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Barb's Race, the women's triathlon fundraiser for cancer patients, has returned in a new form.
The popular race, dropped when the behemoth Ironman-brand triathlon machine bought the locally run Vineman in 2015, has been reconfigured into Barb's Tri, an event that gives female triathletes three race options to choose from.
While the name and route specifics have changed, the original goal remains: raising money to help local cancer patients get through treatment with compassion and comfort.
Registration runs through July 19 for the July 22 race near Healdsburg and in the Russian River. Early registration ends Saturday.
Race namesake Barbara Recchia, 69, a longtime Healdsburg resident and two-time cancer survivor, worked with Skip Brand of Healdsburg Running Co. and Adam Ray of Emeryville-based Scena Performance to revive the event.
The triathlon had run in conjunction with the Vineman triathlon and over 15 years raised almost $1 million for the Sutter Institute for Health and Healing, a local cancer patient-services group.
But after the sale of the Vineman brand two years ago to Ironman, Barb's Race was among the events the new owners eliminated.
Organizers said at the time: "We wanted to focus on our core brand. Those just didn't fit into the model."
"It was so disappointing to have it end because it was such a wonderful way to give back to the Institute for Health and Healing that helped so many cancer patients," Recchia said. "I certainly understand the services they provide and I'm so happy we'll be able to contribute again."
Ironman even prohibited Recchia from using the name "Barb's Race" and from staging a triathlon last year. The company also wouldn't give her the list of past race participants, a key component of race registration.
Ultimately, Ironman allowed Recchia the use of "Barb's Race," but only for shorter-distance triathlons and not too close to the Vineman, lest it diminish Ironman participation.
Nevertheless, she persisted. And with the help of Brand and Ray, the trio revived the race in modified form.
Brand, of the Healdsburg Running Co., "America's Wineiest Running Store," didn't want to let the event die.
"Skip is such a cheerleader," Recchia said. "He was instrumental in making this happen."
He introduced Recchia to Ray, who produces a number of smaller cause-based events in the Bay Area.
"I'd been talking to a lot of people about how events like Barb's were being kind of scootched out of the way by Ironman coming in," Ray said. "Some of the smaller, grassroots races for causes were being squeezed out."
Initially, the trio had hoped to organize a race last summer, but there wasn't enough time, especially since Ironman wasn't fully cooperating.
Still, the group met at Memorial Beach and made a promise that "Next year we'll be back with a full event."
It was as much work as a first-time event, but it's a good start, Ray said. As organizers rebuild the race, they expect it to grow from a couple hundred racers this year. At its peak years ago, the race attracted as many as 500.
Bellwether Farms of Petaluma stepped up as a primary sponsor, easing some of the financial pressures of staging such a large-scale event.
Recchia, Ray and Brand modified the event's distances. Instead of half-marathons like when it was Barb's Race, Barb's Tri offers three choices:


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Many gamers were overjoyed on Wednesday when Microsoft announced it would remove the most controversial restrictions for the Xbox One after much backlash. No longer would Xbox One owners need to connect their consoles to the Internet once a day or face byzantine restrictions on selling used games when they buy the systems in November.
While the stunning change of heart showed the power of public pressure, the death of these features to quell angry gamers has brought out another set of critics.
It's clear that Microsoft had envisioned a future of gaming that was really, truly always connected -- though some of their assumptions may have been a bit ambitious. The original page on the Xbox site regarding connecting online made the dubious assumption that "every Xbox One owner has a broadband connection."
But Microsoft's original plan would have allowed digital games to be shared with 10 friends and family, with others being able to log in and play the titles. The cloud-based system would mean that software could be available from any console, sans physical disc, and downloaded titles could be shared and sold -- though it wasn't necessarily clear how.
"We think, actually, that having the content that's yours go with you is an important thing," Microsoft Studios corporate vice president Phil Spencer told Edge, before the company's about-face. "You could have multiple Xbox Ones, your content is yours on every one of them, and it doesn't require that you carry discs back and forth."
Over at Gizmodo, Kyle Wagner broke down the Xbox One's vision for the future of gaming and how -- perhaps a bit optimistically -- the system's setup would lower game prices. With publishers missing the entirety of the $1 billion the used game market nets Gamestop alone, this new used game ecosystem would mean more money for the people that actually made the games. Wagner likened the system to the Steam marketplace for PC gamers, which despite years of growing pains while working out the kinks, actually ended up becoming the beloved, affordable gaming darling it is today.
At Ars Technica, Kyle Orland saw Microsoft's vision as something resembling Netflix, one where gamers could pay a flat rate to rent games, like a digital GameFly. The problem is that Microsoft did not do a very good job at selling these "imagined" features, instead leaving gamers to dwell on obvious limitations of owning an Xbox that needed a daily Internet connection.
Many have pointed out that the dedication to physical games is akin to advocates of physical music putting down digital songs, which, of course, have become increasingly popular. In a perfect world they envision that the gaming market would go the way of music: an emphasis on digital, but still with a option to buy physical games -- or CDs or vinyls if you're a music fan.
While Microsoft may have quelled an ongoing PR disaster with many gamers beating their chests in victory, it's clear there's still a debate on what was lost in the midst of temporary gain.

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Kellyanne Conway on Tuesday dismissed allegations by MSNBC's "Morning Joe" hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski that she privately disliked Donald Trump and only took the job of working for him because of money, the Gateway Pundit reports.
In a statement, the White House counselor called the "insults and insinuations" by the two hosts against the president and the people around him, herself included, as "absurd" and not true.
"My beliefs, commitments and loyalties are plain to see," Conway reiterates.
She also defended her record as a winning campaign manager. "I made a fraction of what other consultants have made on unsuccessful presidential campaigns," Conway said.
She also said that she never regretted walking away from opportunities that would have made her millions of dollars and instead chose to join Trump's White House.
During Monday's show of "Morning Joe", Brzezinski said that during the campaign Conway would praise Trump on air but would express her dislike of her candidate after the cameras are turned off.


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Cyber extortion demands surge as victims keep paying: SymantecReprints
(Reuters) — Hackers are demanding increasingly hefty ransoms to free computers paralyzed with viruses, as cyber criminals seek to maximize profits from large numbers of victims willing to pay up, according to cyber security firm Symantec Corp.
The average demand embedded in such malicious software, which is known as ransomware, more than tripled last year to $1,077 from $294, and the pricing has continued to rise in 2017, according to Symantec.
"The bad guys haven't found the top end of what people will pay," Symantec Director of Security Response Kevin Haley said in a telephone interview.
Symantec said 69% of ransomware infections in 2016 hit consumer computers, with the remainder targeting businesses and other organizations.
More than a third of consumer ransomware victims around the globe pay cyber criminals to regain access to their data, according to Symantec. In the United States, where such attacks are most prevalent, 64 percent pay.
"If six out of 10 people will pay your ransom when it's three hundred bucks, you're thinking, 'What if I raise it to four hundred? What if I raise to five hundred?'" Mr. Haley said.
The surge in cyber extortion has been fueled partly by the sale of ransomware kits, which sell for $10 to $1,800 on underground markets and make it easy for wannabe cyber crooks to get in the business, according to Symantec.
One kit, known as Shark, lets users name their demand, which its creators collect from victims and pass on to attackers, minus a 20% commission.
Ransomware attacks have increased sharply over the past year, with criminals targeting hospitals, police departments and other providers of critical services in the United States and Europe.
In some cases, the attacks have interrupted critical public services.
U.S. and European hospitals have been forced to divert patients to other facilities when ransomware paralyzed computer systems.
Local police have been forced to manually dispatch calls, and San Francisco's public transit system was unable to collect fares for a weekend during the busy Christmas shopping season.


