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Pictures are powerful. Sometimes they capture something nearly impossible to adequately describe with words. The above picture was taken at the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. Little is said in the description about this man. He just sits there crying, touching the very tracks that 75 years ago, rolled in carts full of people destined to be murdered. He sits at the place where one of the greatest atrocities ever has taken place. He sits there with any number of moments coursing through his mind. Maybe he had friends killed here. Perhaps he had family members murdered in this very camp. Depending on his age, it's possible even he at one point was imprisoned here. No matter what is happening inside this man, thinking about the Holocaust is heart wrenching.
The above picture was taken in May 2016, at the annual "March of the Living." This event takes place on May 5th in Poland and Israel to remember the Holocaust. Flowers were laid on people's names at the Holocaust memorials. Marches took place through the city streets. At a particular moment in time, a siren blared and people throughout these countries stood in silence to respect those who were murdered. One picture even shows modern day prisoners and guards standing side-by-side in silent respect.
The events that took place during the Holocaust are indescribable. We have pictures, we have numbers, we even have personal stories of those who lived it, but except for those who were there, it is impossible to fully imagine and understand. But that is exactly why this is a day to remember and memorialize. There is value in thinking upon the unfathomable actions that took place. There is significance in thinking about the dark places people will go when evil and corrupt leaders stand in power. There is importance in remembering what happened, even if we can't fully fathom it, simply so we do not repeat the same mistakes.
Many horrific events have taken place throughout time. All of them are indescribable, but there is none greater than the one that took place about 2000 years ago; Our Lord and Savior was brutally betrayed, beaten, hung on the cross, and murdered. The amazing significance of this event is one that, like the holocaust, is nearly impossible to fully fathom. But again, this is exactly why it is so important that we remember it.
Thankfully we get the opportunity to do so every single week at the Lord's Supper. In His wisdom, Christ instituted this part of worship so we would continue to think and memorialize the events of that day. If you are like me, even though I sit there trying to fully imagine the events of that day, it is hard to do it justice, but it is always worth it to try. I think about the words He spoke and what each part of Communion represents (Luke 22:14-20). I think about Christ's innocence and the horrific callousness of the people (Luke 23:20-25). I think about the excruciating pain He endured (John 19). I think about how the people finally succeeded in murder as He breathed His last words, "It is finished" (John 19:30). That was not the end though. The best part about this memorial is the fact that Jesus did not stay in the grave; He arose from the dead (John 20). Now He sits at God's throne until the day He returns (Mark 16:19).
Every facet of this event is amazing, especially since this sacrifice opened the door for us to be saved from our sins (Acts 2:36-38). Every Sunday we have the privilege to remember what Christ did for us. It is worth remembering.
Christ's love. God's plan. Salvation. Sacrifice. Redemption. Forgiveness. Heaven. Like the events at the cross, every wonderful blessing and privilege we receive because of Christ can be summed up in that same word - indescribable. And I am alright with it being this way. It just gives us that much more to think about, praise God for and look forward to.


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Miss Olivia (oldest in white jacket), Miss Emily (hot pink jacket) & their little cousins from Columbus, OH drove in for the fun too. I'm terrible, her name escapes me at the moment ... I'll have to get back to you on that!! What fun they had when it came time for their age group to begin gathering!!
It's been a long time since I've been to an Easter Egg Hunt and I had a great time watching all the excitement and scurrying about to fill their containers as fast as they could!! We actually had to stop Olivia ... wow that girl's fast!!! LOL!!
Stamp By Step created this beautiful Spiritual Spring stamp set and it's still available as a FREEBIE ... hurry on over and grab yours and check out all the amazing new products she has in stock while you are there!!!
I don't have much time left to get my remaining holiday cards created so it was nice to have these digis available to work with! So easy to color and create with!! Here are the items used for this creation:
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Paper Pizazz designer paper
Accessories: Martha Stewart Loop Corner Punch, Swivel craft knife, Nestabilities ribbon tag die, Michaels grosgrain ribbon, Scribbles White paint, pop dots, chalk, makeup applicator, Prismacolor marker
My second card was done similarly using designer paper from STEMMA, Hobby Lobby Ribbon, Nestabilities ribbon tag die, chalk and a little Darice black satin bow w/pearl.
I really love the design Cheryl put on these images! Very easy to cut out with a craft knife and pop up for a little extra drama. LOVE THAT!!
Don't forget, that is STAMP BY STEP ... pop on over and check out all the amazing supplies Cheryl has available! AND, the sale is still going on until the end of the month!!! HURRY!!!

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According to officials, the girl, a resident of Greater Noida, was returning home after school at around 2.30pm when she was offered a lift by the three, one of them her classmate.
"One of them was a distant relative of the victim, while another was her classmate in school. The third accused was unknown to her, and has not been identified yet," said Ram Bhawan Singh, station house officer (SHO), Greater Noida police station.
He added when the girl failed to return home by the evening, her parents registered a complaint with the police.
"The girl's parents approached the police around 9pm. They said their daughter travelled from her school in Kasna by the school bus and generally reached home by 3pm. When she failed to return by the evening that day, they got extremely worried," said the SHO.
The girl, a student of Class 11, was later found by the police in an isolated area. " She was found around midnight near an engineering college in the Knowledge Park area. We ordered a medical test for her," said Singh.
According to police officials, the girl said in her statement that she had missed her school bus that day and was returning home on foot. The three men offered her a lift on the pretext of dropping her home and raped her in the moving vehicle after gagging her, said the police.
Police officials added that she was later abandoned in a secluded area by the roadside.
An FIR was registered against the accused under Section 376 (punishment for rape) and sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.
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Recently, we were asked "What is your biggest surprise?" Both Steve and I took some time to think about this before we answered, "Just how much we like this lifestyle". It is true. We do love living on Gypsies Palace and do not regret a thing. We don't miss our house, yardwork, Home Depot or any of the other routine tasks that were part of our life. Not too long ago, we needed to rent a car and drive back to Florida. We felt the tension from the traffic pace and just the amount of cars on the highway. Now this is somewhat ironic for me since I was driving 30,000 miles a year in my job and faced this routinely. Right now what we love most of all is being a Looper and taking the journey with others and the slower pace at 10 mph.
I have to apologize as there is a big gap in my timeline of where we have been and what we have been doing. May was basically a miserable weather month for us Floridians. We were in Maryland and it was highs in the 50's, rainy, windy and just plain bone chilling cold to us. Thankfully, the boat has heat! Maybe that is another big surprise: how cold it has been. Notwithstanding, we did some really fun things though. Read more


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Colonial Era
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General Works
Criticism and Biography/Autobiography
Canadian Critical Editions
Journal of Canadian Poetry
Heritage Books of Canada
How Parliament Works
Canadian Parliamentary Handbook
Short Stories
Canadian Writers
Early Canadian Woman Writers
Canadian Native Subjects
Abuse of Power
Aussie Six
Canadian Critical Edition
Early Canadian Women Writers Series
Greenhouse Kids
Hockey Family
Journal of Canadian Poetry
Mighty Orion
New Canadian Drama
Other Side
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Quickbeam Chronicles
Silly Sally
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The Stry-Ker Family Saga
Walter J. Learning (1938- ) has pan-Canadian theatre experience--as head of the Canada Council's theatre department, the Vancouver Playhouse, and the Charlottetown Festival. The Newfoundlander co-authored, with Alden Nowlan, the plays "Frankenstein: The Man Who Became God," "The Dollar Woman" (featured in "New Canadian Drama--Volume 2," 1981, Borealis), and "The Incredible Murder of Cardinal Tosca." Learning also founded several theatre groups, including Theatre New Brunswick.
New Canadian Drama - Volume 2, edited by Patrick B. O´Neill.
"Through a skillful combination of comedy and pathos, mime and music, poetry and prose, Mirage chronicles seventy-five years of Saskatchewan life. The three generations of Rylands experience two World Wars, drought and Depression, Tommy Douglas and John Diefenbaker against the continuing claim of their ancestral farm."
"Pogie has none of the bitterness one might expect to find in a look at the breakdown of family life wrought by chronic unemployment. Heide has captured the flavour of Maritime humour and mounted it in a cabaret display case."
"The Dollar Woman carries us further back in time to the late nineteenth century, but the disturbing ulcer on our history which it reveals forces the audience to reconsider its current attitudes to social welfare in general ... the masterful characterization, the rich and vigorous dialogue, and the sustained theatrical awareness of Nowlan and Learning´s script make The Dollar Woman come alive on stage."


