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"No area of the United States is exempt from this epidemic – we all know a friend, family member, or loved one devastated by opioids"
~ CDC Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat, M.D.
We attended International Overdose Awareness Day because too many people are dying unnecessarily. Each day over 115 people overdose on opioids and die in the United States (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2018). From January 2017 to January 2018 the US saw an increase in overdose deaths by 6.3%, which the CDC reports is an underreported number based on incomplete data (CDC, 2018). In 2016 63,632 Americans died from drug overdose, and in 2017 that number rose to over 72,000 Americans (CDC, 2018). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2018) states these deaths occurred from fentanyl, prescription opioids, heroin, cocaine, and psychostimulants.
How Opioid Addiction Occurs
When opioids are taken they send endorphins throughout your body to ease pain (MFMER, 2018). As a person continues to take this medication to feel better, their body gets used to it and it becomes something they cannot live without.
"Doctors define drug addiction as an irresistible craving for a drug, out-of-control and compulsive use of the drug, and continued use of the drug despite repeated, harmful consequences" (MFMER, 2018).
Taking opioids over time, your body will develop tolerance to the drug. This means your body will no longer continue to produce endorphins on its own, and it will not produce as many as the day you first took the drug. Tolerance is the reason why so many addicts start searching for other drugs to achieve that same feeling.
Signs of Overdose
Although the signs and symptoms of a drug overdose can differ depending on the specific substance, here are some common signs of overdose:
- Dilated pupils.
- Unsteady walking.
- Chest pain.
- Severe difficulty breathing, shallow breathing, or complete cessation of breath.
- Gurgling sounds that indicate a blocked airway.
- Blue lips or fingers.
- Nausea or vomiting.
- Abnormally high body temperature.
- Violent or aggressive behavior.
- Disorientation or confusion.
- Paranoia.
- Agitation.
- Convulsions or tremors.
- Seizures.
- Unresponsiveness.
- Unconsciousness.
A person may not experience all the symptoms listed above, but if they are experiencing several of these please reach out to 911 and seek immediate care for them (Drugabuse.com, 2018).
Getting Help for Those You Love
Far too many people are forced to say goodbye to a loved one too soon. If you or someone you know needs help, please reach out before it is too late. "International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on 31 August each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death" (International Overdose Awareness Day, 2018). We were honored to attend the even this year, as awareness is critical in prevention.
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The Rules of the Game
So, she's standing there, one hand on her hip, the other with thumb extended, pointing down the hall. Short, a bit stocky, red hair and an accent that would make anyone in Brookland, NY proud. Her face is not quite a scowl, but she is clearly exasperated. She has been down to the patient's room, had conversation with him, and returned to confront me at the nurses station. "GO FEED HIM HIS DINNER FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!"
I'm standing in front of her, holding a meal tray that contains pork roast. My patient, who is decidedly Jewish, awaits his meal in a room down the hall. I'm almost dazed at the possibility of uncapping the plate, and visions of his recoiling are playing in my head. He was a home based patient that came into the inpatient center. I've know him and his family for some time. They are very committed to their faith and very active in their faith community. I can imagine all of their eyes on me, and Moses standing above me with a scythe ready to take me out for leading one of his faithful astray. I begin to shake.
On the command of this crusty nurse (who, unbeknownst to me is also Jewish) I make my way down the hall, uncap the meal, and begin to feed him his dinner. He eats quietly, knowing full well what is in front of him. When finished, he wipes his mouth and quietly says "Well, that was pretty good". I make what apologies I think appropriate for the fare, and make my way back down the hall steeped in the guilt of the moment. A life long dedication has just been wrecked. It seems to be a good day for self loathing.
As I approach the nurses station I return the tray to the carrier and then approach my commander who is busy with her paperwork.
"If you don't mind me asking, just exactly what did you say to him when you went down to his room"?
She looks up, smiles, and in a quiet voice, gives me the one greatest line I've ever heard in 8 years of hospice volunteering:
"Let me tall ya somethin' fat boy. At the end of the game, the rules change. Don't ever forget that".
Boy. Was she ever right. I've learned countless times that at the end, the rules DO change. In fact, I've learned that the rule book goes out the window in most cases. I've also finally begun to understand that the rule book really does not matter anyway. Most religious rule books were written by egos that were more about control than awakening. More about money and obedience than seeing into the eternal. More about opression and less about freedom.
The only rule book that really matters is the one we write for ourselves, and as long as those rules are about helping those around us and making the world a better place for our neighbors and those that come behind us, then those rules are sufficient.
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The Mississippi River Network: Headwaters to Gulf (MRN) is seeking applicants for full-time salaried position to work on the coalition's policy agenda. The MRN is a collaborative effort of 55 organizations who have joined together to protect and restore the Mississippi River. The MRN has several initiatives: 1) a public communications campaign 2) improved and amended policies that restore and protect the River and 3) promoting communication and collaboration among the MRN members and partner organizations.
