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I love mixing modern design with my technical insight to build beautiful web-based software.
Hi! I'm Murtada al Mousawy, a full-stack web developer working in the Rotterdam & Den Haag area.
I specialize in translating digital challenges into well thought-out software. I design and develop custom websites, apps and digital platforms, with a focus on UX and interactivity. Read more about me.
Projects I've worked on
Automation in the mental health research field has been an ongoing process at GGZ inGeest. With PsyData I was placing the needs of the users first and developed an innovative data storage and management platform for data managers and researchers.
Stress in Action
Stress in Action uses innovative technological and scientific methods to approach modern day stress. The project deserved a website that could convey its message and can appeal to a big audience, from investors to scientists.

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text: Maybe it was just a sign from the universe telling me to just stop moving so much, to calm down for a second and figure things out. And I think I did. Maybe I didn't. I'm not sure actually. I'm still figuring things out every day. It's interesting to think how a creative mind works. Imagine your web browser has 5,000 tabs open at the same time. That's exactly what's happening in here.


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One of my favorite things in the entire world is getting mail (good mail, not asking for money mail). That is a big reason why I love birchbox. Another reason is because I hate spending money on beauty products and make-up. I will embarrassingly admit that most of everything I use comes from Walgreens. Now I can sample products every month without having to spend tons of money on them... and the small sizes are great for traveling. I have to say that this month's box might have been my favorite, the sole reason being there was food in it.
love the package within the package
my favorite thing to get is lipgloss
how cute are these headphones?
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Stephen Willard has been a part of the Galapagos Marketing Data Resources group since 2012. A seasoned financial analyst, Stephen earned his degree from Grand Valley State University where he majored in Accounting.
A sports buff, Stephen enjoys fitness and being outdoors. In the warmer months, he enjoys improving his golf game in a league.


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The SD0980's 1.73m width and 2.30m height enables travel through restricted spaces. All-terain tyres and 4×4 drive mean that it can work outside on rough terain making it ideal for industrial or maintenance work.
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Suitably girded, I set out this morning to take on Spanish bureaucracy.
First stop was the Health Centre in my barrio of Poio, where I hoped to get a Health card entitling me to free medical attention and almost-free medicines. Things started well:-
Yes, we do issue the cards here. Every day between 12 and 14.00. Except Mondays.
So. you'll have to come back tomorrow. But first talk to my colleague to make sure you know what documents to bring.
This was speedily done, as I had all the documents with me, and I was soon back outside, wondering whether to take my morning coffee in the café next door. Fearing the place would be full of people spewing germs, I opted for one of my regular wi-fi cafés.
After my coffee and a read of the papers, I took myself to Pontevedra's Catastro (Property Registry), where I wanted to contest the bill I'd received for the municipal tax on the property in the hills I sold last November. During the peak years of Spain's phoney boom, this was a frustrating place to visit. Always packed from the minute it opened, if you didn't get there within the first half-hour or so, you'd get a number which clearly wouldn't be called until the clerks clocked off for lunch. Which meant never, as the numbers went back to zero after their break. Today was utterly different; instead of a maelstrom of humanity, there were just three people in front of me. And my ticket said the average wait was fifteen minutes. In fact, it was clear I was going to beat this as my number came after less than ten. But it was just then that one of the three clerks chose to leave for somewhere outside the office. Almost certainly a nearby café. So I waited another five minutes before getting to see a woman who could not have been more helpful. She confirmed that the buyers should have changed the details and helped me fill in the relevant form requesting the removal of my name from the register. She even photocopied my documents and ID, having initially told me I'd have to go to a nearby copestería to do this myself. Perhaps it was my charm . . . Anyway, tomorrow it's off to the office – the ORAL – where the bill is actually paid. Under Spanish law, it seems, two connected offices aren't allowed to be in the same building.
Talking of the law . . . My research has confirmed it's not an offence in the UK to wear earphones while you're driving. Nor will you be fined for not having two triangles in your boot, or a complete set of bulbs, or two fluorescent jackets. Or all relevant documents. And probably several other things as well. For a country which doesn't seem to place a huge emphasis on safety, Spain goes to town when it comes to taking a car on the roads. In short, in the last decade it's gone from one extreme to the other. But maybe it's got something to do with revenue generation, rather than a real concern for safe driving. All I know right now is that having earphones on is considered as bad as using a mobile phone – yes, really! - and that I'll be losing three points from whatever is the total I have left after a couple of speeding offences in 2010. Both of which, as you will recall, were a set-up.
The Voz de Galicia asked their readers if they thought the increases in VAT(IVA) brought in this weekend would lead to growth in the 'submerged market'. Unsurprisingly, 98% of them felt it would. Especially in their houses, no doubt.
Finally . . . I've heard it said that school-kids here lug far heavier bags than elsewhere and this picture in El País seems to endorse that. In the paper edition, the full bags (cases?) are shown and are clearly only a tad smaller than airline carry-on cases. A necessity or just fashion?


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Pennsylvania Judge Loses Challenge to Age Limit
(CN) – Two Pennsylvania judges failed to convince the stated Supreme Court that the mandatory retirement age of 70 is unconstitutional.
Judge Rochelle Friedman and Judge Alan Rubenstein, along with other plaintiffs who voted for them, challenged the age limit in a complaint against Gov. Thomas Corbett and other state officials.
They argued that the state law that requires judges to retire by Dec. 31 of the year they turn 70 is unlawful age discrimination that deprives voters of the opportunity to elect the candidates of their choice.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court found last week, however, that the action failed under a consolidated opinion it reached last month in Driscoll v. Corbett and Tilson v. Corbett. To overturn the age limit, the petitioners needed to show "clearly, palpably and plainly – that the amendment is so unreasonable as to be considered irrational," the ruling states.
Here, the petitioners had introduced evidence that Pennsylvania citizens live and work longer than they did in the age limit was enacted in 1968, and that the voters believed they were electing the judges for full 10-year terms.
The state Supreme Court ruled that the petitioners' evidence was "unnecessary relative to the claim that the age-70 requirement mandate is irrational, since this claim represents a legal conclusion that we rejected in Driscoll."
In a concurring opinion, Chief Justice Ronald Castille noted that voters approved the age restriction as part of a judicial reform package in 1968.
"This is the way broad Constitution-making via Convention (as opposed to specific, single-subject adjustments arising via political determinations by the General Assembly) works: it involves precisely such difficult decisions, and voters have to decide whether or not to take the bad with the good," he wrote (parentheses in original).


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I was deeply moved and heartened to hear of the work of one of SOFEA's graduates, Jane Grofski, in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand. This is her account of treating people from the Search and Rescue Teams with five element acupuncture. I hope this dispels one of the myths still hovering out there that five element acupuncture cannot be used for emergency treatment:
"We've had 7460 earthquakes now in the last 11 months and so you can imagine the state some of my clients are in. It's certainly challenging to live through.
I worked for the Search and Rescue Teams here after our largest earthquake and gave them all a 30 minute treatment. They were queuing all day and I got through about 170 firemen each week. I remembered your words about being tough enough to stay on our feet for a long time! It was incredible to see how much faster they processed all their stress and fatigue with acupuncture treatment. Some of them said they felt better after the 2 weeks in Christchurch than when they had arrived!
I worked from the principle of using all the most basic points. Check for blocks and use source and command points. Somehow it seemed there were more Fire elements among the firemen! The chest points helped frequently with processing the grief and the CV points were also common. I have developed my skill of being able to 'see' the meridians and points, so I could treat the points that just looked like they were the most blocked. In fact at one point the lights went out and the patient's body looked like it was covered in glow-worms – really beautiful and not something I'd seen before (I don't treat in the dark!).
I believe there is a great use for acupuncture in trauma care. I'd like to develop treatment criteria for other acupuncturists in acute trauma care and that would be a great topic for us to discuss. Often the firemen were actually dealing with previous issues and some had seen thousands if not hundreds of thousands of dead bodies in their lifetime. My basic principle was that if I could speed up their 'processing rate' then they would be able to deal with their daily stresses and fatigue. They are all highly trained and incredibly well self-managed emotionally; they just required their system to be 'sped up' to deal with the increased load. They responded particularly well to treatment as they were already in a highly focussed state of mind and motivated to get the best results from treatment.
I've now been asked to be a specialist consultant for the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group based on the initiative I set up here. I would like to see acupuncture used more extensively with the trauma teams and am applying for a grant to enable me to research this more extensively."
I give Jane's contact details below. She is interested to hear from anybody else who would like to share their experiences in working in this area. And perhaps there is some person or organization out there who would be interested in helping her fund her research:
Jane Grofski
Equilibrium Health and Wellness Spa
4 Teal Close, Ferrymead
Christchurch, New Zealand
021 795 855
A postscript to the above: I have just received the following from Jane to add to my blog:
"At the time of going in to work with the Search and Rescue Teams, my two children and I were out of my house and living in a tent, without sewage, water or electricity. It really was such a strong calling to go and do this work."


