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British Homeopathic Association
Tel: 0870 444 3950
Information on homeopathic GPs and NHS homeopathic hospitals and clinics, and further information and support on getting homeopathic treatment on the NHS
British Association of Homeopathic Veterinary Surgeons
Information on homeopathic veterinary practice in the UK
British Homeopathic Dental Association
Information on homeopathic dentistry in the UK
Find A Homeopath
Use the find a homeopath search facility to look for registered homeopaths in your local area from the Register of The Faculty of Homeopathy (NHS & Private), Society of Homeopaths, Alliance of Registered Homeopaths and Homeopathic Medical Association
Ainsworths Homeopathic Pharmacy
Tel: 020 7935 5330
Freeman's Homeopathic Pharmacy
Tel: 0845 22 55 1 55
Helios Homoeopathy Ltd
Tel: 01892 537254
Helios Homoeopathic Pharmacy
Tel: 0207 379 7434
Nelson's Homeopathic Pharmacy
Tel: 020 7629 3118
Weleda (UK) Ltd
Tel: 01159 448222
Department of Health
Tel: 020 7210 4850
Information on general health policy and direction within the UK, including details of local Patient Advice and Liaison Services for patients in England.
NHS Choices
Information from the National Health Service on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living.
NHS Direct
Tel: 0845 46 47
General health information and details of complaints procedures across the UK as well as general information for patients in England, including how to contact your local PCT.
NHS Northern Ireland
General information for patients in Northern Ireland, including details of the local Health Boards and Health Councils.
NHS Wales
General information for patients in Wales, including information about the local Health Boards and Community Health Councils.
NHS Scotland
General information for patients in Scotland, including information about the Local Health Boards and the Scottish Health Council.
Scottish Health Council
Tel: 0141 241 6308
General information about the Scottish Health Council and local offices.
European Federation of Homeopathic Patients' Associations (EFHPA)
EFHPA's role is to represent patients in Europe using or seeking homeopathic treatment, defending their rights and interests.
European Committee for Homeopathy (ECH)
ECH represents all medical doctors specialising in homeopathy with 40 associations in 25 European countries. It promotes the scientific development of homeopathy; works to ensure high standards in the education, training and practice of homeopathy by medical doctors and integrating high-quality homeopathy into European healthcare.
European Council for Classical Homeopathy (ECCH)
ECCH is an international council whose membership is made up of established associations of professional homeopaths existing within individual countries. Established in 1990 ECCH focuses its representational activities within the boundaries of Europe and specifically within the European Union.
European Coalition on Homeopathic and Anthroposophic Medicinal Products (ECHAMP)
ECHAMP represents the industry for homeopathic and anthroposophic medicinal products in Europe. Its aim is to achieve full availability of these medicinal products in the EU.


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Day 11: Writing 101
Hmm….what can one say about coffee? Umm…how bout love the stuff! I sit here writing this post right now with a cup of hot coffee right next to me. I start every day with a cup (or more) of coffee. It's not that I need it to wake up or anything (I can go to sleep right after drinking a cup of coffee), I just love the taste of it. Of course if you ask my husband I drink foo foo coffee because I use cream (flavored of course usually french vanilla or chocolate which I make myself).
Why do I love coffee? I really don't know how to answer that. I guess I love the flavor of it. As long as the coffee has a flavored cream in it I love it. Of course just certain flavors. I love the taste of a good fresh cup of coffee. I think if I knew how to grow and roast the coffee beans it would probably be even better, but I will leave that part to the people who know how to do it.
What are your thoughts on coffee? I would love to hear about your favorite cup.
Have a great day!

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Ever since the first, bug-riddled alpha version was released back in July, fans of the popular alternative Twitter client Tweetbot have eagerly been awaiting its proper release on the Mac. Today, the waiting game is over. Tapbots released the full version in the App Store after submitting it to Apple at the start of the month, and it's extremely impressive.
As decent app news (apart from mundane updates) can sometimes be difficult to source some weeks, we've redesigned our weekly news roundup to give you both a flavour of app and Apple happenings throughout the week. We will try and keep all rumours to a minimal (unless they are highly relevant or pretty much confirmed), as there are plenty of other blogs out there on the Internet that cover Apple rumours in a bit more detail.
What we here at Mac AppStorm would like to focus on is high-quality, accurate and interesting news pieces from both the world of Mac apps and Apple as a company. So, without further ado, let's see what's been happening this week. Hope you enjoy it! (more…)
This week has been another fairly quiet one in terms of app news but we've still managed to find a couple of stories to keep you ticking over till next week.
Enjoy! (more…)
Get it whilst it's hot – Mac AppStorm's weekly roundup of the best app deals out there.
Happy downloading! (more…)
This week has been yet another busy one in the world of app news so without further ado, let's get started!
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Get it whilst it's hot – Mac AppStorm's weekly roundup of the best app deals out there.
Happy downloading! (more…)
It's been an exciting week for Apple news what with the announcement of the iPhone 5, new iPods and iTunes 11 (in fact, my Twitter feed has seemed to consist of nothing but these topics) but we've still managed to find you some different news for your browsing pleasure this week.
If you still haven't caught up on all the action from last Wednesday (and frankly, where have you been living these past few days?!) then be sure to check out our full roundup of all the new product announcements.
Enjoy! (more…)
September 12th, 2012 was a day that had been anticipated by many for a long time. Ever since Apple released the invitations with the mysterious caption "It's almost here", along with a number 5 in the shadow, almost every tech blog has been speculating what will be announced. Maybe the long awaited iPhone 5? A refresh of the iMac line? A whiff of iTunes 11?
Today, those rumours have been debunked and at 10 AM local time, Tim Cook took to the stage of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. The world was watching and so were we. Here's what Apple announced.
NOTE: All images in this article are used with permission from Wired and licensed under the Creative Commons agreement.
This week has, again, been a fairly quiet one in terms of app news but I'm sure we'll have plenty to report on come next Wednesday (we may even see some Mac-related gear being announced) after Apple's announcement! We will of course bring you a full roundup of all the new products just after the announcement but in the meantime, feel free to sink your teeth into this week's news findings. (more…)


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Tel Aviv (dpa) - The Palestinian Authority declared a national day of mourning on Saturday after at least 15 Palestinians were killed by Israeli troops during a mass protest in the Gaza Strip the previous day.The UN has called for an independent
Berlin (dpa) - Germany's newly-minted Economy Minister, Peter Altmaier, has stressed the virtues of open markets and expressed confidence that Europe and the United States can reach a compromise on trade in his first major interview since
London (dpa) - Britain's Foreign Office said it is considering a request from Russia to see Yulia Skripal, whose condition has improved after she was poisoned in the city of Salisbury in early March.Skripal is the daughter of former Russian
Valletta (dpa) - Malta's prime minister has sparked controversy after donating 5 million euros (6.2 million dollars) from the country's highly contentious passport sale scheme to a charity fundraiser. During a phone-in on popular
London (dpa) - Britain's Foreign Office said it is considering a request from Russia to see Yulia Skripal, whose condition has improved after she was poisoned in the city of Salisbury in early March.Skripal is the daughter of former Russian
Tel Aviv (dpa) - Israel officials on Saturday accused the Islamist Hamas group that controls the Gaza Strip of deliberate provocation during a mass march that precipitated violent clashes along Gaza's border with Israel."What we saw yesterday
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Editor's Pick!
Team iReport featured this story
This iReport is part of an assignment:
Massive tornado hits Oklahoma
'It ... was very hard to see'
These images were shot around Newcastle, Oklahoma, according to Leete. He says the storm was fast-developing and he at times felt like it was 'trying to take the iPhone out of my hand,' so he had to hold on to the phone while taking pictures. But he also adds that the storm was moving eastward and he was south of the area, so he didn't feel that he was in danger, except for the possibility of debris coming over to where he was. He says the area around Moore was blocked off, so he stayed away from there.
Leete says he's been a stormchaser since he was a kid, but especially for the past five years. The power of the storm made an impression on him, and he says he is thankful his home was mostly unaffected.
'I live in Tulsa, so we didn't sustain any damage,' he says, 'but we smelled a strong gas smell and saw a lot of power flashes from power lines. The debris ball from this tornado was so immense that it made it nearly impossible to see the tornado when it hit Moore. It became rain-wrapped in Moore and was very hard to see.'
Take note: Severe weather conditions can be unpredictable and sometimes dangerous; please stay safe and don't expose yourself to a risky or potentially hazardous situation. Be sure to follow the directions of local authorities.
- nsaidi, CNN iReport producer
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A debt management program is an excellent way to get rid of all your debt troubles. A debt management plan is an agreement between a creditor and a debtor that contains the terms of debt. The purpose of the agreement is to reduce debts and to help the debtor to gain financial control over a short period. It also helps creditors receive the full amount of money they are owed. Debt management plans are used when the debtor has a low financial capability and can only manage to pay a small amount monthly or make the repayment in a couple of months.
How to come up with your debt management plan
1. Get a record of your expenses and income
Gather all the credit card statements, receipts, bank statements and bills and estimate your monthly budget. Join personal finance software like Mint, AceMoney, and BudgetPulse. Or you can just create a spreadsheet. You could chart your income and expenses. A spreadsheet allows you to identify problems in your spending habits. Come up with a document containing your budget for the past one year Analyze your monthly budget
2. Create your budget
Make a preliminary budget. Set goals on how to spend Maximize on tax advantages.
3. Be a budget pro
Reduce your expenses and stick to your budget. Make a point of paying off your credit card balances monthly.
Debt Management Programs
Debt management programs take 3-5 years and require a lot of commitment. If you don't complete your term, you risk losing the concessions made by the creditors. While in the program, all credit card accounts are to remain closed. You must ensure that you contact your creditors and establish if they have accepted your payment plan as proposed by your credit counseling agency.
It is important that you spend an hour with a counselor prior signing up for any debt management plan as they will offer you expert advice. They will advise on how to control your spending and to how to reduce your debt, and you will be given your new customized budget according to your particular situation and spending rate.
In conclusion, participating in a Debt Management Plan is the right way to go when you have an outstanding debt and bad spending habits. Credit counseling organizations will offer you all the help you need and give you counseling sessions. When looking for a credit counseling organization, go for one that has a little monthly maintenance fee and a one-time fee. You could carry out research on debt management organizations and find one that suits you.…


