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Esty to Hold Town Hall Meeting in New Britain
NEW BRITAIN, CT –On Saturday, October 14, Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) will hold a town hall meeting at Pulaski Middle School in New Britain. Members of the public will have the opportunity to ask Esty questions concerning their community, current legislative issues, the direction of the country, and Esty's work in Congress.
Members of Esty's staff will also be on hand to help residents who have specific problems or concerns with a federal agency, including on matters related to Social Security, Medicare, immigration, or veterans' benefits. Since taking office in 2013, Esty has brought back over $13 million in savings to constituents in central and northwest Connecticut.
Doors will open to the public at 9:30 AM.
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The Area Agency on Aging of Southeast Arkansas Inc. recently celebrated the growth of its organization with a grand opening reception and ribbon cutting at the site of its new home health office.
The Area Agency on Aging of Southeast Arkansas Inc. recently celebrated the growth of its organization with a grand opening reception and ribbon cutting at the site of its new home health office.
Agency President and CEO Betty Bradshaw said that the new 0ffice space was a necessity given the continued expansion of the agency�s programs.
�The extra space really means a lot to us,� Bradshaw said at the opening Dec. 13. �The nurses were in such a confined space and now we have room for expansion. The expansion of our Senior Center at our main office is something we are proud of but that growth meant we needed to find more space for our home health program and we have found that here. Hopefully we will have this whole building some day.�
Bradshaw said the space is also convenient location for their nurses� aides who must come in to fill out their reports.
The new office, at 200 E. 11th Ave., Suite K, also houses the Pine Bluff office of BKD CPAs & Advisors, which has served as the auditor for Area Agency since its founding.
�We are happy to have been able to provide the Area Agency on Aging with audit services for the past 32 years,� said BKD Audit Manager Darren McCrillis. �BKD has Arkansas locations in Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Fort Smith and Rogers.�
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�Our home health operations consist of skilled nursing care, home health and personal care aides, chore workers and private duty nursing,� Arnold said.
The office serves the entire county, including Redfield, Wabbaseka and Altheimer.
�We get referrals for people in need of our services from doctors, family members and friends. Anyone can call in a referral. They just need to contact our office. We also assist people with securing other services that they are in need of whether inside or outside of our agency,� Arnold said.
Mary Beth Clark, who handles public relations for the agency, said the new location will provide the organization with another opportunity to match the services they provide with the people who will benefit from them.
�We�re very excited about 2012 and introducing some of the services that we offer to the 10 counties that we serve. I�m very fortunate that I�m the one who gets to go out and speak to people about the services that the Area Agency on Aging offers,� Clark said.


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As I start this new year and look forward to all the exciting things in store for me and my growing family I cannot help but feel saddened by the people that are no longer here to enjoy it with me.
7 years ago I lost the most important role model in my life. My sweet grandmother was strong for soo long in her battle with cancer, but even the strong cannot outlive such a violent condition. She was my rock, my inspiration, and the one true person I knew I could go to with anything. I was just going into my senior year of High School when this tragedy struck. I was a 16 year old girl lost without direction or hope.
Now as a 23 year old mother to be I often wonder what she would think of me. How would she feel about the decisions I have made and would she be proud of the person I have become? To see her beaming face the day they called my name as Valedictorian of my senior class. To watch her pride as I walked across the stage in that stadium full of people the day I graduated college. To hear her tell me how proud of me she was when I got the keys to our new home. I would give anything to see her hold my babies and tell me how beautiful they are. Just to spend one day or even an hour to get her opinion of my life.
As I get ready to bring another life into this world I cannot help but wish she was here to hold her great-granddaughter and see her radiating with joy at the newborns face. My heart breaks in longing, but I know she is in a better place away from all of her pain and suffering. I know she is looking down on us always and smiling at all the accomplishments in our lives. I know she would be proud.
Shortly after loosing my grandmother in 2006 I lost my aunt as well. And not longer after my aunt passed my cousin was involved in a horrible car wreck that took his life. Loosing so many close family members in such a short period took a toll on my family. I wonder how things would be different if they were all here today? Would mine and my cousins kids grow up together and spend every weekend at mamaws like we used to? Would every holiday be a week long trip to mamaws so we could spend extra time with family? I know God has a plan for each of our lives and I will let him lead the way. I am trying to keep my head up and remember all the good memories to share with my children when they are older.
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66a Church Road
by Daniel Kitson
Did anyone see this on his tour, or at Edinburgh a couple of years ago?
Really quite wonderful. It's prefectly pitched and strikes just the right tone between sentimentality and mawkishness, delicate wordplay and fraternal banter, and contains insights and perceptions into the human character that have a depth beyond anything I've seen or read in a long time. It's also, blisteringly, heart-breakingly funny.
It's only on for another two nights at the New Players' Theatre in London, but you might be able to get a ticket or a return. I'd even go so far as to say that missing the England game was worth it.
I went Thursday before last.