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Tulips and Bowl {a new painting}
Still Life with Tulips and a Bowl
{8" x 10" (20.3 x 25.4 cm) – Oil on Canvas}
After working on the smaller scaled tulip paintings I decided to jump up to an 8x10 inch size. For the time being I have decided to work on smaller format paintings {last year my goal was to get comfortable with 16x20 and larger canvases}, staying smaller helps the process go faster, thus increasing the opportunities to practice completing paintings.
This painting was completed over three sessions. On the first day I worked mainly in blocking in the composition and then focused on getting the tulip flowers painted. I knew they would change rapidly and wanted to complete as much as possible from life. I also did take a photo of the setup that first session so I could have a record of how the stem and leaves looked on the first day. Typically when I take a photo I do so for recording the shape of things as I print the photo out in black and white on my laser printer. I prefer working from life and using the colors I see in front of me, as the eye can see and interpret color better than a photograph can.
On the second day I worked on flushing out the leaves and stems and laid in the first layers of the bowl. The bowl required a series of steps, I used opaque paints initially and then used thick glazes of blues to lay in the pattern of the bowl. Because of the high quantity of linseed oil in the glazes, the painting had to sit and dry for a few days before I could come back and complete the finishing touches.
For the last session, I mainly used glazes to add a final layer to the bowl giving it a greater depth and dimension, and in areas on the tulips either opaque highlights were added for extra oomph or glazes were washed over the flowers to unify the shape of the flowers.


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The theory is based largely on the discovery in 1929 of distinctive stone tools, including sophisticated spear points, near Clovis, N.M. The same kinds of spear points were later identified at sites across North America. After radiocarbon dating was developed in 1949, scholars found that the age of these "Clovis sites" coincided with the appearance at the end of the last ice age of an ice-free corridor of tundra leading down from what is now Alberta and British Columbia to the American Midwest.
Over the years, hints surfaced that people might have been in the Americas earlier than the Clovis sites suggest, but the evidence was never solid enough to dislodge the consensus view. In the past five years, however, a number of discoveries have posed major challenges to the Clovis model. Taken together, they are turning our understanding of American prehistory on its head.
The first evidence to raise significant questions about the Clovis model emerged in the late 1970s, when the anthropologist Tom Dillehay came across a prehistoric campsite in southern Chile called Monte Verde. Radiocarbon dating of the site suggested that the first campfires were lighted there, all the way at the southern tip of South America, well before the first Clovis tools were made. Still, Professor Dillehay's evidence wasn't enough to persuade scholars to abandon the Clovis model.


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A stunt coordinator who ended up in a medically induced coma after an accident on the set of "MacGyver" last week has reportedly been taken out of intensive care.
Justin Sundquist hit his head last week during a stunt that had him falling off a tractor trailer, sources told Deadline. He was taken unconscious to the hospital.
A week after the incident, his friend, veteran stuntman Spiro Razatos, told Deadline that Sundquist has been taken out of the coma.
"He's not out of the woods yet, but he's out of ICU and knows what's going on," Razatos said. "He's responding and communicating with his friends and family. He has a long road ahead of him, but he's on a better road now. We're all praying for the positivity to continue."
CBS TV said the production team "is cooperating with the authorities investigating the accident" and the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has also opened an investigation.
Sundquist, who has also worked on "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," "Captain America: Civil War," "The Fate of the Furious" and "Kong: Skull Island," previously sued CBS after he was allegedly hit by a car while shooting "Hawaii Five-O." The lawsuit was reportedly settled.


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3D Mammogram
3D Mammography, clinically known as, Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT), is a new cutting edge technology that uses low dose x-rays at multiple angles to acquire information that can create a 3D image of the breast. Capturing the additional 3D images only adds a few seconds to the exam time. This exciting technology has been shown to lower the need for additional mammogram images and can increase the sensitivity for detecting early breast cancers, especially in patients with dense breasts.
3D Mammography Can:
- Detect 40% more invasive cancer missed with 2D mammography alone
- Provide more accurate results by allowing the radiologist to look at the breast tissue in multiple images
- Reduce the need for additional exam testing and save you a return visit
- Increase the sensitivity for detecting early breast cancers, especially in women with dense breasts
What is a 3D mammography breast exam?
3D mammography is a revolutionary new screening and diagnostic tool designed for early breast cancer detection that can be done in conjunction with a traditional 2D digital mammogram. During the 3D part of the exam, the X-ray arm sweeps in a slight arc over your breast, taking multiple breast images. Then, a computer produces a 3D image of your breast tissue in one millimeter slices, providing greater visibility for the radiologist to see breast detail in a way never before possible. They can scroll through images of your entire breast like pages of a book. The additional 3D images make it possible for a radiologist to gain a better understanding of your breast tissue during screening, significantly improving early breast cancer detection and providing the confidence to reduce the need for follow-up imaging by up to 40%.
Why is there a need for tomosynthesis breast exams? What are the benefits?
With conventional digital mammography, the radiologist is viewing all the complexities of your breast tissue in one flat image. Sometimes breast tissue can overlap, giving the illusion of normal breast tissue looking like an abnormal area.
By also looking at the breast tissue in one millimeter slices, the radiologist can provide a more accurate exam. In this way, 3D mammography finds 40% more invasive cancer missed with conventional 2D mammography. It also means there is less chance your doctor will call you back later for a "second look," because now they can see breast tissue more clearly.
What is the difference between a screening and diagnostic mammogram?
A screening mammogram is your annual mammogram that is done every year. Sometimes the radiologist may ask you to come back for follow-up images which is called a diagnostic mammogram to rule out an unclear area in the breast or if there is a breast complaint that needs to be evaluated.
What should I expect during the 3D mammography exam?
3D mammography complements standard 2D mammography and is performed at the same time with the same system. There is no additional compression required, and it only takes a few more seconds longer for each view.
Is there more radiation dose?
Very low X-ray energy is used during the exam, just about the same amount as a traditional mammogram done on film.
Who can have a 3D mammography exam?
It is approved for all women who would be undergoing a standard mammogram, in both the screening and diagnostic settings.


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ATLANTA — US health officials want all baby boomers to get themselves tested for hepatitis C.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday released draft recommendations calling for everyone who was born from 1945 to 1965 to get a one-time blood test for the liver disease.
The CDC says more than 2 million boomers are infected. That's more than three-quarters of all Americans living with the virus, many of whom don't know they're infected.


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Chasemore Farm held an Open Morning for local residents yesterday with over 80 visitors passing through the gates to see behind the scenes of a working thoroughbred stud. The morning included a guided walk of the farm, children's games and the opportunity to get up close to mares and foals. Thank you to everyone who attended - we hope you enjoyed your day!
The Thoroughbred Club at Chasemore Farm
Chasemore Farm hosted a stud visit for members of The Thoroughbred Club on Saturday. Over 20 members attended for a behind the scenes tour of the facilities from Paul Coombe and a talk on Stud Medicine from resident vet, Dr. Patrick Sells.
Open to all 16-35 year olds, The Thoroughbred Club is for those with a passion for the bloodstock industry. Members of the club have the opportunity to visit a number of other exclusive behind the scenes events in 2018, for further information and details on how to join, please visit thethoroughbredclub.co.uk
First foal at Chasemore Farm
The first foal of 2018 was born at Chasemore Farm on Saturday night - a Kendargent filly out of BLAST FURNACE. The Sadler's Wells mare is the dam of two winners CAPTAIN PEACOCK and BESSEMER LADY. The two-year-old filly by Bated Breath has be retained to race.