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Pre CanSkate
Unless you are home schooled, this program is for skaters who have reached 2.5 Years old but are younger than 5, with little or no previous skating experience. The program will focus on the fundamentals of skating while having fun.
Skaters must be at least 3 years old and able to take instruction in a group setting. This program is designed for beginners who wish to develop basic skating skills: forward and backward skating, stopping, turning, jumping, edges and crosscuts. The Skate Canada series offers badges and incentives designed for this program.
Skate Academy
Skaters must have completed Stage 4 of the New CanSkate Program. Skaters in this program will work towards completing their CanSkate Stage 5 & 6 badges as well as be introduced to other figure skating skills that will prepare them for Star Academy, Star Skate or Competitive Figure Skating.
Star Academy
Skaters must have completed the New CanSkate Program. Skaters in this program will work within the new Skate Canada "Star 1" and "Star 2" system. In these levels skaters will work on specific figure skating skills and have the opportunity to enter competitions (if they so choose) and prepare for Skate Canada testing.
This is an action-packed, high energy instructional power skating program geared to hockey and ringette skaters that focuses on balance, power, agility, speed and endurance. Skills, techniques and conditioning drills are taught in a progressive format that emphasizes how the skills apply to game situations.


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The textile and apparel giant's flagship brand, fast-fashion retailer Zara, has made founder Amancio Ortega Spain's richest man.
The textile and apparel giant's flagship brand, fast-fashion retailer Zara, has made founder Amancio Ortega Spain's richest man.
Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (Inditex) is a Spanish multinational clothing company headquartered in Arteixo, Galicia, Spain. It is made up of almost a hundred companies dealing in activities related to textile design, production and distribution. Amancio Ortega, Spain's richest man, and the world's third richest man, is the founder and current largest shareholder. The current chairman of Inditex is Pablo Isla.
Inditex, the biggest fashion group in the world, operates over 6,200 stores worldwide and owns brands like Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Oysho, Pull and Bear, Stradivarius, Zara, Tempe and Uterqüe, and also a low-cost brand Lefties. The majority of its stores are corporate-owned; Franchises are only conceded in countries where corporate properties can not be foreign-owned (in some Middle Eastern countries, for example).
The group designs and manufactures almost everything by itself, and new designs are dispatched twice a week to Zara stores.
Most manufacturing is now in low labour cost countries, mainly in Morocco, China, and Turkey, although much production continues in Spain and Portugal, particularly for its Zara brand. In addition, Inditex has a factory for shoe design, production and distribution in the town of Elche, on the Spanish Mediterranean coast.
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Head over to http://www.ampcamp.com/mp3_of_the_day.php to download the new Modest Mouse song. I'm a fan.
Archive for March, 2007
New Modest MouseThursday, March 8th, 2007
RIP Captain AmericaThursday, March 8th, 2007
He must have been overjoyed after hearing the new Arctic Monkeys song
Awesome Free Avant-Garde Music SeriesWednesday, March 7th, 2007
"The Avant Garde Project is a series of recordings of 20th-century classical-experimental-electroacoustic music digitized from LPs whose music has in most cases never been released on CD, and so is effectively inaccessible to the vast majority of music listeners today."
These dudes are sweet! They've created their own series of albums. A new one is released on the internet each Friday night around midnight (GMT) on "open" bittorrent networks. All the files are in lossless FLAC and include extensive descriptions.
Find out more at http://www.avantgardeproject.org/
Fire up those bittorrent clients!
The RIAA Doesn't Care About Internet RadioWednesday, March 7th, 2007
On March 1, 2007 the US Copyright Office stunned the Internet radio industry by releasing a ruling on performance royalty fees that are based exclusively on the number of people tuned into an Internet radio station, rather than on a portion of the station's revenue. They discarded all evidence presented by webcasters about the potentially crippling effect on the industry of such a rate structure, and rubber-stamped the rates requested by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America).
Under this royalty structure, an Internet radio station with an average listenership of 1000 people would owe $134,000 in royalties during 2007 – plus $98,000 in back payments for 2006. In 2008 they would owe $171,000, and $220,000 in 2009.
In other words, if they are allowed to stand these rates are a death sentence for independent Internet radio stations. The only stations that would survive would be those who can afford to operate at that kind of loss, such as AOL (who would owe over $20,000,000 in 2006, far in excess of their income from radio).
What You Can Do (from http://www.saveourinternetradio.com/)
1. Sign this online petition and open letter to the US Congress.
2. Send an email to your members of Congress. You can use our suggested text, or write your own.
3. Print out the email (you'll get a copy) and mail it to your Congresspeople. Follow up with a phone call. You can look up their addresses and phone numbers here.
4. Write a letter to the editor of your favorite magazines and newspapers. If you know someone in the media, let them know what's going on. Have them read my post below, if you like.
5. Don't panic. Together we can save the medium that we all love. We have the passion to make it happen!
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Document Details
Published Document
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating Licenses Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74, issued to the Arizona Public Service Company (the licensee), for operation of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (Palo Verde), Units 1, 2, and 3, located in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of Proposed Action
The proposed action would increase the number of fuel assemblies that can be stored in the Palo Verde spent fuel pools (SFPs) from 1034 fuel assemblies per SFP (1033 fuel assemblies for the Unit 2 SFP) to 1205 fuel assemblies per SFP. The increase in storage capacity is based on taking credit for fuel assembly burnup, for soluble boron, and for fuel assembly configuration in the SFP. In addition, the proposed action would increase the maximum radially averaged fuel enrichment from 4.3 weight percent to 4.8 weight percent.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's application for amendments dated June 8, 1999, as supplemented by letters dated July 20 and November 24, 1999.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The licensee is planning on implementing dry cask storage in the second half of 2002. Since all three Palo Verde SFPs will lose the capacity to fully offload the core prior to that time, the licensee needs to increase the maximum number of fuel assemblies that can be stored in the SFPs. The higher enrichment limit is needed to provide flexibility in future core designs.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
Thermal Impact
The change in temperature of the SFP water was evaluated for the potential increase in reactivity. The current design basis for the SFP cooling system is based on the proposed increased capacity of the SFP, so no significant increase in SFP temperature is expected. In addition, because the reactivity coefficient in the SFP is negative, a temperature increase will result in a decrease in reactivity. Since increasing the capacity of the SFPs would increase the maximum heat load, the pool temperature would tend to be higher, not lower, after the proposed action was implemented. Therefore, the thermal impact of the proposed action would tend to increase the ability of the SFP system to maintain criticality parameters within the design bases of the plants.
The increased heat loads that result from increasing the SFP capacity would cause the total heat load rejected to the environment to increase. The maximum increase in heat rejection to the environment is less than 0.1 percent of the total heat load rejected to the environment by an operating Palo Verde unit, and is not considered a significant impact to the environment.
Radioactive Waste Treatment
The Palo Verde units use waste treatment systems designed to collect and process gaseous, liquid, and solid waste that might contain radioactive material. These radioactive waste treatment systems were evaluated in the Final Environmental Statement (FES) dated February 1982 (NUREG-0841). The proposed increase in the capacity of the SFPs and the proposed increase in the enrichment limit will not involve any change in the waste treatment systems described in the FES.
Gaseous Radioactive Wastes
The storage of additional and higher enriched spent fuel assemblies in the pools is not expected to affect the releases of radioactive gases from the SPFs. Gaseous fission products such as krypton-85 and iodine-131 are produced by the fuel in the core during reactor operation. A small percentage of these fission gases is released to the reactor coolant from the small number of fuel assemblies that are expected to develop leaks during reactor operation. During refueling operations, some of these fission products enter the pools and are subsequently released into the air. Since the frequency of refueling (and, therefore, the number of freshly offloaded spent fuel assemblies stored in the pools at any one time) will not increase, there would be no increase in the amounts of these types of fission products released to the atmosphere as a result of the increased pool fuel storage capacity.
The increased heat load on the pools from the storage of additional spent fuel assemblies would potentially result in an increase in the pools' evaporation rate. However, this increased evaporation rate is not expected to result in an increase in the amount of gaseous tritium released from the pool. The overall release of radioactive gases from Palo Verde would remain a small fraction of the limits of 10 CFR 20.1301.
Solid Radioactive Wastes
Spent resins are generated by the processing of SFP water through the pools' purification system. These spent resins are disposed of as solid radioactive waste. Resin replacement is determined primarily by the requirement for water clarity and is normally done approximately once per year. No significant increase in the volume of solid radioactive waste is Start Printed Page 11098expected with the expanded storage capacity.
Liquid Radioactive Wastes
The release of radioactive liquids would not be affected directly as a result of increasing the capacity of the SFPs. The SFP ion exchanger resins remove soluble radioactive materials from the pool water. When the resins are replaced, the small amount of resin sluice water that is released is processed by the radwaste systems. Resin replacement is determined primarily by the requirement for water clarity and is normally done approximately once per year. The increase in the amount of radioactive liquid released to the environment as a result of increasing the capacity of the SFPs is expected to be negligible.
