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Monday, June 01, 2015
Earlier in the year, we put the spotlight on one of our partners, Dov Pasternak, as he does amazing work towards eliminating poverty over in Africa (Here's Part 1 and Part 2 to his piece).
We'd like to take some time out again to share some of what another one of our friends is doing over in Kenya. Lilly Oyare, the founder of the Little Rock Inclusive Early Childhood Development Centre, took a social issue into her own hands. Now she is doing great work in her home country. This is just a bit of her story.
For the well-fed, well-sheltered, and well-warmed, poverty may seem a world away. Often good fortune obscures the horrific misfortune of others. Lilly Oyare , founder of Little Rock, has spent her entire career educating children. What she noticed is "If we do not do something now it's like a time bomb waiting to explode, and it will affect every one of us. Love is about others not self." Lilly and the pupils she mentors are demonstrating how we all benefit from ensuring that each child is given the love and education required to reach their full potential. Lilly's selfless commitment to the most vulnerable among us, her perspective and foresight, is more than inspiring. It's heroic.
Lilly was born in Mombasa, the first born of 8 children -- five boys and three girls. Her father worked for Kenya Railways, thus the bulk of her childhood was spent in Nairobi. Through primary school and high school Lilly earned high marks. Her father held his children to high standards, requiring that they be well disciplined and studious. Whereas many of her classmates enjoyed nights out shopping and going to the movies, Lilly's non-academic activities centered around church life. After high school Lilly went to Asumbi TT college, becoming a teacher after graduation.
Lilly knew from an early age that she wanted to work with children. She noticed a tremendous gap in the kindergarten instruction received by the children of Kibera, Kenya's largest slum, and their middle-class counterparts. As virtually all educators affirm, proper early childhood education is critical to ensure successful academic careers. The children of Kibera are trapped in a vicious cycle of education inequality, keeping them generationally trapped in poverty as adults.
Some people see a huge problem like that and simply turn their backs. Others say: "What a terrible problem. Someone needs to do something." Lilly saw the problem and said: "I've got to do something about it!"
Lilly left her comfortable teaching job to found Little Rock and provide the children of Kibera with a school where they too could receive an outstanding education . Lilly provides the most vulnerable children (including orphans, HIV/Aids infected, and special needs children) with the educational tools to get ahead.
The Little Rock Inclusive Early Childhood Development Centre is part school, part community center, and part tutoring agency. Children get a great start in Little Rock's pre-school program, then enjoy Little Rock's many after school activities for primary school students. As they approach 8 th grade, students have the opportunity to work with tutors funded by Eliminate Poverty NOW to help them prepare for entrance exams into secondary school. Students who qualify can receive a full 4-year scholarship to one of Kenya's premier secondary boarding schools.
Over the last 10 years, 441 children have successfully matriculated through primary school and 35 have received scholarships to secondary school, 26 funded by EPN. Currently, 360 children attend kindergarten Monday through Friday. Every available metric indicates that the children of Little Rock are excelling academically in every grade and class. Quite remarkable!
Lilly is helping Kenya's next generation of doctors, lawyers, scientists, and teachers realize thier dreams and overcome next to impossible odds. The very children most overlooked are the children who Lilly seeks out. Together, Eliminate Poverty NOW and Lilly Oyare are working to expand the school's reach, so that more of Kibera's children can receive the transformative education that leads to life-long prosperity.
Lilly's extraordinary compassion and commitment in the face of enormous obstacles make her not only an outstanding teacher, but a true hero.
In coming posts, we will share a bit more about Lilly. We truly see her work as necessary, and her presence has changed the lives of hundreds of young people in Kenya.


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The digital age makes getting new clients so much harder...
The good old days. Oh the good old days…
Jane, a possible client found out about you through a friend or by checking Yellow Pages. Jane gave your business a call (or dropped by your office) and chatted to your friendly receptionist who made an appointment with you.
You had a nice meeting with Jane where you explained how you can quickly sort out her tax return or solve her legal issues… and Jane became a new client.
Lovely. Simple. Effective.
So why is this lovely system no longer working in 2016? Why is it getting increasingly harder to secure great new clients?
Let's take a look at the process that used to work so well…
Emotional connection
When you look at the chain of events above… you can see that Jane's initial contact with your business was with a person (either by phone or through calling in to your office).
It's important to realise that during that first contact Jane made a decision about you based on emotion.
She listened to the tone of voice of your receptionist and decided whether or not you are a caring business.
She took in the decor and warmth of your offices and decided whether they made her feel good or not. Even in the meeting with you she was way more interested in whether you care about her than facts about your professionally competence.
At this stage many service professionals gave Jane a brochure of some kind. This was generally a very factual document explaining terms of business and opening hours – it added substance to a decision which had already been made emotionally.
So what's changed?
So what's changed and why has our lovely simple process been so disrupted?
Firstly the place that Jane first becomes aware of your business has changed. She now consults Google or Facebook rather than Yellow Pages. Even if you are recommended by a friend… she checks Google to see if you stack up.
And so the first contact with your business is no longer with a person. It's with your online reception area… your website.
And if Jane likes what she sees?
She'll dig around a bit more checking out your LinkedIn, Facebook and blog. Within 5 minutes she can make 5 or 6 'visits' to your business and work out whether she wants to engage your services… And finally the 7th or 8th contact with your business might be a meeting with you.
The obvious bad news is that if you don't pass the digital test you don't get the business.
The good news is that if you do pass the digital test and Jane has digested great online content about your business… she's informed and ready to be a client and you can start work at the very first meeting.
It's still an emotional assessment
So a lot has changed. And there's now a digital barrier between you and your potential clients.
But one thing has not changed. And will never change.
Jane still makes her buying decision based on an emotional assessment.
Let me say that again in case you skimmed it. Jane still makes her buying decision based on an emotional assessment.
In today's digital age she now makes the critical emotional buying decision about whether she likes you and whether you care about her… based on your website. You have to make a positive emotional connection with her using the words and images on your website if you want her business.
Where do most service professionals go wrong?
Here's the commonest mistakes I see service professionals make when they try to do digital.
1.Boring website content
This is the commonest mistake. Business owners take the old brochure they used to hand out at the first meeting and transfer the written material to the website. But that content was never meant to make an emotional connection. It was only meant to be additional useful information… it's great information but it does nothing to convince Jane you care.
2. Stock photos
Jane can spot a stock photo a mile off. I laugh when I see the same stock photos appearing again and again on every lawyer and accountant's website I visit. Get real. Get a photographer in and let Jane see what you look like. Believe me, Jane wants to see the team she is trusting with her accounts or legal matters.
3. Assuming trendy design is the answer
Website design professionals have a lot to answer to. The message they keep peddling is that a more trendy design with clever parallax scrolling (or whatever the latest trend is) will get results. It won't… Unless you say the right things on your website the trendy design delivers nothing.


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Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and the Greater Richmond Region. It was incorporated in 1742, and has been an independent city since 1871.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 204,214; in 2016, the population was estimated to be 223,170, the fourth-most populous city in Virginia. The Richmond Metropolitan Area has a population of 1,260,029, the third-most populous metro in the state.
Richmond is located at the fall line of the James River, 44 miles (71 km) west of Williamsburg, 66 miles (106 km) east of Charlottesville, and 98 miles (158 km) south of Washington, D.C. Surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties, the city is located at the intersections of Interstate 95 and Interstate 64, and encircled by Interstate 295 and Virginia State Route 288. Major suburbs include Midlothian to the southwest, Chesterfield to the south, Varina to the southeast, Sandston to the east, Glen Allen to the north and west, Short Pump to the west and Mechanicsville to the northeast.