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The Centre for Policy Analysis (CEPA) has drawn attention to the fact that the current stabilization programme emphasizes Macroeconomic Stability with Growth rather than Growth with Macroeconomic Stability. There are indications that the economy is currently operating below its potential. The sluggish pace in economic activity has implications for economic growth in the non-oil sector in 2010. The anticipated slow growth in 2010 following that of 2009 implies that the process of fiscal consolidation — the driving force in the stabilization programme — may not be sustainable since tax revenue targets set on assumptions of higher growth may not be achieved. It is important to keep an eye on debt sustainability in order to avoid getting back to the heavily indebted poor country (HIPC) status. The economy must therefore grow to signify its ability to service Ghana's public debt (internal and external) obligations. Currently, Ghana's public debt is high compared to countries of similar characteristics.
Among other things, CEPA's Mid-term Report on the Economy for 2010 discusses the following findings and concerns:
Fiscal Operations: The 'ambitious' budget deficit target set for 2010 under the stabilization programme is proving difficult to achieve on account of lower expected revenues and increased expenditure outturns. Compressing expenditures in the short-run is nearly impossible because of downward rigidities in the nature of expenditures that are contractual (wage-related expenditures, development projects), mandatory (interest rates - domestic and external), and statutory (because the constitution and law require payments to certain Funds). Failure to fulfill such expenditure obligations may result in delays in payments, stoppage of projects, payment arrears or even the bouncing of government cheques.
Monetary Sector Developments: In the Ghanaian context, monetary policy gets 'overwhelmed and ineffective' when budgetary policy is too expansionary. If fears or concerns about inflation would mean restrictions on the availability of credit, then the borrowing requirements of government (if big), would imply that the private sector could be crowded out, resulting in high interest rates and lending rates. For the indigenous small-to-medium scale enterprises (SMEs) such high lending rates and interest rates could have implications for economic growth in terms of output and job losses. On the other hand, if the Bank of Ghana (BOG) tries to accommodate by increasing the availability of credit, then the inflation rate is likely to pick up - as experienced between mid-2008 and mid-2009 when inflation increased from 15 percent to 20 percent. If this is not controlled, then interest rates would increase some more. Unfortunately, 'monetary policy easing' since November 2009 has not produced the desired impact on the economy. This is because challenges still remain with respect to the transmission of continued reductions in the monetary policy rate to lending rates of commercial banks. Moreover, high stocks of the non-performing loans (NPLs) - currently estimated at about 20 percent of outstanding loans - have been impairing commercial banks' delivery of credit to the private sector, contributing to slower private sector credit growth.
External Trade and Payments: Prices of Ghana's key exports - gold and cocoa - have been favourable, enabling Ghana to withstand the increases in oil prices witnessed since the first quarter of 2009. Over the first half of 2010, Ghana's balance of payments is reported to have been in surplus enabling the BOG to build its foreign reserves position. Reduced aggregate demand on account of the slowing economy also helped contain non-oil imports. Nonetheless, Ghana's international trade competitiveness was undermined by rising domestic costs, increasing the country's dependence on imports with the potential of reducing domestically-produced import substitutes. The slowdown of economic activity in the developed world on account of global recession, particularly North America and Europe, has not helped the non-traditional-export (NTE) sector. These tendencies raise concerns about the role of international trade as the engine of growth as Ghana enters the oil era.
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The race looks open, but the favorite can be Avalon Mists, preceded by a good reputation. Iron Transs R is another 2-year-old who can blend in the victory battle. Jean-Pierre Dubois starts two horses and sits up behind Park View while Rick Ebbinge runs Chapter One
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1 Zodiaco As, Danny Brouwer
2 Irish Steel, John de Leeuw
3 Park View, Jean Pierre Dubois
4 Fashionista Bond, Hugo Langeweg Jr.
5 Avalon Mists, Robin Bakker
6 Iron Transs R, Dion Tesselaar
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The state Department of Agriculture has banned sales of birds at Maryland livestock auctions, and Carroll County egg producers are tightening "biological security" measures on their farms to prevent the spread of avian influenza in the wake of a recent outbreak in Pennsylvania.
The virus is not dangerous to humans, but it is nearly always fatal to chickens and other birds.
The current outbreak was detected during routine testing at a livestock auction in Philadelphia and at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg last month. The last major epidemic occurred in Pennsylvania in 1986. It cost the poultry industry $66 million.
"The potential danger in Carroll County is tremendous," said county extension agent David Greene. "There are close to a million birds here."


