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The annual Pinewood Derby has been a great tradition for the Royal Rangers here at Grand Rapids First for many years. The race is open to Ranger boys, as well as the Mpact girls, siblings, parents and grandparents, which really makes it a family affair.
The racers have been working hard on their derby cars for the last few weeks, highly anticipating the race day. The race day begins at check-in, with registering and making sure the cars are the appropriate weight and proportions, as well as brushing on a little Pledge to help the cars run fast and smooth.
The cafeteria was open for derby-themed lunch and snacks. The "Pit Stop" menu included Derby Dogs, Axle Rod Fries and even Axle Grease – aka coffee.
Races, which are categorized by age and gender, take place two or four cars at a time per track. Trophies are awarded to the racers who win the most races per group, and there are prizes for the most creative car designs. If by chance, a racer does not win any races, he or she was invited to a special pizza party after the event.
What a fun day for all the racers and families! Congrats to all our winners and a big thank you to all the teachers and volunteers who helped set up this event. We are already looking forward to next year's race!
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Concern has been raised over the short- and long-term conse-
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by a nuclear "war" (1-7). The discovery that dense clouds of soil
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smoke, which attenuates sunlight strongly (7).
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Post-debate Florida poll: Hillary Clinton 46, Donald Trump 41, Gary Johnson 5
Hillary Clinton's button-pushing mastery of Donald Trump in last week's first presidential debate appears to have paid off in Florida, where a new Quinnipiac University poll shows her moving from a tie to a 46-to-41 percent lead among likely voters with Libertarian Gary Johnson getting 5 percent.
Quinnipiac's last Florida poll, released Sept. 8, showed Clinton and Trump dead even at 43 percent in Florida with Johnson at 8 percent.
Florida voters say, by a 56-to-21 percent margin, that Clinton won last week's debate. That opinion was shared by 54 percent of independents and 27 percent of Republicans.
Both candidates campaigned in Florida after the debate — Trump declaring victory in Melbourne last Tuesday and Clinton taking her own victory lap in Fort Pierce and Coral Springs on Friday.
Quinnipiac's poll of 545 Florida likely voters, conducted Sept. 27 through Oct. 2, has a 4.2 percent margin of error.
Quinnipiac also released polls today showing close races in three other swing states. Trump holds a 49-to-46 percent lead in Ohio while Clinton has a 49-to-46 percent lead in North Carolina and a 48-to-43 percent lead in Pennsylvania.
In Florida, the RealClearPolitics.com average of polls showed the race a virtual tie between Clinton and Trump before last week's debate. Since the debate, Clinton has led by 4 in a Mason-Dixon poll and by 1 point in a Fox 13/Opinion Savvy survey before today's Quinnipiac release.


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What is the best way to teach climate change? According to science education professors and experts, it's most effective to teach scientific concepts while explicitly mentioning and refuting misconceptions. Misconception-based instruction has proven to be one of the best ways to reduce misunderstandings about issues like climate change. Professors have successfully used this method of teaching in their classrooms; for instance, Professor Scott Mandia of Suffolk County Community College teaches his students the science behind climate change, and for their final research papers students are expected to refute specific climate change myths (ocean acidification is not serious, for example) – some student papers were published.
By acknowledging competing opinions about climate change, we are not only giving students a well-rounded education, but we're also teaching them an important climate communications lesson. Even if climate skepticism is factually inaccurate, acknowledging different points of view is important in shaping a constructive climate dialog and working together towards solving our climate challenge.
How should we teach students about climate change?
John Cook | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | March 3, 2016
A recent survey of US science teachers, published inScience, revealed a damaging misperception among teachers that has grave consequences for how students are being taught about climate change.
The survey found that only 30 percent of science teachers in US middle and high schools are aware that the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming is 80 percent or higher. This stands in stark contrast to the actual 97 percent consensus level among climate scientists, found in surveys, public statements, and peer-reviewed papers.
The gaping chasm between the perceived and actual level of scientific agreement on climate change, known as the "consensus gap," has an unfortunate result: Many teachers present their students with both the mainstream consensus view that humans are causing global warming and the opposing minority view. This approach, known as "teach the controversy," was initially promoted by groups opposed to teaching evolution in schools. While advocates of "teach the controversy" argue that it teaches students how to evaluate scientific evidence, the underlying intent was to cast doubt on the viability of evolution as a scientific theory.
The problem with "teach the controversy" when it comes to human-caused global warming or evolution is that there is no controversy—not a scientific one, at least. Teaching that scientists have major disagreements where they do not is simply to spread misinformation. How, then, should teachers approach climate change, when there is indeed social controversy surrounding it? The research suggests that acknowledging and explaining the controversy—a method sometimes called misconception-based instruction—is the optimal approach. Done correctly, this teaching method offers our best chance to reduce the spread of climate misinformation to our next generation of voters and policy makers.


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MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. – Voter turnout in Mount Kisco has been significantly high so far this Election Day , according to election officials.
"We've had a constant flow of people, which has been very good," said an election inspector around noon at the Mount Kisco Library, one of the village's five designated polling places."
Election officials said power outages and other major inconveniences resulting from Hurricane Sandy have not visibly affected voter turnout.
A handful of voters from other New York counties affected by the disaster joined the village's registered voters at the polls Tuesday, a result of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive order issued Monday for the temporary suspension of election law provisions.
The order allows residents registered to vote in a federally declared disaster county, such as Westchester, or in New York City, to vote on an affidavit ballot at any polling location in New York State regardless of where they are registered.
"New Yorkers who are victims of Hurricane Sandy should not lose their right to vote," the order reads. "It is incumbent on the state not to let this devastation undermine our democracy."
