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Link to Classroom Notes: Please read this All-School Weekly Note first – before you head over to the Classroom Notes! Here is the link to the Classroom Notes.
Grandparents and Great Friends Day: Kindergarten, 3rd grade, and 6th grade are looking forward to sharing part of their school day on Monday with their guests!
EATS is almost here! Next Friday, May 15, the Garden will be transformed into a wonderland of delicious cuisine, amazing musical performances, and exciting auction items.
Purchase your tickets today!
Order Your Class Photo Books: Class photo books – an EATS tradition – are on sale this year before EATS! Buy your books online this year and take home the memories of your child's 2014-15 year at TPS. The books are designed by TPS parents, with proceeds helping to support our Financial Aid program. Below are some photos from last year's books. Purchase here or sign up at Lombard Street or South Street to pay with check.
EATS Volunteer Opportunities: Please take a moment and sign up to help with set up and break down of EATS! We could really use your help! Click here to pick a convenient time slot.
Middle School Spring Fling: Tonight is the big night! Attendees need to have submitted permission slips with dismissal information. The event, featuring lots of games and deejay Ben Abrams '11, begins at 6:30pm and ends at 8:30pm. Students should check in with a chaperone in front of the South Street parking lot, as well as check out before leaving at 8:30pm.
3rd Grade Plays: Congratulations to our 3rd grade thespians - we think you are ready for Shakespeare! And ready to write for Broadway! We would love some more photos - please email them to [email protected]. Thanks.
Science Night: The University of Pennsylvania's Project BioEYES and The Institute for Regenerative Medicine (IRM) are sponsoring IRM Science Night at TPS, Tuesday, May 12, 6-7pm, in the Garage. Join us for an educational evening featuring the work of TPS seventh graders.All families are invited! For more info and to rsvp, click here.
School closed: TPS will be closed on Friday, May 22, for Faculty and Staff In-Service
Special ASEP: ASEP Annual Pre-Memorial Day Picnic for preschool-5th graders, Friday, May 22. Join us for a fun-filled ASEP Annual Pre-Memorial Day Picnic at TPS! On this in-service day for faculty and staff, students will design sun visors, prepare their choice of hoagie sandwich, and help bake cookies for dessert. After a "picnic" lunch, we will play summer-related games and activities with a summer gift to take home. Click here for more info and to register.
3rd Grade Art Exhibit: Through May 17 at SCEE, you can visit the exhibit Tiny Acorn to Mighty Oak: Seed Power, featuring the art of our third graders. Click here for more information about this incredible art show.
Tick Checks: Please remember to do a tick check as part of your child's evening routine following a day at the Schuylkill Center. If you remove a tick within 24 hours, you can greatly reduce the risk of Lyme disease. For more information, go to page 18 of the School Handbook.
TPS Blog: Hope you have been reading the TPS blog.
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Twitter: Follow the Art Department on Twitter or click on the following link to see artwork from all of our TPS students! https://twitter.com/phlschoolARTS. We invite you to follow our otherTwitter feeds – @thephlschool, @phlschoolsports, and @justineahoffman.


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One Year On
Well, not exactly 1 year, but close enough.
This is really an excuse to say that I've made it back onto the ski slopes.
We went to Winter Park in Colorado as it was the best place to get back to the slopes.
My thanks go to Jacques at Le Feet Lab who made the custom boots (for some reason my old boots didn't fit any more!). He really is a star when it comes to such things and I couldn't have done it without him.
I also had a couple of sessions with guys from the NSCD (National Sports Centre for the Disabled) to check me out and give me some tips about how to adapt. Thanks Beth for your support. This organisation seems to be pretty unique and to see some of the Winter Paralympic athletes training rather put my situation into perspective. If anyone reading this needs, and has the opportunity, to visit the NSCD I'm sure it would be life changing.
I only had one significant fall (a graceful somersault into a snowdrift when I hit a rock) and an embarrassing topple over when I was standing still! I found my fitness levels obviously depleted but managed to ski 11 days out of 12, only taking that 1 day off having twisted my knee and wanting to spare myself for the last day.
The company was great, the food gargantuan in portion size and I lost weight?
I shall refrain from commenting on the travel except to complement the bus driver who drove us back from Heathrow to Manchester in a blizzard.
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WASHINGTON — Families who have been successfully reunited with their children are being honored this weekend in the District of Columbia.
The D.C. Family Court and Child and Family Services Agency are hosting a Family Celebration Day on Saturday.
Retired NBA player Michael Smith is among those scheduled to attend and will play basketball with children.
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Can mixing ingredients cause interactions?
I have had my Nutri Bullet for about a month now and I am enjoying it very much. I make 2 or 3 drinks a day along with eating my regular, somewhat healthy meals. I've been trying to eat healthy and organic for over a year now. My question is about the mixing of ingredients in the Nutri Bullet. Is there a possibility of different ingredients interacting with or counteracting other ingredients? Possibly negating the benefits of some ingredients. This mornings blast consisted of more than half of the cup filled with spring mix greens then 6 cubes of fresh pineapple, some blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, a small slice of banana,1 tsp of bee pollen, 1 tsp goji powder,1 tsp hemp seeds, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper, 3/4 tsp spirulina, about 6 almonds and 10 cashews, 50/50 of coconut water and filtered water for liquid. All ingredients organic. The other blasts I make today will use pretty much the same base with different fruits, nuts and spices used. The bee pollen and spirulina I use only once a day. I will change up the greens also when I have different ones available.