The Policy Manager will provide key analysis and proactive policy development in issues relating to water quality, restoration, and conservation of the Mississippi River, analyze proposed legislative or administrative changes to federal and state policies, appropriations and laws related to the River, educate members of MRN, the public, and the media on such policies and proposals, and cultivate support for those policies and proposals among policymakers and other stakeholder organizations. The Policy Manager will accomplish this by, among other means, coordinating policy work among the MRN members, educating MRN members, the public and decision makers, and planning and attending briefings and meetings locally along the Mississippi River and in Washington, DC. The Policy Manager will work with the MRN Director and 1 Mississippi Campaign Manager on engaging interested members of the public (River Citizens) and building capacity of MRN members. With guidance and direction from the MRN Policy Committee, the Policy Manager determines what policy information and advocacy opportunities are relevant and appropriate for MRN Members and the public.
The successful candidate will be a self-starter with a solid understanding of environmental policy and have experience working with coalitions and in grassroots organizing. We are searching for someone with at least three years professional work experience in the environmental policy arena, and demonstrated organizational, communications, research, and writing skills. The ability to work well with diverse interest groups and within a team is a must. An understanding of and experience with Capitol Hill and the federal policy process is highly desirable. She or he will be supervised by MRN Director
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- Create detailed annual strategy and workplans to meet the MRN's policy goals
- Create annual targeted list of decision makers
- Work in an inclusive manner with standing MRN committees (most directly the Policy Committee, but also Steering Committee and Campaign Committee) and members to meet policy goals
- Communicate with MRN members on Mississippi River related issues, including legislative updates and other pertinent activities or media coverage via newsletters, webinars, print materials, action alerts, tool kits etc.
- Educate decision makers, MRN members and River Citizens on MRN policy priorities including related to nutrient pollution from agriculture and the protection and restoration of floodplains and wetlands by conducting in-person meetings, events, writing fact sheets and tool kits, blog posts, etc
- Travel throughout the ten-state MR region and Washington, DC, to meet with partners and other stakeholders
- Represent the MRN in relevant policy meetings and workgroups
- Identify and recruit new MRN members and partners
- Identify advocacy opportunities to educate River Citizens and MRN members about MRN policy goals and related issues
- Work with other MRN staff to support the integration of the policy work with the on-going public campaign and inform and communicate effectively with MRN members
- Demonstrated ability to successfully work with coalitions and build consensus
- Experience with and understating of how policy is made and changed at federal and state levels
- Familiarity with issues related to the Mississippi River, specifically the current status of federal legislation and appropriations (Farm Bill, Water Resources Development Act, FEMA's Flood Insurance Program, Clean Water Act) and federal programs (EPA's NPDES program, targeted USDA River Basin initiatives and US Army Corps of Engineers programs)
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Buying a House: Take Your Time This Spring
If you're in the market for a home this season, and your real estate agent calls or e-mails saying "now's the time to buy," reply that you'll get back to her in a few months or so. That's how long it'll probably take before we can determine if the U.S. housing sector will remain in a sluggish, uneven recovery or whether something worse is in store.
Here's an evaluation of the latest housing reports, from the most sobering to most encouraging.
The Case-Shiller Chiller
The most distressing recent report has to be the S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Survey, whose 20-city index declined a seasonally adjusted 0.4% in December from November, and 2.4% on a year-over-year basis.
Home prices as measured by Case-Shiller have now declined for five straight months -- erasing almost all of their gains since the recession ended in June 2009.
Read more at DailyFinance.com.
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The University of Wisconsin men's basketball team will play Tennessee in a home-and-home series the next two seasons.
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The Volunteers are 13-1 and ranked No. 3 in the nation. UW (11-4, 3-1 Big Ten) is unranked heading into a game against Purdue (9-6, 2-2) at the Kohl Center on Friday night.
Badgers coach Greg Gard recently hinted at the possibility of lining up a home-and-home series against a power conference opponent while discussing the importance of having a strong non-conference schedule.
The meat of UW's 2019-20 non-conference schedule is pretty much set: In addition to the trip to Tennessee, the Badgers will be playing three games at a tournament in the Cayman Islands and presumably will play a road game in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. While UW isn't expected to participate in the Gavitt Games next season, the home schedule will include its annual game against in-state rival Marquette at home.
The Volunteers have been trending upward since the arrival in 2015 of coach Rick Barnes, who is no stranger to the Badgers. UW split a home-and-home series with Texas when Barnes was in the midst of a 17-season run with the Longhorns.
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Chase Browning is a Deputy Fire Marshal at Medford Fire-Rescue in Medford, Oregon, with a prior 25 year career in the fire sprinkler industry. He is a Principal Member of the Technical Committees for NFPA 13, 13D and 13R, the UL 199 Technical Panel for Automatic Sprinklers, and is a Project Technical Panel Member for the Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF). Chase brings a unique balance of hands-on experience in the industry, and jurisdictional experience as a code official. Chase has a passion for teaching, and serves as a contract instructor for the National Fire Sprinkler Association as well as the National Fire Academy.
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Raymond Walker has a 48-year career in the fire service in both full-time capacities and as a volunteer. He's held a number of positions including firefighter, apparatus driver, instructor, dispatcher, and fire marshal. Ray has certifications as Firefighter I, Fire Service Instructor, Haz Mat Tech, and Fire Marshal. He earned his Bachelor's and Juris Doctorate degrees and teaches legal liability classes for the fire service throughout the United States. In addition, he is an adjunct instructor at the National Fire Academy. Ray is currently the President of the International Fire Marshals Association, a section of the NFPA. He also serves the Town of Vernon as Fire Marshal.
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Flexible Sprinkler Fitting Systems
Upon completion of this course, each participant will understand the history of flexible drops and how modern innovation is revolutionizing this fitting category with new technology.
