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Growing vegetables on a plateau 4,000 meters above sea level is hard work.
But Bainang county in Xigaze prefecture, the Tibet autonomous region, has made it possible, thanks to the help of farming experts from Shandong province in East China and other regions of the country.
Bainang, about 300 kilometers from the world's highest peak, Qomolangma, has been a traditional agricultural base in Tibet. Highland barley, which is suitable for high-altitude areas, is the staple crop.
But after about two decades' effort, vegetable plantations, mostly in greenhouses, have become an emerging industry in the county.
Penpa Dundrob, Party chief in Phengtsang village, Bardrag township, was one of the pioneers in growing greenhouse vegetables in the county. Now in his 70s, he has managed several greenhouses together with his son.
Residents in his village began to grow vegetables in greenhouses in 1998, he said.
"Initially, the villagers lacked confidence because only a few had experience in growing radishes, potatoes and cabbages in open fields, in addition to highland barley.
"It was Zhang who taught us how to plant vegetables and helped us to build confidence."
He was referring to Zhang Jiming, a vegetable expert from Shandong who has worked in Bainang for 17 years.
About 50 vegetable experts and skilled farmers from Shandong traveled to Bainang to help the locals to grow vegetables. With their help, Bainang has become one of the most important vegetable producing regions in Tibet.
Shandong iself is a leading vegetable producer in China, and its support has been crucial in helping Bainang's vegetable industry to rise quickly.
More than 3,200 households in Bainang are now engaged in vegetable farming, the county government said.
There are 5,428 greenhouses covering 780 hectares used for vegetable farming, producing 25,000 metric tons or 100 million yuan worth of vegetables a year.
Huang Xiaoguang, deputy Party chief of Bainang, said improving vegetables' adaptability to the high altitude of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a big challenge that the experts and technicians from Shandong are tackling head on.
Huang is also an official from Shandong. He came to Bainang to fulfill his responsibility to help the Tibetan people to improve their lives by using resources from Shandong.
Shandong's farming experts have been developing vegetable varieties with better adaptability for the past 19 years and have made great progress, he said.
Despite Bainang's high altitude, Huang said it is suitable for greenhouse vegetable farming because of the plentiful sunshine and fertile and pollution-free soil.
"In nearly two decades, vegetable farming has become a promising industry in Bainang."
Shandong's experts have also endeavored to make their technologies and expertise better understood by more local farmers.
They have established a demonstration park for vegetable farming in Bainang, using modern technologies and equipment. Zhang is the chief technology officer of the park.
"Here we offer training courses on greenhouse vegetable farming for local people in Bainang," Zhang said.
Feng Jikang, deputy mayor of Xigaze, and who is also from Shandong, said Bainang county should foster its own brands of organic vegetables, relying on the support of Shandong's experts and the concerted efforts of local farmers.
Bainang county has begun to implement a new development plan for the vegetable industry, focusing on promoting a "companies plus households" operation model, Feng said.
"The integration of farmers as individual growers with companies that have better technologies and sales channels is expected to increase the industry's scale and expand marketing channels."


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The last battle draws near in The Spider's War, the thrilling final volume in Daniel Abraham's acclaimed Dagger and Coin series.
Lord Regent Geder Palliako's great war has spilled across the world, nation after nation falling before the ancient priesthood and weapon of dragons. But even as conquest follows conquest, the final victory retreats before him like a mirage. Schism and revolt begin to erode the foundations of the empire, and the great conquest threatens to collapse into a permanent war of all against all.
In Carse, with armies on all borders, Cithrin bel Sarcour, Marcus Wester and Clara Kalliam are faced with the impossible task of bringing a lasting peace to the world. Their tools: traitors high in the imperial army, the last survivor of the dragon empire and a financial scheme that is either a revolution or the greatest fraud in the history of the world.
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Law firm Clyde & Co. has recruited a team of 10 partners and support staff from rival Troutman Sanders L.L.P. and established offices in Chicago and Washington.
London-based Clyde, which first opened offices in the United States 11 years ago, has a significant insurance practice globally.
The six partners joining in Washington are: Jack Gerstein, David Gische, Leslie Ahari, Meredith Werner, Patrick Hofer and Gaby Richeimer.
In Chicago, four partners are joining: Eileen King Bower, Clint Cameron, David Cutter and James Sanders.
About 90% of Clyde's U.S. practice is focused on insurance and the firm has about 50 partners in the U.S., said James Burns, head of Americas at Clyde in San Francisco. The Troutman Sanders team brings significant experience in representing insurers in coverage disputes over directors and officers liability insurance, long-tail liability coverage and other insurance litigation, he said.
The addition of the new partners and offices will help Clyde meet the needs of the its insurer clients, said Michael Knoerzer, partner in Clyde's New York office.
"If insurers are international, then insurance law firms should try and be international as well. The place where Clyde & Co. has previously punched under its weight has been in the United States and that's why (the firm), as part of its core strategy, has grown so much recently in the United States to mirror its clients," he said.


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Tumblr is full of jokes about "steal the declaration of independence", which are (Jesse informs me) references to a move called National Treasure in which Nicholas Cage intends to do this.
So, the thing is. It strikes me as really weird that people would care. We know what it says. It's not as though, if someone steals it, we suddenly owe the UK 235 years of back taxes. We have really really good pictures, we have detailed records… It's just a thing.
So there's this sort of disconnect where the huge emotional weighting seems crazy to me. Yeah, it's all old and valuable and stuff, but so what? This is like those religious people who wouldn't burn a copy of their holy book to keep someone alive in the cold. Dude, it's just a thing. Turn off your symbolism processing for a few seconds and think like a rational animal.
Living on this planet is like being surrounded by people who absolutely must run away if they see a hawk silhouette, and if you ask them why they do that, there's a 50% chance they run away because they thought about one.


