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Lesson: Balloon Aeronautics
(Adapted from lessons developed by TeachEngineering.org, the Wisconsin section of the Society of Women Engineers. Illustrations from NASA.)
In this lesson, teams of students in grades 4 – 8 learn about basic aerodynamics by constructing a rocket from a balloon propelled along a guide-string. They use this model to learn about Newton's three laws of motion, examining the effect of different forces on the motion of the rocket.
Grade level: 4 – 8
Time: 45 mins. – 1 hour (15 minutes prep & lecture time, 30 minutes for the activity)
After doing this activity, students should be able to:
- Understand practical applications of Newton's Laws of Motion
- Use the model of the balloon to understand the different forces that act on the rocket
- Collect data from the experiment and graph the results
National Science Education Standards:
- Physical Science: Properties of Objects and Materials (K-4)
- Motions and Forces (4-8)
- Science as Inquiry: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- Science and Technology Standard: Understanding about Science and Technology
Standards for Technology Literacy:
- The Nature of Technology. Students will develop an understanding of the role of troubleshooting, research and development, invention and innovation, and experimentation in problem solivng.
- The Designed World. Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use transportation technologies.
- Knowledge gained from other fields of study has a direct effect on the development of technological products and systems. (ITEA F. Grades 6-8)
Engineers of all disciplines use their understanding Newton's laws of motion to quantify the "invisible" forces acting on all objects. Just like a ball can be twirled on the end of a string, satellites and spacecraft stay in orbit around the Earth due to the balance between gravitational and centripetal forces. Eventually, satellites slow down due to the minuscule drag in the upper atmosphere, to the point at which gravity pulls them out of orbit. To keep them in orbit, engineers exploit the second law by designing thrusters that burn fuel and expel it from the thruster. The spacecraft moves forward in an amount equal to the force of the gas leaving the thruster, causing enough movement to reorient the path of the object and keep it in orbit.
For each group:
- Plastic drinking straw
- Plastic bag, about the size of an inflated balloon
- Paper streamers
- 25 ft. of fishing line (20-50g weight) or string (nylon [slippery] string works better than twine [rough])
- Long, tube-shaped balloon
- Tape measure or meter stick
Motivation. Start with an in-class demonstration. For example, have a student or the teacher stand on a skateboard and throw a basketball. What happens? Have a student or the teacher throw a basketball filled with lead weights or similar, very heavy object (this could be dangerous; be very careful not to fall). What happens? (Answer: The student or teacher rolls backwards on the skateboard.)
Rockets and rocket-propelled flight has been in use for more than 2,000 years. People in ancient China used gunpowder to make fireworks and rockets. In the past 300 years, people have gained a scientific understanding of how rockets work. Now, aerospace engineers use their understanding to make rockets fly farther, faster, higher and more accurately. Our understanding of how rockets work arises from Sir Isaac Newton's three laws of motion. It is important for engineers to understand Newton's laws because they not only describe how rockets work, they explain how everything that moves or stays still works!
This activity demonstrates all three of Newton's laws of motion. The air pushing its way out of the balloon is an action force, and it causes an equal reaction, which is the movement of the balloon. The more air initially in the balloon, the further the balloon travels along the string because the action force is greater. By the same token, if there is only a small amount of air initially in the balloon, the balloon travels a shorter distance.
Simply stated, Newton's three laws of motion are:
Law #1: Objects at rest will stay at rest, and objects in motion will stay in motion in a straight line unless they are acted upon by an unbalanced force. (law of inertia)
Law #2: Force is equal to mass multiplied by acceleration. (F = ma)
Law #3: For every action, there is always an opposite and equal reaction.
Copyright © Image created by Ashleigh Bailey, Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2005
Gather materials and choose appropriate locations for students to set up the experiment.
With the Students:
- Have students vote on which of Newton's three laws of motion applies to the flight of rockets. Tabulate votes on the board. (Answer: Trick question! All three laws apply.)
- Hand out a worksheet to each student.
- Tape a drinking straw along the side of a plastic bag (see diagram) *can also just tape balloon to straw*
- Tape streamers along the open edge of the plastic bag.
- Thread the string through the straw.
- Tie each end of the string to a chair, and pull the chairs apart so that the string is taut (see diagram).
- Position the bag at one end of the string, with the open end of the bag facing toward the chair.
- Blow up a balloon and put it into the bag, holding the balloon closed.
- Count down to zero, and let go of the balloon. . . ZOOMMM!
- Have students measure the distance their balloon rocket traveled on the string and complete the worksheet.
- While waiting for other students to finish their worksheets, students with completed worksheets should compare their answers with their peers.
- Review and discuss the worksheet answers with students.
The SWE lesson includes an explanation of the Newtonian laws at work on the balloon rocket.
Be sure the students blow up their balloon to different sizes — small, medium and large — to compare the different magnitudes of reaction that are produced.
Thicker fishing line (20-50g) works best for this activity. Next best is nylon string. Rough string or twine creates too much friction for the balloon to travel as far.
The string should be pulled taut for the balloon rocket launch. A slack string does not allow the balloon to travel as far.
This activity can also be done without the plastic bag by taping the straw directly to the balloon. In this case, use large round balloons instead of long balloons.
- Run the experiment with a bigger or smaller balloon.
- Have the students fill up their balloons with water and repeat the experiment. Ask them why the balloon moved so slowly (if at all) and why. (Answer: Because the water is heavy, it takes more force to move water than air, and the water spills out of the balloon slowly (compared to air), therefore the reaction force is equally as slow as the action force. Note: This is messy! Make sure you follow the water-balloon with a bucket to catch the water or do this activity outside.
- Tape pennies to the outside of the rocket to increase the mass. How does increased mass affect the flight of the rocket? (Answer: Because of Newton's second law, the same force exerted upon a larger mass will result in a lower acceleration – the rocket will not go as far!)
- Have the students re-engineer their balloon rockets again, adding extra features to make the balloon go further. Allow them to use more straw and tape, and more than one balloon. Conduct a race to see which engineering team built the best balloon rocket. Ask that team to explain why their design worked as it did, in terms of Newton's three laws of motion.
- Ask the students to write a journal entry on how the balloon rocket experiment could relate to something else they've encountered. Why are Newton's laws of motion so important in our world?
Watch a member of the St. Louis Science Center's offsite team show how to make a simple rocket balloon that you can experiment with at home:
Newton in Space. NASA's engaging primer on Newton's laws as they apply to spaceflight.
What is a Rocket? As NASA explains, it's a lot like a balloon.
- Teachengineering.org contributors Sabre Duren, Ben Heavner, Malinda Schaefer Zarske, Denise Carlson, Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder. © 2004 by Regents of the University of Colorado.
