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Nearly 2,750 small molecular entities have been approved for clinical use by U.S., European Union, Japanese and Canadian authorities and also are suitable for high-throughput screening. Of these, NCATS currently has 2,500, along with about 1,000 additional investigational compounds, as part of its screening collection.
The collection already has generated several useful probes for studying a diverse cross section of biology, including novel targets and pathways. NCATS provides access to the collection's content through the Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases program and the Toxicology in the 21st Century initiative. A dedicated online browser enables searching and exporting. NCATS makes regular updates to the browser to improve features and content. Download the latest version.
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Tender spears of asparagus are dressed with a vibrant lemon dressing and scattered with roasted hazelnuts and soft goat cheese – simple, elegant and perfect for entertaining. Makes asparagus very wine friendly – even with bold reds!
- 1/3 cup Hazelnuts
- 2 tsp Thyme fresh
- 1 1/2 lbs Asparagus fresh
- 4 tsp Hazelnut, Walnut, or Olive Oil
- 1/2 Lemon grated zest, juice
- Kosher Salt to taste
- White Pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup Goat Cheese soft
- Place the hazelnuts on an oven tray and scatter with half the thyme. Bake in a moderate oven for 5-7 minutes or until golden and aromatic. Transfer to a clean dish towel, rub off the skins and remove, then chop roughly.
- Snap the stalky bases off the asparagus spears and blanch in a large saucepan of rapidly boiling salted boiling water for 1-2 minutes, or until tender-crisp.
- Transfer to a bowl of ice water until cold, then dry on paper towels. If preferred, you can also grill the asparagus and serve as a hot salad.
- Whisk the oil and lemon juice together and season to taste. Place the asparagus in a bowl and toss with the dressing to coat.
- To serve, arrange asparagus on plates or platter and crumble over the goat cheese, extra thyme and lemon zest. Scatter with the hazelnuts.

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Newsroom Archive: Apr 2016
29 April 2016
Nepal Earthquake: One Year OnOne year on from the first of the devastating earthquakes which struck Nepal in 2015, UN Women is still working alongside local women's groups and other agencies to respond to the needs of women and girls in Nepal and to promote their role in the recovery and reconstruction of the nation.
21 April 2016
Two Scholarships for the Public Sector Management Program (PSMP) available from the QUT Business School for NGO WomenThe QUT Business School is currently offering two scholarships to women employed by non-government organisations (NGOs). Given the increasing role of the NGO sector in delivering services to the community, a sound understanding of how government works will assist you in your communication with government.
12 April 2016
Salesforce and UN Women National Committee Australia Partner on Gender EqualitySalesforce, the Customer Success Platform and world's #1 CRM company, today announced a unique partnership with UN Women National Committee (NC) Australia and its HeForShe program, making Salesforce the first corporate partner for the HeForShe program in Australia. To accelerate gender equality in Australian workplaces and to make it a more inclusive conversation, UN Women National Committee Australia and Salesforce will develop a guiding set of corporate principles to help companies develop a gender equality strategy and take affirmative action to create change.


