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In the course of the ecological clean-up organized within the framework of the Republican environmental action "Bіrge – Taza Qazaqstan," the banks of the Esil and Karasu rivers, the Vyacheslav reservoir and Lake Maybalyk have been cleaned.
The event was attended by more than 5 thousand people.
Among them are members of the Government of Kazakhstan, employees of the capital akimat, representatives of state and public organizations, students, volunteers.
The participants of the environmental action cleared the banks of the Esil and Karasu rivers along the bypass from the airport towards the Karaganda highway, Lake Maybalyk, the coastal territory of the Vyacheslav reservoir, collecting about 16 tons of garbage.
Recall, the Prime Minister Askar Mamin launched the environmental action "Bіrge – Taza Qazaqstan" July 20, 2019, on the Koyandy reservoir. More than 1,200 people took part in the action. Over 10 tons of garbage was collected.
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text: Jazz from Sade, JTQ and Miles. From the cocktail kind to probably the rarest release on Acid Jazz, King Truman. Recorded in breach of contract by The Style Council, recalled and destroyed by Polydor. Big band Disney Rhumba and Bobby McFerrin scatting to himself. Barbara Lynn`s boogie and history lessons from The Last Poets. The Go-Go chug that kinda defined Balearic for a while, at least in London. Joe Strummer on a mystery train straight outta Tijuana. Stax and Memphis Soul. The real find for me though is the Songhai. I bought the LP years ago for Jose`s Café Del Mar favourite "Jarabi" and never bothered to listen to any of the other tracks on it. Until now.

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Devastating Complaint Against School Board
MIAMI (CN) – A middle school band teacher who "repeatedly raped" a fellow teacher in her classroom during school hours "routinely kept female band students after class for 10-20 minute intervals for private sessions of sexual molestation," a former student claims in court.
Jane Doe sued the School Board of Palm Beach County, band teacher Heath Miller, and the school's former principal, in Federal Court.
Miller, 38, is serving 13 years in state prison for his March 2012 conviction on sex charges involving four students, according to the Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Doe, now 18, claims that Miller molested her when she was an eighth-grader at Howell L. Watkins Middle School, when co-defendant Ann Wark was its principal.
Doe claims that though Miller had a "disturbing history," the "School Board simply allowed the mentally and spiritually depraved Miller to continue interacting with children."
The complaint states: "Plaintiff, Jane Doe, was an 8th grade student at Watkins and was enrolled in defendant, Miller's band class and was also a drum major in the school band, which was directed by defendant Miller.
"Miller used his trust, respect, and authority as Watkins' band director in attempting to manipulate Jane Doe, his pupil, into a sexual relationship with him.
"On or about April 10, 2009, defendant Miller asked the plaintiff to stay after class to assist him in cleaning up the band room and organizing the instruments and other band equipment.
"During this encounter, Miller made sexual advances toward the plaintiff that included hugging her, touching her buttocks both above and underneath the plaintiff's clothing and also engaged the plaintiff in an open mouthed, tongue kiss that lasted approximately ten seconds. He also took the plaintiff's hand and placed it on his thigh in the immediate vicinity of his penis in hopes that the plaintiff would touch his penis in a sexually charged manner.
"The plaintiff was fearful and disgusted by Miller's behavior and by this encounter and when it ended Miller gave the plaintiff a pass allowing her to arrive late for her next class.
"This pattern of events occurred approximately five times in the month leading up to April 10, 2009.
"At all times material hereto, Jane Doe was a 14-year-old 8th grader at Watkins."
Doe claims that the School Board and school principal disregarded alarming signs about the band teacher.
"Prior to sexually abusing Jane Doe, Watkins was mismanaged by a plethora of incompetent School Board agents and officials, namely, Miller and Wark," the complaint states. "Wark and the School Board either knew, or should have known, that Miller was abusing students during school hours.
"The School Board, through Wark and other agents and employees, had actual knowledge of Miller's reckless, irresponsible, unwholesome, unhealthy, dangerous, baneful, and deviant sexual behaviors.
"Prior to Miller's sexual abuse of Jane Doe, Miller sexually battered a Watkins Spanish teacher during school hours, in her classroom, on 'a handful of occasions.'
"Prior to Miller's sexual abuse of Jane Doe, Watkins teacher Amber Schmeider twice had consensual on-campus sex with Miller during school hours.
"Watkins teachers openly gossiped about Miller having 'threesomes' with other teachers.
"Miller even used a convicted child molester named Franklin King to help him supervise the Watkins band students.
"Although Wark had been advised that Franklin King had a disturbing history of inappropriate sexual conduct with minors, and that King was helping Miller supervise Watkins band students, Wark never investigated what was happening in Miller's classroom.
"After Franklin King's 2007 arrest for child molestation, Miller defended Franklin King at King's bond hearing. Miller called King a good friend, a family man, and a man of high morals.
"Despite Miller's use and public defense of a child molester, neither Wark nor the School Board made any effort at all to examine Miller's judgment or supervisory methods.
"Prior to sexually abusing Jane Doe, Miller, regularly molested and had sexual intercourse with other middle school female students in his classroom during school hours.
"Worse yet, Miller shot and killed a man only two months prior to having the above-described sexual encounters with Jane Doe.
"Miller admitted having severe psychological problems as a result of killing another human being. In the School Board's investigation into Miller's molestation of his students, Miller stated: 'I haven't quite got my mind right since February 16th (the night he killed another man). … A man took six shots at me, and I killed him. And ever since then, I almost feel like I shouldn't have made it out of there. And I have been acting like that.'
"After such a tragic, life-altering occurrence, neither Wark nor the School Board insisted on a leave of absence for Miller. Mental health counseling was not provided or even suggested for Miller. Wark and the School Board simply allowed the mentally and spiritually depraved Miller to continue interacting with children as if nothing happened.
"Miller had also been formally reprimanded for insubordination. He had been arrested. He was missing faculty meetings; disappearing from campus without explanation; and, keeping students on campus after hours without reason.
"Although Wark expressed concerns about Miller's inability to follow the School Board's policies, procedures and ethics, she did nothing.
"As a result, Miller engaged in the above described sexual abuse of Jane Doe, which caused severe, life-altering psychological and emotional injuries to Jane Doe." (Parentheses and ellipsis in complaint.)
Doe adds: "For years, Miller routinely kept his female band students after class to privately molest them.
"During the 2007-2008 school year and during the 2008-2009 school year, an unaccompanied Miller routinely kept female band students after class for 10-20 minute intervals for private sessions of sexual molestation.
"The School Board had absolutely no procedures in place to protect children from being improperly kept after class."
Then in four devastating paragraphs, the complaint states: "The School Board knew that Miller was an aggressive sexual deviant who had no business keeping female students after class to meet with them privately in a closed classroom.
"Miller repeatedly raped a fellow teacher in her classroom during school hours. Miller was having consensual sex with another teacher in his classroom during school hours. Watkin's Principal Wark knew that Miller utilized a known pedophile as a band volunteer. Miller regularly molested other middle school female students in his classroom during school hours. Miller engaged in sexual intercourse with students in his classroom during school hours. Miller open-mouth, tongue kissed female students on campus during school hours. Miller openly fondled female students on campus during school hours. He shot and killed a man two months before abusing Jane Doe. Teachers openly gossiped about Miller's 'threesomes' with other teachers. Miller had been reprimanded for insubordination. He had been arrested. He was missing faculty meetings. He was disappearing from campus without explanation. Given these facts, the School Board knew, or should have known, that Miller was unfit to meet privately with an unaccompanied teenage girl in a closed classroom.
"The School Board knew or should have known that Miller posed a risk to school children.
"Despite Miller's disturbing history, the School Board did nothing to protect Jane Doe."
Doe seeks punitive damages for civil rights violations, indifference, failure to train and supervise, negligent supervision, negligent retention and bad faith.
She is represented by Peter Porcaro, with Topkin, Partlow & Rader, of Deerfield Beach.
The School Board paid two of Miller's victims $150,000 each in a settlement last fall, the Sun-Sentinel reported, citing a school district spokesman. Those victims were different from the Jane Doe in this complaint.
"The Miller scandal also led to the firing of two teachers who had sex with the popular band director at school; one of the teachers claimed it wasn't consensual," the Sun-Sentinel reported on Tuesday.