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Trevor Noah!
Prepping to interview this funny, thoughtful man, one of a handful of comedians who has kept me sane since the 2016 election. He's got a new memoir coming out—it'll be tough to top his #1 best-selling first offering, Born a Crime, or his Netflix comedy specials, which I've been devouring! Watch this space!
Pleased to share my second cover this year on comedy duo Jim and Jeannie Gaffigan! (The first was for WebMD Magazine.) We spoke at length again about her shocking diagnosis of a large brain stem tumor, but this time focused on her arduous recovery—which she's still going through—after an April 2017 surgery. From Jim's hilarious "Feeding Frenzy" videos (a YouTube series he created to make his wife laugh when she could only eat through a feeding PEG), to her ongoing speech and swallow therapy, and his role as 24/7 caretaker and parent (see their new Tylenol campaign that honors caregivers everywhere), this couple never stopped smiling through it all. READ MORE in the December issue of Brain & Life (formerly Neurology Now).


text: What impact do soils have on the taste of wine? Is there a direct correlation between soil type and flavour profile? Why do wines from vines grown on limestone soils taste differently from those grown on slate? I discuss all these questions and more in the latest episode of my podcast!


text: There aren't too many forks in the roads between Lonestar and Vegasia. Some of the regional Diesel Jocks affectionately call the main road in these parts "the Old 66", or sometimes "Sacred 66". North of the Pridelands, west of Lonestar, east of Califa as well as the Great Divide, out in the middle of the Drylands, there is a renewed thoroughfare with a prominent sign that reads but one word: Paradiso. It seems like a mirage at first to most travellers through the area. The land's dryness and unrelenting heat can provide for an exhausting travel through the area. Most of the old rivers have run dry throughout the plains and deserts (though there are underground pockets of water sparsely around) and Paradiso was founded on top of one of the best underground aquifers left in the wastes.


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Iranian tycoon claims EU sanctions are unfair
Iranian billionaire businessman Babak Zanjani has amassed the kind of fortune that could qualify him for a place on Forbes rich list. Instead he is on an EU sanctions list, accused of facilitating illicit oil deals for the Islamic Republic.
Members of Iran's business elite don't usually open up to the BBC, especially when they're accused of sanctions busting, but I was offered a rare chance to interview him on a visit to Central Asia.
A bus station in Tajikistan seems an unlikely place to meet a member of the world's super-rich.
Babak Zanjani has more money in the bank than the entire GDP of this tiny former Soviet republic, but in the past few years he has been investing in businesses here, and today he is in town for the inauguration of his latest venture - a smart new transport hub for the capital, Dushanbe.
Standing in front of a fleet of gleaming mini-buses, with the snow-capped Pamir mountains in the background, Mr Zanjani talks about the recent chain of events that have catapulted him into the headlines both at home in Iran and abroad.
It all began last December when the European Union named him as "a key facilitator for Iranian oil deals and transferring oil related money".
The EU said he was helping Iran to get round international sanctions by selling oil abroad and channelling the profits back via his Malaysia-based First Islamic Bank.
Mr Zanjani is adamant that he has been wrongly accused.
"I didn't buy Iranian crude oil. I was buying low quality fuel oil to sell to Malaysia," he said.
"The US and the EU have exempted several countries from the sanctions on Iran, Malaysia is one of them."
Well connected
Until the EU singled him out, few Iranians had ever heard of Mr Zanjani. But it soon emerged that this unassuming 42-year-old was actually one of the country's major businessmen.
From a base in Dubai he controls a network of more than 60 companies involved in everything from cosmetics production to oil and banking. He also owns the Tehran football club, Rah Ahan.
Mr Zanjani complains that the EU sanctions have had a negative impact on his business, forcing him to repatriate some of his assets from his bank in Malaysia.
"Because of the problems I faced [with sanctions], I had to transfer about 4bn Euros ($5.2bn; £3.4bn) of my overseas resources to Iran," he complains,
His problems with sanctions may explain why someone in Mr Zanjani's league is involved in relatively small projects like the Dushanbe bus station.
He is clearly very well connected in Tajikistan - the president and a large entourage of officials turned up for the grand opening. In addition to the bus business he also owns an airline and perhaps more importantly for him, a bank.
The mysterious Mr Z
Little is known about Mr Zanjani's background, beyond the fact that he was born in Tehran and has a degree in crisis management from a Turkish university and started out selling cosmetics.
Although it is not clear how he managed to amass such a fortune so fast, it is evident that he is extremely well connected.
In January he was back in the news in Iran when President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad named him during an extraordinary row in the Iranian parliament.
Lashing out at MPs seeking to impeach his labour minister, the president accused the speaker of parliament's brother of asking for a bribe from a mysterious "Mr Z" in return for giving him access to his brothers, who are the heads of the judicial and legislative branches.
Shortly after that speech, a secretly filmed video of Mr Zanjani appeared on the internet along with several controversial photographs.
One showed him on a private plane sitting next to an Iranian security officer, notorious for his role in the violent crackdown against protesters after the disputed presidential elections in 2009.
Another showed him carrying a gun. He laughs this off, saying it dated back to days when he worked in Iraq and everyone carried a gun for security.
And he also tried to play down his connections in Iran.
"I'm proud of working as a businessman for the Islamic Republic of Iran," he says. "I don't do anything political, I just do business."
But business and politics are very closely connected in Iran.
Mr Zanjani may be on the sanctions list, but with friends in high places, a banking empire and a network of companies stretching across several countries he may also be in a unique position to capitalize on sanctions.


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The Equine Program at the Charlton School
is a major part of every student's individualized treatment plan. Our Equine Program is both comprehensive and innovative and is comprised of 3 major therapeutic components
Riding Instruction
Mounted riding sessions under the PATH International Model are conducted as follows:
Weekly group (2 – 3 riders) therapeutic riding sessions with a focus on skill building and self discovery
Weekly group (2 – 3 riders) "trail" rides around campus with a focus on esteem building and environmental mindfulness as it relates to the horse
Students learn how to provide day-to-day care for the horses and are given opportunities to regulate their own behaviors and emotions to benefit the relationships cultivated between horse and human. Students who have been unsuccessful in social or academic environments are provided the chance to experience themselves as successful in the supportive surroundings of the Equine Program at the Charlton School.
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Educational classroom-like sessions are conducted in our new Equine Learning Center where visual aids (books, worksheets, DVDs, etc.) are used to promote understanding of basic equine physiology (parts of the horse), equine behavior (herd mentality, how to "think like a horse"), identification/explanation/purpose of tack, and overall horse care/barn management. Job skill related sessions within the barn area are held where hands-on grooming techniques, stable maintenance, and day-to-day horse care requirements are taught, modeled and carried out.
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
Intensive individual, group and family Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy sessions are added to the each student's treatment curriculum as needed. These sessions are made up of ground activities that utilize the horses in a way that requires the individual student, group or family to apply certain skills. Non-verbal communication, assertiveness, creative thinking, problem-solving, leadership, accountability, teamwork, improving interpersonal relationships and confidence building are some of the skills that are explored throughout this process.
Through carefully guided interactions, students develop riding, horsemanship and stable management skills that enhance social, emotional, physical and academic growth that they can carry with them beyond the Equine Program. As the students become more proficient in their horsemanship abilities, they begin to experience a feeling of mastery and success that is highly transferrable to other life areas.


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"My work is the manifestation of the beauty and mystery I find in my interactions with the natural world here in Mid Coast Maine. Through the process of experimentation with: pigments, found materials, color and texture, my images are "built" to reveal a narrative for: fish, birds and other living organisms. These ethereal images are creations, composites of my many years of being involved with the decorative arts and my printmaking training; this series is a true marriage of my love of nature, sense of place, and my artistic background."
Peter has a BFA in sculpture and printmaking from NYSCC at Alfred University and his MFA in Fine Art / Printmaking from Louisiana State University. He has taught at: university level, The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, workshops, and privately spanning over a 25+ year career. His work can be found in public and private collections throughout the United States and abroad.
Peter's work can be found at Local Color Gallery, Betts Gallery, and Sonya's Skincare Gallery in Belfast, Maine. His work is also at Makers' Market Shop and Studio in Brooksville, Maine and at The Hichborn restaurant in Stockton Springs, Maine. Studio visits by appointment. Commissions and Collaborations are encourged.
Click Here to Email Peter Directly
Maine Magazine 2019 ArtGuide
Selected as one of 78 most collectable artists in Maine for this upcimign season!
May 2018 to present - Local Color Gallery – Belfast, Maine
May 2018 to present - Makers Market Studio and Gallery – Brooksville, Maine
December 2017 to present - Sonya's Skincare Gallery – Belfast, Maine
June 2016 to December 2017 – Salt Air Gallery – Rockland, Maine
May 2015 to May 2017 - Jules Place Gallery - Boston, MA
March 2000 to May 2003 - Legato Gallery – Covington, LA
2004 - Present • Independent Workshops – Stockton Springs, Maine
• Workshop Instructor – Decorative Arts, Guilding, Fine Art
2000 - 2003 • Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Adjunct Professor of Art - Introduction to Design, Alternative Print Media, Intaglio
2006-2008 • League of New Hampshire Craftsmen – Hanover, New Hampshire
• Workshop Instructor – Decorative Arts


