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New York State Senator Craig M. Johnson (D-Nassau) is calling for the passage of important legislation that will enable concerned parents and residents to receive instant email alerts every time a sex offender moves into their ZIP code.
"Every parent would want to know if a danger lurks in their neighborhood," Senator Johnson said. "This commonsense measure will use existing technology to enhance our current system and proactively alert residents when a dangerous sexual predator moves into their community."
Thanks to the statewide emergency communication system, NY-Alert, which is managed by the Department of Homeland Security, it would be easy for New Yorkers to register for instant e-mail notifications. Currently, New Yorkers desiring up-to-date information on registered sex offenders in their communities must make daily searches of the Sex Offender Registry maintained by the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS).
The measure, (S.1362C), is sponsored by Deputy Majority Leader Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/ Westchester) and co-sponsored by Senator Johnson and Senator Brian X. Foley (D-Suffolk). It has already passed the Senate Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction, and is awaiting a vote by the full Senate.
As of May 4, there were 17,447 Level 2 and 3 sex offenders in New York State's Sex Offender Registry, which classifies offenders according to their risk of re-offending: low-risk (Level 1), moderate risk (Level 2) and high-risk (Level 3). In Nassau County, there are 221 Level 2 and Level 3 offenders.
"The numbers are overwhelming," said Klein. "It would be near criminal to deny New Yorkers the added convenience of better protecting our children from the kind of unsavory individuals who are, in many cases, our neighbors."
Members of the public can currently access this database at local police stations or via a toll-free telephone number. Level 2 and Level 3 offenders are also listed on an Internet subdirectory at the DCJS website. However, the information changes constantly as new offenders are added or existing registrants update their information. E-mail updates would allow New Yorkers to keep tabs on a specific geographic area, such as where they live or where their children attend school, and would save them the time-consuming chore of making regular visits to the subdirectory website.
"Protecting our children and families is the most solemn responsibility of our government," said Senator Foley (D – Blue Point). "I am proud to work with Senator Klein and Senator Johnson to establish an email alert system that notifies families about sex offenders in their communities. The proposed email alert system is critically important because it will provide up-to-date information to residents and help parents safeguard their children from sex offenders."
Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Queens), who is carrying the bill in the Assembly, added, "New Yorkers are already able to get notification of traffic delays, storm warnings and other important information from government agencies through the NY-Alert system. The cost to merge this information into NY-Alert and notify New York parents when sex offenders move into their neighborhood is negligible, and the benefit is self-evident. This system will be an important tool for parents to protect their children."
In addition, with more sex offenders subject to the 12-year-old registration requirements being released from prison every day and an increasing number of sex crimes, like sex trafficking, being added to the list of registrable offenses, the registry is likely to continue its expansion well into the future.


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Those are arm punches.
This is a chin.
Those are arm punches.
This is a chin.
arm punches? I guess you haven't watch enough Anderson. 18yrs+ of mma recorded , plus MT fights & boxing, and countless times of full-on sparring (trying to ko each other) from chute boxing, Brazilian Top team to black house. this is his first heard of KO.
what's the point, anways?
I thought you knew if you were hit right on the button, it's time to take a nap.
hell, even LL tasted the canvas!
UFC Fight Night 26 - Shogun vs. Sonnen
Light Heavyweight Mauricio Rua vs. Chael Sonnen
Heavyweight Alistair Overeem vs. Travis Browne
Bantamweight Urijah Faber vs. Yuri Alcantara
Welterweight Matt Brown vs. Mike Pyle
Middleweight Uriah Hall vs. John Howard
Lightweight Joe Lauzon vs. Michael Johnson
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Bantamweight Brad Pickett vs. Michael McDonald
Featherweight Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway
Featherweight Mike Brown vs. Steven Siler
Featherweight Diego Brandao vs. Daniel Pineda
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Featherweight Manvel Gamburyan vs. Cole Miller
Light Heavyweight Cody Donovan vs. Ovince St. Preux
Lightweight Ramsey Nijem vs. James Vick
-shogun is going to smash sonnen. sonnen's wrestling is all his got but, the shogun shrimp has been proven. toe to toe slug contest with the H-bomb. he's a tank.
-overeem redeem fight. browne is tough. uber is a master tactician, pretty sure he has a plan. unlike his last fight. wtf was that?
-alacantra vs cali kid, tough call. the first few exchanges should tell me more. but, to guess it...cali kid. cali kid does better against non premier strikers.
-NY vs Boston ...hall vs doomsday. Hall got this all day. pun intended. like I've been saying for a while now doomsday is not a striker.
-THE FIGHT TO WATCH IS.........MF'ing Mcgregor! this guy hands has some heat seekers missiles. great footwork and hits hit opponent with amazing angles.
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Benson Henderson (c) vs. Anthony Pettis
Heavyweight Frank Mir vs. Josh Barnett
Featherweight Chad Mendes vs Clay Guida
Heavyweight Ben Rothwell vs. Brandon Vera
Featherweight Erik Koch vs. Dustin Poirier
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Lightweight Jamie Varner vs. Gleison Tibau
Flyweight Louis Gaudinot vs. Tim Elliott
Welterweight Pascal Krauss vs. Hyun Gyu Lim
Bantamweight Chico Camus vs. Kyung Ho Kang
Preliminary card (Facebook/Youtube)
Soa Palelei vs. Nikita Krylov
Lightweight Ryan Couture vs. Al Iaquinta
Middleweight Jared Hamman vs. Magnus Cedenblad
some boxing... Oxnard finest
annoying announcers I had to turn off the sounds. nonito needs to switch hit and use southpaw right jabs. his ortho left jabs takes away his power hand. he wants rigo, man has guts.
Martinez vs Garcia.
Garcia is too ****ing too good. cerebral assassin. he should be on the top 10 p4p list.
I saw Crop Cop train before, one of the most amazing facilities I ever seen a trainer fight in. It really inspired me and my ambition as a trainer to expand my imaginary with exercise and the body.


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Opera. A touching drama about power, love and forgiveness.
Watch a video clip from Simon Boccanegra
Verdi's anniversary is celebrated with this much-loved opera, an intimate study of power, intrigue and the enormous burden that rests on those who rule.
Simon Boccanegra is a politician and dreamer. An old man brooding over life – the things he remembers and what he would prefer to forget. He wants to be a good person and ruler, but it is difficult when everyone is intriguing around him. The power is a burden to him and his sorrow over his missing daughter is difficult to bear. Simon Boccanegra is a warm and tender opera, full of beautiful arias and magnificent choral singing.
This hugely successful and visually lavish production from the Hamburg Opera, directed by the illustrious Claus Guth, depicts the way in which power can be a burden on our lives. Threads are elegantly woven showing how the events of yesteryear encroach on the characters' lives – the past affects the present.
Italian baritone Stefano Antonucci interprets the title role and pours life into Verdi's baritone pieces. There is a welcome reappearance by Malin Byström as his daughter Amelia, following her success with Thaïs. We are able to witness Mexican shooting star, tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz, as the young, hot-blooded Gabriele Adorno, while Anders Lorentzson brings to life the arch-enemy Fiesco's scoundrel and father figure. There can hardly be any better way in which to celebrate this Verdi anniversary than by handing the baton to our first visiting conductor Giancarlo Andretta.
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The Italian baritone Stefano Antonucci will sing the title role in all performances of Simon Boccanegra. He replaces Anders Larsson.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Proenza Schouler presented a new collection of straightforward clothes that not only include the trends that emerged at New York Fashion Week but tweaked them with fresh and modern twists.
It's as if designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez chose to highlight only the trends the cool girl would wear, and that allowed them to be a little sharper in executing military influences and use of leather in their collection.
They opened their preview Wednesday night with a series of looks that reversed what one might think about the style seasons: There were white pants and dresses, cotton-poplin jacquard fabrics and an overall crispness that is so often associated with summer.
But if those things look so good, why not wear them on Labour Day? Or Thanksgiving? They certainly made the case with shift dresses and jackets with chunky hardware and asymmetrical lines.
The rest of the runway was more traditional for autumn: black, crimson and chestnut dominated the palette. The leather that's been everywhere in these seasonal previews for stylists, editors and retailers sometimes had a cracked finish here, or it was woven for a novel effect that showed fine craftsmanship and allowed for lots of colour without being too bold for a season that's been dominated by dark neutrals.
There was indeed a lot of leather, turning up as pleated suit trousers, dropped-waist dresses and a cage-style leather-lace coat. Other jackets had asymmetrical leather ties on the shoulder, which were ladylike but also next generation.
Many of the styles got extra edge from exposed, chunky zippers.
Beautiful brocade fabrics provided an elegant contrast in the final group of cocktail dresses that had additional embroidery of birds as decoration.
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Switchblade knives would become legal to carry under a proposal advancing in the Texas Capitol.
Houston Democratic Rep. Harold Dutton presented House Bill 1862 to the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee on Tuesday.
The latest news from around North Texas.
Under current law, switchblades appear on a list of prohibited arms with explosives, machine guns and chemical weapons. Many states banned the knives in the 1950s, when films such as "Rebel Without a Cause" portrayed young men fighting with them.
In recent years, a national group called Knife Rights has campaigned to overturn some of the bans. Knife Rights spokesman Todd Rathner told the committee that switchblades are now legal in 30 states.
