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- Calories 186
- Caloriesfromfat 24%
- Fat 4.9g
- Satfat 1.6g
- Monofat 0.0g
- Polyfat 0.0g
- Protein 23.9g
- Carbohydrate 9.7g
- Fiber 0.0g
- Cholesterol 54mg
- Iron 0.0mg
- Sodium 181mg
- Calcium 0.0mg
Gingersnap Meat Loaf
How to Make It
Step 1
Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; place over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion and celery; saute until tender.
Step 2
Combine sauteed vegetables, ground round, and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl; stir well. Shape mixture into a 9- x 5-inch loaf; place on a rack in a roasting pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Step 3
Combine beef broth, flour, salt, and ginger in a small saucepan; stir until smooth. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Remove from heat, and add sour cream, stirring just until blended. Spoon evenly over meat loaf.
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(Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain 2014 UPCOMING HINDI MOVIE)
Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain is an upcoming 2014 historical-drama film set amidst the real-life Bhopal disaster that had occurred in India on December 2–3, 1984. Martin Sheen, Mischa Barton, Kal Penn, Fagun Thakrar, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Rajpal Yadav are cast in the lead roles.
Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain directed by Ravi Kumar and produced by Ravi Walia. Director Ravi Kumar described it as "a dramatization, inspired by real events". It was originally slated for a late 2010 release. A Prayer for Rain will release in US in November and to worldwide audiences on 5 December 2014
Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain is a movie that depicts the shocking events, leading to the biggest man made industrial disaster in history killing as many as 10,000 people in one night. The movie is a narration of the story from Dilip's perspective. Dilip (played by Rajpal Yadav), a rickshaw driver in Bhopal, India, lands himself a job at the Union Carbide plant.
- Martin Sheen as Warren Anderson, the chief executive of Union Carbide
- Mischa Barton as Eva Gascon, a Paris Match reporter
- David Brooks as Shane Miller (Carbide's 'Fixer')
- Fagun Thakrar as Rekha
- Rajpal Yadav as Dilip, the factory worker
- Tannishtha Chatterjee as Leela, Dilip's wife
- Gopichand Lagadapati as Steward
- Akhil Mishra as Napolean
- Joy Sengupta as Roy
Produced By:- Ravi Walia
Directed By:- Ravi Kumar
Release Date:- A Prayer for Rain will release in US in November and to worldwide audiences on 5 December 2014

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Fresh seasonal berries and mint give this vibrant salad a refreshing burst of flavor. The addition of raspberries to the homemade vinaigrette lends some natural sweetness to this Whole30-compliant dish.
Refreshing Mixed Berry Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette
- ¼ c. rice wine vinegar
- 1/3 c. fresh raspberries, washed
- 2 t. fresh lemon juice
- ½ c. extra virgin olive oil
- ½ t. sea salt
- 1 head Romaine lettuce, washed, stem removed, and chopped
- 1/3 c. fresh mint, chopped
- 1 c. fresh strawberries, washed, hulled, and sliced
- 1 c. fresh blackberries, washed
- 1/3 c. sliced almonds, toasted
- Add vinegar, raspberries, lemon juice, and olive oil to a food processor and blend until smooth. Add salt and taste. Adjust other flavors to achieve the desired balance. Set aside.
- Add lettuce, mint, strawberries, blackberries, and toasted almonds to a large bowl and gently toss to combine.
- Drizzle with raspberry vinaigrette and serve immediately on chilled salad plates for a refreshing appetizer.
Chill salad plates prior to preparing this recipe.


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This exclusive Boutique Hotel has a history dating back to 1692, the time when some of the original European settlers and wine growers arrived in the Cape. The 96 acre estate is host to exotic fruit trees and endless vines of noble grape varieties, such as Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Merlot and Shiraz. The homestead is built in the attractive and characteristic Cape Dutch style with accommodation in the two main buildings.
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The private patio, overlooking the pool, can be used for coffee breaks and, weather permitting, lunch can be served either under the palm trees by the pool or under the canopies of the ancients oak trees, adjacent the historic Manor House; alternatively lunch can be served in the dining room of the Manor House; with its dark wood ceiling, antique furniture, silverware and a fire place, delegates will be taken back in time. Tailor-made conferences and functions with a difference, together with our personalised service, will not only make your event a success, but will produce results too.
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Love Doc: Flatting Dramas
Hey Love Doc, I am starting uni next year and have started talking with a few friends about going flatting together.
I have one friend who wants to join us but I just don't wanna live with them, how do I tell them this without it seeming like I am rejecting them?
They are really sensitive about be included etc and they can get upset quite easily - which is probably why I don't wanna live with them.
I don't want to hurt their feelings or lose them as a friend.
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This car has an interesting story and an equally interesting color. We've never seen a summer yellow 951 in person so we'd be curious to know how many of these are out there. With an asking price of $10,500 this could be a great driver 951, and if you're a fan of yellow, this is an easy buy.Read More
0-60 in 5.9 seconds is still impressive in 2016, imagine what it was like 30 years ago in this 1986 944 Turbo.Read More


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Newsletter: Government exits hibernation, enters the fray
As Mother Nature begins her springtime blooming, the cabinet too is waking up. Over the last month, its members have presented a total of four bills from Reconstruction of the State's list (submitting three for comments and sending one on to the Chamber of Deputies in April). While it recently seemed they had forgotten their election promises, the coalition leaders now want to pass all the bills this year. We can't wait!
Read our newsletter where we summarize the recent progress of several Reconstruction bills. What will you find in the newsletter:
- 'The Mother of all Bills' goes to the House
- Party financing under control?
- Hard facts sharpen views: independent audits in place for 23 EU states, Czech Republic not among them
- Who will keep an eye on state enterprises?
- State prosecution: The Pelican Brief
- Odd and ends...
Read the full version of the newsletter here.
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1) Batter Michael Vick – The blueprint is out on how to minimize the explosiveness of Michael Vick: constant pressure from your front four, and knock him to the ground as many times as humanly possible. The season is just five games old for Philadelphia, and Vick has already had to deal with a concussion and a serious bruised hand. The Redskins have tallied 15 sacks through 4 games, and should blitz Vick throughout the game to disrupt him from throwing downfield to DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin. Vick already has thrown 7 interceptions through 5 games, and fumbled 7 times as well, losing 3 of them. His reckless playing style and scrambling ability is a double-edged sword; electrifying to watch, but also clearly conducive to turnovers. The Redskins defense needs to capitalize on any of Vick's mistakes, to try to doom the Eagles to a 1-5 start.
2) Eagles finally facing a tough defense – The Eagles offense has faced mostly laughable defensive teams in the first five weeks of 2011. Of their five opponents, only the San Francisco 49ers defense is ranked in the top half of the NFL in yards allowed per game, coming in at 340 yards, good for 13th in the league. The Eagles have also squared off against these defensive "juggernauts": New York Giants – 20th, Atlanta Falcons – 24th, St. Louis Rams – 27th, and the Buffalo Bills – 30th. The yards and points shouldn't be so easy to come by against the Redskins, ranked 6th, and allowing just 296 yards per contest.
3) Ryan Torain – Look, I have a better chance of guessing the Powerball numbers than figuring out what goes on with Shanny's running back rotation. It was always mysterious in Denver, outside of the Terrell Davis era, and it has continued here in Washington. Tim Hightower looked like a back who would go well over 1,000 yards rushing from his preseason performances and workload, but his 3.5 yards per carry average through 4 games and a shoulder injury have limited his effectiveness. Enter Ryan Torain and his breakout performance in St. Louis, gouging the Rams for 19 carries and 135 yards. It's clear he has become the running back du jour for the Washington Redskins. Pair that with the arrival of the Eagles woeful 28th-ranked rushing defense, and Torain appears to be in line for back-to-back 100-yard rushing performances for just the second time in his career.


