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Title of Bulletin Board: Jump-Start a Healthy Heart!
Category: Special Events
Suggested Grade Level: 2-5
Materials: jump rope, fun heart facts, construction paper
I created this bulletin board to tie in multiple things � Valentine�s Day, my Jump Rope for Heart event and to share fun random facts about the heart with students and staff! I thought this would be a great way to get my school excited about the upcoming Jump Rope for Heart event and to learn facts about our heart!
The bulletin board contains very few materials. A small jump rope and different fun heart facts that I found on the internet, along with construction paper. I made the jump rope to look like a heart and used bright colors to attract people!
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Austins Automotive can be found at Lonnie Jeane Loop 241. The following is offered: Auto Repairs. The entry is present with us since Sep 8, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Leesville there are 10 other Auto Repairs. An overview can be found here.
Austins Automotive is located at 241 Lonnie Jeane Loop in Leesville and has been in the business of General Automotive Repair Shops since 1985.

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Willow SmithActress
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Willow Smith is a very young American artist whose father is a musician-actor Will Smith. She shot to fame with a role in the 2007 blockbuster film I Am Legend in which she co-starred with her father. Later, she appeared in Kit Kittredge: A American Girl and won Young Artist Award for her performance. In 2010, she turned to record music with the release of her singles Whip My Hair and 21st Century Girl which were cooperated with producer Jay-Z.
Before fame
She was born in a artistic Hollywood family to her father, Will Smith, a famous actor who has starred in such box office hits as The Pursuit of Happiness and Independence Day. She has an older half-brother, Trey Smith and an older brother, Jaden Smith. Her parents were the ones who support her on her artistic road.
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One thing in which I take comfort these days when it seems that everyone of our supposed leaders is spouting forth prevarification after prevarification whether from the White House, the CDC, or even the "Sin-Odd" in Rome, is the fact that God never lies and His Words remain truthful throughout the ages. He has revealed truths to His disciples and apostles and these truths have been passed on through the traditional and perennial Magisterium, embodied today in the traditional Mass centers throughout the Globe. Even today, it appears He has brought forth a modern-day Athanasius in the person of Cardinal Burke to confront the heretics and schismatics trying to derail the Synod. The satanic forces are employing every tool at their disposal to dishonor Cardinal Burke and those who speak the truth but, please God, they will not succeed.
"17] The spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, nor knoweth him: but you shall know him; because he shall abide with you, and shall be in you. [18] I will not leave you orphans, I will come to you." John Chapter 14, verses 17-18


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The U.S. House has passed legislation to help move more discoveries out of Department of Energy national laboratories such as Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and into use in the marketplace.
"It is essential we update Cold War-era policies, acknowledge the rapid pace of technological change and improve the labs' capacity to partner with private enterprise and convert their cutting edge research into marketplace innovation," said Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Ill.
Streamlining the capabilities of labs to transfer technology will help push the private sector, not the government, to spend money to further develop promising technologies, he said.
The legislation is intended to enhance commercialization of technology, in part by forming more and stronger public-private partnerships.
The Tri-City Development Council said the proposed enhancements could be good for PNNL and the Tri-Cities.
PNNL has a stronger record of transferring technology to the marketplace than other DOE labs, as measured by Excellence in Technology Transfer awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium.
The Richland lab has 78 of the awards, more than any other federal laboratory.
The new legislation follows the release of a joint report by the Center for American Progress, the Heritage Foundation and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation supporting updating national lab policies.
The national labs are the envy of the world for their technical leadership and historic ability to produce game-changing innovations, from the atomic bomb and advance batteries to supercomputing and next-generation solar power, according to a letter supporting the legislation from the innovation foundation.
But now the labs are often buried in bureaucracy and lack the tools to translate federal research into American innovations, the foundation said.
The legislation could give contractors at national labs increased authority to negotiate contract terms, such as intellectual property rights, payment structures and performance guarantees.
Lab directors would be allowed to sign off on agreements, such as cooperative research and development agreements, with a total value of less than $1 million, a provision intended to speed up the process.
Lab directors also would be allowed to charge more than the lab's cost for services performed under partnerships with private enterprises if extra money are used to support further research and development at the lab.
In addition, lab directors would be allowed to use money intended to support technology transfer to carry out early-stage and pre-commercial technology demonstration activities.
That could remove technology barriers that limit private sector interest and allow the labs to demonstrate potential commercial applications.
"Our national laboratories have been the birthplace of some of our most revolutionary technologies," said Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash. "When that research is harnessed by entrepreneurs and business leaders, startups with one or two employees can grow into companies that create hundreds of quality jobs."
A companion bill has been introduced in the Senate and has bipartisan sponsors.
"Too many transformative ideas and scientific breakthroughs never leave our national labs, which squanders enormous potential," said Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del. "This bill will modernize critical aspects of our national lab system and give our labs new tools and flexibility to partner with the private sector."
One way PNNL transfers technology is through granting companies the rights to use innovations or ideas developed at PNNL.
Last year, PNNL put in place 23 licensing agreements with commercial companies and other organizations to use, advance or market the lab's technologies, said Greg Koller, PNNL spokesman.
Since PNNL began operating in 1965, more than 160 companies have gotten started with technologies or staff from PNNL, he said.
A recent example is UniEnergy Technologies, a company near Seattle that sells large-scale energy storage systems. Just one license of two patents on advanced battery technology developed at PNNL resulted in 45 new, well-paid jobs at UniEnergy, Koller said.
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Discussion in 'GBAtemp & Scene News' started by Chanser, Mar 15, 2010.
I should report all of your asses.
I wonder if the game shovelware is as over-priced as the actual bears.