Dutton, who's a Houston Democrat, has told The Associated Press he plans to use the bill to open a larger debate about gun control.
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Beadle and Ephrussi's Technique to Transplant Optic Discs between Fruit Fly Larvae
In 1935, George Beadle and Boris Ephrussi developed a technique to transplant optic discs between fruit fly larvae. They developed it while at the California Institute of Technology in Pasedena, California. Optic discs are tissues from which the adult eyes develop. Beadle and Ephrussi used their technique to study the development of the eye and eye pigment. (1) The experimenter dissects a donor larva, which is in the third instar stage of development, and removes the optic disc (colored red) with a micropipette.
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A plant genetically modified that accumulates Pb is especially promising for phytoremediation (2003), by Carmina Gisbert et al.
In 2003, Carmina Gisbert and her research team produced a tobacco plant that could remove lead from soil. To do so, they inserted a gene from wheat plants that produces phytochelatin synthase into a shrub tobacco plant (Nicotiana glauca) to increase N. glauca's absorption and tolerance of toxic metals, particularly lead and cadmium. Gisbert and her team aimed to genetically modify a plant so that it could be used for phytoremediation- using plants to remove toxic substances from the soil.
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This old book is a treasure. I learnt to read with books like this and I still have vivid memories of tracing the soft felt letters with my fingertip.
Incorporating multiple senses (including touch) into letter and word learning can help deepen understanding and development and also create some very rich, engaging lessons!
Sitting still and being told to listen and watch can be hard for our little learners - being given permission to explore with their hands can make a huge difference.
Just as I loved tracing the felt letters in these books, my little Mr 4 has been thrilled to explore these sight words with me recently.
After printing the word cards we used a giant push pin to pierce a hole through each dot. You could also use toothpicks. I told Sam that these were funny letters that were back-to-front and we needed to help get them fixed!
If I was to make a set for my classroom, as a teacher I would perhaps laminate them for durability and multiple use and 'pin' them myself.
We then 'flipped' the card - magic! We fixed the word.
The true magic however, is in the raised surface created by the pin pricks.
I taught Sam how to run his finger over the letters and 'trace' each word. He LOVES it! We say each letter as we go. He is learning the letter names while feeling the shape with his finger.
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In 17 days — 16 if you're a degenerate like me who counts Abilene Christian at Georgia State the day before — the 2014 college football season kicks off, with all eyes focused on Texas A&M, playing its first game without Johnny Manziel under center since 2011, traveling to Columbia to face what could very well be the best team Steve Spurrier's had in what will be his 10th season at South Carolina.
As we have been and will continue doing throughout the month of August, CFT trudges on with previews of the upcoming season, with the 12 games that could have the biggest impact on both key conference races and the national landscape. Said national landscape will include, for the first-time ever, a College Football Playoff. Of course, the reality once we get into the season can change greatly from the preseason perceptions — see: 2013 Auburn Tigers — but the following 12-pack should form some sort of solid guide through what's certain to be yet another eventful season in the great game of college football.
So, without further ado and for your reading pleasure, here's a sampling of some of the top games on the 2014 slate. And, as always, you can whine/bitch/moan in the comment section that your team was snubbed…
LAST MEETING: First meeting
THE SKINNY: This contest has a handful of firsts going for it. Most importantly to the business side of the conference, it will be the first-ever football game televised on the fledgling SEC Network, a network that's expected to drop tens of millions of dollars annually into the coffers of each conference member. Additionally, as noted above, it's the first-ever meeting between the two football programs. And finally, both the Aggies and Gamecocks will be breaking in new starting quarterbacks for the first time in two and two-plus years, respectively, with the former going with (Kenny Hill or Kyle Allen) and the latter Dylan Thompson. While neither Hill nor Allen have started a game at the collegiate level, Thompson at least has some experience in that capacity — he's 3-0 in his career as a starter replacing Connor Shaw, and has thrown passes in 20 of the games in which he's played the past three years. Even as the Aggies will face a deficit in experience at the most important position on the field, it's not their most pressing concern as Kevin Sumlin could probably throw you or I in at quarterback and still put up 30-plus per game. Rather, it's the defense that should cause the most consternation, especially facing a running back as talented as Mike Davis. A defense that was suspect throughout 2013 is even more so in 2014, with attrition via dismissals, graduation, etc. This game could be the beginning of an uneven season in College Station, which would be the first since the Aggies joined the SEC in 2012.
THE WAY-TOO-EARLY PREDICTION: South Carolina 41, Texas A&M 27
LAST MEETING: Sept. 30, 1972, a 27-7 LSU win in Baton Rouge
SERIES RECORD: LSU leads 2-0
THE SKINNY: Any time teams from the Big Ten and SEC meet it's a big deal, especially when it's two programs that have been at or near the top of their respective conferences for the past few years. At least football-wise, this game is the dictionary definition of unstoppable force vs. immovable object: the Tigers will bring their always-stout run defense ( 35th nationally, third in SEC in 2013) into the neutral site affair against a Badgers football that thrives on running the football (8th in rushing offense) and would much rather take a pair of steel-toed boots to the groin than pass it (93rd in passing offense). Perhaps most importantly, especially as far as fans are concerned, this game will give the winning league bragging rights until bowl season as this marks the only marquee match-up between the Big Ten and SEC during the regular season.
THE WAY-TOO-EARLY PREDICTION: LSU 24, Wisconsin 17
LAST MEETING: Sept. 2, 1999, a 27-20 Michigan State win in East Lansing
SERIES RECORD: Tied at 2-2
THE SKINNY: There might not be a game this season featuring a pair of teams that are such extreme polar opposites of one another. The Spartans' 2013 success was predicated on a physical, dominating defense complemented by a methodical and productive rushing attack, with the passing game managing games and putting up big numbers when necessary. The Ducks are the antithesis of the Spartans. UO is a balls-to-the-wall, pedal-mashed-to-the-floor offense that is equally adept — and deadly — at running or passing the football. Oh, and the Ducks can play some defense as well, as evidenced by the fact that they finished 13th nationally in scoring defense last season (MSU was third). This game has the potential to be one of the more fascinating matchups for the upcoming season, and it's probably the non-conference game that I'm looking at with the most anticipation — even as I foresee a blowout in Eugene for the East Lansing boys.
THE WAY-TOO-EARLY PREDICTION: Oregon 48, Michigan State 27
LAST MEETING: Sept,. 7, 2013, a 41-30 Georgia win in Athens
SERIES RECORD: Georgia leads 47-17-2
THE SKINNY: After being unceremoniously shoved to the side by Missouri last season, the Bulldogs and Gamecocks are once again expected to be the cream of the SEC East crop. And, because of that, this game will go a long way in determining just who will represent the division in the SEC championship game against their West counterparts. USC has won three of the last four in the series, with the lone blemish being the 11-point loss in Athens last season. This year, and as is the case throughout the conference, both teams will be breaking in new starting quarterbacks. The Gamecocks' situation is a little different from most, though, as Dylan Thompson is a very seasoned backup with nearly two dozen games played and three starts. Hutson Mason, meanwhile, got a taste of what it's like to be a starter in the SEC as he took over under center for the injured Aaron Murray the last two and a half games and performed well, throwing for over 800 yards and four touchdowns in that stretch. The good news for both is that they will have very talented and accomplished running backs at their disposal, Mike Davis for the Gamecocks and Todd Gurley for the Bulldogs. How those two go, so should their respective teams as this game could be a rarity these days: one that's determined in large part by the running game.
THE WAY-TOO-EARLY PREDICTION: South Carolina 34, Georgia 21
LAST MEETING: Nov. 23, 2013, a 38-33 Arizona State win in Tempe
THE SKINNY: For everything that Oregon-Stanford is as far as the Pac-12 North is concerned, Arizona State-UCLA is fast becoming the same for the South. Like 2013 when ASU tripped up UCLA to help stake its claim to a spot in the conference championship game, 2014 should be no different. Both teams will feature very experienced and extremely talented quarterbacks, Taylor Kelly for the Sun Devils and Brett Hundley. Both could, or even should, be in the thick of the Heisman chase when this game rolls around, which would be a testament to both their individual performances and their team's success. The Bruins, though, easily return the most talent with 18 starters (eight each on offense and defense to go along with both kickers) coming back while the Sun Devils return just 10, including a paltry two on the defensive side of the ball. Is that advantage, along with being at home this around, be enough to put the Bruins back in the title game? Time will tell, although USC may have a little something to say about the latter before it's all said and done.
THE WAY-TOO-EARLY PREDICTION: UCLA 48, Arizona State 38
LAST MEETING: Oct. 26, 2013, a 42-14 Oregon win in Eugene
SERIES RECORD: UCLA leads 39-27
THE SKINNY: Depending on how things play out, this very well could be a preview of the Pac-12 championship game. The Bruins' loss to the Ducks last year, the second of back-to-back conference losses, all but handed the South division to Arizona State. Getting UO in Los Angeles should make the task a little less treacherous, but not much as the Ducks are expected to be the class of the league and the odds-on favorite to represent the Pac-12 in the College Football Playoff. Last season's win was Oregon's fifth straight in the series; a sixth straight could further push the Ducks toward their ultimate postseason goal, while snapping that skein would go a long way in helping the Bruins get back to the top of the conference — and perhaps climbing back on to the national stage for the first time in a very, very long time.