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According to legend, St. Patrick (the patron saint of Ireland who is honored on March 17) used the three-leafed shamrock as an aid for teaching about the three persons of the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Although there is some debate over the specific plant that may have starred in those ancient lessons, today a shamrock is usually identified as a single sprig from a clover plant.
Clover is the common name for more than three hundred different species of plants, many of which are found within the genus Trifolium (the Latin name means "three leaves".) Although some people consider clover to be a nuisance in their lawns, it is actually a helpful plant that provides an important source of nectar for pollinators. It also reduces the need for artificial fertilizers by fixing nitrogen to the soil, and it helps reduce erosion.
White clover (Trifolium repens) is a wide-spread variety of clover that is often planted in pastures along with an assortment of grasses to provide forage for livestock. White clover is the variety most commonly associated with four-leafed specimens.
The "lucky" four-leafed clover is thought to result from a genetic mutation, although some scientists think that environmental or chemical factors may also be involved. According to "Four-leaf Clover," by Meghan Rose Donnelly, about one in every 10,000 clovers has four leaves.
The original version of this article appeared in the March 2016 issue of Observations: A Pier Press® Newsletter. You can access the archived issue here, and if you're not already a subscriber, click here to sign up. It's free.


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Plans have been submitted to build a permanent Nelson Mandela memorial in Liverpool's Princes Park.
If approved, a new bridge and an art installation will be developed in the Toxteth space to "celebrate and commemorate Mandela's outstanding achievements globally and his resonance for the people of L8".
The art installation, which would be erected around the clearing of the Grade II*-listed park's island, would feature 32 cylindrical sculptures referencing the 16 oil barrels Mandela had cut in half to form planters for his garden at Pollsmoor Prison.
According to a document put forward with the plans, they'd be arranged to suggest an amphitheatre or outdoor classroom and would face a limestone roofed 'pavilion'.
Applicant Mandela8 – a group of local activists campaigning for a Liverpudlian Mandela memorial – has worked with the Contemporary Art Society to choose artists capable of understanding the "historically-valuable site" and, in turn, invited London-based landscape, art and architecture practice Wayward to work on the proposal.
It's proposed that each cylinder in the installation would be engraved with extracts from Mandela's writings, which would be chosen by a working group of "diverse community voices" and would reflect Mandela's relevance for Liverpool today.
The planning application suggests that, once complete, the seating and pavilion would be a "programmable space, which reflects the values of education and enlightenment exemplified by Mandela and his fellow prisoners".
Meanwhile a new bridge is being lined up to connect the park's mainland with the island as part of the project, with a new path offering a tour of the island as well as entrance points to the centrepiece of the memorial.
A statement submitted within the plans, which says the memorial has been designed to work with Liverpool City Council's restoration programme for Prince's Park's island, explains: "Placing the memorial on an island, with all of the connotations of Robben Island, makes for a potent setting.
"Recreating Mandela's 'classroom' configuration with an amphitheatre also makes it possible to offer up the space as a community amenity that can be programmed and emotionally owned by local people.
"Existing users, including the fishermen, have been considered to ensure the designs are inclusive and reflect the needs of the local community."
YM Liverpool previously reported that Mandela8 has received backing from the global organisation UNI Global Union for the project.


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2 in 1 Earth and Constellations World Globe Review
This week Sylvia was sent a fantastic World Globe for us to review. As you may know we are huge fans of travel and learning about the world and so the globe is the perfect tool to assist my daughter in further exploring and learning about the world.
I was really excited to be getting this globe as I'm a bit of a geography nut and when Sylvia discovered her new parcel she too was really pleased.
What I really love about this Globe is that is has two functions. First of all there is the normal globe with the countries and map information, but there is also a special feature which is exciting. If you place batteries into the globe, the globe can light up at night displaying the constellations of the world and I think that is amazing.
The globe allows you to study both the world and geography as well as astronomy and I think thats fantastic. You do have the option to buy an electronic lead for the globe but or you can use batteries which I think it great as I wouldn't exactly want to plug it in and have it forced to stay in one position.
I think being able to pick up the globe and look and interact is a fantastic idea. We have recently been learning french words so Sylvia was excited to find France on her new globe. My family are from New Zealand and Sylvia is part Tongan so we have had a good look at the Pacific Ocean and the Islands and my parents are in Barcelona so we were able to search for Spain and work out where grandma and grandpa are staying.
I really do think this is a fantastic globe and am really pleased. It is great quality and can be purchased for £39.95 from RED5. The globe is certainly a fantastic educational learning tool.
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It is just important for you to take good care of yourself now that winter is coming in. You want to get into a place where you can feel the heat. Hence, you would like to feel warm and use your furnace to prepare hot water. But, it will be saddening once you find out that your heater is not working at your advantage. You should look for heating repair servicemen that could rescue you. You want balance and your heater is a big thing for you especially when there is a transition of weather. You need to find the right furnace repair lexington sc provider to repair the device.
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If you find a lot of companies nearby, you should also check the local list to ensure that the one you are going to choose still operates. If they are no longer operating, there is no point of hiring one of them. You should rely on a trustworthy company because you do not want to experience major problems. It is important to know the duration of service of the company and the workforce. You need to be sure that all their workers are well-experienced because they will come to your house and check on your furnace or heater. If they do not know how to work, there is no point of hiring them. You should count on their expertise no matter what the brand of your heater is.
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No incentives or rewards?
Higher ed. leaders: Do you believe that it's difficult to keep your employees engaged because you can't give them financial incentives? Compensation is based on steps and columns. Employees are rewarded for longevity, not creativity, innovation, or performance. Standards may not be as high as you'd like. Some individuals are quick to complain to their union reps if you ask them to take more initiative (looks like having to work outside of their classification). There is no real stick or carrot; therefore employees are likely to become complacent. Does it ring true to you?
It may feel that way sometimes. If you see so many problems that you can't see any solutions to improve employee engagement, it's time to step back and look at factors you haven't considered recently – or maybe ever. You might have a few bad apples on your campus but the majority of your employees will step up when you give them some encouragement.
Here are 16 ways to inspire employees to be personally invested in their work and genuinely want to contribute more to the institution. You don't need to implement all 16 – just a few that seem appropriate for you and get ready for some positive changes!
1. Communicate your vision and purpose in a clear and compelling way
Working in higher ed. often involves busy work and it's easy to lose sight of the reasons we do what we do. Emphasize purpose and help your employees see the bigger picture and their role in enhancing student success (or other goals relevant to your department). Help them understand why and how their work matters. Make them feel part of something significant.
2. Make goals and expectations clear
When goals and expectations are unclear, employees are likely to disengage and stop doing their best because they face a moving target. So make sure they know exactly what to do for their work to be praise-worthy and to get fantastic performance evaluations. Don't assume that they already know. Be more specific to avoid misunderstandings.
3. Create more interaction
When I am asked to deliver training on motivation, engagement, or having a positive attitude, clients often tell me "people work in silos and that creates problems." Isolation hurts motivation and engagement. Make sure to organize activities where your employees can interact with others, develop more understanding for other departments, and work better together. Help them develop a team spirit and work together on common goals.
4. Encourage new ideas
If you want your employees to be more engaged, consider adding a "new ideas" agenda item for your staff meetings. Or if you think people will be uncomfortable sharing in public, encourage speaking up in one-on-one meetings, or have a "new ideas box" where people can contribute anonymously. Be proactive, give your employees a voice, show that you care, and you won't need a climate survey that often brings to light decades of built-up resentment and frustration.
5. Make people feel heard and appreciated
Never be dismissive. Make sure to reply to emails and other messages, even if briefly. Please realize that when people make an effort then get shut down, they are taught to disengage. Engagement should not be ignored when you are busy. If it is a priority for you, be consistent in the ways you listen and provide positive reinforcement.
6. Provide encouraging feedback
Have regular meetings and don't wait for performance reviews to discuss how well your employees are doing. Regular feedback and encouragement will make a huge difference. Make employee appreciation and recognition a priority. Foster a culture of openness and trust. Build confidence and you will see more engagement.
7. Explain disappointing decisions
When you have to make decisions that you know won't be popular, instead of being secretive at the risk of hurting trust and loyalty, it's important to communicate. You don't have to apologize or defend yourself in any way, but you do need to explain what can be said publicly to help your employees feel included and respected.
8. Be fair
It's inevitable to find yourself more interested in what some people say than others, but be mindful of how people perceive your reaction. If you look like you play favorites, those who don't feel included in your circle will get disengaged. Instead, evaluate ideas for their merit and be fair to everyone.
9. Invest in your employees as people
Get to know your team members. Show that you care about them and not just their work performance. Take the time to discover their values, needs, aspirations, and what motivates them. When they feel seen, appreciated, and treated well, they will want to reciprocate and show a higher level of engagement. But you have to be sincere and do it for the right reasons!
10. Give your employees what they need to be successful
Failing to provide the information, support, tools, decisions, or anything else your employees need to succeed create learned helplessness. You can't improve employee engagement if your team members think their efforts will be worthless. No one who feels defeated will give their best. So create an environment where they will believe in their success.
11. Create a sense of pride and ownership
Disengaged employees do not take responsibility for their work because they feel detached. Help your team members develop a sense of ownership and responsibility. Give them reasons to be proud to be part of your organization.
12. Use accountability as motivator
The word "accountability" is not something to fear. It is essential to set goals and use metrics to be able to evaluate work performance. What gets measured gets done and what doesn't get measured falls off people's radars. So bring light to the metrics that matter and help people feel enormous satisfaction from seeing progress throughout the academic year.
13. Make your employees feel safe
If you'd like your employees to show more initiative, make it safe for them to try new things. There should be no fear of punishment or ridicule for proposing new ideas. Obviously, do the best you can to avoid mistakes but understand that learning and innovation can be a trial and error process. Grow together.
14. Strength-based organization
Assign projects and responsibilities based on strengths. When you ask people to do what they do best, they will feel more empowered and perform at a higher level than if they feel like a fish out of water. They will be more likely to have new ideas and think outside the box because of their interests and expertise.
15. Job enrichment
Think of ways you can make your employees' jobs more interesting. How can you reduce repetitive work? Can you use more technology and automation? Can you simplify processes to make the work less tedious? Can you give some employees new responsibilities that will help them grow and build their resumes?
16. Invest in professional development
Employees who are engaged want to learn, grow, and make improvements. Sending them to conferences is a good start but you also need to have events on your campus with training customized to your particular needs and have your team members participate together.
If you think you don't have time to improve employee engagement, please think of how much of your time is consumed by having to deal with problems created by lack of engagement. A preventative approach to problems is the best way to reduce your workload. Do it!
If you would like me to give a presentation or deliver training on your campus, please visit this page. And if you would like to speak with me about working together on improving employee engagement and motivation, click here to schedule a free consultation. Human resources are your most important resources. Let's treat them as such and foster high performance.
About the author: Dr. Audrey Reille has empowered thousands of professionals through one-on-one coaching, group coaching, speaking engagements, online courses, and interviews on international telesummits. Audrey is the go-to coach for leaders in higher education administration. She empowers them to thrive by reducing stress, optimizing strategies, improving professional relationships, and developing a strong and empowered mindset.