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At the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Identify the various designs of flexible hoses and brackets, and comprehend the important differences in how they perform
- Recognize and inspect properly installed flexible sprinkler fitting systems
- Comprehend the hydraulic performance of flexible drop systems
- Locate technical support information for flexible sprinkler fitting systems
- Comprehend why flexible drops are an important component in fire safety
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Jack Carbone is a Senior Engineer at Victaulic, a global company that develops and produces mechanical pipe joining systems, and is the originator of the grooved pipe couplings joining system. Jack is a technical expert in fire protection system products focusing on: fire protection valves and sprinklers; flexible sprinkler systems; and application support for installers and AHJs. In his role at Victaulic, Jack is a Product Specialist responsible for directing the development and growth of fire protection valves. He has more than 17 years of experience in the fire protection industry, is an NFPA Member, was an NFSA E&S Committee Member (2005-2012), NFPA 13 AUT-SSI Committee Member (2011-2012), and an NFPA 13 AUT-SSD Committee Member (2011-2012). Jack earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa., and his Master of Business Administration from Norwich University, Northfield, Vt.
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Pressure Regulating Devices in Commercial Fire Protection
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- Comprehend how the codes and standards govern and influence the commercial fire applications in high-rise buildings
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ICC Significant Changes to the 2018 IFC
The goal of this seminar is to familiarize building officials, fire officials, plans examiners, inspectors, design professionals, contractors, and others in the construction industry with many of the important changes in the 2018 International Fire Code (IFC). The major changes from the 2015 IFC to the 2018 IFC will be presented. Participants will discuss the changes, reasons for the changes, and take part in knowledge review activities. Information presented will allow participants to apply these new code requirements to design, plan review, and/or inspection. The seminar uses the publication, Significant Changes to the International Fire Code, 2018 Edition.
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Patrick Vandergriff has more than 35 years of experience in all areas of the construction industry having worked as a design / build contractor, city building official, community development supervisor and as Director of the Construction Industries Division of the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, and as a contract instructor, curriculum development and test development expert for the International Code Council (ICC).
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ICC 2015 IFC Performing Commercial Fire Inspections NCS
This seminar presents the process of conducting commercial fire inspections, following the provisions and requirements of the 2015 International Fire Code. Specifically, the seminar provides participants with checklists that enable those performing commercial fire inspections to determine whether the materials, design, construction, installation and location of building components comply with the code. By ICC Training and Education.
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Fire Codes & the Legalized Marijuana Industry
This class will provide an overview of fire codes and regulations pertaining to both the illegal and the legal commercial marijuana industry. It will include discussion about some of the hurdles that the Denver Fire Department has overcome in regulating this new industry over the last seven years. Topics discussed will include: marijuana grow occupancies, CO2 enrichment systems, construction, fumigation, fire suppression, and the different extraction processes. Specific extraction topics will include: liquefied petroleum gas extractions, LPG storage and transfilling, Super/Subcritical CO2 extractions, extraction equipment approvals, and flammable liquid extractions, as well as "post oil processing" which is the de-waxing or winterizing (purifying) the oil concentrate after the extraction commonly using flammable liquids. Additionally, site inspection and general safety will be discussed.
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Brian Lukus P.E. is a licensed fire protection engineer with the Denver (CO) Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division. He has been involved with marijuana industry fire regulations since its 2010 decimalization in Denver, including recent participation on the NFPA 1 marijuana task group. He has a Master of Science degree in fire protection engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Brian also has six years of private fire protection consulting experience and served 10 years as a firefighter.
Mobile Food Truck and Temporary Cooking Regulation: Developing a Recipe for Success
The purpose of this session is to address the fire hazards associated with mobile and temporary cooking operations. Until 2018, not one code, recommended practice or standard addresses this issue as a whole to provide requirements for fire protection or life safety purposes. Fire departments of major cities around the country developed their own standard to solve this issue and prevent disasters from occurring in the future. The 2018 editions of NFPA 1, Fire Code (Section 50.7) and NFPA 96, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking operations, (Normative Annex B), provide the minimum fire safety requirements for mobile and temporary cooking operations.
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Gary Honold is the Regional Director for the National Fire Protection Association's Northwest Regional Field Office. He retired from the Missoula Fire Department after a 21-year career. During his years with the fire department, Gary rose through the ranks to the position of captain. He also spent 10 years in the fire marshal's office and was active in statewide fire code adoption activities. He is a certified EMT and Fire Protection Specialist. Gary also served one year as an NFPA Public Education Field Advisor for the Northwest Region.
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Hello, Red Oak families! This week was a short one, but still full of learning and exploration. First thing last we, we got to enjoy the iglu made by a ROCS family for a day before the rain dissolved its glue. We were sad to see it go, but the students had fun playing in it and recycling the milk jugs the next day!
We started collecting diaper packs for refugee families here in Columbus and money to send to buy diapers in refugee camps in Serbia, France, and Greece. We also started making cards to include with the diaper packs. Students wrote welcome messages and drew pictures for families new to Columbus.
In writing we've gone from big picture thinking, like in the I Have A Dream writing, to smaller-scale, concrete examples of ways we can be helpers in our lives. Students wrote about bringing diapers to school, clearing the table off at home, and playing with little siblings.
