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Freshman/9th Grade vocabulary practice test 46 of 101 Vocabulary Workshop
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Question 1 of 10: What is the meaning of "puerile"?
2. Freshman/9th Grade Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "ornate"?
(a) 1. related to birds 2. bird-like 3. feathered, as if it were a bird
(b) 1. elaborate or heavily adorned 2. marked by complex language and unusual vocabulary
(c) 1. bland or uninteresting 2. of a dull color or pattern 3. not creative or out of the ordinary 4. commonplace
(d) 1. like a stove 2. very hot 3. similar to a wood stove or an oven
Answer: B
3. Freshman/9th Grade Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "conspicuous"?
(a) 1. related to conservation or conservation efforts 2. used in order to save certain resources 3. helpful for conservation efforts
(b) 1. easily conned or tricked 2. in danger of being conned or tricked due to one's innocence 3. trusting in others
(c) 1. obvious; easily noticed 2. attracting attention, especially because it is strange or unusual
(d) 1. out-of-the-ordinary 2. special 3. something that is not typically seen in a certain region
Answer: C
4. Freshman/9th Grade Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "credulous"?
(a) 1. related to credit given by a bank or any financial institution 2. loaned or given to someone for a specific period of time
(b) 1. difficult to believe 2. unwilling or unable to believe what one sees or hears
(c) 1. gullible or easily deceived 2. overly willing to believe what one sees or hears 3. easily tricked or convinced
(d) 1. demanding evidence or proof of something 2. prudent and judicatory
Answer: C
5. Freshman/9th Grade Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "deferential"?
(a) 1. related to defense 2. violent 3. defensive 4. reactionary
(b) 1. considerate 2. respectful towards one's elders or superiors 3. polite
(c) 1. differing 2. in opposition to something else 3. against
(d) 1. supporting 2. in favor of something else 3. for
Answer: B
6. Freshman/9th Grade Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "obstreperous"?
(a) 1. related to obstetrics 2. related to pregnancy and childbirth 3. a medical student studying to be an obstetrician
(b) 1. relating to the bishop or the most important Catholic leader in a specific region
(c) 1. noisy and unruly, often in an aggressive way 2. resistant to authority; defiant
(d) 1. obstinate and unwilling to help others 2. antisocial behavior 3. a disagreeable person
Answer: C
7. Freshman/9th Grade Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "mutual"?
(a) 1. related to one's family 2. held by a family member
(b) 1. exclusive 2. not allowing just anyone to participate or join
(c) 1. interested in banking 2. related to the world of finance
(d) 1. shared between two or more parties 2. held in common
Answer: D
8. Freshman/9th Grade Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "olfactory"?
(a) 1. related to one's sense of smell
(b) 1. related to one's sense of hearing
(c) 1. related to one's sense of touch
(d) 1. related to one's sense of taste
Answer: A
9. Freshman/9th Grade Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "visible"?
(a) 1. related to one's sense of vision 2. able to be interpreted through one's eyes
(b) 1. hidden from the public eye 2. pushed under the rug
(c) 1. able to be seen 2. frequently seen in public; conspicuous 3. obvious
(d) 1. not able to be seen 2. never seen in public; private 3. hidden
Answer: C
10. Freshman/9th Grade Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "irrational"?
(a) 1. related to rationing or the general limitation of the distribution of food or other goods 2. limited or not freely distributed
(b) 1. not behaving or thinking in a sensible or reasonable manner 2. absurd 3. not logical
(c) 1. not legal 2. acting in an illegal or dangerous manner 3. unconcerned with the repercussions of one's actions
(d) 1. not limited; freely given or distributed amongst whatever people want the product 2. without limit 3. free to sell or give out
Answer: B
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After successful season, both teams fall in second round
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The girls and boys soccer seasons have met their conclusions. The girls finished with a 14-4-1 record and the boys went 16-2-2.
On March 23, girls soccer faced off against Ray and came away with a 2-1 victory. This victory was crucial to the team securing a spot in the playoffs. Coach Mario Lopez said the team had a good sense of speed and was committed to doing well this season.
"They know what it takes, and they were able to put in the time, energy and work to do it," Lopez said.
Senior Mia Garcia reflected on her final season with the team.
"The whole season is one great memory," Garcia said.
Garcia will be continuing her soccer career at the University of Houston-Victoria.
Some things have changed for Garcia this year, especially since she became team captain. Although her responsibilities have changed, her love for the game goes unwavered.
"The people I'm around and my teammates" make the game most enjoyable, Garcia said.
Lopez said he hoped to push his team to work hard and to give them a good experience.
"(I tell my players to) be good teammates, work hard, try to play good soccer and try to have fun while you're doing it," he said.
Lopez has many detailed reasons why he enjoys coaching in general.
"I get to work with young people to try to be successful on the field and off the field," Lopez said. "It's hard work, but it has a good sense of reward to it when you see a kid smile because they're having a good experience or you see their family smiling with their kids because they've had good experiences."
In the first round, the team was able to get the best of Uvalde, 1-0, thanks to a late go-ahead goal by junior Liv Cerna. They would go on to lose to Pace High School, 4-1, in the second round.
As for boys soccer, their performance this year was right on par with the girls team. Their playoff run had a similar start as they also faced Ray in the interzone playoff. They came out on top, 4-0.
In round one, they faced off against Southside. They trailed 1-0 early, but came away with a 3-1 victory and moved on to the second round. Senior Fabian Pallares tied up the game at one and the team didn't look back.
Lopez High School got the best of the team in the second round and won 2-1.
"I'll miss the team in general, the coach, and all the good times I had throughout my three years," Pallares said.
St. Edwards University soccer is the next stop for Pallares after he graduates this summer.