The site of Richmond had been an important village of the Powhatan Confederacy, and was briefly settled by English colonists from Jamestown in 1609, and in 1610–1611. The present city of Richmond was founded in 1737. It became the capital of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia in 1780, replacing Williamsburg. During the Revolutionary War period, several notable events occurred in the city, including Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech in 1775 at St. John's Church, and the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom written by Thomas Jefferson. During the American Civil War, Richmond served as the second and permanent capital of the Confederate States of America. The city entered the 20th century with one of the world's first successful electric streetcar systems. The Jackson Ward neighborhood is a national hub of African-American commerce and culture.
Richmond's economy is primarily driven by law, finance, and government, with federal, state, and local governmental agencies, as well as notable legal and banking firms, located in the downtown area. The city is home to both the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, one of 13 United States courts of appeals, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, one of 12 Federal Reserve Banks. Dominion Resources and WestRock, Fortune 500 companies, are headquartered in the city, with others in the metropolitan area.
Richmond is home to one of the largest convention centers on the east coast, known as the Richmond Convention Center and is the premier location.
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At Booth Design Ideas we understand the needs of companies and organizations to stand out from all others. Branding, the practice of building a lifelong preference amongst consumers to choose and patronize your company, is of crucial importance. At trade shows, exhibits and conventions in Jersey, the ability to make an impression that will separate you from your competition is our goal. Booth Design Ideas provides the best physical representation of your brand possible.
In Richmond, as in other cities around the United States, we offer a full complement of trade show and convention services. We will work with you to create and design unique trade show and exposition booths, displays, and corporate spaces.
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Contact us to learn more about Richmond trade show rentals, sales, and other trade show support services.
8 Reasons to Exhibit in Richmond
– Richmond is home to the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia and third largest city in the state.
-The city is known for being a large center for law and finance, with the multiple Court of Appeal locations and Federal Banks.
-Home to many fortune 500 companies that include Dominion Resources, CarMax, Genworth Financial, WestRock and Performance Food Group.
-The city has major historical value and played an essential role in both the civil and revolutionary wars.
-The city is home to some major university's that included Virginia Common Wealth, University of Virginia and Virginia College.
-Richmond is home to a few minor league sports teams that include the Richmond Kickers and Richmond Flying Squirrels.
-Richmond is also known as a major transportation hub with I-95 running directly through the city and Richmond International Airport located within city limits.
-Has a fast developing Bio-Technology industry that has grown rapidly since the early 2000's.
Booth Designs Top Show Tips For Beginners
Are you looking to attend a show in Richmond? Not sure how to start or even begin to understand the design for a 20×20 or 30×30? Well, look no further! Here at Booth Design Ideas, we have compiled seven key ways to help you get started.
Budget Based on Usage
Budget, Budget, Budget we cant say it enough. When it comes to looking into buying or renting and exhibit the first step is always budget. From $10,000 to $60,000 it's always important to know what you can spend on a particular product. Specifically, if you don't plan on exhibiting at shows more than once per year. Too many times companies end up buying something that is way above whats needed, or far under expectations. Resulting in many customers being upset and wasting their companies money.
Creation of a timeline is by far the most importantly underrated factor for first-time exhibitors. For many first-timers, 8-6 months out is the ideal time to have your booth or exhibit built. Too many times companies attempt to rush production and result in a lackluster product. However, by following this timeline it allows for potential problems to be fixed and creates a better process for production. Additionally, the overall timeline for the actual show itself is key. For first time exhibitors, allowing extra time for set up is highly recommended. Its often possible that equipment is not there on time or the loading dock is backed up. Thus, allowing that extra couple of hours can go along way. In conclusion, timing will be a key factor in having an extremely successful exhibit.
Show Size
This next tip might be simple but is something a majority forget when signing up for a show. Many first-time exhibitors believe that the bigger the show the more people and the bigger the ROI. However, this can be misleading and leave your 20×20 overshadowed by an 80×80 with all the bells and whistles. To understand how to be successful, find a show in which you stand out and have a large enough audience for good return. Attempting to go to big or too small can have negative outcomes.
This next tip may sound simple but is something that many people largely overlook. Placement of your booth within a show can either be the death or saving grace for many first time exhibitors. Which in turn is why it's ideal to understand the sweet spots to place your exhibit at your first show. A great example of one of these "sweet spots" is typically on the corners of a row. That can allow you two entrance points for clients and fantastic walk by traffic. Another great option for placement is at an entrance or exit from the show. However, typically these locations are in high demand and difficult to get. Lastly and not often thought of, our locations near bathrooms or food areas. These areas provide great focus points where people are typically waiting and looking for distractions.
The next tip we at Booth Design Ideas believe is all about staffing for the show on labor and showtime. For many beginners understanding the labor can be very confusing based on location. From set up times to mandatory break times, labor workers can present a complex problem. Which is why we suggest that people do ample research and consulting before choosing a labor force. Additionally, staffing your booth is just as important at a show. From making sure you're not over-staffed or under-staffed. Along with choosing the right people to present your product. Research done beforehand is key to having a successful show.
The next tip is something that varies with state or geographic location. This being the use of Trade Show Unions at your next show. For many first time exhibitors, it can be very confusing and labor unions have very strict policies on what you can and cannot do. One example is with booth set pre-show. Here many union workers are guaranteed mandatory breaks and times they can work. So understanding when those breaks are is key to maximizing your time and money. Finally, understand the additional loading and unloading rates that may come into factor for your show.
Consumer Experience
For your first show, it is important not to only be creative but to also create an active experience. Many exhibitors forget to look at the show from the consumers perspective and create a booth based on what they think is important. However, to really keep the client interested in your product you have to create a consumer experience. This can be done in a number of ways, from giveaways to interactive games and applications. Typically, the more creative the better chance they will remember you!
Major Conventions and Expo Locations
Greater Richmond Convention Center
The Greater Richmond Convention Center is the premier tradeshow and exhibit center in the area. Broken into three major exhibit halls the center provides over 700,000 square feet of exhibit spacing. The facility also offers 32 full sized meeting rooms and full-sized lecture hall. Additionally, the facility is located within close proximity to the downtown area and within transportation hubs. Finally, the facility offers multiple major parking garages and four major hotels within the area. Overall, this facility is great for any sized show!
Contact us today to review your needs for trade show display purchase or trade show exhibit rentals for your next trade show in Richmond. Come check us out!
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Professor John Clark, Deputy Head of Department (responsible for research) in the Department of Computer Science at York, has received a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award.
Jointly funded by the Wolfson Foundation and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the scheme supports scientists of outstanding achievement and potential to ensure the vitality of research within the UK. Professor Clark is one of only 22 scientists to be appointed in this round.
His work concentrates on the application of techniques from Operations Research and Artificial Intelligence to systems and software design and analysis tasks. In particular, he has worked with outstanding scientists within the UK and internationally to contribute to the field of Search Based Software Engineering, and currently contributes to the emerging field of Dynamic Adaptive Automated Software Engineering.
Professor Clark's vision supported by the award seeks to further promote search based approaches to problem solving within contemporary software and systems development, but also aims to reach out to other disciplines.
