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Serendipity, Sciences Well-Guarded Secret
I exist
But only in you if you want me . . .
All things are meaningless accidents, works of chance
unless your marveling gaze,
as it probes, connects and orders,
makes them divine . . .
Wilhelm Willms, God Speaks1
Contemplating the genesis of the great medical breakthroughs of the last
century, most people picture brilliant, well-trained scientists diligently
pursuing a predetermined goal laboriously experimenting with first this
substance and then that substance, progressing step by step to a Eureka!
moment when the sought-after cure is at last found. There in the minds eye is
Marie Curie stirring a vat of pitchblende over many years to recover minute
amounts of radium, or Paul Ehrlich testing one arsenical compound after another
until he finds Salvarsan, the magic bullet against syphilis, on his 606th
attempt. In the contemporary setting, one looks to what might be called Big
Science. Surely, we imagine, in the halls of ivy-draped universities and the
gleaming labs of giant pharmaceutical companies, teams of researchers in smart
white coats are working in harmony to cure cancer, banish the common cold, or
otherwise produce the Next Big Thing in medicine.
For its own reasons, the medical establishment is happy to perpetuate these largely false images. By tradition and protocol, it presents science as a set of facts and strong beliefs that, like the Ten Commandments, have been set in stone by a distant all-knowing authority and, if followed, will lead inevitably through a linear process to the desired results. Furthermore, it portrays the history of scientific advances as a sequence of events that have led to more-or-less direct progress.
The reality is different. Progress has resulted only after many false starts and despite widespread misconceptions held over long periods of time. A large number of significant discoveries in medicine arose, and entirely new domains of knowledge and practice were opened up, not as a result of painstaking experimentation but rather from chance and even outright error. This is true for many of the common drugs and procedures that we rely on today, notably many antibiotics, anesthetics, chemotherapy drugs, anticoagulant drugs, and antidepressants.
Consider the following examples, all typical of how things happen in medical research:
Excerpted from Happy Accidents by Morton Meyers, M.D. Copyright © 2007 by Morton Meyers, M.D. Excerpted by permission of Arcade Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
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Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Disc Shaped Objects
Date: October 6, 2004
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Number of witnesses: 1
Number of objects: 2
Shape of objects: Disc shape
Full Description of event/sighting: I was stopped at traffic light facing east. I saw an object that seemed to floated up to my left. It was like a butterfly in that the reflection was there than was not. It climbed like it was moving away. At this point the traffic light changed and as I started to move another object zoomed in to this other object. This one was larger than the first one. At this point I was past the line of sight. It was a clear sunny day with just a slight breeze. Also the second object was moving in a downward direction towards me.
Additional Information:
1. The weather was perfectly clear sky
2. Direction was East N.E., First object was to my left The second was on the right. Angle of sight was @45degrees+
3. Appearance was silver/white and silver. The white was reflection from sun? Shape was disc and size was like a coin. Distance seemed to be far but also close.
4. There is a Distribution center for navy near by.
5. I was able to view objects for @ 1:00 min , like I said I was in traffic at a stop light , when the light turned green I had to go. I am not entirely sure what I saw but it sure did get my attention. I thought a second object sort of dropped down out of no where.
Thank you to the witness for this report.
Brian Vike, Director
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From the Ancestry
Daily News
Ready for the FHL?
The annual
Federation of Genealogical Societies' conference from 7-10 September
provides me with almost two days of research time in the Family History
Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Advance knowledge of this trip means I
have no excuse not to be prepared. This week we take a look at some
things I am doing to make the most of my time at the library.
Review the Language
Many foreign language records use the same words repetitively. I will use this to my advantage. I will print out the lists of "main" genealogy words in the languages I need from the Family History Library's website (the Family History Library card catalog's entry for the record should indicate the language in which the materials are written).
A list of Latin words should always be on hand whenever using records from a Roman Catholic church. This is true regardless of the language the catalog says the records are in. Some priests threw in an occasional word of Latin just to throw us off. In addition to the word lists, I will review the Family History Library's guide to research in the countries from which I intend to use records. These word lists and research guides for the desired foreign countries can be accessed directly from the Library's website.
The language is not the only potential problem. My difficulties will be compounded by various handwriting styles and scripts that differ from ones used in English. The Family Search site has guides to handwriting in some foreign languages and Cyndi's List also has a links to several sites with handwriting samples in non-English languages. I will review these sites before leaving for the library in order to locate as many guides as possible. Familiarity with the handwriting is not something I can develop overnight.
Note: I
have decided to work with records in only one or two non-English
languages while at the library in order to minimize my potential
confusion. As my time at the library will be limited, I have chosen to
not work with records in a language I have never utilized before. The
place to learn "from scratch" is at my local Family History Center when
I have more time. Additional research problems on my "to-do" list will
be ones that utilize records in the English language.
Study What I Have
Learn about U.S. Sources as Well
Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources or the Family
History Library's state specific research
guides will provide information on records in a specific state. The
Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy will provide a good
overview of American records in general and Wade Hones' Land
and Property Research in the United States will provide
background on land records. The same learning should take place if I am
using court records, probate records, etc.
Can the Locals Help?
Chart the People
Print Out Catalog References
Bring Appropriate Maps
Bring Enough to Do
Bring A Variety of Things to Do
I also will have some research tasks that will take a fair amount of time (looking for references in un-indexed records, searching for deeds over a thirty year time period) and some that will be fairly quick search (making "better" copies of records I already copied years ago). Again the variety helps keep me fresh and the "quick lookups" can be done when I only have a few minutes of library time remaining.
A trip to the Family History Library can be a dream come true. After writing this column, I realize I have a great deal of preparation before I head off to the Federation of Genealogical Societies' 2005 Conference in Salt Lake City. To learn more about the conference, go to the FGS website (www.fgs.org).
Michael John Neill is the Course I Coordinator at the Genealogical Institute of Mid America (GIMA) held annually in Springfield, Illinois, and is also on the faculty of Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois. Michael is currently a member of the board of the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) www.fgs.org. He conducts seminars and lectures nationally on a wide variety of genealogical and computer topics and contributes to several genealogical publications, including Ancestry Magazine and Genealogical Computing. You can e-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit his website at: www.rootdig.com, but he regrets that he is unable to assist with personal research.
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"A Gillyflower by any Other Name Would Still Smell of Cloves" by Sarra of Caer Adamant (Sarah Dressler).
NOTE: See also the files:Wed-Flowers-art, roses-art, lavender-msg, herbs-msg, seeds-msg, gardening-bib, spices-msg, cinnamon-msg, galangale-msg, gums-resins-msg.
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of files, called Stefan's Florilegium.
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While the author will likely give permission for this work to be
reprinted in SCA type publications, please check with the author first
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Would still smell of cloves
by Sarra of Caer Adamant
The name gillyflowers have many spellings and are associated with many flowers. The list of common spellings includes: gili-flower, gilloflower, gillyvor, gylofre, girofle, and many others. All of these derivations come from the Latin Carophyllus, which means "nutleaved" This name was given because the gillyflower's fragrance was similar to the fragrance of the clove tree, which was then called Eugenia Caryophyllata. To add to the confusion the name gillyflower was assigned to many types flowers; most notably the carnation, but it also refers to other members of the Dianthus family, pinks, sweet Williams, and even occasionally stock. The common trait that gives them all the right to the name gillyflower is the scent of cloves.
The carnation is said to have been introduced to England by Julius Caesar in 55BC. During the next 400 years the Romans occupied England and introduced many plants, traditions and beliefs. The carnation or "coronation" as it was then called was used to make wreaths, garlands, and crowns. These crowns in Latin were known as "corona". The term coronation eventually evolved to carnation. In the Middle Ages there were hundreds of varieties of carnations, most of which no longer exist. Parkinson, one of the leading garden experts and authors of the period said of carnations: "But what shall I say to the Queen of delight and of Flowers, Carnations and Gilliflowers, whose bravery, variety, and sweet smell joined together teeth everyone's affection with great earnestness both to like and to have them?" Parkinson's enthusiasm for the carnation can also been seen in this quote: "I take this goodly great old English Carnation, as a precedent for the description of all the rest, which for his beauty and stateliness is worthy of prime place." So we see that the ubiquitous choice of modern florists has been a favorite since ancient times.
