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BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's new justice minister said on Wednesday that the massive "Car Wash" anti-graft investigation would not be obstructed by any institution and that it will help set new ethical standards for the country.
Minister Torquato Jardim said shortly after his swearing-in ceremony that his ministry, which oversees the federal police heading the investigation, would be extremely cautious about making any changes to the leadership of the police.
Critics are concerned that President Michel Temer, himself under a corruption investigation, placed Jardim, who has criticized some aspects of "Wash," in the ministry to thwart the probe. Both men strongly deny that allegation.
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A keyguard is a plate which sits over a keyboard or touch screen, with spaces that a user can put their fingers or a pointer through to hit the keys. Users who have trouble with fine motor control often find that keyguards help them to hit the key they're aiming for, and users who have weakness or fatigue that makes it difficult to hold up their arm can rest their hand on the keyguard while pressing keys.
Keyguards can make a big difference to a user's accuracy and ability to hit the part of the screen they're aiming for. Dana Nieder wrote a great article about her daughter Maya starting to use a keyguard which includes a video of her first explorations – the helpfulness is really clear.
In the past keyguards were generally made for physical keyboards, so they had the shape of a regular keyboard, like this one:
Now that many disabled people are using iPads and iPhones for communication, keyguards designed for AAC programs are available.
Keyguards for iPads and iPad Minis are most commonly made of clear plastic so users can see through them to the screen beneath. In the past, many were made of metal but this doesn't work well for touch screens because what's underneath the covered part can change so it needs to be visible. Acrylic keyguards look something like this, though of course the holes will be in different places for everybody:
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There are only a few companies who are currently making acrylic screen guards suitable for AAC users – the most well known two are:
All the other online sellers I could find online said they sourced their keyguards from one of these two suppliers.
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There are creative solutions home-mode available too:
- Dana Nieder has made a very functional keyguard from a screen protector and layers of transparent gel pen.
- Holly Grey actually came up with a keyguard made of glue sticks which has thoroughly impressed me with its creativity.
- Sue Mickelson on a Facebook thread, describes making an iPod keyguard with plastic needlepoint canvas, saying "It comes in various hole sizes and is easy to cut with a small sharp scissor or craft knife. You can use something heated or a nail file to smooth out any sharp spots."
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Chapter 10
Melissa had great fun living with her roommates. They were mostly always together. They sometimes even had guest to come visit. This time the guys brothers were coming to visit. Angela was to pick them up from the airport. Melissa had help cleaned up last night, and she had to go to a bake sell today, she would not be back until later.
Angela had a car full, not only had Jared brother came but also his sister. Total for the weekend the had four guest. This was the first time the girls would be seeing Jared sister, the guy had went to visit Jared family last summer and stayed for about a week.
Angela parked at the back of the house. She was glad to have a house full of guest. That mean more dick for her, she was was hoping Jared sister had a nice big berry clit to suck. She was worried about Melissa pussy and ass. Nick and his brother, Andrew, were both hung like horses. Candice was skinny she could take, that girl had been getting gang banged since she was 16. She and Serena had been fucking since they were 15 and getting gang banged since 17. Melissa just started fucking multiple guys when she moved in with them, but the girl did take good to sex. Then their would be swapping, maybe Melissa could hold up to the coming assault.
When Melissa got home she heard moaning and groaning. She knew what was going on and knew they were waiting for her. She want to her room to find Nicholas and a guy that looked almost just like on her bed.
"Melissa meet my brother Scott." Nicholas said rubbing his cock,his brother doing the same thing beside him. Scott Dick was just and inch shorter than Nicholas she hope she could take them both. Melissa started to undress.
"Nice to meet you Scott," she had her shirt and pants off, she was taking off her bra, Melissa pinched her nipples, "I guess you can say Nicholas is the owner of my pussy as he says,"she smiles slipping off her panties.
Melissa puts her leg on the bed and spread her pussy so Scott and Nicholas could see,"My pussy is small," she looks at both of them,"Think it going to be able to hold up to both of you."
Scott move to the part of the bed where Melissa is, he pushes two fingers into Melissa's wet cunt. Scott began to finger Melissa, he placed her left nipple into his mouth. Nicholas came down and sucked Melissa's right nipple into his mouth."Wow a man on each nipple,"Melissa laughed. Nicholas put his finger in her pussy getting his fingers wet. He moved his wet fingers around to Melissa's bunghole, having to push his hand into all Melissa's butty meat. He pushed his two finger into her hole slowly having to go in because of the tightness.
Scott felt Mel's pussy drowning his hand in her juices, even running down her thighs,"Damn bro do she have a waterfountain in her cunt are something," Scott said taking his mouth off Melissa tits. Nicholas even knew Melissa had cummed from her legs shaking. Her asshole had squeeze Nick's fingers.
"Bro you have to taste her, you'll get a great treat,"Nicholas move to the back of Melissa to her ass, she had steadied herself by holding on to Scott's shoulder. Nicholas slapped her ass watching it giggle, he spreaded her legs apart showing him that nice little black pussy. He slapped her ass again. He stuck his face into her ass-cheeks motor boating them.
They had moved Melissa back so they could both feast on her body at the same time. "Come on guy look at my pussy it needs some attention my ass is waiting to," Melissa spread her legs. Nicholas got behind her immediately spreading her ass checks apart, pushing his tongue into her ass hole. Scott got in-front putting his face into her pussy.
Melissa pussy and ass was feeling really good, her pussy dripping onto Scott's face while Nicholas is lick and tongue fucking her bunghole. "Oh fuck that right boy taste me lick me," Melissa head flung back, pushing her ass more onto Nicholas face,"Scott how does my pussy taste is it delicious, oh oh oh fuck yeah I'm I'm I'm i'mmm cumming" She came all over Scott's face.
"Man Nick you have a nice little pussy," he lick it again sending Melissa into another set orgasms,"Fuck she taste sweet like she can be candy." Scott went to licking again."But I want to fuck her now."
"Someone stick a dick in me then, look at my pussy it's dripping wet," She got on the bed doggy style waiting on the brothers. Scott went to Melissa pussy Nicholas going to her head, "Nicholas is Scott allow to cum in my pussy," she rubs his dick and squeezes it,"will both of you cum in me," She feels Scott huge dick go into her,"Oh fuck, Oh fuck," she squeezes Nicks dick that ten inch close to eleven inch dick pushing into her pussy.
Scott feels like his dick in a tight glove, that clenching him tight, he didn't know how Nicholas got in this pussy,"Oh fuck she so wet and so tight, this little chocalate pussy so good," Scott was almost in her too the hilt but almost had to fight to get in all the way.
