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Top overall seed Quinnipiac rallies with three goals in third to edge Canisius 4-3
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Matthew Peca, Jordan Samuels-Thomas and Kevin Bui scored in a 6:26 span in the third period and top-seeded Quinnipiac overcame a two-goal deficit to beat Canisius 4-3 on Saturday night in the NCAA East Regional semifinals.
The Bobcats, upset in the ECAC semifinals by Brown but still the No. 1 overall seed in the field of 16, will face Union (N.Y.) on Sunday for a spot in the Frozen Four.
Down 3-1, Quinnipiac (28-7-5) cut it to one on Peca's goal at 8:02 of the third period. Samuels-Thomas tied it on a power play with 9:18 to go at 10:42, and Bui beat goalie Tony Capobianco off a rebound with 5:32 left.
"There was no panic out there. No panic on the bench," Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold said. "I knew once we made it 3-2, we were going to win the hockey game."
The Bobcats are 7-4-1 in their last 12 games.
"There's no question we have to be a better hockey team. We are not playing our best hockey," Pecknold said. "If we are going to win [Sunday], we have to be better."
Connor Jones had a goal and an assist for the Bobcats.
"We were just trying to stay positive," Jones said. "We had a lot of chances and we knew we needed to stick with it. We got more shots, more traffic, more chances and then, as you saw, more goals.
Stephen Farrell and Duncan McKellar scored 44 seconds apart in the second period for Canisius, and Kyle Gibbons beat Hobey Baker finalist Eric Hartzell at 3:43 of the third. Hartzell stopped McKellar's shot at the final buzzer.
The Golden Griffins, the Atlantic Hockey champs in their first NCAA tournament, finished the season 19-19-5. They had won eight in a row.
"This is a proud group here, and we talked about the season before this game, and playing with house money," Canisius head coach Dave Smith said. "A lot of guys on our team didn't know what house money was, but we wanted to play with it. Let's go for it, and we did.
"We played well, we played aggressive in the second, but things went their way in the third. The recipe for us was there. We gave ourselves a chance to win. There are only positives for us here. I don't feel like we let this slip. I feel Quinnipiac earned this."
Added senior captain Preston Shupe: "We've talked a lot about footprints in the snow and we made some big ones this year. It's been pretty special to be a part of."
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resourcesforhistoryteachers is an open interactive digital resource devoted to the teaching of history, political science, geography, and economics in K-12 schools in Massachusetts, the United States, and the world.
resourcesforhistoryteachers has received the following awards and recognitions:
- Finalist 2014 Best Educational Wiki from Edublog Awards.
- Finalist 2013 Best Educational Wiki from Edublog Awards.
- Finalist 2011 Best Educational Wiki from Edublog Awards
- 30+ Open Wikis Every Educator Should Know About from Edudemic, 2011.
- 2013 Social Studies Link for Advanced Placement Teachers and Students from Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies.
- Listed in MERLOT II (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) from California State University system.
- Top Education Website award from The Tutor Website, United Kingdom.
- 2010 Higher Education Webbie Award Winner from the Massachusetts Computer Using Educators (MassCUE).
Click here to read a press release about resourcesforhistoryteachers.
Read the following blog post about resourcesforhistoryteachers from Wikispaces (February 27, 2015)
This wiki includes contributions from Professor Robert Maloy, undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and K-12 teachers and students.
It features interactive multimedia and multicultural resources designed to promote engagement and participation in the study of the past, present and future.
In this wiki, you will find:
- Pages for each of the Learning Standards of the Massachusetts History & Social Science Curriculum Framework at the elementary, middle, and high school levels as well as the AP World History Key Concepts, the AP United States History Themes AP Government and Civics standards and AP Art History standards.
- Resources for world history, United States history, and pre-1500 history as well as material for the study of world geography, American government, and economics.
- Web links embedded throughout the pages that direct readers to high quality online academic resources and learning experiences.
- Photographs, pictures, and other visual images connected to different historical periods and topics.
- Web links to key primary source materials, including most of the required source material mentioned in the Massachusetts History & Social Science Curriculum Framework.
- Web links to excellent history teaching resources including the Library of Congress, Presidential Libraries, the National Archives, and dozens of museums and historical organizations.
- Photos and biographies showcasing notable women and men in American history and world history.
- Multicultural teaching ideas and information to enable teachers to not only cover the frameworks, but uncover the past by exploring hidden histories and untold stories.
resourcesforhistoryteachers was started in 2006 as part of a course taught by Robert W. Maloy in the School of Education, Education 613, New Developments in History and Political Science Education. Education 613 was designed for prospective history or social studies teachers who were preparing to take the Massachusetts History or Political Science Teacher Test. The goal was to have new teacher candidates work together to create study guides organized around the learning standards set forth in Massachusetts History & Social Science Curriculum Framework on which the state's teacher test was based.
A Guide to Icons
Throughout the wiki, you will find icons for specific types of teaching and learning resources. Follow the links next to the icons to find the information.
Cross-Links to Other Wiki Pages
Primary Sources
Multimedia Resources
Women's History Resources
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ipod/iphone/ipad apps for history/social studies
Test Questions for Review (Questions are from the Massachusetts Teacher Test, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, and other state teacher and student tests).
Important Writers and Influential Books
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The resourcesforhistoryteachers project is coordinated by Robert W. Maloy, a faculty member in the College of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst along with undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Education who are earning their licenses as a history teachers. University of Massachusetts Amherst students Michelle Poirier, Kendra Nielsen, Hilary K. Smith. Allison Evans, Lauren Hebert. Lauren Morton, and Emily Taylor have served as teaching assistants for Education 613; graduate student Julie Mangan served as a wiki development project assistant. Graduate students Danielle Nelson and Rebecca Newman have also worked on the project. Below are the editors for the editors for the 2014-2015 school year.
- Robert Maloy: Webmaster and Lead Editor for U. S. History, World History and American Government
- Jeremy Greene: Editor for AP World History (Summer 2012 to Present
- Lauren Morton: General Editor and Project Assistant (Summer 2013 to 2015)
- Allison Evans: General Editor (Spring 2012 to Present)
- Lauren Hebert: General Editor (Spring 2012)
- Eric Ziemba: Editor for Elementary Education Standards (Summer 2012)
- Joe Emery: Editor for Key Men and Women in History (Summer 2012)
- Kate Curtin, Education 613 course Teaching Assistant (Spring 2013)
- Kendra Nielsen: Editor for Women's History and Multicultural Studies (2010-2012)
Robert, Michelle, Jeremy, Danielle, Kendra, Rebecca, Hilary, Emily, Julie, Allison. Lauren, Eric, Kate and Joe are committed to using technology to enliven and advance the study of history. We welcome your comments and suggestions. December, 2016

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"The Fighting Fitzgeralds" ()
Tonight at 8:30 p.m. on WNBC/Ch. 4
MAYBE it's all the judge's fault.
No, I'm not talking about the annoying Sheindlins, of the cab assaulting "Hello! It's Judge Judy, and Judge Jerry!" (Although God knows, they have enough to be sorry for.)
