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Multiple categories of data for each student gathered and organized in one place and accessible in a few keystrokes from any device. That's the power of ReadWrite Digital's Analytics.
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Students' data resides in an ever-growing list of disconnected 3rd party software systems. Analytic's Integrator agents connect automatically to your 3rd party systems and automate the previously manual process of extracting data – meaning you are always working with up-to-date information.
Data Organization
Analytics organizes data so that multiple categories of multi-year data can be utilized to see the complete picture of factors affecting student success. Our advanced data models have been built to enable Educators the ability to analyze student performance from many vantage points.
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Analytic's employs advanced grid technologies that allow users the ability to organize, sort and filter their peer data tables to gain new insights and the ability to isolate on subgroups of students for better teaching efficiencies.
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Educators and Educational Researchers continue to develop innovative frameworks for the management of student performance. ReadWrite Digital's applications are designed to support the frameworks that our customers wish to deploy. Analytics supports frameworks through libraries of reports and analytics. Framework libraries will grow over time and through sharing of new reports and analytics among districts progress will be made.
Schools in over 40 states utilize the MTSS framework to manage student performance. Analytics supports schools employing MTSS frameworks through a library of data reports and analytics that allow educators to identify those students that are "On track," "At risk." or "Off track." The system allows the flagging (color coding) of data values that exceed preset thresholds to more easily spot risk factors. Analytics supports multiple years of longitudinal data so that progress overtime insights can be determined.
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Slow Cooker Baked Beans
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If you own a home in the Bellingham and Whatcom County area, you may be wondering how much it's worth in the current market.
Determining an accurate price requires a bit of research, mainly to analyze the recent sale prices and asking prices for comparable properties in your neighborhood, as well as the time these homes spent on the market. In some areas, distressed properties such as foreclosures and short sales are also having a large impact on the prices of comparable homes.
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My name is Iyá Ekundayo, Iyalorisa priestess, spirit medium of the Xango tradition, Nagô nation, initiated in the religious house Ilê Oxum Monjobe in Mangabeira, Recife, Pernambuco Brazil. I am also initiated into the Ifa tradition in Yorubaland of Nigeria as Iyanifa. I divide my time between the United States, Brazil and Nigeria, Agege Kingdom and Ogun State igbodu, working in my shrine throwing cowries, making Ifa medicine, manifesting spirit guides / orisa for clients both inside and outside the countries I am living in at the time. I work principally with Esu and the waters of Olokun besides cowrie divination, which brings me great pleasure. I also perform spiritual cleansing on homes with spirits who are bothering the living, and assist in helping the dead to cross over. Please email me if you have tried everything to no avail and need help.
My root initiate Xango religion (NE Brazil diaspora religion derived from Yoruba root) has two lineages: that of the orisa and that of the spirits of the Jurema Preta. These spirits are greatly loved and revered in Brazil for their warmth, character, insight and powers. I work with the spirit guides Exu da Meia-Noite, Malunguinho (Mestre, Cabocolo, Rei and Exu), Pomba Gira and Pai Joaquim, to aide consultants in their life choices and difficulties. Please visit the testimonials page to get a better idea of the scope of this work.
People consult the spirits in person, or their situation can be presented from long distance and the appropriate spirit will then arrive to discuss at length the consultant's concerns. These spirits are closely linked with the orisa and are used many times as mouthpieces for the orisa to pass messages or types of offerings the consultant needs to make. I know the lineage as the side of the fumaça – the side of the work with tobacco and indigenous spirits of the brasilian forests – the side of the Jurema Preta, and I am very skilled in the art of brewing Jurema for the Mestres and Mestras, Caboclos and Caboclas to drink.
My spiritual journey started at age 12 with an awareness and strong desire to understand the nature of my existence here on earth. My main wish was to not only understand and transcend my own human suffering, but to also help and alleviate the suffering of others around me. At 15 years of age, spirits began to visit me, the first being my main spirit guide Malunguinho who works inside the Jurema Preta of Brazil.
Having lived in different countries starting at a very early age, I looked to my higher self, to my ori, for guidance to light my path through the world. For a time I resisted the inevitable, which was to be a total submission and leap of faith into the world of the orisa and the spirit guides.
After my development and initiation as Mae de Santo/Iyalorixa in brasil, my orisa and spirit guides were telling me and teaching me that certain accepted knowledge, rituals and practices were not quite exactly as practiced in brasil. There was other divine knowledge being passed to me. Esu set my spiritual eyes looking towards the Yoruba homeland in Nigeria. I began to check and verify their messages and understand how, with the passage of centuries, Yoruba practices and rituals had become diverted or diluted into other rituals, rites, beliefs and practices within brasil and the diaspora. This, and my ori's guidance to avert my own early death, is what led me on my journey back to my homeland in Nigeria, to the root source and sacred birthplace of the orisa where I initiated in to Ifa.
I have since blended and adapted the two practices, Yoruba Ifa and my Brazilian religious practices. They are both valid, yet different from each other. My main focus, of course, is to help whomever Olodumare and Ifa bring to me, to the best of my ability. I take this life very seriously and for me it is one of constant spiritual learning and striving. The one thing I remember my Mae de Santo, Mae Consuelo always saying, is that each day she learns something new from the orisa, that she never stops learning, and this is even when she was already well into her 80's, but full of ASE and a living embodiment of orisa.
I can only hope to achieve what I have witnessed in the elders who have taken me under their wing: a steadfast devotion to serving God and Ifa above all, above money, above personal pleasures.
As I travel and work between Brasil, Nigeria and the USA, I am constantly learning more as I witness this incredible transformation between the Old World Yorubaland tradition in Nigeria, and the New World diaspora traditions. There are many differences between Ifa and orisa worship in Nigeria, and what is known as "Ifa" and "orisa worship" in the diaspora. It is my hope to make a bridge between the two worlds to help others find more freedom and spiritual truth in the honest, simple worshiping of the orisa deities as practiced in Yorubaland.
Though I am a very private person, I feel it is important to share wisdom, and so here on this aite/blog I am dedicating space to write down what I have learned from life experience and by working with my guides, the orisa, and Esu- the greatest teacher of life – as he manifests in my body passing messages of very clear and to the point wisdom to help people. Esu offers a divine vision and perspective of the problems that we humans can face in life, and as the role of Esu is greatly misunderstood, I feel it is only fair to open my world to others who might benefit from reading these words and to perhaps rethink what Esu represents.
My own path is not meant for others to follow; we are all on our own life road and must each seek out our own truth, but my desire is to demystify and declutter much of what has been put forth as orisa worship in the diaspora, far from the birthplace of the orisa in Yorubaland, as well as give insight towards any problems others might be facing at present. Each time I divine for someone, each time I pound leaves and plants into soaps, burn to powders, amulets, etc., for the benefit of someone, my wholehearted and honest desire is for that person's healing and benefit in life. And I thank God for the life I have.
There is no absolute truth or untruth, nothing is all good or all bad. We are all on this journey of learning together, and our learning never ends, no matter our age, position in life, or spiritual attainment. We can become vessels to hold and share the goodness and blessings of the orisa and guides, and it is this that drives me in life. It is in this spirit that I offer my Self to life, to all who are also making their journey and walking a similar road.
May Olodumare, our Ori, Ifa, Esu, and all the irunmole guide us, protect us, give us health, happiness, riches, family and friends, love and long life. May we all prosper in peace Ase Ase Ase O! Assim seja!