Melissa was now sucking on Nicholas cocks, feeling his brother in her pussy fucking her, Nicholas shoved his dick down her throat choking her, she was moan her pussy so full of dick. Scott was as big as Nicholas, but close, he was fucking her pussy at a good speed. She was so close to cumming that when Nicholas pushed his cock completely into her mouth choking her and gagging her as she came. She felt her cum leaking out around Scott's fat cock. He was about to cum to and so was Nicholas he had let her breath then went back into her throat. Nicholas and Scott both came in her at the same time, cum flowed into her pussy and down her throat. Nicholas and Scott both pulled from her.
"So Scott how is my pussy,"Melissa scoop cum from her pussy tasting it. Nicholas slapped Melissa tit hard,"And your brother is a freak, but I love it,"Nicholas slaps her tit hard again.
"Melissa is my personal little slut," he lays her on her back and slapped her pussy. He went to her pussy sliding his dick into her temporary stretched pussy.
"Melissa you have a delicious tight little pussy," Scott was stroking his dick over her mouth, he was semi hard,"Now taste yourself," he pushed the head of his cock into her brown lips.
Nicholas had lifted Melissa hip with her legs wrapped around his back, he was fucking her hard, Melissa big tits bouncing around everywhere, she pulled Scott penis from her mouth,"That right fuck your pussy fuck me push that huge cock into me,"Scott slapped her in the face with his cock.
"Put something in that warm mouth," he pushed his cock into her mouth she began suck him while her pussy got pounded. The feel of Melissa moaning on the his cock while he was in her throat had Scott moaning. He played with Melissa's bouncing tits. He was slowly fucking her throat his dick almost completely in, he knew she was cumming her body shaking as she suck his dick hard with the orgasm, Nicholas look like he was nowhere from cumming. But Scott was close Melissa had been sucking his cock for twenty minutes and contracting muscle could do anyone in. Scott came in Melissa throat his salty nectar running into her stomach. He ease his empty cock from Melissa's mouth.
Melissa could feel cum running down her asshole. Nicholas was pounding her pussy making her feel so good,"Oh god oh god oh god yes that's it baby fuck my pussy Nicholas fuck me with that monster, stretch my cunt, it yours oh yes oh yes," Melissa came again her pussy gripping Nicholas cock. Nicholas moaned Melissa's name,"Stop Nick, Stop Nick," He stopped a few minutes late.
"What for he was so close, to cumming," He was fucking her slowy. Melissa told Nicholas she wanted to ride him, he pulled out and got on his back.
"I want to ride you while you enter my ass,so you have to help me,"Nicholas like when she sounded so innocent. Melissa got on her knees with her back to Nicholas, Nicholas spit on her asshole and pushed his fingers her wet cummy asshole, then he removed his finger and eased her slowly on his cock. He pushed into her slowly,"Oh Nick I love when you use my body," he held her hips to make sure she eased down slowly,"Oh fuck yeah Nick fuck me,oh yes ,oh yes,"Nicholas was completely up her ass. She was sitting completely on his lap, she turned her head and kissed him on the jaw,"Do you like to fuck me,"she kissed him,"Is my pussy and ass still tight enough for you?" with questions like this Nick knew Melissa was in love with him,"I kept it tight for you," she kissed him again, "Do you hate me for fucking you and Scott and the other guys,"
Scott even noticed Melissa was probably in love with Nicholas and it was cute. Scott was thinking Nicholas and Melissa would have some beautiful mixed children. Melissa was cute, she was perfect for Nicholas.
"No you are so tight," he slid her up his cock, "No I don't hate you, you have to experiment you are so beautiful and makes cum like no other girl." he kissed her sliding her up and down his cock. Scott was watching them his cock getting back hard, he went over and started fingering Melissa's cunt.
Melissa was feeling so good sliding up and down Nicholas dick,"Scott come and stick your dick in my pussy it may be a little tight but I'm sure you will fit if you push hard enough, Oh fuck oh fuck feel good," she laugh,"You guy are about to have me so full of cock and cum, my little pussy is going to be so sore,"Scott started pushing that cock into her cunt, thanks to the cum it was easy,"That's right fuck this pussy and ass come on boys," Both men were fucking her moving inside her, her spot was being hit so many times, her body so full of huge dick, she was so sore already she could do nothing, her pussy was cumming and the guys were still fucking her. She was lay on top of Nicholas her asshole choking is penis. Scott was fucking her pussy fast. Sliding in and out of her oh god she was cumming again, her pussy so wet so so wet. She was waiting on them to cum,"Come in me cum in me please cum in me I need cum feel my body up, my body so full of cock oh yes oh oh oh i'm cumming again oh fuck fuck fuck," Melissa clench their dicks so tight the came inside of her ,both brothers laid her in the middle of them and she went to sleep with them sucking on her nipple and finger her pussy.
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif.(HawaiiNewsNow) - The 20th ranked Rainbow Wahine softball team swept its opening series in Big West play with a 9-3 win over Cal State Northridge, Sunday.
Hawaii pitcher Kaia Parnaby was stellar in the circle yet again, logging a complete game while scattering nine hits with no walks and one strikeout. Parnaby's record improves to 23-3 on the season and 3-0 in conference play.
Offensively, Hawaii exploded for six runs, with two outs, in the fourth inning. Kelly Majam drilled a double to a gap in left-centerfield to score tara Anguiano and Jazmine Azmora. Kayla Wartner then hit an RBI single through the infield to score Majam. Keiki Carlos then hit a triple to centerfield that scored Wartner. Jessica Iwata then followed up with a double to right-center that scored Carlos, giving UH a 7-0 lead.
In the 6th, Leisha Li'ili'i hit a solo home run, her third in as many games.
Hawaii returns home to host two straight series against UC Davis (Mar. 29-30) and UC Riverside (April 5-6).


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Washington, D.C. – Rep. Ron DeSantis (FL-06) today issued the following statement on Pope Benedict XVI's decision to resign as the head of the Catholic Church:
"The decision of Pope Benedict XVI to abdicate his position as the head of the Catholic Church is an act of humility and is in keeping with the character of a leader who put God before himself. Pope Benedict XVI has articulated the principles of the Catholic faith with cogency and eloquence. He championed enduring truths, a culture of life and the importance of the theological virtues of faith, hope and love. I thank him for his lifetime of service to the Church and I look forward to the Church selecting its next leader."
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Restored 19 April 2017, originally published 29 November 2014
Texas likes to do things big. Big state, big steak, big football. This is common knowledge in the US. But not-so-common knowledge is Texas also does big beats.