Occupational Dose Consideration
There are no physical modifications needed to increase the capacity of the Palo Verde SFPs, so no increase in occupational doses will result from this proposed action. The existing procedures for normal activities associated with handling fuel assemblies limit the radiological exposure for plant workers, and these limits are not affected by the higher enrichment limits or increased SFP capacity.
Accident Considerations
The licensee evaluated three events related to the proposed action to verify that the previous accident analyses as incorporated in the plants' design bases remain bounding. They are a fuel handling accident, a fuel misloading event, and a boron dilution event.
The design-basis fuel handling accident is the dropping of a single fuel assembly during fuel handling. Increasing the SPF capacity and increasing the enrichment limit does not affect the method of handling spent fuel or the design of the fuel handling equipment. The fuel assembly design (clad material and structural components) is not affected by this change. The equilibrium source term used in the fuel handling accident analysis is based on rated core thermal power and an infinite cycle, and therefore is independent of fuel assembly enrichment. Therefore, the radiological consequences of the fuel handling accident remains unchanged.
The effect of a single misloaded spent fuel assembly on the SFP maximum effective multiplication factor has been analyzed and shown to remain within the design limit for this parameter (≤0.95). Therefore, the radiological consequences of a misloaded fuel assembly remains unchanged.
Analyses were conducted to evaluate the possibility of unacceptable dilution of the soluble boron in the SFPs due to operational events or accidents. The analyses verified that the SFP maximum effective multiplication factor remained ≤0.95 for all credible accident scenarios. Therefore, the proposed action will not result in a criticality event and no increases in radiological consequences will occur as a result of a boron dilution event.
The NRC has reviewed the above analyses conducted by the licensee and concludes that increases in the enrichment limit and in the capacity of the SFPs at Palo Verde will not be accompanied by an associated increase in the radiological consequences of fuel-handling accidents. The potential offsite doses will not be increased over the values given in the updated Final Safety Analysis Report.
Environmental Impact Conclusions
The proposed action will not increase the probability or consequences of accidents, no changes are being made in the types of any effluents that may be released off site, and there is no significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure. Therefore, there are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed action does not involve any historic sites. It does not affect nonradiological plant effluents and has no other environmental impacts. Therefore, there are no significant nonradiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant environmental impacts associated with this action.
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
Shipping Fuel to a Permanent Federal Fuel Storage/Disposal Facility
Shipment of spent fuel to a high-level radioactive storage facility is an alternative to increasing the onsite spent fuel storage capacity. However, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) high-level radioactive waste repository is not expected to begin receiving spent fuel until approximately 2010, at the earliest. To date, no location has been identified and an interim Federal storage facility has yet to be identified in advance of a decision on a permanent repository. Therefore, shipping the spent fuel to the DOE repository is not considered a viable alternative to increased onsite fuel storage capacity at this time.
Shipping Fuel to a Reprocessing Facility
Reprocessing of spent fuel from Palo Verde is not a viable alternative since there are no operating commercial reprocessing facilities in the United States. Therefore, spent fuel would have to be shipped to an overseas facility for reprocessing. However, this approach has never been used and it would require approval by the Department of State as well as other entities. Additionally, the cost of spent fuel reprocessing is not offset by the salvage value of the residual uranium; reprocessing represents an added cost.
Shipping the Fuel Offsite to Another Utility
The shipment of fuel to another utility would provide short-term relief from the fuel storage problems at Palo Verde. The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Subtitle B Section 131(a)(1), however, clearly places the responsibility for the interim storage of spent fuel with each owner or operator of a nuclear plant. The SFPs at the other reactor sites were designed with capacity to accommodate spent fuel from those particular sites. Therefore, transferring spent fuel from Palo Verde to other sites would create storage capacity problems at those locations.
Alternatives Creating Additional Storage Capacity
Alternative technologies that would create additional storage capacity include rod consolidation, dry cask storage, modular vault dry storage, and constructing a new pool. Rod consolidation involves disassembling the spent fuel assemblies and storing the fuel rods from two or more assemblies into a stainless steel canister that can be stored in the spent fuel racks. Industry experience with rod consolidation is currently limited, primarily due to concerns for potential gap activity release due to rod breakage, the potential for increased fuel cladding corrosion due to some of the protective oxide layer being scraped off, and because the prolonged consolidation activity could interfere with ongoing plant operations. Dry cask storage is a method of transferring spent fuel, after storage in the pool for several years, to high capacity casks with passive heat dissipation features. The licensee is planning on implementing dry cask storage at the Palo Verde site, but the SFPs will lose the capacity to fully offload the core prior to the time dry cask storage will be available. Vault storage consists of storing spent fuel in shielded stainless steel cylinders in a horizontal configuration in a reinforced Start Printed Page 11099concrete vault. The concrete vault provides missile and earthquake protection and radiation shielding. Concerns for vault dry storage include security, land consumption, eventual decommissioning of the new vault, and high cost. The alternative of constructing and licensing new SFPs is not practical for Palo Verde because such an effort would require about 10 years to complete and would not be available in the time frame needed.
The alternative technologies that could create additional storage capacity involve additional fuel handling with an attendant opportunity for a fuel handling accident, involve higher cumulative dose to workers affecting the fuel transfers, require additional security measures that are significantly more expensive, and would not result in a significant improvement in environmental impacts compared to the proposed action to increase the capacity of the current SFPs.
Reduction of Spent Fuel Generation
Generally, improved usage of the fuel and/or operation at a reduced power level would be an alternative that would decrease the amount of fuel being stored in the SFPs and, thus, increase the amount of time before the maximum storage capacities of the SFPs are reached. However, operating the plant at a reduced power level would not make effective use of available resources, and would cause unnecessary economic hardship on the licensee and its customers. Therefore, reducing the amount of spent fuel generated by increasing burnup further or reducing power is not considered a practical alternative.
The No-Action Alternative
The NRC staff also considered denial of the proposed action (i.e., the "no-action" alternative). Denial of the application would result in no significant change in current environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the proposed action and the alternative action are similar.
Alternative Use of Resources
This action does not involve the use of any resources not previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for Palo Verde, Units 1, 2, and 3.
Agencies and Persons Contacted
In accordance with its stated policy, on January 27, 2000, the staff consulted with the Arizona State official, Mr. Audbry Godwin of the Arizona Radiation Protection Agency, regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. The State official had no comments.
Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the environmental assessment, the NRC concludes that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed action.
For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the licensee's letters dated June 8, July 20, and November 24, 1999, which are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington DC. Publicly available records will be accessible electronically from the ADAMS Public Library component on the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov (the Electronic Reading Room).Start Signature
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of February 2000.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mel B. Fields,
Project Manager, Section 2, Project Directorate IV & Decommissioning Division of Licensing Project Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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The Wedding Shop by Rachel Hauck -- Audiobook Review
The narration by Windy Lanzi was very good on this unusual story. As with the other wedding stories in this series, there is a dual timeline. So there is a Christian historical romance and a contemporary romance. Both heroines, however, are struggling with some similar issues. Rachel Hauck does a great job of weaving some surprising backstory elements into the novel.
A heavy topic is addressed in this book -- adultery/infidelity. Also, abandonment both emotionally, by a loved one, and physically, is a theme.
I struggled with the historic romance heroine's commitment to a man that her closest friends were encouraging her to forget about. But she's pretty much "Stupid-in-Love" and sometimes that happens. Not addressed much in Christian fiction, but this obsessive love with blinders on happens, and can have terrible consequences. Without the second contemporary storyline carrying it forward, with that heroine struggling with, but regretting and repenting of her bad decisions, I may have abandoned the listen. But the two stories are interwoven and sometimes harsh situations need to have some light shed upon them.
This listen will take you on an emotional roller coaster ride. You'll be booing some characters and cheering on others. You'll get angry with the author and then be thrilled later with how she skillfully takes the characters through their arcs. One of the marks of a well-written book is how unforgettable it is and The Wedding Shop will make a mark on the reader, who will recall the novel's powerful messages long after they've finished the novel.
I purchased my audiobook of The Wedding Shop by Rachel Hauck as an audible.com download. This story is available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook. Available at Christian bookstores and is an ECPA Bestseller.
GIVEAWAY: Continuing the Barbour-palooza I have another Barbour collection to give away. It is DIANA FLOWERS' birthday on December 20th. To enter for the giveaway please leave her a birthday wish!


