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Many of my clients opt to setup a blog to help promote their company, to connect with their customers and to get their feet wet with social media. Â However, getting started with blogs can sometimes be a little tricky. There is a learning curve as with anything new.
Today's post is on How to properly create a Wordpress post. I chose WordPress as it is the platform I recommend to my clients and it is also the platform I use for the majority of my websites.
Your first Wordpress post in 4 easy to follow steps
Creating a post is a fundamental skill every Wordpress user must learn and since there are a few tricks to keep in mind when creating a post, I thought this tutorial would be a good way to help those new to WP get on their feet quickly.
1. So let's get started writing. The first thing you need to do when writing a post is login to Wordpress.In your web browser, typeyour blog's website address followed by /wp-admin.For example: http://www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin or http://www.yourdomain.com/blog/wp-admin
You will then see the Worpdress login screen:
Enter your user name and password and click Log In.
Once you're logged in, you will be taken to your blog's dashboard.
2. On the left hand menu, click on Add New, under the Posts Tab:
3. You will be taken to the Add a New Post section:
a)Â Give your post a keyword rich title.
b)Â Then add the main body content to the post.
c)Â Be sure to use the "Paste as plain text" tool to past in text from MS Word. By using this tool, you will strip any formatting MS Word tries to give the text and use the default font for your blog instead.
This is a fancy way of saying that by using this tool you will keep everything looking the same from post to post (this is a good thing).
d)Â Next, spell-check your article using the ABC icon.
Search engine optimization tip:Â if you can, go back through your blog and find another one of your posts to link to in this post. For example, if you're talking about painting a house in your latest post and you've talked about painting a house in another blog post, it is helpful to create a link from this post to your older post about painting a house.
It helps users if you connect the dots in this way and search engines like to see links between your pages. There are other reasons to include links like this but for now, that should give you the general idea.
Tip #2:Â to create a link, highlight some text (preferably text that describes the page you are going to link to, in this example the word "house painting" would work, and then click on the "chain-link" icon or link icon. Then type in or paste in the web address of the page or post you want to link to.
4. Now you're ready to save this post as a draft or to publish it to your site.
Viola! You've successfully posted to your blog. Congrats!


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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Challenge Day 3: Favorite Female Character
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Recently, MODS® International designed and built a new type of unit – a multiple bathroom and shower unit. These types of units can be used for events where guests are staying overnight, camp grounds, or even during emergencies – such as forest fires or chemical spills where it is necessary for the responders to have… [Read More]
MODS® at Country USA June 25-29
Headed to Country USA this week? Well, if you are, take a break from listening to your favorite bands and stop in to visit us! We'll be hanging out all week with one of our MODS® units. You'll be able to come inside and see how they're set up. We just got back from delivering… [Read More]
MODS® Donation to Oklahoma Tornado Victims
June 17 2013: Last week, Brian Fezatte headed down to Union City, Oklahoma to help set up a MODS® unit that will be in place for a family of 5 until they are able to rebuild their home. Along with Brian, two of our employees, John and Tom, drove the MODS® unit down to the… [Read More]
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(Appleton, Wis. May 25, 2013)—MODS® International temporary housing units will be available for victims affected by tornados that struck several Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday. MODS®—which stands for modular on demand structures—are portable yet complete living units for use in emergency and temporary living situations. They are made inside the shell of a shipping container… [Read More]
MODS International Special-Purpose Housing
10/6/2016 – CONTACT US NOW FOR HURRICANE MATHEW HOUSING MODS International is a Wisconsin-based, special-purpose housing construction company founded in 2010. We design and build emergency and special-purpose housing units by converting large, portable trans-ocean cargo shipping containers into remarkably livable, safe and comfortable spaces with all the amenities of home. We also design and… [Read More]


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***SPOILERS*** for the Star Wars Rebels episode "Double Agent Droid."
Chopper, AP-5, and Wedge are sent on an undercover mission to acquire much-needed secret codes. As the droids bicker, Wedge sees why he was chosen for the mission. Bickering aside, the mission goes to plan — until Imperials on the lookout for a rebel spy droid catch on to Chopper's ruse. They soon assume control over Chopper with the hopes he will lead them to the hidden rebel base. AP-5 grows suspicious of his counterpart's uncharacteristic behavior, but getting the team to believe him isn't easy.
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Together we can protect the Great Australian Bight from the risks of deep sea oil drilling. Come along on Wednesday 14th November - 6pm at The Jade to find out how.
On the night you'll hear from Wilderness Society South Australia Director Peter Owen about
- why this pristine wilderness and incredible coastline is so precious,
- what's happened in the fight for the Bight so far,
- what we have to do next to ensure it's protection.
There will also be footage from Sea Shepherds latest trip to the bight and some new videos featuring people from across the West Coast of South Australia who have been working tirelessly on the campaign.
Join us after the update for a drink to celebrate the success in seeing the back of two oil giants so far in the campaign!


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Canada is one of the topmost overseas countries that most of the people prefer to immigrate. In fact, the country is fairly open and welcomes the immigrants to study, work and live permanently. It does not put a maximum limit on the acceptance of the number of immigrants to the country.
Let's Check The Top 3 Reasons For Choosing Canada For Immigration.
More Approachable To the Immigrants:
Canada is recognized to be more approachable to the immigrants. As per the recent statistics, it is revealed that about 20% of the country's population is from the other nations only. From this, it is clear that this country is more open to the immigrants and does not contemplate certain immigrant's state of origin, race or gender or political beliefs. The people in Canada are whole-hearted and responsive to the immigrants. Therefore, this kind of atmosphere really helps the immigrants to lead their lives happily.
Free Healthcare Facilities:
The healthcare facilities are happening to be very affluent now. Therefore, plenty of the immigrants choose to Migrate to Canada due to its healthcare proficiencies. Canada provides absolutely free healthcare facilities to the residents. The immigrants can even confidently expect that high-quality treatment is provided in the country in conjunction with free healthcare facilities. Even, Canada is considered as the world's home country of offering the most cutting-edge systems in medications.
Offer High-Quality Education:
Plenty of people select Canada as it offers high-quality education in the world. The country is well-known as a home realm of offering the top instructive amenities and organizations. It offers the top-most education courses to the students who want to pursue their study in Canada. In contrast to other countries where education is too expensive and yet not world-class, Canada stood as a good example offering a first-class education system. It concentrates on refining the people with good education in the country rather than getting stingy on education.
Currently, there are various Canada immigration consultants in Bangalore who are popular in offering visa and immigration services to the major countries in the world.
You should select the authorized Canada immigration consultants in Bangalore who provide appropriate immigration services. You should explore the most known visa consultants in Bangalore who have a strong knowledge base in current Canada immigration procedures, immigration rules, and today's varying immigration policies. You should make sure to choose responsible and consistent Canada immigration consultants in Bangalore to consider your file for visa processing.
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Encephalitis is a devastating condition whose impact upon people should not be underestimated. It robs people of abilities most of us take for granted, it leaves people without their loved ones, and even in those families where the person affected survives the person they once knew can be dramatically changed.
Life After Encephalitis provides a unique insight into the experiences of those affected by encephalitis, sharing the rich, perceptive, and often powerful, narratives of survivors and family members. It shows how listening to patient and family narratives can help us to understand how they make sense of what has happened to them, and also help professionals better understand and engage with them in practice. The book will also be useful for considering narratives associated with brain injuries from other causes, for example traumatic brain injury.
