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Pink on the Outside, Gray on the Inside / TA's 'Best Gay Destination' Title Masks Ongoing Prejudice
Tel Aviv is not Israel, and life is far from perfect for LGBT people even in liberal, tolerant Tel Aviv.
Mayor Ron Huldai lost no time in celebrating Tel Aviv's coronation on Wednesday as 2011 City of the Year in a members' poll by GayCities.com, with 43 percent of the vote. Huldai even made room on his schedule for a walkabout with a few drag queens.
While members of the city's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community welcomed the survey results, a number sounded a sobering note - Tel Aviv is not Israel, and life is far from perfect for LGBT people even in liberal, tolerant Tel Aviv.
The August 2009 gun attack that killed two people at a center for gay teens in central Tel Aviv is still unsolved, and LGBT community leaders cite an uptick in assaults against community members in recent months.
In August 2010 the city council approved the introduction into all Tel Aviv schools of a curriculum segment designed to teach children about sexual identity and orientation and prevent the development of sexual stereotypes. But despite the resolution, this year the program is not being implemented in Tel Aviv.
"It's a step backward," said Irit Zviely-Efrat, CEO of Hoshen, the education center of Israel's LGBT community. She said that last year her organization's program was in three Tel Aviv schools; this year Hoshen has conducted activities in around 420 classrooms around the country, none of them in Tel Aviv.
Zviely-Efrat said that, while Tel Aviv is deserving of its latest accolade, "if the municipality were to spend the same effort and money on LGBT education that it spent on gay tourism, Tel Aviv could be a beacon of light for the entire country in this area as well."
She said that while school officials tell her Tel Aviv is open and liberal, and that the Hoshen program is unnecessary there, "they don't understand that there's a big difference between being between the ages of 14 and 18 and being a young man of 20. For a teenager there's no difference between Be'er Sheva and Tel Aviv when it comes to fear and worry," Zviely-Efrat said.
Hagai El-Ad is executive director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and he was the first executive director of the Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance, the capital's LGBT community and advocacy center. He continues the "yes, but" tack taken by Zviely-Efrat, confirming the great strides made by Israel's LGBT community but also noting what he called the "heights of intolerance" sometimes seen in Israeli society.
MK Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz) echoes this view and says he receives complaints of discrimination and violence against members of the LGBT community on a daily basis. He even accuses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli embassies abroad of "hypocrisy," of "using the homosexual community for propaganda purposes in order to show Israel's liberal face while blocking, under pressure from the ultra-Orthodox, all our legislative efforts toward equal rights, especially in the area of coupledom, families and parenting."
Shai Doitsh is the chairman of Israel's LGBT Association, known as the Aguda, and for the past five years also the head of the gay tourism campaign of the Tel Aviv municipality and the Tourism Ministry. He is pleased with the results of the GayCities survey, and says the million or so shekels spent on marketing Israel as an LGBT travel destination has paid off.
"We have an excellent product relative to most places in the world," Doitsh said. "We are among the safest places in the world for the gay community, if not the safest. Tel Aviv is much safer to walk around in than most European capitals. Besides having a great city for tourism on its own, we also have a lively LGBT community that is an integral part of the city, making it the perfect product."
The Tel Aviv municipality said in a statement that it invests great resources in the LGBT community, increasing its support by hundreds of percent in the past few years, and plans to introduce a program being developed by the city's department of psychological services to teach tolerance toward the gay community in Tel Aviv schools in the next school year.
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TASS members and their guests are welcome to be a part of all our races. Compete with fellow sailors, practice race tactics, and sharpen your sailing skills by entering your private boat into the race. PHRF certificate not required. Cruisers are welcome but spinnakers are prohibited, per standard race rules. All TASS races are conducted on Galveston Bay. Skippers meetings are held at either the Waterford Harbor Ice House or the pier 13 pavilion at the parking lot level. Meetings begin at 10:00 am on race day. Skippers, crew and guests are welcome to attend. Click here for TASS race marks map and race marks table.
Boat owners register their boats online no later than Thursday prior to a Saturday race. Non TASS-members pay $20 fee per race, and TASS members race for free.. Race course and start time(s) are announced at the Skippers meeting . Click here to view this year's race schedule and results.
To register your boat, go to the Calendar and select the race day event PRIVATE BOAT REGISTRATION.
After all races,TASS sponsors a Party open to TASS members all racers,crew members, non-members and guest. Race results and awards are presented at the party. More specific information can be found on the Calendar.
For more information on Leisure Sails or Membership click on the title.
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Information about mint: Casa de Moneda de Chile (Chilean Mint)
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A gold coin with the effigy of King Ferdinand VI of Spain was the first piece struck in the workshops of the Chilean Mint, founded in 1743. With a history that spans close to three centuries, the Mint is Chile's oldest operating establishment for minting coins and printing currency bills, which, among it's list of clients include Chile, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, El Salvador, Venezuela, Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Thailand and the Philippines among others.
The Chilean Mint has been minting coins since 1749. It first produced circulation coins for Chile when it was still a Spanish colony, and today it also makes them for other countries using automated, state of the art machines that meet today's demanding international standards for coins in circulation.
The "S" mark on the coins and medals produced by the Chilean Mint is the country's oldest mint mark. The symbol represents the Apostle Santiago (an "S" with a halo), the patron saint of the capital. This mint mark is recognized both locally and internationally as a seal of quality, the same quality that has earned the Chilean Mint its distinguished reputation.
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A clean image
Recent developments in optical technologies are helping the recycling industry protect the environment.
Recycling plants are starting to use image processing systems that can recognise and separate waste materials faster and in greater volumes than ever before. Identifying and sorting domestic, office and industrial materials more reliably and automatically cuts both the financial and the environmental costs of processing these materials.
The spectral imaging system
Spectral imaging is generally used for sorting paper, cardboard and plastics. It makes the chemical, chromatic and geometric properties of objects visible so they can be classified. This new technology characterises the surface of objects by combining the advantages of spectroscopy with those of digital imaging. The system illuminates the waste material and both near-infrared (NIR) and visible light cameras look at which parts of the light is reflected, which will vary according to the material.
Unlike conventional imaging, where a camera determines a grey or colour value (e.g. RGB) for each pixel, spectral imaging systems make all the spectral information at a certain wavelength available for every pixel. Since the NIR light contains spectral information that is specific to each different type of material, this provides a 'fingerprint' that enables it to be reliably identified. The image therefore can contain valuable information on the molecular or atomic composition and structure of the materials. It corresponds to a three-dimensional matrix with two spatial and one spectral dimension - information that would be unobtainable with other technologies.
Another key benefit is that the NIR emissions are not absorbed by surface coatings on the material, such as dirt or ink from labelling and printing.
The visible sensor determines the different colours of transparent and opaque objects (such as PET and PE bottles), sizes, shapes and positions. Adding a CMYK sensor detects and identifies paper/printed cartons that have been printed with CMYK technology.
Spectral imaging is incorporated in the Spectrosort system, which is used by a number of well-known recycling enterprises in Germany and Austria. On average (with two systems each) they sort up to 50,000t of waste paper per year. Each line can sort up to ten tonnes per hour, depending on the width of the conveyor belt.
The Spectrosort system comprises a light source, a scanning area with the sensors, a control panel and an array of air jets. Fast scanning sensors analyse the waste coming in on a conveyor belt to rapidly identify the materials, shapes, textures, colours and positions of objects. The air jets can then blow particular material types onto a second conveyor belt, while the remaining material goes on to a third belt for further sorting or disposal. The system can sort objects as small as 12mm. Investors in the technology can raise their capacity or reduce staff at their post-sorting stations, but at the same time improve the quality of their sorting.
Development process
Spectral imaging technology is not limited to the recycling industry. It could open up a wide range of applications for scientists and engineers in medicine, agriculture, the processing industry, recycling, chemistry and forensic medicine.
The Spectrosort system was originally developed by Carinthian Tech Research (CTR) in Austria. CTR's Spectrosort T business, including both the sensor technology itself and all the intellectual property rights on recycling applications, were recently acquired by Norway-based TiTech Visionsort.
CTR develops high-tech solutions and services in the field of optical sensors, image processing and microsystem technology and creates high-tech industrial applications for measuring, analysis and automation applications. It works closely with the Fraunhofer Institute.
Image processing components, such as the camera, the objective lenses, the image acquisition card and necessary cables for the Spectrosort project were supplied by the Stemming Imaging Group.