Hahaha, it's 'pawsome'
damn, what a follow-up to red steel 2 . . .
lol... I was so hyped for Red Steel 2.... but I didn;t like it much
The game isn't worth a look, imho it's not even worth to read the conclusion of the review...
But I like the Build-a-Bear workshops! We don't have them here in Europe, and a bear with my voice was a great present for my girlfriend when I returned from a travel to the US.
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Federal agencies must post data online, White House says
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
The White House released a series of wide-ranging mandates Tuesday designed to make agencies more transparent and cooperative in the public's requests for information about the inner workings of government.
Among other things, federal agencies have until the end of January to post three "high-value" data sets on Data.gov, the online home of such government information.
The Open Government Plan delivers a victory to open-government groups that have long sought to transform how the government presents and shares information with the public.
The plan says that agencies must publish information online in a timely manner and present their data in a Web-friendly format that is available to download. Agencies with significant backlogs of Freedom of Information Act requests will have to reduce that number of requests by 10 percent each year.
Peter Orszag, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said he expects that federal agencies and departments will comply.
"Failure to follow through on this will generate displeasure from the White House and the president," he said in an interview. "I don't think we've had a problem with Cabinet secretaries embracing clear directives from the president."
Orszag's team spent months meeting with government officials and good-government groups after President Obama ordered on his first full day in office a review of the government's transparency and openness efforts.
"The results appear to be well worth the wait," said Gary D. Bass, executive director of OMB Watch, one of several groups that pushed for transparency reforms.
"The key will be how the public, the White House and federal agencies work together in implementing the directive," Bass said.
Ellen Miller, executive director and co-founder of the Sunlight Foundation in Washington, said that the new orders demonstrate "the seriousness of the administration's commitment to data transparency and citizen engagement. It is evidence that the administration recognizes that transparency is government's responsibility."
Orszag said that the Internet has made government transparency efforts much easier. Although an agency could require that people visit their offices to review public records, he said, that would be "much less transparent than posting something on a Web site."
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Students from Grade 7 to 11 took part in Week Without Halls, an annual off-campus experiential learning opportunity.
October 11, 2017
A Week of Leadership Without Halls
Branksome students are climbing over a wall in the middle of the forest near Huntsville, Ontario. Three girls have made it to the top while another is helped up by her classmates and pulled over by others. The game—the Invisible Wall—is part of an obstacle course at Camp Tawingo, where 180 Grade 8 and 11 students are enjoying their Week Without Halls.
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"Not only were you all collaborating with each other, but you had eyes out for the big picture," observed Brooke, a camp counsellor.
Week Without Halls is our annual off-campus experiential learning opportunity for Grades 7–11. A wide range of learning takes place in the outdoors while students' interpersonal skills and their appreciation for nature are deepened. It is a unique time for girls to connect and bond with their fellow students. "It's great to be with your friends in nature," says Grade 11 student Fiza. "It's more than just school in the woods."
Each grade has a different program: the Grade 7s visit the Niagara region, the Grade 9s Camp Arowhon, and the Grade 10s canoe in Algonquin Park. The Grade 8s and 11s have a unique cross-grade experience. "You get to know your whole school, not just your grade," says Grade 11 student Kierney. "Once you break through the mentality that 'I'm older and wiser than Grade 8s,' they're actually really fun to talk to!"
"This year we invited girls to 'choose their own leadership adventure'," said trip leader and our IB Diploma Program Coordinator, Alena Oosthuizen. In previous years, girls took turns being a cabin leader (in charge of a cabin of 20 Grade 8s) for a night. This year, they had more responsibility by being cabin leader for the entire week. "It's easier to get a Grade 8 to come to breakfast or brush their teeth if there's a real relationship there," says trip leader and MYP Coordinator Candace Benedet.
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From available records, the Department of Agricultural Economics started as the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension in 1961. The Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Prof. Payne, initially acted as the Head of Department until the arrival of Prof Warren Vincent. Prof Warren Vincent was the Head of Department till the start of the Nigerian-Biafran war in 1967, when all foreigners left the university. Other American staff of the Department included Prof Carl Eichel,and Prof L. L. Bogen. All staff was seconded from Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA. At the end of the war, during the "commando session" which lasted approximately from February 1970 to August 1970, Mr. Felix Nweke, who was the only academic staff in the Department (Assistant Lecturer), also acted as the Head of Department.
Brief History of the Department
The programme in Agricultural Extension in the University of Nigeria was initiated at the instance of UNICEF in 1965, when the agency entered into an agreement with the University to support the programme for a period of five years. This was done because it was realised that the programmes of the Faculty of Agriculture were defective without a programme in Agricultural Extension. Agricultural development was conceptualised as a system held in place by three important links – agricultural education (which includes soil, crop and animal scientists as well as agricultural economists and extension experts), agricultural research and agricultural extension. The omission of agricultural extension in the Faculty programme was thought a serious one because research and other activities carried out in soil, crops and animals were useless unless their findings were made available to and accepted by farmers; hence, the need for a programme in agricultural extension.
At the inception of the programme in 1965, agricultural extension was organised as part of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension because of lack of teaching staff and other logistic support. In 1973/74, the curricular of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension were restructured to permit two degree options – Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Extension. In 1981, as a result of greater national awareness of the importance of agricultural extension, the University Senate created a separate Department of Agricultural Extension. The programme started in 1981; the trend in student enrolment at undergraduate and postgraduate levels as well as staff disposition has been in the upswing. The department had always had full accreditation from the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) since inception.


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Any item purchased is warranted from the date of purchase against faults arising due to defects in materials or manufacturing.
