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An incredibly successful immersion play of
's great short story, "
The Dead
ACT NOW: tickets will disappear soon
Last week we saw a special preview of the
Irish Repertory Theatre
's production of
The Dead, 1904
. This is truly an
theatrical experience.
This a strictly limited run production, and each performance is limited to 40 audience members, so it will be an incredibly hard ticket: it means that only 2,000 people
in toto
will be able to enjoy this extraordinary theatrical treat...so act fast! Because it will sell out so quickly, I am going to provide ticket information before even describing the play:
Only 2000 tickets will be sold
All tickets include the performance, gourmet holiday dinner, wine, stout and spirits.
General Admission: $300
Premium Seating (located at the main dining table with the performers) Preview Performances: $500, Regular Performances: $1000
The performance runs two hours, inclusive of dinner and has no intermission.
The Dead, 1904 is also available for group bookings.
Please Note: member discounts are not eligible for this special engagement.
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Tuesday at 7:00
Wednesday at 8:00
Thursday at 7:00
Friday at 8:00
Saturday at 5 & 8:30
Sunday at 7:00
Special Events:
Opening Night:
December 8, 2016
New Year's Eve Revel:
8:30pm performance on December 31st
Based on the short story, "
The Dead
," by
James Joyce
(last story in his book,
The Dubliners
), this adaptation for the stage by Pulitzer Prize winning poet,
Paul Muldoon
and his wife, novelist
Jean Hanff Korelitz
, captures both the power and the subtlety of
's transfixing story. It is wonderfully directed by
Ciran O'Reilly
The Dead
" takes place at a dinner party in Dublin in 1904, and the play is staged as an annual Epiphany dinner party that the audience is attending, given by two elderly sisters, Aunts Julia (
Patti Perkins
) and Kate Morkan (
Patricia Kilgarriff
) and their niece Mary Jane (
Barrie Kreinik
). I am usually turned off by audience participation theater, but both Nancy and I absolutely adored
The Dead, 1904
, and it was different from any other such "immersion" theatrical experience we had ever seen. There was nothing hokey or contrived about this production--and nothing that one as an audience member is required to do: the story is about a dinner party, and you simply are a guest at that party. It is set in the beautiful
American Irish Historical Society
building on Fifth Avenue in the 80s--the perfect setting for this story. You are greeted in the entrance hall by the maid, Lily (played by
Claire O'Malley
), who leads you upstairs to the salon, where, during the cocktails before dinner, you are offered drinks, and mingle with the actors, in character, who engage with you in occasional small talk . The action begins to take place around you as the actor/guests arrive. Eventually you are invited into the dining room for dinner, where you actually eat dinner with the actors, as the action of the play continues. For the final emotional climax of the story, you are led upstairs to the bedroom to witness the interaction between the main character, Gabriel (the nephew of the two Morkan sisters, his mother being the deceased third sister; played by the extremely talented
Boyd Gaines
) and his wife, Gretta (
Kate Burton
). From start to finish, the play works seamlessly with you as audience member being a part of it.
Boyd Gaines
is able to create wordlessly in the beginning of the final scene the incredible sexual energy and tension
described in his story, which is so essential to providing the background for the intensity of the other emotions that are revealed as the scene progresses through to its surprising and existentially profound conclusion. The entire cast is marvelous; and the play is intelligently conceived, effectively staged and directed, and flawlessly executed. (Even some of the necessary changes from the book--
, the shift of the final bedroom scene from a hotel to the Morkan's upstairs bedroom--are done in ways that add to rather than detract from the movement and the sense of
's original story.)
This is truly an extraordinary theatrical event, so I suggest you jump on the possibility as quickly as possible. It is an expensive evening, however, so you might try to get in on the special reduced-price ticket lottery.
We should not even have been aware of this gem had we not been invited to a special performance hosted by dear friends of ours. Other than the fact that all the audience were also "friends who knew each other and had been invited to this dinner party--and the fact that I'm sure the sherry and whiskey that were served for cocktails, the fine wines served at the dinner, and the port served after the meal are almost certainly not the standard fare for normal evenings of the show--it was a standard performance...but the "standard" is quite exceptional!
From the website:
The Dead, 1904
Dot Dot Productions in association with the American Irish Historical Society
presents The Irish Repertory Theatre's production
Gather with James Joyce's immortal characters in 1904 Dublin for a captivating evening of music, food and epiphany.
based on the novella by James Joyce
adapted by Paul Muldoon & Jean Hanff Korelitz
directed by Ciarán O'Reilly
starring Kate Burton, Boyd Gaines,
Aedin Moloney, Peter Cormican, Barrie Kreinik, Terry Donnelly, James Russell, Clare O'Malley, Heather Martin Bixler, Patti Perkins, Karl Scully, Patricia Kilgarriff
November 19- January 7, 2017
Buy Tickets Now
The evening takes place at:
The American Irish Historical Society
991 Fifth Avenue New York, NY
Directly across Fifth Avenue from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
James Joyce's novella, "The Dead," describes a holiday gathering on January 6,1904, the Feast of the Epiphany, in the Dublin home of two elderly sisters, Kate and Julia Morkan, and their niece, Mary Jane. At the party are students, friends, a celebrated tenor, a lost alcoholic, and the couple, Gabriel and Gretta Conroy. Over the course of an evening, there are conversations, music, dancing and dining. There are speeches and disagreements - polite and impolite - and when it is all over Gabriel learns something about his wife that changes his sense of who she is and who they are to each other, of what it actually means to be alive, and to be dead.
The Dead,1904
is a new adaptation in which an audience of 40 guests will themselves attend the Misses Morkan's holiday party, move from room to room with the actors, listen to the music, watch the dances, dine on a meal inspired by the menu in the novella, and observe the characters in their interactions. The production will take place in an authentic Victorian mansion, perfectly evoking the atmosphere of the story.
At each performance, premium ticket holders will be seated with the actors, to truly experience the famous dinner scene from within. Special New Year's Eve and Feast of the Epiphany performances will provide an extraordinary special observance of these holidays.
This exquisite theatrical recreation of James Joyce's haunting story is likely to be one of the most sought after theater events of New York's 2016 holiday season.
The menu for the evening is available here.
For questions regarding venue accessibility, please call The American Irish Historical Society at 212-288-2263 prior to purchasing your ticket.
Ticket Lottery:
A minimum of 70 tickets to The Dead, 1904 will be made available throughout the run of the show for $19.04 through a daily lottery with TodayTix. Lottery winners will be given VIP seats at the main table along side the cast.
Click here to download the TodayTix app and get ready to enter.
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My new colleagues were the most interesting people with whom I'd ever worked. They had lived and worked all over the world, and most were adventurous, hard-working, and fun-loving. As ex-pats, we became "family" to each other. We traveled together, celebrated holidays together, helped each other through good times and bad, and formed bonds beyond those of normal school colleagues.
During my five years in this school, I moved slowly but surely out of reading and into English. I became the department chair. I became active in the union as a faculty representative. I attended wonderful staff development opportunities, which, in those days, were week-long events at wonderful hotels in the spa towns of Germany, like Bad Kissingen. Wow! I took kids on field trips to France. My soccer team played in the championship at the Olympic soccer field in Munich. The kids were great. Ansbach itself is a lovely medieval and Baroque Bavarian small city with everything you could want or need. We traveled every chance we got to dozens of countries. We drove to Berlin when it was still divided and Dubrovnik when it was still Yugoslavia. Life was good.
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SINGAPORE - They didn't even kick a ball last night, but Tampines Rovers were crowned champions of the 2013 Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League. Albirex Niigata's 2-1 home loss to Balestier Khalsa ensured Tampines' third successive league triumph.
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A blog about weightloss, exercising, living in a broken city and whatever else I feel like...
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
So this morning I slept in a little and had to bike in against heavier traffic than I'm used to. I did okay though - so I guess I'm getting more confident.
It was Pump class tonight - and afterwards I am now supposed to hit the cross trainer for 20 minutes - doing a minute on level 5, then going hard out for 30 seconds on level 8, then back to a minute on level 5, and so on.