Pallares said he is proud of the team's resilience, which gave the players the push they needed to match Vets' record at the conclusion of the regular season.
Soccer has been a big part of Pallares' life. He finds one aspect of playing the most enjoyable.
"… the friendships I've been able to make with the players," he said.
Overall, both teams had successful 2018 campaigns. Their paths were similar and they both finished their seasons in the same round.
Although some key players have stepped off the field for the last time, other players will soon take on the leadership roles left by the seniors.

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I've long been a fan of essential oils. I use them in all of our home cleaning products for their antibacterial and anti-fungal qualities.
They are also amazing for our skin.
Lavender – Great for acne, and irritation. Tea tree oil works well for acne as well but lavender is a little more gentle, and personally I think it smells a lot better. It can also be used to minimize spots and redness.
Rose – I think I'm the only women out there who doesn't like the scent of rose, but it is good for oily skin and rosacea.
Frankincense and Myrrh – Two of the best named oils and most helpful for combatting wrinkles and fine lines because they stimulate cell regrowth.
Sandalwood – Great for dry skin. It can easily be added to your night moisturizer for an extra boost of hydration.


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Ford Focus Electric Launch Delayed to 2012, Solar Panel Option Also Available
It would seem that the latest trend in automakers is a selective rollout of green vehicles in the most appealing markets. Ford, which has limited initial sales of the Focus Electric to 19 states and metropolitan areas, has pushed back the rollout until Spring of 2012. Unless you live in New York or California, that is.
Those two states will be the first areas of the country where the Focus Electric will go on sale this fall. The other 17 areas have to wait until next Spring to get their mitts on this electrified Focus. Ford could be doing this after watching the struggles of Nissan and Chevy to get their high tech cars, the Leaf and Volt respectively, out to its customers, many of whom are still waiting.
There is some good news to temper this delay with, however. Ford plans to offer its customers the option to purchase a solar array from partner SunPower through Ford's own dealerships. Depending on how sunny the locale is where you live, the 2.5 kilowatt solar panels could provide enough electricity to "offset" up to 1,000 milesof driving in the Focus Electric per month. I'm sure some clever engineer types will figure out how to feed the solar power right into their Focus Electric though.
Even after federal tax credits, the solar system will still cost around $10,000 in addition to the cost of a Focus Electric. Local and state tax credits could bring that number down even further though.
While waiting a year has allowed Fordto study and (hopefully) avoid their competitors pitfalls for rolling out such a different kind of vehicle, they are also unlikely to enjoy the same level of media and consumer interest that GM and Nissan had last fall. How that translates for sales of the Focus Electric, we'll have to wait and see. Lets hope this is the last delay though.
Chris DeMorro is a writer and gearhead who loves all things automotive, from hybrids to HEMIs. You can read about his slow descent into madness at Sublime Burnout or follow his non-nonsensical ramblings on Twitter @harshcougar.


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I was home alone on Saturday afternoon. I didn't want to get out because it is graduation weekend and - yo - Lexington be crazy. And I started to create off a long list of things I could do right now. I could work on some behind-the-scenes stuff for coaching.
I could work on one of several new projects I have swimming in my head.
I could clean my kitchen.
I could fold this basket of socks hanging out in the middle of my living room.
I could go for a run.
I could order new running shoes.
I could text my clients.
I could fight the crowds and hang out in the back dark corner of the Chevy Chase Starbucks and get some serious coaching work done. Since finals are over. I do love it there.
But then I realized that none of this needs to be done right now. And I realized how often I think "right now" is the only time to get things done. How often I operate inside thoughts of false necessity and consequences.
So I went upstairs and picked up a book I started reading months ago. I poured a huge glass of ice water and grabbed a piece of bread. And I'm on the couch.
Because this is what I want.
In an hour, I might decide to put this on the blog. I might decide to get dressed, pack up my laptop, and head to Starbucks. Or I may take a nap.
Today, I am practicing being. And it feels really nice.
No. It feels GLORIOUS.
(I found this on my iPad Monday evening. And I loved Saturday.)


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Over 300 Arab student protesters surrounded the table of the local College Republican Club at San Francisco State University, prompting 13 campus police officers to protect the political organization's property and volunteers.
According to columnist Lee Kaplan writing in FrontPage Magazine, the protesters – "Palestinian, Arab, Muslim and radical leftist students" – surrounded the outdoor table the morning after President Bush's re-election victory, when the Republican activists had hoped to recruit more members.
"The police officers were forced to surround the CR's table both in front and in back in order to protect the conservative students' safety," Kaplan wrote.
The protesters were members of the General Union of Palestinian Students.
Student protesters at San Francisco State.
Two days earlier, Arab students confronted members of the Republican club who were distributing Bush-Cheney flyers on campus, with one woman reportedly slapping one of the conservative students. The columnist says the Republicans were accused of the "murder of Palestinian babies" due to their support for Bush.
Wrote Kaplan:
"Lee Wolf, another College Republicans member, described one of the women on Monday as shouting, 'The only way we can defeat you is to kill as many as possible! I'd rather die a suicide bomber's death than to call myself an American!' He continued, 'In my opinion, these were terrorist threats.'"
According to the report, the Arab protesters have called for the Republican club to be banned from campus. Flyers were even distributed at the university that said: "Don't Let the College Republicans Commit Racism and Bigotry Against Arab Women."
Chris Finarelli, vice president of the club described the protesters at Wednesday's disturbance.
"They were all around us wearing black and white kafiyahs like Arafat wears," he said.
"We don't even deal with the Israel/Palestinian dispute that much in our discussions and materials," CR member Derek Wray told Kaplan. "We don't even have any Jewish members as far as I know, although we do promote a conservative political agenda.
