monday, April 3, 7:30pm
At a moment when our country is experiencing great political uncertainty and change, what role should the theater play in our political landscape? During the run of Adapt!, the Wilma will assemble a panel of American theater-makers from Boston to DC to dig into these questions, and more. In this panel discussion, discover what responsibility we have as an industry to participate in politics and what the limits of our scope are.
"Once written, a play is only half done, and it is never complete and itself until it has been performed in a theatre. Theatre is an art form so social that, more than any other art form, it depends on having a public existence, and that means it is at the mercy of cultural conditions." - Vaclav Havel, "Second Wind," 1968
Directors Gathering Dialogue: Tuesday, March 28, Post-Show
Immediately following the performance, a member of Directors Gathering will moderate an audience-led conversation with playwright & director Blanka Zizka.
Soundtrack to Immigration: An Evening of Music from Adapt!: Thursday, April 6 at 7:30 PM
In partnership with HIAS Pennsylvania and Intercultural Journeys, the Wilma presents an evening of music and tales, exploring an immigrant's journey. Enjoy a rich array of music from the world premiere of Adapt! with the stories of Philadelphian immigrants. This event is open to the public with suggested donations at the door of $10 with all proceeds donated to HIAS Pennsylvania.
Young Friends Night: Friday, April 7, 7pm
For audience members 40 and under, this performance includes a complimentary pre-show food and drink reception at the Wilma from 7pm to 8pm.
Coffee Chat: Wednesday, April 12, Post-Show
Chat with literary staff about Adapt! and enjoy complimentary Saxbys Coffee after Wednesday's matinee performance.
Open Captioning: Saturday, April 15, 2pm
For event updates please check The Wilma Theater website at www.wilmatheater.org.
Tickets: As we bring our deeply subsidized Wilma WynTix ticketing initiative into its third year, prices will operate on a tiered system as each production enters its run. For Adapt!, the first two weeks of performances are $25 for general admission, and $10 for students and theater industry members with valid ID. For the third and fourth weeks, general admission tickets are $35, student tickets are $10, and theater industry tickets are $15. For the fifth-week extension, general admission tickets are $45, student tickets are $10, and industry tickets are $15. Tickets are available at the Box Office by visiting wilmatheater.org, calling 215.546.7824, or visiting the theater at 265 South Broad Street in Philadelphia.
Mission: The Wilma Theater creates living, adventurous art. We engage artists and audiences in imaginative reflection on the complexities of contemporary life. We present bold, original, well-crafted productions that represent a range of voices, viewpoints, and styles.
What: Adapt!
A World Premiere
written and directed by Blanka Zizka
Where: The Wilma Theater
265 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
When: March 22 – April 22, 2017
Summary: It's the summer of 1977 and 22-year-old Lenka is fleeing authoritarian Czechoslovakia for the art and beauty of New York City. At the start of her journey, Lenka is confronted by an Old Woman from an extinct Slavic tribe who guides her through a dream-like world where the past and future meet and multiple realities collide. From a refugee camp to Central Park, Blanka Zizka's Adapt! is a kaleidoscopic look at a young immigrant's journey in a surreal world full of surprises, accompanied by a musical landscape ranging from traditional folkloric songs through Czech protest ballads to the pop sounds of the late 20th century. Major support for Adapt! is provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
Tickets: The first two weeks of performances are $25 for general admission, and $10 for students and theater industry members with valid ID. For the third and fourth weeks, general admission tickets are $35, student tickets are $10, and theater industry tickets are $15. For the fifth-week extension of Adapt!, general admission tickets are $45, student tickets are $10, and industry tickets are $15. Tickets are available at the Wilma's Box Office by visiting wilmatheater.org, calling 215.546.7824, or coming to the theater, located at 265 South Broad Street in Philadelphia.