I'm talking about "Judging Amy."
Judge Amy had the good sense to stay out of cabs, and go home again. While I really like that show, I wish she wouldn't have bothered, because she seems to have spawned an epidemic of good-looking adult children who can't stay away from their (mostly) widowed parents.
In TV land, if you make it to, say, age 26 and have come of age after "Friends" started, chances are good you will end up back in your sweet old hometown.
Didn't any Gen X'ers grow up in slums? And, they've also accomplished the impossible.
They all seem to have grown up in strip-mall-less towns that haven't existed since the '60s.
Take "Normal, Ohio." (You didn't.) Or take "Three Sisters." Or even take "Ed." (Please. I beg you.) And all the rest of them.
With all those grown children returning to their cutesy hometowns filled with precious families with precocious kids and cranky grampas, you'd think there would be so many apartments vacant in the big cities that you'd be able to pick them up for a song.
If the rush back home we see in TV land was really true, believe me, we'd all be paying $150 a square foot to rent out our old bedrooms in Massapequa, while lofts in SoHo would go begging.
At least Frasier's father moved in with him.
The latest dysfunctional family to go home again is "The Fighting Fitzgeralds," actor/writer/producer Edward Burns' ("The Brothers McMullen") new NBC sitcom premiering tonight.
There are three brothers – gym teacher Jim (Justin Louis of Battery Park), bartender Terry (Chris Moynihan, "The Hughleys"), and Patrick (Jon Patrick Walker, "Sex and the City").
The lovable-but-rambunctious brothers somehow find themselves living back with lovable-but-grouchy dad (Brian Dennehy). Well, two of them do anyway.
The gym teacher and his pregnant wife, Sophie (Connie Britton, "Spin City"), and their loveable daughter, Marie (Dakota Flemming), are already living there, when Dad's favorite, son, Terry the stockbroker, waltzes back in – jobless and girl-less, just like "Ed."
Why Brian Dennehy, whom I love with all my heart, bothers playing the father in this thing, I don't know. It probably has something to do with the fact that he's co-exec producer.
Anyway, there's nothing here you haven't seen 100 times before. Dad, a retired fireman, is looking for a little peace and quiet, but instead is inundated with those loser sons.
Sophie is wise, and beautiful, and remarkably patient for a pregnant woman with a small kid living with her husband's family.
They settle their arguments in the local bar, because as one son says in reference to drinking, "We're Irish, Dad – do the math."
The actors are all good. They just need better material than this.
Life needs better material than this.
If they want to see funny Irish guys with funny fathers, they should tune into "Titus" with Christopher Titus (Stacy Keach as the father) or "Grounded for Life" with Donal Logue.
And wait until they (and you) see Denis Leary in "The Job" which premieres next week. Now that's funny. Hilarious in fact.
"The Fighting Fitzgeralds"? Oy veh, as they say in County Cork.


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The future is also bright for design and brand consultancies in Asia, says John Woodward of Leo Burnett Hong Kong. "And it's all driven by China, in one way or another." Chinese companies are recognizing the value of branding for a number of reasons, says Woodward, including years of over capacity and its draining effect on product pricing. "Less well known, but perhaps more importantly," says Woodward, "many formerly government owned companies which previously functioned more or less as arms of the civil service brands strongly feel the need to remake their identity as they become more consumer focused in their home market."
But this isn't' about world economy, it's about design and, indirectly, advertising-the impact of new players and products in the marketplace, the importance of design in the marketing process, and the greater eastern influence on the lot.
And speaking, very loosely, and in an unrelated fashion, of eastern influence, Buddhism is evoked not once but twice in this issue's featured work. Fundamentally wrong? Maybe. Delightful and effective? Yes. Ari Merkin and the Fallon New York crew stir the politico-religious pot with some sublime Virgin Mobile spots featuring spiritual leaders trying to apply their teachings to earnest but decidedly nonspiritual questions about cellphone plans. The ads represent that rare and compelling combination, seen in the work of Merkin and a few others before: can't-look-away creative that evokes nameless discomfort and amusement, simultaneously. And Mad Dogs & Englishmen spinoff Mad Injection makes the most of the Manhattan Mini Storage assignment with a series of ads featuring the thought bubbles of stored objects. In one, a Buddha statue explains his being cast aside: "My Owner's a Jew.... Again." More of a piss-take on trendy religious dabbling than any religion in particular, but of course it's prompted complaints. Those who feel blasphemed; keep in mind-Bob Dylan is pitching ladies' gitch, for Christ's sake. All religious taboos have certainly been rendered meaningless.


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- Pros: Interior is spacious Driving is a joy and comfortable Flow is smooth Turning the car is very easy Road view for the driver is really good Mileage is reasonable
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Stephen Willats
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Stephen Willats (born 1943 in London) is a British artist. He lives and works in London.
Stephen Willats is a pioneer of conceptual art.[1] Since the early 1960s he has created work concerned with extending the territory in which art functions. His work has involved interdisciplinary processes and theory from sociology, systems analysis, cybernetics, semiotics and philosophy.
His multi-media projects often engage visitors to participate in creative social processes. Notable projects include Multiple Clothing (1965–1998), The West London Social Resource Project (1972), and the book Art and Social Function: Three Projects (1976). Willats considers Art and Social Function as a "kind of manual or tool that would be relevant to any artist thinking of enacting different paradigms for an art intervening in the fabric of society".
His 1973 work Meta Filter consisted of pairs of participants seated at a computer, attempting to reach an agreement about the meanings of various images and statements.[2]
He has produced a number of extended projects working with residents of public housing estates across Europe.[3] Examples include Pat Purdy and the Glue Sniffers' Club (1981-2), The Kids are in the Street (1981-2) and Are You Good Enough for the Cha Cha Cha? (1982), about, respectively, wasteland outside the Avondale estate in West London, a skateboard park near a Brixton housing estate, and a London punk music club.[4] For Brentford Towers (1985) Willats worked with residents to map the interiors of their homes, identifying objects holding personal significance.[5]
His works are held in the collections of the Tate,[2] the National Portrait Gallery,[6] and the Henry Moore Institute.[7]
- ^ Stephen Willats - British Council Germany Archived 2008-01-23 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b Tate biography
- ^ Grant H. Kester, Conversation Pieces: Community and Communication in Modern Art, University of California Press, 2004, p91. ISBN 0-520-23839-7
- ^ Grant H. Kester, Conversation Pieces: Community and Communication in Modern Art, University of California Press, 2004, p93. ISBN 0-520-23839-7
- ^ Grant H. Kester, Conversation Pieces: Community and Communication in Modern Art, University of California Press, 2004, p96. ISBN 0-520-23839-7
- ^ npg.org.uk
- ^ henry-moore-fdn.co.uk
External links[edit]
- Tate Modern: Talks & Discussions: MULTIPLE CLOTHING: Message, Interaction, Exchange: Stephen Willats
- Stephen Willats Biography at Victoria Miro Gallery
- Jane Kelly, Stephen Willats: Art, Ethnography and Social Change, Variant, Issue 4, Autumn 1997
- Stephen Willats at Galerie Nagel, Cologne, Germany, Frieze, Issue 98, April 2006
- 'Control' Publication edited by Stephen Willats since 1965


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- Thursday, May 19, 2016: EPAK donors, volunteers and board members were treated to a chat with the principal, classroom tours, student presentations, and individual teacher and student accounts about the impact EPAK grants have made on their school. This video gives a glimpse into this inspirational high school, one of the eleven schools supported by EPAK.