- Balloon photos from Society of Women Engineers
- Thrust and force illustrations from NASA
Filed under: Grades 6-8, Grades K-5, Lesson Plans
Tags: Aerospace, aerospace lessons, balloon rocket, forces, NASA, Newton's, Physics, rockets

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overclocking Q9300
hi everyone. long time no see. you all have been helpful in the past so i thought id come back.
so i have a firstname.lastname@example.com that im trying to get to 3.0GHz. ive never overclocked before...hehe...but i do understand the basics of it. that paired with my knowledge of computers, i thought id do some googling and give it a try.
i managed to get a stable overclock @2.7GHz (360MHz bus), but when i went to 2.775GHz (370MHz bus) i started getting freezes, bsod's, you name it. so i tried increasing the voltage of the cpu, loosing the memory timings, unlinking the memmory and slowing it down. this helped a little, but i just noticed something about 15mins ago that i couldn't find a fix for.
My last OC config looked like this,,, CPU email@example.com, RAM unlinked email@example.com (7 7 7 15 2T).
i ran Prime95 and it stayed up but said one of my core had failed. this had me worried so i loaded my non-OC'ed profile from bois and tested again. (im doing that now). no problems. but this is the thing i cant figure out. non-OC'ed, my vcore reads at 1.8-1.9, in overclock it reads 1.18. ??????? it even reads this low when i override the vcore to 1.23750v fron bios.
i believe this is my prob. as i increase the cpu speed, the vcore reads less and i can't figure out how to supply the extra voltage.
any help would be appreciated. thanks.
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The 2.7GHz overclock was NOT stable. I just tested it once more and it froze just as I go into windows.
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|03 Feb 2012
The Q9300 processors are locked are they not? I can't exceed a multiplier of 7.5x in my BIOS, hence you could do far better with a Q9650 EE processor :)
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|03 Feb 2012
True. 7.5x is the max. I head that they can get up to 3.5GHz though. I'm currently trying to speed the CPU up, while keeping the ram unlinked. Basically starting from scratch. I did notic that I can't see any change in speed or voltage in cpuid when I change the fsb from the bios. I only see changes in cpuid when I change things using ASUS AI Suite. A little weird.
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|04 Feb 2012
I'm currently in new territory. I have a FSB of 1500. Just 100MHz away from my goal! It took A LOT to get it to boot at this speed. I tweeked the vcore countless times but to no availe. I ended up underclocking my ram from 800 to 750 and it booted right up. Currently 10mins into prime95 and no probs yet.
Current overclock specs:
CPU-1500MHz fsb (2.812GHz), 1.27500v
Ram- unlinked, 750MHz, 2.11v, 5-5-5-12 2T
I'm gonna lower the vcore later on when I make sure things are stable.
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|04 Feb 2012
1550MHz fsb failed.
I also can't get 1600 to boot...ideas???
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|10 Feb 2012
After intense google-ing and much trial and error.....i have a stable OC at 3GHz! the trick was to bump up the NB and HT voltage just a little. i have attached a screenshot for those of u who want to have a peek. i started prime95 last evening and let it go overnight and no problems came up. numerous other tests with P95 have yielded the same results. gaming test have also been stable. however, one time i did boot up and my comp locked up...so i may need to boost the vcore just one more increment. aside from that its good.
current BIOS settings:
FSB - 1600MHz
RAM - Unlinked, 2.21v, 800MHz
Vcore - 1.3250v
HT - 1.64v
NB - 1.64v
SB - auto
i wish the vcore didn't need to be so high for the oc to be stable. i had it at 1.3125v and the pc would lock up. i changed it to 1.31675 and there wouldn't be any locks, but 10mins into P95 and cores would start to fail. so i realized that i was right on the border of enough/too little volts. so i bumped the vcore to 1.325v and no more core failures.
now its time for you guys to grade my work . check out the pic and tell me what you think.
|My System Specs
|10 Feb 2012
Never mind the last post. I just rebooted a few times and it locked up each time. I have no idea what to do now.
|My System Specs
|10 Feb 2012
As I said earlier, the Q9300 isn't a brilliant overclocker, you really do want an unlocked one...
|My System Specs
|10 Feb 2012
tell me about it. i know the cpu/motherboard/ram config will let the cpu go stably to 3ghz. ive read other people's overclock posts on the net with this config that have gotten it to 3.3. i just can't figure it out.
another thing,,, why would the oc be stable for a whole day through multiple restarts and gaming tests, plus almost 16hrs of P95??? this is where i get confused.
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I got this as a forward
Read Below.. Very interesting.. Similar thing has happened in US
Here's a very interesting anecdote that describes how an "asset bubble"
builds up and what are its consequences.
Read it even if it confuses you a bit...things will be clear as you reach the end....
Once there was a little island country. The land of this country was the tiny island itself. The total money in circulation was 2 dollar as there were only two pieces of 1 dollar coins circulating around.
1) There were 3 citizens living on this island country. A owned the land. B and C each owned 1 dollar.
2) B decided to purchase the land from A for 1 dollar. So, A and C now each own 1 dollar while B owned a piece of land that is worth 1 dollar.
The net asset of the country = 3 dollar.
3) C thought that since there is only one piece of land in the country and land is non produceable asset, its value must definitely go up. So, he borrowed 1 dollar from A and together with his own 1 dollar, he bought the land from B for 2 dollar.
A has a loan to C of 1 dollar, so his net asset is 1 dollar.
B sold his land and got 2 dollar, so his net asset is 2 dollar.
C owned the piece of land worth 2 dollar but with his 1 dollar debt to A, his net asset is 1 dollar.
The net asset of the country = 4 dollar.
4) A saw that the land he once owned has risen in value. He regretted selling it. Luckily, he has a 1 dollar loan to C. He then borrowed 2 dollar from B and and acquired the land back from C for 3 dollar. The payment is by
2 dollar cash (which he borrowed) and cancellation of the 1 dollar loan to C.
As a result, A now owned a piece of land that is worth 3 dollar. But since he owed B 2 dollar, his net asset is 1 dollar.
B loaned 2 dollar to A. So his net asset is 2 dollar.
C now has the 2 coins. His net asset is also 2 dollar.
The net asset of the country = 5 dollar. A bubble is building up.
(5) B saw that the value of land kept rising. He also wanted to own the land. So he bought the land from A for 4 dollar. The payment is by borrowing 2 dollar from C and cancellation of his 2 dollar loan to A.
As a result, A has got his debt cleared and he got the 2 coins. His net asset is 2 dollar. B owned a piece of land that is worth 4 dollar but since he has a debt of 2 dollar with C, his net Asset is 2 dollar.
C loaned 2 dollar to B, so his net asset is 2 dollar.
The net asset of the country = 6 dollar. Even though, the country has only one piece of land and 2 Dollar in circulation.