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Longtime Penn State administrator Ford Stryker to retire after 20 years
Longtime Penn State administrator Ford Stryker to retire after 20 years
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Associate Vice President, Physical Plant, and Chief Facilities Officer Ford Stryker, who has dedicated almost 20 years to Penn State, announced his retirement effective June 30, 2017.
With retirement looming, Stryker remains focused on what he has left to accomplish before his last day.
"Many people ask me if I'm counting the days until retirement," said Stryker. "I may be counting the days, but in the sense that I only have so many days left and I have a lot of things I want to do. I feel like there are a number of loose ends that I would like to tie up to make things easier for the next person. Further I want to meet with all of our crews and staff to see how things are going, and to thank them for their dedication and hard work."
Stryker, a registered professional engineer, joined OPP in 1997 as deputy associate vice president responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organization at the University Park campus. He assumed duties as associate vice president in 2004, overseeing more than 32 million square feet of buildings and 22,000 acres of land across 23 campuses around Pennsylvania.
"It is impossible to imagine what Penn State would look like today or how it would operate without Ford's leadership over the last 20 years," said David Gray, senior vice president for Finance & Business. "His guidance has helped grow not only our physical plant operation, but the University as a whole. Ford's dedication to environmental stewardship, workplace safety, preserving valuable infrastructure and planning and executing multi-billion dollar capital plans has put Penn State in a strong position to continue to pursue its mission of teaching, research and service. We are grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Ford and wish him all the best in retirement."
Penn State has had a robust capital program over the past two decades overseen by OPP. Between 2004 and the present, $4.8 billion was invested in the physical plant, which resulted in more than 5 million additional square feet, plus many renovated facilities and infrastructure improvements. Some of the most significant investments have been in:
- Infrastructure improvements such as a central chilled water system, conversion of the steam plant from burning coal to natural gas, a new water treatment plant, and two data centers;
- Numerous academic and research buildings, which were built or renovated, including two new law school buildings, the Millennium Sciences Complex, a new Chemical and Bio-medical Engineering Building, and numerous other academic projects at the Commonwealth Campuses and University Park;
- Student support and recreational facilities at Altoona, Brandywine, Harrisburg, York and University Park constructed or renovated;
- A freestanding, $240 million children's hospital and a cancer institute at Hershey, plus a new health services building at University Park;
- New and renovated residence halls, including renovations of North, South and East halls at University Park and construction of new halls at the Abington, Brandywine, Behrend and Harrisburg campuses;
- Athletics facilities, including a new hockey rink, baseball park and softball park.
Some other accomplishments of note include:
- Consolidating and strengthening environmental compliance programs;
- Implementing a standardized capital project approval and delivery process;
- Significantly reducing energy use and lowering Penn State's greenhouse gas emissions;
- Improving workplace safety for OPP employees;
- Implementing a program to improve the appearance (curb appeal) of all campuses.
"I'm optimistic about the future for OPP and the University physical plant," said Stryker. "We have a really strong organization. We have great support from the administration. Customers appreciate what we do. There will be challenges, but I think the organization is in a good place to face them successfully."
Before working for Penn State, Stryker served in the U.S. Navy's Civil Engineering Corps, where he attained the rank of captain. His last assignment before coming to Penn State was as commanding officer of the Public Works Center Norfolk. He also commanded Amphibious Construction Battalion Two, which deployed to the Persian Gulf during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
Stryker graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. He also has a master's degree in civil engineering, construction management, from the University of California, Berkeley.
While Stryker continues to focus on accomplishing as much as he can before his last day at the office, he is looking forward to the extra time he will have to spend with his wife, children and grandchildren. Traveling, fishing and dedicating time to local nonprofit organizations will also keep him busy.
"It's been an honor to work for Penn State," said Stryker. "The physical plant is a critical ingredient needed to educate students, provide a quality student experience, and allow researchers to make new discoveries that will benefit society. Working in a support unit that is so closely tied to the University's mission has been a real pleasure. The diversity of facilities and people at Penn State is incredible. It's been fascinating working on such a wide range of projects. It was an opportunity of a lifetime.
"I've really appreciated the support the Office of Physical Plant has received from the Board of Trustees and the administration. The last 20 years have truly been a rewarding time for me."
A nationwide search is currently in progress for Stryker's replacement.


