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Brief Descriptions of Some Common Language Therapies
Communication Temptation
Communication temptations are a type of manipulating the environment or incidental teaching that involve caregiver tempting or luring child to talk. These are good for increasing initiation, social skills, such as asking for help, or asking questions. Communication temptations often require starting something, pausing, and waiting until child does something.
examples: Put a desired object on high shelf, encouraging child to ask for it. Put a desired object in a tight jar. Give child just a few legos and wait for him to ask for more.
"Accidentally" do things, like walk past the room, don't turn on the light, etc.
Child Directed Speech
child-directed speech – aka "motherese" – uses frequent questions, exaggerated intonation, extra loudness, lots of repetition of key words, slower tempo with more pauses – not "baby talk"
examples: Is that a car? That car looks fast. That car is red. Do you like the car?
choices/ forced choice – can be very specific to a specific child, and so are an excellent teaching tool – great for labeling in general, or for labeling/using specific language skills – ways to make easier or harder…
- Hold desired object and a non-desired object. "Do you want the cookie…or the paper?"
- Change the foil. "Is this a pencil or a perpendicularagram?" when you want to make it more obvious that the correct choice is pencil, versus, "Is this a pencil or a pen?"
- Change the position. "Are you 4 years old, or 20 years old?" versus, "Are you 20 years old, or 4 years old?" It's naturally easier when the choice is in the last position.
Chaining starts with part of a skill, then keeps that skill while adding another part, then keeps those two skills while adding another part, and so on continuing until the larger target is learned. There are two main types usually used: forward and backward. Forward is sometimes used in teaching speech articulation, such as with mulit-syllabic words, and backward chaining is often used in teaching self help skills, such as brushing teeth or making a bed. Chaining as a language teaching tool has been demonstrated to be effective, and it seems to carry a large untapped potential. With chaining you're basically using successive approximation, or gradually increasing the length and complexity of an utterance.
example: adult says, "Say, 'I'm'" – child says, "I'm." – adult says, "Say, 'I'm three'" – child says, "I'm three" – adult says, "Say, 'I'm three years" – child says, "I'm three years" – adult says, "Say, 'I'm three years old." – child says, "I'm three years old."
Carrier Phrases
With carrier phrases, the caregiver repeats the same phrase, with substitutions for one part. Use of carrier phrases is similar to focused stimulation. These are good for increasing sentence length, and for working on specific target structures.
examples: 1) When reading a book, the caregiver may say, "I see a dog. I see a horse. I see a car." to try to entice child to use the phrase, "I see a …." for other objects. 2) "I have…" may be used as a carrier phrase for labeling body parts, such as: "I have hands." "I have a nose." "I have shoulders." etc.
Cycles Approach
The cycles approach is more a way of structuring overall therapy rather than a specific strategy. The therapist works on one or more specific skills for one or two sessions. Then she works on different skills the next sessions, and then goes back through each skill "cycling" through them, gradually increasing expectations. Goals are added or subtracted as needed for each cycle. The cycles approach typically requires more intensity, and is good for treating multiple deficits, ensuring that no skills are missed.
Discrete Trials
Discrete trials is a method of intervention common to ABA therapy. Discrete trials intervention breaks up objectives into small repeated steps. This is useful for skills such as attending, imitation, and following basic directions. There are five distinct parts: (1) antecedent/ the set up and/or presentation; (2) the trainer's prompt, or assistance; (3) the child's response, (4) the consequence, and (5) a short pause between the consequence and the next instruction
example: Adult shows two cards, one for happy and one for sad. Adult says, "Who's happy?" Child does nothing. Adult points to the correct card, and provides hand over hand assistance to the child to point to the correct card. If child points to the correct card, adult gives small piece of candy. Adult pauses and repeats and moves on when child no longer needs assistance.
False Assertions
These may be considered a type of communication temptation. False assertions are (often) obviously incorrect statements made with the intent to encourage the child to correct. They're great for negation, and also underutilized for expanded negation.
example: "Look at the elephant!" when joint attention is on a cow, encouraging child to say "That's a cow!," and/or "That's not an elephant!"
example of expanded negation: "I could have lifted that truck." encouraging something like, "You couldn't have lifted that truck."
Following the Child's Lead
This occurs when the teacher comments on things a child is looking at, and/or imitates play behaviors. Following the child's lead involves observing and listening to the child, and waiting for the child to talk – great for working on initiation.
examples: an autistic child looks at his hands, so you make comments about his hands – a child makes a play noise (such as a car zooming) and you imitate.
Focused Stimulation
The teacher picks a target and attempts to use it over and over again. In focused stimulation you can use children's books, songs, blocks, pretend play. It encourages, but does not necessarily expect child's production. Several target words may be combined in a single activity.
example: the target structures, "off" and "on" may be repeated by the clinician fifty times in a Mr. Potato Head activity in an attempt to elicit the words from the child, such as… "The eye goes on his face. The hat goes on his head. I'll put a different hat on his head. I'll take this off his head."
Expansion and Extension
Expansion and extension are two of the main types of conversational recasting. Recasting, which is sometimes called, "responsive modeling," is used to describe a larger category of techniques used to add or correct a child's utterance without interrupting the flow of conversation. Imitation and targeted questions are other types of recasting.
Expansion – Expansion takes what the child says, and adds grammar and semantics to turn into a comparable adult utterance. The point is to keep the communication flow going smoothly, while not making the child realize that he is being corrected.
example: "doggy house" may become "That is the dog's house."
Extension – Extension takes what the child says and adds information. Extension is typically used in conjunction with expansions.
example: "doggy house," may become "That is the dog's house. He is a large dog."
Expansion and extension are extensively confused. It helps for me to think of when a balloon expands, it stays the same. It does not add anything as would, say, an extension on a deadline.
Graphic Organizers/Semantic Mapping
I usually think of Venn diagrams, main ideas, and/or details when I think of these, but graphic organizers actually come in tons of different forms. As opposed to many language therapies, graphic organizers are often for older students. These can be useful for organizing, learning, and/or remembering a variety of language skills, as well as writing, reading, math, etc. Many great examples of graphic organizers can be found on the Internet, on sites such as http://www.dailyteachingtools.com/language-arts-graphic-organizers.html and http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/graphic_organizers.htm.
Semantic mapping is basically using graphic charts to enhance vocabulary or semantic skills. It helps with word associations, categorization, characteristics, describing, and defining.
Incidental Teaching
Incidental teaching overlaps or is often used interchangeably with manipulating the environment, naturalistic teaching, communication temptation, and milieu teaching. It uses changing the environment, or changing the routine, to encourage initiation.
examples: wear a hat, put the trash can on the table, instead of giving a pencil for a writing assignment give a ruler, walk past an intended door
Interrupted Behavior Chain
This is a type of communication sabotage, or incidental teaching. A specific routine is identified that the child knows well, and one step is intentionally omitted – intended to elicit protests or requests.
example: child is taught to prepare her own breakfast by getting milk, cereal, spoon, as well as the steps involved – one day one step is "sabotaged," for example the adult may place the box of cereal out of child's reach
Literature Based Language Intervention
Literature based language intervention involves using books that do not specifically control for reading difficulty to address other skills, such as sentence structure, vocabulary and comprehension. It saw increasing popularity in the 1980s and 1990s, when language therapy in general saw a shift from skills based intervention to "holistic" "collaborative" models. Literature based language intervention is effective as one component of an overall approach, especially when the book is determined by the skill.
example: the therapist decides to work on questions, and so chooses the book, "Who's Your Mommy?" which has repeating questions.
