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Welcome back to Sisters In Bloom! I know you gals have been wondering what happened, and I will tell you. But first, I am in the middle of creating a new site for you. So in the meantime, please keep checking back, as new stuff will be added on a daily basis. Thanks so much for the sisterly support over the years, and I promise this site will be back in action really soon!Read More
Hello Gals! We know that you really like the last version of the e-book, so we are currently writing another one to compliment the first one. If you already subscribed to the the first one than you will automatically get the second. If you do not have the 1st, then request one through the contact page. We will update all you girls when the 2nd is ready.
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Sorry to everyone that has sent messages about the E-book. The site has been transforming and we have been very very busy. We do have a list of everyone who has requested this book, and it will go out shortly. There was a problem with the site and the hosting, and some financial issues as well. We really did not want to ask for donations, so we are trying to handle this on our own. We have enlisted a Local Web Design and SEO Company for some help with the site. SEOjus came highly recommended and so far they have done a super job. Check out their seo delray beach program if you are looking to get on page 1, safely and quickly that is. The site should be done very soon, and everything back to normal, hopefully! If you need to contact any of us just fill out the form on the contact page and we wil respond asap. Thanks so much for the continued support. Have a blessed day. Oh yeah, do not forget to check out SEOjus for more info on SEO and Web Design.Read More
Hey everyone, today we are back and this will be our first official post of 2016. Today we will be talking about a very popular topic, vaping. This is something that has been getting more and more popular and has become a very lucrative industry. That being said, too many people have come out of the woodwork to profit or take advantage of people. We recently found the best vape review site out there right now. They only write reviews on products that they have actually paid for and thoroughly tested. They have never accepted any product for free to write a review, which is pretty much unheard of in the review atmosphere these days. Almost everyone who has started doing reviews on YouTube or on a website has done so to get free Vape equipment. This has caused a lot of problems for some of the more popular reviewers because some of them have been imitated by people trying to dupe companies into sending them free stuff. I guess that just goes with the territory, scammers will try anything and everything to get over on people and companies. The site we are talking about today has eliminated the possibility of that happening by not accepting anything at all for free. In addition to that, they also write the best reviews we have even seen, with tons of details, specs, pictures, and a total score with individual scores for each metric.
One of their more famous reviews that has gotten lots of publicity and attention in the competitive online world is their Herakles Plus Review that they did a few weeks ago. They did an excellent job on their preliminary review and then they completed it two weeks later for the full and comprehensive review. In addition to all the information on that page there is also two or three different places to actually buy it online. The shops they listed to buy it from are conveniently located on the West Coast in California, Central US in Texas, and the East Coast in Florida. I believe they did that to make it so people can order from a online vape store that is close to them so they can get their stuff quicker. They have given the Herakles Plus Tank a total score of 97, which is incredible for a Sub Ohm Tank these days. Normally there are at least a few problems with every Tank that hits the market, and the only thing negative they had to say about this tank is that it leaks a little randomly and the threading on the top fill threads is not great.
They also recently did a review on the Tank that was release by the billion dollar nude magazine company, Playboy. Yes, they have dipped into the Vape Industry as well, probably because they have seen how much it increases every year and they do not see it stopping anytime soon. They came out with the Playboy Vixen Tank and the Vape Review Site did a Playboy Vixen Review which is another excellent page on their site. They gave the Vixen Sub Ohm Tank a total score of a 95, and the only negative thing they had to say about it was that it didn't have a top fill option. Besides that, they absolutely loved the tank and highly recommended buying it.
Well that is pretty much it for today's post and review. We hope you found it useful and interesting and hope that you take a look at the site before you make anymore vape purchase online. Have a excellent day and be safe.Read More
Hey all of you awesome loyal readers, thanks for checking back and reading this. Today we are just doing a quick little holiday review that may hopefully help out at least one person this year. We will tell you about a Cream Of The Crop Moving Company. So we have moved a few times over the past few months, both the office and our apartment, and living and moving in NYC can be quite the nightmare. Between dealing with unsavory moving companies to price gauging, to hard to access moving destinations, it can definitely be turn into the worst day of your life. however, when you find the right moving service to guide you in the correct direction, it can literally change the outcome completely. We happened to ding this company about 6 months ago, and we are extremely thankful to have found them. The fantastic New York Moving Company we are talking about today can be found here serenitymoversnewyork.com and there are multiple ways to contact them. You can always just pick up the phone and call them, or you can send them an email, or you can fill out the contact form on their site. They normally reply pretty quickly, because they have top notch customer service. Once you get a hold of them and move past the introductions you should definitely set up a time and day for them to come out and evaluate the place so that they have a clear understanding of what exactly has to be moved, and what is actually moving. That way there is no misunderstandings down the road. This company I can 1000% stand by, I know the owner quite well after doing business with them so many times, I know and trust each and every employee, and I know that I can leave them along with all my stuff in my house and it will be just like I left it when I return. That says a lot these days specially in this day and age. That being said, if you are moving in the near future we highly recommend using the moving company we have been talking about today. Ok that is it for today, have a great holiday and we will be back at the beginning of the year.Read More
Hello all of you, today we are going to tell you about a great local business that does excellent work, has very affordable prices, shows up on time, and has great work ethic. We thought it would be cool to post this review so that anyone who lives in the West Palm Beach are knows who to call when they get locked out of their house, car, of place of business. We think we have found the one of the best and most professional locksmith in west palm beach for you all and hope that you guys and gals check them out and use them for your next lockout, but hopefully you never do have to use them or any locksmith for that matter. You never know the next time you will lock yourself out by accident so the best thing for you to do is take down the contact information for this company and keep it with you or in your vehicle so if and when the time comes you will have it handy and will not have to go searching around for the phone number. I have used this specific company before and I can tell you that they do a great job, are upfront and honest, and will help you out no matter what the problem is as long as it has to do with locks. Please keep in mind, this is not a paid sponsorship post, we do not get anything at all for writing this, we solely want to let the residents of West Palm know about a good local company that they can trust without being on the defensive or having to worry about anything. Our hope is that a few of you see this post and check out the website we link to so that they will be prepared the next time they leave their keys in the car, or the dog locks the front door of the house by accident. You can never be too careful and ready because some day and some time something might happen and if you do not write this information down you will spend a long time searching for local companies and that is just not necessary. So go to this website here http://www.1st-locksmith.com and write down the information o get in touch with them. And that is it for this blog post, hope you all enjoyed it, and have a blessed day!Read More
As most of you know we have been here for quite a while. It is no secret that we have had our own share of hardships with this site. But recently a company came into our lives that really made a difference. We decided we needed to move and since we are now in NYC, we needed one of the best, most reliable, affordable, and professional nyc movers we could possible find. We called around to a lot of friends, family, and we even asked a bunch of coworkers and we kept getting the same answer, call Serenity Movers in the city, they are the absolute best and will treat you right. So we listened tho all of those people and that is what we did, we called them up, set up a time for them to come out and give us a free estimate, and that was it, done. The next day they came to where we were moving from, looked over everything in detail, and we spoke for quite a long time with the owner and manager. They were really nice guys, very respectful, humble, and appreciative for the business. We told them about our website and what it was about and that if they did a great job we could or would possibly write about their company, and they seemed like they really did care about us and our moving experience, so the owner offered us another 30% off the cost of the move. We were so happy and grateful that we almost started crying right then and there. This meant so much to us and we knew right away that we had found the right movers for the job. Moving day came and went and it was absolutely perfect. They did such an excellent job, making sure to pack up everything very carefully, wrapping it all up, using the bubble wrap sparingly, and that was it, they were finished pretty quickly. Then we were off to the new place. Everything worked out perfectly, there was no damage at all, the pricing was so low we just could not believe it. They were literally a god send to us and our company. Thank you so much Serenity Movers for all your help and compassion. You have a great company that does excellent work, you provide top notch customer service, you have very low and affordable rates, and the quality of work is perfect. Thank you so much for everything.Read More
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It has been a really long time since we posted anything on this site. We went offline for a few months, then decided to start the site back up again, and then we kinda left it alone for a little while. Hopefully we will be back on track now, and should be updating the domain more often, like maybe a few times a week. We will be accepting posts from our fans, and maybe even some newsletters if people sign up for them. We have hired a few companies to help us with marketing the site. Since we pretty much lost all of our regular traffic, when we went offline for those few months, we now need to start optimizing the site for the search engines to show us some love.
