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英语导学案 (7A Unit1)
课题: Integrated skills
课 时 目 标
1. To get information by reading
2. To get information from the listening materials
3. To complete an article with the information
4. To make communications with the related topics
Important and difficult points:
1. Vocabulary: dancing swimming age cute hobby glad
2. How to greet each other fluently
课 前 导 学
B: Yes, he is.
A: ___________ ___________ is he?
B: He is 12.
A: __________ the name of his school?
B: It's No. 1 ___________ ___________.
A: What class is he in?
B: He is in ___________1, ______________ 7.
A: What is he like?
B: He is ___________ and ___________.
A: What is his hobby?
B: He likes sports. He is good at playing _____________.
A: _____________ is he from?
B: He is from Yancheng, Jiangsu.
课 堂 活 动
Step 1 Presentation
1. Present the picture of Kitty, arouse Ss to describe Kitty by asking questions. T: Look, who is this girl ? Is her hair long or short? Is she cute? Learn the word cute.
2. Present the picture of Amy. Describe Amy in the same way.
3. Guide Ss to read the introductions about Kitty and Amy in the book.
T: Please read the profiles on P13. Tell me what Kitty loves and what Amy is good at.
Learn the words dancing and swimming.
4. Pair work: Do you love dancing? Are you good at swimming? etc. Step 2 Listening practice
1. Guide Ss to choose the related information about Kitty and Amy according
to the introductions.
T: Would you please circle the correct answers in the table according to Kitty's and Amy's profiles. What can you get from the profiles?
2. Play the tape and get Ss to complete the rest information. Play the tape two or three times if necessary.
Step 3 Practice
1. Encourage Ss to ask and answers about Kitty and Amy in pairs. e.g.
How old is Kitty?
Is Amy 11 years old?
Is Kitty's hair long?
Does Amy have long hair too ?
2. Choose some pairs to act out in front of the class.
Step 4 Listening practice
1. Guide Ss to listen to the tape and complete the form in A3.
2. Check the answers in pairs first, then check in the whole class
3. Ss read the notes together.
Step 5 Speaking up
1. Arouse Ss to review the way of greeting people.
T: Millie is very happy at school because she has many new friends. What about you? Are you happy at school? Do you have many new friends? What do you say when you meet your friends?
Help Ss to review: Good morning / afternoon /evening! How do you do? Nice to meet you! Hello! Hi!
2. Point at two Ss and say: I have two friends, …and…. They don't know each other. Now, I want to make them be new friends. Hi, …. This is … and this is …. Guide the two Ss to greet each other. Present 'Glad to meet you.' Step 6 Listening Practice
1. Get Ss to look at the picture in Part B and introduce the situation.
T: Millie and her cousin Andy meet Kitty at school. They greet each other.
2. Play the tape, Ss listen and answer the question: What grade is Andy in?
3. Play the tape again and do the T / F exercise
(1) Kitty is Andy's classmate.
(2) Andy and Millie are good friends.
(3) Andy, Kitty and Millie are all in Grade 8.
(4) The school is nice.
(5) They like their school.
Step 7 Practice
1. Play the tape again and get Ss to read after the tape.
2. Get Ss to read the conversation in different ways.
Step 8 Consolidation
1. Divide the Ss in groups of three, encourage them to make up a similar dialogue according to the one in the book.
2. Arouse them to play different roles, such as Yao Ming, Liu Xing and Jay Zhou.
3. Choose different groups to act out their dialogues in front of the class.
课 堂 反 馈
1. G____________ to meet all my classmates again.
2. Look at Millie. She is very pretty and c____________.
3. ---What's your a__________? ---I'm 12 years old.
4. My cousin is good at _______________ (游泳).
5. Many girls in our class like _______________(跳舞).
6. Simon has many _____________ (爱好), such as playing basketball, drawing and singing.
1. I am at a new school. I am a new _______________.
2. Jill _____________ short hair.
3. I like my school, it's very ______________.
4. This __________ Kitty, she is my new friend.
5. ---Andy is in __________ 8.
--- Oh, I __________.
( )1. ---Hello, Millie! This is my classmate. ---_______________.
A. Yes, I am B. Good morning
C. Good evening D. Nice to meet you
( )2. We can't use __________ to talk about one's looks (长相).
A. strong B. slim C. tall D. polite
( )3. _______ you ________ your school?
A. Do, like B. Are, like C. Are, love D. Does, love
( )4. ---Is he our _________ teacher?
---No, he _________. He is our English teacher.
A. Chinese, is B. Chinese, isn't C. China, doesn't D. China, does
( )5. Daniel is good at ___________.
A. swim B. dance C. Maths D. England
( )6. ---How old is Hobo? --- He is one ________ old.
A. year B. years C. months D. days
( )7. Please ________ my grandmother, she is ill (生病) today.
A. look for B. look after C. look at D. look like
( )8. I like reading. I often go to the ___________.
A. classroom B. Reading Club C. teachers' office D. school
( )9. Amy's hair _________ short.
A. is B. has C. are D. be
( )10. ________ your name Amy?
A. Are B. Is C. Do D. Does
Hello, everyone! Please m___________ my new friends. This is Kitty. She is 11 y________ old. She h________ long hair. She looks c_________. What does she love? She loves d____________. She dances a________ school every day. This is Amy. What's her a________? She is 12 years old. She is small. H________ hair is short. What's her h__________? She is good at swimming. We are in the same (相同的) class. I love my new c__________, they help me and I help them.
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Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn: My Lords, this is a sad day for higher education--
Noble Lords: Order! This side!
