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Doctors and Staff
Thomas Schumacher, DVM
Dr. Schumacher grew up in the area and always wanted to be a veterinarian. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin – Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, his love for the area brought him back to practice veterinary medicine. He joined the Cedarburg Veterinary Clinic, S.C. in 1993 as a mixed animal practitioner (working with both food animals and companion animals). After the retirement of Dr. Moats, Dr. Schumacher transferred his focus to the small animal practice. Dr. Schumacher emphasizes preventative care in small animals and is also Penn Hip certified. In his spare time, he is a serious baseball fan, enjoys reading, running, traveling, volunteering his time at local events, and spending time with his family.
Scott Brewer, DVM
Dr. Brewer began his interests in a veterinary career while attending the University of Missouri in Columbia. He graduated with a B.S. degree in Agriculture, and continued on to receive his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. He practiced at a small animal clinic for 2 years in St. Louis, Missouri, and then lived in Dallas, Texas for 6 years working at a small animal clinic and an emergency animal hospital. In 1995 after falling in love with the area, Dr. Brewer moved to Wisconsin and joined the team at the Cedarburg Veterinary Clinic. He is committed to the care and well being of cats and dogs, but also helps smaller creatures such as "pocket pets" (rabbits, rats, gerbils, hedgehogs, etc.). When he isn't hard at work, he enjoys gardening and camping, and supports youth soccer and gymnastics.
Cleo Janssen, DVM
Dr. Janssen has been caring for pets at the Cedarburg Veterinary Clinic since August of 2016. She is a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate, obtaining her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1991. She focused her first two years of practice in both small animal and equine medicine, but has since switched her focus solely to dogs and cats. Within the practice, Dr. Janssen's primary concentration is internal medicine, but she also has a special interest in small animal behavior. Outside of the clinic, she enjoys spending time with her two dogs (Mountain View Cur and Golden Retriever). In her spare time, she has fun making beaded jewelry.
Chris Schumacher, CPA, CGMA - Business Administrator
Chris has had experience in public companies for 20 years. She attended the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee where she received her Bachelor's of Business Administration. Since 2007, she has been responsible for business operations including customer service. Chris also has a love for animals. She grew up helping out on her Uncle's dairy farm and now has one Labrador. When Chris isn't contributing her time to the operation of the clinic, she enjoys reading, running, tennis (especially grand slam tournaments), coaching, camping, hiking and traveling with her family.
Kaytie, CVT
Before starting her position as a Certified Veterinary Technician at the Cedarburg Veterinary Clinic in 2006, Kaytie enjoyed contributing her time to helping animals. She volunteered at the Sheboygan County Humane Society, she was a member of 4-H and was active in her High School FFA organization. While attending Madison Area Technical College's Veterinary Technician Program, she assisted the program by being the WSALAVT Club Historian and the Hill's food representative. She also broadened her knowledge by completing a clinical rotation in the Oncology department at University of Wisconsin Madison's Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. At the clinic, she has a great deal of interest in animal behavior and exotics. She is currently a member of the Society of Veterinary Behavior Technicians. During her spare time, Kaytie enjoys reading, playing with her black cats Maverick (retired blood donor), Midas, and Daniel. She has a goal of training her rescued mixed breed dog Dezi to be a therapy dog.
Lynn, CVT
Before attending the Veterinary Technician Program at Madison Area Technical College, Lynn worked on a small dairy farm. After receiving her license and becoming a Certified Veterinary Technician, she worked for 2 small animal veterinary clinics and a humane society. Since 2006, Lynn has enjoyed a variety of companion and dairy animal veterinary care at the Cedarburg Veterinary Clinic, including helping and educating clients, nursing care, performing laboratory tests and completing dental procedures. When Lynn isn't helping pets at the clinic, she is horseback riding with her horse, motorcycle riding, travelling to her cabin, and taking care of her 110 gallon aquarium.
Sara, CVT
Sara grew up on a hobby farm and helped her family raise chickens, peacocks, pheasants, goats, ducks, and rabbits. As a young teenager, she participated in the 4-H horse and pony project with her Palomino quarter horse. Sara took her love of animals to the next level and graduated from the Madison Area Technical College's Veterinary Technician Program. During her schooling, she worked at a humane society and volunteered at various animal welfare organizations. She also completed a clinical rotation in the emergency and critical care department at the University of Wisconsin's Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. After passing the veterinary technician national exam in 2008, Sara began her position as a Certified Veterinary Technician here at CVC. Sara's special interests around the clinic include clinical pathology, surgical nursing, postoperative care and dentistry. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, photography, traveling with her family, snuggling with her cats Chloe and Oreo, and taking walks with her dog Kody.
JoAnn, CVT
JoAnn joined the Cedarburg Veterinary Clinic team in May 2015. After growing up with cats, dogs and horses, her career as a technician officially began after graduating from Morehead State University in Kentucky with an Associate's Degree in Applied Science. JoAnn joins us with 23 years of Certified Veterinary Technician experience in both emergency and clinical settings. JoAnn has a special interest in pain management, emergency and critical care, and client education. Outside of the clinic, she enjoys flower gardening and being outdoors. Her furry family includes a rescued greyhound named Finley, a Pug named Sammy, a Burmese cat named Sierra, a bearded dragon and a veiled chameleon.
Kelly, Receptionist
Kelly has been providing great customer service to clients and patients at the Cedarburg Veterinary Clinic since 2005. Prior to her arrival here, she worked in the field of banking and investments, and was also a corporate business analyst and account manager. During her workday she participates in clinic marketing, editing documents, planning clinic events, and has a special interest in vaccination protocols and preventative care. In her free time she enjoys motorcycle road trips, vacationing and shopping. Kelly is also the loving owner of her two adopted cats Big Kitty and Skylar, and her dogs Edgar and Rodney.
Ashley, Receptionist
Ashley began her career at our clinic in August of 2016. Since graduating from high school, she has been offering outstanding customer service at various veterinary practices, including 5 years at a clinic in Chicago, IL. She has also spent time volunteering at various animal shelters. As an interesting side note, she holds a BFA degree in Graphic Design from Michigan State University. When she is not offering her love of working with people and animals, she is taking care of her adopted Corgi mix named Libby.
Janet, Receptionist
Janet joined the Cedarburg Veterinary Clinic in 2018. She came to us with a solid background in customer service and retail with an emphasis on attention to detail. Janet has always had a pet in her household and ensures that the dogs attend obedience training. In her spare time, Janet enjoys time in her flowerbeds, baking during the holidays and home improvement and decorating.
Colleen, Receptionist
Colleen's background in customer service and patient care was a natural fit when she came to the clinic in 2018. She has enjoyed raising chickens, ducks, turkeys, rabbits, goats and horses over the years. For fun, Colleen enjoys travelling with her husband and children, quilting, knitting and her current dog, turtle and 4 goats.
Eric, Kennel Manager
Eric has been keeping our boarders safe and comfortable since August 2014. He has had a lifetime of experience caring for his own dogs and cats, so he fits well in the clinic. After graduating high school, Eric studied commercial art for 2 years at Milwaukee Area Technical College, then his love for animals drew him to the position here at CVC. He spends a great deal of time ensuring the clinic is as clean as possible for the staff, animals and clients, but also takes time to make sure all boarders and in-house patients are well cared for. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, reading, following Wisconsin football/baseball teams, and camping with his family.