In reading we started with a biography of Nelson Mandela. We discussed how he learned from Dr. King, compared and contrasted segregation in the US with apartheid in South Africa, and how Nelson educated his fellow prisoners while he was incarcerated. One particular part of the book caught the attention of many students. When Nelson went "underground", and had to wear disguises and sleep in a different place each night. There was a discussion about what "going underground" really meant, and a few students made the book to book connection that there are three books in our classroom about the Underground Railroad. They wondered if that was the same kind of thing that Nelson Mandela had to do, so we started exploring the Underground Railroad by reading Henry's Freedom Box, Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom, and Barefoot Escape on the Underground Railroad.
Slavery is a very difficult topic to teach to young children. In an effort to keep our exploration developmentally appropriate, we will only be reading about the Underground Railroad and the path to freedom it offered. The students are interested in the helpers, or "stations" along the way, the quilt pattern signals used, and map songs such as Follow the Drinking Gourd. Other songs we have listened to are Swing Low, Sweet Chariot and Wade in the Water, which were instructional songs.
In math we continued working on telling time. Our next focus will be on addition and subtraction number sentences, with multiplication and division for the older students.
In science this week we enjoyed checking in on our bread mold experiment. Many of the groups have begun seeing some changes begin to show. We enjoyed getting out the magnifying glasses to help in creating our detailed entries in our observation journals.
This week in Material World we journeyed to South Africa. We discussed Nelson Mandela and his role in the country's history. Explorers had the chance to work on a kente cloth weaving, a textile that originated from the Ashanti people of Ghana. Cheetahs and Kittens had the opportunity to make a mbira, a African musical instrument, also known as a thumb piano.
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The Cheetahs continued to explore Africa with some map skills work which had us identify some of the major biomes and animal life found on the continent. We also worked on strengthening our fine motor muscles with our upside down drawing of our African continent and playing Mancala using tweezers to move pom poms to the different egg carton compartments.


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What New Year's resolutions is the housing construction industry setting?
If the home building industry was a person, sustainability would be its major New Year's resolution. All over the world and also here in Australia, green building has been at the forefront of the construction industry and this is only set to swell in the coming year.
Green building is growing so much in popularity that the 'World Green Building Trends 2016' report by Dodge Data & Analytics found that demand will double every three years. Meanwhile, the Global Green Building Market Outlook 2020 report stated that this sector was expected to have a compound annual growth rate of 13 per cent between 2015 and 2020.
Forget about the future, green building is already outpacing the conventional construction industry in America, according to a study for the U.S. Green Building Council - between now and 2018, this sector will be providing a whopping US$303.5 billion to their national GDP. Whoah.
Us Aussies have also been doing pretty well already, with the 1,000th Green Star certified building awarded this year by the Green Building Council of Australia - that's a total of 14 million square metres of green space throughout the country. Now that's worth popping open a champagne for!
Moving forward, studies are showing that more and more projects will be environmentally friendly, only emphasising the point that sustainability truly is the biggest resolution. The Dodge Data & Analytics report, for example, surveyed 1,000 industry professionals from 69 countries. All kinds of workers participated, from architects to builders to property consultants, and the results from across this data showed that more than 60 per cent of their upcoming construction projects will be built and designed sustainably.
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Still grinding out the wins
It is now officially Tottenham's best start to a Premier League season.
After eight games it was their joint best with two campaigns ago, but now with that victory at West Ham it is out there on it's own in Premier League terms.
With everything that's gone wrong since the summer began for Mauricio Pochettino and what he called "the biggest challenge" of his managerial career in steering the club through the mess that came, he could rightly have sat at home last night with a contented grin on his face and a glass of fine Argentinean wine in his hand knowing his side are still just two points off the top of table in fourth.
He probably didn't though. That's not his style. The Spurs manager will already have turned his mind to Wednesday night's must-win Champions League clash at PSV Eindhoven.
Pochettino was asked after the game why he felt Liverpool get labelled potential champions for grinding out 1-0 wins while Spurs do not. His answer was to the point.
"I don't care. I don't know because for me it doesn't matter, it is not a problem if people don't want to give us credit," he said. "It is more important that we are here to try to win games, be in a good position in the table, to manage a lot of circumstances in the club which are not ideal to work if we want one day to win titles.
"To work in Wembley, Milton Keynes - different circumstances so we have to say come on, if we are realistic, we should celebrate the position we are in today and and receive praise for that but it doesn't matter.
"I am not here to make some people happy. Only we want to be responsible with our club, our squad and players and try after to manage circumstances and be professional, that is most important. If the people give credit to us, fantastic, if not keep going, pushing and work to win games, that is our job."
And that is the Pochettino philosophy in a nutshell.
Lethal Lamela
Erik Lamela has been Tottenham's most lethal player this season and the fact that he was making his first Premier League start of the campaign on Saturday afternoon makes that feat all the more surprising.
The 26-year-old has managed to score five goals and lay on three assists in his eight matches so far this season. He's done that in just 405 minutes of football - exactly four and a half full 90 minute matches.
Part of it is confidence and part of it is the belief in himself to succeed whatever the obstacles placed in front of him, a feeling born out of those 13 months of hell with his hip problems.
"The most important thing is when you trust and feel the confidence. We believe in him, we trust in him," said Pochettino.
