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Last weekend Mathew Hack who would run Leg 2 accompanied Chris up Ben Nevis at the start of Leg 1, carrying extra fluids and still managing to get a couple of photos.
Chris on the summit (photo M Hack)
Chris descending from the Ben (photo M Hack)
Being able to revisit the weekend of the 19th provides an excuse to have a look at some of the nearby hills and by travelling north very early on the Saturday morning meant I found myself in Glencoe enjoying the morning sunshine without having to climb any of the surrounding mountains.
Looking west at two of the Three Sisters in Glencoe
Same two Sisters with Bidean nam Bian behind
Beyond Glencoe I sat on the beach on Loch Leven looking at the Pap of Glencoe (Sgorr na Ciche) remembering our visit to the summit a year or two again in pouring rain that stayed with us almost to the other end of the Aonach Eagach. Today would have been just about perfect for the traverse.
The Pap of Glencoe above Loch Leven
As Chris set off across Glen Nevis I took a gentle stroll up the glen and a little way up Ben Nevis to have a look at, both the Glen and the Munros Pauline and I had visited in damp cloudy conditions a few weeks earlier on 30 May 2010.
Glen Nevis with Sgurr a Mhaim, Stob Ban and Mullach nan Coirean on the skyline
Heather Bells on the side of Ben Nevis
Stob Coire Sgiodain above Loch Treig at the start of Leg 2
Geoff and Mike who would have run the third and final leg came out to see Chris on his way into Leg 2 and like the rest of us were very surprised at the exceptionally low water level in the loch - the water level should be almost as high as the greenery on the far bank.


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MoMileSplit.com to Sponsor High School All Star Races at Festival of Miles
Athletes from across the Midwest expected to compete
ST. LOUIS - (March 19, 2012) – Big River Running Company is excited to welcome MoMileSplit.com as a new sponsor to the fifth annual Big River Festival of Miles presented by Under Armour.
MoMileSplit.com, the unparalleled leader in high school cross country and track and field coverage in the State of Missouri, will be the presenting sponsor for the boy's and girl's High School All Star Races at the Festival of Miles on Thursday evening May 31 at Saint Louis University High School. The high school races were new to the event in 2011 and produced two of the most exciting moments of the night with Westminster Christian's Daniel Everett winning the boys race in four minutes, seven seconds and Nerinx Hall's Colleen Quigley running 4:52 to take home the girl's title.
MoMileSplit.com webmaster Paul Everett said he cannot wait for this year's event.
"As the region's premier provider of high school running, Missouri MileSplit is thrilled to sponsor the High School All-Star Miles," Everett said. "The Festival of Miles has generated tremendous enthusiasm and support in the past and we look forward to attracting a deep field of elite high school milers to compete at this year's event."
In an effort to attract the those top competitors the Festival of Miles meet organizers will be sending out official invites to athletes across the region who have met the qualifying standards for the races. Boys have to run under 4:20 for 1600 meters and girls must run under 5:10. The top 12 times entered will be accepted into the event. MoMileSplit.com will also feature a Festival of Miles Watch List all season long on its site, providing updates as to who the top contenders might be.
The state of Missouri features some of the best runners in the Midwest including Rock Bridge senior Caleb Wilfong who has run 4:12 for 1600 meters and Drew Cargill from West Plains who has gone 4:14. On the girl's side Blue Springs South senior Samantha Nightingale leads the charge coming off a top ten finish at the Nike Cross Nationals meet in the fall and having run a 4:56 1600 a year ago. She could be challenged by Eureka freshman Hannah Long who ran 5:06 for the full mile at the Festival of Miles meet as an eighth-grader in 2011.
The high school miles will take place right before the professional races under the lights near the end of the meet. The girls will race right before the AppWorldSolutions elite women's 800 and the boys will go off just before the Saint Louis Track Club Elite Men's mile, the night's featured event. There have been eight sub four-minute miles in the last three years at the Festival of Miles.
The Festival of Miles Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the sport of track and field and give back to athletes in need. The Festival of Miles, which takes place each spring, is a track meet that showcases the sport at all levels featuring youth competitors, master's runners and some of the world's best athletes. Each year all proceeds from ticket sales go to an athlete(s) in need. For more information visit www.bigriverrunning.com/FestivalofMiles.
Members of the media interested in learning more about the Festival of Miles are encouraged to contact Katie Helbig at email@example.com or call (314) 494-9725.


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For the past five years, Seattle-based, seven-piece band Aaron English have been working to make their impact upon the music scene. Having already self-released two albums and toured the US three times, they are set to capture the attention of the public eye with their third outing American [fever] dream. As the title suggests, we experience various issues of domestic life tackled, ranging from politics to religion. The album itself, having been produced in a 150-year old warehouse, explores a true personal connection in all the tracks.
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By: Rabiya Altaf Class X and Fahad Altaf Class VIII
The sighting of the Kaabah was overwhelming. I was awestruck by its magnificence; its beauty cannot be described in any other way except by pure experience of its presence.
I felt incredibly insignificant standing before the house of my Almighty creator. As I did my Tawaaf around the Kabah, I couldn't help but glance up overwhelmed by the thought that at this very moment thousands of angels were doing Tawaaf around the superior abode of Allah سبحانہ وتعالی directly parallel to our tawaaf. After we performed our tawaaf we cooled ourselves down by drinking Zam Zam water and I felt all my fatigue and thirst diminish. After we went to perform Saee, once again I became emotional recalling the plight of Hazrat Hajarah thinking how frantic she must have been looking for water. Finally, to end the rituals of Umra, we cut off a lock of hair my dad and younger brother cut their hair.
Over the next days, the mass of pilgrims moved outside Mecca to sites in the desert. The thunderous, melodious chants of the talbiyah were echoed from every direction, never had I felt such a strong sense of belonging.
The centerpiece of Hajj is a day-long vigil on Mt. Arafat. The open ground was full of an incredible hum of people. It was the day where tears fell and hearts overflowed with thankfulness to Allah, with a strong belief in His mercy that all our sins will be forgiven. The day of Arafaat is the day I'll never forget.
In Muzdalifah as far as the eye could see were millions of people spread out on the floor, under the clear black sky. Ittruly is an enriching experience, it gave me the international experience of the ummah. There are people here from every corner of the world, of all diverse colours, cultures and classes. However here every one is sleeping on the floor. This spiritual equality of the sexes, the races the rich and poor is the main foundation of Hajj, wearing an Ihraam further reinforces this feeling of equality. I am not sure that my Hajj will be accepted in the court of Allah, since deficiencies in deeds are bound to occur on account of human frailty and imperfection.
After spending the night in Muzdalifah we returned to Mina to stone the devils. It was chaotic! I had to make sure that I was not struck by a stone and at same time make sure that I don't accidentally harm anyone, either.
After Mina we returned to Makkah to perform Tawaaf-e-Ziyarat, returned to Mina pelt the devils again for two days and then returned to Makkah. We performed the last Hajj rite… the farewell Tawaaf and left Makkah for Madinah with heavy hearts.
Madinah is home to the tomb of the Rasoolullah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. Masjid-ul-nabi is a structure of inexplicable beauty. At first glance it was hard to look away, it's a vision which will be imprinted in my heart forever. I couldn't believe that I was actually there, it was nothing short of a miracle. It was an honour and privilege to visit the most Beloved of Allah's Messenger. It was a whole different experience sending Salam in Masjid-ul-nabwi. When I visited the historical site of Madinah I could not stop the tears from streaming down my face… to walk in a place so steeped in Islamic History is inspiring and humbling. Then I went to visit Rasoolullah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم for the last time before departing. When I return to my country, I'll be there or anywhere else in the world but my hearty will always remain in Madinah.
I feel as if I went there with an empty spiritual wallet and returned with an unbelievable amount of spiritual richness. Even if I spend the rest of my life saying thank you to Allah سبحانہ وتعالی it still wouldn't be sufficient.
The feelings that I used to have in those blessed places are missing here.


