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In 1953, Fort Worth Independent School District purchased a plot of land from Tommy Forbis. Construction started immediately on what was to become Glencrest Elementary School. When the doors opened in 1954, students were welcomed to a ten-room school.
By 1973, Glencrest Elementary had seen two separate expansions that transformed the building. Glencrest Elementary School had grown in size to sixteen classrooms for the first through fifth grade, a new art classroom, a library, and a kindergarten -- all providing extended learning opportunities for the students. However, a declining enrollment of elementary age pupils and a booming population at Forest Oak Middle School lead to the decision to transform the school's mission. In the autumn of 1973, the school changed its name to Forest Oak Annex.
With the beginning of the 1976-1977 school year, the twenty-three year old building witnessed the third name it was destined to carry. Fort Worth Independent School District had selected this building to serve as the prototype of a single-grade school. Thus was created Glencrest Middle School, also known locally as Glencrest Sixth Grade.
The 2005-2006 school year brought with it the opening of a new school library, additional wings and classrooms, and a new teacher's lounge. Faculty, staff, students and parents were appreciative of the increase in available floor space.
In 2009, the current campus administrators were studying proposals to further modernize the building. Renovations to the building began in July 2010, and included the replacement of the carpet with tile, an increase in the number of network drops and electrical outlets, and replacement of the existing flooring in two of the science classrooms. The renovations continued through the school year, and resulted in the temporary dislocation of classes while the renovations are performed.
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Health Physics Statistics
Continuing education course introduces the use of statistics in operational health physics
The modern health physicist must be prepared to review, interpret, and analyze statistical data. The use of statistics and emphasis on risk-based decision-making has become more and more important to the radiation protection community. To help meet the need for trained personnel in this area, ORAU conducts a five-day training course—Health Physics Statistics. The American Academy of Health Physics grants 40 Continuing Education Credits for completion of this course.
Training dates
- June 22-26, 2020 (registration coming soon)
Course description
This five-day course introduces participants to the use of statistics in operational health physics. The course is divided between lectures and practical laboratory activities designed to reinforce important principles. Core concepts such as probability distributions, descriptive statistics, and hypothesis testing are included to support more detailed discussions on uncertainty propagation and statistical tests.
Who should attend
This course is for individuals with limited statistical knowledge and/or practical work experience who must analyze data sets and/or must oversee health physics projects.
$1,995 - The tuition includes the full cost of training, books, and instructional materials. Attendees will also receive a free copy of the ORAU Professional Training Programs Electronic Library DVD.
Registration Information
The decision deadline for running a course is 30 days prior to the course start date. If there are not enough registrants at that time, the course will be cancelled, so please REGISTER EARLY. If you are unable to register prior to the deadline, please contact the Registrar for assistance.
You have several options on registration and payment for an ORAU PTP course:
- Register and pay online (see course listings for registration links) with a credit card (VISA, MasterCard, AMEX or Discover)
- Download the registration form to fill out and submit to the Registrar. Payment arrangements will follow.
- Contact the Registrar by email or phone for complete assistance in registration and payment.
Be sure to read the following information prior to registering.
Non-citizens (U.S.)
Since this training takes place in a Department of Energy facility, certain security requirements must be met. Foreign nationals must be cleared before attending, a process that may take several weeks. If you are a foreign national, contact the Registrar for additional information.
One month prior to the course starting date, if that much advance time is available, you will receive written confirmation of your registration, as well as additional information regarding time, local lodging, and local transportation. You are responsible for your own lodging arrangements.
You may cancel your registration 30 days prior to the course start date with no penalty. Individuals who cancel within 30 days of the course start date will be assessed a 10% cancellation fee based on the cost of the course. Individuals who do not notify ORAU of cancellation and do not attend the course will be assessed a 20% cancellation fee.
Cancellations must be communicated directly to the ORAU Professional Training Programs Registrar and a confirmation will be provided. Cancellation fees will be invoiced to participants after the completion of the course. If a course was paid in full at the time of registration, reimbursement (minus any applicable cancellation fee) will be processed after course completion.
ORAU's Professional Training Programs reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a course due to insufficient participants, or for other reasons beyond our control. If a course is canceled, you will be notified by phone or email one month prior to the start date of the course. No cancellation fee will be assessed for courses canceled by ORAU. If ORAU cancels the course, any payments received prior to the cancellation of the course will be refunded in full.
ORAU does not recommend that participants make non-refundable travel arrangements prior to the one month cancellation window. ORAU is not liable for such costs if the course is canceled.
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- From the airport, take US 129 N (Alcoa Highway) toward Knoxville for approximately 2.3 miles.
- Use the right lane to merge onto I-140 W via the ramp to Oak Ridge.
- Continue on I-140 W for approximately 11.4 miles. You will cross interstate I-40/I-75. As you cross the interstate continue onto TN-162 N (Pellissippi Parkway).
- In 5.9 miles, TN-162 N will merge with TN-62 W. You will travel through the small Solway community that primarily consists of gas stations and small stores. Continue over the Clinch River/Solway Bridge, and past a local cemetery that will be on the right.
- Stay in one of the left two lanes and continue another 6.3 miles to Oak Ridge.
Directions to the training center:
- After you have crossed over the Clinch River/Solway Bridge and are next to the cemetery, you will see a sign that says "Bethel Valley Road ORNL Y12 Complex, CLOSED TO THROUGH TRAFFIC." Our facility is located prior to the closure. Take the exit right onto Bethel Valley Road.
- In approximately 0.8 miles, the training center will be on the left at the intersection of Bethel Valley Road and Pumphouse Road (to the left) and Scarboro Road (to the right). Turn left onto Pumphouse Road. There will be two entrances immediately on the left into the parking lot.
- To enter the facility, walk around to the front of the building. The training center entrance faces Bethel Valley Road closest to the intersection.
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Hotel Address Phone Distance Candlewood Suites* 10206 Parkside Drive, Knoxville 865.777.0400
10 miles Comfort Inn 433 S. Rutgers Ave., Oak Ridge 865.481.8200
2.5 miles Courtyard by Marriott 216 Langley Place, Knoxville 865.539.0600 9 miles Days Inn 206 S. Illinois Ave., Oak Ridge 865.483.5615
3 miles Doubletree 215 S. Illinois Ave., Oak Ridge 865.481.2468
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2.5 miles TownePlace Suites by Marriott* 205 Langley Place, Knoxville 865.693.5216 9 miles Westgate Apartments 101-O Gates Drive 865.481.0603 8 miles
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Airline Phone Number Allegiant Air 702.505.8888 American Airlines 1.800.433.7300 Delta Airlines 702.505.8888 Frontier Airlines 801.401.9000 United Airlines 1.800.864.8331 McGhee Tyson Airport 865.342.3000 Rental Car Agency Phone Number Reservations Alamo 865.342.3210 1.800.327.9633 AVIS 865.342.3220 1.800.331.1212 Budget Car Rental 865.342.3220 1.800.527.0700 Dollar Car Rental 865.342.3250 1.800.366.2277 Enterprise Rent-a-Car 865.342.1650 1.800.Rent.A.Car Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Oak Ridge 865.483.8494 1.800.325.8007 Hertz 865.342.3232 1.800.654.3131 National Car Rental 865.342.3240 1.800.227.7368
Tentative Course Schedule
Monday 8:00 AM Welcome, Registration, Orientation and Photo 8:15 AM Descriptive Statistics 10:15 AM Practical Exercise: Basic Statistics - Hand Calculations 11:00 AM Practical Exercise: Basic Statistics - Software Calculations 1:00 PM Probability Distributions 3:30 PM Practical Exercise: Chi Square Applications Tuesday 8:00 AM Review Session 8:15 AM Inferential Statistics 9:45 AM Practical Exercise: Confidence Limits 10:15 AM Practical Exercise: Goodness of Fit, Normality, and Outliers 1:00 PM Critical Levels and Detection Limits 2:30 PM Practical Exercise: Determining Critical Levels and Detection Limits Wednesday 8:00 AM Review Session 10:00 AM Minimum Quantifiable Concentration 11:00 AM Uncertainty – General 12:45 PM Propagation of Uncertainty 1:45 PM Practical Exercise: Combined Uncertainty 2:30 PM Control Charts 3:30 PM Practical Exercise: Control Charts Thursday 8:00 AM Review Session 8:15 AM Statistical Tests (Part 1) 11:00 AM Practical Exercise: Interpretation of Statistical Tests 1:00 PM Practical Exercise: Interpretation of Statistical Tests (cont.) 2:00 PM Statistical Tests (Part 2) Friday 8:00 AM Review Session 9:00 AM Reporting Data 10:00 AM Special Statistics in Decommissioning 11:30 AM Course Critique and Adjourn
Contact us
For more information about ORAU's Professsional Training Programs, contact:
ORAU Professional Training Programs
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Cerro Gordo County Primary Results
The results are in for Iowa's Jun 5 primary election and, while some officials remained entirely uncontested, other contenders are shoving past one another in the race by a narrow margin.