"He's a player who is more mature in his sixth year here. He's more relaxed and calm in front of the goal. Now he needs to be consistent and play in his best and we need to manage him in the best way. We need to understand where he came from."
Pochettino is looking after his compatriot. Many fans have gone from mocking the midfielder, his past performances and his lengthy absence to calling for him to start every single game.
His manager is taking care of him and not pushing Lamela too hard after such a long time out. It seems to be working perfectly.
Sissoko vs the haters
Moussa Sissoko is never going to be everyone's cup of tea. He knows it, Pochettino knows it and the fans certainly know it.
The Frenchman has limits to what he can do on a football pitch and the Spurs boss admitted exactly that when I asked him about Sissoko after the match.
"Of course we cannot ask him to do different things, or things we can ask of another player, but he will always give you all that he has inside," he said.
The irony is that Sissoko came up with the game's most inventive moment in providing Lamela's winner. He sprinted down the right, cut inside, beat his man and curled a perfect left-footed cross into the box for the arriving Argentine to head home.
Sissoko worked hard throughout the game and was a constant thorn in the side of West Ham as he broke up their attacks and carried the ball to the other end of the pitch.
He did well against Cardiff before the international break and he was even better at the London Stadium. For the second consecutive game he was given a standing ovation by the Spurs fans as he left the pitch, and his name was sung among the away faithful.
"He's a very honest, professional player. You know what you are going to receive from him. I think the squad always in 25 players you need different type of players and I think Moussa provides the team with a very good balance," explained Pochettino.
"I am happy that the fans are starting to see him like a player who helps the team and helps the club and recognise his value."
The Frenchman has endured enough trolling on social media since joining the club in 2016 to last a lifetime and he know these displays won't change those people's minds.
Yet Sissoko keeps on coming. He never shies away from wanting the ball or helping out his team-mates. He bailed out Lamela during the first 45 minutes with a sprint back into his own half to recover the ball from an opponent after the Argentine lost it on the edge of the Hammers' box.
It's no coincidence that with a couple of starts under his belt, he's starting to deliver what's asked of him. Footballers need minutes in their legs and that match sharpness. It's like being thrown into a freezing ocean and expected to swim at top speed the moment you hit the water.
Sissoko will never be the best around, but he's certainly not the awful Sunday League player he's painted to be as Tottenham's perennial scapegoat. Pochettino knows his value and that's all the Frenchman cares about.
Another Pochettino message?
We've been here before with the Spurs manager. After the final match of last season he declared that if Tottenham were to progress they had to be brave.
Over the summer the north London club of course signed nobody, and other than Pochettino himself and Harry Kane they didn't exactly tie down the rest of their star names to bumper new deals.
The Argentine has since stated that Tottenham have been brave in not changing their squad or selling their players, but he's also admitted that he wanted new players that they could not sign them so that doesn't really fit.
Pochettino was certainly unimpressed with the players Spurs were able to afford in the market outside of their pre-summer targets and he made it clear he did not want signings for the sake of it. The club have certainly committed a fair few transfer clangers over the years to match their more astute purchases.
What might come as a surprise to some people is that it is Pochettino who decides whether the transfer fee being asked for a player matches the value he places on getting him.
In most clubs the manager simply asks for a player and the chairman, owner or sporting director goes out and tries to get them and it is they who decide whether someone is not worth the outlay.
At Tottenham Pochettino is the one who has the final say on whether a player is worth going all out for, if the price is steeper than the club expected but within the realms of the club's budget.
For example, the Spurs boss is a big fan of Davinson Sanchez and there was little hesitation in making a club record move for the centre-back last year. Nothing this year - in Tottenham's price band - tickled his fancy, allied to the problem that the club could not move certain players out of their squad.
Pochettino expects new faces in January though, despite it being a tough window to buy in. As none of the summer budget was used, the Spurs boss will not expect a mega money signing but he will want the club to do what they did with Lucas Moura and bring in a talented player with the next couple of seasons in mind who can also deliver in the here and now.
His message again came from a position of strength as the problems at Real Madrid continue and the fifth-placed Los Blancos will be mulling over another attempt to snatch him from north London.
"It will come, January, and we are going to try to sign players and then, if it is not possible, we are going to tell you it was not possible to sign but I think, not only us, all the clubs and managers want to sign players, must refresh the squad, it is necessary and if today happens that, we can say 'okay well done.'" he said.
"You cannot play with the destiny and you need to do things properly, I don't want to say that it is not doing things properly to not sign but, we need to try again in January or the summer to try and sign players if we want to move on the team and the club."
A massive week ahead
Challenges don't come much bigger than the two fixtures that lie on the horizon for Tottenham Hotspur this week.
First up is the short trip to the Netherlands and Pochettino's men must beat PSV otherwise their Champions League journey is pretty much already over.
The Dutch side are riding high on top of the Eredivisie, having won nine out of nine games, scoring 36 goals and conceding just three times.
They have been vulnerable defensively however in Europe - as have Tottenham - and Pochettino will hope to have a fresh Christian Eriksen loading the bullets in the Philips Stadion on Wednesday night for Harry Kane, Lamela & Co to fire home.
Then five days later Manchester City, who are also unbeaten in their league matches so far, turn up at Wembley. Spurs haven't had the answers to the questions posed by Pep Guardiola's side for some time now and Pochettino must come up with them.
Tottenham could have Dele Alli back by then but City will have Kevin De Bruyne.