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WAVE START TIMES – BeachRAID Old Orchard Beach 2016
10:00am – BeachKIDS Race
10:30am – BeachRAID Wave 1 –
10:30 – Kurt Knudsen, Hilary Twaddel, Jenny Yankowsky, Rebecca Mitchell, Matt Mitchell, Dana Snyder, Elizabeth Cason, Edwin Rule, Colleen Huntington, Allen Huntington, Samantha Posey, Alyssa, Janelle, Morgan Coen, Tammy Thompson, Stephanie Nadeau, Nicole Seaman, Sarah Cotter, Reegan Brown, Nick Hebert, Stephanie Monks, Wendi Pusifer
TEAMS: Apocolyspse, Crazy Beach Slappers, NE Spahtens, Roni's Magic Muffins, Sandbaggers, Victorys Secret, Wild Acres Beach Bums, Run for Beer
10:35 – Leslie Minton, Paul Picopo, Tina Gordon, Jessica Howard, Elizabeth Stanton, Tammi McGonagle, Kim Barton, Gwen Bedell, Ken Mason, Scott LaFrance, Bill Carpenter, Jodie Arnols, Joshua Anaya, Danielle Sorrentino, Adam Parent, Ryan Arnold, Wendy Stigman, Sarah Richardson, Tracy Dalessandris, Eliza Britt, Jason Stevens
TEAMS: Flex Your Face, Get Out There Fitness, Girls Weekend, Team Beaches
10:40 – Michael Botte, Ronald Stevenson, Rachel Stevenson, Brandon Holmes, Craig Munson, Aaron Kiander, Shawn Spadea, Mark Sturgis, Lisa Sturgis, Kym Wacome, Eric Wacome, Maggie Wachtl, Jennifer Richardson, Robert Richardson, Kimberly Burgoyne, Christopher Poirier, Ross Anderson, Thea Jackson, Lisa Sylvain, Rebecca Myers, John Lund
TEAMS: Chicks, Rick and 2 Bald Guys, Bucket List B.I.T.C.H.E.S, Lollygaggers, Sea Turtles, Shawna's Fitness Friends, Team GEvolution
10:45 – Lindsay Moynihan, Melissa Mckinstry, Joseph Fellone, Joanna Fellone, Shauna Harring, Kristen Michaud, Mike Canal, Jackie Canal, Candice Dube, Ashley Owens, Jamie Schwadel, Ashley Lambert, Kayla Lambert, Meredith Rackliff, Kristen Hamblett
TEAMS: Coos County Crushes, Fitness Equipment Northeast, Genese Mudders, I Wish I Had a Beach Body, Not so Fast but Furious, Postal Ninjas, RAID rebels, Silver Foxes, Victorious Secret
10:50 – Russ Bradchulis, Alicia Amy, Amber Dyer, Laura Claudius, Jonathan Claudius, Jason Poirier, Kaci Landry, Francis Coyne, Lauren Johnson, John Johnson, Jessica Leclerc, Lisa Roberts, Crescent Moore, Matt Swift, Mindy Charles, Cassandra Ratigan, Emma Morin, Sarah Lawton, Rick O'Connor, Michelle Perkins, Dana Morey
TEAMS: Beaches N Brews, Class Acts, Defensive Edge, Dirty Ducks, Maloney Mudders, Ryans Way
10:55 – Barbara Morrissette, Harmony Locke, Tom Marlow, Julia Norton, Holly Freeman, Sheryl Gobeil, Kelly Bowers, Sarah Antonis, Benjamin Lowell, Katelyn Ritter, Michael Stefano, Mike Peterson
TEAMS: Fantastic Four, Hazel Nuts, I.S. Strong, Pier Pressure, Wave Warriors
11:00 – Amanda McGraw, Kevin Brooks, Katie Mercier, Carla Oro, Cindy Rosa, Laura Connor, Aine Lavoie, Heather Schultz, Tina Chadbourne, Angie Richardson, Kelly Lisk, Starr Grady, Ana Cuartas, Byron Thomas, Amy Scholl, James Robicheau, Neil Austin, Stephen Dee, Emily Peterman, Lauren Barlow, Ashley Barlow, Jeff Cyr, Kiki Cheney, Diana Beckwith
TEAMS: Beaches Be Crazy, GOT Fitness, Next to Last, Trailer Park Trash, Wolfpack Strong
11:05 – Brian Surette, Katrina Parsons, Shaun Parsons, Devin Robinson, Meghan Krauss, Victor Muscat, Kelly Martel, Mary Zidalis, Diana Hack, Amy Turner, Jennifer Lyman, Jacquelyn O'Neil-Viar, Holly O'Connell, Sarah Hackett, Heather Piawlock, Sara Estes, Suzette Rivera, Jason Miller, Jason Lincoln, Natasha Vascik
TEAMS: Hot Wheels, Team Lockdown, The Dirty Loggers, Weapons of Mass Reduction, Sand People
11:10 – Donna Greenlaw, Genesis Reyes, Eric Pittman, April Sither, Matt Sither, Rachael Israelson, Thomas Gralinski, Cheryl Bandoski-Gralinski, Joshua Gryzb, Calen McVey, Sandra Parker, Robert Morin, Ben Johnston, Denise Becker, Mary Hoffmann, Sarah Duplinsky, Paul America, Alexis Stewart
TEAMS: Bry's Bald Bros, Coast Busters, Legs and Bacon, Mad Fit, Swift River Crossfit, Team Crazy, Team NZ, Team Rancho Carne Torros
11:15 – Robert Bergeron, Dawn Keddy, Patricia Johnson, Sarah Guay, Elizabeth Cote, Mike McEnaney, David Patch, Erin Connor, Matthew Andrews, James Bellino, Kathryn Diaz, Greg Hesse-Stromberg, Lance Brown, Kelsey McLaren, April Mason, Jeanne Murphy, Paula Lambert, Leah Janus, Julia Knowles, Alex Baker, Brian Ladeau, Lyndi Tisdale, Heidi Hilton, Faye Bellefleur, Walter Little, Lisa Little, Sam Kane
TEAMS: Avengers, Bramblewood, Brook RAIDERS, Fit Tits, Greene-Machine, Hot 104.7, Team Humane League, Running Dead
11:20 – William Riley, Christian Smith, Allison Mikoloski, James O'Brien, Julie Johnson, Aaron Fontaine, Cathryn English, David Filipovic, Jean-Francois Binette, Aisha Jones, Christopher Pray
TEAMS: Coast Endurance, Crazy Horse, WAV Racers, SWAT, Undertrained and Overconfident, Wubba Lubba Dub Dub, Tucker Punch, Warrior Chicks, We thought They said Rum, WTF-Where's The Finish?
11:25 – Arthur Vose, Erick Greffrath, April Glidden, Olivia Shea, Paul Fillebrown, Phil Bourassa, Angela Swenson
TEAMS: Limitless Fitness, Revere Crossfit, 1 Fit Mama, Banana's YO!! Bangtown Badgers, Booty Chasers, Boston Beach RAIDers, Rubbin is Racin, Run Like the Winded, SRSW, Suns of Beaches, Strikers, Team Witness my Fitness
11:30 – Tony Thurston, Amber Sode, Katie Searles, Michelle Breden, Spencer Ballard, Craig Hernandex, Hannah Dugie, Tammy Sherwood, Cody Mello, Valerie Ward, Christopher Ward, Katie Oro, Carly Rosa, Gabrian Jowdry, Brandon Ryder, Laura Casparius, Ian Kiander, Heather Sorrentino, Tammy Preble, Robert Scott, Kerri-Elizabeth Robinson, Luis Robinson, Erron Kinsler, Ellen Stevens
TEAMS: KV Raiders, Maine Warrior Gym, Tough Grout, Team Irish PTC, Breaker Boys, Chewy, Buddy Mitches, CYP Chicks, Easton, Flab-U-Less, FTS, Haul N'Arse, Off Like A Prom Dress, Racing Rents, Unicorn Slayers
11:35- Susan Erlandson, Ashley Marsh, Allison Hogan, Anne Raymond, Angella Mitchell, Elias Moore, Emily Pagnano, Anna Roy, James Phillips, Tina Brady, Sam Grady, Brooke Bunyan, Maggie Davidson, Tracey Hansen
Leslie Carroll from Get Out There Fitness! is offering you some quick and beneficial training tips for Beach RAID 2016! Want more? Join Leslie for our second Beach RAID Bootcamp of the season July 23rd at 7:30am right on Willards Beach in South Portland, Maine! Now there is no excuse to not be completely #RAIDready!
