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SALINAS — Behind the 220-yard, four-touchdown performance of Squally Canada, Milpitas beat San Benito 37-23 Friday night for the Central Coast Section Division I football championship.
It was the third time in five years San Benito and Milpitas had met in the CCS Division I championship game.
Milpitas, which lost to San Benito in the D-I finale last year but beat the Haybalers in the 2009 title game, prevailed at the new 5,000-seat, $7.5 million Rabobank Stadium.
It was the first CCS championship football game the city of about 150,000 people has hosted.
San Benito, meanwhile, was trying to win in its third CCS crown since 2000 and its second in a row with a 5-5 regular-season record.
The Balers overcame a 14-3 deficit midway through the second quarter by scoring two touchdowns in 15 seconds to take a 16-14 lead at halftime.
An interception by Cody Freitas one play after Zach Hicks scored on a 17-yard run, set up a 1-yard plunge by Hicks to swing the lead back to the Balers.
San Benito threatened to pad its lead when it reached the Milpitas 15-yard-line with less than a minute to play in the first half. But Christian Rita intercepted a pass at the 10 and nearly went the distance before being caught from behind at the Baler 30 to close the half.
The No. 2-seeded Trojans took advantage of a San Benito fumble on a punt return in the third quarter to get their second-half surge started. Starting at the Baler 36-yard line, Canada carried on five straight plays, his last going 5 yards for the score. He also ran in the two-point conversion to give Milpitas the lead to good at 22-16.
Milpitas came right back to score again on a 41-yard pass from Ronnie Reed to Canada to build its lead to 30-16 with three minutes to go in the third quarter.
Reed, who passed for more than 1,700 yards on the season, was 10 for 28 for 166 yards and one interception.
San Benito used a 56-yard, seven-play drive to cut its deficit to 30-23 on the first play of the fourth quarter.
But after two more San Benito possessions resulted in punts, Rita made his second interception of the game to set the Trojans up at their own 44-yard line. Canada carried five more times for 40 yards, then Royce Kim applied the finishing touches with a 4-yarder to boost the Milpitas lead to a title-clinching 37-23 advantage with five minutes to go.
San Benito 0 "'16 "'0 "'7–23
Milpitas 7 "'7 "'16 "'7–37
M — Canada 31 run (Gonzalez kick)
SB — Canes 35 FG
M — Canada 3 run (Gonzalez kick)
SB — Hicks 17 run (Canes kick)
SB — Hicks 1 run (Canes kick)
M — Canada 7 run (Canada run)
M — Canada 41 pass from Reed (Rita pass from Reed)
SB — Hicks 2 run (Canes kick)
M — Kim 6 run (Gonzalez kick)
Records — San Benito 7-6; Milpitas 11-2.

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The Kirsten Dunst Career Revival continues, with the young actress signing on for a new comedy starring two "Party Down" alumnae.
Dunst is set to star in "Bachelorette," an upcoming comedy from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's Gary Sanchez Productions, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She joins a cast that already includes Adam Scott, Lizzy Caplan and Casey Wilson.
Caplan and Dunst will play two of three girls asked to be bridesmaids by a girl, to be played by Wilson, whom they called "Pigface" back in high school--we detect a whiff of revenge brewing. Scott will play Caplan's old flame who shows up at the wedding with a much younger woman on his arm.
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The film is a low-budget affair--about $3 million--based on an off-Broadway play of the same name.
After peaking in 2004 with "Spider-Man 2" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," Dunst's career went into a steady decline, finally hitting the ground with a thud in 2008'2 "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People."
But then came her turn in "All Good Things," an uneven and ultimately unsuccessful film co-starring Ryan Gosling and Frank Langella. For all the film's problems, Dunst was fantastic. And now her next starring vehicle, Lars Von Trier's "Melancholia," will be showing at Cannes at the end of the month.
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United Continental profit up, but shy of estimates
The parent of United Airlines reported a third-quarter profit below analysts' expectations as it absorbed a drop in revenue for flights to Asia - a key market.
Chairman and CEO Jeff Smisek said United managers weren't satisfied with the financial performance, "and are taking prompt actions to increase our revenue and operate more efficiently across the company." The company's press release didn't say what those actions would be.
United Continental Holdings Inc. earned $379 million, or 98 cents per share, for the quarter. If not for special charges, it would have earned $590 million, or $1.51 per share. That's three cents a share less than expected by analysts surveyed by FactSet.
During the same period last year United had a profit of $6 million, or 2 cents per share.
Revenue in the most recent quarter rose 3 percent to $10.23 billion, also less than analysts had expected.
United has been struggling to absorb Continental after their 2010 merger. On Thursday, Smisek said the company has improved its operations and customer service to the point where it is competitive in those areas.
United is the world's largest airline by traffic, but some customers avoided it after its service problems. Traffic fell slightly in the most recent quarter, and is down 1 percent for the year. Traffic at rival Delta Air Lines Inc. is up slightly so far this year.
United passenger revenue for Pacific flights fell 11 percent. It posted an 11 percent gain in revenue from Atlantic flying, and a gain of 0.4 percent in domestic revenue.
"Long-term we continue to like the company, however we believe the absolute short-term will not be pretty," Cowen and Company analyst Helane Becker wrote in a note shortly after United's results came out.


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The Bengals are fading fast in the AFC, and Sunday take on the Giants, who last week blew a 10-point lead vs the Steelers at home and have had to hear about it all week.
Eli Manning threw for just 125 passing yards against Pittsburgh, his fewest since throwing for 119 on Dec. 28, 2008, at Minnesota.
His slump has been a huge issue for the Giants the past few weeks, as he's completed 63.8 percent of his passes for 2,109 yards, 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions while posting a 92.5 rating in the first seven games. He's since completed 47.2 percent with no touchdowns and two interceptions for a rating of 50.6.
"No one likes to lose or play poorly," he said. "We have to see where we can do better and above everything, you have to look at yourself first. I'm responsible for a lot of it. I'm where it starts. Our offense is not playing up to its potential."
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Hebrews 4:15 King James Version (KJV)
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Ford confirmed that the exterior styling and construction materials will remain unchanged for the 2015 F-250 Super Duty, and adamantly maintained that there is no diesel F-150 on the horizon. At least, not yet.
The biggest change we'll see in the 2015 Ford F-250 will be in the turbo setup on the diesel. The outgoing Super Duty utilizes a single turbo with two output pumps, while the 2015 will have a single, larger output that Ford promises will make more power.
How much more, they wouldn't say. Lips were tight on projected efficiency, too. All I could get reps to promise was that the truck would be released "as late as possible in 2014," probably around the third quarter of the year.
Rumors about a diesel F-150 were shut down real fast; every Ford rep I could get ahold of at the Chicago auto show was adamant that no such plans exist. Not for this body style, not at all.
But I suppose if there was one coming, and they didn't want me to know it, that's exactly what they'd say. If Ford is planning a diesel F-150, they want it to come out of nowhere. Rumors notwithstanding.
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130 CARS HIT IN BB GUN SPREE - Four people were arrested early Sunday after they allegedly went on a drive-by shooting spree with pellet guns, causing thousands of dollars in damages to parked motor vehicles throughout the city, police said.
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GOVERNOR'S FRESHMAN YEAR MARKED BY MISSTEPS, TENSE RELATIONS WITH LEGISLATURE - The coming of Deval Patrick was the big story on Beacon Hill in 2007, beginning with a first-ever outdoor gubernatorial inauguration on Jan. 4 reflecting a new governor's journey from outsider candidate to a 21-point winner on Election Day.
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STATELINE: LAWMAKERS DEFEND VOTING RECORDS - When it comes to attendance on Beacon Hill, lawmakers across the state aren't making the grade, but say their less-than-perfect 2007 records are anomalies amid years of exceptional attendance. Includes Brockton and Quincy reps.
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$500,000 DEADBEAT DAD - Deadbeat dad from Hopkinton, whose ex-wife lives in Upton, arraigned in Milford District Court, after being deported from Canada. State says he owes almost $500K in back child support, penalties and interest.
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SOUTH SHORE FLORIST HELPS DESIGN FLOATS FOR ROSE BOWL PARADE - When revelers count down the minutes tonight to usher in the new year, Susan Hands will be sound asleep.
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HIKERS PLEASED HORSE PATROLS TO RESUME IN BLUE HILLS' - The state Department of Conservation and Recreation will station a three-horse unit year-round at the Blue Hills headquarters in late spring, thanks to a $100,000 budget rider.
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HOLIDAY DEBT - Tis the season for holiday debt. December is when everyone is out buying gifts. January is when everyone pays for them. A look at some of the statistics. We also check in with local debt counseling services to see what they are dealing with this year.
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SOUTHEASTERN MASS. LOCAL GOVERNMENT STUCK IN 1950, ACCORDING TO NEW REPORT - Southeastern Massachusetts needs to change its transportation planning process, reform the property tax system and adopt land-use techniques that preserve open space if it wants to be "competitive and sustainable" over the next 50 to 100 years, the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District says in a new report.
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PUSH TO MAKE MASSACHUSETTS A LEADER IN NEW FUELS - Could Massachusetts become the nation's 21st century version of Texas when it comes to energy production?
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EMERGENCY SERVICE - A Maine ambulance distributor and servicer opens up shop on Route 18 in Whitman.
