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Robert Buckland MP is encouraging students who are interested in a career in engineering, technology and aviation to take advantage of free lectures at the Defence Academy in Shrivenham.
The Defence Academy and Swindon Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society have delivered high quality lecture programmes featuring aeronautical, science and engineering related topics for over sixty years and are keen to offer young people the opportunity to attend lectures for free as the 2016/2017 programme gets underway.
Lectures are set at the same complexity as the BBC Horizon programmes and provide a unique viewpoint of aviation-related operational, engineering and developmental issues.
The 2016/17 programme offers a diverse range of subjects, including the experiences of a Concorde test pilot; behind the scenes of the Red Arrows; aircraft crash investigations; Photon Power – the rise and rise of laser technology; the Clean Sky JTI – the next generation of civil aircraft; and the RAF's procurement of the Boeing P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
Robert Buckland MP said: "I would encourage anyone under the age of 18 who is interested in a career in engineering, technology and aviation to take advantage of the free lectures on offer at the Defence Academy.
"With such a diverse range of subjects on offer, interest in and regular attendance at Royal Aeronautical Society activities is a fantastic way to enhance both CVs and Job/University applications."
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The hustings to be our next prime minister, in all but name
Nowhere in the official billing for this event did the word "hustings" appear, but it had the distinct feel of just that.
Conservatives gathered in a room in Parliament dripping with history, to talk about the future.
The wallpaper in the Jubilee Room was designed by a bloke who died in 1852 – Augustus Pugin.
The people there had designs on the 2020s and beyond. And, perhaps, on leading us into that decade.
This was a gathering organised by the Tory think tank Onward – which presented research concluding that age is the new dividing line in British politics and the Conservatives are appealing to fewer and fewer younger people.
The research is stark.
Onward's report said 83% of Conservative voters are now over the age of 45 and just 4% are under the age of 24 years old.
"The 'tipping point age' – the median age at which a voter is more likely to be Conservative than Labour – is now 51 years old, up from 47 at the 2017 general election.
"Before the 2017 campaign, the tipping point was 34 years old," it adds.
The brand is so toxic among many younger women, the organisers said, the party did not even "pass rudimentary hygiene" tests for them.
Add to that, they said, the UK was urbanising, and people who moved to cities tended to become more left wing, "shifting the soul of the Conservative Party from Kensington to North Yorkshire".
No denials
Among those listening to the presentation are two cabinet ministers, teased by everyone else as leadership contenders when Theresa May stands down as prime minister.
When the words were uttered, there was the odd awkward shuffle or looking down at notes from International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt and Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
But no denial.
And both agreed the central conclusions of the research amounted to a "kick up the arse" for the Conservative Party.
Incidentally, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Tom Tugendhat, was also on the discussion panel – although he suggested others were contenders rather than him.
The pitch from Mr Hancock, who voted Remain, but said Brexit had to be delivered, went like this: "I'd like to change the subject.
"We need to talk about everything else. Not just Brexit. We need to look and feel like a party that is a champion of modern Britain.
"We can do that without changing the name. You can do it by providing the policies, the tone and the subject matter."
Signs of contest to come
Yes, Brexit was the elephant in the room, acknowledged as it had to be, while it was universally hoped that one day, eventually, it might be possible for politicians to actually talk about other stuff.
Environment Secretary Michael Gove had hoped to do just that here, but pulled out at the last minute because, you guessed it, he was negotiating with Labour about Brexit.
Ms Mordaunt voted Leave, but went out of her way to appeal to some who had voted in the opposite direction to her: "Those who, in my view, showed the greatest act of patriotism over the last few years weren't Leave voters.
"It was Remain voters who accepted the result.
"Because believe it or not they have faith in this institution and in our democratic traditions. And at times like this we are testing those institutions to the absolute limit."
Classic signs of the contest to come were there to be witnessed.
Mr Hancock appeared to address the camera at the back of the room, rather than those of us gathered within it.
Ms Mordaunt started her spiel with the story of Femi, a disabled computer coder, aged 11.
A classic of political communication – grounding a message in the story of an individual they have met.
This was a party asking serious questions about the future, and its place within it.
But it also amounted to this: pre-season training for the competition to come.
The first evidence, in public, of the contest that awaits us. The battle to be our next prime minister.

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General Electric's deal to acquire Lufkin Industrials makes strategic sense, but it comes at a high price, analysts say.
In a further effort to beef up its oil and gas business, GE shelled out $3.4 billion for Lufkin, a company that provides artificial lift technologies to the industry and manufactures industrial gears. Artificial lift equipment helps extract crude oil and other fluids from wells.
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Worse news for Scotland Head Coach Frank Hadden is that Edinburgh's Hugo Southwell did not take part in the training session at Murrayfield on Monday. The fullback suffered knee ligament damage during the defeat by England and travelled home in a supporting brace.
Hadden said: "Hugo has a slight knee problem which is being monitored at the moment. The injury did not look too good on Sunday but it looks better today."
Southwell is receiving extensive physiotherapy from Scotland medics Stuart Barton and Stephen Mutch and will be assessed again on Wednesday, but remains in contention for selection.
Four forwards were treated by the medical team on Sunday including prop Gavin Kerr and back row forwards Simon Taylor and Dave Callam. All three suffered minor neck injuries, while lock Alastair Kellock was administered ten stitches on two separate head wounds.
Hadden added: "There is a hunger to get better among all the players and that is so exciting and gives me a cause for optimism."
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Crystal Bay
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So, you're resting up from getting your new dental implants and wondering how to best care for them. We might tell you that caring for implants is just like caring for natural teeth but there has to be differences, right?
While implants might be very different from natural teeth they still face the same problem that your originals did: oral bacteria. The best way to prevent the harms of oral bacteria is definitely keeping your mouth clean, but what does that mean for dental implants?
At Panama City Smiles we want every single one of our patients to be satisfied with the dental implants we've placed for them. It's not hard to get the results you want, but there are potential risks you need to know about.
How Your Implants Are Different From Teeth
Dental implants look and feel like teeth, but there are a lot of differences that make caring for them just a bit different than caring for natural teeth. Implants consist of a titanium screw that is placed in your jawbone, where it integrates with the bone and forms a permanent connection. That makes your implant feel and behave like a natural tooth, but it's also where one of the big differences begin.
A natural tooth sits in its socket separated from the bone by a thin layer of tissue called the periodontal ligament. The ligament is made up of tough fibers that attach to small channels in the tooth, making an incredibly strong seal. The periodontal ligament continues to hold onto your tooth all the way up to the gumline, giving it a security and stability that's hard to destroy.
Implants, on the other hand, don't have tissue between them and your bone. As you reach the abutment that tops your implant gum tissue bonds to it directly without the aid of periodontal ligament. Your gum tissue bonds in a different way – it's almost like a bunch of suction cups that hold your gum tissue to the implant.
As you might guess, gums don't form nearly as tight a bond with implants as ligament does with natural teeth. This gives you a slightly higher chance of getting bacteria down below your gumline, which leads to a gum disease-like condition called peri-implantitis.
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100th Anniversary of International Women's Day
Today we mark one hundred years since the first International Women's Day (IWD) was celebrated in 1911. The idea of the annual day was introduced by Clara Zetkin, a German women's rights advocate. Clara proposed that every year, in every country there should be a celebration on the same day to help press for women's rights. In the 1975, International Women's day was given official recognition by the United Nations and was also recognised by many governments. For themes, highlights and events for this years celebrations, visit the IWD website.