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Building a Desirable Neighbourhood
We have already spoken about the importance of having a desirable neighbourhood, since this is what is likely to attract more people to your city. As we have pointed out, gardens, statues and similar decorative structures improve desirability in an area and cause houses to grow into better and larger structures.
In this paragraph we will provide a further list of exactly which buildings are desirable and which aren't, and also go into exact details by giving a point system which indicates how much they affect surroundings. Generally, the bigger a building is, such as a colosseum for instance, the higher and more prolonged the effect it has on a residential district.
Military buildings, for instance Forts, city walls and towers, have a highly undesirable rating and the houses nearby are never likely to grow very much despite plazas or nice structures which you could build. A gatehouse also has a high detrimental effect to the nearby area, as do barracks due to their noise and general unpleasantness. A military academy has a lesser negative effect although it is still not welcome by residents.
Most buildings in the trade and food industry of the city also have a negative effect. A granary has a -2 effect on a nearby area whilst some farms have a negative effect. Wheat and pig farms have a -1 effect and so has a vegetable farm. Fruit, olive and wine farms have a +1 desirability value and if there is arable land near your housing it is a good idea to place these types of farms. All workshops have a bad effect as do warehouses, docks and raw-material structures (i.e. timber yard, marble quarry and particularly clay pits).
Pleasant buildings, some of which have already been indicated, are: statues which have a +4 effect, small temples with a +2 effect (large temples have a higher positive effect of +4), theatres with a +1 effect, the senate building with a +4 effect and libraries or academies. Other decorative buildings, such as the Governor's house or villa, also have a good effect on housing. Barbers have a good effect on a district and so do Amphitheatres, although these is a more popular forms of entertainment. Schools are slightly undesirable due to noise.
Bear these factors in mind when planning your city, and with a bit of luck you'll have both a desirable neighbourhood and a thriving population and economy.
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To those Nobles, Peers and Gentles these words may reach, do we The People of Endewearde send greetings and salutations. As the dark days of Winter are lit by the Festive season, so do we invite those who would join us in celebration of Twelfth Night. To be held in the heart of our fair Barony, with displays of the Gentle Arts and Sciences, Dancing, Singing and other entertainments to drive the deep cold of Winter away. A sumptuous Feast plus stout dayboard are planned, guaranteed to satisfy both body and soul.
Site Opens: 9:30 AM
Site Closes: 10:00 PM
Here is a schedule of events for the day: http://endewearde.eastkingdom.org/wp/schedule-for-east-kingdom-twelfth-night
This is a partial list of possible activities that will be held. Details will be confirmed and a day schedule will be published closer to the event.
- There will be a Royal Court of Their Royal Majesties Ivan Ivanov yvnuk Tzardikov and Matilde de Cadenet.
- Their Excellencies Baron Ane du Vey and Baroness Sylvia du Vey will not be holding baronial court at this event. They will instead be holding baronial court at the Feast of Saint Sylvester (January 13, 2018) and the Tourney of Love (February 10, 2018).
- There will be a class on court heraldry taught by Master Malcolm Bowman.
- Athena's Thimble is in the planning stage to hold an embroidery panel.
- There will be an Kingdom Arts & Sciences Consultation Table where you can have your Arts & Sciences documentation reviewed or ask questions about how to document your item. You can learn more about this process by reading the East Kingdom Gazette article A&S Consultation Table Deputy.
- There may be dancing.
- There will be an evening feast. If you plan to attend feast you must pre-register. There are still several seats left as of mid November 2017.
In addition Mistress Agatha Wanderer would like to issue a challenge for 12th Night Unto All Artisans of the East: Make one or more items for the Royal Gift Chest to be displayed and gifted to Their Majesties. You may choose to make a dozen of the same item, or a few different items.
Contributing to the Royal Gift Chest is a great opportunity to share your talents and to serve our Kingdom. These gifts will be shared as diplomatic gifts to Royalty in other kingdoms, and as gifts to newcomers at one of their first events.
Some ideas are:
- Small plain pouches
- Pilgrim's bags
- Coifs
- Earrings
- Necklaces
- Fingerloop/Lucet Braids
- Small handmade books
- Simple handmade toys for children
- Games like 9 Man's morris
- Tablet woven belts/bands
- Inkle woven belts/bands
- Cup covers
- Napkins
- Small penanular type brooches
Please no soaps or food items due to possible food/scent allergies. Thanks!
Mistress Agatha looks forward to seeing all the beautiful work our talented artisans create and share!
Unitarian Universalist Church of Bangor
120 Park St. Bangor, ME 04401
The event site is accessible per the East Kingdom Accessibility Porter's Checklist
Driving directions and parking information will be added to this event page.
Adult Site Fee: $15
Youth Site Fee (6-17): $10
Child (0-5): Free
All adults showing proof of current SCA Membership will receive a $5 discount on their site fee.
Feast: Adult Feast Fee: $20
Youth Feast Fee (6-17): $10
Child (0-5): Free
Make Checks Payable to: SCA Maine, Inc – Endewearde
Please download and send in the Twelfth Night Feast Reservation Form with payment to reserve your place for the evening feast.
From the Event Steward: The evening feast is now FULL. If you would like to be put on the waiting list for feast should a seat vacate please email firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject "Twelfth Night Waitlist" and let her know you would like to be put on it. You can also be added to the waiting list on the day of the event.
On the day of the event, should seats vacate, we will seek out those on the list in order their request was received and offer the seat to them with feast fee to be paid immediately.
Update: Youth Pizza Party during Evening Feast
We understand there are limited seats available. To that end, we have devised a Plan™.
The Youth of the East are invited to partake in a pizza party to be held at the same time as Feast. If you are pre-registering and are up in the air about whether or not to seat your children at Feast, know they would be very welcome to join the pizza party.
When you register for feast, simply put the number of people attending the pizza party in the notes field so we can have a rough head count before ordering pizza. There is no additional cost for this.
If you have any questions, please contact me here, or via email at firstname.lastname@example.com
Send Reservations to:
Danielle Hunt
Kingdom Twelfth Night Registration
28 Dirigo Dr.
Bangor, ME 04401
The pre-registration form is posted above. Do not send registrations without it.
Canadian reservations for feast
If you are coming from Canada, and wish to register for feast, please email the event stward at email@example.com. We are happy, as always, to take reservations in good faith.
Event Steward: Lady Audrye Beneyt (mka Danielle Hunt)
Phone: 207-307-1651
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Greetings! There is now a hotel group rate available for this event at the Fireside Inn and Suites during your visit to our fair lands. The rate is for January 5th and 6th, 2018. Please indicate you would like the "SCA" block rate when you call. This hotel is centrally located 1.5 miles away from the event site.
Attached to your hotel you will find Geaghan's Pub & Craft Brewery which has excellent food and tasty beer. Just across the street is Hollywood Casino Hotel & Raceway Bangor if you're interested in a little late night entertainment (with free parking). Please try to make all reservations before Dec 6th when the block will be dispersed to the general public.
There are also many fine hotels in the greater Bangor area including one hotel in the center of downtown Bangor that is within walking distance to the event venue.
Steward: Lady Audrye Beneyt
Deputy Steward: Baroness Margaret of Rochester
Dayboard: Lord Edmund Beneyt
Evening Feast: Lord Gruffydd Abernethy
Travel & Hospitality: Lady Saruca bint Lazari
Arts & Sciences Display: Mistress Agatha Wanderer
Hard Cheeses of Various Origins
Compilation of Cream Cheeses (Cheese of Herbs, Garlic, Crushed Peppercorn)
Eggs Boiled until Hard
Roasted Carrots with Warm Lemon Honey Syrup
Fermented Cabbage with Carrot and Garlic
Fruit Preserves and Jams
Pickles and Preserves
Cold Meats:
Marinated Rooster in Ginger and Mace
Pollastro Arrosto, a dish of Roasted Chicken
Salsiccia, a Sausage of Pork
Warm Dishes:
Rapes in Potage, alternatively known as a Pottage of Pasternaks
Thick Pea Soupe
Lemon Cakes with Honey drizzle
In addition we are planning on having hot water and coffee available from 10:00 AM until Court.
There will be full ingredient lists available on the day.
Questions? Email Lord Edmund Beneyt at firstname.lastname@example.com
The evening feast menu was constructed by Lord Gruyffyd Abernethy, Master Godric of Hamtun and Lord Cormac Longstrider.
First Course
Mushroom caviar
Pickled mushrooms
Hot fresh cucumber
Marinated grapes
Bliny with lingonberries
Beef priozhki
Carrot priozhki
Fish pelmini
Cheese Vatruski
Harty brown bread
Raspberry torte
Lemon soup
Second Course
Roast chicken with walnuts
String beans with walnuts
Dried fruit plov
Salmon kulibaka
Red cabbage salad
Kasha with onions and mushrooms
Queens cake
Easter Cheese
Third Course
Pork with Garlic sauce
Stewed carrots with fruit
Glazed apricots
Stuffed cabbage roll
Stuffed onion in pastry
Buckwheat pudding
If you are planning to bring a Youth Minor (anyone under the age of 18) to a Society for Creative Anachronism event for whom you are not their parent or legal guardian, then you must obtain the proper forms and signatures. This policy applies to relatives of the guest minor as well (siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins).
You can read Endewearde's FAQ for Guest Minors so you can plan to obtain the necessary forms, signatures and notary public services before the youth guest minor accompanies you to an event.
Read the SCA Harrassment and Bullying Policy.
- Participants engaging in this behavior are subject to appropriate sanctions.
- If you are subjected to harassment, bullying or retaliation, or if you become aware of anyone being harassed or bullied, contact a seneschal, President of the SCA, or your Kingdom's Board Ombudsman.
You can ask questions and follow discussions related to this royal progress event on the public facebook page East Twelfth Night 2018.
Updated: 12/04/2017


