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Free Summer Printable
I love the simplicity of this summer printable because it reminds me of lazy summer days. 🙂
I'm a busy, homeschooling mom, so I totally look forward those kinds of summer days where you just relax and watch the kids play outside.
This minimalist-style summer printable captures those feels perfectly, I'd say!
This summer decor is so easy to add to your favorite space since you can print it right out on your home printer. 😉
(We love our laser printer because the colors print much more true to the colors in my design than an inkjet does!)
I designed this printable as an 8×10, and it's ready-to-print at 100% on letter-size paper.
Once you've printed your summer printable (on cardstock!), you'll need to trim them along the gray lines. Make sure you keep fresh blades on hand for your paper cutter so that it doesn't snag.
(I love this paper trimmer more than others for one special reason — it has a wire cut-line so that your cut is sure every. single. time.)
We'd love to see how you style this summer wall art! Please be sure to tag us if you share! @momsprintables


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Study Abroad Advisory Council
Study Abroad Advisory Council Charge - August 2019
In past years, WKU has had a number of different advisory councils that collaborated with the Office of International Programs (OIP), the office of Study Abroad & Global Learning (SAGL), and the Office of Faculty Led Study Abroad and Study Away (now merged with SAGL). The most recent iteration of the group was as the International Education Advisory Council (IEAC) which consisted of six faculty representatives, one appointed by each college dean. The IEAC did not meet during the 2018-19 academic year while the then new Associate Provost for Global Education and International Affairs implemented a reorganization of all international units at WKU. Global Learning and International Affairs, GLIA, is WKU's consolidated center of international engagement. GLIA and SAGL seek to renew the council's charge with broader representation of stakeholders on SAGL's areas of responsibility: all study abroad activities, off-campus study, international internships and service learning that transforms students and is integrated into WKU students' programs of study. The Study Abroad Advisory Council (SAAC) is charged by the Associate Provost for Global Learning & International Affairs.
The Study Abroad Advisory Council will support GLIA's efforts to meet the goals of WKU's Strategic Plan. "Work with the associate provost for global learning and with faculty and staff to continue to expand off-campus and on-campus educational opportunities."
The Study Abroad Advisory Council will provide faculty and college input to grow and integrate off-campus study opportunities to the Associate Provost and SAGL Director for all major SAGL activities, including, but not limited to:
- Strategic integration of SAGL's transformative high-impact practices into the university and college curriculum, and vice-versa;
- Contributing to the development and implementation of program evaluations and metrics;
- Review proposed new international opportunities for students;
- Serve as liaisons to the members' relevant campus units
SAAC Membership
- The Associate Provost for Global Learning & International Affairs (permanent)
- Director of Study Abroad & Global Learning (permanent)
- 5 faculty members representing each college, nominated by the College Dean in collaboration with the SAGL Director
- 1 administrative representative appointed by the Provost
- 2 faculty members appointed independently by the Faculty Senate
- 1 student member appointed by the SGA
- 1 staff member from the Advising and Career Development Center appointed by the Assistant Vice President for Student Success
- 1 representative appointed by the Chief Diversity Officer
- 2 GLIA appointed representatives
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There are a lot of scooters out there for kids, but adults like to have fun too, don't they? It's not fair that the most fun things in life are designed for kids, leaving the adult with all of the, um, well, the adult-y stuff.
And then, the scooters that you will find that ARE designed for adults are going to be for functionality only, it seems. They are going to be scooters that are made as a form of transportation so you can get to your job on time and be all responsible and whatnot.
But what fun is that?
Most of the time when you get a scooter, you can only get one that is specially designed for kids only, or for adults only – but hardly ever do you get both.
Well, now you can with the Razor E300! The Razor E300 is quite an upgrade from Razor's previously well-known scooter, the Razor 200. And this one is capable of delivering more fun to more people now!
You might be wondering how, and we are going to answer that question, given enough time.
If you have found this review article, then you might already be considering buying the Razor E300. And if you aren't, then there is a good chance that you will be by the time we get to the end!
We are going to start out by telling you all about the key features of this scooter. You know, the things that make it better than all the rest of the scooters out there. Then, we are going to go through all of the pros and cons.
By the end, we are sure that you will know everything that you could possibly need to know about this electric scooter before deciding to buy it.
So, let's take a look at those key features, shall we?
Key Features
The key features are a really important part of this article, and here's why –
These are going to be the things about the Razor E300 that make it better than its older model, the E200. Unlike in many review articles you will find, the key features that are listed here are actual improvements that have been made to the product by the Razor company themselves.
So when we say that they are key features, we mean it.
Super Sized Deck And Frame
The first thing on our list of key features is the super-sized deck and frame. The E200 did have a large deck, but the E300 has a super-sized deck, perfect for people of all ages and sizes!
This is one of the main features of this Razor model that makes it perfect for kids and adults alike! Remember when we were talking about how this electric scooter was one that was meant for both kids and adults. Well, this is the reason why!
A super-sized deck allows for plenty of spacious foot room so even those with the biggest of feet can ride comfortably on the Razor E300.
The taller frame also makes for a more comfortable ride by making it easier for taller people to reach the handlebars.
Extra Wide 11-Inch Pneumatic Tires
Another feature that changed from the E200 to the E300 is the size of the tires. The Razor E300 has 11-inch pneumatic tires, whereas the E200 only had 9-inch tires.
And, the tires on the Razor E300 are also extra wide. The bigger sized tires really increase the number of different types of terrain that the electric scooter can handle, so you can tackle more distance in less time.
The bigger tires also help to support more weight, so every family member can take a turn on the sweet new scooter!
Longer Play Time
Most scooters only give the rider a maximum of 40 solid minutes of riding time – including the E200 edition. But the Razor E300 had been improved to give you an extra 5 minutes of battery life.
Of course, the exact riding time is all going to depend on a variety of factors such as speed, weight, current battery charge, and the type of incline you are on.
5 extra minutes of running time might not be much, but when added with all of the other great new features of this type of electric scooter, it's a pretty awesome feature to have.
Faster Speed
But we are missing the best part! Not only can the Razor E300 hold more weight and support more people with the super-sized deck and bigger tires, but it can also reach faster speeds!
The Razor E200 could only get up to 12 miles per hour. But the Razor E300 can climb up to 15 miles per hour! It can do this, even with the extra weight and longer battery life. That's pretty impressing, and quite an improvement.
We can thank the awesome electric motor for these great new qualities. We will discuss everything that this motor can do when we get down to the pros section.
Also see: Razor E100 Electric Scooter Review
And what would you know, the pros are next! You might be wondering what else the Razor E300 could have to offer you after having already read the key features. You might think – how could there possibly be more great things about this bike?
But actually, there is quite a bit more that we have to share with you. Allow us to do just that.
Before, we mentioned that the motor has a lot more great qualities about it. So let's start there.
The motor in the Razor E300 is a high-torque, chain-driven motor. So what does that mean for you?
Having a high-torque means that this electric scooter won't stall out on you, even if you are stopped for a long period of time with the motor still running. Being chain-driven mean that you are guaranteed to have a quiet ride on your scooter.
It's not fun to have to listen to a loud engine, but on this type of scooter, you won't have to worry about that. The electric motors that they install in the scooters are nice and quiet. They are also responsible for getting the scooter up to 15 miles per hour, which we discussed before.
But enough talk about the engine. There is so much more important information to cover! So what else does the Razor E300 have?
This electric scooter has a twist grip throttle that makes for fast and easy acceleration. It also has a hand-operated rear brake so you can make fast and easy stops as well. With these two features, you will literally have all of the power of the scooter right at your fingertips!. How neat!
We are going to make a list of all of the awesome things about the Razor E300, but first, let's go back over all of the key features one last time so we don't forget anything.
First of all, all of the key features are features about the scooter that have improved from the E200 version to the E300. So these are the things that really make this electric scooter stand out.
The type of motor, the twist-grip throttle, and the hand-operated rear brake are all great qualities, but they are not uncommon for electric scooters to have.
But having a super-size deck and frame, as well as extra-wide 11-inch pneumatic tires? Those qualities are going to be hard to find on any other scooter out there. And it's the same with having a longer battery life and being able to reach up to 15 miles per hour.
Alight, let's sum it all up.
- Super-sized deck and frame supports kids, teens, and adults alike
- Extra-wide 11-inch pneumatic tires provide extra support and a smoother ride
- Longer battery life (about 45 minutes) provides for more fun time on the scooter
- Can reach speeds up to 15 miles per hour
- High-torque chain-driven motor provides a fast, quiet, and safe ride
- Twist-throttle acceleration and hand-operated rear brake provide complete riding control
That's a pretty big list of pros if you ask us! But how does it do against the cons? Are there any bad qualities about the Razor E300? Find out by reading on to the cons section.
We are nearing the end of this review article now, but there are still a few more things you should consider.
This electric scooter has so many great qualities to it that we have had to really think hard in order to come up with something to put into this cons section.
And still yet, we believe that the things that we came up with to put here really shouldn't even belong here. You will know why in a moment.
One negative thing that we came up with is that this scooter is not meant for really young kids. The shorter the child, the harder it is going to be for them to reach the handlebars and be able to ride comfortably.
But, this is a price that you – literally – pay for getting a scooter that can provide fun for adults too. If you want a scooter that is just for kids, there are others out there. But you won't have as much fun trying to ride those.
The Razor E300 is a great upgrade if your child has outgrown their previous electric scooter though.
Another "con" that we thought up is that this scooter doesn't come with a seat. Now, most recreational scooters don't come with a seat anyway, and no one ever complained because the scooter is only being ridden for fun.
But many adult scooters do come with a seat because they are used for traveling. We don't think having a seat on a scooter is super important, but if it is for you, you might want to look at buying a different scooter.
That pretty much covers all of the cons that we have for the Razor E300. So let's get all of that into a list so you can see it better.
- Not ideal for young children too short for the handlebars
- Does not come with a seat
And that concludes our cons section!
So, are you convinced that you should get the Razor E300 electric scooter yet?
It's a pretty sweet ride – one that can provide lots of fun for people of all ages – kids, teens, and adults included!
The E300 is a big step up from the E200 version in a lot of ways. It is bigger, has bigger tires, goes faster, and has a longer lasting battery than the other. And all of that definitely makes this electric scooter worthy of buying.
Not to mention the energy-efficient, high-power electric motor, as well as the easy acceleration and brake system that is all easy to control right at your fingertips.
So, what are you waiting for? Your family will thank you for purchasing the fun outdoor activity that is the Razor E300 electric scooter.
We hope this review article has really given you all of the information you needed to make your decision.
Happy riding!


