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ST.ART Your Year
By: Maddy Belton, Music Sub-Editor
Welcome to ST.ART music, and welcome to week 2, hopefully those of you that have just started are coming out of their fresher's flu and into the good stuff, and returners are starting to feel like they've never been away!
This week kicks of content for the music section and what better way to get going than with a playlist. It has no specific theme, but I've tried to pick songs that will keep up that motivation, with a real jumble. From the chart hits 'False Alarm' and 'Sex', to the slightly more off beat 'Sunday Candy' and 'Honey' this playlist should encapsulate that back to school mojo I'm sure we're all feeling.
SO play it at pre's play it while you try and clean your kitchen or just play it on the way to class. Cry to it or dance to it. But enjoy getting to grips with everything from McMorrow to Macklemore, and getting a sample of my own personal music taste. I'm sure there will be at least one that gets you, even if you've heard it a 100 times this week already.
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Park District asking for public input on renovation options.
The Rockford Park District is reaching out to the community as they consider options for a new attraction at Magic Waters after deciding to retire the "Splash Blaster" water slide.
"Typically, water slides need to be refurbished after about 15 to 20 years," said Rockford Park District Executive Director Tim Dimke. "We were at the point where we needed to evaluate the future of this ride to best utilize taxpayer resources."
Citizen ideas and user feedback on how to replace the "Splash Blaster" is being sought through on online survey that can be taken here. Input from the survey will help staff prioritize renovation options.
Surveys must be complete by April 28th. Everyone who takes the survey will be entered to win a season pass to Magic Waters.
Final renovation plans will be announced later this summer.
Shared news courtesy of http://www.mystateline.com/news/magic-waters-retiring-splash-blaster-looking-to-add-new-attraction


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The first trailer has been released for Tales of Arise, the latest installment in the popular Tales game franchise!
Tales of Arise brings together two young people from different worlds. 300 years ago, Dahna was a planet overflowing with natural beauty. However, it was suddenly was invaded and forced to submit to Rena, a highly developed neighboring planet. One day, a boy from Dahna wearing an iron mask and a girl from Rena running away from her family meet, sparking a change in the fate of their worlds.
Tales of Arise will be released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC (Steam) in 2020.
This article was originally published by Otakumode.com. Read the original article here.


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International Journal Online of Humanities (IJOHMN) is a bi-monthly, multilingual (English/Hindi/French ) open access, peer-reviewed ( referred ) and indexed journal. The journal had been granted ISSN No 2395-5155 in the year 2014. IJOHMN first issue was published in December 2014 since then it is continuously publishing quality research papers in the field of humanities.
The primary objective of IJOHMN is to offer an intellectual platform for national and international scholars. IJOHMN aims to encourage interdisciplinary studies in humanities. The journal is published by Smart Moves publications.
The journal publishes research papers in the fields of humanities such as Sociology, Psychology, Communication studies, linguistics literature etc.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- There were no erroneous trades on shares of Procter & Gamble or in any other shares at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, said Eric Ryan, a spokesman for the exchange. A massive selloff of stocks on Thursday afternoon saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.29% plunge nearly 1,000 points triggering the NYSE's circuit breakers. During that time, P&G PG, +0.45% shares were seen sliding on trading screens by nearly 40% to trade as low as $39.37. The NYSE says they only traded as low as $56. A number of other erroneous trades were reported, including in shares of Accenture ACN, -0.56% and Apple AAPL, -0.73%. According to media reports, the Nasdaq stock exchange, where electronic trade takes place, was looking into the trades. The heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission convened the heads of both the NYSE and the Nasdaq to discuss some trades and whether they should be honored, reports said.


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Alta Buden and I visited David Colosi's studio recently. David is a unique artist that works as a writer, researcher, drawer, musician and performance artist. He just finished a residency at Pioneer Works, where he worked on a project that began at "Le centre du monde" residency in Belle-Ile-en-mer in 2010 and later exhibited at Frac Bretagne in France in 2014. David is exploring the history of Poly, a man who worked at the site of Le centre du monde residency while Claude Monet and numerous other painters stayed there in the 1800s. Poly is featured in numerous paintings from that time period by various artists who painted on the island. Below you can see examples of some of David's work on the subject, and you can read a short blurb about his PW residency here.
For more information on David's fascinating, multifaceted practice visit his site www.davidcolosi.com as well as his site about 3D Literature, www.3DLit.org.


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Things you need to know before booking…
This place is rustic!
There is a 3G signal on mobile phone in some areas.
4G and internet wifi is available in Felletin
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All accommodation is self catering unless you select a meal add-on
The toilets are chemical and located in the woods. The solar heated shower is also located in the woods.
Access to some areas is steep. This is not suitable for people of limited mobility. Sorry.
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Good Shepherd will host Amber Norgaard on Saturday evening August 11 at 7pm. Amber has an ability to connect with people of all ages and backgrounds. Her compassionate life experience and knack for the healing arts shine through in her music. In addition to performing, Amber writes songs for film projects and humanitarian organizations. She also speaks on the topic of "Music as a Healing Art & Instrument for Social Change" at colleges and other institutions. All are welcome to join us for this community concert.
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World BI is back with its 10th exclusive Clinical Trials Innovation Programme scheduled to be held in May 2018. The World's best Clinical Trial Innovation conference is going to be held in May 24 - 25 May 2018 Embassy Suites by Hilton Boston at Logan Airport in Boston
Preclinical refers to the study in which animals are used to test any kind of new drug, its usage or whether the new drug is useful or not, before using that drug on humans. Preclinical Conference is, basically, a platform where people related to preclinical studies, scientists, chemists, biologists, pharmacologists, toxicologists, bioengineers meet to share their expertise, new ideas, their discoveries and researches. Preclinical Conferences facilitates its attendees by providing new challenges, conducting seminars, interactive short courses and much more. You will have the opportunity to share your ideas and any kind of new research or discovery. People will talk about new technologies and introduce new ways in this field. Preclinical Conference aims to introduce new trends and researches that would have an impact on drug discovery. Preclinical Conference has been serving the nation through its new trends and technologies for 17 years. In short, it is a unique and interactive way to polish one's knowledge. People from all over the world can register. For more details visit - http://worldbi.co.uk/CTIPUSA/
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Facebook, Warner Music Strike Licensing Deal
The pact follows on the heels of a similar agreement between Universal Music Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and the social network.
Facebook continues to grow its music relationships.
The social network has inked a licensing deal with Warner Music Group that will cover the company's recorded music and music publishing catalogs.
The pact, similar to one that Facebook has already struck with Universal Music Group and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, will cover the use of songs in videos and messages posted to the platform. It is part of the social network's effort to avoid having to take down videos from users and social influencers for using music without a license.
Facebook and WMG also plan to work together to develop new products that will personalize the music experience.
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Hello, friends. We've been busy beavers over here, hosting my cousin and then my sister and her husband and then my parents and other sister. Tomorrow, our friend N comes in town for the weekend from NYC (oh, the jetsetting life…I miss it).
And KLC turns 1.
One year ago yesterday, I wrote this: https://tandketc.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/last-day-of-antepartum-leave/
That night was one of our more emotional times as a married couple. T and I went to see Skyfall, which we enjoyed, and I bawled the whole time. It's not a sad movie. Afterwards, the only thing I could think to do to help me feel better about the impending induction was to go to Target. I remember being so pleased about picking out snacks for the hospital, which I planned to munch on during labor if I so desired whether I was given medical permission or not, and paying for them with gift cards from baby showers. I thought, "Now that's a practical use of a baby gift: buying supplies for the actual birth." And then I felt better and slept well.
One year ago today, I wrote this on a private blog I kept as my own chronicle of pregnancy:
Hi there little one,
I painted my toenails for you. The pedicure I got during Erin's bachelorette weekend was looking pretty bleak, and I didn't want that to be your first sight.
Things aren't going exactly as planned but we're here at the hospital for an induction. I'm pretty emotional about everything, but your daddy is just the best. He has been giving me hugs and kisses and praying for us all. I can't wait for you to meet him.
The reason we're here for an induction is that you're being a little stubborn and staying in my womb longer than the midwives would like. You seem very happy in there, kicking around and letting me know you're still doing well. But there comes a time when you have to see what's next for you in life, ok, little girl? I have been afraid plenty of times about what is next. Starting a job, driving to college, moving to Minnesota, moving to California, deciding to get married. Every one of those experiences were terrifying in ways but God has been with me through them all and they all (especially marrying your daddy) have been good and full of more blessings than I deserve. He loves you more than I do and He will be with you as well.
As you hesitate to come out and meet us, I am similarly conflicted about the coming days. Becoming a mother is a huge responsibility, and I pray that God will make me a good one for you. I feel inadequate much of the time, but I trust that we will learn and grow together as a new family–you, me, your dad, and our Heavenly Father.
We love you, baby girl. Come see us soon!
You did come out to meet us, baby girl. We've had the privilege of parenting you for almost an entire year. And I'm still conflicted. I am not everything I think I should be as a mother. I am sad that we don't live around old friends or family to celebrate with. But, ready or not, here comes toddlerhood. May God bless the days ahead.