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Prepare the vinaigrette dressing by whisking all of the ingredients together and reserve under refrigeration until needed.
Prepare the fried leeks by mixing the buttermilk and egg in a small bowl. Fill a large pot 1/2 full with vegetable oil and heat to 375 degrees F. Dip leeks in mixture and then dredge in flour, shaking off excess. Deep-fry the leeks until they are crisp and golden brown. Degrease the fried leeks on absorbent paper towels and reserve in a warm place until needed.
Prepare a stovetop smoker.
Prepare the marinade by combining ingredients in a large bowl. Separate into 2 small bowls. Add duck breast to 1 bowl, turning to coat evenly. Marinate for 5 minutes.
Place the duck in a smoker for 5 minutes. Remove and set aside.
Rub scallops with marinade from second bowl. Preheat grill. Grill the duck breast for 10 minutes, turning to cook evenly. Add scallops during the last 3 minutes of cooking.
Place the cleaned, stemmed watercress in a bowl and toss it with 3/4 of the dressing. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
Mound the watercress in the center of a chilled salad plate. Slice the duck breast and lay it on top of the mound. At the base of the mound, place 3 grilled scallops in a triangular formation. Garnish the salad by sprinkling it with roasted pecans and arranging cheese wedges. Top with fried leeks.
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More decent shredding from a bunch of Aussie blokes in episode two of Oi Mate! including a rail shoot at Perisher, a night session at Thredbo and some urban spots at Falls Creek.
The guys behind the episode are claiming that the wallride feature at the end is the biggest of its kind ever built in Australia. We've definitely seen bigger in snowier parts of the world but it's nice to see that they're pushing it down under all the same!
This one has got riding from Jye Kearney, Jed Davidson, Troy Sturrock, Mat Galina, Colin Clarke, Greg Murray, Shaun Ingham, Matt Brazil, Daniel Crean, Ant Haddrick, Johan Rosen, Richie Carroll, Charles Morris and of course, the brilliantly named Tenzin Butt.


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Objective: SWBAT draw connections between thematic ideas in "Of Mice and Men" and "To A Mouse" with the novel's historical context and narrow their thesis statement options using peer feedback.
Big Idea: Using student-generated surveys to narrow thesis statements, foreshadowing with Robert Burns, & scoping out Lennie and George all in a day!
Today students will be turning their five revised thesis statement options into a Google Form to easily collect feedback on interest level and thesis strength from their peers. While most students will have created a form before, not all students have had this opportunity. Since all students will be working at different paces, I created a video of the process to aid students. I will begin the hour by modeling the exact same process shown in the video, and those students who are able to complete the process with me will have that opportunity. All students will have access to my tutorial video below to help them follow the correct procedure to setting up this form.
Once I demonstrate how to make the form and share the video resource, I will walk around the room helping students as needed. When students are finished with their survey, they will submit their Live Form Links to the Thesis Statement Feedback Links Form. Do NOT let them link the form-creation page! This will be a common error unless you go out of your way to say it throughout the form creation and submission time. You want students to be able to click on the links to TAKE the survey, so it's critical to link the ACTUAL SURVEY A VIEWER WOULD SEE to enable the next step of the project. Immediately after submitting their own link to the form, they will need to go to the spreadsheet that collects form responses through Google Forms. There is a screencap (with the names column removed) to show how easily this form is set up and accessed by students in the resources section. After students submit their survey, they must take the survey of every other student in their class. Giving and collecting this honest, thoughtful feedback will help students to pick more relevant, interesting, timely, and unique topics. I have said a million times that some topics are overused, but this step should help to eliminate some of that when their peers echo my feelings and all students have access to seeing their peers' topic ideas.
Students will likely not finish responding to all surveys during this class time. My biggest concern will be getting students to build their own form, submit the form to MY form, and access their peers' work through the spreadsheet. Students will have until tomorrow at noon (we're on block scheduling, so we alternate days!) to give their peers feedback on their surveys. ALL students will use that feedback by viewing their "Summaries of Responses" to help inform them of their peers' interests. I will also suggest that if they get little interest for some topics they're really interested in, they should talk to their peers to see what they could do to improve the thesis statement or topic to garner more interest. Ultimately, they must return to our next class period with their "Top 2" unique, well-written thesis statements.
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After 30 minutes of our "research" part of the hour (which should give students PLENTY of time to build their forms and submit them to the link sheet!), I will switch gears to begin our look at Steinbeck's Of Mice & Men. We will have two objectives today, which will be to read and analyze Robert Burns's "To a Mouse" (while evaluating how language has changed) and to gain a broader sense of the historical background of the time period. Students will view copies of the original and translated poem, attached in the resource section. First, I will ask students to point out differences in the two poems. They will quickly recognize the antiqued language, odd syntax, and direct influence of dialect on the original poem. Then, I will ask them what they feel has changed in language and what might be missing in the translated version. Students will point out that some of the rhyme structures and meter choices are different in the translation. They may also say that it is missing some of the authentic voice of the narrator since it's lacking dialect. I will ask for a student to volunteer to read a stanza of the original poem so that we can try to guess the dialect being employed, which is Scottish. At this point, I will tell my classes that this poem is the basis for the title of our novel, Of Mice & Men, which is why we're examining it.
After our first look at the poems, students will popcorn read a sentence or two of the translated poem, stopping to check for understanding. Since it is a somewhat complicated poem with words that are uncommon to my students, I want to be sure that we are all moving through it together.
- What does timorous mean here? What other word does that remind you of that could have helped you to guess the meaning? What kind of beast is he talking to? (Students will say that timorous likely means timid, which makes sense because we're talking about a mouse. While we continue to discuss, I will have another student verify this definition in an online dictionary and report back to the class.)
- If you're "loathe" to do something, what does that mean? Have you heard that? How about if you "loathe" someone?(Students will put together the definition, following the same routine as above with assigning a student to check and report the actual definition.)
- A "plough-staff" is the handle of a plow. What does that tell us about who the narrator of the poem is? Explain both who the narrator is and what the visual scene of this poem is as you create an image to mentally "watch" this poem. Include the setting, narrator, and mouse and their actions. (Students will summarize the action of the poem so far, including that the narrator is probably a farmer.)
- What does "dominion" mean? What does it sound like? (Students typically have no problem coming up with similar words, like dominate, domineer, dominant, etc., which will allow them to see that the root has something to do with control. Then, have students pick out what part of speech it is in the sentence to determine the final meaning as a place under control. Again, have a student verify the definition for the class and report back.)
- What is the narrator apologizing for? What does he say he has in common with the mouse? (Students will summarize that he's apologizing for man being in control and breaking nature's homeostasis and says that while the mouse is justifiably scared of him, they are both mortal.)
- Why would the beast rightly think it was safe to build its nest there according to the narrator? Include why the beast's assumptions were wrong (which would also qualify as dramatic irony, since it's something you know but something a "best" could never know). (Students will use the setting and timeline to see that the fields have been empty for some time, so the mouse would assume they were abandoned. He could never know the planting and harvesting seasons, though the reader and narrator do.)
- Why do you think in the late 1700s, Burns was feeling so much empathy for the beast? What might that have to do with the Great Depression or Dust Bowl, which are parts of the Modern historical context? (Students will suggest that Burns must have gone through something traumatic or bad which makes him empathize with the mouse. This could be related to either of these historical times, as so many people had lost everything, just like the mouse lost his home. Like humans, the mouse was just trying to do his best, his luck just changed.)
- What does "the best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry, and leave us nothing but grief and pain, for promised joy" mean to you in this day and age? Do you think this sentiment is true or untrue? (Student answers will vary, I will just be looking for restatements of the concept and well-argued positions on the question.)
- Why does the narrator suggest that the mouse is in a better position than he is, despite having to steal food and rebuild his home time after time? (It's critical that students recognize that Burns is saying this because at least mice don't have to beat themselves up over their pasts or run around anxiously fear the future. Mice exist only in the present, so their loss is much different than ours.)
- Since the title is "Of Mice and Men," we can imagine that there may be both mice-like characters (like the beast in the poem) and men-like characters (like the narrator of the poem). How would the tone of the story change if it were being written from someone with a mouse-like perspective? How would it change if it were being written form someone with a man-like perspective? Explain what in the poem helped you to make these inferences. (Students should be able to justify the difference between these characters based on the poem and discussion thusfar. Mice-like characters would be very present-focused and not very observant on details. Men-like characters would be planners, thinkers, and watchers to make sure they know what's going on and how it will effect their plan.
After our discussion, students will develop a stronger idea of the historical context this was written in by reading the PBS Article "Mass Exodus from the Plains" and completing the embedded questions in Actively Learn. They will also watch the video below, which is embedded into the Actively Learn platform, and answer the pre-reading questions embedded in the text. Those questions are attached in the resources section.
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Finally, students will use the Actively Learn platform to read the first chapter of Of Mice & Men. I took student suggestions and made all of my questions in this Actively Learn module "discussion questions" set in the margins of text rather than embedded in the reading (which blocks students from continuing before answering questions). Also, many of the questions require students to annotate their texts (using the Actively Learn highlighting features) to track characterizations throughout the first chapter. I am still playing around with this platform to see what it can do, what students like, and what is most effective for them, so this is my latest attempt! While reading, students will have to complete the activities (listed in a document in the resources section) noted in my comments in the margins. This work will prepare students to actively engage in discussion at the start of our next class period. It will also allow them to have textual evidence handy to support their opinions so that when I annoyingly ask "Why? What in the text tells you that?" they can answer me immediately!
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Before students leave me today, I will make sure we connect as a whole group to discuss the expectations for their reading assignment. Since the application is so new, I want to really make sure that all students know what is required for full credit. Then, I will remind them to finish giving their peers feedback on their thesis statements and to select their own final two thesis options based on that feedback and their own interests. Both of these project will be due next time.
Next time we'll continue our reading and research tasks in class. Since all students need to leave feedback on their classmates' surveys by noon tomorrow, I will check to see where students are at tonight before I go to bed. The beautiful thing about Google is the sharing ability, so this task is made easy for me to check in on and email reminders to students as needed. Though it takes a bit of extra time, the reward of having better prepared students is absolutely worth it. It also helps to further the idea that "Ms. McCoy is EVERYWHERE!" which plays a large part in my classroom management strategy. When they know you're lurking around and checking, they are really much more on task!


