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Over 20,000 candidates globally have now completed IntegrityMatters, the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment's online ethics workshop and test.
Thetest offers users six dilemmas, all of which are based on real life examples from the financial sector, but with widespread application in other sectors. Each dilemma evolves over a series of steps, with the choice of candidate response determining how the scenario develops.
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The CISI introduced the initiative, supported by a national advertising campaign, to ensure that new entrants to the capital markets sector, who will be working directly with firms and clients, realise the importance of integrity and ethics from the moment they enter the industry and they appreciate that integrity comes before profitability.
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IntegrityMatters is not an exam, but a multiple stage scenario-based test, which can be taken by individuals on their own computer, either at their desk in the office or at home, with the results being immediately available.
Matthew Strachan, ACSI of Thorntons Investment Management Ltd and a recent successful test candidate said: "With many years of investment experience, I found the integrity test to be practical, relevant and a really good exercise in balancing daily business realities with 'doing the right thing'.
"The principles are clear and well laid out and the worked examples very helpful. Emphasis on there not being one absolute correct answer is very refreshing.
"Sound ethics and integrity will be crucial to the sustainability of the financial industry and the careers of those entering it today. Sadly the capacity of many to raise their view and see ourselves as others see us is still impaired. The CISI's efforts and approach should be applauded and encouraged."
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"We were the first professional body in the world to require new capital market entrants to pass an integrity test as we felt it was important to introduce a tangible initiative, following much talk on the issue of restoring trust in financial services. We are very keen to try and ensure that our members across the financial services industry have every opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to integrity and ethics.
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The Department of Economics and Technological Change (ZEFb) of the Center for Development Research invites applications for two PhD positions beginning February 1, 2012 for 3 years. The successful candidate will conduct his/her PhD as part of the project on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in the Olifants basin of South Africa. The work will focus on the economic aspect of water value chain for improving IWRM in South Africa. The successful candidate is also expected to be integrated into the existing ZEF international Doctoral studies program.
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A few days ago, Michael Voris did an expose on the dissent-ridden Los Angeles Religious Education Congress (using the term "religious education" lightly). He detailed many of the past problems with this annual dissent-fest. I post his video below, but scroll below it.
This was produced BEFORE the latest disaster congress. Little could he have expected this joke of a Mass. Put on ostensibly for American Indians, it is a complete adulteration of the mass with pagan rituals and yes, concepts of God. NEWS FLASH! God is NOT a grand-father! We do NOT pray to "north, south, east or west". I'm currently watching this thing now so I'm sure there are more liturgical abuses to come. Now the "mass" that I'm posting below happened Saturday evening. I understand there might have been a similar debacle on Friday evening called an "urban fusion mass". I'll be watching that, too. Stay tuned.
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Immigration SA would like to advise that the Lists of State Nominated Occupations for the 2019/20 program year has been published and is now available to view.
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The Valdosta State baseball and softball programs will host the first annual Diamond Dinner on Saturday, January 19, 2013.
The Diamond will feature a social hour to mingle with players and coaches, refreshments, tickets for cocktails, and silent and live auctions for a variety of rare sports memorabilia.
"One of the things that is going to be really unique about this event is how much memorabilia that we'll have there that you cannot find anywhere else," Valdosta State head coach Greg Guilliams said.
Among the items to be auctioned include memorabilia signed by former 2006 World Series Most Valuable Player David Eckstein and Washington Nationals third basemen Ryan Zimmerman, as well as fine jewelry from Steel's Jewelry.
In addition, there will also be a guided turkey hunt and an opportunity to bid on tickets to NASCAR's premier event, the Daytona 500, which include four days, four races, and pit road passes.
Tickets to the Diamond Dinner will be $40 and proceeds will go to the VSU softball and baseball programs.
"All of the money and proceeds go to both programs," Valdosta State head coach Greg Guilliams said. "The [proceeds] will be split between the two programs."
The Diamond Dinner will help raise money for team equipment, uniforms, and other various necessities for both programs.
"All of the sports teams [at Valdosta State] have to raise money," Guilliams said. "Not one penny for any of the athletic programs here at Valdosta State comes from the tax-players."
"We've been looking for different avenues to raise money," Guilliams said. "This, I think, was the right time for us to do [the Diamond Dinner]."
The Diamond Dinner will also feature a guest speaker-Major League Baseball umpire Sam Holbrook.
Holbrook, a twelve-year veteran, has called numerous playoff series, including four consecutive league championship series from 2008 to 2012 and the 2010 World Series.
Coach Guilliams and his brother, Todd, who serves as an assistant coach, have a personal connection to Holbrook.
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The first annual Diamond Dinner, presented by VSU baseball and softball, and will being at 5:30 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom.


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Agnes Goehle Land
Agnes Goehle, the eldest child of Frank Goehle and Isabell Walsh, was born in New York City on April 5, 1922.
She married Edgar (Bud) Land in 1942. The had eight children: Edgar Jr., Marguerite (Maggie), Anthony, Justina, Zachary, Benedict, Matthew and Kevin.
Agnes died on April 19, 1996 in Austin, Texas. She is buried in St. Vincent Cemetery in Chatham, New Jersey.
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|Letter from Helen Bates Haines about a visit with Agnes, December 11, 1927
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* In December 1927 Isabell Walsh Goehle was pregnant with a boy. Her first son, Frank, born February 18, 1928. In addition to Agnes, there were: Isabell born August 1923, and the twins, Peggy and Eileen born February 1926.