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"What's really at work here is the spirit of the Lord," would-be Vice President Paul Ryan said in a speech on poverty and upward mobility before conservative Ohioan churchgoers on Wednesday. "And there is no end to the good that it can inspire."
But apparently there is an end—because it can't inspire anyone on the Republican ticket to deliver an honest speech about poverty.
Sure, Ryan and Governor Romney repeatedly recite the number of people living in poverty or needing food stamps, using the statistics as a bludgeon against President Obama's record. But beyond that? Bigfoot and Nessie got nothing on the myths these guys spin, and they are just about as fact-based.
"In this war on poverty, poverty is winning," Ryan declared.
Except that poverty would be twice what it is today—nearly 30 percent—were it not for the safety net Ryan objects to.
No one disagrees with the notion that ideally people would need no assistance, and that good jobs with family-supporting wages and healthcare benefits would be available for all. But we live in a country where 50 percent of the jobs pay less than $34,000 a year, and 25 percent of jobs pay less than the poverty line for a family of four (less than $23,000 annually).
"We're still trying to measure compassion by how much government spends, not by how many people we help escape from poverty," Ryan insisted.
In fact it's Ryan who is entirely focused on how much government spends on antipoverty measures—and wildly exaggerating those figures, at that (read on). Advocates, researchers and policymakers closely examine which programs are lifting people out of poverty, and which aren't. For example, we can see how effective unemployment insurance, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), food stamps (SNAP) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) have been in lifting millions of people above the poverty line. Just as we can see the ineffectiveness of cash assistance (TANF)—a block grant to states that Ryan touts as a model for what we should be doing with Medicaid and SNAP.
"President Clinton and the Congress recognized that it would be a good idea to give states more power to tailor welfare to the unique needs of their citizens," said Ryan. "Mitt Romney and I want to apply this idea to other anti-poverty programs, such as Medicaid and food stamps."


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Edward Timpson addresses the Association for Physical Education (AfPE) national conference
Edward Timpson, Children's Minister, speaks about support being provided across government for school sport.
Thanks, Jeanne (Dr Keay, Chair of AfPE), it's a great pleasure to be joining you today in these truly impressive surroundings - and with just a fortnight to go before we celebrate the Olympics' anniversary, in a week that's so far seen phenomenal British sporting success, the reigniting of last year's Olympic spirit is well underway.
As someone who devours sport whenever I can, and who spent much of my childhood hitting a tennis ball against the garage door or standing in goal, pretending to be my sporting hero Big Joe Corrigan, the Manchester City and occasional England keeper, from the 70s and 80s, whilst my nearly as big brother pounded penalty after penalty at me with little mercy shown, I'm all too aware of the real benefits that instilling sport and PE in a child's life as early as possible can bring - physical, social and emotional.
Looking around, it's fantastic to see that these superb state of the art facilities are not only open to our national side for training, but also to local schools and community teams. So, young people can play on the same pitches as their footballing idols, with the hope, of, one day, following in their footsteps, or rather studmarks.
But as inspiring a prospect as this is, for many of these children - as with children everywhere - it's not the heroes on their screens or in distant stadiums who will, ultimately, help them develop a lifelong love of playing sport themselves. It's talented, committed PE teachers like you.
By encouraging children to become active at an early age, you are, in every sense, setting them up for life - to stay fit and healthy, to build character and to experience the thrill of exceeding their own expectations, again and again. Qualities that are not only real attributes on the pitch or the playground, but in every kind of arena that life throws at us.
Which is why we're so keen, across government, to support you to seriously raise our game when it comes to school sports.
It's why we've been working closely with AfPE, Sport England, the Youth Sports Trust as well as national sports governing bodies - many of whom are with us today - to see how we can do more to support your work as PE teachers.
And I would like to take this opportunity to say a special thanks to Sue Wilkinson and Dr Jeanne Keay from AfPE. Their contribution to the PE expert group, which has been looking at improving specialist initial teacher training and continuous professional development (CPD), has been invaluable.
In all of this, there's absolutely no question that school sport is right up there as a priority for those of us in government - whether that be in the departments for education, health or sport.
It's why, the Secretary of State made clear, right from start of the current national curriculum review and confirmed on Monday that PE will remain compulsory at all 4 stages.
And why, in March, the Prime Minister announced a significant boost in funding for PE and sport in our primary schools.
We made this decision after consulting widely with schools, teachers and sporting organisations. And from this, there emerged a strong consensus that the area which needed the most support was primary school PE.
This joint injection of £150 million a year by the departments of education, health and sport is a huge investment at a time when money is incredibly tight. In Staffordshire alone, where we are now, this amounts to over £2.6 million a year in extra funding. This will doubtless provide a welcome boost to youth sports provision in an area which, I understand, includes a number of excellent Change4Life clubs.
It's money that's ring-fenced - the only school funding that has such protection - and goes directly to headteachers who, we believe, know best how to meet their pupils' needs.
And, in fact, I wrote personally to heads, just a fortnight ago, with my ministerial colleagues Hugh Robertson, representing sports, and Anna Soubry, from health, on this very subject, outlining the support that's available to help them make the most of their extra money.
Having spent time listening to teachers, heads, parents and pupils, there's 1 area, in particular, that I'm keen they focus on is the lack of specialism at primary level.
As a consequence, we're doing a huge amount of work with the National College for Teaching and Leadership to tackle this head on by improving initial teacher training and better supporting continuous professional development.
And we're funding 3 pilot summer schools to train 120 primary PE specialists, which are about to get underway in just a few weeks' time.
It's encouraging to know that AfPE is also making great strides in this area, with 1,000 specialist teachers so far set to be trained through its bespoke course by the end of the next academic year. Giving them a recognised professional qualification that will go a long way towards promoting more high quality provision, that will endure.
But, above all, these additional funds present heads with an especially good opportunity to address the lack of PE specialists - something that's vital to bringing about a culture change and really embedding sporting expertise in schools.