I wasn't sure if I was going to do it/be able to do it - and if I was going to be able to manage the ride home - but I gave it a shot and I MADE IT! I was thinking about doing 10 minutes, but when I got to there, I thought another five - then I got there and thought hey - its only five more - and kicked ass. Gabby had to wipe the sweat off my forehead at one point - and went all hyper and enthusiastic coach at me - which made me laugh heaps.
Personal trainer again in the morning - and nutrition seminar tomorrow night. I must try and keep away from the scales though - but its hard. I don't want to disapoint myself but I want to see how I'm doing!
Kilos lost: 3.3 CM's lost: N/A Gym Classes this week: 3+1PT Session
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Baltimore shares near 99% fall
Software firm Baltimore Technologies, once a member of the FTSE 100 elite of top UK-listed shares, is close to joining the 99% club of stock market duffers after announcing more job cuts.
Baltimore shares, which closed at 1375p in March 2000 at the height of the boom in tech stocks, hit 16.5p in morning trade after the internet security firm unveiled its second shake-up in two months.
Baltimore's announcement of "significant" job cuts and a top-to-bottom operational shift will add further gloom to a European technology sector stunned by Marconi's profits warning on Wednesday.
Jobs cut
Baltimore said the latest restructuring would achieve "significant cost efficiencies" in the face of a trading environment "which remains challenging".
Revenues for the three months ending 30 June will come in at Ł15.5m, well below market expectations, Thursday's briefing revealed.
The firm is to open talks with staff over the loss of an unquantified number of jobs, on top of the 250 axed in May out of a then total of 1,400.
The company also said it would undertake a major restructuring of all global operations, following the shake-up in May of sales and marketing operations.
"The further restructuring programme... will involve fundamental change across the business including a significant reduction in headcount," a statement on Thursday said.
Chief executive Fran Rooney said: "The restructuring... will require fundamental changes which will focus the company on delivering business in a different way, as well as achieving cost savings.'
The company, which in May said it intended to achieve savings of Ł30-35m a year, said on Thursday it had so far implemented sufficient reforms to cut annual costs by Ł14m.
Deals delayed
Analysts will be awaiting the release next month of Baltimore's half-year results for further clues to the firm's financial health.
The firm announced underlying losses of Ł17.2m, on revenues of Ł23.7m, in the first three months of the year.
The company has been hit by a growing reluctance among clients to finalise deals, while uncertainty over the global economic outlook remains.
But Mr Rooney on Thursday restated the depth of the firm's financial reserves.
In the City, Baltimore shares had recovered some ground by early afternoon to stand at 17.25p, 31% down on the day.
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photo friday: beginnings and endings
This week I thing I managed to untwist my brain a full 360°...
I was feeling all under-appreciated and overlooked and had managed to twist my brain up into all kinds of knots, but then I had a little bit of a brain explosion which made me take myself out of work and go for a big long walk.
And it was good... I think giving myself the opportunity to chew over the problem solidly for about twenty minutes actually did me a world of good.
It might have also had something to do with the fact that for the first half of the week I was kind of caught up with everything I'd been doing... but then after my untwisting, something that we've been working on and waiting for for about a year and a half finally completely randomly got approved this week.
So it's been a little bit of general panic stations and a lot of running around and much muttering.
I mentioned last week that I'd started listening to the Moby Dick audio book/podcast... and I'm about 12 chapters in and I'm loving it. The language is so rich and meaty, and the concept of having a different person read each chapter actually works really, really well.
I was a little annoyed yesterday when I got home just before 5pm to discover a "there's a parcel at the Post Office for you" note in my letterbox... especially as I'd just been past there on my way home from the shops, and the fact that I was staying a little later at work this evening for a meeting followed by a later chiro appointment... so I wouldn't have been able to go to the Post Office until Monday.
Clearly, that wasn't going to do, especially since I wasn't sure which parcel it was waiting for me, so at lunchtime I hopped on a bus, grabbed my parcel from the Post Office (turned out it was my calendar), discovered the final pieces of Little Traveller 2.0 had arrived in my mailbox, then turned around and went back to work.
It took me pretty much my whole lunch break just to get from town to home and back, but I ended up getting back about 15 minutes late because I had to get some food... but since I was staying back it all balanced out.
There's a new food truck doing the rounds... Chimichurri Grill had it's first CBD outing today, so I had to try it out. Turns out that an Argentinian steak sandwich is damn tasty.
Also, have I mentioned how much I'm enjoying the British documentary, My Transsexual Summer? It's very good, it's definitely interesting seeing how the "other half" live... and I'm kind of crushing on a couple of the FTM transsexual (and one of the MTF's too).
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I'm so glad you had such a great successful weekend, Rachel and Weston! The pictures are awesome and it means a lot to have these since we can't be there. Sure hope things go well for Tasha in her treatment. Prayers for her and all of you!
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David Hasselhoff has decided to change his name. For real. He dropped the Hassel and is now officially and legally known as David Hoff.
I have no idea why he did this, but I wonder if he is planning on fathering a son and naming him Jack.
David actually was extremly popular in Germany with the old name. Wonder how his German fans will react to this news. His American fans don't seem to care.
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One of the questions I often get when discussing marijuana legalization is about the harms of alcohol use versus the harms of marijuana use. I think the American Academy of Pediatrics summed up my thoughts on this matter best:
That alcohol and tobacco cause far more
harm in our society than marijuana is undeniable, but it does not follow
logically that yet a third addictive psychoactive drug (marijuana) should be
legalized. Many of the harms associated
with alcohol and tobacco use stem from the widespread acceptability,
availability, and use of these substances.
Still other harms result from lax enforcement of current laws regulating
their use or sale, especially to underage youth.
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Just plodding along
September 14, 2006
Things have been a little trying lately, but I've been plodding along. It's all that can be done at times – just keep on putting one foot in front of the other, no matter what.
Exercise has been fair. After that first day of wogging, my shins hurt. So the next day I just walked. Yesterday they were still bothering me a little, so I stayed in the house and did part of a cardio workout dvd. It used yoga as a warm up. Now I remember why I never liked yoga 😛 I did 30 minutes worth of workout. After that I felt like my legs really needed a rest. Today, though, I feel fine and will go out and wog again.
This week I have also really been lazy with the house. Ever since I've been home I've embarked on some heavy duty house cleaning. I mean sort out and chunk kind of stuff. But the past few days I just haven't been feeling myself. Doesn't help that my digestive system is tore up. Don't know what's up with that. So I've been doing basic house cleaning, but that's about it.
And then there's the kids. They are doing great. Made the transition to school quite nicely. Gavin is already having behavior problems, which we knew would happen, and we are trying to work with him. But other than that, they are fine. And Landin is doing well at home with me. Only one problem. In mid-August they were given permission to visit their mother in her own home, instead of at her mother's house as they had been doing. Since that time, Gavin has had an abcess in his nose and now he has ringworms. Their mom called me last night and we argued about what it was. She claims that it was just chigger bites that he scratched open and made raw. I know what I saw. And this is not the first time we've had to deal with this when the kids stayed with her. Quite frankly, I am sick of it. But I am just hanging on tightly until things change with this whole situation. And they will change soon. I just gotta keep on keepin' on until then.
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Woohoo! You are doing great! I'm on my way to the gym tomorrow! I can imagine how that's going to go. lol.
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Summer is nearly over but I wanted to share what I bought from M.A.C's Tropical Taboo Collection and Nudes & Metallics Collection. They consist of Summer colors but they can transition into Autumn colors well. Here's what I got!
Tropical Taboo Collection
- Adored Mineralize Skinfinish: Limited edition. This collection contained mostly mineral type products, e.g. eyeshadows, blushes, etc. I'm not usually a huge fan of them but I do like the Skinfinishes and . These are nice to add a touch of sheen to the tops of your cheekbones and depending on the color and your skin-tone, you can use them as a blush. Adored has a mix of orange-coral shimmer and pink-y beige pearl. I specifically bought this for the pink-y beige color, as I thought it was something different to all the gold or bronze-y highlighters out there. Blended all together, it gives a subtle coral-y pink blush. The mineralized products are baked so they have a soft, finely milled powder texture that is very easy to blend and the more you buff it in, more of the shimmer comes out.
Nudes & Metallics Collection
This wasn't actually released for the Summer but exclusive to PRO stores and online. It's a collection of monochromatic neutrals and metallic deep plum-berry tones for eyes, cheeks and lips.