(6) Everybody has made money and everybody felt happy and prosperous.
(7) One day an evil wind blowed. An evil thought came to C's mind. "Hey, what if the land price stop going up, how could B repay my loan. There is only 2 dollar in circulation, I think after all the land that B owns is worth at most 1 dollar only."
A also thought the same.
Nobody wanted to buy land anymore. In the end, A owns the 2 dollar coins, his net asset is 2 dollar. B owed C 2 dollar and the land he owned which he thought worth 4 dollar is now 1 dollar. His net asset become -1 dollar.
C has a loan of 2 dollar to B. But it is a bad debt. Although his net asset is still 2 dollar, his Heart is palpitating.
The net asset of the country = 3 dollar again.
Who has stolen the 3 dollar from the country ?
Of course, before the bubble burst B thought his land worth 4 dollar.
Actually, right before the collapse, the net asset of the country was 6 dollar in paper. his net asset is still 2 dollar, his heart is palpitating.
The net asset of the country = 3 dollar again.
(9) B had no choice but to declare bankruptcy. C as to relinquish his 2 dollar bad debt to B but in return he acquired the land which is worth 1 dollar now.
A owns the 2 coins, his net asset is 2 dollar. B is bankrupt, his net asset is 0 dollar. ( B lost everything ) C got no choice but end up with a land worth only 1 dollar (C lost one dollar) The net asset of the country = 3 dollar.
There is however a redistribution of wealth.
****************End of the story***************************
A is the winner, B is the loser, C is lucky that he is spared.
A few points worth noting -
(1) When a bubble is building up, the debt of individual in a country to one another is also building up.
(2) This story of the island is a close system whereby there is no other country and hence no foreign debt. The worth of the asset can only be calculated using the island's own currency. Hence, there is no net loss.
(3) An overdamped system is assumed when the bubble burst, meaning the land's value did not go down to below 1 dollar.
(4) When the bubble burst, the fellow with cash is the winner. The fellows having the land or extending loan to others are the loser. The asset could shrink or in worst case, they go bankrupt.
(5) If there is another citizen D either holding a dollar or another piece of land but refrain to take part in the game. At the end of the day, he will neither win nor lose. But he will see the value of his money or land go up and down like a see saw.
(6) When the bubble was in the growing phase, everybody made money.
(7) If you are smart and know that you are living in a growing bubble, it is worthwhile to borrow money (like A ) and take part in the game. But you must know when you should change everything back to cash.
Instead of land, the above applies to stocks as well.
(9) The actual worth of land or stocks depend largely on psychology.
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You lost me on step 3
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Quote from: sudzz on April 16, 2008, 01:27:09 PM
(7) One day an evil wind blowed.
Huh? That is what happens if you eat in cheap Kanpur restaurants.
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I know it's December and it's winter, and there is no way anywhere in England will look this sunny. But I am posting these pictures from last summer just because it shows exactly what I feel right now. Ecstatic. Relieved. Happy.
I've been gone for a while because something happened. End of term happened. And the stress lasted for the whole month. It's those nights where I tried to do an all-nighter but then feel really tired during the day. Tried to stay awake in class and take in tons of information all at once for the exams. One thing I know for sure is that this hell month gave me eye bags and spots.
I am so glad it's all over! At least for now. Christmas here we gooooo!!!!
I am feeling ecstatic because I'll be going home to the Philippines for the holidays. I cannot wait. Because I'll be spending Christmas on the other side of the world, my family here in London will be having an express Christmas. You know, just like what they did in an episode in Modern Family. Haha. Where we will be celebrating Christmas in advance. Have some good food and open the presents on the 12th of December!
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Then listen to what gets said at any product team meeting. Why the end product may not be delivered when, or how, it was originally intended. Why that will be OK because "people will get it because I'm going to implement it like Facebook. Everyone knows what that is." Why it's better to change the product so that the development pipeline won't be overtaxed.
And just for fun, try to raise a "constructive consumer oriented concern" like, "We can't do it like Facebook because if people wanted it that way, they'd go to Facebook. We need to differentiate. I would like to discuss what it would take to make it like it was defined in the beginning." See what type of answer you get.
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The outsourcing platform has hired former Fortigent EVP and CIO Scott Welch as its new chief investment officer, a position the company has been looking to fill for two years.
"We've been looking for the right person for a few years and talked to a number of people," says Dynasty Chairman Todd Thomson, who heads the firm's investment committee and served as interim CIO, "and Scott was the right fit culturally and a great investment professional."
One key to the hire was Welch's strong relationships with many of the country's top wealth managers, developed over 15 years as a senior executive and CIO at Fortigent -- one of the industry's best-known providers of outsourcing investment and support services for high-end independents.
Established independents only make up about one-third of the advisory firms that have joined Dynasty's platform, Thomson says, with breakaway brokers making up the bulk of the firm's 28 clients. "We've never had a marketing effort to existing RIAs," he says.
Having Welch on board will be a "beacon of light" for RIAs "to notice Dynasty as a partner," Thomson adds.
The hire drew high praise from RIAs, including former Fortigent client John Wolff, chief executive of Leesburg, Va.-based Capital Fiduciary Advisors. "Scott really cared about his clients, our model, and the industry," Wolf says. "Dynasty is very lucky to have him."
Welch says his Fortigent background and relationships will help "extend Dynasty further into the RIA community." Dynasty's entrepreneurial culture was also a draw, he adds, as was the 5-year old firm's similarities to Fortigent's commitment to "complete alignment" with independent firms.
Welch, who will join Dynasty as a partner, says he will work closely with institutional investment consulting firms including Wilshire Associates and Callan Associates on manager selection for advisors. Dynasty clients will also receive an "intellectual value add" of market commentary, Welch says -- benefiting from the his own expertise as well as that of Thomson, Michael Moriarty, director of investment platforms, and Tom Petrone, director of capital markets.
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The 54-year-old Welch is a well-known figure on the industry's conference circuit and prolific contributor to trade journals. He worked for Swiss Bank Corp. and the Globecon Group for 12 years before co-founding Fortigent in 1998 with Andy Putterman, Jamie McIntyre and Gary Carrai, with help from ex-Convergent Wealth Advisors Chairman Steve Lockshin.
Fortigent was acquired by LPL Financial in 2012, in a move aimed at boosting the giant independent B-D's market share in the high-end RIA market. Welch departed last year to form a wealth management consulting firm, Unconstrained Thought.
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Wal-Mart (WMT) Raises Dividend by 2.0%
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Just the other day, we were celebrating a double digit raise that will increase our income for years to come.
Now a week has passed, and we are learning about yet another raise! So what gives?
These raises are not from my employer for my full time job. Instead … they were given to us from the companies that we own shares of stock in.
We currently own shares of stock in over 30 different dividend paying companies.