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Learning Outcomes.
Learning outcomes describe what you should know and be able to do if you make full use of the opportunities for learning that we provide. All these skills are described in the following areas (A, B, C, D). In the individual module syllabi, the categories of learning outcomes (A, B, C, D) and the individual learning outcomes appropriate to the module are identified.
A: Knowledge and understanding
A1) A comprehensive understanding of the relevant topics of Web Engineering including, but not limited to, web project engineering life cycle, risk analysis, web services, cloud computing, eCommerce, eGovernment, and the Semantic Web.
A2) A critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights most of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of Web Engineering.
A3) Knowledge and understanding of web technology and systems at an advanced level.
B: Intellectual and cognitive skills
B1) Ability to apply appropriate engineering analysis methods for solving complex problems in web engineering and to assess their limitations.
B2) Ability to use fundamental knowledge to investigate new and emerging web technologies.
B3) Ability to apply design processes and methodologies and the ability to apply and adapt them in unfamiliar situations.
B4) Apply software engineering principles to the design of secure and reliable web systems.
C: Practical skills
C1) Use web engineering tools and components to construct and implement web based systems.
C2) Identify and evaluate a wide range of web engineering tools and components.
C3) A thorough understanding of current practice and its limitations, and some appreciation of likely new developments.
C4) Ability to apply engineering techniques taking account of a range of commercial and industrial constraints
C5) Ability to generate an innovative design for products, systems, components or processes to fulfil new needs.
C6) Ability to evaluate and use user-oriented Web systems.
C7) Ability to collect and analyze research data and to use appropriate engineering analysis tools in tackling unfamiliar problems, such as those with uncertain or incomplete data or specifications, by the appropriate innovation, use or adaptation of engineering analytical methods.
D: Transferable skills
D1) Awareness of the need for a high level of professional and ethical conduct in engineering.
D2) Awareness that Web engineers need to take account of the commercial and social contexts in which they operate.
D3) Knowledge and understanding of management and business practices, their limitations, and how these may be applied in the context of Web Engineering.
D4) Awareness of relevant regulatory requirements governing engineering activities in the context of Web Engineering.
D5) Awareness of and ability to make general evaluations of risk issues in the context of Web Engineering, including health and safety, environmental and commercial risk.
D6) Understanding of different roles within an engineering team and the ability to exercise initiative and personal responsibility, which may be as a team member or leader.
D7) Communicate their work to technical and non-technical audiences.
In order to provide students with the "lifelong learning" attitude, the teaching method is essentially based on self-learning (3 hours in class rooms and 6 hours out of class rooms: coursework, practical works, workshops, seminars, etc.)


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Course fees at university cost anywhere up to £9,000 per year, whereas at Walsall College a typical HNC/D costs £4,900 (£2,600 for part time) and a Level 6 top-up costs £7,200 a year which represents great value for money!
As well as lower fees, students on higher education courses at Walsall College will also benefit from smaller class sizes, personalised tuition and outstanding teaching and learning, accredited by The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for Higher Education.
Our HE tuition fees are charged annually at the start of each academic year. HE students can apply to pay their tuition fees by instalment. The instalment arrangements will not be more favourable than:
These instalment arrangements match the arrangements for the payment of student loans.
Full –Time HNC (level 4) and HND (level 5) Pearson Courses
The College's main HE partner is Pearson whereby the majority of programmes form part of the well-respected and established suit of BTEC Higher National Diplomas. Pearson HE courses are studied mostly as full-time and are the equivalent of one academic year in duration. They are stand-alone courses at level 4 and level 5. On the successful completion of level 4, students have the option to progress to the level 5 course, be that at the College (where progression levels are available and subject to group viability sizes) or elsewhere (subject to meeting the institutional entrance criteria).
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Part-Time HNC (level 4) and HND (level 5) Pearson Courses
There are options available to study Walsall College Pearson HNC level 4 and HND level 5 courses, via a part-time mode, where each course/level can be studied over the equivalent of two academic years.
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Partnership with London College of Contemporary Arts (LCCA)
The College works in partnership with The London College of Contemporary Arts (LCCA) located in High Holborn, central London, and as such, students local to that institution are able to study Walsall College Courses there. The 2018-19 tuition fee associated with this partnership is £6,200 for each full-time Pearson level 4 and level 5 course.
Information on inflationary increases
For two-year part time courses, The College may increase fees in line with any inflationary uplift as determined by the UK Government, if permitted by law or government policy, in the second and subsequent years of the course. It is anticipated that such increases will be linked to RPI (the Retail Price Index excluding mortgage interest payments).
In terms of students wanting to progress to a higher level course (for example, HNC level 4 to HND level 5 or from HND level 5 to Level 6), the College publishes its fees for each two academic consecutive years ahead, at the end of every April. This will enable students to review costs of not only the course they are considering, but of the subsequent progression level course, if they chose to remain and progress at the College.
The College aims to offer excellent value for money at all levels of study and will review this on an annual basis in line with local providers as well as outcomes for learners and learner satisfaction.
Partnership with Universities
The College's strategy for HE includes programmes which are validated by a partner universities. We offer a series of level 6 programmes through formal partnership with Birmingham City University (BCU). We also offer a level 5 Diploma in Education and Training in formal partnership with the University of Warwick.
HE partnership provision fees are set by the partner / validating University and will be subject to their own OFFA Access Agreements and pricing policies.
Birmingham City University (BCU)
Level 6 top-up courses delivered in partnership with Walsall College are £7,200 for the 2018-19 academic year.
Partnership with Warwick University
Diploma in Education and Training delivered in partnership Walsall College is £3,000 for the 2018-19 academic year.
There may be additional costs to your studies that are not included in the course fee, such as:
The Office for Fair Access is the independent regulator of fair access to higher education in England.An access agreement sets out a university or college's fee limits and the access measures it intends to put in place e.g. outreach work and financial support.
The Access Agreement between Walsall College and the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) covers all full time Home & EU students admitted in the academic year 18/19. The College's Mission and Strategic Plan outlines a clear commitment to widening and increasing participation in Higher Education, regardless of any potential barriers associated with previous experience, background or any other factors.