Warranty does not cover parts or electrical components damaged by misuse, neglect, accident or improper installation, nor those tampered with, altered or serviced by an agency not authorized by the manufacturer.
Warranty does not cover normal wear and tear, eg tyres and tubes.
All warranty claims must be returned to us for assessment.
Often a clients circumstances require that an accessory and or wheelchair be modified allowing for correct installation. If a joystick handle is not available in the right style or a foot plate will not sit on the right angle we will exhaust all possibilities in fabricating, adapting or doing whatever we have to do ensuring that they are able to operate and benefit from the accessory effectively.
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G2 Under Seat Carry Bag
Backrest carry bag for Series 6, 7, 8 and 9 powered wheelchair.
Intravenous Drip Pole. Designed specifically to suspend intravenous drip bags.
Popular addition to the G1 Ward Wheelchair.
When ordering please specify the model chair it is to be fitted to as differing brackets are required for differing model chairs.
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Oxygen Bottle Carrier, can be fitted to all Glide wheelchairs.
A popular addition to the G1 Ward Wheelchair.
When ordering please specify the model of chair it is to be fitted to as different brackets are required for differing chairs.
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Adjustable height push handle for Comfort Plus and Hicare wheelchairs. Allows the carer to define the angle and height of the push handle by locking two ball joints together.
Deluxe angle, height and length adustable armrest.
Height Adjustable padded armrest, for Series 6 to 9 and Comfort Plus. Available with "Standard" vinyl pad or "Waterfall" (shown) pad. Waterfall pad optional at additional cost.
Deluxe flip up armrest for Glide powerchairs. Spring loaded release mechanism, to flip up the armrest, when placed back down the release locks back in place to secure the armrest it's horizontal position.
Shown here with Waterfall armpad, standard armpad is also available.
Specifically designed for users with the requirement of additional support of one or both arms, this specially moulded armrest trough offers support and comfort whilst not sacrificing functionality.
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Specifically designed for users with the requirement of additional support of one or both arms, this specially moulded armrest trough offers support and comfort whilst not sacrificing functionality.
This armrest is especially useful for people with limited or no strength in one arm. The armrest trough also comes with a swivel joint so the user can remain supported and move the armrest to a better position.
A popular accessory for the armrest trough is the 72232 Sheepskin Cover.
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Splayed front end for Comfort Plus and Comfort Plus Hicare, as opposed to having the front castors point straight out from the front of the CP, the splayed front end option puts the castors out on a slight angle to increase wheelbase width and length to enhance stability, and dramatically reduce any chance of a tip over.
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Basic backrest upholstery for fitment to Comfort Plus manual wheelchairs and Series 6, 7, 8, 9 powered wheelchairs. The basic upholstery is a ply wood base with foam overlay and cloth upholstery.
Slung vinyl upholstery backrest for Series 6 - 9 power wheelchair.
The Deluxe Backrest has the option of several fabric inserts to suit personal preferences.
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The following colours are available as Optional fabric inserts subject to availability:
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Generic Glide Cushion, produced from High impact foam, and extra strong external fabric, this cushion is produced in sizes to suit the wide ranges of chair bases we stock.
Available in Dartex cover or Sail cloth cover
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Seat board, vinyl covered, available in multiple seat dimensions to suit your requirements.
*Please Note: When ordering, if quoting the product code, please specify code followed by a dash followed by a seat width eg. to order a 40cm wide seatboard please quote: 325502-40, seat boards are available in sizes 37, 40, 43, 46, 49 and 52cm seat widths.
Basic seat upholstery for fitment to Series 6, 7, 8, 9 powered wheelchair and Comfort Plus manual wheelchair. The basic upholstery is a ply wood base with foam overlay and cloth upholstery.
Sprung deluxe seat upholstery, designed to offer maximum support and comfort the deluxe seat upholstery incorporates a foam over spring with ply seatboard covered in black vinyl, with the option of a fabric, vinyl or shammy insert.
*Shown here, Deluxe Backrest with vinyl insert.
The following colours are available as fabric inserts:
Grey Mist
Blue Deluxe, Teal Deluxe, Wineberry Deluxe, Grey Deluxe
Blue Nova Deluxe, Teal Nova Deluxe, Wineberry Nova Deluxe
The following colours are available as shammy inserts:
Red Earth, Grape, Agean Blue, Tendril Green, Golden Sand and Truffle Brown
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Slung vinyl upholstery seat for Series 6 - 9 power wheelchair.
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Adjustable tension velcro calf strap, suitable for mounting to standard and vertical swingout.
Varying sizes available.
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Glide Rehabilitation Products moulded headrests. Made from high quality rubber, this headrest is suitable for fitment to Glide Series 6, 7, 8 and 9 to provide additional support and comfort to the occupant. Sold including an adjustable height mount.
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Elevating and angle adjustable swingout legrest with removeable calf pad.
Set legrest elevation by undoing the knob on the side of the legrest to lower the footplate, tighten the knob to lock the footplate in the desired height.
Set legrest angle by using the catch system on the side of the legrest.
30cm Swingaway stump support, bolt on.
Designed to provide support and cushioning to an amputated leg.
Mounting Bracket for deluxe slide in tray, the bracket mounts under the armrest out of the way for when the tray is not installed, when the tray is required its mounting bar slides smoothly inside the tube of the mounting bracket, securing it in place for use.
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Recently, fire ravaged more than four thousand acres in the northern California counties of El Dorado and Amador where the fire known as the Sand Fire destroyed 20 homes and 47 buildings.
This was only one of many fires which has consumed more than two million acres in the drought plagued West.
