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Anterior knee pain
The main compartments of the knee are where many of the serious knee injuries occur such as meniscus (cartilage) tear, ligament damage etc. However a high percentage of knee pain comes from the anterior structures of the knee including the patella (kneecap), the patella tendon and various other structures. Anterior knee pain is usually worse on stairs (especially descending) and bad for squatting or kneeling.
Adolescent knee pain
In children and teenagers, especially sporty ones, there are some common problems of the anterior knee. So called patellofemoral pain syndrome is pain associated with abnormal stresses on the knee. Often there is no obvious structural damage seen on MRI. Causes may include misalignment of the patella, flat feet, hypermobility and lack of muscle strength. In cases where there is softening of the cartilage at the back of the patella this is known as chondromalacia patellae. Another common problem in the young is Osgood-Schlatter disease in which the pull of the quadriceps muscle causes multiple small fractures where the tendon attaches to the bone. It is self-limiting but often leaves the patient with life long bony lumps just below the knee caps.
Adult anterior knee pain
A common problem in middle and older age is osteoarthritis at the back of the kneecap. The pain is often hard to localise and may be accompanied by crepitus, clicking and swelling. Bursitis is also common. A bursa is a fluid filled sac which can become inflamed in conditions with antiquated names such as house maid's knee and parson's knee. Tendinopathy of the patella tendon is another overuse syndrome which is also known as jumper's knee. More recently, new pain syndromes have been identified. Fat pad impingement occurs when this highly pain sensitive structure gets pinched between kneecap and thigh bone. Plica syndrome is when an extension of the synovial membrane of the knee becomes pinched in a similar way.
Diagnosis and Treatment
Anterior knee pain is a complex subject and the experienced practitioner will still often require the back up of MRI scanning to support a clinical examination. The majority of the problems described will respond to careful management, hands-on treatment, exercises and correction of misalignment. More severe cases may involve referral to podiatrists, surgeons etc.
The Stiff Neck
The fact that the expression "a pain in the neck" is used to describe anything that's unpleasant or disagreeable says a lot about problems of the cervical spine. Symptoms can include severe pain, immobility, headache, arm pain and even dizziness and visual disturbance in some cases.
Causes of stiff neck
A stiff neck which comes on suddenly may result from muscle injury, muscle spasm, facet joint dysfunction or disc injury. More long term pain can be due to degenerative changes in the spine associated with aging e.g. spondylosis. Occasionally diseases such as meningitis or chronic conditions like polymyalgia rheumatica and fibromyalgia syndrome may be responsible.
As a general rule if the pain goes on for more than a week, it is sensible to let a qualified practitioner assess it.
A good clinical examination including a neurological work up should help to reach a diagnosis. If there are any so called "red flags" evident then further investigation may be required. I recently saw a patient who had a very painful neck and arm which initially looked treatable. However on neurological testing it became apparent from the findings that he had spinal cord compression. I didn't treat him but immediately referred him for an MRI scan and subsequently he had spinal surgery to remove a disc which would gradually have taken away the use of his legs. I hasten to add that this was very unusual and I have only seen two such cases in 25 years in practice.
A lot of cases of "wry neck" sort themselves out in a few days. Even in cases where there is a lot of wear and tear hands on treatment is very often helpful. In the modern world there is a move away from overly vigorous neck manipulation towards more gentle techniques. In most of these cases I use soft tissue work and/or acupuncture combined with steady mobilization and specific exercises to produce the desired result.
Cycling and your neck
The sporting success of Chris Hoy, Bradley Wiggins and Victoria Pendleton has given cycling in the UK a massive boost. People of all ages are getting back on bikes and enjoying the sport. This has spawned the amusing acronym "MAMIL" which for the uninitiated stands for "Middle Aged Man in Lycra".
Dropped handlebars
For many the appeal of the classic road bike far outweighs that johnny-come-lately sport of mountain biking. However the riding position with dropped handlebars is far from ideal from an anatomical point of view, especially in the more mature rider. On a long ride, the lumbar spine is held flexed for hours at a time, leading to increased compression of the lumbar discs. Conversely the neck is held in significant hyperextension which reduces the space available for the nerve roots as they exit the spine. With tyres at 120 psi and no suspension there is the added hazard of shock and vibration being transmitted through to the rider.
The aging neck
Most pro cyclists will retire aged 35 years or younger whereas recreational cyclists are often much older than this when they take it up. Even at 30 years of age the discs between the vertebrae may be beginning to dehydrate (spondylosis) and the facet joints will gradually become arthritic. With the boom in road cycling I have seen many cases of riders suffering neck and shoulder pain, often with pins and needles or numbness in the hands,
What can be done?
If you love cycling but have associated symptoms the good news is that you may not necessarily have to give up. Most manufacturers produce comfort orientated versions of their road bikes. The geometry of the frame is different to give a more upright riding position. Additionally components can be changed to further enhance the effect. Stem risers are available and a shorter handlebar stem will bring the rider more upright too. The saddle is also on a slider which can be brought forward. Additionally some hands on treatment and/or acupuncture may be enough to free the troublesome joints. As a cyclist who has suffered with this problem myself, I am very sympathetic to fellow sufferers.
The Problem Hip
The first recorded attempt at hip replacement occurred in Germany in 1891 using ivory to replace bone. However the first clinically successful replacements were performed in the 1950s and 60s by Professor John Charnley in Manchester. Technology has come on enormously since then and now 160,000 replacements are done every year in England and Wales with success rates running at around 96%.
This is a very common problem usually affecting older people. In my experience some cases are long term (chronic) in which the hip will gradually stiffen up but then grumbles on for years with only minimal deterioration and often manifests as episodes of pain. Others come on more acutely and deteriorate rapidly with a downhill path that leads to the surgeon's door within months. As an Osteopath it often surprises people that I am very much in favour of hip replacement surgery. I think there is a strong case to have the surgery early as this avoids prolonged periods of limping which damages the spine and other joints which cannot be replaced.
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome
Of course many pains around the hip area are not caused by osteoarthritis and do not require surgery. I see huge numbers of cases of greater trochanteric pain syndrome which used to be called trochanteric bursitis. Most of the pain is in the buttock and down the outer side of the thigh (osteoarthritis of the hip is commonly felt in the groin and front of the thigh). Currently this is thought to relate to a dysfunction of the tendon of one of the buttock muscles.
Acetabular labrum tear
Since the advent of MRI scanning this has become a much more common diagnosis. The condition is caused by a tear in the lining of the socket of the hip and shows up as a "catching hip". Specialist MRI is used for diagnosis and surgical repair usually fixes the problem.
Leg pain, numbness, tingling and weakness
Sciatica is a hugely common problem. It often starts as low back pain which then radiates through the buttock, back of the thigh and into the calf. The foot may become numb or tingle. Severe cases can lead to foot drop due to weakness in the muscles of the leg. Famous sufferers are as diverse as footballer Thierry Henry and playwright William Shakespeare
The vast majority of cases are mechanical in origin. In other words there is no disease process as such, but the nerve roots have become compressed by the surrounding tissues. Commonly a prolapsed ("slipped") disc will do this, although the facet joints can also produce a similar effect if inflamed and spinal instability (spondylolisthesis) is another cause. Occasionally the same sort of symptoms can be caused by a muscle in the buttock (piriformis) tightening around the sciatic nerve itself-the so called "piriformis syndrome". Men sometimes get sciatica if they habitually drive cars with firm seats with a thick wallet in their back pocket which squashes the nerve.
In many cases a clinical diagnosis is all that is necessary i.e. no special tests are required. The tell tale signs are the history, a reduction of ability to lift the leg up straight and maybe a loss of muscle power or ankle reflex. Plain X-rays are relatively unhelpful but the MRI scan will often reveal the cause of the pressure on the nerve roots.
As ever it is best to start with simple treatments first. Hands on massage, manipulation and acupuncture will be helpful in many cases. Where possible, mobility should be maintained and as pain subsides core stability exercises should be encouraged to reduce the risk of recurrence. Cases that don't respond to this may go for spinal injection (nerve root block or epidural) and a very small percentage may require surgery to remove the offending disc or stabilize the spine.
"Pins and Needles"
What is it?