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Piece these solutions together to overcome your own chronic injury issues.
In March 2006 I finished a marathon for the first time in four years. The long hiatus was due to a maddening series of overuse injuries that included a recurring case of hip flexor tendonitis, calf strains and Achilles tendinosis, and topping them all, a three-year battle with patellofemoral pain syndrome (a.k.a. runner's knee). During most of the four years between marathons I doubted I would ever again be able to train at a high level in this discipline, and indeed I "quit" running in despair at least half a dozen times.
What got me over the hump? It was not a single, all-encompassing cure. Instead, I simply tried everything and found that although most measures were dead ends, each of five distinct measures helped a little. When I finally got to the point where I was implementing all of them together (having discarded the various dead ends), I was once again able to run as much and as hard as I wanted to.
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This morning I had to bid farewell to Sigrid, Moe and Marcel. Great meeting old friends and making new! What are the odds that we would meet again after barely two months!?
We just left from the recording at PanAfrican and are now at the piazza and I had an early lunch. It was a deliciously yummy chicken Shiwarma. Currently we are waiting to meet up with Josephine and then leave for Chuwurma for the Agents of youth campaign. In a sentence – it basically empowers youth with the skills of media. Engaging youth through motivational interactive speeches and workshops to passionately acknowledge the power that lies within the radio. Brighton and Josephine work in really great symbiosis – quick-thinking and attention-grasping are but two talents they master; I'm honored for being part of such a meaningful project.


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Hello Everyone,
Thanks so much for stopping over to our blog and saying hello. We are glad you are here.
So the journey of adoption begins... the long, scary, emotional, exciting, terrifying, joyous journey begins.
How did Dale and I come to this decision to adopt and why Africa you might be asking. I am glad you asked! Ever since I, Kristie, have been a child I have always wanted to bring children into my home who needed a family to love them and care for them. When Dale and I met and our relationship grew we realized we shared a similar vision.
In January of 2012 Dale and I started attending Crossway Community Church after moving to Kenosha. There we began to get involved with the Adoption/Foster Care Ministry and started talking about when this journey should begin for us. We explored foster care, adoption through foster care, domestic adoption, and international adoption. Through this journey we felt God leading us to international adoption.
As we were searching our hearts and reaching out to God for guidance of when we were to start that process, we were also trying to have a second child. Some of you may or may not know that in the summer of 2011 we lost a baby when I was 10 weeks along in my pregnancy. Since that time we have struggled to conceive another child. Some of you can probably understand or imagine how challenging this had been for us as getting pregnant the first time was NOT a challenge, understatement of the year. Through this challenge we began to really search our hearts and reach out to God to understand what He was trying to do through this process and why we were going though this emotional roller coaster. Then, three weeks ago we got the monthly bad news that, no this is not the month for us ... again. This proved to be the hardest month for me yet. I was so upset and emotional and just couldn't grasp why this was happening to us. I wanted so badly to have another child and hold a baby in my arms again. A few weeks before this event Dale had been feeling that we should start the process of adoption, but stubborn me said "No, no, lets wait and see if we can get pregnant this summer." Well, I can tell you that Dale was right! As I was in the middle of my emotional turmoil I began to pray and really just feel the Lords leading that Dale was right we needed to move forward with adoption. As I released my fears, hurt, pain, and sorrow to God and asked him to take control of the situation I felt a weight lift off my shoulders and a peace come over me that I cannot even describe. The next day I started researching adoption agencies and looking for one that we could begin working with.
At this point we are trying to raise money towards the adoption. We would appreciate anything you are willing to give, whether it is monetary or through prayer. We have set up a donate button on this blog if you would like to donate money. Again, thanks for stopping by and please watch for future updates.


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Unboxing the Samsung Galaxy S4 ActiveIt's sporty. It's dust-proof. It's waterproof. Take a look at Samsung's latest smartphone.
Another day, another version of the Samsung Galaxy S4. This time, it's the Active which is a more rugged version of the S4 line. Let's get it out of here. Before we do, actually, can I just say, I don't know why all of the Galaxy S4 phones are not active or rugged in some way. I don't know why you need a different version of a phone that's more dustproof, drop-proof, or waterproof since it's been my experience that all phones could benefit from being dustproof, drop-proof, and waterproof. Nevertheless, just gets by a slightly different version if you want it to stand up to everyday life. Rant over. Let's get to the gadget. You know this packaging, right? -Yeah. -I'm kind of over it. There it is. Quad-core CPU, etcetera, etcetera. Let's get it out of the box here. Now, even though it's slightly more ruggedized, it actually doesn't feel much larger and heavier. There are some slight physical differences that we'll get to in a little bit, but it's basically the same sleek, thin design as the regular S4 or the S4 Mini or whichever S4 you happen to encounter. Unlike your usual S4s, you've got a sticker back here to tell you sort of how to sit the back cover. For maximum protection against humidity and water, firmly seal battery cover and USB cover before use. Make sure to press below the LED flash to make sure it gets nice and secured through here. There've been a lot of different tests of the waterproofness of this camera and we will, of course, conduct our own. But spoiler sounds like, although it can take a splash, dunking might be slightly more questionable. Case has a slightly different design and then you can see that there's sort of like a rubberized seal all around the inside of that back case there. It looks a little tougher on the inside than the usual ones. Okay, let's get our battery here. I will say that for those of you who complain that the S4 in the Galaxy line are a little flimsy feeling, although the back is plastic, it feels a little sturdier, and overall, the phone has a little bit more heft which is actually kind of reassuring. Let's turn it on. One other physical difference that you see right off the bat is that there are physical buttons as opposed to the touch buttons because those are not always conductive under water. I don't think you're gonna be swimming with this thing, but-- Nevertheless, I actually really like the kind of brushed aluminum look of this compared to something like obviously the white Galaxy S4 as a slightly different look overall. It doesn't have that brushed metal. The darker versions have obviously darker bezels, but this kind of has a cool, sophisticated, slightly kind of tougher bod that I'm kind of digging, although size-wise, you can see basically the same, just a tiny bit thicker, not bad. Usually, ruggedized means bulky and ugly, although, to me, that's just another reason why this could be just as tough as this. Let's do the specs. The Galaxy S4 Active has a 5-inch TFT display with 1920x1080 pixel resolution. That's pretty good resolution, but this is not Samsung's usual AMOLED display. In fact, reviewers say it's considerably less vivid than the S4. It runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, and of course, has Samsung's proprietary TouchWiz interface. The processor is, no joke, 1.9-gigahertz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 which is one of the fastest currently available on mobile phones. It also has 16 gigs of internal storage and a microSD card slot that's expandable to hold up to 64 gigs. It also has micro-USB for charging and 2 gigs of internal RAM. The battery is 2600 milliamp hours which is rated to 17 hours of talk-time and up to 13 days on standby, like that would ever happen. The S4 Active has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera and the back camera is 8 megapixels. That's a lower resolution than the original Galaxy S4, but again, it's all about the sensor. The camera also features a new Aqua Mode which lets you control and take photos underwater. The Active includes all the extra software features of the S4 such as Air Gestures, Air View, Smart Gestures, Smart Pause, Smart Scroll, Smart Unlock, and TouchWiz Widgets. It costs $199 with a two-year contract. Setting aside my rage about the actual existence of this phone or really the fact that there are two to choose from at all, I'm thinking if I was in the store and I was trying to choose between the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy S4 Active and I wasn't totally obsessed with having my buttons, you know, on the screen, haptic feedback instead of physical buttons, there is no reason not to get the S4 Active. You can drop it. It's dustproof. You could take it in the water. To me, that's exactly what I want my phone to do and it also does all of the same things as the regular Galaxy S4. This seems like the obvious buy. Life is hard on gadgets. For the full review though, head on over to CNET and check out what our editors have to say.


