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Doctor of Chiropractic – Sports Medicine Honors Program
This program is for chiropractic students who are interested in a more rigorous and immersive sports medicine education. Sports Medicine Honors Program students complete all 34 exclusive courses. These courses are small, designed for cohorts of 15-25, and available only to Sports Medicine Honors Program Students.
Upon completion graduates receive a Doctor of Chiropractic – Sports Medicine Honors Program Diploma.
This program provides preparation for
- CCSP and DACBSP coursework
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Examination by the National Strength and Conditioning Association
- SCU's Chiropractic Sports Medicine Residency
Eligibility requirements and selection
- 30 volunteer hours with the sports medicine department at SCU in terms 1-3.
- 4th term SCU DC student
- The following cumulative GPA for initial acceptance:
- 3.0 GPA with an undergraduate degree in a sports medicine related field
- 3.25 GPA without an undergraduate degree in a sports medicine related field
- Minimum GPAs above must be maintained throughout duration of the program.
Hybrid of online, classroom, sports medicine clinic, sideline experience, ACBSP certified sports physician private practices.
$150 per term lab fee
Primarily SCU Campus with some travel throughout Southern California.
Important Dates
- Application deadline: 3rd week of the 3rd term
- Interviews: 5th week of the 3rd term
- Notifications of acceptance: 7th week of the 3rd term
- Start date: week 1 of the 4th term
Application Process
Process begins term 3 (no immediate action required for incoming new DC students).
1st-3rd term students: Send your completed application, letter of recommendation, cover letter defining Chiropractic Sports Medicine and how you see yourself integrating Sports Medicine into your career, current curriculum vitae; undergraduate and graduate transcript, and SCU Sports Medicine event participation hours to [email protected].


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Children Are Inconvenient
I know that sounds so mean, but its true. Just yesterday I was driving my girls home from school and complaining in my head about how much work children are. I hate, absolutely hate, helping with homework. My mom used to tell me that she did her "time", and I would get this mental picture of her behind bars. Child rearing is not convenient to my lifestyle at all. My car could be clean and it wouldn't be a dreaded mini van. I could buy things for myself and not feel the least bit guilty about the things I didn't buy them. I could feel like my toothbrush was safe and the sink would not have clumps of unused toothpaste in it. What about feeling like maybe once the diapers are gone, you've taught them how to do dishes, cook and clean and do their own laundry, that maybe, just maybe it will be smooth sailing. Oh no, teenagers are even more work. You have to outsmart them. I've been finding myself pulling out my entire arsenal, you know the big guns, with my two oldest. Granted they haven't even skimmed the surface of what my husband and I did at their ages, but you sure need to be able to put yourself in the place of the truant and the guard. This is the age for choosing your battles, otherwise I go around like a private eye waiting to find them in some indiscretion. Certainly not convenient at all, but God says that if I raise them right, they will turn out okay. Man, gotta put your trust in that.

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"Far better than the sweet harmonies of a few trained singers is the rough and hale sound of pardoned criminals, delighting with one voice in their savior." I have been witness to a radical change in the public corporate worship services in 30 years of ministry. The pendulum of change has made swings to both sides of the participation scale. It seems we are now on the swing to more participation and less observation.
In the 80s I served in churches where the Sunday morning service include two or three congregation songs,
- a solo that we listened
- a choir song we listened
- a offertory played by the pianist or organist we listened
- and then the sermon.
In the 90's we added praise and worship songs to the mix and had fewer solos but then we added dramas or videos therefore keeping the listening to a maximum.
But lately I have seen and been a part of a movement to get back to the 'act of worship' by the whole body for most of the service. Gone are the videos, the dramas and solos and the choir's role has changed from singing a 'special' each week to balancing their participation with worship songs that the congregation can also participate.
There is something special about a well rehearsed group of voices, but there is nothing like a large group of the redeemed shouting out their story in worship.
We can worship by listening as our minds reflect the wonder and majesty of God and the work of the gospel. However, I believe we need to make sure that there is more active participation.
Do you agree?
Does your church encourage participation?
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Prime Minster Scott Morrison has removed his tweet from Thursday night upon receiving backlash on the edited clip.
The video featured Mr Morrison and the Coalition raising their hands in unison during his Question Time address.
The underlying themes and full lyrics of R&B rapper Fatman Scoop's song hint at sexual references and explicit content.
Once Mr Morrison was advised of these issues the post was removed.
While the lyrics used in the clip were only a short snippet of the original song, social media was sent into a frenzy, questioning the professionalism of Mr Morrison.
The original tweet captioned "QT was on fire" was seen all over the Prime Minister's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram before it was removed Friday morning.
in case you missed it, here's the video https://t.co/6P4sj9iaxV
— Alice Workman (@workmanalice) September 13, 2018
In a follow up tweet earlier today, Mr Morrison apologised for the video acknowledging the inappropriateness behind the original tweet.
The full lyrics of the song used in my earlier video from QT today were just not OK. When I found out, I asked the team to take it down. Apologies.
— Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) September 13, 2018
Media users questioned the professionalism of Mr. Morrison and Australian politics, many wondering why a Prime Minster would waste their time posting the tweet and labelled the post a PR stunt.
The video was viewed more than 170,000 times on Twitter before being removed.
Marisa Sopcic is a third year Bachelor of Media and Communications (Journalism) student at La Trobe University. You can follow her on Twitter @marisa__kate
Photo "Australia gets its fifth PM in five years as Scott Morrison topples Malcom Turnbull" by Mila Kunis Kunis available here and used under a Creative Commons Attribute.


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self-worth in relationships
If you've known me for a while, you may not have even known I have some tattoos not easily seen to the untrained eye. Today I'm going to discuss the meaning behind one I decided to get 8 years ago.
It's very simple with a deep meaning that I've learned to implement in my everyday life. A bow!
When I was 18 years old I got into a pretty toxic relationship that lasted 3 years and 3 years too long. If he ever read this, I would feel bad because although he was a nice guy, in all honesty, we just didn't bring out the best in each other. In fact, he was the nicest guy, to everyone else but me. This made it really difficult when I finally decided to end it. Our relationship was so intertwined, we had worked together and had some of the same friends and he didn't stop communicating with my family.
I would get the question, "why did you break up? He's so nice" and he was but they didn't see his other side.
I don't think anyone got it, or understood, not even him, that two nice people don't necessarily go together. There is so much more to love than individual personalities put together because in chemistry even basic chemicals combined can cause destruction.
I had to learn self-worth in that relationship and when it started I didn't see the necessity of it. I remember re-reading a letter he had written me dated only 3 months after we began seeing each other. It read along the lines of "you could be a great person, I wish you tried more, I wish you loved me." Back then I wasn't offended by this, hindsight is 20/20 because now I know, I AM a great person and I was a great person he just didn't see it.
We forced ourselves into a toxic relationship because we kept on saying "why not" instead of "what is it worth?"
So now I ask this question to anyone "unhappy in love" is someone else's company worth tears, headaches, anger, nausea, pain, swollen eyes, sore throats? Because that just scratches the surface of what arguing in relationships will do to you. Not to mention the mind games and self-doubt that are associated with being with someone who doesn't value you as a person. Towards the end, I was walking on eggshells in order to avoid a fight. In turn, I couldn't truly be myself.
Sorry not sorry but Bob Marley was wrong when he said "the truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for." That's a damn lie, not everyone will hurt you. People will treat you right and if you suffer it is not because they hurt you, it's because you suffer for them through empathy, when they're sad, sick or hurt.
Often, I hear people's reasons for staying in relationships because of the time that they've been together has been so long and they don't want to "waste it." Think of the future years you might rob yourself if you stay in a broken relationship that doesn't work.
Just because you love someone doesn't mean you have to hate yourself.
Lastly I leave you with my favorite quote about love that makes total sense to me:
Love is like a fart, if you have to push it, it's probably shit.