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I'm always on the lookout for a healthy muffin that tastes good. Most of the muffin recipes I've tried taste like cardboard. For some reason, the use of whole wheat in a muffin makes for a tough and chewey breakfast experience.
Not these muffins from Cafe Nilson. Cafe Nilson found the recipe in Food and Wine Magazine, and her muffins are light and oh, so tender. You would never know they were made with whole wheat flour.
I make my own yogurt and applesauce, so these muffins were extra yummy, if I don't say so myself. I added some heart healthy walnuts to take these muffins over the top. Delicious!
Serves 16
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp allspice
- ½ tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ¼ cups fat free plain yogurt
- ¼ cup applesauce
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup walnuts (my addition)
- Preheat oven to 375F. Line muffin pan with liners and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and nutmeg. In another bowl, whisk eggs, yogurt, applesauce, brown sugar, vanilla and melted butter. Fold in wet ingredients with the dry ingredients and carefully mix in walnuts until well combined.
- Pour into muffin pans and bake for 18 – 20 minutes or until muffins feel springy on top.
- Cool in pan for 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool at room temperature.
What's good for me in this dish?
Whole wheat flour contains fiber, protein, niacin, vitamin B6 and several minerals. One of the biggest benefits of whole wheat over refined white flour is the boost in fiber. Most people don't get enough fiber in their diet. Fiber is necessary to keep your digestive system functioning at its best.
Apples are a great source of vitamin C and fiber. Vitamin C is an important antioxidant for a healthy heart. The flavonoids in apples also contribute to heart health. High in fiber, apples can help lower LDL cholesterol.
Yogurtcontains prebiotics and probiotics that restore a healthy balance of bacteria in your digestive tract. Probiotics, you add healthy bacteria to your intestinal tract. Common strains are Lactobacillis and Bifidobacterium families of bacteria.
Calories: 153
Total Fat: 3.49g
Cholesterol: 34mg
Sodium: 231mg
Total Carbs: 27.12g
Dietary Fiber: 2.03g
Sugars: 15.56g
Protein: 4.01g
Weight Watchers PointsPlus 4


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Maintain your Android Tablet with major file editing tools like Astro, ES File Explorer and much more! Download Astro File Manager and ES File Explorer.
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Have you ever been annoyed by your phone sucking your data plan because it switched from wifi to 3g/4g by itself ?
Well, rejoice ! MobileDataScrooge will allow you to tell your phone to :
* disable mobile data every time it is connected to a wifi hotspot (ex : you use your 3g connection while on the run, when you come back home, your phone will join the home wifi AND disable 3g)
* disable mastersync (the auto synchronisation of gmail, mail, agenda, contacts, google play, etc…) when connected to your mobile data provider (ex : you use your 3g connection while on the run to look at a map, you don't want your phone to sync all your emails, agendas, etc.)
For now, there is no widget (doh!), but it's next on my todo list !
Oh ! and did I mention there are no ads ? 😀
Enjoy ! and feel free to reach me via email for suggestions or bugs or critics !


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For every event large or small, we rent high-quality and well-maintained professional gear swiftly and professionally, ensuring that your event is a success. We provide backups onsite. Our inventory resources are held in regional operations centers across the nation in every major market and secondary support teams with resources are staged in the secondary markets providing full and effective nationwide coverage. These, combined with International resources, ensure that we have the equipment you need to ensure your message is crystal clear, every time.
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The 40th Anniversary Ruby Red "spotlight" is swinging over to the sound system cabinet unit at the Austrian Club location and taking a shine on those who made it possible for the new cabinets to be 'rolled out' in time for the Winter Semester.
The cabinets to house the club's sound equipment are custom made to endure the constant weekly use and specific needs of our club in terms of mobility, security, storage and ease of setup.
This 40th year started with the design and construction of the cabinetsby Emilé Gaudet. Bruce Holmes and Richard Buettner assisted with the design specifications.
As the club grew from having only Beginner and Intermediate level classes twice a week to today's five level classes (Beginner, Intermediate 1,2, 3, and Advanced) four times a week at two locations, responsibility for music became more challenging.
The non-executive positions of "Sound Equipment Manager" and "Club Music Coordinator" were established in the 2000s, and this year Bruce Holmes volunteered for these positions. As P. Conroy stated, "without music and dance, life is a journey through a desert."
Thank-you to Emilé Gaudet, Bruce Holmes and Richard Buettner for your commitment!


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Yo. Another week and another Saturday beckons for another round of open slots. The OOTB stage is open to any performer who has penned their own works and who would like to perform to an appreciative audience in the cosy back room of the Kilderkin bar. Musicians, poets, comedians and the like are all welcome. […]
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I am a Holistic Health Coach in the business of helping people live the life they've dreamed of. I believe that if you can see it, you can reach it. I believe health is about abundance and this is the vantage point I coach from. The journey to health is something to enjoy immensely, not a sentence of deprivation and restriction.
Through a holistic approach I support clients in their quests for health, wholeness, joy, and truth. Using nutrition as a starting point, clients team with me to tackle obstacles, face fears, and one day at a time, create new living patterns that topple years of blockage and hurdles. Together we build a formidable framework for a new, healthy path in life. This path is built from your unique strengths, preferences, creativity, and authentic expression.
At Seinberg Holistic Health Coaching each client receives support sculpted to them, honoring their singular life. No theory or formula will work for everyone, and no easy fix will dig deeply enough to prepare a complete and fruitful garden. Every client is a new beginning and every course of action will vary.
I believe that each of us has our own path, and being chosen to be a part yours is a gift of trust and honor. The work rises up to meet each task, and each client.
My holistic coaching strengths include, but are not limited to:
- Sugar Addiction
- Emotional eating
- Recovery and health
- Creativity
- Authenticity
- Time management
- Meal planning
- Cooking
- Shopping and kitchen support
- Deconstructing cravings
- Trigger management
- Couples!
Ways to Get Some Support
Individual Holistic Health Coaching
Clients meet me on Skype or by phone. I believe it takes about six months for solid, reliable new habits to really take root, but clients are free to work with me for any length of time they like. There is no length of definitive commitment at the outset. However, my schedule often gets booked, so it is suggested that clients book out a regular time session as their own for several months in advance, as it is much easier to change or cancel an appointment with me than it is to book your preferred times month to month.
Together we work the client's vision including:
- Generating more energy for life
- Body positivity
- Honing time management
- Abundant health and delicious nutrition
- A sustained and ENJOYABLE exercise plan
- A creativity practice
- Stress reduction
- Financial serenity
- Goal setting
- Occupational satisfaction and thriving
- Authenticity
- shopping strategies
The progress is steady, consistent, and strong and for people who like to work in a sustained relationship.
2x / month, 50 min : $275.00
Weekly (4), 50 min: $525.00
*Session by session or single check-ins: $150.00
- Sharing the kitchen
- Shopping strategies for two
- Food adventures
- Exercise partnering and accountability
- Support and Trust
- Division of labor
- Individual and team goals
Weekly, 50 min: $700.00


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There was a time not too long ago when I wrongfully believed that strong Christian faith was important but not necessarily crucial for a Presidential candidate. It wasn't that I felt faith was secondary. I simply though that the office of the President of the United States could not do much to supersede the faith and values of Americans. President Barack Obama proved me to be very wrong and it's imperative that we correct that in the coming election.
Unlike many conservatives, I do not believe that President Obama is a Muslim. He claims to be a Christian and some of us take that at face value. Just because he's sympathetic to Muslims and against Israel does not mean that he prays to Allah. I find it much more likely that he's lukewarm in his faith and not a conscientious follower of the Bible. He wants to be a uniting force between religions and follows a secular mindset. That concept is actually more dangerous than if her were actually a Muslim because it gives license to non-Biblical ideas. As a result, gay marriage is now accepted by American society and backed up by the Supreme Court.
The last seven years have demonstrated how the non-Biblical ideals of a President can permeate throughout the population. When he was elected, over 60% of Americans were against gay marriage. Now, the polls are showing that the exact opposite is true with over 60% supporting gay marriage. This is the danger that I didn't recognize before, the danger of a President's belief system trickling down into society's mindset.
It isn't just gay marriage. It's also the fundamental shift in worldview that allows for concepts like racism, hatred towards American exceptionalism, and reliance on the government to solve our problems to creep into the thought processes of the common person. The Christian Conservative movement has been accused in the past of being at the forefront of hatred and many representatives of the movement proved to be wolves in sheep's clothing pushing bigotry and hatred. However, the core of Christian Conservatism yields brotherly love, independent thought, and notions of personal responsibility that would fight the hatred we're seeing in America today.
In other words, true Christian Conservatism is exactly what the country needs if we're going to fight bigotry from the extremes, whether it's the police-hating Black Lives Matter movement or the everyone-hating Westboro Baptist Church. By seeking common ground in the precepts of the Bible to guide the country towards unity, we can finally be where we were always meant to be in leading the nations as a beacon of worldly light. That's not to say that everyone in the country must be converted into evangelicals. It simply means that with faith-driven leaders fighting for the people, we'll be able to overcome the challenges that have been created during the Obama administration.
The coming election is a crossroad for the country that represents extreme divergence. The left is polarizing their base further to the left. The right must do the same. It's time for the nation to choose whether we are going to be a liberal nation or a conservative one. Democrats have no true middle-leaning options with Jim Webb out of the picture. Republicans still have moderates like Jeb Bush, Donald Trump, and John Kasich as possible nominees.
A President cannot push the country towards the extremes in faith or secularism, but the office has the power to shift perceptions as we have seen with President Obama. The only way to correct this course is with a true conservative Christian in the White House.