Lord Glenamara: My Lords, my noble friend Lady Blackstone has a tremendous capacity for saying the most disagreeable things in the sweetest possible way, but even her considerable charms cannot disguise the stark reality of what she has said today. I have been a member of the Labour Party--and have been proud to be a member of the Labour Party--nearly all of my adult life, but I am not proud today. I am ashamed of what the Government are proposing to do. I am ashamed that my Labour Government propose to erect two enormous barriers between young people from working-class homes and higher education. That is precisely what the Government propose to do. I believe that over the lifetime of a Parliament it will deter tens of thousands of young people from poorer homes from entering higher education.
If the scheme is put into operation, a newly qualified graduate from a poorer home will leave college with a debt of anything between £10,000 and £15,000. If he comes from a well-off home and his parents have financed him he will have no debt at all. Young graduates often marry young graduates. If they do, the debt will be twice as much--it may be £30,000--at a time when they hope to buy houses, have children and so on.
That this should happen is utterly wrong. It sickens me. I do not know whether I can remain in a party and support a government who are prepared to do this to their own people. The people to be hammered are those who have created the Labour Party and sustained it throughout this century. They will be penalised in a terrible way. I remind the Minister that not all graduates will be the highly paid fat-cat lawyers that the noble and learned Lord the Lord Chancellor spoke about or doctors or merchant bankers. A great many will be school teachers, physiotherapists, nurses and social workers. I know that because I confer degrees on hundreds of such graduates each year. They will not receive high salaries but very modest ones. The intention is to place the burden of this enormous millstone upon them.
I protest about this. I am shamed by it. I very much regret that a Labour Government have done it without any mandate or consultation. They have introduced the change on the same day as the report comes out. This is absolutely wrong, and I protest about it in the strongest possible terms.
Baroness Blackstone: My Lords, I deeply regret the fact that my noble friend Lord Glenamara is unable to
I deal first with my noble friend's last point that this has been carried out without a mandate. The Labour Party agreed with the Conservative Government last year that it was right to set up the Dearing Committee to inquire into the future of higher education. The manifesto clearly set out that agreement and said that we would await the findings of the Dearing Committee. The committee has recommended that tuition fees should be charged to all students. We have modified that proposal in a way that I should have thought my noble friend would have recognised as being highly desirable. We have said that no low income student or student from a low income family should be required to pay fees.
We clearly set out in our manifesto that we considered that the present system of maintenance grants and loans was not working well. That was there, and I am surprised that my noble friend appears to have missed it. The electorate was consulted on the matter. We decided to pursue the objective which was set out in Lifelong Learning and in the manifesto, on which we consulted the National Union of Students and obtained its support. My noble friend also neglects to point out--the matter was set out in the Statement, and I am surprised that he has chosen to ignore it--that already many thousands of the 2 million students in further education are required to pay a contribution towards their tuition. These are the most disadvantaged students in the further education system. They are the ones for whom we believe it is right to have a more level playing field. I am amazed that my noble friend objects to that.
I am also amazed that my noble friend has chosen to ignore the fact that there are ½ million part-time students in higher education. I have experience of such students. For many years they have been asked to pay a contribution to their education out of taxed income. Does my noble friend believe that it is equitable to have the kind of system that we had before, in which a minority of students--in other words, those on full-time undergraduate courses--receive their tuition free while virtually all other students, including nearly all post-graduates, are asked to contribute? I end by asking my noble friend whether he accepts that the previous system, under which the taxpayer, who did not benefit from higher education but was asked to subsidise very extensively students who did, was regressive.
Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn: My Lords, this is a sad day for higher education. It may be that there are elements within this that are inevitable, but it should be recognised that in this country for 50 years we have had a system under which well qualified students who achieve university admission have not had to pay tuition fees if they are in full-time higher education. It is a sad day that that system should end. But in view of the increasing number of students in higher education perhaps it should end. I express sympathy for the noble Baroness that it falls to her as a distinguished academic
Perhaps I may refer to two anxieties. The first concerns excellence. Although it was a short Statement, we did not hear very much about research. That word scarcely passed the lips of the noble Baroness. I should like to be assured that the shortfall in research that is currently so acute will be met. We have received no assurance of any kind in that respect.
My second anxiety is very close to that of the noble Lord, Lord Glenamara. Is it the case that, although for low income families and students with a low income background there will be alleviation of the tuition charge to be imposed through means tests, nonetheless these students will clock up a debt on all of their maintenance? I hope that the noble Baroness can say a little more about that. Perhaps I may give a brief example of what worries me. I put this in the form of a question to the noble Baroness. Imagine a student who enters university, does three years mathematics and goes on to do a Ph.D. in mathematics. He then becomes a school teacher. That person will have a debt of at least £18,000 at current rates of maintenance, to which may be added tuition charges. Will that person be able to get a mortgage when he enters the teaching profession? I very much share some of the anxieties that the noble Lord has expressed.
Baroness Blackstone: My Lords, I am a little surprised by the comment of the noble Lord, Lord Renfrew, that the word "research" scarcely passed my lips. The Statement said that the Government would be consulting on all aspects of the Dearing Report and did not wish to give any kind of lead today. I made that absolutely clear.
I replied to the question about research put by the noble Lord, Lord McNally. The Government are extremely concerned that the shortfall left by the Government that the noble Lord, Lord Renfrew, supported, our predecessors, should be looked at sympathetically. He went on to ask about the alleviation of the tuition charge through means tests. We shall be alleviating it. I repeat that no low income students will pay the tuition fee. As at present, students will take out loans to cover the cost of their maintenance. The National Union of Students has accepted that it is reasonable that students should be asked to do that. The noble Lord shakes his head, but I can assure him that those negotiations with the NUS took place before the election. The noble Lord may not be aware of it but those negotiations did take place.