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Dear Andrew,
I scored a big batch of Oxycotin not too long ago, and I have to say, I liked it a lot. It soothed me, and for the first time in my entire life, I truly felt pain free -- physically and emotionally. Even though I know it can be dangerous, I've honestly not seen any drawbacks so far -- I just finally felt good. The thing is, now I don't have anymore pills, and all I can think about is taking the next step: heroin. I've just lost my job and don't have a girlfriend or any close family, so I don't really have any responsibilities. But I've got enough money saved up to survive and just want the world to fade away for a while. I want to go away from everything. Should I?
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Why do some people go all the way into oblivion and give up on "regular" life? Why do other people never seem to even consider giving up? I think wanting to find a way out of life is a completely understandable desire. And in many ways, the entire human struggle is centered around finding a way out of suffering. Why do we keep on striving every day forever? What are we hoping to find? Why is it so hard just to get by, let alone to thrive? It takes an untiring commitment to the belief that if we keep trying to succeed, someday everything will be perfect and we'll finally be truly happy.
Does that perfect happiness exist? And even if it does, what's the point of getting to that state if 99% of our time is spent struggling to find it? There might not be any point to anything at all, so why not remove oneself from the entire process and just focus on feeling as good as possible right now? Why do we feel we must participate in this version of life, with all its efforts, jobs, drama, and social interaction? Who invented this version of the world? And is it really the best way to live? Did we really agree to it? Or were we forced into it? Who taught us how to live like this? And who taught them? Why bother trying to be a good person? Why not just opt out of the whole system and embrace the oblivion that we'll all face eventually?
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The popular saying is that lightning never strikes the same place twice. Science has shown that it's quite the opposite, that places that have been struck tend to attract lightning bolts repeatedly.
The Obama Administration appears to be one of those places. Struck on Friday not only by an ABC report that shows conclusively that the Administration knew from the beginning of al-Qaida involvement in the Benghazi attacks, it then received a follow-up bolt from the BBC, whose North America Editor Mark Mardell publicly acknowledged that he now believes there has been an administration coverup.
Then, just to keep liberals hopping, came another bolt from a completely unexpected direction.
Trending: Why Isn't The FBI Investigating George Soros?
The IRS, out of the blue, apologized for targeting the Tea Party and other conservative groups applying for nonprofit status prior to last year's election.
At the time the IRS harassment was going on, the Administration was its usual sweetness and innocent denials, even as conservative groups across the country were facing illegal demands from the IRS, such as being ordered to provide membership lists, names of speakers at meetings and notes about their topics.
Obama even made jokes publicly about using the IRS to target political enemies.
Lois Lerner, head of the IRS division that oversees nonprofit groups, said the IRS targeted dozens of groups whose names included the words "Tea Party" or "Patriots" for additional investigation.
"That was absolutely incorrect," she said during a conference sponsored by the American Bar Association. "It was insensitive and it was inappropriate. That's not how we go about selecting cases for further review. … The IRS would like to apologize for that."
White House spokesman Jay Carney agreed that it was improper of the IRS to target conservative groups but said he didn't know when the White House found out the Tea Party was being targeted.
My guess would be the day before the policy took effect.
But liberals are nothing if not clever creatures, being similar to rats in that regard. According to Lerner, the policy was begun by low-level IRS agents in Cincinnati led by IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman, who told a House Ways and Means Subcommittee in March 2012 that there was no political targeting. Shulman is a — wait for it — George Bush appointee.
So even when the IRS apologizes for illegally targeting Barack Obama's political enemies in an election year for bureaucratic harassment, it's still Bush's fault. After all, it's not like Obama's in charge of his own Executive Branch, right?
Like I said, clever.
House Speaker John Boehner reacted to the IRS announcement: "The admission by the Obama administration that the Internal Revenue Service targeted political opponents echoes some of the most shameful abuses of government power in 20th century American history."
Can't argue with that. But remember it's all Bush's fault.


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Oscar-winning legendary musician AR Rahman's tale is one in a billion
You know his music but Do you know the man A.R RAHMAN? His great humility is a marvelous source of inspiration to tons of fans and upcoming musicians in the world. He made India proud with his countless achievements. A.R RAHMAN is one of the world's most successful Indian musicians. But do you know the motivational story behind his success.
RK Shekar, a big name in the Malayalam film industry during the '60s and '70s. He was father of A.R RAHMAN who passed away when Rahman was nine years old. Rahman lives in a joint family, Rahman and his siblings were pampered by his grandparents. When Rahman's father died he was forced to survive on the renting of his father's music equipment. Rahman took responsibilities of family upon his shoulders both financially and mentally. He became part of a a band 'Roots' and he started as a small-time keyboard player.
Kareema Begum, Rahman's mother gave Rahman a new ray of hope. When Rahman was 11 years old, he started his training under Master Dhanraj. Along with the training he also worked in the group of Malayalam composer MK Arjunan, who was a close friend of his father's. At young age he dropped out of his school and he got a chance to go to international concerts and tours with legendary artists like Zakir Hussain, Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan, and L Shankar. Later he acquired a degree of in Western classical music from Trinity College, London, a part of Oxford University.
Earlier his name was AS Dileep Kumar, In 1988, Rahman's sister fell ill and after her recovery his family converted to Islam. His name changed from AS Dileep Kumar to Allah Rakha Rahman. In 1987, he opened a studio Panchathan Record Inn in his own backyard. A.R.Rahman believes in god always. He is the most humble and disciplined musician. He grew as a musician and composer because he was concentrating on jingles which requires a lot of discipline and concentration.
In 1991, Rahman received an award for his score in a coffee advertisement. In the award function he met the ace film director of South India Mani Ratnam who listened few jingles of Rahman. Mani Ratnam immediately offered him work for his upcoming film Roja (1992). With the huge success of Roja, A.R.Rahman became legendary. After this massive success, Rahman didn't look back. For best music direction with his debut movie Roja he won a national award.
Soon he reached his international audience, His soundtrack from the Rajnikanth-starrer Muthu was the 'Most popular foreign soundtrack' in Japan. In year 2008, Rahman won an Oscar for his music in Danny Boyle's film Slumdog Millionaire. At his Academy Awards ceremony he won billions of hearts, for talking about his mother. AR Rahman was also awarded with Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri. With his work and achievements, he made the country proud.