Helen Baines Haines was a nurse and social worker for the Presbyterian church. She was listed in the 1930 census: Haines, Helen Bates, age 37 single, born New Hampshire, Social worker, Presbyterian. According to various passport applications she was born in Michigan and served in WWI as a Red Cross Relief worker.
|Helen Bates Haines from her 1919 passport application
|Agnes in the New York Times, 1933
Preparing dinner for 16 Baby Garter Snakes Found Tedious Process by Woman Expert
|Agnes graduated eight grade from St Jean Baptiste School in New York City on 19th June 1936.
|Agnes as a teenager
|Collection of Maggie Land Blanck
Given to her by Peggie Goehle Edgar
|Agnes, a photo booth shot
Unfortunately this photo has a lot of damage that is very hard to clean up. The copy on the left was cleaned up as much as possible while trying to maintain the integrity of the photo. The copy on the right is as scanned.
|Collection of Justina Land Leler
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|The Wedding of Agnes Goehel and Edgar (Bud) Land
February 15, 1942
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|Agnes circa 1943
|Agnes at her sister, Nellie's wedding, 1950
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Agnes circa 1944, 101 North Country Rd., Smithtown, N.Y.
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Continuing our eye-witness coverage of the MAE WEST panel at UCLA on Monday evening, 23 February 2009, here is a fascinating first-person recollection that was duly noted by our indefatigable Hollywood correspondent, who knew we would find it quite charming.
• • This intensely devastating Angeleno, who appreciates male pulchritude, recounts this narrative: "The only truly memorable story on Monday night was when an audience member told a story of his encounter with Mae West in 1977."
• • The man said he was having dinner at Imperial Gardens in Los Angeles when he heard Mae West was in the house. He saw Paul Novak near the restroom and asked if he could meet Mae West. Paul said, "Sure, come on over to the table."
• • Since this gentleman was very good looking in February 2009, I can only imagine what he must have looked like then. Mae West asked him to sit with them — — she was sitting with a table of male friends. This guy was stunned but pleased and forgot all about his companions at his own table! Then, to his surprise, Mae West asked three of her friends to move, so HE could sit next to her! After dinner, she said, "Ya want an autographed picture?" He said he would be thrilled. She TOOK HIS HAND and they walked through the restaurant to the car with Mae's buddies in tow. The guy's tablemates saw this and almost fainted! Outside, Mae West went through her stack of photos (presumably from the trunk) and discovered she had PRE-SIGNED all of them already TO people (men's names, of course). She said, "Well, it looks like they're already signed, see. So how about this one — — 'to John?'" He said his name wasn't John. Mae West said, "Mmmm. Well, this one's to 'Robert' — — how 'bout that?" He said he couldn't. Then Mae West says, "Well, I'm havin' a party Sunday afternoon. I'll sign one then."
• • He did go to her party. He said she was lovely and gracious, with very soft hands and a smooth face. She signed a photo for him.
• • This story seemed to have woken up much of the audience — — and then the night was over.
• • Unfortunately, there were not too many voyagers into Mae West's storied past on February 23rd. UCLA's promotion coordinators put forth a rather low-energy outreach and the auditorium (which can accommodate 278 listeners) was barely half-full for this free event.
• • The Mae West blog is grateful to these stalwart screen-lovers for their patience and their comments. More front-row details will appear tomorrow.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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Private Crete: Slow Food & Wild Views tour
Immerse yourself in the bewitching Cretan countryside for the day and bask in the glorious natural surroundings of the Therisso Gorge. Enjoy beautiful views and lush vegetation while listening to stories of the area's thrilling past. Explore traditional villages, discover Cretan culture and indulge yourself by trying the best food, wine and raki in the region.
This tour is priced for a minimum group size of two travellers. A solo traveller may still book this private experience but will be charged the base rate for two travellers.
- Explore the delightfully traditional hilltop village of Therisso and marvel at the scenery around its namesake gorge;
- Sip a Greek coffee or glug back a glass of local raki in an old-time kafenion and try our famously sweet sfakiani pita;
- Enjoy a private visit to one of the island's best vineyards to learn more about local wine production and taste some fabulous local wine;
- Stop off for delicious tastings of local dairy products and honey at a family-run hive;
- Indulge in the pleasures of slow food with a full-flavored but healthy Cretan lunch.
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Time for a quick refreshment stop now and where better than a local's favorite kafenion (a sort of traditional Greek café)? Here we'll try the famous sfakiani pita, lovingly drizzled with thyme-infused honey and wash it back with a glass of raki or a coffee, depending on what you would prefer.
Sitting at the foothills of the beautiful Lefka Ori (White Mountains), the village of Therisso's story is firmly rooted in modern history; this is where the revolt of 1905, stirred up by Eleftherios Venizelos, began, which in turn led to the union of Crete with Greece in 1913. As we meander through the village we will see several historical monuments, such as the headquarters of Venizelos, who went on to become Prime Minister of Greece and the National Resistance Museum.
Along the entire route of the tour, we will pass lots more traditional Cretan villages that are off the beaten path and still untouched by tourism. If we have time, we may make one or two additional photo stops.
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Back at the restaurant, we will visit the wine cellar to discover the delights of Cretan vines before your mouthwatering lunch is served. And if this wasn't enough for your taste buds, we will go on to sample what is considered the best honey in the region at a small, family-owned business.
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After drinking in those spectacular views and all that wine, we will take you back through the countryside for one last look at perfection before dropping you off at your hotel for a well-earned wine nap. Before you go, don't forget to ask your local guide for hints and tips on what to do next during your stay on beautiful Crete.
Note: This tour is priced for a minimum group size of two travelers. A solo traveler may still book this private experience but will be charged the base rate for two travelers.