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I would suggest rotating your greens. Oxalic acids in spinach and chard can interfere with the absorption of calcium and magnesium. If you use a variety of greens then this is not something to worry about. Just as long as you are not drinking the same Blast every day for weeks upon end, you will be just fine. It looks like you are getting a great amount of nutrients and kudos to you for making such a healthy Blast!
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It feels like a century since my last blog post. Earlier this week, my boyfriend unexpectedly broke up with me. I loved him so much. He meant everything to me. I woke up every morning looking forward to his smile, his jokes, his energy, his hugs, his calming words and presence… all of that now gone forever. Continue reading
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Two stories – an ocean apart – recently gripped America. ISIS revealed what pure evil looks like after the beheadings of innocent Americans, women and children. An elevator video of Ray Rice and his future wife revealed what domestic violence really looks like. These two unrelated stories – when combined – are what my family has dealt with since 1999 when my sister Lynnette was tortured by her abusive husband, murdered in their Ohio home, and discarded in garbage dumpsters throughout Michigan.
Lynnette's killer is free today. I asked my US Congressman, Bruce Braley, for his help in stopping the early prison release and federal interstate transfer of Lynnette's killer. Mr. Braley did nothing. I've proposed a two-sentence Lynnette's Law that could protect society from vicious killers; our government's first duty is to protect Americans from violent threats, foreign and domestic. Bruce Braley has refused for more than three years now to even respond to my repeated requests for his help on this law. This motivated me to enter this US Senate race and offer Iowans a better choice on November 4.
Beyond my personal mission of domestic violence awareness, prevention, and government funding, I have three key solutions to the dysfunction that is Washington DC:
1. Term Limits – Both parties are broken, blaming the other without solving our real problems. Some describe me as a JFK Democrat, but I'm a lifelong independent...just like 38% of registered Iowa voters. I'm working to represent all 3.1 million Iowans in DC for one term of six years. Two terms should be the limit.
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There's more to this story than Muncie's Facebook users could ever care to tell.
While this E-Cards meme is tongue and cheek, depending upon the messenger, it packs a snarky and passive-aggressive punch, intended to scold fellow social media users who only share media that in some form or another accentuates and/or creates the illusion of the positive: Photos of family vacations, pictures of happy children, small victories, while omitting their personal failures or struggles- the private heartaches, legal woes, poor decisions, an empty or overdrawn bank account, an empty pantry and refrigerator, a horrible job situation, no job, an addiction, the struggles of being a single parent, crumbling marriages or relationships, infidelity, chronic illness (their own or a loved one's), a messy house, a messy life, living beyond their means and living in or on the edge of poverty.
Is this meme really a cry for TRUE authenticity? Does the creator of this meme and those who pass it along REALLY want their privately suffering friends to broadcast their turmoil upon social media? Are they really prepared to hold themselves accountable to the same authenticity standards they demand from others?
Or are Facebook and social media users in America, particularly here in Muncie, developing their social media platforms as a means to save "face"?
It all boils down to math.
The Untold and Real Stories of Today's American Facebook Users; Courtesy of Math
According to data collected by the Pew Internet Research Data Bank-as of May 2013, 72% of adults use social networking sites and among America's population of 313.9 million, there are more than 167 million Facebook users alone; 76% of them are living paycheck to paycheck. Additionally, according to Pew Internet Research– 72% of them reside in households that are considered low-income with breadwinners earning less than a total of $30,000 a year.
In America, according to the United States Census Bureau, 2010-and the Associated Press– nearly 80% (4 out 5) of U.S. adults- struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, today. 45% of all American children live in low-income families, according to the NCCP.
Financially secure? Of the 2.5 million marriages that occur annually approximately 50% of them will end in divorce. That number increases with the number of marriages. "50% percent of first marriages, 67% of second and 74% of third marriages end in divorce." According to Jennifer Baker of the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri. Being a single parent is also a significant well-being hurdle to clear; According to Life Site News: "1/3 of American children are being raised without a father and nearly five million children live without a mother."
If all is well in money or love, it is reported by the American Bar Association that about ½ of all American households face legal battles, including civil and criminal matters, possibly even incarceration. If lucky to be financially secure, maintain a stable relationship, and manage to avoid legal woes, according to PBS-In the Balance, it is reported that approximately 125 million Americans are dealing with, or experiencing chronic illness and according the CDC, about half of all Americans are suffering from (directly or indirectly) mental health issues. Additionally, Hope Networks.org reports that nearly 24 million Americans have an active addiction and as many as a whopping 75 million Americans, including children of addicted parents are directly/indirectly affected by a loved one's addiction.
Question: What is the point, Debbie Downer?
Answer: Everyone has problems.
But you wouldn't know it perusing Facebook statuses.
Given all this data, it is a statistical probability that most social media users, even those who find themselves passing this meme along are probably experiencing some sort of personal or family dysfunction and/or privately suffering from a significant or seemingly insurmountable stressor, and blabbing about near-poverty, legal problems, an addiction, an impending divorce (or miserable marriage/relationship) and an empty bank account may not be on the list of things they want to share with the world, not if they want to keep their jobs and save "Face".
Middletown-Muncie's Brave Face and NEW AND REAL Story; Also-Courtesy of Math
Muncie bears the ultimate success story of a family with a vision: The Ball family, whose culmination of businesses became the beating heart of a town and put it on the map. Their vision took its form in Ball Corporation, a growing and thriving Ball State University, and Ball Memorial Hospital, which is now IU Health/Ball Memorial. Not to mention all the businesses, start-ups, charities and causes the Ball family has historically supported. Muncie has served as a launching pad for generations of successful individuals. Muncie has a deep history of loyalty, growth and busselling middle-class opportunity, particularly when auto-manufacturer Borg-Warner was in its prime during the 60's, 70's, and 80's. Ball Corp, AB&B, and Borg Warner among others, have since left.