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Americans head to Kelowna
The Tri-City Americans are making their first trek to British Columbia today to take on the Kelowna Rockets.
The two meet just four times per year, but the Americans (3-1-0-0) appear to have had the upper hand on their B.C. Division opponent over the last five years, going 12-4, including a 7-1 record at the Toyota Center.
With the season just getting under way, Tri-City coach Jim Hiller is more concerned with how his team is playing than what the Rockets might have in store for the Americans tonight at Prospera Place.
"It's early, and we are still feeling our way a bit," said Hiller, whose team will host the Rockets on Friday. "We've played four tough games. We have a lot of new faces and young guys who are gaining valuable experience. It's been a long time since there was this much turnover with the team."
The Americans have an arsenal of weapons up front with Adam Hughesman (2 goals, 6 assists), Connor Rankin (4 goals, 2 assists), Justin Feser (2 goals, 4 assists) and last year's leading scorer, Brendan Shinni-min, who returned last week from the AHL, where he spent time with the Portland Pirates.
"It doesn't matter your age; everyone has to contribute," Hiller said. "It doesn't have to be a goal, just contributions. At least we don't have any passengers."
The scoring is plentiful, the goaltending is coming along, and 5-on-5, the defense is solid. Where the Americans fall short is on the penalty kill, which sits at 68 percent before tonight's game.
"It has been an emphasis from Day One," Hiller said. "I guess we haven't gotten the result we wanted yet. We will keeping working on it. It will get better. It will be a strength of ours before the season is over."
Hiller said no one area of the game is to blame for the poor penalty kill.
"We never look at one player or set of players," Hiller said. "A lot of things happen when a puck goes in the net. It usually happens from 200 feet away. We had too many penalties (Saturday against Spokane). The pieces are in place to learn and get better."
The Americans return forward Jordan Messier, who sat out two games for an illegal hit against Portland on Sept. 25. Tri-City will be playing without forward Mackenzie Royer, who suffered a concussion last Friday against the Winterhawks, taking a hit from Brendan Leipsic, who received a five-game suspension from the Western Hockey League. Royer is listed week-to-week.
The Americans also trimmed their roster earlier this week, sending forward Olli Dickson to the Spruce Grove Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League.
Tri-City forward Marcus Messier was suspended four games by the league for a double minor for checking from behind Saturday at Spokane.
The WHL is cracking down on hits to the head and blind side hits. Charles Inglis of Prince George is the poster boy of what not to do, receiving a 10-game suspension Tuesday for a match penalty for checking to the head against Victoria on Saturday. Also suspended Tuesday were Seattle's Cason Machacek -- two games for a one-man fight and repeat offender against Portland, and Edmonton's Klarc Wilson, one game for a checking-from-behind major and a game misconduct vs. Medicine Hat on Saturday.
Needing to shore up their goaltending position, the reeling Vancouver Giants acquired Adam Morrison from the Saskatoon Blades in a multi-player swap. The Giants sent RW Michael Burns, 20, defenseman Zach Hodder, 18, and a 2013 fourth-round bantam pick to the Blades for Morrison, 20, and right winger Levi Bews, 17. The Giants have given up 24 goals in five games.


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TH3RD W3D Happy Hour
Join us for the monthly Alumni Mixer at The Public. As usual we have a special deal lined up: 100 RMB for 3 drinks, offering red, white, beer, and cocktails!
Wednesday 17 February 2016 | 19.00 – 22.00
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DURHAM, N.C. – Drew T. Shindell, professor of climate sciences at Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Members of AAAS are elevated to the rank of Fellow in recognition of research, outreach and teaching that are deemed by their peers to be scientifically or socially distinguished. This year, 401 AAAS members were named Fellows. This is the second high honor Shindell has received this year. In July, he was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union.
A prolific researcher with more than 100 peer-reviewed publications to his credit, he is widely cited for his work using climate models to investigate connections between climate change, air quality and chemical changes in the atmosphere, including the depletion of Earth's ozone layer.
He has testified on climate issues before both houses of Congress, the World Bank and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and developed a climate change course with the American Museum of Natural History. He chaired the 2011 Integrated Assessment of Black Carbon and Tropospheric Ozone by the UN Environment Programme and World Meteorological Organization, and was a coordinating lead author on the 2013 Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He currently chairs the scientific advisory panel to the Climate and Clean Air Coalition of nations, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations.
Shindell joined the Nicholas School faculty earlier this year. Prior to that, he was a climatologist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
He and the other newly named AAAS Fellows will be recognized at a special ceremony during the association's 2015 annual meeting in San Jose, Calif., in February.


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ON AIR - C103 Overnight
The Rock is back, and this time, he's a snitch.
snitch stars Dwayne Johnson as businessman John Matthews. He's devastated when his 18 year old son Jason receives a 10 year sentence for unknowingly handling drugs.when the courts offer to reduce his sentence by providing information on those involved , it's John who instead offers to become the snitch.
John infiltrates a violent gang and unexpectedly exposes a major player in the Mexican drug trade. Suddenly, the already dangerous exercise turns potentially deadly.
Snitch is packed with action and suspense that keeps the movie moving.
it's in cinemas now.