Precisely how heads spend the money will vary according to the particular circumstances of each school. But they need to make these decisions based on evidence of what works, if the funding is to go further and bring about the sustainable change we all want to see.
Naturally, some schools will be more aware of the available options than others. The best guide is, of course, good practice in other schools.
And we know that there's plenty of outstanding work going on in primary and secondary schools - something that AfPE rightly celebrates through its annual awards, which I had the pleasure of presenting back in February.
I've been tipped off that 1 of the winners, Swavesey Village College, from the Cambridge area, is with us today. Congratulations to them again. As just 1 of 5 schools to achieve an AfPE Quality Mark with Distinction, their incredibly high level of sports provision is a terrific example to others.
As are the 4 primary schools, on the fringes of my own constituency in Cheshire, who've decided to pool the extra money they're getting to buy in a full-time specialist coach. The coach will spend 1 day a week in each of the schools and then spend the fifth day working with pupils who need extra help.
And just last month, I also saw, first hand, the brilliant work that the Marjorie McClure Specialist School in Chislehurst is doing to help children with disabilities enjoy sport. The pupils' level of engagement was extraordinary - a glowing testament to the skill and dedication of their PE teachers. I even had the opportunity, there, of beating John Steele, of the Youth Sport Trust, in a wheelchair race - something that I haven't been able to resist mentioning whenever he's around! Knowing John, I suspect he's already planning a return fixture!
And, tomorrow, I'm visiting a school in Clapham, in south London, with Lord Coe and Hugh Robertson, the Minister for Sport, to see some of the more imaginative approaches up close.
But we don't want to simply highlight what good looks like on visits.
We want to make it easier for teachers to tap into this wealth of experience and expertise. Which is why we've provided lots of information about the delivery of great schools sports provision on our website.
Including advice from professional sporting bodies and analysis and evidence of good practice, both from here and abroad, with case studies showcasing the innovative things that schools are doing, both inside and outside school and inside and outside normal school hours.
So, heads can see what schools like Allenbourne Middle School, in Dorset, are doing to create excellent, embedded provision.
So they can learn from the experience of those like Bishop Stanton and Sutton Drew, 2 rural primaries in Bristol, that are pooling the extra funding to share a specialist PE teacher.
And so they can be inspired by schools such as Felsted, in Essex, where PE lessons are monitored for quality and where staff receive regular PE training. Pupils, there, are also encouraged to take part in activities they may not have tried during the school's sports week.
Having said that, this online resource is not static and continues to be a work in progress that we will continue to add material to. So, if you're doing something that has worked well, shout about it, let us know.
That way, you can help other schools make decisions about how best to spend the additional money, and potentially make a difference to even more children's lives.
Now, as I said before, we're keen to make sure that these spending decisions bring real benefits to children and young people. So it's right that we monitor the impact that they're having.
As a result, from September 2013, Ofsted inspectors will be asked to look at how well schools are using the money to improve the quality and the range of PE and sports provision and whether more children are taking part and achieving well. Ofsted will also carry out a survey, in a year's time, to see where the funding has had the biggest impact and where we need to go further.
It's also important that schools are accountable to parents. That's why we'll be requiring schools to include details about their sports provision on their website, alongside information about their curriculum.
But, as we approach the anniversary of the London games, I think we'd all agree that the best measure of the success of this funding is how far it goes to keeping the Olympics' flame alive in the younger generation.
The spirit of the London games was simply unforgettable and continues to be felt to this day - putting a smile on our faces, a glow in our hearts and a spring in our step. And by the bluntest estimate, in the billions they generated for the economy and in the 8 spectacular Olympic venues whose future uses have already been secured - in stark contrast to Athens and Barcelona that came before.
But it was the promise of a lasting legacy, in the shape of children being inspired to get active at an early age and carry that with them into adulthood, that ultimately clinched the capital's bid.
It's a legacy in which we all have stake - and none more so than you, as PE teachers.
I'm eager that we should do all we can to support to you in this hugely worthwhile endeavour, so that, together, we can honour this legacy and see many more of the children you teach enjoying and developing a lifelong love of sport and exercise - and maybe even, one day, claiming their own places on the Olympic and Paralympic podiums.
Unlike Andy Murray or Jessica Ennis, Big Joe Corrigan never got to inspire a whole generation, or single-handedly lift the spirits of a nation, but at the very least he did instil in me a passion for sport that continues to burn inside me to this day. If Big Joe can do it, you can do it too!
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NAPOLEON, OH (Toledo News Now) - Napoleon is receiving national attention as a leader in solar energy.
The city was presented with an award Tuesday morning for using alternative energy and being home to one of the largest factories in this part of the country that makes solar panels.
"Napoleon really exemplifies what can happen in a small town when you take leadership in an industry," said Tom Kimbis, vice president of Solar Energy Industry Association.
They have the Napoleon Amp Solar Field, AP Alternatives facility, Campbell's Soup Solar Field, and an isofoton facility.
"You always hope to be successful and bring your citizens the most efficient power at the best price," said City Manager Jon Bisher.
So far, it seems like the city has.
Experts say residents won't notice a dramatic drop in bills right now, but over the years savings will continue to grow.
Officials with the Solar Energy Industries Association said solar fields do more then just lower energy prices, though.
"You see jobs come out of it," explained Kimbis. "You see economic benefits from those jobs, and you see clean, reliable, affordable energy."
City Manager Bisher said he hopes Napoleon sets an example for the rest of the country.
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Of all the absurd, dishonest attacks that Trump has unloaded on Cruz, this has to be up there among the most dishonest. Trump has now figured out a way in his twisted mind to blame Ted Cruz for giving us Obamacare:
So Ted gave us Justice Roberts? He wasn't even a Senator back then. Heck, he wasn't even a Senator when Obamacare was rammed down our throats.