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Baghdad (APD) -- The Baghdad Seventh-day Adventist Church has been targeted by a car bomb for the second time in two years, injuring an armed guard, one of two permanently stationed to protect the church compound.
The Vatican embassy in Baghdad and another Christian church in the city, as well as two churches in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk were also targeted in the attack, according to the IRIN news service, a United Nations news and humanitarian information service, which also reports that some Christians have decided to leave the country. IRIN also reported that 16 people have been killed and 20 injured in the coordinated attacks.
Christians make up about 3 percent of the population of Iraq, or an estimated 800,000 people, according to a 2005 census, IRIN reported. Kirkuk is home to the second largest Christian community after Baghdad.
At around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, guards observed a car maneuvering onto the pavement on the east side of the church. When they challenged the driver, he told them that he was merely walking to a nearby kiosk to buy some cigarettes and would return momentarily. They grew suspicious of the man and were returning to the guard post to retrieve their weapons and sound the alert when the car exploded.
This most recent bomb-inflicted damage comes less than a month after the Adventist Church finally completed repairs caused by a series of explosions in the neighbourhood, the worst one happening in October 2003 when another car was stuffed with 150 kg of dynamite and detonated on the other side of the church. "On 31 December 2005 we even obtained a refund from the government after we finished all the repairs and renovations from the previous explosions," said Basim Fargo, president for the Adventist Church in Iraq, who is now faced with the dispiriting task of, yet again, replacing broken windows and doors.
After being informed of the explosion and encouraging church administrators in Iraq by phone, the president for the Adventist Church in the Middle East, Dr. Kjell Aune, appealed to the worldwide Adventist Church to let the members in Iraq sense that they are being "carried forward on a wave of prayers."
Aune said, "Our brothers and sisters living and worshipping in the war-torn country of Iraq need our prayers and support. They live in a very dangerous climate with their faith challenged daily. Pray that God will give our people peace of heart, confidence in the Lord and safety. Pray that the political development of the country will be such that our church may continue to exist and our believers may be able to live out their faith and grow in numbers."
On Monday, 400 local Christian clerics demonstrated in Baghdad against the violence. Many protestors opined that the targeting of Christian institutions was a direct result of foreign occupation, according to the IRIN report.
"Christians are being forced to leave Iraq after years of peace," said Fr. Ismael Kardush, an Orthodox Christian cleric participating in the demonstration. "They can't target the Americans, so they target us for having the same religion, even if we're fellow Arabs."
"The government should do something to protect us," Kardush added.
The latest bombing is not the first time that attacks appeared to target areas associated with the Christian community. In August 2004, at least 12 people were killed and dozens injured in a spate of bombings that targeted Christians in Baghdad and Mosul.
According to local organizations, about 150,000 Christians are believed to have left the country since 2003.


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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 57007
backspace key generates Delete keysym
Last modified: 2007-04-18 12:38:32 EDT
From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:0.9.6) Gecko/20011120
Description of problem:
I installed RH7.2 on a box with an old Matrox Millenium video card (not
supported by XF4, so it is using the 3.3.6a SVGA server).
When I start X, both the backspace and delete keys generate the Delete
keysym (according to xev).
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1.start X
2.run xev from a terminal
3.press the backspace key then the delete key
Actual Results: pressing the backspace key generates the Delete keysym
pressing the delete key generates the Delete keysym
Expected Results: pressing the backspace key should generate the BackSpace
pressing the delete key should generate the Delete keysym
Additional info:
Running the following command once in X fixes the problem:
xmodmap -e 'keycode 22 = BackSpace Delete'
The Keyboard section of the XF86Config file contains the following (with
comments removed):
Section "Keyboard"
Protocol "Standard"
AutoRepeat 500 5
LeftAlt Meta
RightAlt Meta
ScrollLock Compose
RightCtl Control
XkbRules "xfree86"
XkbModel "microsoft"
XkbLayout "us"
XkbVariant "nodeadkeys"
My /etc/sysconfig/keyboard file contains the single line KEYTABLE="us"
Removing the XkbVariant line in the XF86Config file also solved the problem.
The installer probably shouldn't ask about disabling deadkeys if it screws up
the keymap like this (alternatively, the keymap should be set correctly if the
option is chosen).
Punting to next release when we're going to fix the dead key configuration for real
Brent can you look at this in regards to the new kbd tool?
The new keyboard tool should prevent this behavior from ever happening. Please
reopen this bug if you see this behavior in future versions of Red Hat Linux
(not 7.3, but the version after that)
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A sneak peak inside the cookie jar.
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Book Synopsis:
In this thrilling and sexy follow-up to Sempre, two young lovers struggle to keep their relationship intact after they become deeply enmeshed in the dangerous mafia-run crime ring they once tried to overthrow.
Haven Antonelli and Carmine DeMarco have been through a lot. Haven was taken in by Carmine's father, and with his family's help, she escaped a gruesome fate. However, saving Haven from the dark intentions of a mafia family cost Carmine a steep price: he was forced to swear loyalty to them.
Now, still passionately in love, Carmine and Haven must face the fall-out of Carmine's forced service, as Haven discovers terrifying secrets about the family that enslaved both her and her mother—and why she matters so much in this intricate web of lies.
About the Author:
JM Darhower is the author of countless stories and poems, most of which only she has ever read. She lives in a tiny town in rural North Carolina, where she churns out more words than will ever see the light of day. She has a deep passion for politics and speaking out against human trafficking, and when she isn't writing (or fangirling about books) she's usually ranting about those things.
Chronic crimper with a vulgar mouth, she admits to having a Twitter addiction. You can usually always find her there.
Author's Links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmdarhower
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/JM-Darhower/187907981297867?skip_nax_wizard=true
Website: http://www.jmdarhower.com/
Purchase Links:
S&S.com: http://books.simonandschuster.com/Sempre-Redemption/J-M-Darhower/9781476734200
Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Sempre-Redemption-ebook/dp/B00EMDPZVK/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=
iBookstore: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/isbn9781476734200
Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sempre-jm-darhower/1116527231?ean=9781476734200
my review:
I ate up every word in this book!!! The sequel out did the first book for me. I know there is buzz around this book, that people aren't giving it high ratings. Well I say FUCK THAT!! I like books that throw me off and keep me guessing. The writing in this book just flows. I never found myself skimming(and shhh…I am a skimmer).
Carmine and Haven go through so many obstacles in this book. But that is so needed, they were both kids in Sempre. We needed to see them grow. SPOILER** They do separate for a big part of this book. I have no problem with that. Some of my favorite love stories are when the couple breaks up and then finds their way back to each other. The adrenaline in them seeing each other for the first time, is one of the best parts of being a reader. Carmine gave Haven the opportunity to grow and discover herself. She evolved into a perfect principessa. Haven ended up taking the roll of the strong one in this book. Love is about being there for your other half. Putting them back together when they fall.
"You pushed the little birdie from the nest, and she did exactly what she was always meant to do."What's that?" Carmine asked. "She flew."
Is there a way I can bleed into La Cosa Nostra? Because I would as long as Corrado was in charge of me 😉 The best part of this book was Corrado!!! Holy smoking hot bad ass! He is what made this book so good. Always in control never wavering in any way. Loyal as hell. Do not ever try to get near his family, because you will be "swimming with the fishes" CAPISCE??
This is not a sexed up read. It is a story about the mafia, love, family and death. What more could you want 😉
**ARC provided for honest review**
Carefully, so not to wake Haven, he slipped from underneath her and climbed out of bed. He tiptoed across the room to the window and pulled some slats of the blinds apart to look out into the night. It was nearing three in the morning, the sky pitch black and the city quiet. Carmine surveyed the street, looking for any sign of trouble, and tensed when his eyes fell upon a car out front.
A vaguely familiar looking dark Chevy Camaro.
He stepped back from the window and gave Haven a quick glance before heading out of the room. Instinct took over, every move calm and calculating. He found his pants and pulled them on before grabbing his gun downstairs. He made sure it was loaded as he quietly slipped out the back door. He headed around the house and came up behind the Camaro, eyeing the license plate.
The moment he saw the letters JK, his adrenaline kicked into overdrive.
Staying in the shadows, he watched the car for a bit. The man was alone with the driver's side window down, his attention focused away from Carmine's house. Every time headlights flashed nearby he would watch them like a hawk until they passed. He was waiting for something, but Carmine wasn't sure what until a set of headlights shined their way. The man ducked as a black Mercedes sped by them before swinging into a driveway about a block away.
Carmine wasn't sure what to do, torn between reacting and alerting Corrado, but he didn't get much time to consider his options. The driver's side door swung open and the guy climbed out, keeping his head down as he started down the block. Without even thinking Carmine followed him, dodging streetlights while trying to keep up with his pace. The man slowed when he neared Corrado's house, staring at it peculiarly like he was trying to assess how to get inside. The living room light was on and Carmine could see shadows, Celia's laughter faintly filtering out of a cracked window.
The man ducked beside Corrado's house and Carmine hesitated, taking a deep breath and clutching his gun before darting behind him. The invader had almost made it to their backyard when he heard Carmine's footsteps. He swung around, alarmed by the presence, but it was already too late.
Carmine slammed him into the side of the house, shoving his gun against his temple. "If you move, I'll blow your fucking head off."
He cursed and shook as Carmine patted him down, frantically pulling everything out of the guy's pockets. He found a gun in his coat and made sure the safety was on before sticking it in his waistband.
Grabbing the man's wallet, Carmine flipped it open and yanked out his driver's license. "Oisin Quinn. What kinda name is that?"
"Don't hurt me," he begged. "I'm not looking for trouble!"
"Bullshit," Carmine spat. "You don't lurk around this neighborhood with a gun if you aren't looking for trouble."
"I swear it's a mistake!"
"What is?"
"What the fuck is this?" Carmine asked, pulling him away from the house and shoving him into the backyard. He stumbled but caught himself before he fell, and hesitated for a second before he took off sprinting through the yard.
For a brief moment, Carmine remained frozen in utter disbelief. He had just let go of the guy. How fucking stupid could he be?
Adrenaline kicked in again. Carmine aimed with his finger on the trigger, a hair away from pulling it, but lowered the gun and took off after him instead. Carmine managed to catch him, tackling him in the grass at the edge of the yard. Panicked, the man swung, trying to fight Carmine off, and his fist connected with the right side of his jaw. Pain ripped through his cheek, sending him over the edge.
If he wanted a fight, Carmine was going to give him one.
He pulled his arm back that clutched the gun, slamming him straight in the face with it. A lifetime worth of aggression came pounding from his fists, disappointment and anger, shame and heartbreak. Carmine didn't know the man, but that mattered not—he took his pain out on him, battering him with pent up hostility he needed to let go of.
After he was beat down, Carmine pulled him across the yard and forced him on his knees right outside Corrado's back door.
"Stay there, motherfucker," he spat, giving him a swift kick in the side out of frustration. His jaw ached and he was out of breath, blood splattered on his hands.
"I'm certainly glad you decided not to shoot him."
The voice caught Carmine off guard. He looked up, seeing Corrado standing motionless at the back door, watching them. "Fuck, how long have you been there?"
"Long enough."
"And you couldn't help me?" he spat, annoyed he had just watched.
"You seemed to have it handled," he said. "Besides, it was quite entertaining."
Carmine glared at him. "Entertaining? There's nothing entertaining about this!"
"I disagree."
"Well, you're wrong," Carmine said, reaching into his waistband for the guy's gun. He cursed yet again when he came up empty-handed and glanced around, realizing it had fallen out during their scuffle. He found it a few feet away and picked it up, handing it to Corrado when he stepped outside. "He could've killed me."
Corrado laughed dryly. "You're exaggerating. You had him, no problem."
"You couldn't have fucking known that."
"Yes, I could. He didn't do his homework if he parked in front of your house."
"How do you . . . ?" Carmine stopped, narrowing his eyes when it struck him. "Wait, you knew he was there?"
"Of course I did," he replied. "He wasn't sly, Carmine. Even you noticed him."
"Son of a bitch," he grumbled, aggravated. "I did all of that for nothing?"
"I wouldn't say it was for nothing," Corrado replied, smiling with amusement. "Like I said, it was entertaining."


