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HARTSVILLE, S.C. --- Sophomore Peyton LeCompte netted five goals and senior Jenah Tracy (Naples, Fla.) dished out a trio of assists, but the Lees-McRae women's lacrosse team lost a high-scoring affair, 17-10, against Coker at Coker Athletic Field Thursday afternoon in Hartsville, S.C.
The Cobras (3-1) used an eight-goal effort from Faith Kent. The Bobcats (2-3) saw senior Mia Emmerson (Orlando, Fla.) make 18 saves.
Three different LMC players scored in the first 14:55 while Coker held a small 4-3 lead.
LeCompte (Carolina Beach, N.C.), Taylor Drake (Jupiter, Fla.) and Callie Gregg (Roanoke, Va.) were the responsible parties.
The Cobras responded with a 5-0 run in a span of 4:12.
Coach Lexi King's squad scored twice in the final 6:35 of the first half.
Constance Madden (Stuart, Fla.) scored with 3:08 on the clock, notching a goal for a third consecutive game.
Coker's Haley McCusker tallied a pair of free position goals to extend the lead to 15-6.
LeCompte caught fire and registered three goals in a span of 4:30 in the second half while Drake earned two assists.
Chartella Taylor (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and Sara Henderson (Huntersville, N.C.) scooped four groundballs apiece.
The Bobcats travel to North Greenville for a Conference Carolinas bout Saturday, March 12 at 2 p.m. in Tigerville, S.C.


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The mySupermarket Insights tool is a great way to track the progress of your products. The tool allows you take a deeper look, which can be very useful when launching a product to market.
We looked into the launch of Cadburys Freddo Drinking Chocolate 175g into Tesco and Asda and this is what we found:
Since its launch in September 2016, Tesco share of favorites has been steadily increasing (Sept 16 – Feb 17). Early promotions have helped to raise the profile of the Drinking Chocolate. This has also been supported by solid distribution, which has impacted the steady rise in favorite share (circa 98%).
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Round 3: WAM!NET Slashes Staff, Promises Again that Funding is Around the Corner
Monday, June 25, 2001
Press release from the issuing company6/23/01 Updated 6/24/01 (WhatTheyThink.com) Sources have confirmed that Minnesota based Wam!Net has once again cut staff. The company will layoff 130 employees reducing staff to around 350 employees. The move comes after the company terminated 105 positions in April and also sent 10% of their work force home last fall. WAM!NET is a service provider focused on the media industry. They provide digital data transport, storage and management services and workflow solutions to the publishing, printing, advertising, entertainment and related media business. Wam!Net has been on a "fund raising tour since the beginning of the year to secure capital that will carry the company until 2002." Targets of these funds have included any company that "potentially has money, no matter what industry they are in." One source familiar with Wam!Net's fund raising activities said these meetings have included several leading companies in the graphic arts industry. Company executives have said Wam!Net will become cash flow positive by the end of the year. The comments around this announcement mirror those made in April. Sources say the company is communicating the staff reduction as a "continuation of a process already started to cut expenses." The company also hopes the move will make Wam!Net more attractive to potential investors and lenders. The company has already compiled losses of $500 million since inception and sources say any chance at new funding will "most likely be a loan with a very unattractive interest rate." Because the story broke on the weekend, we were unable to reach company executives who normally speak on the record. However two sources said Wam!Net will focus mostly on their government contracts for revenue. The contracts, landed last year with EDS, mandate Wam!Net to install networks on 300 military bases. Three Wam!Net customers account for 13% of the company's sales - Quebecor World, EDS and Time. EDS is Wam!Net's top customer with 8% of the company's revenue while Quebecor and Time combine for almost 5%. Wam!Net has indicated that Time and Quebecor are extremely important over and above sales represented by the two companies. Workflow chains of vendors, suppliers and customers who use the network because of Time and Quebecor also generate significant sales. Wam!Net clearly has formidable challenges ahead. While Wam!Net was able to secure $160 million last year in funding, they have been less successful in 2001. The company went on the defensive earlier this year when their accounting firm stated Wam!Net did not have enough cash to remain in business after 2001. Officials said the issue was blown out of proportion. Tim Elliot, head of Marketing at Wam!Net told WhatTheyThink.com in April that the statement was "derived from standard accounting boilerplate." However, Wam!Net again specifically emphasized the statement by their auditors in their most recent filing in May. WamNet secured a $30 million line of credit in February of this year and has already used almost half. The company pulled their plans to go public and key investors WorldCom and Silicon Graphics have written off their investments. Another investor, Winstar, has already filed for bankruptcy protection. Wam!Net lost $73 million in the first quarter of this year. At this pace, the company will lose more money than last year's loss of $187 million. Wam!Net needs cash soon or sources say there will be "more cutbacks by the end of summer or worse."
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Bachelor of Arts Degree in Chinese Studies
(code 2-8440) (120 units)
This new degree was approved by the Academic Senate on April 13, 2000, approved by the President on May 15, 2000, and approved by the Chancellor's Office on March 20, 2001.
The Bachelor of Arts program in Chinese Studies at CSULB is designed to provide students with linguistic and cultural preparation, supported by international perspectives and understanding of humanities for personal, socio-political, and literary-intellectual development, as well as for economic self-sufficiency in the ever-intertwining world of a global economy. The degree program is a major intended to educate and produce graduates who will have communicative proficiency, critical thinking skills, socio-cultural understanding, and literary sensibility for intercultural communication. The degree program will also provide students with an opportunity and preparation to pursue a career involving the Pacific Rim nations, and to go on to graduate and professional programs in fields such as Art, International Affairs, Business Administration, History, Literature, Law, Journalism, Public Administration, or Education.
Residence Requirement for the Majors
At least four upper-division courses required for the major must be completed successfully at CSULB. Students are encouraged, however, to complete up to a year of their language study in approved programs of study abroad.
A minimum of 38 units is required, including at least 15 units earned in residence at CSULB. CHIN 101 and 102 are prerequisite to the major and may be satisfied by appropriate high school preparation or by examination. Required courses include a 3-unit lower-division course, 20 units of core courses, and 15 units of electives from the following two groups: 1. Chinese and Chinese language-, literature-, or culture- related courses (9 units); and 2. China-related courses (6 units).
Lower-Division Required Courses (11 units):
A. 3 units required course: CHIN 250 or CHIN 260
B. 8 units core courses: CHIN 201, 202
Upper-Division Required Courses (27units)
A. 12 units core courses: CHIN 301, 370, 451, 492.
B. 15 units electives selected from the following two groups:
1. 9 units selected from CHIN 302, 321, 350, 360, 380, 390, 410, 430A, 430B, 430C, 490, 499, A/ST 490A, 490B.
2. 6 Units selected from ANTH 332, AH 468, 469, ASAM 331, A/ST 300I, 301I, 320, 406, 495I, ECON 365, 370, HIST 382A, 382B, 406, 488, JOUR 312I, PHIL 306, POSC 362, 455, R/ST 341I, 343, W/ST 406.
EFFECTIVE: Spring 2001
Code: 2-8440
College: 28
Career: UG
IPEDS (Major) ERSS: 03021
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Meet our Education Agencies Team
Education Agencies Team
As Vice President of Government Solutions, Mark develops and implements the strategy for LearningMate's government vertical. In his role, Mark works closely with LearningMate's technology and business intelligence teams to devise scalable and sustainable technology solutions, while also guiding the development of content and technology accelerators to better support state and local education agencies.