Steve King, Republican Representative for District 4, was contested by contender Cyndi Hanson, but she missed the mark and scored only 30.75% of votes as opposed by King's 69.02%.
Three individuals in the Democratic party are competing for the position of District 4 Representative, but the results are by no means even. J.D. Scholten won the majority with just under two-thirds of the votes, with Leann Jacobsen tailing him at 30.83%. John Paschen brought up the rear with under ten percent of votes.
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European Elegance on Bird Key! Privacy and elegance await you behind the gates that open to a courtyard infused with magnificent colors of blooming tropical plants and a life-sized bronze horse. Charcoal grey pavers lead you to the pair of 8 ft. walnut colored doors that start your love affair with the custom two-story, 4 bedroom 4-1/2 bath custom estate with 4,289 s.f. under air built by Anchor Builders. It's all about quality for this truly remarkable residence that offers timeless architectural features including travertine marble floors throughout the main living areas, wood floors in the bedrooms, marble and granite countertops, beautiful cabinetry, stunning built-ins, gorgeous archways, French stone fireplace, dramatic two-story foyer, bronze braided stair railings, double crown molding, tray ceilings, spectacular gourmet kitchen with secret pantry, new Wolf 6 burner gas range with double ovens, new Subzero fridge, magnificent 10' sliders opening to the custom pool and spa surrounded by tropical, lush manicured landscaping. Other features include exquisite light fixtures, a resort-like master suite with huge his and hers walk-in closets, luxurious Calcutta gold clad marble bath with dual sinks, walk-in shower for two and large jetted tub. Upstairs is an extraordinary media/game room with pool table, theater seating, wet bar, wine fridge, dishwasher, icemaker and a gorgeous balcony overlooking the pool.Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Res R E.
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The FastBraiin Approach: Positive and Comprehensive
We are positive in that we believe ADHD is not a disability, but an incredible gift–what we call FastBraiin.
We are comprehensive in that we look at each client from a medical, behavioral, and educational perspective. Our doctors learn from our educators, and our educators learn from our counselors, giving you or your child the most targeted and beneficial care available.
After an initial evaluation, we begin developing one's strengths and weaknesses utilizing aspects of creativity, study skills, nutrition, lifestyle coaching, and if necessary, medication, all with the goal of seeing each client find their pathway to success.
Our hope is to replace the "disease" stigma of ADHD with the strength, adaptability, and confidence of FastBraiin.


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Orange & Park:
Wanderlust: a very strong and irresistible impulse or desire to travel the world. After all, to travel is to truly live. And capturing that notion for me is Orange & Park. They are the creators behind original screen printed maps, shirts, stationary and notebooks. Be it a sentimental hometown, a memorable trip or family lineage — they have an affinity for a particular corner of the world.
I love that they combine clever typography, a tad of love for geography and a whole bunch of screen printing to create unique products inspired by these special places. An Orange & Park print would make an awesome gift or shed light on some lush travel inspo hung in your own abode as it does in mine.


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WSU Offers Lamb 300 Short Course
September 7, 2012
Washington State University (WSU) Extension and Departments of Animal Sciences are excited to announce the third WSU Lamb 300 short course that will be offered Oct. 18-20 at the WSU Department of Animal Sciences on the Pullman Campus.
Lamb 300 is a three-day, hands-on workshop designed for progressive individuals involved with the sheep industry. The course will focus on teaching producers, feeders and marketers (regardless of size or type of operation) how to produce and market quality lambs and lamb products. Participants will learn how environmental, nutritional, genetic and managerial factors contribute to meat quality as well as how meat quality factors influence the price producers receive for lamb and lamb products marketed through various outlets. This program will increase one's understanding of lamb quality and marketing, enabling participants to make informed decisions to improve profitability, competitiveness and wholesomeness of the livestock they are producing.
Registration fee for the class is $150 per participant, which covers meals, materials and parking. Hotel accommodations will be the responsibility of the participant. The course is limited to 32 and will be filled on a first-pay, first-serve basis. Registration deadline is Oct. 1.
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The Lunar Rising Petite Necklace
The Lunar Rising Petite Necklace
The Lunar Rising Petite Necklace is short & is meant to align your heart & voice into resonance with one another. Helping you to harness & know your dreams & speak them into being. The moon wrangles our intuition & keeps us in perfect harmonious flow as it beings clarity & light to your innermost desires.
The Lunar Rising Line was Divinely inspired & helps the wearer to align with the feminine flow, assisting with the push & pull of the cosmos & the give & receive energy of the Universe. The mixed metal throughout the line creates a dynamic balance in the wearer as they harness the energy of the moon & the sun through the gold & silver metals. The Lunar Rising Line allows one to ride the waves of life & align like the planets in perfect harmony. Bringing the energy of the moons gravitational pull to you to keep you on track in your orbit of life.


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Contempt wears many faces | A Dream, Part 1
by Elouise
Last week, two days after the December 2 San Bernardino attack, I had a vivid dream. I've been puzzling over it for several days. In the meantime, public rhetoric and political talk about what to do and not do about terrorism dominates the air waves. As do reminders of the anguish of victims living and dead.
A circus atmosphere has invaded our air space.
We can't wait to see the next act,
even though it disgusts us.
Then there's that endless wave of finger-pointing.
Gun sales soar.
Macho bully talk and quick-fix solutions escalate.
As does silence born of fear.
Are my vocal chords paralyzed? If not, what am I to say or do? Am I hunkering down, hoping to become anonymous and not draw attention to myself? All this and more informs the way I'm thinking about my dream.
Here's the entire dream, from my dream journal, verbatim:
Scene 1
I'm in an impoverished setting. A visitor, not a resident. The small sitting room has old furniture (straight-back chairs) and a very small TV sitting on a cluttered table. There's an old plant—not very healthy—with stems drooping in front of the TV screen.
This seems to be a home for children and young women. A few are in the room with me. I'm not sure who's in charge. I decide to tune the TV to a clear station and clear away the stems so we can see what's on the screen. I invite the young girls (up to age 14?) to watch with me. We pull up chairs and begin watching whatever is on TV. (I can't remember what it was.)
In a few minutes, other girls come in bringing chairs with them. I see an opportunity to connect with them. I'm not sure how it will happen, but I see they're eager for positive attention, camaraderie, and perhaps information. About what? I'm not sure yet.
I look behind me (I'm on the end of the front row) and see that the room is now crowded. The young girls and women seem to like talking and being together. The TV reception isn't good, but it seems to be a drawing-point for connecting these young women with each other. What might we all enjoy watching and discussing? I don't know.
Scene 2
In the next scene I'm out on the street, standing on a sidewalk next to what looks like a beer joint. Two adult men walk up to the beer joint. Each has a young adult woman hooked onto a heavy metal chain—as though they were dogs. I recognize the two young women. They were in the small room. They're dressed well. One even seems to be dressed up in 'Sunday' clothes.
The men have just 'captured' them. One is crying out, struggling against the chain on her arm. The man hooks her chain to a pole outside the beer joint and tells her that if she's gone when he returns (from drinking?), he'll kill her. The second man also secures his chain and goes in with his buddy.
The young woman on the second chain throws herself down onto the pavement, face down and in a fetal position, facing into a corner just outside the entrance to the beer joint. Her knees are drawn up beneath her on the pavement, and she's sobbing in despair. She has on a beautiful black and white print dress.
I'm wondering what to do.
My alarm bell rings.
To be continued….
© Elouise Renich Fraser, 9 December 2015
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Eureka! 2012 : A brief look (Register now at http://ecell.in/eureka/
Eureka!(Asia's Largest B-Plan Competition - as accredited by Thomson and Reuters and CNN)
This year Eureka!, which was launched on 4th September, is all set to break all records and offer total prizes worth over INR 4 million. The title sponsor for Eureka is SBI and associate sponsor is REGUS. CNBC TV18 is official media partner.