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- Transportation during the tour
- A sampling of 3 local wines accompanied by feta cheese
- Olives and rusks
- Bottle of water
- 1 glass of raki
- A seasonal
- Slow-cooked Cretan lunch (consisting of meat and vegetables)
- Tastings of local honey
- Olive oil
- Cheese
- Yogurt and local sweets
- Entrance to the National Resistance Museum
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- Additional food and drinks
- Souvenirs or personal shopping
- Tips/gratuities for your guide and driver
- Pickup time: 8.30 AM
- Duration: 8 hours
- Language: English
- Pickup location: Pick up from your Chania hotel.
- Drop off location: Drop off back at your hotel
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CALL FOR ARTISTS: Markets at the Museum
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A Makers Market in Cripple Creek, Colorado is looking for artists and craftsmen.
The Cripple Creek District Museum located in Cripple Creek, Colorado is proud to announce their newest event, Markets at the Museum.
Markets at the Museum is a vendor-based event featuring items which are home-grown, home-made, and home-made.
Markets at the Museum is essentially a Farmers' Market and a Makers' Market all rolled into one!
Home-grown produce, Cottage Foods, Hand-crafted items would all be part of the products allowed. Vendors may also sell items made in the U.S.A.
The Cripple Creek District Museum is now taking vendor applications for the June Market.
The Markets at the Museum will be held the first Saturday of every month beginning in June and running through September.
Cripple Creek is bustling with people during the summer months and the Markets at the Museum will be a great place to sell your artistic creations and wares!
For more information or an application, send an email to: email@example.com, using Museum Markets in the email subject line. Or call (719) 689-9540.
We will be taking applications for the June Markets at the Museum until May 29th.
Spaces are limited, so don't delay!
Contact: (719) 689-9540
5th & Bennett, PO Box 1210, Cripple Creek, CO 80813


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First international day I missed was the International day of Happiness. I was so caught up with my exams that I barely had enough time to update my Facebook. However in the evening, I saw many Facebook wall flooded with happiness wishes. Here is one from our Prime Minister:
"My Dear Friends,The world today comes together for the first time to celebrate the International Day of Happiness. It is for the first time that human beings all over the world will be united in thought and reflection on this universal aspiration that sets us apart from all other forms of life on earth. We are the only kind that knows the meaning and purpose of life to be higher than survival and well-being.Happiness is not just a desire; it is our only true need. Without it, we are empty, unfulfilled and sad. Without it, our life has no purpose. Yet, it is seldom that we pause to ask ourselves: am I doing what makes me happy? Is my pursuit of money, status and fame what I really need? Is being better off than my friend, neighbor or peer what will make me happy? Am I focused on the right things in life or am I a twig drifting in the stream of mindless acts? Am I allowing myself to be swept away on to the shores of unhappiness?May you have a great day of reflection and be blessed with understanding! May you have a Happy Day with family and friends!
Just like our PM, I tried with all my emotion to extol happiness. I thought I would write about what happiness means to me and how each individuals can find happiness in their own ways. Did the world really come together that day or was there a real need for such a day. These were some of the questions I asked myself that day. But for now International Happiness day is over. But rest of the days are not sad days. So lets move on.
The second International day I missed was the international poetry day. Although I like poetry head over heels, I was never able to write a good poem so far. The last time I remember trying poetry was in the year 2000. I was in class twelve then. I recall experiencing the best of my poetic feeling those days. I may have written over hundred poems, but not a single poem read like a poem. Later when I read about Marine Moore's lesson on Poetry, I felt embarrassed to the core. Her poetry told me not to attempt poetry anymore. And hence all my poetry remained hidden at the bottom of my trunk. Then came the results of my English paper. I think I scored the lowest. My English teacher mocked at me. Well that was it. I think his words were the bullet that killed my poetry for good. That winter I lost my entire poetry book. So that was the end of my poetry note book too.
The other International day I missed this week was the international water day. All I know about water resources is that more than 72% of our earth is water. Looks like lot of water on this planet though! But what most people miss to see is that only a marginal 1.6% is fresh water. With rising population, the pressure on that marginal amount of drinkable water is increasing every day. This scarcity might some day push people to go for a war. Its alarming but some people have already predicted it. So there is a genuine need for all of us to save water. I think our collective act will make a difference here. Hence I do not see forgetting to take bath ( which I often do) as a regrettable affair. I feel I am contributing positively in saving water!
Finally, we have world earth hour coming tomorrow. I am being told that this is an initiative to create awareness about the need to take action on climate change. So come 8:30 PM, I am going to switch off all the lights in my room. With the heat of Gujarat, I am preparing for a sauna bath in my room tomorrow.


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Holy crap. I mostly switched to Kirkland last year, but I fed Buster and Sophie Taste of the Wild for years, and I still buy it when I forget to plan ahead (I have to order the Kirkland from the Costco website).
And now I have a dilemma. I have an unopened, 28-lb. bag of Taste of the Wild small breed dry food. I tried to return it to Amazon, and they gave me a refund, but said not to ship the bag back.
So what the hell do I do with it? I'm obviously not going to feed it to the dogs, and donating it to a shelter seems really sketchy. Maybe it's OK because it would be split between so many dogs? Throwing it away seems so wasteful — it's a $50 bag of food.


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It is difficult to get all the house chores done all by yourself no matter how hard you try and even if you manage to, there's a high tendency you might break down if you keep that up for a long period of time.
To avoid this, it is best to involve your children in house chores to relieve the stress on your end and to teach them important life skills and how to take responsibility.