Photographer Keith Breazeal takes us into the fire storm and gives us a unique perspective of the ferocious battle to tame the wicked flames by all means possible.
On the Fire Line
It's terrifying.
It has no respect for life or material possessions.
What lures a photographer to a raging forest fire? Me, I'm looking for the ultimate photo of Man battling pure Hell.
On a fire line is the last place anybody should want to be, yet I find there is an eerie attraction that draws me closer. As the hissing sound and acrid smell of burning grass and brush fill my senses, I see vague figures through the dense smoke.
Now is the time to start shooting photos. Capturing moments when fire fighters are chainsawing burning trees, digging a fuel break, running hose lines, and battling flames is where some of the best fire photos originate.
My goal is to provoke an emotional response from a photo.
I tend to shoot a lot of the fire fighting aircraft working the fire, but I'm always looking for that chance to be up close with a ground crew.
However, safety is the first priority.
The last thing you want to do is get into a situation where you need assistance. When I go into a fire area, I always tell somebody on the scene where I'll be.
Here in California, we are dealing with extremely dry fuels and higher than normal lightning strikes. Our water supplies are running low as the drought continues.
On the last fire, I watched several helicopters get water from a very large pond. By the end of the day, I could see a noticeable drop in it's water level.
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Ipoh: India coach Harendra Singh found it inexplicable in the manner his side let in soft goals during their humiliating 3-7 defeat against New Zealand in the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament on Thursday. The crushing defeat dashed chances of a podium finish for the title holders.
India squandered the lead thrice before Andrew Hayward produced a hat-trick of drag-flicked goals to put the Black Sticks in command and ended India`s chance of claiming a medal in the event, which they won outright in 2009 and were joint champions along with South Korea last year.
India will now have to play the classification match for the fifth and sixth positions on Sunday.
"I have no answer to what happened, especially in the second half," said Harendra, accepting his side played "very badly".
"What will happen when you keep gifting away goals? If we keep giving the ball to the rivals on a platter, they will come and score," he said at the post-match press conference.
Harendra said the players need to follow instructions and apply the game plan in match situations.
"It does happen some times that players don`t follow instructions, even if it happens subconsciously," he said. "When you keep making the same mistakes, then it is not a mistake," he added.
The Indian coach complimented New Zealand for their performance as they registered their first victory out of five outings in this tournament.
"New Zealand played very well and kept pushing out defence," he said.
India captain Arjun Halappa shared similar views to that of the coach and said against the Black Sticks they kept on repeating the same mistakes that they had done in the past.
"I agree with the coach, the players need to stand up and take responsibility," said Halappa.
"We`ve been making the same mistakes, match after match. I`ve never ever seen such poor anticpation while defending penalty corners," he added.
New Zeaand coach Shane McLeod, meanwhile, praised his team for "playing well and pressing hard" hockey. "We pressed hard in the second half. Importantly, we managed to score on every opportunity," McLeod said.


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Celebrating World Photography Day
August 2017
Taken from Apollo 8 on the first manned mission to the moon in 1968, 'Eartrise' is a photograph that wowed the world and showed – in spectacular fashion – the power of photography to capture a moment.
In the creative industries, photography has long been used as a tool for storytelling and artistic expression. On World Photography Day, we wanted to reflect on some of the impact photography has had over the years.
New boundaries
In the 1960s Andy Warhol showed the world that photography could represent more than a moment in time. Pushing the boundaries of both photography and art, Wharhol challenged us to interpret meaning, as opposed to having it prescribed to us.
Taken with a polaroid camera his family owned, his most famous photos were those that represented photography in its purest form. His images of some of the most photographed celebrities of the age, raw and unedited against simple white backgrounds, stood in stark contrast to his later work that manipulated simple portraits with layers of colour and contrast – an approach he termed 'Pop Art'.
Shaping culture
In 1984, Jacobus 'Co' Rentmeester shot one of the most famous silhouettes ever for LIFE magazine. His image of Michael Jordon, soaring through the air, legs split like a ballet dancer and arm stretched to the stars, was later transposed by Nike as the 'Jumpman' logo, featuring on trainers, clothing and advertising campaigns across the world. Rentmeester earned just $150 for use of the iconic image.
Speaking volumes
Of course, alongside it's artistic and commercial applications, photography played a vital role in documenting history throughout the 20th century.
Indeed, the truism that a picture tells a thousand words was never truer than in the case of Tank Man. Taken by Jeff Widener in 1989, it shows one man, standing in front of government military tanks in Tiananmen Square.
Like all the most iconic photos its impact is immediate, it poses as many questions as it answers and its effect is lasting.
The rise of digital
And so to today. In 2017 photography is woven in to the fabric of our lives. Following the rise of social media in 2004 there are more photographs taken and shared globally every year than there are people on the planet.
The exponential growth in photography afforded by digital technology (first digital cameras, then camera phones and smartphones) has made photography accessible to a greater number of people than ever before. With this, the language of visual communication has gained wider currency and the types of photography, photographic methods and messaging used for marketing brands has also evolved.
Nevertheless, the best technology in the world won't turn a mediocre photographer into a great one. Nor, in conceptual terms, will it transform a bad idea into a good one. For that, you need a unique set of creative skills.
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In our own industry, photography is respected as an art form as well as an essential tool in our creative toolbox. When powerful photography is combined with a strong proposition and good insight, there is nothing more memorable and compelling…
So today, whether you're admiring the view from someone else's perspective or creating memories of your own, take a moment to appreciate the power of that tiny lens in your pocket. And don't forget to smile.