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About the Club
The Refrigeration Club is an important communication and interaction channel among all those who are part of the refrigeration market. Our goal is to develop content that assists in updating and developing those who seek to learn and improve each time more.
The Club was created over 30 years ago in Brazil and was known as Bola Preta, a printed magazine and distributed free of charge to Brazilian contractors. Starting in 1994, we launched the Latin American edition. With the growth of the digital refrigeration community, we launched the Club's website in August 2013 bringing exclusive and quality content to contractors from the most diverse countries. All of this is done with great care by professionals passionate for refrigeration.
Now that you know our history, register here on our website and be part of this Club.
Magazine History
1984 – First edition of the Bola Preta magazine is published in July 1984.
1990 – Magazine reaches the number of 20 thousand subscribers.
1994 – Latin American edition is created, in Spanish.
1997 – Number of subscribers exceeds 30,000.
2001 – Magazine gets a larger format, more illustrative and more content.
2006 – Number of subscribers exceeds 50,000.
2009 – The layout of the Bola Preta magazine is revised.
2010 – Magazine's website Goes Live.
2013 – In issue 113, the magazine changes its name to Refrigeration Club, presents new concept, graphic design and website.
Refrigeration History
History of Refrigeration and the company that helped build it, Embraco.
1748 – The first method to produce artificial cold was demonstrated in the University of Glasgow, Scotland, by the chemistry professor, William Cullen, who used a pump to get a vacuum in a recipient containing ethyl ether and to demonstrate ice forming on the water when in contact with the product.
1805 – North American inventor Oliver Evans designed but never built a refrigeration system from vapor compression.
1834 – The first cyclic refrigeration machine was produced by Jacob Perkins, using vapor compression. The American engineer obtained the first patent for a refrigeration system. (British Patent 6662).
1842 – North American physician, John Gorrie, designed the first air-conditioning system, successfully used in his own office.
1850 – The Scot, James Harrison, was largely responsible for putting into use cooling machines triggered manually to produce ice. In 1856 and in 1857 he obtained, respectively, British patents 747 and 2362.
1857 – Ferdinand Carré developed the first compression refrigeration system and in 1860 the continuous gas absorption system using gaseous ammonia dissolved in water.
1861 – World's first factory to freeze meat using ammonia compressors emerged, invented by Carré. It was installed in Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia, by Thomas S. Mort and Eugene Dominique Nicolle.
1879 – The first household refrigerator where cold was obtained by mechanical means was created by Carl von Linde, German engineer, using ammonia and a steam pump.
1916 – Engineers Nathaniel Walles and Alfred Mellowes invented the first electric household refrigerator. In 1918 the invention was commercially launched in Detroit, Michigan.
1947 – The first refrigerator in Brazil was produced in the city of Brusque, in Santa Catarina, by Guilherme Holderegger and Rudolf Stutzer.
1950 – The first cooling systems factory in Brazil (Consul) was established in Joinville (SC), by Wittich Freitag.
1971 – Year that Embraco was founded in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil, where it still maintains its headquarters.
1974 – Embraco went into operation with production of the first PW compressor.
1982 – First agreement and technical cooperation between Embraco and the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) was signed.
1983 –Embraco's Research & Development area was created and production of the F compressors began.
1985 – Hole in the ozone layer was discovered. Embraco began exports to Europe and China.
1987 – Launch of the first EM compressor with 100% Embraco technology. Embraco North America (ENA), a business unit focused on sales and technical assistance in the United States, was established.
1988 – Embraco Foundry inaugurated.
1990 – Embraco reached the mark of 50 million compressors produced. And initiated in Itaiópolis, Santa Catarina, the manufacturing unit for electrical components.
1994 – Embraco acquired a factory in Italy, Áspera. Initiated exports to Japan and became the first Brazilian company to create an industrial joint venture in China, Beijing Embraco Snowflake.
1996 – The first variable speed VCC compressor model, known as FullMotion was presented by Embraco. The company also reached the mark of 100 million compressors manufactured in Brazil.
1997 – EG compressor launched by Embraco.
1998 – Embraco began operations in Slovakia, in Spisská Nova Ves.
2000 – Launch of Embraco's Top Green Campaign, for collection and proper disposal of unusable compressors.
2001 – Launch of Embraco Rational Series compressors and start of condensing unit production in Itaiópolis (SC).
2003 – Inauguration of electronics unit, Embraco Electronic Controls (EECON), focused on manufacturing electronic components for compressors.
2006 – Merger of Embraco with appliance manufacturer, Multibrás, creates Whirlpool S.A., controlled by the North American Whirlpool Corporation. New factory in China inaugurated, the largest and most modern.
2008 – Embraco Electronic Controls opened new factory in China.
2010 – Embraco reached the mark of 300 million compressors produced in Brazil.
2011 – Mexico plant operations began, fulfilling sustainability and eco-efficiency standards. Embraco renews its brand.


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Raising the Functional Level of a Windows Server 2003 Forest
You want to raise the functional level of a Windows Server 2003 forest. You should raise the functional level of a forest as soon as possible after installing a new Windows Server 2003 forest or upgrading from a Windows 2000 forest to take advantage of the new features and enhancements available in Windows Server 2003.
Using a graphical user interface
After a few seconds you should see a message stating whether the operation was successful.
Using a command-line interface
To retrieve the current forest functional level, use the following command:
> dsquery * <ForestRootDN> -scope base -attr msDS-Behavior-Version
Or you can use the AdFind utility found at http://www.joeware.net, producing the following output:
> adfind -b <ForestRootDN> -s base ms-DS-Behavior-Version > > AdFind V01.27.00cpp Joe Richards ([email protected]) November 2005 > > Using server: dc1.rallencorp.com:389 > Directory: Windows Server 2003 > > dn:cn=Partitions,CN=Configuration,dc=rallencorp,dc=com > >ms-DS-Behavior-Version: 0 > > > 1 Objects returned
To change the functional level to Windows Server 2003, create an LDIF file called raise_forest_func_level.ldf with the following contents:
dn: cn=partitions,cn=configuration,<ForestRootDN> changetype: modify replace: msDS-Behavior-Version msDS-Behavior-Version: 2 -
Next, run ldifde to import the change.
> ldifde -i -f raise_forest_func_level.ldf
Or else you can use the AdMod utility as follows:
> admod -b <ForestDN> "msDS-Behavior-Version::2"
This will display results similar to the following:
> AdMod V01.06.00cpp Joe Richards ([email protected]) June 2005 > > DN Count: 1 > Using server: dc1.rallencorp.com > Modifying specified objects… > DN: cn=Partitions,cn=Configuration,dc=rallencorp,dc=com… > > The command completed successfully
Using VBScript
' This code changes the functional level of the the forest the ' user running the script is logged into to Windows Server 2003. set objRootDSE = GetObject("LDAP://RootDSE") set objDomain = GetObject("LDAP://cn=partitions," &_ objRootDSE.Get("configurationNamingContext") ) if objDomain.Get("msDS-Behavior-Version") < 2 then Wscript.Echo "Attempting to change forest to " & _ "Windows Server 2003 functional level … " objDomain.Put "msDS-Behavior-Version", 2 objDomain.SetInfo else Wscript.Echo "Forest already at Windows Server 2003 functional level" end if
Windows Server 2003 forest functional levels are very similar to domain functional levels. In fact, Table 2-4 applies to forest functional levels as well, except that the list of available operating systems applies to all domain controllers in the forest not just a single domain. So even if just one of the domains in the forest is at the Windows 2000 domain functional level, you cannot raise the forest above the Windows 2000 forest functional level. If you attempt to do so you will receive an error that the operation cannot be completed. After you raise the last Windows 2000 domain functional level to Windows Server 2003, you can then raise the forest functional level as well.
You may be wondering why there is a need to differentiate between forest and domain functional levels. The primary reason is new features. Some new features of Windows Server 2003 Active Directory require that all domain controllers in the forest are running Windows Server 2003. To ensure all domain controllers are running a certain operating system throughout a forest, Microsoft had to apply the functional level concept to forests as well as domains. For more information on the new features that are available with each functional level, see Chapter 1 of Active Directory, Third Edition, by Joe Richards et al. (O'Reilly).
The forest functional level is stored in the msDS-Behavior-Version attribute of the Partitions container in the Configuration NC. For example, in the rallencorp.com forest, it would be stored in cn=partitions,cn=configuration,dc=rallencorp,dc=com. The value contained in msDS-Behavior-Version is mirrored to the forestFunctionality attribute of the RootDSE, which means you can find the functional level of the forest by querying the RootDSE.
See Also
Recipe 2.9 for changing domain mode, Recipe 2.10 for raising the functional level of a Windows Server 2003 domain, Recipe 2.12 for preparing a forest with AdPrep, Chapter 1 of Active Directory, Third Edition, by Joe Richards et al. (O'Reilly), and MS KB 322692 (How to Raise the Domain Functional Level in Windows Server 2003)