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My name is Lorajean Gudmundsen, and this is my magazine. This is where I post about things that inspire me, and give updates on what I am working on for my shop Little Lola's on Etsy.com.
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Eric & Sakeisha have overcome the odds both personally and professionally. Both were reared in single parent homes and they decided at the initial phase of their marriage that divorce was NOT an option. Their marriage was going to succeed where there parents marriages had previously failed. Fueled with a desire for their marriage to win, they embarked upon a 16-plus year journey to ensure that their marriage would win.
Together they've endeavored to be transparent in their marriage to help others win in their marriages as well. They offer a no holds barred approach when it comes to love and marriage.
The institute of marriage is a sacred covenant, not to be entered into lightly and definitely not to be taken for granted. Eric & Sakeisha do not sugar coat the fact that it takes hard work, dedication, compassion, trust, forgiveness, commitment and effective communication between both parties in order for a marriage to be successful.
Even when the pressures of life pushed them to what they thought was their limit, they fought their way back to continue to win in their marriage. The transition from boyfriend/girlfriend to husband/wife and mother/father has truly taught them how to stand in the midst of adversity. They encourage all couples who are considering marriage to start their marriage in a manner that will set you up to win. If you are already married and are experiencing challenges in your marriage, DON'T GIVE UP. DON'T THROW IN THE TOWEL.
Let Eric & Sakeisha help you with the tools necessary to help your marriage win through their honesty, life lessons, and faith.
Eric has a proven track record in the Information Technology Arena with companies such as Federal Express, Oracle, Symantec, G&T, CIRE Technology Solutions, & Alpha Technology Group, just to name a few. Sakeisha has been a leader in the Healthcare Arena as a registered pharmacist and has served in the leadership capacity for companies such as Wal-Mart and Walgreens for the past 14 years. Together they co-founded Covenant Kingdom Builders, served together as co-facilitators at Majestic Life Bible Institute, and served in the healing rooms and as facilitators in Marriage Ministry at their local church Majestic Life. Eric has also served a regular commentator on the Pastor Riva Live talk show. Known for their warm and genuine personalities, Eric and Sakeisha have also hosted their own conferences and have been guest speakers at conferences in Chicago, Hawaii, Boca Raton, Orlando, & Orangeburg, South Carolina.


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HOUSTON, March 13 (Reuters) - Mexico's state-run Pemex could delay to 2020 a call to energy companies to form joint ventures originally planned for October, amid government complaints that these companies have not invested quickly enough to make good on the promises of the country's flagship reform, the energy secretary said on Wednesday.
Oil firms in Mexico have only invested $800 million out of billions of dollars committed to over a hundred new energy projects, Rocio Nahle said at the CERAWeek conference in Houston.
"They must comply with what the law says in terms of timelines, otherwise they will have to return (licenses and contracts)," she said. (Reporting by Marianna Parraga; editing by Jonathan Oatis)


text: Culture ClassificationsUp & about Pres. Buhari extends his sick leave by an unspecified number of days By Saheedat Yussuf - February 6, 2017 0 1304 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp It was reported that President Buhari has extended his vacation to an unspecified date. It was reported that he has been asked by his doctors to stay back due to some test results that are yet to be released. Share on: WhatsApp


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To the Editor:
Re "Social Security, Present and Future" (editorial, March 31):
You are right to sound the alarm bells about President Obama's effort to cut Social Security and benefits for disabled veterans through a "chained Consumer Price Index." Under this proposal, according to the Social Security Administration, 65-year-old retirees would lose more than $650 a year by their 75th birthday, and more than $1,000 a year would be cut from their benefits once they reach 85.
The proposed change would also affect more than 3.2 million disabled veterans receiving disability compensation benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans who started receiving V.A. disability benefits at age 30 would have their benefits reduced by $1,425 a year at age 45, $2,341 at age 55 and $3,231 at age 65. Benefits for more than 350,000 surviving spouses and children would also be cut.
During his first run for the White House, in 2008, Mr. Obama said he would not cut Social Security. I hope he remembers that promise and keeps it.
I also hope he follows up on another suggestion that he made during that campaign and gets behind my legislation to raise the cap on income subject to the payroll tax, extending the life of Social Security for generations to come without the need to cut benefits or raise taxes on the middle class.
Yes, we must move forward on deficit reduction, but it must not be done on the backs of some of the most vulnerable people in this country.
Washington, April 1, 2013
The writer, an independent from Vermont, is a member of the Senate Budget Committee and chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
To the Editor:
Let's get one thing straight: Social Security is insurance. The overwhelming majority of working Americans pay for it. It is a self-financed program and does not increase the deficit, so don't cut its benefits for deficit reduction.
Funding for Social Security is solid for two decades. Improving its long-term funding is readily done by the measures you advocate — raising the cap on earnings subject to the payroll tax, and slowly and slightly raising Social Security tax rates. But don't tamper with the longstanding design of the program: weighted in favor of low and modest earners but also rewarding higher contributions by high earners with higher benefits.
Social Security provides the largest part of retiree income. The older one gets, the larger the share it provides, and the more one needs it.
Brewster, Mass., March 31, 2013
Ms. Bernstein is a national board member of the Older Women's League. Mr. Bernstein served as the principal consultant to the 1982-1983 National Commission on Social Security Reform.
To the Editor:
The lucid analysis and calm tone of your editorial are welcome contrasts to the unwarranted deficit-and-debt hysteria from those whose goal is to undermine our nation's fundamentally sound social insurance approach to retirement, disability and survivor income.
The National Academy of Social Insurance recently conducted a nationwide survey of Americans across all age groups and the political spectrum. It challenged respondents to make clear policy choices to solve Social Security's long-range funding. The academy's report, "Strengthening Social Security: What Do Americans Want?," shows that Americans are in fact willing to pay more into the system to avoid benefit cuts, including a reduced cost-of-living adjustment and further increases in the normal retirement age.
The survey illustrates that, when presented with objective facts, the people are way ahead of those who use fear and misinformation to poison the debate.
Port Washington, N.Y., March 31, 2013
The writer is a founding board member and chairman-elect of the National Academy of Social Insurance.


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Nkiko NSENGIMANA
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Thank you, indeed. I would like to dwell on three small quick points.
Mr. Schabas mentioned 25,000 deaths, killed by the RPF, and to him those were statistics and without importance regarding other deaths. Srebrenica was much less, yet it is a genocide.
I would also like to say that the figure is not 25,000 fatalities. I know much more. A specific testimony, as a matter of fact, I was a stakeholder or a player in the Rwandan society, and I was lucky to be witness to some events. After the conclusion of the agreements on the 4th of August 1993, there were a million refugees from Byumba, and most of them had come from Ruhengeri. They were at the doorstep of Kigali, and there were a million refugees as the RPF put them into this situation in February 1993. When the peace accords were signed, I went to see some organizations like the International Red Cross and UNICEF, and we felt the peace agreements have been signed, so people have to go back home. And there was a zone under RPF control, and there was a buffer zone where people walked in and out. And then you had the government controlled zone.
What I would like to say is that I took part in the effort to move 150,000 persons from refugee camps to the zone under RPF control. Let me tell you, I did the recording subsequently, compared them with the government statistics as to who was in Byumba. I checked against the statistics in the refugee camps. Mr. Schabas, in my calculation, I have a missing figure of 100,000 people that I took there myself. It is not 25,000 people. And I can give you even more examples, but that's not the point.
My second point is that the ICTR is like a doctor who is treating two fatal diseases but which are not of the same emergencies. For instance, you have a heart attack of a patient. And if treatment is not administered, the patient may die in a short while. And you treat this patient. I would like to thank that doctor for saving that patient from his heart attack. But this same patient is suffering from liver cancer, and it is getting into a terminal stage. And I tell the doctor, "You need to cure that liver cancer, because if you don't do it, that patient whom you treated for a heart attack will not survive."
I have read German history, but all I want to say is the Jews were not fighting the Nazis.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Vincent CHETAIL
Thank you. A last word from Mrs. Professor Yvonne Flour.