One of the companies we hired, the best local seo company out there, is helping us with organic search. They came highly referred to us by some close friends and they did wonders for their site. We are hoping they can do the same for us and revive our site to what it was before. We understand that SEO takes some time, and we are willing to be patient, as long as the results do come. Since we lost most of our high ranking keywords due to letting the domain expire, it's kinda like starting from scratch. However, from what we were told, NaturalSEOJuice.com is more than capable to get us out of the dirt, and get many page 1 rankings for us. It might take a few months, but that is ok, good things in life take time. They are located in South Florida, which is fairly close to us, so that is good. They have tons of great reviews around the web, which also gives us a lot of confidence. That is is for now, we just wanted to give you guys a update on the site. We wil keep you updated on what we are doing and how NaturalSEOJuice.com is doing as well.Read More
This is really off topic we know, but just bare with us please. We recently went to get the windows tinted on our cars, so we checked out a much of places first. Since we are in South Florida, there are literally thousands of shops to choose from. But we knew what questions to ask, and what to look for, so that helped us out a bit. the first place we checked out was boca raton window tinting a local shop pretty close to us. They were very nice, friendly, and were very patient with us and our questions. Some of the other shops just were not that nice, and they kinda rushed us off the phone. That completely turned us off, and we did not even consider using them after that. When we finally decided on the first shop, we brought 1 car in, and they had it done in about 3 house. They called to let us know it was ready and that we could pick it up whenever we want. Not only that, besides the excellent customer service, they also gave us 20% off the total cost, which they did not have to do and really surprised us. That was our first experience with a local tint shop. After that place, we decide to try out another one that was close to us. This window tinting boca raton shop was just as good, very nice, good pricing, and patient with us till the end. We had no complaints with either of these places, both had great service, good pricing, quick job time, and overall we give them both 5 stars, outta 5 that is. So if you are located in South Florida, and need to get anything tinted, whether it be your house windows or car windows, give one of these guys a shot. They really appreciate the business, and it shows in the work they do. You can contact them at either of the links above, or down below.
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This is just another one of our Welcome Pages. Since we lost all of our content when we temporarily lost the domain, we now have to recreate all of the pages we had before. There are companies that specialize in this, and we have taken one of them up on their offer. They also specialize in SEO Services which we have recently started, so it kinda fits with what we are trying to do. The fantastic top notch Florida SEO Company we talked about on the other page is the same company that does the recovery of web pages. We are not really sure about how it works, or what is involved, but we are confident in their work and know that if they say it can be done, then it can be. It is really sad that the site went offline, and it was all lost, but we have to have hop and faith, and try the best we can to get it back and move forward. Right? That is what it is all about, moving on whether for good or bad, but it is a part of life we must embrace. No matter what, we have to believe that it all happens for a reason, and that there is always good that will come as long as we do the right thing. Maybe there was a divine reason that the domain expired, maybe there is a reason that the emails that our Hosting Company sent were never received by us. Who knows, nobody has those answers, so why worry ourselves about it. All we can do is try and recover the original content that was here, then re-post it to the site, and if we can not recover it all, then that is what is mean to be. Just knowing that we have the best Boca Raton SEO Company on our side is enough to get us by. Having that faith is most important, and also the confidence in our new found friends that are handling the SEO and Web Page Recovery is vital in our success.Read More
Today I want to talk a little about the contributors to this site and who has helped in what way. Over the years many people have helped us with this sites, whether it was contributing content, donations, stories, or just information for the ladies to read about. One thing that was really important was the traffic that we had at one time but it stopped because we had to go offline for a few months. When we came back we realized that all of our organic traffic had stopped, because there was no site up anymore for the SE's to crawl daily. That is when we needed to think about how, where, and if it was possible to buy high pr backlinks for us to get a nice boost in the rankings. At that point we were contacted by a reputable company that provided these services to Fortune 500 Companies in the past. We checked some references and they passed all of the initial inquiries. Remember, us being a high quality and authority site we had to be sure that we followed all the rules so that we did not ever get in any trouble at all. Once we made sure we were following all the guidelines we proceeded with the process. Within a few weeks we started to see some great results and were showing back up on top for what we are about. We were so happy with what was happening that we continued service with this company until we were at exactly where we needed and wanted to be. Now because of what our site is about, we were given a huge discount on their services, and that is why we wanted to take this time to give them a big thank you and show of gratitude from the bottom of our hearts. We definitely would not be where we are today if we had not of been helped by this fantastic company. That is the purpose of this post today, and we hope that they see this eventually to know that we are eternally grateful for their services when we needed them the most. You definitely need to check out this company if you are ever in the need of getting back on track and getting a huge boost in traffic. We are so happy with what they have done for us. So go ahead and check out these guys here that go by the name of PremiumSEOJuice.com and they are pretty well known in the industry for their excellent work they have done and continually do for their clients. So once again thanks so much guys, we appreciate all your hard work and dedication and will always use you guys when the time is right. Thanks so much and have a very blessed day!Read More
Hope Renewed A Free E-Book For Every Woman was one of our best e-books and favorite among our followers and readers. I am sad to say, that we have temporarily lost it, due to technical problems with the site and the databases being deleted. We are putting in a lot of effort to try and get a copy from some of our readers, or past readers that is. As stated in our previous post, we have hired a company to try and recover some of our data. It is really strange that we do not have a copy stored on any of our hard drives, I mean why wouldn't we right? I know I know, does not make sense. For some reason we do not, so that is why we hired that company to try and retrieve it.
That book was really special, any of you that have read it would agree I am sure of it. We will keep everyone up to date as to the progress of the recovery process, wither by posting on our site or by sending out a email to everyone. We have been getting tons of emails for our 2 e-books, which is what triggered us to try and get those books back. The Delray Beach SEO Company we hired is the best of the best, so we have faith that they will be able to get it back for us. And we are also trying other ways to get a copy, like emailing our old followers, and a few other ways.
So to all of you who have messaged us about the eBooks, just know that we are doing everything possible to get them for you. Just keep checking back on the site and keep an eye out on your emails for a message from us. The seo delray beach firm working for us is sending us status updates every day on what is going on with the recovery, so it should not be long before we know something. Stay tuned for more info, and remember, hope and keep the faith. Be Well…Read More


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Western Digital IntelliFlash storage arrays are built using a memory-first architecture and support both block and file protocols, enabling banks like Barclays to get incredible performance, reliable data protection, and unprecedented capacity savings—all from a single flash platform.
Western Digital all-flash arrays scale to meet the performance requirements of a wide range of database workloads, providing low-latency to dramatically reduce I/O wait times. Western Digital can help you to increase transaction throughput by 10x, deliver sub-millisecond latency, and dramatically reduce your storage footprint on your Oracle and SQL Database and Server workloads.
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Christopher Boffoli is a photographer, writer, artist and filmmaker, whose new book "Big Appetites: Tiny People in a World of Big Food" is a hilarious must-acquire work, beyond clever in its social commentary and wryness.
In this series of books, Boffoli works with food and tiny figures where the mini-people negotiate the dramas of life at work, at play, and in love against a backdrop of real-life edibles, where the scale of everything underscores the humor with powerful visual punch. Real life seen through Boffoli's singularly unique and funny lens, in more than 100 vignettes from breakfast through dessert will make you think and laugh out loud.
Boffoli is a James Beard Award nominee for his food photography and his "Big Appetite" series has been featured on NPR, "The Chew", Huffington Post and Oprah.com as well as our very own "1st Look". Pick up this fantastic book and you will definitely want to play with your food.
Visit the website for more about the artist and the series. The book is available today.


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Columbia University Libraries' C.V. Starr East Asian Library is pleased to announce the receipt of a $300,000 three-year grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to support a Tibetan Studies Librarian position.
"This grant is not only a valuable source of financial support, but also recognizes Columbia Libraries' leading role in the development of the Tibetan Studies collection and support for Tibetan studies worldwide," said Jim Cheng, Director of the Starr Library. "The grant enables us to maintain this important position at the Starr Library, which will benefit the Tibetan studies community in a long-term way."
The Tibetan Studies collection at the Starr Library is currently the largest outside of China and the largest publicly accessible worldwide, containing more than 10,000 titles in the Tibetan language and several thousand titles in Chinese and western languages on Tibetan religion, literature, and the social sciences.