Borg Warner "Then"- The BorgWarner plant in Muncie closed April 24. 2009. At its peak, it employed about 3000 autoworkers,
Photo by Stephen Smith
Fast-forward to 2013.
Borg Warner "Now"- Kilgore Ave, Muncie, IN. October 10th, 2013- Photograph, Aimee Fant; Muncie Voice
Across the street from Borg Warner is huge parking lot that was once used for employee parking. Now in 2013 Second Harvest (with the help of many non-profit partners/churches, including Unitarian Universalist) convenes here to feed hundreds of Muncie and East Central families in need, who line up every Second Thursday of every month to receive groceries.
Cars with occupants in need line up to receive groceries across in the former Borg Warner parking lot- courtesy of Second Harvest; Oct. 10th- 2013- Aimee Fant, Muncie Voice
If you happen to live in Muncie and are discouraged by diminishing financial resources and limited economic opportunities, you are not alone and it is not just in your head. Despite Muncie's well-published (and well-deserved) break into Forbes' Magazine-Top 400 for Small Business (for owners/management)- finishing #34, upon closer inspection, the economic prognosis for the average Muncie resident appears more bleak, and even dire for this generation of children if there aren't some significant and immediate changes on the horizon should Muncie not be able to once again, find its feet.
In addressing the past exodus of businesses from Muncie, Muncie-Delaware County Economic Development Alliance has succeeded in attracting Dannar LLC, an auto manufacturer, and announced that approximately 288 jobs will be created over the next 4 years. Downtown Development, and so many other groups are working hard to grow Muncie, by proposing private/public partnerships and investments.
There are several omissions in Forbes' summer of 2013 analysis. Though there has been a 4% uptick in employment in the past year, those positions are predominantly part-time service and retail positions; full-time positions have been spliced and replaced with a growing number of part-time positions, without benefits, which cannot sustain a family (without the assistance of the government).
The middle-income manufacturing jobs and technology jobs with benefits that brought prosperity to Muncie have increasingly been downsized, moved, and/or outsourced to Mexico (and separately-Asia) since the implementation of NAFTA in 1994, increasing profit margins for business owners and stockholders, growing the economies in other countries and playing a sizable role in shrinking Muncie's economy alongside the national economy. NAFTA has since brought forth the decline of the American middle class. The United States lost an estimated 689,200 jobs on account of NAFTA. Indiana was among the hardest hit.
It has also been rumored that many employers have begun or plan to cut full-time employees to avoid covering health insurance, recently- in response to mandates of health coverage Affordable Care Act, which has now been in full-scale launch and most changes are already underway. The trend of replacing full-time, tenured employees with cheaper or part-time staff has been increasing over a number of years and is on the rise in Right-to-Work states. IU Health/Ball Memorial Hospital cut just under 200 employees in 2013, citing the ACA.
However, the reasons cited for these job and benefit cuts would be easier to swallow if executive compensation weren't continuing to climb at a rate of 5+% a year over the past decade. The workplace trend leans toward large employers demanding more of their employees, paying them less, and pocketing the difference.
Everywhere, USA- Muncie, IN
Studied thoroughly as a representation of "Everywhere, USA" or as research scientists- the Lynds called it: "Middletown, America" in a field study that began and was conducted in the late 1920's and continued as a series of longitudinal studies, it can only be assumed that all the various economic crescendos and decrescendos are playing out, improving financial outcomes for a minute portion- (between 1-10%) but mostly negatively affecting the rest, just as they are doing through-out the rest of the U.S.
To see the real economic story of Muncie residents, neighborhood by neighborhood, use the interactive map tool provided below:
A Snapshot Map of Muncie's Household Incomes-by Area.
According to the data collected by the US Census Bureau– 2010- The poverty level in Muncie is 159.3% greater than the Indiana average and 87.8% greater than the National average.
And perhaps the ugliest statistic of all for Muncie families, especially for full-time employed Muncie women and/or single mothers: The median earnings for females in Muncie is 81.7% LESS than the median earnings for males in Muncie; Full-time employed women earn an average of just $12,553 per year versus $21,227 per year for men. DESPITE women out-performing men academically, in primary, secondary, and higher education, here and nationwide.
The income per capita in Muncie is 23.4% less than the Indiana average and 35.5% less than the National average. The median household income in Muncie is 33.9% less than the Indiana average and is 42.9% less than the National average. (That is nearly ½ the National average) With Muncie's cost of living index sitting at -18% of the National average, the slightly lower cost of living do not offset the wage shortfalls.
The average median individual wage in the United States is $26,965 a year, while the average median individual wage for an individual in Muncie, is just $16,394, which is $10K and approximately 1/3 less than the national average. Each of these figures are provided by the United States Census Bureau, 2010.
What's worse is that number, despite rising costs of living, rising costs of fuel and food, is that salaries adjusted to inflation and the cost of living, particularly among public employees, as the size of federal and the Indiana government shrinks, the tax base becomes smaller, and property tax cuts have been implemented, have gone down over the past decade.
A signpost of the times and lack of state funding comes with a 2013 referendum, in which Muncie Community Schools (literally) had to beg residents for funds to keep school buses running. Residents voted "No" on Tues. Nov. 5th, 2013. Subsequently, MCS applied for a waiver from the State of Indiana, and that was rejected. It is unclear if the SB1062 measure to end/delay property tax caps will aide MCS in its efforts to fund bus service. As it stands, MCS will be forced to cut personnel and implement other cost-cutting measures to fund bus transportation. Public school systems in Indiana are facing similar financial crises as levied funds are limited with property tax caps in place in combination with the new school voucher program in which tax-payer funds are moving away from public education and toward private, parochial and charter schools.