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Alcester Area Chamber of Commerce
Alcester Area Chamber of Commerce
Alcester Area Chamber of Commerce is an organization consisting of businesses serving the Alcester area. Representatives from those businesses meet quarterly to discuss ideas and projects to promote the economic, professional, educational, cultural and civic welfare of the area and to support efforts to improve our community.
Alcester Area Chamber of Commerce
Box 611
Alcester, SD 57001
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/AlcesterChamberofCommerce
2017 Officers
Pat Jurrens – President
Amanda Ericson - Secretary
Vicki Ahart – Treasurer
For great events, specials, new products/services and other news from local businesses, visit the Alcester Marketplace page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AlcesterMarketplace!
2017 Members
Started in 1964, Alkota is a manufacturer of pressure washers and allied products.
105 Broad St
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2222
Fax: (605) 934-1808
Website: www.alkota.com
Find us on Facebook
Alcester Bar
Alcester Bar provides bar and off-sale alcohol and liquor services.
101 E 2nd St
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2933
Alcester Care & Rehab
Alcester Care & Rehab cares for the people you care about.
101 Church St
PO Box 500
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2011
Fax: (605) 934-9923
Website: http://alcestercarerehab.com/
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Alcester United States Post Office
The Alcester Post Office is here to help you with all your mailing needs. We not only sell stamps and ship packages, but we also sell shipping supplies such as tape, boxes and envelopes. We have priority packaging products that are free and only require postage. We have post office boxes available to rent in several sizes, and we are always here to help you in any way possible.
111 Dakota St
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2450
Fax: (605) 934-2308
Website: https://www.usps.com/
Hours: Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Alcester Tire & Service
Alcester • Tire & Service is an automotive service repair shop. We specialize in quality custom welding fabrication, Ag support and snow removal.
101 South Hwy 11
PO Box 213
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2225
Alliance Communications
Alliance Communications provides Internet, cable TV and telephone services to portions of South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa.
612 3rd St
PO Box 349
Garretson, SD 57030
Phone:(605) 934-9900 or (605) 594-3411
Website: www.alliancecom.net
Axel Ericson Electric
Axel Ericson serves all your electric needs 24/7.
501 W 3rd St
Alcester, SD 57001
BIM Concepts, Inc.
Brent Harmes has 30 years of architechural drafting and design experience in commercial and residential properties. He can help you with engineering and permit drawings for all your building and remodeling needs.
Brent Harmes
PO Box 704
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (303) 919-2035
Website: www.brenteharmes.com
Bjaan Collision Center
Services include body work, auto painting, windshield chip repair and windshield replacement. Free estimates are available on all services.
Tom Kribell
112 1/2 E 2nd St
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2411
Cell: (605) 670-3216
Email address: email@example.com
City of Alcester
106 West 2nd St
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2851
Clarity Massage - 2017 Alcester Area Chamber of Commerce member
110 1st St
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 214-6602
Custom Coils
Custom Coils offers the widest range of magnetic components, all custom designed and built to customer specifications. Established in 1967, the Custom Coils operation consists of more than 17,000 square feet. There are more than 70 employees serving 140+ accounts. We serve many industries including biomedical, agriculture, mining, aerospace and military just to name a few. In 2016, Custom Coils became ISO 9001:2015 certified.
109 Iowa St
PO Box 348
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2460
Fax: (605) 934-2440
Website: http://www.customcoils.com/
Dakota Earth
Dakota Earth is Alcester's made-from-scratch bakery, pasta maker, and gourmet food store, and "drop-off" Catering. Look for our farmers market locations seasonally.
114 E 2nd St
PO Box 635
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-7278
Farmers Cooperative Society
Farmers Coop Society's Alcester elevator is dedicated to providing you with competitive grain markets. They provide simple and easy to understand marketing tools and contracts with no hidden surprises. As your locally-owned cooperative, theyare looking out for your best interest and not some major corporation's bottom line.100 Iowa St,
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2370
Website: www.farmerscoopsociety.com
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Form by Kristin
Form by Kristin offers many different types of services from hair, nails and makeup.
209 E 2nd St
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 350-6891
Website: http://kristinhaisch12.wix.com/form
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Gubbrud, Haugland & Gillespie
Gubbrud, Haugland & Gillespie provides law office services.
102 W 2nd St
PO Box 97
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2140
Hawarden Regional Healthcare
For more than 100 years, Hawarden Regional Healthcare's staff has been dedicated to providing for the health and wellness of all in its communities through the delivery of quality healthcare close to home. That mission has not changed. Their goal is to be your resource for health and well being now and in the future.
111 11th Street
Hawarden, IA 51023
Phone: (712) 551-3100
Website: www.hawardenregionalhealthcare.com
Kevin Pies Construction
Kevin Pies Construction does new construction, additions, drywall, decks, roofing, siding, windows and doors and covers all your other construction needs.
503 Jefferson Dr
(712) 441-3357
Alcester, SD 57001
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Mane Attraction
Opened in 2014, Mane Attraction offers salon services.
Stylist Tena Keiser
Stylist Amanda Ericson
112 E 2nd St
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2177
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McKellips Insurance Agency
McKellips Insurance Agency is an independent insurance company offering a variety of insurance products through a variety of companies to get you the best coverage for your situation.
190 Iowa St
PO Box 136
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2500
Website: www.StateBankofAlcester.com/insurance
Mindie's Salon & Spa
Since 2011, Mindie's Salon & Spa has been offering salon services including hair, shellac, pedicures, manicures, waxing, tanning and spray tanning. They carry a variety of salon products including tanning lotions, styling tools and products, shampoos and conditions.
207 E 2nd St
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2004
Cell: (605) 359-7005
Find us on Facebook
Monarch Products
Since 2011, Monarch Products has been in engraving company that specializes in customer etching and graphics for anything from industrial parts and labels to guns, custom gifts, glasses and wine boxes.
Josh Henson
403 W 3rd St
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (714) 420-3838
Email: email@example.com
NVS (New Visions Structures) Homes
NVS was started in 2012 so the customer could deal with only one contractor for every aspect of the project to keep cost low, reduce customer stress and get it right the first time by licensed contractors. NVS does new construction, remodeling, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, windows, siding, general contracting and 25-hour emergency service.