Cast: Artistic Team:
Krista Apple as Lenka 35/Goddess/Men Director/Playwright: Blanka Zizka
Ross Beschler as Napoleon/Ilya/Reagan/Men Set Designer: Matt Saunders
Keith Conallen as Father/Men Costume Designer: Oana Botez
Sarah Gliko as Mother/Goddess/Men Lighting Designer: Thom Weaver
Aneta Kernová as Lenka Projection Designer: Christopher Ash
Anthony Martinez-Briggs as Hot Dog Vendor/Men Sound Designer: Daniel Perelstein
Jered McLenigan as Marek/St. Bernard/Men Composer/Musical Director: Mariana Sadovska
Campbell O'Hare as Young Woman/Hana/Goddess/Men Song Translations and Arrangement: Stew
Aneza Papadopoulou as Old Woman Choreographer: Silvana Cardell
Steven Rishard as Pavel/Men Fight Choreographer: Ian Rose
Hair/Makeup: David Bova
Mask Design: Phantom Limb Company
Prop Master: Kimitha Cashin
Casting Director: Nell Bang-Jensen
Dramaturg: Walter Bilderback
Stage Manager: Patreshettarlini Adams
Production Manager: Clayton Tejada
Press Contact: Please contact Alison Ehrenreich, Community Relations and Marketing Director, at 215.893.9456 x102, or email@example.com


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- Kate said...
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- March 7, 2010 at 1:41 PM
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For statisticians, educators, students and researchers: I have put one of the most comprehensive link lists for hundreds of thousands of statistical sources and indicators (economics, demographics, health etc.) on my blog: Statistics Reference List. And what I find most fascinating is how data can be visualised nowadays with the graphical computing power of modern PCs, as in many of the dozens of examples in these Data Visualisation References. If you miss anything that I might be able to find for you or if you yourself want to share a resource, please leave a comment.
- March 7, 2010 at 7:03 PM
- carrster said...
I think there is a lot of crossover with these - Mine coming back as "creator" seems obvious, but I see a lot of the other ones in myself too. We're learning a lot about the 8 styles of learning in Dahlia's ECFE class. It's really quite fun & interesting to pick these things apart! And to think about how we (and our children) tick (and how we've been ticking this way a loooooong time!!)
- March 9, 2010 at 6:34 AM
- carrster said...
And I have to say - I get so excited when I see you have a new blog posted!!
- March 9, 2010 at 6:35 AM


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From beach to bay, sand to sidewalk, Virginia Beach, Virginia is way more than your average beach town, it's a GREAT East Coast Atlantic Ocean Beach. The award winning board walk and bike path run the entire length of the beach. At three miles long, it's the worlds longest pleasure beach. Rent a bike, walk or blade... and much more
The beach itself couldn't be any nicer, it's wide with great sand and life guards along it's entire length.
Virginia Beach is located on the Atlantic East coast of Virginia and is a little further south than the shore in New Jersey and Maryland. Being a little further away from the big cities means less traffic and less people, although the beach sure was full on the 4th of July. It's about 100 miles south of the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, which is another east coast beach worth visiting. Virginia beach attracts over three million people each year.
Between the ocean and bays, Virginia Beach has over 35 miles of shoreline for your vacation enjoyment. Take a break from the beach and walk the nature center at the Landing State Park which is located at the North end of Virginia Beach and is the most visited State Park in Virginia.
Start your day with a walk, jog or bike ride along the three mile boardwalk. As the sun rises and it gets later in the morning families poor from the beach front hotels. The beach transforms into a myriad of colors as people spread their beach towels and umbrellas.
The oceanfront is a flurry of activity all day. Bikini beach walkers, families renting and riding bicycle surreys, bikini roller bladers (the guys are normally in shorts) and teens of all ages walk the boardwalk.
At night Beach Street USA takes over and transforms the bikini beach oceanfront into an entertainment festival. Fireworks, musicians and comedians fill the street with great free entertainment all summer long.
Activities in Virginia Beach
There's so much to do here in Virginia Beach... if you don't like the beach:
* Play golf on one of many championship golf courses.
* Kayak through pristine coastal marshes.
* Swim with dolphins.
* Fish off the causeway, beach or charter a boat.
* Parasail high above Virginia Beach
* Go on a Jet ski excursion.
* High Powered Speed Boat Tours.
