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Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king in his place.
Then David said, "I'll show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me."
So David sent his emissaries to console Hanun concerning his father. However, when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,
the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun their lord, "Just because David has sent men with condolences for you, do you really believe he's showing respect for your father? Instead, hasn't David sent his emissaries in order to scout out the city, spy on it, and demolish it? "
So Hanun took David's emissaries, shaved off half their beards, cut their clothes in half at the hips, and sent them away.
When this was reported to David, he sent someone to meet them, since they were deeply humiliated. The king said, "Stay in Jericho until your beards grow back; then return."
When the Ammonites realized they had become repulsive to David, they hired twenty thousand foot soldiers from the Arameans of Beth-rehob and Zobah, one thousand men from the king of Maacah, and twelve thousand men from Tob.
David heard about it and sent Joab and all the elite troops.
The Ammonites marched out and lined up in battle formation at the entrance to the city gate while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were in the field by themselves.
When Joab saw that there was a battle line in front of him and another behind him, he chose some of Israel's finest young men and lined up in formation to engage the Arameans.
He placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai. They lined up in formation to engage the Ammonites.
"If the Arameans are too strong for me," Joab said, "then you will be my help. However, if the Ammonites are too strong for you, I'll come to help you.
"Be strong! Let's prove ourselves strong for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD's will be done."[fn]
Joab and his troops advanced to fight against the Arameans, and they fled before him.
When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai and entered the city. So Joab withdrew from the attack against the Ammonites and went to Jerusalem.
When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they regrouped.
Hadadezer sent messengers to bring the Arameans who were beyond the Euphrates River, and they came to Helam with Shobach, commander of Hadadezer's army, leading them.
When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and went to Helam. Then the Arameans lined up to engage David in battle and fought against him.
But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers.[fn] He also struck down Shobach commander of their army, who died there.
When all the kings who were Hadadezer's subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became their subjects. After this, the Arameans were afraid to ever help the Ammonites again.
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Wates Giving Social Enterprise Funding
Wates Giving Social Enterprise Fellowships at InnovationRCA are awarded to start-ups with ideas or designs that address clear societal needs. Projects receive financial support (up to £20,000) through bursaries and business mentoring.
A social enterprise applies commercial strategies to maximise improvements in human and environmental well-being, rather than purely maximising profits. Social enterprises can be structured as for-profit or non-profit.
Wates Giving Social Enterprise Fellows for 2016 are:
Malav Sanghavi, Creoto
Xinyang Tan, Vigor
Previous Winners
- Hsin-Hua (Sheana) Yu & Daniel Garret, Aergo
- Katarzyna Zmyslona, Nudge
- Setareh Shamdani, Antton Peña, Verse
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Advanced Stick Fighting
Bushidō, the way of the warrior, is deeply bound to the rich history of the martial traditions of Japan, which have drawn generations of devotees, as well as awe and respect worldwide. Of all the martial arts, bō-jutsu, or stick fighting, is one of the least understood and most intriguing, having been largely hidden for centuries.
In Advanced Stick Fighting, Masaaki Hatsumi, the most renowned budō and ninja grandmaster in the world, and author of Stick Fighting and The Way of the Ninja, reveals some of the secrets surrounding this revered fighting art. Hatsumi offers the reader thoughtful reflections on bushidō, its venerable history, and its role in today's world. He also discusses the origins of bō-jutsu, which he sees as inexorably linked to the evolution of humankind; it is both universal and timeless.
While the highly acclaimed and long-selling Stick Fighting dealt mainly with self-defense using short sticks, this book reveals to the reader a number of advanced techniques using medium and long sticks that were originally used by samurai swordsmen and military commanders. Lavish illustrations accompany the explanations and help further demonstrate the graceful, mysterious movements of stick fighting. The original Japanese text is also included in the appendix.
This book will be an important addition to the libraries of readers who are seriously interested in pursuing the more advanced applications of stick fighting. It will also deepen readers' understanding of bushidō in general, and bring them closer to Hatsumi's personal philosophy -- that only through complete devotion to the martial arts as a way of life can self-enlightenment be attained, and that the wisdom gained through this can promote a true and lasting world of peace.
About the Author
After progressing through various martial arts, Masaaki Hatsumi found his life's mentor, Takamatsu Toshitsugu, and studied under him for the next fifteen years. Hatsumi became the 34th Grandmaster of Togakure-ryû Ninjutsu and eight other arts, which he unified into the Bujinkan system. While traveling the world, teaching thousands of individual students as well as law enforcement agencies, he received numerous accolades from politicians and spiritual leaders of many nationalities. He has also worked as a professional osteopath, acted in a popular television series, and was the Chairman of the International Department of the Japan Literary Artists' Club. Hatsumi is the author of many of Kodansha's best-selling martial arts books.


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This model has been replaced by the :Anapurna 2500 LED printer. At IPEX 2006 and simultaneously at ISA 2006, Agfa launched their :Anapurna X and Anapurna XL to replace the :Anapurna 100. So you can tell there has been a number of replacements, which nobody guarantees will not continue. Now that Agfa acquired Gandinnovations, none of these models are exhibited any more, because the company's high-end solutions are covered by the Agfa :Jeti printers.
The :Anapurna 100 was the same body as the Mutoh Cobra (to be manufactured by Mutoh Europe in Belgium ). Mutoh then launched the Mutoh Cobra S65uv and Mutoh Cobra S100uv. It got complex quickly: Agfa replaced the Anapurna 100 with the Anapurna XLS.
Now Mutoh is trying to keep alive its current UV-cured model, the Zephyr, which is too expensive considering the limited number of applications you can produce with it.
Reportedly the :Anapurna X and :Anapurna XL were manufactured by an Asian company that is not Mutoh. The FLAAR Reports will cover this specifically now that full information is available. The OEM model is one we already know from earlier trade shows.
Today comparative price, ROI, cost, performance, and tech support are all factors. Speed, resolution are being improved with every new season. The competition in 2012 would be the Durst Rho 600 Pictor, the HP Scitex FB950, the EFI VUTEk GS 3250. Once upon a time a competitor was perhaps the DuPont CromaPrint 22UV, but its engineering was deficient and DuPont had to withdraw from the UV printer market.
The Oce Arizona flatbeds become competitive. The early versions had issues that we detailed in a number of FLAAR Reports. But if you are considering a flatbed competitor that also prints on roll-to-roll, then you ought to check the JETRIX 2030 FRK UV flatbed printer.
Comprehensive FLAAR Report on the :Anapurna L and XL
Available now is an expanded update of our coverage of the Agfa :Anapurna L and XL, which naturally also covers the Mutoh Cobra S65uv and S100uv (since they were all the same machine, in two sizes). But today (2012), Mutoh no longer cooperates with Agfa, and Mutoh has its own printer, the Mutoh Zephyr (which is a hybrid style, not a combo style with moving transport belt).
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Campaign for Religious Equality
The Campaign for Religious Equality (CFRE) is the way to build the Reform Movement in Israel. Ultra-Orthodox parties in Israel have accumulated control over religious expression to the detriment of all other Jewish streams. Bodies like the Chief Rabbinate dictate everything from marriage and divorce to kashrut certifications. The destructiveness of this level of power and control have been seen through repeated violent clashes as the Western Wall, and most recently in the passage of the Nation-State Bill.
Progressive values are under attack in Israel, and we as the Reform Movement have an obligation to invest in building a more equal, democratic and pluralistic Jewish State. The Campaign for Religious Equality is designed to strengthen the Reform Movement on the ground in Israel, to bolster our progressive Israeli siblings as they fight for recognition and respect, and for a Jewish Homeland welcoming of all Jews.