I do not know from where the noble Lord gets the figure of £18,000 that he quoted. If a student were to go on to do a Ph.D. in mathematics, there are different systems for supporting postgraduate students. It is ill-considered of the noble Lord to throw that in. We are talking about a scheme for the support of undergraduate students. Any graduate on a low income will not-- I repeat again--be asked to pay. The scheme run by the previous government, whom he supported, asked students to pay back much sooner, much more and over
Lord Dahrendorf: My Lords, I shall talk about principles, which is all that we can do this afternoon not having read the report. Perhaps I may ask the Minister one simple question. I am strongly in favour of opening the gates of higher education. I have always defended education as a civil right. I appreciate also that as we go beyond 30 per cent., financing becomes a different problem from what it was for 6 per cent., 10 per cent. or 15 per cent. I have learnt also that expansion runs the risk of abolishing the differentiation which is also necessary. A truly successful system of higher education has different levels of higher education. One of the great weaknesses of expansion on the European Continent is that it has levelled the higher education system to the extent that we could fill every place in this country's universities with a continental applicant--a refugee from that system. One of the strengths of the American system is that it is differentiated. What principle will the Government follow when it comes to creating a system which is both open and differentiated, both available to all and able to offer the best in special education and research opportunities?
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Charity rugby outfits the Stevie Sims Cavaliers, the Pigbarians, and Movember will be amongst the teams battling to become Hunters Residential Edinburgh 10s champions tomorrow at Raeburn Place.
Now in its fourth year, the ten-a-side end-of-season event has become a firm fixture for many on the Capital rugby calendar with the tournament being augmented by food, drink, music and other entertainment.
It will be the first time the Cavaliers – playing to raise money for Wooden Spoon and the ITP Association in memory of former University of St Andrews and Stewart's Melville Stevie Sims who died just over a year ago – will be involved at the event.
They should have a reasonably big support and a good squad involved while the Pigbarians, who raise money for Dreamz4U children's charity, have already played in a number of sevens tournaments this spring and will hope to adapt their game to 10s quickly.
With last year's winners, Stockholm Exiles, not returning, Foul Fashion, the beaten finalists in 2012, will be keen to go one better this time around.
Edinburgh Accies could be challengers for the top prize if they get a strong squad out while the Belfast Bears have travelled across from Northern Ireland to take part. It will also be great to see Bo'ness in action, the West Lothian club only having been set up just over a season ago and growing all the time.
Event organiser Jonny Jenkins said: "We have a good line up of teams this year and with a number of Premiership and National League players set to be involved for various teams I believe the standard will be high."
The day starts at 10am and there is also an eight-team touch rugby event taking place.


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In my 10 Things That Will Make You Think, Speak, and Act workshop, I talk about the diversification of Hollywood and how far we still have to go. One of the things that I talk about is how it is not just what we see on the screen that needs diversification. For that to become wholly diverse, the back door of Hollywood needs to be diversified. We need more writers, directors, and producers of color. I am a little behind on my magazine reading but was able to make it through the September issue of Latina recently, and I was heartened to read the following insights from two Latino actors. I was also heartened by this recent Washington Post headline: More Hispanics Being Hired By Networks, Report Says.
From Roselyn Sanchez who played Amaryllis Campos in Yellow, an indie flick she wrote and produced:
"I was being proactive because who's going to do the movies we want to make as Latinas if we don't do them ourselves? But you have two people, Salma Hayek and Jennifer Lopez, who are doing it consistently and doing it well, and it's such an inspiration."
From "A Prodigal Star Returns" by Rosa Callabero-Li who writes about Eduardo Verastegui (of Chasing Papi):
"If he wanted more films to portray Latinos positively, he would have to make them himself. Eduardo and two friends formed Metanoia Films and painstakingly raised money to make their first film, Bella, about a broken former soccer star who gains redemption by helping a pregnant coworker." The effort paid off– the film won the People's Choice Award at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival.


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The Supplemental Security Income program provides benefits to applicants who don't have the work credits to be eligible for Social Security disability. You earn work credits through payroll taxes levied on your paycheck; on average, you need five years of employment in the last 10 years to apply for regular disability. When applying for SSI, you are limited on the amount of household resources you can own, including assets such as savings bonds.
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As of early 2013, the resource limit for a married SSI applicant stood at $3,000. (For a single person, the resource limit was $2,000.) Social Security counts not only savings, but assets such as cars, motorcycles, jewelry, collectibles and second homes. A savings bond in the name of your spouse is included as a family asset, because if your wife cashes in the savings bond, then the cash becomes available for use. If your marriage legally ends or you separate and your wife leaves the household, then her assets are no longer counted toward the resource limit.
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This is my current work in progress with yarn. I am loving these colors, which were based off the Old Fashioned Rose quilt top I altered recently. I'm about 2/3 of the way done with this, and I can assuredly say it makes me happy when I look at it. I think a quilt or afghan should make you happy as well as keep you warm. Don't you think so?
I think everything in our homes should be both useful and beautiful. They should help create a feeling that we want to walk into whenever we walk in a room. Whether it is artsy, free, warm, breathable, or comfy, what we choose to put in our homes makes such a huge difference in how we feel when we put ourselves in our homes.
I don't know yet who this afghan will belong to, but hopefully it will be someone who loves it and who smiles each time they see it. That would be nice.


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Discussion in 'Lawn Mowing' started by MightyMc12, May 9, 2005.
Any one use a 33" troy bilt? They work awsome! I wonder if they can out perform exmark?
In a heart beat. Case closed.
WTF are you smoking? I had a 33" Troy Build a few years back and hated it. First, you have to turn them by hand, second, I literally spent more time working on it than I did mowing with it. There is no way a 33" Troy Built could outperform an Exmark Metro.
I drag around that 33 troy built too. I will swap it for an emark anyday.
