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At the recent Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Legislative week held in Washington DC, African Diaspora was the focus. Economic development—supporting Africa's priorities in the areas of jobs, education, gender, health, youth—was one of the main threads that ran through the week-long discussions.
At the session "Africa Rising: A Continent of Opportunity", Makhtar Diop, the World Bank's Vice President for Africa, was one of three panelists discussing "Africa's Growing Economies." Africa's average growth has exceeded five percent per year and accelerated to six percent before the global economic crisis. Performance of the 22 non-oil exporting countries averaged higher than four percent annual growth for the decade between 1998 and 2008, all of which he attributed mainly to better macroeconomic policies.


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BITCH the mule was MINE FIRST.
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This is a VERY cute meme. Sue giraffe and Paulo's tits are the highlights! Very very awesome!
When did Carter die?
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Carter died in th guest comics.
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Upper Arlington's elementary principals are mulling over the ever-changing details of the state's new Third Grade Guarantee.
Upper Arlington's elementary principals are mulling over the ever-changing details of the state's new Third Grade Guarantee.
The unfunded state mandate not only requires third-graders to test at grade level in reading before advancing to fourth grade, but requires schools to send "not on track" letters to parents of some children just beginning a grade.
Principals Steve Scarpitti from Windermere; Tom Bates, Tremont; Jason Wulf, Greensview; Assistant Principal Angie Ullum, Barrington and Associate Superintendent Debi Binkley presented the details of the Third Grade Guarantee to the Upper Arlington City Schools Board of Education at a workshop Monday, Jan. 28.
Ullum said Senate Bill 316 amended a law known as the Third Grade Guarantee, which requires all students to be reading at grade level when they leave third grade, as measured by the Ohio Achievement Assessment.
She said beginning with the 2013-14 school year, all third-graders must demonstrate a certain level of competency in reading before advancing to fourth grade.
"The purpose of the law is to diagnose reading deficiencies in grades kindergarten through grade three," Ullum said.
She said reading diagnostic tests must be given to students in grades K-3 by Sept. 30 of each year. Students are then identified as "on track" or "not on track," for their grade level, based on previous end-of-year reading standards.
This means some parents may receive letters about their child being "not on track" at the beginning of the school year.
Scarpitti said "not on track" letters were sent beginning this school year, in October 2012.
He said students who were identified as "not on track" for reading at grade level would be given reading intervention and research-based reading strategies under a Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plan.
"What we did this year was fold the RIMP plans into our parent/teacher conferences," he said. "Those parents had already been sent a letter, so we could also discuss the RIMP plans."
Ullum said the letters could be alarming to some parents, since students may be identified as "not on track" based on one diagnostic assessment.
Wulf pointed out an important "catch" in the requirements of the Third Grade Guarantee -- each child on an RIMP must be taught by a "credentialed teacher" who has been "actively engaged in reading instruction for the previous three years" and has either a "reading endorsement, master's degree with major in reading, rating of 'above' value-added for the last two school years" or a credential from a program on an Ohio Department of Education-approved list of scientifically research-based reading instruction programs.
"Because of maternity leave, our teachers who had been engaged in reading instruction would not be eligible under these mandates, because they had not been actively engaged in reading instruction for the previous three years," Wulf said.
The law requires districts to submit a plan to ODE by June 30, 2013, if they do not have enough credentialed teaches to fulfill the requirements, Wulf said.
If that plan is rejected by ODE, the district must use an "ODE-approved private provider" for intervention services. Districts would have to pay for those private providers, Wulf said.
Teachers who want to attain the extra reading credentials may have to take classes that could cost around $6,800, Ullum said.
Other reading requirements under the guarantee state that retained third-graders must receive at least 90 minutes of daily reading instruction.
"That requirement could have huge staffing implications," Ullum said. "We may have some students taking reading intervention for 90 minutes, then taking fourth-grade classes the rest of the day, if they were proficient in other subjects."
Bates said the Third Grade Guarantee keeps changing. He said a math and writing requirement was recently added, requiring diagnostic tests in grades 1-3.
Districts will also receive a grade on the state report card that measures how well they are making progress in improving literacy in grades K-3.
Scarpitti said assessments were already in place to identify students who need intervention.
"Typically, when we receive the OAA score we are not surprised," he said. "We know when a student has had some history of reading problems."
Binkley said the district applied for an early literacy and reading readiness grant from ODE, which could provide up to $250,000 for reading intervention expenses.
She said despite the problems with the new law, the goals behind it are important.
"Any time you can serve one or two more kids than you did in the past, that is a good thing," she said.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In its final home match of the regular season, the MIT women's volleyball team defeated WPI, 25-19, 25-15, 25-23, on Tuesday night. The host Engineers improved to 22-9 on the year and 6-2 in NEWMAC play while the visitors saw their ledger lower to 18-9 overall and 4-4 in conference action.
After exchanging points to start the match, MIT generated a 14-6 run which resulted in a 17-9 advantage. WPI responded by scoring eight of the next points to narrow the gap to two (19-17). Sparked by a kill from sophomore Rachel Hunt (Arlington Heights, Ill.), MIT put together a 6-2 spurt to close out the set.
In the second stanza, WPI's No. 7 Kerrin Beovich put her squad on the board but MIT's No. 7 junior Trinity Leonard (Mill Valley, Calif.) replied with a kill of her own. Back-to-back aces from senior Cecily Joujon-Roche (Laguna Hills, Calif.) led to a string of eight unanswered points and eventually a 13-3 lead for MIT. WPI managed to cut its deficit to seven (22-15); however a pair of miscues and a strike by senior Kelly Schulte (Riverside, Calif.) wrapped up the game for the hosts.
MIT built a 14-7 advantage in the final frame, but two kills in a row from Belinda Nwagbara ignited an 11-4 run that evened the score at 18. After side-outs by both squads, MIT capitalized on a hitting error and block by Schulte and Joujon-Roche to gain some breathing room at 21-19. Each side traded points until Leonard's kill clinched the win for MIT.
Leonard tallied 10 kills, nine digs, and two aces while Joujon-Roche compiled four kills, four aces, and two blocks. Schulte posted 10 kills as Hunt added six kills and two blocks. Sophomore Kristine Bunker (Falmouth, Mass.) bolstered the front row with three blocks while junior Katie Spielbauer (Lakeview, Mich.) totaled 10 digs and an ace. Freshman Nicole Gagnier (Atlanta, Ga.) notched 32 assists and eight digs as senior Natasha Jensen (Columbia, Md.) had five digs and one ace.
For WPI, Nwagbara amassed 10 kills, nine digs, and a block while Joan Porambo collected 12 digs. Beovich, Bailey Sarber, and Elyssa Dorenfeld each chipped in four kills as Sarber added a block. Kim Woodward and Alex Rangel shared setting duties, dishing out 16 and eight assists, respectively.
Both squads will close out the regular season against NEWMAC foes on Saturday, Oct. 29. MIT will travel to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy while WPI will host Smith College.


