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Building Strong Bonds From An Early Age
January 10, 2011 by Deborah Calla
Filed under Featured
The below Huffington Post by Mark Hyman touches on many significant topics including the importance of family bonds on our future relationships and the value of good nutrition.
While growing up in Brazil, my mom, sister and I, always had lunch together. At dinner time we were joined by my dad. There was no TV and of course no texting. We sat together, ate, and talked. We created family bonds.
This was so important to my family that even when we had serious arguments and didn't want to see each other, we sat together at the same table. I remember once when I was eighteen years old and had a big argument with my dad. We didn't speak for months, but we sat at the table together every night. From that I learned that people can have disagreements but if we love each other we must find a way back to the relationship. I learned not to walk away.


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I've been so drawn to sweaters lately. I've knit one Vogue sweater that I like fine enough (I just realized I never posted the final product, add it to my to-do list). This little beauty is called Alloy, and I'm enamored with it. I love the colors (though I would probably switch the main body of the sweater to light grey). I'm serious when I say I'm going to knit this. I know I say that all the time, but I'm really going to do it this time.
Moving along...to the yarn.
I would definitely pick one of these greys for the aforementioned sweater. Brooklyn Tweed has the best naming committee. These yarns are called Truffle Hunt, Sweatshirt, and Stormcloud. Truffle Hunt!!!! You just can't beat that!
There are several gems in the 2014 Winter Look Book, but Alloy is by far my favorite. Brooklyn Tweed's Look Books are always so well done. It's like some sort of hybrid matte photo spread of everything I love about knitting and the forest and wheat fields and colors!
I'm all twitterpated!

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The past six months have been a bit hectic. Last December I started a new part-time job working as a production assistant for the local news station. It's been really fun, and more in line with my interests for a career. However, it came with a catch: a 4am to 9am shift. I could have worked the evening shift, but since the roller derby monster ate my life, I must work around our practice schedule. It's also in Cedar Rapids which means dishing out more money on gas and having some expensive car problems. You win some, you lose some.
The last post was the eve-eve of our first WFTDA bout, which was of course also against the #2 team in our region (and arguably #1 now). We lost of course, but I found a small victory in keeping my head in the game and doing the best I could. Then MNRG sent their Rockits down here and somehow I lost my head again. Loss number two for the season. After almost a month of me trying to up the mental training for everyone, and tightening our teamwork, we had a successful bout in Sioux City, winning 175 to 111. Like the first time we played them, we were down at the half and came back for the W.
Photo by Jim Lee
Now we're in the home stretch of spring bouting. The first weekend of June, we played the Des Moines Derby Dames and pulled out a last minute win there. Then this past weekend we tested ourselves by traveling ten hours, playing two bouts, and one of those teams was a top ten regional team. Overall, I feel like it was a successful weekend. Saturday we played the Ohio Rollergirls in a tough but exciting conclusion to their triple-header evening. Despite losing, I really feel like we stepped up our defense and performed amazingly. I started out the bout on shakey jammer legs, and after throwing a small fit, Tyna started blocking me more. I do love jamming, but blocking is so much fun. The following morning we played a closed bout against Demolition City, who lost similarly to Ohio the night before. It started out pretty close and the action stayed heated the whole time. Their blockers hit comparable to Ohio, and had some awesome teamwork. We just focused on shutting down their jammers and ended up with one victory to bring home. You win some, you lose some.
|We got new unifroms and I chopped off most my hair.
Photo by Patrick Bloom
Right now I feel like the point differential for my life is negative and I'm being lapped. I decided it was a good idea to live on my own this fall, but money is tight and it's going to be hard. Growing up is getting more and more difficult and I have to start making adult decisions. Currently I have many different variables pulling at my sanity and I'm not sure which ones should give. There are times, and I'm sure plenty of people outside of derbyland think that I should, but I have thought about quitting derby. At this point I can't fully justify dropping it, and I'm definitely not done with it yet. I've learned so much from this sport, and one major theme has been to never give up. I've been doing a lot of whining and pouting, when I should be looking for more solutions to my problems.
A specific derby moment ingrained in my memory is when we played our toughest bout against a version of the Minnesota All-Stars a little over a year ago. I had never before been shut down that hard during a jam, and I have referenced it painfully many times since. Vuedoo and the other girls in light blue were wiping the floor with my face and there wasn't a single thing I could do but get up and keep trying. I started to lose it mid-jam and after getting knocked down for the millionth time, I just wanted to skate of the track and cry. I no-doubtedly crumpled behind the bench and cried afterwards, but at the time there was nothing I could do but keep skating. I specifically remember that moment of panic, exhaustion, humiliation and total frustration that took over. I mentally gave up but physically kept skating, and I feel like I have been half-assedly living my life the same way. If I stopped filling my mind with negative garbage and spent more energy taking charge of my life, instead of throwing pity-parties, maybe I wouldn't constantly feel like I am drowning.
I know I write a version of this post every few months when I'm starting to majorly freak out about something. I've been feeling a small twange of optimism lately, and I am hoping I can hold on to that and swim my way out of this rip-tide.


