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A group of scientists from UCLA and Harvard University, have established a technique to measure physical properties of individual cells in body fluids. The technique has the ability to diagnose cancer with precision. The method, which uses a deformability cytometer to analyze individual cells, could decrease the need for more cumbersome assays and reduce costs, while improving accuracy over current tests.

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Henry Ford was an innovative businessman who started many of the improved processes still used today. Here are some things we can learn from him
1. Offer a product of service which is helpful to people
Henry Ford once said, "Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service." For Ford his useful service was not simply manufacturing many cars, it was making cars more affordable for customers. This is the helpful service that made him wealthy. People who are in business with an eye on nothing but profit will miss out on customers. Businesses which have the ability to see the customer's perspective will see profitability as a natural result. It is about adding value to the lives of others and the price people will pay for that added value.
2. Efficiency and Productivity
One of his most famous accomplishments was his mastery of the assembly line. He was able to make automobiles more affordable by lowering production costs. Efficiency is more than simply doing things quickly with fewer mistakes, it is also about inventory control and meeting market demand. Business people who think like Henry Ford will cut costs and increase quality by making an effort to implement techniques of operation management.
3. "There are no big problems, there are just a lot of little problems."
This philosophy explains much of the success Henry Ford had in his use of assembly lines. How to manufacture a car with minimum production costs which can be sold at an affordable price is the big problem, while the little problems which make up this big problem are the pricing, timing and quality of the details which make up the car. Business people who understand this principle are able to digest big problems by breaking them apart into the small things which they are comprised of. They are able to Prioritize each small problem and thus be able to take care of the larger ones.
4. Don't sell yourself, or your business, short
Henry Ford said, "If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right." he also said, "There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible." It is "common sense" business that a manager or owner cannot easily rise above his or her own expectations of the business unless it is simply a luck of the draw. Even then, it is up to that person to act on the opportunity of the unforeseen success.
5. Keeping employees loyal by treating them well
He created the "$5 working day" and implemented taught employees important principles (Ford). His philosophy was, "It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages." The greatest business leaders have learned the art of relationships. They know that the dividends of an employee that feel appreciated is higher than the leverage of criticism. It is in our nature to be appreciated.
6. Energetic problem solver
Ford was a man of great energy. The application of his problem solving skills helped develop the assembly line in his manufacturing plan which helped cut costs and make it run more efficient. He has said, "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." And "Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." He also said, "Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it" and "Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them." Business leaders must have their "thinking caps" handy. They must push their mental capacity to its capacity. This is especially important now days. Since the recession, businesses have been looking for ways to cut costs and take market share. If you want to not only stay in business, but thrive you need to be like Ford develop the problem solving skills which are unique to your business.
Notable Quotes
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success."
"A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business."
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Watch the sun go down over a drink at one of the harbour's licensed venues, play a round of pool or snooker, or call your friends to meet you and party on at the nightclub! Check out the list of venues below.
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Located over the water at Hillarys Boat Harbour, the multi award winning Breakwater features the spectacular Lower Deck Bar downstairs that spills out onto the boardwalk. Upstairs the intimate Reid's Lounge and vibrant Ishka Restaurant set a new benchmark – both with amazing views across the harbour and out to sea. The Akoya Suite, also located upstairs, is the perfect space to accommodate your next function. It is the ideal location for weddings, celebrations, corporate functions and meetings. So, whether it is sipping a beer on the deck as the sun sets, enjoying a cocktail overlooking the harbour, or a special celebration with great food – The Breakwater is the ideal venue.


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In Patient Unit – Serving North East Wales and the borders. We provide care local people suffering from life limiting illness. People are referred to the Inpatient Unit for different reasons. These may include: • Control of symptoms (for example pain or nausea/sickness) • Rehabilitation following treatment • End of life care
Your Admission
Prior to admission, you and your carers are welcome to visit the Hospice and have a look around. Please contact your Macmillan or District Nurse, or telephone the Hospice directly to arrange this. Please let us know if you have any concerns about your stay so we can make sure you receive the most appropriate care.
On admission to the Hospice you will be shown to your bed and given time to settle onto the ward. Your family or carer may accompany you if you wish. Once you are settled you will be assessed by a doctor, advanced nurse practitioner or nurse. They will discuss with you your needs and concerns and answer any questions you may have.
You will meet members of the team and be given the opportunity to discuss the initial planning of your care with both medical and nursing staff. If you wish, your family may be present during this time, or if not they may discuss any issue with staff later with your consent.
Care plans are regularly updated by our nursing staff throughout your stay. Relevant information will be shared with other members of the Hospice team, e.g. doctors, nurses, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, social worker, complementary therapist, chaplains, pharmacist and dietitian.
The ward at the Hospice has a mix of single rooms and wards with 4 beds. These are single sex wards. The beds are allocated to meet each individual's needs.
There is no cost involved, all of our services are free of charge. All patients have access to television and radio, and headphones are available on request. Patients may access free Wi Fi if required. A telephone can be brought to you for use on request. Mobile phones may be used at the Hospice providing they do not disturb other patients.
Your medicines
Please bring your current medicines with you when you are admitted to the Hospice. The doctor will review them and, if appropriate, some may be retained for use. Your relatives may be asked to take medications that are not required back home.
During your admission you will require the following items:
• Toiletries
• Night clothes
• Day clothes / slippers
• Spectacles/hearing aids
Please do not bring valuable items into the Hospice as we are unable to take responsibility for them.
Personal Laundry
The Hospice is unable to wash patient's laundry except under exceptional
circumstances. A small basket is provided at the bottom of the wardrobe to collect laundry ready for washing by family and friends.
The In-Patient Unit has a designated smoking lounge for the use of patients only.
The Hospice operates a flexible and open visiting policy. However this is dependent upon the patient's wishes and general condition. Staff may restrict visitors following discussion with the patient.
Daily Routine
Care is given on an individual basis and we try at all times to meet your personal needs.
There is a varied menu to suit all patients' needs. Special diets are catered for.
Meal times may vary to suit individual needs but are usually served at:
Breakfast From 8:00am (on waking/as requested)
Lunch 12:15pm
Afternoon Tea 3:00pm
Evening Meal 5:00pm
Supper Drinks 9:00pm
Drinks and snacks such as biscuits, crackers and cake are available at any time on request.
We provide our care free of charge to local people, their families and carers.
Nightingale House Hospice is a registered charity; we are not part of the NHS. We provide our services free of charge to all patients. It costs around £3 Million to run the Hospice each year which equates to nearly £8,000 per day. We only receive around 22% of our running costs from the Welsh Assembly Government and the Health Board. To ensure the Hospice keeps running we need to fund the remaining 78% from our own fundraising activities which includes support from our local community and gifts from peoples Wills.
How to find us
We are based on Chester Road in Wrexham. Whilst we attempt to provide car parking space for our patients and their visitors, from time to time our car park is full. On these occasions we kindly ask that you do not double park/park on double yellow lines (even if you have a disabled badge) as this restricts access for ambulances/emergency vehicles and deliveries.
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This week I have been attending the 'Mises University' summer programme, the Mises Institute's week-long crash course in Austrian Economics, for the second year in a row. It's always an incredibly fun and intense week of learning, which brings together around 150 students each year from all over the world, and teaches them more economics in one week than most of them have learned in years of university study.
For more info about attending MisesU in future years, as well as about other Mises Institute events, follow this link: https://mises.org/events
One of my fellow MisesU attendees this year is Taleed Brown, better known as 'That Guy T', an infamous libertarian/alt-right social media personality, whose YouTube channel has over 100,000 subscribers. Last night, he invited Tho Bishop, the Mises Institute's social media director, and me to do a YouTube live stream with him, to talk about the importance of the Mises Institute, as well as other more general topics.
There were a lot of questions about immigration and… *sigh* "ethno-states", as well as other ultra-edgy alt-right topics which are apparently of considerably greater interest to Taleed's audience than they are to me. But we managed to get a few bits of economics in there too, as well as raising some very generous donations to the Mises Institute, so that's what matters.
If you're interested in watching, I'm attaching the recording of the stream below.