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London, Dec 6: Exactly 200 days after winning the Champions League, Chelsea lost its grip on the trophy to mark the shortest title defense in the competition's history.
Juventus eliminated the reigning champions by beating Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 on Wednesday, with Galatasaray and Celtic also qualifying for the last 16 in a thrilling final round of group-stage matches.
Chelsea needed to better Juventus' result in Ukraine to finish second in Group E, and kept its part of the bargain by thrashing FC Nordsjaelland 6-1 for Rafa Benitez's first win as interim manager.
It was in vain, however, as Olexander Kucher's own goal earned Juve victory and top spot ahead of Shakhtar.
"We knew it could happen, unfortunately the damage had been done before," said Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, whose side became the first reigning champion to exit at the group stage.
Galatasaray beat Braga 2-1 to finish ahead of CFR Cluj, which won 1-0 at below-strength Manchester United, in Group H. Celtic defeated Spartak Moscow 2-1 in Group G thanks to a controversial late penalty to oust Benfica, whose 0-0 draw at Barcelona was marred by a left knee injury to Lionel Messi.
Lying on a stretcher, Messi was driven off the field on a cart, jeopardizing the Argentina star's hopes of breaking Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old scoring record for a calendar year. Messi has 84 goals, one less than the German great, with four more games left in 2012.
"Tests have confirmed tonight that the player Leo Messi suffered a bone bruise on the outside of the left knee," Barcelona said in a statement, adding that he could be fit for the La Liga match against Real Betis on Sunday.
Messi had gone on as a second-half substitute, with Barca already qualified for the knockout stage.
Bayern Munich topped Group F by thrashing BATE Borisov 4-1, finishing ahead of Valencia despite the Spanish side's 1-0 win at Lille.
Both Bayern and Valencia were already sure of going through.
Chelsea, Cluj and Benfica will bemoan the fact that they have been eliminated despite picking up 10 points from six matches, a tally that would usually put a team through.
It was a bittersweet night for Benitez, who claimed a first win in four matches since being parachuted in as a replacement for the fired Roberto Di Matteo.
He will also have welcomed the sight of Fernando Torres returning to form, scoring two goals to go along with strikes by David Luiz, Gary Cahill, Juan Mata and Oscar.
Luiz's was a penalty, one of three conceded in seven second-half minutes -- two to Chelsea and one to the Danish visitors. Two were missed.
In the end, however, Chelsea's blitz of goals were for nothing, leaving the team to fight it out in the Europa League with the eight other third-place finishers in the Champions League.
Chelsea finished level on points with Shakhtar, but fell down on the head-to-head record.
"The game was out of our hands," Benitez said. "I said before that we had to do our job and, as a manager, you have to be really pleased with the performance of the team."
With Manchester City also out, it also means only two English teams qualified for the last 16 for the second season running.
Juventus leapt above already-qualified Shakhtar thanks to Kucher's own goal, the defender diverting Stephan Lichtsteiner's low cross into his own net in the 56th minute.
"Our goal was achieved -- we advanced to the next stage," Juventus coach Antonio Conte said.
Like Chelsea, Cluj couldn't have done any more, beating United thanks to Luis Alberto's superb swerving effort in the 56th minute at Old Trafford.
At that stage, Galatasaray was 1-0 down at Braga but goals by Burak Yilmaz and Aydin Yilmaz turned the game on its head and helped the team through to the knockout stage for the first time in 11 years.
United was already guaranteed first place and played largely a reserve team.
Benfica, which wasted some great chances in the Camp Nou, was also close to going through only for Celtic to be awarded a debatable penalty in the 81st minute against Spartak. Kris Commons stepped up and smashed the kick in off the crossbar.
"The players have been magnificent -- it is a monumental achievement on their behalf," said Celtic manager Neil Lennon, whose team beat Barcelona at home earlier in the group stage.