The winning entry of Eureka (Business) would get cash prizes of INR 5 Lakhs and 3 Lakhs for first runners up. For Eureka! Social, the winning entry gets a cash prize of INR 1 Lakh and INR 50,000 for first runners up. Further all winning entries would get an opportunity to secure angel funding (Mumbai Angels, Indian Angel Network, venture nursery) besides mentoring by seasoned entrepreneurs and leading corporates. They would also get an opportunity to get incubation at Morpheus. The winners of Eureka! 2012 would be provided office spaces for incubation worth INR 4.5 Lakh by Regus. Eureka! Business finalists would be given consultancy services worth INR 5 Lakhs. Financial, Legal, IP, PR, HR and Business Scaling Up consultacy would be provided by esteemed consultants like activitas management advisors Pvt. Ltd. (Financial), Euphoria consulting Pvt. Ltd (HR) and Brain League (IP Services).
The winning entry of Eureka! (Business category) would also get a fully paid trip to Silicon Valley and Stanford University, California, US to attend E-boot Camp, BASES (Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students).
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· Eureka Youth Award: With a vision to promote entrepreneurship among youth participants, E-Cell has gone a step ahead, introduced a separate track called "Eureka Youth Award" for the college students and recent graduates. All participants in this track have to be below 26 years. The participants would be eligible to participate in both Business and Social Categories
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At the G8 Summit in July 2005, the leaders of the richest industrialized nations, including Canada, pledged to develop and implement a comprehensive response to AIDS with the goal of achieving universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment by 2010. Despite some gains, this goal is still far from being achieved. Sustained action will be required to deliver on this promise.
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Respect Your Mother
EcoPalooza left its mark on Santa Monica College on Tuesday, April 21 with booths, bikes and bubble machines all in honor of Earth Day. However, the theme of the day was not earth, rather, it was education.
The event featured a treasure hunt, where students had to go up to each booth, ask them a question on the environment or sustainability and get a stamp from them. Each student who filled his/her paper received a raffle ticket.
The Sierra Club, founded in 1893 by John Muir, still holds on strong to his philosophy. Muir people need to be taken out into the wilderness in order to protect it. "We still take people out to nature and when they get motivated we go OK, what would you like to get started on as your project," said Judy Anderson, a member of the Sierra Club.
Muir also believed strongly that everything is connected to everything else, and in order for us to survive, we need to take care of the resources we have. "We really are all interdependent," said Anderson. For more information on hikes and nature visits please visit www.sierraclub.org
The most popular booth at the festival was ZJ Boarding House, a surf shop that turns recycled water bottles into board shorts and car tires into flip-flops. ZJ won the Sustainability Award in 2003 and their passion for taking care of the earth comes from what it does for them.
"Skateboarders use the streets, snowboarders use the snow and surfers use the ocean," said Noah Lewkow, a buyer for ZJ. "We got to keep that space clean since we're using the environment." ZJ is located on 2619 Main St.
Although there were many bike booths, one of the most hands-on stations was the Bike Blender. As students took turns riding the stationary bike with a blender attached to the back, they were able to make, and later drink, their own smoothies.
"It's pretty interesting, actually kind of a work out," said engineering major Hudson Wilson as he got off the bike. "It's impractical definitely."
"But it's fun and now you get how much energy it takes to run a blender," Genevieve Burton, sustainability coordinator, responded to him.
Another interactive spot was the Eco Action Club's, where students were painting bottles to promote awareness. The bottles were then attached to a sculpture that will be placed over the water-refilling station inside the cafeteria. The sculpture will be filled with facts about water bottle waste and hung over the station with bottles pointing in the direction of the trashcan.
The point is to tell people "you could be using all this trash or you can get just one bottle and use it all the time," said Daniel Miguez. There will be a ribbon cutting for the station on Friday, April 25 at 1 p.m.
The quad was transformed and each tent was shooting out facts and information at every turn, but one of the most helpful hints came from Brad Edwards on Helen's Cycles. "People keep asking me why biking is good for the environment. Well because it helps reduce use of fossil fuels and it helps decongest our roadways."
"They also ask, 'how do I ride a bike and stay safe?'" Edwards tells them to "obey the rules of the road, stop at stop signs and stay off the sidewalk."
EcoPalooza was a celebration of the earth, but it was also a reminder of what we have to do to keep the earth alive and well.


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Digital Documentation in Archaeology - Presidio Course
This Digital Documentation in Archaeology Syllabus was a collaboration between CoDA, the Presidio of San Francisco, and MACTiA – Multimedia Authoring Center for Teaching in Anthropology of UC Berkeley.
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Course Description
This is a Summer course (Anthropology 136e) and satisfies the methods requirement for the Anthropology major, and the American Cultures undergraduate requirement. The program revolves around "New Media and the Public Understanding in Cultural Heritage" and focuses on the real world challenge of documenting archaeological places through the creation of interpretive walks and non-invasive site installations, specifically at the Presidio of San Francisco.
The course involves the design, field trial, and documentation of different formats of representation of cultural heritage places, with an emphasis on practical digital field recording combined with geo-temporal databases. The aim is to seek alternatives to permanent markers of information about places, especially in sensitive sites, such as national or regional parks. The course could takes advantage of different specialists in digital technologies for storytelling and digital documentation.
The students will be contributing to the digital heritage of the Presidio and its public interpretation by linking the original site records, digitized artifacts, maps and other materials to the sites in the Presidio. Students will work with these primary data and research materials, and will help to bring the materials into a coherent, accessible framework for public interpretation and enjoyment.
The course guides students through the whole process of digital site documentation. The first part comprises the initial planning and team formation, archaeological history and theory. The second part focuses on the digital documentation strategy for collecting, processing and cataloging a variety of different digital media and sources. The students will be exposed to the essentials for digital site documentation and digital asset management, photography, GIS, digital illustration, 3D acquisition, videography, oral histories, archival research, field planning, and archaeological survey.
In the third part of the course students will learn to integrate these digital media into the existing "Remixing el Presidio" database. We will explore various mechanisms for the representation of this information with particular focus on the use of new media as a basis for constructing narratives that can be explored by visitors of the actual site as well as online.
This course leveraged the results of the collaborative project "DAA – Digital Archaeology Archive" between the Anthropology Department of UC Berkeley and the Presidio Archaeology Lab. This project was born as part of the digitization efforts ongoing at the Presidio Lab, and has further reinforced the collaboration between the two institutions. The DAA project, 2009-2011, had a major goal of contributing to the digitization process of archaeological collections, and to put in place a methodology to guide future work. With the active and extensive involvement of four interns, the Berkeley team has so far produced over 12.000 digital photographs of archaeological artifacts and ca. 1500 scans of associated documents. The DAA will provide the primary corpus of research materials for the course.
The course is generously supported by the Presidio Archaeology Lab of the Presidio Trust, which will provide space, advisory oversight, educational and research materials throughout ongoing partnership.
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Student Outcomes
- At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the research, interpretation, and concepts of site management of the San Francisco Presidio in the context of the worldwide management of cultural heritage sites and landscapes;
- Critically evaluate site management plans of cultural heritage sites and landscapes in terms of movement across them by visitors and possible paths to visitor interpretations;
- Locate, utilize and cite the basic sources including library, internet and professional organizations for the course themes;
- Understand and apply the concepts and rules of intellectual property in the context of repurposing and sharing of data;
- Understand the concepts of the preservation, management, and archiving of digital data;
- Have gained an in-depth familiarity with the history of the San Francisco Presidio, specifically the el Presidio fort and deAnza trail, and the traditional and planned presentation of the sites in the Levantar Project;
- Have gained familiarity with American archaeology, esp. within National/Regional/Urban parks.
- Have carried out detailed research and documentation of one of the trails/sites chosen for interpretation;
- Have gained skill and experience in one advanced technique of digital documentation of heritage sites and applied this to one of the trails/sites chosen for interpretation of the el Presidio fort, el Polin and de Anza trail;
- Collaborate to produce a working plan for an interpretive trail/site chosen for interpretation of the el Presidio fort, el Polin and de Anza trail, providing documentation and a set of alternative plans for the installation of a digitally remediated walk;
- Collaborate to produce a website to share the plan with the public.
Weekly seminars (1-hr) review theoretical readings, offer topical short lectures and team progress reports on each of the major projects and their research tasks. Studio sessions will focus on group hands-on training and individual guidance to cover state-of-the-art methods for processing the archaeological media and software skills. Teams will be created for each field school site. Smaller groups will be formed to specialize on each technology. This course follows in the MACTiA model of building mentor interactions between faculty, team leaders, graduate students, URAP apprentices and new students in an attempt to foster a continuous learning and teaching cycle of archaeological stewardship.
