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Thiên Chúa đã chết, tức là Thiên Chúa đã ... sống
Thiên Chúa đã chết ! Thiên Chúa sẽ mãi mãi chết ! Và chính chúng ta đã giết Ngài ! Làm sao chúng ta, những kẻ sát nhân trong những kẻ sát nhân, có thể tự an ủi mình ? Những gì linh thiêng và quyền năng nhất mà thế giới có được cho đến bây giờ, đã đổ máu dưới lưỡi dao của chúng ta. Ai sẽ rửa cho chúng ta vết máu ấy ? Nguồn nước nào sẽ tẩy sạch cho chúng ta ? Chúng ta sẽ phải đền tội ra sao ? sẽ bắt buộc phải tạo nên nghi thức nào ? Sự vĩ đại của việc ấy có quá lớn đối với chúng ta hay không ? Chính chúng ta có buộc phải trở thành những vị Chúa, chỉ để trở thành xứng đáng với họ ?
Nietzsche — Le Gai Savoir, Livre troisième, 125
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Thiên Chúa đã chết, tức là Thiên Chúa đã ... sống !
Nietzsche không tự nói câu này mà đặt nó trong cửa miệng của một người điên, xông vào một đám người vô thần (!), hô hoán : Thiên Chúa đã chết ! để rồi than thở "tôi đến quá sớm ... tai của con người chưa nghe nổi lời tôi nói".
Các bạn có thể đọc nguyên đoạn 125 của quyển ba, sách "the Gay Science" :
"Have you not heard of that madman who lit a lantern in the bright morning hours, ran to the marketplace and cried incessantly: "I am looking for God! I am looking for God!"
As many of those who did not believe in God were standing together there he caused considerable laughter. "Have you lost him then?" said one. "Did he lose his way like a child?" said another. "Or is he hiding? Is he scared of us? Did he emigrate?" They shouted and laughed in this manner. The madman sprang into their midst and pierced them with his look. "Where has God gone?" he cried. "I will tell you. We have killed him — you and I. We are all his murderers. But how have we done this? How were we able to drink up the sea? Who gave us the sponge to wipe away the entire horizon? What did we do when we unchained this earth from its sun? Where is it moving now? Where are we moving now? Away from all suns? Aren't we perpetually falling? Backward, sideward, forward, in all directions? Is there any up or down left? Aren't we straying as through an infinite nothing? Do we not feel the breath of empty space? Hasn't it become colder? Isn't more and more night coming on all the time? Must not lanterns be lit in the morning? Do we not hear anything yet of the noise of the gravediggers who are burying God? Do we not smell anything yet of God's putrefaction? Gods, too, decompose. God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we, the murderers of all murderers, comfort ourselves? That which was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet possessed has bled to death under our knives — who will wipe this blood off us? With what water could we purify ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games will we need to invent? Isn't the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we not ourselves become gods simply to seem worthy of it?"
"There has never been a greater deed — and whoever shall be born after us, for the sake of this deed he shall be part of a higher history than all the history that came before." Here the madman fell silent and again regarded his listeners; and they, too, were silent and stared at him in astonishment. At last he threw his lantern to the ground and it shattered and went out. "I come too early," he said then; "my time hasn't come yet. This tremendous event is still on its way, still traveling — it has not yet reached human ears. Lightning and thunder need time, deeds need time after they have been done before they can be seen and heard. This deed is still more distant from them than the most distant stars — and yet we have done it ourselves."
It has also been related that on that same day the madman entered various churches and there sang a requiem aeternam deo. Led out and told to shut up, he is said to have retorted each time: "What are these churches now if they are not the tombs and sepulchers of God?"


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The LogiNext Diaries: Expanding From Extreme West To Farthest East
We just completed a thrilling and record breaking year, cracking multiple international markets, leading in tech disruptions across industries, establishing ourselves as the best in field service workforce automation and logistics planning, doubling our revenues, quadrupling our client base and all this while having the best time of our lives. Phew! That is quite a journey.
So do we sit back and take it easy now? Nope… Not a chance…
We began the year in the only way we know it, with a bang! Just follow our timeline and you would be amazed.
Wharton Economic Forum Celebrates the Genius of Manisha Raisinghani
Manisha Raisinghani amazes the business world at the Wharton Economic Forum by revealing intriguing characteristics of the evolving business landscape and how technology can help suffice the inevitable demand of business model innovation. Few esteemed Co-panelists included Zorawar Kalra, MD, Massive Restaurants; Karan Bhagat, CEO, IIFL Wealth & Asset Management.
Dhruvil Sanghvi Turns Into An Inspiring Mentor As He Guides New-Age Startups Through 91springboard
Mentors direct their years of experience into conceivable, comprehensive, and brilliant advice for scores of hopeful entrepreneurs. Dhruvil Sanghvi, in an open-interactive event at 91springboard, shares his insights to lead and inspire a generation and encourage them to follow their dreams and achieve the impossible.
The Journey Of The LogiNext Co-Founders From Carnegie Mellon University To The Fastest Growing SaaS Enterprise: Span Magazine
"The experience of spending time at Carnegie Mellon University was life-changing", Dhruvil Sanghvi joins Manisha Raisinghani to reminisce about their college. The Co-founders of LogiNext speak with Span Magazine, American Center, to lay out their journey from dreamers to Industry leaders heading one of the fastest growing logistics tech companies for SaaS products headquartered in California and Mumbai.
Manisha Raisinghani Redefines What It Means To Be A Woman Entrepreneur
Manisha Raisinghani, Co-Founder & CTO, LogiNext, shines as the face of the New-Age Entrepreneurial Woman as she is featured in Make In India alongside other famous feministas like Sudha Murthy, Chairperson, Infosys; Nisaba Godrej, Executive Director- Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.; and Aisha De Sequeira, Head investment banking, Morgan Stanley India.
Dhruvil Sanghvi, Co-Founder & CEO, LogiNext, Thrills His Audience at IRX 2017, Indonesia, The Biggest Asian Retail Summit
As the Chief Panel Expert on Technology and Innovation in Retail, Dhruvil sets minds afire with his stellar insights. "The 'customer experience' point of view requires a company to make their back-end logistics and operations disruptively innovative and seamless." – Dhruvil.
The biggest names in retail and technology gather in Jakarta for the biggest retail summit in Asia. Dhruvil leads the way forward being the most influential voice for SaaS technologies in logistics planning and field service workforce management.
Following Dhruvil's inspirational presence at IRX Asia, the world media catches hold of the success story of the decade as they chart LogiNext's breakthrough journey being the leading SaaS technology provider in field service workforce management and logistics planning. "LogiNext is aggressively expanding its dominance in South East Asia" – SAT World Press. After cracking the markets in the US, Europe, and the MENA regions, LogiNext looks to extend their dominance in Indonesia.
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Today is the first day of summer and the longest day of the year, but what makes this day even more special is it's this boy's birthday!
Three years ago today, this sweet boy entered our lives.
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by Livestrong_Recipes | Nov 10, 2018
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Sure, you can buy bottles for a few bucks each, but it's also pretty simple to make.
- 8 oz Tap Water
- 2 tbsp Authentic Japanese Green Tea (loose Leaf)
- 1/2 cup Honey
- 4 cups water
- 1 Scoby
- 2 cups Strawberries
1 Add one-cup of water in a pot and barely bring to a boil. Add your tea in a mesh tea bag or tea infuser. Let sit in hot water for 20 minutes.
2 Remove tea bag/infuser and stir in 1/2-cup honey and stir to dissolve. The sugars in the honey are to feed the culture.
3 Add the cold water to the pot with the brewed tea and honey.
4 Once the temperature of the water is below 100 degrees Fahrenheit, add the Scoby. Cover with a cheesecloth; it needs air to "breathe" as it ferments. Let this sit in a warm environment, between about 72-80 degrees and avoiding direct sunlight.
5 Watch as a new Scoby will form (this is the culture doing its magic). The kombucha should be ready in about two weeks. Remove the SCOBY and a bit of the liquid. Store the SCOBY in the liquid in the refrigerator, as you'll use this for the next batch. Then, add fruit; mixed berries and apples work well. Store for another three to five days (depending on tastes). Strain fruit and your kombucha is ready to drink!


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How to Be More Persuasive
Everyone has that friend that seems to always know what to say to convince you that their idea is the best option. They don't have to necessarily be mean or manipulative to get what they want. Being persuasive means listening to those around you and figuring out how to ensure that everyone gets what they want, while also making sure that you get what you want. You will never succeed in any aspect of your life if you continually seek to undermine others in order to get what you want. It's important to listen and seek a solution that appeases everyone.
There are a few strategies that will improve your skills of persuasion. Check them out on the list below and see what tips you can utilize in your everyday life.
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Cultivate your active listening skills
It's impossible to be persuasive if you have no idea what or who you want to convince. You need to listen to others not only so that you know how to approach them, but so that you can understand their perspective. Persuasion is truly about finding a middle ground, which is impossible when you're not really listening to what the other person is saying. Active listening isn't hard, but it does take more effort than we may be used to.
First, put away any distractions. Then give the other person your full attention, while watching for subtle body language cues to figure out the underlying meaning of their words. It takes some work, but it's worth it.


