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Linux Pipeline Newsletter
Monday, November 21, 2005
In This Issue:
- Microsoft Makes Windows Validation Plug-In For Firefox
- Sun Throws Solaris Onto Open-Source DB Bandwagon
- Web Domain Accord Offers Something To Upset Everyone
- More News...
- Microsoft Aims To Make Life With 'Ajax' A Lot Easier
- First Look: Microsoft Office 12 Beta 1
- Special Coverage: 20 Years Of Windows
- More Picks...
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Surprise! Rather than our usual Wednesday delivery, we decided to drop in early this week. Unlike some of the other guests you can expect to see this week, we won't show up at the last minute to eat you out of house and home; we won't spend half a day sprawled on your sofa, rooting for the wrong team and drinking your good beer; and we definitely won't show up with a "gift" fruitcake -- although if you're a regular reader, you know that we certainly have a few of those to spare.
Speaking of fruitcakes: In the interest of holiday amity, we're laying off Windows this week at least long enough for the birthday, umm, thing to blow out the candles on its silicon cupcake. That's right, 20 years ago (roughly) last week, Windows 1.0 slithered out of its crib, got loose just long enough to scare the neighbors, and quickly vanished -- although I understand that we have screen shots of the critter, along with many of the other interim Windows releases, for those of you who enjoy gawking at scary, freakish things.
Bear in mind: This is what Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were fighting like rabid pigs to be the first to steal from Xerox Parc. Then as now, it's surprisingly hard to imagine that 20 years from now, we'll look back at this hulking, hard to use, slow as molasses desktop semi-savagery and wonder how we managed to make any productive use of it.
(Or we'll be living in the wreckage of our shattered cities, fighting for our lives against an army of murderous mutant Windows cyborgs, wishing we had taken Bill Joy a little more seriously than we did. Take your pick.)
If all of that Windows hoopla is putting you off your lunch, we've also got the latest on Sony's attempted suicide-by-rootkit, which unfortunately looks to be a failure after all. I am inclined to think, however, that even a corporate creature as notoriously hard to house-train as a multinational record label may have learned its lesson -- for the time being -- from such a vicious, and by no means finished, public smack-down.
It also looks as if Sony's bird won't be the only one getting cooked during the weeks to come. Now that we know Sony launched its first musical malware experiment a full seven months before anyone said boo about the problem -- and, at last count, stashed its nasty little I-me-mine declaration on no less than 52 different titles -- some of the more thoughtful technology analysts are turning their attention to failures of the newly-ironicized "security software industry" in this case.
In a nutshell: Consumers have paid these companies untold millions of dollars in recent years, only to find that instead of hiring ever-vigilant technology watchdogs, they've been supporting a bunch of Barney Fife impersonators who spend seven months trying to get the bullets into their guns.
Open-source anti-virus software never looked as good as it does after this episode, that's for sure.
My time is up. Feel free to write with comments, complaints, or counter-rants. And to everyone who has written lately: my apologies for not responding more quickly. I appreciate hearing from you, and I'll do my best to get caught up with all of you in the very near future.
Until then, have a great holiday. I'll be back with the newsletter at our regular time next week.
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Microsoft Makes Windows Validation Plug-In For Firefox
Microsoft this week released a plug-in for the rival Firefox browser so that users can validate their Windows systems.
Sun Throws Solaris Onto Open-Source DB Bandwagon
Web Domain Accord Offers Something To Upset Everyone
Hackers Take Parting Shots At Sony's Rootkit 'Fix'
IBM Details DB2 Improvements For Planned 2006 Release
Opera Unveils AJAX Development Tools
Microsoft Aims To Make Life With 'Ajax' A Lot Easier
InformationWeek talks to Microsoft Product Manager Brian Goldfarb about the growing use of the standards-based Web development technologies collectively known as 'Ajax,' and about Microsoft's plans to provide tools to make Ajax development easier.
First Look: Microsoft Office 12 Beta 1
Special Coverage: 20 Years Of Windows
Windows At 20: The Good, The Bad, The Really Bad
The Making Of Windows 1.0
Windows: A Timeline
'Vista' And Beyond: Windows Looks Ahead
Mass. Gov Backs OpenDoc Policy -- From A Safe Distance
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Natural beauty therapies and treatments are not new in India but sometimes it helps to have an expert reiterate what your grandma told you. We asked professionals who sell branded natural beauty products to part with their recipes for great skin and hair. All you need to do is raid your kitchen.
Mira Kulkarni, founder, Forest Essentials
Kulkarni was introduced to home-made beauty remedies in college. In 2000, she founded Forest Essentials and recently Estee Lauder Cos. bought a minor stake in the company. She believes there are "no quick fix" beauty solutions for eternal youth and worked with vaids (ayurvedic doctors) and biochemists before she launched her range of natural skincare and haircare products based on old ayurvedic texts.
Honey body glow
½ cup pure cold-pressed almond oil
¼ cup organic honey
1 tbsp white sesame seeds, ground finely
Mix all the ingredients together. Rub all over the body and then step into a steam room for 10 to 15 minutes. Rinse yourself with hot water. This recipe softens and smoothens the skin.
Kamal Passi, founder, Lotus Herbals Ltd
A keen interest in Ayurveda led this engineer to start his company 25 years ago, which exports natural beauty products under the brand Better Botanicals and Umaveda to the US, Germany and Japan. Lotus Herbals was launched in India 14 years ago, when most beauty products were chemical-based. The family believes strongly in natural remedies and treat their physical ailments only with ayurveda or homeopathy.
Nourishing hair mask
100g amla
100g shikakai
10g brahmi booti
½g shilajit
20g anaarchhilka
10g bhringraj
Soak the ingredients overnight in an iron utensil. Blend and make a paste. Apply the paste well on the scalp. Leave it on for 1-2 hours and wash off with warm water. You can use this at least once a week.
Ishween Anand, founder, Nyassa
Anand is an MBA who worked in the financial sector for eight years. While in the US, she got hooked on handmade soaps and "started reading Soapmaking.com instead of The Wall Street Journal." After learning soap-making by hand and doing a few courses, she moved to India two years ago and started manufacturing natural products. Anand currently makes handmade soaps, body butters, lotions, scrubs and air fresheners which are available at her Khar store in Mumbai and other department stores.
Salt or sugar body scrub
100g table salt or sugar
100g olive, jojoba or sunflower oil
3-4 drops of any scented essential oil
Mix all the ingredients together. Massage small quantities of the scrub all over your body for a few minutes (use it only neck downwards, not on the face) and then rinse it off. Use it once a week.
The salt or sugar helps exfoliate the dead skin cells, while the oil moisturizes and nourishes. If you have sensitive skin, opt for salt as the bigger granules of sugar might irritate the skin. If your skin is oily, decrease the quantity of oil in the recipe; if it is dry, you can increase it.
Ahalya Matthan, founder, Ally Matthan
Matthan got a whiff of what she planned to do with her life at 14. The perfumes at her father's agarbatti factory fascinated her. Instead of plunging into the family business, Matthan got a masters degree in Perfumery Science and Technology from Versailles, France, and then branched off to start her own line of fragrance-based beauty products. Ally Matthan products can be picked off-the-shelf at Bangalore Central Mall and Raintree, near Windsor Manor, Bangalore.
Solid perfume
2 cups of water or vodka (vodka retains fragrance better than water)
1 cup fresh chopped flower blossoms of your choice (choose from jasmine, geranium, roses, tuberoses, orange blossoms or honeysuckle)
100g beeswax (available at local pharmacy)
100g Vaseline
Place a cheesecloth over a bowl with the edges hanging over the bowl's rim. Fill with a cup of flower blossoms. Pour the water or vodka over the flowers to cover them completely.
Cover the bowl and let sit overnight. The next day, using the edges of cheesecloth, pull out the water/vodka-soaked flowers. Gently squeeze these flowers through the cheesecloth so that the scented water (or vodka) can be collected into a small pan.