Required Reading
Voss, B. 2008 The Archaeology of Ethnogenesis, Race and Sexuality in Colonial San Francisco. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.
Additional Reading
Bolter, J. and R. Grusin 1999 Remediation: Understanding New Media. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass. Forist, B. 2003 Visitor Use and Evaluation of Interpretive Media. National Park Service.
Fowler, P. 2004 Landscapes for the World: Conserving a Global Heritage. WINDgather Press, Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK.
Machlis, G., J. et al. 2000 A Look Ahead: Key Social and Environmental Forecasts Relevant to the National Park Service. National Park Service. Others will be suggested on the first day of class.


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Dental veneers are very thin coverings that are bonded to the surface of the teeth to improve appearance. They may be used to change the size, length, shape, or color of the teeth. They are generally composed of porcelain or resin. Porcelain is usually the more popular choice as it appears closer to a natural tooth's shine and texture and also resists stains.
Veneers may be used to correct discoloration of teeth related to smoking, root canal, excessive fluoride exposure, tetracycline staining, or other reasons. They may also be used to fill in chipped or broken teeth, build up surfaces that are worn down, reshape teeth that have irregularities, or to close gaps between teeth. Veneers can also be used to correct misalignment of teeth.
The procedure for dental veneers will include a consultation with the dentist to discuss what result the patient is looking for. The dentist will examine the teeth and determine whether veneers are an appropriate form of treatment. X-rays or impressions may be taken.
If the dentist recommends veneers, the teeth must be prepared by removing a tiny bit of the enamel from the teeth. This amount is equal to the thickness of the veneer, allowing it to look natural in the mouth. Impressions will be taken and sent to the lab that will be constructing the veneers. Depending on the condition of the teeth, temporary veneers may be placed.
When the permanent veneer is received, the dentist will check the shape and color to ensure that it looks natural. The dentist may need to trim the veneer for proper fit and shape. Colored cement will adjust the color of the veneer to match the surrounding teeth.
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African Studies: Special Issue Launch by Lotte Hughes, Mark Lamont, Steve Akoth and Chloé Josse-Durand.
Date: 22nd June 2018
Time: 5:30 p.m.
The talk will be followed by a screening of Dr. Josse-Durand & Laurent Gaillardon's documentary entitled "Kibwati Koitalel" (Remembering Koitalel) (see below).
This Special Issue is the main written output of the ESRC-funded research project "Cultural rights and Kenya's New Constitution" (2014-2017) which was based at the Open University (UK).
Core articles by members of this interdisciplinary research team are complemented by contributions about Kenya and beyond that analyse the different ways in which Kenyans are engaging with culture and exercising their cultural rights, following a new constitution which enshrined such rights for the first time (2010). This Special Issue enlightens the dynamics that revolved around these new rights that include ancestral land, cultural expression, protection for traditional knowledge, endangered languages and intellectual property, promotion of alternative forms of dispute resolution, and simply the right to 'enjoy' one's culture.
The launch will be followed by the showing of a 25 minute ethnographic documentary untitled "Kibwati Koitalel" (Remembering Koitalel) by Dr. Chloé Josse-Durand, Political Scientist at the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA-Nairobi) & Laurent Gaillardon, a french film maker and editor. The documentary illustrates the findings of Chloé Josse-Durand's doctoral research and gives a body to the paper she wrote for the Special Issue about the political strategies of various 'cultural entrepreneurs' who are claiming recognition through the memorialisation of Koitalel Samoei and Nandi heritage. It will be screened outside IFRA/BIEA's garden at night fall (6.30 pm).
Drinks and snacks will be served.


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Good northerly winds were forecasted for Wednesday and Thursday so we made the decision to take the southern route back home (and not go through the Göta canal). We decided to leave Gothenburg on Wednesday evening and sail through the night towards south. After two hours of motoring we hoisted the gennaker and sailed first four hours very comfortably downwind at almost flat sea. After midnight the wind started picking up and our speed went up from about 4,5 kn to 6-7 kn. Our windvane did not steer very well under just gennaker so hand-steering was required. Thus we decided to take the gennaker down and sail under genoa instead to make the night passage more comfortable.
On Thursday noon we arrived at Mölle, which is a small village about 15 nm north from Helsingborg. Unfortunately the day was grey and rainy so we did not have the chance to walk around the town. Mölle is
a small town set in spectacular isolation on the dramatic headland of the Kulla Peninsula. Unfortunately, we could not make the walk up to the historic Kullen Lighthouse, which is said to be the brightest one in Sweden. Instead, we did laundry, cooked and took naps to be ready to keep on sailing again.
/Antti & Minna


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After I gave my life to Christ, I spent years in a fellowship that did not believe that any of the marvelous provisions of power, instruction and intimacy that Jesus told us would come when He went to the Father after His resurrection, and that they would stay "forever" for those of us who love and follow Him, still happen today. After 23 years, God Himself invaded our lives in undeniable ways showing my daughters and I that He was indeed still fulfilling all He said He would...forever.
I said all that as a groundwork for what I want to discuss. Since 1998 when all this happened and I received the Holy Spirit baptism, I was of course no longer welcomed where I had been and have fellowshipped in a very different area of Christianity. I have met wonderful people. And I have met the greatest heretics and kooks imaginable that bring great shame on His name and alienate the lost and the saved alike with their heresies.
I never met people like that before, when I was in the part of Christianity that believe all the "special stuff" has ended. The reason is easy. When you don't believe you can literally "hear" God speak to you, or that He can and will impart divine revelation understand directly into your mind, when you base everything you believe only on God's Word, the Bible, you stay grounded in truth. Just sadly, not all the truth. Missing the wonderful good news that everything in that Bible is still true and we can have so much more of a relationship with God here in this life.
But when you know that God can and does "speak" audibly to individuals at times, that He surely does impart divine revelation to individuals at times, that there are no limits to what He can do if and when He wishes, you open yourself to error big time.
God teaches us balance. He commands us to consume His written word, telling us that not one bit of it will ever change - no matter how "advanced" or "modern" man thinks he gets. He also commands us to be filled with His Spirit, live by His Spirit and be led by His Spirit. Then He commands us to TEST THE SPIRITS to be sure who we are listening to, His Spirit, the evil one's spirit, our own sinful flesh? These are three COMMANDS, not suggestions open to our choosing to do or not do. They are commands because that is the only way we can protect ourselves from going off into heresy. Mark 13:31
On the one had we have the group I came from which excels in knowing God's Word, but refuses the Holy Spirit's full work in their lives which deprives them of the power to fully succeed in what the Word commands and robs them of the fantastic level of intimacy, teaching and comfort that God arranged for us to have after Jesus ascended to Him.
On the other hand we have the "Spirit filled group" who has been blessed with special personal experiences with God, but lazily ignores Bible study to any depth that would arm them to know when they are being led astray. They just want to party down with the delicious Holy Spirit. The result is that they are easily lead into heresy and don't notice when the Holy Spirit's manifestations in their lives are being replaced with false prophits showing great signs and wonders (who we were warned will deceive the elect if it is possible), as they slip into heresy. Matthew 24:24
Both these conditions are entirely unnecessary. Just do what He tells us in the Word:
- He commands us to consume His written word so we will know the truth from lies.
- He commands us to be filled with His Spirit, live by His Spirit and be led by His Spirit.
- He commands us to TEST THE SPIRITS to be sure who we are listening to, His Spirit, the evil one's spirit, our own sinful flesh?
Don't forget...it's "Spirit and truth"...a balance! John 4:23
Let's not shame God and alienate the lost so they never come to salvation in Christ by our spouting bazaar things "God told me". Be vigilent! It is no small thing to say, "Thus says the Lord God Almight...". There will be a day of accounting!
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The originator of the phrase "the world's oldest profession" was Rudyard Kipling. His 1888 story about a prostitute begins, "Lalun is a member of the most ancient profession in the world."
Such terms as GRO and masseuse are synonymous with prostitute.
Prostitution in Singapore in itself is not illegal, but various prostitution-related activities are criminalized. This includes public solicitation, living on the earnings of a prostitute and maintaining a brothel. In practice, police unofficially tolerate and monitor a limited number of brothels. Prostitutes in such establishments are required to undergo periodic health checks and must carry a health card.
The basic difference between purchasing online sex and sex at the door is that, in the former, you pay online and hope she delivers; while in the former, she delivers and then you pay.
15 January 2019
SINGAPORE – Six men and four women aged between 17 and 35 were arrested during a joint operation conducted by the Central Police Division and the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) last Friday (Jan 11).