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(This is a follow-up of the post I published yesterday, trying to take stock of the yearly conference of the association "DH in the German-speaking countries")
An L, two wings, flying off
A particularly good surprise for me was the comparatively small amount of contributions dealing solely with constituting a corpus, and the greater amount of contributions addressing methodological questions and presenting analysis results. Again, I am not gifted with ubiquity, and this impression might result from me picking the "right" sessions for that. Continue reading "Through digital reality – part two"


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Many of us love having dogs as members of our households. There are several benefits to having dogs, but the most important is the sense of companionship and loyalty they have toward their families. Dogs are great at picking up on how we are feeling, and they absolutely love trying to make us feel better when we are feeling down. With this in mind, why not try to get better at understanding dogs' language? Even knowing a few simple cues can help strengthen the bond that we share with our pets.
1. Constant eye contact is usually a sign of deep affection toward whom they are looking at. This common facial expression is typically a sign of a strong attachment to a person.
2. If a dog is constantly bringing things to you, it usually means that it is trying to give you a gift. This behavior goes back to the days when dogs were used as companions in hunting, and they would bring food for their owners.
3. When dogs raise one paw up in the air with their heads down, it is typically a sign that they are getting ready to pounce. When dogs do this stance, they are in the mood for hunting.
4. If you ever see a dog hunched over trying to look small, it is most likely feeling scared. It can be afraid of an object, but it can also be the result of an abusive situation.
5. If a dog is trained not to chew on things, chewing on furniture is a typical symptom of separation anxiety.
6. For dogs that have a dominant personality, sitting on someone's feet is a sign that they are trying to assert themselves.
7. Like with humans, dogs yawn because they are tired. If dogs yawn frequently, however, it can mean they are stressed in their environment.
8. If dogs are in a relaxed environment, yawning can also just mean that they are comfortable.
9. Leaning or brushing up against a person is indicative that the dog wants attention and affection.
10. When dogs' tongues extend straight out of their mouths, it means that they are feeling uncomfortable. This can be the result of a situation or a person.
11. Most dogs want to sleep in your bed. They just want to always be around you.
12. Calmly staring at you as you leave home is a good sign that dogs are okay with being left alone. If they are barking or clawing, it means that they are anxious about the thought of you leaving.
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A good advice on investment requires a centrally defined investment strategy that can be implemented efficiently in software. Banks are under enormous cost pressures in the investment advice. At the same time increase the regulatory and liability risks. This challenge can be solved only with a support of the consulting process with software and a prescribed centrally defined and independent of developments of the investment strategy. Optimization of quality of advice and liability risks through consulting software in the investment advice is always new studies criticize the investment advice in banks. As a result of the sobering part results, the legislature increasingly regulated the process of investment advisory and securities advice. Implementation is ongoing intensified State regulations leads to soaring costs and liability risks of credit institutions in the Securities and investment business. To meet the legal requirements and Bank-economic needs, providing investment advice should therefore, Usage of software solutions or a consulting software be used cost-efficiently and minimise liability risks to ensure a bank uniform and legally compliant approach of all investment advisors.
Criticism by consumer protection agencies and the consequences of a poor investment advice not only according to one published in June 2012 investigation by the German Institute for service quality (DISQ) Bank advice has serious shortcomings. Customer needs will not well determined enough and the product selection achievements not individually matched on the individual life and needs of customers. Consultation protocols would not often made. Postbank closes their investment advice after poor test results end June 2012 and offers only standard products such as day money, fixed-term deposits as well as money market, pension and equity funds. In November 2012 in Germany in effect beaten investor protection and function improvement Act a consultant register with the Federal agency establishes the financial supervisory authority (BFin). Customer complaints advisers must be reported within a six-week period of the BFin.


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Antidoping > olympic games Rio 2016
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A strong economy and guaranteed funding
Brazil's economy is now the tenth largest in the world - and predicted to be fifth by 2016. We are the world's second biggest food exporter, one of the world's largest oil and ore producers and the fifth largest advertising market. Our diverse economy is the engine of South America and one of the world's top 10 consumer markets. We have the highest levels of Internet use in the world. The enduring strength of our economy - even in the current global climate - has enabled the Government to guarantee the investments needed for the 2016 Games, including direct funding of US$700m for the OCOG.
Spirit, sport and a powerful legacy
We will unite Rio's unique spirit with the power of sport to stage an exceptional event, full of Brazilian passion. Rio 2016 will provide memories of a lifetime for every athlete and all other members of the Games Family. And the Games will leave a powerful legacy by meeting the long-term needs of the city and its residents. Every aspect of the Rio Games concept has been designed to align with the strategy for the future of the city and country.