Simmer this fragrant water or vodka until about 10g is left. Cool and pour into a small bottle. Melt beeswax and Vaseline over low heat in a glass or enamel pan.
Cool slightly and stir in the perfume you made. Pour into containers such as small tins, lip gloss containers, tiny compacts or tiny jars and air-dry until firm. You have your own home-made secret blend ready to use. Perfume made this way has a shelf life of about a month.
Dr Dinyar Workingboxwalla, Aesthetician
This low-profile aesthetician has been practising for 37 years and models such as Sheetal Mallar and Mehr Jessia are his regular clients. Workingboxwalla customizes natural products for his clients, follows a holistic, no-nonsense approach to skin care and definitely does not believe in anti-wrinkle or anti-ageing
Moisturizer for dry skin
2 tsp apricot oil
2 tsp jojoba oil
1 tsp wheatgerm oil
2-3 drops of an aromatherapy oil of your choice
4-5 vitamin E capsules (break them open and collect the oil)
Mix all the ingredients together and apply on moist skin. You can leave it on overnight if your skin is very dry and undernourished. You can also store it in a bottle for a week.
Blossom Kochhar, founder, Aromamagic
A qualified aromatherapist and beautician, Delhi-based Kochhar has been in the business of beauty for more than 30 years. Her aromatherapy cosmetic range is chemical-free. Kochhar also manufactures essential oils for use in spas and for home beauty treatments.
Hair moisturizer
1 tbsp castor oil
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp glycerine
1 tsp white or brown vinegar
½ tsp any shampoo
½ tsp any conditioner
2 drops of essential oil (either lavender or ylang ylang)
Mix all these ingredients. Apply the moisturizer starting from the ends of your hair and work your way up to the roots. Lightly massage for about 5 minutes. Put on a shower cap and leave in the hair for 45 minutes. Unlike lemon juice which bleaches hair, vinegar and essential oils add shine.
This moisturizer works specially well on coloured hair. It should be applied twice a month. But if your hair is in bad shape, you can try it weekly.
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Azerbaijan Miscellaneous Hydrographic Features (points), 2008
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- Azerbaijan Miscellaneous Hydrographic Features (points) is a point theme representing dams, weirs, islands, springs and water-holes in Azerbaijan. This layer is a component of the Global Map, a 1:1,000,000 scale framework dataset of the world. It consists of vector and raster layers of transport, administrative boundaries, drainage, elevation, vegetation, land use and land cover data. The data were prepared from information provided by national mapping and other organizations worldwide.
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The Millville Town Council held a public hearing this week and approved a final site plan application submitted by Millville By the Sea for 55 single-family, detached units located in Sand Dollar Village.
Chuck Ellison of Miller & Smith, the current developers of Millville By the Sea, said it was a "pretty straightforward plan," located immediately adjacent to the existing Sand Dollar Village. He also outlined five stipulations put in place by the town's Planning & Zoning Commission and how they had been addressed in the final plan.
Richard Shoebridge asked if the homes would be part of existing Sand Dollar Village community. "Are they part of our POA?" he asked, referencing the community's property owners association, which he noted was approaching critical mass on ownership, reaching the point where the developers would have reduced authority.
Ellison said the new homes would be part of the same POA.
"We are about to get to the 75 percent needed to where we have some say," emphasized Shoebridge. "We are never told anything. You are making it impossible for us to have a say in our community. We have no say in anything."
Ellison said the area was "always envisioned to be part of Sand Dollar Village."
Following a lull after a request for a motion on the plan, Mayor Gerry Hocker made a motion to approve the plan, and the council approved it with a 5-0 vote.
The council this week also approved some changes to lot lines and the relocation of the proposed clubhouse and pool for Bishop's Landing, a Beazer community, requested by Dove Barrington LLC.
Steve Marsh of engineering firm GMB said that, with the changes, they were actually reducing density in the development, reducing the total number of units by eight and adding 7 acres of open space. The changes, he explained, came about after Beazer's national marketing group met with local representatives and wanted to incorporate some changes.
The revised plan also calls for the proposed club house to be about 700 square feet larger and the pool to be about 1,000 square feet larger than originally planned.
Marsh said they had gotten approvals from engineering firm URS, Sussex County officials and Tidewater Utilities for making the changes and needed the Town's approval so it could be recorded and they could "move forward."
The council approved the changes 5-0.
Councilman Bob Gordon reported one Tuesday that Wayman Fire Protection should have a design for the planned town hall sprinkler system in the next six weeks or so. At last month's meeting, the council had discussed and approved having Wayman design a system that could then be bid out to prospective installers. That step came after the council had been discussing the project for several years.
Also at the Feb. 12 meeting, the new postmaster at the Ocean View post office, John Douds, introduced himself to the council. He said he had 17 years of service with the USPS and, despite the service's grim financial reports, was confident that the Ocean View post office would be around for many years to come.
"Although the outlook looks grim, I feel the post office itself will be around another 20, 30 50 years, in some capacity. But the Ocean View/Millville post office will not be going anywhere in our lifetimes."
Doud noted that he was active with the Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Little League, and offered the council any assistance they would need in any of those capacities, as well as his duties as postmaster.
Town Manager Debbie Botchie immediately asked for his assistance in getting some residents of incorporated Millville assigned the 19967 ZIP code. She said there were a few who, despite their property having been annexed into the town, still had either 19970 (Ocean View) or 19945 (Frankford) ZIP codes. He said he would be glad to help.
The council thanked him for introducing himself and welcomed him as postmaster.
The next Millville town council meeting is a workshop scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m.


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Its warming up and now we're all thinking about the beach! Don't worry… We have plenty of sets for you to choose from!
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We have had so many customer projects shared with us featuring our Marvelous Mandalas Set 1 and Marvelous Mandalas Set 2 that we had to make a blog to share them with you!
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Here is a seriously adorable set perfect for the little ones in your life! Our artist, Robert, has come up with 12 darling patchwork style stuffed animals. Alone, they are positively precious as applique. But we took it a step further. We added stippled backgrounds!
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Hello Quilters! We have another customer inspiration post for you! We have looked at how many transportation-related projects have been made with different design sets and decided we had to share some of our favorites from Getting Around Applique Set 1 and Set 2, Monster Trucks Applique, and On the Move Applique!
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It's time to Kiss the Cook!! This post will be looking at different customer projects featuring our Kiss the Cook Female Chefs Filled set! These whimsy chefs are sure to brighten the day of any cook in your life!
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Memorial Day is a time to remember servicemen and servicewoman who have passed away. This is a time for remembrance and a celebration for what they stood for. Here are sets you can use to adorn any projects for the occasion.
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We wanted to share this picture that Julie took while watching The Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards because it's officially BASEBALL SEASON! And whether you would rather play or watch... it's time to enjoy the season, so we put together some inspiration for all of your baseball-themed projects!
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Moms are the most important person in so many of our lives! Which is why every year for Mother's Day we have to think of a wonderful gift to show our moms how much we love them!
We put together customer projects that can serve as inspiration for your presents for the mothers in your life…
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We want to introduce you to the Stix family! Made exclusively for Designs by JuJu by Christopher Brown, this is a super cute family of stick figures that are quick and simple to stitch out. Here are many customer projects to share some inspiration with you!
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Let me paint a picture, if I can. The plate is flush in the floor. When you want to load/unload a truck you raise it. You do this by pulling a ring that is in a hole in the plate. The ring is connected to a chain that raises/lowers the plate. At the end of the plate is a piece of steel that flips out when you raise the plate (to connect dock to truck) and when you pull the chain again, the piece of steel should fold back down and then the plate falls back into the floor. Got it? Good.
