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Shoreline Christian Preschool is available as a three-day or five-day option. The three-day program meets on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings. Our 5-day program continues on Thursday and Friday mornings. The additional two days have the same structure, schedule, and preschool teachers as the current three-day program.
A typical day in the life of a Shoreline Christian preschooler is full of fun activity.
Our experienced staff support the development of our students through learning, play and downtime. The schedule on a typical day might look something like this:
9:00-9:20: Letter of the Week, Bible Story, and Opening Prayer
9:25-10:25: Learning Centers/Pre-reading Class
10:30-10:40: Cleanup
10:45-11:00: Snack Time
11:00-11:15: Focus Time
11:15-11:30: Music Time
11:35-12:00: Outdoors Time
12:00: Dismissal
Hours and Arrangement: Five-day Preschool meets Monday through Friday. Three-day Preschool meets on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Both programs run from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the basement of Shoreline Christian Reformed Church, adjacent to Shoreline Christian School. Our program is designed for children 3 to 5 years old who are toilet trained.
Topical Learning
Our topical focus lets our students explore God's world through various themes integrated into activities. Topic areas include: Sea life, community helpers, colors, shapes, numbers, seasons and holidays, magnets, plant life, animals, transportation, outer space, bodies and senses, and more.
Bible stories help students learn from the Old and New Testament about God, His people and God's love for us.
Activities reinforce concepts while making learning fun for students: Reading readiness classes, weekly physical education classes, Show-and-Tell time, and a wide range of free-choice activities, such as puzzles, games, sand and water tables, play dough, writing, work bench, play house, dress up, blocks, cooking experiences, and a variety of other experiences that encourage children to collaborate and play together.
Physical play in our outside play area and in our gymnasium develops students coordination and balance.
Art is explored in the art area with a wide variety of media. Students are encouraged to have fun and express their creativity without an emphasis on a specific finished product.
Music gives students time to learn songs and basic music principles, play instruments, and enjoy God's gift of music.
Field trips add adventure to learning and may include monthly visits to the public library for story hour and to check out books, train or ferry boat trips, visits to the pumpkin patch, puppet shows, visits to Pacific Science Center or Seattle Aquarium, plays and more.


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Subchorionic haematoma
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Gender: Female
From the case: Subchorionic haematoma
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Small anechoic fluid collection between the uterine wall and the chorionic membrane.
Case Discussion
Subchorionic haemorrhage occurs when there is perigestational haemorrhage and blood collects between the uterine wall and the chorionic membrane in pregnancy.
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I have many hobbies that keep me very busy, sewing is taking up a lot of my time at present. I go to a sewing group once a week and last week we had a special class to make Christmas elves. Still got a lot of work to do on him, but got his body finished. Still need to make his clothes and add bits to him, but here he is so far…
Yes, he is a Christmas elf, but he takes time to complete. But what is with people putting up their Christmas trees already? No, that will not do in my house, we will wait until December at least. Yes, the shops get in on the act in October, but they have an agenda. Best part of Christmas for me is the camping trip to the dam, the rest I can do without. Not a great Christmas fan.
Grand Theft Auto 5 is a big draw-card for me at the moment. Playstation is my weakness, I can sit down at my TV and lose myself for hours, and this game is particularly brilliant. I often hear people complaining they are bored, this dumbfounds me! How can you be bored when there are so many potential things you could be doing? I don't have time to be bored, really, I don't have enough hours in my day for my hobbies alone!
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Club news
Westward League XC Exeter
8th December 2016
Round three of the Westward League Cross Country took place on Sunday, on a cold but very dry day. The venue for this event was in the playing fields and woods adjoining the Exeter Arena, and included within it were the Devon Championships. Injury and illness made for a few last minute changes to our men's team but all the runners put in great efforts and ran well. Andy Vallance was the first of the men and the only male to have entered the Championships, coming home in 31.25 giving him 14th place in the Championships and 2nd in his age category. Matt Pitson was next with another good run in 32.00 and Rob Kelly in 33.08. Hugh Robinson ran nearly the whole race with Chris Turner on his heels, but he managed to hold him off right to the finish with them clocking 33.56 and 33.59 respectively. Stuart May was next in 36.20 and George Haskell came home in 37.39.
The ladies race saw a doubling of ORC entries from the previous meeting in the senior ladies race, with six runners taking part, and Eleanor Marvin running in the under 15 age category. Again Molly Marvin was the first ORC home with a great run to finish in in 20.55, giving her a qualifying sixth place in her age category for the Devon Championships. Sarah Marvin followed her home in 21.24, coming 5th in her age group with Juliet Paterson next in 22.42. Anne Binns was next, pleased with her time of 23.22 in her first race back from injury, followed by Jane Jackson in 24.59 and Mags Jarvis in 27.07. Eleanor Marvin ran very well over the 3.9k course, against a fast field of very competitive under 15 entrants, to come home in 19th place in a time of 16.25.
December's Run in the Park took place earlier that morning and we were pleased to see the cold weather has not scared the runners away – Santa even made a debut!
The fourth round of the Westward League is on 15th January at Westward Ho! ORC members can enter this race for free, you just need to wear a club vest or t-shirt. Please get in touch with Andy Vallance if you would like to take part. If you are in need of some club kit (or just want some more) please email ORC, with your name, kit request and size. Jane will bring your order along to club, where you can try it on and pay.
Many thanks to Jane for the run report
Bicton Blister & Downton Half Marathon
30th November 2016
Three ORCs took the trip down to Budleigh Salterton to take part in the Bicton Blister on Sunday. This popular multi-terrain 10 miler starts and finishes at Bicton College and is mostly on the sandy, stony and sometimes muddy paths of Woodbury Common and adjoining woodland. It was the first time any of them had done this race and all three enjoyed the it despite the cold day and chilly wind. Christine Frisch was the first home in 1.45.28, with Katy Speak next in 1.46.51 and Mags Jarvis in 1.49.39.
Hugh Robinson travelled even further to run in the Downton Half Marathon on the edge of the New Forest. This all road race takes in the the hills on the east of the Avon valley, with stunning views on a late autumn day. Hugh ran a great race and was pleased with his time of 1.26.41 to come 11th overall, despite it being hillier than he expected.
Many thanks to Jane for the run report.
Cornish Marathon & Kendal Mountain Festival
21st November 2016
Following a night of gale force winds and torrential rain, the skies cleared and the wind dropped to give perfect weather for the last autumn marathon of the season, the Cornish Marathon. This is Cornwall's only all road marathon, which starts in Pensilva and takes the runners a scenic circular route to Jamaica Inn at Bolventor and back. Four ORCs took part this year with Roger putting in his usual good performance to come in ahead of his club mates in 3.21.30. Not far behind was Paul Carter in 3.25.00 and Andrew Thorne in 4.12. Unfortunately Rob Kelly had to pull out at mile 6 feeling unwell.
Merv took the long trip up to Cumbria for the Kendal Mountain Festival. This four day event is a celebration of all aspects of outdoor pursuits including running, cycling, climbing, and outdoor swimming. Included in the festival is the Adidas 10k trail race which starts in the town, taking the runners out to Scout Scar, then north along the escarpment before heading back into Kendal for the finish. The recent snow had not affected the going here, but made for stunning views of the snow-covered peaks of the higher fells. Merv completed the race in 57.13 and was pleased to come 2nd MV60 in such good fell running company.
Many thanks to Jane for the run report.
Westward League XC – Newquay
15th November 2016
The second round of the Westward League Cross Country series took place on Sunday. The race was held in Newquay, where last year runners had very wet and slippery going to deal with, but this year, despite the recent rain, the ground was still exceptionally dry with runners finishing without a trace of mud on them. For the first time since taking part in the league, ORC was represented by both senior men and senior women teams! The ladies race, over 5k, went first with the very talented Molly Marvin being the first ORC home to come in 63rd in an excellent 21.50 just two seconds ahead of her mum Sarah, who she out- sprinted in the finishing straight. This is Molly's first venture in senior races and she did very well to cope with nerves and a cold. Jane Jackson was the third lady runner in the team and finished in 27.15.
There were six ORC men with the five best places to count for the team in the 8k men's race. Pete Devenport put in a superb run to come home first for ORC in a very good time of 29.21, boosting the points for the men's team with a great 17th place. Second was Andy Vallance finishing 49th in 31.45, overtaking Matt Pitson near the end, who came 50th in 31.48. Paul Crease was next in 32.14 (59th) with Stuart May in 35.01 (103rd) and George Haskell finishing his first Cross Country in a good 36.34 (116th).
The next round is in Exeter on 4th December. That's two days before the Xmas meal so a good reason to run! Another is that this event is FREE for ORC members to take part – just let Andy Vallance know you would like to go and then turn up on the day with either your ORC vest or t-shirt. If you haven't got any club gear, please get in touch with Jane Jackson and see what's currently in stock!
Many thanks to Jane for the run report
Dart to Dart, Bideford 10, Drogo 10 & More!