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by Jeff Fiedler
Discog Fever is a regular feature on thegreatalbums.com, rating and reviewing a band's entire catalogue of studio albums.
One of the primary reasons why Prince's career stumbled somewhat in the '90s was due to an ongoing and highly bitter legal battle with his label, Warner Brothers, that led to Prince pulling curious and very press-coverage-grabbing stunts such as changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol (for much of the '90s, the press simply referred to him as "The Artist") or writing the word "Slave" on his face (albeit backwards). Allegedly, one of the reasons for his anger was that the label simply wasn't willing to put out everything he gave them – a rare instance of a major record label actually insinuating that one of their own artists was TOO prolific. They may have had a point, actually; once Prince was free of his contract, he went on to put out an absolutely dizzying array of studio discs, odds-and-ends packages, fan club releases, and side projects. Frankly, his discography got just a little too busy for even the most devoted of fans to keep track of everything he was putting out, and naturally, the quality also got a little spottier. It's a real testament to just how breathtakingly prolific he was that there were reportedly still at least several dozen more albums of still-unreleased material allegedly sitting in his vaults at the time of Prince's recent, sudden, and untimely passing. While his post-'90s output is somewhat spotty and also lacks the radio hits of his older discs, it certainly shouldn't be entirely overlooked, either – Musicology, 3121, and Art Official Age, for instance, are all very worthwhile albums and come recommended. However, we thought we'd dedicate our Discog Fever feature on the Purple One to his first twenty years before he had free rein to do pretty much whatever he wanted and his discography started getting so confusing. For a twenty-year period, it's astoundingly solid, with only a few real stumbles of any note, and this doesn't even cover the countless hits he wrote (often under an alias like Christopher or Alexander Nevermind) or co-wrote for other artists, such as the Bangles "Manic Monday," Sheena Easton's "Sugar Walls," or Martika's "Love … Thy Will Be Done," so he certainly assembled a very admirable body of work as a songwriter in that time.
For You (1978, Warner Bros.)
It only hints at the potential to come, but, nonetheless, Prince's debut outing is still an impressive and remarkably confident outing. Prince has yet to form a backing band and consequently plays all the instruments here with amazing results, and he also already has developed a fondness for flirting with all kinds of different genres – the closing cut, "I'm Yours," in fact, is practically a hard-rock song and features a few extended guitar solos that would impress even Eddie Van Halen (who, coincidentally, was on the same label and would similarly release his own first album the very same year). Prince has yet to fully reach his potential here as a songwriter, so the album isn't quite as strong composition-wise as the albums that would immediately follow it, but there are still some very fine tunes scattered throughout – particularly "Soft and Wet," "Just As Long As We're Together" and "My Love Is Forever" – and it all sounds great. You're not likely to recognize any of the songs on first listen – the closest thing to a hit here was "Soft and Wet," which just barely cracked the Hot 100 – but most of the songs do have decent hooks, and it's clear throughout the disc that this was a man who would be a real monster talent with some more time to develop.
Prince (1979, Warner Bros.)
This self-titled sophomore outing is aided by a huge leap forward in terms of Prince's songwriting, and the album deservedly landed the Purple One his first Top 40 hit in the soulful disco of "I Wanna Be Your Lover," still a radio favorite to this day. There are several other cuts that are nearly every bit as great, including the underrated "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?," "Still Waiting," and "When We're Dancing Close and Slow." This album also sports the original version of "I Feel for You," which would provide Chaka Khan with the biggest hit of her career five years later. Khan's groundbreaking cover is still the definitive and superior version of the song, but Prince's softer-styled version is awfully good in its own right.
Dirty Mind (1980, Warner Bros.)
Critics tend to really drool over this album, but that may not be so much because of the actual strength of the disc so much as this is simply an album that's so wildly unsuitable for radio airplay – and this was arguably the most sexually explicit mainstream pop album that had ever been released up to that point - that it was pretty much inevitable that this album would be more of a cult favorite than a commercial success. While there are still some fine tunes here, the sheer frankness and lack of subtlety in the lyrics makes it a rather off-putting listen for more conservative listeners, and it's consequently not anywhere nearly as easy an album to warm up to as Prince's first two outings. The album fares much better in the moments when Prince isn't trying nearly so hard to shock listeners, and the new-wave flavored "When You Were Mine" (later covered by everyone from Mitch Ryder to Cyndi Lauper), "Uptown," and the funk jam "Partyup" (co-written with the great Morris Day from The Time) are all truly essential early Prince cuts.
Controversy (1981, Warner Bros.)
This album tends to get labeled by critics as the worst of Prince's early-'80s albums, but honestly, I actually like this one better than Dirty Mind. Like that album, this isn't exactly a family-friendly disc and it's still a little bit too sex-obsessed for its own good, but it doesn't go to nearly such extremes to be shocking as the most notoriously explicit cuts on Dirty Mind did, so it's slightly easier to warm up to for that reason. The iconic "Do Me Baby" (later covered to great success on the R&B charts in the late '80s by Meli'sa Morgan) is here and remains one of Prince's greatest slow jams, but it's bested by the slippery, synth-driven funk of the title cut (still one of Prince's most underrated early songs). Other highlights include "Let's Work" and the bouncy "Private Joy."
1999 (1982, Warner Bros.)
Prince's fifth outing is easily his best yet. Not everything on the double album works, and, like Dirty Mind and Controversy, the cuts that fare the worst are the ones that try the hardest to be shocking (especially the notorious "Lady Cab Driver" and "D.M.S.R"). You could make a very valid case that all the good songs here could have fit onto a single disc, but the best songs here are so good that it's really petty to complain about the album length, and this album deservedly yielded three major hits (Prince's first Top 40 hits since "I Wanna Be Your Lover" three years earlier). The title track, of course, remains one of the definitive party jams in all of pop music history, while "Little Red Corvette" is just as iconic (and sports a wonderful guitar solo from Dez Dickerson) and the frenetic synth-pop of "Delirious" just as catchy. There are other fine cuts beyond just the three hits, though, especially "Free" and "Automatic."
Purple Rain (1984, Warner Bros.)
Arguably Prince's masterpiece, this soundtrack to the film of the same name is an absolute knockout from start to finish, made all the more remarkable by the fact that the majority of the hits included here don't arrive until the album's back half. The album-opening Number One hit "Let's Go Crazy," with its iconic, organ-drenched, spoken-word intro and Jimi Hendrix-like guitar-shredding solo that closes the song, still has not lost any of its impact over time and remains a party classic, while the groundbreaking Number One hit "When Doves Cry," which famously doesn't employ any sort of bass line whatsoever, still sounds fresh as well. The propulsive pop of "I Would Die 4 U" is every bit as catchy, while the gentle acoustic stomp of "Take Me with U" remains one of Prince's more underrated singles. Just as iconic as the album's two Number One hits is the epic, eight-minutes-plus, album-closing title track, as dramatic and emotionally powerful as any ballad from the '80s without ever actually being bombastic. Even the non-singles inbetween are pretty unforgettable, especially "Computer Blue" and "Darling Nikki." This is also the first album on which Prince has really gone out of his way to unleash his full guitar prowess, and the album is absolutely loaded with must-hear guitar solos. If you've never heard this album in full and have yet to grasp Prince's status as a guitar hero, this is the first place to go to in order to understand the acclaim.
Around the World in a Day (1985, Paisley Park)
This album had the misfortune of coming out immediately after Purple Rain, so it was almost inevitable that it would be perceived as a letdown, no matter how many good songs it may have included, and this album consequently got a lot of mediocre reviews, likely fueled in part by the fact that it wanders quite a bit from Prince's usual funk/R&B stylings and ventures heavily into pure pop territory, albeit pop with a very distinct psychedelic influence, much like the Beatles circa Sgt. Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour. So this is definitely not the album to start with for Prince fans who prefer his funk jams. This isn't to say that the album is as masterful as Purple Rain, because it's certainly not, but it's still a perfectly fun and intriguing album, and it's arguably every bit as strong as – if not even stronger than – any of his pre-1999 albums. (Most music critics are likely to disagree with me on that, if only because this disc lacks the rawness and utter shock value of those albums that so many critics tend to be drawn to, but the songwriting itself is arguably much stronger and more mature here than it was on those early outings.) "Condition of the Heart" is one of Prince's most underrated ballads, while "Paisley Park" (which shares its title with Prince's newly-created record label and recording studio) and the title cut (co-written with Prince's father, interestingly enough) are both quite enticing as well. Even better are the album's three hit singles: the funk jam "America," the punchy and vibrant chiming pop of "Pop Life" (easily one of Prince's most underrated singles), and, best of all, the vaguely psychedelic, swooning pop of "Raspberry Beret," which might very well be the greatest and most instantly infectious single the man ever made, if not a very legitimate contender for the title of the single-best pop song of the '80s, period.


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Now that makes for an interesting opening. When a user taps the iPhone's home button it shrinks and disappears which is a nice looking effect. The problem is that the iPhone is taking a screenshot of the screen contents to create that effect, which means that it may spill information that it is not supposed to. The screenshot can be of anything including emails, sms, notes, contacts or websites.
The screenshots get deleted after the application is closed and most users would think that this is the end of the story but there is a twist according to security researcher Jonathan Zdziarski who was able to recover deleted screenshots that would show him exactly what a user was doing at a given time.
A screenshot is taken every time the home button is pressed, and while it gets deleted when the app is closed, file recovery software may be able to retrieve the deleted information.
This however is not the only privacy risk. Everything that gets at least temporarily stored in storage may be recoverable including keyboard and Safari cache, deleted emails and pictures.
Someone does need physical access to the device to recover data but it is possible. The main issue here comes to light when a phone is sold, given away to someone else, or stolen, as recovery of data may reveal information about the previous owner of the phone.
Will probably be only a matter of time before someone creates or edits a disk eraser so that it can wipe the unused space of the iPhone regularly to avoid this situation.
The security researcher noted furthermore that the iPhone's passcode protection can be bypassed by anyone with enough technical know-how to do so. While the method described requires the creation of a custom firmware for the iPhone, it is something that can be used over and over again once created on the same model.Advertisement
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Ok guys, so I promise this will be the name that I stick with from here on out for my news articles. The Week In didn't feel right since I attached the WARNING: INCOMING RANT moniker to it since I realized after a bit that I hardly ever ranted and News Surf was just a bit of a placeholder. I like Merlot Minute. It has alliteration. Same great news, just a different name. So without further ado, let's get into it! Via Videogamer.com
- Bungie already sees people bitching about advantages due to two people having current-gen consoles as opposed to last-gen. Because of this, they separated Destiny by platform. Can't say I blame them based on their rationale
- Even after adding in-game currency, Respawn promises that Titanfall will keep away from microtransactions. Being under EA, we'll see if that sticks.
- After the shit show that was Battlefield 4, the developer says that it is happy that EA is allowing them extra time to work on Battlefield: Hardline. Coming to think of it, I don't think they ever fixed Battlefield 4 did they?
Via Joystiq
- From July 27th until August 2nd you can trade in your PS3 version of The Last of Us for the PS4 remaster for half off the upgraded version at GameStop.
- Pikachu car. That is all.
- There is some mighty fine Mighty No. 9 footage that is now live.
Via GameInformer
- Sony has announced the four Play Sale games on PlayStation Network. You'll get increasing discounts on the games the more you buy. They also have are offering PlayStation Store credit as incentive.
- Sony is set to award nearly 18 million dollars worth of damages as the court case on the April 2011 cyber attacks on PlayStation Network was settled.
Via Kotaku
In another bit of good gaming related news, Dragon Age: Inquisition was also delayed this week. I would much rather them spend extra time developing the game than them pushing the game out before it has a chance to brush its teeth.
The Xbox Twitter account is apparently confused as to what the word "exclusive" means. The tweet has since been removed.
Elsewhere on the web, Warner Brothers acquires the movie rights to Space Invaders... for some reason, Fight Club 2 is going to be a thing, the hit Nickelodeon television show The Legend of Korra (the sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender) is being pulled from the network for a digital distribution method and even though they can't seem to make a cell phone with a text app that works correctly, Samsung has developed a $120,000 105 inch 4K TV.
I hope you guys like the new name and I'll see you next week!