Step 1 – Find a wall that is about shoulder high and work on pulling yourself up and over it. Jumping down from the top of it and landing. Repeat this exercise 5-10x or until you are comfortable getting over it.
Step 2 – Grab 10-20 lb dumbbells and squat down with weights at shoulders. While in mid move, stand up, press the weight overhead as you come up. Back down slowly and lower the weights down. Repeat this exercise 3x while doing 12 reps each time (On a day with strength do this move 12x with 90 second break in between. Repeat it for 3 rounds).
Walking on a beam practice –
Step 1 – Find a beam to walk on or a log. Before getting onto the beam, lift your chest high and engage your abdominals slightly to keep body stabilized.
Step 2- Turn your feet out slightly to distribute weight evenly
Step 3 – Point your arms above your head toward the ceiling, if this is too hard for you to balance then turn your arms out like airplane wings for extra balance.
Step 4 – Look straight ahead and alternate your feet right left until you get through it!
Step 5 – Repeat as many times as you can until you are comfortable with picking up the pace. Try going backwards , sideways, fast and slow (with the intention to move quickly on it).
Being able to do a quick army crawl is KEY on the Beach RAID course.
Step 1 – Bring one leg up near the side of the torso, while attempting to touch your elbow to your knee. Meanwhile, move the arm on the other side of the body up above your head and bend it at 90 degrees above your head.
Step 2 – Place your weight on the bent arm and the bent leg, pushing your body forward with the bent leg's foot until your leg is straight and your forward arm comes into contact with your body. ENGAGE your abdominals and obliques to further aid the motion of your arm and leg.
Step 3 – Repeat with the opposite arm and leg.
Step 4 – Set a goal of crawling for several minutes, or set a destination point as a stopping point!
Introducing Anne L'Heureux, one of our Beach RAID Ambassadors 2016! As a Registered Dietitian and Obstacle Course racer, Anne strives to help people reach their maximum potential through proper training and nutrition. Anne believes that proper training includes progression towards a goal in a manner that is logical, well thought out, and safe. I was excited for the opportunity to attend one of the Nutrition Forums that she hosted this past week at Maine Warrior Gym. I quickly realized that she definitely knew her stuff! Her insight and knowledge on Fueling for Performance proves extremely beneficial for obstacle course racers, but can also easily be adapted to athletes of all types.
How did you get your start into OCR racing?
Back in 2014, a friend of mine came to me and asked if I heard about this Urban RAID race. Having never done an obstacle course race before, I was skeptical. However, once I crossed the finish line, I was hooked!
I decided to expand my newfound passion. So I took part in the Spartan Stadium Series race held down at Fenway Park. This was a great way to break into the more challenging series that they host. After that, I realized that these races were not only challenging and rewarding, but extremely fun! I also think that the balance of cardio and strength makes it a well rounded workout.
When did you decide to become a coach and help people train for these races?
As I grew my interest, as many people do, I bit off more than I could chew. I had signed up for the Spartan Beast in VT. This was a 14+ mile race with over 30 obstacles. Not having trained properly, it resulted in an injury that kept me out of the workout scene for 6 weeks. I felt like I was back to square one and concluded that I was not properly trained for the race. I began focusing on obstacle based training and strength as well as increasing my runs. Once people started seeing and hearing about my progress, they were intrigued.
They began asking how did you do it? How are you doing it? I wanted to teach them that it's so much more than just running or strength but how you train for these obstacles you'll be faced with. It's such a well-rounded activity to get involved with and helping people train for it is truly rewarding.
When was your first Beach RAID?
It was 2014. It was very interesting because with the Urban RAID you don't realize how different it would be running on the beach! I trained for running, but had focused more on running at low tide. Then it dawned on me that we would obviously have to run in the deeper sand. What a game changer! But fun regardless! That deep sand in itself is an obstacle which made it much more challenging.
When it comes to Nutrition, why do you think that it's important to incorporate that in an obstacle course training regime?
My primary job is a Dietitian. I have the privilege of working in many environments including being a Supermarket Dietitian, working with people living with Diabetes, as well as the elderly population. But my passion is with endurance and sports nutrition!
When I realized that the possibility to become a OCR coach was out there, especially for Spartan race (a name well known), people will understand that I am qualified and capable of teaching them right from wrong on training and nutrition. I also appreciate the quality program that Spartan put me through to become a Spartan SGX Coach. Spartan makes sure that each and every person who receives their certification encompasses the ability to train clients gradually, safely, and sport specific. Once I found out that one of their Pillars of The program was Nutrition, I knew it was the perfect program for me!
What are some of your tips for pre-race foods?
What I like to teach people is the difference between FUEL VS. NUTRITION . Every meal you eat is for NUTRITION, but the Nutrition Forum content reviewed that when you're preparing to run a race, food is not necessarily for nutrition but for PERFORMANCE. There is a major difference that people that are nutrition minded can have a hard time separating.
Anne's first slide during her presentation had a motivating quote that many athletes should follow –
This Hippocrates quote is so crucial to understand for athletes and runners of all types. It was a great starting point for Anne at her nutrition forum since it outlined the important points she continued to make about nutrition and performance.
A few vital and informative facts I took away from Anne's Nutrition Forum-
Determining Your Needs
– Just as you would train from a physical activity standpoint, you should be training for your event from a nutrition standpoint as well. If you're going to practice running miles and miles at a time, you must be practicing your food and drink to determine what your body needs.
-Your approach is as unique as you! Determining your strengths, weaknesses, hydration needs, etc.
-Macronutrient needs, Energy expenditure needs and being able to differentiate your meals vs. snacks.
Pre and Post Nutrition
– Refueling directly after your race and during a long race is imperative. You want to think about your body. What did I just put my body though? What does my body need right now? Make sure you avoid under fueling at all costs! Listen to your body after you finish a race and save the celebratory pizza and ice cream for later in the day!
Quality vs. Quantity
-The basics. Carbohydrates, Proteins and FLUIDS!
-Carbohydrates are the most readily available source of fuel for the body. The myth that carbohydrates are bad is FALSE!
-Protein assists with muscle repair and can be lean or fatty.
-Fluids maintain blood volume and reduce stress on the heart.
As an athlete, I consider myself fairly educated on training for performance. However, after attending Anne's seminar I realized how much we can really learn from dietitians and obstacle course racers like Anne. We are lucky to have her as a Beach RAID Ambassador and we encourage you to reach out to Anne about training and nutrition for races like Beach RAID! Additionally, we will be announcing a Beach RAID training and nutrition seminar with Anne in the upcoming weeks! STAY TUNED!!
Want to know more? Anne takes one on one clients at her home as well as through online distance counseling.
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For Beach RAID 2016, we have partnered with Girls on The Run Maine for the third consecutive year. I had the honor of attending one of the GOTR practices a few weeks back and it opened my eyes to how truly inspiring the GOTR program really is.
Girls on the Run inspires girls in grades 3-5 to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running in every practice. When you think of this program, you think solely about the running program and as did I. I was not prepared for the healthy life skills that were taught through interactive lessons throughout the practice.
I began the practice with a little Q&A with one of the coaches Karen Bean, who decided to be a coach last spring and she expressed to me how her first time coaching was an incredible experience.
"Seeing the girls grow over 10 weeks and seeing the impact we make on them is incredible. Coming back for another year and seeing the same girls come back for the second season and seeing how much they've grown in a year is so absolutely rewarding."
After getting settled down, the girls sat in a circle and the first topic on the agenda was EMOTIONS.
I thought this was a relevant topic to begin with because dealing with emotions at an age where emotions can take over is something that needs to be addressed more often.
One of three coaches at the practice began talking about certain ways to calm yourself down if you're scared, anxious or mad. She turned it to the girls and asked how they positively deal with their emotions. One girl proudly stated, "I take a deep breath and think of something positive that will calm me down." I was shocked by the maturity and assertiveness in her voice.
The coach proudly agreed and told them all to do the same and take a nice long, deep breath.