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I used to blog a lot at www.sweetenedgreetings.com, however I decided to stop my subscription because my wallet was not agreeing with it anymore. On a happier note, I am starting this blog through blogger! Not only this is free, more so that most of the card makers that I met throughout the years uses this platform.
I am still learning how to work blogger so I can showcase my work gracefully and efficiently. I will be uploading my previous creations from my old blog here one of these days--once I get the hang using this platform.


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Gabriela Richard, a doctoral student in the Steinhardt's educational communication and technology program, received the AAUW American Dissertation Fellowship to complete her dissertation titled, "Understanding Gender, Context and Video Game Culture for the Development of Equitable Educational Games and Learning Environments."
Richard's dissertation seeks to understand the influence that player's culture and gender has on learning.
"My interdisciplinary study is grounded in the learning sciences and informed by research on stereotype threat, school climate, game theory, social constructivism, and gender studies. It is an ethnographic investigation and mixed methods examination of how gender interacts with game culture, which ultimately hopes to inform equitable game design that is sensitive to social and contextual challenges in meeting learning outcomes with video games," Richards said.
Richard received one of 58 dissertation fellowships awarded by AAUW this year.


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The notion of large corporations making up the rules as they go along and turning into hungry, money making machines at the beck and call of shareholders is far removed from the experience of most companies. Sustainability in business has become ever more important over the last couple of decades and has been accompanied by changes in legislation and corporate
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Each month we showcase some of the fantastic stories our community of business owners and professionals have to share. Over the past month or two, the team at Virtalent have been working intensively to support Karina Melvin, Founder of Artful Eating, who recently signed up to use the Virtalent platform. Over this period we are proud to have been able to accommodate all
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As the UK's second city, Birmingham has really put itself on the map in the last few years. After the financial crisis that started in 2008, Entrepreneurs took 2014 as the year to step into the limelight and launch their businesses more confidently than ever before. It seems that Birmingham's Silicon Canal is the ideal place to do this. What
There's only so far you can go in business before you either a) start running out of cash or b) actually need cash. Once you have reached this point, you realise that you may need to start thinking about funding. But where on earth do you get the funding from? Friends and Family Once we have gone past the idea


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Thursday 22nd OPENING COMPETITION – 9 Hole – 4 player Texas Scramble
Start of Summer Leagues
Thursday 5th THE MASTERS – 18 hole Strokeplay
Tuesday 17th or Saturday 21st – 18 hole Stableford.
Thursday 3rd SEVE TROPHY – 18 hole Stableford
Thursday 10th Informal Competition – 9 hole
Tuesday 15th or Saturday 19th – 18 hole Strokeplay
Thursday 7th SGA TROPHY – Team Event
Thursday 14th Ladies Golf and Lunch – 9 holes
Wednesday 20th or Sunday 24th – 18 hole Stableford
Wednesday 4th SGA OPEN – Round 1 – 18 hole Strokeplay
Thursday 5th SGA OPEN – Round 2 – 18 hole Strokeplay
Combined 2 days scores to count
Wednesday 18th or Sunday 22nd – 18 hole Strokeplay
Tuesday 31st CAPTAIN'S DAY – 18 hole Mixed Competition
Tuesday 14th or Saturday 18th – 18 hole Stableford
Wednesday 5th or Sunday 9th – 18 hole Strokeplay
Thursday 13th Open Competition – 9 holes
Saturday 22nd CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP & VICTOR LUDORUM
Thursday 4th Big Mac Trophy – 9 holes & lunch
Wednesday 17th PRESENTATION EVENING – Mere Brow Village Hall – early evening event
Start of Winter Leagues
Friday 7th Christmas Competition – 9 hole – Teams of 4 – Christmas buffet to follow
To qualify to play in the formal competitions and the Summer Leagues, all players must be fully paid up members and have a current playing contract.
To qualify for the Club Championship, players must shoot the lowest or second lowest gross in any formal competition from April to September subject to Committee decision. The Victor Ludorum Trophy (Champion of Champions) will be competed for by any formal competition winner and second. (Nett Score).
In the event that either the first or second in the second and subsequent competitions has already qualified, then the player with the next best net or gross score will qualify.
In addition, all players must have competed in at least 5 of the formal competitions to qualify for either of these trophies.
To enter a Strokeplay or Stableford competition players need to:
- Register your entry in the Pro Shop
- Collect your score card and fee envelope
- Play with at least one other member playing in the competition
- Leave your completed and signed scorecards plus fee in the envelope provided, in the box behind the door in the Pro Shop on the day of your round.
The results will be posted a couple of days after the last competition date on the notice board and the Web Site
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Slant-ruled notebook
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A lot of people sort of twist their notebooks when they write in them, this notebook has lines that are at a 45 degree angle- good if you have to write in a tight spot, like on an airplane.
Packaging Design
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In over 40 years at Braun, Dieter Rams established himself as one of the most influential designers of the 20th century. His elegantly clear visual language not only defined product design for decades, but also our fundamental understanding of what design is and what it can and should do. Elucidating the design philosophy of Dieter Rams, Less and More is the ultimate collection of images of all of Rams's products as well as selected sketches and models. In addition to the complete visual presentation of his designs, new texts by international experts reevaluate his work in a contemporary context.


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Creamy. Delectable. Rich... Words that describe one of my favorite desserts of all time-- cheesecake. Yum! And like so many popular foods there is actually a day dedicated to this special dessert. Tomorrow, July 30 is National Cheesecake Day. Celebrate National Cheesecake Day by indulging in this delicious treat.
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This Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I project will develop algorithms for a quality control system for colonoscopy (a procedure where the mucosa of the large bowel is inspected via a flexible tube with a camera on it) that has contributed to a marked decline in the number of colorectal cancer related deaths. However, recent data suggest that there is a significant miss-rate for the detection of even large polyps and cancers. Anticipated results of this research are: (1) algorithms for colonoscopy to determine whether the beginning of the large bowel was reached; (2) algorithms for detecting the appearance of the appendiceal orifice as the appendix is located at the beginning of the colon, its detection confirms that the entire colon has been traversed; and (3) software tools to derive quality measurements.
The broader impacts of this research are that it will enable automated, objective quality control for colonoscopy in large-scale, day-to-day medical settings, which is currently not feasible. This has the potential to benefit the health of millions of people each year. If successful it will initiate new research and development in quaity control for other endoscopic procedures such as bronchoscopy, cystoscopy, and laparoscopy. The project will contribute to medical education, research, and practice by providing videos containing all aspects of typical colonoscopy practice and corresponding quality measurements that can be used for teaching and training of new endoscopists and recertification of previously certified endoscopists.


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NOVEMBER and ARTS WALK
The DoorYard opened it's doors to First Friday Artswalk this month. Visitors were greeted by a Wizard, a vacation photograph slide show in the bathroom, a make your own Dead Man's Clothes CD cover tent was set up for playful fun, the downstairs space showcased 2-d works, a nest installation by Tessa McGow, an installation in the back with video projection by Will Lutz and Irina Skornyakova, the upstairs was open to showcase Nick Rountree's printmaking studio and an installation by Ahna the Ladybeast.
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He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights. Psalm 18:33 NLT
Where I walk determines how I travel.
I learned the art of careful walking when I backpacked in the mountains. Trails were littered with rocks, roots, and dead leaves, making paths uneven and slippery. If I wasn't careful, I could twist my ankle, catch my foot on a root, or slip on wet leaves. More than once, my feet magically disappeared from under me. Having to watch my step while hiking made me wish I was like a deer.
While visiting our friends in Henderson, Colorado, we traveled to the Rocky Mountain State Park. The mountains are aptly named and peered at us through the car window as we wound around the curves. Suddenly, mountain goats appeared. We pulled to the side of the road for a better view. They were surefooted like deer and scaled the rocky surfaces—never slipping, as I would have.
I doubt the psalmist referred to God giving him the ability to climb a mountain without falling, although he was familiar with mountains. The mountains he needed help climbing were similar to mine: financial, spiritual, emotional, relational, educational, and parental. I've discovered life is filled with such mountains. The psalmist scaled them because God sured up his feet.
Slipping on the mountains I climb is inevitable if I don't let God help me scale the heights. Through prayer, meditation on His Word, and wise counsel, God gives me wisdom to know the right steps to take. Even when I neglect these things and fall, He's more than happy to pick me up, steady my feet, and nudge me along.
Although I sometimes fall out of neglect, I periodically fall because God lets me. Falls teach me important lessons. I need to pray before I make decisions. When I make decisions that take me out of God's will, He will discipline me because He loves me. Occasionally, God leads me over rocky slippery paths to prepare me for an upcoming assignment.
While it's my responsibility to watch the path I'm traveling, God will give me sure footing so I can travel it.
Travel your life paths with confidence. God will give you sure footing to walk down each one.