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I didn't think that I liked custard, but then I made some for the first time myself a few months ago, I did use custard powder but I did actually really like it! So tonight I fancied this as a pudding..
I didn't want to make too much so I decided to third this and hope that would be enough for two.
So I was heating up a third of a pint and whisking just the one egg with a third of an ounce of sugar..
Once the milk was heated but not boiling I poured that over the eggs and sugar..
Then I strained the mixture into two greased ramekins..
Then I sprinkled with a little nutmeg and put into a tray with some water to avoid any curdling or separating!
I thought it would need less cooking time due to them being individual but I didn't think they looked properly set until the full 45 minutes..
I decided this should be eaten warm so I let it cool for barely a few minutes before trying it. The texture is surprisingly good, it's set really well..
It's just a shame that it doesn't taste quite like I expected. Its very light and could be doing with a bit more sugar but it's just not quite the comforting pud I'd expected!
Would I make this again? Maybe, I'd perhaps try with a fruity layer at the bottom or even just a touch more sugar would help..


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Each participant will pay the USA Hockey fee of $46 if age 7 or older. The USA Hockey fee is waived for birth year 2013 and younger. There will also be an additional $10 MN Affiliation fee. Regardless of birth year the registration must still be completed to get the confirmation number.
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The majestic elegance of classical ballet is a perfect introduction to the spring semester at Krannert Center. With lithe movement, resplendent apparel, and mesmerizing tales, the more than 50 dancers of this esteemed Russian company—which has performed at Krannert Center since 1999— weave evenings of evergreen enchantment. This season, Giselle's haunting saga and Princess Aurora's story of love take center stage.
Tuesday, January 22: GiselleWednesday, January 23: The Sleeping Beauty
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They are now looking to expand their team and require a talented and driven Digital Marketing Manager to join their team in London
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text: The reason why Sheena embarrassed herself was Posted on 2019年1月13日2019年1月12日 by weimiaowComments Off on The reason why Sheena embarrassed herself was Think about Sheena as the entertainment industry's first micro-blog fan to reach 100 million female stars, it can be said that traffic and topics are very much, think of the previous Sheena pregnancy on the hot search, Sheena year-round lipstick sticky teeth on the hot search, Sheena also locked on the hot search, it is really a traffic explosion ah. Today, I suddenly saw Sheena embarrassed and hot search. Suddenly I don't understand. How can a self-heeding, extroverted actress like Sheena be embarrassed when she can invigorate the atmosphere of all occasions? In fact, the embarrassment is the label that audience fans put on Sheena. Sheena has been criticized and excluded all the way. Many people like Sheena, and many people don't like her at the same time. Many people also say that Sheena is snobbish, who is popular and who is good, mad, no EQ and so on a series of words. But in the program "The Great Detective of the Star", Sheena pretends to be asleep, but He Jing teases her, "Does the prince need to kiss you to wake you up?" He then asks, "Shake your head?" Sheena shakes her head, and He Jing then asks, "Is Xiaobai OK?" Sheena nods. He Jing asked again, "Is Xiaobai OK? Is Zhang Ruoyun OK?" Sheenah said, "Three come together." In fact, Sheena's affair with male stars in the program is not rare, but as a married woman, she should pay attention to her behavior. Let's take a look at Sheena's flirtation with other male stars on the show. When they were filming, in order to meet the needs of the plot, Sheena tied herself up with ropes, and then made close contact with Liu Yiwei. At that time, once the play was broadcast, it triggered a heated debate. "Mr. Super" has also aroused a heated debate, the topic is that Sheena was kissed by Le Jiaqiang, although it is only a hype gimmick of ratings. But for Sheena, no doubt the bad influence outweighs the good one. Yang Yang, as a young entertainment star, has a surprising number of fans. On one occasion when Yang Yang appeared on the show, Sheena also seized the opportunity to "fire" a hand, wearing a small skirt and handsome Yang Yang Yang's strength to interpret the wall, which made Sheena very shy. In a word, many people say that Sheena is married now. It's really improper to have sex with male stars. At least she should pay attention to her words and deeds. At least, if you don't think about yourself, you should also think about Zhang Jie. shlfgg.com


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mp3: "I Was A Fool" - Sunflower Bean
Earlier this year we spoke with Sunflower Bean and we've remained excited to hear what the band had in store for us next. "I Was A Fool" is the long-awaited answer, a single to announce their recent and appropriate signing to Mom + Pop Records. Band members trade off vocal duties on this one, creating a hazy, dreamlike atmosphere in which they repeatedly lament feelings of being a fool unable to keep their word. It's a hard-hitting confession with a soothing, glimmering backing and it lulls you into a slow, purposeful waltz. It's a perfect welcome back to the world of Sunflower Bean.