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In a short yet informative presentation, Jenny Maclay provided a brief outline of the life of Carl Maria von Weber. Her lecture was dense with information including career highlights, legacy, lesser known history, and professional affiliations. Taking great pains to uncover details and truths about Weber, her curiosity and intrigue led her to a rare find, a living descendant of Weber in her home state of Alabama.
The bulk of her research focused on tracking Weber's lineage as told through Weber's great-great-great granddaughter, Patricia Grover. Not a musician herself, Grover was thrilled when a member of the music community reached out to her to learn more about her family tree. Offering her resources freely, Maclay and Grover have forged an unlikely friendship that is sure to benefit the community as a whole. Most recently, Grover spoke about an old family trunk filled with generations of memorabilia and history. Maclay hopes to make a visit soon to see the trunk firsthand and examine its contents. Attendees immediately requested she compile her findings in a book in hopes that she finds rare Weber manuscripts and other historical pieces.
A large portion of Weber's history was lost as a result of their immigration from Switzerland. It is Maclay's belief that in order to better understand the future of the clarinet community, we must better understand our past. Traditions from the past influence our present and future, so it is the obligation of the performer and entrepreneur to make the past relevant to today's musician.
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Melissa Morales is a master's student at DePaul University studying with Julie DeRoche and Larry Combs. She currently teaches at The People's Music School and performs with The Candid Concert Opera's Orchestra Nova and the Chicago Symphonic Winds.


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The Academy also releases statement saying it is "investigating the circumstances" behind the mix-up.
The Academy and PwC issued statements on Monday following the best picture blunder at Sunday's Oscars.
It is the second apology by PwC, with the accountancy firm naming partner Brian Cullinan as the person responsible for the incident, in which a back-up envelope revealing the previously announced best actress winner Emma Stone was mistakenly handed to Warren Beatty before the climactic best picture presentation.
Beatty opened the envelope and looked confused before handing it to co-presenter Faye Dunaway, who declared La La Land the winner. Several minutes later show organisers interrupted the winners' speeches and Moonlight was declared the rightful best picture winner.
It also emerged on Monday that minutes before Cullinan gave the wrong envelope to Beatty, the US board chairman and PwC managing partner tweeted a photograph of Oscar winner Stone backstage.
PwC's second statement, which followed an earlier apology for the mix-up, read: "PwC takes full responsibility for the series of mistakes and breaches of established protocols during last night's Oscars. PwC partner Brian Cullinan mistakenly handed the back-up envelope for actress in a leading role instead of the envelope for best picture to presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.
"Once the error occurred, protocols for correcting it were not followed through quickly enough by Mr. Cullinan or his partner.
"We are deeply sorry for the disappointment suffered by the cast and crew of "La La Land" and "Moonlight." We sincerely apologize to Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Jimmy Kimmel, ABC, and the Academy, none of whom was at fault for last night's errors. We wish to extend our deepest gratitude to each of them for the graciousness they displayed during such a difficult moment.
"For the past 83 years, the Academy has entrusted PwC with the integrity of the awards process during the ceremony, and last night we failed the Academy."
Academy statement
The Academy statement read: "We deeply regret the mistakes that were made during the presentation of the Best Picture category during last night's Oscar ceremony. We apologize to the entire cast and crew of La La Land and Moonlight whose experience was profoundly altered by this error.
"We salute the tremendous grace they displayed under the circumstances. To all involved — including our presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, the filmmakers, and our fans watching worldwide — we apologize.
"For the last 83 years, the Academy has entrusted PwC to handle the critical tabulation process, including the accurate delivery of results. PwC has taken full responsibility for the breaches of established protocols that took place during the ceremony.
"We have spent last night and today investigating the circumstances, and will determine what actions are appropriate going forward. We are unwaveringly committed to upholding the integrity of the Oscars and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences."


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The Science of Vaping
E-cigarettes have been around for nearly a decade in the UK, but understandably there are still E-cigarettes work by converting a liquid, commonly referred to as e-liquid or e-juice, into vapour which can then be inhaled. Many e-liquids contain nicotine, although unlike other means of consuming nicotine, the nicotine is not derived from burning tobacco. Here we examine how e-cigarettes and nicotine work together and what some of the leading vaping studies have had to say about its effects on those who use it.


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Recently I shared with you a great Executive Theme, today, I found another great corporate styled WordPress theme for your business. The theme is the Executive child theme that is designed to work with the Genesis Framework.
The Executive Theme was designed to work as a corporate and large business website but, it will also work with for small businesses as well. The theme is a great way to share lots of content in a professional way.
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McDonald's reputation is weaker than ever this year, taking a nosedive from an average reputation last year. With an 8-point drop in reputation year over year, McDonald's had the largest decline in reputation of any U.S. restaurant chain. It's no wonder the fast food chain is trying new ways to improve customer satisfaction and attract new customers in an attempt to revive its corporate brand.
McDonald's is also trying new tactics to improve its flagging earnings, including shuttering stores across the U.S. and beyond. McDonald's has also aired new commercials, launched a new line of customizable burgers and extended its breakfast menu to full day. Clearly, McDonald's is trying to both innovate its products and improve customer satisfaction, which it hopes will result in increased sales.
Case in point, come January McDonald's is planning to launch a "McPick 2" deal, allowing customers to pick two of the following items for $2: a McDouble, a McChicken, small fries and mozzarella sticks. And yes, McDonald's will begin selling mozzarella sticks, so it's asking us to think outside the happy meal box of burgers and fries when we think of McDonald's.
McDonald's declining earnings over the last two years have led to a shuttering of stores and a turnaround strategy. But, even with the turnaround strategy, there has been only a slight uptick in Q3 earnings this year in the U.S., up 0.9%.
So, what gives?
Products and services are, by far, the leading driver of reputation in the U.S. hospitality industry. And yet, that is one of the areas of reputation where McDonald's scores the lowest. McDonald's extreme focus right now on its products and service makes good business sense.
But, it won't be easy for McDonald's. Over the last decade, the focus has been on the quality of food offered by fast food restaurants. Consumer perceptions, however, are skeptical of the freshness and quality of McDonald's ingredients. People remember the news reports of 'pink slime' in meat, yoga mats in chicken McNuggets, and a McDonald's supplier in Shanghai pumping chickens with excessive amounts of antibiotics.
McDonald's is willingly shedding its identity as just a hamburger fast food restaurant in favor of a more diversified menu, and is changing its value meal by scrapping its Dollar Menu in exchange for its McPick 2. Time will tell us if McDonald's is successful at improving its reputation. So, let's wait and see how its Q4 earnings and 2016 reputation turn out (around?).
Read more about McDonald's reputation in this RESEARCH BRIEF. And, find out how to align corporate brand with reputation HERE.
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- Built in 60cm Vitroceramic Hob
- 3 Radiant Zones
- Electronic Sensitive Controls
- 99 Minutes Timer
- Direct Booster Pack
- 4 Safety Features (Auto Stop, Anti-Spill, Residual Heat Indicators, Keypad Lock)
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Schott Ceran® glass: the ceramic glass coming from the green technology to protect the environment.
For environment respect: Taking into account the different stages in the product life-cycle, Brandt opted upstream to produce an ecoefficient product by using natural materials with the lowest impact on the environment and those that keep the planet as clean as possible in the manufacture of its ceramic glass. Schott Ceran® glass doesn't use any toxic metals or harmful chemical products.