THE WAY-TOO-EARLY PREDICTION: Oregon 49, UCLA 31
LAST MEETING: Nov. 7, 2013, a 26-20 Oregon win in Stanford
SERIES RECORD: Stanford leads 43-30-1
THE SKINNY: In all three years of the Pac-12 championship game, either the Cardinal or the Ducks have been the North's representative — 2012 and 2013 for the former, 2011 for the latter. That's not expected to change in Year 4 as both teams are, once again, the class of the division. UO, in fact, may end up being the class of college football at year's end. Both teams return a ton of starters, 15 (nine on offense) coming back for the Ducks and 14 (seven on defense) for the Cardinal. Four of the starters who don't return to The Farm, however, come from the offensive line, so David Shaw and his offensive staff have to hope the new players plugged in have gelled into a cohesive unit by the time this game rolls around. Even if that happens, can the Cardinal keep pace with a high-powered offense triggered by Heisman front-runner Marcus Mariota? The answer was resounding "hell yes!!!" in 2013; whether that's the case in 2014 will go a long way in determining which team takes this game — and which team likely punches its ticket to another conference championship game.
THE WAY-TOO-EARLY PREDICTION: Oregon 41, Stanford 27
LAST MEETING: Nov. 9, 2013, a 38-17 Alabama win in Tuscaloosa
SERIES RECORD: Alabama leads 48-25-5
THE SKINNY: This one of those games where, when the schedule comes out, you always check to see when it will be played. For all of the hype it receives, however, it's been a bit lopsided of sorts of late, at least results-wise. The Tide was won three straight in the series, including the BCS title game following the 2012 season and a blowout win last year. There are very few certainties in college football, but here's one you can just about chisel in stone: there won't be many points scored when the two teams clash in Tuscaloosa in early November. Thanks to what's ofttimes a pair of suffocating defenses, just once has a team scored more than 30 points — the Tide in its 38-17 win last year — in the last eight meetings. In the last thirteen meetings, one or both of the teams failed to score at least 20 points a whopping 10 times. The microcosm of the series? The 9-6 Battle of the Kickers in 2011 that was the epitome of the defensive duels between the two SEC West programs. As both teams reload their respective defenses the way most people change their underwear, and both offenses will be manned by first-year starters at quarterback, it should be lather, rinse, repeat on the defensive front once again.
THE WAY-TOO-EARLY PREDICTION: Alabama 24, LSU 14
LAST MEETING: Dec. 7, 2013, a 34-24 Michigan State win in Indianapolis (Big Ten title game)
SERIES RECORD: Ohio State leads 28-14
THE SKINNY: This will easily be the most anticipated Big Ten game of the year, with the Buckeyes looking to avenge a double-digit "upset" loss to the Spartans in the Big Ten championship game. A loss, incidentally, that both ended No. 2 OSU's 24-game losing streak and knocked the Buckeyes out of a likely spot in the BCS title game against Florida State. As was the case last season, one key in this year's game will be MSU's stifling defense's ability to contain Braxton Miller. While the OSU quarterback did rush for 142 and a pair of touchdowns, he was held to a paltry 8-of-21 passing for just 101 yards. Connor Cook, on the other hand, riddled a porous Buckeyes pass defense for 304 yards and three touchdowns. Throw in Jeremy Langford's 128 yards rushing, and MSU was able to flip a 24-17 deficit late in the third quarter to a 10-point win that propelled the Spartans into the Rose Bowl. So, yes, "revenge" will be a key storyline heading into this game — along with MSU looking to prove yet again that it belongs on the national stage. And one more tidbit: thanks to the additions of Maryland and Rutgers to the Big Ten and subsequent shifts in the divisions, this game will now likely be a contest for East supremacy and a spot in the conference championship game. Just a little bit on the line in this game, in other words.
THE WAY-TOO-EARLY PREDICTION: Ohio State 27, Michigan State 24
LAST MEETING: Nov. 7, 2013, a 41-12 Baylor win in Waco
SERIES RECORD: Oklahoma leads 20-2
THE SKINNY: The Sooners have absolutely owned the Bears for the whole of the series, but the tide is certainly shifting. After losing the first 17 meetings to OU — all but three by 12 points or more, and 11 by 20-plus points — BU has won two of the last three. Included in that total was last year's evisceration, a 29-point beatdown in early November that signaled the Bears were the team to beat in the Big 12. Can that trend continue? If it does, it'll do so with some new pieces in place. The Bears must replace seven starters on the defensive side of the ball, including a pair of first-team All-Big 12 performers and three members of its secondary. Bryce Petty is still Bryce Petty and Art Briles' offense is still Art Briles' offense, so the Bears will maintain the ability to outscore most of the defensive liabilities it may possess. On the flip side, the Sooners return 14 starters, including quarterback Trevor Knight. Whether that's a positive or a negative remains to be seen as no one knows which Knight will show up: the one who struggled to hold on to his job throughout the season or the one who strafed Alabama's defense in the Sugar Bowl. The answer to that question will go a long way in determining who wins this game and, as a result, who controls the Big 12 and a likely spot in the College Football Playoff.
THE WAY-TOO-EARLY PREDICTION: Baylor 38, Oklahoma 35
LAST MEETING: Nov. 30, 2013, a 34-28 Auburn win in Auburn
SERIES RECORD: Alabama leads 42-35-1
THE SKINNY: The annual Iron Bowl grudge/hate match would make this type of list year-in and year-out. After last year? This one comes in at or near the top of the 2014 version of these lists. Of course, I'm referring to the most memorable play of the 2013 season, "The Kick-Six" at Jordan-Hare that stunned the Tide and propelled the Tigers into the SEC championship game and, ultimately, the BCS title game. The questions entering the season for AU are twofold: one, can they replace 1,800-yard rusher Tre' Mason and, two, how many more miracles does Gus Malzahn & Company have tucked into their hip pockets? The Tide has its own questions to answer as well, not the least of which is just who will replace three-year starter AJ McCarron under center. The knowns, though are that AU will have Nick Marshall, who's expected to do nothing but get better in his second season as a starting quarterback, while UA will have what's become an annual twin tradition under Nick Saban: a punishing rushing attack with its stable of backs to go along with a physical, suffocating defense. This year's version may not match the drama of last year's, but it's still compelling, must-see TV.
THE WAY-TOO-EARLY PREDICTION: Alabama 38, Auburn 31
LAST MEETING: Nov. 30, 2013, a 42-41 Ohio State win in Ann Arbor
SERIES RECORD: Michigan leads 58-45-6
THE SKINNY: Regardless of the records or prospects of either or both teams, The Game is and always will be a destination event for college football viewers. While the Wolverines have owned the overall series, it's the Buckeyes who've owned That School Up North this century as OSU has won (on the field) nine of the last 10 and 11 of the last 13. Both teams will enter the season with question marks littering the offensive line, with the Buckeyes needing to replace four starters while the Wolverines, which had significant issues in that group last year, must replace an All-American tackle and the starter on the other side as well. Where this game may be won or lost is at the quarterback position, which bodes well for OSU. Braxton Miller, the reigning two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, returns and looks to take his game to the next level as a senior, while the Wolverines will go with either the inconsistent, turnover-prone Devin Gardner or the unproven Shane Morris. Decided advantage, OSU. If the Buckeyes can cure its secondary woes, woes that are directly to blame for its two-game losing streak to end last season, they should have little problem in dispatching their bitter rivals and possibly continuing on a Big Ten/CFP title run.
THE WAY-TOO-EARLY PREDICTION: Ohio State 45, Michigan 31
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JERUSALEM - Devastated mourners grasped at dirt atop fresh graves and screamed in agony Friday as they buried the five Israeli victims of a bombing in Bulgaria — an attack that Israel has blamed on Iran and its proxy group Hezbollah.
Two days after the deadly blast in a popular vacation spot, investigators in Bulgaria and in several other countries were still struggling to confirm the attacker's identity.
Bulgarian prosecutors said the attacker had short hair, not the long hair seen in the security video footage captured of him at the airport. A witness said he appeared to be wearing a wig.
The victims' coffins were received early Friday in a military ceremony at Israel's international airport. Seventeen Israelis remain in hospitals.
Childhood friends Itzik Kolengi, 28, and Amir Menashe, 27, were buried in the central Israeli town of Petah Tikva.
Kolengi's wife, Gilat, was wounded in the attack and remains hospitalized. The couple has an infant daughter.
"I promise you that the family and I will watch forever over your wife, Gilat, and your amazing daughter, Noya, who looks exactly like you, and we'll raise her just as you would have wanted," Kolengi's brother David said during his eulogy.
Menashe's wife, who was also wounded in the attack, attended the funeral in a wheelchair. They too have an infant son.
Nearby, in Rishon Lezion, hundreds of mourners joined the family of Cochava Shriki, a 42-year-old woman who had recently become pregnant after years of fertility treatments.
In the northern Israeli town of Acre, Maor Harush, 26, and his close friend Elior Price, 24, were laid to rest. A third friend remains hospitalized in serious condition.
Israeli and American officials have blamed the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah for Wednesday's bombing, which killed five vacationing Israelis, along with a Bulgarian bus driver and the attacker, in the Black Sea resort town of Burgas.
In TV interviews Friday, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said he was certain who carried it out.
"Hezbollah is behind the attack, it was part of a series of attacks," he told Israel's Channel 2 TV. "We know that Iran is behind it all. What we don't know is who the actual man is."