Though there is still far to go till we reach social, economic and political equality, significant steps forward are made each day.. below for example, the World Food Program's video demonstrates how, when empowered, women break free from poverty and hunger.


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Saline And Silicone Breast Implants – Which Do You Prefer?
Breast augmentation has become a highly popular process that can be performed using various techniques that are different. And according to some study conducted by The Institute of Medicine, more than 15 million American women now have silicone breast implants. Among them, more than two third of these women received breast implant by altering shape or the size of the breasts to enhance their look.
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Silicone or Saline Breast Implants Silicone breast implants are not disadvantageous in specific scenarios. They feel more natural than saline implants in instances where a girl has hardly any breast tissue in the first place. Thus, it truly is the favored process for girls who are extremely narrow. If the breasts of a girl are a little B-cup or larger and the saline implants are fit underneath the chest muscle, or submuscular, the feel of the breast is quite natural.
Security: Saline implants are safer than silicone. Saline, which can be a clean saltwater solution, may leak out and become consumed by the body, if they rupture. On the other hand, may cause localized silicone granulomas, inflammation or capsular contracture, which induces tissue to tighten around results and the implant in the implant sensation as though its hardening.
Scar Location: Saline implants are readily added in the trans axillary incision, also referred to as the armpit incision, compared to silicone implants, because silicone implants are not easy to fit through a trans axillary incision. The incision is 5 cm for a silicone implant process and 2 cm for a saline implant, i.e. the resulting scar is about 2 cm for a saline implant whereas a silicone implant scar is about 5 cm.
Cost: Silicone implants are appreciably more costly in the long and short term than saline implants.
Now, it is up to you whether you favor saline or silicone breast implants. Anything you pick, you should follow up the below preoperative work.
Drugs that can restrict the process, like those who raise the chance of bleeding, should be discontinued before surgery according to the directions of your physician.
A pregnancy test should be done.
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Creagh National School
Chairperson: Fr. Daniel O' Donovan
Principal: Ms. Stephanie Keating
Board of Management End of Year Report 2015-2016 (June 2016)
Members of the Board of Management 2011-2015
• Fr Daniel O' Donovan, Chairperson
• Carmel Stack, Patron's Nominee
• Stephanie Keating, Principal and Secretary to the BOM
• Claire Mc Greal, Parents' Nominee and Treasurer
• Paul Madden Parents' Nominee
• Áine Bleahene, Teachers' Nominee
• Frank Gallagher, Community Nominee
• Mary Fallon, Community Nominee
Members of the New Board of Management (From December 1st 2015)
• Fr Daniel O' Donovan, Chairperson
• Carmel Stack, Patron's Nominee
• Stephanie Keating, Principal and Secretary to the BOM
• Ivan Kelly, Parents' Nominee and Treasurer
• Caroline Kerr, Parents' Nominee
• Regina Power, Teachers' Nominee
• Frank Gallagher, Community Nominee
• Paul Madden Community Nominee
The BOM operates under the guidelines of the Catholic Primary Schools Management Association. The School Patron is Dr. John Kirby, Bishop of Clonfert.
The BOM met on the following dates during the course of the academic year 2015-2016
• September 8th 2015
• November 3rd 2015
• December 2nd 2015 (Special Meeting to nominate two community representatives to the BOM)
• January 12th 2016 (First Meeting of all of the members of the New Board of Management)
• February 9th 2016
• March 1st (Special BOM Meeting re Applications for Career Breaks and Job Sharing)
• April 4th 2016 (Special Meeting re Enrolment for 2016-17)
• April 28th 2016 (Special Meeting to ratify 16th Mainstream Teacher)
• June 30th 2016
Agreed Report
An Agreed Report was posted on the school website after each meeting, apart from Special/Emergency Board Meetings. This has been found to be the most effective way of disseminating the Board's Report to the relevant bodies within the school community.
An agenda is set seven days in advance of each BOM. At every meeting the Principal and the Treasurer present a detailed report to the Board.
Child Protection and Bullying are included in all reports presented by the Principal to the BOM.
Staffing Schedule 2015-2016
Administrative Principal; 15 Mainstream Staff; 9 teachers in Special Education (7 permanent positions; one fixed term resource post for the year 2015/16 and one shared post with Camcloon NS with Camcloon being the base school); 3.83 SNAs, 1 Secretary (Full time) and 1 Caretaker (Full Time).
From September 1st 2016, there will be 16 mainstream teachers; 9 teachers in Special Education (7 permanent positions; one fixed term resource post for the year 2016/17 and one shared post with Camcloon NS with Camcloon being the base school); 3.83 SNAs, 1 Secretary (Full Time) and 1 Caretaker (Full Time)
Posts of Responsibilities:
The posts of responsibilities allocated to the In School Management Team are as follows:
• Deputy Principal and Responsibility for Literacy and Numeracy: Noel Lohan
• P.E./Health and Safety: Mary Barrett
• Science and Green Schools: Áine Bleahene
•Gaeilge and School Website: Majella O' Rourke
• Visual Arts and Rental Books Scheme: Caroline Gallagher
• I.T. Regina Power
Career Breaks:
Ms Laura Gallagher, Ms Aisling Connaughton, Mr Shane Dolan and Ms Sinead Cahalan are on career break this year 2015-2016
School Inspector: The Roinn Cigire attached to the school is Mr Nicholas Cosgrave. Mrs Anne Feerick, Divisional Inspector was also attached to the school for a brief period.
Enrolment September 2015: Total 415
Child Protection
Designated Liaison Officer: Stephanie Keating
Deputy Designated Liaison Officer: Noel Lohan
Child Protection Policy reviewed annually and on display in all classrooms.
Stay Safe Programme: It is school policy that the Stay Safe Programme is facilitated in all classes on an annual basis during the period January/February.
Attendance: Reports submitted to the National Education Welfare Board.
Main School Events and Achievements 2015-2016
• Election of Student Council (pupils from 5th and 6th class)
• Infant Curricular Information Evening for Parents/Guardians
• Partcipation in Peace Proms Choir
• Science Week
• Engineers' Week
• Parent Teacher Meetings
• Parents' Association AGM: Brief address by Principal
• Secondary Schools Principals' Visits to 6th Class Pupils
• Taster Tuesday: Visit by 6th Class to the two secondary schools
• Various Field Trips which link in with SESE Programme
• Additonal Activity Kits for Pupils sponsored by the Parents' Association to promote increased activity at break time.
• School Mass to celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany
• Credit Union Quiz
• St Brigid's Day Crosses: All funds raised donated to Ballinasloe Social Services
• 1916 Rising Centenary Celebrations: Presentation of our national flag and a copy of the proclamation by members of the Defence Forces; 1916 Museum in school hall organised by Ms Blade's 4th Class; Proclamation Day: Raising of the National Flag and recitation of the National Proclamation and Pupils' Proclamations based on their hopes for Ireland for the future. 1916 Rising Play produced and performed by Mrs Gallagher's and Mr Ronaldson's classes.