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An NHS mental health trust "severely underestimated" the risks posed by some of its patients, resulting in the unlawful killings of ten people, a report has found.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has previously apologised for the death of pensioner Donald Lock, who was stabbed 39 times after a collision between two cars in July 2015 by a man with chronic mental health problems.
But a review into nine other deaths has found that the Trust did not learn from its mistakes, sometimes making identical recommendations after deaths had occurred, The Telegraph has reported.
In the case of Mr. Lock, Lewes Crown Court heard that the family of his killer, Matthew Daley, had pleaded with the NHS to get Daley sectioned. Yet the trust failed to carry out a formal assessment for Daley, who suffered from Asperger's but also showed signs of psychosis.
Daley admitted stabbing Mr. Lock to death, but claimed diminished responsibility and was convicted of manslaughter.
Mr. Lock's family say he would "still be here today" if the Trust had done its job properly.
But the review found that in seven other cases there was criticism to be made of how the NHS assessed the risk posed by patients.
In some cases, "risks assessments were not completed or were completed incorrectly" and "risk management plans were not completed".
And in several cases, the process was said to be "inadequate and the risk posed by the service user went unrecognised or was severely underestimated".
According to the report, "some diagnoses are incorrect and remained unchanged in the face of the service user's behaviour".
Some assessments were started but not completed, while others weren't updated when new information came to light, such as a criminal conviction.
"Sometimes service users made threats to kill others but no further action, for example informing the police or warning the person threatened, was taken," the report noted.
Policies also tended to view mental health patients only as victims, rather than as potential threats, the report found.
Colm Donaghy, chief executive of Sussex Partnership, offered his "sincere apology and condolences" to the families of victims.
He added: "We commissioned this review with NHS England because we want to make sure we have done everything possible in response to these tragic incidents.
"We have a responsibility to the patients, families and local communities we serve to ensure this. We have investigated each of the incidents individually. We also wanted independent, expert advice about any common themes which may link them.
"Sometimes, as is the case across the NHS, we need to improve processes, policies and training in response to incidents involving our services. But that isn't enough on its own.
"This review sends us a strong message about the need to identify and embed learning when things go wrong in a way that changes clinical practice and behaviour.
"This goes beyond action plans; it's about organisational culture, values and leadership."


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Ben Howlett – Member of Parliament for Bath and once-upon-a-time eurosceptic supporter – has been ridiculed for suggesting Britain should remain in the European Union (EU) in order to change the LGBT policies of Hungary and Poland.
After posting an article on the Gay Times website, Mr. Howlett shared it with his Facebook followers, only to receive a torrent of mockery and anger for his assertion that "The EU protects the rights of LGBT people across the continent, which is so important when legislation at the domestic level falls short."
But even his gay followers weren't convinced, with one responding: "Ben shame on you! Using general commentary on the EU to push a remain agenda! LGBT rights are very important and you are demeaning them by comments such as "indeed we should point out that domestic legislation is still not good enough in many EU countries." You have pushed a remain agenda by inappropriately linking of a problem in the wider EU! Your much better than this Ben!"
Not one to take it lying down, Howlett blasted back now making the case that Britain should remain in the EU to change other countries LGBT laws: "I have personally sat through meetings with fellow EU countries tackling the issues of equal rights. This has caused the likes of Poland and Hungary to reflect on their views. The UK would not be present at these EU meetings if we left."
To which he received the response: "your job is in Bath NOT in Europe meddling in other countries!"
And it appears Mr. Howlett had his facts wrong, too. Another fan who later applauded the MP's record on LGBT rights said: "The trans women case to which he refers was decided in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and not the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The difference being the ECJ is an EU structure so following Brexit we would not be subject to its decisions, whereas the ECHR is not an EU structure (its members include Russia) and we will remain subject to its decisions following Brexit. As such, our membership of the EU had no effect on the ability of the trans women to apply to the ECHR or for the court to find against the UK.
"If even our own Members of Parliament do not understand the web of EU supranational organisations how are lay persons supposed to? surely this is one of many reasons to vote leave."
Another fan commented: "Ben, if you can't be arsed to do the job you're paid a lot of money to do – i.e govern; & want to hand it to a foreign power to do that job, why not just resign & let someone do the job of governing that you clearly don't want to do. Sick of the lies & propganda spewing out from the mouths of the remainians. Do you have any idea how enraged the grassroots are with the leadership & their poodles lies? It's sickening."
One gay fan also chimed in to blast Howlett for making homosexuality into a constituency: "Not so long ago, conservatives were critical of labour for assuming that all lgbt people would and should vote for left wing parties and being both furious and astonished that lgbt people could and would vote conservative.
"Lgbt people are not cohesive in their political views, some are right wing, some are left and all are capable of sharing the concerns and fears of both the leave and remain camps.To suggest that
"To suggest that lgbt people should vote remain solely on the basis of lgbt issues is to demote us all to being single issue voters determined by our sexuality.
"I'm sorry Ben, but I'm more than that."
But Mr. Howlett did have SOME support, primarily from a young man who asserted: "Men on the continent are just a lot hotter than in the UK. mmm Italians. I'm Gay #VoteStay".
While he was told by other Facebook commenters "You don't have to be in a political union with them to jump into bed with them", his response was: "You do if you want to screw them for a period longer than 3 months!"


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Early in my career as a manager, one of my team members complained to me, "Everyone thinks I am difficult to work with. I am trying to work well with other teams, but I think everyone else is just stubborn and doesn't see the value of working with me. I can't even get anyone to reply to my emails." I believed him, and I think he was trying to play to well with others.