Medically "pins and needles" is known as paraesthesia and we've all experienced the prickling, tingling, numbing or burning feelings that occur after accidentally sleeping on an arm or sitting on a hard toilet seat for too long. The nerve is temporarily squashed but normality returns within a minute or two of moving. Some pins and needles are however longer lasting and this phenomenon often merits further investigation.
What causes long term pins and needles?
Many cases of long term pins and needles that I see are also caused by mechanical nerve compression but the cause of the compression may not disappear so easily. For example pins and needles in the hand may be coming from the wrist (carpal tunnel syndrome), forearm (pronator teres syndrome), elbow (ulnar nerve injury), or neck (spondylosis/osteoarthritis). The particular fingers affected often give a good clue as to the precise whereabouts of the nerve compression. However it is important to be aware of the many other potential causes of paraesthesia.
Other causes
Sometimes the nerve itself may become diseased (neuropathy), often as a consequence of other medical problems. For example, diabetes can commonly lead to pins and needles especially if it isn't controlled properly, as can Vitamin B12 deficiency, malnutrition, chronic alcohol abuse, chemotherapy, hyperventilation, toxin exposure and neurological disease. Occasionally arterial disease may show up as pins and needles too.
What can be done?
As ever accurate diagnosis is the key. The vast majority of cases that I see in practice have a simple mechanical explanation and can be treated using the time honoured hands on techniques to "free up" the nerve. However in severe cases or when a medical problem is suspected I liaise with the GP to achieve the best result for the patient.


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Homework is important because the evidence demonstrates that when it is set in a regular and meaningful manner it contributes to advances in student learning.
So the setting of homework gives a learning advantage to our students. Students who do regular homework do, on average, 15% better than those who do not.
Put another way, it can make half a National Curriculum Level or GCSE grade difference. Therefore students are disadvantaged if they are not regularly completing homework.
Top Tips for Successful Homework
- If possible have a set time and a place when homework is to be done. For some young people it will be as soon as they come in from school. Other families will make the time after the evening meal ?homework time?. Having a regular slot helps students keep homework as a priority and organise their time well.
- Try and have a quiet place to do homework, with few distractions. It could be a bed room or a kitchen table.
- ?Show my Homework? will outline what the homework task is and when it is due in. If students are unsure about the task they should speak to their teacher.
- Use Show my Homework to plan when to do homework. Teachers should be giving students time to get homework completed and therefore if you have regular evening events, a sport, youth club, cadets or whatever, it should be possible to build that around the programme.
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Show my Homework FAQ?s
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The following document outlines the setting of homework tasks from each faculty / subject.
Details of content and specific deadlines will be published through our dedicated tasks website Show My Homework. Please email the Head of Faculty or individual member of staff should you have any concerns or require clarification about tasks set. Students also log details of tasks in their planners.
How long should be spent working on each homework?
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Frequency of homework.
This is detailed in each section. Our school year is split up into six terms ? two up to Christmas, two to Easter and two in the summer.
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By Jessica Huang
Directed by Ricardo Vázquez
Created by Other Tiger Productions
March 6th through March 8th
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
ZERO-INFINITY FLIGHT PATH begins at the end of a journey to the top of a mysterious mountain. A girl, her mother, and a guide climb up in order for the girl to enact a sacrifice for the salvation of those at the base. But the closer she gets to completing her journey, the more she begins to question its validity causing the entire party to contend with crises of doubt and questions of free will.
By Albert Camus
Directed by Del Logeais
January 25 through January 28, 2018
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
A prodigal son returns home unrecognized, having been abroad for twenty years, to an inn run by his mother and sister—who have been killing lodgers in order to make a living for themselves. In an immersive re-imagining of this rarely performed play, described by Camus as the theatrical piece that "resembles him the most," The Misunderstanding explores concepts of grief, guilt, and the absurdity of existence in a world that is equally cruel to the innocent and the criminal.
By Bertolt Brecht
Directed by Warren Bowles
November 9 through November 19, 2017
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center
Brecht sets his satirical tale in Chicago during the turbulent times of Depression and Prohibition. Things are not going well for the Cauliflower Trust and so Arturo Ui seizes the opportunity to grasp power. Brecht directly references the rise of Hitler and the Third Reich though his parable is perfect for our modern times.
Led by Janaki Ranpura
Showing September 27
Ross Studio Theater 8pm
See something. Say nothing.
Are these phrases an encouragement to mistrust? Perhaps we could take them as instructions for play. A group of students create care packages to leave in public. The results of what happens transform into performance for the showing of "Take Care."
Janaki Ranpura
Led by Masanari Kawahara
Showing Wednesday, October 18 at 7:00pm
Green Room in the Foss Center
Giving life to inanimate objects made from cardboard, masking tape, newspapers and papier-mâché, we will create small and intimately-scaled puppet theater. Different forms introduced may include object theater, hand puppets, figure puppets, and doll/bunraku puppets and masks. We will explore creating an intimate theater from scratch inspired by poems, obituaries, or a love letter.
Masanari Kawahara
Directed by Darcey Engen
April 4 through April 7 at 7pm
April 8 at 3pm
Bethany Lutheran Church
This contemporary site-specific revision of Arthur Miller's The Crucible will perform at Bethany Lutheran Church on Franklin Avenue close to the Augsburg campus. Audiences will experience the play in close proximity to the actors as they move through the sanctuary and surrounding spaces. In a time of fake news and alternative facts, Arthur Miller's The Crucible, a play about the Salem witch trails in colonial Massachusetts 1692, seems more significant then ever. Written by Miller in 1953 in response to McCarthyism, the play examines the dangers of extremism, fabricated accusations, and shattered trust.
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By William Shakespeare
Directed by Darcey Engen
October 28th, 29th and November 3rd, 4th, 5th at 7:00 P.M.
October 30th and November 6th at 3:00 P.M.
Cymbeline, one of William Shakespeare's final plays, is a fantastical fairy tale that swings from comedic heights to tragic despair with an added touch of romance. Taking place during King Cymbeline's reign in Britain, the play tells the story of Princess Imogen's romance with the courteous but poor Posthumus, their secret marriage and his consequent banishment. The couple's journey back to each other involves wagers and poison, hidden identities, long-lost brothers, deceitful villains, a lost bracelet, evil stepmothers, ineffectual fathers, and an invasion by the Roman army.
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center
Silence is Health/Silencio es Salud
By Karina Casiano
Directed by Beliza Torres Narvaez
November 17th, 18th, and 19th at 7 P.M.
November 20th at 3 P.M.
Sara is a prominent TV reporter eager to do anything to get high ratings. She is getting married to a well-known intellectual writer, but her picture perfect wedding –which is not as perfect as it seems – is about to take an unexpected turn captured by the cameras. As Sara tries to make sense of what just happened, we get a glimpse of the past events that might have led to her loved ones being targeted. We also get to go forward in time and witness what happened after the wedding. Thus, we learn some of the answers that Sara will most likely never find.
Casiano's site-specific play Silence is Health/Silencio es Salud is based on official documents, testimonies, historical research and analyses of similar periods of political crisis and the consequent state of surveillance in Argentina, Guatemala, Chile, Spain, Germany, Ireland, Israel and the United States. How much of your civil and human rights are you willing to give up in the name of "national security"? What if things that only happen "to other people," or "in other countries" happen to you?
Don't say you didn't know…
Various Locations, Foss Center
By Harold Pinter
Student-Directed by Jack Morton
February 2nd, 3rd and 4th at 7 P.M.
Betrayal circles around the complicated relationship of married couple Emma and Robert, and Emma's affair with Robert's best friend Jerry. Pinter's innovative use of reverse chronological order challenges the audience to explore broken trust between partners and friends and the consequences to life's decisions.
Foss Studio Theater, Foss Center
In collaboration with E.G. Bailey and Shá Cage
February 2nd, 3rd, 4th at 8:30 P.M.
"Beyond the Silence is a spoken word piece that is themed around the value of voices in various contexts. This ensemble-created piece will be an exploration of what it means for voices to be silenced, underrepresented, or neglected in spaces that are valued and found as important for change. Through poetry and performance, hear the experiences of this group and the power they carry through their voices."
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center
Passing Strange
Book and Lyrics by STEW
Music by STEW and Heidi Rodewald
Directed by Jamil Jude
Thursday, March 30th at 7:00 P.M.