Here are age appropriate chores for your kids:
2-3 years:
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4-5 years:
At this age, kids are already working with a routine in school, so, you can try working them into a routine at home by getting them to make their beds and leave their room tidy.
6-7 years:
You can start to teach them how to clean up after themselves, do the dishes and how to fix a simple breakfast. A toast or cereal will work best for kids within this age group.
8-9 years:
You can assign them with the responsibility of putting the groceries away at this age, this will give them an early introduction to the importance of keeping and storing things away.
10-11 years:
You might find them helpful with gardening; doing a bit of weeding and how to handle domestic power tools which include the use of vacuum and washing machines.
12 and up:
At this stage, they are already accustomed to house chores and you can get them to do higher or more complicated tasks such as cooking, cleaning the car and babysitting. You can also encourage them to participate in doing house chores by offering an incentive for tasks done such as: pocket money for each task done.


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Give artichoke dip a tasty makeover with this roasted broccoli–artichoke dip recipe. Plus, it's only 25 calories per 1/4 cup, so have as much as you'd like.
chopped broccoli florets (about 1 lb)
cloves garlic, finely chopped
olive oil
Kosher salt and pepper
14-oz can artichoke hearts, rinsed and chopped
scallions, thinly sliced
shallot, finely chopped
chopped fresh tarragon
ground cumin
nonfat Greek yogurt
finely grated Parmesan
Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, for serving
PER 1/4 CUP: 25 calories, 0.5 g fat (0 g saturated fat), 2 g protein, 65 mg sodium, 1 g carbs, 0.5 g fiber
This better-for-you recipe is from Joy Bauer's new cookbook, Joy's Simple Food Remedies.


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Until I discovered this method, I would have rather put false lashes on 10 people than myself once. Now, I'd rather put them on maybe 2 people vs. myself once.
I saw makeup artist Eve Pearl apply false lashes this way in an Instagram video and it was the first method that has ever made sense to me.
This works because it's how I actually do apply them to other people.
You will need
- I used Ardell Baby Wispies but Ardell Demi Wispies look good on almost everyone.
- Duo Brush-On Adhesive with Vitamins
- Small scissors
- 2 small tweezers
- Lash placement tool
- Black liner (optional)
Before we start
Before we begin, I recommend you curl your lashes, then apply mascara. Mascara will make your lashes as black as the false lashes, therefore blending better and make your lashes stiffer, forming a little bridge for the false lashes to rest on. Ok friends. WE READY.
The Easiest Lash Application Method
Place your false lash onto your eye. If the lash extends past the outer edge of your eye, trim that part off with your scissors first.
Using the brush applicator, apply an even layer of glue to the lash strip, adding a bit extra to the inner and outer corners.
While we wait 20 seconds or so for the glue to become sticky, holding the inner and outer corners of the lash, bend and wiggle the lash into a U-shape.
Carefully grip the inner corner of the lash with one pair of tweezers and the outer corner with your other pair. Hold on tight; don't let go.
Tilt your head back, looking into a mirror at a downwards angle.
Pull the tweezers away from each other to stretch out the lash, lower it down onto your lash line, then release your tweezers. The lash should snap into shape since you did little the little U-shape wiggle beforehand. Lash muscle memory magic!
Using your lash placement tool, sandwich the false lash and your lashes together, pinching gently with the tool.
If you notice any gap of skin showing below your lashes, use a black pencil liner to tightline, darkening the roots of the lashes to better blend with the false lashes. You can also use liner on the lash band itself to camouflage any glue.
watch the tutorial
Try this ok? I think you'll find the 2 tweezer method changes the game.


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Victim's boyfriend accused of starting fatal fire
September 07, 2017 07:04 PM
Shocking and horrifying. That's how a friend of Ashley Coltrain describes what happened there Wednesday morning. Now, Coltrain's boyfriend, Derrick Guilder, is charged with her murder.
22-year-old Derrick Guilder had no criminal record until Thursday. Now, he's charged with two of the most serious offenses on the books – arson and intentional murder.
Police say Guilder set the fire that destroyed the Hudson Falls home where he was living with his girlfriend, Ashley Coltrain, because she was breaking up with him and he wanted to kill her and himself.
Prosecutors say Guilder lit some papers on fire on a couch in the downstairs living room and then went upstairs to the couple's bedroom and closed the door. They say Ashley was sleeping, but Guilder had a change of heart.
"He started the fire, went upstairs, did shut the door, but the place became filled with smoke quickly. He panicked and got out," explained Chief Randy Diamond with Hudson Falls Police.
Police say Guilder's story didn't add up from the very beginning and they say early Thursday morning, he confessed from his room at Glens Falls Hospital.
Family and friends of 18-year-old Ashley Coltrain describe her as a young woman with an irrepressible smile, who put others before herself.
"She was always happy, always wonderful. I can't believe he's done it. I just can't believe anybody would hurt Ashley," noted Evelynn Pratt, a lifelong friend.
Guilder is being held in the Washington County Jail without bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday afternoon. The charges against Guilder are punishable by 25 years to life in prison.
WNYT Staff
Updated: September 07, 2017 07:04 PM
Created: September 07, 2017 05:23 AM
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You can search all over the Internet and find out about the specifications and tons of opinions on it. Here are mine.
First, I think the name is silly. The people guessing that Apple was making a tablet came up with dozens of better names. Does no one at Apple have access to Google? It would have taken less than five seconds to search "iPad" and find the years old MadTV skit.
Next, I am not impressed. They showed nothing in their presentation that made me want to have one of these over a netbook. However, I see potential. To me, the ultimate success of this device will depend on two things:
- What applications get designed to fully use this device. The best idea I've seen floated so far is a "cash register" type application since one of these plus a couple of peripherals is cheaper than most computer registers.