Trumpertantrum has clearly lost it.
It's also quite ironic that Trump would actually say "what I hate, what I hate is when somebody lies" directly after he lies about Ted Cruz saying he gave us Obamacare.
His beef with Cruz on this is that Cruz said the other day that a vote for Trump is a vote for Obamacare, which is basically true. Here's what Cruz said about it:
A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for Obamacare…
Donald Trump right now as a candidate is advocating full-on expanding Obamacare to make it socialized medicine. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders have the identical position on health care, which is they want to put the government in charge of you and your doctor.
Cruz is right. Just listen to the first couple of minutes from Trump's interview on 60 Minutes just a few months ago where he advocated UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE that he admitted was a very un-Republican thing for him to support:
So he's going to repeal and replace Obamacare with Universal Health Care that he admits the government is going to pay for? Even Breitbart wrote an article at the time pointing this out at the time.
Trump may not support Obamacare by name, but he certainly supports it in principle. And if you remember Obamacare originally had a 'public option', which was the single payer component, that died in the Senate. This is what Trump supports!


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The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the largest container port complex in the United States, makes up the nation's largest gateway for international trade and handle 40% of US containerized imports and 34% of Us containerized combined imports and exports. However, in recent years, the increased competition and ongoing operational inefficiencies are placing the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach at risk of losing additional market share, which would have a serious effect on the regional and national economy.
The students and faculty from the USC Center for Global Supply Chain Management have undertaken a project involving cutting-edge research into the inefficiencies and waste causing port congestion and the use of evolving technologies in streamlining port operations. The Center has positioned itself with the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as a model of innovative thought leadership in research and practice. The Center has collaborated with both public and private organizations for multi-year, multi-tiered, collaborative research projects that can build up the blueprint for the Ports of Los Angeles and Long beach to ensure their status as a global leader.
Our objective, upon conclusion of this multi-year project, is to transform the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach into a world class model in terms of efficiency and to ensure that all stakeholders can assess the benefits of creating a close partnership for the system's comprehensive improvement. The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports solution will become a prototype for all other ports to follow.
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At the USC Center for Global Supply Chain Management we pride ourselves on being thought leaders and at the forefront of cutting-edge research. One of the key issues facing global supply chain is sustainability. Currently, our students and faculty are working with the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to address the carbon pollution problem in San Pedro Bay.
The objective of the Center is to conduct thought provoking statistical research on how to reduce the carbon footprint of supply chain trucking. This research will focus on how supply chain trucking companies can combat, reduce, and measure their carbon footprint. This scientific research will be complied and used to make recommendations on how to improve trucking practices into the port, and to improve the outlook of the carbon footprint in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Cancer Research Project
A team of students from Marshall School of Business together with stakeholders from CISO formed, including staff from CISO, CTU, CTO, IRB and CIC gathered for a Kaizen Retreat. The Kaizen involved, a thorough review of the current-state process for clinical trial activation; where root causes were identified, and different tools such as fishbone and SIPOC diagrams were utilized to provide a better picture of current processes.
Methods performed to analyze the data collected from CISO, included, PCE, T-test and Discrete event simulation, value- added steps and improvement opportunities were identified to accelerate the development and approval of cancer-related clinical trials.
The desired outcome is to identify bottlenecks that exists in the trial development process, and will reduce the current start to activation lead-time of approximately 24 weeks.


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Each Fear The Skills Geek Tag™ is skillfully handcrafted one at at time in sterling silver. The dog tag is written in LEET, also known as eleet or leetspeak, the cypher language developed in online communities. Leet is also used to describe formidable prowess or accomplishments in gaming or computer hacking. The Fear The Skills dog tag is available in your choice of a necklace or key chain. The necklace includes an 18" long silver colored bead chain, the key chain includes a nickel plated key ring. The Geek Tag measure 26.5 mm (just over 1") long, 14.8 mm (just under 5/8") wide and 1.2 mm (1/16") thick. Get Your Geek On!™
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BuyFromAChritian is proud to announce the launch of their new addition bfacmi.com! bfac mobile inspiration is one way we're trying to reach the world for Christ one cell phone at a time! We've posted many times on our FB Page "text bfac to 90210" to receive your daily bible verse - but how did this all start?
In the bible it says in Philippians 1:18: "The most important thing is that in every way...Christ is proclaimed."
It is our belief that we can act on this by sending out a bible verse to your cell phone everyday - rain or shine! We do not charge anything for you to sign up. Depending on your text messaging plan it may charge you when you receive a text - but in today's world most people have unlimited plans. If you have an unlimited plan - our free daily bible verse is 100% free!
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How many times have we as Christians intend to do a daily devotion - but reality sinks in and it just doesn't happen. Life gets in the way and that daily devotion gets reschedule for tomorrow but tomorrow never comes. And then - how many of us honestly carry a bible in our purse, back pocket, in the car, backpacks, or briefcases? Having said that - some of us do have "an app for that" and have the bible on our iphone (or any smartphone) or ipad. But how often we do open that app and read a scripture?
But here's the thing - we all have a cell phone. In Mississippi alone, there are three times the amount of cell phones out there than there are internet connections! Amazing right?! How many times have we left home without our cell phone? How many time we know exactly where our cell phone is but we don't know where our bible is? Even as the blogger of this entry - I can honestly say "I think I know where my bible is" but my cell phone is about six inches away from me right now. It's reality - and it's being honest. So why not combine texting and the bible and get thousands of people to read a bible verse everyday! At the time of this blog entry, bfacmi now has more than 2,000 subscribers to the daily bible verse! What's even more awesome - this feature has only been live for about 3 months! We, as in bfacmi.com, can't wait to see how God grows that number by the end of 2011!