Ben Garside, AKA Shag, from Denton, Texas, has made a name for himself on the internet as a talented and productive beat-maker and DJ. With nearly 30 albums to his name and more on the way, I'm sure, it's clear what this guy's passion is, music. From hip-hop to jazz, from soul to electronica, he infuses each of his albums (at least the ones I've heard so far) with a little bit of everything.
Don't worry, we won't be going through all of them or even several. We'll focus mostly on his 2013 release NULL with some attention given to his overall style.
Hip-hop is a ubiquitous element in Shag's releases, NULL is no exception. It can be more energetic like in the futurist "Robots" or the eponymously funky "(The) Funk". Or it can be downtempo like in the soulful "Expectations" and the melancholic "Cosmonaut". Jazz is another essential ingredient in Mr. Garside's mixes. Pianos are present throughout, as are various horns. Snippets of rap also find their way onto the tracks in the form of samples or outright original rhymes. "In Reality" hearkens back to the Nas and his highly-acclaimed debut release Illmatic…
…with the infamous lyric "Life's a bitch, and then you die, that's why we get high." "Me Again" from Shag's 2012 album with the same name contains a romanticized and completely reinvented sample from the The Pharcyde's "Passin' Me By":
"…she's my type of hype and I can't stand when brothers tell me
I should quit chasin' and look for something better
But the smile that she shows makes me a go-getter…"
While we're talking about samples, I would be remiss not to mention Mr. Garside's apparent obsession with video games, The Legend of Zelda in particular. No less than two full albums under the names Flyrule and Flyrule: A Terrible Fate contain tracks replete with references, sound effects, remixed game tracks, and a heaping helping of originality. Even if you're not the biggest fan of video games, the quality in these tracks is high enough to make them enjoyable to just about anyone.
To make things even better, Shag ties in a hefty portion of electronica. Synthesizers, pads, 8-bit effects, and glitches add a synthetic element which I find flushes out Shag's productions and makes his music all the more outstanding.
To illustrate, let's take a closer look at "(The) Funk".** A high hat and rapid bass pad open the track before transitioning to a synth and hip-hop samples, "Uh huh," "Yeh," "This is serious shit." An oscillating electric piano and deep bass ooze funk. Groovy breaks at 1:06 and 2:12 make you want to drop what you're doing and bob to the beat.
To showcase the soulful aspect of Shag's music, I want shine light on the track "Expectations". Similar to "(The) Funk", it combines all the elements we've discussed, hip-hop, electronica, jazz, et cetera, but instead of infusing them with energy, they're dressed down to make for a smooth, sultry listening experience. A deep, plodding bass line conveys a sensual feeling while a light synth tickles the eardrums. Each layer is carefully constructed to draw the listener in deeper and deeper until you're totally absorbed in Shag's musical meanderings.
After all his dedication and generosity, I think it's only appropriate to return the favor. Show Shag some love!
Shag – "(The) Fun"
Shag – "Expectations"
NULL download page
Shag on Bandcamp, Facebook, Soundcloud, Twitter
** Not to be confused with The Funk from The Mighty Boosh sketch featuring Old Gregg


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On Saturday, the hunky 31-year-old actor, who plays surgeon Jackson Avery on the long-running hospital drama, tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, real estate broker Aryn Drake-Lee, in Los Angeles, a source confirms to People.com.
What were the romantic details of their nuptials?
Williams, 31, and his bride, 32, exchanged vows during a romantic evening ceremony in front of close family and friends.
"Jesse was beaming with joy throughout the entire ceremony," a guest at the wedding told the site. "It was the perfect night with lots of smiling, laughing and emotion. You could feel the love they have for each other. They're madly in love!"
Williams and Drake-Lee have been dating for more than five years. They met when Williams was working as a schoolteacher in New York. (Williams taught high school and middle school students before landing his breakthrough role in 2008's The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, playing Alexis Bledel's love interest).
In 2010, the gray-eyed actor told USA Today that he knows he can count on Drake-Lee. "I was a teacher when I met her, so she's been with me through all different facets of my career," he said. "She's stuck with me through thick and thick and thick and thin. We know each other in and out."
Williams also told People.com in 2009 that he's in awe of his new wife's confidence and independence. "She is her own person," he said. "Being intelligent and self-made is a big deal for me."
Williams, whose TV credits also include a memorable role as "The Hotness Monster" on ABC Family's hit show Greek, has been playing Dr. Jackson Avery on Grey's for the last three seasons.
Grey's Anatomy returns with new episodes on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 9 PM on ABC.
Congrats to the happy couple!


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AnswerPlus named Human Resources Hero – AnswerPlus wins 2008 HR Hero Award
The Human Resources Committee of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce awarded AnswerPlus with the HR Hero Award, sponsored by the Hamilton branch of the Canadian Human Resource Professionals Association, at a luncheon held Friday at the Waterfront Centre. Nominated by HR Fusion, AnswerPlus was selected by the Human Resources Committee in recognition of their ongoing HR practices and guiding principles.
Guest speaker, the Honourable Perrin Beatty, President and C.E.O. of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, spoke of the current shortage of workers across Canada, and the challenges faced by today's employers in attracting and keeping employees.
Accepting for AnswerPlus, Barbara Bradbury, V.P., said Our belief that in order to serve our customers best, we must put our Customer Service Receptionists first, has served us well in this environment, and today many of our recruits are referrals from existing employees who are proud of where they work and what they do. We strive to maintain a workplace where our staff will enjoy coming to work, with a lunchroom modelled after a Parisian Cafe, a quiet room called Tranquility Base furnished with an overstuffed E-Z boy massage chair, and a relaxing hexagonal aquarium, and of course, plenty of social activities throughout the year to fill the void sometimes left by a career that requires employees to work shifts.
AnswerPlus offers employees paid training, performance bonuses, and profit sharing to encourage a sense of ownership in the company, as well as an opportunity to grow through their belief in promotion from within.


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Formatting Results
The result window document format popup control enables the result text to be displayed in a number of formats.
Text Format
Text formatting displays the result as styled formatted text, however the exact formatting of the result depends upon how the result data is structured. Tasks can return results either as simple text or as structured data. In many cases returning simple text is sufficient if the result is intended as a simple message. If however the result contains a number of distinct items or a hierarchy of items then a structured result is preferable as it enables the result to be automatically formatted for display. Structured results can also be manipulated into different formats which is very useful when saving results to disk or when using them as input data for other tasks.