• Participation in local community events and competitions eg Fair Week, Credit Union Competition, Local Art Competitions
• Sporting Events: Boys' and Girls' Football, Hurling and Camogie competitions; Spikeball Competions; Athletics at Regional and County Level, Swimming at Regional and All Ireland Level; Chess Competitions
• Seachtain na Gaeilge
• Visit to the Ombudsman for Children's Office (5th Class)
• Participation in Busy Bee Spelling Competition
• Book Week
• Catholic Schools Week
• Tree Day and Tree Week
• Healthy Eating Promotion
• Information evening re Friends for Life Programme for parents of pupils in Fourth Class ; Implementation of Programme with Fourth Class
• Bishop Kirby's Visit to the School
• Confirmation
• First Holy Communion
• School Choir (4th and 5th Class Pupils) performed at the Remembrance Mass in Mill Race Nursing Home
• Fun Run/Walk Fundraising event in aid of tablet technology for pupils organised by Staff and Parents' Association.
• End of Year Standardised Tests
• End of Year Talent Show
• Active Week
• School Tours (Second to Sixth Classes)
• End of School Year Thanksgiving (All classes) and Graduation Mass for 6th Class
• Graduation Ceremony
• Presentation of Sporting Awards
• Presentation of Attendance Awards
• Presentation of Mr Johnny Johnston Special Acheivement Award
School Self Evaluation/ School Improvement Plan
Year 4 (2015-2016): Gaeilge Neamhfhoirmiúil (Informal/Oral Irish) Literacy and Numeracy
In School Staff Training:
• Gaeilge (Gaeilge Neamhfhoirmiúil) In service Training (PDST Facilitator) October 2015
• Science Workshop (Facilitated by Mrs Aine Bleahene) November 2015
• Writing Genres (PDST Facilitator) (March 2016)
• Annual Review of Child Protection Policy by Staff (April 2016)
• Friends for Life Training (Fourth Class Teachers)
• New Primary Language Curriculum (Facilitated by Principal) June 2016
Staff Development: Staff engaged in ongoing CPD outside of school hours.
The Principal attended a Child Protection Conference in Dublin and Training in the New Primary Language Curriculum
Training for Parents/Guardians and Pupils
• Relationships and Sexuality/6th Class (March 2016)
• Friends for Life Information Evening/4th Class (April 2016)
The BOM funded all of the above training where costs were incurred.
Policies Ratified by the BOM
The following policy was reviewed and subsequently ratified by the BOM
• Child Protection
A consultative process is followed for the review of all policies.
Literacy and Numeracy Scores for 2015-2016
End of year scores attained by pupils both in Literacy and Numeracy will be reviewed by the BOM. The Principal reports her satisfaction with the standards being attained in these areas.
Some In School Practices and Initiatives
• Review and agreement on whole school approach to Writing Genres
• Reading Recovery for four SEN pupils
• Literacy Lift Off (Senior Infants/First Class)
• Ready Set Go Maths Programme (Junior and Senior Infants)
• Paired Maths Programme (Junior and Senior Infants)
• Mata sa Rang (First Class and Second Class)
• Building Bridges Programme (All Classes)
• Integrated Approach to Reading (All Classes)
• Zippy's Friends (Currently being piloted in two of the Infant Classes)
• Aistear Programme (Infant Classes)
• Friends for Life Programme (Fourth Class)
National Educational Psychologist Services/ Educational Psychologist: Ms Breda Hand
• Beginning of School Year Meeting and Consultation
• Educational Psychological Assessments
• Review Assessments
• Support for school.
Primary Online Data System
The required data has been updated as required by the DES.
Extra Curricular Activities in Creagh NS
Boys' Hurling: Every Wednesday 3-4p.m. on the school pitch with Mr Liam Geraghty and Mr Eric Ward (Third to Sixth Classes)
Boys' Football: Every Tuesday 3-4p.m. on the school pitch with Mr Mark Ronaldson (Third to Sixth Classes)
Girls' Football: Every Monday 3.10p.m. – 4.10p.m. on the school pitch with Ms Fox, Ms Aine Dooley and Mrs Claire Gallagher (Third to Sixth Classes)
Camogie Training: Every Thursday 3-4p.m. on the school pitch with Ms Curtin and Ms Claire Kelly (Third to Sixth Classes)
Spikeball Training: Every Tuesday evening in the Emerald Ballroom 7.00p.m.-8.30p.m. with Mrs Caroline Gallagher and Ms Blade. A special word of thanks to Fr Garvey for allowing the school to avail of the Emerald Ballroom for Spikeball training and challenge matches.
The Board of Management is very grateful to all of the teachers and coaches who continue to give willingly and generously of their time to share their skill and expertise with the pupils.
Homework Club
Homework Club is organised and facilitated by two teaching staff members.
Use of School Premises by the Community
• Ballinasloe Chess Club
• Creagh Codordojo
• Speech and Drama Classes
• Gymnastic Classes
• Camp Cairdeas (Summer Course for Pupils)
Groups that avail of the school premises apply to the BOM on an annual basis.
School Library
The Board acknowledges the great work of parent, Ms Mairead Cannon in the school library.
Meditation with Children
Meditation with Children takes place twice weekly for approximately 5minutes to 10 minutes (depending on the age profile of the class).
Additional Accommodation
The new staffing schedule has resulted in the appointment of an additional permanent mainstream teacher from September 1st 2016. This has resulted in an application to the Building Unit of the DES for additional accommodation i.e. the building of one mainstream classroom. The DES has approved the Board's application.
Minor Works and Improvements 2015-2016
• Fire Safety Certificate issued following Fire Safety Inspection
• Planning permission obtained for new Storage Shed
• Internal renovation to create a small classroom (temporary measure until new classroom is built)
Fundraising Events
• Tanzania: Annual fundraising event for Technology in Cobet in Tanzania. €3000 was raised in total.
• No Uniform Days: 2 days were organised by the Student Council and the following amounts were raised: 1. €400 for Portiuncula Hospital (Children's Wards) €400 for Crumlin Hospital (Crumlin Hospital School Fund) 2. €300 for Tanzania
• Cake Sale: Organised by 5th and 6th Class in aid of hurleys and helmets for Infants/ First and second classes. €1290 was raised.
• Ballinasloe Lions Club Appeal: Annual Christmas Hamper Appeal was supported by the school.
• St Brigid's Day Crosses: The making and selling of these crosses has become an annual event in Creagh NS. €4701.23 was raised and donated to Ballinasloe Social Services
• Fun Run/Walk: €2,500.00 towards tablet technology for the pupils
The End of Year Accounts were complied and reviewed by an independent accountant. Copies of same are available to view from the Principal's Office. A copy of the school accounts was sent to the school Patron, Bishop John Kirby.
The BOM has approved the use of a new accounts package School Accounts.ie. The Board has also approved the use of online banking for the payment of some bills.
Voluntary Contribution: The Board of Management is grateful to parents for their ongoing support through the school's Voluntary Contribution Scheme. This money helps to meet the increasing costs of cleaning and heating the school.
The BOM expresses its thanks to the previous Treasurer, Claire Mc Greal and the current Treasurer Ivan Kelly for maintaining the school accounts.
The BOM expresses its thanks to the Principal, Staff, Parents/Guardians, Parents' Association, DES, Primary Inspectorate, School Community and all of those who support the work of the school.