The CFRE Resources Kit includes the following:
- CFRE Congregation Supporters
- CFRE Talking Points
- CFRE Deck with Talking Points – please note the talking points are on the bottom of each slide
- CFRE Financial Commitment Form
- CFRE Orthodox Monopoly Backgrounder
- CFRE Social Media Copy
- CFRE Solicitation Letter
- CFRE Costs
- CFRE Report - Summer 2018
- Executive Summary for The Reform Judaism in Israel survey (October 2017)
1. Print in your newsletter, include in your congregation weekly emails, and mail to your entire congregation
Edit to meet the needs of your congregation and paste into your printed newsletter
Include specific ways your congregation is involved with congregations in Israel
2. Mail and Email to a segmented list of members
Who are you most passionate for Israel members?
Who travels to Israel regularly?
Who are the families who advocate for increasing Israel education and Israel programming?
Who are your community leaders who are philanthropically involved with giving to Israel?
Who are your congregation leaders who have mentioned their deep connections to Israel?
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The The 1st China-EU Graphene Flagship Workshop on Graphene and 2D Materials is to provide a forum for all participants to communicate recent developments in Graphene and 2D Materials, tackle challenges, establish possible collaborations and eventually advance our understanding of new physics in novel materials at nanoscale.
2017 workshop will be held from June 29th to July 2nd. We expect your participation and enjoy your stay in Beijing.
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GRID 2's 'Demolition Derby' mode is now available as a free DLC for Xbox 360 and Steam, and will be also available for the PlayStation 3 as of next week.
'Demolition Derby' mode was one of the most requested features in feedback from the GRID 2 community and updates the original mode from GRID for GRID 2 to take advantage of the game's superior graphics and damage engine.
The free downloadable content includes the Jupiter Eagle Ray Mk 5 Demo Derby car with a range of stock liveries, plus the option to customise its livery, and the Detroit Demolition Derby Stadium where players can choose from two configurations of the track, each featuring a crossover jump to encourage contact.
'Demolition Derby' mode can be enjoyed in single-player, split-screen and in up to twelve player online races.


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Your Briefing on Growing Green Finance
NEWSROOM: Ethical Corporation
CAMPAIGN: The 17th Annual Responsible Business Summit Europe 2018
CONTENT: Press Release
January 25, 2018 /3BL Media/ - Ethical Corporation recently commissioned a 20-page complimentary briefing into the growing state of green finance, which goes into depth on the important role green finance has to play in tackling climate change.
Click here to download the complimentary briefing
Mark Hillsdon, a freelance sustainabilty journalist, says that "the system is structured to reduce the kind of long-term investment that we need. We want the financial system to solve our problems, not cause new ones."
Key themes of the briefing include:
- What needs to be done for green finance to go mainstream
- How fintech is financing the SDGs
- Innovating to make an impact – green finance disruptors
- Turning risk into climate rewards for developing countries
- The role forests have to play in limiting climate change and the lack of current funding to end deforestation
Terry Slavin, editor of Ethical Corporation's magazine, reports that "less than 10% of climate finance is going to frontline communities that are in the best position to protect forests."


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Yoga for health and mood
For the health and mood, perhaps, there is nothing better than to dance, really simplehands and stimulate the secretion of hormones of happiness and in general a positive impact on the figure. But just think what could replace such activity as dancing. I still decided to listen to what I have advised my favorite girlfriends do yoga, I hesitated for a long time, before you start, but eventually decided. Start struck me verd to understand such deep philosophy of his own body dance routine is very small. But when I reached the state it was when the inner world is connected with the outside - I still knew it was a lot better than some regular exercise.
The Vedas from the Puranas, it is on this epic were scattered teachings - This was the reason tWow, now that no one certainly can not establish the exact date of the formation of this doctrine as a whole.
This doctrine can easily be called a rather multi-faceted, often because its main purpose - to reach nirvana, nirvana rozshifrovuyut the connection of the creator and his creation . Yoga is also quite in the setGIH values ??has a hidden meaning, because quite often translated as "combination".
It is natural that the Yoga has many faces and forms. Quite common, you can easily call the yoga of action (karma Yoga ), ordered breathing and rulesial item, Yoga knowledge, the awakening of energy in the spine, proper use of basic sounds and words, meditation and contemplation. Each of them carries a certain energy and can reveal different chakras.
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Jenson Button admits he was powerless to stop Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber from dominating the Chinese Grand Prix, and is now focused on ways to halt them in Bahrain this week.
Germany's Vettel won the rain-hit race in a one-two finish ahead of Australian teammate Webber, with championship leading Button finishing third for Brawn GP ahead of his stablemate Rubens Barrichello.
"We couldn't challenge these people (Vettel and Webber), who were immensely quick, but it is great to score six points which is important for the consistency," said Button, who won the opening two races of the season.
He added that after his wins in Australia and Malaysia the car was not performing as well, but insisted that would be fixed ahead this week's fourth round of the world championships.
Team chief Ross Brawn has made clear he has lofty goals this year, saying third and fourth places was a "good result for the championship."
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If you are in Frazer town, and a non-vegetarian, and hungry, try the Savoury Family Restaurant in the Mosque road. There are notably three high-class restaurants in the surroundings and my vote goes to this restaurant. I have eaten in all three restaurants including the Bucket Biryani that is a few blocks away. Of all of them, the Savoury Restaurant in Frazer Town steels the show. Be it in terms quality, quantity and pricing.
The main concern for a motorist in Mosque road is parking. It is not that there is no space but all the space are full during the peak time. We tend to park our vehicle wherever little space is available. This little space is mostly a no-parking zone. The cops are just waiting there to tow your vehicle. Isn't it?
The restaurant, facing the main road, has a reserved space for car and motorcycle parking. The security guard, who somehow manages to identify the potential customers, guides them towards safe parking. Be it car or scooter. I am going little serious about parking here because of the issues I used to face when I frequented the Taj restaurant in Shivajinagar, Bengaluru.
We were in Frazer Town's Savoury Family Restaurant for lunch. The restaurant is not as big as it looks from outside. I suppose the restaurant occupies only the ground floor. However, the dining hall was adequate for about five to six medium sized families. The ambience was perfectly suitable for the families and children.
As we occupied the table, nobody hurried to us to take orders. It took some time for the staffs to notice us. Probably they were busy. Finally, we placed our orders that took little more than five minutes to arrive.
Any normal person who goes through their menu for sure will get confused. The menu mainly consisted of Arabic dishes. Without bothering much about the exhaustive menu list, we order for our regular dishes.
How about chicken biryani? This restaurant offers two types of chicken rice – Chicken Biryani and Chicken Pulao.
Chicken Pulao
In case if you are not aware, there is a difference between Chicken Biryani and Chicken Pulao. Why not Google it? We ordered for Chicken Pulao and Biryani rice and half Barbeque Chicken. Our total bill was only Rs. 555/-. The pricing is very aggressive when considering the location, ambience and the quality of the food it offers.
Chicken Biryani
The chicken pulao, cooked in long gran basmati rice had small pieces of chicken. I liked this way. Some restaurants place a big chunk of chicken inside the biryani and we have to work around it. While the chicken biryani was little dry, the biryani rice was just opposite but equally tasty. In short, both the dishes are unique and worth a try.
Barbecue Chicken
The barbecue chicken was an epic. I have no words to describe how I enjoyed it. The plate consisted of perfectly cooked barbeque chicken, breads, onions, mayonnaise and one more sauce that tasted good. I don't remember its name. I wonder how they manage to give two varieties of sauces. The Empire restaurant charges extra for additional sauce. The Savoury does not. We had a great experience in this restaurant. The Bangalore Vibes rates this restaurant 9/10. What is your rating?