- The next revision of the hardware. Apple is notorious for withholding features. They like to put just enough in a product to make people want it, but hold back enough features to be able to also make revision two, three, and four worth buying too. Expect the next version to have the front facing camera most people feel is missing, and more memory.
Lastly, I think they priced it almost perfectly. The only way it gets better is if AT&T subsidizes the price of the 3G version in exchange for a 2 year contract. Personally, I wouldn't want the 3G, so it is priced right as it is.
To me, at the moment, the deal breaker is the keyboard. The virtual keyboard looks like it would only be comfortable using if I can manage to have the device at a 45 degree angle allowing me to type and see the screen. This means that I'd either have to be hunched over the device, or to be lounging on the couch with my feet propped up allowing my lap to hold it up at a usable angle. But that's because the biggest feature of a portable computer for me is writing, and the iPad seems to be aimed more at people who are more interested in reading and watching. This could be saved if someone makes some sort of clip on keyboard and screen protector (i.e. – the keyboard folds up over the screen, kinda like the clam shell design of a laptop). But it would also have to more than double the weight of the device because you can't have the screen be heavier than the keyboard in that sort of design.
Another missing element for me that I don't think will ever make it into the Apple design is the ability to use a stylus. I like to do digital art (doodling more than anything) but I don't like doing it with my finger. Perhaps, if the iPad sells well, Wacom will decide to make the Cintiq into a full blown art tablet.
Overall, as I said before, I see potential, I even see this as being a device that plenty of people could put to good use, but just not me. And that's okay.


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Tracking everything that's new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View. By integration reporter David Williams.
In our first editorial of the year we highlighted two reasons why 2017 won't all be gloom: the likely expansions of the care home vanguard model, and of primary care home.
Expect movement on this soon.
It is likely there will be a fairly serious chunk of money for both models spanning the next two years, and an approach from the centre that says, "If you want to do this, we're ready to contribute" – inviting people to come forward when they are ready, rather than imposing from above. The aim will be to support everyone in the country, if they're willing to adopt the model.
National leaders are excited by what the "care home six" vanguards have been able to do so far and put out guidance last year setting out the model and how it can be adopted anywhere.
When the announcement is made, it will be the most significant vote of confidence in any of the Five Year Forward View care models so far.
Primary care home: the next phase
The expansion of primary care home should surprise no one. Simon Stevens has already said he believes GPs are hungry for change and willing to embrace new ways of working because "their backs are against the wall". Late last year he strongly indicated that primary care home was where the action would be over this next period. And, he's subtly indicated a timeframe for reform: primary care transformation will be "won or lost" over the next two years.
How much money will be devoted to the model hasn't been confirmed yet, but the initial sites, pioneered by National Association of Primary Care, were given about £1 per head of population. That would scale up to about £50m to cover the whole country.
The PCH model was developed to improve the quality and experience of primary care both for GPs and patients. It wasn't explicitly designed to be the basic building block for multispecialty community providers or primary and acute care systems, but that is how many now view the model.
A vital call NHS England has to make is on the financing of PCH: should PCH sites be incentivised to do things that the centre wants them to do – such as cut prescribing costs, reduce hospital admissions, and provide more community services? That isn't the main purpose of the model, although it is the explicit aim of most sustainability and transformation plans, which also generally want to establish PCH-style extended GP "hubs".
If as seems likely, PCH sites are given some sort of contracting incentive which falls short of a share of full capitated "hard budgets", the arrangement will resemble the practice based commissioning of the second half of the last decade. This is a moment of circularity for the NAPC, which has its roots in the hard budgets era of GP fundholding and later became one of the big champions of Andrew Lansley's early proposals for "GP consortia".
And then what happened? In the process of rolling it out nationally, the policy ossified into a shape that GPs didn't much like the look of, and which didn't have many of the advantages of the original model: clinical commissioning groups.
There's probably a lesson for today somewhere in there. There is also an enjoyable irony that the NAPC's current ideas, which are not that different to their earlier ideas, are being incorporated as part of the solution to the fragmentation brought about by the 2012 Health and Social Care Act, which they were so close to the genesis of.
The most investable proposition available
The context to all of this is the forthcoming refresh of the forward view, which will take stock of progress to date and set realistic goals for the next two to three years. At least, that's what it would be, if the context to the forthcoming refresh of the forward view were not what might politely be described as a financial and political horror show.
With NHS England and Number 10 having begun 2017 with a row about whether the latter really had provided the former with all the resource it asked for, there is a risk that the refresh will become all about the money.
That would be a pity because the vision for new models of care was every bit as important to the forward view as the now discredited financial projections that underpinned them.
It was announced just before Christmas that NHS England is continuing to support the original new care model vanguards – for one more year at least. They get about another £100m for 2017-18, allocated pretty much as it was this year.
It's encouraging that budget holders at NHS England remain committed enough to transforming care, even in the most grisly part of the aforementioned horror show, to spend more than last year on new care models.
But it's also significant that, if there is a bit more cash available, that the extra isn't going on a new wave of PACS sites, for example, or giving MCPs a bigger proportion of the transformation funding they said they needed.
They have not done that – instead, in the coming weeks we are likely to have confirmation that national leaders see primary care home and enhanced health in care homes as being the most investable proposition available.


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Ten School Records Fall for Westminster at Allgood Invitational
ROLLA, MO -- Ten modern-day school records were bettered by the members of the Westminster College men's and women's track & field teams Saturday at the Missouri University of Science & Technology Dewey Allgood Invitational.