In addition to meeting the expanding needs of the student and scholarly communities at Columbia in this subject area, the work of the Tibetan Studies Librarian, currently, Dr. Lauran Hartley, provides support and leadership to scholars in the field of Tibetan Studies both nationally and internationally. This grant reinforces Columbia University Libraries' commitment to make the Tibetan Studies Librarian position a permanent fixture of the Starr Library.
"We are extremely grateful to the Luce Foundation for extending its support for Tibetan studies at Columbia University," said Gray Tuttle, the Leila Hadley Luce Associate Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies, Columbia University. "Dr. Hartley's position is unique in Tibetan studies, and her demonstrated ability to serve not only the Columbia University community, but the wider field, and her innovative work as an offsite reference librarian for Toronto University makes this a well-deserved recognition of her talents."
The C.V. Starr East Asian Library is one of the top five collections for the study of East Asia in the United States, with over one million volumes of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, and Western language materials, as well as some holdings in Mongol and Manchu, and over 7,280 periodical titles. The collection, established in 1902, is particularly strong in Chinese history, literature, and social sciences; Japanese literature, history, and religion, particularly Buddhism; and Korean history. The Starr library hosts collection-related symposiums, exhibitions, projects and programs.
For more information, please visit: https://library.columbia.edu/locations/eastasian.html
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services is one of the top five academic research library systems in North America. The collections include over 11 million volumes, over 150,000 journals and serials, as well as extensive electronic resources, manuscripts, rare books, microforms, maps, and graphic and audio-visual materials. The services and collections are organized into 22 libraries and various academic technology centers. The Libraries employs more than 500 professional and support staff. The website of the Libraries is the gateway to its services and resources: library.columbia.edu.


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Adrian Peterson has surgery to repair sports hernia
Adrian Peterson's 2,097-yard season coming off ACL surgery was even more incredible than it appeared.
The Minnesota Vikings running back was also playing through a sports hernia, a painful abdominal condition that required surgery Thursday, the team announced. The procedure was performed in Philadelphia by noted sports-hernia specialist William Meyers.
MVP:Peterson takes home top honor
"We expect a speedy recovery with no long-term concerns," the Vikings' statement read.
The team did not indicate when the injury occurred and how long Peterson was suffering, though he was listed on the injury report with an abdominal issue when he missed a few practices in December.
He closed the season as strongly as he began it by rushing for 861 yards in his final five regular-season games. He was held to 99 yards on 22 carries in the playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers.
Peterson also played in the Pro Bowl late last month, which is perhaps an indication he didn't think his 2013 season or offseason preparation would be affected by the injury and any surgery to repair it.


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Aldi In Store Ad September 25 – October 1, 2019. View the Latest ALDI Flyer and Weekly Circular ad for Aldi Here. Likewise you can find the digital coupons, grocery savings, offers, This Week Aldi Ad sale prices, weekly specials and the latest deals from Aldi.
Through the aldi sale ad customers be on track of the week-by-week move of your favourite store and you will be updated with the weekly status of different products such as general grocery, frozen foods, meat, bread, snacks, liquors, and a whole lot more.
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Visit your nearest Aldi supermarket or navigate on their website and get your Aldi coupons now. With this weekly ad, you are sure to prove that in Aldi, "you're really in for something fresh".
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Anyone aware of issues with PlayCD on AmigaOS 4.1 FE?
After some time away from AmigaOS4, I was using my system today, and had several random freezes when I tried to launch PlayCD from my AmiDock. Also froze once when launching from PlayCD icon in Utilities drawer.
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Canada finalizes backup plan for pandemic, seasonal flu vaccine
Canada's government has forged agreements with two vaccine companies to provide it with backup supplies of pandemic and seasonal flu vaccine, the Ottawa Citizen reported today. The agreements are designed to supplement flu vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline, which for the past several years has been Canada's sole flu vaccine supplier. Canada's contract with Glaxo was designed to provide the company with a reliable, domestic-based source of flu vaccine, but problems the company and others had producing the 2009 H1N1 vaccine delayed its rollout in Canada and led to shortages, according to previous reports. The government's 3-year contract with Sanofi Pasteur is for a backup supply of pandemic vaccine for vulnerable groups, and its contract with Novartis is for extra seasonal flu vaccine when needed.
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Sydney-area TV coverage of pandemic H1N1 deemed solid
Public health professionals gave TV reporters in Sydney, Australia, generally good marks on their coverage of the 2009-10 H1N1 influenza pandemic, saying reports were generally non-alarmist but conveyed the potential seriousness of the outbreak. The researchers studied every H1N1-related story on five local stations from Apr 25 through Oct 9, 2009, prior to release of the vaccine, identifying 353 news items and 3,086 statements for analysis. They found that 63% of statements related to seriousness of the outbreak (43% of which involved infection and death rates), 24% involved reassurance from the government (with 30% stating that a vaccine was being developed), and 13% provided advice for viewers (28% on personal hygiene, 28% on social distancing, and 21% on seeing a doctor). The researchers determined that less than 4% of advice given included conflicting or unclear messages. In giving the high grade overall to the TV coverage, they did cite some caveats, such as, "Daily infection rate tallies and commentary on changes in the pandemic alert level were seldom contextualised to assist viewers in understanding personal relevance."
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• Pocket Gamer Mobile Mixer - San Francisco • Sponsored by GREE & Immersion
Steel Media (Publishers of Pocket Gamer, PC Games Insider, Blockchain Gamer)
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)
Event Details
The Pocket Gamer Mobile Mixer returns to San Francisco
Pocket Gamer's Mobile Mixers unite the greatest minds and freshest faces in the world of mobile games development with a heady mixture of presentations, panels, and networking - all gently lubricated with a little complimentary booze and the soothing sounds of R3Y GUTI3RR3Z.
After a successful series in the UK and mainland Europe, we've crossed the pond to bring our events to the USA, more specifically to the streets of San Francisco where we're raising havoc in SOMA.
You'll want to be there as Steel Media's leading editorial lights focus their attention upon industry heavyweights such as Warner Bros. Games, Storm8, KIXEYE, and WeMade Entertainment to share best practices over sponsored cocktails and gourmet treats courtesy of our generous sponsors GREE.
6-7pm COCKTAILS, FOOD & NETWORKING
Doors open at 6pm for some leisurely networking over drinks and snacks, get their early to make the most of the tranquility and avoid queues at the bar!
7-8pm STUDIO PANEL
The main event kicks off at c.7pm with a quick welcome from Steel Media and a message from our sponsors before we kick off with the main event, a dedicated panel featuring a range of experts discussing the latest hot industry topics, including:
- When do you know the time is right to partner with a publisher?
- What international trends are worth watching?
- Is the pricing on in-app purchases way out of whack with other platforms?
- Will there ever be a viable third platform for mobile?
Featured speakers:
- Mike Lu - Sr. Director of Product, GREE
- Nate Jones, VP Digital Games, Warner Bros. Games
- Quincy Yang, Head of Busines Development, Storm8
- Caryl Shaw, Executive Producer, KIXEYE
- Bob Huebel, Immersion
Moderated by
- Jeff Scott, Editor-in-Chief, 148Apps
- Martine Paris, Director of Public Relations, Pocket Gamer
Spurred on by a crack moderation team and with a couple of complimentary cocktails inside them, our esteemed panelists are likely to offer some interesting insights as they impart sage advice to savvy devs looking to perfect their user acquisition, engagement and monetization skills.
8-9pm, THE NETWORKING PARTY
Following the stimulating discourse, enjoy drinks at the bar, gourmet treats from the award-winning GrilledCheezGuy, and of course the chance to mix with industry influencers, recruiters and the mobile gaming press in the chill setting of Vessel.
Of course none of this would be possible without the tremendous work of our extremely talented event producer, Martine Paris, and our generous sponsors...
GREE is a global mobile social gaming company focused on creating and supporting high-quality free-to-play game content. GREE continued to expand globally and has offices in Tokyo, San Francisco, London, Singapore, Seoul, Beijing, Amsterdam, Dubai, Sao Paolo, and Vancouver.
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The main focus will be children ages 2-6 years. Offered for 0.6 ASHA CEUs.
If you require special accommodations for a disability or health-related need, please let us know in writing at least 4 weeks prior to the course. You are welcome to email your request to email@example.com.
This presentation will focus exclusively on the Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol. Other treatment approaches will receive limited or no coverage during this lecture. Presenter financial and non-financial disclosures may be found in the Presenter & Disclosures area.