It's going to be the biggest test so far to Tottenham's record start to the season and Pochettino's men are going to have to find their top gear quickly.
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Yes, I find it very motivating and I LOVE Will Smith so that helps, but, I have to say sometimes in life, I have found, that it is just good to be content with what we have. That the contentedness is the achievement in and of itself. Like, when raising a child and just taking time everyday to just BE THERE with him or her. To get down on the floor and play for the sake of playing with your precious little human. To eat a meal with your family and just sit and enjoy and taste and BE THERE with your family. There are many more examples andway…from my perspective, this is what I have found to be true. Very thought provoking none the less.
Well said Morgan, I couldn't agree with you anymore. Finding contentedness is a little nugget in itself. I guess another word would be to fully PRESENT when you are with your family to truly appreciate having them in your life. Is it possible to be content and to dream at the same time? How does it fit in that context? HRMM Deep thought!
I LOVE motivational videos! This video was just what I needed for this week. Thank you!😘 Need to learn how to insert YouTube videos into my blog now! 😅
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- A classic raincoat. Now it does not have to be a pricey Burberry one, but it should have the same classic lines and style so that it never goes out of style. You should only need to buy a new one because the one you have is getting holes or the fabric is wearing thin.
This one from Burberry is reversible, offering two looks for one. http://www.burberry.com.
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$99.00. http://www.cos.com.
3. A classic LBD. It may sound cliched but every well-dressed lady has one really awesome little black dress in her closet. It's the go-to dress for holiday parties and other swanky events. If you have an ample chest, go for one with a v-neck and avoid ruffles and too much frou-frou. If you are more on the flat-chested side, go for ruffles. If you like your shoulders, pick a sleeveless variety. If you don't like your arms, go for sleeves. Great back? Keep things conservative in front and expose your back. Once again, go for something with a classic shape; you want to wear this dress season after season. You can always reinvent it with a necklace, a sequined jacket, or a scarf. Some dresses can even look good when worn with the back in front and the front in back. Great legs? Make it short. Whatever you do, celebrate your body's strengths, rock your look, and have a good time at the party!
This classic style is from Escada. http://www.neimanmarcus.com.
This one from Narcisco Rodriguez would work well on a petite lady with a small chest and someone who wants to create a more defined waist. http://www.neimanmarcus.com.
I love this one from Michael Kors. http://www.neimanmarcus.com.
This one is from Rag and Bone. http://www.neimanmarcus.com.
4. A pair of classic blue jeans that looks and feels good.
Jeans are here to stay and we all wear them. So why not take the time to try on a bunch and find the ones that really work best for your body? Personally, I am a huge fan of J Brand jeans. I love the ones with some stretch and a slight flare. They feel great, hug my curves, and keep the saggy bits in.
Here is an embellished pair from J Brand. http://www.neimanmarcus.com.
5. A plain white T that fits you well and holds its shape. Personally, I like mine to have capped sleeves, stretch, and shape. I refuse to wear boxy T-shirts that are 100% cotton. They offer nothing in the way of a flattering shape. Each year, you should buy at least one really good white T-shirt and toss out the old one. This is among fashion's hardest-working pieces.
Majestic Paris T for Neiman Marcus.
6. An elegant blazer. I like mine fitted and a tad longer than most. I love Balmain blazers from afar because they are so pricey. I own blazers from Veronica Beard and Zara because they are more affordable, incredibly well made, and give me the same look.
Balmain blazer. http://www.neimanmarcus.com.
Veronica Beard "Dickey" Blazer. http://www.veronicabeard.com.
Dress blazer. http://www.zara.com.
7. A striped shirt. We all should have one good blue and white striped shirt. If you have an ample chest, make sure the lines are either vertical or on an angle. This is a classic looks that never goes out of style and always looks fresh.
8. Classic black pants. Like jeans, you should have one pair of really good black pants that fits you well and is made of high-quality fabric.
Altuzarra Serge Flare Trousers. http://www.fwrd.com.
9. A pair of classic black pumps. These are something you should definitely invest in. Buy good quality leather, a shape that flatters your feet, ankle, and leg, and at a height that you can comfortably wear for an extended period. You can make them even more comfy by inserting plush cushions for the balls of your feet. Buy the same ones that Kate Middleton does and you can't go wrong (see below).
Yes, mam', these are by Christian Louboutin. http://www.neimanmarcus.com.
Kate Middleton wears these insoles from Alice Bow to cushion her feet in those nude pumps she wears all the time. http://www.us.alicebow.com.
10. A tan-hued leather satchel purse. This should be your daily, go-to bag that looks stylish whether you're shopping at Target or Neiman Marcus.
Hudson small leather saddle bag from Chloe. http://www.neimanmarcus.com.


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Pecan pie is a wonderful, old-fashioned dessert perfect for Thanksgiving. This recipe substitutes maple syrup for the corn syrup usually used in pecan pie, and while this is still a rich dessert, pecans are full of antioxidants and good fats!
1 large egg yolk
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, divided
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 tablespoon water
2 cups pecan halves, divided
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (use gluten-free flour if needed)
½ teaspoon salt, divided
2 large eggs
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This shot above, I held a pair of sunglasses up to the lens. There's a lot you can do with things you find at the dollar store, or even around the house.
I had this paper (packing from a package) that I usually use to hold up to the lens. I decided to tape it to the wall, and see what happened...I like the outcome!!
