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New XRCDs - Sept. 2002
We have a half dozen new xrcd2 releases auditioned this time around. They retain the format's position of being in almost every case the highest fidelity digital version of the original recording - be it originally analog or digital in nature - while still using the standard 44.1K sampling rate approach which is now skirting obsolescence. That also means no special equipment or decoding of any sort is required for playback. JVC does it by fussing over and polishing every little step in the journey from the original tapes or discs all the way to the final pressing, resulting in the preservation of the maximum resolution possible - true 16 bit - without the bit loss along the way due to most processing chains.
MOUSSORGSKY-RAVEL: Pictures at an Exhibition - Chicago Symphony Orch./Fritz Reiner - BMG/JVC JMCXR-0016:
I just compared this audiophile classic with two competing new SACD releases. (See Hi-Res Reviews.) It didn't take a back seat by any means. This has to be the most dynamic, powerful and rich version of the warhorse of them all, and the spot-on playing by the expert Chicago musicians under the stern baton of Reiner is a good part of the package. Reiner's pacing is more deliberate than most other versions, with dramatic pauses here and there. The xrcd has just as much clarity to my ears as the Classic Records 33-LP version (but they still sound different). Only 33 minutes length with no filler of any sort. Purchase Here
MAHLER: Symphony No. 4 - Lisa Della Casa, sop./Chicago Symphony Orch./Fritz Reiner - BMG/JVC JMCXR-0017:
Another Golden Age LP classic remastered from the l958 session taped in Chicago's Orchestra Hall. In his liner notes from the original album reproduced in xrcd notes, Reiner admits that he never knew Mahler or saw him conduct, but that he did begin his conducting career in the same city that Mahler had started in. This melodic and moving symphony can provide a good starting point for Mahler newbies. The fourth movement is a setting of a poem from The Youth's Magic Horn, and Della Casa's voice is not only gorgeous but gorgeously reproduced. Purchase Here
FRANCK: Symphony in D Minor - Boston Symphony Orch./Charles Munch - BMG/JVC JMCXR-0018:
This even earlier Victor recording session took place in Boston's Symphony Hall in March of l957. This was a year before the stereodisc was introduced, but Victor had been taping on a three-channel Ampex for some time already and had released prerecorded open-reel half-track stereo tapes. (Several of which I still have and still sound terrific.) The D Minor is one of the most approachable Romantic symphonies around for the classical tenderfoot - full of great tunes and an easily-groked symphonic structure based on Franck's cyclical return of the same basic theme. (I can't resist mentioning again the person I was "tape-sponding" with decades ago, who excitedly told me about the wonderful record he'd just purchased by "Ceasar Frank and his Symphony.") Both due to the different acoustics of Boston's hall and Munch's conducting style, this recording has a more flowing, homogenized sound than Reiner's. And that's all to the good for Franck's music. Purchase Here
- John Sunier
Jacintha - Lush Life (with Bill Cunliffe, piano and arrangements; Darek Oles, bass; Joe LaBarbera, drums; Dmitri Matheny, flugelhorn; Anthony Wilson, guitar, Frankie Marocco, accordion) - Groove Note/JVC JVCXR 0217-2:
This was the third album for Groove Note by the lush-voiced singer from Singapore, released just last year in LP and standard CD format and more recently on SACD (See March Hi-Res Reviews). For the first time a background of strings has been added, giving Jacintha an even more sensuous overall sound than previously. The thorough classical music education of arranger Cunliffe shows in the supportive but imaginative backing offered by the string section. Cunliffe admitted to reimagining some of the impressionistic effects wrought by Delius, Vaughan Williams and Rachmaninoff in their music. This is not like some singer-with strings albums where you're wishing the vocalist would just return to his or her normal piano-bass-drums backing. The contributions of three terrific sidemen - Matheny, Wilson and Marocco - are not to be ignored, and Cunliffe delivers some tasty piano solo work. The realism and presence of Jacintha's lovely voice is something to hear, a definite enhancement over the original CD, about equal to the LP (but, again, different), and expectedly, slightly below the SACD version as regards transparency, detail and "air." (Also, the xrcd version fails to provide the 15 sexy photos of Jacintha that come with the others.) Tracks: The Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Black Coffee, Summertime, Lush Life, Mahna de Carneval, The Shadow of Your Smile, When the World Was Young, September Song, Harlem Nocturne, Smile. Purchase Here
- John Henry
Stan Getz with Cal Tjader (plus Billy Higgins, Scott LaFaro, Vince Guaraldi & Eddie Duran) - Fantasy/JVC JVCXR-0218-2:
Some of the greatest West Coast jazz players of the late 50s jammed their hearts out in this l958 San Francisco studio session for Fantasy. It resulted from a stint at the famous Black Hawk jazz club by Getz' quartet during a time when Tjader - who lived in the area - was taking time off and forming a new group of his own. As Ralph J. Gleason reported in his liner notes to the original LP, Getz blended with vibist Tjader as though they had played together for years, and the session was over in record time. (So quickly that another local jazz critic - Phil Elwood, perhaps? - arrived after everything was already "in the can.") Not many jazz sessions were being recorded in stereo in l958 - the year the stereodisc was introduced, but this one was, fortunately. It's all here, with a clarity the original LP never had - including the exaggerated separation of instruments to show off the stereo. Tracks; Ginza Samba, I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face, For All We Know, Crows' Nest, Liz Anne, Big Bear, My Buddy. Purchase Here
Oscar Peterson & Dizzy Gillespie - Pablo/JVC JVCXR-0219-2:
I somehow missed this one back in l975, though I don't know how, being extremely partial to bare-bones jazz duos like this - free of the usual rhythm section. Oscar just sat down and started improvising on seven mostly standards plus an extended free-for-all blues, and Diz just wailed on his trumpet. No special arrangements, no other sidemen, just two of jazz' supreme geniuses doin' their thing unencumbered. Diz especially sounds right in your lap - amazing presence not heard on most of his recordings with his groups. The tempi range all over the place, not stuck in a comfortable middle tempo that would be the easy way out in the absence of a rhythm section. Another interesting aspect here, as pointed out in Benny Green's fine liner notes (unreadable in the reproduction of the original LP liner but also helpfully re-printed in normal-sized type) is that many of the tunes move back and forth between major and minor keys. That's like catnip for me - love that feeling. Not all the jazz classics chosen by some reissue labels are really classics, but this one couldn't be more of a classic. Tracks: Caravan, Mozambique, Autumn Leaves, Close Your Eyes, Blues for Bird, Dizzy Atmosphere, Alone Together, Con Alma. Purchase Here
- John Henry
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
September ORT Report
40 comments:
- Bonnie Brown said...
Mine is up :)
- September 27, 2011 at 6:59:00 PM CDT
- Jan said...
Love the pic of Taco!
- September 27, 2011 at 7:30:00 PM CDT
- Rita E in AZ said...
I love your fall colored orts - my favorite season and my favorite colors.
- September 27, 2011 at 7:38:00 PM CDT
- Parsley said...
Posted my TUSAL report with one of my fur babies again.
- September 27, 2011 at 7:45:00 PM CDT
- Beth said...
Thanks to Rhona I was able to post mine before I left home for the week. I would have forgotton it. (blushing)
- September 27, 2011 at 8:01:00 PM CDT
- Bec said...
Those scissors are lovely.
Oh, Taco is too cute :)
- September 27, 2011 at 8:16:00 PM CDT
- Erica said...
Yay Fall!
Best season of all!
My TUSAL is posted!
- September 27, 2011 at 8:20:00 PM CDT
- Jenny said...
Oh, I would love to win the kitty in the box!!! LOL
- September 27, 2011 at 8:28:00 PM CDT
- Kaisievic said...
Miss Taco has good taste and those scissors are very cute! Can't wait to sign up for the TUSAL next year.
Hugs, Kaye xoxox
- September 27, 2011 at 8:49:00 PM CDT
- Margaret said...
Aww, Taco is so cute! What is it about cats and boxes. Mine loves to play in boxes too. lol!
- September 27, 2011 at 9:01:00 PM CDT
- CindyMae said...
Taco looks so cute!! Since I have been able to start stitching again, maybe I will join in on next years TUSAL!
By the way, if you have not already been by my blog, I am doing a giveaway if you wanna go check it out!
- September 27, 2011 at 11:44:00 PM CDT
- Becky K in OK said...
That is a wonderful photo of Taco. Don't you just love how they try to squeeze in any open container available?
- September 28, 2011 at 12:00:00 AM CDT
- Lesleyanne said...
Your orts look great. Great picture of Miss Taco. Lovely scissors for the TUSAL winner who is going to be one lucky stitcher. Will go and post my ort jar later.
- September 28, 2011 at 1:15:00 AM CDT
- Christine said...
That is a lot of orts!
Great picture of Taco, I love the way they claim cardboard boxes.
- September 28, 2011 at 1:50:00 AM CDT
- butterfly said...
Lovely Taco, cats always love a box.
- September 28, 2011 at 3:18:00 AM CDT
- Doris said...
cute scissors, lovely. Miss Taco look happy in her box...she has claimed the box.
- September 28, 2011 at 4:13:00 AM CDT
- Siobhan said...
Taco is so adorable!
- September 28, 2011 at 4:37:00 AM CDT
- cucki said...
very lovely scissors :)
miss taco is very cute..looking so happy in the box.
keep well and have a lovely day dear..big hugs xx
- September 28, 2011 at 4:44:00 AM CDT
- Sue said...
Taco is absolutely beautiful. I love the look on her face.
- September 28, 2011 at 5:35:00 AM CDT
- Lesley (Home Is Where My Heart Is) said...
The scissors are lovely and i love your Taco photo. I do like seeing all the ORT's in everyones jars,they are so pretty.
- September 28, 2011 at 5:54:00 AM CDT
- Pilar said...
Love the scissors and Taco.
I posted my september TUSAL on my blog.
- September 28, 2011 at 5:55:00 AM CDT
- Delusional Knitter said...
Love Taco's pic!
- September 28, 2011 at 7:35:00 AM CDT
- Berit said...
Gorgeous Cat AND box! Taco is such a cute name for her, too! I adore Maru. :D
That is a cute jar you are using for your orts, as well! And sweet scissors. It will be fun to see the big giveaway package once someone wins it. :D
- September 28, 2011 at 7:58:00 AM CDT
- Bronny said...
Don't kitties love boxes.....? Mine does too, but the kids or dog alwasy finds him and scares him off before I can snap a pic.
Love your TUSAL progress and the scissors, they are cute.
My TUSAL is up and posted...
Happy Stitching!!
- September 28, 2011 at 8:31:00 AM CDT
- Measi said...
Great ort jar this month!
My update is published: http://measi.net/measiblog/2011/09/28/tusal-update/
(and I love the scissors... someone is going to be insanely overwhelmed with lovely stash).
- September 28, 2011 at 8:33:00 AM CDT
- Penny said...
Mine will be up as soon as I get my camera batteries charged up. I went to take a picture and wouldn't work. Every triple AA battery I have for the camera is dead. Go figure.
- September 28, 2011 at 9:12:00 AM CDT
- Sara said...
Forgot to comment yesterday but my September orts are up too.
- September 28, 2011 at 3:13:00 PM CDT
- SoCal Debbie said...
Taco pretending to be Maru...LOL! I have been watching Maru for years! Your cat is gorgeous!
- September 28, 2011 at 4:13:00 PM CDT
- Lynn said...
Pretty orts! Mine are up on yesterday's post. I love those scissors that Kathy sent.
- September 28, 2011 at 5:40:00 PM CDT
- Cross Stitch Queen said...
Those scissors are so cute! Truly one of my worst vices. I can't pass cutes ones by (or expensive ones or any!!!)
Your orts are so pretty.
Good luck to the recipient of the TUSAL giveaway.... that is going to be an awesome haul.
Scissor lover,
- September 28, 2011 at 9:07:00 PM CDT
- LAndi72 said...
Sorry, but I am late, now I've posted my jar...
- September 28, 2011 at 11:41:00 PM CDT
- Jo who can't think of a clever nickname said...
Yay for next year's Tusal!
Like I said before, if you need any admin help I would be happy to do so, maybe checking a certain number of blogs for their updates and confirming to you that they'd done so?
- September 29, 2011 at 2:39:00 PM CDT
I've posted mine! Love Taco's box. My Miss Lucy prefers plain ol' cardboard and water bottle boxes.
- September 29, 2011 at 5:31:00 PM CDT
- Rhona said...
I've posted mine too! My jar was almost full this month - that's how I knew it must be time to post!!!
Love your kittie, so cute in that box!
The scissor are wonderful too. I have some 'stuff' to add to the TUSAL prize, could you email me you address so I can send it to you...thanks!
- September 30, 2011 at 8:40:00 AM CDT
- Stitching Noni said...
Hi Sharon! My ORT report is up!
Definitely want to be part of the fun next year - have voted :o)
Taco is gorgeous - don't you just love how cats always manage to find themselves a box to sit in!!
- October 1, 2011 at 2:53:00 AM CDT
- Villa-loredana said...
Taco ia adoable, I have posted my tusal on time, but sorry only now I'm here to advice you about this, and the scosors are so cute. Have a nice day. Loredana from the old lady Europe.
- October 1, 2011 at 5:13:00 PM CDT
- Penny said...
I have my picture up a couple days ago. Just letting you know. I am glad that I feel like stitching again Its been several months since I touched anything.
- October 1, 2011 at 7:10:00 PM CDT
- Julie said...
Why do kittys love boxes so much? you can't leave one out round here without finding a furry friend asleep in it.
Cute kitty halloween design, thank you. It looks fabulous on the purple fabric, might have to borrow that combo for something i need to stitch
Your ORT jar is filling up nicely
- October 3, 2011 at 10:22:00 AM CDT
- Cross Stitch Queen said...
Maybe I said this before, can't remember. Those scissors are sooooo cute!
Happy snipping,
- October 4, 2011 at 6:32:00 PM CDT
- Patty said...
Cute picture of Taco! Is Maru the cat I see on Cute Overload? I used to have a Shih Tzu who loved to get into boxes. I wanted to let you know that I posted a TUSAl update on Oct 1st. And I just circled Oct 26 on my calendar so I don't miss the next one.
- October 7, 2011 at 1:26:00 AM CDT