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Byrne and Coni joined the CIPR board at the start of last year as picks of then president Rob Brown.
New president MacKenzie said he had reappointed them to create a board that would "ensure that 2017 will be marked by the continued drive to improve professional standards".
MacKenzie's board also includes president-elect for 2018 Sarah Hall, last year's president Brown, honorary treasurer Simon Thompson and four elected members.
Separately, Byrne left the board of the PRCA last year, having sat on it since 2011. He was succeeded on the professional body's leadership team by Weber's London MD Rachel Friend.
MacKenzie himself left his role as MD of Birmingham agency Liquid at the end of last year.


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You may think that once you have reached a "certain age" that it is too late to begin strength training. This is simply not true. It is never too late to start strength training with weights. Strength training offers many benefits for everyone, especially for those who are over the age of 50. Let's take a closer look at what happens to your bones and muscles as you age, the benefits of strength training, and how you can get started.
Muscle and Bone Breakdown
Once you reach the age of 50, you start to experience sarcopenia. This means that you lose muscle mass – you become weaker and lose definition in your body. You lose 10% of your muscle mass every decade after turning 50. Your bones also begin to break down as you age. Osteopenia is the term used to define the reduction of bone mass. If this condition is undiagnosed or untreated, then it will develop into osteoporosis. Your bones will then become brittle and very fragile.
Benefits of Strength Training
It is essential to battle against the breakdown of age by strength training. Strength training will not only ensure that your bones and muscles keep their strength, but it will also improve your mobility, flexibility and symmetry for balance. Here are a few more benefits from regular strength training.
Strength training keeps you functioning efficiently and effectively. This also means that you can live a pain free life and perform everyday activities with ease.
Strength training contributes to less injuries. You will also be able to bounce back from an injury much faster.
Strength training opens neurological pathways. These "mind to muscle" pathways need to be continually challenged in order to maintain balance and coordination
Strength training improves your confidence. You can rest easy knowing that your body can handle any type of movement in an active lifestyle.
Now you know the benefits, what can YOU do?
You do not need to lift very heavy weights or worry about doing complicated exercises when you strength train. Start where you are comfortable and then add weight as you get stronger. A simple pair of dumbbells is all you need to get started.
For example, you can do a Shoulder Press by lifting dumbbells over your head. This simple movement helps strengthen the bones of the spinal vertebrae because it axial loads the spine downward when you lift the weight up. If you want to add more to the movement, you can balance on one leg while you lift the dumbbell with the opposite hand. This not only challenges the ankle, knee and hip joints of the balancing leg but works the cross-bands of stabilization in your body!
Strength training is essential to maintaining a healthy body. With proper guidance, anyone can learn how to safely and effectively strength train at any age. Practicing proper form is essential, especially when you first begin strength training. Your local gym can help you learn the correct weights to use and how to safely perform each movement. With regular practice, you will start to feel better, become stronger, and protect your body from aging.
Yours in health
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Gabs, Mina, and Brett.
Be sure to do your ten minutes of pre-class dynamic flexibility work.
1. Warm-up A: 100 double-unders
2. Warm-up B: three rounds of the parallette complex @ 5 reps plus 10 kip swings. Accrue one minute of L-sit in three 20 second efforts.
If you don't have unassisted push-ups yet, instead of the complex, do five push-ups with the least possible assistance, then kip swings. Then join the group for L-sits/tuck sits.
3. Technique review: ring dips.
4. "Casolaro" For time: Run 2400m (approximately 1.5 miles) 30 Muscle-ups
Same WOD for Competitors and CrossFitters. If you can't do muscle-ups, do six rounds of 10 pull-ups and 10 ring dips. Novices, run one mile and then do four rounds. Cut-off is twenty minutes.
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Schedule of Workshops for 2018
At Bramblewicks house we host regular Craft Workshops which are open to anyone who wishes to take part.
Crochet Chunky Basket
- Sunday 6th May
Friendship Bracelets
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The oil painting 'St Luke Drawing the Virgin and Child', studio of Dieric Bouts was acquired by The Bowes Museum last autumn and is a tremendous addition to the collection, it is a rare example of a painting from Bouts workshop in this country.
On of its many fascinating physical characteristics is that the paint layers have been taken off a wooden panel support and transferred to a linen canvas – or transferred. To understand why that may have been and what it entailed we must go back to the early 1700's Italy for that is when it was first recorded in any great way. The use of the transfer went on to France and Russia especially and there are great records from the Louvre and the Hermitage that show which paintings transferred and by who.
So to take a paint film from one support and put it on another seems a massive task with lots of risk, why do it? Typically paintings on panels were transferred as panels are subject to warping, cracks, being eaten woodworm, shrinkage and flaking. It has been suggested there was not the knowledge to lay down the flaking or treat damaged boards in the 18th and 19th centuries but I would suggest that it enhanced a restorers standing if he could transfer a painting and owners could see a nice flat picture (at first anyway). To be fair there was a belief that canvas was a better support, with less problems, than panels.
As we get into the 19th century transfers had become rather routine. In one year in the Louvre there is a list showing 84 paintings to be transferred. It also appeared to be fashionable for the owners of paintings to have their paintings transferred. The Bowes painting was transferred in 1899, which is quite late in the day for transfers as they generally faded out in the 1930's.
The actual paint layers seem in excellent condition for a work of its age. Luckily the restorer kept the original ground/gesso layer and this has preserved the under drawing. In more dramatic transfers the actual gesso layer was also removed – sometimes with weak acids destroying any under drawing. New oil grounds were seen as more flexible and therefore better to put the paint layer on.
There is also no obvious evidence of flaking or woodworm damage on the Bowes' painting. If it had warped badly we might expect to see lots of vertical cracking but this is also not apparent, with few vertical splits or cracks.
Now we can see a number of drawbacks to transfers, apart from the obvious risks of destroying the paintings themselves or seriously damaging them of course. By putting a painting that had been on panel on a canvas you are fundamentally changing it physically. Paintings will develop different patterns of age cracks depending on whether they are on panels or canvas – so a transfer may end up with both.
The use of transfers died out in the 1930's but is still occasionally used in exceptional circumstances. Today we value the whole of the painting rather than just the image and surface.
With the Bowes' painting we can see it looks quite straight forward in normal light, as below:
But in raking light, (light from the side), we can still see the shape of the original panel with its joins. See below:
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Unlike many in Provo, I'm not a huge Chris Merritt fan. Don't get me wrong: he's a fine musician and certainly listenable. But he's not phenomenal, his live shows sometimes get a little long in the tooth and his style can become abrasive at times. Ultimately, Merritt makes enjoyable (if still largely disposable) pop music. This is not a crime and I do not condemn him for it. (Hey, it's 80 million times better than what Nickelback does.)
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Another day, another last minute trip to LA.
I booked my flights about two weeks in advance which definitely didn't make my mom happy. It worked out just fine. I'd do the typical, pack the evening before, open in the cafe, and then jet off to the airport on the light rail. Easy. All was going swell that morning, actually an awesome Saturday morning in the cafe, grooving to music and making coffee for our regulars. I was stoked for the rest of the day.
After my shift ended, I strolled over to the light rail station and headed to the airport, realizing that I didn't have TSA Pre. This was honestly such a privileged thing to get irked about, but when you're expecting to have it and you don't, it throws a wrench into your plans. Anyway, I mostly grumbled about the fact that I'd have to take off my shoes. Luckily, there was literally no one at security and I scampered right up to the podium and was shuttled straight through the x ray scanners after taking off my shoes, laptop, and toiletries all of which were buried deep into my bag.
As I emerged into the main terminal, I almost had a panic attack; construction was being conducted on the central food court and Wendy's was no longer. NO MORE PRE-FLIGHT FROSTY AND FRIES. Devastated and lost, I called Gina for moral support, eventually sulking my way over to Beecher's Handmade Cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich to replace my airport ritual. Truly the end of an era and the indicator of the impending weird flight.
Matters only got worse when I made my way over to my gate, settled into a seat to do some work and some guy walking past me asked where one of the gates was. I was dumbfounded. I mean I was wearing my ascot, but this is completely uncalled for. Things only got weirder once we boarded; we waited on the plane for a mechanic to fix the lavatory, an ambulance pulled up to the gate - lights flashing, sirens wailing, and a few people were in the completely wrong seats, making everyone do musical chairs. The only redeeming quality about the flight was incredible sunset.
As we landed at LAX, the pilot said that we'll be at "gate 52F as in falafel". OKAY. The following events occurred after that: proceeded to wait on the tarmac for 30 minutes, my phone died, had to be bussed to the main terminal (I mean how often do you even have to do that?!), borrowed a Super Shuttle attendant's phone to make a phone call to an irate Gina, dealt with LA traffic, and made it over to UCLA at 10pm, about 1.5 hours after I had landed. What mess of an evening.
The rest of the night was great. I got to hang out with Gina, see her apartment, meet a few of her pals, and ate In-N-Out for dinner. What else could be better?
Sunday, my only full day in town, rolled around and fate would have us waking up early on daylight savings. Gina and her friend Zach were doing their final long run before their marathon the next week. I was collateral damage, but decided to tag along to Santa Monica and post up at a cafe while they ran.
I basically got dropped off at the beach and had to trek up the hillside to get to Santa Monica. I passed the time wandering the Third Street Promenade before all the stores had opened and then sipped on coffee at Demitasse before those two picked me up.
Back to Gina's apartment, we went where we packed up our things and got picked up by Mom, who was nursing a small hangover from the previous night at the Gala and recounting details of which celebs she saw. The three of us were driving across town to Silver Lake to meet Caroline for brunch, well more like lunch at this point, at Sqirl. Sqirl has been on my list of places to eat at for quite some time and I always remind my mother about the time they went without me. Around Christmas time, I was on the search for gifts at a bookstore where I spotted the Sqirl Cookbook and jokingly sent a picture to Caroline and Gina saying that this is the closest I'll ever come to eating here. Caroline surprised me with the cookbook as a present which was SUPER nice - but I was excited for the real thing.
And boy did it live up to the hype. We got lucky with a parking spot close the restaurant and found Caroline close to the door in the line that snaked around the corner. Everyone quickly dived into the menu, firing off preferences and opinions. In the end, we ordered a slew of different plates to give us a variety of dishes. A must: the famed ricotta toast topped with homemade jam. Things like this are the reason why Jessica Koslow is a 2018 James Beard Nominee.
Post brunch-lunch whatever meal it was, we transitioned into go time. On Saturday, Gina and Caroline spent the whole day shopping for our outfits for the annual triplet photoshoot. They came away from their outing empty handed. The three of us came to consensus of sporting white t-shirts and ascots. We changed real quick and zoomed over to the main strip of Silver Lake with colorful walls.
If you would have seen us that day, you would have witnessed one of the most ridiculous sights. As we wandered down Sunset Boulevard, we kept getting double takes and side glances. I mean look at us...
We just laughed it all off and proceeded to bounce from wall to wall and choose our poses. Shoutout to mom for taking all of the photos. Cue the montage!
A pretty successful photoshoot in my opinion. We wrapped it up by popping into La Colombe for a cappuccino and made our way over to the Bates Motel for a few last photos in front of the all white building.
After that, we dropped Caroline back off at her car so she could head over to Santa Monica and conduct photoshoot part 2 of her day at Candytopia. Her instagram is set for the next month now. Mom, Gina, and I slowly made our way back to West Hollywood to drop our bags off at Julie's house, but made a pit stop at Bumsan Organic Milk Bar for a little treat. Apparently, this has been a thing for these two because they went a few days ago and the gal working recognized them which was hilarious. I opted for the classic chocolate (note, not vanilla) and Gina went for the milk flavor. Both were excellent.
We settled in at Julie's for a bit before heading out again. In our rush to get out the door earlier that morning, Gina had forgotten to grab her laundry to do at Julie's. Back out we went making our way to Westwood and giving me the chance to set foot into a few of the buildings on campus like Powell Library. It was gorgeous, but not as cool as Suzzallo.
Gina seems to like it here which is all that really matters.
The remainder of the evening was spent hanging out with the rest of the fam and eating all of the eggrolls Lola made.
Sunday kicked off with brunch at Jon & Vinny's, one of my favorite spots in LA. Lola, Lolo, Chris, Julie, Mom, and I squeezed around a table and caught up on the Gala and random life things, all while muching on staples like breakfast pizza and nutella toast.
After breakfast, Mom and I walked Fairfax, popping into the stores that actually opened at 11am like the hours said and just browsing around. As we passed Supreme, mom commented on how short the line was today - she's the new Supreme expert.
Streetwear shopping aside, we went back to Julie's and made a quick stop at Carrera Cafe to check out the latest mural and soak up some rays.
Before her and I headed to the airport to catch our flights, we tossed our bags in the rental car and went back to Westwood to pick Gina up from class and have quick lunch at Simple Things. We decided to celebrate Pi Day a few days early with this mini salted caramel pie. DIVINE. Then somehow managed to go grocery shopping with Gina at Trader Joe's before parting ways, mom heading to San Francisco and me to Seattle.
It's always an adventure in LA, and even better that I got to spend time with the whole family!