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The elimination half life of prednisone is around 3 to 4 hours. This is the time it takes for your body to reduce the plasma levels by half.
It usually takes around 5.5 half lives for a drug to be completely eliminated from your system.
With that in mind you could expect a dose or prednisone to be out of your system 16.5 to 22 hours later.
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From Barpeta To Lucknow: Journey Of Waste-Pickers
By Dr. Roli Misra & Parvin Sultana
01 March, 2015
"Mon mele moner manush mele na".. passing by one of the slums of Lucknow this song played on a harmonium led us to an old man. Dressed in a blue checkered lungi and a white vest and sitting in his small shop, baba sang a zikr that basically meant -- we meet many in this world who come close but hardly we meet any one whom we can call our own in true sense. Children from neighbouring houses surrounded the old man. Some were sorting through rags and wastes collected from various parts of the city. On asking we got to know that these are Bengali speaking Muslims from Assam who have been working as waste pickers in Lucknow since the last 15-20 years.
It came to mind that every morning after the ring of a bell, a familiar voice calls out to pick up waste from our homes. They come to our homes, clean our toilets and drains. But did we ever look at them closely, asked them where they come from, what situation they live in? Be it scorching heat, heavy rain, or icy cold winters, they are always there to clean our city of its garbage and waste. But for most of us they are just waste pickers and for many of us they are illegal Bangladeshis. It is only on a visit to their slums, one gets an idea of the filthy condition they themselves live in. Amidst stinking filth while we struggle to stand for a couple of minutes, they live their entire lives.
Women and children play a big role in this line of work. In Lucknow the number of these waste pickers is close to 30,000. Working in unspeakable conditions they keep the cities clean and have become an important part of the informal work force. Questions regarding their status arise time and again. Can they be bracketed as labourers and hence beneficiaries of government policies? A look at their habitat points out the absolute absence of basic minimum amenities like clean drinking water, proper houses, toilets or any facility for primary health treatment. The plastic and polythene that they sell provides the material for putting up their huts. Such temporary make shift huts is a common sight in any waste pickers' slum.
Emaciated children play with plastic bottles, wrapper of medicines and used syringes. Despite these being hazardous to health, their childhood is mired with sifting through such garbage looking for small playthings. When workers of the entire world come together on May Day to demand their rights, they are busy organizing meetings, these waste pickers go out on their regular routine work to earn their daily meal. Even after lengthy work hours from 5 a.m to 2 p.m their status continues to be ambiguous. What are they – labourers/ workers/ informal waste pickers/ environmentalists who keep the environment clean or just a poor. Poor he is such that he has to struggle to prove his poverty under the mercy of government statistics. The struggle continues when he has to prove whether he is below poverty line or not. Only then comes the issue of welfare policies of the government meant for the poor.
Waste pickers work under the public-private partnership (PPP) model under JNNURM. But this set up leaves out a large number of waste pickers who are not working under any organisation and are working in their independent capacity. A few institutions like Stree Mukti Sangathan Mumbai, SEWA Ahmedabad, Chintan New Delhi, Bengaluru Mahanagar Palika, Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat Pune tried to formalize and unionize the waste pickers to improve their conditions. However no such initiative has been taken in Lucknow and most other cities.
A steady increase in population which is not supplemented by a similar increase in employment has been forcing more people in the informal sector. Almost 70% people in the urban areas are engaged in informal sector. According to a report by NCUES (2008) almost 50% household is dependent on the informal sector for their livelihood. Urbanization will lead to an increase of slums as there will be a steady need of menial workers and labourers to keep the city running. Urban development has often failed to take into account the need of human development as well. Metro cities continue to be the hub of the poorest with a large section living on the streets in abysmal conditions. While policies are many on paper, very few have been implemented to benefit the poor.
This issue is not applicable only to waste pickers but others who are involved in similar informal jobs. Eleventh five year plan focused on ensuring inclusion. This policy has been carried forward in the twelfth plan as well. Meetings, seminars have been held to discuss how development can be made more inclusive. While the slogan "Garibi Hatao" given by Indira Gandhi in 1971 has been around for the last few decades, nothing much has come out of it. Famous economist Ragnar Nurkse writing in the decade of 1950s said that "A country is poor because it is poor". He used this sentence to explain the predicament of underdeveloped nations. He said that in poor countries low income, low expenditure and lower savings creates a vicious circle which makes it difficult for the country to break from abject poverty. But at present India cannot be dismissed as a poor underdeveloped country. With a good growth rate it is ready to take its place as one of the fastest developing countries.
Post liberalization the country saw steady growth but also a widening gap between the rich and the poor. Poor people need to be given better access to basic amenities like food, education, shelter, minimum sanitation etc. The waste pickers of Lucknow who hail mainly from the district of Barpeta in Assam portray a sorry picture of how rapid development leaves out a major section of people. Lacking any institutional safeguards they barely make ends meet. Lack of proper documents and the nature of their work deny their children education. No alternative is provided to these children who fail to benefit from Right to Education. Health problem is common as they are surrounded by toxic elements of every form.
Internal migration from Assam to other parts of India for a better livelihood is very common. But the condition of these waste pickers worsen once they move from Barpeta to Lucknow. Poverty, issues of identity circumscribed by larger question of illegal immigration makes it harder for them to work and sustain themselves. What is required is a move from rhetorical politics and a humanitarian take on the issue of these people who are stuck in the lowest rung of social ladder. Only then policies will be successful in true sense and people can break free from stigmas and move ahead.
Dr. Roli Misra is an Assistant Professor in D.B.S (PG) College in Kanpur. She has presented papers in more than 30 national and international conferences. Her interest areas are gender issues and development issues.
Parvin Sultana is an Assistant Professor in Goalpara College of Assam. Her research interest includes Muslims in Assam, development and northeast, gender etc.
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Q: My cat Brandy has recently been diagnosed with bladder stones. Our veterinarian says the only option is surgery. The surgery would cost just over $1,000, and I truly cannot afford this. The only other option is to keep her on expensive antibiotics and pain relievers along with a pricey prescription food that I can get only from our vet. I can only barely afford this, and sometimes we run out. My husband's suggestion was euthanasia, but I quickly said "no."
He wouldn't "put me down" if I were sick! I have been told by family members that I'm being selfish because I won't put her down. If I have to do so, fine –– I don't want her to suffer. But I don't want to do it just because it's cheaper or the "easier way out." I know you'll be honest. Please help.
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Here's the thing: If Brandy feels well enough to go about her daily life, eats well and appears free of pain, then great … you can consider the medications and food a perfectly reasonable alternative to your veterinarian's recommendation for surgery.
In fact, as I'm sure your veterinarian explained, some bladder stones can completely resolve without surgery if you're diligent with her diet. In other words, the medications and diet may do their thing and, if you're lucky, you may manage to avoid surgery altogether.
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At issue, however, is that you must continue to pay for these expensive medications along with her therapeutic diet. The good news is that you may be able to find suitable alternatives at a better price. Ask your veterinarian for less expensive (generic) drugs. Consider researching certified veterinary pharmacies online for a better price on both her diet and her meds. As you've made plain, her life may depend on it.
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The main character is Chell Junor Roberts. The first chapter tells several unseen details of her life. Namely, she went to District 12 High School and there befriended Principal Comcast's daughter, Elizabeth Comcast, but due to Principal Comcast's influence they had to break up.
Under this misfortune and the illusion that her mother Marrissa Roberts had sewisided, Chell is depressed. However, her father Wheatly comes to the rescue and escorts her to Portal High School, where she falls in love with Skepness Man Beauregarde, resulting in all of the plot of the second half of Spectators of the Host.
In the end of that story, Beauregarde Chewing Gum Industry is supposed to be handed over to "the fake Violet", but Chell and Marrissa argue out the case. Eventually, Chell uses her speshul powers, which are considerably more powerful than Marrissa's, against her and wins the case, thus getting to keep the company together with Skepness Man.
Therefore, the story skips to AG 1985. Skepness Man and Chell Junor have already had two children, which they named Violet Beauregarde and Charlie Roberts "after the two best rivals that we knew", and have been successfully running Beauregarde Chewing Gum Industry. That is when she receives a call from her distant descendant Janet Roberts.
Janet and Dick Stiller (who are married now, and have one child, Bertha Stiller, who would later be revealed to be Bertha Boombooms) have worked together to rebuild the delirious time car, and indirectly let Chell Junor know. She considers the idea that Skepness Man wouldn't be happy to know about it, and is left there as the plot turns to Janet.
As Janet and Dick finish building they consider visiting their friends Roxa Lavigne and Jack London. They enlist Principal Business Lady's help at Portal High School, where at the time Business Lady's friend, Loreta Alcorn, is visiting. Business Lady points to a fact that Avril Lavigne is currently holding a concert at Welcome to Night Vale, and Dick manages to go to Night Vale by entering the time "December 30th, 9999, 11:59:59 PM".
At Night Vale, Janet and Dick are immediately greeted by Aranna Sorket, Cranky Vasquez and Flashlight Girl (whose name has been revealed to be Joey Claire), who together have founded the Time Police. Given that they have knowledge of the Marrissaverse, they are able to transform Janet and Dick to Meanie Pixies and Merlin LeJoin, but Aranna decides to finish the business with Janet and Dick and turns them back.
Janet and Dick thus escape in the delirious time car to the concert hall at Night Vale, stopping by the entrance and ceremoniously getting rid of Aranna, Cranky and Joey. They enter the concert hall and before they know it, they, together with Roxa and Jack, are invited to sing on stage by Avril herself, since Roxa is Avril's daughter. After they sing and the concert ends, the four enter the delirious time car and return to the city of Portal High School.
As they return, they learn that the universe they returned to isn't the same one they left behind. It appears that by AG 1985, Loreta Alcorn had already committed suicide (and her grave is promptly driven over by McJuggerNugget's dad), Skepness Man has affiliated himself with Robot and Roslalonde Lettuce (henceforth becoming "Skepness Man Lettuce") and since he never directly interacted with Chell Junor, their wedding never happened and thus Marrissa Roberts's identity as Violet Beauregarde was never exposed. Furthermore, Violet married Biff Tannen and appears to have taken Roxa Lavigne and Dick Stiller custody, while Janet Roberts and Jack London never even existed, as Skepness Man and Chell Junor's bloodlines weren't continued.
Roxa and Dick aim to resolve the issue by going back in time, but are having trouble locating a time machine. As they begin planning the trip, they are already at Tbilisi, Georgia and the car is in the city of Portal High School (and gets promptly driven over by McJuggerNugget's dad), the original time "clock" that Skepness Man acquired is still in his possession and the duplicate from Intermission 1 of Spectators of the Host is in Violet's possession, but by using speshul powers she is able to prevent them taking the watch.
Hence, Roxa and Dick resolve to observe Violet. She is producing a song to the tune of PSY's Gentleman, likely to avenge Willy Wanker and his song that was made to the tune of Gangnam Style. However, Violet (and everyone else in Tbilisi, Georgia) is interrupted by the USS Enterprise from Star Trek. Its pilot turns out to be one Marrissa Picard, who has traced Violet and implies that she will be easy to defeat. However, Marrissa remembers Violet's previous feats (under the alias of Marrissa Roberts) and retreats, taking Roxa and Dick with her into the Enterprise and escaping the Earth.
The Enterprise is revealed to be an entire city, as well as a time machine. Marrissa Picard thus transports the spaceship forty years back to AG 1945 by breaking the light barrier and entering warp speed. While remaining high above the Earth, she drops Roxa and Dick in a parachute to land. They land on the city of Portal High School, but they don't recognize that in the past, Portal High School was simply The Skool.
They meet various people from AG 1945, such as Albert Dumblydore, the then-principal of The Skool, and McJuggerNugget's dad as a kid. Roxa and Dick convince Psycho Dad to join their forces, and he suggests that next they should go to Tbilisi, Georgia, where Violet Beauregarde has recently found a Golden Ticket. The three run into more time travelers, including McJuggerNugget himself and Principal Business Lady, in what seems to be a retconned version of Spectators of the Host.
At Roxa and Dick's request, Business Lady carries them to post-THE MARRISSA GAMES time, where Gabe Jonson, Caroline, Marrissa, Chell, Wheatly, Ratman and Chell Junor are happily living together. Gabe offers to build a time machine to help to resolve the timeline, and Roxa spends the time playing the games that are aboard Portal Labs. Then, Gabe finishes building the time machine, and Roxa and Dick go, taking Chell, Wheatly and Chell Junor with them.
They arrive at AG 1985, where Marrissa Picard had gone mad with power and begun destroying Beauregarde Chewing Gum Industry. Violet is forced to retreat to "the catacombs", and the confrontation of Marrissa Roberts's family doesn't help her that much. Eventually, though, Violet unveils herself as Marrissa, and the Enterprise is destroyed by the sheer power of love.
Finally, Roxa and Dick decide to have a turn-around in Welcome to Night Vale, remembering that the city was how they got into the bad timeline in the first place. There, though, they are met by the Time Police again, and together they have to fight evil letters from a poem written in the dog park. Dick successfully defeats them with his sunglasses, and the Time Police extends an invitation for them, which they decline. Finally, before going to the proper timeline, they retrieve McJuggerNugget from an alternate timeline, just so Roxa could hang out with him. Once back in AG 1985, the protagonists have a group hug, and the story ends.
In the epilogue, Skepness Man Lettuce (who hasn't been erased from the alternate timeline) is plotting together with Robot and Roslalonde. Seeing as the Time Police has repeatedly foiled their plans, Skepness Man has to carefully plan his trip and even has created a disguise for himself. Eventually, he decides to attack AG 1998, thus setting up the plot for HARRY POTTER AN THE KILL OF SNAPE.
- Chapter 5 of the story is called "A Cold Landing, Part 3", as a reference to two chapters of Spectators of the Host named "A Cold Landing" and "A Cold Landing, Part 2".
- Chapter 8 of the story is named "A Better Diabolical Plan (!!!)", referencing a McJuggerNuggets vlog.