Next up, she asked the girls to give her an example of a recent experience that challenged them to deal with their emotions in a healthy way.
The eldest of the group, a fifth grader expressed that someone was making fun of her and she was thinking about stooping to their level and saying something back but she controlled her emotions and walked away from the situation. I quietly admired her confidence and self-control especially thinking back on what I would have said or done at that age.
Coach Karen praised her answer as she continued to elaborate that dealing with emotions in a healthy way can also help keep our physical bodies healthy too.
The coaches began explaining an exercise they were about to take on called the "Healthy Habits Card." The girls were probed to get as many signatures on their healthy habits card and ask each one of their teammates what healthy activity they do that was on the card. (See below).
Following the exercise, Coach Karen went over why they participated in this exercise. "Why are healthy habits so important to our physical and mental health?"
"IT KEEPS US HEALTHY AND STRONG!!" – One girl exclaimed while flexing her muscles. Coach Karen laughed and agreed with her. Coach Karen communicated that not only do healthy habits get your body going but also gets your mind and brain going as well.
Once the lesson wrapped up, it was time to run! Since it was raining that day, the girls got to run inside the halls of the elementary school where the practice took place (a rare yet exciting occurrence for the 3rd-5th graders where they are told not to run in the halls). The three coaches set up three stations that the girls ran to where they would perform different exercises for a certain period of time at each station.
Following the exercise, I asked Coach Karen a few more questions pertaining to the Girls on the Run program.
-Does Girls on the Run create a curriculum for each lesson and practice?
CK – They have a curriculum that they give us which differs from the Spring and Fall seasons. The curriculum helps guide the practice in the right direction but our key focus as coaches is to create a relationship with the girls at every practice.
-I noticed that the girls have created nicknames for you and the other two coaches, what is that about?
CK- The girls think it's funny to make up nicknames that relate to our last names. For instance last season, one of the coach's last name was D'Allassandro and the girls changed it to Coach Dorito. (The coach's nicknames at the practice were Coach Marshmallow, Coach Sprinkles and Coach CoCo Puff).
How many Girls on the Run programs are there in Maine?
CK- We have 43 teams at 39 sites in Maine. We are branching out but it takes a lot of work to recruit volunteer coaches for each site.
FUN FACT- The only state in the United States that doesn't have a GOTR program is WYOMING!
Attending a Girls on the Run practice was a truly rewarding experience. It also made me feel a little jealous that there was never a program like that when I was in school! I am looking forward to joining their annual celebratory 5K to reunite with some of the girls and see the progress they have made!
Learn more about Girls on the Run Maine and their upcoming 5K on June 5th!
There are so many incredible changes happening for Beach RAID 2016 and we couldn't be more happy to finally share them with you!
Are you or a potential teammate on the fence about registering because you're concerned you aren't ready? This year there are no excuses! Beach RAID will be holding three custom designed beach bootcamp training clinics that will get you completely RAID Ready! Each clinic will be led by Leslie Carroll-Fleming of Get Out There Fitness who will get you motivated to crush the course and have tons of fun along the way!
Each Beach RAID Bootcamp will be approximately 2 hours long and at the end you will be given a personalized training plan to take home and stay on track along with some great fitness items to help you along the way.
Saturday, June 25th | 8AM | Location TBD
Saturday, July 23rd | 8AM | Location TBD
Saturday, August 20th | 8AM | Location TBD
All sessions will be held in the Southern Maine within close proximity to Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Using your body weight, natural elements and some fitness apparatus, you will get a total body workout that will get you physically and mentally ready for Beach RAID 2016! Sign up here for $15 per class (or $30 for all three!) or just add it on to your Beach RAID registration!
You asked and we listened! Brand new in 2016, BeachKids will be a 1 mile obstacle course for kids aged 6-12. BeachKids will feature several obstacles from the open race, including the Rollers, Finish Wall, Balance Beams and Cargo Crawl, plus a few new obstacles as well.
The BeachKids race will start at 10am, a half hour before the Beach RAID at 10:30. Parents are absolutely allowed to run with their kiddos during the race (and of course no extra charge for any parents looking to accompany their child in the race). The race will be untimed and special prizes will be given to all of our finishers!
Click here to register for the BeachKids race. Stay tuned for more information on the race as we get closer!
Are you one of our core racers? Do you motivate your friends to join us on the beach every year? Are you looking to get more involved in this awesome event and help us grow Beach RAID? Then you are a prime candidate for our Beach RAID Ambassador program. Ambassadors will receive discounted (and potentially even free!) entry, special Beach RAID schwag and as well a a referral code for your friends that will put $$$ right back in your pocket. If you are passionate about Beach RAID and want to take the next step email us at firstname.lastname@example.com for details!
Racer Shirt: In 2016 Beach RAID is taking our racer shirt game to the next level!
Via social media we are going to let you vote on the design so make sure you are following us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!
Finisher Medal:
Just in case you need a little extra motivation to keep you going in that deep sand this year everyone who crosses that finish line will be receiving a custom Beach RAIDfinisher medal!
Mark your calendars because the Beach RAID 5k Obstacle Course race returns to Old Orchard Beach, Maine on September 10th, 2016! Registration for the Beach RAID will be opening Monday, January 25th at 10:00am. We will be returning in an epic fashion with some amazing changes on the way so stay tuned for new updates!
Rally up your friends and join us for the perfect summer ending beach day extravaganza combined with a fitness challenge that you won't forget! Set against the scenic charm of some of the country's most idyllic seaside communities, Beach RAID utilizes deep sand, beach themed obstacles and a cycle of punishing boot camp stations. Beach RAID is a uniquely designed fitness challenge that will test the limits of even the toughest competitors. The soft sand will amp up your hard surface running and take your cardio experience to the next level!
In eighth grade, my gym teacher pulled me aside and told me that I should try out for the Cross Country team in high school. My first thought was, eh I don't want to run Cross Country, I want to play Football like a lot of other guys wanted to do. However, I tried it out my Freshman year and absolutely loved it! I ran varsity and made number 6 on the team as a freshman. We also won our division that year and made states and did very good in states. I moved up to number 3 on the team my Sophomore year and number 2 on the team my Junior and Senior years. Where my love for running sprouted in high school, I really fell in love with running during college. I met many amazing people including my teammates and coaches whom helped propel my passion for running. Now, you are only allowed to compete in NCAA sports for 4 years in college and I was at college for 5 ½ years where I graduated with my undergrad in Accounting and Finance and also graduated in 2012 with my MBA (graduate degree). Even though I could not run for the later 1.5 years, I still ran and helped out wherever I could. Running has become a part of my life and has left a major imprint on me. It is like a drug as some people like to say. After running for about 13 years, I have noticed how much I do adore the sport. It is extremely good for your health and keeps you happy, energetic, and looking young. Once you feel that runner's high, I'm telling you, that you would never want to stop smashing the pavement and burning some rubber.
Now, after school I still wanted to compete and stay active in the running community so I decided to take part in many road races where I compete in anything from 5ks to marathons. I have met many fellow runners who have been great friends to me and will be for the rest of my life. I have had many friends and strangers come up to me and ask what I do and how to get into running and I have taught and mentored them. It gives me great pride to coach individuals about running and how to get and stay in tip-top shape.
I had never heard about the RAID Series until one of my fraternity brothers in college asked me if I wanted to take part in the 2013 Boston Raid. I checked it out and it looked great so I signed up with him and a few other brothers and I had a great time and was extremely hungry for more. The thing that attracted me towards it is that it was a very unique obstacle race taking place in a city which I had never done before. It was my first 5k obstacle race that I had ever done. I took part in a few Tough Mudders before, but never a 5k obstacle race in a city.
When the race was over, a guy by the name of D.J. Vaughn came up and introduced himself to me. He told me that I did a great job and he would love to recruit me onto his team "The Real McCoys." And since then, the rest has been history.
The RAID Series is different from other obstacle course races that I have run before in that they take place in cities, beaches, and previously mountains. Running an obstacle race on a beach is very tough and beautiful at the same time. It was also such a huge coincidence when I noticed the RAID Series had races that took place in Old Orchard Beach. My family and I used to go on vacation every year to this beach on a condo. It is my favorite beach and when I found about this race on the beach, I signed up immediately for it. The Raid Series also has a great after party with Shock Top Beers and an awards ceremony. I also look forward to watching every race's official video on Facebook.