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Wintergreen Resort in Virginia, Activities in Wintergreen, Best Ski Resorts
November 11, 2008 by bestvacations
Filed under Family Vacations, Ski Resorts, Ski Vacations
For the skiers, there is not a better ski resort other than Wintergreen Resort in Virginia located near Charlottesville. As it is surrounded by the Appalachian Mountains, you will be amazed by watching the spectecular area of Wintergreen. Wintergreen is 3516 feet from the top and 1003 foot vertically, and it is totally 11,000 acres.
Wintergreen has not forgotten snowboarders and has a terrain park for them. In the surrounding of the resort, there is a golf course. Tennis, hiking, horseback riding, tubing, and snowmobiling are also available activities in Wintergreen. There is the Out of Bounds Adventure Center in which rock climbing and bungee trampolines are the funniest activities. Here is one more center named The Outdoor Wilderness Leadership School where mountain biking, rock climbing, rappelling are trained.
Wintergreen is suitable for you if you plan going as a famiy. They hold many activities throughout the year. You can experience hay riding, join camps and have the pleasure of storytelling. Also, you can be active in craft workshops with your children and more activities in the resort. Winter hiking, skiing, snowboarding, tubing, and swimming are the other activities you can join in with your family.
Oregon Ski Vacations, Timberline Lodge, USA Ski Vacations
October 15, 2008 by bestvacations
Filed under Ski Resorts, Ski Vacations
Located near an active volcano named Mt. Hood, Timberline Lodge with its famous slopes and excellent nature is what you exactly look for ski vacation. There are important things reflecting the historical side of the Oregon. For example, the lodge in the area was built in the years of Great Depression. Besides, it has been a home to films. The lodge, draperies and beams are hand made and its decoration shows its beauty with the history of the place. The lodge has 35 trails which are desgined as for beginners, intermediates, and experts and locates on 1400 acres of area. Timberline is 8504 feets from the top and 2501 vertically. Also, this preserved lodge has 6 chair lifts.
What is perfect for Timberline is its uniquiness in the USA for being open throught the year to ski. Palmer Snowfield is just one area which has snow on the ground for a long time. As the weather conditions may sometimes get harder and make skiing hard for the novices, they can not always ski in Palmer.
Ski Vacations in Switzerland, Skiing in the Swiss Alps
October 14, 2008 by bestvacations
Filed under Ski Resorts, Ski Vacations
With the ever increasing work load and hectic schedules in ones work place, it is always difficult to get a vacation. But vacations are very important to each and every person in this world, to move away from all the tension and stress and move towards nature. Many people in the world now take a break and enjoy a vacation with their family. The ski vacations in Switzerland are the most popular and the sought after vacation by a lot of people all over the world. Switzerland is such a beautiful place with a lot of ski resorts and other places which help you to take the best vacation possible.
The ski vacations in Switzerland are usually organized by the tour operators who take care of the travel and other expenses. It is also possible to enjoy the ski vacations in Switzerland by travelling on our own. Several of the top quality European resorts are situated in Switzerland. St.Mortiz is one of the famous centres for sports which are known for its awesome surroundings and exclusive ski resorts. The ski vacations in Switzerland are very popular because the mountains are mostly filled with snow all through the year and this makes the skiing a very popular sport.
Alaska Ski Resorts, Skiing in Alaska, Alyeska Resort, Snowboard in Alyeska Terrain Park
October 13, 2008 by bestvacations
Filed under Alaska Vacations, Ski Resorts, Ski Vacations
Known as the center of wonder and excellence, Alaska is home to the best skiing areas. The famous Alyeska Resort in the state gets about 631 inches of snow ever year. It is 2751 feet from the top and 2501 inches vertically. Alyeska has not long lift lines. It has nine lifts; six of them are chair lifts, two of them are surface lifts and the other one is cable car line. It also includes 68 trails classified as for novices, intermediates, and experts. Despite being among the bests in the world, the slopes of Alyeska are not too much crowded.
For the adventure seekers, Alyaska provides the pleasure of skiing at night. Its mountains covered with snow, glaciers and Northern Lights offers a spectacular view for the visitors.
Ski Vacations for a Family, Winter Sports for Family, Choosing Best Ski Resort
October 2, 2008 by bestvacations
Filed under Ski Resorts, Ski Vacations
Organizing a ski vacation for a family, which is suitable for each member, is not so hard. If you think about the price that you should pay for a family, you do not need to get confused. There are many ski resorts that are appropriate for all type families. What you should think about is where you will go.
First of all, you should visit the websites of ski resorts in which you can choose a place and a vacation available for your family. Choosing a resort requires different points to take care about. The most crucial point is to search for a ski school in the condition that there is anyone who needs to learn the rules. Generally speaking, the resorts have a ski school; however, you should be careful while determining a destination, as there may not be a school. If anyone in the family can not ski, your vacation won't be funny for the family.
Secondly, you should take care about the slopes, lifts and trails of the resort. It should be fitting at all level of the skiers of your family. For example, it will not be joyful for the expert skier to ski on the land appropriate for the beginners. The resort you choose should include every winter sport, as there may be different choices in the family.
Next, accommodation is important also. If you want to be in comfort, you should pay attention where you will sleep. The hotels are mostly in abundance in vacation places but do not disregard it as you may not afford to pay all hotel prices. Look for the hotels of the area where you will stay, thus you will be able to find the suitable one for your budget and family. Also, consider the transportation. If your hotel is far away where you ski, then learn about the transportation facilities and the hours.
In conclusion, before choosing your ski destination, look for the facilities and activities your resort offers. Your family members may be interested in activities such as horse back riding, snowshoeing, sleigh rides, dog sledding, and snowmobiling. Searching your ski resort well will ensure you a good vacation. Everybody in your family will be satisfied when the vacation is over.
Ski Dubai Resort, Ski Resorts in the Middle East
August 22, 2008 by bestvacations
Filed under Ski Resorts
The coolest freedom on snow centre in desert city, Dubai. You can take a vacation not only under the lights of the shining sun but also on the snow of ski centre. It is a human nature that people sometimes want to taste new challenges. Skiing can be one of them to be tried. In a skiing heaven that you may not go so far, you can be with the uniqueness of snow. All of these are provided by Ski Dubai Resort.
Started in 2005, Ski Dubai have offered the region the first indoors ski resort in the Middle East. Ski Dubai has 5 runs that vary in difficulty, height and steepness, the longest run being 400 meters with a fall of over 60 meters. At the Dubai indoor ski resort staff maintains temperatures of 30.2 degrees Fahrenheit in the daytime. Ski Dubai is a mountain-themed resort having a ¼ pipe run for snowboarders, changing rooms with lockers, party rooms, eateries, two restaurants and a pro shop.
In Ski Dubai you can not only ski but also do Tobogganing and snowballing. It also has a Snow School educating people on the basic techniques of skiing. What about equipment? Ski Dubai Resort offers its visitors snow clothing and ski and snowboarding equipments. Also, in a snow park you can enjoy to visit Ski Dubai slopes and Ski Dubai slides.
What are the open and close hours and tickets in Ski Dubai Resort? It everyday opens at 10:00 AM. It closes at 11:00 PM on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday; at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. You are required to buy different tickets for the Snow Park, Ski Slope, Ski Slope Day Pass, and Express Pass. You can get detailed information about Ski Dubai Resort at http://www.skidubai.com/ski-dubai/resort/.
In conclusion, in your short spare times, why do not you try skiing? Doesn't it sound great? For feeling the anxiety and freedom on snow, you just prefer Ski Dubai Resort and learn the concept of entertainment.