Well the small piece of steel at the end of the plate won't fold down so I decide to do it manually. The only way to do this is to stand in the trailer and push down. So push and push I did. With no result. I took a deep breath and pushed again. This time success! However, my foot is beneath the small piece of steel and instead of that small piece just folding down, the entire plate comes crashing down. On the end of my foot. My foot is pinned between the dock plat and the edge of the trailer. Not good. The pain, at first was pretty bad. I was able to get most of my foot out of my shoe in time but my poor big toe and his neighbor suffered the most. I did not go the the e.r., doc whatever. Because it really only hurt for a hour or three. I have since then looked at my toe and it looks like something Prince would wear on Halloween. Not pretty.
I was actually going to take a picture of my foot jammed in there but my brain was too busy processing the pain. Maybe I can recreate it tomorrow.


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March 2017 41 Above The water feature element was built using a spillway, a 23 light white LED strip, a spirit pond and stream pump. The basin has a flagstone coping and stucco finish. It is filled with polished beach pebbles. 12", prepping the foundation for a level grade. The build team then set the drainage runs and linear drains. After testing the water flow, a road base was set to 6" above the leveled and graded foundation. This base was compacted and reapplied sev - eral times to get the required grade for water flow. Framing of the concrete areas and rebar work was performed shortly after. The prep work for a pour of this size takes about a week. This includes the time used to make the forms for the concrete pav - ing. The pour was completed in a single day. Expansion joints were integrated into the patio at critical areas where the con - crete meets the house. In addition, the build crew also installed a carefully concealed recessed concrete transition zone with lin - ear drains, one for each of the concrete patio segments. This was done to channel water to a pair of established water swales on the north and south sides of the property. It is im - portant to note the recessed area was excavated 12" below the main patio to allow for drainage to this area. All patio surfaces were sloped to the concrete recessed area as it contains three tandem linear drains. The concrete recess handles water overflow during heavy rain, while also serving as a transitional zone to move from the breakfast nook area to the master bedroom segment leading to the backyard and garage. The area was finished with flagstone steps mortared in place and filled with polished beach pebbles and accent boulders. Raised seatwalls, which double as planters, are filled with a plant theme selected to incorporate a pallet of sustainable and low water plants suited to the region for long lasting color. The build crew had to excavate down below the frostline at 36" before concrete could be poured. The paving was poured with thickened edges and increased rebar, a standard recommendation by engineers in the region for seat walls set on a concrete slab on grade. The thickened edge is 24" and has rebar on center at 10". This is integrated into the main patio slab, which is 6" thick and has a standard rebar spacing of 16" on center. The seatwalls were built with concrete Fighting the Frost Livestock water heaters are common on farms in cold cli- mates across the country. These units come in different shapes and sizes and help keep the water above freezing temperature-allowing livestock to hydrate, even during the coldest months of the year. These heaters are available in electric and propane models. For more infor- mation visit www.valleyvet.com or search for livestock water heaters. Above A dedicated water line and auto-fill mechanism allow for the basin to fill when it gets low. The water line is heated in the garage with a livestock water heater which Stringer modified to fit her water feature design. This modification allows the water feature to function all year long.


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I was in the store and I could have stopped myself but I didn't – I bought a six of Mike's Hard Lemonade. The last six of beer I bought was fucking horrible- hangover left me sick as shit, I was puking, I hated the feeling of being drunk- It was fucking horrible.
I drank a bottle of Strawberry Lemonade- 5% alcohol.
Oh God it tasted good. And the buzz felt wonderful. I drank another. Still good. Buzz still felt nice. A third bottle. Took a few hours to get this far and it felt good the whole way. Tasted good too- not like beer. Fuck, beer is horrible. This stuff tho- Oooh, this Mike's Hard Lemonade is nice.
Next day I woke up and no hangover.
I'm off the God damned wagon and trying hard to make sure this is a one-shot situation. Number one, it;s fucking expensive. About 8 bucks a six pack. And I can't drink it when my oldest is around, and since his dad is in the hospital, he's around ALL THE TIME when he gets home from school. Playing on my computer, hanging around me. Talking, etc. Not a bad thing at all- he's a good kid in a bad situation- his dad is in the hospital and slowly dying in front of his eyes. And now, while he doesn't realize it's happening, his recovering alcoholic step-mom is becoming an alcoholic step-mom again.
FUCK. I have a six and a half of Mike's with me right now, drinking before he gets home. I have to stop this. I can't go back to being a full fledged dying alcoholic- it almost killed me before. I had less than 2 months of life left before- my liver was dying, my kidneys were dying, my pancreas was dying…
And oh MAN this Mike's is good and it tastes good and it feels good to be drunk again but not so drunk I can't function, and NO FUCKING HANGOVER from this stuff (I can't stress how wonderful that last part is).
What the fuck am I going to do?
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It's the hardest thing you can ever do but you have to find the inner strenth to pour that shit out. I care what happens to you.
Comment by Paul Wandland | June 14, 2012 |
we all care what happens to you Anne…seriously…drinking won't solve your problems, heck I don't even know why people think they would heal your issues or make it go away…it doesnt, Hang in there
Comment by ssfsdelta911 | June 14, 2012 |
What can you do? You have my number and you can call anytime. You're too good of a friend to have me sit idle while this is going on. This is some serious shit girl so let us help when/where/if we can. You're not alone, you have back up. Always will.
Comment by Falsdoon | June 15, 2012 |
FYI There's folks on Disturbing Things and out in the real world that are pulling for you and wish you the best. Never think you're alone girl. We're behind you on this all the way.
Comment by Falsdoon | June 17, 2012 |
You need to swallow your pride and not more alcohol and GET TO AN AA MEETING. Get youself the support you need to find your strengths so you don't slide back again
Comment by john | June 17, 2012 |
She'll get no help at AA, that crackpot christian cult actually cuts a person's chances in half. She knows it and so do I. That's why i wrote a FREE on-line book on recovery that covers 21st century research and not AA's Victorian Age imaginings The support group she needs are her friends and family while she sorts things out. After a decade plus before hitting a speed bump says she's pretty good about keeping it together. All we have to do is be there for her.
Comment by Falsdoon | June 19, 2012 |
Since you're pushing AA that means you're probably brain washed into thinking it actually works. That means you'll detest my writings on the topic. Here's the link, just in case I'm wrong: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/140925
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Check out their site to find out more about how you can help - it may be by displaying a link on your homepage or by sending a donation. We all need to help! One day, it might be one of our family members who is missing! The more we see these children's faces looking out from our computer screens, the more the possibility that one day we may glance at a face in a store - one with hair colour changed, or cut short, but we'll recognize it as a face we've seen. Every one of these missing children leaves behind a family and friends who love them, who worry about them. 2300 children go missing every day. There is so much pain in the hearts of the people who love them. We NEED to get involved.
We also have responsibilities towards those children who live their lives among us - children whose homes may not be the warm,loving shelter that they are entitled to; whose parents may not be giving them the love and care that is theirs as a right. I am not talking about the parent who slaps a child's butt as a disciplinary measure, but if you are aware of a child who is being beaten and abused, you need to speak up. There are countless organizations to turn to, and most have a local or 1-800 telephone number, and your report is kept anonymous. In fact, you do not even have to give your name.
There are some who survive the most terrible of childhoods and abuse. Two of my favourite authors are Roger Kiser and Dave Pelzer.
It is up to all of us to learn from their experiences, so that we can save another child who might be in the same situation as they were. Dave has been on "Oprah" before, talking about his experiences. Roger has his own website, "The Sad Orphan Website". These two men have extremely upsetting stories to tell, it is a miracle they survived at all.
Likewise if you see a child who is not clothed adequate for the climate, or who constantly begs food. Neglect can be just as damaging to a child as abuse. Many organizations will help a family which is struggling financially; being poor is not something to be ashamed of, but turning a blind eye is! Local churches are a good
place to start when seeking help - they often have their own social service group; some provide food and clothing, others may help with utility bills or shelter costs. All of these things could make a difference in the life of a child neglected by circumstance, where it is a lack of resources causing the neglect, not a parent who can't be bothered by the child. Also, the United Way has offices in most major towns, and their number should be in the telephone book.