I am using the 48" or bigger most of the time, but that 33 is really not a commercial mower.
i have a 33" troy built, i like it for a backup but definately will not outperform my freinds metro 32
Exmark>Troy Bilt
I had a Troy bilt and it was good for what it was, but comparing it to a proper commercial walkbehind is a bit of a stretch. Nylon pulley's that explode when you nail something with the blades is very cheapy.
I have a Cub Cadet 33" walk behind, which is about the same as a Troy built. Been running it for 5 seasons now but it is not used everyday. The only parts I have replaced is a selenoid and 2 belts. Still cuts as good as it did new. But is it a commercial unit nope but does a good job, leaves a nice stripe too. If I used it everyday, I would definately get a hydro commercial walkbehind or if I had employees using it. But, most of my lawns I can use a 60" ztr on them so the walkbehinds don't see much use.
I also use a 33" Troy Bilt because it was all I could afford when I started full time LCO last spring. I use it 5 days per week. Did have a few little problems with it last year but overall it gives a decent cut & mulches well. Fits through all gates. The dealer had told me when I bought it that I would only use the 4th gear when travelling. That's the only gear I really use when cutting. Sometimes wish it would even go a little faster.


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To facilitate the basic function of the Conference, Councils have been appointed to consider the improvements in and modification of the NCIMS agreements.
Each Council consists of twenty members, plus a Chair and Vice Chair. Membership consists of ten representatives from State Health and Agriculture Departments, five Milk Processor representatives, and five Milk Producer representatives. In addition, each Council has an FDA consultant.
Additionally, there are Committees which study and evaluate "Proposals" submitted to the Conference for consideration.
The "Proposals" submitted for deliberation at a Conference are printed prior to the Conference and mailed to persons as they pre-register. When the Conference convenes, each Council discusses the proposals assigned to them by the Program Committee, and recommendations are made by the Council to the Delegates. Registered Conference participants may attend and take part in the discussion of any Council.
Anyone who has attended a conference may volunteer to serve on a council or committee by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please provide your name, agency or company affiliation, mailing address, email address and phone number where you may be reached when a vacancy occurs. Also please indicate the council and/or committee on which you may wish to serve. You will be added to an on-going list of volunteers for access by the council and committee chairs.
Members of the Councils are as follows:
- COUNCIL I - Laws and Regulations
- COUNCIL II - Responsibilities of Conference Participants
- COUNCIL III - Application of Conference Agreements
Council I is responsible for Laws and Regulations.
|Thomas Benthien, Chair
|VACANT, Vice Chair
|Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.
|Hazelwood, MO
|Rating and/or Enforcement
|Sam Carter
|Sharon Balhorn
|OK Department of Agriculture
|Yoplait - USA
|Oklahoma City, OK
|Minneapolis, MN
|Michael Clinkscales
|Cindy Coulter
|AL Dept. of Public Health
|H. P. Hood, Inc.
|Vincent, AL
|Winchester, VA
|Clint George
|Joseph Delaney
|TX Department of State Health Services
|Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.
|Dallas, TX
|Carlinville, IL
|Christopher Hylkema
|Paul Hill
|NY Dept of Agriculture & Markets
|Dean Foods Company
|Albany, NY
|Johnson City, TN
|Dustin Cox
|MIke Melville
|NM Department of Agriculture
|Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
|Albuquerque, NM
|Deerfield Beach, FL
|James Reyes
|Alternate Processor :
|PR Department of Health
|Brad Suhling
|San Juan, PR
|Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.
|St. Louis, MO**
|Tony Shumaker
|SD Department of Agriculture
|Pierre, SD
|Dan Turcotte
|Tom Berryl
|MT Department of Livestock
|Associated Milk Producers Inc.
|Helena, MT
|New Ulm, MN
|James S. Williamson, Jr.
|Michael Campbell
|SC Department of Health & Environmental Control
|Darigold, Inc.
|Columbia, SC
|Seattle, WA
|Brian Wise
|Robert Cooksey
|OH Department of Agriculture
|Maryland and Virginia Producer Cooperative
|Reynoldsburg, OH
|Worton, MD
|Alternate Agency Members:
|Michael Mund
|Karel Smit - Rating
|Lone Star Milk
|OR Department of Agriculture
|Windhorst, TX
|Terry Philibeck - Regulatory
|MI Department of Agriculture & Rural Development
|Amanda Rife
|Land O' Lakes, Inc.
|FDA Consultant: Randy L. Elsberry
|Carlisle, PA
|Exec. Bd. Consultant: Dr. Patrick Gorden
|Alternate Producer:
|Paul Humphrey
|Foremost Farms USA
|Indianapolis, IN
Council II is responsible for Conference Participants.
|Thomas G. Angstadt, Chair
|Laura Traas, Vice Chair
|Dairylea Cooperative, Inc.
|WI Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
|Erie, PA
|Milwaukee, WI
|Rating and/or Enforcement
|George H. Blush
|Kevin Lemmons
|KS Department of Agriculture
|National Dairy Holdings
|Topeka, KS
|Dallas, TX
|Randall Chloupek
|Jodeen F. Meenderink
|NE Department of Agriculture
|Dean Foods Company
|Lincoln, NE
|Salt Lake City, UT
|Charles Lindberg
|Stephanie Olmsted
|NY Department of Agriculture & Markets
|Albany, NY
|Kent, WA
|Steve DiVincenzo
|Rebecca Piston
|IL Department of Public Health
|H.P. Hood, LLC
|Springfield, IL
|Portland, ME
|Don Falls
|David Robbins
|MO State Milk Board
|Dean Foods Company
|Jefferson City, MO
|Rockford, IL
|Zachary Conlin
|Alternate Processor :
|FL Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
|Donald Pagh
|Tallahassee. FL
|Saputo Dairy Foods
|Dallas, TX
|Lewis Ramsey
|KY Department for Public Health
|Frankfort, KY
|Robert G. Wilson
|Neil Bendixen
|OR Department of Agriculture
|Dairy Marketing Service
|Salem, OR
|East Syracuse, NY
|Anna Vickrey
|James H. Howie
|NV State Dairy Commission
|Md & VA Milk Producers Assn.