- Eyeshadows: I bought two of the nude shades and one of the metallic shades, all of which are limited edition. All of them have great pigment and smooth texture. I think these colors would work on anyone but would especially look good on brown and green eyes. Colors I bought:
- Crimson Tryst: Veluxe Pearl finish; shimmery medium-dark cranberry
- Exposed: Satin finish; matte with barely there shimmer medium terracotta brown
- Glimpse of Flesh: Satin finish; pearly sheen light peachy beige
- Stylish Me Powder Blush: Satin finish, limited edition; medium muted russet reddish brown with a subtle sheen. It's a color that I don't usually wear but I thought it was something different to have among my usual peachy-pink, coral and neutral blushes. I think this shade would be especially flattering on olive and darker skin-tones. Very little of the product is needed to show up on the skin, just a couple of taps with your blush brush. If you apply too much it can make your cheeks look too flushed but a touch of loose powder can help tone it down.
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Garay Studio At Keleti
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An update on Clackamas Community College Bond Projects
Curious about progress on the CCC bond? Here's the latest!
Keep kids busy all summer long
Need a plan to keep your kids active, learning, and busy all summer long? Look no further: our Summer Activity & Resource Guide has opportunities for every age.
July 11 Golf Tournament to raise funds for schools
Golfers, bring your foursome to the annual golf tournament organized by the Gladstone Education Foundation. All proceeds benefit Gladstone Schools & youth programs. The tournament has a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11 at Stone Creek Golf Course. Participation is $125 per golfer or $450 per foursome. Hole sponsorship is $250 or $750 with golf for 4. To sponsor a hole or to register your team, call Tammy Tracy at 503.655.2777 or email email@example.com.
Summer recreation program offers sports, arts, day camps
Gladstone's community schools program offers low-cost summer classes, day camps, and activities for children, teens, and adults. Youth classes range from theater, guitar, hip-hop and ballet to martial arts, sports camps, day camps, driver education, and babysitting classes. Adult courses include watercolor, mosaics, and garden art as well as canning, yoga, first aid, investing, ukulele, and much more. To register, visit www.gladstone.k12.or.us or call 503.650.2570.
Kraxberger Rising takes middle school to the next level
Kraxberger Rising will help our middle schoolers rise up to meet the challenges of today's students through help in three targeted areas:
• A Student Resource Center to provide on-site clothes, food, school supplies, and social services.
• A Student Celebration Center, a gathering place to honor kindness, community, performing arts, and academic success.
• A Family Resource Center where middle school parents can mentor and learn from each other, and families can connect with support programs. [Read the full Blog]


text: The more I think on how long Evo World and Chaos Root Abyss has been broken, no drops, the more I am starting to believe this could of been some kind of Marketing Strategy to generate MORE NX from a declining population. It seems there has been less than 3 weeks in the last 4 months that Nexon has not had some form of CS GAMBLE SURPRISE SPIN/BOX that holds these drops. They used to at least spread it out every 2-3 months. Even Empress was broken at the beginning of Unleashed for a week I believe, where she dropped nothing but I am sure they would realize that her drops are not really that valuable compared to the other 2 areas and if they had left Cygnus Empress broken at the same time as the other 2 there would of been 5x more unrest among its users. Yes I know there is no way to prove any of this, just was curious if anyone else had thought the same or its just my paranoia.


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Capacity planning and performance management should be priorities today. If you want to save money, know what you have on the floor and how it's performing.
Way back when "computer" effectively meant "mainframe", techies devoted their days to gleaning everything there was to know about the performance and capacity of their organisation's systems and applications. They researched their computers as diligently as a scientist researches a human genome today.
They could well afford to. With mainframes costing a cool $10 million or so and the techies' salary coming in at just $25,000 a year, any techie who, after six months spent tweaking the system, could announce they had delayed an upgrade or the acquisition of a new box for a year was a hero. By the end of the mainframe era service level agreements and measurements of response times were commonplace, and computers were running as efficiently as . . . well, computers.
Then, says Fujitsu senior business development manager Mike Tsykin, along came the mini computers, which the techies used to laugh at, and the micro computers, which they used to ignore. And the concept of transactions went out the window, and the implications of that for capacity management were both profound and largely overlooked.
"We can't measure transactions any more," Tsykin says. "We went from one single mainframe, which was supporting this wide variety of users, to a distributed infrastructure where each department effectively has its own network and small servers, and that supports the users. In other words, 'the network is the computer' - the Sun paradigm.
"Even IBM went that way, with the turn back to virtual machines and virtual computers in the same box, but it makes no difference really: they're all different, separate and they're all cheap, but they're not less complex. Windows is maybe not quite as complex as a mainframe system, but it's dammed complex enough. We can't spend anywhere near the same sort of amount of time on optimising and learning and doing things. And the rate of change is enormously accelerated so our knowledge gets obliterated; mine was obliterated perhaps six or seven times over in the last 20 years."
As a result, capacity management these days is just not done, Tsykin says, except in the cases of the largest systems. And that is a great embarrassment and shame, not to mention - ever since that distributed infrastructure went mission-critical - potentially damaging, because performance slowdowns caused by overtaxed systems could end up hurting companies big-time. Indeed Tsykin says when it comes to computing, organisations stand poised at the edge of a landslide. Distributed computing has got to the point where the infrastructure is becoming ridiculously cheap, and that infrastructure is not optimised. As organisations move towards blade computing models he says they increasingly need to adopt a distributed network operating environment, and that environment simply will not work effectively without capacity management.
"You've got to make decisions on some basis. Where are you going to run all of this? And that is where capacity management will come in, in the future," Tsykin says. "It's not too far away. But for now, what CIOs should be thinking about is quality of service. What is the quality of service they're delivering to their users? Are they actually supporting their users as they should be supported? Or are they doing too much? And it is possible to do too much quite easily. Are they supporting those who scream loudest and not those that return to the businesses? They don't know, but capacity management can help."
In a well-run IT shop, experts say, CIOs looking to ensure the stability of their environment should not only keep planning for variations in the use of the system - such as daily and seasonal changes in user and transaction levels - in the forefront of their mind, but also the need to ensure the system stays up and running at all times. Meta Group says the days when capacity/performance management (C/PM) were riven by vague corporate directions and wishful line-of-business thinking are slowly coming to an end, as besieged CIOs learn to "think" platform utilisation and eye consolidation benefits. The research company joins other research groups and analysts in warning the time has come for C/PM to seize the day and use strong processes and technical skills that can translate operational efficiencies and effectiveness into improved bottom-line performance.
"The key goal for C/PM is to be able to provide a holistic and measurable view of the IT environment and describe its relevance in business terms. This requires the proactive management of IT resources with direct input from application and infrastructure planning groups," Meta Group says. "As opposed to just monitoring resources, new-age capacity management ensures IT infrastructure matches the changing demands of the business in the most cost-effective (short- and long-term) and timely manner."
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No badger cull rollout before 2015 general election, says Eustice
A decision to roll out the badger cull to other counties will only be made after the general election in 2015, according to farm minister George Eustice.
Speaking to Farmers Weekly, Mr Eustice said that any decision to extend the culls to at least 10 further counties would depend on the success of the current pilots.
Therefore, for the time being, the government was focusing its efforts on ensuring that the methodology used the pilot culls can be shown to be successful.
The second year of the badger culls, part of a 25-year government strategy to eradicate bovine TB in this country, got under way in the pilot counties of Gloucestershire and Somerset 10 days ago.
This week NFU leaders made fresh calls for the government to extend culling across other regions in the West Country, where the disease is rife.
Read also: TB sees 17,000 cattle slaughtered in six months
But Mr Eustice said widening the culls to other counties, such as Cornwall, would depend on getting the pilots right first.
"We have been very clear that we cannot eradicate bovine TB unless we eradicate the disease in wildlife," he said.
"We've put in place all of the recommendations made by the Independent Expert Panel (IEP). The marksmen who are taking part in the culls this year received dedicated training in August.
"We have made sure that there is no shortage of equipment, when it comes to night vision equipment.
"What we really need to do is focus all of our efforts on getting these culls rights, improving the methodology and getting closer to our targets."