The following organizations are active in the child abuse forum. They can provide other information if you think a child is being abused.
On a happier note, how about a site that gives you ideas on raising your children to be brighter? this site is currently under construction, but will eventually link to educational sites all over the world - and not only those dealing with formalised education, either. Learning should be fun, and that's what this site hopes to foster.


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I pulled my back on saturday attempted 16.4. It was one of the stupidest decisions I have ever made and an important lesson that I have learnt. Almost a week later, and here I am, about 60% done with recovery. My flexibility has gone to the negatives because my lower back tightens up when I try to stretch. I couldn't even touch the floor a few days back. Just came back from a run, and I'm feeling a little better today so I think it's healing slowly. Anyway, the important point is that I'll be more careful in the future, and I shall work hard in my rehabilitation process. Thank goodness my dance classes are on term break.
The past two days have been aerial lessons, starting with the first lesson of silk (which I'm so happy to have registered for in time), followed by the first lesson of intermediate hoop. We learnt elbow hangs in hoop and a variation of angel and I managed to straddle back up from elbow hang so that was fun, but I wished we could have learnt more in the time we had. It may or may not be due to the fact that we combined with the new beginner class but I really enjoy my hoop class so I have no gripes. It's really humid these couple days though, so the sweat game is a little annoying but I'll learn to deal with it. Kind of have this lacklustre feeling about these weeks lessons so I hope Saturday will be fun.
Went for a run today despite my back because I needed to get a little active in hopes that it'll help my back and it went pretty well. Cut a little off my 5km timing but wasn't able to complete 15km as planned because my body was just tight and my energy levels were low. Still happy with the 5k PR and I shall work slowly back to 100%
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Great Talks, No Sweat: How to Speak with Confidence and Charisma to Any Audience
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Written By: Stan Munslow
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Date: November 2016
Duration: 1 hours 13 minutes
Think about it... If you ever find yourself up there in front of the room, giving talks or presentations lacking in confidence, expertise, or charisma... You don't lead. You don't convince. You don't sell. Bottom line: Bad talks are bad for business. In this one-of-a-kind "Learn & Affirm" audio you will not only learn eight powerful strategies that will give you the ability to speak with poise, power, and pizazz in front of any audience, but by using Stan Munslow's proven "Learn & Affirm" process, you will learn these strategies faster and more effectively than you ever thought possible. Acquiring the skills to speak before others with total confidence will not only eliminate the unpleasant symptoms of stage fright, it is the answer to just about everything else that will make you a more successful speaker. Things such as: Strong, articulate voice-quality. Improved poise and appearance. Powerful, engaging, convincing delivery. Connection with your audience. If your work demands the best from you as a speaker, these are skills you can't afford to pass up. Get "Great Talks, No Sweat" today!


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With the mission to help "Discover Your Resource," we have dedicated ourselves to providing readers with new points of view and the chance to find new ideas, ways of life, and opportunities they never knew existed. Let us help you discover your resource too.
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1. Dog-bite claim costs rise most since 2007
Is it the recession or our litigious society? U.S. home insurers paid 5.3 percent more for the average dog-bite claim last year. "The average cost per claim climbed to $26,166 last year from $24,840 in 2009," Bloomberg reports. "The average cost per dog-bite claim has surged 37 percent since 2003."
2. Private-equity firm to buy American Idol parent
If you, like me, thought American Idol sounded like a lame idea when you first heard it – well, we're both out $511 million in cash. That's how much a private-equity group paid this week for the company that owns the TV hits American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance.
3. Philip Morris Int'l CEO: Tobacco not hard to quit
If you smoke – as I do – then you know how expensive and addictive it is. But don't tell that to Philip Morris CEO Louis Camiller, who says, "Whilst it is addictive, it is not that hard to quit." By the way, he only quit once in his life. For three months. When he had a cold.
4. New Oreo confirmed! And it's bigger than ever
When I was a kid, it was just "Oreo cookies." Then came "Double Stuff." Now be prepared for "the Triple Double Oreo." Coming to a store and a clogged artery near you, with "Three chocolate Oreo wafers with two layers of creme – one classic vanilla, and one chocolate," according to MSNBC.
5. Twitpic, Flickr, and other photo-sharing sites can sell your images if they want
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Designed and constructed with applied research partner SAIT Polytechnic, Trilogy Environmental Systems has developed and patented (pending) the Trilogy Hybrid Water Desalination System (Trilogy HWDS™). The goal and purpose of the system is to maximize fresh water output while using the least amount of energy possible.
Housed in a 15-metre shipping container, the system uses a high-pressure reverse osmosis process to convert ocean water or sea water into fresh potable water in less than half an hour. The system and process is capable of processing up to four million litres of drinking water per day (input), which is enough to supply approximately 47,000 people with fresh water daily. In addition to removing the salt, the system also filters and treats the water for microbes and other disease-causing organisms and impurities, thereby producing a finished product that meets and exceeds global water standards.
The system's flexible modular design allows easy process scale-up; thus smaller or larger capacities can be accommodated by adjusting the membrane areas and resizing the peripheral equipment to accommodate our customer's application and needs. Additionally, the Trilogy HWDS™ is equipped with climate control along with a booster pump that can move filtered water to external storage containers or into a civic mainline.
The innovative Trilogy HWDS™ combines hybrid power systems and hybrid water treatment using advanced membranes and evaporator technologies in a unique 8 step configuration that provide maximum fresh water recovery from saline or sea water. All of which can be controlled and monitored from a friendly computer interface with automatic cleaning routines, process alarms, and failure shutdown.
The demonstration/prototype plant is rated to supply 1,600 people with clean water daily (based on 23 hours of operation) with a recovery rate in excess of 50% for North Pacific Ocean water. The recovery rate can vary according to water characteristics and operation conditions.
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Arkansas Cabins - There are many cabins to choose from in the beautiful state of Arkansas. A new favorite of ours is RiverView Cabins and Canoes located just east of Mena in the town of Oden. There are twelve cabins surrounded by over one hundred acres of wooded, hilly property located along the Ouachita River. The property is very nicely kept and the staff is very helpful and friendly. The cabins range from extra small to large. Many of them have sleeping lofts and decks equipped with hot tubs. There is even a bunkhouse that sleeps sixty people to accommodate large groups.
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Although she'd probably be deeply resistant to me posting this, I'd contend that Kate Crawford and her brilliant compatriot Nicole Skeltys are largely responsible for introducing me to a world of deeply engaged feminist thinking, through the lens of their compelling and brilliantly tongue-in-cheek project, B(if)Tek, in the mid 90s. Yes, they named their band after a cut of meat...
"A.I systems reflect the values of their creators" - Kate Crawford
I've been privileged to maintain a wonderful connection with Kate over the years, and even had the honor of contributing a small part to her wonderful book, "Adult Themes: Rewriting The Rules of Adulthood"
To call Kate and Nicole "feminists" would almost, curiously, feel patronisingly reductionist - they are simply much more, so much more - smart at f•••, politically engaged, exceptional media makers and exceedingly good humored. I was reminded of their work today, listening in the car to some new music by Holly Herndon who's own discourse on process and composition feel inspired and necessary in a music-only context.
Anecdotally, I also heard Rhythm and Sound for the very first time at a house-party at Kate's place, circa 2001. True stories. Somehow both music, media and academia have been central to parallel journeys - although mine took me rather deep into the bowels of Berlin clubland for over a decade of performances in Germany, and over half this time living in the nation's capital.
But I digress. Here's what Kate's up to now, followed by a glimmer from 2001.