Mark is a customer-focused, visionary business leader with extensive experience leading large-scale business and IT transformations. Prior to joining LearningMate, Mark served as an IT executive at Fortune 500 companies including American Airlines and DHL, where he managed his divisions through incredibly strenuous mergers and acquisitions. Most recently, he served as the CIO at Arizona's Department of Education. His knowledge of back-end school IT systems helped the state of Arizona revitalize its $5B school financial payment system into a cloud-based, virtual system resulting in an annual cost savings of nearly $50M across 650 districts. Mark also deployed the nation's first Education Intelligence (EI) system, a system-driven student intervention technology, which provided 75,000 teachers and administrators, 1.2M student and 2.5M+ parents access to real-time student information.
Mark holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in IT from Columbia College and a Masters of Business Administration from Hawaii Pacific University.
As the Chief Technology Officer of LearningMate, Ganesh heads both the technology services team, who focuses on developing custom solutions for clients, and the product development team, who pioneers content authoring and delivery frameworks. He also acts as a critical support for technology-enabled solutions in the content and porting divisions. Ganesh's single minded passion for designing learning technologies has resulted in him pioneering several cutting edge solutions in this field.Prior to LearningMate, he began his career in education technology at Educomp Solutions, where early exposure to the potential impact of combining education and technology captivated his interest in the industry. Ganesh is a commerce graduate from Bharathidasan University.
Ed is LearningMate's Chief Architect where he leverages over 15 years of experience in strategy product design, system architecture, and software development in the education sector. He is adept at navigating complex corporate structures and bridging the communications gap between technical and non-technical organizations and has held leadership positions in both startups and established corporations. While at LearningMate, Ed has worked with multiple projects and clients, including serving as the Chief Technology Officer for the Arizona Department of Education.Ed has held prior positions with Pearson, including creating a product innovation lab within the company that designed, developed and marketed Pearson's first iPhone and Android applications and launching over 100 applications within 18 months. Ed also directed all software development for Prentice Hall School division, including architecture, development, quality assurance and operations.
As Vice President of Sales, Abhijeet focuses on growing LearningMate's footprint within new and existing markets. With a passion for enabling technology in the classroom, he has been part of several new product and market ventures and held several executive positions since joining LearningMate in 2003. In 2007, Abhijeet took over the entire sales team, where he has been instrumental in expanding LearningMate's reach to curriculum product companies, publishers, EdTech providers, assessment providers, and higher education institutions.Prior to LearningMate, Abhijeet led customer relationship management and implementation of school Student Information Systems and eLearning solutions while at Educomp. An avid traveler and a would-be golfer and drummer, Abhijeet wishes to build an organization that focuses on helping people suffering from terminal illnesses.
As the Vice President of K-12 & Assessment, Kedar focuses on customer relations, business unit strategy, and business growth, while also identifying avenues to streamline project and product delivery. He manages large global teams as they deliver complex business capabilities such as assessment and content management frameworks, offline e-book reader capabilities, student rostering and Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions.Prior to LearningMate, Kedar worked at industry-leading consulting firms including Accenture, Wipro, and Infosys, where his primary focus was advising clients as they developed solutions to business problems using emerging technology. Kedar brings over 20 years experience in transforming customer relationship using thought leadership, collaboration and co-innovation with customers.
As Sr. Product Education Strategist at LearningMate, Debbie focuses on stakeholder information needs, comprehensible data visualizations, and adaptive learning technologies. She brings over 20 years of proven leadership directing research and development projects, designing online learning environments, and conducting large scale evaluations and extensive experience in educational technology as a researcher, designer, and lecturer.Before joining LearningMate, Debbie served as Senior Director of Research and Development for Sebit, Inc., directed the digital products research portfolio for Pearson Education, and directed research and evaluation efforts at an Arizona State University research lab. Debbie earned her doctorate at Arizona State University in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in educational technology and has a master's in language, reading and culture.
Komal is a Program Manager with over 15 years of experience in software development and program management in the education, sales and distribution, hospitality, and data processing sectors. While at LearningMate, Komal has managed complex projects for the Illinois State Board of Education and the Arizona Department of Education.Prior to joining LearningMate, Komal worked in multiple positions with Lionbridge Technologies developing learning management systems, student information systems, and handheld device-based health care tools. Komal holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Sardar Vallabhai Patel University, V.P. and R.P.T.P. College Vallabh Vidyanagar.
With an emphasis on designing, developing and implementing technology to create efficiencies, Ajay brings over 18 years of experience leading and managing high-performance teams. He is skilled in program and software development management and has worked with various technologies and platforms for customers around the world. As Delivery Head, Technology at LearningMate, Ajay oversees end-to-end management and delivery of technology projects and products, while managing a team of 170 resources.Prior to joining LearningMate, Ajay was the Assistant Vice President for software services at PRAXIS Interactive Technologies and the Chief Technical Architect at ETP International Pvt. Ltd. Ajay holds a bachelor's degree in business management, a master's degree in commerce, an advanced diploma in computer software and system analysis and a diploma in software management.
As Business Development Manager, Kerry leads LearningMate's initiatives to expand its footprint in the K-12 market. Her focus is to introduce new clients to LearningMate so they can discover innovative, efficient and customized solutions around curriculum and media development, assessments, engineering, big data, and more.
From her early days as a teacher in elementary and middle school classrooms to working for a formative assessment company providing solutions to school districts to now heading the inside sales initiatives for LearningMate, Kerry brings over 10 years of experience to the K-12 division.
Richard is a Data Architect and Database Engineer with over 20 years of experience in designing, implementing, and integrating data structures on a variety of platforms in numerous verticals.Prior to LearningMate, Richard served as lead architect and consultant to the Ed-Fi Alliance, worked on several data warehouses, including the Texas Public Education Information Resource, the University of Texas System Common Data Warehouse, and the Ed-Fi Data Warehouse. He has also worked with large data systems used for machine learning, data mining and detailed statistical analysis. Richard attended the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville, as well as the University of Louisville College of Business, majoring in engineering math and computer sciences, English, and information systems. He also serves on the leadership team for the Austin chapter of PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server) and speaks at various conferences and events on data structure and usage topics.
As the Associate Editor, K-12, Lisa has a diverse background in both production and editorial work, giving her the unique ability to look at projects from both perspectives. Her wealth of experience, attention to detail and skills in content editing, proofreading, copyediting, and pre- and post-production manuscript preparation/coding allows her to understand client expectations and the importance of quality.Prior to LearningMate, Lisa was employed in the commercial printing and publishing industry for over 25 years before moving on to educational publishing, where she has worked for over 10 years. She has work in various content management systems across all subject areas, and her network includes a large freelance base that contains some of the premier K-12 editorial resources available today.
As Supervising Editor, ELA, Emily brings more than 10 years of experience as an editor, writer and teacher. Emily has written and edited lessons, readers and assessments for grades K-12, in addition to managing teams of writers and editors.At LearningMate, she focuses on educational materials throughout all stages of the development process, from conceptualizing topics to collaborating on workflow solutions to reviewing final drafts. Emily holds a B.A. in in English Literature from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and an M.A. in English and a Ph.D. in English (with distinction) from Loyola University Chicago.
Kumar brings over 24 years of experience in the learning space as LearningMate's Delivery Head for Content. In his role, he is responsible for all content operations while leading the project management team and India-based skills groups. Kumar began his career as a classroom trainer, before moving into instructional design and project and business management. He has held various roles within large organizations such as the Wadhwani Foundation, Accenture Learning Services, Microsoft, Satyam and NIIT. While at Accenture Learning Services, Kumar led client service delivery and managed multi-million dollar engagements across various geographies. Kumar holds a degree in Physics from Bombay University, and he is a self proclaimed people-person who believes building human capital is an integral part of leadership.