Since the launch of the daily bible verse we've had several people share their testimony of how the 160 character (max) daily bible verse on their phone sent via text have impacted their lives. Click on this link and you can here just one of the testimonials of how the bible text message moved them. This service that we can now provide to you is a true blessing to our company and we hope you share this with all of your friends!
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Jeff Hitchcock is the creator, editor, webmaster and president of Children with Diabetes. After earning a degree in computational mathematics in 1981, Jeff worked in high tech and traveled the world, meeting Brenda, who would become his wife, in Africa. He worked in defense related industries until 1995, when he started a small Internet company and launched Children with Diabetes. He subsequently worked at LEXIS-NEXIS and Pearson plc on Internet initiatives, and now works full time bringing Children with Diabetes to you.
A finicky connoisseur of hotel meeting space, cappuccino, and kid-friendly cheese and fruit platters, Laura Billetdeaux is CWD's VP of Education and Programs. Since 2000, Laura has organized every single CWD conference, always keeping in mind the true purpose of CWD - education and support of families with type 1, and always keeping in mind why it all works – the efforts of so many dedicated individuals. Laura lives in Manchester, Michigan with husband Neal, who graciously and energetically assists with the conference teen programs. They are parents of Sam and Carolyn who both attend universities and serve as youth faculty at CWD conferences as time allows.
Lisa Anstine works as a consultant in the technology field, primarily working on business solutions for private sector clients. She is currently working on her PhD and teaches part time at Frederick Community College. Lisa joined CWD after helping Lauren with name badges at registration in Orlando a few years ago. If something needs to be done on a computer or with AV equipment, she is more than happy to help. Lisa can always be found at the registration table with Julia and Mary. Her greatest accomplishments are her two Tweens, Laura (diagnosed in 1999) and Thomas. When she is not working, Lisa and her husband Jim spend time planning their future life on an island paradise.
Julia Mattingly is mom to 13 year old Hannah and 11 year old Ethan, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 10 months and who started pumping when he was 3. Julia, Ed, and the kids have been to every single Friends for Life conference and most of the regionals as well! Julia coordinates registration at each conference, and you can always find her when you need a smile and a "Hi Y'All!" Julia loves being in charge of the registration area because she gets to meet everyone who walks in the door. Her best CWD memory is from 2001 when she met all of her CWD email buddies in Orlando for the first time. She also loves to see the smiles on her kids' faces when they re-connect with their CWD friends each summer.
Mike Schurig, MS, RD, LD, CDE, serves as Conferences and Content Manager for Children With Diabetes. As a diabetes educator, registered dietitian and person with type 1 diabetes since the age of 12, Mike has had extensive experience in diabetes education with kids and parents. Mike is active with local ADA activities, regional diabetes educator groups, and the CWD website. His interests are insulin pump education and technical advances in diabetes. Mike enjoys visiting the nearby theme parks and enjoying Central Florida with his wife Gayle and his daughter Allyson.
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Katie Daugherty, MPH, has had type 1 diabetes for over 20 years, having been diagnosed at the age of 10. She believes that having diabetes has enriched her life in many ways and has made her a better person. Katie has lots of family members with type 1 diabetes: her sister-in-law, cousin, and uncle were all diagnosed within 5 years of each other, and they all relied on Katie to teach them everything about type 1 diabetes! When she is not attending CWD events, Katie is a Program Manager in Research & Development at Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. Living in the Boston area, she is a dedicated Red Sox and Patriots fan. Interests include health policy, writing, laughing, and long-distance running. How does Katie view CWD? Quite simply: I'm home.
Nabil Elarbi, father of four wonderful children, resides in King of Prussia, PA. He became involved with diabetes in December 2003, when his daughter Maryam was diagnosed with diabetes at age 10. He spent his first night at the hospital searching the internet for information on his laptop and stumbled onto the CWD website. It was then that he decided that his family was going to attend the 2004 Friends for Life conference in California. The entire family has been hooked ever since and look forward to it as the highlight of their year. Nabil has always had a special touch working with youth and young adults. He enjoys reading, traveling, and promoting health education in under-served communities. Nabil owns a small Healthcare IT consulting firm.
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Jahan Ram Hai Wahin Jank (season 1-Ram siya vivaah) 2
Recap-Janak organises siya's swayamwar.
The epi starts with Siya sleeping the next morning. Urmila wakes up n says lo, the one who used to wake us up every morning is herself sleeping today… Wat a day.. She wakes Urmila n Mandvi up and they get ready. Sunaina comes asking, Is Sita ready..? Urmi says noooo, she's sleeping. Sunaina gets angry, it's ur sister's wedding and she's sleeping.. Who'll wake her up..? Sita wakes up by the commotion n gets shocked to see everybody already ready, n the sun risen. She says is it morning..? Sunaina gives her the dress and says yes. You go n get ready. Fb shows Sita wakes up at midnight and looks at the moon recalling her Raghunandan n his glimpse for abt half the night ????.. Fb ends..
The sisters make Sita ready and adorn her with beautiful ornaments.
Urmila- u r nt lookin gud. In this way Ram ji wont marry u.
Sita-Really..!! What's missing..?
Mandvi- Shut up demoness, she is lookin soooooo soooooo beautiful.
Sunaina comes n says something is missing..
Kirti-what's that Mata..?
Sunaina-blessings.. Sita smiles n hugs Sunaina. They share emotional moments ?.
Chandrabhaga comes n asks them to bring Sita. Maharaj is waiting.
All the princes cum one by one and Janak welcomes them. Ravan lands in his Pushpak vimana and laughs. Sita will become my queen ?. Only lankapati Ravan's queen..!! LankaMaharani.. He enters the sabha.