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One of the things I love the most about Fall is all of the Fall Colors! Oranges, browns, reds, yellows... They're absolutely beautiful. I especially love adding those colors into my daily makeup looks. This fall, I've been loving some specific products and I wanted to share them with you!
My two favorite eyeshadows have been "Happy Hibiscus" from Seraphine Botanicals (which is actually meant to be a blush, but works great as an eyeshadow) and "Marrakesh - Spice Market" by Nomad.
They're both pretty similar mahogany red colors, however Spice Market is extremely metallic and Happy Hibiscus is much more matte. I've been using the colors alone and mixed together almost every day! Occasionally I'll mix one or both of them with some matte brown shades as well, but not as often as I wear them on their own.
My go to lipsticks have been some really dark/purple toned colors as well as a beautiful true red. As you know from my past post about my lipstick collection, I've always been a fan of these lipsticks, I've just been reaching for them more often now that it's the Fall. They really round out and add to a fall makeup look.
The colors I've been loving are from ColourPop. Wild Things, Viper, Tulle, and Creeper. Creeper is the one that I've been wearing the most. There's something about a true red lip that screams "Fall".
To top off an awesome fall look, a beautiful fall nail color is always needed. I've been wearing "Left Marooned" from the Wet n Wild 1 Step Wonder Gel nail polish. It goes along with the mahogany red eyeshadows as well as the darker, more purple lipsticks. This particular polish lasts a really long time, and wear really well.
Just to make me love all of these products more, they're all cruelty free! Most of them are also vegan as well! There's nothing better than not having a guilty conscience for using such wonderful products.
What are your favorite fall makeup products? Have you tried any of these before? I'd love to know what you think about these products, or if there are any new products that I should try.
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Obstruction of justice is a criminal offense that is committed when a person interferes with law enforcement work, police investigations or the legal and judicial processes. People can also be charged with obstruction of justice if they interfere in the work or cases of prosecutors. For example, if a person tampers with evidence, he/she may be charged with obstruction of justice.
Obstruction of justice is a crime that is commonly committed at both the state and federal level. However, when it is committed at the federal level, the legal ramifications are quite severe and can lead to a person having to spend years in prison if he/she is convicted.
If you have been charged with obstruction of justice in Texas, contact the skilled Corpus Christi criminal defense lawyer at The Gould Law Firm. At The Gould Law Firm, we know that many people who are charged with obstruction of justice did not intentionally try to stop the legal process or interfere with law enforcement investigations.
Often times, people interfere inadvertently and are truly innocent, but are still charged with obstruction of justice. In these types of cases, our Corpus Christi criminal defense attorney will challenge prosecutors and law enforcement officers who are alleging that our clients have obstructed the legal process. We will contest their allegations and in cases where there is insufficient probable cause, we will motion for our clients' charges to be reduced or dismissed altogether.
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Hunter Valley double amputee to embark on blue water adventure
A Singleton man who survived a serious road accident 12 months ago has been named as an ambassador for year's 'Don't DIS my Ability' campaign.
Brett Whiteley lost his right arm and leg after his motorcycle was involved in a head-on collision at Cessnock in November last year.
In the past eight months he has returned to work and learned to sail.
Mr Whiteley is one of the state's 19 ambassadors for the campaign, and he hopes it will change public attitudes to people with a disability.
"It's a great campaign," he said.
"The message is all about inclusion, you know, when you see somebody with a disability don't shy away from them.
"I'm very fortunate that I had a boss who was willing to get me back to work all be it in a different role, I'm grateful for that opportunity.
"It's about using the skills that you have and applying them in different ways."
Mr Whiteley is set to sail in this year's Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
He said he has a fellow double amputee that he met in rehabilitation to thank for the adventure he will undertake next month.
"He suggested that I get involved in sailing and recommended Sailors With Disabilities," he said.
"I decided to take the chance and go down to the CYC at Rushcutters Bay.
"SWD has given me the fantastic opportunity to go in such a prestigious race such as the Sydney to Hobart, so I'm really looking forward to it."
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text: Glens Colman Director of Curriculum Carroll Lower School May 2013 May, 2013 Carroll School Belief Statement Smart children with language learning disabilities become successful students given proper instruction within a positive environment. Agenda 1. What is assessment? 2. Why do we assess? 3. How does Carroll assess its students? 4. How is assessment information used at Carroll? What is Assessment? Assessment is the process of collecting data for the purpose of: (1) Specifying and verifying problems (2) Making decisions about students Testing ≠ Assessment School personnel sometimes equate testing and assessment. Testing consists of administering a particular set of questions to an individual or group of individuals to obtain a score. That score is the end product of testing. A test is only one of several assessment techniques or procedures for gathering information. During the process of assessment, data from observations, recollections, tests, and professional judgments all come into play. Assessment in Special and Inclusive Education, 11th Edition, p. 13 To Consider: The Whole Child Cognition Language Attention Executive Functioning Memory Visual-Spatial Visual-Motor Logic Speech Content-Area Achievement Background Experience/Educational Opportunity Motivation/Interests/Social/Emotional Characteristics of Assessments Standardized: A test in which the administration, scoring, and interpretation procedures are standard or set; usually norm-referenced meaning that norms have been established so scores can be interpreted in terms of validated referent. Criterion Referenced: A test linked to predefined content and designed to measure student achievement of that content. Measures that are used to determine if a student can demonstrate their knowledge by reaching a specified performance level (i.e criteria) on a task. Give a picture of whether a student does or doesn't have a particular skill Types of Assessments Screening Diagnostic Progress Monitoring Outcomes Adapted from Pamela E. Hook, Ph.D. SCREENING Purpose: To identify children in need of extra instructional supports Often given to a large number of individuals-needs to be efficient Examples: Pre-Literacy Skills Screening Adapted from Pamela E. Hook, Ph.D. DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT Purpose: To determine student's specific instructional needs Often involves in-depth individual assessment Examples: CELF-4, CTOPP Adapted from Pamela E. Hook, Ph.D. PROGRESS MONITORING Purpose: Ensure that adequate progress is achieved throughout the year - also called Formative or Dynamic Assessment Involves repeated assessment Examples: Fry Words, DIBELS, Benchmarker, MAP Adapted from Pamela E. Hook, Ph.D. OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT Purpose: To evaluate overall outcomes - also called Summative Assessment Examples: MCAS, GRADE, SAT Adapted from Pamela E. Hook, Ph.D. Assessment at Carroll Diagnostic Testing Carroll Assessment Battery Carroll CurriculumBased Assessments Teacher Observation and Classroom Assessments Review of Scoring: Definitions Raw Score: The number of correct responses or any original data obtained by a student on a test. Standard Scores (SS) A score derived from comparing a raw score to scores of children of the same age (based on the normal curve – often has a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15) Scaled Scores A derived score similar to a standard score (often has a mean of 10 and a standard deviation of 3) Adapted from Pamela E. Hook, Ph.D. and http://www.wrightslaw.com/links/glossary.assessment.htm Testing Terms Percentile Ranks (PR) How the student scored when compared to other children who are the same age or grade. Percentage of scores that fall below a point on a score distribution; for example, a score at the 75th percentile indicates that 75% of students obtained that score or lower Stanines A standard score between 1 and 9, with a mean of 5 and a standard deviation of 2. The first stanine is the lowest scoring group and the 9th stanine is the highest scoring group. Age and Grade Equivalents* The age or grade for which a raw score is the average score Composite Scores* Total score made up of sum of scores on two or more subtests *Interpret with caution Adapted from Pamela E. Hook, Ph.D. Adapted from GRADE Test by Isabel B. Phillips, Ed.D. Level 1 Diagnostic Testing In order to admit a student to the Carroll School, our Admissions Department must receive important diagnostic information about that student. That information may include (but is not limited to); - Cognitive Testing (WISC-4) Academic Testing (ex. WIAT-III or Woodcock-Johnson) Memory Testing(WRAML2, Rey-Osterrieth) Speech and Language Testing: (PPVT-4, CELF-4) Motor Testing: (VMI) Executive Functioning (BRIEF, NEPSY-II, Delis-Kaplan) Social-Emotional: (BASC-2, CBCL) Level 2: Carroll Annual Assessments Purposes: To assess outcomes in achievement relative to the baseline performance in the instructionally relevant dimensions of phonological skills, decoding accuracy and speed. To monitor progress and inform instructional group/planning from year-to year. To understand how well a child is applying newly learned skills. To analyze errors and determine appropriate intervention strategies. To understand how an individual performs relative to same-age peers across the nation (percentile rank). To evaluate our curriculum and make sure we are effectively teaching students what they need to know to be effective learners. Facts: Carroll Annual Assessment The CAA is a battery of standardized assessments that, in combination, take a close look at the skills required to be an effective learner. The battery has been developed in response to findings from the National Reading Panel The battery represents a combination of individual and group administered assessments. The battery is administered during the spring to all students at Carroll * * Subtests administered may vary by the age and testing history of a student National Reading Panel Findings Reading Fluency Phonics Phonemic Awareness Vocabulary Reading Comprehension Components of Reading Phonemic Awareness • Awareness and understanding of sounds. Phonics • Correspondence between sounds and letters. Reading Fluency • Reading aloud with speed, accuracy, and proper expressions Vocabulary • Knowledge of words. Comprehension • Understanding discourse and text. Carroll Annual Assessments Comprehensi ve Test of Phonological Processing (CTOPP) NorthWest Evaluation Associaton (NWEA) Group Mathematical Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation (GMADE ) Woodcock Reading Mastery Test (WRMT) CARROLL ASSESSMENTS Rapid Automatic Naming/Rapi d Alternating Stimulus (RAN/RAS) Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation (GRADE) Test of Word Reading Efficiency (TOWRE) Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing (CTOPP) Assesses phonological awareness (the awareness and access to the phonological structure of oral language) and phonological memory (the ability to code information phonologically for temporary storage in working or short-term memory). Elison: measures the ability to delete individual phonemes from words presented orally and to reintegrate the remaining sounds into a new word. Highly correlated to early reading and spelling skill acquisition. Say /clump/. Now say /clump/ without the /k/ Segmenting Words: measures the ability to isolate and separate all of the phonemes in a spoken word by pronouncing the isolated phonemes in sequence after hearing and pronouncing the whole word. This skill highly correlates with word analysis skills or "sounding-out." Rapid Automatic Naming/Rapid Alternating Stimulus (RAN/RAS) Measures how quickly and efficiently a student is able to retrieve phonological information from long-term or permanent memory. Rapid naming is highly correlated with acquisition of reading fluency and comprehension skills. Colors Numbers, Objects, Letters, 2-Set (letters and numbers) Woodcock Reading Mastery TestRevised (WRMT) An untimed test that assesses the student's accuracy and range of sophistication in pronouncing complex real words and nonsense words. The Word Identification (WI) tests requires a natural sounding reading of a list of progressively difficult real words. This untimed task measures the accuracy of a student's recognition of both decodable words and sight words. The Word Attack (WA) test requires the student to produce a natural sounding reading of a list of progressively pseudo words that follow predictable English spelling patterns. This untimed task measures how well a student had learned and can apply phonetic and structural analysis strategies to unknown words. Test of Word Reading Efficiency (TOWRE) This timed test is an efficient way of monitoring the two kinds of word reading skills that are critical in overall reading ability: the ability to accurately recognize familiar words in whole units (sight words) quickly, and the ability to "sound out" words quickly. The Sight Word Sight Word Efficiency (SWE) subtest, taps not only the accuracy, but also automaticity of real word recognition and speed of retrieval. The Phonemic Decoding Efficiency (PDE) subtest, taps not only the accuracy, but also the automaticity in applying phonetic and structural analysis strategies to unknown words. Parent Report (Word Reading) Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation (GRADE) Group administered reading assessment Vocabulary & Word Meaning, Sentence Comprehension, Passage Comprehension, Listening Comprehension Parent Report(GRADE) Carroll Math Assessments Group Mathematical Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation (GMADE) Group administered math assessment Concepts & Communication, Operations & Computation, Process &Applications Symphony Benchmarker/Track My Progress The Symphony Math Benchmarker is an untimed, computer adaptive assessment which provides a benchmark measure of overall mathematics learning against the Common Core State Standards. CCSS fluency standards. Parent Report- GMADE Symphony Benchmarker/ Track My Progress 2012-2013 Fall Winter Spring 2012-2013 Fall Winter Spring Standard Score Percentile Level 3 Curriculum-Based Assessments Measure how a student is responding to the curriculum. Aligned with curriculum in that students are being tested specifically on what and how they are being taught. Help to provide diagnostic data, monitor progress and make educational decisions Is usually criterion-referenced Help teachers to understand trends in a student's learning. Language CBA Form Phonemic Awareness Rhyme Words PsuedoWord Decoding Sight Words (Fry) Sept'12 Dec. '12 March '13 June '13 /35: (%) /35: (%) /35: (%) /35: (%) /10: (%) /10: (%) /10: (%) /10: (%) L1: /20 (%) L2: /20 (%) L3: /20 (%) L1: /20 (%) L2: /20 (%) L3: /20 (%) L1: /20 (%) L2: /20 (%) L3: /20 (%) L1: /20 (%) L2: /20 (%) L3: /20 (%) (report in bundles of 50) (report in bundles of 50) (report in bundles of 50) (report in bundles of 50) L1 = /15 L2 = /15 L3 = /15 L4 = /15 L1 = /15 L2 = /15 L3 = /15 L4 = /15 Morphologi c Awareness L1 = /15 L2 = /15 L3 = /15 L4 = /15 Fluency: Read Naturally Read Naturally Gr. Benchmark: wcpm Read Naturally Gr. Benchmark: wcpm Read Naturally Gr. Benchmark: wcpm L1: /20 (%) L2: /20 (%) L3: /20 (%) L1: /20 (%) L2: /20 (%) L3: /20 (%) L1: /20 (%) L2: /20 (%) L3: /20 (%) Spelling L1 = /15 L2 = /15 L3 = /15 L4 = /15 Read Naturally Gr. Benchmark: wcpm L1: /20 (%) L2: /20 (%) L3: /20 (%) Language CBA Descriptions Phonemic Awareness and Rhyme: Measures the ability to identify and manipulate sound. Skills include; syllable blending, initial sound, phoneme blending, phoneme segmentation, rhyme Decoding/Encoding: Measures the ability for students to use patterns and rules to identify words in reading and create words through spelling. Carroll School OG levels include: L1: Base + AS prefixes or inflected suffix (runner) L2: Base + AS, most common Latin prefix and suffix (precooked) L3: assimilated prefixes and up to 2 suffixes, some incongruent syllable boundaries (artistic) L4: Base + stress shifts ( vowel change), "unfair Latinate endings" (magician) Language CBA Descriptions (Cont.) Fry words: measures the ability to quickly identify "sight" or known words that occur frequently in reading. Words are bundled in group s of 50 by level of frequency used in English. Student must make less than 5 errors to master a bundle. Morphological Awareness: measures the ability to break down words by their parts (i.e suffixes, roots and prefixes). 4 bundles of 15 each with increasing difficulty Fluency: Measures the ability to read quickly and accurately. Read Naturally benchmarks used to calibrate oral reading progress against a grade level standard. Writing: Assessments that use rubrics to score Progress Monitoring 2013-2014 Progress monitoring tools will continue to include both standardized and criterion-references forms. Pilot NWEA MAP testing which is a computerized set of assessments, similar to the Symphony Benchmarker, that measure individual progress in the areas of reading, language and math. Improve efficiency of assessment Provide mechanism for assessment to inspire instruction Move away from paper/pencil/bubble sheets Preserve teaching time Improve communication with parents Report with greater detail. Team Collaboration The Carroll School has many mechanisms for gathering and sharing information about students. Robust Student Information System Team-to-Team Transfers Teacher-Tutor Meetings Weekly Team Meetings Regular Coaching Meetings Child Study Case Study JOHNNY Admissions When Johnny first enters Carroll, our Admissions Department does a thorough review of a Johnny's "file" which includes…. Parent Questionnaire Previous School Reports Diagnostic Testing * Admissions Testing * Diagnostic Testing Information gathered from diagnostic evaluations may include (but is not limited to…) background information review cognitive profile academic skills memory skills speech and language skills motor skills executive functioning skills social-emotional skills Johnny's File Read- Cognitive Testing COGNITIVE WISC IV Verbal Comprehension Similarities Vocabulary Information Perceptual Reasoning Block Design Picture Concepts Matrix Reasoning Working Memory Digit Span Letter-# seq. Processing Coding Symbol Search ACHIEVEMENT WIAT Basic Reading Composite Early reading Word Reading Pseudo- Word Alphabet Writing Fluency SS=118 PR=73%ile SS=108 PR=70%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile SS=121 PR=91%ile [email protected]%ile 15 @ 95%ile [email protected]%ile SS=94 PR= 34%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile 100 @ 50%ile 10 @ 50%ile [email protected]%ile SS=88 PR=21%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile Johnny's File Read-Memory Testing MEMORY WRAML-II Sentence Memory Story memory- recall Story MemoryDelayed Recall Story MemoryRecognition Verbal LearningImmediate Recall Verbal LearningDelayed Recall Verbal LearningRecognition Picture Memory RCFT (Rey) Immediate Recall Delayed Recall Identify component pieces of test [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile 38%ile 42%ile 7%ile (not crossing midline and using a fragmented approach when required to demonstrate an intersecting diagonal. Johnny's File Read- Achievement Testing ACHIEVEMENT WIAT Basic Reading Composite SS=88 PR=21%ile Early reading Word Reading Pseudo- Word Alphabet Writing Fluency [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile WIAT- Written Expression Composite SS=94 PR=14% ile Spelling WIAT Math Composite [email protected]%ile SS=9 PR= 47%ile Numerical Operations Math Reasoning [email protected] 47%ile Math Problem Solving GORT Rate Accuracy Fluency Comprehension CTOPP Phonological Awareness Composite 96 @39%ile Discontinued Phonological Memory Composite SS=10 PR= 50%ile Rapid Naming Composite SS=88 PR= 21%ile Alternate Phonological Awareness 124 @ 95%ile Alternate Rapid Naming 82 @ 12%ile Elison Blending Memory for Digits Rapid Digit Naming Nonword Repetition Rapid Letter Naming Rapid Color Naming Phoneme Reversal Rapid Object Naming Blending Nonwords Segmenting Words Segmenting Nonwords [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile 9 9 15 9 13 96 @ 39ile SS=130 PR=98%ile Johnny's File Read-Phonological Testing CTOPP Phonological Awareness Composite Phonological Memory Composite Rapid Naming Composite Alternate Phonological Awareness Alternate Rapid Naming Elison Blending Memory for Digits Rapid Digit Naming Nonword Repetition Rapid Letter Naming Rapid Color Naming Phoneme Reversal Rapid Object Naming Blending Nonwords Segmenting Words Segmenting Nonwords NEPSY II Comprehension of Instructions SS=130 PR=98%ile SS=100 PR=50%ile SS=88 PR=21%ile 124 @ 95%ile 82 @ 12%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile [email protected]%ile 9 9 15 9 13 8 @ 25%ile Johnny's File Read-Speech and Language Testing SPEECH AND LANGUAGE CELF-4 (Receptive) Understanding Spoken Paragraphs EOWPVT-IV (expressive) SS= 12 PR= 75%ile 12 @75%ile [email protected]%ile Johnny's File Read-Motor Testing MOTOR VMI [email protected]%ile Johnny's File Read- Executive Functioning Testing EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING BRIEF Shifting Behavior Planning and organizing Inhibiting behavior Emotional Control Working Memory 98%ile 98%ile 93%ile 83%ile 96%ile Johnny's File Read-SocialEmotional Testing SOCIALEMOTIONAL BASC Hyperactivity 84%ile Anxiety Depression Somatization 91%ile 76%ile 82%ile Johnny's Admissions Testing What do we know about Johnny? • Show intellectual strengths in in visual processing, visuospatial reasoning and construction, and vocabulary knowledge. • Shows solidly average verbal and visual memory skills; however, his failure to recognize words that he had just recalled verbally may suggest that he did not fully attend to this task. • Relative weaknesses with working memory and processing speed • Has knowledge of phonological decoding rules and letter-sound correspondence, but has difficulty applying his knowledge to the task of reading. Lack of automaticity is present. • Spelling is a noted weakness and the presence of many letter reversals in words (not in single letters) may be a result of attention. Not automatic with high frequency words. Johnny • Math skills are in the average range but still slightly below where we would expect him to perform given his intellectual capabilities. Has a good understanding of number sense but needs additional support with place value and regrouping.. • Speech and language skills are average with relative weakness in following complex directions. • Fine motor skills are intact • Testing performance also indicates difficulty in ability to maintain attention to task. Impulsive approach to testing. • Johnny has significant issues with executive functioning planning/organizing, shifting and inhibition. • Johnny's learning issues have had an impact on his confidence and self-concept. Grouping Once Johnny is accepted, a team of faculty members, including the division head, the educational director, department heads, counselors and teachers meet to review student information and make appropriate classroom groups. Cognitive profile Reading levels Math levels Executive Functioning Social Skills Recommendations for Johnny's Program Focus on building and applying decoding/encoding skills Continued work with fluency. Focused work on place value and operations. Targeted intervention with working memory and processing. Considerations for challenges with attention(sensory breaks, information in smaller chunks, active work) and executive functioning weaknesses (pre-teaching, re-teaching, templates) Integrate strategies for building self-esteem. Progress Monitoring A student's progress is monitored continuously by teachers, department heads and other administrators. 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With all the hubub in the media lately, you know Jay and Conan and NBC and also the ratings of our leaders and how poor the job market is, you must be thinking like I am about how is a man(or woman but since I am a man it will be from a man's perspective) get along or ahead in today's world. So I have compiled some tips and some professional guidance if you will, in two different areas: How to quit a job and How to get a rich girl. Makes perfect sense right?
Ok, so I do actually research these topics. With the current topics I felt they too needed to be dug into so that I could bring you the best advice I could and yes I am as qualified or more than Oprah, or Dr. Phil(is he really a Dr?), or Tyra and others I just don't have a TV show…yet.
How to quit your job
Conan or Jay or both will most likely leave NBC over this show and slot issue(man I don't care but it does lead into this). In today's job market one must be smart about leaving, so Jay…Conan…pay attention boys.
First of all, get a job somewhere else, yup the proverbial foot in the door. You don't want to just up and quit and come to find out that the job tree isnt bearing any fruit this year. For the same reason don't get fired. Yes there is the chance of unemployment but it doesn't begin to make ends meet, there might be some severance but it runs out, and people who find themselves unemployed seem to stay that way longer due to the tree of jobs not creating more jobs, you know. So if you are unsatisfied in your job, look for another and stay mediocre to average, it is very expensive and tedious for a company to fire someone, just saying.
Make sure you give notice, it is the polite thing to do. This falls into the don't burn any bridges category, you never know when you will need a reference or heaven forbid a job. You can be helpful with the transition, this also helps with references and keeping the bridge open. Be ready for some disdain, someone will wonder why you are leaving or how can you leave you have been with us for blah blah blah, you have your well thought out reasons which you stated clearly in your notice, right? Good luck at the new gig champ!
One way for todays man to get on the fast train of life is to date or marry a wealthy woman. Be a boy toy, reverse sugar daddy, male arm candy, you get my point. Take from me(theoretically speaking of course I chose to marry again for Love, not money) how hard can it be?
First of all take care of yourself man. Remember we(male species) age gracefully, some chicks dig our flecks of gray and the hint of wrinkle around the eyes implore wisdom(ok I made that one up but go with me on that fellas). At least work on your physique a bit, no you don't have to be ripped but at least be in good enough shape that you aren't winded walking up the stairs or out of breath tieing your shoes.
Your appearance doesn't have to be from Paris, but should be decent, clean and well-kept. You shouldn't look like you just rolled around in a puddle in the parking lot and have a hole in your jeans or your shoes were last polished at the factory. You must also talk like you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth and have had money coming out of your butt forever. Learn the words and nuances of the rich(check out Six Degrees of Separation for a quick lesson) and for heaven's sake never, ever talk about the mundane aspects of life like cooking and such, they won't get it, they don't do it, they have hired help, remember they are rich. Be confident and strong you can do it.
You will most likely have to flash some cash and bling, at least once so the future Mrs. (insert you name here you little gold digger) thinks you are rich. Once she believes you have it, money isn't a care and it is just who can whip it out first(big tip, be slow to go for the wallet).
Lastly, remember age matters. The young ones are a pain in the ass and most likely aren't worth the effort they are cocky and have never worked for anything in life just trying to hold up the $100 bills in their designer purses. As they age…look out…they get bored with their mundane existence and you my friend are not only eye candy but down right spoilable boy toy to some cougar(a word I overheard some teenage boys use that refers to a very attractive woman who is over a certain age) and man do the rich like to spend money on their toys. Best of luck to you and glad if Icould be of help.
I hope you all realize there is a ton of satire in this piece, don't send hate mail, just laugh with me, I am.