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As the Bob Dylan magazine ISIS reports in its latest issue, there will be an exhibition of original paintings and limited edition prints by Bob Dylan from 14 June 2008. The exhibition will include new, previously unseen works. It will take place at London's Halcyon Gallery in Mayfair, one of Europe's leading galleries for contemporary art in its 25th anniversary.
Bob Dylan's interest in painting was probably influenced by artist Suze Rotolo, Bob's girlfriend in the early 1960s. Examples of his early works can be found on the covers of his albums of "Self Portrait" (1970) and "Planet Waves" (1974), but only recently he agreed to a very first official exhibition at the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz (Chemnitz Art Gallery) in Germany from October 2007 until February 2008, entitled "The Drawn Blank Series Watercolor and Gouache Paintings Exhibition". The initial idea for that came from a book of drawings and sketches done by Dylan from 1989 to 1992, which had been published under the title "Drawn Blank" by Random House in 1994.
You can read the official press release by Columbia Records here, or take a look at some of the paintings on this page of the Guardian website.


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In Light of Pedestrian Fatality Beach Park Unveils Safety Improvements
Beach Park has been pursuing pedestrian facilities along Sheridan Road for a few years, with a sincere effort to fund and construct a safe crosswalk in light of the fatality in October 2015. Yesterday's pedestrian fatality renews the Village's push for review and approval expediency from IDOT so that we may create a safe Beach Park community. For more details, click on this link to our Construction Page
Special Event Permits
Please keep in mind that the Village requires a Special Event Permit for any type of event on your property that requires a special use such as a tent onsite or special parking request.
ALL PERMITS ARE REQUIRED TO BE APPLIED FOR 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE. If you are unsure whether your event requires a permit, please contact the Village Hall at 847/746-1770.
Beach Park Rental Registration Program
For information regarding our newly adopted Rental Registration Program click on the following links: Rental Inspection Guidelines Rental Inspection Application
Lake County Forest Preserve
For more information on controlled burns in your area visit the Lake County Forest Preserve website
Current parking regulations for the Village of Beach Park are as follows:
Ordinance 10.08.010 states: Parking will only be allowed where curbs and gutters currently exist, in an area that a parking plan is specified and posted, or between the hours of 6:00 AM and 1:00 AM the following day on the odd numbered side of the street.
Ordinance 10.08.050 states: It is unlawful for any person to park or permit to be parked or to leave standing, any motorized vehicle on any street or shoulder within the village limits at any time after a snow begins to fall and for a period of eight (8) hours after snow stops falling when the snow on the streets exceeds two inches (2") in depth, or until snow removal operations are completed.


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Booze, babes and baseball abound in the first trailer for Richard Linklater's Everybody Wants Some, the so-called "spiritual sequel" to Dazed and Confused set to premiere at South by Southwest in March.
Where Dazed and Confused followed a group of students on the final day of school in the Seventies, Everybody Wants Some is set in the Eighties and tracks the antics of several incoming college baseball recruits.
Linklater wrote and directed Everybody Wants Some, which will open the SXSW Film Conference on March 11th. The film boasts an ensemble cast of young performers including Blake Jenner, Ryan Guzman, Tyler Hoechlin, J. Quinton Johnson, Wyatt Russell, Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell and Will Brittain.
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Ladies–Can we talk? I'm wondering if, between us ladies, we can go introspective for a moment and ponder a few things. Interesting things, strange things, curious things, things that make you go "hmmm." We're strong, intelligent, sassy and independent in many aspects of our lives, yes? Yet, when it comes to certain matters of the heart we, seemingly, lose our minds, no?
For example, we see the obvious signs in a relationship gone wrong–You know, unreturned phone calls, unkept promises and the like. And, despite that small inner voice whispering, "He's just not that into you," we make excuses for Mr. Right Now like, "He's been hurt" or "He's afraid to commit" and so on–hmmm.
We often become unlicensed, unsolicited psychologists and relationship experts when it comes to our girlfriends' affairs. "I wouldn't put up with 'this' or 'that' because this or that kind of behavior is demeaning." And on and on we go. Yet, when it comes to our own relationships and what we do or don't tolerate..hmmm.
We constantly complain that the good men are either married or, well let's just say "otherwise unavailable." However, we cannot run fast enough from Mr. Nice Guy who, with heart in hand, would lay the world at our feet. And to whom are we running? To the one for whom we would spend countless nights, crying, wondering, waiting…to exhale! Hmmm
We are the first at the alter praying for the real Mr. Right, but before the benediction has gotten cold, we already have our sights on another Mr. Right Now. And when yet another dead-end relationship doesn't work…hmmm.
To our credit, we grow up and wake up and, in turn, realize the wisdom in that age-old saying: insanity is doing the same old thing over and over again and expecting different results.
(And here's where it gets interesting.) We try to end yet another dead-end relationship that has kept us so emotionally and, perhaps, physically drained. We make up things to fight about thinking it'll make the break up easier only to find that it–just–makes–the make up–sweeter. Hmmm.
When alas! Our evolution comes. We each, in our own time, find our womanhood and, in the process, realize that the best love is when you have learned to love and appreciate yourself. And from that foundation, you give true love and expect the same in return. And then and only then does the real journey begin. Welcome and enjoy your journey!
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Irvine Company Senior Vice President Michael Le Blanc recently presented Families Forward with a check for funds raised by Irvine Company employees.
Corporate and Apartment Community employees used their 2008 holiday get-togethers as opportunities to raise much-needed financial assistance for the Irvine-based non-profit organization, which provides temporary shelter, counseling, food and other vital services to families experiencing difficult times.
The Apartment Communities fundraiser netted more than $7,100, while the Corporate employee gathering raised $4,400. Le Blanc presented the check for the Corporate amount to Families Forward Executive Director Margie Wakeham. Apartment Communities is presenting its contributions to the organization separately.
The Irvine Company is a long-time supporter of Families Forward. You can learn more about the organization and opportunities to help at www.families-forward.org, or by calling 949-552-2727.


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It's officially fall! Just a few of the pieces I can't wait to wear, alas we have a high of 87 today. I guess for now I'll have to settle for having fall fashion shows with the roommate in the apartment..
22 September 2010
Happy fall!
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Labels: blazers, Fall, Goodwill, sweaters, vintage clothing
18 September 2010
Wishful thinking.. P.2
I'm still dreaming of cooler days & wool capes, so I created a little Fall playlist this afternoon to hold me over, & peppered it with a little Dylan. This is my favorite clip from "I'm Not There" & also my favorite Dylan song. The scene once again makes me wish for fall. Enjoy :)
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Dior & The Sartorialist, oh my!
I scooped up this Christian Dior Monsieur pajama top today, although I'm not too crazy about the buttons. Sadly no pants to be found. And on an exciting note The Sartorialist, Scott Schuman will be visiting Savannah tomorrow! So hit the streets in your finest.
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10 September 2010
Our new addition...
Introducing our newest addition here at Waldburg, little Ms. Facetious. From the look on Mr. Rogers's face I think 'tolerance' would be the best way to describe our new situation.
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08 September 2010
T-14 days...
It's only two weeks until the official first day of fall. Although here in Savannah it won't feel like it for another two months.. But that doesn't mean I'll be wasting time bringing out the tweed, Frye's, and the Hunter's for those random Savannah floods.
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03 September 2010
Wishful thinking..
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Su Hardy took a menstrual cup, made it better, and the Mooncup was born. Twelve years later, Mooncup Ltd, having firmly established a third option in the sanitary product aisle, decided to take the bold step of employee ownership for its 11 staff.
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You know how there are some people who aren't necessarily evil but you still want to slightly kill them?
This is our celebration of the most slappably irritating movie characters that we really want to shut up and sod off already. Note - not the ones that are meant to be annoying (so no Ned Ryerson from Groundhog Day or Walter Peck from Ghostbusters), but the ones that just. Really. Are.