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It's thirsty Thursday once again, and here at the Dead Sea Trading Company that means we have a new beverage for your enjoyment! Today's featured alcohol is an item coveted by blood mages the world over: the legendary Sanguinomancer's Wine. The wine appears as a deep, succulent red that has a faint aftertaste of iron, and requires a DC 10 Constitution saving throw to drink without spilling. While under its effects, a creature gains the ability to see the life-force coursing through the veins of any warm-blooded being, even through walls, floors, and other adventurous obstacles. The effect lasts for one hour and extends out to sixty feet. The game master determines what counts as "warm-blooded" for the purposes of the wine.
Tag: dungeons
Magic Item: Trident of Cresting
It's hump day, and to help you get over the crest of that wave, we introduce a new magic item in the Trading Company's catalog: the Trident of Cresting. While held in the hand and properly attuned to, the Trident allows the wielder to skate across the surface of the waves, propelled by the water beneath them. The Trident makes it impossible to sink, even in heavy waves, but for each ten feet of the swell above fifteen, reduce a character's speed by five feet (ocean swells average about fifteen to twenty feet in moderate wind but bad conditions can see the occasional fifty-foot wave, with even-rarer ship-sinking waves of a hundred feet or more typically reserved for bad storms and hurricanes). Additionally, the trident may be thrown with a range of 20/60, and is a +1 weapon that deals 1d8 piercing damage. When so thrown, the trident may be summoned back to the wielder as a bonus action, provided it is within 100 feet. The trident floats just beneath the surface of the water in a vertical orientation, provided the water is deep enough to submerge its full length and it is not within an anti-magic field.
Dead Sea Almanac – May 20, 2019
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Wolf's Note: There won't be an almanac tomorrow morning. Rather, content will resume with the Wednesday edition of the almanac, which will return to the Outlaws of Atwood Forest with a mini-adventure.
Ieyta's Rest
Welcome to today's special installment of the Monday Mystery. If you missed last week's mystery, you might want to start there – the Tomb of Seya has important clues that lead to the discovery of Ieyta's resting place, where this adventure starts. Before we get into all that, though, you'll need some background to game master this one (and the next) effectively.
The Kingdom of K'ren
The elven kingdom of K'ren was a historical empire covering the eastern half of the Eternal Empire and all of Northern Sariland – basically everything from the capital to the ocean on the eastern side, ranging to the Winterheart mountains in the north and to the Sarilandic Range in the south. It encompassed vast swathes of jungle, a good deal of which remains in the interior of the continent – in fact, the city of Anak, where Seya's tomb was discovered, lies only across a river from the jungle beyond, though it is desert-like itself. It is into this jungle that the heroes will go when they follow the clue from last week. The trek takes them deep into places that even the Empire doesn't patrol because they are so remote – places untouched for several thousand years.
K'ren, during its heyday, was a thriving empire known for woodcraft, worked goods, and the arts. It dwindled around the middle of the second age for reasons still unknown, around the same time that the neighboring kingdom of Tyrel also fell out of the historical record, plagued by invading orcs from the blasted lands beyond the Winterheart mountains. Populated mostly by elves, humans, and half-elves, the realm is said to have harbored great magical knowledge, especially of druidcraft.
The Lost City of Dena
The city of Dena was the historical capital of K'ren. It has a legendary status, most especially because it is said to have housed the queen's archive, a library of Alexandrian proportions containing knowledge of just about everything that existed in the world of its day. Long rumored to contain spells which no one still remembers and secrets of locations and deities long forgotten, the library is a trove of knowledge unparalleled by any that the modern world has to offer.
Queen Ieyta
Ieyta was the last queen of K'ren of whom there exists a historical record. She is said to have been a druid of great power and wealth who ultimately perished at the hands of invading orcs on a road near the northern border of the realm. No one has ever found her resting place because they've taken this to mean the north-eastern border of K'ren, near the Winterheart mountains. In reality, it means the north-western border of the nation, only one hundred miles south-east of the Eternal Empire's capital, near the edge of the dense jungle that forms the south-eastern interior of the continent. That's where the heroes will be starting this adventure, led by the clues of their previous mystery in Anak.
The Setup
Your heroes should already be headed here if you ran last week's Monday Mystery, so start there if you need an intro. Other than that, you'll want to ensure they have supplies for the jungle – which can be easily purchased in Anak – and send them on a three-day journey. During it, they should encounter some form of hostile jungle creature – perhaps giant spiders or bats or a tribe of goliath barbarians. Have them a little bloodied up when they reach their destination.
The Tomb
Ieyta may have died on the road, but her handmaidens didn't just leave her there – instead, they erected a tomb fit for a queen – or at least the queen of a dying empire. The structure is large, made of stone, and mostly underground, leaving only the entrance exposed. To unlock it, the heroes will need to each speak their true name – they can divine as much from the inscription on the door. Have a little fun with this one – true names should reflect the character's identity. Have each player explain to you what their character's true name means and how they embody it, and don't be afraid to play up certain characters being afraid of their names, lying, or being changed by the epiphany of realizing who they really are. Once inside, they'll face three challenges.
The Test of Faith
The test of faith is a bottomless pit about twenty feet across. A powerful wind rushes into the pit, threatening to drag anything nearby (and certainly anything above) down into it, but five feet from the pit is a sword mounted in a stone stand. While a character holds the sword, a bridge of whispy, vaporous fog appears for everyone who isn't that character. The bridge is solid and can be walked upon, and protects from the wind enough to be crossed safely, but the character crossing is still incapable of seeing it until they reach the other side. The sword obviously can't be thrown back, but spilling the blood of a good-aligned character in a small bowl near the far side causes the wind to abate for just long enough to do so. If the sword vanishes into the pit (by poor throwing), an evil laugh rings out, and the players must cleanse the pit with good-aligned blood to cause it to be hurled back out by the fiendish creature at the bottom.
The Crypt [Optional]
Between the first and second tests, you can insert an encounter occurring in the crypt of the handmaidens. Eight handmaidens are buried here, and their vengeful spirits rise and attack any character in the party who isn't good-aligned. Use stats appropriate for your party's level, and bear in mind that the handmaidens can be dissuaded by a sufficiently persuasive character with a good reason for disturbing their queen's final rest.
The Test of Character
This is the second of three tests, and begins after the crypt in a room that can only be described as a sacrificial ritual site. There are four braziers in the four corners, kept burning by unknown magic, and in the center is a circular table with channels for blood. The inscription on the exit reads (in ancient Elvish) "Here you must yield those you care about." The twist, of course, is that (being good-aligned) a "worthy" character must totally refuse to do so. Spilling any blood causes four over-levelled fiends to emerge from the four braziers and attack the heroes; refusing openly to do so causes the final door to open – it's as simple as that. Unfortunately for the heroes, when they pass through the final door, they each find themselves in a separate demiplane, isolated from their allies.
The Test of Memory
At this point, you may ask the heroes questions about their allies. Don't let the players who play those allies interject – here, each hero is being evaluated on their knowledge of the people they trust their life to on a daily basis. Ask questions of moderate challenge – something about a backstory, or a love or hate of something, or an NPC important to the character like a sister or an old friend. For each success, mark a point to both the character the question is about and the character who gets the question right. At the end, award each of your players a reward based on how many points they got, and give the player with the most points the location of Dena as an additional reward – it's deep in the heart of the jungle, and they'll have to brave numerous hazards to get there. Today's mystery may seem slightly short, but it's that way intentionally – it's designed to fit into a session (or two sessions at most) and the test of memory will take up more time than you expect if you do it right, since players will spend quite a while racking their brains and piecing together bits of who everyone is.
Looking Ahead
Don't forget to check back next week for the conclusion of the three-chapter Dena arc. In it, the heroes will encounter the lost city itself and will face their greatest puzzles yet, as well as their greatest rewards.
Dead Sea Almanac – May 18, 2019
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The Week in Review
Soulsword Renegades
We started a new campaign this week, set in the near future in a world where technology replaces magical effects. Nanites, plasma blades, and level three heroes with legendary magical items. What could go wrong? Tune in tonight to find out, as our heroes continue to seek answers behind the mysteriously failing power of their world.
City of Echoes
We streamed our second session of City of Echoes this Thursday. Time and memory are strange within the city, and the heroes had a hard time wrapping their minds around the temporal shenanigans. See previous editions of the Almanac for detailed recaps of the first few sessions, and tune in Thursdays at 6pm Central to see the city for yourselves!
The G-Team
Jet's intrepid heroes managed to blow up a nuclear reactor this week, but it did take them at least a little bit of time. It turns out they're really bad at solving puzzles, and the bad guys are really patient. Did I mention they blew up a nuclear reactor? Check these guys out at 10pm Central on Thursdays, right after City of Echoes on Vlastilon's channel.
Looking Ahead
Atlantis Incoming
After some restructing and re-planning, we'll be bringing Atlantis to you sometime this week, and continuing it through the coming issues.
The Lost City of Dena
You'll be able to continue the adventure from Seya's Tomb with an exploration of the city of Dena, coming up in this week's Monday Mystery.
The Fox Den
After a week off, the Fox Den will be returning this week. Stop by to hear me and Vlastilon chat with you the viewers about current and general topics in gaming. It's been a blast the past times that we've done it, and we're proud to announce we intend to consistently co-host going forward.
School's Out
School has come to a close for many of our members, and is coming to a close for others; watch for increased activity and ongoing activities as our team comes back online after papers and exams. Vlast will almost certainly be streaming more, and I'm informed that both Silver and Steph have something in the works.
Deck of Symbols
This deck of cards contains forty magical effects – each of the four suits has a theme, and contains ten cards. The cards disappear once used, and using a card from the deck requires an action.
These cards grant material wealth to the owner, in various forms.
|A bucket of copper trade bars worth 50GP
|A well-crafted steel helm
|A milking cow
|A pair of oxen and a wagon
|A full suit of plate armor
|A warhorse in full armor
|A chest of gems worth 5,000 GP
|A ship of the line
|A castle
|A masterwork set of magical dragon armor
These cards teleport the user to illustrated locations in your campaign world.
These cards teleport the user forward a number of feet equal to five times their rank.
These cards grant single casts of various divinatory spells.
|Detect Evil and Good
|Detect Magic
|Detect Poison and Disease
|Detect Thoughts