Three of the women, aged between 34 and 35, were arrested for offences under the Women's Charter, said the police in a statement on Tuesday.
The women had allegedly advertised sexual services online and were operating from a rented apartment in Upper Cross Street.
Four men, aged between 23 and 30, were arrested for immigration-related offences. They had allegedly provided sexual services in shophouses along Rowell Road.
With the assistance of CNB, two men and one woman, aged between 17 and 24, were arrested for suspected drug-related offences at a private apartment in Beach Road.
Various drugs were recovered from the unit, including about 21g of "Ice", 5g of cannabis and 39 "Ecstasy" tablets. Drug paraphernalia such as improvised drug-smoking apparatus and digital weighing scales were also recovered.
20 September 2018
Twenty-five women were arrested in a two-day police crackdown on public entertainment outlets along Jalan Sultan and North Bridge Road, which ended on Thursday (20 September).
The women, who are aged between 21 and 36, are all alleged to have committed employment-related offences. Two of the women are also said to have committed immigration-related offences.
In a statement, the police said three public entertainment outlets were also found to have contravened their licensing conditions under the Public Entertainment Act. The police said actions will be taken against the operators.
29 August 2018
In Singapore, don't get caught!
He knew that the Chinawoman was an over stayer. He got 4 weeks in jail and a S$16,000 fine.
She used the place for prostitution, and he hired her service, too: She was deported.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A 39-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to four weeks' jail and fined $16,000 (RM48, 121) for offences under the Immigration Act and Women's Charter last Monday (Aug 20).
Ong Ee Meng subletted an apartment unit to a Chinese woman and overstayer despite knowing that she would be staying and using the premises to provide sexual services, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Wednesday.
Liu Hui, 43, has been dealt with for her overstaying offence, and has since been repatriated.
She arrived in Singapore on March 11 this year to work as a performing artiste but decided to be a freelance masseuse instead. After her visit pass expired on March 25, she stayed on to work in Singapore illegally.
She was arrested on April 26 in an apartment unit subletted to her by Ong. Ong was also arrested for harbouring her.
He claimed that Liu told him she was in Singapore on a two-year singer's permit, but did not ask her for her work pass or passport for verification.
Liu had overstayed for 32 days at that time. He also admitted to knowing that she used the premises for sexual services and that he had engaged her services as well.
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2018/08/29/singaporean-man-sentenced-to-4-weeks-jail-for-subletting-apartment-to-overstayer/#wdM2lcHAgM42KFoX.99
12 August 2018
162 arrested in 23-day anti-vice operation
Police have arrested 157 women and five men for their suspected involvement in vice-related activities.
The suspects, aged between 19 and 48, were apprehended during a 23-day operation that ended on 7 August, said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) in a media release on Saturday.
Officers involved in the operation conducted coordinated raids at multiple locations, including "condominiums, hotels and residential units at Geylang, Jalan Sultan, Cavenagh Road as well as Balestier Road", said the SPF.
Laptops and mobile phones were seized as case exhibits and investigations against the suspects are ongoing.
"HDB takes a serious view on the misuse of HDB flats and will not hesitate to take appropriate actions against flat owners who are found to be involved in the misuse. This includes imposing a financial penalty, or compulsory acquisition of the flat," said the SPF statement.
11 January 2018
STcomSingapore @STcomSingapore
Couple who made $600k from vice-related site jailed
A married couple who made more than $600,000 from a website where vice operators could advertise sexual services were given jail sentences and fined a total of $140,000 yesterday.
Liu Chin Guan, 36, was sentenced to 21 months in jail and fined $100,000, while his wife, Angela Lim Xiu Yan, 32, was jailed for eight months and fined $40,000.
Liu had admitted 10 of 21 charges of abetment by intentionally aiding in living on 10 prostitutes' earnings between 2014 and 2016. Lim had pleaded guilty to four of 21 similar charges last November.
The court heard that some time in 2011, Liu's uncle Sonny Liu engaged a Web designer to set up a website to provide advertising services to vice syndicates to promote the sexual services of their prostitutes. Liu was asked to be a partner. Subsequently, when his uncle went missing, he became the only manager and operator of the website, EZ141sg.com.
He actively advertised the website on various popular vice forums. Over time, more and more operators began advertising their prostitutes on the website. They were charged $300 a month, which they were directed to pay into a DBS Bank account.
An account and profile would be created for vice operators to upload banners, photographs and information such as the rates and profiles of the sex workers.
When police arrested the couple in May 2016, 17 vice operators were using the site.
7 January 2018
The Straits TimesVerified account @STcom
26 women investigated by police, after operation against unlicensed massage parlours
SINGAPORE – Twenty-six women are under investigation by the police, following an enforcement operation against unlicensed massage establishments in Jalan Besar, Lavender and Little India on Friday (Jan 5).
The police said in a statement on Sunday that the women, aged between 24 and 40, are being investigated for their suspected involvement in vice-related activities at the massage parlours.
The Straits Times understands that the women had provided sexual services.
20 November 2017
New Straits Times @NST_Online
Sex in the Lion City: Singapore's sex industry is roaring
SINGAPORE: Most nights, Lisa Jaafar heads to the Singapore red-light district of Geylang, and stands in the streets waiting for men to buy her services – S$50 (US$37) for 30 minutes of her time. Five years ago, when business was brisk, she could earn more than S$200 in about five hours, then head home to her two children.
Working a five-day week, she would make about S$4,000 a month, tax free. But now, she says, there are fewer clients on the streets. It's probably not a reflection of the city state's economic performance, however. The signs are that the sex industry in clean, green Singapore – where prostitution is legal – is as vibrant as ever. That's despite the fact most activities associated with the world's oldest profession are outlawed.
"Owning a brothel, pimping, online advertising of sex work, recruiting a woman, all are illegal," says Vanessa Ho, director of sex worker advocacy group Project X. Soliciting prostitution in public places is also illegal in the Lion City.
That doesn't stop such activities from taking place. Freelancers like Jaafar solicit on the streets, advertise their services online, and work under the cover of escort agencies. Then there's Orchard Towers, in the middle of Singapore's busy shopping district, housing bars and clubs frequented largely by Western visitors and sex workers. The entertainment complex is cheekily known as the "Four Floors of Whores".
On the sex-themed website Sammy Boy Forum, Sgbabes Escorts advertises the services of Singaporean women. Alicia, a Singaporean Chinese purported to be 20, for example, is a "sweet and lovely student". She weighs 45kg, is 1.62 metres tall, has a fair complexion, and costs S$650 a night – room not included. Alicia will do a house call for an additional S$50, but if a client finds her lacking on sight, he can reject her within five minutes, and pay a fee of S$50.
Assuming she works five days a week – and is booked up each night – Alicia is raking in about S$13,000 a month.
Ho says the sums prostitutes charge for sex services in Singapore vary widely, depending on where the woman plies her trade. "It can be as low as S$10 for a three-minute h*** job, up to S$1,000 for a massage with sex," she says.
In another indication of how the government is trying to keep a lid on illegal activity, the Ministry of Home Affairs said last month it had recorded a 40 per cent rise in the number of unlicensed massage parlours in Singapore between 2013 and 2016. These establishments, the ministry said, are often a front for vice activities.
Its findings prompted the introduction of a new Massage Establishment Bill to clamp down harder on operators, increasing fines tenfold to S$10,000, and introducing prison sentences of up to two years. The bill just has had its first reading. (CONTINUED)
To read the rest of this article, go here: http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2120339/singapores-sex-trade-licen…
6 November 2017
Channel NewsAsiaVerified account @ChannelNewsAsia
Singapore plans to clamp down harder on unlicensed massage businesses
A tenfold increase in fines and the addition of jail terms "will be a stronger deterrent", says the Ministry of Home Affairs.
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has promised "tougher action" against unlicensed massage establishments (MEs) as it moved to enact new legislation in Parliament on Monday (Nov 6).
As she detailed proposed changes first laid out last month, Second Minister Josephine Teo noted that many unlicensed MEs were in fact fronts for vice activities and "the proverbial wolf in sheep's clothing".
"There is a clear difference between licensed and unlicensed MEs. In 2016, Police enforcement found less than three per cent of licensed MEs to have vice-related infringements. This is significantly lower than the 40 per cent of unlicensed MEs with vice-related offences," she said.
Mrs Teo described the current maximum S$1,000 penalty for unlicensed ME operations as "grossly insufficient compared to the profits that unlicensed MEs can make, especially by engaging in vice activities".