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Choosing a Serviced Apartment
When planning the next visit to Sydney, serviced rentals are really worthy to look for accommodation with the countless features available.
If you have decided recently that resort rooms are too cramped to your necessities then be sure to search for a flat building that offers at least some features in serviced apartment's rentals in Sydney. You can browse http://servicedapartmentsonline.com.au/ to get more information about serviced apartments.
Daily servicing saves your time and additional expenditure if not part of the price of the apartment. Ensure this is an everyday service if you are keeping for lots of days.
The very last thing you will need to think about whether you are in Sydney on business or for your dream holiday must make sure to clean the bathroom is important.
If you like to prepare food to make sure your kitchen has greater than a microwave. Many apartment properties offer a kitchen with full banking facilities.
Cutting edge and modern cookers and make food which gives a feeling of home. Dinner is actually an added advantage if you have an area and facilities to cook food. To know more about serviced apartments you can head to various online sources.
Look for complexes that contain air-conditioning adjustments in the area for customized weather control. Most properties are completely air-conditioned nowadays however, not all have that added benefit for specific room control.
Residing in a serviced apartment Sydney is definitely an extension of your house live and sometimes much better than home with fitness gyms, private pools, spas and saunas on site. Use your leisure time to keep your workout routine or just relax and enjoy the pool, sauna, and spa provided.
While it is fantastic to truly have a kitchen for food preparation you will see those evenings when you'll rather another person do the effort. Select a flat building with onsite eating out facilities eliminating the long walk or luxurious taxi or cab fare to a restaurant.


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At UTCN we use Show My Homework so students and their parents can see what homework has been set each week.
Click on the link below to access UTCN's Show My Homework page. You can then select your teacher, subject, class or year from which to search.
There is also a Show My Homework app available for iOS or android so you can view homework on your smartphone or tablet. Unfortunately, there is not yet an app available for Windows Phone.
Students have also been issued with an individual log on for Show My Homework where they can see a personalised homework diary, a to do list, previous grades and have the ability to set up email notifications


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Business Boot Camp - Young Entrepreneur Programme 2011
Friday the 4th of February will see some of Ireland's top entrepreneurs descend on the Brandon Hotel in Co. Kerry for the annual Business Boot Camp, part of the Young Entrepreneur Programme 2011. Well known business names such as Hugh O'Donnell of Kentz, Colum O'Sullivan of Cully & Sully, John Rice of JAM Media and familiar Dragons Den participants Elaine-Sarah Comerford of Buttons & Co. and Daithí O'Regan of Hand Craft Hurleys, will take to the stage at Business Boot Camp discussing their journeys to a successful business, the difficulties they faced and key tips to a winning business pitch to the 600 students and business mentors attending the half day event in Tralee hosted by Colette Fitzpatrick of TV3.
The Young Entrepreneur Programme, which is now successfully in its fourth year, is an initiative developed by the Institute of Technology, Tralee, Shannon Development and Tweak.com, aimed at 15-23 year old students in second and third level schools in Kerry, Limerick and Cork. This year the programme is being run in association with LEADER. Students are required to identify a business idea and develop a business plan for that idea during this 8 month programme. The students develop their business plans under the guidance of their teachers, who receive educator training on all aspects of the programme and entrepreneurship, as well as dedicated business mentors for the duration of the programme. In March 2011 the students sit an examination and the best business ideas are then shortlisted for the final, which culminates in an awards ceremony in May, where the Young Entrepreneur of the Year is announced. There are three category winners: Second Level, Third Level and Best School. The second level winner receives a trip to Silicon Valley California, giving them an opportunity to visit iconic companies such as Apple, Google and Facebook. The third level winner receives €5,000 seed capital and the best school receives an IT package to the value of €5,000. In addition, the shortlisted finalists receive a two week internship with a mentor company and an entrepreneurial day trip to Dublin in April.
The Business Boot Camp day is an integral part of the Young Entrepreneur Programme as it is here that the students will get their first taste of pitching a business idea to a panel outside of their school. Students will get the opportunity to showcase their ideas to a panel of successful entrepreneurs who will provide feedback on areas such as originality of idea, market potential, costing and revenue potential. The speakers taking part in the boot camp day are a combination of local businesses that have seen success in their own county, such as Mark Doe of Just Cooking Cookery School, national success in the form of Fred Karlsson of DoneDeal.ie and international success with representatives from Kentz and JAM Media, telling the students how they developed their businesses from an idea to the success it is today. Dr. Jerry Kennelly of Tweak.com, co-founder of the Young Entrepreneur Programme, believes it is programmes such as YEP that will help to develop a generation of graduates with an entrepreneurial spirit. "By May of this year over 2000 students will have completed the programme and we believe it is well on the way to transforming the future of Kerry by empowering students to take control of their own destiny." said Mr. Kennelly.
The Young Entrepreneur Programme was the first initiative developed by IT Tralee, Shannon Development and Tweak.com who have since gone on to launch the Endeavour programme and last week launched the first Junior Entrepreneur Programme to primary schools in the Kerry region. County Kerry was named European Entrepreneurial Region of the Year 2011 in recognition of its vision for entrepreneurial training and development, and in particular, the success achieved through the Young Entrepreneur Programme and Endeavour. All students who take part in the Young Entrepreneur Programme and Junior Entrepreneur Programme will take part in the European Entrepreneurial Region celebrations at the YEP Awards in May.
Website: http://www.youngentrepreneur.ie/


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It is being reported that some models in the current Land Rover Defender range may be given a reprieve from being discontinued in 2015. It is likely that the current and long-running Defender will remain in production until at least 2017, This date is, of course, two years after the suggested launch of the all-new Defender replacement - recently premiered as the DC100 concept - in 2015.
The 110 and 130 versions of the Defender are likely to be the models that stay in production after the launch of the new SWB Defender. This is thought to be as a result of changes in the legislation that was likely to end current Defender in production. It is now believed that the new 2.2-litre diesel engine for 2012 model year Defenders will meet EU6 standards of emissions regulations that will restrict diesel engine pollutants further in 2015/16. It has also been further suggested that the Defender might not have to comply with EU6 until a later date because some years ago it was reclassified as a commercial vehicle.
It is thought that more restrictive laws about pedestrian safety criteria were likely to outlaw the shape of the current Defender in 2015, but Land Rover now believes that an exemption from this mandated requirement until 2020 might be given.


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Crufts Line-Up For Friday March 7th 2008 – Gundogs!
While there are tons of events going on each day at Crufts, the highlight of Friday is going to be the Gundog Group. Here are the breeds that can participate in this category:
Brittany, English Setter, German Long Haired Pointer, German Shorthaired Pointer, German Wirehaired Pointer, Gordon Setter, Hungarian Vizsla, Irish Red and White Setter, Irish Setter, Italian Spinone, Kooikerhondje, Large Munsterlander, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Curly Coated Retriever, Flat Coated Retriever, Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, American Cocker Spaniel, Clumber Spaniel, Cocker Spaniel, English Springer Spaniel, Field Spaniel, Welsh Springer Spaniel, Weimaraner
Here is a video of last years Gundog winner- A Flat Coated Retriever named Almanza Far and Flyg
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[...] at Crufts this year is the Kooikerhondje (pronounced koy-ker-hond-gee), who will be featured in the Gundog Group this evening. The Kooikerhondje's (Dutch Decoy Dog) origins can be found as far back as the [...]


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The presentation will describe the current activities and future plans of Avionic, which currently has the rights to the SZD-56-2 Diana-2 glider. Avionic is known primarily as the producer of glider trailers, but also (which is not popular knowledge) as the producer of about 90% of composite structures of EXTRA-300 aerobatic aircraft.
In 2016, the company acquired from the successors of the designer and the previous producer, Bogumił Beresia, the right to this Diana-2 glider type. Now its production is resumed. The first glider has already been delivered to the customer.
At the same time, work was undertaken on the modernization of Diana-2 and its motorization. In the near future a modified glider with FES electric drive will be tested. Work has also been done to eliminate the deficiency that the users have complained about.
Currently, the cockpit, water ballast tanks, glider motorization, and redesign of some mechanisms and nodes are undergoing modernization. The next stage, which should be announced in the near future, will be a new 18-meter high performance glider. There is a chance that more information about the new glider will be available soon, during SAA Convention in March 2018. The presentation will show the story of the glider, its designers and expected performance.
But Avionic's plans are more ambitious. There are plans for the next design. The initial work has already begun, and it will be an open-class sailplane.
The presentation will be complemented by the presentation of glider aerodynamics and original solutions developed by the author.