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For the Second Time, Russian Jets Nearly Bomb US Forces in Syria
- by Andrea Singleton
- in Global
- — Mar 4, 2017
USA forces reportedly saw the bombing happen from about three miles away from the blasts.
Russia's defense ministry replied in a statement that "not a single air strike on the regions specified by the USA side was conducted by Russian or Syrian air forces". He declined to say how numerous USA -backed Syrian fighters were killed or wounded.
"Some quick calls were made through our deconfliction channels and the Russians acknowledged and stopped bombing there".
While the momentum in Iraq is decidedly against ISIS, in Syria the group still holds a large amount of territory, and several months into the US-announced assault of Raqqa, Kurdish forces have only managed to "surround" the northern part of the city, which is likely the source of President Trump's call for plans for "rapid" defeat of ISIS, and also that this involves greatly increasing the number of United States troops in Syria.
An image taken from video footage and released by Russia's Defense Ministry on August 18, 2016, shows a Russian fighter-bomber dropping bombs in Syria.
Russian warplanes bombed US-backed fighters in several small villages in northern Syria after they mistakenly thought Islamic State group forces were in the area, a USA general said on Wednesday (Mar 1).
The deadly bombing run marks the second time in weeks that Russian planes have bombed friendly forces around al Bab. "The Russian side took this information into account", the Russian Defense Ministry said. The incident was due to wrong information designating the targeted areas held by IS, the U.S. official alleged.
The villages where the Tuesday strikes took place were close to al Bab and about 15 or 20 km (10 to 12 miles) from Manbij city, Townsend said.
Townsend mentioned the incident to illustrate his point that the battlefield in Syria is exceptionally complex. The U.S. -backed Syrian Democratic Forces are now converging on the city from the north and the west.
"Last week, we saw Turk and Turk proxy forces fighters converge with Syrian regime and Syrian proxy fighters, ISIS being in the mix there".
Philadelphia Flyers: Mark Streit Traded to Tampa
It's no secret the Lightning has been trying to move center Valtteri Filppula - and his $5 million cap hit for next season. Apparently that team is the Flyers and the move suggests that Steve Mason is not in the Flyers' plans moving forward.
Russia's military involvement is a further complication, from the US point of view.
The United States and Russian Federation have a channel for avoiding each other in the crowded airspace over Syria.
Townsend did not comment on relations with Russian other than to mention that a U.S.
His comments were a diplomatic way to express American alarm over Turkish threats to move from al Bab on to the nearby city of Manbij, where the USA -backed Syrian Democratic Forces hold ground. The link was established to "deconflict", or avoid collisions between US and Russian warplanes over Syria.
Townsend urged all factions to work together to focus on defeating the Islamic State.
More broadly, the general said he is satisfied that the US counter-IS strategy as developed during the Obama years is working. They are expected to include new deployments for some USA troops.
Townsend confirmed that the Syrian Arab Coalition forces suffered casualties in the bombings. While the 50,000-strong force faces "the problem of supply, the problem of training, and problems of positioning the force", those things can be worked out fairly rapidly, "if we get the authorities we need" from Washington, he said.
The incident comes as President Donald Trump weighs how to accelerate the fight against ISIS, which could include a moderate boost to about 500 US troops operating in Syria.
There seems to be no end to the fighting in Syria-or the airstrikes.