7:30am – 7:55am
Check In and Onsite Registration (Coffee & Tea)
7:55am – 8:00am
Welcome and General Seminar Information
Overview of K-SLP and Roots in Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA/AVB)
9:00am – 9:45am
Definition/Signs and Symptoms of CAS / Evaluation
Simplifying the Motor Plans of Words: Shaping Successive Word Approximations
Cueing Motor Speech To Scripting Functional Expressive Language
10:45am – 11:30am
More Behavioral Principles, Errorless Teaching, and Five Lists of Single Words
11:30am – 12:30pm
Lunch on Own
12:30pm – 2:15pm
K-SLP and Principles of Motor Learning
Coaching Parents
K-SLP and Autism Spectrum Disorders
3:00pm – 3:30pm
Pre and Post Progress Video
Adjourn, Sign Out and Certificates
Since 1979, Nancy Kaufman, MA, CCC-SLP, has dedicated herself to establishing the Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol (K-SLP), a treatment approach to help children become effective vocal communicators. The K-SLP has evolved over the years to include the most current research in childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), motor learning, and applied behavior analysis (ABA), and its methods and materials are used by speech-language pathologists worldwide. In addition, many ABA specialists have adopted the K-SLP for children with autism spectrum disorders.
Nancy lectures locally, nationally, and internationally on the subject of CAS and other speech sound disorders in children. Families from around the country and the world travel to the Kaufman Children's Center for Speech, Language, Sensory-Motor, and Autism Treatment, Inc (KCC) in West Bloomfield, Michigan to participate in intensive, specialized therapy programs. The KCC continues to grow, offering renowned speech, language, occupational therapy, sensory integration, and applied behavior analysis (ABA) center and home-based autism programs.
Nancy served as a member of the Professional Advisory Council for Apraxia Kids for 10 years. Currently, she serves on the board of visitors of Wayne State University's Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute for Child and Family Development and is the speech-language pathologist consultant for the Parish School and Carruth Center in Houston, Texas, and Suburban Speech Center in Short Hills, New Jersey.
Nancy has been honored by both of her alma maters: she received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Wayne State University in 2015 and the Outstanding Alumni Award from Michigan State University in 2010. She was awarded the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association (MSHA) Distinguished Service Award in 2011 and the West Bloomfield Township Chamber of Commerce Community Excellence Business Person of the Year Award in 2015. She was also recognized by the Lawrence Technological University Leaders & Innovators program. The KCC has received MSHA's Clinical Service Award and Corp! Magazine's Best of Michigan Business Award. Nancy has three grown children and resides with her husband in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial — Nancy Kaufman is a presenter of CE seminars sponsored by Northern Speech Services; receives speaking fees.
Financial — Nancy Kaufman is a presenter of online CE courses sponsored by Northern Speech Services; receives royalty payments.
Financial — Nancy Kaufman is the Owner and Director of Kaufman Children's Center for Speech, Language, Sensory-Motor, and Social Connections, Inc; ownership interests.
Financial — Nancy Kaufman is the author of treatment materials published by Northern Speech Services; receives royalty payments.
Financial — Nancy Kaufman is the author of treatment materials that are self-published; Northern Speech purchases and distributes these products.
Nonfinancial — Nancy Kaufman has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
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A limited room block is available until November 14, 2019 at the Northern Speech rate of $139, plus taxes. This room block may close before November 14th if the rooms have been filled. Please make your reservations as soon as possible. Online hotel reservations are available here, or reserve by phone 877-622-3056.
This program is offered for 0.6 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional area).
Speech-language pathologists, ABA technicians, special education teachers, and parents of children with apraxia. Focus will be children ages 2-8 years with apraxia of speech and/or other speech sound disorders.
California: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. Provider #PDP4.
ASHA CEUs: Attendees must meet at least one of the following conditions in order to be eligible to earn ASHA CEUs:
If an attendee is not an ASHA member or CCC holder but meets any of the above criteria, they may provide their eligibility on the ASHA CEU Participant Form or inform the ASHA CE Registry of their eligibility by visiting this site.
Over 96% of past participants would recommend this course to a colleague!
"It's amazing how in just 6 hours, Nancy's course can teach SLPs, as well as parents, to assess a child for childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), plan goals and effectively intervene. Of all the seminars available addressing CAS, Nancy Kaufman's K-SLP approach is by far the best. Her one day seminar empowers both parents and therapists with the knowledge and evidence-based tools to effectively remediate CAS. Her courses are a requirement for all my SLP staff!"–Meredith White, M.ED. CCC-SLP
"Thanks for spending so much time on therapy."
"Any child who has Nancy as a therapist is lucky! Not only is she knowledgeable, she's fun!"
"If only I had this workshop earlier in my career — I would have done treatment differently. Now I feel I have a direction to go in, though."
"A wealth of practical information presented in a lively and easy-to-understand manner! One of the best courses I've attended!"
"Excellent course! I will now be able to work these techniques into my therapy sessions with children with motor coordination difficulties."
"Presenter was excellent at conveying information clearly. Very knowledgeable and I am happy she is willing to share her insight."
"She provided lots of helpful tips for getting closer approximations of sounds/words."
"Progress noted in before/after videos was a good indicator of the effectiveness of this approach."
"I am very impressed with the presenter's fast pace, energy, enthusiasm, as well as her ability to sequence sessions. She makes it look effortless."
"Speaker was easy to listen to and had a GREAT sense of humor!"
"I've implemented some of the techniques with my most difficult clients (with autism, for example) and seen immediate results. It's so exciting and makes my job so much more fun when I see how proud they are to accomplish new & difficult communication tasks.....I just wanted you to know that what you do is valuable and makes a difference in people's lives. Thank you!"


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In other news, watching the Heat-Spurs game today makes me appreciate how huge Ginobli is for them. Coming off the bench he allowed Pop to rest Parker and Duncan with no ensuing drop-off to their scoring ability. With him out, their second unit couldn't score to save their lives and he's having to overplay Duncan and Parker which can only lead to more injuries for them like Tony's ankle sprain today. This is the worst I've ever seen a Spurs team play since they drafted Duncan. Enjoying it tbh.
Also, Michael Beasley is so awesome, he's like a thinner Melo with his scoring and they've got him playing hard defense now too, which he never did at Kansas. Him, Wade and Matrix is such an awesome Big 3 for them, they just need a good big man or two to make this a team which could go deep into the playoffs.
EDIT: Wow, typed it too soon. Beasley gets injured and the Spurs cut a 24 point lead to 9 in 3 minutes.


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At the 2013 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship Gabi helped her team to win the first two matches with outstanding performances in attack. However, it is not her first time at such a big competition: "I already played the last World Grand Prix with the senior national team but it is always a big challenge for me because I want to play well. There I had the opportunity to play with one of my heroes, Sheila Castro. I like how she can change the hit every time depending on the situation, she has such great abilities, and she is a wonderful person."
Gabi is still a teenager. As all her friends, she likes social networks like Twitter and Facebook, where she has an incredible audience following her. "I think I have about four fan pages on Facebook, and on Twitter more than three thousands followers: it is a big responsibility but at the same time I love that all those fans follow me. For example I saw that some fans were watching our matches here in Czech Republic even if in Brazil it was night!"
Fans are important but for Brazil's future star, the aim is to keep on playing well to make a dream come true: "The next Olympics will be in my home country, and I would be honored to play with my national team. It is a dream and I hope to have the chance to play in the most important competition for a volleyball player."
After two competition days, Gabi is one of the best scorers of her team at the Women's U20 World Championship in Brno. Thanks to her spikes, Brazil have good chances to move to the final phase of the tournament.
2013 Women's Under 20 World Championship Tournament
2013 Women's Under 20 World Championship Schedule
FIVB World Rankings
Facebook: FIVB - International Volleyball Federation
Twitter: #FIVBVolleyball, #FIVBWomensU20
YouTube: FIVB Video
30.06.2013 23:37:05
China paint it red for second time in history
Brno, Czech Republic, June 30, 2013 – In front 4,000 thrilled spectators, world No. 1 China clinched their second FIVB Women's U20 World Championship ... More...
30.06.2013 22:52:20
China coach Jiande Xu: There is no secret for China's success in this age category. It is just hard work
Brno, Czech Republic, June 30, 2013 – China coach Jiande Xu and Japan coach Yasuhiro Fukuda shared their emotions at the press conference after Sunday... More...
30.06.2013 22:33:36
China win gold beating Japan 3-0 at Women's U20 World Championship
Brno, Czech Republic, June 30, 2013 – The gold medal at the Women's U20 World Championship goes to China, which was missing it since their first victo... More...