He intends, for example, to work with quantum physicists to investigate search based approaches to quantum algorithm discovery and with nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy experts to seek radio frequency pulse sequences with excellent information revealing properties. The goal is to use computer based search to find the solutions to problems that equal or surpass those that come from researchers' thought alone.
Professor Clark is a member of York's Non-Standard Computation Group in the Department of Computer Science, and of the interdisciplinary York Centre for Complex Systems Analysis (YCCSA). He says: "It is a great honour to receive a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award and I am excited about researching the application of search based approaches to solving problems in chemistry and physics as well as within my own discipline."
The Royal Society is the UK's national academy of science. For further information visit www.royalsociety.org
Further information on new awardees of the Wolfson Research Merit Award scheme can be found at http://royalsociety.org/news/2013/Wolfson-Merit-Awards-August/
For further information on Professor John Clark and his research interests, visit www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~jac/
Date Added: 2nd August 2013
Join us for a special event to celebrate 40 years at the University of York for Professor Colin Runciman.
Professor Runciman, currently Deputy Head of Department for Teaching at the Department of Computer Science, began his career with us as an undergraduate in Mathematics and Computation. He continued his study with a PhD in theoretical Computer Science and has had an academic career in York, culminating in a promotion to Professor and then Deputy Head of Department (Teaching) in 2012.
To celebrate this career at York, the Department of Computer Science is hosting a special event on Wednesday 23 October. The event will celebrate Colin's research and teaching career, and will include a number of talks given by invited speakers, including some of Colin's former students. Take a look at the schedule for the event at http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/events/colin/
The event is free to attend, but you must register for a free ticket in order to help us to order enough tea, cake and drinks for all those who come to celebrate with Colin. To register for your free ticket, go to http://colincs.eventbrite.co.uk/
We hope as many of Colin's colleagues and current and former students will be able to join us in the celebration of an outstanding academic career at York.
Date Added: 26th July 2013
The Excellence in Teaching and Supervision Awards, run by York's Student Union, were awarded from nominations from students.
Congratulations to both Dr Mike Freeman, who was awarded the highly prized Teacher of the Year, and Professor Colin Runciman, who was highly commended as Inspirational Lecturer.
This is the sixth year that the University of York Students' Union (YUSU) has invited students to nominate members of staff for these awards. Students also decide who wins the award.
Professor Jim Woodcock, Head of the Department of Computer Science, said: "These awards are a great achievement, as academics are nominated by their own students. We are all delighted that the inspirational teaching of Mike Freeman and Colin Runciman has been recognised in this way."
Here's some of the nominations from students about Mike:
"Goes above and beyond what is required, makes lectures interesting and labs even more interesting. Helps with aspect of the course not even related to his subject, altogether a brilliant lecturer."
"Genuine enthusiasm across both modules taught to first years (ICAR&DCD), willingness to help as often and for as long as possible, within his modules and beyond them. He does a brilliant job of explaining concepts, and is approachable the times he mightn't have gotten the point across. His lectures are interesting, relevant, and keep the student's interest across a topic that can, for some including myself, a little uninspiring and that won't have been the selling point of the course for many. In short, he's enthusiastic, extraordinarily hard-working, approachable, helpful, and knows his stuff."
"Has supported us greatly by investing lots of his own time to help with assessments, and not just those that he assigned. A great lecturer, great teacher and all round great person who will always try help with any problems with an awesome attitude and clear passion to the subject. Couldn't have asked for a better teacher, and would have found it much harder to get through hardware without him. And who could say no to that smile?"
"Seemingly never busy if we need help in his module or any other area of computer science, always willing to have a chat almost regardless of the topic. Always has a smile to present to students, always cheerful and popping the odd joke. A great all-around lecturer and professor in practicals."
Here's some of the nominations from student about Colin:
"The only possible person who could make the learning of maths in computer science fun. His ability to communicate and teach concepts is outstanding and I have yet to meet anyone who doesn't absolutely love him. Nice, funny, helpful, all round great man. It's hard to come up with more ways to say that this guy rocks. Also if there was an award for best moustache, Colin would win hands down."
"His lectures were presented in a very clear and easy to understand way. His speeches offered an "alternate" view over mathematics, helping our overall comprehension."
"Most entertaining lectures; it's hard not to enjoy Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science with him. Great man."
"For being an unbelievably motivational and inspirational speaker. Somehow Colin has the ability to capture everyone's attention from his very first words."
Congratulations to them both!
Date Added: 18th July 2013
Supported by the Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL), this four year fully funded PhD is now open for applications from UK/EU students.
The PhD topic is Assured Reinforcement Learning for the Development and Predictable Operation of Autonomous Software Agents for Safety-Critical Applications and the successful candidate will pursue research under the supervision of Dr. Radu Calinescu and Dr. Daniel Kudenko. The successful applicant will have their fees paid and receive an above average tax-free stipend of 13,726 p.a. (with the corresponding standard increases in subsequent years). The studentship also includes a generous provision for visits at research collaborators, and for travel to conferences.
Reinforcement learning has long been used to develop software agents capable of adaptive behaviour in scenarios characterised by incomplete knowledge and non-deterministic change. Successful commercial applications bear witness to the effectiveness of the approach. Nevertheless, this success has so far eluded the important class of safety-critical applications. Despite significant demand and promising preliminary results, the adoption of reinforcement learning in safety-critical applications has rarely progressed beyond simulation and testing.
Two major limitations of existing reinforced learning approaches led to this lack of adoption. First, they are unable to guarantee compliance with requirements, which is a key demand for safety-critical. Second, they produce autonomous agents whose actions are difficult to understand by their human stakeholders, and therefore difficult to trust even when correct.
This PhD project will address these limitations, enabling the exploitation of reinforcement learning in the safety-critical domain. The project will devise a framework comprising a theoretical foundation and practical techniques for assured reinforcement learning, by integrating complementary recently developed techniques from the areas of knowledge-based reinforcement learning and runtime quantitative verification. The assured reinforcement learning framework delivered by the project will be validated in real-world case studies developed jointly with DSTL.
We are seeking a highly motivated candidate who should have, or expect to be awarded, a first-class or 2.1 degree or a master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or a related area of science. Preferred skills include a strong mathematical background, a keen interest in programming, and excellent writing, communication, presentation and organization skills. The studentship is open to UK and EU nationals.
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For informal enquiries about the PhD project and studentship, contact Dr. Radu Calinescu (email@example.com) or Dr. Daniel Kudenko (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Date Added: 16th July 2013
A three-week corporate placement is providing some of our undergraduate students with a competitive advantage in the job market – and proving valuable to businesses too.
All our second year undergraduate students have the chance to take up a three-week placement with software and digital sector employers as part of their degree course.
The corporate practice placement provides a win-win situation for all involved - students are able to enhance their employability, while employers gain access to outstanding students.
Dr Antony Powell, from YorkMetrics, one of the companies taking part in the scheme, said: "Corporate experience placements enabled us to tackle some small novel projects and identify new talent to join our team. It's an ideal way for us to help students gain valuable skills and experience, while delivering real benefits to our business."
Dr Paul Gibson, from PureNet Solutions Limited, said: "The Department of Computer Science corporate placement scheme was a very positive experience for us. The student who worked with us proved to be an asset to the company for the short time they were here and we believe this also reflected the high standard expected of all the students on the course."
For students, the placements provide invaluable real world experience and the chance to collaborate with experts.
Undergraduate Computer Science student Christopher King said: "The corporate practice scheme allows real experience in the work place and is a great way to test the skills you have acquired over your course in a safe and relaxed environment.
