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I. Technology and the Internet - Students are expected to use technology in a manner appropriate to the academic mission of Talbot County Public Schools and in accordance with all legal and ethical standards. Technology includes, but is not limited to, computers, electronic devices, software, Internet, and all other network services. The use of computer resources is a revocable privilege. Failure to abide by this policy may render the student ineligible to use the school's computing facilities and may bring disciplinary or even legal action. Students must make available for inspection by a teacher or administrator upon request any computer, messages or files sent or received. The school has the right to review these items for appropriateness, and to limit or revoke a student's access at any time, and for any reason.
- A. General Conditions of Use: Computers and network access are provided to students for school-related purposes. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to:
- Any activity that requires an exchange of money and/or credit card numbers;
- Any purchases or sales of any kind;
- Solicitation of donations; and
- Any use for product advertisement or political lobbying.
- B. Files and File Management: The permission to store files on school system computers or computer networks is subject to responsible and ethical use.
- C. Network and Internet Access: Access to the school system's computing facilities is granted with a computer account. Accounts are assigned to individuals and are not to be shared.
- Transmission of any material in violation of Federal, State, or local law or ordinance.
- Use of technology for commercial activities by students or student groups. Commercial activity includes, but is not limited to the following:
b.Any activity that requires entry into an area of service for which the school may be charged a fee;
- Non-moderated communication methods such as instant messaging, chat rooms, and e-mail, except as explicitly authorized by a teacher or administrator.
- Images, sounds, music, video, or materials that are pornographic, obscene, or vulgar, or depict the use of illegal drugs, alcohol, tobacco or illegal and/or violent behavior (and/or would violate school rules if in non-digital formats) may not be downloaded, uploaded, imported or used.
- abide by copyright laws and download/import only music or other files to a school-owned computer that he/she is authorized or legally permitted to reproduce, or for which he/she has the copyright.
- File sharing must be approved and directed by the teacher.
- Copying, changing, reading, or using files in another user's storage area (such as hard disk space, optical media, flash media, server space, personal folders, etc.) without the user's permission and/or for the purpose of academic cheating is prohibited.
- Files may be stored only in locations and formats authorized for the student's use. Storing non-school related material (files) on a school system file server is prohibited.
- For students issued a computer for their individual use, it is the responsibility of each student to ensure that student-loaded files and programs do not consume hard drive space needed for instructional or educational requirements.
Illegal use, distribution or transfer of copyrighted material to school computers
including text, music, video, images, or audio files is prohibited. Students must
- The account owner is responsible for all activity performed from his/her account. Activity on a user's account may be monitored and recorded. It is a violation of this policy to allow others to use this account or to use another person's account, with or without that person's permission.
- Users shall not intentionally seek information on, obtain copies of, or modify files, other data, or passwords belonging to other users, or misrepresent or assume the identity of other users.
- To protect students while at school and to meet the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requirements, access to the Internet is filtered through a commercial filtering system. Attempts to in any way bypass or negate the filtering of Internet content is prohibited.
- The Internet is a powerful learning tool, but must be used safely. Students are not to reveal identifying or personal information about themselves or others when using the Internet.
- Posting harmful material about others to make them the subject of ridicule or damage their reputations (so called cyberbullying) is prohibited.
- Harassment, threats or intimidation via Internet or Local Area Network (LAN) is strictly prohibited, and subject to disciplinary action. Students should report to school administrators or other staff any such activity that they have observed or have knowledge of, particularly if these actions occurred while using school-owned technology.
D. Student Use of Email: All student Electronic Mail (email) accounts are property of Talbot County Public Schools. Email activities must comply with Board of Education Policy (ACCEPTABLE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND INTERNET SAFETY FOR STUDENTS). The user accepts all responsibilities and understands the policy.
1. The student will be removed from the system after graduation, leaving the school district, or infractions outlined below.
2. The primary purpose of the student electronic mail system is for students to communicate with school staff, outside resources related school assignments, and fellow students to collaborate on school activities. Account user names and passwords will be provided to parents so those parents can monitor the account and communicate with teachers. Use of the district's email system is a privilege. Communication through the district's email system will exhibit common sense and civility. It will abide by the community's mode of acceptable behavior. Students are responsible for messages sent from their accounts. Students should not share their passwords.
3. Messages posted on the district's email system cannot cause disruption to the school environment or normal and acceptable school operations. Occasional and reasonable personal use of the district's email is permitted, providing that this does not interfere with the performance of the electronic mail system or disrupt the operation of the schools. Electronic mail can be checked from home or from school computers, as long as it does not disrupt the operation of the classroom or school.
4. The email system cannot be used to operate a personal business. The account may not be reassigned. The account may be revoked if used inappropriately.
5. Students will report any unusual activities such as "spam" communications, obscene email, attempts by adults to lure them into dangerous behaviors, and the like to a teacher, administrator or helpdesk personnel for action. Students should not forward chain letters, jokes, or graphics files.
6. Students will not identify their home telephone numbers, or home addresses in any email correspondence unless required for the college admission process or internship.
7. Electronic mail sent or received are not confidential. Although the administration does not make a practice of monitoring electronic mail, the administration reserves the right to retrieve the contents of user mailboxes for legitimate reasons, such as to find lost messages, to conduct internal investigations, to comply with investigations of wrongful acts or to recover from system failure.
8. System administrators may create filters to scan for and eliminate viruses and large graphic files (i.e. animated holiday card during December) that are unrelated to the school district's operation.
9. When issues arise, the department will deal directly with the student, school administration and/or parents/guardians. Improper use of the system will result in discipline and possible revocation of the student email account. Illegal activities on the system will be referred to law enforcement authorities for appropriate legal action.
10. The Department of Student Services is responsible to ensure the efficient use of the electronic mail system. The interpretation of appropriate use and future revisions of this guideline are the responsibility the department of Student Services.
If necessary, the administration, at its discretion, may close the accounts at any time. Any updates or changes to this electronic mail agreement by the Board of Education or administration will be in effect.
E. Security: Security on any computer system is a necessity and a high priority. All
security problems must be reported to an administrator.
- Attempts by a user to log on to the TCPS administrative network or servers using another's identity are prohibited.
- Bypassing or attempting to bypass the school's filtering software is prohibited.
- The use or attempt to connect a home computer or personal electronic devices to any part of the TCPS network unless instructed by an administrator is prohibited.
- Sharing passwords with another person for any reason is prohibited and every effort should be made to keep all passwords secure and private.
- Students must not knowingly introduce or knowingly allow the introduction of any computer virus to any school computer.
F. Care, Service, and Repair of school-system technology: Students are responsible for all technology resources provided for their use or in their possession.
- Any broken or malfunctioning computer component, software application, operating system, network service, or peripheral should be reported to the technicians or to a teacher or administrator.
- All equipment, software, and network configurations will be maintained by TCPS Technology Department.
- Vandalizing or defacing hardware by writing upon, placing stickers upon, etching, staining, or otherwise intentionally altering the surface of hardware is prohibited.
- Removing inventory and identification tags from any technology equipment is prohibited.
- Students issued a computer for their individual use should:
- Carry their computers in the case provided by the school system, especially when the computers are taken out of school.
- Have his/her computer fully charged at the start of each school day.
G. Hacking and Electronic Trespassing: Altering or modifying the pre-installed software is prohibited. Examples include, but are not limited to the following:
- Installing any additional software applications;
- Changing the computer name;
- Altering, or removing pre-installed software components including, but not limited to: productivity applications, security and/or utility software, and operating system components;
- Altering user accounts or file permissions granted to them;
- Taking apart the computer for access to internal parts or in an attempt to "repair" the computer.
Violations of these regulations will result in disciplinary action and may also result in criminal charges.
H. Violations of this policy: Student misbehavior in a technology setting often has a non-technology parallel and should be handled using the same progressive discipline
steps as for other infractions of school rules. However, some violations are specific
to the nature of electronic devices and media, and should be guided by the following.
- Technology tools are increasingly central to teachers' lessons and student learning. Full loss of computing privileges should be a final recourse when other disciplinary measures have failed to modify inappropriate behaviors; or in response to a serious violation that threaten the safety or wellbeing of students, the security of the school system's servers or networks, or is a violation that could result in criminal charges.
- Steps in a progressive discipline strategy appropriate to misuse of computing privileges may include:
- Progressive restriction of permitted access (independent Internet search capabilities, use of multimedia tools, access to external ports, etc.).
- Revocation of take-home privileges in the case of an individually issued computer.
- Other restrictions deemed necessary to maintain the intended and appropriate uses of technology.
I. Student Agreement: This policy will be reviewed annually with students in grades
4-12 in an age-appropriate manner.
- An Acceptable Use Agreement must be signed
- It is presumed that all computer use by students in grades K-3 will be closely and continuously monitored.