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Crawley Town goalkeeper Callum Preston was delighted to make his debut against Southend last night.
The 19-year-old former Birmingham City Academy player made a good impression to Reds fans in pre-season games.
But since Freddie Woodman joined the club on loan from Newcastle United, Preston has had to watch every game from the bench.
He finally got his chance to impress due to Woodman being away on international duty for England Under-19s.
The former Wales Under-19s player was not to blame for any of Southend's goals, one of which took a nasty deflection and the others were unstoppable finishes.
Preston said: "It was nice to get back on the pitch to be fair. I enjoyed a good pre-season and have been chomping at the bit to play.
Overall I thought I did well although I thought my kicking dropped off a bit in the second half, maybe because it is so long since I'd played before. "We just need to cut out silly mistakes out I think we'll be OK."Crawley Town goalkeeper Callum Preston
"I knew the situation as soon as I came here so it's great to get 90 minutes under my belt ready for Saturday."
Preston has kept himself fit and ready to play despite the lack of opportunity created through Crawley not having a reserve team.
Preston said: "All you can do is to train hard, make sure I'm sharp and keep my standards high so when I am needed, it doesn't matter when it is, that I am mentally ready to play.
"Overall I thought I did well although I thought my kicking dropped off a bit in the second half, maybe because it is so long since I'd played before.
"We just need to cut out silly mistakes out I think we'll be OK this season.
"I think we have enough on the pitch and enough in the squad to stay in this division.
"There's competition there in every position which is what a team needs and I think the Gaffer is building a squad and you can see the foundations there now and hopefully we can now kick on in the season.
"You only get experience by playing games. It's a young team but there are enough good, senior players to keep us in the division.
"Players like Ash (Jon Ashton) and Sonny (Bradley), Walts (Simon Walton) who have been around and have enough experience and they can help you through the game."
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About Me
- Jez Bragg
- Welcome to my blog which I hope to develop with some interesting material on ultra running both on the trails and road including reports on races and interesting training runs, views on kit and equipment as well as anything else I find of interest. I love running for adventure, opportunity and well being. Enjoy!
Saturday, 13 June 2015
Ramsay's Round - a few initial thoughts
14 comments:
- Jeremy Beach said...
Absolutely brilliant!! Well done, as you say a team effort, but what a run. See you in September to talk about it some more. Beachy
- 13 June 2015 at 14:52
- Simon Freeman said...
What a fantastic achievement - chapeau! I hope you are as pleased as punch and that you and Gemma are enjoying some celebrations now.
- 13 June 2015 at 14:56
A fairly typical day in Scotland, eh? ;-)
Privileged to be part of it; superb performance, totally focussed, inspirational. MtM #lostforsuperlatives
- 13 June 2015 at 15:22
- Subversive Runner said...
Bloody brilliant, Jez. Your performance comes second only to Murdo's trousers ;-)
- 13 June 2015 at 15:34
- Peter Duggan said...
Privileged to hold your finishing tape, Jez. Legend! :-)
- 13 June 2015 at 15:35
- Helen said...
Absolutely Awesome and some amazing photos as well!
Congratulations x
- 13 June 2015 at 16:02
- Tom Phillips said...
Well done Jezz - looked like a cracking day in Lochaber, I guess you made Charlie happy!
- 13 June 2015 at 19:21
Well done Jez, truely astounding - yet again! Xxx
- 13 June 2015 at 20:09
- Amanda Hamilton said...
What a fantastic achievement and Scotland looking its best. Very well done on blasting the record!
- 14 June 2015 at 08:19
- Thomas said...
That is an amazing achievement. Expect that record to stand for a while!
- 14 June 2015 at 11:20
Outstanding. Phillip T
- 14 June 2015 at 12:45
- Scott McMurtrey said...
Fantastic. Well done!
- 16 June 2015 at 00:54
- Freddie Gore Browne said...
Jez - can I get in touch with you to discuss partnership on an organic meat based protein food that I have been developing? Please drop me an email and I will send more information.
I look forward to hearing from you.
- 29 July 2015 at 14:32
- Kate Villevoye said...
Hi Jez!
Hope you are well. I would love to get in touch with you about a video project for i-D's new lifestyle channel Amuse. Would it be possible to get in touch with you by email?
With many thanks,
- 2 November 2015 at 10:51


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This important book challenges the idea that religious fundamentalism can adequately be understood as a paranoid, xenophobic faith. It demonstrates instead how it draws upon a long tradition of evangelical and millennialist scripture in its engagement with issues at the spiritual and ethical core of postmodernity in America. The author examines the contradictions of fundamentalism as they appear in prophecy, sermon, film and fiction, including work by Gore Vidal, Peter Matthiesen, Thom Jones, Alison Lurie and Pete Dexter. He shows, in an original reading, how scripture, race and politics have combined in the conservative opposition to the Clinton presidency in the writings of influential figures such as Pat Robertson, Salem Kirban and Hal Lindsey. Clinton's failure, in this view, had less to do with sexual depravity than his abandonment as a Southern Methodist of the Church's evangelising mission, so essential in fundamentalist belief to the advent of the millennium. In its wide-ranging consideration of the rhetoric of the 'New World Order', the literature of prophecy, Cold War films, tele-evangelism, cross-border texts and postnationalist writing, this book provides a vital and compelling account of the present crisis in religious and national identity in the United States.
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Third Introducing Teen Brains
'We always end up experimenting with our sound when we write'
- Teen Brains
Teen Brains are Britain's best kept secret and they are on the rise. Reviews are boisterous, and they on top, supporting Peace on their sold out shows in Norwich. Third Outing caught up with Teen Brains to check the hype and to give you the insight of one of Britain's top bands.
"Well me, Jack, and Tyler started the band as a little recorded project, we had no intentions of playing shows. We just wanted to record something, stick it on Bandcamp and leave it at that. So we recorded Annabel at college and released it pretty quickly. We got a really sweet response from it and ended up wanting to play shows, so we asked Harley and Jesse if they wanted to be our live band, but they ended up bullying us into joining properly and now we're stuck with them.
Our sound is somewhere between fuzzy shoegaze and guitar pop, with a nod to garage-y psychedelia, a bit of everything really. Annabel was the first song we wrote and recorded as a band. It's a bit of an ode to summer romances, being young and all that stuff. We re-recorded it for the EP because the first version sounded pretty bad; it sounds loads better now we're a four piece too. Drenched is sort of a nod to our hometown, it's sort of saying 'there's not a lot to do around here but hey we've got a beach, so let's just get pissed and go skinny dipping'.
Hopefully 2015 will be just as fun as last year, if not more. We're quite a slack band but now we're finally getting the EP out, we want to try and play as many shows as possible to get it out there. As for a tour we haven't got anything set in stone yet but we've been talking with our agent about sorting out a tour towards the end of summer, so hopefully that goes ahead.
Third Opinion: As you can see, the outfit did not expect such an interest. Our conversation with frontman Jack all but confirms how blown away the band are with the response. They want to play music and what comes with that is an extra for the Teen Brains. After listening to the EP, it seems they really have received the recognition they deserve. It is exactly what a first EP should sound like, It's promising. It's eclectic. It's the sound of our generation, whether you agree or not. There is a phenomenon going on right now and Teen Brains are part of it. Amongst bands such as Spectres, Pope or Joanna Gruesome, imagine the 80's DIY ethos blended with shoegaze influences and a hatred of pop manufactured bands. That's exactly what we are achieving here. Teen Brains embody this sound and therefore the new generation.
With this first release, out via Chud Records, Teen Brains have showed who they are and what they are capable of. I assure you, that you'll hear about them again soon.
Teen Brains Teen Brains 8/10
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I trust everyone is enjoying the beginning of the monsoon season. The fruit trees in my yard have been productive this year, which means the inhabitants of Hadley Hall have been besieged by containers of fruit that appear without warning on tables and counter tops.
- I spent Monday and Tuesday at the Western Academic Leadership Forum Executive Committee meeting in Boulder, Colorado, to plan the spring annual meeting of the forum. The Western Academic Leadership Forum is comprised of chief academic officers of universities and colleges NMSU Faculty and Staff July 7, 2015 Page 2 in the 15 WICHE states and provides members with an opportunity to share resources and discuss issues of common concern. The spring 2016 annual meeting will focus on faculty issues.
- On Thursday, I met with the College of Engineering faculty and staff to discuss the appointment of an interim dean of the College of Engineering and the search for a dean of the college. At the meeting, we discussed the qualities we would like to see in both an interim and permanent dean and the processes by which both positions will be filled. Six distinguished nominees are currently under consideration for appointment as interim dean and I will interview all six over the course of the next week. Until Wednesday of this week, faculty and staff will have an opportunity to evaluate each candidate through a Website established by my office.
- The search for a permanent dean will begin in the fall semester. The search committee will consist of 15-20 people and members will represent faculty from departments within and outside the college, staff, students, and external constituencies. The overall search process will take 6 to 9 months, and the new dean should be in place by July 1, 2016. Faculty members must be elected to serve on the search committee


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Streamline - Summer 2011 - (Page Cover1)
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Summer 2011
The Water Tastes Good in Western Virginia
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From the President
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The Water Tastes Good in Western Virginia
Virginia WARN, Help in an Emergency
Uranium Mining
Proper Disposal of Pharmacy Products
VELAP: Where Are We Now?
Why Did the Paramecium Cross the Road?
Anger in the Work Place: What It Really Costs You
Litigation and Water Wars
Hydrant Flow Testing–Data You Need
What A Ride!
Conference 2011 Highlights
Throwing My Loop
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By Andria Cheng
Teen apparel retailer Rue21 Inc. /quotes/zigman/115128 /quotes/nls/rue RUE shares surged 23% to $42 on Thursday after the company said it is being taken private by an affiliate of Apax Partners, its biggest shareholder, for $42 a share, a deal worth $1.1 billion.
Rue21 shares closed Wednesday at $34.12.
Investors' enthusiasm for the fat stock premium trumped any concerns they might otherwise have had about sliding sales. The company warned that a 4.6% drop in same-store sales means it is unlikely to hit Wall Street's first-quarter profit targets.
Chief Executive Bob Fisch said sales were beset recently by industry-wide challenges, including cool weather, higher payroll taxes and delayed tax refunds.
Rue21's business model relies on locating its stores at strip malls, regional malls and more remote outlet centers where rents are low and competition light, which means its stores usually can turn a profit within a year of opening. It competes with retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. /quotes/zigman/245476 /quotes/nls/wmt WMT , Target Corp. /quotes/zigman/253872 /quotes/nls/tgt TGT , J.C. Penney Co. /quotes/zigman/237947 /quotes/nls/jcp JCP and Kohl's Corp. /quotes/zigman/231595 /quotes/nls/kss KSS
Today's privatization announcement comes at a time when Rue21, which went public in 2009, has seen growth in its same-store sales slow to less than 1% from a 2010 peak rate of 7.8%. Its shares hit a high of $37 Wednesday. J.Crew was taken private in 2011 as its sales also had slowed at the time.
Rue21's relationship with Apax dates back to 1998, when funds advised by Apax invested in the company. spurring its growth to 932 stores from less than 100 at the time. Fisch said Rue21 has a target of over 1,700 stores in the U.S.
Apax is no stranger to investing in the retail world. Its other investments also include Dollar Tree, Children's Place, Hibbett Sporting Goods. Its investment in Tommy Hilfiger eventually led to the brand's purchase by PVH Corp., which also owns Calvin Klein also through the help of Apax.
Currently, two of Rue21's directors are from Apax. Including Apax affliate's 30% stake, the company said its executive officers and directors collectively own about 37.5% of its outstanding shares.
Because of the relationship, at least five firms said they are looking into whether Apax's purchase represents "fairness of the process" used to approve the acquisition and whether there's any conflict of interest.
Spokesmen for both parties declined to comment.
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COSTA MESA — The Brooklyn-based band The Hold Steady, which appeared recently on "The Late Show with David Letterman" and "The Colbert Report," will make a stop here Wednesday in their nationwide tour.
Between shows in Santa Cruz and Pomona, The Hold Steady will satiate their Orange County fans by performing at Detroit Bar, the indie venue.
Frontman Craig Finn is excited to play to a devoted crowd that hasn't seen them in a while. Although The Hold Steady tends to include Los Angeles and San Diego in their line-ups, it's been a few years since Orange County fans have glimpsed the vocally raw rock band.
"We played Detroit Bar in '07," Finn said. "I barely remember it. I think that's the only Orange County show we've done. We've mainly done L.A. and San Diego. We're taking it closer to other people."
For those that don't recognize the name, The Hold Steady has made seven years in the business look like a lifetime. Only after three years on the scene, they were named Blender magazine's 2006 band of the year and were the first rock band to land the cover of the Village Voice in 15 years.