"I thoroughly enjoyed my placement, as the staff created a great atmosphere that encouraged questions and praised the inquisitive. It was a mini-internship that while short, provided me with a wealth of experiences."
Fellow undergraduate Mihaela Maior added: "I gained lots of experience which contributed to me getting a summer internship, created new contacts with people in this area and also gained a lot of confidence after seeing the effects of my work in a real life project."
The University's Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Business and Community, Professor Colin Mellors, said: "We're committed to ensuring that our students graduate with the skills they'll need to succeed in today's challenging knowledge-based economy. The fact that so many leading employers continue to support work placements demonstrates the value they place on our graduates."
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This column by ACRU Senior Fellow Robert Knight was published February 18, 2013 on The Washington Times website.
What's the real message behind Barack Obama's call in his State of the Union speech for taxpayer-funded "universal" preschool and his trip to a Georgia preschool last Thursday for photo ops?
It's that the government wants to get its hands on our children even earlier.
From the time children are 5 or 6 years old up through their senior year of high school, government schools run by left-wing teachers' unions have them at least seven hours a day, five days a week during most of the year.
They use that time to teach them just enough English and math to pass standardized tests, while force-feeding them a secular, progressive mindset that views American capitalism as a world problem and more government as the solution. They also teach them Kinsey-inspired sex education that corrupts kids and has helped to spike the number of sexually transmitted infections to more than 20 million annually.
Finally, they impart history in a way that implies that as soon as we are rid of America's pesky Christian heritage, if we ever had one, the sooner we can achieve "equality." I say all this fully aware that there are many dedicated teachers trying their best to convey knowledge and even morality in an increasingly failing system. This isn't about them, as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie made clear when he took on the teachers' unions.
Preschools vary in quality and outcome. In the better ones, real education occurs, such as learning the alphabet. In the best ones, children learn that they are unique beings created in the image of God by a loving Creator. They have souls, not just body parts. In other preschools, it's really day care with an educational facade. Speaking of facades, let's take a closer look at Head Start, the giant federal experiment in early childhood education that Mr. Obama wants to expand.
Back in the 1990s, I wrote a report on Head Start for the Heritage Foundation. I was shocked to learn that claims for its effectiveness rested almost entirely on a longitudinal study of 123 low-income black children in the High Scope-Perry Preschool Program in Ypsilanti, Mich., which differed greatly from a typical Head Start center. Armed with Perry data, Head Start backers intoned year after year that "studies show" Head Start will eliminate poverty, depression and even acne as we know it.
Head Start has gobbled more than $180 billion in taxpayer dollars since its debut as part of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society in 1965. An obvious clue that it's been oversold as an educational marvel is that it's run by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), not the Department of Education.
A recent Heritage Foundation report by Lindsey Burke and David Muhlhausen notes that HHS finished collecting data on Head Start in 2008 and issued findings in December 2012, although the study was dated October 2012. "The timing of the release," they write, "raises questions about whether HHS was trying to bury the findings in the report, which shows, among other outcomes, that by third grade, the $8 billion Head Start program had little to no impact on cognitive, social-emotional, health, or parenting practices of participants. On a few measures, access to Head Start had harmful effects on children."
The Heritage researchers further said, "In 2010, HHS released the findings of the Head Start Impact Study, which tracked the progress of three- and four-year-olds entering Head Start through kindergarten and first grade. Overall, Head Start had little to no positive effects… ."
House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, in a Tweet-worthy moment, told the Associated Press that giving the federal government more control over early childhood education is "a good way to screw it up."
Meanwhile, the education establishment ("the blob" as former Secretary of Education William Bennett calls it) applauded Mr. Obama's gambit. Steve Barnett, director of the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers, gushed that this was "one of the most important education initiatives, maybe, since Brown v. Board of Education," the 1954 Supreme Court ruling that ended school segregation.
He stopped just short of claiming that the estimated $10 billion to $25 billion program would halt global warming and bring peace to the Middle East. Unlike many progressives who pretend their current goal is the end game, Mr. Barnett tipped his hand. He told The Washington Post that grabbing the kids at age 4 is a precursor to universal preschool education starting at age 3 or 2. "It makes sense from a purely practical point of view to consolidate 4-year-olds before you move on to 3," he said.
Next, they'll be promoting "universal infant care." Why not? The blob honestly believes that its "experts" are smarter than parents. Pay no attention to the growing evidence that home-schooled children excel in virtually every discipline.
Government-directed education is the ultimate progressive solution. As The Washington Post put it, Mr. Obama's proposal "has lifted the hopes of economists and liberals who have long considered early childhood education the best way to help close the gap between the rich and the poor."
No, it's not. The best way to ensure educational success is to shore up marriage, not to create more government programs that supplant the functions of the family. Mr. Obama might want to look at studies that track academic, psychological and economic outcomes for children raised in various households. He would find that the data overwhelmingly favor children that have a mother and a father, the tireless efforts of many a devoted single parent notwithstanding.
If you want to know more about why Christians, Jews and other parents should consider removing their children from government schools, not put them there even sooner, I recommend Bruce Shortt's book, The Harsh Truth About Public Schools or the documentary and book IndoctriNation: Public Schools and the Decline of Christianity, by Colin Gunn and Joaquin Fernandez.
Be forewarned: You won't be able to say later that you just didn't know.


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The winner…our new homemade triplet feeding table! Gone are the days of cleaning chair covers & in the deepest of crevices. Gone are the days of folding 3 high chairs in to "space saver" mode (ha…space saver mode my ass…not TIMES 3). Gone are the days of cleaning 3 trays and cursing the wheels because they won't roll, I'm sure because food is stuck in there. GONE…GONE…GONE…ALL GONE!
After seeing another triplet mommy's hubby make a triplet table, I said we could do the same. After all, we had a spare countertop collecting dust in the garage. All we had to do was buy the seats. So, I did. Little did Todd know that he would eventually have a BIG project on his hands.
Problem? Make legs sturdy enough to hold 3 kids. Hmmmm…
On one of our daily walks…I'm sure you are wondering what a walk has to do with a solution but give me a chance to get through it.
On one of our daily walks, we happened along a beautiful solid oak table sitting out with a sign taped to it. It had been painted over but it was FREE!
Yes. I did. I knocked on the door & told the woman that I would like to set the table aside & come back for it after we finished our walk. And that is how we got the table!
We have had it for a couple of weeks now and Todd finally had the opportunity to put all the pieces together. The seats cost us $25 a piece. Cutting boards (came in a set of 4 at Target), $9.99. The table, free. Labor, free. Total price $85. If we had purchased one, we would have paid a minimum of $300 plus shipping.
It is taking a bit of getting use to. The kids aren't accustomed to being right next to each other. Breakfast was about taking food from the other's placemat, grabbing one another, grabbing the safety belt, etc. Lunch went a bit more smoothly.
We even tried story time afterwards & it was fantastic b/c I didn't have to move the book for all to see.
Not only that, we are now using big kid sippies! We are leaving the NUBY's in the dust! Gabi and Sofi love these sippies with a straw.
I know Ian doesn't have one but he looked so happy that I had to post the picture!
My official recommendation, either buy or make your own triplet feeding table! Totally worth it!


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Allegheny is required to mail a 1098-T form to each student who has been billed within the tax year. The form must be mailed to the student's permanent address we have on record no later than January 31 of each year. We also provide an electronic form through the "View My 1098T Tax Forms" link on your WebAdvisor account. We are not permitted to email or mail the 1098T directly to a parent.