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Over the recent Thanksgiving holiday period, both President Obama and Austin Scott, the newly-elected U.S. Representative from Georgia, took to the air waves to address the nation, and they called for renewed efforts "to accelerate this economy" and "focus on creating jobs." Specifics on what policy steps would be taken to put more American adults to work were not provided.
A careful analysis of developments in U.S. labor markets over the past three years would reveal that teens, young adults (20-29), blue collar workers, and low income workers with limited schooling were the most adversely affected by the Great Recession and its listless recovery. Addressing the teen job crisis, which has been a decade in the making, should be a priority of both the Obama Administration and the U.S. Congress in the year ahead.
The group of working-age teens experiencing the largest relative decline in their employment rate over the past decade are high school students. In calendar year 2000, during an average month, close to 35 of every 100 high school students were working. By 2010, their employment rate had dropped to only slightly above 16 percent, a decline of more than half. Only 1 of every 6 high school students held a job this year, the lowest ratio in the near 30 year period for which such teen employment data are available. White high school students (21 percent) were more than twice as likely to work as Asians (8 percent) and Blacks (9 percent) and nearly twice as likely to do so as Hispanics (11 percent). Only 5-6 percent of low income Black and Hispanic high school students were able to obtain some employment this year.
The steep decline in employment during the high school years has a number of adverse consequences for the nation's teens, especially those youth who will not go on to enroll full-time in a four year college upon graduation from high school. Teen employment is highly path dependent; the more a teen works in the current year, the more he will work in following years. Work experience in high school, especially during the regular school year, also facilities the transition to the labor market in the early year or two upon graduation and increases expected weekly wages. The impacts of substantive in-school work experience have been found to increase the annual earnings of high school graduates through at least their mid-20s, and work experience accumulated during the teenage years also has been found to increase the likelihood of young adults obtaining apprenticeship training and formal training from their employers in their early to mid-20s.
Substantially boosting in-school employment opportunities for the nation's high school students should be assigned a major priority by the nation's and states' workforce development systems. Such programs would include an expansion of cooperative education programs and connecting activities of local WIA agencies linking high school students to private and public employers through paid internships and regular payroll slots. Job developers in such programs typically have been able to open up jobs for in-school youth in a wider array of industries and occupations than they could obtain through their own job search efforts. Some experimentation with employer wage subsidies focused on youth in targeted high schools/low income neighborhoods should be conducted to include more private sector involvement in the hiring of low income youth. Previous efforts to do so under the Youth Entitlement demonstrations of the late 1970s and 1980 were fairly successful.
The school-to-work transition, for the nation's high school graduates who do not enroll in college in the fall immediately following graduation, has nearly completely broken down in recent years. In October 2009, only 45 percent of the non-college enrolled, new high school graduates from the Class of 2009 held any type of job, either part-time or full-time. This 45 percent employment rate was the lowest ever recorded in the 44-year history of such data. Of those graduates who were employed, only 42 percent held a full-time job.
Combining both of these results yields an abysmally low full-time employment/population ratio of only 19 percent for those graduates from the Class of 2009 who were not attending college in the fall. Again, this represented a new historical low for such graduates.
High school graduates not enrolling in college have not been on the radar screens of many educational administrators or policymakers or the media at the national, state, or local level. These youth need to be placed higher on the policy agenda. There are a variety of school-to-career programs (Career Academies, ProTech) and school-to-work transition programs (Jobs for America's Graduates) that have prepared new high school graduates to transition successfully into the labor market or college upon graduation.
Such programs should be made more widely available to a greater number of students, especially low income and minority students, in the near future. Other programs aimed at integrating school and work at the post-secondary level, increasing the entry of graduates into youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship, and providing greater financial incentives for young adults to work will be discussed in a future blog.


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Clearwater International has advised Tritech Group Limited ("Tritech"), a manufacturer of complex investment castings, on its cross-border sale to Uni Deritend Limited ("UDL"), part of the Neterwala Group of companies and India's largest manufacturer of air-melt investment castings.
Tritech, a major supplier to OEM and Tier 1 aerospace groups such as Airbus and Goodrich, offers total, integrated manufacturing solutions to the aerospace industry, but also defence and other related industries. The group encompasses two major sites in Wrexham and one in Barnstaple and specialises in investment casting, a metal-forming technique used across a variety of industries.
UDL is a key player in the Indian investment casting manufacturing industry, producing more than 2,000 tonnes a year across a variety of different industries worldwide. The family-run business operates from three manufacturing facilities across India, employing over 600 people.
The deal sees Tritech's current management team retain operational control of the business in the UK, maintaining its consistent high standards of engineering and supply chain management. The sale will enable Tritech to develop a larger product offering and provide increasingly cost competitive solutions to its customers.
The acquisition of Tritech will see UDL benefiting from access to precision engineering capabilities in the UK aerospace industry, providing direct contacts to major aerospace suppliers. This will enable them to develop a prominent position in the fast-growing domestic Indian aerospace sector.
The Clearwater International team that advised Tritech on the sale comprised partner Paul Jones and senior industrial analyst, Constantine Biller.
Jon Hustler, Head of Industrials at Clearwater International, said: "We believe that Tritech is a high quality business whose new ownership structure will uniquely position the business as a nearshore farshore provider of solutions based on technology and cost."
"Over 50% of Clearwater International's UK led M&A transactions are cross border. The sale of Tritech is evidence of the growing interest being shown in the UK manufacturing industry from overseas."