Mand-Model Approach
This is an extension of the incidental teaching model. The mand-model approach involves the teacher or caregiver modeling and/or manding (requesting) a response from the child. In modeling, sometimes known as child-cued modeling, the teacher or caregiver observes the focus of the child's interest (e.g., a ball) and models the correct verbalization (e.g., "that's a ball"). If the child makes the correct verbal response the teacher or caregiver then praises the child and provides the object of interest.
example: child reaches for a candy – caregiver keeps candy out of reach, while saying "candy. Say, 'Candy please!" – caregiver gives candy immediately if child requests, or after a time delay, while modeling correct request if child doesn't request
Milieu Teaching
Milieu Teaching -As a naturalistic, conversation-based teaching procedure, in milieu teaching the child's interest in the environment is used as a basis for eliciting elaborated child communicative responses. Milieu teaching includes other strategies, such as incidental teaching, mand-model, and time delay. It is based on behaviorism, but rewards are from natural environment. With incidental teaching the teacher waits for response, while mand-model requires asking (mands) for response. While often the subject of research, few SLPs seem to actually claim to use milieu teaching. Maybe it's the odd pronunciation.
Parallel Talk
Parallel talk is a great method for motivating children to talk without the frustration of high demand – the child is given opportunities to engage in activities that he finds interesting, while the caregiver talks about what the child is doing -the caregiver uses language that is at or just above the child's level – often used in collaboration with self-talk
examples: for a child playing with a plane, say things such as, "You're flying the plane. The plane is high. The plane is low. You gave the plane to me."
Play Therapy
very useful for initiation, social language, turn-taking, sharing – can involve moving child from lower levels of play (such as banging or shaking toys) to higher (such as self directed play, play directed toward others, relational play, and symbolic play) – strategies are taught to caregivers, often involving allowing child to lead play, with adult redirection as necessary
introducing topics beforehand – can involve stories, index cards, explanations, or anything that can quickly familiarize student with upcoming material – can occur immediately preceding the lesson, the prior morning, or the prior evening – especially effective when part of a routine
example: an autistic child's anxiety increases in response to certain things, such as handwriting, so the morning activities are briefly explained to the child ahead of time each morning, including handwriting
Rehearsal/ Role-playing
obviously good for pragmatic skills – just some of the examples of how this can be used to practice language skills include: ordering from a restaurant; calling to ask for a store's hours; politely interrupting a conversation
Recasting/ Conversational Recasting
any of a number of techniques used to add or correct information, without interrupting the flow of conversation – includes expansion and extension, as well as imitations, and targeted questions. – "Responsive modeling"
example: child says, "Doggy gone." expansion – adult says, "The dog is gone." extension – adult says, "Yes, the dog is gone. The dog went behind the house."
"fix my mistake" – a distinct advantage is its versatility – good for higher level language
examples: for irregular past tense verbs, teacher says, "Fix what I say. Yesterday I eat candy." with intended child target of, "Yesterday I ate candy." – for expanded verb tense, teacher says, "I could have picked up a house," with intended target of, "You couldn't have picked up a house."
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On 26 April 1986 at 1.23am a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded. While the authorities scrambled to understand what was occurring, workers, engineers, firefighters and those living in the area were abandoned to their fate. The blast put the world on the brink of nuclear annihilation, contaminating over half of Europe with radioactive fallout. In Chernobyl, award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy draws on recently opened archives to recreate these events in all their drama. A moment by moment account of the heroes, perpetrators and victims of a tragedy, Chernobyl is the first full account of a gripping, unforgettable Cold War story.
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At 1:23 AM on April 26, 1986, reactor four in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded. What followed was a series of events that nearly led to a catastrophic global nuclear event. Thanks to the efforts of the brave scientists, engineers, workers and firefighters, a world nuclear contamination was avoided. Unfortunately, many lives were sacrificed due to the inept officials in charge, the inability to react to the truth, and the desire to hide the truth and cover up what really happened behind the Iron Curtain. This book pulls back that Soviet Iron Curtain and exposes what happened in Chernobyl and the devastating consequences that the region still deals with thirty some years after the explosion. If you want to know more about Chernobyl, this is the book to read.
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- This past spring, I watched the HBO docudrama: Chernobyl. I was riveted by the show, and I had to know more about the real life events. This book was packed full of well researched, documented information that brought to light the ineptness of the plant workers, the failure of the Soviet Government and the lies and secrecy in hopes of covering up the disaster, which ultimately led to the downfall of the USSR. An informative and fascinating read!
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Niagara Falls, New York / Ontario in 2012.
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Happy St. Patrick's Day! A day full of Celtic traditions, I thought today would be the perfect day to ignite Daily Jaunt with an Irish picture.
Memories of Music; Discarded in Woodbridge
In the suburb of Vaughan, just north of Toronto, Ontario; Woodbridge is not a place that particularly reminds me of the wilderness. Despite the name, it's mostly housing developments that, according to locals, have only existed for little over a decade.
However, nestled in Pine Grove, Boyd Park is an expanse of what nature would have intended. Although, plenty of the remains of parties lay scattered in the brush. Here, I spotted a vintage chord organ, smashed on a log. The instrument seemed just as dead as the tree beneath it and both were seemingly just waiting to be sucked into the earth.
Thanks for checking out my blog while I try to get my life sorted out. Maybe my many harddrives of travel photos will all be in one place one day and I will be able to more easily update this blog with fun pictures!
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Toronto: A Canadian Staple
In a time of confusion, disappointment and opportunity, I impulsively hopped on a place to visit a few friends in Ontario. After spending some time in Ireland and unhappy with the results, I decided it was time to go home. All the way back to Vancouver was out of the question, so halfway between home and back east was where I met some of the kindest people I've encountered on this earth. The friends that I made in Toronto will undoubtedly bring me back there as soon as life will allow. Two of the people I encountered showed me to these places for these pictures to happen. Above is the CN Tower from the home of the Blue Jays, the bridge to Rogers Centre. Below is Casa Loma, a castle style residence that has been turned into a museums. To more adventures with amazing people!
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Niagara From New York
For the first time in my life, I stepped onto New York State soil. This photo was taken a few minutes later, after a short adventure on a wrong turn.
My friend Rob and I both stopped for quite some time to photograph and take in the beauty of the Falls. The American Falls are what you see in this shot. With over 50% (some say upwards of 60%) of it's flow restricted, one can only imagine the power of the falls if mankind hadn't intervened.
Rocky Mountains: The Beginning in Golden
My first glimpse of the Canadian Rocky Mountains came around sunset in Golden, BC this past February. I started my adventure away from my home province of British Columbia by flying to Europe from Calgary. The idea of never having seen the Rockies on home turf seemed unreasonable and I didn't know how long it would be before I would come home. The drive from Vancouver, north-east to Calgary, Alberta was an astounding adventure.
This shot taken right before the entrance of Golden, BC around sunset was my favourite and I thought I would share it with you lovely folk.
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Beachy Head, East Dean
Beachy Head in East Dean, a suburb of Eastbourne in East Sussex (that was a lot of easts!) has seen quite a bit. The moment I saw this turret, I imagined what had brought these structures to this place. My estimation turned out to be the likeliest of scenarios.