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Healthy recipes for everyone, especially anyone on Slimming World. With extra easy syn amounts.
Thursday, 13 June 2013
Jerk Chicken with Portobello Mushrooms
This Caribbean dish is sweet, spicy and tangy, with a smooth cooling dip. It tastes great wrapped in a crispy, crunchy little gem leaf.
2 syns per serving on extra easy.
Serves 2
Preheat oven 200c, 400f, gas mark 5
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
4 large portobello mushrooms sliced
1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
4 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp jerk seasoning
½ tsp sesame oil
1 red chilli
handful of coriander
Cut each chicken breast into 8 pieces.
Put the rest of the ingredients except one tablespoon of the soy sauce, in a blender and blitz.
Marinade the chicken for at least 2 hours, overnight if possible.
Spray a pan with frylight and brown the chicken pieces on each side, put on a baking tray and bake for 10 minutes to cook through.
Fry the mushrooms in frylight and 1 tbsp of soy sauce, then add the chicken back to the pan mix together and serve.
Sprinkle with coriander and serve with little gem leaves and mint yogurt sauce.
Recipe for mint yogurt sauce in the side dishes folder.
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This week has been a productive week. Finished some journals and cards, went for a little photography assignment and was at the first Titirangi Village Market for the year.
This bright colourful journal is already in my Etsy shop.
An indigo tie dye journal is listed too.
I tend to keep fabric scraps no matter how small they are, thinking that I'll make something one day, and that day came last Wednesday. I manage to stitched them together and make into a book cover.
The inside is made from an old purple pillow case.
It is use to cover my planner which doesn't look so interesting as you can see. I'm quite happy with the result although my sewing still needs a lot of practise.
Some cards that I made recently. Woodblock prints on fabric.
Meanwhile, Gene has been busy too. We went shopping for wood last Saturday.
So many sizes and the smell of wood... I like it very much!
This is what he made and finished this evening. He got the white table top from the office, Someone nicked the top and was going to be thrown away, Gene brought it home, did some work on it and built the support frame/legs for it. It is a very big table and now is his workspace in the garage. I might use it too when he's not ;)
In the garden...
Cosmos are blooming.
I bought this Lobelia on a discount, it was in a sad condition when I got it, hardly any flowers. After transferring to the planter (that Gene made ;)), some care and feed, a week later it burst into blue hues. I love the blue flowers! So glad it survived.
I got a chance to have a photo session with amazing artists Pauline and Bob, who live in an old Bedford bus in the farm with their dog Ruby (plus some cows and wild rabbits). This little assignment is for East West Gallery where they have their work for sale. I feel so privileged to be able to have tea with them, listen to their inspiring stories and see their amazing art work. Before leaving, Pauline gave me this rare purple Crucifix orchid. I look forward to seeing the flowers, though I think it will take a while :)
Have a good week ahead!
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A nice post and lovely pictures, with the wood one being a bit different. I think you know cosmos are one of my favourite flowers, especially the white ones.ReplyDelete
Good luck with the orchid, I'm not that keen on them but they are such exotic flowers. Flighty xx
Flighty, I bought a mix of cosmos seedlings and the white ones just bloomed this morning! What a delight! Thanks. My mom used to have orchids, this will remind me of the orchids that we had when I was little.ReplyDelete
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Achilles tendinitis(redirected from Achilles' tendinitis)
Cause Multifactorial—e.g., abnormal mechanics leading to excess motion of calcaneus, congenital deformity of calcaneus, irritation from women's shoes known as 'pumps'
Management Open-heeled/flat shoes, moleskin padding of calcaneus, cryomassage, orthotics to control excess motion; surgical excision
Exam Positive 2-finger squeeze test
Achilles tendinitisSports medicine A condition characterized by pain and swelling along the tendon sheath proximal to the calcaneus Clinical Stiffness with ankle movement, tenderness, crepitus Imaging Usually nada, rarely, soft tissue thickening Management Physical therapy or brief immobilization, antiinflammatory agents
Achilles tendinitis; Achilles paratendinitis Achilles tendon (tendo Achilles: TA) overuse syndrome; presenting in acute (<2 weeks' duration), subacute (3–6 weeks' duration) or chronic (>6 weeks' duration) forms; treated by RICE(P) and immobilization; postacute-phase remobilization includes a heel raise (to reduce tendon traction), biomechanical assessment and orthoses as necessary to control identified foot/limb anomalies (e.g. true or functional rearfoot varus, forefoot varus, forefoot valgus, plantarflexed first ray, limb-length discrepancy); it predisposes to total or partial tendon rupture (see Achilles tendon rupture)
acute Achilles tendinitis localized (sometimes nodular) TA swelling and rupture of tendon fibres, characterized by pain on activity, relieved by rest
chronic Achilles tendinitis TA pain in the morning on first standing, or after activity (e.g. active ankle plantarflexion; going on to tiptoes), with local tenderness, inflammation and a fusiform TA swelling 5 cm superior to its calcaneal insertion
subacute Achilles tendinitis diffuse swelling along the length of the tendon with pain and palpable crepitus on foot movement/posterior muscle group contraction


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I like to use the trading analysis platform Amibroker to test trading ideas, build trading systems and develop new technical indicators. Amibroker is such a flexible platform that you can do all sorts of things with it.
One thing I like to do, for example, is to import non-stock data and see if it can be used to help make trading decisions. I've been looking at data from Google Trends, data from the World Bank, data on CEO salaries, and data from the Commitment of Traders Report.
Most of the time, the data can be quickly prepared in Excel and then imported into Amibroker as a CSV file. And it can then be referenced using the SetForeign function.
But of course, this is only scratching the surface of what Amibroker is truly capable of and it is quite clear to me that the more you learn Amibroker the better your trading will become. So, without further ado, here are my top five ways to learn Amibroker:
1. Amibroker Site & Forum
Obviously, the first port-of-call when learning Amibroker will be to go to the official Amibroker website and help pages. There's the official User Guide for getting started, the members AFL library, and the full list of AFL references. There's also the Support Zone containing helpful videos, the knowledge base and troubleshooting.
As well, there's the Amibroker forum where you can search through lots of helpful threads or create a new discussion of your own.
2. Amibroker Books
When it comes to writing about Amibroker, Dr Howard Bandy is the go-to guy and his first book Introduction to Amibroker is now available free from his website. This is the ideal first book if you have only just bought Amibroker and should definitely be your second port-of-call after the Amibroker website. It teaches how to get up and running with the program in 30 minutes and is a great resource to have handy.
Dr Bandy's later books are also extremely valuable for Amibroker users and trading system developers. Quantitative Trading Systems, Mean Reversion Trading Systems, and Modelling System Performance all provide useful trading ideas, concepts and perfectly written code. My favourite being QTS.
Bandy's latest book, Quantitative Technical Analysis, explores even more complex topics such as machine learning and is probably one of the most cutting edge trading books publicly available at the moment.
3. Amibroker Courses From Connors Research
Even with the amount of free and low cost material available, online and in print, learning Amibroker can still be a major struggle, particularly if you have no prior background in programming.
And although learning from the web can be extremely cost-effective it can also be time-consuming. And one major drawback is whether or not you are learning the program according to Best Practice. This is extremely important in trading system design since learning the wrong way could lead to severe financial loss.
One way to learn Amibroker according to best practice is to take one of the courses from Connors Research, who have years of experience programming Amibroker and building trading systems.
Currently, Connors Research offer two different Amibroker courses.
The Introduction to Amibroker course, taught by Matt Radtke, goes through all of the Amibroker essentials such as loading, historical data, learnings arrays and how the AFL language works, and how to run back-tests and scans. It also provides a number of useful templates of code, (constructed in the correct, best practice method).
The Advanced Amibroker course, (also taught by Matt Radtke), goes into the more complex side of Amibroker and deals with topics such as scaling, hedging, lookup, trace, optimisation, and using the Custom Backtester Interface (CBT). The end goal being the development of your own market-beating trading model. Look inside for more details.
Connors Research also allows you to take both the Introduction and Advanced course together for the reduced price of $2,250.
If you do decide to take any of these courses from Connors, make sure to use the discount code MARWOOD to get 15% off at checkout.
4. My Website And Courses
Obviously, another resource for learning Amibroker is this very website.
I have written a number of articles about Amibroker and I also provide some free code here. I have lots more ideas that I will be presenting on the blog in due course too – so stay tuned for that.
Finally, my courses all detail a number of trading systems written in Amibroker language. The code is provided and the full rules are given. So, although these courses aren't specifically about using Amibroker, you will naturally learn some techniques from them nevertheless.
5. Other Online Resources
There are many other smart bloggers and traders out there using Amibroker. Unfortunately, though, sometimes real life takes over so some blogs do disappear into the ether. But here are some of the sites that have helped me over the years:
– Alvarez Quant Trading
– ASX Market Watch
– The Chartist
– Aussie Stock Forum
– Back-test Wizard
– Market Calls