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The Ukrainian ministry is focused on strengthening local churches across the country and helping them reach out to neighbors and friends. This is accomplished in several ways:
- Lifeworks evangelism course – These materials were developed by AFCI in Australia to reach a postmodern and post-Christian generation of Australians, and thousands in Australia have come to know Christ by attending a 10 week course using these materials. The same materials are now being used effectively in Ukraine after they were translated into the Ukrainian language. And there is a wide-open door to train church leaders across the country how to use this evangelistic tool.
- Evangelism through English clubs – Many people in Ukraine have a great desire to learn English. Through the teaching of English in a Christian environment, many people are coming to know Christ.
- Evangelism through youth clubs and camps – A combination of Christians interacting with non-Christians exposes those who have never heard the claims of Christ to authentic Christians.
- Family Life Ministry – The breakdown of the family has reached epidemic proportions in Ukraine. By establishing Family Camps and a Family Life ministries in local churches, families are being ministered to, and many are coming to Christ as a result of finding healing through this ministry.
- Training church leaders in a Bible College as well as holding seminars for preachers
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Foot Ankle Sports injuries Charcot Hammertoe Bunion Flatfoot Foot arthritis Ankle arthritis
Hospital Affiliation(s)
- Saint Vincent Hospital
- Umass Memorial Medical Center
- Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine
- St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
- English
About Dr. Saviet
As a board-qualified podiatrist specializing in the care of a variety of feet and ankle problems, Dr. Benjamin Saviet, DPM, has a passion for helping patients return to the activities they love. Dr. Saviet is proud to be providing skilled treatment services at Central Massachusetts Podiatry to residents living in and around Worcester, Massachusetts.
Dr. Saviet has a lifelong connection to New England and in particular, Central Massachusetts. He grew up in Sutton, Massachusetts and attended Saint John's High School. While at St. John's, he developed his passion for athletics and running. He was awarded his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Providence College where he also was a member of their NCAA Division I cross country, indoor and outdoor track teams. Following Providence College, Ben received a Master of Science in Biology at UMass-Lowell while utilizing his remaining track eligibility, specializing in the 3000-meter Steeplechase. Dr. Saviet then earned his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) degree at the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in North Chicago, IL. He completed his reconstructive foot and ankle surgical residency at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton, Massachusetts, one of the premier residency programs in the Country.
Dr. Saviet is an active member of several podiatric organizations including the Massachusetts Podiatric Medical Society, the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, and the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine. He also participates in the training of podiatric surgery residents and students in the region. Dr. Saviet continues to be an avid runner and cyclist. He has an enthusiasm for helping all patients return to the activities that they love and believes firmly in the adage "you don't stop being active because you get old, you get old because you stop being active."
Hip joint replacement is intended for use in individuals with joint disease resulting from degenerative and rheumatoid arthritis, avascular necrosis, fracture of the neck of the femur or functional deformity of the hip.
Knee joint replacement is intended for use in individuals with joint disease resulting from degenerative, rheumatoid and post-traumatic arthritis, and for moderate deformity of the knee. Joint replacement surgery is not appropriate for patients with certain types of infections, any mental or neuromuscular disorder which would create an unacceptable risk of prosthesis instability, prosthesis fixation failure or complications in postoperative care, compromised bone stock, skeletal immaturity, severe instability of the joint, or excessive body weight.
Like any surgery, joint replacement surgery has serious risks which include, but are not limited to, pain, bone fracture, change in the treated leg length (hip), joint stiffness, hip joint fusion, amputation, peripheral neuropathies (nerve damage), circulatory compromise (including deep vein thrombosis (blood clots in the legs)), genitourinary disorders (including kidney failure), gastrointestinal disorders (including paralytic ileus (loss of intestinal digestive movement)), vascular disorders (including thrombus (blood clots), blood loss, or changes in blood pressure or heart rhythm), bronchopulmonary disorders (including emboli, stroke or pneumonia), heart attack, and death.
Implant related risks which may lead to a revision of the implant include dislocation, loosening, fracture, nerve damage, heterotopic bone formation (abnormal bone growth in tissue), wear of the implant, metal sensitivity, soft tissue imbalance, osteolysis (localized progressive bone loss), audible sounds during motion, and reaction to particle debris.
The information presented is for educational purposes only. Speak to your doctor to decide if joint replacement surgery is appropriate for you. Individual results vary and not all patients will return to the same activity level. The lifetime of any joint replacement is limited and depends on several factors like patient weight and activity level. Your doctor will counsel you about strategies to potentially prolong the lifetime of the device, including avoiding high-impact activities, such as running, as well as maintaining a healthy weight. It is important to closely follow your physician's instructions regarding post-surgery activity, treatment and follow-up care.
Ask your doctor if a joint replacement is right for you.
Stryker Corporation or its other divisions or other corporate affiliated entities own, use or have applied for the following trademarks or service marks: GetAroundKnee, Mako, Mobile Bearing Hip, Stryker, Together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners or holders.
Fred Funk is a paid spokesperson of Stryker, and his statements represent his personal views based on his personal experiences.
Indications: The Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement (STAR Ankle) is indicated for use as a non-cemented implant to replace a painful arthritic ankle joint due to osteoarthritis, post-traumatic arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis.
Contra-Indications: Active or prior deep infection in the ankle joint or adjacent bones, Skeletal immaturity, Bone stock inadequate to support the device including: Severe osteoporotic or osteopenia condition or other conditions resulting in poor bone quality , Avascular necrosis of the talus, Prior surgery and / or injury that has adversely affected ankle bone quality, Malalignment or severe deformity of involved or adjacent anatomic structures including: Hindfoot or forefoot malalignment precluding plantigrade foot, Significant malalignment of the knee joint. Insufficient ligament support that cannot be repaired with soft tissue stabilization, Neuromuscular disease resulting in lack of normal muscle function about the affected ankle, Lower extremity vascular insufficiency demonstrated by Doppler arterial pressure, Charcot joint or peripheral neuropathy that may lead to Charcot joint of the affected ankle, Prior arthrodesis at the ankle joint , Poor skin and soft tissue quality about the surgical site.
Common Side Effects from Total Ankle Replacement Surgery: For the first two weeks after surgery it is normal to have a moderate amount of pain. You may need to use pain medicine(s). This pain may slowly decrease over time, but it is not unusual to experience some discomfort for up to three months and swelling may continue for up to a year after surgery. Contact your surgeon right away if at any time you notice: Fluid leaking from your wound, Redness around your wound, Pain or swelling that starts suddenly (especially after an ankle twist or fall) or Severe pain after the initial two weeks following your surgery.
The T2 Ankle Arthrodesis Nail is intended for tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis (fusion) and to provide stabilization of the hindfoot and ankle including the transverse tarsal joints coupling the mid-foot to the hindfoot. Examples of specific indications include: Post-traumatic or primary arthrosis, previously infected arthrosis (second degree), revision of Failed Ankle arthrodesis, failed Total Ankle Replacement, avascular Necrosis of the Talus (requiring tibiocalcaneal arthrodesis), Neuroarthropathy or Neuromuscular Deformity or other neuromuscular disease with severe deformity or instability of the ankle, rheumatoid arthritis with severe deformity such as rheumatoid hindfoot, osteoarthritis, nonunions or pseudarthrosis of hindfoot and distal tibia, malunited tibial pilon fracture, charcot foot, severe endstage degenerative arthritis, severe defects after tumor resection pantalar arthrodesis.
Contraindications: The physician's education, training and professional judgement must be relied upon to choose the most appropriate device and treatment. Conditions presenting an increased risk of failure include: any active or suspected latent infection or marked local inflammation in or about the affected area. Compromised vascularity that would inhibit adequate blood supply to the fracture or the operative site. Bone stock compromised by disease, infection or prior implantation that can not provide adequate support and/or fixation of the devices. Material sensitivity, documented or suspected. Obesity. An overweight or obese patient can produce loads on the implant that can lead to failure of the fixation of the device or to failure of the device itself. Patients having inadequate tissue coverage over the operative site. Implant utilization that would interfere with anatomical structures or physiological performance. Any mental or neuromuscular disorder which would create an unacceptable risk of fixation failure or complications in postoperative care. Other medical or surgical conditions which would preclude the potential benefit of surgery. The T2 Ankle Arthrodesis Nail should NOT be used if following conditions are present: tibial malalignment of > 10˚ in any plane, severe vascular deficiency, osteomyelitis or soft tissue infection.
The information presented is for educational purposes only. Stryker is not dispensing medical advice. Please speak to your doctor to decide if joint replacement surgery is right for you. Only your doctor can make the medical judgment which products and treatments are right for your own individual condition. As with any surgery, joint replacement carries certain risks. Your surgeon will explain all the possible complications of the surgery, as well as side effects. Additionally, the lifetime of a joint replacement is not infinite and varies with each individual. Also, each patient will experience a different postoperative activity level, depending on their own individual clinical factors. Your doctor will help counsel you about how to best maintain your activities in order to potentially prolong the lifetime of the device. Such strategies include not engaging in high-impact activities, such as running, as well as maintaining a healthy weight.


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I love cone card/tags !
Using my Butterflies and Roses papers I designed this set.
Punch a hole in the top, tie on a pretty ribbon add
a special touch to your gift or glue the envelope
on the gift............use your imagination and enjoy !
Here's the template I designed. Use it to print on the back of your
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Saturday, November 12, 2011
David Gill on Dick's Sanity
"Like Cordwainer Smith, I was taken over by my own S-F universe." Exegesis p. 371
David Gill's note:
* Readers skeptical about Dick's sanity after reading the Exegesis should pay careful attention to this passage, where he explores the possibility that the events of 2-3-74 were a schizophrenic hallucination. In interrogating the veracity of his visions, Dick examines his own psychological makeup and analyzes what was going on in his life at the time. Simply put, crazy people do not question their own sanity like this, at least as a general rule. I find this one of the most moving passages of the entire Exegesis because, in it, Dick places the cosmic scope of his vision in relation to the lack of love and excitement in his own life and goes so far as to suggest that this loneliness may have given rise to delusions of grandeur. Such honesty is refreshing and points to the sincerity that underlies Dick's belief in the authenticity of his experiences, as well as his desire to determine whether those experiences were generated internally, as a manifestation of his psyche, or externally, by an encounter with the divine.—DG
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Personally I like barges that have an original look from the outside. At the other hand, I must honestly say that I have seen conversions that were worth a lot. A completely different style but it works, it even looked great!
See also:
These pages show some conversion of barges, seen from the outside. I don't judge these conversions, they are just boats I spotted while walking around!
The Frajac is a spits hull with a whole new upper structure, which include a specially designed entrance, wheelhouse and water cleaning system based on plants.
On the den, after removing the hatches, a new level has been built in metal with a lot of glass giving enough light for a nice accommodation!
The Mi Amor received a complete new construction, just keeping the hull. It looks very alternative...
The spits Nebo received a new wheelhouse, completely glass. The frame is metal and attached to the back accommodation.
The Speranza is a shortened spits barge. She was shortened by the owner on the Canal in the summer op 2006.
The Spes Salutis had her den being raised on a third of her cargo hold; giving the owner more space and a higher living area. This small addition is in line with the vessel and a nice example of combining the traditional look with comfort.
Luxe Motors
On the hatches and den of the Luctor a new platform was built.
For a complete report with pictures and descriptions of the outside conversion of the Watergeus, click here!