Simple Text ResultA simple text result consists of a single block of text. A task often generates a result of this kind using a simple print statement. The following simple Bash script, named Planets 1, simply prints a list of the planets:
# Planets 1 echo "Mercury" echo "Venus" echo "Earth" echo "Mars" echo "Jupiter" echo "Saturn" echo "Uranus" echo "Neptune" echo "Pluto"
The simple text result that is generated by the above script is displayed as follows:
Structured Text Result
We can easily modify out planets script to produce a structured result instead. In this case we will structure our result so that the individual planets appear as members of a list.
# Planets 2 echo "---" echo "- Mercury" echo "- Venus" echo "- Earth" echo "- Mars" echo "- Jupiter" echo "- Saturn" echo "- Uranus" echo "- Neptune" echo "- Pluto"
The structured text result that is generated by the script Planets 2 is displayed as follows:
List items in structured results are automatically styled with alternating colour rows. Structured results can also be explicitly styled using CSS style strings. In the next script, Planets 3, we structure our result as a a keyed list (also known as a dictionary, map, hash or associative array). The keys are used to identify data elements and the styling that is to be applied to those elements.
# Planets 3 echo "---" echo "kosmicData:" echo " - Mercury" echo " - Venus" echo " - kosmicData: Earth" echo " kosmicStyle: 'color:blue;'" echo " - Mars" echo " - Jupiter" echo " - Saturn" echo " - Uranus" echo " - Neptune" echo " - Pluto" echo "kosmicStyle: 'color:red;'"
The styled text result that is generated by the script Planets 3 is displayed as follows:
In the above examples the structuring of the result has obvious presentational effects. But structuring the result also permits the result to be displayed, sorted and outlined in a result list view. In addition, structured results can be formatted in various ways either for viewing or for saving to disk. Selecting the list format for the Planets 3 result displays the result structure and permits sorting of the keys and values.
Plist Format
Plist formatting displays the result as a plist. A plist or property list is an OS X standard format for storing structured data. KosmicTask supports formatting of task data in the XML plist format. Both simple and structured text results can be formatted as plists but structured results will generally prove more useful when expressed as plists. Selecting the plist format for the Planets 3 result gives the following output:
Results can also be saved directly as plists by selecting the property list file format in the Save As sheet.
XML Format
Plists as described above are XML but the layout of the actual XML is particular to OS X. The alternative XML format option renders structured results using a different XML scheme that may be more readily interpreted by applications on other operating systems. The Planets 3 result formats as an XML plist as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>kosmicData</key> <array> <string>Mercury</string> <string>Venus</string> <dict> <key>kosmicData</key> <string>Earth</string> <key>kosmicStyle</key> <string>color:blue;</string> </dict> <string>Mars</string> <string>Jupiter</string> <string>Saturn</string> <string>Uranus</string> <string>Neptune</string> <string>Pluto</string> </array> <key>kosmicStyle</key> <string>color:red;</string> </dict> </plist>
The alternative XML option produces the following output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <results> <dictionary> <kosmicData> <array> <text>Mercury</text> <text>Venus</text> <dictionary> <kosmicData> <text>Earth</text> </kosmicData> <kosmicStyle> <text>color:blue;</text> </kosmicStyle> </dictionary> <text>Mars</text> <text>Jupiter</text> <text>Saturn</text> <text>Uranus</text> <text>Neptune</text> <text>Pluto</text> </array> </kosmicData> <kosmicStyle> <text>color:red;</text> </kosmicStyle> </dictionary> </results>
This XML format utilises the following tags:
- results. The XML document root.
- text. A text string element.
- number. A number element of type real.
- integer. A number element of type integer.
- bool. A number element of type boolean. 0 = false. 1 = true.
- date. A date element.
- data. A data element.
- array. An array container. Child elements are members of the array.
- dictionary: A dictionary container. Child elements are keys containing sub elements.
Results can also be saved directly in this XML format by selecting the XML file format in the Save As sheet.
YAML Format
In the examples above we generated our structured result by directly outputting YAML. In this case we will generate our structured result using an AppleScript record (a record is an associative storage type also known as a dictionary). KosmicTask can accept native objects as results for certain scripting languages including AppleScript. Returning native objects as results is often much more convenient that having to explicitly output YAML as arbitrarily complex native objects can be manipulated by the script and then returned as results in their entirety. The Planets 3 script can be rewritten in AppleScript like so:
-- Planets 3 on KosmicTask() try -- create the inner planets set myResult to {"Mercury", "Venus"} -- add earth set end of myResult to {kosmicData:"Earth", kosmicStyle:"color:blue;"} -- add the outer planets set thePlanets to {"Mars", "Jupiter", "Saturn", "Uranus", "Neptune", "Pluto"} repeat with planet in thePlanets -- planet is a reference hence we ask for its contens set end of myResult to contents of planet end repeat -- return result record return {kosmicData:myResult, kosmicStyle:"color:red;"} on error errorMessage number errorNumber return {kosmicError:errorMessage} end try end KosmicTask
This script produces exactly the same result as the bash variant of the Planets 3 script. Selecting the YAML format for the result displays the following:
kosmicData: - Mercury - Venus - kosmicData: Earth kosmicStyle: color:blue; - Mars - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune - Pluto kosmicStyle: color:red;
This AppleScript generated result is identical to the result returned more directly by the bash script. YAML was chosen for use in KosmicTask because of the qualities on display in these examples. YAML is human readable, largely due to the absence of tags and a reliance on indenting to define structure. YAML is also easy to generate from a wide range of languages. In addition many scripting languages have access to libraries that make it possible to easily express native data objects as YAML.


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The Lakers have made significant changes in the starting lineup, which could have significant impact on the decisions that will be made this summer about basketball operations now that Magic Johnson is back in the building, which could have an impact on whether or not the rumors about a potential return for Jerry West might be true, which could have an impact on whether or not the Lakers sign Charles Oakley this offseason.
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Time to end the Dickey Amendment — for good!
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
After the San Bernardino shootings late last year, I wrote a blog about the "The 'Icky' Dickey Amendment." It detailed the measure that halted all research on gun safety and violence by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Coincidentally, hours before that shooting, physician groups met in Washington with a petition calling to end the amendment.
Physicians again responded to gun violence in a meaningful way on Monday, hours after the Orlando massacre. The American Academy of Family Physicians joined with the American Medical Association's Minority Affairs Section and its Young Physicians Section, along with several other physician groups, to demand (via a late resolution presented to the AMA House of Delegates) that Congress lift its ban on funding gun violence research by the CDC.