Life After Encephalitis will appeal to a wide range of professionals working in rehabilitation settings, and also to and survivors of encephalitis, their families, and carers.
"Easton's book makes you think about identity. If our brains hold our memories that largely determine ourpersonality and effectively define us, what does it meanif part of our brain is destroyed? Personality creates relationships—so when someone you love changes, what happens to the relationship? Encephalitis is undoubtedly a thief, and Easton does an excellent job at explaining why." – Jules Morgan, The Lancet Neurology
"I always thought I was a one-off; unique. Back then I had no one to share my experience with…If this book had been available then, I would have realised others had gone, and were going through, similar things to me." – Simon Hattenstone, Journalist and features writer, The Guardian
"Life After Encephalitis has given a voice to the millions of people worldwide affected by this horrible condition. As the sister of someone who fought her own battle with encephalitis, I believe it was important that my mum contributed to Ava's book so that others can take some comfort in knowing they are not, and never will be alone." – Rebecca Adlington, OBE
"This is a wonderful book. Ava Easton says in the preface to Life After Encephalitis that she hopes that it gives a voice to survivors of encephalitis. It does. It is a book of stories from which we learn what encephalitis is and how it affects the brain, but more importantly how it changes the lives of those who survive it." – Professor Jon Evans, University of Glasgow
"I was absolutely delighted to provide the cover image for such an important book. Having met several survivors of encephalitis I realised how deeply this condition impacts on their lives. Ava's book does a fantastic job in sharing some of their stories whilst also empowering professionals, and I'm sure it'll go a long way to improving understanding and care of encephalitis survivors and those left bereaved by the condition." – Bill Ward
"When my husband suffered a brain injury we were plunged into an unknown landscape with no knowledge at all of how to cope or what had even happened. This immensely readable book provides immediate insight, help and knowledge of Encephalitis and will be an invaluable guide to anyone who has to deal with this frightening condition" – Kika Markham
"Dr Ava Easton has done something remarkable with this book: she has given life and support to patients and families living through this silent disease. From the first-person cases to the in-depth research and passionate dedication to her work as the head of the Encephalitis Society, Ava Easton has given us a gift with this tremendously important book." – Susannah Cahalan, author of Brain On Fire: My Month of Madness
"The book is a valuable and overdue addition to the growing body of literature on encephalitis; a disease that manifests in a variety of forms, is often misunderstood, devastating and sometimes deadly. The book is unique in that it tells many stories of encephalitis, from different perspectives, eg, the survivor, the parents of those that did not make it, the physician, as well as those that are unable to tell their story. Encephalitis is much more than just "inflammation of the brain" �and its consequences are far-reaching and life-altering. The many narratives in the book illustrate this brilliantly. The book will appeal to a wide readership, including academics, healthcare providers and all those that have been affected or have an interest in learning more." - The Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis Foundation
"This is an excellent book. I can't put it down. Thank you for pulling together these patient stories which are at once both ordinary and extraordinary. I've no doubt of the importance of this work for medical professionals." - Benedict Michael, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, Centre for Immune and Inflammatory Disease, Harvard Medical School
"This is an essential book, not only for those recovering from encephalitis, those relatives or friends or professionals involved in the care of people with encephalitis, neurology wards and clinic areas, but also the general reader interested in knowing more about the impact of sudden acquired brain disease on people through patient narratives." -Michael Zandi, ACNR co-editor, Honorary Consultant Neurologist National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
"Life after encephalitis provides a voice to individuals affected by encephalitis. We all tell stories; it is part of being human as a way of making sense of our experience individually or with others. Our sense of self can be understood as the story of who we are and this identity can be interrupted by encephalitis without invitation or warning. Cognitive problems with memory or language and psychosocial changes following encephalitis can alter an individual's sense of who he or she is. The narratives within the book can help people affected by encephalitis to understand the new path they find themselves on. The book also adds to the knowledge and understanding of professionals on their clinical journey, and readers' understanding of themselves with reflections on hope, tenacity and honesty." -Bonnie-Kate Dewar, PhD, Director Neuropsychological Services, London
Foreword by Simon Hattenstone Preface 1. Introduction 2. Encephalitis – what it is, and what it does 3. Medicine and the history of narratives 4. The Survivors 5. The Spouse 6. The Parents, and their children 7. The one who didn't make it 8. Neuronarratives: authors and readers 9. Narratives in professional practice 10. Concluding remarks
After Brain Injury: Survivor Stories was launched in 2014 to meet the need for a series of books aimed at those who have suffered a brain injury, their families and carers, and professionals who are involved in neuropsychological rehabilitation. Brain disorders can be life-changing events with far-reaching consequences. However, in the current climate of cuts in funding and service provision for neuropsychological rehabilitation, there is a risk that people whose lives have been transformed by brain injury are left feeling isolated with little support.
Because so many of the books on brain injury are written for academics and clinicians they can for the most part be filled with technical and academic language which may be of little help to those directly affected. Instead, this series offers a much-needed personal insight into the experience, as each book is written, in the main, by a survivor or group of survivors, who are living with the very real consequences of brain injury. Each book focuses on a different condition, such as face blindness, amnesia and neglect, or diagnoses, such as encephalitis and locked-in syndrome, resulting from brain injury. Readers will learn about life before the brain injury, early days of diagnosis, the effects of the brain injury, the process of rehabilitation, and life as it is now lived.
Alongside a personal perspective, professional commentary is also provided by a specialist in neuropsychological rehabilitation. The historical context, neurological analyses, data on the condition, treatment, outcome and follow-up, will appeal to professionals working in rehabilitation including psychologists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, social workers and rehabilitation doctors. Books in this series will also be of interest to students of clinical psychology, neuropsychology and related courses who value a case study approach as a complement to the more academic books on brain injury.
With this series, we also hope to help expand awareness of brain injury and its consequences. The World Health Organisation has recently acknowledged the need to raise the profile of mental health issues (with the WHO Mental Health Action Plan 2013-20) and we believe there needs to be a similar focus on psychological, neurological and behavioural consequences of brain disorder, and a deeper understanding of the role of rehabilitation in making the lives of brain injured people more tolerable. Giving a voice to survivors of brain injury is a step in the right direction.
Listen to Ava Easton (CEO of the The Encephalitis Society) talk about her new book Life After Encephalitis.


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H.Amdt.517 to H.R.2844108th Congress (2003-2004)
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Niseko United includes a 4 interconnecting ski resorts: Hanazono, Grand Hirafu, Niseko Village and Annupuri.
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104 hotel rooms 700 metres walk from the centre of Hirafu, Always Niseko offers adventurous travellers the best Niseko has to offer without costing the earth. Relax and enjoy meeting like minded people in the comfortable, stylish surroundings of Always Niseko.
Always Niseko is a modern 104-room hotel created for travellers who seek quality and affordability with easy access to Niseko Hirafu's lifts and shuttle system. Located just 700 metres from the Ace Family lifts and Vale onsen, the peaceful Kabayama area is the perfect setting.
After a day on the slopes, retire to your room, crisply new, modern, bright and incredibly comfortable with own private bathroom. Wake up each morning to a hearty breakfast served in the Always Niseko restaurant & bar, which serves fusion-style food from Japanese chefs.
The bar provides the perfect opportunity at the end of your day to socialize with other Always Niseko guests. Or, hop on the dedicated Always Niseko shuttle bus to get to & from other Hirafu village restaurants.
Always Niseko is the perfect mixture of modern and comfortable accommodations in a convenient setting.
