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On returning to work
I went back to work on Wednesday this week. I haven't been completely without work during my maternity leave; I've been doing some supervision for the past few weeks but an hour here and there having a conversation about someone else's job hardly feels like work. It's deeply enjoyable, in fact, and I get to do it on my own couch. Going back to my full-time gig is a different challenge. My maternity leave was a lovely interlude wherein I got to watch every episode of West Wing and clean my house.
I'm not a terribly organized person so this was a good chance to go through some junk and de-clutter. (Anyone who has ever lived with me or seen the inside of my house is laughing right now, I know it. But I made some good progress!) In the process of straightening up, I stumbled across a professional portfolio I made a few years ago during my hospice tenure. There was a case study about one of my most important cases (a young hospice patient, of course). Reading it brought me to tears. I cried for the patient I lost, and for her family, who had suffered so much. And I cried, selfishly, because I really miss that work. As sad as it sometimes was, as awful as it could be to witness tragedy so often, it felt meaningful and important in a way my current work sort of… doesn't.
Part of what I'm working out here is a feeling of being stuck (a theme in my clinical work, as you may have noticed). I'm stuck in my current job. I have two little kids and my current schedule works for our family. I can't do the nights and weekends that hospice requires; it doesn't make sense logistically. So what do I tell my patients and my supervisees when the feeling (or reality) of being stuck starts to interfere? Make it better where you can. For me, that means I have to find some meaning instead of comparing what I do now to what I did before.
And of course, I can find meaning in helping people manage their anxiety or quit smoking. More than that, I'm finding meaning in raising my daughters and enjoying this very short season of my life. Still. These past few weeks, as I look at my old papers and remember the joys of my old work, I find myself longing to focus on my career in a different way. I chose to have children and I'm thrilled that I did; they are the great joy of my life. But it has slowed me down a little, professionally. That's hard to wrap my mind around. It's going to take some time to adjust to the idea that I have to pause a little and make the best of what I have: a flexible 9 to 5 and a young family that needs more of my attention than my career does right this minute.
Next time you hear from me, I hope it'll be about a complex case or an interesting supervision question. Until then, keep me in your thoughts as I adjust to going back to work, having two kiddos in daycare, and try to live my normal life.


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hey, i've read many reports of the rio karma's hard drive freezing up (permanently)... too many to my liking. do you have any info on this, as im looking for a new HDD player? also, is the zen xtra compatible with the musicmatch file file transfer system? thanks a lot.
--Mr. Negligent
I too have heard of these reports. However, I have never known anyone to whom it's happened. Granted I only know three Karma owners. My Karma has frozen twice, but a simple reset did the trick Two freezes is pretty good considering how much I use it. (A damn lot.) As for the Xtra, you have two choices: Creative's (clunky) software or Red Chair Software's (outstanding) Notmad Explorer.
I've been burning extensive amounts of my 600 CD collection into iTunes which I recently downloaded and now I'm looking to buy an iPod to store all of it, specifically the 40 gig model for a trip im taking toward the end of March. I'm curious if Apple has any plans to release the generation 4 iPods any time soon (like before April or may) or will I be safe in my purchase at least for the next few months. I know that the generation 3s have been out for close to a year now which is why I ask. Any advice on this?
--Mr. Completelyimpractical
I don't know when the next-generation of iPods will be released, but I seriously doubt that it will be within the next two months. The iPod mini just out and that's Apple's big audio push for now. Also, all hardware becomes obsolete. At some point you just have to bite the bullet and get one.
Hey, I just wanted to let you know that you can map the two thumb buttons on
the Intellimouse 4.0 in games... At least you can in UT2004... I think you
may have to change their default mapping in the intellimouse software to get
them working however...
I mapped them to the Link gun (for quick repairs / construction) and to the
Missle Launcher since those are the two weapons I end up needing in a pinch
most of the time in UT2004 on the Onslaught map...
I bought mine OEM from Live Warehouse for just $20
--Mr. Partialresponsibility
Hmmm… I still haven't been able to map the thumb buttons in UT2003. I just tried again. I think it might depend on how you have your mouse programmed before you launch the game. Obviously some commands would screw up play. I, for example, have the smaller thumb button set to "show/hide desktop." That means that the game gets minimized when I hit it. I will go through all this for the review.
I'm just about to buy new speakers. So far I had an 10-years old HIFI (120W RMS), it has the power but it just doesn't sound right. I'm buying speakers in the first place for listening to music and secondly for movies and games. I know that for music I should invest little more and buy some components, but I have limited budget of 300$ so I decided to buy some computer speakers.
I got very exited about new Altec FX6021 speakers, but now, when I have read your review, I'm not shure anymore that they are the best choice. The problem is, here in Slovena they don't sell yet and maybe they even wont, so I have no chance to listen to them.
So I was wondering, if you could help me choose the right speakers for arround 200-300$.
The second choice I gues would be the Logitech Z-2200, since here in Slovenia they dont sell Monsoon, Klipsch, EV SonicXS speakers. Maybe some other Altec product, but I'm not shure which one.
--Mr. Lightasafeatherstiffasaboard
So the choice between Logitech or Altec Lansing. I would recommend Logitech. The Altecs are terrific speakers, but the bass leaves a little to be desired. The Logitechs aren't as dramatic looking but the sound is well rounded. Additionally, you can probably find them for less money than the Altecs. So, go for the Logitechs.
I'm sure you've been inundated with requests for additional info. following your sneak peek at the Rio Karma 2 "Our Most Anticipated Gear of 2004 Find out what you'll be wasting your money on this year!" published on January 22, 2004. As you may know, Rio has since pulled this item (or the 40GB Rio Karma or is this the same thing?) and we are in the dark as to whether it will see the light of day. Speaking of which, can you shed some light on what's happening with this much anticipated mp3 player? Any info. you can provide would be greatly appreciated by myself and all the Rio fans on Riovolution.com.
--Mr. Whitefolks
Man, I feel like I am out of the loop on this one. I don't know which product you are talking about. I wouldn't be surprised if the 40GB Karma was cancelled. The Karma 2 should be out in a few months and it would be difficult to have two high-end players out simultaneously. And I have heard nothing about the Karma 2 being cancelled. I hope to hell it comes out this fall.
Though a review of the iPod mini was posted on IGN gear, I was disappointed to see it wasn't yours, seeing as you're pretty much the only unbiased reviewer left on this side of the planet that doesn't give in to the iPod's "good looks." Are you ever going to post your opinion on it? I am curious to see a truly unbiased opinion.
--Mr. Hopeforthebestbutpreparefortheworst
Who would have guessed that I could get an email about the iPod that didn't accuse me of hating Apple or something crazy? People always think I hate the iPod. I don't. I just realize that there are better players available for less money. I still like the iPod, though. As for the mini, I simply haven't used one yet. However, I will probably buy one this weekend at the San Francisco Apple store opening. I will post a review if I get it.
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The annual end-of-summer ritual of returning sons and daughters to their colleges or universities for the coming academic year brings parents to campus communities. As they drive past rows of rental houses and high-rise apartments, some might think about participating in one of the fastest growing trends in real estate.
Why not buy a single-family rental or a condo close to campus to cover their child's housing expenses and make a profitable real estate investment that will appreciate and generate rental income for years to come?
College town real estate is a hot market because the tenant base of students and faculty in college communities assures a consistent demand in neighborhoods where rental options are often limited, and rent rates are steadily rising. The National Center for Education Statistics predicts college enrollment in the U.S. will reach 19.8 million students by 2025, an increase of 14 percent from its 2014 enrollment of 17.3 million. Many schools can't keep up with the demand for housing. While year-to-year numbers may vary, the number of people enrolling in higher education continues to rise, driving up demand for housing.
Does the thought of becoming a college town landlord conjure up fears of Animal House? Don't worry. Many college rentals are sought after by more mature adults: graduate students, faculty members, research assistants, and staff.
According to the president of Local Market Monitor, Ingo Winzer, they "don't want to buy a home. Grad students, junior faculty, and many administrators don't plan to remain in one place – their careers involve moving (up) from one university to another. This is an important consideration for you as a landlord, because, despite the inconvenience of frequent turnover, it means there's always a large market for your product."
For most college rentals that are located close to a college, tenants are willing to pay a premium price to be close to school and to live with their friends. Since college rentals demand more rent than a single family home, many investors feel they can make more money renting to college students. Most college rentals are leased in the spring after school is over or in the fall right before school starts.
Here are three markets with significant college housing needs:
Home to about 150,000 college and university students, Boston, Massachusetts may be the "capital" of college towns. Between 1995 and 2010, university enrollment in the greater Boston area increased 21 percent, and the growing student population has caused a major shortage of housing, promoting students to pool their money to afford a typical apartment.
Acquiring a rental home in the Boston market is expensive. A recent monthly report by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors found that the median sales price for a home in this state had risen to $410,000 in June, a record figure and almost an 8 percent increase over the same time last year.
SFR vacancy in Boston is among the tightest in the nation, hovering just above 2 percent, and rent growth up to 2.9 percent is expected by year's end. Renter demand near Harvard, MIT, and other universities in the Cambridge sub market will enable operators to push rents above the metro average; the average apartment rent over the prior six months in Boston has increased by $28.
Grand Rapids
There are 19 colleges within 50 miles of Grand Rapids, MI. The city offers a variety of college experiences to choose from: state universities, private colleges, Christian colleges and some of the nation's finest community colleges. Downtown campuses offer the opportunity to live and study in the midst of a dynamic business and entertainment district. Suburban campuses offer more of a secluded feeling, often in lovely landscaped settings.
A 2015 survey found 78 percent of downtown renters to be millennials, born between 1977 and 1996, and Grand Rapids has a higher percentage of people ages 18 to 39 than the state and national average.
As of July 2017, the average rent for an apartment in Grand Rapids, MI is $963 which is a 0.21% decrease from last year when the average rent was $965 and a 0% increase from last month when the average rent was $963.
Home to both the state capital of Texas and the University of Texas, Austin is also a booming market for technology companies. Investors drawn to this Texas metro are targeting properties desired by young families in the technology field, while traditional home buyers are facing higher home prices. Furthermore, Austin investment sales are growing while owner-occupied sales are softening, as first-time buyers are being priced out of the market.
The vacancy is forecast to tighten to 3.9 percent by the end of the year, and rents are forecasted to reach $1,735 per month, up 2 percent for the year. In 2016, SFR rents jumped 3.9 percent.
If you are thinking about investing in a rental home, a college town real estate may be the way to go. The combination of a strong demand, affordable supply and attractive appreciation that will result in a profit when you sell makes the perfect formula to succeed in real estate investing.