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SOURCE: Exterior Medics
December 31, 2013 08:00 ET
ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwired - December 31, 2013) - Exterior Medics, a leading licensed home improvement contractor in Northern Virginia and Southern Maryland, participated in Wreaths Across America this year to support U.S. military and veterans.
Wreaths Across America is a charity that honors veterans, active military personnel and the many brave souls who lost their lives in combat. This year, the charity aimed to place 500,000 wreaths on veteran graves at the Arlington National Cemetery to bring light to its mission; Remember those who have fallen, honor those who serve today and teach future generations about the sacrifices our military men and women make to ensure our freedom.
The Exterior Medics family proudly sported their support by actively participating, donating wreaths and volunteering their time to place wreaths at the Arlington National Cemetery.
"Section 60 was our focus," said Veronica Rodriguez, Marketing Director at Exterior Medics. "This part of the cemetery hits close to home as we have personal ties to four service men that are laid to rest there. It was an honor to personally pay our respects to them."
Owner Mark Watson explained the company's commitment to the cause, stating, "This was Exterior Medics' first year participating in Wreaths Across America and we plan on making this experience a tradition for our company."
From project conception to design and completion, the team at Exterior Medics guarantees high-quality assistance for homeowners in Northern Virginia and Southern Maryland seeking roofing, siding, gutter systems or door and window home improvement services. They are fully licensed and bonded and have been recognized as a GAF Master Elite Contractor. In addition, Exterior Medics was recently recognized by Angie's List with two Super Service Awards for superior ratings and reviews throughout the year.
To request a quote or in-home consultation from Exterior Medics, or to learn more about their services and qualifications, visit them on the web at www.exteriormedics.com.
For more information about Wreaths Across America, visit their website at www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.
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Opening Reception: Berlin Summer Academy 2016 Exhibition
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Opening reception for "In Between Infill," an exhibition of work by eight ISU architecture students who participated in the ars 16 berlin summer academy, a five-week workshop organized by Iowa State University in partnership with Beuth Hoschule fur Technik Berlin, City College New York (CCNY) the German University of Technology (GUtech), Muscat Oman, and the Berlin housing association, WBM Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Berlin-Mitte, to address infill situations with innovative design approaches.
The Iowa State students collaborated with 23 students from the other three universities to develop proposals for future live-work scenarios in challenging infill sites in Berlin-Mitte. The students were mentored by Ulrike Passe, ISU associate professor of architecture; Ahu Aydogan Akseli, CCNY; Alexander Kader, GUtech, and Robert Demel and Mathias Essig, Beuth Hoschule Berlin.
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For Immediate Release:
Saturday, December 7, 2013
The Blast lost 12-10 on Saturday night in the Milwaukee Wave's Home Opener. The Blast now has a 1-2 Record.
After only 16 seconds into the first half, the Blast gets on the board quickly with an unassisted goal from Stephen DeRoux. Four minutes later, the Blast got their second goal of the night from Max Ferdinand with the assist by Freddy Moojen. The Blast was ahead 4-0 with just 4 minutes into the first quarter. The Wave's, Carlos Munoz got the team's first goal off an assist from Luan Oliveira near the end of the first quarter at 9:23.
Lucio Gonzaga assisted Tony Donatelli for the Blast's 3rd goal of the night at 13:12 minutes into the second half. Donatelli's goal would be the only goal scored in the 2nd quarter by any team. At the end of the first half, the Blast led the Wave 6-2.
Six minutes into the third quarter, Aduato Neto scores off an assist from Max Ferdinand putting the Blast ahead 8-2. Less than five minutes later, Ferdinand would score his second goal of the night unassisted. Carlos Munoz then had a 3-point goal, his second goal of the night, with two minutes remaining in the third quarter. At the end of the quarter, the Blast remains in the lead with a 10-5 score.
Two minutes into the fourth quarter, Giuliana Oliviero scores off a penalty shot reducing the Blast lead to three points. Shortly after Oliviero's goal, Judson McKinney would score a 3-point goal tying up the score 10-10 with less than 10 minutes remaining in the game. The final goal was scored with 20 seconds remaining in the 4th quarter by Carlos Munoz. His goal would give the Wave the lead and the win in their Home Opener.
William Vanzela also recorded 15 saves.
Score by Quarter: 1 2 3 4 F
Baltimore Blast: 4 2 4 0 10
Milwaukee Wave: 2 0 3 7 12
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One of the issues that prompts Christians to action is keeping "Christ" in Christmas. Every year as Christmas approaches, great concerns are expressed about nativity scenes at city halls and the lighting of Christmas trees or "Winter Festival" trees. I visited the UK last week. One of the Nov 7th articles in The Daily Telegraph (UK) headlined "Christmas stamps ignore Christianity". The news item was triggered by the Church of England criticizing the Royal Mail service for featuring snowmen, reindeer and Father Christmas on its stamps, while ignoring religious art or the nativity scene.
There has been an ongoing feud between the church's General Synod and the various British institutions, with the Synod "defending" Christianity. Last year the Royal Mail released a stamp featuring an image of a man and a woman with Hindu markings worshipping the infant Christ. As far back as 1998, the city of Birmingham renamed its celebration "Winterval" followed by an outcry of protests. Similar battles are fought each year in the whole western world.
What are we to think of this? Is this a war worth fighting? Here are a few observations.
First the Church of England should be more concerned about some of its own bishops denying the virgin birth and resurrection of Jesus. Clean your own house before battling with the Royal Mail service.
Secondly, when are we Christians going to be as energized about the fact that millions in the western world have never heard an understandable presentation of the Gospel, as we are about the look of nativity scenes? What matters is a "new creation" (Gal 6:14-15), not symbols, rituals or insignias.
The church has never done well with Christianity enshrined as a state religion, not under emperor Constantine, his successors, or in more recent examples in Europe. Jesus is not about a state, political party (not even the Republican party), or a particular tradition. The only hope of humanity is to receive Christ's indwelling righteousness. In contrast, the church has done well under adversity and opposition. If you need further proof, read the book of Acts. Yes, I want nativity scenes and traditional Christmas displays, but these issues dona^?þt energize me.
I keep blogging about Jesus, and particularly Jesus in us. One day the world will be judged not on the basis of what traditions we upheld, but if Jesus had come to live in us or not (Romans 2:16) He who has Jesus has life.
I love to hear from you. Agree or disagree, but let's keep blogging.
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OCR was invited to help Google Campus London, a co-working space offering facilities and mentoring to start-up technology companies, celebrate its first birthday in April.
With a focus on inspiring young people to take up STEM careers, we were delighted to meet over 150 secondary school students and their teachers who had come along to learn more about computer science.
The day was packed full of activities. Attendees had the chance to meet Google staff, attend an app design workshop and try out coding on a Raspberry Pi computer with the help of OCR tutorials and recipe cards.
Alison Pearce, OCR Curriculum Leader for ICT, said: "It was amazing to meet the learners who are studying a range of our qualifications to discuss their aspirations, and also to give them an opportunity to ask us questions. Their enthusiasm, creativity and innovations were refreshing.
"The opportunity to work with them on coding with the Raspberry Pi using the OCR resources helped us to identify other avenues for supporting both learners and teachers. With the encouragement, support and backing from Google, OCR and the Raspberry Pi Foundation, we hope a new generation of computer scientists and computational thinkers will be inspired."
Part 2 of a video discussion on the future of ICT education, featuring OCR's Phill Bryant and hosted by www.computing.co.uk, is now available online.
Phill, Qualifications Group Manager for ICT and Computing, joined a panel of experts to talk about ICT education. In part 2, they discuss 'how can ICT improve the teaching process?'. You can also watch Part 1 of the discussion 'defining the digital citizen' online.
More information about OCR's computing qualifications, as well as access to a range of resources to use with the Raspberry Pi, are available on the computing page.