Original copy signed and dated by the Chairperson of the Board of Management


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Kenya Summer Mission Trip
Seems like I have been answering this question so much lately I decided to post the information here. This past year I went on a vision trip for our church with the 410 Bridge. The goal of that trip was to come back with a village that we could partner with for the next three years. God led us to the village of Kandaria, and this summer I will be leading the first trip for our church to Kenya.
Why Kandaria?
The people in the village of Kandaria are focused and desire to reach their goal to become a self-sustaining community. They even have a plan to help villages once they get back up on their feet. The other reason is that most of the kids are orphans in this village and our church can really do a lot to make a difference. I just recently founnd out that out of a population of 6,500 people over 1,200 are orphaned.
What Will I Do?
Our team will assist the people in Kandaria through a water project, community construction, working on and in their schools and making spiritual relationships.
How Much Does it Cost?: The trip costs $3,500.00. To be honest when most people read the price they immediately compare that number to what is in their checking accounts. For most people those two numbers don't add up. Let me be honest for over 90% of the people those numbers will never add up. The good news is that there are people in your life that would love to be a part of this trip by sponsoring you. When I look at some of the earliest missionary trips in the Bible almost every one was done by the support of others. So while I know that the economy is bad the fact is the need to do mission work does not stop during a bad economy.
A State of Emergency: to say that Kenya is in a state of emeregency would be the understatement of the year. I pray that you would consider joining me on this incredible trip. Let me warn you that once you go your life will never be the same. Let me also share with you another truth that I learned during my brief 10 days journey through Kenya.
"I need Kenya more than Kenya needs me."
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So much is falling to the wayside as I determine what is unhelpful on my road to recovery. I realize that I'm kind of up against it, and if I'm going to go the remainder of my life without the use of opioids to manage my most difficult symptoms, I need to make sure [almost] everything I do aligns with that goal.
While some things haven't made the cut, others have made a resurgence in my life, or even a first appearance. Here's a bit of what I'm finding helpful, whether it's for inspiration, information, or a replacement for my medication [see what I did there?].
Book : The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
- I'm reading so much lately. This recommendation comes from one of my doctors at Silver Hill and it is phenomenal! A good book for probably anyone.
Meditations : A collection of eight guided meditations from youarenotyourpain.com
- The accompanying book You Are Not Your Pain by Vidyamala Burch is, in my opinion, a worthwhile read if you're going to listen to the meditations on the site, or if you're a novice meditator [like me!].
- I have everything dowloaded to my iCloud so that first thing in the morning when I'm ready to meditate I can quickly access the file I need.
Apple Cider Vinegar
- A bottle of Bragg's is always in my refrigerator, but it's been consumed much more rapidly since I returned home. I don't particularly enjoy drinking it, but I know it's helping heal my gut, which is the source of so many issues, including arthritis.
Modalities : Epsom salt, kinesiology tape, and topical pain relief cream
- I took a break from epsom salt baths, but now they're back! This brand is my favorite.
- I've relied on tape to stabilize my joints for years, but for whatever reason I got away from it. I have tried countless brands and determined that I like Mummy Tape best.
- Topricin is a new product for me. I usually use Salonpas patches, but they really stink…especially when I'm at the office or even just trying to sleep.
Blog : ihaventshavedinsixweeks.com
- Lindsey Hall seriously puts it all out there. She is basically the queen of transparency!
Instagram : @hurtblogger
- Britt has a wondeful collection of good habits, so I've enjoyed
stalking hercasually checking in on what she's up to when I need an extra push in the right direction.
- As I'm trying to bring my tv-watching time down I'm listening to music more. "Human" by Rag'n'Bone Man, "Sounds Good to Me" by Nelly, and the Dear Evan Hansen soundtrack are just a few of my favorites right now.


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Explanations to irrational thinking
We had no clue that we are conformist, but without our acknowledgement, our mind has already acclimatized through a programmed mechanism to be a conformist. There are two types of conformities exist, and both of these types influence on us as one at a time or even together. First type of conformity is the informative type and the other known as a normative type. Most of the time, informative type of conformity is activated to survive personal or individual problems and also with the help of this, we bring solutions to the problems. On the other hand, normative type of conformity arises in situations where there is a need for group decisions, or to follow certain group or society. This type of conformity focuses on accepting certain norms in the society which the society has already agreed upon.
Why do psychologists try to see these types of conformities in people? These conformities are usually present in everyone's behavior, but there are times where this type of conformity is not visible and even hard to recognize. It can be normal, but there are many instances which show that an absence of any conformity is linked with people affected by mental health illness.
However, it is not easy for a layman to understand these conformity changes and to distinguish people. The mental health providers can assist in finding the true cause behind these situations. This need to be carried out with the help of various psychiatric evaluation techniques. Checking a person's irrational thinking is one of the most important techniques the health providers use to diagnose such a condition.
Nevertheless, the degree of difficulty in finding a solution for these problems can be established by viewing the total psychiatric evaluation of the person, medical history and present history. The easiest and most reliable method to input these data for clearer visualization is through EHR mental health software. This EHR software for mental health helps to store all the sensitive data in one place and gives a full visualization of the background of the person when a professional is in need to analyze it.
This way EHR for mental health software helps to find out the exact cause of the loss of conformity behaviors. Further, this specialized software can help to keep a track of the medications and therapies prescribed. In this way, mental health therapy software helps to sort out the problems associated with conformity.


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IT SEEMS like yesterday that we ended the month of February, now we are past half the month of March. We start to hear the music of graduations and moving ups. And quite soon, we hear again the parents getting ready for the school opening. How time flies, but this is the reality. The quick ticking of time is brought about by the swiftness of technology, that we often forget our humanity.
Education is one of the best legacies we can leave to the future generations. If we do not provide them the proper education, how can they face their future.
Education is not a perfect process, but an ongoing process of teaching individuals how to cope with the realities of their time. History and Humanities are taught to help one appreciate the past and apply the lessons in the present and in the future. Sciences should provide alternative and easy solutions to the problems brought about by the complexities of living and non-living beings.
Research should move us forward in discovering new ideas and mechanisms that would give a brighter future for the generations to come. The Culture and the Arts must be taught so that we could preserve the best of our times and be proud of sharing them with the future. Education should be enjoyable and should make us better persons.
To educate most of the population in the Philippines, basic education is free. The government subsidizes the education of the young. Private schools are there for students to have options.
When one compares education in public and private schools, it is like comparing two apples of the same color, shape, and size. Education is a universal reality. Knowledge given in private schools are the same knowledge given in public schools. The only difference is the method and the opportunities.
If one wants an education tailored to his needs, then he goes for private education. If one wants a general type of education, he goes to a public school. That is how simple it should be.
Today, public schools are competing with private schools. They "pirate" teachers by offering higher salaries and more benefits. They show the world that in government service, there is a future. They are correct and their motivational strategies are great. But wait. All these are OUR money. Soon, with all these things taxes will go up for the government to sustain what they have offered.
Anyway, education should be viewed from the end of the students. What will you do with something cheap that you cannot use well. What shall we do with free when it is just a sample.
So, once again for a specialized education, go to private schools, and for general education, there are public schools. There is no need to compete. There is a need to educate.
Congratulations to TUP-Visayas on the celebration of your 40th anniversary of giving education to the young. My special congratulations to Dr. Validor.