Iran denied responsibility for the attack, which threatened to further escalate a shadow war between the two countries over allegations that Tehran is trying to build nuclear weapons. Iran says its atomic program is for peaceful purposes only.
Security camera footage from before the attack showed the suspected bomber wandering in and out of the terminal, wearing a baseball cap over long hair, a T-shirt and plaid shorts, with a bulky backpack.
Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov told reporters the bomb was in the backpack and detonated in the luggage compartment of the bus. The bomber was believed to have been about 36 years old and had been in the country between four to seven days, he said.
He later said in an interview with state TV that the blast was caused by 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds) of TNT powder.
Bulgarian prosecutors said the man tried to rent a car in the days before the bombing but was turned down because his ID appeared suspicious. Authorities have examined his fingerprints, his DNA and his fake Michigan driver's license.
They also said the man actually had short hair. It was not clear if he was wearing a wig, or if he had a haircut after the airport footage was taken.
Afrodita Petrova, the owner of the car rental company, told Bulgarian National TV that the suspect had short dark hair when visiting the office. She said he was the same person from the video camera footage and appeared to be wearing a wig.
"He spoke English with an Arab accent," she said.
Tsvetanov said the investigation had ruled out that the bomber was a Bulgarian citizen, but did not say how authorities know that. He said the investigation had also ruled out that the bomber was Mehdi Ghezali, a Swedish citizen and former Guantanamo detainee whom authorities had previously fingered as the bomber.
"Now we are focused on finding out the identity of the suicide bomber and his possible whereabouts ahead of the blast," Tsvetanov said.
Police and prosecutors refused to give any more information, saying it would compromise the ongoing investigation.
Israel has attributed a series of attacks on its citizens around the world in recent months to Iran and its proxies.
The Islamic militant group has not commented on the attack.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast called the accusation "baseless."
The U.S. intelligence community has a "high degree of confidence that this was carried out by Hezbollah," presumably by a cell located in Bulgaria, said an official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters. "This was researched and target was prepped," the official said, hallmarks of the discipline and expertise of the group.
However, Pentagon press secretary George Little said Friday the U.S. government has not established with certainty who was behind the attack.
"The attack does bear some of the hallmarks of Hezbollah, but we are not in a position to make any final determination," Little said. He declined to say what aspect of the attack resembled the methods or other features of Hezbollah.
Israel has officially issued a complaint with the U.N. Security Council, accusing Iran of responsibility for the attack. Israeli representative Haim Waxman wrote the Security Council president that the attack in Bulgaria was part of an international terrorist campaign against Israelis and Jews worldwide, led by Iran and Hezbollah.


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27 September 2016 - AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, and LUCCA, Italy
Global Staffing Leader Brunel Deploys Tagetik for Financial Consolidation and Reporting
Implementation and migration project accomplished in six months; new solution meets financial and regulatory reporting requirements for 37 countries
Tagetik, a visionary leader in global performance management software solutions, today announced that Brunel International NV (BRNL:AEX) has successfully implemented Tagetik software to meet the global company's financial consolidation and corporate reporting requirements. Brunel, a world leader in staffing and recruiting services, has approximately 11,000 employees and conducts business in 37 countries.
The implemented Tagetik solution connects to Brunel's Microsoft Dynamics NAV ledgers to deliver intercompany matching and process management functionalities and automates equity pick-up, equity consolidation and cash flow calculations. The solution also manages statutory and management consolidation and financial reporting, quarterly estimates, and many non-financial key performance indicators.
"We are confident we made the right decision in selecting Tagetik as our new consolidation and reporting software and involving Satriun Group to help us implement the software in the best, most efficient way," said Peter de Laat, CFO of Brunel.
"Assisting Brunel in optimizing its consolidation and reporting processes and migrating to a new solution within a six-month timeframe was a challenging yet highly rewarding project," said Casper van Leeuwen, partner at Satriun Group, a Tagetik consulting partner. "Our best-practice approach to implementation was a critical success factor and ensured a highly efficient system for managing financial performance across the enterprise and meeting its complex reporting requirements. We very much enjoyed the collaboration with the Brunel team."
"Brunel conducted a comprehensive selection process to secure a software provider that could perfectly meet all of the company's requirements, show a realistic project approach and include product experts to support the implementation," said Marco van der Kooij, general manager, Tagetik Benelux. "Tagetik outperformed the competition by leveraging rich, 'built–in' functionality to support a global, complex consolidation and reporting process, as well as a strong commitment to go for the extra mile to make the project a success."
About Brunel
Brunel International's mission is to be the leader in specific segments of the international labour market. Founded in 1975, Brunel is today an international group with over 11,000 employees and EUR 1,229 million (2015) annual turnover. Brunel is a strong global brand with a network of 104 branch offices in 37 countries. Brunel International N.V. is listed on Euronext Amsterdam N.V. and included in the Amsterdam Small Cap Index (AScX).
About Satriun Group
Satriun Group was awarded "Global Specialist Consulting Partner of the Year" by Tagetik in 2014. Our mission: to challenge and empower the corporate center with enhanced financial reporting. It is the fundament on which we built our proposition. Delivering the corporate center with an agile and solid reporting process requires a deep understanding of a broad variety of topics, including planning & control, financial consolidation and business process optimization. We believe that Corporate Performance Management ("CPM") software is a powerful enabler, but never a goal in itself – it is the way CPM software is utilized that unlocks its real potential.
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Jacob McCleland
Jacob McCleland spent nine years as a reporter and host at public radio station KRCU in Cape Girardeau, Mo. His stories have appeared on NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered, Here & Now, Harvest Public Media and PRI's The World. Jacob has reported on floods, disappearing languages, crop duster pilots, anvil shooters, Manuel Noriega, mule jumps and more.
He has a bachelor's degree in Anthropology and Spanish from Southeast Missouri State University and a master's degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Jacob warns us he won't answer the phone when the St. Louis Cardinals are playing a postseason game. Fun fact: his high school mascot is the Appleknocker.


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It has been a horrible week in Israel.
- Sunday, Dec. 2 -- a Palestinian suicide bomber exploded on a bus in Haifa, killing 16 Israelis and wounding 40.
- Saturday, Dec. 1 -- two Palestinian suicide bombers exploded on Jerusalem's Ben Yehudah Mall, killing 10 Israelis and wounding 180.
- Thursday, Nov. 29 -- a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up on a bus near Hadera, killing three Israelis and wounding 40.
- Tuesday, Nov. 27 -- two Palestinian gunmen went on a suicidal rampage in Afula, killing three Israelis and wounding 50.
- Monday, Nov. 26 -- a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up near the boundary between the Gaza Strip and Israel.
We and the civilized world are in shock at this gross inhumanity, and we extend heartfelt condolences to the families of those killed and wounded.
At this crucial time, there are many important issues to be communicated in the media. We encourage all supporters of Israel to contact their local newspapers and TV stations to ensure that the following points be represented in upcoming reports.
A peace agreement is not just a piece of paper signed by two individuals. It is a contract between two nations, pledging to live in mutual acceptance.
The fact is that the Palestinian people, through official Palestinian Authority channels, have been indoctrinated against accepting the existence of Israel. This atmosphere of incitement and hate foments young men to become suicide bombers, and when such tragedies happen, responsibility lies with the Palestinian Authority.
For example:
TEXTBOOKS: In the 58 textbooks currently used in the Palestinian Authority school system, there is no mention of Israel's right to exist, nor any mention of the peace process. None of the maps in these textbooks contain reference to the State of Israel or its cities.
As stated succinctly in the encyclopedia, "Our Country Palestine" (page 13): "There is no alternative to destroying Israel."
The PA school system is financed through grants from the European Union and other Western countries. For more details on textbook atrocities, see the Center for Monitoring the Impact of Peace at:
MEDIA: Palestinian TV, radio and newspapers have fueled intense hatred for Israel and promoted violent jihad. Jews are regularly called "the sons of pigs and monkeys" in Palestinian newspapers (Al-Hayat Al-Jadidah), Palestinian TV and radio broadcasts, hate-filled sermons from mosques, and children's programming that glorifies and encourages martyrdom. All of these media outlets are sponsored and controlled by Arafat's Palestinian Authority.
Encourage journalists to regularly check reports from Memri, which provides accurate translations of Arabic media (http://www.memri.org). Also see a summary of incitement at http://aish.com/ar.asp?an=2518
A primary commitment made by Arafat in the Oslo Accords was to clamp down on terrorists operating from his territory. Instead, Islamic terror groups train and operate in full view of the Palestinian Authority, and in fact Arafat's own security forces (e.g. Fatah and Tanzim) have ongoing partnerships with Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
As Ariel Sharon said in addressing the Israeli nation on Monday: "It is impossible for the terrorists to do what they do without receiving shelter and aid from Arafat. They are allowed headquarters and training camps next to Arafat's headquarters. He has done nothing to deter them."
In the past, Arafat may have thought this arrangement served his purpose by stirring up violence against Israelis, but it has now backfired and Arafat bears the responsibility.
Beyond this, members of Arafat's own security forces have participated directly in suicide attacks. Mohammed Halbiyeh, one of the Ben Yehudah suicide bombers, resigned as an officer in the Palestinian intelligence service just two days before the bombings. And as reported by Associated Press, one of the two Afula gunmen was a member of the Palestinian Authority police force.