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This morning Sofia, Tara, Sadhu, Daisy, Lucia, Madhava, Kamal, Prasad, Jigar, Anand and I woke up with the hotel window open letting in a beautiful regenerating breeze from the see. Our first workshop of the day, was at a children's village in Alexandria further in land.
We met with the director and stuff of the village then got introduced to the little boys between the ages 3-5 years. We all quickly became friends with the kids and shared a peaceful meditation and played very nice games, which the kids loved.
After the workshop we were invited to have lunch at the village. We were split up to three separate houses where a mother lived with three boys and two girls. We were surprised by the sweet hospitality of the family and the well treated children, who took great care of us and helped their mother with what ever they could, like bringing the dishes, plates and cutlery on the table.
After having a tremendous meal of chicken, arabic rice, vegetables, and other traditional egypten food, we were shown the beautiful garden which the family kept behind their house. They had a number of vegetables and fruits, like bananas, guava and corn.
After this lovely afternoon with the children we headed towards the sea to gain some quality time for ourselves and enjoy a footsoak.
At 7 pm we had a follow up workshop at the teatro Alexandria with participant who were mostly artists. We enjoyed quite a deep meditate and were able to discuss the experiences from the participants who were very positive and receptive.

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Kataeb MP Sami Gemayel may have overreacted to Brazil's humiliating World Cup defeat in the semifinals, saying Germany had committed yet another genocide, this time in football.But the young lawmaker quickly attempted to save face and adopted the old-age diplomatic way of recovery by deleting the comment from his Twitter feed. Some Twitter users voiced disappointment while others ridiculed the lawmaker whose comment failed to reveal which team he was rooting for.Gemayel was not the only Lebanese who made jokes and ridiculed Brazil after Germany demolished the host team 7-1 in the semifinal game late Tuesday.


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French Fries
This piece is called French Fries. It was shot for a group show called One City - Los Angeles County. The show was displayed from March 14th, 2016 to April 1st, 2016 in Studio A403 located at California Institute of the Arts.
15 different artists showed work representing 15 different cities around Los Angeles County. French Fries was shot on Hollywood Boulevard. It is a representation of a 'star' walking into Frame in the city we know as Hollywood.


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The National Bio-safety Management Agency (NBMA) says Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are the same conventional crops but improved versions for the purpose of sustainability and improved yields
Dr Rufus Egbegba, the Director-General of the agency made the clarification in an interview on Monday in Abuja. According to him, GMOs are not new crops invented by scientists but the same conventional crops that are improved on to tackle persistent issues such as shortage of food and insect infestation on crops.
"Genetically modified organisms are not different from their conventional counterparts. "The difference is that, for instance like sugarcane, if you can discover what makes sugarcane to be sweet, you can sequence it. "Pick that particular gene, the material of inheritance of the sugarcane and it you put it into plantain, the plantain will have the sweetness of sugarcane. "You can even put it into orange and it will have the same sweetness." Read more


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Lake Norman & Mooresville
Several Davidson Day students recognized
Four Davidson Day JV football players - freshmen Jordan Brown and Will Grier as well as sophomores Ronnie Jenkins and Aaron Seward - will attend the 2010 Junior Rank Elite High School Underclassman Showcase in Tempe, Ariz., which takes place today.
The combine event recognizes top prep talent and celebrates some of the best athletes at the high school level for their work on and off the field.
Another Patriot, seventh-grader Robert Washington, has been selected to play in the Junior Ranking Diamond All-America Bowl also in Tempe, Ariz., on Dec. 30.This comes the same year Washington sat out the middle school season because of a heart condition. He underwent successful open heart surgery in the fall and plans to play for DDS next year.


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Management club
The goal of the club is to arouse special interest of management students. The way and the nature of management is to search for creativity, good organizational skills, correct elaboration of information, and good leaders. In certain cases, they search for new ideas for outlets in accurate situations.
Marketing Club
There are many reasons for constituting this club as: raising the awareness of marketing students, giving opportunity to show their talents and capabilities. Increasingly marketing is a main factor for company success, so students' dedication to this sector is very important.
Law Club
There were reasons for constituting this club such as: raising the students awareness of law, and the opportunity to show their talents and capabilities in this area. The Law Club was formed on 21 January 2008.
Public administration club
After considering the need for forming the public administration club, the student union formed it self same on the same date, 21 January 2008. The reasons for creating this club are many, but specifically the need to raise the students' awareness of the courses they are studying and for professional improvement.
Labor and Social Politics Club
The were reasons for forming this club, such as raising the students awareness in the area of social questions and the opportunity to show their talents and capabilities . The club was formed by the students of the study program, labor and social politics.
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Good start for John.
So, if Harden continues to struggle, would that make it easier for us to make a run at him?
change his name from Hammer to Leather
He seems to be adapting to RF quite well.
The second half begins with Lannan flirting with a no-hitter after two innings.
HanraHarden bouncing pitches
houston-nat, do you have a fast enough connection to enjoy the free mlb.tv?
It works when you can throw strikes, too. See Brad Lidge.
Yes, although I'm not doing so because dinner is in like 5 minutes.
He does beat-up his catchers
Nats bending over for horrible ass Harden already.
Hope not, I think he is always going to be a partial year pitcher. Never seems to get get a lot of starts(arm trouble?), last 4 years 9,7,25 and 14 this year.
If he stays healthy the rest of the year, I still think he'd be worth talking to.
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text: Thirsty Thursday: Best Rosé Wines Under $15 June 4, 2015 Erik Anderson Hey Everyone - who's thirsty? I know I am. I hope you look forward to Thursdays as much as I do. What's better than kicking off the weekend with a nice cocktail or adult beverage - Amirite?This week, in keeping with our La Vie En Rose theme, I'm sharing my picks for the very BEST Rosé wines you can find for 15 dollars or less! If you didn't know, Rosé is having a capital M Moment right now - and why wouldn't it? Deliciously crisp and fruity, without being sweet - it's the PERFECT summer wine. It pairs well with a huge variety of foods, and is immensely drinkable. Just be sure to serve it icy cold. Yum. Here's the list (from left to right, top to bottom): Gerard Bertrand Cote des Roses, Sierra Cantabria Rosado, Bonny Doon Vinyard Vin Gris de Cigare, Gran Feudo Rosado, Charles & Charles Rosé, Chateau de Campuget, White Girl Rosé, Gruet Rosé Brut Champagne, Cotes de Provence Rosé.All of these should be readily available and easy to find wherever you buy your wine. With the exception of White Girl Rosé - which has yet to be released, but I had to include because it's just too hilarious. (Of course it is - it's the brainchild of internet king and queen @TheFatJewish and @BabeWalker).Give them a try - and let me know in the comments below if there's a great Rosé I've missed. I'd love to try it! Happy Thursday - get out there and enjoy. And if you haven't yet, be sure to Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for your chance to win our Giveaway!Subscribe to #MOGBLOG via EmailFollow #MOGBLOG on Bloglovin'