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SQL injection is the practice of crafting user input to alter the function of a dynamically generated SQL statement. In web based langagues, SQL statements are usually constructed using string concatenation to combine the query statements with the query values. This can lead to very dangerous conditions. Consider the following simple query.
select username from user_table where firstname.lastname@example.com'
Assuming the email address is inserted into the query using string concatenation it is trivial to alter how the query functions. If I entered my e-mail as:
firstname.lastname@example.com'; drop table usertable; --
The resulting query would be:
select username from user_table where firstname.lastname@example.com'; drop table usertable; --'
This would instruct the SQL server to drop the table (assuming the application has adequate permissions). Of course you can construct any statement you wish to manipulate the SQL server.
The usual protection against this type of attack to to escape special characters such as ' and ;. This can help improve security but is not fool proof.
Consider the following:
select username from user_table where id=123456
If the user id could be manipulated by the user it would be possible to make the id something like:
123456 and 1=(delete from user table where id != 123456)
The resulting query would be:
select username from user_table where id=123456 and 0<(delete from user_table where id != 123456)
This would instruct the SQL server to delete all users who's id is not 123456. Notice we have not used any special characters so escaping would not help in this situation.
Now there is a rather nice solution to these problems, parameterized queries. Parameterized queries allow you to prepare queries and then send in values at execution time.
Using the last example, the parameterized query would look like this:
select username from user_table where id=?
Parameters are usually indicated with a ? but may depend on the SQL library.The query is prepared by using something similar to:
$query = $db->prepare("select username from user_table where id=?");
We only need to do that once.
Then we can execute it as many times as we want with something similar to:
$result = $query->execute("123456");
The neat thing with this is that the database library will handle inserting the parameters into the query. There is no need to escape special characters using this method. I would argue this using this method makes SQL injection extremely difficult, if not impossible.
Using parameterized queries is usually a little more work than just concatenating strings, but the benefits are well worth the extra effort.
I have used parameterized queries using both PERL and PHP with Informix and mySQL databases. The PERL module is DBI, the php class is mysqli. They function differently but the concept is the same.


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Naturopathic physicians in Oregon — those who practice natural medicine and favor herbs and diet changes over pharmaceutical medications — have for years been trying to convince insurance companies to cover their services at the same level as conventional physicians.
When the Affordable Care Act became law, they thought its provider nondiscrimination clause, which says insurers must cover providers acting within the scope of their license under state law equally, would finally set things straight. But when the provision took effect on Jan. 1, most policies stayed the same.
Now, they're turning their sights to a proposal that's being crafted in time for the 2015 legislative session. The Oregon Insurance Division is preparing rules that would ensure insurance policies have adequate provider networks, and naturopathic physicians believe that will include them, too.
"Inherently, if you can't discriminate against provider types providing a service, then it means you have to have at least some number of all different provider types in your network," said Laura Culberson Farr, executive director of the Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians. "If you don't, you're discriminating against certain provider types."
For its part, the Insurance Division isn't taking an official position on how the provider nondiscrimination clause applies to naturopathic physicians. Lisa Morawski, a spokeswoman for the division, wrote in an email that providers can file complaints with the division if they feel they're being discriminated against, and officials will look at that case's unique circumstances. She said the federal government is expected to issue guidelines on the subject in the coming months.
Oregon is among the 17 states plus Washington, D.C., that licenses naturopathic providers.
But not everyone thinks it's a good idea for naturopaths to serve as primary care physicians. It would essentially allow people to see a naturopathic physician for their annual primary care visits — which most insurers don't currently allow — and some say naturopathic physicians don't have the same level of training as medical doctors to be able to diagnose and treat serious health issues.
What's the difference?
Becoming a medical physician requires at least three more years of medical training compared with a naturopathic physician.
That's because, although they each must undergo four years of medical school, generally with the first two years studying science and the final two working in clinical settings under supervision, medical physicians are required to serve in residencies before they can become licensed. A residency is a three- to seven-year stint working in a medical setting under the supervision of senior physicians.
Family practice physicians, those who most commonly perform the primary care duties that naturopaths also provide, spend an average of three years in residencies. Naturopathic physicians, by contrast, are not required to do residencies.
Reid Blackwelder, a family physician and president of the American Academy of Family Physicians, said his research has shown that family physicians have received an average of 21,000 hours of medical education, while naturopathic physicians have received about 6,400 hours.
Naturopathic physicians, on the other hand, tend to emphasize the similarities between their schooling and that of medical physicians.
"Everyone who is a naturopathic doctor has been through a real similar routine in terms of education in that we graduated from four-year university, did a lot of pre-med requirements, et cetera, and then went on to at least four years of naturopathic medical school and sometimes longer," said Joshua Phillips, a naturopathic physician at the Hawthorn Healing Arts Center in Bend.
A whole-person approach
But naturopathic physicians are quick to highlight the differences, too. For Phillips, naturopathy represents a departure in philosophy from traditional medicine. Whereas medical physicians look to suppress symptoms when they come up, naturopathic physicians strive to treat the underlying cause of those symptoms, he said. Naturopathy is a more personal approach to health care, one that emphasizes a broader range of therapies — botanicals, nutrition, acupuncture, Chinese medicine and homeopathy — rather than pharmaceutical medications as the first line of defense, Phillips said.
Although naturopathic physicians can prescribe pharmaceuticals, most regard it as a last resort. Phillips said he wants to promote the body's natural healing process, and medications — blood pressure medications, for example — only manage physiology.
"As soon as you stop a blood pressure medication, your blood pressure is going to come right back up, probably even higher than it was," he said. "So you've not done anything to improve somebody's health. It's not a cure. So I guess just sort of the ideal of hoping we can work toward a cure with somebody. To really facilitate a healing process, which means that when you stop taking the therapy, whatever it is, that you're better, which doesn't happen with pharmaceuticals."
Other naturopathic physicians offered similar perspectives.
Wendy Weintrob, a naturopathic physician with Glow Acupuncture and Naturopathic Medicine in Bend, said if patients want statins or high blood pressure medications, she refers them elsewhere. In fact, rather than performing primary care, she said she specializes in treating conditions like anxiety, depression and digestion issues.
"I try to do everything else first because the first tenet of naturopathic medicine is do no harm," she said. "That is not the case with most drugs. You hear on television the list of side effects. It's not a secret."
Natural and herbal products such as St. John's wort are drugs, too, and can have side effects and dangerous interactions with other drugs, Blackwelder said.
As Culberson Farr put it, "Naturopathic doctors are always going to try to get to the root of whatever might be causing the disease rather than treat the symptoms the patient presents in the clinic."
Blackwelder said he's heard that argument from naturopathic physicians before. That's exactly what family medicine physicians do, he said: They look at the whole person, not only their body, but their social structure and their community.
"That's our foundational approach to taking care of patients," he said.
Naturopathic physicians also say they're able to spend more time with patients, which allows for the deeper dive into their conditions. Phillips, for example, says he sets aside 45 minutes to an hour for new patients, and follow-ups are a half-hour to 45 minutes.
Skeptics point to risks
Mark Crislip, who has worked as an infectious disease physician in Portland for 30 years, said he agrees medical physicians generally cannot spend as much time with their patients, but he does not think that means naturopathic physicians can take their place.
Crislip, the president and founder of the Society for Science-based Medicine, is a vocal critic of naturopathic medicine. He said his interest in the subject began decades ago when he was asked to see a 24-year-old patient with gangrene, an unusual diagnosis for a young person. The patient had originally been diagnosed with a sarcoma of the leg, but rather than having surgery, she saw a naturopathic physician who treated her with alkaline therapy, a method designed to lower the body's acidity and create an environment cancer cells cannot thrive in. The cancer progressed, but the physician told her that meant her body was fighting the cancer. Eventually, the patient's leg rotted until it eroded into a major blood vessel and the patient died, Crislip said.
"Her cancer could have been cured with an amputation," he said.
Although naturopathic physicians insist they have the training to recognize serious conditions and refer their primary care patients to specialists just as any other primary care physician would, Crislip said he doesn't believe they know what to look for. He said much of being good at medicine means being able to recognize unusual cases when they walk through the door, a skill that simply takes time to develop. In February 2014, for example, a Portland woman died of endocarditis, or inflammation of the heart chambers and valves. She had been seeing naturopathic physicians for months before her death.
"I've never seen anybody in all my career who is allowed to die of progressive endocarditis, which is a disease that takes six to nine months to kill people," Crislip said. "That's what used to happen in the era before we had antibiotics. That's the kind of stuff that can happen when you have people who are untrained to recognize real diseases. That's exactly the kind of outcomes you get."
'It didn't come natural'
Most insurance companies that sell policies in Oregon do not cover naturopathic physicians as primary care providers, and instead of classifying them under the major medical sections of their plans, include them in smaller alternative or complementary sections that tend to have coverage limits of around $2,000 annually.
Moda Health, for example, reimburses for naturopathic services, but does not cover naturopathic physicians as primary care providers because they don't meet the company's requirements for the designation, which include having admitting privileges to a hospital and having another provider in their office available to treat patients in case their primary care provider is out of the office. Jonathan Nicholas, a Moda spokesman, wrote in an email that the company is working to potentially change those rules.
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon and Oregon's Health CO-OP have each implemented the provider nondiscrimination clause into their policies and reimburse naturopathic physicians as primary care providers. PacificSource Health Plans reimburses naturopathic providers in the same manner as other providers, but does not designate them as primary care providers.
Some of Oregon's coordinated care organizations, the groups responsible for doling out Medicaid funding in Oregon, allow naturopathic physicians to serve as primary care providers. While Central Oregon's CCO does not, a handful of CCOs do, including HealthShare Oregon in the Portland metro area and Jackson Care Connect in Jackson County, according to the OANP.
Ralph Prows, the CEO of Oregon's Health CO-OP, said that as a cooperative, his company is supposed to create its policies around the services its members want. At each meeting the company held with members, he said people would say they wanted to see naturopathic physicians, arguing that they felt more supported by naturopathic physicians and that those providers spent more time with them, counseling them on lifestyle issues like exercise and smoking.
Prows, a medical physician who was trained as an internist, said he was skeptical at first, but knew he had to research naturopathic medicine to determine whether the CO-OP would cover it.
"What this really did for me was take off my blinders and open my eyes and say, 'I have to explore this option with an open mind,'" he said. "Plenty of my fellow Oregonians have done that and they've reached a conclusion."
After doing some reflection, Prows said he realized that traditional physicians spend too much time focusing on the "disease du jour" and not enough on encouraging healthy behaviors. The CO-OP covers naturopathic physicians as primary care providers. The company has between 80 and 100 naturopathic physicians in its policy networks, Prows said. He declined to say how many clients have chosen naturopathic physicians as their primary care providers, but said they've been popular.
"It didn't come natural, no pun intended," Prows said.
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Score: 4/5
Genre: Historical, Romance, War
Despite Stalin's assurances to hold the Ukrainian capital at all costs, Hitler has ordered his troops into the Ukraine and for the Russians and Ukrainians living there, it heralds a terrible time of fear, hunger and peril.
All too soon, the danger of living under Nazi occupation impacts on the lives of the ordinary citizens.
The eldest Smirnov son, Stanislav, sets off to fight for the Red Army at the front.
On the brink of marriage to her fiancé Alexei, Lisa's happiness quickly turns to despair.
Her older sister Natasha watches as their frail grandmother stands up to a Nazi and pays a hard price. But who is the mysterious soldier who steps in to rescue Natasha?
As the harsh winter of 1941 draws in, the Smirnov family watch Jewish friends dragged from their homes, never to return.
The family are further torn by war when Natasha's father is taken away.
Distraught Natasha turns to Mark, a Hungarian who she grows quickly fond of.
The consequences of their relationship could be dire for both Natasha and Mark if they are discovered, and their future looks fragile.
Two years pass and the noise of Red Army planes is heard once again over Kiev, prompting new hope to rise up among the citizens of the city.
The Nazis look set to move out, but will the Smirnovs' loved ones ever return to Kiev?
Natasha waits and hopes for better times to return, not knowing whether she will ever see the people she cares for again. Savaged Lands is a novel of love and loss, which chronicles the lives of ordinary citizens of Kiev during this dark and desperate period of their history in World War 2. Its descriptions and characters portray the horrors, and ultimately the hopes, of family members looking to survive oppression and starvation.
Savaged Lands is a novel of love and loss, which chronicles the lives of ordinary citizens of Kiev during this dark and desperate period of their history in World War 2. Its descriptions and characters portray the horrors, and ultimately the hopes, of family members looking to survive oppression and starvation.
Whilst moving and chilling in parts, it ultimately bears testimony to the strength of the people of Kiev, and to their faith that life and love could still prevail against all the odds.
My review:
Savaged Lands contains a lot of different elements. There's budding romance, wartime fear, and characters who long to simply return to peaceful times and their homes. Throughout all this is a clear overview of what war does to people's lives. Not the detached sort of war seen on a television screen video game, but the kind that tears at every aspect of a community. In demonstrating a real war's travesty, 'Savaged Lands' is right on the mark.
It's the events happening—not the characters—that drew me. To be very clear; this story is not happy-go-lucky or slice of life. Readers shouldn't touch it if they don't like feeling 'things'. Imagine Schindler's List—but with a different scope and region.
For those unfamiliar with the movie—we have a city occupied by the invading Nazi army. We have citizens from all regions represented as they deal with a controlling government doctrine, racial oppression and outright mass murder, extortion, conscription and so on. It's a heavy air where inhumane atrocities happen one after the other. Through it all, we're following a girl of nineteen as she tries to cope with constant change.
I'll quote one line from around twenty-five percent that made me try to hold back tears since I'm a big softy and this was blipping heart-rending.
Nikita buried his head in his hands and sobbed. Mother whispered to Natasha, 'The things he told me on the way here… He felt his Papa shudder for the last time when the bullets hit him. He heard his last breath.'
That being said, I had a few minor quibbles. Scenes and conversations can flow quickly if you're not carefully reading word for word. The tone is set with a few well-phrased details but they were rapid and didn't give me time to absorb the severity at times—it got lost in the almost 'normal' conversation. Finally, there were many places where I paused and detached myself from the novel to try and figure out 'why' the invading army did what it did.
Many out there may wonder if this tale has any sort of bright spot. In short—yes. There were a lot of small wonders throughout the story. I enjoyed the budding romance aspect, how they snuck around, and the occasional levity. The family interaction was comforting as they struggled to stay together. The third person made the tragedy observable just far enough away to survive. In the end, everything ends on a positive note.
For the genre, story tone and affecting me enough to sit down and hang my head as the events made me sad; Savaged Lands get a solid four star leaning toward a five. These types of stories are something I believe everyone should read once in a while—if only to remind ourselves of war's cost.