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I wrote last week that the Little Rock School District shouldn't be viewed in simple black and white terms, as many prefer. The School Board is majority black now and the superintendent is black, too. But if you think that means Superintendent Linda Watson is getting a pass from those School Board members, you need to pay closer attention.
She lost last week a request for a new deputy superintendent. And the Board is pressing her on trimming administrative ranks and other spending, particularly on outside consultants, in favor of a focus on the classroom.
On the jump, a note from School Board President Dianne Curry, Superintendent Watson's response and Curry's reply give a little flavor of what's going on behind the scenes.
Please provide a listing of all teacher/administrators job eliminations and or cuts in contracts for all staff for 2008-2010. This information was never provided to the board.
Also please provide a listing of any consultant contracts for Instructional
Leaders for the 2008, 2009, and 2010.
No one at this point has lost a job, unless they were employed by a grant and were not a district employee when they accepted the grant positions. I am not aware of teachers whose positions were eliminated. I am aware of the tightening of positions in schools with decreased enrollment. Those teachers have been permitted to choose other positions. I have forwarded a chart to you which illustrated the jobs that could be eliminated or cut in administration, along with a chart that explained the positions.
There were a few literary or math coaches' contracts that were not aligned with the other coaches' contracts and they were corrected.
As far as contracts are concerned, I will check with Curriculum and Instruction and Procurement. Please remember, we bring in consultants to provide professional development on a consistent basis. Professional development is currently being provided and planned for the next school year for teachers as well as administrators. Previously, I have expressed concern regarding professional development for administrators. We are exploring opportunities that will assist in that endeavor by training central office staff and other administrators who could provide assistance for the district's administrators. In some instances, it is more economical to bring consultants in to provide the PD than to have individuals travel to the training.
On another note, we have received EOC exam data which shows improvement in some areas. As soon as they have been reviewed for errors, we will release them.
Thanks. However, please provide the listing of all contracts executed by the district. Please copy all board members.
Dianne Curry


text: Erik has one week to live. He must pay Luis, the head of a dangerous Colombian drug cartel, or he will die. Erik turns to the only person he knows who can reckon with Luis's empire--his brother, K, the leader of an L.A. gang. And reckon he does: K hatches a plan to rob an armored truck, in broad daylight, on a busy street corner. What happens next is an action-packed story of guns, greed, betrayal, honor and bond between brothers and thieves.


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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director Ron Howard on Tuesday defended his film adaptation of "The Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons" from criticism that it smears the Roman Catholic Church, heightening an ongoing battle over fictional depictions of the Vatican.
Howard, who also directed the 2006 movie adaptation of "The Da Vinci Code," posted a blog at The Huffington Post website saying that neither he nor his new movie "Angels & Demons," which debuts in May and stars Tom Hanks, are anti-Catholic.
"And let me be a little controversial: I believe Catholics, including most in the hierarchy of the Church, will enjoy the movie for what it is: an exciting mystery, set in the awe-inspiring beauty of Rome," Howard wrote.
Howard's post came in response to an opinion piece in the New York Daily News by Bill Donahue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, last week. Donahue accused Brown and Howard of "smearing the Catholic Church with fabulously bogus tales."
Last year, the Catholic Church refused to let "Angels & Demons" be filmed in churches in Rome because of the Vatican's outrage over "The Da Vinci Code."
Howard's drama "Frost/Nixon" was nominated for best picture at the Academy Awards this year, but lost to "Slumdog Millionaire." His other films include "A Beautiful Mind," which won the best picture Oscar and best directing Oscar for 2001, as well as 1995's "Apollo 13."
Brown this week announced that his follow-up novel to "The Da Vinci Code" will be released in September and is titled "The Lost Symbol."
Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis: Editing by Bob Tourtellotte


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Sub-Zero and Wolf, the leading manufacturer of luxury kitchen appliances, named Ascedia its digital agency of record in 2011. This relationship led to the launch of a brand new digital presence that showcases the company's finest appliances, provides inspiration to visitors who are planning a kitchen design, and supports their network of designers, installers, and architects.
The previous Sub-Zero and Wolf website utilized Google Search Appliance. The Ascedia team quickly realized that a more robust search would not only create a more streamlined user experience but would also allow Sub-Zero and Wolf to fine-tune the search results. Ascedia suggested Coveo, a leading enterprise search solution, which integrated natively into Sitecore, their chosen CMS.
Integrating Coveo results with Google Analytics helped the Sub-Zero and Wolf and Ascedia team fine tune search results and provide content recommendations. Just as telling as looking at which terms visitors were searching for was reviewing the terms visitors didn't find results for. Keeping an eye on search behavior helped Ascedia fine-tune Coveo's search results and tweak output formatting to ensure visitors get the most from their searches, and Coveo's boosting feature allows content to "move up" the scale according to preset rules.
With Coveo's thesaurus functionality, administrators can add alternate words and make associations between common search terms and the language that's used in the site content. The tool also allows admins to group together full sentences or commonly combined search terms and associate those with specific pages on the site. For Sub-Zero and Wolf, this functionality helps address common search inaccuracies like the use of "stove" instead of "range" or "oven," or the omission of dashes when searching on a product number, and other terms unique to their products' functions and modes. Over the past year, the team has used this information to update and alter names of products or tools. For instance, search data revealed that visitors were frequently searching for "cookbooks," so administrators renamed the existing "e-book" to better fit user needs.
Often when search tools are integrated into a website, they retain the look and feel of the application. This can make the "search tool" seem tacked on or out of place in a sophisticated design. Sub-Zero and Wolf made the search experience a top priority in their website redesign and the most optimized means of accessing any content by any audience.
Fueled by analytics and testing, Ascedia's User Experience team developed custom flows and designs based on the each key Sub-Zero and Wolf's audience. As a result, Coveo's search experience blends seamlessly into the website and nearly 7% of all users utilize the search bar at least once during their visit.
Because all visitors use the same search functionality to find information, Sub-Zero and Wolf had to carefully consider all of the different audiences that are accessing the site and provide valuable information that meets their varied needs. Consumers are a subset of a larger audience that includes showroom representatives, distributors, designers, architects, installers and cabinet makers, among others. Each of these audiences has different needs – dealers might need a quick reference sheet with key features for prospective buyers, while installers often require detailed specifications and measurements.
Coveo allows Sub-Zero and Wolf to create customized results that include a full range of product information, including important product details, Quick Reference Sheets, associated accessories, CAD downloads, videos, FAQs and even recipes. Visitors can either use the quick search field located in the site's main navigation, or access an advanced search page that allows for further refinement. For instance, product specifications make up 26% of total clicked pages, and direct downloads (CAD files, pdfs, etc.) make up 11% of total clicks. That means 38% of clicked pages are helping users (most likely valued trade partners) find specific and technical information on products quickly and without much navigation.
Sub-Zero and Wolf also chose to have Ascedia integrate existing content from their Answer Advisor tool into Coveo. This integration allows visitors to access the same helpful information that Sub-Zero and Wolf's customer service representatives use, creating a self-help resource that has reduced call volume and made it easier for visitors to find the information they need. These Answer Advisor pages make up 12% of total clicks, which means these results help owners access information that address their specific questions, such as troubleshooting, part replacements, and so on.
Wisconsin Department of Tourism
Sub-Zero and Wolf
Schlitterbahn Waterparks & Resorts
Master Lock
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Civic Memorial Eagles
BETHALTO – Civic Memorial's Eagles did Thursday what they do best in Mississippi Valley Conference girls' basketball:
They won.
The Eagles flew past visiting Waterloo, 56-34 in their Valley opener. While the Bulldogs fell to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the MVC, the Eagles improved to 4-2 and 1-0. They have won 29 of their last 31 league games, including three consecutive conference titles or co-championships.
"I like this team," Eagles' coach Jonathan Denney said. "How we grow this season will depend upon our consistency."
CM has no seniors, and starts three juniors plus two sophomores. "It's the first team I've had where we didn't have a senior," said Denny, beginning his ninth season.
Yet he does have 5-foot-11 sophomore Allie Troeckler and that's a good way to resume things after CM went 31-3 last year. Troeckler, the top scorer on that sectional championship squad, has picked up where she left off last season.
She scored a game-high 22 points on 8-for-14 shooting, including a pair of treys against Waterloo. Troeckler punched home 15 second-half points as the Eagles steadily increased their 19-11 halftime lead.
"Allie is so strong and she does a great job," Denney said. "She's becoming a complete player."
Waterloo coach Matt Lucash agreed. "She's one of the top players in the conference," he said. "She can score anywhere on the court to beat you."
And Troeckler had plenty of second-half assistance. Reserve Alaira Tyus, a 5-10 freshman, pitched in 11 of her 13 points after the break. She made a trio of treys in the third quarter when the Eagles erupted for 22 points. Overall, Tyus made 4 of 7 shots.
"Alaira Tyus is a good shooter and so are Kaylee Eaton and Journey Coffman," Denney said. "We were stagnant on offense the first half and then we started to hit some shots. It showed in the second half. We had four shooters in there with Allie
"If other teams try to take away Allie, we have some other kids that can score."
In the first half, CM made only 8 of 22 shots. Then the Eagles sank 7 of 14 shots in the third quarter and connected on five more field goals in the fourth quarter. Journey Coffman had a pair of 3-pointers along the way as CM made eight treys. Overall, the Eagles were 20 of 50.
"They made 2 of 10 (3-pointers) in the first half, then made six in the second half," Lucash said. "That made a difference. We have a young team, though we aren't that deep.
"We felt good competing against them for two quarters, but they were able to speed us up and get us out of our game."
Taylor Augustine, a 5-6 sophomore guard, hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored 10 points, best for the Bulldogs. Teammate Sydney Luedeman contributed nine points on 4-for-6 shooting. Waterloo had a wobbly beginning, making only 1 of 11 shots in a two-point first quarter.
"We started three sophomore and a freshman, so we have a young team, too," Lucash said. He figures Highland is the team to beat in the six-team Valley.
"They are definitely the favorites," he said. "After that, I think we are all competing with each other."
CM returns to MVC competition Monday at Triad. Come Dec. 18, the Eagles will travel to Highland, a team that defeated them in the semifinals of the Salem Tournament. CM took third place.
CM 56, Waterloo 34
Waterloo 2 9 14 9 – 34
Waterloo (2-3, 1-1) – Augustine 10, Finnerty 4, Elliott 2, Luedeman 9, Storm 6, Probst 3. 2FG-11 3FG-3 FT-3 PF-12
CM (4-2, 1-0) – Troeckler 22, Turbyfill 6, Troxell 4, Coffman 6, Kappler 2, Eaton 3, Tyus 13. 2FG-12 3FG-8 FT-8 PF-12