The 1098-T form is used by eligible educational institutions to report information regarding their students to the IRS as required by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. We are required to report amounts to the IRS pertaining to qualified tuition and related expenses, as well as scholarships and grants.
Allegheny is not permitted to provide tax advice. Questions regarding your taxes or eligibility should be directed to your personal tax advisor or the IRS Taxpayer Assistance at 1-800-829-1040. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/students
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The IRS instructs institutions to report either payments received for qualified tuition and related expenses in Box 1 or amounts billed for qualified tuition and related expenses in Box 2 on the 1098-T. Allegheny reports qualified tuition and related expenses that were billed during the tax year in Box 2.
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February 21, 2013 | Volume 2, Issue 7
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KentuckyOne Health leadership extended a personal welcome this week to employees of University of Louisville Hospital | James Graham Brown Cancer Center. This comes ahead of our official "Day One," which is March 1. Senior leaders, including Bev Weber (left), KentuckyOne Health's chief operating officer, discussed the vision for our future as partners in health, as well as answered questions from employees about the transition.
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KentuckyOne Health will officially welcome our new partners, University of Louisville Hospital and James Graham Brown Cancer Center, to our organization on March 1. To celebrate, and to acknowledge the one-year anniversary of KentuckyOne Health, festivities will be held across the organization on Friday, March 1. Enjoy fellowship and refreshments.
University of Louisville Hospital was the 20th facility in the U.S. and the first in Kentucky to earn Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) designation from The Joint Commission. The CSC designation is the newest and highest level of Joint Commission certification for stroke centers. The Joint Commission certified University of Louisville Hospital's stroke program as a primary stroke center in 2004.
KentuckyOne Health employees will benefit from the opening of the new Saint Joseph Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Center, set for March 4, at Saint Joseph East. The ENT center will provide full-service otolaryngology services, including diagnosis and treatment of conditions relating to the head and neck, such as sinusitis, chronic ear infections, hearing loss, problems with balance, sleep apnea, allergies and snoring.
ITS Technical Services has learned of a problem with iPhones and iPads using Apple iOS 6.1 that causes Active Directory (AD)* account lockouts and affects the stability of CHI's exchange (email). ITS is asking users not to upgrade to Apple iOS 6.1 on iPhones and iPads at this time. If you have installed the 6.1 update, it cannot be uninstalled; ITS is looking into possible solutions and will share them as they are available. *Your AD account is the network logon password for your computer, Inside CHI, Standard Time and Attendance, Webmail or CHI Connect.
Prevent Password Lockouts, Email Instability Issues
To help prevent account lockouts and CHI exchange (email) stability problems, ITS is asking all computer, smart phone and tablet users to follow a few simple steps every time an Active Directory (AD)* password is changed/reset. *Your AD account is the network logon password for your computer, Inside CHI, Standard Time and Attendance, Webmail or CHI Connect.
The transition of select ITS Technical Services to Wipro is now complete. CHI's Service Desk/ITS Help Desk, Desktop/End User Computing, Network and Data Centers are now managed by Wipro. This transition immediately affects KentuckyOne Health employees in central/eastern Kentucky, and the next few weeks could be a "bumpy road." The road will "smooth out" quickly and end users will see the benefits of the transition in the near future. (Employees in the Louisville area will transition from Dell to Wipro through May/early June.)
The University of Phoenix is the newest addition to Catholic Health Initiatives' (CHI) growing list of university partners for degree advancement. In addition to a 10 percent tuition discount, the University of Phoenix will help transition completed training and development courses into elective credits through its Prior Learning Assessment process, and all fees associated with this process will be waived for CHI employees. A complete list of university partnerships and degree opportunities is available on the Degree Advancement page of Inside CHI.
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Physical, emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner affects as many as one in three teens. February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Join PACT in Action as they're #PreventinIt. PACT in Action (Parkhill, Algonquin and California Teens in Action) is a youth-led initiative that is focused on reducing violence in Louisville neighborhoods that have some of the highest crime rates and lowest levels of educational attainment in the city. PACT in Action is a partnership of KentuckyOne Health and The Center for Women and Families.
Patient Feedback: 'London is Fortunate to Have Saint Joseph'
In a "letter to the editor" published in the Sentinel-Echo on Feb. 15, a patient described his positive experience at Saint Joseph London. He wrote, "My wife took me to the emergency room on Jan. 4 with chest pain. I was immediately surrounded with hospital personnel who gave me their utmost attention. Dr. Rabiee, Dr. Hamed, all nurses and staff were highly efficient, respectful, kind and treated her with much dignity. I knew I was in good hands."
KentuckyOne Health is the presenting sponsor of the Bottoms Up Bash Friday, March 1, 7:30 p.m.-midnight, at Mellwood Art Center in Louisville (1860 Mellwood Avenue). The Bottoms Up Bash raises money for the fight to end colorectal cancer. Regular tickets are $35/person in advance; $45 at the door, and include free cocktails and wine, heavy appetizers, and a night of live music and silent auction bidding.
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Town Hall at Saint Joseph East: Feb. 28, 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 11 p.m., SJE Education Center. Hear the latest news and updates. Read More
KentuckyOne Dress in Blue Day: Wear your best blue March 8 and show your support for Colorectal Cancer Awareness. KentuckyOne Health is celebrating national "Dress in Blue" day on Friday, March 8. (Due to the March 1 celebration of KentuckyOne's new partners and first anniversary, we are celebrating national "Dress in Blue Day" a week later, on March 8.) Read More
Work it Out! Free Fitness Classes: Attend a 30-minute exercise class at Frazier Rehab, every Tuesday/Thursday (upcoming classes Feb. 26, 28). Read More
Free Cooper/Clayton Smoking Cessation Class, Louisville Area: Kick that smoking habit to the curb! Thursday, April 2-June 25, 12-1 p.m. Classes will meet for 13 consecutive weeks at Jewish Medical Center Southwest in the Community Room. Nicotine replacement products will be provided. Please RSVP to 855.34.KYONE (855.345.9663). Read More
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I decided to compare a little bit 2007 and 2012 years...
This time short info. Yesterday I have found https://github.com/cyanogenmod/android_vendor_cm/blob/ics/prebuilt/commo... and http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/APN_List files. Nice initiative, but I decided not to use it.
Reasons are simple:
Small thing found few days ago, which hangs FF 11: file
When it will be fixed ? Look into https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/970431
Michal Čihař:
as you probably noticed that I'm not so active here as I used to be, I've written down something about Gammu future on my blog: http://blog.cihar.com/archives/2012/01/27/future-gammu/?utm_source=ml
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I wish all of you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. For people understanding Polish language small poem...
Like promised I have closed gammu.org in current form.
Started 1 April 2005 under gammu.net address, in April 2006 was moved into current domain (gammu.org).
First in the form of static pages, later created using MediaWiki.
I was publishing there some non GSM texts too, tried to make some phone database with info about firmware changes, versions, pictures....
Big shame, but don't worry...
Two interesting articles from last time: Microsoft: 30 Million Windows Phone 7 devices will be sold by the end of 2011 and Nokia top model N900 sales below 100,000: Gartner
My answer: first is system, which will probably not have many features known from competitors. Second is system, which was not supported correctly by own manufacturer. How could you think, that they could be successful ?
July 2008 - Brad Brooks, Microsoft's VP of Windows Vista consumer marketing: "We broke a lot of things. We know that, and we know it caused you a lot of pain. It got customers thinking, hey, is Windows Vista a generation we want to get invested in?"