Beachy Head had a royal air force radar station, which saw much activity in World War II covering the area from Brighton to Hastings from ten miles out to sea. This and other turrets scattered along the hillside along the edges of England where the land meets the sea is likely where soldiers were to defend their country in case of attack.
Keep in mind this east, east, east location… Right across the English Channel from France. Dieppe, to be exact, where a gruesome and bloody battle took place. Of the nearly 5,000 Canadian soldiers in this raid, more than 900 were killed (about 18 percent) and 1,874 taken prisoner (37%).
After reading quite a bit about the battle on the France side of the Channel (The Dieppe Raid), it hit me hard to know that this land I was standing on may have had the tiniest of contributions to one of the most disastrous battles that my fellow countrymen were apart of during the World War II.
I hope to find something similar when I go to Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France. Maybe even something more telling of the historic battle.


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by Lauren Mote
Sometimes one can feel almost too lucky – an afternoon of prancing around a grand ballroom at the Pan Pacific Hotel here at Canada Place in Vancouver – we have nothing in our hands, except an ISO tasting glass and a handful of business cards. Welcome to the Trade Tasting at Vancouver's International Playhouse Wine Festival – Innovation by Tradition – Vino Italiano!
To take the afternoon off work to peruse some of the oldest, most famous and most expensive wineries makes more sense in 2008 rather than calling in sick to go visit Robert Mondavi Winery in 1979, the only winery to participate in the festival. Showcasing 1600 wines from 176 wineries, in 16 countries, within 60 events, over 7 days, with an expected 25000 attendees – now that's a bigger attraction then 1979, apologies Mr. Mondavi. My wine enthusiast colleague, Stephanie Bandreth, accompanies me in a series of 2 ounce portions.
What makes this colosseum of vintners less then simple to tackle today? Well, the more tastings one does, the more lost one will become – the only common sequence that the vintner's booths seem to have is the location of their spittoons – one on either side. In the wine world, using a spittoon correctly, from great distances away, amongst a crowd of people, and emerging dry without dribble – this is the olympic event. Other then your complimentary map of exhibitors, you're on your own…
The restaurant, wine and retail industries flock… each individual or group having their own ideas of "what's worth waiting for". I run into a friend, the Beverage Manager at the Beach House in West Vancouver, Phillippe Reigh, he's poking around the Pommery exhibit, anxiously waiting for them to crack open a bottle of Cuvee Louise 1996 for sampling.
Personal preference and strategy proves that Stephanie and I will tackle this day like a long dinner – start at the light and dry, finish with the rich and heavy.
Our first stop is the German Estate Wines stall – Weisser Burgunder Classic 2005 – 100% pinot blanc – Rappenhof estate (Rheinhesen – the largest of the 13 German quality wine producing regions) – extremely dry; followed by Munsterer Kapellenberg Reisling Kabinett 2006 – Kruger-Rumpf estate (Nahe River). We finish this German experience with my favourite, Dr. Pauly-Bergweiler estate, Bernkasteler Badstube Reisling Spatlese 2006 – only 700 cases made, and a 93 point from the Wine Spectator – "where citrus and slate commingle…".
Somehow, we find ourselves at an exhibit where Alsatian wines compete with their previously consumed German counterparts – Lucien Albrecht Vineyard – we sample the Pinot Gris 2006, only available for a sample at this show – not for sale anywhere. Lastly, the Gewurztraminer Alsace Reserve 2006 – rose, lychee, honey and grapefruit peel on the finish – I celebrate this exquisite vineyard by taking home a bottle of 2006 Reisling.
Moving speedily along to sparkling wines, we move through Cantina Breganze Extra Dry Non-Vintage Prosecco (Italy); Codornui Non-Vintage Pinot Noir Rose (Spain); Francis Ford Coppola "Sofia Blanc de Blanc" Sparkling (California); G.H. Mumm Corton Rouge Non-Vintage (Champagne); Lanson Gold Label Brut 1997 (Champagne); Mionetto Il Moscato Frizzante Non-Vintage (Italy); Pierre Sparr Cremant d'Alsace Brut Non-Vintage (Alsace, France); Pommery Pink Pop Non-Vintage (Champagne); Sumac Ridge "Stellar's Jay" Brut 2004 (Okanagan).
We move through the crowd,… running into several industry people, at least 5 people I worked with at Lumiere, including an invitation to visit David Tremblay, a sommelier (previously of Lumiere) at the Dream Wines Suite (22nd Floor after the tasting ends).
After three hours of sampling everything in Italy, and I mean everything… from unfiltered Sangiovese to Bolla Amarone, the winner of 2004's best Amarone, to an undesirable viognier in southern Italy, we decided to start thinking about "after the tasting" – I mean, one couldn't help but fly over to the Chateau de Beaucastel tasting just for some inspiration. We were made fun of by the Rhone Valley giants for grabbing the best one first… but at this stage in the game, it's hard to go through a systematic approach to tasting wine with 4 entry level and second entry wines before the 1998 Chateau de Beaucastel.
To even remember your own name, let alone walking with bundles of winery paperwork and business cards, OH and your tasting glass – now that's a triumph. What's worse? And I would like to remind you – by worse, I mean better – we must get to the trade tasting "boutique", make our purchases, carry those too, scoot to the 22nd floor, make some headway, and then and ONLY then will we be in a ripe frame of mind to attend our 3rd last Wine and Spirit Educational Trust class on "spirits" – including, but not limited to Cognac, Sherry, Port, Vodka, Gin, Scotch, etc…
The night draws to a close. I keep awareness by eating granola bars, and drinking water. I saunter home with two bags of greatness. A bag with the 2004 Bolla Amarone and a 2005 Coteaux-du-Ventoux; and the second bag featuring a 2006 Lucien Albrecht Reisling from Alsace and all of my paperwork – plus tasting glasses from school.
What a delicious life I lead. Scrumptious and educational. And the best part is being able to recount the events by writing this story. It's as if reliving it again and again.


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Most people get up in the morning and turn on a light or the kettle of Electricity. Without thinking about it you're using and relying on electricity and this is not always a good thing.
However, the more you use electricity the more money you'll spend and potentially the more damage you'll be doing to the environment. That's why it is important to look at your current use of electricity and see where you can change it.
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The first step is to have your current electrical installation checked by electricalsecurityservices.com.au. They will be able to advise you of any safety issues and of where your current wiring may be struggling or need improving.
It's important to be aware of this as overloaded systems and shorts can cause fires which will destroy lives.
Home Audit
A charger that is plugged in but not charging still draws power from the grid. Doing a home audit will help you to be aware of where you are using power and the steps you can take to reduce this power usage.
It could be as simple as not leaving the television on standby or you may realize that you can replace all your bulbs and use LED's instead of fluorescents; you can save up to 80% of your running costs!
Turning off lights when you're not using them is also an excellent idea.
Review Appliances
You may not be keen to go out and spend several hundred dollars on a new refrigerator or washing machine but it may actually be worthwhile.
Take a look at the energy ratings for the appliances you have and the ratings for new appliances. You'll be surprised at just how much electricity you could save in a short space of time.
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Many people are looking into ways of powering their own homes through the use of solar or wind power. Fitting a solar panel to power specific items is actually a simple undertaking.
You only need a panel and convertor. Add in a battery and load regulator and you can store electricity for use at night!