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KALA Celebrates World Radio Day
KALA (88.5 & 106.1 FM) will be celebrating World Radio Day with prize giveaways and a photo booth! We will also be gathering interviews for a radio special highlighting what radio means to you.
When: Monday, February 13
Where: St. Ambrose University Cafeteria 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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How Does Martial Arts Help With Bullying?
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With back-to-school season in full swing, we can't help but talk about bullying once again. However, today we're taking a different approach and integrating martial arts into the discussion. Learn more about how practicing this sport at a young age can help children with bullying below:
- It can help them be prepared: In some martial arts classes, children may have the opportunity to roleplay in different scenarios. A popular one? Confrontation! By having the chance to practice responding to confrontation, kids can develop the skills and confidence needed to respond to bullies.
- It can help them with body language? When it comes to dealing with a bully, children must be able to show that they are confident without necessarily using their words. In martial arts classes, children can learn how to present themselves in a way that shows they are not afraid and ready to defend themselves.
- It can help them improve communication: Once children are comfortable with using body language to communicate with bullies, it's time for them to work on their verbal skills. When children possess the ability to speak clearly and confidently, it can be much easier for them to prevent a situation from becoming physical in martial arts class, children will also learn how to effectively communicate in this way.
Perhaps most importantly, martial arts aids with bullying because it ultimately teaches children how to defend themselves in a variety of situations.


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Risk Control
One method is used throughout the financial services industry to measure and control investment risk. This is called "Efficient Set Theory" (EST), which is the risk control part of "Modern Portfolio Theory." While we have always found it shocking how few investment advisors understand the mathematics in this theory, nearly everyone in the business uses EST to try to measure and control the risk in their accounts.
EST literally created the concept of diversification, the commonsense idea you should not "keep all your eggs in one basket." During normal times EST gives a relatively accurate, detailed description of the volatility in any portfolio. In other words, it shows how much the account balance is likely to go up or down over different time periods. The problem with EST is that it does not work during extraordinary times. In particular, it doesn't work when investors panic. When panic sets in, many people sell all their stocks and stock funds, and when the panic is widespread they may also sell many of their supposedly safe bond funds. Diversification, which works quite well most of the time, becomes worthless if people sell everything indiscriminately. As a result, the risk control method used by every major Wall Street firm and the vast majority of professional advisers ceases to work whenever serious risk occurs. In other words, it fails when you need it the most.
Let's look at a real life example that illustrates this problem. In 2008 stocks in the United States lost 37%, international stocks lost 44%, real estate funds lost 40%, and commodities lost 37%. In other words, all assets at risk went down together. Even worse, supposedly safe "multisector" bond funds (which typically own all types of U.S. bonds) lost 15%. As a result, millions of investors who owned widely diversified portfolios experienced large losses.
So the method currently being used to measure and control risk clearly loses its value when large risk hits your portfolio. Given this fact, you might ask what the investment industry is doing about it. The answer is – absolutely nothing. When clients lose far more than they ever expected could happen, their advisor usually tells them the losses couldn't be avoided. Clients are told they should just be patient and they'll come out fine "in the long run." The problem with this advice is that, due to huge losses in 2001-2002 and then in 2008-2009, most investors have made little or nothing from their stock investments for the last 14 years. And the future for the next few years does not look promising. So for people who retired around 2000, there is a real chance they may go through the first two decades of their retirement with no investment gains. Clearly the status quo is not working.
This should be a matter of utmost importance to any professional who manages retirement money, but the financial industry as a whole isn't even trying to come up with a way to measure and control risk that actually protects their clients' principal. From its inception, Secure Retirement found this situation completely unacceptable, and over the years we have found a far superior way to control risk in retirement accounts. Generally speaking, we use a method called "strategic asset allocation," which uses an in-depth study of macroeconomics and markets to determine into which asset classes we should be invested at any point in time.
As stated above, the primary flaw of EST, the risk control method used throughout the investment management industry, is that it underestimates the risk that occurs during extraordinary times. EST is based on the assumption that investment returns fall in a standard normal distribution. Unfortunately, over time we have discovered this is inaccurate. Instead, investment returns have "fat tails," meaning risk levels that should only occur once in a century actually strike markets more often.
For many years at Secure Retirement we have taken a comprehensive inventory of all macroeconomic risks, usually in January of each year. In this process we look at every conceivable risk that could hit markets, including stocks, bonds, commodities, natural resources and real estate, both in the U.S. and abroad. It should be noted that in "normal" times we find 2-4 risks that could threaten the market. However, in normal times we end up giving each of these risks a 1-3% probability of occurring in the following year. While the process is still worthwhile, as at Secure Retirement we always want to be aware of any risk that could hurt our clients financially, with only a 1-3% chance of occurring we do not take defensive action as a result.
However, in certain years we find extraordinary risks that have a much higher probability of actually striking investors. At this time our analysis leads us to conclude there is at least a 50% chance we will have catastrophic losses in the world economy and markets before the current market cycle is completed. Europe is likely to have a continuation of their financial crisis, while Japan's debts make an eventual crash a near certainty. Then we have an historic debt explosion and real estate bubble in China. These are indeed extraordinary risks, and if any of these three economies were to fall too far, stocks around the world would plunge in value. Then in the U.S. we know there will be another recession at some point. We would expect it to be relatively mild, unless Europe, Japan and/or China collapse at the same time. There is a concern, however, that all of the normal measures taken to pull our economy out of recessions have already been fully implemented, which could make our next recession difficult to escape. But even in a mild recession, on average stocks lose approximately one-third of their value. Since they begin in a bubble, we have an unusually high probability of seeing most investors once again suffer devastating losses on their stock investments in the relatively near future. When we see such unusually large risks, at Secure Retirement we make sure our clients are fully protected. Unlike typical investment advisors who might reduce their risk a few percent if they see too much risk on the horizon, in extreme cases we design our portfolios to be so safe they not only should not lose but will most likely make extra profits if any of these major economic and market risks come to fruition.
Unfortunately, most investors are never able to buy good investments at truly bargain prices, i.e. to buy low. This is due to the fact most have lost so much money on the way down they cannot afford financially and/or emotionally to buy.