This was a piece of yellow cellophane paper that I hung in front of the camera.
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Discussion in 'Trading' started by Saltynuts, Feb 8, 2018.
See above.
is that interpretive art?
Abstract art. We can now dub him "the painter"
Well, my analysis showed that the market would decline but I didn't think that it would be this bad. What I did was draw a long-term trend channel and prices reached the top of the channel. Personally, I thought that the ES (for instance) would fall to 2700 before rebounding but the price fall took out the bottom of the channel. I even expected a period of consolidation before any weakness but the market sold off almost immediately.
So, I wouldn't say that my technicals predicted the huge selloff but it did indicate weakness in the near future. Going from history, whenever any of the indexes reached the top of a channel, there would be weakness but nothing major.
Then you were looking at a different history than what my charts show.
Speaking of today, the answer is yes. I have been saying that we would visit the low of Sunday night and today we did. It is simply the chart pattern of a quick meltdown, after a decent bounce price goes back to the previous low. It also happened after the Flash Crash.
Does it count if it doesn't touch? We missed Monday's low by 5 ticks.
You funny...
Good points;
but op needs to learn markets are not really about prediction. He could start with a 200 day moving average. But like IBD[Investors Business Daily ]noted ,easy to manipulate 30 stocks /DOW, DIA. No wonder SPY/S& P 500 is the main benchmark. NOT a prediction ;some do forecast weather but no one calls it weather prediction. Good question, salty.
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1. The Union Finance Ministry has decided to merge the Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) with the State Bank of India (SBI). This merger seeks to ensure greater banking services outreach to a larger number of women, at a faster pace. SBI group already has 126 exclusive all-women branches across the country while BMB has only seven.
2. The Assam state cabinet has decided to implement the recommendation of the Seventh Pay Commission. The implementation will make state exchequer bear an additional burden of over Rs. 3000 in the next financial year and the proposed pay structure would come into effect from 1 April 2016. The commission was constituted for over 4 lakhs employees. The Cabinet also decided to set a directorate of the Information Technology Department in Assam.
3. The four-month-long economic blockade in Manipur was lifted after successful tripartite talks involving the United Naga Council (UNC), representatives of the Central and the Manipur governments.
4. The North Korean military has tested a new high-performance rocket engine, giving new birth to isolated country's rocket industry. The new engine will help North Korea to achieve world-class satellite launch capability.
5. Five Indians were named in 2017 World Economic Forum's 100 Young Global Leaders list. They are Vijay Shekhar Sharma (Paytm Founder and CEO), Shruti Shibulal (The Tamara Hospitality), Ambarish Mitra (Founder and CEO Blippar), Hindol Sengupta (Editor-at large Fortune India) and Rwitwika Bhattacharya-Agarwal (Founder and CEO Swaniti Initiative).
6. Essar's Nand Niketan at Hazira (in Surat district, Gujarat) became India's first private sector township to go cashless, using the mobile wallet for performing digital transactions.
7. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has given its approval to demerger of Reliance Communications (RCom) wireless division into Aircel Ltd. and Dishnet Wireless Ltd. The combined entity will have assets worth Rs. 65,000 crore. The merger already has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) as well as from the stock exchanges BSE and NSE. It will also reduce RCom's debt by Rs 20,000 crore while Aircel's debt would go down by Rs 4,000 crore closing in 2017.
8. Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry passed away. He had received a lifetime achievement Grammy in 1984. He was among the first inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.
9. Senior BJP legislator V. Hangkhalian was sworn-in as Protem Speaker of the 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly. He was administered oath of office by State Governor Najma Heptulla at the Raj Bhawan.
10. Canadian teacher Maggie MacDonnell who teaches at a school in a fly-in only village of Salluit in the Arctic region has won a $1-million Global Teacher Prize. She was bestowed with this award for changing the lives of her students and transforming her communityGlobal Teacher Prize is Nobel-style award, set up in 2014 by the Dubai-based Varkey Foundation. The prize is paid in instalments and requires the winner to remain a teacher for at least five years.
11. Roger Federer won ATP Indian Wells Masters title by defeating Stan Wawrinka. It was his record-equalling fifth title at Indian Wells. With this win, Federer joined Novak Djokovic as the only man to win five Indian Wells titles. Earlier, he had won this title consecutively three times between 2004 and 2006 and in 2012.
12. Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) has appointed former all-rounder Shahid Afridi (37) as the ambassador for the fifth edition of the Blind Cricket World Cup. The PBCC is going to host fifth edition of the tournament which will be played in ODI format in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Pakistan in January 2018. Nine members of World Blind Cricket Ltd will participate in the tournament and four of them have agreed to play in Pakistan.
13. China is going to participate in the five-day Brahmaputra river festival titled Namami Brahmaputra organized by Assam Government. The event is described as the "biggest river festival of India. Various other countries such as Vietnam and Singapore are also attending. The Brahmaputra is 2,900 km long international river originating in southwestern Tibet, China. Of its total length, 918 km flows in India, 1625 km in China and 337 km in Bangladesh.