Still, he must have been doing something that other people just could not stand. I asked him to take a closer look at his own actions. There had to be something to cause the perception that he was tough to work with. What I asked him to do was look at himself from the perspective of others.This was a classic example of "perception vs. reality" or, even more true, that "perception IS reality." It is fascinating to see how one group's perception can vastly differ from another's. Given that perceptions can vary between groups, who is right? And what is reality?But first, a Socrates quote. He said, "The unexamined life is not worth living." If you're simply living day to day without self-reflection, you are sure to never learn or improve. Worst of all, like my team member, you're bound to repeat the same negative or destructive behavior. Without questioning how you really come across, there's no way to improve.
Comedian Demetri Martin saw this same thing, and turned his life into a point-scoring game. What was the best part of this strategy? It documented his scores and revealed his constant need for improvement.
Conversely, delusions of grandeur often lead to stagnation. Remember what my team member said: "They don't see the value of working with me." His selfish estimation of his own worth ultimately lead to stubbornness. It's why the CEO of Google tells his employees to pretend that they're working at a start-up. Imagine the type of mental maneuvers you'd have to do to pull this off at the second most valuable company. Importantly, it keeps them working hard and innovating.
Socrates, after examining himself, believed he knew nothing, which of course, pushed him to learn more. And now we consider him as one of the greatest, if not the greatest philosopher, of all time. So whose perception is reality? In the software world, the customer's perceptions are reality. They're the ones using the software for their purposes. That fact roots the reality in their perspective. The same for my team member—for the purposes of the team, he was difficult to work with since being worked with is, by definition, dependent on the other's perspective.
This customer-centric philosophy is true for all types of situations. However, customer perceptions are frequently not placed first. This was acutely present in a recent article from Martin Thompson of ITSM Review. ITSM Review asked vendors, "How customizable is your ITSM tool?" The ability to customize immediately puts the priority on the customer, since it shows what the vendor can do for their unique purposes. What was more interesting? They asked the customers too.
The answers revealed the "perception vs. reality" existing in the often stark contrast between the vendor's perception and the customer's reality. I am pleased to report that Cherwell Software did not suffer from a distorted self-perception. Rather, Cherwell Service Management was viewed as the most customizable in our eyes, and more importantly, by the customers too.
It was validating—not because customers understood how great Cherwell Service Management is, but because the product was fulfilling customers' needs in the way we intended to from the start. I believe the aligned score is a direct result of putting Cherwell Software's customers first by listening to their feedback and genuinely trying do the right in their perspective. If we keep listening to customers to maintain an accurate self-awareness, we can continue to turn meeting their needs into a reality.


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On Tuesday evening, the public will have an opportunity to receive information and offer feedback on the state's plans to reduce the number of bison and cracker horses at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park.
On Tuesday evening, the public will have an opportunity to receive information and offer feedback on the state's plans to reduce the number of bison and cracker horses at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's public input meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Doyle Conner Building, 1911 SW 34th St. in Gainesville.
A draft livestock management plan for the approximately 22,000-acre preserve recommends the following steps:
Reducing the bison herd from the current level of 50 to 70 with an all-female herd of up to 12 roaming a 6,000-acre area of the prairie. Another three to five females would roam in a 150-acre grazing area near the visitor center. A vendor selected through a bidding process would have a contract to remove and take ownership of the bison taken from the prairie.
Reducing the herd of cracker horses from the current numbers of 16 to 30 to no more than 12 on the 6,000 acres where the horses roam. Again, the remaining herd would be all female. Another three horses would be in the 150-acre grazing area near the visitors center. The plan is to sell the horses at auction or through the annual Florida Cracker Cattle Association sale.
The main herd of 40 to 50 head of cracker cattle would remain at the preserve's Hickory Ranch. Three would stay in the grazing area near the visitors center.
In prior interviews, state-level DEP officials said the herd reductions are under consideration due to issues with bison and cracker horses getting off the prairie property, inbreeding in the bison herd and increased difficulty with managing the preserve through prescribed burns because the animals eat vegetation that would serve as fuel load and wear trails that became "unnatural" fire breaks.
To view the draft version of the plan online, go to www.dep.state.fl.us/secretary/events/ppp_livestock_plan.pdf.


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After the saga of the lens arriving fitted with the wrong lens board a desperate scrabble around ebay turned up the right item....at a price. Ordered on Friday it arrived next day (Christmas Eve). Eagerly I set the camera up, changed the board on the lens over.......much simpler that I had expected, and draped a blanket over to act as a makeshift dark cloth. Well, I knew that the image would be inverted and back to front but I must say it is going to take some getting used to. I was surprised just how easy it is to focus the Chamonix as the focusing knob is fitted beneath the ground glass, so no reaching forward out of sight and feeling for it. The Chamonix came fitted with a Fresnel in front of the ground glass and although I'm not sure just how much this improves the view through the glass but I found it clear and quite bright with the lens wide open at f/5.6. I then spent an hour or so practicing achieving focus by adjusting the front and rear standards for tilt. Although I understand the theory I'm sure this will cause a few headaches along the way until I fully master it.
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Clifton Beach is made up of 4 beaches, each with their own character and group of beach-goers. Seeing as all four beaches are just 10 minutes drive from Cape Town city centre, these beaches are very popular with locals and tourists alike. The beaches of Clifton are separated by giant boulders and these also act as protecters from the strong Southeaster wind. Seeing as these shores are on the Atlantic Ocean, these beaches are not great for swimming but the soft white sand is perfect for sunbathing and a quick dip in the icy water will do just fine to cool you down.
Clifton is well known for the local vendors that sell cooldrinks and ice creams from cooler-boxes right on the beach. The beaches are quite a walk from the car park so remember to pack light as you'll have to carry everything down a number of stairs and across lots of sand until you find the perfect spot.