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Meet the Management Team
Ms. Debra Orr
Head of School
Ms. Orr has worked in education for more than 30 years. She started in the Dekalb County public school system and later moved to St. Pius X Catholic High School, where she worked as a teacher, Learning Specialist and administrator. In 2000, Ms. Orr was hired as an Assistant Principal and helped open Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in Roswell. Later, she was recruited to launch Pinecrest Academy's High School. In 2005, following approval from the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Ms. Orr founded and opened Notre Dame Academy as an independent Catholic School where she remains as Head of School. Ms. Orr has a Masters Degree as a Reading Specialist from Georgia State and Post Graduate work in Education Leadership at the University of Georgia.
She has served on numerous accreditation visit teams including those at Pinecrest Academy, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School and St. Patrick's in Norfolk, Virginia. Ms. Orr is a graduate of Leadership Gwinnett and is actively involved with numerous organizations including SAIS-SACS, AAAIS, and IBO. She is currently on the Board of Trustees for Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School, and serves as a Board member of the Georgia Independent Schools Association (GISA). Ms. Orr was recently awarded the prestigious Klingenstien Heads Program Fellowship at Columbia University.
Ms. Elizabeth Bourneuf
Director of the Father Colin Program
Mr. Bill Cahill
Athletic Director
Mr. Cahill joined Notre Dame Academy as the Athletic Director on July 1, 2017. Prior to this, Mr. Cahill worked in education as a teacher, coach, and administrator in North Dakota for 39 years. During that time, Mr. Cahill's teams were in the playoffs 21 times with four appearances in the state championship game in football. He was state Coach of the Year three times and North Dakota's nominee for National Coach of the Year twice. He was North Dakota Athletic Director of the Year twice and a national nominee twice. He is a past President of the North Dakota Coaches Association and three times was listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers. The past four years he has been an assistant coach at St. Francis and Notre Dame Academy. Mr. Cahill is a native of upstate New York and has a Bachelor of Science degree from Valley City State University in Valley City, North Dakota.
Mr. Reilly Campbell
Director of Operations
Mrs. Sharon Colletta
Principal, Early Years Campus
Mrs. Julia Derucki
Principal, Lower and Middle School
Mrs. Derucki has spent 23 years teaching and working exclusively in Catholic schools in Indiana, Florida, and Georgia. She has taught 2nd-8th Grade, with 11 consecutive years teaching 4th grade. She also served in administrative positions, including Dean of Students at a K-8th inner-city school and Dean of Academics. Mrs. Derucki piloted the ND Academy 8th Grade Annual "International Trip" and has traveled with the students to Japan, Italy, France, Spain, and Ireland. She is a member of the NCE, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and was nominated by parents for both the Atlanta Journal and Constitution (AJC) Teacher of the Year in 2002 and Disney's Teacher of the Year in 2003. She has a Bachelor of Science in Education from Ball State University, graduate courses in Educational Leadership from Indiana University-Purdue University Institute, and a Master of Science in Education with honors from Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL.
Mrs. Melissa Hardegree
Director of Advancement
Mr. Ken Lemons
Director of Educational Technology
Mr. Lemons joined Notre Dame Academy in 2011 as the Education Technology Coordinator. Prior to Notre Dame Academy, Ken spent eight years with Black and Veatch Special Projects Corporation where he worked as an Environmental Engineer and Computer Network Administrator (Atlanta, GA), and three years with the University of Virginia where he worked as an Information Technology Specialist (Charlottesville, VA). Ken holds a Master of Science in Technology and Science Policy, a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering, and a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, all from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a registered professional engineer in Georgia.
Mrs. Nadia Robinson
Director of Finance
Mrs. Robinson joins Notre Dame Academy as the Senior Accountant. Her prior experience includes serving as the Director of Finance & Operations at a Quaker school in Newton Square, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Robinson has over eleven years of experience in the business office at a school that serviced students with learning differences. Mrs. Robinson earned her undergraduate degree in political science from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. She completed her Masters in Business Administration at West Chester University.
Mr. John Henry Spann
Principal, Upper School
Mr. Spann attended Southern Catholic College for three years and completed a BA in History at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio. After working as a firefighter, he moved to Atlanta and began his career as a Social Studies teacher at Holy Spirit Preparatory school, eventually becoming a House Master. After receiving his M.Ed. in Independent and Charter School Leadership from Mercer University, Mr. Spann joined Notre Dame Academy as a member of its inaugural Upper School faculty, teaching, and managing student activities from the EYC thru the Upper School. In May of 2016, he completed his Master's of Theological Studies from Holy Spirit College. Mr. Spann is passionate about Catholic education, focusing his cumulative master's research project on formulating an authentically Catholic philosophy of education.
Mrs. Stacy Stanford
Director of Enrollment and Financial Aid


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Ali Lohan Doesn't Look Like an Emaciated Skeleton Any More!
Remember when Lindsay Lohan's little sister, Ali Lohan, decided that she was going to be a "model" and starved herself into a stick figure? Well, thank goodness poor Ali came to her senses and has gained a healthy amount of weight back!
In 2011, Ali shocked the media with her extreme weight loss (and plastic surgery) and announcement that she was now pursuing a modeling career. Although Ali claimed that she was naturally thin, thanks to a high metabolism, clearly she was also dieting or suffering from an eating disorder, in order to achieve the waif-ish look that she was sporting in 2011 – 2012.
Thankfully, 20-year old Ali has come to her senses and has gained a healthy amount of weight, which she showed off in a black and white bikini in Italy over the weekend. If you ask us, Ali Lohan looks fantastic after gaining weight and looks better than she ever has!
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Ali Lohan and her sister Lindsay are currently partying in Italy and hitting up some film festivals while Lindsay prepares for her
15th shot at a comeback in "Speed-The-Plow", which is a play that will debut later this year. Ali, who didn't seem to find much success in the modeling world, has switched gears and is currently working on a country music album.
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She look SOOOOO much better! She wasn't just scary skinny, she looked deathly ill before.
Something terrible had to have happened to her. No joke intended, but that haircut spoke to me even more than her emaciated body.
She gained her weight back middle of 2012. She does modeling and she's not doing country music. I looked at her instagram and she said she's doing R&B, soul and blues. But she's definitely modeling too, I've seen recent stuff she's done.


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This month we caught up with our beautiful sister Jo to find out a little more about her yoga journey and the power of moon cycles.
Tell us a little about how you first came to yoga…
I was about 14 when my mum suggested it as I was having a bit of a hard time at school. My parents' solution was always exercise but I disliked most forms of movement…until I found yoga! That first savasana made me cry and felt like such a huge weight lifted. From then on it s-l-o-w-l-y weaved its way into my life (I mean once or twice a week), and around age 2I started self-practice when I went travelling. That was it.
Where did you learn to teach yoga?
I always had the sneaky suspicion I wanted to teach but never had the confidence to voice that to myself or others. Luckily my teacher Sherrie encouraged me to do a teacher training about 4 years ago now, and I've never looked back. I started my training with a Thai Yin Yoga course in Dorset, England. It's a beautiful form of yin with movement, based on Thai Massage principles. I then studied Vinyasa Yoga with Nicole Walsh in Sydney, and am now training with Maty Ezraty. It's the only thing I've ever actually wanted to study!
How did your first class go?
I can't actually remember my very first class, but I know that in the early days I hired a dance studio out and it was mostly lovely friends and family supporting. I would sweat and shake before class, but once I was in there and sharing the nerves faded away. Before long I found that I needed to get over my ego, and myself and realize people just want to feel good and I could be a catalyst for that. The less I make it about me, the better it is!
How do you start your day, do you have a morning routine?
If I'm not teaching at the crack of dawn, there is nothing I love more than to go to the beach, meditate and swim. Lucky I live in Sydney now so it makes that lifestyle easier than London.
Has practicing yoga had an impact on your life?
Pretty much in every single way. It started as a physical practice for me, to breath and move. But now it runs so much deeper. The more esoteric parts of the practice that I initially avoided, probably out of fear, are now intrinsic to my life. Energy, cycles, mind behaviours, these are all aspects I am learning more and more about and they are hugely benefitting my life.
You love sharing your wisdom about the Moon circles. Do you have a Full and New Moon Manifestation Practice and do you have a tip for those who would like to start?
I do indeed! I'm not sure i would say I have plenty of wisdom, just my own experience to share.. In short, Full Moon is a time of shedding and letting go, New Moon is a time to set new intentions for the coming month or even year. It is so important we spend time with ourselves creating a roadmap, and even if we're not sure on set goals (e.g. career, relationship etc), we can most certainly bring forth a feeling we'd like to have or quality of life. For me, my whole life changed when I listened to The Secret and was introduced to the concept of manifestation. I suddenly realized I had the reigns to steer my life in any direction I chose, rather than letting things happen to me. You can also do the same by taking a step back, and inviting in that which you want, rather than focusing so much on things that you don't. In a nutshell, where your attention goes, energy flows.
What else is on the horizon for you in 2018?
Well, not so yoga related, but definitely a union! I get married in March and am so excited to share our love and spend quality time with friends and family from around the world.