Mr Eustice continued: "The decision (to roll out the culls) will come after that. We have got a general election in May.
"If we were to roll out culls, it would be dependent on what an incoming government would decide.
"For this current government, we have always been really clear that there is no example of another country in the world that has tackled TB without tackling it in the wildlife.'
By contrast, the Labour Party said it would abandon the government's badger cull policy, if elected. Instead, Labour would follow Wales' TB strategy, which includes strict movement controls, annual cattle testing and vaccination of badgers.
Mr Eustice said free shooting and cage trapping and shooting were the only culling methods available to the government at the moment. He insisted that using this combination was the "right mix" to remove significant amounts of badgers in TB hotspots.
The government has come under fire from animal rights groups for scrapping the IEP after the first year of the culls.
Last month, the Badger Trust's High Court bid to overturn the decision was refused. But the trust is planning to launch an appeal.
Mr Eustice defended the decision to remove the panel, saying: "The IEP didn't do any of the (badger) post-mortems and were not in the field monitoring the cull.
"All they did was a desktop exercise at the end of the culls, using the data provided to them by AHVLA and Natural England.
"Other ecologists and field monitors were out there monitoring the culls. We didn't need them to repeat the exercise."
Field experts will monitor this year's culls closely and the results will be independently audited, he added.
Meanwhile, the government has launched a badger vaccination scheme to create "buffer zones" in edge area counties, such as Oxfordshire and Hampshire.
"We believe vaccinating badgers in these counties could help to prevent the flow of infection from west to east," explained Mr Eustice.
The government was continuing research and development on cattle vaccines associated diagnostics, with field trials due to start in the UK next year.
"We have to be realistic about the time it would take to build these field trials and get a vaccine for use without having any trade restrictions in the EU might take eight to 10 years," said the minister.
In the meantime, he praised farmers, landowners and cull contractors for continuing with the pilot culls despite a backlash from animal rights activists.
"They need to know that they have got our support," said Mr Eustice.


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SOURCE: Intersil
February 19, 2007 06:00 ET
ISL315XE Family of 5V RS-485/RS-422 Transceivers Delivers IEC61000 ESD Protection and 60% Higher Output Voltage While Consuming 50-70% Less Board Space
MILPITAS, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- February 19, 2007 -- Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a world
leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog semiconductors, today
introduced the ISL315XE family of 5V RS-485/RS-422 transceivers. This six-member family
saves 50-70% of valuable board space with tiny 8- and 10-lead MSOP package
options and delivers data transmission rates up to 20Mbps.
The ISL315XE family provides maximum reliability of exposed transmitter and
receiver RS-485 bus pins with IEC61000 ESD (electrostatic discharge)
protection that allows customers to develop the most rugged systems
possible for harsh industrial environments. The family's higher output
voltage (2.4V min.) is 60% larger than the 1.5V required by the RS-485
standard, providing the advantage of nearly 1V greater noise immunity and
the ability to drive longer cable lengths, resulting in a more robust
serial communication system.
"The unique combination of high ESD protection and increased
output drive gives designers of high-performance industrial applications a
new level of system reliability," said Randy Pitts, marketing manager of
Intersil's Interface
products group. "Combining the tiny MSOP package option will enable smaller
PCB designs or additional features in the same area."
Reliable Performance and Protection
The ISL315XE family is made up of BiCMOS, IEC61000 ESD-protected, 5V
powered, single transceivers that meet both the RS-485 and RS-422 standards
for balanced communication. Each driver output and receiver input is
protected against +/-16.5kV ESD strikes without latch-up.
The ISL315XE transmitters all deliver exceptional differential output
voltages (2.4V min), into the RS-485 required 54 Ohm load, for better noise
immunity or to allow up to eight 120 Ohm terminations in "star" or other
non-standard bus topologies. These transmitters deliver RS-485 compliant
levels (1.5V) even with eight termination resistors. Unlike competing
devices that require up to 15mA quiescent supply currents, the ISL315XE
family requires only 800uA (maximum). Power consumption is further reduced
via a low-power shutdown feature that reduces Icc to 70nA when the driver
and receiver are both disabled.
These devices have very low bus currents, so they provide a true 1/8 unit
load to the RS-485 bus. This allows up to 256 transceivers on the network
without violating the RS-485 specification's 32-unit load maximum and
without using repeaters.
Receiver (Rx) inputs feature a "full fail-safe" design, which ensures a
logic high Rx output if Rx inputs are floating, shorted, or on a terminated
but undriven bus. Rx outputs feature high drive levels -- typically 28mA @
VOL = 1V -- to ease the design of optocoupled isolated interfaces.
The ISL3150E, ISL3152E, ISL3153E and ISL3155E utilize slew-rate-limited
drivers which reduce EMI and minimize reflections from improperly
terminated transmission lines, or unterminated stubs in multidrop and
multipoint applications. The ISL3156 and ISL3158 are rated up to 20Mbps
data rate for high-speed applications.
Hot plug circuitry ensures that the Tx and Rx outputs remain in a high
impedance state until the power supply has stabilized. The Tx outputs have
full short circuit protection.
The ISL3150E, ISL3153E, ISL3156E are configured for full duplex (e.g.,
RS-422) applications. The half duplex versions multiplex the Rx inputs and
Tx outputs to allow transceivers with output disable functions in 8-lead
ISL315XE Key Features
-- High driver VOD 2.4V (Min) @ RD = 54 Ohms for better noise
immunity, or to drive up to 8 terminations
-- IEC61000 ESD protection on RS-485 I/O pins +/-16.5kV
-- Class 3 ESD level on all other pins > 7kV HBM
-- Tiny MSOP packages save 50-70% board space
-- Full fail-safe (open, short, terminated and undriven) receivers
-- High Rx IOL to drive opto-couplers for isolated applications
-- Hot plug circuitry - Tx and Rx outputs remain three-state during
-- True 1/8 unit load allows up to 256 devices on the bus
-- Specified for single 5V, 10% tolerance, supplies
-- Data rates up to 20Mbps
-- Low quiescent supply current 600µA; ultra low shutdown supply
current 70nA
-- -7V to +12V common mode input voltage range
-- Utility meters and automated meter reading systems
-- High node count systems and networks requiring more than two
termination resistors
-- PROFIBUS® and field bus networks, and factory automation
-- Security camera networks
-- Building lighting and environmental control systems
-- Industrial/process control networks
This new RS-485/RS-422 family is the latest enhancement to our current
broad offering of interface products. Intersil
offers a wide range of
RS-232 and RS-485/422 transceivers. The RS-485/422 family of devices comes
in 3.3V or 5V supply operation, supports full/half duplex modes, with many
speed grades to choose from, and many are ESD protected to either 15kV HBM,
or 15kV IEC61000. The RS-232 family of devices operates off of 3.3V or 5V
supplies and has a wide array of combinations for transmitter and receiver
configurations. It is protected to IEC61000 ESD specifications. Recently,
Intersil released a dual protocol family. These devices give the designer
the flexibility to program the serial port to comply with either the RS-232
or RS-485 protocol. To learn more, visit Intersil's Interface page at
Pricing and Availability
The ISL315XE family is available now in 8-lead MSOP packages, 8-lead SOIC
packages, 10-lead MSOP packages and 14-lead SOIC packages with prices
starting at $1.26 in 1,000-unit quantities. More information on the
ISL315XE family is available at
Note to editors: To view a high-resolution downloadable photo of the
ISL315XE family, visit Intersil's photo room at:
About Intersil
Intersil Corporation is a leader in the design and manufacture of
high-performance analog semiconductors. The Company's products address some
of the industry's fastest growing markets, such as flat panel displays, cell phones, other
handheld systems, and notebooks. Intersil's product families address power management functions and
analog signal processing functions. Intersil products include ICs for
battery management, hot-swap and hot-plug controllers, linear regulators,
power sequencers, supervisory ICs, bridge drivers, PWM controllers,
switching DC/DC regulators and power MOSFET drivers; optical storage laser diode
drivers; DSL line
drivers; video and
high-performance operational
amplifiers; data
converters; interface
ICs; analog switches and
multiplexers; crosspoint
voice-over-IP devices; and ICs for military, space and radiation-hardened
applications. For more information about Intersil or to find out how to
become a member of our winning team, visit the Company's web site and
career page at www.intersil.com.