* Rent bicycles or a bicycle surrey (4 wheel bicycle cart) for two or the family.
If you like history, you'll love it here as it's the landing spot to some of Americas first settlers.
Entertainment along Atlantic Avenue in Virginia Beach
Head down to the beach every night and be entertained by different street acts. They have an amphitheatre/stage at 17th Street where bands and entertainers play. They also have all kinds of acts along Atlantic Avenue from 15th Street to 20th Street. Duets, pop, rock, barbershop... are just some of the groups to choose from. My families favorite was a smart A__ German Juggler / Comedian, very funny!
From 4th (South) to 40th (North) Street, where to find things
The board walk and beach run along a stretch from 4th Street where there is a public parking lot to 40th street at the North end of Virginia Beach. The main north/south street is Atlantic Avenue. The East side of Atlantic Avenue has a string of hotels which all back up to the Virginia Beach Board Walk and Bicycle path. On the east side of Atlantic Avenue you'll find all kinds of beach shops, restaurants and other stores.
I'm guessing there are easily fifty hotels on Atlantic Avenue that back right up to Virginia Beach. Many of them have restaurants, so stroll off the beach, across the board walk (watch out for bikes) and enjoy anyone of the many restaurants. I didn't check the signs, but I'm pretty sure bikinis are welcome in most.
One block west of Atlantic Avenue is Pacific Avenue (not quite separated by the continent), which is also Route 50 and turns into General Booth Boulevard once you cross the causeway south of 4th street. This is a little faster bypass to head North and South if you don't want people watch along Atlantic Ave.
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19th Street
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24th Street
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31st Street
Neptunes Park with King Triton Statue
Camping in Virginia Beach
There are plenty of choices for camping in Virginia Beach, many are on General Booth Boulevard (Route 50), over the causeway and a couple of miles South of 4th Street. Bring your bikes, it's pretty flat in Virginia Beach which makes for an easy ride to the south end of the board walk (4th Street). The only hill was back over the causeway. Or if you prefer, you can catch the wave (bus) right at camp ground store and have them drop you off down town. The KOA her is big with a couple of pools, there was also a Good Sam park right across the street.
Virginia Beach and the surrounding area are rich in history, culture and most importantly fun! World class museums, historic sites, amusement parks and entertainment venues. All this with the beautiful back drop of and endless ocean and peaceful bay make Virginia Beach one of the finest seaside getaways in the country.


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Smartwatches are known for tracking activity, fitness, heart rate, count the number of steps, calories burnt, and distance run, and so on. But imagine if your smartwatch can tell you that you're about to fall sick.
In a study at Stanford University conducted by Snyder said, that his team was really amazed to see that the wearable were so effectual in detecting the beginning of the flu, or Lyme disease. They monitored around 60 people, and the researchers collected around 2 billion measurements, which involved sleep, heart rate, fitness, weight, blood oxygen levels and skin temperature. By making use of the mentioned data, they proved that it is possible to spot abnormal changes in anyone's usual vital signs, which might signify a change in their health.
Another recent report said apple watch saved a life of a man named Dennis Anselmo by spotting a dangerous heart condition. Well this is not unique as various studies already exist that prove Apple Watch can identify heart problems. According to a study, if you put a load of high-tech devices together, they might be able to detect illness before you even realize that you're sick.
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Apple is known for designing the world's most precise heart rate monitor and now their sensor development teams are trying to explore new sensor technologies. There are claims that it includes a non-invasive diabetes sensor.
But the necessity to acquire regulatory approval for few of these tools before placing them on sale to the public poses as a curb to public launch. At the same time this Regulatory delay is a nice thing, as it's vital we all know the information is correct and supported by good science.
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Extensive learning, analysis of data, this information itself features a huge role to play the way forward in future for medical aid. There are many samples of this and plenty of ways within which this information may provide actionable awareness. This can be result of analytics of several completely different sorts of information.
Well you may not know but during the time when flu is spread over, and anyone can be prone to have it, wearable devices is also ready to analyze information like this, providing warning and serving to curtail the unfold of illness.