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Today I am back after a long family break, with the swatches of the new Cupcake Polish Butterfly Collection o share with you.
This collection consists of 6 beautifully bright linear holographic polishes. Unfortunately, my box came opened and 2 polishes from the collection were missing in it:( Customs must have opened it and forgot to seal it back maybe! :/ OH! you totally should check those 2 at Cupcake Polish Instagram account :)
I loved the previous Unicorn collection from this brand, containing beautiful holo glitters, and I absolutely love linear holographic polishes, so undoubtedly Sara, the owner of cupcake polish didn't dispoint me with these stunningly bright linear holos for spring/summer. The formula in them was a bit thick but didnt bother me much with its application. Also, the colors are nicely pigmented because of which these polishes only need 2 thin coats for full opacity.
Let's jump at the swatches now!
Hatch of the Day - A beautiful light pink linear holographic polish. This indeed is my favorite out of the 4 I got. I love me some pink nowadays. Shown here is 2 coats plus topcoat.
Transformation - A stunning purple linear holographic polish with blue/ violet undertones. Gorgeous again!! Shown here is 2 coats plus top coat.
Metamorphosis - A bright and strong blue linear holographic polish. Shown here is 2 coats plus top coat.
Little Butterfly - A gorgeous forest green linear holographic polish. I loved this color on my skin tone :) Indeed a beautiful color for all skin tone. Loved it! Shown here is 2 coats plus top coat.
Overall I loved all the 4 colors , didn't face many problems with its application, dries super fast which needs you to work fast too. Stunningly bright for the coming summer. Pure perfection in all colors.
My Top Picks - Hatch of the day and Little butterfly.
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Monday Apr 6, 2015
Dave Pursglove's match picture album here
Alfreton Town finished their Easter double-header empty handed after a gallant, battling display against title-chasing Grimsby Town ended in a 2-0 defeat in front of 3,327 at the Impact Arena on Easter Monday.
There was little to choose between the sides in the first half and it took a fortunate deflection by Josh Gowling who diverted a Jack Mackreth shot past Tom Flynn on 69 minutes to put the visitors in front.After that Karl Hawley went twice for the Reds, his second effort unluckily coming back off the underside of the bar before the visitors doubled their lead with three minutes left, Craig Clay's deep cross from the right being headed home by Lenell John-Lewis at the far post.
Allied to results elsewhere, Alfreton remain six points clear of the relegation places with three games to go, nearest challengers Welling United having a game in hand.
Results for Monday, April 6thAldershot Town 2, Torquay United 0ALFRETON TOWN 0, Grimsby Town 2Chester 1, Forest Green Rovers 4Dartford 0, Barnet 1Dover Athletic 2, Woking 1Gateshead 1, Altrincham 0Kidderminster Harriers 0, Bristol Rovers 3Lincoln City 1, FC Halifax Town 1Macclesfield Town 2, Wrexham 2Nuneaton Town 0, Braintree Town 1Southport 0, AFC Telford United 3Welling United 1, Eastleigh 2Table
Next in actionAlfreton are next in action on Saturday when they make the long trip south to face Eastleigh.ATFC Supporters' Association transport for the game at Eastleigh departs at 8.15am and seats can be booked by contacting Mark Thorpe on 07857 558401.
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Inking Complete!
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Inking is finally complete on my latest graphic novel, a gripping tale of international intrigue and mystery that I have yet to name. For now I've been calling by the codename "Project Orbiter", but that's only because it sounds cooler than "Untitled."
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Congregation Defends Obama's Ex-Pastor
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
CHICAGO -- The Rev. Jeremiah Wright spent 36 years teaching this congregation how to recognize injustice, and his parishioners sense it all around them now. On Sunday, more than 3,000 of them filled Trinity United Church of Christ on the city's South Side to pray for their former pastor. They read a handout that described Wright's newfound infamy as a "modern-day lynching." They scrawled his name in tribute on the inside of their service programs and applauded as Wright's protege, the Rev. Otis Moss III, stepped to the pulpit.
"No matter what they want," Moss said, "we will not shut up."
A simmering controversy over Wright's provocative rhetoric and his connection to Sen. Barack Obama ignited last week after some of his old sermons were aired, prompting the Democratic presidential candidate to condemn them and severing Wright's connection to the campaign. But inside this mega-church that Wright built up from financial ruin, his most loyal listeners offered a different interpretation: It is Wright, and black theology in its entirety, that is misunderstood.
To his supporters, the message Wright wove through more than 4,000 sermons is now disseminated in a handful of grainy, two-minute video clips that tell only part of his story. Yes, they acknowledge, he was sometimes overcome at the pulpit by a righteous rage about racism and social injustice. But he was a radical who also inspired women to preach, gays to marry and predominantly white youth groups to visit his services. Until he retired last month, Wright, 66, implored all comers at Trinity to "get happy" -- to shout, to sing, to dance in the aisles while he preached the gospel.
"The world is only seeing this tiny piece of him," Moss said. "Right now, we are all being vilified. This isn't just about Trinity, isn't just about [Wright]. This is an attack on the African American church tradition, and that's the way we see it. This is an attempt to silence our voice."
More than a year ago, Wright warned Obama and Moss that a presidential campaign made criticism of Trinity inevitable, but none of them anticipated fallout like this. Web sites and television news shows recalled Wright's praise of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and played a greatest-hits compilation of Wright's most incendiary comments: that Sept. 11, 2001, meant "America's chickens are coming home to roost." That former president Bill Clinton "did the same thing to us that he did to Monica Lewinsky." That "racism is how this country was founded and how this country is still run."
Flooded with a tide of criticism, Trinity declines to condemn Wright's remarks, instead casting them as consistent with the traditions of the black church. He practices a "black liberation theology" that encourages a preacher to speak forcefully against the institutions of oppression, and occasional hyperbole is an occupational hazard, ministers said. "There's so much passion in what we do that it can overflow," said the Rev. Frederick D. Haynes III, senior pastor at Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas.
Wright left for Africa with his family last week and declined to comment. In his absence, Obama distanced himself from the man he once called his "spiritual mentor," who married him and his wife, baptized their two daughters and blessed their Chicago house. Obama said he had never been in attendance for Wright's most controversial statements, and he called his comments "inflammatory and appalling."
On Monday, Obama reiterated his criticism of Wright and scheduled a major speech about race. He said that on Tuesday in Philadelphia he will explore his relationship with his former pastor and the uproar it has stirred. "The statements that were the source of controversy from Reverend Wright were wrong, and I strongly condemn them," the senator from Illinois said Monday at a town hall meeting in Monaca, Pa. But he added: "I think the caricature that is being painted of him is not accurate. And so part of what I'll do tomorrow is to talk a little bit about how some of these issues are perceived from within the black church community, for example, which I think views this very differently."
Obama indicated over the weekend that he plans to remain a member at Trinity largely because Wright is no longer the pastor. It is an ironic twist, given that Obama says that he may never have embraced Christianity had he not been entranced by Wright's impassioned advocacy of social justice while working as a community organizer in the late 1980s. Obama had shied from religion until he heard Wright interweave the Bible with the black experience, and Obama's discovery of Trinity made him feel at home in South Chicago. He titled his autobiography "The Audacity of Hope" after one of Wright's sermons.
"The senator is not naive, and what he's doing is very hard," said Shaun Casey, a religious adviser to Obama's campaign. "He's trying to remain loyal to his pastor but also differentiate himself politically."
But politics and faith have melded together at Trinity since Wright moved here in 1972 to lead a dying congregation of about 80 members. The son of a preacher in Philadelphia, Wright aspired to interpret Jesus through the lens of Chicago's poorest neighborhood -- through slavery, poverty and the civil rights movement. He studied books written by James H. Cone, who created a movement called black liberation theology, and consulted Cone for advice.