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Obituary of Frances Moore
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Frances R. Moore, age 92, passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center. She was born in Joliet and has been a lifelong Joliet resident. She was formerly employed as a secretary and at the American Can Company in the 1940's. Frances is a former member of the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge #300. Frances was a kind and generous woman who viewed taking care of her family as the center of her world. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Joliet.
Preceded by her husband, Robert C. Moore (1991); her parents, Joseph and Frances (nee Terdich) Sukle; and one brother, Joseph Sukle.
Survived by her two sons, Terrance (Cathy) Moore, of Omaha, NE. and Brian (Paula) Moore, of Normal, IL; one sister, Josephine (the late Rich) Shiffer, of Joliet, IL; three grandchildren, Matthew, Mary Kate, and Victoria Moore, also survive.
Funeral Services for Frances R. Moore will be Friday, September 8, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Roads, Joliet, IL. Interment will take place at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, masses are preferred at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until the time of services at 11:00 a.m. For more information, please call 815-741-5500 or visit her Memorial Tribute at www.fredcdames.com


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I think the one thing that I thought a lot about this weekend would be the many faces and stories behind the many invisible diseases that are out there in the world. Often times we talk about the patient, the medication, our doctor appointments, our rheumys, and many other health care professionals that are often included because these diseases often are connected to many other systemic issues. We talk about the side effects, the pain, the fatigue, the joints that don't work or hurt so bad, and so on.
This weekend I had the pleasure of talking with a rheumatologist who is interested in hearing more about the patients themselves, and trying to understand that many different (sometimes less spoken about) things that we face. These areas could be goal setting, managing your disease at a level far deeper than "just making it." As we talked I had the realization that too often we might overlook the importance of remembering who we are as people, our story matters.
So I posed the question on my page and I loved the responses. I loved getting to hear the stories of some pretty awesome women! Two women battled JRA from the time they were babies, we are talking 18 months or 2 years old! Could you imagine that….I don't think I can even imagine how that life would be. Their perspective of "living life" is far different than mine. I had a life…granted it was painful (no doctor could tell me why) but it wasn't until my early 20's that my life took this turn. I asked these women about their childhood, having to take medications as little girls, having to go to school (elementary, middle, and high school) in pain….gosh their lives has been different than mine. Their stories were so cool! I loved that they shared snipits of their journey of life to today, again making me realize…how much I love hearing the story behind the face of this disease. We have many dreams, we have many different lives, some of us work, some of us don't work, some of us have children, and others we have furry kids. We have different dreams, different aspirations, different goals, but we are all fighting each day to get up and make it through the day. We are fighting to not be defined by our disease but to define the disease by our lives.
I appreciated the conversations this weekend, with the many different people who took the time to talk to me. THANK YOU! I would definitely encourage you (if you haven't already) to check out this site. Pizer has been doing some interesting research on patients and RA. I have found their global survey very interesting, check it out (http://www.pfizer.com/news/press_kits/RA_NarRAtive).
I like you tonight, have had a rough day. Little sleep last night, and major pain. I'm hoping that when I see my rheumy here in a few weeks we can find a bio/mtx combo that does help. Unfortunately I don't think that is Enbrel, but there is hope for another combination. Today has definitely been a long long long day but I'm still here, pushing through to the next day! That is what we have to do…fight, get up, and try again.
To tomorrow, I hope it is better! And if you are like me tonight, please don't stop fighting. I know this world seems so lonely….I realized last night (or really this morning) at 2:00a.m. how lonely it feels to be in so much pain that you can't sleep…but the world is asleep (unless you are in the other side of the world…then you are wide awake 12hrs ahead! 🙂 ). Those hours that drag by…those hours test your mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical strength. A war is fought during those many nights, a war of letting go and giving up or hanging to the thread and telling yourself YOU ARE WORTH IT, and you can still live a life and do great things. If you are in the boat of fighting that war tonight, I hope you realize that you are truly worth it, share your story (even if you just write a note to yourself) so that you know you are the face, you are the story, behind this disease!


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Beauty pageants, they have been held around the world for many years. People have constantly debated if beauty pageants should even be around anymore. It is argued that women who participate in pageants aren't judged based on their ideas or opinions, but strictly their bodies. I'm a firm believer that pageants continue to evolve and impact… Continue reading Miss Oshkosh.


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A couple days ago [or was it yesterday?] Anyway, I made an agreement with our super author that I'd write an Gregory Horror fic if they updated Requiem. Well it seems requiem is updated {or at least they posted in it i havent read it yet to keep myself from actively ripping off ideas. So I guess it's my turn to write . now i need to figure out who i'm going to include in it after all i can't include everyone. and who will be the guest. Jay without his Gregory house obsession or just a random guests with random problems. and lastly should the guest be mute with gregory and such saying what the guest said or should their be normal dialogue for both the resident and the guests.
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Near the end of July I finished creating a new website for my music, and I recently realized that nobody's going to it. So I decided I'd better post a link. So here it is:
Wizard Walk Music
Why is it called Wizard Walk? That's the name of my company that makes 3D games, even though the company isn't real, and I've only made one 3d game to date.
Anyway, the website has my MIDIs on it (some of them are pretty old) and only two MP3s rendered with GPO (since I just got GPO and I am still studying orchestration, among my other interests).
I'd love to know what people think of the music (the MIDIs and the MP3s) and the website.


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There are a ton of software meetups in the 'Burgh, but for a city with such a rich history in manufacturing and robotics, where's all the hardware love? We're all about connecting Pittsburgh's community of makers, inventors, designers, investors and anyone who's interested in building a business in the world of physical products - from company boards to organic soap. Come join us and let's create an amazing addition to the tech scene in the Steel City.