As a Senior Business Development Executive, Kerry leads our initiatives to expand our footprint in the K-12 and Education Agency markets. Her focus is to introduce new clients to LearningMate so they can discover innovative, efficient and customized solutions around curriculum and media development, assessments, engineering, big data, and more. _
From her early days as a teacher in elementary and middle school classrooms to working for a formative assessment company providing solutions to school districts to now heading the inside sales initiatives for LearningMate, Kerry brings over 10 years of experience to the K-12 and Education Agency divisions.
As Sales Director, Government Solutions, Bob is responsible for executing the sales strategy for State (SEAs) and Local Education Agencies (LEAs). With more than 10 years of K-12, Higher Education, and Government Solutions sales executive experience, Bob is highly skilled in solutions selling and sales management. He wants to make a difference in kids' education by providing technology solutions and services to enhance their learning experience.
Prior to LearningMate, he worked at Double Line Partners and Follett Software where he led sales efforts.
Bob holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Findlay in Marketing/Management.
As LearningMate's Chief Delivery Officer, Nachiket will lead critical function areas including content and technology delivery operations across our global business. In addition to overseeing day-to-day operations, he will also serve as an integral part of our leadership team, influencing our path to sustainable growth, profitability and expansion. Nachiket has over 20 years of experience working with leading IT consulting providers. Prior to LearningMate, he led delivery organizations, including Hexaware, through large-scale transformation programs, incubated new digital service lines and championed the development of new skills and competencies to improve operational value. Nachiket holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) in, Mumbai, India. Outside of the office, Nachiket enjoys spending time outdoors, watching and playing sports and following both International and IPL cricket.
Prior to LearningMate, Sarbani worked as a Business Excellence Process consultant and evaluated some of India's leading companies.
Sarbani holds a Masters of Arts in Economics and she is certified in instructional design, gamification, usability testing, and design thinking for innovation and business strategy.


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A striking outcome of the global financial crisis has been the substitution of the G7 for the G20 as the key forum for international coordination. There is something like a paradox in such substitution since the agenda of G20 meetings has so far focused on financial regulation issues, which are of more concern for G7 than for non-G7 G20 countries. Indeed, it has so far been much more specific on financial regulation than on trade, global imbalances or the reform of Bretton Woods institutions, where the views of non-G7 G20 countries are highly needed.
One obvious reason for focusing on financial issues is the urgency to tackle the financial crisis itself and to fill the holes of regulation and supervision in order for such crisis not to happen again. However, another reason is that there is much more consensus on the financial agenda than on other global issues. Indeed, the G20 seems to have reached an agreement on three general principles (i) fill the loopholes in financial regulation and supervision, (ii) correct the pro-cyclicality of capital requirements and accounting rules, and (iii) provide implicit public insurance to "too-big-to-fail" institutions but make them at least partially internalize the potential cost for the taxpayer. True, the technicalities of such reforms are still lively debated, but there is a common view on the principles. This is not the case of other issues that are, or could be on G20's agenda: trade, global imbalances and global governance.
There are three main reasons why the G20 may find it difficult to produce detailed statements on these three issues: lack of consensus, lack of consistent views, and interconnectedness of the three topics.
The lack of consensus is especially striking in the case of global imbalances. There is no consensus among economists on the causes of global imbalances, neither on their role in the crisis. Some claim that the excess of savings over falling investments in East Asia is one important reason why long-term interest rates were so low for so long, encouraging leverage, pushing house prices up and giving incentives to asset managers to seek high-yield products. Some object that while US macroeconomic conditions were indeed conducive to the crisis, they were fundamentally determined by domestic developments. Furthermore, they observe that the US current-account deficit as a proportion of world GDP actually diminished from 2005 to 2008. There is, however, a common understanding that global imbalances should be fixed, for different reasons. One of them – not the least – is that they may constitute an obstacle to a sustained recovery of global growth in a context where falling US consumption needs to be replaced.
Although there seems to be some agreement that global imbalances need to be reduced, the 'how' question is much debated, which may explain the reluctance of the G20 to make clear statements. In particular, it is difficult to imagine how a double rebalancing of growth, from the public to the private sector and from deficit to surplus countries, could be achieved without significant real exchange-rate adjustments. The US advocates a further appreciation of the renminbi, but Chinese experts are puzzled by the fact that the 2005 decision to move to gradual appreciation was in fact followed by a rise in the country's external surplus. Furthermore, China fears that an appreciation of the renminbi could trigger a massive capital loss on its accumulated reserves in US dollars. At the same time, a gradual appreciation of the renminbi may not be advisable either since it could trigger speculative capital inflows into China. All in all, there should be a combination of, on the one hand, monetary reforms (currency convertibility, making the exchange rate more flexible, liberalizing capital flows) and, on the other hand, structural ones (allowing banks to extend loans according to borrower rather than political criteria, accelerating the provision of safety nets, discouraging excess capacity, cutting export subsidies). The G20 can hardly go as far as designing the complete growth strategy for China.
The lack of consistent views is especially striking in the case of trade. On the one hand, trade has been one of the key drivers of the crisis propagation to emerging countries. Consistently, the G20 has been very keen in repeating that protectionism should be avoided and the Doha round concluded as soon as possible. On the other hand, many G20 members, especially emerging ones, have been raising new protectionist measures during the crisis. And G7 countries may not be sufficiently aware of the fact that giving in to the domestic protectionist temptation in the face of growing unemployment will not encourage East-Asian countries to remove existing distortions in favor of their tradable sectors, in terms of distortionary taxation and/or undervalued currencies.
This brings us to the last difficulty, which comes from interconnectedness between trade, imbalances and the reform of global governance. For instance, a key driver of global imbalances has been the accumulation of foreign-exchange reserves by some emerging countries, particularly in East Asia. One rationale for this is self-insurance against balance-of-payment crises – a major motivating factor for many small and medium-size countries, especially in Asia where trust in the International Monetary Fund was severely undermined by the experience of the late 1990s. The softer and more flexible conditionality recently adopted by the IMF in Central and Eastern Europe is widely regarded as resulting from a change in the IMF's approach to crises, more in line with a role of the global insurer. But it can also be interpreted – and is indeed interpreted by some – as resulting from Europe having a greater stake than Asia in the governance of the Fund. Hence, this is unlikely to convince Asian countries to return to the Fund (and give up their self-insurance policies) unless IMF governance undergoes in-depth reform. This is where macroeconomic reform meets reform of the Bretton Woods institutions.
Unfortunately, the reform of the IMF will take time. The G20 has asked for a new revision of IMF quotas by January 2011, but has not made precise suggestions neither on the way this should be achieved, nor on other IMF governance issues such as the majority threshold (that presently gives the US a veto right) or the respective roles of the Board and of the management of the Fund. There is a risk that global governance issues lag behind, hindering progress on other major economic issues such as sustainable growth recovery.
*This paper draws on the discussion among participants in the Bruegel-CEPII-ICRIER conference on 'International Cooperation in Times of Global Crisis: Views from G20 countries' held in New Delhi on 14-15 September, 2009, summarized in Bénassy-Quéré, A., Kumar, R. and J. Pisani-Ferry (2009).


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Does your vehicle need to be fixed? Your car might be running fine, but you probably know what a broken car feels like. You also know how it feels to not be sure you are making the right decisions. So what will assist in making the right decision? Read further to gain knowledge regarding all of your auto repair needs.
Read your owner's manual thoroughly if you want to save money on auto repair. In this manual, you can find a lot of tips and tricks that can get your car back into gear and save you a trip to the mechanic. Fixing issues on your own can help you in both a practical and monetary sense.