Sophomore Sarah Koestner led the record setters, finishing second in the 1500-meter run in 4:54.83, setting a modern-day record and breaking the previous school mark of 4:56 set by Katy Murphy in 1985. Other modern-day bests were set by freshman Tanisha Terrell in the 100-meter dash pre-lims in 13.51; sophomore Sarah Ogar took fourth in the 400-meter dash in 1:00.28; and junior Kim Petiford finished seventh in the long jump at 4.29 meters.
Freshman Jared Patterson was one of four men's team members to better modern-day marks, bettering his own modern-day mark with a 10th-place time of 4:08.18 in the 1500-meter run; freshman Will Megl took fifth in the 3000-meter steeplechase in 10:50.55; sophomore Tony Mitchell took sixth in the long jump at 6.15 meters; and freshman David McDermott was seventh in the javelin at 31.69 meters. The 4x100 relay team of junior Rick Spinell, sophomore Weednel Delphonse, Mitchell and junior EJ Berry took fourth in 45.57, and the 4x400 meter relay team of junior Mylhan Myers, Spinell, Mitchell and Berry took seventh in 3:33.38.


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By firstname.lastname@example.com | Faith and Food Freedom
"Why" is the answer. Not the question. But the answer.
To which question?
"Is it wrong to fast then," a Christian lady asked me after I'd given a talk about intuitive eating at a church women's brunch. I'd just spent a half-hour talking to these lovely ladies about intuitive eating, about how eating well doesn't have to mean ghastly food rules and being a 'certain' man-sanctioned size.
Intuitive eating at it's core, is about honouring our hunger and fullness, and eating for physical reasons rather than emotional reasons.
If we're ignoring our hunger then we're clearly not honouring our hunger. And once we start ignoring our hunger and restricting certain foods, unspeakable brown stuff is likely to hit the fan big time (quick! duck!). You restrict it, you'll crave it. You ignore your hunger, you'll find yourself over-hungry and over-eating. It's like the most weird, ironic thing, like Alanis Morrisette's song:
"A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife…"
When all you want to do is NOT eat so much chocolate, why on earth is it that you find yourself eating MORE chocolate?
It's ironic. But it's human. That's how our brains work. You restrict food, your brain will crave that food. So the answer is not to restrict. Not to ignore hunger. But instead to listen to those important signals our body gives us. But what does this mean when it comes to our faith and fasting?
If your faith is important to you, and fasting is an important part of your faith – then how do those two fit together?
We know that Jesus fasted in the Bible. For 40 days and nights in the Judaean Desert. Which is definitely no walk in the park. But then nothing about Jesus's life on earth was a walk in the park.
I'm not here to give a theological explanation for fasting. But I don't think it takes a theologian to know this – it's the WHY that matters.
As in, WHY do you want to fast?
Are you planning to fast from food so you can truly focus on drawing closer to God through prayer or spending more time studying the bible? Well great.
Are you really giving up certain foods for Lent so that you can gain some iota or inkling of the sacrifice Jesus Christ made for us? Well great again.
Or are you hoping that in fasting or observing Lent you've found a permissible way to restrict your food and contort your body into a shape and size that society deems more acceptable? (This one – not so great).
Is it God you're focused on? Or the world you're hoping to please by dropping a pound or two?
Deep down inside, you know what your true motivations are. Are you hoping you'll lose weight? Are you hoping you'll drop inches? Are you hoping you'll get a happy surprise when you jump on the bathroom scale after Lent or your fast?
Cos if that's the case, if it's not really about drawing closer to our creator, maybe you need to fast from something else – our thin-obsessed, diet culture. Maybe make that your goal for Lent – to fast from all body-fixated influencers, to fast from magazines that harp on about losing weight, to fast from discussing body size/shapes/weight with your friends; instead of a 'fake-Lent' or 'fake-fast' that is really just a cover-up for wanting to fit into worldly ideals. God doesn't need you to be a size zero or weigh X kilograms or pounds. He loves you just the way you are.
God ultimately wants you to take care of your self, He loves you. Not taking part in a food-fast in no way lessens His love for you, or your ability to honour and draw close to Him. There are so MANY other things you could fast from – time on your smartphone, watching TV, reading gossip magazines… the list goes on.
Jennifer xo.
P.S. If you've had an eating disorder, either past or present, then fasting or giving up foods for Lent is much more likely to be damaging to your relationship with yourself and food. It's not a risk I would recommend a client taking and I'd highly recommend you discuss it with your eating disorder therapist before undertaking either.


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Nicholson Borough Council signed a resolution on Monday, denying the transfer of a liquor license to the Pump N Pantry, located on state Route 11 in the borough.
Before the resolution was signed, a public hearing, under the direction of borough solicitor Paul Litwin, took testimony from the community as well as representatives from the Pump N Pantry on the proposal.
As presented by John Rogers, attorney for Pump N Pantry, the chain recently obtained a liquor license from Clinton Township, and wishes to use it to sell six packs of beer at the Nicholson store.
The Pennsylvania Liquor and Control Board license is a restaurant license, and the store would have 30 seats for patrons. To conform with the law, Rogers explained, customers would be permitted to consume one 25-ounce beer with a meal.
Rogers emphasized that the primary purpose of the liquor license is to allow the Pump N Pantry to sell six packs of beer that would not be consumed on the premises.
When questioned by councilman John Decker about how patrons could consume beer with a meal without breaking open a six-pack, Rogers explained that the store will also sell single cans of beer.