The cost of solar panels is reducing. Providing you are planning to stay in your home for a few years it will be a worthwhile investment.
Don't forget that if you go for a complete set up you can actually sell excess electricity back to the grid; potentially reducing your electric bill to zero.
One of the biggest issues with electricity is that the heat used to warm your home or the cooling fans are fighting a losing battle.
However, if you insulate your walls and ceiling then you'll find that your energy use goes down dramatically as the warm air will be trapped in the winter and the cool air in the summer places.
This won't just reduce your electricity usage; it will make you more comfortable.
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According to ESPN, defensive tackle Ricky Jean Francois was released by the Packers Tuesday.
Surprising move: Packers releasing Ricky Jean Francois, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 12, 2017
The 30-year-old LSU product was entering his ninth season in the NFL. Jean Francois played in all four preseason games for the Packers as well as Sunday's win against the Seahawks. He recorded two tackles in the first two preseason contests.
He had agreed to a one-year, $2 million deal with the Packers back in March.
Through the 2015 and 2016 seasons, he notched 57 total tackles and 3.5 sacks.


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Kelli Frith cuts down part of the net after the win. All VC players had the honor to cut the net down.
Emma LeBlanc, a senior, cuts a piece of the net for VC.
Senior Jay Demouchet is the final Lady Eagle to cut the net down, putting it around her neck.
The Lady Eagles took a group photo.
Emily Bertrand cuts down a piece of the net for VC.
The team celebrates after the win.
VC takes care of business and advances to Final Four
The Vermilion Catholic Lady Eagles are advancing to the Final Four for the third year in a row after beating St. Mary's 55-47.
The Division IV Final Four will be played in Alexandria. They will play No. 2 Houma Christian, who won 64-24. That game will be played Monday at 4:45 p.m.
It came down to free throw shooting for the Lady Eagles, who were only ahead by two points with a minute to play in the game.
The Lady Eagles made four free throws in the final 32 seconds of the game. Seniors Ainsley Mallet and Jay Demouchet canned the freebies when it counted.
In the fourth quarter, VC made 10 out of 12 free throws. Mallet and Demouchet were a cool 4-for-4 at the charity stripe. Mallet led with 16 points and Demouchet had 15.
In the game, VC made 23 out of 30 free throws.
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'Tall Wood' Code Options being Evaluated in China
In an interesting development, China's Ministry of Housing, Urban and Rural Development (MOHURD) recently announced its intention to evaluate and draft within one year a 'tall wood' building code for loadbearing wood structures which could eventually far exceed current height, area and occupancy limits. Driven by objectives including pollution mitigation, improved energy efficiency and 'industrialization' (prefabrication) China's policy makers are looking for solutions beyond conventional construction methods.
Multi-year Canada Wood collaboration with the Ministry of Public Security Fire Bureau responsible for fire safety provides a ready conduit to input research and experience-based requirements into the new code. The fire code, last updated in May 2015, now allows 5 storey light wood-frame structures and hybrids to 7 stories. Seismic, acoustic and other key building parameters will also be closely considered.
Realistically it will likely be some years before tall mass timber building are commonly approved in China for heights now being seen in some European and North American cities (however one-off approvals might be possible). Nonetheless the new initiative has the potential to pave the way for six storey mid-rise acceptance and increased limits for hybrid wood structures combined with steel or concrete. China could rapidly pull level with North American and European codes. Commercial uptake will be the next challenge.


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ON MONDAY, March 18, a young Cuvier's beaked whale was found dead on the shores of Compostela Valley. Later autopsy shows that the cause of death were dehydration and starvation.
Most disturbingly, the main reason for starvation and dehydration is because the whale had been ingesting plastic materials, and experts from D' Bone Collector Museum in Davao City found that the whale had about 40 kilograms of plastics inside its body.
We have not yet mentioned the detrimental effects of micro plastics that's also being eaten by smaller fish and other organisms in the sea.
The recklessness and ignorance in caring for our environment eventually have caused a boomerang later on in our generation. We thought that it is enough to segregate, or throw the garbage in the landfills. While it is necessary, there are communities in some parts of the world and in the country that could not even make a proper disposal of their garbage, which would eventually end up in the vast ocean.
And now, we are time bound, and working as fast as we could to prevent the ill effects of plastic pollution in our environment.
On Tuesday, March 19, the City Government of Cagayan de Oro, in partnership with Nestlé Philippines, just introduced to the community the first Eco-Brick Hub in Mindanao. A processing facility located in the old landfill in Zayas, that produces bricks made of plastics.
This is a welcome improvement especially for a city that recently implemented the banning of plastic bags as packaging for consumer goods and products.
Bricks made of plastics are not new, other countries have produced, and constructed buildings and houses out of this recycled materials.
In Colombia, Conceptos Plásticos (Plastic Concepts) in 2011 managed to patent its system of bricks and pillars made of recycled plastic, which is then put together like Lego pieces in a construction system that can build houses up to two stories high in five days.
Meanwhile, researchers from the National Council of Scientific and Technological Research in Argentina have come up with a way to turn used plastic drinking bottles into eco-friendly building bricks. The PET (polyethylene terephthalate) material the bottles (and bricks) are made from is as strong as a conventional house brick made from sand and cement.
Perhaps it is about time that the construction industry, and even to other sectors, shall begin a shift of paradigm concerning the use of plastics in making concretes, houses, buildings, and whatever forms of infrastructure.
With or without aid of legislation or laws, we should proactively seek a way to reduce plastic wastes especially in reaching our waters.
But of course, this would not be possible if we, too, should value the importance of funding researches that actually be used in saving the environment.
There is a need to do so, if we intend to still see creatures roaming in the vastness of our ocean for our children to see.
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One of the hardest parts of taking an online class is not really knowing your classmates or being able to talk to one another as you would in a traditional classroom setting. I would like for each of you to take a minute to introduce yourselves and tell the class a little about what makes you you.
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The sister one is from Alison and her husband and takes the form of a word book style. I cut the letters on my Pazzles and aaded then to the pages in sets of two to keep the bulk down, I am still loving using all the georgeous Basic Grey papers and this also uses some of their stickers.
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David P. Graham, 55, of Marguerite, died Thursday, March 21, 2019 at his home. He was born August 16, 1963 in Latrobe, a son of the late Charles Dale Sr. and Mary M. (Metil) Graham. David previously worked at Tri State Detergent Services, Greensburg and was an avid skier. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Dale Graham, Jr. He is survived by 4 sisters, Charlotte A. Graham, Kathleen M. Graham, Barbara G. Bosco and Amy L. Graham (Nile Behnam), a brother, George J. Graham (Linda), 3 nieces, Lauren Harris (Jordan), Rachel Uschock (Joshua) and Amanda O'Neill (James), an aunt, Grace Graham Guter, several aunts and cousins and his faithful dog Mattie. At David's request there will be no visitation or services. Leo M. Bacha Funeral Home, Inc., Pleasant Unity is assisting with arrangements.
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Runtime: 1 hr 18 minFilmed upon their return to Miami after their 16-month world tour. Includes "Dr. Beat," "Words Get in the Way," "Anything for You," "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You," "Can't Stay Away From You," and many more.