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Thanks so much for looking. I enjoy reading your encouraging comments x
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
Happy Little Stampers March CAS Challenge (DT)
Thanks so much for looking. I enjoy reading your encouraging comments x
13 comments:
- My Card Attic: Hazel said...
I LOVE that you backed your die cut panel with your technique piece Sue! A lovely CAS design! Have a lovely evening! Hazel xx
My Card Attic
- 2 March 2016 at 20:48
- Anita in France said...
How lovely, Sue ... the mother of pearl behind that glorious burst of circles is gorgeous ... and that delicate butterfly is a perfect finishing touch! So happy to be designing with you at HLS this month! Anita :)
- 2 March 2016 at 21:14
- Linda said...
I love this die and it looks fab with the faux MOP behind. xx
- 2 March 2016 at 21:42
- Karen Hasheck said...
I saw your card linked at the NBUS challenge and just had to come see it in more detail. Awesome card! I am now your newest follower and would be honored if you visited my blog and became a follower too. http://karenskreativekards.blogspot.com/
- 3 March 2016 at 00:52
- Loll said...
Beautiful design Sue ... and I LOVE those colours. xx
- 3 March 2016 at 16:44
- Bożena Adamusińska said...
Background showing in a cut-out is beautiful. And so perfectly fits the used die.
- 3 March 2016 at 22:07
- Colleen said...
Stunning colors and design...Thank you fro joining us at Seize the Birthday!
- 5 March 2016 at 13:11
- Jeanne H said...
I love the colors and your design. Your card looks like a picture from another planet. :-)
- 5 March 2016 at 17:12
- Darnell J Knauss said...
You don't even know how happy you've made me with this card, Sue! I have had that beautiful dotty circle die since I first discovered dies a couple of years ago and it stymies me. I really, really love how you've made your card design with it and I will be adding this to my to-CASE folder. In fact, I should print a copy of your card and put it in the envelope with my die! (Gotta love those hamsters!) I'm dying to try that pouncing with cling wrap using liquid pearls, too! Thank you so much for playing in my NBUS Challenge #6!! Enjoy your day! Hugs, Darnell
- 6 March 2016 at 00:28
- Valentyna Komisarenko said...
Stunning card, Sue! Love the background and butterfly is absolutely beautiful!
- 6 March 2016 at 14:21
- Glenda J said...
Absolutely gorgeous! Love this bold, CAS design. Thanks for playing along with Seize the Birthday.
- 7 March 2016 at 20:02
- Kylie said...
Sue, this is just beautiful. I love the die cut over the top. It is really pretty! xx
- 11 March 2016 at 00:53
- Dana & Glen said...
Absolutely lovely card Sue! Love the colors in your faux mother of pearl.
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Then I got a bit crazy and started putting in a few month to page just to jot down the important things.
Woah. I thought. This is getting a bit radical. I've never done this before. But I
Liked it. The template was from Philofaxy
I kept reading more about how people used their diary, and had a very interesting chat with Steve who said that Filofax never intended you to have a full year in the organiser.
I had never thought of it like this before. I always bought a year, put it in and that was it until next year.
Steve went to on to say that the intention was to have monthly pages as your first port of call. Then your weekly, then your daily.
So I sat and pondered for a while. This was a big change. But it made so much sense. So I printed more monthly pages out and moved them from the back of the Malden to the very front. I then took out the week to view from March 2012 onwards.
I felt like I had made an achievement.
I now have September 2011 to August 2012 in month per page and July 2011 to end of February 2012 week to view.
Any dates that need to be written down after Feb can go straight on the month page then more info added to weekly nearer the time when that month goes into the Malden.
I could in theory take July 2011 out as it isn't needed and I might not necessarily need all the way up to Feb in weekly. The reason I have got so far in advance for weekly is that semester A for uni ends in Feb.
There is no point me going as far as getting day per page as I don't do enough to warrant having that much space.
So there we have it. I will keep you updated as to whether I like the transition, although I don't see why I won't.
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Monday, June 15, 2009
Posh nosh
A long time ago I had seen a bag of blue corn chips while grocery shopping in London. Not exactly grocery shopping, I was there on holiday and like on all holidays I loooooove to go to the local grocery store, the old rugged and rustic looking bakeries, the local drug stores where I love to pick up some cosmetics, some face creams, some hair masks and just browsing in general. So anyways, today I saw a video by Nigella Lawson talking poshly about posh blue corn. And that got me thinking - what nosh is posh and what is not so posh? I came up with my list of all things posh
- Blue corn tortilla chips
- Vanilla bean instead of vanilla from a bottle
- Truffle and truffle oil. Somehow I feel some chefs are just showing off by using truffle oil in an attempt to go 'gourmet'. I mean agreed it goes great with starchy food - potatoes, pasta, bruschetta, but truffle oil on salad? Now that I think is a bit of a show off.
- Dark chocolate as opposed to Snickers.
- Caviar. Even the name sounds posher than the real deal - fish eggs anyone?
- Foie Gras (duck liver ?)
- Croissant vs Dunkin Donuts?
- Espresso vs Starbucks' Tall Lattes?
- Home made sauce vs ketchup?
- Free range chicken and eggs
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The timing couldn't have been more perfect. It was zero hour for kinder math class recess. (Just wrapping up our math session!) The mail arrived with a copy of Zero the Hero. I called my kiddos back to gather around for a reading before they left. My mail boy, a 4th grader, sat nearby working on an iPad. I plunged in to read. One of my kinders started laughing at the story. An infectious laugh. This little guy regularly runs around, pretending to be a superhero saying, "I'm Super Sammy 2.0!" He LOVES a story with a superhero as a main character. Meanwhile, my 4th grader started smirking and began looking less interested in the iApp he was using. He chuckled. Then laughed. Then edged closer to enjoy the book. And no wonder...
Zero the Hero makes me want to leap from a tall building crying, "Super Cindy 2.0!" It's a tale of Zero, who truly feels like nothing. He doesn't get included in counting. When added or subtracted from another number, nothing happens. Numbers refuse to be divided by him. And when he multiplies a number, terrible things happen.
So Zero rolls away.
But when Roman Numerals come to town, the other numbers are in trouble. Zero must return and unleash his powers in order to save the counting numbers.
I feel like this book packed a lot of punch. In addition to the tale of Zero's redemption, there are many teachable math moments:
- what happens when you add zero to a number?
- what happens when you subtract zero from a number?
- divide zero?
- multiply zero?
- and what are Roman Numerals anyway...and why don't they know about Zero?
Bottom line? There is ZERO chance that you won't enjoy this book. :)
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As we reported earlier today it appears that Jonjo Shelvey took the axe quite well on Saturday although he said he was surprised and frustrated at not starting against his former side.
But Jonjo stressed it was all about the team and trying to save Newcastle from relegation and not about any one individual player.
Jonjo Shelvey – fans have been superb
Jonjo is also hoping to start the game tomorrow night against an in-form Manchester City side – and maybe be reinstated as captain but at Rafa's press conference just concluded today the manager admitted he had not decided on the starting line-up and who would be the captain.
But if being given the captaincy inspires Moussa Sissoko to play at his best then maybe Rafa should keep the Frenchman as captain through the end of the season since it looks like Coloccini will find it difficult to return from that calf injury.
This is what Shelvey has said today about tomorrow night:
"This place will be bouncing," "We're all going home now with real belief, and fingers crossed they'll stick with us."
"The fans have been superb. You go over to them at the end of a game, and not one of them are giving you bad signs."
"They've been clapping us off the pitch when, to be honest, we haven't deserved that. It's nice and it's so nice to give them a win."
Most fans think we will lose the game tomorrow night.
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We can get away with a draw if we can beat Villa away. It's gonna be tough for Norwich and the mackems as well and we could do with them not winning another game 🙂 That would make life a lot easier. Sterling and Kompany back for the match Tuesday, but we can play on Kompany's uncertainty over his calf. He can't possibly be 100% confident it will hold up. A job for Tiote perhaps?
If we're gonna set up similar to weekend, the only candidate for change should be Gini. Only one that didn't really contribute to the system. Perez or Obertan should replace him. I'd go with Obertan. Would be a big call for Rafa to drop Gini, but can't say it hasn't been coming if he does.
Bring Mitrovic on 10-15 mins earlier. If Kompany plays and Cisse has done a good job of testing his fitness by dragging him around, he'll loathe to see a fresh Mitrovic entering the fray. Just got to make sure we're at least still in it by then.
Get a point and I'm back aboard the belief bus. Though my head predicts a 3-1 win for Man City.
What I am about to say could be classed as delusion, however I'd like to make clear that I am not saying we are going to win, but…….. some reasons to be positive about match tomorrow:
– NUFC confidence will actually exist. We actually look a lot more organized.
– City without Silva and Nasri – Sterling unlikely to start
– Kompany coming back could disrupt the ever improving Otamendi/Mangala partnership
– City played away to Chelsea Sat evening so won't have had time for much preparation
– City are the early kick off on Saturday so may look to rest 1 or 2 players (wishful thinking)
– City, whilst wanting to secure top 4 status, will have one eye on the Champs League Semi with RM next week
Granted, there are a lot of factors why City remain the firm favorites to get the three points, most notably they are Worlds apart in class – particularly Aguero and KDB.
I'd like to say start with Mitro ahead of Cisse but stats show how much more of an influence Mitro is coming off the bench. I wouldn't mind swapping Gini for SDJ though.
Bookies see us as a 25% chance of staying up, compared with 10% on Friday evening. Lets hope it looks like 50% come 10pm tomorrow evening.
I'd take a draw tomorrow if only for the confidence factor. Getting beat could unravel what confidence was gained from the Swansea match – despite the gulf between the two different sides. A win would be monumental and it's not quite beyond impossible. Another game for the fans to rise to the occasion and the players to believe in themselves. The consequences of a victory could see Norwich and that other team suffering from panic attacks. Let's be honest, they expected Swansea to turn us over, let alone City. The mackems did us a great favour, albeit unintentionally and we now have to grasp it and move forward.
A draw is more than enough…it's our game in hand (even though against Man city). .. a point would be terrific for two reasons..1.) .it may well be the deciding point that keeps us up come the end of the season and 2.) from a confidence perspective a draw would be like a win and it'll give us the confidence we need to get the points we need to survive.
Let's not go stupid and expect a win…a draw is remotely possible but possible it is and as long as the team think we can do it then we've got a chance
As fans our basic need is to gulp the fizzy drink of honest performances and not to be continualy waterboarded with the rancid piss that's been dispensed this season. We need men with the heart famously shown by Jonas in that final game last season and belatedly by a few last Saturday against the shaggers.
So who'll turn up tomorrow night to quench our thirst, will it be the brave and daring or the usual glut of effete pricks? If the latter then they need to be publicly horse-whipped.