Some companies pay us over $200 in dividends a year, while others pay us less than $2 a year. The sum of all these companies will pay us close to $2,400 in dividends this year alone!
The most recent dividend increase (or raise) from a stock we own was from Wal-Mart (WMT).
WMT Shareholders Get a 2.0% Raise
Wal-Mart (WMT) recently announced an annual dividend increase. The company has been consistently raising annual dividends for over the past 40+ years!
That is usually the sign of a top notch dividend stock … when a company has helped their shareholders increase their income for that long of a time.
Company shareholders will now receive $0.51 in quarterly dividends for each share they own … instead of $0.50 paid previously. This increase comes well below our desired dividend growth rate of at least 6%.
The latest increase bumps the annual dividend for WMT up to $2.04 per share compared to $2.00 last year.
Overall, that is a 2.00% increase in dividend income.
How Much Extra Income?
We currently own 53.683 shares of WMT in our Money Sprout Index.
This latest dividend increase has pushed our 12 month forward dividend income for WMT up to $109.51, compared to $107.37 last year.
That is an annual dividend income increase of $2.15 – (not much but it is an increase to our income).
This is yet another reminder that our dividend income stream is constantly growing every single day … without any extra work from us … no matter how large or small the increase.
With this latest increase by Wal-Mart, along with recent stock purchases and dividend reinvestment … our annualized forward dividend income has risen to $2,307.43.
Dividend Growth for WMT
We have owned shares of Wal-Mart for almost 3.5 years.
Overall, the company has grown their dividend during that time … but at a very slow rate compared to other companies that we own.
Take a look at the annual dividend payments since 2012 –
- 2012 – $1.558
- 2013 – $1.808
- 2014 – $1.910
- 2015 – $1.950
- 2016 – $1.990
- 2017 – $2.030 (projected)
Note – The 2017 dividend has been adjusted to reflect the annual increase coming after the 1st quarter payout.
As you can tell from the numbers above, WMT dividends have been raised consistently over the past several years.
Typically, we look for stocks with a 5-year or 10-year dividend growth rate (DGR) of 6% or higher. Wal-Mart has been able to sustain a dividend growth rate but nowhere close to the 6% (or higher) that we look for in a stock.
Here are a few average growth rates for shares of Wal-Mart –
- 1 Year DGR – 2.01% (2016 to 2017)
- 3 Year DGR – 2.05% (2014 to 2017)
- 5 Year DGR – 5.57% (2012 to 2017)
Wal-Mart – Buy, Sell, or Hold?
We started buying shares of Wal-Mart back in December of 2013.
Since that time, we have earned $130.66 in dividends from the company. Since we own these shares in our LOYAL3 account, there is no option for DRiP – therefore no additional shares have been earned from dividends.
Note – Even though we don't have DRiP for our WMT shares, we have used our dividends to fund other purchases.
Here are a few stats from over the years of buying stock in Wal-Mart –
- Total Investment – $3,710.00
- Shares Purchased – 53.683
- Dividends Earned – $130.66
- DRiP Shares – 0.00
At the time of this writing, WMT does NOT meet our stock screen criteria based on the following metrics –
- Current Yield – 3.00%
- Payout Ratio – 43.38%
- P/E Ratio – 14.48
The company meets the current yield requirement of being greater than (or equal) to 2%. In addition, the payout ratio is less than 60% and P/E ratio is under 20 – which we look for. But the dividend growth rate of 2% the past several years is a big concern.
There are plenty of other companies, such as Target (TGT), that are much more attractive when it comes to dividend growth. It certainly requires a good balance when picking dividend growth stocks – current yield versus growth rates.
Based on all of this, we have WMT as a solid HOLD. If at anytime, the company were to cut their dividend … we would sell our shares immediately.
Full Disclosure – At the time of this writing, we owned shares in the following stocks noted in this post – TGT and WMT. The material above is not a recommendation to buy. Please do your own research on a company before deciding to invest.


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Metro Detroit's 2017 edition of the Italian Film Festival USA will have free screenings of contemporary Italian cinema at Wayne State in General Lectures on April 28 and 29.
Now in its 13th year nationwide, the Italian Film Festival USA is offering 95 screenings of recent Italian films this year. In addition to Detroit, the festival expands to other American cities. Last year's event in Metro Detroit drew more than 3,500 people and was the most highly attended of all participating cities.
"The festival is a festival that focuses on contemporary Italian cinema—it's all local premieres of films that have been produced and distributed in the last couple of years," said Elena Past an associate professor of Italian at Wayne State and a member of the festival's organizing committee.
"From the selection [of films], we are looking at a wide range of genres—all kinds of films from films made by first time directors to films that have been made by really well know Italian film directors," Past said. "We have everything from slap-stick comedies, blockbuster films and dramas, to experimental cinema—and since we have a really long tradition of realist cinema, we're going to have a couple of films that follow that tradition."
Three films will be screened at Wayne State, the first of which is "The Confessions" on April 28.
"'The Confessions' features one of the greatest actors working in contemporary Italian cinema, Toni Servillo, who was a Neapolitan theater director originally," said Past. "He has been in some of the most popular films over the last decade in Italy."
"He has this amazing expressive face," said Past. "I feel like all you really need for a film is to watch this man gazing off into the distance. It's very moody and dark, and Toni Servillo just makes the entire film."
The other two films showing on April 29 are "On The Trail of My Father" and "They Call Me Jegg".
"'On The Trail of My Father' is really moody and there's not a lot of human dialogue, it's really about relationships, and this father and son—it's absolutely this kind of new neo-realism," Past said. "['They Call Me Jegg'] I love because it's so unusual for Italian cinema; it's sort of a film in two parts—it starts off as what seems to be an organized crime film and then it transforms into this bizarre superhero film by the end."
The 2017 Italian Film Festival USA of Metro Detroit has numerous sponsors and is supported by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Immigrant program, as well as the Italian community at large.
"The festival isn't just for Italians of course. I think anybody who loves cinema can get into the festival, but we're so grateful that we have so many sponsors who support the festival—it's really fun to see all of these different Italian groups from the north-east side of Detroit to the Livonia area and Ann Arbor who all come together to support the festival," said Past.
The screening at Wayne State on April 28 will start at 7 p.m. and the screenings on April 29 will start at 5 p.m. All of the films will be shown in their original language with English subtitles. For more information about the Italian Film Festival USA of Metro Detroit, visit the festival's website www.italianfilmfests.org.