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Year: 2015
Runtime: 1 hr 12 minQue Siga la Tradicion invites you to take a journey with Gloria Estefan back to her roots where the sounds infuse the soul. It is a selection of Gloria's greatest Latin hits from the Grammy Award-winning albums Mi Tierra, Abriendo Puertas, and her new release Alma Caribeña, featuring such songs as "Oye," "Mi Tierra," and "Por un Beso." Plus bonus documentary and interview footage.


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To maintain your oral health and prevent any restorative measures, make sure you are visiting your local dentist twice a year! Book your dental cleaning today!
To maintain your oral health and prevent any restorative measures, make sure you are visiting your local dentist twice a year! Book your dental cleaning today!
Dental cleaning and prevention, also known as preventive dental care or preventive dentistry, is the act of properly caring for your teeth in order to maintain a good oral health and prevent dental problems and dental diseases, such as enamel wear, gum disease, cavities, etc.
Dental cleaning and prevention come in various forms, these include daily brushing and flossing, dental cleaning, and regular dental checkups by dentists and dental hygienists. For you to maintain optimum oral health, the American Dental Association (ADA) recommends that you visit the dentists and dental hygienists at a regular interval set by the dentist. Doing this will ensure that your teeth are clean, white, and strong. Also, little children must be taught proper oral hygiene to prevent tooth decay at an early age.
The first and most essential dental cleaning and prevention practice is to brush your teeth every day with any approved fluoride-containing toothpaste. It is also an important preventive dentistry for you to replace your toothbrush at least three times a year or as soon as you notice that the bristles have started to fray. Ensure that you brush your tongue also, this will help to get rid of bacteria from your mouth as well as give you a fresh breath.
The American Dental Association (ADA) also recommends daily flossing. Many times we have bits of foods hidden in-between the tight spaces of our teeth, flossing helps to remove these food bits and clean out the tight spaces in-between our teeth. In case you have braces on your teeth, using floss threaders to get in-between those metal brackets is advisable.
You need to ensure that you are flossing in the right way if you want to get the best out of flossing. When next time you visit your dentist, ask him/her to demonstrate to you a quick flossing practice for you to know if you had been doing your flossing the right way and that you are getting one of the the best result from using this preventive dentistry practice.
It is important that you visit the dentists and dental hygienists regularly for early detection of any dental problem. It is recommended that you see the dentist at least once a year for a checkup and examination of your teeth to detect if there is any problem in your tooth surface or gum line. If you notice that you are at a high risk of having dental problems, it is beneficial that you visit the dentist frequently for dental care. However, if you know that you are at a low risk of having dental problems, then you may visit the dentist or dental cleaning once a year. Preventive dental examinations and dental cleaning allow early detection of any dental disease or dental problem by the dentists and to find quick solutions to them right away. In case you have dental insurance, check out what is covered. Most dental insurance plans allow at least 2 preventive dental visits per year.
Another practice is eating a balanced diet. This can also help to give your teeth necessary protections by supplying them with their required nutrients. In your diet, reduce your sugar consumption level, this includes simple carbs like white bread, also consume plenty of water daily. Vitamins and Calcium are very essential for your oral health. Eating a balanced diet will supply you with the needed amount of Vitamins and Calcium to maintain dental health.
Dental cleaning and prevention help you from developing a dental disease or any other related problems later on. If you undergo proper dental care, the following dental problems and dental diseases can be avoided or at least their effects can be lessened: periodontitis, enamel loss, gingivitis, cavities, etc.
Everyone should undergo dental cleaning and prevention practices as everybody stands to benefit from preventive dentistry. Most especially, dental cleaning and prevention practices are more beneficial to children because it strengthens their gum line and enables their newly developing adult teeth to grow healthy and strong. You can prevent decay in your children's teeth if they undergo dental sealants and topical fluoride treatments. Also, preventive dentistry is beneficial to old adults as it can help them to keep their real teeth – wisdom teeth.
Medically, the general health of your body is connected to your oral health and oral hygiene. This is because your mouth, which acts as the broad gate into your body, is a breeding ground to culture harmful bacteria. Hence, undergoing dental cleaning and prevention is beneficial to your overall health.
If you undergo good and regular oral hygiene, you would greatly reduce your risk of having periodontitis, enamel loss, gingivitis, cavities, and any other dental problems. This would, in turn, reduce any risk of secondary problems that may arise as a result of poor oral health. Here are some secondary health problems that may arise as a result of poor dental health: cancer, respiratory disease, osteoporosis, heart disease, diabetes, etc.
If you are pregnant, it is advisable that you continue with good dental cleaning and prevention practices. This is because low birth weight and premature birth may also be linked to poor dental health. Such practices include regular visits to the dentists and dental hygienists for checkups during pregnancy.
More so, practicing good dental cleaning and prevention can save you money. Preventive dentistry can save you money on tooth fillings, root canals, or dental implants, etc. as it may eliminate your need for such treatments or at worst reduce your need for them.
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Loud conversations between colleagues, phone calls, printers, photocopiers, the hum of the air conditioning, loud ringtones and even keyboard clicks – the office can be an extremely noisy environment.
In fact, as we have moved to open plan offices the workplace has got louder
This can be hugely distracting, causing productivity to plummet. Research has shown that workers can be 66 per cent less productive when exposed to just one conversation.
Another study has revealed that office workers are losing 86 minutes a day because of these distractions.
The impact however can be far more damaging than a missed deadline.
Noisy workplaces can also increase stress levels which in turn increases absenteeism. According to HR Review UK, workers in open-plan offices take 70 per cent more sick leave.
And of course, all of this has an economic impact. The World Health Organisation estimates that the annual cost to Europe from excessive noise levels, in terms of lost working days, healthcare costs and reduced productivity, is £30 billion.
So what can we do about this?
Despite all these challenges, reducing the number of walls and adopting an open plan office does not have to cause a detrimental increase in noise.
Every single surface either absorbs or reflects sounds as it travels through a space and a lot of noise pollution can come from the floors in our workplaces.
Natural wood and ceramics, while aesthetically stunning, are not good for absorbing noise. Whilst vinyl floors and carpet can make a noticeable difference.
Similarly, acoustic wall tiles can play an important role, absorbing sounds rather than reflecting them and modern versions are stylish and aesthetically pleasing. Suspended acoustic ceiling panels can also be strategically placed to target noisy areas and can make a great visual impact.
Offering dedicated areas for collaborative working is also crucial. Breakout areas offer places for informal meetings and phone calls away from where other people are working. High-backed sofas and comfy seats will not only separate these areas from the rest of the office, but they will also absorb sound.
Alternatively, dedicated quiet spaces, sometimes in the form of enclosed pods, can provide employees with some sanctuary and enable them to get on with their work without interruption.
Green, or living, walls in offices have a number of benefits. They look stunning, can help to improve air quality and provide an extra layer of insulation – helping to cut down on energy loss and decreasing heating and cooling requirement.
But a lesser-known benefit is that plants and living walls can also improve the acoustics in an office. The stems, leaves, branches and wood absorb sound; rough bark and thick, fleshy leaves are particularly effective.
Moss walls offer a lower maintenance alternative to living walls, and are equally great at absorbing sound.
Some studies have shown that plants can reduce ambient noises in offices by as much as five decibels.
Silence may not be golden in the modern workplace, but there are so many creative methods that can be implemented to ensure your team can focus when they need to, and socialise when they don't.


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We Had A Water Loss... Now What?
We Had A Water Loss... Now What?