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Happy Martin Luther King Day
I am a big fan of Martin Luther King. I start the day by listening to his speeches on my mp3 player. He has of course influenced our country in a great many ways and one of those ways is in science fiction. He was the one who convinced Michelle Nichols to stay on Star Trek after the first season and has been the model for many science fiction characters including Charles Xavier.
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The tap of dreams opened for her.
With a tap connection and a toilet in her home, 13 year old Saraswati's life has changed immensely.
While earlier, all her spare time before and after school was spent in collecting water from a hand-pump, located about a kilometre away from her home, today she spends that time doing what she loves– studying! She aspires to become a teacher one day.
As she fills the utensils with the tap water, she is relaxed and happy, as one of her major tasks for the day is now taken care off.
Almost all the families living in this village belong to the Gond community, an Adivasi tribe. Open defecation and walking miles to collect water were a common practice for Saraswati. While her parents work in the farm, Saraswati has a lot of responsibilities to take care of, from washing utensils to cooking. As a result of WaterAid's awareness drive in the village, Saraswati's family, like several others, got a tap connection and a toilet in their house last year.


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Here are my favorites from the blogosphere this week:
- Marshmallow Bunny Plushies from Dandelions and Lace - I've mentioned my intense love of marshmallows before, so it should come as no surprise that Easter is a particularly excellent season for my taste buds. People either love or hate Peeps, and I fall firmly in the love column. My mom made us a Peep cake every Easter - yellow cake, Fluffy White icing, coconut dyed with green food coloring to look like grass, and a little Easter-scape on top with Peeps and jelly beans - and I plan to carry on the tradition with my own kiddos. Anyway, when I saw this insanely cute tutorial my Peep-loving heart went all a-flutter. Seriously, how cute are these? They're like the Peeps that keep on - uhh - peeping? Yeah, I don't know. But I know they're awesome and I can't wait to add one to our little girl's Easter basket next year.
- S'more Bites from Fix Me a Snack - Hmm, I'm noticing a theme here. Yep, definitely pregnant! These little balls of goodness caught my eye not only because they have marshmallow centers (okay, mostly because they have marshmallow centers) but because the ingredients seem, well, kinda healthy. Almond butter? Wheat germ? Is this lady crazy? She may be crazy, but that's just enough healthy stuff to allow me to justify making these this weekend. And then eat all 20 of them in one sitting. Okay, maybe just 18. Jared can have a couple, too.
- Fundraiser for Japan by Oh, Fransson! - I wanted to post this one in case you're thinking about donating to the Red Cross to help with the Japan relief effort. I've always loved Oh, Fransson!'s Tokyo Subway Map quilt, and now she's giving it away to one lucky and charitable reader. If you like this quilt, too, please consider donating for a chance to win. Great cause, great quilt, everybody wins.


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Image: Kiel Maddox, Fresno FC
San Antonio FC drew 0-0 away to Fresno FC on Sunday night at Chukchansi Park in the first leg of a two-match road trip out west.
"We fought and weathered a lot of balls coming into our box, but we dealt with them well," said SAFC Head Coach Darren Powell. "In the end, the guys hung in there and managed to defend well with 10 men to earn the shutout."
SAFC was looking to bounce back from a 0-3 loss to Orange County SC at Toyota Field in their last match on April 14. The loss was SAFC's worst at home and tied their worst margin of defeat in United Soccer League play.
Despite having 60.5 percent of possession and outpassing Fresno 269-158 in the first half, SAFC had the lesser of exciting play by far – the "possession with a purpose" tactic which worked well in 2017 has departed. Fresno outshot SAFC 12-4 in the first half, including 3-0 on target and 8-1 inside the 18-yard box.
Fresno continued to put SAFC under pressure in the second half, though not to as great of an extent. SAFC repeated their first-half tally of four shots and one on target after halftime as well, while Fresno added seven shots, three of which were on target.
With most of the action going toward SAFC's goal throughout the match, goalkeeper Diego Restrepo battled to keep Fresno scoreless. Much like Andre Rawls against SAFC last week, Restrepo came up big time after time, tying a single-match best for him in an SAFC shirt with six saves.
SAFC also managed to hold onto a point despite midfielder Kris Tyrpak being sent off with a straight red card in the 88th minute. Tyrpak was given his marching orders for lashing out at a Fresno player with his arm, and he could face a suspension of more than one match for the violent nature of the incident.
After losing their season opener away to Sacramento Republic FC, SAFC has managed to eek out scoreless draws in their other two away matches against LA Galaxy II and now Fresno FC.
"We need to win," Restrepo said after the match. "This league is very competitive and any place you go you're going to find a tough opponent, but our goal is always to win and we can build towards that by earning clean sheets."
It'll be a quick turnaround for SAFC as they now travel to Las Vegas to take on Lights FC on Friday at Cashman Field. SAFC will be squaring off against an unfamiliar opponent for the second time in a week. After that, SAFC will host Fresno at Toyota Field on May 5.


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Dale G. Larson, Ph.D. tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-81248519541462795 2009-12-05T10:44:10-08:00 Professor, Counseling Psychology Santa Clara University http://www.scu.edu/Hospice/ TypePad Zombie TIDE Claim of Harmful Effects Strikes Again tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834636d4769e20128761b911b970c 2009-12-05T10:44:10-08:00 2010-01-08T16:58:26-08:00 George Bonanno's new book, The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of Bereavement Tells Us About Life After Loss, is being heralded as the definitive scientific statement on bereavement-related research. Unfortunately, the book fails to live up to this advance praise, especially in its treatment of grief counseling. Bonanno's view is that grief counseling "has…proved to be not only notoriously ineffective but sometimes even harmful" (p. 105). Later in the same paragraph he again raises the specter of harmful effects, this time citing a 2007 article by Lilienfeld in Perspectives on Psychological Science. But what evidence from the... Growth House, Inc.

George Bonanno's new book, The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of Bereavement Tells Us About Life After Loss, is being heralded as the definitive scientific statement on bereavement-related research. Unfortunately, the book fails to live up to this advance praise, especially in its treatment of grief counseling. Bonanno's view is that grief counseling "has…proved to be not only notoriously ineffective but sometimes even harmful" (p. 105). Later in the same paragraph he again raises the specter of harmful effects, this time citing a 2007 article by Lilienfeld in Perspectives on Psychological Science. But what evidence from the new science does Bonanno marshall to support this negative, almost damning view of grief counseling?

Before answering this question, some prefatory comments are in order. First, this is not a book review. Second, this response does not list the positive contributions of The Other Side of Sadness that other commentators are acknowledging. Like these others, I am happy to see the models of grief and mourning inspired by Freud and Kübler-Ross replaced by more robust ones that are a better fit with human experience. I also like the general recommendation to interventionists that it is not a good idea to overrespond to the distress of bereaved persons: Scratching where it doesn't itch does not aid the natural healing process of grief. Also, there are many inspiring stories of people successfully negotiating their losses. These positive ingredients make The Other Side of Sadness appetizing food for thought, but unfortunately, this lovely bowl of soup has a big fly in it -- an egregious flaw that will perpetuate the same kind of biased and baseless thinking that the book purports to dispel. To understand this flaw and its origins, let's go back to our initial question: What evidence from the new science does Bonanno marshall to support his negative, almost damning view of grief counseling?