30.06.2013 22:03:25
Brasil Rosamaria Montibeller: We wanted the gold, but we are very happy for this bronze medal
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30.06.2013 21:09:55
My team had the possibility to finish in the top eight, says Bulgaria coach
Brno, Czech Republic, June 30, 2013 – In today's last match at Brno's Vodova hall, it was Bulgaria who emerged victorious versus Chinese Taipei in str... More...
30.06.2013 20:26:34
Bulgaria sign off with 3-0 victory over Chinese Taipei
Brno, Czech Republic, June 30, 2013 – Bulgaria prevailed against Chinese Taipei in the fight for ninth spot at the 2013 FIVB Women's U20 World Champio... More...
30.06.2013 20:21:36
Bronze for Brazil, their 12th medal in 17 editions
Brno, Czech Republic, June 30, 2013 – Brazil, the only team to participate in every edition of the World Championship U20 so far, got the bronze on Su... More...
30.06.2013 18:30:30
Czech Republic captain Lucie Herbockova: For the first time in this tournament we could please our coach
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30.06.2013 18:15:17
Czech Republic smile after the tie break with Peru
Brno, Czech Republic, June 30, 2013 – Czech Republic concluded their World Championship played in the home venue Kajot on Sunday and they wrote No. 11... More...
30.06.2013 17:48:29
The key point of the tournament was our loss against the Dominican Republic, says Colombia captain
Brno, Czech Republic, June 30, 2013 – Colombia prevailed 3-0 over a mild Egyptian team who could hardly find their rhythm. We won today but I do not f... More...


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Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Meningiomas
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01125046
Recruitment Status : Active, not recruiting
First Posted : May 18, 2010
Last Update Posted : April 12, 2018
- Study Details
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- No Results Posted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well bevacizumab works in treating patients with recurrent or progression meningiomas.
|Condition or disease
|Acoustic Schwannoma Adult Anaplastic Meningioma Adult Ependymoma Adult Grade I Meningioma Adult Grade II Meningioma Adult Meningeal Hemangiopericytoma Adult Papillary Meningioma Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Recurrent Adult Brain Tumor
|Biological: bevacizumab
|Phase 2
I. To determine the efficacy of bevacizumab in patients with recurrent or progressive benign and atypical/malignant meningiomas, despite prior therapy, as measured by six-month progression-free survival.
I. To describe the response rate and overall-survival in this patient population.
II. To evaluate the safety profile of bevacizumab in patients with recurrent meningiomas.
III. To perform an exploratory study in patients with hemangioblastoma and hemangiopericytoma.
IV. To assess tissue for VEGF and VEGFR to correlate with response. An exploratory analysis of HER-2 will be performed.
Patients receive bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes every 2 weeks for 6 months. Patients may then receive bevacizumab IV every 3 weeks for up to 12 months. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|50 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Phase II Trial of Bevacizumab in Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Meningiomas
|Study Start Date :
|July 2010
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|July 2019
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|July 2020
Experimental: Arm I
Patients receive bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes every 2 weeks for 6 months. Patients may then receive bevacizumab IV every 3 weeks for up to 12 months. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Biological: bevacizumab
Given IV
Other Names:
- Progression free survival [ Time Frame: At 6 months ]
- Response rate and overall-survival [ Time Frame: During week 8, every 8 weeks thereafter while on treatment and intermittently during followup ]Patients will have scans during week 8 and every 8 weeks thereafter while on treatment to assess response. Survival status will be confirmed intermittently during followup.
- Safety profile of bevacizumab [ Time Frame: Every 2 weeks while on treatment up to 28 days after the last dose ]Adverse events will be assessed every 2 weeks while on treatment up to 28 days after the last dose.
- Levels of VEGF and VEGFR expression in tumor tissue as compared to response rate [ Time Frame: At baseline and every 8 weeks until disease progression or death ]Tissue will be collected for the VEGF and VEGFR correlative studies during the screening phase. Patients will undergo radiological assessments every 8 weeks during treatment to determine disease status. The level of VEGF and VEGFR expression will be compared with the response rate as determined at the time of disease progression or death.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
- Histologically proven recurrent or progressive intracranial meningioma; this includes benign, atypical, or malignant meningioma who may or may not have neurofibromatosis type 1 or 2; pathology can be from initial surgery; OR histologically proven intracranial hemangiopericytoma, hemangioblastoma (with or without metastatic disease), acoustic neuroma, or intracranial schwannoma
- Unequivocal evidence for tumor progression by MRI (or CT scan if MRI is contraindicated); the scan must be performed within 14 days of registration
- Steroid dosing- must be on stable dose for at least 5 days prior to baseline imaging (Steroids are not required at the time of baseline imaging)
- Recent resection for recurrent tumor - patients will be eligible as long as they are greater than four weeks from surgery, have recovered from the effects of surgery, and have residual disease that can be evaluated; to best assess the extent of residual disease post-operatively, a CT/MRI should be done no later than 96 hours in the immediate post-operative period or at least 4 weeks post-operatively; if the 96 hour scan is more than 14 days before registration, it should be repeated
- Prior radiation therapy - patients may have been treated with standard external beam radiation or radiosurgery in any combination; an interval of >= 8 weeks (56 days) must have elapsed from the completion of radiation therapy to study entry and there must be subsequent evidence of tumor progression
- Patients with prior stereotactic radiosurgery must have confirmation of true progressive disease rather than radiation necrosis based on PET, MR spectroscopy or surgical documentation of disease
- Prior therapy: there is no limitation on the number of prior surgeries, radiation therapy, radiosurgery treatments, or chemotherapy agents
- Prior surgery: must be > 4 weeks from surgery
- Prior radiation: must be 8 weeks from end of treatment
- Prior chemotherapy: must be at least 4 weeks from cytotoxic therapy and 2 weeks from biologic therapies
- All patients must sign an informed consent indicating that they are aware of the investigational nature of the study
- Patients must sign an authorization for the release of their protected health information
- Karnofsky performance status >= 60%
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,000/mm^3
- Platelets >= 100,000/mm^3
- Hemoglobin >= 8gm/dl
- Serum aspartate transaminase (AST; serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT]) =< 2.5 x local laboratory upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Serum alanine transaminase (ALT; serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase [SGPT]) =< 2.5 x local laboratory upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Creatinine =< 2.0 mg/dl
- PT, INR, and PTT =< 1.5 times institutional upper limits of normal
- Total serum bilirubin =< 1.5
- Patients with a history of NF may have other stable CNS tumors, such as schwannoma, acoustic neuroma, or ependymoma, but ONLY if these lesions have been stable in size for the preceding 6 months
- No history of any other cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in-situ of the cervix) unless in complete remission and off all therapy for the disease for a minimum of 5 years
- Patients may not have a history of prior treatment with inhibitors of the VEGF pathway (eg: VEGF trap, cediranib, vatalanib, sunitinib, sorafenib, etc.)