For quality cooking: Quicklight radiant zones provide perfect heat distribution and are wellsuited for food that needs to be simmered for a long time. These smart cooking zones have safety limit switches that self-regulate automatically: they turn on and off to maintain the selected power level. The emperature thus remains uniform and appropriate for cooking your food. The regulation frequency varies according to the selected power level.
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For design: The new Brandt Horizon vitroceramic hobs have clean horizontal serigraphs that perfectly match the aesthetic of the Brandt ovens and microwaves.
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The active ingredients of the drug are Dorzolamide Hydrochloride - Timolol Maleate. It is an eye care medication used mainly in treatment of glaucoma.
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The manufacturer of Dorzox T - 5 ml Eye Drop is Cipla, India. You can purchase Dorzox T - 5 ml Eye Drop online also.
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A 33-year-old Waterbury man accused of causing damage to fields at Wilby High School with an ATV on Sunday appeared in court on Monday and must post a $750 cash bond to get out of prison.
Police said Steve Baldwin, the high school athletic director, saw a man driving an all-terrain vehicle on the fields around noon and called police to report the incident.
Officers arrested Dennis Rowell, 33, as he was leaving the field on a Yamaha Blaster, according to police.
The Waterbury Republican-American reports that Rowell is accused of leaving tire marks throughout the fields, including a trench on the baseball field.
Rowell was charged with second-degree criminal trespass, first-degree criminal mischief and second-degree breach of peace.
Baldwin said the money for public schools is tight and the cash bond amount pales in comparison to the amount it will take to repair the fields, which had just been repaired after years of neglect.
Todd Coelho, a senior pitcher at Wilby, said he's been looking forward to being able to play at home at Wilby instead of at Municipal Stadium, but not now.
"It meant a lot because of a lot of support from the teachers this year, especially who've recognized that our program was really good here at Wilby, and then to find out we can go to some games right next to the building. Not any more," he said. "Really disappointing."
Crosby High School, across town, has had to repair its soccer field three times because of damage from ATVs.
They have installed concrete blocks, which have helped to solve the problem there.


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Sept 21, 2014 – New Shekau Dead: Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau's Impostor Killed In Konduga Borno State
Shekau Impostor Killed: Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau's Dead Body Litters Konduga, Borno Street
If the story coming from Konduga is anything to go by, then the guy that succeeded the late Boko Haram leader has been killed.
The impostor of late Abubakar Shekau has been killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out in Konduga this week
The picture above was taken by survivors of an attack carried out by the sect in Mainok.
Survivors of Mainok market attack said the terrorists are very mad as a result of the attack that killed their leader Skekau in Konduga on Wednesday, the 17th of September 2014.
The insurgent launched a rocket to the busy Mainok market on Friday killing over 300 people. Sources believed the attack is in response to the death of their leader.
Hear what a villager who identified himself as Modu Jakana told Tribune:
The insurgents came in from all angles, "shooting the people as if they were exchanging fire with the military. We don't know how we escaped, but we were so lucky. They were so determined to kill everybody. I saw so many corpses while we were running for dear lives. At the main road, vehicles that were on top speed also killed so many people as there was confusion everywhere.
"This morning, some of our people told us that over 300 people, including some of the insurgents, were killed because we learnt that the military came and engaged them in a fierce fight.
Hear what a senior military official said about Shekau's impostor's death:
"it is getting more certain that the terrorists' commander who has been mimicking Shekau in those videos is the one killed in Konduga on September 17, 2014."
Today, five Boko Haram members surrendered to the military. The terrorists who also gave up their RPGs plead for mercy and promise to reveal more information on the activities of the sect.


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Already, with the tech issues! My mouse had what can only be described at a seizure. Restart took an eon. May have to move to The Man Cave & use the husband's computer. I'm trying to upload the sketch for the art piece, so best case scenario, the next post will have um, actual content.
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
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Our Summer Program consists of 3 one-week sessions in June and is open to our current 3's, 4's and Pre-K students, therefore ages are mixed.
Each one-week session has a theme and runs Monday – Friday from 9:15AM – 12:30PM.
Extended day is also available Monday – Thursdays until 2:00PM. We plan primarily outdoor activities, including art projects, music, games, drama, science, etc. weather permitting.


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In September 2013 I left for my Year Abroad in Barcelona with a case full of teabags and a vague idea about Catalan nationalism. Seven months on, I feel like something of an expert on the subject. Wherever you go in Barcelona you will see the Estelada flag, which is the symbol of Catalan independence, hanging from balconies. I think it's safe to say that the political situation between Catalonia and the central Spanish government in Madrid is almost as tense as a match between the cities' football teams.
However, and some people will disagree with me on this, the question of Catalan independence is slightly more significant than the famous El Clásico match. This is not the first time Catalonia has clashed with the rest of Spain as conflicts date as far back as 1714 and the Siege of Barcelona during the War of Spanish Succession. Aptly, 2014 marks the tercentenary of this event and on Sunday 9th November of this year there will be a referendum on whether Catalonia should become a state, and if that state should be independent from Spain.
Catalonia has been a part of Spain since the 15th century but the idea of a separate Catalan identity began to emerge in the 19th century. With the arrival of the Second Spanish Republic in 1931, Catalonia was given autonomy from Spain although this was soon revoked after General Francisco Franco's victory in the Spanish Civil War in 1939. He led a dictatorship until his death until 1975 and during this time, Catalonia suffered. Franco prohibited the use of the Catalan language, even going so far as burning books that were written in Catalan. Franco's victory also signalled the end of the Catalan government, the Generalitat, and its pre-war leader was killed on the dictator's orders. However, following Franco's death, the Generalitat was re-established, along with the use of the Catalan language in the public sphere, and the question of separation from the rest of Spain once again formed part of the region's political agenda.
Catalonia currently have autonomy following a referendum in 2006. This means that the Generalitat now has power over certain judicial and fiscal matters, but it is still not enough to appease the region. There have been a series of referendums on independence throughout Catalonia since 2009, but these have been treated as evidence of public opinion, rather than binding political decisions. However, the referendum this November looks to be the beginning of the separation of Catalonia and Spain.
So why does Catalonia want to be independent?
When I first arrived here, I naively thought that it was mainly due to the language difference. Both Catalan and Castilian (normal Spanish) are spoken in Catalonia but the official language of the Generalitat is Catalan so I assumed that this was the reason for the referendum. However, after discussing the issue with locals and following the debate in the newspapers I have realised that, like most things in life, it comes down to money.
Currently, Catalonia accounts for over 20 percent of the GDP of Spain, and yet the region only receives 8 percent back from the Spanish government for public spending. Many people here think that it is unfair that Catalonia is forced to pay more taxes than any other regional community in Spain and they are not receiving a fair share of it. In the last 20 years, the number of tourists visiting Barcelona alone has tripled due to the region's efforts to attract the foreign visitor. Is it really fair that the rest of Spain are cashing in on this success?
A recent survey showed that nearly 59.6 percent of the population of Catalonia want independence from the rest of Spain so it looks likely that the result of the referendum will be what the Generalitat are hoping for. The level of public support has been far higher than in Scotland and on the surface the future of an independent Catalonia looks promising.
So it's looking good for Catalonia then?
Well, not really. The Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has announced that the referendum on 9th November will be seen as unconstitutional and will not guarantee Catalan independence. It's understandable that the Spanish government want the beautiful region of Catalonia to remain part of their country but just imagine for a moment if the people of Scotland vote for independence from Great Britain and David Cameron says no. If relations between England and Scotland were bad before, they certainly would be after that.