I'd heard and read so much about Kitson, how he was considered by so many people to be one of the greatest comedians OF ALL TIME but because he doesn't do DVDs or anything nobody's really heard of him, so I wasn't sure what to expect.
It was so wonderful. More like one-man theatre than standup, one of those things that mugs your heart and tickles your funny bones.
The crazy thing is that my friends who go to Edinburgh every year and who have seen him loads of times say this is probably his weakest show of the past few years. The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church is meant to be much, much better, which is just crazy, because 66a Church Road was the best standup I've ever seen.
Oh wow, really? I didn't see anything about that on his website.
Are tickets on sale yet?
Incidentally, after taking my mum and dad to see him do his other show last year, he is now the only comedian my mum likes.
Nobody has ever really said a bad word about Kitson, have they?
Must make the effor to see him.
I think I have.
The first time I saw him (about 10 years ago) he wasn't very good at all and it took a long time for me to get over my silly pettiness and actually listen/read his stuff again.
He's such a loveable chap.
He doesn't swear, he doesn't offend people, he isn't rude or sarcastic or petulant or irreverent or wacky.
He just tells stories. Very funny stories, told very well. It's kind of refreshing, actually.
What are you talking about? He does all that stuff.
Not in 66a Church Road?
I was assuming his other shows are similar. Are they not?
He kind of has two personas
His quiet 'serious' story shows and his stand up which is a bit more ramshackle and sweary. I think he's actually a lot better in stand up mode, usually much funnier but still with a lot of the insight/sentiment of stuff like 66a. He has two full stand up shows up as podcasts on itunes and his site. I would heartily recommend the Edinburgh 2005 shows, probably one of his best.
slightly prefer
Kitson in stand-up mode, however 66a Church Road was still brilliant. Love the fact he's not only utterly hilarious, but also possesses a thought-provoking, emotional aspect to the shows. Weirdly enough, only discovered him by chance when he did a stand-up bit supporting The Lucksmiths gig at Scala.
was great yesterday for 66a church road, and his stand up at union chapel lastg year was immense.


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Here as I'm rushing around in preparation for the release my first novel, I got my very first ever blog award! =)
This kindness was bestowed upon me by Doralynn Kennedy at her amazing blog: My Publishing Diary. ♥
Thank you so much for thinking of me, Doralynn...also for taking the time to read my chapters and leave such nice comments about them! ;o) xoxo
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The city of New York has approved plans for the world's first underground park, on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The park, called the Lowline, will be built in a disused trolley tunnel and so becomes the subterranean sister to the city's other regenerated rail line, the High Line.
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Is conservatism (with a small "c") really that bad?
I don't mean as a political ideology, in which sense I'm definitely opposed to it, but more in a personal sense. I guess what I mean is more of a quasi Nietzschean, anarcho-survivalist ethic of pure self-interest.
- tiramisu this'd this
Only when there's not a milk left.
And you need to save some for your coffee. Be conservative with it. You don't need to drown your Weetabix.
Not really
there's nothing to objectively say that's wrong.
Trust me, I'm just about to do an ethics exam.
Yessssss dropped my degree into a post AGAIN. Seriously though haven't actually come across a convincing argument to say otherwise, cos there pretty much isn't one. Any reasonably convincing ethical argument that tries to argue for objective morality takes for its standpoint the idea that moar pwoplw EW
fuck off did i post that
should stop touch typing
.....that most people are quite nice really, and wouldn't take an immoralist view like Nietzsche's. Which in some ways is convincing, in some ways isn't though.
It's definitely not conservative though. Nietszche would kill you for calling him a conservative.
Nietzsche's isn't immoral
it aims at being amoral.DaddyorChips this'd this
he aims at what would traditionally be called immoral though, and does it on purpose. I think that's what i meant. Probably.
He talks about morality as basically being a construct in the first place ("conformity to culture" and all that)
and that rejecting that construct is the first step towards living an authentic life where the individual fashions their own set of values (dunno which of you i'm agreeing with here but it was fun to type that).
Small c conservatism is basically just being reactionary right?
I don't really see how that would conflate with Nietzsche but then I am no philosophy expert.
I kinda agree with Jonathan Haidt:
Basically, (social) conservatives are generally less open to new experiences, which is often a bad thing as it leads to fear/intolerance of difference family/social structures and greater discrimination. But the opposite, being completely open to all new experience would also be a bad thing, since it would likely cause a breakdown of important social structures. So a degree of conservatism is a good thing; it means we're less likely to rush in to new things too quickly.
I considered a more detailed response
but I'm tired of overarching philosophies and the endless discourse that surrounds them.
just treat each situation on its own merits with a degree of empathy and rationality, ffs.
you do realise that
'just treat each situation on its own merits with a degree of empathy and rationality' is also an overarching philosophy?
it's obvious what I meant. to approach each situation differently as opposed to applying the same approach to your whole life.
argh. pedantry, just like saying 'moderation in itself is also an extreme'.