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Roy Warren
Attitude Drinks, Inc.
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I'm way behind on writing, my laptop power convertor blew, and I now have 3500 (!) unread posts on my feeds. Apologies, everyone! But this weekend I did get a blogger's treat – a real-world visit with another blogger, the charming (and hospitable) Neurophilosopher. I had an excellent homemade dinner with his family last night, and today we talked each other's ears off over lunch before visiting the Chelsea Physic Garden.
Mo also helped me locate a power adaptor so I could get back on line from my hotel and resume posting. Blogging from abroad is fraught with unforeseen hazards, but on the whole, I do recommend it. Thanks so much, Mo!


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EPIGENETIX Sintesi della relazione
Project ID: 250367
Finanziato nell'ambito di: FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Paese: France
Final Report Summary - EPIGENETIX (Epigenetic regulation and monoallelic gene expression: the X-inactivation paradigm and beyond)
Over the last century, progress in our understanding of the molecular basis of heredity and of how our genetic information is stored, read and replicated through DNA has been remarkable. Our comprehension of the way that the genome is packaged into the nucleus in eukaryotes and of how some genes are expressed or "read" in some cells but not in others in order to produce cellular diversity, has been more challenging. This ERC project set out to study how differential gene expression can occur not only between cell types, but even between two copies of a gene within the same cell. To do this we have studied X-chromosome inactivation, where one of the two X chromosomes becomes silenced during early development in females. The process of X inactivation is remarkable in at least two ways. First it entails the differential treatment of two identical chromosomes in the same nucleus. Second, the memory of which of the two X chromosomes has been inactivated is stably propagated across hundreds of cell divisions, despite the numerous opportunities for this state to be "forgotten" or reversed, for example during DNA replication. Thanks to a combination of super-resolution microscopy and state of the art molecular techniques that the funding by the ERC provided, we discovered that chromosomes are folded into domains spanning several hundreds of thousands of base pairs of DNA, known as topologically associated domains (TADs), and that the dynamic fluctuations in DNA interactions within these TADs, can probably lead to fluctuations in gene expression. These fluctuations may in turn lead to unequal expression states between two copies of the same gene. Such asymmetric expression states can then sometimes be memorised, leading to populations of cells during development where either one or other of the two copies is expressed. In the case of the non-coding Xist gene, which is the trigger of X-chromosome wide silencing, its asymmetric expression may be initiated by such fluctuations in chromatin folding. We believe that this could explain, at least partly, how the two X chromosomes become differently expressed early on in development. This project led us not only to discover the TAD organisation that hosts the Xist gene but also to identify some of the DNA sequences that likely control the folding within TADs and ensure monoallelic expression. In the course of the ERC programme, we also demonstrated that this type of monoallelic gene expression is not just a characteristic of the X chromosome but can also be found at several hundred loci on autosomes. Importantly, we also showed that such monoallelic expression can be seen in vivo and that some of the genes affected have been associated with human autosomal dominant disorders. This suggests that if monoallelic expression becomes clonally heritable it might sometimes have severe consequences, because if one copy of a gene is mutated, while the other normal copy is silent, then some cells will not express the gene at all and this could be deleterious in a cell or organ. If this is the case, then reversal of the silent state of the normal gene could help to treat such diseases, which is an avenue we are actively researching. Our research, also led to the discovery that embryonic stem cells with two X chromosomes are delayed in their early development when compared to cells with only one X chromosome, at least until X inactivation has been triggered. This reveals that a double dose of some X chromosome genes must provide a checkpoint, to ensure that dosage compensation is achieved, in order for development to proceed normally. Finally we also identified some of the specific molecules that associate with the X chromosome, and that can act either to trigger its silencing or to ensure the cellular memory of the inactive state. These discoveries have provided important insights into the mechanisms by which chromosomes can be differentially expressed in development and disease.


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|Posted by Students and Workers in Solidarity on April 29, 2011 at 2:24 AM
A Testimony by Laura Emiko Soltis
April 28, 2011
My name is Emiko. I was one of the sevenstudents who was arrested on Monday evening for sitting in a tent in theQuadrangle. I am a fifth year PhD candidate at Emory University, and it is as amember of this beloved community that I am writing a response to PresidentWagner's two statements regarding the "protest issue" on campus. As I do nothave the privilege of having an All Emorybutton on my email account or the ability to post my statement on the home pageof Emory's website, I must rely on the good will of friends, colleagues, andstrangers to communicate this message to the wider public. Thank you very muchfor taking the time to read this statement and for your willingness to evaluatecritically both sides of this issue.
First and foremost, it is necessary to clarifywho we are as members of Students and Workers in Solidarity (SWS), theprinciples we stand for, and why we are engaging in collective action. SWS is astudent organization that seeks only to speak as students in our capacity andresponsibilities as students. We do not claim to speak for workers, who havevoices and the capacity to speak for themselves. We are a democratic,non-hierarchical, autonomous organization that takes Emory's mission of ethicalengagement, courageous inquiry, and knowledge in the service of humanity to bethe cornerstone of our collective efforts. Moreover, the principles enshrinedin the Universal Declaration of Human Rights make up a large part of the deepwell from which we all draw our inspiration. Individual members also draw upontheir own moral and religious beliefs to guide their actions in SWS.