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This week's pick was suggested by Liete87 from the Between Life and Games forum, and it comes from one of her favourite series – Harvest Moon. More precisely, from the Animal Parade installment on the Wii. I don't know much at all about Harvest Moon, except for it being a farm simulation series… But the theme Liete picked is quite pleasant and serene.
Composers: Yasufumi Fukuda, Hideaki Miyamoto, Barbaraaki
Game: Harvest Moon: Animal Parade
Song: Spring (Night)
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Swallowing problems after stroke were common and associated with continued swallowing problems, chest infection, and aspiration
ACP J Club. 1999 Sept-Oct;131:51. doi:10.7326/ACPJC-1999-131-2-051
Source Citation
Mann G, Hankey GJ, Cameron D. Swallowing function after stroke. Prognosis and prognostic factors at 6 months. Stroke. 1999 Apr;30:744-8. [PubMed ID: 99205325]
In patients with a first stroke, is swallowing dysfunction measured within a median of 3 to 10 days after symptom onset associated with death, recurrent stroke, or chest infection at 6 months?
Inception cohort followed for 6 months.
A stroke unit of a university hospital in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
128 patients (70% ≥ 65 y, 64% men) with a confirmed first stroke (World Health Organization criteria). Patients were conscious, medically stable, and had no history of swallowing impairment or a medical condition that could alter swallowing function. Follow-up was 91%.
Assessment of prognostic factors
Clinical syndrome, pathology and etiology of stroke, disability and handicap, age, and sex. Clinical swallowing abnormalities (dysphagia) included delayed oral transit, incomplete oral clearance, weak or absent cough, aspiration, and "wet" voice. Fluoroscopic abnormalities included delayed oral transit, delayed or absent swallow reflex, incomplete oral or pharyngeal clearance, penetration of the false vocal cords, and aspiration.
Main outcome measures
Death, recurrent stroke, chest infection, persistent swallowing abnormalities, need for a different diet, and fluoroscopic aspiration at 6 months.
Main results
At 6 months, 56 patients had a persistent clinical swallowing abnormality. 5 patients who died had a baseline fluoroscopic swallowing abnormality. Multiple logistic regression showed that chest infection (26 patients) was associated with delayed or absent fluoroscopic swallowing reflex (odds ratio [OR] 12, 95% CI 3.3 to 50). Swallowing abnormalities (56 patients) were associated with fluoroscopic penetration (OR 17, CI 4.8 to 59), fluoroscopic delayed oral transit (OR 6, CI 1.7 to 24), and any clinical swallowing impairment (OR 4, CI 1.3 to 15). The need for a different diet (15 patients) was associated with delayed oral transit (OR 32, CI 4.1 to 261). The combined end point of swallowing abnormality, chest infection, or fluoroscopic aspiration (59 patients) was associated with laryngeal penetration (OR 14, CI 4 to 51), delayed oral transit (OR 14, CI 4 to 50), age > 70 years (OR 5, CI 1.4 to 21), and male sex (OR 5, CI 1.5 to 18).
Swallowing abnormalities were common after stroke and were associated with chest infections, videofluoroscopic aspiration, and persistent swallowing abnormalities at 6 months.
Sources of funding: Medical Research Foundation of Western Australia; Sandoz Gerontological Society; Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Foundation.
For correspondence: Dr. G.J. Hankey, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, Perth, Western Australia, Australia 6001. FAX 61-89-224-3323.
The study by Mann and colleagues on swallowing after stroke with 6-month follow-up shows that delayed or absent swallowing reflex early after stroke detected by videofluoroscopy is common and predicts chest infection. This finding is important because medical complications after stroke, such as aspiration pneumonia, can increase the cost of care and contribute to further disability, morbidity, and death.
Delay in the pharyngeal swallowing reflex after stroke occurs often and is associated with aspiration caused by spillage of oral bolus into the laryngeal vestibule and through the true vocal cords (1). Use of a thickening agent increases liquid viscosity, which can prevent penetration of swallowed bolus into the larynx. If thickened liquids and other strategies fail to prevent aspiration, an alternate method of feeding, such as gastrostomy, is suggested.
Given that fluoroscopic aspiration is found in about 45% of patients with acute stroke, all such patients should be considered at risk for aspiration pneumonia. Bedside swallowing evaluation by a qualified speech pathologist before feeding is recommended for acute stroke care protocols (2). If swallowing dysfunction is suspected, videofluoroscopy assessment is useful to verify aspiration and to test whether modified food consistency or various swallowing techniques can prevent aspiration.
Currently, the natural history of silent aspiration is unknown. Silent aspiration is neither a sensitive nor specific predictor of chest infection (2). Weak cough, oral-motor problems, poor cognition, and general debilitation may also contribute to risk for pneumonia. In addition, the effect of diet modification on prevention of pneumonia has not been investigated, and most studies, including this one, do not control for dietary management of dysphagia. Until such trials are done, prevention of any laryngeal aspiration will be the focus for averting aspiration pneumonia.
Richard L. Harvey, MD
Northwestern University Medical SchoolChicago, Illinois, USA
1. Johnson ER, McKenzie SW, Rosenquist CJ, Lieberman JS, Sievers AE. Dysphagia following stroke: quantitative evaluation of pharyngeal transit times. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1992;73:419-23.
2. DePippo KL, Holas MA, Reding MJ. Validation of the 3-oz water swallow test for aspiration following stroke. Arch Neurol. 1992;49:1259-61.


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This week, I discovered that the breast cancer that I thought had been put to rest, has returned. It's in the bones, specifically the lumbar 5 vertebrae and the pelvis. It's in the bones that have recently taken me on a whirl wind book, radio, tv, and speaking tour. A tour that is blessing thousands. It's in the bones that helped me carry three boys to term and break world records. The bones that are right now scheduled to compete at the Age-Group Triathlon and Aquation World Championships in Cozumel Mexico this September 2016.
I refer to the cancer as "It", not "My" or "Mine" because it is not mine. I do not own this. It's a foreign invader. God did not give me cancer. In fact, He is roaring on my behalf. God is fighting my battles as I type. He took me through the fire before and He will take me through it again. Everything will be used for His glory.
I love this bible verse:
"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you.
I did not get to this place of trust without prayer and support from thousands of people. In fact when I first heard the word "Cancer" again, I thought for a moment that Gods love was failing me, that I didn't have the energy to face the monster again and how nice it would be to take one last breath on earth and the next breath in heaven. But God didn't want me to stay defeated. He sent angles in the form of friends, prayer warriors and blessing through the ethers. The tears that streamed down my face turned into gems of love, hope, and victory. I felt God telling me that my journey was far from over, in fact, it was just beginning. He is not finished with me yet. I have far too many people to reach; far too many people to shower with hope.
This journey is not easy. Much has been stripped away. Running, my greatest joy, is impossible. Biking is out of the question. I can no longer sit, bend forward and dressing is difficult. It's spring and I long to be outside,training, sweating, praising. So many things that I took for granted. How I wish I could have them all back.
I begin radiation, shots in the butt and chemo on Tuesday, May 31st. God will be there. I pray that they are able to get rid of the tumor in the lumbar spine and that the bone grows back stronger than ever before. I will not be defeated. And with Gods help and yours, my story will go world wide, inspiring nations. Perhaps I will even stand on the start line wearing my team USA uniform at the World Championships in September. Anything is possible.