It would be a complete honor to take home the Urban Raid Championship award this season as I have been working extremely hard for this and am ready then every for the race in Boston next weekend. I stick to a pretty strict routine when it comes to my training. Life is very busy and I know many things get in the way, however it is very important that we all get our daily cardio or exercise in. There is always room to work out and stay healthy no matter what the excuses are. I tell everyone to just turn the TV off or wake up 30 minutes early just to get a nice workout in and you will feel so much better! There are many obstacles in life you must overcome on a daily basis but just remember to always get some sort of exercise in!
My daily commute consumes about 3 hours and 40 minutes of my day which is very long, but I still find many ways to get my training in. I usually go for my runs in Boston after/during work around 5/530 and then take my commuter rail train back to my home area. Then I go to my gym from around 8 – 10 and finally arrive home around 1015PM. I usually run from 4-6 days a week. It is also very important to take some time off from running and do some cross training like swimming or biking which can also make you into a stronger runner.
You couldn't have said it any better! Fitness and nutrition definitely go hand in hand and I do follow a pretty strict diet regime to stay in top shape. I have usually been a pretty healthy eater but my whole world opened up to nutrition just a couple years ago when both my mom and sister got pretty sick for some unforeseen reason. They have both been sick for about 2 years now and come to find out they both have some sort of Lyme disease along with a disease known as Sjorden's Syndrome which effects your muscles and makes you extremely tired. So, all that being said, my mom has been following a very strict diet in order to improve her situation. She has been seeing a natural healer and nutritionist and has learned a lot from him where she has shared her knowledge with me and buys healthy foods for us to eat. We buy mostly organic foods especially with produce since non-organic foods contain many pesticides. I watch what I eat very carefully and try to get all nutrients and vitamins in that I need on a daily basis.
I eat a lot of fruits, vegies, and nuts on a daily basis. Nuts are a great source of energy that keeps you feeling full longer. On days that I run, I usually cook up some oatmeal or eggs but most of the time just oatmeal since I am on the go throughout the day and don't have a stove at work to cook the eggs. I also enjoy Fage greek yogurt or homemade granola bars after a nice hard run and/or workout. At night, I usually prep a nice salad or pasta/rice or anything different. I also have pea, hemp, chia, and rice protein powder which I have maybe 3-4 times a week at night (along with dinner) with a smoothie mixed with juice/almond milk and frozen fruit. I used to have whey protein, but realized it was real bad for your body and switched over to the organic protein. Honestly, it's the best to get sources of protein and all nutrients through whole foods which is why I only have these smoothies a few times per week. I also do not drink dairy milk that much anymore and have been noticing many improvements in my skin and the way I feel! I drink milk here and there but tend to stick with almond and coconut milk that is Non-Gmo. The Silk Company is what I buy. It's good to try different recipes to keep things interesting.
It is extremely important to not skip breakfast since it is the most important meal of your day. It "breaks your fast" throughout the night. Eating at breakfast helps speed up your metabolism and skipping out on this meal slows it down. I also don't eat "3" big meals a day but more so graze throughout the day. I eat healthy snacks throughout the day every hour or so and then don't eat anything for at least 2 hours before I run as to not make my stomach upset.
My favorite RAID race so far this year would have to be the NYC RAID. My friends and I stayed overnight the night before and it was such a great experience to adventure around the city the night before the race. We all ate out at a very nice Italian restaurant and enjoyed the night. NYC was also extremely busy this particular weekend since the Pope was in attendance as well as the UN Meeting taking place all week. NYC was by no means a quiet place this weekend. The views from the island during and after the race were just absolutely breathtaking. After the race, we went back to Manhattan and checked out the 9/11 Memorial as well as the Freedom Tower. We waited in line at the Freedom Tower to take the elevator trip all the way to the 103th floor to see the breathtaking views of the entire city. It is just such an amazing experience to compete in a race on Governor's Island with such spectacular views!
I do take part in many kinds of races but I do not consider obstacle races my favorite. I do love to do them because it puts a whole different spin on running and makes it very interesting but I love to road race. I love running 5k's, 5 milers, and half marathons are a great time as well. But I like to switch it up and run in obstacle races because the atmosphere at these races is incredible with all the runners and the fun you can have at one.
The obstacle racing industry has been booming and has seen the most growth than any other sport including half marathons, marathons, and triathlons. Obstacle racing is a great test of cardio, endurance, and strength where you never know if the "runner" or "gym rat" will win. Sometimes a runner will prevail the winner in a race but may have trouble at certain heavy obstacles. However, sometimes the gym rat will win the race since they have competitive advantage on obstacles. I do think that runners have more of an advantage since you spend most of your time running these races and only have a few "heavier" obstacles to command and conquer. Even though I consider road racing my favorite, obstacle racing is right behind and gaining popularity!
My lifetime goal is to compete in an Ironman. I first have to start competing in triathlons and then try for a half iron. Then I can work my way to an ironman but this is something I must complete at some point in my life.
I would say you need to make sure to get your running and cardio in. I know a lot of people love the treadmill but stay far away from the treadmill! Treadmills are known to injure runners and you don't even get the full effect of running while you are on one of those machines. When you run outside you are actually propelling yourself forward with every step whereas on a treadmill, you only shuffle your feet up and down without real propulsion forward. If someone trains on a treadmill, you will not see results as fast as you will when you run outside and you are also increasing your chance of injury. Also, when you run outside you have great views, so it seems like a no brainer and a win win!
First, I want to start off by saying that I am extremely happy I have found the RAID Series! I would love to see some expansion in the company. The locations now are great: NYC, Albany, Portland, and Boston for the Urbans and Old Orchard Beach for the Beach Raid. I would like to keep these locations & see more locations for the Urbans. Would be neat to have one in another city like Newport or Providence, R.I. or Portsmouth, NH. Newport and Portsmouth remind me of Portland and Boston where they are cities along the water with great views and great RAID Series venues. The Beach event is also a fun time so would be nice to see another one pop up next year. I remember there was one mountain raid I took part in a couple years ago at Sunday River in Maine. That was a blast, however I have not seen a mountain raid for a year or two and would be nice to see once of these in the next year or two.
It will be a very bittersweet moment for me with this Boston race. Of course, Boston is my hometown so I love it there but it will also be a little sad since it's already the last race of the year! I think it's fantastic the RAID Series puts on an obstacle race in the middle of a big city and gives you a little tour of Faneuil Hall and some of the waterfront region. I'm also very excited for the band and the after party! Last year I know the championship was in NYC which must have been a great location as well, but I take a lot of pride in the RAID Series moving it from NYC to Boston this year!
All in all, you can tell running is a very important part of my life. I actually lived overseas in Egypt for 2 years and then Abu Dhabi for 8 years and while it was great living over there, I'm happy to have moved back to the Boston area because who knows if I would have run over there. It was extremely hot and I don't think they had track or cross country teams out there. When I run, it gives me such a great sense of freedom and escape that nothing else can compare to. I usually like to run for my mom and sister in hopes of them getting healthy sometime soon in the near future. I also run for the city of Boston as this city will always stay near and dear to my heart.
I have been volunteering for the Boston Marathon at the finish line for the past 4 years. April 15, 2013 is a date I, as well as many other runners, will never forget. I was extremely close to the finish line picking up heat blankets for runners when I heard the explosions and witnessed what I saw that day. At first, I thought there were fireworks or something but I knew that was weird because that had never happened before. I looked around and easily could tell these were not fireworks. Something real bad was going on and I was witnessing it first-hand. I did all I could to help until I ran back to my station. This moment will be forever etched in my brain and has given running a whole new meaning to me. I ran the marathon last year and it was such a bittersweet experience to be able to do this. This day woke me up and made me realize how fragile our time on this planet really is. It's very important to enjoy your life, never take anything for granted and treat others as you would like to be treated. I run with a purpose and am very thankful to have found this hobby 13 years ago and continue to keep it near and dear to my heart.
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Older women come in two groups.
The first group is done with all the drama and BS and usually just wants a fun, somewhat dependable relationship.
The second group is the group that doesn't have their crap together and are still looking for "the one."
Older women can be fun as they have some more experience under their belts and know what they like and don't like in the bedroom.