The Massage Establishments Bill will therefore increase the penalty for operating unlicensed MEs to a maximum fine of S$10,000 or two years' imprisonment or both.
Repeat offenders face a maximum fine of S$20,000 or five years' imprisonment or both.
Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-plans-to-clamp-down-harder-on-unlicensed-massage-9379702
5 October 2017
TODAYVerified account @TODAYonline
Teacher found guilty of printing, using counterfeit S$100 notes to pay for sex
SINGAPORE — He printed two S$100 notes on his home printer, and used them to pay for the services of a prostitute.
But Daniel Wong Wun Meng, a physical education and math teacher with Bukit Batok Secondary School, said during his nine-day trial that he had printed the notes as "a teaching tool" for his class, and used them by mistake.
At the end of the trial on Thursday (Oct 5), Wong, 44, was convicted on two charges of counterfeiting and using the home-printed S$100 counterfeit notes. For each charge, he could have been jailed for up to 20 years.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Asoka Markandu called the former teacher's defence "an incredible tale".
According to investigations, Wong created the counterfeit notes in late July 2015.
In the early hours of Aug 3, hours after celebrating his wife's birthday, Wong went to Orchard Tower where he engaged the services of a prostitute. They went to a hotel on Balestier Road, after which Wong paid her with the home-printed notes.
The prostitute then tried to use one of the notes at a supermarket, prompting the cashier to call the police.
Wong was arrested on Aug 20, and has been suspended from duty since December that year.
4 October 2017
The Straits TimesVerified account @STcom
Jail and fine for vice operator who set up prostitution business online
SINGAPORE – A former vice operator who lived on the earnings of prostitutes, and who procured local women for the flesh trade was jailed for 29 months and fined $100,000 on Wednesday (Oct 4).
Over three years, Billy Thien Chin Wei and his partner, Andrew Cai Can Yao, both 34, raked in more than $168,000 in earnings.
Thien, who faced 39 charges, admitted on Sept 14 to 12 charges – six each of living on prostitution earnings and of procuring women for the purpose of prostitution within Singapore.
The case against Cai is in the pre-trial conference stage.
A district court heard that some time in 2009, Cai set up a social escort agency called Singapore Premium Escort Services, which advertised the services of prostitutes online.
Three years later, he met Thien, his secondary school friend. They discussed starting a new business together and decided to focus on the social escort business as Cai had prior experience from running escort services. They agreed to split the profits on a 50-50 basis.
Apart from premiumescort.com.sg, they created two other websites to advertise the services of the prostitutes online.
They also advertised on the websites Sammyboyforum and EZ141 to expand their client base.
The prostitutes were also recruited through online advertisements. Prospective prostitutes were informed that their work required them to offer sexual services. They were told to charge hourly fees of $300 to $600.
The duo agreed to take a commission of either 25 or 30 per cent from these hourly fees for each client they secured for the escort.
The StarVerified account @staronline
Singapore flat brothels make residents see red
- ASEAN/East Asia
Monday, 2 Oct 2017
The flat (centre, with dim red light) in Jurong West Street 61 where a brothel operates. Residents said that for the last one year, the rented unit has housed a number of foreign women.
SINGAPORE: From the outside, the four-room Housing Board flat in Jurong West Street 61 looked innocuous enough, except for the constant stream of men who flock there.
Residents said that for the last one year, the rented unit has housed a number of foreign women, and some were shocked to learn that it operates as a brothel.
Despite a number of raids in the area, such brothels keep returning, attracted by low rents and the belief that they are less likely to be detected there.
MPs in Pioneer and West Coast are calling for more enforcement action after receiving feedback from residents, who complained that brothels have emerged in HDB flats in the area.
Pioneer MP Cedric Foo said he has received such feedback about suspected vice activity in his ward.
"Such undesirable activities should not be tolerated and I hope the police and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority can do more to stop them," he added.
The unit in Jurong West Street 61 falls under his ward.
Read more at http://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2017/10/02/singapore-flat-brothels-make-residents-see-red/#9IuPzgiZXm4v55P6.99
TODAYVerified account @TODAYonline
Kam Leng Hotel busted for vice activities again; 36 women arrested
SINGAPORE – Thirty-four Thai women and two Vietnamese women were arrested for vice activities after the police conducted a raid at a hotel along Jalan Besar.
According to a statement released on Friday (Sept 29) by the Singapore Police Force (SPF), officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the police's Central Division on Tuesday arrested the women, who are aged 21 to 28.
TODAY understands that the raided hotel is Kam Leng Hotel at 383 Jalan Besar. This is not the first time the venue was raided for vice-related activities.
The Police said the women had entered Singapore on valid social visit passes, and had allegedly made use of their stay in Singapore to commit vice-related offences.
The SPF said preliminary investigations revealed that the vice syndicate had advertised the sexual services of these women on different vice websites and online social media platforms, including WeChat.
9 September 2017
13 arrested for vice-related activities in homes
Police have arrested 12 women and a man for their suspected involvement in vice-related activities in residential areas.
The suspects, aged between 23 and 46, were nabbed last month when officers from the Ang Mo Kio Police Division raided five residential units in Kovan, Sembawang and Yishun.
Cash amounting to $1,560, mobile phones and other related documents were seized during the raids.
The 12 women are believed to have advertised sexual services through online websites.
The man is believed to have helped manage the vice activities in one of the residential units.
29 August 2017
Channel NewsAsiaVerified account @ChannelNewsAsia
14 women arrested in cross-island vice raid
SINGAPORE: Fourteen women were arrested in islandwide vice raids on Thursday (Aug 24), police said in a joint news release.
Authorities conducted simultaneous raids at multiple locations including Jalan Besar, Selegie Road, Mackenzie Road, Serangoon Road, Woodlands, Ang Mo Kio and Jurong East.
Two mobile phones and one desktop computer were seized in the operation conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).
Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/14-women-arrested-in-cross-island-vice-raid-9166524
5 August 2017
The New Paper @thenewpaper 32 minutes ago
Police arrest 6 women in massage parlour raids
The six women – aged between 24 and 48- were arrested for working without a valid work permit.
Thirty massage beds, ten shower cubicles and other items used by massage outlets were also seized, the police said in a news release on Thursday.
21 July 2017
Channel NewsAsiaVerified account @ChannelNewsAsia
Suspected operators of vice website Laksaboy arrested; 2 syndicates crippled
21 Jul 2017 11:45PM
SINGAPORE: The suspected operators of vice website Laksaboy were arrested on Thursday in a series of raids that netted 21 people islandwide, police said in a news release on Friday (Jul 21).
The Laksaboy website hosted 22 banners believed to be owned by different vice syndicates, police said. The banners featured female escorts of various nationalities advertising sexual services online.
In addition to the website, two vice syndicates were crippled in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID)'s 12-hour anti-vice operation on Thursday.
Officers raided multiple locations islandwide, including Havelock Road, Marine Parade, Whampoa Road, Cairnhill, Lavender Road and Balestier Road.
Five men and 16 women, aged between 22 and 57, were arrested for their suspected involvement in advertising the sexual services of female escorts online.
Twenty-six mobile phones, eight laptops, condoms and related documents were also seized.
Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/suspected-operators-of-vice-website-laksaboy-arrested-2-9053486
17 May 2017
They had advertised their sexual services on various online platforms and vice-related websites.
TODAYVerified account @TODAYonline
Police nab 24 foreign prostitutes in Jalan Besar hotel
SINGAPORE – A total of 24 foreigners were hauled in by the police for their suspected involvement in prostitution after law enforcers conducted a raid on a hotel along Jalan Besar Road on Wednesday (May 17) morning.
The police said in a press release on Wednesday that the suspects, 23 women and a man, had advertised their sexual services on various online platforms and vice-related websites.
TODAY understands that 23 of the suspects – including the man – are from Thailand. The other is from Laos.
Condoms and lubricants were also seized by the police during the raid as case exhibits.
The police added that the suspects were on valid social visit passes when they were alleged to have committed their offences.
The Straits TimesVerified account @STcom 12 hours ago
23 women, 1 man arrested for vice activities in Jalan Besar hotel
5 May 2017
Simon Thong @weehingthong 1 minute ago
Simon Thong Retweeted Channel NewsAsia
Pricey white flesh Ordered through the Internet https://weehingthong.org/2017/03/14/the-oldest-profession-in-singapore-from-china-with-sex-up-to-10-clients-a-day/ …
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TODAYVerified account @TODAYonline
4 arrested in high-class Russian prostitution ring bust
SINGAPORE — Four women, three of whom are Russian nationals and the fourth an Uzbek, were arrested on Thursday (May 4) for their suspected involvement in a vice ring that charged a minimum of S$500 an hour for sexual services.