Isn't inisting that each situation be judged differently
an affirmation of the value and necessity of pedantry (i.e.attention to minute details)?
yes, I suppose so
but it makes me look a bit silly, doesn't it? ;)
I wouldn't feel bad about it
making people look a but silly is how I earn a living.
how so?
professional satirist? stereotypically Australian sports journalist?


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Public Policy Forum - November 2017 - Investing in Public Ed - Why It's Important to NH's WorkforceName: Public Policy Forum - November 2017 - Investing in Public Ed - Why It's Important to NH's WorkforceDate: November 17, 2017Time: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ESTRegistration: Register NowEvent Description:
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Day 6: Stratford - Chester - York
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A dream come true on the water
A dream come true on the water
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MEGT Trainee Matthew Millauro grew up fishing and boating and has turned his life experience on the water into a career through his traineeship. He has done so well, he won the 2012 GTA NSW Trainee of the Year for Transport and Distribution.
Danielle Purcell, the MEGT Consultant who oversaw his traineeship until he qualified, says Mr Millauro was successful in gaining one of the few coveted positions of Coxswain with the NSW Transport Roads & Maritime Services because of his existing experience with boating, including a boating licence he obtained from age 12.
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Matthew Millauro attended Gladesville primary school and Hunters Hill High School and is from the Gladesville area. "I always knew I wanted to do something on the water," explains Millauro, who even picked sailing and rowing as school sports. Although he just wanted to get out into the workforce, Mr Millauro knew an HSC was going to be his backstop in life in case he ever wanted to further his studies at university.
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bits of our weekend
Just a quick post today, but I promise to be back tomorrow with more updates on our life for Ten on Tuesday. Hope your Mother's Day weekend was as splendid as ours was, including an overdue Spring like, sunny Saturday, followed by a sunny, then rainy, then sunny again, Sunday. In the midst of a few overnight shifts, we visited my grandparents for a few hours on Saturday.
On Sunday, we had some of Beau's family over and celebrated Blake's birthday.
And in between all the visiting and visitors, Beau worked on our new patio/garden area, I pulled some weeds, and Ephram... well, he likes to swing and play with toys, but his favorites lately seem to be playing with brooms, shovels, and anything adult sized rather than kid sized.


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Fumigation, spot treatment and removal of infested wood are some immediate options. While fumigation exterminates dry wood termites, a certified applicator's presence is necessary before during and after fumigating and aeration to allow occupancy. But dry wood termites need wood penetrating fumigants. For subterranean types, following manufacturer's instructions is essential which include pouring pesticides into holes drilled at regular intervals around the infested area.
Flys, mosquitoes and bugs are controlled by chemicals prallethrin, and the normally available rat poisons. But don't use them without expert advice.
Choosing an Expert
You need an expert when buying real estate at far off places or when pest controlling the entire home. Keep these points in your mind when choosing one.
1. Take neighbors' recommendations based on their satisfaction level.
2. Taking hasty decisions won't help as you need professional expertise; look for one by checking with their past clients.
3. Check their authenticity, whether they are registered by the local authorities or are they members of National Pest Management Association etc.
4. Check what the guarantees cover and get things in writing.
5. Check for legal restrictions on commercial applicators; call Environmental Protection Agency for confirmation.
6. Beware of those who offer huge discounts. After all you want value, not price.


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Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam – An Indian scientist, administrator and India's 11th President (2002-2007), and was one of the most respected people of the country. Kalam contributed immensely both as an Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) scientist and as a president. For this reason he was also known as "People's President†and "Missile man of India.†Kalam passed away on 27th July 2015 due to cardiac arrest in Shillong.
Born on 15th October 1931 in Dhanushkodi, India, 'into a Muslim family. ' Little did Jainulabdeen and Ashiamma (his parents) know that their son would grow up to be the first (1st) citizen of India. His father was a humble boat owner, and a devout Muslim. Kalam grew up in poverty and had seven siblings. He distributed newspapers as a young boy to contribute to his father's meager income.
Despite his modest beginnings – Kalam was a bright student, and  had the support of his school teachers. His teacher Iyadurai Solomon often told Kalam that if he truly, intensely desired something, he would get it. As a boy he was always fascinated by birds and it was from here that he got interested in flying aircrafts. But fate had something else in store. Since there were only 6 vacancies, he narrowly missed the opportunity to join the Indian Air force just by one rank.
At Madras Institute of Technology (MIT), Chennai, where Kalam studied aeronautics, he learned an important lesson: the value of time.
As A Scientist
Kalam joined the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) as a senior scientific assistant in 1958. After moving to the newly formed Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in 1969, he was named project director of the SLV-III, the first satellite launch vehicle designed and produced on Indian soil.
His years at the ISRO were the most crucial ones, as they left a lasting impact on him. Kalam led many projects and they all turned out to be successful.
In the 1970s, Kalam directed two projects, namely, Project Devil and Project Valiant, which sought to develop ballistic missiles from the technology of the successful SLV program. Returning to the DRDO as director in 1982, Kalam implemented the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program.