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CVS Defends Rx Opioid Policy/
By Pat Anson, Editor
CVS Health has released new details about its plan to limit the dose of opioid pain medication and restrict new prescriptions for acute pain to a 7-day supply.
The new policy, which was announced last week, immediately sparked an online backlash from chronic pain patients, who fear they will no longer be able to refill their opioid prescriptions at CVS or will have to do it weekly.
"It's crazy what's going on. Every week going to doctors and pharmacists paying that extra money. This is a crime on the sick," wrote Amy in a Facebook post.
"Even for new patients, this doesn't make sense," wrote Jennifer in another online post. "After surgery some patients need these medications for longer than 7 days. Driving to the doctor to get a new script, then to the pharmacy to get more medication is not conducive to healing."
"How can they single out medications and refuse when the doctor writes them for 30 days?" wrote Hazel. "Everyone should boycott them, not only for prescriptions but shopping there for anything. This is getting ridiculous!"
Asked to comment on these and other concerns, CVS Health emailed a statement to PNN answering a series of questions we had about its new opioid policy. We were not allowed to interview anyone at CVS directly.
The questions and answers below were edited for clarity:
PNN: Many of your customers with chronic pain believe they'll have to go to a CVS pharmacy four times a month to get their refills. Can you clarify that for them?
CVS: The seven day quantity limit on opioid prescriptions, going into effect on February 1, 2018 for CVS Caremark's pharmacy benefit management (PBM) clients, applies only to prescriptions written for acute conditions, such as a minor surgery or dental procedure, that generally last only for a short duration.
We recognize that there are patients with a legitimate need for pain medication, and our approach is carefully designed to ensure that those patients can access their medication in an appropriate manner. We are dedicated to ensuring our retail and PBM approaches do not negatively affect patients who are in need of their chronic pain medication.
PNN: What happens when a patient recovering from surgery needs opioid medication for more than 7 days? Do they go back to their doctor and get a new prescription?
CVS: Our program encourages safe and appropriate utilization of opioids by managing utilization in a manner consistent with the Guideline set forward by the CDC. Our efforts to ensure safe and appropriate opioid use are designed to improve the quality of care and health outcomes for patients. If a prescriber feels patient care should exceed these limits, the prescriber can request an exception.
PNN: What about limiting opioid prescriptions to 90mg morphine equivalent (MME) doses? Some pain patients are prescribed more than that.
CVS: The CDC recommends that clinicians prescribe the lowest effective opioid dose and use caution when prescribing opioids at any dosage. Further, the Guideline indicates physicians should carefully reassess evidence of individual benefits and risks when considering increasing dosage to ≥50 morphine milligram equivalents (MME)/day, and should avoid increasing dosage to ≥90 MME/day or carefully justify a decision to titrate dosage to ≥90 MME/day.
We are aligning our standard utilization to these limits for all patients who are not in active cancer treatment, palliative care, or hospice care. However, if a prescriber feels patient care should exceed these limits, the prescriber can request an exception.
PNN: You say you are following the CDC guideline, but the guideline is voluntary and only intended for primary care physicians treating chronic pain. You are making them mandatory for all doctors and all patients for all types of pain.
CVS: Given the toll opioid misuse has taken on our country, we believe it is appropriate to align our utilization management of opioids for our members with the Guideline set by the CDC. Our efforts to ensure safe and appropriate opioid use are designed to improve the quality of care and health outcomes for patients. Notably, if a prescriber feels patient care should exceed these limits, the prescriber can request an exception.
PNN: Many patients complain that there's already a tendency by some pharmacists to refuse to fill opioid prescriptions to avoid hassles, extra work, etc. and to send them away without their medication. How will CVS make sure its pharmacists abide by your rules and not invent new ones?
CVS: Our opioid utilization management program will be consistently executed as a coverage determination across all pharmacies in our PBM retail network. Pharmacists at CVS Pharmacy, or any of the other retail pharmacies in our network, will not be making independent medical judgments about the appropriateness of opioid prescribing or the length of such prescribing. Additionally, the program we have recently announced does not impact prescriptions filled for CVS Pharmacy retail customers who are not covered by the CVS Caremark PBM.
Our pharmacists are committed to providing the highest level of care for their patients. At our retail pharmacies, we are also strengthening counseling for patients filling an opioid prescription with a robust safe opioid use education program highlighting opioid safety and the dangers of addiction.
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CVS is not the first pharmacy to adopt rules that limit the dispensing of opioids, but it is the first major chain to set a 7-day limit on prescriptions for acute pain. Given recent trends, it is probably not the last.
Several states have already adopted laws that limit opioids to a few days' supply for acute pain. And yesterday a major pharmaceutical organization announced its support for a 7-day limit on new opioid prescriptions.
Critics say this "cookie cutter" approach to pain care ignores the fact that when acute pain is poorly treated or untreated, it can turn into chronic pain in a matter of months or even weeks.
And chronic pain can worsen or cause other life-threatening health problems, including high blood pressure, stroke, heart attack, depression and suicide ideation.
Each patient is also different. A large new study published this week in JAMA Surgery looked at the different lengths of time patients needed opioid medication while recovering from 8 common surgical procedures.
While a 7-day supply of opioids was adequate for most patients recovering from an appendectomy, hysterectomy, hernia repair and other common surgeries, an analysis of over 215,000 surgery patients found that about 20 percent of them needed at least one refill of their prescription. Orthopedic and neurological procedures were the most likely to require a refill, and Medicare patients were the most likely group to need opioids for more than 7 days after a surgery.
"Although 7-day limits on initial opioid pain medication prescriptions are likely adequate in many settings, and indeed also sufficient for many common general surgery and gynecologic procedures, in the postoperative setting, particularly after many orthopedic and neurosurgical procedures, a 7-day limit may be inappropriately restrictive," wrote lead author Louis Nguyen, MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School.
But not everyone finds fault in the cookie cutter approach. In an editorial also published in JAMA Surgery, a leading surgeon wrote that "any effort" to reduce the frequency of opioid prescriptions was a good thing.
"Unfortunately, we have reached a point that 100% elimination of pain has become not only the goal but the expectation. If a surgeon allows a patient to expect a pain-free recovery, he or she will see refill requests increase," wrote Selwyn Rogers, MD, chief of surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine Trauma Center.
"Alternatives to narcotics should be recommended and incorporated as the foundation of pain management. It does not take much time to explain the use of acetaminophen and ibuprofen and then follow up with a stronger option if the pain is not adequately relieved. It is also useful to prepare the patient to expect some discomfort, realize that complete relief of all pain is impossible, and that the cost of trying is not worth it."