Another problem the Catalan people face is whether the European Union would accept Catalonia as a member state. Arguably, in order to be a viable independent country they would need the support of the European Union and all the monetary and trade benefits that go with it. It seems that if they grant membership to an independent Scotland, there will be pressure on them to do the same for Catalonia.
Only time will tell if Catalonia can win their fight for independence. When I moved here I thought that they were mad to want to leave Spain. Now, after having spoken to the people who live here, I am not so sure.


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Today is the first day without chemo. Now I need to get rid of all the chemo stuff in my system over the next four weeks. I also need to work on my back pain with Physical Therapy. In other words, the next 4 weeks are not vacation, but hard work.
The morning was a good way to start my new priorities. I prepared breakfast for Dianne and me without any pain. Afterwards I had a good Skype session with Jürgen. However, during the Skype session my lower back pain surfaced. By the end the Skype call the back pain was at a pain level of 8. During the wait for Dianne to drive me to the Physical Therapy, my upper leg/buttocks and foot pain also became noticeable, special the right side, which is a first.
My scheduled Physical Therapy session was a good one, working on my back pain, using two new exercises. I also received some soft tissue manipulation which lowered my pain level. My next PT is scheduled for Friday afternoon. Returning home, I rested for awhile before preparing my lunch.
After lunch, I went to my backyard with my laptop to FaceTime with Paul and sort all the mail I got. By the end of these activities the outside temperature just got to hot for staying outside, I therefore went back inside to rest. The resting must have been very good since I fell asleep, waking up when Dianne got home.
Today was another good day. I am looking forward to tomorrow, hoping for another good day, which includes a visit to my dentist for the crown preparation. The rest of the day is all for me, nothing else on the schedule. More about that, tomorrow.


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We want to thank everyone for the incredible support we've had to make this trail a reality! From our hands-on volunteers, to the local contractors and suppliers who provided machinery and driving time, plus donations of trail materials. Thanks to Thames-Coromandel District Council for their support, when we approached the Economic Development Manger, Ben Day, about the trail and got the response "What can we do to help?", that kind of positive support is what got us here.
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Martha Harris was on the cutting edge of quilt design when she chose to put smaller pieced stars in blocks between borders of "sashing." Block quilts were just beginning to come into fashion, and they soon replaced framed medallions as the predominant layout.
The name "Ohio Star" was invented long after the quilt, telling us nothing about the design's regional origin. "Ohio Star" was a common variation on the eight-pointed star, and is found in quilts of many regions.
Martha Harris was the wife of U.S. Congressman Benjamin Gwin Harris who, not uncommonly in Maryland, was a slaveholder and Confederate sympathizer. His outspokenness got him censured in Congress in 1863, but his military trial for harboring returning Confederate soldiers in 1865 was of dubious legality. None of this tumultuous history is reflected in his wife's handsome quilt; but surviving artifacts sometimes are connected to interesting events in U.S. history.
Block- and roller-printed and solid cottons; cotton filling and binding, roller-printed backing
The border fabric is a large-scale furnishing chintz. A similar print is used for the quilt's backing.


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32 - Shattered
Cataclysm becomes obsessed with hunting down Psychotic. She chases her all over the world, breaking up one scheme after another but not facing her nemesis again. She makes a few deals with the devil along the way, most notably working with VIPER for several weeks. Psychotic had raided their labs so they were out to get her as well. She tells Witchcraft very little about the hunt. After all she's not going to arrest Zoe this time.
She tracks Psychotic to a small island off the coast of Japan, an atoll dubbed Monster Island by the Japanese press. There the villain is building some kind of massive device. Cataclysm boards a plane and settles in for the journey. It's a long trip and after the first few hours she sinks into a light doze.
It hurts. It hurts. It hurts.
There was nothing but the throbbing pain. There was no sound, no vision, no other sensation but the constant beat-beat-beat of the agony pulsing through her body. She drifted in misery for countless time and there was nothing but the hurt, beating in her brain like the throbbing of the music in a hot, dark nightclub.
Suddenly sound broke through: movement, scraping rock, frantic voices. "She's here!...must be dead...so much blood...should her arm be...can't move her unless...how will we get her down to...never survive the trip..."
A deafening torrent of sound, a screaming white noise that blotted out anything else, a bellow like the roars of the monsters on the island, or possibly the sound of a heavy engine. The pain was more distant now but still her constant companion. It would never leave.
More voices, not so much frantic as focused and intense. "...or it'll sever her spine...lift on three, one, two...another unit of blood...coding again...can't find a clean vein...splint the bones but...just a medic, not a doctor...stabilize her for...never survive the trip..."
A low drone, a deep steady thrumming. Occasionally another sound would come through but mostly it was just the hum that was so steady she stopped hearing it. That left nothing but the pain.
A crash of new voices, strange sounds, clipped words, gibberish that didn't even sound like language. The alien voices chattered over her but eventually they left as well.
She was left in an absence of sound that was calm, soothing and lonely. Sometimes she could hear something else -- a snatch of music, a familiar voice, a blaring but faraway television, a woman crying -- but only briefly and the silence would return. Soon the silence and the darkness was all there was. And the pain. The pain was always there, its pulsing counting out her life like the ticking of a clock.
It hurts. It hurts. It hurts.
She was flying way too fast and her balance was thrown off by the heavy metal arm still clamped around her forearm. Rather than deftly snaking her way through the twisting tunnel she was clumsily ricocheting from wall to wall, smashing into the hard stone at every turn. Her body was bruised and aching but the panic was rising. In her head she imagined she could hear the beeping of the countdown clock and knew every tone could be her last second. She took one too many fast turns and her head slammed brutally into the wall. Her levitation spell crumbled in the wave of dizziness that overtook her and she crashed to the ground. "Get up," she berated herself mentally. She pushed herself to her hands and knees, shaking her head to clear it. Suddenly the earth shivered and she knew it was too late.
Cataclysm opened her eyes but all she could see was was a blur of light so bright it made no sense. Slowly her vision adjusted and the light became alternating bands of bright and dark. She continued to stare, her brain trying to interpret what she saw, and after a long time it came into focus: a window, partially-open vertical blinds, a blue sky above the top of a building.
She moved her eyes. The window was in a wall. A beige wall. She moved her eyes more. Her head was resting in whiteness. A pillow. A sheet. Both white. The white ended in more beige, a textured plastic rail at the side of the bed. Beyond the rail was...she struggled to process the object. A table. With a phone.
None of this told her much. Cataclysm tried to raise her head but her muscles objected, saying it was too much trouble. "Shit," she mumbled thickly.
She heard a sudden intake of breath, the scrape of a chair, the rustle of clothes and then a face blocked out the light from the window. "Cataclysm?" said the face. "You're awake! My god, you're awake! Cataclysm, can you hear me?"
Cataclysm stared at the face, her sluggish mind taking long seconds to make sense of it. For some reason the features wouldn't coalesce at first but slowly she connected it with a memory. She furrowed her brow and croaked, "Pyro?"
"Yeah," said Pyro, bursting into tears. "Yeah it's me." She leaned forward and grabbed Cataclysm in a tight hug, burying her face against her neck.
A dull ache shot through her. "Ow," said Cataclysm.