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For 'bucket-list' retiree, natural destinations rate tops. His wife wants comfort.
Q: I recently retired. My wife and I have traveled throughout Europe but want to visit more far-flung destinations now that we have time and are still healthy. Cost is not a primary concern. I'm more interested in nature than my wife; comfort is definitely a criteria. What are your top suggestions?
Doug H., Miami
What suits you and your wife best may be very different from anyone else. Start your list with the places you've always wanted to see. Then consider a few that don't necessary hit your "must" list but would convenient to some place else you're going. (Some of my most memorable trips have been to places I never knew I wanted to go.)
Definitely use a knowledgeable travel agent. At the luxury price point, look at agents from the Virtuoso network (virtuoso.com). Take the time to be sure the agent you are using knows about the specific destination or travel style you want; the same agent may not be best for every trip.
These would be on my must-see list of natural wonders:
▪ Antarctica. This still rates as my No. 1 nature experience. Go via a cruise with a strong reputation for first-rate lecturers and naturalists.
▪ African safari. No one place will do it all. In South Africa, you can sip top-drawer wines, visit luxury safari camps and learn about the Apartheid struggle. But if you're keen to seen the Great Migration and wide plains filled with great herds of wildebeests, zebras and Cape buffalo, you'll need to head to the East African nations of Kenya and Tanzania. (Tanzania's Ngorogoro Crater is a personal fave.)
▪ Galapagos Islands: This was nowhere on my own list -- until I went there. Even if you're not a nature fan, the animal life here is fascinating. The ecosystem is a living testament to both sides of the nature v. nuture debate. Definitely choose a cruise that emphasizes its naturalist staff.
▪ Great Barrier Reef: Even if you've snorkeled a thousand times, Australia's Great Barrier Reef is an underwater marvel; gly out to Lizard Island for a stay far from the crowds and close to the best the sea has to offer. (Don't miss the Barosso Valley's delectable wines and Uluru (otherwise known as Ayer's Rock) for the dessert and the Aboriginal cultures.
My cultural sites bucket list is too long for any column, but here are some highlights:
▪ Easter Island: In it's own way, Easter Island is also a testament to evolution — of human culture. If you allot enough time, you can combine it with a Galapagos visit or a trip to one of the most staggeringly beautiful places on the planet: Chile's Torre del Paine National Park. (Check out the Explora luxury lodge.)
▪ India: India can be both glorious -- many of the former palaces are now luxury hotels -- and maddening (the drivers make Miami look tame.) The Taj Mahal alone is worth the visit. And don't miss the holy city of Varanasi -- not always easy, but thought provoking -- and the luxuries of Jaipur and Udaipur. Several river cruise lines now offer India options that could work well.
▪ Jerusalem, Petra and Egypt: Given world events, this may not be the time to go. But keep each of these on your list. Visiting them will deliver an understanding of both the ancient and modern worlds that you can't quite get from books.
▪ East Asia: I leave my favorite to last, only because this is a vast place, and just scratching the surface requires multiple visits. Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing offer glimpses of a world changing at hyperspeed. The temples of Bagan in Myanmar, Ankor Wat in Cambodia and Java's Borobodur offer Buddhist riches far different from that in the Himalayan regions of Bhutan and Tibet; all deliver memorable experiences. Japan brings the contrasts of ultra-modern Toykyo and the ancient grace of Kyoto (be sure to stay in a traditional ryokan.) Somewhere along the way, take a least a few nights at an Aman Resort; you'll never look at a hotel the same way.
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This consider a big big move for me coz I moved 10 years worth of post from blogspot and 5 years of memories from dayre here in WordPress all at once! Also my domain too now waiting for the transfer done then here is my new home! I've been planning to move my blog here in wordpress ever since i started doing template design few years back if it's not Dayxport's effort of exporting our dayre post here i might forever stuck in blogspot.
I'm not quite sure how often will I blog but is good to focus on just one blogging platform while ig for instant updates and photos!
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Millionaire Witch Doctor Was Arrested By Police, 130 ID Cards, Cars Recovered (Photos)
A female witch doctor believed to be part of a car theft syndicate has been arrested by the police.
The popular Kenyan witch doctor identified as Annah Mutheu was arrested at her palatial home in Tala, Machakos County following an operation by security operatives that lasted about fifteen hours, according to reports.
The police said they arrested the witch doctor and one other suspect who led the them to the scene.
More than 10 vehicles, many of them four-wheel drive, were found parked at her compound, with officers saying Mutheu was at pain to explain their ownership.
The native doctor who claims to be the richest in Mchawi area in Kenya, moves around in expensive cars, and is reported to have heavily invested in petroleum merchandise as well as commercial and rental buildings.
According to media reports, she allegedly owns apartments in Machakos, Nairobi and Mombasa as well as filling stations in Komarock, Nairobi and Kenol in Kangundo. Her Tala mansion is valued at around Sh40 million.