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Dr. Walker came to McAfee School of Theology from the Asia Baptist Graduate Theological Seminary in Baguio City, Philippines, where he served as Academic Dean. He received his bachelor of arts degree from the Florida State University and his master of divinity and doctor of philosophy degrees from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Dr. Walker previously served as Professor of Theology and Asian Cultural Studies at the Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary. He has also served as visiting Professor of Religion at Samford University in Alabama, as Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at St. Catherine's College in Bardstown, KY, as well as Instructor of World Religions at Simmons Bible College in Louisville, KY. He has published numerous articles in various religious journals and has authored Elie Wiesel: A Challenge to Theology.


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Do you play golf and suffer from arthritis? If you do then there are a few things you can to to make playing golf more fun and less stressful on those joints.
One of the issues that occurs when you have arthritis and play golf is the fact that the golf club can vibrate when you hit a bad shot. There is nothing that can put a shot into your arm more than hitting a thin 3 iron shot with steel shafts on a cold day. The shaft vibrates up the arm and it feels like you arm will break in two. Now, if you suffer from arthritis then it really hurts like the dickens.
For this reason, there are a few things you can do that can help relieve this situation. If you are a fan of steel shafts for irons or woods, then one solution is to purchase shafts from True Temper than contain Sensicore. Sensicore is a shaft insert that helps to reduce the vibration by adding a frequency tuned polymer code to the inside of the golf shaft.
A set of clubs with graphite shafts will also help to relieve the stress of mishits on the golf clubs. If you arthritis has progressed to an extent that swinging a club is difficult, then graphite is definitely the way to go as you can have clubs made with more flex in the shaft that will add clubhead speed for longer shots.
Now, after making sure the golf clubs shafts are right for your condition, oversized grips are also reccomended to help reduce inflamation resulting from grip pressure during your round.
With the Sensicore option added, it's a very sweet, plush-feeling shaft. The XL Lite is also a good option for senior men and women who are a little too strong for True Temper Release shafts.
Graphite shafts and the True Temper Sensicore shafts have a bit softer feel. Advanced – Average golf score less than 80. Advanced golfers need the weight of the club head where it is needed most… right behind the ball.
Golfers who suffer from arthritis have some equipment options that can keep them enjoying golf, and even bring them back to the game.


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Those Present: Tricia Opalko, Dean Bickford, Nick Griffiths, Ed Robinson and Julia Evans
Discussion Topic: How does the school help you to be a good friend?
Infants (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2)
Do you think you are a good friend and why?
All of the children thought they were good friends. Some of the reasons the children gave were, "I play nicely in the playground, so I have lots of friends." "I play with others and let others join in my games", "you don't have friends if you are not nice". One child said the good thing about being a good friend is that you make more friends.
The children said they played some good games in the playground and look after children if they get hurt by accompanying them to see a teacher.
How do teachers help you to be a good friend?
The children said the teachers teach them how to be a good friend. For example, not to fight with your friends.
When asked what you should do if you were upset, the children said they would tell a teacher. The children were then asked if they knew why they should report bad behaviour. One child recognized that you should report it to a teacher because otherwise the child will keep doing it. Mrs Opalko clarified with the children that they must always report bad behaviour because it's not being a good friend.
What happens if you haven't been a good friend?
The children said if you are mean to others they "will tell a teacher on you and then the teacher will tell you off."
The children all knew that if you kicked or physically hurt someone then you would be given time out (missing your lunchtime break). Mrs Opalko explained that the reason for this is that it sends a clear message that physical violence is not tolerated and no child should come into school worrying they could get hurt.
What is the friendship bench?
The children told us, "if you don't have any friends you can sit on the bench and someone will see and come over and play with you."
A final comment from a year 2 pupil was, "our school is a friendly and safe place". For the governors this was a lovely note to finish on.
Juniors (Year 3,4,5 and 6)
How does the school help you to be a good friend?
All the children agreed that friendship was very important, one stating "it is good to have friends, they can help you feel better about anything". Some further comments from the children were; "Cathy (Mason) helps you, she's amazing!" "Cathy helps you whether you have big or small problems," "the teachers make sure there are no bullies in school", "there are year 6 peer mediators to help sort out friendship issues in the playground".
The children discussed the buddy bench and told us "if you don't have anyone to play with you can sit on it and someone will come and play with you". The teachers encourage children not to walk on by if you see someone on the buddy bench. One child told us they had felt very lonely last year so they sat on the bench and other children came and played with him. When probed further by Mrs Opalko as to why he was lonely, the child said it was to do with arguments with friends and said that peer mediators also helped with this. The child said he has learnt to be a better friend and is no longer was lonely.
The children explained to us how they are taught to be a good friend in PSHE (physical, social and health education) and sometimes they would have friendship specific lessons. They told us about the friendship bucket, this is when children are taught to say and do nice things to others and this fills their metaphorical bucket. Being unkind takes things out of their "bucket". They also told us how they sometimes hear a story relating to a friendship issue that might have occurred that week in the playground and without mentioning names they discuss it as a class. They are then given an exercise for the week.
Another example of a lesson the year 4 children told us about was when they got into pairs and discussed something. They each wore a pair of pretend glasses. If they had differing opinions they were then encouraged to swap glasses and try to see the issue from someone else's perspective. The children all agreed this was a very interesting lesson.
Year 3 classes made "beating the bully" posters in class with their teachers after a lesson on bullying. We asked the children if they thought there was much bullying in the school. They said there is the very occasional incident but generally no.
In year 3 and 4 lessons, the children are taught that teachers are there for them. The children can come and talk to a teacher anytime and the teacher will help sort out the problem. The children confirmed to us they felt they could talk to a teacher if there was a problem.
What is and who are the year 6 mediators?
A couple of year 6 children told us that those children who will be fair and helpful are chosen, "sometimes it is better to get help from a year 6 instead of a teacher". The peer mediators get a badge to wear so they are easily identifiable to other children. The peer mediator will listen and help sort out a problem or argument.
At the conclusion of our meeting, one child said "there is always someone to help you in our school if you are feeling sad."
Additional note: when all the children had left, a couple of governors who had never participated in the formal chat with children before said they were notably impressed by the children's confidence in talking to the adults and how intelligent and articulate many of the answers were. We are very proud of our children.