"We had a water loss... now what?" Should you put in a claim? One of the advantages to calling us if you have an emergency water loss is that we can help you determine the answer to this very question. Water losses range widely in price and it can sometimes be difficult as a homeowner to know if entering a claim is worth the downside. Insurance companies determine risk by looking at claims entered by their customers, even in situations where the policy does not pay out for damages.
Here's what that means: if you put in a claim on your home, you will take a hit from your insurance company. If you're going to take that hit, we should be sure that it's a claim your insurance will actually pay! We have worked with customers in the past who have called their insurance agent, entered a claim, and the total payment to restore their home was less than their deductible. Yikes! Talk about really taking a hit.
Insurance Deductibles
Every home policy has a unique deductible value for losses to the home. A deductible in an insurance policy is the amount that you, as the homeowner, will pay to restore your home before the insurance company's coverage will kick in. Higher deductibles on your policy result in a lower monthly insurance cost to you, as it represents less risk for the insurance company. So, having a high deductible can be good for homeowners who want to save money, and who also have a high risk tolerance.
However, if you have a higher deductible (say 2% of your home's value), and you have a water loss, you may think about holding off on entering a claim. Here's what you can do instead:
Call Delta Disaster Services First
We will get out to your property within the hour (often much faster). We will assess damages to your property – for free. We will set up just enough equipment to prevent further damages to your home (saving you money) – but we won't do additional work until we talk with an adjuster from your insurance company (protecting you from potential downside). Finally, we will advise you, based on your deductible, whether or you should put in a claim.
Many insurance agencies around Grand Junction refer us for water damage. And they send their clients to us in part because we help people determine next steps, for free. We've been in the water damage restoration business in Grand Junction for five years. We've completed literally thousands of jobs. We are industry experts, and we can help you make the right decision for your unique situation.


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Columbia River Basin dreissenid mussel monitoring forum workshop
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To address actions identified in the Department of Interior's "Safeguarding the West" strategy, the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) and US Geological Survey (USGS) convened 43 invasive species coordinators and scientific experts June 5-6, 2018 in Portland, Oregon to assess the status of dreissenid monitoring efforts in the Columbia River Basin (CRB); identify key strengths and weaknesses of existing collaborative efforts to monitor for dreissenids; identify priority monitoring gaps foundational to dreissenid prevention efforts; and achieve consensus on a set of strategies to address those gaps and maintain a strong monitoring collaborative and framework moving forward. Prior to the workshop, two webinars were conducted to summarize how states and provinces are estimating and using metrics that describe dreissenid mussel introduction (i.e., the risk of mussels being introduced into a waterbody) and establishment (i.e., the risk of a mussel population becoming established after an introduction event).
The goal of the webinars was to provide context to discussions at the Columbia River Basin Dreissenid Mussel Monitoring Forum.
As part of the webinars expert practitioners, gave presentations that summarized the origins and basis for metrics typically used to characterize invasive species invasion risk. During the first webinar which was held on May 7, 2018, Dr. Bob McMahon, University of Texas at Arlington gave a presentation discussing factors affecting the establishment of dreissenid mussels. During the second webinar which was held on May 30, 2018, Samuel Fischer and Mark Lewis from the University of Alberta presented information on factors affecting the introduction of mussels.
Presentations at the workshop were given to update participants on the status of dreissenid mussel monitoring in the Columbia River Basin. Staff from the US Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE), Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), USGS, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and National Park Service (NPS) gave presentations that described the status of dreissenid mussel monitoring efforts conducted by federal agencies. Participants also heard presentations on the status of other monitoring related efforts. Representatives from the Western Regional Panel and Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) presented information about method and protocol standardization coordination activities. Staff from the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy also presented an update on their sampling and resource allocation protocols.
The USGS then presented an overview of the evolution and status of dreissenid mussel monitoring in the CRB as well as summary of the results of webinars that addressed facets of dreissenid mussel introduction and establishment risk estimation. To facilitate learning from ongoing efforts that address similar invasive species coordination, monitoring, and research activities, Kelly Baerwaldt, US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) presented remotely on the activities of the Asian Carp Coordinating Committee, informing workshop participants of the how the effort formed and is funded, priority goals and activities, as well as key successes and challenges.
The meeting culminated with workshop attendees participating in four breakout groups (risk assessment and research, data/lab analysis, monitoring/coordination, and funding) to identify priority key gaps or weaknesses to existing monitoring/coordination efforts as well as identify priority actions or strategies could help address those gaps or weaknesses. The recommended priority actions from each breakout group were compiled into one overall recommendation to build on existing strengths and address weaknesses associated with monitoring for dreissenids in the Columbia River Basin: Using existing infrastructure and datasets, develop a transboundary, interagency, adaptive, coordinated, regional monitoring framework/partnership to ensure optimal resource allocation.
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The date is 12/12/12 and everyone seems to be talking about one topic only - the end of the world. To tell you the truth I couldn't care less. My world has ended few weeks ago, when I got kicked out of university. I'm not mad or sad about it. After all, it was my own fault. However everything I've been doing, my daily routine, my friends, my (non)learning... all that is a distant past now. To make things worse, my current job hunting period fills me with nothing but uncertainty. I wasn't able to find a single interview today that I could go to, and so I have another empty, lazy and boring day ahead of me.
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Book Review: Thief of Glory
Author: Sigmund Brouwer
I received this book, Thief of Glory, from the Blogging For Books program, in exchange for this review.
Favorite line from Thief of Glory: "A banyan tree begins when its seeds germinate in the crevices of a host tree. It sends to the ground tendrils that become prop roots with enough room for children to crawl beneath, prop roots that grown into thick, woody trunks and make it look like the tree is standing above the ground. The roots, given time, look no different than the tree it has begun to strangle. Eventually, when the original support tree dies and rots, the banyan develops a hollow central core." –Thief of Glory, pg. 1
The Thief of Glory takes us to the Dutch East Indies in 1942 and into the home and lives of a wealthy Dutch family, the Prins. The story's hero, the 10 year old marble enthusiast and closet romantic, Jeremiah, finds his world stolen from him as the Japanese invade the East Indies and separate his family. Jeremiah, his Mother, younger brother and twin sisters are thrown into a concentration camp where Jeremiah's goal, and promise he made to his father, is to take care of his family…and survive. In the book, we see Jeremiah as he is forced into adulthood, falls in love, and sees the darkest sides of the human heart. Will Jeremiah and his family survive? And if he does, at the end of it all, who will he be?
Thief of Glory was not a book written for the feint of heart. It wasn't fields of flowers and sunshine. It was written realistically with characters that were real and flawed, like us all. Ultimately, Thief of Glory is about the choices we must make in life- to do good or evil; to take revenge or to forgive; how far we would go to survive. This book was deep, making its reader think.