Be sure to read your owner's manual to find out what kinds of fluids (oil, brake fluid, transmission fluid, steering fluid) your car needs and to learn how to check and top these off yourself. Keep a few bottles of each fluid in the trunk of your car in case of emergencies.
When you are going to get your car repaired at a shop, ask the technician what type of parts they plan to use to get the job done. Many places use refurbished parts, but they would be willing to use new parts if you wanted to pay the extra money.
Always keep a record of any maintenance done to your car. Having detailed records will be useful if you need to perform more repairs on your vehicle. If you don't have these records, you could pay lots more money and it can be harder to figure out where the issues is.
Friends and family are a good source when you are looking to get some work done on your car. Ask around to see if anyone can suggest someone to you before you go on your search. Never go with the opinion of one person. Ask a few and see what other answers you get.
Ask a technician if they are A.S.E. certified before you agree to have them work on your vehicle. If they have this certification, it means they have passed a written test and have worked in the industry for at least 2 years. You will know that you are getting someone skilled by choosing someone with this.
Keep a log that includes information on any maintenance that you have ever done on your car. To make things easy, put this log in your glove compartment box. If there is an issue with your car, this information can help the technician figure out what is going on much more quickly.
If you see a small problem in your vehicle, you should take your car in to check it out anyway. Sometimes, small problems that go unchecked will lead to bigger problems over time.
Figuring out what can be done when you need auto repairs is easy if you follow the things you read here. Also, you should continue to learn as much as you can. Stay confident knowing that you've taken steps that will prove extremely beneficial to you down the road.


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Founded : 1975
Age range : 5 to 11
Number of students : 720
Curriculum : IBPYP
Bradbury School (BS) is an ESF international primary school.
BS offers a caring environment, providing children with an all-round education of the very highest quality. The calibre of all of our staff and the positive, encouraging approach in our classrooms produce outstanding results. We encourage our children to become independent thinkers who are curious about the world around them and who develop the skills to become learners and leaders. We place a high importance on partnership with parents and see this as a cornerstone of how we operate on a daily basis. We have a very active and hardworking Parent Teacher Association who contributes much to the life as our school and we are governed by a knowledgeable School Council.
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"The beauty of a word from God is that it ignites a passion within your spirit. It satisfies an underlying thirst you did not know you had and it births a fierce longing for more "
Spiritual growth is not a given, yet it is open to all who would seek after God. His love shouts through the pages of His Word, and "Throwing Grapes and Moving Mountains" provides an open window to glimpse the grandeur of God's passion and commitment to His children. Soak in the truths found within, and your walk with Christ will be energized and strengthened. You will be challenged to live honestly before God, and in doing so, find a new depth of love and encouragement to refresh your spirit.
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NAA NYM invites you to join us to learn about Detox and the Self-Healing Mechanism with Mary Coyle, DIHom
Thursday, May 18, 2017
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40 East 30th Street, 5th Floor Gym
New York, NY
There is no charge for this event but Please RSVP below.
Homotoxicology is a bioenergetic system designed to promote the removal of endogenous toxins, such as pathogens, heavy metals and chemicals. This is primarily accomplished through drainage remedies, low-potency detoxifying homeopathics and herbals. Learn how incorporating this healing modality into your child's health plan may enhance and support their biomedical, sensory, and educational therapies.
Mary Coyle, DIHom is a homeopath with extensive training in homotoxicology and German Biological Therapeutics. She is the director of the Real Child Center in New York City. Mary is also the proud parent of a young adult in the spectrum. Mary is a contributing author of "Cutting Edge Therapies for Autism" (Skyhorse, 2013), and discussed in the books: "Hidden Recovery" by Ashley Morgan, "Finding Lina" by Helena Hjalmarsson, "Autism Reversal Toolbox" by Jerry M. Kantor, "Envisioning a Brighter Future: Interventions that Work for Children and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder" by Patricia S Lemer, and "Awakened by Autism – Embracing Autism, Self, and Hope for a New World" by Andrea Libutti, M.D. She has presented at the national conferences for Autism One and Generation Rescue, in addition to contributing to several online autism summits.
Dr. James Lyons-Weiler will be giving a lecture, "The Environmental and Genetic Causes of Autism" at the NYU School of Law on Thursday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m. The event will be at 40 Washington Square South, Vanderbilt Hall, Room 210. It is free and open to the public. He will be speaking about his recent book on the same subject published with Skyhorse Publishing. The science that undergirds his research and talk is available at www.envgencauses.com.
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Mary gave an amazing amount of information and great stories of healing. Everyone I've spoken to who has used homotoxicology has reported amazing changes for their children.
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All topics relate to homotoxicology and how taking toxins out of the body affects these other issues. The number is the time in the audio it's spoken of:
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Autism Science Digest The Journal of Autism One, Issue 03 Reprinted with permission.
"Austism Spectrum Disorder through the Lens of Epigenetics, DNA Repair Mechanisms, and Mitochondrial Dysfunction: The Benefits of Using Homeopathic Formulations as Physiological Regulatory Agents. By Mary Coyle, DIHom, HHP
Read Mary's article on Understanding Homotoxicology in the National Autism Association of North Texas' Winter Newsletter
The Drums of Hope: A Lesson in Optimism for the Autism Recovery Journey (article at The Thinking Mom's Revolution)
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Focus for Health: Foundation for progress – SATURDAY KEYNOTE
In a must-see Saturday keynote address, Focus for Health Vice President Robert Reeves, JD, will present an up-to-the-minute progress report in the case of CDC malfeasance concerning vaccines as brought to light by Barry Segal's advocacy organization and its scientific adviser Dr. Brian Hooker. The malfeasance story will forever change the face of autism advocacy and children's health. Mr. Reeves will energize the conference with this compelling update. Dr. Brian Hooker joins the panel discussion following (begins at 12:30), with Dr. Christopher Shade, Sayer Ji, and Mary Coyle.


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Mid-month usually brings lots of great new titles but February has been fairly so-so. The biggest new title is the release of the Japanese miniseries exclusively on Netflix named Re: Mind. We've also got three documentaries, a plenty of new movies from India and beyond.
New Movies
A true box office flop as the movie adapts a pulp magazine character from the 1920's to the big screen.
Runtime: 104 minutes
Treasure Hounds (2017)
Talking dogs kids drama that parodies Indiana Jones. We join a young boy on an adventure searching out treasure to save their town.
Runtime: 86 minutes
New Documentaries
Guy Martin: Last Flight of the Vulcan Bomber (2015)
British racer Guy Martin and a team of engineers prepare the Vulcan bomber for a farewell tour and showcases the history of the plane.
Runtime: 57 minutes
Guy Martin's Spitfire (2014)
The older Guy Martin UK documentary where he looks at the iconic WW2 British plane, the Spitfire. His task is to restore a crashed plane to its former glory.
Runtime: 72 minutes
The Heart of Man (2017)
Directed and written by Eric Esau this tells the true story of a father's search for his son.
Runtime: 73 minutes
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Netflix Original
A new foreign horror series where eleven high schoolers find themselves trapped in a large dining room.
New Foreign Movies
Asura: The City of Madness (2016)
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6. Magic
Like we mentioned, in Empress, there are several forms of magic. Different schools of magic practice very differently. We don't differentiate between "clerical" and "arcane" magic because they both have spiritual and metaphysical roots. Even skeptical scholar-wizards will call upon the old gods for protection when dealing with powers from the Other Side.
Magic is one place where Empress really goes off the rails, OSR-wise. Let's talk about mechanics, and then get into the different schools of magic in our default world. You can always make your own.