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A secret school for Afghans in Iran
As Iran struggles to care for millions of refugees, dozens of undocumented Afghans study in covert roadside classrooms.
Tehran – In the urban wasteland of the Iranian capital, Maarya is on the lookout.
From a bridge overlooking the motorway, her eyes follow a slowly crawling stream of cars below. When a police car appears, she dashes towards a building hidden nearby.
Inside are more than 200 Afghan children. Undisturbed by the sharp smell of smog, their smiling faces are spread among various tiny classrooms; in one, a group of young girls learns the English names for farm animals. This all takes place in secret, as Iranian authorities have threatened to shut the school down.
"That's why I spend my lunch breaks by the highway," school principal Maarya, who spoke to Al Jazeera under a pseudonym, explained from her windowless office. "When the police come, I want to warn the kids beforehand … Recently a group of plain-clothes officers burst into the building. It was terrifying for the kids."
READ MORE: Why are Afghan refugees leaving Iran?
Maarya, 37, was born in Tehran after her parents fled Afghanistan following the 1979 Russian invasion. For nearly half of her life, she has been working to help educate Afghan children. But it has not been easy: Authorities want to shut down her school, she said, because she does not have the right paperwork to run it and the students are undocumented.
Maarya is not the only one doing this type of work. Human Rights Watch has reported on the phenomenon of unlicensed Afghan schools run by refugees, which tend to charge lower tuition fees and do not ask difficult questions about undocumented children. Iranian authorities have periodically shut down such schools, while at other times issuing warnings.
This is the scene of a forgotten refugee crisis. Afghans have been escaping their country for nearly four decades, whether from the Russians, the Taliban, or the Americans and their allies. The vast majority – a staggering 95 percent, according to the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) – ended up in neighbouring Iran or Pakistan, with Iran alone hosting around three million Afghans.
But still, after nearly 40 years, many Afghans say they feel discriminated against by both the state and broader society.
"Afghan is a dirty word," Maarya said. "We are accused of being criminals, lazy, uneducated, stealing jobs, driving up the rent – the usual stuff.
"Not by everyone, of course," she added quickly, gesturing towards a young Iranian volunteer at the school, who was explaining to students the difference between a rooster and a chicken. "Without them, I wouldn't be able to run my school. And there's the local mosque; they offer us shelter when the police come."
Alexey Yusupov, a director with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Kabul, says one of the reasons Afghans in Iran face discrimination is the country's economic situation: "Iran is going through a prolonged economic stagnation. The lifting of the sanctions has not stopped this, and the resulting disappointment has flared up anger towards 'parasiting' Afghans even more."
All educational centres ... are obliged by the law to meet certain educational and health standards and requirements, as is practised in many countries in the world.
Last year, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei acknowledged the problem of undocumented children in the country. The government says there are believed to be 500,000 Afghan children in Iran who are not officially attending school, while rights groups have estimated that there are around two million undocumented Afghans in total in Iran. Khamenei has said that all children in Iran should be able to attend school, regardless of their residency status.
Maarya, however, has not seen a change in the behaviour of police since Khamenei's statement: "The threats [to shut down our school] are continuing," she said.
Ahmad Mohammadi Far, the director-general of the Interior Ministry's foreign nationals and immigration department, told Al Jazeera that he was not aware of any schools like the one Maarya described, noting that the country's official school system served both registered and illegal refugees.
"All educational centres … are obliged by the law to meet certain educational and health standards and requirements, as is practised in many countries in the world," Mohammadi Far said, noting that many international bodies, including the UN, "have repeatedly praised Iran for its exceptional services to refugees and hosting large numbers of immigrants for so many years".
READ MORE: Afghanistan's refugees – Dying for a better life
The Iranian government has hosted and provided services to one of the largest and longest-staying refugee populations in the world for decades. There are nearly one million registered Afghan refugees in Iran, in addition to the estimated two million undocumented Afghans.
Cases of serious crimes by Afghan refugees tend to go viral in Iran, putting pressure on the government to expel the refugee population. In June 2012, a group of young Afghan men were accused of gang-raping an Iranian teenager in the central city of Yazd, prompting a furious backlash as Iranians set fire to Afghan refugee neighbourhoods.
Compounding matters, Iran has hosted this population while grappling with its own economic problems, and with little international aid. Earlier this year, as the European Union discussed sending billions of dollars in refugee aid to Turkey, Iran was promised just under $12m in refugee funding.
The UNHCR in Tehran has described Iran's aid to refugees as "exemplary" in several respects, noting that around 350,000 Afghan children were currently enrolled in Iranian primary and secondary schools. Literacy rates have surged, especially for Afghan girls, and the most vulnerable refugees can access public healthcare for as little as $18 a year.
"Regarding education, our priorities include … ensuring inclusive education for marginalised groups, providing literacy and life skills training, and equipping schools with educational equipment including computers and library books," UNHCR spokesperson Leah Cowan told Al Jazeera via email.
However, such assistance applies only to registered refugees. Since 2003, Afghans in Iran have been required to reapply for refugee status, even if they were granted status in the past. The Iranian government says the goal of this process, dubbed Amayesh, is to update its statistics on a refugee population that has spiralled out of control.
INSIDE STORY: Is a new political era beginning in Iran?
Yusupov, however, says the complicated and expensive procedure has left many refugees "disintegrated and speechless". Legal avenues for accessing the labour market or registering property remain complex and murky, he said, prompting many towards illegality – a situation that increases the threat of deportation and exploitation.
As with refugees in other countries who lack the correct papers, "we can't get a driving licence, are not allowed to buy a car or motorbike, can't travel, we're excluded from many schools – we can't even buy a SIM card", Maarya noted.
I can't leave these kids behind, but my entire family is already in Europe, and they are begging me to come. Maybe they're right. I can't live like a refugee all my life.
Her son nodded in agreement, noting that he was recently rejected from a university programme that he had long been studying for, simply because "they don't allow any Afghans for technical programmes". But the young man smiled with determination as he displayed a new pair of walking boots: "I saved up for these for months. They are for the road to Europe."
Meanwhile, Maarya stared glumly at the dark walls of her office, decorated with her life's work: photos of her students, childrens' drawings and letters from grateful parents. She says it is too dangerous to return to Afghanistan, but her situation in Iran has grown increasingly precarious.
"The police gave me an ultimatum. They want to pull my school down … I really don't know what there is left to do," she said. "I can't leave these kids behind, but my entire family is already in Europe, and they are begging me to come. Maybe they're right. I can't live like a refugee all my life."