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History of Beckley and Raleigh County
Timeline | History Article by Charles Hodel | Various Articles | Gen. Alfred Beckley | Alfred Beckley's History of Raleigh County | Early Settlers | Mayors of Beckley | Pearl Harbor Day in Beckley | 1912 Fire | Beckley Fire Department | Woodrow Wilson High School | Raleigh County Veterans Memorial | Beckley Newspapers | Stratton High School | Stoco High School | Beckley USA | Historic Pictures
This web site is maintained by Jeff Miller. See also the the West Virginia Broadcasting History page, which includes histories of WJLS, WWNR, WCFC, WCIR, WOAY, and WSWP. I also have a page about West Virginia in general.


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"AHME is a "how to" organization and has always been the source I go to when I want to learn best practices in any area in hospital medical education."
Atlantic Health
The Association for Hospital Medical Education, founded in 1956, is a national, non-profit professional organization involved in the continuum of hospital-based medical education. AHME's members represent several hundred teaching hospitals, academic medical centers, and consortia which are involved in the delivery of undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education. The Mission of AHME is to: promote improvement in medical education to meet health care needs; serve as a forum and resource for medical education information; develop professionals in the field of medical education; and advocate the value of medical education in health care.
To fulfill its Mission, the Association annually provides: a three-day educational conference (AHME Institute); several one-day educational programs (AHME Academy); and a series of six webinars. AHME publishes the Guide to Medical Education in the Teaching Hospital (a practical resource for medical education administrators), Remediation of the Struggling Medical Learner (a structured approach to identifying and supporting residents and students who aren't progressing at an expected pace); and AHME News. Additional resources are also made available on our website (www.ahme.org).
AHME secures external funding to support clinical performance-improvement activities, solicits and reviews proposals from member institutions, and awards grants to support these projects. AHME publishes the peer-reviewed Journal for Continuing Education in the Health Professions in collaboration with the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEHP) and the Society of Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME). The Association also co-sponsors the quadrennial CME Congress with ACEHP, SACME, and the Canadian Association for Continuing Health Education.
AHME supports five interest groups which include: the Council of Institutional Leaders; the Council of Osteopathic Educators; the Council of Program Administrators and Coordinators; the Council on Professional and Faculty Development; and the Council of Transitional Year Program Directors. The Association is a member organization of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, as well as an associate member organization of the Council of Medical Specialty Societies. It also enjoys collaborative relationships with a number of other accreditation, regulatory, and professional organizations with an interest in medical education.


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my lovelies
March 17, 2011
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What an awesome quote! The second picture is AWESOME!!!ReplyDelete
haha! SOMEONE has a bandanna JUST like his daddy! :-) I love it!ReplyDelete
ADORABLE! That hat, those chubby knees, and those gorgeous eyes ~ fantastic!ReplyDelete
Aiden is so cute/awesome in that bandana!! I can't stand it! :)ReplyDelete
That is my favorite quote ever!!!!!! Awesome photos. every single one of them :)ReplyDelete
your kids are so stinkin' cute!ReplyDelete
I love the second picture! Your kids are too cute :)ReplyDelete
I have read that quote before, and my Lord, SO true!
beautiful Casey! They are such beautiful children.ReplyDelete
question - I see that Aiden has a pacifier in the one pic! Does he still use one? Emerson is obsessed with his still! We just started the 'only at naptime & bedtime' rule. SO tough!!
Makes me feel better to see your boy with one too!
I have MAJOR anxiety about kindergarten... I don't know how I will handle it when my kiddos leave for forever! I keep teasing my husband about having lots and lots of babies so we can increase our chances of at least one sticking around us when we get old.ReplyDelete
oh my!! your little ones are BEYOND precious!!ReplyDelete
little ainsleigh's roly poly legs are just adorable!!ReplyDelete
My all time favorite quote and so true. Happy Birthday Aiden!ReplyDelete
Great pictures! Love them!ReplyDelete
super fun photos!!ReplyDelete
casey, the one with your husband holding your daughter.......so funny! ainsleigh is going to adore those pictures some day....... : ) .......xoxoReplyDelete
what a cutie you have there :)ReplyDelete
wow, amazing pictures!ReplyDelete
happy birthday aiden! :)ReplyDelete
they are soooo stinkin cute. what a sweet fam!ReplyDelete
Such cute pics!!ReplyDelete
that picture of your husband holding your daughter's feet is super cute!ReplyDelete
you just have the most beautiful babies~!!ReplyDelete
LOVE that 2nd shot so MUCH!
cutest pics Casey...and love that quote!ReplyDelete
These are all amazing, but I can't get over the second one.ReplyDelete
I'm so honored you are reading my blog and liking it! You guys seem like a couple we would really get along with in "real life."ReplyDelete
Are you going to BlogSugar?
You are gorgeous. Your art is gorgeous.
Oh my word, I am in ♥ with that second picture...we used to do that with Alexie all the time and she can still do it with anyone that is strong enough to hold her!ReplyDelete
You have to check my blog...I have a surprise for you!! SO. EXCITED. Love & HUGS, friend!!
Love the pics!! They are fantastic!ReplyDelete
happy birthday to your aiden! my aidan will be 5 in august :-)ReplyDelete
I love the picture of your daughter standing on the hands. The look, the leg rolls...divine!ReplyDelete
Love that quote!ReplyDelete
i think that quote about says it all! wonderful accompaniment for these photos. i think the balancing act is my fave, so fun lades. daddy & son sharing the bandana love - awesome. ♥ReplyDelete
love the quote! and love the pic of Ainsleigh standing on Chris's hands! (little cheerleader and flyer in the making ;))ReplyDelete


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Toolwire Manages the Design Chain
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Toolwire today announced that it will make its Design Chain Management (DCM) infrastructure available to companies in the electronics supply chain to empower their own branded offerings of online electronics design solutions.
"It's very difficult for a company to assure that the design process will run smoothly. What we've done is aggregate and integrate the technology and suppliers, allowing engineers to tap into these resources," Doug Marinaro, Toolwire VP marketing, told ASP News.
Every time a new chip is released to the market, new software is required to design, test and run the chip -- possibly up to 50 tools running simultaneously, Marinaro said. The process is similar to designing a house, Marinaro said. "When you build a house, you have to be sure it's structurally sound. When you build a component, you have to make sure it's logically sound," Marinaro said.
The design process starts with a description of what the device will do, written in a sort of programming language. That description is run through a software compiler, which translates the description into a layout of the chip or board. Then a series of simulations are run on that model which simulate the logic of the other components it will run with in the real world.
"It requires massive amounts of computational power to test," Marinaro said. "One piece of software may require 2 gigabytes of RAM to run."
Once the logic and performance are tested, the component is ready to be shipped to the manufacturer for production. All in all, it's a very computationally intensive process requiring multiple engineers, multiple vendors, and constantly changing technology. This is where Toolwire's Design Chain Management (DCM) comes in.
The model is a zero-latency model, reducing the time it would take an designer to assemble a team of engineers, who are hard to find, and even harder to find in a geographically centralized area, according to Marinaro.
"By putting the design online, it improves the process, the design is out faster and a distributed team can work together with a centralized workspace," Marinaro said.
Toolwire's DCM can also reduce the barriers to entry into the design market by eliminating the need to constantly purchase new software and hardware and by making these tools and this talent pool available to anyone for a one-time fee or on a subscription basis.
"Empowered by Toolwire", the private label service for manufacturers, training companies and other vendors, will allow vendors to offer Toolwire's design tools without diluting their brand, Marinaro said.
"A chip manufacturer can launch its product with its own reach and brand, and refer people to their own website to experience the design environment where an engineer could evaluate and test new designs for their product," Marinaro said.
In addition to the private label service, Toolwire has announced a $15 million second round of funding led by 3i, joined by Horizon Ventures and first-round investors Artemis Ventures, Angel Investors LP and Barrington Partners. Paul Rivers-Latham of 3i and Jack Carsten of Horizon Ventures will join the Toolwire board.
The company is also restructuring its top management, with the appointment of Mark Gilbreath, formerly vice president of business development at Toolwire, to the position of president and CEO, and the selection of Daniel Hodges, Toolwire's previous president and CEO, to fill the new post of chief strategist.
"We felt it was important to have someone with Mark's operational depth at the helm," Marinaro said. "And Dan's vision and ability to articulate that vision are unparalleled in the industry.
Gilbreath's initial focus as the new president and CEO of Toolwire will be to build a management team and operational infrastructure that will enable the company to leverage its momentum in the marketplace. Development of the