- No concurrent treatment on another clinical trial; supportive care trials or non-treatment trials, e.g. QOL, are allowed
- No history of known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related illness or other active infection
- Anticoagulation with therapeutic warfarin (INR <3) and low molecular weight heparin is allowed
- Pregnancy or breast-feeding (Patients must be surgically sterile, postmenopausal, or agree to use effective contraception during the period of therapy; the definition of effective contraception will be based on the judgment of the principal investigator or a designated associate)
- Male patients must be surgically sterile or agree to use effective contraception; women of childbearing potential must have a negative B-HCG pregnancy test documented within 14 days prior to registration
- Patient must be able to comply with the study and follow-up procedures
- Life expectancy greater than 12 weeks
- Adequately controlled hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure =< 150 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure =< 100 mmHg)
- No history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy
- Patients must not have New York Heart Association (NYHA) Grade II or greater congestive heart failure
- No history of myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 12 months prior to Day 1 of treatment
- No history of stroke or transient ischemic attack
- Patients must not have significant vascular disease (e.g., aortic aneurysm, requiring surgical repair or recent peripheral arterial thrombosis) within 6 months prior to Day 1 of treatment
- No history of hemoptysis (>= 1/2 teaspoon of bright red blood per episode) within 1 month prior to Day 1 of treatment
- No evidence of bleeding diathesis or significant coagulopathy (in the absence of therapeutic anticoagulation)
- No history of major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to Day 1 of treatment or anticipation of need for major surgical procedure during the course of the study
- No history of minor surgical procedure, excluding placement of a vascular access device, within 7 days prior to Day 1 of treatment
- No history of abdominal fistula or gastrointestinal perforation within 6 months prior to Day 1 of treatment
- Patients must not have serious non-healing wound, active ulcer, or unhealed bone fracture
- Urine protein:creatinine (UPC) ratio =< 1.0 at screening OR urine dipstick for proteinuria < 2 (patients discovered to have >= 2 proteinuria on dipstick urinalysis at baseline should undergo a 24 hour urine collection and must demonstrate =< 1g of protein in 24 hours to be eligible)
- No known hypersensitivity to any component of bevacizumab
- Patients may not have a prior history of bowel perforation
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01125046
|United States, Illinois
|Northwestern University
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
|United States, Massachusetts
|Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
|United States, New York
|Columbia University Medical Center
|New York, New York, United States, 10032
|United States, Virginia
|University of Virginia
|Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22903
|United States, Washington
|University of Washington
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109-1023
|Principal Investigator:
|Priya Kumthekar, MD
|Northwestern University
|Responsible Party:
|Northwestern University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01125046 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
STU00024715 ( Other Identifier: Northwestern University IRB )
|First Posted:
|May 18, 2010 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 12, 2018
|Last Verified:
|April 2018
Neurofibromatosis 2
Neurofibromatosis 1
Neuroma, Acoustic
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Nervous System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Nervous System Diseases
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue
Meningeal Neoplasms
Nerve Sheath Neoplasms
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary
Neurocutaneous Syndromes
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
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I reckon there's a lot of people reading into the format what they needn't.
I reckon there's a lot of people reading into the format what they needn't.
'You will look very silly said Mr Salteena with a dry laugh.
Well so will you said Ethel in a snappy tone and she ran out of the room with a very superier run throwing out her legs behind and her arms swinging in rithum.
Well said the owner of the house she has a most idiotick run.'
On paper I'd say that the teams aren't that strong. However, if anything, this adds to the interest in the cup I reckon. There is a fairly decent number of teams who could pull off a key win here and there and blow the competition wide open. Its anyones game at the moment.
SA - Probably the best team of the lot on paper but will choke obv.
India - Very strong I reckon but I think its all down to how well their bowlers can contain opposition batsmen.
SL - Not a bad team and quite strong. Leaving out Randiv from the squad weakens them slightly IMO.
NZ - I reckon but they have a lot of players who could raise their level with the bat. Its their bowling which appears to lack something though.
Pakistan - No idea what they'll end up doing tbh. Underestimate them at your own peril.
WI - Another difficult team to rate. All it takes is a Gaylestorm or two and they'll be winning games here and there and surprise everyone.
AUS - Weaker than what they were before obviously but by no means a pushover. May even go on to win it and prove everyone wrong. Wouldn't be the first time.
ENG - Very strong team coming into this competition. They've been very good for a while now.
"I will go down as Darren Sammy, the one who always smiles" - Darren Sammy
And smalishah's avatar is the most classy one by far Jan certainly echoes the sentiments of CW
Yeah we don't crap in the first world; most of us would actually have no idea what that was emanating from Ajmal's backside. Why isn't it roses and rainbows like what happens here? PEWS's retort to Ganeshran on Daemon's picture depicting Ajmal's excreta
marc71178 - President and founding member of AAAS - we don't only appreciate when he does well, but also when he's not quite so good!
Anyone want to join the Society?
Beware the evils of Kit-Kats - they're immoral apparently.
Plus set up a succession of relatively dull and predictable games.
Even if 1 of the 2 had made it through it would have been less tedious.
Upsets do not make a tournament boring FFS.
It depends - the actual upset isn't boring, but the result of the upset can be (as shown by the super 8s last time)
Blame the teams that didn't show up.. not the ones who beat them, and hence fully deserved their places in the Super 8. Besides, Bangladesh did beat SA in the Super 8's as well, so their place was no less justified than England or W. Indies, who did very little of note.
Once I got over the disappointment, I found it quite refreshing TBH.
I forgot there was a World Cup going on once India got knocked out.
I didn't
This time, with 8 teams advancing and each team playing 6 games the chances of upsets are reduced considerably.
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"Ben Stokes, that most unlikely saint, worked the second of the two miracles he needs for his canonisation." - The Guardian's Andy Bell on the England all-rounder's Headingley ton
It makes no sense to me that it takes 42 matches to determine who the best 8 teams are when everyone knows who those teams are, and a further 7 to decide who the best out of those 8 is when that spot is still totally up for grabs.
But on the other hand, I'm liking all the cricket Ireland get to play.
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'Sensitive Santa' minimizes trauma for autistic kids
MESA, Ariz. — Reece Gonzalez visited Santa for the first time this year, and he was so frightened of the guy with the cascading white beard that the 5-year-old didn't sit on his lap.
Reece is autistic, and his reaction is so typical among children with autism or other sensory sensitivities that one social-services agency decided to bring in what they call a "Sensitive Santa" to introduce children to a holiday tradition without the trauma of the long lines, bright lights and loud noise that surround Santa's thrones in shopping malls.
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To see Sensitive Santa, a program that several groups across the country have introduced to help kids and their parents, children aren't forced to wait in lines, and the environment is quiet and calm. While they're waiting their turn, they can play with crafts in a room stocked with cookies, cupcakes and juice. A movie plays in the craft room, as well.
Sensitive Santa, aka therapist John Pettingill of Touchstone Behavioral Health, said he moves slowly and quietly.
"With the children's jumpiness and sensitivity to loud noise ... it's not HO, HO, HO, but ho, ho, ho," said Pettingill, who extends his hand to the children and tries to reassure them he's safe.
He gets requests for Xboxes and especially puppies for Christmas, but he never makes promises, saying instead that he'll do the best he can or that he'll talk to their parents.
Pettingill said playing Santa is rewarding and gratifying.
"I'm the biggest Grinch in the world, but to see the little boys and girls happy is great," he said. "Unfortunately, Christmas has become so commercialized. Here we see the kids happy."
One of two men dressed as elves, prevention specialist/interventionist Jonathan Tummavichakul, said the Sensitive Santa project has grown since it began in the Phoenix area three years ago.
"We've seen families in tears, thanking us for this opportunity," he said. "Otherwise, they'd never have a chance to have a picture taken with Santa. Every kid deserves that opportunity."
He said autistic children are misunderstood easily. For example, a child may take his shirt off because the tag at the back of his neck is irritating, or he'll take off shoes and socks because the seam stitching is irritating.
"People think they're being bad kids, but they have sensory issues, which are painful," Tummavichakul said.
When Reece walked into the room and saw Santa, his face registered trepidation, and he turned around and began jumping up and down, not with joy but apparently anxiety.
"Do you want to sing a song, Reece?" Santa asked as he launched into "Jingle Bells." But Reece kept his distance, coming close only to get a soft teddy bear.
Photographer Frank Saverino snapped a picture.
As they prepared to leave, his mother, Michele Gonzalez, showed the photo to Reece, who said, "Santa."
She was shocked.
"He said 'Santa!' For a kid that doesn't speak, that's awesome," she said.


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Mayor Chris Beutler today urged the community to support the second annual Lincoln Smoke Alarm Rally from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, August 21. Residents who live in the neighborhood surrounding McPhee Elementary School, 15th and "G" streets, are asked to welcome volunteers who will install free smoke alarms. Volunteers also are needed to canvass the neighborhood, knock on doors and offer to install free alarms.
The volunteers will work with trained personnel from Lincoln Fire and Rescue (LFR), the American Red Cross, Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) and other health and safety organizations. Organizers hope to install over 1,000 dual-detection smoke alarms, each equipped with a 10-year battery. They will be target two areas:
Officials say fire is the second leading cause of accidental death to children in Nebraska, and more than 80 percent of fire deaths occur in homes with no alarm or a non-functioning alarm.
"The bottom line is that smoke alarms save lives," said Mayor Beutler. "If we reach our goal at Saturday's rally, we will have provided hundreds of families in Lincoln with this live-saving tool. This is the Stronger Safer Neighborhoods Initiative at work – creating community partnerships to keep Lincoln a safe place to live, work and raise a family."
Based on the success of last year's inaugural smoke alarm rally, LFR secured a FEMA grant to expand this year's effort. "With the additional grant money and our community volunteers, we hope to install many more alarms and also provide additional special equipment to families with a deaf or hard of hearing family member," said Fire Chief Niles Ford.