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Genel Energy PLC, a company led by the former BP chief executive that recently started shipping oil from Iraq's self-rule Kurdish region, said Friday it plans to increase the amount it exports from the enclave despite Baghdad's opposition.
The exports risk provoking lawsuits from the central government and are likely to exacerbate tensions between Baghdad and Iraq's Kurdish minority, who have been at loggerheads for years over how to manage the country's oil wealth.
London-based Genel started exporting small amounts of oil on Jan. 7 and expects to raise the amount to 20,000 barrels a day in the coming weeks, it said in a statement.
The company is led by Tony Hayward, who was CEO of BP at the time of the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. He left the British oil major after a number of perceived missteps related to the spill.
Genel began exporting oil by tanker truck to Turkey after getting a green light from Kurdish authorities. It defended the exports as allowable under Iraq's constitution.
"We are today exporting oil to Turkey in accordance with the authority granted to us by the Kurdistan Regional Government and as the largest independent operator in Kurdistan, are well placed to take advantage of regional opportunities for a broader export market as the political situation continues to develop," Hayward said.
The Kurds and Baghdad are locked in a long-running spat over oil rights. Baghdad believes the central government should manage the country's oil policy and wants all exports to travel through state-run pipelines.
The Kurds in recent years have struck dozens of deals with foreign oil companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp. and France's Total S.A.
A group of investors led by Hayward acquired Genel, formerly a Turkish company, in a $2.1 billion deal in 2011. It is the largest independent holder of reserves in the Kurdish region and one of the few companies actively producing oil in the enclave so far.
In an apparent response to Genel's exports, Iraq last week threatened to seize oil exports "smuggled across borders" and sue companies dealing in what it says is illegal trade in crude.
The Kurds on Thursday blasted suggestion that is in engaged in illicit trade in crude. In a lengthy statement, it said "the trade in oil and gas across Iraq's borders occurs as a result of official regional government policy. There is nothing clandestine or underhand(ed) about it."
Iraq sits atop the world's fourth largest proven reserves of conventional crude, with about 143.1 billion barrels. Oil revenues make up 95 percent of the country's budget — a portion of which is earmarked for the Kurdish region. The Kurds last month suspended oil exports through a pipeline managed by Baghdad over a payment dispute with the central government.
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Consumer Reports: Why Are Companies Lying About Putting Nanoparticles In Your Sunscreen?
Little is known about how nanoparticles — ultra-small particles that are so teeny that they can have different physical properties than "macro" sized particles. For example, says Consumer Reports, carbon becomes 100 times stronger than steel, aluminum turns highly explosive, and gold melts at room temperature. What do titanium dioxide or zinc oxide do? Well, whatever it is — it may be in your sunscreen without your knowledge.
Consumer Reports tested 5 sunscreens that claimed not to contain nanoparticles — and only one was actually nanoparticle-free.
Four of them, all labeled natural or organic, actually did contain nanoparticles: Aubrey Organics Natural Sun SPF 25 Green Tea Protective Sunscreen, Badger SPF 30 Sunscreen, Kiss My Face SPF 30+ Sun Screen with oat protein complex and Mexitan SPF 30 Sunscreen. Only one product—Zinka Colored Nosecoat—turned out to be actually free of the
Companies put nanoparticles in sunscreens because it makes them clear, rather than opaque, which consumers tend to prefer. Consumers Union, the organization that publishes CR, is asking the FDA to require a full safety assessment on the use of engineered nanoparticles particularly in cosmetics, sunscreens and sunblocks, and to investigate possible enforcement action to ensure accurate labeling as to the presence or absence of nanoparticles.
They also cite animal studies that suggest that titanium dioxide nanoparticles can damage the lungs. The effect of absorbing these particles through the skin is unknown.
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Late Day Racing for the Melges 24s on Day Four of Acura Key West
24 January 2008
Key West, Florida - Despite an initial postponement at ACURA Key West 2008 presented by Nautica, the Melges 24 fleet conducted racing during the late afternoon hours on Thursday enabling two additional heats to be added to the bag. With a total of five races completed Flavio Favini helming for Switzerland's Franco Rossini on Blu Moon is still the overall leader. Beyond that, it was a complete shake-up with Alan Field from Los Angeles, California on WTF in second and in third, Benoit Charon from France on Tresvalles.com.
The fleet arrived on the scene around 1 p.m., and felt the frustration of yet another postponement but the race committee was confident that the wind mother nature promised would be delivered. Approximately an hour later the wind gradually began to increase and the race committee set the course. By race time, the skies were still overcast with the sun beginning to bear down. Patches of blue that initially appeared here and there grew larger, the sun eventually made a showing and the breeze built to 10-12 knots at 320 degrees. The fleet made a clean sweep of the start as Corinthian extraordinaire Bruce Ayres from Newport Beach, California on Monsoon shot out to the front of the pack. As the race progressed he slowly but surely put distance between himself and the fleet. As he rounded the weathermark in first, another Corinthian came along as well — Argyle Campbell also from Newport Beach, California on Rock n' Roll.Their closest challenge was 2007 World Champion Dave Ullman on Pegasus 505, Miles Quinton from the UK on Natural Mojo and Field. Ayres went on to display an amazing burst of speed that took him all the way to the finish. Campbell finished in second and Ullman was third.
It was a spectacular day for the Corinthian fleet as Kelly Gough helming for Shawn Grisham on Bulls Eye decided to take the top spot out for a spin in race two as he practically lead part of the race aggressively chased by Ullman, Favini, Charon and Quinton. "We had a really good start in the second race of the day, and as most know, to get out front and stay in clean air means life is good. We had our rig really dialed in. It was a lot of fun. The wind was perfect today for us. The whole trick was we had clean air from the start and we hit the first two shifts," commented Bulls-eye crew member John Fleming. Gough|Grisham finished a close second to Favini if first, Charon pulled up to third, Quinton was fourth and in fifth was Field.
As it stands Favini is the official leader going into Friday's racing five points out in front of Field in second. The points spread gets a little tighter between the third thru fifth positions. It's tight. Charon is seated in third with 28 (two points out of second), Ullman has 34 and in fifth with 36 is Brian Porter from Winnetka, Illinois on Full Throttle.
Racing is scheduled to start one hour earlier than originally slated for Friday.
- Flavio Favini/Franco Rossini, Blu Moon
- Alan Field, WTF
- Benoit Charon, Tresvalles.com
- Dave Ullman, Pegasus 505
- Brian Porter, Full Throttle
- John Pollard, Xcellent
- Bruce Ayres, Monsoon
- Miles Quinton, Natural Mojo
- Bora Gulari/Chuck Holzman, Flyer
- Argyle Campbell, Rock n' Roll
For the record, those of you who were unable to make the Melges Rocks party last night — this was the party to have a ticket to. All Melges sailors were not only packing the Island Dogs Bar on Front Street until the wee hours of the morning but spilling out onto the street! There was an amazing band, the beer and wine flowed freely courtesy of Melges Performance Sailboats. Gunter Tzeschlock, IMCA Chairman formally recognized Lorenzo Bressani as World Ranking Champion and made a very special presentation to Porter for his accomplishments as 2007 North American Ranking Champion. The party was a blast!
It was a spectacular day on the Corinthian front with Bruce Ayres on Monsoon taking the win in race one of the day. His outstanding performance catapulted him into the first overall position in the Corinthian division. Bruce is the defending Corinthian champion in the Melges 24 at Key West. Overnight leader Argyle Campbell had a great first race yet a dissappointing second race allowing him to slip to second. Colehan maintains third.
- Bruce Ayres, Monsoon
- Argyle Campbell, Rock n'Roll
- Loren Colehan, Lounge Act
- Kelly Gough/Shawn Grisham, Bulls Eye
- Othmar Mueller Von Blumencron, Gannet
- Tom Kassberg, Flygfisk
- Richard Mallinson, Speedemon
- Dave Brede, 12happythoughts
- Gary Schwarting, Obsession
- Martin Wedge, Eric
- Hank Wissenz, The Rodent
- Mark Beck, Risky Business
- Guy Mossman, Riot Act
- Chris Johnson, Wiggleroom
The Melges 24 is designed by Reichel Pugh and considered the most unique one design Sportboat in the world as well as one of the fastest-growing classes of high performance yachts. More information can be found at the official website of the U.S. Melges 24 Class Association (USMCA), the International Melges 24 Class Association (IMCA).
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It is a known fact that poverty is one of the reason for child labor, if we need to keep the children in the school we need to bring up them above the poverty level, so that the basic need of the family is served and the education becomes the priority.
Education is the only solution for poverty,We could make this happen as a team, even if we could pay these children a small stipend, it could be good enough.
A small initiative such as social fashion, say a accessory made
out of bubblegum or candy, using the art work of child(which they
do in their drawing class) could generate fund. more over they
are bio degradable so they won't pollute the environment.
After all its the youngsters who define fashion, why not we redefine it for a social cause? even if we wear it for one day a week. It will make a difference in a child's life.
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Topics of Interest:
Workforce diversity: the experiences of underrepresented groups, and organizational workforce diversity initiatives.
Current Workgroup Members:
- Shana Yearwood, Ph.D. Student
- Ariel Bernstein, Ph.D. Student
- Paola Briganti, Faculty member at Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Italy
- Joe Dillard, Ph.D. Student
- Asha Gipson, Ph.D. Student
- Marcello Russo, Faculty member at Kedge Business School, Bordeaux, France
- Luisa Varriale, Faculty member at Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Italy
Workgroup Members Continuing Work on Projects & Papers:
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- Regina Kim, Ph.D. Student
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Accent and Language Differences as Dimensions of Diversity in Organizations
The rising globalization of employment increases interactions between native and non-native speakers in the workplace. The proposed research examines the work experiences of non-native employees interacting with native speakers.
A common language is required for people from different nations and cultures to work together effectively. The rise in immigration, mobility, and cross-national work thus requires that many people work in a non-native language, resulting in differences in language fluency and accent at work. Accent is a part of one's social identity and an important cue for social categorization on the part of listeners (Lev-Avi & Keyner, 2010; Rakic, Steffens, & Mummendey, 2011). Research in social psychology and communication has examined non-native accent as a social categorization cue, evaluating how it is perceived by native speakers. Decades of research in both English and non-English speaking countries have shown that non-native speakers are perceived more negatively than native speakers. Non-native speakers are judged by native speakers as less pleasant to listen to, as less intelligent, less loyal, less credible, and less competent. However, several studies have indicated that non-native speakers are aware of listener prejudice, and believe their accent is a source of tension at work. This work suggests that contexts where non-native speakers interact with native speakers are likely to be threatening. Our first study explores the strategies used by non-native speakers in interaction with native speakers, and the antecedents and consequences of those strategies. We are conducting both laboratory and field research in three countries (US, France, and Italy) to explore the generalizability of results. In the future, we plan to continue with research that will explore the effects of language and accent differences on team dynamics and effectiveness, and interventions to reduce the tensions produced by language and accent differences.
Representative Publications:
Roberson, L., Kulik, C.T., & Tan, Y.R. (2013). Effective diversity training. In Q.M. Roberson (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Diversity and Work (pp. 341-365). New York: Oxford University Press.
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Bulldogs Face a Defending National Champion for First Time in School History
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A historic matchup awaits the Yale women's ice hockey team at Ingalls Rink this weekend as the Bulldogs host No. 1 Minnesota for a pair of games (Saturday at 4:00 p.m. and Sunday at Noon). The Golden Gophers have won the last two NCAA Championships, making this the first time in Yale's history that the Bulldogs take on a team that is defending National Champion. Minnesota just had a record setting 62-game winning streak snapped, but still has a 35-game road winning streak intact as it comes to The Whale.
With a sweep at Rensselaer and Union last weekend, Yale (2-5-1, 2-3-1 ECAC Hockey) is coming off its first four-point road trip in ECAC Hockey play since Jan. 11-12 of 2008. The six goals scored vs. Union were the most goals in a game for the Bulldogs since a 10-1 win over Sacred Heart on Nov. 27, 2009.
The Bulldogs continue to benefit from a Jamie on offense and a Jaimie in goal. Offensively, sophomore forward Jamie Haddad (Wilbraham, Mass.) leads the team in points (3-5-8). She had four points (2-2-4) last weekend and is tied for the team lead in goals and assists. Haddad has scored at least one point in three of Yale's last four games. She is one of three players to have accomplished that feat, joined by sophomore forward Janelle Ferrara (Winthrop, Mass.) and freshman defenseman Taylor Marchin (Algonac, Mich.). Led by Haddad and sophomore defenseman Kate Martini (King City, Ont.) (three goals each), Yale's sophomore class has scored eight of the team's 15 goals. Sophomores also have 13 of the team's 27 assists.
Defensively, goaltender Jaimie Leonoff (Montreal, Que.) continues to give her team a chance to win games night-in and night-out. Leonoff made 39 saves on 40 shots in the 2-1 win at Rensselaer last Friday, and has now made 35 or more saves in a game five times in Yale's first eight games. For the season she has a .919 save percentage and a 3.11 goals-against average.
Yale's special teams units have been developing nicely. Three times in the last four games, the Bulldogs' penalty kill unit has killed off every penalty in the game. Yale is also 5-for-16 on the power play in its last four games, representing a dramatic improvement from the start of the season -- in the Bulldogs' first four games of the season they went 0-for-18. Those power play goals in the last four games have come from four different players: two from Martini and one each from Haddad, Marchin and senior defenseman Tara Tomimoto (Calgary, Alta.).
Minnesota (13-1-0, 11-1-0 WCHA) maintained its No. 1 ranking in both national polls this week despite a 3-2 loss to North Dakota last time out. The Golden Gophers received 18 of 19 first-place votes in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll, finishing 25 points ahead of No. 2 Wisconsin (189 to 164). Seven of the top nine teams in that poll are on Yale's schedule this season. The Bulldogs have already played No. 6 Quinnipiac, No. 7 Boston College, No. 8 Clarkson and No. 9 Boston University; later this season they will also face No. 3 Cornell and No. 5 Harvard.
The loss last Sunday was Minnesota's first loss since Feb. 17, 2012 (a 2-1 loss in overtime to North Dakota). With its historic winning streak, Minnesota bested the previous NCAA Division I women's hockey winning streak (21, Harvard) and unbeaten streak (32, Wisconsin, twice), along with surpassing the NCAA Division I men's hockey winning streak (30, RPI and Cornell) and unbeaten streak (38, RPI) records.
Minnesota features the second-best scoring offense in the country (4.29 goals per game) and the third-best power play in the country (30.2 percent). Goaltender Amanda Leveille is fifth in the country in save percentage (.942) and sixth in goals-against average (1.43). Defenseman Rachel Ramsey is sixth in the country in points per game amongst blueliners (6-9-15 in 14 games). Two forwards, Rachel Bona and Hannah Brandt, have already reached the 20-point mark and are tied for ninth in the country in points per game (1.43). Brandt was named the WCHA Preseason Player of the Year after finishing second in the nation in scoring last year (33-49-82).
While Minnesota will be a new opponent for Yale's players, two members of the Yale coaching staff are quite familiar with the Gophers' program. Bulldogs head coach Joakim Flygh and assistant coach Jessica Koizumi were with Minnesota-Duluth (Flygh as an assistant coach, Koizumi as a player), Minnesota's rival, earlier in their careers. UMD beat Minnesota five times in a three-season span from 2004-05 through 2006-07 (5-8-1), when Flygh and Koizumi were both with Duluth.
Yale's roster includes one player from the state of Minnesota, sophomore defenseman Ali Austin (Edina, Minn.).
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Technical Coordinator
- Recruiter
- Hays
- Location
- Oxfordshire
- Salary
- £35000.00 - £45000.00 per annum
- Posted
- 29 Mar 2014
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- 26 Apr 2014
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- Morgan Garon
- Sector
- Architecture
- Function
- Project Manager
- Job Type
- Permanent
Position: Technical Coordinator
Location: Oxfordshire
Salary: up to £45,000 + car allowance/company car
An award-winning housing developer in Oxfordshire is looking for an experienced Technical Coordinator to join their team. This company specialises in affordable housing and aims to create sustainable new developments across the UK. Priding itself on high quality design, they have won numerous awards reflecting their focus on quality, sustainable developments.
Joining one of the leading housing developer companies in the UK, you will be proactive, with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. You will supervise the detailed design of schemes from all aspects including engineering, house types, landscaping, planning, conveyance plans, legal agreements and any other information required for land, production, commercial, sales or customer service purposes. You will secure approvals from all relevant regulators including planning conditions, building regulations, code assessments and any other regulatory requirement. You will also effectively resolve queries from any source and deliver excellent customer service both internally and externally.
The main job responsibilities are:
To produce accurate detailed information in line with the programmes and budgets.
To check information from all sources for accuracy and efficiency.
Liaise with Head of Technical to programme resources either externally or internally to meet business plan objectives in liaison with Technical Director.
To continuously improve product in terms of buildability, commerciality and quality.
To agree and monitor fees and budgets with Head of Technical and Commercial Department.
To manage and appoint external consultants to provide required information.
To provide all necessary associated Health & Safety information.
To respond to queries, problems in good time to meet business objectives.
Your experience is expected to reflect the above.
Please apply now, or get in touch via email or phone for more information.
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Last week, we thought someone went into a Lamborghini dealership in California to buy a used Tesla Model S with bitcoin. This week, the dealership said that wasn't exactly true. But that's not stopping people from bringing their bitcoin and converting it to dollars so they can drive home and say they're all techy.
According to Daily Dot, Lamborghini Newport Beach in Costa Mesa, Calif. accepted 216.8433 bitcoins for a 2014 Gallardo that stickered in at about $210,000.
The buyer posted on 4Chan's technology board wondering what to do with it since it's apparently not going to be an everyday driver.
Now the dealership, which used to average 5 new cars and 15 used per month, has received 20 serious inquiries from people who want to use their bitcoin as payment for a car.
So it's clear there's demand for high-end cars among well-to-do people with bitcoin burning a hole in their pockets. But what's the problem with money, again?