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Each painting in my collection has a story behind it and I cannot and would not pick out any single one: all of them are part of my life, a part of myself. With this site, I would like to open up to you a bit and to share with you things that interested and fascinated me for the last ten years, to make you aware of my exciting experience, my territory of joy and freedom.
Alexander Volkov
Sometimes, inspiration comes while working on a painting much alike the appetite that, as we know, grows with eating or else it can be compared with going on a mushroom picking field trip. Sometimes it just hits you all out of the blue — while taking the kid to school — when the brain is not yet fully engaged with the global reality. A number of things might come helpful, like roaming aimlessly through the city, contemplating bubbling water in a canal, visiting a shared residence in an old-Petersburg-style apartment or other inspiring places like jazz and fusion sessions.
Vadim Bo
The concept of a painting sometimes takes shape on the go, when I have already started working on the painting, along with the process of its development, in the course of overlaying colour patches and accumulating material. I believe that creation of a painting should be a long process, that a painting should grow — much alike a tree or like a mineral crystal in a cave gradually evolving into a precious stone. Usually I work on several canvases at a time and slowly, one by one they transform into independent works of art. The Paintings. Symbols, signs, recognizable objects, sometimes figures gradually appear. Sometimes a plot emerges. The longer the process of creation of a painting, the more extended is the impact on the viewer. Once in a while, I understand the meaning of some of my works only after they get finished. One might say that it is my subconscious mind that makes a painting. All of the images are recognizable and can be easily read but viewers are free to interpret them differently, the way they see them.
What are those images? It's hard to say for sure. They are letters, texts, half-erased pictures, images of a pomegranate, the moon, boats (as a symbol of movement, road, and travel), an image of home, etc. Sometimes they migrate from painting to painting or may add up into series (Aliens' Letters, Long Journey, A Place on the Earth and others). There are also symbols referring to icons or frescoes in my works, first of all, the image of the Hodegetria (the Virgin and Child as the eternal theme of motherhood). These works may also evolve into cycles (Burnt Icon, Restoration, The Other Side of the Icon, Dark Panels, etc.).
A painting will never succeed if it does not convey energy and magic and if there is no mystery in it. After all, a work of art is just a blast of steam coming out of the spout of a boiling kettle, a litmus test of the work that takes place in the artist's mind. Therefore, it is always obvious if an artist is honest with himself or only pretending.
Vadim Kolobovnikov
I get inspired by strength. That unrestrained, vibrant energy that is present everywhere and gets expressed in color, in the emotional grip of a song, in a confrontation, in a battle.
I get inspired by nature, by its pensiveness, by its temper, by all those things you can hardly put into words, things you can only grasp while observing, smelling, sensing, soaking every single bit of the world. The boundaries between objects dim out, the sky becomes a part of the water; birds, a part of the foliage; yourself, a part of the earth. I love trees — big, wise, sophisticated, seeking out the sun and the wind, and animals, and people sometimes. I am inspired by loneliness. An in-depth conversation with yourself. Not an explanation of the reality, rather an analysis of how it is perceived.
The beginning is inspiring. A blank canvas if you will. A breath you take before you start singing or dive into the water. Complexity is inspiring. Our world is too complex for us to fail to admire it. An apple fallen from a table might bring about a meeting of two people that are meant for each other or an unseen disaster or, on the opposite, might prevent something happening. Both the chain of these events, the way they flow from each other and the end result are fascinating. This is complexity. Ambiguity.
The extremes are inspiring. Silence and outcry. Laughter and tears. Brightness and dullness. Peace of mind and madness. Simply put, no matter where you look, there's always something that enables metamorphosis of your thoughts and development of your creativity.
Viktor Vasiliev
Francis Bacon once said in an interview that sometimes the less expected things like, for instance, the Manual of Oral Cavity Diseases, could inspire creative ideas. Back in the day, I was stunned and inspired by one of the paintings by Mikalojus Čiurlionis and after that I went through a similar experience several times. So it happened when I saw a calligraphic scroll with a poem by Du Fu, the 8th century Chinese poet. It was a large scroll of 2.0 by 0.8 meters and it was fully covered with hieroglyphs in the căoshū-style cursive script. This is a very particular style with script characters resembling flowing seaweed in the water. The scroll emanated an extraordinary power. I was very surprised to learn though that my Chinese teacher, a language scholar, an intellectual who had practiced calligraphy for six years, failed to translate this manuscript. He said he could make out only a few characters. From an inscription on one side of the scroll he was aware that it was a verse by Du Fu whose poems he loved and knew well but still he was unable to read the entire text.
In fact, in some ways the căoshū style is nothing else but a visual expression of the unconscious. Can you tell me where else we have a chance to really see the unconscious? That is exactly why the căoshū-style script is both elusive and attractive and in many cases proves unreadable ... High art is not much interested in an artist's conscious objective unless it is supported by the artist's essence and soul, by his true feelings, his openness and sincerity.
Anna Zholud
The rain from the sky falls, falls. That snow flakes, big drops. And soul washing toils, toils. Sometimes escapes drops. Sometimes that escapes the line steep, dotted. sometimes. Sometimes strip continuous black, my life as rope twisted and probably I fateful... And the rain from the sky falls, falls that snow flakes that big drops and soul washing is broken off sometimes spreads pools. A round dance leaves will begin to spin, and it is time to have supper probably, and heating boots in reflections, to scoop accidentally inspiration.
Mikhail Grachiov
An impulse to get started is akin to singing. Images arise when you feel good at heart. An idea to paint something may come unexpectedly or might have been nurtured for years — it varies from picture to picture. I usually make sketches with a pencil or a pen or whatever can draw or with all that together at the same time and I go on sketching until I get what I like and what corresponds to the concept of the painting. I always make stretchers and prime canvas myself. I buy canvas and then apply sizing and ground all by myself. I love the preparation routine not less than painting, it is a great pleasure for me.
I do not paint from nature — I always let it pass through the prism of my imagination first. I work on a painting for a long time, sometimes for years, to give myself time enough to reflect, to see, and to understand. Sometimes, an idea gets transformed and takes an entirely new form; sometimes nuances, unexpected aspects, or even a new vision of the material might appear. I am constantly on the lookout for a new form of image presentation since, in my opinion, it is the great form that makes and characterizes an artist.


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Healing Yoga NH is a tiny yoga studio in downtown Peterborough, New Hampshire focusing on private yoga instruction & small group classes.
Whether you are brand new to yoga or looking to deepen your practice, private yoga instruction will focus on your individual needs and goals, on your own schedule.
A private session looks different for every student. We'll start each session with a check-in to see how you're feeling physically, mentally, emotionally and energetically. From this information, and taking in to account the goals you set in our initial consultation, I'll offer postures, breath work, meditation, yoga philosophy and modifications to help bring your body into balance. We'll work on safe and proper alignment in the yoga postures, often with adjustments and hands-on assists, and finding a steady breath. Each practice will end with a few minutes of rest and guided relaxation.
Here are just a few of the things that we could work on together in a private setting:
Learning how to modify for health concerns or injuries
Practicing breath work to reduce stress and anxiety
Gaining confidence for group yoga classes
Building a safe foundation for more advanced yoga poses
Receiving a personalized meditation for emotional balance
Relaxing into a "spa-like" restorative yoga practice
Refining alignment in yoga postures
Creating a home practice for days when you can't get to the studio
If you're interested in learning more about how yoga may help you on your path towards wellness and healing, contact me to schedule a free consultation. We can either chat over the phone or meet at the studio.
Healing Yoga NH makes no attempt or claim to diagnose, treat, heal, or cure any medical or psychological condition, disease or illness. Yoga is not intended to replace the care of a licensed medical health professional. Any therapeutic yoga components of my teaching are based on therapeutic yoga training, not derived from my status as an E-RYT 200/RYT 500 with Yoga Alliance.


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Texting while driving is bad enough, but a person is likely to be much more distracted when using social media while driving. A new study finds that many people use social media networking sites, like Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter while they are at the wheel. Such use also includes the taking of selfies and uploading them right driving.
This information came from a survey that was commissioned by AT&T recently. The survey found that many people admitted to using the social networking site Twitter " all the time." 27% of drivers between the age of 16 and 65 reported that they used Facebook frequently while driving, with 14% admitted to using Twitter. However, among those who admitted to using Twitter at the wheel, 30% admitted to using it all the time.
Many motorists also admitted to using video chat while driving. As many as one in 10 admitted to frequently using such video chat services while driving.
Some of these activities are actually much more distracting than texting while driving. Not only is distracted driving becoming an epidemic, but the scope of distracting activities is becoming wider, with many people now admitting to a wide variety of activities involving electronic devices while at the wheel.
If you were injured in a car accident caused by a distracted driver, talk to a Denver car accident lawyer about filing a claim for compensation. Your claim could include damages for medical expenses, lost income, disability and other damages. Schedule a consultation with a Denver car accident lawyer today.