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Cardiogr.am has come up with a free app for Apple watch/ iphone called 'Cardiogram', it coordinates your sleep, heart, and activity data to make it more meaningful.
You will get an insight of a graph of your heart rate in actual time, might explore associate degree interface that ought to assist you learn additionally concerning the health of your heart, together with a set of recommendations to improve it.
The Data acquired by the Apple Watch is used already to warn apple users for bad heart health, however in coexistence with A.I. it looks like it has already achieved the capability of detecting other problems earlier.
Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health have discovered the power of wearable biosensors to sight physiological changes that will indicate illness, even before you notice a symptom.
Apple Watch and Apple's solutions in digital health do have the potential to transform a system that can assist in detecting the warning signals of health issues, accessing medical facility and recommending logical intercessions before condition become serious.
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We all have a visit to the doctor, where patients usually get their body temperature and blood pressure measured, however these data are generally collected once every year or twice maybe, and are also often ignored unless the results are outside the traditional range for overall populations. But medical specialist researchers anticipate a near future where human health is continuously monitored.
So far, shoppers have purchased millions of wearable devices, which include around 20 million other fitness monitors and 50 million smart watches. And most of these monitors are used for tracking activity; however they maybe effortlessly adjusted to more directly track health measures.
Alongside accurate health approach, each and every person would be able to know his or her normal standard for a bunch of measures. The analysis of data that is automated could help in detecting patterns of irregular data points and identify the start of an illness, thus giving one a chance for cure or prevention.


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Easy butter cake divided between 36 cupcakes (see related recipes)
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Spread pink icing over 4 cupcakes. Top each with 5 pink lollies in a circular pattern, with a different colour in the centre, and press gently into icing. Repeat with remaining cupcakes, blue icing, purple icing and lollies to make 4 blue-iced cupcakes and 4 purple-iced cupcakes. (You will have 12 flower-patterned cupcakes in total.) Set aside for 1 hour or until set.
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EXCHANGE: Partnership teaches schools trauma response skills
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- William Moore knows first-hand how a traumatic family life can impact the education of a child. He and Murphysboro Middle School are part of Resilient Southern Illinois 2018.
Resilient Southern Illinois is a partnership among The Poshard Foundation for Abused Children, Illinois Education Association and Partnership for Resilience, along with 16 Southern Illinois school districts, working to support students dealing with childhood trauma or experiencing adverse childhood experiences (ACES).
"Together, we are working as a community to help improve students' lives," Mary Jane Morris, IEA director of teaching and learning, said. "It is so important to educate the whole child, and through this program, we are making sure that's happening across Southern Illinois. We are building strong students, strong schools and strong communities."
The program to build trauma-sensitive schools began in 2015 in three high-need, low-resource districts. Early results showed referrals decreased by 72 percent, suspensions decreased by 79 percent and detentions decreased by 87 percent. Students in kindergarten through eighth grade made significant gains in English and math.
The program began with a three-day training for teachers in June to discuss effects of toxic stress on students, identify stressors and issues, and offer strategies for teachers as they assist traumatized students.
One of the teachers in that training was William Moore, eighth grade social studies teacher at Murphysboro Middle School. One of his tactics is to help relieve stress and build relationships with students while teaching them to empathize with one another.
Eighth graders in Moore's classes got a break from regular classroom activities a couple days before Christmas break. Instead, they had a "snowball" fight and created paper plate art.
No, Moore did not import snow from a frozen area of the country or use the fake snowballs sold in snowball fight kits.
First, he asked students to write a Christmas wish, or just a wish for those who do not celebrate Christmas, on a piece of paper without writing their names on the papers. When the wishes were written, Moore explained how the snowball fight would work.
Students would wad their papers into "snowballs." Then, the class was divided into two groups for a five to seven-minute snowball fight. After the snowballs had crossed the room enough to mix them up and make sure no one knew whose snowball he or she was holding, Moore asked the students to read the wishes.
Sure, some of the wishes ranged from the latest shoes to Nintendo Switch, cookies and Christmas socks, but others wished for a good 2019 or that school was less stressful, or for more time with family and friends.