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It's not as if we haven't seen weapon-wielding robots before, but Robotex is aiming to create a new breed of mechanical soldier that's quick to build and cost effective.
The Silicon Valley startup has garnered quite a bit of funding from angel investors, and apparently, it has already created a two-foot tall, motorized robot that can travel ten miles per hour, spin around "on a dime," be controlled remotely and most importantly, "blow a ten-inch hole through a steel door with deadly accuracy from 400 meters." Reportedly, such a critter can be crafted for under $50,000, which is said to be "six times" cheaper than similar alternatives already being tested in Iraq. Of course, there's no telling how soon (or not) these things will actually be called into duty, but we can bet there's already a list forming to be the one behind the remote when it is.
25-year-old Adam Gettings, a self-taught engineer, has recently created Robotex AH - a two-foot tall, 10-mph-traveling machine that can blow a 10-inch hole through a steel door from a quarter mile away. It's also remote-controlled over an encrypted frequency that jams nearby radios and cell phones.
It took Gettings just six months to create Robotex, with assistance from shotgun maker Jerry Baber and ex-Disney imagineer Terry Izumi.
Izumi created this video of Robotex for Fortune Magazine. The robot can do some impressive tricks, including climbing stairs with its four wheels, rolling through a foot of water, and smoothly gliding over rocky terrain - while simultaneously firing its machine guns at specific targets, at 300 rounds per minute.
At a cost as low as $30,000 per robot, and with funding not from the government but from angel investors, the project is truly independent. Izumi, Gettings and Baber's unique skills and mentality for quick results lead to Robotex and a new company of the same name.
Now the inventors are facing perhaps a bigger challenge: trying to sell the robot to the government. Baber plans to get several robots on display in military company Blackwater's lobby, and hope they cause a stir and the public stands up for the technology.
"If moms and dads around the country find out this system is available while their sons are off sopping up bullets in Iraq, they're going to tear the White House down," he says. "This will take the soldiers out of harm's way."
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A Pine Bluff man who is currently on supervised probation for computer child pornography was arrested Friday after he told his probation officer that he had made approximately 100 contacts with juvenile females and would "sexual role play" with them.
Robert Moore, 39, entered a plea of guilty to computer child pornography on Aug. 30 and was sentenced to five years probation, plus fines and fees. As a condition of the probation, he was ordered to have no contact with female juveniles.
According to a probable cause affidavit presented in district court Monday, police received information that Moore had been using social media to contact juvenile females, and the same information was provided to his probation officer.
Pine Bluff Police Department Detective Marcia Oliver reported that when Moore reported to his probation officer, Brook Williams, on Friday, she checked his phone and found a photo of a penis that he said was his.
Moore also reported admitted making approximately 100 contacts with girls 13 to 18 using social media.
He allegedly said he "knew he was not to have contacts with females under 18 but he was addicted," Oliver said in the affidavit.
Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set a $10,000 cash-only bond for Moore, who said he was homeless, after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge him with internet stalking of children.
The Public Defender's Office was appointed to represent Moore.