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The US IT Help Desk uses the LogMeIn utility to remotely connect to employee and store computers over a high speed internet connection. The LogMeIn remote connection allows Help Desk technicians to take control of mouse and keyboard inputs on computers, which allows the agents to remotely investigate and resolve most problems.
The end-user must grant access each time a technician requests to remotely access and control their computer. The process has multiple steps which are outlined below:
- Open a web browser and navigate to www.logmein123.com
- A prompt for a 6 digit PIN code will display. This code will be provided by the Help Desk technician
- After entering the code, click the Download button
- You will be prompted to 'Run' or 'Save' the file. The prompt will display differently in Internet Explorer and Google Chrome
- In Internet Explorer, select Run
- In Google Chrome, the file will be downloaded automatically. Click on the file in the bottom of the browser window to launch it.
NOTE: If an error displays indicating that the file can't be run because it has been moved or deleted, select the 'Save' button and double-click the file in your 'Downloads' folder.
- Next, a pop-up window requesting 'User Account Control' will display. Click OK
NOTE: The popup below may be automatically minimized by your computer. If you do not see it, minimize all other windows that are open, or look for the LogMeIn '+' icon on the taskbar, which may be flashing yellow.
Additional NOTE: If a Windows Firewall pop-up window displays, simply close the Windows Firewall window. The technician will still be able to proceed.
- After clicking OK in step 5, another pop-up window will display asking for your permission to allow LogMeIn to make changes to your computer. Click Yes
- Once the technician attempts to begin the session and view your screen, a final pop-up window will display the permissions that the technician will have. Click OK to begin the remote session
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Brian McCallister
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Brian is 6 feet tall and looks older than he actually is. He is well groomed and shaven, keeping his hair short. His clothes, of course, change every day, but he tends to favor simple t-shirts and jeans, preferring the colors green, yellow and orange. Despite looking older, he naturally seems calm and content. He is well built physically, but not completely muscular. He walks and behaves in a very friendly manner to the public to further improve the image of the places where he works, although at home, alone, he is more relaxed.
Despite his revelations and return to Mobius, Brian still dresses the same, feeling as if casual dress brings him closer to people.
Brian is a complicated sort, friendly but manipulative, a man of principle but of caution. He finds most people generally beneath him, feeling as most people don't know any better about many topics, but usually keeps those feelings to himself. He has a bit of an air of refinement because of his lifestyle at a distance, but in practice is more down-to-earth, mainly because he finds this sort of attitude to be more approachable than most. When dealing with people, he is always friendly, thinking about their needs moreso than his own, although generally with the benefit of probing them for information in order to better control whatever situation he's in. Despite this manipulative attitude, Brian tends to care about others; the problem is that he feels like he has a better idea on how to make others safe and happy than they do, and simply does not ask for their opinion and tends to try and lead people into thinking about things in a way akin to his own.
Before the "Another Mobius" incident
Growing up in Soleanna, Brian always had an interest in the sciences and found himself studying a few of them, those mainly being psychology and its applications to politics and economics. While doing this, however, he realized the many times where the world decided to spit on people like him with petty squabbles over nothing. Something had to be done so these people would just leave him alone so he could get his work done. If the world was ruled completely by one man, and everyone lived peacefully in it... surely this was the sort of world that needed to be created. And so he tried to find some way to not only get this to work, but for everyone to live with it and no just complain about petty issues like whether or not someone is reading your mail to check if you're a terrorist or not. It just has to be done.
Sometime before the Another Mobius incident, Brian had heard of Robotnik's ideas, and they seemed to synergize well with his. He soon found himself secretly supporting him. Surely he had the manpower to pull it off, but when? His dream was realized when such a world was designed and he was one of the test subjects, but ironically he was given a false memory of being against Robotnik.
Another Mobius
Brian took up the role of a gardener, a man recently joining the trade alongside his father. He would find himself unnerved when thinking about the political situation in The City and did whatever he could to not talk about them, until he met Lily Wright, an agent who asked him questions pertaining to a train incident. His false memories regarding his youth being a rebel supporter made him act suspicious, causing him to be troubled by agents for several months.
During his dealing with the leadership of The City and with personal troubles, Brian had slowly started finding himself more and more content with his situation, less willing to go against the ideals of The City, easily thinking about The City's politics without feeling unnerved. After a time, Brian realized his situation and came to terms with his real self, deciding to fight to preserve the system, a place he called "Paradise". Using the chance to meet with Eggman, he found out that he was working against what he felt The City needed, and decided to work against him, wondering all the while why he would so quickly dismiss his own ideals.
Sadly, his efforts were in vain: Lily, who would've been a great support to the faltering city, was mute and hostile as well as word that, no matter the effort, The City would eventually be destroyed. Taking this opportunity to get something out of the situation in the city and abusing his made-up role, he merged with the rebels, working to shut off The City and save everyone. But this was simply so that when he returned, he would be hailed as a hero, the people being more willing to listen to him and build his Paradise somewhere in the real world.
Fall and Rise of Soleanna
When Brian returned to Soleanna, he decided to quit his position, living a rather work-free life at home, though this was merely what it seemed on the surface; instead, Brian took this time to dig into the secrets of many of Soleanna's royalty, even going as far as hiring thieves such as Colby to steal information and secrets and allying with Scyll to help further his goals, that being to place himself into a powerful political position within the Soleannan royalty; however, this was problematic as the government not only was not interested in such attempts but had its own share of issues with the general public. It was at this time that Robotnik sought to take over Capital City, expelling GUN from it, debris from the attack demolishing several towns on the outskirts of the Soleanna province. To Brian, this was the perfect opportunity.
The devastation from the attack on Capital City had several benefits: one, Brian could help rebuild and be a part of these communities, putting himself into a higher position of popularity among the citizens. Secondly, it would undermine the Soleannan royalty as it would show them as weak, forcing the population to take care of themselves. This became obvious when Illian, one of Soleanna's greatest knights, took offense to Brian's meddling, being one of the only members of royalty understanding Brian's efforts, though it was more by accident than by proof. The two had a coarse relationship during this time, Brian utilizing Illian to further undermine the royals' position in the eyes of the populace while improving his own. For a long time this went on, though no movement was made. It was when the cyborgs from Starlight City struck that any progress was made.
The cyborgs, remnants of the events in Downunda who allied with Borne and Robotnik, took this time to strike Soleanna. The royals, caring very little for the populace, decided to let the cyborgs wipe out the city, deciding only later to strike on their own once the flames died down. Instead, Brian took this time to place himself into a position of a resistance leader, using his base on the outskirts of Soleanna to save and recruit Soleannan citizens to push back the cyborg offensive. With a lack of resources, Brian had to rely on Casinopolis' aid in exchange for the promise of Soleanna's involvement in the UMN in the coming future in order to push further. Together with Violet, Brian was able to push the cyborgs out of Soleanna as well as outing Illian and the royals.
For now, Brian has found himself in the position he has sought after: President of Soleanna. In order to keep an air of choice and democracy, he has allowed the citizens the ability to vote on his stay in the coming months. It is this time that he has to fully prove his worth to his citizens before attempting any of the plans he has in store for Soleanna and the world.
Brian lives in Soleanna in a well accommodated home. It's a two story home, furnished to accommodate one person, plus several guests. It has recently been refurbished to include a garden, one of the guest rooms on the first floor being removed for this purpose.
Although his memories of gardening were fake, he still holds onto the ability to handle plants well.
One of Brian's exercise routines, so he's pretty good at it.
Although his handling of firearms was an illusion, he still has slight skill in using them.
Knows how to handle ideas well and applies them as effectively as he can.
Good at reasoning things out and figuring people out, using that information for his own ends; despite that, at times he uses this to be fairly altruistic and help people, because he usually cares for them, despite his deeper desires. He's quite a good cook as well, but not well enough to be considered an ability.
He is quite narrowminded about his ideas and doesn't like people trying to give him suggestions. If one knows him well enough to catch onto this, one could easily figure out when an idea he has is fake if he doesn't mind it being questioned, in fact.