Social Media has created the Unstoppable Competing with the Jones' Monster
While social media has provided a platform for many to connect with and "hobnob" with all walks of life, breaking the barriers of generation disconnects, economic circles and former understood social status norms that define our natural world interactions, it also provides an opportunity for users to see "how the other half lives". The fact remains that there is massive economic inequality in the natural world and it places out upon social media; the CEO vs. Average American Worker wage gap, which according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics in 2013 is (CEO)354-(American Worker) 1– plays out in various ways through social media- which for those with fewer economic resources is disconcerting and can amplify feelings of insecurity and resentment.
Illustrated through an moving graphic map that flows through 36 years of change- beginning in 1977 and ending in 2013, watch the top 1% gobble up America's economy. The shades of red represent more equal economic conditions and the green represent a gross disparity in economic conditions. These disparities are seen now more than ever through social media sharing, as users see every day how the other (upper) half (who are we kidding-upper 10%) lives, while they are silently suffering- not able to take expensive vacations with their families, not able to go out (in some cases, even on a date night) or even afford to buy Pizza King (a Muncie favorite, and frequent flyer on social media).
Lending a Hand to Those Saving Face
Life-long residents in Muncie could tell you that you don't have to look too far to see that many in Muncie are working hard to save "her". Though many residents and their families have been forced to "jump ship" there are plenty of loyal folks who have stayed and are dedicated to help build her back up. They lend a hand to those in need, through investments and/or volunteer work. Muncie has a large network of proud volunteer organizations that are addressing poverty and budgetary state funding social program shortfalls. MyMuncie.org connects volunteers, organizations to causes.many financially-secure Facebook and social media users (regardless of income bracket) have been made aware of charitable causes, community organizations, and have more opportunities to donate time and money through social media. Many volunteer organizations depend upon Facebook and other social media websites to raise awareness.
Many who save face are not "Living a Lie".
They simply choose not to discuss their turmoil on social media. Regardless of what Muncie residents say on social media, many of them appear to be suffering in the natural world, even those with audacity to share the featured meme.
In a roller-coastery economy and internet trails that extend forever, maybe some self-restraint and positive PR isn't so bad if we want to keep our jobs or want to build a better life. Perhaps a little empathy, self-reflection and perspective is in order for those who wish for their friends' private turmoil to be made public.
And authenticity? To demand it of others, we must first look within.
We may keep in mind "Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone" (John 8:7)
Instead of spreading the patronizing sentiment "May your life one day be as awesome as you pretend it is on Facebook"
At least keep this in mind.


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Colin, whose name was submitted for the Schulich Leaders program by teacher Leanne Marrazzo, is one of 1 400 students from across Canada to be nominated for the prestigious award. Only fifty students are selected each year (roughly 3.5% of the nominees), and out of those, only 25 scholarships are awarded for engineering – two per university.
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Australia At Issue With Clark's Isolationism On Defence
The Australian Defence Minister Peter Reith taking issue with Prime Minister Helen Clark's perspective on defence confirms our concerns that New Zealand is cutting its ties with its strongest partner in the Asia-Pacific region, National's Defence spokesman Max Bradford said today. "Helen Clark has justified her intentions to reduce our defence capability by saying we live in a 'benign strategic environment'.
"Ironically Peter Reith said on television's Assignment last night that it was 'a bit optimistic to say that we live in benign times'. He should know, he is charged with resourcing the defence forces that constantly monitor and react to activity across the arc of instability above Australia.
"This simply confirms that Helen Clark and Matt Robson are on a different planet than everybody else.
"Helen Clark should wake up and realise our Asia-Pacific partners and New Zealanders are concerned this country is being isolated from the rest of the region and the detrimental affects this will have," Mr Bradford said.


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BEIJING • China needs to place greater focus on developing a military industrial complex, much like the United States has done, to ensure a powerful armed forces commensurate with its place in the world, a senior officer wrote in a new book.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has set great store on China's military modernisation, including developing an ocean-going "blue water" navy, stealth jets and other advanced technologies to better defend the country's growing global interests.
In a collection of essays released this week by top officials on the 13th five-year plan, which maps out economic targets up to 2020, Mr Xu Qiliang, a vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission, said China needs security to be able to develop its economy.
Citing ancient Chinese philosopher Shang Yang, who helped create a powerful military force in one of the early Chinese states, Mr Xu said a country cannot get rich without decent armed forces.
"Security is a precondition for development, and development is the material base for security," Mr Xu wrote.
Security is a precondition for development, and development is the material base for security.
MR XU QILIANG, a vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, on how a country cannot get rich without decent armed forces
Many countries already mesh civilian resources with military development, and this is a necessary choice for China, he added.
"The Manhattan Project and the Apollo Programme of the United States and China's great undertakings, such as the Shenzhou spacecraft and Chang'e moon probe, are very good examples," Mr Xu wrote.
This will also ensure there are new opportunities for economic development in China, he added, a country where growth is slowing and the government is trying to switch to a more sustainable, consumption-driven model.
"It will open up new development spaces, and push the good ship China ahead through the waves," he wrote.
However, the journey ahead would not be smooth and many problems have already been found, such as waste and unnecessary duplication of projects, Mr Xu said.