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Hi everyone! I know I have been so MIA these last few weeks but I promise I have been working! With finals it has been impossible to find five minute to even think about breathing, eating, or sleeping and so it feels amazing to be all cozy finally back at home with a candle lit writing this post. I am so happy tonight as I've finished all of my finals and can begin doing the things I really enjoy like writing here! I hope you enjoy this weeks video I just shared a few of the things I'm loving for fall!! Also what do you think of my new blog design? The amazing blog designer of
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The organizers of the Blue Jamboree ask that we all honor the memory of the nine people lost in the terrorist attack on the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. As Pastor of the Church and a SC State Senator the Honorable Reverend Clementa Pinckney left a great legacy for South Carolina and all of America. We ask that you support the continuation of projects that he was passionate about by donating to Lowcountry Ministries - Reverend Pinckney Fund (an initiative of the Palmetto Project and the City of Charleston). You can donate by going to http://www.palmettoproject.org/
Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm gave a rousing speech at the Blue Jam 2014. We were very honored to have her address us and we especially loved her "Ode to South Carolina and Michigan."
You from the south, and us northern yanks, We seem as different as cornbread and franks. But upon closer look, for what it's worth, You might think we were separated at birth. Both states are adjacent to water; Granted, your weather's just a smidge hotter. Both are states with flora and fauna so fertile -- Who knew? Both state reptiles? The turtle! I'm not kidding, there's much more here Both state mammals? The white tailed deer! More than symbols that connect us, Our political landscape also intersects us. Unfortunately for you and me, Every major state office is now G-O-P. OK, there's one fluke, if you will: Lieutenant Governor John Yancy McGill. (Speaking of flukes, I'd like one question answered: Just how did the voters re-elect Mark Sanford?) For both states, no time to sit back and gloat, Let's roll up our sleeves and get out the vote! Your Dem candidates are on the right track: Sheheen, Sellers, Deerin, Bell, Miller, Tinkler -- will help take your state back! As for Hutto and Dickerson, you know what to do - G-O-T-V and keep the Senate blue! But 'round the bend, the Rs are already afraid -- I predict Dems hold the White House for another decade. You know why the Rs quake in their boots? 'Cuz y'all will be signing up lots of recruits! In 2016, ol' Jeb won't save the day. Too many Bushes, his mama did say. So the GOP's auditioning every conservative star - Looks like their fielding another full clown car. Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Donald Trump blowing his horn: Just put up your feet and break out the popcorn. We'll just let them steep in their party of tea: And we'll fight for the White House from Detroit to SC! Oh yes, we're amassing our Democratic artillery, Because you know that we'll be Ready for Hillary! For South Carolina and Michigan our candidate could be heaven sent, No finer words, it seems, than "Madame President."
Chas, SC- Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. has been named the 2014 recipient of the Marjorie Amos-Frazier Pacesetter Award for lasting civic and humanitarian contributions, according to F. Renee Gaters, Esq., award selection chairman. First elected Mayor in December 1975, Mayor Riley is serving an unprecedented tenth term.
The award, named in honor of the late Marjorie Amos-Frazier (1926-2010), the first woman, African-American and non-legislator elected to the South Carolina Public Service Commission in 1980, will be presented to Mayor Riley at the Blue Jamboree from 1:00 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 27
, at The Jenkins Institute in North Charleston. The award is sponsored by West Ashley Democrats, the Blue Jamboree by the Charleston County Democratic Party. For information visit: scbluejamboree.com.
Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm will keynote the Blue Jamboree. Granholm is a spokesperson for Ready for Hillary, a nationwide effort urging a presidential campaign by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The Ready for Hillary bus will be stationed at the event.
The entire slate of 2014 Democratic Party candidates including Jim Clyburn, Vincent Sheheen, Bakari Sellers, and state Party officials are scheduled to speak at the Blue Jamboree which also features entertainment, food and beverage vendors, and voter registration.
Get excited! One week left to go!!
Blue Jam 2014 is shaping up to be an amazing event. we will have a number of great local organizations on site along with the Ready for Hillary Bus!
We have an amazing list of speakers lined up as well:
Former Governor Jennifer Granholm - Special Guest Speaker
State Senator Brad Hutto and Councilwoman Joyce Dickerson - US Senate Candidates
State Senator Vincent Sheheen - Governor Candidate
Rep. Bakari Sellers - Lt. Governor Candidate
Ginny Deerin - Secretary of State Candidate
Tom Thompson - Superintendent of Education Candidate
Rep. Robert Brown, Rep. David Mack, former Rep. Vida Miller, Rep. Leon Stavrinakis, Mary Tinkler - State Representative Candidates
Patrick Bell - RMC Candidate
Council Chairman Teddie Pryor, Councilwoman Anna Johnson - Charleston County Council Candidates
We have a guest speaker confirmed for the Blue Jamboree - it will be former Governor Jennifer Granholm from Michigan!
Jennifer Granholm is a dedicated public servant, educator, author, and political commentator who served as Attorney General and 47th governor of the U.S. state of Michigan. A member of the Democratic Party, Granholm became Michigan's first female governor on January 1, 2003, when she succeeded Governor John Engler. Granholm was reelected on November 7, 2006, and was sworn in for her second – and, owing to term limits, final – term on January 1, 2007. She was a member of the presidential transition team for Barack Obama before he assumed office on January 20, 2009. After leaving office, Granholm took a position at the University of California at Berkeley and, with her husband Daniel Mulhern, coauthored A Governor's Story: The Fight for Jobs and America's Future, released in September 2011.Also after leaving office, Granholm became host of The War Room with Jennifer Granholm on Current TV. Former Governor Ganholm currently serves as a senior advisor to Ready for Hillary.
In addition to Governor Granholm this is the current list of speakers:
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Senate Candidates Brad Hutto and Joyce Dickerson
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And many more to be announced soon!
Blue Jam 2014 will be Saturday, September 27 at Jenkins Institute. It will be in the afternoon, but the exact time won't be set until we line up our keynote speaker. We hope to have all the Democrats who'll appear on Charleston County ballots there too.
Watch your email as well as http://www.scbluejamboree.com/ and our Facebook page for updates as we have them.
Check out these excellent photos from the SC Blue Jamboree 2013 thanks to Trish Bender!
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Did you miss the Blue Jamboree this year? Maybe you just want to see the great speakers again. Well now you can watch it all again any time you like! You can also watch any of the individual videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyt5f4WRkhe8bNDjxjSF-G3U_fjkfrq5B on the West Ashley Democrats YouTube Page.
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On January 29, 2014, Maria proudly announced the addition of Éminence products for her clients at European Skin Care by Maria, and her clients love these products. As a result of the success of this line, and to meet requests from her clients, she has added to the number of products she now carries. According to Maria, "my clients are very interested in their total well-being and this means they are very careful about what they put in, and on, their bodies. They know I am passionate about these things, and about organic foods and treatments, and they look to me for help – for advice and guidance. After much research and trying these products out for myself I believe I have found the very best available solution for my clients".