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The Asian Regional Meeting on Ramsar COP 10,
Nial Moores, January 25th, 2008
Useful discussion of the "Ramsar Asia Regional Preparatory meeting for COP 10" (held in Bangkok, Thailand, between January 14th-18th, 2008), is best introduced by a fuller explanation of the processes of the Ramsar Convention (with any errors or omissions fully the responsibility of the author), and by outlining of some of Birds Korea's 3-year strategy (2006-2008) relating to the Tenth Conference of the Parties, or COP 10.
This article therefore aims first to introduce some of the key components and processes of the Ramsar Convention (named after Ramsar city in Iran where the Convention was ratified in 1971); to outline some of the Birds Korea strategies that relate most directly to the Ramsar COP 10 (to be held in South Korea between October 28th and November 4th, 2008); and then to include some key points relating to our work at the Bangkok meeting.
(For much more detailed background information on the Convention, please visit the Ramsar website at: www.ramsar.org, and for its implementation in South Korea please also refer to http://www.birdskorea.org/Our_Work/Ramsar/BK-RA-Ramsar.shtml, for earlier related postings).
Interpretation of the Ramsar Convention
For want of a better image, the Ramsar "Wise Use of Wetlands" Convention (www.ramsar.org) is rather like a highly complex machine designed for a specific purpose (wetland conservation), which is maintained and improved by specialists. "Ramsar" has a number of fixed parts and processes, and can work well only when it is used in the way in which it has been designed to work. Learning how to use this "Ramsar machine" is in itself a very valuable process, providing many insights; while using it appropriately then provides further multiple benefits – including access to a huge body of information and expertise, and an improved ability to communicate concerns efficiently and effectively, both domestically and internationally. Supported by the weight of Ramsar (representing global expertise and concerns gathered and refined over at least three decades), domestic conservation ministries and NGOs alike can be greatly strengthened in their efforts to challenge unwise decisions relating to wetlands within their own nation, and globally.
The Ramsar Convention is of course well-known as the global inter-governmental convention dedicated to the conservation and wise use of wetlands, now with 157 contracting government parties. As a soft-law convention (working through legally non-binding guidelines and a strong moral obligation to commitments made in the form of Resolutions), the Convention is not some mere symbol (as suggested by one leading government official in Bangkok), nor is it some kind of WTO-type structure (as sometimes suggested by some NGOs), but instead, it is an organized, integrated arrangement of parts, processes and tools, crafted over many years by experts and governments to help achieve the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, worldwide.
Beyond the literature (Ramsar Convention Articles, Guidelines, earlier Recommendations and now Resolutions, as well as technical papers and reports), the Convention has several further component parts, each with different, though interconnected functions/duties, all of which enable information to be channeled in multiple directions, helping to advise decisions at the international, national and local levels.
The main components include:
The Secretariat (made up of 12 or so full-time staff, including the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General, the Regional Senior Advisors and Assistant Advisors - each covering a massive geographical-region - and specialists in Community Education and Public Awareness, or CEPA), which coordinates the work of the Convention and responds especially to concerns of the Contracting Parties;
The Contracting Parties (made up of those 157 National Governments that have signed the convention so far, by registering at least one wetland as a Ramsar site and through their implied acceptance of existing Ramsar literature, including the Articles and Resolutions);
The National Ramsar Focal Points within those Contracting Parties (in South Korea's case, Mr. Hwang Suk-Tae and his colleagues in the Ministry of Environment), who bear the greatest responsibility for communicating issues relevant to the Convention both within Korea, and also between Korea and the Ramsar Secretariat, in some cases advised domestically by National Wetlands/Ramsar Committees;
The five specialist International Organisational Partners (IOPs), namely BirdLife International, Wetlands International, IUCN, WWF-International, and The International Water Management Institute, which (formally) advise and support the Convention and the Secretariat, and in many cases (though not in South Korea) have offices or partner organizations within Contracting Parties, conducting research and advocacy, and broader CEPA activities;
Other United Nations-recognised bodies and Conventions with which Ramsar has signed special Memoranda of Understanding or Agreements (and in the case of other Conventions, to which many Contracting Parties have also signed), which help to determine the language used, and which help to ensure the relevance of Ramsar Guidance/Resolutions on wetlands to broader sustainable-development initiatives (such as the Millenium Ecosystem Assessment, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the United Nations Framework on Climate Change); and
the various committees/technical bodies that help to refine information and ideas, and facilitate communication of that information (including The Science Technical Review Panel [STRP], Working Groups and Standing Committees, composed of Ramsar Focal Points, approved experts and the Secretariat).
This formal Ramsar assemblage necessarily works together through a series of highly organized processes, including Standing Committee meetings, regional meetings and the triennial convention conferences (COPs), at which new Resolutions (after a series of stages of refinement) are proposed by and then either adopted or rejected by the Contracting Parties.
The Ramsar Convention is then further connected more informally to a much wider number of relevant organizations (including national conservation organizations, like Birds Korea), academic institutions, even private companies and individuals working at the local, national and international levels on wetland conservation, all combined with the formal elements outlined above to be called (rather loosely) the "Ramsar Family", a term at least capturing some of the sense of openness and supportiveness that permeates this Convention. The wider participation of these other family members is promoted through an internet-based Listserver (Ramsar Forum), through outreach and CEPA activities (including the promotion of World Wetlands Day, each February 2nd), and increasingly through dedicated bodies such as the Ramsar Centre Korea, and it is proposed, the East Asian Region Ramsar Centre.
While organizations like Birds Korea are unable e.g. to vote or propose Resolutions directly at Ramsar COPs, we can:
work to raise awareness of the values of wetlands, and the meaning of the Ramsar Convention through our own CEPA activities, which should help to strengthen the position of the Ministry of Environment (and in turn the Ramsar Convention) in its work for wetland conservation in the run-up to, at and after the COP;
further support the national government with solid, scientific data and honest advice relating to wetlands and wetland biodiversity; and
where necessary, inform the Secretariat and others (IOPs, other nations' focal points) directly of significant concerns, when such concerns are supported again by scientific data and honest, constructive advice.
Birds Korea strategic preparation for the Ramsar COP 10.
The decision to conserve or not to conserve a wetland is of course dependent ultimately on the decision of the national government(s) in which that wetland is located. In South Korea, several decades of rapid industrial development have created a strong and well-supported socio-political structure that is much more focused on conversion of natural and semi-natural wetland into land for other uses, rather than conservation. The national push for use of wetland areas for agriculture, infrastructure projects and for housing and industrial use is in many cases supported by national laws (including two recently passed Special Laws on Saemangeum and The Coastal Zone [please see: New Legal Threats to South Korean Wetlands]), as well as by government budgets and even by popular opinion. In combination, this means that those working for wetland conservation are often either marginalised or are relatively powerless to influence national-level decisions – despite many such development projects clearly going against the spirit, and even the Articles and Resolutions, of the Ramsar Convention.
Birds Korea has therefore developed a multi-pronged strategic approach in line with Ramsar processes and aims, towards winning greater conservation (i.e. sustainable use) of inter-tidal wetlands– which we believe to be South Korea's most globally significant, yet most threatened habitat type. This strategy involves work with local communities, national bodies and also internationally. As part of this strategy we of course remain keen to support, where feasible and appropriate, other organisations that are also working openly and with a similar commitment to the Ramsar Convention for the conservation of other wetland types in Korea and the wider Yellow Sea Ecoregion, including through conservation initiatives for e.g. river systems (now threatened in South Korea by the extremely poorly-advised Grand Canal project, proposed by the government of the president-elect), and freshwater wetlands, including rice-fields and wetlands of the DMZ (the latter contained within the brief of the DMZ Forum).
Birds Korea's strategy to increase opportunities for conservation of Korean and Yellow Sea tidal-flats, especially between now and the Ramsar COP 10, includes:
The Saemangeum Shorebird Monitoring Program (SSMP), with its 2006, 2007 and 2008 SSMP Reports (the last to be published in time for the COP 10). Covered in much greater detail elsewhere, the SSMP is gathering scientifically robust data on the impacts of the Saemangeum reclamation on migratory shorebirds, and providing this data through internet and in high-quality reports to national government(s), NGOs (including IOPs), media and the wider international conservation community. Reports detailing the survey work from 2006 and 2007 have already been provided to officials in the Ministry of Environment (MOE) and Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MOMAF), as well as to several overseas governments through mailing or visits. Further, the SSMP is being conducted by the partnership of Birds Korea and the specialist Australasian Wader Studies Group (AWSG), helping ensure the quality of the data, and also increasing its acceptability and trustworthiness internationally. This is because the AWSG is a specialist organization with a long history and an excellent reputation, both within Australasia and internationally. In addition, the AWSG is a specialist group of Birds Australia, BirdLife in Australia. In the absence of an IOP-partner organization in South Korea, this partnership with the AWSG enables the SSMP data to reach BirdLife International and other IOPs through a more or less formal process, enabling deeper consideration of the data and recommendations by the IOPs and in turn by the Ramsar Secretariat that the IOPs advise and support.
Membership of the Yellow Sea Partnership, an informal gathering of organizations (both government and non-government) committed to the conservation of the Yellow Sea (http://partnership.iwlearn.org/).
Support for and participation by Birds Korea in the writing of a "Shorebirds of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway/Yellow Sea" book (note: the title is still undecided!). The overall process of the book is being led by Mr. Jan Van de Kam (a very well-known and well-published wildlife photographer – and also incidentally, a Birds Korea International Member), with publication planned for shortly before the Ramsar COP 10. Both the process and the product itself will help to raise awareness of the need for much greater international cooperation for the conservation of shorebirds and the habitats they depend on, most especially the intertidal wetlands of the Yellow Sea.
Active participation in the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Recovery Team. As revealed by the SSMP data, Saemangeum was (even in 2007) still the single most important staging site for this highly charismatic and now Critically Endangered species. Further, the neighboring Geum Estuary held more Spoon-billed Sandpipers during southward migration than any other known site globally in both 2006 and 2007. Conservation efforts for this species are now being coordinated through special BirdLife International appeals and fund-raising initiatives, increasing the species' profile, as well as the profile of Saemangeum/the Geum and other Yellow Sea wetlands. We are working to organise a workshop on the species in South Korea, either to precede the COP, or to be held as a side-event during it.Juvenile Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus, Nakdong Estuary, September 2007 © of Mr. Jan van de Kam
Support for an international email campaign (www.restoresaemangeum.com), targeting embassies and Ramsar focal points, signaling continued international concern at the loss of the Saemangeum estuarine wetland, and creating increased political opportunities for governments to raise their concerns about coastal reclamation with e.g. the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Participation, along with other key specialists, IOP representatives and government focal points, in the drafting process of a Resolution focused on the conservation of key areas (especially the intertidal areas of the Yellow Sea) for migrant shorebirds, and for greater sharing of information between Flyways.
Participation where possible in other meetings in the region that also aim to raise the profile of intertidal wetlands (including e.g. presentation of a paper at the Sanbanze Forum, Japan, in late January)
The Bangkok meeting
The Ramsar Asian Regional meeting provided a very important opportunity to discuss wetland conservation issues from a broader regional perspective, helping to raise regional awareness of the need to better conserve key wetland types in the Asian region, including desert wetlands, peatlands, rice-fields, and inter-tidal wetlands. The discussions from this five-day meeting were summarized in thirteen (or fourteen) draft key messages, and were also reviewed in the closing speech of the Secretary-General (January 18th), who at that time specifically highlighted peatlands and intertidal wetlands.
Hosted by the Thailand government and coordinated by the Thailand government and the Ramsar Secretariat, this successful and very well-run 5-day meeting attracted probably 170 participants in total, from the majority of the countries of the Asia region as well as from a broad range of expert organizations, including representatives of the IOPs - BirdLife International, Wetlands International and WWF-International. Birds Korea was represented at the meeting by both myself (Nial Moores), and by our Advisor on Saemangeum (Mr. Ju Yong-Ki) who was also representing the incipient "Korean NGO Network for Ramsar COP 10" (formally launched in South Korea on c. January 20th).
Notable elements of the Bangkok meeting for Birds Korea included:
The setting up of a small display outside of the main conference hall, containing the SSMP posters, a report, and a photocopy of the well-researched article on the new Special Laws by Mr. Rakhyun Kim, as well as photographs of shorebirds and fisherfolk, and a map of Korea. The display also contained information on the new "Korean NGO Network for Ramsar COP 10"; a banner detailing the threats to the Nakdong Estuary provided by Supchi wa seiduri chingu (Busan); and materials from both the Korea Wetlands Project, and from a large Korea-Japan group, focused on developing an Asia-wide Resolution on rice-fields. This display was viewed probably by all participants.
Display of SSMP materials. Birds Korea.
Direct distribution and explanation of over 50 SSMP 2007 reports and the same number of Special Law reports to e.g. the Ramsar Secretary-General, the Senior and Assistant Advisors for Europe, the Assistant Advisor for Asia (there is at present no Senior Advisor for Asia) and the Vice Chair of the Ramsar STRP; to government representatives of South Korea (including representatives of both the MOE and MOMAF), China, and several other nations; to representatives of several IOPs and specialist national conservation organizations; and to a South Korean expert within the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. During the same one-week period, PDF files of both were also downloaded 40 times or more through the English-language website, suggesting significant interest. The vast majority of report recipients responded very positively, and almost all were already familiar with both the name Saemangeum from previous Ramsar meetings (the wetland was of course highlighted in one paragraph of Ramsar Resolution 9.15), and also the SSMP.
Most participants, including key persons within the Ramsar Secretariat, appeared to have been unaware before the Bangkok meeting either of the Special Laws or the new proposed Grand Canal project (which apparently aims to convert 3100 km of rivers, large and small, into concrete-sided shipping canals, through dredging, construction of locks, and presumably the construction of greatly-strengthened dykes). As presently proposed, the possible canalization of the Nakdong River would seem very likely to cause significant impacts to the ecological character of Upo Ramsar site. As communicated in Bangkok to the South Korean government, perceived threats to the ecological character of any Ramsar site should initiate a process by which the Contracting Party (in this case South Korea) informs the Ramsar Secretariat of these possible threats, as clearly obligated by Ramsar Article 3.2. This process should enable the Ramsar Secretariat to learn more about the threats, and if appropriate, to respond to them.
In depth-meetings held with several key IOP representatives, and some further useful discussion held with South Korean government (and NGO representatives), enabling greater communication between IOPs and the South Korean government delegation on the issue of Yellow Sea intertidal wetland conservation. As learnt during the meeting, it now appears very likely (based on information provided to the MOE) that the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries will soon be dissolved by the new government of the President-elect. The MOE, the focal point for Ramsar in Korea, will then become responsible for conservation of all wetlands and dependent species in South Korea.
Participation in a Flyway Partnership sub-group meeting, with subsequent informal meetings on assisting the development of a Flyway-based Resolution that is focused on the conservation of shorebirds and their intertidal habitats, and might be able to incorporate some recognition (as already made explicit in Ramsar Resolution 7.21) of the importance of intertidal areas to shorebirds, to people and to fisheries. This Resolution, already discussed during the November 2007 STRP meeting in Changwon, should fully be in line with our work, conducted under the heading of "Birds, Wetlands and People Are One."
Opportunities to express the need for some clear precautionary preamble to the early draft of the proposed "Wise Use of Rice Paddy as Agricultural Wetland" Resolution, a drafting process led by the Korean NGO Network for Ramsar COP 10, the Korean Ramsar Network, and the Japan Wetlands Action Network. Birds Korea's main concern, also echoed in a speech by the Secretary-General, is that the preamble of this (and other resolutions and policies) needs to clarify that conservation of natural wetland is better in terms of ecological services and biodiversity than conversion of such natural wetland to artificial, agricultural wetland. Moreover, Contracting Parties are committed to the conservation of populations of waterbirds (many of which have declined as a direct result of loss of natural wetland, including reclamation of inter-tidal wetlands and conversion of flood-plain, both for construction of rice paddy). In summary, Birds Korea believes that it is important that this very significant and timely Resolution should not be used in years to come by development bodies (such as the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry) to support their calls for conversion of intertidal and natural freshwater wetlands to land for agriculture.
Further discussions with experts from China and Japan, towards developing more opportunities for collaboration in Yellow Sea tidal-flat conservation efforts.
Strengthening of relationships with key wetland conservationists throughout Asia – from those working (inspirationally) for marsh restoration in Iraq, to those restoring geese populations in East Asia.
Taken as a whole, the Bangkok meeting has been another positive step for Birds Korea (and we believe also our partners in the SSMP, the AWSG) in our steady and well-focused joint preparations for the Ramsar COP 10, now only nine months away.