China's military plans have shaken nerves around the region and rung alarm bells in Washington too, though Beijing insists it has no hostile intent and has a genuine need to upgrade outmoded forces to ensure the security of what is now the world's second-largest economy.
Mr Xu said China was faced with multiple security threats, though he did not name them.
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"We must improve our economic, technological and military prowess, otherwise, we will be large but not powerful, appearing strong but actually being weak."


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Plea for Peace and Prevention of a Nuclear War
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photo: A Japanese baby sits crying in the rubble left by the explosion in Hiroshima of the world's first atomic bomb, on August 6, 1945. Credit: Getty Images
We stand on the delicate brink of Nuclear War, or "the calm before the storm" as President Trump alluded to yesterday, in a conference with military officials. [1]
Therefore it is imperative that We The People of the United States of America make it clear IMMEDIATELY that We Do Not Want A Nuclear War, and Do Not Wish to Agitate relations with North Korea (Pyongyang) or Iran.
We need more allies and less enemies, so please sign, share and post this petition if you agree that our President's threats to "totally destroy North Korea"[3], a country consisting of over 25 million civilians, is completely unacceptable and jeopardizes the safety of the American People.
In no way does this petition imply that North Korea's threats towards the United States of America are acceptable, but it does imply that a mission of diplomacy is the only answer for peace between two nations.
Never in history has violent threats against violent threats led to Peace or Resolution. Therefore it is imperative that President Trump recognize that his dangerous rhetoric towards North Korea, and threats to disassemble the Nuclear Peace Deal with Iran (otherwise known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)) puts American Lives in Dire Risk-- instead of securing our safety as our Commander in Chief is elected to do.
In regards to the Iran Nuclear Peace Deal (JCPOA), President Trump is threatening to undo a successful pact that is preventing the development of nuclear arms in Iran. Since negotiated in 2015, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been closely monitoring Iran's nuclear facilities and ensuring that their nuclear matter is used for energy, and not the creation of nuclear arms. Iran has made drastic efforts to abide to this pact, including shutting down 75% of their Nuclear Facilities, as well as reducing their Uranium stockpile by 98% over the next 15 years of the Agreement.
However it is also included in the deal, that The U.S President must certify every 90 days that Iran is in compliance. October 15th is the next deadline, and President Trump has made it clear, against the opinions of his Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State, that he does not support the Iran deal and is likely to undermine it. Undermining this agreement, or dismantling it, as Trump has alluded to doing, is not only senseless because the JCPOA is successfully preventing Iran from the development of a Nuclear Weapon, but also dangerous because the sooner the pact is broken, the more Uranium and nuclear matter Iran is left with at their disposal. Please sign this Petition if You Agree We Should Uphold the Iran Nuclear Deal as long as Iran stays in compliance with the deal, as they have done.
Tell Trump and Congress #WeWantPeace, and sign/share/post this petition if you agree:
- Diplomacy is the only acceptable approach towards maintaining Peaceful relations
- It is not in the best interest of the American people to continue aggressive threats towards North Korea (Pyongyang), or Iran.
- We should not undermine the Iran Nuclear Peace Deal as long as Iran continues in compliance
Sign this petition to tell President Trump and Congress, that We Are Paying Attention and We Do NOT Support starting a War with Iran or North Korea.
[1] http://nypost.com/2017/10/06/trump-drops-ominous-calm-before-the-storm-line-while-posing-with-military-leaders/ (video clip included)
[2] http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/ap-report-trump-administration-confirm-iran-complying-nuclear-deal/
[3] http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-north-korea-un-speech-destroy-kim-jong-un-us-threat-nuclear-a7955631.html
[4} http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33521655
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A Look At The Local Beaches Near SMC
Imagine listening to the sound of the waves breaking, watching the horizon line, with your toes sucked into burning sand...Finally summer is around the corner and the beach is even closer.
As the weather gets nicer, the urge to escape to a perfect getaway gets stronger. This summer will be another great occasion for many SMC students to enjoy the Californian laid-back lifestyle under a gentle refreshing oceanic breeze.
The Pacific coast can be an undeniable retreat from polluted urban heat and stress. From Malibu, Santa Monica, Venice, Manhattan, Hermosa and Redondo Beach, the Southern California coast offers many diverse recreational activities for beach lovers.
For Heléne Wretflind, a kinesiology major student who plans to work at the SMC swimming pool as an instructor, the beach is her "favorite place on earth." Whether she reads a book by herself, hangs out with friends or boogie boards, she stays at the beach all day long whenever she can. "It cleans up my mind; it gives me happiness and serenity," she said.
Wretflind's favorite spot is Venice beach, known for its unique social atmosphere as well as its great boardwalk, its intriguing performers and its artsy ambiance. Venice beach is one of the most popular beaches where tourists, surfers, volleyball players, roller bladers, sun tanning lovers, body builders and hippies make a colorful scene.
In second place, Santa Monica beach is the closest beach to SMC. With the Third Street Promenade nearby and the famous 270-by- 1800-foot wooden pier where restaurants, stores, attractions and an aquarium, make it the ultimate place for family leisure. "I come here, walk around, relax, get a tan and forget about anything else," said Angel Mera, a local beachgoer.
But others like Una Maslesa, a SMC business major, enjoy lying down and tanning on more secluded beaches such as Malibu or Topanga Canyon. "I don't like Santa Monica; it's dirty and people are gross," she said.
According to John Gregor, a Santa Monica Beach lifeguard, even though pollution and homelessness are still drastic issues in Santa Monica, many important steps have been taken to improve the safety and property on the beach.
"Maintenance crews clean up a lot and the lifeguard services provide a really safe place for the people to come to the beach," he said.