SWS was formed in January 2010 in response to anumber of food service workers who, at great risk to themselves, began sharingpersonal accounts of disrespect and intimidation at work. In theseconversations between Emory students and food service workers, students learnedthat the workers who expressed interest in joining a union were being targetedby their supervisors and that the contracted food-service provider, Sodexo, hadinitiated mandatory meetings at Emory's campus facilities that were billed asinformative sessions on unions. While technically legal, workers shared thatthese meetings effectively served as veiled threats against workers to preventthem from seeking union representation. The students of the newly formed SWS,while concerned about Sodexo employees specifically, soon realized that therewas a larger structural issue at Emory that allowed such blatant offenses ofEmory's core values to take place- the issue of sub-contracted labor. Thestudents of SWS began researching Emory's labor policies and talking to manydifferent types of workers on campus, and we found that Emory's current laborpolicies maintain a discriminatory two-tier labor system on campus. On one tierare direct employees hired by Emory, who enjoy protection under Emory's Code ofBusiness Ethics and Conduct, certain benefits, and access to Emory's EmployeeCouncil. On the lower tier are sub-contracted workers, who are employed by acompany that is contracted by Emory University to provide certain campusservices. These workers are excluded from the rights and responsibilitiesoutlined in Emory's Code of Business Ethics, receive a fraction of the benefitsafforded to Emory employees, and do not have any type of forum to address thequality of their workplace environment on the grounds of Emory's campus. Wefelt that in our capacity as students, we were ethically and physically boundto ensuring the well being of those who prepare and serve us the food whichnourishes our bodies, which of course, makes all of our academic, intellectual,social and professional endeavors possible.
In March of 2010, we thus set forth our demandsfor the Emory Administration:
1) Implement a Labor Code of Conduct that wouldguide Emory's ethical responsibilities to ensure the health, rights, and wellbeing of all direct and sub-contracted employees
2) Form a President's Commission on the Statusof Labor which, on equal standing with other President's Commissions designedto protect the rights of vulnerable populations on campus due to race andethnicity, gender, or sexuality, would oversee the Labor Code of Conduct andserve as an independent, investigative and reporting body that would beaccountable to the Emory community.
Members of SWS called on the EmoryAdministration to implement these demands by April 9, 2010. Despite a petitionof more than 1,000 signatures, and powerful testimonies of three brave foodservice workers[1]published in the Emory Wheel on March 22, 2010 in response to a misleadingeditorial[2] written by Sodexomarketing managers posing as food service workers, President Wagner and hiscabinet wrote a public letter which stated that "the employees in question are not Emory employees, andEmory does not control the labor policies of its contractors," that Sodexo saysthat there is no problem, and that Emory has no responsibility toward itssubcontracted labor force.[3]This prompted a response from more than 78 faculty members, who co-signed aletter in the 2010 Commencement Edition of the Emory Wheel which condemned theAdministration's disengagement from ethical responsibility and suggested thatSWS demands would be "useful starting points" in addressing inequalities inEmory's labor policies.[4]
Yet, graduation came and went,summer rolled along, and the administration continued to insist that they donot bear responsibility for subcontracted workers. Over this past 2010/2011academic year, SWS continued to engage with food service workers and fellowstudents and held several public forums in which workers, again, at great riskto themselves and their families, testified to a workplace at Emory in whichdisrespect and disregard for employees have become standard practice. Maleworkers of color shared how they are often called "boy" by their supervisors.One young woman testified how her pregnant colleagues are continuously denied accessto chairs without appropriate documentation from personal physicians who mustbe approved by Sodexo. Story after story, President Wagner and hisadministration continued to evade the issue and failed to appear at theseforums upon frequent invitations by SWS to hear the testimonies of food serviceworkers who, despite being employees of Sodexo, have "Emory" embroidered ontheir uniforms.
Then, in September, members of SWScame across a report by Human Rights Watch, a pre-eminent human rightsorganization respected around the world, which documented in its report "AStrange Case: Violations of Workers' Freedom of Association in the UnitedStates by European Multinational Corporations" how Sodexo, the 21stlargest employer in the world, systematically violates international humanrights standards and U.S. labor law. Similarly, in January, SWS was notified ofyet another report by an independent human rights organization, TransAfricaForum, documenting Sodexo's violations of international law in its practicesaround the globe, including the United States, the Dominican Republic,Guinea, Morocco and Colombia.
Committedto ethical standards as articulated in the Universal Declaration of HumanRights, and its foundational belief that all human beings are born free and equalin dignity and rights, that they are endowed with reason and conscience, andshould therefore act toward one another in a spirit of brotherhood, the membersof SWS decided that our previous two demands were insufficient, and that Emorymust also cut its financial ties with a corporation with documented andsystematic human rights violations. We made these demands clear to theadministration on numerous occasions. As President Wagner accurately stated, wemet with administration officials for a total of nine times. What PresidentWagner failed to mention was that the officials he appointed to these meetingswere largely uninformed of Emory's own subcontracted labor force, refused todisclose any information about Emory's contract with Sodexo (which effectivelyprevented productive dialogue on progressive steps forward), and wereindifferent at best and instruments of deflection at worst.
Feeling disregarded andlegitimately frustrated, the members of SWS called for a public statement byPresident Wagner addressing Emory's continued relationship with Sodexo andEmory's responsibility to subcontracted workers. In early April, we invited PresidentWagner to address the university community on Wednesday, April 20that 12:40pm on the Emory Quad. Emory students, staff, faculty, food serviceworkers, and members of the Atlanta community were invited to the quad at noonto listen to student and community speakers and to await President Wagner'saddress. The highlight of the event was when Isaac Farris Jr., the nephew ofReverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and current president of The King Center,underscored the importance of the Civil Rights Movement and King's dedicationto economic justice, reminding the crowd, and especially the young generation,that King was marching with sanitation workers who were demanding respect ashuman beings when he was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968. Moreover,Mr. Farris pledged the continued support of the Southern Christian LeadershipConference to the struggle for equality and human rights for all of Emory'sworkers.
As 12:40 arrived, Vice PresidentGary Hauk walked toward the crowd, and delivered an address on behalf of PresidentWagner. To the students' disappointment, this statement was actually an emailthat President Wagner had sent to college sophomore and SWS member Alex Zavellthe night before. The statement, which is also available on Emory's homepage,was yet another attempt at evasion of the issues of equality and ensuringdignified treatment of subcontracted workers on Emory's campus. Instead ofaddressing these issues, President Wagner referred to Sodexo's preferredresponse, that the "unrest" at Emory is due to the battle between SEIU (ServiceEmployees International Union) and Sodexo, inferring that the students of SWShave fallen victim to the conspiracy of big unions and are unwitting pawns ofSEIU. Again, I stress and personally testify that neither myself nor any memberof SWS is paid by, benefit from, or has any affiliation with SEIU whatsoever.We are graduate and undergraduate students from all corners of campus who areconcerned about the treatment of workers to whom Emory claims no ethicalresponsibility. Nowhere in President Wagner's statement does he address workertestimonies of mistreatment or disrespect on Emory's campus, actions Emory cantake to ensure healthy and safe work environments for all, or even how Emory'sethical commitments relate to its business relations with Sodexo.