6.1. Introduction to magic
Using magic, in Empress, is a matter of using spells. This leads us to three obvious questions:
- What's a spell?
- How do I get spells?
- How do I use spells?
Let's answer these in turn.
6.1.1. What is a spell?
In Empress, the definition of a spell is a little more flexible than in a standard OSR game. A spell is basically a learnable magical ability. The different effects that these magical abilities have are described by spells as listed in OD&D, as well as original effects here. These are collectively called spell effects, but a spell is more than just an effect.
So what else is a spell? A spell is also a set of conditions. For the most part, these conditions are costs, requirements and limitations to creating a spell effect. However, some conditions also represent the ability to do something special with a spell, like hold the effect for later, and maybe even pass it to a friend to use. But for the most part, conditions basically represent different things that keep a character from casting their spells like a machinegun, all day long.
In OD&D, spells had certain built-in conditions, based on the mechanics of the game. For instance, a magic-user can only memorize X number of level Y spells at a time. It's possible to have a tradition of spells and spell casters that operate according to very similar mechanics. However, Empress is more flexible in terms of the conditions that end up defining the mechanics of spell casting.
6.1.2. How do I get spells?
How a character gets spells depends on what tradition of magic that he or she practices, but one thing is fairly consistent: a character must have Mage levels to cast spells, and usually to learn them, too.
Before we go further, a confession: we lied. There is actually more than one Mage class. However, the mechanics of all these different kinds of Mages are essentially identical. We'll be getting into the specifics of what makes them different at a later point. For now, it's easiest just to know that there are different flavors of magician, and their techniques are sometimes compatible, and sometimes not.
Speaking generally, though, to learn a spell, a Mage must spend learning slots, which are earned for every level of Mage that the character possesses. A given Mage has a finite supply of learning slots, and most spells cost at least one slot to learn.
If the character has sufficient learning slots, that's only part of what's required. The character must also have access to instruction in whatever spell he or she wants to learn. The nature of what qualifies as instruction will depend, again, on the school of magic. For some kinds of spells, it is sufficient for a magician to have a text written for the purpose of teaching how to cast it. For more spiritual arts, more hands-on apprenticeship may be required, and in the case of magic that draws from supernatural beings may require actual tutelage by such entities.
With the required instruction and learning slots, a character may proceed to learn a spell. All that is then required is time, and perhaps some solitude to safely practice the spell without endangering others or attracting unhappy attention. One week per spell level is probably a good guideline.
A character cannot cast a spell that he or she has not learned. However, it is possible for a spell to have zero learning slots. What this often represents is the fact that some spells can be cast directly out of an instructional spellbook. In all cases, casting a spell this way takes more time, as is more prone to failure.
6.1.3. How do I use spells?
The first step to using a spell is for the player to declare that his or her character is doing so. If that character is able to meet the casting requirements, then the spell may proceed. Some of the requirements may be optional, and if they are fulfilled, allows the magician to reduce or eliminate other conditions.
There are certain default requirements that most spells share. First, a spell generally must be learned, and this process is described above. For spells with no learning slot costs, the character must still obtain some kind of initial instruction, or have access to instructional materials at casting time.
The second common requirement is casting time. Each spell generally takes time to cast, and most take a minute or more. This generally can't be rushed, although some traditions may allow a character to rush a casting in return for increased difficulty.
The third requirement is called mana. Mana is just a general term for a character's ability to provide a spell with the power it needs to achieve its effect. Each Mage sub-class has its own mana pool, although all characters have a baseline score in every pool. If a character lacks sufficient mana, it is generally not possible to cast the spell, although some traditions will allow a character to use his or her own life force to directly empower the spell.
Finally, most spells require a roll to see if the character successfully cast the spell. This is resolved by making a Mind saving throw, with a penalty based on the difficulty of the spell. If the roll fails, then time and mana are still spent, as are any ingredients or other expenses (such as sacrifices...), but no effect occurs. For some spells, a failed casting attempt may further result in a miscast spell, which could have some kind of random (usually unpleasant) effect.
Of course, the casting requirements and the costs of casting will vary greatly between traditions, but will always be more severe for higher level spells. But the basic concept remains the same.
6.2. Effects of magic
In this section, we'll discuss a bit of the details about how spells take effect.
6.2.1. Spell effects
Basic spell effects are described just like the spells in the D&D SRD. These describe what happens when the spell takes effect. As described, this is ultimately only part of what defines a spell.
6.2.2. Spell levels
The most important aspect of a spell is its default casting conditions, as described below. These conditions will determine how easy it is for a character to cast a spell, or whether it is even possible.
The main difference between OD&D spell level and Empress spell levels is that the latter ranges only between one and five, instead of one and nine. A spell effect from OD&D should be given a level in Empress equal to one-half its OD&D level, rounded up.
6.2.3. Mana
We've mentioned the concept of mana pools, which is not new to fantasy role playing in general but fairly rare for OSR. In this case, each mana pool is a very abstract representation of how much magical energy a character can access of the type needed for that kind of spell. Different kinds of magic have very different ways of empowering them, which calls for different mana pools. The rules for this will be discussed later.
For now, the thing to understand is that spells draw upon mana from one of a character's mana pools, and when a pool is depleted, the character is (usually) unable to cast spells of those traditions. In addition, when any of a character's mana pools are depleted, that character receives one point of fatigue, which go away when at least one point of mana is in all pools. The way that pools recover is different for different traditions.
6.2.4. Saving throws
Saving throws to resist magical effects are usually Will saves, although those that create some kind of physical manifestation may entail a Reflexes or even a Fortitude save. Some spells may not permit saving throws, and a few might call for something unusual like a Mind or Wits saving throw.
6.2.5. Types of magic
There are several different categories of spell effects, collectively describing the kinds of things that magic can be used to do. Each magical tradition will have fewer or greater numbers of spells in different effect categories, and in fact may omit some categories or focus exclusively on one or two.
Here are the categories:
- Glamours
- Witchcraft
- Sorcery
- High Magic
184.108.40.206. Glamours
Glamours could be thought of as illusions. However, the modern understanding is misleading; these are no mere holograms of light. Instead, they are figments of pseudo-reality, dreamstuff pulled into daylight and given a kind of form. All but the weakest of glamours can be physically touched, and can interact with real objects. However, they lack a true physical reality, so ultimately glamours may only affect various spirits and souls. Some view them as trickery, although they can be used to powerful effect. The most potent glamours can drive a man mad or stop his heart.
The most powerful glamours are called miracles, which are basically glamours that have a temporary physical reality. Transforming fantasy into reality is a function of Chaos Magic, which is a disruption of the natural order of the universe. These powers lie within the domain of only the most powerful wizards, certain few gods and the Old Ones themselves.
126.96.36.199. Witchcraft
Witchcraft is used to describe the category of spells that are used to obtain supernatural perception. This can be in the form of seeing into the Spirit World, perceiving the warp and weft of magic, or looking into the future or the hearts of men. Since the line between seeing and doing is often thin to nonexistent, witchcraft can be used to nudge fortune to one side or another, and even guide the forces of fate.
Witchcraft also encompasses the magic of dreams, where many insights and visitations from spirits may be had. It also includes the types of effects that could be thought of as related to "second sight" or "psychic ability."
184.108.40.206. Sorcery
Sorcery is the power to compel, the magic of mastery. This may sound all-encompassing, but it must be understood that sorcery may only command something within the parameters of its nature. For instance, an apple tree may be coaxed into bearing fruit out of season, perhaps even fruit of a different tree, but it cannot be transformed into a pillar of fire.