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Bobby Capó
Bobby Capó
|January 1, 1922
|December 18, 1989
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|Irma Nydia Vázquez María De Gloria de Oliveira
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Félix Manuel "Bobby" Rodríguez Capó (January 1, 1922 – December 18, 1989) was an internationally known Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. He usually combined ballads with classical music and was deeply involved in Puerto Rican folk elements and even Andalusian music, as to produce many memorable Latino pop songs which featured elaborate, dramatic lyrics.
Félix Manuel Rodríguez Capó was born in Coamo, Puerto Rico to Celso Quiterio Rodríguez Rivera and Arsenia Capó Canevaro. He adopted "Bobby" as his first name and, as Rodríguez is a common Hispanic surname, he reportedly opted to use his mother's less common one, Capó, instead. He then migrated to New York City early in the 1940s. Initially, he replaced Pedro Ortiz Dávila, "Davilita", in a quartet, the Cuarteto Victoria of Rafael Hernández Marín. He then joined Xavier Cugat's orchestra.
Apart from singing, he was also a television host, as well as technical and musical director, and prolific songwriter. He wrote songs for many of his contemporaries. Many of these became hits in Puerto Rico, and occasionally in the rest of Latin America. One of his self-penned songs was "El Negro Bembón", a hit for Cortijo y su Combo in the mid-1950s. The song, with local circumstances and character name changed, became "El Gitano Antón", a huge hit for Catalan rumba singer Peret in Spain around the mid-1960s.[citation needed] Also, Bobby Capo wrote the score and songs for the movie "MARUJA" that was filmed at the end of the 1950s in Puerto Rico.
Capó's "Sin Fe" ("Without Faith"), sometimes known as "Poquita Fe" ("Little Faith"), became a proper hit in Puerto Rico when recorded by Felipe Rodríguez in the mid-1950s, and a huge international hit for José Feliciano in the mid-1960s. Capó's composition describing his homesickness for Puerto Rico, "Soñando con Puerto Rico" (Dreaming of Puerto Rico), is revered as an anthem by Puerto Ricans residing abroad. Another of his songs, "De Las Montañas Venimos" is a Christmas standard in Puerto Rico.[citation needed]
His best-known song is "Piel Canela" (whose title literally translates to "Cinnamon Skin"). He wrote and recorded an English language version, "You, Too", which he most notably recorded in Havana at the request of Rogelio Martínez of Sonora Matancera, who asked him to sing pieces of his recently composed songs with this band. Josephine Baker recorded a version in French. The song became the main theme for a Mexican movie of the same name in the late 1950s. So was "Luna de Miel en Puerto Rico" ("Puerto Rican Honeymoon"), a latter-day chachachá which was the theme for an eponymous movie, co-produced by Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in the early 1960s.[citation needed]
Personal life[edit]
Capó married Irma Nydia Vázquez, the first Miss Puerto Rico to participate in the Miss America pageant and the daughter of a wealthy Puerto Rican industrialist, in 1948. The marriage was frowned upon by her family, and he wrote: "El Bardo" ("The Bard") inspired by this. "El Bardo" tells of a pauper who died heartbroken after his wealthy love prospect marries another man, and finishes up with her (also heartbroken) reaction to his death. The song was a huge hit for Felipe Rodríguez in the early 1950s and has been covered by many others.[citation needed] Capo had six children: Félix Manuel Rodríguez (musician Bobby Capo Jr, father of Pedro Capó), Irma "Mimi" Rodríguez López, Soraya Rodríguez, Waldo Rodríguez, Jacqueline Rodríguez (also a singer) and Zahera Rodríguez.
Later years[edit]
In the early 1970s, Bobby Capó worked for the Puerto Rican Government as the Ambassador of the Puerto Rican Consulate Embassy located on Park Avenue and 23rd Street in New York City. In later years Bobby Capó later worked for the Department of Labor's Division of Migration.[citation needed]
Babby Capó died in 1989 at his New York City home of natural causes, several weeks before what would have been his 67th birthday.
See also[edit]
- 1922 births
- 1989 deaths
- People from Coamo, Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican composers
- Puerto Rican male composers
- Puerto Rican male singers
- Puerto Rican singers
- 20th-century Puerto Rican musicians
- Puerto Rican singer-songwriters
- Disease-related deaths in New York (state)
- 20th-century American singers
- Latin music songwriters
- 20th-century male singers