Furthermore, Arafat continues to pay lip-service to the demand that he arrest Islamic terrorists operating in PA zones. In the past week, he made a number of arrests, but these were largely low-level activists, almost none who appear on Israel's list of most-wanted terrorists.
In addition, Arafat continues his revolving-door policy of releasing terrorists from jail after a few days.
Arafat continues to make security declarations that he fails to enforce. After the recent suicide attacks, Arafat declared a state of emergency in all PA-controlled territories, making it illegal to voice public support of attacks against Israel.
But as reported by MSNBC, 1,000 Hamas militants marched on Sunday in Gaza City, threatening more attacks on Israel. Gunmen fired in the air as others kneeled, praying in gratitude for the attacks. "Resistance and holy war will not stop," they chanted.
Palestinian police did not intervene to stop the rally, media reports said.
Furthermore, while various "condemnations" of the suicide attacks were issued in Arafat's name (none by Arafat himself), a perusal of official PA websites shows no such record of condemnations being issued.
Palestinian public acclaim for suicide bombers goes against the basic laws of human decency. In Palestinian society, suicide bombers are accorded rock star status, with streets named after them and billboards proclaiming larger-than-life photos of these suicide "martyrs."
This week, the Associated Press reports that following the bus bombing in Haifa, hundreds of Palestinians filled the suicide bomber's home in Nablus and spilled out into the street, most coming to offer congratulations to the family. AP also reports that Palestinians throughout Lebanon celebrated in the streets, firing rifles in the air to celebrate the suicide attacks.
By contrast, when five Palestinian boys were accidentally killed playing with an Israeli bomb last week, Israeli government and IDF officials expressed sincere regrets and condolences, accompanied by wide-scale calls for an inquiry.
Any sane individual knows that there is no excuse for terror, no possible justification for blowing up innocent civilians. Yet in wake of the recent suicide attacks, Palestinian representative to the United States, Hassan Abdel Rahman, sought to justify the carnage:
"We have also got to condemn the conditions that lead people to desperation. What are those conditions? It is Israel's occupation that has lasted for 35 years. That leads people to do despicable and desperate actions sometimes," he said.
The bottom line? Whether Arafat is unwilling or unable to control the terror is almost immaterial. The point is that in not doing so, Israel is left with no choice but to do the job itself.
At this crucial time, we encourage all supporters of Israel to contact their local media to ensure that these points are communicated in upcoming news reports.


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Illinois – September 28 – September 29, 2015
Flag for Hope in Illinois: We've included some great pictures taken in Chicago, Illinois. Click on the photo gallery link below and check out our visit!
What is Flag for Hope?
The Flag for Hope Project was started to help promote Unity and Peace among all Americans.
The Flag symbolically represents thousands of Americans holding hands without conflict or hatred. We are all one country and one people. The Flag for Hope is NOT political. It is about patriotism and coming together as a country. NOW IS THE TIME!!!
The Flag for Hope Project is also about honor and respect for the men and women that have proudly worn a United States military uniform and fought for our freedoms. Flag for Hope is a reminder that Freedom Isn't Free. Many have sacrificed for the privileges that we all have today. This Flag signifies appreciation and gratitude for those individuals who serve in our communities like teachers, police, fire, doctors and nurses. It calls us to remember all Americans who have made the ultimate sacrifice at the hands of both foreign and domestic enemy attacks. If an American is harmed ANYWHERE, we all suffer and mourn.
The Flag for Hope team is led by U.S. Army veteran Marcos Antonio. This epic mission was started at the Indianapolis 500 on May 23, 2015. Our goal is to collect approximately 3,000 – 4,000 American hand and finger impressions on a giant canvas to create the United States of America National Flag. We will accomplish this by going to over a 150 cities and roughly 300 – 400 locations. Each participant will place their impression on the flag in either red, white, or blue paint. There will be 50 American Olympians that put their impression on the flag representing the 50 states and showing the solidarity of the entire nation.
Lastly, the 50 stars on the flag will be iconic Americans that have greatly contributed to the strength and well being of our country. These individuals have inspired, empowered, and encouraged their fellow citizens through their actions as pioneers, role models, and leaders in our society. They come from all backgrounds and embody the essence of the American spirit.
This historic project has never been attempted before and we will finish when every last American can fill the limited space on our 9×5 canvas panel. Finally, the Flag for Hope will be donated to a national museum like the Smithsonian for all Americans to view for generations to come.
Thank you for visiting Flag for Hope. Take a few minutes and click through the site, take a look at where we've been then take a second and share us by clicking on your favorite social media icon below. Share the Flag for Hope movement of Peace and Unity


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The New EIF & FE Handbook Published 14 May 2019 Ofsted Inspection Nominee Training (WS8482)
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Covering The New EIF and Ofsted FE Handbook Published 14 May 2019, Effective 1 September 2019
Excellent Feedback from Delegates
'Exceptional value for money. I have never felt so ready for an inspection! I would highly recommend this course.' Dave Malachi – Newnham College London
'This has been the most valuable program I have been on in years' Paul Cox Vice Principal Curriculum, Peterborough Regional College
'Really informative - some great real life examples and sharing of best practice' Amber Orsborn Smith Curriculum & Innovation Manager, Nacro
'An excellent presenter! This course has made be feel more prepared and confident to lead an inspection' Preeya Buckley Quality & Performance Manager, Staffordshire County Council
'This course should be mandatory for all nominees! Thank you' Samantha Wilson – Director of Operations, Woodspeen Training
'Excellent relevant information. Couldn't suggest any improvements!' Grainne O'Reilly – Head of Curriculum, William Morris College
'Excellent useful information – clear and helpful. Good anecdotal examples that make issues clear and real. Helpful individual advice' Perdita Mousley - Principal, Freeman College
'Love the story telling as it brings scenarios to life. Great handouts and content! Felt hugely supported now and post course' Stephanie Powell, Schools & Apprenticeship Manager - KFC
'Lots of good advice and ideas. Very impressed by the individual responses and follow up advice' Cath Robinson, Programme Leader Learner Progress - RNIB College Loughborough
'Very Informative and useful to have the perspective from the Inspector side. The stories and questions helped to bring the training to life' Emma Barrett - Lifetime Training
'Detailed, enjoyable and engaged throughout. Exceeded all my expectations' Charlotte Fryer, Community Learning and Skills - Kent County Council
'Excellent. A very experienced trainer with very helpful personal examples' Anu Chanda - Surrey Adult Learning
'This is an excellent course, the teaching style enabled us to grasp Ofsted requirements and generate ideas to help each other' Heather Wilby – Birmingham Community Healthcare, NHS Foundation
'Outstanding. The training event of the year!' Vice Principal – St. Brendans College
'Excellent. Book yourself on' Head of Quality –Stockton Riverside College
Training for Ofsted Nominees under the 2019 Inspection Regime; New EIF and Ofsted FE Handbook published 14 May 2019This course has been completely updated, so that it covers the New EIF and Ofsted FE Handbook published 14 May 2019 and implemented on 1 September 2019. The 2019 Ofsted inspection arrangements place significant importance and responsibility on the role of the learning provider's representative, "The Nominee", both before and during the inspection. This workshop provides high quality practical and pragmatic guidance on how Ofsted Inspection Nominees can maximise the effectiveness of their role, both before and during inspection.
With just a 2-day notice period there will not be time for provider nominees to obtain useful advice, additional information, or arrange personal training once the inspection is announced. It is imperative that Colleges, Learning Providers and other organisations, subject to FE & Skills Inspections, plan ahead to ensure that their nominees – including a "back up" nominee in case of sickness or holidays - attend suitable training well in advance of a possible inspection.
Colleges and Learning Providers aiming for good or outstanding inspection results cannot afford to compromise on their choice of nominee, nor the training that the nominee receives. For example, one of the roles of the nominee, if not the key role, is to ensure that the inspection result accurately reflects the quality of provision. This often requires the nominee to question and, where appropriate, challenge Inspector findings and judgements and to present alternative evidence. Aggressive or incorrect challenges could cause more harm than good and it is therefore imperative that nominees understand how to handle their role correctly. This is even more critical for Grade 2 and Grade 1 providers, where a poor initial visit by Ofsted HMI's may result in a full inspection and lower grades!
It is essential that nominees and their deputies stay fully conversant with their role, duties and responsibilities, as well as ensure that their organisation's key documentation is maintained up-to-date and easily accessible at all times. This one-day workshop is designed to provide just such training.
This workshop has been totally updated to include the New EIF and Ofsted FE Handbook published 14 May 2019 and implemented on 1 September 2019. Changes include:
- Changes to the types of provision and to the key judgements
- New Quality of Education judgement
- Emphasis on the "What" and "How". How providers decide what to teach and why. How well they do it
- Looking at Outcomes in context and whether they are the result of a coherently planned curriculum
- Better understand the New EIF and Ofsted FE Handbook published 14 May 2019, that was implemented on 1 September 2019
- Changes to inspection methods; depth not breadth
- Less reliance on Learning Observations; more focus on work scrutiny and "deep dives"
- Fewer meeting with managers and more use of first hand evidence
- Recognise the Ofsted focus in 2019/20 and the implementation of the New EIF and Ofsted FE Handbook, effective from September 2019
Questions that were important and still are include:
- What is the capacity of the organisation's leaders to drive continuous improvement?