"We're going to the police again to ask for protection. They say they're going to have another demonstration and drive us off campus."


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keep track of my Plathian tendencies
be sexy
and unafraid
my womanness
will shine
my lesbianism will go unafraid
i am loved
bashing the shitheads
day by day
who am i?
yes, oh yes.
"White Middle Class Hippie Feminist Oppression," "Fuck You"
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
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Motorcycle Road Skills Test
You should be familiar with your motorcycle and the basic operating skills necessary for your safety before riding on a street with other traffic. To make sure you have the basic skills to ride, you will be required to take a road skills test on your motorcycle.
According to Virginia law, if you fail the DMV motorcycle road skills test twice, you must successfully complete a Virginia Rider Training Program before adding a Class M Designation to your driver's license.
Preparing for the Skills Test
When you arrive for your test, you must have:
- An approved helmet with a face shield and safety glasses or goggles.
- Your motorcycle with a valid license plate and a current inspection sticker.
Wear proper protective clothing, including long pants and a long-sleeved shirt or jacket, boots, or shoes that cover the ankles and riding gloves.
Taking the Test
The examiner will conduct a vehicle/equipment inspection before you perform the riding maneuvers to make sure your motorcycle is properly registered, inspected, and in good working condition.
The road skills test will include exercises that measure your ability to handle a motorcycle, including starting, accelerating, shifting, turning, braking and swerving. The license examiner will explain each exam exercise and scoring before you begin the test. You must successfully complete all skills exercises to pass the test.
The test will be stopped by the examiner if you operate your motorcycle in an unsafe manner, disregard instructions, or lose enough points to fail.
You can also stop the test. You should not try a maneuver that you do not feel you can perform safely. If you feel the exercise is too hard or you cannot safely follow the instructions, tell the examiner.
Test Locations
Two Wheel Motorcycle (M2):
The road skills test for the two wheel motorcycle (M2) is offered at all DMV customer service centers EXCEPT the following locations:
- Arlington
- Arlington Metro at Virginia Square
- Bedford
- Danville
- Fairfax Westfields
- Fair Oaks Mall
- Front Royal
- Gloucester
- Lebanon
- Lorton
- Norfolk Military Circle
- Norfolk Widgeon Road
- Norton
- Onancock
- Pentagon
- Richmond Central (Headquarters)
- Smithfield
- Staunton
- Sterling
- Suffolk
- Tysons Corner
- Vansant
- Warrenton
- Virginia Beach Hilltop
- Williamsburg
- Winchester
- Woodbridge
- Woodstock
NOTE: Motorcycle testing at the Roanoke customer service center is conducted only on Saturdays.
Three Wheel Motorcycle (M3):
Testing on the three wheel motorcycle (M3) is by appointment only. Please contact one of the following numbers listed below to set up your appointment to test:
- Bristol District: (276) 608-0084
- Fairfax District: (540) 369-5252
- Portsmouth District: (757) 686-5181
- Richmond District: (804) 796-4141
- Roanoke District: (276) 477-9021
- Staunton District: (540) 631-7676
Skills Test Waiver
DMV will waive the road skills test for motorcycle license applicants who have successfully completed the Virginia Rider Training Program course. You must bring your certificate of completion with you when you apply for your motorcycle license. Certificates are valid for a period of one year from the date of completion. During this year, you will not be required to complete the motorcycle knowledge or road skills exam to add a Class "M2" or "M3" to your license.
- If you are age 19 or older, the course completion certificate will act as a temporary "M2" or "M3" classification when carried with your driver's license. This will allow you to operate the appropriate motorcycle for 30 days from the course completion date. After the initial 30 days, you will not be authorized to operate a motorcycle until you visit a DMV customer service center to have the motorcycle designation added to your license.
- If you are 18 or older, you will not be required to hold a motorcycle learner's permit prior to adding a Class "M2" or "M3" to your license.
- If you are under 18, you must hold a motorcycle learner's permit for 9 months before adding a Class "M2" or "M3" to your license.
Members of the Military
Along with their spouses and dependents, military personnel who are stationed outside of Virginia and who hold a valid Virginia driver's license may obtain an "M2" classification after submitting documentation confirming:
- Completion of a military approved basic motorcycle rider training course and
- Assignment outside of Virginia
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The Dark Side of the Moon has never looked better than this sleek and contemporary Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Co-Axial Chronograph Dark Side of the Moon Watch. Easily one of the brand's most iconic time pieces – it is an outstanding blend of technological advancement, traditional spirit and daring exploration.
The 44.25 mm black ceramic case is finished in black bezel with matt chromium nitride tachymeter scale and a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with a high-quality anti-reflective treatment on both sides. A self-winding chronometer with the Omega 9300 movement features the highly precise Co-Axial Escapement, displaying date, small seconds and boasting approximately 60 hours of power reserve.
Water resistant to 100m, the Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch is listed for $12,000.00 and captures brilliantly the brand's adventurous spirit. With a movement accurate to a fault, the watch comes on a 44.25mm leather strap. Being the epitome of modern horological engineering and mechanics, Omega has introduced some impressive improvements to their original design that are subtle enough to stay true to their spirit, but not too discreet to not go unnoticed.
Thanks to various changes to its design – the new Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch has gained a decided advantage to its predecessors in terms of functionality and ease of use. The dial is much easier to navigate due to simplifying its layout by removing one sub-dial in favour of the addition of a symmetrical dual register layout. This also makes more room for the large date aperture.
Having retained the original case profile, the Speedmaster remains in the Omega family and heritage with its timeless proportions and high precision. It wears well thanks to its size and weight – it's 44.25mm in diameter and 16mm thick. The column wheel design gives the watch a high-end scale feel with smoother functions and famous co-axial escapement, which is a wonderful low friction alternative to the traditional swiss-lever design.