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Sorry for the lack of update; I've been futzing around and doing a bunch of stuff.
I have arrived safely in the UK. I'm staying in Bournemouth with Jamie and Barbara and headed to London tomorrow. On an interesting note, the world keeps getting smaller and smaller:
Alef who I know from Franklin back in the days of high school is living about 10 minutes' walk from Ed and Jane. I've probably walked past his house a dozen times in the last 5 years. He's teaching maths in a London inner city school which is cool, particularly considering that we met in an Algebra class where our British teacher made particular fun of us all year long.
My dear friend Amy Laura has a friend who's in SBS this year who is doing financial models for sustainability. Another poet-turned-superstar. At least, I hope that's what's going to happen with me. (They call anyone without a business/econ/finance undergraduate degree a poet– I guess Performance Art counts)
School hasn't started yet but I've already done about 3 hours' work. The professor suggested that it would be 5, so that's something. Although I'm planning on keeping my mind open to any possibilities that come my way I think I can safely say that I won't become an accountant. I took a basic accounting class and man, it's all legwork and details, which I'm terrible at. I feel pretty confident in the material but I keep making careless errors– like putting in 100 instead of 200, or writing "common stock" instead of "share capital". Blah.
I made it to SBS very briefly– Jamie's picked up a motorbike that I can use. It's a 1999 Triumph Tiger 900– same engine as the speed triple but much more comfortable. And way faster than my old BMW F650, at about the same price point. We rode 500 miles: From the S. coast of England into Wales, then across some hilly parts of England (all of which was beautiful, though a bit hair-raising riding for the first time in 3 months, on the wrong side of the road, on a newer, more powerful bike, learning how to use "roundabouts" (traffic circles, which are only decorative in the US) and marveling at how generally conscious British drivers seem.
Me and the Tiger. mmm… 855 cc triple…
Not that I'm completely enamored with Britain. They haven't really got customer service figured out, everything costs a ridiculous amount of money, and they have this habit of throwing up horrible developments right in the same neighborhood with ancient (think medieval to Edwardian) buildings.
Not that I'm complaining. The beer ain't bad.
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i think poets are superstars
also, if you'd ever driven in the northeastern part of the "back-assward-u-s-of-a" (as you referred to it earlier), you'd have found MANY functional traffic circles. they're quite prevalent and serve a purpose – they're not decorative. anyhooo.. have fun.
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Friday, 12 June 2009
Ruling the airwaves and fluffing the geography
There's always a temptation to duck a truth about oneself, so when I sat waiting for The Stephen Nolan Show to ring me this morning (they said they would and didn't) and yesterday morning (they said they would and didn't), I didn't want and still don't want to admit that my vanity is a little wounded. I mean, don't they know WHO I AM? A more cool-eyed appraisal of the situation tells me that live radio programmes like that, based on phone-ins, have to go with the flow on any particular day. So while having me come on and add my two bits' worth about journalists and source confidentiality might have seemed a good idea at the time, now that callers are getting excited about their garden sheds it seems better to let things roll.
That said (as they say), it's still very much the BBC way to recoil from anything that might get them into controversy or even, God forbid, involved in legal proceedings. Such things could happen if you allow live comment on a topic that at present is before the courts in the shape of local journalist Suzanne Breen. Anyone who knows the Beeb will know it's a conservative, British-ethosed organisation that has nightmares at the very thought of venturing two inches from the main tree-trunk, let alone out on a limb. Maybe that's a legacy of the TV disaster called The Show, which did a Titanic back in the 1980s, and if you can't remember The Show, don't worry and be glad you're young(ish). Local BBC management might well argue that it's simply catering to its audience (Hugo Duncan announced two days ago that he'd never read a book in his life and no, he didn't sound embarrassed and yes, he is a very popular Radio Ulster presenter); but shouldn't a good broadcasting station try to lead and break new ground as well as cling to its grass-roots? And speaking of Radio Ulster, I'm looking forward to the day when some public-spirited citizen puts a brotherly/sisterly arm around the soft shoulders of the Ormeau Avenue people and whispers that maybe it's a wee bit geographically illiterate to call yourself Radio Ulster when you in fact broadcast to just two-thirds of that province. And urging people to close their eyes and not think about Donegal doesn't work. The county is spattered with unionist-owned holiday homes, some of them belonging to BBC top brass.
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When looking at the computer, are you sticking out your chin and neck a bit?
Do you sometimes get a pain in the back of your shoulder or neck? (Hmmm.)
Do you slouch?
Is one side of your body stronger or bigger than the other?
Have you ever had low back pain?
Are you getting less than eight hours of sleep?
Are you slightly overweight?
Are you really overweight?
Are you exhausted at the end of the day?
Do you eat to feel better?
Do you eat because you're bored?
Do you eat because you're lonely?
Have you gained weight since you've been in a relationship?
Have you gained weight because you're not in a relationship and you want to be?
Do you like wine?
Do you like chocolate?
Do you like pasta?
Do you like pizza?
Have you always had a weight problem?
Have you never had a weight problem before now?
Are you getting older and feel like your body isn't responding like it used to?
Today I had a client ask me if she was normal because she answered "yes" to a few of these questions.
Of course, I told her she was a total freak because the rest of us are eating whatever we want and walking around pain-free in our skinny jeans.


