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The Human Development and Family degree program provides students with the necessary education for work in child development programs at various levels; teacher assistant, associate teacher, teacher, master teacher, site supervisor and director. It also includes instruction in infant care, preschool, school-age care, children's advocacy and child care resource and referral agencies. Students develop skills important to employment as instructional assistants in kindergarten and primary grade classrooms in public schools. Course work prepares students who wish to go into family and social services, as well as work with the elderly.
Specific courses in the human development area afford students the opportunity to enhance their quality of life and to meet general education requirements through courses in lifespan development, marriage, management, family, parenting and diversity.
The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing grants permits to those preparing to teach children in early childhood education programs and in after-school child care programs. These permits, known as Child Development Permits, authorize service in state funded child care and development programs. The course work provided by the Sierra College Human Development and Family Department is approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing as meeting the requirements for the California Child Development Permits. Specific Permit requirements are listed after the information on the Early Childhood Skills Certificate/Certificate of Achievement/Associate Degrees offered at Sierra College.
Students should be aware of the different levels of the Permit and are recommended to counsel with a full time Human Development & Family faculty member to discuss how to obtain a Permit at one of the various levels through their course work. Upon completion of the A.A./A.S. degree, a student will possess the course work required to work as a teacher in private and public preschool, as well as child care and development programs.
The Associate in Science in Early Childhood Education for Transfer degree (AS-T) provides a clearly articulated curricular track to complete a bachelor's degree in Early Development, Care and Education (EDCE) for students who wish to transfer to CSU Sacramento. Completion of this degree involves a cohort of Sierra College students who meet for classes in Placer County as part of a partnership with CSUS. The cohort structure provides for additional student support, while the format better meets the needs of working adults. The degree provides a curricular track for students planning to transfer to other CSU campuses with the following bachelor's degrees: Child Development, Child and Adolescent Development, Human Development and Education.
The required courses are part of the CA Curriculum Alignment Project, Lower Division 8 coursework and expose students to the core principles and practices of the field in order to build a foundation for future personal, academic, or career paths. Students will be able to identify and evaluate factors that influence children's development; analyze early childhood programs for developmentally appropriate practices and program effectiveness; and exhibit professionalism within the field of Early Childhood Education by demonstrating skills relevant to the field.
Additionally, this degree is designed to facilitate students' successful transfer to CSU campuses that prepare them for advanced study in a variety of graduate programs, as well as a variety of careers such as teaching, Child Development Specialist, Program Directors and Child Life Specialists. With a BA in ECE/Child Development, students are eligible for the Master Teacher and Site Supervisor levels of the CA Child Development Permit, using the Alternative Qualifications category.
Students completing the Associate in Science in Early Childhood Education for Transfer degree and meeting the CSU minimum eligibility requirements are guaranteed admission to the CSU system, but not to a particular campus or major. Upon transfer, students will be required to complete no more than 60 units to earn a bachelor's degree.
To earn the Associate in Science in Early Childhood Education for Transfer degree, students must complete 60 CSU transferable semester units with a grade point average of at least 2.0, including:
It is highly recommended that, prior to transferring, students complete courses that satisfy the CSU United States History, Constitution and American Ideals graduation requirement. In all cases, students should consult with a counselor for more information on university admission and transfer requirements.
Are you currently taking a class at Sierra College? Are you currently working in a licensed Child Development program? There is FREE MONEY available!
Contact Lori Capaul, Faculty Coordinator for the Child Development Training Consortium grant at email@example.com or 660-7872 or at Rocklin campus office, F13.
If you're looking to get an Associate Teacher Skills Certificate, we've got you covered. Along with this skills certificate, we recommend that you meet with an advisor or full-time faculty member in the Human Development & Family Department to learn how to obtain a Permit through the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This level of course work will authorize you to work as a teacher in both state-funded childcare programs as well as in Title 22, State Department of Health and Human Services programs.
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If you're looking for a permit to get started on your teaching career, our Child Development Permit--Teacher program is here for you. A Child Development Teacher Permit will authorize you to provide service in the care, development and instruction of children in a childcare and development program. You will be able to supervise an Aide, Assistant Permit or Associate Teacher permit holder.
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Do you like working with children? There's always plenty of room for teachers who are prepared to help children achieve early on. This is the basic degree to start with if you are serious about a lifelong career in teaching. You will learn all the necessary elements for the field, from development to health and safety.
If you are looking for a higher position in Early Childhood Education, our Master Teacher degree program is the place for you. You will learn all of the basic requirements of the field, plus have the option of six areas of specialization. Whether you want to work with infants and toddlers or teach music fundamentals, we are ready to teach you how to teach.