|Reno, NV
|Waxhaw, NC
|Michael K. Wiggs
|David Kedzierski
|ID Department of Agriculture
|Agri-Mark, Inc
|Boise, ID
|Waitsfield, VT
|Alternate Agency Members:
|Ronald Thompson
|Gene Stegeman - Regulatory
|Continental Dairy Facilities, LLC
|SD Department of Agriculture
|Coopersville, MI
|David Brown - Rating
|IA Department of Agriculture
|Ron Geiser
|Dairy Farmers of America
|FDA Consultant: Dennis A. Gaalswyk
|Orrville, OH
|Exec. Bd. Consultant: Roger Hooi
|Alternate Producer :
|Duane Blessing
|Michigan Milk Producers Association
|Constantine, MI
Council III is responsible for Application of Conference Agreements.
|Casey McCue, Chair
|Robert Hagberg, Vice Chair
|Ny Department of Agriculture & Markets
|Land O' Lakes, Inc.
|Albany, NY
|St. Paul, MN
|Rating and/or Enforcement
|Stephen Beam
|John R. Buchanan
|CA Department of Food & Agriculture
|The Kroger Co
|Sacramento, CA
|Cincinnati, OH
|Claudia Coles
|Jason Crafts
|WA Department of Agriculture
|Gossner Foods, Inc
|Olympia, WA
|Logan, UT
|Harris Hollinsworth
|David Lattan
|TX Department of State Health Services
|Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc
|Edwardsville, IL
|Ellen Fitzgibbons
|Marcia L. McGlochlin
|MA Dept. of Public Health
|Clover Stornetta Farms, Inc
|Jamaica Plaiins, MA
|Petaluma, CA
|G.M. Gallaspy
|Helen Piotter
|AL Department of Pubic Health
|Dean Foods Company
|Montgomery, AL
|Rochester, IN
|Steve Ingham
|Alternate Processor :
|WI Dept of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
|Edith Wilkin
|Madison, WI
|Leprino Foods Company
|Denver, CO
|James Allyn
|CT Department of Agriculture
|Hartford, CT
|Nicole Neeser
|MN Department of Agriculture
|St Paul, MN
|Gordon Robinson
|Dean Letter
|MI Department of Agriculture
|Michigan Milk Producers Association
|Greenville, MI
|Novi, MI
|Gene Wiseman
|Antone Mickelson
|MO State Milk Board
|Northwest Dairy Asociation/Darigold
|Jefferson City, MO
|Seattle, WA
|Alternate Agency Members:
|Damon Miller
|Alvin Woods - Regulatory
|Dairy Farmers of America
|MS State Department of Health
|Dallas, TX
|VACANT - Rating
|Kevin Olson
|Department of
|Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc
|Carlinville, IL
|FDA Consultant: Robert F. Hennes
|Exec. Bd. Consultant: Stephen Beam
|Alternate Producer:
|Adam Jackanicz, DVM
|Southeast Milk Inc.
|Trenton, FL
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Assignment #2 - Formal report (1700 words)
Read the given case study Schwarting et al, 2011 'The Transformative Hospital Supply Chain Balancing Costs with Quality', which is available from your Learnonline course site as an ereading.
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Mauritius was uninhabited until being
permanently settled by European explorers in the 1600s. The island was known to
Swahili, Arab, and Malay sailors as early as the 10th century and was originally
named Dina Harobi by the Arabs. The Portuguese sailors first visited it in 1507
and established a visiting base leaving the island uninhabited. Five ships of
the Dutch Second Fleet were blown off course during a cyclone while on their way
to the Spice Islands and landed on the island in 1598, naming it in honor of
Prince Maurice of Nassau, the Stadtholder of the Netherlands.
In 1638, the Dutch established the first permanent settlement. Because of tough climatic conditions including cyclones and the deterioration of the settlement, the Dutch abandoned the island after nearly a century in 1710. France, which already controlled the neighboring Île Bourbon (now Réunion) took control of Mauritius in 1715 and later renamed it Île de France (Isle of France). Under French rule, the island developed a prosperous economy based on sugar production.
In the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) the British set out to gain control of the island. Despite winning the Battle of Grand Port, Napoleon's only naval victory over the British, the French surrendered to a British invasion at Cap Malheureux three months later. They formally surrendered on 3 December 1810, on terms allowing settlers to keep their land and property and to use the French language and law of France in criminal and civil matters. Under British rule, the island's name reverted to the original one. Mauritius then went on to become independent in 1968.
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Genre: Sci-Fi
Year: 2002
Country: USA
aka: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones
Director: George Lucas
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Christopher Lee, Samuel L. Jackson
A Jedi shall not know anger. Nor hatred. Nor love.
Ten years have passed since the last time young Anakin Skywalker saw Padme Amidala. The Galactic Republic is in great turmoil and the Jedi Knight Count Dooku has started a Separatist movement against the Republic.
The life of Padme is in great danger and the job to protect her is given to Obi-Wan Kenobi and his apprentice Anakin. Obi-Wan has to do a side mission and puts Anakin in charge of the protection, while he himself visits the planet Kamino where he discovers that a group of clone troopers are being secretly produced and it becomes clear that there is a conspiracy in the Republic.
Attack of the Clones is the second Star Wars film in the new prequel trilogy. It is a step up from the disappointment that was Phantom Menace, but it is still miles away from any of the films in the original trilogy.