The resolution read, in part, "Resolved, that our AMA immediately make a public statement that gun violence represents a public health crisis which requires a comprehensive public health response and solution, and be it further resolved that our AMA actively lobby Congress to lift the gun violence research ban."
I am still sick of all the platitudes, especially that any research on gun violence and gun safety infringes on the Second Amendment. To those that think that, READ the amendment and the decisions of the Supreme Court!
"A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed." The Supreme Court seems to affirm individual protection but only in the context of the maintenance of a militia or other such public force.
Somehow, it is taboo to discuss gun safety research, so I cannot fathom why in this United States we are even contemplating a discussion of banning citizens based on their religion. That is a clear violation of the First Amendment, which states: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof …"
This is way too reminiscent of Nazi Germany, and a slap in the face of those who have fought, and do fight, for our freedoms. Just who gets to decide what minorities or religions pose a threat? Scares the pooh out of me, honestly.
Yet the second you enter into a discussion on gun safety and prevention of gun violence, it becomes a Second Amendment issue instead of a population health issue. But this is a health issue.
Health, you may ask? In Sunday morning's Orlando shooting there were not enough emergency transport vehicles to handle the victims. Volunteers loaded the wounded in cars. Emergency rooms aren't equipped to handle mass shootings on scales like this.
Doctors and nurses are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder caring for these victims. Do we change our entire healthcare response system rather than have a discussion on research?
And yet people want to say that any discussion such as I am having is a violation of their rights. As a healthcare provider, I am talking about population health here. That is my focus. And as far as long-term care, we get many young adults for the rest of their lives who have been victims of gun violence.
So did a man with a history of domestic violence and on an FBI watch list, or a couple on a "no fly" list, or three people with mental health diagnoses all have a right to purchase without any restrictions AR-15 semi-automatic rifles? People who in my opinion, should never have been allowed access to any weapon, yet alone one with the distinction of being the weapon of choice for the last five mass slaughters in the U.S.
I ask this because maybe solid research will bring us answers. I, of course, while having opinions, am not an authority on the subject. But research has landed us many answers that have led to safer use of things that could bring about death if not used properly, such as automobile safety.
So why do some fear that research on gun safety and violence is a violation of their rights? I don't agree with the second amendment arguments. I do believe there are more of us who believe that we have a right to understanding the "why" behind the violence. Perhaps access is the issue. But we'll never know unless we study and understand.
So if you agree that research should be allowed, write to your local congressman and demand an end to the Dickey Amendment. Support the physicians behind the AMA resolution. When "We the people" stand together, anything can be accomplished.
Just keeping it real,
Nurse Jackie
The Real Nurse Jackie is written by Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC, a 2012 APEX Award of Excellence winner for Blog Writing. Vance is a real life long-term care nurse. A nationally respected nurse educator and past national LTC Nurse Administrator of the Year, she also is an accomplished stand-up comedienne. She has not starred in her own national television series — yet. The opinions supplied here are her own and do not necessarily reflect those of her employer or her professional affiliates.


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UAB Researchers Explore Causes, Prevention
By Matt Windsor
Is suicide inevitable once the thoughts begin? Many fixate on this final solution to their problems long before they carry it out. Friends, family, and doctors often can do little to change this destructive thinking pattern. Few effective drugs are available, and all therapies can take weeks to have an effect.
"After a suicide attempt, many patients are just sent home, but they're still at risk," says Richard Shelton, M.D., Charles B. Ireland Professor of Psychiatry and vice chair for research in the UAB Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology. "Or they may be admitted to the hospital for three to five days, but we know that suicidal people don't get well in a few days."
UAB researchers are now studying an entirely new approach—using intravenous infusions of the drug ketamine to short-circuit the cycle of negative thoughts that leads to suicide and provide a potentially lifesaving mood boost.
"Most suicide studies look at patients after they have made an attempt," says Cheryl McCullumsmith, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor in the psychiatry department and president of the Alabama chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. "We wanted to look at real patients presenting in the emergency room after suicide attempts or with suicidal thoughts." McCullumsmith and Shelton are working with Henry Wang, M.D., and Janyce Sanford, M.D., of the UAB Department of Emergency Medicine, and a research team at Yale University on the project.
Rapid Relief
Ketamine has been used as an anesthetic and sedative for years, but newer research revealed that is also has a rapid antidepressant effect. "If you use doses that are much lower than what is required to put people to sleep, you can bring their mood up fairly rapidly," Shelton says.
"In some people, it can seriously decrease suicidal thoughts for up to a week," adds McCullumsmith. "That should open up a window of time to allow therapeutic interventions and other medicines to start working."
Ketamine seems to elevate mood by boosting the synaptic connections between brain cells, McCullumsmith explains. "We're very excited about this, because very few psychiatric medications, including none of the antidepressants, have been shown definitively to decrease suicide risk." The only exception is lithium, which is used to treat bipolar disorder and also appears to decrease suicidality, she says. In fact, psychiatrists are now prescribing lithium along with antidepressants for some patients.
A Different Approach
"People get stuck in one way of thinking," McCullumsmith says. "I tell my patients, 'It's like you have blinders on that get narrower every week.'"
Up until fairly recently, "suicide has never been addressed as its own entity," McCullumsmith explains. "People saw it as the end result of another condition, rather than as a separate phenomenon, but now we're rethinking that."
Depression is clearly a major risk factor, but it is not the only one, McCullumsmith says. "There are a lot of people who are very depressed but never suicidal, and a lot of people who are not that depressed but chronically suicidal, so there is more going on."
One key component is the loss of cognitive flexibility. "People get stuck in one way of thinking," McCullumsmith says. "I tell my patients, 'It's like you have blinders on that get narrower every week.' Many of the people we see in the emergency room just can't get these thoughts of suicide out of their heads, so they come in or their family members bring them in."
Another element is hopelessness, "which is separate from depression," McCullumsmith says. "They often go together, but not always." The financial crisis of the past several years has dramatically increased hopelessness, she says. "You lose your job, and it creates a crisis of hopelessness, along with a loss of cognitive flexibility and a rise in impulsivity."
Preliminary data suggests that people who are impulsive are much more likely to have a suicide attempt. The connection did not emerge in previous suicide studies because they generally focus on "clean" patients—excluding people who have a history of using or abusing drugs and alcohol. "But both increase your impulsivity significantly," McCullumsmith says. "And people who use alcohol and drugs have a significantly higher risk of suicide attempts."