|Comprehend Languages
|Find the Path
|Find Traps
|Commune with Nature
Dead Sea Almanac – May 17, 2019
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City of Echoes Recap
In case you missed it, here's what's new this week in City of Echoes. Catch us on Thursdays on the SSG Channel (twitch.tv/silversgames) at 6pm Central.
The Tower
As they finished exploring the tower and claiming their gear, the heroes came across the observatory at the top, where they had a heart-to-heart with Jess. There, she claimed it was "funny that it started right where it began" before showing alarm at the roar of a bestial dragon and mentioning something called "the conflux". Witnessing the destruction of the city in flames, Ember panicked at the sight of Komyros examining him and nearly fell off the tower, but was saved by Laika casting Spider Climb. He's now convinced he can innately climb like a spider.
The Pursuit
The heroes saw a glimpse of the mysterious Kiera on the east platform and sent Kota to find her. When he didn't come back, they pursued, only to find him flitting back with talk of biscuits and "biscuit girl".
Laika led the way to an abandoned guard barracks with a bunch of old, moldy biscuits, and the heroes explored for a while before running into a doll, which sent Komyros running for the door. The other two found themselves transitioning from an ancient, ruined area to a well-lit, lived in space where they met a girl named Ellie in a holding cell, clutching her dollie (which suddenly seemed much less threatening). After giving the heroes two ornate copper pieces that she stole from her piggy bank and asking them to help find her mommy, Ellie ended up staying in the cell because the heroes deemed it safer than tagging along to face the dragon they could hear roaring outside. On the way out, the other rooms were also well-lit, and Ember found a cape of invisibility that also changes his outfit (although he's not yet aware of either effect after botching a number of rolls in sequence). When they emerged, the heroes found no dragon – just an empty city. Komyros wondered aloud at the strangeness of it, and provoked a woman's laugh from behind them – though no one was there when they turned.
Having a Blast
If you haven't heard of the G-Team, you should have. Streaming on Vlastilon's channel at 10pm Central on Thursdays, right after City of Echoes, this not-safe-for-work crew is always a riot. This week, they blew up a nuclear reactor after solving Jet's dastardly puzzle. And yes, G stands for Gort, in case anybody was asking.
Featured Item: Spoon of Feeding
The spoon of feeding is a special spoon, carved of wood with a handle in the shape of a bird. When the command phrase "here comes the birdie" is uttered in a singsong voice, a single target creature must succeed on a DC 18 Charisma saving throw or be forced to consume whatever's on the spoon, no matter how repulsive. We sell them by the droves to new parents, but for unknown reasons they're also popular with adventurers. Maybe it's because there's no other way to get them to take medicine.
Wolf's Corner
Dead Sea Almanac
Moving forward, we've decided to roll previously planned adventures (and new ones we've been coming up with) into the Dead Sea Almanac, much like the quest that took our heroes to the Tomb of Seya earlier in the week. If you missed that, be sure to check it out, and watch for more adventures to come!
The Fox Den
We botched the scheduling a little bit this week in terms of Fox Den and ended up double-booking. Vlast and I have enjoyed co-hosting the show immensely, and we're endeavoring to find a regular time when we can both show up each week. Between jobs and families, we think we can just make it work, even if it's a little tight. Stay posted for potential time changes week-to-week as schedules shift, but watch for a consistent time to emerge as move towards June.
Open Invitations
City of Echoes is at three players, and I have no qualms about going up to five or more. I'm also floating the idea of running a weekly "sandbox" where people can bring any homebrew they're looking to playtest and run it at any level. Let me know what you think by hopping on our Discord (discord.gg/YK5Bfga) or tracking me down in chat during one of our many streamed events.
Dead Sea Almanac – May 16, 2019
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Ethereal Absinthe
This strong spirit, one of our finest, is enchanted by the Necromancers of Westport to ensure the finest ability to contact the dead in concert with its drinking. I confess I have used it before to speak with my own mother, who truth be told gave me a scolding for fooling with such things. When consumed after dark, the absinthe draws ones spirit into the ethereal plane, where ghosts and memories are said to linger. A word of caution, though, to the unwary – not all the dead are harmless.
|Crystal Skull
When consumed, the absinthe causes the spirit of the drinker to begin passing into the afterlife, allowing them to interact with the spirits of the dead while they remain intoxicated. The spirit has no effect before dusk, but after dark it makes the dead appear as real as when they were alive, albeit greenish and glowing with an otherworldy light. The dead are not necessarily hostile to the creature, and some may even be friendly, but most dislike being disturbed, and some are downright malicious. The effect lasts for one hour, after which another dose must be consumed.
A Story From the Frontier
Today's story revolves around Captain Clarke, who has written in by courier pigeon to inform us of an opportunity for heroes. Apparently, she has been contracted by a friend on the Isle of Palm to recruit several adventurers for a trip to the still-quarantined Atlantis, where it is said a chest of great doubloons lies, cursed by a potent evil that will release a demonic spirit upon their removal from a treasure horde. Captain Clarke says she would do it herself, if she were not busy with other things, but that she will happily ferry a group of heroes to the isle if they seek out her armada, and put them in touch with someone who knows more. As always, Clarke insists she does so from the goodness of her heart – and for the favor that any such adventurers will owe her going forward.
Update: The Atlantis Syndrome
The first installment in The Atlantis Quintet is almost ready; watch for it to be featured in an upcoming edition of the Dead Sea Almanac.
Dungeon Crawl No. 1
Welcome to the first installment of a new column, the dungeon crawl. In it, we detail a number of traps and other obstacles that our relentless acquisitioners have overcome in the pursuit of magical goods to sell to you at bargain prices.
The Bridge of Blades
This trap was faced by Alec, the apprentice to our very own Diggory McAllistar, in the tomb of one of the ghost-kings of Dena. Formed of millimeter-thick blades spaced eighteen inches apart, the bridge must be walked on by a deft practitioner of acrobatics with specially hardened shoes; the task is made considerably more difficult by the presence of a dart launcher at the end of the corridor which fires down the length whenever the blades are disturbed. Our heroic apprentice managed the task with a pair of climbing boots and a large shield, though he swears it nearly cost him everything.
The Freezing Pool
Encountered by the Marvelous Melinda in her pursuit of the Ice King's fortress in the north, this pool of clear water shows no signs of being infected with algae or life of any kind; it seem shallow and safe to cross, albeit cold, and at the bottom lies a chest of untold riches. When touched, however, the water freezes instantly, trapping the limb or implement which intruded upon it. It then thaws over the course of several hours if left undisturbed, but continues to remain frozen if the afflicted never ceases struggling. In the arctic clime of the Ice King's citadel, such exposure to cold water can be fatal; it is lucky for Melinda that she tested with a staff before her assistants sought the fool's chest at the bottom.
The Room of Darkness
This trap is truly unique, and we're impressed Diggory managed it. In his quest for the golden skull of the ghost-king Denmar, Allistar was forced to navigate a room of stone tiles, each of which bore a symbol and could flip at a moment's notice to trap the foot or dump a man entirely into the pit below, where dwelled a foul beast of hideous nature. Limited by magical darkness to the five-foot circle of his torch, Diggory was forced to memorize the symbols that he passed and tested with a rod to ensure he could find his way back while pursued by a horde of slowly creeping skeletal soldiers. He claims the secret lay in understanding the celestial beliefs of the ancient Denans, but we remain convinced he's simply a genius in disguise.
Dead Sea Almanac – May 15, 2019
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Beads of Summoning
Today's featured item is a necklace manufactured by the barbarian spiritualist known as Sygma. Bearing the ancestral symbols of the twelve tribes, it summons forth great spirits and items that prove most useful in time of need. Worn on a leather band that serves as a good necklace or doubled bracelet, the beads are each inscribed with the mark of a great tribe or a tool common to all of the mountain peoples.
The necklace has twenty beads, each of which may be used once by pulling it from the necklace and speaking a command word. Once used, the bead is forever consumed, and whatever was summoned disappears at the end of the next long rest. The twenty beads are as follows:
Tribes of Light
Bead of the Owl Tribe: Summons a pair of mated owls to scout ahead and explore for the party. The owls are also willing to offer their wisdom, but will not fight.
Bead of the Fox Tribe: Summons a fox who can explore an area silently and steal one item weighing no more than five pounds.
Bead of the Salmon Tribe: Must be used in flowing water, where it summons a large number of salmon that can be used as food.
Bead of the Bear Tribe: Summons a bear, which will fight on the heroes' side in combat.
Bead of the Wolf Tribe: Summons a pack of 2d4 wolves, who will assist the heroes in hunting or fighting.
Bead of the Eagle Tribe: Summons an eagle who will fight, scout, or hunt for the heroes.
Tribes of Darkness
Bead of the Raven Tribe: Summons a raven, who can foretell one event of great disaster which may befall the heroes if they do not heed the warning.
Bead of the Weasel Tribe: Summons a weasel, who will bring the heroes one item they desire at the cost of one item it names.
Bead of the Pike Tribe: Summons a large pike that will fight for the heroes or perform any task for a pound of flesh – it doesn't care whose.
Bead of the Crocodile Tribe: Summons a large crocodile. Roll 1d4; on a 1, the crocodile is hostile to the heroes and attacks them. On a 2-4, it is neutral but obeys their commands.
Bead of the Rat Tribe: Summons 4d4 giant rats to aid the heroes in combat, but requires that they all be able to feast on flesh before they leave; otherwise, they turn on the heroes.
Bead of the Vulture Tribe: Summons a vulture that can heal a single creature to full health, at the cost of consuming the soul of a recently deceased being.
Items of Great Use
Bead of Rope: Summons fifty feet of rope, neatly coiled and ready for throwing. The rope lasts indefinitely.
Bead of a Lantern: Summons a lantern and eight hours worth of oil. The lantern lasts indefinitely.
Bead of Tools: Summons one type of tools of your choice, which must be spoken aloud as part of the command that activates the bead. The tools are of decent quality and last indefinitely.
Bead of Instruments: Summons one musical instrument of your choice, which must be spoken aloud as part of the command that activates the bead. The instrument is of middling quality and lasts indefinitely.
Bead of a Bucket: Summons a bucket that holds two gallons of liquid. The bucket is made of wood and is not fireproof, but lasts indefinitely.
Bead of Knives: Summons a pair of knives: one dagger for throwing and one short sword for holding on to. The knives are of good quality and last indefinitely.
Bead of Firewood: Summons 20 logs of dry, easily splittable firewood perfect for making fires provided that you have a hatchet handy. The firewood lasts indefinitely or until burned as fuel.
Bead of a Bedroll: Summons a warm, dry bedroll, neatly tied and ready to use or carry. The bedroll lasts indefinitely.
Table of Beads
Sometimes, you may want your players to find a partial necklace. Roll a d20 to see how many of the twenty beads remain, then roll on the following table that many times to see which ones. You can roll again if you get duplicates, or choose to allow them for expediency.
|Bead of Summoning
|Bead of Summoning
|Owl Tribe
|Rat Tribe
|Fox Tribe
|Vulture Tribe
|Salmon Tribe
|Bear Tribe
|Wolf Tribe
|Eagle Tribe
|Raven Tribe
|Weasel Tribe
|Pike Tribe
|Crocodile Tribe