14. India ranked at 122 out of 155 countries in the World Happiness Report 2017 published by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network on the eve of International Day of Happiness (20 March). The rankings are based factors such as inequality, life expectancy, GDP per capita, public trust (i.e. a lack of corruption in government and business), and social support. Together they are used to generate a happiness score of country on a scale from 1 to 10.This year it is fifth such report since the first was published in 2012.10 Happiest Countries: Norway (1), Denmark (2), Iceland (3), Switzerland (4), Finland (5), Netherlands (6), Canada (7), New Zealand (8), Australia (9) and Sweden (10). 5 Saddest Countries: Rwanda (151), Syria (152), Tanzania (153), Burundi (154) and Central African Republic (155). India was placed behind the majority of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations, apart from war-ravaged Afghanistan (141). In the previous edition of the report, India ranked 118. Eight SAARC nations: Pakistan (80), Nepal (99), Bhutan (97), Bangladesh (110) and Sri Lanka (120). Maldives did not figure in the report. BRICS Countries: Brazil (17), Russia (56), China (79), South Africa (116) and India (122).
15. The Uttarakhand High Court has recognized the Ganga and Yamuna Rivers as so-called living entities. It is for the first time any court in India has recognized a non-human as a living entity. The two rivers are sacred for the Hindus, sustain millions of people in the country but have seen years of damage at the hands of humans. Earlier in March 2017, New Zealand Parliament passed a bill declaring 145km long Whanganui River as 'legal person', making it first river to get this status. Ecuador was first country to recognize Rights of Nature in its Constitution adopted in September 2008. The new Ecuadorian Constitution includes a Chapter: Rights for Nature.
16. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the four Goods and Services Tax (GST) related bills. The passage of these four GST related bills will pave the way for the biggest reform in the area of Indirect Taxes in the history of the country. These four bills are i) The Central Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2017 (CGST Bill), ii)The Integrated Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2017 (IGST Bill), iii)The Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2017 (UTGST Bill), iv)The Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to the States) Bill 2017 (The Compensation Bill)
17. The Union Government will soon launch country's first-of-its-kind Indian Sign Language (ISL) dictionary which aims to bring uniformity in sign languages used by hearing and speech impaired people. It is being developed in both print and video format by the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC). It will give an uniform language to 50 lakh hearing and 20 lakh speech impaired people in the country.
18. Kishore Piraji Kharat was appointed as the CEO and Managing director of Indian Bank.
19. Mahesh Kumar Jain was appointed as the CEO and Managing Director of IDBI Bank
20. The World Poetry Day was celebrated on 21stMarch 2017
21. Bill Gates has topped the Forbes World Billionaires list 2017, This is 4th time for him to be in the Top most ranking. He is the richest men in the world for 18 out of past 23 years Warren Buffet ( 2nd), Jeff Bezos ( 3rd) , Mukesh Ambani stands at 33rd position.
22. App launched by Amitabh Bachchan " ABC of Breast Health " on breast health.
23. Soumiya Swaminathan ( Indian Personality ) was selected to the newly formed United Nation's group on antimicrobial resistance.
24. The 18th edition of FICCI frames convention which is Asia's largest on the business of media and entertainment which began on 21st March 2017 in Mumbai.
25. Tamil Nadu won "Vijay Hazare Trophy " Cricket 2017 for recording fifth time.Tamil Nadu has won the trophy in 2002–03, 2004-05, 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons. In the final match played at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium (New Delhi) they defeated Bengal by 37 runs. It was Tamil Nadu's third victory over Bengal in the final of this competition. Karthik was named man of the match.
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The Smithsonian and the Victoria & Albert Museum will collaborate to stage joint exhibitions at the Olympic park in east London, after the American museum and research institute axed plans to open an independent exhibition space in the British capital. The building is slated to open sometime in 2020 or 2021.
The Smithsonian and V&A East will have to compete for audiences in London, which already has at least 200 museums, many of which are located in the city center. The Olympic park, meanwhile, is located on the fringes of East London, far from the British Museum and other tourist hot spots.
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No, we haven't checked. But if anyone else has paid more than $8800 for a 1973 OPC Rich Gossage rookie, you'll have to prove it.
A pair of 1970s OPC rookie cards grabbed some serious cash on eBay over the weekend..both purchased by the same buyer.
A 1973 OPC Rich Gossage card, graded Gem Mint 10 by PSA sold for $8865, while a PSA 10 1976 OPC Ron Guidry rookie went for $7069…likely a very nice profit for the California-based seller.
Bidding on the Gossage jumped from $550 to the winning bid in the final seconds of the auction thanks to snipes placed by competing bidders. The Guidry jumped from just over $800 to over $7000 in the final seconds.
For those who may not be aware, OPC cards are the Canadian-printed counterparts to Topps cards. Most of the cards in this era were made using the same pictures as their American cousins, but OPC was printed in much smaller quantities.
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• Children are encouraged to help each other
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2. Sensorial enables the child to order, classify, and describe sensory impressions in relation to length, width, temperature, mass, color, etc..
3. Mathematics makes use of manipulative materials to enable the child to internalize concepts of number, symbol, sequence, operations, and memorization of basic facts.
4. Language Arts include oral language development, written expression, reading, and the study of grammar, creative dramatics, and children's literature. Basic skills in writing and reading develop through the use of sand paper letters, alphabet cut-outs, and various presentations allowing children to link sounds and letter symbols effortlessly and to express their thoughts through writing.
5. Cultural activities expose the child to basics in geography, history, and life sciences. Music, art, and movement education are part of the integrated cultural curriculum.


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