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The grants programme which is funded by the 5p levy on carrier bag sales in Greggs shops aims to improve people's lives by improving their environments. The funding is available to small, locally based community led organisations with a turnover not in excess of £300,000. Schools are also able to apply and will receive the same level of preference as small organisations.
Under the small grants programme funding of up to £2,500 is available for:
- purchase equipment
- sessional salary costs
- purchase of trees/plants
- small capital projects
- learning activities.
The type of activities that can be funded include:
- Groups of volunteers who completed litter picking exercises in their local parks or along a local riverbank
- An allotment project for people suffering early stages of dementia
- A growing project in a local primary school
- Clearing an area of wasteland in an area of high social need to create a community garden, etc.
The Foundation is more likely to make grants to local organisations based near Greggs shops.
The closing date for applications is 28th September 2018.


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If I can Post on PostSecret
This is the concept behind PostSecret, an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard. It is a place of release, a place to throw your secrets on a piece of paper for the world to see and not have anyone know. If I could post one, this would be it.
Lately, I have been feeling the tendency to not indulge in the pleasures or trappings of life (including sex, haha, I'm a virgin again. Well, this includes food as I am seriously getting thinner by the day, not on purpose though) but to contribute to the other side of life. To help those in need, those who are hungry, those who are homeless but I am bound to a job that I profoundly love :) So I will do something about it later. I noticed that as long as you keep living life with the sole purpose of making money just to buy more things, eat more good food and watch more movies, you will never have enough, be satisfied and this will be an endless vicious cycle. Those who knows me know that I do not condone eating sharks fin (have you seen how sharks are killed for this?), I do not eat beef (as they have worked hard to plough the fields for us according to Buddhism) and I tend to appreciate those who sacrifice themselves for anything.
I realised that the more materials you chase after, the more you need it. Life can be pretty interesting without it too. It teaches you to be creative, to appreciate everything and it teaches you humility.
Somebody who inspired me once told me the story of the starfish while I was contemplating how unfair life is and why can't I do something about it. He said, 'Do you know the story of the Starfish. Someone was walking along the beach and saw from afar a boy bending along the beach to pick up a starfish and throwing it into the sea. He repeated this action on each and every starfish. He asked the youth the purpose of the effort. "The tide has washed the starfish onto the beach and they cannot return to the sea by themselves," the youth replied. "When the sun rises, they will die, unless I throw them back to the sea."
He surveyed the vast expanse of beach, strectching in both directions beyond my sight. Starfish littered the shore in numbers beyond calculation. He said, "But there are more starfish on this beach than you can ever save before the sun is up. Surely you cannot expect to make a difference."
The youth paused briefly to consider the stranger's words, bent to pick up a starfish and threw it as far as possible. Then, he simply said, "I made a difference to that one."
He left the boy and went home, deep in thought of what the boy had said, returned to the beach and spent the rest of the day helping the boy throw starfish in to the sea.


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Mozillian for 2 years May 2016
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WebExtension Development, ta-IN L10N
I am an open source enthusiast and a tech evangelist. I have been involved with free software movement in tamilnadu for more than 3 years. I have worked for privacy & advocacy. I have contributed to ta-IN L10N project and recently i am involved with web extension development.
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Arun has been involved with many open source communities and he is a great Facilitator. He has volunteered in many Mozilla Tamilnadu Events. Now, he focuses on Mozilla's WebExtension Development. I'm happy to vouch for him.