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I went to John Heinz Nature Preserve early this morning looking for the Osprey, when an EAGLE showed up. He flew over my head and then I noticed he had a little friend (perhaps a swallow) flying with him. Click on the photos to get a good look at the Eagle and his friend.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Bald Eagle with a Little Friend
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Workshop organisation under way
The first lot of FL2 activities is now completed, and the Team is busy planning for the project workshops, which are expected to take place around September 2016. Watch this space!
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Charitable Giving Life Insurance
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Making a Difference in Your Community While Protecting Your Loved Ones.
The prior information about business, estate, charitable and retirement planning techniques is not intended to be tax or even legal advice.
It is provided for general education purposes only. You must consult with your own tax or legal advisors concerning your individual situation.
Why Do People Give?
Obviously, we live in a very charitable society. But why do individuals give? There are many reasons, such as:
• To have a positive impact on society;
• To create a family legacy;
• Because of guilt;
• Because it can be good business;
• To elevate personal status in society;
• To show gratitude;
• To support others in the wake of disasters, such as the 9/11 attacks or Hurricane Katrina;
• For personal reasons, such as when a close family member is diagnosed with an illness; and
• For religious reasons.
Charitable Tax Deductions
Some individuals are also motivated by the tax benefits associated with charitable giving. Depending on the situation, donating to charity may qualify the gift for an income, gift and/or estate tax charitable deduction:
• When contributions are made during the donor's lifetime, there may be an income tax deduction and a gift tax deduction.
• When contributions are made upon the donor's death, the deduction may be an income tax deduction and/or estate tax deduction. How do charitable gifts qualify for a tax deduction?
In order for a charitable gift to qualify for a full tax deduction, the charity must receive some benefit from the donated property and the donor cannot expect to receive any economic benefit from the charity in return for the donation.
The law also requires that contributions of $250 or more in cash or property be substantiated by a contemporaneous written acknowledgment of the contribution from the charitable organization as well as other requirements, depending upon the value of the contribution and the type of asset gifted.
The deduction is also limited based on various factors, including:
• Whether the charity is considered a public charity or a private charity;
• The type of property donated;
• If the donation is "to" the charity or "for the use" of the charity
Charitable Giving Life Insurance
The use of life insurance in charitable giving is one of the most overlooked methods for donors to make a significant impact on the community and society. There are generally four common methods for using life insurance as a charitable giving vehicle:
1. Naming a charity as the beneficiary of your group term life insurance.
2. Naming a charity as the beneficiary of your individually owned life insurance.
3. Gifting an existing policy that you may no longer need for your own purposes to a charity.
4. Gifting money to a charity so that a charity may purchase insurance on your life and continuing to make the premium payments over time through additional charitable gifts.
Depending upon the strategy used, there may also be tax deductions available. Gifts of money to the charity to pay ongoing premiums that may still be necessary may also be deductible.
Special Considerations
Though life insurance policies give policy owners several options in donating all or portions of their pay-outs to charity, there are some considerations that donors should take into account.
These factors can make the process of donating to charity through life insurance more complicated and include:
• Tax implications
• Donor estate values
• Contested pay-outs
Types of Charitable Contributions
"Time and talent"
People give of their time through volunteer efforts. When you volunteer, you generally are also giving your "talent" to a particular project.
Volunteerism comes strictly from the heart because there is no financial incentive.
You do not get a tax deduction for your time and labour; merely the satisfaction of knowing that you made a difference and contributed.
Treasures can consist of your hard-earned money, publicly traded securities, art work, interests in closely held businesses, retirement accounts, life insurance policies, real estate, tangible personal property, partial interest rights, and other assets.
Gifts of your "treasures" may entitle you to a tax deduction.
The simplest way to give your "treasures" is through cash donations.
This may also be the best type of gift from the charity's perspective, since the charity can immediately put the donation to use in any manner it chooses.
Probably the most common way for most Americans to give cash is by writing checks to their favourite organizations. This is often referred to as "check book philanthropy."
Tangible Personal Property
Tangible personal property generally consists of items such as automobiles, furniture, art work, jewelry and other collectibles.
The calculation of the tax deduction for donations of tangible personal property is generally dependent upon whether or not the property is related to the charitable purposes of the organization.
This is known as the "related use" doctrine.
If the property is related to the charitable purposes of the charity, then the deduction is based upon the full fair market value of the property, instead of its cost basis, which may be significantly lower.
For example, the donation of a painting to an art museum is probably a related use and the deduction would be based upon the fair market value of the painting.
However, donation of a painting to some other type of charitable organization, such as a youth centre, is probably not a related use and the deduction would be based upon the lesser of the cost basis or the fair market value.
For related use property, the deduction would be based upon the 30% limit (20% if the contribution is made to a private foundation).
Investment Securities Donations
Publicly traded securities and mutual funds are probably the most frequently used assets, other than cash, for charitable gifts.
Publicly traded securities are considered capital assets that, if held for:
• More than one year, are entitled to capital gains treatment on the growth (long-term capital gains property is subject to the 30% deduction limit and the value of the gift and the calculation of the deduction are based upon fair market value);
• Less than one year, are considered ordinary income property (the deduction would be based upon the lower of cost basis or fair market );
Retirement Plan Contributions
Many financially successful individuals find themselves in a position where they don't need some or all of the retirement assets that they have accumulated. If you were to leave your retirement plan assets to individual beneficiaries at your death, these assets could be depleted by as much as 75% by income and estate taxes, if you have a taxable estate, leaving very little inheritance for your heirs.
Using retirement assets and IRAs for testamentary charitable giving avoids this erosion, making them the most tax-efficient assets to donate to charity at death because of the charitable estate tax deductions that may be available.
• For married couples, spousal consent is required to change the beneficiary designation of a qualified retirement plan (e.g., profit sharing/401(k) plans, defined benefit plans, and defined contribution plans) to someone other than the spouse. That rule does not apply to IRAs.
Donating Life Insurance Policies
If you definitely want to donate your life insurance policy to a charity but aren't 100 percent sure which one (or think you might change your mind about an organization some point in the future), then you should maintain ownership of the policy and simply name the charity you have in mind today as the beneficiary.
This may exclude you from being eligible for an income tax deduction, but it allows you to easily change the beneficiary in the event you change your mind.
Regardless of your charitable intentions, you have numerous options to help you realize your philanthropic goals — while financially protecting your loved ones.


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Update to District Services Under Boil Water Advisory
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Friday, July 13, 2018
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Due to issues arising from an open valve at DC Water's Bryant Street pumping station on Thursday, July 12, DC Water has issued a Boil Water Advisory for parts of Washington, DC. Residents and businesses can learn more about impacted areas by using DC Water's interactive map found HERE and at dcwater.com. Out of an abundance of caution, the District is taking the following actions:
Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR):
Pools, spray parks, and water fountains will be closed at DPR facilities within the impacted area until further notice. Anyone showering at these facilities should not swallow water.
The following sites are impacted:
Emery , Banneker, Lamond, Kennedy, Takoma, Riggs LaSalle, Palisades, Friendship, Harry Thomas, Hearst, North Michigan Park, Turkey Thicket, Brentwood, Langdon, Columbia Heights, U Street, Marie Reed, Parkview, Jellef, Petworth, Raymond, Upshur, Kalorama, Stead, Mitchell & Rose Park, Volta, Hardy, Guy Mason, Stoddert.
Impacted Pools:
Wilson, Dunbar, Upshur, Banneker, Francis, Volta, Turkey Thicket, Langdon, Dunbar, Jelleff, Marie Reed, Happy Hollow, Harry Thomas, Theodore Haggans.
Impacted Spray Parks:
14th & Girard, 14th & Park, Columbia Heights, Harrison, Stead Park, Westminster, Friendship, Macomb, Palisades, Guy Mason, Petworth, Riggs-LaSalle, Takoma, Langdon Park, Turkey Thicket, Kennedy.
DC Public Schools (DCPS) and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education:
Regarding food service at DCPS summer school sites:
All cooked products are being heated to safe internal temperatures.
DCPS has instructed food service vendor staff to follow the Boil Water Advisory.
Bottled water will be delivered and distributed to students for drinking water.
The DC Free Summer Meals program will not be impacted.
All hospitals within the affected area have back up water plans.
The Department of Human Services (DHS) is delivering bottled water to residents in affected shelters, including motels, apartment-style shelters, New York Avenue Men's Shelter, and Adams Place Emergency Shelter and Day Center. Bottled water is also being made available at client-facing facilities under the advisory, including Taylor Street Service Center and Virginia Williams Family Resource Center.
DC Health has issued mandatory orders to food establishments in the impacted areas, which can be found HERE.