Hirafu Village is Niseko's main hub. Here you will find most of Niseko's restaurants, shops, bars and other amenities, including the Japan Ski Experience Niseko office where our ground service team is based.
Hirafu Village sits at the foot of Grand Hirafu, the largest of Niseko's 4 interconnected ski areas, which offers sensational on and off-piste powder skiing and spectacular flood-lit ski runs at night.
Always Niseko is located at Kabayama. Just keep walking out of Hirafu Village past the Vale and after 700 metres you will reach Aways Niseko. There is a free shuttle bus to take you to the mountain, and in the evenings enjoy the short walk into Hirafu. Always Niseko offers the perfect location for travellers who don't mind stretching their legs after an evening out, but who will also enjoy this tranquil, secluded location. The beautiful scenery surrounding Always Niseko means most hotel rooms and suites offer spectacular views of the ski hills or the majestic Mount Youtei.
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THE CITY OF SALIDA IS SEEKING A BOARD MEMBER. The City currently has a vacancy for the Airport Advisory Board. This is an appointed position and is open until January 31, 2021. We are seeking a Salida resident willing to volunteer their time, energy, and enthusiasm to serve on this board. If you are interested, applications are […]
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The Harriet Alexander Field Airport Board will not meet in April. The next regular meeting will be held in May following the appointment of new board members by the City Council. more »
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Harriet Alexander Field Hosts Soaring Camp
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The Soaring Society of Boulder will hold their annual soaring camp over Labor Day weekend at Harriet Alexander Field Airport. This annual camp has been held at Harriet Alexander Field for at least the past 11 years. Members will begin arriving on Thursday, August 30th and will leave Sept. 2 or 3, depending on weather […]
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Earlier today I had the chance to team up with Ryan Axtell to really dive into the nuts and bolts of the evolution of the Acoustic Guitar for the Worship Leader. In this video, Ryan uncovers a new discovery of ours that we think could shape the culture of equipment for Worship Leaders, internationally. Have a listen and let me know your thoughts! This will also be featured on our Cornerstone Worship Arts Blog.
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Coding Styles and Standards
I suppose one of the strangest thing about standards is there are so many of them. For most programmers this is probably a familiar issue. Style and standards are pretty much dependent on the programmer or the company rather than the language, which defeats the purpose a wee bit. The only solid fundamental is that style and standards are used to make code more legible. How easy is your code to read?
Most of the debate revolves around indent style but other arguments arise about commenting, identifier naming, spacing etc. So lets have a look and see what we can find.
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Barcrest and WMS Gaming are both hugely successful casino software providers, and both have a long and proud history of developing land-based games for gamblers. They also have another thing in common - Scientific Games owns both.
Barcrest was founded in 1968 and made their name developing arcade gambling machines for various gambling venues. They were acquired first by IGT in 1998 before they were sold on to SG (Scientific Games) in 2011. WMS Gaming made their debut as a land-based gambling games provider in the 1940s. They didn't enter the iGaming casino market until 2010, but they were nonetheless quickly acquired by Scientific Games in 2013.
The umbrella company themselves have been around since 1974 but focused primarily on lottery software. By the late 2000s, SG was interested in breaking into the iGaming industry. Lacking their own games, the acquisitions they made (which also included other leading land-based games providers such as Bally and Shuffle Master) allowed Scientific Games to compete with many larger, rival providers instantly.
Today, Scientific Games boasts an exceptional array of top slot games. A casino which features games from one of the providers under their charge will likely feature games from most, if not all of them. As any player will imagine, this gives SG an impressive portfolio of leading slots, with many different themes, gaming structures and wagering ranges present throughout their arsenal.
SG slots can be found all over the world, and many of their games (particularly those from WMS Gaming) contain incredibly complex and unique gaming engines. WMS Gaming is classed as one of the founders of the colossal reels engine, as well as cloning or transferrable wilds. These are wild symbols which can spread from a smaller set of reels to the colossal reels, boosting a player's chances of landing a win. It is not uncommon to find WMS developed slots which feature many thousands of paylines.
Barcrest is not without their own unique characteristics. Their slots often contain complicated bonus rounds, and they are not above offering players the chance to purchase bonus rounds right from the off. This is a feature which has found a lot of favour amongst some slot fans and has alienated others. Barcrest is one of the developers which has recently experimented with the MegaWays payline structure in some of their later, more modern releases.
Scientific Games hasn't really developed many slots on their own. After acquiring the aforementioned slot developers, they have been content to allow WMS, Barcrest and others free reign to develop their own games under their own brands - albeit owned by SG. Like any casino software provider, some WMS and Barcrest games are major hits and others not so much. The popular land-based games from these providers have all been ported over to the digital casino industry with much fanfare.
WMS Gaming slots tend to be more widespread at major casinos than Barcrest's and include notable games such as Monopoly-themed slots, Bier Haus, the adorable OMG KIttens, legendary Black Knight and Zeus series of slots, as well as a handful of Wizard of Oz-themed slots. Branded slots such as KISS are also worth a look.
As for Barcrest, players are most likely to find their games in many leading UK bingo sites, as well as smaller-scale casinos. Less well-known than their WMS Gaming sister slots, Barcrest is most synonymous with one hugely successful franchise of games - Rainbow Riches. The Rainbow Riches series now encompasses eight Irish luck-themed games, each with slightly different twists and alterations on gameplay. Varying paylines and wagering ranges, buy-in options, instant win and free spin features have made this one of the most recognisable and enjoyable slot series of all time.


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2019-2020 Tuition Rates: (9 monthly payments beginning in Sept.)
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– 3 days/week (Tues., Wed., Thurs.) $130/month
Optional Lunch Buddies program: $25/month (11:30am-12:30pm) – T & Th – starting on Sept. 17
This time allows preschoolers to have lunch together followed by additional play and/or instructional time. Children need to bring a packed lunch.
Our preschool classes fulfill all PA learning standards and employ resources proven to be effective for student learning. All material is taught through a Biblical worldview. In preschool, we introduce several important foundational concepts of learning and character.
The following is a brief overview of our preschool curriculum:
- Creativity and Readiness skills through hands on sensory experiences
- Language development through a variety of interactive activities including singing, finger plays, and creative movement, as well as an introduction and reinforcement of phonics using the Zoophonics program.
- Introduction to basic alphabet and number concepts through theme-based individual and small group instruction
- Creative play and socialization with an emphasis on sharing, caring, and interaction
- Fine and gross motor skill development with varied age-appropriate activities
- Spiritual formation through bible stories, music, and interactive activities
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- Mathematics introduced through calendar activities, as well as a variety of hands-on activities, and problem solving, with a strong emphasis on using manipulatives
- Handwriting is introduced through using the Learning Without Tears curriculum
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT)- When it comes to health, anyone would want the best care even if that comes to flying across the country to make it happen, but fortunately for residents in Indiana, they won't have to go far.
"Cincinnati treats patients from all 50 states so people are flying in. The advantage geographically is that this is a very manageable trip if it's necessary,"Thomas Miller, MD, said.
Miller is the physician leader for Parkview Women's and Children's Hospital.
He said they've teamed up with Cincinnati Children's Hospital to enhance the specialties they already have by focusing on general surgery, gastroenterology for pediatric patients and cardiology.
"Those were the greatest needs. Those were the voids we needed to fill. We have physicians here that practice in those fields, but having the number two children's hospital in the country who rank very highly in these areas as our support is going to be important so that complex cases can be reviewed," he added.