8th November 2016
It was a busy weekend of racing for ORC this week which started with a night time race on Friday evening. Always looking for new challenges, Christine Fritsch took part in the Dart to Dart, the first of the Wild Night Run series of races. These are run on a mix of trails, paths and some road with runners using head torches to see by, although the route is marked with arrows and flashing lights. With a choice of a 5.5 mile, or an 8.5 mile course Christine chose the longer one, which turned out to be 9.5 miles after a course change. This was Christine's first experience of night races and on a cold but clear night she thoroughly enjoyed the peacefulness and solitude of it, finishing in 1.54.07.
The Bideford 10 Miler was the focus for most of the club's members on Sunday with a huge turnout of 30 runners. Regarded as a fast, flat race with great personal best potential, the course takes runners out by road to Yelland and returns along the Tarka Trail. Being a coastal course, the possibility of a PB can be influenced by the weather on the day, but this year the gusty wind was from a favourable direction, behind the runners on the homeward stretch. First ORC home was Robert Kelly, continuing his excellent season of races with a great run and a PB in 1.00.45, to come 14th overall and followed by yet another terrific run from Roger Voaden in 1.01.11 to take second MV50. Third home was Andy Vallance in 1.01.37. ORCs ladies were headed by Katie Littlejohns with another PB in 1.13.09, winning the senior ladies category and bettering her own club record at the distance by 5 minutes. Second lady ORC home was Charlotte Radnor in 1.23.03 and third was Jo-Anne Turner with another PB in 1.17.56. The ladies were definitely on form with Katie, Charlotte and Claire Stanbury (1.24.38. PB) taking the first Senior Ladies Team prize and Jackie Dawes setting a new club age group record. Seventeen ORCs clocked new PB's and several were running this distance for the first time, including Jane Richardson, setting herself a new challenge at the age of 67!
Other ORC times; Chris Turner; 1.04.28. PB, Stuart May; 1.09.17 PB, Jean-Paul Quertier; 1.11.33, Jason Ewing; 1.14.29. PB, John Binns; 1.19.34, Mike Westland 1.20.18, Jackie Dawes; 1.22.30. PB, Chris Fullford-Brown; 1.24.23, Graham Bryant; 1.26.42, Lucy Brint; 1.30.38. PB, Anne Binns; 1.30.42, Nicola Smith; 1.31.32. PB, Caroline Wilson; 1.33.36. PB, Joanne Burrow; 1.38.05.PB, Rachael Haydon; 1.38.05. PB, Emma Kellerher; 1.42.04, Janet White; 1.46.29, Ruth Bushell; 1.49.12. PB, Jane Richardson 1.50.36. PB, Jessica Corcoran; 1.50.56, Angela Hatten; 1.50.56. PB, Claire Sprague; 1.53.37. Sarah Bell; 1.55.34. PB.
Another popular local race, the Drogo 10, unfortunately clashed with the Bideford 10 this year. Normally held later in the month, the Drogo 10 offers about 9.5miles of hilly trails through the grounds of Castle Drogo and Fingle Woods. The good autumn weather has left the normally muddy paths in an unusually dry condition, but with the trees still showing spectacular colours, the runners had plenty to distract them from the pain of the infamous Hunter's Path hill. Five ORCs took part this year with Pete Devenport giving an outstanding performance to finish fifth overall in 1.03.40, followed by Geoff Hill also running well in 1.11.07. Next was Jeremy Tandy who clocked 1.15.11 and Matt Bailey 1.15.43, with Alan Luffingham completing in 1.54.26.
Just two ORCs chose a different ten mile race to try. Carole Cornwall and Katy Speak ran the Templar Ten, a multi terrain course through the grounds of Stover School and the beautiful Stover Country Park, finishing together in 1hr 46mins.
Further afield, Mags took part in the Age UK Leeds Abby Dash. With many
international runners and an entry of over 9,000 this is one of the most well known and fastest 10k road races in the country. In very cold and windy conditions, Mags did extremely well to finish in 55.43, gaining a diamond award.
Many thanks to Jane for the run report
Dartmoor Vale Marathon, Dartington Duathlon & Rocksolid
2nd November 2016
Having barely had time to draw breath after his superb run at the Leicester marathon last week, Roger, along with Paul Carter, took on the Dartmoor Vale Marathon on Sunday. This is a two lap race, starting and finishing at the Newton Abbot Racecourse and takes the runners out to Chudleigh and then back along country lanes beside Ugbrooke Park. The course is relatively flat but has a hill at mile 11 which is then repeated at mile 22. Both were on terrific form again, with Roger coming home in 3.13.18 to finish second male and Paul not far behind in 3.15.04 for third male.
Having completed a novice triathlon earlier this year, Mags tackled her first duathlon Sunday which was held in the grounds of Dartington Hall near Totnes. Competing at the sprint distance, the race begins with a 5k road run, followed by a 20k bike leg and finishes with a 2.5k cross-country run. With her sole aim being to complete, Mags did very well, finishing in 1.49.11, to come second in the "Vintage" (60+) category.
Chris Turner travelled a long way to find a really muddy challenge on Saturday at the Rocksolid Race in Milton Keynes. Staged in Silverstone Woods, this mud run and obstacle course is where the Rocksolid races started and here are some of the most inventive and difficult obstacles to be tackled, most of which involve getting wet and muddy. With choices of 5k, 10k and 15k, Chris opted for the longest route, thankfully finishing unscathed in 2hours 30mins.
Many thanks to Jane for the run report.
Tavy 7, Leicester and Abingdon Marathons
27th October 2016
The Tavy 7, one of the oldest established races in the local race calendar, took place on Sunday. Always a much loved and popular race, this year it was sold out well in advance of the day. An impressive turnout from ORC saw fifteen members take part this year in beautiful sunny, if somewhat windy conditions. Despite being on the edge of Dartmoor, the course is relatively flat and fast, with an uphill climb to just over mile two, followed by a long downhill before a gently undulating run along country lanes and open moorland. First ORC home was Andrew Vernon in 47.52, followed by John Binns in 55.00 and the first lady ORC, Charlotte Radnor in 55.57. Other ORC times; Keri Quertier; 58.45, Abby Metherall; 58.45, Heidi Wills; 59.30, Emma Dean; 59.36, Becca Ewing; 59.36, Katy Speak; 1.02.55, Ged Fitzgibbon; 1.03.11, Lucy Brint; 1.05.15, Cathy Carey; 1.05.15, Lucy Marrison; 1.05.15, Janet White; 1.16.40 (2nd FV65). Unfortunately Lotte Smith had to retire after being stung by a wasp on her leg and needing medical attention.
Further afield Okehampton's most prolific marathon runner, Roger Voaden, continued his autumn marathon season with a superb run at the Leicester Marathon. Despite his consistently fast times, Roger has never run a sub-three hour marathon outside of his London Marathon runs, but in good conditions he ran a terrific race to finish in 2.58.27, coming 16th overall and 2nd MV50.
Nick Seccombe also took on a marathon on the Sunday. The Abingdon Marathon was first held 35 years ago and, over time, has built a reputation for being a fast, flat course with PB potential, and entries are always sold out within a couple months of going on sale. In perfect conditions Nick did achieve a PB, despite not having the best run-up to the marathon having only recently started at University, he had a great run to finish in 3.10.34.
Many thanks to Jane for the run report
Great West Run, Eden Half & Westward League
19th October 2016
ORC was out in force in Exeter on Sunday to take part in the Great West Run Half Marathon. With the early rain clearing to a bright, sunny autumn day, the conditions were perfect for both the runners and the many spectators along the route. Almost 3,000 took part this year and included amongst them was Olympic Medallist Jame Cracknell. The course, which takes the runners through the heart of the city, is quite hilly and not renowned as a PB half marathon, however ORC's thrive on hills, and five of them achieved some excellent personal bests. First of these was Matt Pitson who stormed round to come 15th overall in a brilliant time of 1.20.29. Roger Voaden was the next home in 1.23.11, followed by Rob Kelly with another good run in 1.24.37. Katie Littlejohns, who has had great success this summer with off road races on Dartmoor, proved that she could still be quick over the city runs, to be the first lady ORC home in a very good 1.39.59.
Other ORC times: Geoff Hill; 1.25.18 (PB), Stuart May; 1.32.11, Jean-Paul Quertier; 1.38.48, George Haskell; 1.39.35 (PB), Andrew Thorne; 1.42.31, Mark Hawkins; 1.42.09 (PB), Charlotte Radnor; 1.47.10, Mike Westland; 1.54.27, Chris Fullford Brown; 1.59.05, Claire Kelly; 2.09.12, Rachael Haydon; 2.11.32 (PB), Claire Sprague; 2.39.48, Sarah Bell; 2.44.40.
Christine Fritsch travelled in the other direction to take part in the Eden Half Marathon. Starting from the iconic Eden Project, the course here is a challenging mix of tarmac and trail with plenty of ups and downs and takes the runners through some spectacular scenery, from lunar-like clay quarries to lush green valleys. Christine loves this type of course, and after finishing in 2.17.22, said she would be back to do it again next year.