St. Ezekiel Moreno, Sts. Lorenzo Ruiz and Pedro Calungsod; Pope St. John Paul II; Mons. John Liu and Su; Fr. Cornelio Moral, OAR and Fr. Loreto Dacanay, OAR; Manoy Bill and Sir Faraon Lopez, pray for us.
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Colombia is not only home to several awesome tourist destinations; this country likewise nurtured one of the toughest National Football Teams. The Colombia FIFA World Cup Team currently ranks 6th in the Elo World Rankings and 5th in the FIFA World. Colombia marked many unforgettable moments throughout football history. During the 1962 FIFA World Cup, former midfielder Marcos Coll scored an Olympic goal against the USSR team. It can be recalled that said match started with a 4-0 score with Colombia's pride hanging in the balance, but it made a spectacular come back finishing the match in a 4-4 draw.
Since the mid-80s, the Colombia National Football team maintained its stronghold, fighting all the negative stereotypes that were hurled towards the nation's reputation. This scenario actually made this particular sport extremely popular, and it has also made the Colombia FIFA national team a symbol of passion, pride, and nationalism for many Colombians throughout the world.
The FIFA World Cup Team in Colombia reached its strongest point during the 90s. This was the time when the team was included among the giants in the football world. In 1993, Colombia FIFA team marked an end to the rivalry between Colombia and Argentina when it dominated its opponent in a 5-0 match. The rivalry between the two nations ended and mutual respect ensued. In a 1995 match against the powerful team from England, Colombia's goalkeeper Rene Higuita rose to glory and was famed for his eccentric scorpion kick.
Another Colombian FIFA goal player, Oscar Cordoba was known to be the first and only player in history who was able to maintain a clean and perfect sheet during the 2001 Copa America. Faustino Asprilla and Carlos Valderrama were also included in the list of stars that made the Colombian team shine brighter. During this particular era, the FIFA team qualified for the 1998, 1994 and 1990 World Cup, but they only reached the second round during the 1990 playoffs.
Colombia's football strategies did not seem to hold between the years 2002 to 2010 because the team suffered more than three World Cup cycles. It would seem that the strength that was shown during the 90s ceased. The team failed to qualify for the World Cup during these years. After the demise of Andres Escobar in 1994, Colombia's golden years in the World Cup started to fade. This has certainly brought a decade of suffering and disappointment on the part of the entire team.
It's a good thing that this special "strength" began to burn during the FIFA World Cup in 2014. The Colombian team played with vigor, and the new and talented members brought the team to where it rightfully belongs – the top 10. The golden generation has finally emerged, and for the very first time since 2002, Colombia felt proud and mighty after the sudden display of strength and vigor coming from its FIFA team.
Nearly ten years since the previous golden age of Colombian football, the team is back into the top 5. Colombia finally returned and qualified to join the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
If you want to bet on Colombia to win the World Cup, it's current odds are 22/1. They're also the favorite to win Group C.
FIFA World Cup 2014 – Group C Winner
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Greetings All.
Welcome to another Monday here at Obzervashunal. Mondays here tend to focus on my buddy Dale's and my ongoing, K'lee and Dale's Cosmic Photo Challenge.
This week, it was Dale who set the tone and the prompt with the following 'challenging prompt':
Now, interestingly enough, with our 'open door' policy when it comes to how those of you joining us choose to interpret these prompts, I happened to decide on a style very similar to Dale's WITHOUT knowing he'd choose it!!! (He's linked above so do check out what I mean by clicking his link above).
Here's what I went with:
Just a few of my favorite street shots of my home city of San Francisco. I can admit that not all of these were taken on dark, dreary, cloudy days, but the black and white editing sure makes it feel like it, right?
So, you've seen mine, and hopefully you've followed mt suggestion and checked out Dale's work as well.
What about you and yours?
It's not too late to join in on the fun. Check out Dale's Friday prompt post for a bit more info on how it's done.
In the meanwhile, here's to a great Monday and an even greater week ahead for us all!
K'lee L. © 2019


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I just tried to open Spotify's app through the OSX LaunchPad, and when I clicked on the icon, it is stuck on my screen. I've attached some screenshots to show you. I don't know how to get it down. No matter what I do to the screen, the icon is always stuck "on top" of it.
How do I make this go away? If you're curious, Spotify opened on the second attempt. The first attempt it just got stuck.


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The article "How to Design a City for Women" by Clare Foran discusses Austria's city planning concept to gender mainstream and create environments that make it easier for women to carry out their daily tasks. It goes into detail about the activities that women perform versus men and the changes the city planners have made since 1999 to assist women in doing them. However, what this articles neglects to acknowledge is how by doing this and separating the daily roles of men versus women in a stereotypical family, they are neglecting all other a-typical forms of families in Austria. The city planners seem to be fixated on this idea that women are the ones to stay home, take care of the children, and run to the supermarket. Yet, what if it is the husband doing these duties? Does that change the way they need to plan the city? Beyond that, they completely fail to recognize any families that include gay or transsexual parents. In these family units, gender does not necessarily come into play and therefore could make these individuals feel disregarded due to the fact that their city is build around this idea of gender and gender specific activities.
Gender, according to the World Health Organization, is defined as referring to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women. However, when it comes to the LGBT community, gender is a debatable topic. One major social issue that is being debated currently on an international level is the idea of gender-neutral bathrooms. In gender-neutral bathrooms men, women, and all members of the LGBT community are able to share a bathroom space. By doing this, it eliminates the feeling of discomfort a transgender individual may feel when needing to choose either a male or female restroom to use while in public. The article found here goes into depth about how helpful these bathrooms would be for the LGBT community and also the social issues surrounding the idea of gender neutrality. A concern that the author, Izzy Rode, talks about is the possibility of sexual assault in such gender-neutral bathrooms and the discomfort surrounding the idea that victims of previous sexual assault may feel regarding this concept. Rode discusses how the idea of sexual assault nearly always revolves around the idea of men assaulting women and rarely touches on women assault on men, man on man assault, or even woman on woman assault. By removing these previously socially constructed ideas that assault is man to women, it opens our eyes to the idea that every one's discomfort, including that of men, should be given equal concern when examining the idea of gender-neutral bathrooms.
Do you think that we should have gender-neutral bathrooms? Do you think that the way Austria's city planners designed the city to assist the needs of women is a good thing? How could this be detrimental to our global society moving forward? What can we do as college students to ensure that by the time our children grow up, the idea of gender specific activities will be a thing of the past?


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Using the Language Environment Analysis (LENA) system in preschool classrooms with children with autism spectrum disorders.
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The Coalition is an affiliation of six national construction unions (the Laborers', Ironworkers, Cement Masons, Teamsters, Bricklayers and Painters) working with the crafts of the National Construction Alliance II (Operating Engineers and Carpenters) in order to make contractors competitive when bidding heavy and highway work.
By applying the Heavy and Highway Construction Project Agreement to those projects where there is open-shop competition.
It is a bare-bones, no frills, no bells-and-whistles one-project-only collective bargaining agreement that cuts out the fat and gets to the meat of being competitive.