Unsatisfied with an email responseand President Wagner's continued evasion of the issues presented by SWS,students entered the administration building and walked up to the fourth floorto wait for President Wagner. The door to his office was locked, so we decidedto wait patiently in the hallway until President Wagner actually addressed theissues presented to him. There were many exchanges between the students, manyof whom were sitting and studying for finals, and various administration officialsincluding Vice President Gary Hauk and Senior VicePresident and Dean of Campus Life JohnFord. As 6:30pm arrived and the building was to be locked, still without wordfrom President Wagner, we were informed that we had to leave the building.Having waited 12 months since our last dialogue with President Wagner andfeeling the moral necessity of discussing Emory's continued relationship withSodexo, we stated that we preferred to wait for President Wagner's return tocampus. Over the next 90 minutes, we received conflicting statements andrequests from administration officials. Eventually, Emory police arrived andthreatened arrest if we did not leave the building. When we asked whyadministration officials were even considering arrests, which seemeddrastically inappropriate in response to our continued commitment to respectand non-violence, we were told that it was not safe for us to be in theadministration building overnight. When I personally asked if they thought itwas safer in county jail, I did not receive a response. However, presented witha promise that we could meet with President Wagner the following day, wedecided to exit the building. While outside, we asked Emory Police to explainto us the rules of why we could not stay in the building. We were instructedthat Emory buildings are not sites for free speech, but that the Quad was a"free speech space" on campus.
Provided thisinformation, the remaining students began to re-congregate, and slowly, whatbecame known as "Tent City" began to take shape. Other student organizationsbegan bringing in tents, and dozens of students began making the Quad a spacewhere people were free to study, play Frisbee, sleep, talk, laugh, sing, andwatch movies together, and most importantly, communicate SWS's demands and theadministration's official position with anyone who wanted to become informed.For the next six days and five nights, Tent City became a wonderful place.Faculty, staff, and students who were unable to join us came by and dropped offbagels, cookies, and even hot homemade meals. What was most unexpected,however, is that news of this safe space also traveled through Emory'scafeterias and coffee shops, and Sodexo workers began making late night andearly morning visits to share their experiences at Emory and to get updates onthe President's response. When we saw workers out on the other side of the Quadpreparing the stage for graduation ceremonies, we asked them if and when theyneeded us to move. They told us that we weren't in the way and that we couldeasily stay through Wednesday, April 27th.
On Monday, April 25th,our sixth day on the Quad, we decided to hold an informal meeting to strategizefor the upcoming week. Then, unexpectedly, at around 6:30pm, Vice PresidentGary Hauk approached our meeting accompanied by grounds crew members and toldus we had "five minutes" to remove our things and evacuate the Quad. What hadtaken six days to build- a makeshift home with ten tents, food stations, andpeople's overnight belongings and schoolwork- was supposed to be removed infive minutes. As SWS was never informed in the six days of being on the Quadthat it was restricted property or that the Tent City was in violation offacility usage policies, we asked Vice President Hauk why we were beingremoved. He then presented us with a questionable document that stated auniversity policy that prevented us from being on the Quad. Within moments ofthis initial notification, the grounds crew workers were instructed to move in,and they began disassembling tents and forcibly removing students' personalproperty along with the tents. We were all very confused and requested that webe given the opportunity to remove our own belongings. The grounds crew wasinstructed to stop dismantling for the time being while students gathered theirthings. An Emory Law School alumnus who was present read over the document thatVice President Hauk had provided and noted how the policy did not apply.Conversations concerning the legality of forced removal took up much of thetime between 7:00pm and 7:45pm. During this time, grounds crew membersproceeded to dismantle all but three remaining tents. President Wagner's claimin his public letter that "studentswere given every invitation on Monday evening to move their tents and otherbelongings on their own" and that there was "a clear choice on the part of thestudents" cannot be considered true statements. We were given several conflictingdemands: first, we were told to leave the grass; then to just leave the tents;then we were told there would not be consequences if the tents were removed andstudents stayed on the grass. It was approximately 7:45pm when students noticedthat several Emory Police cars had pulled up and approximately 15-20 officers wereat the scene. To us, the presence of so many police appeared again to be anexcessive show of force to a peaceful gathering of students who were concernedabout the well being of fellow community members- the people who serve us food.
All of the students present werefaced with a decision: leave in the face of unnecessary aggression andinconsistent demands, or stand our ground and continue to ask the questionsthat deserved honest answers. Most of the undergrads, faced with finals thefollowing day, left the tents and joined in a large circle to support anyonewho decided to stay. I soon found myself in the company of six others, three otherEmory grad students and three brave students from Georgia State and GeorgiaTech who had joined our Tent City. They too, have Sodexo on their campuses andhave likewise heard from workers about their mistreatment, and wanted to show solidarityin our efforts. A thousand things came to my mind- I had been at Emory for morethan half of my adult life, I'd taught more than 40 students on this campus asa graduate instructor, I'd served on the President's Commission on Race andEthnicity, I had led a health and human rights organization for three years, Ihad sung with choirs at numerous fundraising dinners for Campaign Emory behindPresident Wagner, and most importantly, I had developed friendships withhundreds of my fellow students, my professors, secretaries, janitors, busdrivers, security guards at the library, and food service workers. I loved thiscommunity. I did not want to go to jail. President Wagner testified that hisdecision to arrest us was one of the hardest decisions of his professionalcareer. President Wagner received his PhD in 1984, the year I was born. I wasnow at Emory trying to receive mine. It is fair to say that my decision to sitdown and link arms with six other students as we watched armed policemen andwomen approach our flimsy green tent was the hardest decision of my life. Withthe same voice with which I wholeheartedly sang to encourage donors to givegenerously to Emory University, I began singing "We Shall Not Be Moved."
Many of us have seen the videos. Wewere seven students sitting in a circle, singing to keep our spirits up. Myfriend Joe, a graduate student in Philosophy, was on his knees praying. He wasthe first one the police pulled out of the tent and put in handcuffs. The nextwas Andrea, a second year graduate student in Public Health. I was third. Mikewas next, he's a grad student at Georgia Tech studying computer science.Amariah was the fifth student removed, a student from Georgia State who isfighting another battle against budget cuts at public universities. Roger andChris were the last two students. Two grown men fully embracing as the policecame to separate them. We were all handcuffed and put in the back seats of thesquad cars. I happened to be buckled up. Andrea and Amariah were not. In threeseparate cars, the seven of us were driven to the DeKalb County Jail. Wearrived at approximately 8:30pm. The four men entered the prison in one door,the three of us women in another. We would not see each other again until noonthe following day. Andrea, Amariah, and I were put in a small jail cell withabout 18 other women. The next fourteen hours were the longest fourteen hours Ihave ever experienced. A few of us sat on metal benches, the rest on theconcrete floor. An overflowing toilet sat open in the corner of the cell. Thebright fluorescent lights and the loud bang of the mechanical door that made usjump every time it opened or closed prevented even a minute of sleep. I waitedsix hours to make my first phone call. I was pulled out of the cell to give myfingerprints five separate times. I had my second mug shot taken at 3:30am. Iwas given a TB skin test and underwent a pregnancy test. On the other side, themen had to strip naked, squat, and cough. It was extremely cold, and most of uswere wearing t-shirts or tank tops. Yet, somehow we managed to have greatconversations with the other women, who were all young women of color. Together, we shared in laughter, storytelling, and grouphuddles to keep warm. Seeing so much beauty and humanity in a space designedspecifically to de-humanize and suppress reignited a fire deep within me. Yet,in the extreme highs and lows of emotion I felt throughout that night, all Icould think was, "So this is where courageous inquiry leads."