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Six men were slashed – three with a machete – in two separate incidents early Sunday in Queens and the Bronx, police sources said.
Three men were cut with a machete during a dispute around 5 a.m. at Seabout Restaurant at 104-22 Northern Blvd. in Corona. All three were taken to Booth Memorial Hospital and were expected to survive.
Two and a half hours earlier, a restaurant owner and two customers were slashed with a knife by a man who had been refused service at El Economico Restaurant at 5589 Broadway around 2:30 a.m., police sources said.
The 60-year-old owner was slashed in the top of the head, a 35-year-old customer was cut from his eyelid to cheek and a 30-year-old was knifed on the cheek, the sources said.
Two victims were taken to Columbia Presbyterian, the sources said. The attacker fled, the sources said.


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The Raindrop Technique
Further Experience, Further Observations
I've been giving the Raindrop Technique for a few years and I've found it's all that Gary Young and his multilevel marketing company says it is. Kind of.
I need to point out that this great technique is surrounded by so much Young Living selling and propanganda that in my opinion it's both more and less than what the YL salesfolk products say it is.
The first thing I found is that the technique works just as well with non-Young Living essential oils as it does with the over-hyped oils from YL. My clients get identical results from other other manufacturers' oils as they do from YL oils. This is because all essential oils are good medicine.
If I can keep my costs down then perhaps more people will find out that the Raindrop Technique kills candida, pneumonia, flu and cold, while it relaxes and soothes back and spinal muscles.
Another thing I found out was that yes, people definitely get taller during the Raindrop Technique as claimed by Gary Young, often adding 1/8 to 1/2 inches to their height during the treatment. The caveat here is that I have begun the informal practice of measuring my clients before and after all bodywork, and I find that good old massage therapy on the back (with or without essential oils) makes people taller than the Raindrop Technique.
This increase in height was predicted by the founder of the technique, who originally intuited that virus and bacteria infection cause contractions in the muscles of the back which then pull the spine either left, right or downward and thus make people shorter. And though his intuition was proven to be correct years later, I know that there are many explanations for shortened spinal muscles. For instance I refer you to any book by John Sarno, MD regarding the psychosomatic reasons for back pain. Or look at anything written by Leon Chaitow, DO, ND and you will see there are numerous reasons why a person can 'grow' from bodywork and massage. There are innumerable reasons for back pain, muscle shortness and the resulting decreased height. It isn't always bacterial infecyion
In the process of my own informal study (I simply take 'before and after' measurements of clients) I found that wholebody massage therapy (including trigger point therapy, cross fiber friction and effleurage) of the paraspinals, quadratus lumborum, gluteals and hamstrings, and cervical muscles results in the greatest gains in client height (5/8 inch). This seems to indicate that elongation of the spine may be due to simple relaxation of the muscles that support the spine, rasther than the killing of virus and bacteria in those muscles, though that may be happening as well.
Another discovery I made with the Raindrop Technique is that it's best to choose a different selection of essential oils based on what the client needs. In my last newsletter I listed the seven oils recommended by it's originator. I have found that the oils used in the Raindrop technique must match the client complaint. Why use a relaxation oil when fighting the onset of cold or flu? As a result, I tailor each session to each client and use the oils that accomplish the goals set by the client.
For example I had a couple clients in July with cold and flu, and respiratory issues. They requested I use oils known for that purpose. Therefore I used essential oils of Arjowan Seed, Angelica Root, Basil, Cajeput, Cedarwood, Eucalyptus Globulus, Eucalyptus Citriodora, Hyssop and Black Pepper. Both clients reported a clearing of symptoms and greater ability in breathing.
One of these clients had an extreme overgrowth of candida that manifested as fatigue and large dark patches over his upper back. He asked that I use oils knnown for fungal infections amd candiida. I did so and after the treatment he said the patches were lighter, itched less and his fatigue was lessened in frequency, duration and depth.
For simple relaxation I use most of the oils that Young recommends. However I do not use the same oils along the spinal reflex points of the foot as I do on the back. This allows a greater number and range of oils to be used in the same session, with the idea that this will effect a better outcome.


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I had been looking for a jadite-like color (see below) and found some Behr paint at Home Depot that was similiar. The floor tiles are very dark, almost black, so I decided to use black paint for the trim to echo that. I will update with more pictures soon.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Rip it up, tear it down
Over the past few days we started renovating our laundry room. It was the ugliest room in the whole house and hadn't been updated once since 1953. We have been using the washer & dryer that the house came with, and I think they were from the 60's! They still work, but they aren't anywhere near energy efficient using about 35 gal. of water per load! Horrific!
Here are some pictures I was using for inspiration, still stickin to the vintage/retro theme.
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- Brittany_Va-Voom Vintage said...
hi! Thanks for entering my giveaway! How exciting that you're renovating the laundry room! I've been working on my kitchen and have found some excellent and affordable knick knacks and things like that on etsy. I also found reproduction wallpaper on this site:http://www.bradbury.com/atomic.html If you ever saw the aviator, they designed some of the wallpapers for that. I did a border in my kitchen using samples of their papers so I didnt have to buy a whole roll. I think I ordered 25 samples! *lol* This site has some really good sources and inspirational photos too! http://retrorenovation.com/Good luck, can't wait to see the finished room!!
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we're gonna sock around the clock
Posted January 25, 2007on:
What is it about people who don't knit? Or is it that I keep saying how easy it is to make things if you concentrate? I am presently dealing with two mother in law issues. Because I have two mothers in law. I think I have mentioned this before.
MIL1 loved her tea cosy so much! So much that she showed her friend who also loved it so much! So much that MIL1 volunteered me to knit another one for her! Without consulation with me. And this was relayed over the phone. Sheesh. I got a bit snaky. Because, I won't just knit something out of the stash, I will need to go and buy something. If I am going to knit something, it is going to be worth looking at! I am not about to turn out some crap in the wrong colour for this friend's kitchen! Yikes.
Today I received an SMS from MIL2. Again no face to face. "Special request from (insert name of cousin from England visiting at the moment). If she buys the wool could you knit her some sock like the ones you made for me?" I jumped on the phone and it just so happens that they have already visited the LYS and purchased some Opal, which would be perfect for golf socks! How can I say no to that?
I like knitting for people. I think we all do. But, I like to choose who I knit for and I like to choose what I knit. It is part of the fun. Now I am stuck with knitting two items for people I vaguely know, out of yarn and colours that I would not choose, for nothing but a warm fuzzy feeling. What is with that? If I wrote short stories, would people assume that I would write a story for their workmate? If I painted pictures, or played music, would it be expected I could just turn something out? What is it about knitting that allows people to believe it just happens? Man. Grr. Aaaaaargh.
So, now I am finishing my purple and green socks, and the SIL socks, and Pomatomus is no further, and BaudelaireII is not even cast on and I want to design my own sock and phhht.
Oh, I did buy some gorgeous yarn which I am waiting impatiently for. Some advice – stay away from etsy! Especially this store. Her yarns are gorgeous. I will show pictures the minute it arrives. So, it's not all bad news. Now, I had better go and knit socks
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Just as well you don't have an over-demanding Mother!
I have to do the demand knitting and not always the patterns I want. BUT I get paid for mine! lol
Cant wait to see some of the things you are working on.
That etsy shop has some gorgeous sock wool..But OUCH over the price (especially if its US$$)…
I don't know about rewarding people who demand things. Can you "demand" something equally time-consuming back? Fortunately I knit very slowly. . . so no one asks.
I have to say that I have issues when my mother "volunteers" me to knit for others. I don't mind knitting for people that I know, that I know will appreciate it when I have the time to do so. But those who demand get nothing from me. Nada zero zilch zip!
Hmm, people don't really understand the enormous amount of effort and time it takes to knit a pair of 4ply socks or a complicated tea cosy do they?? The Knitting Sisternity does, and I always find that if you make something for someone they love to reciprocate. It's not as if you don't have a husband,children, a life and a job???!! Knit s.l.o.wl.y.
Oh so much green in that sock wool!!! How divine!!!
Firstly I just love the tea cosy and those socks to wear with thongs, what a great idea. Where did you find the cosy pattern?