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Congress looks to Rahul to prepare anti-naxal road map
As Rahul Gandhi reaches Mirzapur on May 18, the Congress leaders hope his address at a public meeting there will set the party's agenda to deal with the naxalite menace.lucknow Updated: May 17, 2010 08:03 IST
As Rahul Gandhi reaches Mirzapur on May 18, the Congress leaders hope his address at a public meeting there will set the party's agenda to deal with the naxalite menace.
"Rahul in his address may focus on the approach that should be taken to deal with the naxalite menace and thus set the agenda for the party and the UPA government," say the state's Congress leaders here.
Rahul's visit to a naxalite affected district comes soon after the Congress president Sonia Gandhi made her point clear on the issue in the latest edition of party mouthpiece Sandesh.
Besides stressing upon the need of dealing with the acts of terror decisively and forcefully Sonia has also laid emphasis on addressing the root causes of the Naxalism. Her observations assume significance in the backdrop of ongoing debate in the Congress on the issue.
So the Congress leaders will focus on the backwardness of the region and target the Mayawati government for pilferage of central funds. Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) president Rita Bahuguna Joshi is already camping there to mobilise the local people to make the meeting a grand show.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Digvijay Singh and other senior party leaders are also reaching Mirzapur. "As the region has been the area of late Pt. Kamlapati Tripathi a public meeting there will send strong signals in favour of party across eastern Uttar Pradesh," said a senior party functionary.
This will also be first visit of any leader of Rahul Gandhi's stature to any naxalite-affected area after the Dantewada killings. "Mirzapur is among the most backward regions. We want to fight the naxalite menace. But we will also like to find the root causes for the problem," said UPCC General Secretary Subodh Srivastava.
"All other political parties are not serious about solving the naxalite problem. But they deal with the issue only though the official machinery. Rahul believes in making an assessment of the ground realities. He has shown his will by visiting the affected areas," said UPCC spokesman Akhilesh Pratap Singh.
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For herbalist, a tongue tells no lies
The Seattle Times - 3/6/2018
Like fathr, like daughter.
Juliana Chine Isogai knows how to combine traditional herbs, hundreds of them.
"The bitter the better." And she knows how to read tongues.
"Tongues don't lie." She was taught by her father, the late Hen Sen Chin. He had shop in the Chinatown International District and then Beacon Hill from 1951 to 2006.
He Blended herbs for teas after checking patients tongues.
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Chinatown's practicing herbalist
The Seattle Times - 9/8/1974
CHINESE HERBS and the ancient knowledge of their healing powers are combined at the Hen Sen Herb Co. in Seattle's International District. Approximately 1,400 herbs are available ... read more
Herb specialist kept busy
Our Community - 10/23/1974
Seatlle's International District has a registered, practicing herb specialist, Hen Sen Chin, and many people consult him about their ailments...... read more
Herbal Medicine
The Seattle Times - 9/11/1977
When is food medicine? And when are medicinal herbs food? The answer to both questions, according to Chinese herbal medicine, is that the two are interchangeable. Hen Sen Chin, a Chinese herb specialist..... read more
Herbal Healers
The Seattle Times - 2/2/1984
The Chinese medical system was respected on the Idaho frontier - and still is today. "Doc had the solemn visage of a Mnchu .... read more
Chinese herb medicine isn't history yet
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 3/13/1984
Inside glass cases are a dried bear gall bladder and 15 herbs used in the Chinese treatment for hemorrhoids. Along the walls are historical photos..... read more
Chinese herbal specialist in Seattle
Discover China - August 1984
The practice of Chinese medicine has a history of more than five thousand years, it's beginning dating back to Shen-nong (the "saintly farmer")......read more
A quick natural heal
Unknown publication - unknown date
Natural and chemical-free products are the concern of today, and medical products are no exception. More and more people are seeking to treat .... read more
Seattle Chinese Post
Seattle Chinese Post - 3/24/1984
Hen Sen Chin featured in Seattle Chinese Post with Choy Kai Chiu
Juliana Chin with Her father Hen Sen Chin
Seattle Chinese Post - unknown date
Julina Chin and Her father Hen Sen Chin was featured in Seattle Chinese Pose with the patient whose cancer had miraculously disappeared.