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General Electric Co. plans to spin off the U.S. consumer lending business of its finance arm with an initial public offering of stock that could come early next year, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The newspaper also said Friday that the Fairfield, Conn., conglomerate is considering smaller spinoffs or asset sales, but it has started preliminary work on the IPO. The paper cited unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
The consumer finance business provides store credit cards to about 55 million people for retailers like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. It accounts for $50 billion of GE Capital's $274 billion in outstanding loans, according to the report.
Aside from its finance business, GE sells a wide variety of industrial equipment and appliances around the world. This includes jet engines, medical diagnostic equipment, oil and gas drilling equipment and washing machines.
GE representatives did not immediately return calls early Friday morning from The Associated Press seeking comment.
Shares of GE climbed 23 cents to $23.34 before markets opened. That put the stock up 11 percent so far this year.
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America is a global leader on many fronts — including incarceration. The United States is home to less than 5 percent of the world's population, but houses almost one quarter of its prisoners. These figures have grown exponentially in recent years: America's federal prison population increased by 800 percent since 1980, with most of those offenders incarcerated for nonviolent offenses. As the most populous state in the nation, California has been uniquely impacted by these incarceration trends.
The issue was brought into sharp focus when the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 2011 Brown v. Plata decision. The Court affirmed a lower court's decision ordering California to reduce its in-state adult prison population from approximately 156,000 to 110,000 inmates, or 137.5 percent of design capacity. In response, the California Legislature passed and Governor Jerry Brown signed the Criminal Justice Realignment Act of 2011. Realignment shifted responsibility for the incarceration and supervision of low-level, nonviolent offenders from the state prison system to California's 58 counties. It also directed significant financial resources to counties to handle their increased responsibilities and to create localized alternative solutions to incarceration.
Three years in, Realignment has achieved one of its primary purposes — reduction of the population of California's prison system. Following implementation of Realignment, the state redirected 30,000 recently convicted offenders who would have gone to state prison to county jail and shifted supervision of 50,000 offenders from state parole agents to county probation departments. Realignment has also forced an examination of California's return on its investment in incarceration. The state spends an estimated $13 billion per year on criminal justice, but almost two thirds of those released from state prison go on to commit another crime within three years. This rate of recidivism is a waste of taxpayer dollars, and it is a threat to victims of crime and to public safety in general.
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It's a tough choice to decide whether or not to hire a real estate agent. A buyer's agent may be a great asset to you if are a home buyer. However, you may have plenty of mobile home knowledge yourself.
Usually, the motive behind not seeking a real estate broker or agent is to save money, and the main motivator for choosing a real estate agent is to save time. It really all depends on your situation and what your strengths are as a negotiator and your knowledge of the home buying process. So, let's explore a little and weigh the options!
The Mobile Home Difference
If you are looking to purchase only a mobile or manufactured home without land– typically you won't have an agent. The exception may be with homes located in parks/communities. However, mobile homes attached to land are often listed by real estate agents. Something to keep in mind is that there are manufactured home specific agents and agents who specialize in both traditional real estate and manufactured homes. A strictly site-built specialized real estate agent will not have the necessary knowledge you need about buying a mobile home.
There's lots of it with homebuying. If you're a first-time homebuyer the amount of paperwork may be more than what you expected.
Most of the paperwork associated with a home purchase occurs with the closing process. This is where a real estate agent's experience can help you understand the documents that you are signing. However, if you've been through it before you may be more equipped to handle it yourself.
Usually the seller pays for the real estate agent's commission out of the proceeds of the sale of the home. Many see this as no expense to the buyer. While it may not be an out-of-pocket cost for the buyer, the real estate agent's commission can still affect the buyer if the seller increases the price because of it1. Sellers may be more willing to negotiate the price of the home and charge you less if they do not have to pay commission to a real estate agent.
Having a real estate agent represent you provides you with someone who can negotiate the costs and conditions of the sale for you. They also communicate with both sellers and buyers. A seller may be more willing to work with a buyer who is represented by an agent because it means that you are more likely to be ready to purchase1.
If you are familiar with the home buying process, are confident about negotiating the price of a home, know what to ask for and if you are willing to work for it – you may be able to achieve the same result on your own as if you were represented by a real estate agent.
Legal Needs
If you are not represented by a real estate agent, you will need an attorney to assist you with the negotiation, legal documents required to submit an offer, and to represent you at the closing of the purchase. You will also need to take care of having the property inspected and appraised.
Real estate agents are experienced in both buying and selling homes. They can also help you understand what homes are selling for in the area you are interested in and can help you purchase a home that is within a reasonable market price for the area.
However, if you're a longtime local you may know the area you are looking in better than your real estate agent. You may also have relationships with home sellers or people in the area who can provide you with valuable information about the area as well that may not be available to a real estate agent.
In conclusion, there's no one rule for everyone when it comes to whether you should use a real estate agent or not when buying a home. It's situational and depends on your comfort and what you're willing to work for. However, if you're new to the homebuying process, or mobile homes and manufactured homes with land – you may want to consider a real estate agent to help you through the process.
Check Out First-time Homebuyer Resources!
1. Weintraub, Elizabeth. The Balance. 26 Sept. 2016. Pros and Cons to Home Buying Without an Agent. https://www.thebalance.com/do-first-time-home-buyers-need-an-agent-1798228
2. Steele, Jason. Money Crashers. How to Sell Your House by Owner – Without a Realtor. https://www.moneycrashers.com/tips-sell-house-by-owner-without-realtor/


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The coronavirus pandemic has left Connecticut's nursing homes days away from financial catastrophe, and Gov. Ned Lamont's 10% emergency Medicaid rate hike is woefully inadequate to counter an unprecedented staffing crisis and skyrocketing protective equipment costs, industry leaders warned this week.
The letter from Connecticut's largest nursing home associations comes even as the state struggles to launch a new plan to contain coronavirus spread among vulnerable seniors and preserve precious capacity in its hospitals.
"Our industry leaders forecast an inability to staff and resource our Connecticut nursing homes without your action this week," Mag Morelli, president of Leading Age Connecticut, and Matthew Barrett, president and CEO of the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities, wrote to Lamont and top administration officials Tuesday in a letter obtained by The CT Mirror.
The document was outlined Wednesday before the state's Nursing Home Financial Advisory Committee.
"The evidence is clear and growing daily that a major financial commitment from the state is needed now to strengthen the ability of Connecticut's nursing home sector to meet this challenge," added Morelli and Barrett, whose associations collectively represent 175 of the state's 213 nursing homes. "Revenue has collapsed in the wake of the disaster, and costs, especially staffing costs, have escalated like no other time in our history."
According to industry officials and the Department of Public Health, about half of Connecticut's nursing homes have at least one COVID-19-positive resident. Neither the state nor the industry has disclosed how many residents at each facility have been infected.
Last week Lamont announced a joint plan with industry leaders to move infected residents into specially designated facilities. They named four locations — existing nursing homes in Sharon and Bridgeport, and vacant ones that are being reopened, in Meriden and Torrington. Officials had hoped to begin moving some of the COVID-19-positive residents this week.
And while the industry letter didn't directly address whether that plan would come together, it raised a larger question: Would the pandemic financially overwhelm an industry caring for about 23,000 of Connecticut's most vulnerable citizens?
"We are writing to advise you that these ongoing efforts to valiantly fight this virus and care in place for those stricken are positioned to fail unless you act with haste to implement a plan of fiscal action to prevent the collapse of the system," Morelli and Barrett wrote, adding that nursing home residents accounted for one-third of Connecticut's 554 coronavirus-related deaths entering Tuesday.
Lamont's budget director, Office of Policy and Management Secretary Melissa McCaw, did not offer specifics, but said the administration is closely monitoring the nursing home situation.
"I greatly appreciate the role that our nursing homes play on the front line of care with respect to the elderly and other populations," McCaw said. "This is not the final conversation."
Officials with the Department of Public Health declined to comment Wednesday, but Department of Social Services spokesman David Dearborn said in a statement that the administration is "reviewing the letter and proposal."
"Meanwhile, more than $36 million in across-the-board Medicaid payment increases are already being provided to help nursing facilities and their dedicated staff with the extraordinary costs of COVID-19," said Dearborn.
Earlier this month, Lamont ordered a 10% rate increase for Medicaid payments made to nursing homes between April 1 and June 30. About 70% of nursing home care here is paid for with federal and state Medicaid dollars.
The rate hike translated into an $11.6 million payment to homes by April 7, with projections that by the end of June facilities would have received an extra $35.3 million.
In addition, facilities that opt to specialize in care for COVID-19-infected patients would be eligible for a $600-per-day payment for each person served, more than double the average daily rate.
But while only a handful of facilities would specialize in treating infected seniors, all homes are being overwhelmed by the pandemic, industry leaders argued. And sources say the additional funding only would cover 25% to 50% of the industry's increased staffing and equipment costs.
"Nursing home employees are sick and exhausted," Morelli and Barrett said. "They are calling out or resigning due to illness or justifiable fear of what coming to work could mean for their health and the health of their families. Nursing home providers, out of necessity, are paying enormous wage increases, differentials and bonuses just to maintain staff."
"This pandemic is causing a nursing home workforce crisis never experienced before in our state," they wrote. "This crisis threatens the very ability of our nursing homes to care for the residents."
PPE costs are enormous
McKnight's, an online news site specializing in long-term care issues, published an analysis earlier this month of personal protection equipment cost increases amidst the pandemic.
Mark-ups included: 215% for hand sanitizer; 267% for latex gloves; 1,513% for N95 masks; and 2,000% for disposable gowns.
And with price hikes like this, industry officials say, if more cash relief isn't provided soon, it will be too late to keep some homes solvent.
One of the fiscal relief measures Congress enacted last month will pump $35 billion in emergency Medicaid funds into the states. And while Lamont administration officials note Connecticut hasn't received its funding yet, members of the state's congressional delegation and nonprofit policy think-tanks project the state's share at $440 million.
The $35 million pledged by Lamont to nursing homes would come from this pool. And Connecticut's hospitals, clinics, certain community-based social service agencies and other care providers also are laying claim to a portion of those funds.
"We have to make sure all of our stakeholders receive some relief," McCaw said. "The needs are vast and we have to support the entire continuum."
State Sen. Cathy Osten, D-Sprague, co-chairwoman of the legislature's Appropriations Committee, called Wednesday for Connecticut to reassess pledged and anticipated funding to nursing homes and other care providers.
"We need to look at this broadly and recognize that this issue has been brought to light because of the rates that we've been paying for years," Osten said. "I think there's been a problem with [inadequate] funding for probably a decade-and-a-half now for workers who are that safety net for our most vulnerable."