Friday March 31st at 7:00 P.M.
Saturday, April 1st at 7:00 P.M.
Sunday, April 2nd at 3:00 P.M.
Saturday April 8th at 3:00 P.M.
Saturday April 8th at 7:00 P.M.
Sunday April 9th at 3:00 P.M.
Part comedy. Part coming-of-age story. Full-out rock concert! PASSING STRANGE, a Tony award-winning musical, is a genre-bending exploration of an artist's journey to find life's truths. The story follows Youth, a young Black man raised in the idyllic hills of California, as he passes through life, learning about himself and the world around him, through music and the people he meets because of it. Throughout his journey for "the real," he gains so much, but is what he gives up too much? Will the ends justify the means? Will everything be alright?
"Call it a rock concert with a story to tell, trimmed with a lot of great jokes. Or call it a sprawling work of performance art, complete with angry rants and drag queens… I'll just call it wonderful" – New York Times
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Best Precor EFX Home Elliptical Trainers | 2018-2019 | Comparison and Reviews
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Precor Home Ellipticals Comparison and Reviews (2018-2019): This is a roundup, comparison and reviews of the top rated Precor elliptical trainers for 2018-2019. Precor ellipticals are premium high end, club quality ellipticals. Most major gyms feature Precor Ellipticals, Treadmills, and Exercise Bikes. These are built to commercial quality standards for durability and longevity. The build […]
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The new Precor AMT® 835 is a unique type of elliptical machine. AMT stands for Adaptive Motion Trainer. It is a stepper, treadmill, and elliptical in one. You can adjust your stride without touching any controls, using Precor's Open Stride which provides you with an infinite range of stride paths (0 to 36 inches). Handheld arms allow you to workout both upper and lower body, while on the machine for a total body workout. The Stride Dial™ visually shows you the stride length to determine which muscle groups are being worked. As stride length changes, the Stride Dial updates real-time. The AMT 835 is self powered, so it does not require an electrical outlet. Stride height and resistance can be controlled by easy to use toggle switches. Simple controls and easy to read LED console which will be familiar to those who use Precor equipment in the gym. This is a commercial model, so it is rugged and built to last, with a 10 years parts warranty. Accessories holders are included for water bottle, reading communication devices (tablets) and portable music players. Grip and Telemetry Heart monitoring.
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Saint Paul of the Cross
- God's Hunter of Souls
- Paolo Francesco Danei
- Paul Daneo
- 19 October
- 18 October (Rome, Italy)
- formerly 28 April
The son of a merchant, Paul was a pius youth. After receiving a vision, and while still a layman, he founded the Congregation of Discalced Clerks of the Most Holy Cross and Passion (Passionists) in 1721 to preach about Jesus Crucified. Preacher of such power that hardened soldiers and bandits were seen to weep. At one point all the brothers in the Order deserted him, but in 1741 his rule was approved by Pope Benedict XIV, and the community began to grow again. Ordained in 1727 by Pope Benedict XIII. Missionary.
- 18 October 1775 at Rome, Italy of natural causes
The soul is a seed which God sows in the field of the Church; to produce fruits, it must die under the strokes of pains, sorrows, contradictions, and persecutions. – Saint Paul of the Cross
Let us fear more to be deprived of sufferings than a miser fears to lose his treasures. – Saint Paul of the Cross
Suffering is brief; joy will be eternal. – Saint Paul of the Cross
Do you know why God subjects you to so many miseries? That He may bestow on you the riches of heaven. – Saint Paul of the Cross
In your trials, have recourse to Mary, and She will remedy them. – Saint Paul of the Cross
He who truly loves God regards as little what he suffers for God's sake. – Saint Paul of the Cross
The greater our cross, the greater is our gain; the more deprived suffering is of consolation, the purer is it; the more creatures are against us, the more closely united are we to God. – Saint Paul of the Cross
Sufferings are the pearls of Jesus crucified. It happens sometimes that the lightning rends a mountain and discloses therein a mine of treasures. So, also, the thunderbolts of adversity bring forth a gold-mine in certain souls. – Saint Paul of the Cross
I hope that God will save me through the merits of the Passion of Jesus. The more difficulties in life, the more I hope in God. By God's grace I will not lose my soul, but I hope in His mercy. – Saint Paul of the Cross
One day the Lord caused me to hear these words at the foot of the tabernacle: 'My son, he who embraces Me embraces thorns.' – Saint Paul of the Cross
It is very good and holy to consider the passion of our Lord, and to meditate on it, for by this sacred path we reach union with God. In this most holy school we learn true wisdom, for it was there that all the saints learned it.
Therefore, be constant in practicing every virtue, and especially in imitating the patience of our dear Jesus, for this is the summit of pure love. Live in such a way that all may know that you bear outwardly as well as inwardly the image of Christ crucified, the model of all gentleness and mercy. For if a man is united inwardly with the Son of the living God, he also bears his likeness outwardly by his continual practice of heroic goodness, and especially through a patience reinforced by courage, which does not complain either secretly or in public. Conceal yourselves in Jesus crucified, and hope for nothing except that all men be thoroughly converted to his will. – from a letter by Saint Paul of the Cross
My heart breaks when I think of the sorrows of the most holy Virgin. Oh tender Mother, unutterable was Thy grief in finding Thyself deprived of your dear Son, and then in beholding Him dead in Thy arms! Ah! who can realize the sadness of Mary when She returned to Bethany after the burial of her Son? Jesus expires on the cross! He is dead that we may have life. All creation mourns: the sun darkens, the earth trembles, the rocks burst, and the veil of the temple is rent in twain; my heart alone remains harder than a rock! – Saint Paul of the Cross
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Analytical Estimation of Transit Access Impedancesby Paul R. Rassam, Sr. Consultant; Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., Washington, DC,
Raymond H. Ellis, Manager; Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., Washington, DC,
Serial Information: Transportation Engineering Journal of ASCE, 1972, Vol. 98, Issue 2, Pg. 191-208
Document Type: Journal Paper
Access to transit lines has a significant impact on transit ridership. Accordingly, models developed by the UTP process very often distinguish between access time and line-haul time. A systematic technique for determining access link characteristics from a zone to a single transit stop or to a given transit line is developed herein. The methodology, programmed for a computer, allows an easy, low-cost, and consistent estimation of access times and distances from a zone. Two access models are proposed. The first model considers the case of only those users who walk to transit. In the second model, it is assumed that users walk or drive, or both, to transit according to a diversion function (a submodal split) based on distance.
Subject Headings: Transportation management | Ridership | Computing in civil engineering | Benefit cost ratios | Case studies
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Finding Voices is inviting all to be part of their Finding Voices Event happening until Monday, April 6, 2015 from 3:30 to 4:30 in the afternoon. The event will be held at the Central Public Library, 330 Park Boulevard, San Diego, California.
Participants have to be 16 to 18 years old (High School students). Event will be every Monday and will be held for 12 weeks. Please be sure to reserve your slot early as only 25 spots are available.
Finding Voices is an innovative new technology program offering minority as well as low-income, at risk, and disadvantaged teens the chance to be trained on how to utilize advanced social media tools and techniques. Once learned properly, they will be able to successfully create and manage socially conscious campaigns for the businesses that are targeting them.
Benefitting this event are those high school students who are considered at risk, disadvantaged, and come from low-income families.
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An award honoring those who selflessly serve the community for the betterment of all was given to Mansfield ISD Board Trustee Raul Gonzalez.
Gonzalez received the Gary Whetzel Heart for the Community Award, which is sponsored by Common Ground Network.
"The award was established in 2014 in recognition and celebration of Gary Whetzel, who served the community faithfully for more than 35 years," said Jerry Ritchie, president of Common Ground Network. "Raul Gonzalez is the perfect choice to receive this award because he embodies all of the characteristics of a servant leader."
Gonzalez has served on the MISD school board for eight years. He also was a member of the Summit High School Band Boosters, worked with the MISD Education Foundation, volunteered for numerous causes and works closely with city councils for Mansfield and Arlington.
"His commitment to this community is without question and one we should all look to," Ritchie added.
Common Ground Network is an organization that ensures that every child has their needs met in various ways. Gonzalez was surprised with the award on Sept. 6 at a Common Ground Network community breakfast.