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Steve started rowing at Monkton Coombe School aged thirteen then carried on with the sport at Oxford Brookes University where he studied History and Town Planning. In 1999 Steve was selected for the Great Britain squad and in 2000 he won Gold at the World Championships in a coxed four after dominating the event.
In 2001 Steve had an outstanding season, becoming World Champion in the coxless four, proving his crew were worthy successors to the Sydney Olympic four. In the 2002 and 2003 World Championships he won silvers.
In the build up to the 2004 Athens Olympic Games legendary coach Jurgen Grobler dropped a bombshell and split up Steve's crew to bring in Matthew Pinsent and James Cracknell who had become inconsistent in the pair. His decision sent shock waves through the whole GB squad.
In the most unsettled season he has ever experienced the crew suffered setbacks from illness and injuries in the build up to the Olympic Games.
Arriving in Athens the four were not considered serious contenders having never rowed together as a competitive unit. However they progressed to the final and in one of the greatest races ever seen the GB four beat the World Champions Canada by inches to win Gold.
In 2005 Steve was selected into the men's lead boat, again, a coxless four, and they were unbeaten all year winning the World Cup and the World Championships. He successfully defended the World Championship title in front of a home crowd at Dorney Lake, Windsor in August 2006, making it his 4th World Championship title.
Strong performances in 2007, winning three World Cups, unfortunately ended with a poor result at the World Championships.
That loss certainly gave the crew a major boost during winter training and a new addition to the crew for 2008 gave them extra focus for the Olympics. The hard work and dedication paid off as an emphatic finish took them to victory as they came from behind to claim Gold in Beijing, Steve's second Olympic medal at consecutive Games.
Steve is an excellent corporate speaker and ambassador. He has worked with several blue-chip companies, as a team building / motivational speaker at sales conferences and award ceremonies. Steve has also hosted several learn to row team building days.
2008 Gold - Olympic Games, Beijing, Coxless Four
2008 Gold – Munich World Cup, Coxless Four
2007 Gold – Henley Royal Regatta, Coxless Four
2007 Gold – Amsterdam World Cup ,M8+
2007 Gold – Linz World Cup ,Coxless Four
2006 Gold – World Championships, Dorney Lake, Windsor, Coxless Four
2006 Gold – Lucerne World Cup Coxless Four
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2005 Gold - Eton World Cup Coxless Four
2004 Gold –Olympic Games, Athens, Coxless Four
2003 Silver - World Championships, Coxless Four
2002 Silver - World Championships Coxless Four
2001 Gold - World Championships Coxless Four
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The GEAR program aims to empower students to "Gain Education and Access Results" through partnerships between companies and the Gainesville Independent School District. Companies hire high school students as interns during fall, spring, and/or summer semesters and pair them with mentors in various company departments.
In exchange for their service, students earn $15 per hour while working with the company. Eight of those dollars go to the student's regular paycheck, and the remaining seven dollars are put to the student's scholarship fund. In addition, if students meet all of the requirements set forth by the program and the company, they have the opportunity to earn a variable bonus scholarship.
Why GEAR?
We believe that young people are the future of our business. Joining the GEAR initiative is an investment in that future. As a group, we aim to develop a strong workforce and introduce young people to our industries early on. GEAR also gives us an outlet for partnering with our community and giving back to the people that make our company a success.
"Select's goal in supporting this program is preparing students to contribute to the workforce and their community and giving them the opportunity to earn money for college. We look forward to the results of this first project in Gainesville, and plan to roll out GEAR as a signature project in the areas we serve across the country."
John Schmitz, CEO
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"We believe we can increase achievement and develop a strong desire for learning and success in each and every student. We're excited to enter this new partnership with the Gainesville business community."
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Essex Drive In Movies
Here at Status Marquees we love supporting local companies with local events, so were very pleased to be part of this great day which was Essex's first outdoor drive in movie and definitely not the last!
2014 is a hugely exciting year for Films Al Fresco. Essex drive in movies is the brand new outdoor cinema experience brought to you by Films Al Fresco. Our aim is to bring the all American concept to the heart of Essex to showcase those classic, modern and must see films.
We are bringing back the days of the 50's and 60's when taking the family to drive-ins was the rage. Well you get the chance to relive those days and enjoy the magic of in cinema and watch movies from the comfort of your own car.
Theme nights will be used to suit the time of the year, our first screening will be Saturday 9th August 2014 where we will be showcasing Grease.
Couples, friends and families get the chance to dress up, sing and dance and join in on all those grease classics. We offer a fully fledged fun fair, popcorn, sweets food and drink. Even a fully licensed bar in a marquee provided by Status Marquees!
Watch the video below to see how the event went…….
Chigwell Row Infant School Sports Day & Summer Fete
In July 2013 Status Marquees happily donated two marquees to a local school in Chigwell for their sports day and summer fete.
On the day of the children's sports day we got a call and we're asked if we could provide a marquee as it was such a hot day and they needed a place for the children to be able to sit in the shade whilst they each waited for their events, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to do it. We moved a couple of things about and managed to get it ready just in time! It was a very successful day and we received a lovely thank you card from the children and a nice bottle of whisky from the teachers!
We also provided a marquee for their summer fete as they again wanted a marquee for shade, but this time over their bar area. This ended up being very useful (mostly for the Dad's!) to keep cool and refreshed. The PTA raised more money for the school than ever before and was told that this was due to the bar area so was very pleased to have helped.
The Connor Saunders Foundation Fund
On 10th June 2012, Status Marquees proudly sponsored a charity event by donating a marquee to help raise funds in remembrance of Connor Saunders. Connor, of Downsway, Woodingdean, Brighton, was just 19 who sadly died in hospital suffering head injuries after being attacked.
The event which took place at The Sports Park in Piddinghoe Avenue, Peacehaven saw hundreds of people attending who helped raise funds to buy lifesaving heart equipment for football clubs across Sussex. Special appearances were made by Connor's best friend Frankie Cocozza, Kerry Mayo and Gary Hart.
If you would like to help this great cause, please send a donation via The Connor Saunders Foundation website at www.connors5.com.


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I am a forest ranger's daughter. They say we should write what we know. I wanted to write something a bit different and I realized no one ever writes about forest rangers. So I proposed a series of stories to my editor based on my father's life. My editor loved the idea. The first book is titled The Forest Ranger's Promise, which became available in May 2011 and was a Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence finalist winner.
I didn't go to work every day with Dad, but I sure was exposed to the life of a forest ranger. My mother served right beside my father. It isn't easy being the wife of a forest ranger. There were no doctors, dentists, movie theaters or restaurants in most of the towns we lived in. My parents grew enormous gardens and Mom bottled everything they produced. She sewed all my school clothes and made every drill team, cheerleading uniform and prom dress I ever wore. She even made my wedding dress! And she passed that knowledge on to me.
I remember us kids riding with my parents to the camp grounds and picking up other people's trash. I've watched my dad assemble his fire pack so it was ready at a moment's notice, and then seen him return from a wildfire black with soot. I've witnessed his gentleness as he dodged flying hoofs while cutting away barbed wire when a deer or elk got strung up trying to jump a fence.
Truly my father is a great American hero. A good, kind man with a ferocity for fighting fire. He's worked his entire life to help manage our national forest lands. Dad isn't a preservationist, but rather a conservationist. He believes in using our resources, but managing them properly so they aren't destroyed.
I'm lucky to have such good parents. They taught me love of God and country. They taught me good, old fashioned values. Every child deserves parents like mine.


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About one of every six kindergartners in the class of 2000 failed to move on to first grade this year.
The only two grades to come even close to that rate were ninth and tenth, which had failure rates of one in eight students, the Palm Beach County School District`s fall student survey shows.
Almost half the kindergartners held back were black.
Many of the students probably ended up in transitional classes, a level halfway between kindergarten and first grade, where students can get additional attention without flunking.
Students who do poorly in kindergarten either are not prepared at home for the rigors of formal education, or they just have not matured enough, said Joseph Orr, associate superintendent of instruction.
``What it comes down to is a readiness for school,`` he said. ``Some parents do a good job -- they get their children ready to go to school. Some children are neglected this way -- they`re pretty much starting from scratch. This often happens for disadvantaged children. Their parents don`t have appreciation for learning -- either they dropped out or disliked school.``
But debate has mounted among educators on the structure of kindergarten and whether schools should be encouraged to hold back children rather than sending them on to first grade.
The chief concern is whether kindergarten is becoming too demanding for 5- year-olds.
National organizations, including the National Association for the Education of the Young Child, the Association for Childhood Education International, and the National Association of Elementary School Principals, all have expressed concern that schools are too demanding of youngsters.
In fact, the Association for Childhood Education International criticized the transition classes used by school districts.
``To cope with this mismatch between the curriculum and the 5-year-old child, some schools are now tracking younger children, or those perceived to be underdeveloped for the demands of a kindergarten program, into transition classes before either kindergarten or first grade,`` the association reports in a position statement. ``This practice does not address the real problem -- a misdirection of the kindergarten program.``