Rick Carlson
PO Box 576
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 214-6897
POET is a world leader in biofuel production as well as in the feed stock industry. At POET Biorefining in Hudson, we are interested in buying corn from local producers and as an ethanol facility we add much value to the producer's corn we grind by; improving the local economy through jobs and an improved basis level, the environment through oxygenated gas, and reduction in energy dependence by easing the need for expensive foreign oil.
29619 Spur Ave
Hudson, SD 57034
Phone: (605) 984-2222
Fax: (605) 984-2056
Website: www.poet.com/hudson
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Premier Bank
Premier Bank opened for business on February 25, 1997. We are a locally owned and managed bank with locations currently in five communities in Rock Valley, Rock Rapids and Doon in Iowa and Alcester and Hudson in South Dakota. It is Member FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender.
190 Iowa St
PO Box 198
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2500
Website: www.epremierbank.com
Southeastern Electric
Southeastern Electric Cooperative, Inc. is committed to serving their changing and diverse membership with quality electric services through sound business practices, communication, education and progressive leadership, today and in the future.
605 SD Hwy 11
PO Box 105
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-1961
Fax: (605) 934-3778
Website: http://southeasternelectric.com/
State Bank of Alcester
The State Bank of Alcester had its beginnings in 1890. It is a locally-owned community bank and has been locally operated since 1919. It offers you local decision-making and service, along with reinvestment in the community; but has the technology and products/services of large, national banks. The bank is deeply committed to its you and the Alcester area. It is Member FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender.190 Iowa St
PO Box 198
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2500
Website: www.StateBankofAlcester.com
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Total Stop Food Store
Total Stop Food Store combines Hot Stuff pizzas and other quick-eat items, a grocery store, gas station and casino in one convenient location.
PO Box 138
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2760
Fax: (605) 934-2761
Website: www.totalstopfoodstore.com
Waterman Backhoe Inc.
Waterman Backhoe provides sewer repair, small plumbing jobs, well repair, septic tank installation and septic system pumping.
1409 3rd St
Hawarden, IA 51023
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Your Daily Dose and Unique Floral by Cindy
Your Daily Dose has prescriptions, over-the-counter products, gifts, home décor, coffee shop, flower shop, balloon bouquets, digital photo printing kiosk and cards. They also have a dry cleaning drop off and Alcester Cubs clothing.
106 E 2nd St
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2244
Fax: (605) 934-9954
2017 Associate Members
AO Knits
custom knitting and embroidery items
Carol Berkheimer
PO Box 617, Alcester, SD 57001
Cell: (605) 205-4662
Phone: (605) 934-2040
Email: email@example.com
Bag Ladee
independent consultant for Thirty-One gifts
Amanda Jensen
47145 295 St
Beresford, SD 57004
Phone: (605) 359-6784
Website: www.mythirtyone.com/1914043
Beauty Counter
makeup, skin care and other beauty products that are free of known parabens and hormone disrupters Kari Kingma
29867 483 Ave
Hawarden, IA 51023
Phone: (605)310-2011
Website: www.beautycounter.com/KariKingma
Colorado Treasures
art of all kinds and all types of mediums
Paula Fagre
PO Box 465
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2135
Cell: (303) 941-0307
Website: www.coloradotreasures.org
Email: email@example.com
essential oils that are used to help with the symptoms of all sorts of ailments, viruses and infections, Jean Doty
48128 299 St
Alcester, SD 57001
Cell: (605) 957-5401
Phone: (605) 934-2226
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Ella G & Company
car fresheners, candles, lotions, body oils sprays, soaps, lip balms and room sprays
Carrie Wilkinson
1331 15th St
Hawarden, IA 51023
Cell: (712) 251-4236
Phone: (712) 551-1140
Enchanted Circle
hand sewn bath towels
Robin Falde
155 Elevator Rd
Chatsworth, IA 51001
Phone: (712) 550-0101
Healing Hope Ministries
Healing Hope Ministries is an organization that ministers to parents who have lost children. Our dream is to create a serene atmosphere where families can get away for awhile and work through some of their grief as well as share memories of their child and honor them in various ways.
Alcester, SD 57001
Office: (605) 934-2525
Denny Allen: (605) 321-1875
Karri Allen: (605) 201-4261
Website: www.healinghopes.com
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Kalli Kay's Jewelry
designs, manufactures and sells jewelry
Kay Brock
4120 S Fairhall Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Phone: (605) 366-5156
Cell: (605) 214-0122
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Karen Nelson
artificial floral arrangements
404 Lincoln Circle
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2557
Email: email@example.com
Klassic Lips by Keesha
Keesha Merrick
30769 482 Ave
Akron, IA 51001
Cell: (605) 214-0702
exclusive clothing line designed to fit women of all ages, sizes and shapes
Kristi Adams
30280 Greenfield Rd
Beresford, SD 57004
Phone: (605) 957-5238
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Martha and Mary
home décor that inspires faith, friendship and fellowship
Shelley Nelson
47218 300th St
Beresford, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 957-5837
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Nathanael Lutheran Church -
209 Dakota St
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (605) 934-2351
Website: http://nathanaelchurch.com/NLC/Home.html
Sunday Morning Schedule: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service and 10:45 a.m. Coffee Fellowship
Pampered Chef
provides opportunities for people to fill their kitchens with high quality tools that make cooking and entertaining easier and more enjoyable and also provide parties, such as cooking parties, book parties, fundraisers, wedding showers, Facebook parties and more
Kirsten Griffith
47935 308 St
Alcester, SD 57001
Phone: (712) 898-0055
Website: www.pamperedchef.biz/lovethepamperedchef
Email; email@example.com
Perfectly Posh
232 2nd St SE
Sioux Center, IA 51250
Website: https://sarahrichmond79.po.sh
Pink Zebra
Kelly Robertson
29001 486th Ave
Fairview, SD 57027
Email: email@example.com
(605) 984-2040
Websites: www.pinkzebrahome.com/kellyrobertson
Phoukit Moumy Egg Rolls
510 Ofstad St
Alcester, SD 570001
Phone: (712) 552-7194
Kayla Pies
503 Jefferson Dr
Alcester, SD 57001
(605) 270-9810
Tastefully Simple and Rodan & Fields
gourmet food products and top of the line skin care products
Jolayne Witt
1621 460 St
Hawarden, IA 51023
Phone: (605) 934-2050
Cell: (605) 261-2760
Websites: www.tastefullysimple.com/jwitt and www.jwitt24.myrandf.com
Thirty One Gifts
Jennifer Schuller
48551 Hwy 46
Hudson, SD 57034
Email: email@example.com
TJs Jams, Jellies and Baked Goods
John and Theresa Sabin
803 9th St
Hawarden, IA 51023
(712) 551-3754
Traveling Vinyeard
free in-home wine tastings of our award-winning wines exclusive to the Traveling Vineyard
Kristi Vos
415 Jefferson Dr
(605) 951-4639
Website: www.myttv.com/kvos
Email: email@example.com
Emmajean Peterson
1168 13th St NE
Sioux Center, IA 51250
(7120 722-0413
Susie and Kathy Scott
603 Mitchell Drive
Alcester, SD 57001
(605) 934-1972
Email: email@example.com
Janet Merrick
(605) 547-2839
Amanda Ericson, Independent Presenter
Email: email@example.com
Cell: (714) 348-9166
Website: www.youniquebyamandajean.com