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The Art of Facilitation: Creating a Learner-Centered Environment
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Dates: Mondays, Feb 26, 2018 – May 21, 2018
Time: 5:30 – 8:30p.m.
New Visions' Fee: $200.00*
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This course challenges participants to re-examine what leadership can and should look like in the twenty-first century. Our post-modern, information-rich culture has generated constantly evolving paradigms of leadership. The traditional, hierarchical pyramid-shaped organizational chart has been replaced by egalitarian, collaborative circles of shared leadership. At the heart of these changes is a shift in the relationships that develop between the members of organizations. These relationships require a new set of perspectives, attitudes, and skills that enable people to engage in dialogue, to work collaboratively, and to reflect together to assess and plan for new projects.
Organizations that have transformed along these lines have been called "learning organizations," after the groundbreaking work of Peter Senge and his colleagues. In education and nonprofits, such organizations are often referred to as "learning communities." In learning communities, leadership is less about directing and more about facilitating. This course, a series of learning experiences in the art of facilitation, is designed to support teachers, teacher-leaders, and school leaders as they are reshaping their roles in their organizations and their relationships with colleagues and with students. Course participants will learn how to transform one's teaching and/or leadership practices to make them more facilitative and less directive, thereby shifting the focus of the learning environment from what the teacher or leader does to what the learner does.
As a result of taking this course, teachers will know and be able to do the following:
Build learning communities that are attuned to the stages of group development, meet the basic needs of learners, address different learning styles, are premised on experiential learning, and are conducted with language that affirms the self-direction of the learner.
Course Expectations:
- Attend 12 two-hour in-person sessions
- Complete a midterm exam paper that demonstrates key ideas of the course
- Complete reflections and a cumulative reflective essay by course end
- Design a multi-day facilitation for students and/or colleagues
- Provide and receive peer feedback on assignments with enthusiasm and an open mind
- Attend all sessions and participate as an engaged, active listener in class discussions
This class will be taught by
Michael Carrigan
Michael is a Senior Program Officer for the Talent Development Department at New Visions. Michael is responsible for supporting the continued implementation of New Visions' leadership and team development programs, particularly the Collaborative Leadership Advancing School Success (CLASS) and the Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Team (TALENT). Michael has over 20 years of experience in education, as a teacher, staff developer and administrator. Most recently, he was the senior director at the Center for Supportive Schools, formerly known as the Princeton Center for Leadership Training. Michael holds an A.B. in history from Princeton, earned his leadership certification at Rutgers and holds a doctorate in educational leadership from Fordham University.
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Nobles Worldwide, Inc. (Nobles), will be displaying the latest innovative crew served mount in its VIPER family of mounts, the VIPER Air, during the Association of the United States Army's (AUSA) 2017 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C. The VIPER Air is the only mount of its kind having been purpose built to mount a M3D .50 Caliber Machine Gun in the door of a CASA-295/CN-235.
The VIPER Air was recently qualified by Airbus Defence & Space for the CASA-295/CN-234 and will be delivered to its first customer in October 2017. The mount will be retrofittable for existing platforms through a Service Bulletin or as an option on new aircraft.
Additionally, Nobles will be displaying a MK44 30MM Linked Ammunition Handling System, featuring Nobles' advanced composite flexible ammunition chutes, developed for a two-man medium caliber infantry fighting vehicle turret. The show will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center from October 9-11, and Nobles will exhibit at booth #244.


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The City of Hagerstown spent $8,847.84 to send the mayor, three City Council members and two staff members to the annual Maryland Municipal League conference in June in Ocean City, Md.
Some other municipalities, such as Clear Spring and Smithsburg, didn't send anyone.
Clear Spring Mayor Paul D. Hose Jr. said he didn't go because he doesn't like to miss work. In addition, "It's a little expensive," he said of lodging costs and the $385 registration fee.
Smithsburg Town Clerk Betsy Martin said cost hasn't been an issue.
"We never had anybody interested in going," she said. "It's just a busy time of the year with taxes."
The Town of Williamsport's mayor, four council members and the town clerk attended the convention at a cost of $6,846.92, Town Clerk James Castle said.
Williamsport Mayor James G. McCleaf II said it was worth spending the money, especially since town officials landed roughly $25,000 in state grants through contacts they made at the conference.


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The Redwood City School District placed eight employees on administrative leave Thursday and launched an investigation into its workers' handling of allegations that a teacher slapped and kicked special needs students during a two-month period.
In a statement sent out Thursday evening, the district didn't say which workers were put on leave or where they work, but said it launched a probe into whether employees "followed proper procedures."
The purported incidents that led to misdemeanor child cruelty and assault charges for special needs teacher Alexia Bogdis, 43, of Millbrae happened between December and January, a prosecutor said.
However, Deputy Superintendent John Baker only learned of the allegations on Feb. 1, when an aide revealed the suspected abuse, the district says.
He told the aide to call child protective services and that agency in turn told her to call police, which she did. Bogdis was placed on administrative leave that day and turned herself into police on Feb. 4.
Prosecutors say she slapped one boy in the face and kicked him in the stomach.
She is accused of sending another boy crashing into a table after kicking his chair, twisting his wrist and withholding food as well as drink.
The children are 4 years old and at least one of them is autistic.
They were part of a special education preschool class run by the district at Roosevelt Elementary School.
"Our internal investigation raised questions for which we need answers in order to ensure the safety of our students, which is our top priority at all times," Superintendent Jan Christensen said in a statement. "We need more information to determine exactly what happened."
Bogdis is out of custody on $15,000 bail and is due in court March 1 for arraignment on nine misdemeanor counts.
She has not responded to requests for comment on the case.
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Newborn screening for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) that has been offered at Scarborough and Rouge Hospital (SRH) for nearly three years will soon be available to infants across Ontario.
CCHD refers to a condition where a baby's heart, or major blood vessels around the heart, has not formed properly. CCHD screening is a simple test that measures the level of oxygen in a newborn's blood. Low levels of oxygen in the blood can mean that the baby may have a problem with their heart.
CCHD screening is done using pulse oximetry; a non-invasive, point-of-care test uses a sensor with a light that is placed on the baby's right hand and one foot. If there is a difference between the readings from the top limb and the bottom limb, physicians can perform more in-depth tests to rule out a heart defect. The test is done between 24 and 48 hours after the baby's birth.
The Ontario government recently announced that CCHD screening would be added to the 29 conditions newborns are screened for through the provincial program Newborn Screening Ontario.
"We are so pleased that this potentially lifesaving test is being added to the wide range of serious, but treatable diseases that we screen for in newborns," said Dr. Peter Azzopardi, Medical Director and Corporate Chief of Paediatrics for SRH's Birchmount and General sites.
"We began this evidence-based screening in September 2012 at our Birchmount and General sites in order to ensure that every baby born at our hospital was getting the very best care possible."
Dr. Karen Chang, Chief of Paediatrics for SRH's Centenary site, agrees, adding that "the Centenary site has also been an early adopter of the screening with a protocol in place for the last two years."
"SRH has long been a progressive, forward thinking hospital when it comes to newborn screening," explains SRH Paediatrician Dr. Kushal Raghubir.
"For instance, in 1996, we pioneered universal screening for sickle cell disease for all infants born at the hospital; a process that was ultimately adopted at all hospitals across Ontario. Our leadership in CCHD screening builds on this proud history."
In developing the CCHD screening protocol, the hospital worked closely with its two midwifery partners – Diversity Midwives and Sage-Femmes Midwives – to ensure a standard process.
"Our midwives have been involved every step of the way, and actually helped to spearhead the use of the screening at the hospital," said Tama Cross, SRH Midwifery Division Head, Birchmount and General sites.
"What's more, we are trained to perform CCHD screening both in hospital and in our patients' homes for those who choose to have home births, or who leave the hospital shortly after giving birth."