Ledger, Bauer, 14 inches, 6 p.m.
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EDITORIAL: Perfect in New England – A look at the sports scene.
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A PRO SPORTS BUDGET will be e-mailed this afternoon
SNACK MAN FINDS SUCCESS IS IN THE BAG - If it's a snack, Jeremy Selwyn has probably munched on it. The 37-year-old Linnaean Street resident, a self-described snack expert, is the guy behind taquitos.net, a Consumer Reports-like Internet guide to every snack known to man.
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A member at Gus Orlando's Gold's Gym in East Northport, Long Island, NY, walked up to the owner of the club and had a question not often asked in a fitness facility.
The muscular, 6-foot-3, 225-pound member wanted to know what that new color was on the club's walls. He said he wanted to replicate that color for his kitchen cabinets at home.
Orlando, an old-school gym owner at heart, looked up the color and told him, "Enjoyable Yellow."
Not Yellow. Not Yellow-Orange. Not Light Yellow. But Enjoyable Yellow.
It may have been an odd scene in a fitness club, especially a Gold's Gym, but the importance of color is not lost on club owners and club designers who have seen an evolution from the whites, blacks and grays found in most gyms back in the early 1980s, to brighter colors in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and to more sophisticated colors today that appeal to a broader membership base.
Orlando opened Gold's Gym in 1989, the first Gold's Gym in the state of New York. The look of the 34,000-square-foot Gold's Gym has gone through many transformations during the past 20 years. The latest remodeling began in June 2008 and ended six months later. The redesign helped Orlando's club win the best remodeled gym award for the Northeast area at the Gold's Gym convention in July. The redesign and new colors also helped increase business, Orlando says.
Some of the colors used in Orlando's redesign include Red Bay, Tangerine, Afterglow, Totally Tan and, of course, the aforementioned Enjoyable Yellow.
"I would never in a million years have picked these colors," Orlando says. "I'm a gray, black and blue guy. But, man, it works."
The colors in Orlando's Gold's Gym are earth tones, a popular palette these days. The idea behind more earthy colors correlates with the green movement in many clubs, says Bruce Carter, president of Optimal Fitness Designs Systems International, Weston, FL, and lead designer of Orlando's Gold's Gym renovation.
The green movement does not necessarily have to involve specific shades of green, Carter says. Rather, it involves earth tones, such as browns, yellows, golds and tans, in an attempt to bring the outdoors into the club. Companies in other industries, such as McDonald's and Panera Bread, are using earth tones in their stores, too, Carter adds.
"You can't go wrong with earth colors in a health club environment," Carter says. "The earth tone colors are very well received by a wide range of the market. They're energetic and soothing at the same time if they're used properly. I'm not saying that earth colors are the only way to go, but it's clearly a trend."
White Is Bright
The evolution of more color in clubs coincides with the movement of clubs out of basements or warehouses where they often resided three decades ago. Now, clubs are in prime retail space and main office space that have more windows and natural light.
Rudy Fabiano, president and design director of Fabiano Designs, Montclair, NJ, says there's a fresher approach to applying colors in health clubs that involves reaching out more to the emotions and spiritual nature of members. About five years ago, Fabiano says, a typical club had close to 30 colors in it.
"It was a much more complex and layered approach to the space," Fabiano says.
Club owners, Fabiano says, would sometimes try to build their club on a more restricted budget. They didn't have many materials to work with, so they instead used more colors to make an impact.
These days, the more sophisticated clubs tend to use less color, Fabiano says, and when color is used, it's used with more intensity and plays off of neutral colors. At these clubs, the design also relies more on white as a palette to highlight another color, such as red, green or blue, he says.
"If you can bring in white colors to be a background for the stronger colors, the reward will be much fresher, much cleaner, much brighter," he says.
Also, natural light is a color in and of itself, Fabiano says.
"The new color is the natural light that we're letting into our clubs," he says. "Using that wisely and purposefully is a real art."
Club H Fitness has four high-end clubs in the New York area — two in Manhattan and two in New Jersey. The newest club in Jersey City, NJ, which Fabiano helped design, has more of a modern look, using different tones of white along with a pop of lime green.
The idea behind using more white tones in the Jersey City club connected to the overall theme of the club, Club H owner Craig Lasko says.
"The concept was the future," Lasko says. "What does the health club of the future look like? We decided that the future is very minimalistic, very modern looking, very clean looking."
Remodeling at TSI
Town Sports International (TSI), New York, has several clubs in the New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, DC, areas. The primary colors in its My Sports Clubs brand are blue, red, yellow and white. In the past, most of the TSI clubs used these colors in the finishes and materials as a way to enhance the brand, says Anthony DiMaggio, senior director of design and construction for TSI. However, during the past five years, TSI has been more focused on emphasizing the brand through the fitness experience in the clubs, which has led the company to use other colors, DiMaggio says.
"Colors are not necessarily a guideline that we need to follow," DiMaggio says. "We use color to really highlight areas and change the mood and feeling within the clubs and tie it to the architecture of the clubs. We're not looking for materials that are only produced in blue, yellow, red or white."
A lot of TSI's newer clubs have similar finishes, but the amount of color TSI uses in its clubs depends on the location of the club, DiMaggio says. If a club has a lot of natural light and has views of surrounding areas, that club will require less color than a club with less natural light and limited views.
"There's really no set standard for use of colors," DiMaggio says. "We use more neutral colors than we used to, and we use bright or bolder colors as accents."
Careful with Colors
In addition to paint and light, color can come from materials, such as wall coverings, floor tiles and hardwood floor finishes, Fabiano says.
"The more you get away from paint, obviously, the more expensive it's going to be, but the richer the color experience will also be," Fabiano says. "To look at the floor and the ceiling and the walls and understand that they are all going to deliver a color experience for the member — and being smart about how you use those opportunities — is really the modern way to think about color in the space."
Club operators should be careful, however, in selecting colors for more heavily trafficked areas of the club. If walls in those areas are painted with lighter colors, they will likely need to be repainted more often.
"Durability, especially in a fitness club, is the No. 1 priority," Fabiano says. "I would never use white paint on a wall, but I might use a white wall covering. We use white glass going down a hallway."
Different Colors, Different Areas
Some areas of the club are more appropriate for certain types of colors. For example, neutral colors, such as beige or tan, are used more in locker rooms and mind-body studios where members want to be more relaxed.
Shades of yellow are good for high-energy parts of the club, such as cardio and strength areas, Carter says.
"Yellow's a great energy color for the workout area because it's conducive to movement and activity," Carter says.
Soothing colors are also found more these days in the lobby and entryway of clubs to welcome in members. At the Gold's Gym on Long Island, light appears to be coming through the ceiling of the entrance, but it's actually acrylic ceiling tiles that look like the sky.
"It takes you down a peg. That's what some of the members have said," Orlando says. "The de-stressing starts by walking into the facility."
Clubs Have Become More Colorful Through the Years
Bruce Carter has seen color trends come and go over the years in the fitness club industry. Carter, president of Optimal Fitness Designs Systems International, Weston, FL, says clubs have definitely increased their color schemes since the mostly white, black and gray days of the early 1980s. A few women-only clubs were flush with pink back then, but that's about as colorful as that era got, Carter says.
In the late 1980s, some reds and blues popped into club color schemes, followed by maroon and gray that dominated the early 1990s. Later in that decade and into the 2000s, clubs began to have variations of colors, including white, turquoise, teal, yellow and raspberry. Clubs also got bolder with the color purple in the 2000s.
"We were now starting to think we needed some energy and fun," Carter says.
Then in the middle of this decade, clubs introduced an array of earth tones, such as tans, golds, rusts and copper. The earth tone trend is still popular today.
"We're going to stay there for a while," predicts Carter.


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All Croydon schools have a similar approach to meeting the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs and are supported by the Local Authority to ensure that all pupils, regardless of their specific needs, make the best possible progress in school. All schools are supported to be as inclusive as possible, with the needs of pupils with a Special Educational Need/s being met in a mainstream setting wherever possible, where families want this to happen.
Who are the best people to talk to about my child's difficulties with learning / SEND needs?
Class Teacher
Responsible For:
- Checking on the progress of your child and identifying, planning and delivering any additional help your child may need (this could be things like targeted work, additional support) and letting the Inclusion Manager know as necessary.
- Writing Additional Support Plans (Passports), and reviewing these with parents at least once each term before jointly planning for the next term.
- Ensuring that staff working with your child are supported in delivering the planned work/programme, so they can achieve the best possible progress. This may involve the use of additional adults, outside specialist help and individually planned work and resources.
- Ensuring that the Academy's Inclusion Policy is followed for all the pupils they teach with any special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).
Emma Bullworthy, DHT for Inclusion and SENCO
Responsible For:
- Coordinating all the support for children with SEND and developing the Academy's Inclusion Policy to make sure all children get a consistent, high quality response to meeting their needs in school.
- Ensuring that you are:
- involved in supporting your child's learning
- kept informed about the support your child is getting
- involved in reviewing how they are doing
- Liaising with professionals who come into school to help support your child e.g. Speech and Language Therapy, Educational Psychology etc…
- Updating the school's SEND support register (a system for ensuring all the SEND needs of pupils in this school are known) and making sure that there are clear records of your child's progress and needs.