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Dalian Stadium
September 25th, 2009
Cutting edge design firm NBBJ has finalized their proposal for the new football stadium in Dalian, China. This thing is off the hook! Designed around the idea of organic architecture, it is modeled much like a garden, where only that which is needed is provided…
The exterior walls are modeled from the idea that they are folded from the ground and covered in greenery that changes according to the seasons. The walls would contain the venue, providing 40,000 seats while still leaving the ends of the venue open to views of the mountains and ocean. The flexible cable roof is made of interwoven fabric to provide protection from the elements to the audiences. Let's hope this model sets a new standard for green design, as NBBJ intends it to do.
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Watch the 2018 MasterClass highlights video
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You'll be listening to the team who have won 8 x School Marketing Awards (that's right — 8) and work closely with clients like Sydney Grammar School, Knox Grammar School, Ravenswood School for Girls, OLMC Parramatta, Mount St Benedict's College, Woodcroft College and over 30 other educational clients around Australia. Our experienced team will bring to you Case Studies and their collective knowledge of fourteen years of learning what works and what doesn't. Book today. Tickets do sell out!
Mark Barrett, Managing Director of Agency CIMarketing and the Lead Presenter at the 2019 MasterClass has considerable keynote presenting experience including high-profile industry events like the Adobe Web Design Conference. You may also have heard Mark speak at an Educate Plus Conference.
Mark and the team have also presented on Web UX, Future Trends, Branding and Social Media at other School and Industry Marketing Conferences throughout Australia. They will draw on their marketing experience including running one of Australia's leading and most awarded School Marketing Agencies. They'll make sure to give you plenty of tips, tools, ideas and encouragement to help you navigate 2020 and give you that competitive edge.
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Tre Bicchieri - A Visual Report
Picture this. A college party in some frat house basement. Hot and chaotic, everyone is jostling to get their turn at the keg, clutching the plastic cup of brewskie protectively to their chests as they muscle through the crowd. Small knots of friends yell at the top of their voices in order to be heard over the roar of others. Now, replace the basement with a large, white-walled hall, the t-shirts and baseball caps with suits and ties and the plastic cups with wine glasses and you have a pretty good idea of the madhouse that was the Tre Bicchieri tasting.
Tre Bicchieri translates to three glasses and is the highest rating given to a wine given by Gambero Rosso, an Italian food and wine magazine, publishing group, and sponsor of this event. Many of the wines represented were beautiful, but damn, that was a shitshow to get a taste.
In lieu of a written roundup of the best in show (I would have been trampled if I stopped to write anything down), I've pulled together a gallery of my favorites.


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Lilacs and Forsythia/
Today I'd like to share another little still life painting I just completed. It is oil on canvas, measuring 8x8 inches. It is done on a gallery wrapped canvas, and the edges are finished off in a color that compliments the painting:
This painting reminds me of springtime in Virginia. Forsythia abounds, as do azeleas, dogwoods and lilacs. It's supposed to be a snowy slushy mess today so spring is little early yet. But the optimist in me still contends that it is not far off. Meanwhile I wear long johns and paint.
For more about this painting, please click on the image or contact me.


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- Dates Kulfi
- Rose Milk Popsicle
- Kiwi Lemonade Popsicle
- Mango WaterMelon Popsicle
- Orange Yogurt Popsicle
- Cherry Popsicle
- Banana Nutella Twist Popsicle
Recipe Cuisine: International | Recipe Category : Ice Cream
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook time : 15 mins| Freezing Time : 8 hours | Makes: 5 |Author :Sharmila
IngredientsMilk – 2 cups
Milk powder – 2 tbsp
Cardamom Powder – ¼ tsp
Condensed Milk – 1/3 cup
Step by step Method with pictures:
1. In a sauce pan add in milk and bring it to a boil, once it comes to a boil allow it to simmer and then put the flame on for another 10 mins.
2. In another bowl add in the Milk powder and Condensed milk and mix well.
3. To this add in the boiled milk and mix well. Now put it back to the stove and add in Cardamom powder mix well and cook for another 5-10 mins till the mixture becomes slightly thick and creamy .Switch off the flame and the cool it.
4. Once it is completely cooled down pour the prepared milk mixture in the popsicles mould could with lid and put the Sticks freeze it for 8 hours or overnight. After freezing to demould the popsicles show them in running tap water and release it gently from the moulds. Serve immediately!!
· If you don't have Popsicle mould any paper cups can be used to prepare them.
· Adjust the amount of sweetness as per your preference.
· No .Of Popsicles depend upon the size of the mould which you use to prepare.


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I have been juicing carrots galore, leaving me with a ton of carrot pulp. My dear friend Claire inspired me to make some Carrot Bread. This was a big hit among the crowds.
To feeling alive,
Chef Raw Raw
3 C carrot pulp
3 bananas
1 C sunflower seeds
1 C almonds – ground
1/2 C tahini
1/2 C honey
1/2 C raisins
zest of one orange
juice of 1 orange
6 dates soaked in warm water – pitted
1 TBSP cinnamon
1 tsp Himalayan Pink Salt
In a blender grind nuts and sunflower seeds. Add remaining ingredients. Once you have a dough consistency, put dough into a cake pan. Dehydrate for 8 hours, remove from pan and continue dehydrating until the outside of the cake is firm. Slice cake into slices and dehydrate an additional 4 hours. Serve with fresh applesauce for a refreshing, light, sweet treat!


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Welcome to Progress Driving School
We offer automatic or manual driving lessons for learners living in Tewkesbury, Bredon, Northway, Walton Cardiff, Cheltenham, Bishop's Cleeve, Twyning, Eckington, Pershore, Upton upon Severn, and Evesham.
Our lessons start at 1 hour long, and we'll pick you up from wherever you are and drop you back afterwards.
From learning what to do to get the car moving to negotiating the busiest junctions, at Progress we'll teach you all the techniques you'll need to drive safely, through your driving test and beyond.
"Everyone has different levels of confidence, and we all learn at a different pace. With Progress, you will find me friendly, smiley, helpful, and flexible – as an experienced professional instructor for the last 17 years, I am well able to adapt my tuition to your needs."
Andy Webb, Instructor
The cost of a full 1-hour lesson is £27.
A 2-hour double lesson is also available for £54
Discounts Available
We offer a discount if you pay in advance for blocks of 5 or 10 lessons.
The cost of a 5-lesson block is £125.
The cost of a 10-lesson block is £250.
Reduce Your Car Insurance Payments!
If you passed your test in the last year, you can get a reduction in your insurance through the PASS PLUS scheme. I am a PASS PLUS registered instructor. Ask for details when you call.
Do You Have Special Requirements?
If you are deaf or hard of hearing, we can conduct lessons with the back up of pre-agreed hand signals.
Partial limb loss and paralysis
I have taught 2 people with partial limb loss – one of them fitted a steering wheel ball to my wheel – and one who couldn't use his legs, so had his vehicle adapted for hands only control. They all passed.
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Kimberly M. Goff-Crews, B.A., J.D.
Kimberly M. Goff-Crews, secretary and vice president for student life at Yale. In this position, she reports directly to the president and provides vision and management for three facets of the Yale experience – institutional governance, university traditions and events, and student life. She was appointed to her position in August 2012.
As secretary to the Yale Corporation, a nineteen member governing board and policy-making body for Yale University, Ms. Goff-Crews facilitates meetings, elections, and other projects related to university policy making. Working closely with administrators and the University Council, an advisory body to the president, she assists in the implementation of broad-reaching strategies related to the short- and long-term visions for the university. She is responsible for the conduct of official university functions, including Commencement, Veterans Day, and other significant institutional events such as the 2013 inauguration celebration of Yale's twenty-third President, Peter Salovey.
As Yale's first officer for student life, she advises the president, vice presidents, trustees, and other academic and administrative leaders about campus issues at a local, national, and international level, and she ensures that university-wide policies and procedures maximize support for all 12,000 students. Ms. Goff-Crews leads collaborations with student life professionals from across the university, shaping campus life initiatives to create a safe and supportive student environment. She has recently driven projects to improve university alcohol policy, veterans' and ROTC affairs, mental health services, and graduate and professional student resources. She works closely with student leaders, connecting them to university administration and supporting their visions for life at Yale.
Ms. Goff-Crews oversees the University Chaplaincy, the Office of LGBTQ Resources, and the Resource Office on Disabilities. She also has dual supervision of a discrete set of student life programs and services within Yale College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Ms. Goff-Crews held the position of Vice President for Campus Life and Dean of Students at the University of Chicago, where she was responsible for the oversight and strategic direction of student services and student life, from 2007 to 2012. From 2003 to 2007, she served as Dean of Students at Wellesley College, where she revised student disciplinary processes and upgraded student services. Prior to that, she was Associate Dean in the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences and then Chief of Staff to the President and Director of Planning at Lesley University in Boston. From 1992 to 1998 she served as director of the Afro-American Cultural Center at Yale, where she designed and implemented programs to support student development, and made improvements to First Year Orientation, tutoring programs, and the Yale College Summer Programs. She focused on enhancing the African American student experience and improving retention rates for women and students of color in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields through the creation of the Science, Technology, and Research Scholars (STARS) program.
Ms. Goff-Crews is a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School. She serves as secretary/treasurer on the Subscribers' Advisory Board for United Educators, and is on the board of Connecticut Campus Compact. She is a member of NASPA, the national association of student affairs professionals, and special advisor to the Women's Health Research at Yale. She is the author of a recent article on minority student education in Journal of College and Character. Prior to returning to Yale in her current role, she served as one of the four alumni on the Advisory Committee on Campus Climate, a blue-ribbon, alumni panel, commissioned by the president of Yale to examine and recommend changes to programs, procedures and policies related to sexual misconduct at Yale.