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First Round Job Interview
In my last article I wrote about how to be successful in telephone interviews, once you have successfully completed your telephone interview, the next stage will be the first round of interviews – face to face.
Most of us wonder what could take place at the next stage. Who will the interviewer be? What type of questions will be asked?…
Corporate companies have changed the way they organize interviews and the process of hiring. Generally if there are a large number of applicants for a job advertised, candidates are short listed by written examinations or a telephone interview. Once you have cleared the written tests and/or are successful in your telephone interview, you will enter the first round of face to face interviews. It is more than likely that your first round of interviews would be with HR personnel. Some companies name them the "Talent Management Team" but most call them the "HR Team".
You may wonder why HR (Human Resources) personnel conduct the first round of interviews instead of the head or a member of the department with the vacancy. Gone are the days, where the personnel of the departments with available positions actually recruit the candidates. Employers have now become more focused on the first and the most important criteria – attitude, followed by your energy level, communication, interpersonal skills, etc. If you are the right person with the right attitude, then it is easy for the employer to mould you to their requirements and culture of the company. As most HR know, the strategy previously was "Recruit Talent and Develop Attitude" but now the trend seems to be "Recruit Attitude and Mould Talent"
Make sure that you look professional, because your appearance creates a first impression, ensure you look your best. Formal clothing, polished shoes and a smiling face all add to your first impression. Do not be too casual, over confident, and rude, be polite and humble.
Do the basic research about the company that has invited you for the interview and demonstrate the interest, knowledge and enthusiasm. You must enter an interview with information about the company, their products, recent news in the market. Be knowledgeable about the position you have applied for and show evidence about your achievements which relate to the job. Think of examples beforehand that you can use to demonstrate your skills.
Body language is important, make eye to eye contact with the interviewer, a confident hand shake and avoid negative body language, such as, crossing your arms, leaning back, hands on your face, etc. Do not fidget.
Most importantly listen to the questions and answer them clearly, precisely and smartly. You must show your interest and link your experience on how you can contribute to the role. Do not show any signs of impatience or jump from one topic to another.
Word of mouth is very important when it comes to hiring, studies reveal that 35% to 50% of hiring comes through referrals and networking. So if you know anyone who is employed in the organization, talk to them and mention the person to the interviewer, this will add value and improve your chance of selection in the interview and lead you to a job offer.
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12 CFR 546.2 - Procedure; effective date.
(a) A Federal mutual savings association may combine with any depository institution, provided that:
(1) The combination is in compliance with, and receives all approvals required under, any applicable statutes and regulations;
(2) Any resulting Federal savings association meets the requirements for Federal Home Loan Bank membership and insurance of accounts;
(3) Any resulting Federal savings association conforms within the time prescribed by the OTS to the requirements of sections 5(c) and 10(m) of the Home Owners' Loan Act; and
(4) The resulting institution shall be a mutually held savings association, unless:
(i) The transaction involves a supervisory merger;
(ii) The transaction is approved under part 563b of this chapter; or
(iii) The transaction involves a transfer in the context of a mutual holding company reorganization under section 10(o) of the Home Owners' Loan Act.
(b) Each Federal mutual savings association, by a two-thirds vote of its board of directors, shall approve a plan of combination evidenced by a combination agreement. The agreement shall state:
(1) That the combination shall not be effective unless and until the combination receives any necessary approval from the Office pursuant to § 563.22 (a) or (c), or in the case of a transaction requiring a notice pursuant to § 563.22(c), the notice has been filed, and the appropriate period of time has passed or the OTS has advised the parties that it will not disapprove the transaction;
(2) Which constituent institution is to be the resulting institution;
(3) The name of the resulting institution;
(4) The location of the home office and any other offices of the resulting institution;
(5) The terms and conditions of the combination and the method of effectuation;
(6) Any charter amendments, or the new charter in the combination;
(7) The basis upon which the resulting institution's savings accounts will be issued;
(8) If the Federal mutual savings association is the resulting institution, the number, names, residence addresses, and terms of directors;
(9) The effect upon and assumption of any liquidation account of a disappearing institution by the resulting institution; and
(10) Such other provisions, agreements, or understandings as relate to the combination.
(c) Prior written notification to, notice to, or prior written approval of, the Office pursuant to § 563.22 of this chapter is required for every combination. In the case of applications and notices pursuant to 563.22 (a) or (c), the Office shall apply the criteria set out in § 563.22 of this chapter and shall impose any conditions it deems necessary or appropriate to ensure compliance with those criteria and the requirements of this chapter.
(d) Where the resulting institution is a Federal mutual savings association, the Office may approve a temporary increase in the number of directors of the resulting institution provided that the association submits a plan for bringing the board of directors into compliance with the requirements of § 544.1 of this chapter within a reasonable period of time.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the Office may require that a plan of combination be submitted to the voting members of any of the mutual savings associations that are constituent institutions at a duly called meeting(s), and that the plan, to be effective, be approved by such voting members.
(f) A conservator or receiver for a Federal mutual savings association may combine the association with another insured depository institution without submitting the plan to the association's board of directors or members for their approval.
(g) If a plan of combination provides for a resulting Federal mutual savings association's name or location to be changed, its charter shall be amended accordingly. If the resulting institution is a Federal mutual savings association, the effective date of the combination shall be the date specified in the approval; if the resulting institution is not a Federal savings association, the effective date shall be that prescribed under applicable law. Approval of a merger automatically cancels the Federal charter of a Federal association that is a disappearing institution as of the effective date of merger, and the association shall, on that date, surrender its charter to the Office.