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C's birthday was celebrated last night at a bar where her brother was DJ-ing. Me and E met up at a bar for a drink first before we moved on to our destination. It was random that we met up first because we never hang out otherwise, but I realized how sad that is. There are so many people we should and could see, but we just don't. There is no time to loose,
I'm going to try to get better.
After the celebration we all went home and I waited for the subway at the central. I waited, waited and I waited... It was cold (-15C) and I waited for 2 hours. Apparantly there were problems so my subway didn't stop at the station I was at. Either way I have never been so cold in my entire life. When I finaly got to my station I held the keys in my hands and ran all the way home. The warm shower hurt my freezing body (not to mentionmy white feet).
And all I could think about was how I wanted to get away from here. Not just the cold but to a new atmosphere. I want to graduate and run away, live. I love my friends and family and I am lucky to be where I am. But my thirst to see something new hasn't been put out even thought I've already traveled twice this year. I need a change, I need that job in Paris. Oh my god I want it so badley. Please make the interview a success...


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By Rohingya Mirror
RVision TV
Maungdaw — The Burmese Military are often seen staging fake events in northern Maungdaw in order to allege the local Rohingya civilians with possession of weapons and label them as terrorists, according to eyewitness.
"Around 1:00 PM yesterday (i.e. October 19), a group of the military personnel broke into the residences of 'U Kefayat Ullah' and 'U Ishaque' at 'NgaKura (NagPura) village and went into their backyards to dig the ground. Then, they dug a hole, put some suspicious thing in the holes and covered them up with the soils. And they left.
"After five minutes, another group of military arrived at the places and dug the holes (dug and covered with soils by the earlier military team). Then, they were seen to have taken out some handmade guns out of the holes. And then, they photograph them with the cameras brought along with them" said an eyewitness on the condition anonymity.
He added "these events could be nothing but some staged events so that they can show the world they found weapons in Rohingya residences and so they can justify their extrajudicial killings."
A notorious pattern of the on-going Burmese Regime's extrajudicial killings and arbitrary detention of the Rohingya civilians is that they shoot them (the innocent Rohingya civilians) to death and if they (the civilians) cooperate, they (military) arbitrarily arrest them. And they torture some of them to death and label the remaining people as terrorists, going by the latest reports.
Again, yesterday (on October 19), the military arrested five more Rohingya youths from NgaKura village. They are:
- Parwaz Khan (son of) Jinnah Khan, 19
- ——- (son of) Jinnah Khan, 17
- Abbu (son of) Siraj Uddin, 20
- Achche (son of) Siraj Uddin, 18
- Sadek (son of) Deedar Ahmed, 28
[Note: Jinnah Khan (father of) the arrestees at No. 1 & 2; Siraj Uddin (father of) the arrestees at No. 3 & 4 were arrested on 18th October.]
"Situation here is too bad to express. Nowhere to flee to! No one comes here to help us. People are starving. It makes us feel so sad to see children, women and elderly people tortured by the military and we can't help them" said an elderly Rohingya.
However, the state counsellor, Daw Suu Kyi, keeps defending the military's inhumane atrocities against the Rohingya civilians in the name of 'Cleansing the Region.' If to go by the real situation occurring in the ground, it's 'Ethnic Cleansing.'
[Edited by M.S. Anwar]
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Here are five handmade gifts that can be made last minute. I am still mostly making mine so you'll just have to trust me that I have tried these and they are great. Also, all no sew.
Healthy Frozen Dinners! - I made my mother and father in law five dinners, they were all hearty, healthy, and a little involved. If they were too easy they wouldn't have made a great gift! The point is to gift meals that are saving your recipient a night of work and kitchen clean up. I included directions, coffee, wine, frozen rolls and bread (made fresh at our market with organic ingredients). I tried to buy nice items and use high quality ingredients. It started out seeming a little overwhelming but what I ended up doing was just having a huge cooking day and I doubled almost everything I made them and froze it for us as well which meant I also had a week of no cooking for myself after my crazy, intense day! ... guess what though I don't have any photos ;)
Name, Birthday or Anniversary Photo Collages - My photos for this project are sitting at Walgreen's right now, that's one of Ava's A's above. Go to this Flickr site (try not to spend hours looking at the galleries) and pick a name or a birth year or anniversary year and download the numbers or letters you like. Next upload them to your favorite one hour photo place and have them printed at 4x6. When you go to pick them up stop by TJ Maxx or Walmart etc. and pick up a good frame with the right amount of openings. It is easier to make dates if you do this last minute because 4 opening photo frames are easy to find! You can make your own of course (like this) by gluing cheap dollar store frames to a board and spray painting it all - but remember you have less than a week now so maybe next year. If you buy a mat that is pre-cut and print them in black and white then they will look a lot more like the classic ones you see everywhere. The one below could also be pretty cool - it looks like it is just those cheap packs of Ikea frames glued to a black board cut to size.
Jewelry - there are some awesome jewelry tutorials online. I want this bracelet and it has a video! I would wear this everyday. Making jewelry is easy and can be done in front of the TV in one night.
We did make bracelets but we went a little lower-end than the one above ;) Ava made these for all her cousins and a few friends too with a bag of beads from the craft store. Everyone loved them. I really wanted to help Ava made bracelets with all their phone numbers on them but the number beads for those turned out to be too hard to find enough of for everyone. Most kids need ten numbers on their bracelet now since almost all of them memorize cellphone numbers.
Chalk Board - These are great for kids and adults. I made this one for our entry with a dollar thrift store frame spray painted gloss red. I had my husband cut me a cheap piece of wood scrap which I painted with chalk paint to put in the frame (we tacked it in on the back). I made my own chalkboard paint with this tutorial. Apply chalk board paint on with lots of thin layers and then 'season' it well as directed in the tutorial link. If you aren't making several boards or aren't using the chalk paint for other projects then you would be better off just buying the chalk paint pre-mixed, because the DIY version leaves you with a ton of extra ingredients.
I plan to mix up some more paint to make Ava a board book like this one.
Penny Keychain - I am still looking for my last few but simply putting pennies from each important year on a keychain is such a sweet gift! The ones sold by PatsDesign (photo below) are also affordable and come with a stamped coin. It is pretty simple to drill through a penny but practice on a few first.
Other things I have made as gifts in the past include superhero capes (for girls and boys) and embellished tea towels. I also really want to make some enhanced silhouettes like these.
There you go! Happy Crazy Crafting!