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The self-resonance frequency
In the early days of the Age of Radio, it was discovered that the helix inductor is not an ideal inductor. At a certain frequency it is in the resonance mode even in the absence of external capacitance, and above this frequency the impedance of the coil is capacitive. To explain this phenomenon assumed that in addition to self-inductance real coil has a self-capacitance (conceivably between adjacent turns) and the coil is presented as a model of lumped RLC elements, where L — inductance, C — self-capacitance, and R takes into account the various losses in the coil. Such a model has only one resonant frequency, called the self-resonance frequency of the coil (SRF). This model became a classical model of the real coil in all textbooks.
Because the coil, in the majority of practical applications, is working at frequencies far below the SRF, the purpose of the designer is the providing this condition. The majority of engineers with this purpose tried to reduce this "inter-turn stray capacitance". In case, if the coil operates at frequencies close to SRF, as for example in a helical resonator or Tesla coils, RLC-model gives incorrect results, but in such cases, had developed an alternative calculation algorithms and all designers were satisfied and not really turned over in one's mind about the reasons for such inconsistencies.
In Digital Age appeared applications that gave the opportunity to simulate any high-frequency devices with the high degree of accuracy, the so-called electromagnetic simulators. There are powerful packages such as CST Studio, HFSS, and many others. Let's test the single-layer helical coil in the HFSS. In the first model, place the coil over a perfectly conducting surface and excite it by a lumped port with an internal resistance of 50 MOhm. The second end of the coil is grounded. The simulation will be done in the mode of "HFSS Design" using finite element method.A second coil we simulate by the "Design HFSS-IE" method using the method of moments. We excite the coil through the short leads from the same lumped port. Since the coil isn't grounded in this model, the first resonance is half-wave resonance.
The study we have received the graphs of the impedance at the terminals of the source depending on frequency. The graphs show that the helical coil has many resonances. The conclusion from this is that the coil isn't a single LC-circuit with its self-inductance and stray self-capacitance as lumped elements, but it's transmission line with distributed parameters. The fact that the transmission line consists of a single wire does not have to be confusing. You know, that resonance phenomenon is observed even in one wire, it shows an example of a dipole. The existence of wave phenomena in wires displays the fact that electromagnetic interaction propagates with a finite speed. And coil in this respect isn't far from the dipole, because, despite its small size, the length of the wire which it is wound, have dimensions comparable to the wavelength. The self-resonant frequency of the dipole one can quite easily determine, by knowing its length. For a coil, it's not so easy.
In electrodynamics textbooks, you can find a description of the operation of the spiral waveguides with surface electromagnetic (EM) waves propagating along the helical wire. Such waveguides are used as slow-wave structures in spiral antennas and traveling wave tubes. In such waveguides, the length of one turn and the winding pitch are comparable with the wavelength.The phase velocity of the wave along the axis of the helical waveguide is much lower than the speed of light, and its application as a slow-wave structure is based on this.
The relative phase velocity of the wave along the axis of such a waveguide depends only on the geometry of the helix and is not dependent on frequency since the EM-wave almost propagates only along the wire of the helix.
In the coil, the length of each turn, the length of the winding, and the pitch of winding are much smaller than the wavelength. In this case, besides the main mode along the wire, there exist higher modes directly along the axis of the helix. In other words, EM wave propagates not only along the length of the wire but part of her "jumps from turn to turn". The relative phase velocity along the axis of the coil is determined by the following approximate expression:
- λ0 - wavelength of the operating frequency in free space
- D, p - diameter and pitch of the winding
- c - velocity of the light
As can be seen from the formula, the speed depends on the coil diameter, winding pitch and the wavelength. In fact, the coil is the same helical waveguide with slow waves, but it's working in a different mode.
Due to the presence of high-order modes of the electromagnetic wave, the frequency of the first resonance of the coil is always higher than the frequency calculated from a length of wire. For this reason, higher frequency resonances are not multiples to the first and to each other.
The short coils have the subsequent resonances which are separated from the first far higher in frequency, that you can see in the results of HFSS simulation:At frequencies much below the first resonance frequency the spatial delay much less than the period of oscillations of the EM field. The field around the coil is a static solenoid field and the wave propagation speed along its axis can be ignored. In this case, the lumped RLC model will be fully working and accurately displays the behavior of the coil. One has only to remember that the stray self-capacitance is not a static capacity between the turns. The coils of all three models are working in this mode at the SW range and below. However, the frequency of the first resonance begins to show the wave effects associated with a limited speed of transmission of electromagnetic coupling and the coil should only be considered as a helical waveguide. In this case, the RLC model is not right. Moreover, it leads to a wrong understanding of the resonance phenomena mechanism in the coil.
The coil as a set of lumped RLC elements and the coil as a circuit with distributed parameters are the two different models of the real coil. The first model is based on the assumption that the current density in all turns is the same, so it is limited and applicable only at low frequencies, the second is complete and applicable at any frequency.
I would especially like to note the following circumstance. At low frequencies, where, as we have seen, the RLC model is valid, we can assume that the inductance and self-capacitance of the coil don't depend on frequency and are determined only by the geometry of the winding. It is a well-known fact which is fixed for example in the Nagaoka's formula. But in reality, the parameters of a helical transmission line depends on the frequency. Not just vax, but capacity and inductance per unit length. Only at low frequencies, this dependence is negligible, however, at frequencies close to the first resonance the values of inductance and self-capacitance of the coil begin to visibly "float" by frequency. In the end, we are faced with a situation that these values, measured or calculated at a low frequency, not suitable for calculating the self-resonant frequency according to the Thomson's formula. The calculation will give an incorrect result! Therefore, to calculate the resonant frequency of the coil is necessary to use a more complex numerical method from [1]. The second, any object near the coil, including measurement probe, influences on transmission line parameters. In this case, the self-resonance frequency is moved from its actual value for "free" coil.
If the designer needs to create a coil with the minimum dimensions and having the maximum self-resonant frequency, then the best winding will be with the distance between the turns equal to the wire diameter, and with the ratio l/D ≈ 1..1,5. In practice, should to stick to the following simple rules: if the total length of the coil wire is less than a quarter wavelength at the highest operating frequency, the coil will operate below their first resonance.
- THE SELF-RESONANCE AND SELF-CAPACITANCE OF SOLENOID COILS - applicable theory, models and calculation methods. By David W Knight1 (G3YNH)
- SELF-RESONANCE IN COILS and the self-capacitance myth. By Alane Payne (G3RBJ)
- RF Coils, Helical Resonators and Voltage Magnification by Coherent Spatial Modes. by K.L. Corum and J.F. Corum