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IDBI Bank Recruitment 2018 | Job Notification for Executive Posts | Total Vacancies 760 | Last Date: 28.02.2018
IDBI Bank Recruitment 2018: IDBI Bank Ltd has announced job notification for recruitment of Executive Posts. As per job notification, There are 760 vacancies are allotted for this posts of IDBI Recruitment 2018. Interested Candidates can apply these posts through Online mode only. Eligible job seekers may apply in the online application on or before the last date 28.02.2018.
This page explain more information regarding IDBI Bank Recruitment such as Eligibility Criteria, Age Limit, How to apply check the following details. Candidates can get more information about IDBI Bank Vacancy of 2018 Please refer the official website.
About IDBI Bank
Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) is an Indian Government Owned bank. The Bank providing banking and financial services to the country. The bank was established in the year 1964, 52 years ago. Headquarter is located in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Their products are consumer banking, corporate banking, finance and insurance, investment banking, mortgage loans, private banking, private equity, wealth management, Agriculture Loan. The bank has more than 16,000 employees.
Details of IDBI Bank Recruitment 2018
Organization Name: IDBI Bank Ltd
Employment Category: Central Govt Jobs
Name of the Post: Executive
Total No. of Vacancies: 760
Pay Scale: 17,000 per month
Job Location: Across India
Eligibility criteria for IDBI Vacancies
Educational Qualification
- Graduate with minimum 60% marks from a recognized board/university.
- However, check official notification for complete qualification.
Age Limit
- Age should be minimum 20 years and maximum 25 years as on 01.01.2018.
- However, check official notification for age relaxation.
Selection Process
- Written Test
Application fee
|Rs. 150/-
|All Others
|Rs. 700/-
Mode of Payment
- Online-Debit Card, Credit Card and Net Banking
Mode of Application
- Online
How to apply online for IDBI Bank Recruitment 2018
- Go to official website of IDBI (i.e) idbi.com
- Click Career–>Current Openings and then find the advertisement for said posts.
- Download official notification in pdf and then read the notification carefully.
- Check whether you are eligible and then apply online.
- Fill all mandatory details correctly and then upload scanned photograph and signature.
- Pay application fee on or before the last date.
- Check the information given in the application carefully and then submit it.
- Finally, take a printout of online application for future use.
Important Dates
|Starting date for submission of online application
|Last date for submission of online application
Click here to download Official Notification>>
IDBI Bank Recruitment 2017/ Specialist Officers/ Total Vacancies 111/ Last Date: 20.02.2017
IDBI Bank Recruitment 2017: IDBI Bank has release recruitment notification for 111 for special officers posts. All eligible and interested candidates can apply for IDBI Bank Recruitment 2017 via Online. Candidates can check the further information about IDBI Bank job at official website. In this post. we are shared IDBI Bank Vacancy 2017 Details, Educational Qualification, Age Limit and how to apply IDBI Bank Recruitment online.
IDBI Bank invites application for the post of Specialist officers in Deputy General Manager (Grade D), Assistant General Manager (Grade C) and Manager (Grade B). Totally 111 vacancies are available to apply. Eligible Candidates apply online on or before 20th February, 2017.
Organization Name: Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)
Employment Category: Central Govt. Jobs
Total Vacancies: 111
Job Location: Across India
IDBI Bank Recruitment 2017 Details
|Name of the Post
|Pay Scale
|DGM (Grade D)
|Rs 19000-1000(17)-36000-1250(6)-43500(24 years)
|AGM ( Grade C)
|Rs 25700-1000(1)-26700-1100(12)-39900-1250(6)-47400 (20 years)
|Manager (Grade B)
|Rs 33600-1100(9)-43500-1300(8)-53900 (18 years)
Eligibility criteria for IDBI Bank Recruitment
Educational Qualification
- Graduation and Post Graduation in relevant discipline from a recognised institute.
- Check official notification for post wise educational Qualification.
Age Limit
- Age should be minimum 35 yrs and maximum 40 yrs for DGM, minimum 30 yrs and maximum 36 yrs for AGM and minimum 28 yrs and maximum 32 yrs for manager.
- Check official notification for age relaxation.
Selection Process
- Online Exam (AGM & Manager)
- Group Discussion (DGM)
- Personal Interview
Application Fee
- Application fee is Rs. 150/-
- For SC/ST/PWD, application fee is Rs. 700/-
Mode of Payment
- Online Payment – Credit Card, Debit Card and Net Banking.
Mode of Application
- Online Mode
How to Apply IDBI Bank Recruitment 2017
- Go to official website idbi.com- > Careers page.
- Read the advertisement carefully and check whether you are eligible.
- Eligible candidates apply online.
- Fill all mandatory details correctly and upload scanned photo and signature.
- Pay application fee online through payment gateway desk.
- Submit the application.
- Take a printout of online application.
Important Dates
|Opening Date for Online application
|Closing date for online application
|Date of Online Exam
Important Links
Official website: www.idbi.com
Official Notification: Click Here to Download


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The world is an interesting place with lots of things to learn about. However, many young children (and even parents too) are better at identifying exotic animals like a tiger or whale than the local plants and wildlife that live around them. Luckily, families can venture outside armed with fun games to help children safely explore the world and habitat around them.
Nature Walk Ideas for the Whole Family
There are many benefits of connecting children and nature including health, wellness, and establishing a connection to the natural world. In his wonderful series of books on experiencing nature with children, Joseph Cornell writes that above all else, exploring nature is becoming receptive and feeling with every sense.
In Sharing Nature with Children he offers these guidelines for spending some time outdoors as a family.
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At OPC we have the privilege of being chosen to provide prosthetic care to some amazing individuals. Whereas each patient is unique, some populations encounter common obstacles. We appreciate that our patients benefit from both networking and exchanging stories and ideas. During the past few years we have been striving to provide opportunities for these imperative interactions to occur.
Friday evening OPC hosted a picnic for the families of our youngest patients. Being a child with a limb loss can pose unique obstacles, and we wanted to provide these families with a chance to meet and to talk about issues that are unique to raising a child with a prosthetic.
Several families attended the picnic with children ranging in age from 15 months to 12 years old. Activities for the kids, including a Moon Bounce and pinata, were enjoyed. A babysitter was provided to help lead the activities and to keep the children engaged so their parents were able to sit down, relax and simply talk.
Although a wide variety of topics were discussed, inevitably the conversation always led back to the unique issues involved with raising a child with a prosthetic. It was heartwarming to watch the free exchange of support, ideas and insights among the parents. Ben and Elliot were able to answer questions in a relaxed environment. (Incidentally, both enjoyed watching the prosthetics which they crafted being put through their paces as the kids ran around the yard and hopped on the Moon Bounce.)
At OPC, we realize that our patients' needs extend beyond prosthetics. We will continue to strive to provide social opportunities for our patients. Let us know if you have an activity that you would like OPC to host. We are always trying to find unique and fun opportunities for our patients.