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As Len Wiseman's Total Recall gears up for production, casting is underway for the film's two female leads and, thanks to a report at Deadline, we now have an idea of who's been reading for what role.
The film, based on the 1990 Paul Verhoeven adaptation of the short Philip K. Dick story, "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale," features two key female parts, Lori (Sharon Stone in the original) and Melina (Rachel Ticotin).
Currently vying for the part of Lori are Kate Bosworth and Diane Kruger with Eva Mendes, Paula Patton, Jessica Biel and Eva Green in contention for the Melina part. Deadline's article notes that, though Mendes has been reading for Melina, she could foreseeably win the Lori role instead.
The original starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as Douglas Quaid, a man who, after buying implanted memories of a vacation to Mars, begins to remember experiences tied to an elaborate conspiracy.
The remake is currently eyeing an August 3, 2012 release.


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Currently on their 'New evolution' tour, K-pop girl group 2NE1 have had lots of recent success and are set to take the world by storm! I am a huge fan and I hope they make it to the UK one day soon.
I made this painting of CL based on the promo image released before their tour began. CL is wearing an amazing unicorn dress by designer Jeremy Scott.
And as mentioned a while back, I did 12 paintings for Playful promises last year and they released this teaser image today on their tumblr! :D looks as if they will be out soon! I'll update again when they're out and get some more photos. I can't wait to see them in real life.
And I have been made aware of yet another tattoo based on my Alice in Wonderland drawing. (This is the 9th version I have found! See the rest here)


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"No two people are the same, and neither are two of the hairs that grow on your head. I wish our products were a bit more like this as well. The next step in mass production could be controlled imperfect production, for interesting, personal objects."
An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. In an infection, the infecting organism seeks to utilize the host's resources to multiply (usually at the expense of the host). The infecting organism, or pathogen, interferes with the normal functioning of the host and can lead to chronic wounds, gangrene, loss of an infected limb, and even death. The host's response to infection is inflammation. (from Wikipedia)
We use objects and they change our lifestyle, by using them we create the need of them.
We shape our lifes on them.
We feed them with resources, material and energy and we gave them the material and the tools to multiply.
We may feel good but the greed of possession grows in our guts.
As Gandhi said "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed".
Are objects an infection? Is design a disease? or the cure?


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Hello everyone!
So happy to can share with you another project for Seize the Birthday!
This week we have for you a Toppings: Hearts/Love
Do not forget to keep your project B-day :-)
Fabulous use of those tags and twine Macarena! Love that the hearts are peeking out from behind your main panel.OdpowiedzUsuń
I agree with Brenda....Love that the hearts are peeking out from behind your main panel. Great job!
Hope you are doing well !!
Very pretty card! Love the soft blues and the hearts behind your focal panel.OdpowiedzUsuń
So pretty. Love the tags and the soft colors, and the way you have the hearts peeking out.OdpowiedzUsuń
Wow - this is absolutely stunning. Love the layout and the perfect combination of elements. LOVE!OdpowiedzUsuń


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The ASU Devils Den put out a tremendous amount of Sun Devil football information this past week. Get caught up on everything you might have missed right here in one spot!
First, our latest podcast, Episode 97, is out! Rob and Don review the huge Sun Devil victory over the Stanford Cardinal, and they preview the Washington game with Chris Fetters of Dawgman.com. Also, Jared Cooper has a great interview with Arizona State offensive line coach Chris Thomsen. As usual, Episode 97 is available on iTunes or Stitcher.
Gary Doran, the stats guru, looks at the current Sun Devils offense and defense against the rest of the Pac-12 after eight weeks in his Stat-Pac Offense and Stat-Pac Defense blogs.
Earlier this week, Amanda Blagg put out another terrific Outside the Tines column where she writes about what to do in Seattle this weekend. This is a great read, and if you get all the way through the blog, there could be a prize for you!
Jared Cooper brings his weekly Coop's Corner, and this week he writes about the Sun Devils offensive line. Jared brings an interview with offensive line coach Chris Thomsen and safety Jordan Simone.
Rob Malara put out his Pac-12 Power Rankings this week, so where does he have the Arizona State Sun Devils after their victory over Stanford?
Don Hansen provided his Sun Devil Stats Notebook where he examines key statistics of the 2014 Sun Devils football season.
Don't forget to wear your Gold tonight and GIVE 'EM HELL DEVILS!


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Cyrus Poteat | Economics, Philosophy
From: Roaring Fork Valley, CO; Current Location: NYC Area
Pomona Days: Class of 2017 | Economics
Current Employment: Associate at Notch Partners (Human Capital Consulting for Private Equity)
At first, I wasn't even sure that I would apply to Pomona. But my mom, so wisely, made me. When I visited and learned about programs like the Draper Center and sat in on a few classes, I knew it was the best fit. I was born an east coast kid, raised in Boston for the first eleven years of my life. Life took a big turn when I moved to the mountains of Western Colorado. For me, going to Pomona was like the third stage of life. I had come from East to Mountain West to West Coast.
I arrived at Pomona with a pretty clear idea of what I wanted to do, economics and philosophy (specifically ethics), but I didn't necessarily realize the impact my time at college would have on me. Pomona made me a person much more aware of my position and privilege, and it forced me to improve my work ethic and study habits. I am grateful for both of these things, but most of all Pomona pushed me to pursue my passions and interests, no longer content to sit on the sidelines. I think that sense of engagement is one of the best things about the Pomona community.
Working as a Student Coordinator at the Draper Center was one of the defining experiences of my time at Pomona, and I would recommend it to any student who cares about social justice and community work. Though this kind of work might seem incongruous for a guy who ended up in consulting, it was one of the best decisions I made. The opportunity to know and work with classmates and community members of different backgrounds from myself was a big deal for me. I made close friends and became a better person. In the end, the mentoring and support of my colleagues and the incredible staff at Draper helped me land my consulting job.
I have a few pieces of advice for current and incoming Sagehens. One, concentrate on doing a few things well and don't needlessly overstretch yourself. Don't be afraid to take it slow at the start and take the time to find what you are really passionate about! Find people you enjoy and connect with, and don't necessarily limit yourself to your sponsor group or class year. Also, go outside your comfort zone and put yourself in spaces where you don't feel so comfortable at first. You'll find that you understand yourself and others better if you do.
I am happy to connect with you to talk about consulting, private equity, the Draper Center and social justice work, economics, philosophy, networking, and life at Pomona in general. My leisure passions include skiing, road biking, and Dungeons & Dragons, which I also enjoy chatting about.