Abdul Kalam teaching Scientist at ISRO 1980
 Rise to the Presidency
From 1992 until 1999, Kalam was appointed as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister and the Secretary of Defense Research and Development Organization. Kalam was a key figure in the May 1998 Pokhran-II tests, in which five nuclear devices were detonated in the Rajasthan Desert. Although the tests resulted in condemnation and economic sanctions against india by the world powers, Kalam was hailed as a national hero for his staunch defense of the country's security, after which he was fondly called the "Missile Man of Indiaâ€Â.
Kalam succeeded K. R. Narayan to serve as the 11th President of India from 2002 until 2007. Kalam set a goal of conducting 5,00,000 one-on-one meetings with young people over the course of his five-year term. His immense popularity led to him being nominated by MTV for a Youth Icon of the Year award in 2003 and 2006.
After completing his term as President, Dr Kalam served as visiting professor in various esteemed institutes and Universities of India, such as Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and Indore. He also served as Chancellor of Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Aerospace Engineering at Anna University (Chennai), JSS University (Mysore)
Death and LegacyÂÂ
On July 27, 2015, at the age of 83 Dr Abdul Kalam passed away at Bethany Hospital, Shillong, Meghalaya, due to heart failure after having collapsed during a lecture at Indian Institute of Management, Shillong.
Kalam was laid to rest on July 30 with full state honors in his native Tamil Nadu. In his honor, the southeast Indian state government of Tamil Nadu created a "Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award," which recognizes exceptional individuals who promote the sciences, students and humanities. The government has also established Kalam's birthday (October 15) as "Youth Renaissance Day."
He had many accolades, including honorary doctorates from 40 universities. He was granted the Padma Bhushan (1981), the Padma Vibhushan (1990) and the Bharat Ratna (1997)  India's highest civilian awards  for his contributions in modernizing government defense technology. He also wrote several books, "Ignited Mindsâ€Â, "Mission Indiaâ€Â, "Inspiring Thoughts†and "The Luminous Sparks†including the autobiography, Wings of Fire in 1999.
Another book, "India 2020†which was widely read and appreciated. It forecast an action plan which advocated India turning into a knowledge superpower and as one of the developed nations of the world by the year 2020.
Interesting facts:
- He was a protege of the great Indian scientist Dr. Vikram Sarabhai who guided him and gave him valuable advice.
- He was the first scientist and first ever bachelor to occupy the Rastrapati Bhawan.
- He was known to write his own, thank you cards with messages in his own handwriting.
- He had a keen interest in literature and wrote poems in Tamil.
- Despite being a practicing Muslim, he believed in all religions. He used to read both the Bhagavad Gita and Kuran.
- Dr A.P.J. Kalam remained unmarried throughout his life.
Some of his Famous Sayings:
- Don't declare a holiday on my death, instead work extra day; if you really love me.
- Man needs difficulties in Life because they are necessary to enjoy the Success.
- The Dream is not what you see in sleep, dream is which does not let you sleep.
- It's very easy to defeat someone, but it is very hard to win someone.
- Your Best teacher is your last mistake.
He was "Peoples Presidentâ€Â; as he was one of the few presidents who have touched the hearts of so many poors in the country. Since he came from a poor background, he knew the power of education in changing one's future.
A Leader, Visionary and a great Human being might have passed away who "ignited minds†across the world, but his inspirational life and vision will always keep motivating usâ€Â.


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My name: Brian Martin
A fast-talking dealmaker must put his negotiating skills to the ultimate test when his home is invaded by four desperate criminals.
That, at any rate, is the best of several competing premises that make this film a jumble of half-ideas and unfinished business.
Nicolas Cage is Kyle Miller, the hard-driving, fast-talking businessman whose current project -- he's the middle-man for a number of diamond deals that may or may not be strictly on the level -- gets him targeted by the murderous thieves. Or are they targeted because of his wife, Sarah (Nicole Kidman), who may have had an affair with one of them? Well, we know it isn't because of their sneaky teenage daughter, Avery (Liana Liberato), though through an amazing coincidence, she may hold the key to their freedom.
It's only PC to get everyone in on the act, even if it makes the movie absurd and unbelievable. In something approaching a real home invasion, one with money as the bottom line, wife and daughter would be useful tools for coercing husband into giving up his wealth. But here, wife is protected by Jonah (Cam Gigandet), the psycho slug with whom she was previously acquainted. And since to hurt Avery is to hurt Sarah, that really only leaves Kyle -- and leaves us wondering why the women are there at all.
They're there, of course, to sow dissension among the ranks of the criminals, a tired idea that looks positively exhausted here. I hate to be the one to tell thugs their business, but all they had to do was take the women into another room, and all their internal differences would have been settled.
What happens instead is a lot of yelling and gun-pointing and the making of empty threats and more gun-pointing as, through flashbacks, we learn the underlying dynamics of this little band of nimrods. None of them are sympathetic characters, which is just fine with me, but combine that with Kyle's seeming disinterest in his family, Avery's rebelliousness, and Sarah's possible infidelity and the whole thing becomes incomprehensible. Who are we supposed to root for?