"Sorry, sorry," said Pyro, quickly releasing her and pulling back. "Oh my god I can't believe it. You're awake!"
Tears continued to stream down Pyro's face. Reflexively Cataclysm snorted weakly and teased, "Girl."
Pyro laughed self-consciously. "I know, right?" she said as she hastily wiped her face. "How are you feeling?"
That was an easy question but it still took Cataclysm long seconds to frame her answer. "Tired."
"Yeah, I'll bet. They've got you pumped full of some pretty primo shit. I've been tempted to take a sip off your IV," she grinned.
Cataclysm's mind continued to chug along but nothing made sense. "Where...?" she began but it was too exhausting to finish the sentence. It was enough for Pyro to figure out her meaning though.
"You're back home," Pyro said. "In Millennium City. Mercy Hospital. They sent you here about a week ago. Before that you were in a hospital in Japan for..." She broke off and swallowed before continuing, "...a really long time. Me and the other Maniacs been taking turns here, hoping you'd wake up."
That made even less sense. "What?" said Cataclysm.
Pyro shrugged. "I'm not sure what happened. Not the whole story. Witchcraft said you were in an accident. She wouldn't say much about it, just some kind of accident or something."
The more Pyro talked the more confused Cataclysm got. The words made sense but they were strung together in strange patterns. "Witchcraft?"
Pyro looked a little embarrassed. "Yeah. She found me after you...got hurt. Said she knew we were friends. Heh, she even offered to fly me to Japan. But, you know, with my record no country wants to let me in. But she kept me posted. Texted and emailed me every couple days. Let me know how you were doing." Pyro suddenly looked stricken. "Oh shit, she'll want to know you're awake." She pulled out her phone, started tapping the screen and then she stopped. "Wait, maybe I should get a doctor." She started to step away and froze again. "Or maybe I should..."
While Pyro dithered, Cataclysm slipped back into sleep.
She tried to see through the oily, black smoke that stung her eyes. She drive her burning hand into Psychotic's shoulder, looking for the point where metal joined bone. She stabbed stiffened fingers against Psychotic's clavicle trying to splinter the weakened bone, ignoring the pain as she smashed against the hard surface. Her other hand had gone totally numb. She coughed and gagged at the smell and pointedly ignored the insistent beeping. She pulled at the metal arm with all her strength but it wouldn't come free.
The next time Cataclysm woke up she was disappointed to see the window was gone. That confused her. It took her a few seconds to realize she was lying on her other side, the light streaming in from behind her. Now she could see a different beige wall, this one with a whiteboard that contained her name, her real name that nobody called her, her room number and, according to the whiteboard, the name of her nurse. By her bed was a metal pole with some kind of boxy machine that was clicking industriously.
A woman sat in a chair below the whiteboard, sketching idly on a pad. Cataclysm's mind was clearer this time so she recognized the woman immediately, even though she wasn't in her usual costume. "Hey," she said roughly.
Witchcraft startled and her head jerked up. Her face blossomed into a smile and she dropped the sketchpad and pencil to the floor. She quickly moved over to kneel next to the bed and put out a hand to touch Cataclysm's arm. "Hey yourself," Witchcraft said, her eyes filling with tears.
"Everybody cries," Cataclysm said. "Must look awful."
Witchcraft grinned. "Yes, you are a little scarier than usual."
"Maybe I'll keep the look."
"No, sorry, no," she said firmly. "I think we all agree that nobody wants to see you like this anymore. How are you feeling?"
"Better," Cataclysm said. "Tired but not so loopy."
Witchcraft nodded. "They dialed down your painkillers after Pyro said you woke up. Are you in pain?"
Cataclysm shrugged. "A little but I'm tough."
"We can have them tweak up your...oh, that reminds me." She reached up to fiddle with something over Cataclysm's head. After a second a voice came over a speaker saying, "Yes?"
"Lori is awake," Witchcraft said to the voice. "Is there a doctor around?"
"I'll see who's available."
"Thank you."
Psychotic's arm tore away, trailing chunks of bloody flesh with it. She didn't bother looking at the clock. She triggered her levitation spell and rocketed towards the exit.
Cataclysm was suddenly aware the inside of her mouth felt like sandpaper. "Water?" she asked.
Witchcraft quickly reached for a plastic cup on the table next to the bed. She offered the cup's straw to Cataclysm, saying, "Here you go. Just drink a little."
Cataclysm drank a couple of sips of the water and then pulled away. She swished the last bit around a bit before swallowing. She watched Witchcraft as she put the cup back on the desk. When the woman turned back Cataclysm said, "So, uh, what's going on?"
Witchcraft took a breath. "Kind of a long story," she said. She got up to drag the chair over. "How much do you remember?" she asked.
Cataclysm thought about it. Although her thoughts weren't as muddled as before, her memories were still a little sketchy. "I remember talking to Pyro but I assume you mean before that." She mulled that over and said. "Lots of disjointed images. The last thing I really remember is I was on a plane. Going to Monster Island." She furrowed her brow. "Did the plane crash?"
"No you got to Monster Island safely," Witchcraft said. "You hunted down Psychotic and faced her. And defeated her." She paused. "And that's where things get a bit confused. There were two heroes being held prisoner by Psychotic: Rocket Hawk and Lady Rocket Hawk. Do you remember them?" Cataclysm shook her head. Witchcraft said, "Rocket Hawk has been very forthcoming with information on the incident but his descriptions are...colorful."
"All clear! You gonna start helpin' me, or do I gotta take down Psychotic myself?"
She shook her head. This idiot was worse then Defender.
Cataclysm wrinkled her nose. "I think I might remember him. Powered armor?" Witchcraft nodded and Cataclysm made a disgusted noise.
Witchcraft continued. "He told us that after he defeated...um, after Psychotic fell you were kneeling next to her and the two of you were talking. He couldn't hear what was being said but suddenly you turned, shouted it was a trap and told them to get out. They did. You didn't. He says after they exited the underground complex there was a tremor, which he assumed was a seismic event since they are common to the island. The entire complex collapsed with you inside.
"They called for help from Bureau 17. Luckily there was a hero in the area who could see through rock. They were able to find you, dig you out and transport you to the Bureau 17 base. They stabilized you and sent you to the nearest hospital which was in Japan. You were there for several weeks until you were brought home nine days ago."
Cataclysm took some time to process all that information. "How long have I been out?"
Witchcraft paused and said, "A little over two months."
"Wow. Lazy."
Witchcraft gave her a lopsided smile and continued. "It wasn't until later that investigators realized the tremor wasn't from an seismic event. It was from a bomb. Apparently Psychotic set off a low-yield nuclear device."
She pulled as hard she she could but she couldn't break Psychotic's metal grip. Her hand was turning purple and starting to throb with pain. Psychotic tore back her shirt to reveal a clock with a bright red LED display set in her abdomen. "It starts counting down when I die," she chuckled. "They weren't able to pack much fissionable material into me but they said it should still pulverize anyone within a few hundred feet."
Cataclysm raised her eyebrows. "I was in nuclear explosion?" Witchcraft nodded. Cataclysm added, "Cool. I wonder if I'll get superpowers."
Witchcraft smiled warmly and reached out to squeeze her shoulder. "God I've missed you," she said. She wiped away a tear and got back to her story. "It appears that Psychotic's entire plan was to kill you. Examination of the stone showed it had been precut in a number of places. The complex was built to collapse. The whole setup was a deathtrap. For you."
"I'm flattered."