When we look for this evidence we see that the only empirical work that Bonanno cites for the claim that grief counseling can be harmful is an unpublished 1999 28-page (excluding references and tables) dissertation by Barry Fortner that has never been peer reviewed. Furthermore, as George Bonanno is well aware, this thesis has been the subject of a post-hoc review by the American Psychological Association which determined that both the findings and the "novel" statistic used in the dissertation are invalid. An APA press release (July 29, 2007) summarizes some of these developments. Interested readers can also peruse many of the items posted on the Hospice Home Page to learn more about the details of this research saga. A good starting point would be a 2007 article coauthored by myself and U. Wisconsin professor Bill Hoyt, "What has become of grief counseling? An evaluation of the empirical foundations of the new pessimism."

Those already following this research controversy know that the Fortner findings of treatment-induced deterioration effects (TIDE) were brought into the scientific literature in a 2000 article by Robert Neimeyer, thus effectively circumventing peer review. What followed is that these alarming findings echoed through the scientific literature and beyond (e.g, Boston Legal, Newsweek magazine), with all authors citing the Neimeyer article and none citing the original Fortner thesis. For instance, the Lilienfeld article cited by Bonanno as support for the harmful effects claim cited only Neimeyer.

Stepping back, we can see that a lapse in our standard safeguards (e.g. peer review) for validity in psychological research allowed the TIDE to enter the scientific literature, and now it continues to spread, virus-like, with no end in sight. As Paul Krugman notes in his NYT articles, erroneous ideas often seem zombie-like—unstoppable, and immune to critical thinking. The TIDE is indeed a zombie-like idea, and Bonanno has given this zombie idea new life. We can expect future authors to now cite The Other Side of Sadness as evidence for claims of iatrogenic effects for grief counseling.

Why does Bonanno so cavalierly malign grief counseling, especially when he cannot marshall a single empirical study that supports the case for harmful effects other than an unpublished dissertation that has been challenged by the leading organization in his field? To begin to answer this question it is worth noting that Bonanno's bias against grief counseling is reflected throughout the book. For example, the case of Julia Martinez is used to illustrate how resiliency, if only left unhampered by counseling, can lead to positive coping with loss. However, we see that Julia was virtually forced into counseling by her mother. She was not interested in counseling and it is no surprise that counseling did not work well for her. Grief counselors will agonize when they see virtually no examples of the kinds of healing and growthful experiences they see daily in their group and individual counseling sessions with bereaved persons. I would also like to know how bereavement workers who do effective crisis intervention and critical incident stress debriefing find the characterizations of their work in The Other Side of Sadness.

Perhaps the answer to the why question is that Bonanno needs grief counseling to be inefficacious -- ideally harmful -- for him to make the strongest case for his version of resilience. If we review his earlier publications on resilience, we can see that the harmful effects claim is often a centerpiece of his arguments. However, since he does not have his own data on this issue (his research consists of naturalistic studies that do not include interventions), he, like others using the harmful effects claim to bolster their viewpoints on various issues, needs to cite the Neimeyer article frequently to maintain this counterintuitive position.

Addressing the why question at another level of analysis, we can argue that Bonanno's inability to conceptually integrate two views --- one, that most people are resilient (which I think everyone in the bereavement field shares), and two, that grief counseling can help anyone who seeks help, resilient or not—lead him to a distorted view of both bereavement and grief counseling. As a consequence, his view of resilience is not integrative, veering toward repression and the trivialization of distress, and he also cannot see the value of grief counseling as an expediter of a natural healing process. Interested readers might take a peek at a chapter by Bill Hoyt and myself, "The Bright Side of Grief Counseling: Deconstructing the New Pessimism," for a more in-depth look at some of these issues.

The headline news here is that Bonanno, despite being fully aware of the APA review of the Fortner dissertation, and notwithstanding the absence of any scientific basis for this claim, has chosen to perpetuate the belief that grief counseling is very likely harmful for most bereaved persons (i.e., those without more severe grief reactions). There is some real irony here. Bonanno, frequently portrayed as a myth buster, is promoting a much more insidious and harmful myth than any he is supposedly toppling. Given new impetus and life by Bonanno, the TIDE zombie can continue to inflict its harm—on scientific integrity, on the bereavement field, and on bereaved persons who will be discouraged from seeking the assistance that might be of inestimable value to them.

Although it's never easy to stop a zombie, I think a concerted effort can halt this one and prevent these losses. The stakes in this struggle are obviously high: Success would mean that bereaved persons will be able to seek help without fear and shame, and that bereavement professionals can be accorded the respect and gratitude they so deeply deserve. It's worth the fight, and I think we are resilient enough to win it.

 Related content by other Growth House bloggers:

Les Morgan: The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of Bereavement Tells Us about Life after Loss (book review)