You might not turn this movie off -- Cage and Kidman are all right, after all -- but it's the kind of movie you might think you did, once your brain dumps its short-term memory.


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National Border Patrol Council "Protecting our own"
Ebola is here, folks. Whether we like it or not. It is real, it is in our country and it will kill you.
As agents, we need to take precautions beyond what our illustrious CBP management has advised. I don't know about the rest of you, but if I have an alien in my vehicle, or processing center, and they even have a hint of a cough or showing symptoms of illness, they are wearing an N95 mask and they are in the biohazard cell.
The CDC says they are "quite confident" there won't be an outbreak in the US of Ebola. These same people refuse to restrict inbound traffic from West African countries because of political correctness! They then tell us the disease is only communicable through contact with body fluids. Sorry, but the minute they cough, those fluids are airborne!
Take precautions, folks. Mask the alien. Wear gloves when handling their property (luggage, phones, money, clothing, etc.) and wash your hands and use sanitizer!
Don't risk the health and lives of you and your families by not being diligent. Who knows how bad this will get!?
Stay safe!
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The following email was sent on behalf of President Jane McAuliffe by the President's Chief of Staff Emily Espenshade on Monday, Aug. 27:
Dear Faculty, Students and Staff,
Just as our academic year is about to begin, I must convey some unhappy news. Jenny Rickard, our Chief Enrollment and Communications Officer, has accepted a position at the University of Puget Sound as Vice President for Enrollment and will be leaving Bryn Mawr at the end of September. Jenny is one of the most admired administrators in Bryn Mawr's recent history. During her ten years here, she has transformed our admissions and financial aid operations and raised the College's recruitment profile to its highest point in thirty years. Her deep commitment to access and diversity has transformed our campus community. Our undergraduate applications have increased by 50%, our enrollment of US students of color has also increased by 50%, and our enrollment of international students has increased by 90%.
Three years ago, Jenny added to her undergraduate admissions and financial aid responsibilities the oversight of enrollment including admissions, career development, registrar, student administrative support, and student financial services for the Undergraduate College, Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research (GSSWSR), and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), as well as overall College Communications. In each of these areas she has done an outstanding job. On the enrollment front, tangible examples of enhanced student service over the past few years include the implementation of online applications for our postbaccalaureate and graduate programs, e-billing and e-payment for student accounts, and the "OneStop" service for graduate and undergraduate student administrative support. Jenny's leadership of College Communications has brought the College unmatched visibility over the past three years. She spearheaded the previous and upcoming web site refreshes, the planning and execution of our year-long 125th anniversary celebration, the development of our peer-leading social media strategy, and the important work of building a solid communications infrastructure that includes a common visual identity and an institutional positioning strategy. On top of all of this, Jenny has been a key administrator for three Board of Trustees Task Forces that focused on the College's competitive position and enrollment. Jenny has also raised the profile of the College through her work in enrollment on the national level. During her tenure at Bryn Mawr, Jenny served for five years on the board of the Common Application (including one year as president), for three years on the College Board's SAT Committee, and for two years on the College and University Recognition Task Force of the International Baccalaureate of North America. She has been quoted frequently in the national media about the most pressing issues in higher education related to admissions and financial aid.
One of Jenny's greatest legacies is the talented team she has developed in enrollment and communications. To sustain the momentum created by Jenny's exceptional accomplishments, I have asked two of our colleagues to assume interim leadership positions. For the 2012-2013 academic year, Laurie Koehler, currently Dean of Admissions, will become the Interim Dean of Enrollment. In that capacity she will coordinate the work of admissions and financial aid, student financial services, registrar, student administrative support, and career development. Each of these areas has strong, experienced leadership and they have established a record of working collaboratively and effectively together. Before coming to Bryn Mawr two years ago, Laurie was Senior Associate Director for Recruitment at Cornell University and then Director of Admissions at Miami University, where she managed a staff of forty and oversaw all aspects of university admissions and enrollment. I am confident that she and her team will lead Bryn Mawr through another banner year of admissions and student services work.
Also for the 2012-2013 academic year, I have asked Tracy Kellmer, currently Director of College Communications, to become the Interim Chief Communications Officer. Tracy brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this role, drawing from a background that includes all aspects of print production, from the editorial to the technical, as well as a PhD in English literature. Tracy has been a key player in execution of the College Communications team's accomplishments, including the website refreshes, the coordination of the events of Bryn Mawr's 125th anniversary, and the implementation of our Visual Identity Project. Tracy, too, will coordinate the work of a highly qualified group of professionals who together have done much to enhance our college and constituent communications under Jenny's leadership.
It is with deep personal sadness that I share this news with you, as Jenny has played a key role on my senior administrative team. I have come to rely on and value her professional expertise and strategic thinking. Her positive energy and wonderful sense of humor have contributed to a strong sense of community and esprit de corps. I will sorely miss her.