- Do the leaders truly understand what it takes for the provision to be "Successful"
- Is the quality of the provision being sustained?
This course will enable attendees to recognise the Ofsted focus in 2019/20 and to more effectively implement the New EIF and Ofsted FE Handbook, effective 1 September 2019
The 2015 CIF is no longer the latest current version. It has been replaced by the new Education Inspection Framework, EIF, and Ofsted FE Handbook published 14 May 2019. These were implemented on 1 September 2019. The EIF underwent a lengthy consultation process until 5 April 2019.
Please note that the workshop is developed and delivered by Excellence in Learning. It is not an official Ofsted event. Where official Ofsted Nominee Training is available we would recommend attendance at both, as the content emphasis may differ.
For Whom
This intensive one-day workshop will be of interest to anyone who might act as nominee on an Ofsted FE & Skills Inspection, or who might represent their organisation locally on a similar regional or national inspection. It is suitable for personnel from all FE & Skills organisations subject to inspection by Ofsted under the Common Inspection Framework. This includes FE Colleges, Sixth Form Colleges, Independent Specialist Colleges, Independent Learning Providers, Community Learning & Skills Providers, Higher Education Institutions providing FE, Modern Apprenticeships and Employers providing training to their own employees funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency.
This workshop is heavily biased towards the FE & Skills sector inspections. The content in respect of presenting evidence, questioning and challenging findings is highly relevant to everyone in the sector.
It is not intended for staff from schools or academies, which are subject to Section 5 inspections. Nor is it intended to provide a detailed update on safeguarding or data.
Delegate Feedback
'Outstanding. The training event of the year!'
Vice Principal, St. Brendans College, Bristol
'Essential advice from a practising inspector that will give you a holistic approach to reflecting on your current practice and developing a comprehensive plan of action to prepare for inspection..'
Assistant Principal, North Hertfordshire College
'Excellent. Book yourself on.'
Head of Quality, Stockton Riverside College
'Informative, highly relevant and will really give you a good grounding in the role of nominee and related issues.'
Quality Manager, St Johns School and College
'Concise, thorough & informative — well presented.'
Senior Tutor, Condover College
'Very relaxed atmosphere, very informative. Tutor was very knowledgeable and group size was good. One-to-one attention when needed.'
Lead Assessor, Asset Training & Consultancy Ltd
'An excellent session, very interesting points discussed. Gave excellent information, and inspection preparation. Very informative deliverer.'
Deputy Director of Health & Care, Middlesbrough College
Aims and Objectives
This workshop has been totally updated to include the New EIF and Ofsted FE Handbook published 14 May 2019 and implemented on 1 September 2019.
Delegates will better understand and recognise:
- The New EIF and Ofsted FE Handbook published 14 May 2019; that was implemented on 1 September 2019
- The Ofsted focus in 2019/20 and the implementation of the New EIF and Ofsted FE Handbook, effective from 1 September 2019
- Changes to the types of provision and to the key judgements
- New Quality of Education judgement
- Emphasis on the "What" and "How". How providers decide what to teach and why. How well they do it
- That Inspectors are looking at Outcomes in context and whether they are the result of a coherently planned curriculum
- Changes to inspection methods; depth not breadth
- Less reliance on Learning Observations; more focus on work scrutiny and "deep dives"
- Fewer Inspector meeting with managers and more use of first hand evidence
- The critical role of the nominee on inspection
- How to prepare themselves, their organisation and their staff for a no-notice inspection
- What data and other information is required during inspection and why
- What inspectors are looking for on safeguarding and E & D
- How inspectors evaluate outcomes for learners
- How Ofsted will evaluate teaching, learning and other provider activities
Course Leaders
The Chief Course Leader is an Ofsted Inspector who was selected to continue to inspect with Ofsted after its September 2015 "cull" and inspected throughout 2018/19. He has personally taken part in hundreds of Ofsted inspections and is acknowledged as a leading authority within the Ofsted community. He is also the recent Chair of a College Governing Body and was the Chief Executive of one of the largest UK specialist Training Providers. He is an excellent communicator, with a wealth of practical experience and outstanding theoretical knowledge at his fingertips.
All of our Course Leaders are highly experienced and currently carry out work as Ofsted Inspectors. They have significant experience of the current Ofsted inspection arrangements and have completed a significant number of college, provider and adult inspections, both short and long.
The morning session looks at the general requirements of the latest Ofsted Inspection Handbook and the Education Inspection Framework. It also explores the role of the nominee, from the initial arrival of the inspection team, through to the final judgements and conclusion of the inspection.
The session also examines in some detail, the responsibility of the nominee to challenge, where appropriate, in a robust yet courteous manner all findings and judgements that they consider to be incorrect. This is one of the pivotal roles of the nominee and one that can make real differences to grading decisions - but only where the challenge is made in a professional and informed manner. It is essential that all nominees clearly understand what works, what does not and the harm inappropriate and personal challenges can cause.
The morning session includes:
- The New EIF and Ofsted FE Handbook published 14 May 2019 and implemented on 1 September 2019. This EIF underwent an extensive and lengthy consultation process until 5 April 2019. The course has already been amended to reflect the changes arising from the EIF and will be further amended as more information becomes known
- The current Ofsted Handbook, effective from 1 September 2019
- The new Education Inspection Framework, effective from 1 September 2019
- The role and responsibilities of the nominee prior to inspection
- Inspection timeline from Inspectors' arrival until departure
- Examples of inspection timetables and meetings
- Key Ofsted documents used during inspection
- The critical role of the nominee during inspection, including:
- Challenging judgements where appropriate
- Providing alternative supporting evidence
The afternoon focuses on giving delegates information on inspection arrangements. There will be detailed guidance on ways to ensure that inspectors have access to all the key information they need and how to present it in an organised and systematic manner. There will also be practical checklists and tips on how to help prepare all parties for inspection, including:
- The Organisation
- The Staff
- The Employers
- The Learners
Careful preparation and presentation of relevant documentation from the provider has become even more important in the most recent style of the inspection process. Information and data is needed from the first telephone conversation or meeting with the Lead Inspector. The benefits of knowing what is required and how to present it effectively should not be underestimated
Content for the afternoon includes:
- The inspection regime - myths and realities!
- How to prepare your organisation for inspection, even if you do not know when!
- Pre-inspection data and other information
- The role of provider staff during inspection
- Tips for Inspection success
- An opportunity to raise any questions, queries or concerns with an experienced inspector
Covering The New EIF and Ofsted FE Handbook Published 14 May 2019, Effective 1 September 2019
Internal Staff Training and Development
This training workshop, along with most of our other best practice training workshops, can be delivered as an internal training course at your premises. Even with groups as small as 6-8 delegates, the course fees per person for internal training workshops can be lower than for open events. The potential savings are even greater, if the travel time and the travel costs of the delegates are included.
Running training workshops internally is very convenient and it allows the participants to explore how key issues will impact on them and their organization. Then as a team they can begin to agree upon a development action plan, with priorities. This approach is favoured by many of our clients as it combines a high quality service with excellent value for money and is a highly effective route for staff development.
Related Ofsted FE Inspection Workshops
- Aligning Observation of Teaching Practice to Ofsted Expectations
- Quality Improvement Planning - Maximising Effectiveness
- The New EIF & FE Handbook Published 14 May 2019 Ofsted Inspection Nominee Training
- The New EIF & FE Handbook Published 14 May 2019 Preparing for Ofsted Inspection for Managers
Certificates of Professional Development.
This course is recognised for CPD purposes by most professional institutes and associations including the Law Society, the CIM, the CMI, the ICAEW, the Institute of Learning and the CIPD. Formal Certificates of Professional Development will be issued by email to participants who successfully complete this course. These certificates will enable participants to evidence the update of their CPD records. The workshop will consider how to best apply the knowledge gained by the delegates upon their return to the workplace. This element of the programme is designed to maximise the benefits of attending and enable participants to make valued judgments when recording CPD activities


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Dr. Job Wilsonnil
- Cardiac Anaesthesiology
Department of Cardiac Anaesthesiology provides anaesthesia and critical care for Cardiac and Thoracic surgical patients. It is known as one of the largest Cardio thoracic practices in South India. The department provides a full spectrum of perioperative anaesthesia for Cardiac and Thoracic surgical patients including full time anaesthetist present in the Cardio Thoracic Unit, respiratory consultation and postoperative pain management.
Also got a very active Heart Transplantation programme, Anaesthesiologist being actively involved in Donor Management and Perioperative Management of the recipient.
The department offers one-year postdoctoral certificate course in Cardiac Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine.
The Department also offers a 3-day observatory program in Cardiac Surgery for Junior Doctors and postgraduates so as to understand the various aspects of haemodynomics operating in human body. This gives the candidates a general idea of


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Waning with the Stars is a reality show appearing on Weazel in Grand Theft Auto IV; however, it is not a viewable program. It seems to be a conglomeration of several celebrity-centric reality shows, such as The Surreal Life, The Celebrity Apprentice and Dancing with the Stars, as WWTS features several past-their-prime celebrities competing against one another but is mostly based on the Celebrity Rehab. The celebrities are paired with regular people and the teams compete against one another by doing the celebrities' vice(s).