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The Sustainability Education Research Institute (SERI) is pleased to announce that Dr. Paul Hart will be joining us at 2:30 pm CST on Friday, March 6, 2015 for presentation entitled "Overall Trajectories of the Environmental Education Field."
Please see the attached poster for more information on how to join the talk in person or online, and please share with anyone you think might be interested in attending!
The event poster can be downloaded here: SERI Seminar - Paul Hart (March 2015)


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Do you love crackers, but hate all of the additives and extra fat? It's time to try something new and exciting: dehydrated crackers. These are the perfect snack for the healthy conscious person, and they're so simple to prepare that you'll find yourself making these crackers within 10 minutes of reading this article.
Let's talk about how to make dehydrated crackers quickly and easily. But first, you'll need a few ingredients to get started:
Ingredients Need for Dehydrated Crackers
- 2 ½ cup of flour:
- Spelt or
- Kamut or
- Whole wheat or
- Rye
- 1 cup of yogurt (plain)
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- 1 ½ tsp. baking powder
- 2 tbsp. sesame seeds
- 8 tbsp. butter
- Unbleached white flour
If you have all these ingredients, you'll be able to start making your crackers immediately. Many of these items will be found within your home already, but some of them may not be available, such as flour. Keep in mind that you can use any of the four flour types listed above, and you also the option of using flavored yogurt if you like. We chose plain because our family members all have different tastes and dislikes.
Once you've gathered all of your ingredients, it's time to start the preparation of the crackers themselves. Keep in mind that the preparation will depend on the type of flour that you have available. If you use sprouted flour, the process will be a little bit different in terms of preparation than non-sprouted flour for these crackers.
Sprouted Flour Preparation
You'll want to follow these steps to prepare your crackers:
- Add sprouted flour, salt, yogurt, baking soda and four tablespoons of butter into a food processor.
- Process the mixture until well blended.
- Add sesame seeds to the blender and hit pulse.
- Place the dough on a flat surface (sprinkling white flour on the surface first), and roll it out with a rolling pin until it is about 1/8".
- Using a round glass, cut the dough into circles. You can also cut them into squares if you like.
- Using the remaining butter, apply the butter to a cookie sheet and place the crackers on the sheet.
- Melt any remaining butter and brush the melted butter on top of the crackers.
- Bake at 150°F, or place them inside of a food dehydrator.
Once the crackers are dry and crisp, they're ready to be taken out of the oven or dehydrator, and can be eaten once they're cooled.
Non-sprouted Flour Preparation
Non-sprouted flour will require a much longer preparation. You'll be following the same steps above, but first you need to mix the flour and yogurt together, and leave them in a warm place for 12 to 24 hours.
Once this is completed, you will place the soaked flour into the food processor along with salt, baking powder, and 4 tablespoons of butter. Use the pulse function to blend until smooth.
The rest of the steps are exactly the same, and you'll be able to enjoy delicious dehydrated crackers without having to pay a high cost in the process.
Don't be afraid to change up the recipes to get your desired taste. Many people add onion seeds or various spices into their mixture for a great taste. You can even put a hint of mint or peppermint into the mixture to get the perfect holiday taste.


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first level of creation:
second level of creation: The sun is called Nisgam, is grandfather sun gives us our shadows. shadows in mi'kmaq refers to spirits of our ancestors. And our elders say that you are linked with your shadow, with the spirit of your ancester through out your connection to the earth, through your feet, and your blood, witch is their blood running thruogh your body, ehich transforms itself to you so the eyes and face and smiles of our ancenstors, their movments and mannerisms and idenitity, are in fact reflected in our bodies: we reflect our shadow, our ancestors in the earth, as we reach up to the sun in this way, we embody all our ancestors, carry their behaviours, share their harts and lungs, as we breathe in the same air they once did. And so when we make pfferings to the land ceremony, we recognize our connection from the sun to mother earth, who bares our ancestors. And grandfather sun teaches us all this by givintg us our shadows. And so we ourselves are in the center of the world, where grandfather sun passes down to meet mother earth. And that center is one of the seven sacred direction, because our shadow is the connection between the spirt world and the physical world. and we are the embodiment of that centre, witch is also represnted by grandfather sun.
Third level of creation, down belown us, is our mother, on ehom we walk,


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After receiving the news that plenty of contractors want to build the massive interchange at State Road 7, officials of the Interstate 595 project breathed a bit easier Wednesday and turned their attention to making the new superhighway look prettier.
Highway officials and landscape architects from around the county will be holding an all-day design workshop today as a first step toward creating a buffer zone and park along the length of I-595.
The workshop is designed to come up with a plan to ``create an aesthetically pleasing highway environment,`` according to Jeffrey Siegel, Plantation landscape architect. The city of Plantation was host for the workshop.
``Our goal is to establish criteria for a buffer zone along the I-595 corridor,`` he said.
Highway spokesman Mike Sherman announced Wednesday that work on the 1.8-mile stretch from east of Southwest 136th Avenue to east of Hiatus Road is scheduled to begin the first week in September.
The stretch, which includes two pairs of bridges to take traffic over Hiatus and Flamingo roads, is scheduled for completion in the spring of 1988, said Sherman.
The bid has been awarded to Bergeron Land Development Inc. of Hollywood at a cost of $16.1 million.
As they were making that announcement, I-595 officials were anxiously waiting to see the turnout of contractors at a pre-bid conference Wednesday for the job of building the State Road 7 interchange.
The last time they advertised the job, only one contractor submitted a bid, and that, at $63.9 million, was many millions higher than the budgeted figure of between $41 million and $53 million.
As a result, the sole bid, from the Groves-Watkins firm of Tallahassee, was thrown out, and the job is being rebid.


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Do you have experience working in a bookstore or a small business?
The Friends are seeking several people willing to serve as Co-Chairpersons for the 6 Book Sales held each year in the Lacey Library Meeting Room. You will train and schedule volunteers, manage the inventory and generally oversee the setup and takedown of a Friday/Saturday sale.
On a smaller scale but more frequent basis, you would train volunteers to stock and straighten the in-house Bargain Books Sale and Lobby Cart Sale. Shelves are stocked and straightened daily by a team of volunteers, each working one morning per week.
Donations are sorted and priced at the Monday morning book sort with a dedicated team of Friends, who volunteer weekly just to sort. As a Book Sale Manager you would also have an active role training people for the sort.
Two or three Book Sale Managers will work together to divide the tasks according to their individual schedules so that everything works smoothly. As a Chairperson, you would also attend several of the 6 board meetings per year, divided according to your personal schedules, which occur every other month. As they say, "Many hands make light work!"
Interested? Leave your contact info at the Lacey Library Circulation Desk and a Friends board member will be in touch. We look forward to meeting you!
Rosemary Conor
FoLL President