Secondly, one MIL is more than enough for me and you my poor dear have two!! I have been 'suckered' into knitting my share of socks for people and even jumpers. Which has a lot to do with why I opened an Etsy shop, I will now just direct them over there, very subtly of course 🙂
I am going to corrupt you further now, over at Etsy there is a seller called Twisted and her yarns are gorgeous. (sorry but I can't keep her all to myself now can I?)
Yes, my Greenery Snickerts are languishing. I have to concentrate every row and so they are no good for hot days, or tired days, or for when I watch DVDs days…I just have to find the right time!!!
Happy Birthday belatedly to your Kitty Cat!!!
EEEK! The thought of someone else volunteering my knitting for someone else I barely know…. I am sitting here just squirming. Especially cause I know I would get stuck and not be able to say no either.
Although I do find people are less likely to ask for things if you offer them knitting lessons instead:)


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|GOI-WHO Joint Monitoring Mission endorses the National Strategic Plan - Lauds Government's TB control efforts;
calls for overcoming challenges to universal access
The fifth Government of India-WHO Joint Monitoring Mission (JMM) of the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), Government of India, has endorsed the National Strategic Plan (NSP) for TB Control (2012-2017). The NSP has set the goal of universal access to early diagnosis and effective treatment.
The JMM has also lauded the government on its efforts in TB control. However, the JMM cautioned that successful implementation requires an urgent and emphatic expansion in the prioritization, development, financing and deployment of innovative activities to rapidly detect and correctly treat TB cases irrespective of care in public or private sectors.
Endorsing the NSP, the JMM has also concurred with the government view that if implemented properly, it can save 750,000 lives over the next five years and transform TB control in India.
To achieve the ambitious goals set-out in the NSP, the JMM has recommended that the RNTCP prioritize engagement of the private sector, strengthen supervision systems, extend case-finding to the community level, and support innovation at all levels.
Some of the JMM key recommendations include:
Engage all care providers to achieve universal access to TB care and prevent drug resistance: Complete engagement with the private sector is critical for prompt and accurate diagnosis. The MoHFW has already demonstrated the capacity to incentivize non-government providers and outsource services. These initiatives need to be expanded nationwide.
Extend case-finding activities and deploy improved diagnostics and diagnostic strategies: Extend case-finding activities to the community level, focus on clinical risk groups and socially vulnerable groups and register and notify all cases 'diagnosed'. Additionally, develop the necessary laboratory capacity to conduct quality-assured DST for all TB patients.
Strengthen systems: Promote ownership and regular prioritized review of RNTCP within the NRHM framework and ensure adequate capacity development of existing staff. Also to take advantage of advances in technology to make DOT more patient-friendly, develop and deploy alternate approaches for monitoring treatment adherence.
Coming crucially before the country goes into the next phase of programme implementation, the JMM visited field sites and held extensive consultations with various stakeholders to review the progress, challenges and plans for TB control efforts of India. It brought together national experts, affiliated Departments from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), civil society, implementing partners, technical and developmental agencies to discuss key challenges, opportunities and recommendations towards achieving Universal Access to TB care.
Over the last five years, the RNTCP has examined more than 36 million persons and treated more than 7.5 million TB patients, saving more than 1 million lives. Also, over the past year, significant political and administrative commitment has been demonstrated by increases in the TB budget, a ban on inaccurate serological tests for TB, a national mandatory TB notification and the initiation of a national web-based patient tracking system.
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Sign up for this SAB SAS and you will receive $60 worth of product, and one FREE SAB product! Cost is $60(plus shipping and gst)....you will complete 12-12 x 12 double page layouts using the Play Date line from pages 175 & 180 of the main catty!
NOTE: for the purpose of class time these layouts are quick & easy! Once the basic format is complete we will add titles, embellishments, photo tiles, and photos. This will be done at a later date, either Buffet Wednesday or an evening work bee! During the finishing stages of this project we will transform the pages from generic to gender themed(boy or girl, masculine or feminine)!
Due to my rushed picture taking & cropping attempts the color in the photos is off, and the layout looks crooked....in real life they are much better(coloring & alignment)!
Saturday, March 05, 2011
Sunday, March 20th SAB Scrap-A-Stack
Posted by Donna Wizniuk at 3/05/2011 10:55:00 am
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What time is the SAS on the 20th? This looks great! Could anyone come? It would be like getting a scrapbook done for the whole year (at least the background pages!)
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- Peama(Donna) said...
Yes, anyone can take it, not difficult at all! As long as they can use a trimmer as there will be a fair bit of cutting! As for the time , it could be afternoon or evening(it's on a Sunday)! So for I have one person registered, and I believe either would work for that person!
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|Developing pedagogic skills of Libyan pre-service teachers through reflective practice
|Dabia, Mustafa
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Over the last two decades, teacher education (TE) has witnessed substantial changes in the way the divide between theory and practice is viewed. This has resulted in changes in the approaches used to deliver TE programmes. Since Dewey (1933), teacher educators have been concerned with how to prepare teachers who are reflective about what they are doing. Hence, there has been widely applied emphasis on the investigation of practice. This study describes the introduction of Reflective Practice (RP) to Libyan fourth-year trainee teachers to enhance their thinking about pedagogic skills. Its main aim is to examine to what extent trainee teachers will engage in a reflective practice (RP) programme, how they will reflect on their everyday understanding and practice and how they may improve their thinking about practice as a result. It describes how an action research study was conducted with a group of 30 prospective teachers over a period of 14 weeks and involved three phases. The first two phases lasted twelve weeks. In the first phase, the participants engaged in general discussions on instructional strategies, and this paved the way for the second phase, where there was in-college teaching practice. Finally, the participants practised teaching for two consecutive weeks in a real-life context, i.e. in a secondary school. The findings indicate that the implementation of RP in the Libyan context promoted a culture of observation and critical discussions in a setting that has traditionally been characterised as passive and non-reflective. The study indicates that RP is an essential component of pre-service teachers' development. However, if we are to make more progress, we need to aim for more understanding of the pedagogic process that supports trainee teachers' (TTs) pedagogic inquiry. This will require good collaborative work between colleges and schools, between educators and language tutors in schools and colleges, and among TTs themselves.
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When a 6'7'', 315 pound offensive lineman walks into your school and starts talking, you listen; you may even want to take a few notes. In February, the students at Sheffield Elementary School were all ears when former University of Virginia standout and Buffalo Bills player Brad Butler paid them a visit.
Butler's visit was a very pleasant one actually. It was probably a visit that will go down in the personal history books for most of these kids. The NFL star talked about confidence, achieving goals and appreciating failure.
The message scored a touchdown with most of the Sheffield students – after all, they had something in common with the big guy that put them all on the same playing level – an Alma matter. Yes, Butler is a proud graduate of Sheffield Elementary and wanted to give back to his school. These kids met an NFL athlete that came from the same playground they did and that fact alone gave them the confidence they needed to succeed.
The pep talk was just a bonus.
So you might call what happened next a "double bonus" (pardon the unintentional basketball reference) – a visit from Detroit Lions running back Cedric Peerman. Peerman, a graduate of William Campbell and UVA, stopped by a few days after Butler's visit to give the students a second helping of encouragement. He wanted to stress that not everyone is built to play football. He instead encouraged the students to find their strengths and work hard to build upon those strengths. He also stressed the importance of education and surrounding yourself with good people.
The students of Sheffield were happy that these two football players made LCS part of their game plan on the off season. They will remember the visits for years to come.


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70 shuttlers compete at Sadia Closed tournament
KAPIT: Political Secretary to the Chief Minister Tapah Ata was impressed that as many as 70 Dayak Iban players from seven teams signed up for the Sadia Kapit Closed Badminton Championships held recently at the Bletih Stadium.
He cited the current SEA Games held in Kuala Lumpur that all Malaysians irrespective of social or religious background could unite to support the national athletes.
"This badminton competitions able to register 70 Dayak Iban players. I believe we have the talented badminton players among the players. Badminton game is not just to bring people together but to keep one healthy and a good way to spend the leisure hours after the day's hard work", he observed concerning the week-long tournament.