The hospitals will work using telehealth consultations that will allow family and their Parkview physician to conduct a video conference with a specialty physician from Cincinnati. This partnership also includes case reviews and diagnostics to improve patients outcomes.
The main goal right now is to make families experience as smooth as possible.
"As a parent, you're worried about your kid. you don't want to worry about the other logistics."
With this being the starting point, they are looking to expand into other programs and services in the future and meeting the needs of patients in the region.
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Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover were recently seen in a condom commercial. The actress has been sharing a lot of steamy snippets from the shoot of the advertisement and the chemistry between the duo is making it spread across the internet like a wildfire.
We have seen Sunny Leone and Ranveer Singh in condom advertisements earlier, but looks like fans didn't like Bipasha Basu endorsing condoms.
Social media handles were flooded with tweets calling the couple "jobless". People even asked them not to do such "dirty ads".
Here's how people reacted:
Bipasha Basu defends the condom ad
Berozgari ke zamaane mein defend karne ke alaawa aur chaara kya hai
— Sonia Gandhi (@ItalianBahu) October 24, 2017
Karan Singh Grover and bips advertising playgaurd condoms…… Bass kuch aur kaam bacha nahi ab Bollywood mein dono k liye….
— Mayo..neseeee (@mayur_sunil1) October 23, 2017
This Bipasha Basu and KSG condom ad is so cringe worthy mygod :-/
— rupsa♡ (@rupali_brupsa) October 22, 2017
The reactions were shocking. Obviously, the way people trolled the couple for endorsing the product shocked Bipasha as well.
Giving a perfect reply to the trolls, Bipasha said:
"See, I can only talk about my decisions and no one else's. I started avoiding fairness creams. I was offered pretty much every brand, but then money is not the factor. I don't believe in promoting it ever. Same holds true for alcohol and cigarettes."
She added:
"In a country that has the second largest population in the world, we still have taboos on just the words sex and condoms but not the actual act. Let's talk more, read more and learn more about all the things that can be avoided just by the use of a simple precaution. With condoms you can have planned pregnancies and protected sex, which can curb HIV and STD cases. As a couple, Karan and I believe in this that's why we have thoughtfully endorsed it."
If endorsing fairness creams is a wrong thing to do then stopping someone from spreading awareness about protected sex is equally wrong. Bipasha and Karan have taken a bold step. It's the people who have to open up their minds and have a wider perspective before calling a condom advertisement dirty.


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Hello. My son was diagnosed with genetic cerebellar ataxia. I want to create a community for people who suffer from ataxia and their families, like this one, only in my country- Israel. Does anyone know accidentally of a body that exists already in Israel that gives that option to families or does anyone know people from Israel that would like to hear of a community like that?
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This year's Indiana School Nurse Administrator of the Year says, "When I became a Nurse, I did not have a full understanding of the role and what it meant to be a nurse. Becoming a School Nurse and then onto Health Services Supervisor, I understand what they mean by "specialized practice".
She started pursuing a degree in nursing after getting married and having three children. As a School Nurse and now as the Health Services Supervisor, she clearly understands the importance of this specialized nursing practice and the strong impact it has on both health and education. In 2014, Greater Clark County Schools partnered with Clark Memorial Hospital and physicians group to provide on-site acute care student clinics located within Charlestown High School and Jeffersonville High School. In addition to overseeing health services for 20 schools, Teresa has helped managed these student clinics which has brought her much joy as she has witnessed children with no primary care provider receiving quality health care. Student outcomes are much improved when they can start treatment earlier, which can significantly shorten their illness and their days missed from school.
Teresa also serves as a key member of the state Student Wellness Committee and has worked with a wellness grant provided by the Indiana Department of Health. This grant has allowed for an annual pedometer contest among elementary students in our district with a grand prize of a trip to the local aquatic center, recess equipment, indoor recess, and breakfast in the classroom.
For all of her work to ensure the educational success of her students and the effectiveness of GCCS' health services program, this year's Indiana School Nurse Administrator of the Year is Teresa Stengel!


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For new startups that are looking to go public, the most common route to achieve a public listing is through an initial public offering. But IPOs, as they are known for short, come with some extremely high costs and tough-to-mitigate risks. The costs of going through with an IPO may in fact be so great that doing so ceases to make sense for companies that are operating on a more constrained budget. And this is often the condition of many new startups.
But the good news is that there is an alternative to IPOs that often produces better results, for only the tiniest fraction of the cost, and with little to no real risk. Known as a reverse merger, this form of taking a private company public has been gaining in popularity over the past few decades. While reverse mergers still have a bit of a tarnished reputation as a result of some shady operators in decades past who abused this useful method of gaining a public listing, the SEC has addressed many of the shortcomings. Today, reverse mergers are a well-established and recognized legitimate means of taking companies public. And they can often make far more sense when the company seeking a public listing is a new startup.
Reverse mergers versus IPOs when you need hard money
While almost everyone who is remotely familiar with the world of business will immediately recognize the term initial public offering, fewer people are well versed on what exactly is meant by reverse mergers. This arcane-sounding term has actually been around since at least the 1950s. And despite the poor reputation surrounding the concept, many of the most famous names in business have passed through at least part of their lifecycle by means of reverse merging with larger companies.
One of the most famous examples, which is also a great way to illustrate how these restructurings operate, is the case of Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway. Starting in the 1950s, Warren Buffet formed his famous investing partnership. This company was structured as a limited partnership, comprised by Buffet himself and a number of doctors, lawyers and other professionals from around the Omaha area who had placed their money and trust in Buffet's then-unproven hands. But as the 1960s dragged on, it became clear to Buffet that, for a variety of reasons, he would need the latitude offered by controlling a public company in order to carry out many of his trading strategies.
Buffet eyed an old textile manufacturer called Berkshire Hathaway, which had been in continuous operation since 1838. He originally bought the company because he viewed it as a good cigar butt stock. That is, he was able to buy it for far less than its book value. Buffet, however, also wanted the tax write-offs that came with the purchase of the company due to its previous years of operating losses. It turns out that tax write-offs can be one of the most attractive features of a reverse merger, potentially saving the acquiring company hundreds of millions of dollars in tax liabilities for years to come.
Before long, it became clear that Berkshire Hathaway's business was in terminal decline. By 1970, the core business of Berkshire, textile manufacturing, had been completely shuttered. But the Berkshire Hathaway name continues to be the one under which Buffet's multinational juggernaut trades. While the core business of Berkshire was of little importance to Buffet, he was able to use the existing corporate shell of the firm to get tax write-offs and, later, to use as a vehicle to begin acquiring some of the most profitable insurance companies in the United States. In the process, he took his private limited partnership and turned it into a completely legitimate publicly traded company. This is a typical example of some of the benefits that can accrue to a company that chooses to go public through a reverse merger.
The bottom line
But why, besides potential tax write-offs, shouldn't a company just go through with an IPO? One of the biggest problems that small startups that are considering going through with an IPO face is the sheer cost and risk of doing so. In the United States, IPOs must be underwritten by major investment banks. These banks charge large fees for this service. And these fees are rarely available on a purely contingency basis. This means that the company attempting the IPO will need to pay for a large portion of those fees out of its cash flow or reserves.