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The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2015 in Denver, Colorado, October 2-4, 2015 is expected to once again be the premier audio event for 2015.
"The 12th Annual Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) is the largest consumer audio and home entertainment show in the United States. Simply put: "mega stereo systems!" Denver's own audio wonderland now features over 160 exhibit spaces representing more than 400 hundred companies from North and South America, Europe, Australia and Asia."
"Attendees are encouraged to go from room-to-room, interact with salespeople and engineers, have a seat and casually listen. Many bring their own iPods, discs or vinyl records, as most exhibitors are happy to play one or two favorite songs as a demonstration of sound quality. A variety of equipment is demonstrated, ranging from affordable audio systems to ultra-expensive high-end gear."


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Genre | First Person Shooter
Developer | id Software
Platforms | PC, XBOX 360, PlayStation 3
Website | http://rage.com
RAGE is a game in which the player takes control of Nicholas Raine, a marine who emerges from an underground hibernation vault into a post-apocalyptic Earth. Nicholas then aids a rebellion against the ruling authority, which is known as "the Authority," by shooting Authority soldiers and doing whatever else the leaders of the rebellion ask of him. Throughout this process the player engages in car races and can play a card game and pick flowers.


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Most practices hold events from time to time. The most common is a trunk show, where more often than not, a vendor is involved.
You can also look beyond that and hold the equivalent of a trunk show, but in a given category — like sunglasses, for example, or even spectacle lenses. You can also call it by another name — like 'Patient Appreciation Day,' for example.
Here's a quick guide to organizing an in-store event like a trunk show or an annual gala event.
1. Frequency. Don't think of something like a trunk show or a special event as a one-time shot. Make it annual, at the very least, and always hold it during the same month. That way, it becomes both a staff and community routine.
2. Timing. Any time of year works, but schedule it for when weather is likely to be its best. As for the time of month, many practices prefer scheduling it in the middle or toward the end of the month. One reason is that this timing will also encourage incentivized staff members who are working toward month-end numbers.
3. Pre-Planning. Work way in advance with eyewear vendors. Also, contact a local photographer to capture the event, perhaps a local musician to enhance the mood, as well as a caterer to provide great goodies. If possible, partner with (and promote) a local food establishment.
And don't forget that you need to reconfigure your space a little for an event. Do you need more seating or should you move displays? Think ahead.
4. Extras. This is a perfect opportunity to tie sales to a local charity. 'Buy X and we will donate Y.' Or conduct a raffle for dollars toward a purchase or for actual product. Promote it all in advance, and you'll likely get a vendor to comp the 'prize.'
5. Partnerships. Look beyond eyewear for your event. Can you include something else, based on your relationship with another local business — like offering makeovers or a color analysis?
6. Promote. A great idea is just that — an idea. But without a lot of promotion, both online and in-store, that cool concept won't translate into more than a lot of extra effort. Send actual invites (post cards are great) to customers as well as to local community organizations. And, make sure you follow up a week or so prior to the actual date.
7. Personnel. If you plan to sell at the event (and why wouldn't you?), make sure you have plenty of dispensing staff on hand to answer questions, help with selection, and, of course, to fit eyewear on the spot.
8. Info. Don't forget to make sure that everyone who attends is welcomed as they arrive (critical) and then asked to sign in. Get as much info as possible — email, etc. — so that you can follow up.
Do you already hold trunk shows or events for your practice? Or have ideas to make them more successful? If so, please share below and join in the conversation on our ClubZero Facebook page here.