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Welcome to Year 6!
Wastwater: Miss Lloyd.
Buttermere: Mrs. Jones.
Miss Skelly.
If you would like to contact your child's teacher, please contact the School Office or use Class Dojo.
Please see the 'Our Curriculum' pages for details of this term's learning.
News and Reminders
Year 6 spelling lists
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List 2 - download
Year 5 and
These words must all be learnt in preparation for SATs.
Helping children with reading:
Children should be using Lexia at home for at least 30 minutes per week. Some children may need more depending on their needs. See link below. Ask your teacher for your login details if you have lost them. Pupils in Year 6 should be working on levels 17 and 18.
Feel free to download these helpful tips which suggest
Click here: Tips for reading at home
Remember to keep up your reading at home. You are always welcome to choose a book from class or from the School Library. This must be looked after really well.
A comprehension skills lesson will take place weekly in School.
Helping children with maths:
Another piece of on-going homework is to make sure that tables are learnt so that their recall is automatic (no thinking or working out required). See link below to Times Table Rockstars.
Children should be completing 20 minutes per week on Maths Bootcamp (see below for link, username and password).
Feel free to download these helpful activities which suggest
PE is on Thursday mornings. Could you please ensure that your child has a
Children will have additional PE sessions in Autumn Term at the Sports Centre for gymnastics.
Please remember to remove all earrings and other jewellery before coming to school.


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Pasta salad
I love pasta salad. I could eat it as the main course.
What you'll need:
1 (8oz) pkg seashell pasta
½ c finely chopped cauliflower
½ c finely chopped broccoli
½ c diced red bell pepper
1 c cottage cheese
Salt & pepper to taste
Boil pasta in salted water for 8 – 10 minutes or until pasta is cooked to desired tenderness. Drain and rinse with cold water to cool. Combine cooled pasta with remaining ingredients in a large bowl, mixing well. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Feeds 4.
seashell pasta – $1.89
cauliflower – $2.25
broccoli – $1.89
bell pepper – $0.90
cottage cheese – $2.12
Total – $8.68


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They polyclinic e-appointment system is to emulate that used by banks, explains Lyudmila Zhilevich, Deputy Head of the Main Department of the Organisation of Medical Care, at the Ministry of Health. She notes that, although it cannot be used in its 'pure form' because patient time with a doctor cannot always be foreseen, it should improve the flow of patients and relieve the anxiety of waiting. Moreover, patients won't distract the doctor by trying to enter an office early and a doctor won't be distracted by questions outside his or her competence.
Electronic queuing system already operating at new polyclinic #39 in Minsk. Photo: VITALY PIVOVARCHIK
The electronic queuing system has been trialled at polyclinic #39, in Minsk, where patients 'check in' at a terminal on arrival, selecting the nature of their appointment, before waiting their turn. Another three of the capital's polyclinics are soon to follow suit, with all Minsk polyclinics to join the system by the end of 2015, if finances are permitting.
Online services were introduced some time ago to make the health system more convenient to use, allowing appointments online, as well as phone/online consultations. Doctors can also be booked for house calls via the current system. "Most polyclinics in Minsk and across the regional centres have websites. About ten of the capital's polyclinics are working online, allowing patients to obtain answers to specific questions, without coming in to see a doctor," comments Ms. Zhilevich.
Some of the capital's polyclinics invite patients to take part in medical surveys, to help with examinations, and 15 Minsk polyclinics are able to issue electronic prescriptions. Meanwhile, at the 19th and 34th central district and at the 29th city polyclinic, every patient has an electronic card, allowing them to receive laboratory tests and order extracts from medical records, to be received by email.
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A recent post mentioning a women's weekly cruise has woken a few brain cells.
A lovely lady once gave me an article from an Australian magazine, two page spread on a cruising holiday. Thought it was ''women's weekly'' but cannot find it there, more likely a 'younger' magazine.
In this article it went through the cruise holiday, ports, entertainment and such but there was a paragraph on ship's officers and the colour of their braid. It went something along the lines of .. if you meet one with red, then it is red for danger, the ships doc..if you see green he will tell you its green for go... if you fancy being rich then go for the white braid, the pursers... but ladies watch out if you meet someone with purple braid - you are up against a true professional,an engineer, the difference being where the rest of the officers think they are Gods gift to women, this guy knows he is, stay clear!
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(Susan M. Pigott is a fountain pen collector, pen and paperholic, photographer, and professor. You can find more from Susan on her blog Scribalishess.)
Musubi is a manufacturer of beautiful fabric-covered journals and pen cases. I've long coveted the Manekineko ("Fortune Cats") journal in Ao, but I haven't purchased one because, even though I love the craftsmanship of these hand bound journals, I would be intimidated to use them. I wish Musubi made A5 journal covers so I could reuse the cover with journals like the Seven Seas Writer.
While ogling Musubi's journals, I discovered they also make pen cases. I decided to purchase their oversize case in the Murasaki Seigaiha (purple waves) pattern.
One reason I wanted to buy a product from Musubi is their commitment to helping women. The pen cases are made in Indonesia by abused women. According to their website:
In Indonesia, we train women from abusive family backgrounds in the same high-tech methods used to make our pen cases, providing them the skillset necessary to gain financial independence and escape their unfavourable circumstances. The end result: every Musubi creation directly and measurably benefits the least fortunate amongst us.
The Musubi case is made with an impact-resistant frame covered with a single piece of Japanese fabric. The case is rigid and retains its shape regardless of whether or not pens are inside.
There is a pull tab for the snap closure, which makes the case easy to open. Fabric covers the snap on the inside of the case so your pens aren't in danger of being scratched.
I chose the oversize case (which is 150mm/6 inches long and 63mm/2.5 inches wide) especially for two pens I'd like to carry in my purse all the time: my 1970s Montblanc 149 (named "Walter" for reasons I'll explain in a review someday) and my Nakaya Portable Cigar, which I reviewed last week.
These two are oversized pens, and the pen case fits them perfectly. You can see that they are easily accommodated with only the tops showing.
Musubi includes a removable matching fabric insert that keeps the two pens from touching while inside the case.
Although you can use the case without the insert, I would be worried that my two pens would scratch one another, so I keep it inside. At first I wished that the insert was permanently sewn inside, but I discovered that it's actually better that it's moveable. Walter is a bit larger in diameter than my Nakaya, so the pen insert adjusts to accommodate two pens of unequal size.
You can, of course, put smaller pens inside the case. I tried it with a Sailor 1911L and a Pilot Vanishing Point. Those pens have wiggle room inside the case, but the fabric protects them from any damage.
I hoped that maybe the Musubi case would be large enough to fit a pair of glasses so that it could perform double duty, but my glasses did not fit. I suppose a small pair of reading specs might fit inside, however.
I'm very happy with my Musubi pen case. The fabric is beautiful and the case is well constructed. I have no doubt that my two pens will be protected while they are inside my purse and on my desk. And, although I'm not going to do a drop test, the case is rigid enough that I'm confident my pens would not suffer damage.
You can purchase a pen case (either regular size or over size) from the Musubi website. Regular size (140mm in length) cases are about $65, and oversize cases are about $75. With shipping from Singapore, I spent around $92 total. My case arrived in less than a week. Although $92 is rather expensive for a two-pen case, you are getting a handmade product with beautiful fabric, and you are helping women escape abusive situations. That's totally worth it to me!
If you aren't interested in the pen cases, you might want to purchase Musubi journals, which are made by persons with physical and intellectual disabilities. I am so impressed with the mission of Musubi to employ people in difficult circumstances who make products of such beauty. Now if they would just make the pen cases in the Fortune Cats fabric!
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President Barack Obama's second term is reaching its terminus, with the 2016 presidential election just weeks away. After eight years of serving as President of the United States, he has no doubt learn an incredible amount, and if President Obama could time travel he would probably impart a lot of much-needed wisdom on his younger self.
Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show gave Obama that exact opportunity, setting up an imaginary tête-à-tête between his 2016 self and the newly elected President Barack Obama of 2009, shortly after he'd been sworn in as Commander-in-Chief.
Besides the revelation that Obama has aged 20 years in the last eight years, watching this video will reveal all of the most important things about being president, such as the importance of having some Purell hand sanitizer at the ready and that "falling short of the ideal" is inevitable. There are probably a few other bits of knowledge he'd impart on his former self if he could, like what's going to happen in the 2016 presidential election, but those bits might not be suitable for TV.
Watch the pair of Obamas talk in the video above.