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Thomas Redelmeier, PhD
Founder, President & CEO
Prior to joining Cuprous, Dr. Redelmeier was the President & CEO of Transferra Nanosciences (formerly known as Northern Lipids). He led the company for 20 years, transforming it into a leader in the provision of Contract Research/Manufacturing services specifically related to lipid nanoparticle formulations of active pharmaceutical ingredients. The company was sold to EVONIK in 2016, where it continues to be active in this area.
Dr. Redelmeier has more than 30 years of experience studying lipid nanoparticle systems including 20 years at Transferra where he was involved with more than 30 programs that were in preclinical and/or clinical development. He completed his PhD studies at the University of British Columbia, working with Dr. Pieter Cullis. He is the author of more than 25 peer reviewed papers, and has co-authored a book on Percutaneous Absorption (Karger 1996).
Michael Abrams, PhD
Vice President, Research
Dr. Abrams was the former President and CEO of Inimex Pharmaceuticals Inc., Chief Innovation Officer and VP for Research and Development at CDRD Ventures Inc., and Managing Director of Arbutus Bipharma Corporation. Abrams completed his PhD in Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has extensive experience working in biotechnology companies and commercialization of pharmaceutical products. Dr. Abrams was the founding CEO of AnorMED Inc. and led that company for 10 years. AnorMED developed the FDA-approved stem cell mobilizing drug, Mozobil, and was acquired by Genzyme in 2006 for over $500M.
Marcel Bally, PhD
Founder, CSO
Dr. Bally is Head and Distinguished Scientist of the Department of Experimental Therapeutics at the BC Cancer Agency. As an independent researcher with experience in academia and industry, he has focused his career on development of much needed novel drugs, drug combinations and drug delivery systems designed for use in patients with metastatic cancer. He has generated over 550 scientific articles, abstracts, book chapters and patents that have been cited over 17,400 times. He has been a PI/Co-PI on grants valued at over $50M and he has participated in private sector funding for companies that he co-founded (Lipex, Inex (now Arbutus), Northern Lipids (renamed Transferra and purchased by Evonik in 2016), Celator (purchased by Jazz in 2016 for $1.4 billion) and most recently Cuprous Pharmaceuticals. This effort resulted in three approved drugs: Myocet®- for metastatic breast cancer, Marqibo®- for relapsed ALL, and CPX-351 (VYXEOS™) which some believe will replace the standard of care for high risk AML.
Ada Leung, PhD
Founder, Director of Operations
Dr. Leung is an inventor of the Metaplex technology. She completed her PhD at the University of British Columbia, where she was awarded a prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. During her PhD, she contributed to over 10 peer-reviewed publications. Her thesis work involved identifying and validating novel targets that could be used to enhance platinum-based chemotherapy against non-small cell lung cancer. In the final years of her PhD, Dr. Leung undertook another project which contributed to the development of the Metaplex technology. She is currently a Mitacs Elevate Fellow (supervised by Dr. Chris Orvig (UBC)), which is co-funded by Cuprous. Working with Dr. Orvig and Dr. Abrams she is broadening her knowledge in metal chemistry and commercialization of technology in the life sciences sector.


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Jackie Oates
Jackie Oates is a singer and fiddle player hailing from Staffordshire. Her unique treatment of English ballads and songs, and pure, haunting singing style has established her at the forefront of the new English folk revival.
Since appearing as a finalist in the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards 2003, she has performed extensively at festivals and venues across the country and beyond, in a solo capacity and with her band. She was a founder member of Northumbrian group and Mercury nominated Rachel Unthank And The Winterset, Jackie is now a permanent member of the folk super-group The Imagined Village as well as touring in her own right.
In 2008 she released her second album 'The Violet Hour' which was followed by a swathe of glowing national reviews, with the album going on to be one of Mojo's top ten folk albums of the year. The new year saw Jackie walking away with two BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards including the Horizon Award for best newcomer.
Newly signed to One Little Indian Records, on September 7th 2009 Jackie released 'Hyperboreans', produced by her brother Jim Moray and featuring a title track written for her by Alasdair Roberts. Her uniquely beautiful vocal came to the fore throughout the album adding a new freshness to her sound. The first single from the album, a cover of the tantalisingly weird song 'Birthday' by The Sugarcubes, garnered a splash of mainstream radio play including repeated plays on John Kennedy's X-Posure on XFM, daytime play on Cerys Matthews 6Music show and late night Radio 2 play on Steve Lamacq's show.
The release of Hyperboreans in the UK was followed by Jackie's first national tour of England in October/November 2009 with support from Arts Council England. The album was then released in Europe, Japan and Australia in November 2009. The end of 2009 saw Hyperboreans receive a nomination for the fRoots Critics' Poll Album of the Year, reach number 5 on the Mojo Folk Album of the Year Chart and nominations for the 2010 Folk Awards for Folk Singer of The Year, Album of the Year and Best Traditional Track for 'Isle Of France'.
In 2010 Jackie performed at SXSW in Austin Texas, and guested with The Imagined Village as well as performing on main stages at some of the most important folk festivals in the UK including Cambridge Folk Festival. She was asked to become a permanent member of the all-star fusion band Imagined Village alongside Eliza Carthy, Simon Emmerson, Martin Carthy and more.
Early in 2011 she was invited to take part in the Cecil Sharp Project, a song writing house project initiates by Shrewsbury Folk Festival and supported by EFDSS which brought together English and Appalachian musicians for an intensive week of song writing in a house in Shropshire followed by three concerts and the recording of a live album which went on to receive a 5 star review and Top Of The World rating from Songlines magazine. The same year Lush, the nationwide chain of 700 stores selling handmade soaps and cosmetics, launched a 'colour supplement' in the name 'Jackie Oates' and tagged 'for traditional folk' and folk pop artist David Owen immortalized her as a newly imagined 'Jackie O' for the 21st century. Jackie also toured with folk star Seth Lakeman the same year.
In September 2011 Jackie Oates released her fourth studio album titled 'Saturnine', produced by Richard Evans, released by ECC Records and featuring contributions from Jim Moray, Karen Tweed and The Claque. Now a major name in the English folk scene, Jackie followed the release with a major round of touring in the UK and abroad and a packed season of festival appearances, with sales of Saturnine eclipsing those of her previous albums.
In 2012 she began an extensive period of research into an area of song that is particularly close to her heart: lullabies. Collating material for England and beyond into a new collection to be house at the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library at Cecil Sharp House in London. In autumn she went into the studio with producer Richard Evans and musicians Belinda O'Hooley and Chris Sarjeant to record a selection of the material for a new Lullabies album that was completed with works recorded by Richard and Jackie during a trip to Reykjavik in Iceland in November just days before the album was finalized.
The album 'Lullabies' will be released on 18th March 2013 by ECC Records and followed by two Lullabies tours in April and October 2013. (Biography courtesy of Jackie Oates).
Featured ReleaseThe Joy Of Living (2LP) Artist: Jackie Oates
Format: LP
This double vinyl edition of The Joy of Living follows the CD release and contains as additional seven tracks ...
"Cant be sure" taken from Jackie's new album "The Spyglass & The Herringbone" released April 27th 2015 on ECC Records.
The Joy Of Living (2LP) Jackie Oates
Format: LP
28/09/2018This double vinyl edition of The Joy of Living follows the CD release and contains as additional seven tracks as well as a USB card containing high qu…
The Joy Of Living Jackie Oates
Format: CD
24/08/2018Born and raised on folk music, Jackie Oates started her career as a finalist in the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards in 2003. Since then she has been nom…
The Spyglass & The Herring… Jackie Oates
Format: CD
27/04/2015In 2015 Jackie will release her sixth studio album, The Spyglass & The Herringbone, a record exploring lesser known but life-affirming songs from the…
Lullabies Jackie Oates
Format: CD
18/03/2013Collection of traditional and contemporary lullabies and sleep songs recorded in England and Iceland by multi-BBC Folk Award winning folk artist Jacki…
Saturnine Jackie Oates
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12/09/2011The highly respected website ArtsDesk, frequented and compiled by major UK arts journalists, has chosen "Saturnine" as its folk album of the year. Add…
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This is a log of meetups and lessons for GameDevelopment.
Wed Jan 6 2010[edit]
First class of 2010!
Why are we interested in game dev?[edit]
First of all, figure out why you want to learn game development. What's your goal? What's your background?
- Keith: Background in web dev, wants to learn game dev.
- Leora: Interested in developing character ideas into game form.
- Alex: I like Unity and I'm into teaching it!
What You Need[edit]
You need a few things to learn Unity.
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- As much memory a you can get. Max out the memory you can install in your computer. Unity likes a lot of memory! If you have 1GB, might want to up that to 2 or 4 GB.
- The free Unity game engine Download it to begin.
What this class covers[edit]
We're covering basics first and developing some simple games.
- Download it
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- Learn how to manipulate objects in Scene view
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Create a simple scene with a flashlight and ghosts[edit]
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function onTriggerEnter ( collider : Collider) { Application.LoadLevel(0); // this resets the game to level id 0 }
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Next Class:[edit]
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Kenny KleinKenny Klein is a well known musician, author, and lecturer in the Pagan community. Kenny has recorded many CDs geared toward Pagan and Renaissance Festival audiences; He is the author of The Flowering Rod: Men, Sex and Spirituality, (Delphi 1993), a book about men's Wicca, and has been a workshop presenter and musical performer at festivals that include PSG, Free Spirit Gathering, Heartland, Starwood, Ancient Ways, Florida Pagan Fest, Goddess Gathering, and many others. Kenny is a co-founder of the Blue Star tradition of Wicca, and has been a Wiccan priest and teacher for over twenty years. He is currently working on a book about Fairy lore.
Men in Wicca and PaganismKenny Kleins book The Flowering Rod explores the roles of men in Wicca and Paganism. In this workshop Kenny looks at the roles of Priest and Summoner, and examines the history of these roles and how these positions are regarded in modern Paganism and Wicca. This workshop is appropriate for men and for women, as it will explore the relationship between Priest and Priestess, Handmaiden and Summoner, and interactions between God and Goddess played out in the coven structure.
The Erotic World of FairieSexuality In British Fairy Lore: Next year, Kennys book on Fairy Lore will be published by Llewellyn Press. Take an advanvced look at some aspects of Faerie sexuality: How does folklore view the sexuality of the creatures we know as Fairies, Elves and Selkies? Kenny explores the erotic conduct of magical creatures, consorting with each other and with humans. Learn why certain creatures were to be avoided for their sexual whiles, and why it is best to stay away from the roses of Carter Hall.
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I've oiled them with mink oil and let them sit for a few weeks to allow the oil to "set" in. New cushion-y insoles installed.
Time to take the "Muldoon" boots (actually repros of WWII 'combat' boots) out for a spin and see how they feel in real life. Just going to Wally's world to pick up some things but it should let me know where I need to make adjustments.
These are NOT easy to put on. It requires extra skill when you have knees that don't always work the way they are supposed to and one calf area is pretty much permanently swollen AND the mink oil doesn't allow for tight grip of the straps.