At least, not quickly. Over long periods of time, sorcery can be used to compel the nature of a thing on a very fundamental level, even causing gradual transformation into something very different. Usually, such a process is not quick, unless the end state is actually quite similar to the initial state.
In addition, sorcery cannot be used to compel the will of another. It can be used to implant ideas, emotions and sensations in the minds of others, but they cannot be actually controlled, and they may act against these compulsions of these sensations. True control of another's body may be obtained with possession, but this involves a displacement of the soul of the original inhabitant.
Sorcery can also be used to compel spiritual beings. Using sorcery, different kinds of spirits can be summoned and imprisoned, to be compelled into servitude with threats and inducements. It can also be used to banish them from a place, and powerful sorcery can be used for acts of possession. Sorcery also covers various sorts of metamagic, such as counterspells, wards, conditional triggers, etc.
18.104.22.168. High Magic
High Magic is used to manipulate time and space. Though these spells can't be used for spiritual kinds of travel (in dreams, the spirit world, lands of the dead, etc.), they can be used to move throughout this universe, as well as parallel timelines, and even distinct universes separated by Chaos. Opening doors between universes is particularly difficult and hazardous.
In Empress, we fall back on the old canon of OGL spells, rated in power by spell level. However, the way that these spells are cast can vary greatly. In some schools, a wizard may always need his or her wand present for most spells, while in another school of magic, a sorcerer spends life force every time he or she launches a charm. In yet another, a witch may forget spells as soon as she has cast them, forced to relearn them every time they are cast. Priestesses of the moon goddess may need to wait for special astrological configurations to cast their spells, which may require days of fasting and meditation.
The system of drawbacks, as described in the next section, is the primary way we have of expressing this diversity of ways in which spells are cast. We'll save the details for later, but for now, it's important to understand that, in the case of some spells, only a certain number may be learned per level. In addition, for certain other classes of spells, it is only possible to cast their spells a certain number of times per day.
These limitations are captured by something we call spell slots, which come in two types: learning slots, and casting slots. A character will have a certain number of slots of each type. A Mage has a separate pair of slots pools for each magic tradition that he or she practices.
When a spell consumes learning slots, it means that the character must have that many free slots to learn the spell. Once learned, those slots are no longer free. A character who is level one in a starts with two learning slots, plus his or her Intellect bonus. Every level thereafter, the character earns a number of slots equal to twice the new level. These learning slots are shared across traditions.
When a spell consumes casting slots, however, it means that every time time it is cast, it consumes a that number of slots from the casting slot pool of the tradition to which it belongs. These pools are replenished once per day, in some manner that is germane to the tradition. It could be prayers, meditation, or simple sleep. In any case, a character has a casting pool for a given tradition equal to twice the number of levels that he or she possesses in that tradition, plus Intellect bonus.
Not all traditions may use these pools; in fact, most do not use casting slots. And they may make use of them in slightly altered ways. Empress can accommodate all of this.
6.3. Magic traditions
The way that Empress describes different types of Mage is as different traditions or schools. These encompass various techniques, as well as culture and possibly societies. They can vary extraordinarily, from mystical practitioners of inner strength and psychic power to rune-priests who stain their enchanted sigils with blood, and bookish academics who conjure the secrets of creation in their laboratories.
6.3.1. Tradition classes
Although there are many possible traditions, it makes sense for us to group them into tradition classes, representing groups of related traditions. The point of doing so is that, despite actual distinctions between traditions, mages can cast spells from other traditions in their tradition class with equal facility. This is represented by having each tradition class use its own mana pool and learning slots. Each tradition class is essentially its own character class.
There are any number of possible tradition classes that a GM might introduce into a campaign, but there are three common types that might exist in a lot of different settings. The wizard tradition class is considered "open," meaning that anyone may learn these spells with proper instruction material, and may advance in this class through experience, without any special preconditions and restrictions. Traditions belonging to other classes, however, may be "closed," meaning that there is some special precondition for using and casting spells of this tradition (like being born with fae blood), and there may be other special conditions that apply to these traditions.
220.127.116.11. Wizardry
This is the most typical sort of magic that we think of when we talk about mages in fantasy settings. Wizard class spells tend to have highly ritualized elements, oftentimes with chanting, arcane symbols, and material ingredients and tools. Magic of this type relies on the rituals to invoke and direct magical power, but the mage him or herself acts as a conduit and authority for these energies.
Most wizard spells can be cast without learning them, "from the book" as it were, as long as the caster has some kind of instructions handy. Since the caster has not spent the required learning slots, the effect of doing this is to correspondingly penalize the casting save and increase casting times. It is even possible for non-mages to cast spells in this manner. Every character has a wizardry mana pool equal to two, plus his or her Intellect modifier. This mana pool is regained at a rate of 20% for every hour of sleep.
184.108.40.206. Mysticism
Mystical powers are achieved in a fairly different manner than the spells of a wizard. Mystics obtain their spells through inner contemplation, expansion of their minds, and great acts of will. Mystical spells often require little or no external action on the part of the mage, and are usually cast very quickly. They correspondingly have high learning slot costs, and cannot be cast from written instructions.
Characters start with a default mystic mana equal to their Nerve modifier, and first level mystics gain four mana. This mana is recharged by 20% for every hour spent meditating, or performing some other form of focusing rite as developed by one's tradition. Otherwise, mystical mana is regained at the rate of one per night of four or more hours of sleep.
184.108.40.206. Spiritualism
Spiritualism describes a very diverse category of traditions that rely on getting various supernatural beings to perform services for the mage. This category is actually so broad that it is not a single tradition class, but rather a different class for each spiritualist tradition.
Within the cluster of spiritualist traditions, there are two sub-categories: Shamanism and Summoning. The primary difference is that shamans perform their works by gaining favor with spirits, either through bargaining or outright worship. Summoners, on the other hand, use spells that coercively bind the spirits to their wills. In some cases, traditions of summoning are really specialized wizard traditions, and should be treated entirely as such. Shamans, however, are always a class unto themselves. Shamanic classes are distinguished based on the group or "pantheon" of entities with which the magician gains favor.
Shamanic spells of both types tend to have a lot of ritualistic elements, although these are not very academic and more about achieving the proper state of spiritual communion. Sometimes, the spell is cast to create a triggerable focus (often called a fetish) to symbolize the bargain, and allow for easier invocation. The default mana is equal to a character's Charisma modifier, and first-level shamans receive four more mana.
Recharging the mana pool for shamanic magic can occur in varied ways. It is not uncommon that a practitioner must perform certain rituals or even sacrifices to regain favor with those they serve.
6.3.2. Tradition canons
Different traditions will specialize in different types of spells, but there is still plenty of overlap. Empress relies heavily on the spells from the OGL SRD, making little distinction between Magic-User and Cleric spells. Certain kinds of spells, like illusions or healing spells, are drastically changed in these rules, while many others are left largely intact. For the most part, it's not necessary to formalize spell canons.
However, the setting you are in might have spell canons that are highly limited. Generally, such traditions will be restricted to either three or five spells per level. These spells might even be automatically learned upon gaining the necessary Mage level in the appropriate closed tradition. If this is the case, the GM needs to define these canons ahead of time. Given their limited breadth, it shouldn't be too hard.
6.3.3. Tradition conditions
Different traditions have tendencies for different kinds of conditions. For instance, a tradition based on astrology might restrict certain spells to be used used only at night, or during certain astrological events. On the other hand, a tradition taught by a demon-lord might entail heinous rituals and human sacrifice.