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The lives of children are affected by ailments like eczema, digestive issues, sleep problems and cognitive problems. You can raise healthy children with lymphatic system detoxification. The lymphatic system is a tiny network of vessels and nodes that helps to maintain your skin, muscles, bones, organs, blood vessels, nerves and brain. Throughout your child's life there are times when you should be maintaining their lymphatic system to improve gentle detoxification.
In the womb your child has been all cramped up for nine months. Receiving a lymphatic session right after birth can help alleviate many small health problems that may be due to limited circulation. Help reduce the inflammation from vaccinations by maintaining your child's lymphatic system between vaccinations. If you are breastfeeding check your pH, you may be souring your breast milk making your child acidic an sick. When you take steps to improve your child's lymphatic system, you improve circulation and gentle detoxification for a healthier child.
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The Native Vegetation Regulations 2017 outline four pathways for clearance for a range of activities as listed below.
1. Permitted clearance without conditions, where you self-assess to ensure your proposal fits within this pathway and Native Vegetation Council (NVC) approval is not required.
2. Fire hazard reduction, where Country Fire Service (CFS) approval is required.
3. Vegetation management, where a Management Plan must be prepared and approved by the NVC before clearing may occur.This applies to clearing:
4. Risk assessment, where the level of threat to biodiversity is high or unknown and therefore a risk assessment is required. You will also be required to provide a Significant Environmental Benefit (SEB) offset. This applies to clearing:
To see how the pathways for clearance work, check out the Clearance and Significant Environmental Benefit Process Chart.
We acknowledge and respect the Traditional Custodians whose ancestral lands we live and work upon and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and respect the deep spiritual connection and the relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to Country.
We also pay our respects to the cultural authority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their nations in South Australia, as well as those across Australia.


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Each fall, the Department of Neurobiology hosts a symposium on research related to neurodegenerative and developmental research. The Edward R. and Anne G. Lefler Center for the Study of Neurodegenerative Disorders supports this symposium with an endowed fund. The symposium provides a forum to feature advances in the field and to facilitate discussion among faculty, fellows, students and other interested parties. Please click here to visit The Lefler Center homepage.
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
4 pm Keynote Address at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur
Boston, MA 02115
Thomas C. Südhof, M.D.
Avram Goldstein Professor, Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology
Professor, by courtesy, of Neurology and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University School of Medicine
Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Thomas Christian Südhof was born in Göttingen, Germany, on Dec. 22 in 1955, obtained his M.D. and doctoral degrees from the University of Göttingen in 1982. He performed his doctoral thesis work at the Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie in Göttingen with Prof. Victor P. Whittaker on the biophysical structure of secretory granules. From 1983-1986, Südhof trained as a postdoctoral fellow with Drs. Mike Brown and Joe Goldstein at UT Southwestern in Dallas, TX, and elucidated the structure, expression and cholesterol-dependent regulation of the LDL receptor gene. Südhof began his independent career as an assistant professor at UT Southwestern in 1986. When Südhof started his laboratory, he decided to switch from cholesterol metabolism to neuroscience, and to pursue a molecular characterization of synaptic transmission. His work initially focused on the mechanism of neurotransmitter release which is the first step in synaptic transmission, and whose molecular basis was completely unknown in 1986. Later on, Südhof's work increasingly turned to the analysis of synapse formation and specification, processes that mediate the initial assembly of synapses, regulate their maintenance and elimination, and determine their properties. Südhof served on the faculty of UT Southwestern in Dallas until 2008, and among others was the founding chair of the Department of Neuroscience at that institution. In 2008, Südhof moved to Stanford, and became the Avram Goldstein Professor in the School of Medicine at Stanford University. In addition, Südhof has been an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute since 1986.
The general format of the symposium includes a talk by a Department faculty recipient of a Lefler Small Grant, two short talks by recipients of Lefler Fellowships, and a Lecture by a leader in the field of neurodegenerative and developmental research. Past Lefler Lecturers have been:
- 2017: Connie Cepko, Harvard Medical School
- 2016: Richard Tsien, New York University
- 2015: Krishna Shenoy, Stanford University
- 2014: Ben Barres, Stanford University School of Medicine
- 2013: Jeremy Nathans, Johns Hopkins University
- 2012: David Ginty, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- 2011: Roberto Malinow, UCSD
- 2010: Fred H. Gage, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
- 2009: Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, University of California, San Diego
- 2008: Mark F. Bear, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 2007: Eric Nestler, UT Southwestern Medical Center -Recording of 2007 Lefler Lecture (requires Real Media player)
- 2006: 10th Anniverary Celebration Symposium -"Birth, Death, and Repair in the Brain", Arturo Alvarez-Buylla, UCSF, Christopher Henderson, Columbia University, Susan McConnell, Stanford University, Dennis Selkoe, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Gerald Fischbach, Columbia University
- 2005: Susan Lindquist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 2004: Robert H. Brown, Jr., Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
- 2003: H. Robert Horvitz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 2002: Lawrence S.B. Goldstein, University of California, San Diego
- 2001: Huda Zoghbi, Baylor College of Medicine
- 2000: Allison Doupe, University of California, San Francisco
- 1999: Kenneth Fischbeck, National Institutes of Heatlh
- 1998: Stanley Korsmeyer, Harvard Medical School/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute


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The Communist Party and unions go back a long way.
via Bill McMorris, Washington Free Beacon
The Connecticut Communist Party honored a pair of union organizers, including an official who nearly captured the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, at its annual awards ceremony.
The party presented the People's World Amistad Awards to Eva Bermúdez Zimmerman in recognition of her upstart challenge against establishment Democrat, as well as longtime union official Shellye Davis. The party described the honorees as "fierce warriors in the forefront demanding workers' and immigrant rights, social justice, peace and equality for a better and sustainable world" in an announcement. The award ceremony was held at a Methodist Church in New Haven on Dec. 8 to mark the 99th anniversary of the Communist Party USA.
Bermúdez Zimmerman made headlines in 2018 when she launched a long shot campaign to challenge Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ned Lamont's lieutenant governor, former Connecticut secretary of state Susan Bysiewicz. Bermúdez Zimmerman, who is married to Connecticut SEIU state council associate director Stacey Zimmerman, took a leave of absence from her work as organizing director of the SEIU Local 2001 for the campaign. Her insurgent run garnered intense media interest as the state's first Puerto Rican candidate for lieutenant governor and was hailed as a "fresh face" in Connecticut's political scene. Despite being out fundraised by Bysiewicz, Zimmerman managed to capture 37 percent of votes in the the August Democratic primary. Lamont and Bysiewicz narrowly won the November election.
The state party also recognized the efforts of Shellye Davis, president of the AFL-CIO affiliated Greater Hartford Central Labor Coalition and a longtime official with the American Federation of Teachers, was also honored for her long history of labor activism. The announcement hailed her work as "leader for the rights of public sector union members and the people they serve, especially the youth."
Read more here.
— We Are One: Communist Party Joins AFL-CIO For Jobs Fight
— Communist Party USA Chair: "…we are part of building labor's independent structures."


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The Family Court and Federal Circuit Court have jurisdiction to deal with the property of de facto couples who have separated. Separated couples however may not be sure whether they are 'entitled' to a property settlement, depending on whether or not they were living with their former partner.
So, you may ask, what is the difference between a de facto couple, as compared to a couple who has been dating?