Known Contestants
- Cherise McCormic, '80s sitcom star
- The Grinder, former professional wrestler
- Trent Thompson
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Once homeless, man is on his own with the right help
Jobless, divorced, alone, sick, heavily medicated and with a history of homelessness, strokes, mental illness and suicide attempts, lifelong suburbanite Chris Hradisky was an 80-pound shell of a man in October 2010 when a hospital phoned his younger sister.
"They told me he was dying," says Elizabeth, who hadn't seen her brother in months. "I was going to pick him up and take him to his funeral."
She got Hradisky a headstone. It adorns his burial plot in Ascension Cemetery in Libertyville. As it turns out, he doesn't expect to be laid to rest there anytime soon, but it has a certain wry value for him.
"So now I can say I own land again," quips Hradisky, who, fresh off his 49th birthday in March, is back up to 170 pounds.
After coming for him, his sister realized he didn't have to die, and she got him into a different hospital where doctors agreed.
The hospital got him on the right medications and after nursing him back to life, sent Hradisky to rehab in nursing homes for more than a year before he got all the help he really needed. Today, he volunteers with a local food pantry and lives by himself in a Waukegan apartment, where he recently reconnected with his 14-year-old son for spring break.
How did he make such a miraculous turnaround in his life?
"That's where they come in," Hradisky says, standing in his apartment and motioning to a handful of health care workers and friends from the Lake County Center for Independent Living in Mundelein, and Elizabeth, who went from being an estranged sister to Hradisky's paid, part-time personal assistant. "These people saved me."
Now those services are being threatened by proposed cuts in an Illinois state budget politicians feel pressure to trim. Supporters of the programs argue that the state will end up paying much more later if it cuts programs that offer people help now.
Hradisky didn't always need help.
Growing up in Gurnee and Lake Villa, he was the middle child of five in a middle-class working family. The family dealt with the stress of caring for a child with profound developmental disabilities and the death of their father. Hradisky was an altar boy at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Lake Villa and went to high school at what is now St. Joseph Catholic Academy in Kenosha, Wis. As a teen, he was diagnosed with manic-depressive and bi-polar disorders and had problems coping as his dad was dying. He also struggled with alcohol abuse and suicidal thoughts and often needed time away.
"Me and him were the closest growing up, and then he went into his own world," Elizabeth says.
But he managed to do well in college and jobs. He graduated with honors from Northeastern University with a finance degree. To pay for school, he worked at grocery stores from Arlington Heights to Zion, drove a limo at night and later worked his way from waiter to manager at an upscale restaurant in Des Plaines. He got married and bought a nice house in Buffalo Grove in 1997. He sold it to buy a bigger house in Lake Villa a few years later. By the end of the 1990s, he was a salesman for a specialty foods company and making $60,000 a year, he says.
He was diagnosed in 2000 with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Then the recession hit and Hradisky lost his job in 2003, forcing the family to sell the house and move to Byron. He knew he was having mental health issues, and his physical health was also failing, but he says he refused the treatment and help he needed. His wife filed for divorce, and the life he knew was gone by 2004, leaving him on the street.
"I was living in a homeless center in St. Charles when I went through my divorce," he says, noting he had a number of low-paying jobs that year.
He drank heavily and had several drunken-driving arrests, and he went a couple of years without seeing his son. Hradisky says he moved to an apartment in Rockford in 2008 in an attempt to get closer to his son. He endured a mugging and other crimes.
"The depression started coming back and it did me in," he says. "You hear enough people say, 'You're better off dead,' and all of a sudden it clicks."
Between 2008 and 2010, Hradisky tried to end his life three times. Cops grabbed him before he could jump off a bridge in 2008. That fall, he was tackled as he ran into traffic on a busy street in Rockford. In another attempt two years later, he took too many pills.
"Once, when he tried to commit suicide, they called me," says Elizabeth, who remembers wondering why she was listed as an emergency contact for a brother whose only contact with her in the past decade were the occasional strange phone calls in the middle of the night or a once-a-year plea when he needed money.
People like Hradisky, who are supported by Social Security disability benefits and Medicaid, often end up in nursing homes, where the typical monthly cost is about $4,350, says Dave Lowitzki, policy director for SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana, the service union that represents health care, child care, home care and nursing home workers. The average cost of keeping that person in the Home Services Program is only about $1,300 a month, Lowitzki says. Taxpayers pay for Hradisky's care whether he's in a nursing home or receives home services.
Hradisky, who no longer needs as many services, has a monthly cost of about $862, Lowitzki adds. Elizabeth gets paid $11.55 an hour through the state's Home Services Program, which is a Medicaid waiver program that gets half its funding from the federal government and half from the state. She works 16 hours a week cleaning her brother's apartment, doing his laundry, preparing his meals and checking to see if he's taking his 16 daily pills and staying on track.
Hradisky was in nursing homes when NorthPointe Resources, a Zion-based, private, not-for-profit provider of services to people with developmental disabilities and behavioral health issues, connected him last fall with the Lake County Center for Independent Living.
"I just saw a great desire from Chris to be back in the community," says Amanda Swet, a community transition specialist for the center, a not-for-profit agency that helps people with disabilities manage their lives, find jobs and live as independently as possible.
Swet and other center staff members got him out of nursing homes and into his own apartment with a personal assistant and other weekly support.
"I can't say enough," Hradisky says of the programs that got him back on his feet. "I'm still a burden, albeit a cheaper burden."
But he has plans.
In addition to volunteering at a church's food pantry and working with NorthPointe, he says he's paying child support, working on being "a good father" and getting himself healthy enough where he won't need a personal assistant and might even be able to get back in the working world and support himself. He says he worries that planned cuts to the home services program will force people in situations like his back into more expensive facilities and limit their options.
"Just because you have a disability, you still have the right to make the choices in your life. We're about helping them achieve the life they want to achieve," Swet says of the Lake County Center for Independent Living clients, including Hradisky. "I just see his life getting better from this point forward."
"The effort on my behalf is being made," Hradisky says, adding that he is grateful to the professionals and his sister for giving him a second shot at life. "I'm motivated."


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June 16, 1995
The arms trade is a scandal.1 That weapons of war are bought and sold almost as if they were simply another commodity like appliances or industrial machinery is a serious moral disorder in today's world.2 The predominant role of our own country in sustaining and even promoting the arms trade, sometimes for economic reasons, is a moral challenge for our nation. Jobs at home cannot justify exporting the means of war abroad.
In too many cases, the global arms trade has brought not security, but aggression, repression and long-term instability. Starving Somali children, destroyed Angolan villages, Cambodian lands rendered uninhabitable by landmines, and seemingly endless conflict in Afghanistan are the fruits of this deadly trade. "By their fruits you will know them" (Mt 7:20).
These attacks on life led the Holy Father, in his recent encyclical, to condemn "the violence inherent not only in wars as such but in the scandalous arms trade, which spawns the many armed conflicts which stain our world with blood."3 These realities moved the African bishops last year to appeal to those in the North to "stop arms sales to groups locked in conflict in Africa."4 This suffering impelled Cardinal Vinko Puljic of Sarajevo to tell Americans that more weapons will lead to "more destruction, to complete cataclysm" in Bosnia-Herzegovina.5 Our own relief workers and missionaries, whose lives are often at risk, can recite an endless litany of horrors brought about by this deadly trade.
In response to these appeals and the recent Vatican reflection on the arms trade,6 we renew our call for our nation and the international community to undertake more serious efforts to control and radically reduce the trade in arms. The arms trade is an integral part of "the culture of violence" we deplored a year ago.7 Just as we seek to stop the proliferation of arms in our streets, we, too, must stop the proliferation of arms around the world. Curbing the arms trade is now an essential part of the peacemaking vocation we outlined in "The Challenge of Peace" more than a decade ago.
The decline in arms transfers, as well as global military spending, since the end of the Cold War is a welcome development. Weapons exports remain excessive, however, and the transfer of increasingly sophisticated weapons technology has contributed to a proliferation of arms industries around the world, creating, in turn, new suppliers of still more weapons. Regrettably, as global arms transfers have declined, the United States' dominance of this lethal trade has increased dramatically. With aggressive government support, the United States now supplies half the world's arms exports and controls more than 70 percent of the Third World market.8 The desire to protect jobs and maintain the defense industry has led to a paradoxical situation in which modest reductions in military spending at home seem to encourage the export of weapons abroad.
Too often, arms are sent around the world with insufficient attention to how they threaten peace, development and human rights. The three dozen regional conflicts around the world are fueled, widened and prolonged by easy access to weapons, with civilians most often the victims. The glut of arms inhibits relief and development work, and vastly complicates the international community's peacekeeping and peacemaking efforts. The developing countries could save an estimated 10 million lives if they diverted half their military expenditures to health care.9 Yet the United States and other developed countries reap healthy profits from sending three-quarters of their arms exports to these countries, thereby contributing to the squandering of scarce resources, often by irresponsible and unrepresentative governments. At a time when our country is increasingly reluctant to share its economic resources in support of sustainable economic development, we remain all too ready to share our weapons in support of military development. Less military assistance, reduced arms sales and more development assistance respond to the most pressing human needs of poorer countries.