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Thursday November 15th - 11am
IPAG Seminar Room - IPAG
The last twenty five years have witnessed an exceptionally fast development in the field of exoplanets. About 4000 exoplanets have been detected so far. While the detection of exoplanets will remain an important field of activity, another chapter is in rapid development : the characterization of their atmosphere.
In this seminar, I will draw the state of the art and the perspectives in the domain. Thanks to its large collective area and its suite of instruments covering a wide range of wavelengths (0.6-28 microns), the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be THE key facilities in the 20's to study the atmosphere of exoplanets. In 2028, the M4 ESA mission, ARIEL, entirely devoted to the study of exoplanet atmospheres, will be launched and will allow statistical studies ; indeed, 1000 extra-solar planet atmospheres will be observed.
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Former mayor's task force chairman endorses Laughlin
David Ames, former chairman of the Mayor's Task Force for the Island's Future and chairman of the board of the Children's Center, has endorsed Drew Laughlin for mayor of Hilton Head Island.
Laughlin, who represents Ward 3 on Town Council, is among seven vying to replace Mayor Tom Peeples in the Nov. 2 nonpartisan general election. Peeples is not seeking reelection after 15 years in office.
"Drew is the mayoral candidate with the broadest experience and is the most qualified to lead the town's efforts to protect and enhance our community's quality of life, stimulate our economy and make Hilton Head Island a refuge from the commonplace," Ames said in a statement Friday.
Other mayoral candidates include Tom Crews, an architect; Ed McCullough, co-founder of Swipe4Charities; Jim Collett, retiree and former chairman of the town's Board of Zoning Appeals; Ward 4 Town Councilman John Safay; Ward 1 Town Councilman Bill Ferguson; and Dave Myers, part-owner of laser manufacturer Kigre Inc.
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My back-packing trip in Wales
This was a solo trip I did to climb the magnificent mountain of Cadair Idris in Snowdonia, Wales last June (2008).
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Mean Dreams
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Starring Sophie Nélisse, Josh Wiggins, Bill Paxton and Colm Feore. Directed by Nathan Morlando. Now playing at Cineplex Yonge-Dundas. 108 minutes. 14A
The stolen money may be American, as per movie custom, but there's no mistaking the Northern Ontario landscapes where Nathan Morlando's coming-of-age thriller Mean Dreams unfolds.
It's the magnificent wild of the Canadian Shield around Sault Ste. Marie, where the movie was filmed and where teen lovers Casey and Jonas, played by Sophie Nélisse (Monsieur Lazhar, The Book Thief) and Josh Wiggins (Hellion), are fleeing the clutches and the murderous intent of a corrupt cop (Bill Paxton).
The land is strong in this film, as it was last year in Andrew Cividino's Sleeping Giant, set around Thunder Bay.
It's Morlando's second film, following his 2011 feature debut Citizen Gangster, which took the Best Canadian First Feature prize at TIFF that year. He's progressed by leaps and bounds with his filmmaking, working a screenplay by Kevin Coughlin and Ryan Grassby that gives propulsive direction to his skill with developing characters and fully exploiting the big screen.
Morlando draws great performances out of his two young leads, Quebec's Nélisse and America's Wiggins, who are like fugitives out of a French New Wave film, discovering love while also hatching a plan on the run.
They've had to suddenly leave their rural homes, in the mythical U.S. state of Great Lakes (according to car licence plates), because Jonas has grabbed a big bag of cash from Casey's abusive bad-cop dad Wayne (Paxton), after furtively witnessing a criminal betrayal that turns into a bloodbath.
The two teens take off, with Casey's dog in tow, but Wayne isn't far behind. Neither is the chief (Colm Feore), Wayne's police superior but equal partner in malfeasance. The road ahead has twists and so does the story.
As good as the two teen actors are — Nélisse, 16, reminds me of Anna Karina from Jean-Luc Godard's Band of Outsiders and Wiggins, 17, is like a young Matt Damon — they're almost outdone by the menacing brilliance of seasoned players Paxton and Feore, who don't often do villains this hiss-worthy.
But none of the actors can outdo the performance of the landscape around them, showcasing the Sault area in fall colours.
The vastness emphasizes the feeling of being lost in love, as when Casey and Jonas say "I love you" to each other for the first time, in a verdant field Morlando reveals by pulling the camera way back.
They are two souls, alone together in a big land that may embrace them or engulf them, with only the road to guide them.


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Eckerline: There wasn't one retirement issue that hit me unexpectedly, but one that hit some of my clients was the decline in value of the safe part of their portfolio — mainly fixed income that has usually been non-correlated to the stock market. In the current credit crisis, fixed-income instruments like muni bonds have dropped significantly in value, causing retirees concern.
2. What prospecting methods have been most successful for you in attracting retirement-planning clients?
I have found in the current market, people — especially retirees — are looking for advice to make sense of what is going on. I've been reaching out to my clients and increasing my client contact through client education seminars, weekly e-mails, and most importantly client meetings. My clients know I'm there for them and have shared that with others, which has led to many new referrals.
3. Do you face any frequently occurring retirement-planning mistakes with prospects?
Many retirees underestimate what they need for income in retirement. When we sit down and do a Wealthbuilder, which is one of our planning tools at Merrill Lynch, we need to include a budget.
When they start writing things down, many retirees — specifically new retirees and those about to retire — are surprised that spending isn't much lower in retirement.
4. What challenges do you face when modeling clients' retirement incomes and cash flows, and how do you resolve these challenges?
One of the biggest challenges is the issue of life expectancy. Many of my clients that are retired have parents still alive and active that are in their nineties, so they need me to assume one of the spouses, if it's a couple, lives to age 95 or 100. Their money needs to last a long time, so we need to have frank discussions on spending.
5. What mix of products and solutions do you use most often and why?
In my work with retirees, I develop an asset-allocation model with a mix of investments that fits the clients risk profile, time horizon, asset base and goals. I profile the client to answer those questions and then implement a solution utilizing a number of different investments to help them achieve their goals for the lifestyle they want.
I partner with them and make sure their portfolio is flexible, so we can adapt to life's changes as they occur. We review and rebalance the portfolio on a regular basis to make sure we are on track.


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POOP! Smooth Moves Toward healthy Digestion!/
We've all heard the phrase, "You are what you eat". In the nutrition world there is much more to this phrase that should really read, "You are what you eat, Absorb, Assimilate, and Eliminate". The elimination part of the equation is questionably the MOST important part, which is what I will focus on below. Poop, BM, number 2… Whatever you call it, it can be one of the most informative pieces of communication you get from your body. When we eat food, theoretically, our bodies digest & process it using as much of the good stuff as possible and eliminating the rest. For many varied reasons this may not be the case. Changes in food processing, preparation, and lifestyle mean our stomachs don't always react well to everything we eat. Unknown or mild allergies and sensitivities to certain foods can create an internal environment which does not allow your body to make the best use of what goes in.
Some Rules of Thumb:
Fried and fatty foods are hard to digest, slowing the process way down
Maintaining a healthy weight is crucial for healthy digestion
Take your time when eating.. Shoveling in food won't allow for proper digestive juices, etc. to do their job properly
Steer clear of too many starchy & Salty foods i.e. potatoes, corn
Apple cider vinegar is a great digestive which helps to boost stomach acid allowing for better digestion of proteins in the belly
What's the word on Fiber??
Fiber is the general name for material in vegetables, fruits, and grains that our bodies can't digest fully
Soluble fiber breaks down into a gel in the intestines. As it passes through your GI (gastro-intestinal) tract, soluble fiber absorbs water and slows down digestion. Soluble fiber is found in oatmeal, nuts, beans, apples, and blueberries amongst other fruits, veggies, nuts and legumes.
Insoluble fiber doesn't really break down in the intestines. It passes through the body mostly intact. Insoluble fiber speeds up digestion -- it causes what's called "intestinal hurry." Insoluble fiber is in foods like seeds, grains, and the stringy parts or skins of fruits and vegetables, i.e. DON'T peel your fruits and veggies!
~ For general digestive health, it's important to get plenty of both kinds of fiber ~
Try your BEST to:
- Get 25-30g fiber/day
- Drink lots of water!!
- Exercise 30-40min/day
Foods that *in general* support digestive health & help you Poop:
Pears, broccoli, raw carrots, beans, peaches, pineapple juice, figs, whole grains, juiced leafy greens, peppermint tea, sweet potatoes (highest accessible fiber)
Foods that are *in general* terrible for digestion:
~ High fat & Fried foods ~
~ Careful with chili peppers... They can irritate the esophagus ~
~ Alcohol... Too much too often can damage the stomach lining ~
PreBiotics vs. ProBiotics
Our digestive systems are occupied by trillions of little critters (or bacteria if you will) that keep our process of digestion running smooth. Unfortunately, modern medicine, with its use of antibiotics can do a real number on the beneficial bacteria in your digestive tract. In fact, too many medications and eating too much sugar and processed foods can actually suppress this protective gastrointestinal bacteria army. This makes it incredibly important to bring balance and stability back to your gut for optimal health so you can avoid things like diarrhea and even diseases. Many of these probiotic and prebiotic-rich foods will not only support the internal environment but can actually help you glow on the outside too!
Probiotics & cultured foods: Feed healthy gut flora = healthy BM's!
Live bacteria in yogurt, other dairy products and in pill form
Can be killed by heat, acid or passage of time
Contain from one to a few species of bacteria which are added to the colon when they are ingested
Occur naturally in fermented foods
Impact bad bacteria by crowding them out
Eat: Kefir, Yogurt, Saurkraut, kimchi, Miso soup
Prebiotics: Support internal environment for gut bacteria to stay healthy and vibrant!
Specialized plant fibers that beneficially nourish the good bacteria already in the large intestine and colon. The body itself does not digest these plant fibers, they act as a fertilizer to promote the growth of the good bacteria already in the gut
Not affected by heat, cold, acid or time
Found usually in very small amounts in foods
Foster an environment in the colon which is hostile to bad bacteria
Eat: lentils, asparagus, artichoke, and bananas!
***BOTH are supported by extensive research***
***BOTH must be ingested in sufficient quantity to have an impact***
Recipes Included.. Check out 'Recipes' on the Nav Bar:
- Chicory Root Tea
- Miso Asparagus Soup