The women, aged between 26 and 39, were nabbed during simultaneous raids at the Raffles Boulevard, Tanjong Katong Road and Cairnhill Road areas.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the vice syndicate has been advertising the sexual services of the women on at least 10 different online platforms including Backpage, Skokka, and Yelp.
During the operation, 13 mobile phones, four laptops, a tablet computer, condoms and related documents were seized. The women also allegedly made use of their stay in Singapore on valid work passes to commit vice-related offences.
Channel NewsAsiaVerified account @ChannelNewsAsia
The vice syndicate has been advertising the sexual services of women on at least 10 different online platforms, including Backpage, Skokka, Yelp and other dedicated vice websites, according to the police's preliminary investigations.
Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/high-class-russian-vice-ring-busted-4-women-arrested-8821026
29 April 2017
The Straits TimesVerified account @STcom
Nine women arrested in vice raids
Nine women were arrested in an enforcement blitz on traditional Chinese medicine centres and unlicensed massage parlours over the past three days.
Central, Clementi and Tanglin police divisions raided a total of 15 establishments in Little India, Bukit Batok, Clementi, MacPherson, Sennett Estate and Upper Paya Lebar.
Three women, including the one seen above, were nabbed at a massage parlour at Upper Paya Lebar yesterday, while the other six were caught in Little India on Wednesday.
27 April 2017
Sex services in Little India…
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Six arrested in raids on spas, TCM parlours
Thursday, Apr 27, 2017
Six women were arrested yesterday afternoon when police raided two traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and two spa establishments as part of an enforcement operation.
Police officers raided the four shops, in the Little India area.
They were suspected to be providing sexual services, charging up to $200.
The women, aged between 29 and 50, believed to be from China and Vietnam, were arrested under the Women's Charter, and the parlour operators will face further action.
During yesterday's operation, which The New Paper witnessed, officers first raided the two TCM establishments, located near each other on Rangoon Road, within an hour.
When TNP arrived at the first shop, two female employees, one of whom was later arrested, were sitting beside a massage bed.
Officers searched the place, finding a packet of condoms, while others went through the establishment's log books.
24 April 2017
At $200 a pop, $389,000 would mean about 1945 sex-starved guys still waiting…
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Victims of credit-for-sex scams lose more than $389,000 in 1Q 2017
The losses incurred from credit-for-sex scams totaled more than $389,000 in the first three months of this year, the police said on Wednesday (12 April).
The scam involves female suspects befriending male victims through chat apps such as Wechat, and then asking them to buy gift cards or online shopping credits in exchange for a meet-up or the promise of sexual service.
These victims would typically buy the cards and credits at AXS machines or convenience stores, before emailing images of the receipts together with PIN numbers to the scammers but they never get to meet the women whom they befriend online.
This month, police received reports of another variant of the scam, with victims being told to transfer cash to a local bank account as a deposit.
21 April 2017
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13 nabbed in anti-vice raid at Kaki Bukit forested area http://ebx.sh/2oWiNhQ
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One women was arrested naked at Kaki Bukit forested area in a anti-vice raid http://sureboh.sg/2017/04/20/anti-vice-raid-one-women-arrested-naked-kaki-bukit-forested-area/ …
Discarded condoms, used tissue paper and tubes of lubricant littering the damp forest floor. Amidst tall vegetation, two mattresses were found with insects crawling around the area.
One of the women was naked when officers arrested the suspects.
The area was active from around 8pm to midnight and the women were charging $20 per customer.
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13 arrested for vice activities in Kaki Bukit
- Posted 20 Apr 2017 16:24
- Updated 20 Apr 2017 22:45
SINGAPORE: Ten men and three women were arrested in forested areas along Kaki Bukit on Wednesday (Apr 19) following a three-hour operation, police said in a media release on Thursday.
The suspects are believed to have hidden in the forest to conduct vice activities, police said.
All 13 suspects were foreign nationals and were nabbed for wilful trespass on state land, offences under the Women's Charter, suspected consumption of controlled drugs, or for offences under the Immigration Act, police added.
19 April 2017
Genting Hotel Jurong.
TODAYVerified account @TODAYonline 16 minutes ago
Seven arrested for prostitution-related activities at Genting Hotel Jurong
SINGAPORE — Seven alleged members of a vice syndicate were arrested on Monday (April 17) at a hotel in the vicinity of Jurong Town Hall Road during a joint enforcement operation between the police and the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority,
TODAY understands the hotel is Genting Hotel Jurong.
Six of the suspects were women aged between 22 and 42. The other suspect was a 49-year-old man believed to be the women's pimp.
A total of S$6,000 and 272 pieces of condoms were seized from the suspects. One notebook and a mobile phone were also taken as case exhibits.
All six women are being investigated for offences under the Immigration Act and Women's Charter.
31 March 2017
TODAYVerified account @TODAYonline
Three women arrested for providing sexual services at Toa Payoh HDB flat
SINGAPORE — Three women, aged between 30 and 37, were arrested on Thursday (March 30) for allegedly providing sexual services at a Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat in Toa Payoh, said the police on Friday.
The women were believed to have advertised their services online. The HDB flat was rented and investigations against the suspects are ongoing. The police added subsequent investigations will be carried out against the house owner.
The operation was part of ongoing enforcement efforts to clamp down on vice-related activities in residential estates.
The following post is dated 10 July 2016. It is about how prostitutes are going online and how the Singapore authorities are adapting to this change.
10 July 2016
Photo: The Straits Times
Online vice is on the rise and the authorities have changed the laws to combat it.
Changes to the Women's Charter kicked in on July 1 and they include a new section, 146A, which targets those who operate or maintain websites which offer sexual services or allow prostitutes to advertise.
The changes are a response to how the Internet has affected the world's oldest industry – the sex trade.
Instead of having highly visible red-light districts, the shift online has made prostitution a more hidden and discreet business.
It means prostitutes no longer need middlemen – agencies and pimps – to source for clients or to provide a venue.
And many have decided to have a go at it alone.
Singapore is no exception. Over the past few years, websites where women post advertisements to solicit for paid sex have sprung up. These women operate out of Housing Board or private flats, and the advertisements are grouped according to where they are located – north, south, east, west or central Singapore.
Some websites also have a special section for Geylang. The Sunday Times found at least 60 women using condominium units in the area for prostitution.
Clients can browse the websites by the women's location, age, bust size, height, types of sexual services offered, or how much they cost.
The women's "business" addresses are not listed on the websites.
Customers can call or text to find out the rough location. The exact address is revealed only when the client reaches the area.
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15 March 2017
The woman moved out on Sunday (March 12), Gloria said.
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Resident tracks woman offering sex services in condo, records 111 visitors in 3 weeks
SINGAPORE – A case of a woman allegedly offering sex services in a condominium unit in Little India is being investigated by the police, thanks to three weeks' work by a neighbour who wanted to stamp out vice activities there.
The neighbour, who gave her name only as Gloria, told Shin Min Daily News in a report on Tuesday (March 14) that the woman from China moved in on Feb 20.
Gloria found her activities suspicious.
"She moved in in the morning. That afternoon, there were strange men who visited her, and after that even more strange men," Gloria told Shin Min.
She said the men took the lift separately and visited the woman's second-floor unit in the six-storey building. She declined to reveal the name of the development.
The woman allegedly entertained 111 customers in the span of three weeks, with as many as 10 a day in her busiest week, said Gloria.
The visitors ranged in ages from 20s to 60s, and would visit between 11am and 3am.
"I once saw an uncle walking outside the condo," said Gloria. "After I talked to him, he admitted he was waiting for a woman. I had heard friends say that you can use the WeChat service to get 'services', and by using WeChat's 'people nearby' feature, I found (a woman nearby) offering 'professional massage' services."
The woman's WeChat photo matched the new tenant.
On her profile, she allegedly advertised her services and even included a website link, said Gloria.
"I clicked on the link and found out that she offered sex services, so I reported it to the police," she said.