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Updated for 2018: One of the best ways to save for retirement is with an Individual Retirement Arrangement, or IRA. Because of the great tax advantages, the IRS created maximum IRA contribution limits on IRAs. These caps are set by Congress, and can change from time to time.
The IRS recently announced the 2018 Traditional and Roth IRA contribution limits. There is no change to the contribution limits from last year. In fact, the contribution limits have remain unchanged since 2013. There were, however, some changes to the income limits for deductions for Traditional IRAs, and changes to the Roth IRA income eligibility limits. This article covers all you should need to know about 2018 IRA Contribution and Deduction Limits. Need to learn more about Roth Withdrawal Rules, we can help with that too!
Traditional and Roth IRA Contribution Limits
The Traditional and Roth IRA contribution limits are $5,500 for those under age 50. Persons age 50 and over can make additional catch up contributions of $1,000, for a total contribution limit of $6,500.
You can have both a Roth IRA and a Traditional IRA in the same tax year, but you can't exceed the contribution limit with your combined contributions to both accounts. In other words, the contribution limit is per person, not per account.
Self-employed retirement plans may have different rules, so be sure to read up on the different self-employment tax plans or check with your accountant or financial advisor.
Current & Historic IRA Contribution Limits
|Tax Year
|Contribution Limit Age 49 & Below
|Catch-up Contribution Limit Age 50 & Above
|Contribution Limit Age 50 & Above
|2006 - 2007
|2002 - 2004
Traditional IRA Deductions and Roth IRA Eligibility Phase outs
The IRS has specific rules regarding who can contribute to an IRA. Traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs base certain eligibility guidelines on the taxpayer's Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI), which is calculated when you file your taxes.
2018 Traditional IRA Deduction Income Limits
The IRS imposes income limits for those who are able to make a tax-deductible contribution to their Traditional IRA account. Those who earn less than a certain amount (detailed below) are able to deduct 100% of the contribution. There is a phase-out that allows participants to deduct a lesser amount than the full contribution level. The partial deduction can still be valuable, depending on your situation. Participants who have an Modified Adjusted Gross income greater than the highest level are not able to take a deduction on their contributions.
- Single or Head of Household can deduct the full amount of their contribution their MAGI is $63,000 or less. Deduction rates phase out beginning at a MAGI above $63,001, and end at $73,000 (up from $62,000, and $72,000, respectively in 2017). There is no tax deduction for those who have an income higher than $73,000.
- Married Filing Jointly can make maximum Traditional IRA contributions for an income of $101,000 or less. Traditional IRA eligibility ends at $121,000. (up from $99,000 and $119,000, respectively in 2017). There is no deduction for taxpayers who have an AGI of greater than $119,000.
- Married Filing Separately deductible contributions begin to phase-out with MAGI of $0, and are completely phased-out one MAGI exceeds $10,000.
2018 Roth IRA Eligibility Income Limits
Like the Traditional IRA, the IRS has phase out rules for Roth IRA contributions. Tax filers will be able to contribute the maximum amount to their IRA if they don't exceed certain income limits.
- Single or Head of Household can contribute the maximum if their MAGI is $120,000 or less. Contribution rates phase out beginning at a MAGI above $120,001, and end at $135,000 (up from $118,000, and $133,000, respectively in 2017).
- Married Filing Jointly can make maximum Roth IRA contributions for an income of $189,000 or less. Roth IRA eligibility ends at $199,000. (up from $186,000 and $196,000, respectively in 2017).
- Married Filing Separately contributions begin to phase-out with MAGI of $0, and are completely phased-out one MAGI exceeds $10,000.
These income limits apply to everyone, regardless of age, however, those age 50 and above can contribute an additional $1,000 per year as catch-up contributions. You only need to be age 50 or older for one day during the calendar year to be eligible for the catch-up contributions.
For specific questions, please see IRS Pub 590.
IRA Contributions Are Separate from 401k Contributions
Many investors want to know if they can contribute to both an IRA and a 401k in the same year. Yes, you can. 401k plans are an employer sponsored retirement plan, and contributions must be made from payroll deductions. IRAs are an individual investment (hence the name Individual Retirement Arrangement).
401k plans have their own annual contribution limits, which aren't based on income like IRA contribution limits. Like IRA limits, the IRS assesses 401k contribution limits each year and reserves the option to increase the limit. Similar to IRAs, 401k limits are per individual, not per account. So you can't max out a 401k plan with an employer and switch to a new plan part way through the year and max that out as well.
In addition to a 401k and IRA, it may be possible for investors to have multiple retirement accounts they participate in each year.
Want to Save Even More for Retirement? Open an HSA
Savvy investors who are looking to save even more money for retirement take their retirement investing to a new level by opening a Health Savings Account and maxing out their HSA contributions. On the surface that may not seem related to investing, but HSAs have three very powerful tax benefits.
The first is the ability to get a tax deduction in the year you make the contribution, much like a Traditional IRA. The second is that your withdrawals are tex exempt if you make them for qualified medical expenses (bonus: there is no time limit for these withdrawals).
The final, and most valuable, benefit is the ability to invest the funds in your Health Savings Account, and make withdrawals once you reach retirement age. Withdrawals during retirement are taxed as income, but you don't pay any early withdrawal penalties. This is an advanced investment strategy and worth exploring if you are already maxing out your IRA and 401k plans, and you still have money to invest in a tax-deferred account.
Here is more information about investing in a Health Savings Account.
Opening an IRA, and IRA Contribution Deadlines
You can make IRA contributions for the previous tax year up to the tax filing deadline of the current year. For example, you can make a contribution for the 2017 tax year until April 15, 2018.
If you make an IRA contribution between January 2 and the tax deadline, you should designate which tax year your contributions are for, as you can also contribute to current year IRAs during the same time frame. Here are some recommendations for opening a Roth IRA.
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Hoosier Families' Home-Based Family Centered Casework Services seeks the best approach to help strengthen the foundation of our families, improve stability and help prevent incidences of child neglect.
Hoosier Families goes above and beyond to help our families position themselves for reunification and uninterrupted permanency by utilizing a thorough assessment process to help identify key areas of improvement. We then combine the assessed needs with additional universally-tangible skills such as: Parenting skills, household, financial & anger management, communication, child development and family safety, to create a family-specific curriculum.
Our thorough assessment process is what keeps our success rate high - we do everything possible to reduce opportunities for child abuse and neglect. The only way to make a difference is to identify our family's underlying need(s) and actively engage [with] them to find a solution. This individualized approach is very promising.


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Geological Sciences
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- Published: 14 April 2015
The Department teaches the following disciplines: Mineralogy, Petrology, Palaeontology, Economic Geology, Structural Geology and Tectonics, Hydrogeology, Exploration Geophysics, Exploration Geochemistry, Stratigraphy among others. Students in Geological Sciences enjoy the opportunity to learn in small classes taught by world-class academicians and researchers. Students are participating in ground-breaking research in a wide variety of fields. It is a great time to consider doing an undergraduate and graduate degree in Geological Sciences at the South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU). Whether your interest is in graduate studies, in a possible undergraduate major or concentration, or in finding out a little more about Geological Sciences.
It is the aim of the Department to equip students with modern knowledge while utilizing state of the art technology developed in the recent past decades so as to widen their scope and enable them keep in pace with these emerging technologies. Students will be introduced to Remote Sensing (RS), Geographical Informational tion System (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS), modern Geophysical and Geochemical resource exploration techniques, among others.Employment opportunities in the Mineral Resources, Environment, Energy, Water Resources, Geotechnical Engineering and other Earth sciences disciplines as well as in allied educational sectors are better than ever before and our graduates are well placed in acquiring jobs in these fields both in public and private sectors. You will be joining a well-knit, socially active community of fellow Geological sciences fraternity and will acquire life-long skills and a network of colleagues and friends. Welcome to the world of Geological Sciences!
To be a leading Department offering internationally competitive academic programmes in Geological Sciences and adopting of new scientific ideas and technologies for the optimum utilization of geological resources to transform lives.
To be a leading Department that offers quality education and training through teaching, research and development with emphasis on innovative methods that enable geological resource utilization in a sustainable manner.
a) Develop undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that meet the needs of sustainable geological resources through exploration, exploitation and utilization in the country and beyond.
b) Conduct research that provides answers to integrated geological resource extraction and environmental conservation.
c) Develop interactive knowledge management systems which facilitate the transfer of knowledge, information and technical skills to key
stakeholders for improved livelihood.
d) Be proactive in the formulation of policies that mainstream the use of geological resources to foster county and national development.
e) Create partnership with institutions and organizations involved in relevant sciences and technological research in order to promote proper utilization of geological resources
f) Mobilize resources for developing the physical infrastructure of the Department, the School and the University College and offering services to the Communities through formulation of research proposals and programmes .
Career opportunities for graduates
B.Sc.Geology graduates are employed in the following Ministries: Environment and Mineral Resources (MEMR), Energy (ME), Water and irrigation (MW&I), Agriculture (MA), Public Works (MPW), Roads (MR) and Regional Development (MRD, among others. They are also employed in Parastatals like Universities and other tertiary institutions, National Museum, KenGen, Geothermal Development Corporation (GDC) and Water Resources Management Authorities (WARMA). Others are engaged by private mineral exploration companies e.g. those prospecting for water, gemstones, gold, rare earth elements, petroleum and coal. Other potential employers include local and international corporations involved in geological resources exploration and exploitation while others joining the construction industry firms e.g. cement manufacturing companies and brick making industries, among others. Other graduates are engaged in self employment.
Programs Offered
B.Sc. Degree in Geology
Course Outline
SGL101: – Materials of the Earth
SGL102: – Earth Processes
SGL103: – Introduction to Paleontology
SGL 201: – Principals of Mineralogy
SGL 202: – Systematic Mineralogy
SGL 203: – Structural Geology
SGL 204: – Geostatistics
SGL 301: – Igneous Petrology
SGL 302: – Metamorphic Petrology
SGL 303: – Sedimentary Petrology
SGL 304: – Stratigraphy
SGL 305: – Global Tectonics
Elective Courses:
SGL 306: – Paleontology
SGL 307: – Historical Geology
SGL 308: – Introduction to Field Mapping
SGL 309: – Introduction to Geophysics
SGL 310: – Photo geology and Remote Sensing
SGL 311:- Surveying for Geoscientists
SGL 312:- Introduction to Geological Thermodynamics
SGL 401: – Field Geology (Field Work)
SGL 402: – Ore Deposits
SGL 403: – Exploration Geochemistry
SGL 404: – Exploration Geophysics
SGL 405: – Hydrogeology
Elective Courses:
SGL 406: – Industrial Rocks and Minerals
SGL 407: – Engineering Geology
SGL 408: – Marine Geology
SGL 409: – Environmental Geology
SGL 410: – Geology and Mineral Resources in Kenya
SGL 411:- Mineral Exploration and Mining
SGL 412:- Seismology
SGL 413:- Project in Geology
Strong Links with the following institutions:
• University of Nairobi (our Parent University)
• University of Dar-es Salaam
• Nazarene University
• Makerere University
• Pwani University College
• Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) (Taita Taveta Campus)
• Masinde Muliro University
• University of Namibia
• University of Natal
• Mines and Geology Department (Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, Government of Kenya)
Department Chair
South Eastern Kenya University(SEKU)