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Who We Are
The mission of Temple Sholom is to foster a warm, vibrant, and egalitarian Conservative Jewish community in the heart of Somerset County. We offer shared religious, educational, cultural and social experiences that provide for our synagogue community and the community-at-large.
Core Values
We fulfill this mission through a commitment to:
Sharing life cycle events together
Participatory services and prayer
Lifelong learning and study, from preschool through adult education
A culture of volunteerism and tikkun olam
Performing shared and private acts of mitzvot
Communal events and activities
Supporting Israel and the Jewish people
Our History
Shalom and welcome to Temple Sholom of Bridgewater! We are a vibrant Conservative shul with a community of approximately 400 families. In 1966, Temple Beth Israel merged with congregation Anshe Chesed and Temple Sholom was born. Continued growth brought us to our present Bridgewater site in 1970. A new Chapel and more classrooms were added in 1994. We are spiritually led by Rabbi Dan Selsberg and Rabbi Cecelia Beyer
Our Services
Daily Minyans allow worshippers to fulfill the mitzvah of daily prayer. Services are held Monday and Thursday at 6:45 AM.
Shabbat Services are held every Friday evening and Saturday morning. Our Shabbat and Holiday services are participatory, engaging, and attract a regular group of worshippers of all ages. Lively melodies help us keep our reputation as "the singing congregation". New participants are always welcome, and there are ample opportunities for learning and individual participation.
Friday evening services typically are held at 8:00 PM, and Saturday morning services begin at 9:30 AM.
Likrat Shabbat Family Service is an early Friday evening service which meets at 6:45 PM on the last week of each month, September through April. It is specifically designed to engage families, especially those with younger children, but congregants of all ages enjoy its lively nature.
Shabbat B'yahad is an interactive Shabbat service for preschoolers and their parents. It is held one Shabbat morning a month from 11:00 until noon in the Blumberg Chapel.
Shababa is a participatory learning service designed for children ages 7-12. It is held one Shabbat morning a month from 10:30 until noon in the Blumberg Chapel.
Please refer to the calendar for the next scheduled Shabbat B'Yachad and Shababa services.


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It's been an incredible journey having an Etsy shop. I've been able to do so many portraits, which is crazy awesome, seeing that my goal when I first opened the shop was to sell 10 portraits. I'm really thankful for all these wonderful people who trusted me to illustrate their beautiful family!
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For Q1 2012, data shows that imports of tantalum- niobium concentrate to China dropped 52 percent compared to the same period in 2011, Metal-Pages reported. Averaging $25,016 per ton, prices were about 2 percent higher year-on-year.
The three top exporters of concentrate to China were Brazil, Malaysia, and Thailand. Each nation sold similar tonnage, but supply from Brazil was significantly more expensive, costing $23,262 per ton as opposed to the average $3,295/ton for Thailand and $3,435/ton for Malaysia.
The US was the only supplier to China whose tonnage sold represented a year-on-year increase during the quarter. Concentrate from this source averaged $78,098/ton.
Q1 exports of unwrought tantalum from China rose nearly 46 percent compared to the same period in 2011. The average price of $400/kg represents at 1,381 percent increase.
62 percent of this exported material went to the US and 38 percent went to Austria.
Throughout May and early June, tantalite basis 30 percent Ta2O5 prices on the spot market remained basically within the $95 to $105 range established in mid-March, though the past three weeks have seen the low bid rise to $98.
Tantalum Market Update (June 7, 2012) originally posted on tantaluminvestingnews.com
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"People are DNA's way of making more DNA"
– Edward O. Wilson.
"A Hen is only an egg's way of making another egg"
Samuel Butler, "Life and Habit".
"The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale"
Richard Dawkins.
Quotes from Jurassic Park
– No, I'm simply saying that life, uh… finds a way.
Dr. Ian Malcolm: "Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
"-God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs…
– Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the earth…
"-God help us; we're in the hands of engineers!"
Don't you see the danger, John, inherent in what you're doing here? Genetic power is the most awesome force the planet's ever witnessed, yet you wield it like a kid that's found his dad's gun.
If there is one thing the history of evolution has taught us it's that life will not be contained. Life breaks free, expands to new territory, and crashes through barriers, painfully, maybe even dangerously.
You'll have to get used to Dr. Malcolm, he suffers from a deplorable excess of personality.
Quotes from Sleeper (Woody Allen, 1973)
"Science is an intellectual dead end, you know? It's a lot of little guys in tweed suits cutting up frogs on foundation grants. "
"My brain! It's my second favorite organ!"
Dr. Melik: This morning for breakfast he requested something called "wheat germ, organic honey and tiger's milk."
Dr. Aragon: [chuckling] Oh, yes. Those are the charmed substances that some years ago were thought to contain life-preserving properties.
Dr. Melik: You mean there was no deep fat? No steak or cream pies or… hot fudge?
Dr. Aragon: Those were thought to be unhealthy… precisely the opposite of what we now know to be true.
Dr. Melik: Incredible.
Miles: Where am I anyhow, I mean, what happened to everybody, where are all my friends?
Dr. Aragon: You must understand that everyone you knew in the past has been dead nearly two hundred years.
Miles: But they all ate organic rice!
Miles: This stuff tastes awful. I could make a fortune selling it in my health food store.
More Funny Stuff:
Support bacteria – it's the only culture some people have!
Thesaurus: ancient reptile with an excellent vocabulary


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by Ron Vitale
Please welcome book reviewer, Megan Monell, of the Love, Literature, Art and Reason blog to my website. She was kind enough to agree to writing a blog post about why she likes to read. Do you have similar reasons? Leave a comment below to let her know.
Reading is a hobby that I've always enjoyed. As a kid, I was an only child and books kept me company when I moved around a lot and couldn't always make friends quickly. I used to devour any middle grade book I could get my hands on, especially ones with fantastic plots. I loved the idea of magic and adventure. I loved seeing heroes and heroines, especially kids like me, battle amazing creatures and learn hard truths.
I lost interest in reading for pleasure as a teenager for various reasons, but I still enjoyed English class and dissecting required books. A lot of people seem to dislike the books they read in school, but those books were the ones that changed me and made me fall in love with reading all over again. Those books were the ones that made me understand the world we live in.
Books have an uncanny ability to make us look at the world around us a little more closely. Hard hitting documentaries and emotionally charged articles exist to make valid points about life, but none of them impact the human soul the way I think books impact mine. No news article about government corruption has made my spine tingle the way 1984 by George Orwell did when I first read it. No documentary about greed shook me the way The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde did. These books and the concepts in them have stayed with me when newspapers, movies, and television shows fade in my memory. I'm such a visual person, but there are scenes in books that stay imprinted in my memory unlike any movie scene.
Reading is my passion because other forms of entertainment don't challenge me the way books do. I can read how I want, interpret things, imagine scenes, and process the information in any way I'd like. I can slow down, stop, or rush through a book rapidly. My emotions aren't manipulated by effects, acting, or timing like they are with television and movies. In a way, I feel that written stories are the most honest of all stories and it takes individuals to make them all come alive in their own ways.
There's no other feeling like reading the opening sentence of a book and feeling yourself fall into the pages. There's nothing quite like opening a previously read book and experiencing a story all over again in a different way. Pieces of me are inside the pages of every book I read and as life changes or even something as small as my mood, the entire story can change before my eyes. There has always been a main character who spoke to me, an adventure I needed to experience, or a lesson I needed to learn. There have been books that have touched my soul when I needed it most, like The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, and books that have made me reflect on my life, like Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. I could gather a book for each lesson, each issue, and each moment of reflection and prescribe them like medicine to others or myself.
I like to read because it is a part of who I am. It makes me wiser as I experience lessons I never would have been had the chance to otherwise. George R.R. Martin said through the character of Jojen in his series, A Song of Ice and Fire, "A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies… The man who never reads lives only one." Reading has made me smarter, more experienced, wiser, more aware, and perhaps more caring because I've lived more than just my own short life.
When life is hard, it's nice to be able to escape into a book where things are simpler. Being able to do that helps me get through tough times, like when my husband goes out to sea in the Navy. And when life is easy, it's great to be able to jump into a book where the world is much more challenging. Being able to escape into a harsher world prevents me from becoming bored or complacent. And many times, vicariously experiencing the drama of fictional characters prevents me from creating some in my own life and helps me avoid it. My life without books would be quite different.