Sep 2009 - Steven Ballmer, Microsoft: "We 'screwed up with Windows Mobile'"
As you probably know, I'm hosting some content (articles, materials, etc.) on the gammu.org. Some time ago I have decided, that it's not updated from longer time and additionally MediaWiki is not developed too much. I have decided to make some reorganization:
During few last weeks I was working on refreshing this site. Yesterday I have decided, that beta version is "good enough" to be published. And here it is !
This is naturally not the end.
In next days I will work on some pending minor things (like setting better categories for posts, improving formatting in some articles or adding some old articles/pages) and later create new articles and sections :)
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Kenny Rogers was talking about Music Publishing.
Ok, not really, but guess what. The lyrics apply to Music Publishing!
"You've got to know when to hold'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
Know when to run"
The term "Music Publishing" has got to be the least understood term by most artists I meet who are pursuing a career in the music industry. I think the confusion comes from the word Publishing and how it is generally defined in non-music fields. So, first of all, we must change the way we think of the word "Publishing". In music, "publishing" does not mean the same thing as it does in books, literature, papers and pamphlets. When you hear the word "publish" you associate that with "releasing" or "sharing" or "making available for sale" just like you would use the word for publishing a book. Please realize before you realize anything else that "Music Publishing" does not mean the same thing as "Making your music Public". Not the same thing. Got it?
There is a commonly used word that does mean "making your music public" and that word is Distribution. Publishing is not the same thing as Distribution.
Distribution Companies are the middleman-guys that digitally distribute your music to all of the online platforms: iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer, etc. This guy Ari Herstand maintains the best, up to date comparison of all of the Distribution Companies so that you can make the best, most informed decision about what company to use to distribute. https://aristake.com/post/cd-baby-tunecore-ditto-mondotunes-zimbalam-or
These Distribution Companies are NOT the same thing as Publishing Companies, though they do offer Publishing Options or more properly termed, Admin Publishing Deals. More on that later.
So, what is Music Publishing then? I'm so confused!!!
When you write a song (let's say it's just you and only you that has written the song) you immediately own the whole song. Seems obvious. But the song is automatically split into two halves; The Songwriter Half and the Publishing Half. Think of it as a pie:
You are automatically the owner of both halves.
Both halves are valuable in the world of royalties owed and paid.
Both halves are yours to keep and yours to give up.
Let's say you decide to invest some money into this song of yours because it is awesome. You hire a producer, and together, you work on perfecting the mix until it is absolutely perfect. In this example, you hired the producer as a "work for hire" without sharing any portion of your song-pie so you still own the whole pie completely.
Now, let's say a music library is interested in including your song in their catalog for sync placements (film/TV licenses). They will undoubtedly ask for the publishing half of your pie.
Now comes the Kenny Rogers "Gambling" analogy.
Is it worth giving up half of your pie (which also means half of the potential money the song will make in certain royalties)? For most indie artists getting started, the answer is YES. Because getting half of something is better than all of nothing, right? Let's say your song has become crazy popular on spotify because your song is so Bad-A and now EVERYONE wants it. Every music library, every publishing company, every Ad Agency wants to snag it for their client's national ad campaign, etc. Now that it's a hit song, you may have the bargaining power to hang on to some of that publishing. You could say, yeah, sure you can use it in your hit TV series but you can only have 25% of the publishing. See how this works?
A Publishing Company and a Music Library generally only offer publishing agreements to songs that they believe they can pitch with success. Think of it like a grocery store. There is only so much room on their shelves so they only want to fill their shelves with product they know they can move. Publishing companies want to make money, therefore, they will only offer you a publishing deal if they are pretty confident they can find good placements for your song.
Let's get back to those Distribution Companies. There are many of these companies are now "offering" to collect all of your royalties for a portion of your publishing share. Now, here's the thing with your publishing half. Just like a real life pie, if you give even just half of that publishing share of your pie away to your neighbor, it's gone (at least until the end of the agreement which could be 1 year, 2 years or more). You can't give it to your other neighbor, or to yourself. There are publishing companies that will sign a non-exclusive publishing agreement with you which means you magically can assign that publishing half to another publishing company and/or library. Yay for non-exclusive publishing deals!
You must understand that what you are giving them is valuable. Just like the bargaining chip at the gambling table; it's yours to hold or to give away. What you have to consider is what you may get in return. These distribution companies are adding hundreds of thousands of songs into their publishing catalog where a music library might max out at 5,000 (adding and shedding music all the time) and a publisher might only have 100 songs. What makes you think these distribution companies are "working" your song at the same level? I guarantee, they are not. But, in most cases, you have given them the exclusive right to your song, keeping you from other opportunities that may be around the corner for sync deals.
When you read Ari's blog about the comparison, he sees the Digital Distribution Companies admin publishing deals as a plus, where I don't. What irks me is that they are definitely taking advantage of the millions of artists with a dream but no knowledge of what they are signing or...giving away when they sign up for those publishing deals. I think it's sneaky and unethical. You can collect all of your songwriting and publishing royalties yourself, if you just know how (future blog post with all of the up to date info on that!) without giving half of your income away.
PS - I am NOT A MUSIC ATTORNEY so please take all of this as one person's opinion and understanding of the workings of the music industry, not as legal advice! Thanks!


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Proclaim was inspired by a desire to magnify the kingdom of Yah through music. As we provide an opportunity for Hebraic musicians to share their songs with the body, we look forward to musicians everywhere being inspired to continue using their gifts in a powerful way. Join us for a wonderful weekend of worship that will leave you refreshed in your walk with the Father.
Proclaim is entirely non-profit – our sole goal is to edify the body of Messiah. All proceeds from ticket sales and donations will be used to pursue our mission to take His songs to the world. This event is made possible by all the the people who contribute their time and energy in service.
Shawna Rae is a singer/songwriter from Western Iowa. Inspired by a vision to see Hebraic music flourish at a new level, she is enthusiastic about what the Father is doing through Proclaim. Shawna currently teaches music and is recording her first EP.
Tim & Shannon
Timothy and Shannon Campau have been married since 1999 and have been exploring the Hebrew roots of their Christian faith for the past 16 of those years. They reside in Michigan where they garden together, play a lot of volleyball, and are active in their fellowship and community. Timothy is a computer programmer by trade while Shannon is an event coordinator, Master Gardener, artist and teacher.
Dan & Agniya
Happily married since 1998, Dan and Agniya joined the family of believers in 2007, and together they came to an understanding of a Torah lifestyle a year later. Although Dan studied Music Performance, Classical Guitar, his professional background is Sound Engineering for theater. He is a worship leader and serves as technical coordinator for various events. Agniya is blessed to be the dance leader. Her degrees in PR, Event Management and Audio-Visual Production come in handy as she is helping organize Proclaim.


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- The man accused of being responsible for the Finsubry Park attack says he wanted to kill Sadiq Khan and Jeremy Corbyn.
- Darren Osborne is currently on trial, but denies he was responsible for the attack.
- He says he met with two people, Dave and Terry Jones, and that being able to target the London Mayor would be like "winning the lottery."
The alleged Finsbury Park attacker has claimed he wanted to kill Sadiq Khan and Jeremy Corbyn, adding the chance to target the London Mayor would be "like winning the lottery".
Darren Osborne deliberately mowed down Muslims outside two mosques in north London using a van shortly after 12.15am on June 19 last year, prosecutors have alleged.