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Implant-a-Smile Loves Glendora
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Dr. Antoine Sayegh/ImplantaSmile.co has two convenient locations – one in Glendora and another in Huntington Beach. With his primary location on Historic Route 66 in Glendora, Dr. Sayegh is happy to be based in Los Angeles County, with a satellite office in Orange County. His dental offices are located approximately 48 miles apart.
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ImplantaSmile Glendora is located at 707 W. Route 66, Suite 102. Office hours are Monday & Wednesday 8-5 (closed 1 – 2 p.m. for lunch), Tuesday Hygiene Appointments 8-6, Thursday 7-3 and Friday by appointment. The office is closed on Saturday and Sundays.
All About Glendora
Approximately 25 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, the city Glendora is often referred to as the Pride of the Foothills. The city was incorporated in 1911 and has 52,000 residents. Other interesting trivia about Glendora, California:
- Home to "Gumby Fest," an annual event which began in 2014 to celebrate the iconic television cartoon character, Gumby.
- Like many other cities in the San Gabriel Valley, Glendora started off as a small citrus-producing community.
- Agriculture eventually gave way to residential development, so there are very few remaining orange groves.
- Glendora has a low crime rate.
- Most residents of Glendora are married (51%).
- The unemployment rate is exceedingly low, at 4 percent.
- The city boasts an excellent school district, with 80 percent of Glendora High School graduates going on to college.
- Camping and hiking in the picturesque scenery of the Glendora foothills. Grounds include a cabin that features kitchen facilities.
- Corporate headquarters of major U.S. and international firms. These include corporate giants, Rain Bird Sprinkler Manufacturing Company and the National Hot Rod Association.
- Entertainment includes: a 12-screen AMC movie theater, Top-Billing Entertainment Performance Academy trains and showcases local talent, the city's parks and rec department and local churches offer a myriad of opportunities and fine arts' classes. The Citrus Community College's performing arts center also offers performances all year long.
- Glendora Country Club offers rolling fairways and lush greens skirted by sand bunkers and water hazards.
- Restaurants that specialize in virtually every available food category offer everything from fast food to fine dining. Thanks to Food Network, The Donut Man (located east of ImplantaSmile on Route 66) is a national treasure.
- Sports clubs offer child, youth and adult opportunities include everything from tennis to soccer to football to chess.
- Glendora Village is in the northern part of town, on Glendora Avenue. It offers specialty shops with personalized service and unique items.
- Citrus College is a community college with an enrollment of 12,000 students. It is the oldest public community college in Los Angeles County, serving surrounding cities such as Glendora, Azusa, Charter Oak, Claremont, Monrovia, and Duarte.
Huntington Beach Dental Office Location
In addition to the main office, located in Glendora, Dr. Sayegh has a satellite office in Huntington Beach at 7677 Center Avenue, Suite 210. His office hours there are Tuesday 7-6 and Friday by appointment. The office is closed on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. The phone number is (626) 963-7581.
About Implant a Smile
Dr. Antoine Sayegh & the ImplantaSmile Team use the latest available dental treatments, equipment, and materials – all of which make a marked difference in our patients' experiences. We are committed to helping our patients achieve optimal dental health. We creatively combine dental science and artistry — which can literally redesign your smile. Since even a subtle change in your smile will help you to project self-confidence and high self-esteem, we love helping you feel good about yourself. We deliver the finest dental care at the most reasonable cost and accept most dental insurance plans as well as CareCredit. For more about the dental treatment plans we offer or to schedule an appointment, call today (626) 963-7581.


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The landscape, the history, the culture, the people; the authentic elements of Hastings County uniquely inspire each stroke of a brush, influence the fine details of curation, and forge hot glass into intricate designs. South to North and East to West, there is a vibrant artisanal vein that runs through Hastings County, and we have mapped it out for you!
The Arts Route creates a trail of discovery to painters, potters, jewelry makers, photographers, performing arts and other creatives, making it effortless for visitors to uncover the bountiful artistic talent here.
Plan out your route with our online interactive map!
Art in the Park - August 3 - Tweed, On
Art at Farmtown Park - August 11 - Stirling, On
Tweed & Area Studio Tour - September 28 & 29
Bancroft & Area Studio Tour - Sepetember 21, 22 & 28, 29
We understand the importance of supporting and celebrating our arts and culture. It is key to our quality of place and celebrating our place will attract more tourists, dollars and investment to our local economy. That's why we promote local artisans on our award winning Arts Route. And it is through the Arts Route that we can begin to brand Hastings County as being the creative place that it is.
By supporting our rich cultural heritage, showcasing our unique identities and celebrating our cultural and entertainment amenities, we will become an even more attractive place for people visit and live, and investment will follow. Learn more about our cultural plan.
With financial support from Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) in Bancroft and Trenval Business Development Corporation in the Quinte Region, we have developed the Arts Route.
Artisans and arts organizations can have their venues featured on the route. An online interactive map was developed to make it easier for people to find the artisans and navigate around Hastings County.
Membership Benefits:
There is no fee/cost to be a member of the Arts Route, but there are requirements that businesses/organizations must meet in order to be accepted as a member.
Interested in becoming a member? Please contact Kasey Rogerson, Tourism Development Coordinator, at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 613-966-6712 x4012 for membership details.


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Click to enlarge the photos. The red numbers on the before photos relate to the location where I took the pictures on the plan from *this post.*
Front walkway.
Front rock wall and front door.
Standing at the outer perimeter of the upper yard and looking towards the backyard. These photos are not an exact fit, but I wanted to show how the juniper hedge completely blocked off the side yard.
In the "before," I lifted the camera up above the juniper hedge and took the photo.
View from side corner towards the driveway.
Not an exact match, but the side fence is about eighteen inches off the corner of the house, in front of the big tree.
This last one is a bit difficult to envision. We took out all the cement "pavers" just under the number 36 in the left photo. If you stood just to the right of that red number, feet on the brick patio and looked toward the fence, you would have the view of the "after" photo.
Confusing? You'll just have to come and visit.
The other night my husband and I carried our dinner plates and glasses out to the small table and two chairs we have in front of the fountain, and enjoyed our dinner outside, overlooking the city's landscape and enjoying the new space.


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Everyone's Irish for at least one day of the year, and it's hard to resist. In honor of Ireland, we drink, we stay out late with our friends, and we even color our beverages green. That's right, never has a holiday helped crappy beer sell more than St. Patty's day, where generally bars will have ridiculous drink specials offering cheap and sometimes free Green Beer, which is usually just colored Natty Light or Busch or whatever else is dirt cheap and available. But what if you don't drink beer? What if you still want to partake in some festive drinking. Well, there's a few options. You can drink Irish whiskey, you can drink Irish cream, or you can drink a green liquor beverage using green colored liqueurs and/or colors that when mixed give you the green result. For those looking at the last option, we've got a few recipes to share using a few spirits we recently received samples on. Check them out below and give em a try this St. Pats.
Pot of Gold
- 1 part Sauza® Blue Reposado 100% Agave Tequila
- 4 parts limeade
- 12 parts of your favorite microbrew beer
- Lemon slice (garnish)
Add Tequila and limeade and stir. Fill glass to the top with your favorite microbrew beer. Serve guests the remaining beer on the side. Garnish with lemon slice
A Lucky Kiss
- 1 part Sauza® Blue Silver 100% Agave Tequila
- ½ part DeKuyper® Melon Liqueur
- 2 parts limeade
- Sugar
- Lemon slice (garnish)
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice combine all ingredients and shake to chill. Strain into a cocktail glass filled with ice and rimmed with sugar. Garnish with a lemon slice. Enjoy!
Four Leaf Clover
- 1 ½ parts Skinnygirl™ Cucumber Vodka
- 4 mint leaves
- 1 large basil leaf
- 1 lime wedge
- 3 parts soda water
- ½ tsp agave nectar
Squeeze lime wedge into glass. Muddle lime wedge with mint, basil and vodka. Add ice and top with soda water. Add agave nectar and stir. Garnish with mint leaves and enjoy!
Emerald Green Charm
- 1 ½ parts Skinnygirl™ Bare Naked Vodka
- 3/4 part apple juice
- ¼ part agave syrup
Stir agave syrup with vodka in the base of a shaker until the agave syrup dissolves.