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Better Together provides a space to share experiences with – and strategies for engaging – three critical global issues that PC(USA) global partners are challenging us to address together as the body of Christ. These three issues are 1) addressing root causes of poverty, especially as it impacts women and children; 2) sharing the Good News of God's love in Jesus Christ; and 3) working for reconciliation in cultures of violence, including our own. The purpose of Better Together is to feed a conversation to shape concrete action strategies at the October 2012 "Dallas II: Better Together" consultation and beyond.
Join the Dallas II: Better Together conversation on Facebook as well!
The Dallas II global mission consultation brought together more than 200 grassroots and national mission leaders from across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), as well as ecumenical and global partners. Together they determined that Presbyterian mission work should be centered on the critical global issues of addressing the root causes of poverty, engaging in evangelism, and working for reconciliation, and refined core values and priorities for responding strategically to those issues with concrete, measurable, global initiatives.
Bethany Furkin of the Presbyterian News Service writes about the process and outcomes of the Dallas II mission consultation.
Both Dessa and Cobbie Palm, mission co-workers to the Philippines, were born there as well. In her keynote at Dallas II Friday, she spoke about how the Filipino word "kapwa" literally means "fellow human being," but actually bears a more profound moral kinship. Kapwa informs the way Christians should treat one another.
Dessa spoke about how, in the 1930s, an accord was signed by the U.S. and the Philippines on sugar trading, engraving the Filipino economy in a triple dependency: on monocrop culture, on sugar trading and industry, and on the U.S. as a single market. Fifty ...
"My great-great-grandfather was on the Council of Elders in his village, and when they saw the missionaries coming, they said, 'Those people do not look like us. They are ghosts. We should kill them!'"
Standing before a gathered group of Presbyterians and global partners, brought together by the common desire to discuss not just mission but the ability to do so more effectively, Cyprian Guchiendo tells of the historic roots of the Church in Kenya. Long before the Presbyterian Church of East Africa existed, there were two Christian groups there to do mission - The GMS (Gospel Missionary Society), and the ...
The time has finally arrived, and with only minor travel hiccups, 200+ Presbyterians, global partners, and mission personnel have gathered together in Dallas for the second Mission Consultation. At the first one, those who had gathered together discussed what mission priorities the PC(USA) should focus on, coming up with the three Critical Global Issues. Now, the goal is to come together, to join our voices, spirits and experiences, and discern concrete strategies which will enable us all to more effectively reach out in mission and proclamation.
Hunter Farrell called us together, reminding us of the rich tradition of history ...
Rebecca Barnes-Davies, PC(USA) Associate for Environmental Ministries, offers up some helpful resources on ways in which environmental degradation impacts women and children, poverty, and increased violence in communities.
In 1990, the PC(USA) adopted a policy that emphasizes justice, sufficiency, and sustainability priniciples. It can be read here.
Resource on children's health and the environment: Read more.
Resources from the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Programs
Seats available; Submit your request today!
While there is still a limited space we can work with at the actual Dallas II Mission Consultation, we (like Uncle Sam) want YOU to consider joining us at the table for discussion and participation!
The philosophy behind the Dallas II Mission Consultation...is the understanding that the proclamation of the Kingdom of God is more effectively realized when done so in community.
For the past two years Presbyterian World Mission (PWM) has been undergoing a process of strategic planning in light of the changing circumstances in the world and of new developments within our own denomination. In the course of its research and deliberations, PWM has decided to narrow its mission focus to three critical global issues, which can be summarized as addressing poverty, engaging in witness, and working for reconciliation in cultures of violence. It has also concluded that for maximum effectiveness its work should be done in collaboration with the broader Presbyterian family...


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Topic : Number sense worksheets kindergarten.
Author : Reade Bauer.
Published : Wed, Jul 31st 2019 19:39 PM.
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There are many types of writing worksheets. There is the cursive writing worksheets and the kindergarten worksheets. The latter is more on letter writing and number writing. This is typically given to kids of aged four to seven to first teach them how to write. Through these worksheets, they learn muscle control in their fingers and wrist by repeatedly following the strokes of writing each letter. Teachers and parents basically are the primary users of worksheets. It is an effective tool in helping children learn how to write. These writing worksheets have traceable patterns of the different strokes of writing letters. By tracing these patterns, kids slowly learn how a letter is structured.
There are many parents, who make use of the writing worksheets for teaching the children about the writing patterns, even before they start their school. There are lots of options available and even online options are prevalent these days. This will make your kids ready for going to high school. Online means are easy for parents and teachers and also interest the children to get the interest in getting the ideas about writing.
There are also teachers who use these kinds of techniques to teach in a more animated manner. The idea is to keep children interested because without their attention, it is difficult to make them absorb what you are trying to teach. There are many types of worksheets you can use as a teaching aid. First is coloring pages. This is good in teaching kids the different colors and their names, and the proper way to color. With First Crafts, kids learn how to make simple crafts and enjoy the fruits of their hard work.