- Providing specialist support for teachers and support staff in the school so they can help children with SEND in the school achieve the best progress possible.
Sam Daly, Headteacher
Responsible For:
- The day to day management of all aspects of the school, this includes the support for children with SEND.
- They will give responsibility to the Inclusion Manager and class teachers but are still responsible for ensuring that your child's needs are met.
- They must make sure that the Governing Body is kept up to date about any issues in the school relating to SEND.
Governor responsible for SEND
Responsible For:
- Ensuring that staff members are following the Academy's policy and the SEND Code of Practice.
What are the different types of support given?
Class teacher input via excellent targeted classroom teaching (also known as Quality First Teaching).
For your child this would mean:
- That the teacher has the highest possible expectations for your child and all pupils in their class.
- That all teaching is based on building on what your child already knows, can do and can understand.
- Different ways of teaching are in place so that your child is fully involved in learning in class. This may involve things like using more practical learning.
- Specific strategies (which may be suggested by the Inclusion Manager or outside professionals) are in place to support your child to learn.
- Your child's teacher will have carefully checked on your child's progress and will have decided that your child has gaps in their understanding/learning and needs some extra support to help them make the best possible progress.
- All children in school should be getting this as a part of excellent classroom practice when needed.
Stage of SEND Code of Practice: SEN Support
For some children this will mean they have been identified by the class teacher and/or Inclusion Manager as needing some extra support in school.
For example this could mean:
- He/ She may engage in group sessions (often called Intervention Groups) with specific targets to help him/her to make more progress, a Teaching Assistant/Teacher may run these small group sessions.
- Additional targeted support may also occur within the classroom or during break/lunchtime.
This type of support is available for any child who has specific gaps in their understanding of a subject/area of learning.
For some children they may, despite receiving the above intervention, also require:
- Outside professional involvement such as the Speech and Language therapy (SALT) Service or Education Psychology (EP).
For your child this could mean:
- Your child will have been identified by the class teacher/Inclusion Manager (or you will have expressed concerns) as needing more specialist input in addition to quality first teaching and intervention groups.
- You will be asked to come to a meeting to discuss your child's progress and help plan possible ways forward.
- You will be asked to give your permission for the school to refer your child to an outside professional. This will help both home and the school understand your child's needs and be able to support them further.
- The outside professionals will work with your child to understand their needs and make recommendations, which may include:
- Suggesting changes to the way your child is supported in class
- Suggest targets which will include their professional expertise
- A group run by school staff, under the guidance of the outside professional
- Some group or individual work with outside professional
- The school may suggest that your child needs some specific individual support. They will inform you what support your child is receiving and the progress that happens.
This type of support is available for children with specific barriers to learning that cannot be overcome through Quality First Teaching and intervention groups.
SEN Support with an EHC Plan
This means your child will have been identified by the class teacher/Inclusion Manager as needing a particularly high level of individual or small group teaching (usually more than 20 hours a week), which cannot be provided from the budget available to the school.
Usually your child will also need specialist support in school from a professional outside the school. This may be from:
- Outside professional involvement such as the Speech and Language therapy (SALT) Service or Education Psychology (EP).
For your child this would mean:
- The school (or you) can request that the Local Authority carry out a statutory assessment of your child's needs. This is a legal process which sets out the amount of support that will be provided for your child.
- After the school have sent in the request to the Local Authority (with a lot of information about your child, including some from you), they will decide whether they think your child's needs (as described in the paperwork provided), seem complex enough to need a statutory assessment. If this is the case they will ask you and all professionals involved with your child to write a report outlining your child's needs. If they do not think your child needs this, they will ask the school to continue with the support already provided.
- After the reports have all been sent in the Local Authority will decide if your child's needs are severe, complex and long term. If this is the case they will write an EHC Plan. If this is not the case, they will ask the school to continue with the support in place, or make additional suggestions.
- The EHC Plan will outline the number of hours of individual/small group support your child will receive from the LA, how the support should be used and what strategies must be put in place. It will also have long and short term goals for your child.
- An additional adult may be used to support your child with whole class learning, run individual programmes or run small groups including your child.
How can I let the school know I am concerned about my child's progress in school?
- If you have concerns about your child's progress you should speak to your child's class teacher initially.
- If you are not happy that the concerns are being managed and that your child is still not making progress you should speak to the Inclusion Manager
- If you are still not happy you can speak to the Headteacher or the Governor responsible for SEND.
How will the school let me know if they have any concerns about my child's learning in school?
If your child is then identified as not making progress the class teacher will set up a meeting to discuss this with you in more detail and to:
- listen to any concerns you may have
- suggest any additional support your child may require
- make suggestions as to how you could further support your child at home
- refer you to the Inclusion Manager if necessary
Who are the other people providing services to children with an SEN in this school?
Directly funded by the school:
- Learning Mentor
- Trained Teaching Assistants in various interventions
Paid for centrally by the Local Authority but delivered in school:
- Educational Psychology Service
- Speech and Language Therapy (provided by Health but paid for by the Local Authority).
Provided and paid for by the Health Service but delivered in school:
- School Nurse
- Occupational Therapy
- Physiotherapy
How are the teachers in school helped to work with children with an SEND and what training do they have?
- The Inclusion Manager's job is to support the class teacher in planning for children with SEND.
- The school has regular training for all staff to improve the teaching and learning of all children, often specifically focussed on SEND.
- Individual teachers and support staff can attend training courses run by outside agencies that are relevant to the needs of specific children in their class.
How will the teaching be adapted for my child with SEND?
- Class Teachers plan lessons according to the specific needs of all groups of children in their class, to ensure that every child's needs are met.
- Specially trained support staff can adapt the teachers planning to support the needs of your child where necessary.
- Specific resources and strategies could be used to support your child individually and in groups.
- Planning and teaching could be adapted on a daily basis if needed to meet your child's learning needs.
How will we measure the progress of your child in school?
- Your child's progress is continually monitored by his/her class teacher.
- His/her progress is reviewed formally every term and a measure related to expected standards is given in reading, writing and maths.
- At the end of each key stage (i.e. at the end of year 2 and year 6) all children are required to be formally assessed using Standard Assessment Tests (SATS). This is something the government requires all schools to do and the results are published nationally.
- The progress of children with an EHC Plan is formally reviewed at an Annual Review with all adults involved with the child's education.
- The Inclusion Manager will also check that your child is making good progress within any individual work and in any group that they take part in.
What support do we have for you as a parent of child with an SEND?
- The class teacher is regularly available to discuss your child's progress or any concerns you may have and to share information about what is working well at home and school so similar strategies can be used.
- The SENCO is available to meet with you to discuss your child's progress or any concerns/worries you may have.
- All information from outside professionals will be discussed with you with the person involved directly, or where this is not possible, in a report.
- Provision Maps will be reviewed each term.
- Homework will be adjusted as needed to your child's individual needs.
- A home/school contact book may be used to support communication with you, when this has been agreed to be useful for you and your child.
How is Gonville accessible to children with SEND?
- Gonville is a single floor building with access through each main entrance. In buildings not connected to the main building there is ramp access.
- We ensure that equipment used is accessible to all children regardless of their needs.
- After school provision is accessible to all children including those with SEND.
- Extra curricular activities are accessible for children with SEND.
- There are several disabled accessible toilets around the site.
How will we support your child when they are leaving this school? OR moving on to another class?
We recognise that transitions can be difficult for a child with SEND and take steps to ensure that any transition is as smooth as possible.
- If your child is moving to another school:
- We may contact the school SENCO and ensure he/she knows about any special arrangements or support that need to be made for your child.
- We will make sure that all records about your child are passed on as soon as possible.
- When moving classes in school:
- Information will be passed on to the new class teacher in advance and in most cases, a planning meeting will take place with the new teacher. All Provision Maps will be shared with the new teacher.
- Other strategies may be used to ensure your child is comfortable and ready for the transition.
- In Year 6:
- The SENCO and Class Teacher will attend the relevant Primary Transition meetings to discuss the specific needs of your child with their secondary school.
- Your child will undertake a transition programme.
- Where possible your child will visit their new school and in some cases staff from the new school will visit your child in this school.


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National Institute of Allergy andInfectious Diseases (NIAID)http://www.niaid.nih.gov
A large two-year study supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) showed that vaginal contraceptive film containing a commonly used spermicide had no effect on transmission of HIV/AIDS, gonorrhea or chlamydia infections when provided as part of an overall HIV/STD prevention program.
Investigators at Family Health International (FHI), a nonprofit health research organization based in the United States, collaborated with those at the Cameroon Ministry of Public Health to conduct this study with female sex workers in two cities in Cameroon. Of the 1,292 women who enrolled, 941 completed 12 months of follow-up. Volunteers were given contraceptive films to be used before sexual intercourse. The films contained either the spermicide nonoxynol-9 (N-9) or a placebo. The women were supplied with male latex condoms and counseled monthly about reducing their number of partners and other safe sex practices. They also were examined and treated monthly for any STDs.
Preliminary analysis of the results from this recently completed study showed the overall rate of HIV transmission to be 6.7 percent, half the transmission rate that was previously estimated in this population. This rate reduction was the same in both the N-9 film users and the placebo group.