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Things that are Purple
Now that your child has mastered primary colors, it's time to move on to secondary colors. Help them learn secondary colors by coloring in things that are purple in this worksheet.
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KnowledgeNET Blog
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is due to come into effect on 25th May 2018. It will provide a modernised, accountability-based compliance framework for data protection all over Europe. Below are some points to consider in advance:
- Organisations must understand if they are a Controller or Processor: A data controller controls and is responsible for the keeping and use of personal information on computer, online or in structured manual files. If, on the other hand, you hold personal data, but some other organisation decides and is responsible for what happens to the data, then that other organisation is the data controller, and your organisation is a data processor. Examples of data processors include payroll companies, accountants and market research companies, all of which could hold or process personal information on behalf of someone else. It is possible for one organisation or person to be both a data controller and a data processor, in respect of distinct sets of personal data. For example, a payroll company would be the data controller in respect of the data about its own staff, but would be the data processor in respect of the staff payroll data it is processing for its client companies.
- Organisations that - as a core activity - monitor individuals systematically and on a large scale, or that process special categories of personal data on a large scale, will need to have Data Protection Officers (DPO's) to facilitate compliance with the provisions of the GDPR.
- These organisations must be able to demonstrate compliance with the Regulation. The DPO is a cornerstone of the principle of accountability.
- Factors to be considered when deciding whether processing is "large scale" include the number of data subjects, the volume & range of data, duration of data processing and geographical extent of data processing. A simple example given is the processing of healthcare related data by an individual doctor (not large scale), or by a hospital (large scale).
- Unless a DPO is obviously not required, organisations should document the analysis and process leading to their decision on whether or not to appoint a DPO.
- DPOs may be appointed on a voluntary basis, but where they are, the same GDPR requirements regarding their designation, role and tasks will apply as to mandatory DPO appointments. Therefore, where organisations don't appoint a DPO but do, as they may, assign data protection related tasks to their staff or external consultants, it should be made clear internally and externally that such staff or consultants are not DPOs.
- It is important to get prepared now for the implementation of the new regulation in 2018.
What you need to do now:
- Key personnel in your organisation should start planning now, including a review of the organisation's risk management processes.
- Make an inventory of all personal data held by your organisation and review why you are holding it, where it is stored, how it was obtained, how long you retain it and how secure is it.
- Review how you alert people to the collection of their data and how you deal with complaints if people are unhappy about how you do this. Make sure you have systems in place to correct any errors that arise.
- Review how you delete, amend or restrict access to personal data.
- Review how you respond to requests for access to personal data and how long it takes.
- Check how much personal data you gather, and why. If any categories can be discontinued, then do so.
- Review how you seek, obtain and record service user or member consent. Are they fully aware their consent is being given and what they are consenting to? Are they informed of their right to withdraw consent? Have they given you explicit permission to contact them (e.g. via email or text message)?
- If you process data on children, do you have systems in place to verify age and gather consent from guardians?
- Do you have systems in place to detect, report and investigate personal data breaches?
- Draw up or review your privacy website notice. This should be in clear and plain language and contain details of who to contact in relation to privacy issues, types of date you process, who it is shared with and how long you keep it, use of cookies and tracking devices.
- Draw up or review data protection policies and procedures.
- Make sure you review any other existing policies and procedures that may be impacted by GDPR, e.g. HR, Health and Safety records, employment contracts, financial records, Garda vetting.
- Make sure there is proper handover of responsibilities in relation to data when personnel change role or move on from the organisation.
Jargon Buster
DAR: Data Access Request. A person has a right to find out if a person (an individual or an organisation) holds information about them. They also have a right to be given a description of the information and to be told the purpose(s) for holding that information.
Data Controller: determines the purposes for which, and the way in which, personal data is processed.
Data Processor: anyone who processes personal data on behalf of the data controller.
DPO: Data Protection Officer, the person who facilitates compliance with the provisions of the GDPR.
GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation. This is a European-wide regulation that comes into effect on 25th May 2018. It gives increased powers to the Data Protection Commissioner to impose heavy fines for breaches of the regulations.
Personal data: data relating to a living individual who can be identified either from the data alone or from the data in conjunction with other information that is in or is likely to come into the possession of the data controller.
Sensitive personal data: is data relating to racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, physical or mental health, details of any criminal allegations, proceedings or convictions.
Check out more details on the Data Protection Commissioner's website or the GDPR Coalition website.
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Looking into the (GPS enabled, wireless) Crystal Ball: Social Merges With IoT in 2016
11 January 2016
Oracle Social's Senior Content Manager Maggie Schneider Huston shares insight into 2016 social marketing trends.
To kick off the new year, we're diving deep into the major trends for social media marketing. What will the future bring? Here are some thoughts from Oracle Social's Senior Content Manager Maggie Schneider Huston:
I'm not a "good sleeper." I have struggled my entire life with falling and staying asleep. As a newborn in the hospital the nurses called me, "the baby with the eyes" because I never closed my large, light blue eyes.
I never grew out of it. A few years ago I used the "Sleep Cycle" app to track how poorly I was sleeping. When I showed the data to my doctor, he whipped out his prescription pad and started scribbling.
Fast forward three years, and this is what my daily routine will look like in 2016: I wake up and read a report on my sleep habits, generated from my bed. I weigh myself and learn that I have lost .5lbs, the air quality in my house is good, and that I have a super-low body fat percentage. (Hey, I'm dreaming, okay?) I measure out breakfast, which is then recorded in my daily calorie log, and check my phone to see how long it will take to get to work. I order a ride through Uber and Facebook Messenger, and arrive at work precisely on time. Every click at work is recorded. I use my ClassPass app to find a workout for my lunch hour. After work, I check Yelp for a restaurant recommendation and order takeout. I notice my activity level is low and run a few sets of stairs. Finally, I arrive at home and binge watch something on Netflix until I crash.
In 2010, the exact same day would've provided just two major insights for social media marketers: I use online reviews to find restaurants and I watch Netflix. In 2016, every single action in my daily routine will be converted into data points. Things that used to live entirely in the physical world (like how well I slept, how much I ate or what workout I prefer) are now tracked, logged and entered into algorithms. Patterns emerge. "In a world where every device can generate useful information, entirely new business opportunities are presented, and there's no shortage of people who want to get after them," says Chuck Hollis, Oracle Senior Vice President of Converged Infrastructure.With the Internet of Things (IoT), customer profiles become richer and customer experience reigns supreme.
Data Becomes Currency in IoT-Saturated World
Social marketers can use this data to provide highly targeted ads for their customers. In 2010, I would have been labeled as a "25-34 year old female, college educated, lives in Atlanta." In 2016, I'm an "active, college-educated, 25-34 year old female who is employed, tech-savvy, lives in Atlanta, has a 45-minute commute and is interested in health, wellness, and trashy television. "The advent of IoT changes everything. Data has now become the new currency for differentiation and competitive advantage," says David Ng, Oracle Insight. By converting physical actions into digital data points, the IoT enables marketers to create a more complete profile of their customers.
Every "Thing" Will Be Connected
According to Gartner, 6.4 billion connected "things" will be in use in 2016. That's a 30% increase from 2015. One of the main challenges for marketers is making sense of these disparate data points. Oracle Data Cloud, Oracle Marketing Cloud and Oracle Social Cloud work closely together to provide a holistic view of the customer. Even more importantly, Oracle Social Cloud's Social Relationship Management (SRM) tool listens to social media posts in over 30 languages, which is essential in the global marketplace.
Misused, this data could lead to some very creepy actions. For example, I was recently targeted on Facebook with an ad for e-counseling. Needless to say, it was a bit odd - until I remembered that I had "liked" a friend's post about coping with depression. What had started off as a way for me to support my friend ended up flagging me as a potential customer. That's… too much.
Finding the sweet spot between targeted advertisement (which is welcome) and too-targeted advertisement (which is invasive) will be the biggest challenge for social marketers using IoT in 2016. When in doubt, sleep on it - or in my case, lie awake, stare at the ceiling and ruminate for hours.
Source: Oracle Social Spotlight
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Turtles All the Way Down is a clever, poignant, and – most-importantly – nuanced narrative about living with mental illness. The plot itself, like most of John Green's novels, hedges into the absurd, but the outlandish misadventures serve as a reminder that mental illness does not vanish in the face of love, money, or immortal dinosaurs. The protagonist lives with a severe obsessive-compulsive disorder that plays out vividly against the back-drop of her attempts to solve the mystery of a local billionaire's disappearance. Aza Holmes' anxiety is never used to enhance her detective abilities or romanticized in any other way. Instead, the reader experiences the tightening thought-spirals of Aza's anxiety in all their complexity, and the effect that these have on her relationships.
This book was difficult for me to read because of how real Aza's anxiety felt. It heightened my own obsessive-compulsive tendencies as I found myself absorbed in the emotional toll of the story. Even so, I wish that I had had such a thoughtful exploration of anxiety when I was younger. TATWD might have helped me make sense of my own mental illness as a teenager. Now, I would recommend this book to teenagers and adults alike with the caveat that it is sometimes difficult to experience another person's mental illness in such a raw form.
The book does belabor some points and repeats themes that readers of Green's other work will likely recognize. However, the only real criticism I have is that the topic of psychotropic drugs is not given the kind of complex conversation for which I would have hoped. Aza has her own feelings about taking medication, which are valid and realistic, but Green allows the character's opinion to speak as an absolute, which I fear will be interpreted as a proxy for Green's own feelings and in turn be taken as advice because of his influential presence. Like any treatment, the results of psychotropic medications will vary for individuals and I would have liked to hear more from competing viewpoints.
Ultimately, this is a story that deals with mental health on a personal, realistic level. The book does not try to offer any answers, and the happiness of its ending can be left to interpretation, but it does come with several messages of hope. "Your now is not your forever," Aza says, in the midst of her struggles. And that is a real sort of optimism.
(At the beginning of November 2017, John Green and his brother Hank Green had a sale donating the profits from TATWD posters to NAMI! You can listen to John Green discuss his own mental health here)
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It's back! 'Santa's Christmas Magic' returns to the stage
11.17.2016 | By Amanda Fenwick
PASADENA, Texas — The San Jacinto College theatre and film department is set to ring in the holiday season with its annual production of "Santa's Christmas Magic: The Musical."
The family celebration spectacular will be performed in the Powell Arena Theatre, located on the San Jacinto College Central Campus at 8060 Spencer Hwy., in Pasadena. "Santa's Christmas Magic: The Musical" performances are set for Dec. 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m., and on Dec. 4 and 11 at 2:30 p.m. Special day matinee performances will be performed for area schools and day cares on Dec. 1 and 2.
"Santa's Christmas Magic: The Musical" is a fantasy about a sinister plot to steal Santa's magic. The cast includes male and female actors, as well as singers and dancers from ages 4 to adult. Highlights of the show include toys that come alive and dance and sing, and chorus of children elves. Santa Claus will also take a break from building toys at the North Pole to visit with children during intermission.
"This is a high energy musical that includes outstanding acting, singing and a lot of dancing," commented Dr. Jerry Ivins, Central Campus theatre and film department chair. "For the last 20 years we have presented this show to the community, and it is a holiday tradition for the region. Nearly every performance has sold out since we introduced the production, and we are so thankful for the continued support of our patrons."
"The cost for general admission is $10 per person. Tickets bought and picked up at least two days prior to the opening of the show, Nov. 28th, cost $8 each." To make reservations, please call 281-476-1828.
San Jacinto College offers theatre degrees and classes at the South and Central campuses. Learn more about a career in theatre.
About San Jacinto College
Surrounded by monuments of history, industries and maritime enterprises of today, and the space age of tomorrow, San Jacinto College has been serving the citizens of East Harris County, Texas, since 1961. As a fiscally sound institution, the College currently holds bond ratings of AA and Aa2 by Standard & Poor's and Moody's, respectively. San Jacinto College is a 2017 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence Top 10 finalist and an Achieving the Dream Leader College. Approximately 30,000 students each semester benefit from a support system that maps out a pathway for success. The College offers seven areas of study that prepare a diverse body of students to transfer to a four-year college or university or enter the workforce with the skills needed to support the growing industries along the Texas Gulf Coast. San Jacinto College graduates contribute nearly $690 million each year to the Texas workforce.
For more information about San Jacinto College, call 281-998-6150 or join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.