Meanwhile, Sadia chairman Edward Manggah said the competition was one of the Sadia Kapit's annual events to unite the Dayak Iban and unearth talent among Iban players.
He also revealed that Sadia Kapit is looking for a piece of land and soon launching a fund-raising campaign to build a multi-purpose hall to host social activities.
Also speaking at the function was Political Secretary to the Chief Minister Nicholas Kudi Jantai.
The tournament ended with Team Bukit Sebaning as champions with Bukit Seranggil runners-up while Bukit Mabong and Bukit Goram were joint third. The prizes included the challenge trophy sponsored by Untangjaya Sdn Bhd and electrical appliances.
Edward, organising chairman John Lang and Special Branch Officer ASP Chua Su Hua later attended the closing ceremony held at the D' Country Café, Jalan Ulu Sungai Selirik here last night.


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Riding high on the wave of Dangal's success, Aamir Khan and Zahira Wasim's Secret Superstar has crossed the Rs 100-crore mark in China, just two days after its release in the country, on Saturday, 20th January, 2018. According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, Secret Superstar collected Rs 43 crore on its opening day, surpassing Dangal's record.
The movie however didn't do so well on the domestic turf, collecting close to only Rs 100 crore.Previously, Aamir's PK had become the first Indian movie to cross the Rs 100-crore mark in China. The actor's 2009 movie 3 Idiots, which was directed Rajkumar Hirani, earned close to Rs 20 crore in China.
#SecretSuperstar continues its dominance with an EXTRAORDINARY Day 2 [Sat] in China... Hits ₹ 100 cr mark... Crosses India *lifetime biz* in 2 days flat... Expect an equally POWER-PACKED Day 3 [Sun]...
Fri $ 6.86 mn
Sat $ 10.45 mn
Total : $ 17.31 million [₹ 110.52 cr]
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 21, 2018
According to a report by Variety, Secret Superstar captured 25% of the market share on its opening day, putting in on the top of the box-office earning. With 16% market share was Zhang Ziyi's "Forever Young" and "Guardians of the Tomb" was able to capture 15%.In spite of Aamir having an extended cameo in the movie, Secret Superstar has benefited from the actor's charm and previous success in the country.
#SecretSuperstar enjoys INCREDIBLE audience rating on Chinese movie ticket and fan rating sites, which explains the IMPRESSIVE footfalls at multiplexes there... Surprisingly, the audience rating is higher than #Dangal, which grossed approx $ 200 mn in China.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 21, 2018
According to Hindustan Times, Dangal did a whopping lifetime business of Rs 1459 crore in China, taking its total collection to Rs 2000 crore. According to Forbes, the movie became the 5th Highest-Grossing non-English movie ever.
Secret Superstar received nine nominations in the 2018 Filmfare Awards. Meher Vij won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) and Zaira Wasim won the Critics' Award for Best Actor (Female).
Salman Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan will also release in the country on March 2, 2018.


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Alison's last words were "Don't forget to hydrate" so at 3:10 AM I had a beer.
Dialogs Unlimited, Inc. is a group of men who have met annually for over twenty years to renew their friendship and test their physical prowess by climbing mountains. Colorado 14ers (Over 14,000 feet in elevation) being their favorites. September 14 10:00 PM I jumped in a car with some of them at the Denver Airport and headed east towards the Collegiate Mountain Range.
Way past midnight I found myself two and half miles up a forest service road, one that looked like a washed out creek bed, we're still looking for that stunning mountain home we saw in the pictures on the internet. We literally had to move boulders to find it.
The other car had left 2 hours earlier so we thought we were following them but we weren't. Thoroughly disgusted we met them coming up as we were coming down. They had dinner, they got lost. Facing each other, neither car having enough room to pass the other, we all decided that the house we rented was an Internet scam.
House on a creek, big enough to sleep 12, free wifi, cable, washer and dryer, only ten minutes to town: It all seemed too good to be true and maybe it was. The $2,000 plus rental fee that was wired upfront was gone and we were standing around freezing in the middle of nowhere.
At 3:10 AM, on the way to Buena Vista, I had a beer. The first thing I had eaten or drunk in 8 hours. By around 4:00 I pulled the covers over my head in a dumpy little motel room with no heat. No plush mountain home for us. Mid morning wake up and I looked around to see the ugliest surroundings that I've been in since, maybe, that first trip to New Orleans when I was nineteen.
Some may be polite and call it funky but imagine a room furnished with stuff purchased from a flea market. About half the light fixtures were merely empty sockets; the ceiling in the bathroom had flakes the size of silver dollars and black mildew creeping from the edges. My bed stand light was actually a canning jar filled with buttons with a metal top holding a light bulb, it didn't work.
Crud aside at least I had a hot shower before a late morning breakfast. With the help of the chipper waitress we were directed to a rental agency and looked at a condo to rent for the remainder of our stay. We met up with the other half of our group at the Rooster's Crow Restaurant. Just so happened the local police captain and county sheriff were there and we reiterated our tale of woe to them. They were friendly but not much help, however, it got me to thinking how we might as well see if we could gather more information about the people behind the internet scam. Also in the back of my mind I just didn't want to believe that it was all a hoax.
I went outside of the restaurant and called the two numbers listed on the Internet site. No answer but I left a message telling them my name was Robert Lee, that I happened to be in Buena Vista and wanted to rent their cabin as soon as possible.
Not long after that I received a call back from a woman named Elizabeth who told me I couldn't go see the rental because it was being occupied until Sunday. I told her it was OK, would she please give me directions and I could at least drive by. The directions she gave me were quite different than the ones we followed the previous night.
So off we went. The directions lead us to an area much closer to town and as we turned a corner, there it was, a most beautiful mountain home, near a creek with a fantastic view of the Chalk Cliffs – not a fake Internet scam at all.
I called Elizabeth back, identifying myself as to who I really was and explained why I had resorted to such a subterfuge. She was put out that we would even think she was involved in something fraudulent.
The place was everything the Internet ad said it was and more. Beautifully appointed, roomy, craftsman built. She even called back to tell us she would refund the previous night's rent or let us stay another day. We opted to stay another day.
So it wasn't until the second day we packed up our gear to go climb a mountain. Like many of the 14teeners, Mt Belford was a relatively benign climb with little technical climbing. We did miss a stream crossing and had to bushwhack a bit, but it was the elevation that wore me down.
Mt Baker Ski Area near home, along with other climbs nearby, had only put me up to about 4,000 feet. Mt Belford started us out at roughly 10,000 and then added another 4,200 feet to the top. I wasn't used to the thin air and my progress was eventually reduced to a few hundred steps before I had to stop and catch my breath.
Along the way we saw mountain goats and broad mountain vistas, very dissimilar to the forested mountainous views of Washington State. The marmots and picas were out gathering their final goodies before winter's onset and much of the short vegetation had begun to turn to autumns' colors.
The ultra running training helped me a lot on the climb and based on Alison's admonition I packed a lot of water laced with an energy powder, I had some Shot Blocks and I saved my solid food till we were about two thirds up. I was going slowly but I was ready to summit with energy to spare. About 600 feet from the top the weather turned nasty. Wind and icy snow pellets blanketed the summit and visibility was reduced to a few feet. We decided to turn back.
At the upper elevation we had climbed switchbacks composed of rocky steps, they seemed much taller and steeper on the way down. I was grateful for my recent purchase of trekking poles. Overall we hiked about seven hours and I was pretty spent by the time we returned to the car. I hadn't bagged a 14teener by reaching the summit but it was close and a real accomplishment for me. A beer or two and a great dinner with a bunch of good guys was my reward.


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The uniforms are being tested in the desert of the American Southwest.
The red suit may be used for the medical troops.
Some have suggested that each man in a team or squad will use a different color. This will allow the squad leader to identify each man from a distance.


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Today sucked. It didn't just suck in the way you say, "Wow, man, today sure did suck - pass the chips."
No, today sucked as in "Uh...can I just go drag my pathetic crybaby ass under a carpet or rock and chill for a week?"
I am sick as a dog. I don't know what came over me, but I've not been in good health since the show ended, and it manifested itself this week. I just coughed up something that grew arms and legs, lit a cigarette, and walked off with my wallet. I have a fever of 101.
And when I get sick, I get weepy. As in crying along with sappy commercials kind of weepy.