A truly good book is about its characters. When you feel what the character feels, when your heart breaks when something bad happens to them, or when you feel happy when the character gets the girl, the writer has accomplished his goal. When Jeremiah first enters the book, I didn't like him. I was like, this kid is a total brat! And…a little on the violent side, in a scary way. As I kept reading, the author started to reveal more and more of who Jeremiah was and what his family was like. As I read, I felt like I knew Jeremiah, I felt like he was a real person. He seemed like he was someone I played with in the dirt when I was a little kid. As Jeremiah is forced into an unimaginable and horrible situation, I saw Jeremiah as a fighter, someone who had courage, someone who would do anything for his family, and someone who was thrust into becoming a parent when all he really wants is for his parent (his Mother) to take action and be the parent, and someone who struggles (like us all) against the darkness lurking in his own heart. I commend Sigmund Brouwer on his characters! At one point in the book I paused and wondered, "Is this a TRUE story?" I swore I had found it in the fiction section! I even had to double check the back of the book to find that little word "Fiction". By the final chapters of the book I was completely involved in the characters, my heart filling with pain as Jeremiah endured one horror after the next, begging him, "don't do it! Pleasssseee don't do it!" As I read those final chapters, I felt almost depressed. When things started looking up, those last few pages, I read in horror. I don't want to give too much away, but the end I read over twice, just to make sure I read it right. I was shocked and horrified by the ending. For hours after finishing the book, I couldn't sleep…and I shed a few tears. I literally felt like shouting, "Jeremiah, NOOOOO!!". The book was so real, so raw.Yet, for being shocking and horrifying, the Thief of Glory ended in hope, because with God, there is always hope.
Final thoughts: This book was very realistic and very well written, totally making me become involved emotionally. I was glad a book that was filled with so much darkness, offered a rays of sunshine, throughout it. There were moments of true courage and motivating compassion and kindness. And in the end, it offered hope. I don't really have any bad comments about Thief of Glory, the writing was superb, the research fantastic, the story moving and tragic all at once. Be warned: this book is hard to read, knowing that this story was inspired from true events, that many things Jeremiah went through actually happened to people. But, I would call it a good read, with a good message.


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At least 16 people were killed in Mumbai and Thane as the cities received heavy rains throughout the day and night on Monday forcing authorities to declare a public holiday amid forecast of more showers.
According to Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) officials, 13 people died after a wall collapsed on a few hutments built on a hill slope in Kurar village at Malad East.
The incident was reported at around 1am on Tuesday after which the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) and NDRF officials reached the spot.
According to the fire brigade officials, four people were rescued and have been admitted at the Shatabdi Hospital in Kandivali. They said search and rescue operations are still on.
Some people were rescued by locals present there before officials arrived and moved them to hospital in private vehicles. More people could be trapped under the debris, said fire brigade officials.
"Pained to know about the loss of lives in Malad Wall Collapse incidence. My thoughts are with families who lost loved ones & prayers for speedy recovery of injured. ₹5 lakh will be given to the kin of deceased," chief minister Devendra Fadnavis tweeted with a hashtag MumbaiRains.
School education minister Ashish Shelar confirmed late on Monday night that all schools in Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai and Palghar will remain shut on Tuesday. Several city colleges have also called the day off after students complained about waterlogging across the city.
"Due to heavy rain forecast in Mumbai even today by IMD, People are advised to stay indoors unless there is any emergency," Fadnavis' office tweeted.
At least three people were killed and one injured in a wall collapse incident early on Tuesday in Kalyan, about 40km from Mumbai.
The wall of National Urdu School, opposite Durgadi Fort in Kalyan (West), fell on the nearby hutments killing two women and a three-year-old boy. A 16-year-old girl was also injured in the accident.
The bodies were pulled out of the debris by rescue teams of the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) fire team, local police and civic officials.
"Four people were trapped inside the debris in a sudden wall collapse of a school. We pulled out three bodies and one suffered severe injuries in the incident," KDMC fire official Sudhakar Kulkarni said.
"Fire team and police are working on clearing the debris," he added.
Several local and long-distance trains were cancelled amid reports of tracks being flooded. Western Railway and Central Railway have been updating the status of train lines that are functional on Twitter. Passengers of three suburban trains who got stuck on flooded tracks were evacuated by Railway Protection Force (RPF) staff, Central Railway tweeted.
Those stranded at the Thane railway station were served refreshments by Railway Protection Force (RPF) after several suburban train movements were suspended due to the heavy rains, news agency Asian News International reported.
An aircraft of SpiceJet overshot the main runway 27 while landing at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport from Jaipur on Monday night amid heavy rains.
Authorities have not been able to move the plane as they are waiting for an aircraft removal kit, which is only available with Air India and is yet to reach Mumbai from Mangalore.
Meanwhile, flights are being operated from the lesser efficient secondary runway.
A spokesperson of the Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd. said 54 flights have been diverted from the airport. Several flights to and from Mumbai were delayed and cancelled as well due to the traffic situation at the airport.
"The situation of aircraft movements will gradually improve, once the stuck SpiceJet aircraft is taken out of the muddy area," said an airport official.
According to flightradar24, flights leaving from Mumbai are delayed by an average of 120 minutes, leading to the cancellation of 33 departing flights and arrival of 22 flights after midnight.
Heavy rain lashed the city for the fourth consecutive day on Monday throwing rail, road and air traffic out of gear. Waterlogging was reported from several parts of the city affecting traffic on major roads.
Heavy rainfall is expected in Mumbai and neighbouring cities between July 3 and July 5.


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Coats like these were used in pilgrimages to the 88 temples around Shikoku. Inscribed with Buddhists sayings in Kanji or Sanskrit along with printed images. Each temple along the pilgrimage route would add a new stamp to show the progress in red.
- Asa - hemp
- Meiji (1868-1912)
- 49" x 38" (width, height)
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Review: The Gaslight Anthem – 'The 59 Sound' 10th Anniversary Tour – Vicar Street, Dublin
Some four months after his last visit to play Dublin with his band 'The Howling Weather', Brian Fallon returns with his former band 'The Gaslight Album' to play The 59 Sound 10th Anniversary Tour, a celebration of their most recognisable work, which tonight will be played in full.
Main support on the night was Philadelphia native Dave Hause, who along with his brother Tim on guitar and piano entertained a sizeable gathered audience who certainly were knowledgeable and appreciative of his music. His raspy deep throated American voice dovetails perfectly on a bill with The Gaslight Anthem.
Highlights include C'mon Kid, a song written for a brother, anyone's brother, and the very stripped back and raw, not forgetting emotional We Could Be Kings. Dirty Fucker is dedicated to, it seems, the most hated man in America, Donald Trump.
Dave Hause is a talented musician and I for one would love to see a full band set up. Maybe next time. But this support was the perfect introduction for The Gaslight Anthem.
The Gaslight Anthem come onstage fronted by the strangely handsome, tattooed Brian Fallon and launch into a set that shows little let up for a large part of the show.
They kick off with Stay Vicious and Handwritten, this is a heavier show than Brian Fallon's last visit to these Isles but to be honest it is obvious right from the start that this audience know The Gaslight Anthem. It is a good old fashioned, sweat dripping off the walls kind of night. And we are only two songs in. This Dublin crowd is bouncing.
It is four songs in before Fallon ventures a conversation with the crowd and all he says is "Now we will do the thing". This is what everyone came for. Released in 2008 'The 59 Sound' is the epitome of what The Gaslight Anthem are. Catchy punk rock tunes. You get the impression even if you didn't like the band the crowds energy would just carry you along.
They play the album in full. The 59 Sound is bursting with energy and heart, I suppose it is their most well known tune but tonight this audience knows them all. Vicar Street is a wonderful venue, its square shaped and everyone, including those in the balcony are virtually on top of the band. It is a fabulous place to see any band.
Old White Lincoln talks to us about 'high topped sneakers' and we ask ourselves what are high topped sneakers?. Obviously they were cool in America ten years ago.