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Happy Holidays!
This isn't quite an update to the '70s, this is an update of an old character to a modern mesh. Here we have Alchemiss Gren, basically Grenadier's Scarlet Witch with Tommy's Alchemiss hair and a few pieces from other Grenadier meshes.How would some of the original characters look on a newer mesh? Anyone else want to try their hand?
Not sure I'm happy with him so far, but he's still got quite a ways to go before being finished. I still need to Alpha Enable the Goggles, and try to adjust the Particle Emitters and Streaks to see if they'll show the Black colors, and I'm thinking that the Belt may be a bit wide. And don't get me started with everything I need to fix on the Skin. On a side note, I am really getting tired of PhotoBucket,
Both versions are quite awesome, anyway!!!
I hadn't seen your bullet and I was working on him, luckily yours is an updated version whilst mine is just his usual look on a skope of flashwest269.
It's Minuteman TM by Texas Jack. Does anyone know of another updated version of the original meshes?
How would some of the original characters look on a newer mesh? Anyone else want to try their hand?
This is my take on minuteman modern.The staff is still all AA's work.I might give minuteman 2099 a shot at some point.


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The Board of Directors of Providence Christian School recognizes the values that are stated below as being central to the execution of the mission of PCS. It is the commitment of the leadership of Providence Christian School that all the affairs of PCS be conducted in such a way as to reflect and reinforce these values:
1. Worldview
2. Academics
3. Parental Partnership
4. Stewardship
5. Faculty Care
6. Community Testimony
PCS, as a Christian school, bases all of its instruction on the Word of God. The Statement of Faith adopted by PCS states the following: We believe that the Bible, in the original autographs, is the only inerrant and inspired Word of God and is, therefore, our final authority.
The existence of Providence Christian School as an academic institution is driven by this belief. The perspective from which every curricular and extra curricular activity is approached will be informed and guided by the Scriptures. Students will develop tools for comprehending the message of Scripture; they will discern truth and error from its teaching, and apply life lessons from its instruction.
For students to live effective Christian lives in the spheres God will place them, they must be thoroughly equipped with the knowledge and skill required to do so. PCS programs, curricular and extra-curricular, will be characterized by excellence, with the goal of producing students who are critical thinkers, effective communicators, socially graceful, technologically literate, physically fit, aware of personal strengths and weaknesses, and prepared to enter further academic or vocational training.
Parental Partnership
PCS works in partnership with parents who desire to fulfill their God-given responsibility of nurturing their children in the wisdom of scripture. Providence Christian School will come alongside parents to help and support their efforts in bring up their children "in the discipline and instruction of the Lord (Ephesians 6.4)."
Christians are called upon to be good stewards of the many things which God, through His grace, has entrusted us. We will use financial and material resources carefully, directing them to their most strategic application within our mission and values. We will thankfully recognize all material resources as coming from His hand, given to us for the purpose of bringing Him glory.
We recognize faculty, staff, parents, students, volunteers, supporters, and leaders as God-given human resources, recognizing that they too have a stewardship responsibility for the things with which God has entrusted them.
We recognize that our call as stewards is to produce an increase from that with which He has entrusted us (Matthew 25.14-30).
Faculty Care
Under God and His word, our most important single resource is the faculty, who as instructors and coaches at PCS will have the most frequent human impact on our students. We will prayerfully select faculty members, and will pay careful attention to their effectiveness. We will invest in their development, particularly focusing on areas of training that will strategically serve the mission of Providence Christian School. We will work hard to provide wages and salaries that will allow them to meet their material needs. We will recognize their vital contributions to the work of PCS and will encourage students and parents to do so as well.
Community Testimony
PCS will commit to developing and maintaining a positive and godly reputation within our local and extended communities. We will operate as an outreach of the local Church, serving through our programs the biblical missions to which they are called. We will conduct business affairs in a legal and orderly manner, supporting local vendors as is fitting with our stewardship responsibilities.
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Tuesday, 16 April, 2002, 12:35 GMT 13:35 UK
Coventry sack Nilsson and Smith
Roland Nilsson has been dismissed as manager of First Division Coventry, along with assistant Jim Smith.
Chairman Mike McGinnity and chief executive Graham Hover announced the decision on Tuesday following a meeting with the pair.
Nilsson and Smith were told in the meeting that the club's performances this season had been totally unacceptable.
Coventry currently lie eleventh in the First Division, having failed to make the promotion play-offs.
McGinnity said: "We understand the fans' frustration completely, in addition to the need for immediate change.
"The board has therefore decided to terminate the contracts of Roland Nilsson and Jim Smith with immediate effect."
Reserve team manager Trevor Peake and goalkeeping coach Steve Ogrizovic will take charge of the team for the final fixture of the season away at Burnley on Sunday.
Nilsson was appointed as successor to Gordon Strachan in October last year after a spell as caretaker manager in which he guided the club to five wins and a draw in the league.
His unbeaten run extended for a further five Division One games before the Sky Blues lost 3-2 at Millwall at the beginning of November.
Six further defeats in Coventry's next 10 fixtures followed before former Derby boss Smith was appointed as assistant to the Swede on 3 January.
Coventry remained in with a good chance of reaching the play-offs but a run of six games without a win in March and April saw their hopes disappear, and ultimately cost Nilsson his job.
He made his last appearance as a player in the Sky Blues' 4-0 defeat to Preston on 6 April and immediately vowed to hang up his boots.
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08 Apr 02 | Eng Div 1
Nilsson hangs up boots
03 Jan 02 | Eng Div 1
Smith joins Coventry
16 Oct 01 | Eng Div 1
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A strategic and tactical, non-promotional role requiring therapeutic area knowledge and clear business understanding to plan and implement projects that address the relevant medical needs of clinical practice, to successfully support the optimal use of medical information.
- Development of the Greater China Medical Affairs Plan
- Responsible for the product strategy and clinical development plan.
- KOL strategic, engagement, and development plan to support medical objectives: identification, development, and establishment of scientific relationship with KOLs
- Develop and implement medical strategies with input from internal stakeholders.
- Conduct training to technical and business partners on products and therapeutic topics.
- Attend scientific conferences and develop summaries of key messages to share with other functions-such as new trends in diagnosis and management of diseases of interest.
- Deliver presentations on medical and scientific topics to internal and external customers.
- To lead, and manage the MSL program by establish the MSL core capabilities, offering professional training, setting up measurable performance evaluation matrix, and career development plan.
- Support for Clinical Affairs, Marketing, Regulatory, Market Access and Medical Information activities for selected products
- Participate in the review and selection process to identify appropriately qualified physicians the Company would engage in collaborative efforts – such as research collaborations, or lecture/meeting support (Round Tables, Congresses, Symposia, etc.); and to ensure a high level of scientific or educational integrity in these efforts.
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- Provide guidance to Medical Scientific Liaison(MSL), and Medical Information team.
- Master's degree or higher in medicine is preferred;
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The Dig In! Campus Agriculture Network exists to support, empower and grow small-scale, sustainable food production at the University of Toronto. We represent a network of autonomous urban agriculture projects, rooted in particular colleges, campus organizations, and academic departments. We also maintain our own series of demonstrative food gardens and provide programming related to urban agriculture and food issues.
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- Support and empower urban agriculture projects on campus through shared promotion and event collaboration, and by providing information, advice, or resources to new urban agriculture projects on campus.
- Enhance visibility, productivity and sustainability of campus agriculture projects by ensuring continued planning, maintenance and – when resources can support it – expansion of campus agriculture projects.
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Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here
Alas, our early bird offer is over, and the copies of Shadow of War have been given away, but there are still regular tickets on sale, make sure you get yours now to avoid paying more or worse, being disappointed on the day.
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Attendance: The cost is £5 a day in advance, and you can get a Saturday, Sunday or Weekend ticket.
The prices will be £7.50 per day on the door.
Games and Events:
We are running a number of events over the weekend, and some of those are ticketed. Make sure you book in those before they are all snapped up.
To book in for a game or event, select the "Book Games/Events" option from the ticket menu at the top. You will need a password to access this page, which will be provided to you with your confirmation email once you have bought your convention tickets.
All RPG Games: FREE
– that's right, tickets to play the RPG's are free, but are ticketed to make sure they aren't over subscribed.
Hearthstone Fireside Gathering: FREE
– again, tickets for this are free but it is ticketed so we can track numbers
Oligarchy Tournament: £25
– I am afraid we have to charge for this one, but that is due to the cost of the packs that you get to keep, and the excellent prize pool. (See Tournaments page for details.)