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This Week in Tech
I have been a fan of the Black Mirror series since its debut. I have wondered whether to post about it on this blog - its musings and insights into possible technologically dystopian futures are disturbing but thought and conversation provoking. I can see how watching an episode can be very useful in the classroom - for debate and follow up exercises around which current technologies will develop to make the depicted future possible. Seeing a review of Black Mirror in The Daily Maverick prompted me to include it in this post.
I would highly recommend that if you have not seen Black Mirror you take the time and effort to do so. Even if you don't include it in your classroom it will arm you with ammunition to pull out when you need to talk about possible future trends and social implications of the technology that you are teaching...
Malware, hacks, Etc...
Fake News
Social & privacy
That's it for this week - really do try to watch Black Mirror (Netflix). Ciao
If you thought that Europe's GDPR which came into effect in May had an impact on the digital world, well, you ain't seen nothing yet! Article 11 and Article 13. Both are part of a set of copyright reforms that the European Union plans to pass this year. These two articles have the potential to seriously break the internet / WWW. They passed their first hurdle on the process of becoming law by ONE vote this week.
Article 11 requires that if you even link to a news story you need both permission from the publisher and you need to pay a license fee. That means that this blog, for example, would have to pay for every link included in a post (if the link were to a European publisher / web site).
Article 13 requires that anything posted by anyone in Europe be run through a copyright screening process before it could appear on the web. If it contains any part that appears to contain anything from a copyrighted work the post will be blocked.
I'm not going to go into it in detail, but these regulations create great potential for abuse, censorship and misuse - and could effectively transform the internet from a uniquely free medium accessible to all for purposes of publishing back into the bad old days where only those with deep pockets can afford to publish (putting control of news and media back into the hands of the elite few).
Read about it:
What is interesting is that big media in the states (New York Times, Washington post, etc.) is not giving this much coverage.
Social Implications
Malware, Hacks, Privacy, etc
Data comms
Robots and robotics
Social Media
That's it for this week. Good luck with marking and reports...
It finally happened. It was only a matter of time. A self-driving car has collided with and killed a pedestrian. The car belonged to Uber and Uber has pulled all of its self-driving cars off the road whilst the incident is being investigated.
Motherboard has a fascinating article on the hard decisions that have to be made when planning and coding the decisions that a self driving car has to make regarding safety and who gets hurt / who dies. This is a great read - and a really great topic for a class discussion / debate. This is an issue which is going to feature prominently in your learner's lives.
You can read about the incident itself here.
The Facebook drama continues...
Facebook is dealing with a massive backlash from the Cambridge Analytica data scandal mentioned in last week's blog. There is a concerted DeleteFacebook campaign complete with hashtag and all. Elon Musk removed the Tesla and SpaceX presence from Facebook. Vox has an interesting article that details 'The Case against Facebook' - taking it far beyond data breaches. CNN AMP points out that no matter how much he promises and how much he wants to, Zuckerberg cannot control or fix Facebook (and he knows it). It's become a monster beyond its creator's control.
It's so bad even their own investors are suing them.
Meanwhile Boing Boing says : Facebook, ShmaisBook --- you should see what your ISP is doing with your data!
Human Error
This week the SA Post Office web presence did not exist - because someone did not pay the R125 domain renewal fee....!!!!
Amazing Graphics
Meet Siren.
What's really special about Siren is that she is rendered in real time from a motion captured human using the Unreal gaming engine - and a PC with multiple graphics cards.
The video below shows a fish-man (actually Andy Serkis) created with the same technology.
This shows where 3D graphics and video are headed. Soon you will really not be able to distinguish virtual from reality.
World's smallest computer.
The older ones amongst you (those who saw the first PCs in the 90's) pay attention. That clunking desktop computer that you paid an arm and a leg for.. well it is now the size of a grain of salt and cost $0.20. IBM just announced the product and sees it as the ideal way to embed computing power in everything.
Image: IBM
Mashable has the details.
That's it for this week. Holidays soon!
Strangely enough, the news this week has been full of stuff about robots. So, we'll run with it and let the blog focus on robotic topics.
UBI (Universal Basic Income)
Let's start off by talking about a concept that features in Science Fiction and has been in the news lately relating to Bill Gates' call for a tax on robots and Elon Musk's statements in support of the concept. A UBI is when the state pays every citizen, no matter what other income they may earn, a set amount each month (Wikipedia's explanation here, Wharton School of Business discussion here, Brookings arguments in favour of). Part of the motivation for calls for a UBI is the increasing loss of jobs due to automation (robots). Some places (Finland, Ontario) are actually trialling the concept.
The topic of a UBI is a great one for class discussion and a topic for 'Social Impact of ICT' that your learners can really get their teeth into. How about a debate? Why not make up a 'parliament' where speakers get to argue for and against a UBI and then the class has to vote? This is a topic that can fire up your learners, get them involved, make them talk after class to friends and family and make your class even more relevant!
Bionic Ants
A lot of robotic research is modelled on the insect world. Check out the teamwork of these bionic ants (via Hackaday) created by Festo (direct link to company video is bionicants-en-SD.mp4)
How big are robots, economically speaking?
According to an article by Fast Company, researchers put the economic value of all robots in America at $732 Billion - bigger than the economy of Switzerland!
Robotic ear surgeon.
Cochlear implants. Devices that help deaf people to hear. Wired has an article about a robot that can perform the operation to give someone a cochlear implant - by itself.
Robot Porter
CNet has an article detailing a journalist trying out a robot porter that followed her around New York for a day. The robot follows you around and can be used for things like carrying your groceries. Great for city life where you don't use a car.