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June 9-11: Firenze, Firenze4ever with Luisa Via Roma
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June 18-19: Bergen (1st time!)
June 20-21: London
June 22: Oslo, Elle party
June 23-26: Paris, Menswear Fashion Week
On the 23rd, I will host a Frames of Life (Giorgio Armani) event where among other delights, a video I shot for the brand will be screened.
June 27: Bayonne, I will finally get my 'stolen' computer back
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GORGONA ISLAND, Italy (Reuters) - High on a hillside overlooking the azure sea on a small Mediterranean island, two brawny men toil under the sun in a vineyard that has just released a 50-euro ($66) wine destined for the tables of top restaurants.
This is not an exclusive wine estate or secluded retreat for the rich, despite the tranquil beauty. It is, rather, the residence of men serving long sentences for some of Italy's most notorious and brutal crimes, on an island named after monstrous sisters in Greek mythology with snakes for hair.
Gorgona, the smallest of the Tuscan archipelago that also includes Elba, where Napoleon was incarcerated, is home to a project to rehabilitate hardened criminals through agriculture.
The island, an isolated refuge for monks for 1,500 years and a penal colony since 1869, has just produced 2,700 bottles of a crisp white wine called Gorgona with the help of a 700-year-old Italian wine dynasty. Among the buyers is a Michelin three-star restaurant in Florence.
Gorgona's 40 inmates, many of them convicted of murder, including a notorious contract killing, also produce high quality pork, vegetables, chickens, olive oil and cheese.
The two men on the hillside are serving long terms for murder and won transfer to Gorgona after years in other jails.
There is a long waiting list for entry to the island, a highly desirable location compared with most of Italy's chronically overcrowded jails.
"When I come up here in the morning I am struck by the peace. The time does not weigh on you. It is a different mentality here," said one of them, Brian Baldissin, a tattooed and muscular 30-year-old from the northern Veneto region, whose older brother is also in the jail.
His companion, Francesco Papa, also 30 and from Sicily, agreed: "It is different here. You are outside and free. I drive a tractor. I work. You seem a normal person. Elsewhere you are inside for 23 hours a day."
Escape from Gorgona, 37 kms (23 miles) off the port of Livorno, is considered impossible although one prisoner did disappear and has never been found.
The only boat allowed near the rocky coast is a weekly ferry that brings family members for visits. Even that is not permitted to dock and passengers are taken off on police launches.
Prisoners are only locked up at night.
"When I arrived and got off the launch, the first thing I did was to look round for a guard. Then they said to me: 'Off you go'. I was staggered," said Umberto Prinzi, 41, a convicted murderer serving a 22-year sentence.
He came to Gorgona after spending many years in five other prisons, and has three years left to serve.
The island, in an archipelago which includes the setting of Alexandre Dumas's novel "The Count of Monte Cristo", has only one permanent resident, 86-year-old Luisa Citti-Corsini, a tiny woman who lives with a cat called ET in a house above the harbor. Around 50 former residents visit their houses periodically, especially during the summer.
Citti-Corsini spends her time knitting and reading. "I don't feel lonely at all. I always have the cat," she told reporters on a recent visit. She said the inmates were "very polite". Asked if she was scared, she replied: "Scared of what?"
"I am magnificently fine here ... the air is fantastic."
In the 1960s, she escaped suffocation in a mudslide that swept her out of a window and dumped in the harbor.
Both prisoners and guards are strong supporters of the rehabilitation regime and say it should be used elsewhere.
"What does prison do? A prison like Gorgona can improve you. But other institutions where you are closed 22 hours in a cell just make you bad, that's it," says Prinzi. "The screams of desperation there will stay in your head forever."
"Work in the fields is an escape valve ... If you are locked up in a cell you just watch TV and become an idiot," he added.
"I am fortunate. But there are thousands and thousands of others who don't have this chance so they get locked up, they don't understand why, and when they get out they offend again."
Higher up the island from the vineyard, Sicilian Benedetto Ceraulo, 55, works among racks of ewes' milk and cow's milk cheeses, including a deliciously light ricotta.
Ceraulo was convicted in 1998 of being the gunman in one of Italy's most sensational crimes, the murder of Maurizio Gucci, last member of the original family to control the fashion empire, on the orders of his former wife.
Ceraulo, who has repeatedly claimed he is innocent, won a transfer to Gorgona a year ago. "It's a good life here. You are free. You have the chance to learn, I feel lucky," he said.
"In other prisons it's horrible. You live in cages like wild dogs. It is not suitable for humans. If you are locked up in a cell, deprived of basic thing like privacy, a person gets worse.
"Here I can see the sea, take a stroll. The time passes."
Not far away, Chinese immigrant Jin Zhaoli works in a large nursery cultivating more than a thousand tomato, courgette, aubergine and pepper plants. He was convicted of murdering his wife 14 years ago and is due to get out in a year. "It's good here," he said.
The vines on Gorgona were first planted in 1999 but later abandoned. They were cleaned up and restored after 2009 by a now-released Sicilian inmate who had his own vineyard at home, helped by Prinzi and Papa.
The Marchesi de'Frescobaldi wine dynasty came on the scene in summer 2012 after prison authorities asked local companies to invest in the agricultural programme. The firm sent experts to improve the care and picking of the vines, harvesting the same year.
Lamberto Frescobaldi, 30th generation of the family, vice president and head of wine making, said that the one hectare (2.5 acre) vineyard was ideally situated, facing east towards the morning sun and planted in mineral rich soil.
The Frescobaldis, who were bankers and then wine suppliers to the English kings in the Middle Ages, pay a wage to the convict workers and then sell the wine.
They should roughly break even from their investment, said Frescobaldi, 49, although, for a company with an annual turnover of 80 million euros, it is not a money spinner.
Asked what he felt when he took his first sip of the wine, Frescobaldi replied: "It brought a tear to my eye. It made me reflect on all the people on this island that don't have the chance I have to come and go."
The governor of Gorgona, Maria Grazia Giampiccolo, is known for her progressive methods and also runs a prison inside a Medici fortress in the Tuscan town of Volterra. Inmates there run "Jailbird Dinners" every year with help from local chefs.
She is a leading advocate of engaging inmates in work by building relationships with outside companies. "We need real possibilities to reinsert inmates into society... If the response is only prison it will always be inadequate," she said. ($1 = 0.7519 euros)
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Teaching Period: Term2 2009
Course Code: EMPL5516C
Course Title: Communicate and work effectively in health
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
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This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to work effectively in a health setting with clients, staff, visitors, suppliers and others to meet established work requirements
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HLTHIR301A Communicate and work effectively in health
Communicate and work effectively in a health setting
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2.1 Develop, review and revise personal skills in communication as an ongoing priority to address organisation standards
Maintain professional work standards
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5.1 Identify relevant organisation policies and procedures relating to awards, standards and legislative requirements of own work role and clarify any uncertainties with appropriate personnel
Practise high standards of personal hygiene
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3.1 Maintain personal hygiene with an understanding of risks associated with contamination and infection in a health setting
Promote a positive approach to health
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4.1 Clarify components of own role that contribute to maintaining an effective and client-centred approach to health
Take responsibility for personal skill development
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7.1 Seek advice from appropriate persons on areas for skills/knowledge development
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6.1 Demonstrate respect for workers from different sectors and levels of the industry
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1.1 Follow ethical guidelines in decision-making in all work undertaken the health setting with awareness of potential ethical complexity in own work role
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1: Read each topic in the Learner Guide. Upon completion of each topic, complete the self-assessment checklist from the Learner Guide. Once you have done this, progress to the next topic.