Dr. Azzopardi points out that the use of CCHD screening has definitely helped to pick up potentially fatal heart issues in babies.
"Just recently, we had a baby who was almost ready to go home and clinically, the baby looked well, but when the nurses did this test, the baby had a low oxygen level. The baby immediately was transferred to Sick Kids Hospital and had surgery. If that test hadn't been done, there's a good chance that baby may not have survived."
CCHD screening will be expanded to all newborns in Ontario by January 2018.


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Author: Dawid Adach
This is how our project tree looks like:
Let's have a look at it step by step:
├── e2e
│ ├── app.e2e-spec.ts
│ ├── app.po.ts
│ └── tsconfig.e2e.json
e2e stand for end-to-end and it refers to e2e tests of the website. It contains testing scenarios (scripts) which simulate user behavior. We can simulate user which visit a website, signing in, navigate to another site, fill the form and log out.
All 3rd party libraries are getting installed into that folder when you run
npm install. Those libraries are getting bundled to our application. What is important to know is that you shouldn't include this folder when deploying your application to production or committing to the git repository. When you move your project to a new location you should skip this folder and run
npm install in a new location.
├── src
│ ├── app
│ ├── environments
│ ├── favicon.ico
│ ├── index.html
│ ├── main.ts
│ ├── polyfills.ts
│ ├── styles.scss
│ ├── test.ts
│ ├── tsconfig.app.json
│ ├── tsconfig.spec.json
│ └── typings.d.ts
This is where we will keep our application source code.
│ ├── app
│ │ ├── app.component.css
│ │ ├── app.component.html
│ │ ├── app.component.spec.ts
│ │ ├── app.component.ts
│ │ ├── app.module.ts
│ │ └── typescripts
This folder contains our modules and components. Remember: Each Angular application must have at least 1 module and 1 components.
This folder contains static assets for our app like images, icons, styles.
This folder contains 2 files, each for different environments. You will use this file to store environment specific configuration like database credentials or server addresses. By default there are 2 files, one for production and on for development.
The favicon of our app.
This is is very simple HTML file. If you open it you will note that there are no references to any stylesheet (CSS) nor JS files. This is because all dependencies are injected during the build process.
This is a starting point for our app. If you ever coded in languages like Java or C you can compare it to a main() method. If you didn't just remember that our application starts to execute from this place. This is where we are bootstrapping our first and only module - AppModule.
Global stylesheet file by default, included to our project. Keep in mind that each component has it's own style component which applies styles only within a scope of given component.
This is a configuration file for Karma. Karma is a testing tool shipped along with Angular, we will cover it one of the next lessons.
This is an important file. It contains configuration for CLI which defined i.e. which 3rd party script or styles should be included, which files should be served as static assets, where compiled code should be placed and many more. We will cover it in next lessons.
This file instructs git which files should be ignored when working with git repository.
Another configuration file for Karma. We will cover that in the future.
This files is mandatory for every npm project. It contains basic information regarding our project (name, description, license etc.) commands which can be used, dependencies - those are packages required by our application to work correctly, and devDepndencies - again list of packages which are required for our application however only during the development phase. I.e. we need Angular CLI only during development to build a final package however on production we don't use it anymore.
File containing a description of our project. All information which we would like provides our users before they start using our app.
Bunch of setting for the compiler. Based on this setting it will compile code to JS code which browser can understand.
TSlint is a useful static analysis tool that checks our TypeScript code for readability, maintainability, and functionality errors. Following file contains its configuration. We will see how it works in a future lesson.
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Bonnie-Jill Laflin has a number of firsts in her career. "I like the odds to be against me so I can prove people wrong!" Laflin is the first and only female NBA scout, holding the front office position with the Los Angeles Lakers which she says has been her toughest challenge to date. "Being a female in a male dominated profession is always tough but being the first was even tougher." She is also the first to cheer on a professional level for three teams, in two sports, starting with the NBA and the Golden State Warriors, and moving to the NFL with both the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. Laflin is the first female to be awarded six championship rings in two professional sports, earning a Super Bowl ring during her time cheering for the 49ers and five NBA championship rings as an executive for the Lakers.
Laflin has been around rodeo since she was a kid. "I grew up on a horse ranch so horses have always been a part of my life. I was a barrel racer and my family owned race horses. Presently I rescue retired racehorses and rescue horses from slaughter."
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Recognized as one of the most powerful markets in the Asian possessions industry, the Philippine real estate sector is driven by a healthy economic growth that is fueled by a strong influx of direct foreign investments. Investor confidence in the Philippine properties industry can be directly attributed to reforms initiated and implemented by the country's government.
In addition, the Philippines has been able to achieve a high GDP rate in spite of the international recession and one reason behind this is an active construction business and high quantity of OFW remittances. Apart from that, superior credit score achievement and political stability have also helped to create a viable economic environment. Learn more about real estate business from experts on CitiGlobal marks 2015 as banner year, poised to be major real estate player in the Philippines.
Because of this, buyer and investor confidence is at its summit, and demand for office space in major business districts in Metro Manila, the country's national capital region, is on the rise, together with demand for residential space and condos.
Majority of the buyers in the Philippine real estate industry also realize that investment in real estate is a wonderful means of building up assets and wealth and that a keen eye for choosing the right location of properties to put an investment in determines the viability of such an investment. For good investment opportunities in Manila property.


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Being Right Before a Holy God
Introduction: The amazing truth of the Gospel is that God takes broken sinners, cleanses them of their sin, transforms them into new creatures, and accepts them as sons and daughters. In this lesson, we will learn how, as a believer, you were made right with God. You will discover:
§ What happens when you are saved.
§ What it means to be "righteous" and to be "justified by faith."
§ How being righteous enables you to live a victorious life in Christ.
I. What happens when you are saved?
Both you and God have a part to play in your salvation.
A. God asks you to:
1. Repent-turn from your sin.
2. Believe-turn to God (have faith).
3. Receive-God's gift of life.
B. God acts to:
1. Regenerate you ("new birth")-makes you a new creature.
2. Justify you-makes you righteous.
II. What is righteousness?
A. What is righteousness, or what does it mean to be "righteous"?
Three ways that righteousness is generally understood:
1. Some believe it is a standard that everyone must live up to (such as the Law or the Ten Commandments). If I am to be considered righteous, I must live up to the "standard" and obey all the commandments and expectations of God. (God does not accept us on the basis of this kind of righteousness. That is, perfectly keeping the Law or any set of rules does not make us acceptable to God.)
2. Some believe it is moral perfection (never having done anything wrong or evil). If I am to be considered righteous, I must not have ever done anything wrong. (Jesus is the only person who has been morally perfect.)
3. The Bible teaches that righteousness is living up to the terms of a relationship. (I must fulfill what is expected of me in a relationship.)
B. On your own, you cannot live up to the terms God expects from you.
1. As a sinner who has fallen far short of God's expectations, you know that if God examined your life, He would not say that you are righteous.
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23 NIV).
2. You can do good works and try to live a life according to good moral standards (the Bible calls this the "law"), but that will not make you right (justified) with God.
". . . by observing the law no one will be justified" Galatians 2:16 (NIV).
C. Knowing your life, how can God honestly "justify" you, or make you righteous?
1. Being made "righteous" is more than forgiveness (cleansing you from your sins).
2. God also gives us Christ's righteousness (views us as having lived a life of righteousness by "crediting" us with Jesus' perfect life).
3. You are one with Christ.
a) This is not something that is going to happen or something that you should expect to happen, but it is something that already happened when you were born again!
b) "God made Him Who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God" (2 Corinthians 5:21).
c) "He has clothed me with the garments of salvation; He has covered me with a robe of righteousness" (Isaiah 61:10).
d) Paul says that his goal is to be found in Christ, "not having a righteousness of my own, based on law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith" (Philippians 3:9).