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Syracuse, NY -- Stacey Castor, who was convicted of killing her husband and trying to kill her daughter in a plot to blame her for the murder, was denied a motion for a new trial today by County Court Judge Joseph Fahey.
A televised jury trial in 2009 ended with Castor being found guilty of murdering her husband, David Castor, in 2005 with antifreeze and trying to murder her daughter, Ashley Wallace, in 2007. Authorities also believe she is responsible for the death of her first husband, Michael Wallace, whose body was exhumed as part of the investigation.
She was sentenced to 51 1/3 years to life in prison.
Read our full coverage of the Stacey Castor case.
Castor's appeal of the verdict was not successful, with one exception: Castor was granted a hearing to determine if her right to a lawyer was violated during an interrogation.
Fahey had ruled that her complaint of being denied counsel was without merit, but the appeals court ordered a hearing on the matter.
Castor appeared in court this June to argue her case. Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, who prosecuted the original trial, questioned her.
After her husband's death in 2005, Castor hired a civil lawyer, Norman Chirco, to handle his estate. Castor reached out to Chirco when Onondaga County sheriff's deputies requested her fingerprints during the investigation into her husband's death.
Chirco told her to go ahead. Chirco testified that, as far as he knew, David Castor had committed suicide.
Castor argued that she mistakenly believed Chirco was still representing her when she gave a pivotal police interview in 2007. Castor had not yet been arrested.
The fact Chirco wasn't representing her, Castor argued, meant that she had been denied the right to counsel before the interview.
But when questioned by Fitzpatrick, Chirco said he had never represented Castor in a criminal matter.
Castor said she believed Chirco was her lawyer because he was the first lawyer she'd ever hired. But when she added that Chirco was the only lawyer she knew, the DA called her out because she had been working at a legal aid office, with a dozen lawyers, before her arrest.
Fitzpatrick also brought up the the pivotal moment during her interrogation when Castor asked for a lawyer about two to three hours into the interview.
That happened moments after Castor stumbled over the word antifreeze, mistakenly saying "antifree." Castor acknowledged that she asserted her right to counsel after the memorable mistake.
Castor's use of "antifree," which prosecutors at trial showed she repeated in her plot of murder and attempted coverup, became a famous part of the case.
Today, the convicted killer did not appear in court. Instead, the judge handed out his decision denying the new trial.
Chief Assistant District Attorney James Maxwell confirmed the judge's decision after court, but hadn't yet had time to read the legal basis for it.
That decision will now be reviewed by the appeals court.
See a video of Fahey sentencing Castor in March 2009:
Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly recounted some of the facts from the case. Stacey Castor asked a civil attorney, Norman Chirco, for advice on whether she should give deputies her fingerprints, not whether she should be interviewed. Also, the case was handled by the sheriff's office, not state police.


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Affordable Two-Factor Authentication for Your Car
Friday, July 15, 2016 at 12:00AM
It used to be that you had to worry about thieves doing a "smash-and-grab" on your car, using a "slim jim" to unlock it, or otherwise mechanically defeating the security systems. Not any more. Electronic break-ins are becoming commonplace. Despite the use of rolling codes and other deterrents, thieves are finding a way around the obstacles put in their path. Especially as passive entry and ignition systems become more commonplace.


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As a crocheter I am already dreaming of winter and all the patterns I can create with my ever growing yarn stash. Hence the name for my newest design the Dreaming of Winter Crochet Beanie was created! Read on down to find the full, FREE winter crochet beanie pattern!
This particular design has a lot of texture versus a typical hdc or dc beanie pattern which makes it a fun alternative! I hope you all enjoy the FREE Dreaming of Winter Crochet Beanie Pattern! Read on down for the full free pattern! 🙂
Happy Crocheting!
Skill Level
- Intermediate
- Red heart soft yarn in off white – approximately 125 yards –> find it here on Amazon
- Crochet hook size J – 6.00 mm
- Yarn needle
- You MAY sell items made from this pattern. If you choose to sell items made from any of my patterns please link back to me at Rescuedpawdesigns.com for credit. Do not use my photos to sell any items. Thank you for respecting my work.
- Finished size: fits teen / adult woman: 8″ length and 20″ circumference (but easily stretches if needed)
- Ch 3's do NOT count as a stitch
Crochet Abbreviations
- ch = chain
- dc = double crochet
- sc = single crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
- st = stitch
- fpdc = front post double crochet (Tutorial —> "How to do front & back post stitches")
- sk = skip
Dreaming of Winter Crochet Beanie Pattern
Round 1: ch 3, 12 dc in 3rd ch from hook, sl st to top of first dc. (12)
Round 2: ch 3, * 2 fpdc's around first dc from previous round, repeat from * around, sl st to top of first fpdc. (24)
Round 3: ch 3, *dc, fpdc around same st as dc, repeat from * around, sl st to top of first dc. (48)
Round 4: ch 3, fpdc around second st from previous round, go back and fpdc around the first st from previous round(forms a criss cross), *skip 1 st, fpdc around next st from previous round, go back to sk st and fpdc around that st, repeat from * around, sl st to top of first st. (48)
Round 5: ch 3, dc 2 times in between criss cross and every criss cross around (see picture example), sl st to top of first dc. (48)
Round 6-15: alternate round 4 & 5 (48)
Round 16: ch 1, sc, sc into top of every st around, sl st to top of first sc. (48)
Round 17-19: repeat round 16. (48)
Finishing: fasten off securely after round 19 and weave in loose ends with yarn needle.
I hope you enjoyed this Dreaming of Winter Crochet Beanie Pattern. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask! I am more than happy to assist in any way possible.
You might also enjoy some of my other hat patterns like the Elise Crochet Hat Pattern or many more that can be found in my Crochet Hat & Headwear Collection!
Happy Crocheting!!