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The opening of "Moonlight Silhouettes II – This Serious Moonlight" is Saturday, August 27th at the GallerIX of IX Art Park from 5-9pm. Also going on at that same time on the adjacent outdoor stage is the 2016 kickoff concert for the free WTJU / Leviit AMP Fall concert series featuring Grammy Award winning Los Texmaniacs from Austin TX. There will be plenty of beer and wine available as well as several of Charlottesville's finest food trucks.
To recap the project for those unfamiliar: this work is created using a unique technique on a large scale and is an original collaboration with my daring aerialist friends utilizing a large constructed stage, intense lighting, complicated aerialist rigging and a massive diffusion screen that creates the silhouette effect. A preview is below.


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The Beats Music streaming service is officially launched in U.S. on 21st January, 2014 after months of teases and a username reservation program. The cost of this service is $9.99 per month or $119.88 per year for unlimited access to the Beats catalog of music. Its catalog of music includes over 20 million tracks for users to listen.
AT&T and Beats have joined to deliver some special offers to the carrier's family plan customers at the price of $14.99 per month and includes 5 accounts that can be used across 10 devices. AT&T customers also enjoy a free 90-day free trial before signing up while other users can test Beats Music for 7 days before diverging over any cash.
Users can find Beats Music on the web as well as dedicated iOS and Android apps. Talking about Windows Phone App of Beats Music, it won't launch until this Friday, Jan. 24. Having Beats Music in your device helps you to search out and listen to specific content similar to any other streaming service and its big aim is to focus on curation. This service creates playlists and Highlights that made by music-experts from Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, and more.
Other than this, Right Now feature of this application is amazing. It is a sentence where users fill information about what they're doing, where they are, who they're with, what kind of music they want to hear, and so on. After filling all the information, Beats Music will show a playlist of music appropriate to your situation. Today, there is no deficiency of streaming music choices available like Rdio, Pandora, and many others.
Considering looks of Beats Music, it looks fabulous, offering with attractive mobile apps and also focusing on personal curation. No matter such features are appropriate to grab user's attention or not. But it surely encourages other consumers to sign up for their first paid service. Are you looking to download Beats Music in your device, then Explore App Store Now!!
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FAQ's - Frequently Adventured Questions
- What do I need for the rally?
- What kind of visa do I need and where do I get it?
- Vehicle insurance and international driver's license for Russia?
- Branding your rally vehicle
- Is there an age limit for participation?
- What kind of vehicle are we allowed to drive?
- Where can I get my hands on a good rally vehicle?
- Charity and Donations
- What charities does the Baltic Sea Circle support?
- How do I collect donations?
- Public Relations
- Sponsors
- The Starting Line Event in Groningen
- Party time in the Baltic States and the Arctic Circle
- Where do we sleep?
- How does the SAC Live Tracking work?
- What will happen to our beloved rally vehicle after we cross the Finish Line?
- What happens if we have a break-down on the way?
What do I need for the rally?
A sense of adventure, a vehicle 20 years old or older, a visa for Russia (if you want to drive through Russia) and 16 days time!
What kind of visa do I need and where do I get it?
If you are an EU citizen, you need a visa only for Russia. And if you want to check out the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, you should apply for a double-entry visa so you can enter Russia twice. And remember, always carry a valid passport.
To obtain your Russian visa, contact a travel agency specialized in Russia (google it!) or a big visa service agency such as Servisum. Alternatively, you can apply for a visa directly at any Russian consulate or embassy.
Please be aware that your passport might need to be valid for an extended period (perhaps even beyond the date you plan to leave the country), and that the issuing of a visa in the first place can also take time.
We ask that our rally participants who are not citizens of EU countries please be responsible for learning the entry requirements of the individual countries.
Vehicle insurance and international driver's license for Russia?
Under current Russian law (OSAGO liability insurance), properly insured motor vehicles from countries where the "green insurance card" applies no longer need to have separate Russian insurance. So, get a "green insurance card" from your insurance provider. The code "RUS" (for "Russia") should be on it. As long as you have that, you don't need to worry about getting any additional car insurance at the Russian border.
Having an international driver's license is not a legal requirement in Russia, but it is often requested at border controls, etc. (The argument is that any EU driver's license is just in German or French or whatever language, and that doesn't cut it to qualify as "international.") In order to avoid any long discussions, it's probably worth it to get an international driver's license. It can be issued directly with no trouble from your local motor vehicle authority office and costs around €15.
Branding your rally vehicle
You've found the perfect ride. You've got the sponsors backing you. Now it's time to go crazy creative and trick out that dream machine any way you like. Just keep in mind that each vehicle will get stickers with the official Baltic Sea Circle Winter Edition rally logo that should be placed on the driver-side door, the passenger-side door and the hood. You'll also get two official starting numbers, which should be stuck on prominent, visible spots on the vehicle.
Size of the stickers:
- The official rally logo stickers are circular, with a diameter of 45 cm (>17 in.)
- The starting number stickers are circular, with a diameter of 40 cm (>15 in.)
Is there an age limit for participation?
There is no ceiling on fun! You do have to be at least 18 years old, though, to take part. Additionally, we advise that you be in good health—after all, this adventure rally ain't no Sunday stroll down the promenade!
What kind of vehicle are we allowed to drive?
Modern classics and classic classics
Old-school cars: At least 20 years old (incl. 2000 makes)
Old-school bikes: At least 20 years old (incl. 2000 makes); a motorcycle team may consist of no more than two motorcycles
Commercial vehicles
Old-school trucks: At least 20 years old (incl. 2000 makes); campers/RVs/mobile homes are not allowed. Buses and vans such as the T3, T4, GMC Vandura and the Ford Transit are not classified as mobile homes.