The previous Sunday saw the start of the new season of Westward League cross-country races. This is a series of six races held once a month, with men running 8k and ladies 5k, the first race being held in Plymouth. With very dry conditions this was not one of the typically muddy, hilly courses but there was a big turnout for the first race and we had six runners taking part. Matt Pitson was the first home coming 39th in 33.36, with Andy Vallance just five places behind in 34.02. Paul Crease was next in 35.09, Geoff Hill in 36.39, Stuart May in 38.08 and Chris Turner, with the Bournemouth marathon the week before still in his legs, in 39.42.
Many thanks to Jane for the run report
Roadford Tri, Bournemouth Marathon & Delicious Drakes Trail
16th October 2016
Saturday four ORCs took part in a team triathlon at Roadford Lake. The event took place from the Activity Centre on the lakeside and started with a 400m swim, followed by a 13k cycle and finished with a 3.5k run. With 90 teams taking part, Tim Watson, Dave Mugliston, Sarah Marvin and Juliette Paterson did extremely well, coming second in their age category just four seconds behind the winners, with Dave closing down on the last member of the winning team right to the end.
The autumn marathon season saw three more ORCs taking on the 26.2mile challenge at the Bournemouth Marathon Festival on Sunday. Seasoned marathon runners, Chris Turner and Graham Bryant, were joined by marathon rookie Mark Hawkins on a glorious day that was perfect for trip to the seaside, but a bit too hot for marathon running. This year's race was started by Ben Smith who is nearing the end of his challenge to run the equivalent of 401 marathons in 401 days, and the course takes the runners along the seafront between Boscombe and Bournemouth with beautiful coastal views but not much shade. Despite the heat, Chris Turner had a great race to finish first of the three in 3.28.08, setting a new PB by just over a minute. Mark Hawkins had struggled with the training, having only run his first half marathon this year, but had managed all the mileage, before pulling a hamstring with just 18 days to go. Rest and physio treatment made it possible for him to run and he was very relieved to complete in a great time of 4.02.01 and in doing so raised a large sum of money for Children's Hospice South West and the Devon Air Ambulance. Sadly Graham Bryant was forced to retire after a shoelace broke.
The Delicious Drake's Trail is an untimed trail run, not a race, with a difference. The runners are taken on a gastronomic tour of the western fringes of Dartmoor between Tavistock and Yelverton sampling locally produced food and drink, including beer, wine, savouries and sweets, along the 11.5 mile route. With only 300 places available, 15 ORCs managed to secure places and embraced the fancy dress "sporting heroes"
Loch Ness, Bristol, Barnstaple and more!
28th September 2016
It's been a very busy week for ORC members with races in many different venues including Loch Ness, Bristol, Barnstaple, Bovey Tracey and Newton Abbot. The annual 5k handicap race was held on Thursday in Simmons Park, which followed the course used on monthly Run in the Park. The race saw an extremely tight finish with Christine Fritsch getting to within 5 seconds of Kerry Morashti who led from start to finish, putting in an excellent sprint over the last 20m. Third in was George Haskell who overtook a good number of runners and the fastest over the course was Matt Pitson.
Coe has been very busy over the last few months preparing for autumn marathons and the first two of these were held this weekend. Geoff Hill had the furthest journey travelling up to the Scottish Highlands to take part in the Loch Ness Marathon. The route began near Fort Augustus and continued through breath taking scenery, going along the south-eastern shores of Loch Ness (Nessie was not seen!), across the River Ness, and into the centre of Inverness, capital city of the Highlands, for the finish. This was Geoff's first marathon and he thoroughly enjoyed the experience despite getting cramp for part of the route. He finished the course in a very good time of 3:41:50.
The second marathon was much closer to home in Barnstaple. The race course was fairly flat, some of it along the Tarka Trail. Four ORCs took part and they found the route a little windy in places. However, all finished the race with very good times. Rob Kelly was the first ORC to finish in 3:08, followed by Roger Voaden in 3:12, Paul Carter in 3:16 and Andy Vallance in 3.20, who did particularly well as his preparation was severely hampered by an injury (not to mention carrying a fellow competitor for a mile to an ambulance!). Also at Barnstaple was a half marathon which was entered by three ORC ladies who all had a good race. First home was Jackie Dawes in a personal best of 1:52:36, followed by Claire Stanbury in 1:56:19, also a personal best and Lucy Brint finished in 2:10:14.
A second half marathon race was the Great Bristol. Stuart May, Becca Ewing and Jason Ewing travelled to Bristol to take part in the most recent addition to the Great Run Series, with over 10,000 other runners. All three produced very good times. Stuart ran strongly to finish in 1:35:21 while Jason and his wife Becca matched each other well, both finishing in 1:42:16, which was a personal best for Becca.
Sarah Marvin went to Newton Abbot for the ladies' 10k race which followed a scenic route along undulating, quiet rural lanes. It was Sarah's first 10k; in fact it was her first road race ever, having previous experience on the track. She thoroughly enjoyed it, finding the marshals hugely friendly and supportive and finished 16th overall in a great time of 46:37.
Christine Fritsch decided that after taking part in the challenging 8 mile Bude Pirate Run a couple of weeks ago she would like to try the Bovey Beauty. This is a 10 mile fell race including 560m of climbing over tough and hilly terrain, through some of the most rugged and remote areas of the East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve. Also taking part were Rob Hicks and Paul Crease. Rob had a storming run finishing second overall and he won the senior male group with a time of 1:22:26. Paul had a great run finishing fourth overall and third in the M40 age group in 1:26:24. Christine also had a good run finishing in 2:09:59.
Many thanks to Mags for the run report


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Things on the farm have settled as the rains came, we have had 60 odd mils of glorious rain on our paddocks, and where there was sand and dirt we now have tinges of green, something we have not seen for a while now. The farmer is more settled and happier and the animals appear calmer, with rain comes cooler weather and animals prefer that. We have planted belts of native trees to grow and provide shade for them. We have water troughs that get checked daily and we are feeding out hay to supplement the lack of greenery in the paddocks.
With cooler temperatures comes cooler tempers, things that bother one in extreme heat don't seem to do so in cooler weather. I have even hung washing on the line in rain as it cleanses everything even gives it a quick rain rinse. An old farming wives tail is to hang the heirloom family handed down by mother in law quilt on the line when it looks like rain so that it can continue. There is no heirloom quilt here – despite mother in law keeping everything, but I am happy to put sheets, towels, quilts & clothes on-line when it rains.
With the rain comes a sense of relief that one can see things change for the better, it may not seem like this to city dwellers as there isn't the same need for rain except to fill rain water tanks and to water the gardens. lawns and parks. People in the city are not as greatly affected by heat and rain as country people. Most can get relief from heat and rain, here animals need checking more in extremes than 'normal weather.'
Farming is very consuming and I am very conscious of the fact that I write about this more than anything else. We work together as a team and sometimes it's difficult, I am not as capable as some men but I am better than most. I can drive all of the machinery on our property, I can lamb mark, cattle mark, muster, vaccinate, do the book work and also be lucky enough to have time for family and friends. It also can annoy me as it may not be what I want to do that day, in-fact I let the working dogs off this morning, many, Patsy & Mollie and they choose to come running to the back door than answer the farmers whistle, my sister said "don't worry it's Friday they are taking a mental health day." So I gave them a bone and they were happy to be lying on the lawn chewing on them instead of tied to the back of the Ute in the sun.
I admire people who can live more remotely than us, have longer periods of drought and less rainfall than us. The mental strength of farmers and families is admirable, for me there is a small 3 hour drive to see family so I can justify going when I do leave, for those with longer drives it can be too much, not only financially (fuel costs, accommodation costs and time away from animals that need you) but can be visit limiting, making sure your time spent in the city is spent doing al the things you need to and catching up with very few.
My words today, enjoy the time you have, never take anything for granted and include all of those you want in you life the best way you know how, be that phone call, email, face book or twitter. There are so many more options to keep in contact these days than writing letters and waiting for a return. Make sure those you love, know you love them, make sure those you care about , are cared for and mostly be grateful for little things, simple things such as rain, sunshine for we never know when this will change.
Dogs on the Ute but not today, they are sleeping on the lawn.


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One day I was riding my bike, on the same path I rode nearly every day for years. That day a little bump that had never given me trouble before caused my front wheel to lock, throwing me over the handle bars. The pain in my left hand was excruciating. Not being able to move my wrist or any of my fingers in the slightest I feared I had fractured something. I made my way to the hospital where I was X-rayed and thankfully told it was just bad sprain with swollen tendons, but I was still set in a cast.