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You should know: "Safe Haven" contains two big twists that are also big mistakes, turning an already watered-down romance into frustrating, flavorless slush.
As Katie and Alex, Julianne Hough (who neither sings nor dances) and Josh Duhamel are neither the problem nor the solution. He works in a coastal North Carolina market.


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A Champion.....Yes, "one that wins first place or first prize in a competition" is one main definition. However, a champion can also be someone who "has the attributes of a winner." In other words, a person can be "a" champion even when they are not "the" champion during this or that particular competition. A champion in life is someone who puts their best foot forward and strives to be the best they can possibly be and doesn't except anything less of themselves. Everyone has the the will to win, but difference between a champion and everyone else is that the Champion has the will to prepare to win. They Train their Body, Mind and Spirit for the battles of life coming their way. Lets face it..... In life we are either going into a storm, we are in a storm or coming out of a storm and only the strong survive. Champions fight for what they want even if the easiest thing to do is quit. The champion will never make excuses, they will fight for solutions. They don't fear to lose, In fact they LOVE IT! They are obsessed with it, YES!... They are obsessed with losing because losing to them has a different meaning, losing is not defeat its a setback in their progress and it drives them. It's like an adrenline rush that pushes them even harder. It's a feeling of competition, a feeling they need to feel alive. You see, when you love your life you respect it. You just don't love it when it's good, you love it when it's bad. Instead of complaining about it, take action love the process and compete in the game of life. When You figure this out you will be unbeatable.... you will become a champion!!
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The wooden bench in the hallway, between the pot-bellied stove and the hanging ivy in a macramé plant holder, that was where I learned to love. With my skinny legs dangling almost to the worn linoleum and my green eyes hung down to avoid Mrs. Young, I studied the brown and orange geometric lines on the floor beneath my dirty tennies with intensity. I had picked out the shoes myself from the rack at Value Village in Tucson and now they were squeezing my toes and maybe my heart. Mrs. Young had placed me there on the bench and I burned with shame.
Despite my anxious discomfort, this house was warm and safe, and the place to learn about how normal people do life. Like a plant engaged in phototropism, I found a light source and turned to it for survival.
I was there for church, a house-church in my desert village, planted in that southeast corner of Arizona by Providence for my sustenance. I think now of Deuteronomy 8:15. "He led you through the vast and dreadful desert, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock." This place was my water.
Strings of memories wrap around this place like a large ball of twine, strong enough to tie a young sapling to a stake to steady it in the wind. Holy words were said there, pudgy old ladies in flowered dresses and bloated ankles served potluck meals, and I heard laughter. I cherished a few special sanctuaries as a child, the leafy branches of the poplar tree in my own yard, the flat roof top of our shed, and here too in this place, the swing in the side yard where I'd tuck my feet up under me to get away from the chickens or where I'd lazily rock and pretend I lived there.
And there was Mrs. Young in front of me, the best mother I knew, her brown hair in a bun with gray wisps falling near her porcelain face. She and Mr. Young owned the general store about five miles down the dirt roads that criss-crossed the clay and dust, grasses and tumbleweeds, and sometimes I'd walk all the way there just to buy a Baby Ruth. A small group of girls, including myself, and a little Korean girl named Kim wearing the prettiest clothes of all and shiny black patent leather shoes, we'd all been playing after Sunday-School.
And why, I don't quite know, because I was the least of them all and thought so little of myself, but I had been terribly offensive that day, and perhaps I'd fallen victim to that psychology of only liking what is "similar to me," and in fact in my tiny homogeneous community I'd never known anyone before who wasn't white like me.
"You are not being very nice, young lady!" Mrs. Young had seen it all, heard the words, noticed the hurt, and pulled me aside there to the bench. I was ablaze with honest shame because it was all so dreadfully true. I wasn't nice, and I didn't like her daughter, and I had actually said to the brown girl, "you can't play with us."
The best mother stood over me and spoke to me privately about her daughter, an adopted Korean girl with impossibly thick black hair, smooth brown skin, and small dark eyes that held all of Seoul. Mrs. Young told me where her Kim came from, that she was just like me, and though very few words were said, something in her voice seared my soul about the dignity of each human life. She asked me to apologize.
I embraced that other little brown girl. She soon, almost instantly, became my first best friend, a treasure. I spent many nights at her house, and we were just two little girls with dreams, and we'd give each other a head massage as we sleepily talked about the possibilities out there in the great big world. She wanted to be a gymnast. I thought the circus sounded fun. We ate spicy kimchi at her house and dressed up in kimonos. Mrs. Young told me how much Kim wished for hair like mine, and I told my sisters I wanted to be Korean.
If you never have a best friend you can't learn about things like keeping secrets, writing notes with bubble letters and hearts, sharing those silly glances when you have a crush. You learn that girlhood is universal no matter what your race or religion or social status. Sometimes you get hurt, too, like the time in 7th grade when I moved away for a year and after I came back, Kim had a new best friend. Things were not the same, and a year later, Kim moved away to California.
But I thank God for Mrs. Young and that holy bench, and this lesson in love.
Beloved, let us love another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. I John 4:7
(to be continued)
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Queen of Chaos – Created with Adobe Ideas and Sketchbook Pro for the iPad.
Queen of Chaos – Created with Adobe Ideas and Sketchbook Pro for the iPad.
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I'd be curious to hear what the readers see here. I'll bet there are quite a variety of answers if asked.
I'd bet you'd be right.
This pic is wild, Damyanti. All those colors–love it. Why Adobe Ideas rather than Photoshop? Does it offer something different (I should know about)?
Damyanti's a different blogger, but thank you. I used Adobe Ideas along with Sketchbook Pro just because I was working on the iPad. There are some wonderful iPad apps for artists.
Certainly makes me think of chaos, but quite an attractive kind of chaos! 🙂
Hehe, thanks! 🙂
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Ideals are like the stars: we never reach them, but like the mariners of the sea, we chart our course by them.
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New York – U.S. defense officials have claimed that North Korea has recently carried out another ballistic missile engine test.
According to officials, the test which was conducted on Friday was the third such test in recent weeks using similar technology.
CNN quoted one official as saying that engine technology could possibly be used in a eventual intercontinental ballistic missile.
In a reaction indicating show of force following the increased provocations from North Korea, the US Marines have deployed F-35Bs to South Korea for the first time as part of an exercise that began Friday.
North Korea had last week conducted a ground jet test of a newly developed high-thrust missile engine at its Tongchang-ri rocket launch station.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had said earlier during his visit to South East Asia that Washington would consider military action against North Korea if it was provoked.