Vishwamitra tells Ram to participate in the swayamwar. Ram recalls Sita n agrees hesitantly.. Lakshman arts from now only bhaiyya is shying away ☺ . Ram looks at him…
The sisters bring sita To the hall. The beautiful golden gem studded bow is kept there, everyone's eyes fixed onto it. Ravan smirks evilly seeing it.??. Sita looks in the crowd n gets disappointed seeing Ram missin. Mandvi says Urmilas eyes r looking fr Lakshman. Urmila stares her angrily. Mandvi says her getting angry shows her love for Lakshman. Urmila smiles n says who's angry here, see I'm happy ? ?. The sisters laugh..
All the princes come to lift the dhanush , bt can't even move it an inch, making the whole sabha break into laughter. Ravana comes pushing all the princes, n laughing. He says no one can lift it till I'm here. Siita, ur destiny is to marry Shiva bhakt Lankapati Ravan..! Ur destiny is too become LankaMaharani, not these princes' wife. He kicks the prince already there, shocking Sita n goes to lift the dhanush. Sita thinks Raghunandan where're you….. Ram Lakshman n Vishwamitra r shown on the way. Ravan gets hold of one side of the bow and pulls it. Shiv Parvati look on. Ravan pulls the bow with both hands, bt in vain.. He puts more n more power to the bow n falls down. Everyone break into laughter ? and Ravan stares them in anger. He shouts Insult.. Big insult.. I won't wait here fr a single moment now.. This land is impure.. Sita gets angry n says lankapati this land is very pure.. Ravan shouts insult.. Insult and goes. Just then Ram Lakshman enter the sabha with Vishwamitra. Sita smiles seeing him and thinks I knew u'll come Raghunandan….
Ram greets all the elders and looks at Sita who smiles seeing him.. Urmila looks at Lakshman n makes faces. Ram prays to lord Shiv. He looks at the dhanush n picks it with one hand while sita continues looking at him in deep thoughts. The dhanush breaks shocking every one. The earth starts shaking. Parshuram is shown…
Precap:-Parshuram shouts where is Ram.?? Sita says Raghunandan I love you very much. Ram gets shocked..
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If you read this, you know that the ArtBelles love cupcakes. We're watching these dancer's figures, but every now and then we have to indulge. If you follow us on Twitter, then you know that a belle loves some Dreamcakes. These sweet treats are perfect for work, on the go, or just because!
Every since Tamika was treated to one of their delicious cupcakes for her birthday, we have been fans. Plus, y'all know we are big on niceties, and Tamika even received a candle when an employee overheard it was her birthday! In case you're wondering, we don't get paid or get gratis cupcakes from Dreamcakes for our obsession.
A Dreamcakes cupcake is surely a treat. They're moist, delicious, and are so pretty! They are always fresh and the buttercream icing is to die for. If you're big on icing, then you'll love a Dreamcakes cupcake. I tend to skim a bit of the icing off as I like to taste the flavor of the cake.
My favorites are Chocolate High and Old Fashioned Caramel. Tamika is a fan of Simply Strawberry & Strawberry Milkshake. I've always wanted to own a bakery, so I should see if a bakery would host a belle as an intern.
If you haven't already, I suggest you satisfy your sweet tooth and pick up one of these treats. And it will only set you back $3 or $3.50 if you buy from Dreamcakes' truck. We've tried over 8 flavors and they all were divine!
We are elated that they will be one of the many vendors at this year's Sidewalk Film Festival starting TODAY!!!
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What is Lewes Chamber Choir? We are a group of singers who like meeting to sing without the aim (and stress) of giving a performance. We have about 30 members and there are usually between 20 and 25 singers at each rehearsal. We nearly always sing a cappella (without accompaniment).
Annual Subscription is £90 per member, payable on the first meeting in September.
We rehearse in St.Thomas' Church Hall just off Cliffe High Street from 7.30-9.30pm generally on second and last Sunday in the month.
Can I join? New members are welcome. Currently we have enough Altos, but enquiries for other voice parts are welcome. Any one wanting to join us should, preferably, have some experience in choral singing and a basic ability to read music. To see if the choir is suitable for you, you might like to come along to a Workshop, (usually held in January and June), and you will find dates on this website. If you decide to apply for membership to the choir, you are asked, in the first instance, to contact the Director Nick Houghton via email: email@example.com
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Nick Houghton: Conductor and organist Nicholas Houghton is a full-time freelance player, accompanist and choral director. He performs regularly as a continuo player, either on his 17th century-style Goetze & Gwynn chamber organ or his Bizzi harpsichord. He is currently Music Director of the Lewes Singers, the Lewes Chamber Choir and the East Sussex Community Choir and was, until recently, Head of the East Sussex Academy of Music in Lewes. Nick is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists.
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To those not familiar with the ways of comic books, the 1992-93 "Death of Superman" event/promotion might have made it look like DC Comics was planning to have one less superhero in its universe. Instead, when the dust cleared and Superman was back (as always) from the dead, there were more than ever. One of
the new super guys to come out of Superman's "demise" was named after a couple of earlier heroes that DC hadn't achieved much success with — Steel.
Steel was John Henry Irons, formerly an engineer working for the U.S. military in weapons design, who got disgusted with his job and went to work in construction instead. He, along with several other heroes reminiscent of the late Superman (who had "died" a few months earlier) was introduced in Adventures of Superman #500 (one of two issues dated June, 1993). His story, written by Louise Simonson (New Mutants) and drawn by Jon Bogdanove (Power Pack), explained that Superman had saved him from accidental death; therefore, he felt it appropriate that when the Man of Steel was no more, he become a man of steel himself, as a replacement. So he used his technological skills to create a suit of armor, gimmicked up like Iron Man's, and went into the superhero business. He also, like the steel-drivin' man he was named after, carried a gimmicked-up but otherwise Thor-like hammer.