Gregor said that there are days when dolphins, seals and other marine mammals can be seen at the beach early in the morning. "Their presence indicates that the bay has cleaned up," he said. Gregor encourages people to carpool when they can to go to the beach and to not leave any litter behind them.
The lifeguard's favorite beaches are Point Dume and Zuma Beach, located at the north of Malibu, where surfing and scuba diving are really popular.
Manhattan Beach, especially El Porto, located south of Playa Del Rey, is also a targeted spot chosen by surfers. "It is not too crowded and it is great for beginners because locals are not too territorial with the waves," said Ara Daldalian, a 26-year-old surfer who also surfs in Venice Beach.
Among the various activities that can be done at the beach, volleyball is at the top of the list.
Hermosa Beach has the reputation to be more oriented towards a younger crowd. It is famous for its trendy bars and for its famous volleyball courts.
"A lot of AVP Pro people play volleyball on the beach; there's often good games to watch," said Pawel Orzechowski, a local volleyball player.
And even though the beach is a fun place to go solo or with friends, some rules are not to be omitted. No alcohol, pets or bonfires are allowed on the beach with the exception of Dockweiler and Cabrillo Beach.
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Willie Nelson and Toby Keith are probably smiling today based on the Tennessee Legislature's decision to pass legislation that will exempt whiskey barrels from ad valorem property tax in Tennessee. Tennessee has long been recognized as having a high tax on beer, but now Whiskey for my Men and Beer for My Horses has an all new meaning as Tennessee has again favored the whiskey industry by extending an exemption in Tennessee.
The Legislation takes a phrase out of the Tennessee Constitution and provides that
"Articles manufactured from the produce of this state, or any other state of the union, in the hands of the manufacturer" include and have always included aged whiskey barrels during the time in which such barrels are owned or leased by a person that produces or manufactures whiskey in those barrels.
This legislative fiat is offensive to the Tennessee Attorney General who recently issued an opinion that concluded that this legislation in its proposed form was unconstitutional under the Tennessee Constitution.
Under article II, section 30, of the Tennessee Constitution, as interpreted and construed by the Tennessee Supreme Court, an article being used to manufacture another product—such as a barrel being used by a whiskey maker to manufacture aged whiskey—is not entitled to an exemption from constitutionally mandated ad valorem taxation, and it is not within the legislative power to override or modify a judicial interpretation of the Constitution.
The AG concludes that the ability to interpret the Tennessee Constitution is the exclusive province of the judicial branch of Tennessee government and is not within the purview of the legislature.
This is likely not the last we will hear of this issue as there was opposition to the proposal from local government lobbyists. Assuming the Governor signs the legislation, it is likely an issue that the locals will challenge in court, and we will get to see whether the courts are as offended by the legislatures action as the Attorney General appears to be. Until then, enjoy your whiskey ... your beer ... your vodka ... your bourbon ... or whatever fruit tea you like.


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Jürgen Klopp believes that his Liverpool side are improving defensively despite acknowledging their weakness at set-pieces after their 2-1 win over West Bromwich Albion on Saturday evening.
First-half goals from Sadio Mane and Philippe Coutinho established a comfortable lead for Klopp's men at Anfield, but they failed to build on it as they squandered a glut of second-half chances.
Gareth McAuley halved the deficit with less than 10 minutes remaining, firing in at close-range from a corner as the Reds' most glaring weakness reared its ugly head.
It meant that Liverpool have conceded 17 set-piece goals under Klopp - more so than any other Premier League team in that time - and set up a tense finale.
They ultimately held on to go second on the same points as Arsenal, and the manager says he has no concerns over his side's defending, saying that it is generally improving as they continue to cut down the number of chances they afford their opposition.
"In dreamland, you always win four or five-nil and then the crowd can go [home] a little earlier and do something a bit more serious," Klopp told journalists at his post-match press conference.
However he said that the nature of the game meant it was "one of the best atmospheres" they have seen this season "because it was exciting until the end" with "the chances we created" as well as "the chances we didn't use."
The German suggested that in the aftermath it felt "better" that Liverpool "only won 2-1 rather than three or four-four nil" which he said "would have been possible."
No "big" problems at the back, says Reds boss
On whether his side have issues defensively, Klopp continued: "No. Obviously not having a clean sheet is part of our games but it's not a big problem. I think defending, first of all, is not to let them [the opponents] create a lot of chances and I cannot remember a lot of chances in the last few games."
He suggested that the goals Liverpool have conceded have come from "a lucky cross or something or a set-piece", dismissing it as "part of the game" rather than down to their own errors as he also insisted that his side "are improving in this."
Klopp felt that McAuley's late goal "was kind of lucky" because "there were seven players" inside the area and despite the "brilliant" corner delivery, a few defenders were "falling down" and the Baggies "were quicker in mind and scored the goal."
"They were one time quicker in mind in the game than we were and scored a goal from it," Klopp said, explaining "that's how football is" as he admitted that they would have had "to accept it" if West Brom scored a second goal to draw level.
But the Reds boss added that had Liverpool drawn 2-2 then it "wouldn't have changed my opinion of the game" because "playing football like this is not usual."
He praised his team for "staying patient, being lively, staying concentrated" and "being aggressive without making fouls" because they knew that "each free-kick is a real threat" even inside West Brom's own half.
Klopp also declared that Liverpool "did brilliantly" up against what was "a real challenge" against Tony Pulis' men as they stretched their unbeaten run to nine in all competitions.