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The Music Studio offers private lessons on all instruments and voice for students of all ages.
We provide beginning to advanced instruction in 30, 45 or 60 minute lessons. Student recitals are given throughout the year. Students may rent/buy instruments from the NJWA or else bring their own.
Our staff consists of highly skilled and educated professional artists and teachers. They teach a wide variety of music including classical, contemporary, rock and jazz.
Students will learn and develop skills that will help them prepare for auditions, competitions, performances and participation in school ensembles, as well as develop a lifelong love of music and the arts.
Instrumental Lessons
Students will learn to play the total range of their instruments with a beautiful tone, read music, study scales, gain an understanding of rhythm, and interpret repertoire and techniques in solo and ensemble playing.
Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass
Acoustic, Electric, Folk, Classical, Bass
Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Saxophone, Bassoon, Recorder
Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Baritone, Tuba, Alphorn
Snare Drum, Dance Band Drum Set, Traps, Bells
Classical & Jazz
Students will be taught proper breathing technique, tone production, languages, diction, projection and interpretation of a wide range of repertoire.
Tuition: $40 per ½ hour $60 for 45 min. $80 per hour
One-time Registration Fee $30 Maximum per family $60
See Music Studio calendar for exact dates and closings
Prospective students can call NJWA at (908) 789-9696 for scheduling availabilities.
Students may register for lessons at any time during a session. Tuition will be pro-rated accordingly.
- Students are responsible for payment of all student absences.
No make-ups are given. If a teacher misses a lesson, the student's account will be adjusted. Credits will be made at the end of each session.
- Tuition is due at the beginning of each session. A monthly installment plan is available. A $3 installment fee will be added. Installments are due on the 1st of the month. A $10 late fee will be charged for any payments more than 10 days late.
- Payment is preferred in the form of a check made payable to NJWA. Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Credit card payments may be automatically recharged. Minimum credit card payment $50.
- Students may discontinue lessons at any time without penalty if a written notice is given at least one (1) week in advance.
- Tuition is based on the Music Studio calendar. Additional lessons taken on a day the studio is closed will be billed separately.
- If the Studio is open on your religious holiday, please notify the office and your teacher at least one week in advance so your account can be credited.
- Students may take lessons during a scheduled vacation period by special arrangement with the teacher. These lessons will be billed separately.


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Just a few days ago another Technical Preview was released with some fixes and new features.
Most notable are some MDM solution and more Windows 10 changes:
New features in this technical preview include:
- Mobile Device management (MDM): enhanced feature parity with Intune standalone – With this technical preview, many of the MDM features that are supported via Intune standalone (cloud only) are also enabled for Configuration Manager integrated with Intune (hybrid). We will publish additional information later this year about the specific capabilities which will be supported with a hybrid deployment.
- Integration with Windows Update for Business – With Technical Preview 4, you have the ability to view the list of devices that are controlled by Windows Update for Business.
- Certificate provisioning for Windows 10 devices managed via on-premises mobile device management
More information can be found here:
With all the changes that are due to come quickly, it is recommended that the enterprise users upgrade their environment as soon as the update is released so they can properly manage Windows 10 environments.
Today Gartner released a statement, "Windows 10 is poised to become the most widely installed version of Windows ever, following on the path of Windows XP and Windows 7 before it, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner predicts that 50 percent of enterprises will have started Windows 10 deployments by January 2017"
I think with this latest TP we see the end of the preview in sight and the realm of Windows 10 deployments set to happen. Hopefully, many companies have been testing with the 90 Trial Version with simply OSD deployments or using MDT. Either way. I expect to see a slow uptake in the next 6 months of Windows 10 deployments as more users are use to seeing the technology at home and then later in the office.
Start your application compatibility testing now as to not lose ground when the CIO asks when it can be deployed.


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Check Into Cash
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Map For Check Into Cash
Information About Check Into Cash From Around The Web
It is generally wise to look locally for personal financial services when you have an urgent financial need. Depending on where you are located, simple check cashing can be ranged by services, to short term loan products such as online payday loans, also known as pay day loans. Contact the firm listed above to see what financial services can be found in your city. Some may also offer installment loan programs, enabling you to pay your loan back to get a set time frame, to bigger loans such as personal loans, which afford a wider array of lending packages with regard to loan amount and rates of interest, depending on your credit score.
Before applying for online payday loans you should always explore alternatives. If there's an emergency or unexpected statement attempt to stretch your financing. In the event that you can't pay a bill, get in touch with your creditor and try to make a payment arrangement. In case your requirement for cash needs a loan for a longer duration, apply for an alternative peer to peer or traditional loan. Should you have security, you can put up property to ensure a low-interest bank loan. When you are denied funds from a conventional lending source you need temporary income until the next pay check or since your credit credibility is shot, easy loans might seem like the best alternative to get you through a tight fiscal situation. Taking out an advance on your own next paycheck from a money lender may be your only alternative should you not need cash or a charge card in a savings account to cover the expense of a car repair or catching up on your own electricity bill before services are shut off.
Applying for fast loans on the internet is a great solution when unforeseen emergencies arise or the amount desired is not worth for opening another account, the ding to your credit score. In addition, you prevent the bother of having to gather all your financial records, submit a lengthy application and meet with the bank's loan officer to sign packets of paperwork. If your credit is good enough, you might qualify for a higher limit with a current charge card company or a brand new account with another lender which allows you to combine all of your debt into one payment. As the consolidation is processed between both companies, which puts cash in your pocket forthwith you usually get to bypass the next payment. You will probably be paying less complete than you were for the individual minimum payments of the separate debts when the next payment is due. Many sources of personal credit, including poor credit personal loans, have a high annual percentage rate, especially if origination fees are included in the annualized rate. Many personal loans online also have durations that are comparatively short, frequently as very little as three months. Even though it might be possible to refinance these types of loans, rolling over them can prove costly.


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Glass installation & maintenance
1. Glass tile has a wide range of properties requiring the use of stable substrates and manufacturer-recommended setting materials. Direct-bonding glass tile to wood is not recommended.
2. Many glass tiles are handmade and should be inspected prior to installation to ensure acceptable shade variations.
3. Some glass tiles are not recommended for floor application, steam showers, swimming pools, etc. Ask us to verify manufacturer recommendations for a specific use.
4. Glass mosaic tiles smaller than 3"x3" may be installed using appropriate ANSI methods: A108, A108.15 or A108.16. Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each method before choosing.
5. When installing individual tiles 3"x3" or larger, ask for the manufacturer's specific recommendations. Block your framing every 24" to prevent movement in the framing and cracked glass.
6. Setting materials and trowels should also be selected and used in accordance with manufacturer's directions. Back-buttering can prevent trowel marks from showing through as well as the corrosive effects of cement out-gassing.
7. Waterproof membranes and transparent glass should not be used together as moisture gets trapped between the two and shows through.
8. A glass scoring tool, a straight edge and a pair of glass run pliers are all that is needed to cut glass tiles. Sharp edges can be chamfered with a diamond pad. Some tiles can also be cut with a wet saw using a glass-compatible diamond blade. Make sure the blade is in good condition and that you cut slowly. Cut the tile face down to prevent chipping and use building paper, cardboard or tape to protect the surface of the glass from scratches.
9. If you are drilling through glass tile to mount, for example, a glass shower door, use a diamond-impregnated core bit in conjunction with water to minimize the heat buildup that may cause cracking. Drill especially slowly before the bit exits on the back side.
10. Make sure that setting materials have thoroughly cured before grouting (a minimum of 48 hours). A narrow joint with unsanded or epoxy grout is usually used.
11. Nothing is easier than maintaining non-porous, homogeneous glass surfaces. Any mild, non-abrasive glass, window or tile cleaner will do.