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Preface PART I. FOUNDATIONS OF APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE 1. Historical and Theoretical Bases of Applied Developmental Sciences 1. Historical and Theoretical Bases of Applied Developmental Sciences - Wertlieb, & Jacobs 2. Neural Development and Lifelong Plasticity - Nelson 3. The Role of Positive Psychology in Child, Adolescent and Family Development - Shatte, Seligman, Gillham, & Reivich 4. Child and Youth Well-Being: The Social Indicators Field - Brown & Moore 5. Participant Consultation: Ethical Insights Into Parental Permissions & Confidentiality Procedures for Policy-Relevant Research With Youth - Fisher PART II. ENHANCING INDIVIDUAL - CONTEXT RELATIONS 6. Families and Ethnicity - McAdoo and Martin 7. Positive Parenting and Positive Development in Children - Bornstein 8. Promoting Child Adjustment by Fostering Positive Paternal Involvement - Lamb, Chuang, & Cabrera 9. Ethnotheories of Parenting: At the Interface Between Culture and Child Development - Mistry, Chaudhuri, & Diez 10. Reforming Education: Developing 21st Century Community Schools - Blanck, Shah, Johnson, Blackwell, & Ganley PART III. STRENGTHENING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS 11. The Role of Federal and State Governments in Child and Family Issues: An Analysis of Three Policy Areas - Capizzano & Stagner 12. Child Poverty in the United States: An Evidence-Based Conceptual Framework for Programs and Policies - Gershoff, Aber, & Raver 13. The Politics of Children's Issues: Challenges and Opportunities for Advancing a Children's Agenda in the Political Arena - Allen & Martinez 14. Juvenile Justice and Positive Youth Development - Schwartz 15. The Development of Young Children with Disabilities and Their Families: Implications for Policies and Programs - Hauser-Cram & Howell PART IV. ENHANCING SERVICE SYSTEMS 16. Early Intervention and Family Support Programs - Eckenrode, Izzo, & Campa-Muller 17. Back To Basics: Building an Early Care and Education System - Kagen & Neuman 18. Child Welfare: Controversies and Possibilities - McCroskey 19. Housing: The Foundation of Family Life - Bratt 20. Philanthropy, Science, and Social Change: Corporate and Operating Foundations as Engines of Applied Developmental Science - Sherrod Author Index Author Index Subject Index About the Editors
Richard M. Lerner is the Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science and the Director of the Applied Developmental Science Institute in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University. A developmental psychologist, Lerner received a Ph.D. in 1971 from the City University of New York. He has been a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association, and American Psychological Society. Prior to joining Tufts University, he held administrative posts at Michigan State University, Pennsylvania State University, and Boston College, where he was the Anita L. Brennan Professor of Education and the Director of the Center for Child, Family, and Community Partnerships. In 1994-95, he held the Tyner Eminent Scholar Chair in the Human Sciences at Florida State University. He is author or editor of 55 books and more than 360 scholarly articles and chapters. He edited Volume 1 (Theoretical Models of Human Development) for the fifth edition of the Handbook of Child Psychology. He is the founding editor of the Journal of Research on Adolescence and Applied Developmental Science. He is known for his theory of, and research about, relations between life-span human development and contextual or ecological change. Lerner has done foundational studies of adolescents' relations with their peer, family, school, and community contexts and is a leader in the study of public policies and community-based programs aimed at the promotion of positive youth development. With Sage, he authored America's Youth in Crisis: Challenges and Options for Programs and Policies (1995), co-edited the four-volume Handbook of Applied Developmental Science, and is co-editing the two-volume Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science. Francine Jacobs, Ed.D., is Associate Professor at Tufts University, with a joint appointment in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development and the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, of which she is currently Chairperson. Her research and teaching interests are primarily in the area of child and family policy--child welfare and protection, child care and early childhood education, family support, and community-based initiatives--and in program evaluation. During her time at Tufts, she ahs been the principal investigator for numerous grants, with projects ranging from coordinating an early childhood community planning process in Boston to developing an evaluation process for state family preservation programs. Her current project is a multiyear evaluation of a universal home visiting program for teen mothers, Health Families Massachusetts. In addition to her teaching and research, she serves on several advisory committees for child and family service organizations and research studiesand was recently appointed to the National Academy of Sciences' Committee on Family and Work Policies. She graduate from Brandeis University and received her master's and doctoral degrees from Harvard University. Pior to joining the Tufts faculty in 1986, she directed two early childhood programs and was the associate director and director of research at the Harvard Family Research Project. She also maintained an active program evaluation practice, consulting for numerous organizations on the planning and conduct of evaluation activities. She has lectured and written extensively about program evaluation and about child and family policy. Her two coedited volumes, "Evaluating Family Program" and "More Than Kissing Babies: Current Child and Family Policy in the United States," focus on these areas. Donald Wertlieb, Ph.D., is Director of the Tufts University Center for Children and Professor and former Chairman of the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development. He is an applied developmental scientist with a background in clinical-developmental and pediatric psychology. His major research interests are understanding the complex processes by which children and families cope with stressors such as marital separation and divorce and chronic illness. In addition to his basic research, he conducts program evaluations of community partnerships and other collaborations. He was recently funded by the National Cancer Institute to develop a multimedia interactive health education curriculum aimed at preventing drug, alcohol, and nicotine abuse by young people. He served on the steering group of the National Forum on the Future of Children and Families and was president of the Society of Pediatric Psychology (1996-1999), a professional membership organization of about 1,000 scholars and practitioners committed to the improvement of health care research and services for children and families. He has been interim chairman of the Department of Education at Tufts and a lecturer in the Department of Social Medicine and Health Policy at Harvard Medical School.


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Beef is an iron-rich protein source; it also supplies many of the B vitamins as well as zinc. Served in small quantities, with vegetables and grains, lean beef makes a healthy and flavoursome meal.
Something else. I made my own dressing from mustard, balsamic vinegar and a little olive oil, which gave great flavours to complement the beef. - 17 May 2009 (Review from Allrecipes AU | NZ)


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Anime Projects was a UK distributor of Japanese anime products. They were based in Wales and were affiliated with the USA company AnimEigo [1]. They released many AnimEigo titles for the UK market. At one point their marketing strategy involved a short series of anime miniatures in 25mm scale: AniMall. In the mid to late 1990s the company became dormant and was finally dissolved in 2002.[2] Full address: Anime Projects Ltd, 19 High Street, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 1NP.
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BBC World Service
30 November 2015
INTERVIEWER: Let's go back to Paris now and talk to the former Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, who's live with us on the BBC World Service. Mr Rudd, thank you for your time, thanks for joining us. You said earlier in the year that this really comes down to the US, China and India wanting a solution on carbon emissions. Is there any chance of that?
KEVIN RUDD: As far as the US is concerned, yes, and that is a change from Copenhagen. As far as China is concerned, yes, and that is a very big change from Copenhagen. As for India, we will wait and see because there have been different signals out of New Delhi. On balance I would agree with David Attenborough, there is a reasonable basis for optimism.
INTERVIEWER: The signals that we're reporting in the news this morning from India are of India saying it's basically down to other countries.
RUDD: Well if you speak to the government in New Delhi there are a range of views on this question. What the Indians are confronting is that they are at a different stage of industrial development to the Chinese. The Chinese maximum carbon intensive period of industrialization has happened between 1980 and 2010, 2015. India comes about 30 years behind that. The challenge for us, therefore, is to work with India to bring about the maximum carbon friendly industrialization processes. And that depends in large part on technology.
INTERVIEWER: When you were trying to get environmental measures through parliament in Australia you faced political opposition. And that's why the world leaders who are there with you in Paris now have been talking about this for 20 years and getting nowhere, because in the end it always comes down to domestic self-interest doesn't it?
RUDD: Well in global negotiations you're always going to have domestic lobbies who hate action on climate change because it affects their back pocket or their corporate pocket. And you've got those who try to glance into the future and see what alternative climate change options are there for us. If you look over the last five years though, if we were simply to say it was going to be business as usual and no one taking any action on climate change then we'd be on course for a 4 to 5 degree temperature increase this century. If the commitments currently registered in Paris are honoured over the next period then in fact that number comes down to between 2.6 and 3.4 degrees centigrade, depending on who you believe in the projections. So some progress but not enough.
INTERVIEWER: And what's this week about – making sure those commitments that have already been made are honoured or going further?
RUDD: It's to do two things, in my judgement. One is to ensure that these commitments are enshrined in an international document. These are called nationally determined commitments. But also to have a regular review mechanism agreed, I would argue at least every five years, so that those commitments can be increased as more science comes in and the effectiveness of what has been done is measured. The third thing is to entrench a global system of measurement, reporting and verification so we keep everyone honest.
INTERVIEWER: Just finally Kevin Rudd, give us a sense of what it's like to be in the city this morning. We can hear a lot of busyness around you, we can hear sirens behind you. I know there's been a real impact of what's happening there on the public transport system in Paris. Just give us a feel for it there.
RUDD: What impresses me about Paris only a few weeks after the appalling terrorist attacks is the Parisians' determination and the French Government's determination to proceed with maximal normality in holding this important climate change conference rather than concede a victory to terrorists. But on the streets it's very, shall I say, security intense. That's why I'm speaking to you outside the Place de la Concorde next to a pillar because all public transport is in trouble and all private transport is rendered redundant.
INTERVIEWER: Kevin Rudd, thank you for being with us. Kevin Rudd, former Australian Prime Minister, live on the BBC World Service.