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WHO launches online drive for hospitals safe from disasters
Today, on World Health Day, WHO has launched a drive to make hospitals in South-East Asia safe from disasters. The email and web-based campaign, WHO's first, aims to gather support from 1 million people. With the public's help, WHO will call on leaders to invest in this area to prevent future, needless loss of life.
Health facilities are lifelines in the aftermath of natural disasters. But because they are often not built safely, they fail when they are most needed – when communities have been hardest hit. Yet it only costs 4% more to include disaster protection in to design and 1% to retrofit hospitals so they continue to function, keeping health workers and communities safe.
The campaign, developed by M4ID, urges people to participate by setting a brick, helping to rebuild (virtually) a destroyed hospital.
Join the campaign by placing your brick at Click a Brick.


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When India take the field at Ahmedabad for the third and final Test against Sri Lanka, Anil Kumble, the country's highest wicket-taker, will play his 100th Test. Cricinfo takes a look at some of the highlights of a brilliant career
Debut v England, 1990
A bespectacled and studious-looking Kumble makes his Test debut against England at Old Trafford in 1990. Bowling first change, he takes 3 for 105 - his first wicket is Allan Lamb, snared at silly point for 38 - as England rack up 519. Goes wicketless in the second innings, and does not play in the third Test. An inconspicuous entrance into Test cricket, and Kumble does not get another opportunity until more than two years later.
Putting a spin on things v Delhi, 1992
Playing for Rest of India against Delhi, Kumble takes 13 for 138 in the Irani Trophy game, a performance that the selectors cannot ignore when the team for the tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa is selected shortly after. The Feroze Shah Kotla, as only time will so beautifully tell, proves to be Kumble's fortress as the years progress.
First five-wicket haul v South Africa, 1992
Back in the Test side after a long gap, Kumble's 6 for 53 - from 44 overs complete with 22 maidens - dismisses South Africa for 252 in its second innings during the second Test at Johannesburg in November of 1992. Five of his victims are bowled, beaten either by his zip off the pitch or else frustrated into playing across the line by his accuracy. The match is drawn, but the wily legspinner proves he is here to stay.
Man of the Series v England, 1993
Plays his first home Test series, against England, and also produces his first series-winning performance. He takes 21 wickets in three Tests, and establishes himself as India's frontline spinner. Opens the bowling in the second Test at Chennai - trapping Robin Smith leg before for 17 - but it is his second inning's 6 for 64 that really leaves a mark. Admits that the first delivery he taught himself was the flipper, the lethal ball that tends to embrass the Test world's batting elite, and it is with this gem that he runs through England, despite Chris Lewis' best efforts.
50th wicket v Zimbabwe, 1993
His 8 wickets in the match - including 5 for 70 in the second innings - helps India to an innings and 13-run victory over Zimbabwe in a one-off Test at the Kotla, Kumble crossing 50 wickets in the process, in only his 10th match. After helping force Zimbabwe to follow-on, Kumble licks his lips, gives the ball a flip in his nimble hands, and takes centre stage.
Homespun goods v Sri Lanka, 1994
Takes his first 10-wicket haul, in his 14th Test. 11 wickets in the match, replete with his first seven-wicket haul, gives India a thumping win over Sri Lanka at Lucknow, and Kumble, 23, his first Man of the Match award. Bounding in, shoulders arched and eyes ablaze with intent, Kumble is a sight to behold on the third and fourth days, sending down over after over of fizzing, ripping legspin that utterly confounds the hapless Sri Lankans. Four vital scalps in the first innings forces the tourists to follow on, only for Kumble to relentlessly continue his mastery - despite a bleeding nose and heat exhaustion - on the fourth day.
100th wicket v New Zealand, 1995
Takes his 100th Test wicket, that of Martin Crowe, in his 21st Test, in front of his home crowd at Bangalore. Complements his 4 for 39 in the first innings with 5 for 81 in the second, as a struggling New Zealand side succumb for 233. His 100th, 300th and 400th wickets all come at this venue, to the immense pleasure of the supportive Bangalore fans.
Perfect Ten v Pakistan, 1999
Undoubtedly Kumble's finest moment on the cricket field, becoming only the second bowler, after Jim Laker, to take all 10 wickets in a Test innings, claiming 10 for 74 in the second innings against Pakistan at Delhi. Strikes decisively to dismiss Shahid Afridi and Ijaz Ahmed off successive deliveries after Pakistan, chasing a record 420 for victory, begin with a century partnership. Wasim Akram, the second man in the innings to survive a hat-trick ball, becomes Kumble's tenth victim by pushing a catch to short leg. History is made, and India gain their first Test win over Pakistan for 19 years.
250 and counting v New Zealand, 1999
When he traps Matthew Horne, New Zealand's opener, leg before in the second innings of the Kanpur Test, Kumble completes his 250 wickets - the fastest Indian to do so. Becomes just the third Indian bowler after Kapil Dev (434 wickets in 131 Tests) and Bishan Singh Bedi (266 wickets in 67 Tests) and the 21st bowler (fifth spinner) in Test history to achieve this milestone. Playing to his strength and seldom offering any width to the batsmen, Kumble's 6 for 67 shatters New Zealand's top order in its second innings, setting India up for a clinical eight-wicket win inside four days. Match figures of 10 for 134 earn him another Man of the Match award, and as India go on to win the series, Kumble is fittingly dubbed Man of the Series for his 20 wickets.
English summer v England, 2002
Kumble, often derided for being ineffective in away Tests, takes 7 for 159 in the third Test against England at Headingley, as India win by an innings and 46 runs. In a fine fifth-day spell, Kumble provides the killer blows, removing century-maker Nasser Hussain and Alec Stewart, as India snuff out England's dream of a miracle escape by completing a series-leveling win. This performance comes as a forceful reminder to his critics as Kumble, who goes past Allan Donald's tally of 330 wickets, proves that he can win India matches abroad.
Unbreakable v West Indies, 2002
A fine testament to the determination of the man. Nursing a broken jaw - heavily bandaged from beneath the jaw, over his head and across the back of it - Kumble takes the field on the third day of the fourth Test at St. John's and sends down 14 numbing overs, dismissing one Brian Charles Lara lbw with one that rips from off. None can deny the efforts of Kumble, whose grit and resolve are there for all to see. The match ends in a tepid draw, and Kumble flies home - a hero, no less - to have his jaw sorted out.
Impeccable Kumble v Australia, 2003-04
Gets a chance to play the second Test against Australia after Harbhajan Singh is injured, and delivers one of his best performances, taking 24 wickets over three Tests as India draw the series. Inspired and inspirational on this tour, Kumble's spells at Adelaide - ignore the runs, his 5 for 154 reigns Australia in magnificently - and Sydney - where he almost single-handedly bowled India to victory on a final day dominated by Steve Waugh's farewell - are among the best by an Indian overseas. Throughout the series, Kumble demonstrated that he could be as potent a strike bowler overseas as at home, and it was befitting that one colossus (Kumble) claimed the other (Waugh) in a thrilling final day's play.
Paving the way to glory v Pakistan, 2004
Four wickets on the fourth day of the third and final Test at Rawalpindi scripts India's first ever Test victory in Pakistan. With India's young pace brigade putting in a stunning performance on day one, Kumble is, surprisingly, left in the shadows. On the fourth day, however, he comes back for the kill, dealing swift, crushing blows at the death to submit the hosts to an emphatic innings and 131-run defeat. The series produces exciting cricket all the way and consistent performances from Kumble - who again tops the wickets tally for both sides - helps India break the damning barrier of a first overseas series win in well over a decade.
400th wicket v Australia, 2004
Takes his 400th wicket in his 85th Test, against Australia at Bangalore, bowling Simon Katich off the hip, becoming the first Indian spinner to do so. Pumping his fists and losing himself in the embrace of his team-mates, Kumble, before his home crowd, evokes a lasting image of a hero destined for this mark. "Obviously another 35 wickets is probably the target...my immediate goal. I just like to keep getting wickets and I am feeling good at the moment," says the 33-year-old Kumble after getting to the milestone on the opening day. Australia win the match by 217 runs, but Kumble, still donning the withered, faded cap handed to him in 1990, holds his head high and continues to bound in, irrepressible as only Kumble can be.
Drawing levelv South Africa, 2004
Kumble, in his 90th Test, equals Kapil Dev's record of most Test wickets by an Indian bowler, against South Africa at Eden Gardens. Achieves the feat when he has last-man Makhaya Ntini caught by Rahul Dravid in the slip cordon for 12 to signal the end of the South African second innings, setting up another Indian victory on the fifth day. A grand achievement for a legend who serves his country unfailingly, and whose dedication and determination help him turn up day after day and perform with unflinching consistency.
Going past Kapilv Bangladesh, 2004
Goes past Kapil Dev as India's leading wicket-taker with the wicket of Mohammad Rafique, trapped in front of the stumps, on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh at the Bangabandhu Stadium. Needing just one wicket to overtake Kapil before the start of the match, Kumble takes two to boost his Test tally to 436. Has a chance of a hat-trick after removing Tapash Baisya via a catch at first slip but Mashrafe Mortaza safely defends the fifth ball of his 12th over. Accolades pour in from current and former cricketers alike, including a congratulatory message from Kapil himself.
The colossus delivers again v Pakistan, 2005
Six wickets on the final day at Kolkata scripts a splendid 195-run win over archrivals Pakistan, giving them a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series. Despite a belligerent onslaught from Shahid Afridi that propels Pakistan to an ominous start, Kumble holds his nerve to dismiss the swashbuckling pathan just before stumps on day four, and returns the following day to skittle the tourists out for 226. Stands tall with 10 in the match, his 7 for 63 being the standout bowling performance of the match. Once again, Kumble proves that at home, there is no greater matchwinner.
Just another day at the Kotla v Sri Lanka, 2005
Playing his 99th Test, Kumble takes 10 wickets for the eighth time in his glorious career, and hands India a comprehensive 188-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second Test at Delhi. Goes past Muttiah Muralitharan as the bowler with the most caught and bowled dismissals with a stunning, session-turning return catch off Marvan Atapattu on the fourth evening. Two more wickets on the final day signal a thumping win, and Kumble heads to Ahmedabad with the mantle of India's premier matchwinner resting lightly on his shoulders.