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Monday, April 18
Beautiful secret
Your secret by Jean-Sebastien Monzani
7 comments:
- Bonjour Johanna said...
Thank you for sharing this video. I truly like it.
I'm also glad to read the idea of future make you happy !
All the best for today & tomorrow,
- Monday, April 18, 2011
- Lavender Playground said...
Thank you for sharing this..it was beautiful start to my Sunday morning..made me tear up a little..now I'm going out there to make my own little secret.
- Monday, April 18, 2011
- Luuworld said...
hey, i came across your blog by coincidence. it your writing and photographs are so poetic and beautiful, it really moved me. thanks for sharing!
- Monday, April 25, 2011
- Luuworld said...
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- Monday, April 25, 2011
- Teerana said...
This will be such a good exercise for me, I had to pause at just one minute because my head worked so hard trying to remember. Your blog makes me calm.
- Wednesday, June 15, 2011
it's so beautiful ~~~~~~~~ I always find myself getting inspired when thinking about the future.
Tomorrow I'll make coffee with soy milk. And it's inspiring :)
- Wednesday, August 31, 2011
it's really beautiful. I also get inspired every time I think about the future, or simply what I gonna do tomorrow.
And tomorrow I'll try making coffee with soy milk. and that's inspiring :)
- Wednesday, August 31, 2011


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7 months ago
Bhaven covered our wedding in Feb. He is a thorough professional and a great photographer. He beautifully captured all the moments in our functions. The best part about him is his way of storytelling. He explains the entire process in details. How the small things will bind in a story of a lifetime for the couple. He spends time knowing the couple, their taste, their choices, and only after that he explains what he is trying to achieve. He took a lot of pain to align his work with our taste. Even during photo sessions he shared his inputs and experience to bring out the best from us. Not once did we have to get anything changed in what he did. Maybe that's because of his meticulous planning. Another things that really stands out is his calm demeanor within the chaos of a wedding function. Thank you Bhaven for such a lovely experience.
4 months ago
Great candid photography, Bhaven knows the art of making the people comfortable in front of the camera, and hence is able to get very good results in terms of posing and aesthetic appeal. We got our wedding function covered by him about 3 years ago, and to this date looking at the pictures of that day puts a smile on our faces. Most of the pictures have been captured in a happy and creative mode, making them look really attractive. Over all we are happy with the work and the result of our wedding photography by Bhaven Jani.
5 months ago
Good photographer and a good listener. I had Great Experience with Bhaven and they clicked awesome and pretty pictures for our events.
8 months ago
Bhaven and his team covered my wedding in Feb'18. He has done an excellent coverage of all the functions of my marriage! Each and every photo, specially the touching moments were captured perfectly and the videography was absolutely marvelous and so natural that i have hardly seen in any others. I am sure you deserve the best and you will soon be recognized as one of top 3 professionals in this field. All the best for all your future endeavors and keep up the amazing work 👍🏻
1 year 4 months ago
Bhaven is a great photographer. Apart from the great photography and wedding coverage he did, he is extremely professional, and diligent when engaging with his clients. He follows a perfectly worked out process of knowing the bride, groom and their family personally: their choice, taste and what they are looking for in their photography coverage. He provides great inputs based on his experience as well. Unlike what one would think, the relationship with a photographer goes on for over ~six- seven months after the actual event coverage (the real work really starts then!) to receive and refine the photographs, videos, albums, etc.; Bhaven and his team , has been extremely professional and on-time through the period. He and his team welcomes feedback and works to achieve the output you'd like and want to keep revisiting :)
1 year 5 months ago
You did a wonderful job.. we are so happy with the pictures.. thank you so much.. we really appreciate all the time and effort you put in to making it such a great experience..
2 years 1 month ago
It's funny how we took so long to write this. Crazy and lazy that we definitely are! We came across Bhaven's profile through a magazine I think and me and my husband decided to meet him over coffee. We were thoroughly impressed by a mix of professionalism and amicability that Bhaven so nicely exudes. We are glad we hired him for our wedding. He was extremely creative, not overpowering and made us very comfortable to be cosy and posy :-) We liked him so much we hired him again for a family wedding. Highly recommended.
2 years 2 months ago
Bhaven is a great photographer and he knows his job well. We were really happy to have chosen him. The picture quality was great and he is very professional and above all is a very humble person and caters to his clients requirements...Pictures speak louder than words and he surely clicks awesome ones.. Highly recommended #memoriesforlife I will definitely get him for all my family functions and thanks once again Bhaven for giving us these beautiful memories which we shall cherish :)
2 years 4 months ago
Bhaven Jani truly amazing effort loved every bit of the coverage ...thanks a lot to you and your team- the personal touch has been phenomenal and worth the wait. Pics are Worth every penny spent and just what we expected if not more :) you really deserev the kudos. Thanks Tanvi Saraf for recommending. Can't wait to post the video it's super awesome. Thank you from Shitij Bahl and Ankita Bahl
2 years 4 months ago
Thanks again for providing a first class service. With one of the biggest days of our lives and such a huge action packed event, we feared that we would not be able to stop and take it all in and the day would soon fade from our memories. However you?ve truly captured the essence of our day providing us with so many wonderful images.? One thing i would like to mention BHAVEN is a thorough professional and a real good human being I am his FAN. Thanx again SMIT ANITA :-)
2 years 4 months ago
I met Bhaven through my then-to-be-husband Bikram who had booked him to provide candid coverage for our wedding functions. We are extremely happy with his coverage style and the final photos we received. He covered everything that I wanted to remember as part of my big day, right from the small details to the candid expressions of my friends and family. He made everyone very comfortable without being intrusive. Thank you so much for these lovely memories and I wish you and your team all the best!
2 years 4 months ago
It's been more than two years and one thing which has helped us relive our wedding moments are the impeccable memories in the form of pics and videos that you gave us! Yesterday we were looking through our wedding album and cherishing the moments; we realized that we have never thanked you formally! Well better late than never and what better than our first anniversary!! :) You have done a commendable job not just in our wedding but in my brother's wedding as well. We are lucky that we found you :D You have this uncanny ability to make people feel comfortable and that really helps in taking some awesome candid pictures. Everyone in our family is a great fan of yours and loves your work and professionalism. In fact, we can say that you have become an extended family for us! :) Thanks again for everything!!! Cheers!! Divya & Dinesh


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Welcome to ADMA2012
We are pleased to invite you to participate in this premier annual event on research and applications of data mining.
ADMA 2012 will take place in Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, 15th-18th December 2012. The 8th International Conference on Advanced Data Mining and Applications builds on the success of the series of seven successful conference events from 2005 to 2011 in Wuhan (2005), Xi'an (2006), Harbin (2007), Chengdu (2008), Beijing (2009 & 2011) and Chongqing (2010). In these events many members of the practitioner and research communities valued the rich exchange of ideas made possible by the shared plenary sessions. ADMA 2012 will promote the same close interaction among practitioners and researchers. Published papers will go through a full peer review process.
Papers reporting original research results and experience are solicited. Each paper, written in English, is limited to a maximum of 12 single-spaced pages (Springer LNCS/LNAI manuscript format), including references and illustrations. Electronic submissions in PDF format are strongly recommended. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an understanding that once the paper is accepted, at least one author of the paper will attend the conference to present the paper.
Submission web site:
All submitted papers will be reviewed by program committee members and selected based on their originality, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. Accepted papers will be published by Springer in its Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) series. Authors of high-quality papers will be invited to submit revised and expanded version of their papers to be considered for publication in a special issue on Knowledge and Information Systems (KAIS), indexed by SCI.