Drone Pilots outnumber real pilots.
OK, so drones are not real robots. The combination of mechanised constructions under remote human control (with the distinct possibility of self control in the future) is enough of a grey area to qualify for inclusion in this blog. Digital Trends has an article detailing how the US air force now employs more drone pilots than pilots for real planes.
Robots and specialised AI chips
The world of the microprocessor is also being affected by the increased demand for more intelligent robots. AI performs better when running on hardware specially developed to support it. Google set the trend by developing the TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) last year and many other companies are working in this hot new area of tech research and development. Mobileye is just such a company, making chips and cameras for self driving cars. Intel just bought them for $15.3 Billion.
UWVs? Seafaring Drones? Whatever you call them, they are real and being tested in Norway.
Engadget has the details.
General News
PRINT THIS OUT AND STICK IT UP IN YOUR CLASSROOM - and email it to everyone you know!!!
Cartoon courtesy of XKCD.
Fake news
EWN republishes and article from the World Economic Forum studying how to control fake news.
That's it from a full and busy blog for this week.
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L'Occitane is continuing to support the TGS scheme with a donation from the L'Occitane foundation as well as funds raised by inspired fundraising activities including cooking classes. L'Occitane will also be donating proceeds from the sale of their soon to be launched tote bag to RNIB throughout 2014. Trainee Grade Scheme user Siobhan Payne says "I am very grateful to L'Occitane and RNIB for providing this opportunity, for once, I feel confident in myself and that I am actually doing something with my life that is worthwhile"
Third Sector, a magazine dedicated to latest voluntary sector news, have written an article about our partnership with L'Occitane. Read all about it, Business partner: The RNIB and L'Occitane en Provence.
You can buy your 'I care about sight' L'Occitane tote bag for only £5! Chosen by L'occitane's Facebook fans, the proceeds of the tote bag go to our Trainee Grade Scheme.
L'Occitane has previously supported RNIB through their honey scented 'Candle for Sight'.
"Candle for Sight not only adds a beautiful sensorial ambience to my home making me feel like I'm in a delicious blossoming garden, it helps raise important funds for RNIB to train and support blind and partially sighted people in starting a professional career. With 100% of the sale proceeds being donated to RNIB, this candle is at the top of my shopping list this month!" Arlene Phillips, TV Personality
I have long been a supporter of RNIB and their amazing work to change the lives of blind and partially sighted people in the UK. I am delighted by this partnership with L'Occitane - a natural beauty brand that has long supported the same cause as well, with braille labelling on their products and fundraising activities across the world.
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The AGM will be a chance to meet trustees and other members and will be an informative evening with a selection of talks and presentations.
The Annual General Meeting will be held in the Grouse Inn, Lower Cabrach AB54 4EL at 6pm on the 10th of October 2017.
Refreshments will be provided and members of the Cabrach Trust will be eligible to vote at the AGM.
Membership of the Cabrach Trust is free to everyone who lives in the Cabrach and its surrounding villages.
Joining is simple, just click here to become a member of the Cabrach Trust.
6pm – Arrivals and refreshments (tea & coffee, sandwiches & cakes)
6.30pm – Introduction from the Chair, Grant Gordon
6.40pm – Round up from Executive Director, Sue Savege
6.50pm – Presentation
7.20pm – Introduction to consultation exercise, Acorn Centre, Gillian Bailey, Community Support Officer
7.30pm Break and informal consultation with Gillian Bailey & Justin Livesey leading.
8.20pm – A celebratory toast to the Cabrach Trust, Grant Gordon
Followed by opportunity to socialise and to talk more with trustees and members of the Cabrach Trust.


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The Practice together with our Patient Participation Group are committed to raising money for a number of charities throughout the year. Without your support this would not be possible. Below are our latest fundraising events.
Our chosen Charity for 2017 is the Walton Lea Project. Together with our Patient Participation Group, we held a fundraising event on 12 December 2017. Staff from the Practice donated money in exchange for wearing Christmas Jumpers. The Walton Lea Project are a local charity who provide supported employment for adults with learning disabilities, mental health problems, mobility issues and early onset Alzheimers. For more information of the work the Project do please visit their website http://www.waltonlea.org.uk/
We are pleased to announce that your generous donations and support helped us raise £443.00.
Thank you for your continued support
Contact the Elderly Tea Parties
Staff and members of our Patient Participation Group host Tea Parties approximately every six weeks for patients who are elderly, live on their own, have little contact with family and friends and may find it difficult to get out and about.
Following a presentation by a representative from Contact the Elderly, the staff and members of our Patient Participation Group (PPG) decided to set up our own Tea Party for some of our elderly patients.
The GPs, Nurses and reception staff identified patients they felt would benefit from the event and we set a date for our first Tea Party in June 2016. Since then the Group has gone from strength to strength and we currently have 7 patients, both male and female who attend the Group approximately every 6 weeks. During the Tea Party we enjoy endless cups of tea and coffee, cake and sandwiches and lots of chat.
Some of the Tea Parties are just spent having a chat while others are themed. At our December Tea Party some members of The Centenary Theatre Society entertained us with carols and we enjoyed mince pies and mulled wine. We have had informative talks on Warrington Walking Day, borrowed memory boxes from Warrington Museum which encourages the group to talk about their lives when they were younger.
It has given the staff the opportunity to see beyond the patient and we have developed a strong bond with the members. It has also led to any of the members who have a concern, whether it be medical or just for advice, having a friendly face to turn to and talk to.
The staff and PPG provide the food and Springfields Medical Centre supply the tea and coffee.
We were delighted that Warrington Borough Council chose us as their local charity for 2017 and have to date raised over £500 to support the group through various fundraisers including a Wimbledon Afternoon Tea and Macmillan Coffee morning.