Even after hearing Superman had, as all comics-savvy readers expected, survived his own death, Steel kept on superheroing. In fact, he had his own comic for 55 issues and two annuals, dated February 1994 through July 1998. Right after it folded, he joined a latter-day incarnation of The Justice League. His first appearance there was in JLA #16 (March, 1998), but he stayed with the group only about a year. While all this was going on, he was adapted into a movie.
Steel was released by Warner Bros. (whose more recent comic book movies include V for Vendetta and Watchmen) on August 15, 1997. Shaquille O'Neal played the title role. The Superman connection was dropped, as was his work in construction. Instead, his motive for becoming a superhero was to put a stop to Los Angeles gangs that somehow got hold of weapons he'd designed. DC adapted the movie back into comic book form and published it as a special.
Steel has also been animated, but never in a starring role. In Superman: the Animated Series, his voice was done by Michael Dorn (also heard in Danny Phantom, Duck Dodgers and Kim Possible). In Justice League Unlimited, he was voiced by Phil LaMarr (Static).
DC let a few years go by without exploiting the character in any major way; then, in 2003, had him retire from the superhero game. The new Steel, keeping the trademark alive, is his niece, Natasha.
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Brand new LLL member/poster here. I'm extremely discouraged because my daughter is 8 weeks old and we have been battling thrush almost this entire time. My daughter doesn't seem to be bothered by it at all, she's eating lots, soiling lots of diapers, gaining weight. But nursing is extremely painful for me still. We have been seeing a certified lactation consultant the whole time who has seen our latch several times and assures me it is good. Whenever we don't get a good latch, I immediately un-latch her and we try again … so I'm pretty sure the pain is not due to latch. I feel a variety of pain depending on the day - from sharp shooting pains in my breast to burning on the nipples, soreness on the nipples, lots of itching. My nipples are not cracked or bleeding, but they are very pink and sometimes shiny.
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Fred Davis, retired chief of NOAAs Weather Bureau when it was stationed at BWI.
What better time to call Fred than this Tuesday as snow is stacking up on the lawn near Stoney Creek at Riviera Beach.
How deep is it?
It depends where I measure. The north wind howls, a few spots are almost bare, others have well over a foot of the white stuff. As I write, birds with a goodly assortment of cardinals are venturing unusually close to the porch to get their emergency rations.
Thank heavens for the squirrels, though many who feed birds hold them in minimum regard. Even the birds have to appreciate the gluttonous bushytails at times like this.
Sure they compete for the seeds, but without them today the birds wouldnt get much chance for their evening meal at a time when they need caloric energy. The squirrels dig and scatter the seed as they feed voraciously. They also scatter enough snow that seeds are exposed so their feathered counterparts can locate them quickly.
Without bushytail activity, all seeds would be quickly covered, and even the mourning doves would find it difficult to get a snack. So the squirrels have earned their keep in this most unusual snowstorm.
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Shall we say unique snowstorm? Unique because it caught us unaware, which is difficult to do these days. With all the sophisticated weather equipment at Dulles Airport, the center of forecasting these days, its seldom a flake can fall without its presence predicted a day ahead of time.
If we get down to the nitty-gritty, this storm was predicted. But by the time of the prediction, many Anne Arundel Countians had already hit the sack. Hell, this storm was supposed to be the property of the Eastern Shore and move out in the Atlantic, but a few degrees westward in the movement of the weather pattern sent it our way.
It was close to midnight when that change was detected. When I went to bed shortly before 2am, no flakes were falling though NOAA weather band radio reported odds were for it to hit more to the west. It was too late then for the faint-of-heart to make the traditional convenience store run to clean the shelves of toilet paper, milk, bread and, of course, cigarettes.
When I awoke at 8am, no need to even go to the window. It was eerily quiet other than for my cat Frieda meowing for breakfast. There was a muffled silence, the kind that can only mean snow, lots of it. Even without hearing the late forecast, Id have known. Anyone raised in the country can understand why. Its the way things were before weather watchers had so many fancy gadgets.
Ten inches had fallen when I drove the 4x4 Subaru station wagon to get some vittles for a neighbor or two taken by surprise and to pick up the mail. The postal lady was catching up on paperwork; there werent many customers.
At Mars supermarket, I ran into young and well-bundled up friends Phil and Denise Albrecht, who dug out because their bird food supply was running short. Now thats a sense of responsibility. Shortly after the Subaru made it back to Park Road, neighbor Ernie Koreck and his snowblower cleared a front walk path, giving me second thoughts about all the unkindly things I had thought about anything other than a shovel for snow removal. Sometimes, progress is appreciated.
Im too old for much shoveling anyhow, so much of the day has been spent watching birds ingesting energy, especially seeds piled under the latest Christmas tree I propped up near the bird feeders. Its a Fraser fir still packed with all its green needles, and therein were all kinds of birds seeking shelter and proximity to the feed.
Retired from the Weather Line
About the time the wind was at full intensity, I called fellow North Countian Fred Davis, curious whether he had a weather story or two to recall. Though retired, he is still fascinated by atmospheric doings and admitted to spending much of the day indoors snow watching while checking old files.
His wife Bonnie, a supervisor at social services, had gone to her Glen Burnie office after 10 employees had phoned in they were staying home. But shes from Minnesota. Like our postmistress, she caught up on a lot of paperwork.
The last time Fred can recall such a surprise was in 79 when the skies dumped 20 inches of snow on us. Same weather pattern, and a forecast for only four inches. The storm swung closer than anticipated, catching everyone unaware, including Fred who spent 36 hours at the then BWI station where bunks were available when weather watchers werent busy drawing their own weather maps, which these days is done by computers.