Disrupting the Cycle
Many people think that a person who attempts suicide and fails has "gotten it out of their system," but in fact, "once you've made an attempt, you're much more likely to have another attempt," McCullumsmith says. "Suicide attempts get very repetitive; they put a groove into people's thinking patterns."
Many people dealing with suicidal thoughts don't seek help, but it is possible to escape, McCullumsmith emphasizes. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps disrupt negative thought patterns. "Antidepressants help make your thoughts less sticky, too," she says. "They free up your brain to other ways of thinking. The combination of therapy and medicine works very well, but it can take six to eight weeks to start working."
That's why the ketamine study has such potential, McCullumsmith says. "If we can give people a break from these thoughts and, get them feeling better, we think we can really help."


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Now they're best buddies! Netanyahu lavishes praise on Obama by claiming he has done 'more than any other President' to help Israel defend itself
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made his most strenuous attempt yet to portray a cordial- and even close- relationship with President Obama as the two leaders held a joint press conference Wednesday afternoon.
Netanyahu said that Obama has supported Israel's right to defend itself 'more than any other president', clearly putting pressure on the American leader to uphold that view in the face of any possible problems that arise with the Iranian development of nuclear weapons.
He boasted of the 10 meetings that he has had with Obama over the past four years, even though the last meeting featured a lecture where Netanyahu effectively 'dressed down' the President while sitting in the Oval Office.
'You've chosen Israel as your first venue in your first international trip in your second term,' Netanyahu said as a part of his opening remarks.
Smiling faces: President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu put forward a united front at their Wednesday press conference
Changes: The two leaders are known to have had a frosty relationship in the past but they clearly put an effort to show that the ice had thawed as the President arrived for a three-day trip to the Jewish state
Showing their new found closeness, Obama made a joke about the Prime Minister's 'good looking' sons, saying that they 'clearly got their good looks from their mother'.
'I could say the same for your daughters!' Netanyahu quipped back.
On a more sentimental note, Obama ended his opening statement with a quote from a letter from one of the Prime Minister's relatives who was killed while defending Israel from the Palestinians.
'You and your family have served and sacrificed to protect your country and pass it on to your children as it was passed on to you,' he said.
President Obama was not the only one with a sense of humor as reporters on the ground said that Netanyahu joked with Obama earlier during the visit, suggesting that they should go bar hopping during his three-day stay.
Jokesters: During their speeches they purposefully included light-hearted jokes at one anothers expense as if to show that their relationship has vastly improved since two years ago when Netanyahu gave Obama a dressing down in the Oval Office
The Prime Minister even offered to give Mr Obama a disguise.
While the kidding is certainly promoted as a light-hearted side of the visit, the improving relationship between the two leaders does have real consequences in terms of the country's foreign relations moving forward.
'Thank you for the investment you have made in strengthening our relationship,' Netanyahu said.
That investment was a key issue, as Obama used the press conference as a chance to announce that the Americans and Israelis would begin the work on developing the next security assistance package for the Jewish state.
The current ten-year agreement expires in 2017, and now Obama said that work will begin to extend 'it for the years beyond'.
'America's support for Israel is unprecedented and the alliance between our two countries has never been stronger,' Obama said.
World issues: Their rhetoric got much more serious when the topics of Iran, Syria, and a two-state solution to the problems with Palestine as they talked about a wide range of issues
Drawing another line: Obama said that chemical warfare 'is a game changer' when it comes to Syria, as there were reports of a scud missile being fired on Tuesday in the war-torn country
In each of their opening statements, the two leaders talked about the security threats posed by a nuclear Iran as well as the possibility of chemical warfare in Syria.
'I am absolutely convinced that the President is determined to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons,' Netanyahu said.
One of the major sticking points for the men in the past has been a difference in opinion over the timeline for a nuclear Iran- with President Obama regularly saying that the rogue nation is a year away from having a warhead while Prime Minister Netanyahu has said that it is really only a few months out of reach.
Though Netanyahu cloaked a hard line about his stance against Iran in lighter language, the sentiment was there. And President Obama did not lose his footing on the issue either.
Packed audience: The press conference was attended by American and Israeli diplomats, with new Secretary of State John Kerry sitting in the front row
Answers: Four journalists- two Israeli and two American- asked the leaders questions after their remarks
'I will repeat all options are on the table. We will do what is necessary to prevent Iran from getting the world's worst weapons,' Obama said.
Chemical weapons were also on the agenda, as the President addressed reports that a scud missile was used in Syria on Tuesday, and though both the government and rebels are blaming one another for the attack, Obama used the press conference as an opportunity to weigh in.
He said that he was 'deeply skeptical' with the Assad government's claims that the rebels were the ones to fire the deadly weapons, and he went on to say that use of such artillery would be 'a serious and tragic mistake'.
'They will be held accountable for the use of chemical weapons or their transfers to terrorists,' Obama said.
Prepping: Benjamin Netanyahu posted a photo while he was reviewing his speech for the joint press conference
Before and after: Netanyahu's office also posted pictures of the dinner table where the dignitaries will be eating Wednesday night as it was in the process of being prepared
'Once we establish the facts, I have made clear that the use of chemical weapons is a game changer.
'When you start seeing weapons that can cause potential devastation and mass casualties, and you let that genie out of the bottle, you are looking at potentially even more devastating scenes than we've already seen with Syria.'
The chummy show that the two men put on at the press conference will definitely help earn support within Israel but it may also cause problems for President Obama tomorrow when he meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad.
Being heard: Mr Obama will spend much of his trip in Israel talking with President Peres (left) and Prime Minister Netanyahu (right)
Bring it in: Obama gives big hugs to both Peres (left) and Netanyahu (right)
Proud pals: Prime Minister Netanyahu posted this picture to his personal Twitter account
He will be speaking with the leaders as they try to bring the long-floundering two-state talks back to the table between the Palestinians and the Israelis.
After the press conference, Obama and Netanyahu will have a 'working dinner' but that doesn't mean that the spectacle is saved for the state dinner tomorrow night as Netanyahu posted pictures of the set table to his Twitter account hours before their joint statements.
Support: President Obama made it clear that the United States will continue it's unwavering support for the country
Old friends: President Obama said how President Peres refers to 'charm' as one of the biggest roles of any President, and Obama 'succumbed' to Peres' tools
Symbolism: President Obama said that he was happy to return to the garden at President Peres' house which he saw the first time that he went to Israel in 2008 when he was a Senator
Symbolic: Obama told the story of Honi and the carob tree, a famous parable from the Jewish text the Talmud, and said that it represents the two country's past and future friendship
The serious subjects that dominated the press conference with Netanyahu were nowhere to be seen at Obama's earlier appearance with Israeli President Shimon Peres.