2: Complete the self-assessment quiz. Please note, this is not an assessment task. The self-assessment will check your level of understanding of the unit and provide you with feedback.
3: Refer to the Learning and Assessment Guide (LAG) items 1,2,3, secondary items 7, and 8. Familiarise yourself with the content.
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Topic 1: Work ethically
Topic 2: Communicate effectively in a health setting
Topic 3: Practice high standards of personal hygiene
Topic 4: Promote a positive approach
Topic 5: Maintain professional work standards
Topic 6: Work effectively in the health care system
Topic 7: Take responsibility for own personal skill development
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3. Interpersonal skills for nurses and health care professionals (e-book) and in print at 610.73014 W872 Bundoora Library
4. Communicating in the health and social sciences
5. Writing skills in practice: a practical guide for health professionals
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Please note that you will need to demonstrate competency in all 3 of these assessment tasks in order to achieve competency for this unit.
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A 10-year-old spent time penning a nine-point bucket list and while we're all for setting yourself goals, we can't help but wonder where she got these from.
The girl's brother, Josh, found the list and shared a photo on Twitter, writing: "I found my sister's bucket list. What the hell is she on?"
Standout goals include eating a hammerhead shark and a snake, petting a cheetah and translating a sign in a different language on 12 March 2019.
Other equally odd - but more achievable - goals include sitting in an empty room for an hour and staying asleep for 24 hours.
The girl also seems to be a fan of Taco Bell, as she wants to eat 10 of them, as well as winning a taco eating contest.
Oh, and she wants a pet blobfish, koala, sloth and seal. This is a blobfish, guys.
The photo has been liked more than 15,000 times in five days and despite it being unique, people on the internet are relating to the list.
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Doha, Qatar – Urgent law enforcement action by governments in Central and West Africa and South-east Asia is crucial to addressing the illicit ivory trade, according to a new analysis of elephant trade data released today.
Detailed regional summaries of the data held in the Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS), the world's largest database on ivory seizures, highlight the failure of law enforcement in key elephant range states facing an increasing threat from organized crime and the presence of unregulated markets.
The re-analysis comes as 175 governments meet in Qatar for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), where they will consider ivory trade issues.
"It's clearer than ever that governance shortfalls and weak enforcement allow illicit ivory trade to go unchecked in West and Central Africa and in South-East Asia, where large domestic ivory markets openly sell ivory illegally," said Tom Milliken of TRAFFIC, who undertook the ETIS analysis."What's needed is urgent action by government enforcement agencies in these regions and strong collaboration with counterparts in Asia where many of the current seizures are being made."
ETIS is compiled by TRAFFIC on behalf of CITES, and comprises more than 15,400 ivory seizure cases compiled over the last 21 years. The re-analysis of the data was made by region rather than by country, and was carried out to align the data with MIKE (Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants), another of the CITES tools used to monitor poaching, which also shows that the Central African region is losing the most elephants.
"Until this strengthened law enforcement happens, ivory will continue to leak out of Africa" said Elisabeth McLellan, Species Manager at WWF International. "We're not talking small-time smugglers here, we're talking hardened, organized criminal gangs."
The analysis can be downloaded from the CITES website at: http://www.cites.org/common/cop/15/inf/E15i-53.pdf
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Friday, 22 January 2010
Social Media Opportunities
Since starting a master's in PR I have learnt more about the role of social media within communication strategies. Before I looked at Facebook as a communcation tool for a person rather than for a business, but now I understand how powerful social media can be in influencing and informing people. As social media platforms are used worldwide, there are great opportunities for companies which operate globally.
Companies can now communicate to a worldwide audience via platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. A company such as Next use both these social networking sites in order to let their customers know of new the styles on offer and they upload pictures of these styles.
Video sharing sites such as YouTube have allowed companies to share videos of adverts and videos of how to use their products. Marks and Spencer adverts are widely available on YouTube, this enables people in other countries to view English adverts which wouldn't be aired on television in their country.
Blogging allows companies to share information regarding their brand with people. This allows for two-way communication as people can post their comments and converse with the author of the blog as well as other people who comment on it.
While there are many opportunities for global brands using social media platforms, there are also threats. An example is the recent blogging backlash that Eurostar were faced with when some of their trains were trapped inside the tunnel. Many passengers used Twitter to talk of their experiences and the poor communication from Eurostar. Consequently, their reputation has been seriously damaged.
Any threats of social media to global companies are severely outweighed by the opportunities. The amount of users signed up to social networking sites is ever increasing and this allows for companies to expand on their existing communication strategies and reach a wider audience than ever before.
I know if I ever start up my own business I will definately take advantage of the use of social media.
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I saw the power of social media in a communications setting on my internship at Cambridge University.ReplyDelete
The PR team have set up a You Tube channel which promotes some of the amazing research work that goes on there. Being able to watch a film of a scientific discovery or an archaeological find really brings it to life and can only enhance the brand of the university as well as motivate potential future students to study there.
They also use Facebook well as a community resource for students, alumni and staff.
The downside of social media is that anyone who is disatisfied with something in a company or organisation can quickly link up with like-minded people through Facebook or Twitter and really cause problems for its reputation.
The general feeling in public relations, however, is that corporate activities should be transparent and feedback should be encouraged from customers, employees and other publics.
Social media is an important tool in making this happen.
Some really positive points about businesses using social media as part of their communications strategies. Social media is a great channel to use as part of a company's communication plan. It helps to connect, learn, share, listen and engage in a two-way dialogue that can help brands in many ways.ReplyDelete
I agree social media can enable brands to communicate globally, but I don't think it's as simple as that. There are so many things to consider when using social media for business purposes. Unfortunately it is as not as simple as setting up a Facebook and Twitter page. There are so many legal implications with businesses using social and digital media. Businesses should be aware of best practices, privacy polices, terms and conditions, and disclaimers to name but a few.
Don't get me wrong though, I am by no means suggesting that businesses should not use social media, what I am saying is that they should be aware of protocols, legality and anything thing else they are unsure of, only then will they be able to use it effectively
I agree with Sarah. There is definite professional and legal practice that needs to be carried out when joining a social network.ReplyDelete
I think the problem lies within the immediate concept of social sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Many fan sites of brands are set up by individuals themselves, as well as the official corporate page. Companies must be aware of all aspects of using social media, and monitor what others are saying, as well as what is on their own page.
It definitely is a fantastic way to communicate with the publics, but I wonder if the power of social site groups are being over estimated ? Most people tend to join a group and soon after, it will be forgotten about. That's the problem with self indulging social sites, people are only interested in themselves.
However, there is no doubt that this is working for big branded companies, but I wonder if the phase will die out sooner than later?
Using social media and social network are good way to promote company brand or products. It is not only promotion, but also getting consumer's opinion. The key point is the firm could be flexible to adjust appropriately their step to satisfy consumer. To try getting more advantages by social media.ReplyDelete