The 48-year-old, taking to the witness stand to give evidence, said he met with two people called Dave and Terry Jones.
The trio had planned to target the pro-Palestinian Al Quds march in London, which they believed Mr Corbyn would be attending, Woolwich Crown Court heard.
The defendant said they had initially conspired to attack Rochdale Labour councillor Aftab Hussain, who he said had backed one of the members of a grooming gang, but changed their minds.
"We just wanted more casualties," Osborne told the jury.
Prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC, cross-examining, said: "More people dead if possible?"
Osborne replied: "Oh yeah."
The defendant, who denies being the driver of the vehicle involved in the Finsbury Park collision, said he met Dave and Terry in Grosvenor Square on June 18, where the Al Qud march was due to finish.
Mr Rees said: "Were you hoping that you would have an opportunity to attack Jeremy Corbyn and kill him?"
Osborne replied "oh yeah", adding: "It would be one less terrorist off our streets."
He went on: "If Sadiq Khan had been there it would have been even better. It would have been like winning the lottery."
He said "road blocks" had "thwarted their plans" to disrupt the demonstration, and they later met again in Finsbury Park where they looked for a mosque.
Osborne said he was earlier driving the van, but was in the footwell of the passenger seat removing his trousers before the collision near two mosques.
Defence barrister Lisa Wilding QC said: "Did you know who was the driver of the van?"
The defendant replied: "A guy called Dave."
Asked if he had contact with Dave and Terry after the attack, Osborne told the court: "We were planning to form a group, like the Welsh far-right group.
"We were going to call ourselves the 'Taffia'."
Earlier Mr Rees said the final evidence would deal with the issue of who was driving at the time of the attack and whether the alleged perpetrator acted with others.
DC Paul Dring, of the Met Police, said he was told by Osborne during an urgent safety interview conducted at University College Hospital that no one else was involved, the court heard.
According to a statement read by Mr Rees, he asked: "In terms of what happened today, is there anyone else involved?
"To which Mr Osborne replied 'No'."
Osborne added at the end of the interview "I'm flying solo", Mr Rees told the jury.
The court was also shown footage from the body camera of PC David Jones, who is said to have handcuffed Osborne while he was on the ground after the incident.
A man the prosecution say is Osborne can be heard saying in the back of the police vehicle "I lost control of the van" and "lost control, man".
Mr Jones said: "Were you driving, yeah?"
The man is heard to reply: "Yeah."
Asked if he had been drinking, the man said he had consumed a "couple of pints".
Osborne, of Glyn Rhosyn in Cardiff, denies the murder of Makram Ali, 51, and the attempted murder of "persons at the junction of Seven Sisters Road and Whadcoat Street, London".
Additional reporting by Press Association


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Full Highlights and Goal of EPL Match Day, as the Giants were falling and the road to May 2019 is getting busy. Enjoy the festive periods with these two match days compilation.
Kodus to our partnering Youtube channels, for a great job.
The Full Highlights and Goal of EPL Match Day
English Premier League, Match Day 18
Ending of the year match to enjoy


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Imagine yourself working steps from the roaring surf of the pacific ocean. You're surrounded by vibrant jungle sounds, strangers who've quickly become like family, and conversations that fade late into the evening after a long day of work & waves.
Welcome to Playa Santana, Nicaragua, where we're hosting 25 people from creative and entrepreneurial backgrounds around the world to live, work, surf and explore together for two weeks. This remote and hidden cove is a surfer's paradise, and an idyllic location to take an intentional break from your routine, find new perspective, build new relationships, and grow new ideas. The goal is to disconnect to reconnect, remind ourselves of what's truly important, and live with intention and purpose with an incredible community of peers
There's little to do in this tiny outpost. In fact, that's the point. With miles of stunning coastline and three of arguably the best surf spots in Nicaragua a short walk or tuk-tuk ride away, there's no better place on earth to drop out of the urban jungles, strip back the bullshit, and reconnect to the things that matter.
Communal workspace with wifi and backup hotspots on-site. But, you might prefer to work by the pool, or opt to simply read a book in the hammocks instead.
Learn how to surf in Nicaragua's best breaks, hike an active volcano, stay in a volcanic lake, or go for a jungle hike to local hot springs.
Lunch & learns. Peer-to-peer workshops. Family-style dinners & BBQs. Themed conversations & discussions, poolside happy hours.
Daily yoga, beach workouts, surf lunch breaks, sunsets over the Pacific. No shirt, no shoes, no problem. This is beach life.
Explore the historic towns of Granada and Leon, and experience Nicaraguan's incredible warmth and rich culture for yourself.
Creatives. Entrepreneurs. Artists. Freelancers. People going through professional transitions in life and asking the big questions. We bring together the intellectually curious who seek to replace routine with adventure, and embrace the unknown. You will share the experience of a lifetime in Nicaragua alongside a curated group of peers who hold a wealth of experience far deeper than just their careers, and join a growing community that spans 65+ countries around the world.
We provide the villas, workspace, and an unforgettable trip. You can expect regular family-style dinner parties, peer-to-peer workshops, poolside discussions and weekend excursions. You'll live on a basic yet comfortable 15-acre ranch, with private or shared rooms and a laid-back community vibe. You'll have a workspace on site, a local SIM card, daily breakfast and coffee, yoga, and more.
A private or shared room in one of 7 unique villas on the property
A full-time Unsettled Experience Leader & local staff member who are there to facilitate workshops, organize activities and connect you to what's happening each week.
Shared airport transfer (pickup and drop-off from Managua)
Daily breakfast & bottomless coffee
Free yoga classes 5x per week
Dedicated 12mb/s internet, plus shared 3g wifi USB sticks & personal local SIM cards for backup tethering.
Weekly lunch and learns, welcome activities & party, BBQs, peer-to-peer workshops, goal setting sessions, and closing dinner.
Curation and organization of various small trips, tours, and activities ranging from surf lessons to yoga classes, horseback riding, and more (most class/tour fees not included)
An open calendar, and time to fill it with whatever you'd like.
Post-trip access to great alumni perks and benefits, including special discounts, alumni trips, and a global community of over 1000 alumni from 65+ countries.
→ February 17th - March 3, 2019
→Application deadline is November 30th, 2018
Two Weeks Unsettled in Nicaragua
→ Private Rooms: $1800+ USD
→ Shared Room (Double occupancy): $1300 USD
Add-ons (Not Included)
Surfboard rentals, professional surf lessons, horseback riding, massages, car rentals, and more.


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Modi verses... all comers! Battle for India's heartland begins as new poll shows UP will decide who assumes control at the Centre in 2014
It's not called the heartland for nothing. With its 80 seats, Uttar Pradesh is the key to the 16th Lok Sabha. Be it Narendra Modi, or Rahul Gandhi, or even Mulayam Singh Yadav, India's next prime minister will need to deliver a victory in Uttar Pradesh to gain the numbers needed for triumph.
Uttar Pradesh has always been the controlling state as far as the Indian polity is concerned. The recent past has, however, seen a reverse swing in the polity.
Between 1996 and 1998 Uttar Pradesh was firmly with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but it could not hold the Centre despite a third of its vote share coming from this one state.
Ironically, when it came to power in 1999, the BJP's Uttar Pradesh graph had dipped. Since then Uttar Pradesh has remained out of favour as far as the formation of a government at the Centre is concerned.
Neither the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nor the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) have needed Mulayam or Mayawati critically.