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Long Arm Quilting 101 Prerequisite
Basic Machine Set-Up and Free Motion Quilting
Before attending the basic long-arm quilting class, watch the 15 short videos in this youtube playlist. Doing so in advance will help make the hands-on class experience more productive for all students.
Long Arm Quilting 102 Prerequisites
Using the APQS Software for Robotic Machine Quilting
To take the class for using the APQS software and robotic hardware on the Juki QVP Long Arm Quilter, patrons must have taken Long Arm Quilting 101 class and watched the 11 short videos in this playlist before class. Students who have not free motion quilted on the machine recently should also review the videos for the 101 class as a refresher.


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The TYLER is modern, sleek and contemporary. Made of beautiful stretch crepe, this gown features a fitted bodice with an off-the-shoulder neckline with thin double straps. A fitted mermaid skirt drops to the floor with a long sweeping train, creating a long figure hugging silhouette.
Moulded cups
Off-the-shoulder neckline
Double V straps
Long mermaid skirt with train
Colour: Snow ( Off-white)
Sizes available : J+G sizes 0 to 5 * see size chart for conversions
Made in Toronto, Canada, with love
Please note: Your dress is being made especially for you. Due to the specialization of made to order gowns and dresses, all of our transactions are non-refundable/non-exchangeable, and all orders are FINAL SALE. ALL gowns have a minimum lead time of 6 months. If your wedding is before then, please contact us.


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Just because I'm based in the Colorado Mountains doesn't mean I'm not up for an adventure. Near or far, if you've got a location that holds a special place in your heart, let's go there!Read More
St. Louis. Forest Park. The Muny. The World's Fair Pavilion. A little (ok, a lot of) rain. AND an engagement session that knocked it out of the park! (Here I go with more puns...!)Read More


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A stinging state audit of University of California budget operations cast a long shadow over a UC regents meeting Wednesday, as students and union members chastised officials for raising tuition while squirreling away millions.
On Thursday, State Auditor Elaine Howle will talk to the regents about her findings that the UC Office of the President failed to disclose $175 million in surplus funds, paid excessive salaries and inappropriately interfered in campuses' replies to her auditors' confidential surveys.
But many of those who spoke during public comments on Wednesday were in no mood to wait for the agenda item. They said that if the UC Office of the President had extra money stashed away, it should not only have avoided a 2.5% tuition hike next fall but raised pay for low-wage workers and given homeless and sometimes hungry students more support.
"Shame on you, Janet Napolitano. Shame on you, UCOP," said graduate student instructor Hannah Kagan-Moore.
Taylor Chanes, a fourth-year UC Irvine student majoring in political science and education, told regents that students like her were struggling with substantial student debt and diminished campus services. She said later that financial aid covers her tuition, but she has taken out $27,000 in loans, mostly for housing.
After public comments, students and union members stood up and chanted, "Hey regents, step off it! The people over profit!" But they left peacefully when UC police told them to clear the room or face arrest.
Some speakers came to UC's defense, saying it was being unfairly criticized. Rejeana Mathis, a UCLA manager and chairwoman of the Council of UC Staff Assemblies, said it was fair to question UC's transparency and integrity, but when she heard some of the political posturing, she felt like "an angry big sister wanting folks to stop picking on UC."
Napolitano, the UC president, has disputed the $175-million surplus, which she has said is really $38 million. The rest of the money was budgeted, she said, for such initiatives as aid to victims of sexual violence and students who are in the country illegally.
In her opening remarks Wednesday, Napolitano said UC was "hard at work" implementing the state auditor's 33 recommendations to improve her office's budget practices.
Nathan Brostrom, UC chief financial officer, said the surplus cited in the audit represented one-time funds that have been committed to other programs and services, and he added that there were no plans to roll back the tuition increase.
James Chalfant, chairman of the UC Academic Senate, said flashy headlines about secret slush funds and "politicians' sound bites" show a lack of understanding of UC's enormous and complex organization. He said what needs to be discussed is how UC, with diminished state support, can make headway on such pressing challenges as the academic achievement gap, capital needs and unfunded pension liabilities.
"Right now, we have a mess on our hands, and we all need to work together to fix it," he said.
In other business, regents discussed how to bring in more transfer students, especially to less popular campuses. Under a 2015 budget agreement between Napolitano and Gov. Jerry Brown, UC agreed to boost efforts to enroll one transfer student for every two freshmen — a ratio set by the 1960 California Master Plan for Higher Education.
Brown announced last week he would hold back $50 million in UC funding for 2017-18 until the university made more progress in increasing transfer students and implementing the auditor's proposed reforms of budget practices.
UC officials told regents they admitted the largest transfer class in the university system's history last fall and were on track to meet the 2:1 ratio systemwide in 2017-18 — even though applications from freshmen surged and those from transfer students were down about 4%. The decline in transfer applications, which are mostly from state community colleges, is probably an after-effect of recession-era budget cuts, which sharply reduced class offerings and made it difficult for students to complete the coursework needed to transfer, said Regent Eloy Oakley Ortiz, who heads the 113-campus California Community Colleges system.
All campuses but UC Riverside, UC Santa Cruz and UC Merced expect to meet the transfer goal. UC Riverside Chancellor Kim Wilcox said his campus admits 60% of applicants, but only 20% of them choose to come. Challenges include UC Riverside's distance from most community colleges, competition from other universities and many students' struggles to master skills needed for UC work, he said. Only 7% of Riverside City College students, he said, have acquired the math skills needed for the UC system.
"There's a huge challenge preparing them," Wilcox said.
UC has stepped up education and outreach statewide about transfer options and requirements. Nearly half of UC's transfer students come from fewer than 20 of the 113 California community colleges.
Times staff writer Howard Blume contributed to this report.
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Please be advised that during regattas at the Korokoro course that the public boat ramp must remain accessible by the public at all times. Recently traffic cones have been used to cordon this area off but the WRA would like to appeal to the good faith of its members and supporters and ask that you keep this area and the area in front of the Water Ski club tractor shed clear at all times regardless of whether there are traffic cones in place or not.
Thanks for your cooperation
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Police in Raleigh said a wreck on Rock Quarry Road in downtown Raleigh involving personal injuries also damaged power lines and resulted in traffic being shut down.
Police said one woman was injured and transported to WakeMed after the accident, which took place near Lenoir Street.
The damage to the power lines required Rock Quarry Road to be shut down in order for repairs to be conducted.