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How To Create & Delete Albums And Manage Photos On iPhone
Managing images on your iPhone got a lot easier with iOS 6 and the following versions of Apple's mobile operating system. While creating and deleting photo albums required access to a computer in the earlier days, we can now manage our entire library directly from our phones. This is a guide on how to delete photo albums from iPhone and how to create photo albums, directly on your iPhone.
Creating photo albums on iPhone
To create an album on your iPhone, open up your "Photos" app. Now select "Albums" at the lower right, then tap the plus-shaped icon at the top left to add a new album to your list. You can pick whichever name is most appropriate for the content of your newly created album. After the album has been created, your iPhone will ask you to pick any of your recent images to add to the folder. Tap them one by one or select one of the "Moments" and tap "Done" when you are finished. Your new folder will appear in the folder overview of your "Photos" app.
Deleting photo albums from iPhone
To delete a photo album from your iPhone, pull up the overview of your current albums by going to the "Albums" tab in your "Photos" app. Tap "Edit" in the top right and delete an album by tapping the respective red circular symbol next to it. Confirm by tapping the "Delete" button. See this guide for a more detailed explanation.
Hint: Images that were once in the deleted album remain on your iPhone. Deleting an album does not delete the once contained photos. To see how you can delete photos, see this guide of ours.
Adding photos to an existing album on iPhone
When keeping a continous collection on a certain subject or topic, we'll at some point want to add photos to an existing album on the iPhone. You can do this directly on your device without the aid of additional tools or a computer.
Open up your "Photos" app and tap the "Albums" section, then select one of your albums you would like to extend with further photographs. Tap "Select" in the top right, tap "Add", then make your selection and finally confirm your changes by tapping "Done". Using this method, you can extend any of your user-created photo albums on iPhone.


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"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." ― C.S. Lewis
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Challenge Link-Up Post: Classic Crime
Please link your reviews for your Classic crime story (fiction or non-fiction) here. This is only for the Classic Crime category. This can be a true crime story, mystery, detective novel, spy novel, etc., as long as a crime is an integral part of the story and it was published at least 50 years ago.
If you do not have a blog, or somewhere public on the internet where you post book reviews, please write your mini-review/thoughts in the comments section. If you like, you can include the name of your blog and/or the title of the book in your link, like this: "Karen K. @ Books and Chocolate (In Cold Blood)."
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Hi! I'm sorry I entered twice... it was the wrong link, and I couldn't figure how to change it. Please delete the wrong one! Thank you.ReplyDelete
Anyway, the book I finished was The French Powder Mystery by Ellery Queen, and my review is on Goodreads. Happy reading! ClaudiaReplies
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Murder on teh Orient Express = my first foray into Christie. Such fun!ReplyDelete
Just added my first book for the challenge: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.ReplyDeleteReplies
I read the same one! :)Delete
I read The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne. Thought it was pretty good.ReplyDelete
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Sorry! That was leftover from last year's link to a romance (I just cut and pasted the introduction). Ooops! I've corrected it now. No romance necessary in the crime classic!Delete
I read Murder on the Orient Express and loved it. My first Agatha Christie!ReplyDelete
I read "The Seven Dials Mystery", an early work by Agatha Christie. It's sort of a cross between P. G. Wodehouse and Miss Marple. A bit odd, but enjoyable.ReplyDelete
The Crime at Black Dudley is the first Margery Allingham book I have read. I was expecting Albert Campion to be the protagonist and while he isn't you can see why he became the main character of the series because there are so many secrets about him to uncover.ReplyDelete
I've finally started reading the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries in order! Unnatural Death is a good beginning for the series.ReplyDelete
I read The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie.ReplyDelete
I read Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. Such a well-written account of the truly horrifying mass murder of an entire family in 1959.ReplyDelete
The Man Who was Thursday - fascinating and profound, but still Wow! Much I don't understand.ReplyDelete
I read The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie. I didn't like the characters in this one as much as the ones in her first book, but I still really liked the book overall!ReplyDelete
I read Murder on the Orient Express. Not as good as I hoped, but still entertaining!ReplyDelete
I read Crime and Punishment. An enjoyable read, although fairly dark.ReplyDelete
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– At a press conference in Bangor, with a number of Maine Seniors and a Veteran in attendance, Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02) announced his new bill that will ensure Seniors and retired Veterans receive the Social Security benefits they have worked for, earned and deserve.
Congressman Poliquin's Guaranteed COLA Act ensures Seniors and Veterans receive a "cost-of-living adjustment," or COLA, increase for their Social Security of at least 1.5% in 2018, while also eliminating wasteful spending for unused government buildings.
Congressman Poliquin released the following statement:
"Many of our Seniors and retired Veterans in Maine rely on their Social Security benefits for everyday items, like groceries or gas," said Congressman Poliquin. "The prices of these goods continue to go up each year, but our retirees' Social Security benefits haven't kept up in recent years. My commonsense legislation will ensure that our Seniors and retired Veterans are given the increase in their Social Security benefits that they've earned, while also cutting wasteful spending for government buildings that have been lying vacant and unused but continue to cost taxpayers to maintain.
"Our Seniors and our Veterans deserve the Social Security benefits they've worked for, earned and deserve."
About the bill:
Congressman Poliquin's Guaranteed COLA Act will make certain that Social Security recipients are given a COLA increase of at least 1.5% in 2018. The bill instructs the federal government to sell unused, dormant government buildings and properties for any additional funding to compensate for the COLA increase.
Many retirees, both Seniors and Veterans, rely on their Social Security benefits, which they have paid into their entire lives and rightfully earned. The COLA is designed to compensate for yearly cost increases for basic items—like groceries or gas. However, in recent years retirees have seen little or no COLA increase.
This year, in 2017, there was only a modest increase of 0.3% (roughly $4 for the average Social Security recipient), while the year before, in 2016, there was no COLA increase at all for Seniors and Veterans.
This bill guarantees that Seniors and Veterans will receive at least a 1.5% COLA increase in 2018. If the COLA formula projects any increase less than 1.5%, this bill makes up the difference, ensuring that retirees are receiving at least 1.5%.
The money is generated by selling unused, dormant government buildings and properties, which are actually currently costing taxpayers every year just to maintain. The Guaranteed COLA Act would call for the General Services Administration (GSA), which is the primary federal property manager, to sell excess buildings that have not been set aside for historical preservation.
The COLA was created as a way to compensate for the effects of inflation and routinely rising costs of basic products. The adjustments are calculated every year based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). Generally, as the CPI-W rises, so does the COLA for the next year. However, in some years, the CPI-W does not raise enough to trigger the formula to require a COLA increase.
Since 2010, there have been three years with no COLA increase at all, including in 2016. This year, in 2017, there was just a 0.3% increase, or roughly $4 for the average Social Security recipient nationwide.
In the 2016 Fiscal Year, there were 3,120 government properties deemed "unutilized," including warehouses, offices, laboratories and dormitories/barracks.


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