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The Great Halloween Bounce Continues
Equities start the day higher as the Great Halloween bounce continues. Yesterday felt ok, not great, and even though the S&P gained a bit less than 1% volume felt whimsically nonexistent. But why? Why was volume so low? Because I'm not sure people trust this market right now. We've just been thru a tumultuous time in our relationship: lots of bickering, finger pointing, angst, and accusations about Ebola and failed PnL promises. So it's going to take time to rebuild that mutual adoration, you'd expect people's feelings to be hurt. After I ate my spackle tasting Greek yogurt this morning I spent a few minutes on Twitter looking for comfort about the selloff we just went thru (twitter is great for a trader because it provides raw ideas that can be adapted / discussed with clients. Just love it). Anyway, in that endeavor I ended up in an interesting conversation. One commentator (@conorsen) thought it was mainly due to positioning. Too many trapped longs / off sides players. So…my good readers….was it all about "people over their skis" i.e. were too many people positioned wrong with too much leverage? Maybe, but I don't think that's entirely the case. Yes, markets do inflict pain on people who are all in, that is true. You remember that early Jan/Feb selloff? I think that entire thing was about too many people loving stocks. This one feels a bit different though…let's ponder further. Another commentator (@michaelsantoli) proffered that it was more about Europe, stranded capital in energy, and the fact that a less aggressive central bank (the ECB) has come to the forefront. Those are all great ways to look at it, and I agree with them all. In the end it's a bit of both, a bit of all, but that's just how markets work. It doesn't help us make money going forward but it does help us understand the current market psychology. How do we make money going forward? By picking up the pieces, so let's see what happened today.
After the open we watched Europe and the US rip because someone floated the idea that the ECB might buy corporate debt. Ok, allow me to go off the rails here for second. COME ON MAN. This is an entity that has dragged its feet at almost every kind of QE and now they are debating outright intervening in private debt markets? Ok, yea, sounds great. Maybe my daughter will finally eat that 2 lb pile of broccoli I dropped on her plate too. A guy can dream. Anyway, since markets love reacting to crazy headlines we ripped…and ripped HARD. Germany closed +1.9%, France +1.6%, France +2%, and Italy +2.8%. Of course the FT came out saying "umm, that's not on the agenda" but why let this silly news thing get in the way of a good rally? Back home we got lots of earnings to talk about so let's get to it. Apple is still selling a ton of phones, Chipotle is still selling a ton of burritos (I prefer the tacos), and two American titans are struggling with generational changes. Both KO and MCD fell because their products are starting to creak. Do millennials drink a lot sugar water and eat Big Macs? Probably not. Frankly my kids can't stand Mcdonalds but that's a story for another recap. The popular narrative forming is that these companies are on downward trajectories due changing tastes (among other things, let me ramble here. I get that the story is more complex). But you know what? They aren't going anywhere, period. MCD and KO will be here when you and I die, they will just sell new products / adapt to the times. Savvy investors will wait for sentiment to get atrocious (you'll know when that happens too. You'll read about "the death of Mcdonalds" in something like Barrons) and then they'll scoop tremendous companies at great valuations. You think Uncle Carl wouldn't love buying MCD at a single digit multiple? Of course he would. Anyway there were endless winners this morning as the market SOARED. By lunch we sat on 1,936, up 1.7%, marveling at the best move of them all…Transports (it really was eye opening).
The final hour was up and to the right and if you wanted a song to express the price action of today here you go (I love it so much). 1,941 a date that will live in….wait what was I talking about? Oh yea, up 37 freaking points. 1.9%. Biggest rally in a YEAR that and we have now erased HALF of the losses we suffered from the highs. You know who didn't sell / buy this wicked crazy move? Almost everyone. That's the funny thing right? I talked to numerous clients who said "the move was too fast down and too fast up for me to act". Which is why crazy markets often have to be…...ignored? No one managing a $3B portfolio is going to be able to get flat at the top or longer at the bottom, it just doesn't work that way. Clients have been rotating, they have been reducing, they have been adding, but none are winging their portfolios around because of the reasons we discussed earlier. Those reasons might change their medium to long term view but nothing on the planet changes their 8 day view absent some kind of incredible event. So now we hope for sideways…in fact we pray for sideways. Let us digest the move. Let us figure out what's broken and what's not and then people can start positioning for year end. Wow…what a wild last two weeks huh?
Final score: Dow +131bps, S&P500 +196bps, Nasdaq +262bps (unreal), Rus2k +163bps.
News Highlights:
- Succinct Summation of the Day's Events: Someone floated a crazy ECB story and everyone ate it up like a cupcake. Biggest single day rally in a year. MCD, KO and IBM are struggling. If you didn't buy that dip you probably missed it.
- After hrs earnings movers: YHOO +2%, CREE -8%
- Third Point is a pretty smart hedge fund right? I think they are so let's read their letter: Going forward, we expect that the US will remain the best place to invest, credit opportunities will stay slim, and large cap opportunities with a constructivist angle will become more promising. Although consensus has shifted to lower growth, slower inflation, modest rates, and continued monetary expansion, we think the markets will resume an overall upward trajectory in the US through year‐end.
- Bespoke says "watch the high short interest stocks for clues": "As the overall market has bounced since Wednesday, we have seen the hi-shorts make up some of their lost ground, which is supportive of the rally, but going forward it is important for investors and traders alike to track how stocks with high short interest perform. If the hi-shorts continue to outperform, Wednesday's panic sell-off will likely prove to be the low. However, if we see the market continue to rally and the hi-shorts do not participate, it may be a good idea to take profits on any stocks you picked up in the sell-off."
- Josh on the trouble facing IBM / MCD / KO: "And all three are plagued by the same problem – they're shrinking. More than this, their shrinkage is finally being recognized on The Street, now that investors are peeling back all of the layers of buyback and dividend subterfuge that've kept this fact disguised for so many years."
- So Coke might be struggling a bit but their ad agency sure isn't. This is brilliant.
- If you could live in any of these…would you? I guess maybe #2
- When are we going to stop calling retail "dumb money"? The broader customer base sent 1.24 buy orders for every sell order for stocks last week, meaning they were still more bullish than bearish. But that was down from 1.26 during the second quarter and 1.32 in the first quarter, the firm said.
- Things Michael should've invented #49
- Toasted Marshmallow Bailey Cups. Whats up (can you imagine how incredibly difficult it must be to get them to look like that. Someone do it and email me the results, I'll give you a prominent Twitter/recap mention)
We'll end tonight with a crazy trick shot in golf. I bet it took 59 takes to do.
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Lupus and the Modified Normal
When I was first diagnosed with lupus it felt as if my life was dropped on its head. Goodbye to my 17-year career of selling real estate and basking in the Florida sun. Goodbye six-figure income. Goodbye weekly exercise classes, and finally goodbye USA.
What was my "normal" is no longer. At times, I forget that I have lupus. There are days when I get up to cross the room, and my hip joints and knees are screaming. I will think "Man, I need to exercise more," and then I have to laugh at the fact that with all the nonsense lupus does to your body, I had a moment where I actually forgot the cause of the pain I am experiencing.
I am a person who adapts. I step to the challenge and I find a workable solution. I grow and go. I do my best to share this outlook where I see that other people not having the easiest time adapting. Recently, I was commenting on a Facebook post shared by another butterfly warrior. She was explaining how leaving her home to visit family members caused her days of pain afterward. She said that from this point forward she was going to refuse to visit them.
I moved literally halfway around the world from my family for better healthcare. I left the U.S. and headed to Thailand. I would give anything to be able to get the level of care at the affordable prices back home that I get here, just to be near my family. Needless to say, her words hurt me. I wanted so badly for her not to deny her family her presence. As such, I suggested that perhaps she could visit and just relax while there, and avoid anything that would make her symptoms worse. Another fellow butterfly warrior decided that I was speaking from the outside.
This made me think about what I offered as a solution. The other commenter told me that it was easy for me to be on the outside and suggest that she pretend to be normal. Of course, I informed them that I, too, am battling, but it leaves me wondering what a lupus warrior thinks of as "normal." The life we had prior to our diagnosis is gone. We must mourn it, and like any loved one, we look back and we miss it. However it is gone, and it's not coming back. With that in mind, I consider this life, this lupus life normal. It's a modified normal, but its what my life will be from now on.
I don't really know anyone in my new home and there are days I go out and I pay for those days. I went to an event recently and I could hardly get out of bed this morning. Although I am writing this article from bed, the laughs and the conversations that I had, and the memories I made are all worth it today. Lupus causes pain. I could stay home, but then I'll just be lonely and in pain. However, if I spend time with people who matter, I will have smiles, memories … and pain. Either way, pain is my new normal and I simply will not allow it to run my life. I will pay, but I will play.
I didn't care for being told I was on the outside, just because I want to try to enjoy the moment, and spend time with family when possible. I understand all that comes with lupus is going to be here, but so am I. Maybe being on the outside of the thought that I can't spend time with friends and family isn't so bad after all. Will you join me on the outside?
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LWV Supports Access to Child Care for Young Parents
SB 6255/HB 2455 Supports access to child care for parents who are attending high school or working toward completion of a high school equivalency certificate. This bill reduces barriers minor parents face – child care, transportation, and cash assistance while pursuing their education, an additional determinant of inter-generational poverty. Executive action taken in Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12. Passed out of House Committee and referred to Appropriations Committee. Give House Appropriations Committee member Representative Ybarra your comments on HB 2455.