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To Traverse is to travel across, through or around a difficult barrier. All of us have difficult barriers that keep us feeling "stuck". We believe that families have the capacity for healing and that when things are difficult it can be useful to seek out a guide. With 40+ years of collective experience, we have been honored to guide clients out of their stuck places. We assists them in discovering a new path cross, through or around their barriers (s) to engage in family, relationships, work or school in a more life-giving and fulfilling way while supporting them in a safe and nurturing environment.
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You'd think I'd get tired of zombies but I'm still ready for more. What I found interesting is that this particular story is that it is set somewhere other than LA or New York. This was actually set in London and me being an Anglophile I was pretty excited. Anyway this short story run parallel to Marik's novel End Storm.
This story focuses on a few people when the zombie apocalypse hits London. We see a mysterious cloud, a boom/earthquake, people collapsing, then getting back up and attacking people. We see Mr. Shah, James, James' dad, and Alice. Each has their own perspective on the zombie disaster.
Since it's a short story I don't want to mention too many scenes otherwise I'll ruin it for you. Anyway, I just loved how it started! With James running for his life in the woods. At first you think that the zombie apocalypse has already started or we're right in the middle of it! But it turns out James is running from his dad because he thought it was brilliant to vandalize his headmaster's car. Oooh! Good trick. They later witness the zombies' rise on their way back to London. In London we see Mr. Shah going through another day at his shop. This slowly start to escalate as people collapse, get back up, and attack.
The mayhem was scary to read because of the mass panic, you know with people running everywhere and not knowing what to do. I thought Marik did an excellent job describing the being of this apocalypse and how the people reacted to it. I thought that Mr. Shah was a believable character and that's how I like them.
This short story leads to two more and I will have those soon. I promise! But if you don't want to wait for me why not go ahead and check them out for yourself. I got mine on my NOOK for free and I look forward to starting Marik's End Storm saga once I get the chance.
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Curious about what you might learn during one of our Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Trainings?
Harry Friedman, aka Haribo, attended our very first Yoga for Youth Training in December. Harry immediately began to integrate some of trauma-sensitive principles he learned into his life after the training. Learn more about his experience in this guest blog post.
"I am honored to have taken part in a training that seeks to foster resilience through yoga and mindfulness. To offer skills and space that foster resilience seems to me to be one of the greatest gifts a person can offer.
The day after the training, I was riding my bike up American Ave. to my tutoring job in North Philly, and I felt a surge of excitement. I've served as a teacher in a number of different settings over the years, and I've always found it challenging to work in classroom settings. I've had the incredible privilege of teaching at summer camps, where the classes are all hands-on, and the kids are excited to be there and free to learn what ever they wish. Teaching Math and English after school has been quite a different experience. I often find myself feeling discouraged and inadequate as a teacher. The reason I felt a surge of excitement that Monday afternoon riding my bike is because my attitude had shifted.
Prior to the training, I remember having this image of what a classroom should look like when a great teacher is teaching. All the students are attentive and whenever there is a disturbance, of any kind, order is promptly restored at the mere sound of the teacher's voice. Even if this image could be actualized, I no longer believe this is actually the image of a truly fruitful classroom. One of the facilitators of the training reminded us that a "good" class is not necessarily one in which all the students do exactly what they're told to do without any disturbance. A "good" class might actually be one in which the students do scream out and reject and rebel. Every behavior expresses a need, and when a student expresses oneself, loudly or softly, there is an opportunity for healing. The most important thing for that student at that moment might just be a feeling of freedom and recognition.
TYP is just as much a project of growth and healing for the teachers as well as for the students. The values of Yoga come through in this training. Practice self-reflection in order to recognize the influence of the Ego. What assumptions do I carry with me that influence how I receive others? What obstacles impede my ability to relate in full authenticity? What is my role?
I'm not here to fix or help anyone. My role is to serve in offering a set of skills that are designed to foster resilience. Offer these skills humbly and compassionately. Remember that while individuals feel pain and may harbor anger or resentment, we all have the potential to heal. I need not take personally any perceived anger or resentment from others. There are no good and bad students. Each student is a whole individual with a yearning to feel love and be loved.
As I move forward, collecting thoughts and practices to layer into my consciousness, I recognize the gifts I received from this training. I am continually refining the image of the teacher I aspire to be. Among the lessons from this training, I strive to embody a ceaseless recognition of all students' and peoples' individual wholeness. My role is not to change or transform. I am simply taking part in, and hopefully contributing, to an overarching process of healing and learning."
- Harry, aka Haribo, Friedman


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Step one, wait until almost dark...
And if you want super amazing pictures of the wildlife you find, you should have Nicholas March with you. This is the kind of salamander we were finding last night (small mouth salamander)...
Back when we were living in Ohio, we used to dream of the day when we could go hunting for wildlife with Uncle Nick and Aunt Jenna (who are both Fisheries and Wildlife Majors from Mizzou). These people seem to find the most amazing creatures wherever they go! I had no idea Missouri even had salamanders until they started posting pictures of their adventures. That may be because I was never outside at night after a cool rain, hunting salamanders with flashlights...I mean, how was I supposed to know that's what you do?
Step one, wait until almost dark...
Step two, it must have just rained and be somewhat wet outside. Step three, grab your flashlights. Step four, assemble your crew! FYI, it helps to have an animal hunting expert on your team. In this case, I am referring to Sydney ;)
Step five, find a salamander!
You may even encounter some other wildlife on your adventure. We saw several deer when we started out (they were too far away and it was too dark to get a decent picture of them). We also saw several snails...
We saw several little frogs the size of my thumb, and we saw this big 'ol toad (Ben's favorite)...
We also saw a wooly worm, an earthworm that was at least a foot long, crickets and beetles.
And if you want super amazing pictures of the wildlife you find, you should have Nicholas March with you. This is the kind of salamander we were finding last night (small mouth salamander)...
And there you have it! How to find a salamander in 5 easy steps :)
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How Fashionwithfaith's Imane Asry Is Dressing for Ramadan
Imane Asry is a full-time student of economics and a full-fledged fashion star known on Instagram as @fashionwithfaith. She might have lightheartedly joked, "Let the hunger games begin," when wishing her followers a Ramadan Mubarak (blessed Ramadan) online, but there is no doubting Asry's serious devotion to her Muslim faith, one sign of which is her hijab, which she started wearing as a teenager. "It was a personal decision," explains Asry on the phone from her hometown of Stockholm, one that surprised even her very supportive parents. "I was questioning a lot of things and trying to find the answers; I basically fell in love with my religion and I kind of wanted to commit more and show my love for God in a way that would affect my personal life, so I felt the hijab was a good choice."
Asry's online life began when she wrapped her head. "I've always been very interested in fashion and when I decided I was going to wear the scarf, I was thinking to myself, Well, this is obviously going to change my style a bit, but this could be a fun thing to document, so let's set up a Tumblr." She soon found that her mix of inspiration images (photographs, art) and personal style pics appealed to an engaged audience—one eager for tutorials. A YouTube channel followed, and, of course, Instagram. Since she started engaging on social media, Asry has observed an increasing acceptance or normalizing in fashion, not only of modest dressing but also of "diversity in many senses—seeing that fashion is for everyone and not just for one stereotype that we're used to seeing."
What distinguishes Asry from other bloggers is her modest riff on Scandi style. "I think that's something that's kind of a breath of fresh air," she notes. "I mean, I do love prints, I love colors, I love all of those things, but on myself, there's nothing I find more aesthetically pleasing than a very simple outfit." For these, she relies on Swedish brands like Acne Studios, Filippa K, Whyred, Rodebjer, and Totême, the co-owner of which, Elin Kling, has been Asry's "style crush" since she was 13. Asry also follows Brittany Bathgate and, on the modest scene, Leena Al Ghouti.
There is not one formula for modest dressing. "Sometimes I have to explain to Muslims and non-Muslims the reason why I'm wearing the hijab and sometimes I have to explain why I choose to wear it a certain way," says Asry. During Ramadan, some women choose to dress more modestly; "I'm not saying it's a priority for everyone," emphasizes Asry, who chooses to make it one, and admits to having done a lot of Ramadan shopping. "I'm not really a dress type of girl, but during Ramadan, I wear them in a way that I feel comfortable in. A long dress with an open kimono is very chic."
Above, Asry shares two of her Ramadan looks; both make manifest her dedication to faith and fashion.