Witchcraft didn't appreciate that joke as much as the last. She pursed her lips and said, "I wish you'd told me what you were up to. Things might have turned out better."
"Or worse. Gotten a bunch of people killed."
Witchcraft opened her mouth and then closed it. "Well, I guess it's not really the time for that conversation."
She walked over and knelt down next to Psychotic. The villain smiled weakly at her and said, "Volcano lair, doomsday device, giant monster, epic final battle. It was a good game, firefly, wasn't it?"
"Sure, Zoe," she said reluctantly. "A good game."
"Just one cliché left," Psychotic said. Her hand shot out and clamped painfully around the other woman's forearm. "The deathtrap."
"What about Psychotic?" Cataclysm asked.
Witchcraft looked at her somberly. "It appears she was at or near ground zero. She couldn't possibly have survived. No body but investigators found pieces of her cybernetics and DNA traces. I've done my own investigations and the soul of Zoe Loft is not on this plane." She added sternly, "It seems you got what you wanted."
"Good," said Cataclysm. Witchcraft shot her a look but Cataclysm changed the subject by saying, "Thanks. For telling Pyro."
It took Witchcraft a moment to change mental gears. "Oh, well, I knew you were friends so it seemed only right. I figured she could let your other friends know."
Cataclysm said, "So, you two pals now?"
Witchcraft squirmed and said, "Well...um...she's very...um..." She broke off when she saw Cataclysm's smirk. Witchcraft shook her head. "You do like making people uncomfortable, don't you?"
"I really do."
"Well then you'll be happy to know that even unconscious you were an extremely uncooperative patient."
Cataclysm grinned. "Good for me. What did I do?"
"You kept making the doctors look foolish. Refused to live up to their dire predictions."
"What kind of predictions?"
With brittle cheerfulness Witchcraft said, "Oh, you know. You wouldn't survive the day. The week. The month. You'd lose various limbs. You'd never wake up. You'd wake up but not be able to speak. You know the usual thing doctors do."
Cataclysm laboriously lifted her hands to look at them. They were pale and skinny and one had an IV sticking out of the back of it, but they were still there. She wiggled her toes and wasn't sure she could feel them or not. "Everything still attached?" she asked.
"Well, mostly."
"Mostly?" she asked with a little concern.
"I hope you weren't too fond of your spleen," Witchcraft said with mock gravity.
"Aw, that was my best feature. No tits to speak of, but I jiggle my spleen in a guy's face and he's all over me."
"Well, I'm afraid you'll have to find other ways to attract men."
Cataclysm's smile faded a little as she said, "Anything else?"
"Not much. You were very lucky. Three toes on your right foot. A couple feet of intestine. A few other little internal bits and pieces. Lots of terribly interesting scars. And you won't make it through a metal detector any time soon."
Cataclysm's smile fled completely. "Cybernetics?" she asked gravely.
"No, just lots of screws and plates and such."
Relieved she said, "Good. I hate cyborgs."
"They aren't all like Psychotic," Witchcraft reminded her. Cataclysm just snorted.
They were interrupted by the nurse's voice over the intercom saying, "Dr. Norman will be in to see you in a few minutes."
"Okay, thank you," said Witchcraft. Cataclysm yawned and felt her eyes closing. Witchcraft said, "You should sleep. Around here a 'few minutes' generally means an hour or two."
"No," Cataclysm said keeping her eyes closed. "Slept too much already. Just resting my eyes."
She frantically tried to burn through Psychotic's arm but even her flame wasn't hot enough to penetrate the hardened metal. Psychotic suddenly reached up with the other arm, grabbed her shoulder and pulled up off the floor until their faces were very close. Looking into her eyes, Psychotic said, "Nobody gets in Menton's way and lives. Nobody!" Then she relaxed and fell back to the floor. Her eyes closed and the clock in her abdomen started to count down, each second marked by a loud beep.
Cataclysm's eyes flew open. "Menton," she said.
Witchcraft looked at her in confusion. "What?"
"Zoe said Menton. Before she died. She said Menton."
"Are you sure?" Witchcraft asked in alarm.
Cataclysm shook her head. "I'm getting fragments of memory. Might have been a dream."
Witchcraft pursed her lips. "If Menton is still manipulating events from his Hot Sleep cell..." She paused, looked at the door, and then looked back.
"Go," said Cataclysm.
"Well, I don't want to leave you if-"
"Go," said Cataclysm more forcefully. "It's a hospital. I'm pretty sure there are people here to keep an eye on me."
"Well, I guess," she said reluctantly, "I'll call Pyro and have someone come sit with you." She stood, bent to give Cataclysm a clumsy hug. "I'll be back soon," she said.


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Bel Paese or beautiful country is the perfect description for a place known to have a number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Italy. Tourists who love the beauty of high art and monuments from the very famous artists are seen in one place. The very famous great cities of art are Rome, Venice and Florence, where tourists can experience the beauty of the magnificent works of artists. Aside from excellent in art, Italy is also famous for their outdoor beauties like the coasts, alpine lakes and mountains for tourist who wants to enjoy the beautiful sceneries. With a blend of natural beauty and talented people inhabiting this country, Italy is worth your visit.
- Italy is easy to recognize on any world map, as the country is shaped like a high-heeled boot. It looks like the boot is kicking a ball, which is the island of Sicily.
- In the North, the mountain range of the Alps separates Italy from the other European countries France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia.
- Italian's dessert Tiramisù literally means "pick-me-up" (metaphorically, "make me happy"), due to two of its ingredients such as coffee and cocoa.
- Many of the world's most famous artists were Italian, with such names as Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Donatello, Fra Angelico, Tintoretto, Caravaggio, Bernini, Titian and Raphael, among many others.
- The Italians invented the viol, violin, cello and piano, and were the greatest representative of Baroque music
- The mechanical clock, the barometer, the thermometer, optical glasses and the telephone are all Italian inventions.
- Rome's Cinecittà is the largest filmmaking facility in Europe. It served as the filming location to classic Hollywood movies like Ben-Hur (1959), Cleopatra (1963), many of Federico Fellini' films, and more recently the film Gangs of New York and the HBO/BBC series Rome.
- Europe's only three active volcanoes, the Etna, the Stromboli and the Vesuvius, are all in the South of Italy. Mount Etna also happens to be the world's most active volcano. It has been in quasi uninterrupted eruption for the past 3,500 years, and spewing lava on a daily basis since 1999
- The city of Syracuse in Sicily was once the largest Ancient Greek city in the world. As the most powerful city in Sicily, the tyrants of Syracuse ruled the island and the surrounding Mediterranean.
- St Peter's Basilica in Rome is the largest Christian edifice in the world. Its construction took 120 years (1506-1626).
- Tintoretto's Paradise in the Doge's Palace in Venice is the largest painting ever done on canvas. It measures 22.6 by 9.1 metres (74 ft by 30 ft).
- Each Italian consumes in average 25kg of pasta each year. However, pasta consumption is considerably higher in the centre and south of the country than in the north, where risotto and polenta are more common.
- Love cats and don't kill them or else you'll be in jail. The Romans love cats so much that they are considered a bio-cultural asset of the city. A new law condemns any person killing a cat to a 10,000 euro fine, and up to 3 years in jail.
- Many of the world's most prestigious sports cars are Italian, such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Bugatti or De Tomaso.