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Where is the Jamaican economy heading?
THE above topic is a follow up to my article two Sundays ago entitled: 'Jamaica's last 41 years of economic walk'.
This week's topic is in response that economic walk, exploring where the country is likely to be heading in the face of the hype and good news talking, talking, talking, ironically led by Mr Michael Lee Chin who incidentally, publicly disagreed with Prime Minister Andrew Holness when he addressed the nation and declared that the "5 in 4" economic growth trajectory cannot be achieved.
Lee Chin subsequently and in short order came out publicly and said the economic growth timetable of "5 in 4" can be achieved. I was expecting an immediate dismissal of Lee Chin by the Government but oh, how times have changed?
Since the economic and financial crisis in Greece, there has been intense discussions taking place here in Jamaica about how, despite the talking, talking, talking ad nauseum, a similarly tepid economic structure of ours might end up along the same pathway. As the economic and financial crisis ripened in Greece, the BBC reports on that country's deteriorating economy was and remain disturbing to say the least even though there has been, since very recently, minor improvements in the macro-economic indicators. But these slight macro-economic improvements have come at a cost of increasing national indebtedness of that European country.
The micro and macro economic disarray and myriad social challenges with the various economic indices of Greece continues to fit perfectly into our Jamaican situation and vice versa. Greece pulling slightly back from total collapse and disaster resembles the very struggles, past and present, that our own Jamaican economy has undergone. And may I remind us how Greece had come to the water's edge and sinking? One third of the Automated Teller Machines had ran out of cash. Several major banks had closed and withdrawals from savings accounts per individual were restricted to 60 Euros regardless of the amount of money an individual had in his or her account. Fifty-nine businesses closed every day! The job losses, both among public sector, workers and the private sector were projected to run into the hundreds of thousands.
Greece, very recently, officially exited the last of three bailout programmes that saved it from going bust and abandoning the Euro. But the bailouts from the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and European Commission came at a huge cost that will still be felt for years to come. In exchange for money, Greece agreed to drastically cut spending, and implement painful economic reforms. Government employees had their salaries slashed, their pensions frozen, and their retirement age pushed higher. Consumer spending fell drastically, unemployment spiked and many businesses shut down.
The Greek economy as I write is now three quarters of the size it was in 2007, before the crises started. And it still faces a range of challenges. The economy is expanding again but at a "half-satisfactory pace", said Holger Schmieding, Chief Economist Berenberg Bank. Public debt is forecasted to peak this year at over 188 per cent of Gross Domestic Product before declining to 151 per cent by 2023, the year Greece is due for another review and possible debt relief but plenty of problems remain.
"There are a number of economic issues that have not been resolved throughout the bailout programme despite the supervision in the past eight years, said Mujtaba Rahman, Eurasia Group's managing director. Rahman said: "I think it is a stretch to call the rescue programme a success. It has not restored economic health".
The question being asked here is if Jamaica with its bloated debt overhang and structurally anaemic economic growth path will go the way of Greece? A parallel question being asked by those who experienced the shocks of the 70s, 80s and 1990s is… Will Jamaica go back to those heedless days of hospitals running out of medicines, bandages, electrical power and failing standby generators, resulting in crucial surgeries being done with flashlights and tilly lamps in several operating theatres across the island? That on being accepted as a patient to most hospitals including Cornwall Regional Hospital you were required to carry your own sheet, Dettol and soap as these items were in short supply or non-existent as the Ministry of Health ran out of money and could not buy these vital and critical items. Or when the gas line at service stations stretched for sometimes two miles for motorists to buy five gallons of gasoline — the limit that was allowed. The waiting time in the gas lines would be on the average of half-a-day. There was just not enough foreign exchange at the Bank of Jamaica to purchase the needed national demand.
It was a time when the supermarket shelves were empty and "marrying" of goods became commonplace. This was a practice of one being forced to purchase goods that were not needed, as quid pro quo to get what the customer wanted. There were multiple occasions when public sector workers could not get their pay on time as the national coffers were empty. A time when "scheduled" electrical power cuts across the island was a minimum of five per day as the Old Harbour turbines buckled under the demand. And a time too when there was a limit of how much could be drawn from an individual's savings account similar to what happened in Greece.
Interestingly, all these experiences in varying degrees and intensity were as a result of the consequences of major economic shocks, internal and external, that reverberated to the very foundation of the Jamaican economy, eventuating untold hardships to the widest cross section of the society. Between 1970 and 1995 the Jamaican economy received vicious economic body blows occasioned by the steep rise in oil prices from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, during the Arab-Israeli War in 1973 and again in 1978, which exacerbated the overthrow of the American-backed Shah of Iran by the Ayatollah Khomeini in the Revolution of 1979.
The next decade saw a convergence of the battering forces of 1970 precipitating a debt crisis which continued throughout the 1980s. And as the economy succumbed to the various contortions, distortions and reconfigurations the weakening in its internal capacities continued into 1995 which saw the collapse of the financial system, with depositors losing their savings and investments in many of the commercial banks due to failures and closures.
It was indeed a sad, sad time particularly for the aged and pensioners of untold hardships. In light of the foregoing, what is the likelihood of Jamaica reaching the stage from which Greece now tries to extricate itself ? Whichever choice you make on the question, the answer would not be pleasant. We have a narrow window which is fast closing, unlike Greece, to still band together, to stay the course ... for a change, and save ourselves and our children and grandchildren's future.
The sugar, coffee and bauxite industries, two of the country's structural economic and social mainstays contributing to robust economic growth, foreign exchange earnings, and job creation particularly in the 1950s and 1960s have all but collapsed. And what is left of those once premier industries is being exaggerated by carefully crafted public relations stunts with a narrative far removed from national reality and diametrically opposite to the experiences of the people directly affected and in the communities where these sugar factories and bauxite plants once operated.
The question is also imported: What are the consequences and implications politically relative to the next general election campaign between the ruling Jamaica Labour Party and the Opposition People's National Party? And in a country where voter apathy, cynicism, mistrust and disaffection towards the political process have been coalescing even as they are rising? The evidence of which saw a voter turnout in the last general election of only 47.7% of the Jamaican electorate, the lowest since 1944 in contested general elections. The fundamental determinants , in my view, of the outcome of the next parliamentary contest is less about what some commentators and political point men are inclined to place their focus on … which is a cosmetic consideration of a "personality and beauty contest" between leaders Andrew Holness and Peter Phillips and their respective parties. But the next general election will be more about the Jamaican people's level of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the quality of their lives. What they have experienced in real time… and not a plethora of promises and expressions of good intentions in the face of growing mistrust on the part of so many Jamaicans with the political culture.
As usual, some politicians and their financiers are barking up the wrong tree — victims of their own self-mesmerism ... or propaganda?
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Go with the Solid State drive. You can get some huge ~3 terrabyte drives for $150 or less. I saw a 1tb unit for $89 somewhere. Although with the newer 7000 rpm disc drives they are plenty fast and very cheap now.
*Note that if you're running an XP machine, XP might have a problem supporting anything larger than 1 tb. This does depend on your particular machine though.
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I haven't seen any ss drives much beyond 225G. I'm looking for another 1T drive for a later model intel quad core machine.
Unfortunately, not the latest iteration, but when used for my usual regimen, it has worked fairly well.
IRC, a ss drive of that capacity will be above that figure.
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I use Western Digital for spinning-disk drives. Had a really bad run of Seagates a few years ago, Barracuda 7200 RPM models. Three failed with bad spindle bearings, the second two being replacement for the original failed disk. I disassembled the final failure since I didn't plan on returning it, bearings were seized so tightly that I could only turn the platters with channel lock pliers.
For SSDs, just go with a good brand. I like Intel, Kingston and Samsung. Installing an SSD in an older machine will get you a few more years out of it, it feels like a brand-new machine a lot of the time. If you're using Windows XP, make sure to install the drivers that come with the SSD or it'll wear out prematurely.
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Very few reasons to not go with a SSD now days, capacity and cost are the only two that are usually brought up.
My gaming PC with a SSD can go from Power on to surfing the Net in something like 12 seconds and Shut down in less than 5 seconds. Programs open the instant you click on them too and are ready to go!
I still use spinning drives for back ups. Some are always powered and connected and some are stored in bubble wrap and boxed away.
For brand of SSD I usually go to NewEgg.com and just read all the user reviews and judge the quality off of that. Think my newest one is a samsung.
Believe this is my first post also, just got home with my first engine! A Sattley 1 1/2 or 1 3/4 HP
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high capacity SSD is very expensive. Can't do it.
One recent web article claiming Hitachi has the lowest failure rate in standard spinning drives. Enterprise style?
Not sure what that means.
I use the laptop for most web surfing, hours at a time & it's been doing very well, 5 years so far, but Fs up once in a while, but I don't think any of that is related to the HD.
Probably need a clean install of windows.
The desktop is where all the heavy lifting is done...photo files starting @ 20MB before adjustments, final file size with all the fixins is abou 85MB per shot. Then a little video work with files in the gigabyte range.
I run this machine for about 5 hours a day when this stuff needs to be done, otherwise, it's off for a week at a time or longer.
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Don't mean to derail this thread, but Welcome Aboard SmokStak 1320Fastback.
I assume (dangerous I know) by your user ID that you like racing old Fords.