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One of Ficci's main goals is supporting the development of Colombian cinema. With that in mind, the festival will open with the world premiere of Ciudad Delirio, inviting the audience to get to know Cali, the only city in Latin America that loves all Latin American music, a center of creative development for Colombia's cinema, splendidly and authentically presented through the passion and flavor of salsa. Ficci is once again betting on the kind of cinema that speaks locally and globally, cinema that invites, seduces and embraces all kinds of audiences.
Starring Carolina Ramírez , Cauca Valley dancer and actress renown for her performance in soap operas such as La hija del mariachiand La Pola and Spaniard Julián Villagrán, winner of a Goya for his performance in Grupo 7, Ciudad Delirio also features Colombian actors of such caliber as Vicky Hernández Jorge Herrera , Margarita Ortega and John Alex Castillo. Thanks to a world-class team lead by Spanish dancer, choreographer and filmmaker Blanca Li, who has worked for The Berlin State Ballet, Kylie Minogue, Beyoncé and Daft Punk, and by multiple time Salsa World Champion Viviana Vargas, Cartagena will get to experience the madness of one of the most sensual dances on earth.
Ciudad Delirio was produced by Diego F. Ramírez, head of 64-a Films in Colombia, which has produced such films as Perro come perro,Todos tus muertos, Dr. Alemán, En coma, and180 segundos and Spaniard Elena Manrique, founder of Film Fatal and renown for her production of movies such asEl laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth), El orfanato and Transsiberiano, to name just a few.
For seven weeks during the making of Ciudad delirio, 45 locations in Cali, Colombia and Madrid, Spain were overrun by salsa. More than 3,200 extras from Cauca Valley helped to tell this love story that revolves around the show Delirio, a long-standing cultural tradition in Sultana del Valle.
In Ciudad Delirio, Javier, a shy, reserved Spanish doctor, attends a medical conference in Cali, Colombia. There, through a chance meeting, he shares a magical night with Angie, a dancer and choreographer who dreams of being part of the world's most famous salsa show, Delirio, if only she can pass the audition. Javier and Angie begin an impossible romance full of obstacles, surrounded by salsa, and accompanied by a cast of characters that are as authentic as they are hilarious.
The festival's guest of honor will be the prolific British actor Clive Owen, who is known for his diverse roles in films like Closer Children of Men, and The International . The Latin American premier of his latest film, Guillaume Canet's Blood Ties (2013), will be a highlight of the Friday, March 14th event, taking place at 6:00 pm in the Adolfo Mejía Theater, where, after being presented with the India Catalina prize, the actor will be interviewed by Ficci's director, Monika Wagenberg.
Another special honoree will be Mexican director Alejando Gonazlez Iñárritu, who has garnered international acclaim throughout the years with films such as Amores Perros , 21 Grams , Babel, and Biutiful . Established within the film industry as one of Latin America's most important directors of the new century, Iñárritu is currently in-production for Birdman (2014), a film he wrote and directed starring Emma Stone and Edward Norton . Participants of the 54th Ficci will have the opportunity to attend the Tribute honoring this Academy Award-nominated filmmaker on Sunday, March 16th, as well as his Master class the following day during Salón Ficci – the festival's academic program.
In regards to the festival's line-up, it is interesting to note that several of the filmmakers that will take part in the Dramatic Competition are directors who have participated at Ficci with their previous films and have established themselves in the international festival circuit winning prestigious awards. Others will arrive to Cartagena for the first time with their operas primas.
"2014 promises to be a good year for Iberoamerican cinema and we are proud to feature several of the most recent films of the region in our Official Dramatic Competition, in which half of the chosen movies are Latin American Premieres (movies that come directly to Cartagena after their world premieres at Sundance and Berlin Festivals). Eight of the twelve films in the Colombian Official Competition (known before as Colombia al 100%) are World Premieres. This way, we have managed to achieve the goal we set four years ago: becoming the main national and international launching platform of local films", stated Ficci's Director Monika Wagenberg.
Wagenberg also addressed some chances in the festival's rules that will allow for more experience filmmakers to partake in the event.
"One of the big news of Ficci 54 is that this time we have not limited the Official Dramatic Competition to first, second and third time Ibero-American films. Ending this restriction will make possible for those directors from this region who are producing feature films at a fast pace not, to be excluded from the competition" Wagenberg added.
The Official Dramatic Competition will feature the Latin American premieres The Lock Charmer (El Cerrajero) by Natalia Smirnoff (Argentina), Natural Sciences (Ciencias Naturales) by Matías Lucchesi(Argentina), The Way He Looks (Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho) by Daniel Ribeiro(Brazil), Celina Murga's Berlin Official Competition, The Three Sides of the River (La tercera orilla) (Argentina), recent Sundance and Rotterdam winner, To Kill a Man (Matar a un hombre) by Alejandro Fernández Almendras (Chile), Mateo, first film by Maria Gamboa (Colombia), and the world premiere of Dust on the Tongue (Tierra en la lengua) by Ruben Mendoza (Colombia).
This section also includes other outstanding films such as Bad Hair (Pelo malo), written and directed by Mariana Rondón (Venezuela) which comes to Ficci after its triumph at the San Sebastián Film Festival; The Mute (El Mudo), directed by brothers Daniel and Diego Vega (Perú), which had its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival and are coming back to Ficci after competing winning Best Director award in 2010; premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival and awarded the Concha de Plata for Best Director in San Sebastián, comes Club Sándwich by Fernando Eimbcke(México), and the 12th film in this section is Root (Raíz) by Matías Rojas Valencia (Chile), the winner of Best Chilean Film winner at the Valdivia Film Festival.
The Official Documentary Competition will showcase the world premieres of El color que cayó del cielo by Sergio Wolf (Argentina) and Heaven or Hell (Infierno o paraíso) de German Piffano(Colombia); as well as the Latin American premiere of The Silence of the Flies (El silencio de las moscas) by Eliezer Arias (Venezuela), Marmato by Mark Grieco (Colombia, USA), and Apples, Chickens and Chimeras (Manzanas, pollos y quimeras) de Inés París (España). The rest of the program includes Argentine Street Years (Años de calle) by Alejandra Grinschpun, I Feel Much Better Now (E-agora? Lembra me) by Joaquim Pinto(Portugal), Naomi Campbel by icolas Videla and Camila José Donoso (Chile), Cesar's Grill (El Grill de Cesar) by Dario Aguirre, I Will Be Murdered (Seré asesinado) by Justin Webster (Spain), Mexican documentary, Elevator (Elevador) by Adrián Ortizl and the most recent work by talented Brazilian documentary film director Maria Ramos , Hills of Pleasures (Morro dos Prazeres).
Lastly, in the Colombian Official Competition we will present the world premieres of Banished (Desterrada) by Diego Guerra, Manos sucias by Joseph Wladyka, Memorias del calavero and Tierra en la lengua by Rubén Mendoza, Monte adentro by Nicolás Macario Alonso, Parador Húngaro by Aseneth Suarez and Patrick Alexander, Infierno o paraíso by Germán Piffano; as well as the Latin American premieres of Inés, memorias de una vida by Luisa Sossa; Gente de papel, con el alma en la selva by Andrés Felipe Vásquez, Mateo by Maria Gamboa, Marmato by Mark Grieco and the Colombian premiere of Mambo Cool by Chris Gude.


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Foundry United Methodist Church offers English classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:45 pm - 8:45 pm. Classes are free and open to students 17 years and older.
You may register in-person on Tuesday, January 12 at Foundry United Methodist Church (map below) from 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm.
Note: New students are always welcome during the semester, simply come to the church the night of class and tell someone you are a new student and need to register.
Our Winter/Spring 2016 schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, January 12 - Registration
Tuesday, January 19 - First class
Thursday, March 31 - Last class
Tuesday, April 5 - End of Semester Celebration
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Austin-based producer Mobley was recently on tour and stopped in Milwaukee for an impressive set. We were able to have a quick chat and learn more about the diverse artist.
The multi-skilled producer uses an eclectic spread on stage - drums, synths, keys, guitar and more. He transitions between instruments, tempos, and beats seamlessly and effortlessly. Recording at home, he is a one man producer but usually has a band while on tour.
Mobley abruptly found himself going solo on this tour, "in the beginning of this tour - about three weeks ago - I found out that my drummer wasn't going to make it, so I bought a drum kit and learned how to play drums."
The producer has a wide ranging background, working with creatives in hip hop, pop, country and more. It's evident in his own work, "my dad was a Marine so I grew up all over the place. As a result of that - and coming of age at a time when the internet was getting big and having access to all kinds of music - that's formative of me just having a diverse taste. I write all kinds of music."
'Swoon' is a fitting example of his layered works. With a heavy bass, soft percussion, and straight forward vocals, the simple pieces work together to form the darker toned track. The track is just one of many that showcase his diverse and eclectic sound. With a solidified foundation to his works, he also contributes strong visuals to accompany and compliment his work. Together, the producer creates a compelling and fun presence.