Scott Quigg, president of Pump N Pantry, explained that many convenience stores - such as Sheetz - are now selling beer. In order to remain competitive, he said, stores in the Pump N Pantry chain must do the same. He explained the Pump N Pantry in Mansfield started selling beer 11 days ago, and liquor licenses are pending at other stores.
Stan Anderson, vice-president of store operations for Pump N Pantry, explained that all the store employees have received state training to sell the beer - including checking identification. All customers will be required to provide valid IDs, he said. And no employee will be permitted to sell beer to a visibly intoxicated person.
During public testimony, no local member of the public came out in favor of the Pump N Pantry selling beer.
Scott Aylesworth, owner of the Office Bar and Grill in Nicholson, pointed out there are already three liquor licenses in establishments in Nicholson, a community which he said only had 630 residents.
"People will stop on Route 11," he said, explaining that he fears losing one-third of his business if the Pump N Pantry starts selling six-packs.
"If that happens, either I lay off my employees or I go out of business," he said.
Mark June, owner of the Hotel Almont, echoed Aylesworth's concerns. He said was informed by his beer distributor that many convenience stores across the state have been selling beer, and that the distributor has lost 72 accounts since the trend began.
Borough secretary Karen Brown, speaking as a private citizen, said that the bars in town are a nice place to go, and support the community.
"I just don't think we need it at all," she said about a big corporation coming in and selling beer.
Brown also produced statistics, provided by the chief of the Dalton police, which serves Nicholson Borough, indicating that there have been 152 calls to the Pump N Pantry from 2015 to the present.
However, Rogers challenged these figures, pointing out that many of them - such as 34 for traffic stops - have nothing to do with the establishment.
Patrolman Stephen Hull, who was at the hearing, confirmed that many of the calls were for incidents in the vicinity of the Pump N Pantry.
During the closing arguments, Rogers said that council cannot legally reject the liquor license based on the arguments it would have an adverse effect on the three businesses that sell alcoholic beverages.
Under such circumstances, the decision can be appealed, he said.
Solicitor Litwin said that he asked for a motion from borough council to approve the liquor license request and no one was willing to make it.
He did, however, get a motion and second to deny the request and the council passed it unanimously.


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Book Review: André Breton's 'Nadja'
February 2, 2018
What can one say about André Breton? He was childish, arrogant, egotistical, incredibly controlling – but he was certainly talented at poetic and surrealist writing – and his 1928 surrealist romance "Nadja" is proof of this.
Though "Nadja" is a romance, it is an incredibly unconventional one. For starters, the titular Nadja isn't even introduced until page 60.
During these first 60 pages, André, the narrator, ruminates and philosophizes on a number of ideas while wandering Paris. He interacts with his fellow surrealists like Robert Desnos and Max Ernst, he attends the theater, and just meanders around Paris. After these first 60 pages, André runs into Nadja. He notices her and she notices him, they strike up a conversation and after this, they begin a 10-day long relationship that is incredibly awkward. They rarely talk about other subjects than just art and surrealism.
André finds his image of Nadja being wrecked when she gradually reveals more and more of her past, and it ends with both André breaking off their relationship and with Nadja being committed to a mental asylum after showing her eccentricities in a hotel. The story doesn't end there, though, André simply shifts from being in love with Nadja herself into being in love with her absence and the mystique she put off at first while also continuing the ruminating and philosophizing from the first 60 pages of the book.
Accompanying this surreal romance are 44 unique photographs depicting the places where André and Nadja spend their time, the people who André either talks about or talks to, various objects that stand out to him, and the bizarre drawings Nadja gifts him. The photographs, though incredibly low-quality, actually add something to the novel, a sense of realism, which is exactly what a good, strong romance needs. "Nadja," though it is surrealist, is one of the most accurate depictions of a first romance – surreal, awkward and mystifying.
André finds Nadja's mystique shattering the more she reveals about her past, their relationship is awkward like a high school romance, and yet all of this is incredibly relatable. Almost all of us have a played-up, grandiose image of the person we're crushing on, only to find it's not entirely accurate when or if we do get into that relationship. The mystique shatters, it becomes awkward, just like "Nadja."
Though "Nadja" does get the awkward romance down to a T, it fails in another department, the philosophizing. I found myself skimming and binging passages for this very reason. Breton is an incredibly talented writer, but he goes on these tangents that go on for pages at a time and it eventually becomes a chore to get through because it distracts from the main story. What's really disappointing is that Breton actually touches up on some incredibly interesting subjects, like the treatment of the mentally ill, beauty, surrealism, and other writers.
Remember those first 60 pages? Those were the absolute worst when it came to the philosophizing and Breton actually continues doing this during the main story, even though the book's supposed to be about Nadja. However, Breton is able to make one think while reading these passages. It's just that they go on for much longer than they really should. Other than that problem, though, "Nadja" is an incredible love story that deserves more attention than it has.
In short, "Nadja" is the perfect read for Valentine's Day because it chooses to subvert every last thing about romance. It's not a glittering, mass-market romance novel you find tucked away in the back of a bookstore. It's something else entirely. "Nadja" is accurate with its depictions of romance. It will make you think about your own romances, and it will make you think about life in general.
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MOUNT AYR – There are not a lot of differing opinions about Mount Ayr's John Shields.
That may be construed as a negative, but then you wouldn't be talking about the same man.
In the eyes of so many Raiders, Shields is the premiere example of what a high school athlete should be.
His hard work ethic and determination to never rely solely on his athletic ability is why Shields is the 2019 South Central Iowa Male Athlete of the Year.
In terms of his athletic ability, Shields was a grinder day in and day out to be the best that he could be and his coaches and fellow players took notice.