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A Spring in Your Step
April showers bring May flowers. Flowers have pollen. Pollen brings bees. Bees make honey. Honey lasts forever – April is the beginning of FOREVER! Wow, that escalated quickly. Anyway, speaking about forever, let's talk Earth, as in our planet. I would desperately like for it to stay around long enough to see a full lineage of CashNetUSA.com grandkids. But in order for that to happen, we must be vigilant, frugal and adhere to the strict code of conduct for not polluting our home planet. April is full of ways and days to give back to mother Earth.
Odd April Holidays: "Odd-Olidays"
April is National Lawn and Garden Month.
Grab the shovel, rake and eggs — it's time to get dirty!
Waste Not, Want Not: How to Turn Your Breakfast into a Lush Garden
CashNetUSA.com mom used to tell me all the time that breakfast was the most important meal of the day. Did you know that these words of wisdom also apply to your garden? Here are 6 great tips for early spring gardening.
Gardening is hard work. You'll need energy, so be sure to have an action-packed breakfast.
Till your soil between 8"-12" and remove any rocks and debris or pesky weeds and roots.
Use leftover coffee grounds to help fertilize and add nutrients to the soil. Not only will you be going "green" you'll also save a few dollars!
Were hash browns on the menu this morning? Save any cooking water (pasta, potatoes, eggs) for your garden. Leftover cooking water (cooled) is another great way to add vitamins and minerals to the soil.
If not coffee, tea. Chamomile is great at warding off early spring bacteria and fungal infections. A few mists a week should do the trick!
Avoid "blossom end rot" which is a calcium deficiency in plants by grinding up eggshells and placing them in the soil.1
* Putting pancakes in your garden does absolutely nothing—other than make me sad. I love pancakes!
Mark Your Calendars
On April 1, 1889 the dishwasher was invented (no joke)
Fact: The average faucet flows about 2 gallons a minute vs. the average Energy star rated dishwasher which runs at 4 gallons a cycle.2 Than means you would have to successfully hand wash and rinse eight place settings, all 54 pieces: Plates, bowls, forks, knives, spoons, glasses, and any accompanying serving dishes in under 2 minutes to be more efficient and cost effective than this machine. Winner? Dishwasher. Other winner? Earth.
April 18 is the deadline for filing your taxes. Hopefully, you've got this in the bag and are just waiting around for that refund. An early tax refund is a great way to catch up on bills or start a vacation fund.
April 22 Earth Day
Reduce your family's carbon footprint starting now! Try meatless meals once a week. Pasta with marinara, veggie stir-fry and grilled veggies are a great start. Reducing meat consumption conserves fresh water, saves topsoil and even reduces air pollution! Try this quick, easy and delicious portabella burger recipe.
Ingredients: 3
4 portabella mushroom caps
4 whole-wheat buns
1 tomato
Head of lettuce
2 Garlic clove (minced)
4 tsp. finely chopped fresh basil
2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
3 tbsp. olive oil
1/2 tbsp. light myo
1. Preheat grill or grill pan.
2. Whisk together garlic, oil, vinegar and basil.
3. Drizzle half the sauce over one portobello mushroom cap and grill the mushroom for 3 to 4 minutes per side, covered.
4. Meanwhile, combine the remaining sauce with the light mayo and spread on whole-wheat buns (lightly toasted).
5. Place the mushroom cap, 1 tomato slice, and 1 lettuce leaf on the bun.
6. Eat
Best Time to Buy
Laptops: Other than back-to-school savings, research shows that April is the cheapest month for upgrading your computer.
Vacuums: This is really a no-brainer and fits well within the confines of "spring cleaning." Newer models are set to appear in stores in June, which mean big savings on older models, and that doesn't suck!
Thrift Stores: Spring, particularly April is a great time to clean out your closet. If you think it's a good idea, there's a good chance someone else has as well. Thrift stores in April are filled with great closet clean-out inventory making it the perfect time to shop local and on a budget.
What's Around the Corner?
1Beekman 1802. 7 Great Tips Early Spring Gardening.
2Treehugger. Built In Dishwashers vs. Hand Washing: Which is Greener?
3Greatist. 52 Healthy Meals in 12 Minutes or Less.


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I received an introduction to Lou Cacioppo's art before I ever met the artist. I first saw one of his masks, and as the saying goes, I was "blown away." Delighted that he lived in Gustavus, I looked forward to seeing more of his work. Then I met Lou, and, once he opened the Outpost, enjoyed several music nights in his place, surrounded by his marvelous inspirations. Now I have the pleasure of telling a little of his story and showing you a bit of his art. I'm sure you will agree that he has a great deal of talent. As his story shows, he has worked at perfecting his skills his entire life, and the results are reflected in all he has created.
Lou Cacioppo was born on November 28, 1946, in Brooklyn, New York. Both his mother and father were Sicilians. Lou reassures us there were no mafia connections. Lou's mother came from this country, while his dad was born in Palermo, Italy. Lou's grandparents on both sides immigrated from Italy. They spoke Italian and English. The family lived in Brooklyn in a section of town called "little Italy."
After Lou's kindergarten in a parochial school, the family moved from Brooklyn. They first moved to Valley Stream, Long Island, New York, where 50 to 60% of the people were Italian or Jewish. His parents enrolled him in a Catholic school.
Lou was the "wise guy" in class, so he got in trouble with the teachers a lot. When he was a 4th grader, he became involved in a fight with a 6th grader, and ended up in Mother Superior's office. She smacked him with a large paddle with holes in it. Lou swears she hit him so hard that her feet came off the ground. After the incident, at Lou's insistence, his parents took him out of Catholic school and enrolled him in the regular school.
Lou's parents had totally different views on his fighting. Lou's mother would smack him for losing a fight. Lou's father would hit him for fighting. Lou decided winning a fight was better — he didn't have to suffer so many smacks from the other guy, or from his mother.
Around 1954, the family moved from Valley Stream to South Farmingdale, a suburban area with ranch houses and a nearby creek. The area still had trees. Lou played in the woods, either Tarzan or army, with sticks and fingers, nothing that looked real.
Lou drew constantly. He had paper bags filled with sketches. Comic books were his first texts for art. Teachers always volunteered Lou for school art projects, such as murals. Lou loved doing these projects.
South Farmingdale had a junior high — seventh and eighth grades — in a separate school. His years there were uneventful. Though not in sports, he was an avid weight lifter. Of course, he always did a lot of art. He says that he had art teachers all through junior high and high school. Lou says the art teachers were fantastic. His three greatest teachers were Mr. Denali, who was a big influence and took Lou under his wing; Mr. Cole, a great watercolor artist; and Mr. Schaffer. Lou made his first sale of a piece of his artwork to Mr. Schaffer. It was a wood sculpture, and he sold it for $15.00. He bought a pair of pants with that $15.00 — his first purchase of his own clothes.
Lou went to high school in South Farmingdale. He says it was a great school. From junior high through high school, his favorite academic subjects were biology and geology. In biological science lab, dissecting mice and frogs sparked a never-ending quest of how things are put together. He liked geology for the same reason: He liked Continue reading