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Razor Haircut for Men - TheSalonGuy
TheSalonGuyPublished: October 4, 2016Updated: October 8, 20165 views
Published: October 4, 2016Updated: October 8, 2016
In this video I perform a creative haircut with a razor.
The length is about 2 inches in the back and the bottom sides blend till about 7 inches in front.
I don't suggest trying this yourself for safety purposes.
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Curated Manali Tours for the Discerning Traveller from Whitemushroom Holidays
Whitemushroom Holidays is delighted to offer a different and unique experience to its discerning guests. You are guaranteed a luxurious accommodation experience when you stay at the Whitemushroom chalet in Manali. Also, we have for you exciting curated Manali tours on offer. We arrange for customized, curated tours for our guests in the following niche areas- culture, day trek with lunch, trout fishing tour and motor cycle tour.
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There is something special for everyone in Manali
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With a rapidly-growing team of rock-star Ambassadors, handling 24/7 support in five languages, we are looking for talented individuals to join and grow within our team. That's where you come in...
There's something special about Casumo's Ambassador team, but don't take our word for it. Here are just a few of quotes from our players to give you the gist:
"You're Batmans of the casino world"
"10/10, I would marry him"
"Give [Ambassador's name] a medal. A Casumo golden medal"
"Casumo's got the best support, I mean it's not even fair for other casinos haha"
"Better than 911 lol" — in regards to our response time and support
It takes an entire team united behind a grand vision to deliver this level of happiness through support. Together, we work hard, we laugh a lot, we brainstorm, we have acoustic guitar improv sessions and we give the best high-fives in all of Malta. We are the players' friends, always there to chat, and always ready to deliver an out of this universe experience.
Part of the Casumo spirit is to accept you as you are, a human being with your strengths and flaws. The ambassador attitude, willingness to learn and develop are the greatest assets of our odd bunch of great people - come as you are and we make sure that you will be the best you can be!
What you will do
- Providing assistance, advice, life hacks and jolly small talk with our players through chat and email, as well as monitoring social media and gaming forums
- Assisting with translations, content writing and even marketing to ensure that we're delivering on-point communications to players in our focus markets
- Collaborating with the team on recruiting more superstars and spreading our awesome company culture
- Spreading Casumo spirit and building long-lasting Casumo relationships with our players
- Contributing fresh new ideas, giving constructive feedback to keep improving how we work and exercising your creativity in many different ways
- Collaborating closely with our amazing brothers and sistas in the Payments Team as well as many other cool cats across the organisation Take your talents to another dimension and join the adventure.
Who we are looking for
- You're someone who can charm other people, be creative, is full of positive energy, a bit quirky and with incredible people skills
- You are native in Danish
- You are fluent in English
- You have previous experience in a Customer Service environment or/and iGaming industry
- You have a genuine interest in iGaming and a passion for games
- You're autonomous, highly self-motivated and love to get stuff done
- You are efficient and a creative problem solver
- You see things differently, aren't afraid to experiment and have a healthy disregard for constraints
- You're willing to work shifts and embrace additional ad-hoc projects and responsibilities
What Casumo offers
- An opportunity to develop new skills and grow a career amongst an inspiring team of humans
- A competitive salary and legendary events and trips
- An amazing modern office with stunning views, games, social and sport activities, soft drinks, baskets full of fruit and Friday Fikas
- An extraordinary relocation package to make smoother your move into this little rock which includes; flights, company's apartment and all our love and help
- Rockstar colleagues and an awesome, challenging and varied role where you would like to stay forever
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Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)
Southeast Asian American Connecting Resources to Enhance the Arts for Teens and Elders (Project CREATE)
Southeast Asian (SEA) students face tremendous educational challenges and barriers as a result of their history of turmoil and persecution and because they are still relative newcomers to the United States. SEA elders also face tremendous challenges and frequently they do not have the opportunity to teach their tools of survival and experiences of overcoming challenges to the younger generations.
Project CREATE's primary goal was to bridge the gap between Southeast Asian (SEA) youth and elders and to improve communication between the generations through documentation of life stories and collaborative projects.
History and Rationale for Developing Program:
People from the Southeast Asian (SEA) countries of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam constitute the largest group of refugees ever to build new lives in the United States. Nearly all SEAs entered the U.S. as refugees or as relatives of refugees and began to relocate to the United States from 1975 on, following the end of the Vietnam War. All of these populations arrived in the United States after overcoming and surviving great obstacles, with almost no exposure to formal education, very limited English language skills, and with high rates of poverty.
Before resettling in the United States, SEAs came from mostly agrarian cultures with limited access to technology and farming as their primary source of survival. Many traditions and stories were passed on through oral communication, in some instances written texts, and through textiles. However, due to turmoil and fear of persecution, many of these items were destroyed or lost. In addition, in the United States, many of the younger generation lack the ability to read, write, and speak fluently in the languages of their countries of ancestry; and, many elders lack the English language skills to translate and transcribe this information into English. Compounding the problem is the fact that both generations lack the resources to document, teach each other, and build these stories together.
From 1998 through recent years, there has been at least a dozen Hmong youth who committed suicide in the Central Valley of California. Through letters left behind by the students, educators and community members understand that the cause of these suicides was a struggle for students to bridge their American lifestyle with that of their cultural traditions. Parents and elders who lost their children after the incidences report that they wish they had communicated more with the younger generation. These unfortunate incidents highlighted the need for programs, such as Project CREATE, to help bridge the gap between SEA youth and elders and to improve communication between the generations.
Project CREATE was implemented in California from January 2006 to February 2007. CREATE was an expansion of one of SEARAC's focus areas, education, and the Southeast Asian Californian Healthy Elders Leadership Project (HELP). SEARAC has long thought of and been interested in integrating more technology and arts into programming with Mutual Assistance Associations and faith-based organizations. CREATE was an exciting opportunity to expand SEARAC's expertise in education, elders' issues, and providing technical assistance. Through a request-for-proposal (RFP) process, SEARAC chose four Mutual Assistance Associations (MAAs) to partner with for this project.
-Cambodian Community Development, Inc.
-Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries, Inc.
-Hmong Women's Heritage Association
-United Iu-Mien Community, Inc.
These MAAs were selected because they were already working with the youth in after-school and other youth and community programs. In addition the MAAs were already collaborating with SEARAC on the HELP program (Southeast Asian Californian Healthy Elders Leadership Project). The MAAs submitted proposals in collaboration with the students, which outlined the students' prospective projects. At each site, 10-20 students worked together on a project of their choice and at each of the respective organizations, a coordinator worked with the students to help them develop their ideas and carry out their projects. The students utilized different technologically artistic mediums, such as graphic arts, photography, or video to record and capture oral stories and teachings between youth and elders. Components of these projects had to include a way to engage schools, such as utilizing teachers or libraries for research and resources. Throughout the project, SEARAC offered monthly technical assistance support to students via phone, or if possible, in-person. Initially SEARAC held conference calls with all the sites but as the project progressed, SEARAC and the individual groups felt that one-on-one communication was more helpful. SEARAC's technical assistance directed students to community resources and helped students and their MAA partners look for expanded funding for their projects.