Language that includes the transfer of key personnel, the use of composite crews, a liberal subcontracting clause, no travel or subsistence pay, the option to work four-tens, no manpower requirements, a no-strike clause, a make-up day, adherence to the owner's or employer's substance abuse plan, liberal apprentice ratios, a permanent standing arbitrator to immediately decide any grievance that is not settled on the job, and if there is a jurisdictional dispute the contractor's original assignment remains in effect.
Yes. On every project where the Agreement is applied a Project Addendum must be developed because the Project Agreement does not contain wage rates. Therefore, every Project Addendum must contain wage packages. It can also contain other competitive items not included in the Project Agreement. Simply put, we have the ability to negotiate to the circumstances of any given project. For instance, Project Addenda usually include 3 to 4 articles, but some have had as many as 10 articles.
Wage packages in the Project Addendum are almost always the wages and fringes contained in the appropriate local collective bargaining agreements. However, those can be modified to reflect a wage freeze for a certain duration, or a freeze for the entire project with a a maintenance of benefits clause. The options are endless, depending on the competition and the location of the project. In short, we have the ability to competitively alter wage packages.
No. You only utilize those crafts which are your direct-hire crafts.
No. The Heavy & Highway Agreement clearly states that if a subcontractor is non-competitive or simply does not exist for a certain work item, then the Employer can sub to any source, regardless of union affiliation. All the Coalition asks for is a chance to obtain competitive subs before the bid, not after. If those subs are non-competitive or don't exist, that is the Coalition's fault, not the contractor's.
Either by filling out and returning an Agreement Application Request form (which is available on this website) or by calling the Coalition's Office.
The earlier the better, especially in those areas/regions where the Agreement has not been utilized in a long time, as that may dictate the scheduling of a pre-bid meeting with the local crafts and all interested bidders.
No. The Heavy and Highway Agreement has been utilized on projects totaling $100,000 to $2 billion. Project price does not matter.
You bet it has! In fact, over the past 25 years almost 600 heavy and highway projects have been constructed across the country, totaling over $15 billion worth of work. That means open-shop bidders were beaten on every one of those jobs due to the competitivenes of the Heavy & Highway Agreement.
Since 1954 in one form or another. Through the years it has changed names six times, but its goals and objectives have always remained the same. Treat contractors as partners. Your success is our success. The Heavy & Highway Agreement is a partnership, not a truce.
Yes. A user fee based on the dollar amount of the project is assessd. The fee roughly translates into 5-cents per man hour worked for the crafts of the Coalition. And, it does not go to the Coalition. Instead, the Agreement User Fee goes to our Construction Industry Labor-Management Trust.
It is the Coalition's labor-management committee which meets twice a year to discuss all aspects of the industry. It consists of the General Presidents of the Coalition's crafts and of eight contractors - - - Bechtel, Kiewit, URS-Washington, Stone & Webster, Conti Constrution, Edward Kraemer & Sons, American Bridge and LG Constructors.
No. The Heavy & Highway Agreement supercedes any other agreement(s).


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Basketball, volleyball, futsal, aikido, self-defense, running, chess, bridge, golf, gym ...
Do you want to play your favorite sport?
Reprezentacja AZS Akademii Leona Koźmińskiego zwyciężyła w klasyfikacji drużynowej oraz zdobyła dwa srebrne medale podczas Akademickich Mistrzostw...
It was established in 1998 and from the very beginning its players began to win medals and achieve notable success. For the next years significant titles were acquired: Individual and Teams Warsaw Championship of men and women, many medals in Individual and Team Polish Academic Championships. The greatest successes were emerged since 2010, in which we won the double Academic Polish Championship (men and women), and our guys became champions of Europe. Since then we are the best Academic team in Poland.
Graduate of Trainers Faculty in University of Physical Education in Warsaw specializing in basketball. Works in Kozminski basketball section since 1998.
Works as a 2nd class Swimming coach in Kozminski University since 2004. Sport manager and physical education teacher.
Kozminski leads swimming section exclusively for professionals. The group consists of professional swimmers were as well as athletes who train in the best Polish clubs.
Section was established in 2004. In the 10-year history our athletes have won more than 100 medals in Warsaw Academic Championships, more than 50 individual medals Polish Academic Championship, Polish Team Championship for women and four titles Polish Team Championship for men.
We invite athletes and swimmers from all over the Poland to study at Kozminski University, one of the best business schools in Central & Eastern Europe We offer sports scholarships and other forms of financing.
Organizer of alpine skiing section, ski rider, coach and instructor with more than 15 years' experience.
Skiing section in Kozminski is on the highly advanced level. Members are mainly people with extensive sports experience and also skiing fans. In the season 2014/2015 there were 10 people in skiing section, which main goal is to take off in national competitions: Polish Academic Cup - wintercup.pl as well as Polish Academic Championships -amp.waw.pl
Once a year the section organizes training trip, where you can train under the guidance of coach as well our skiers (spring or fall semester -depending on weather conditions)
We invite experienced and skilled skiers to join our sports section. For those who want to try out sport skiing we offer training trip organized by our section, for more information check out our FB page.
Handball section in Kozminski was created thanks to persistence and passion for the game one of our players - Michael Los.
First trainings with a professional trainer began in November 2006. The beginning was hard! Not all the team members were playing handball previously. We were learning from the beginning: rules of the game, how to pass and catch the ball. Initially our team was really small, but this year it already had 18 players. Handball is a young, growing and developing section at Kozminski Uni.
Dr. Kenneth Cooper, American NASA doctor was the creator of this name. He was responsible for preparation of physical trainings for astronauts. He was conducting tests that allow to calculate the body's ability to absorb oxygen (see the article "History of Aerobics").
Aerobics itself includes separate discipline - sport aerobics, which becomes more popular especially among students, because competitions in this discipline are organized only by the University Sport Association (AZS). There are four categories: woman solo, man solo, pairs, trios or freestyle.
Players must prove their strength in dynamic and static exercises, suppleness and endurance, which is evaluated by a committee of aerobics, technical and artistic judges.
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Former professional player, tennis instructor (1976), I Kl. (1989) with years of experience in coaching team leagues (twice Polish Cup and Team Polish Senior Championship) as well as youth training (twice Team Vice-Champion Polish Cadet also double-Team Vice-Champion Polish Junior). Individually, one of his Junior became Polish champion, a few years later, he won bronze medals at the Polish Senior Championships as well as in the Mixed Game.
Works in Kozminski since 2006. During this time, students under his coaching achieved considerable successes in table tennis:
Twice Polish Academic Vice-Championship for Men
Polish Academic Championship for Women and Women Vice-Championship
Silver Medal in European Academic Championships for Women in Rotterdam
Individual Silver and Bronze in the Double Game in European Academic Championships for Women in Rotterdam
Playing bridge for more than 30 years, throughout this period constantly competing and retraining his skills both ways - theoretically and practically. However, mainly succeed as a trainer - his students are representing Poland in Junior's category and are gold winners of in World Junior Championships.
He took Kozminski Bridge since 2010 and started building a team around a pair of Rector ALK Witold Bielecki - Grandmaster Przemysław Janiszewski. The aim was to gain medals on Polish Academic Championships. The goal has been achieved three years later, when we won the silver medal in the Open category at Polish Academic Championships, and achieved same result in 2014.
Currently in this sport section plays:
2 grandmasters (Polish representatives and medal winners in various national and international contests),
3 Masters on National and International level (Polish representatives in youth categories, medal winners of numerous national and international competitions).