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NBC cuts God out of VeggieTalesI had intended to write a lengthy football preview for today's important games, but as I was engaging in my usual morning custom of parousing the newspapers, I came across a story out of this morning's Tennessean that made me very angry.
If you ever happen to be watching Saturday morning cartoons on NBC either because you have children or you are just flipping through the channels, you might have noticed Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber, the signature characters from the VeggieTales series, the wildly popular video series that has sold millions of copies and is popular with kids of all ethnic and religious backgrounds all over America. It has now made its way to Saturday morning TV.
Since VeggieTales made its debut on Saturdays, I have to confess that I haven't seen much of the show. However, I have seen several of the videos that were parsed to create the Saturday morning program. They are wholesome, clean, and promote a message of love and respect, but most of all, VeggieTales is a lot of fun.
Apparently, part of the deal in order to bring VeggieTales to Saturday mornings involved censorship of the show's religious content-VeggieTales is a Christian program. The worst part of this censorship is that NBC is not admitting the obvious-that they are censoring the show for references to God-they are merely saying that they are editing for time allowed. Let's look at the "time edits" NBC requested from Big Idea Productions:
As discussed, there are a few edit notes for Episode #2 MINESSOTA CUKE
We list the time-code with specific dialogue lines to be deleted:*
11:50-11:52 – "Calm down. The Bible says we should love our enemies." (on phone)
16:53-17:06 And the best part is God gives us strength too. He gives us an even greater power than Samson's, the power to love our enemy and even be kind to them." (on phone)
18:36 – "Because God gives us the power to love everybody, even our enemy." (on phone)
All of the lines are from MARTIN's voice-over during phone conversations.
Greatly appreciate your attention to Program Standards notes & concerns. As soon as the edits have been addressed, we will need to re-screen for broadcast approval.
Meanwhile, NBC still plans to show Madonna blaspheme the name and person of Christ by mocking the crucifixion on-air. We can't say anything bad about certain other religions over the airwaves, but it is perfectly alright to mock Christianity while censoring all positive references to it (though they now officially say they are "reconsidering" doing so.)
This kind of double-standard is precisely why Christians feel that the mainstream media is not friendly to them and is in fact a force in opposition, and this social double standard is one of the reasons why the divide in this country is so deep and pronounced.
VeggieTales doesn't mention God every other word, but its Christian underpinnings are obvious. If NBC didn't want a Christian show, they shouldn't have jumped on the VeggieTales bandwagon.


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If you are trying to sell a new prospect who has been loyal to a competitor and buying from them for years, you have to be 9 times better than their current supplier.
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Traces Golf Club - The Woodlands Course
This facility has three nine hole courses that are played in three eighteen hole combinations. The Meadows Course is relatively flat, offering open fairways and ample greens. As the most recent addition, The Woodland Course is the most challenging of the three. The well-wooded, hilly landscape is accented by an abundance of sand bunkers. This layout is highlighted by hole #2, a 142-yard, par 3, featuring water to the left and a large sand bunker fronting the green.
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With DiMasi out of the way, having stepped down amidst a scandal, the engines have once again been amped up to bring casino gambling to the state of Massachusetts. Patrick is now aided by the House Speaker in his efforts, instead of facing resistance.
"Whether it can be done by April or May, I'm not so sure. But I feel there is going to be debate in the House relative to gaming legislation," said new House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo.
DeLeo and Patrick both spoke yesterday at their weekly leadership meeting about expanded gambling. They are hopeful that they can have the matter discussed in this legislative session and that the state can begin adopting the laws necessary to bring casinos to the area.
The two proponents of the expanded gambling may be on the same page on that front, but their idea on how to bring the gambling to Massachusetts are extremely different. DeLeo wants slots brought to the race tracks in the state. Patrick has a grander idea, one that would involve full casino resorts.
The two plans have plenty of support from groups that have been lobbying to bring casinos to the state. In order for something to get on the ballot for November, signatures would be required, but lawmakers believe the groups would have no problem securing the necessary signatures in the appropriate time frame.