Les Morgan: Grief Counseling Not Bad For You, Experts Say


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- UtilitiesCable Available, Electricity Connected
- # of Garages2
- Garages2 Car Garage
- ViewIn City Limits, Level, Street Paved, Park View
- ExteriorBlock
- Exterior FeaturesFenced, Irrigation System, Lighting, Rain Gutters, Storage, Mature Landscaping, Patio/Porch Covered, Patio/Porch Screened
- Lot DescriptionUp to 10,889 Sq. Ft.
- WindowsBlinds, Drapes, Rods
- RoofShingle
- FoundationSlab
Additional Information
- Days on Market182
- ZoningR1C
Community Information
- Address2908 7th Ave W
- AreaBradenton
- SubdivisionJ K Singeltary Sub
- CityBradenton
- CountyManatee County
- StateFL
- Zip Code34205
- InteriorBamboo, Ceramic Tile
- Interior FeaturesCeiling Fans(s), Crown Molding, Eating Space In Kitchen, Living Room/Dining Room Combo, Master Bedroom Downstairs, Open Floorplan, Solid Wood Cabinets
- AppliancesDishwasher, Dryer, Microwave, Range, Refrigerator, Tankless Water Heater, Washer
- HeatingElectric
- CoolingCentral Air
- FireplaceYes
- FireplacesWood Burning
- StoriesOne Story
School Information
- ElementaryBallard Elementary
- MiddleW.D. Sugg Middle
- HighManatee
Listing Details
- Listing Office:Michael Saunders & Company
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Recruitment Notification Highlights
AUCET Hall Ticket 2018 is released on 4th May 2018. The Andhra University Common Entrance Test (AUCET) is scheduled on 13th May 2018. So, all the candidates must collect their AUCET Admit Card 2018 from this page. At the end of the page, we attached a direct link to download the Andhra University Common Entrance Test Hall Ticket 2018. Moreover, all the candidates can easily find more information from the below section. So, go through the below section and check more information. All the candidates can easily grab entire knowledge through this page. Grab the complete information through this page or visit the official website of Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.
AUCET Hall Ticket 2018
AUCET Hall Ticket 2018: The Andhra University, Visakhapatnam has released the Andhra University Common Entrance Test (AUCET) at the official website. The board is going to conduct the Andhra University Common Entrance Test (AUCET) on 13th May 2018 at various examination centers across Andhra Pradesh State. Students who are seeking admission into engineering courses can download the Andhra University CET Entrance Test Admit Card from the official website that is andhrauniversity.edu.in.
The Andhra University is providing the best chance for the students to continue their higher studies in the technical stream. Andhra University Common Entrance Test (AUCET) is an Entrance Test for the students who are willing to enter the university to study the different courses like M.Tech, M.Sc M.Sc., M.A., M.Com., M.P.Ed., M.Ed., M.H.R.M., M.J.M.C., M.L.I.Sc., Courses. Get more detailed information regarding the AU Exam Hall Ticket 2018 from the below section.
Andhra University CET Entrance Test Admit Card
This year total 22948 candidates are going to appear the Exam on 13th May 2018. Students can download the Andhra University CET Entrance Test Admit Card 2018 from the official web portal @ andhrauniversity.edu.in or candidates can download their AUCET Hall Ticket 2018 in the given below direct link. The AUCET Admit Card consists of important details like students name, date, timings, exam venue etc. Students can also check Andhra University CET Entrance Test Model Papers through our site.
Details About Andhra University CET Entrance Exam
|Name of the Organization
|Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
|Name of the Exam
|Common Entrance Test (CET)
|Admit Card
|Exam Date
|13th May 2018
|Date Of Call Letter
|4th May 2018
AUCET Examination Centers
- Visakhapatnam
- Vizianagaram
- Guntur
- Rajahmundry
- Eluru
- Srikakulam
- Vijayawada
- Guntur
- Kakinada
The Following Information Is Printed In Candidates Admission Ticket
- Coordinating institution
- Roll number
- Venue of test
- Subject
- Name of candidate
- Father's name
- Mother's name
- Email ID
- Date of test
- Paper wise timings
- Important instructions for the exam
Steps To Download AUCET Hall Ticket
Candidates who are going to appear the Andhra University CET Entrance Test can download admit card from official website. The Aspirant can follow as mentioned instructions to download AUCET Hall Ticket.
- Visit the official website i.e. andhrauniversity.edu.in
- You can get the home page.
- Then click on the AUCET Hall Ticket 2018 link.
- Select the AUCET Admit Card 2018 category.
- Click on to them.
- Enter the roll no and date of birth.
- Choose the submit option.
- Download it.
- Take a print out for further use.
Important Dates
Examination Dates: 13th May 2018
Admit Card Download Date: 4th May 2018
AUCET Hall Ticket 2018: Click Here
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Larry Woody is a native of Nashville, Tenn. He was the motor sports beat writer at the Nashville Tennessean from the early 1970s until 2008. He continues to live in Nashville.
Articles by Larry Woody
Larry Woody | Senior Writer
That hammering we heard earlier this week was said to be the final nails in Jeremy Mayfield's coffin.
Well, maybe.
Even though NASCAR has produced another alleged positive drug test, along with an eye-witness who has sworn to Mayfield's past drug use, I've still got some nagging questions.
For starters, how plausible is this […]
By Larry Woody | Senior Writer
Nashville – Veteran NASCAR truck racer Mike Skinner says the series faces some potholes in the road, but predicts that it will keep on truckin'.
"I've had some conversations about it with folks at NASCAR and the truck series isn't going anywhere," Skinner said during a Wednesday press luncheon to promote […]
By Larry Woody | Senior Writer
Nashville, Tenn. – Marty Robbins used to race at the Fairgrounds, then rush downtown to the Ryman in time to take the stage – sometimes still bearing the sweat and grime of the track – for the final set on the Grand Ole Opry.
"The only thing my dad loved more […]
By Larry Woody | Senior Writer
Darrell Waltrip has been – and continues to be – one of the most influential individuals in NASCAR history.
Likewise, there's no argument that Waltrip deserves to be in the new NASCAR Hall Fame.
The only question is, when?
Waltrip is one of 25 nominees for the HOF, whose inaugural class will be […]
Larry Woody | Senior Writer
NASCAR's most popular driver appears destined to be a spectator in this fall's championship playoffs.
If Dale Earnhardt Jr. was going to make the 12-man championship field, he needed to make a major move Saturday night at Daytona.
But he moved in the wrong direction, dropping from 19th to 21st in the standings […]
By Larry Woody | Senior Writer
NASCAR reportedly has altered its drug-testing procedure – going to a longer, more detailed process – after Jeremy Mayfield claimed his test results were flawed and inaccurate.
Kasey Kahne told reporters during a Thursday press conference at Daytona International Speedway that what used to be a relatively speedy 5- to 10-minute […]
Larry Woody | Senior Writer
After news broke Wednesday about a federal judge lifting NASCAR's suspension of Jeremy Mayfield for alleged drug use, I called a lawyer buddy to ask him what it meant.
He said it means that Mayfield is probably going to be a very wealthy young man.
When the case winds its way to civil […]
Larry Woody | Senior Writer
I'm no lawyer – haven't even played one on TV nor stayed at a Holiday Inn – but from a layman's vantage point it looks like NASCAR is in trouble.
A federal judge Wednesday lifted NASCAR's suspension of owner/driver Jeremy Mayfield, brushing aside the contention that Mayfield is a druggie who's too […]
Larry Woody | Senior Writer
* Beamed Up By Aliens?
TNT analyst Bill Weber abruptly vanished from the broadcast booth last Sunday at New Hampshire and the only comment the network made was that it would make no comment.
That's pretty lame even by TV reporting standards.
There have been lots of rumors floating around but nobody seems to […]
Larry Woody | Senior Writer
Remember those five bonus points Jimmie Johnson gave teammate Mark Martin by letting him lead a lap at Dover back on May 31?
Remember how I said it was shameful?
Remember how I said hurt the integrity of the sport?
Remember how some readers said it was no big deal?
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5 Lessons From Your Last Year of Showing
I'm grateful for some of the most amazing experiences (like winning overall showman at the Small Town Throwdown this year and Reserve Division Champion at the 2015 Keystone International Livestock Exposition) I could ever imagine, but all amazing things don't last forever. Before you know it, you will be coming down the home stretch just like me. It's bittersweet, it's exciting, it's sad ... it's everything you ever dreamed of it being.
You'll find you gained more than you ever bargained for from those experiences.
2017: the last of many for me, two things in particular:
My last round of undergrad studies (that isn't depressing… HALLELUJAH FOR GRADUATING)
The year I officially say, "I'm too old to do this…"
Depressing, right? I have been showing cattle since I was around 5 years old. It's not just a hobby for me: it's an income, it's my life, and it's my passion.
The kind of "good" feeling I get as soon as I get to a cattle show, and walk into the show ring is unexplainable, and I have dreaded getting to this point of my show career. At 21, you are officially "old" (according to the cattle industry), your junior show career ends, which means no more showmanship.
Showmanship was my favorite part of showing, because it was an opportunity for me to show the judge how much time I have been putting in at home. I may not have had the best cattle to win supreme heifer or grand champion steer, but the lack of those opportunities made my desire and drive to win showmanship stronger.
From pee-wee showmanship, to walking into my last showmanship division, I remember it all. In 2005, I won champion pee-wee showman at the Maryland Junior Hereford Preview Show (my first time in the ring - when I knew it wasn't going to be my last; my showmanship days were just starting) and down to my very last walk into a showmanship class this year when I won senior showman, at the ABC Junior Show. Through these experiences it wasn't all about the winning, it was about the things I have learned along the way.
Five things I learned from my experience in the show ring:
1. Sportsmanship
Win or lose exit the ring with a smile on your face and congratulate your friends and acquaintances (whether you like them or not). It was one person's opinion that day, you did your best, and you have other shows.
2. Do your homework;
Success in the show ring starts at home. The hours spent, blood, sweat and tears will not go unnoticed when you get into the ring. Trust me, the judge will notice.
3. Always dress to impress
One of the first things the judge will notice is how you present yourself. Wear a nice button down, nice dark jeans with no holes, nice pair of cowboy boots, hair back and out of your face, belt and little to no jewelry. Keep it simple, professional, and classy. Some judges will call you out over the microphone, super embarrassing!
Not only should you 'dress to impress' in the show ring, do it out of the ring, too. I have always been told to "dress like the CEO." You never know if your future boss will be in the crowd.
4. Be teachable… Be the teacher;
There is always room for improvement. There is no perfect showman, and we all mess up. If someone is willing to coach you toward success in- and out-of-the show ring, let he or she.
If you see someone struggling, help them. Remember when you're in or out of the ring, those little eyes and ears are watching your every move and listening to everything you say. Be a coach, a mentor, someone for the younger generation to look up to. There is no better feeling than when a kid's parents say "My daughter and I love watching you in the ring. My daughter wants to be just like you someday."
5. Be humble
It is okay to be proud of your success, but don't be cocky. Know there is always room for improvement.
Storming out of the show ring is something people are going to remember more than anything. Make a good impression. Be kind and help others when they need it, especially in the ring. Don't just stop and stand there if the calf in front of you isn't moving, help your fellow showman, because you would want someone doing that for you. Overall, treat people the way you want to be treated.
Who knew showmanship could teach you so much about life? Thank the Lord for the times I had on those shavings and late nights in the barns. I will forever be grateful for the success in the ring, and also for the times when it wasn't my day to win. I learned so much along the way, and I hope to continue to pass on what I have learned to others that have the same love and passion that I do for the cattle industry.
"I have watched this girl show her cattle for many years. I watched her go into her last showmanship class ever... her drive and determination is what makes her unique. I know she can do anything she puts her mind to, today we are starting a new journey for her..."


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I'm always impressed when I hear about people that continue to lead productive lives even as they get older. I thought I'd share the stories of three such people that I heard of this past week:
The first was someone I met this week who is well into her 60's but gets up every day at 4 am to work out for aobut 3 hours. Wow. That takes a lot of dedication.
I also met someone who is well into his 70's. He has just completed a Masters degree at a local university and now he is going to start working on his PhD.
The last person is not someone I have met. He is the uncle of a patient I saw this week. He told me that his uncle, a retired school teacher, is 94 and still spends 4 hours each weekday volunteering at the local school. What is even more impressive is that he walks 20 blocks a day in order to do so. That's amazing!
I'm not sure I'll make it to 94, but if I do, I hope I can still lead a productive life.