Fred and the rest of his crew endured more than a few jibes for that booboo, but he accepted the flack as part of the job. He saw this storm coming. Weve been inundated with biting cold weather hereabouts of late he calls it weather entrenched and when lots of moisture comes, it means lots of snow, too much of the cold stuff to be driven off by moisture.
A friend, needling him after he was fried with the 79 misforcast, griped Fred, you missed that one by a mile. Freds response: No, not by a mile, by 16 inches! See, you need a sense of humor.
But sometimes the job could get more serious, like when parents or daughters were planning weddings and would call about weather for a particular date: What was it like on that date over the past decade or so? Fred would try to explain history means nothing in chances for bad or good weather on an exact date, though when time permitted he would check for them.
Sometimes, parents or bride would call after the fair-weather wedding to thank him, or to congratulate him for being a genius, and he accepted the glory as he did the gripes with his bad calls. As Fred recalls, he never did get an invite to any of the planned weddings.
Northern Perspective
I called friend Al Freedman, who lives on his boat Moon Child at Maryland Yacht Club where some drifts were more than three feet on the shores of Rock Creek. He and Betty had hardly left the boat. They spent most of the day trying to get cabin temperatures above 65 degrees and saw some ducks bundled up in a patch of open water around a piling. Hopefully, hell feed them tomorrow.
Daughter Heather reported from Crofton that the community snow plow broke down. So did a state or county one nearby so she and husband Jon were watching cars getting stuck.
My last call was to widowed aunt MiMi in Vermont. At 91, she had driven 18 miles in her Subaru 4x4 to the small city of Bennington for a prescription and encountered several white-outs on her return. Despite a few minor skids, she and the nine-year-old station wagon kept chugging north and made the steep driveway up to the homestead. She was wondering what all the fuss she saw on television was about .
Now if this column can make it via computer modem over windblown and frozen phone lines, I, too, will wonder about all those ratings-driven TV reporters and what their weather sensationalism is all about.
Gotta put another log on the fire.
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Lawyers involved in the frozen Iranian assets issue have developed what they term the "big mullah" theory. This theory is just one legal complexity n what one banking source calls "an endless quagmitre" -- the law office and courtroom hassle developing over the more than $8 billion (Iran says $14 billion) of assets frozen by President Carter on Nov. 14, 1979, following the seizure of 52 American hostages.
The big mullah theory holds that because Iran's revolutionary government has seized or nationalized so many Iranian corporations, American banks can set off the deposits of these institutions against Iranian loans in default. In other words, any Iranian account is fungible -- usable against any Iranian loan. If Iran Air, for instance, owes money to a bank, then the bank could take the deposit of any Iranian commercial bank to pay off that loan. It would also be applied in the case of loan guarantees.
Whether such a theory would hold up in court is questionable, it is said. But it shows the keenness with which banks and contractros are trying to protect themselves from losses on Iranian loans or other business.
Right now, lawyers involved in this ussue are curious about the response of Iran to the US document indicating that it would accept "in principle" Iran's four conditions for release of the hostages. "Everybody wants to know what is in that sealed enveloped bought from Iran by the Algerians," said one lawyer.
This is an indication that the banks and other claimanta against the Iranian assets are basiclly hoping that the government will somehow come to their rescue and clean up the mess.
"The legal hassle is all over the world -- Paris, London, New York," noted a lawyer. "They are all in a different procedural status. Nobody knows where this thing is going to go."
One banker, noting that the banking community is split on the issue of attaching Iranian assets, commented: "I have little confidence in the ability of the banking sector to get its act together." He suggested that the lame duck Carter administration should "bite the bullet" -- make a decision through an executive order dealing with the assets. Then it could stand back and let interested US parties sue the government. Next it could ask Congress to set up a "claims commission" to pay valid claims, perhaps using a portion of Iranian money set aside for that purpose.
"Some variation of that will need to be taken," he argued.
Washington, in the middle of some form of negotiations with Iran, isn't saying much at all at this stage. The issue is too delicate.
One Iranian condition was return of the assets of "the cursed Shah" and his close relatives. The special commission of the Iranian Majlis (parliament) said that "the US Presdident should issue an order concerning the identification and freezing of these assts and take all the necessary admin istrative and legal measures to transfer all these assets and property to Iran."
But, as one lawyer here pointed out, the US President does not have the power to confiscate the Shah's wealth. He can only tell the Iranians to attempt to obtain that wealth through the US legal system. "Judges in this country," he added, "are likely to go against the wishes of the executive. Now this is a concept which is going to blow the minds of the Iranians."
However, it is reported, the US pledged assistance to Iran in using US courts to press claims against the Shah's money. And it has promised aid in locating the assets, perhaps by asking the banks and other financial institutions to report on any holdings of the former Shah and his family. But that request might have to be voluntary.
As for the assets, there are an estimated 300 private claims against them. For some time the government was condoning, though not specifically approving, legal attachments against these assets. More recently it sought delays on any such court action for fear it might disrupt its negotiations with Iran.
The banks themselves are split on this issue. Such banks as Chase Manhattan, Bank of America, Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, and Citibank apparently are eager to declare Iranian loans in default in order to attach Iranian deposits or other assets to offset these debts. With large amounts involved, they figure cash in hand is better tan some money deep in the legal bushes that might be won in the distant future.
Chase Manhattan, for instance, was the lead bank on a $500 million loan to the Shah's government.
Banks with lesser involvement in Iran are more willing to leave their Iranian loans in good standing, even if pay menbusiness once Iran and the US resume better relations. All of Iran's blown-up oil installations will someday need to be replaced, offering the possibility of big loans, noted one banker.
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There are also reports that some banks have hidden Iranian assets. The Treasury maintains they cannot. But the legal forms freezing the assets are sufficiently unclear that one banker suspected some money could still be stowed away legally. Whatever, as he put it," The more you look into this, the more complex it gets."


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