- Italy has more famous fashion designers than any other country, including Gucci, Prada, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, Ermenegildo Zegna, Gianfranco Ferré, Salvatore Ferragamo, Roberto Cavalli, Fendi, Valentino, and more.
- Italy is the fifth most visited country in the world, welcoming some 46 million foreign visitors annually.
- Dinner is past 8pm, not at 5pm. If you're hungry at 5pm, go to a pasticceria and get a hot chocolate and some pastries. If you're hungry at 7pm go to a bar and order an aperitivo. Don't show up for dinner before 8pm (and that's still kind of early!)
- You push to enter a place, and pull to get out. It is the exactly the opposite as in America.
- You have to wear plastic gloves to pick up food in the produce section of the grocery store or old ladies will yell at you.
- In Italy, old people "adopt" students, who can't afford rent, to their homes in exchange for company and a little help around the house.
- In Italy, people wear red underwear on New Year's Day as a symbol of good luck for the upcoming year.
- An Italian town has banned pet owners from keeping goldfish in bowls, due to a distorted view of reality.
- Founded in 1088, the oldest European university in continuous operation is the University of Bologna. 13 other Italian universities are over 500 years old.
- In 1797, The Republic of Venice was founded in 697 and was dissolved by Napoleon. This makes it the longest lasting republic in human history as well as the longest lasting uninterrupted form of government that ever existed. In comparison the Roman Republic lasted just under 500 years.
- The world's oldest bank still in business is the Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, operating since 1472. In the 12th century, Europe's first modern banks appeared in Genoa. The first recorded public bond (1150) and the earliest known foreign exchange contract (1156) are both from Genoa.
- St Peter's Basilica in Rome is the largest Christian edifice in the world. Its construction took 120 years (1506-1626).
- In 1420's, Florence Cathedral has the largest brick dome ever constructed and It was engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi.
- In 1830, Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba which is the world's first true pizzeria was opened in Naples. There is evidence that some sort of pasta and pizza were already eaten in Ancient Rome.
- There are thousands of traditional and regional Italian desserts. However, the most famous one abroad, the tiramisù, was only invented in the 1970's. The name literally means "pick-me-up" (metaphorically, "make me happy"), due to two of its ingredients such as coffee and cocoa.
- In May 2006, Italian gynecologist and embryologist Severino Antinori assisted the oldest women in history (62 or 63 years old) to give birth. It was announced that 62 or 63 years oldEast Sussex child psychiatrist, Patricia Rashbrook, was seven months pregnant after being treated by Antinori, who said that 62 or 63 was the upper limit for IVF in healthy women.
- In 1932, the oldest film festival in the world is the Venice Film Festival.
- In 1779, First battery was invented by Alessandro Volta where the Electricity measurement term "Volt" was derived.


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The Passport X50 Radar Detector from ESCORT Radar has V-Tuned radar which provides extreme long range warning of all radar bands including X, K, Ka, Laser, and new POP radar. It offers superior off-axis protection with 360° laser protection due to multiple built-in front and rear laser sensors on the Passport X50 unit. Highway, City and AutoSensitivity modes will intelligently identify real radar threats from other sources with minimal false alarms. The three modes are interchangeable depending upon where the user is driving, though AutoSensitivity mode is recommended most driving. While in AutoSensitivity the internal computer of the Passport X50 will continuously analyze all incoming signals and intelligently adjust circuitry sensitivity accordingly. The Passport X50 also features an ExpertMeter option which is an advanced display that allows for the tracking of up to eight radar signals at once. It will provide detailed information of up to two Ka-band, two K-band, and four X-band signals. The purpose and benefit of this feature is to allow drivers to spot changes in their normal driving environment. The Passport X50 is powered by the included SmartCord which plugs into the modular jack on the side of the unit. The SmartCord then needs only to be connected to the vehicle's 12V DC outlet for power.
Reviews from Publications
- Motor Trend - "In the over $200 category of high-end radar/laser detectors, the nod goes to the Passport 8500."
- Popular Mechanics - "Escort has come up with a state-of-the-art detector!"
- Forbes.com - "The Passport 8500 might be the best radar detector ever made!"
Additional controls and features of the Passport X50 Radar Detector are:
- Power and volume control
- Power-on indicator
- AutoMute - Volume increases to alert user of radar encounter then reverts to selected volume level.
- Mute
- Highway/City/AutoSensitivity
- Dim / Dark Switch - four brightness settings for the display (max, medium, min, and dark)
- Dark Mode - Visual alerts will not be displayed and only audible alerts will be made
- Audible Alerts
- Power Connector
- Signal Strength Meter - Alphanumeric display consists of 280 LEDs
- ExpertMeter
- SpecDisplay
POP Radar
The POP Radar mode detects the relatively new radar gun feature which transmits extremely short bursts within a band to help identify vehicles speeding amongst traffic.
- Motor Trend - "In the over $200 category of high-end radar/laser detectors, the nod goes to the Passport 8500."
- Manufacturer: ESCORT Radar
- Manufacturer Part #: 8500 X50Blue
- UPC Code: 737795060116
- Operating Bands: X-band, K-band, Ka-band, and Laser
- X-Band: 10.525 GHz +/- 25 MHz
- K-Band: 24.150 GHz +/- 100 MHz
- Ka-Band: 34.700 GHz +/- 1300 MHz
- Laser: 904nm, 33 MHz bandwidth
- Radar Receiver / Detector Type: Superheterodyne VTO, scanning frequency discriminator, and digital signal processing (DSP)
- Laser Detection: Quantum limited video receiver and multiple laser sensor diodes
- Display Type: 280 LED alphanumeric, bar graph, ExpertMeter, SpecDisplay, 3-level dimming, and dark mode
- Power Requirement: 12V DC negative ground
- Dimensions: L 5.32in x W 2.85in x H 1.25in
- Manufacturer: ESCORT Radar
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- 1x - Coiled smart cord
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9 Ways Students Can Promote Their Blogs
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Are your students blogging? If they are, they are curating content for the world to see.
The more they blog (who knew blog could be a verb?), the more they will want to build an audience. This infographic provides powerful insights into promoting a blog and, although promotion may not be the most important part of blogging for students now, audience appeal is a crucial part of creating a blog that may one day function as an income source or something that markets your students.
Share this with your students and discuss the value of blog promotion.
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Hi Mark,
I have been inspired by the content in this blog. This particular infographic is brilliant as I have recently set up student blogs for my students. I teach Year 7 kids in New Zealand and I have been on a journey to change my teaching/learning pedagogy to cater for today's learners. You can visit my blog at http://www.kerrithompsonblog.wordpress.com
Hi Mark,
I find your blog inspiring…so much to read and all so relevant. I am a classroom teacher of Year 7 students in New Zealand and have been inquiring into ways to change pedagogy to cater for today's learners. We have just started a class blog through Kidblog and this infographic will provide me and my students a terrific guide for how and why! I have been blogging about my own professional learning journey and you can visit my blog at http://email@example.com
Elena Reply
This is a great article. It's not only an awesome activity for a teacher to do with the class, but these days the ability to do things like write for a target audience, promote your work on social media and make connections using social media are necessary skills. Kids who aren't lucky enough to be guided through exercises like this are definitely at a disadvantage.
Wow. It looks like I need to buy a new printer cartridge! Without question this is the best all-in-one blog promotion graphic that I've ever seen!
But there is one point that was not addressed that needs to be considered:
Success with blogging requires patience and perseverance. There are literally thousands of blogs out there conveying the message that "You, too, can be a blogger!" but very few of them want to talk about how long it really takes to build an audience and be truly successful at blogging.