Add apple juice and shake thoroughly with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with an apple slice.


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The Goat Trick by Lu Harper
Half man, half goat, I too
have seen him:
lurking about the train tracks
and kicking empty
boxes like kittens,
or limping across the bottled field
between the two housing
projects and the broad green
grins of dumpsters –
smiling with upturned couches.
Sometimes love ends like that.
I don't care about what you have,
but about what you want:
the licked pulse,
the jut of hipbone,
the warm belly.
I want.
Like pockets heavy with fossils.
I want all the way down to drowning.
The goatman has tricks.
Here's the main one:
He can throw his voice anywhere.
Into trees, into bees.
Into the mutilated and the dead.
Into parts of your own body.
He throws it!
From the middle of the train tracks:
curve-ball, fast-ball.
There it goes!
Straight at the ugly mug
of your heart:
sitting up there in your chest
like a carnival clown.
Baseballs tossed from all those children
on a field trip to see ART.
There, it flies:
into a shiny red Christmas truck,
a hand-wrought bowl,
into your new best friend, Scottie,
into the love of your life.
Always with a train bearing down,
and each time
I chase the panicked voice:
sounding exactly like
Momma or lover or child.
Sounding like a hurt dog.
And each time I reach it,
there's no body.
And then there's the train.
Literary Editor: John Yu Branscum
International Literary Editor: Yi Izzy Yu


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6 Soul Crushing Classic Television Theme Show Songs
It is generally common knowledge that the M*A*S*H theme is actually called 'Suicide Is Painless." If you watch the movie, you can actually listen to the lyrics which were written by a teenager. You can always and often do sing along to these songs, but how often are the lyrics actually considered? After all, an upbeat sea shanty can be used to describe seven strangers stranded on an island together for an indeterminate period of time. The TV theme song can also be used to describe how the soul of your mother can possess a car like Christine. It can all be repackaged into a catchy tune. What follows is a listing of some of the best and the most soul crushing.
All in the Family "Those Were The Days"
There are actually very few scenes as memorable or touching in TV history as Edith and Archie sitting around the piano singing. The song that they sing 'Those Were The Days' touches on a simpler easier time when things made more sense. This would be until you actually look at the time in which Archie and Edith are actually waxing poetic for. When was the car the LaSalle made? When was Herbert Hoover President? When did Glen Miller play? What was that time directly before the 'welfare state' was created? Oh yeah, that was the Great Depression. The days of record unemployment and breadlines. Mostly, the Bunkers are complaining about dirty hippies running around in long hair and a sexually ambiguous culture. They are also saying that living under Richard Nixon is worse than the Great Depression. Now, that is a truly depressing thought. It would have been interesting to see if their sentiment carried over into the 1980s.
Cheers "Where Everybody Knows Your Name"
Have you ever stopped to consider the series of events that makes drinking until you can't remember your own name seem like a good idea? Well, the next time that you are urinating in an open parking lot, you might want to consider the suggestions "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" gives. If you do not have enough cash to pay your own electric bill, this song suggests taking whatever money you do have and buying beer. If your psychiatrist gets tired of you and leaves the country, this song suggests washing away your depression in alcohol. How's this for dysfunction? Your child commits an act of animal cruelty. Don't talk to them. Simply slink off and get blitzed. It is almost as helpful as using spirits to avoid transgender issues in your own family, which the song also suggests. Maybe the Prohibition era isn't looking so bad after all. The song is basically encouraging people to crawl in a bottle and then crawl out when Sam has a baseball career again.
Car 54, Where Are You?
A zombie apocalypse would quite frankly be preferable to the world postulated by "Car 54, Where Are You?" There is open rioting in the streets. Muggers are completely unafraid. Traffic is backing up and no one is in control. Foreign dignitaries are visiting and left to fend for themselves. Where are the police? Where is the presence of law and order? They are not actually busy. They just don't care. The criminal element is well aware of this and actively exploiting it for their own whims. They are not even afraid. This attitude is not only present in one area. It is the entire police force seemingly taking constant siestas all at once. There is no mention of donut shop disturbances though. Honestly, they might have been better off actually giving a badge to Herman Munster.
WKRP In Cincinnati
The subject of the WKRP theme song seems to be so distraught over a previous relationship that it might very well qualify as post-traumatic stress disorder. Basically, the relationship was filled with aimless drifting (read frequent unemployment), fighting, and passive-aggressive behavior. Yet even through it all, the singer seems to have some sort of feeling for their former flame. As a result of the relationship, they either went to a town they never been through or just kind of ended up at. They had to take an available job and rebuild their lives from there. Of course, they never saw their partner or even heard from them again. It is situation that they never really feel comfortable enough to discuss with their coworkers through the run of the show either. Smart money says that the song was not an ode to Venus Flytrap.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show "Love Is All Around"
"Love Is All Around" is not singing to someone who is themselves spreading joy. The lyric is "Who can turn the world on with their smile?" It is not "Who is turning the world on with her smile?" The purpose of the song is not to stress someone's good points. It is to try and either pry someone off the couch who has been there for two months or talk someone down from a suicide hotline. Originally, the premise of the show was that Mary Richards was divorced. It was amended to an 'ended engagement.' Every line that is discussed in the song is the opposite of what the character being sung to is currently doing. Examined through that lens, the girl being sung to is frowning, listless, lonely, and selfish. Or course, her constant moping is not exactly making her a fun date either. At the very least, people did not have to believe that she divorced Dick Van Dyke.
Good Times
The message of the Good Times theme song is supposed to be to smile through the pain. However, the second verse properly spells out exactly what the pain is. People going through it might well be susceptible to morbid depression. Look at the laundry list of problems which is discussed. After being laid off, your credit rating destroyed, and waiting in line for food stamps, your only real options are to dejectedly have your soul crushed or just enjoy it. To its credit, the song does suggest that you do the latter. However, it is really just a seemingly mocking suggestion or attempt at dark humor. The interesting part is that the gospel soul is so upbeat throughout the entire song. It really has the feel of an old fashioned spiritual. Of course, those were intended to be sung during dark times for hope as well. The phrase Good Times becomes an ironic echo on what are actually described are bad times. The show itself focuses on comedy and being able to be happy through bad times, but the chorus really contradicts and seems to compound the agony.
Written by James Ciscell – Copyrighted © www.weirdworm.com
Image Sources
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- - Cheers "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" : http://s3.vidimg02.popscreen.com/original/52/RkQ4bGpOb2JVeXMx_o_cheers-theme-song---season-7.jpg
- - Car 54, Where Are You?: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YiQb5UW1jYs/TnAh_91pqnI/AAAAAAAATJE/C8834doihmk/s1600/car54main.jpg
- - WKRP In Cincinnati : http://michaelmanning.tv/blog/uploaded_images/WKRP_-_Cast-781726.jpg
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from Bombay, Uncut
In a dream your white shirt hangs on the arm of a nilgiri fir.
It is both: a ghost & a flag. You descend into my premonitions
like a cinnabar moth. Your wings maculated, mapped – freshly
uncocooned. I study the brevity of your dimensions, your scale
of survival. Stroke you to a thin tremble. Angle you in an artful
entomology. I carom your sacred winging. Slowly pin you
down by the disappearance of your unfathered peripheries.
you are in a field of bees, trying to not
flatten the toyish lampwork of their bodies
i was asleep when the cold light prospered
your tongue to a pantheon of ravishment
the first thing i do when i wake up is listen
through the perforations of these ghostdrums
how a body mimics the accidental entropy
of each temple it was once reincarnated from
& i know your throat is wet with the rain
-song of another misplaced country
a fruit greening its white rind – the pearl of csaba,
or a slow deer blurred into the sleep of a distant prayer


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I have searched everywhere but I couldn't find my answer, is there a way to make an simple HTTP request? I want to request an PHP page / script on one of my website but I don't want to show the webpage.
If possible I even want to do it in the background (in an BroadcastReceiver)


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What's Rocking My World Friday :)
Secondly - another thing I seem to say every week but that's not a bad thing right? My family and friends. Not because I've been grumpy and down this week - I've been a happy bunny and really... you lot are in part responsible for that and I loves you all because you ARE here both when I'm happy and when I'm a moody mare.