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The one guy Bailey Rydell can't stand is actually the boy of her dreams—she just doesn't know it yet.
Classic movie fan Bailey "Mink" Rydell has spent months crushing on a witty film geek she only knows online as Alex. Two coasts separate the teens until Bailey moves in with her dad, who lives in the same California surfing town as her online crush.
Faced with doubts (what if he's a creep in real life—or worse?), Bailey doesn't tell Alex she's moved to his hometown. Or that she's landed a job at the local tourist-trap museum. Or that she's being heckled daily by the irritatingly hot museum security guard, Porter Roth—a.k.a. her new archnemesis. But life is whole lot messier than the movies, especially when Bailey discovers that tricky fine line between hate, love, and whatever it is she's starting to feel for Porter.
And as the summer months go by, Bailey must choose whether to cling to a dreamy online fantasy in Alex or take a risk on an imperfect reality with Porter. The choice is both simpler and more complicated than she realizes, because Porter Roth is hiding a secret of his own.
-- Goodreads.com description --
This book is so adorable! All I needed to know was that this is a You've Got Mail retelling and I immediately added it to my TBR. Then I found out that the main character is into watching old classic Hollywood movies and I just had the buy the e-book and read it straightaway.
I love watching those classic Hollywood movies and to be honest, one of my favourite films is The Shop Around the Corner, which was the original You've Got Mail. James Stewart is also one of my favourite actors, as I love him in The Shop Around the Corner, Harvey, The Philadelphia Story and many more. And anyone looking at my Goodreads.com profile picture knows I'm obsessed with Audrey Hepburn. I even have her poster up on my wall! So I was definitely intrigued by the many movie references made in this book.
To say this book was the perfect match for me is not an exaggeration. The characters are interesting, relatable, cute and funny. I believe the blurb says it all, so that's why I'm not going to go more into detail. Just believe me, if you are looking for an adorable young adult contemporary based with a lot of references to movies, just give this one a try. You won't be disappointed.
Alex, Approximately is the perfect Spring/Summer read! I gave it 5 out of 5 stars! That said, I now really want to go watch North by Northwest, so I'm not going to stretch this much longer.
Have you read this book or are you planning to? Leave your thoughts down below! Which are your favourite classic Hollywood movies? If you other cute romance stories with references to movies, please leave some recommendations down below!
Have you read this book or are you planning to? Leave your thoughts down below! Which are your favourite classic Hollywood movies? If you other cute romance stories with references to movies, please leave some recommendations down below!


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Eucalyptus Mint Soap - a lovely scent for this busy live. Wellness Bar has a soothing scent of eucalyptus, peppermint and rosemary. Prefect for relaxing tired muscles and Clearing the mind.
All Natural, Handmade soaps with Essential oils and yummy nourishing oils.
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Monday, January 11, 2016
Wellness Soap - Eucalyptus Mint Artisan Soap
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Dad's DIY Bath Bomb for Father's Day
Dad's bath bombs with peppermint and wintergreen, smell minty and soothes tired, sore, achy muscles. The therapeutic properties of these essential oil include: analgesic, anti-spasmodic, antiseptic, and soothing..
8 oz of sodium Bicarbonate
4 oz. Citric Acid
2-4 oz. Corn Starch (optional for silky soothe feel)
1 tbsp. Sweet almond oil (grape seed oil will do just fine)
1 teaspoon Peppermint essential oil
4 drops Wintergreen essential oil (spruce, balsam fir, cypress, or marjoram are great for relaxing tired sore muscles too.)
* (Always research essential oils before using them!)
2-4 drops of natural green or blue colorant (food dye works)
Witch Hazel
Sieve the Sodium bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Corn starch and mix in a bowl. Add the Almond oil, fragrance, color and jasmine essential oil slowly so you get the right blend for you. Now spritz lightly with witch hazel. Mix together until the mixture when squeezed doesn't crumble. Press into molds. The bath bombs should be taken out of the mold almost immediately and placed on greaseproof paper. Leave them to dry at least over night.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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During this time YOU and YOUR Inner Goddess
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your divine feminine SELF.
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1)Higher Mother Tongue Pupils :Complete Page 2 of Textbook.
2) Complete Page 6 and 7 of the Cells Worksheet for Science.
3)Complete Integrated Humanities eJournal, if you had not done so.
4)Complete Question 3 and 4 on Page 10 of the Math Notes. Complete using the exercise book, foolscap paper or write on the paper if you had printed it, only if you had not done so.
5)Complete the comment on "Personification", and show the breathing spots for the poem "Silver"
Important Reminders:
Read the book"Chinese Cinderella" by Wednesday. There will be a quiz on the book.
Do a research of logo design for ADMT, in general.
Prepare the slides for your own track and field sports.
(Black - Javelin, Green - High Jump, Yellow - Discus, Blue - Shot Put, Red - Hurdles)
Prepare the stretches for S&W class on Tuesday.
Prepare the cell model (hardcopy) and the presentation by Friday for Science. You will have to present it to the class, and the presentation should not exceed two minutes.
Please sign the Dental Service Form / Student Data Management (SDM) form if you had not done so.
Update your information on http://sst.sdm.sg if you had not done so. Do not Include HTTPS at the front as the website does not supports it. The ID is your NRIC number and the password is your NRIC number in capital letters, if you had not changed your password.
Remember to install the required software on your Macbook. More information can be found on the SST's Student Blog.
Required Software includes:
Epson - Direct Projection Software
Flip4Mac Player
Flash Player for Mac
Google Chrome
Google Earth
Graphmatics for Mac
Mathematica Player / Wolfram CDF Player
Math Magic LiteEquation Editor
VLC Player
Anything missed out, or something werid? Email me @ firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Friday, 10 January 2014
Important Information for the 10th of January, 2014. (Term 1 Week 1, Friday)
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hi can i know where can i get the science worksheet and what topic are you all at ?? also can i know what activity book am i suppose to complete my chinese work on ?? please reply asapReplyDeleteReplies
Sci teacher gave us tdy. Maybe only when u go sch then receive. We are on the topic: Cells.Delete
jia jun, those softwares that Ms Alex told us, is just to see only ,not to download rite?ReplyDelete
You should download the softwares Ms Alex wants.If you have not downloaded the softwares, please download it.ReplyDelete
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"Spirituality does indeed have a price, but no longer does it require silent retreats, self-reflection, or simply being a good person. It is for sale, and there are plenty of people willing to sell you their brand.
Billions of dollars are spent where spirituality meets narcissism. In a culture in which people are more concerned with being brands than humans, such a noxious cocktail was inevitable. We're living on our own Island of Misfit Toys: if you tell everyone they're broken, they'll buy into it. As a solution, these Insta-lebrities offer easy-to-digest solutions to life's pressing problems (the universe loves you!). And they can be humble, too: Sure, these leggings might not fix you, but at least you'll look good trying.
America's spiritual capitalism has subverted such messaging. Freedom isn't earned. It's purchased. Clothing isn't for warmth, it's for chakra alignment. In a nation of plenty more is never enough. The capitalists have won, selling spirituality as shamelessly as..."
- anon on 'America's Spiritual Capitalism'


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Fake Wowwee robots coming your way
Most companies that manufacture counterfeit goods often pick up targets that are easy to replicate, take the iPod nano for example. There are tons of nano lookalikes that hail from China, and despite many of them boasting different brand names, peel off the cover and you get the same generic schematics underneath. Therefore, it is pretty rare to see a fake of what most people would deem to be an advanced electronic toy. JaiQi Toys decided to go against the grain by releasing an entire line of Wowwee rip-offs. Known as the "Bo Series", this quartet of robots actually play their roles pretty well despite being an honest-to-goodness fake.
The Bo Series robots are capable of walking, turning, moving their arms about and even gripping onto objects just like Wowwee's range can . In addition, there are a few dozen pre-programmed functions that are bound to captivate the attention of children and adults alike, ranging from picking up everyday objects to dancing, whistling, and burping. Not only that, you can be entertained by quite a number of moves that one only sees in a Kung Fu flick. Even the remote control looks to have been copied down to the letter.
Those who have always wanted one of those Wowwee robots but could never save up enough money to afford one can now pick up one of these JaiQi Toy creations. Powered by four D-cell batteries, the Robone, X-Robot, Robosaur, and Robodog offer you almost the same level of fun as the originals at what I suspect is a lower cost. The website does not list any prices, so you might just have to fire an e-mail to the company for more information.
Source: Engadget


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Travelogue + Weddings: World Tour Wedding Part ITuesday, February 12, 2013
Hi guys, sorry for the lack of posts recently - we were insanely busy with my sister's wedding last month, hence I didn't have time to update the blog...
BUT I have some pics from the wedding for your viewing pleasure! The wedding was simply stunning - a 3 day adventure in the old city of Lahore, it was truly an experience of a lifetime. We're so happy we could share it with everyone who was able to make it. Here are pics from the first part of the ceremonies - the henna party, filled with lots of colorful outfits and dancing.
Stay tuned for parts II and III!
P.S. There are more pics of the wedding, our travels, clothes and accessories on Instagram, so feel free to follow me there as well! (Instagram: @sanaaansarikhan)
|The lit up trees and driveway on the way to the venue
|My outfit for the night
|So happy our childhood friend from Wisconsin was able to make it to the wedding! Here we are with the beautiful bride
|The glowing bride enjoying her night
|The outdoor portion of the venue


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The Village Movement: A Model for Building Supportive Communities for Older Adults
Archstone Foundation and The SCAN Foundation co-sponsored a special half-day program during the 2011 Joint Meeting of the ASA and NCOA. The special session, The Village Movement: A Model for Building Supportive Communities for Older Adults, was held on April 26, 2011 in San Francisco with 110 in attendance. Attendees from across the country included representatives from Public Health Departments, Area Agencies on Aging, Village Board Members, and Executive Directors of Villages.
"The Village Movement will grow and provide meaning, viable options for older persons to age in place all over America. If Villages are successful, then we will be pioneers in a movement that will be tailored to meet our needs as we age," said Joseph F. Prevratil, President and CEO of Archstone Foundation.
Villages are a membership-driven, grassroots effort to address the current and unfolding challenges facing older adults. Originally started in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts in 2000, the Village concept arose out of older community members' desire to reside in their own homes while being able to access services that address their needs. The Village model is rapidly expanding across California and the nation.