In the Israeli system of government, Peres joked that it is a President's job to charm and a Prime Minister's job to rule. In return, Obama said that he was succumbing to Peres' charms once more.
Both Peres and Netanyahu were on hand to greet Air Force One when it touched down shortly after noon local time, and there were hugs all around before the President gave a brief statement and then toured the military forces who were on guard at Ben Gurion airport.
They also inspected the U.S.-funded Iron Dome, which helps to deflect Palestinian missile strikes, but from there Obama headed to Peres' residence for a symbolic tree planting ceremony.
Netanyahu on Iran
'I am absolutely convinced that the president is determined to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons. I appreciate that. I appreciate the fact that the president has reaffirmed, more than any other president, Israel's right and duty to defend itself by itself against any threat.'
Obama on Iran
'We prefer to resolve this diplomatically and there is still time to do so. The question is, will Iranian leadership seize that opportunity,
Obama on Syria
'We have been clear that the use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people would be a serious and tragic mistake'
'The Assad regime must understand that they will be held accountable for the use of chemical weapons or their transfer to terrorists'
'It's a world problem when tens of thousands of people are being slaughtered, including innocent women and children'
Netanyahu on a two-state solution
He hopes Israel and Palestine can 'turn a page in our relations'
'The entire region I think will be healthier with a resolution to this issue.'
Obama on a Two-state solution
He thinks it is not realistic to have 'Pollyannaish views of can't-we-all-be-friends and hold hands and sing Kumbaya'
'We haven't gone forward, we haven't seen the kind of progress that we would like to see.'
'Ultimately it's a really hard problem, its been lingering for over six decades.'
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A government analysis sparked fierce debate Tuesday, projecting that the Affordable Care Act will lead American workers to voluntarily put in fewer hours on the job, a total that would add up to the equivalent of as many as 2.5 million jobs over the next decade.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said it expected total employment and compensation in the whole economy to increase over the next 10 years. But "that increase will be smaller than it would have been in the absence of the ACA.," it said in a report.
The lower work total will come from people who choose not to be employed or to reduce their hours in order to maximize government-provided benefits under the new law. Such a decline is a common phenomenon in social welfare programs, according to the agency.
The projected reduction in hours over 10 years could translate into the equivalent of 2 million fewer full-time jobs in 2017 than otherwise expected and 2.5 million fewer full-time jobs by 2024, the CBO said. While there's no way to be certain in advance how many people would leave the work force altogether and how many would simply reduce their hours, the estimates reflect new thinking on how the Affordable Care Act might ripple through labor markets.
The report set off a pitched debate, with Republicans simplifying the analysis to claim that it would eliminate jobs, and Democrats saying it was good that workers would have the flexibility to choose to work less.
"The middle class is getting squeezed in this economy, and this CBO report confirms that ObamaCare is making it worse," said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.
"CBO just reported that #ObamaCare will push 2.5 million Americans out of the workforce," said a tweet from the National Republican Congressional Committee, the campaign operation for Republicans in the House of Representatives.
"It's not that the businesses are cutting those jobs," countered Jason Furman, the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. The potential decision by workers to reduce their hours is an "option that they didn't use to have," he added.
One independent analysis Tuesday said the Republicans overstated the case in claiming that the report said the health care law would eliminate jobs. "CBO did not say Obamacare will kill 2 million jobs," said The Fact Checker column in The Washington Post.
Yet the column also concluded that "the decline in the workforce participation rate has been of concern to economists, as the baby boom generation leaves the work force, and the health-care law appears to exacerbate that trend."
The CBO said that over 10 years the health care law was likely to reduce compensation nationally by 1 percentage point. That's a "proportionally smaller" effect than the fall in hours worked.
The impact on hours worked is likely to come further out in the decade, and in the near term the health care revamp will be a "boost to demand for goods and services," CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf said. That translates into more jobs, though neither he nor the White House could say how many.
The subsides for health insurance "will both stimulate demand for health care services and allow low-income households to redirect some of the funds that they would have spent on that care toward the purchase of other goods and services _ thereby increasing overall demand," the CBO report said. "That increase in overall demand while the economy remains somewhat weak will induce some employers to hire more workers or increase the hours of current employees during that period."
Poor and middle-income workers have a greater propensity to spend, with economic research showing that these groups save very little.
The estimated effects of the Affordable Care Act on employment are an update on a 2011 report in which the CBO calculated that workers would put in reduced hours that added up to the equivalent of 800,000 jobs. The changes reflect more information obtained as the law is being implemented. A better read on the impact of the massive health care revamp is likely to come around 2016, Elmendorf said.
The updated estimates "would not reverse the original conclusion" by the CBO that repealing the health care law would make deficits worse over the next 10 years, Elmendorf said.
Also, the CBO expects 1 million fewer people than once predicted – 6 million – to gain coverage through marketplaces this year, because of major technical problems with the October debut of the federal website HealthCare.gov.
The number of people likely to be insured through the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion likewise has been downsized, from 9 million to 8 million this year.
About 5 million people are expected to receive subsidies to help purchase marketplace coverage this year, rising to nearly 19 million in 2016. The CBO estimates that subsides will cost $15 billion this year, rising to $143 billion by 2024.
The CBO also said it projected a federal budget deficit of $514 billion for fiscal 2014, after a peak of $1.4 trillion in fiscal 2009.David Lightman contributed to this article.


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A sacred journey is physical travel to a destination with the intent of shifting and evolving consciousness. Some examples would be journeys to power sites on the planet, journeys to interact with non-human beings such as dolphins or whales, crop circle experiences, wilderness or vision quest experiences, or time spent in an ashram or other spiritual community.
It is not uncommon for re-entry back into your "old" life to be challenging, especially if you were awakened to states of joy, bliss, unconditional love, or deep peace.
Visions and knowings you had on your journey, the things that became so clear about your Self and your life path, may be tested.
Anything that is of your Essential Self, that is aligned with your life purpose, and is coming into your consciousness to be manifested, must be strong enough to withstand the testing of the ego, as well as of the outer world.
What can make this integration process happen with ease and grace is an awareness of exactly what is happening to you, how you can work with it instead of resisting, and what the natural stages of a transformational journey are, including where you are in that process.
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I facilitated wild dolphin swims for 13 years, have done a vision quest, and have been to many sacred sites. I am well aware of the deep, intense shifts and openings that occur during these experiences.
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I learned that preparation and reintegration are often just as important as the experience itself. And I learned what works, and how to help others prepare and transition more easily.