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The Battan Death March of Comedy in Advertising
By Egotist / /
Last night I'm watching TV with my teenage son and he's putting up with his insane dad's nightly anti-advertising/media/entertainment rant. And what fueled my wrath? I realized I hadn't laughed at an ad in years.
Oh, I saw a guy in a funny hat mowing the lawn. I saw a quirky AT&T spokeswoman with some mildly absurd customers. I saw two great comedians acting mildly preposterous in a politically themed Bud Light commercial. And I felt my life swirling down the toilet of time. And I'm not laughing.
Generally speaking, the comedic premises are always inventive and delightfully absurd. We in advertising are really good at those. After all, we're trained to develop advertising concepts. But within these beautiful "what ifs", people simply aren't doing do what people do. They don't respond and react in a human way to the absurdity around them. They act cool, their responses mildly ironic, rarely freaking out. Or they act desperately goofy, like my friend Todd at a seventies party last week.
There are so few of these flawed and driven heroes anymore. As radio, the land of strong, blind, industrious characters, diminishes in focus, we're left with beings passed off as humans. These aren't comedic heroes. They're faux humans trying to please millions.
And what is a comedic hero? It's us. We struggle. We put on airs. We lie. We primp. We fat shame. We shame our own fat. We honk at traffic jams. We're nice when we're angry. We're angry when we're embarrassed. We buy "Three Minute Abs". We attempt to unite the nation by preaching divisiveness. We eat Ding-Dongs to help ourselves feel more balanced. We fill silence with chatter. We blame the weather for our moods. We feel crappy about ourselves one moment then feel grand when we get into our BMWs.
We're not mildly absurd. We're unequivocally absurd!
And as we struggle, we do all kinds of outrageous things (see list above). The blind struggle in the quest for balance is at the heart of comedy. It reflects and celebrates our struggling human condition. We're just a bunch of human beings doing our best even though our best is misguided yet immensely hopeful.
And this glorious struggle is what's missing in advertising.
"But is he likeable?", the client asks. I say any character authentically striving is immensely likeable. When we make characters "likeable", we're killing their souls. Comedy thrives on characters acting out their misunderstandings. (Hell, Hannibal Lecter was likeable and he ate people.)
And when characters aren't doing their best, nothing happens. It's the duty of a comedic hero to drive things to the end of the line, to do what he/she must do in order to win. Most great comedic premises in advertising dribble away into nothingness when the logo mercifully pops on and we're onto the next dish of pabulum.
Advertising is designed to inflame desire for products and services. No argument here. But when characters act inhumanly, there's a separation between our message and our audience. At best, it's mildly whacky wallpaper. At worst, enraging. (But that's just me. I clearly have too much time on my hands.)
Jeff Goodby once said that advertising, as an uninvited guest into our homes, has an obligation to not bore and yell at the residents. I'll take it a step farther. This guest has an opportunity to help us laugh at our preposterous humanness. And along the way we can sell a boatload of Pampers. Who's kidding whom?
Sam Pond is a San Francisco-based writer, director, producer, and teacher. This month, he's giving a keynote speech about comedy and advertising at the D&AD Festival in London. His blog is thecomedypond.com.


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Permits to build new homes including modular housing closed in on the highest level in more than three years in February, a sign that the housing market is slowly healing from the worst collapse since the Great Depression. New building permits surged 5.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 717,000 units last month, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
The pickup in permits is a signal that builders are seeing stronger demand though much of the new construction is geared toward multifamily housing, which jumped 21 percent last month as strong demand continues to push rents higher. Modular housing should expect to pull in about 30,000 units this year and that number could go higher as more modular factories actively begin to go after the commercial and multi-family markets.
Single-family home construction faces a major headwind as the backlog of unsold existing homes continues to weigh on prices. Housing starts last month fell by 1.1 percent, depressed by a 9.9 percent drop in single-family homebuilding.
Despite the steady gains, the homebuilding industry still has a long road back to the boom years, when starts peaked an annual rate of 2.3 million units. Falling home prices in many parts of the country have discouraged some would-be home buyers.


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The time has finally come and the render is done! I really like how it turned out. Not exactly how it played out in my mind but that's not necessarily bad. It still turned out genuine. I have really enjoyed this course and I have learned a lot. I will try to keep this blog updated for the future with other modeling project as well as outside school!
This is the final render with a touch of Photoshop.
This is the render without photoshop
I did not want to use a finished stock model of a pine tree because I feel like that is cheating. Instead I tried my best to make the trees myself. Not the best, but it works.
Here's 3 more renders with different perspectives
Here's a blocking stage of how the model was made over time:


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Title: Holiday House Swap
Author: Sarah Madison
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 21st 2016
Genre(s): M/M Contemporary Romance / Holiday
Page Count: 200 pages
Reviewed by: Belen
Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5
Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
Reclusive writer Noah Kinley is facing a dilemma: how to confess to the world he's really the author of a best-selling romance series. For years, his friend Julie has been the face of his brand, but she wants her life back now. Fast running out of ideas for his popular series, Noah wants to break out into other genres. Not that he's writing much of anything at the moment anyway, thanks to paralyzing writer's block. With his publisher breathing down his neck for the next installment, he hopes a change of scene will get his writer's juices flowing again. Desperate enough to try anything, during the holidays Noah swaps his isolated cabin in the woods for a gentrified horse farm.
USAF Major Connor Harrison has chosen forced retirement over facing charges for an unauthorized mission to rescue a buddy from behind enemy lines. No one expects him home for the holidays, and he certainly didn't anticipate finding a stranger in his house, much less Noah Kinley with his acid tongue and a wry sense of humor that pierces all of Connor's defenses.
Both men need to figure out what the next chapter in their lives will be—and whether it will include each other.
I think I'm going to be in the minority with this one. It's got good bones, but just didn't ultimately resonate with me. I felt like there wasn't any real build up of feelings or passion, so the relationship kind of cropped up out of nothing, but maybe that comes more from it being a single POV. I would have liked to have gotten Connor's POV too.
Unfortunately, I only got to see it from Noah's side, and he was a bit of a busy body know-it-all who, I felt, stuck his nose into Connor's business without 1. being asked, or 2. having any place to do it. I mean, he rolls up into this guy's house and within days is telling him what he should do with his life acting like he knows better than anyone else, including Connor.
It just rubbed me the wrong way. Basically, the whole story did. But, like I said before, I will probably find myself in the minority with that opinion.
If you like low angst holiday novels with strongly opinionated main characters, some passionate sexy times, and a whirlwind romance – you should check it out for yourself.
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May 30, 2014
Polenta & Parmesan Gold Nuggets
May 25, 2014
Pancake Stack Heaven
I totally missed a week of blogging ... smack on the hand for that one! But I'm a total believer in quality, and if I don't have anything quality to blog or talk about with you all then it's not worth posting!
That's until I realised I hadn't posted up this little simple recipe for Pancakes. Yes, pancakes. Simple in all its entirety but total heaven when you want a slightly gourmet breakfast at home.
May 15, 2014
Frilly Jumpsuit
May 12, 2014
Current Lustings #1 - Weekend Livin'
I can't shop and buy everything that I love the look of, but short of me winning the lottery in the hopes of never ending shopping sprees, here are my current lustings.
ASOS + J Brand + Michael Kors + Pour La Victoire + Shopping + Style + Tom Ford + Topshop + Valentino
May 08, 2014
Labne to share
Cheese + Food & Drink + Greek + Labne + Lebanese + Mediterranean + Middle Eastern + Savoury + Snacks
May 05, 2014
Classic Lace & Modern Leather
Black and White + Country Road + Faux Leather + Forever New + Lace + Leather + Style + Styling + Witchery + Zara
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AROUND 100 Muslim women formed a human chain across Westminster Bridge on Sunday evening in a show of solidarity with the victims of the terror attack on the bridge last Wednesday that claimed four lives.
The quiet protest on Sunday 26th March, which was organised by the Women's March, saw around 100 women hold hands and bow their heads in silence at 4pm for a five-minute silence.
On Wednesday, Khalid Masood drove his SUV along the same pavement where the women stood, killing three pedestrians before stabbing a policeman to death.
Dr Sarah Waseem, a clinical psychologist from Surrey, told Middle Eastern Eye that she attended the silent protest: "To show that Muslim women care about what's happening in the world. Too often people think that our men speak for us."
It was an emotional experience for her, she said, due to: "Reflecting on the enormity of what had happened on 22nd March and also on what it meant for others watching us – this line of Muslim women standing there in silence."
And while taking part in the act, and holding hands with other women, made her feel strong, Waseem said she was also apprehensive about any negative comments from passers-by.
"We felt strong but also [we] realised what our presence might evoke in others watching." But in the end, she said that there were no derogatory comments.
"It was really great. Some people were watching and taking photos." Malik, from Surrey, told Metro newspaper that: "As a visible Muslim I think it was important to show solidarity with the principles that we all hold dear, the principles of plurality, diversity and so on."
Fariha Khan said: "The feeling of what happened here on Wednesday was really strong. We thought of the ordinary people who were here and were mown down, standing here like this, it was very overwhelming."
"When an attack happens in London, it is an attack on me. It is an attack on all of us," Sarah Waseem, who attended the vigil, told the Huffington Post. "Islam totally condemns violence of any sort. This is abhorrent to us."
The event came after a photo of a woman wearing a hijab on Westminster Bridge went viral on social media. The unnamed woman was pictured passing a victim in the aftermath of Wednesday's attack. Some people criticised what they perceived as her indifferent attitude to what was happening around her.
But others, including the man who took the photo, said she looked very distressed; many commentators also noted that the attempt to analyse the woman in the photo was motivated by xenophobia.
"Not only have I been devastated by witnessing the aftermath of a shocking and numbing terror attack, I've also had to deal with the shock of finding my picture plastered all over social media by those who could not look beyond my attire, who draw conclusions based on hate and xenophobia," the woman involved told Tell MAMA, an organisation that monitors anti-Muslim attacks, after she made headlines around the world.
"My thoughts at that moment were of sadness, fear, and concern."