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Bargoed Chiropractic is a clinic offering chiropractic and chiropodist services in Bargoed, Wales. The clinic had a website, but the design had become dated. The previous providers did not allow easy access to the site's editing tools, and each change to the website was charged separately. The clinic's owner, Gemma, said "I was unhappy with my existing website so decided to give bOnline a go, mostly as the price was right and the man on the phone was so nice!"
Gemma chose to take advantage of bOnline's professional setup service. This includes professional website design and setup, with free access to the site's easy editing tools and DIY SEO wizard. Gemma also chose bOnline's Business+ package for ongoing support.
Gemma said, "The software is easy to use which means I am able to modify my website myself, and if I need any help bOnline are only on the other end of the line to assist me."
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Imagine a world 500 years ago with no computers and almost no access to information. The great majority of the population didn't know to read or write and the influence of the church was massive. Basically, during that time, everyone considered that the church was the most influential power in a state and its truths were never to be questioned.
However, the world's view regarding the Earth and other planets were soon put into question by the remarkable studies of Copernicus. But who was Nicolaus Copernicus? Here are some facts about his life, studies, and theories that soon changed the formally accepted theories regarding astronomy and especially our planet.
The life of Nicolaus Copernicus
He was born in 1473 in a family of wealthy merchants in the free city of Thorn, or Toruń in present-day Poland. Although some German historians want to claim Copernicus' German roots, it is widely accepted that he was born in the former Royal Prussia, current Poland.
He was an astronomer and a cosmologist, a mathematician and an economist, as well as a Catholic priest. After his father's death, his uncle became his legal guardian and the one who sought that Copernicus received proper education at some of the most prestigious universities.
As a result, in 1492 he joins the University of Krakow where he studied maths, rhetorics, grammar, poetry, and cultivated his passion for astronomy. At only 20 years old he receives a doctorate in these studies and, afterward, he leaves for Italy so he can study medicine at the University of Bologna.
He was fluent in Latin and German, but he also spoke Polish, Greek, and Italian. In Italy, he becomes highly interested in astronomy and the cosmological theory of Ptolemy.
The work of Copernicus
The work of Copernicus, although not entirely accurate, represented the beginning of fundamental studies in astronomy in the following years. His theories represent the modern beginnings of astronomy as a science.
His work mainly focuses on the previously accepted theory of Ptolemy about a geocentric universe where Earth stood in the middle and all other solar corpuses were gravitating around it. The theory was also supported by the church which often claimed that the Earth is the center of the universe and there cannot be life anywhere else.
He was not only the founder of modern astronomy but also the one who initiated the first scientific revolution thanks to his new hypothesis. After around 40 years of work, he was able to demonstrate that Earth is just a mere planet like all others and not the center of our universe.
However, due to the times he was living in, it is believed that Copernicus waited for almost 30 years to publish his work and theories and, just like with anyone else who challenged the beliefs of the powerful Catholic Church, his writings were banned.


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On Wednesday, San Diego gets back into a groove with so many options for live music that your head might even spin a little bit. For starters, Atlas Genius returns to town [read SoundDiego's interview with frontman Keith Jeffery here]. Last in San Diego for X-Fest, the band takes the headlining spot at House of Blues, which will no doubt be full of energy and a crowd fully engaged with these hitmakers and tastemakers. Down the street, Portland's Divers take the lead at Casbah, while Millencolin shred at the Observatory North Park. Soda Bar has a solid lineup with Mynabirds and Decker., who for some reason have a period in their name. Brawley host another Barroom Ball at Belly Up, and Ugly Lovers get down at Che Cafe. Plenty of awesome shows to get you through the midweek hump.
Wednesday, Sept. 2:
- Atlas Genius, Dreamers, the Shelters @ House of Blues
- Divers, Shallow Cuts, Santa Ana Knights, Hot Damn Sextet @ Casbah
- Millencolin, Success @ Observatory North Park
- The Mynabirds, Decker., the Lovebirds @ Soda Bar
- DJ Grandmasta Rats @ Bar Pink
- Brawley's Barroom Ball featuring the Lonesome Billies, Brawley, Roy Ruiz Clayton @ Belly Up
- Ugly Lovers, Basta Basta, Slorig, DNLL @ Che Cafe
- Nathan Payne, Grass @ The Merrow
- First Wednesdays with Henkel, Watson & Shay @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Lily Love, Andrew Nicholas, Jill Elardo @ Lestat's
- Pat Dowling @ Croce's Park West
- Tropical Wednesday with DJ Mo Lyon @ U-31
- Open Mic with Jefferson Jay @ Winston's (6-9 p.m.)
- Club Kingston Presents: Dub Siders, Rick Haze, DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
- The Ratts Revenge: DJ Tiki Thomas and Mikey Ratt @ Tower Bar
- Dante's Fire @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Seat Belt @ Tio Leo's
- Wu Tang Wednesday @ El Dorado
- Open Mic/Open Jam @ 710 Beach Club
- A.O.K. Musik @ Henry's Pub
Rosemary Bystrak is the publicist for the Casbah and writes about the San Diego music scene, events and general musings about life in San Diego on San Diego: Dialed In. Follow her updates on Twitter or contact her directly.