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Any exercises I can do?
and MC i really cba with yoga, i really want to, but as i've said before its probably full of old women 8O
Why does this place go all inactive when I come on, and gets really active when I leave?
Am I that bad? :P
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Lakers visit Mavericks
(Sports Network) – The Dallas Mavericks attempt to get back on the winning
track when they welcome the Los Angeles Lakers tonight to American Airlines
Dallas plays the first of a short two-game homestand. On Monday, Jerry Sloan
reached one of the NBA's most significant coaching milestones, becoming the
fifth head coach in league history to achieve 1,000 career wins as his Utah
Jazz topped the Mavericks, 101-79, at EnergySolutions Arena.
All-Star Dirk Nowitzki posted 26 points and 10 rebounds in the loss to Utah
for the Mavericks, who have lost two of their last three games overall.
Anthony Johnson netted 10, while Josh Howard scored nine in defeat.
The Mavericks are 8-3 at home this season. They will host Andre Iguodala and
the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.
The Lakers play the finale of a two-game road trip. On Tuesday, Kobe Bryant
led the Lakers with 23 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as Los Angeles
squandered a 27-point fourth quarter lead but held on and escaped with a
102-94 victory over the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center.
Luke Walton scored 18 points and dished out seven assists in the win over the
Rockets for Los Angeles, which has won three straight. Smush Parker finished
with 14 points and Kwame Brown netted 12 for the Lakers.
The Lakers suffered a costly injury against Houston, as forward Lamar Odom
sprained his right knee in the first quarter after landing awkwardly following
his shot. Odom remained in the game until the Lakers called a timeout 90
seconds later and was then taken to a hospital for an MRI.
Odom is expected to miss at least one month with the a sprained knee. He is
averaging 17.5 points, 8.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.
Los Angeles is 3-3 on the road this season. After tonight's contest, the
Lakers return home to host the Rockets on Friday and the Washington Wizards on
The Lakers have lost three of their last five at Dallas. These teams have
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Hair, There and Everywhere
Posted On October 3, 2012 at 6:38 am in Musings
J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy could be banned in India if Sikhs are truly affronted by her words. It is all about the teasing of Sukhvinder, a surgeon's daughter in the novel and the reference to her as a "hairy man-woman" and "mustachioed yet large-mammaried".
Avtar Singh Makkar, head of India's Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, told the Daily Telegraph that Rowling's negative descriptions were "a slur on the Sikh community". He is additionally quoted as saying, "Even if the author had chosen to describe the female Sikh character's physical traits, there was no need for her to use provocative language, questioning her gender. This is condemnable." A representative for J.K. Rowling's publishers Hachette, however, has been quick to point out that the offending remarks in the book were made by Sukhvinder's bully. So will the explanation be enough to calm the waters?
I'm not wading into the fray. I do want to talk about female facial hair in Indian women, though. (My protagonist in my newly completed young adult novel suffers terribly for being a hairy Indian girl among hairless British friends.) See, the thing is, Indian women can turn quite prickly and defensive on the subject, particularly when broached by someone without facial (or body) hair. In fact, to put it simply:
- We Asian (Indian, that is) women know all about body hair
- In fact, we've probably known all about it from about the age of seven.
- Knowing about it doesn't mean that we are happy about it. Our smiles for the world mean something entirely different.
- In fact, it would be rare to find an Indian girl smiling over her discovery of chin hair (or worse).
- Mothers and grandmothers tend to ignore the problem. Their remedy of a paste of chickpea flour mixed with milk and a pinch of turmeric and sandalwood or rosewater as a traditional rub on the skin, will only go so far. If you never believed in fairies, you won't believe in this, either.
- It sucks that mothers and grandmothers were never as hairy. They smugly claim they grew up in more enlightened times when women used herbal products, not chemicals in soaps and shampoos.
- The only sympathy you can therefore expect from mothers and grandmothers is, "Yes, you are (incredibly) hairy, but look what lovely thick, long, sleek and silky head hair God gave you."
Laser treatment is a risky option for many Indian women. Something to do with our high levels of pigmentation. Basically the original no win situation. So in the meanwhile, we bravely trudge to Sweetie's Hair and Beauty Parlour, Threading, Expert, Appointments Not Always Necessary, once a fortnight – oh, okay, every single week.
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So you're out and about, and you meet a guy. Guy seems interested, guy smiles, flirts, etc. Guy and girl talk, exchange phone numbers and all is well.
Guy initiates first contact through text, guy asks questions, gets to know girl and girl reciprocates. Texting back and forth seems to be going well. Girl asks guy a question, nothing to personal something along the lines of "what are you doing this evening?" Guy doesn't respond. Girl assumes he's sleeping, even though it's 10 something in the evening, and you were just texting back and forth. Meanwhile, the next day, guy doesn't text girl. Girl texts guy later that afternoon, guy responds, the texting back and forth resumes. Guy asks question, girl responds, girl asks question...........SILENCE Five days later, still nothing?
Question #1: Is he into you? How do you approach the situation? Do you respond with another text or phone call or do you let it go and move on? What are your thoughts on this scenario?
Scenario #2:
Girl signs up for a dating site because all her friends are doing it. Girl goes through the long, ridiculous and tedious process of creating a profile, adding a picture, talking about who she is and what she is looking for. Within a 3 day span, girl checks dating profile, she notices she has some views and some interests. Girl looks at her interested parties profiles, checks her inbox, responds to whomever she is liking at the moment and awaits response.
Guy responds back, guy and girl communicate through email, then phone, guy and girl set up mutual location to hang out. Girl goes to meet guy. Guy and girl are chatting and having a fabulous time. Guy and girl meet up a few more times, hang out, chat, over dinner, coffee etc. Guy and girl correspond over the phone several times a day, girl is really feeling guy and guy seems to be really feeling girl. Guy and girl schedule another date. Date set, location set, girl is getting ready and guy calls. "Sorry something came up, and won't be able to make our date, I'll give you a call later" 6 months later.........GUY NEVER CALLED
Question #2: Is he into you? If a guy seemed totally into you and all of a sudden he just disappears what do you suspect happened? What are your thoughts on this scenario?
Scenario #3:
Guy and girl are friends, guy and girl hang out, go dancing, late night talks on the phone, text etc. Guy and girl get closer. Guy develops feelings beyond friendship for girl but doesn't know how to tell girl his feelings. So guy and girl remain friends.
After months of their friendship growing, she being interested in what he does and vice versa, guy decides to tell girl how she feels. Girl blows up and says "I don't date Virgins, I plan to have sex before I marry someone" Guy not only feels a little sad, disrespected, rejected and disappointed but now he's also lost someone he thought was his friend.
Question #3: Is she into you? Did her fear of him being a virgin send her packing? How do you think he should handle the situation? What are your thoughts on this scenario?
As you read these scenarios put yourself in their shoes. These scenarios are real, they either come from my life or a friends life. I am curious to know how you all feel. Do you identify with any of the scenarios? Do you have a scenario you would like to share?
As I embark on this new adventure of dating I am finding it to be a lot harder than I anticipated. It's been a while, since I've been in the dating scene and it's hard to date in So-Cal for me. Or maybe I am just not doing it right (smile) help a sistah out!! So, as always post your comments below and tell me how you feel.
Our song/video today was amusing to me. It is a compilation of pictures, lyrics, instruments, note and arrangement teaching and even a recipe. I hope you enjoy!!
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Joe Asselin - A Celebration of Life
Having transitioned on Sunday, December 29, 2013
we celebrate the wisdom and wit of Joe Asselin.
Joe's Way, The Way of the Heart
A Memorial Poem by Kara Kelley
How does one prepare oneself for an
By quieting oneself sufficiently inside
such that you can listen for and hear
the whispers
Because Ephiphany's talk softly to
the self on the way into your
Joe June 3, 2013
In pursuit of otherness.
Self and Other?
I remember when it all began! The
start of the chase: The Journey.
Do you remember?
Joe March 23, 2013
It is a cool crisp morning in mid-January. Everywhere
is a blanket of fine snow crystals, the air is sharp
and clear, lying under the watchful eye of the vivid
blue sky above. In the air, "dancing" and 'drifting',
float the pearly forms of small snow crystals. The It
is just above 0 degrees, holding just the right
balance of ingredients of air, sunshine and landscape,
to make for a mind blinding experience,
Joe January 22, 2011