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Wireless-IM/MP3 Player Debuts
Greenville, S.C. — A second-generation wireless instant messaging device from Zipit Wireless adds MP3 player, photo viewer, and Wi-Fi streaming of Web radio stations and PC-stored music at $149.
Like its predecessor, the handheld Zipit Wireless Messenger Z2 incorporates Wi-Fi 802.11b to let users access AOL, Yahoo and MSN instant messaging accounts without having to sit at a PC.
Wireless IM service for Zipit Messengers has been available through home Wi-Fi networks and free public Wi-Fi networks, but in another advance, supplier Zipit Wireless said it reached an agreement to give Zipit users free Wi-Fi service at almost 9,000 Wayport-enabled McDonald's restaurants in the U.S. Free Wi-Fi service for Zipit owners is targeted to launch in mid-November 2007.
The Z2 will be available in October through . Its predecessor, launched in 2004, was available through Target.com, Amazon.com, BestBuy.com, Best Buy, RadioShack and CompUSA.
With the new model, consumers can chat with up to 99 people at a time across three instant messaging platforms simultaneously. While they're chatting, users can play MP3 and WMA music files stored on an optional miniSD card or streamed wirelessly via Wi-Fi directly from a Zipit site that aggregates Web radio stations. The streaming feature is also available on a trial basis to all existing Zipit Wireless Messengers.


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Heaven's missing an angel: Claudine Keane dons wings and crop top for Halloween
It's already back to business for Claudine Keane.
The model mum welcomed her second son Hudson into the world last month and she is already back to showing off the figure that made her famous.
The former beauty queen and husband of seven years, Ireland and LA Galaxy footballer Robbie Keane, welcomed the new arrival at Cedars Sinai Hospital on October 5th a little brother for their six-year-old son Robert Jr.
And Claudine was busy sharing pictures of her wearing a barely there angel costume over Halloween weekend, proudly showing off her taut and toned midriff just weeks after giving birth.
Last week, she was also pictured wearing a pair of Daisy Duke style denim shorts while out and about with her other half.
She was famously pictured hitting the beach in a bikini, showing off her six pack, just weeks after giving birth to her eldest son in 2010.
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Chapter 5
More Activity, More Cost: Activity-Based Costing
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Understanding peanut butter costing
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Learning how to implement an activity-based costing system
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Using activity-based costing to increase profits in the budgeting process
As a business owner or manager, you can always use more useful information — information that helps you make informed decisions.
Chapter 4 introduces two widely used costing methods: job costing and process costing. Now dig deeper for better information on costs. Pull apart your product or service, and find out more about the activities that create cost. The result is an activity-based costing system.
Activity-based costing (ABC) is a methodology that focuses on activities. When compared to other costing methodologies, it assigns indirect costs (overhead) more accurately. Because ABC uses more detail, your cost estimates become more precise. As a ...
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Archives for November 2013
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Latest Posters Just click link, print and place :) Become A Foster Carer Thank you so much - Rescue is a team effort and we are so grateful for the assistance of Rocky's Supporters. Poster Printing Poster Printing helps Rocky's babes in so many ways. Please print one or more posters and place in high traffic areas at your work, your local shops or any high … [Read more...]
Volunteer at Rockys K9 Rescue
We could not do our work without our volunteers, foster carers, sponsors support, media and community donations. Rescue really is a team effort. We are always in need of volunteers to spend time with the animals, or foster carers to provide temporary homes for pets while we find their 'forever' home. If you can help please fill in the Volunteer Form and return the form either … [Read more...]
Rockys Rescue in the Media
From time to time Rocky's gets some coverage in the media and of course we greatly appreciate any focus on our cause - rescuing domestic animals in Sydney. Merna visited with the Mayor of Holroyd City Council recently, and we once had a visit from Dr. Harry. If you can help us by getting our message out via any form of media, please email us. … [Read more...]
Love Stories at Rockys K9 Rescue
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A very special female brand of Brazilian organic Fairtrade coffee: What does an organic Fairtrade specialty coffee and social impact investing have to do with empowering some of the poorest women in the world?
In rural Minas Gerais, Brazil's biggest coffee-growing state, women used to support their husbands on small family farms but had little involvement or say in the business or farming decisions. This changed forever in 2006, when Oikocredit investee partner, Coopfam (Cooperativa dos Agricultores Familiares de Poço Fundo e Região) – a smallholder coffee co-operative, started to focus on empowering women to play an equal role in producing the Arabica coffee that had been a part of their lives for decades.
Café Feminino: Organic arabica coffee produced by Oikocredit investee partner, Coopfam and their female member-farmers. Photograph, Opmeer Reports.
Today, the women in the Brazilian coffee-growing community of Poço Fundo (Minas Gerais) play a central role in Coopfam's future, and support their families and livelihoods by producing and selling their own special, female brand of organic Fairtrade coffee – Café Feminino.
Dayany de Assis dos Santos Ferreira, for example, has two young children and runs their small coffee farm with her husband. Recently, they also bought a plot of land for Dayany to grow manage her own Café Feminino crop.
Dayany explains: "In the past, my work was just to produce coffee. There was no difference between the coffee I produced and the rest of the farm. Now I have a separate plot that only I look after. It's very important to me and all of the women in the group have supported me in my activities. We put a lot of love and care into the Café Feminino crop and it is this care and attention which results in the premium quality of this coffee. It's tough work, but I feel we can do the job and I feel rewarded for the things that I do."
Dayany de Assis dos Santos Ferreira is a farmer-member of Coopfam and the women's group (MOBI) which produces a bespoke female brand of organic arabica coffee, called Café Feminino. Photograph: Opmeer Reports.