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The Forest Reciprocity Group, is a growing group of citizens in the Mendocino county region working to support the health and utilization of overstocked fire-hazard lands. Widespread agreement on management practices has coalesced in the wake of even-aged ("clear cut") harvest and loss of ancient traditional low intensity fire management. Fuel loads have been steadily increasing for the last few decades as carpet regeneration has largely gone unchecked. Over competition for light, water, and nutrients has led to weakened forests, loss of diversity, and abundant dead wood. This has allowed wildfires to ascend into devastating crown fires that have decimated ecosystems and human settlements alike. This burden can be our solution. As we improve natures health we are reciprocated with abundance. The suppressed growth of ailing Douglas Fir trees creates extremely strong, "tight ring", small diameter poles that can be used as beautiful, sturdy, architectural elements. These poles exceed the tensile strength of sawn lumber with uncut continuous fibers running their entire length. Encased in natural fire-resistant clay-based wall mediums, these structures have proven to be exceptionally impervious to wildfires. This is a marked advance from expensive, often toxic, flammable dwellings. FRG's objectives are to reciprocate with nature and unburden forest lands of overcapacity, while creating beautiful, healthy, safe dwellings, and other useful structures and meaningful purposes.
It is time for conscientious civilization to rise from the ashes!
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Radio Meraj, a private radio broadcasting station founded by our 2017 co-laureate Sakena Yacoobi, recently won three awards for best performance (best news reporter, best speaker and best content) among broadcasting stations in Herat.
Founded upon the mission to empower the poor with information about the world and about their rights as human beings, Radio Meraj aims to enlighten the Afghan masses through its broadcasting. Its programs, which include podcasts, news briefings, poetry readings, discussions, etc. cover a variety of topics: social issues, health, ideal families, human rights, literature, music and more.
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Perspective. We could all use some, right? Until I read these tweets from Alastair McAlpine, I was frustrated with my stuffy nose, the lock on my front door being difficult to open, and the mess of dishes in the kitchen. In the past few minutes, though, those things seem appropriately miniscule.
Dr. McAlpine, a palliative care doctor in South Africa, decided to share a question that he posed to his terminally ill patients, who are all children. The question is (get your tissues ready now, because you'll need them): What have you enjoyed in life? What gave it meaning?
"First of all, not one terminally ill child said they'd wished they spent more time watching TV or on Facebook," McAlpine wrote. "None of them enjoyed fighting with others or being in the hospital. And many wished they'd spent less time worrying about what other people thought."
ALL of them loved books or being told stories, especially by their parents:
'Harry Potter made me feel brave.'
'I love stories in space!'
'I want to be a great detective like Sherlock Holmes when I'm better!'
Folks, read to your kids! They love it. /5
— Alastair McAlpine (@AlastairMcA30) February 1, 2018
Almost ALL of them valued kindness above most other virtues:
'My granny is so kind to me. She always makes me smile.'
'Jonny gave me half his sandwich when I didn't eat mine. That was nice.'
'I like it when that kind nurse is here. She's gentle. And it hurts less' /8
— Alastair McAlpine (@AlastairMcA30) February 1, 2018
Another solid life lesson: kindness and compassion do not go unnoticed. On the contrary, they are the things that stick with people until the end. Your actions can be life-giving. You don't need to be the smartest or the prettiest; children remember gentle hands and compassion.
MANY mentioned their parents, often expressing worry or concern:
'Hope mum will be ok. She seems sad.'
'Dad mustn't worry. He'll see me again soon.'
'God will take care of my mum and dad when I'm gone'
— Alastair McAlpine (@AlastairMcA30) February 1, 2018
And, maybe most gut-wrenching of all, a lot of the kids expressed worry for their parents after they are no longer with them. How children who have been through so much have the capacity to feel all of these things, and still be so concerned with the sadness of others is amazing. We could learn a thing or two.
Finally, they ALL valued time with their family. Nothing was more important.
'Mum and dad are the best!'
'My sister always hugs me tight'
'No one loves me like mummy loves me!' /11
— Alastair McAlpine (@AlastairMcA30) February 1, 2018
If this doesn't make you want to run and check your kids right out of the attendance office at school, I don't know what will. If you're anything like me, these things will stick with you for a long time to come. Although it's difficult, these are important truths to let sink in. There are things that matter, and there are things that definitely don't. I hope we can keep our eyes on the big picture.
The children Dr. McAlpine interviewed were between the ages of 4-9. If you're wondering what makes someone dedicate their lives to sick and dying children, he simply said it's because he noticed people didn't quite seem prepared for what to do with dying kids. "The best part of my job now is that I get to meet these extraordinary children and families. I walk a special road with them," he said.
His advice to all is this: "Be kind. Read more books. Spend time with your family. Crack jokes. Go to the beach. Hug your dog. Tell that special person you love them. These are the things these kids wished they could've done more. The rest is details. Oh … and eat ice-cream."
Rachel is a wife and mother living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She's a fan of good coffee, wearer of gray t-shirts, and is constantly starting books she will never finish. Her family is her joy, and she loves to engage with other moms and dads on matters of parenting. Her blog posts have also been featured on the Today Show Parenting Blog and Scary Mommy.
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text: A school superintendent from central Pennsylvania reported that 10 students sustained injuries after the school bus and another vehicle had a head-on collision. The impact caused the bus to flip and landed on its roof. The students were required to undergo medical treatment for injuries described as minor. School Superintendent Shane Hotchkiss of Bermudian Springs


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After running a marathon up Pikes Peak, you might want to get off your feet. Me? Nah. My bestest concert buddy said she would go with me to Foo Fighters. I was so excited! I even wore a Metallica shirt secretly in tribute to her. You see, she introduced me to this shit. She took me to my first metal concert, Metallica! If that never happened in 1991, life would be so much more boring.
Even though it was raining on arrival, I knew this would be a good show. Dave had broken his leg in Sweden last month prior to the tour but the show went on. As famously reported on the Internet, he had a throne built and played the show from the chair. Made for a funny evening. You cannot contain this guy. He is such a nut and has so much energy.
The Foos are playing two nights here in Colorado. Sadly, I will only be attending one. But we got our monies worth with 25+ songs. A lot of covers tonight. The crowd kept cheering Dave on when he asked about playing them. Kim wasn't thrilled. She wanted to hear their own music. I agreed. Maybe they were just spreading it out because of the dual shows. They hit the stage around 8:30 and played until past 11, which was curfew there. It is always a full show.
Dave pulled this drunk guy up on stage that was crying during My Hero. The Internet picked up on it and it trended the next day. Here is the story. It was funny to watch. Dave is always spying back on the crowd and pointing out a random person several rows back and having a conversation. He entertains.
- Everlong
- Monkey Wrench
- Learn to Fly
- Something From Nothingv
- The Pretender
- Big Me
- Congregation
- Walk
- Double Vision (Foreigner cover)
- I'm the One (Van Halen cover)
- Another One Bites the Dust (Queen cover)
- School's Out (Alice Cooper cover)
- Cold Day in the Sun
- My Hero
- Times Like These
- Under Pressure (Queen & David Bowie cover)
- Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love (Van Halen cover)
- Breakdown (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover)
- All My Life
- These Days
- Outside
- Breakout
- Arlandria
- Miss You (The Rolling Stones cover)
- This Is a Call
- Best of You
No pit tonight. Kim requires seats. So here was the sound and view from row GG.
Thanks for another great date, Kim!
Oh, and what's up with parking at Fiddler's this year? You have to pay now? That's crap.


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Stung by the arrest of her party MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using the CBI, ED and Income Tax department against those who raised their voice against demonetisation, and dared him to arrest her.
She asserted that their protest against demonetisation would continue.
"I just can't think that Sudip Bandyopadhyay, who is our party's leader in the Lok Sabha, would be arrested. I also have information that Modi wants to arrest many other TMC leaders like Abhishek Banerjee, Sovan Chatterjee (city mayor) and Firhad Hakim (minister)," she said.
"I am shocked, but not scared. Let him arrest all of us. I openly challenge him to arrest me… He may silence others, but not me. He can't suppress our voice. He can't bulldoze people's voice," she said. "We will fight a legal battle in every case," she said.
She alleged that Bandyopadhyay was arrested due to "pressure from the PMO" and asked "why should Narendra Modi and Amit Shah not be arrested?" The TMC supremo convened an emergency meeting to chalk out the party's action plan.
"The party is behind Sudip. He has not done anything wrong. Even if he is in jail, the people of Bengal will keep him in their heart," she said.
"I challenge Modi directly. You cannot do anything because Trinamool Congress is right and you are wrong. You cannot suppress the voice of the people. You have to withdraw restrictions (on withdrawal of cash)… Modi has no clue where this political vidictiveness will take him. We are not scared and will continue our demonstration against demonetisation," she said.
"He (Modi) has a government… I also have a government in my hand. I can also arrest people here who are involved in riots. But I have not done so because I believe in political courtesy," she said.
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