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Now, by this I don't want to suggest that you need to go out and spend all of your money on clothes or become some kind of a metrosexual guy who is more worried about his hair than he is the score of a football game. What I will suggest is that you do your best to look as good as you can and try to appeal to the kind of woman you want to be able to attract. For example, you might not want to pull of a hip hop look if you are going to a country and western club to look for women.
2) You have to use eye contact to get yourself noticed at first.
You should make it a habit of being able to maintian eye contact with a woman before you make your approach, just to let her know you are there and that you are not the bashful type who is going to put his head to the ground. As long as it comes across as being natural and not like you are staring her down, this is a good way to make her feel some kind of a "pull" towards you.
3) You should never try to open a woman with a generic B movie level pick up line.
Want to turn a woman off as fast as you can? Then pull out one of those dated pick up lines that never worked in the first place and use it on her with honesty. Seriously, most pick up lines are worthless and the well known generic ones can do more to kill any attraction that she feels than it will do to build it. Of course, you need to open the conversation, just try to be a little original and less obvious about trying to pick her up.


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When Change is driven by Ch-ch-ch-ch-ChangeS
In 2016 we lost one of the greatest collaborators of all time. Arguably the key to David Bowie's longevity was his ability to reinvent, not only through his own indisputable creative prowess but also through his astute selection of partners who would make unique and relevant contributions to his creative output.
We can gain so much from Bowie – even in the world of business – and not just from letting the Sonos immerse us in his musical legacy to help ease an afternoon of hardcore data interpretation! Far more important is to explore his mastery of effective integration. So often, he perfected the delicate balance of absorbing new elements, while retaining the crux of his own inimitable style. Whether Ziggy Stardust or the Thin White Duke; whether collaborating with Tony Visconti or Nile Rogers, he remained faithful to his core identity of David Bowie, and by doing so achieved an unique intellectual and creative integrity.
A rock and pop icon may be an unusual inspiration for an insight and strategy consultancy, but our most effective client insight engagements demonstrate many of the same qualities. We retain a core essence of Kadence in everything we do – our integrity – founded on data quality, storytelling, compelling and creative visual outputs, and a client-first mentality; but similar to Bowie, we wholeheartedly embrace new ideas, approaches and methodologies – when they can add value to and complement our core ethos.
Retaining a distinctive identity is essential given that every project we do is for a different business issue – and often indeed, different clients. This is essentially the Kadence brand; a sense of self that we can fall back on to ensure that we always deliver to our core values, regardless of the situation; a common lexicon and set of internal expectations; a philosophy that ties our team together and allows us to work efficiently, effectively and to our own exacting standards. We codify this through the ground-breaking Kadence University, templates, training documents, our 'One Kadence' intranet, international staff secondments, industry awards, social events, social media – everyone is infused with what it is to be Kadence.
Having said this, collaborating and innovating are also important to us. Our goal is to generate a fusion of appropriate techniques to ensure creative, yet pragmatic thinking is brought to the clients' challenge. 'Qual then quant'; 'an online phase, followed by some groups' (and other process-related sound bites) are the lexicon of a bygone generation. It is the intrinsic fusion of research tools into solutions that enables Kadence to identify the evidential proof points that make concrete and tangible changes to our clients' businesses.
Equally, new methodological wizardry is not to be overlooked. It feeds our (alter) egos to try out a supposed panacea and tell our colleagues, friends and clients how we're at the cutting edge of marketing thinking. Just recently, the Kadence team has contributed to developments in passive tracking, UX labs, selfie ethnography and AI-driven comparative language analysis – and all to great effect.
But just as Bowie managed to retain an essential artistic integrity, the projects in which we typically deliver the greatest value are where we have blended new thinking with an inner core of expertise. It is through this integration that recommendations for change are their most powerful and inspiring. Recently indeed, by harnessing our position as qualitative experts, we combined conventional observational techniques (diaries) with cutting-edge technology-driven solutions (online ethnography and passive measurement) which provided a rich spectrum of insight and compelling evidence to influence, convince and persuade our client to ch-ch-ch-ch-change their business strategy. This fusion of techniques resulted in a project which truly delivered on Kadence's core mission.
Bowie collaborated with the guitarist Mick Ronson for many years, this partnership producing the iconic Top of the Pops 'Starman' performance and the unique guitar and vocal interplay on 'The Fall And Rise Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars' album. It is often the ongoing alliances that produce the best results.
In the world of insight, ongoing partnerships with clients mean we naturally gain a greater appreciation of their commercial context. As a result, when we engage with customers on any one business question, our eyes and ears are simultaneously open to the wider business or brand challenge and so we're more likely to chance upon the broader insights that will make a real difference. This wider knowledge comes organically through longer term engagements, but part of being Kadence is to accelerate this level of immersion from the start of any project. To get a 'behind the scenes' perspective on a brief and an understanding of what it will take to make our clients' jobs easier.
Achieving truly flexible thinking is no mean feat. It takes a high degree of integration; of different approaches, opinions and the wider context. But it is the only way we are going to create a little stardust of our own.


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Rear Adhesive: 3M 467MP, 3M 468MP, etc.
Standard Tolerances: +/-.010 inch.
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We Strive to Create an Engaging Experience within a Distraction Free Environment to Ultimately Reach People and Help Them Walk With God
My name is Carson Goslee, and I am the Audio Engineer for the Wilmington campus. I have been on staff since I was 15…. If you don't already know, this church is an incredible place to call home! If you are new, I welcome you and am so glad you are here! I can promise you two things about volunteering: one, you will will meet and become friends with some of the best people on the planet; and two, your life will never be the same. Thank you for checking out the website and I hope you will find this helpful! Please never hesitate to reach out to me or any of our team, we would love to connect with you!
My name is Nick and I am the Video Engineer at the Wilmington Campus. I lead a team of volunteers who are responsible for everything you see on screen, online, and broadcast to other campuses in a live environment. Our goal is to enhance the experience of our guests by helping them engage with our band and communicators. I've had the privilege of being a part of our staff since 2008. I'm a proud father to 4 kids - Eli, Ada, Isaiah, and Livie - and husband to Amy. I enjoy extracurricular activities such as hiking, kayaking, biking, and disc golf.
Brandon grew up … No, forget this third-person nonsense…. I grew up about an hour and a half from here, on the outskirts of Clarkton, NC, a 2-stoplight town that rose and fell with the tobacco trade. I was raised in the woods and the dirt, learning how to do a little bit of a lotta things. Here at PC3, I've been the Lighting Coordinator for the Production Staff for our main auditorium since 2012. I'm also the part-time handyman, a decent carpenter, an electrician in a past life, and the resident redneck.I graduated from UNCW in 2004 with a BA in English Literature and a minor in Creative Writing, so I'm pretty sure I'm not qualified to do what I get paid to do. I've been married to my beautiful, kind-hearted, patient wife, Kara, since April of 2005. In April of 2014, God let us be parents to a blue-eyed, curly-haired little girl who wrecks our living room and pays rent in hugs and kisses. I enjoy grocery shopping in the woods (EVERYTHING is organic, cage-free, and free-range!), wasting time on a couch with videogames, taking short walks on the beach, and long naps in the hammock. I prefer Pepsi over Coke, PS4 over XBox One, and Carolina over Duke.
Hey - I'm Matthew Berry. I'm the Production Coordinator for the Student Ministries here at the Wilmington Campus! I get to lead a team of middle and high school students who are responsible for running our Tsunami and Ripple Effect programs. My job lets me do a little bit of everything - media, lighting, video, audio, etc, and I think it's pretty sweet! I came to PC3 in 2014 from a church in Raleigh where I have a background in Student Ministries. I've been married to my wife, Tayler, since the fall of 2017.
My name is JJ and I am the Overflow Programming Coordinator for Overflow, the college ministry here at PC3. The mission of Overflow pairs with the mission of the church. Our goal is to reach college students and help them walk with God.….Oh, on a personal note, I am very, very tall….like, I get asked everyday how tall I am. I have a few answers to some of the most common questions. I'm 6'9". I did play basketball. No, I'm not the first one to know when it rains. Yes, it's hard to find pants that fit, but I still manage to wear them. The weather is the same up here. Yes, I can see your bald spot.