"These are things I have always done but now I am getting credit for them"
The Mulheres Organizadas Buscando Independência (Organised Women Seeking Independence) or MOBI women's group is part of the Coopfam coffee co-operative and sells Café Feminino at a 10% higher price than their standard Fairtrade organic coffee. The women reinvest this premium in building the skills of their MOBI members and empowering more women to produce coffee independently so that they can improve their livelihoods.
"The women participating in MOBI want to do more than take care of children and the house – they want to have their own place in Coopfam's coffee production and they want their voices to be heard," explains Vânia Lucia Pereira da Silva, MOBI member and vice-president of Coopfam, whose family own 12 hectares of plantations.
"Women are an important part of the production, so they must also be part of the decision-making."
Vânia Lucia Pereira da Silva: Vice President of Oikocredit partner, Coopfam; member of Mobi and coffee producer of Café Feminino. Photography, Opmeer Reports.
As one of MOBI's leaders from the outset, Vânia has helped her fellow MOBI members to learn about every aspect of producing organic coffee in the hills of Poço Fundo – from managing pests to harvesting cherries and drying the beans. Importantly, she also took part in the leadership training provided by Coopfam, and overcame traditional gender barriers to become one of two female members of Coopfam's senior management team.
Aside from practical agricultural training and knowledge-sharing, these resourceful women also supplement their income by growing roses and learning to make handicrafts using the remains of the coffee plants after harvesting. They sell their creations in the local community in between coffee harvests.
By participating more fully in Coopfam and developing their own enterprise, these women are building confidence and respect in the community, are becoming more financially independent and are strengthening their families' income. Importantly, Vania believes that empowering women to participate more fully in local coffee growing activities is vital to halting the 'rural exodus' of women and young people to towns and cities, thereby helping to ensure the future sustainability of this thriving coffee-growing community.
For the women of MOBI, the health benefits of organic farming were also among the key reasons why they wanted to play a greater role in Coopfam's coffee business. "I started to produce organic because I was thinking about the health of my family," says Vânia. "At first, I didn't know how to grow organic coffee, but Coopfam helps its producers gain the necessary skills".
Fellow MOBI member Maria Aparicida Paive Borges, who cultivates 12,000 coffee trees on her family's farm, agrees: "We focus on organic coffee because it preserves nature and our health. And it feels good and right to work without agri-chemicals. Furthermore, by being a member of MOBI, I'm taking part in every part of the farm – in the crops, in the selling and in the co-operative."
Maria Aparicida Paive Borges, drying the coffee. Photograph Opmeer Reports.
Oikocredit invest in Coopfam because of the joint focus of both co-operatives on people and planet. Coopfam shares not only Oikocredit's ambition to improve the lives of smallholder farmers, but also its focus on Fairtrade as a crucial means of livelihood. Coopfam was the first co-operative in Brazil to produce organic and Fairtrade coffee in the late 1990s, and uses Oikocredit's loan to support its 450 member-farmers by helping them gain access to local, national and international markets.
Established in 1975 as an international social investor and co-operative, Oikocredit invests in more than 800 social enterprise partners like Coopfam across Africa, Asia, Latin America and central & eastern Europe. We prioritise inclusive finance, agriculture and renewable energy sectors to empower the most disadvantaged groups in the world.
Oikocredit's mission and associated social performance measurements align with many of the United Nation's 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to reach by 2030 – particularly SDGs #1 (no poverty), #2 (no hunger), #5 (gender equality), #7 (affordable energy) and #8 (decent work and economic growth).
The UK and Ireland investment opportunity for individuals and organisations is via depository receipts in the Oikocredit International Share Foundation (OISF), which have historically delivered up to 2% gross return each year, every year since 1995*. There is no fixed notice period for withdrawals, no annual management charge, and investors have always had their capital repaid. Investments can be made in either EUROS or GBP Sterling. The minimum investment is €200 (or £150); there is no maximum.
Conditions apply and your investment is a risk. It is not covered by a financial compensation scheme and is potentially illiquid. Past performance is not a guide to future performance and repayment of your investment is not guaranteed. Oikocredit has the right to postpone redemptions for up to five years. If you are in doubt about the suitability of this investment, please contact a financial expert. To learn more about investing with Oikocredit, click here.
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ESPN Star Sports Forecasts A Bigger Audience in 2000
ESPN Star Sports predicts that the audience for its two networks, ESPN and Star Sports, will jump by 8% in Asia next year, to about 99 million viewers.
Managing Director Alexander P. Brown said the Asian economic crisis had hurt networks, such as ESPN Star, that charge subscriptions, but that the market is recovering.
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Purchasing Clerk
As a critical member of the Purchasing team, the Purchasing Clerk is responsible for executing purchases, following up on the status of component orders according to requirements specified in the MRP and ensuring accurate recordkeeping.
Primary Responsibilities
- Action to MRP requirements daily.
- Obtain Purchase Order confirmations and past due order status from vendors.
- Action certain RFQ requirements.
- Update information in the database.
- Place orders for production supplies.
- Maintain data in the MRP system.
- Additional responsibilities and duties as assigned or as required.
Experience Required
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 2-4 years of relevant experience, preferably in electronics or manufacturing
Skills and Aptitudes Required
- Team player with a strong work ethic
- Ability to read and communicate effectively in English, both in writing and verbally
- Superior organizational skills
- Familiarity with inventory management systems (ERP/MRP)
- Knowledge of electronic components
- Solid computer skills, including Microsoft applications (specifically advanced Excel
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This is a full-time, non-exempt (hourly) position based in our Hudson, New Hampshire manufacturing plant.
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