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The Beach sounded much too rowdy and was only put on a list of possible names for the Cameron-Sterk conservation area for the satisfaction of crossing it off later.
Other names like preserve and reserve were much too stuffy for some. Variations of Animas Riparian Park and Animas View River Park were just not distinctive enough for a city with a lot of parks along its main river.
Finally, the emergence of a dark horse, or more accurately the collar of a draft animal, corralled the prize of namesake of the 47-acre open space just north of town, purchased in 2012 for $1.225 million.
Oxbow Park and Preserve was the unanimous recommendation of the citys two advisory boards for Parks and Recreation and Natural Lands Preservation on Wednesday.
The proposal will now go before the Durango City Council on Tuesday for possible adoption.
Jerry Zink, the president of the La Plata Open Space Conservancy, suggested the name as recognition for how the river loops and meanders, looking like a bow around the neck of cattle. These oxbows often become ponds cut off from the mainstream until reconnected by flooding.
The name seemed simple but poetic. Peter Schertz, a member of the Parks and Rec board, said he liked it for the geographic context.
The City Council had asked the boards to reconsider its original proposal, Animas View River Park, because of feelings that it did not give enough recognition to conservation.
The area to be possibly called Oxbow is open for hiking, but just a few acres along the river will be developed over the next few years with an extension of the Animas River Trail, a boat launch, rest rooms and parking.
Connie Matthews, a member of the Natural Land Preservation board, thought adding preserve did set a tone of respect. Others thought preserve would distinguish it from the kinds of city parks with ball fields.
Bill Zimsky, a member of the Parks and Recreation Board, was not put off by the request to reconsider the name.
Its not the first time my advice has been rejected, Zimsky said, joking. I have been married for 16 years.


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Mexico City/Zona Rosa
Zona Rosa is a business and entertainment district located in a portion of Colonia Juárez, near the center of Mexico City. It is one of the city's most touristy areas, filled with hotels, dance clubs, restaurants, bars and live bands. Demographically, it boasts a healthy gay population as well as a relatively high concentration of Korean immigrants. Mexico City's financial heart is also here, with the Mexican Stock Exchange building and the recently built 35-story HSBC building next to the Angel de la Independencia, amongst other banks with offices in this area. It is clearly defined by Avenida Insurgentes to the east, Avenida Chapultepec to the south, Paseo de la Reforma to the north, and Calle Sevilla to the west. Though not considered part of Zona Rosa, a lot of its characteristic style spills northward across the Paseo de la Reforma.
Zona Rosa (which means "pink zone", not to be confused with zona roja, a red light district) was the place to go for nightlife in the city, but recently other areas, most notably Condesa, have since surpassed it in trendiness. Nevertheless, there is still heavy tourist traffic, and you will easily find yourself accosted by people in the streets selling goods and services, be it dance and strip club promoters, tourist information from police officers, tours from taxi drivers, plus the usual crowd of street vendors, lottery vendors and beggars. If you're not interested, just ignore them.
Get in
Glorieta de Insurgentes, the plaza-and-traffic circle at the intersection of Avenida Insurgentes and Avenida Chapultepec, is a transportation hub for the Metro and Metrobus and is an excellent stopping-off point.
By metro
You can hop off at Insurgentes Station (Line 1, pink). The station exits in the plaza at the center of Glorieta de Insurgentes, where good people-watching opportunities abound.
By bus
If you are riding on Chapultepec Avenue, ask the driver to drop you at Florencia Avenue. Keep in mind though, that the MicroBus is packed.
By car
You can access the area using Niza Avenue, Reforma Avenue or Insurgentes Avenue. There are several parking lots charging around $14 pesos an hour. Several restaurants have their own valet parking, charging between $30 to $45 pesos. There are also parking meters charging $10 an hour. Make sure you pay enough when using meters, as unlike other countries where the police will just leave a ticket on the dashboard, in Mexico City, they will put a wheel lock to violators and paying fines is a very expensive and troublesome process. Meters are off on Saturdays and Sundays.
By turibus
The double-decker hop-in and hop-off tourist bus that runs along Paseo de la Reforma, and throughout many other areas of the city. You can depart Zona Rosa at the Angel de Independencia for connections to the pyramids, the south of the city and the normal tourist route. Be sure to check the schedule at the tourist information booth a few steps from the stop.
Get around
Walking is the best way to move around. The area has a few pedestrian-only streets, being Genova the main street where many restaurants and shops are located.
Zona Rosa is probably the only area in Mexico City that really never sleeps. It's a great place to start and end your night. Mexico´s Zona Rosa is also known as a meeting point for the gay community.
If you're looking for fast food chain restaurants or internet cafes, they're practically on every corner in Zona Rosa.
In Amberes street, there are a few places to go and let loose on the dance floor, including:
The Zona Rosa is also a very gay-friendly area. In the information kiosks you'll find many guides with gay places to visit in the zone. A good first stop is the BGay cafe on Amberes (a street which also has several other gay bars and clubs).
Some of Mexico City's most renowned hotels are located in Zona Rosa.


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… many believed in Him when they saw the signs which He did, but Jesus did not trust Himself to them, because He knew men.
Palm Sunday is a bittersweet story because we know how it ends.
The same Jesus Who is greeted with hosannas at the start of the week, is betrayed with cries of "Crucify Him!" at the end of that week.
People will disappoint you, people will betray you, people will turn on you. That is the Palm Sunday paradigm and it is a fact of life.
The rest of that paradigm is that we — you and I — are the people in that statement.
I will disappoint. I will betray. I will turn on friends.
And so will you.
No one of us, no matter our station or our degree of piety, can traverse this life without being disappointed, betrayed, and turned on. Likewise, no one of us can traverse this life without disappointing, betraying and turning on others.
The point I am making is that Jesus was right when he told us, You can't judge.
Can you imagine how we look to Him, with all our squabbling and finger-pointing? I can see Him, standing there, looking at the angry people around Him, upbraiding and shouting accusations at one another, "You, can't judge," He tells them. You, specifically you, with your many sins and fallen nature, can not judge.
To Jesus Christ, we must look like a bunch of toddlers, shoving and punching over a toy.
And that is the message of Palm Sunday. We, who say we love Him so much, will say "Crucify Him!" ourselves. Those of us who live in this time will not literally stand before Pilate, gazing at the physical wreckage of the Man who has been beaten almost to death, standing there bleeding and wearing a crown of thorns and shout "Crucify Him!"
We will live that betrayal of all that's holy in our cruelties and petty meannesses to one another.
We hurt one another so savagely and so completely without remorse. I published a post a couple of days ago, in which I linked to a video of Pope Francis, giving a powerful homily against the sin of gossip. An enclosed place like the Vatican is probably honeycombed with destructive gossip.
I think all churches are. We exclude and isolate one another with our spiteful gossiping. And we don't do it by accident. Gossip is as much a deliberate and destructive attack on another person as actually, physically, hitting them.
The point is that Jesus, when He stood beside Pilate, beaten, humiliated and alone, was us. He stood in for humanity, suffering at the hands of humanity. He was raped, trafficked, starved, homeless, aborted, euthanized, murdered, battered, slandered, cast out, cast off, dehumanized suffering humanity.
When we go to church and proclaim our pious Christianity, we are the crowds shouting hosanna as He enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.
When we turn on, betray and abandon one another, we are the crowd, standing before Pilate.
When someone betrays you or hurts you, remember that Our Lord understands everything you feel. Take your humiliated rage to Him and ask for His help.
On the other hand, when you do these things to other people, you should likewise take your sin to Him.
He Who committed no sin became sin for our sake. He understands the separation from God, the empty darkness of self-righteous self-justification that sin brings into our hearts. He Who committed no sin became sin for our sake. He knows what we suffer because of our sins. He understands the plunging depths of separation from God and the darkness that enters our souls because of our sins.
Take your sins to Him and ask for His forgiveness.
Whether your are doing your turn as the sinner or you are going through a time as the one sinned against, remember that you can and will exchanges places many times over the course of your life. You will sin against other people, and they will sin against you.
There is only One Who understands the full depth of hopeless depravity that this is, and Who also has the power to free us of it and heal us from it.
The Palm Sunday paradigm is the paradigm of the crowd. It is a week, framed at one end with Hosannas! and at the other end with shouts of Crucify Him!
The Palm Sunday paradigm is us. All of us, without exception. It illustrates in stark black and white lines why, without a Savior, we are lost.


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You are spot on about Red State. I just watched the chronological edit of Plup Fiction and it ade me realize (again) why Terintino is awesome. How long can he go before a cut? How long and seemingly natural can a character go on in a monologe for? Both films are superb.