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April 22, 2014
Dear Fellow Owners of Health Discovery Corporation,
Recently you received information about SVM Capital LLC's ("SVMC") success in achieving a risk-adjusted tie for first place in an audited investment contest featuring quantitative techniques in which SVMC used its proprietary SVM-based algorithm. We believe this could have implications for both SVMC and Health Discovery Corporation ("HDC" or the "Company"). This development also makes for an opportune time to share our views as to where we think HDC and our "flagship" technology, the Support Vector Machine ("SVM"), fits into today's data-based technology landscape.
The world is full of impressive machines like Google glass, iPhones, robots and Boeing 767s that we can see, touch, drive, fly, work and play with. But there's another noteworthy machine, intangible and invisible, that exists only in the world of zeroes and ones but is very impressive in its own right. This is the SVM, an algorithmic invention in the field of machine learning that, in the right hands, can find computer-based solutions to problems when other mathematical or analytical efforts may fail. One of its special features is that it operates in multi-dimensional space. That is to say it can marshal many different approaches (often called kernels) to analyze and deal with limitless variables contained in huge amounts of data. The SVM, a supervised machine learning technique, is particularly useful in detecting patterns and isolating key variables in dense data thickets.
The SVM was invented by Vladimir Vapnik (who won the Humboldt Prize) and refined into more practical application by Isabelle Guyon. Both Mathematicians have provided significant contributions to HDC. In fact, it was Dr. Guyon's work for HDC that led to the discovery of genes associated with prostate cancer and a diagnostic test that HDC's commercial partner is expected to launch this summer. HDC invented some of the earliest SVM's, which are part of our 80 patents. In addition, HDC has the first patent related to SVM-RFE (recursive feature elimination) in the world. In brief, HDC has had broad experience in using SVM's in its efforts to work with partners to build commercial products.
One of the hottest topics in the hi-tech world today is "big data", a very broad term that covers a lot of waterfront. Why? Some 94% of all the world's data has been created in the past two years and continued zettabyte data flows will present incredible opportunities for many, particularly those who can analyze it. The March-April 2014 issue of Harvard magazine has an illuminating article entitled, "Why Big Data Is a Big Deal". It is well worth reading in order to get a sophisticated and comprehensive perspective. Summarizing and paraphrasing, here's why:
There is a big data revolution but it's not the quantity of data that's revolutionary; rather it's that now something can be done with it. The revolution lies in improved statistical and computational methods, not in the exponential growth of computer capacity and storage. The doubling of computer power every 18 months (Moore's law) is nothing compared to the "big algorithm" - a set of rules that can be used to solve a problem a thousand times faster than conventional computational methods could.
Easier said than done because so much data is "tangled" and multi-dimensional, that it cannot simply be unraveled by standard mathematical techniques like neural networks, Bayesian models, etc. In math jargon, when epistemic density is great, the SVM's high dimensionality can often unravel the complexity and yield a meaningful solution. At a recent conference on machine learning, an IBM expert said its approach to big data was to "cast a very wide net." But after SVM Capital LLC's architect, Mark Moore, spoke, he acknowledged to Mark that HDC's "tangled", multi-dimensional description was much more accurate and that while IBM's "big net" approach has clear benefits, it also has notable limitations.
It is not sufficient simply for work-a-day mathematicians who also "do" SVMs to try to address difficult problems for they, like musicians, brain surgeons and quarterbacks, are distributed on their own bell curve. HDC has virtuoso-level talent that can attack a problem directly and, just as importantly, train and supervise other mathematicians in SVM techniques that have already worked well for us. It is also impossible for any mathematician to solve a data problem without the intimate involvement of domain experts in their field, and this is precisely the road HDC has traveled with its partners over the years.
One of those partners is SVMC which has created an investment algorithm that in 17 months of live trading (with internal capital) has not only outperformed the S&P 500 but simultaneously reduced portfolio risk to levels below that index. This could not have been achieved without the SVM. SVMC's initial goal is to start a hedge fund investing in large and mid-cap U.S. stocks and this recent development with BattleFin suggests this is within reach. Longer term, SVMC's goal is to create comparably derived algorithms for other well-established stock markets as well as for currencies and commodities since there are similar factors influencing prices in all financial markets.
It took SVMC, 45% owned by HDC, six years to create this algorithm but that's not because the experts were slow learners. Rather, one of the Gordian Knot issues that had to be solved was using a tool (SVM) designed to deal with static data like genes and adapting it to dynamic data like stock market prices. This was not a trivial challenge and the solution required deep knowledge, imagination and a lot of patience. The end result though has been worth it. Notably, SVMC invests as distinct from "trading" as the portfolio is rebalanced only quarterly. Because of the design of the algorithm, the portfolio is hugely scalable without increasing investment complexity: the decisions required to manage $5 billion are the same as for $5 million, the only difference is that investment positions are proportionately larger.
SVMC is a "quant" fund with modest human intervention but portfolio decisions are based on rank ordering new fundamental data from Zack's on a quarterly basis. One thing that differentiates SVMC from other hedge funds is what it doesn't do.
* it doesn't "bet" on anything or use risky leverage
* it doesn't "trade" at warp speed, hourly, daily, weekly or monthly
* it doesn't chase interest rates or currencies or market trends
* it doesn't do debt or financial exotica or illiquid instruments
* it doesn't do international or pick investment sectors
* it doesn't do "sentiment" or "momentum" or "psychology"
HDC was originally founded to develop diagnostic tests, principally for cancer, by combining its mathematical SVM expertise with the intimate knowledge of "domain experts" such as M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Quest Diagnostics, Abbott Labs, Genzyme and others. Essentially, we envisioned the "marriage of math and medicine" to create a vehicle to help develop what has come to be known as personalized medicine. More recently, IBM Medical was started with the same objective in mind.
In 2012, HDC licensed many of its patents for medical diagnostics to NeoGenomics, with whom HDC envisions a productive and profitable future. The first test is NeoSCORE™, a highly accurate blood and urine prostate cancer test that has the potential to supplement or compete with or, in time, even replace the PSA test. In addition, HDC is working diligently with NeoGenomics on Cytogenetics and Flow Cytometry projects that use the SVM to help domain experts analyze complex images.
It is almost a truism to point out that any identifiable technology today may be just an integral part of a larger paradigm tomorrow. Why? Because technologies tend to converge. For example, first there was the automobile, a technological wonder at the time and next came autos and electronics together, and now we have autos, electronics, ergonomics, new propulsion systems and computer informatics all bundled up. While experience, intuition and judgment will continue to be essential to solving problems, future decision-makers will necessarily rely more and more heavily on analytics to help with that. And this is where an ability to interpret new tsunamis of data that inundate us daily will be invaluable in simply sorting it all out, first into information and then into actionable intelligence. And in the right hands with the right domain experts, the SVM can do that exceedingly well. Almost regardless of the field or technology, HDC believes that sophisticated mathematical analytics will be a thread common to advances in all of them. There are many data-based market opportunities ripe for exploitation including medical diagnostics, genomics, proteomics, digital imaging, bioinformatics, stock market analysis, internet search and security, credit card fraud detection, health data analysis and many others.
We hope this broad-brush treatment gives you, the owners of HDC, a good idea of what your Company is and does and what we're capable of and aspire to in the many fields of "big data".
With kind regards,
The HDC Team
Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the accuracy of which is necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, statements regarding future performance, opportunities and investments, and anticipated results in general. From time to time the Company may make other forward-looking statements in relation to other matters, including without limitation, commercialization plans and strategic partnerships. Actual results may differ materially due to a variety of factors, including, among other things, the acceptance of our approach to applying mathematics computer science and physics into the disciplines of biology, organic chemistry and medicine and our products and technologies associated with those approaches, the ability to develop and commercialize new drugs, therapies, medical devices, or other products based on our approaches, and other factors set forth from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
All forward-looking statements and cautionary statements included in this document are made as of the date hereof based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement or cautionary statement.


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"I want to watch a moooovie…" That's become the near-daily mantra my son repeats as soon as he wakes up and right before going to bed. Power Rangers, Little Einsteins, Caillou… in truth it could probably be anything and he'd likely turn to stone in front of the glowing screen.
Which is great for me on a weekday at 7pm, dead tired and looking to tune out alongside him. But there's no denying that he's grown addicted to the TV, and while we've managed to curb his watching time to just a couple of hours per day the box's presence, even when off, is magnetic.
Which is what drew me to this article from Foreign Policy. Living in one of the world's most high-tech societies I naturally assumed that the revolution would indeed not be televised but rather Tweeted or Twittered or thumbed across the digital ether. Hard to believe the ol' boob tube still has a few tricks up its sleeve.
According to the author, televsion programming could help to create
a world more equal for women, healthier, better governed, more united in response to global tragedy, and more likely to vote for local versions of American Idol than shoot at people.
Where's that damn remote? In cities, towns and villages — even where there is no electricity — around the globe humans gather around their TVs like moths to a flame. One Indian lawmaker even encouraged residents to watch more so as to lower the country's birthrate.
In olden days people had no other entertainment but sex, which is why they produced so many children… it is important that there is electricity in every village so that people watch TV till late in the night. By the time the serials are over, they'll be too tired to have sex and will fall asleep.
I guess it beats forced sterilisations, but with Baywatch the biggest television series ever with an estimated audience of 1 billion I have to wonder…
Television programming here in Korea is huge. I remember stepping into a local bunsikjeom (Korean style greasy spoon) for dinner once. Across from me sat these two leathery old men, chewing on raw chilie peppers, downing soju by the bottle and arguing with the waitress about who would marry who on the local soap opera playing on the screen above. Weird.
But then again, former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun reportedly gave his North Korean counterpart a box set of the drama Jewel in the Palace during his 2007 summit in Pyongyang.
Russian-born Korea scholar Andrei Lanov has long been trumpeting the use of DVDs and similar means to bring news of the outside world to North Koreans starved by their government's self-imposed isolation.
Rumors of South Korean prosperity have begun to spread, assisted by popular smuggled DVDs of South Korean movies. The world's most perfect Stalinist regime is starting to disintegrate from below.
According to Lankov, DVD technology is perfectly suited to the North Korean case given the relative affordabilty of players and discs. And while radios have their place in delivering subversive information, images showing the propserity of Seoul and surrounding areas make it hard to swallow the line that the South is a bastion of poverty and misery.
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The National Federation of the Blind has certified the latest version of Blackboard's learning management system (LMS), which means that blind users can more fully interact with the application's functionality.
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The United States Department of Education and Department of Justice have just issued a reminder calling for colleges and universities--as well as K-12 school districts--to make sure devices such as e-readers that are required in the classroom comply with accessibility laws. The federal action came on the heels of a settlement agreement made by Justice with five institutions that were running Amazon Kindle e-book readers as pilot programs. According to the agencies, Kindle devices aren't accessible to students who are blind or have low vision.
Lexia Learning is unveiling Lexia Reading 7.0. The newest version of its reading skill development and assessment suite will debut at ISTE in Denver.
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Joey King Stars in Tyler Shields Leica Photo Series With Dylan Sprayberry
Joey King stares down the camera in a photo by Tyler Shields for his series in partnership with Leica.
The 16-year-old actress and Dylan Sprayberry, 17, will be featured in photos displayed at Leica's Los Angeles gallery for a solo show in November and December.
Tyler announced the news on Instagram, writing, "The incredible @joeykingactress and the amazing @dylansprayberry for a new series I am currently working on. Very excited to announce that I am teaming up with Leica and I will be shooting an entire series on a few of there new cameras including one of my new favorites the MP-240."
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