A few wishes put into perspective the lives of some students, like no family fights, that mom would continue to be able to live on her own, to see a brother not seen for five years, that great-grandma was still alive or for a student and his or her mother to be able to like each other.
"Part of the reason we do that is to let students see there are people in our own classroom wishing for things that are not Nintendo or X-Box," Moore said. "Everyone's life is a little different. Go to the hallway. You never know when somebody just needs a little love."
After the snowball fight, the students did an art activity, turning paper plates to Christmas or winter-themed art.
Students Haiden and Isabelle say Moore is a favorite among their friends.
"Mr. Moore straight-up helps me and chooses to be my friend," Haiden said.
The 13-year-old has experienced trauma and is a victim of bullying.
"We come in here and actually learn and in here we do this kind of stuff," Isabelle said.
She added that she has never heard one kid say anything negative about Moore.
"He cares about our feelings and talks to us," Isabelle said.
As a part of Resilient Southern Illinois 2018, Moore is learning how to respond to the trauma his students face in hopes of making them more resilient.
"We teachers sometimes get so focused on teaching standards that we forget we're teaching students," Moore said.
He said students often go home and care for themselves and younger siblings, then come back to school without their homework. He told a story of one student who slept on the front porch of a home because he or she was scared to sleep inside. Another student who lives near the middle school gets up extra early to walk to Murphysboro High School to avoid bullying that takes place on the school bus.
Unless a teacher takes the time to get to know his or her students, Moore said they would never know this is what the lives of their students look like.
"Project Resilient Southern Illinois most of all stresses communicating with students," Moore said.
The project also did something for Moore personally. It gave him a way to share his own story of trauma.
Moore never met his biological father growing up. His mother had five children with a total of four fathers. His stepdad had a drinking problem and was abusive.
"I remember when I was in the third grade, there was a 2 a.m. bust in our house. The people upstairs called the police," Moore said.
His fifth grade year, his family spent Christmas in a women's shelter.
Then, the summer before his seventh grade year, he ran away from home.
"As the oldest, I took most of the violence. Leaving them was hard for me," Moore said. "They felt abandoned."
Moore became the seventh grade class clown. When he got to eighth grade, the teachers were waiting for him. He spent most of that year at a desk next to the assistant principal.
"I got to high school, and the trouble I got into was a lot different," Moore said.
He skipped school, then would be suspended for skipping school. When the suspension was over, the cycle started again. He was kicked out of three schools, two of which were alternative programs. He ended high school earning a total of 2.5 credits.
"The last principal said, 'school's not a place for you'," Moore said. "Grandma cried. It was heartbreaking. If school's not a place for me, she knew where was."
Moore did a lot of things during the next four years. One of them was meeting the girl who would become his wife. When she gave birth to their daughter in March 1997, Moore realized that baby would be affected by what he became.
He took the GED test and passed it. After a series of sales, restaurant and factory jobs, Moore started taking classes at Richland Community College for sales and marketing. The first class was Economics 231, and he had no clue what it meant.
When he looked at his life and the people who influenced him, he thought of his fifth grade teacher Sheila Myers. She treated him fairly, bought him Burger King. She cared for him even on days he misbehaved.
"When I was standing at Richland Community College wondering what I was going to do, she popped into my head. My dream, goal, vision became clear. I wanted to be somebody's hero," Moore said.
After finishing at Richland, Moore went on to major in education at Southern Illinois University. He was assigned to student teach at Sesser-Valier in the classroom of Dennis Overturf.
"Had I not met Mr. O, I wouldn't have gotten the job here (at Murphysboro Middle School)," Moore said.
When the school started the resilience program earlier this school year, Moore had never shared any part of his story with his colleagues.
"When the program started, it spoke to me because I know that being a kid's hero not only changes lives, but it also changes their kid's lives," Moore said. "I want to be hope for students to know that what they have lived through is not the truth. If I am only able to reach one person, I want to become hope for that one kid who needs it."
Source: The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan, https://bit.ly/2AAdoEd
Information from: Southern Illinoisan, http://www.southernillinoisan.com


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