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"We are ALL-ONE or NONE! ALL-ONE! ALL-ONE!" chants Dr. Bronner into a cassette recorder, over-top of a Strauss waltz, pounding his palm on a wooden desk to the syncopated beat of his saying… "ALL-ONE, ALL-ONE, ALL-ONE."
Slightly crazy, blind and charismatic, Dr. Bronner, a 7-th generation soap-maker and German Jewish immigrant produced one amazing product and used that product to advertise his moral imperative to millions of people. If you've every used Dr. Bronner's soap, you'd recognize the overzealous 8-font type that lines each bottle. His main slogan, "All-One," is borrowed from the Shema Yisrael, a Torah passage that reads, "Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one." My interpretation is that we all live in the world together, and have the opportunity to love and respect all people and animals and microbes!
Tonight we watched a documentary film about his life, his soap, and his family, which is a complete whirl-wind adventure into the mind of an outsider artist in the highest degree. A very entertaining film that will probably keep us buying this soap for years to come. They have a 5:1 salary cap for all vested employees, donate 75% of net, post-production revenue to charities, and are probably the first company to produce 100% organic, fair-trade cosmetics. I found it impressive that they buy fair-trade olive oil from Palestinians, Jewish Israelis, and Christian Israelis all living in a 10 mi radius of each other– as an example of the commonality and aspirations all people share.
Sometimes the idea of corporate responsibility scares me, because it implies that if not said explicitly that corporations are free to act irresponsibly. In Dr. Bronner's case, his life-work and the common thread of their company is living responsibly with the world, which a worthy cause to support.


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16 characters of Thanks!
Kissmanga has them all hosted.
Do you have a link for the One Piece digital colour manga?
Just checked it now and it seems to be working again. Maybe it was the outage or my internet was fucking up.
Whoa mangasee has the viz scans? Sweet Jesus. Thanks for letting me know.
Seems to be working fine on this end. There've been some random outages over the past few weeks though, so maybe this was just one of them.
For future instances, only Mangasee archives our work. They've replaced up to the 780s with Viz though, and 807+ is Mangastream since I guess they stopped updating around then.
Sorry to bother you, but i was wondering if powermanga has shut down? I can't seem to open the website. And if it's shut down then do you know where can i find the chapters?
Do you have Viz-One Piece Zou-arc-chapters links?
Thanks HeartOfDarkness!
Congrats on the star!
Thanks for letting me know. Will be looking forward to it whenever you guys get the chance to release them.


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A nice little roots reggae tune featuring basic instruments (guitar, bass, drums, organ). every now and then a bit of dub-sound comes in as delayed percussion. in the middle of the song, there is a tiny piano melody jumping along.
This track loops seamlessly.
i can imagine it in various types of projects requiring an easy feel and something positive, uplifting and happy at the same time. try it out as a corporate sound by way of variety!
Included files are:
-Main track (as preview) 2:32 -Loop Version 2:27
If custom changes are needed, please feel free to contact me.
I would very much appreciate if you would rate and/or comment this track.


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Topic: Encrypting Mailbox
Is there a way ? to encrypt mails in inbox on the server, so that admin should only see the files but should not able to read, only the user should download the mails and read or login to the web and read mails stored on his account.
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H.A.G.S. – Have A Good Summer, A Short Skateboarding Video via Shanghai
Piggybacking on the Nuge bombing Baxter street, I figured I'd share a short skateboarding video that I just finished filming out here in Shanghai. The video, titled H.A.G.S., features a bunch of my buddies out here and was filmed over the last 5 months or so.
Skaters featured: Edward Chang, Edan Qian, Brian Kleiber, Justen Snyder, Per Asplund, Alex Greenberg, Johnny Tang, Wang Di, Richard Specht, Mikey Cheah, Juhani Salo, Oscar Swales, Xu Zhao.
My homie Jack Moore was kind enough to supply me with the illustrations for this video. Go grab yourself a tee shirt and some stickers from him: jmosnakes.bigcartel.com/


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Yvonne Robinson Provides Music for Senior Citizens
The Wyalusing Senior Citizens met on Tuesday, April 15 at the fire hall. Merna Colwell, president, welcomed the 25 members and three guests, Sally Matlack, Eve Ridall and Yvonne Robinson.
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The black phantom mask is a great addition to any masquerade party. Add some extra fun for all your party guests with masquerade masks.
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3-year-old Roo loves his purple tutu.
His mom, Jen Anderson Shattuck, says he wears it everywhere - which she says, has been fine until a run-in at the park with a grown man who took issue with Roo and his tutu.
In fact, the stranger compared the fact that he was allowed to wear it to child abuse.
Shattuck posted about the encounter on her Facebook page.
She says while extremely invasive and upsetting, she and her wife would not be "intimated" and will continue to let him wear whatever he wants.
Her viral post has been shared more than 56,000 times.
The family says they are "grateful" for the overwhelming support, which is pouring in from around the globe.


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David Athey - Law in China
In 2004 I traveled to China to teach English with Projects Abroad, I loved it so much that I decided to go back to China in 2008 and asked Projects Abroad to arrange a law internship for me.
I roughly knew what to expect from China but I quickly found that 'Shangers' would turn out to be a world all of its own! Despite being a massive city, Shanghai (which means above the sea) is a compact and constantly buzzing magnification of the paradox of modern China. It is definitely a modern city, with thousands of skyscrapers, and the world's fastest train to name a few things, but there is also plenty of history and culture.
I was met at the airport by Leo from Projects Abroad and taken to my new flat, on the top floor of an 8 storey apartment block in the South Central part of the city. It was a good size, and to a Western standard, including 2 bathrooms! I had between two and four flat mates for my three month stay.
I was met by Kay, the Projects Abroad director on the following Monday, who took me to my first placement at Grandall Legal Group, which was situated near People's Square. My journey time to work was about an hour, which was sometimes slightly annoying so if you think it might be an issue I would make that clear to Projects Abroad before you leave home. However, in such a large city spending some time commuting is inevitable.
The firm is the third largest in China, and covered the whole 31st floor of a skyscraper (the view from my desk was amazing!). I worked in the corporate department. It is an important part of the Chinese business culture to build a relationship and foundation of trust before making a deal, and that philosophy applied to me too. I was given a good level of responsibility and interesting work, but I had to be proactive and network with my colleagues before that happened. Much of the work involved them taking advantage of my written communication, and for that I worked on articles for business magazines, interview plans, marketing material, legal letters and documents. They expected me to explain legal terms to them, and give legal advice on English, European and American law. Many of my colleagues had a good grasp of English but what they needed from me was to use professional legal English. I also had several research tasks on matters such as labor laws, cross jurisdictional differences in mergers and acquisitions and overseas listings of Chinese companies. I received an impressive letter from the vice-chairman of the China M&A Association to hopefully give me an edge with future employers.
My second placement was in a small specialist intellectual property firm called HFG. My work involved reviewing documents, letters and business proposals, researching updates on Chinese IP law for a weekly client newsletter and a presentation on UK intellectual property law. Most of their clients were multi-national corporations seeking to protect their IP rights in China, and as such the prevailing language was always English. It was very important to make sure the language was watertight. They thanked me with a big tea set and Sichuan banquet, as well as a recommendation letter. I found at both placements that they were flexible if I wanted to take some time off for traveling but they also expected me to be flexible now and again if they had something urgent which meant working a couple of hours late. I made good friends with many of my colleagues, which was good because they knew loads of good restaurants!
If you are a foodie you will love Shanghai. It's probably most famous for the dumplings but restaurants in the city offer cuisine from all over China, to suit every budget. Projects Abroad will point out local restaurants that will offer decent food at reasonable prices, and you can get any type of Chinese food possible across the city. The adventurous will have the best experience with delicacies including bullfrog, pigeon and every part of a duck's anatomy (including the blood!); the basic rule in China is that if it moves it's edible! However, there were days when the last thing I wanted was to have to mess around with a load of bones in a meat dish or endure another bowl of rice, or to have to contend with the language barrier, smoke and Chinese only menus! It was at times like that that I loved being in Shanghai the most, because China was there if I wanted it, but I always had a choice; there was the usual international fast food eateries and I found it easy to satisfy my coffee addiction! The Western restaurants and diners are also excellent quality and Shanghai boasts its fair share of cheap Italian, bistros and a good choice of authentic Indian, Thai and Middle-Eastern restaurants to name but a few. It doesn't just go for food either; there are some excellent (and huge) shopping malls and department stores, parks, museums and even go-karting!
I think I was most surprised about the social scene in the city; it exceeded all my expectations. In a typical week we would start by getting together after work on Monday to take advantage of the 2 for 1 burgers and drinks at Blue Frog and we would finish the night at Zapata's, guzzling the free beer (for blokes 10-11), free margaritas (for girls) and free tequila (for everyone!). During the rest of the week we would often go out for dinner and there's at least one person leaving or arriving every week, with a farewell Chinese banquet often on the cards! Friday is usually the big night out, often starting with an all you can eat and drink teppanyaki dinner for around £12! Depending on my state of mind after the night before, I might go to the old town or a market or even a museum on Saturday, then later in the night pay a visit to club such as the infamous Bon Bon. Some of my best days involved a Sunday get together and picnic in one of the parks, a good way to relax and there's always time for a soccer game!
I found it benefited me a lot to be flexible with my budget. Most things in Shanghai are cheaper than at home but in several bars and restaurants you will be paying Western prices, so it's always good to have a little extra cash available to make sure you don't miss out! I would definitely factor in some traveling time. I went to the Yellow Mountains for the weekend and took a couple trips to Wu Jiang to visit my ex-host family. There are so many places to visit in China and that's why I took a month to travel after my placement, which I did not regret one bit! If you only have a small amount of time to spare, make sure Beijing is on your itinerary!
Spending three months in Shanghai with Projects Abroad is one of the best things I've ever done. The local staff, Kay and Elaine were always willing to listen to any problems and would try their best to resolve them. I also think accommodation being sorted before you arrive is a big advantage. But the definite highlight for me was the great friendships that I made, including those outside Projects Abroad. You are guaranteed not to get bored or lonely because you've got an instant social network of other volunteers in one of the most exciting cities in the world, none of whom I knew went home disappointed.
David Athey
Esta es la experiencia personal de un voluntario en el proyecto y es el panorama de un momento específico. Tu experiencia puede variar, pues nuestros proyectos se adaptan constantemente a las necesidades locales y a los logros obtenidos. Los cambios climáticos estacionales también pueden tener un gran impacto. Contáctanos para obtener más información sobre lo que puedes esperar de este proyecto.