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Thursday at the Aspen Institute's "Washington Ideas Forum," MSNBC's "Hardball," host Chris Matthews said the Republicans could pick up as many as 10 Senate seats because the democrats have nothing to offer voters except running away from the unpopular leader of their party, President Barack Obama.
Matthews said, the Democrats have no message.
"They don't really have a statement," he said. "They have nothing in the market basket to offer. They have no real positive brand this time," he added, "There was a great line from the American Revolution, 'Either we hang together or we hang separately,' the Democrats should remember that next Tuesday as the results come in."
Matthew then made a bold prediction which had the experts in the room shaking their heads when he said the Republicans, "could win up to 10 seats in the US Senate."
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Maria DeCotis is a NYC based actress, writer, director, and comedian from Fayetteville, Georgia. She graduated with her BFA in Acting, Cum Laude from Boston University with a concentration in Playwriting. She is currently working in film, television, commercial, and live comedy. She has been reviewed by Time Out New York, Broadway World, The Boston Globe, Film Pulse, and Film School Rejects.
She worked with Commedia dell'Arte professionals in Italy. She is currently in the Academy Advanced Study Improv Program at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and her improv group The Sister Wives recently won UCB Cage Match. She is a ukulele singer-songwriter (iTunes and Spotify) and Lindy Hopper.


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I planted this phlox two years ago and it's at least quadrupled in size. It will get even bigger this year. I planted two other colors at the same time, but they haven't done nearly as well. I don't know if it's grown so well because of the variety or where it's planted, but I think I'm going to get some more of this variety and find out.
I have this weird space outside the fence that always fills up with tall weeds that end up partially blocking the sidewalk. I was thinking about planting some privacy shrubs here, but the phlox may be a better solution (the shrubs might block the sidewalk too).
A better alternative for walkways
If you're starting a garden, find out if creeping phlox grows well in your area, and if it does, use that for your pathway instead of mulch. I hate having to re-mulch my walkway every year, and using a groundcover would have been greener and better for the bees. Maybe next year…


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In the gospel of John, chapter 5, we read:
The Jews were seeking all the more to kill [Jesus], because not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God [John 5:18]
In order to provide proof for His claim as the Son of God, and show the Jews their error, Jesus presents a number of witnesses in John 5:30-47. A witness is one who provides evidence or support, and in the passage we see the evidence Jesus' witnesses offer in support of His identity as the Son of God.
Read John 5:30-47.
- What are the different witnesses Jesus presents?
- Is there a reason Jesus provides multiple witnesses?
- Do the witnesses mentioned in the John 5:30-47 exist today?


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An anime re-[re-]releasing entity dedicated to improving existing subtitles and combining them with higher-quality raws.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
[Zalis] Happy Lesson OVA 04
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Time for something drastically different from the usual re-releases. This is episode 4 of the 5-episode Happy Lesson OVA series, which was released in Japan in 2001-2003. Happy Lesson has had an odd history. The first three episodes were fansubbed back in the day, and then ADV Films announced the license. All the fansub groups dropped the project (because that was normal and expected back in the old days), but ADV only ever released the first three episodes. Thus, episodes 4 and 5 fell through the cracks. Fansubbers didn't want to touch them because of the license, DVD buyers couldn't buy them because ADV never dubbed/subbed/released them, and obviously, R1DVD-ripping groups couldn't rip what didn't exist. So these two episodes have never been available in English. Until now. Here's the rundown, same as you saw at NyaaTorrents:
Source: DVD (DivX5/mp3/avi raw transcoded to h264/AAC in order to crop black bars and filter some combing)
Container: .mkv
Video: 640x480 4:3 h264 23.976 fps (1042 kbps)
Audio: Japanese 2.0 AAC (128 kbps)
Subtitles: English, soft, styled .ass.
Localization Level: Somewhere between typical fansub and typical R1. Western name order, Onee-chan/Onii-chan translated, standard honorifics retained. Songs have English/Romaji, no karaoke effects.
If the old Anime-Kissaten fansubs ever resurface, I'll do an XviD/avi/hardsub release to complement them, and tweak the subs to make them more fansub-esque. Like karaoke and onee-chan's and all that junk. Enjoy, and stay tuned for episode 5 -- it's already translated, timed, and typeset, so I just need to transcode the raw and obsess over the subs a little more.
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Denver celebrated the Hispanic culture and traditions
Newsroom/El Comercio de Colorado
More than 400 thousand people came to the Civic Center Park to participate at the two-day festival that commemorates Cinco de Mayo. This iconic event that takes place in Denver for the past 31 years, celebrates the dynamic and vibrant Hispanic culture. This year, those who attended the festival were able to enjoy the best of Mexican and Latin-American cuisine. The Fiesta Colorado Folklorico Dancer; regaeton band Kinto Sol; R&B band Funkiphino; and norteños Fuerza de Tijuana and Grupo Mojado, were some of the 30 artistic groups that brought music and dance to entertain the audience.


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Due to fog the visibility is reduced in Lika mountain area and in Dalmatia – on the A1 motorway between Mala Kapela and Sveti Rok tunnels (speed limit of 80 km/h), Bisko and Karamatići junctions and on the A10 Čarapine-Ploče motorway.
During the day there can be difficulties in roadwork areas.
Today (2 December) 8am-4pm one lane is free only on the A7 motorway between Sveti Kuzam and Hreljin junctions in direction Krk, between Šmrika and Križišće junctions in direction Rijeka.
In Učka tunnel in Istria one lane is alternatly free every night till 6/7 December 9pm-6am.
On Rijeka detour road (A7) traffic is closed in the exit lane of Orehovica junction in direction Sušak.
You should drive with caution on the DC1 state road from Zaprešić towards Pojatno (near West Gate shopping centre) as one lane is free only.
Due to winter driving conditions there is a traffic ban on freight vehicles with a trailer and all other vehicles have to use the winter equipment on the following roads of Lika mountain area: DC42 at Poljanak, ŽC5169 Bjelopolje-Donji Lapac, at Ledenik and Konjsko.
Drivers are invited to keep distance, to adjust the speed to road conditions and to turn on the headlights during the day. Do not start the journey without the winter equipment! 15 November-15 April winter equipment is obligatory on the winter roads (with frequent winter driving conditions).
Due to roadworks traffic is regulated by traffic signals/one road lane is free only:
-on the A1 motorway at Sveti Rok junction in the exit lane from direction Zagreb towards Sveti Rok paytoll;
-on the A3 Bregana-Lipovac motorway between Okučani junction and Okučani paytoll, between Lužani and Slavonski Brod zapad junctions 196th-200th km;
-on the DC1 state road at Krapina.


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Grzegorz Dąbek is a graduate of the University of Science and Technology in Kraków. He graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, specialising in Vibroacoustics and Sound Engineering. He loves all kinds of work with music or sound, especially if it is about electronic music. Ever since he turned 16, he has been an avid vinyl collector and a DJ. He specialises in recording, mixing, mastering, sound setup, as well as in the production of radio commercials and radio spots.
He has collaborated, among others, with Salk, Niskie Ciśnienie, Wicked Heads, Ketha, Moment, Good Paul, Daniel Drumz, Jacek Nizioł, Puzzle, Kapela Hanki Wójciak, Mag Balay, MLDVA, Sforza, Quadro Susanna, Camero Cat, Jazzformance, Czesław Mozil, Grzegorz Turnau, Shofar, Rob Coffinshaker, Berjozkele, Sebastian Mac, Jerzy Mazzoll, Klezzmates, Michał Salamon, Big Band Dobczyce, Polish Radio Programme 2 (music for the radio show Pan Tadeusz), Juliusz Słowacki Theatre (Pinocchio) and the Megafon concert series.