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The art of relaxation is more than getting away from the daily grind, and it is more than the absence of stress. It is something positive and satisfying that leads to peace of mind. True relaxation requires becoming sensitive to one's basic needs for inner peace, self-awareness, and thoughtful contemplation. Having the willingness to meet these needs rather than ignoring or dismissing them, is crucial.
In the course of a day, people can become distracted from their activities by personal problems – confrontations with family members, disagreements with employers, poor living or working conditions, boredom, or loneliness. It is easy to get so preoccupied with surviving, thinking, organizing, living, and working that a person disregards his or her needs for relaxation.
The continuing pressures of everyday life take a heavy toll on the physical and mental well-being of millions of people each year. The origins of common diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease, ulcers, and headaches shows a connection between stress and the development of such ailments. In the area of mental health, stress frequently underlies emotional and behavioral problems, including addictions.
Are your days being spent just working with no time for relaxation? Is the turbulence and pressure of everyday life wearing you down? Dealing with difficult or complex tasks, or trying to master business matters, can generate stress. Stress tends to divert our attention from important quality of life choices like: spending time with family, friends; and enjoying health and exercise.
Are your days being spent just working with no time for relaxation?
In our hurried world it's easy to feel like we should be on the go constantly. Getting caught up in daily activities and neglecting ourselves seems to be a common occurrence. Rather than relaxing we might be staying late at the office to finish a report, sending emails, or connecting with friends on various social networks. Bear in mind that there are no guarantees that your health will remain strong. Spending time in a high-pressure workplace is very demanding of mind, body and spirit.
Unfortunately, because of our conditioning, many of us tolerate stress and anxiety as the status quo. To be more effective, we must realize that it is acceptable to want to get away and do something relaxing and refreshing. Furthermore, it is important to grasp that it is not efficient to endure an uncomfortable environment without a break.
If you feel that a brief getaway may be reinvigorating, you are probably right. Without a doubt, engaging in relaxing activities is a must for anyone that wishes to recharge their batteries. Practicing the art of relaxation succeeds in waking us up and reminds us just how important rejuvenation is.
As humans, we have the power to influence the environment around us by adopting a positive attitude. We can choose to be a positive force in the world that makes a difference. In order to accomplish this, we need to get ourselves into the right frame of mind. If we are permitting our problems
to bear down on us day after day; if we allow negative energy and influences to accumulate so that positive ideas have been choked off; if there is disharmony and imbalance in our lives and relationships, then perhaps it is time to take a break. It is not what we do that is important but why we do it. True happiness and contentment does exist; we sometimes have to go looking for it.
For those seeking to rebalance their lives, there is immense power in taking a getaway vacation. Taking time away from our normal environment to recharge, renew and refresh will help us make sense of the concept of relaxation and why it plays such a vital role in our interactions with other people. And yes, when we are away, enveloped in natural wonders, there is even a strong possibility that we may change our perceptions, actions, and the world around us.
For those seeking to re-balance their lives, there is immense power in taking a getaway vacation.
True success is achieving a goal that is more than material; real success includes spiritual connection, emotional renewal, health cultivation, social contentment and career satisfaction.
We all possess the ability to modify ourselves. Putting ourselves in a different environment will help us change the way we think, the way we handle obstacles, and ultimately the way we feel. Once we recognize how to tap into these areas, we will discover that our attitudes change in a constructive way, and thus the path to contentment becomes that much easier to achieve.
Most of us seek harmony in our lives; and when things are off-kilter, tenseness can arise. On the other hand, when we are calm and relaxed, we are in an optimal state for functioning. What is important is that we become aware and understand how nervous tension operates, how it unfolds and how it can take over our lives and keep us off track. In order to aid our consciousness, we can provide ourselves with the tools that are needed to dissolve the agitation that is often triggered by a plethora of events in modern life. Consider taking a few days to a destination that promotes health and well-being. It should be pointed out that becoming refreshed, recharged and rejuvenated is not only important to the whole of us, it also affects
every cell, joint and body part.
One of the most obvious benefits of taking a getaway is the comprehensive nature of simple individual tasks that are extremely influential. These exertions serve as effective motivators in helping us take control of our lives so we can deal with the many challenges we all have to face.
For example, travel forces us to step out of our comfort zone. When we are willing to do that, we are likely to create fissures in our well-crafted façade. Travel enhances our confidence as we learn to trust in our abilities and ourselves. Establishing a sense of confidence requires knowing what we are all about while at the same time respecting who we are. We can learn to embody many positive traits: autonomy, detachment, experiencing new realities, being laid back, egalitarianism, joyfulness, empathy, dutifulness, appreciation, creativity, exuberance and transcendence. This, in some sense, contributes to our evolution. The mind, body and spirit are greatly nourished by any type of excursion because it tends to change our viewpoint.
Time away can be a potent opportunity that challenges us to step back and evaluate our lives and personal decisions.
A tension-free vacation can relax our minds enough to get at what is rooted inside our heads. Then we can convert the raw material of our ideas into something usable and meaningful.
Going on a relaxing journey has helped many people solve all kinds of business challenges and problems. When they return to their normal lives, they bring these qualities into their orbit, their work, and relationships. It seems these days there are dozens of hotels, towns and cities that are competing for our attention in trying to convince us that they have the enchanting ingredients for a great trip.
The ideal destination could be an off-the-beaten track kind of place that is far removed from the noise and commotion of city life. It should be a place that allows us to dig deep within ourselves and initiate beneficial change that improves and enriches our lives. Here, our brains can think profoundly, more thoroughly and more introspectively than under regular circumstances. The benefits of this getaway bring clarity, focus, productivity and new attitudes to our thinking. Obstacles in our mind can become miraculously cleared.
Time away can be a potent opportunity that challenges us to step back and evaluate our lives and personal decisions. We can engage our innermost imagination and creativity, which helps us to become more articulate about our ideas. We can access knowledge we may have forgotten, and can cut resistance that allows for breakthrough thought generation.
In order to relax, let go of the desire to constantly be doing something. Learn to release tension and embrace rest. It is perfectly fine to take time out of normal routines and take care of your needs. Practice walking meditation or yoga if you want to slow down.
Don't get caught up in the concept that you should always be active. Instead, attempt to do less and you may discover you can accomplish more. Cultivate focus and take notice of your hopes, fears and dreams. Here are some additional tips to help you relax.
1. Take frequent naps. Naps contribute to a happy life.
2. Listen to your body.
3. Snuggle up on the couch, with a blanket, and be still.
4. Spend time with your pet. Studies have shown that spending time with a pet can lower stress levels.
5. Practice deep breathing and meditation.
6. Give hugs. Hugging increases happiness.
7. Cook healthy meals at home. Use quality ingredients like whole grains, vegetables and fruits.
8. Treat yourself to a massage.
9. Take dancing classes.
10. Participate in activities or hobbies that relax you.
11. Smile and laugh.
12. Listen to calming music.
13. Observe your surroundings.
14. Take a long hot bath.
15. Read a good book.
16. Imagine a personal sanctuary.
17. Learn to prioritize your tasks.
18. Go on a slow meditative walk.
19. Take a scenic, leisurely bike ride.
20. Exercise daily.
21. Do less.
Use your vacation time as an opportunity for diversion, restoring your energy, and securing new experiences. Turn off your body clock. Attempt to gain satisfaction from simply "being" instead of "doing" or "striving." The key to getting the best results from a relaxing trip is simple: Find those activities which give you pleasure; pursue them, and commit your time and focus. Achieving complete mental and physical well-being is the main reason for participating in the activity.
Try to dedicate some peaceful time daily for breathing and meditation. Sit comfortably and quietly in a chair for a 5 to 20 minute period. Surrender the weight of your body and allow the chair to support you. Close your eyes, inhale and exhale saying to yourself, "I am relaxed." Notice your thoughts and let them go. As you inhale and exhale, continue repeating, "I am relaxed."
Doing even a few minutes of this kind of meditation, can result in decreased blood pressure and pulse rate; and the strain on the heart is reduced. Overtaxed nerve centers are refreshed and muscle tension drops. During meditation, a very small amount of vital energy is being consumed. The remaining energy, which is being continually produced by the cells of the body, can be stored and accumulated for future use.
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Jordan Clarkson didn't get off the bench in the Lakers' latest game, as if that was even close to a travesty.
His real edification on the unpredictability of life came last year, after the best game of his college career at Missouri.
He had just blitzed Kentucky for 28 points — Kentucky! — and earned an immediate sit-down with his dad and stepmom, who were in town. They came with a purpose, it turned out, leaving their San Antonio home for a few life-changing days in Missouri.
It had nothing to do with Clarkson's pro basketball future, where some personnel experts pegged him as a first-round pick after the Kentucky performance.
For the record: A caption with the top photo originally identified Jordan Clarkson on the left. He is kneeling and his brother Bear Clarkson is standing on the left.
It had everything to do with his father being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in his lower back. A tumor had wrapped itself around his spine and was spreading upward, getting close to his lungs.
Clarkson was crestfallen. How could he not be?
His father, Mike, was everything to him. Even looked exactly like him, albeit at 51 years old.
"He was my best friend growing up," Clarkson said. "He shaped me into what I am today."
While his father began treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, Clarkson's game faded. He didn't score 28 points again and never approached the same 11-for-17 accuracy he showed that early February night.
The drop-off was stunning, if not understandable. Before knowing of his father's disease, he averaged 18.9 points and shot 48%. From there, he dropped to 15.4 points and 39%.
Clarkson, 21 at the time, started tumbling toward the second round of the NBA draft, where there were no guaranteed contracts.
"I try not to blame outside stuff for what's happening on the court. But at the time, there was just a lot of stuff going on," Clarkson said. "Basketball is not only played physically with skills and stuff. You have to be there all mentally, and I feel like toward the second half of that season, I really wasn't. I feel like that's why my play slipped like that."
He couldn't stop thinking about his father. And his stepmother, Janie, and teenage brother, Bear, and what would become of them.
He started to envision himself as the family provider, placing even more pressure on his basketball skills. He scored only seven points against Tennessee. Only 11 points against Florida as Missouri got eliminated in its conference tournament. And only 13 points in what became his final college game, a loss to Southern Mississippi in the National Invitation Tournament. He missed nine of 13 shots.
"If anything ever happened, I had to take the lead in the family," he said.