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Best Fireproof Gun Safe Under 500
Stack-on's convertible safety cabinet has an Promoted capacity of 31 firearms. Now, the secure is developed to have 2 distinct segments. This really is a good capacity to get a model in this budget. The next segment has 4 detachable steel shelves you may use to store your ammunition, handguns, dividers, lighting or additional equipment. Should you want more space to your rifles, you are able to eliminate all of the shelves and gain extra space for the following 10-12. Each the cupboard's elements are created out Of steel, together with all the doors are made from reinforced steel for greater durability. Each door includes a large locking plate made from steel straight in the front of the locking system. The back and the base of the cupboard feature pre-drilled mounting holes you may use to bolt it down, so as to boost the security. Would you wish to understand what's the best part?
The First part of this safety cabinet has multiple barrels remainder you can use to keep rifles in addition to shotguns. The barrel rests will maintain your arms set up and will continue to keep the weight off the stoves. A Small drawback of the model is that the Fact that the doors do not fit quite tight. They do not even possess a dust seal. In this manner, when you put a dehumidifier within it and then flip it on, it is going to work on the atmosphere outside too. It is possible to improvise a seal by employing foam round the doorway jams. This unit doesn't offer you any type of fire or water security.
Barska's biometric secure has an advertised Overall capacity of around 3 rifles, but it might hold just 2 if they do not have scopes or altered grips. The biometric technologies utilized for the lock lets you get your firearms quickly in the event of a crisis. The lock can save up to 120 distinct identities. At this time, you may be wondering why anyone would require these many identities saved? However, here is a fantastic tip: whenever you purchase a safe using a fingerprint reader, then do not scan just 1 finger. The majority of individuals do so, but it is a mistake. Scan all of your palms. If you truly must get the secure in a crisis, you do not need a band-aid or a cut to prevent you out of it. In case you've got several fingers scanned, you are going to have the ability to get into the secure faster. The secure is made from powder coated steel. best gun safe under 500
The doorway employs a 3-point deadbolt locking method. You need to mount this device before you begin using it. Since it's narrow and tall, the entire secure will tip forward once you open the doorway. This version's biggest drawback is its little capacity. Though it's promoted as having the ability to hold 3 firearms, but it is going to barely hold two. In case you've got a massive weapon, like the AR-15, then it is only going to maintain that one along with a handgun. This version doesn't provide fire protection. Stack-On's steel safety cabinet has two different segments, each reachable from another door. The very first part (the gun segment ) must maintain 10 rifles or shotguns, but may really fit just 6. The next section of this cupboard has 4 detachable steel shelves. The entire construction is made from steel. The locking mechanism employs a 3-point system using a primary coded, double-bitted lock. This is a pleasant and protected system. The safety cabinet could be bolted to the floor or into the wall. There are many pre-drilled holes you are able to use for anchoring. You may use them to keep every weapon at an erect posture, and you may also allow the dividers mounted since the hose rests will adapt them. This unit weighs approximately 130 pounds, so you need to have someone help you put it and anchor it. Remember you'll need to do a little bit of assembly once you get it. The assembly procedure is extremely straightforward and you should not suffer from it, but it is going to require a little excess time.


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This 26th of September marks 40 years since the Centre first started to provide services to the LGBT communities in and around Leicester. Whilst there is still so much more to do, we are proud and happy to have been around so long, and we would love everyone who has used, uses or would like to use the Centre in the future to join us for this celebration.
Come and visit us on Monday 26th of September from 12 noon for cake and coffee at the Centre and share your memories with us!
You can confirm your attendance by clicking here. Or just pop in during the afternoon or early-evening.
We look forward to see you!
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Sika Lodge is located on the edge of Killarney town, just a 10-minute walk from the wooded shores of Lough Leane. Within 2 minutes' drive of 2 Lough-side golf courses, the bed and breakfast accommodation also has free private parking and free Wi-Fi.
Note: Map is an approximate indication ONLY. Please contact Sika Lodge B&B for directions and precise location prior to your visit.


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Start Date 21/07/2016
Start Date Executed 16/09/2016
Initial Term End Date 20/07/2021
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I read a lot. I post up pictures of the books I get, and everyone from the UPS guy to random Twitter people ask how I have the time to read so much. I feel like I don't read all that much, especially compared to the piles of books that I have in my office.
Last year, I fell far short of my 52 book reading goal. I keep track via GoodReads, and came in just short. I realized that I'd been falling behind simply because I was fitting in reading only occasionally throughout the days and weeks and months. I'd been hoping to hit that goal simply because it was there, and wasn't making the time to make it happen.
This year is different: I'm specifically setting aside time to read, usually the 8-9AM block, before I turn on any of my Twitter / Facebook / work feeds. Once those start up, it's hard to reclaim the time. And it's worked! I've made it through 25 books already this year, as well as a couple of abortive attempts that I later put aside. There's been days when I've blown through an entire short book in a sitting, which is a nice feeling, and I feel like I get more of the story processed.
This past weekend, I realized that while I've been paying a lot of attention to novel/novella-length fiction, I haven't really been doing the same with short fiction. I grew up reading Asimov's Science Fiction, and we're in the midst of a golden age of SF short fiction. There's so many choices: Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, Uncanny, Asimov's, Fireside, and others. I realized that like I wasn't making the time to read books, I haven't been making the time to read short fiction, and so I've started doing that. I'm not setting aside time for this like I do with books, but in between articles, over lunch breaks, while walking the dog, in random pieces of time throughout my day, there's time to consume a short story. It's been so easy to pick up, too.
I've started documenting what stories I've been reading on Twitter: here's the thread for short fiction, and another for the books I've been reading. I figure it's a good way to keep me going, and something besides links to the articles I've been writing.


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Phoenix, AZ 85071
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Web Site: www.feedinghungrychildrennow.org
San Miguel, Bula, Camarines Sur
Jaira is presently enrolled in the Children's Hope Learning Center, a Kinder II pupil. The critical moment in her life was when she was in Kinder I. She was afraid to participate in the class although she knew the answer. There were times that she was hesitant to approach her teacher about the lessons she didn't understand. But now, there are great positive changes that took place in her. Throughout the past one and half year at the Children's Hope Learning center, she learned to express herself about the things she feels. Jaira can talk straight about the things she needs to understand and clarify. She also learned to do her other responsibilities in school with so much confidence.
Jaira is the eldest child out of two siblings. She was born in July 14th 1996. Due to extreme poverty in the home her parents could not afford to send her to school. When her parents heard about the Children's Hope project in the area they enrolled their child in the project and Jaira became one of the 596 beneficiaries of the project. The Project provided the beneficiaries with free education (tuition fee, school supplies and books).
Jaira's dream is to become a nurse someday. With the educational foundation she is getting now from the project and by the grace of the almighty God. Jaira's dream is no longer an impossible dream.


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The renovations are coming along quite nicely. Two bathrooms almost done and once toilets and taps are installed, they are ready to be used.
Seven doors got painted and in between waiting times for the paint to dry and to keep out of the way of the tilers ..... a bit of quilting got done.
A huge box of scraps was recently acquired .... not that I really needed them ..... but scraps are scraps and I love scraps .... big time. I won't be keeping all these scraps. They will be shared amongst friends and what they don't want will be brought to guild to share there.
This top below got marked up and sandwiched ready for machine quilting and some hand quilting.
Some days, it feels like nothing gets done. Then, I look at previous posts and well, yes, a lot got accomplished.
Today would have been my Mom's 97th birthday. She has been gone 7 years now. So, Mom ... Happy Birthday ... wherever you are ...
Have a great day!
Monday, March 9, 2015
Coming up for air!
Posted by Rose Marie at 12:00 AM
Labels: Hand Quilting, Misc.
2 comments:
- Jennifer said...
Scraps are very inspirational......you have certainly been inspired to use some! Well done on the renovations. 97 years ago the world was a very different place; people of your mother's generation would have seen many changes in their lifetime.
- March 9, 2015 at 12:33 AM
- Debra Anger said...
what a great pile of of fabric and to also find those railfence, exciting.
memories of your mom to always cherish you are a good daughter
- March 16, 2015 at 5:19 AM
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Partners HealthCare System has increased its beginning-stage fund into a $171 million investment driver. The Boston-based hospital system executed the increase in scale by calling on outside supporters including Eli Lilly, which collectively expelled $66 million into the fund. Astellas Pharma and China's ShangPharma and Simcere Pharmaceutical joined Lilly in the group of drug companies that are set to invest in the fund.
The contributions provided added to the $105 million Partners Innovation Fund, which was already collected through notable institutions like The Brigham and Women;s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. The two mainstays of healthcare in the region contributed a total of $50 million.
Now, Partners Innovation Fund has more money than ever to carry out an investment strategy that has served it successfully since it's creation in 2008 with $35 million. The Partners Innovation Fund has focused solely on investing in innovations created at establishments within the Partners network, such as BWH and MGH. The limited supply has proved to be a large seam of companies. The fund lists include CRISPR innovator Editas Medicine, immuno-oncology startup CoSTim Pharmaceuticals and inflammatory disease institution Adheron.
Editas went public in 2016 with an IPO of $94 million. Over the previous two years, CoStim and Adheron were obtained by Novartis and Roche. Roche paid $105 million and committed up to $475 million more to get Adheron. Meanwhile, Novartis did not release how much they paid for CoStim. The successes have allowed money to be reinvested into the fund and get the attention of organization from outside the healthcare system. Partners Innovation Fund is now seeking its next group of investments for more paydays.
Heavily funded Alzheimer's startup Denali Therapeutics, newly-public anti-infectives group Spero Therapeutics and 2017 Fierce 15 recipient Magenta Therapeutics are among a group of 32 companies the fund has supported.