The weeks following the accident I realized how much of my life depended on having both hands. I was unable to blow glass, solder, or use a lot of basic tools and machinery. I knew in a few more weeks I would be back to normal, but it made me wonder what if I had really hurt myself, broke bones, shatters them? It made me realize how fragile I was, how my bones were like glass, fragile, vitreous. Fascinated by my X-rays and realizing I could still draw, cut stencils, and use a sand blaster I set out to visualize what was on my mind.
Vitreous is made of 3 layers of glass: bones - nerves - veins. Each layer is surrounded by illuminated Electroluminescent Wire. The light enters the perimeter and bounces in between the two polished surfaces of each layer and attaches to the rough surfaces carved by the sand blaster.
This piece was the first time I used this lighting technique and the first time I used deep carving sand blasting. Each of these skills have been an integral part to my future artwork and exploration into light and optics. Eventually I have become thankful for the day that I nearly shattered my hand because without that accident I would not be creating the artwork I am today.


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Carroll County
Owings Mills
September 2, 2007
On August 30, 2007, HENRY Z. WINGATE, husband of the late Nettie V. and Lonnie Wingate; loving father of Virginia R. Cavender and Thelma G. Carper and the late Jack L. and Mary Wingate; dear brother of Grace A. Klein, and the late Benjamin, William and Robert Wingate. Also survived by eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Friends and family may call at the family owned Kirkley-Ruddick Funeral Home P.A., 421 Crain Hwy. S.E., Glen Burnie, MD on Monday from 3-5 and 7-9 where Services will be held on Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Police arrest one in shooting death of Edgewood 16-year-old
By Baltimore Sun staff
October 4, 2010
The Harford County Sheriff's Office has arrested an 18-year-old man for the shooting death of a 16-year-old as he sat in a car outside his Edgewood home, police said Sunday. Michael S. Jones Jr., of the 1300 block of Rainbow Way, in Edgewood, was charged Sunday with first-degree murder, assault and the use of a handgun in a violent crime, in connection with the Saturday night killing of Shakir D. Wingate, 16, of Edgewood. Jones is being held at the Harford County Detention Center without bail.
Wingate, Charlene M.
September 5, 2003
On September 3, 2003, CHARLENE MARIE WINGATE (nee Jackson); beloved wife of Kenneth W. Wingate; mother of Brian Shannon Siatkowski; son of Marie E. and the late Charles E. Jackson; sister of Larry Jackson. Services and interment private. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care, 6601 N. Charles Street, Towson, MD 21204. Arrangements by Eline Funeral Home, Reisterstown, 410-833-1414.
Whitaker, Charles Wingate
November 15, 2009
On November 7, 2009, CHARLES WINGATE WHITAKER, survived by wife, Sallie H.; sons, Vincent L. and Kenneth F. (Tracy), brothers Lyman Whitaker (Vivian) of VA.; sisters, Ruth Hopson of VA., Reba Whitaker of DC., Jennifer Simmons (Lonnie) of NC., and Theresa Picot (Joe); grandchildren Morgan, Kristina and Kyle Whitaker and Alexander Lewis; godson Brian C. Campbell and a host of other family and friends. Family will receive friends at the family owned WYLIE FUNERAL HOME P.A. OF BALTIMORE COUNTY
Wingate, Robert Edward Lee
March 30, 2006
ROBERT EDWARD LEE WINGATE, son of Robert E. Lee Wingate and Eva Siske Heidman died March 28, 2006. A graduate of Brooklyn Park High School, Class of of '65. Mr. Wingate received special presidential commendation as most outstanding Amateur Chemist while still in his teens. Following enlistment in the United States Army, Mr. Wingate a Vietnam Veteran was a member of several Veteran's organizations most notably American Legion Post 195 and Disabled American Veterans Chapter 13. Graduating Cum Laude from Florida International University with BAs in both Philosophy and Psychology Mr. Wingate taught in Dade County Florida and Anne Arundel County Maryland prior to 25 years of service with the Federal Government.
Wingate, Betty Jean
May 23, 2005
On May 20, 2005, BETTY JEAN WINGATE, of Glen Burnie; beloved wife of 54 years to Calvin Wingate; cherished mother of Mark Wingate, Sr. and his wife Norma; dearest grandmother to Mark Wingate, Jr. and his wife Dana, Sharon Krenzer, Joanne Folk and her husband Bill. Also survived by three great-grandchildren, one brother, one sister and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her parents and two sisters. The family will receive visitors at the family owned Singleton Funeral Home, 1 Second Avenue S.W. (at Crain Hwy)
Wingate, Louis Gilliland
July 11, 2006
On July 6, 2006 LOUIS GILLILANDWINGATE, a retired Naval Commander and engineer at General Electric Co. for 37 years, died of cancer at his Ruxton home. Loving and beloved husband of Carolyn Harrington Wingate; devoted and beloved father of Michael Wingate of Lutherville, MD, John Wingate of Ventura, CA, and Meredith Wingate of San Francisco, CA and step-father of Carey Talucci, Kathleen Talucci, Mark Talucci, and Eileen Talucci Alban of Baltimore; loving grandfather of 12 grandchildren and step-grandchildren; devoted brother of Emme Hawn of Erie, PA. Family will receive friends at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road on Monday, July 10, 2006 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Mt. Washington.
Cornett, Sr., French Wingate
October 27, 2004
On Saturday, October 23, 2004, FRENCH WINGATE CORNETT, SR., age 86, of Independence, VA. Born May 24, 1918 at Independence, VA to the late Heath and Eliza Wingate Cornett. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Irene Showers Cornett, son David Cornett, brother Olen Cornett, half-brother Claude Cornett, three half-sisters Jeanetta Jones, Lula Dewitt and Mae Bishop. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Campaign. He was also a retired employee of Bethlehem Steel, where he worked for many years.
Margaret Mae Wingate, 68, secretary
April 22, 2003
Margaret Mae Wingate, a retired secretary and former longtime South Baltimore resident, died of cardiac arrest Wednesday at Carroll County General Hospital. She was 68. A Westminster resident since 1992, she had lived at Locust House, a senior citizen facility in Westminster, since 1999. Born and raised in Southwest Baltimore, she graduated from Western High School in 1953. She was a secretary for Baltimore financial institutions. then began working at Don-Lee Electrical Co. in South Baltimore in 1990.
Wingate sued over automobile accident
December 20, 1990
Former San Antonio Spurs guard-forward David Wingate, who has been accused of raping two women, has been named in a lawsuit involving a car accident that injured a woman and her child.Wingate, who helped lead Georgetown to the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball championship in 1984 and played basketball at Baltimore's Dunbar High School, was named Tuesday in a $23 million lawsuit that claimed he negligently lent his car to a nephew, who was driving a car that hit a woman and her 4-year-old child.
Varsity All-howard
March 29, 2009
girls basketball Player of the Year Nyree Williams, Howard The 6-foot-1 senior forward brought a powerful inside game to the Lions, but she was also a strong defensive presence. With her quickness and long arms, she gave even the slipperiest small guards trouble on the defensive end. On offense, Williams excelled in the paint and was particularly difficult to stop on the offensive rebounds. She averaged 17.6 points, 14.3 rebounds, three blocks and three steals. Williams, who is headed to North Carolina, led the Lions to the best record in school history, 20-5, and a second-place finish in the Howard County league.
Games To Watch
February 1, 2009
Girls Basketball Howard vs. Reservoir: Where:: Howard High When:: Wednesday Time: : 5:30 p.m. Outlook:: Howard (11-2) upset Reservoir (10-3) in their last meeting, 71-60, as the Lions' Brandi Wingate (33 points, 12 rebounds) and Nyree Williams (25 points, 21 rebounds) came up big. In this rematch, the Gators, led by guard Briana Bradford, are going to have to find a way to stop Howard's seniors. The two teams are in a dogfight with Mount Hebron, the defending state champion, for second and third places behind No. 6 River Hill.
Maturity leads to wins
By Sandra McKee and Sandra McKee,firstname.lastname@example.com
December 28, 2008
Howard senior Brandie Wingate, the daughter of David Wingate, who played at Dunbar, Georgetown and in the NBA, isn't afraid to tell her teammates what she thinks before and after games. During games, the 6-1 point guard/forward is busy averaging 15.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 steals and three assists. The Lions are off to their best start in years, and Wingate says that's because she and her teammates have played together for four years or more. What is your role with the Lions? I'm a leader.
Hawks stay perfect as guards play big
By Katherine Dunn and Katherine Dunn,email@example.com
December 18, 2008
With four 6-footers on the floor, last night's girls basketball game between No. 6 River Hill and No. 11 Howard figured to be a battle on the inside, but the Hawks' guards stole the show. Shantrel Oliver and Vanessa Collier combined for 38 points to lead host River Hill to a 67-41 victory in a Howard County league game. The Hawks (6-0 overall, 5-0 league) are the only unbeaten team remaining in the county. Oliver and Collier said there were two main keys to the victory - defense and taking it to the Lions' 6-footers: Nyree Williams and Brandi Wingate.