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Hello hello everyone! I'm back from my super-duper-emotional-world. Recently got no mood to write posts, and got no topics to blog about. Remember that i said from my previous post? Yea, I cried just because of those dreams, emotional times wth. And thank you all for concerning, I'm okay. :)
- Am going to blog about the previous things right now. First time didn't watermark my photos, except for one. Cause I'm superrrrr lazy!
10 Feb, means the day that peoples 'bai tian gong'. Took few shots of fireworks, but it's not as nice as these ones. So posted four shots here.
Lotus leaves.
On February 13, went to Midvalley, the Gardens to have dinner with da family. We went to Din Tai Fung to have our dinner. It's superb nice. :D
We ordered these :
Drunken chicken, with wine. But it's cold!
Sista's la mian. She said that it's nice wor. :O
Erm, i forgot the name of the egg but, it's nice. :D
Erm, this one ah, red bean paste bun?
Chicken siao lung bao! Niceeee. :)
And the last, my favorite dessert in there, black sesame tang yuan with soya milk, very nice one you know? :D
Lastly, bought a Domo purse, wallet thingy something lidat at the Action City. :D
On feb 12 night, went to Prince hotel to have dinner with aunt and uncle. :)
LOL, I don't know what kindda post is this. :x
Very nice decos!
Candle on the table, lol.
Aunt gave my mum a very cute rabbit thumb drive!
Lou sang, I didn't lou it as I'm taking photos of it only, lol.
Shark fin soup.
All the other dishes.
Orchid, gosh, I realized that everywhere i go, i always take photos of flowers. :P
Chrysanthemum, correct spelling? :P
Big red ones. :D
I don't know what is this but it looks cute huh? :)
Orchid again!
Alright, stop right here. :D
Eunice babe! I knew that you're viewing my blog! :P
Yours Truly.
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Congratulations to the guys of #RoyalTailor on their deserved #GrammyNomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album!
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Fascinating discovery this blog….
Yesterday we talked about global things we're thankful for, via President Roosevelt and the Four Freedoms. Today, it's time for a more personal note.
As you know, my mother was a WAVE during World War II – and it was her story which inspired this project. And the WAVES were truly trailblazers during the war. This blog is called "Hinges of History" to recognize that contribution. The WAVES were the first women admitted into the service at the same rank and pay as men. And it wasn't just the service – women during that era generally were paid less than men, under the rationale that they didn't need the money as much because men were supporting families and women were "only" supporting themselves. So for the Navy to pay women the same amount for the same work was pretty groundbreaking.
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National Women's History MuseumPosted: January 13, 2012 in Uncategorized
I signed the petition to create a permanent home for the National women's History Museum.
"If society will not admit of woman's free development, then society must be remodeled."
Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910),
the first U.S. female medical doctor
From time to time, beginning with Christine de Pizan in 1405, women's history has been researched and written about, then lost. The National Women's History Museum is hoping to change that. Currently, it exists only on line, but the effort is being made now to establish a brick and mortar museum in Washington, DC. The funds are being raised privately, but the location must be approved by Congress. Meryl Streep has thrown her support to the cause both financially and by participating in fundraising efforts.
I wasn't aware of the project or the online museum until today, but I like what I see. Some of the exhibits include
- First But Not Last: Women Who Ran For President
- Clandestine Women: Spies in American History
- Latinas in the New…
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text: View Larger Image Motivational Mashup :) I know what it's like to need a pick me up when you're down, or even to need more fuel to your fire when you're fighting for your dreams. Here are my top 11 motivational videos to plug yourself into when you need a reminder that anything is possible! Feel free to add your own in the comments below, let's start a library of liberation!!! BROKE BUT NOT BROKEN WITH LISA NICHOLSHow Lisa Nichols overcame insurmountable obstacles by having her own back! ANYTHING is possible if you believe in yourself. THE POWER OF FAITH & SURRENDER WITH OPRAH WINFREYHow Oprah got her role in "The Colour Purple" despite all obstacles with the power of faith & surrender. FAMOUS "FAILURES"A reminder that "failure" don't mean a thing if you just keep going & believing! TONY ROBBINS TELLS THE ROCKY STORY – POWERFULA reminder to never give up! STEVE JOBS COMMENCEMENT SPEACH 2005A Reminder to pursue your dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks. NICK VUJICIC – NEVER STOP FIGHTINGNick, born with no limbs, shows us how to overcome any obstacle & see it as an opportunity! POWERFUL TRUE STORY ABOUT NEVER GIVING UP! An incredibly moving story about Derek Redmond – MUST WATCH [/fusion_text] SUCCESSFUL FAILURES – OPRAH'S LIFE CLASS [ PLAYLIST ] "Stop Telling Your Big Dreams to Small-Minded People" – Wisdom from Oprahs Life class with Steve Harvey [/fusion_text] INSPIRATIONAL APPLE COMMERCIAL A reminder that the one's who they think they can change the world are the one's who usually do. [/fusion_text/] RANDY PAUSCH – LAST LECTURE – BELIVE IN YOUR CHILDHOOD DREAMS Even if faced with terminal cancer, it's possible to find and celebrate the joy in your life. [/fusion_text/] HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT? "When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you'll be successful" [/fusion_text/] J.K ROWLING INSPIRATIONAL HARVARD SPEACH By Ashley Cooper|2018-02-21T00:45:10+00:00February 14th, 2017|Blog|0 Comments Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterLinkedInGoogle+Email Related Posts Why You'll Never Be Ready…And How to Not Let It Stop You! Why You'll Never Be Ready…And How to Not Let It Stop You! Want to be more fierce? Want to be more fierce? Do you want to create more magic in your life? Do you want to create more magic in your life? A Little Known Secret To Your Success Gallery A Little Known Secret To Your Success What's in your "Emotional Emergency Kit?" What's in your "Emotional Emergency Kit?" Leave A Comment Cancel reply Comment Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.


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Residents in an area of the Headland at Hartlepool are being asked to give their views on planned improvements.
New boundary walls and front gates for houses and in some cases pastel-coloured panels on the outside walls of houses, are proposed in Thorpe Street, parts of Northgate and Durham Street.
The work is intended not only to enhance the appearance of homes but to provide something visually attractive for visitors entering the area.
A consultation session is being held on Monday at St Bega's School, Thorpe Street, from 4pm to 7pm, or residents can calll project manager Theresa Painter on 01427 284060.


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Lester does what Lester does best
CHICAGO -- This is why the A's got Jon Lester.
Never mind what Justin Verlander said after Billy Beane acquired Jeff Samardzija from the Cubs before the non-waiver Trade Deadline deal for Lester.View Full Game Coverage
CHICAGO -- This is why the A's got Jon Lester.
Never mind what Justin Verlander said after Billy Beane acquired Jeff Samardzija from the Cubs before the non-waiver Trade Deadline deal for Lester.View Full Game Coverage
The Athletics didn't beef up their pitching just because they were worried about facing the Tigers in the playoffs for the third year in a row. They weren't arrogant enough to overlook the Angels and just assume they would roll into the postseason.
Baseball doesn't work like that. It's six months of long nights and late-inning drama, and you need every advantage you can find if you're in pursuit of the playoffs, especially when you're in a division with such guys as Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Jered Weaver and manager Mike Scioscia.
Even when the A's were 51-30 in late June, Beane and his top assistants, David Forst and Farhan Zaidi, worried that the rotation they pieced together after losing Jarrod Parker and A.J. Griffin would wear down in August and September. They were thinking about that when they acquired Samardzija, Jason Hammel and Lester, not merely writing playoff rotations on cocktail napkins.
Lester, making his eighth start for Oakland, came to the rescue against the White Sox in an 11-2 victory on Tuesday night, allowing two runs on seven hits in eight innings and striking out eight.
"When a guy like that takes the mound, no matter what you have going on, wins and losses, you feel good about your chance to win the game," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. "That was the case today."
Lester was almost as dominant as he had been for the Red Sox back at U.S. Cellular Field in April, when he and Chris Sale both took no-hitters into the sixth inning. David Ross said a 5-year-old could have caught Lester that night, and he was almost as sharp for six innings this time.
But forget style points. This was a game Lester needed to win to relieve some of the tension that built when the Athletics lost nine of 11 games, with their normally excellent bullpen blowing ninth-inning leads in losses the previous two days.
Oakland, which had seen its American League Wild Card cushion essentially evaporate, will send Samardzija and Scott Kazmir to the mound the next two days. The hope is that the club will be able to follow Lester's lead in dicing up the White Sox, as this is a series that provides the A's a chance to get headed in the right direction.
"Obviously, everybody's goal to start the season is to win the division and go to the playoffs as the No. 1 seed, best record, all that," Lester said. "But when it comes down to it, you just need to get [into the playoffs]. We're going to play the best baseball we can until the end, then we'll see where we're at. The biggest thing is to just find a way to get in, because once you're in, anything can happen."
This year, Lester has been to White Sox run production what the boll weevil is to cotton crops. In three starts, he's allowed four runs in 23 innings, with 29 strikeouts and only two walks.
As the 30-year-old lefty heads toward free agency, Lester is 14-10 with a 2.52 ERA. He has 199 strikeouts in 199 2/3 innings.
Melvin said that Lester's fastball was sitting at 93 on Tuesday, his cutter at 90. He said it was "the most life" he had seen on Lester's pitches since he was acquired from the Red Sox but Lester felt there were other keys to his success. He was able to consistently pitch inside to right-handed hitters, including Jose Abreu (an infield single and walk in four plate appearances), and he had a good curveball from the start.
Lester is hardly the only reason Melvin went to his hotel happy. Josh Donaldson, the No. 3 hitter who had 20 homers and 65 RBIs at the All-Star break, bounced back from his four-strikeout game on Monday to set a career high with five hits, including a double over the head of center fielder Adam Eaton, and record four RBIs.
The only downside of the night came when Craig Gentry barreled into second baseman Carlos Sanchez, who was covering first base on a bunt. Gentry hit the bag before his face smacked into Sanchez's shoulder, so he got his single but also a concussion that could sideline him at least a week.
"That's kind of the whole personality behind this team -- go hard until you get knocked down," Lester said. "We try to use it as a figure of speech, not literally go out there and get knocked down."
The key, always, is what you do after you are knocked down, and in that regard, it sure doesn't hurt to have Lester on your side.
Phil Rogers is a columnist for MLB.com.