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Will Ferrell will star in the independent film "Everything Must Go" says Variety.
Based on a Raymond Carver short story, Ferrell plays a man who loses his job and gets locked out of the house by his wife. She deposits his belongings on the front lawn, and he spends the next four days trying to sell his possessions.
Dan Rush adapted the script and makes his directorial debut on the project which begins filming in March.


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November 19, 2013
Media Review: Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi
This book is a very nice comprehensive look at t'ai chi ch'uan (taijiquan) for the general public as well as experienced practitioners. History, philosophy, and practice are discussed, and a short form is presented with clear instructions.
A particularly outstanding feature is the lengthy discussion of how tai chi can be used to help maintain good health, and how it can be used as part of treatment plans for various illness. Doctors and other medical practitioners will appreciate the well-annotated information. Attention is given to integrating tai chi into daily life and into other sports.
Labels: reviews, tai chi books, tai chi in news, taijiquan
October 18, 2013
Getting in Synch is Not Just About Listening
Here's some interesting research that could help us understand tai chi push hands: out-of-synch metronomes on a stable surface will stay out-of-synch, but if on a flexible surface will gradually synchronize. "Energy from the motion of one ticking metronome can affect the motion of
every metronome around it, while the motion of every other metronome
affects the motion of our original metronome right back. All this
inter-metronome "communication" is facilitated by the board, which
serves as an energetic intermediary between all the metronomes that rest
upon its surface." Watch the video demonstration.
Labels: research, tai chi, tai chi and physics, taiji
August 27, 2013
Thinking, Doing, Intention
What will they think of next? Uses of the power of the mind are familiar to taiji practitioners, but this?
"Right now the only way to transfer information from one brain to another is with words," researchers said. With advances in computer science and neuroscience, people could eventually perform complicated tasks, such as flying an airplane, and dancing the tango, by transferring information in a noninvasive way from one brain to another. "You can imagine all complex motor skills, which are difficult to verbalize, are just chains of procedures." See the full article at CNET.
May 12, 2013
Tai Chi Buff Wants to Redesign Computer Security, and Tai Chi for Posture
• Peter Nuemann, avid tai chi practitioner, in a New York Times article about computer security, compares computing systems to biological defenses, and finds them wanting.
• In another recent article, the Times reports on computer-inflicted posture problems.For many of those years, Dr. Neumann (pronounced NOY-man) has remained a voice in the wilderness, tirelessly pointing out that the computer industry has a penchant for repeating the mistakes of the past. He has long been one of the nation's leading specialists in computer security, and early on he predicted that the security flaws that have accompanied the pell-mell explosion of the computer and Internet industries would have disastrous consequences."His biggest contribution is to stress the 'systems' nature of the security and reliability problems," said Steven M. Bellovin, chief technology officer of the Federal Trade Commission. "That is, trouble occurs not because of one failure, but because of the way many different pieces interact...."A trim and agile man, with piercing eyes and a salt-and-pepper beard, Dr. Neumann has practiced tai chi for decades. But his passion, besides computer security, is music. He plays a variety of instruments, including bassoon, French horn, trombone and piano, and is active in a variety of musical groups. At computer security conferences it has become a tradition for Dr. Neumann to lead his colleagues in song, playing tunes from Gilbert and Sullivan and Tom Lehrer.
Exercise can help. And we all know that tai chi is one of the best ways to improve posture via awareness, practice, and with experienced guidance.The expenses are huge as well. By one estimate that appeared in The Journal of the American Medical Association, the national cost of treating people with back and neck pain was $86 billion in 2005. And with back pain one of the top reasons for worker disability, missed work because of these aches may cost employers close to $7 billion a year, according to one study.


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Cool New App!
Skyfit is an app which streams classes for runners. If you've ever been to a spin class at a gym or a studio, it's a very similar experience, except for runners. The classes consist of three key components
Music – The trainers diligently select popular music which works perfectly with a given run speed or incline. Specifically, the beats per minute of the track will match the pace of your run. This helps motivate you, and ultimately have a more efficient run.
Motivation – Throughout the class, trainers provide the motivation you need to push your run to the next level.
Instruction – Trainers will give you instructions on what incline and speed to go throughout the class, to ensure you have an efficient and effective run. For treadmill runs, trainers provide incline and speed. For elliptical, trainers provide incline and resistance. And for outdoor runs, the trainers provide relative speed instructions.
If you still are unclear, you can watch the video here, or you can try a month of classes for free.
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Saturday, October 10 – BIG Bike Donation Day
From 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Free Bikes 4 Kidz is a nonprofit organization geared toward helping all kids ride into a happier, healthier childhood by providing bikes to those most in need.
Bring your gently used bike to any Allina Health Hospital or most clinics.
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Times Vary. Training Start in October.
Guess whats new? Aerial Yoga Classes starting in November 2015. Training starts in October! If you are Interested in learning Aerial Yoga, contact the Pole Barn for more information.
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Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4 – a variety of distances and activities for the whole family.
Good luck runners!
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Saturday, October 3; 10-4 PM
Wild Ride! Ride the best mountain bike trails in the metro at the Wild Ride Mountain Bike Festival. Bike demo trailers and local bike shops will be on hand for bike tune-ups, clinics, group rides and more. Free bike check-out available. Concessions and beer available, prices vary. Come ride!