Pope John Paul II has said, "The arms-producing countries should consider their moral responsibility, especially concerning their trade with developing countries."10 The threats to peace, human rights and development posed by the arms trade demonstrate that no arms transfer is morally neutral. Arms exports may sometimes be legitimate, but they must meet moral principles, which include the following:11
While the stated objectives of U.S. policy often conform to these criteria, our government has often not been diligent in strictly applying its own standards for restraining arms sales, nor has it committed itself to reducing its growing dominance of the world's arms market. The United States needs to put its energies into building peace, not supplying arms. While other nations are also involved in this deadly commerce, the United States should become a leader in multilateral and independent approaches to reduce the arms trade. The following are some specific initiatives that would help redirect U.S. arms trade policies:
Finally, we would like to add our voice to the appeals of Pope John Paul II and the growing movement to control and eventually ban anti-personnel landmines. The Holy Father has issued "a vigorous appeal for the definitive cessation of the manufacture and use of those arms called 'anti-personnel mines.'... In fact, they continue to kill and to cause irreparable damage well after the end of hostilities, giving rise to severe mutilations in adults and above all, in children."13 Some 100 million of these hidden killers are strewn around the world, killing an estimated 500 people per week, most of whom are civilians. In Cambodia, one of every 236 people is an amputee because of mine blasts.14 While landmines can be used responsibly for legitimate defense, they are often indiscriminate in use, especially in the intrastate conflicts which are so prevalent today. Moreover, landmines are indiscriminate in time because, as the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace has pointed out, they cause "unacceptable damage to civilian populations long after the cessation of hostilities."15 From Cambodia to Angola, large areas have been rendered uninhabitable, preventing refugees from returning to their homes, inhibiting postwar reconstruction, and producing an ongoing threat to innocent life.
The United States should lead an international effort to reduce and ultimately ban the use of anti-personnel landmines, just as was done with chemical and biological weapons. The current moratorium on U.S. exports of landmines is commendable; it should be made permanent and should be extended globally. The United States should also take steps, such as those called for in legislation now before Congress, to further restrict its own use of landmines, while it pursues with urgency and persistence international agreements to restrict use globally. The decision to ratify the Conventional Weapons Convention and to seek to strengthen it during its review this year is welcome. Finally, our government should continue to take a leadership role in developing an international effort on the costly and time-consuming process of demining, so important to the protection of innocent life and reconstruction in so many war-torn countries.
Landmines are symptomatic of a wider problem noted by Pope John Paul in his 1987 encyclical, "On Social Concern," that "arms of whatever origin circulate with almost total freedom all over the world."16 That our own country should be the leader in this deadly market in arms is a source of shame, not pride. As a nation, we should seek to market our ideals, not our weapons. We must "seek peace and pursue it" (Ps 34:15). In the name of peace, development and human rights, we need an ethic of responsibility and a policy of effective restraint to control the trade in arms.
We urge Catholics involved in decisions to transfer arms to reflect on the moral implications of their decisions. Acting on the biblical injunction to "beat swords into plowshares," we call on our dioceses and parishes to encourage Catholics to press for an abolition of landmines and a reversal of current arms trade policies. As Christians, we believe we are called to build an authentic peace that is based on respect for human dignity and a commitment to the common good, not on the balance of weapons. Spreading weapons of war around the world undermines our efforts to build this authentic peace.
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From Engineering to Healing: Change of Plans Allows Alumna to Embrace her True Calling
The man had been hospitalized for more than four months, far from his family, depressed, unable to speak any English.
The young translator at Yale-New Haven Hospital answered his questions in Russian. But it was his nurse, Julita Woroniecka Cinguina '90, who truly spoke with him.
As his nurse, Cinguina took care of his many medical needs. But as someone who speaks fluent Russian, she was also the only person he could talk to about his life and family.
"I can see it in his eyes; he feels so much better," she says.
"It's an incredible feeling when you help someone. You feel like you're on top of the world."
Cinguina speaks quickly, exuberantly, her native Polish carrying through her voice. She sounds like someone on the top of the world, someone who has found her calling.
Cinguina is a clinical nurse at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Conn., the primary teaching hospital for the Yale School of Medicine and a top hospital in the country.
At 44, she is new to nursing, having only entered the field about three years ago. Her journey from electrical engineering to motherhood to nursing, she says, teaches that you should follow your passion, that you can re-enter the workforce after time away and make a career decision at any age that changes your life.
"I'm so passionate about it—I love what I do," she says. "I learn something new every day. I love it!"
One morning in late January, Cinguina speaks by phone from her home in Wilton, Conn.—a house surrounded by woods that reminds her of her childhood in Elk, Poland. It is her day off—she works three, 12-hour days that end up being 15-hour days with the commute and extra time she spends with her patients.
Cinguina works on the general medical floor at Yale-New Haven Hospitaland treats patients with a variety of illnesses and health conditions, such as infections, diabetes complications, surgical patients, cardiac, renal,congestive heart failure, respiratory and other health conditions. The work is exhausting and stressful, but she obviously loves it.
"It's peoples' lives that I have in my hands," she says. "I always think of it that way."
The work is rewarding because simple things like adjusting a patient's bed to make them more comfortable or the more complex managing of their pain medication all help a patient. So does just listening or holding a patient's hand.
While her time at Stevens may seem long ago, she uses technical skills learned there and in her past engineering work every day, she says. The physics and flow rate of IV pumps is just one example. Her electrical engineering degree also got her the job interview at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
"I said: Thank you, Stevens, 20 years later," she says.
Cinguina's interest in nursing was much inspired by her daughter Michelle's battle with severe asthma as a young child. At one point, Michelle was on seven medications and gained 20 pounds from taking steroids. As a worried parent, no one was really answering her questions. Cinguina had to quickly learn everything that she could about asthma and its treatments. Over time, Michelle outgrew the asthma. But the experience reignited a long forgotten passion for Cinguina.
She loved anatomy and physiology ever since she was a child growing up in Poland, she says. She was 15 when she, her brother and their mother, who had just gone through a divorce, left that country for a fresh start in Jersey City, N.J. Cinguina, who didn't speak a word of English, attended Dickinson High School in Jersey City and taught herself English by reading the dictionary. When many kids in her honors math and science classes decided on Stevens, she went along, hoping to become a scientist.
"Stevens was wonderful," she says. She fell in love with its peaceful campus and felt inspired by some great professors. Cinguina was elected to Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu, the electrical engineering honor society, was a member of the Society of Women Engineers and played intramural sports. While she received many scholarships, she still had to work with the admissions office at Stevens and at AT&T Bell Labsin Murray Hill, N.J., to help cover tuition. She graduated summa cum laude.
But not long after starting her engineering career with Con Edison, she discovered that engineering wasn't her passion. Later, while working at Omega Engineering as an applications engineer, she quit to stay home withbaby Michelle while her husband, Michael, worked as an engineer and later IT manager with GE. After hersecond daughter, Catherine, was born, Cinguina worked part-time as a computer consultant.
Today, her girls are 16 and 13, and their mother, who earned her nursing degree in 2009 from Norwalk Community College, has found her career path.
And she's not done. She wants to learn more, so she's working on her master's degree at Sacred Heart University to become a family nurse practitioner, an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN).This degree will allow her to diagnose and prescribe medication.
One day, Cinguina would love to earn her Ph.D. in nursing and teach nursing students.But for now, she plans to spend the next decade earning her stripes as a hospital nurse.
"I love helping people and making them healthy and happy," she says. "When you're sick, it may not be as easy to enjoy your life.
"(As a nurse), there's just so much you can do."


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Web Design Update: Landing Pages, Website Goals, Advertising Sucks, SEO, and Flipboard
We're at the end of the year and will be seeing new developments in the new year, I'm sure. So this edition will close out 2016, and hopefully give you some things to think about for the coming year. Thanks for reading!
- Why Flipboard Won't Help Publishing's Smoldering Model
- 4 Ways to Transform Your Landing Pages for More Impact
- 10 Ways To Gain Quick Conversions Through Web Design
- Create the Right Goals for Your Website
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Dance. She is a luminary of contemporary dance. Now, Sasha Waltz honours The Göteborg Ballet her poetic and striking work noBody.
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Dance performance by SASHA WALTZ, Music by HANS PETER KUHN Director and choreograph: Sasha Waltz, Set Design: Thomas Schenk, Sasha Waltz , Costume Design: Bernd Skodzig , Light Design: Martin Hauk.
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Photos from a rehearsal of noBody.
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Rehearsal video from noBody, dance piece by Sasha Waltz. Music by Hans Peter Kuhn Direction and choreography: Sasha Waltz , Set design: Thomas Schenk, Sasha Waltz Costume design: Bernd Skodzig , Lighting design: Martin Hauk
The first work in her triptych, Körper (Body), portrayed the human anatomy and physique, the following with the title S, examined the origin of life, Eros and sensuality. noBody portrays the human metaphysical dimensions, takes up feelings associated with our mortality and poses the question: What is the immortal in us? In noBody, Waltz and the dancers seek through the body to highlight the spiritual and non-physical.
The body is our cathedral, a bundle or a cocoon, drum or ringing bell. The title noBody means both "no body" and "nobody". And nobody is completely alone in this dance work where the dancers move in magically, smoothly flowing formations and complex patterns in an awe-inspiring, evocative scenography. Sorrow and seeking divides and unites. When noBody put on a guest performance in Stockholm, one of several enthusiastic reviewers wrote: " … (noBody) affects very strongly in its simple poetic finesse and imagination. Contours dissolve, the spirit takes flight." The work can also be seen as a tribute to our ability to hold on to something deeply human within each and every one of us - together. Whereupon the idea of reincarnation runs like an angel through the room.