In the next month, let us look forward to celebrating Jenny's extraordinary contributions to Bryn Mawr and the impact that she has had upon this college. I would like to begin planning such celebrations and I am sure that other colleagues wish to do so, as well. While regretting her departure, I know that all of us want Jenny to begin her new position filled with a strong sense of the affection and admiration that she has engendered during her years at Bryn Mawr.
With all good wishes,
Jane McAuliffe


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It's been a while since we had a bracing dose of zero-tolerance insanity from America's loopy educational system. Take it away, NBC News in South Carolina!
A 16-year-old Summerville High School student says he was arrested Tuesday morning and suspended after writing about killing a dinosaur using a gun.
Alex Stone said he and his classmates were told in class to write a few sentences about themselves, and a "status" as if it was a Facebook page.
Stone said in his "status" he wrote a fictional story that involved the words "gun" and "take care of business."
"I killed my neighbor's pet dinosaur, and, then, in the next status I said I bought the gun to take care of the business," Stone said.
Stone says his statements were taken completely out of context.
"I could understand if they made him re-write it because he did have "gun" in it. But a pet dinosaur?" said Alex's mother Karen Gray."I mean first of all, we don't have dinosaurs anymore. Second of all, he's not even old enough to buy a gun."
Ms. Gray is too indulgent; it would still be unbearably stupid to make a 16-year-old rewrite an essay simply because it contained a reference to a gun. Guns exist; they will not cease to exist because students are forbidden to mention them; differentiating between responsible ownership and gun crime is essential.
These thought-control exercises are getting increasingly weird. I'm not sure what the point of having students that age write up faux Facebook status updates about themselves was to begin with. But at the point where the young man is arrested and suspended because he wrote about using an imaginary gun to shoot a dinosaur, we've gone completely off the rails.
According to the story, the teacher flipped out after reading of the dinocide, and contacted the school administrators, who called the police, leading to an unpleasant scene where the student's bag and locker were searched for weapons, and he supposedly became "disruptive." What's "disruptive" is messing up a kid's life over something like this, while teaching the student body that their neurotic school administration has lost all sense of perspective and discretion. I suppose staging Ray Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder" as the school play is out of the question.


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There are many other pictures of this super cute animal at Flickr. And why not some videos? ARKive has a collection of 17 videos by BBC Natural History Unit and 8 pictures. Animal Fact Sheets, from the Woodland Park Zoo, has a little more information about it and a very short video.
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Mexico School Outreach
September 2014
A small village called Ojos Negros outside of the touristy city of Ensenada, Mexico is home to a large population of Mexican natives. The people of this village spend their days working the fields and living a simple life surrounded by unpaved roads and make-shift houses. The children of these workers also help in the fields and don't participate in school like other children their age.
Since 2007, Santa Clara First Baptist Church has been sending teams to this area to build a Christian school for these children to attend at no cost so that they can be educated and grow up to be strong Christian leaders in their community. The teachers at the school located at Rancho el Refugio drive an old 40-passenger bus into the village and bring children to the school each day.
The school is up and running with a couple of grade levels and they are currently expanding to add additional students. To help with this effort, a team from SCFBC will leave Thursday morning, September 25th and return Sunday night, September 28th.
On the Friday and Saturday of the trip we will interact with the children in music, games, and crafts. We will also work on projects to help finish the new classrooms. Adults and youth who love to work with children and can also help in basic construction and painting are invited to join this year's team.
Cost for the weekend is $75 and a current passport is required. We will be staying in a beautiful 4 bedroom hacienda on the school property. Transportation to Ensenada will be via the church van, or you can fly at your own expense to San Diego and be picked up on our way to Ensenada. Contact Jerry Cintas at 408-390-4696 or firstname.lastname@example.com if you are interested in participating in this mission trip.