"We are encouraged by the apparent effectiveness of the overall intervention program that included counseling, STD treatment and encouragement of condom use," says Rodney Hoff, Ph.D., chief of the Efficacy Trials Branch in the AIDS Vaccine Research and Prevention Program. "Correct and consistent condom use is highly effective, but women must depend on the willingness of their partners to use male condoms. We and other public health officials are committed to developing an STD/HIV prevention method that can be controlled by a woman. This study is one part of that ongoing effort."
The search for woman-controlled methods has focused on the development of virus- and bacteria-killing products that women can apply intravaginally before having sex. Known collectively as topical microbicides, these products could give women the means to protect themselves from STDs.
"We had hoped that the N-9 film might increase a woman's available options for HIV and STD protection," says Willard Cates, Jr., M.D., M.P.H., FHI's senior vice president for biomedical affairs. "These results show that we must accelerate our research programs dedicated to finding new products and techniques for women to use."
Until safe and effective vaginal microbicides are developed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends consistent and correct use of male latex condoms, with or without the use of a spermicide, to prevent sexual transmission of HIV and other STDs in high-risk populations. The CDC does not currently recommend the use of spermicides alone. The agency will continue to monitor data from this and other studies of vaginal products with N-9 to determine if their use results in prevention benefits or adverse effects.
N-9 is a detergent-like chemical that has been widely used for more than 30 years in over-the-counter gels, foams, creams and films designed to kill sperm. Researchers have shown that N-9 can kill HIV and other STD microbes in laboratory experiments. Previous studies in small numbers of women suggested that N-9 had some benefit as a topical microbicide, but also prompted some concern that frequent use or use of high doses of N-9 could disrupt the cells that line the genital tract, thereby increasing the chances of HIV infection.
The primary investigators for this study were Ronald E. Roddy, M.P.H., of FHI and Leopold Zekeng, Ph.D., of the Cameroon Ministry of Health. The sex workers volunteered at clinics in Yaounde and Douala between March 1995 and December 1996. To be eligible, participants could not be HIV-positive, pregnant, or allergic to latex or to N-9. Of the eligible volunteers, 941 women were randomized into two groups and completed the study. One group of 478 women were given condoms and contraceptive film containing 70 mg of N-9, and a second group of 463 women were given condoms and film containing placebo (an inert substance). Neither the women nor the study investigators knew which product a woman received.
The rates of HIV and other STD transmission were essentially the same for both groups and were measured in woman-years. For every 100 women using N-9 film and condoms for one year, 6.7 became infected with HIV, 33.3 became infected with gonorrhea and 20.6 with chlamydia. Infection rates for those provided placebo film and condoms were 6.6 for HIV, 31.1 for gonorrhea and 22.2 for chlamydia per 100 woman-years. Women using N-9 film and condoms had 42.2 genital sores per 100 woman-years compared with 33.5 sores in the placebo group. Women in the N-9 film group reported 147,996 acts of sexual intercourse, and those in the placebo film reported 146,942 acts.
Additional funding for this study was provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Mellon Foundation. The N-9 film was provided by Apothecus Pharmaceutical Corp. of Oyster Bay, N.Y.
NIAID is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAID conducts and supports research to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as HIV disease and other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, asthma and allergies. NIH is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
NIAID press releases, fact sheets and other materials are available on the Internet via the NIAID home page at http://www.niaid.nih.gov.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases is a component of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department
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Hello my luvs. I'm typing up this post while I'm watching my favorite soap opera and ooooh my ferking gherd it's so good. This bitch is pregnant but in love with her ex husband and~ omg I'm so enjoying this. Anyway, today is my rezdaaaay, yay! I keep typing 'rexday' but I shift it back because I don't want to give Rex the pleasure of making this some kind of… thing. LOL. I foresee the future, and I see that when it's her rezday, she will capslock-write this everywhere: "ITS MY REXDAAAAY". Or some shit like that.
Anyway. Winter Fair aaaand of course, Collabor88 are back! And God I am -in love- with this new Collabor88 round. The necklaces, headbands and rings from Noodles are some of my favorites. They come in three different colors, but the blue one (Sapphire) is my favorite. Other than there is this hair from Tableau Vivant, the top from The Secret Store that is only 88L, and new boots from [monso]. Those boots didn't fit into this post but let me just say you that there is /enough/ for you to check out at Collab this month. That is, of course, if you can handle the early-month Collab lag.
So, I tried a little posh approach to an outfit. I caaan't remember what event this necklace was for, but it's from Glam Affair. Although it's a lot to handle, (and with that I mean that it's just a big necklace to wear) it's so beautiful. It's well made, the detailing is outragious, and it fits with your posh or divalicious outfits.
+ skin: *jesylilo*:::exclusivewinterfair:::*lightskin*2 (@winter fair)
+ hair: [taketomi]_baby_dbrown03
+ eyes: {d.a} coleur noisette
+ necklace: noodles – celestual necklace silver/sapphire (@collabor88)
+ ring: noodles – cestual ring silver/amethyst (@collabor88)
+ top: secret store – damask sweater – salmon toast (@collabor88)
+ skirt: eaters coma – flared skirt / white
+ socks: [thistle do] dirty socks (no longer available)
+ shoes: fir & mna – the ashford brogues
+ skin: glam affair – amberly artic bl
+ moles: glam affair – amberly cosmetics pack – freckles 03
+ eyes: mayfly – deep sky eyes (grey shadow, w1)
+ necklace: glam affair – grazia necklace 06
+ hair: ~ tableau vivant~ loire hair – light blond 4 (@collabor88)
+ dress: glam affair – perla sweater – navajo white
+ tights: indi designs – knit tights red
+ shoes: chrysalis – romantic – black
Hope I can go back to my Harry Potter themed posts next time!
See you sooon xxoxox


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Superorganic Furniture Forms
Inspired by Nature, These Pieces of Furniture Are Good Examples of Organic Design in Action. With Their Soft and Smooth Forms and Unique Characteristics, They Are a Distinct Alternative to Production-oriented Modernist Furniture
The Grassironmaide is a particular design, it was designed as a sense of escape from human materialism; I got the inspiration from my childhood when we used to play hide and seek, in a little garden, we could find places where we could hide ourselves, covered with grasses for extra camouflage. Although it looks like a weird creation of nature, the armchair provides you full comfort and an unique seating experience thanks to the ergonomic structure. . Design to sit next to a pool, many of Kivrulyapra stools can be put together to form a bigger furniture for outdoors. An arrangement of five gives the best form. Example of organic design.It has been so many years since beautiful wooden chairs are designed, I just wanted to make something both contemporary and also had the feeling of the past to carry it to today.The Dumpling arm chair is as delicious as it looks! Filled with micro particles and covered with Lycra clothing, it is like a bean bag but better; the fabric is made 3d so that it always tries to takes its initial position, with its skeleton it will always remain in shape!The Fungus Cafeinus end table was inspired by mushrooms and flowers, the object has quite an organic shape, the bottom part has additional weight to increase the balance.. Peki is a rocking chair with an unorthodox way of thinking, the chair has eight legs, the idea for this comes from my early school days where I was actually rocking on two legs, with extra 4 legs I am sure it rocks! The object also gives a breath to the industrially boring space. Also a bit of inspired by thorns and soAs organic as it gets, the foglia is a sculpturish furniture with an ornamental shape inspired by leafs and the nature, this particular design is also available in chromed metal for more serious locations.. The Wave is an elegant coffee table that remind you of the seas, with three fold symmetry, and smoothed shape the design is both highly geometric and meanwhile also organic. The Wave coffee table will fit any modern space in a trendy way.. Inspired by the cows and the bowling pins, this is a limited edition piece to add some spice to your interiors. Inspired by the leafs, Yaprak chaise lounge has a very organic shape, it is equally comfortable and ergonomic. Imagine this next to the pool! Blends maximum with the nature, several versions of this object could be designed and realized, I would for instance make additional water holes for a new version.. . Inspired by red deers and riding a horse together, the shape is as organic as it gets, actually the designs initial purpose is to allow your foots free space and freedom of movement.. Parmk is a slim chair born with the inspiration from nature. It is like a couple of leafs that support you for your comfort. This is truly a unique and ergonomic chair that can fit both the classic luxurious and modern spaces at the same time.. This is a new version of my original Kotatsu magazine holder, this one is more sleek and elegant. Inspired by nature.. The Messamassa Wood is the wooden version of my Messamassa table which could be used as a conference, dining or executive tables due to its modern and simple design that could fit any environment.. Wow, what is this thing? Can we sit on it? Will it eat us? Is it a living chair or what? The Amoeba chair makes you ask these questions, makes you question yourself. By the way I think time will come when we will grow the chairs like this one, somehow genetically.. 132942810351392Exerpt:The Grassironmaide is a particular design, it was designed as a sense of escape from human materialism; I got the inspiration from my childhood when we used to play hide and seek, in a little garden, we could find places where we could hide ourselves, covered with grasses for extra camouflage. Although it looks like a weird creation of nature, the armchair provides you full comfort and an unique seating experience thanks to the ergonomic structure. . Design to sit next to a pool, many of Kivruly..
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Hollywood's screenwriters have decided who's got the write stuff on television.
Nominations in the TV categories for the 2011 Writers Guild Awards were announced today, and the scribes spread the mutual admiration around among a field of contenders both fresh and familiar.