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From a Biblical perspective, the rule of first mention finds the term to be one of struggle to feed. Genesis 3:19 is where God is passing sentence on mankind and the earth for the fall. The context of bread is that it will cause man to sweat to eat it, toil and hardship from the ground. The world suffers from hunger and toil; the soil is cursed because of the fall. The Hebrew word is Lechem and means bread, food, grain but the root word of Lacham means to fight and to do battle. We also have Unleavened Bread with first mention in Genesis 19:3 of the word Matshsah, in context, Lot is hosting the two angels who have come to destroy Sodom and he feds them unleavened bread. We also see Chametz in Exodus 12:15 used to describe unleavened bread and used in the same sentence as Matshsah. Chametz has as it's root word Chamets which means to be cruel, sour, or red. Manna in Exodus 16:15 from the Hebrew word Man which literally means, "What is it?" it's root word being Mah and is used the first time, when God says to Cain, "What have you done?" Genesis 4:10. Expanding further, we have Challah and Raquiyq as cakes and wafers introduced in Exodus 29:2 which was the consecrated bread of the priests. For centuries, the Jews have celebrated the Passover Seder never realizing the Messianic significance of the breaking of the bread, the hidden bread broken and hidden away. The matzah bread eaten on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread is a symbol of the pierced, stripped, and broken body of Christ. The process that Jewish bakers employ to insure there is absolutely no yeast or rising of the bread is heroic in its adherence to the law but yeast exists in the air, it grows on our bodies; it symbolizes sin.
Where man has had to struggle since the fall under the weight of sin and death, Jesus Messiah's sacrifice did what no mere man could have ever done, He redeemed the bread.
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"Hi Alex,
I would like to thank yourself and Clayton for your fantastic job with my mothers funeral. The whole process was made very easy by you and we received many positive comments from the attendees about the service.
As you know, the organisation of these events is thrust very suddenly on a family and their life is thrown into disarray. To have assistance such as yourself and Clayton gave us made the job manageable and bearable. I believe my Mother would have appreciated what we put on in her honour.
I will certainly be recommending you to anyone in the same position."
-E. Tillotson
"They were great. Super helpful and wonderful to detail with when we had to arrange our son's cremation. Thanks."
– MT Bean
"We received the most professional and caring services from Grantley Perry & Sons for my sisters funeral. The staff were accommodating, considerate and knowledgeable – ensuring that the most difficult time for our family was also the least stressful. The funeral and burial services were run perfectly, and we appreciated how personal her day felt. Thank You to Clayton, Alex and the Grantley Perry & Sons team."
-R Faaitiiti
"Thank you very much for all your assistance with the organisation of my mother's funeral. You were wonderful – understated but very efficient, and extremely sensitive and helpful.
I sincerely believe that you contributed very significantly to giving mum a beautiful farewell."
-H. Eastburn
"Thank you for the care and support that you showed to our mother and our family on the passing of our father and father-in-law.
Thank you also for helping us make Dad's funeral such a beautiful service and so fitting for him."
-Manning and Petersen family
"I would like to say thankyou. You have helped me through tough times with both my parents and have seemed to make it bearable.
May God bless you and care for you all.
Thankyou from my heart."
-K Clark
"A mere 'thank you' cannot ever express the family's gratitude for the care and understanding your family gave us.
On behalf of the whole family, please accept our gratitude."
-T. Rozowsky
"Thank you for everything you all did to make Mummy's funeral so special even though it was a sad farewell to a wonderful lady.
Your thoughtfulness and kindness was greatly appreciated by all the members of our family.
We wish you every success and happiness in the future. We will never forget what you did for us."
"I wish to extend to you our heartfelt thanks for the wonderful way you organised Jeremy's funeral.
It was arranged thoughtfully and with quiet respect.
I shall forever remember how caring and kind you were to Jeremy and ourselves.
Thank you."
"Just a little note to say thank you for your kindness and caring nature you gave my brother and I.
It was a difficult time in our lives and you both made it bearable.
Thank you again for all the arrangements you handled. It was much appreciated by us"
"My sincere thanks to you and your family for the kindness and respect you showed for our family and my grandmother.
You made this difficult time that little bit easier – thank you."
-Leonie and Jeff
"I wish to formally thank you for arranging the funeral for our late parents.
My sisters and I were most grateful for the professionalism and compassion you showed by arranging the funeral in exactly the way we wanted with little need for us to do anything.
The comfort you provided us touched our hearts. We cannot speak too highly of the service you provided us at such a difficult time."
-Janet, Margaret and Robyn
"We really appreciated your professionalism and caring while we planned Frank's funeral. Your personalised approach gave us comfort and reassurance at a difficult time.
Our heartfelt thanks for all your efforts"
-Deidre & Phillip
"Thank you for your help and guidance in making decisions easier for myself and our family during our sad time of saying goodbye."
-D Miller
"I would like to thank you very much for all your assistance and the professional and courteous manner in which the funeral was conducted"
-Paul & Frances
"Just a short note to say thank you for the compassion, kindness and service your company provided upon the recent death of our mum. We were grateful that during a difficult time like this, you were there to arrange all the delicate details with sympathy and perfection. Once again thank you"
-Kay & Paul
"Just a short note to thank you and your father for the professional service you provided for my father's funeral.
As I mentioned previously, Perry & Sons were highly recommended by some friends of ours for both service and price. I am pleased to say you lived up to both"
"I would like to convey to you our grateful thanks for the manner in which the funeral was conducted. Special thanks to Clayton for his love and devotion"
"Thank you very much for your support and kindness at the time when we made the arrangements and at the funeral.
Everyone and especially the family was full of admiration for the way everything was done"
"I wish to say thank you for making our time of sorrow a little easier.
Your son gave us so much support and guidance, we felt part of his family"
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74 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra
74 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra, 02601, Australia
+65 6521 6380
Walk Score® 98
Adina Serviced Apartments Canberra Kingston is centrally located in one of Canberra's most exclusive districts, just five minutes from Parliament House and a few hundred metres from the historic Manuka Oval
Amenities: We've got what you're looking for
- Fully-equipped kitchen
- Kitchenette
- Microwave
- Wireless Internet
- Cable TV
- In-unit washer and dryer
- Laptop friendly workspace
- Air Conditioning
- Heating
- Bathtub
- Linens and towels
- Iron
- Hair dryer
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- Phone docking/charging station
- Electronic in-unit safe
Amenities: We've got what you're looking for
- Free parking
- Smoke free building
- On-site washer and dryer
- Swimming Pool
- Hot Tub
- Conference Room
- Secured parking
- Unassigned Parking
- Secure access building
- Elevator/lift access
- Outdoor grilling/BBQ area
- Event space(s) available
- On-site bike storage
- Public transportation nearby
- Housekeeping
- Staffed front desk
- 24-hour on call emergency services
Actual items in apartment may vary by location, apartment size and bed type. All items subject to change.
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Property Map
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Check In
2 pm
Check Out
11 am
Lost Items
Lost items will be kept in lost property tagged with the date it was found and the apartment number.
Parking Instructions
Under cover secured parking from 9.00pm, unallocated. Please refer to your arrival instructions for your specific parking assignment (if applicable). If parking is open or unassigned, please do not park in areas that are reserved, numbered, or labelled no parking zones. Parking in these areas may result in a fine and/or in being towed. Oakwood Worldwide is not responsible for any fines or towing charges.
Public Transportation
This property does not allow pets.
Pet Policy
Pets are not permitted at this property.
Additional Monthly Fees apply. Service Animals excluded from fees. Please inquire for details
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Can we all just pause and say CONGRATULATIONS JAYLEN for graduating such a hard program? LPN is not an easy talk, and each one of the graduates worked their butt off to earn that degree. The world needs more dedicated nurses and I have a HUGE amount of respect for every person who dedicates their life to serving others.Read More
When you hire me for a fresh 48 photography session, I am "on call" similar to birth photography, but instead of showing up when you're in active labor I come to the hospital after you've had the baby. I do offer a package where I'll show up immediately after birth, but typically a fresh 48 session happens later in the afternoon or next morning depending on time of birth. Most mother's who opt for a fresh 48 enjoy having time to shower and recover a bit from labor and can even do a little makeup if they desire. Fresh 48 sessions are also great for documenting when the siblings meet new baby for the very first time, or if grandparents from out of town are traveling in and would like to be included in the first photographs. Unlike a posed newborn session, this is somewhat "fly on the wall" as I quietly observe how in love you are with your new one, and only give direction when needed.Read More
My business partner Ashley and I were in the Waynesville Daily Guide today! The full article can be found here: http://www.waynesvilledailyguide.com/news/20180712/local-photographers-raise-money-in-memory-of-four-month-old
Saturday, Ashley Bass Photography and I will be doing Super Hero Mini Sessions to raise money for Kent's memorial bench and tree at his favorite park in Waynesville, Missouri. We would love to see as many of you as possible! Sessions are 15 minutes long cost "donations" - the suggested amount is $100, but there is no minimum or maximum.Read More