In reverse order of irritance…
12. Austin Powers in Goldmember
When the first Austin Powers movie came out it was kind of fresh and clever – Powers is deliberately crass and irritating but it was a spoof on Bond and we were down with it. By the third film we were entirely over it. "Yeah baby, yeah!" – hilarious. Not!
The only thing more annoying than Austin Powers in Goldmember is people doing impressions of Austin Powers. The worst.
11. The Mask in The Mask
When shy bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss puts on the magical mask that contains the spirit of Loki he becomes not Tom Hiddleston, sadly, but an incredibly irritating diva and minor criminal. This was at the peak of Jim Carrey's hyped-up gurning annoyingness, sandwiched between Ace Ventura and Dumb and Dumber. The Mask is his most annoying performance (though special mention should be made for his eye-gouging portrayal of The Riddler in Batman Forever).
10. Fabienne from Pulp Fiction
With her doe eyes, bowl hair cut and waifish demeanour we suspect Fabienne was meant to be terribly European and gamine and charming. But she's not. That whiney voice! Shut up about blueberries, no one cares about your blueberries! You want a pot belly? Eat some burgers and drink some beer then! And then she forgets Butch's father's watch. Unforgivable.
9. Peeta from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Mmmm, which bloke should Katniss go with in this dystopian future world? Strong, handsome outdoorsy type Gale who can catch and skin you a rabbit with his bare hands, or Peeta, who's really good at cake decorating? If Peeta was a bit of a pain in the first movie, it's the second where he becomes a total liability. He volunteers to go back in the games (she would have been fine without him) and then zaps himself on the forcefield, like an idiot, keeps falling over, gets gassed, has to be saved from evil monkeys and totally fails at the ONE JOB he was entrusted with – looking after Jeffrey Wright's BeeTee while Katniss is away for a second. God, Peeta, you can't even do one tiny thing!
8. Roman Pearce in 2 Fast 2 Furious, Fast Five, Fast & Furious 6, Furious 7
Remember when they replaced Vin Diesel's cool street racer Dominic Toretto with Tyrese Gibson's wise-cracking con Roman Pearce?
Yeah that was annoying.
If he wasn't annoying enough on his own he also rubbed off on Brian, who is at peak bro in 2 Fast 2 Furious, and although Diesel would eventually return, for a while we had to deal with the fact that Toretto had been replaced by a comic relief side-kick with lines like "Ejecto seato cuz!".
7. Rachel Ferrier from War of the Worlds
Dakota Fanning is a fine actress, but Rachel is an awful child who spends most of the film screaming and crying. Yes, the world being invaded by murderous tripods probably is a bit scary if you're a kid, but seriously, shhh now.
Rachel turns us into bad people. Rather than rooting for her dad Tom Cruise and wanting him to save her, it reaches the point where you think, "Nah. Just leave her".
6. Willie Scott in Indiana Jones and The Temple Of Doom
5. Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels
When he's a kid in The Phantom Menace he's a cocky, precocious little brat. Then he grows up to be Hayden Christensen and it's worse. To be fair to Christensen, his dialogue is horribly written. To be unfair to Christensen, he's supposed to be the star of the franchise who will one day turn into James Earl Jones, but instead he's basically a charisma vacuum.
4. Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga
Okay so she's even more annoying in the books, but Kristen Stewart certainly managed to nail the mopey essence of Bella. Impossibly beautiful, adored by the hottest guy in school, who also happens to be a vampire (and vampires are cool), Bella cruises utterly joylessly through the movies, barely cracking a smile. Cheer up love, you get to be the queen of the vampires in a bit!
Special mention should be made of Anastasia in Fifty Shades Of Grey, a series that was born of Twilight fan fiction, and unbelievably managed to make this Bella substitute even more annoying than the original.
3. Mutt from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
The Scrappy-doo to Indy's Scooby, the addition of young "hip" sidekick Mutt only detracted from the series. He was a bratty and annoying wise-cracker (and let's not even talk about the bit where he swings through the trees with all the monkeys). Everyone thought that Shia LaBeouf was going to be the next big thing in Hollywood. But as it turned out he's Not Famous Anymore.
2. Ruby Rhod from The Fifth Element
Ruby Rhod is supposed to be diva-ish and over the top (and was originally written for Prince), but so screeching and grating was Chris Tucker's portrayal of the flamboyant DJ in Luc Beeson's sci-fi flick that it actually makes the corner of our eye twitch. Fast forward, fast forward!
1. Jar Jar Binks
Everyone hates Binks. An unfunny lolloping goon, whose existence is possibly borderline racist, presumably inserted as a bit of fun for the kids. And his speech patterns – urgh!
"Mesa day startin pretty okee-day with a brisky morning munchy, then BOOM! Gettin very scared and grabbin that Jedi and POW! Mesa here! Mesa gettin' very very scared!"
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The Road Capt. leading the formation, followed by the SAA and H. ENF to add protection for the President and VP, followed by higher officers up front, Full Patched Members in the middle, prospects bringing up the rear followed by the Tail Gunner. We always ride together. No task is too small for the club to ride together on: Ammunation, change of clothes, impound, etc.
In a Staggered two-by-two formation, riders have the spacing advantage so one won't rear end another rider or run someone off the road during braking and turning.
Should you get a wanted level, break from the pack, lose the police and then return to formation. In the cities, we ride slightly faster than the traffic unless hauling balls somewhere with purpose. On the freeway its open throttle balls to the wall.
Formation is standard for a ride in a public lobby. Formation order is subject to change in a private lobby.
Here we have the Two-By formation. Otherwise known as the chain gang to its obvious resemblance to chain gangs from yesteryear. While not the most practical ride formation to maintain, it is good for getting set up pre-ride in ORMC formation.
Next we have the diamond formation, which is a mixture of the two. Setup is the same but mainly used for locking down the entire road on a two lane highway. Road captain rides the center line, while the chain gang splits and each takes a lane. Mainly used for photos or video purposes as its impractical to use with NPCs everywhere.
The war ride. Instead of controlling an entire side of a highway, players will stay tight-knit and in one lane. Lowest to highest ranking members in order providing cover and acting as bullet sponges for higher officers, allowing the president to come in safely from the rear protected by the SAA and H. ENF.
The war ride has only been used by ORMC a handful of times and in PFMW (Private Free Mode War) lobbies only. As a show of strength and force. Its unstoppable. A powerful force, but impractical in a standard lobby.
The image is self explanatory. Set up is simple and should move flawless. Wait for the man in front of you to go, set his bike, and then go. Continue until all members are parked. At which time, all members will remain mounted until the road captain calls the dismount.


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Baseball Catcher Project :
This team project focuses on using a stereo-vision system to estimate
the 3-D trajectory of a baseball and control the catcher (x-y stage) to
catch it. The baseball ball delivered by a baseball pitching machine
travels at a speed close to 55 mph. The distance between the launcher
and the catcher is roughly 35 feet. It takes approximately 300 mSec for
the baseball to travel the entire distance. The response and maximum
travel time of the catcher is roughly 150 mSec depending on the
distacne to travel. Using a pair of Firewire cameras running at 60
frames per second, this vision system has to capture and process 10 to
15 image pairs, estimate the baseball trajectory, and move the catcher
to catche the baseball, all in about 150 mSec.
Baseball catcher program.
Baseball catcher and launcher in 2015.
Baseball catcher and launcher in 2012.
Baseball catcher and launcher in 2010.
Baseball catcher and launcher in 2006.