Jon Carlson of the Stronger Safer Neighborhoods Initiative, said the City has been investing resources in the neighborhoods surrounding McPhee school for the past year as part of a larger effort to revitalize neighborhoods and increase safety.
Safe Kids of Lincoln-Lancaster County has teamed with LFR to organize the rally, modeled after a successful program in Phoenix, Arizona.
"Safe Kids is a program that focuses on a wide-range of injury prevention programs for children," said Bruce Dart, Director, LLCHD "To do that, we bring together State and local agencies, medical providers, service groups, businesses, schools and others in the community. We believe events like the Smoke Alarm Rally provide a great opportunity to educate residents, provide prevention resources and increase the health of the community."
Volunteers age 18 and older are still needed to help install the smoke alarms. Those who are 16 and 17 years old can participate if accompanied by a parent or guardian. No experience is necessary. Organizers are especially in need of Spanish-speaking volunteers. Those wishing to help can contact Julie Anderson at 441-8071 or show up at McPhee at 8 a.m. Saturday.
Other community groups and sponsors involved in the rally include Allied Insurance Company; the Center for People in Need; Continental Western; Lincoln Firefighters Association, I.A.F.F. Local 644; the Real Estate Owners and Managers Association; Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Burn Unit; Southeast Community College Fire Protection and Technology Department; Union Bank & Trust; Lincoln Police Department; and United Rentals.
Additional information is available on the City Web site at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: smoke alarm).


text: Next Story > India Real Time Apple and Samsung in Price War in India By Dhanya Ann Thoppil Apr 16, 2013 2:42 pm IST 0 RESPONSES Lee Jae-Won/Reuters Samsung and Apple are offering various discounts to convince customers to switch smartphones. Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc. are battling it out globally for smartphone dominance. In India, they are trying to outdo one another by offering various discounts to convince consumers to switch smartphones. Apple launched a scheme in early April that allows consumers to exchange any of their older smartphones—whether it be an iPhone, an Android-based phone or a Blackberry– for a cash discount of at least 7,000 rupees ($128) on the purchase of an iPhone 4, the basic model available in India. Shortly after on April 10, South Korean rival Samsung said it would offer a 15% cash back to consumers who purchase its smartphones including the Galaxy Note II, Galaxy S III, Galaxy Grand, and the Galaxy tablet. Most of these devices fall in the high end of Samsung's portfolio of products sold in India. Samsung's promotion is on top of a previous offer that allows customers to buy any of these devices through a 12-month interest-free payment plan. The promotions come as competition in India's smartphone market is heating up with more consumers looking to replace basic handsets with phones that can offer Internet browsing, video, music and other features. Apple held just 5% of the smartphones market in India in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with Samsung's 40%, data from market research firm Canalys showed. Over the past year, Apple has been trying to grab a greater share of the smartphone market in India by overhauling its iPhone operations, offering interest-free loans to lure more customers and aggressively marketing its phones. In September, Apple started working directly with two specialized technology products distributors to get its phones across to retail outlets. The result was a three-fold jump in the shipment of iPhones to India in the fourth quarter, Canalys said. The Times of India reported that Apple posted $365 million in revenue in the fiscal year that ended in March. Apple wasn't immediately available for comment. Buoyed by the demand for iPhones, Apple's revenue from India between October 2012 through September this year is set to reach $1 billion, Canalys estimates. The cash discounts are already driving Apple's sales of iPhones in India. One of the major deterrents to Apple in India has been the high price of its products. The basic iPhone 4 sells for 26,500 rupees ($485) in India, while the starting price of the latest model iPhone 5 is 45,500 rupees. "Samsung realizes the threat from Apple, which is why it is offering discounts in the form of a cash back on all its latest products, including the Galaxy Note II," said Katyayan Gupta, an analyst with U.S.-based Forrester Research Galaxy Note II is one of Samsung's best-selling phones in India. Samsung launched the 12-month interest free installment plan in February. Asim Warsi ,vice president of Samsung Mobile in India, said Samsung doubled sales of smartphones linked to this scheme between January and March. "The strong success that we are garnering for our smartphones with interest-free installment promotions encouraged us to start the 15% cash back offer," he said. Mr. Warsi said affordability will be one of the key factors helping smartphone adoption and upgrades in India. Some analysts say Apple's move is aimed more at clearing out stocks of its three-year old, outdated model of the iPhone. "iPhone 4 is a product that will be phased out over the next one or two years considering the shelf life of a typical Apple product," said G. Rajeev, an analyst tracking the mobile phone market in India. Mr. Rajeev said to really grab a greater share of India's smartphone market, Apple will have to do a lot more. Most importantly, it needs to introduce a slew of phones across different price categories, like Samsung has. People familiar with the matter have told The Wall Street Journal that Apple is working on a cheaper iPhone. Follow India Real Time on Twitter @indiarealtime. Share this: Apple mobile phones Samsung Smartphones Previous Culture of Apathy Haunts India Next India's Most Transparent Politicians? Most Popular Videos Giuliani's Partnership With Fraud Guarantee Revealed in Letter Opinion: Bill Barr on FBI's FISA Warrant 'Gross Abuse' Aramco Shares Debut With a Bang on Saudi Stock Exchange Opinion: Democrats Shrink Impeachment to Two Weak Articles Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Anti-Semitism on College Campuses Most Popular Articles Lachlan Murdoch Sets L.A. Record by Paying $150 Million for a Château-Style Mansion Opinion: The Incredible Shrinking Impeachment Trump Agrees to Limited Trade Deal With China Disney Accused of Snow Job Over 'Frozen 2' Tweet Apology Border Wall Stalls Over Fights With Landowners


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I can't believe it, but I am flying all the way to Europe and back (plains, trains and automobiles!) for a one-hour Tapestry session at JavaPolis. I'm presenting on Tapestry from 16:55 to 17:55 on Wed December 15th 2004.
The inside scoop on what's happening with Tapestry ... from the creator of the Apache Tapestry framework. Plus all the normal, random thoughts on coding and technology.
Tapestry Training -- From The Source
Sunday, December 12, 2004
Tapestry @ JavaPolis on Wednesday
3 comments:
- Koen Roevens said...
I' m glad you're coming to JavaPolis. Too less Belgian J2EE-developers know Tapestry. And absolutely too less use it.
- Koen Roevens said...
Hi Howard,
You're presentation was great.
I noticed you also attended the presentation on JDNC.
How about opening Tapestry for Thinlet?
I'm thinking for instance of a custom form component which renders itself as regular Html or as an Thinlet applet, depending on the user's browser settings or his preferences. The component's template can be used as well for Tapestry's server side rendering as well for Thinlet's client side rendering. The only major obstacle I see for similar components, is the fact that in Tapestry 3.0 the controller code of a component is tied to the Tapestry framework. (Tapestry expects the controller methods in the component class which extends AbstractComponent.) Is there a chance this will be changed in 3.1?
Regards and thanks for the presentation
- Spychcio said...
It was 4 years ago...but it must be good thing to be on JavaPolis. Thanks for presentation!


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BuzzFeed unveiled "a two-week detox plan that's actually realistic" this week, and it made me want to throw a head of broccoli at my computer screen. Not because the menu is unappealing—the pictures and recipes appear delicious, actually.
Not because the idea of detoxifying your body via a diet is a scam (although it is). Not because it proscribes caffeine and alcohol and provides 1,300 to 1,600 calories a day (which don't exactly sound "realistic" to me).
No, the thing that drives me crazy is that the plan is called the "BuzzFeed Food Clean Eating Challenge," and "clean eating" is a meaningless term that does more harm than good to our discourse about food.
To be fair, BuzzFeed is hardly the first publication to use the phrase "clean eating" to sex up a low-calorie, plant-based diet regime. The phrase has been in the lexicon for years. There are a multitude of cookbooks and diet books with the word "clean" in their titles (Clean Food, Clean Eating for Busy Families, Clean Eats, and even Eating Clean for Dummies).
There is a monthly magazine called Clean Eating that purportedly "takes you beyond the food you eat, exploring the multitude of health and nutritional benefits that can be yours when you subscribe to a clean lifestyle." There are clean eating explainers, FAQs, and "core principles." The buzzword has diffused so thoroughly through the media that it would be surprising if BuzzFeed didn't use the word "clean" in its two-week diet plan.