The politics that started in Phantom Menace continues here and we get a new villain in Count Dooku, played by Christopher Lee. If you look past the fact that it is Lee who is playing him, then there isn't that much interesting about the guy. I kind of wish Darth Maul would have survived Phantom Menace and could be Dooku's main henchman here.
The film also puts a lot of focus on the relationship between Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala. Both have grown up over the ten years since Phantom Menace, but the love they have for each other has only grown stronger. Especially from Anakin's point of view who is almost obsessed with the girl, even after not seeing her for so many years. The fact that he was a little kid the last time they saw each other makes it kind of weird and the way he tries to romance the poor girl is not very charming.
We also start to see the change in Anakin and that he does have some darkness within him, as sensed earlier by Yoda. Speaking of which, we also get to see the green master jump all over the place and finally bring out his light saber and fight. It's borderline cartoonish when it does happen, but it's still fun to see the master in action.
There is a very distant and emotionless feeling to the film and I think it's the fact that the entire world is created digitally that is to blame. It is a stark contrast to the magical world of the original trilogy and something that will definitely leave fans not falling in love with this universe and rather notice all its flaws.
The main flaw here as in Phantom Menace is the character Anakin Skywalker. In the last one the problem was that the young kid who played him were not exactly a great actor and the same problem is this time with Hayden Christensen in the same part. He is very unconvincing and does not look comfortable in this film, although all blame shouldn't be put on him since there isn't a lot in the script to really give the character any charming aspects either and the fact that he is given a boy band look which made me refer to him as Anakinberlake during the film didn't help.
Natalie Portman has grown since Phantom Menace and she is quite lovely to look at here and is good enough to make Padme very likeable and sweet. Ewan McGregor is better in the role as a full Jedi Knight instead of being an apprentice like he was in Phantom Menace.
George Lucas is yet again the director and screenwriter (together with Jonathan Hales). All the politics in this film suffer of terrible dialogue, including the romance scenes between Anakin and Padme. He is also not able to make us care about this romance either, which makes the first hour of this film very bad. It does pick up and the second half isn't all too bad, although I again have to wonder what the point of these high-tech laser guns are when they can't hit or do any damage to anyone. Or anyone on the good side I guess.
Attack of the Clones is better than Phantom Menace, but it is riddled with flaws that fans of the series won't forgive because of the lack of magic that this universe has to offer. It also feels like a middle part of a story with no real ending and the only point to it is for us to see the transformation of Anakin Skywalker. It's not terrible, but will still leave fans wanting much more.


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We demonstrate microstructuring of chalcogenide fiber end faces in order to obtain enhanced transmission due to the antireflective properties of the microstructured surfaces. A variety of molding approaches have been investigated for As2S3 and As2Se3 fibers. Transmission as high as 97% per facet was obtained in the case of As2S3 fiber, compared to the native, Fresnel-loss limited, transmission of 83%. The potential for hydrophobic character was also demonstrated by increasing the contact angle of water droplets to greater than 120°.
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I'm new here, but was interested in your post. Glad things are looking up at school. I know how much of a stressor it is when they're not!
My son (8) has been diagnosed with SID/SPD, ADHD, and anxiety. Things have really escalated lately and I think we're going to have to add depression to the mix.
He has a psych appointment on Nov. 2nd. I'm hoping we get help and answers then.
My son has a lot of traits of kids with Aspergers, but two areas (social and difficulty with humor) do not fit. He is a little "different," but he still loves to make friends, is able to, and is well-liked. He also has no problem with eye contact and is not ever really socially inappropriate (except the level of his voice and wanting to "direct" kids at times).
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Bon Appetit Family Restaurant Pty Ltd V Patricia Mongey [2009]
Beazley JA; Tobias JA and Basten JA
In Brief
The Court considered an appeal in respect of a trial judge's assessments of the apportionment of liability between an employer and another tortfeasor, and non-economic loss pursuant to s 16 of the Civil Liability Act 2002. This case provides a warning to insurers and their legal advisers about lodging appeals without reasonable prospects of success.
The plaintiff was employed as a beverage attendant at the Mount Pritchard & District Community Club Limited ("the Club"). On 6 July 2003 whilst carrying a heavy garbage bag through the kitchen area the plaintiff slipped on a wet and greasy patch on the floor near the service door, falling heavily on her back.
The kitchen area near where she fell was used by the defendant to provide catering services at the Club.
District Court Decision
The trial judge, Ashford DCJ, found in favour of the plaintiff and assessed damages in the sum of $345,622. Her Honour reduced the damages by 20% on account of the plaintiff's employer's liability pursuant to s 151Z(2) of the Worker's Compensation Act 1987, giving a judgment to the plaintiff in the amount of $276,497.60.
Her Honour assessed the plaintiff's non-economic loss at 30% of a most extreme case.
Court of Appeal Decision
On appeal the defendant challenged the trial judge's apportionment of 20% in respect of the plaintiff's employer's liability. The defendant submitted that the appropriate proportion should have been at least 50%.
Referring to his decision in Tarabay v Leite [2008] NSWCA 259, Basten JA who delivered the main judgment held that the apportionment of culpability amongst joint tortfeasors is not merely an evaluative judgment and involves the exercise of a discretionary power.
The defendant submitted that her Honour had erred in finding that the contractual arrangements between the defendant and the Club included a responsibility of the defendant to "clean up in the Restaurant service and dining areas and to take care of any spillages as and when they occur". The defendant submitted that the contract with the Club only required it to clean plant, equipment, fittings, fixings and chattels of the Club and not the floor areas it used. Basten JA held that to draw such a distinction between the two was implausible as a matter of common sense.