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Strategic Planning guides the identification of a school district's vision, mission and values. Their vision describes the ideal environment and outcomes—a picture of the desired future, one that inspires, energizes, and provides a long-term view. The mission defines the educational purpose—what needs to be accomplished to achieve our vision; it provides direction and focus, and helps guide all goals and decisions. The values describe what needs to be present for our vision to come to pass, and how work reflects those values. It drives culture and priorities, and provides a framework in which decisions are made.
Performance Management
Performance Management is a rigorous, evidence-based, collaborative problem solving process. The process involves frequent performance management reviews to help schools and districts align and optimize all school district initiatives and services to the strategic plan. Guided by data and information, schools and district-level divisions, offices, and departments experience several opportunities to engage in open and honest conversations through performance management reviews to evaluate value-added services.
The process is interactive because action items are identified and measured against on-going progress and baseline metrics.
Differentiated Accountability (DA) is designed to improve student performance in struggling schools.
The focus is to provide training, technical assistance, and evaluation assistance to ensure that data-based problem solving within a multi-tiered system is a critical component of the school improvement efforts in targeted schools.
Consultants will work with identified teams to develop systemic approaches to using data to identify needs, set goals, and measure progress toward meeting those goals. Personalized plans will be developed based on the specific needs and culture of the school, district, or system. The end product will be a well-developed and systemic approach of using data to make informed decisions.


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AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO OWN THIS MOVE-IN READY HOME in a VERY DESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOOD! Remodeled by the current owners, it has been meticulously maintained. Upgrades include flooring, granite kitchen counter tops, SS appliances, built-ins, permitted room in garage, storage room, built-in bbq, and more. Spacious and private backyard. Doesn't back to busy road. Conveniently located close to shopping, restaurants, movies, UCSD, YMCA, Allen Field, LJ Playhouse, and freeway., Gorgeous home with a masterfully re-designed floorpan creating a wonderful flow. Well thought out spaces with impeccable attention to detail. As soon as you walk in you experience this welcoming home that leads you from one ample area to the next and frames a wonderful view of the outside green spaces from almost every single window. This sense of flow is accomplished by the consistent use of materials from built ins, light structures, windows, sliding doors. Among the upgrades you will find recessed and accent lighting throughout, custom doors and windows, custom closets, extra large pantry, custom wood built ins in most bedrooms and areas, high end stainless steel appliances in the kitchen as well as granite counter tops, stainless steel double sink, double oven plus warming drawer and pull out shelves. A bedroom and bathroom were added in the garage (with permits) plus a storage room that can be used as craft room. Upstairs you will find four bedrooms, each one with its ample closet with organizers, and its en-suite bathroom (two share a jack and Jill bathroom), laundry room, master bedroom and bath that include a large shower and steam area. Skylights were added to maximize the use of natural light. As if all of this was not enough, the home is located in one of the most sought after areas of La Jolla for its convenient access to UCSD, shopping, freeways, parks, movie theater, schools, YMCA and so much more!!!
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CAMBRIDGE, MA – Holy high pitched noises, Batman. Dutch researcher Wolter Seuntjens thinks it would be cool to hear the 1960's Batman theme song sung by actual bats.
Bat sounds are squeaky and unpleasant for the human ear to listen to; if they're able to be heard at all.
Seuntjens transposed recorded bat sounds down a few octaves, assigned the new sounds to keyboard keys and voila, the world's first bat-organ.


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Angry Granma is pissed of and now she is running after the people who doesn't do their job about the Xmas celebration in the village. She is going to kick everyone she faces on her way. Try to collect all golds on your way and don't let the people ruin your run. Its because, kick all of the people on your way and be careful while running with angry grand.
Game controls:
Left-Right: "A and D"
Turn Corners: "LEFT and RIGHT" arrow keys.
Jump: "UP" arrow key.
Slide: "DOWN" arrow key.
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A few weeks ago, I received a Facebook invitation to the "Things You Miss" event. I opened up the event page, and saw the amazing panoramic of the RPIgnite group center ice at a hockey game. I missed that performance in February, but I knew for sure I was not going to miss it this time. I've only been to demonstrations from this amazing drumline group and wanted more.
A group of friends and I went off to the RPI Playhouse this past Saturday afternoon, April 25, to check out the performance and watch our friends up on stage. President of RPIgnite Trent DeVerter '16 introduced the crowd of students, family members, and all others excited for this concert. First on stage was the Avant Garde Alumni Drumline, a group that was formed several years ago based in Saratoga County, N.Y. Each player dressed with a black shirt and jeans, ready to play. The music that came out of this group was quick and on beat. The center drummer on the "four bongo drum" stared with a flat face into the audience while continuously beating. The group played several one to two minute songs; I cannot recall the beat of each song, but each one was very upbeat.
It was now time for the group with white T-shirts with the unique black and red semicircular design to perform. DeVerter sat center stage while reading The Polytechnic while a beat evolved around him. Despite the entire show missing the dialogue due to technical difficulties, the music that came out of the 16 drummers was phenomenal. They played on their signature trash bins, as well as paint cans, ladders, and chairs. Most times, either one or two of the members would begin, while more people walked onto stage with an object and joined in, maintaining a constant beat.
Each beat was played in a different scenario, one of which I really enjoyed was when Jason Woods '17 played on a bunch of five gallon buckets and bins that were put together as a drum set. There was much creativity put into each scene. One member of the group was opening and closing a newspaper which provided a unique background beat. The entire show lasted around an hour and a half, and ended ironically with DeVerter opening The Poly for the viewers to see, as there was duct tape spelling out "The End."
This was my first official time going to an RPIgnite performance, and I'm very excited to go to the next one! There is a lot of talent and creativity in RPI students, and this was surely demonstrated in Saturday's show.