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Tweet I'm thrilled to be interviewing author Kathleen Shoop today. She's a language arts coach, and has a PhD in Reading Education. Her debut novel, The Last Letter, won multiple awards, including the 2011 IPPY Gold Medal Award for Best Regional Fiction, Midwest. She's published in four Chicken Soup for the Soul books, and regularly […]
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Each prefecture of Japan has developed their foods throughout the years resulting in today's delicious and healthy Japanese cuisine. Every season in Japan brings different ingredients into the country, allowing its people to enjoy every part of the cuisine from its seafood to its vegetables. Japan is famous for their top quality seafood provided by the ocean which surrounds the country. Its cattle, namely the Wagyu and Miyazaki-gyu is also renowned for being some of the best in the world with its intense marbling and tenderness.
Due to historical differences in culture between Okinawa and Japan, the small island of Okinawa is home to a multitude of unique dishes that are not often found in other parts of the world. Okinawan food has been influenced by Japanese, Chinese, and American cuisine whilst maintaining its traditional styles of cooking by utilising ingredients grown and harvested on the island. Surrounded by the ocean, Okinawa is home to a wide range of indigenous fish that provide health benefits which accounts for the exceptional longevity of its people. Okinawan people also enjoy the mouth-watering Agu pork, famous for its marbling and the beauty benefits it provides due to the collagen packed in the meat.
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The opportunity to work abroad is something that should be considered seriously, because it is the ideal experience to try new things, to invest in a different adventure and to create a firm platform for success in personal and work life for the future.
Here are the top 10 reasons why you should work abroad at least once in your life.
1. Learn or improve a language
Mastering a second language is one of the main reasons why people decide to work abroad. It's obvious that living in a country where another language is spoken is the best way to practice and learn the language in an easy and almost natural way.
2. Make new friendships and from different parts of the world.
The idea of meeting new friends of different nationalities is very interesting, not only means relating to different people, but experiencing a multicultural exchange. Many of them may be in the same situation as you and you can learn a lot from each other.
3. You can travel cheaper
If you want to travel the world on your own it can be very expensive. However, if you do it while you're working and you can make it more cost-effective.
4. Knowing a different culture
Adjust to a different lifestyle to appreciate habits, customs, and traditions of the country in which you live.
5. You can have a new perspective of your own country.
Do you know what foreigners think about your people? It is likely that interaction with foreigners can find out and even see your country from another perspective.
6. Take a break from your unusual routine.
If you are one of those people who are always busy with classes, work groups, and other projects, you are likely to feel that everything you do will collapse if you leave. However, this is not true. You can take a time free of obligations.
7. Personal growth
Being in a world very different from your own, you will be able to rethink your values, beliefs, and points of view. Being away from family and home helps one to know oneself. Perceiving the identity from the outside helps to have a vision with greater maturity linked to the personal development.
8. Resource management
Studying outside the country requires greater control over money and time so that they can be optimized to achieve objectives and cover expenses.
9. You can expand your resume
Having an experience of this nature can give you an extra when it comes to getting a job.
10. Opportunity to work abroad
If you are a person who likes to know new places and do not feel so attached to the family work during a season abroad gives you more chances to do so in the future.
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Justin Morris has taken time out of his busy schedule to do an interview of me for his "Interview with a Lync Pro" Series on the Microsoft Lync team's NexHop site. If you can't get to the Lync Conference, this is a way to get a little peak into my life and background with Microsoft Lync. But even better, let's chat at Lync Conference!
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LES HOMMES is Belgian fashion brand founded in 2005 by Tom Notte and Bart Vandebosch and specializes in luxury, minimal menswear.
Tom and Bart graduated from Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 2005 and founded LES HOMMES soon after. Over the years the brand has become renowned for its sculpted and slender silhouettes and its innovative sartorial techniques.
In 2015 the two designers launched a new prêt-a-porter collection called LES HOMMES URBAN (LHU) which meshed the iconic silhouettes of their luxury line with the urban iconography and culture of the world's greatest metropolises.
LES HOMMES in currently being sold in over 25 countries worldwide.