The first time you take a sacred journey is often the hardest with regards to re-entry and post-journey integration. You often don't know what's coming and don't understand why you are feeling so challenged. If your guide or leader has not prepared you for what you may face on your return, it may take you by surprise. You may not know how to cope with all the conflicting emotions moving through you.
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This is what I love about these sessions. I love merging with the essence of the sacred places or beings you will be joining, and then "tuning" you with their energy signature so you are synced with them. Imagine how beautifully open and harmonized with them you'd be right at the first meeting. How much easier, then, it is for the sacred places or beings to welcome and relate to you.
I also love welcoming you back from such a powerful experience, and then helping you see clearly what forces are still working with you.
I love feeling and seeing the transformative aliveness in you and helping you hold it and move it in all the right ways.
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So then, being well prepared before you leave for your sacred journey ensures the experience will play out in a way more congruent with the calling that compelled you to take the trip. And being well cared for on your return ensures you will keep as much of the transformative gifts as possible, allowing you to move into your new life with love and peace.
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: I recommend 1-2 preparation sessions, and 2-4 reintegration sessions. They are facilitated in the same way as my other healing work, except with this particular focus. And, cost for these sessions is $155 an hour.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Chris Sabo wants to be traded, but he isn't necessarily going to get what he wants.
"If a proposal comes along that helps the ballclub achieve its goals, it's obviously something that has to be considered," Orioles owner Peter Angelos said. "On the other hand, we consider Sabo a very outstanding baseball player. We don't think you trade him for the sake of trading him, or because there's a temporary unhappiness or disagreement."
The Philadelphia Phillies have an interest in Sabo and the Orioles are interested in right-handed reliever Paul Quantrill, but the Phillies would like the Orioles to assume part of the remainder of Sabo's $2 million salary.


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Wood-based panel manufactured from lignocellulosic fibres by the "dry process", i.e. having a fibre moisture content less than 20% at the forming stage and being essentially produced under heat and pressure with the addition of an adhesive.
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The raw material (forest thinnings, sawmill byproducts, etc.) is chipped.
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Adhesive, usually urea formaldehyde, and wax emulsion are applied to the fibre within the inlet pipe to the drying tube.
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Drying of the fibre/adhesive mix is performed in a long drying tube (blowline). The dry fibre is stored in silos to await further processing.
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A mattress is dry-formed on caul plates. This is gradually compressed by steel belts. For thick boards, more than one mat may be piled on another.
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J: Mummy, I want to see my friends more often.
V: Sure, we can see your friends more often. We can invite (list of friends) over more.
J: But I want to see the same friends. Is (home ed. friend) going to my school next year?
V: No, she's going to another school, too far away from here. We can't take you there. We don't know anyone at your school yet, but you would meet other girls and make new friends. Elijah and I would take you there to meet your teacher and friends, and we'd kiss you and wave goodbye ...
J: And hug!
V: And pick you up in the afternoon.
Jasmine pauses for a moment, thinking, grinning. Then more questions flow:
J: Is gymnastics on while I'm at school?
V: Yes.
J: Do they do tennis at school?
V: No, you could do that after school.
J: Do I go there all day? Lots of days? And you ring the school if I'm sick.
V: Yes, but you don't get sick very often.
J: What do they do in Kindergarten?
V: Well, they write and do craft, some maths, games, the teacher reads a lot of stories, there's music and dancing, sport, art ... (J is grinning again). Does that sound good to you? (J nods).
V: We do those things at our homeschool too, you know. We'll do writing, and read stories, lots of games, maths, science, history, lots of art ...
J: That's boring.
Then without wanting to burst her bubble, I thought some reality checks were important, such as:
V: You know the uniform is red and green (J. is VERY particular about what she'll wear, and free-choice is something she's always loved about home schooling) ... but that's ok, bright red suits you well.
J: Will people think I look silly?
V: No, all the children wear the same thing. You'd be fine.
And so it went on. This is my lovely girl who often blushes and turns away from people (even those we know very well, like close relatives and church friends she's seen weekly her whole life!!). She wants to go and meet new teachers and friends. IF we agree, and IF she decides to try it, I'm sure she'll be fine. She's ok with Sunday school teachers after the first quiet 5 minutes. She wants to try it for a day, but I said since we'd have to buy a uniform, perhaps a month would be more reasonable.
She informed me a few times during the chat that she hadn't decided yet. I reminded her that Daddy and I would make the decision. Of course what she wants is important to us. We always thought our kids 'might' want to try school at some point, especially Jasi as she didn't try preschool (she wanted to in Term 4, but when I finally looked there were no vacancies anywhere for months) ... and Kindy seems like a kind time to try it in our opinion, mostly fun and supportive and free of pressure.
As I tried to persuade her to finally get some sleep, she informed me that she'd decided ... she wrote in large, capital letters in the air I = S (I equals S, for school, I eventually understood).
We'll see what the coming days and weeks bring. We'll talk and pray about what's best for Jasi. I think perhaps that she needs this curiosity satisfied. We'll know if she brings up the subject again. There's a real possibility she'll love school ... she likes doing work and would probably be one of those children who adores her teacher. I expect she'll be good as gold there, no sign of wild emotions we see at home. I've heard the local public school is one of the best around here, but I've never seen inside the gates or met the teachers. I'm as new as Jasi.
I'm not totally against school, if it's right for any particular child or at some time. I just love home ed. for the freedom, opportunities, family-friendliness, uninterrupted learning and respect of individuality. If this interest lasts a week or a few years, only time will tell.
Elijah, on the other hand, is still very excited about homeschooling, looking forward to all that we've planned for next year and all the spontaneous free fun we have in between. No way would he want it interrupted by school! Tonight he was pleading with me "Can we do schoolwork tomorrow, even though it's the holidays?" He's still obsessed with Knights, and brandishing Volume 4 of our Kingfisher Illustrated History of the World, he informed me that tomorrow he wants to "study the armor and weapons that Knights use for jousting." Umm, ok.
IF we do the school experiment, I have no idea how to actually go about it. I'm pretty naive considering I'm a teacher. I've just never thought about that side of things. And I didn't really expect to, even though schools are one of the resources available to help us educate our children. Would the school allow Elijah to be with me if I want to help with reading groups?
If we DON'T, I wonder how we'll juggle the demands of a sociable and demanding 5 with the academic appetite of a suddenly studious 6.
Stay tuned!
P.S. I've had a few much better days this week. Today I tackled a huge amount of housework, cooking and conversation without collapsing. Thanks for the kind comments on my other recent posts, I really love reading those messages!


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