A Child Development Master Teacher Permit will allow you to provide service in the care, development and instruction of children in a childcare and development program and supervise all of the above. As a Master Teacher, you will coordinate curriculum and staff development in a childcare and development program, to ensure that your students get the most out of your teaching.
A Child Development Site Supervisor supervises a childcare and development program operating at a single site. If you are the sort who wants to see children succeed early on, this is the career for you, and our degree program can get you there.
Similar to the Early Child Education—Sire Supervisor AA/AS degree, with this permit, you will be able to instruct the children under your care and give them the best advantage possible. Get qualified to help children get off to a good start in life using excellent teaching and development.


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Water Garden & Features Q & A
A: If you're new to the hobby, the thought of adding dye to your pond may seem like a foreign concept! Why would you want to add color to the water that you're working so hard to keep clear? Well, there are aesthetic reasons – and some practical reasons, too.
Understanding Dye
First, let's discuss the dyes themselves. Pond dye typically comes in two colors: black and blue. Black pond dye, like Pond Logic® Black Pearl™ Pond Shade, gives shaded ponds a rich look and turns a brown or gray water feature into a stunning pool that reflects the trees and landscape. Blue pond dye, like Pond Logic® Blue Sapphire™ Pond Shade, gives ponds a natural-looking blue color and looks best in features surrounded by manicured or open landscapes. You'll find these pond dyes in concentrated form. When you add the recommended amount, the coloring will diffuse throughout the pond within several hours. They're safe for people, pets, fish and water fowl.
Why Dye?
Adding dye to your decorative pond does more than give your water feature a unique and appealing look. The dye actually serves several purposes, from controlling algae and simulating depth to protecting fish and masking a murky pond.
Simulate depth: Some people use dye in their ponds to make a shallow pond seem deeper. If you have a 14-inch-deep pond, adding black dye can make it seem 5 feet deep. The optical illusion creates a mirroring effect that appeals to many pond owners.
Fish safety: When predators fly overhead or lurk alongside the pond, a little pond dye – along with some predator control – will go a long way in protecting your fish. Koi and goldfish will dart to your pond's dark depths when a heron or raccoon threatens them. The pond dye serves a similar purpose.
Aesthetics: Of course, aesthetics remain an important reason why folks use dye in their ponds. A crystal blue pond or a rich reflective pond mimics what you'd find in nature. Couple that with a tranquil landscape, and you have an attractive water feature that draws oohs and ahhs!
Algae control: The top reason why people add dye to their ponds is that it is widely known throughout the industry that it may inhibit algae growth. Algae thrives in sunlight and pond dyes filter those rays, preventing them from reaching below the surface, thereby preventing algae from growing.
POND TALK: Why do you use pond dye in your decorative pond or water garden? If you don't use pond dye, why not?
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Concerts apps are mostly similar, in that they typically mash the now-familiar GPS on your phone against show listing databases. But when you're on the run, trying to find that last-minute concert or be among the first to score tickets to something before it sells out or scalpers ruin the party for everyone, only a handful will actually do the job and get you tickets on time.
I've missed too many a good show in my life to know what it feels like when your favorite band is playing right down the street. Enough is enough! As such, we've compiled a list of free, reliable apps on various platforms to help ensure you never miss a great show again, or in one case, to learn more about shows after they've happened.
(Note: The apps on this list do different things on different platforms, we're posting it in alphabetical form rather than ranking them all.)
Bandsintown (iOS, Android, web; article)
Bandsintown has all the features of your typical concert app, but we really like the Concert Cloud, so let's start with that. This feature loads your tracked artists who have upcoming concerts around your location, while a slider control at the top dictates how many "recommended" artists you want to see, versus your already tracked artists. The more similar an artist is to your already tracked artists, the darker its color, so as you scroll the slider towards "recommended," the cloud turns a lighter hue. This is probably the best show recommender we've seen on a single screen, although your mileage will vary as usual.
The app also includes typical features such as recommendations based on what's in your library; Last.fm and Pandora integration to enhance recommendations; searching for shows by location; venue directions; and ticketing links. (We like that Bandsintown links directly to countless official sellers rather than third-party aggregators.)
The concert listings are very comprehensive, and include shows at smaller venues as well as festivals. The social features are fairly neat too; you can see a partial list of attendees for a show, based on other Bandsintown users. Meanwhile, artist pages also include a Spotify listen link for checking out unfamiliar acts (Finally: No more 30-second samples!).