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The raw hunk of meat that used to be my enemy makes a sound, and I know where the mouth is. And I think the word he's trying to say is 'please'. Pity, not vengeance sends my fist flying into his skull. "UFC 227: Dillashaw vs Garbrandt II" Live Discussion *Spoilers*. Prelims start at 6:15 p.m. ET on Fight Pass.Dismiss Notice
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As usual, we started the day with Dan making pancakes for everyone at 8am, and then we were out the door by 830am to be on site by 9am.
Since we've been here for almost a week, we're pretty much trained and are able to work well with minimal direction. (We've actually been on site for so long, we've even become accustomed to knowing where tools are in the house – so if someone is looking for a hammer or a nail gun or paintbrush, we know exactly where we've seen one last!)
With this being our last day we went right to work completing the tasks we were working on yesterday – measuring, cutting, installing, hammering, nailing, painting, deconstructing, etc.
We split up into our same teams of two from yesterday. Emily and I measured walls for the cutting of quarter-inch round. Shauna and Danny were in charge of cutting the trim. Adam worked with Turk and Prince. Dan, Monica, and Karissa cut more wood for the exterior framing of windows. Anthony and Janice painted trim. Kimberly spent the morning caulking cracks between the baseboards and the wall.
We did this all morning and then took our normal lunch at noon to eat our sack lunches either in the van or in the warm sun. For our post-lunch treat we went back to the gelato place, Angelo Brocato, for some of their amazing dessert.
For the rest of the day we finished doing what we had been – almost all of the installed trim was painted; Janice, Anthony, and Karissa helped with that. All of the caulking was completed by Kimberly. Adam put up sheet rock on the studs for the wall in the front room that Dan, Karissa, and Monica were working on yesterday. And all of the pre-installed trim was primed.
Various other tasks were completed, too, at some point during the day – Monica caulked around the outside windows and oiled/cleaned the table saws; Danny helped with the baseboard painting and also removed damaged siding from the back of the house; several of us cleaned paintbrushes; I painted pre-installed baseboard trim with Shauna and Emily; Emily installed baseboard trim with the nail gun, etc.
At the end of the day, we all felt quite accomplished. We were thanked by Mr. Leonard, Ryan, Prince, William, and Lauren for our work.
After some pretty wonderful and silly photos we headed back to the hostel for a quick reflection. Tonight's reflection consisted of asking students to document all of what they ate yesterday and then illustrate how much they think an average person living at the poverty line had to eat yesterday. They then discussed their drawings. The reflection posed the following questions:
- What was your favorite service moment?
- How will you use this trip in the future/What will you do with this trip? (This question addresses how students will utilize the service experience going forward).
- Last, students were asked to write a letter to themselves about the experience here. They will turn in the letters, and AB Site Leaders intend to call us all back for a reflection in the spring and the letters will be discussed then.
Because tonight was the last night in town, students decided they wanted to eat at a restaurant and listen to live jazz. They selected a small outdoor café in the heart of the French Quarter named Café Biegnet, where we dined on red beans and rice, jumbalaya, muffaletta, and beignets. While we ate, the jazz player Steamboat Willie sang holiday music and old bluesy favorites.
After dinner we walked down Bourbon Street for several blocks in each direction before heading back to the van in order to reach the hostel early enough for everyone to pack. We plan to leave tomorrow at 630am to make a quick stop at Café Du Monde on our way out of town.
NOLA has been great, and YRNO does a fantastic job of both helping young people become involved with service and rebuilding their community, and with helping teachers/working adults move into homes they may not otherwise be able to afford. Personally, I feel this has been a great experience working with a group of students I didn't know before and may never have in class. It has also been a wonderful opportunity to indicate to students how Dedman College, through ACE, is committed to service and engagement.
You can also follow ACE on Facebook.


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Shocking Religious Hate Crimes In NYC: Islamic And Hindu Centers Firebombed
In what amounts to a horrible way to bring in the new year, four molotov cocktails were thrown in Queens, New York on Sunday night. The targets of these fire bombing attacks were a mosque and a Hindu place of worship. No one was killed in any of the explosions, but damage was done and a clear message of hatred was sent.
The mosque – that is, the Imam Al-Khoei Foundation to be exact – suffered minimal structural damage. However, there were about 80 worshipers inside when the blast occurred. The foundation also includes a fully accredited school which will resume today.
The first of the four attacks occurred at a bodega, when the explosive was thrown at a front counter in the store. Later, a house was badly damaged when the Molotov was thrown through the window. It took 65 firefighters 45 minutes to gain control of the flames, and the bombing itself was caught on tape.
After the attack at the Imam Al-Khoei Foundation, two homemade explosives were thrown through the windows of another house, which local authorities say is used as a place of Hindu worship. Neither of these explosives actually ignited.
While law enforcement works to bring those responsible to justice, Governor Andrew Cuomo released a statement:
"The four reported attacks on Sunday night go against everything we stand for as New Yorkers and Americans. Attacks such as this have no place in our open and inclusive society."
A spokesman for the advocacy group CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) has asked that the FBI investigate threats made on "Bare Naked Islam" an anti-Islam blog which included a call for supporters to "throw 10 Molotov cocktails" into mosques.
Of course, anti-Islam sentiment has been widespread and well-documented since the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Also, there was quite a bit of controversy over plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero, where those attacks took place. These attacks seem to be backlash from one or both of these events, but let's put it all into perspective.
Those responsible for the 9/11 attacks are extremists (which exist within every religion or walk of life the world has ever known) who are hateful toward other groups of people. If those responsible for these firebombings have done so in retaliation for the 9/11 attacks, they have proven that they are no better than the guilty party. Terrorizing innocent people is wrong and inexcusable, regardless of who engages in it and what point they plan to prove by doing so.
Assistant Imam Maan Al-Sahlani said it best:
"This is America, and we must continue to love one another."
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The Pubs of Fernandina – O'Kane's Irish Pub
Posted on January 20th 2011 under Uncategorized
Where can I get a drink in this town? Ahhh… the mantra of the weary – or worldly – traveler. Fear not; the pubs of Fernandina await. As I was thinking about all of the new things that have opened in our 12+ years here, I realized that we've got lots of great options to just kick back with friends or your significant other. O'Kane's is certainly a favorite and has been here for quite some time. It's not the oldest – that would be the Palace Saloon – but it's the second oldest in town. They've got a great selection of beers and a full liquor license if you're looking for a mixed drink.And if you're in the mood for pub food, I recommend the cream of potato soup. You can get is served in a French bread bowl so you can hear it land.


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What Select Registry's Quality Assurance Means to You
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Following are the primary components of our Quality Assurance program: 1. The property must be fully licensed according to national, regional and local governmental requirements. 2. Breakfast must be offered on the premises. 3. Each guest room or suite must contain a private bath. 4. If the evening meal is not provided on the premises, fine dining or quality regional dining must be readily available in the area. We are grateful to our loyal customers who receive our guidebook every year and participate in our Golden Quill program. We're here for you and pledge our continuing commitment to high quality that includes those inns and innkeepers who adhere to your lofty standards. Please drop us a line to let us know how we're doing. We'd love to hear from you!


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6 Asian stars in interesting sportswear
We always see celebrities in gorgeous outfits. They are stunning in front of the camera in that way. But sometimes, the clothes won't hide the real star's glory. Look at those stars in some non-glamorous sportswear — they are still very stunning.
1. Kim Soo Hyun in Secretly, Greatly
Well, since he needs to hide his identity as a North Korean spy, he has to pretend to be dull-witted all the time. Wearing this type of sportswear definitely served the purposes.
2. Jasper Liu in When I See You Again
Jasper Liu in this drama becomes a super successful banker from a extreme nerd. But he won over his goddess's heart even when he wore such a nerdy outfit. Do you find his sportswear familiar?
3. Eddie Peng in Honey and Clover
We know him as the heroic general from the Sound of the Desert, but we did not know he can be so funny in this outfit. As a talented student, he does not care too much about his looks, but he always looks great because he is Eddie Peng .
4. Lee Min Ho in Boys Over Flowers
As the top star in Asia, he rarely looks weird, even when he was wearing a super weird sportswear in Geum Jan Di's house.
5. Hyun Bin in Secret Garden
The accurate word to describe Hyun Bin's weird sportswear is SHINING, literally. Well in this drama, he had a variety of well-designed sportswear.
6. Kim Woo Bin in Twenty
We learned a lot from Kim Woo Bin in this drama, especially a sport called "Breathing Exercise." Looking at him wearing such ordinary sportswear, doing such a weird sport, what can you say?
Watch the popular drama When I See You Again now.


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Minecraft is a first-person fighter/sandbox construction game created by Mojang AB.
This file is for any ModDB uploaders. It includes all files I have used in the making and maintaining of this site, including preview images, the entire cake campaign's images and the stylesheets.
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Recreation and Social Activities
Recreational experiences and social opportunities are essential parts of life. These activities factor into developing one's identity, seeking personal fulfillment, and promoting overall happiness. Our vision of equal opportunities for our participants with Intellectual Disability includes those pursuits, and so we offer a full calendar of social and recreational activities.
Visit our Parent Portal to view this month's current events! These activities allow participants to build strong, positive relationships with their peers while also enjoying all aspects of community life. Events include themed dances, restaurant trips, games, trips to local sporting events, an annual overnight trip and more!
Questions about One Step Beyond's Recreation and Social Activities? Contact our Recreation Programs Director, Bri Donathan.