Among the Drama Series nominees, director/producer Martin Scorsese and "Sopranos" writer Terrence Winter got the first major accolades for the debut season of HBO's Prohibition-Era series "Boardwalk Empire," which joined recent darlings "Breaking Bad," "Dexter," "Mad Men" and the always-too-under-the-radar "Friday Night Lights."
U.S. & World
Showtime's "Nurse Jackie" was an unexpected new addition in the Comedy Series field: Edie Falco's edgy show landed among a crop of enduring and recent favorites including "30 Rock," "Glee," "Modern Family" and "The Office."
The WGA Awards also feature a New Series category that shines a spotlight on freshman shows, where "Boardwalk Empire" was accompanied by fellow nominees "Justified," "Men of a Certain Age," "Treme" and "The Walking Dead."
Surprisingly, the high-profile fracas that made late night talk shows the watercooler topic du jour earlier in the year did not give Conan O'Brien, Jay Leno, David Letterman and the rest any awards bump in the Comedy/Variety field: instead the writing nominations went to "Penn & Teller: Bullshit!," "Saturday Night Live," "The Colbert Report" and "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."
The WGA Awards will also hand out writing honors for individual episodes in comedy and drama, along with news, documentary, animation, daytime and made-for-TV movies and miniseries programming – not to mention a forthcoming roster of feature films. The awards take place on Feb. 5 in Los Angeles and New York.


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Tagged: Aberdeen IronBirds
A Bundy-ful birthday gift
It wasn't exactly a Father's Day to remember for the Yankees, as they lost 10-5 this afternoon to the A's. The Bronx Broskis have to do some regrouping this week and thankfully for them, "the savior" (as I've dubbed him) Masahiro Tanaka starts their next game on Tuesday night at the big ballpark in the Bronx. It'll be an important series, with Toronto sitting ahead of them by four and a half games in the AL East.
While was Father's Day today, it was also my 27th birthday. I spent it at the ballpark – but the minor league ballpark. Specifically, Dutchess Stadium, home of the Hudson Valley Renegades. I've covered the Renegades the past two summers, and today I covered my first game of my third summer with them.
And I got quite a little birthday surprise.
The 'Gades hosted the Aberdeen IronBirds, a MiLB squad affiliated with the Baltimore Orioles. Throwing for Aberdeen was Dylan Bundy – the O's first round pick of the 2011 draft, and a future ace I've heard talked about on MLB Network and by Buster Olney of ESPN.
I got to interview him afterward and got a little story out of it, so I figured since this guy will most likely be facing the Yankees in the not-too-distant future, I'd throw my little story on him up here on the blog.
Note: I also interviewed TB Rays' 2014 first round pick, first baseman Casey Gillaspie, who smacked a two-run home run for his first hit as a pro ballplayer.
Even though I was indeed thrilled and excited to cover Bundy, I was a little bummed out the P.A. didn't play Frank Sinatra's "Love and Marriage" as he took his warm-ups. An Al Bundy reference would've made my birthday complete.
So, with that being said, here's my story on Bundy:
Orioles' Bundy Makes Solid Rehab Start vs. Hudson Valley
By A.J. Martelli
Although a year off and reconstructive surgery may normally sound like a formula for rust, it wasn't for starting right-hander Dylan Bundy on Sunday.
The Baltimore Orioles' 2011 first round draft pick out of Owasso High School (Okla.) made a rehab start against the Hudson Valley Renegades at Dutchess Stadium, pitching for the O's short season Single-A affiliate, the Aberdeen IronBirds. It marked the 21-year-old's first time pitching in a competitive game since 2012, being that Tommy John surgery sidelined him for all of last year.
Yet the stud, who has been compared by some to Stephen Strasburg, showed no damaging signs.
He tossed five innings and only let up one earned run after scattering five hits. Bundy walked none and struck out six by taking baby steps – he only threw 65 pitches.
"First outing in almost a year and I was pretty pleased with it," he said. "I don't think about (the surgery) at all anymore, and that's what I'm happy about."
Bundy gave the Renegades credit for touching him up, though he didn't feel he made too many mistakes dealing to the Hudson Valley hitters.
"I gave up five hits, but they just made good contact with the ball on what I think were pretty good pitches. They got the bat on the ball and they did a pretty good job. They were hitting the off-speed stuff pretty well, putting it in play."
Making adjustments, Bundy mentioned, also helped him along.
"I focused more when guys were on base," he said. "Now I've got to focus more when guys aren't on base and do a better job locating my pitches. I've been trying to do a better job of that."
Bundy also talked about how much less pressure it was pitching at "The Dutch" as opposed to a major league stadium like Camden Yards – even though he thought facing the Renegades was just as dangerous as facing a big league team.
"A feel a little bit less pressure pitching here, but there's still a live batter up there that can hit the ball just as well as someone in the big league. My aim is to just go out there, make pitches, and compete."
Bundy will make a few more starts before being evaluated, and a plan for his future is drawn up going forward.
"I have a couple more starts; we'll see how my arm responds tomorrow," he said. "It should be good. Couple more starts, and we'll see what we're going to do after that."


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Albert Nobbs official website & release dates
The official website for "Albert Nobbs" is finally up! You can view images, the trailer, and learn more information about the film. Two new images from the site have been added to the Gallery. A limited run of the film to qualify for the Academy Awards begins December 21 in New York City and December 23 in Los Angeles. It will open wider on January 27 in the US. It will also openi in Australia this month and across Europe starting in February.


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ForumsQuestionsUsability with upcoming Blackberry Storm
Usability with upcoming Blackberry Storm
Posted: Sep 26, 2008
Anyone know if Toodledo will be usable with the soon to be released Blackberry Storm? I see where there is an iPhone version and the Storm is supposed to be Blackberry's similar offering to the iPhone. It will have a touch screen and more advanced browser.
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/verizon-tells-us-all-about-the-blackberry-storms-wow-factors-1/ 1050557/
Toodledo Founder
We don't have a Storm, so we can't say, but if it runs a decent web browser, it should be able to use our slim version here: http://www.toodledo.com/slim
If I may attempt to read between the lines here:
*Your excuse of not having a Blackberry is getting more than a little thin. Of course you don't have a Storm - nobody does yet (bar beta units). Even so, you had mentioned previously that you found a BB SDK with a simulator. What's more, you are operating a business and you have a revenue generating model. Judging by BB market share alone, there is clearly a strong business case for BB support. It is very, very simple: GO BUY A BLACKBERRY.
*Blackberry doesn't currently have a "decent web browser" - and I'll go ahead and include Opera Mini in that condescending assessment - and you have no clue about the Storm. This uninformed comment plainly shows that you have not bothered to pay ANY attention at all to the smart phone market outside of your precious iPhone because there has been volumes written on these intrawebs about RIM's upcoming products and their functionality (including the web browser). Judging from the BB Bold alone, you should have some sense of what the minimal capabilities of later devices will be - that is, if you were paying any attention at all.
*From your reply, it is obvious to me that no development effort for Blackberry devices under way (or it has been abandoned) and, furthermore, that you have only disdain for the platform. You apparently have little intention to even bother. Your answer is essentially that you will wait for RIM devices to natively support (via the browser) the application you've built instead of the other way around. That is a pathetic, not to mention arrogant, answer from any software developer - and it certainly doesn't have any chance of beginning to leverage the power of the BB platform.
Sad, very sad. To think that you are so biased, short-sighted, and arrogant to completely ignore a large and passionate user base. Well, at least now I know your true intentions and to not bother continuing my hope for a Toodledo BB application any time in the foreseeable future.
Toodledo Founder
I think that you have misinterpreted our position. We are certainly very interested in the Blackberry as a platform. We have the simulator and we have been investigating it and we hope to be able to support the Blackberry in the future.
The fact of the matter is that Toodledo has very limited resources. Since we have iPhones, we are personally motivated to make sure that Toodledo works on the iPhone. The iPhone happens to have a very good web browser, so this makes it easy.
We do not have anything against the Blackberry. We fully recognized that it has a large and passionate user base (as evidenced by your impassioned comments), and we know that getting Toodledo working on the BB would be a very good business move. We just have not yet had the resources to do this.
I am sorry that we have not been able to make Toodledo compatible with the Blackberry yet. I wish that we could offer more, but there simply isn't enough time to do everything that we want to do.
I should also point out that our API is very powerful and mature. It has already been used by a third party to make a very successful native iPhone app called Todo. It could definitely be used to make an awesome Blackberry application, so if there are any passionate BB developers out there who wants to make a little side business, feel free to use our API.
I would also recommend that anyone reading this post search the postings for Blackberry. There have been many posts about the blackberry that might be helpful in understanding Toodledo's position on the device.
For the record, I too am baffled (aside from the fact that you guys/gals use the iPhone) why you haven't made this a larger priority. Many of us live/sleep/eat with our blackberry devices and because of the limited enterprise support from other smart phones, we are limited to this device for the majority of our professional work.
With as big a market as BlackBerry reportedly is, do you mean to say nobody has made a decent BlackBerry To-Do App that improves on the BlackBerry factory-stock task list? What is it about Toodledo that makes it so much of a better alternative than what's available on the BlackBerry platform?