The defendant further submitted that it was not responsible for cleaning the area in which plaintiff fell, and that it was therefore not responsible for the plaintiff's injury. His Honour held that the facts established that the plaintiff slipped on the area near the service door and that the defendant was primarily responsible for keeping those areas clean and free from water and grease pursuant to the agreement with the Club.
Accordingly, Basten JA rejected this ground of appeal finding that no error had been established in respect of her Honour's understanding of the written agreement, nor in her assessment of the factual situation within the club.
The defendant secondly submitted that the primary judge erred in referring to the Court of Appeal decision in TNT Australia Pty Ltd v Christie [2003] NSWCA 47. The plaintiff's employer in that case was a labour hire company and apportionment of the employer's liability was held to be 25%. The defendant submitted that as the plaintiff's employer in the subject case was not a labour hire company it was not analogous to the circumstances in Christie.
Basten JA held that although her Honour had regard to the decision in Christie, her judgment appreciated that a factual assessment was required of circumstances of the case and that such an assessment depended upon the relationship between the Club and the defendant in relation to the state of the relevant floor area. It was held that if her Honour had regard to Christie it was merely to provide assistance in discussing how an approach to apportionment should be undertaken.
The defendant also appealed the trial judge's finding of 30% of a most extreme case in respect of non-economic loss. Basten JA noted the only specific error sought to be identified by the plaintiff referred to a comment by her Honour that "it may well be the plaintiff has some associated leg pain as a result of" aggravation of pre-existing degenerative changes in her back and neck. Her Honour then noted that there was no neurological component to those symptoms. Basten JA held that her Honour treated the evidence of the plaintiff in this respect as insignificant in her overall assessment of the seriousness of the injuries. Accordingly, Basten JA held that no factual error warranting intervention had been established by the defendant in this respect.
At trial the defendant submitted that the appropriate proportion of a most extreme case was either 24% or 25%, whilst the plaintiff submitted that 33% was the appropriate figure. His Honour held that the adoption of a figure between the two is of itself not reviewable unless based on an erroneous legal or factual premise. His Honour noted that given the relatively small range within which her Honour was invited to determine a figure, and the absence of any material factual or legal error, the challenge was untenable.
The determination of a percentage of a most extreme case and the apportionment of liability between an employer and another tortfeasor are not evaluative judgments and both involve the exercise of discretion. These assessments are only reviewable by an appellate court if there is a demonstrable error of fact or law.
This case highlights the importance of not adopting a cavalier attitude to lodging appeals. Tobias JA was scathing in his warning to insurers and their legal advisers about lodging untenable appeals: "These types of appeals, no doubt often generated by the claims managers of the relevant insurer, are to be discouraged. They are a waste of the Court's time and of its and the parties' resources". His Honour added that insurers should be put on notice that there is a real risk that these untenable appeals would be met with an order for indemnity costs in favour of the successful respondent. His Honour also drew attention to ss 345 and 348 of the Legal Profession Act 2004, which apply to legal practitioners despite any obligation or instructions they have from their clients.
This case is another example of the Court of Appeal's reluctance to overturn a primary judge's assessment of non-economic loss when that assessment falls within the range of a judge's exercise of discretion.
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William Hill Closes Czech Player Accounts Following New Gambling Law
Prominent online gambling site and sports book William Hill has withdrawn from the Czech Republic market as the result of new internet gambling laws that took effect at the turn of the New Year. In an e-mail to affiliates last week, William Hill indicated that it may ramp back up in the Czech Republic sometime in the future.
Here is the e-mail, as sent to William Hill affiliates:
We would like to inform you, that following recent regulatory developments in The Czech Republic, William Hill will cease to accept business from customers in The Czech Republic. This means, that none of William Hill's products will be available in The Czech Republic, though players will be able to withdraw from their existing account balances. Furthermore, affiliates are required to remove all marketing materials from their websites (including banners, text links, etc.) that relate to Czech Republic bettors. We value your cooperation and contribution and though William Hill is obliged to cease to accept business from customers in The Czech Republic, for the time being, we are confident that we will have the opportunity to work together in the future. In the meantime, if you require any help or assistance on this matter, please don't hesitate to contact your affiliate manager…
The "regulatory developments" likely have to do with the new gambling law, signed by Czech President Miloš Zeman in July 2016, which require operators based in the European Union to acquire Czech online gaming licenses in order to offer their services to Czech residents. As William Hill does not have one – there seem to be only eleven operators that do – it decided not to run afoul of the country's new law. The letter quoted above seems to imply that the company feels confident that it will obtain a license at some point.
It is entirely possible, though, that William Hill and other major operators won't seek licenses, though, as the tax structure implemented by the new gambling law is extremely punitive. Licensed internet gaming operators will now be taxed 35 percent of gross gaming revenues from any game that uses a random number generator. Naturally, this includes poker in addition to casino games like blackjack and roulette. Sports betting and lottery revenues are taxed at 23 percent. On top of that, the operators still have to pay a 19 percent corporate income tax rate.
Many, if not most, operators will find this taxation way too prohibitive to make it worth getting back into the country. The tax rate was no accident, either. Czech Finance Minister Andrej Babiš, the man who originally introduced the new online gambling bill in 2014, is very anti-online gambling, but rather than try to ban it and leave players without protections and the government without the tax revenue, he decided to just tax the industry out the wazoo. His idea was that such a high tax rate will keep operators away and he will get his wish of no internet gambling, anyway.
Of course, it could backfire on him and just encourage residents of the country to frequent unregulated sites, increasing their risk and keeping money out of the government's coffers, anyway.
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Chris studied comedy writing and television production as an intern with "The Late Show with David Letterman" in New York City. His diverse background also found Chris taking two years away from the microphone to work as a representative and press assistant to Sam Graves, US Congressman from Missouri.
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Before coming to Philadelphia, Chris Stigall was a radio talk show host on KCMO (AM) in the Kansas City area. Stigall is a graduate of Northwest Missouri State University.