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Truck drivers are required to drive for hours at a time, over thousands of miles. Recognizing the great risk that these large trucks pose to others on the road, both federal and state governments require truck drivers to comply with regulations regarding how many hours they can drive successively, how to load cargo properly, and how to conduct appropriate inspections. While many drivers are careful to abide by these rules, violations still occur at an alarming rate. If you were injured in a truck accident and want to learn more about your legal options, please contact an experienced truck accident attorney at The Levin Firm today.
What Causes Truck Accidents?
Despite the many regulations in place to help prevent accidents, thousands of victims are still injured in accidents involving large trucks every year. Some of the most common causes of truck accidents include:
While it is dangerous for any driver to engage in these types of activities, it can be deadly for truck drivers. This is largely due to the fact that semi-trucks are so much larger than standard-sized passenger vehicles and when they crash, they almost always collide with more than one vehicle. Furthermore, trucks also often carry dangerous cargo, such as lumber, heavy boulders, cement pipes, and even toxic materials. During crashes, this cargo can come loose, creating a hazard for anyone who was driving behind the truck prior to the accident.
For these reasons, injuries suffered in truck crashes are often severe and include:
Many of these injuries can have permanent and debilitating consequences, including paralysis, chronic pain, and disfigurement.
Federal Regulations
In an effort to prevent these types of horrific injuries, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) instituted a series of regulations to which drivers must adhere, which include rules regarding:
Drivers are also required to take regular break times. For example, truck drivers must comply with the following guidelines:
Driver fatigue is one of the leading causes of truck accidents, making it especially important for truck drivers to comply with these requirements. Finally, truck drivers are prohibited from driving if they have a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.04 percent or more, which is much lower than the legal limit for other drivers.
Establishing Negligence
In order to collect compensation, an injured party must demonstrate that a driver's negligence caused the crash. Having definitive evidence that a driver violated a federal regulation can go a long way towards establishing negligence, so it is critical to collect specific evidence, including:
Collecting this evidence can be crucial in demonstrating that not only was the driver negligent, but that his or her negligence can be linked directly to the victim's injuries.
Collecting Compensation
A truck driver's failure to comply with these requirements can have devastating consequences for others on the road. However, victims who can demonstrate that their injuries stemmed from a driver's negligence or violation of a federal regulation can collect compensation from the driver. This is true even when a driver's actual operation of the vehicle was not the cause of the accident. For example, a driver could still be held responsible for an accident if it was caused by his or her failure to properly load cargo or to conduct a safety inspection prior to the trip. In fact, drivers are not the only individuals that can be held liable for a victim's injuries, as the following entities can also be held responsible if their negligence contributed to the accident:
If able to establish one of these party's negligence, injured parties may be able to recover the following damages:
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Community in action
Love Thame was an idea seeded from members in Cornerstone Baptist Church who wanted to do something highly visible for the local community. In March 2011 we worked with Thame Churches United to carry out a number of projects in the local community. The Community Action Day was run by Thame Churches United and signifies the launch of a week-long series of events throughout the town.
"We wanted to give people a real sense of community and also wanted to share some of what Easter is about demonstrate unconditional love in the community," said Paddy Harris Pastor at Cornerstone.
Thame Churches United
Love Thame is led by Thame Churches United; a partnership of churches including St Mary's Church Thame, Barley Hill Church, Christchurch, Oasis, Cornerstone, Community Church Thame and Long Crendon Baptist Church.


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Face it: We love homemade summer fun, but there are some days when getting out the house beats nagging or listening to, "Mom, I'm booooorrrrreeeeeddddd."
You don't have to spend hundreds of dollars on summer camps to keep your kids busy. Check out these great activities sponsored by national chain stores and businesses.
Most of the links will take you to a page where you can type in your zipcode so you can find local information on days and times for the special FREE or low-cost summer fun offer. Be sure to bookmark this page for a little insurance, in case your vacation plans get rained out!
- Bass Pro Shops Family Summer Camp
When: June 7 – July 13. 2 – 6pm Tuesdays and Thursdays and Noon-4pm Saturdays and Sundays
Cost: Free
Features free activities and workshops where families with kids ages 8+ can learn the skills they need to enjoy great outdoor adventures, such as bird watching, archery, animal identification, pets in the outdoors and more. Kids can earn a collectable pin for every workshop and questions completed.
- AMF Bowling Summer Unplugged
When: Memorial Day – Labor Day 2014 – Everyday until 6:00pm
Cost: Free
Kids bowl for free at your local AMF Bowling Center. Just register your children to get weekly coupons via email for 3 free games per child per day all summer long. Shoe rental not included.
- Kids Bowl Free
When: Varies
Cost: Free
Kids bowl up to 2 games for free everyday throughout the summer at your local independently owned bowling alley. Shoe rental not included. See website for participating bowling alleys and the rules that they set on age limits.
- Kids Skate Free
When: Dates and times vary by center
Cost: Free. Some participating centers may charge for skate rental.
Find a roller skating center near you that offers free rink time for your kids.
- Junior Park Ranger
When: Varies
Cost: Free or low cost
The National Park Service's Junior Ranger program is an activity based program conducted in almost all parks. Typically between the ages of 5 – 13, kids complete a series of activities during a park visit, share their answers with a park ranger, and receive an official Junior Ranger patch and Junior Ranger certificate. You can download the activity books online. Some national parks charge an entrance fee, but you can visit free on August 25.
- Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program
When: May 20 – Sept 2, 2014
Cost: Free
Kids can earn a free book when they turn in a reading log with 8 books they have read.
- Pottery Barn Summer Reading Challenge
When: Until July 31
Cost: Free
Kids who read any 8 titles from the Pottery Barn recommended book list can receive a free book at a participating store. Supplies are limited.
- Pottery Barn Book Club for Kids
When: Every Tuesday at 11:00, year-round. Check website to confirm if your local stores hosts their Book Club at a different time.
Cost: Free
Kids of all ages are invited to share a special story time at Pottery Barn. First time attenders receive a Book Club Passport. Kids receive a small gift for attending five book club sessions.
- Jo-Ann Kids' Studio Classes
When: 2- and 3-hour classes throughout the summer
Cost: $30-45 per child per class.
These classes are a little pricy but they teach practical life skills, like sewing, knitting, and cake decorating. No prior skills are required.
- Lakeshore Learning Center
When: Every Saturday from 11:00 – 3:00pm
Cost: Free.
Kids get to make and take a free simple craft project. Check the website and print out a coupon that you can use while you shop.
- Michael's: Kid's Club
When: Saturdays from 10:00 – 11:30am
Cost: $2 per child.
These classes run for 30 minutes. Kids get to make a fun craft project in a supervised setting while you get to shop. Be sure to check out Michael's other craft classes at different days and times. Some are free and some require you to purchase materials, first
- Lowe's Kids Clinics
When: 10:00am on Saturdays
Cost: Free
Pre-register online and then show up to the store to build your "woodworking" kit. Kids receive a kit to build, a work apron, googles, and more. You'll need to register early because these events fill up fast.
- Home Depot Kids Workshops
When: 9:00 – noon. First Saturday of every month, year-round
Cost: Free
The Home Depot's Kids Workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills and tool safety, while at the same time helping to instill a sense of accomplishment. In addition to the newly constructed project kit, each child receives a kid-sized orange apron, similar to The Home Depot associates' aprons, and an achievement pin. Pre-registration is required.
- Cinemark Summer Movie Clubhouse
When: Weekday mornings. Varies by theatre.
Cost: Pre-purchase 10 movie tickets for $5.00 – or, purchase $1.00 tickets on the day of the show. Tickets good only for certain recently released G and PG movies. See website for details on the pre-purchase option.
- Harkins Summer Movie Fun
When: 9:45am. Weekday varies by theatre
Cost: Kids 12 and under can enjoy 10 movies throughout the summer when accompanied by an adult. Check the website for details on how to purchase your summer season tickets.
- Showcase Cinemas' Bookworm Wednesdays
When: Wednesdays at 10:00am from July 9 – August 13
Cost: Free
Turn in a "book report" in exchange for a free movie ticket. See website for downloadable book report form.
- Marcus Theatres Kids Dream
When: 10:00am on Sundays, Mondays, and Wednesdays between June 15 – August 13
Cost: $2.00
Enjoy 8 different movies throughout the summer, along with discounted popcorn and drink prices.
- Regal's Summer Movie Express 2012
When: Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:00am
Cost: $1.00 for all ages
During this 9-week festival, select Regal Cinemas, United Artists and Edwards Theatres will offer selected G or PG rated movies for only a dollar. A portion of the proceeds are donated to the Will Rogers' Institute.
- AMC Movies
AMC Theatres discontinued their Summer Movie Camp in 2010. They do, however, offer Student Day every Thursday throughout the year. High school and college students with IDs get special pricing on all movies.
- Target Community Events
When: Varies
Cost: Free or greatly reduced admission price
Through special partnerships with museums across the country, Target Stores sponsors free and reduced admission days throughout the year. Search your state and find an event near you.
- Blue Star Military Museums
When: Memorial Day – Labor Day
Cost: Free
All Active Military families with a qualifying ID card can gain free admission to over 2,000 museums across the United States.
- Bank of America Museums on Us
When: First full weekend of each month
Cost: Free
Bank of America customers can gain free admission to over 150 museums throughout the country just by showing their debit or credit card and a photo ID.
- Lego Stores Mini Builds
When: Varies
Cost: Free
Once a month, Lego Stores host a special, free make it-take it event for little builders ages 6-14. Quantities are limited. Check website for days, times, and featured mini-models.
- Camp Apple
When: 3-day events throughout the summer
Cost: Free
Kids ages 8-12 learn to shoot their own film footage; create an orginal song on Garage Band; and put it together in iMovie. Classes are held at Apple retail stores. Pre-registration is required.
- Microsoft Youth Spark Camps
When: Weekly from June 2 – August 29
Cost: Free
Junior Designers (ages 8-10) and Designers (ages 11-13) can enroll in free 1-week long Game Coding, Game Design, Movie Making, and Smart Photo Taking classes. Classes are held at Microsoft retail stores. Pre-registration is required.