September 2, 2007
On August 30, 2007, HENRY Z. WINGATE, husband of the late Nettie V. and Lonnie Wingate; loving father of Virginia R. Cavender and Thelma G. Carper and the late Jack L. and Mary Wingate; dear brother of Grace A. Klein, and the late Benjamin, William and Robert Wingate. Also survived by eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Friends and family may call at the family owned Kirkley-Ruddick Funeral Home P.A., 421 Crain Hwy. S.E., Glen Burnie, MD on Monday from 3-5 and 7-9 where Services will be held on Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Walter, Ellen B.
July 18, 2007
On Thursday, July 12, 2007, ELLEN (nee Bodine), beloved wife of the late Charles Walter, devoted mother of Rebecca Johnson, Louise Morgan and the late Ellen Wingate, sister of the late A. Aubrey Bodine and Seeber Bodine, loving grandmother of Willow Wingate, Jeremy Marsh and Anne Johnson. Memorial Service on Thursday, July 19, 12.30 P.M., at Loring Byers Funeral Directors, Inc., 8728 Liberty Road, 21113. (2 miles west of beltway exit 18). Interment Crest Lawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Maryland Historic Society.
Finksburg-wingate, Lillie W.
February 18, 2005
FINKSBURG-WINGATE, LILLIE W., 91 of Finksburg formerly of Cambridge, MD. passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at the Westminster Nursing Home. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be 1:00 P.M., Saturday, February 19 at Thomas Funeral Home with Rev. Pardee Bramble officiating. Burial will follow at Dorchester Memorial Park. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Arrangements by Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge.
Wingate, Kenneth Webster
July 15, 2007
Kenneth Webster Wingate, Jr. The family held a private ceremony.
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Organization : Virtusa
Job Role : Quality Engineer
Location : Hyderabad
Qualification : BE/B Tech
Experience : Freshers
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Virtusa Consulting Services Pvt Ltd Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ: VRTU) is a publicly-traded global information technology (IT) services company providing a broad range of IT services, including IT consulting, technology and outsourcing services. Our Service offerings span business and technology consulting, application services, systems integration, product engineering, custom software development, maintenance, re-engineering, quality assurance, independent testing services, and IT infrastructure services.Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Massachusetts, we have offices and technology centers throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.
Job Requirements:
* Candidate should be BE/B Tech from a recognised university.
* Candidate should have an aggregate of 70% through out academics.
* Should have knowledge on Software Quality Assurance, Functional Testing, Automated Testing, Performance Testing, Security Testing
* Must have sound knowledge of Computer Science/Engineering fundamentals
* Should have excellent analytical and problem solving skills
* Must have good interpersonal, communication (both written and verbal) and team working skills
* Should have knowledge on risk mitigation – Ability to realize and escalate important issues
* Must have understanding the full software engineering life cycle
* Must have basic knowledge of UML
* Must have understanding of at least one related set of technologies & awareness of technical trends
* Should have ability to estimate effort on assigned tasks.
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February 2017 - Monthly News & Tips
News from The Emily Program
Mark's Musings - New Understandings: The Onset of Eating Disorders
A recent study summarized in a blog post on emilyprogram.com, "Identifying Eating Disorder Risk Factors for Early Intervention," describes how researchers were able to identify risk factors in eating behaviors and body image dissatisfaction many years before children developed an eating disorder as defined by the DSM-5.
This study is fascinating on multiple levels. The researchers point out that there are behaviors and body dissatisfaction prior to the onset of an eating disorder. Therefore, it opens the door for families and professionals to look at beginning treatment interventions as early as possible and, perhaps, be able to intervene prior to the eating disorder fully developing.
These findings are very hopeful, especially from the perspective of diminishing pain and suffering and, most importantly, avoiding the dangers caused by eating disorders. It suggests families and others could intervene in a child's environment at home in order to introduce factors that might be protective against the development of the full-blown disorder.
In addition, the study is interesting because it helps to highlight the interplay of biological and environmental factors in the development of an eating disorder. The researchers suggest that there are children who are biologically predisposed to having eating disorders. This is evident because in population-based studies there are predictors of eating disorders many years before they develop. It also helps to clarify that a biological predisposition may not necessarily result in a disorder.
Previous studies of the biology of eating disorders have shown that genetics play a role in 50 to 60 percent of clients. This study helps us understand that the other 40 to 50 percent of the cases could be understood and utilized to the significant benefit of many of our clients — and those who hopefully would never need to become our clients.
Mark Warren, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, The Emily Program
Staff Spotlight
Beth Dean, Client Excellence Manager, St. Paul, MN
Beth Dean joined The Emily Program in 2009 as our Client Excellence Manager. She was attracted to an environment where her contributions could make a difference and encourage staff to think outside the box to get things done. Both have been evident during her time here.
Beth spends her days overseeing the Scheduling, Client Account and Higher Level of Care Benefit Verification teams. She is proud to say her contributions have made a difference all the way down to the client level.
Since 2009, she has led her Client Account team to success in decreasing clients' balances through financial assistance, as well as helping them set up payment plans. She also has led the Scheduling team to increase its live call answer rate for all clients calling TEP, offering a warm and inviting voice on the other end to create a strong relationship from the very beginning of care.
Lastly, she has led the Higher Level of Care Benefit Verification team, which helps clients get placed in our programs quickly by obtaining accurate benefits quotes from insurance companies, to hold a 48-hour or less turnaround time for benefit verification.
In her role, Beth has worked hard — and outside the box — to build teams that offer a great client experience, and generate consistent messages and policies across all of TEP's locations.
"It can be challenging to always get that done over the phone," she said. "But, through trial and error, we have built some strong teams that really work hard to make clients feel comfortable. I have been blessed to manage and work with some great individuals that are thoughtful, flexible and always looking for a way to improve the client experience."
Learn more about Beth and why we think she stands out!
TEP: What's your secret to success?
Beth: My contribution has been my customer service experience, my confidence in my ability to get things done, and my willingness to listen and see things from different perspectives.
TEP: Any advice for new clients?
Beth: Don't be afraid to work with the client account team to plan for the financial aspect of your care. The sooner that happens the less stressful it all can be. We are here to help you!
TEP: Favorite hobby?
Beth: I love to read. It is by far the one thing that can relax me no matter where I am.
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In Cleveland, OH: Thurs., March 2: Begins at 6:30 p.m. at 25550 Chagrin Blvd • Beachwood, OH 44122
In St. Louis Park, MN: Thurs., March 2: Begins at 6:30 p.m. at 5354 Parkdale Drive • St. Louis Park, MN 55416, Room 420
In Seattle, WA: Wed., March 8: Begins at 6:00 p.m. at 1700 Westlake Ave. N • Seattle, WA 98109
View all 2017 Recovery Nights and find out how you can participate!
Careers at The Emily Program!
In Case You Missed It: Highlights from the Blog
Identifying Eating Disorder Risk Factors For Early Intervention
A Closer Look: Body Image Y Group
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I've been an active member of what is now the Intellect Health Care Group since 1981 and was recently elected to its' governing body the Health Care Council.
I've twice been Chair of predecessor groups and served on the Health Care Council from 1999 – 2001, but have just been an ordinary, member for the last few years, but feel the time is now right for me to make a greater contribution.
Intellect is the trade association of the UK HI tech industry with a broad membership and activity in many sectors. The Health Care group is one of the largest and most active of it vertical market groups and provides members with learning and networking opportunities and the ability to feed their views in to the most senior levels of Government and the NHS.
The Intellect Health Care Group has been going from strength to strength in recent years with a growing membership and an active joint programme with the DH and NHS Commission Board and active links with all of the leading bodies across health and care in the NHS, Government, the professions, academia, industry and the third sector.
Membership includes most of the significant players in the UK Health IT market from major multi-national to SMEs and small consultancies like my own company and it position has been much strengthen over the last year by the decision of both EMIS and TPP to join filling one of the few significant gap in its membership.
Intellect is actually very welcoming to micro-enterprises and small SMEs, but many don't discover it. I've already been working with Intellect to build links with the HANDI Community, which includes many companies at the smaller end of the scale and I glad to say I persuaded a number to join and enabled other to participate as guest in our programmes while they consider the benefits of membership.
Intellect is about creating opportunities for its members and in this context has been powerful advocate of open architectures and open standards. In my role on the Council I plan to encourage this and help Intellect articulate the industry position on how we deliver an open health care IT ecosystem. I also intend to continue to work with the HANDI community to ensure Intellect attracts the companies in this community into the membership and builds stronger links with emerging micro-enterprises some of who we be the leading future market participants.
If you active as a commercial organisation in the healthcare market and your not a member of Intellect, you probably should be and if you are already a member I'm keen to hear your views so I can feed them in to Council discussion. If you not a commercial player, but interested in the sector I'm happy to explore with you how I might help you build partnerships with Intellect as many other organisations have done.
You will find more information about Intellect and the Health Care Group on the web site and Jon Lindberg, Head of Healthcare Programme, Intellect 020 7331 2021 firstname.lastname@example.com is always happy talk to potential members or partners.