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20th September 2017
19.30 h Welcome Reception and Dinner at the congress venue, Eurostars Palacio de Buenavista
21st September 2017
9.00 - 12.00 h Half day excursion to Toledo • Marzipan Workshop
13.15 - 14.15 h Lunch at the hotel
14.30 h Bus transfer to EXTOL for factory visit
17.30 h Historical Toledo Sightseeing, Cathedral private tour and organ concert
20.30 h Dinner at "Venta de Aires" Restaurant • Transfer to the hotel
22nd September 2017
10.00 - 14.00 h Half day visit to the winery Fincas Loranque (includes lunch)
Afternoon free for visits or shopping
20.30 h Transfer to "Cigarral de las Mercedes" • Welcome Cocktail, Dinner, Music & Dance • Transfer to the Hotel
We will visit the oldest marzipan's bakery of Toledo. Here they are still respecting the old recipes inherited from the purest tradition to offer the most exquisite and delicate marzipan sweets.
The activity begins with a tour of the workshop where you can see the different stages of production: from the almonds´ grinding with sugar and honey for marzipan paste, to the sophistication of the decoration of the "eels".
At one point, visitors can participate in some activities of the production work. Finally there will be a small tasting of the products manufactured on site.
An oenotouristic experience in unique surroundings. Finca Loranque organizes guided tours, during which visitors will be able to learn about the elaboration, aging and stabilising processes of the "estate wines".
Visitors will be given the opportunity to learn about the art of viticulture in detail, in a unique environment: a 200 year old winery, surrounded by a carefully tended vineyard planted with the most prestigious varieties of grapes.
A guided tour all over the winery, accompanied by the professionals who make our wines. The tour is made on foot, whilst our guests listen to the explanation of the winemaking process. Includes a commented tasting of 3 wines and lunch.


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The daily struggle to find clothes that fit is well and true. I have officially been living in my new sleepwear from maternity label, Bae.
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There are some guys who get on base and just run. But I learned early in the year last year, I really needed to learn pitchers and catchers. I know my catchers now when I get into the game. It's from when I'm not playing. I learned that from Eddie [Perez], because he only plays against lefties. So he tells me [I need to study the other team]. Know your catcher and know who's going to pitch. - Joey Gathright
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Finally got around to playing this. Yes, I waited specifically for it to come to Vita, because I just like playing this kind of game on there more. Anyway, pretty much everything they say about this game is true.
It is punishingly difficult beyond all reason, and it is ridiculously, without the slightest bit of exaggeration, absolutely unfair. This isn't like your usual roguelike game, where after you get some practice and get in the rhythm of things, you get used to the high difficulty and begin to make steady progress. No, this game is literally designed to beat you down and make you fail at almost every step you take.
It's not just the vicious enemies working against you, it's the traps, and the need to maintain your light level, and the need to maintain your hunger level, and the many debilitating status effects, and the "chests" that will do terrible things to you if you don't use the right items on them first, and the limited inventory space that keeps you from bringing enough supplies AND being able to carry all the loot you find.
And there's your stress levels to worry about, and the erratic character behavior caused by too much stress, and diseases, and negative traits, and the permanent, and this game really means it when it says permanent, deaths of your characters, no matter how much time, effort, and money you put into them.
Let's see, there's also the fact that your guys won't go into level 0-2 dungeons once they reach level 3, or level 3-4 dungeons once they hit level 5, which means you get to have a ton of fun if you want to clear out all those level 3-4 bosses when your guys have levelled up and won't go back and there's no one left to go to 3-4 areas, so yep, you have to build up some more guys from scratch just to do that.
You're going to need them anyway, because SURPRISE, when you're finally ready to go into the final set of dungeons (literally called the darkest dungeons), if you send a team in and they succeed, they will then refuse to ever go back in again! So you need AT LEAST 16 separate level 6 (the max level) characters to win, and you better believe they're all going to need to be completely upgraded, which will cost you a ridiculous amount of money and town upgrades.
I probably put close to 100 hours into this game to beat every boss and fully complete it, and even then I had to use exploits to get that done. Yes, I'm a filthy "cheater" for once (you can just make copies of your save and reload them if things go badly for you). Sorry. I don't have the time or patience to play this game "properly". It would probably take about 3-4 times as long to beat this game without the save exploit. Actually, it would take much, much less time, because I would have ragequit waaaaaay back in the early days. I can't even imagine spending a week or so getting a team of 4 up to level 6 and spending the massive amounts it takes to get them fully upgraded and then losing them all in an instant because a fucking invisible dice roll didn't go your way one single time. Fuck that. I'm not even close to patient or masochistic enough to deal with that bullshit. FUN GAME THOUGH. GREAT TIMES. ARGHDSAHGHDSFSDHFDA.


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Gin Wigmore's latest release is the final instalment of her 2-part video for new single "Written In The Water", which also features Gin's husband, Letlive frontman Jason Butler. The song is taken from Gin's forthcoming third album Blood To Bone which is already number 1 in New Zealand, her native home. You can watch part one of the series "Written In The Water Die Regardless" above and you can watch the second instalment "Written In The Water Live However" below. "Written In The Water" will be released on September 11th and her new album Blood To Bone will be released on October 2nd. You can pre-order the album now on Google Play.
Directed by Zach Groll.
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The Jaguars may not have enjoyed that much success in the past decade, but since the team's inception in 1995, it has fielded plenty of talent. The following players, however, stand out above the pack as the Jaguars' greatest.
Tony Boselli, Left Tackle
It's hard to dispute left tackle Tony Boselli as the best player in Jaguars history. If not for an unfortunate shoulder injury, Boselli would likely be regarded as a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer. The Jaguars' first ever draft pick made the Pro Bowl five times and the All-Pro team three times. He was a member of the NFL's All-Decade Team (1990s) and the first player inducted into the Jaguars Ring of Honor.
Fred Taylor, Running Back
If not for a reputation of being injury-prone in his early years, Fred Taylor would likely be talked about as a potential Hall of Fame inductee. The Jaguars' all-time leading rushier, Taylor also ranks 15th all-time in the NFL for rushing yards. He retired in 2011 and was inducted into the Jaguars Ring of Honor in 2012. Taylor finished his 13-year career with 11,695 rushing yards and 80 touchdowns. His deceptive power and explosive speed -- particularly early in his career -- made him a threat to score from anywhere on the field.
Jimmy Smith, Wide Receiver
Jimmy Smith is by far the Jaguars best receiver -- ever. In fact, the club has struggled to replace him since his 2005 retirement. As of December 2012, no Jaguars wide receiver has accumulated 1,000 or more yards since Smith. He and Keenan McCardell combined to form the "Thunder and Lightning" duo. Smith, with a penchant for making big plays down the field, was "Lightning."
Mark Brunell, Quarterback
Few would say Mark Brunell was a great quarterback, but most would say he was very good, particularly in his prime. Brunell, known for his scrambling ability early in his career, eventually developed into a solid pocket passer with a reputation for taking care of the football. Brunell made three Pro Bowls in the late-1990s, and led the Jaguars to the AFC Championship game twice (1996 and 1999).