Next we have all three of my girls getting their hands dirty with their art this week. Their Mum may have a sparkly clean desk still but they've been busy, busy, busy.
This was Devvie's entry on a Facebook competition to win a giant Andrex puppy. She didn't win but she is getting a runners up mini puppy which she is very happy about. The comp criteria was to draw a picture of yourself with the Andrex puppy. I love it!Below is Phoebe's work in progress. She's altering a teabag box. So far she has covered it in tissue and glue and lots of acrylic paint. Loving the way it's going. She's talking about more paint and rub-ons next.And this picture shows the latest page in Ruby's book. I love the colours she's used this time. If you would like to see more pages from Ruby's book you can click here. I absolutely love it.And finally, I'm hoping to be signed up to a Suzi Blu class by this weekend. I've got my eye on the Goddess and Poet class which amongst others has $10 off at the moment. (Be quick - only till the first of August!) I've wanted to do one of her classes for a long long time but am such a ditherer. However Donna of Doone's infectious enthusiasm for the classes has finally given me the push I needed. I am so excited. Not just about this class but about so many creative doors that seem to be opening lately. I don't want to sound cheesy but there has been a definite shift in my attitude the past few weeks and it feels like I am finding out who I am not just creatively but in all aspects and I'm lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it!
Oh wait...I can't not mention my world record breaking (in terms of my Blog's lifetime) 79 comments this WOYWW Wednesday. The comments received have had me in stitches. I am just a tad worried what I'll have to do to top that next week. AND I visited every blog on the list by 9am on Thursday! Whoooo yeah! Go me!
Thank you as always for stopping by you lovely people. If you'd like to play along with the positiveness that is Rocking Friday - be sure and link up with Virginia here :)
Oh and hold on again... Gauche Alchemy is sponsoring a very cool contest on These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things at the moment to win the last GA ACME kit before they move to subs only. The challenge is to create something about your favourite bands. Why not pop over for a peek.
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Ooh you're right, that pic of Dev's is ace! Well done Devster! :)ReplyDelete
Glad you've had a good week
Gail xxx
Your kids have obviously inherited your talent! Glad you've had such an UP week, long may it continue. have a great weekend - hope you get your desk dirty!ReplyDelete
Glad Lucys ok now and lovely to see your kids art work!ReplyDelete
My Reki attunement went well and my friend loved her gifts!
Wow Carmen, you really do pack it all in! You sound really happy and positive, hurrah! It's a lovely feeling when you feel like you are connecting with the person you were meant to me - sounds a bit naff, but you know what I mean.ReplyDelete
That class looks amazing! I look forward to seeing your creations and progress, you talented girly you.
And the cherry on top of the icing - the girls artwork. Wow! Devon can draw about a million times better than me, and Ruby's teabox - what can I say, it's genius.
But Ruby's book - oh, I lovelovelove it. Beautiful - what a treasure to keep forever.
What a fantastic list of gratefuls this week Carmen - loving them all! Hubby was happy someone understood his grapes comments LOL - the meal was great the dieting has left the building again (can't seem to hold onto the motivation long enough if I'm totally honest). Loving the fact that Lucy is making great progress - awesome stuff - I can't imagine your accent had me giggling today particularly with your comments about my gorgeous Yorkshire accent the other week tee hee! Loving the creativity that you've got going on with your girls and well done to Devon on being runner up in the competition the picture is awesome! Mmmm another online class - step away from the computer I tell you - I'm still struggling to complete the first rock journal entry how about you?ReplyDelete
you are just the last to see it - everyone else can!
from a mile away!
must go - filming in progress - will post stills later.....
Well you've got me feeling all positive and creative just reading about what you're loving this week!ReplyDelete
Your girls are obviously a chip off the old block and the kind of encouragement you are giving them is priceless :)
I am soooo pleased to hear about Lucy xxReplyDelete
Hi Carmen! Thanks for your wonderful comment on my blogpost today! And wow... another booklover with a marvelous book-blog-background!! And I LOVE your art journal page! (I'm more of an art journaler too - the entry for TAAFOMFT is one of the lesser layouts I make sometimes...) Have a great week with lovely weather (it's cold and rainy acros the Northsea...)ReplyDelete
(Oh, I'm sorry, It's your daughters page... tell her I LOVE it!)ReplyDelete
lovely creations Pheobe, Ruby and Devon. Glad to hear Lucy is fine.ReplyDelete
Just poped back to say the light arrived safely and the cats send their purrrrrrrs....and a bib thank you from me too.ReplyDelete
How do you get round everyone so quickly on WOYWW??? ...takes me days xx
awww I love Devon's entry that pic is so cute!!! And that kit looks amazing :)ReplyDelete


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You can download the trial version from the official site above, and it runs amazingly well on a recent Wine, without any special configuration. Well done, Winehq!
Now comes the problem, if you decide to buy it after 60 minutes play, the registration process is a bit hard with Wine. The reason is that PvZ requires an Internet Explorer or Firefox to finish the registration process. Obviously it has to gather some local hardware/system information and upload it to their activation server so that they can know how many machines you are running PvZ on, therefore you won't to able to give away free copies of the game to all your friends. I think this whole thing is OK, though instead of writing codes in PvZ to let it communicate with their server, instead, sadly, they choose to use ActiveX running in IE for this.
Some early posts reported that the registration process can be finished if you install an IE into the same Wine directory. Running IE on Wine is not impossible but hard, especially when IE4Linux project is no longer maintained.
The HOWTO
Now I have found that you can also finished the registration process using not IE but Firefox instead. Thanks for their being in the same free software camp, Firefox runs very well on Wine. Just grab a Windows copy and install it into the same Wine directory.
Then run Firefox in your Wine, go to PopCap's Registration Page, follow the instruction there to download and install the Firefox plugin. After that, close your Firefox (for some unknown reasons, the Firefox Wine process may still linger in the background after its window is closed, run "
ps -ef | grep -i firefox" and kills the linger process if need).
Now starts PvZ by running its in your winefile. Because the PvZ and Firefox need to be started in a same Wine instance so they collect the identical hardware/system information. Register it following the normal process. It may fail at the first attempt to start a web browser, keep clicking the "Retry" button until it shows it's waiting for the registration process to finish (it's waiting for web browser plugin to return registration key). Start a Firefox instance from that same winefile program. Go to PopCap's Registration Page, now if your plugin is installed successfully, it should show a web page asking for your POP Order Number, give it and the registration process should finish successfully and the PvZ program should proceed to the game.
It's not rocket science, just nuisance.
PvZ runs very well in Wine during my 2 days play. I can say it's perfectly running on Linux for now.
Known Problems
- Sound effects may not work on some machines with some old Wine versions (try upgrade to latest Wine.)
- The full-screen mode will be always "full-screen," which means that if you have a non-4:3 screen, it will be slightly torted.
- The between-battle preview screen may be a bit slow sometimes, but as soon as the battle begins the speed returns to normal (not sure if it shows similar issue when running on a real Windows.)


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Course Title: Work effectively in child protection and out of home care for children and young people
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2014
Course Code: HWSS5516C
Course Title: Work effectively in child protection and out of home care for children and young people
School: 365T Global, Urban & Social Studies
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4337 - Certificate IV in Youth Work
Course Contact : Jennifer Brooker
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4115
Course Contact Email:firstname.lastname@example.com
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Anne Fitzpatrick email@example.com
Dianne Mackay email@example.com
Nominal Hours: 80
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Not applicable.
Course Description
This course describes the knowledge and skills required for work in the context within which a range of child protection services are delivered. It covers the knowledge and skills required to support the rights and interests of children/ young people and families to meet duty of care and legal requirements.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title:
CHCCHILD505B Work effectively in child protection and out of home care for children and young people
Demonstrate an understanding of key issues related to work in the child protection environment.
Performance Criteria:
1.1 Demonstrate understanding of the history and recent developments in child protection/direct care work
Demonstrate commitment to quality care for children or young people.
Performance Criteria:
2.1 Reflect in all work, understanding of key issues facing children and young people who may be at risk of harm
Demonstrate ethical work practices.