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If clutter is what we need, Gravel, who represented Alaska in the Senate three decades ago and now struggles to rise above asterisk status in the polls, is willing to provide it. Last month, his antics dominated the first Democratic debate, to the horror of party officials. Yesterday, in an interview after his news conference at the National Press Club, he plunged fearlessly into topics that have hobbled the better-known presidential candidates.
Would he follow the lead of GOP candidate Mitt Romney, who disclosed on "60 Minutes" on Sunday that he did not have premarital sex?
"My God. Let's see, did I?" he asked himself, then paused. "Oh, yeah, I had some. And you know something? It wasn't bad."
Does he, like Romney, describe himself as a "lifelong hunter" who shoots varmints?
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Would he guess at the price of a loaf of bread, as Rudy Giuliani was forced to do?
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Does he, like John Edwards, pay $400 for a haircut?
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"Thirty-five dollars." The other candidates, he added, "were spending more for their haircuts than I was raising."
Gravel entered the race a year ago with no expectation that he would be taken seriously -- and that expectation has been met. Back to an asterisk in the latest Gallup poll after briefly crossing the 1 percent barrier, he is a percentage point behind the next-darkest horse, Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, and about 38 points behind the leader, Hillary Clinton.
But the 77-year-old candidate, who had planned to campaign on the sleepy platform of ballot initiatives, has found energy in opposing the Iraq war. And he skillfully used last month's debate to maximize his 90 minutes of fame, memorably declaring himself both a "senior statesman" and a "potted plant" in the same sentence.
As a result, his news conference yesterday attracted dozens of people, including antiwar celebrity Cindy Sheehan. Many were wearing T-shirts announcing "Impeach!" or "Veterans for Peace" and Gravel campaign buttons demanding "Troops Home Now." The candidate had splurged on a vinyl banner showing a computer-generated crowd cheering for him.
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Lessons learned from the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan: examples for U.S. policy concerning Central Asia and Afghanistan after 2014
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The future of Afghanistan and its neighboring Central Asian countries is uncertain as U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces prepare to draw down and transition to training, advising, and assisting Afghan National Forces. What are the critical threats to regional stability in Afghanistan and Central Asia post 2014? What can the U.S. government and military do to promote stability in this region? This thesis investigates these questions by comparing the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989, along with the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991, which caused social, political, and economic upheaval, to possible causes of instability in Afghanistan and Central Asia post-2014. This thesis finds that the sudden and complete loss of financial assistance from Moscow in 1992 led to the collapse of the Afghan government and turmoil in Central Asia. Furthermore, similar conditions exist today and could be exacerbated if the United States follows a strategy of total disengagement from the region. The U.S. government and military, therefore, needs to maintain a presence in the region and should continue to focus on capacity building, particularly in the areas of border security, civil society building, and economic stabilization.
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Designer Next India, one of the upcoming fashion platforms which is aiming to promote aspiring designers, models, stylists and photographers to build and show their eligibility and talents in a vast way, direct to the audience and the hubs.
From Left: Choten Dorji, Paljor Gyabak, Satrajit Sen, Sayani dutta,Arijit dutta, Lopamudra Mandal Saha,Indroneel Mukherjee, Sarbani Dutta, Sandy Larma and Randhir Singh
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Turjya Mitra, Lopamudra Mandal Saha, Indroneel Mukherjee,Satrajit Sen and Sayani Dutta
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The models
Along with the celebs a few models namely Pallavi, Sonali and Lopamudra, who will be walking the ramp for the show were also present adding glamour to the event. The models seemed to be excited about the show. So was Turjya Mitra, another key person from the organising committee.
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The show will take place on 20th September at Palladian Lounge. It has been learnt that eminent social activist and theatre personality Saira Shah Halim will be hosting the show.
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Jubilee Family Church is partnering with Blessings Soup Kitchen in Ottumwa! During the month of June, we are collecting paper towels, Chi Chi's salsa, and taco seasoning packets. A basket for donations is at the back of the sanctuary. JFC will be serving at Blessings Soup Kitchen on Thursday, June 29th. Please see Sherry Duval if you are able to participate.
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Learn Local in Houstonia Magazine →
Have you picked up Houstonia Magazine's August issue?
Thanks to Michael Hardy, Learn Local was highlighted in his article, "The Return of the Neighborhood School." He interviewed Dr. Mina Schnitta, Hogg's Principal, Emily Guyre, Learn Local Chair, John DiFilippo, current Hogg parent and Learn Local board member, and Blanca Alcocer, current Hogg parent. We appreciate Michael for bringing attention to the great work that is being done at Hogg M.S. to provide our community with the next middle school of choice!
Also, tune into NEWSFIX on CW39, August 28 and 31, to see more of this story.