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A new raid and dungeons, PvP, player housing and more await in ARR's first major patch
It's been nearly four months (moreso when you factor in Open Beta) since players first logged into Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. In that time dungeons have been cleared, primals slain and the schemes of the Garleans thwarted. Quite a few of you out there have even delved into the Binding Coil of Bahamut, FFXIV's only current end-game raid dungeon. Others like myself have mined/fished/logged the riches Eorzea has to offer and/or crafted our way to fortune and glory. After all those months though, you do start to get into a routine and look for something new to try. Next week should hopefully bring that change as FFXIV's first major update, Patch 2.1 A Realm Awoken, is scheduled for release on Tuesday December 17th.
For the hardcore PvE players, this patch should have you covered. First up is The Crystal Tower, a new dungeon supporting up to 24 players as they seek to unlock the secrets hidden away within the tower walls. According to earlier developer talks and interviews, this 24-player raid will support Duty Finder, allowing players with smaller Free Companies or just starting endgame PvE to try their hand at FFXIV's raiding. Patch 2.1 also brings with it harder versions of their leveling content: Extreme difficulty versions of the three primal battles, a Hard mode version of Ultima Weapon, as well as Hard mode versions of the Haukke Manor and Copperbell Mines dungeons.
In addition there are two new instances for players looking for new sights and monsters. The abandoned lighthouse of Pharos Sirius will pit adventurers against the siren of Umbra and her undead minions as you push your way to relight the beacon at the top. Meanwhile in Thornmarch, the Moogles are trying to resurrect their legendary leader, Good King Moggle Mog XII.
Looking for a little variety in your dungeon content or perhaps a little extra loot? The new Duty Roulette option will reward players for queuing for (and clearing) random dungeons, trials and guildhests each day. There are also the new Treasure Hunts, where groups of up to four players will roam the world searching for buried treasure.
If dungeons and raiding aren't for you, there's still more available with this patch. The Main Scenario questline will be expanded, expanding on the overall story and lore in FFXIV. No details yet on if they've locked any of those quests behind clearing one of these new Hard/Extreme dungeons or part of Crystal Tower, but with the 8-man dungeon requirements for where I'm at with the story, it's not out of the question. Patch 2.1 also brings with it Beast Tribe Quests, giving you the chance to learn more about Eorzea's other natives while at the same time getting something to level those alt classes besides FATE grinding.
An old face from Eorzea is also mentioned in the patch notes: Hildibrand, Agent of Enquiry, as well as his assistant, Nashu Mhakarraca. Hildibrand disappeared while trying to uncover the mysteries of Dalamud, leaving his assistant to investigate Eorzea's other problems. With rumors of zombie activity in Ul'Dah floating around, it'll be up to Nashu, and likely any adventurer willing to help, to solve the case.
Fans of PvP have likely been disappointed in the lack of any available in FFXIV up to this point, but Patch 2.1 will finally give you the chance to beat the tar out of your fellow players. The Wolves' Den off the shores of Limsa Lominsa will give all the Grand Companies of Eorzea the chance to show off their prowess in FFXIV's first PvP Arena.
That leaves us with the non-combat features of this patch, including my personal favorite. First up is the Aesthetician, giving players the opportunity (after completing a new quest) to change their hairstyle, face paint and more; if you completed at least Chapter 1 of the Lightning Strikes event, now's the time to show off your new Lightning or Snow haircut. Last but certainly not least, we have player housing. Available in the Lavendar Beds of Gridania, the Goblet in Ul'Dah and Mist by Limsa Lominsa, these are three new distinct residential districts for each of the city-states. Players can purchase plots of land and start building a unique base of operations for them and their fellow Free Company members to call home, with customizable home fixtures as well as decorations and furnishings for both inside the home and outside.
If you'd like more details on what Patch 2.1 has to offer, head on over to the official page for A Realm Awoken and read on. So what new features are you most excited about for this first patch? Personally I would have preferred some new crafting recipes, but if housing has as many options as they've been implying these last few months, I'll be happy with that. Of course they haven't given us any prices yet, but I'm hoping my pile of crafting Gil will be enough to supply my Free Company with a sizable new home, stuffed with every +crafting and +gathering decoration I can find.
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Large Jewellery Box Sapphire
Dimensions: L 16 x W 11 x H 7 (L 6.2 x W 4.3 x H 2.7 inches)
Colours: Tangerine, Sapphire
Materials: Calfskin & suede
This is the new addition to our women's accessories collection.
These jewellery boxes come in our beautiful sapphire blue and bestselling tangerine leathers.
Designed to store all your jewellery, this has a removeable ring tray and is divided into three sections.
The lid can be personalised with a name or initals.
Orders can take up to 24 hours to process. Personalised products can take a further 48 hours before dispatched for delivery. For further details around our delivery, please see our Delivery Options page. Please note between November 1st and December 20th we recommend placing your order 4-5 working days before you require delivery. We can not accept returns of personalised products, but for non-personalised products, returns of orders placed within the Christmas period can be returned to us up until the end of January 2023.


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In collaboration with Claire Nee (University of Portsmouth) and Jean-Louis van Gelder (NSCR) the Network Institute Tech Labs are creating a virtual environment to study the behaviour of burglars. The next study using this state-of-the-art environment will involve real offenders currently serving prison time in the UK.
Claire Nee was recently interviewed by the BBC about her research and how virtual reality helps understanding the burglar's behaviour.
"The house we're robbing isn't real; it's on a computer screen, part of a virtual reality program that I can control with a mouse. It's the latest tool that Nee, a forensic psychologist at the University of Portsmouth, has been using to try to get inside the minds of burglars."


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Occasional accounts of post-show adventures
Crushing on Al Pacino
It's not what you think. I mean the term "crushing" quite literally here. As in, I almost got crushed to death at the stage door for "Glengarry Glen Ross" (starring Al Pacino).
The stage door after a show that features a "big name" is always a bit dicey. Unless you're right up at the front of the teeming masses, it is highly unlikely you will get the coveted signature on your Playbill, or even get an unobstructed shot of the actor. Case in point, I have a most excellent photo of Daniel Radcliffe's hat (no face, just hat..and an ear~see below) after "How to Succeed..." from across the street; that's as close as you could get.
So you need to make a beeline for the stage door after the final bows if you want even a ghost of a chance. I've been in extremely claustrophobic stage door mobs before. In fact, one of the more worrisome ones was at "Promises, Promises" for Kristin Chenoweth & Sean Hayes. I somehow got propelled through the crowd to within one layer of the barricade but was immobilized; I couldn't even get to my purse or pocket for my camera or phone to let my friends know where I was after we'd gotten separated. A very nice woman next to me passed my Playbill to those actors I couldn't reach, and it was worth the uncomfortable 40 minutes to get to see Kristin (she's adorable & so sweet!) & Sean (also very nice). But it would have been impossible for me to get out of that mob even if I'd changed my mind about waiting! I had to just hang in there and find my stage door zen. :)
The other crazy stage doors were those for Scarlett Johansson & Liev Schreiber after "A View From the Bridge," Alicia Keys after "Stick Fly," Alan Rickman after "Seminar," and for Al Pacino after "The Merchant of Venice."
Photos are generally not my motivation to go to the stage doors, but if I can maneuver my camera, I figure why not see what happens.
Scarlett Johansson at left; Liev Schreiber below left; Alan Rickman
But honestly, nothing compared with this past Friday night's scene. I had really decided that I wasn't going to worry too much about the "Glengarry" stage door, as I'd met Al Pacino after "Merchant" (he bounded over and gave me a big hug; still not sure why, but hey, it worked for me :)), and knew it would be chaos. However, I really love Richard Schiff, Bobby Cannavale & Jeremy Shamos and figured I'd at least survey the situation before I gave up the fight. This was the very first performance of the play; it had been scheduled to take place a couple of days earlier, but Pacino had another commitment out of town and they delayed it to, thank goodness, the night I had tickets! So that also meant that it was the very first stage door for the cast as well.
It was deceptively calm at first. The aggressively controlling stage door manager was physically preventing people from entering the small barricaded areas without showing that you held a ticket from the show (he pretty much whacked me across the chest in his zeal, so I knew he was serious about this!). I didn't have much time to think, so I popped into the holding pen while I decided whether to wait or not~the decision was then made for me as more people piled in behind me, and again I got pushed forward until I was just behind the front layer.
And the waiting was uncomfortable, but fairly civilized....that is, until the first actors began to emerge. It was so crowded that when Jeremy Shamos came out first, and started to walk by thinking no one would be interested in him, a couple of us called out his name to get him to stop and he looked around confused because he couldn't see who was hailing him...and we couldn't move to help him find us. Oh well...Jeremy, you were great and I'm sorry you didn't think we wanted you to sign!!
Then came Richard Schiff and the crowd started getting hyped, pushing forward, waving Playbills and memorabilia. Being of short stature, I soon found myself engulfed in arms, hands, Playbills, Sharpies, and after getting knocked in the head and face several times, I started fighting back so that I could see/breathe, etc. Richard is a quiet, patient soul who calmly signed everything he could reach, including the random "West Wing" photo or memento. If he could see the person for whom he was signing, he'd make eye contact, say "thanks for coming," etc. He tweeted a photo of himself as he was making his getaway that gives you a better idea of the crowd.
And if that was bad, then came Al himself, and it just got nuts. The crowd started surging forward pushing all of us in the front into the barricade and the strap of my shoulder bag started tightening around my neck. The police and stage door guys were trying to control things, but it was tough. They started yelling at those in the back to move back as the people in front were getting crushed, but it didn't help much. And the poor guy next to me, who was ready to bolt after Al left couldn't get out to leave until the police stepped in to part the crowd.
I foolishly thought things would thin out after Al's limo left, but I waaaay underestimated Bobby Cannavale's popularity and it was just as bad for him.
After it was all over, I actually went over to the stage door manager to personally thank him for his efforts in crowd control...and especially for kindly making sure Richard Schiff did not leave without going to both sides of the stage door crowd to sign. Not surprisingly, he said he didn't get thanked very often :).
Was it worth it? Yep. In no small part because humans fascinate me and stage doors are a veritable petri dish of human behavior!!
Stage Door Tales
Every stage door has a story.
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My 5 year old self wanted to be a marine biologist. Visits to the aquarium and the ocean had convinced me, quite solidly, that I would be happy working with animals in the water. So did my 15 year old self. Now a certified scuba diver and a volunteer for animal rescue, I wanted nothing more […]Continue reading
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It's my great pleasure to announce that my friend Derek Black is stepping into the faculty lounge to sit with us for a spell. [read post]
6 Oct 2014, 11:12 am
Here is my colleague Derek Black's take on Ohio v. [read post]
8 May 2012, 8:00 am
Black is moving from Howard to the University of South Carolina School of Law. [read post]
14 Mar 2016, 8:24 pm
Blog co-editor Derek Black (South Carolina) has posted an article on ssrn, Averting Educational Crisis (Washington Law Review, forthcoming). [read post]
11 Sep 2014, 7:41 am
Although Education Law Prof Blog editor Derek Black (South Carolina) has referred to his scholarship in discussing the ED's "big waiver" policies, I don't think that we have posted his new paper, Federalizing Education by Waiver? [read post]
14 May 2014, 9:25 am
Education Law Prof Blog co-editor Derek Black has written a commentary that is part of in Education Week's Brown at 60: New Diversity, Familiar Disparities series. [read post]
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Blog editor Derek W. [read post]
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The post Black Minneapolis residents file excessive force lawsuit against Derek Chauvin appeared first on JURIST - News. [read post]
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The video sparked national outrage and protests over excessive use of force by police against Black Americans. [read post]
12 Sep 2016, 9:57 pm
My friend Derek Black of the University of South Carolina Law School has just published Ending Zero Tolerance: The Crisis of Absolute School Discipline. [read post]
30 Mar 2021, 8:40 am
During the arrest, Chauvin knelt on the neck of Floyd, a Black man, for approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds—43 seconds longer than originally reported. [read post]
30 Nov 2012, 11:10 am
The nomination of black lawyer Derek Anthony "Tony" West to be the new Associate Attorney General of the United States could be delayed, that's the word from at least one senior United States Senator. [read post]
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From Derek W. [read post]
Scholarship: Black on Teacher Quality, Parker on School Segregation, and Robinson on Education Federalism
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Black on Taking Teacher Quality Seriously Derek Black (South Carolina) calls for a "deeper engagement of teacher quality" that accounts for "the pipeline into teaching, structural forces related to race and geography, the general desirability of the teaching profession, and the conditions under which teachers work" in his article, Taking... [read post]
RatnerPrestia Counsel, Derek Richmond – Treasurer and Co-Founder of The Museum for Black Innovation & Entrepreneurship (MBIE)
28 May 2013, 7:10 am
Derek Richmond (Counsel) serves as treasurer on the Board of Directors for the Museum of Black Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MBIE) and as one of its founders. [read post]
21 Apr 2021, 5:03 am
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a Black man, laid on the ground under the knee of Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, for what we now know was around nine minutes. [read post]
20 Apr 2021, 8:47 pm
The verdict represents a significant victory for the Black Lives Matter movement and represents a judicial validation of the systemic injustice faced by Black men, especially in police confrontations. [read post]
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The video sparked national outrage and continuous protests over excessive use of force by police against Black Americans. [read post]
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SEATTLE — Five weeks after ex-Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, three Washington state police officers pleaded not guilty Friday in the death of Manuel Ellis, another Black man who pleaded for breath under an officer's knee. [read post]