Again, vehicles built explicitly as mobile homes/campers/RVs (e.g. with alcoves) are not allowed.
You don't have to have nailed down your vehicle to register for the rally. You've got until the Rally Start to find your dream machine.
Of course, your vehicle needs to be road approved and MOT certified to ensure you can enjoy the rally to the fullest. Any kind of vehicle is welcome; bikes, vans or cars. BMW, Trabi or VW Beetle let your style decide. More
Where can I get my hands on a good rally vehicle?
Check out the Internet or peruse the classifieds in your local newspaper. You can find a wide range of suitable and cost-effective cars on websites like mobile.de or autoscout24.de.
Or ask your granny if she'll let you take her beloved old Mercedes out for a "short spin around the block"!
You don't have to have nailed down your vehicle to register for the rally. You've got until the Rally Start to find your dream machine.
Charity and Donations
Collect €750 for a awesome charity project. This can be anything you like - even one of the projects we suggest. Create a charity team page on the official Pay It Forward platform and get going! More info about our charity partners and Pay It Forward can be found here.
What charities does SAC - Chapter NL support?
The official charity partners of the Superlative Adventure Club in The Netherlands are the Movember Foundation, Right to Play, Sea Shepherd and Viva con Agua.
How do I collect donations?
Get active! Tell your friends, family and colleagues about your unique rally plans. Collect donations online. Run a table at a flea market. Hold a raffle. Get the media involved. Throw yourself a fundraising party! There are many, many ways to get it done. Collecting donations is an adventure in itself!
Public Relations
In order to gain more support for your trip and to be better able to collect donations, try getting the media involved. Tell your local newspaper or radio or television station about the charity rally. Who knows, you might even get more donations than you need, and maybe even find additional sponsors, too!
Ask your local body shop if they'll tune up your rally vehicle. Ask the boutique on the corner if they'll throw some goose-down coats your way for those chilly Nordic temperatures. Get yourselves down to the barbershop or hairdresser for an official team 'do. In return, you can immortalize your sponsors or their businesses on your rally vehicle or mention them on your website or in your dealings with the local media. The possibilities are endless.
The Starting Line Event in Groningen
The rally gets going on June 06th, 2020, right in Groningen. The Starting Line Event kicks off at 10 a.m. and the official Rally Start will take place between noon and 1 p.m. We'll let you know the exact address of all this action on May 06th, 2020.
Party time in the Baltic States and the Arctic Circle
To help you warm up as you make your way around the Baltic Sea, we're gonna throw a couple of amazing parties. The exact locations will be mentioned in the Roadbook, which you receive at the starting line.
In Groningen we'll celebrate the successful conclusion of the Baltic Sea Circle with a big send-off party and, of course, we'll crown the winners!
Where do we sleep?
Accommodations are chosen and organized by each team.
From wild camping on a glacier to catching z's in a log cabin alongside the beavers, to treat yourself to a luxury hotel and a bottle of bubbly—anything goes! Choose your own lodgings depending on your budget and your notion of "adventure." Even playing it by ear and deciding as you go has worked out for teams in the past and generally isn't a problem in the time period the rally takes place.
At the official S.A.C. party stops along the way, all the teams set up camp together. Of course, you can also decide to sleep in your rally-bus or truck.
In the Roadbook you will find some challenges which include sleeping in a tent. Therefore, don't forget your tent and sleeping bag.
How does the SAC Live Tracking work?
The SAC Tracking App - SAC Track - is free of charge and available for all Android and iOS devices. Teams can download the app in the Google Play Store or on iTunes. SAC Live Tracking is simple and user-friendly. Just switch on tracking and you get tracked. Furthermore, you have the possibility to add your best picture to the track. Teams receive the log-in data a few days before the official start of the rally.
Offline but still getting tracked. Is that possible?
Yes, it is! As long as there is a GPS signal available, your mobile is tracking your route even without an internet connection. As soon as you connect to the internet, SAC Track is uploading the driven route to the server and the track is up-to-date again.
What will happen to our beloved rally vehicle after we cross the Finish Line?
That's up to you! How about just happily driving it home, you full of adventure and the car full of luggage, and rolling up in it again next year for the next rally?!
What happens if we have a break-down on the way?
You've got to repair your vehicle!
But don't worry—even if you have no clue about technical workings, you'll get your ride up and running again. This is how we know:
- It's part of the rally code of honour that teams help each other whenever necessary. There's nearly always a fellow rally participant in close proximity who has enough technical know-how and the right tools to help you out.
- If you're really stranded way out in the sticks, don't hesitate to ask for help from local people. Even if you don't speak the language, you'll encounter people more than willing to help out. Sometimes just a friendly smile and a couple of shared vodkas will do—before you know it, your motor will be running again….
- If all else fails, your saving grace will be having registered for some kind of abroad insurance protection at one of the big auto associations.


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When Clinique launched The Wink, an online editorial destination for beauty and lifestyle content, they asked us to help get the word out by creating a social campaign. In addition to drumming up visibility, we had two goals for the campaign: to introduce consumers to the types of multifaceted influencers who would be featured on The Wink, and to give women and girls the opportunity to recognize each other—a central tenant of The Wink's mission.
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And so we developed the #WinkandaNod campaign, which asked participants to toss social "winks" to a pal who deserved recognition. We commissioned three talented artists with rockstar social footprints—Kelly Mindell of Studio DIY, Meagan Cignoli of Visual Country, and illustrator Dallas Shaw—to create these custom winks in their respective media, which were then housed on a landing page that we built into The Wink. From this page, participants could choose a wink to post on their Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest. When a participant published a wink on her social account, she tagged the handle of a friend who deserved a #winkandnanod and asked her to pass it on.