In the case of closed traditions, some of the conditions might be very much inherent to how that school uses magic. For instance, mystical traditions that rely on inner spiritual strength might tend to take a long time to learn and sorely drain one's magical reserves, but they also tend to take immediate effect, requiring no rituals, incantations or props.
Note that most of these traditions, even the closed ones, are semi-permeable. Spells, techniques and theories are borrowed from one tradition into another, and practitioners of one school may branch off techniques to form a wholly new one. What this means, in practice, is that a tradition will have certain tendencies in its conditions, but these conditions are by no means absolute. For instance, most alchemical spells require costly ingredients and long periods of time, but there's nothing to say that a given coven of alchemists haven't adapted a technique of meditation that allows them to see into the spirit world. All mages (especially alchemists) have a tendency to use whatever works.
6.3.4. Learning a tradition
When a character starts out as a Mage, the player and GM should decide what kind of Mage the character is; open, or one of the closed traditions. To keep things simple, we're not differentiating between open traditions, so a general Mage can learn freely from any spell from an open school, as long as he or she has comprehensible instructional material. To learn from a different open tradition, the GM might require the character to make a Scholar or Mysticism skill roll.
If a character wants to learn a closed tradition, or a character with no experience as a Mage wants to learn open tradition Mage, the character must locate training in-game. This is often cause for adventure, although it can also be handled through the simple expenditure of coin in settings with lots of available apprenticeships to wizards.
6.3.5. Effective mage level
A character's effective level when casting a spell depends on the spell tradition, and the character's training. If the spell is from an open tradition, use the character's generic Mage level as a default. However, if the character is unschooled in that tradition, his or her level equivalent is penalized by the spell's tradition's Ease rating and the lowest Adaptability rating of all the open schools known by the caster. If this would reduce the character's effective level to below what would be needed to cast spells of that level, then the spell cannot be cast. Also, as previously stated, the character's Mind save is penalized by the same amount for purposes of casting the spell in question.
In the case of a closed tradition, it's much simpler to determine a character's ability. Just take the character's level in the tradition or tradition group to which the spell belongs.


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Accessible, Provocative, and Full of Heart: Lit Mag is Delightful Reading Experience
Issue 5.1 marks The Raleigh Review's fifth anniversary and, my, they grow up so fast. What started as a pet project that distracted editor Rob Greene from his graduate studies is now a little beauty of a biannual journal that has received accolades and honors from Best of the Net and the Summit Creative Awards. This collection of nineteen poems rounded out by three short stories, two reviews, and rich full-color art is slim but never stingy. With a stated mission that seeks to "foster the creation and availability of accessible yet provocative contemporary literature," this is a big-hearted lit mag that knows how to delight and devastate.
The Raleigh Review's website states, "We believe that great literature inspires empathy," and I'd say the editorial team has been pretty successful in putting together a journal that invites the reader to slip into the shoes of another. Yet the exercise of delving into deep parts of the human experience isn't a simple one, and I found I needed to spend time digesting each piece in this issue before moving on to the next. This issue doesn't shy away from emotional complexity; these are deceptively simple pieces that deliver an emotional punch.
Take, for example, my favorite short story in this issue: "Pinhole Vision" by Carrie Knowles. Here, a young woman named Laura strives to explain her father's blindness to her new fiancé. In brief scenes that flash between past and present, Knowles explores the blind man through the eyes of the daughter. There's the shame projected by neighbors, the disbelief of the father's blindness because of his ability to move around with relative ease, and then the many subtle tensions of the marriage: mainly the father's desire for self-sufficiency paired with his need to be needed. Faced with a fiancé who "wanted her to tell him everything," can Laura accurately and fairly describe the man who helped construct her emotional groundwork? This was a journey into different ways of seeing and being, and it was elegantly rendered.
There's some great news for poets here, too: the overall number of selections skews more heavily towards poetry than prose work. I've read that the editors favor visceral poems that elicit strong reactions, and it's true that nothing here left me cold. This issue definitely displays a wide variety of form and content, though pieces skirting the outer reaches of the formal or experimental may not find a home here.
This issue was chock full of works that invite second and third readings. I found myself returning most often to E. Kristin Anderson's "Fresh-faced and dirty," an erasure poem that repurposes an editorial piece from Marie Claire, and "Still with My Mother" by Lynn Otto. I also loved the pair of poems by C. Wade Bentley in this issue; while these were not light by any stretch, they both contained a bit of sly humor that was refreshing and very welcome amid such serious company.
"Deliquescence" by Ellen Bass was another gem. This poem won me over with its first few lines: "Spring. I'd almost forgotten / how the earth tilts her face, / unsnaps her valise, and all / the rooted greenery spills out." It perhaps rightly ends this fifth anniversary issue with its musings on growth, seasons, and aging — both the joy of watching children grow up and the pain of watching parents age and lose touch with reality. Bass describes the same apricot tree which appears earlier in the poem "diseased / and hacked" in the full sway of previous summers: "the apricots swelling and dropping, / splitting with their ripened weight." The final image of the poem allows us, and this issue, to dissolve back into the memory of the garden as it once was in full fruit.
A potential issue for emerging writers looking to submit their pieces to The Raleigh Review: most of the contributors to this issue have at least a few great publications under their belts. Many have already published full-length works (or a few), have an enviable list of clips and/ or have garnered prestigious awards. While the journal's online submissions guidelines do say that "new/emerging voices are often published along nationally recognized, award-winning authors," new voices feel underrepresented in this particular issue. The volunteers that edit the journal did a bang-up job of putting together a great issue, but it would have been even more delightful to see a few more truly "new/emerging" contributors in these pages.
That said, The Raleigh Review does pay all of its contributors and promotes them and the local literary community with readings, events and workshops taught by award-winning writers. Oh, and do check out the audio archives at the journal's website, where contributing poets are asked to record themselves reading their pieces.
The Raleigh Review is not a light read with its stories and poetry about families in trouble, longing, growing up, growing old and experiencing loss — but it is a delightful one. In light of The Raleigh Review's mission to be both accessible and provocative, I could see this journal appealing to a fairly broad audience: MFAs will likely find a lot to love here, but so will more casual readers in search of a great poem or short story to chew on. This is not the kind of work to grapple with because of its mindbending experimentation; rather, here is a collection to soak up.
Overall, this struck me as a very human, very intimate reading experience. The journal's website claims that "more great things keep on happening." I hope they continue to; The Raleigh Review is a beautiful, engaging journal with a lot of heart.


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Well after the excitment of The Cloth Road it is now onto the next thing, The Frome Festival in July. I'm preparing now for the Artists Open Studios on 10/11th and 17/18th July. The brochures are done and ready to distribute, the new Frome Creative Network website is nearly ready to release I've just got to get some preparation done. So I ad better go and do it!
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Sunday, May 4, 2008
Warm Weather Wicker
For warm spring and summer nights your bulky leather handbags that you toted around all winter simply won't do. Wicker, a material previously reserved for screen porch furniture is reinvented for the season in the guise of feather-weight clutches that come in a variety of colors and textures. Lighten up with one of these luxe straw clutch options from Kotur or Anya Hindmarch. The Bright Wicker Clutch by Kotur comes in a selection of beachy hues to match your sun dress or sarong, and the slightly fancier Purple Weave Clutch (that comes with a thin gold chain link strap attached in case you tend to leave your clutch on restaurant banquets like I do) will look gorgeous at any evening soiree in the city. Neutral colored yet undeniably elegant picks include Hindmarch's straw Five Stone Clutch inlaid with ocean-blue stones and Kotur's Lind Clutch with a striking jade and tiger's eye clasp. Vivre.com features a multitude of stunning clutch options (including the ones I mentioned above) in an array of materials, colors, and shapes, making it difficult to choose just one. Luckily, clutches don't take up too much closet space and conveniently you can store them in your big winter handbags.