With this money we have booked a trip to the Theatre and lunch for the Group and hope to be able to organise other such events in the future.
Some of the comments we have received from the Group are that the tea parties are a lifeline on a Sunday afternoon as often they feel quite isolated on this day and there are limited things going on as most people spend the time with their families.
We also have a patient who regularly contributes her home made cakes to our tea parties for which we are very grateful.
Macmillan Coffee Morning/Dr Burke's Retirement
On Friday 30 September 2016 10.30 am - 12.30, our Patient Participation Group hosted a Macmillan Coffee Morning. Dr Burke was also retiring on this date so she was available to meet and greet patients between 10.30 am and 12.30. We were overwhelmed by the support shown to both Macmillan and Dr Burke and we raised in excess of £760.00. A massive thank you to everyone who attended and helped us raise this amazing amount of money.
Coming Soon....
Fundraiser for St Joseph's Family Centre
During the week commencing 12 December 2016 the staff will be wearing Christmas jumpers and making a donation to St Joseph's Family Centre. Our Patient Participation Group will also be hosting a coffee afternoon on Tuesday 13 December 2016 between 2 pm and 4 pm.
Pretty Muddy 20 June 2015 in aid of Cancer Research UK. Pretty Muddy.docx
December 2014 - Christmas Jumper Week in aid of Neonatal Unit Warrington Hospital. We would like to share Ollie's Story.docx to show you how your donations benefit the Hospital and its patients.
On 30 April 2015 the Practice held its first Over 75 event.
At this event we concentrated on health promotion and wellbeing, medicine use and safety, self-management of minor ailments, illness awareness and 'alarm' symptoms to be aware of which might need an appointment with your doctor. Various speakers were in attendance with some local voluntary organisations show casing their services eg Red Cross, Age Uk. Our Patient Participation Group were also on hand to talk about their work within the Practice and provided light refreshments for the afternoon.
For more information on this event please click on the following link over 75s minutes as per Dr S.docx
Due to the overwhelming success of the event the Practice are hoping to hold further Over 75 events. Watch this space for more information.


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CBD uses for sleep
You might feel like you've tried everything to improve your sleep, but you really haven't scratched the surface until you've given CBD a go. CBD, or cannabidiol, is a non-psychoactive chemical compound found in cannabis products like hemp and marijuana. It just so happens that CBD has powerful sleep regulating effects. Hemp-derived CBD is federally legal in every US state, it won't get you high or alter your perception in any way, and it is a natural, healthy product, so there's really no reason not to try it. If you've struggled with insomnia or restless sleep, you've got to give CBD a go.
But wait…how can you actually use CBD to give you better sleep? Well, here's just a few CBD uses for sleep you can integrate CBD into your bedtime routine.
Infuse Your Evening Tea With CBD
You can easily add a couple of drops of CBD oils or tinctures into your evening tea to chill you out before you head to bed. A cup of chamomile tea and a book are the perfect way to calm yourself down and put your body and mind in the right space for a restful night's sleep. Add a little CBD oil and you'll be in the Land of Nod in no time at all.
Have A CBD Night-time Snack
If you just can't go to bed without snacking, there are plenty of CBD-enriched options for you. From gummy bears to dark chocolate, you can ease your way into sleep while satisfying your sweet tooth at the same time. This is a great way to integrate CBD into your bedtime routine without having to remember to take a pill or focus too much on timing.
Soak In A CBD Bath
If you're lucky enough to have a bath in your house, you should really take advantage of it before bedtime. A long, warm soak in the bath is a great way to soothe your muscles and help you to drift towards sleep. By adding CBD products like CBD bath bombs, bath soaks, and shampoos, you can add a little herbal chill to your bedtime soak.
Pamper Yourself With A CBD Sleeping Mask
For glowing daytime skin, you have to take care of your face at night. Luckily, you can easily add CBD into the process to help you drift off and look fantastic. CBD sleeping masks can be applied to your face right before bedtime and washed off in the morning to help you get to sleep and wake up looking better than ever.
Soothe Your Skin With CBD Moisturizer
While you're taking care of your face, why not tend to your body too? There are a wealth of CBD moisturizers which will keep your skin smooth, supple, and youthful while giving you a gentle, relaxing push towards sleep too. These are a great option if you want to really pamper yourself after a long bath or shower before bed.
Pop On A CBD Patch
There are even handy CBD transdermal patches which can deliver a little CBD to your body while you go about your normal evening routine. Just pop one on your arm and go about your evening and before you know it, you'll be ready to crawl into bed and smile into your pillow all the way until morning.
Give Yourself A CBD Massage
A massage is the perfect way to drift into sleep. The only way it can get better is with the addition of CBD. There are some delicious smelling CBD massage oils which you can use to give yourself a comforting evening massage. If you've got a partner, you can even trade CBD massages so you both sleep well all night long.
Whether you're a long-time insomnia sufferer or someone who simply wants to improve their sleep, you should try CBD. Hemp-derived CBD products are an excellent and healthy way to sleep easy, so give them a try and see how CBD uses for sleep can work for you.


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How to Drive Mobile Application Installs
Did you know there are more than five million applications found in the Apple App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Amazon Appstore, and Blackberry World? For different mobile users this is a good thing. This is great news to end users because there have virtually all the applications they can use to make their mobile more useful. However, with so many applications in the market, this is not a good thing for mobile app developers. Having numerous number of applications make it difficult for app developers to make their applications visible and attain a million downloads. the major question therefore for app developers is to penetrate the app market and ensure they reach a million downloads. This article, therefore, discusses some of the important ways an app developer can increase their app downloads.