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Suzy Henderson was born in the North of England and initially pursued a career in healthcare, specialising as a midwife. Years later, having left her chosen profession, she embarked upon a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing at The Open University.
That was the beginning of a new life journey, rekindling her love of writing and passion for history. With an obsession for military and aviation history, she began to write.
It was an old black and white photograph of her grandmother in her WAAF service uniform that caught Suzy's imagination many years ago. Her grandmother never spoke of her war service and died in 1980, taking her stories with her. When Suzy decided to research her family history and her grandmother's war service, things spiralled from there. Stories came to light, little-known stories and tragedies and it is such discoveries that inform her writing today.
Having relocated to North Cumbria, she has the Pennines and the Scottish Borders in sight and finally feels at home. Suzy is a member of the Historical Novel Society and her debut novel, "The Beauty Shop" was released in November 2016.
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Despite what I've already said about never usually reading books set in this time period, I have to say that from the first page, it almost ceased to matter about the setting.
Immediately, I trusted that this author was going to provide me with a good, satisfying read. Simply, she does it properly: her writing style is wonderful, with lots of 'showing not telling' but never any showing off. There is nothing mannered or pretentious or forced. In every scene there is a light dusting of scenery, weather, furniture - just enough to let us know where we are and who we are with. The dialogue rang true to me, with speech patterns differing between the Americans and the Brits and without any jarring modern expressions to jolt me out of the past.
So to the story itself. This book could have been a fictional retelling of the remarkable people who were involved with the Guinea Pig Club, focusing on the medicine and the technical advances, and that would have been compelling. But here the author chooses to weave a love story into the saga, and it was the right decision. However astonishing the tale of the pioneers of reconstructive surgery, the impact on the lives of those affected is much more movingly told when the reader is encouraged to consider the emotional impact of these events: wives and girlfriends who turn away, the psychological traumas, the attempts at reintegration into society.
Within the love story itself, we are confronted with the brutal reality of war. The death of a character induces feelings of guilt, even though the couple are not in a relationship at the time. This must have been a frequent response to such occurrences.
The two central characters, Mac and Stella, are well-written and their story plays out realistically. Stella is a woman of her time, and displays 1940s sensibilities. It was easy to believe in her, to watch her firmly in her own world. The events which conspire to make sure that the romance is never straightforward seemed all too real; these people were living through a war, and it marked them both, in different ways.
I won't reveal the ending, but I will say that reading the epilogue, which brings some of the surviving characters into the present day, I was reminded once again of the 'realness' of it all, and I cried.
And when I'd recovered my composure, I asked Suzy a few questions:~
What inspired you to write the book - where did the story come from?
SH: I was researching Bomber and Fighter Command when I discovered the story of the Guinea Pig Club – a club formed by the burned airmen who were treated by McIndoe. At the time, I had a few ideas floating around for a novel, as you do, but nothing that grabbed me. Then, as I read on, and uncovered more about McIndoe and the club, I suddenly realised I had my story. It was such an intense feeling that gripped me and refused to let go until the story was complete.
The inspiration came from McIndoe's unusual methods of care as opposed to his gifted and pioneering surgical ability.
For instance, he insisted on allowing the 'boys', as he called them, to keep a keg of watered-down beer on the ward. Then there were the nurses and volunteers. McIndoe insisted on having pretty nurses for his ward as he saw that as one way of maintaining and boosting the men's morale. By engaging with beautiful women, McIndoe felt they would realise they still had a chance of finding a partner and having a life, despite their disfigurements. And before the term 'sexist' arises, we must remember that the 1940s were very different times.
Often these men were depressed, lost, and without hope. McIndoe took them aside, reassured them and showed them how to live again. He knew what his boys needed, and was determined they should have it, no matter the cost. He fought battles with the Air Ministry, and other government and health departments and ranted and raved until he won – but he did it all for the airmen, for their benefit, and I'm quite sure that if he hadn't, they would have faced a very different and possibly bleak future. This was an era where disabled and disfigured people were shunned, sometimes locked away even from the eyes of society. It is still so relevant for today's society as even though we have moved on and achieved great change, there is still much discrimination and a lack of understanding and compassion.
I'm sure on the surface, McIndoe was a typical surgeon and a man's man, but beneath it all, I sensed a huge heart and much compassion, common sense and foresight. He truly was ahead of his time and a great inspiration.
Were you able to talk to anyone who had been directly involved with the Guinea Pig Club?
SH: Firstly, I had the opportunity to talk to a dear lady and a former WAAF, Igraine Hamilton. I think it was during 1941 when she became a volunteer on the ward for a short time and she witnessed such a lot. Igraine was specifically asked by McIndoe to become a volunteer – he was a family friend. Her story was very moving indeed, and a couple of things she told me are embedded within the novel.
I also chatted with Bob Marchant who is the current club secretary of the Guinea Pig Club and has been directly involved with it for many years now. He also worked alongside McIndoe after the war, during the 1950s, up until McIndoe's death.
Last, but not least, I had the ultimate honour of chatting directly to one of the 'guinea pigs', Sandy Saunders. He is the loveliest man, very gentle and he wasted no time at all in re-telling his personal story. His tale was very moving, and I confess I cried at one stage, not that I told him of course, but his voice was rich with emotion and such sorrow. His accident or crash occurred during training towards the very end of the war in 1945, and his navigator was killed. Sandy confessed he has continued to feel guilty for the death of his friend ever since and continues to have nightmares. Yes, that conversation will remain with me always, and I'm so blessed to have had the chance to speak with him.
Did you have any prior knowledge of the mechanics of, and technical skills required to fly bombers?
SH: No, none at all. I mean I knew the various parts of the B-17, and that was all, so I had a lot to learn. Thanks to the internet I managed to find a B-17 pilot training manual and also relied heavily on personal accounts of pilots and airmen who flew in B-17s during the war. I was able to pick up on various things and discovered enough to be able to write the flying scenes.
In addition, I read books, and I watched movies – movies are a fantastic resource and being a visual learner, I found them immensely helpful, especially on the technicalities of flying. It enabled me to show the effects of aerial warfare, something which is difficult to do I feel without experience. And watching movies is such a great way to spend your working day - one of the perks of being a writer!
What can readers look forward to - are you working on a second novel?
SH: Yes, I am. My next novel will be released later this year, and once again it is set during WW2. However, this story moves between England and France and features another real person – a woman. I've wanted to tell her story for quite a while, but I gave way to Archie McIndoe in writing the first book and she's been patiently waiting ever since.
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Spanish star Alvaro Soler releases "La Cintura"
Tuesday 29th May 2018
La Cintura
Release date: TBC Label: Universal
At first glance, things seem rather straightforward. Alvaro Soler is a charming Spaniard whose debut album "Eterno Agosto" and the hits "Sofia", "El Mismo Sol" and "Yo Contigo, Tú Conmigo (The Gong Gong Song)" have collected more than 30 gold, platinum and diamond awards worldwide. He has been nominated for three "Latin American Music Awards", his songs have been streamed almost 390 million times worldwide on Spotify alone, and more than 1.5 million enraptured fans follow his YouTube channel daily. Classic, you might think, but things start to get more interesting when you look a little closer.
Alvaro has a Spanish mother and a German father, and lived in Tokyo for ten years before returning to Barcelona and studying industrial design. In 2015, he moved to Berlin and recorded his solo debut, which went straight into the top 5 in Germany, reached number 1 in Poland, Switzerland and Italy, and secured top spots in the charts throughout Europe. "Sofia" went to number 1 in 17 countries, and reached the top 5 in 30 countries worldwide. Despite these impressive records, 27-year-old Alvaro doesn't take himself too seriously, and isn't at all motivated by fame when it comes to his songs. For this multi-lingual globetrotter, it's more about bringing different cultures together on the dance floor through catchy hooks and a dash of humour.
Alvaro proves that self-deprecation and hit qualities go well together on "La Cintura", the first single from his second album "Mar de Colores", which will be released in September. The track concerns itself with what you might call a classic subject for Mediterranean men: hips. Northern Europeans can't compete in this area, because Spaniards can do many things, and above all dance. Alvaro, however, is not the best example. "When I wrote the song, I kept thinking I still need to take 'La Cintura' (hips) out of the chorus, because it's not me at all. I'm quite tall and lanky, and absolutely not a dancer.
But then I thought, why not use my own insecurity – basically the fact that it looks ridiculous when I dance – and write about it. If I'm just honest, maybe it'll become a strength in the end..." And Alvaro packs the delightfully refreshing request to please help him get his hips under control into such a captivating, good-humoured chorus that it will unshackle all the cinturas of the world, regardless of their dancing abilities. Alvaro is dancing this summer and everyone can join in!
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Really Poor Product Name Design
I took a quick look at the name on this steamer and thought WTF?? VAG-STEAM??
A Useless box that shuts itself off. Willcomes Wooden Turns Itself Off Useless Box.
This box has a toggle switch. If you flip the switch on, the box opens and a finger comes out to shut the switch off. All that excitement for less than $25.
Remote locks and lockboxes for your home.
There may be times when you are away and you need to allow access to your house. There are a few ways to accomplish this.
Clifford Stoll vs the KGB hacker – A nova documentary about one of the first people to uncover a hacker
[amazon_link asins='B008CMEYKK' template='ProductAd' store='chrismendlascorner07-20′ marketplace='US' link_id='f6f31f8d-3a16-11e8-bdbd-133bbc891020′]This is a video about Cliff Stoll. He was one of the first people to uncover a hacker back in 1986. He was an astronomy professor at Berkeley who was temporarily in charge of the computers. . He found a 75 cent accounting error which eventually led to his uncovering a KGB hacker network. The techniques the hacker used in 1986 are still being used effectively today.
Diagnosing a burning smell from a Vehicle with a laser thermometer
My mom smelled something that smelled like wiring burning while driving her truck. She took it to the service center but they didn't find anything. When she pulled up for Easter dinner, I could smell it. The engine compartment seemed OK. I got out the laser thermometer and took readings on the calipers. That identified the problem.
Calculating the net income of a position requiring temporary relocation.
A job seeker can easily make a mistake by accepting a position requiring temporary relocation. Here are some of the pitfalls of which you need to be aware.
Building a Seller Rating on eBay as a hedge against tough times.
Your reputation is critical on eBay. You might want to build your Seller Rating gradually. That way, if you ever need to sell on eBay, you will have a decent rating. You might think that you don't need to sell but there are two reasons you might.
Giant Yellow Tag strikes again – Pork Chops
Once again I got lucky with a Giant Yellow Tag sale. Most stores will discount meats that are approaching their 'sell by' date. I ended up with 7 nice thin pork chops for less than six dollars.
True Story – American troops, Wehrmacht, SS and French Prisoners defending a medieval castle against SS Troops.
The Battle for Castle Itter, a really strange battle, occurred at the end of World War Two. Wehrmacht soldiers fought alongside U.S. troops against the Waffen SS. They were protecting high ranking French prisoners who had been held at the castle.
The Florida International University Bridge Disaster – Some background information.
When I heard about the disaster today one of my thoughts was "How could such a failure occur with today's engineering knowledge, materials and tools?" A little digging revealed some interesting facts. .