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The Royal Serenade in the Hall of Mirrors
Every summer Saturday, after the Musical Fountains Show or before the Night Fountains Shows, discover or rediscover Château de Versailles Grand Apartments with baroque musicians and dancers.
The Royal Serenade in the Hall of Mirrors is a forty minute visit of the Grand Apartments at sunset, from the Royal Chapel's Vestibule, to the Hercules's Salon through the Hall of Mirrors, in the company of the Musiciens des Folies Françoises and the Compagnie de Danse l'Eventail.
Dressed in magnificent baroque costumes, the artists bring to life scenes from the 17th century court in the golden setting of Versailles: the King's dressing ceremony, the rituals of the Court ball, the meditative mood of religious music…
The Compagnie de Danse l'Éventail
Under the direction of Marie-Geneviève Massé since 1985, the Compagnie de Danse l'Éventail has been located in Sablé-sur-Sarthe since 2001. It travels all around the world and is recognized as an essential reference in the field of baroque dance; it develops two complementary approaches linking memory and innovation: one in the vein of the 17th and 18th century and the other with the design of original shows based on contemporary outlines and concepts.
We offer the possibility of coupling the Royal Serenade with your tour of the gardens for the Musical Fountains Shows or the Night Fountains Shows on summer Saturdays.
6:30pm – 6:50pm – 7:10pm – 7:30pm – 7:50pm
Hercules Salon, Hall of the Royal Chapel, Hall of Mirrors.


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"See the beauty in all things" might as well be Matt Summers' mantra. Take one look at what's available at Matt Summers Design, and you'll see how the former graphic designer managed to make something as mundane as electrical symbols look stylish.
"I like the idea of taking something that most people wouldn't consider beautiful and showing the whimsy in it," he says.
In his online shop, there's much to appreciate. Inspired by Midcentury Modern patterns, Summers sketched each design by hand before digitally rendering it onto his current suite of product offerings. The result is classic, yet on-trend, and at the very least, an interesting conversation starter for your next dinner party.
Cincinnati Refined recently chatted with the Anderson resident to learn more about his unusual source of inspiration, future product plans, and whether the nation's current obsession with all things Midcentury Modern will ever wane.
Cincinnati Refined: Why electrical symbols?
Matt Summers: About seven or eight years ago, I'd seen it and thought, that's cool, so I jotted it down. I tend to jot down ideas on paper, and half the time they get lost and I remember maybe a third of them, if that, but this one stuck. So when I started Matt Summers Design, I thought, I'm going to just try some stuff and see what comes out. I spent a good four or five months experimenting with different patterns, symbols, and colors before honing down on the ones I thought were actually interesting enough to get produced. My hope is that once you realize what it is, you can appreciate the design on a different level.
CR: Why launch with pillows, pouches, and wallpaper?
MS: Pillows are great because you can change them quickly to add style real fast. Wallpaper is a chance to do something bold and a little daring. Plus, wallpaper is really surging in popularity. And the pouches are just fun.
CR: Any other products you have planned?
MS: I could see fashion later. I could see having people making furniture using my fabrics. I'm really just going wherever it goes, and if something doesn't pan out, that's okay. I'll find something else.
CR: You currently sell online. Any plans for a brick-and-mortar shop?
MS: We're working on it. I want to go to smaller boutiques, like Mica or High Street. We are getting a list together of regional places that might be a fit in Indy, Louisville, Lexington, Columbus, and of course, here in Cincinnati.
CR: The Midcentury Modern aesthetic has been having a moment for a few years now. Like most trends, will it ever fade?
MS: I hope not! Most of the things that are popular -- the Eames products, Herman Miller, Knoll -- to me, they're so timeless in their design that I don't think they will ever go out of style. Will it still be as widespread? I don't know. But I personally love it. I want to live somewhere where every day, I love my home. I don't care if other people like it. It's my house!
Suddenly feeling like your house needs a refresh? Browse the gallery above for some inspo, and check out Matt Summers Designs here.


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The world nods in brief acknowledgment and goes on. After all, most people have become accustomed to hearing about terrorist attacks in Iraq that have been ongoing for over ten years now. Iraqis die barely making headlines.
Two days before the Eid Al Fitr celebration, as Iraqis crowded the Karadah shopping district preparing for the upcoming holiday, tragedy struck in the midst of the shops and cafes where it can been seen and felt the most.
How can this still be happening? How does a truck filled with explosives drive right up to the heart of a busy neighborhood and go off unseen? The 200-plus people who lost their lives will never know – and the injured physically and otherwise won't either. That doesn't stop us from conjuring up explanations and trying to come up with answers. It is said that things happen for a reason – but what reason can possibly be behind this? What can justify blowing up children shopping for their new Eid clothes?
I try and get answers myself. I call my aunt in Baghdad trying to understand how this could have happened. She doesn't have answers either, and tells me the number of dead is higher than what's being reported. It's a lot, she tells me, sounding grim, sad, and lost in her thoughts. She's a mother of three and a grandmother of eight – all accounted for today, but she knows as I do that it could have been her children, my cousins, or their children and it still could be them, given Iraq's bleak and uncertain future.
I persist in trying to get answers and ask how the government let this happen, what could they possibly be saying on national TV, knowing that she is an avid news watcher? She tells me they've apologized and they have no idea either. They can't control anything.
PM Haider al-Abadi, who was counting on the victory in Fallujah to bolster his power and reputation among Iraqis, tried to go and visit the scene – only to have people throw shoes and stones at his convoy. And why shouldn't they? His government and the one before it can't keep them safe. This particular street where the explosions went off was closed earlier in the day and suddenly opened back up at midnight. That it was that easy for ISIS to get to the heart of the capital, where both Shiites and Sunnis shop and eat, is unforgivable. Blame was directed at the bomb detectors the police have been using at checkpoints – they might have been defunct and not working – purchased that way as part of the prevalent widespread corruption the country has lived with for years.
The World has left Iraq to fight ISIS alone. With the US's intermittent interventions from the air and the paltry number of advisers on the ground, this insufficient and inconsistent assistance hasn't dented ISIS's gruesome and vile operations in Iraq or elsewhere. ISIS militants this past week alone have killed scores of people from Istanbul, to Bangladesh, and back to Baghdad. But Iraq has been bearing the brunt for a long time, there have been terrorist attacks all year long garnering barely a mention or a headline, but lives lost just the same and people left dealing with this new normal.
The funerals have started and the official mourning period has commenced. Whole families were wiped out and people are still missing. Unfortunately, this wont be the last time. We are outraged every time it happens like it's the first time, but as ISIS gets squeezed on the battlefield, they'll resort to more of these disgusting guerrilla tactics to exact revenge, chaos and death.
ISIS has become a global problem that is everyone's business. This past week alone, ISIS made it clear that people out at a café, going to an airport, watching a soccer game or shopping, will be killed in their neighborhoods – anytime, anywhere. Enough with the inconsistencies and the intermittent efforts. Iraq needs help getting rid of ISIS for the world.
Nadia Al Sultani, an international development professional having worked in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and now Pakistan. She is the author of Baghdad Stories: An Iraqi-American Memoir. Al Sultani, an Iraqi-American, holds an MA in International Economics and spent several years working in international banking on Wall Street before beginning her career in public service.