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Posts Tagged 'Random'
The Boyfriend Pillow
When did this blog starts to get random and just plain bizzarre? *Right about now, hombres, right about now.* I'm thinking of making this just fun to look at without any complexities, preconceptions, prentiousness or whatever. So we're taking a break from music and movies and moving on to bizarre, random things I found on the internet. It's also my wishlist, really.
Behold, I present to you, THE Boyfriend Pillow.
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Oh how I want one! Admit it, you all have pretended your pillow is really Antonio Banderas that's gotten fluffy and is wearing a flowery sack. No? It's called Imagination 101, my friends. FYI, its on sale on Amazon. Go get me one, please?
Have a Great Day
..and what better way to do that than posting a picture of a guy in a kick-ass dinosaur costume. I may be having some sort of quarter-life crisis or whatnot but after seeing this guy, i just want to go, "ay chill mamacita." I seriously want this costume. Why? If you have to ask, that, is the difference between me and you. I know just enough to never question a guy in a dinosaur suit. Never.
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Songs That I Have Cried To.
(you know..if I wanted to)
Here's to another random music list that was in my dashboard draft and decided to let out. I think everybody got songs they wanna fucking cry to. Whether its the stupid, similar to your life lyrics, the memories brought back by the song or, just whatever. Sometimes you just want to close your eyes, put on some songs, pray to god it rains today and get in the mood for a little boo hoo, because you know, there's a little teary eyed, eyeliner wearing emo, in all of us.
1/ Mariah Carey – I Stay in Love
Our favorite 8 octave girl sings a song (and sometimes talk rap) about..well, staying in love and riding shotgun next to your boy. I tried to sing this at karaoke. No one cried.
2/ Jason Mraz – Beautiful Mess
A friend once said, what is it with girls and Jason Mraz? Well I admit, he makes me feel like a beautiful mess. Scratch that. More like Just a Mess. I'm sure you all have this song already.
3/ Explosions in The Sky – Your Hand in Mine
No lyrics to get nonsensical at, this song is just plain emotions pouring out. Convey this to your convenience. Interpret this, listen to this while driving, listen to this until you fall asleep.
4/ Portishead – Music to Fuck To
I do not know why. Do not ask questions.
5/ The Streets – Dry Your Eyes
Maybe because the song keeps telling you to do the opposite, maybe because Mike Skinner is such an emotional Brit, maybe because there is really no more fish in the sea.


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The printing department too, has undergone many changes from the early presses where paper was hand-fed and then hung up to dry, through to the latest multi-colour sheet fed offset and web printing presses which provide high quality fast production. Of our sheet-fed printing presses the majority are manufactured by KBA, and all equipped with the most up-to-date automatic systems to ensure top quality standards.
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Papier-mâché had a long history in the Middle and Far East for making small items such as boxes and platters. In Europe during the eighteenth century it was used as a low cost alternative to wood first for architectural decoration and then for furniture. For the latter it was formed over a sturdy base, such as wood or metal, and then it was smoothed and lacquered.
In America during the nineteenth century papier-mâché was used to make canoes. Lightweight observatory domes were made of papier-mâché into the twentieth century. Today it is used for carnival floats, theater sets and parts of costumes.
Though I have worked in many media since art school in the 1960's, during the past ten years I have used mostly paper in the form of papier-mâché. It is light weight, non-toxic, and versatile. Best of all it uses a material of which the quantities entering my home through the mail box has become a flood. Through much experimentation I have been able to give my papier-mâché sculptures finishes which suggest metal, concrete and even polished stone.
The picture of me with Windows was taken during the reception for Minding the Gap at Art Saint Louis.


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ChromeBook 1:1 Initiative
We are committed to fulfilling Superintendent Thomas' Vision 2020 and 1:1 ChromeBook Initiative at Blue Angels.
Blue Angels ChromeBook Orientation Presentation (Video does not contain sound)
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Blue Angels Student Account Information
All students have a Google Apps for Education account. To access this go to the Google sign in page.
Elementary User name: student firstname.lastname@example.com Password is the same as all other passwords.
For example: email@example.com
Please keep in mind that accessing these accounts mean that the user agrees to follow the district Responsible Use Policy.
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Foot Positions
The human feet have one quarter of all bones in the body. Their main purpose is to support the weight of the body – in place and when moving. Dancing is mainly about rhythmic weight change rather than steps. It is quite possible to dance in place – with the rest of the body moving to music while the feet stay in place. Four parts of the foot commonly touch the floor and support weight: the Heal, Toe, Ball, and the entire foot (Flat). A traveling ballroom dance like Foxtrot step uses them all – in that order (Forward, Forward, Side, Together). Non-traveling "Latin" ("spot") dances emphasize the inside edge of the ball.
12 Foot Positions:
In ballet and ballroom dance, teachers typically teach five basic foot positions – someone came up with hundreds of years ago. Anyone who dances quickly discovers that their feet are not always in only these five positions. I think there are actually 12 major foot positions. Where did I get this idea? Well, there are 12 basic angles of attack in Filipino stick fighting – and based upon the number of directions my feet often seemed to move when dancing that seemed like the same number for foot positions, as well. After coming up with this idea, I checked to see if there were any alternatives besides mine to the standard five most people are familiar with. I found one list of 7-9 foot positions and one kind of Indian yoga dance with 36 foot positions. I like my 12 foot positions better – and think you will, too.
1st Position: Feet together – either parallel or at an angle. Weight is almost never equally distributed on both feet. To pick up or move either foot, body weight must be supported by the other. So, unless hopping, even when standing with both feet together, either most or all weight is only on foot with the other free to move. First Position is the least stable foot position (especially when when the feet are parallel rather than at an angle) – and if both legs are kept straight with "locked" knees, this is the position people are more likely to pass out or fall down from (as soldiers sometimes do standing at attention too long during parade formations). First position is often used as the initial starting and ending position – and is often passed through as a point of collection between other positions. The feet should ideally touch or brush each other when passing by each other. It is very unattractive to show a gap between the feet while dancing – plus a gap often makes the body wobble from side to side.
2nd Position: Side step. Feet parallel. Again weight is seldom equally distributed.
3rd Position: Heal or Toe to Instep.
4th Position: Walking (forward or back)
5th Position: Toe to Heal.
6th Position: Knees together, Toe to ground
7th Position: Heal to ground
8th Position: Legs crossed Toe to ground in front
9th Position: Legs crossed, weight on front foot
10th Position: Kick, point, tap forward and across
11th Position: Kick, point, tap side
12th Position: kick, point, tap back and across
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How many of us look at exercise as a form of punishment? As a means of "losing weight", "toning up", being sweaty messes, a chore, an appointment we want to cancel?
As a personal trainer, I see many people day in, day out whose goals are to "lose weight" …
Others will say "I want to get rid of this" as they latch on to their stomach area …
Some pinch the back of their arms and tell me "I hate this flappy bit" … etc.
It breaks my heart a little bit to hear others talk about themselves in this way. (To be honest, I am still guilty of this sometimes, but I am working on it)
As corny and cliché as it sounds, you only get one body in your lifetime.
I feel so strongly about spending more time showing love and respect for our bodies rather than hating it and picking on it (which is all SO exhausting).
Yes, you might be overweight and losing body fat will do your overall health wonders…. But instead of saying you want to lose weight because you HATE the way you look, how about we change our language and say instead:
"I want to lose weight for me"
"I want to lose weight because I love myself enough to make my life healthy & amazing"
"I want to become healthy and fit because I know I deserve to be"
"I want to eat foods that nourish me from the inside out because my organs deserve to function at their best"
I understand this might not work for everybody but it might also hit home with one person that negative thoughts towards your body really isn't going to push you to be healthier in the long run. It will only debilitate your self-worth.
Learn to love yourself enough to treat your body in the best way possible. See exercise as a means of getting FIT and STRONG and see good, wholesome food as nourishing your every cell and being with life & LONGEVITY.
Watch the results unfurl 😍