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Thomasville City Schools is undergoing a digital learning transformation for one fundamental reason- it is what is best for students. It is our duty as educators to properly prepare our students for the world beyond the classroom walls. The pervasive and powerful presence of technology in our society has undeniably changed the way the world works, plays, and interacts with each other. It is with this in mind that we have committed to transforming our practices to offer our students the opportunity to be fully prepared to face their future.
21st Century Learning Environment
Every classroom K-12(and some Pre-K) contains either a SMART board and projector or a Sharp Smart Touch Panel TV. Both provide interactive instruction and learning. Every school has at least one computer lab, middle and high school have access to carts containing class sets of laptops or Chromebooks, and elementary classrooms have at least three student computers.


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- Private Parts (7 pics) ... Angus Young - AC-DC Lead Guitar
Angus McKinnon Young (born 31 March 1955) is a Scottish-born Australian guitarist best known as a co-founder, lead guitarist, and songwriter of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Known for his energetic performances, schoolboy-uniform stage outfits, and popularisation of Chuck Berry's duckwalk, Young was ranked by Rolling Stone magazine as being among the greatest guitarists of all time. In 2003, he and the other members of AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. AC/DC have remained together since their formation in 1973 and have released 15 studio albums. The band have shipped over 200 million albums worldwide, with 70 million certified units in the US. Their 1980 studio album, Back in Black, is accountable for 50 million of those worldwide sales and is the third all-time highest-selling album worldwide.
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Description of problem:
After resume from S3, the file system is mounted as readonly, I cannot execute
most commands such as touch,mkdir...
Press the reset button to reboot the system,the system crashed,and I cannot
mount this partition from other linux OSes, so I have to reinstall the operating
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. install RHEL5U2 beta x86_64 with 4G memory
2. try the sleep button or "pm-suspend --quirk-s3-bios"
3. press power button to resume from S3,
Actual results:
The file system is mounted as readonly after resume from S3, the system crashed
after press reset button.
Expected results:
all funtions should work well after resume from S3.
Additional info:
1.Kernel version: 2.6.18-84.e15
2.The sata hard disk should be ok, I have tested on three defferent Sata hard
disks(two seagate disks,on hitachi disk)
dmesg after resume from S3:
init special inode bogus 1 mode(0)
attemp to access beyong end of device
sda5: rw=0 want=2607391624 limit=40965687
Ext-fs error (device sda5):ext3 xattr block get inode 3133449 bad block 3146756
Aborting journal on device sda5
ext3 abort called
Ext3-fs error (device sda5): ext3 journal start sb: detected aborted journal
Remount the filesystem readonly
inode doinit with dentry: get xattr returned 5 for dev=sda5 ino=3133449
Ext-fs error (device sda5):ext3 xattr block get inode 3133442 bad block 3146755
inode doinit with dentry: get xattr returned 5 for dev=sda5 ino=3133442
Ext-fs error (device sda5):ext3 xattr block get inode 3133443 bad block 3146755
inode doinit with dentry: get xattr returned 5 for dev=sda5 ino=3133443
Hi Henry,
Is this still a problem with current updates? There's been various work done on supporting S3 with 4GB since 5.2.
Hi Henry,
I've recently inherited this open, but quite old, problem report. Is this problem still reproducible with RHEL 5.9?
Given how long this problem has gone unresolved, it's relatively low severity, and the lifecycle stage that RHEL 5 is currently in, the problem reported will not be fixed in RHEL 5.


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