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A traffic crash killed a 17-year-old girl and injured another in southwest suburban Orland Park late Friday, officials said.
Julie Gorczynski, 17, of the 7900 block of Frankfort Square Drive in Frankfort, was pronounced dead at 11:05 p.m. at Palos Community Hospital in Palos Heights, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
At about 10:30 p.m., the Orland Park Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of 135th Street and 88th Avenue in Orland Park, according to a battalion chief.


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Telestream Named Industry Leader in the Global Video Transcoders MarketFrost & Sullivan honors Telestream with 2009 Global Competitive Strategy Leadership and 2009 Market Share Leadership Awards (November 24, 2009)
Telestream, a provider of world-class video transcoding solutions, affirms its leadership position with the announcement that Frost & Sullivan has presented the company with two 2009 Global Video Transcoders Market Leadership Awards. The Competitive Strategy Leadership Award recognizes Telestream for its accomplishments in the overall global enterprise, broadband and mobile video transcoders market. The World Market Share Leadership award recognizes Telestream's position in the global broadband video transcoders market sector.
The awards cite Telestream's best practices as being unmatched in their field; acknowledge the company's continued double-digit growth rate and market share dominance; as well as the creativity and dedication of its executive team and employees.
Frost and Sullivan's Competitive Strategy Leadership Award is based on key criteria that benchmarks Telestream against its competitors in the areas of competitive intelligence, competitive strategy, market share, brand positioning and customer satisfaction.
"Telestream has focused on using transcoding as an enabling technology and has been able to successfully merge it with other components to provide customers with complete workflow solutions. Further, Telestream has made two major acquisitions that have helped the company leverage growth," said Vidya S. Nath, Senior Industry Analyst at Frost and Sullivan. "Despite tough economic conditions and extremely competitive situations, Telestream has enjoyed substantial growth in 2009 and established itself as a leading transcoding vendor across multiple market segments."
Frost and Sullivan cites several key performance drivers that contributed to the growth of Telestream:
* A highly diversified line of transcoding products complimented by other software and workflow automation products have resulted in higher adoption rates and the ability to address a broader range of markets.
* Strong brand recognition driven by its perceived innovation leadership in spite of the dominance of large broadcast equipment vendors.
* Year-on-year revenue growth of 30% despite recessionary economic conditions in 2009.
Frost and Sullivan also recognized Telestream as one of only two vendors that has gained robust growth within the global broadband video transcoders market, while driving innovation. Although the market is highly fragmented, Telestream led its competitors with a 17.9 percent market share.
"An important factor that has contributed to Telestream's growth is its highly diversified product line. The company offers both enterprise-scale and desktop encoding and transcoding solutions, enabling customers of all sizes to compress video for web distribution," stated Nath, at Frost & Sullivan. "Telestream's market share, especially in the broadband video market segment, has grown tremendously because of these efforts."
Both awards acknowledge Telestream's recent acquisitions as contributing to its transcoding expertise and breadth of product offerings for Mac and Windows users. These acquisitions have helped Telestream to leverage its growth and expand distribution.
"Telestream is honored to receive these two awards from Frost & Sullivan, one of the world's top research firms," said Dan Castes, CEO of Telestream. "The most important recognition for us is customer satisfaction which is reflected in our sales growth and is the foundation for receiving these awards. We are dedicated to continuing our quest to create the technology and products that enable a broad range of digital media solutions across multiple platforms."
More information about Telestream and its products is available at www.telestream.net.
About Telestream
Founded in 1998, Telestream products make it possible to get video content to any audience regardless of how it is created, distributed or viewed. The world's most demanding media and entertainment companies, service providers and enterprises rely on Telestream products to streamline their operations and generate more revenue from their media. In addition, a growing number of video prosumers are turning to Telestream to simplify the creation of video for online and mobile distribution. Enterprise-class products include video capture devices, video transcoding and workflow automation server software. Desktop solutions include encoding, live webcasting, screencasting and component software. Telestream enables users in a broad range of business environments to leverage the value of their video content. Corporate headquarters are located in Nevada City, California, and its team of video experts is located in France, Germany, Sweden, UK and US.
About Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, enables clients to accelerate growth and achieve best in class positions in growth, innovation and leadership. The company's Growth Partnership Service provides the CEO and the CEO's Growth Team with disciplined research and best practice models to drive the generation, evaluation and implementation of powerful growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan leverages over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from 40 offices on six continents. To join our Growth Partnership, please visit http://www.frost.com.
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Skiddaw and wandering through Wordsworth's famous landscapes. Even the extreme weather with an unexpected snowstorm could not dampen the spirits of the pupils, and they rose to the occasion, successfully scaling the heights of Cat Bells, Ghyl scrambling and honing their skills on Kayak and canoe.
In addition to having a great time the pupils were able to refine their geographical skills in the historic market town of Keswick and develop team building skills by completing a range of fun activities from orienteering to the daring high ropes challenge. One of the most popular activities saw the pupils "storm the castle" where they had to work
in teams to overcome a number of obstacles to blow up a model castle.
A great time was had by all and the pupils arrived back in Palma Airport after a fun filled week of activities. Due to the success of the trip we are already planning our next educational field trip to another location abroad where students will be given the opportunity to learn outside of the classroom and broaden their knowledge and understanding of the world around them.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ms Melanie Sweeting for her efforts and for being the driving force behind the field trip. My Thanks also to her team comprised of Ms Griffiths, Ms Raftery and Ms Roden.


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Too few, too feeble: Nine reasons Lok Sabha MPs lost the plot on Dalit issue
The alleged atrocities on Dalits have been a raging issue for all political parties. But when the matter finally came up for discussion in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, MPs left the nation disappointed by their seeming lack of interest.india Updated: Aug 12, 2016 08:38 IST
The alleged atrocities on Dalits have been a raging issue for all political parties. But when the matter finally came up for discussion in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, parliamentarians left the nation disappointed by their seeming lack of interest.
Read | Parliament live: House debates atrocities on Dalits
Nine reasons why the debate in Parliament did little to address the issue.
1. The debate started almost five minutes behind schedule. But even this additional time was not used by errant MPs to reach the Lok Sabha to participate in one of the most important debates of this monsoon session of Parliament.
2. When the debate started, there were about 60 MPs present in the lower house. This means eight of every nine Lok Sabha members was absent from the 545-member House. If any MP had demanded a quorum — the minimum number of members to be present to carry on the proceedings — the House would perhaps have been adjourned for lack of numbers.
3. Though PK Biju of CPI(M) opened the debate, not all Left MPs were sitting. Both the Opposition as well as the ruling side took the debate lightly. In fact, the front rows of the six blocks of seats in the Lok Sabha were near-empty during the time.
4. Over the course of the controversy, the government had been at the receiving end of the Oppositions attack. But three hours into the debate, only four union ministers — Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Ramkripal Yadav, Harshvardhan and Hansraj Ahir were present in the House.
5. The height of embarrassment for the government came when newly appointed minister of state, Arjun Ram Meghwal's name was called out for his speech, and Meghwal was nowhere to be seen. Rudy tried to tide over the situation saying it was a "chhoti ghatna" (small issue) while BJP emissaries went out to locate Meghwal. A good five minutes had passed when Meghwal finally rushed in to the House.
6. By 5pm, the numbers barely climbed to about 62 MPs in attendance. CPI(M) — a vocal opponent of the Modi government on Dalit issues — was represented by its lone MP from Tripura in the House. Its arch rival, the Trinamool Congress, did one better — two of its 34 MPs were present. Biju Janata Dal, the fifth-largest party in House had only one MP present — its floor leader Bhartruhari Mahtab.
7. In the Congress bench, chief whip Jyotiraditya Scindia, KV Thomas, KC Venugopal and a few leaders were sitting. But the party's floor leader Mallikarjun Kharge, himself a Dalit, was absent throughout the debate.
8. Among the prominent Dalit faces of the government, only union minister Ramvilas Paswan sat throughout the debate, along with his son, Chirag.
9. It turns out that many MPs left Delhi to head back to their constituencies on Thursday as the monsoon session concludes on Friday.
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Moto Guzzi V7 Racer / Special / Stone 2015
Paying homage to the racing career of Guzzi's V7 Sport, the V7 Racer captures the spirit of those glory days of four decades past. If its chromed tank (with leather fastener strap along its centerline), suede solo saddle, and various drilled, brushed aluminum brackets and sidecovers were not a enough of a visual cue, then the race number panels integrated into the tail and the headlight fly screen should drive the message home even more clearly. Also available: The Red or Black V7 Special and the V7 Stone, Guzzi's most affordable model.
Price: $10,490/$9,290/$8,490
Engine type: ohv V-twin
Displacement: 744cc
Induction: EFI
Transmission speeds: 5
Final drive: shaft
Front brake: disc
Rear brake: disc
Wheelbase: 57.5 in.
Seat height: 31.6 in.
Fuel capacity: 5.8 gal.