Great content is clearly at the core of every successful blog, but I read somewhere that you need to spend 1 hour promoting your blog for every hour you spend writing. Too many great writers give up too soon when they don't find instant success overnight.
Another key point is to write about something that you love! That way you won't get discouraged when you don't instantly transform into a blogging superstar.
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Mike, you are spot on here. I think we have to teach kids that blogging is a powerful way to curate content, but it is definitely work. It should be a labor of love. Thanks for chiming in on this.
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My work has been published by media outlets including: Newsweek, National Geographic News, Consumer Reports, Science News for Students, Environmental Health Perspectives, and Everyday Health.
I hold a Master's degree from New York University's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program and a Bachelor's degree in biology from College of the Holy Cross, in Massachusetts.
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Split Cranium features Aaron Turner formerly of Isis (along with Old Man Gloom, Lotus Eater, Mamiffer, etc.), Jukka Kröger, Samae Koskinen of Steel Mammoth, and Jussi Lehtisalo of Steel Mammoth, Circle and Pharaoh Overlord. This self title is one of the last releases by Hydra Head Records, founded by Aaron Turner, after the label called it quits on new releases back in September. Hydra Head Records is not officially dead yet and are still selling all of the material and merchandise they have to pay of debts and such.
It's really a shame to see such an influential and all around important record label have to close its doors... :....(
Highlights: "Little Brother", "Blossoms for Boils", "Spectres to Rust", "Black Binding Plague", and "Yellow Mountain".
Also: Check out Split Cranium's official sky mask. Perfect for this cold cold weather we've been having!
|I hate it when my left eye is cold, too.
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When the $100 million Wake Forest Biotech Place opened in February 2012, it created a buzz. Not only is it a state-of-the-art building in technology and research space—and a converted former tobacco warehouse at that—but its conference space would be available to those in need. It is available to tenants of Biotech Place free of charge and tenants of the Innovation Quarter at a reduced rate. Highlights include:
- A multi-purpose atrium that has a four-story glass ceiling and a 14-foot Christy video wall and surround-sound system. Its 7,500 square feet can hold as many as 500 people.
- Fifteen meeting rooms, including eight board rooms, five flexible rooms, an auditorium with seating for 120 people and three rooms capable of video teleconferencing.
- Each room has a projection system for multimedia presentations.
- Every conference room has audio teleconferencing capabilities.
Additional Tenant Amenities
- Advanced telecommunications infrastructure with a fiber optic ring running throughout Innovation Quarter.
- Tax incentives, grants, loans and consulting available through government and non-profit support.
- Facilitated workforce development opportunities.
- Roundtables, seminars and events that create an environment for the dynamic exchange of entrepreneurial and technical ideas.
- Communications channels such as a tenant advisory council, tenant orientations and surveys, social and networking events, a newsletter, joint marketing, trade shows, and website and electronic news flashes so tenants can build and enhance their professional and personal networks.
- Cafe Brioche Dorée – A full-service European style café serving pastries, sandwiches, salads, desserts, coffee, beer, wine and more. The café is open from 7:30 am to 3 pm, Monday to Friday, and caters events at Wake Forest Biotech Place and throughout the Innovation Quarter.
- Event planning assistance.
- Shared indoor and outdoor meeting spaces.
- Entrepreneurial counseling and training.
- Government and non-profit support (tax incentives, grants, loans, consulting).
- Capacity planning – consultation and collaboration with local developers.
Convenient and Cost Effective Travel
- Discounted hotel rates for tenants and visitors at nearby Kimpton Cardinal Hotel, Wingate Inn and Hawthorne Inn. Contact each for more information.
- Convenient to major highways including I-40, I-85, I-77, and future I-74.
- Less than 30 minutes from Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro; also served by the private Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem just 10 minutes away.
- About 90 minutes each from Raleigh-Durham or Charlotte Douglas international airports.


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The very talented C.B. Bryza shares her "light bulb" moment for ARE YOU MY BOYFRIEND? Be sure to read all the way through, take our little quiz and share your results in the comments to enter for your chance to win a copy of ARE YOU MY BOYFRIEND!
I came up with the idea for Are You My Boyfriend? nearly six years before I actually wrote it. In the summer of 2006 I'd been out of college (and out of my college relationship) for about a year. I was working full-time in the children's division at a book publisher in New York, and more or less dating full-time on nights and weekends.
I guess the combination of constantly reading children's books and constantly meeting guys who weren't right for me made something click, because that August I drafted myself an email:
Will You Be My Boyfriend?–take on Are You My Mother? go around meeting different men…a musician, a stock trader, a painter, a consultant, a construction guy, someone in advertising, a nonprofit worker–jewish, catholic, foreign . . . trying to find her boyfriend
I never sent that email, and other than continuing to wonder "Are you my boyfriend?" whenever I met someone new, I mostly forgot about the idea until a friend's baby shower in the spring of 2012. The theme of the party was children's books, and the answer to one of the word games we were playing was P.D. Eastman's Are You My Mother?
Except I put down Are You My Boyfriend? by accident, and when I laughed and told the other women about my mistake and why I made it, my friends encouraged me to actually write the book. So I did!
Half a decade after my initial inspiration, my approach to the topic was different: I wanted to tell a story that would make people feel better about themselves and about dating, in a format that would be both funny and familiar. Because I've read my share of self-help books and romance novels, but sometimes (say, after a disappointing date) I need a quicker fix.
I love that Are You My Boyfriend? gives grown-ups an excuse to take a pause and look at pictures (fantastic pictures, from the talented Simon Greiner) while also putting a fun and empowering spin on a subject that can sometimes feel too serious. I'm very grateful I finally got the book out of my head and into the world, and if you have an #AYMBF story you'd like to share, I'd love to hear it!
Take our quiz below to find out how well you can pinpoint a guy's personality! Read through these amazing character cards and keep track of your A, B or C's based on the answer that most represents your reaction to each of the guys. When you total your score at the end, be sure to share it in the comments along with what type of guy you're most likely to be with for your chance to win! Comments will be accepted until 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 12. Click here for complete contest rules.
Have you ever asked yourself this question before?
Yes: A or B
No: C
Yes, but we never dated!: A
Yes, I dated him: B
Nope: C
Oooo, is he single?: A
Um, no thanks I'll pass: B
All of the guys in my life are really sensitive: C
Can I borrow your beanie?: A
I like art, but I should probably stick with coloring books: B
Where did that wealthy cad go?: C
A, B and C because we ALL know this guy!
Attraction instantly over: A
Your partner is a lucky person!: B
So, does that matter?: C
You're getting her name tattoo removed immediately!: A
If you're that in love with her, I can't compete: B
All three of us can be friends?: C
If you got mostly A's: Your guydar (guy + radar, get it?) is on point! You definitely know how to read a guys' personality. Because of this, we'll assume you know what you like in a boyfriend and only seek out healthy, positive relationships. Right? Right??
If you got mostly B's: Your guydar is mostly accurate. You can tell what a guy is in to, but sometimes you're off the mark. Make your guydar more accurate by getting out there and practicing, girlfriend!
If you got mostly C's: Honey, you need some help. Don't try to characterize a guy unless a bestie with reliable guydar is around. Don't worry, there's hope for you yet! Especially if you pick up or download a copy of ARE YOU MY BOYFRIEND? today!


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