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Tree Meditation - Monday
Tree Meditation - Monday
Monday June 19 1:00 - 1:30PM
Reap the health benefits of Japanese "forest bathing" on the Estate grounds. In this meditation led by Ko Dustin, we will lie or sit under the leafy canopy of the centuries-old Kimball Jenkins trees and bask in their glory. Bring a mat, blanket or lawn chair. Weather permitting.
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Do you know your crocodilians well? I know there are differences between an alligator and a crocodile but many, including I, do not put gharials, false gharials and caimans into the equation!
Today, our focus is on a sub species of the freshwater crocodile family; the Siamese crocodile which is a relatively small croc with a "relatively broad, smooth snout and an elevated bony crest behind each eye".
It reminded me so much of the diminutive Yangtze alligator i saw at Singapore's River Safari even though the latter exuded ultra cuteness; so much so that i would very much love to have it as a pet.
Anyway, i have my reason for creating a separate blog post and i assure i am not going to bombard you with academic writings on the crocs; it all started because of a commotion we heard as we neared the crocodile zone.
The shouts, the "cloaking" taps of the bamboo pole, the water splashes - attention seeking sounds that were not as shocking as seeing a few men IN the crocodile enclosure! A death defying stunt? Why can't they just stick to the "normal" animal feeding instead?
Within long, we got the full picture; the guys (obviously zoo staff) needed to get the crocs out of the water so that they can proceed to change the water and remove the floating dead leaves.
Personally, i am wondering if such actions would be stressful for the reptile and at the same time, dangerous for the zoo employees. For zoo visitors, the experience was also extremely alarming (albeit with a tinge of excitement).
Maybe it's better to schedule such cleaning and maintenance works to after-operation hours. In the unfortunate event that something did happen, at least visitors (especially children) can be spared the torment.
Even though the Siamese Crocodiles might not be as humongous as some of their cousins, i presume their bite can still be as life threatening and if i recall correctly, crocodiles can actually move quite fast on land.
You just need a split second for accidents to happen.
Dusit Zoo, Bangkok,
For the itinerary of my relaxing six days, five nights visit to the City of Angels, please click here.


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Town of CaryHome Menu
Gallery Exhibitions
The Town of Cary presents regular art exhibitions in its facilities. The public is invited to view the works of accomplished area and regional artists on display during the facilities' regular public hours. Opening receptions offer a chance to meet the artists and join others in the exciting unveiling of new works. Refreshments are provided.
Exhibition Locations
- Cary Arts Center | 101 Dry Ave. | (919) 469-4069
- Page Walker Arts & History Center | 119 Ambassador Loop | (919) 460-4963
- Cary Senior Center | 120 Maury O'Dell Pl. in Bond Park | (919) 469-4081
- Herbert C. Young Community Center | 120 Wilkinson Ave. | (919) 460-4965
- Town Hall | 316 North Academy St. | (919) 469-4061
- Bond Park Community Center | Bond Park | (919) 462-3970
ASAP Opening Reception and Tours
June 8 | 6 - 9 p.m. |Cary Arts Center, downtown Cary.
Take a tour down Academy Street to view downtown Cary's latest installment of artwork!
Tour begins at the Cary Arts Center with a brief Juror's remarks and artist recognition ceremony promptly at 6:15 p.m., followed by progressive tours of the newest art installments along Academy Street. Food provided.
ASAP (Academy Street Artwork Projects) is a sculpture and project initiative to enhance the identity and image of downtown Cary as a civic and cultural destination for residents, visitors and businesses while preserving and enlivening Cary's senses of place. "Music, Dance and Poetry" was selected as the 2018-2019 theme for the streetscape artwork to reflect Cary's unique relationship to its most precious resource- the arts. A procession of temporary artworks along Academy Street is designed to encourage walking tours of the downtown cultural destination.
Opening Reception hosted by program partner CVA (Cary Visual Art)
The following is a list of the artists and their artworks that will be exhibited:
Helen Lessick | "The Arbor Anime (Dance of the Trees)"
Jim Gallucci | "Oak Leaf Shade Bench"
Ray Katz | "Geometric Construction"
Jacob Burmood | "Depth of Form"
Adam Walls | "Memory Bomb"
Bryant Holsenbeck | "Dancing in Place"
Hanna Jubran | "Celestial Motion"
Cary Art Loop
Cary Art Loop highlights Triangle arts & culture in the Cary area offering extended hours for participating art galleries, restaurants, coffee houses, and other businesses that showcase art, music and more!
Final Fridays of the month from 6-9 p.m.
Call for Artists
The Town of Cary announces solo and group art exhibition opportunities at Page Walker Arts & History Center, Cary Arts Center and other facilities around town. Artists working in any medium are invited to submit an application anytime.
Application deadlines are February 1 and August 1.
Download an application, pick one up at Page-Walker Arts & History Center or Cary Arts Center, or contact Denise Dickens, public art coordinator.
Denise Dickens
Public Art Coordinator
(919) 465-4791


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- If you are interested in being a tutor, please contact a Clarkson College faculty member as tutors must be recommended by a member of the faculty.
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Voltron #8 (Preview)
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- Brandon Thomas
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- Ariel Padilla
- Cover by
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- Dynamite Entertainment
One of Earth's moons lies in ruins, and the Voltron Force is once again returning back to the planet in a rain of fire and debris. And even though every shred of evidence points to the contrary, Keith is convinced a familiar foe is somehow responsible and secretly pulling all the strings. So while the entire Galactic Alliance ponders a deal with the devil, Keith and his team scramble to track down their powerful new enemy before it strikes again. Except that it's heading for the last place they would ever expect—the former Planet Doom. Everything is different, and now that the galaxy is dealing with "Ten Lions," there's no telling what will happen next…


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Go Jetters takes preschoolers on an action-packed, geographical adventure! Four plucky international heroes travel the globe with their friend and mentor Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn. Together they save the world's most famous landmarks from the mischievous meddlings of Grandmaster Glitch! Now you can relive the Go Jetters adventures right inside their very headquarters, the Jet Pad! It's where they find out about their missions, where they train, and learn Funky Facts. The Jet Pad HQ playset includes rolling wheels and is loaded with features like a slide, a hidden room where special click-ons (exclusive to this playset) are stored, plus a secret hangar room! Best of all, you and the Go Jetters will always be ready for the next adventure with the special projection feature. Just open the playset and the projector flips to project an image on the control panel screen. Images include iconic landmarks as seen on the show, both glitched and un-glitched.


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In the first Super Bowl ever to go into an overtime period, the New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons with 34–28 on February 5, 2017. The final of the game is so amazing for the Patriots overcame a 25-point deficit, which broke the record for the largest deficit overcome to win the Super Bowl. Tom Brady, the New England Patriots' quarterback, was named Super Bowl MVP for the fourth time with his unbelievable performance. And the game is truly a visual feast for all sports fans across the world.
If you came to the live with other seventy thousands fans, or somehow just watched the game in front of your computer or TV with your friends or family, I think whatever the Super Bowl LI or Lady Gaga's amazing halftime show would impress you so much. Of course, you may have taken a lot of photos or videos with your smartphone or downloaded great pictures of the game online. How to share and sync these photos & pictures with all your devices? This article is here to help.
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