Red flags include... lots of kids, still wanting to have more kids, daddy drama, kids from multiple fathers, still in school trying to get blank degree.
Green flags... all her kids are off at college and she's excited she has the house to herself, solid job or in some kind of management position.
Enjoy the ride and the experience. Have fun with it is my advice.
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Abstract (Summary)The first chapter of this dissertation examines the regdatory impact of executive compensation disclosure on managerial pay schemes. Analysing a three-level agency mode1 arnong the shareholders, directors, and manager of a firm, this chapter shows that before disclosure, the directors may underinvest in monitoring the manager's activities because of asymmetric information on the penomance of the directors and a divergence of interests between them and other shareholders. Compensation disclosure rules mitigate this ineficiency and increase the pay-performance linkage. Empincaily, this chapter examines the impact of compensation disclosure by comparing the sensitivity of CE0 pay to finn performance, before and after the new Ontario disclosure regulation (1993),between groups of firms that were differentidly afEected by the legislation. It is found that after introducing the Ontario regulation, the pay-performance sensitivity increased much more in the firms that were affected by the regulation than in those that were unaffected by the regulation. In contrast to previous studies, these findings suggest that disclosure of executive compensation strengthens the pay-performance . . 11 relationship. The second chapter provides the first systernatic examination of the relationship between CE0 compensation. fimi size, and corporate performance for Canadian fm. Consistent with previous studies, this chapter fmds that CE0 pay rises with fm size and that compensation is tied to Company performance. Some novel fmdings are also documented. First, options and stock ownership tend to play a relatively more important role for CE0 incentives in small firms. And second, while CE0 turnover probability is generally negatively related to the firm's stock performance, the threat of dismissal is less pronounced in small firms. The third chapter compares executive pay-performance sensitivities between Canadian firms and US firms. Examining the data for 365 Canadian h s and 678 US fms over the years 199 1 - 1994, it is found that the pay-performance sensitivity associated with direct pay and stock ownership is smailer in Canadian fimis than in US firms but that the difference diminishesas firm size increases. This finding, together with poorer corporate performance and lower CE0 pay of Canadian firms, is consistent with the hypothesis that managerial incentives affect firm
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Book of Daniel Introduction • Book of Daniel as Literature • Studying Daniel • 10/21/06
Introducing the Book Of Daniel
History • Tales • Prophecy • Eschatology • Apocalypse
The Book of Daniel is one of the most colorful and interesting books found among the Old Testament writings. Its history covers the greater portion of Daniel's life from the third year of the reign of King Jehoiakim in 605 B.C., through the ups and downs of the Neo-Babylonian era, and into the rise of Persia during the reign of Cyrus II. Daniel is thrown into the darkest pit of God's judgment against the chosen people as they become a vassal of the Babylonian Empire. Consider how Daniel must have suffered witnessing the withdrawal of God's presence from the temple in Jerusalem when it was destroyed in 587 B.C. Did you ever contemplate the magnitude of this event? As Christians we think of God's presence inside of each of us by His Holy Spirit. To the Jews of ancient Israel, God's presence was in His holy temple—the temple in Jerusalem. The same temple that God allowed the Babylonians to destroy. Is it not almost incomprehensible—the apparent triumph of evil over the true God? Yet, in the face of this terrible evil, Daniel determines all the more to remain faithful.
As literature, the Book of Daniel includes intriguing features characteristic of Hebrew writing with its love of rhythmic themes and resonating chiasms. True artistry is exhibited in its assembly, no piece accidental, every block closely fitted—however its composition was knit—it was done well. Yet, exactly what kind of literature is Daniel? This vexing question has proved complex and not answered satisfactorily. Pore over the commentaries if you will, but their attempts to encapsulate Daniel, to categorize it, to pigeon-hole it are are but feeble shadows.
Perhaps Daniel is just a tale or collection of tales. Certainly a sense of high adventure and great storytelling propel these stories. Consider Daniel's vibrant faith, inspiring courage, clarion prayers, and audacious proclamations relentlessly evincing Yahweh as the only true King of all nations and His kingdom alone as everlasting. He is a grand hero and model for all.
As moral paradigm, Daniel is a worthy hero. Daniel finds himself a hostage of the Neo–Babylonians who have stole him and some friends away from their Judean homeland to disrupt their rulers and perhaps as a pledge to control the noisy little fiefdom known as the Yehud. (Of course, Judah itself is of no great or particular importance, but has some value as a buffer between the Babylonians and their enemies, the Egyptians.) Daniel must serve in a secular occupation not of his own choosing and somehow balance the pressures of the ever engulfing culture and the yearning of his soul to serve the living and true God whose kingdom endures forever and ever.
As prophecy, while humble Daniel resolves to live under the sovereignty of his God, that same God reveals mysteries, makes known His will, topples earthly kings, and determines all must yield to heaven. God's people are compelled to deal with the hostile people and cultures surrounding them, exercising control over them, whether in the form of the Chaldean empire or Persian bureaucracy or Greek expansionism. These foreign empires will jostle a temporal, fragile custodianship over the chosen people of the one true God. The Judean exiles will be forced to re-image their understanding of themselves and grow their knowledge of God and His promises. How can Daniel's God, whose temple lay in ruins and whose people are disbursed, reign supreme over all the earth? Can God really pluck his own from their land, disburse them among their enemies, and then restore their children to the promised land? The Ancient of Days has plans stretching far beyond the feeble expectations of the displaced Judeans.
The Book of Daniel deals with the basic issue any follower of God does: How to live godly in an imperfect and ungodly world. Fidelity to God versus the daily pressures and burdens of everyday life. Daniel deals with this issue on the individual level and on the societal level. How do God's people maintain their corporate identity and faithful to God?
Do not our difficulties pale in comparison! What can Daniel teach us? What is God's role in our lives…? Is our nation all powerful…really?
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- n. The state or quality of being special.
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- n. a distinguishing trait
- n. the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance
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Only debit: once Wall-E and Eve leave earth and enter the space station, a bit of specialness is lost.
The story and characters are very entertaining, engrossing even, but the specialness is in how the book is crafted.
I've told you our special name because its specialness is exclusive to our use of it.
If you change the word hero to protagonist then I struggle to think of any novel that doesn't have the universe recognise the 'specialness' of the main character (s) regardless of genre, however I will give you that fantasy is probably the worst genre for over egging the pudding when it comes to heroes.
I think there is some circumstantial evidence to those questions, but the "specialness" might have to be accepted with some degree of faith. nothing more than a complex machine
As a subsidiary question, since I never grasped this concept of "specialness" in that context: how "special" must one be to become a TSA special agent?
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One is the implicit and explicit reinforcement of bankers '"specialness," their elite status.
I Don't Know About You, But Working At Goldman Sachs Sounds Like A Harrowing, Existential Ordeal
Research in Japan, where 60% of households own a genuine Louis Vuitton product, suggests consumers are prepared to pay 50 times as much for the real thing as for a fake, even if the products appear identical, because of the feeling of "specialness" they get when they purchase the real thing.
I have a feeling that he talked to Eric at some time after second season and during third and complained a bit about Dean not having any 'specialness' like Sam and that the big bad was after Sam and all Dean did was protect, etc.
The supreme possibility is to show something of the nature of God within the creation, and the 'specialness' of humanity turns out to lie in its role as protecting (through the exercise of that love and intelligence) life overall, not only of human life; it is a crucial part, but still only a part, of the interdependence of all living things.


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The new process will mean much simpler Privacy Notices, where details of any organisations with which the Local Authority and DfE share data are contained on the Local Authority and DfE websites, with links from the Privacy Notices. This means that Privacy Notices do not need reissuing on an annual basis. The aim is to make the Privacy Notices issued to children and staff general and constant. Any changes to the details of organisations with which school or Local Authority data is shared will be updated on the Local Authority and DfE websites.
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all members of staff to inform them how their personal data is also processed
for the purposes of the Workforce Census.
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The school will issue the Privacy Notice (attachment 1),
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soon as practical after a pupil joins the school, if they are not on roll at
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A similar arrangement is recommended for the issue of a
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staff are issued the Privacy Notice as part of their contract of employment
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Low Country Blood eBook
Low Country Blood
Book #2 in the Vega & Middleton Mystery Series
344 Pages
Los Angeles TV journalist Beatrice Middleton has lost her job. With a possible employment offer in Atlanta, she heads home to Savannah, Georgia, to reconnect with her contentious African-American family, arriving to find that her 15-year-old nephew has been murdered.