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On October 7, 2016, the Integrity Vice President (INT) of the World Bank Group (the "Bank") released its annual report for fiscal year 2016 (the "Report"). In the Report, INT provides insight into the Bank's efforts to combat fraud, corruption, and other sanctionable practices in bank-funded projects through its enforcement activities in the preceding fiscal year. These enforcement activities include investigations into allegations of sanctionable activities committed by firms, individuals, agents and Bank staff; and the imposition of sanctions, such as debarment (i.e., ineligibility for a Bank financed contract, either permanently or for a designated period of time). The Report is a helpful document that provides parties participating in contracts involving Bank financing with insight into the types of investigations handled by the Bank, the investigation and sanctions process the Bank follows, and investigation and enforcement priorities for the coming year.Ā
The Report reveals that the Bank will continue to investigate and enforce corrupt and fraudulent practices involving Bank-funded activities. While the overall number of new investigations declined from 99 in fiscal year 2015 to 64 in fiscal year 2016, we expect continued aggressive investigation and enforcement by INT in the coming year.Ā Moving forward in 2017, we anticipate that the Bank is likely to become more actively involved in collaboration with national enforcement authorities, will seek to pursue complex cases and cases involving undisclosed agents, and may increase attention to Negotiated Resolution Agreements (NRAs) to expedite investigations of misconduct.
This client alert provides (a) background on INT investigations and enforcement activities, (b) highlights from the Report and (c) statistics for fiscal year 2016.
A. Background on INT Investigations and Enforcement Activities
INT Investigations
INT receives complaints from sources all around the world. In FY16, 37 percent Āof complaints were received from Bank staff, while the remaining 63 percent came from external sources. ĀUpon receiving a complaint, INT assesses whether the complaint alleges one of five sanctionable practices (fraud, corruption, collusion, coercion and obstruction) and involves a Bank-supported project. ĀIf the complaint meets these criteria, INT may open an investigation into the misconduct, depending on the seriousness of the allegations and the existence of corroborating evidence. Such investigations may be either "external" (i.e., involving external actors involved in Bank-financed projects) or "internal" (i.e., involving Bank staff).
Through the investigation, INT evaluates whether the alleged conduct occurred.Ā If INT determines that it is more likely than notĀthat the firm and/or individuals engaged in one or more of the five Bank's sanctionable practices, the matter is deemed "substantiated." When INT substantiates a case, it produces a Final Investigation Report, which is provided to the president of the World Bank Group and commences the sanctions process.Ā
When INT finds sufficient evidence to substantiate a sanctionable practice, it commences the sanctions process by preparing a Statement of Accusations and Evidence.Ā This statement is referred to the Bank's Suspension and Debarment Officer (SDO) for review.Ā Decisions to sanction a firm or individuals are made through a two-tier process involving SDOs (who are independent from INT) and the Bank Sanctions Board.
SDOs review the referral in the first instance and determine whether INT has submitted sufficient evidence to support a finding. If so, they recommend a sanction via a Notice of Sanctions Proceedings. Typically, the firm or individual is temporarily suspended and has 90 days to challenge the decision at the Sanctions Board. During the first 30 days after receipt of the Notice, the firm or individual may also submit an explanation to the SDO as to why the notice should be withdrawn (e.g., due to manifest error or insufficiency of evidence) or the recommendation sanction revised. If they fail to challenge or submit an explanation, the recommended sanction becomes final. If they challenge the recommendation, the matter is referred to the Sanctions Board, which will consider the case and may conduct a hearing.
Additional information regarding the Bank's sanctions system can be found here.
B. Highlights from the Report
Collaboration with National Enforcement Agencies
One of the key highlights from the Report involves the Bank's role in collaborating with national enforcement agencies in combating corruption and fraudulent practices in Bank-sponsored projects. To this end, INT draws attention to the Bank's victory in World Bank Group v. Wallace, a case before the Supreme Court of Canada. In that matter, INT voluntarily shared information obtained during an investigation with Canadian authorities, who then used the information received to obtain judicial authorization for a wiretap. The subsequent investigation by Canadian authorities led to criminal charges against four individuals who subsequently challenged the wiretap authorizations, resulting in a lower court order requiring disclosure of INT records and validation of subpoenas. The Supreme Court overturned the lower court's order, finding that the Bank's privileges and immunities precluded production of internal records or testimony of INT investigators.
In the Report, INT cites this decision as support for its ability to collaborate with national law enforcement authorities on anticorruption investigations. For INT, such collaborative activities are critical for information-sharing and building global partnerships to combat illegal activities in Bank-sponsored projects. Accordingly, the Bank notes that as a priority in 2017, it will continue to build partnerships with law enforcement authorities and explore ways to work with law enforcement "as early as feasible" in the investigative cycle.
Focus on Complex Cases
INT also describes in the Report its plans to continue to focus in 2017 on "complex cases" that typically involve multiple alleged violators across multiple jurisdictions, widespread schemes and significant Bank funds at risk, and that often have the ability to negatively impact development activities across a whole sector.
As an example of a complex case resolved in 2016, INT highlights the 22Į-year debarment of the Ukrainian company Information Computer Systems CJSC (Incom). This case involved a corrupt and collusive scheme to rig contracts worth approximately $43 million. A prominent issue that factored into the severity of the penalty was the company's repeated attempts to obstruct INT's investigation, which INT highlights as a deterrent to other companies seeking to obstruct an ongoing investigation.ĀĀ
Focus on Agents and Commissions Paid to Agents
Eliminating corrupt agents and commissions paid to agents continues to be a key focus for INT. To this end, it views the elimination of corrupt agents as a tool to reduce corruption by making "bribes much harder to pay." The Report notes that six of the investigations from 2016 revealed payments made to "undisclosed agents" who had intentions of making payments to government officials in order to influence the bid process. The practice of not disclosing agents therefore presents a red flag for INT, given that such relationships are frequently used to conceal corrupt payments made on behalf of the company and manipulation of contract awards.
Preference for Negotiated Resolution Agreements
Firms and individuals under investigation by INT have the option of settling the matter through a Negotiated Resolution Agreement (NRA). Entering into an NRA may be a preferable option for both the investigation target and the Bank, since NRAs save resources and time and provide certainty to all parties involved.
In 2016, INT entered into a record 18 NRAs with companies that acknowledged misconduct and committed to implementing the Bank's Integrity Compliance Guidelines (see here). This signals a strong preference for NRAs moving forward, which INT notes "can expedite the outcome of an ongoing investigation, prompt companies to self-report issues, and in some instances provide for restitution."
Investigations of Bank Staff
In 2016, INT pursued 45 cases related to allegations of fraud and corruption implicating Bank taff or vendors, 23 of which were new cases opened during the year. INT substantiated misconduct in seven staff cases, which highlighted issues of fraud, corruption, collusion, abuse of position, conflicts of interest and steering of contracts to select bidders. Following the conclusion of two of the seven cases, two staff were permanently barred from rehire, and disciplinary decisions are pending in the remaining five cases. INT also cleared 11 staff of alleged misconduct in six unrelated cases. The Report states that "[t]he substantiated misconduct highlights issues with abuse of position for personal gain and conflicts of interest associated with concurrent employment for the Bank Group (as STCs) and giving select bidders a competitive advantage through undue disclosure of confidential information, steering of contracts, fraud, collusion, corruption, misuse of WBG and donor funds for personal gain."
Conditioning Release of Debarment on Compliance Enhancement
For the past six years, the Bank has made release from its deŁbarment conditional on an entity's demonstrated ability to implement internaŁtionally recognized principles set out in the Bank's Integrity ComŁpliance Guidelines. In most instances, sanctioned entities must, among other things, adopt robust compliance programs. Companies sanctioned with conditional release that do not demonstrate an improved integrity posture remain ineligible to participate in Bank projects. The Integrity Compliance Office released 20 companies from the debarment list following their satisfactory implementation of compliance programs and fulfilling other conditions of their sanctions.
C. Statistics for FY 2016
- Investigations: In 2016, INT reviewed and opened 279 preliminary inquiries, of which 64 were selected for full investigation, a decrease from the 99 new investigations opened in FY15. The FY16 investigations covered 60 projects in 36 countries. In total, INT substantiated investigations that involved 43 projects and 124 contracts worth about $633 million, resulting in 58 sanctioned entities.
- Debarment: The Report published information concerning 55 cases that resulted in debarment in 2016. The length of, and grounds for, the debarment are as follows:
|Length of Debarment
|Total #
|22Į years
|Collusion, Corruption, Obstruction
|96-132 months
|Corruption, Collusion
|60-72 months
|48 months
|Fraud, Corruption
|36 months
|Fraud, Corruption
|24-30 months
|Fraud, Corruption (some)
|18 months
|12 months
- Note that, although "obstructive practices" may not have been formally charged in cases except for Incom (22Į years), it remains the case that obstructive conduct in the audit, even if not charged, is sometimes highlighted in press releases and tends to increase the length of debarment. ĀAdditionally, in the past year, instances of fraud or corruption were generally treated less seriously than conduct involving, or also including, instances of collusion and obstruction.
- Separately, there were 10 vendors debarred in 2016Śall ranging from three to four years involving companies from the United States, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and Lebanon.
- Additionally, as a signatory to the Agreement of Mutual Recognition of Debarments signed on April 9, 2010, the Bank honors certain debarments instituted by the other multilateral development bank signatories (typically, those debarments in excess of 12 months). In 2016, the Bank honored 38 cross-debarments, including four permanent debarments.
- Referrals to National Authorities: INT made 30 referrals to government authorities in 2016 for further criminal investigation into the identified conduct. This is an increase from the 21 referrals made in 2015.
- Timing of Investigations to Conclude: INT considers a case closed once a Final Investigation Report has been submitted to the relevant operation staff of the Bank for comments. Of the 87 investigations closed in 2016, 53 percent were closed within 12 months and 85 percent were closed in less than 18 months. The average duration of all investigations completed in 2016 was 12 months. By the end of 2016, however, INT had 13 investigations open longer than 18 months.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.