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It should be obvious that technology has profound effects on human belief and behavior, but it isn't. We talk all the time about changing social trends, shifts in cultural beliefs, and developments in human sexuality, but we often look to other cultural influences to explain them. Why did the West come to value property rights and religious freedom? The Enlightenment, of course. Well, yes. But would there have been an Enlightenment without important technological changes like movable type or the successes of certain scientific discoveries? Doubtful. Important technological changes influenced the thought and behavior of people, which in turn, produced the cultural conditions for the Enlightenment. The technological changes that preceded the Enlightenment were already doing the job of closing down the medieval worldview and opening people's minds to empirical science, free inquiry, and human reason. Technological change gave birth to the Enlightenment.
We can see the same effect that technology has on other streams of cultural thought. Before the cultural winds of women's liberation blew, women were already opening their minds to ideas of equality and independence. For that, they owe a great deal of gratitude to their household appliances. Especially their refrigerators. Yes, I know how sexist that sounds. But keep following, and I think you'll agree. I don't mean to say that a woman's place is in the home and that she should be grateful that she's got all those appliances to help her do her job. I mean that, without household appliances, a woman's place would still be entirely in the home. Household appliances made it possible for today's Western society to reject the belief that a woman's place is in the home. Without them, we'd never think any differently. Here's what household appliances did for women. They gave them:
- Time to read and learn
- Richer social lives
- Healthier children
- Greater independence from men
- Careers outside the home
Even the most vein-popping third-wave feminist shouting "Defiance to the appliance!" while pouring menstrual blood on a dustbuster owes a great deal of gratitude to household appliances. Without them, she wouldn't have the luxury of her feminist beliefs. There would be no feminism. She would probably be married with fifteen children, hand-sewing without a thimble, since she doesn't worry that a needle would ever pierce the thickness of her butter-churning callouses.
Let's talk about refrigerators for just a moment. Refrigerators changed life for women. Before refrigeration, women spent an obscene part of their day preparing meals.
Let's have chicken for dinner, Richard," Martha Jefferson suggested to her husband in the early half of the nineteenth century.
"That sounds excellent, wife. Now go catch one, kill it, pluck it, gut it, butcher it, season it, cook it and serve it. And don't forget to make use of every part of that chicken in our lives. Ah, and I'd like a delicious glass of milk at dinner too. Hope you managed to find time to go out to the field, walk a cow to the barn, hitch her in place, get the bucket in place, milk the cow slowly, carry the milk inside, unhitch the cow, and lead it back to the pasture. Otherwise, how will I have my milk at dinner?!"
Martha knew that all that work was just for today's dinner. Tomorrow's would be just as labor intensive, and so would the day after that. She was well aware that none of Richard's instructions (which she didn't need because she had been doing this exact job for the last twenty years of her life) covered the work that goes into breakfast and lunch. She remembered that she also had thirteen children to feed and that she needed to feed them more calories than the great many they burned from the heavy workloads that they had on the family farm. [Anachronistic. "Calorie" would not enter the English lexicon until the later half of the nineteenth century.]
But with the advent of the home refrigerator, Martha didn't have to butcher a chicken one at a time. She could butcher several at once and store meat in the refrigerator for the next week, and before long, she would be able to purchase pre-butchered, pre-packaged meat from a store. Vegetables lasted longer. Milk would stay fresh for weeks. Her family would be eating more food, prepared in less time, for less money, and that meant that hours in her day were freed up. A refrigerator had given her more power over her day. Now she could go to the market and get food instead of staying on the farm all day. At the market, she could make friends and hear new ideas she would have never heard before. Since meals were easier to prepare, she could rely more on her teenage daughter to make meals, which gave her even more time and independence. Because of refrigeration, women gained more power over their sexuality. Since food was cheaper, more available, and in greater variety, women ate more, which gave them larger hips and larger breasts. The feminine form would never be the same.
Is it too much to say that electric household appliances changed women's lives? Not at all. That's exactly what they did. They gave women a chance at the lives that women chose today. Because without them, women's lives are chosen for them.
There were several household tasks that took a common woman in the early nineteenth century six to seven hours to complete. Now think of a household task that takes six to seven hours today….
Don't say "Laundry!" If laundry takes you six to seven hours to complete, it's only because you haven't washed clothes in weeks, you have about twenty times the number of clothes as someone of your social stature would have in the nineteenth century, and you wash them more often. Also, most of that time is spent waiting on a machine to do it's work. You didn't spend it scrubbing clothes on a washboard in a tub of water.
Speaking of laundry and female sexuality. The electric washing machine meant women could own more clothes. They would last longer, and they would get cleaner. She could feel more feminine and smell more feminine. Her hands were softer. And it all saved time.
Hair dryers and curling irons let everyday women have a variety of hairstyles and focus more on their beauty, thus giving them greater power over their sexuality. And electric sewing machines let women women wear more precise, form fitting clothes.
Electric ovens, like refrigerators, made preparing meals faster and easier. Once again, saving more time and money.
A woman with electric household appliances had time to read and discuss ideas. She could contemplate issues of equality and race. She could begin to level the playing field of education and work.
And household appliances gave women greater independence from men. Women could be single mothers and survive. They weren't tied to the home as much. With so much more free time, they could go to college or have a paid career.
To sum it up in one word, household appliances gave women power. Women had power to make choices. Power to shape their futures. Because that's what technology does. It gives you power that you didn't have before. But that power has a lot of implications that we never intended. In this case, household appliances helped shape our views on marriage and the role of women in society. Of course, no one bought a refrigerator wanting it to shape their views on marriage and the role of women, but that's what happened nevertheless. And that's just the refrigerator. If you add together all of the other technological elements in our lives, then we're talking massive social changes that we didn't predict or intend. Technology ends up shaping our beliefs in deep ways that we never saw coming.
Household appliances are just one small way that technological advances have had social effects.
- Radio helped unify the American accent.
- The Internet let us learn ideas from people with different beliefs.
- The Internet changed our sexual behavior.
- Cars made divorce easier.
- Computers allowed women to fight in the military.
The list goes on for miles.
The effects of technology go far beyond the effects we desired them to have. We only want them to make our lives easier, but they have a ripple effect right down to the deepest things we believe.
So when I want to understand why people believe or behave like they do today, I see technology written all over it. All the major issues and debates that take place in the world are shaped by technology. Transgenderism is a cause today because technology has allowed the hard lines that once drew an obvious difference between men and women to be erased. Technology led to childbearing being disassociated with womanhood, and that cracked open the door to the consideration that people born as male could become female. I think constantly in these terms, and yet, it surprises me that more of us don't bring technology to bear more in our explanations of human belief and behavior.
Why is atheism on the rise in the West? Technology. What about the drop in violent crime? Technology. Waive to the five-thousand surveillance cameras! What about the advent of the helicopter parent? Technology again.
Technology has changed and is changing what people believe about God, about themselves, and about literally everything around them.
This may be technology's greatest power in our lives.


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Rather than trying to tame wild stallions, fearless Costa Rican fisherman Chito prefers a playful wrestle in the water with his best pal Pocho - a deadly 17ft crocodile.
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I recently saw an ad for a class being taught by someone who made the critique blog rounds with their query a couple of years ago. The first version I saw (on Evil Editor's site, and no I'm not going to link you directly to the query in question because I don't have permission and, besides, that would be rude) was, shall we say, not very good. Naturally, EE and the minions came through with some really brilliant and considered advice to help improve it.
The query then started popping up on other sites, revised for the better each time. By its fifth public version, the query had gone from bland to spectacular. In fact, when version 5.0 appeared on one agent's query critique site, the agent didn't just ask for pages, she demanded them. While THAT agent didn't take on this author, another did. (It's been a few months now and the ms that snagged the agent hasn't sold yet, but they are pressing forward and working on other projects together.)
What's important to this conversation is not the revelation that getting an agent doesn't always translate into a book sale to a publisher (although that's a reality we all need to keep in our back pockets) or that people actually get paid to critique queries (EE, you're missing out on a bucketload of change to slip into your back pocket, it seems), it's that this person put their ego aside and learned from the critiques. Now those early versions were beaten, kicked, shredded, gutted and left a bloody mess. It took courage to subject those attempts to public pummeling -- not once or twice but multiple times. And it took bull-headed determination to get that query to the point where it had agents begging for more.
I have tons of respect for writers so willing to learn.
So, in easily digestible form, here are the takeaways from today's sermon:
- It generally takes several revisions to get a query to the point it can do its work well.
- Query writing is a skill that can be learned (some writers will always be better at it than others, just as some people are better at writing brilliant marketing pieces than they are at writing technical documents, but if you have any kind of general writing skill, you can learn to write a good query)
- You have to be able to filter conflicting advice and choose what works best for your unique style and voice.
- While feedback is subjective and you might easily ignore advice you only hear once, if several people are piling on over the same issue, realize it's a "you, not them" problem and CHANGE IT.
- Initial drafts (plural) usually suck.