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Jessica Dadigan, M.S., CCLS, is the Senior Child Life Specialist for the Child Life Department at Blythedale Children's Hospital. In this role, she also serves as coordinator for both the internship and volunteer programs in Child Life. Ms. Dadigan has a background in child and family studies, palliative care, Reiki and advanced brain injury training.
Ms. Dadigan completed her undergraduate studies at Syracuse University and received her Master of Science in Child Life at Bank Street College of Education. During her graduate program she completed her certification year-long internship requirement at Blythedale in 2011 and has remained a valued member of the staff ever since. Ms. Dadigan was the primary Specialist for teens on the Child and Adolescent Unit for her first five years at Blythedale and recently transitioned to the role of primary Specialist on the Infant and Toddler Unit. Her main goals as a CCLS are to provide our youngest and tiniest patients with developmental support, while also helping their families cope with hospitalization, illness and injury in the way that works best for each individual family.
Ms. Dadigan serves as liaison between Blythedale and Bank Street College of Education, coordinating the Hospital's Child Life Internship program while also overseeing a robust Child Life volunteer program that provides bedside activities for patients of all ages. Outside of Blythedale, she heads an Alumni Committee for her graduate school and has been a Teacher's Assistant for this program, sharing her passion for higher education, and training of Child Life students and those pursuing the field.


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Ideas People Wanted
At Shell Shipping & Maritime, we are proud to have such diversity within our fleet personnel. The greater the variety of perspectives we have on board, the greater the ideas we can develop. Now we need more people who can apply fresh thinking to the energy challenge.
Every day we transport massive quantities of refined products and liquefied natural gas around the world by sea. We rely on the skill and dedication of a diverse team of people to make it happen.
Right now we're looking for more people with the talent and ambition to help us meet the energy challenge. For you it's a chance to build a rewarding career, by gaining practical experience whilst you work towards an academic qualification.
Sponsorship Includes
- Fully sponsored Foundation Degree in Nautical Sciences or Marine Engineering within the UK and ROI
- Competitive allowance during sea phases
- Worldwide travel
- Hands-on experience onboard our fleet of oil tankers and gas carrier while studying
- Excellent career prospects at sea and in shore-based management
- Dedicated team to support you throughout
- Commitment to your safety as an upmost priority
Health & Eyesight
All candidates must be of good health and be able to pass the Maritime and Coastguard Agency Medical Examination (ENG 1) or equivalent.
Prospective Deck/Engineer Cadets must obtain an approved Seafarers medical and eye sight test certificate, which states that they have an acceptable level of eyesight and do not suffer from colour blindness. Those taking the test will be allowed to use the aids to vision which they normally use, but will be expected to meet the set standards. The Seafarer medical will be arranged by the company following successful interview.
Student & Graduate Minimum Entry Requirements
As an A-level, equivalent, or graduate candidate, you must have studied either Maths or Physics (or a subject with a high Maths content) to A level standards and obtained a pass in at least one. You must achieve at least 120 UCAS points to be eligible for enrolment on the Foundation Degree scheme.
Experienced Officers
We value the calibre of our personnel and are committed to recognising and developing the marine expertise of our teams in positions at sea and ashore.
Excellent opportunities exist for continued career progression. As an officer you will benefit from a well-established training scheme as well as the opportunity to develop experience working on our growing fleet. Ashore, there are numerous management and operational positions around the world which will develop and enhance your marine expertise.
Our belief is that success is your own making, so prove to us that you have the drive and motivation to make a difference.
Joining the Fleet as an Experienced Officer
What we offer
- A highly competitive salary
- Career opportunities ashore
- 28 days' leave earned per month at Senior Officer level
Recommended Qualifications
- Valid STCW 2010 Certificate of Competency
- Dangerous Cargo Endorsement an advantage
- Tanker Familiarisation Certificate
- Valid Seafarers Medical Certificate
- Relevant seagoing chemical or gas tanker experience essential.
- Ex-employees welcome to re-apply.
How to Apply:
For Qualified Officers:
For candidates holding a Certificate of Competency who wish to apply for a position through Shell Ship Management Limited, please forward an updated CV to firstname.lastname@example.com
For Cadetship:
We have completed our Cadet intake for 2019 and our application process is now closed. We will update the website when we are ready to receive applications for our 2020 intake


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The Other Woman's Cameron Diaz Named Artistic Director for Fashion Brand Pour La Victoire
Our lady Cameron Diaz, she of the favorite-movies-forever list including The Sweetest Thing and My Best Friend's Wedding, is taking her first foray into fashion in a major way.
WWD reports that on top of the undisclosed stake she holds at the parent company to contemporary accessories and shoe brand Pour La Victoire, Diaz will now assume the role of artistic director of the brand — meaning she'll have a say in the designs, marketing, and advertising strategy.
Celebrities as creative directors of fashion brands... who else does this call to mind? Ah yes, the sisters Olsen at The Row (whom I adore), Victoria Beckham in charge of her own design house (again, adore), and, oh yeah, the ill-chosen Lindsay Lohan who had a go at artistic director of the house Ungaro back in 2009. Words you might use to describe that partnership: Disastrous, embarrassing, career-ruining, etc.
The best part of the WWD story is how the interviewer deigned to ask Diaz to compare her new role to La Lohan's Ungaro stint. How I wish I had seen Diaz's face at that question! To quote a one Miss Stephanie Tanner, "how rude!"
Lest we forget that this:
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Diaz admits she has "a lot… to learn about the business… I want to say that it's going to be fun, but it's deeper than that."
Our first look at Diaz's hand in the brand will come from the ad campaign lensed by the notorious Terry Richardson and modeled by Jessica Hart. This will be followed by a fall/holiday campaign titled "Cameron's Picks," which won't have been designed by the actress, but will give us a better taste of her style when that rolls out. Her first collection will be for the spring.
Diaz told WWD, "I live in heels 10 hours of the day. I know comfort in shoes... I want to have really great, functional shoes that are staples of the line."
So what can we expect from Diaz? Hopefully great, affordable, and lasting pieces. Diaz emphasized that PLV shoes should be accessible, comfortable, and sensible, and in bags, the ever-essential pocket.
Image: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images, Handout/Getty Images, Didier Baverel/Getty Images


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Young Engineer's Leadership Forum - July 2016/
The next Young Engineer's Leadership Forum is approaching. All "young" engineers are invited to an afternoon of open discussion and networking. Earn 2 Professional Development Hours (PDHs). Age 45 and older need to first contact Steven Eubanks at email@example.com for permission to register. Please note that the registration will be limited to 50 attendees.
Topics: Fundamentals of Leadership, Team Dynamics & P.E. Leadership Institute
Date: Thursday, July 21, 2016
Time: 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Hava received her Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from the Michigan School of Professional Psychology. She has experience working with the mental health population providing both individual and group therapy. Interesting fact - Hava used to work at LSV in the past as an OT aide and loved it so much she decided to come back! As a psychotherapist, Hava uses a Humanistic therapy approach to help clients reach their full potential in life all while reaching their personal goals. In her spare time Hava enjoys spending time with her loved ones, kickboxing and cooking.