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The Veterans Day program at Centre Elementary School was a solemn and emotional occasion.
Retired Major Dennis Burch of Lincolnville led the audience in a moment of silence to remember the 13 soldiers who were killed Nov. 5 at Ft. Hood, Texas, by a fellow soldier.
"I'm sorry and heartbroken," he said. "It's more tragic when it happens on American soil."
Burch was a career soldier who served in the Air Force for 26 years. He earned numerous medals.
Burch introduced Private Ryan Newell of Marion, an active duty serviceman sidelined by extensive injuries from an improvised explosive device in Iraq.
Burch noted that America has been engaged in eight wars since 1914, not including many other conflicts and present operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He told students that although war is not glorious, glamorous, or fun to be in, he is proud to be a soldier.
"I thank God every day for my life and that I am an American," he said. "We are blessed, and someone has to pay the price for the privileges we have."
He said a soldier does not accept failure, never lets another soldier down, and can empathize with other soldiers in their pain.
Speaking directly to students, he said, "You must never forget the blood that was spent so you could be here today, and don't forget to say, 'thank you.'"
Enthusiastic elementary school students sang patriotic songs. A Centre High School vocal ensemble sang, "I'll always be an American, and I'll always cry American tears," followed by "Let him live, bring him home," from the musical "Les Miserables."
Veterans in the audience were given special recognition, including two who served in the Air Force, six in the Army, and two in the Navy. Two others in attendance are active duty servicemen.
The program concluded with group singing of more patriotic songs including "You're a Grand Old Flag" and "God Bless America."


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Americas' Smart+Connected Communities and IoT, Cisco
As Cisco director for Smart Cities and Internet of Things (IoT) for the Americas, TJ Costello brings a breadth of experience in market strategies and strategic alliances to the role. He works with large and mid-size cities across North, Central and South America. TJ helps city leaders identify strategies and solutions to address their operational challenges and leverage city data effectively and securely using the power of integrated networking technologies. He is focused on helping these cities to become smarter, more sustainable and more responsive to their citizens
TJ is passionate about helping customers improve their communities and the lives of the citizens in them. He regularly collaborates with government leaders—from Los Angeles to Washington, DC, from Toronto to Mexico City—on the ways in which IoT can help cities boost economic development, reduce environmental impact and improve the delivery and engagement of citizen services.
Prior to joining the Smart+Connected Communities team, TJ held leadership positions at Cisco in cybersecurity, cloud and enterprise networks. Prior to joining Cisco TJ held several positons delivering IT solutions to customer.
TJ is a sought-after panelist and media spokesman on smart city topics at events across the Americas and abroad; he has been a featured speaker at CES, Cisco Live, Collison, Web Summit and a variety of other top-tier technology events during his career.
TJ is a graduate of St. Michael's College and resides in Beverly, Mass., with his wife and son.


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Kumiko is composed of magnetically backed modules which allow the pattern to change based on your preference and creativity. Kumiko's ultra-thin construction allows OLEDs to be surface mounted on structural walls—brightening formerly dark rooms, corridors, and stairs. As the OLEDs are dimmed, Kumiko returns to being a mirror, its glowing secret identity hidden behind your reflection.
Kaneka OLED is revolutionizing lighting technology with its brilliant, diffuse light that is unrivaled for ease of use and flexibility. From design and architectural applications, to retail, hospitality, residential spaces or in lighting fixtures and furniture, Kaneka OLED represents the evolution of light.


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Vanity Fair
This timeless 'fan' style collection is created using pearlescent card in white, ivory or cream. This classical invitation can be threaded with a coloured, satin ribbon of your choice and decorated with a variety of different embellishments, making this a truly bespoke collection.
You can order a sample 'Vanity Fair' invitation for £5.00 using the 'Order Sample' button. Prices for the full collection can be found on the prices page.
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Marketing: Turn emails into integrated campaigns
A. By developing a focused plan that combines action-triggered emails, product promotions and education, you can turn one-off emails into integrated campaigns that engage your customers and prospects.
Examples of messages that you should include in your integrated email campaigns include:
Thank you: The sale is just the beginning of your relationship. Thank you emails should include order details and email opt-in confirmation, along with a clear call-to-action to encourage customers to stay connected. A great way to achieve this is by including a discount coupon or code.
Request for feedback: Leverage the power of email to ask for post-purchase feedback. Asking for feedback is a good way for you to learn how you can improve your processes. This is also a great way to reinforce customer confidence in you and the purchase decision, making it more likely that they'll become a repeat customer.
Newsletter: Deliver relevant content to build credibility and brand awareness. Email newsletters are primarily focused on educating patients. Educated customers and prospects are more loyal and buy more often.
Product updates: Showcase your products by introducing new items or providing more information about current products. Product updates are a great way to say in touch with consumers who have shown an interest in a particular brand, model or service. It's also a great way to get a current customer excited about a new model.
Sales and promotional offers: Create a sense of urgency. People respond well to promotional messages that are time sensitive and that offer them the opportunity to save money or participate in an event.
Dennis Olsen is DME program/sales manager at ARI. Reach him at 888-581-9830 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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ROLLER DERBY: The Battle of the All Stars DAY ONE RECAP [Photo Set Included]
The Battle of the All Stars being held at Inline 309, in Hatfield, Pennsylvania had its first day of bouts today. Walking into the venue was slightly intimidating for myself, as this is my first roller derby tournament I've ever even been to, much less shooting. Team Kentucky played the second game of the day at 9:55 am. Having to wake up at 7 in the morning just to get to the venue on time for the team meet and getting ready, after traveling yesterday (and only having 7 hours of sleep in 38 hours) sorta sucked. But did we die? Nope.
Walking in we noticed Team Gryffindor — sorry, Team Maryland (they were clad in gold and red matching leggings, hats, and scarves in representation of Maryland's state flag — aka, they had their shit together). Going into this tournament, Team Kentucky knew their chances were slim given the fact AKA Rogue (We miss you, Rogue!) and ReXXy Dangerfield only founded and started Team Kentucky back in July on top of limited practice availability. In a blow out of 176 to 39, we obviously took a bit of a beating.
However, gameplay started improving towards the end when our packs had great reformation, positive attitudes, and kept fighting. Defense was on point and offense kept pushing — way to stay in it, ladies! A couple star passes to Bambi Thumper resulted in some stellar foot work and all around badassery lead to some additional points on the board. Michonne Unslayable was named MVP in this one — congrats, Michonne! Awesome mental stability in this one, guys! We may have been bruised on the scoreboard, but did we die? Nope.
The infamous V. Diva was definitely a driving force of excitement in terms to play against in our next bout against Team Pennsylvania. Samantha, #11, may have fan-girled a bit when V. Diva walked past us and asked how we were doing. (Love you, Sam!) At 5:45, Kentucky and Pennsylvania took the track to start off the second bout for each team today. Pennsylvania took advantage of knocking jammers out of bounds to take the jammer back several feet before they could reenter the track, which was an incredibly effective strategy against us today.
The thing about this game was the fact that at least we got some points on the board! One of the team's strengths was not letting any negative energy trickle down to other players — if someone needed a moment, they took it away from the bench — great job on this guys, I know it was a tough game! Strong walls struck me the most in this game — from both teams. Congrats to Bambi Thumper for being named MVP in this one! The final score being 305 to 28, this one may have hit Kentucky a bit harder than expected, but as ReXXy tells me, "Use it as fuel." You'll do awesome tomorrow against West Virginia tomorrow! I know it. But did we die? Nope.
In other news, the week started off crappy for Kentucky player Slamus Aran, as her entire skate bag was stolen — which she only found out on Monday night, two days before our flight took off to PA to get here on time. Introduce the amazingly helpful Susan, who started derby city skates located in North Carolina. Susan managed to obtain skates for Slamus Aran as well as derby gear to replace all of her things. Susan is a former skater, and due to the challenge of finding gear for herself and other players, she decided to open the business as a way to stay in the community after retiring, as well as offer an option for the players in the sport she loves.
I highly recommend contacting Susan for any derby gear or even just skate needs! She is incredibly kind and really loves helping the derby community with anything they need. You can email her at firstname.lastname@example.com, call at 336-608-4767, or visit her site at www.derbycityskates.com.
The scoreboard all day was not a good indication of how hard every single lower seeded team were playing — everyone should be absolutely impressed and proud of themselves for today's eventful day of derby!