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"Owl's Head Mountain" (Peak above Owl's Head) Climber's Log
Puma concolor - Aug 23, 2017 11:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2017Twenty Years Apart
First climbed to the summit of Owl's Head on October 22, 1997 to complete the Northeast 111, New England 4K and New Hampshire 4K lists of peaks. Always meant to go back after the "true summit" was relocated by about 2/10 of a mile in 2005 but never got around to it. Other fish to fry as the saying goes. But now, with just one New England Highest Hundred peak remaining to finish THAT list, I finally decided to update my credentials and grabbed the new, not-so-new tippy top on August 23, 2017.
joseyinnet - Jun 23, 2016 7:38 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2016Perfect hike for the long days of summer
Nice long hike. I had thought the scrambling was going to be way tougher and longer than it turned out. The water crossings were heaven sent on the return since it meant a chance to soak my feet in the nice cold water. Didn't see a single soul until I started back down.
technicolorNH - Jun 17, 2016 7:39 pm Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2016Long trip
It took four hours and ten minutes from the Lincoln Woods parking lot. The river crossings were high and I took my shoes and socks off and kept them dry the first time but after that I simply waded in. The former Army engineer officer I met at the top was fun to talk with. At the bottom I turned right and headed uphill to the top of Mount Garfield, which was my second and last summit of a nineteen mile day. I had a cold so I was a bit slow by the time I got to Galehead hut after dark.
LDuszer - Jul 29, 2015 1:03 pm Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2015Butt Kicker
I hiked this in about 7 hours starting from Lincoln Woods at about 9:30 AM - late start blamed on adapting from Mountain Daylight Time. About 3/4 mile in, I realized that I had started on the wrong (east) side of the Pemigawasset River's East Branch on the East Side Trail by mistake and had to cross the river carefully over a fallen log to get over to the Lincoln Woods trail.
I saw no one else after leaving the Franconia Brook Trail, and I was at the summit by 1:30 PM.
I had made good time up until the Owl's Head spur path, but the last mile to the summit kicked my butt! I felt a little overconfident since I had come from Colorado and though my blood would be a little more oxygenated than it was :-)
I could hear mountain thrushes singing for most of the way, so it was nice to have their company. It was raining by the time I finished, around 4:30/5:00 PM.
Flanders - Dec 27, 2014 3:13 pm Date Climbed: Oct 4, 2014Final 4000 fter
Great views, good last hike of the trip. Would be great as a 2 day.
Brian Jenkins - Oct 6, 2014 2:37 am Date Climbed: Oct 4, 2014Final 4000er
Beautiful sunny fall day. Brook crossings were low so could rock-hop over them without wading in. Stunning fall colors. Fun on the slide with great views. Topped out a little before 2 pm and completed the NH 4000ers list with this one. Hiked out fast enough to not need headlamps.
JRaphaelson - Jun 29, 2014 3:18 am Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2014Success
Started my hike at 130 pm and finished in the dark after 12 by flashlight. Quite the adventure.
TLP - Sep 3, 2009 10:14 am Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2009year of the dead moose
Yup I passed by the dead moose on Owl's Head slide. It wasn't that bad of a smell (I have a terrible sense of smell, which was good here, but you definately took notice) On the way down what freaked me out was all the maggots on the ground all over the slide. I made good time getting to the top of the slide, but it took me some time to find the true summit. There were some tree blowdowns that threw me off course. I found it though. Some guys pointed out there was a cairn, so that helped me. They said I was the 5th person to summit that day, and I counted 6 others at least that were going for the summit, so it was a busy day for Owl's Head. First clear day in awhile. It's funny when you're walking back on the Lincoln Woods trail, feeling like you were in a battle from all the hiking, all muddy, and tired, and there's all these families, old people, and people strolling along in regular clothes. I got wet somewhat on one of those water crossings. I didn't care. I see the ranger in the parking lot and I announce I just did Owl's Head, and he was looking at me all in shock, like people don't climb Owl's Head. What his problem was I don't know.
Tahawus - Aug 12, 2008 5:39 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2007Owl's Head
Climbed via the Lincoln Brook Trail from Galehead. Not that bad actually. Some nice views of the Franconias while going up the slide. The only true bummer of the day was triping on some loose scree and scratching my camera lense. Made it to the "new" summit, .2 miles beyond the false summit. Didn't really notice any elevation change. Just happy to sit down, have lunch and prepare for the long trek back to Galehead.
Enapai - Jul 26, 2008 10:32 pm Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2008Day Hike from Lincoln Woods
Did the Black Pond bushwack out to cut down on time (remember 345 degrees). Up the slide. There are two cairns marking the turn off currently. Found the true summit and followed the trails all the way back out to Lincoln Woods. Water was running high due to 10 inches of rain the previous week. Managed to stay dry most of the time anyways. Long day!
dirth - Jul 18, 2008 4:20 am Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2008Long Dayhike
Biked from the trailhead up to the wilderness entrance. Hiked from there. Stream crossings were a welcome change from the trail. Slipped and fell in on one on the way back (glad it didn't happen on the way up). The 6 miles roundtrip on the bike really saved the trip. Making it a manageable 12 mile hike not a 19 mile marathon. Did the trip with my dog, I was amazed he had the energy to run ahead while I was biking back to the trailhead, I wouldn't have if I had walked the whole way and not cheated on my bike.
Sam Page - Apr 20, 2008 12:07 am Date Climbed: Aug 1, 1987Final NH 4000 footer
I do not remember the exact date, but I do remember enough to know that I will not be repeating this hike.
eric-griz - Dec 1, 2007 10:48 am Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2001Maybe I wasn't successful
Well I made it to a cairn on what appeared to me to be the top. However, according to the SP page for Owl's Head I may actually have been .2 mile from the actual summit. Does my membership in NE 4k Footers Club still stand?
rasgoat - Aug 25, 2007 7:22 pmGood enough
Not a bad mountain for a viewless summit. The slide climb was fun although not as challenging as I suspected and the summit was a super green experience!
Matt Worster - Aug 21, 2006 7:53 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2006West Slidw
No where near as bad as I expected. Found the turn-off for the west slide at two foot-high cairns, and then the trail is almost as good as a maintained trail after the first 20 ft. I kept it the definition of 1st class (look, no hands!) but it is really a class 2, especially on the descent. A trail of bent grass leads off the old summit, disappearing and reappearing in the thick forest. It's still a bushwhack. I continued until the topography was definitely headed down and then I came back, although on a different path (I found out when I got a fully developed spider web wrapped around my face). On the way back I felt like I had found a local high point when I spied the rock cairn, 18 in. tall off the trail about 12 ft. I also found a small wood sign made from clear pine that faced north, about 10 ft off the ground.
I came back to the old summit for lunch because I knew there were hikers behind me. A list-finisher from Montreal came up first, went to find it, but was unsuccessful. I don't know about the other two pairs that tried it.
Water crossings were low enough for me to make it across dry.
royswkr - May 2, 2006 10:22 pm Date Climbed: Feb 28, 1993Bushwhack E side from near Hellgate Brook
Find Lafayette view from near 4025
nartreb - Jul 11, 2005 1:35 pmRoute Climbed: western slide Date Climbed: 10 july 2005
Fine day for a jog over the flat approach trails. Once on the summit, I spent much effort bushwhacking and tree-climbing in search of an easterly view, with little result.
Summit wildlife: a hare kept circling around us.
Edit: I was actually at the cairn that then existed, not at the true summit. One of our party confirmed this by bushwhacking north to a higher spot. I made an effort to follow his tracks but don't think I found the true summit.