Clifton is a great sundowner spot and many locals have enjoyed picnics whilst watching the sun set. Just a reminder that no alcohol is allowed on any beaches in Cape Town so make sure those sundowners are non alcoholic.
Fourth Beach is by far the most popular beach, for both families and groups of friends and has been awarded Blue Flag status.
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For everyone out there that was as outraged as I was about the announced DRM features of the new Xbox One - it looks like Microsoft has heard our whining loud and clear:
Since unveiling our plans for Xbox One, my team and I have heard directly from many of you, read your comments and listened to your feedback. I would like to take the opportunity today to thank you for your assistance in helping us to reshape the future of Xbox One.
You told us how much you loved the flexibility you have today with games delivered on disc. The ability to lend, share, and resell these games at your discretion is of incredible importance to you. Also important to you is the freedom to play offline, for any length of time, anywhere in the world.
So, today I am announcing the following changes to Xbox One and how you can play, share, lend, and resell your games exactly as you do today on Xbox 360. Here is what that means:
- An internet connection will not be required to play offline Xbox One games – After a one-time system set-up with a new Xbox One, you can play any disc based game without ever connecting online again. There is no 24 hour connection requirement and you can take your Xbox One anywhere you want and play your games, just like on Xbox 360.
- Trade-in, lend, resell, gift, and rent disc based games just like you do today – There will be no limitations to using and sharing games, it will work just as it does today on Xbox 360.
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I have designed, created these wheels personally, and they are very tough & durable.
I have not yet tested them, and these are only prototypes. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND PERIL.
I used my FDM 3D printer, using the following seetings:
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White nylon tends to soak up a lot of staining, so I only have the white ones to use for shelf queen displays 🙂
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There is great selection for buyers (8,421 properties for sale in greater Edmonton - around 6,000 is normally considered to be a balanced market), and sellers are still seeing values stay consistent. People often ask me if now is the right time to make a move with real estate. My advice is always the same: do what's right for you and your family. If your place is too small now, now's the time to make a move. So long as you have a little extra wiggle room in your budget for when (yep, not if - when!) interest rates increase, make sure your housing fits your needs first, as it is typically a long-term investment!
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Local Housing Market continues upward trend
Edmonton, August 3, 2011: According to the REALTORS® Association of Edmonton, the average price of housing increased through July as compared to the previous month. The all-residential average price increased 1.1% to $334,054; up from $330,298 in June. Single family home prices increased 1.3% while condo prices rose 4.3% during the month.
Residential sales in July were 1,441 up 3.6% compared to the same time last year. Residential listing activity dropped slightly in July to 3,038 units; down 210 units from June but up 193 units from the same time last year. The inventory of homes on the Multiple Listing Service® is quickly approaching par from last year at 8,421 properties available as of July 31.
"Our local housing market is quite healthy with affordable prices, a good inventory and strong sales," said REALTORS® Association of Edmonton President Chris Mooney. "The selection of properties on the market for buyers is excellent. With employment opportunities popping up throughout the region and interest rates being very attractive, now is a good time to purchase a property in Edmonton."
The average* price of a single family detached home in July was $384,656 with a median price of $360,000. Condo average price was $244,225 with a median of $223,000. Duplex and rowhouse prices rose on average from $296,969 to $309,816, a 4.3% increase.
"The increase in housing prices is on track with our January forecast and as we move into fall, we don't see prices increasing substantially," said Mooney.
The average days-on-market in July was 51 days: the same as in July 2010. The residential sales-to-listing ratio was 47% in July and total MLS® System sales were over $3.887 billion for the year so far.
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3 ways to streamline senior health tech adoption
John Valiton
Senior health technology — such as analytic-equipped wearables — has the ability to revolutionize the aging experience by giving older adults a firm hold on their own health management. But to get them to that point, family and professional caregivers play a large role in streamlining senior health technology adoption.
Although those aged 65 or more years increasingly are living digitally connected lives compared with the generations before them, with 40% of older adults now owning smartphones, there is still room to de-stigmatize the adoption of health technology and create a more efficient road to beneficial adoption. In fact, only 6% of seniors currently are using a wearable device to track their health, according to a recent Welltok Senior Health and Technology survey. That leaves a big opportunity (59%, to be exact) to get those individuals moving toward a wearable-supported health future.
The majority of older adults may be eager to try new technology, but actually seeing benefits from adopting such senior health tech aren't a given. Seniors must see the benefit at a personal level first to get the technology in their life — which is an entirely different scenario from their using health technology simply because caregivers ask them to. As senior health tech adapts to increase direct benefits to older adults, caregivers can jumpstart the process in three ways:
1. Showcase daily value.
The average 75-year-old deals with three or more chronic conditions and takes five or more medications. That's a significant amount of added doctor appointments and daily regimens to sustain their health and independence. This means that adding one more factor to the mix with health technology must deliver daily value to stay relevant. And, for that matter, older adults shouldn't be expected to keep up with technology that doesn't prove itself a daily benefit in their life.
As seniors adopt health tech to aid in the aging experience, it is imperative that the technology they are letting into their lives makes a true difference. This may not mean the exact same thing for each individual, however. Some may need a simple reminder to go for a walk or take their medication. Others may want the ability to call 911 directly from a wearable so they feel safe and secure, whether in their own home or out in the world participating in hobbies and traveling.
2. Keep it simple.
Most of us have heard of the KISS method — keep it simple, stupid — during our years of school. Although that method most likely was introduced to you while you were learning the basics of crafting an English paper, the same approach should apply to senior health tech.