Visual Studio Project (VS2013 and OpenCV 3.0.0, updated on 10/10/2015)
Practice Images (updated on 03/25/10) Superimposed left and right videos (3.6 MB MPG file, updated on 01/12/2011)
Tennis ball tracking video (51 KB mp4 file, updated on 01/08/2013)
Video 14 (2016) (YouTube, Updated on 08/05/2016)
Video 13 (2015) (104.1 MB mp4 file, Updated on 10/08/2015)
Video 12 (2014) (32.7 MB mp4 file, Updated on 03/25/2014)
Video 11 (2013) (11.1 MB mp4 file, by John Barrus, Mark Crockett, and David Wheeler, updated on 03/25/2013)
Video 10 (2013) (11.4 MB mp4 file, by Kurtis Cahill, Michael Gardiner, and Nathan Harward, updated on 04/01/2013)
Video 9 (2012) (3.5 MB flv file, by Robert Klaus, Michael Plooster, Laith Sahawneh, updated on 04/11/2012)
Video 8 (2012) (8.7 MB flv file, by Nathan Edwards, Joel Howard, Peter Niedfeldt, updated on 04/11/2012)
Video 7 (2011) (4.0 MB MPEG-4 file, updated on 04/04/2011)
Video 6 (2011) (1.5 MB AVI file, updated on 03/29/2011)
Video 5 (2011) (5.1 MB AVI file, updated on 03/25/2011)
Video 4 (2011) (6.1 MB AVI file, updated on 03/25/2011)
Video 3 (2011) (8.7 MB AVI file, updated on 03/25/2011)
Video 2 (2008) (26.9 MB AVI file, updated on 01/12/2011)
Video 1 (2008) (28.7 MB AVI file, updated on 01/12/2011)
Motion Analysis Project: 15%
This team project focuses on using motion estimation techniques for
robot navigation applications. Students will learn to program an
Android smartphone to control a small autonomous robot to navigate an
indoor course while avoiding obstacles. Students will use OpenCV
functions to develop motion estimation algorithms to guide and control
the robot. Students will gain hands-on experience by participating in a
final competition at the end of the project.
Android Developer
OpenCV in Android
Working IOIO
Library (Updated on 09/06/2013)
Sample IOIO Code (Updated on 01/04/2013)
Blind Drive (Drive Only) (updated on 01/04/2013)
OpenCV (Vision Only) (updated on 01/04/2013)
Vision Drive (Both) (updated on 01/04/2013)
Real-time visual inspection : 5%
This project is the last part of the three focuses of this robotic
vision course. It is designed to introduce machine vision application
to students through a simple real-time visual inspection project.
Machine vision technology has been used for many industrial factory
automation applications in the past 30 years. Through this project,
students learn to design real-time vision algorithms and to use machine
vision technology for visual inspection applications.
Visual Studio Project (VS2013 and OpenCV 3.0.0, updated on 10/10/2015)
Project Information (updated on 01/15/12)
Videos - 2011
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Tuesday, 14 January 2014 02:38 PM
McDonald's Corp.'s largest franchisee agreed to cut the cost of a Big Mac Combo in Venezuela as the Latin American nation struggles to control the world's fastest inflation.
The price of a Big Mac Duo Combo of a hamburger plus drink will drop 7.5 percent, while french fries and soft drinks will fall 10 percent, a spokesman for Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., who can't be named because of company policy, said in a telephone interview from Caracas today. The decision to cut some prices came a week after the government inspected the company's offices.
President Nicolas Maduro's government is stepping up price controls after inflation spiraled to 56 percent and shortages of basic goods worsened. The policy is an "economic counterattack" against the "parasitic bourgeoisie," he said in November. Since then, price regulators backed by the military have forced more than 1,000 businesses to lower prices on everything from electronics to toys.
An Information Ministry spokesman didn't respond to an e-mail and phone call seeking comment on McDonald's price cuts.
Arcos Dorados, which operates all 139 McDonald's in Venezuela, is selling a Big Mac in Caracas today for 69 bolivars ($10.90), or $1 at the black market rate. Shares in the company, the largest operator of McDonald's restaurants in Latin America and the Caribbean, fell 1.9 percent to $10.88 in New York as of 12:23 p.m. The company operates or franchises more than 1,990 McDonald's in 20 countries, according to its website.
The Buenos Aires-based company said in September 2012 it has to raise prices to cover the cost of inputs it can only obtain at the black market rate.
For the nine months ending Sept 30, 2013, Venezuela accounted for $292.4 million in revenue using the official rate of 6.3 bolivars, or about 10 percent of the company's total revenues for the period, Arcos Dorados said in a regulatory filing on Nov. 5.
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z References
Refraining from the use of a drug or drugs.
Accredited Course
An accredited course meets the standards outlined in the Standards for State and Territory Registering / Course Accrediting Bodies and the Guidelines for Course Developers. Accreditation is approved by a state or territory course accrediting body. An accredited course must be delivered by a registered training organisation for recognition under the Australian Qualifications Framework. Courses can only be accredited for national recognition where no national Training Package qualification exists.
A term that stereotypes or labels a person, and is therefore judgemental, to refer to someone with a drug dependence.
Physical and psychological craving for a drug or drugs and related behaviours. The process of addiction is progressive and chronic. The state of addiction is more commonly referred to as a varying state of dependency (NCETA, 2002).
Access and Equity
A policy or set of strategies to make something available to all members of the community, to increase participation and to improve outcomes, particularly focusing on those groups that have been traditionally under-represented, especially women, Indigenous Australians, people with a disability, people from a non-English speaking background and people from rural and remote areas (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
The formal recognition of a course by an official accrediting body in accordance with the Standards for State and Territory Registering / Course Accrediting Bodies (ANTA, 2001).
Accredited Course
A structured sequence of vocational education and training that leads to an Australian Qualifications Framework qualification or Statement of Attainment (ANTA, nd).
Accrediting Authority
An organisation with the authority and responsibility for accrediting courses and training programs (ANTA, nd).
Action Learning
Learning by working on real problems, implementing solutions and reviewing and reflecting on the learning process (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Active Learning
Learning driven primary by the learner, with the instructor acting as a facilitator (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Action Research
Action research is a family of research methodologies which pursue action (or change) and research (or understanding) at the same time. In most of its forms it does this by:
- using a cyclic or spiral process which alternates between action and critical reflection
- in the later cycles, continuously refining methods, data and interpretation in the light of the understanding developed in the earlier cycles.
In most of its forms it is also participative and qualitative.
(Action Research Resources, 2002)
Adult Learning
The inclusion of content that is largely determined by the participants and that is relevant and applicable to their own beliefs and experience. Problem and outcome focused learning where the participants can draw on their own knowledge and experience and control their own learning is also important (McDonald et al, 2000).
Alcohol and Other Drugs
Drugs incorporated in work in the alcohol and other drugs field are generally those which produce a psychoactive effect, that is, drugs that alter mood, thoughts and cognition. This includes licit drugs (alcohol, tobacco, prescription medications and over-the-counter medications), as well as illicit drugs (such as heroin, amphetamines, cocaine etc). Licit substances or drugs that produce a psychoactive effect when used in ways other than intended, such as inhalants, are also included in this work.
Bachelor Degree
The Bachelor (undergraduate) degree provides initial preparation for professional careers and postgraduate study. Graduates of a Bachelor degree possess a range of academic and vocational attribute.
Basic Skill
A fundamental skill that is the basis of later learning or is essential for employment (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Standard professional labour requirement likely to be required to meet identified objectives (Ridoutt et al, 2002).
Best Practice
Best Practice is a comprehensive, integrated and cooperative approach to the continuous improvement of activities (Best Practice, nd).
There are a number of types of biases which may arise in the context of research or randomised controlled trials:
- selection bias: systematic differences in comparison groups
- performance bias: systematic differences in delivery of care between experimental and control groups
- attrition bias: differences in withdrawals from the trial
- detection bias: systematic differences in outcome assessment
(Gowing, 2001).
Bottom Up
Focuses on an issue from the viewpoint of workers in the field rather than management.