Clean eating's ubiquity is part of the problem: The term has been adopted so widely, by people promoting so many different eating choices, that it has no agreed upon definition. If you're BuzzFeed, clean eating means "low-carb and gluten-free with an emphasis on lean protein (no red meat) and fresh produce." If you're Terry Walters, the author of Clean Food, it means forsaking all animal products.
If you're Preventionmagazine, which issues an annual list of the "100 Cleanest Packaged Food Awards," it means foods that contain less than 10 grams of sugar and less than 200 milligrams of sodium, that come in bisphenol-A-free packaging, and aren't genetically modified. Most "clean" diets focus on unprocessed, plant-based foods, but "clean eating" can mean pretty much anything you want it to mean.
Which brings us to the most pernicious part of the "clean eating" craze: It implies that anyone who doesn't eat in the way you deem "clean" is eating "dirty." As fat-acceptance activist Marianne Kirby astutely put it in xoJane last year, "When you tell someone their food is dirty, even by implication, you shit all over their own body autonomy, issues of class and access, cultural food traditions, their own tastes and needs, and issues of health."
Even more to the point, as Kirby acknowledges, "clean" eating assigns moral value where none exists (since, contrary to popular belief, dieting does not actually make you a better person). Notions of clean and dirty are inextricably tied up with notions of right and wrong; as Steven Pinker in particular has argued, purity is a universal theme of human moral codes.
Progressive people generally agree that describing the complex, deep-seated pleasures of sexuality as "dirty" is both inaccurate and psychologically harmful to impressionable minds. We recoil when religious fundamentalists compare a woman who has had sex with multiple partners to a dirty stick of gum. Why should we be OK with describing food—another one of life's fundamental, complicated pleasures—in similarly loaded terms?
Calling your latest low-cal, gluten-free diet a "clean eating challenge" gives it a misplaced and emotionally charged moral cast. There are plenty of complicated moral problems surrounding food, among them animal welfare, labor rights, and environmental protection. But none of them can be adequately discussed with oversimplified labels like "clean" and "dirty."
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Doug Marrone is new Buffalo Bills coach
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y., Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Doug Marrone, who had a 25-25-record in four seasons as a college coach, was introduced Monday as the coach the NFL's Buffalo Bills.
Marrone, 48, coached Syracuse the last four seasons, posting an 8-5 overall mark and 5-2 Big East record in 2012. That left him 25-25 in his career as head coach. While the .500 mark isn't imposing, the Orange were 10-37 in the four seasons before Marrone took over.
He previously worked in the NFL as offensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints from 2006-08 and offensive line coach for the New York Jets from 2002-05.
Marrone replaces Chan Gailey, who was 34-46 in three seasons as the Bills coach. Buffalo was 6-10 in 2012, missing the playoffs for a 13th consecutive season.
Djokovic given No. 1 seed in Australia
MELBOURNE, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, going for a third consecutive Australian Open championship, on Monday was announced as the top seed for the 2013 tournament.
It is little surprise that Djokovic was made the No. 1 seed, with the top ranking and 2012 and 2011 men's singles titles in his favor. He defeated Rafael Nadal in five sets last January in the 2012 final.
Roger Federer, who owns four Australian Open titles, is the second seed and Andy Murray, a two-time tournament runner-up, is third.
The seedings for the 2013 men's singles basically follow the ATP rankings. However, world No. 4-ranked Rafael Nadal last month withdrew from the Australian Open, citing recovery from a stomach virus. He hasn't played an ATP event since losing in the second round at Wimbledon last year.
That leaves the No. 4 seed in Melbourne to world No. 5 David Ferrer.
Tomas Berdych was seeded fifth followed by, in order, Juan Martin del Potro, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Janko Tipsarevic. Each are seeded one spot higher than their rankings.
The second eight -- seeds 9-16 -- are: Richard Gasquet, Nicolas Almagro, Juan Monaco, John Isner, Marin Cilic, Milos Raonic, Gilles Simon and Stanislas Wawrinka.
The 2013 Australian Open runs from Jan. 14-27.
Azarenka top women's seed in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Victoria Azarenka was announced as the No. 1 women's seed for the Australian Open, where last year she won her first Grand Slam title.
Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in straight sets in winning the 2012 women's singles title in Melbourne in 2012.
In addition to the first major title, the win allowed Azarenka to reach No. 1 in the rankings for the first time. She's been No. 1 for 46 of the 50 weeks since.
The women's singles seedings, announced Monday, follow the WTA rankings. The draws for the event are to be announced Friday. The tournament opens next Monday and the women's singles final is scheduled for Jan. 26.
Sharapova is seeded second and much attention will be placed Friday in which side of the draw organizers place third-seeded Serena Williams, who has lost just two matches since last March. Sharapova won the French Open last year but Williams took Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. Williams has won the Australian Open five times, most recently in 2010.
Agnieszka Radwanska is the No. 4 seed, with No. 5 Angelique Kerber, sixth-seeded Li Na, seventh-seed Sara Errani and No. 8 Petra Kvitova in the next tier.
Seeds 9-16 are, in order: Samantha Stosur, Caroline Wozniacki, Marion Bartoli, Nadia Petrova, Ana Ivanovic, Maria Kirilenko, Dominika Cibulkova and Roberta Vinci.
Messi collects fourth FIFA Ballon d'Or
ZURICH, Switzerland, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Lionel Messi was announced Monday as the winner of the FIFA Ballon d'Or, symbolic of being the best soccer player in the world in 2012.
It was the record fourth consecutive year that Messi was selected Player of the Year. He was second in the voting in 2007 and '08.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who played for Real Madrid and Portugal, came in second to Messi. It was the fourth time since 2007 Ronaldo was second in the Ballon d'Or balloting. Andres Iniesta, from Barcelona and Spain, was third. He was second a year ago.
Messi set a calendar-year record with 91 total goals last year for Barcelona as a professional player and the Argentine national team.
"To tell the truth, this is really quite unbelievable," Messi said at the announcement ceremony. "The fourth award that I have had is just too great for words.
"I would like to thank my other colleagues from Barcelona. Iniesta, it has been great to train and play alongside you. I would also like to recognize all my friends from the Argentinean national team."
U.S. player Abby Wambach won the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award with her teammate Alex Morgan, the runner-up. Brazil's Marta, who has won the honor five times and been second twice, came in third for 2012.
The FIFA Men's Coach of the Year was Vicente del Bosque, who leads the Spanish national men's team. The FIFA Women's Coach of the Year was Pia Sundhage who recently resigned as coach of the U.S. women's team. Both the Spanish men and the U.S. women are ranked No. 1 in the world.


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Craig Hughes, Democratic political operative, headed to national firm
Craig Hughes, a powerful Colorado Democratic operative, is leaving the Denver-based political firm RBI Strategies to spearhead a local branch of the national firm Hilltop Public Solutions.
"I'm very excited for this new opportunity," Hughes said recently.
Hilltop Public Solutions is a national political and public affairs firm with offices from New York to Washington, D.C. and Billings, Mont.
Hughes played vital roles in helping President Barack Obama and Sen. Michael Bennet to victories in Colorado in recent years.
"I've been fortunate to help elect incredible leaders, from school board and state legislators, to the U.S. Senate and the Presidency," Hughes wrote in an e-mail to supporters about his work at RBI Strategies. "With Hilltop, I'll continue to work with political candidates, non profits, and corporations to fulfill their strategic and communication needs."
Hilltop's founder, Nick Baldick, has been close friends with Hughes since the 1990s.
"We worked together on the first Clinton campaign," Hughes said, noting he will still share contacts and collaborate with RBI Strategies, which was founded by Rick Ridder more than 20 years ago.
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RICHMOND, Va. – VCU freshman forward Daniel Haehre was named Colonial Athletic Association Men's Soccer Rookie of the Week on Monday after scoring the game-winning goal in the team's 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Towson on Sunday night.
Haehre notched the goal in the 103rd minute of play to hand the Rams their 10th victory of the 2011 campaign. Following a blocked shot on sophomore midfielder Nate Shiffman's attempt, Haehre one-timed a shot into the left side of the goal. It was a big week for the Norwegian, as he earned his first collegiate start against High Point and followed that up with a start against Towson.
The Rams have just two regular season matches left on the docket, with both games being played inside the friendly confines of Sports Backers Stadium. VCU hosts Georgia State this Wednesday (November 2), before playing host to Delaware on Saturday night (November 5). Both games are scheduled for 7 p.m.
VCU and Georgia State are currently tied for sixth place in the CAA, as both teams boast records of 5-4 in conference play.