Another huge source of costs with IPOs is the byzantine complexity of the legal issues surrounding such deals. A typical IPO is one of the most complex legal maneuvers in business. That's why it normally takes between six months and a year for a company to prepare for its initial public offering. Massive due diligence is needed as well as deciding on exactly how the deal will be structured. IPOs usually involve not just the raising of capital but the paying off of debt, issuance of new senior and junior bonds as well as issues of how equity owners, debt holders and other principals will be compensated. This can involve the issuance of stock options, warrants, special debt instruments and a dizzying array of other financial and legal structures that can take thousands of man-hours to hammer out. All told, a typical IPO has a base cost in the millions to tens of millions of dollars. And many small startups simply don't have the cash reserves to finance such activity.
Perhaps worst of all, after all that preparatory work has been done, the fate of the IPO will hinge on the whims of the market in the weeks around which it is supposed to take place. Wall Street history is littered with the husk of dead IPO deals, where companies paid out millions and millions of dollars preparing for them, that died in the crib and were never revived again.
A reverse merger, on the other hand, can be reviewed by a single lawyer, completed in less than a month and often runs at a total cost of less than $200,000. But aside from the dramatic reduction in up-front costs, a reverse merger has the potential to raise even more money than an IPO while allowing ownership of the acquiring company to retain full control.
That's because when the company is taken public, if everything is executed according to plan, the valuation of the company may increase by hundreds of percentage points by simple virtue of the company becoming publicly listed. Although it can take longer, more capital can potentially be raised through a reverse merger than an IPO. And the startup's entrepreneurs can retain full control of the firm.


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The flowers that are displayed on a loved ones' casket are an important part of the service. They are typically chosen by immediate family, with side pieces and other items available to coordinate with the casket flowers. Zeidler's is proud of this lineup of flowers, and honored to be able to help you with these important choices during such a difficult time.


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This week, a Georgia state representative, Ed Setzler, the sponsor of a bill that would ban most abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat could be detected, spoke to a conservative group in the Atlanta suburbs about the legal fight he'd embarked on. "We need to maximize our influence over the next couple of weeks and then close this deal," he said. Then, he continued, conservatives must mobilize behind Georgia's Republican governor, Brian Kemp, as "he recruits the best legal team in the nation to take this to the highest court in the land."
With the ascension of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, as well as a host of other judges appointed by Donald Trump to lower courts, anti-abortion forces are engaged in a game of legislative whack-a-mole. Sensing their chance to either eviscerate or overturn Roe v. Wade, Republicans are pushing a barrage of anti-abortion measures at the state level, seeing which one goes all the way to the top.
Access to abortion is already as polarized as anything else in this fracturing country, and it could become dramatically more so. Conservatives, as well as some moderates, have argued that ending Roe would ease culture-war hostilities. "Returning the matter to the states would give most people a law they can live with, defusing the rage that permeates politics and has more than once culminated in acts of terrorism against doctors who perform abortions," wrote The Washington Post's Megan McArdle last year. The early signs, however, suggest that radically different abortion regimes can't comfortably exist side by side.
[Listen to "The Argument" podcast every Thursday morning, with Ross Douthat, Michelle Goldberg and David Leonhardt.]
As Roe is weakened, conservative states are becoming more conservative, liberal states more liberal. Mutual antagonism is increasing around abortion, as it is around nearly everything else. If Roe is overturned altogether, it won't just be a disaster for women's health care and autonomy. It will further rip America apart.
Seeing Roe endangered, the anti-abortion movement has become more legislatively audacious. So-called heartbeat bills, which ban abortion at around six weeks' gestation, before some women know they're pregnant, used to be a rarity. Before this year, only two states had tried to enact six-week abortion bans, North Dakota in 2013 and Iowa in 2018. (Courts struck both laws down.) But in the first weeks of 2019, Mississippi and Kentucky passed such laws, and in addition to Georgia, six-week bans are moving forward in Missouri, Tennessee and Ohio.
Any of these laws could give the Supreme Court a chance to overturn Roe. As that possibility comes into view, anti-abortion lawmakers are showing us what a post-Roe world might look like. Another bill introduced in Georgia, also supported by Governor Kemp, would ban abortion if Roe were overturned, and make "the offense of criminal abortion" punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The bill's language appears to apply to pregnant women as well as doctors.
So-called trigger laws, abortion bans that would go into effect if Roe is struck down, aren't new. But according to Ilyse Hogue, president of the abortion-rights group Naral, proposals laying out prison terms for women who terminate their pregnancies are unusual.
"This is not your grandmother's anti-choice movement, which was bad enough," Hogue said. "This is Trump's anti-choice movement. The bills have a sort of Trumpy cruelty to them that is relatively new."
Responding to the growing threat to Roe, many blue states are taking steps to codify abortion rights. New York recently expanded access to third-trimester abortion in cases where a woman's health is in danger or where a fetus isn't viable. Lawmakers in Vermont are attempting to enshrine abortion rights in the state Constitution. In Illinois, where the new Democratic governor has pledged to make the state "the most progressive state in the nation for access to reproductive health care," a new bill would repeal existing anti-abortion legislation and require abortion coverage by private health insurance.
As red and blue states pull further apart, the result is not a lessening of tensions. Republicans, led by Trump, now regularly accuse Democrats of supporting infanticide. Senate Republicans recently attempted to turn anti-abortion propaganda into law with the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which mandated medical care for infants born after a botched abortion, an extraordinarily rare occurrence. The point of the bill seemed to be to pretend that infanticide, which is already illegal, is a consequence of liberalized abortion laws. "The mostly Republican supporters of the bill say that new state-level legislation that has sought to remove barriers to late-term abortions necessitate federal action," reported The Washington Post.
Even as Republicans seek to harass blue states, Georgia is likely to face a liberal backlash should the six-week ban go into effect. (Legislators are expected to vote on a final version at any moment.) In the past, progressives have boycotted states like Indiana and North Carolina in response to anti-gay and anti-trans legislation. Now, for the first time, there's a prospect of real economic consequences for an anti-abortion measure.
Georgia is a major center for film and TV production, behind only New York and California. This week, the Writers Guild of America, the union for screenwriters, issued a statement saying that if Georgia passes the anti-abortion law, it would become "an inhospitable place for those in the film and television industry to work." Fifty actors, including Alyssa Milano, Don Cheadle, Ben Stiller and Sarah Silverman, signed a letter saying that if the bill passes, they will try to "move our industry to a safer state for women." Business executives, including some from Amazon and Coca-Cola, have come out against the bill as well.
This sort of woke capitalism sends conservatives into paroxysms of resentment; the threatened Hollywood boycott has been extensively covered in right-wing media. It's the result of asymmetries that, at the moment, seem baked into American life. Our electoral system gives rural conservatives disproportionate political power; that's why a minority president, backed by senators elected by a fraction of the country, can remake the courts. But the entertainment industry, and corporate America generally, is naturally attuned to affluent urbanites, who tend to be younger and more progressive.
Fighting over the most fundamental questions of human autonomy, each side in the divide is going to use whatever influence it can muster against the other. If Roe falls, liberals won't like what follows, but conservatives might not either.
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An Ewin looking at a snow. (I haz a snow on my shoulders.)
This was taken earlier this morning, out the window:
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The bushes have gotten the best accumulation. I see several snowballs' worth there. Hmmmm...
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Tuesday, 08 March 2016
Calcium and Vitamin D improve cholesterol levels in Postmenopausal Women
Calcium and vitamin D supplements after the menopause can improve women's cholesterol profiles. Much of that effect is tied to raising vitamin D levels, according to a study from the US Women's Health Initiative (WHI) published online in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS).