He was drafted by the Lakers three months later, the franchise liking him enough to buy its way into the second round. The Lakers didn't have a pick there because of the Steve Nash trade but gave $1.8 million to the Washington Wizards for the 46th overall selection.
The Lakers liked what they saw of the 6-foot-5 junior at the NBA scouting combine — and in those earlier games in Missouri's season.
"To get a guy like that at 46, we're pleased," Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak said at the time.
Clarkson was a hit at the team's summer league, racking up points in free-flowing games that rarely have tough defense.
His adjustment to the actual NBA has been less fluid, the transition from shoot-first point guard to passer taking time.
Sometimes he is too fast on the court, trying to blow past defenders without thinking of his next move. He is averaging 4.3 points and 0.7 assists in 16 games for the Lakers (10-23).
Coach Byron Scott has said he needs to work on his ball-handling, but the Lakers like his aggressiveness.
The first year of his contract was guaranteed for $507,336. The Lakers hold an $845,059 option on him next season.
Of greater importance, well beyond basketball and financial gain, Clarkson's father has stabilized, even improved.
Mike Clarkson was spending most of his days in a wheelchair after doctors severed three nerves near his spine to ensure removal of the cancer over a series of procedures.
He recently started using a walker to get around, otherwise known as significant medical progress. His cancer has diminished greatly, and there are only a handful of satellite cells that doctors are observing.
"I'm not supposed to be walking, but I'm up with a walker," said Mike Clarkson, who works in the Air Force. "Regardless of what doctors say, God doesn't work with statistics."
Looking back, it ate at father to see son struggling the last two months of a college career.
"I knew he wasn't as focused. That kind of bothered me because I know Jordan worked hard to get to that point," Mike Clarkson said. "If he had continued to play like he was playing, he would have been first-round, no doubt."
The Lakers play another game Sunday against Indiana. Clarkson will be the third-string point guard behind Ronnie Price and Jeremy Lin. His concentration has returned to the court, but his father is never far away.
"It's a blessing he's still here. We got really lucky," Clarkson said. "If it had touched his lungs, it could have gotten real severe.
"It was a tough year for my family. It shows us that we can really get through anything."
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13 September 2018
The Antarctic greenhouse EDEN ISS survived the polar night, as well as Antarctic storms and temperatures below minus 40 degrees Celsius. Here you can see the stairs leading to the front door.
By September 2018, DLR scientist Paul Zabel had harvested 12 kilograms of kohlrabi.
To date, Paul Zabel has harvested five kilograms of radish in the EDEN ISS greenhouse .
Paul Zabel prepares the nutrient solution for the plants at Neumayer Station III.
The strawberry plants grow fast in the Antarctic
Paul Zabel looks into the first sunrise after the polar night.
The EDEN ISS greenhouse is 400 metres away from Neumayer Station III.
The thermo transport box on the sled is used to bring the salad and vegetable harvest to the Neumayer Station III.
Paul Zabel at the signpost with home-made Bremen and Lübbenau signs.
The Antarctic greenhouse EDEN-ISS has weathered the polar night – as well as Antarctic storms and temperatures below minus 40 degrees Celsius – in its practical test under the direction of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR). It has been yielding herbs, lettuce and freshly harvested vegetables to the 10-member overwintering crew in the Alfred Wegener Institute's Neumayer Station III for the first time since the beginning of 2018. After more than half a year of operation in Antarctica, the self-sufficient greenhouse concept appears to be effective for climatically demanding regions on Earth, as well as for future manned missions to the Moon and Mars. DLR researcher Paul Zabel is overcoming challenges, as well as acquiring knowledge from cultivating plants under such harsh conditions. To the overwintering team, the fresh greens are a welcome change during their long-term isolation. Zabel will report on his experiences in a live transmission from Antarctica on 13 September 2018.
Plenty of lettuce and tomatoes, few peppers, and no strawberries yet
"The harvests are now so plentiful that some of it does not always make it straight to the table, and we now have the luxury of spreading out our consumption of some refrigerated lettuce and herbs over several days," Zabel says. "The overwintering team members are always looking forward to their next fresh meal." Indeed, the lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and herbs thrive especially well under the conditions of 21 degrees Celsius and 65 percent relative humidity in the greenhouse. Seventy-seven kilograms of lettuce, 51 kilograms of cucumbers, 29 kilograms of tomatoes, 12 kilograms of kohlrabi, five kilograms of radishes and nine kilograms of herbs have been grown and harvested on a cultivation area of about 13 square metres. "What astonished us was the failed harvest for peppers and strawberries," Zabel says. The pepper and strawberry plants grow quickly in Antarctica as well, but the artificial pollination causes some problems, whereby only a few fruits or – in the case of strawberries – none at all have been produced. EDEN ISS Project Manager Daniel Schubert adds: "The pepper plants bore ample fruit during the greenhouse trial run in Bremen last year. This shows how important and instructive the greenhouse's extreme test under Antarctic conditions is."
Greenhouse technology in extreme conditions
Quite often, a storm prevents Zabel from making the 400-metre outdoor trip from the Neumayer Station III to the greenhouse. Under these circumstances, the control centre in Bremen takes complete responsibility for monitoring the plants and supervising the greenhouse. However, this has been necessary on no more than three consecutive days so far, so Zabel has been able to do a good job of ensuring that the plants receive continuous care. The importance of his presence on site has been demonstrated repeatedly at times when the greenhouse technology has run into difficulties under the extreme conditions and urgent assistance has been needed. "On one occasion, for example, I had to go to the greenhouse quickly because a screw had come loose in the thermal system, and the lamp cooling was no longer sufficiently ensured." Small repairs like these are hardly foreseeable and teach the researchers about the greenhouse concept and how to make its design more robust in future.
"It is important for us to be able to react when there are complications with the existing tools and resources on site. After all, the sound operation of a greenhouse on the Moon and Mars would be essential for survival," says Schubert, the Project Manager. Forty different experiments are currently running in the greenhouse. This means a lot of work for Zabel, as he extensively analyses the cultivation of vegetables. His tasks include taking regular microbiological samples, examining the precise quality of the harvest, and periodically checking all systems, such as light, temperature regulation, and the nutrient- and carbon dioxide-enriched air supply. He also documents how fresh food is affecting the health of the overwintering team members.
Sharing the fun live with strawberries and peppers, and providing tips
Gaining insights into Antarctic plant cultivation has so far been reserved for the international researchers on the project, but everyone will have this opportunity in the future. "Until now, we in the control centre have received daily images of the individual plants through 32 cameras in the greenhouse. The researchers involved have access to these images and can provide the relevant tips," Schubert says. "Now, we are opening these plant images to the public via an online tool on the EDEN ISS project website. Anyone who is interested can take part live in our vegetable cultivation in the Antarctic." Every day, photos of the individual plant cultivation boxes are automatically taken at a specific time and under special lighting conditions. These images are then transmitted to the mission control centre in Bremen and made available online. The plant growth can be followed via an interactive timeline. In this way, people can interactively participate in a technology that will become more important in the future.
Positive effect is noticeable
Eberhard Kohlberg from the Alfred Wegener Institute, who is the logistics manager for the Neumayer Station III and has been a member of the overwintering crew on several occasions, says how pleasant it is to have a garden with lettuce and herbs just around the corner: "Otherwise, the menu just consists of long-life products from the freezer and storage room." Only at the end of October 2018 will the first supply aircraft be able to provide the overwintering team with fresh food items from the outside world once again. Neumayer III station manager Bernhard Gropp adds: ""We greatly value and enjoy the fact that regularly fresh salad, herbs and vegetables from the greenhouse enrich our diet. The positive effect is noticeable." The last part of the winter is particularly challenging for the crew, as they gradually have to switch back to normal operation with many people at the station.
EDEN ISS: Food supply of the future
Global food production is one of the key societal challenges of the 21st century. A rising world population and simultaneous upheavals caused by climate change require new ways of cultivating crops, even in regions with unfavourable climatic conditions. For deserts and areas with low temperatures, as well as space missions to the Moon and Mars, a closed greenhouse makes it possible to produce crops independently of the weather, the Sun and the season, while enabling lower water consumption, as well as the abandonment of pesticides and insecticides. With the EDEN ISS project, such a greenhouse model of the future is being subjected to long-term testing for one year under the extreme conditions of Antarctica.
International cooperation at EDEN ISS
The EDEN-ISS project is carried out in cooperation with the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) as part of an overwinter mission at the German Neumayer Station III in Antarctica. Many other international partners are cooperating in a research consortium under DLR's leadership to ensure that the greenhouse in Antarctica remains functional: Wageningen University and Research (Netherlands), Airbus Defence and Space (Germany), LIQUIFER Systems Group (Austria), National Research Council (Italy), University of Guelph (Canada), EnginSoft (Italy), Thales Alenia Space Italia (Italy), AresCosmo (Italy), Heliospectra (Sweden), Limerick Institute of Technology (Ireland), Telespazio (Italy) and the University of Florida (USA). The project is financed with funds from the European research framework programme Horizon 2020 under project number 636501.
News about the project directly from Antarctica can be found on the EDEN ISS Facebook and Instagram channels, as well as through the #MadeInAntarctica hashtag on Twitter. Information compiled about the project is available at: www.DLR.de/EDEN-ISS.
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Barkingham Palace A Royal Dog Wedding!
Tickets >> https://rockin4rescues.org/swag/barkinghampalace
This is an exclusive Vegas Rock Dog Radio event with limited seating. Sam, The Queen of Rock n Roll Dogs hosts this event celebrating the royal marriage of Harry and Megan.
Location ~ Patio of the Crown and Anchor British pub. (Dogs with impeccable royal manners are welcome.)
Limited Seating ~ Only 20 seats available currently.
Details ~ Watch two lucky dogs exchange wedding bow wow vows.
~ Furry guests will enjoy royal treats fit for a royal Corgi.
~ Swag bags for the first twenty guests with tickets.
~ Participate in the Rockin 4 Rescues charity raffle.
~ Most importantly please come dressed for a royal wedding. ~ Hats and fascinators are encouraged for both humans and dogs.
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Where: Yellow Springs Methodist Church basement, 202 S Winter St, Yellow Springs, OH 45387
Time: 2:00 pm
What: A series of "local food potlucks" will begin on June 26th (spring crops), followed by potlucks each month through September:
Sunday, July 31 at 2pm (summer crops)
Sunday, August 28 at 2pm (preservation)
Sunday, September 25 at 2pm (fall crops)
The event will be free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to make and bring dishes from locally sourced foods (In June, that could include peas, strawberries, asparagus, kohlrabi, beets, and greens to name a few). To start the potluck off, Carmen Milano will demonstrate how to prepare a few seasonal dishes with some of the foods you might find at a farmer's market or through a CSA. While we eat, a local farmer will share about their story or a topic of their choice.
For more information contact Julia at firstname.lastname@example.com
Where: Yellow Springs Methodist Church basement, 202 S Winter St, Yellow Springs, OH 45387