One project was The Iu-Mien Village Project. Led by a team of senior Iu-Mien community leaders, the Iu-Mien youth came together to learn the craft of building a traditional Iu-Mien village house and, at the same time, honor their own history, culture, and traditions. The younger generation worked side-by-side with their elders to create a traditional village house and to mark a unique moment in time for the future generations of the Iu-Mien people. The United Iu-Mien Community, Inc. has made a documentary Past in the Present: Loz-Hnoi Yiem Ij Jaax, The Iu- Mien Village Project Documentary, which can be purchased from UIMC, Inc., 6000 Lemon Hill Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95824. Another project involved the students taking a trip to Washington DC, making a DVD of the trip, and sharing their DVD and travel experiences with their community elders. At another site, youth and their grandmothers created an exhibition board of photographs about family. The participants held a party with their community to share their photographs and stories.
Each site was able to use some of the funding to purchase digital video camcorders and cameras so that the youth and community members had something tangible that would allow them to continue documenting community events and their elders' oral histories after the end of the project period.
Southeast Asian youth (under 18) and elderly (over 65).
Verizon Foundation.
SEARAC had one staff who managed the overall project at the national level (about 20% of her time). Each MAA also put staff time into the project (about 25% of one staff person for each organization).
Goal 1: SEA students applied their K-12 educational skills, such as English language, computer, and research, with the use of technology to engage elders from their communities in creative, educational projects.
Goal 2: SEA students and elders created stronger bonds of communication, improving social relationships between generations.
Goal 3: Both SEA elders and youth created a product through the use of technology to teach each other and others about past histories, oral traditions, and hopes for the future.
Given the small scale of the project and limited funding, SEARAC and the partners were successfully able to bring elders and youth together to work on art and oral history projects and build community by sharing their common history and culture. Each site was able to develop a viable work plan and time line for completing activities, communicate with each other and with SEARAC, and produce an art project as well as written narrative and financial reports. Students used both educational and technological skills (using the library and internet for research, operating camcorders, computers, etc.) and at the same time they developed stronger bond with their community elders. The elders were also able to apply their knowledge and skills to teach the younger generation about their history and culture and build stronger inter-generational bonds.
SEARAC had worked closely with all of the selected MAAs in the past. These partnerships made it easier to operate the project. In addition to Project CREATE, SEARAC has developed similar partnerships with over 40 MAAs and faith-based organizations and, in a similar capacity, offered technical assistance and provided training. For example, from 2005-7, SEARC granted more than $1 million to MAAs and faith-based organizations, many of which are California- based. Verizon Foundation had initially approached SEARAC to implement Project CREATE and the project received limited funding. One of SEARAC's main challenges was to ensure that all the sites carried out the proposed activities in a timely fashion as the local MAAs were already so busy with many other projects.
Central Valley of California
Jennet Sambour
(202) 667-4690
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Japan Railway & Transport Review No.3 (pp.56–59)
Japanese Railway History 3
Absorbing Foreign Railway Technology
Since Japan lacked railway technology, foreign engineers were hired by the Japanese government to work on all aspects of the railway between Tokyo and Yokohama, including direction and supervision of surveying and construction, inspection of imported machinery and materials, train operation and preparing of timetables.
Photo: Portal of Osakayama Tunnel, completed in 1880. Both portals are nowpreserved as a national railway monument.
Foreign and Domestic Production of Steam Locomotives
The locomotives, passenger carriages and wagons used in Japan's first railway between Tokyo and Yokohama, which went into service in 1872, were all made in the UK. The design of ten imported tank locomotives was entrusted to British locomotive builders, who were provided only with simple specifications and performance requirements. The names of the builders and the number of locomotives they manufactured are shown below. The 1B (2-4-0) wheel arrangement was used for all the locomotives. However, since the types varied among the five builders, and five types were delivered to Japan, operation and maintenance must have been challenging.
Photo: Type 1B1 compound tank engine. First domestically-built locomotive.
Manufacturing of Passenger Carriages
British passenger carriages and freight wagons were used on the Tokyo-Yokohama and the Osaka-Kobe railways. Large, twin-axle carriages with a 12' (3,658 mm) wheel base and a central corridor were used on the Tokyo-Yokohama line, while compartment-type, small twin-axle carriages with an 8' (2,438 mm) wheel base and no corridor were used on the Osaka-Kobe line. However, domestic production of carriages started at the government Kobe works as early as 1875 and in 1880 at the Shinbashi works.
Photo: Bridge across the Tenryu River under construction. The longest bridge on the Tokaido Railway(ca. 1886).
Train Operation
In October 1872, it took 53 minutes by train from Shinbashi to Yokohama (29 km) stopping at four stations: Shinagawa, Kawasaki, Tsurumi and Kanagawa. The scheduled speed was 32.8 km/h. The engine drivers were all British, with Japanese trainees carried as firemen. The first Japanese engine drivers were appointed in 1877, and at the same time, a training centre was set up to train Japanese firemen as engine drivers. All foreign engine drivers were let go by 1885, and from then, only Japanese engine drivers were employed.
Richard F. Trevithick (1845-1913)
Eiichi Aoki
After graduating from the Faculty of Science at Chiba University in 1957, Mr. Aoki received a doctorate in science from the Tokyo University of Education (now called Tsukuba University). After serving at Tsuru City University and Tokyo Gakugei University as an assistant professor, he became a professor at Tokyo Gakugei University in 1978. He specialises in transportation geography and is also a leading Japanese scholar of the history of railways and marine transportation.
Mr. Aoki is now president of the Japan Railway History Society. His publications include World History of Sea Power and Japanese Railway – Its Rise and Development.


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Wellington has rounded out the Mitre 10 Cup Championship regular season with a 36-18 win over Northland at Westpac Stadium.
The Lions ninth win from ten matches included six tries and the province's 16th straight bonus point win although the result had no effect on next weekend's semi-final.
Wellington will play one of Otago, Northland, Bay of Plenty or Manawatu, depending on results during the final round with the match to be played at Westpac Stadium on Friday or Saturday night.
In the meantime the Lions will celebrate a season that's seen them score 59 tries and lose just once, to Tasman in Blenheim.
Northland proved a tough opponent as they chased what could be crucial competition points in their bid to qualify for the playoffs.
It wasn't to be against a Wellington team that absorbed plenty of pressure until finally overrunning the Taniwha in the final 25 minutes.