Also, as far as Enterprise support is concerned, many employers who issue BlackBerries have them locked down so thoroughly that you can't put anything on them or use any unauthorized apps, especially if they sync with company data. So is the idea that you'd be doing just your personal todoing through the Web with Toodledo?
At any rate, it doesn't seem like berating and insulting developers who have their own mission and priorities into supporting your platform is a very productive strategy. (Not that some Mac users haven't tried it in the past, I admit, and without even having the market share card to play!) Especially when there is such a large market of BlackBerry developers (or so we are told) who could hook into Toodledo's API and create a BlackBerry-native app, the way the Appigo folks have created an iPhone native app.
Let's face it, Web apps are a clunky, last-resort way to get to your data and I wouldn't expect a lot of Web services to keep killing themselves trying to be Web-accessible for every device. The bar has been raised, and the onus is on BlackBerry to put a decent Web browser on their devices. iPhone has one, Android will have one, it's not rocket-science anymore.
Blackberry holds 50%+ market share versus all other smart phones, so its a large piece of the pie.
The factory stock task list is ok, but for many of us that want to work with a GTD workflow or Toodledo feature set the task manager leaves a lot to be desired. The other benefit with Toodledo is that when you are at a desktop or laptop that may not be your home unit, you are automatically synchronized instantly. The task manager would only update on your device or when connect to you home/office computer.
What it is about Toodledo that makes it better...everything in short. The features help you focus on what matters most for what is currently at hand. If you are doing yard chores and outside stuff, you don't want to be reminded about "clean out basement storage". Also setting dates, goals, and priorities is important in deciding what to do when and how to respond if something comes up. You may be able to fiddle with the BB task manager to achieve this, but it would be using a 2X4 to hammer in a nail.
Here is a comparison list if you haven't seen it. http://www.toodledo.com/info/compare.php
Enterprise support is a tough one, but I think what most of us are looking for is a Blackberry compatible website or an enhanced WAP version of the website. This would get around any enterprise lockdown conflicts. A client would be nice, but not necessary if we had a great web version, made for Blackberry.
I agree the berating and insulting is not necessary. Its not like the Pro users are paying $50 a month. Getting developers to make something to sit on top of Toodledo might be interesting, but
-How many Pro users are there?
-How much would people be willing to pay?
-What would be the cost to develop the client?
These are questions that I don't have the answer to. If I did, I might be willing to investigate developing the app.
I don't buy the web apps are clunky argument. I use a lot of web apps and I don't run into to too many problems that cannot get fixed with a simple email to the developers. I still use Toodledo on my blackberry browser, its just not as nice as it is on Camino on my Mac Book. We are not asking for compatibility with every device, just the one with the most market share.
Toodledo runs just as well as most other Web apps on my BB Curve - both on the BB Browser and especially on Opera Mini. If some are looking for a specific, separate Toodledo application for BB's, that's something I don't fully understand. Toodledo is a Web application - there is no client-side software for Windows or Macs. As I mentioned, the mobile site works fine on my Curve.
RIM has only recently opened up its API a little - historically it has kept BB as closed to 3rd party developers as any platform I have seen, rivaling even the Symbian platforms. How many task management applications are there that actually work on RIM devices? One - ToDoMatrix from RexWireless - and that is a far cry from the many excellent Windows Mobile and Palm PIM/ToDo programs available.
Posting in the Toodledo forum with demands that they create your own little pet application is pretty selfish, don't you think? Oh, of course you wouldn't think that, would you?
The temerity of folks who think that developers OWE them whatever they personally desire never ceases to amaze me!
Do you mind posting your settings on the BB web browser?
Open you browser, press menu, select options, select browser configuration.
Let me know what you have checked and the options below the checkbox.
While I may have misinterpreted Toodledo's position to a point, I still don't buy the argument that resources are the primary limitation. I run two businesses, so I know well the meaning of limited resources - and I also know that where there's a will, there's a way: I see no real will.
To the point about the API, well, I'm no developer. Yet, in my sheer frustration over the lack of a great To Do app for the BB, I find myself trying to figure out how in the WORLD I can find the time to teach myself to code and then develop such an app. I don't pretend to know RIM's stance on 3rd party developers.
Temerity? Maybe. Entitlement? Hardly. I never said - or even thought - that I believe anyone owes me anything. I will pay for the right app - just as I paid for Toodledo. Yes, of course there are a variety of other task- and list-apps out there (including a variety of free ones) but none that really fit the bill. (I'm also lobbying some of them to enhance development of their apps.) While I would, personally, love to see a a Toodledo BB app, my plea was not for an entirely selfish pet project: I believe that I was speaking for a host of other BB users who simply haven't taken the time to look at the entirety of the responses here to discern the real status - that there is no progress and no actual plan, just a vapid, tenuous "interest." I am also looking at the overall success of ToodleDo - if their resources are so limited, then capturing a broader user base can only help. It appears to be a relatively straightforward Win-Win proposition. My most pointed remarks were regarding the empty rationale behind the lack of progress and calling it the way I see it. In viewing the totality of this situation, I merely let my frustration and zeal get the best of me and overshadow a reasonable, constructive argument - for that I apologize. Now you can get off your own high horses with your remarks about my comments.
Regarding the Slim version working on Opera Mini, well it does to a point. I haven't taken the time to document all the various things that DON'T work (is it really up to me?). Some of those things that don't work are real killers. The plain HTML version in the BB Browser is so slow and clunky that I can't honestly be bothered - 6 other things will have happened around me before I finish dealing with the first. I entirely agree with Jeremy above (and have previously written something very similar in a different thread):
...I think what most of us are looking for is a Blackberry compatible website or an enhanced WAP version of the website. This would get around any enterprise lockdown conflicts. A client would be nice, but not necessary if we had a great web version, made for Blackberry.
The only thing I would add to that is: some kind of offline sync/accessibility would be huge!
Posted: Nov 01, 2008
The BlackBerry support is also a big issue for me. This is not a selfish request at all; it is one of the important features in selecting the product for compatibility issues for about 50% of the mobile population.
The GTD support and having the data available in SaaS is critical, but next in line for me is readable access to my Blackberry since I will need to use it when I am not near a PC.
I agree that the very least would be a web-based interface that is designed for the Blackberry and most preference for a native application that could sync.
This really isn't too much to ask and, in my opinion, should be at the top of the priority list.
I agree--I just got a blackberry and perhaps foolishly assumed that I'd be able to use my toodledoo list, which I consult many, many times a day; but it's unusable on my blackberry. I would get a pro subscription if I could access my list and sync.
Hopefully this hasn't already been posted, I did a search of the forum and didn't find anything.
I was searching around today and ran across this:
Looks like help for us BB users may be on the way?
Thank you for posting kmtathome! I'm excited about the possibilities.
Posted: Jan 12, 2009
ToodledoBB is an application being built specifically for Blackberrys to Sync with Toodledo.com. When installed on your Blackberry, the app will allow you to stay in sync with your account on Toodledo.com.
If you are interested in staying in the loop on ToodledoBB, you should go to http://www.toodledobb.com/ , sign up for the newsletter, and opt-in for the beta.
Posted: Jan 14, 2009
Well, this is very exciting news! I've been using Toodledo for over a year and was going to give up and switch to a service that would work with my Storm.
I've signed up for the newsletter and the beta.
Thanks, toodledobb!
Posted: Jan 18, 2009
Posted by Toodledo:
We don't have a Storm, so we can't say, but if it runs a decent web browser, it should be able to use our slim version here: http://www.toodledo.com/slim
I cant get it to work on the Storm (I get the initial list but cant open folders)...
Looking forward to toodeldobb as well.
Posted: Mar 03, 2009
toodledobb - any update on this? I've checked your website, and don't see any updates there...
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The Central Connecticut women's basketball team was picked to finish eighth in the annual poll of the Northeast Conference's head coaches. The Blue Devils finished last season tied for ninth in the NEC with a 7-11 record in the NEC and a 13-16 mark overall. The poll was announced at the NEC "Social" Media Day held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.
Quinnipiac enters the year as the preseason favorite with seven first place votes. Defending champion Sacred Heart was picked to finish second with four first place votes and last season's runner-up Monmouth was placed third with one first place vote. Saint Francis (PA), Robert Morris, LIU Brooklyn and Mount St. Mary's filled places four through seven and CCSU, eighth, completes the projected playoff field. Bryant, Fairleigh Dickinson, St. Francis (NY) and Wagner round out the group.
Preseason Poll
1. Quinnipiac (7)
2. Sacred Heart (4)
3. Monmouth (1)
4. Saint Francis (PA)
5. Robert Morris
6. LIU Brooklyn
7. Mount St.Mary's
8. Central Connecticut
9. Bryant
10. Fairleigh Dickinson
11. St. Francis (NY)
12. Wagner
The preseason All-NEC team was also selected by the leagues's coaches and features Artemis Spanour(Robert Morris), Felicia Barron (Quinnipiac), Alysha Womack (Monmouth), Alli Williams (Saint Francis (PA)) and Gabby Washington (Sacred Heart).
Head coach Beryl Piper enters 2012-13 with a veteran squad that returns 95% of the team's scoring from a year ago.
"It's what happens at the end of the season that matters. You could be ranked first and have a down year," Piper said. "We talked to the kids yesterday, its not about where people pick us or think about us, it is about what we do every day at practice. About how hard we are working and preparing for conference play."