Performance Criteria:
3.1 Routinely observe lines of accountability in all work undertaken in the child protection area, including appropriate consultation and explaining decisions and actions to those to whom the worker is accountable
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
The learning activities for this course will include:
- case study analysis
- reading and analysis of relevant current affair articles
- peer learning
- group discussions
Teaching Schedule
This course will be delivered in second semester.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
The assessment task you will complete to successfully pass this course is a case study in three parts, some of which will be completed in the class room. The remainder will be a take home component that will be submitted.
Assessment Tasks
The assessment task for this course will be centred around the case study 'Roberta' It will have three parts to it which are designed to allow you to demonstrate your capacity to reflect as a youth worker. One part will be completed in the class room; the remaining parts will be completed as take home tasks.
Assessment Matrix
This program in delivered in accordance with competency-based assessment. The grades are as follows:
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- NYC: Not Yet Competent
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"Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious; See the Man of Sorrows now; from the fight returned victorious, every knee to Him shall bow; Crown Him! Crown Him! Crowns become the Victor's brow!" Join us this Sunday as we focus our attention and offer our praise to Jesus Christ, our glorious Savior! Pastor Jeff Massey will be speaking on Christ's glorious victory over His enemies! We meet for corporate prayer at 10:00 am and for worship at 11:00 am at the Arthur Murray studio building in Redlands. After the service, we will meet for a delightful time of food and fellowship at the Massey's home in nearby Loma Linda.


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Following up their much-loved 2017 album 'All These Countless Nights', Deaf Havana have wasted no time getting back out there as they announce the details of their next studio LP.
The new full-length 'Rituals' was co-produced between vocalist James Veck-Gilodi and Phil Gornell, is being previewed by the new single 'Sinner', and is due to be released on the 10th August via So Recordings.
Have a listen to 'Sinner' in the player and see the album's full tracklisting and artwork below.
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Under 9's Barnstaple RFC Match Report versus Crediton RFC 26 November 2017
We all trudged off to Crediton for a chilly, mudfest of rugby in honour of Bence's last game wearing the Barum colours. An emotional day.
Our U9s faced quite challenging conditions for handling and an equally challenging opposition posed by a strong and well drilled Crediton squad.
The matches were spilt into four 10 minute games meaning both Crediton's teams were played twice.
Team 1 : Ben, Josh, Riley, Oliver, Kit, Noah, Benji
The Barum boys got stuck in today. As usual Ben Rous was outstanding in defence with some bone crunching try saving hits. He was also ruthless in attack but must learn to look for support (if there is any!). Benji was direct in his running and a great passer and offloader of the ball. Riley gave a showcase in textbook tackling and was probably Team 1's Man of the Match – great energy and enthusiasm both in attack and defense. It was very satisfying to see Kit, Oliver and Noah make some tackles and contribute to the teams attacking ability. Josh is effective when he gets involved and must not fear making the tackle.
Overall, if one were scoring, Barum probably nudged it in all 4 games, so, all in all, a great team effort.
Benji was our top scoring passer this week ensuring that the ball was well distributed during the game which led to our overall superiority.
Team 2 : Henry Young, Isaac Squire, Sam Johnson, Bence Bartos, James Scions, Brodie Hicks & Rowan Rees
Our boys showed great heart and put a massive effort into every game against their strongest opposition so far this season, a big Crediton team who had a well organised defensive line that pushed forward quickly from the whistle often smothering any option to attack. Barnstaple took a bit of time to adapt to the physical Crediton team but once warmed up, the boys demonstrated resilience and defiance along with some trademark footwork, skill and determination which we know they possess (Isaac, Rowan and Sam) to breach the Crediton try line for hard won touch downs. From time to time though we did find ourselves getting a bit isolated and the ball would return Crediton's way which meant a lot of our effort was spent in defence. Brodie and James got stuck in and were hard at work helping defend their lines. As for Rowan and Bence, they were simply immense on the pitch, tackling with great technique and frequency, which kept the physically bigger Crediton team at bay for long periods of time. What was perhaps most impressive and satisfying to see though was that even when things didn't quite go their way (which is unusual for this group), the team continued to give their all right up to the final whistle, never letting their heads drop. Well done Barum U9s, a great display of teamwork.
Lessons to take from it to our next training session will be to look at our support running, keeping the ball in the tackle and getting that early pass away before the tackle.
Brodie was our top scoring pass maker today, linking in well with Henry and Isaac on many occasions to keep our attack phases flowing.
Under RFC guidance we are awarding the GREEN LACE each week for a player that has shown an all round contribution to rugby's core values : Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline, Sportsmanship. This weeks' GREEN LACEs went to Bence...and not just because it was his last game but because he put in an all round excellent performance, as he always does. Tackling like a demon, running with the ball but also passing the ball to his teammates. Kept his chin up when the Crediton team were on top and kept going to the final 4th whistle. The Crediton coach remarked on how well he thought Bence read the run of play, always at centre of the action and often seen charging down the pitch with two or three Crediton players latched on to him. He certainly has a talent for the game and Barum will miss him but we hope he finds a way to keep playing and enjoying his Rugby.
We also awarded a Green Lace to Riley who played the perfect game of Under 9's rugby with perfect tackle technique. Awesome to watch!
I would like to congratulate every lad out there today, you were all excellent.
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The race to bring cheap solar energy to the marketplace has become Dubai's triumph this month, as its state utility company, the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA), has promised solar electricity for just 5.98 cents per kWh. This is the lowest price per kW ever to be achieved for solar energy.
Earlier this year DEWA opened a tender for a 100 MW solar plant as part of its second phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park. The 40-square-kilometer park south of Dubai is already home to a 13 MW solar park, built in 2013. The goal of achieving a 1,000 MW installation by 2017 eclipses these recent installations. To make a 1,000 MW plant a reality, DEWA called on solar developers to submit bids for a fixed tariff, over 25 years, under a build-own-operate model. The long awaited commitment to solar energy by the state utility company has been welcomed by solar industry players, who felt that the local market was missing out on solar energy. This has likely to have been caused by delays in Saudi's mega solar plans. Many global companies have attempted to lower the price of solar with solar innovation, but it seems scale, as with anything, is key to cutting its cost by so much.
Related: Solar & Wind Energy are Finally Cheaper than Fossil Fuels in the U.S.
Of the 24 solar developers who bid on the DEWA contract, only 10 remained at the final bidding round. The winner, Acwa Power, a Saudi conglomerate, bid the lowest, at just 5.98 cents/kWh. The average of the other finalists came in at 9.35 cents/kWh. The highest bidder was made by Huaneng Power International of China, bidding at 14.71 cents/kWh. The winning Acwa Power bid is therefore very competitive. The closest runner up was the consortium of Fotowatio Renewables and Saudi Abdul Latif Jameel Energy. Their bid came in at 6.13 cents/kWh. It seems that the rapid expansion of the solar market of the Middle East is just beginning and is gathering pace.
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The Charlotte entered the East China Sea, then turned north toward the Korean Peninsula, following the deepest water into the Yellow Sea before making a long sweep to the north-northwest.
"Conn, Sonar," came the call from ST1 Dawson, the petty officer first class standing sonar watch.
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McGraw looked at his watch. "Signal our rendezvous for 2340 hours."
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Google shelled out $3.2 billion to buy Nest, a smart thermostat and fire alarm company, earlier this year.
Today, Google-Nest is advertising some of the company's latest home-focused products.
Except Google-Nest is a parody site and not actually associated with Google. And the products — like a tiny drone that follows you around all day — are really creepy.
A German activist organization called Peng Collective created a site to satirize some of Google's personal privacy and data collection practices, according to TechCrunch.
The four products featured on the page are perfectly suited for a Google-run, dystopian future.
"Hug" helps you find a nearby person to squeeze when you're feeling sad, which it will know because Google products monitor all your behaviors and emotions. "Google Bee" is a personal drone that "watches over your house and family" and can record anything from its vantage point of up to 1,200 feet above you. "Bye" collects information about you throughout your life — including any app you downloaded or YouTube video you watched — and automatically shares all that data with your contacts when you pass away.
Because Google has so much data about you and can't guarantee the protection of that data, "Google Trust" will send you money if anyone — let's say the NSA — gets it. The company will pay you off for your lack of privacy!
The parody site hits a chord: With Google meeting with the NSA and tracking you even offline, Google-Nest products feel creepily close-to-home.