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IMC empowers clinical research and healthcare as the leading provider of innovative medication adherence solutions
We design end-to-end solutions and conduct research and development primarily in the areas of pharmaceutical, logistics and supply chain compliance technologies. Our teams of talented and creative people integrate existing skills, forward thinking, subject matter expertise and novel technologies into new inventions to realize our Vision. We are a global player in our fields of excellence and provide a stimulating, supportive, and rewarding environment for our employees and partners.
IMC espouses five core values: creativity; technical, financial and operational discipline; and common sense:
Creative Thinking – Creativity is based on a fundamental human quality - curiosity. Creative thinking comprises flexibility, originality, fluency, and associative and metaphorical thinking. By being curious and looking around us we can develop new solutions, abandon old tracks and forge new paths - "thinking outside the box".
Technical Excellence – Scientific and technical expertise are required to convert creative thinking into real products and solutions. Fundamentals form the "grammar" of everyday development and engineering. Embracing fundamentals allows us to better understand our world.
Disciplined Agility – Today's global economy is organized through standards. Standards are based on disciplined processes, quality management systems, and controls and policies, as specified in the constitutions of ISO, GMP and other standards. Operational discipline promotes better communication, even across geographic and language barriers, and yields efficiency, reproducible quality, and allows us to satisfy customer requirements through timely delivery of high quality products. We converge the best of traditional and agile management concepts to enable rapid iterations of innovative solutions within the strict framework of regulatory standards.
Financial Management – Money is the basic business driver. It pays salaries, pays rent, and supports daily activities. In an ideal business, money is a renewable resource that must be managed and cared for. It is also a limited resource requiring respect. Sound financial management requires a fair approach to resource allocation and balanced management of risks, costs, benefits and profits.
Common Sense – Common sense is the acid test of every decision made by or for an individual. It is about prudence and sound judgment. Common sense is subjective and involves personal experience, study, research, knowledge and beliefs. The application of common sense to judging others' decisions is difficult, because it requires not only one's own view, but also an empathetic view of the world from the perspective of other people, cultures, environments, and educational backgrounds.


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Southern Nevada: Nevada State College Listening Tour With Dr. Edith Fernandez
Join NAWBO Southern Nevada for Coffee & Conversations as we take a tour of Nevada State College with Dr. Edith Fernandez. She is the Associate Vice President Office of Community Engagement & Diversity Initiatives, is a proven administrative professional skilled in building relationships with community leaders and elected and government officials. She has built a reputation as a tireless advocate for postsecondary education. As District Director for Congressman Steven Horsford, she monitored federal legislation and integrated the Congressman's legislative plan with district activities. Currently she is an executive leader at Nevada State College as an Associate Vice President.
Dr. Fernández's career in higher education spans twenty-five years working with community college and university students with experiences in financial aid, admissions, academic advising, service learning, study abroad, residence life, career services and student life.
Within the Nevada System of Higher Education she has worked at Nevada Cooperative Extension, University of Nevada, Reno, College of Southern Nevada and Nevada State College as a faculty member and student affairs administrator. She has also worked at the University of Michigan and a premiere Hispanic Serving Institution in Texas overseeing an array of student life programs. Recently, Dr. Fernández was appointed to the Council for the Association of Hispanic Serving Institute Educators.
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- Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, talked about President Donald Trump's tweeting habits.
- Haley said the tweets made her job "interesting" and on some occasions, took her by surprise.
- She also said UN officials were "glued" to the US president's social-media musings.
US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley discussed President Donald Trump's tweets, which often raise eyebrows among officials at the UN.
"This clearly is a president who likes social media," Haley said during a moderated discussion with CNN commentator David Axelrod at the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics on Thursday. "And so for everybody that, you know, doesn't like his tweets, it's not going to stop, that's who he is, it's what he does," Haley said.
She said Trump's online musings took her by surprise on several occasions.
"I think it's interesting in that when I wake up, I don't know what he's going to tweet about," Haley said as she laughed. "So you know, you're always kind of moving through life with his tweets in mind."
Haley described how Trump's activity on Twitter affects how the US is viewed among the international community.
"I found that in the UN, they're like glued to his tweets," Haley said. "So everything he says or does they take seriously. That's the president speaking. So it takes out the media, it takes out everything else."
"And they react accordingly. So if we're trying to push something against chemical weapons and he puts something out there, they take that very seriously."
Trump's presence on Twitter has been a source of contention between him and his own staff throughout his presidency.


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- George M Kraw of California, to be an Employee Representative
- Judith F Mazo of the District of Columbia, to be an Employee Representative, and
- Mary Ann Melody Larson McDonald of California, to be a Public Representative
The committee is a seven-member body, made up of presidential appointees, representing labor, employers, and members of the general public.
The committee advises the PBGC about its trusteeship of terminated defined benefit pension plans.
Funded by insurance premiums paid by covered companies and its investments, the PBGC takes over defunct or failing pension plans and continues payments to employees and beneficiaries according to federal guidelines.


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Write a "Big Opportunity" Statement to Align Your Strategy
by Darryl McCall
Publisher: Harvard Business Review
Release Date: July 2014
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Darryl McCall, executive vice president of Global Supply Chain at Coty Inc., shares how his team implemented the first of John P. Kotter's eight Accelerators.
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Vitiligo is an acquired disorder of pigmentation affecting mainly the skin, where the loss of functioning melanocytes results in white patches. The hair and, rarely, the eyes or other organs and systems may be also affected. The most common form of vitiligo is symmetrical, usually affecting the skin around the orifices, the genitals, sun-exposed areas such as the face and hands, and friction areas such as extensor surfaces of the limbs. The rare segmental type affects only one area of the body.


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A Nice Resource
Posted By admin on October 7, 2009
Since we are all going to begin working on our website proposals in this class and if you are in 502a for Visual Aesthetics, I thought I would share this nice little website I found for creating sitemaps and flowcharts.
It is called SlickPlan. This free site actually makes planning out a website fun (at least for me!)


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