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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Daily Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of the Federal Government
Vol. 70, No. 71
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Milk marketing orders:
National cooperative research notifications:
National Fenestration Rating Council, Inc., et al., 19783-19784
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 19786-19786
See Industry and Security Bureau
See International Trade Administration
See National Institute of Standards and Technology
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 19759-19760
Airworthiness directives:
Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica, S.A. (EMBRAER), 19685-19688
British Aerospace; correction, 19681-19681
Airworthiness directives:
Commercial space transportation:
Licensing and safety requirements for launch, 19720-19721
Exemption petitions; summary and disposition,
National Center for State and Local Law Enforcement Training Advisory Committee, 19777-19777
Banks and bank holding companies:
Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 19761-19761
Endangered and threatened species and marine mammal permit applications,
Florida manatee; 5-year review, 19778-19780
Endangered and threatened species:
Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee, 19763-19764
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
Coronado National Forest, AZ, 19727-19727
National Forest System lands:
Outfitter and guide special use permits; maximum term, 19727-19730
Practice and procedure:
See Children and Families Administration
See Food and Drug Administration
Public and Indian housing:
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
American Indians/Alaska Natives; Injury Prevention Program, 19765-19772
American Indians/Alaska Natives; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, 19772-19777
Export administration regulations:
Chemical and biological weapons end-user/end use controls; amendments, 19688-19694
Employment taxes and collection of income taxes at source:
Employee withholding exemption certificates; submission and notification guidance, 19694-19697
Procedure and administration:
Foreign business entities; classification of as corporations for Federal tax purposes, 19697-19698
Employment taxes and collection of income taxes at source:
Employee withholding exemption certificates; submission and notification guidance, 19721-19722
Income taxes
Practice and procedure:
Non-market economy countries; antidumping investigations; separation and combination rates; correction, 19841-19841
Import investigations:
See Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau
Pollution control; consent judgments:
Crossing Dev. LLC, et al., 19783-19783
New Orleans, LA, et al., 19784-19784
Diamond State Salvage Co., Inc., et al., 19783-19783
Outboard Marine Corp., et al., 19784-19785
American Cyanamid et al., 19782-19783
Privacy Act:
Urban search and rescue robot performance standards; public forum, 19731-19732
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 19734-19735
Hazardous materials:
Investment Company Act of 1940:
John Hancock Life Insurance Co. et al., 19793-19812
John Hancock Life Insurance Co. et al.; correction, 19812-19812
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
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If you're a rugby union fan who doesn't have cable or satellite service, you'd probably like to know how you can watch the Natwest 6 Nations Championship online, through a web-browser or Kodi. And if you're traveling abroad, you may want to know if you can still get in on the action. Thankfully, any UK resident, whether at home or abroad, can get access to the Six Nations matches.
This article will explain exactly how you can watch every match of the Six Nations Championship using strictly online sources.
What is Kodi?
Kodi is media player software that allows you to stream TV and movies without a web-browser and without proprietary apps from the streaming sites themselves. It can be used to integrate all of your media sources into one interface, making online TV user-friendly at last. It can also be used to block advertisements from many streaming sites.
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Warning: Kodi should only be used for content to which you have the legal right to access. Neither the Kodi Foundation nor Comparitech advocates the use of Kodi for piracy.
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When you watch online TV through a web-browser, Kodi, or any other software, you should always use a virtual private network (VPN) to protect your privacy and security. Hackers can sometimes masquerade as streaming sites in order to steal users' personal information. Internet service providers can snoop on users' online activity, using their video-streaming habits as an excuse to throttle internet speeds. Streaming video sites can block users from viewing content based on where they are located.
A VPN helps to prevent these problems. It encrypts your data and disguises your IP address, preventing hackers, your ISP, or streaming sites from knowing where you are or what you are doing.
Not all VPNs are good for streaming-video users though. Most don't have apps for TV devices like the Amazon Fire Stick and Nvidia Shield. Many don't have servers in enough countries to unlock geoblocked content. All VPNs slow down speeds somewhat, but some are so slow that they can't stream HD video without buffering. There are also VPNs that keep logs, creating a risk that these logs could reveal private info if compromised.
For these reasons, we recommend IPVanish to users who watch TV online. In our testing, IPVanish streamed HD video with no buffering. It has servers in 60+ countries, keeps no logs, and has an app for both Amazon Fire Stick and Nvidia Shield.
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How to watch Six Nations online
The Six Nations Championship is being broadcast on BBC One and ITV in the U.K. and NBC Sports Gold in the U.S. Here is how to see these channels online, with a web-browser.
BBC iPlayer
The BBC iPlayer is available to anyone, even if you don't have a cable TV plan. All you need is your TV License. You will also need to register for an account. As long as you are a UK resident, you can register with your postal code. The BBC won't ask you for billing information. Beyond that, you'll just need to verify you have your TV License on the pop-up menu after you log in.
You'll find BBC One broadcast live through the iPlayer.
If you're traveling overseas, you can still access the iPlayer as well. As the BBC employs geographic content blocking, you will need a VPN to access the BBC, even if you have a TV License. And while we normally recommend IPVanish for this, we've found IPVanish doesn't work with the iPlayer. Instead, you'll want to use ExpressVPN, another leading VPN service. ExpressVPN is similarly priced but does provide a discount on the first few months of service. It also has apps for the Amazon Firestick and other mobile platforms.
Read more: The best VPNs for the BBC iPlayer.
ITV Hub
The ITV Hub is a free TV service created to be direct competition to the BBC. Unlike with the BBC, however, you do not need to pay for licensure of any kind. ITV is completely free. With the games broadcasting on ITV, you can easily access them online or on an ITV Hub app.
To use ITV, you will need to create a free account, which includes your postal code to verify residency. However, no billing information is required since it's a free service. After creating your free account, you can stream to your heart's content.
As ITV also employs geographic content blocking, you will also need to utilize a VPN if you're traveling and want to enjoy access to your ITV Hub live streams.
TVPlayer is an over-the-top TV service that carries most BBC channels, including BBC One and ITV. In order to legally watch these channels on TVPlayer, you need to have purchased a TV license. This license is not available to users who live outside of the U.K.
If you have a TV license but are traveling outside of the U.K., a VPN will be needed to get around geoblocks. The TVPlayer website is at this url: https://tvplayer.com/.