By 2:00pm on Tuesday, all seven of uswere either back on campus or at our homes. We gathered together again at6:30pm to give an informal press conference and vigil at the steps of theadministration building. The support from the Emory community has beentremendous. All of us have received emails and letters of support, mainlypertaining to our arrests. One professor shared with us this story:
On the way to the vigil tonight, I tried to explainto my nine-year old son that we were going to a "pep rally" at Emorybecause two of my students, Andrea Nicholls and Roger Sikes, were arrested lastnight. They were opposed to a University "policy" and weretrying to get Emory's "Principal" to change the policy and improveconditions for some of the people who work at Emory. When they hadtrouble having a satisfactory discussion with the Principal, they decided topitch tents on the quad and demonstrate peacefully until they could get hisattention.
"So why were they arrested, Mama?"
"Do you know what trespassing means,sweetie?"
"Yeah, its like if I go into somebody else'shouse without being invited."
"Right, after 5 days, the Principaldecided to end the demonstration by asking the police to remove them from thequad and charge them with Criminal Trespassing."
"But Mama, howcan they trespass at their own school?"
While many people, including myself, arewondering the same question, the students who were arrested did not getarrested just for the thrill or infamy of getting arrested. We were arrestedbecause we were asking the questions that the administration doesn't want us toask. We were arrested because our presence was bringing attention to Emory'sglaring hypocrisy of claiming ethical engagement with the world while throwingin jail those students who seek only to ensure the human rights of all membersof our campus community. This hypocritical stance can no longer sustain itself.People are now beginning to ask, if Emorytreats its own students with such disrespect and unwarranted aggression, how dothey treat workers for whom they claim no responsibility?
The ninety-year old Reverend Joseph Lowery,known as the "Dean of the Civil Rights Movement" and third president of theSouthern Christian Leadership Conference, wrote a letter in support of theefforts of Students and Workers in Solidarity. In his letter, which was readaloud by Helen Butler on his behalf at the press conference, he said:
"While I cannot be here today in person, I am with you in spirit. I amproud of the courage you show to stand with the people that prepare and serveyou food every day. With each new generation, the students continue thetradition we started in the Civil Rights Movement not to rest until there isjustice for all. President Wagner, I call upon you to uphold your moralresponsibility not only for the students, but for the entire community. Onceagain, in times of moral upheaval, it is students that point us toward theright course of action."
On behalf of the students who were arrested on Monday and the members of SWS, I encourage the Emory community to direct itsconcern and attention to the issue for which SWS has always existed: to ensurethat Emory extends its ethical leadership to address the inequalities of ourcurrent sub-contracted labor policy. As a community, we must thereforerespectfully, but forcefully demand that President Wagner:
1) Attend agood faith meeting with representatives of Students and Workers in Solidarityin order to identify reasonable and immediate measures to increase equitybetween direct and subcontracted employees. Such measures could include:
a. Eliminationof the extra $150 that "non-Emory employees, contractors or vendors" must payin annual parking rates as compared to salaried faculty and administrators oncampus; or make the MARTA passes provided free of charge to Emory employeesavailable to subcontracted employees, or at least at Emory's discountedpurchase rate of $15 per month.
b. Establishmentof a President's Commission on the Status of Labor that is on par with thethree established commissions, in which subcontracted workers would have aninstitutional mechanism where their voices and concerns would be given duerespect and consideration.
2) Implementa Labor Code of Conduct that would apply to a new contract with Sodexo or analternate food service provider. Georgetown University's Just Employment Policy could serve as a model of a newsubcontracted labor policy. In the case where Emory changes food serviceproviders, all current Sodexo employees must be rehired, as is common practicein the university food service industry.
3) Considercutting institutional ties with Sodexo in light of numerous reports of itshuman rights violations around the world and its unacceptable behavior at Emoryin the past that puts Emory's reputation into disrepute.
4) Participatein a public forum with four representatives of SWS to address steps Emory willtake to ensure that the treatment of subcontracted workers are in line withEmory's high ethical standards. The Global Health Department at the School ofPublic Health has expressed interest in hosting such a forum before the 2011Commencement ceremonies.
I extend my most heartfelt thanks for the community's concern for the health andwell being of us seven students during one of the most trying days of ourlives. I invite the community to direct that same compassion to all of theworkers on this campus whose hard work too often goes unnoticed. Together, allof us are Emory. The creation of a community where every member's human rightsand dignity are respected is indeed where courageous inquiry shall one day lead.
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text: Spin Master acquires SwimwaysClosing Date: Aug 2, 2016 Lexpert Magazine January/February 2017 Issue Tweet On August 2, 2016, Spin Master Corp. (TSX: TOY) announced the acquisition of Swimways Corp., a leader in the water and outdoor sports category, as well as the formation of an Outdoor business segment. The acquisition establishes Spin Master as a key player in the Outdoor and Sports Toys category – currently one of the largest and fastest growing categories in the US toy industry. The announced purchase price for the transaction is US$85 million in cash on closing, less an escrow for possible adjustments, plus up to US$8.5 million payable over four years based on Swimways' sales growth. The transaction was financed through Spin Master's existing credit facility. Swimways will operate as a stand-alone subsidiary within the Spin Master group. The announcement marks Spin Master's fifth acquisition since its IPO in July 2015. Earlier acquisitions include Etch a Sketch and Doodle Sketch from The Ohio Art Company, and global mobile digital app companies Toca Boca and Sago Mini from Bonnier Group. Spin Master is a leading global children's entertainment company that creates, designs, manufactures and markets a diversified portfolio of innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties. Spin Master is best known for award-winning brands including Zoomer™ Dino, Bakugan Battle Brawlers™, Air Hogs®, and 2015 Toys of The Year, Bunchems and Meccanoid G15. Since 2005, Spin Master has received 63 TIA Toy of The Year (TOTY) nominations with 16 wins across a variety of product categories. Spin Master has been recognized with 12 TOTY nominations for Innovative Toy of the Year, more than any of its competitors. Spin Master is among a limited number of companies that not only develop and produce global entertainment properties, characters and content, but also monetize that content through the creation, sale and licensing of products. To date, Spin Master has produced six television series, including 2007 hit series Bakugan Battle Brawlers and its current hit PAW Patrol, which is broadcast in over 160 countries and territories globally. Spin Master employs over 1,000 people globally with offices in Canada, United States, Mexico, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Australia. Swimways is a family-owned business, headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA, with an office in Guangzhou, China, a manufacturing and distribution facility in Tarboro, NC, and a team of 149 employees. The company boasts a diverse portfolio of toys, games and sporting goods for the pool, beach and backyard sold under the brands Swimways, Kelsyus and Coop, and includes the popular, patented Spring Float line of products, complemented by pool category licenses from a number of popular entertainment franchises. Swimways' experienced leadership team will lead Spin Master's Outdoor segment from its current headquarters. Spin Master was represented in-house by Christopher Harrs, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. External representation was provided by its lead outside counsel Torkin Manes LLP with a team led by Jeffrey Cohen and Glen Eddie, and including Adrian Myers. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP acted as US counsel to Spin Master with a corporate team consisting of Jonathan Russo, Bianca Bowen and Naresh Lall. Additional counsel to Spin Master in Hong Kong was provided by William Fan and Jackie Ip of William W.L. Fan & Co. Thomas Inglima, Jeffrey Breeser and Joseph Allen of Willcox Savage P.C. acted as counsel to the controlling shareholder of the Swimways Group.Lawyer(s):Jeffrey I. CohenFirm(s):Torkin Manes LLP


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Tuck the "booty" part in the hole of your paper rolls and your hose will stay up and keep those wrinkles from getting the best of your paper. Now that's how to get a legs up on your holiday wrapping...har har~
Holiday tips to be cont.~
Great idea! I got some of the red (and green) wrapping paper this weekend, too! I'm close to figuring out our sign that I talked to you about awhile ago. I'll let you know ASAP! :-)ReplyDelete
great idea!ReplyDelete
That's a great idea & it's ok if those were your fish nets - you're among friends.;)ReplyDelete
bwaaahhh! love the fishnets...ReplyDelete
That is a great idea!! Duchess's comment is cracking me up!!!♥ReplyDelete
I love you guys!ReplyDelete
Great tip Susie. I hate all the rolls that won't stay together. I use rubberbands. Not very clever but it works:)ReplyDelete
a great idea. You crack me up!ReplyDelete
Great idea, Susie. I am terrible about saving the scraps, then getting ticked that they're laying around and tossing them. Good solution. :)ReplyDelete
smart smart smart!ReplyDelete
Those fishnets look better around that paper than they would my leg! HA!