Sounds like you picked up a good engine there to play with too, so welcome to that hobby as well with the first of many engines.
I just keep coming back again and again like the Evil Twin of a Bad Penny !
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Thanks Otto-Sawyer! I used to take my 68 to the local drag strip but it's now a strip mall and the Stangs now yard art.
My last spinning drive that failed was a Hitachi, thankfully it didn't catastrophically die but instead started to stall and I could hear a click click click and took that as a warning.
For $150 I think I might get 2 decent sized spinning drives, one internal and one external. Load the OS and most used programs on the internal and the external as a back up that is powered and updated as often as required.
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As far as brand its really hit and miss (pun intended!) LOL!
Theirs so many hard drives being made everyday that their is bound to be bad ones from every manufacture.
I think it's best to have a on site (off site is even better) back up regardless of drive brand. I would take 2 generic drives any day over 1 name brand drive.
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Don't know about now but in past I bought a westerndigital 80 gig hd , it died in about 6 months, read online alot of other people with same drive had same problem.So I've stayed away from that brand. I've had good luck with Maxtor and always bought them, but seagate bought them out. I'ld stick to the old big name manufacturers,and avoid the new comers till they have a proven track record.
Most harddrives have ball bearing to support the disks, all ball bearings eventually wearout (~4-5 years ?? of heavy use) . One of my old Maxtor's had hydrodymanic bearing instead of ball bearing, it's stiil running but I don't use that machine much.
Other thing I noticed is some computer cases don't provide much cooling for harddrive and they can run hot, that's bad for life.Had one die like that, I suspect it was because it didn't cool well. Another time I had one hd propped up against case and noticed it was hot, then few months lotter it died. Now I always position a 3" fan to blow cooling air over the hd, nice and cool hd and no more failures. I just salvaged fan and power connectors from an old computer, can mount fan with silicone rubber for glue.
Other thing is when I bought a 7500rpm drive I noticed it ran hotter than the 5000rpm ones.
Just my observations.
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I was given a Dell over the weekend that was functioning but the family upgraded. The wife insisted on keeping the hard drive for fear of her personal info getting out. Which she knew I had no way of getting it out but someone else could if they got a chance..
So I have a case without a hard drive. Please forgive my ignorance, but the "windows" program is on the hard drive right?
So if I get a hard drive and install it, I need to have a operating system to put on it. If I want to use something besides Uncle Bill's program, how can I get it besides the internet? I have dial up. I have thought about trying Red hat or something else.
And this machine would be good to try that with as i have no money in it and could use a good machine.
Speed is not that imperative or I would not be on dial up.
It would be nice to get all the program I need on a cd or flashdrive so i can upload it into the machine myself.
Dont have alot of experience at some of this stuff.
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I had forgot about this thread.
I just bought a western digital 250 gig hard drive for my Dell 4700 I think it is,and i am having trouble.
I put the factory restore disc that came with the computer in it to try to reload the operating system of XP. The disc was unopened until I tore the plastic.
The computer had a 160 gig hard drive when it was new. I am told I screwed up buying a larger hard drive.
First I got a error message saying the hard drive was not compatible,then the second message saying a system 32 file was corrupt or missing.
Then when I tried to restart the computer the cooling fan was really loud and then after a while I tried again and blue screen. Then after a while, I got it come up again giving the system 32 file corrupt or missing.
How can a file get corrupt or missing on a disc and it in perfect shape and never opened? The hard drive was used but said to be good by the ebay seller and had been formatted on a windows 10 system.
I aint out of but 14 bucks if I can't get the computer working but I really need another older computer for the radio room as I call it where i used to do my ebaying and other type stuff.
All the stuff I want to sell is in there and it is aggravating making out list and coming to the house and trying to do it all like that.
I just thought I could do this on my own. Having a college degree from 27 years ago in electronics is not helping me much. I feel kinda dumb and would like to work this out myself if I could
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Did you configure drive in bios before you started?
Which system 32 file is corrupt or missing? I've still got several XP machines (both home and pro) and I could probably zip it up and put it on my gdrive for you to download.
I personally love Western Digital drives. I've been using them since Windows 3.1 days and never had a failure with one, but have with virtually every other major brand. Maybe I'm just lucky...
One "feature" I did discover about WD drives though: when multiple drives are connected on same interface WD insists upon being a master! Perhaps no longer a problem with SATA drives, but a hard and fast rule for IDE.
'The time has come', the Walrus said,'To talk of many things: Of shoes and ships and sealing-wax Of cabbages and kings'
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1. That P4 machine came with SATA drive, so no worry who is on first.
2. With SATA, you should not have to configure anything.
3. Not enough memory - memory is obsolete, so should be very cheap - 4 gigs would be nice.
4. You should format with your operating system. You want to wipe everything, including recovery partition and set up new C and D partitions. XP will use D for system restore. Then install OS.
If you have WD disc, you can use that. Let it check drive to make sure it is good and does not have too many bad sectors. When you install os, you get a choice to quick format or full format. I always choose full format.
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Check xp install disk for scratches/dirt.
--In my opinion western digital is junk!!!!!!!!!
Maybe 10 years ago ago I bought a new 80 gig drive, in about < 4-6 months it started the click click click thing on start up. the heads clicked as they hit the stops,( heads could not find the sync tracks). Drive would not boot.
I looked on line , seems every one else had trouble with WD 80 gig drives too.
So I haven't bought or trusted WD with my data since then
--For rotating disks Maxtor was best, though they got bought out by seagate, Seagate was a good name too.
-- Don't think it affects your small 250 gig disk, but one issue with Xp is they have a max drive size limit, it's somewhere around ~450 gig I think. Unless your motherboard or drive controller daughterboard has a newer bios you have to load some bigdrive enable files and set them up. Look up xp and big drives.
Xp can use fat 32 I think , but wants to use the newer file format, ntfs. When I set up xp on computers , I first wipe the old drive using low level formater Max Blast ~ vert 4 by Maxtor (it self boots to dos like os) and for speed I let it format the drive. Then I put in the Xp OS disk an let it run install. If you have drivers like for a daughter card IDE like Promise the install gives you prompts to hit keys to install a floppy so it can read the drivers for it.
One possible solution is run XP off a small drive, and keep your data on a USB hard drive. I'm told the USB type has a built in controller that has the moderm BIOS you you don't loose files because of the drive limit of ~ 450 gig of XP , when you don't load big drive enable files , there are ~ 3 of them, and you have to turn at least one of them one in side xp.
Sorry about sloppy typing.....it's late
---maxblast ~ver 3 or 4 can cloning drives. I forget if it can clone a OS boot drive. When I tried to clone an XP drive with antivirus, think I got the blue screen of death, So seems the anti-virus has copy protection. I think without the antivirus installed on original drive the clone worked.
Anyways now I alway zero the drive (low level formate) to remove any possible viruses , then install XP off the install disk.
--If your getting errors, maybe try a different cd drive or GENTALLY clean the disk. I wash my CD with soap and water if it's dirty. Don't scratch it.
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Free! Excelent prog!
'The time has come', the Walrus said,'To talk of many things: Of shoes and ships and sealing-wax Of cabbages and kings'
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Before my last upgrade, I used "Ghost" by Norton. After the upgrade (new motherboard with SATA for 1TB drive), Ghost wouldn't work any longer so I upgraded to Windoze 6.
Windoze 6 has a decent backup and restore function that I now use. It requires a separate startup disk for restore (and I have made one and it is stored in a safe place).
What I do, though, is use a second, external 1TB drive to make the backup to. I think I can simply swap the backup drive for the regular C: drive if the internal drive croaks but, if that fails to work, I can run the startup disk and do the restore per Windoze.
As I recall, I did a test swao and it worked.
Take care - Elden
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Since the drive was used by a computer I would do a low level format and zero the drive. This wipes everything from the drive and returns it to new factory conditions. The software I use to do this is MaxBlast ver 3 or 4. It self boots to a dos like OS. I think to get Max Blast to work with hard drives other than MAxtor you have to have a Maxtor dirive on the computer. There may be other software that will do this I just don't know about them. The newer MAxblast versions seem to want to run under windows, I suspect this self booting one is more immune to problems. Since it self boots it seems it would completely control it's OS environment, so no viruses.
Other thing you can try is loading XP on to a USB flash drive if your computer can boot from USB devices. I've heard if you do this you have to load it as a fat not ntfs file system. I never tried it.
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With the info you have provided, it sounds like your computer is booting to the hard drive instead of the installation disk. When you boot up the computer it should momentarily state which key to press to get the boot menu, usually F10 or F12. Then use the up\down arrow keys to choose to boot from the CD drive. You should head the CD spin and the light on the CD drive flashing. Good Luck!
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I found this old thread that talks about corrupt files in last paragraph, sounds bit similar to your issue. Sounds like it's related to the drive not being wiped clean first
When I install a new IDE drive to be the boot drive I unplug cable to all old harddrives. , install new drive as the master on first IDE port, and load XP on it. Then if I want to trasnsfer data from old drive to new one , I shut off , connect old drive as a slave or connect to second IDE port as a master/ or slave, then turn on computer.
Even though there are now 2 drives with boot sections, the one on fist IDE port master takes precedence and boots the system. That is unless you loaded some fancy software into the boot sector that allows you to boot to several OS.
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Ok thanks for the help.Sorry I have not checked this thread in a while. I will have to relearn some stuff as I have forgot alot about formatting hard drives and such. The drive was formatted with windows by the seller before he sent it to me.
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