Whether calcium or vitamin D can indeed improve cholesterol levels has been debated. And studies of women taking the combination could not separate the effects of calcium from those of vitamin D on cholesterol. But this study, led by NAMS Board of Trustees member Peter F. Schnatz, DO, NCMP, is helping to settle those questions because it looked both at how a calcium and vitamin D supplement changed cholesterol levels and how it affected blood levels of vitamin D in postmenopausal women.
Daily, the women in the WHI CaD trial took either a supplement containing 1,000 mg of calcium and 400 IU of vitamin D3 or a placebo. This analysis looked at the relationship between taking supplements and levels of vitamin D and cholesterol in some 600 of the women who had both their cholesterol levels and their vitamin D levels measured.
The women who took the supplement were more than twice as likely to have vitamin D levels of at least 30 ng/mL (normal according to the Institute of Medicine) as were the women who took the placebo. Supplement users also had low-density lipoprotein (LDL -- the "bad" cholesterol) levels that were between 4 and 5 points lower. The investigators discovered, in addition, that among supplement users, those with higher blood levels of vitamin D had higher levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL -- the "good" cholesterol) and lower levels of triglycerides (although for triglycerides to be lower, blood levels of vitamin D had to reach a threshold of about 15 ng/mL).
Taking the calcium and vitamin D supplements was especially helpful in raising vitamin D levels in women who were older, women who had a low intake, and women who had levels first measured in the winter -- what you might expect. But lifestyle also made a difference. The supplements also did more to raise vitamin D levels in women who did not smoke and who drank less alcohol.
Whether these positive effects of supplemental calcium and vitamin D on cholesterol will translate into benefits such as lower rates of cardiovascular disease for women after menopause remains to be seen, but these results, said the authors, are a good reminder that women at higher risk for vitamin D deficiency should consider taking calcium and vitamin D.
"The results of this study should inspire even more women to be conscientious about their calcium and vitamin D intake -- a simple and safe way to improve health. One action can lead to multiple benefits!" according to NAMS Executive Director Dr. Margery Gass,
Source: The North American Menopause Society (NAMS). "Calcium, vitamin D improve cholesterol in postmenopausal women." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 5 March 2014.


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Info about Flying V Farm: Flying V Farm is a worker-owned, certified organic farm in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. We are four individuals who work to produce food in a way that nourishes our community, stewards the land and empowers workers. Through the success of our business, we strive to advance worker-ownership in agriculture in order to build a more socially and ecologically just rural economy. For more information visit: www.flyingvfarmca.com or e-mail us at email@example.com
Job Description: Flying V Farm is looking to hire a part-time farm hand to work 8hrs on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from May-October of 2019 to assist in the following roles:
-Harvest help:
● Harvesting produce from the field
● Packing produce in the packing station
● Organizing produce in the cooler
● 2x/week running a delivery of produce to the Tahoe Food Hub in Penryn, outside of Auburn
-Sales at Farmers Market/ Farm Stand:
● Set-up/break-down of attractive produce display
● management of produce sales
● Engage with customers and give information about Flying V Farm
-Miscellaneous farm work:
● Weeding
● Seeding/propagation
● Planting
● Other miscellaneous farm tasks
Job Requirements:
The ideal candidate has experience in farming and/or demonstrates a strong interest in learning about organic production farming. This individual is reliable, responsive, motivated, and hopefully has a good sense of humor! We have a culture of communication and respect at Flying V and we hope to hire someone who shares similar values. In addition, all candidates must:
● Be able to lift 50lbs and work comfortably with their body. Farming is a very physically demanding job and often requires continuous lifting, squatting, bending and carrying in challenging weather conditions (heat and cold).
● Manage sales and monetary transactions.
● Valid drivers license. Experience driving a cargo van and manual car preferred but not required.
● Not required, but preferred--an interest in working cooperatively. We are a worker-owned and operated farm and we would like to hire employees with the hope that they will become candidates for membership/partnership at Flying V Farm.
● $11-$14 based on experience
● Workers compensation.
● Flying V Farm Membership consideration after one year of work.
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Chase is often portrayed as an intelligent, mature, and responsible individual, although he is sometimes overly responsible and unwilling to use his bionics, even in genuine emergencies, as he doesn't want to misuse them. Despite this, he does possess a childish side such as enjoying a kids' TV program, boasting about his intelligence and playing pranks, although normally rubbish ones. He also sometimes uses his bionics when he is not supposed to. In Death Spiral Smackdown, he used the override app on Bree when it should only be used in emergencies. Chase is also somewhat presented as cocky, as well as easily obsessive. But he is also very brave, and he normally acts as the leader of the three when Donald isn't around, but this only applies on missions or when left alone for a stretch of time. Much like Donald, he will occasionally remind the others of the bigger picture. Sometimes he lets his intelligence and over thinking things get the better of him, which leads to bad things happening. In Trent Gets Schooled, he thought that if he could trick Trent, that he would never ask for his help again, but it only backfired and blew up in his face. Even though he is extraordinarily smart yet childish, he shows a lot of care for his siblings and his family andwould do anything for them in the face of danger. Especially his friends, Hallie king,[ he Loves her so much], and his best friend, Henry .
Chase Davenport
|Full Name
Chase Davenport
Male (bionic)
|Resides in
Mission Creek
Bionic hero
|Eye Color
|Hair Color
Donald, Leo, Adam, Bree, Tasha, Douglas, Marcus (dead), Henry jacob
Adam, Bree, Hallie, Leo, Henry(best) jacob davenport
Marcus Davenport, Douglas Davenport(formerly), Victor Krane, S-1
Mission Creek High
|First Episode
Crush, Chop, Burn
|Last Episode
|Portrayed By
billy unger
Powers and Abilities
- Super Intelligence: His main bionic power, Chase is
incredibly intelligent and knowledgeable in many fields, including science, math, law, circuitry and combat. He is also a capable strategist. Even when he switched out his bionic chip, he still retained
a high level of intelligence, though it was nowhere near superhuman
- Force Field: One of his more used bionic
abilities, Chase is capable of creating a shield to protect him and others. Chase can also extend his force field to encompass other objects, but in this case it must stem from his hands. After long periods of time of being around gamma rays, his force field melts. (Twas The Mission Before Christmas). In Sink or Swim, Chase's forcefield has developed so its closer to Marcus forcefield. Chase now has a blue shield and the back is invisible.
- Force Field Ball: He can shrink his force field into a ball and use it as a weapon to throw. (Speed Trapped)
- Super Senses: Chase possesses superhuman sight, hearing, and smell.
- Physical Attributes: Although nowhere near the levels of
his siblings, Chase possesses higher strength, speed and reflexes than a normal person. He is strong enough to bend a metal rod, throw a normal
person across the room and even (when pushed to the limits) tear metal like paper. He is capable of even beating Adam in combat, despite Adam being stronger than him.