This begins the unraveling of a cloak of family secrets surrounding another devastating crime, one that shattered Bea's world when she was a teen. The traumatic memory has been buried so deep it almost feels like it never happened—Almost. Humiliated by Bea years earlier, a psychotic Special Ops vet who makes his living moving heroin and specializing in "wet work" has returned to seek retribution. Read More
A Trick of the Light – eBook
After the death of a beloved sister, Wyatt King's only plan is to be left alone with his grief and his new ward, his days-old niece, Hannah. But when you're the last demon hunter descended from a centuries-old line of demon hunters, others might have something else in mind.
When Hannah is kidnapped by Malik, the second in command of Hell, Wyatt is rattled to the point of inaction, until an otherworldly ally guides him to an ancient stone circle: a gate to Hell. Soon Wyatt finds himself protecting – and falling for – the only clue to Hannah's whereabouts: a succubus-turned-human named Meridiana. Read More
A Fractured Land – ebook
Left with a huge debt by her runaway ex-husband, Lexi Taylor is out of money and out of luck. In search of a new beginning and determined to be on her own, she moves back home to sleepy Graaff Reinet to run the inn at Apricot Farm. Free of the problems of her old life, Lexi finally feels she's getting back on track—until American Carter O'Brien arrives in town.
South Africa is a long way from his home in Texas, but it's the fresh start Carter needs—and his last chance. A former musician and the wayward son of an oil industry tycoon, he has been sent to the Karoo Basin to search for shale gas, and is expected to succeed. Read More
Deadly Focus – ebook
When Los Angeles TV news photographer Lucy Vega, whose family was killed in a car crash, investigates another crash during the worst El Niño storm in decades, she is horrified to learn the victim is her uncle.
Though the medical examiner declares the death accidental, Lucy suspects otherwise. She sets out on a murder investigation of her own, and soon discovers secret underworld involvement by Mexican cartel members.
Bent on finding answers, Lucy travels to Mexico, where she meets a handsome but burned out CNN war correspondent who helps her trail the cartel deep into their own territory. Corruption and brutality are rampant, and Lucy must risk all to find the truth behind her uncle's murder. Read More
Enough! Thirty Stories Of Fielding Life's Little Curve Balls – ebook
Written over a span of more than 10 years, Enough! Thirty Stories of Fielding Life's Little Curve Balls by Caroline Taylor is an assortment of wry and thoughtful stories about people dealing with life's surprises. The collection showcases memorable, rich characters coping—or not—with the experiences that life throws at them.
Curve balls have many forms, and so do the ways we handle the ones that life pitches at us.
Praise for Enough!
"Caroline Taylor's stories are taut, pointed, and consistently intriguing—not to mention potent reminders of the dramatic arcs that shape even the most ordinary lives."—Louis Bayard, author of Lucky Strike. Read More
Over The Moon – ebook
Five years after Sunny finds her Mr. Right, she owns a gourmet soda company and lives in a house in Manhattan Beach, California, with her husband, Adam, and toddler son. They live a hip, married-with-one-kid existence—until, that is, Sunny gives birth to baby number two.
While fighting postpartum blues, Sunny finds suggestive emails between Adam and a sexy correspondent with whom he is supposedly breaking a huge political scandal. Then his anti-feminist mother turns up as fill-in nanny and homemaking consultant. Is this what happily ever after means after all?
Forced to examine the possible end of her marriage, the collapse of her business, and the sudden illness of her mother-in-law, Sunny realizes how much she has to lose, and attempts to save it all in the way that only Sunny can. Read More
Still Black Remains – eBook
Twist has a problem. His Newark, New Jersey neighborhood is under siege in a bloody turf war that has spun out of control. As one of the leaders of the Skulls, Twist devises a last-ditch attempt to end the war by kidnapping a high-ranking member of the rival gang with the hope of forcing them into submission. But his plan doesn't turn out as expected.
When negotiations deteriorate and violence escalates, the only recourse left is the execution of the hostage. As a volatile situation grows more explosive by the hour, the lines between right and wrong blur. And for Twist, resolution comes at a price. Read More
The Pirate's Bride – eBook
All Sophie Bellard wants is her freedom–freedom to sail the seven seas, and to be her own person without interference from some controlling husband. An arranged marriage to handsome and dangerous Captain Andre Dubois, derails her dreams. After a disastrous wedding night where a ruinous secret is discovered, the two go their separate ways with hopes of never meeting again.
Sophie becomes a pirate, while Andre sets off for the Orient where he makes a murderous enemy. Narrowly escaping with his life, Andre returns to home waters, and in an unexpected twist of pirate fate, reunites with his estranged and unwilling wife. Read More
Mind Virus – eBook
Robin Fox, peace-loving professor of world religions, wants only to leave his dark past as a military interrogator behind him. But when an unknown suspect tries to disperse a deadly virus in downtown Washington, Fox is unwillingly drawn back into the shadowy world of intelligence.
The FBI and CIA automatically suspect Islamic terrorists, but Fox digs deeper to discover the far more frightening truth: a global conspiracy to eradicate all religion from the face of the earth.
From Washington to Jerusalem, from Rome to London, Fox must use all his wits in a perilous race to stop a psychopathic mastermind from unleashing worldwide devastation. Read More
The Pirate Bride's Holiday Masquerade – eBook
This sequel to The Pirate's Bride is a fun piratey romp!
Pirate captains Sophie and Andre Dubois have finally reunited and are enjoying marital bliss. However, their good fortune wanes when Sophie contracts a mysterious illness. Andre is at a loss for how to help his wife, so when she asks to return to La Nouvelle-Orléans to throw a ball for Christmas, he doesn't hesitate to acquiesce.
Once on land, Sophie regains her strength, and preparations for the party begin. Those plans take a dark turn when an old enemy appears. Sophie is left to make the choice between her honor and her husband's life. Read More
Not Quite So Stories – eBook
Not Quite So Stories showcases the idea that life is absurd, ultimately beyond comprehension. In each story, people try to understand and explain the world. They may be able to come to terms with small pieces, but existence as a whole is beyond their grasp. Life isn't explainable, and the best people can do is continue on with their lives in the face of that fact. The stories in this collection proceed from this idea, examining how different characters manage – and/or fail – to do this.
After your eBook purchase, you will receive an email with .epub and .mobi versions for download. Read More
Ghosted – eBook
Hannah wants to relocate herself and her cat, Jimi, to the countryside of Calgary. So, when she finds a turn-of-the-century home in a small town at a good price she jumps at the opportunity.
Shortly after she moves in, strange noises, disturbances, and slamming doors hamper her efforts to make any changes in the house. Jimi starts acting odd, and the disturbances only increase in intensity. But Hannah is no quitter. By talking with long-time residents of her town, and with the help of a psychic, Hannah pieces together the tragic story of her resident ghost.
Will this new home and its non-corporeal occupant be exactly what Hannah needs to move on and find new love? Read More
Mexicali Blues – eBook
Set on the Mexico-California border, Mexicali Blues is a moody collection of 10 short stories that illustrates how the small choices we make every day bring redemption or loss, salvation or downfall.
In the Foreword, John Hemingway, grandson of Ernest Hemingway, says "The image Joseph gives of the California-Mexican Border and the people who live there is at the same time realistic and romantic, poetic and matter of fact. Tables are often turned and the strong and the weak are defeated by a culture that knows no pity, no remorse."
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Frog Kisses – eBook
Sunny St. Clair should be married. She should have a prestigious job. And, most importantly, she should live a safe distance from her eccentric —
and slightly embarrassing — New Age family. Things are going as planned: she's engaged to a successful man and on her way to becoming an attorney… until she discovers that both her fiancé and her career choice are less than stellar. When Sunny's world falls apart, her famous psychic brother, Atlas, encourages her to embark on a new career. And now alone and fearing certain spinsterhood at the ripe age of twenty-five, she begins a hapless and comic journey to meet Mr. Read More
Apocalypse All the Time – eBook
Apocalypse All the Time is post-post-apocalypticism. The apocalypse happens on a weekly (if not daily) basis and Marshall is sick of it. Life is constantly in peril, constantly disrupted, but nothing significant every really happens as a result. It's always handled. Marshall wants out; he wants it all to end. In short, the book explores what about the end times holds such fascination for humanity and what impact such a fascination has on the way we live our lives.