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This article by Charles W Evans-Gunther was first published in Dragon Vol 4, No. 5, Winter 1993, pages 4-10. It is reproduced here by kind permission of the author
When I began to work on this article, I thought it would means reading four books. However, I ended up going through eight novels. I found that they were linked, and it seemed correct to read them in a particular sequence. Interestingly, the first is The Eagle of the Ninth and the last The Shield Ring. Chronologically, the books run:
The Eagle of the Ninth (1954) - 129 AD
The Silver Branch (1957) - 284 AD
Frontier Wolf (1980) - 343 AD
The Lantern Bearers (1959) - 410+ AD
Sword At Sunset (1963) - 5th century
Dawn Wind (1961) - mid-late 6th century
The Shield Ring (1956) - 11th century
All of the above are linked. The Shining Company (1990) set in the late 6th or early 7th century, is not connected with the others. All will become clear.
" ... Rome is hollow at the heart and one day she will come crashing down. A hundred years ago, it must have seemed that all this was forever; a hundred years hence - only the gods will know ... If I can make this one province strong - strong enough to stand alone when Rome goes down, then something may have been saved from the darkness. If not, the Dubris light and Limanis light and Rutupiae light will go out. The lights will go out everywhere. "
Taken from a scene in The Silver Branch where cousins Justin and Flavius meet Emperor Carausius, the above statement lays the basis for most of the books to come. Throughout these novels, there is a strong sense of light being smothered by an on-coming darkness. Again and again the analogy is used.
In the first of the series, The Eagle of the Ninth, we are introduced to Marcus Flavius Aquila and told that he had been initiated into the raven level of Mithraism, and this gives one 'clue' to the reference of light and darkness. The religion of Mithras, once rivalling Christianity for top place in the hit parade of religions in the Roman Empire, was dualist, derived from the much earlier Persian Zoroastianism. Here we have a constant war between Good - the Light - and Evil - the Darkness. Also, the analogy related to the more actual extinguishing of the light of Roman civilisation. The Roman Empire was becoming surrounded on all sides by 'barbarians' and it would be, in the eyes of the 'civilised' Romans (citziens of the Empire), the end if these savages took over. Rosemary Sutcliff shows the fears, but then turns the camera around and gives you the 'barbarians'' point of view. Often, the hero of the story begins with great hatred of his enemy, but grows to understand the reality of the situation.
This must have been what the Late Romans and Romano-Britons felt where they saw the destruction brought about by the Anglo-Saxon raids. To them, the light of Roman civlisation was going out, and their whole way of life, and thinking, was changing. However the Anglo-Saxons in Britain, Franks, Visigoths and other Germanic tribes in Europe, would not extinguish the light, but transform it into a different light - a different civilisation. There can be little doubt that there were raids on Roman Britain by the Anglo-Saxons, Picts and Scots, without settlement, but when these tribes eventually set up home, it became a different picture. They did not bring the darkness with them - their gods were gods of light and darkness - but they certainly did not consider themselves the bringers of darkness. Possibly they saw the Romans as the evil dominators, but it may not have been a fight of good against evil, rather a struggle for land. However, there is no need to go so deeply into this, Miss Sutcliff's novels have another link - the dolphin ring.
More than anything in these seven books, the characters are bonded together by actual relationship - all being part of the Aquila family. We are introduced to the family in The Eagle of the Ninth, and meet it throughout all the novels, though in Sword At Sunset they take a minor part to the dominant figure of Arthur, and in The Shield Ring the character is only a very distant relative.
The Aquila family originated in Etruria, Italy, and came to Britannia with the father of Marcus Flavius Aquila. He had been in the 9th Hispana Legion which was defeated in the north and disappeared. Marcus finds out the truth and we are introduced for the first time to the concrete link. Marcus, disguised as a healer, is amongst the Epidii tribe in northern Britain when he is showed an object by their chieftain:
"Marcus took it from him and bent to examine it. It was a heavy signet-ring; and on the flawed emerald which formed the bezel was engraved the dolphin badge of his own family ... suddenly across twelve years or more, he was looking up at a dark, laughing man who seemed to tower over him. There were pigeons wheeling around the man's bent head, and when he put up his hand to rub his forehead, the sunlight that surrounded the pigeon's wings with fire caught the flawed emerald of the signet-ring he wore."
It is eventually returned to Marcus by Liathan of the Epidii.
The ring appears for the first time in The Eagle of the Ninth, but it continues ... In The Silver Branch we meet descendants of Marcus - Marcelus Flavius Aquila - and his cousin Tiberius Lucius Justinianus. Flavius shows Justin the ring:
"It was a heavy and very battered signet ring. The flawed emerald which formed the bezel was darkly cool ..."
Alexios Flavius Aquila, in Frontier Wolf is sent to Scotland, and as he approaches Castellum:
"He found that he had dropped his gaze from the distant fort, and was staring down at his bridle hand: at the flawed emerald ring with its intaglio-cut dolphin on his signet finger. An old and battered ring that had come down to him through a long proud line of soldiers ..."
In The Lantern Bearers, the ring belongs to the father of the main characters. Aquila's father, Flavian:
" ... was fondling [the dog] Margarita's ears, drawing them again and again through his fingers, and the freckled sunlight under the leaves made small, shifting sparks of green fire in the flawed emerald of his great signet ring with its engraved dolphin."
Flavian is killed in a Saxon raid, and the ring is taken by a pirate whose son later marries Flavia, Aquila's sisters, who had been kidnapped by the Saxons. The ring was given to her as a wedding gift and then later in the story given by Flavia to Aquila.
Rosemary Sutcliff wrote an adult novel about Arthur - Sword At Sunset - but kept some of the characters from her juvenile novels. Aquila, who married Ness and had a child whome he called Flavian, is seen with Arthur in Arfon:
"Save for his horses, the only thing of value that he possessed was the flawed engraved signet ring engraved with its dolphin badge, which had come from his father and would one day go to his son ..."
Aquila is killed in the Battle of Badon and the ring is passed by Arthur to Flavian. A few generations go by and in Dawn Wind we find Owain wounded, but alive, on a battlefield. Searching through the dead, he finds his father and his brother Ossian. As he is about to leave the scene:
" ... something on his father's hand gave off a spark of greenish light under the moon. He bent forward with a gasp. The great ring with its dolphin device cut in the flawed emerald of the bezel was one of the first things he could remember. It had been his father's and his father's before him, away back to the days when the Legions first marched through Britain."
The ring finally appears, strangely enough, in The Shield Ring, a book about Norse people holding out against the dominance of the Normas, published in the 1956 before most of the other books mentioned above. In this, Bjorn is given by his foster-father Haethcyn
" ... a small thing that caught the green fire from the lantern ... It was a ring: a massive gold ring of ancient workmanship, much scarred and battered with a bezel of dark green translucent stone, on which was engraved a device of some sort ..."
- a dolphin. Haethcyn tells him it was made:
"... by the people of Romeburg."
that it was Bjorn's father's and:
" ... his father's before him, and his father's before that. It came out of Wales with that British foremother of yours that I once told you of, and was old even then, and had come down to her - for she was the last of an ancient line - from the high far-off days from the people of the Legions whence her line was sprung. So the story has passed down with the ring from father to son; ..."
It would seem that Miss Sutcliff had thought well ahead from Marcus Flavius Aquila, especially since The Eagle of the Ninth was published in 1954 and The Shield Ring, with Bjorn, over a thousand years later, being published in 1956. This was before The Silver Branch, the next in the Roman series of stories. In many ways, this shows the kind of writer Rosemary Sutcliff was, and that she devoted a lot of herself to the creation of a background beyond the next book she was writing. I don't know how much of this she did, but going from one book to the other indicates very good continuity. Certain characters can be linked very easily, while others are a bit harder, and yet the connections are so well produced that a virtual family tree can be constructed from Marcus Flavius Aquila to Owain in Dawn Wind. Without any doubt, The Lantern Bearers and Sword At Sunset are inseperably linked. In the interview by Raymond H Thompson for Avalon to Camelot, Rosemary Sutcliff states:
"The Lantern Bearers is offfically a children's book, but I would claim that my books are for children of all ages, from nine to ninety. Sword at Sunset is officially an adult book. But the two are really part of the same story. The Lantern Bearers finishes exactly three days before Sword At Sunset starts ..."
A blog for the historical novelist Rosemary Sutcliff, born 14th December 1920, died 23rd July 1992. Amongst her most popular books are: The Eagle of the Ninth, The Lantern Bearers, and Sword at Sunset. This blog is run by Sandra Garside-Neville and Sarah Cuthbertson. Please feel free to contribute via the comments boxes, or email us at email@example.com
4 June 2005
The Dark Age Novels of Rosemary Sutcliff by Charles W Evans-Gunther - Part I
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If you're concerned about how you're going to take care of your indoor marijuana plants while you're out of town on a vacay, then you must read on.
Install an irrigation system
Your marijuana plants still need sufficient amount of water even if you're away. To take care of the water issue, you need to put a programmable timer for your indoor garden. You can attach it to a hose or sprinkler which is connected to a faucet. Set the timer to activate every day or at least thrice a week if you'll be away for a while. However, this might not work 100%. It's still better if you could ask someone to check your indoor garden once a week to make sure all is well.
Feed your plants
Fill their hunger with liquid fertilizer and granular fertilizer before leaving. Food is important especially if your vacation lasts for more than a week. When feeding them with the fertilizers, ensure that you follow everything mentioned on the packages.
Examine Your Garden
Again, before leaving, it's best to inspect everything. Check if there are pests around and if your indoor marijuana plants are receiving enough water. Do examine the LED grow lights you have installed as well. If you're not using these lights yet, you better switch to them as soon as possible because they're more energy-efficient and less expensive in terms of operational costs when compared to other types of lighting systems. Be sure to read more about LED grow lights!
Ask for someone's help
In truth, having a garden assistant is still the best. If possible, do ask a neighbor or a family member to check your indoor garden once in a while. A friend might be willing to examine it every day, so why not take the chance? Besides, if you can afford to go on a holiday, perhaps you can afford to pay your garden assistant too. If they don't want cash (which is unlikely), then perhaps you can share the marijuana plants that are ready for harvest as payment for their services.
With these tips, I'm sure you'll enjoy your vacay better. Happy holiday!