The first tip you can use to increase downloads of your application is to develop a cross-platform application. It is important to note that of the five mobile application platforms the Google play store and the Apple app store are the most popular given the high number of users they have. Are you planning to use a single mobile app platform to distribute your application? In case you are going to use only one mobile application platform then you need to reconsider think twice. It is important to note that you can still succeed if you design a single platform application however it is recommended that you make your app to be cross-platform. It is important to make sure that you dont block potential app users just because the application is compatible with their phones.
The second method you can use to hit millions installs of your application is to respond to user reviews. As long your application has been downloaded by a handful of users you will start getting customer feedback. Some users will rank your application while others will leave a comment. While there's little you can do about the star rating, you can react to remarks. It is important to note that you need responding to customer reviews is important especially if your application is getting negative publicity. If users realize that you are open to correction and you are improving the app, many people will be motivated to install your app and give it a try. On the other hand, if you dont respond to negative customer feedback people will not be motivated to install your app they will look for other viable options.
The third consideration you need to make when you want a million downloads of your application is to invest app advertising. Numerous app developers dont have a budget indicating how much they are going to use on app advertisement but this method can help you increase app installs.


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From left: Kim Kardashian and fiancé Kris Humphries, Nicole Richie on a walk with her children
Kim Kardashian Spotted Picking Out Bridesmaids' Dress Colors
She and her fiancé Kris Humphries were spotted with a light blue swatch of fabric (pictured near Kim's elbow): could this be her bridesmaids' dress color of choice?
Nicole Richie And Children Opt For Gothic Look
Richie and her daughter Harlow and son Sparrow, all dressed in head-to-toe black. Quite the style statement!
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Twitter revealed this week two new tools, one benefiting consumers and the other benefiting brands. Project Lightning – still in the works – will collect and curate Tweets from live events. A button at the center of the Twitter app will direct users to events that are being talked about in real time. Twitter is also making its platform more shoppable, allowing (select as of now) users place image galleries in a single Tweet.
Twitter, which predates the mass adoption of smartphones, has been successful at adapting to the consumer shift and competition from mobile-first players. Despite complains about revenue, the company has managed to gather a solid number of users (300 million). As mentioned in an L2 video featuring NYU Professor Aswath Damodaran, Twitter's problem is revenue, not user growth.
Twitter is one of few brands that have managed to achieve ubiquitous adoption, which should make a path to revenue possible. Expanding tweet views to users who don't use the service for composing tweets and following other users (for example, those who use it for news updates) can pave the path for additional monetization.
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Desi Arnaz
Personality Number 9
Desi Arnaz was a male celebrity.
He was born on Friday March 2nd 1917, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
Desi Arnaz has an impressive and aristocratic bearing. No matter how tall he is, Desi appears noble and upright. He is very much in control of the image he sends out to others.
Many actors, dancers, and other performers have a 9 Personality number. Arnaz is elegant, graceful, and charismatic. Many admire him.
Desi Arnaz has the kind of stature that pulls people to him or repels them intensely. Some are jealous of Desi and may seek to belittle him.
Desi may encourage this to some extent by the amount of arrogance he radiates. This is a caution for all 9 Personalities - they are sometimes aloof and hold themselves above the world. Arnaz's challenge is to come down to earth with his fellow man.
Conversely, Desi Arnaz has a great compassion for humanity and he wants to dedicate himself to improving the lot of others. He is better when dealing with the trials of the many than the trouble of a single person. Desi is more capable of working on the grand scale, addressing the needs of society, than on a one-to-one basis.
Arnaz is kind and sympathetic, helpful and compassionate. Behind the controlled and calm facade, he is sensitive, vulnerable and emotional.
Desi Arnaz has excellent taste. There is a good deal of artistic talent in him that shows in his home environment and his clothing.
Desi Arnaz tends to see himself as a guardian of society, a benevolent leader, guiding and directing his community toward a better world.
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About Desi's Personality number
Arnaz's Personality number often serves as a censoring device, both in terms of what Desi sends out, as well as what he allows to approach.
It discriminates in the kinds of people and information Desi Arnaz lets enter his heart and mind.
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Today marks the day in which CryptoMoji the iMessage emoji app will be deleted from the app store. Here's what it looks like through the process.
- Take a brief look at the app in the store *eyes swell*
2. Click My Apps on the Apple Connect homepage https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/
3. Click the App you're trying to remove.
4. Scroll Down on the App Information page to find "Remove App" link.
5. Confirm removal of App from App store. This should remove application, unless this happens..
6. Since I forgot to change the Availability before removing the app, the error pops up "This app is unable to be removed right now."
7. Head over to Pricing and Availability tab on App Store Connect and change Availability to "Remove from sale".
8. The removal was successful, and now another developer is free to take the CryptoMoji URL on the Apple App store.


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Virgil, the poet singer of Roman imperialism, in his fourth eclogue tells of a blessed 'pure', a holy child, a boy sent down from Heaven to begin anew a golden age for humanity, redeemed from sin and evil. Christians naturally read it as a messianic hint, a foretelling by an inspired pagan of the coming of Christ, the Prince of Peace. Virgil of course had been born into a world scarred by horrendous civil wars. Rome itself seemed doomed, until Augustus had emerged triumphant and created a new order. Hence, the poets' immortal verse expressed the universal longing for a better life, a happier society. That vision of glory and justice then incarnated itself in the awaited holy babe.
Alas, William and Kate's child is not the harbinger of a golden age. British society will continue the decline John Osborne cynically announced. When Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953 sycophants blathered about the dawn of another 'Elizabethan Age'. It was nonsense. Under the first Elizabeth the English race had launched into its phenomenal, epic adventure of world expansion and conquest. Along with a cultural flowering that included a genius like Shakespeare. The second Elizabeth, dutiful and gracious as she is, has presided over her nation's increasing shrinking power and, sadly, inevitable decay. That is not the fault of the monarch but of what used to be called 'British subjects'. As you make your bed...