- There is no one way to write a query; even the pros in the biz differ on length, ingredients, and spoilers.
- Listening to conflicting industry advice and trying to cater to every conflicting "rule" out there is a sure way to madness. Pick a style that works for you and do your damnedest to perfect it.
- The same people you're thinking of paying for advice might well be the same people who learned for free -- the same way you can learn for free.
- Whether you pay for advice or not, be sure to solicit multiple opinions and not rely on any one person's blessing or evisceration.
- Even a killer query can't overcome a story that isn't perceived as marketable (go back and read that one again -- it's important).
- Pay it forward -- once you've learned the skill, pop on the critique boards and help others hone their skills as well.
I posted these in the comments on EE's site awhile ago and thought they would be fun to include here, too.
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Version 2: Ouch. But OK, I've cleaned up the stuff readers had issues with and it really is better. (Uh-oh, new issues have been introduced.)
Version 3: OK, I am going to meticulously answer every reader's concern and concentrate on exactly that and nothing else because, frankly, I'm getting pretty frustrated over all of this. (Only now, the query has lost its voice and, somewhere, the story's tight plot and style.)
Version 4: Ah, now I see that I can leave out some of those problematic issues completely and the query experience for the reader will actually be improved. Less really IS more. (And it is. Often, V4 is a complete re-envisioning of the query, with a cleaner feel and fewer plot points and characters.)
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Thursday, November 15, 2007
The Big "Pictionary": One Female's Perspective
So, let me start with this: I have been blessed to have had some wonderful men in my life- kind, caring, generous, good fathers, husbands and friends. Men who would never dream of "taking advantage" of a woman or girl, just because the opportunity arises. Men who think rape is despicable and who would never physically harm a woman or girl. These men offer their female friend or acquaintance a ride home or a place to sleep if she's had a bit too much to drink. They do this NOT to "get some", but to actually make sure she is safe for the night.
So, what's the problem? The problem is that these men live in a world filled with excuses to objectify, degrade, make fun of, think less of, not take seriously….the women they exist with. They live in a world were this type of thinking is rewarded, and if they want to thrive in the world they live in (or so it may seem) they are to encourage, applaud, laugh, or at the very least just stay silent.
Let me give an example. I have several friends who are men. I've known them for years. We play co-ed sports together, we socialize, celebrate birthdays, have bar-be-ques, etc. I would consider these guys, in general, good guys, but often find myself picking my battles around some of them when it comes to their sexist jokes and derogatory or sexual comments about other women (most frequently having to do with her appearance).
One evening a female friend of ours hosted a bar-be-que at her condo. There were about 25 people there, five or six of whom were female, the rest of the group was made up men, a few of which were my friends and the rest were friends of friends. As the night progressed the group decided to play Pictionary, which was fun for awhile until one of the guys, who was actually a friend of mine, decided to draw a picture of what turned out to be a "donkey punch". There was an immediate roar of laughter and energy from the crowd when the guys figured out what he was drawing. Like some of you reading this, I had never heard of a donkey punch. Apparently, this sexual act, which these guys (some my friends) were so excited about, is a very violent and degrading act. It involves punching a woman in the back of her head to make her pass out in order to increase the climax for him.
From this point on, the guys were practically fighting to take their turn at the drawing board, to illustrate other "funny" sex acts that were listed in a recent Maxim magazine. These acts involved urinating on a woman, putting feces on her face…and the list goes on.
This was the first time I have ever felt unsafe around men who were supposed to be my friends. I turned to one of them, whom I was most disappointed that he was laughing, and his response to me was "come on, Nicole, you don't think I'd ever do any of these things". My response was "How would I know by the way you're laughing?" I asked him if he could guarantee me the rest of these men wouldn't do such things. He didn't respond. I mean if they are so excited about these images and are encouraging it to continue, how do I know that these men aren't violent towards the women they are with? If they could be this disrespectful to women, in the presence of women, in the HOME of a woman, how do I know they won't act on it?
When I started to say anything to the group, then I was just "that girl" who can't take a joke, who needs to relax. Not ONE man acknowledged that this was, at the very least, disrespectful to the women in the room. The women who are supposed to be their friends.
I was afraid of the energy in the room. I was afraid because I knew that I was out numbered, that every woman in the room was out numbered by 4 to 1. I was afraid of my friends and, even more so, their friends.
And then I was PISSED that I had to feel this way at all. I WAS WITH FRIENDS! People who are supposed to take care of each other. People who you are supposed to feel the safest with.
I was pissed because that's when I realized just how easy it is for sexual assaults to happen. It's because of attitudes like these that cheer on sexual violence as a joke. It's because the draw to join in on this "bonding" experience was apparently too strong for any of the men in the room to resist. I was scared and pissed because if one or more of these men decided to find a way to get one of the females, myself included, isolated and rape her, then she would be deemed at fault. "She should have known it wasn't safe.", "What did she have that many guys in her house for?", "Why would she go to a party with mostly guys?", "She drank some alcohol that night" "She put herself in that situation".
And then I got sad. Luckily, these men did not sexually assault anyone at this party…but they did successfully reduce the women in the room to an inanimate object that they could fashion to look like and endure whatever they wanted on the pages of the Pictionary board. They did successfully instill fear, distrust and a loss of respect for the very men that I called friends.
I got sad because the voices of the women in the room were silenced. The voices of the women were silenced so much so that I saw at least one laughing right along. I was the only one trying to speak out, and I was dismissed.
I was sad because I know some of these men left to go out and proceed to sexually harass every woman who happened to cross their path. They did it just because they can and because there's a social reward for doing so. I know. I witness it first hand just about every day.
I was sad because, though I believe my friends and most of the other men would not do these things they were illustrating, I knew that more than likely there were men in the room who just might if they had the chance. They just might, and now they have the support and encouragement from my friends to do so.
I was sad for the loss of respect I previously had for these men and for the loss of perceived respect I thought they had for me. In writing this blog, I realize that I have since never attempted to bring this up to the two men I was closest to. I imagine if I talked to them one on one, outside of the power of the group, that they would listen and possibly rethink their behavior. I guess, because no one seemed to care that night, I never thought to try.
I continue to have men in my life who I admire. Men who do speak up, who don't join in when other men are degrading or objectifying women. Men who understand the stake they have in challenging these attitudes and behaviors. Like me, they sometimes have to choose their battles, but they know that they have the power to do something. They can remove the social reward for these things and make respect for women and each other the new norm. The bottom line is that I should NOT have to assume that I'm not safe with my friends, just because they are men! That's not okay for my sake or for the sake of the men I care about…The men who Man Up!
Man Up! is asking men to take action, to remove the social reward for degrading, harassing and objectifying women.
Nicole Littler
MOCSA Director of Community Services & Evaluation
5 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Unless we know our actions are offensive we will contiue doing and saying the same things. Your helping us be better men.
- November 15, 2007 at 3:44 PM
- Mark Folsom said...
Wow,I am sorry that this situation happened and surprised that all the men joined in. I guess that is the power of a group. Victims that my unit encounter do sometimes put themselves in bad situations but this was not one of them. Ms. Littler and her female friends were with a large group of friends at a private residence. Men need to stand up for what is right. One of these men should have said, "Hey, this is inappropriate, lets do something else." Everyone needs to respect their fellow man/woman.
Capt. Mark Folsom
KCPD Special Victims Unit
- November 15, 2007 at 3:59 PM
- Sam Meers said...
What a powerful post. Whether it is group-think, pop culture or the media — these are simply excuses. We, as men, must come to understand the meaning of character, that is: "What you do when no one is watching." We shouldn't need babysitters. We shouldn't need someone to point out to us that our behavior is inappropriate. And there really is no excuse. We all have the ability to understand when our comments, thoughts and behavior are inappropriate.
It doesn't mean we won't make mistakes. But at least if we're aware of the potential harm we can cause, perhaps we'll think twice
Thanks for sharing your story, Nicole.
- November 16, 2007 at 10:22 AM
- sarah said...
I can related to the spectrum of emotions you describe as well. I have a number of men in my life who I consider to be "allies" in gender violence prevention and response. I'll have a number of interactions with these men that seem so encouraging---like they really get it. And then every once in a while these same men (often in a group-think situation) will engage in behavior far below standards they've typically displayed.
Witnessing or experiencing these "slippages" is very disheartening and frustrating. And in a setting where you aren't familiar with everyone or when men outnumber women, it can be scary.
I really appreciate that you shared this Nicole, and I am glad to see others who are appaulled and alarmed by this behavior as well.
Sarah McCoy-Harms
Clinical Services Liaison--MOCSA
- November 19, 2007 at 12:49 PM
- Megan Nufer said...
Thanks for sharing with us this experience, Nicole. Sadly, I think many of us women run upon so many episodes similar to this we can't even recall them all. This is my first visit to Man Up! and I am excited to see what this site conjures up. Honesty with ourselves and others will serve us best, and help us to better understand and respect our brothers and sisters.
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