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Arizona Department of Health Services Awarded $5,000 Grant
(ALEXANDRIA, VA) - The Association of Pool & Spa Professionals has awarded the 2018 Dr. R. Neil Lowry Grant to the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) at the National Environmental Health Association's 2018 Annual Education Conference & Exhibition and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Healthy Homes Conference.
Given in the memory of Dr. Robert Neil Lowry, a long-time member of APSP and the Recreational Water Quality Committee (RWQC), this $5,000 grant honors a public health official or department who has made outstanding contributions to advance the public's health and safe use of recreational water in pools, spas and waterparks through educational, safety, operational, and technical programs.
In addition to soliciting entries from public health officials each year for the Dr. R. Neil Lowry Memorial Grant, APSP's RWQC develops and maintains verifiable science-based information regarding sanitization technology and chemical products, for use in pools, spas and hot tubs. The committee also writes the American National Standards Institute/APSP-11 Standard for Water Quality in Public Pools and Spas and the chemical and sanitation sections for all of the ANSI/APSP standards.
Communicable Disease Investigator, Ginny De La Cruz, accepted the award from Jody O'Grady, director of sales operations at Taylor Technologies, Inc. and member of the RWQC. The check was presented by Kenneth Gregory, compliance and safety manager at Pentair Water Quality Systems and member of the APSP RWQC.
The grant will allow the Arizona Department of Health Services to continue to educate the public about waterborne illnesses and prevention through printing of health education materials, such as the Healthy Swimming activity book and promotion of their Healthy Swimming Contest.
"Through educating children and families about waterborne illnesses and prevention, we are able to make differences in people's lives," said Communicable Disease Investigator, Ginny De La Cruz." "On behalf of the Arizona Department of Health Services, we are honored to receive this award to continue our efforts to promote healthy & safe swimming awareness."
"Promoting the safe enjoyment of water is something that we continually work towards," said APSP President & CEO Lawrence Caniglia. "We are excited that the Arizona Department of Health Services will be using the grant to advance water safety initiatives and promote water safety awareness in children and families."
Past winners of the Dr. R. Neil Lowry Grant include: Quechan Parks & Recreation, 2017; Riverside County California Department of Health, 2016; Columbus Public Health, 2015; Middlesex-London Health Unit of London, Ontario, 2014; Brevard County Environmental Health Services Department, 2013; Sacramento County Environmental Management Department, 2012; Alexandria Health Department, 2011; City of Houston, 2010; and City of Plano, 2009.
For more information about the Dr. R. Neil Lowry Grant visit APSP.org/Lowry.
About APSP
The Association of Pool & Spa Professionals (APSP) is the world's oldest and largest association representing swimming pool, hot tub, and spa manufacturers, distributors, manufacturers' agents, designers, builders, installers, suppliers, retailers, and service professionals. Dedicated to the growth and development of its members' businesses and to promoting the enjoyment and safety of pools and spas, APSP offers a range of services, from professional development to advancing key legislation and regulation at the federal and local levels, to consumer outreach and public safety. APSP is the only industry organization recognized by the American National Standards Institute to develop and promote national standards for pools, hot tubs, and spas. For more information, visit APSP.org.
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Victorian Kitchen Table | New Yankee Workshop
Norm builds his version of a perennial favorite, the Victorian kitchen table, using a design that combines the best features of three tables he studied in Britain. Made of century-old "sinker" pine salvaged from river bottoms in the southeastern United States, the table has a deep storage drawer that extends halfway under the table. Norm demonstrates how to incorporate this drawer into the table's design and how to turn the table's sturdy legs on a lathe.
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I don't have one of those Canons but the answer is that the high speed is what you use when a high shutter speed is needed. Usually, flash fires at low shutter speeds like 1/50th or so to be certain the shutter is fully open as the flash lights up the subject..
As for fill in, you use it for shots into the light. The classic is a portrait with the face in shadow but the sun lighting up the hair from behind the subject. So the face is in shadow and the weak fill-in flash just lights up the face. Of course you can also use it in other situations where the contrast between light and shade is too extreme. So mostly you use it to lighten shadows..
Years ago we did it all manually by sorting out the exposure for the scene and then adding a weak / diffused flash (hankerchief or cigarette paper over the flash generally) and picking the shutter speed etc carefully and then doing sums involving the distance from flash to subject and the aperture - all good fun... Nowadays the thing usually does it all for you..
Hope this helps..
Regards, David..
Don't have the Canon 430EX but it works much the same way with all speedlights..
All cams have a max synch speed with flash. The figure varies between 1/180th and 1/500th. If you want to shoot with a higher shutter speed you have to use high speed sync. The downside is that most flashes have much less power in high speed sync..
You only really need it when you have movement which is part lit by natural light and which might be otherwise be blurred by movement. A normal flash exposure is something like 1/2000 and thus stops the action by itself if it is the only light source..
Chris Elliott.
*Nikon* D Eighty + Fifty - Other equipment in Profile.
Most digital single lens reflex cameras are designed so that there is a moving "window" that passes over the sensor. If the window is wide, there's a time during this passing over process where the entire sensor is behind the open window. A flash can go off at this point, and all the light will hit the sensor..
At faster speeds, the window is narrower, so that only part of the sensor is exposed at any one time, but all gets exposed during the time the window passes over the entire sensor..
With high speed sync, the flash pulses several times, so that the light hits the first part of the sensor, the middle part and the last part. The number of pulses varies with the speed of the moving window..
Because the flash is pulsing instead of putting out one blast of light, the power available for each pulse is less than the big blast..
EXPERIMENT: you can use normal flash and a shutter speed higher than sync speed, and you'll see part of the image cut off. The higher the shutter speed, the more of the image is cut off..
WHEN: If you want to use a combination shutter speed and aperture in order to properly expose a background and that shutter speed is higher than sync speed, you need high speed sync..
For example, Bill is standing under a tree, and the background is a sunlit field..
You want flash to brighten up Bill..
The background requires 1/500 at f8., but your max sync speed is 1/200. Set highspeed sync at 1/500, and the picture will be properly exposed in the background..
A model answer! Well done!.
Chris Elliott.
*Nikon* D Eighty + Fifty - Other equipment in Profile.
Thanks for the responses guys. For daytime situations, would it be safe and advisable to just set my flash to high speed sync? This way I won't forget to it when the opportunity is there to take the shot? Only in low light situations would I turn off HSSF?..
Re>would it be safe and advisable to just set my flash to high speed sync? <.
Should work fine, the only problem being lack of total flash power so you might find yourself without enough flash power to take care of the distance you are shooting at..
I think that you have missed a point here. There are two types of flash, regular flash and fill flash..
With regular flash the flash provides the main source of illumination. The camera controls the exposure by controlling the duration of the flash. Under certain circumstances (explained by the other posters) the flash has to be set to high speed sync. In general it is true to say that the aperture and shutter speeds have no effect on the exposure of the main subject in this mode, although they do affect background areas..
With fill flash the main illumination is provided by non-flash lighting, e.g. daylight, and the flash is used to fill in the shadows. The camera sets the exposure for the ambient lighting..
Canon cameras will use fill flash if you set the mode to Av or Tv. If you use manual or auto mode the camera will use regular flash. I cannot remember what happens with scene modes..
You wouldn't normally have the flash set to High Speed Sync except in situations where you want to use a high shutter speed.Chris R..
When you set HSS on your flash, it will show you the range on the back, just like using regular flash. You will notice that your effective flash range is seriously lower. Also, the HSS function can literally fry the flash if used too much. Then there is the part about it sucking batteries pretty fast too..
I wouldn't just set it to HSS and leave it there. I don't have a 430 flash, but on the 580 series it only takes a second to turn it on. I save it for when I really do need it..
Crime Scene PhotographyA small gallery of personal work: http://picasaweb.google.com/PID885..


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Now that I have a new OMS workspace, I need to add some data sources (AKA computers) to it, so I have some data.
I've recently rebuilt my home server with Windows Server 2016 so I want to add it as a source in OMS. To do this, I need to install the Microsoft Monitoring Agent on the server.
To get started, I navigate to my OMS workspace, in my case mickeygmms.portal.mms.microsoft.com. On the left side of the screen, click the Settings icon.
In the settings aread, select Connected Sources | Windows Servers. The click the Download Windows Agent (64 bit) link to download the OMS agent (also called the Microsoft Monitoring Agent). This downloads the MMASetup-AMD64.exe executable.
Make a note of the workspace ID and keys, as those will be needed as part of the install, the configure the agent to send data to the appropriate workspace.
I now need to run this executable on my home server. This is pretty much a click, click, click install.
The Microsot Monitoring Agent can be used to send data directly to OMS, or, if you are using System Center Operations Manager, can also be used to send data to SCOM as well. I don't have SCOM installed right now, so I'll select Connect the agent to Azure Log Analytics (OMS).
Here is where you enter the workspace id and workspace key, so the agent knows what workspace to report back to. The MMA can be multi-homed, so you can report back to up to four different OMS workspaces.
Click Finish to complete the installation.
Back in the OMS Dashboard, we can see a data source has been connected.
Right now the only thing being returned is a heartbeat message. I'll show you how to change that in a future post. But we have data! We are on our way to monitoring our environment.


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Are they closing down?
The Swedish part of Esso started already back in 1896 but hasn't been in Sweden for many years, they where actually bought by a Norwegian company called Statoil whish is (was) big in northern Europe for a couple of years. But Statoil is now sold as well… to a Canadian company, but the name Statoil still remains.
What happened with Esso in Greece I don't know, but the petrol station on the picture was closed (I assume), and it looked liked it had been for a long time.