(see also Top Down)
Capacity Building
Capacity building involves:
- resources to change the delivery system, and building the capacity of that system to maintain programs and to deliver new ones
- a shift in focus from individuals (exclusively) to organisations and systems
- thinking in terms of an investment
- capacity building can be thought of as enhancing the capacity of the system to prolong and multiply health effects
- workers devoting resources to changing the system, building the capacity of that system to maintain health promotion programs and to develop new ones
- capacity building is held to be instrumental in multiplying health gains.
Capacity building aims to:
- distil the theoretical and practical knowledge developed and applied by a research team
- transmit this information in a manner responsive to the needs and interests of policy makers, managers and workers.
Dimensions of Capacity Building include:
- health infrastructure or service development
- program maintenance and sustainability
- increasing competence and capabilities.
(Roche, 2001)
Certificate Qualifications
Certificates are Vocational Education and Training (VET) qulaifications. Certificates I and II are largely new qualifications recognising basic vocational skills and knowledge and Certificates III and IV largely replace the outdated category of trade certificatesmethodo
A system by which academic literature and other resources are evaluated and assessed for methodological soundness and practical relevance to the field. A clearinghouse may also simply be a means of distributing information.
Cochrane Collaboration
The Cochrane Collaboration has developed in response to the need for systematic, up-to-date reviews of all relevant randomised controlled trials of health care. Funds were provided to establish a Cochrane Centre to collaborate with others in the UK and elsewhere to facilitate systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials across all areas of health care (Cochrane website, 2002).
Cochrane Reviews
Cochrane reviews, the principal output of the Cochrane Collaboration, are systematic reviews of the published scientific literature. They are published electronically in successive issues of The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Preparation and maintenance of Cochrane reviews is the responsibility of international collaborative review groups. At the beginning of 2001, the existing review groups covered all of the important areas of health care. The members of these groups are researchers, health care professionals, consumers, and others who share an interest in generating reliable, up-to-date evidence relevant to the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of particular health problems or groups of problems (Cochrane Website, 2002).
Coexisting substance misuse with a psychological disorder such as depression or anxiety (NCETA, 2002).
The ability to consistently perform work activities to agreed standards over a range of contexts and conditions (Ridoutt et al, 2002; Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Continuous Improvement
A planned process which allows an organisation to systematically review and improve the quality of its products, services and associated processes (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Core Competencies
Core competencies are the specific skills, knowledge and attributes applicable to a job role (Community Services and Health Training Australia, 1999).
Cost Effectiveness
The least costly method of securing an identified objective, such as a health goal (Ridoutt et al, 2002).
Cost effectiveness is determined by how effective the program is and how much it costs. In short, cost effectiveness is achieved when there is a balance between effectiveness and cost, when the effectiveness outweighs the cost (Durbridge et al, 2002).
Critical Appraisal
Critical appraisal considers research in terms of:
- quality (methods used to minimise bias in study design)
- relevance (outcome measures used and applicability of study results to other treatments, settings and patients)
- strength (magnitude, precision and reproducibility of results).
(Gowing, 2001).
Culture Change
Culture change involves a shift in the attitudes and thinking of a group that affects how that group responds to individuals or situations.
(see also organisational culture)
The specifications for a course or subject which describes all the learning experiences a student undergoes, generally including objectives, content, intended learning outcomes, teaching methodology, recommended or prescribed assessment tasks, assessment exemplars etc (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Deep Learning
Learning that emphasises the pursuit of meaning and understanding. Deep learners are intrinsically motivated to learn and the act of learning is itself rewarding. The major goal is to integrate new learning and ideas with existing understanding. In contrast, surface learners are primarily motivated to meet minimum task requirements and see learning as primarily a matter of reproducing information without any particular interest in its meaning (Knapper, 2001).
Particular behavioural, cognitive and physiological effects that may arise through repeated substance use. Psychological characteristics of dependence include a strong desire to take the drug, impaired control over use, persistent use despite harmful consequences, and the prioritisation of drug use over other activities (NCETA, 2002).
Didactic Instruction
Information disseminated using a lecture-type method whereby an educator or lecturer speaks to a wide audience with minimal interaction with or participation from the learners (Ask et al, 1998).
Diffusion of Innovation
An end state (of a passive nature) in which an innovation is fully accepted and adopted by an organisation or community and transferred to an ultimate user (Ask et al, 1998).
Diploma and Advanced Diploma
Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas prepare candidates for self-directed application of skills and knowledge based on fundamental principles and / or complex techniques. These qualifications recognise capacity for initiative and judgment across a broad range of technical and/or management functions
A branch or area of learning (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
The process of sending out information or making it widely available to others in the scientific and/or larger community (Lock et al, 1999).
Distance Education
A mode of education in which students enrolled in a course do not attend the institution, but study off-campus and may submit assignments by mail or email (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Doctoral Degree
The Doctoral degree recognises a substantial original contribution to knowledge in the form of new knowledge or significant and original adaptation, application and interpretation of existing knowledge.
Chemical substance used for its psychoactive effects. The term is used to include tobacco, alcohol, pharmaceutical drugs and illicit drugs (NCETA, 2002).
Drug Worker
Any worker whose primary role is to reduce the harm associated with the use of alcohol and other drugs by the provision of clinical support services, information and education, and prevention services aimed at supporting individuals and communities. (Wood, 1997 cited by Ask et al, 1998).
The process of imparting knowledge or developing skills, understanding, attitudes, character or behaviours. The field of study concerned with teaching and learning (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Equity and Access
see Access and Equity.
The degree to which an intervention produces the desired outcomes under everyday conditions typical of those in which it will usually be applied.
The degree to which an intervention produces a desired outcome under relatively optimal or ideal conditions such as with expert, well trained staff, and selected subjects.
The degree to which an intervention produces an outcome effectively with a minimum of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort.
Gathering information to determine the effectiveness of an intervention. Information collected is analysed to determine causality.
Types of evaluation include:
- process evaluation, aimed at assessing strategies and improving and refining the intervention
- impact evaluation, aimed at assessing achievement of stated objectives
- outcome evaluation, aimed at assessing achievement of the overall, longer term aim or goal of the intervention.
Evidence-based Practice
Evidence-based work practices consciously integrate the best available research evidence with both professional experience and consumer choice to apply it to decision making practices in the workplace. It promotes the explicit, conscientious and judicious use of the best, most up-to-date research evidence to guide health care decisions (Sackett et al, 1996 cited by Roche and Cormack, 2000).
Experiential Learning
Learning through experience, either in a real situation such as a workplace or in a role play (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
External Studies
See Distance Education.
Flexible Delivery, Flexible Learning
A range of approaches to providing education and training, giving learners greater choice of when, where and how they learn. Flexible delivery may involve distance education, mixed mode delivery, online education, self-paced learning, self-directed learning etc (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Formal Education
Education or training provided in educational institutions such as schools, universities, colleges etc or off-the-job in a workplace, usually involving direction from a teacher or instructor (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Frontline Worker
Relates not to the degree of drug and alcohol specialisation, but to the role of primary care worker, that is, the first to encounter and manage drug and alcohol issues (Rowling, 2001).
Generalist Worker
A generalist encompasses a number of professional groups that respond to a range of drug-related health problems or drug-related issues but do not operate in a drug-specific treatment setting. Examples of a generalist worker are a nurse, general practitioner, police officer or teacher. (Ask et al, 1998).
Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma
Graduate Certificates and Graduate Diplomas are generally designed for specific vocational purposes, either the broadening of skills and knowledge already gained in an undergraduate program, or vocational skills and knowledge in a new professional area. They typically follow a Bachelor Degree or Advanced Diploma and may also be accessed in part by recognition of prior learning
Harm Minimisation
Strategies which aim to promote better health, social and economic outcomes for both the community and the individual. Harm minimisation includes preventing anticipated harm and reducing actual harm. Licit and illicit drugs are targeted. A comprehensive approach to drug-related harm, involving demand reduction, supply reduction and harm reduction strategies (NCETA, 2002).