After almost twenty years of bucking the trend, Uttar Pradesh is back in the spotlight as the real swing state of the 2014 General Elections.
No party can lose the battle for this heartland and hope to take Delhi.
Modi will need to score well in Uttar Pradesh due to the absence of allies.
The state is important for the anti-Modi camp as well, for a chunk of seats from here will make all the difference in the national contest.
There are six main regions in UP (see map) that behave like individual states and have different caste, and leadership equations.
Awadh and Poorvanchal are going to face a triangular contest. In western Uttar Pradesh, the BJP has an upper hand with solid support from the Jats and upper castes votes while the BSP has the support of Jatavs and Muslims.
The contest in these areas is mainly bipolar between the BJP and BSP. In Poorvanchal, Samajwadi Party (SP) has a clear upper hand.
Ahead? BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's popularity with minorities may give him the advantage in Uttar Pradesh
Here, OBCs, upper castes, Dalits and Muslims are present in large numbers. The OBC-Muslim backing still working for the SP and the upper caste vote going to BJP makes Mayawati's position shaky.
Poorvanchal is between the BJP and SP. In Awadh, the BJP is placed to do well. There are some important pockets where the Congress, SP and BSP all have a support base, but these islands are not remarkably important in the larger state picture.
In Bundelkhand, the Congress - led by Rahul Gandhi - has put in a lot of effort but hasn't been able to reap any gains.
The contests here are triangular between the BJP, BSP and SP. Dalits have gone back to the BSP, the upper castes to the BJP; there's not much left for the Congress.
The voters in this region mainly want to put their weight behind the party that is likely to form a government at the Centre.
The lower Daob region is the home turf of Mulayam Singh. All seats here are contested by him or his family members so his vote share here is not surprising.
The BSP is set to be wiped out here; the contest is between BJP and SP.
The Rohailkhand region has the largest number of Muslim voters. Every seat here will witness a bipolar contest between Modi and one of the other three - Congress, SP, and BSP - depending on who the voters think has a strong enough candidate to defeat Modi.
It will be tactical voting against Modi. So essentially, the contest across UP is between Modi on one hand and everybody else on the other.
Dalits have remained behind Mayawati but a section of the middle class Dalit voters are now breaking lines to drift towards the BJP.
The BJP seems to be well placed to harvest the non-Jatav Dalit and the non-Yadav OBC votes.
Vote-base: Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav appears willing to take support anywhere he can get it
MSY eyes slipping OBC support in home turf
By Piyush Srivastava
Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav seems not to be confident about the OBC support base that he and his family had relied upon so far.
And so, the second phase of the party's 'Samajik Nyaya Adhikar Rath Yatra', which rolled out on Thursday from Lucknow, will focus on these castes, especially in the Yadav fiefdoms of Kannauj, Mainpuri, Auraiya, Etawah and Firozabad.
There was a time when Mulayam would not have bothered about these constituencies. But Mulayam's decision to get the yatra cover these constituencies indicated that he is not quite sure about that support any more.
He possibly could not forget that his daughter-in-law Dimple Yadav was defeated by Congress candidate Raj Babbar during the 2009 by-election in Firozabad.
Dimple later won from the Kannauj LS seat in 2012. But, Mulayam knows he cannot take any chance.
Top SP leaders, led by mining minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, are travelling in the rath. They will address over a dozen public meetings during their journey which will conclude on February 10 in Etawah.
The aim of the yatra is to make OBCs aware of the welfare schemes of the SP government. The party wants the 17 'most backward castes', who are now in the OBC list, be moved to the 'SC' list, he said.


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2019 Annual Meeting
February 25 – March 1, 2019 at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound, Washington
Registration is now live!
Call for Papers
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The Fall 2018 Newsletter is available for downloading in our News section.


text: Chris recently joined the Document Intelligence Lab at Adobe Research as a Research Scientist after performing a Summer research internship. Prior to joining Adobe, Chris was working on his PhD from Brigham Young University, where he received his M.S. degree in 2015. His research interests primarily lie at the intersection of document image analysis and deep learning with tasks such as document classification, document segmentation, and handwriting recognition. He is also interested in deep learning models and training methods with applications in computer vision and natural language processing.


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What if there was a media podcast, but just about one TV show about a depressed horse? In this brand new media analysis podcast, Lesley Yates and Ben Hamlin break apart each episode of the Netflix original comedy Bojack Horseman and look for meaning among the musings of a depressed horse.
We're starting with the pilot, obviously, and that means Bojack and Diane's first meeting, Princess Caroline's breakup with Bojack and not enough of Paul F Tompkins as Mr. Peanutbutter.
Of Horses and Men will be live every Tuesday on infinitybreak.net or wherever you get your podcasts.


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Robert Cohen Appointed Director of Global Developed Credit at DoubleLine
Sep 06, 2016, 01:00 ET
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Portfolio manager Robert Cohen has been promoted by DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach to director of the firm's Global Developed Credit team. Mr. Cohen succeeds Bonnie Baha. Ms. Baha, founder of the GDC team, passed away on August 21.
The GDC team invests in the debt of corporate and sovereign issuers in developed economies. The team comprises 20 portfolio managers, analysts and traders.
"On what is a somber occasion for DoubleLine, I wish to congratulate Robert as he takes his place as director of the Global Developed Credit team," Mr. Gundlach said. "One of Bonnie's many achievements was to bring together people with the qualities of team leadership and investment experience to carry on after her."
Mr. Cohen joined GDC in 2012 where he has served as a portfolio manager within the team and participated on DoubleLine's Fixed Income Asset Allocation Committee. Before DoubleLine, he was a senior credit analyst at West Gate Horizons Advisors (including its predecessor ING Capital Advisors) since 2001. Previously, he was an assistant vice president in the Asset Management Group of Union Bank, managing portfolios of leveraged loans and CDO securities. Mr. Cohen began his investment career in 1997 as an associate at the Bank of Montreal (now BMO Capital Markets). Mr. Cohen holds a BA in economics from the University of Arizona and an MBA from the University of Southern California. He is a CFA charterholder.
As director of GDC, Mr. Cohen reports to Mr. Gundlach, CEO and chief investment officer of DoubleLine Capital. Reporting directly to Mr. Cohen are portfolio manager Monica Erickson, who heads investment grade GDC; portfolio manager Kapil Singh, head of high yield GDC; and Philip Kenney, director of corporate research.
"On behalf of Monica, Kapil, Phil and all the members of GDC, I would like to thank our clients for their years of support and, over the past two weeks, their kind thoughts and condolences," Mr. Cohen said. "We will give our best to continue to deserve that trust."
About DoubleLine Capital LP
DoubleLine Capital LP is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. DoubleLine Capital and its related companies ("DoubleLine") managed $102 billion in assets across all vehicles, including open-end mutual funds, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds, hedge fund, variable annuities, UCITS and separate accounts, as of the June 30, 2016 end of the second quarter. DoubleLine's offices in Los Angeles can be reached by telephone at (213) 633-8200 or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com. Media can reach DoubleLine by e-mail at email@example.com. DoubleLine® is a registered trademark of DoubleLine Capital LP.
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text: One of the things I like to do, apart from sword fighting is... talk about sword fighting. My wife has heard too much by this stage and I sometimes have to find an alternative outlet. This weekend The Wrathful Peasants joined the ISHC at the Loughrea Medieval Festival event and I got to indulge my … Continue reading Talking about Swords and a few thoughts on Armoured Fighting.