- Super Durability: Like his siblings, Chase can withstand
significantly more punishment than normal humans. Lasers that would
kill normal people only stun him. He's also able to take one of Adam's super strong punches and only be bruised. Another good example is in Bionic Showdown
when he fell from a high bridge onto his back and was able to walk it
off in a matter of seconds. He was also able to shake off one of Adam's eye laser blasts. (Sink or Swim)
- Senses Recording: He can record what he hears or sees and plug it into a flash-drive slot to replay it. (Leo's Jam, Drone Alone) His eyes can also be used as video cameras. (Sink or Swim)
- Bionic GPS: Chase can track cell signals using his bionics. (Speed Trapped)
- Viewing Screen: Chase can project a holographic screen and use it to see multiple locations. (Quarantined) He can also use it to to project other holograms. (Sink or Swim)
- Hacking: Chase can remotely hack computers. (Speed Trapped, Night of the Living Virus )
- Override App: He can take over Adam or Bree remotely.It
seems to be most often used to shut down his siblings' bionics, but he
also controlled what Bree did and said against her will. (Death Spiral Smackdown, Sink or Swim)
- Magnetism App: Chase turns his hands into a powerful magnet attracting metal objects. (Chore Wars) He can also use it to deflect metal. (Sink or Swim)
- Molecularkinesis: In "Mission: Space,"
it was revealed that Chase can manipulate the molecules around an
object. This allows him to move almost anything with his mind.
- Mathematical Analysis: Chase can aim from a far distance. (Commando App)
- Mental Database: Chase possesses an incredible and
extensive mental database; using it, he can match things that he sees and quickly identify them. It holds information like fingerprints (Quarantined), paintings (Hole In One) and people. (The Bionic 500)
- Levitation: Another one of Chase's hidden abilities; in "Bionic Showdown,"
Chase demonstrates the power to levitate and uses it to kick Marcus in
the chest. He says he discovered this ability in the shower.
- Scan Vision: In "Memory Wipe,"
he uses this ability to scan the inside of the house for Tasha or
Donald after they come home 2 hours after curfew. It gives him a form of
X-ray vision, and lets him see through solid objects. It was also used
again in Llama Drama to see where the nanobots we're going to in the llama's body. However, if someone is using the Invisibility Cloak the scanner will not show them.
- Sonar Vision: Through his GPS, Chase can create powerful sonar, to track objects under water. (Sink or Swim)
- Mental Link: Chase is able to send information to Adam (and presumably) Bree in a method similar to an email. (Sink or Swim)
- Leadership: Chase has shown on more than one occasion
that he has great leadership skills. In addition, he is often chosen to lead missions.
- Bravery: Chase is shown to be very brave like his
siblings, and will do what he can for others, regardless of the potential cost to himself.
- Martial Arts: Chase uses his super intelligence to study
combat among many other things, which has given him martial arts
abilities for battling.
- Two Simultaneous Abilities: Chase can use two abilities simultaneously. However, it is dangerous as it puts too much stress on him, which can kill him. (Sink or Swim)


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Outdoor Environment
We have 2 outdoor environment spaces for the children to use whilst they are at BRECC. These are set up daily, depending on the children's current interests, strengths and needs. The environment is designed to encourage adventure and exploration in a safe and natural environment. Different areas in the outdoor environment include the sandpit, the cubby house and deck, the hill and grassed areas, tan bark and soft fall, gardens and verandas. Different types of exploration and learning will take place within each of these areas, giving children a wide range of opportunities to foster their development in all areas.
In addition to the more permanent aspects of each outdoor environment, children have access to storage facilities, and can choose other resources each day. Bikes, building equipment, balls, hula hoops, dolls and prams are examples of other resources used in the outdoor environment to support our programs. This encourages independent thinking and organisation skills for all children at the Centre.
Indoor Environment
Different learning environments are set up in each room for the children to access throughout the day. In these areas, there are activities that the children always have access to. Resources are not always completely packed away, they are simply tidied up, with children being encouraged to assist in setting up the learning environments again when they have finished with experiences. Resources are changed when educator's observations about children's levels of interest and engagement with them indicate that this is necessary.
Some of the different areas may include a book corner, construction area, dramatic play and home living area, art studio and independent exploration area. Many skills are developed in each of these areas as the children engage with the educators and each other in purposeful play and intended teaching experiences. The vinyl areas are utilised as the dining rooms over meal times but are also utilised for other experiences throughout the day.


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Pentatonic-Based Rhythm Accompaniment: Five's Company
The pentatonic scales have a broad and practical use in lead work and soloing. But what about in rhythm work?
Clearly, they do, as heard in the work of players ranging from Jimi Hendrix to Billy Gibbons. In fact, regardless of your style, there's a wealth of single-note riffs, double-stop moves and chordal embellishments lurking within the scale. Squeeze these sounds between the cracks of basic chord shapes and your rhythm work will instantly sound a lot more interesting.
Before we get to the riffs, let's examine the nuts and bolts. Like many other scales, the pentatonic comes in two basic flavors: major and minor. To compare, E major pentatonic—E G A B D—is built from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th notes of the E major scale (E F# G# A B C# D#); E minor pentatonic—E F# G A B C D—is built from the 1st b3rd, 4th, 5th and b7th tones of the E minor scale (E F# G A B C D).
Minor pentatonic scales are most commonly used in blues and rock; major pentatonic scales appear mostly in R&B and country. Regardless of style, these scales sound most effective when played in short note groupings, on small pockets of the fretboard, generally spanning no more than three strings. Keep this in mind as you sample the following figures.
Many blues riffs are derived from pentatonic bass lines that imitate a pianist's left-hand playing. FIGURE 1, a nod to the fingerstyle country blues of legends like Blind Lemon Jefferson and Blind Blake, is sculpted from an E major pentatonic bass line.
Check FIGURE 2 for a more contemporary blues application—an E minor pentatonic riff inspired by the Buddy Guy and Stevie Ray Vaughan versions of "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
Countless rock riffs are based upon fragments of pentatonic scales. The next few passages, however, are examples featuring the entire five-note scale.
Jimi Hendrix's signature line in "Purple Haze" (FIGURE 3) and Joe Walsh's spiraling moves in the Eagles' "Life in the Fast Lane" (FIGURE 4) are both constructed from the E minor pentatonic scale.
FIGURE 5 is similar to the wicked riff that kicks off Guns N' Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle," in which Slash rips through the entire B minor pentatonic scale (B D E F# A) using pedal point, repeating the 4th-fret B as notes change below.
Meanwhile, for an example of a fragmented pentatonic riff, look to FIGURE 6, which is modeled after Rage Against the Machine's "Guerrilla Radio," which is in F# minor pentatonic (F# A B C# E).
Many great funk figures contain pentatonic notes played between the cracks of chord stabs and string mutes. Approximated in FIGURE 7, for example, is James Brown's E minor pentatonic-based "Mother Popcorn."
And FIGURE 8 illustrates a G minor pentatonic (G Bb C D F) funk riff reminiscent of Leo Nocentelli's work in the Meters' "Look-Ka Py Py."
Lots of late-Seventies and early Eighties rock classics revolve around double-stop pentatonic riffs. Inspired by ZZ Top's "Sharp Dressed Man," FIGURE 9 contains some 4ths within the A minor pentatonic scale (A C D E G).
FIGURE 10, inspired by the riffs of groups like Kansas and Styx, shows a linear example, with note pairs moved along strings 3–4 against an open-A drone.
But perhaps the ultimate example of double-stops pentatonic in rock is Mark Knopfler's fingerpicking on Dire Straits' mega-hit "Money for Nothing," composed primarily of 4ths and 5ths within G minor pentatonic (FIGURE 11).
In the R&B-based styles of Curtis Mayfield, Steve Cropper and Jimi Hendrix, you'll find pentatonics used in double- and triple-stop fills. See FIGURE 12, for example, in which C major pentatonic (C D E G A), G major pentatonic (G A B D E) and A minor pentatonic chord partials are played around C, G and Am chords, respectively.