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Explore the paths along the blue Danube River just like the Romans, the legendary Nibelungs, and even Europe's powerful kings and emperors did before you. You will get to know the beauty and historical significance of this ancient military and trading route.
Never far away from the cool, clear water of the Danube, you will enjoy one of Europe's most beautiful and popular cycle routes. You can either start your trip in the baroque town of Schärding or Passau, the town of three rivers. You will cycle through various districts of Upper and Lower Austria and finally to the Danube metropolis of Vienna.
Looking for a last-minute cycling holiday? We've still got some of our best getaways booking for October 2019!...Read more
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A chaplet fabricated of hot blush marabou could alone be advised an "essential" account if you are a actual specific affectionate of actuality active a actual specific affectionate of lifestyle. But it's absolutely the affectionate of chump targeted by a new startup launched by two acceptance at the University of Texas.
That chump is the awful amusing abode babe at a academy with a acceptable football team, who consequentially has a actual specific set of needs: A new accouterments for anniversary weekend's party, one that's air-conditioned cute, not too try-hard, and, naturally, isn't that expensive. And it's not because she can't buck to echo an accouterments (but because anybody will see it on her Instagram Story, that's still absolutely a concern) — it's because anniversary affair has its own specific theme, alignment from babble to rodeo.
This is the axial botheration tackled by Swayy, a website that curates tops, dresses, bottoms, and accessories from fast-fashion sites like Forever 21 and the uber-cheap online megashop Shein. Items are accessible to appearance by associates only, but anyone can assurance up. They're categorized by affair theme: jungle/safari, rave/space, '80s/neon, rodeo, and the "essentials" category, which includes a argent leotard, an irised fanny pack, light-up sneakers, and the above choker. Soon there'll be a exchange breadth associates can buy and advertise acclimated affair clothes.
Founders Rajya Atluri and Clio Harralson launched the armpit in January, aback the two Pi Beta Phi abode sisters were sopres at UT Austin's business ceremoniousness program. They say that aback then, they've garnered about 20,000 altered visitors to the armpit and 50 apprentice ambassadors at 21 academy campuses about the country, with a 333% advance amount in the bounce semester. (Swayy did not acknowledge any added banking information.)
After actuality accustomed into the Red Bull Barrage Institute, a development affairs for undergraduate entrepreneurs that has additionally housed Specdrums and a collapsible bike helmet, Atluri and Harralson catholic to New York City to assignment with a all-around consultancy firm, again to San Francisco to TechCrunch Disrupt in September.
On a contempo buzz alarm with Atluri and Harralson, the two batten to The Goods about what it's like to barrage a startup from a abode house, casting to investors, and what happens aback they graduate.
How did the abstraction for the armpit appear about?
Around October or November of aftermost year I'd been audition from accompany about the actuality that bodies were aloof beat of accepting to consistently acquisition the appropriate clothes for all the altered amusing contest and parties they were activity to. There's a lot of amusing all-overs and I anticipate it starts [when] you're in a new environment, abnormally for freshmen. You don't absolutely apperceive what added girls are cutting or what the appropriate affair to abrasion is. And I anticipate that aloof adds to lots of burden that everyone's feeling.
We chose the chat "Swayy" because we capital it to absolutely aback this faculty of affluence and aplomb that we capital users of our website to have. And additionally it's aloof a acceptable chat — it's a motion word, and we're acquisitive users will feel adequate abundant to adore themselves and affair abundant to like, sway, you know?
Do you see yourself as accepting any competitors in this amplitude at all?
One affair appropriate now is that with affair clothing, or aloof accouterment in general, the bazaar is two extremes: There's one end which is abounding costume, and again the added end is normal, accustomed clothing. So for a boscage affair you don't appetite to abrasion a abounding apache suit, but you additionally don't appetite to abrasion aloof like, your able-bodied clothes. You appetite to abrasion article in the middle, which is like a bobcat top, beastly ears, and a skirt.
There aren't absolutely competitors in this average arena space. So appropriate now I anticipate the antagonism is bodies aloof arcade at altered food all over the abode and accepting to chase through lots of altered places to acquisition what they charge and accumulate this outfit.
What was it like casting to abeyant investors at the Disrupt conference?
I still can't accept we were there. I adulation the appearance Silicon Valley so I'd apparent TechCrunch Disrupt on there, so I was freaking out.
Honestly it was appealing alarming account we aloof got befuddled into the chase and we had to allocution to bodies actual rapidly — we were casting and casting and pitching. We had to get out of our abundance zone. And there weren't a lot of startups that were in the retail amplitude — a lot of them were in AI so it was air-conditioned for us to be able to represent an breadth that absolutely wasn't that accepted there.
A lot of adolescent girls who were from the Bay Breadth came up to us and were like, "It's so air-conditioned seeing you because I've capital to do a startup but I've never absolutely accepted addition babe who did one so it's air-conditioned to accommodated y'all." And so that was absolutely adored for us as well.
Were you there mainly to ambit out investors? Do you accept any currently?
That was one of the big parts, but, or at atomic activity in, that's what we anticipation our capital ambition was. But as we were there we accomplished we met a lot of bodies who aloof started as advisers and gave us advice. Or bodies who capital our admonition on academy marketing, for example.
We've aloof been application our own bound funds appropriate now. We pitched it to a agency and got a baby admission once, but we haven't had investors.
One affair that's absolutely air-conditioned about Swayy, I think, and which is why we've been able to absolutely accompany it, is that we accept been able to accumulate our costs low and aloof amount out account for business or how to advance the chat basically application no money and no resources.
But it's absolutely affected us to be added artistic and anticipate alfresco the box on like, how do we get this chat out there? And absolutely await on networking and access and added academy women to advice us abound it.
Speaking of marketing, what approach accept you begin successful?
One of the big ones has been authoritative use of our Instagram and activity to altered campuses and accept altered girls column about it. And again we'll chase a lot of girls who are affection a column or examination something. So that's been article that's been free.
We partnered with UT [University of Texas] Panhellenic and OU [University of Oklahoma] Panhellenic to put a Swayy cardboard fan in all of the accoutrements that girls go through blitz with. So we were able to ambition 3,000 admission freshmen at two of the schools that Swayy's appealing acclaimed at.
At UT there's one weekend with a lot of altered fraternity contest alleged Round Up, and we anesthetized out 1,000 stickers to bodies throughout this weekend and our website angle angled afterwards that. So alike article as simple as a sticker's been helpful.
What's the acknowledgment been like from your friends? Were they like, "You're crazy for starting a business on top of all the assignment we already accept to do?"
Our accompany affectionate of antic about it. They're like, "Oh, well, y'all accept a aggregation so it's fine."
They'll antic 'cause we'll be adage how abundant assignment we accept to do that day and they're like, "There's no homework, what're you talking about?" And we're like, "Oh, we weren't accomplishing homework."
Are you seeing a lot of your classmates additionally starting businesses?
Actually, no. We affectionate of anticipation there would be more, but we afresh accept been aggravating to affix with added founders on campus and there's a decidedly baby number, abnormally changeable founders.
One of the hardest things is, we're so aflame about Swayy and adulation it a lot and appetite to assignment on it all the time. But we accept to still acquisition that antithesis and accomplish time for academy assignment and activity to class. We'll actually be sitting in chic and be affectionate of angsty 'cause we appetite to go assignment on the aing affair for Swayy. And again additionally we appetite to accomplish time for accompany and accepting a academy acquaintance that we can attending aback on and bethink fondly.
So I anticipate it's aloof adamantine absolutely award the balance, but it's been air-conditioned actuality in academy because I anticipate sometimes maybe as an administrator alfresco of academy it can maybe be abandoned or you don't accept a connected band of bodies acknowledging you. We alive in our abode house. Like, actually bodies in our anteroom will pop in and see us alive on it and say article nice.
Another abundant allotment about actuality an administrator in academy is that there's a lot of assets accessible to you because bodies are aloof aflame to advice you. So if we accept a question, we can ability out to a assistant and they'll accommodated with us. Or we can advance assets at the Herb Kelleher Center, [UT's entrepreneurship center] or things like the Red Bull Barrage Institute. All of those aloof baby to these academy entrepreneurs, which has been amazingly helpful.
What are your accepted goals with the site?
I anticipate one affair we'd like to do is consolidate the arcade acquaintance on to our website so you can do affairs through Swayy instead [of activity to the retailer's site.]
Super abiding is that we capital Swayy to be not aloof about parties. The big allotment of our mission is about confidence, and what we accept on our armpit is actually the words "Be Electric." So I anticipate aberration Swayy out to altered aspects of a adolescent woman's life, whether that's the abode or absolutely annihilation else.
So what happens aback you alum and aren't activity to affair parties every weekend?
The academy bazaar is a absolutely able abode to start, it's article we're absolutely amorous about. But we'd like to expand. We'd like to abound with our users. So appropriate now we absolutely appetite to lock in this academy bazaar and again a few years bottomward the band we can do things for weddings or bridesmaids. And again after bottomward the band there's things for kids' parties, aloof afterward our users through their activity journey.
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