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Word on the Street: A Peruzzi "scandal", Nigerian polytechnics are now on strike and more
Hi friends, I apologise for not publishing Word on the Street yesterday. You see, a couple of things happened on Tuesday but none of them would be worth your time so I made a decision not to publish. You know, because I value your time and friendship. Now, on to today's business.
"Peruzzi caught in bed with a girl"
This is the most hilarious caption I saw of the Peruzzi gist yesterday. What Peruzzi gist you ask? Well, yesterday a video of Perruzzi in bed with a girl was making rounds on social media.
Video of Peruzzi caught in bed with a girl and also Davido's reaction below pic.twitter.com/638uIoHKgT
— 5kShades (@naijasavage) December 12, 2018
The reason why the caption is hilarious is because Nigerians are such hypocrites. I mean, why does a grown man being in bed with a grown woman have to be news, asides the fact that it's Peruzzi anyway?
Also, we could see that he was asleep in the video. I was irritated when I saw the video because I thought these celebrities make the babes they hook up with sign non disclosure agreements, apparently I thought wrong.
A video of Davido welcoming Peru to the "club" was also making rounds. If you recall, Davido has been his these shoes more than once and he's learnt not to let "these girls sleep over".
Lmfaooo Davido trolling Peruzzi cos of Scandal😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/UJM538vYMV
— ALHAJI JAFAR (@AlhajiJafar) December 12, 2018
In a sane environment, Peruzzi would sue that babe, but this is Nigeria, many of these celebrities don't legally protect themselves from situations like this.
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic commence indefinite strike
Yesterday, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) commenced an indefinite strike as a result of the government's failure to meet their demands for funds.
According to a report by Premium Times, the government has asked for a meeting with the union on December 17 but a representative of the union says the strike will commence regardless until then.
The rep also reportedly said the government has failed to fulfil their promises following the union's 15-day strike in 2017. Just like their university counterparts, ASUU, ASUP wants better funding for polytechnics, payment of salaries and arrears.
The state of education in Nigeria just keeps deteriorating and I'm so sorry that young Nigerians have to deal with this.
As usual, I have to advice those that are affected by the strike to maximise their stay at home. Don't be idle, do something productive with your time.
Still on education…
Did you know that Nigerians spend ₦1 trillion annually on foreign education? Mr Ibidapo-Obe, a former Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos (UNILAG), revealed this at the 10th Convocation of the faith-based Crawford University, Igbesa, Ogun State.
Who can blame them when the state of education in the country is in shambles? The sad part is that only a small percentage of the population can afford to pursue education outside the country, so the rest are left to suffer through irregular academic sessions as a result of strike and poor quality of education.
If the government doesn't do anything fast, it'd only get worse. See why we need to elect the right people into government? That's if we even know where we can find them, but that's a story for another day.
Dahsall. Have a great weekend.


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How do you reinvent an iconic brand like Chili's? Bring back the classic jingle and make it "bigger than ribs." Chili's came to us to breathe some new life into the brand and help them get back to their roots, by focusing on "one thing" - burgers, ribs, and fajitas. Visually we took a simple, yet bold approach by animating the lyrics on screen and highlighting the most important thing - the food.
ART DIRECTOR: Rachel Warner
COPYWRITERS: Jen Bills & Dana Quercioli
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Matt Reinhard
MOTION DESIGN: Trevor Rose
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Man on Fire / Manny Rodriguez
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A group has decided that the best way to get the LDS Church on their side is to go the extortion route:
A former vice president of a local community group has penned a letter to Mexican President Felipe Calderón seeking the temporary suspension of visas issued to Mormon missionaries in response to his view the LDS Church hasn't stood tough against Utah-based immigration reform bills.
Raul Lopez-Vargas, a former vice president of Centro Cívico, said he has gathered more than 100 signatures from both legal and undocumented immigrants in Utah and plans to deliver the letter to the Mexican consulate in Salt Lake City on Monday. He said he's already sent the letter to Calderón and that the letter going to the consulate is a copy.
This threat also appears to carry some weight (i.e. it might not be smart to laugh it off as an empty threat):
…But Yapias said Lopez-Vargas has legitimate links "at the highest levels" in the Mexican government.
Mr. Lopez and his group have some chutzpah: they are threatening to harm the LDS Church if people who have violated one or more laws (including felonies like ID theft etc) are not granted some sort of amnesty for their actions.
It will be interesting to watch how legislators and the LDS Church handle this…will they be cowed into submission?


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The modern web ecosystem provides a platform for market penetration that can lead to unimaginably fast growth. There are two key factors that allow this; pervasiveness of the web and social networks. I'm not trying to say that achieving growth is easy; competition is fierce; bad impressions are quicker to form and more resistant to disconfirmation than good ones; and when information is cheap, attention becomes expensive.
However if your service is positively endorsed, social networks can precipitate a snowball of traffic that will put any infrastructure through its paces, which often leads to an overnight success or disgruntled users who will think five times before returning.
For startups especially, it is imperative these opportunities are not missed and that there are no kinks in the armour. For instance even if your online store could handle the traffic, can your payment gateway?
At QuayPay we designed scalable infrastructure from the get go.
After the recent purchase of Tumblr by Yahoo for a billion dollars I was rather surprised by their architecture progression, currently they vaguely use similar technologies to Yahoos Flickr, their story is typical for millenial start ups and I doubt they would be able to achieve the same level of success if they started today.
Firstly, for any high traffic service, LAMP stacks are a dead end. Every component should scale out with little or no direct administration and provide monitoring.
We use AngularJS for all our applications, this avoids using a scripting language such as PHP or Ruby on the server side for rendering the view, offloading that responsibility to the client and is great for prototyping.
Rubinius running Rails Metal serves our API requests, everything is paginated to ensure consistent response sizes and this helps maintain constant response times. Lastly our database and search engine are CouchBase with ElasticSearch.
One of the more interesting aspects to Tumblrs architecture is their ID generation, a side effect of using a sharded model, forcing them to build an independant service for generating unique identifiers. We make use of CouchBases low to zero contention atomic increment operations, with independent counters for each model, to implement similar scalable functionality whilst reducing complexity.
The rise of cloud platforms and the products that emerged in the last 10 years have radically changed the landscape. In 2006 I swore on Ruby on Rails, it breathed life into web development for me and started a revolution around tooling. Today anyone can build a web scale application and there has never been a better time to start doing so.
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Stephen Von Takach Co-founder and CIO at QuayPay. Stephen has designed and delivered scalable architecture solutions for clients such as commonwealth bank and the University of Sydney.