Maurice Jones-Drew, Running Back
Maurice Jones-Drew has been an on-the-field performer and fan favorite since he was drafted in 2006. The diminutive (5'7") second-round pick exploded in his rookie season, averaging nearly six yards per carry in a reserve role to running back Fred Taylor. As of 2012, Jones-Drew has made the Pro Bowl three times and already has one league rushing title under his belt. In 2011, he eclipsed Fred Taylor as the Jaguars' all-time touchdown leader.
Keenan McCardell, Wide Receiver
Keenan McCardell is the second-best wide receiver in Jaguars history, and combined with Jimmy Smith to form "Thunder and Lightning." McCardell was the "Thunder" part of the equation, known for making tough plays over the middle of the field. He played for the Jaguars from 1996 to 2001, producing more than 1,000 receiving yards four times.
Marcus Stroud, Defensive Tackle
Marcus Stroud, the Jaguars' first-round draft pick in 2002, anchored a tough defensive line in the mid-2000s. Stroud, together with DT John Henderson, who barely misses this list, formed what was considered the best interior d-line in the NFL. Stroud was a three time All Pro and Pro Bowl selection.
Daryl Smith, Linebacker
Daryl Smith, known for his down-to-business, soft-spoken nature, has quietly been one of the Jaguars' most consistent players since he was selected in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. Smith is the Jaguars all-time tackle leader.
Tony Brackens, Defensive End
Tony Brackens, selected by the Jaguars in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft, was one of the team's biggest defensive playmakers throughout the late-1990s. He had a penchant for stripping the ball, and remains the Jaguars' all-time sack leader despite not playing a down since 2003.
Donovin Darius, Strong Safety
Donovin Darius roamed the Jaguars secondary from 1998 to 2006, acquiring a reputation as one of the hardest hitters in the NFL.


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Organic Beer Must Be Brewed With Organic Hops (Because it Wasn't Before)
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The USDA has announced after much grassroot support for the change, that organic beer most be brewed with organic hops, according to a story on EcoCentric. One would beg to question why beer, which is traditionally made of just water, hops, malt, and yeast could be made with non-organic hops and still be called organic in the first place. The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) recently updated the laws regarding organic beer. Hops must be organic in order for the beer to be sold under the USDA certified organic label. According to EcoCentric, the exemption was not motivated by microbrewers but rather larger brewers that wanted to be able to sell their product under the organic label without having to pay for organic hops. Budweiser lobbied vigorously to ensure that organic hops would not be required.
The watered down standards were enacted because at the time most organic hops was grown in New Zealand and Europe and flown back to the US. Today, organic hops farmers are popping up across the country so it's an ideal time to tighten the requirements (which seemed downright misleading in the first place).
The USDA had initially recommended back in September that the measure not be repealed but this week the NOSB voted unanimously to make the change effective January 1, 2013. Prior to this new standard, if a beer was completely organic than the label would read 100 percent organic. It's a constant battle to ensure that the standards which we depend on are honest and straight forward. By labeling beer organic, consumers are often willing to pay more upfront and it's my hope that they're getting their money's worth.
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October 10, 2016 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Tune in to KBOO's Radiozine show on Monday morning at 11:30 to hear Vinnie Kinsella talk about the creation of the Fashionably Late and what it means to come out later in life.
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Eric Nuzum
Published: August 7, 2012
Genre: Memoir
Source: TLC Book Tours
Recommended for readers interested in memoirs about mental illness
From the age of 13, Eric Nuzum was haunted by a little blonde girl (known as Little Girl) who would appear in his dreams. Either as a result or because of this haunting, Eric ends up on a self-destructive road that ultimately ends in a mental hospital. Through this, only one person stands by Eric--his enigmatic friend Laura. Yet, just as Eric starts to escape the haunting of Little Girl, he is haunted by something else--the death of Laura.
As an adult, having successfully emerged from his traumatic youth, Eric is still dealing with a fear of ghosts. In an effort to conquer this fear, he begins a tour of some of the most haunted places in the United States. This journey brings him full circle and forces him to confront the ghosts of his past.
This all sounds very spooky and, in some ways, it is. I am someone who tends to have vivid dreams about whatever I was watching or reading during the evening and it only took one night for me to know not to read this book before bed. However, while Giving Up the Ghost is a ghost story, it is not one in the conventional sense.
I will admit that I did not relate with Nuzum--only because my own teen years did not resemble his in any way whatsoever. And, frankly, I think not being able to relate to Nuzum made this book all the more interesting. A story of a descent into, and recovery from, a madness is a hard road and I'm not sure it would be one I could handle if I had experienced it myself.
In the midst of all this, there were times in this book that caused me to laugh out loud. Such moments were necessary for this otherwise heavy book. The one thing about this book, though, is that the end feels incomplete. While that would be an unforgivable crime for me in most books, I think it is actually the point in this one. It leaves the reader unsettled, as if they are haunted as well.
The Pubisher and TLC Book Tours is generously giving away one copy of this book to a West Metro Mommy reader. To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment on this message with a book that you would recommend to others. Entries will close on August 24th at 9pm Pacific Time. Unfortunately, this giveaway is open only to residents of the United States and Canada.
Want to know what others thought of this book? Visit the other blogs on the tour (links go to the blog, not the specific review):
August 7: Just Joanna
August 8: Forever Overhead
August 9: Twisting the Lens
August 15: Bewitched Bookworms
August 16: Chaotic Compendiums
August 20: Gone Bookserk
August 23: So Simply Sara
August 24: Peeking Between the Pages
August 27: Colloquium
August 28: Jenn's Bookshelves
This review is part of a blog tour by TLC Book Tours. I received a copy of the book to read and review. I received no other compensation and all opinions are mine, and mine alone.
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Hailing from the urban sprawl of Los Angeles, Hoist the Colors plays a blend of punk rock, traditional Irish music, Americana, and bluegrass that is as eclectic and original as the city they call home. Their signature sound features a mix of folk (mandolin, banjo, and fiddle) and rock instruments (drums, guitar, bass) that appeals to fans of punk rock, folk music, and everything in between. The band recently released their second studio album – and first for label Hardline Entertainment – entitled Miles To Go Before We Sleep. Check out a video for the album's first single, "Gordie Lachance," here.


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Further, most first-time applicants are required to take the College Readiness Tool (CRT). Please refer to your acceptance letter to determine if you need to take the CRT.
Program Pre-requisites
All programs offered at Selkirk College have established academic pre-requisites that must be satisfied by students seeking admission. Program pre-requisites are listed on each program's web page or can be viewed on our Program Pre-requisite Chart. Some courses are listed as 'or equivalent' for a complete list of course equivalents view our Equivalency Chart.
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Selkirk's prerequisites require that you:
- Have graduated from a BC Senior Secondary School or equivalent, or
- Be 19 years of age or over at the time of application, or
- Be under 19 years of age but have a written recommendation from your Secondary School Principal, or
- Be considered by the Admissions & Standards Committee or Registrar to be capable of succeeding in college courses in view of your particular circumstances
You can still be admitted by taking a combination of university and upgrading courses during your first year. This option is available for prerequisites in Biology, Chemistry, English, Math and Physics courses and is offered in Fall, Winter and Spring terms. It should be chosen only after consultation with a Selkirk Counsellor.
Learn more about our Academic Upgrading programs to help you get the pre-requisites you need.
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Most first-time students are also required to take the College Readiness Tool to:
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