Interestingly, in country music, a similar approach is used to dress up open-position "cowboy" chords. As depicted in FIGURE 13, single notes within G major pentatonic and C major pentatonic are hammered on and pulled off between the upper strings of G and C chords.
Contrary to popular belief, jazz comping isn't all about altered 7th chords. In one-chord modal vamps, modern-jazz giants like Mike Stern, Scott Henderson and Joe Diorio might combine handfuls of notes within pentatonic scales to create chord sounds like those seen in FIGURE 14. All of these shapes derive from A minor pentatonic. This comping concept is highly practical because it works in any minor mode (Dorian, Phrygian and Aeolian), since minor pentatonic omits the 2nd and 6th scale degrees (the tones that vary between minor modes).
FIGURE 15 is built on 3rds, 4ths and 5ths in A minor pentatonic (beats 1–2 throughout), alternating with Eb major pentatonic (Eb F G Bb C) note pairs—the result of tritone substitution (pitches borrowed from a chord sitting a b5th away from the tonic). Use this passage as a cadenza to end any standard in A minor, like "What Are you Doing the Rest of Your Life" or "Black Orpheus."


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A more mundane version of events is that the Earl Grey was presented with the tea as a diplomatic gift from the Chinese Government in the 1830s. A couple of large teahouses have since laid claim to the original recipe. Although we are not certain as to whether the Earl ever drunk a cup of Earl Grey tea himself, it's likely that, as with many things to do with tea, the truth lays somewhere in China!
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The White House and anti-abortion Democrats have reached an agreement to defusethe controversy over abortion in the health reform bill – planning a series of steps that will secure the support of Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) and other Democrats to give party leaders the votes they need to pass reform, sources tell POLITICO.A colloquy? Stupak has consistently stated that he would not vote for the health care bill unless it had strong language prohibiting the federal funding of abortion. An executive order is not permanent law. It appears that Stupak has sold his convictions and his vote for his 15 minutes of fame.
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And then, Stupak and several other Democratic hold-outs over abortion will sign on to the bill, the sources said. The agreement would almost certainly give House Speaker Nancy Pelosi the 216 votes she needs to secure an historic health reform vote by day's end – capping a year-long drive to achieve Obama's signature legislative goal.
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Everyone hates to do it, and in truth there are few people who are good at it. And even though an earlier blog post from us talked about the increasing difficulty in selling over the phone, particularly to younger professionals, we do encourage sales organizations to make outreach a part of their strategies for acquiring new accounts.
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Governments must deal with ideology behind terrorism too: PM Lee
Antalya, Turkey
TO tackle terrorism, countries must go beyond targeting those who are going to carry out a terrorist act, and deal with the ideology behind terrorism as well, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday night in Antalya, at the G20 Summit.
"To deal with this problem, you cannot only deal with the extremists who are going to physically commit the terrorist act. You have to deal with the ideology, and the social fabric from which they could spring," said Mr Lee at a working dinner on terrorism and the refugee crisis.
He added that in Singapore, the government regularly holds closed-door dialogues with community leaders of all races and religions.
"We speak candidly, we brief them on the intelligence which we have, we acknowledge issues and we work together to tackle them in order that we can build mutual trust and confidence."
He also called on world leaders to remain resolute in tackling the terrorism threat domestically, and cooperate closely with each other.
Acknowledging that this is "not so that we will eliminate the problem" - especially since the Syrian/Iraqi conflict will not go away any time soon - Mr Lee said that such international vigilance will "raise the security bar" for terrorists.


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Yesterday the wife and kids traveled with some friends down to Lark Toys in Kellogg MN. I only saw some pictures but what a cool looking place. The 2yo got to pick a toy, chose this one, and has since been quite obsessed with it. Tonight he even tried to snuggle it as a replacement to his regular "nigh-nigh" companion "Boris", a stuffed bipedal elephant.
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So, something that God has been talking to me about for the last several weeks is creating margin for Him in my life. It actually started as me complaining to God about how I used to feel His presence all the time, and now I rarely do. And I felt like He said to me that it was because I used to make time for Him, and now I rarely do. Ouch.
You see, because I have always had a quiet time in the morning, I thought that was enough. Not that I didn't want more of God throughout the day, because I've always wanted that. But I thought because I was starting the day right, all would be right. What I didn't recognize was that any margin at all that I had in my life after the start of the day, was constantly getting filled up with something else…mostly, my phone. Let's face it, we used to have margin when we would wait in a line somewhere, now we're on our phone. At stoplights often, I glance at my phone. In church, because our church puts notes on You Version, I'm on my phone, so I will also get distracted if a text or notification of some sort comes through. You get the drift, we are constantly connected to society, therefore leaving less margin for God. To the degree that THIS happened this morning.
I was on my way to the bathroom, sorry I know that's more than you want to know but it's a significant part of this story, and I started to grab my phone and take it with me. As I was picking it up, I thought, "Why? Why am I taking this with me? Like if an underwriter calls me, I'm not gonna answer it while I'm in the bathroom. So, I'm taking it to scroll, because scrolling disguises itself as 'downtime' to me, but it's not really downtime, it's actually a 'clutter my brain with mostly useless knowledge time' which ends up causing me to have a very 'cluttered brain' feeling and as if I didn't have downtime at all. Going to the restroom and doing NOTHING else would actually be downtime". And because God has been talking to me about creating margin in my life for Him, I jokingly thought, "yeah, like God's gonna talk to me while I'm on the toilet." I had no more than got that thought out when God reminded me of a specific instance that He DID talk to me while I was on the toilet.
The year was 2009, and I was in the restroom when I very clearly heard God say, "I want you to write an article and submit it to the P31 Magazine." I quickly replied back, "Well, Jesus, I don't really consider myself to be a writer, so I know nothing about how to write a magazine article, nor would I have any idea who to submit it to. But if you show me how to do it, I will do it."
A couple of days later, I had something really cool happen at work. God showed up in a really neat way, and I told that story on my blog. Lysa Terkeurst, of all people, somehow landed on my blog, read that article, and left this comment, "I'd highly encourage you to submit this to Glynnis for a P31 magazine article".
So, let's recap. I was sitting on the toilet, God asked me to write an article and submit it to the P31 Magazine. I told him I had no idea how to do that but if he'd help me, I'd do it. Then he gave me a story to tell and told me to write it on my blog. And then, you know, because He's God, He talked to the President of Proverbs 31 Ministry and told her to read my blog. I'm kinda assuming that as she was reading it, this sort of Holy Spirit light bulb went off in her head and she thought, "hmmm, I should tell Melissa that this would make a good magazine article and let her know who to submit it to." Seriously, what are the odds?!?! In the comment, you could possibly get the impression that Lysa and I were friends. We weren't. She was at best, an acquaintance, if even that.
It grieves me to think of those kinds of fun times with God that I'm perhaps missing because I'm not allowing the margin in my life to hear Him speak. And I don't think He's asking for much, He took me from "not being a writer" to having an article published in a national ministry's magazine all because my mind was still enough to hear him while I was going to the bathroom.
How about you? When you're in line are you on your phone? When you sit down in the evening? When you're in your car? In church? At the dinner table? I realize not everyone struggles with this, but for those of us who do, maybe those natural "still" spaces are the first places we need to reclaim.
"Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands you sinners; purify your hearts for your loyalty is divided between God and the world." James 4:8
Here's that original blog post that Lysa stumbled upon