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HA NOI (VNS) — Becamex Binh Duong defeated Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) 4-1 in the 13th round of Toyota V.League 1 at Go Dau Stadium, topping the first leg of the national premier league.
The team now have 28 points to top 14 teams, followed by FLC Thanh Hoa (25 points) and Hai Phong (22 points).
With the support of fans on their home turf and skilled players, hosts Binh Duong overwhelmed their young rivals with an early goal by captain Nguyen Anh Duc in the third minute. Duc opened the score from a corner penalty in the left wing.
Taking a pass from Moses in the 21st minute, Au Van Hoan helped Binh Duong double the score to 2-0.
Meanwhile, HAGL had several chances to level the score, but their strikers couldn't beat Binh Duong's goalie Quoc Thien Esele. Even HAGL players were often in offside positions.
In the second half, three-time Golden Ball winner Le Cong Vinh easily scored another goal for Binh Duong in the 50th minute.
Attacking efforts earned HAGL a goal in the 72nd minute. Striker Sanogo Moussa put his header past Binh Duong's goalkeeper to shorten the gap to 3-1. However, only four minutes later, receiving a pass from Oloya Moses, Nguyen Trong Hoang raised the score to 4-1 for Binh Duong.
In the other matches played yesterday, Thanh Hoa bested Dong Tam Long An 4-3, while Quang Nam defeated Khanh Hoa 4-1. Dong Nai lost to SHB Da Nang 1-2, and Hai Phong won Dong Thap 2-1.
Elsewhere, Quang Ninh Coal beat Song Lam Nghe An 1-0, and Ha Noi T&T won Can Tho 4-1. — VNS


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We Don't Know What HE Knows
"I will look after the security of the people. That is my job as your President."
President Obama
(Clinton Global Initiative 9/23/14)
by Marc Platt
We DON'T know
what President Obama knows. Yet we endlessly listen to talking heads and politicians try to spin. Spinning is what makes the social media world go round and round within seconds.
We literally live in a 24-hour-newscycle more so than ever before. A story can change instantaneously in front of your eyes so fast, you can't even put context and perspective in real time.
So we turn to our "Trusted" pundits on CNN, MSNBC or Fox News. We read our in-the-bubble publications like Huffington Post, Wall Street Journal and/or Drudge Report, depending on your leanings.
The bottom line is these "News" organizations know NOTHING. Really! They only know what they tell each other.
The only people who REALLY know are sworn to secrecy. We know what the White House Press Secretary tells us, or the President (and surrogates).
Here's the deal. They cannot tell us what we NEED to know. They only tell us what they need us to know.
There are fantastic news gathering news organizations who have gathered information on Khorasan and ISIS months ago. It wasn't until the bombing in Syria started that the cable outlets started talking about them. The information on Khorazon has been out there for months.
The "Spin" that Khorasan was planning homeland attacks perked up the cable news outlets to start talking about them. President Obama knows about these threats months and sometimes years before we do. It is supposed to be that way.
If we knew what was really going on ALL THE TIME, we would be scared shitless.
Just know that this administration is doing the best they can to handle multiple threats all the time. Be glad that you and I don't have to stay on top of all this stuff. We have capable elected officials working in the White House, unlike the chickenshit congress who had to go get re-elected.
The House Republicans set their working calendar for 2014 for 114 working days...That is correct...114 working days.
How many days in 2014 do you think the President works? Even when he is on holiday, he takes calls with Putin and manages crisises.
So I repeat.."We don't know what HE knows." That is a good thing.


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And one more reason….here it is.
Monthly Archives: January 2007
Christy 'Crystal' Meth Gone Wild
If you need an illustration on why crystal meth is a waste of time (or a time-winder), here is one.
Playa's Player
Hello my little sweet bunnies, So, I dont know what's going on with my flasho player, but the videos work, you just have to directly click on them. This way you see it all I guess. I will try to be more frequent around here. I'm trying to do a million things at once, sometimes […]
Jesse Spano Freaks Out Yet Again (Unrated Version)
I think Pat Benatar had a song about this…..Love is a Battlefield? No, that's not it.
Computers Will Anihilate Us
I know how she feels, my computer hates me most of the time.
Billy Bob Thornton's a Lover
Kayne West Freaks Out at Awards Show
Oh Kayne, money isn't everything. Jerkwad.


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Fashion Week Press Pack
I don't often show press stuff, but this came so beautifully presented that I had to give it an airing. The gorgeous, personalised box came full of products to help us get through the rigours of fashion week a little bit more beautifully!
The product I am most thrilled to see is the Margaret Dabbs Foot Oil – it's the nicest thing you can do to your feet!
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Bit by bit I'm learning about life in the high desert of New Mexico. One of the things I've learned this fall is how much dogs and coyotes like tunas. No, not the kind that comes in a can, though they do like that, but the kind that grows on prickly pear cactus.
The purplish growths are the seed pods of the cactus, called by some, tuna.
One day last week the dogs and I were out walking on our usual path in the open space. I started noticing purple poop on the trail. On closer examination I saw that it was filled with seeds. This answered a question: Does anything eat the tuna? Evidently, coyotes do. Down the path we went, then the dogs started stopping and rooting around near prickly pear plants, something they have learned the hard way to avoid. Root, root, root. Chomp, chomp. Evidently, dogs like the well ripened tuna too.


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First Friday Dishoom 1st Day Box Office Collection John, Varun, Jacqueline Film :- Well, after getting mixed Review and Rating from the Critics Dishoom movie released this Friday at the box office. The buzz for the movie is average and only in big cities people attracting towards the movie. Also, the story plot and the screenplay is a bit average in the movie. Varun and John both trying to convince the audience by their acting but nothing is going well for the movie. I am sure that people have the better option to watch this week.
Dishoom 1st Day Box Office Collection
Akshaye Khanna is looking cute as a Villain and that's the main problem of the movie. Also, the movie has the same Dram like 90s Bollywood movies. But because the movie has two good stars and they both are looking good I think movie going to be the good hit in box office. Also, Music and Dialogues is catch and going to be popular in between audience.
Now let's talk about the buzz in between people. As you, all know that the movie released between stick competitions where people still attracting towards the Kabali and Sultan. But the movie did good collection from the box office as expected by the makers.
Dishoom Box Office Collection
Well, the movie released on 3,000 screens and opened up with the 40% occupancy in India. Also, the first-day collection of the movie is quite a good movie collected between 8.50 Crore from the domestic box office.
Also, the overseas collection of the movie is average because their people have still the good attraction for the "Kabali". But the movie managed to collect more than 6.00 Crore from the overseas box office collection.
#Dishoom Fri ₹ 11.05 cr. India biz… Biz should grow on Sat + Sun to post a healthy weekend total.
Highest *DAY 1* of 2016… 1.
#Sultan 36.54 cr 2. #Fan 19.20 cr 3. #HF3 15.21 cr 4. #Airlift 12.35 cr 5. #Baaghi 11.94 cr 6. #Dishoom 11.05 cr 7. #UdtaPunjab 10.05 cr Note: Nett biz. Hindi films. #Dishoom takes UAE-GCC by storm… Thu AED 900k, Fri AED 1.1 million. Total: AED 2 million [₹ 3.63 cr]. EXCELLENT!
I am sure that the movie going to collect more than 30 Crore from the very first weekend of release. But an only bad word of mouth can affect the box office collection of the movie. So we have to wait and watch to see the full box office collection of the movie.