Accessibility is the lifeblood of any great tech device, whether you're trying to reach 20 year olds or 70 year olds. Keeping technology simple and easy-to-use, however, is especially important for a streamlined senior tech adoption experience.
Older adults who have gone their entire lives without using health tech can't be expected to search high and low for a solution that may or may not eventually make managing their health a little easier. If the technology is made available through their physicians or a local senior living community, however, then that accessibility removes the barriers to giving it a try. Once the technology is in an older adult's hands, the daily value that it delivers will maintain engagement.
Caregivers must take on the important task of aligning their efforts with technology that is made specifically with seniors in mind. Although tech that has a broader generational reach can be useful in some cases, specific solutions for aging health applications are key to delivering that daily value that seniors seek. As aging individuals explore new technology, caregivers can streamline adoption by setting aside time to showcase how easy it is to integrate the solution into individuals' daily lives, then taking time to check in with the older adults on any areas where they might benefit from further education.
3. Build the momentum.
It's easy to get a solution going, then allow it to drop off just weeks down the road. That's why, as soon as new technology is in a senior's hands, all attention should go to keeping up engagement. And one of the most prominent driving factors behind senior engagement is caregiver engagement.
If caregivers aren't engaged with the technology, then they certainly can't expect seniors to be — and the best way to ensure this engagement is by choosing a solution that can aid in a caregiver's everyday management of older adults' health. For example, enlisting the help of a health data analytics solution can deliver valuable insights into health trends and issues that may have gone unnoticed before.
Senior health technology can give individuals the power to manage their health — and independence — to influence their aging experiences. Unfortunately, many older adults miss out on the array of benefits they stand to gain from health technology simply because they don't understand how to use it or aren't engaged with it. By streamlining tech adoption and working to make the entire experience more inviting and worthwhile, caregivers can ensure each individual sees the everyday value potential out there.
John Valiton is CEO of Reemo Health, a senior health technology solution designed to empower caregivers with actionable insights to improve the aging experience. As a 20-year business development veteran and entrepreneur, Valiton has applied his interest in all things tech at the intersection of IoT, wearable technology, healthcare and data science.
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John Rhodes MD is Senior Medical Director at Southwest Medical Associates, as demands on the healthcare system grow Dr. Rhodes and the leadership of Southwest Medical determined that changes from how they operate, even to how they build their care centers, would be made to meet those demands.
"I am a family trained physician. I was born and raised here in Las Vegas and I have always practiced medicine here in southern Nevada. One of my current roles and goals is to roll out the Team Medicine concept throughout our company. The past model of delivering healthcare was really between the physician and the patient and occurred in the exam room. Team Medicine includes a physician and a patient, which are still the focus of the team, but also the other physicians in the office the other advanced care practitioners and the other support staff. So that the patient knows the entire team and the entire team knows the patient."
"We have created new clinics with new designs that allow the team to work together and be together so that they can collaborate in the care of the patient. We have created improved communication systems so that we can communicate between providers both onsite and offsite and ways for the patients to be able to communicate with us. We have E-Visits which is an email system for our patients, it's part of their medical records, that they can ask appropriate questions on and communicate with their team of providers and healthcare professionals. We also have the NowClinic which is a way you can now do tele-medicine and video chat with a physician and get advice or input on an illness and when you are doing that you have access to the medical records so the provider who is talking with you can see your health history and your medications you are on and then send information back to your healthcare team and follow up."
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#VLE4DIT About this project
The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) currently in use at DIT is Blackboard, which we refer to locally as Webcourses. Our contract with Blackboard comes to an end in August 2019 and this gives us all an opportunity now to reflect on our requirements for a VLE as we develop further our Digital Campus and strive to create a unique, engaged, powerful and comprehensive experience for every student on a par with best-in-class international, blended-learning, higher education providers.
The purpose of this website is to support the #VLE4DIT project. The remit of the project is to ascertain what you want, and need, out of a virtual learning environment so that the best fit possible for your changing needs can be selected. It is essential at this juncture that we choose the VLE that will be of most value, on every level, to the Institute and its people.
In order to capture your thoughts and opinions, the project team will be consulting with you all in different ways over the coming months and we would encourage you to get involved in as many of the different data gathering activities organised as possible. More details of these activities are given on this website and reminders of certain events will be sent out by email and advertised via social media. You are also welcome to give your feedback to the project team at any stage during this project via the project suggestion box. This can be found on the 'Your Opinion' page of this website.
The outputs of this project will form the basis of the criteria against which prospective VLEs will be evaluated during the procurement process in late 2018.
Project Team:
- Prof Mike Murphy, Director of Digital Campus & Learning Transformation - Project Sponsor
- Dr Frances Boylan, Head of eLearning Support & Development - Project Manager
- Ciaran O'Leary, Head of Learning Development, College of Sciences & Health
- Mary O'Rawe, Lecturer, College of Arts & Tourism
- Dr Kevin O'Rourke, Digital Campus Architect
- Dolores McManus, eLearning Support Officer
- Brenda Kearns, IT Services Manager
- Yvonne Desmond, Sub Librarian, Library Systems Development
- Pierre Yimbog, DITSU Education officer
'This is an important exercise which will shape students' educational experiences at DIT for many years to come - please get involved!'


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Hasami Porcelain Teapots
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Made from a bespoke mix of porcelain – for strength and precision of form – and clay earthenware – for a distinctly grainy texture – Hasami Porcelain Teapots are inherently robust as well as beautiful. Hasami porcelain is made in the region of the same name in Nagasaki prefecture, Japan, and draws on the area's 400-year history in ceramic craftsmanship. The porcelain component in Hasami teapots achieves their precise, geometric forms that are pleasingly simple and tactile in the hand.
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