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"Insurance can be confusing, that is why choosing an expert in the industry is so important," says Frank Medina.
Houston, Texas (PRWEB) November 15, 2016
Shopping around for home insurance Houston, Dallas, Austin or San Antonio can be tiresome; it is often the last thing on the to do list. However, it is important to make sure all that hard-earned money is maximized. Make sure to contact an independent agent when notifications of any possible rate increases are received. It's important to read the entire release to see how Frank is able to offer up to a 30% savings on premium.
Most families are currently with captive carriers like State Farm, Allstate or Farmers, whereas a smaller portion of individuals are benefiting from all the services an independent carrier can provide. Call 713-955-2559 to find out which carrier recently had a rate reduction on homeowners in Texas. Strong encouragement goes out to everyone in making their own decision and doing what is best for them and their family, which is the whole purpose of this article to provide recommendations that can be used to lower premium. Furthermore, here are ways to save:
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A great gift idea or as a personal purchase, this affordable legal tender coin makes for a fantastic keepsake. The 2014 Australian Citizenship $1 Coin is issued as Australian legal tender and has an unlimited mintage.
The coin's reverse depicts the Australian Commonwealth Coat of Arms, accompanied by the words AUSTRALIAN and CITIZENSHIP. The Coat of Arms consists of the badges of the six States of the Commonwealth on a shield enclosed by an ermine border signifying Australian
Federation in 1901. The Crest of the Arms, including a seven-pointed star, appears above the shield, which is supported by a kangaroo and an emu. The coin's obverse portrays the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the monetary denomination and the 2014 year-date.
The coin is housed on a coloured presentation card, which also incorporates a Certificate of Authenticity and features a fold-out stand for upright display.
Monetary Denomination (AUD) 1
Minimum Gross Weight (g) 13.00
Maximum Diameter (mm) 30.60
Maximum Thickness (mm) 3.10


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Eldorado Causing Crash westbound
Txsidewinder 2 years ago in Technical Issues/Bug Report • updated 2 years ago • 1
I have a valley of builds in westbound goldrush...every time I hit the stagecoach and transported to Eldorado the first pickaxe I dig for an item the game immediately crashes back to my home page. What are we suppose to do with multi unfinishable quest? I think you're so concerned about profits that customer satisfaction and bug fixes are the least of your concerns. Fix these damn bugs and start refunding our resources on issues that are your fault not us?
- iT has been a year since I was able to collect items for quest and missions from Eldorado without it crashing my phone to homepage. I have multiple unfinished buildings due to the glitch. Where are the IT support people? I spend way too much money on a game that the owners care less about the customer. If this cannot be fixed real soon Im just going to uninstall westbound gold rush and end the frustration
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Mayor Richard Daley said today that the Ricketts family might need to look at a different way to fund improvements at Wrigley Field rather than relying on state-issued bonds that would be paid off using amusement-tax revenue generated at the ballpark.
"I think there's ways, not only the proposal they have. I think there's other concepts people have come up with to benefit them as well," Daley said. He declined to offer specifics.
"There's other things. I don't want to get down to details, but there's other things people have suggested," he said. "I can't rule it in or out. It is a good proposal, but like anything else we have to see what effect this has on the revenue, and that's very important, especially when you're looking at nickels and dimes. That's what we look at. People are taking furlough days off, and cutting pay and all that, so it's difficult."


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5 swimmers pulled from rough surf
JUPITER, Fla. —
Lifeguards pulled five people out of the ocean in rough surf conditions Saturday in what officials called a "near-drowning" incident.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue arrived at DuBois Park about 2 p.m. and assisted Ocean Rescue lifeguards in treating the victims who had swallowed excessive amounts of sea water, officials said.
Three of the five victims were taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition and were expected to make a full recovery. The two others recovered on the beach.


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RIMS : Amidst Rs. 300 Crore Annual Budget , Food Served on Floor
Jharkhand State's biggest and prestigious Hospital, the Ranchi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS ) ,situated in the State Capital witnessed one of the most repulsive sight. Patient, Palmati Devi with her right arm wrapped in bandage was given meal on the floor. She was seen eating rice, dal and vegetables from the floor. She was even forced by the ward boys to clean the floor, despite her fractured arm.
The image of Palmati Devi eating on floor is now floating on social media facebook and twitter. It has become the topic among social media users and question on the Government, which promised to bring " Achhe Din" ( Good days) . On asking plate to eat , the administration / staffs behaved rudely and said that there was no plate so have to eat on floor . This is the harrowing state of that hospital , which has annual budget of Rs. 300 Crore.
As soon as the news was highlighted , the man who served the food was sacked and hospital administration ordered to serve the food in disposable plates.
Treating patients worse than animals in Government hospitals is not new. However, when caught on camera, reality bangs on the head and compel us to think where mankind is heading. Doctors and Medical Staffs are considered next to God. These Gods, however behaving like demons.
Death of patient in Government hospitals due to lack of doctors or wrong diagnosis and lack of facilities is quite common . Now, noone cares about such news , unless it is caught on camera . Thanks to intense glare of social media that Government have to accept though hardheartedly that there is so many loop holes in their whole governance and Government hospitals' administration . The most important thing is that there is absence of honesty and dedication among doctors .
Recently, there was sting on doctors who were caught red handed dealing for the purchase of kidney. They were taking Rs. 15 lakh to 25 lakh for it . Their tout were present in few countries to find the customer and to arrange the kidney by fooling poor and needy . This sting is just one example that shows what patient means for doctors.
RIMS horrific sight also gives glimpses of the condition of village and small town government hospitals. Though already it is said that allocation of money on health is quite low in India , but whatever is allocated , even that is used in such a manner raises the big question "Is this the way to use the taxpayers money ?"


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Freight interests are staking ground for the next highway program, asserting the need for sustainable funding, systematic planning and improved efficiency.
The Freight Stakeholders Coalition, representing 18 carrier and shipper organizations including American Trucking Associations, published a 9-point platform for the upcoming debate over reauthorization of the program.
"We are committed to the modernization of our nation's freight transportation system," the coalition said. "It must accommodate projected growth in manufacturing and trade or risk the U.S. being surpassed by foreign competitors."
These are familiar themes that freight interests have sounded repeatedly over the past several years, most recently during House discussions of freight policy.
Last October a bipartisan Panel on 21st Century Freight Transportation recommended that Congress adopt a comprehensive, multimodal approach to freight transportation with robust, sustainable funding from public and private sources.
The congressional panel dodged the key issue of how to pay for its recommendations, just as Congress and the administration have dodged and postponed the funding question for transportation in general.
The highway program is authorized through next May under a short-term funding bill passed in July. Congress has done considerable work on policy issues but has not demonstrated the political resolve to answer the funding question, and it is not at all clear that it will summon that resolve by next May.
Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, promised last summer that he would hold a hearing on highway finance this month. So far the hearing has not been scheduled but a committee staff member said it still might be.
The coalition's list begins with a call for sustainable funding for the highway program.
"It is broadly acknowledged and understood that the current federal revenue sources of funding supporting highway, transit, rail and safety programs are insufficient to meet the nation's current needs," the coalition said.
It also wants dedicated funds for freight, specifically, and for the current federal program to support projects of national and regional significance.
In addition, the next highway bill should build on reforms begun in the current bill, MAP-21, that expedite projects while protecting the environment, the coalition said.
Also on the list: establish a multi-modal freight office at the top level of the Department of Transportation; support multi-state freight corridor planning; and support freight mobility projects.
And the coalition called for expanded freight planning by states and local governments, and support for increased operational and environmental efficiency.
Among the members of the coalition, besides ATA, are the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, the Intermodal Association of North America, the Coalition for America's Gateways and Trade Corridors, the National Association of Manufacturers and the National Industrial Transportation League.
Meanwhile, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has launched a DOT effort to look over a 30-year horizon for transportation.
He believes the current conversation is too focused on the near term, he told Politico this week. Policy makers should be looking at the next 30 years, he said.
In a webinar on freight planning Monday, DOT officials listed the long-term trends that will shape transportation needs over the next several decades.
As everyone agrees, the items at the top of DOT list are funding and the expected decline in infrastructure quality.
But there are other large forces at work. The population could grow as much as 40% by 2050, and it will get older. People will migrate to cities, and the mega regions formed by clusters of cities will grow.
These developments will put new pressure on freight transportation as well as transit, as will changes in energy economics and environmental concerns.
Foxx said the challenge for freight planners will be to create an integrated national system out of the network that has been built one state at a time.