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"Be transformed by the renewing of your mind…Romans 12:2b"
Who are you and what do you do?
I am a bow-tie-making, baroque-playing, (now) blog-writing, health professional, and daughter, who is hilariously funny and thinks everyone else is, too. I am a community health enabler that currently works in community health administration on programming and policy development with my neighbors.
My focus here at Holistic Ebony is to empower our readers with accurate information and provide tools and tips for overcoming barriers to achieving their health goals or to adopting a healthy lifestyle! From time to time, you will see that I will emphasize the importance of faith/beliefs (whatever yours may be) into my posts, as I believe that we should recognize that the way choose to live our lives, our culture, upbringing, and how we view the world heavily influences our health behavior.
What interested you most about health & wellness?
I have had a passion for seeing others healed since I was 7 years old and that passion has never waned. I started my undergrad in psychology, and mental health is a theme you will see in most of my posts, because I was fascinated with how mental wellness effects our physical wellness and vice-versa. While on the track to medical school, I realized that I could have a greater impact serving populations and changing social norms, so I attended the University of Louisville School of Public Health, graduating in 2008 with a Masters in Public Health, with a concentration in Community Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences.
What are a couple of your goals within the field?
My main goal is to open health and wellness centers (not clinics) in under-served areas. These centers will provide access to alternative and preventative health care services, such as massage, aromatherapy, herbal therapy, counseling, fitness, nutrition consultation, etc… that you don't usually find located in lower-income areas. I'm excited to be able to provide these services right down the street from my neighbors, in the future!
How can our readers contact you?
Twitter: SceMPH
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A History of Roses, Part I
Posted by Rose & Blossom on 7th Jul 2017
"I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck," said political activist Emma Goldman, speaking to the overwhelming popularity of roses. Roses are a symbol of love, they are delivered and bought daily all throughout the world, there are stadiums named after them (like the Rose Bowl in Pasadena), gardens devoted to them, and so much more. But how did this all come to be? How did roses transition from flower to icon?
Rose and Blossom is Spokane's premier flower and rose delivery service, and our success at delivering amazing bouquets comes from our in-depth knowledge of flowers. We're happy to share some of the history behind roses; read on to find out more!
Pretty, and Even Prehistoric
While roses have been seen as a cultural icon for the past century or so, fossil evidence shows that roses are actually 35 million years old! However, roses entered human history when they first started being cultivated around 5,000 years ago. In ancient Greece, roses were believed to be created by the Goddess of Love, Aphrodite, and inspired many to use roses as a symbol.
The Romans were no exception to this, and made growing roses a priority. They cultivated many roses in the modern-day Middle East. It was within Roman times that efforts were actively made to create beautiful rose gardens, and they influenced trends in other parts of the world.
Roses are given for some of the most intense moments and emotions in life, such as love and death. This has been true all throughout history—an archaeologist actually found a rose garland in Egypt that was used as a funeral wreath, from the 2nd century! Confucius himself wrote about roses, which were grown in the Imperial Gardens.
Medieval Rose Mania
How old would you guess the oldest rose plant to be? There's a rose plant that's still living in Germany that is believed to have appeared in 815 AD! Roses began to transform into a representation of power in medieval times. As Ancient Origins states, "The rose also became the symbol of civil wars which took place in the 15th century in England." The War of the Roses lasted for over 30 years, with one side's symbol being a white rose, and the opposing side's being a red one. The end of the war saw Henry VII Tudor connecting the two roses into one symbol, and the Tudor rose is still recognizable to many in the modern era.
As you can probably guess, the rose trend continued to grow from the 1500s to now. The history of the rose is so interesting, partly because of just how far back their popularity goes. People have always been fascinated by this beautiful flower, and it's kind of wonderful that we share this in common with even the oldest of our ancestors. At Rose and Blossom, we offer the highest quality rose bouquets for you and your loved ones to enjoy. Check out our vast rose and other flower selection, and order online from us today!


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North of Koumac
The paved coastal highway runs 56 km northwest of Koumac to the small town of Poum on Banaré Bay, with good views along the way. About 18.5 km north of Koumac is the entrance road to the Dôme de Tiébaghi mining area. From the main road the mining town is visible high up on the side of the 587-meter-high plateau. In 2002, Société le Nickel announced that it was increasing the output of this mine from 250,000 tones to a million tones a year.
There's isn't much to see in Poum village, but you can climb barren Mt. Poum (413 meters) in about an hour. You can camp freelance on the beach off the road to Poum wharf, opposite a small white church, but it's not a very attractive spot. Don't go off and leave your gear unattended here. There's no water tap, but the swimming is good. The bus back to Koumac leaves Poum three times a week.
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The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre has coordinated a series of week-long Big Data events since 2013. This year saw the largest number of events with over 14 events run from Monday 2nd May to Friday 6th May 2016.
A full list of 2016 events can be downloaded here.
The objective was to highlight and promote the ever-growing range of big data and data analytic projects here in Perth, and raise the awareness of how these technologies will make WA an even better place to live and work.
The week was launched on Monday by the Hon. Bill Marmion MLA, Minister for Finance and State Development at Scitech. He was joined by Western Australia's leaders in big data across government, industry and research, some of whom joined the 'Big Data Crunch' event run by Scitech / Office of Science. This event connected high school students with data scientists, researchers and industry professionals from a wide range of leading organisations. The aim was to inspire students with a showcase of the wide array of career options in STEM and data science.
Tuesday saw the opening of the 'Science on the Swan' conference with the day's program focusing on Big Data applications within precision medicine, featuring many international speakers, while the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) ran a breakfast event titled "Using big data technology to solve small data business challenges". It featured Brett Looney, Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services and Mark Stevens, Managing Director, Skrydata.
Wednesday morning saw a presentation on Elastic Data Analytics by Pawsey, focusing on Hadoop and Spark for Scientific Workflows. Over 25 people attended and considerable interest was shown to undertake further discussions.
In the afternoon at Curtin University's HIVE (Hub for Immersive Visualisation and eResearch) two interesting presentations on "The GaLactic and Extragalactic All-Sky Murchison Widefield Array (GLEAM) survey: Viewing the Sky with Radio Eyes" and "3D Reconstruction Processing for the HMAS Sydney & HSK Kormoran 3D Imaging Project" were given. HIVE's HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran 3D Imaging also made it to the ABC 7.30 report.
Thursday 5th May saw a huge turnout (over 55 people) at the Pawsey event "Big Data from Space", which discussed Copernicus, The European Earth Observing programme. Presentations were made from Pawsey staff (Dr. Kathryn Barker and Dan Marrable) along with Dr. Matthew Adams (Landgate), Dr. Ben Radford (Australian Institute of Marine Science) and Professor David Antoine (Director, Curtin University – Remote Sensing and Satellite Research Group). Science Network WA also featured Copernicus in WA in a feature In Focus story.
In the evening, Scitech and Centre of Comparative Genomics, Murdoch University hosted the event 'Big Data, eResearch and the Cloud'. Held in the impressive Planetarium, guests heard from leaders in the field of cloud computing who gave insights into the rapidly changing world of Big Data. These included: Professor Matt Bellgard (Director, Centre for Comparative Genomics, Murdoch University); Andrew Phillips (ANZ Public Sector Country Manager, Amazon Web Services); Adrian White (Head of Scientific Computing, APAC and Japan, Amazon Web Services); Jonathan Wade (Cloud Solutions Architect, Azure at Microsoft) and Dr Rhys Francis (eResearch Strategic Consultant).
The week finished with some great events including the inaugural ANDS Monthly Tech Talk, ECU / CISCO 'Big, Bigger, BIGGEST' presentation and Woodside's Future Lab Exchange which saw representatives from government, universities and industry brainstorm ideas on how data science can play a role in solving issues facing Western Australia.
Thank you!
A big thank you to everyone involved with Perth Big Data Week, specifically Office of Science and Scitech. It was a great collaboration and highlighted some great work being undertaken in Perth.
We look forward to another successful event in 2017, which will see a greater focus on 'data' and 'data science'. Data science is a growing field that crosses all disciplines and covers skills and techniques used when trying to extract insights and information from data including 'big data'.


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The Britain's royal family will seek legal damages against French magazine "CLOSER" for the publishing of topless photos of Prince William's wife Catherine ( The Duchess of Cambridge). They are on the process of seeking injunction ro prevent further dissemination and publication.
The "Paparazzi " who took this image already walked-away with lots of money. Well, according to my hubby, there's nothing to worry about the photos. At least she was caught naked together with her husband…LOL!
Got to go now and asked my friend Rachelle who lives in Paris if she got a copy of this issue.