Second Team All-NEC selection senior Jaclyn Babe leads the group of returning starters. She averaged 15.9 points per game last season.
Defensively, senior Kirsten Daamen, the school's all-time leader in blocks, and junior Jessica Babe, the top returning rebounder (7.2/game), will lead the squad.
The season will begin on November 9, when the Blue Devils travel to Rhode Island. CCSU will open its home schedule on November 13, against Massachusetts.


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The goal of this project is to collect data, water chemistry and field parameters, which will be paired with biological data collected by the MPCA to assess water quality conditions at seven sites along targeted reaches within the Snake River Watershed and five sites in the Two River Watershed.
The goal of this project is to construct, calibrate, and validate a watershed model using Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF). The project will result in a HSPF model that can readily be used to provide information to support conventional parameter TMDLs.
This project will include analysis of existing and newly collected water quality data to verify the impairments on the currently listed reaches and to determine the status of the remaining river reaches as being either impaired or currently meeting standards. Stakeholder involvement and public participation will be a focus throughout the Watershed Approach Project. The project provides an opportunity to assess and leverage the capacity for the local community to engage in the process of watershed management and to adopt protection and restoration practices.
This project will support water quality monitoring and data analysis in nine major watersheds (8-digit Hydrologic Unit Codes) of the Lower Red River Basin. The monitoring will assist in providing water chemistry data needed to calculate annual pollutant loads for the Major Watershed Load Monitoring Program (MWLMP) and provide short term data sets of select parameters to other MPCA programs.
The goal of this project is to engage citizens in local watershed monitoring, work with regional partners to promote understanding and protection of watersheds, and organize and facilitate gathering of scientific data for the benefit of water quality in the Red River Basin.
The purpose of this project is to improve understanding of primary productivity in the Red River and the diversity and population structure of the algal communities occurring along the river system. This will be accomplished through taxonomic identification of periphyton and phytoplankton assemblages necessary for characterizing responses to nutrient gradients along the Red River of the North.
The goal of this project is to utilize the information and data collected in the Phase I project to develop a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Report and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Study that will address water quality impairments and maintain or improve water quality throughout the Snake-Middle River Watershed. The Phase II project will allocate pollutant reductions goals, and prioritize and identify implementation strategies to maintain or improve water quality in key streams in the watershed.


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What are the most fundamental/useful/interesting ways in which the concepts of Brownian motion, martingales and markov chains are related?
I'm a graduate student doing a crash course in probability and stochastic analysis. At the moment, the world of probability is a confusing blur, but I'm starting with a grounding in the basic theory of markov chains, martingales and Brownian motion. While I've done a fair amount of analysis, I have almost no experience in these other matters and while understanding the definitions on their own isn't too difficult, the big picture is a long way away.
I would like to gather together results and heuristics, each of which links together two or more of Brownian motion, martingales and Markov chains in some way. Answers which relate probability to real or complex analysis would also be welcome, such as "Result X about martingales is much like the basic fact Y about sequences".
The thread may go on to contain a Big List in which each answer is the posters' favourite as yet unspecified result of the form "This expression related to a markov chain is always a martingale because blah. It represents the intuitive idea that blah".
Because I know little, I can't gauge the worthiness of this question very well so apologies in advance if it is deemed untenable by the MO police.


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Report From Phillies.com
PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies might have the third-highest payroll in baseball, but they are going to miss the postseason for the third consecutive year.
But Phillies president David Montgomery's support for general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. has not wavered publicly, including Tuesday at the organization's Baseball 101 Clinic and Luncheon for Women at Citizens Bank Park.
"Ruben is not on the hot seat," he told a large group of Phillies fans during a question-and-answer session.
The comment hit Twitter shortly thereafter. Montgomery could not be reached later for further comment.
Montgomery has continually supported Amaro, despite nearly constant criticism from outside the organization. He told MLB.com in February, "I think we have somebody whose experience working under two general managers served him well and positioned him to be very effective at his job. We –we — need to do better."
He told The Philadelphia Inquirer in June, "I think we have pretty good people doing these jobs. We saw, over a long period, pretty good success with this group of people. Obviously, Ruben is part of that group."


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There are endless books, articles, and resources about natural living and homemaking that it can be daunting to explore. I wanted to create a helpful post that could be a one-stop-shop of sorts for information and quality resources for people looking for reliable information about natural living and homemaking blogs.
In fact, I endorse them all so much that I made a badge for them to display and be recognized as one of the top natural living and homemaking blogs on the Internet. They are not listed in any particular order. Truly, I'd give them all the #1 spot if I could.
1. Kristy – Homeschooling can sound daunting to anyone, especially with five children. Follow Kristy as she shares her tips and tricks for her homeschooling success that are sure to make you feel more confident in your role. She also shares her gluten-free recipes and menu-planning to help you organize and simplify your life.
2. GuideToLivingNaturally.com – If you want to live a more holistic, sustainable lifestyle this blog is a jackpot resource for you. This blog has recipes and tips on natural cleaning and decorating, how to cultivate a natural garden, learning a natural beauty regimine, and so much more. Delightfully informative articles with a blogroll going back three years of information and tips for you and your family to be more planet friendly.
3. ModernAlternativeHealth.com – The mission of this site is to educate and empower it's readers to make informed decisions about their health. 'Modern Alternative Health,' recognizes that there is a lot of information out there that can be misleading and confusing. Wonderfully informative, and a great starting point for anyone looking to change to a natural lifestyle.
4. Kylie – Her name is Kylie, and she likes to make things out of plants. If that's not charming enough for you, Kylie's blog is written with the intent to help her readers "bloom" through every season and accept that they may shed a few petals in the process. Learn green recipes and healthy living tips to "bloom" in any season.
5. NaturesNurtureBlog.com – Natures Nurture' philosophy is summarized in four words: frugal, natural, sustainable, and homemade. From recipes to kitchen tips, everything you find on this blog fits into one of those four categories. Follow this family's inspiring journey to a healthier, more sustainable life.
6. AllNaturalMe.com – This site is just bursting with personality behind this blogger's natural living lifestyle. Follow her recipes, reviews, and tips on how to enjoy a natural lifestyle. She has hundreds of blogposts on an array of topics, step-by-step tutorials, and even helpful videos.
7. ArtOfNaturalLiving.com – Dating back two decades of "green history," this blog is innovative, fun, and inspiring. They feature their family tips through discovering an organic, sustainable lifestyle and share their tips to save you the headache of research and a few dollars in your pocket.
8. NaturallySavvy.com – Finally a site that you can trust amongst all the misleading news sites about what's going on with our food supply, and what words like GMO's and chemical additives mean and how they are creeping into our homes and our bodies. Educate yourself on the environmental impact our food sources are facing, and keep your conscious, and your body, clean and clear with this source to support you.
9. Amanda – Amanda is a wonder-mom, both in day-to-day, and her journey to motherhood. She shares her journey through her health struggles, and how she remedied her body to carry two children after being told she would never have any. When she's not chasing her two little ones, or updating her blog, Amanda is studying to become a certified herbalist, and making goodies to sell other organic mommies.
10. KitchenStewardship.com – If you're like most families, then you've probably struggled with the balance of eating healthier, saving money, and still having the time to spend time with each other. 'Kitchen Stewardship,' is all about finding and maintaining that balance to let you live a happier, healthier life.
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13. Eliza Cross – Eliza is an organic gardener, mother, and full-time author that changed up her lifestyle when she found herself yearning for more simplicity. Now her priorities look at little different, like fostering peace and laughter in her home, giving back, and being gentler to the planet. Follow her journey to a simple, sustainable lifestyle with an emphasis on laughter along the way.
14. Lindsey Janeiro – Healthy Living Blog,' was born to enhance the healthy living blog world. It is for readers to find new blogs, new resources, connect with like-minded individuals to find support in their everyday healthy life. All blogs are supported that support living a healthy life, from food to fitness, and anything in between.
15. Rebecca Simmons – Looking for fun inspiration as a naturally-living mom? Rebecca has the perfect site for tips, recipes, and daily inspiration to create a little more color and a lot less waste in your home. Follow her journey through three kids and three pets to maintain a fun, natural, happy home.
16. MileHiMama.com – Here's to a Houston mom with so many children she can't even count them all! As her headline will tell you, she is "disorganized, discombobulated, and devoted," to living a desperately frugal life for her nine children. Read her tips on big-family living, and how to balance it with a natural lifestyle and a serious budget.
17. Amber – Amber and her husband decided to embark on a greener, more organic lifestyle when his health conditions started to effect their daily lives. They learned ways to keep his eczema and celiac disease at bay, and want to share their tips and tried remedies for families navigating their way to a greener, more organic lifestyle.
18. GreenMoxie.com – "If you think you are too small to make a difference, you haven't spend the night with a mosquito." This African Proverb is the perfect opening line for this page, as referenced in their about section. 'Green Moxie,' is all about giving you the tools and resources to live a "greener, leaner life." Learn how you can make a difference and an impact with your lifestyle.
19. Meg – Meg is a passionate Nutrition and Public Health Graduate Student, Yoga Instructor, Corporate Wellness Consultant, and Freelance Writer/Designer, that still finds time to fill her reader's days with inspiration and tips for a healthier lifestyle. This busy girl knows the secret: simplicity. Follow Meg through her busy days, and her inspiring posts to encourage you to a natural lifestyle.