text: HomeGlasgow AirportVisiting Visiting GlasgowAt one time Britain's largest seaport, Glasgow is one of the UK's liveliest and friendliest cities. It's also one of the best looking, awash with Victorian architecture combined with a local Glasgow-style from the turn of the 20th century, the brainchild of one Charles Rennie Mackintosh.Booming at the time of the industrial revolution, Glasgow became a byword for shipbuilding and manufacturing and is rightly proud of its fabulous heritage. Now one of Europe's top 20 financial centres, the city is a thriving, happening place, with an after-hours culture making it just as busy by night as by day. And its position on the River Clyde gives the city one of its finest vistas as well as being an area that perfectly portrays the regions past and present.Find everything you need to know about Glasgow below and ensure you make the most of your trip to the city, no matter how long your stay.If you're visiting Glasgow for a business trip, take a look at our Business in Glasgow page to help you find a meeting room or conference venue to impress.Jump to:HotelsThings to seeShoppingNightlifeRestaurantsBeyond GlasgowHotelsFlybe works in partnership with Booking.com so it's easier than ever to find the perfect hotel in Glasgow for your visit. Whether you're just in need of a place to rest your head or after a little luxury, there is accommodation in Glasgow to suit all needs and preferences.Have a browse through some of the best Glasgow hotels on Booking.com and find the perfect accommodation for you to unwind after your Flybe flight.Things to seeGlasgow has much to offer its visitors, with plenty happening by day and night to please all interests. Awash with museums, fabulous architecture and sites of historical interest, the city offers a beautiful mix of tradition and modernity, a shopping experience to rival anywhere in the UK and a lively after hours culture and restaurant scene.Should you need assistance on reaching Glasgow's city centre from the airport, see our Glasgow Airport arrivals page for all the details you need. The city is glorious on the eye, from its exquisite cathedral and Victorian city chambers to its art galleries and museums. For a major city it is also rife with greenery, with tranquil open spaces such as The Necropolis and Pollok Country Park just a hop and skip from the hustle and bustle of the busy city streets.Tourists with a few hours to fill are well-served by Glasgow's open-topped buses, which grant the opportunity to get on and off as many times as you like, depending on what you wish to see. Glasgow's heritage is still very much in evidence, with the iconic Tall Ship – over a century old, and the only local-built boat still on British waters. Beyond the city's environs, the exquisite Clyde Valley offers peaceful countryside for walkers and motorists. However you're looking to fill your time, you'll never be short of things to see in Glasgow.ShoppingGlasgow is famous for its Style Mile, which takes in Sauchiehall Street, Buchanan Street and Argyle Street and boasts everything the savvy shopper could wish for. Pedestrianised areas welcome shoppers and street performers with open arms and the area as a whole is almost a mini-city within the city. The Argyll Arcade is in particular not to be missed. One of the UK's oldest covered arcades, it is rightly famed for its jewellers (more than 30 at the last count) but is worth a visit purely for its delightful ambience and hammer beam roof.Anyone looking for a local souvenir will find much to delight in Victorian Village Antiques. A great selection of antique jewellery from various ages awaits the visitor in search of something truly Scottish, and Gallowgate's historic Barras Market is a wonderful way to spend an hour or two with goods both old and new sharing the same space.NightlifeGlasgow thrives by night as much as it does by day. The music scene in the city rivals any in the UK, and amongst the city's diverse selection of eating and drinking establishments there's something for everyone, however quiet or loud you like it. The Teuchters' Triangle is a great place to start – made up of the Islay Inn, the Park Bar and the Ben Nevis, all found on Argyle Street, these three bars offer great ale and live folk and traditional music amid a friendly party atmosphere.When it comes to clubs, try Queen Street's intimate La Cheetah for dancing and electronic music. Renfield Street's The Flying Duck is a club with a difference – a bohemian Vegan café by day with boards and books to enjoy, nights see DJ sets and free toast for anyone dancing (it's true!). Jamaica Street's Sub Club is the world's longest-running underground dance venue, celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2017 and having gone through every music revolution from acid house to the present day.Those after theatre in Glasgow are also well catered for. The Tron Theatre stages a mix of visiting and original productions and boasts a great festival season; the Citizens Theatre is the place to see household names perform on stage, and the Theatre Royal is a must-visit for its glorious interior as well as being the home of Scottish ballet and opera.RestaurantsThose with an appetite will find much to love in Glasgow's thriving restaurant scene, with its local specialities, seafood and some of the best Italian and Indian cuisine you'll find anywhere in the world. Try The Finnieston on Argyll Street for locally-sourced fish and shellfish, or Cathcart Road's Hooked for traditional fish and chips with a modern twist. Sauchiehall Street's Tarantino's is up there with the very best Italian restaurants and Mister Singh's on Elderslie Street offers a delicious Indian/Scottish fusion, with the waiting staff decked out in kilts. Not to be missed!If you fancy trying something new, Ruthven Lane's Hanoi Bike Shop offers Vietnamese fodder at great prices in a relaxed, informal atmosphere, and Kelvinhaugh Street's The 78 offers the kind of vegan cuisine that makes carnivores forget all about the medium-rare steak they had in mind.Beyond GlasgowThe counties of North and South Lanarkshire offer much for anyone travelling beyond the city. A short half-hour drive can take you to Calderglen Country Park, with its walking routes, nature trails, golf course and zoo. The Falls of Clyde can be reached in under an hour, offering waterfalls, walks and wildlife within a World Heritage Site, and the Pentland Hills Regional Park – a hiker's paradise – are a similar distance away to the south-east. One highlight not to be missed is the David Livingstone Centre, just 30 minutes' drive from the city. Housed in the original birthplace of the explorer, the museum is full of original artefacts, diaries and equipment used by Livingstone, and its scene standpoint overlooking the River Clyde makes it a perfect setting for a picnic and leisurely stroll to boot.The city also offers day trips to areas further afield, so if it's castles, lochs or mountains you're interested in, there's plenty opportunity to hop on a coach and be back before nightfall.For more information on flights to Glasgow with Flybe, see our dedicated Glasgow Airport page, as well as Getting to Glasgow Airport for advice and how best to reach the airport for your flight.


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BELLINGHAM, WA – Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-16 Residency saw their season come to a heartbreaking end on Tuesday afternoon, falling 2-1 to Chicago Magic PSG U-16 in the United States Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) quarter-final.
Chicago took an early 2-0 lead through striker Kendall Stork, who led the team with 18 goals in the regular season, before Dario Zanatta got Whitecaps FC on the board late.
The 'Caps created a number of opportunities in the second half, including two crossbars, a post, and no less than three chances saved off the goalline, but in the end Chicago held on for the hard-fought victory and a berth in the USSDA Final Four.
"It's always tough when you get to a quarter-final and lose, but I have to say the performance was there," said Whitecaps FC U-16 Residency head coach Rich Fagan. "On another day, we could have been looking at a different result."
Although Chicago scored both goals in the first half, Whitecaps FC U-16 Residency came out flying at Whatcom Community College and had several chances of their own.
In fact, they won the ball back immediately after the opening kickoff before David Norman saw a strike just miss off the side-netting in the third minute. It was "by no means a poor half," said Fagan, adding that the 'Caps were "outstanding" after the interval.
The Blue and White broke through in the 65th minute, when Zanatta headed in an Aymar Sigue cross from the top of the six-yard box. It was Zanatta fifth goal in four playoff matches and 30th on the season including regular season competition.
Despite a dominating second half, the young 'Caps fell just short in their first-ever USSDA quarterfinal appearance. Despite the loss, Fagan said he's "so pleased and proud" with the team's season.
The U-16s claimed the Northwest Division title before finishing atop their group in the Round of 32 to earn a berth in Tuesday's quarter-final. It was the team's most successful season to date.
"It was a massive year for their personal development as individuals but also a team," Fagan said. "We'll move forward and move on and be better for it."
Scoring Summary
16' – CHI – Kendall Stork
24' – CHI – Kendall Stork
65' – VAN – Dario Zanatta (Aymar Sigue)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-16
30.Aidan Aylward; 32.Kadin Chung, 2.Andre Baires (38.Marcello Polisi 41'), 34.Eric de Graaf, 37.Jeevin Kang; 13.David Norman (23.Francesco Saporito 65'), 28.Thomas Gardner (43.Daniel Sagno 55'), 33.Matthew Baldisimo; 41.Terran Campbell, 9.Dario Zanatta, 25.Hayden Simmonds-O'Grady (14.Aymar Sigue 41')