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Olivia June Fite, OHerbals
During a workshop I was leading at an International Woman's Day celebration I asked participants to share "What home remedies do you remember from your childhood?" It was amazing to hear as the woman recalled, sometimes with difficulty and sometimes with joyful certainty, the healing that happened at home.
It is a question that is rarely asked and in today's modern times more often forgotten. Whether it is gripe water for a colicky baby, onion syrup for a cough, or a good old Epsom salt foot soak, there is a tremendous amount of healing that has happened at the hands of parents, grandparents, friends, and even the neighborhood natural healer.
My work as a community educator and as a wellness clinician often focuses on re-introducing these easy and vital self/family care techniques to folk. It is always a process of excitement & empowerment. I love showing people the medicine that is growing up & out of our city sidewalks and backyards. I live for watching folks make their first vinegar infusion. I am even astonished when I try new remedies that others have passed on to me.
Holding the knowledge & skills of home healing can be money & time savers as well. If you have a spice rack in your house you also have lots of good medicine. Modern science is slowly catching up as papers are published on the healing powers of saffron, turmeric, and garlic. We cannot forget that people have known this for a long time through a different type of wisdom and investigation.
Home remedies also remind us that we are part of a larger matrix, interconnected with nature. We owe it to ourselves, and the future generations, to keep that knowledge alive. When we care for those around us with food, joy & plant medicine, we are practicing the oldest and most tested form of healing, and it can happen right here at home.
Recipe for Onion Syrup
- In a ½ pint glass Mason jar, layer slices of white onion and sugar until jar is filled. You should be able to fit about 4 layers in the jar.
- Seal with a clean lid. Give it a good shake to spread the sugar to cover the onion slices.
- Watch over the next two days as the sugar dissolves the onions.
- Strain what is left of the onions out of the syrup.
- Store syrup for 2 months in the fridge.
- Use 1 teaspoon in hot tea to help with coughs and colds.
You can learn more about Olivia's work with home remedies at the BMA's Imagining Home Opening Celebration, Sunday, October 25, 2015. In this free and festive day-long event enjoy creative art-making activities, fascinating demonstrations, lively performances, and intriguing in-gallery conversations that engage with the deep, varied, and complex connections we all have to home.


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Ever since playing online videos became popular thanks to sites such as Youtube or MetaCafe, applications capable of downloading these contents to our hard drive have been developed. Video DownloadHelper is the perfect add-on for Firefox that will allow you to do so.
Download and convert videos in just a few clicks
Video DownloadHelper is an add-on for the Mozilla Firefox browser that detects on a web page those videos that can be downloaded. You only have to click with the right mouse button or click on its icon on the website being browsed to be able to access its options menu. There are many download alternatives as well as actions to be carried out.
- Download videos to your hard drive.
- Format conversion.
- Copy the video's URL to the clipboard.
- Publish on social networks.
- Generation of download queues.
- Support for the main video streaming webs.
The easiest and most comfortable way to download videos from the Internet.
Comfortably integrate a video and image download client into Firefox thanks to Video DownloadHelper.


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Accelerated Bachelor of Science at SIUE
The post-baccalaureate Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing option allows students with a bachelor's degree to attain a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree with a major in nursing through three (3) semesters and one (1) summer session. It is an intense, defined curriculum with a combination of classroom instruction and clinical experiences for students seeking a second baccalaureate degree from the School of Nursing. Coursework and clinical experiences are of the same high quality as the traditional first-degree baccalaureate progression, but taken at an accelerated pace.
Upon successful completion of the option, students are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX-RN) to obtain their license as a registered nurse. Students must be dedicated and willing to attend classes as many as five (5) days a week and devote an appropriate amount of time to their studies in order to be successful with this option. The full-time program begins in August (fall semester).


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Nov 30, 2015
Dr Shane is joined in the studio with Einstein A Go-Go regulars Dr Diani and Dr Ray.
The team kicks things off by discussing some science news / creepy crawler talk, more specifically recent studies in 'Shapeshifting Woms' and 'Blue Tarantulas.'
Dr Shane then leads a discussion on the issue of taste. Asking questions like, 'Do we learn taste? (as we do with smell) - Thanks to the people at Columbia Universtity, we may have some answers.
First Guest : Dr Peter Moore - research fellow and entrepreneur in residence in the school of engineering and mathematical sciences at Latrobe University.
Dr Moore and the team discuss the exciting new developments surrounding the University's involvement with the International space station in Germany.
Second Guest: Dr Ramin Shayan - Reconstructive plastic surgeon at St Vincent's, Alfred & Royal Melbourne hospitals / Director of O'Brien institute at St Vincents institute / Clinical Senior lecturer in department of Medicine at the University of Melbourne.
Dr Shayan joins the team in the studio to discuss all things Micro-surgery. What is it exactly? Where did it start? Why is it so important?
Third Guest : Dr Richard Sandberg - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Melbourne school of Engineering at the University of Melbourne.
Dr Sandberg discusses his team's recent work on Aircraft engine design and more specifically computer modelling and how it's use has enabled them to achieve an output of 3000 years of work in just 1 year.
Program page: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/einstein-a-go-go/
Facebook page: Einstein A Go Go
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Who are we?
Duchess is a global organization for women in Java technology, currently with 550 members in over 60 countries. Duchess provides a platform through which women who work with Java can connect with each other and get involved in the greater Java community. It aims to make the role of women and the individual women's contributions visible in the Java community and to teach the benefits of diversity in any team environment - whether corporate or open-source.
As it's rather hard to organize global events, Duchess is organized in local chapters instead. Each of these chapters has their own rules and their own kinds of events, as each community has their own needs. Below is a list of all chapters that we know about, and contact details if we have them. If you have any more information, please send us an email and we'll add the information.
- Worldwide (facebook, twitter)
- Africa (facebook)
- Argentina
- Belgium (twitter)
- Brasil (facebook, twitter, mailing list)
- Finland
- France (site, twitter, meetup)
- Germany (site, mailing list)
- Guatemala (facebook, site)
- India - Chennai (twitter, facebook)
- India - Nagpur (facebook)
- Indonesia (facebook)
- Macedonia
- Netherlands (mail, meetup)
- Norway
- Romania
- Sweden (meetup, twitter)
- Swiss (site)
- Sydney
- Turkey
- USA - Bay area (meetup)
- USA - Portland Oregon (twitter, meetup)
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Hello everyone! Today's look was again inspired by something and this time it's my tissue box. The design is mainly green so I guess it was a given I'd love it :). There is a photo of the tissue box below. I used Catrice Minter Wonderland as my base, it's photographed more blue than it looks in real life. I then added stripes in white, grey (Zoya Dove) and deeper green (Essie Naughty Nautical). I didn't want all my nails in stripes but I love how it turned out. I wonder what next object is going to jump out at me and say make me a nail design :).
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EU probes IBM over 'abuse' of market power
European competition enforcers announced on Monday they were probing computer giant IBM on two separate cases relating to antitrust infringements.
"The European Commission has decided to initiate formal antitrust investigations against IBM Corporation in two separate cases of alleged infringements of EU antitrust rules related to the abuse of a dominant market position," it said in a statement.
The charges relate to the firm's mainframe computer business, following complaints by rival software makers T3 and Turbo Hercules as well as commission concerns over IBM's relations with maintenance suppliers.
US-based IBM rejected the accusations and said the complaints were part of a Microsoft-driven campaign to "cement the dominance of Wintel servers" in the market at IBM's expense.
"IBM will not allow the fruits of its innovation and investment to be pirated by its competition through baseless allegations," the company said in a release.
"There is no merit to the claims being made by Microsoft and its satellite proxies."
Mainframes, the huge computers used by governments and big companies, is a market worth some 8.5 billion euros (11 billion dollars) worldwide in 2009, and some three billion euros just in Europe.
"IBM is alleged to have engaged in illegal tying of its mainframe hardware products to its dominant mainframe operating system," the EU said, with the complainants arguing the practice "shuts out providers of emulation technology which could enable the users to run critical applications on non-IBM hardware."
Brussels also fears IBM is "keeping potential competitors out of the market... in particular by restricting or delaying access to spare parts for which IBM is the only source."
IBM countered it is rightfully defending its intellectual property rights.
"Certain IBM competitors which have been unable to win in the marketplace through investments in fundamental innovations now want regulators to create for them a market position that they have not earned," IBM said.
"IBM is fully entitled to enforce its intellectual property rights and protect the investments we have made in our technologies."
IBM vowed to cooperate fully with inquiries in the European Union.
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