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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Croatia's Mate Pavic and Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski beat India's Rohan Bopanna and Timea Babos of Hungary 2-6 6-4 (11-9) to win the Australian Open mixed doubles title on Sunday.
Pavic and Dabrowski saved a championship point before closing out the match tiebreak under a closed roof at Rod Laver Arena.
It was Pavic's second title of the tournament after winning the men's doubles title with Austrian Oliver Marach.
"It feels pretty good, I have to say," Pavic said of his two titles. "I did not imagine that I'm able to do that. If somebody would have told me, I wouldn't believe him."
Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Amlan Chakraborty


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a contract with god
SDCC: Gaiman, McCloud, Smith & Kitchen talk Eisner and the Graphic Novel
An all-star panel of Neil Gaiman, Jeff Smith, Scott McCloud and Denis Kitchen discussed the impact of Will Eisner on the graphic novel in a panel moderated by Paul Levitz at Comic-Con International.
The Avengers, Dan Dare, Cowboys & Aliens: July 26th Comic Reel
"The Avengers" assemble at Comic-Con! Sam Worthington to be "Dan Dare!" First photo from "Cowboys & Aliens" arrives online! Also, will "Thor" see the Infinity Gauntlet and much more.
CCI: Will Eisner's "Contract With God" Heading To The Big Screen
Announced during last night's Eisner Awards by Denis Kitchen, Will Eisner's "A Contract With God" is set to receive the full Hollywood treatment having been optioned for a feature film.


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At least one member of the marrying couple must be practicing Roman Catholic. Arrangements must begin a minimum of one year in advance. Participation in Pre-Cana or Engaged Encounter is required. Call the parish office (302 - 227 - 4550) at least 12 months prior to desired marriage date to arrange a meeting with one of the priests or deacons. Additional information regarding the sacramental nature of Catholic Marriage is also available at the Diocese of Wilmington Office for Marriage and Family Life webpage and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops webpage. The 3 videos below present highlights and may answer some of your questions regarding the Sacrament of Matrimony.
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By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three executives of Japan's Takata Corp (TYO:7312) will plead guilty to conspiring to fix the price of seatbelts sold to automakers in the United States and will go to jail for 14 to 19 months, the Justice Department said on Thursday.
Takata settled with the Justice Department in October, agreeing to pay $71.3 million to settle antitrust charges.
Separately, the government indicted two executives from another Japanese company on charges that they conspired to fix the prices of rubber parts sold to Toyota.
The three Takata executives in the seatbelt case worked with car makers such as Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> and Subaru, which is owned by Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd <7270.T>, Honda Motor Co Ltd <7267.T>, Mazda Motor Corp <7261.T> and Nissan Motor Co Ltd <7201.T>, all of which purchased Takata seat belts.
One of the three executives, Yasuhiko Ueno, had worked for a Takata subsidiary in the United States, TK Holdings Inc, and will serve 19 months in prison, the department said.
The other two, Saboro Imamiya and Yoshinobu Fujino, currently work for Takata in Japan. Imamiya will serve 16 months in prison while Fujino will serve 19 months, the department said.
In the second case, the Justice Department indicted Japanese nationals Masao Hayashi and Kenya Nonoyama on price-fixing charges involving anti-vibration rubber parts like engine mounts.
The department declined to name the company that Hayashi and Nonoyama worked for, saying only that they were employed by an Osaka-based company with subsidiaries in Franklin, Kentucky and White, Georgia.
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co Ltd <5105.T> is based in Osaka and lists operations in both U.S. cities on its website. Masao Hayashi is named as president of Toyo Automotive Parts (USA) in a 2010 news release. The company could not immediately be reached for comment.
The Justice Department and antitrust enforcers worldwide have been probing price fixing of more than 30 car parts, including seatbelts, radiators, windshield wipers, air-conditioning systems, power window motors and power steering components.
Other companies which have purchased parts subject to price fixing have been Fiat SpA (MIL:F) affiliate Chrysler Group LLC (UAWREC.UL), Ford Motor Co (NYS:F), General Motors Co (GM) and Mitsubishi Motors Corp (TYO:7211).
In some cases, the price-fixing lasted for a decade or longer. Parts company executives typically met face to face or talked by phone to reach collusive agreements, the Justice Department has said.
Among the auto parts companies that the Antitrust Division has settled with are Autoliv Inc (ALV), Tokai Rika Co Ltd <6995.T>, TRW Deutschland Holding GmbH (TRW), Nippon Seiki Co Ltd (TYO:7287), Furukawa Electric Co Ltd <5801.T> and Fujikura Ltd <5803.T>.
(Reporting by Diane Bartz; Editing by John Wallace and Krista Hughes)


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The type of clog depends in large part on its location. It is rare to find a grease clog in a bathtub, and equally rare to find a hair clog in a kitchen sink. In kitchens, grease is usually the culprit. As the grease builds up in the drain, other substances can get stuck in it. One of the most common of these substances is coffee grounds, but any other food stuff can get trapped. Eventually, the blockage gets so big that water can't get through. At this point you should call your trusted Burnside Ave Plumbing and Heating plumber.


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Understanding local needs.
United Way creates pathways out of poverty in our community by investing in three focus areas and working together with funded partners, government and community organizations. Learn more about our three focus areas.
Break the Cycle
When you're born into a life of poverty, it's all you know. We're helping kids from the start, with early learning and development, support through the school years and all the way to high school completion.
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