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Wow! No sooner did we put away the roaster from our Thanksgiving feast than out it comes in anticipation of another gluttonous gathering.
Time flies faster than a turkey, no? Many of us, regardless of spiritual persuasion, will feast and toast soon enough and we will be joining friends and family around a table at least once during the holiday season.
While there is a lot of focus on party treats and hors d'oeuvres at this time of year as well as ritual planning of traditional main meals with all the fixings, there remains one commonly overlooked meal that is all-important.
I speak of breakfast, of course.
After all, we all need sustenance to carry us through the day and breakfast should not take a backseat to any family event. The thing is, cooking breakfast for a crowd can be a hectic and messy experience, and need I mention the mountain of dishes as a result? It's bad enough to have to witness the morning apparel and fashion sense of overnighting multigenerational guests, but unless you are a professional grill cook, you have a challenge on your hands as you attempt to whip up some eggs according to individual tastes. And I've yet to find a toaster big enough to handle 24 slices, either. You get the picture.
I'm including a recipe here that folks have repeatedly asked me to provide at this time of year. This one solves the problem of holiday breakfast mayhem. Made the night before and put to bed in the refrigerator, you can get up, grab a coffee and relax as it does its thing in the oven. Something about the smell of baking with cinnamon, butter, brown sugar, vanilla and raisins creates a perfect holiday season, slipper-wearing ambiance.
Apple-Raisin French Toast Casserole
1 cup (237 mL) brown sugar
1 teaspoon (5 ml) ground cinnamon
1/2 cup (118 mL) butter, melted
3 apples - peeled, cored and sliced
1/2 cup (118 mL) raisins
1 large French baguette, cut into 1-inch slices
6 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup (355mL) milk
1 tablespoon (15 mL) vanilla extract
2 teaspoons (10 mL) ground cinnamon
Grease a 9x13 inch-baking dish. In a large bowl, mix together brown sugar and 1 teaspoon (5mL) cinnamon. Mix in melted butter. Stir in apples and raisins until evenly coated. Pour into prepared pan. Arrange bread slices in an even layer over apples. In the bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Pour over bread, making sure every slice is fully soaked. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat oven to 375F (190C). Remove dish from refrigerator while the oven is heating. Bake covered for 40 minutes. Remove cover and bake 5 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Serves eight easily and up to 12 blurry-eyed guests.
This recipe has been circulating all over the Internet for years, so I can't claim bragging rights to its time-saving ease and deliciousness. However, it resides permanently in my repertoire of the tried, true and trusted.


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OWASP Seattle
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Next Event 29 Nov (Thurs)
Location: Bellevue Las Margaritas
437 108th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
(425) 453-0535
Date: 11/29/2007
Time: 6PM
Tom Gallagher has been intrigued with both physical and computer security from a young age. He is currently the lead of the Microsoft Office Security Test team. This team is primarily focused on penetration testing, writing security testing tools, and educating program managers, developers, and testers about security issues. Tom recently co-authored the MSPress title "Hunting Security Bugs".
Presentation Title: Hunting security bugs in your code
Description: Finding security bugs is often regarded as an activity requiring secret powers or extremely specialized knowledge. Some security bugs are difficult to uncover and require deep knowledge. However, with basic knowledge many areas can be tested without much effort. This presentation will show how to perform basic security testing using simple tools and the difference in effort between finding a bug and exploiting it.
David E Stevens III, Senior ROI Analyst, Symplified Inc.
In 2006, Symplified recruited Stevens for his expertise and ability to clearly explain concepts like Return On Investment (ROI) and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Over the past 5 years Stevens has given dozens of presentations regarding ROI, and is a confident and charismatic speaker. Stevens is touring the U.S. representing Symplified and teaching how ROI can be applied to security and Identity investments to technical security user groups.
Synopsis of "Understanding ROI, TCO and other key financial aspects of IT Security"
In this presentation, Stevens teaches how security and IT professionals can obtain financing for important security initiatives using accounting principles such as Return On Investment (ROI) and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). In this 30-minute presentation, the group learns what these terms mean and how they can be used to show the value of security software purchases. He concludes by sharing other tips on how the technology professional can better communicate with their business counterparts. This non-sales presentation is intended to equip attendees with useful tools that articulate the benefits of investing in IT security. Learn from Symplified's more than 30 years combined experience in Identity Management at hundreds of Fortune 500 organizations worldwide. Attendees receive a useful ROI calculator for IDM investments. This is a must attend presentation for anyone who has ever had trouble getting the funding they needed for a security software investment!
Last Event 06 Sep (Thurs)
09/06/2007 @ 6PM PST - Seattle chapter meeting
Details: Location: Bellevue Las Margaritas 437 108th Ave NE Bellevue, WA 98004 (425) 453-0535
Time: 6 o'clock
- Rob Rachwald - Rob is a 10-year veteran of the high tech industry. Rob started his tech career at Intel, where he worked on automating their complex supply chain. Rob managed US product marketing for Commerce One and managed their marketing efforts in Asia Pacific. Rob, then, managed marketing for Coverity and joined Fortify as the Director of Product Marketing focusing on security and financial services.
- Online Banking - Abstract: Banks, often the biggest target of cyber attacks, have set an example for responsible security strategies. How do the world's leading financial institutions balance risk against the pressures of delivering software to customers quickly? How are developers trained to write code securely? How are software security tools, such as dynamic and static analysis, deployed for optimal use?
- Damon Cortesi - Damon has worked in network and application security risk management for nearly a decade, beginning with his work as Systems and Security Administrator at his alma mater. Following school, he entered the professional arena as an Information Security Consultant for one of the top 10 CPA firms serving financial institutions including banks, credit unions, and event the major credit reporting bureaus. Most recently at IOActive, Mr. Cortesi has been serving the specialized needs of top technology companies in addition to standard penetration testing, web application security assessments, source code reviews, and PCI assessments.
- Web Hacking 101 introduces the basic concepts of web application security including SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), and typical application logic flaws found in an ASP-based web application. These concepts are then put to use in a live demonstration that illustrates the all-too-common ways of attacking a web application and gaining unauthorized access to sensitive information or restricted areas of a website. Demos will included manual SQL Injection techniques as well as the use of free/open-source tools used to expedite the extraction process, examples of both reflected and stored XSS that can be used to elevate the privileges of a user, and standard authorization bypass issues that developers often ignore. Finally, basic mitigation techniques will be discussed that can be put into place by developers to prevent these common hacking techniques.
Update: - Rob's slides can be downloaded from here. Update #2: - Damon's slides can be found here.
Past Events
2/28/2007 @ 6PM PST - Seattle chapter meeting
Location: Bellevue Las Margaritas (http://www.lasmargaritasbellevue.com/)
Time: 6 o'clock.
- Dinis Cruz (Chief OWASP Evangelist) - Directly from London, Dinis will be doing two presentations at this event:
- Buffer Overflows on .Net and Asp.Net - One of the common myths about the .Net Framework is that it is immune to Buffer Overflows. Although this might be correct in pure managed and verifiable .Net code, large percentage of .Net and Asp.Net applications code is unmanaged code. In this talk Dinis will show the areas in .Net and Asp.Net applications that are vulnerable to Buffer Overflows (including the demo of a .Net Buffer Overflow Fuzzer).
- OWASP, the Open Web Application Security Project - The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is an open community dedicated to enabling organizations to develop, purchase, and maintain applications that can be trusted. All of the OWASP tools, documents, blogs, and chapters are free and open to anyone interested in improving application security. In this presentation Dinis will show the latest guides and tools from OWASP which should be part of every company's security efforts.
- 0wning Vista's userland - The CAS / UAC missed opportunity, and what I think MS should had done - In this presentation Dinis will explore the missed opportunity by Microsoft to use technologies like .Net's CAS (Code Access Security) and Vista's UAC (User Access Control) to create secure and trustworthy userland environments that protect the user's assets. In the hope that might make a small difference, ideas and solutions for the future will also be presented.
- Brad Hill (Senior Security Consultant with iSEC Partners), will be speaking on:
- XML Digital Signature and Encryption: Use and Abuse - The WS-Security set of standards is on the threshold of ubiquitous deployment and XML applications have already taken over the world. This presentation looks at two underlying technologies, XML Digital Signature (XMLDSIG) and XML Encryption (XMLENC), their place in the Web Services stack and their applicability to non-SOAP XML applications. Beginning with a basic overview of the standards, we will uncover some surprising caveats and risks in the use of these technologies.
Past Meetings
1/8/2007 @ 6 o'clock - Seattle chapter meeting.
Details: Location: Bellevue Las Margaritas (http://www.lasmargaritasbellevue.com/) Time: 6 o'clock.
Ward Spagenberg of IOActive on the topic "Unraveling PCI".
Since there will be free food, beer and pop please let Mike de Libero know so we know how much to order. We look forward to seeing you all there!