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For most students, going to college means taking courses in an institution of higher education, attending lectures on various academic subjects such as history, physics, or math; taking examinations on those subjects at the end of each term to receive credits for successfully completing courses, and graduating when a sufficient number of credits is achieved.
At Boricua College, lecture-discussion courses are an excellent way for college students to master some kinds of information. Lecture-discussions about "theoretical studies" however, are only one, of five distinct ways in which students are educated and receive academic instruction at the College. An explanation of each of these modes of instruction and of the way they are integrated into a singular program of student growth and development, follows.
Learning as a Process of Integration
Individualized Instruction
At the core of Boricua College's academic programs is a distinctive way of learning called Individualized Instruction. For this unique part of the College's program each student meets individually with a Faculty Facilitator for one hour each week of every learning term, to plan, implement and evaluate an individualized program of learning designed to meet the particular student's educational needs and career aspirations.
During the student's first two years of enrollment at Boricua, individualized instruction courses focus on a set of critical, intellectual skills: comprehension, application of theories and concepts, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
The College believes that these "mental processes" are required for the mastery of substantive academic knowledge. Employing a system of instructional modules, a Faculty Facilitator carefully guides the student through a self-paced program designed to equip the student with the necessary intellectual skills and competencies for life-long learning as well as introducing them to the subject matter of the inter-disciplinary liberal arts and sciences.
During the junior and senior years of study, while still emphasizing the mastery of intellectual skills, individualized instruction takes on a more focused disciplinary character as the student is guided through the breadth and depth of the concepts and literature of their chosen field of specialization such as business administration, education, human services or liberal arts and sciences.
A second way of learning at Boricua College is the weekly Colloquium. A focused group on the development of affective skills and acquisition of knowledge, whereby eight to ten students meet each week with their Faculty Facilitator to exchange, share, discuss and evaluate issues and problems related to their learning program. Each student has an opportunity to provide knowledge and receive knowledge, and is required to share their perceptions, opinions, skills and values. The student progresses each term through various levels from an introductory understanding of the affective dimensions of the learning process, to group learning skills, to assuming greater leadership and providing deeper comprehension and analysis of the subject matter addressed in each course. A successful colloquium requires full participation by each student in setting the weekly learning agenda based on an established syllabus.
In the first two years, the purpose of the small group colloquia is to develop a series of affective competencies through discussions of increasingly higher levels of inter-disciplinary liberal arts and sciences.
In the final two years, while still emphasizing the affective competencies, a colloquium takes on a more disciplinary character as students discuss the values, skills and knowledge of their major area of study and their profession.
Experiential Studies
A third way of learning in which all Boricua students participate throughout their college career involves structured experiences designed to bring the students to a high level of practice in the world of work. During the freshmen year the focus is on broadening the experience of the student by sharpening their sensory and perceptual capabilities and awareness with a focus on the arts and sciences.
Through a series of planned field experiences and simulation workshops the student will sharpen his or her ability to observe, record and study how the artist, social scientist and natural scientist works, and their settings of practice, products and findings. The student is also required to get in touch with the status of their health through courses in physical awareness and development such as Yoga, martial arts, aerobics or other guided exercises or nutrition workshops.
In the sophomore year opportunities to experience higher level, complex skill behaviors are provided through courses in science lab, computers, music, fine arts and performing arts.
The junior and senior year of the experiential studies program are devoted to pre-internship workshops and direct practice in a professional setting. Central to these workshops, internships and apprenticeships, called practicum, is an understanding between the College and the host agency as partners in the training of the intern.
As part of the understanding, the College and host agency designate a Field Supervisor from the professional staff who assigns specific tasks and guides the intern to readings and other information relevant to the tasks, and participates with the student's Faculty Facilitator in evaluating the student's products.
Theoretical Studies
Each cycle or academic term, Boricua College offers a wide array of academic courses called Theoretical Studies. Each course employs the customary techniques of lecture, discussions, written examinations and research papers, and is designed to lead the student systematically through a topic or body of instrumental knowledge of mathematics, social sciences and natural sciences. A strategy of Boricua's educational model is the interaction between the intellectual and affective skills, developed in the other courses, and the subject matter contents of the theoretical studies courses.
Cultural Studies
Boricua College believes that the educated man or woman is not only a person of broad learning, who can integrate skills, values and knowledge in the service of effective action, but a person who can express aesthetic perceptions of the world. The College perpetuates one of the deepest values in Boricua culture in the importance it attaches to the study of the artistic or expressive side of human nature. Therefore, every academic term the College offers students learning opportunities in the humanities with particular attention on the unique experiences, language and history of Puerto Rico, and other Spanish-speaking regions of the Western Hemisphere.
Independent Study
Independent Study is a unique opportunity available to students who have indicated by prior achievement the capacity to do so. A clear understanding and competency with the intellectual and affective skills is an important criterion.
A student must consult with an receive the support of their Faculty Facilitator before initiating the procedure for approval.
Approval of an Independent Study activity requires a Work Plan with a timetable for completion and the number of credits available for the particular activity. The Work Plan must:
Integration of Learning Experiences
Student success in integrating the five ways of learning into a coherent pattern of educational growth and personal development is Boricua College's most important goal. Three features of the College's programs are directed toward that goal:
Student-Facilitator Partnership
Neither detailed planning nor comprehensive documentation and assessment can insure the integration of a student's learning experience at Boricua without the work of the Faculty Facilitator — the key figure in the College's educational program. Performing a faculty role virtually unknown in traditional institutions, Boricua's Facilitators are responsible for the educational development of twenty to twenty-two (20-22) students with whom they meet individually (Individualized Instruction), and in small groups (Colloquium), each week of the learning term. In a transactional process, the Faculty Facilitator and students work to achieve a synthesis, or gestalt, of the skills, knowledge, values and experiences the student encounters at Boricua. As the following diagram shows (See below) the Student-Facilitator partnership becomes the interpersonal focus of integrated learning at the College.
Learning Contract
Learning begins with an integrated individualized plan that takes shape in the student's Learning Contract. At the beginning of every academic term, each student, with the assistance of a Faculty Facilitator, plans a personalized Learning Contract for the term. The contract specifies the student's educational goals for the term, how the five ways of learning will be utilized to achieve those goals, and how the student's progress will be evaluated at the end of the term.
Assessment Portfolio
The assessment portfolio contains the student's learning contract, all exercises, Instructional Modules work, examinations, other work produced, faculty evaluations and assessments of student achievements for the term. This portfolio serves as documentation for both the student and the college by which to determine a student's educational progress at Boricua and the efficacy of the curriculum.
Ways of Learning | The Educational Model | Academic Programs
Boricua's system of instruction is based on a fundamental humanistic principle of educating the whole person to become a self-motivated, independent, life-long learner, with awareness and commitment to maintain a healthy symbiotic relationship with their environment.
To develop in students selected clusters of generic cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills and values necessary for understanding the knowledge of the environment as manifested in the disciplines of the liberal arts and sciences.
Realizing the importance of human service institutions, agencies and professionals in facilitating a quality of life for all the City's residents.
The Childhood Education program is designed to address the need for elementary school teachers who are bilingual.
To address the needs in the City for Puerto Rican, Latino and other business managers and decision makers who can function in the bilingual, multi-cultural environment of New York City.
To examine the human condition through a concentrated, interdisciplinary approach the liberal arts and sciences.
To examine the relationships of the peoples and nations of North, Central and South America and the Caribbean with respect to politics, economics and culture.