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I have to tell you, first off, that Germany is a very beautiful country. It hasn't even been a full week yet and I am in love with the greenery, the quaint little villages and towns, the vineyards that line the hills and red roofs from homes that dot everything in between. The villages are small, and in most cases that we have seen, the Church Steeple is the tallest point in all of them. It's a simplicity that you don't see back in the states, and a much more casual way of living. Mixed in with the simplicity and history, you were reminded of modern times -- I am in LOVE with how Germany embraces alternate fuel sources -- wind mills & solar panel fields everywhere. It was amazing!
I have to admit that I am starting to get a little overwhelmed with all of it. Not with being here, necessarily -- we WANT to be here and wouldn't trade it for anything -- but the language barrier is a tad frustrating, and embarrassing. I have picked up a couple phrases and words here or there, and most people in our area speak English, but I hate to admit I hate asking them to so that I can understand. I will admit, there have been a couple dicey menu choices. I personally am on a mission to learn as much as I can. I feel that it will make my personal experience here that much better. We truly want the full experience in living here, which means learning the language as well. This is a large priority for me (and hopefully my husband) and I am grateful that we bought some "learning to speak German" discs before we left AND BROUGHT THEM in our suitcases! But all in all, people have been so kind to us. I think, overall. Germany has a reputation of not being very friendly. I have found that people don't smile at you when you are walking down the street, and they would rather barrel into you on the sidewalk if you don't get out of THEIR way instead of moving themselves. If you say hi, they won't say hi back when out in public. But one-on-one? Incredibly kind and helpful. At least what we have seen so far.
We are still figuring out the housing situation. Things are so up in the air, and from what we were told today, it looks like we will have no choice but to live on post. This is not our ideal situation -- again, we want the FULL experience in being here, which for us means living off-post -- but we are complete "make the best of any situation" type of people. I will drive off post every day with the kids if it means shopping on the economy, exploring, finding new parks and small cafe's to hang out in. I really cannot express how excited we are to take it all in. We want to leave here with zero regrets -- this means living as un-American as possible.


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The Tech Industry Faces a New Reality
I turned off the TV early last night and went to bed. Did I miss anything?
I did notice as I was shutting down that stock market futures were plunging at the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency. These types of exogenous-variable market shocks typically don't last as they aren't tied to fundamentals. The markets judge this to be a disaster, like a terrorist attack or a major natural calamity. Typically only events like weak earnings or lost business truly affect stock market fundamentals.
And yet, the picture global investors are painting for U.S. markets is bleak, and Silicon Valley won't be immune.
Plunging equity values would put a damper on all the M&A that has been remaking the tech landscape. A U.S. trade war with China would hit technology companies hard, given how they have outsourced their manufacturing to China and have begun to count on it as a major end market. A protectionist country with an unpredictable president is no place to do serious business. Obama-loving Silicon Valley, a region replete with rags-to-riches stories of immigrants who parlayed their brains into great fortunes, will find no friend in the new White House.
Get Data Sheet, Fortune's technology newsletter, where this essay originated.
At Fortune, we've been busy this week wrapping up an issue of the magazine that will anoint a different leader, our Businessperson of the Year. The election for our annual honor was contested overwhelmingly by data, that is, the financial performance of the business leader's company. We allowed no candidate to campaign for the spot, and the only debates were among our editorial team. I can't reveal the winner as we plan to do that first thing Thursday morning. I can tell you it's a laudable, self-made executive who runs a one-of-a-kind business whose impact has been felt around the world.
Sounds like a leader to get behind, right?