Harm Reduction
This approach seeks to find a pragmatic position based on acknowledging that many in society will continue to use drugs irrespective of the legal frameworks or the moral imperatives to not use. Harm reduction advocates promote such options as clean needles and syringe programs, the provision of prescription heroin as a treatment option and supervised injecting facilities (Evans, 2001).
Higher Education
In Australia, Higher Education is the sector that offers university-level education that is at a degree-level and above. The Australian, State and Territory government share responsibility for the sector. In the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF), higher education courses are those leading to the award of Associate Degree, Bachelor's Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Master's Degree or Doctoral Degree. Some courses leading to the award of a Diploma or Advanced Diploma may also be accredited as higher education. Almost all higher education in Australia is offered by universities. A small but growing number of non-university providers and overseas institutions also offer accredited higher education courses.
The process of adopting an innovation within an organisation's working agenda (Ask et al, 1998).
Information Supports
The range of individual, workplace and organisational factors that can encourage or inhibit information transfer.
Informal Education
The acquisition of knowledge and skills through experience, reading, social contact etc (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Information Literacy
The ability to identify an information need, and then to find, collect, organise, evaluate and use the information (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Information Transfer
The transfer of training to the extent that the trainee applies knowledge or skills to the job and adapts or customises what has been trained to meet the trainee's specific needs on the job (Goldstein and Ford 2002).
Innovation is the conversion of knowledge and ideas into a benefit, which may be for commercial use or for the public good; the benefit may be new or improved products, processes or services (Department of Innovation and Information Economy, 2002).
In-Service Training
Training and professional development of staff, often sponsored by the employer, and usually provided during normal working hours (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
The effects of a drug on a single occasion of use when taken in a sufficiently large quantity to alter one's state of consciousness. Also referred to as acute drug effects. Intoxication can range from mild to severe (NCETA, 2002).
An involvement (either planned or opportunistic) with an individual or organisation with the aim of changing a situation so as to alter or hinder an action or development.
Knowledge Base
The body of information that guides and informs individuals working in the field.
Knowledge Management
The process by which information is processed, stored and disseminated to the field.
Knowledge Transfer
See Information Transfer or Technology Transfer.
The process of acquiring knowledge, attitudes or skills from study, instruction, or experience (Miller and Findlay, 1996 cited by Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Learning Culture
An environment in which opportunities for learning are openly valued and supported and are built, where possible, into all activities (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Learning Organisations
An organisation that is responsive to the larger context or environment, promotes discussion, team learning and collaboration among employees, empowers employees towards a "collective vision", develops systems to monitor and share learning, and creates ongoing learning opportunities for workers (Knapper, 2001 cites Watkins and Marsick, 1993).
Learning Pathway
A path or sequence of learning or experience that can be followed to attain competency (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Licit Drug
A drug whose production, sale or possession is not prohibited. "Legal" drug is an alternative term (NCETA, 2002).
Lifelong Learning
- learning throughout life
- people plan and monitor their own learning
- learners engage in self evaluation and reflection
- assessment focuses on feedback for change and improvement
(Knapper, 2001 cites Knapper and Cropley, 2000).
The process of acquiring knowledge or skills throughout life via education, training, work and general life experiences (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Lifewide Learning
- learning from life
- learning is active, not passive
- learning occurs in both formal and informal settings
- people learn with and from peers
- learners can locate and evaluate information from a wide range of sources
- learners integrate ideas from different fields
- people use different learning strategies as needed and appropriate
- learning tackles real world problems
- learning stresses process as well as content
(Knapper, 2001 cites Knapper and Cropley, 2000).
Linking Agent or Linkage
Linking agent is an organisation or object (eg a manual) that helps endorse or disseminate an innovation to potential implementors ie an organisation or object that links the innovator/disseminator with the implementor (Ask et al, 1998).
Language(s) Other Than English.
Masters Degree
The Masters degree provides a mastery or high-order overview of a relevant field of study or area of professional practice.
Meta Analysis
A study which uses recognised procedures to amalgamate results from several studies of the same or similar interventions to arrive at composite outcome scores. Usually undertaken to enable effectiveness to be assessed with greater confidence than could have been on the basis of each individual study (Drug and Alcohol Findings, 2000).
An experienced and trusted advisor (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Mentoring refers to a range of collaborative activities, whereby a person with more experience in a particular area (the mentor) works with another, less experienced person (the protégé) to enhance learning, knowledge and skill transfer and to offer support (McDonald, 2002).
Mixed Mode Delivery
A combination of learning modes to deliver a course or module, such as distance education and face-to-face study in classes, tutorials, practical sessions or workshops (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Ill health experienced at either an individual or population wide level (NCETA, 2002).
Having many facets or aspects.
Training workers in a number of skills, enabling them to perform a variety of tasks or functions across traditional boundaries. Multiskilling may be horizontal (broad skilling), vertical (upskilling) or diagonal (contributory skilling) (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Online Education
Learning or training conducted via a computer network, eg using the internet and the World Wide Web, a local area network (LAN) or an intranet (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Organisational Culture
The customs and achievements associated with a specific organisation.
".. the underground stream of norms, values, beliefs, traditions, and rituals that build up over time as people work together, solve problems, and confront challenges." (Garratt, 1990).
"the way we do things around here" (Garratt, 1990).
Participatory Instruction
Information disseminated using interactive, participatory, and experiential methods of learning (Ask et al, 1998).
Prior Learning
Skills and knowledge acquired from previous study, work or life experiences (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
An intervention designed to change the social and/or environmental determinants of drug and alcohol abuse, including discouraging the initiation of drug use and preventing the progress to more frequent or regular use among at-risk populations (United Nations Demand Reduction Glossary of Terms, 2000).
Professional Development
Professional development is a process by which individuals enhance their knowledge, skills and attributes in their field of expertise.
Quality Assurance
The systems and procedures designed and implemented by an organisation to ensure that its products and services are of a consistent standard and are being continuously improved (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
A process by which subjects are allocated at random to different interventions and/or intervention and control groups. Random allocation implies that any member of the population has an equal and independent chance of being selected for intervention or control groups. (Drug and Alcohol Findings, 2000).
Randomised Controlled Trial
A study in which subjects are allocated at random to different interventions and/or intervention and control groups. The intention is to eliminate the possibility that any impacts arose due to differences between the subjects in these groups rather than the intervention. Such studies are rare and may suffer from low external validity (Drug and Alcohol Findings 2000).
Registered Training Organisation (RTO)
A registered training organisation (RTO) is an organisation, registered in accordance with the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) Standards for Registered Training Organisations, to provide specific vocational education and training and/or assessment services. RTOs may include TAFE institutes, private providers, community providers, schools, higher education institutions, industry organisations and enterprises
Rogers' (1995) Model of Innovation, Dissemination and Utilisation
A model which proposes that new work practices are adopted as individuals pass through five sequential stages - knowledge, persuasion, decision, implementation and confirmation (Little, Brown and Sullivan, 2001).
Role Adequacy
The extent to which a worker feels that he or she possesses the knowledge / skills to intervene or respond to drug-related problems (Ask et al, 1998).
Role Competency
The extent to which a worker feels that he or she has the ability to intervene or respond to drug-related problems (Ask et al, 1998).
Role Legitimacy
The extent to which a worker feels that he or she has the responsibility to intervene or respond to drug-related problems (Ask et al, 1998).
Role Support
The extent to which a worker feels that he or she has access to appropriate advice, support and assistance when needed (Ask et al, 1998; Cape, 2001).