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Yanmar Marine International B.V. (the "Company"), in connection with the provision of the marketing, sales, after sales, warranty, and technical support activities service (the "Service") to Customers (the "Customers"), for the purpose of complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR"), and to appropriately process the personal data of the Customers, hereby establishes this "Privacy Statement" (this "Privacy Statement").
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"Processing" means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
"Controller" means a legal person, etc. which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
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(2) Types of personal data to be collected The Company will collect the following types of personal data concerning the Customers in connection with the Service:
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- phone number, fax number
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The day promised to be a good one as we met and started our experience at the Turning Point sculpture on the Mall. We had an informative, if chilly, introduction to this fabulous piece of public art. We then made our way down the Mall to head into the Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum.
The Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum
Inside, we were welcomed warmly before we started our tour and explore. Our guide Billy began by telling us about the building itself. Called the Sovereign House, it was traditionally the mayor's house when it was built in the early part of the 1800's. It was built by Frances Johnston, the same man responsible for the GPO in Dublin and the Armagh Courthouse. Interestingly, Sovereign House was built with left over stone from the Courthouse and these two buildings earned the nickname of the 'Cat and the Kitten'. The entrance wasn't always where it is today; it was originally facing the mall but was moved to its present location in 1840. The building remained a private residence until the MOD bought it for barracks in the 1950's before turning into regimental offices and a small museum in the 1960's. When the MOD stopped using the location for offices, it was turned into the museum. In 2002 a lottery grant was received for the beautiful modern cases that house the incredible collections and in 2003, the museum was awarded Best Exhibition in Ireland for its Eagle Takers exhibition.
All that architectural history aside, we got a nutshell version of the history of the Royal Irish Fusiliers. The regiment was started in 1793 during the Napoleonic Wars and has seen many episodes of military restructuring since its formation. After being shifted this way and that, merged with the other Irish regiments (namely the Enniskillins and the Ulster Rifles), the current formation and name of what began 300 years ago is the Royal Irish Regiment.
After our introduction to the space and the regiment that the museum honours, we were set loose to wander and explore as we desired. The vast array of items in the collection at this compact but extensive museum is truly amazing. Ranging from maps, advertising, personal mementos and uniforms to bullets, bombs, and medals there is no aspect of this regiment and its contributions to the British military, and indeed the world, left unturned.
While the exhibitions cover the early beginnings of the Fusiliers, it is perhaps what is on display regarding World War I and World War II that are most poignant; I overheard more than one of my fellow ambassadors recounting family stories of those who were involved. One cannot help but be struck by the vast human involvement in these two terrible wars, the loss and terror each and every soldier must have felt. This small museum has truly brought these men and their lives to life for the visitor, through the personal items on display, quotes on the walls from diaries or letters home and the many medals and badges that have been donated by families left behind.
In addition to the beautifully and lovingly curated displays, this is a family friendly museum. There are worksheets for the kids to colour in and to help them learn about this bit of history in a fun way; an interactive computer and dress up helps too! Visitors from all over the world are drawn to this museum, especially in these years that WWI is being commemorated. There is an in house genealogist to help with any family history enquiries, or any other research enquiries. There is an archive on hand in the museum to assist with this research but the very knowledgeable and helpful staff know all the places to look for information.
We left the Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum and walked down towards the south end of the Mall to the Armagh County Museum.
Nosh and Knowledge
While enjoying a welcomed cuppa and a delicious scone, our Nosh & Knowledge speaker this week was Paul McAvinchey, a well know Armagh poet, who told us about the John Hewitt Society and the summer school that is held every July in Armagh's Market Place Theatre since 2000. This event attracts and welcomes anyone interested in story writing, poetry or just being able" to tell a good yarn"
Armagh County Museum
We were then warmly welcomed by Sean Barden, the museum curator who told us the story of the building and an overview of some of the many objects they hold in this building.
This museum is the oldest County Museum in Ireland, officially opened in 1937. The building was originally established as Charlemont Place National School and the architect may have been Francis Johnston's pupil, William Murray. However the school was not a success and the trustees transferred the lease to Armagh Natural History and Philosophical Society in 1856. They utilised the premises as their reading room, library, lecture hall and museum. It was their museum that formed the foundation of what would become Armagh County Museum's collection.
After being split into two groups, we were let loose to investigate the second floor which held the displays of old, obscure and wondrous. Ranging from Victorian jewellery, period dresses, military weapons and uniforms, taxidermy wildlife, Victorian toys and by no means least to household appliances.
Norma Foster, Front Office Manager at the Armagh City Hotel was particularly interested in some household items here and commented:
"I spied a clothes mangle wringer exactly the same as the one my mum used on the washing many a year ago and also a tin bath brought back fond memories of my siblings and I having our Saturday night bath in front of the open fire when we were at grannies."
Our groups then were taken "behind the scenes" by Sean and were invited into the many store rooms which held hundreds of more treasured objects from the past. One Armagh Ambassador asked "Do you rotate the display so that each object gets it's day?" but as Sean explained the job of the Museum is primarily to preserve as many items as they can, and putting them on display may jeopardise them, due to heat, humidity and light fluctuation.
All in all, this is a great attraction, which takes you on a journey from pre-historic to the present and the bits in between. You will walk away in awe with a smile on your face and a wealth of knowledge that you didn't have when you walked in. The Armagh County Museum will leave you with a hankering to come back and feed your soul some more.
Tuesday 15th March 2016
Written by the Seven Hills group of Armagh Ambassadors – Norma Foster, Malachy O'Neill, Joanne Shilliday and Amanda Young


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Moody's Germany Move Seen Having Little Economic Impact
The decision of Moody's Investors Service Monday night to put Germany on a negative sovereign credit outlook will likely have little effect on the country's economy, say experts. The core European country's finances are resilient enough to withstand the move, which carries with it the implied threat of a downgrade within the next two years.
Moody's eyed the burden the euro zone's core will have to bear to keep the currency bloc together as a reason for changing the outlook of Germany, as well as The Netherlands and Luxembourg. While for many countries this move would weigh on investors' demand for government bonds, this might not be the case for Germany, say experts.
"If you look at the government's aim to bring down the structural deficit" even faster than legally required, then there remain "a lot of favorable arguments" for German government bonds, argued Stefan Schneider an economist with Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt.
Other experts agree. Carsten Brzeski, an economist with ING in Brussels, also sees little risk to German bonds from the Moody's warning. As long as there remains a crisis in the euro zone, German government bonds will not lose their appeal to investors, he said.
He also does not see the news of the changed outlook hurting consumer sentiment very much.


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The Wii U still isn't exactly where Nintendo wants it to be, with sales continuing to flag in both the West and Japan. The topic of third party support for the console has cropped up several times during 2013, but Nintendo's Scott Moffitt feels the system is in a strong position as we approach the all-important Christmas period.
Speaking to Forbes, Nintendo of America's EVP of Sales & Marketing said:
We have strong relationships with third parties and have a strong lineup of upcoming games from key partners such as Ubisoft, Disney, SEGA and Warner Bros., among others. We realize that we need to continue to build the installed base to demonstrate that making games for Wii U is a good investment. We're confident that we have the games necessary—both first- and third-party—to have a strong holiday season and expand the audience for Wii U.
We don't see this as an either-or proposition. Nintendo is in the unique position of being both a hardware manufacturer as well as a software producer. We want Wii U to be the console that every developer wants to publish on. A key way to make that happen is to grow the installed base of Wii U owners, and we know that current Wii U owners are very happy with their purchases. Our great lineup in the second half of the year will create more buyers, and beyond that third-party support is important to attract as diverse an audience as possible.
(Second-half 2013 is) just the start of a steady flow of great games coming to Wii U, with lots more to come in 2014.
Moffitt also stresses that the Wii U has some unique games which should make it attractive to prospective buyers this holiday season:
In Pikmin 3, you have what might be the only real-time simulation strategy game. It may be its own genre, and it certainly feels unique.
Similarly, The Wonderful 101 defies simple description. At a time when some people clamour for new intellectual properties, these could be viewed as new forms of gaming.
The end of this year is certainly going to be important for Nintendo and the Wii U — the company needs to show buyers that the system offers something unique in face of the forthcoming PS4 and Xbox One. Do you feel that Nintendo has done that successfully? Can the Wii U be the system everyone wants to work on, like the Wii once was? Let us know your thoughts by leaving a comment below.
[via forbes.com, gonintendo.com]


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So every Christmas I get new underwear in my stockings. It's one of those strange family traditions brought over from my wife's side of the family (beats the fruit my mom used to throw in there "from Santa"), and as I am a boxers and boxer-briefs kind of man, I enjoy getting to see what fun designs or new styles might show up every Christmas morning.
This last Christmas I opened a three-pack of boxer shorts to discover a new breakthrough in underwear technology - Hanes' Gapless Fly. As soon as I saw it I knew it was genius. I've never been one of those guys who walks around the house in nothing but his boxers, and one of the reasons has been because of the way those babies can just pop open and proudly display what's underneath. I had a simple rule: No button = No struttin'.
I don't know what kind of black magic Hanes employed to manufacture these things, but I think this is a great advancement to the already much-too-complicated process of buying underwear. Will underwear help you have a better marriage or be a better husband? Probably not, but I just thought I'd share the discovery.
But I do like hearing my wife tell me I look cute in a new pair, though.


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Country's largest oil refiner Indian Oil Corporation to invest Rs 1.75 trillion over 7 years
PMI awards for excellence in project management are among the most prestigious awards in this field, conferred by Project Management Institute, the world's leading professional membership association for the project, programme and portfolio management profession, the statement added.
Indian Oil's Panipat Naphtha Cracker Secures top ranking in international benchmark study
Butene-1 plant at Panipat Naptha Cracker Complex, Haryana, is a state-of-the-art unit and a ground-breaking project that marks Indian Oil's first ever venture into the production of Butene-1, an export substitute that is used for production of several grades of LLDPE and HDPE Polymers.
Director (Refineries), Indian Oil, Sanjiv Singh said, "This is the 2nd consecutive year for Indian Oil to be honoured with this coveted award. Last year the award was conferred to Butadiene Extraction Unit Project of PNCP."


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