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It isn't just the speed of the processor that has improved with the launch of the 4000 processor (along with some of the other Socket 939 chips), there are lots of other bits and pieces that have changed and got better, here are a few of the main points for you to cipher through.
Socket 939
With the introduction of Socket 939 the following key technology are upgraded:
First up we have a die shrink from 193mm² to 144mm², although the FX53 uses the larger 193mm² due to the cache size on the chip. Not only that, we get quite a rise in Mhz this time round although not quite as much as some people may have expected especially if they are comparing it to a top of the range Pentium 4, which runs a whole 1ghz faster than the fastest AMD processor. As usual the speed of the chip in raw Mhz isn't always what makes it a good processor.
AMD Processors break down as follows:
Dual Channel Memory Controller
A couple of the main problems that users had with the older design of the Socket 754 processors have been fixed on the Socket 939 boards. The first one was the lack of support for regular DDR memory on some chipsets and processors that could only use registered EEC DDR. The second problem was that the older design only support single channel memory, twin sticks of RAM could be used but only in a single channel configuration. This meant that there was some performance loss for those users. With the Socket 939 boards, AMD has given support for regular non-ECC, non-registered DDR RAM as well as a dual-channel memory controller on the processor. Sometime later in the year AMD has stated they will support DDR 2, although we're still waiting there.
Enhanced Virus Protection
With the release of the Socket 939 processors, AMD has incorporated some code in the processors called the NX bit. NX stands for "No Execute" and prevents malicious code from executing due to a buffer overflow. A buffer overflow is one of the main methods users to attack computers and with the introduction of the NX code into the processor, AMD will help thousands of its users prevent this from happening. As mentioned earlier, you must have Windows XP Service Pack 2 installed to support it and the feature does not work with any Intel processors.
For more information check out AMD's Official Release.


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About Mirthala
Mirthala Salinas is a leading voice in the Hispanic Community of the United States.
With more than 20 years of journalistic experience, Salinas has made her passion for news a platform to reach out to people in many areas.
Mirthala Salinas is the lead anchor for the 11:00 PM Newscast at KRCA Ch. 62 in Los Angeles, the fastest growing Spanish TV Media in the United States. Salinas started at Lieberman Broadcasting as a news reporter and due to her excellent skills, professionalism, and experience, within in two months she was promoted to the Anchor seat.
Previously, Salinas hosted "La Ventana" an afternoon drive radio show on W Radio AM, where she talked about issues impacting the Hispanic community in the US focusing on women's issues. W Radio is sister station to the well respected W Radio from Mexico, own by one of the most powerful Hispanic media groups in the world, Spain's Grupo Prisa.
Mirthala Salinas also anchored six daily nationwide radio newscasts; "Minuto 60" aired in 118 U.S Markets. "Minuto 60" was the tool Mirthala Salinas uses to keep the Hispanic audience in the United States well informed about the most current International, National and Local news events. In addition, Mirthala Salinas participated once a week in "Efecto Secundario" an afternoon radio host in Caracol Radio in Miami.
Mirthala Salinas' successful career started in Phoenix, Arizona in 1989, where she worked in radio and television, since then she moved to Los Angeles, CA where she currently lives.
Mirthala Salinas has had many accomplishments and recognitions, including four Golden Mikes and two Emmy awards, obtained while she was an anchor/reporter at Telemundo 52, the second largest Spanish television network in the United States. She was also named, in 1998 "Latina of the Year" in Los Angeles, CA.
Besides being MC for endless community events, Mirthala Salinas has also been a Guest on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Mathews.
Mirthala Salinas lost her Mother and Father to Cancer in 2007 and 2008, respectively. Cancer is a personal issue for her and one of her goals is to make Hispanics more aware of this incurable disease.
Mirthala Salinas es una de las figuras más importantes del periodismo en Estados Unidos. Su experiencia de más de 20 años abarca medios impresos, al igual que radio y television.
Actualmente Mirthala es la presentadora del noticiero estelar de Estrella TV, Ch 62 en Los Angeles, la cadena de television de mayor crecimiento en Estados Unidos. Mirthala Salinas se integró al equipo de reporteros de Liberman Broadcasting., y grácias a su profesionalismo y experiencia de inmediato fue colocada en el principal puesto del noticiero.
Salinas ha sido nominada a los premios Emmy en tres ocasiones, logrando dos de ellos. Además a obtenido cuatro Golde Mikes.
En el tema social, Salinas utiliza su plataforma para informar y educar a su comunidad sobre el cáncer. Sus padres fallecieron por esta enfermedad, por eso el Cáncer es un tema personal para ella.


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Pravartan 2011, Institute of Management, Nirma University- Day 1
The ball was set rolling on Day 1 of Pravartan, 2011, the Human Resource Conclave organised by Institute of Management, Nirma University, by Jim Rose, Former Head of Human Resource, Johnson & Johnson, addressing the inaugural session. "Our first responsibility is towards our customers, the second is towards the employees, the third towards the society. If we do this well, as an organisation, we will deliver", Mr. Rose said. Emphasising the need to change to accommodate diversity in the organisation, he talked about the hidden resistance in the employees to diversity and the measures which Johnson & Johnson took to overcome these. Johnson & Johnson got recognition all over the world and became one of the most preferred place to work in. "Our turnover rates reduced, productivity and promotion rates increased" Jim added. Jim Rose is also a member of Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission and he seamlessly integrated spirituality with the Human Resource concepts.
The next session was taken by Mr Babu Thomas, Head of Human Resource, GVK EMRI who spoke on how human resource function drives the performance of an organisation and about the importance of nurturing talent in an organisation committed to saving lives. As the HR head of a not-for-profit organisation he emphasized on values like empathy, modesty, reliability and integrity (EMRI). Further, he spoke about the culture of EMRI i.e., empowerment, continuous communication and delegation. In Gujarat every one hour a baby is born in the ambulance provided by EMRI and in every 40 minutes a life is saved by EMRI and its workforce. There is a strong HR leadership and strategy focus as reflected in the Sense – Reach – Care model (Trinity Model) employed by EMRI.
The speaker for the last session – Mr. Aniruddha Khekale, Director HR of Emerson Process Management emphasised on how to manage business excellence through effective implementation of human resource support across the organization. He also spoke on importance of HR Strategies, change management and how to maximize performance without compromise. He said that it is better to measure Human Capital in terms of individual and organisational capabilities.
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Phil Jones has backed his Manchester United teammate Rio Ferdinand to prove his critics wrong by continuing to play a prominent role at Old Trafford.
Sir Alex Ferguson recently suggested the 32-year-old was no longer a guaranteed starter because of the emerging talent at the club. The Scot also urged his long serving stalwart, who turns 33 on Monday, to adapt his game in order to contend with the mounting challenge posed by Jones, Chris Smalling and Jonny Evans, but many have questioned his ability to play a key role as the rigours of time catch up with him.
A dismal performance against Manchester City resulted in the England international's omission from the starting line-up that beat Everton, but he was recalled for the game against Otelul Galati and at times it was difficult to disagree with Ferguson's assessment that Ferdinand had lost "a yard of pace," particularly when faced with one-on-one situations.
Despite Ferdinand's apparent decline and with work still to do in terms of restoring Ferguson's faith in him, Jones believes his veteran teammate has plenty to offer both on and off the pitch.
The 19-year-old has featured for United more than any other player thus far this season, belying his relative inexperience at this level and he believes Ferdinand's age, like his own presumably, "is just a number".
Jones credits the aforementioned former England captain for helping him settle in at the club and suggests Ferdinand remains a hugely influential player in the Old Trafford dressing room, as well as remaining a top player.
"Rio is a fantastic player, his age is just a number." The recently capped England international told Sky Sports News.
"I learn a lot from him every day in training.
"He is always helping me, always talking to me and that is massive."
While some have intimated Ferdinand's powers are on the wane, the opposite can be said for the prodigiously gifted former Blackburn Rovers youngster. The £17 million summer signing had been expected to bide his time before making a serious impression on Sir Alex Ferguson's starting XI, yet his superb form and versatility has made him an almost permanent fixture despite the Scot's perpetual tendency to rotate his squad.
"I came here to play games and perhaps I didn't expect to play so many games so soon." Jones said "I'm happy to play anywhere in the team, whether it's centre-back or right-back. I'm just enjoying it."