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You don't need milk to create a mouth-watering wedding cake. Jane Lockhart, owner of Sweet Lady Jane, created a vegan red-velvet cake for Ellen and Portia's wedding that was dairy-free and delicious. "It was fun for me because it was a challenge to make a cake that was vegan and beautiful," she told me.
Thinking about going dairy-free for your big day? Vegan cakes are perfect for brides who are lactose intolerant or who are trying to follow dietary restrictions. Just be sure to find a baker who has experience creating dairy-free confections—not everyone knows how to bake a vegan cake—and have a tasting before the ceremony to be sure you are happy with the cake's flavors. Creating elaborate designs with dairy-free frosting is difficult, so Jane also suggests asking your baker to stick with straightforward decorations similar to the leaf pattern pictured on this wedding cake. For a final touch, add fresh flowers to your cake. —Kathryn Papanek


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A Scale Off the Old Fish
by Jim Austin
You know that Albert Einstein didn't get to be a mathematical genius without the help of his father. You can bet that Albert's dad was always posing brain twisters and cosmic riddles at the dinner table to develop his son's brain.
"Aw c'mon, dad," young Bertie would squeak.
"You know darn well that it's integral calculus that concerns the effect on a function of change in an independent variable as it pertains to zero."
Similarly, Cleveland Indians bad boy Albert Bell's pop probably encouraged him to throw stones at the neighbors and let the air out of their tires until he was old enough to punch them out in person.
My point is that you can influence a youngster's future if you have the time and the interest. I was right there when my son "Shorty" was born. I looked at the wizened little mucus-covered face and slippery little body and said,
"Geez, Ruth, the kid looks like bait."
To be fair he looked a lot less like a creek chub when the nurses cleaned him up but his future was assured as far as I was concerned. It was a grand coincidence that I, his dad, am a fishing maven and available to dispense volumes of hard-earned experience in the direction of my little fingerling.
Ruth and I were working in the South Pacific at the time Shorty came on the scene and my weekends were set aside for fishing. The Short man went on his first fishing trip at the age of about 3 months. He had to be held by his mom for bumping over the waves in the Bismark Sea in those early days. If you left him on his own he kept rolling into the scuppers. Often I would catch a small skipjack or rainbow runner and hold the squirming fish at arm's length from Shorty to acclimate the lad to the fish world.
"Garrgh" he would say and reach out to grab the finny captive. Sometimes when I let him examine a particularly toothsome yellowfin his eyes would bug out like little organ stops and he'd purse his lips and utter "ooogg," which of course is infant for "This is cool, father."
When we moved back to Vermont Shorty was about 2 years old and ready for some participatory angling. It was off to the fishing hole with a cane pole and a jam jar of worms for us. We spent many hours in those early days hauling bluegills and sunfish out of that fishing hole. He caught his first bass in that very pond. I was fooling around with my fly fishing gear while the lad was landing sunfish, one after the other. As much as I love sunfish and appreciate their suicidal tendencies they must be the world's stupidest fish. No matter how many of their brethren Shorty yanked out by the lips they constantly elbowed each other out of the way to be next.
I was musing over this icthyological anomaly when a newcomer came on the scene. The sunnies weren't totally retarded and beat a hasty retreat as a three-pound largemouth bass snarfed Shorty's worm and headed East. The boy squawked a toddler oath and held on, digging his bare feet into the muddy verge of the pond. "He's all yours, boy," I shouted as he looked up at me for technical assistance. That fish jerked and jumped and tried his damnedest to drag Shorty into the water. A lesser tot would have dropped the pole and given up the fight, but my boy hung on like grim death.
Step by step he marched backwards with Mr. Largemouth fighting every inch of the way. Finally the bass was on the grassy bank flopping weakly, spent and battle weary. My newly minted fisherman was a joy to behold. He leaped up and down, laughed and shouted like Santa had come early that year. Of course he wanted to take the fish home to show mom. It was time for our first "catch and release" conversation. I told him that he had himself a fine fish and wouldn't it be great to put him back so that he could catch him again some other time. "Time" for two-year-olds means never and he gave me the trembly lip routine replete with the dewy eyeballs.
I explained that the bass gods would certainly smile upon a lad that would release his very first fish and he could count on good fishing luck for eternity if he set the fish free. Shorty was skeptical but, not wanting to anger any gods, agreed and was instructed to hold his bass by the lower jaw and lower him gently in the pond. Mr. Bass had probably lost a few IQ points due to oxygen deprivation but he managed to fin off into the weeds to fight another day.
Time passed until just recently when I decided that at age 9, it was time that Shorty hit the tournament trail. It was Saturday, May 18, the day of the Abenaki Rod and Gun Club 12-and-under fishing derby! Shorty and I were psyched to the max and ready for fishing glory. Well, Shorty was ready, I was well past the maximum age of 12 and was relegated to the role of aide-de-camp. My job was advice and fishhook disgorging. The good members of the Abenaki Rod and Gun Club had released 325 trout into a holding pond off a back road in Westminster Vermont and had starved them for several days to get them in the mood to dine.
Shorty and I were among the first to arrive, and we walked around to the far side of the pond to await the 8:00 a.m. starting time. This was to become a tactical error. We had taken a chance based on Shorty's casting ability and selected a #2 Mepp's spinner with bucktail rather than the more traditional worm and bobber approach. Radical? To be sure, but man didn't land on the moon by being afraid to delve into the unknown.
A large man in camouflage fatigues, who was the master of ceremonies, announced that there was a prize for the first fish caught in the boys and girls division, biggest fish and the coveted "first three fish." The prize-winning trout in all categories had to be taken to the registration table to be measured and recorded. The table was on the other side of the pond! We had made a geographical mistake that could smash our chances for success. Shorty would have to run at least 60 yards with his fish whereas those near the table had only scant feet to cover. Zounds!
At the stroke of 8:00 the big guy gave the word and Shorty slung a perfect cast into the middle of the pond just ahead of 100 or so worm and bobber combinations that blackened the sky. Bang, the ultra-light bent double as Shorty set the hook. He played the fish like a champ right onto the shore where I snatched the treble hooks free and sent him on his way racing for the table, fish in hand. He was more than halfway when a nasty little creature about the same age as Shorty darted from the bank in front of the registration area and flopped his malignant little trout on the table. Shorty analyzed the proceedings and sped back to our spot. This was no time for recrimination.
Our only possibility for laurels was either the biggest trout or the "first three." Shorty screeched to a stop and fired another cast into the sea of bobbers. The tiny spinner buffeted back and forth as starving trout struck and missed. Finally a medium-sized brookie hit the trebles and gave a little aerial display before being landed. All three hooks were buried and a little strong-arm surgery was necessary. Cast number three produced trout number three. I yanked the hooks free and sent the boy speeding to the table with three slightly mangled fish, leaving me to pick trout lips off the lure.
Shorty's speed afoot matched his casting skill and he made it just in time to capture the "first three fish" trophy symbolizing rapid-fire fishing supremacy. Along with the trophy was a brand new rod and reel put up by the prize committee. The face on that kid as he held his trophy and prizes would light up a Christmas tree.
These days we hit the Connecticut River about twice a week in our banged-up aluminum bass boat - the "Titanic." More and more, the Short man wants to head for the lakes and troll with downriggers for deep water browns, lake trout and landlocked salmon. This kind of fishing, especially in hard-pressed Vermont waters, requires patience and the pluck to forbear being skunked occasionally. Shorty has it.
If you had told me ten years ago that I would enjoy watching someone else catch a fish more than catching one myself, I would have said you were smoking too many banana skins.
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As there are more than 1200 species of barnacles and my knowledge of coastal flora and fauna is virtually non-existent, I'm afraid I have no idea which barnacle species this is.
It is, however, one of the 25% of species that occupy the intertidal zone, that area of the coast line that is covered by water at high tide but out of the water at low tide, and this means it has to be able to protect itself from dehydration. To this end, the barnacle has developed an impermeable shell and a system of secure plates to effectively seal its top opening.
Although they are active swimmers in their larval stages, once they clamp on to their particular piece of coastal rock in adulthood and secrete the calcium mix that becomes their shell, barnacles never move again. When the tide comes in and covers them, they feed on minute organisms suspended in the water, using their hairy legs as filters and gatherers.


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