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L3KC09 Criminology and Criminal Justice MSc Postgraduate Taught 2018
|Mode of study
|Part Time + Full Time
|1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
|Start Date
|Durham City
|Department(s) Website
|+44 (0)191 334 1505
Course Summary
This programme critically addresses a range of key issues and debates relating to crime and the criminal justice system. You will have the opportunity to develop an in-depth understanding of crime, deviance and criminal justice from critical, theoretical, policy, legal, political and practical perspectives and will address issues of historical and contemporary concern such as terrorism, prostitution, legal and illegal drugs, crime in the night-time economy, forced migration, gender and crime, domestic violence, crime prevention, prison and punishment, policing, youth crime and justice, law enforcement and the use of new technologies. You will also study issues of theoretical and social importance with lecturers who are international experts in their fields.
Course Structure
You will take a range of taught modules primarily in the first two terms of the academic year. You will also undertake a module on research design which enables you to develop a research proposal for your dissertation.
Core Modules
Theorising Crime and Criminal Justice (30 credits)
- Apply theories of crime and justice to topical issues
- Theory and practice of criminal justice
- Analysis of contemporary politics
- Governance of criminal justice.
Perspectives on Social Research (15 credits)
- Introduction to social scientific research
- Establishing cause and interpreting meaning in social sciences
- Essentials of quantitative and qualitative research in social science research.
Research Design and Progress (15 credits)
- Formulating research questions
- Ethical review procedures
- Research proposal design, evaluation, and development
- Conversational analysis in practice
- Qualitative interviewing.
Dissertation (60 credits)
- A dissertation of up to 15,000 words.
Optional Modules
You may choose modules to the value of 60 credits.
In previous years, typical modules offered were:
- Gender, Violence and Abuse (30 credits)
- Drugs, Crime and Society (30 credits)
- Crime, Justice and the Sex Industry (30 credits)
- Cybercrime and cybersecurity (30 credits)
- Sociology of Forensic Science (30 credits)
- Prisons, Crime and Criminal Justice (Inside-Out prison exchange programme) (30 credits)
- Statistical Exploration and Reasoning (15 credits)
- Qualitative Research Methods in Social Science (15 credits)
- Quantitative Research Methods in Social Science (15 credits).
You will also have the opportunity to take a range of modules from other programmes within the Faculty such as those associated with the MSc in Risk and Security.
Course Detail
To find out more about the modules available to students studying at Durham University please click here.
Please note: Current modules are indicative. Information for future academic years may change, for example, due to developments in the relevant academic field, or in light of student feedback.
Course Learning and Teaching
The MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice is a 1 year full-time programme which may also be taken part-time. The programme's core consists of a 60 credit dissertation module, one 30 credit module on Criminological Theory, one 15 credit module on Theories of Social Research and one 15 credit module on Research Design. You are also required to undertake 60 further credits of modules from within SASS or other related departments which may be taught in a variety of ways.
Core teaching on the programme falls primarily within the two 10 week terms, the second of which commences one week prior to the undergraduate term. Depending on module choice you may receive between 6 and 8 hours of tuition per week in either or both of these terms.
The programme is taught according to a variety of approaches. Modules such as 'Theorising Crime and Criminal Justice' operate a standard 2 hour session within which lecturing, seminar discussion, workshops or presentations may take place. Modules such as 'Perspectives on Social Research', 'Quantitative Methods' and 'Qualitative Methods' operate a weekly lecture series followed by seminar discussion. Other modules such as 'Statistical Exploration and Reasoning' operate computer-based practicals. Prisons, Crime and Criminal Justice is an innovative module that emphasises transformative education. It is taught within a prison each week using the Inside-Out dialogical pedagogy whereby university students learn together with prisoners, completing the same readings and assessments, as well as group work and group projects (please see the website for further details). For this module you will need to undertake security clearance and mandatory prison training before being allowed to enter the prison.
Following completion of teaching in terms 1 and 2, the 'Research Design' module allows for 4 day long workshops. Reflecting on the process of research design, the module supports the student in formulating the research question for their dissertation.
The MSc programme is research-led at its core. The compulsory module 'Theorising Crime and Criminal Justice' links explicitly with the research activities of the criminology staff; the module 'Crime Violence and Abuse' links with the current research activities of the School's research group of the same name; and 'Drugs, Crime and Society' is taught by an internationally renowned expert in the field. You will subsequently undertake a 60 credit dissertation on a topic of your choice supervised by staff who are actively researching in a relevant area. While this module is intended to afford an opportunity for a significant piece of independent and original research, it includes up to four hours of regular supervision which takes place typically from the end of term 2. You will also participate in two one-hour workshops convened by a supervisor and usually alongside others researching in similar areas.
While teaching is intensive, particularly in terms 1 and 2, it is intended that the programme presents options for part-time study. Consequently, teaching is undertaken where possible in timetable slots which take place late in the afternoon.
Admissions Process
Subject requirements, level and grade
Normally an upper second class honours degree (2:1) or equivalent.
We are keen to consider applications from a professional range of criminal justice backgrounds and experiences.
English Language requirements
For direct entry, you must achieve an IELTS of 7 (with no component below 6.5) or equivalent scores in an alternative accepted English language test. Details of alternative accepted tests and the requirements for your subject and level of study can be found here. In some cases, English language proficiency can also be evidenced in other ways. You can find further information regarding this, here.
Additional requirements
When submitting your online application, you will also need to provide:
- Current Transcript and Certificate (if possible);
- Two academic references (it is the applicants responsibility to obtain their references from their referees);
How to apply
Full details of how to apply for a postgraduate programme at Durham University can be found here.
English Language requirements
Please check requirements for your subject and level of study.
How to apply
Fees and Funding
Full Time Fees
|EU Student
|£7,400.00 per year
|Home Student
|£7,400.00 per year
|Island Student
|£7,400.00 per year
|International non-EU Student
|£17,325.00 per year
Part Time Fees
|EU Student
|£4,100.00 per year
|Home Student
|£4,100.00 per year
|Island Student
|£4,100.00 per year
|International non-EU Student
|£9,600.00 per year
Note: Fees are subject to review and change in-line with inflation.
Please also check costs for colleges and accommodation.
Scholarships and funding
Career Opportunities
School of Applied Social Sciences
Further details on career opportunities can be found here: https://www.durham.ac.uk/study/pg/employability
Open days and visits
Pre-application open day
Overseas Visit Schedule
Postgraduate VisitsPGVI or
Department Information
School of Applied Social Sciences
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|Social Research Methods (Social Policy) (MA)
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Storytelling in Oral Traditions
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Given the number of stories in the world, both written and oral, the beginning storyteller's challenge may be to narrow down the vast field of available selections. Fortunately, if one thinks back to some favorite storytelling experiences, they may suggest the kinds of story to start with. Keeping in mind the qualities of effective storytelling discussed in the previous sections should provide further clues to help one pick a story that suits both teller and…


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How to Change the Measurement Units and Drawing Scale
Charts that represent a real objects with precise dimensions smaller or larger by a some amount are the scaled drawings. Floor plans, maps, technical blueprints are always the scaled drawings. Scale drawings are similar to dimensions of real object. Various units of measurement are applied for depicting dimensions. When creating a scaled drawing we can use meters, centimeters, and millimeters ; we also can use yards, feet and inches. This is because the US utilize its own system of units, and the other countries takes metric system of measurement units. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM v12 offers the easy way of choosing the appropriate units of measurement for your scaled drawing. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM v12 allows you to make different drawings with different measurement units and scales.
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It sure seems like there have been a lot of deaths lately. Not just the ones that make the national or world news either. Lots of locals. It's been strange. Death seems to be on the rise around here. Either that, or I'm just paying more attention.
Madeline got her cast off today. Took ten minutes.
We had some sweet corn tonight, for the first time this summer. I think we all ate three pieces each. Good stuff.


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hmmm i am now awake just to update my blOg
but before this i have read blogs of my friends- miera & ain
i saw their updates.
i cleaned and tidied up my study table yesterday
i have thrown away many unused stuffs
it's just a part of room cleaning
i have to keep or just pass all my revision books to my brother
there are tonnes of them !
too many. form one form two and form three
well, i dug out my old phone- sony ericson Z530i
it is spoiled and can't be used anymore
but i miss it so much
i used it when i was Form One
here i upload the photo.
i am not showing off or whatever bad you think about me
i want to make my blog alive and more interesting with pictures
that's it. nothing much.
p/s: two is really better than one ?
Friday, December 11, 2009
old phone
hmmm i am now awake just to update my blOg
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