So I'm sitting here, crying, thinking about the election (can we say "beat a fucking dead horse?"), thinking about the fact that I'm scared shitless to go on auditions even though I went on another one and it freaked me out, thinking about the fact that I'm 32 going on 16 going on 80 and really not sure what the FUCK I'm doing with my life, thinking about the fact that I inadvertantly insulted and offended one of my friends due to the fact that I just say things and assume that everyone KNOWS I'm being silly Diánna and not a fucking letch retardo, thinking that there is something to that new book He's Just Not That Into You, thanking that the only good thing about being so fucking sick is that I've lost about five pounds from not eating anything but gatorade, almonds, and luna bars, and suddenly it occured to me:
That I'm really being a sappy dumbass. So, I rant, therefore you are, and now I can go back to bed. I've gone to bed, gotten back up, gone to bed, gotten back up...my eldest cat, Spud, has humored me all night and followed me from living room to bedroom to living room to bathroom (he is so cute, he chills while I take a shower and Nina pokes her nose in the curtain)...
Yet through all this murky horseshit ( I love that word) I feel like the dawning of a new age for me is around the corner. I don't just mean in my sex life, although that has been taking an interesting turn every since my ex packed his shit...I mean in general, in my creative interests.
Hey! I said something positive. Maybe the day ended just slightly sucking less than droping the contents of a bag of expensive grass in Sheeps Meadow (I did that once - uh, who was the asshole? LOL)
Are you bored yet? I am. Goodnight.


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By Asim Choudhury
E-learning in the Oil and Gas sector in India is in its infancy. Given the fact that India is one of the fastest growing Oil economies in the world where billions of dollars are being invested in the upstream, midstream and the downstream sectors, cutting-edge training has been grossly neglected. The reasons for this are several -- perhaps there are few or no e-learning players who can take up the challenge or perhaps the Oil and Gas companies are ignorant of emerging technologies and the benefits therein. Its high time for things to change: either by a strong will of the companies or by the e-learning industry that is all too happy without nerve-shattering challenges. This article takes a look into the possibilities of what may be termed as a 'goldmine'.
The oil and gas industry is a global, highly competitive, and knowledge-intensive business with high demand for e-learning. However, most oil companies in India are not au courant with cutting-edge learning technologies like e-learning. Even if they are aware, they remain aporetic to its power and reach. While both Indian e-learning developers remain unlettered of the vast business prospects of e-learning business in Oil and Gas in India, global companies are adding more and more clients to their existing repertoire.
Even while the Indian e-learning service providers ignore e-learning in Oil and Gas, the Oil and Gas companies based in India too appear ignorant of the tremendous possibilities of e-learning. These Oil and Gas companies are yet to open their eyes to the tremendous potential of e-learning in helping them reduce training costs and building a knowledge-based workplace.
In a classic case of training ignorance in India one can only point out the example of Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC). So far, ONGC has evaded the idea of incorporating e-learning in their organization. Perhaps the real benefits are unknown to its policy makers or because of lack of credible and 'qualified' Indian vendors. ONGC is entering e-learning in a small scale, by securing some training licenses for technical courses from international e-learning companies on a license basis. However, the training institutes of ONGC largely remain unmoved by e-learning.
Why E-learning for the Oil and Gas Sector?
Companies in the oil and gas sector are rapidly embracing e-learning as an integral part of their training initiatives. The reason for this lies in the benefit it offers to their staff and their bottom line. Considering the issues faced by oil and gas companies in working offshore and meeting the demands of health and safety, e-learning benefits are pertinent to meeting their critical organizational needs.
However, there are still several small oil and gas companies who remain unaware of the larger benefits of e-learning. The fear then is that these companies may miss out on the benefits accrued through structured learning and eventually fail to face competition.
Developing a highly-skilled and adaptable workforce in a flexible way remains the priority of the leaders in the oil and gas sector. E-learning includes the use of a variety of media and techniques for learning, including text, sound, graphics, photography, animation, video, e-mail, discussion forums, chat rooms, virtual meetings or tutorials, and simulations.
Simulation-based E-learning
Simulation-based e-learning remains a potential tool for e-learning in Oil and Gas. Simulations can take learning beyond the possible – into realms that can never be accessed through regular training. For example, when technical trainees are taken to a drilling rig for onsite training, they may never get to see inside a pipeline when it pulls-up crude oil or how the robotic arms move beneath the surface and shoots bullets to gauge the potential of crude or gas. At best, it can be visualized in an instructor led classroom-based training setting. E-learning, however, can show the animated action of the robotic arms and all such activities that are beyond the reach of the learner.
Some Noteworthy Global e-learning Initiatives
Across the world several e-learning giants have woken up to this reality. In 2004, PETRONAS (Petroliam Nasional Berhad), Malaysia's Oil and Gas giant, tied up with Thompson NETg to develop a comprehensive training system to drive its employees to a higher learning path, thereby enabling them to take up more responsibility and assume bigger roles in a globalized business environment. The initiative is part of the Malaysian Government's Vision 2020, wherein the Government wants to create knowledge-based workers to be able to serve as the foundation for the nation to acquire a developed status.
Known as the "PETRONAS eLearning" programme, it aims to bring eLearning opportunities, information and communications technology (ICT) to staff, partners and on a latter part to the public locally and worldwide. PETRONAS selected Thomson NETg to provide IT courses, on-going support and valuable industry experience. The training solutions would be blended e-learning and would help train a workforce of 25,000 employees working in 35 countries.
Statoil, another Norwegian oil and gas company has setup a SAP-based Learning System that seeks to address the learning needs of its 17,000 employees working in 28 countries. The SAP Learning Solution is used to manage over 1,100 courses of all delivery types (classroom instructions, WBTs and CBTs). The system has proved to be an easy-to-use tool that gives employees and managers the ability to plan and track competency-development activities. Statoil has also replaced several legacy systems and increased its usage of e-learning by offering better visibility of available courses across the enterprise. Statoil primary training initiatives focus on exploration and production, drilling operations and maintenance, safety and environmental concerns, technical skills for engineering and geology professionals.
Petrobras, another major Oil and Gas player is now using the services of e-leaning companies to increase employee productivity, ensure safety compliance, and enhance its competitive position. Petrobras has almost 40,000 employees and nearly 80,000 contractors working throughout 11 countries, including Brazil and the U.S., and in locations such as offshore drilling facilities and remote offices in the Amazon.
Learning on Demand (LoD)
Oil and Gas companies across the world are increasingly subscribing to the concept of Learning on Demand (LoD). Learning on Demand refers to 'situated learning' in a working context which occurs at the user's discretion, often triggered by a breakdown. In large information stores, such as high-functionality computer systems, where users only have a partial knowledge, learning on demand is the only viable strategy. Learning on Demand applies a wide lens to learning and includes the broad range of ad hoc or informal learning activities that takes place everyday in organizations.
Employees of Oil and Gas companies have a tremendous need for learning. Unlike other organizations, the employees of Oil and Gas companies require a large amount of learning material. This learning cannot be defined within the narrow parameters of a few courses. They have to be wide and should encompass a wide range of professional and personal development.
Consider a scenario to understand the concept better. Oil and Gas employees are typically situated in several levels of the hierarchy. When a General Manager wants to learn about the nuances of making an effective presentation, he/she has a dilemma. He/she cannot go to a presentation expert in the Public Relations department and seek his/her help as this would entail a 'loss of professional competence.' This General Manager can then go to a secure system and demand a learning course on 'making presentations' – in complete confidentiality.
Global e-learning Solutions Providers
There are several competent e-learning solutions providers in the World. NETg and Accenture appear to lead the front. While NETg has bagged several prestigious clients like Petronas, Malaysia, Accenture operates across 20 countries and has over 90 clients that include major international, independent and national oil companies. In the upstream segment, Accenture has several well-known brands as clients from across the world, including those in the United States, Europe, Russia, Africa, Asia and Latin America. Accenture's e-learning initiatives focus on reducing operating costs, decreasing cycle time for key operational processes, focusing key personnel on core value-added activities, providing real-time, accurate information to facilitate decision-making, providing flexible, high-quality support services at low cost, and increasing operational outcome probability while decreasing risk.