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A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time is an upcoming movie from Walt Disney Pictures. It stars Storm Reid (Meg), Oprah Winfrey (Mrs. Which), Reese Witherspoon (Mrs. Whatsit), Mindy Kaling (Mrs. Who), and Levi Miller (Calvin). The movie is based off of the book of the same name, written by Madeleine L'Engle. The plot follows Meg as she finds out that her father is being held captive on a distant planet. She must find him and rescue him from a universe-wide evil. Helping Meg along the way are her younger brother, her friend Calvin, and three astral travelers: Mrs. Which, Mrs. Whatsit, and Mrs. Who. I am excited for this movie. The trailers look promising and the story seems very interesting. I have not read the book yet, but perhaps the upcoming release will give me an excuse to start. A Wrinkle in Time comes out March 9, 2018 and is rated PG.


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Superman #711
Superman meets Sin City as the "Grounded" storyline takes The Man of Steel to Las Vegas! But waiting there for Superman is an out-of-control Livewire, who has become more powerful and erratic than ever. Can Superman (with the help of Jimmy Olsen) shut her down before she shuts all of Vegas down, and more important, is Superman somehow responsible for her condition?
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Hello and welcome to Day Four of MFT's January Release Countdown! Did you love what you saw yesterday? Well, there's more to come so get ready :) Release is on January 9th at 9pm Eastern so mark your calendars. And don't forget to stop by the MFT Blog for all the release details. Today we're previewing BB Viking Stamp Set, BB Viking Die-namics, From the Heart Stamp Set, Hearts in a Row - Vertical Die-namics, Hearts in a Row - Horizontal Die-namics, In Paris Stamp Set, In Paris Die-namics, Linked Chain Oval Frames Die-namics, and Black & White Stripes Patterned Paper.
How adorable is this Viking from Birdie Brown? I just love him and wanted to created a fairly realistic scene behind him so I watercolored the sky and water added Stitched Mountain Range Die-namics, and Grassy Fields for him to stand on.
I stamped him with the new Extreme Black hybrid ink and colored him with Copics then popped him up on foam. Some clouds and a sun and it was done!
My second card uses the new In Paris Stamp Set and In Paris Die-namics for a dreamy scene.
I did a little research before starting this card and found an antique post card that inspired me. First I stenciled the background with Mini Cloud Edges Stencil, then I added Our Town Die-namics cut from Grout Gray card stock and added grass cut with Spring Scene Builder Die-namics.
Next I stamped the sentiment and all the images from In Paris, cut them out with the coordinating dies, colored with Copics, and popped them up in the scene.
And there you have it for Day Four of MFT's January Release Countdown! Thanks so much for stopping by! See you back tomorrow for Day Three!
All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.
Viking Card:
Stamps: BB Viking
Die-namics: BB Viking, Stitched Mountain Range, Grassy Fields, Beach Scene Builder, Puffy Clouds
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Grout Gray, Cement Gray, Jellybean Green, Sunshine, No-Line Coloring
Specialty Papers: Ranger Watercolor Paper
Supplies: foam mounting tape, Peerless Watercolors
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Copics, Mini Mister, water brush, craft tweezers
Paris Card:
Stamps: In Paris
Die-namics: In Paris, Beach Scene Builder
Stencils: Mini Clouds Edges
Dye Ink: Blue Breeze
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Grout Gray, Jellybean Green, No-Line Coloring
Supplies: foam mounting tape, Multi Medium Matte Glue
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Copics, craft tweezers, sponge daubers


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The American Nuclear Society (ANS) is a not-for-profit, international, scientific and educational organization. ANS was established by a group of individuals who recognized the need to unify the professional activities within the diverse fields of nuclear science and technology. ANS is committed to lead in the development, dissemination, and application of nuclear science and technology to benefit humanity.
The Michigan-Ohio Section of the American Nuclear Society (MI-ANS) was chartered in 1954. We are an active local section of the ANS. The MI-ANS typically meets once a month September through April, except during the Christmas holidays. We annually sponsor a "Student Works" meeting that features students from the University of Michigan presenting current research to local professionals.
The MI-ANS primarily provides a forum for scientific and technical exchange concerning the peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology. We sponsor a variety of public information and education activities throughout the year going to schools and community groups. We encourage any interested professional, educator, or other member of the public to attend our regular meetings.


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I thought spring arrived in early March. I snapped a picture of our lovage breaking through the soil, ready to get to work in our kitchen. Then winter arrived in fine fashion with heavy snow and biting cold. I figured our lovage, in its delicate stage, was a goner. I was wrong. I looked in our herb pot yesterday and our lovage continuing to grow larger. It faced the adversity and was able to continue to grow. Being able to spring back after the hardship is essential to growth.
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