Scoping Exercise
An exercise which examines the existence of, range and breadth of an activity. For example a scoping exercise to examine the Australian AOD workforce would set out to examine:
- what occupational groups are engaged in working with AOD users
- the range of activities in which they are involved
- the amount of activity in which they are involved.
Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI)
Screening and brief intervention (SBI) involves routine screening of the general practice population to identify those "at risk" of problematic alcohol and drug use and the subsequent delivery of brief structured advice on reducing excessive consumption (Lock et al, 1999).
Short Course
A course of vocational education and training which stands alone and does not usually lead to a full qualification (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
An ability to perform a particular mental or physical ability which may be developed by training or practice (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Skills Analysis
An identification of the skills or competencies needed for a job (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Skills Transfer
The transfer of skills or competencies from one work context to another (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Specialist Worker
Professional groups that respond to particular drug-related problems within a specific service. Examples of a specialist worker are a psychologist, social worker, and psychiatrist (Ask et al, 1998).
A person or organisation with an interest or concern in something (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Statement of Attainment
A Statement of Attainment is issued by a Registered Training Organisation when an individual has completed one or more units of competency from nationally recognised qualification(s) / courses(s).
Structural Factors
The physical and policy factors which can affect work practice. For example, the existence of policy documents and procedures or the physical environment in which a worker operates.
Systematic Review
A review of a clearly formulated question that uses systematic and explicit methods to identify, select and critically appraise relevant research, and to collect and analyse data from the studies that are included in the review. Statistical methods (meta analysis) may or may not be used to analyse and summarise the results of the included studies (Cochrane website, 2002).
Systems Thinking
Seeing interconnections and relationships, the whole picture as well as the component parts (Guray, 2001).
Task Analysis
A process of identifying the elements or steps which make up a task or activities (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Technology: the science of the application of knowledge to practical purposes; the application of scientific knowledge to practical purposes in a particular field (Webster's Third New International Dictionary, 1971).
Technology Transfer
The systematic process through which skills, techniques, models and approaches emanating from research are delivered to and applied by practitioners (CSAT, 2001)
Transforming what is useful into what is actually used.(CSAT, 2001)
Top Down
Focuses on an issue from the viewpoint of management rather than workers in the field.
(see also Bottom up)
Total Quality Management
A management system with a focus on customer satisfaction, involving a systematic approach to ensuring that products and services always meet defined standards and are subject to continuous improvement (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
The development of skills, knowledge, attitudes, competencies etc through instruction or practice (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Training Transfer
The degree to which trainees apply what is learnt to their workplace (Pidd, 2002).
Translating Research into Practice
The process of applying research findings into practice in the "real" work setting. This process can be affected by a wide range of variables including organisational, individual and workplace factors.
Work Setting
In the AOD field a work setting can include government services, NGOs, private medical and allied health practitioners.
The individuals who share similar workplaces and a common industry. In the AOD area, the group of workers whose primary role is to reduce the harm associated with the use of alcohol and other drugs (Community Services and Health Training Australia, 1999).
Workforce Development
See What is Workforce Development? section of this site.
Workforce Planning
Strategies that address the adequacy of the supply and distribution of the alcohol and other drug workforce in relation to policy objectives and the consequential demand for alcohol and drug workers (Ridoutt et al, 2002).
Workplace Learning
The process by which workers acquire skills, knowledge and attributes in a formal or informal manner through the course of their routine work.
Learning or training undertaken in the workplace, usually on the job, including on-the-job training under normal operational conditions, and on-site training, which is conducted away from the work process (eg in a training room) (Knight and Nestor, 2000).
Zero Tolerance
Zero tolerance has been intended primarily as a method of sending a message that certain behaviours will not be tolerated, by punishing both major and minor offences severely (Phi Delta Kappa, 2000)
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Saturday 6th May
This week has flown by so quickly having your brother staying with us. It has been wonderful having him around; to go out to dinner, have a drink, shopping, seeing Nan, and just being in the house. And of course, he came to visit you, sweetie, stopping for some quiet reflection with you.
We've just taken him to the airport for his flight to Portugal, so now we wait for a message from Faro to say he's landed safely and is with his girlfriend. Then he'll spend the day at the beach on Sunday and back to work on Monday.
We do miss you my darling
Precious Angel son
Love you so much


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This is what the ugly thoughts do. This is how the lies start to seem true. My son's diagnosis weaves into my own, our wounds pull each other into a dark and intimate tango.
On my son's first birthday, a stomach virus knocked him flat. For the next few days, he couldn't keep anything down. Even though he begged for the comfort of nursing, I had to ration his time on the breast. We fed him Pedialyte from a dropper. He screamed in protest until thirst overcame his resistance.
After a few days, he rallied. Small portions of pureed food stayed down. Great quantities of breast milk too. He resumed scooting all over the house and tormenting the dog. The doctor had said he'd get over it, and this seemed to hold true.
Except that he kept losing weight.


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Biting Policy
Biting occurs at a specific developmental period in a child's life. It is an age/stage related occurrence and generally happens during the Toddler years.
- Toddlers are ORAL beings and put everything into their mouths. This is one way they learn about their world. Unfortunately this may also include other children.
- At this stage in their development toddlers do not have the ability to discriminate between animate and inanimate objects.
- Toddlers may bite for the ATTENTION that they receive.
- Too many children in close proximity may cause a toddler to bite.
- Most toddlers need a certain amount of space around them and their toys and do not welcome another child's intrusion. The toddler may bite to stop a child from taking his toys or to maintain his personal territory.
- Many toddlers begin biting when they are teething as this helps to relieve the uncomfortable feeling of new teeth developing.
- Toddlers have not developed social skills nor yet learned self-control. Biting may occur as an immediate reaction to a problem with another child, as toddlers cannot verbalize their problems.
Techniques Twin Oaks Uses to Prevent Biting
- Group size in the toddler room is kept as low as possible.
- We supply numerous appropriate toys on which children can bite.
- We will attach a teether in a safe manner to a frequent biter's clothing and encourage him to bite it.
- We will work with our toddlers to teach them the words to express their frustrations.
- A frequent biter will have a caregiver assigned to him to remain in close proximity to the child and to intervene if a biting situation occurs.
What Twin Oaks WIll Do After a Biting Incident
- The caregivers will focus their attention on the victim, not the biter.
- The bite will be cleaned with antiseptic and a bandage applied, even if the skin is not broken.
- An ice pack will be applied to the bite for a few moments to help relieve any pain.
- The caregiver will have the biter to gently stroke the victim, so both children will learn appropriate ways to touch and relate to each other.
- An injury report will be filled out on each and every bite.
What Twin Oaks WIll Not Do After a Biting Incident
- The child will not be physically punished in any way, nor will we bite the child back.
- The child will not be removed from the center.
- Staff members will not put anything into the child's mouth.
- Staff members will not withdraw love or food, or keep the child in isolation.
- Due to confidentiality rules we cannot and will not reveal the name of the biter to the victim's parents.


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The error mainly occurs due to the problems in the internet connection and if there are problems in the devices you use to connect to the web.
The message 'Connection Refused' has three main causes:
- Nothing is listening on the IP or Port you are trying to connect to.
- The website is blocked by a firewall
- Expired caches
Are you able to browse other sites such as Facebook, or Gmail?
Expired caches in your browser could block websites and prevent you from accessing them. This is one of the reasons why you may not reach specific sites. In order to fix this connection refused error, you will have to remove all caches on your browser.
In order to fix this "connection" error, there are a few simple steps that you could apply, such as:
- Clear your browser cache.
- Reset your IP address & flush the DNS cache.
- Check proxy settings.
- Check network settings
- Disable your firewall.
We have an article here that explains how to clear all browser caches.
Check with your local IT/Network Administrator if you encounter these other errors.
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