III. How can you stand right before a holy God?
A. You believe in Christ.
"We have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of the law, because by the works of the law shall no one be justified" (Galatians 2:16).
"We are justified by faith" (Romans 5:1).
1. Faith is an instrument through which justification is given to us (like a conduit).
a) Faith is not simply mental agreement, but a firm reliance, trust, and a leaning and depending upon God and His promises.
b) Faith shapes my character and affects my decisions and actions.
2. Why did God choose faith? Why not love, joy, contentment, wisdom, or humility?
a) Faith is the one attitude of heart that is the exact opposite of depending on ourselves.
b) With faith, we are saying essentially, "I give up! I can't do this on my own!"
"For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God-not because of works, lest any man should boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9).
B. You receive the gift of righteousness.
"Those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness (will) reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:17 NIV).
IV. Live in victory as a righteous child of God!
A. Take your place as a child of God.
1. You don't have to earn your standing before God-in fact, you can't earn it-it is a gift.
2. Your motivation for what you do has changed. You are not working to earn God's approval through prayer, Bible reading, witnessing, or other good works. You do these things because you love God, you thirst for His presence, and you want to please Him. You are not trying to earn His favor (John 20:31, 1 John 5:3-5).
B. Latch on to the promises of God.
1. You are now the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus (II Corinthians 5:2 1).
2. You are seated in "heavenly places with Christ" and have victory over sin and the devil (Ephesians 2:6).
3. You can approach God with confidence, knowing He accepts you (Hebrews 10:22).
4. You can live at peace with God (Romans 5:1,2).
5. You are set free from sin and are now a servant of God, Who gives life (Romans 6:22-23).
6. Tribulation and hardships are not signs of God's disapproval, but opportunities to have Christ-like character developed in you (Romans 5:1-5).


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Did you know that many educators would love to show Pixar films in their classroom as a way of promoting social-emotional learning? Unfortunately showing full-length features chews up quite a bit of class time. There's a solution. Teachers can now use Pixar film shorts to highlight Social Emotional Learning* skills to help strengthen their classroom's climate and culture.
The goal is for educators to incorporate Pixar film shorts into their instruction to help emphasize social emotional learning skills.
In this course, participants will have opportunity to:
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- Working with Denis: 1982–2002
Sometime during the summer of 1981, I received a note in the mail from Denis Dutton, editor of Philosophy and Literature, stating that, due to severe financial constraints, the University of Michigan was going to drop its sponsorship of the journal. The letter had apparently gone out to all those who had either written for the journal or subscribed to it. I had published a short review of Philip Lewis's book on La Rochefoucauld in the Fall 1978 issue.
My family and I were in Charlottesville, Virginia, at the time, where I was taking Arthur Kirsch's illuminating NEH Summer Seminar on "Shakespeare, Freud, Montaigne, and the Bible." I can remember calling Denis from an outdoor public phone and telling him that I thought my college, Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, might be interested in sponsoring the journal. He told me to look into it as soon as I could and get back to him, as he had other possibilities as well.
I called our dean, Edward Foster, who was intrigued by the idea and spoke with our president, Robert Skotheim. This was at a time when both administrators were interested in "professionalizing" a faculty that up to that point in its history had been almost exclusively oriented toward teaching. In the fall, Denis visited Whitman, and we eventually worked out a plan whereby the college would sponsor Philosophy and Literature, Johns Hopkins University Press would publish it, and Denis would [End Page A1] continue as its editor. I would become coeditor of the journal and would involve the Whitman faculty at various levels of editing and writing. A local newspaper, the Tri-Cities Herald, related the story of tiny Whitman College saving the journal formerly published by the University of Michigan in terms of "David rescuing Goliath."
Before its Whitman College sponsorship, Philosophy and Literature consisted of five volumes (Fall 1976 – Fall 1981). All eleven issues were divided into three sections: Articles, Critical Discussions, and Shorter Reviews. There was one interview with Jorge Luis Borges (vol. 1, no. 3; Fall 1977) and one Response and Rejoinder (vol. 2, no. 1; Spring 1978). Denis had created an original and much-needed academic journal and had already engaged well-known figures to write for it, many of whom drew attention to our journal and would contribute articles, critical discussions, and reviews for years to come. Among these were Hazel Barnes, Martha Nussbaum, Monroe Beardsley, George Steiner, Stanley Cavell, Christopher Norris, Paul Ricoeur, Alfred Louch, Kenneth Seeskin, Francis Sparshott, and Alexander Nehamas.
These first eleven issues contained writings about the great figures of philosophy and literature: Aristotle, Homer, Plato, Nietzsche, Sophocles, Shakespeare, Joyce, Wittgenstein, Sartre, Descartes, Camus, Dostoevsky, Swift, Beckett, Pascal, Rilke, Augustine, Lawrence, Heidegger, George Eliot, Henry James, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Mann, Faulkner, Voltaire, Rousseau, Woolf, and many others. They also included articles on film, literary theory, point of view, speech acts, deconstruction, pluralism, narrative, metaphor, realism, and, of course, the relationship between literature and philosophy. In short, Philosophy and Literature was well on its way to academic prominence before it took up residence on the Whitman College campus.
At Whitman, Philosophy and Literature had a good, healthy life of twenty years, from its bright red October 1982 double issue (vol. 6, no. 1/2) to the October 2001 issue (vol. 25, no. 2) that featured Charles Darwin on its light-green cover. Following the suggestion of Whitman's dean and president, I immediately appointed two Whitman faculty members, one in English, the other in philosophy, to the editorial advisory board. Shortly thereafter, I wisely named my brilliant friend and colleague, Edwin "Ted" Stein, associate editor of the journal. After receiving his [End Page A2] degree in medicine, but before getting his Ph.D. in English, Ted had a variety of jobs, one of which was at Yale University Press. Eventually, Ted and Denis managed to teach me how to edit an academic journal. Marilyn Trueblood of the University of Washington Press would replace Ted in 1991, and Margit Dutton replaced Marilyn in 1995. As regards the involvement of Whitman College faculty in writing for the journal, over our twenty-year...


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|The Menagerie
©1978 Paramount Pictures Corp. and Norway Corp.
All rights reserved.
|The Menagerie, Part II
©1978 Paramount Pictures Corp. and Norway Corp.
All rights reserved.
|November 17, 1966
|November 24, 1966
Images and timing information courtesy of Tom Howe at CED Magic.
|The Menagerie, Part I
|Directed by
|Marc Daniels
|Written by
|Gene Roddenberry
|Produced by
|Gene L. Coon
|Executive Producer
|Gene Roddenberry
|The Menagerie, Part II
|Directed by
|Robert Butler
|Written by
|Gene Roddenberry
|Produced by
|Gene Roddenberry
|Executive Producer
|Gene Roddenberry
|William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy
|Guest Stars
|Jeffrey Hunter
Susan Oliver
Malachi Thorne
|DeForest Kelley
James Doohan
Nichelle Nichols
|Stardate 3012.4
This two-part episode delves into the history of the Enterprise under a different captain and crew. Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) is accused of mutiny when he takes control of the Enterprise and kidnaps the former starship commander, Captain Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter), who has been horribly disfigured and paralyzed in an accident. Spock sets the ship on a course for Talos IV, a planet ordered off-limits under penalty of death. He then turns himself in for court martial, leaving Captain Kirk (William Shatner) to face the possibility of sentencing his First Officer - and best friend - to death.
Years before, when Pike commanded the Enterprise, the Talosians kidnapped him to strengthen their race. They used a human girl, Vina (Susan Oliver), the survivor of an earlier ship crash on the planet, to tempt him but Pike refused to cooperate, making the Talosians realize that humans were of little use to them.
This is a very loose story summary, but one that was printed on the back of the jacket. This LaserDisc was issued prior to the mass release of the balance of the STAR TREK episodes, which began in 1985.