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- 1 quart half and half
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt and ground black pepper
- Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil in a 6 to 8 quart soup kettle. Add lobster, cover and boil about 10 minutes. Remove the shells and carcass for stock. Cut lobster meat into 2 inch pieces. (Can wrap and refrigerate meat and shells overnight) Peel and cut potatoes into 1/2 inch dices, mince the onion (1 cup). Remove the corn kernels from the cob (or drain and set aside thawed corn) Put the reserved lobster shells and carcass in a large saucepan with the half and half. Bring the half and half to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 4 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. Melt the butter in the soup kettle, add the potatoes, onions and corn kernels and saute over medium low heat until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Strain the lobster cream over the vegetables, bring to a simmer and then simmer slowly until the potatoes are tender about 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in the lobster meat, cayenne pepper, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Simmer just until lobster meat is hot, about 5 minutes. Ladle into bowls and serve with corn crisps.
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- Carbohydrates76 g(25%)
- Fat43 g(66%)
- Protein44 g(88%)
- Saturated Fat25 g(126%)
- Sodium1691 mg(70%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat3 g
- Fiber8 g(31%)
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Technology Addiction: Do Smartphones Lead to Overuse and Dumbdown?
Little Sally falls from the jungle gym, screams, and rubs her knee while mom is scrolling through her email. Baby John throws his dinner onto the floor unnoticed because dad is checking stock market news on his phone. Does this sound familiar? Statistics show that unintentional childhood injuries have increased by 10%. The evidence suggests that smartphone use causes the user to become distracted without the ability to attend to external stimuli. People use smart devices with the intention of multitasking but at what cost? Many kids report that they feel like they have to compete with their parents' devices for attention. Children are being deprived of important face-to-face conversations that used to take place at the dinner table. Now, that is being replaced with parents and children with faces painted in the glow of their devices. Smartphone overuse affects romantic relationships as well. Researchers have coined the term "technoference" to describe daily intrusions or interruptions due to technology. A study found that women in relationships reported that more technoference was responsible for lower relationship satisfaction, more depressive symptoms and lower life satisfaction. Repeated interruptions, intentional or otherwise, could send a message to the significant other that the device is more important than the relationship.
Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) is defined as pathological computer and Internet use that is characterized by the amount of time spent on the Internet and how it is affecting daily functioning. A new brain scan study found that Internet addiction may cause the same brain changes that are seen in people addicted to alcohol, meth, marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. Researchers found more patterns of "abnormal white matter" in the brains of those diagnosed with IAD. The neural changes were associated with impaired transmission in areas related to decision-making, self-control, and emotions. These findings are similar to brain scans of people addicted to video games. A connection exists between internet and game addicts and it suggests that hardcore gamers are more likely to be addicted to the Internet. Researchers in China found that college students who spent an average of 10 hours a day online gaming showed less gray matter (the thinking part of the brain) than the control group who spent less than two hours a day online. Playing video games temporarily floods the pleasure center of the brain with dopamine (a neurotransmitter of pleasure) tells the brain that it doesn't need to produce any more. If this occurs for hours daily, then the end result is a brain with a reduced supply of dopamine which increases the addict's need for more of the addictive behavior in order to keep dopamine levels up. Here are a few warning signs that could indicate a problem:
- Spending excessive amounts of time on the computer.
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Colour and Flavour
Most school children in Canada learn that the maple syrup they put on their pancakes is made by boiling the sap from the sugar maple tree to one-fortieth of its original volume, but there is more to it than that.
If the water is removed from maple sap by freeze concentration or by vacuum rather than by boiling, the maple flavour is absent and the colour of the syrup is rather gray. But once the syrup is heated a golden brown colour and maple flavour develops. Heat is therefore one of the critical ingredients of maple syrup. Related truths to maple syrup production include: syrup colour and flavour is lighter at the beginning of the season than the end; the longer sap is boiled the darker the colour and the stronger the flavour.
This non-enzymatic development of colour and flavour from the complexation of amino acids with invert sugars in the presence of heat was described in 1912 by Louis-Camille Maillard of France. It begins at temperatures of 80°C and below being much different than caramelization which occurs at 110°C for fructose and 160°C for glucose and sucrose.
Read the MOSAiC article and the rest of the magazine here on page 15.
Indian legends of how the sugar maple produces its sweet sap and why it is available for only a few weeks a year make for fascinating reading and instill the values of hard work and care for nature.
Childs, S. 2007. Chemistry of maple syrup. Cornell Maple Bulletin 202.
Conger – Sap sugar conc in sp of maple
Findlay, G. H., and Snell, J. F. 1935. Some constituents of the sap of the sugar maple. Canadian Jour. Res., 13, (Sect. B) 269-275.
Holgate, K.C. 1950. Changes in the composition of maple sap during the tapping season. Bulletin No. 742. New York State Agricultural Experimental Station, Geneva, N.Y.
Osnas, J.L.D. 2013. Maple syrup mechanics: xylem, sap flow and sugar content. The Botanist in the Kitchen. http://botanistinthekitchen.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/maple-syrup-mechanics/
Osnas – Sap mechanics – xylem flow sugar content
Sara I.F.S. Martins, S.I.F.S, W.M.F. Jongen and M.A.J.S. van Boekel. A review of Maillard reaction in food and implications to kinetic modelling. Trends in Food Science & Technology 11 (2001)364–373
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Rob Cowles has been a member of the State Senate since 1987 when he was elected in a special election after serving two terms in the Assembly. Senator Cowles has built reputation as a fiscal hawk through his strong adherence to fiscal conservatism. Senator Cowles believes that budgets should be developed honestly without using tax increases or accounting tricks to give the illusion of a balanced budget.
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