"He was one of a core group of kids from their middle school years that was just very committed to the weight room and would do all the extra work," said Mount Ayr co-football head coach Delwyn Showalter. "If they're times that they could come in that weren't required, they were going to do that."
Though his high school days are behind him, both of his football coaches fondly remembered Shields' commitment in his middle school days.
Showalter's fellow co-head coach Derek Lambert remembered that John strove to be the best he could be even when simply trying to master the proper lifting technique.
"That's something that John has always done, is be committed. It's hard to put into words of what he has done for our program, for Raider football, for our strength and condition program. He's set such a tremendous example of coming to work every day," said Lambert.
The grind wasn't just in the weight room as Shields and the Raiders were forced to slug through a 3-6 year, during his junior season.
Even with the team struggles, he still finished tied for the team lead in tackles with 56 1/2.
Showalter knew the season was hard on him, especially given that he broke his wrist in the final game of the year – a loss to Interstate 35.
Shields battled back and used his senior season to let southwest Iowa know he was fully committed to returning Raider football to the top.
When the dust had settled, Shields had 24 tackles for loss and 10 sacks, both numbers that ranked him in the top 15 in the state and earned him a first team all-state selection by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association.
He was named to the Des Moines Register's all-Iowa football team at defensive line and helped carry the Raiders to a 7-3 record, which included the school's first playoff berth since 2015.
He ended his career with 171 total tackles.
On top of his defensive prowess, Shields doubled as a center for Mount Ayr, but getting through the offensive line was his bread and butter.
"I've always had more of a defensive mentality in football, which is more fun to me," said Shields. "Defense is a lot of fun. I just enjoyed getting there and making plays."
It was his sophomore season when Shields began to realize he could cause some havoc on the football field.
His first start came in week three against Central Decatur where the Mount Ayr lineman posted 5 1/2 tackles and figured out that he could make an impact.
"I think it was my third game where I led the team in tackles that game and earned a starting spot and sort of figured out that I was pretty good at the sport," said Shields.
Coincidentally enough, Lambert also remembers a contest against Central Decatur as one of the most telling moments of Shields' dominance.
"He had such a long wingspan and you would think that their running back or quarterback was out of his reach. Yet, he would grab a hold of them with one hand and pull them down with one arm," said Lambert. "That's something that is etched in my mind."
A modest and humble man, Shields set his leadership examples through show not tell and all of his coaches realized the impact his dedication had on those around him.
His influence on the basketball court and the track was one again highlighted by his willingness to get better behind the scenes.
Though he wasn't a prolific scorer, averaging about eight points and eight rebounds per game over the course of his career, Shields' value on the defensive end was unmatched, according to head coach Bret Ruggles.
"If anyone has watched us play, John had held our defense. We have not had to worry about the lane in the last two years," said Ruggles. "He has completely shut that thing off for all offenses."
He ended his career with 503 points, 444 rebounds, 78 steals and 71 blocks, but his presence alone changed the game.
Opposing football teams tried to get away from Shields and the same fear factor stayed true on the hardwood as Ruggles stated teams adjusted to him rather than trying to play through him.
"His presence forced offenses to adapt to him. That's an impactful player," said Ruggles. "... (Impactful players) always have to be part of a game where an offense or a defense has to change the way they do things because of you."
He ran track his freshman, sophomore and senior seasons with a stint of golf during the spring of his junior year.
As a senior he was selected as a alternate for the 4x800 state qualifying relay team.
Though football was his favorite sport to play, the intensity of track practice perfectly encapsulated his attitude on wanting to get better.
"I definitely enjoyed the practices. They're really tough, they're really hard to do, but its fun when everyone else is also in pain," said Shields. "It's probably the most team sport we have, even though its mostly individual. The mentality you have at practice, it's just awesome to be a part of."
In all three sports he was selected to the academic all-state teams, proving his determination wasn't just based around athletic success.
Battling through adversity
The drive to stay in peak athletic condition came from an early age and a young desire to join the military.
Shields said it was a long-time goal of his to join the armed forces and one that he had set his sights on as a youngster.
Despite the tireless work ethic, life threw a curveball at Shields in the form of back spasms, which flared up over the course of his basketball career.
Those same uncontrollable pains forced him out of the Iowa State ROTC program he was set to join this summer and dashed his childhood dreams.
"I've wanted to do the military for a long time," said Shields. "... I just started have back spasms and the doctor sent me home."
Initially frustrated by the change in life plans, Shields said by the time it took for his paperwork to get sorted out and for him to come home, he had figured out a new path.
"I had plenty of time to think about what I want to do. I got through it in those three days and kind of figured out that I'd be all right."
As of now, Shields plans to pursue becoming an electrician through Southwestern Community College and said he's ready to move forward from his athletic career to pursue new challenges.
Building blocks and lasting legacy
All of Shields' coaches said the same thing.
John resembles his family and his dedication has come from those before him such as his parents, Mike and Shelly.
"He's the type of guy that you would definitely want to be dating your daughter," said Lambert. "He's a great worker, he's very up front, he's always going to look you in the eye and he is very respectful."
Shields will not be quickly forgotten by his coaches as he tried to help push athletes to strive for as much success in the weight room.
Lambert admits he helped build the strength and condition program up to what it is now and knows that his commitment has left an impression on those around the community, including his son.
And that's how Shields wants to be remembered.
He wanted to find those who are willing to work as hard as possible to be the best they can be.
"Just the amount of time I put in in the weight room. I want people to do work just as hard as I did," Shields said.
Shield admits he won't ever be the most vocal guy, but everyone around him knows it's hard to put into words the amount of willpower behind the 2019 South Central Iowa Male Athlete of the Year.