20. NaturalDSM.com – Discover natural living through the city of Des Moines. This blog has tips transitioning your disposable lifestyle, into a sustainable, eco-friendly, planet-loving way of living that will make you feel better inside and out. Read along for helpful, educational resources that are sure to make you think twice about some of your current consumer choices.
21. Genevive – Genevive shares her journey to a natural lifestyle through motherhood and health struggles. Her site is dedicated to any mom's that fuss over GMO's or have struggled with a baby carrier, to bring together like-minded mom's for a healthier, happier life for babies. Enjoy her posts, watch her twice-weekly videos, and subscribe to her newsletter to stay updated and informed.
22. MyHealthyGreenFamily.com – This "free range mama," is an inspiration to mom's and the natural living lifestyle. Follow her journey through raising her three little ones, sustainable living, gardening, farming, creating cleaning and body products, and more. She shares her delicious recipes and wonderful parenting tips any mom is sure to love.
23. Tiffany – Crossfit, paleo, green mom of three shares all her passions and interests around health, wellness, and sustainability issues. Tiffany helps you navigate through eco-art supplies, healthy recipes, and alternative remedies to stave off your little one's illness.
24. Pamela Barnes – Pamela thought she was being a conscious consumer, until she learned the truth about labels. When she rolled up her sleeves and started doing her homework, she learned the products she thought were healthy actually contained hard-to-pronounce synthetic chemicals that were rarely tested for safety. She shares a reliable source of researched material to educate and inform her readers so they can make healthy choices for their budgets and their bodies.
25. LightCleanSimple.com – Honest, real, and sometimes outwardly opinionated, 'Light Clean Simple,' is a gem for the natural living journey. "Simple living for better health, natural beauty, and peace of mind," is the tagline for this blog that delivers it all with delightfully written articles and fresh content.
26. OrganicAuthority.com – A tried and true site for all things natural and organic. The writers at 'Organic Authority,' have made it their passion to cover organics "from the inside out, outside in, and all the way around," to get you the best recipes and news on everything organic.
27. Erin – A visit to the doctor turned into a life overhaul for this overwhelmed mom. A chronic tension headache led to a serious life evaluation of time, work-life balance, pursuing business ideas, and raising two children. Something had to give, and sure enough it was her lifestyle that got the fine-tooth comb. Follow her story for inspiration on simplifying your life.
28. Andrea Dekker – Andrea Dekker is a brand, a business, a blog, but mostly, she's a person. She is a real mom, wife, and business woman showing you how to organize and simplify your life. Andrea is refreshingly passionate about what she shares, and delightfully "real."
29. Tammy Vermeulen – Tammy shares her natural, simple-living lifestyle with her passion for her family and her church. As she says, "we only have one body and one soul; the Divine takes care of the soul and we take care of the rest. " Follow her journey to healthy, sustainable living.
30. Green4U.com – Written by a "born environmentalist…child to normal parents," the author examines the way we have strayed from the environmentally friendly "norm" to an utter lack of love or care for the deteroriating planet. She hopes to inspire readers to teach the next generation to be "green natives," so we can preserve some of our environment.
31. Angela – Angela is a certified herbalist and mother, which makes her an "herbalist mama," with so much to share. She loves herbs, crafting, science exploring, and sharing ways for your children to delve into them all and discover new things. Her posts are delightfully refreshing, passionate and inspiring.
32. TheNovaStudio.com – The Nova Studio is based in the San Francisco Bay area and offers fun classes like candle and soapmaking, as well as bath and body products. Keep up with the latest by following the blog, or register yourself for a class to see what goodies you can make.
33. Allyson – Allyson is the talent behind all the love and care that goes into discovering, what she calls, "fulfilled homemaking." Allyson shares the importance of making a home, and enjoying the time you have with loved ones and the things you love most. Share her recipes, ideas, crafting projects, and tips on living a more natural lifestyle and discover the fulfillment in housemaking.
34. Stephanie – Stephanie's journey to natural living started after a health scare made her realize she needed to a serious lifestyle change. With the option to be on medication for the rest of her life and likely never conceive, Stephanie started making changes to her diet and try to restore her health naturally. Well, it worked! Now a mom to four, Stephanie shares her inspirational journey and the lessons she's learned along the way to be a healthy, happy mom.
35. Kate – Living naturally is pretty much Kate's second nature. Following in her mother's naturalist ways, Kate finds her passion surrounding living a natural, sustainable lifestyle through food, beauty, travel, yoga and more. Share Kate's knowledge, or at least her yummy recipes, and educate yourself on the products to add and avoid in your life.
36. Laura – Laura and her husband, Matt, share their path toward a heavenly home with their four boys and devotion to homeschooling and their faith. Laura shares her successes, and failures, in the kitchen and in life and always stops to share her gratitude for her family and her life. Share in why she loves homeschooling, and sharing her heavenly home tips.
37. Erin – Erin is a full-time mom that has a true passion for writing and serving the lord. Her blog is "grace-filled natural living," where she shares all of her favorite projects, recipes, and natural living tips. Share in Erin's eBook "Confessions of a Cloth Diaper Convert," sure to make you think twice about your diaper choice.
38. ArtfulHomemaking.com – A great resource for homemakers trying to add a little more color, and a little more fun to their homemaking routine. Wonderful articles on simple style and fashion, healthy recipes and kitchen tips, and even activites for kids to keep them creatively engaged.
39. Kelly – Kelly gives credit to her talents as a stay-at-home mom that stays plenty busy to her savior, Jesus Christ. With six little ones to care for, Kelly gets read about the struggles, and challenges, that are behind motherhood. She shares her own personal feelings around bad days, motivating other moms, and the not-so-secret post-partum depression.
40. Alix – After taking a course on herbalism during her pregnancy, Alix has discovered a passion for studying and learning more about natural remedies and essential oils. She shares her natural lifestyle, money saving tips, and even giveaways on her blog.
41. Crystal – After sharing photos and recipes on her facebook page earned her the nickname, "Happy Homemaker," Crystal listened to the encouragement of friends and started a blog to share and archive all her photos and recipes. She's expanded out of the kitchen, and into household cleaning, DIY, organizing, cleaning, and more.
42. Amy – A little twist on the modern homemaker, Amy is a single 20-something that is passionate about homemaking for, well, her and her little dog. Amy rejects the consumersist status quo to focus one what really matters most, like reconnecting with her core values. Share Amy's trials and tribulations, and her journey from single life to surely a happy, healthy family.
43. Sonia – Sonia is a work at home mom in France, that loves to share her photos, textile experiments, homemade creations, and more. Her photos are magazine worthy, and her inventory of naturally dyed products will surely have you swooning, or shopping.
44. HomesteadSimple.com – A delightful mother-daughter collaboration, this site shares the fun they have together creating a natural, sustainable lifestyle. They believe all things should be natural and organic, and love sharing their discoveries along their journey to achieving a lifestyle that is.
45. Tsh Oxenreider – Share in this delightful community Tsh has created, and find inspiration to simplify your life and maintain your sense of self even though you've become a parent. With weekly collaborators, Tsh really keeps the conversation, and the voices changing, to keep you tuned in and connecting. Share motherhood with other mom's that do their best, but embrace that their far from perfect.
46. Amy Bayliss – If you've come for inspiration, you might want to stay a while. Amy is nothing short of a miracle mom, that gives her credit to her faith in God. Amy shares her very timely stories of heartache, divorce, facing her son's condition, and sudden loss. Share in Amy's joy and sadness and how she keeps shining and smiling to raise her family as the leader.
47. Shannon – When Shannon had two little boys, she and her husband decided to get back to simple living. They purchased two acres of land in Texas where they are building their homestead to nourish their family with homegrown foods, chemical-free living, and learning a simple, sustainable way of life.
48. Noelle – Noelle's passion knows no limit is crafting and creating. I mean from DIY deodorant, to serious wedding cake creating, this newly-pregnant mama has some bonified talents. Share in Noelle's joy of her first successful pregnancy, and all of her joys, and surprises, around creating her first baby.
49. Mega Oils– It's no secret that modern living comes with more than its fair share of stress. Mega Oils is a comprehensive guide to using natural oils as a remedy for the problems of everyday life. From treating headaches to getting a great night's sleep, megaoils.com will keep you up to date with natural solutions for the strains of everyday life.


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Waveband's Accessory Products Selected for 2013 Inauguration
Waveband Communications, LLC radio accessories are a hit for the 2013 Inauguration. After intense testing and evaluation several law enforcement agencies decided to go with Waveband Communications over the competition for their critical two-way radio accessory needs for this historic event.
Some of these high profile customers included but were not limited to the Department Of Homeland Security, FBI, DEA and various two-way radio dealers throughout the nation.
We were very confident that our two-wire surveillance kits, adapters, and batteries would be selected over the competition. "High profile events like this are great for our sales but go beyond this and provide us with the ultimate proving ground for our line of products" said Nick Hohman National Sales Manager.
"I can't say I'm surprised our accessories were chosen over the rest of the pack. We were able to supply extremely durable and reliable products at a fraction of the cost of our major competitors.
This was a big step for us and it's great to see that our vigorous product development efforts in conjunction with our industry leading quality control are really starting to pay dividends."