SEE ALSO: How to watch Champions League online or through Kodi
Zattoo is a free streaming video service headquartered in Switzerland. It carries many of the BBC channels, including BBC One, as well the ITV network. Advertisements play whenever the user first logs in or changes channels. Channels are only carried in standard definition unless the user pays CHF 10/month ($10.71 USD). If you're accessing the Internet from outside Switzerland, a VPN will be needed to get around geoblocks. The official website for Zattoo is here.
NBC Sports Gold
If you want to watch the Six Nations Championship from a U.S. source, you can get it by subscribing to NBC Sports Gold's "Rugby Pass" package. This costs $59.99/season. However, this will also allow you to see the Rugby World Cup Sevens and Aviva Premiership Rugby. You cannot sign up for NBC Sports Gold without a U.S. credit card. The NBC Sports Gold Rugby Pass webpage is here.
Read more: How to watch Premier League online or through Kodi
How to watch Six Nations on Kodi
If you've got an Amazon Fire Stick, Apple TV, or another TV device, you may not want to use a web-browser to stream rugby matches. In this case, here is how to use Kodi to watch the Six Nations Championship.
ITV Hub
As far as we can tell, the sign-in restrictions don't cause any issues with the ITV Kodi addon. You can stream the Six Nations games live through Kodi on the ITV addon without having to go through the hassle of loading up the website. And you'll also get to enjoy a better viewing experience through Kodi's media player.
The same restrictions apply if you're traveling, so you'll still need a VPN to access ITV's live streams overseas.
Additionally, you'll only find a working version of the ITV Kodi addon in the Kodil Repository.
Zattoo Box
Zattoo Box is a Kodi addon that connects to the Zattoo streaming service. It's part of the official Kodi addon repository. To install, open Kodi and select addons. Then select the "package installer" icon in the upper left (the one that looks like a box). Click install from repository → Kodi addon repository → video addons → Zattoo Box → install. When the addon is finished installing, open the configuration menu and put in the email and password you used to sign up for Zattoo. Now click OK and open to get to the main menu.
iPlayer WWW
The iPlayer WWW Kodi addon connects to bbc.co.uk/iplayer. This allows you to play both live and on-demand content from BBC channels. As with TVPlayer, using iPlayer without a TV license is against U.K. law. If you have a TV license but are traveling outside the U.K., you'll need a VPN to unblock its content.
Note: As with the website version, IPVanish servers are blocked by BBC iPlayer. So if you want to use iPlayer to watch the Six Nations Championship, we recommend using Express VPN instead of IPVanish.
SEE ALSO: Best NFL Kodi addons
Six Nations Championship schedule
Here is the schedule for the upcoming Six Nations Championship matches, along with the channels they can be found on in the U.K. For U.S. viewers, all of the matches are carried on NBC Sports Gold.
Round Three
- France vs. Italy – Feb. 23, 8 p.m. GMT – BBC
- Ireland vs. Wales – Feb. 24, 2:15 p.m. GMT – BBC
- Scotland vs. England – Feb. 24, 4:45 p.m. GMT – BBC
Round Four
- Ireland vs. Scotland – March 10, 2:25 p.m. GMT – ITV
- France vs. England – March 10, 4:45 p.m. GMT – BBC
- Wales vs. Italy – March 11, 3 p.m. GMT – BBC
Round Five
- Italy vs. Scotland – March 17, 12:30 p.m. GMT – ITV
- England vs. Ireland – March 17, 2:45 p.m. GMT – ITV
- Wales vs. France – March 17, 5 p.m. GMT – ITV
If you're a rugby fan who wants to watch the Natwest Six Nations Championship without cable, there are many options, including TVPlayer, NBC Sports Gold, Zattoo, the Zattoo Box Kodi addon, and the iPlayer WWW Kodi addon.
If you've enjoyed this article and would like to learn more about how to watch TV and movies online or through Kodi, check out some of our other articles on the subject. This includes how to watch Tubi TV on Kodi and outside the U.S., how to install DAZN kodi addon, and how to watch PopcornFlix on Kodi.
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Hyderabad, Sep 18 (PTI) The free distribution of over one crore sarees for women below the poverty line for the upcoming traditional Bathukamma festival began across Telangana today.
The Telangana government said that about 1.04 crore women would be given sarees free of cost. The scheme costs Rs 222 crore.
However, the saree distribution found itself in a row with the sarees allegedly being burnt over poor quality.
Meanwhile, a video purportedly showing a group of women fighting near a counter distributing free sarees at Saidabad here has gone viral.
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Following the fight, women police personnel immediately intervened and separated the fighting women.
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It is an utterly low level politics to burn the sarees, he alleged.
"On the occasion of Bathukamma festival, all the poor women above the age of 18 will get sarees as a gift irrespective of caste, community or religion," Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had earlier said.
District Collectors of 31 districts in the state are overseeing the saree distribution programme, Commissioner Textiles Shailaja Rama Iyer, told reporters here today.
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