David S. Atkinson's interview with Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers.
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Analyzing telescope images to search for expolanets in distant solar systems requires high-performance computation that is flexible and fast. Using Chameleon, the experimental cloud computing testbed hosted by the Computation Institute and the Texas Advanced Computing Center, a class of students at the University of Arizona built a new analytics software package that will help astronomers find these planetary needles in the cosmic haystack.
As interest in artificial intelligence gains mainstream traction, computers and brains are increasingly compared to each other. But despite great advances in computer architecture and software, even the world's most powerful computers can't compete with the efficiency of the human brain. Capable of processing a constant flood of sensory information and make snap decisions, the brain nevertheless only burns about 15 watts of energy, less than a common light bulb.
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For several years, "smart cities" has been a popular buzzword for applications of data, computation, and technology in an urban setting. So far, the movement has achieved some early successes, such as open data portals and increasing use of predictive analytics from city governments across the country. But these efforts are just the first small step towards the full potential of new technologies to improve cities and the lives of their residents.
The traditional practices of scientific publication have made it difficult to properly credit software and the developers that built it. Journal articles are generally written to present scientific findings and share results, not code, a credit gap that has pushed many promising scientific programmers onto other career paths. But last year, a group of scientists including CI Senior Fellow and Argonne computer scientist Kate Keahey launched a new kind of journal, SoftwareX, to treat these contributions as valuable scientific instruments and give them the credit they deserve.


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The Forgotten Hope Team have given us alot of details everything from Garand rifles to Focke Wulf to Grappling hooks.
Hello and welcome back to another update of Forgotten Hope. Today we have quite a bunch of new renders and screenshots for you, but first we would like to officially welcome Otolikos to our development team. We have already shown Otolikos's map Tunis a few weeks ago, but last week he became an official dev. We have also had an interview with Mod DB recently. It includes exclusive screenshots and information regarding the upcoming 2.15 patch and the Normandy theater. Here is a small excerpt:
ModDB: From your recent media updates, it is evident that the team are working hard on the upcoming 2.15 patch. I understand the Tiger Tank has made its way in-game as well as some of the German & Italian weaponary. What are the main changes/additions we can expect to see in the upcoming release?
FH2: Aside from the inclusions of the Italian Army and the Tiger tank, we are working on a new HUD system that will be better suited to a WWII shooter than the standard BF2 comrose. Also, we have introduced a grappling hook kit in the map "Giarabub" to make room for some real LRDG (Long Range Desert Group) assaults!
You can read the whole interview here
The first render for today is one of the Grappling hooks we spoke about in the Mod DB interview. This British grappling hook was modeled, skinned and coded by ctz.
You will be able to find this grappling hook in special commando kits, which are usually limited to one per team and only appear on certain maps. You can use it to climb onto objects that are out of reach for other soldiers to gain excellent outflanking positions. Although only the person with the special kit can throw and pick up the hook, once it's in place, anyone can use it to climb up and down.
Next up are renders of the famous M1 Garand, by Seth Soldier and Winchester Model 12 trench gun, by Lobo.
The M1 Garand is probably one of the most famous allied weapons of World War 2. With over 5.4 million produced this is no surprise, but it was also the main rifle of the US army, where as all other nations only used semi-automatic rifles as a supplement to their main bolt-action rifles. It was designed in 1932 and officially adopted by the US military in 1936, but it wasn't until 1941 that the entire army could be equipped with them. As the war was raging on in Europe, sufficient numbers of M1s had to be produced and in early 1940 as many as 600 rifles could leave the factory in a single day. The M1 Garand used .30-06 rounds in 8 round clips and had an effective range of 500 yards.
The Winchester Model 1912 "Trench Gun" had proved extremely effective in the First World War at clearing out trenches. In the Second World War it was a lot less effective, as the ranges at which the combat took place were a lot larger. Nevertheless, The Winchester M12 still saw extensive action in the Pacific, where combat ranges were a lot closer than in Europe. Although in small numbers, the M12 was used in Europe, but mainly by military police.
Finally, we have some in game screenshots of the Focke Wulf 190 and Fieseler Storch 156, of which we showed the renders in previous updates.
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In reality I am finding my self just using the for having easy access to the two colors of ABS that I might have loaded. Printing with both nozzles simultaneously is challenging! Since this is the first post on the subject I will talk about some of the teething problems that I had and later about printing simultaneously.
Selecting the right base profile
I use Simplify3D and that caused me a couple of problems. The first might be obvious but it was not to me. There are four stock profiles available in Simplify3D for the Wanhao (single extruder, dual extruder left, dual extruder right, and dual extruder both). The dual extruder left and dual extruder right only light up the left or right extruder while the dual one lets both be lit up. At least I think this is what goes on behind the scenes. I don't really understand the nuances of why there needs to be three profiles as temperature control for the extruders is granular. But in any case, I use the profiles as they are named.
Adjustments to be able to use the left/secondary extruder
Simplify3D is a good piece of software. It does a lot of things that the free alternatives don't do including more intelligent support structures, what I think is a faster print from the slicer, ability to print multiple profiles at the same time, and a good user interface to tweek a wide range of printer parameters. It is, however, one of the BUGGIEST pieces of software that I use. One of those bugs concerns how you need to configure to use the left nozzle assuming that you have selected the left profile as discussed above!
The problem is that anytime Simplify3D changes temperature on the secondary nozzle, or the build platform, the firmware needs to be reminded that we are using the secondary nozzle (assuming that is the case). If you do not do this then you will be in for a surprise as the primary extruder will start clicking as it has not been heated up and the printer will be directing a cold nozzle at your print instead of a nice hot one with plastic coming out of it!
It is pretty easy to correct this problem. Two changes are needed. First under the "Tools" menu select "Firmware Configuration". Get rid of the "T0" at the end of the "Set Bed Temperature" field. This will keep things from going south if you adjust the Build Platform Temperature. Second go to the "Scripts" tab of the active "Process". Select the tab for "Tool Change G-Code" and enter the following code: "M135 T1". This keeps the printer working on the secondary extruder.
Note that the above steps are not needed if you are running under the dual extruder profile or with the primary/right extruder.
Adjusting the nozzles so they are level
Obviously the two nozzles need to be perfectly level in order to print in two materials.
One way to make minor adjustments is to use a small piece of Klapton Tape as a shim. Do this by taking the extruder assembly out of it's carriage. The tape will go over the recess area where the bolt secures the extruder assembly to the carriage. Tape on the side where you want to raise the nozzle!
The other way of adjustment is more likely to be needed if you have had the extruder assembly in bits and pieces for some reason. In this case there are some printed things that can help:
thing:299331 (one example, there are more).
BTW, if you do have your extruder assembly in bits and pieces there are some good diagrams in this thread that show what is going on with the nozzles and heaters.
Keep the tips of the nozzles clean
If you switch back and forth between the two nozzles you need to remember to clean the nozzle that is not in use! I find that there will often be a little pit of filament still attached to the nozzle that is not in use. This little bit of filament will grab the stuff you are printing and make you want to kick the dog. Clean the nozzle before use and the SPCA will not need to come for you.


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Wednesday, February 8, 2017
New Year, new me???
For the first time in almost 10 years I began studying again towards my Masters. The three papers I completed where all focused on Literacy. Although a tad stressful at times, I really enjoyed focusing on one of my teaching passions and have been excited to implement my new knowledge, knowledge that I could have written many great posts about!
Last year was my school's second year as part of the Manaiakalani Outreach programme. Learn, create, share and the affordance of digital technology has been an amazing gift for us, a wonderful challenge and we have already seen great gains in our students achievement.
My goal this year is to get back into writing on my blog and using this as a way to record evidence towards my registered teacher criteria. And look at that, first post done!
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Week 2 and posting already Kate - well done! I agree with your comment re Manaiakalani Outreach, it is a gift that you and the staff have embraced and are taking ownership of which is transforming our teaching and learning practice in a very positive way. I hope this year's PLGs are able to add to your practice and hopefully reduce some of the stress and workload. Keep posting!ReplyDelete
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