Northland had the better of the early exchanges and the first try went to big wing Jordan Hyland who crashed over after 16 minutes for a 7-0 lead.
The Lions responded via second five Thomas Umaga-Jensen who showed strength, foot work and a fend to take advantage of a Sam Lousi lineout take to find the try line.
Wellington first five Jackson Garden-Bachop produced an unusual try to give the home team the lead when he bounced a chip kick off the cross bar.
Jackson Garden-Bachop's opposite Dan Hawkins closed off the half with a penalty and the Lions took a 12-10 advantage into the break.
Hawkins put his side ahead again with his second penalty after long injury break while medical staff tended to Northland lock Tim Bond, but it was Wellington who were finding their attacking rhythm.
Hooker Asafo Aumua got the first of his two tries from a well worked lineout drive and then prop Alex Fidow got his seventh try of the season when he barged over from close range with 20 minutes to play and suddenly the momentum was one way.
Wing Julian Savea was popping up all over the park and after surging close through the middle of the park was the final recipient of some simple draw and pass to score the Lions fifth try and a 31-13 lead.
Northland were never going to win, but fought hard and were rewarded with a late try to second five Jack Goodhue before Aumua closed things off with simple dive via an assist from Brad Shields.
Wellington 36 (Thomas Umaga-Jensen, Jackson Garden-Bachop, Asafo Aumua (2), Alex Fidow,, Julian Savea tries, Jackson Garden-Bachop 3 cons) Northland 18 (Jordan Hyland, Jack Goodhue tries, Dan Hawkins con, 2 pen). HT: 12-10.


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For children, these reactions should not be in balance. In a child, the anabolic reactions have to be greater than the catabolic. Boys start their growth spurt after girls. That's why when they are in 7th or 8th grade, the girls are still taller than the boys. The boys change a couple years after the girls. Guys may gain 2-3 inches in that growth spurt between 14-17 years of age. During that growing period they will eat up all the food in your refrigerator. They are growing like crazy during that time. But what happens to both boys and girls at 18-19 is that if they keep eating the same way, they won't grow taller anymore but only wider. This is the phenomena everybody notices.
There are many signals that control catabolism. Most of the known signals are hormones and the molecules involved in metabolism itself. Endocrinologists have traditionally classified many of the hormones as anabolic or catabolic, depending on which part of metabolism they stimulate. The so-called classic catabolic hormones known since the early 20th century are cortisol , glucagon , and adrenaline (and other catecholamines ). In recent decades, many more hormones with at least some catabolic effects have been discovered, including cytokines , orexin (also known as hypocretin ), and melatonin . [ citation needed ]


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by Gillian Allnut
A new poet to me - but one I shall look out for again.
I am not lost. I harbour my loneliness here
By the larkspur. Here where the hand of my daughter,
Margaret`s hand in hard love, took my elbow -
Mystical Poems by John Donne
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A campaign aiming to ensure the borough is looking its best is returning for an eighth year.
Pupils at Langley First School, in Monkseaton, were on hand to help North Tyneside Council launch the Big Spring Clean campaign on Monday.
The campaign is all about people doing their bit to improve their local area and over the last eight years, the public has really got behind it.Coun John Harrison, cabinet member for housing and the environment
Running until the end of May, schools, businesses, voluntary groups and public-spirited residents are being invited to support the initiative.
The council's environmental mascot 'Waldo the Wonderdog' and arch enemy 'Litter Bug' visited the school for an interactive assembly,
And the school's 'Eco Warriors' took part in an 'hour of power' during which they litter picked in the playground with council wardens.
Coun John Harrison, cabinet member for housing and the environment, said: "Making sure North Tyneside is well-maintained is a priority for the council all year round, but the Big Spring Clean brings the community together to lend a hand.
"The campaign is all about people doing their bit to improve their local area and over the last eight years, the public has really got behind it. With their help, we always achieve excellent results and I'm sure this year will be no different.
"I am delighted this year's campaign got off to such a good start at Langley First School – I must thank the children and staff for their help."
This year, to try to outdo the 2014 results, the council is asking people to carry out an 'hour of power' and take part in a council-led hour-long litter pick, or organise their own.
During the 2014 campaign, ten tonnes of rubbish were removed from 73 community events.
For information about the Big Spring Clean and to find out about council-led litter picks or to organise your own, visit www.northtyneside.gov.uk or call 0345 2000 101.


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WIGAN boss Paul Jewell would not even consider the England manager's job if it came his way.
The winner of the last two Barclays Premiership Manager of the Month awards has categorically ruled himself out for the top job when and if it is vacated by Sven-Goran Eriksson after seeing his stock rise sharply with his side's superb form following promotion to the top flight.
"I just couldn't stand the politics and all the nonsense that goes with the England job," he told the Sunday Mirror.
"And it's not good for your family. I am a very private man. There is a lot of baggage that goes with it.
"I like working with players in training. I don't do meetings. If we have a meeting at Wigan, they don't last longer than five minutes.
"I've no time for the old school tie and all that nonsense. I am what I am. I'm outspoken. The England job wouldn't be for me."
However, Jewell insists he does not lack ambition, and warned people not to be fooled by his chirpy Scouse front.
"People look at me and think `he's a Scouser, he's quite witty, he's this, he's that'," he said.
"But I'm really quite good at my job, you know. I'm thorough.
"Of course I'm ambitious. I don't want to be an underdog all my life. But I'm proud to be from Liverpool. The thing is, you don't see many people with Scouse accents getting the top jobs in this country."
Jewell not eyeing England post
WIGAN boss Paul Jewell would not even consider the England manager's job if it came his way.


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Tag: grassroots marketing
According to the latest post on Church of the Customer, the most important platform for consumers to talk about brands isn't on Facebook, Google +, Twitter or even SMS! Rather, it is good old person-to-person communication in the flesh (well at least in the US).
Have a look at this chart here from eMarketer:
Source: eMarketer.com
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Driving along Victoria Street after a meal at the famous Jackson Kopitiam at MacPherson, I spotted this anomaly right smack in our city area just outside Bugis Junction.
Yes, your eyes ain't kidding you. We do have a Wholesale Centre just outside the city called the Victoria Street Wholesale Centre. Apparently, they have 41 units of tenants who specialise in all manner of dry food supplies and special ingredients that you can't get elsewhere. Now aunties and housewives from every corner of Singapore have a place that they can go to for that extra "lemak" curry!
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I am currently reading the Secrets of Word-of-Mouth Marketing, a book by George Silverman, which I borrowed from the National Library. Fascinating stuff in there with some explanation of how one can make Word Of Mouth (WOM) marketing work.
Let me highlight two key learning points. First is the Buying Decision Process. Those who studied Marketing 101 may be familiar with this. The stages are as follows:
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