This is no time for gloom, however. Voila' three reasons why the priest likes what the golden boy means.
First, it is about kingship. True, today's monarchs are basically crowned presidents. Constitutional figureheads. Not quite useless King Logs, though. A king is a reminder that not all power is necessarily from below. Curmudgeons like Kevin Maguire, Mehdi Hasan and Yasmin Alibaba-Brown are right in being upset by the boy. They perceive that enthusiasm for the little prince implicitly means a slap in the face of the dreary goddess at whose feet they tediously worship: democracy.
One day the boy will wear a crown of gold – the massive crown of St Edward the Confessor. I like that. Never mind how faintly, a golden crown is a bit like a halo. It hints at something higher, supernatural, greater than the abstraction called 'the people'. Wasn't one of the gifts the Magi gave to the child Jesus a piece of gold? Very apposite. Because gold stood for power. Royal power. Power not just from below but from above. You see, God is no president. And presidents do not wear crowns – kings do.
Second, the boy is... a boy. That matters. The orgy of relentless feminist propaganda swarming in the media seemed at times to have made it compulsory that it had to be a girl. Instead, three men are now in direct line to succeed the Queen. Dull Dave Cameron's pathetic ruse to ingratiate himself to the 'sisters' has copped out. Feminist ideologues – female and male alike - must be eating their hearts out. They appear to enjoy insulting and denigrating the male of the species as a matter of course. They have managed to make it look as if it were almost a crime to be born a man. Pity providence and nature have given their designs a little check. Hahahahah!
Second, it is about that many-splendored, golden word: love. William and Kate love each other. Even republican fanatics would not deny that. These are two human beings who are in love. Sounds corny but...compare them with Charles and Diana. Ah, the tragedy of that marriage! (Of any marriage like that.) One in which the man was not really in love with his wife. Unhappiness and disaster followed. Not so with William and Kate. And now their love has issued in the miracle of a new life, their child. That is how it should be. Marriage's purpose, as the Anglican Book of Common Prayer has it, is threefold: a remedy against fornication, for the procreation of children and for the mutual love binding man and woman. Such excellent mandates are handed down from the Creator. William, Kate and their son embody and demonstrate all three grounds.
Third, it is about the Absent One. There is one grandmother missing to celebrate this Royal birth. I mean Princess Diana, whom, I say in fear and trembling, I was privileged to know. References to her have been few and far between. Yet William's mother smiles on her grandchild from where she is now. Where? I believe Diana has not quite made it to heaven yet. The princess is now climbing the seven-storey mountain, whose name is purgatory. But make no mistake about it, purgatory is probationary only in a positive sense. You can't slip back down the ascent, you can only climb upwards. Purification is necessary but the supreme goal is assured, God willing.
Iam nova progenies caelo demittitur alto. 'Now a new progeny is sent down from high heaven' sang Roman Virgil. A golden child. Who cares about the hype? Poetry does it for me: all hail to the boy!


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Direction in Adar
Life sometimes takes unexpected turns, and my life seems to be full of them right now. I have found that this blog has not been the right place for this part of my journey, although I have missed it.
With this new month of Adar, I am at least able to return and take stock.
I walk most weeks in Caratunk, a beloved Audubon Society refuge near to where I live. I almost always start out on the same path, and vary my route only based on the length of the walk I wish to take. I walk on the edge of a big field, and soon enter the woods where I quickly cross a stream and come to a pine grove. Next I cross the stream again and loop around to Monument Rock. The path then takes me back to the stream, where I can either cross for a third time, or continue right along its banks for a while.
This past Wednesday I walked this loop, taking in all the ice on the stream, the places where it was completely covered and the places of open water. I appreciated both the seen and the unseen movement. When I reflected my walk later, I pictured myself walking along with the flow of the stream, until I was startled to realize that the stream actually flows in the opposite direction!
Hunh. So interesting, and such a good metaphor.
Quite often recently, I have found myself thinking about how hard I try and how futile those efforts seem sometimes. I am worn out from these efforts, and even more worn out from being angry that my efforts don't seem to bear fruit. I am ready to find a different way. I am ready to stop wrestling so much, ready to stop fighting my way upstream, ready to stop walking against the current.
So I returned to my beloved Caratunk the next day and walked the same loop in the opposite direction. I was delighted to meet the stream and walk right along with it, both of us moving in the same direction. I had fun playing with making my pace match its gurgling progress. I felt lighter with this new intention, and I welcomed the shift within me.
I continued along, leaving the stream for a while, and when my path finally met with the stream again, I found again to my surprise that for a very short stretch, I was again walking against the current. So much for my fine grasp of the geography of Caratunk! So much for my grand metaphor!
Or maybe, actually, the back and forth is the true metaphor. Sometimes we get to go with the flow and sometimes we don't. The stream meanders on its path, my feet meander on theirs. We meet and separate and meet again. Sometimes we are sync, sometimes we are not. And it's all fine, it's all real, it all contains beauty.
Here, in Adar, I will continue to play with walking in the opposite direction from my habitual one. I will continue to seek out ways to release more into the flow. I will continue to seek out more help and more ease and more grace. And I am sure that I will also put in great efforts that may or may not work out the way I hope. I will continue to think I'm walking in one direction when really I'm walking in another. Through it all, may I rejoice in the variety, remembering that it is all present, it is all holy, and it is, it simply IS.
In this new month, I am grateful to be able to walk along the stream, no matter the direction.
Chodesh Tov.
3 Adar 5774 * 2 February 2014


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