High Lonesome pays respect to the Counting Crows song Round Here. In that song Maria came from Nashville looking for a boy who looked like Elvis. The Gaslight Anthem replied 'I always kinda sorta wished I look liked Elvis'
The intro to Film Noir has a twangy Dire Straights feel to it, Brian Fallon has a long love of Mark Knopfler, but this soon ends as the songs crashes into the crowd for its entirety. At least that is how it feels.
The band make reference to the sadly departed music legend that is Tom Petty in the song Even Cowgirls Get The Blues. It is the first noticeable let up in a frantic show but it just rolls beautifully.
On a random observation it is somewhat strange there has not been a single guitar change in the first half of the show. The band has three guitarists, plus a bass player and that generates so much of a full on sound with intricate guitar sounds and riffs mingling perfectly together.
The mood chills finally to the sounds of Here's Looking At You, Kid before The Backseat totally blows the roof off the venue, the volume hits eleven and the light show is frantic. It is rare for a band to sustain a crowd at any gig but Brian Fallon and The Gaslight Anthem have managed to do that tonight. I suspect that if the gig ended now no one would care and everyone would go home happy.
And that was 'The 59 Sound'. There was just a 'thank you very much' from Brian Fallon and the show continued.
The gig tailed off a little after 'The 59 Sound' and I suppose that was to be expected. The crowd clapping along to songs was quickly interrupted by Fallon who remarked honestly, 'I love you but you are so bad at clapping'. So that was the end of the clapping along with songs. At least he was honest in fairness.
Howl is a proper guitar band tune and is one of a number of song that get an airing from the album Handwritten and the packed house is totally back on board again after a lull following the end of 'The 59 Sound'.
National Anthem is the staple of any Gaslight Anthem show and Keepsake rings to the wonderful riffs and bass sounds of 'Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers'. And that in reality is how it should be. Brian Fallon doesn't believe in encores and the evening finishes with the rocking American Slang, accompanied by Dave Hause. There was no doubting they were going to finish with anything else.
And that was it. A worthy tribute midshow to the fabulous 'The 59 Sound' and although the night suffered a slight lull after that part of the set, the band rescued the evening with a rousing finish. I have no doubt we will be seeing Brian Fallon, in one of his guises back in Dublin in the very near future and it will be a sell out. This guy is popular.


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Welcome to Maple Ridge, and the Almanor floor plan. Enter into the formal foyer and behold the 12 foot ceiling. This large, three bedroom, two and a half bath home has many upgrades. Beautiful granite counter-tops, smudge-proof stainless steel appliances, and matching cabinetry. Appreciate the spacious luxury of the eat-in kitchen. Enjoy the lake view from the screened lanai and the extended pavers outside is the perfect place for your outdoor grill. Notice the level 4 tile on the diagonal throughout making this house family friendly. Impact resistant windows and sliders, all around, keep this house safe, quiet, and energy efficient. The master bedroom offers a 15 by 6 foot closet. Guests can make use of the half bath while the second and third bedrooms both offer privacy into the Jack and Jill shared bath. There is a convenience sink in the laundry room, which leads out to the roomy two car garage. Just three blocks to the town center of Ava Maria, the location cannot be better. Residents can enjoy the fitness center and all the wonderful parks of Ava Maria. This elegant home is waiting for you.
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To get real insights into a corporate merger, its best to go directly to the source. In this new case, Quy N. Huy, Associate Professor of Strategy and Management at INSEAD, and Ramina Samii, Research Associate, tell the story of the January 2000 merger of UK-based companies Stream and Line to create StreamLine, UK, providing an in-depth look into how management of emotions can facilitate the speed and success of a corporate merger.
The story is told from the perspective of new Sales Organization President, Anne Wright, who was an unexpected choice for the position. Wright faces the daunting challenge of bringing together two organizations with polar opposite cultures. Streams culture was reputedly cold, heartless, focused, committed, dynamic, and results/sales-oriented, while Line was known as a strong, friendly, community-focused company, profit-driven with process and career progression well developed, and rather gentlemanly in its approach. Even more telling were field sales force turnover statistics: 31% at Stream and 4.8% at Line compared to an industry average of 18%.
The authors follow Wright for a full year following the merger (which created one of the worlds largest high technology companies), recounting both the missteps and successes. Beyond culture differences Wright must deal with layoffs and office closures. (It was expected that the merger would eliminate some 7,200 jobs globally, 11% of the companies combined payroll of 64,800 employees.) Site selection for a new combined UK headquarters only added to the stress and mistrust amongst the two organizations.
With the site selection over, Wright reflects on the challenges ahead. In Part B, we see her efforts to shift the new companys culture away from the dominance once found in Stream to a more open culture somewhere between the two. By February 2001 (roughly one year after the merger), Wright conducts interviews with the top 40 senior managers in order to identify areas of focus for the next phase of the integration. By and large the feedback is positive, with Line heritage people expressing appreciation for the clarity and focus brought to the table by the former Stream people, and the Stream people appreciating the more relaxed, friendly, open style brought forth by the Line culture.
Unfortunately this success is not without problems, as we see in Part C of the case. Like other mergers, steps forward are often accompanied by steps back. Caught completely unaware, Wright is confronted by complaints from middle managers who claim that many of their colleagues feel unsafe expressing criticism within the organization. Their concerns range from unresolved salary and benefits terms to a field sales force still not linked electronically. Were these just issues of communication or something more?
The case continues at the 18-month mark, with the good news that the UK sales organization performed better than global StreamLine, despite having gone through one of the toughest mergers. By August 2002, the news continued to be good, with the organization being selected by its peers as among the top 10 most respected companies in the UK.
This three-part case is particularly useful in MBA and executive education courses focusing on change and innovation and corporate development, including the skilful use of emotion management actions in making strategy work in large organizations.
For further reading on these concepts, consult Professors Huys article, Emotional capability, emotional intelligence, and radical change, in the Academy of Management Review, April 1999, vol. 24, 2, pp. 325-345.


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The Importance of Automated Regression Testing
Automated regression testing tools are designed to handle the new and improved features of Open Source Testing that are added. Today, automated regression testing has become the key to success while hosting and building web applications. Initially, any organization starts with building a web-based application and then grows based on the changing user needs. With growing function, the complexity of the web application increases, so does the need of testing.
It requires a lot of time and resource to do a manual smoke test and regression test in each release to ensure new feature has been implemented without affecting the other features. Initially, the release is tested overall and then the test cases are added to the regression testing list.
This is an ever-increasing process, and might impact the schedule of each new project. The team prioritizes the events focusing more on the new features that reduce the regression testing. This strategy makes the undiscovered defects introduced into existing functionality.
You can manage software as an asset of an organization, and store it in a version controlled system and then deploy as a functional and performance test. However, this comes with a cost. In many cases testing tools are used for test script creation.
Test automation must be justified with a return over time.
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You must follow the following points for a successful automated regression testing.
- Take inventory of the workflow in the application
- Write test scripts from the workflow
- Maintain and control version of test scripts
- Automate the test script operation based on the changes
- Use the test results as inputs to analyse business risks
The following points can be accomplished by applying the following methodology.
- Introductions and responsibilities
- Application walkthrough
- Defined test requirements
- Analyzing results
- Test data requirements
- Infrastructure requirements for test operation
- Test management overview
- Identify process
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