Great idea!
Happy day!
I believe you have also been to the 50% off sale at Hobby Lobby - that paper looks familiar! Great idea with the hose! My father-in-law has a new wife who is VERY organized and neat - I'll bet she almost has a stroke each time she walks into my house (I'll bet she also does not save little scraps of paper, either). I've noticed that most "neat" people throw away alot of things. I just can't do that.ReplyDelete
awesome idea...!!!ReplyDelete
Great idea! And you are funny too! :)
I almost bought that red and white paper at Hobby Lobby the other day! It's soooo pretty! They have it in green, too! But I knew I had some rolls of burgundy that I didn't think that paper would match, so I opted for two styles of burgundy and golden brown. AND they were half price! : )
As far as the pantyhose thing, girl, you are so creative! I would have never thought to do that!
HA! Great tip!ReplyDelete
Great idea but I can not even tell you the last time I bought a pair of hose--its been ages.
Another use for pantyhose! I use my old ones in the summer to keep my tomatoes upright! Great idea!!! Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving!ReplyDelete
Aaahhhh.... once again panty hose comes to the rescue! what a neat idea, Susie.
And here I thought YOU wore those racy little black fishnets at one time. LOL
:-) Sue
I just bought that harlequin paper at Hobby Lobby - They really do have the nicest selection! That's a great idea! I do save every scrap of paper "just in case" LOL!
My Mom always taught me to roll the scraps up and stick them into the middle of the tube, but I think I like the pantyhose idea better.
Thanks for sharing this great tip!
Oh I adore this idea! I think I have an extra hose on my LEG LAMP. :)
I have decided to forgo my love/hate realtionship with wrapping paper.
I have made linen bags in various sizes this year.
I have just begun my 3 weeks of crafts, decor and more. Come by.
LOL that is a great solution!!! I just said to my man yesterday, why doesn't someone make a roll of precut sheets that are the perfect size for shirt boxes? But then we'd not have the extra pieces...ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, that is the BEST idea I've ever heard of!ReplyDelete
Love this tip...how did you think of it? Oh and nothing wrong with a little fishnets every now and then. :)ReplyDelete
Great tip! :)ReplyDelete
Love this tip... great idea.ReplyDelete
That's a great idea! I usually just throw away the scraps though because I can't stand the clutter. :) HahahaReplyDelete
Your idea is genius! Will definitely be utilizing this for my many, many gift wrap scraps!ReplyDelete
Just love your idea!ReplyDelete
What a great idea! Waste not, want not.
Wow!!! You have such a very wonderful idea. Great post!!!ReplyDelete
Wow!!! You have such a very wonderful idea. Great post!!!ReplyDelete
Oh Susie, you are always full of such good ideas, thanks for sharing the tip.
Happy week
So, Susie - if those are not your fishnets, whose are they? ;)
nice idea!ReplyDelete
Ah you clever girl you! Nothing like repurposing! ;-)ReplyDelete
too cute .... but it's got to be fishnets!!!!ReplyDelete
WAY TOO AWESOME! REALLY GREAT Idea! shooot....but I only HAVE fishnets! JK!ReplyDelete
This is truly a great idea. You have no idea how many times I have tried organizing wrapping paper. Sheesh.ReplyDelete
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I had a Krispy Creme once and I didn't like it, it was such a major disappointment to me. See, I was really looking forward to it, a little too excited perhaps but in anticipation for the doughnut of my life. The thing is, it was really just something and nothing, as light and airy as a feather, sickly sweet, a tad dry + very much a 'take it or leave it' kind of doughnut. Maybe I'm just weird but they just didn't taste like real food.
These are NOT 'take it or leave it' doughnuts. Not at all.
These have real substance, a subtle sweetness, creamy vanilla undertones and a hard crispy chocolate coconut frosting. This is the way I like my doughnuts; substantial, delicious, feel good and plant based. I made these twice in the space of two days, they really are that good. They may not be the glossy, uniformed, additive laden doughnuts from the supermarket but they are real, rustic and full of healthy ingredients.
These cake batter doughnuts are spelt based so much lower in gluten and higher in fibre which is why they're miles more satisfying than regular doughnuts. With a lot less sugar, no dairy whatsoever and zero additives these are my doughnut of choice. Life's too short to eat crappy fake, sugary, greasy doughnuts stuffed with who knows what and I really do care about this. Spelt cake batter doughnuts are surely the way forward, especially as they take five minutes to throw together and twenty to bake. Job done.
Cake batter doughnuts with chocolate coconut frosting
(6 doughnuts)
1 cup spelt flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup sugar
1 flax egg (1 tablespoon crushed flaxseeds to 3 of water)
3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup almond milk
1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 tablespoon dried coconut
1. Preheat oven to 200 ºC. Combine the first four dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl + set aside.
2. Mix the remaining wet ingredients together throughly + add to the dry mixture, taking care not to over mix.
3. Transfer the batter to a greased doughnut pan + bake for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
4. Combine frosting ingredients and ice each cooled doughnut well. Neatness not necessary.
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