GigBeat (Android)
We can skew towards iOS at times; in the interest of fairness, this list includes two Android-only apps, and this is one of them. GigBeat's sleek interface allows for easy browsing through four simple icons: Artists, Featured, Location and My Gigs. It also makes it easy to keep tabs on different cities and venues, so if you're not stuck always searching based on your current location (frequent travelers take note).
Swipe through different menus to browse concerts near starred cities, or browse your favorite artists from Rdio, Last.fm, and your local library. GigBeat also offers the option to add an audio alert to its push notifications, which alert you to upcoming or just-announced concerts by your favorite bands. Once you've found a concert you like, GigBeat offers ticketing links via Songkick.
You also get artist profiles, but unfortunately, no listening options. Still, we like the simple design and no-fuss navigation on this one.
onTour Concert Finder (Android)
This app syncs with your local library and Last.fm account, and provides ticketing links through Bandsintown. You can also search for concerts manually and get directions and read artist biographies and discographies via Last.fm, although and you can find directions to the venue or read through the artist bio – powered through Last.fm – and scroll through their discography. You can also add concerts to your Google calendar with Google-powered phones, or share events with friends.
One particularly great feature about onTour is that it allows you to set the distance you want to go for a concert so it will search from 25 miles of your current location (or some other set location) to up to 150 miles. Additionally, the ability to set a date range as opposed to ambiguously "upcoming" is useful for specific planning.
Overall, onTour is a great Android location-based concert app, and the fluidity of its interface allows for easy scoping for when you want to find a show fast.
The $2 Pro version removes ads.
Songkick Concerts (iOS, Android, web, Spotify; review)
The grandaddy of them all, Songkick Concerts is available on the two main mobile platforms as well as within the Spotify app. If you're a Spotify or iTunes user, this is probably your best choice from this list, because it can track the artists you add to your Spotify playlists and iTunes library. If you want it to, it can also track the artists you like on Facebook, Pandora, and everything you've added to your Last.fm profile — and of course you can edit that list, because we all have stuff in our libraries from bands we'd never want to see live.
You can create a detailed calendar of everything you plan to see, and export that to iCal, Outlook or Google Calendar. And as if that weren't enough, you can activate a feature in your Account Settings that puts the concerts you attend on your Facebook timeline so you can show off. The CEO of Bandsintown says his app is number one, but Songkick undoubtedly tracks gigs at a huge number of venues, which is reason enough to recommend it (again, especially if you use iTunes or Spotify).
Setlist.fm (web)
I've attended more than one show per week, for months on end, over several periods of my life. Sooner or later, it all dissolves into a blur — the "best time of my life," but there's also no small amount of "what was that new song they debuted again?"
Setlist.fm is a user-generated database of setlists, which, as you know, are the lists (physical or unwritten) of each song in a band's set on a particular night. Obviously, not every show is listed, because what is this, the Panopticon? Still, they have the big acts covered, and some smaller acts too.
The more comprehensive setlists offer tiny notes as well — for example, if two bands stepped on stage to do a collaboration, or if a song was a cover. You can search by artist, venue, festival, or the most popular setlists. Setlist.fm also offers statistics like "most covered artists" and "[artists with the] most concerts [in the] last 365 days." The listings extend back to festivals in the '70s, and earlier classic rock shows, and the list is always growing.
A note to data-heads: Setlist.fm lets you click through to see all sorts of neat stuff, like how often "Sherry Darling" has been performed by Bruce Springsteen, and when.
ThrillCall (iOS, web; see our review)
Like Setlist.fm, ThrillCall departs from the usual formula — in this case by emphasizing last-minute shows and deals in case you find yourself with a free night. (This also gives venues a way to offload a bunch of tickets if a show isn't selling out.) ThrillCall also offers exclusive tickets to sold-out shows, and even backstage access — but only if you're in San Francisco, New York City, or Los Angeles (updated).
The prices aren't too steep for flash ticket offers, and you can purchase tickets directly through the app. ThrillCall works with several venues in each city to get the exclusive access, and so if you're looking for a show not among those handful of venues, chances are you'll be out of luck — though the app does work with concert promoters to get other deals. Along with ThrillCall's flash deals, it functions like any other basic concert app, although you'll probably want to grab one of those too, because you can't be too careful when it comes to not missing the shows of a lifetime. as well so it's a pretty dandy catch-all for your concert needs.
Did we leave out your favorite app for finding out about live shows? Please, let us know, because we update these lists.
9/7 Update: We already have one additional contender for the list: JamBase. Stay tuned for updates.
9/10 Update: Timbre also warrants consideration for the way it lets you just listen to the bands that are coming to your area, so you can decide what you want to see based on how the band sounds — not whether you've ever heard of them before, or are found to like similar artists.
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Mind blown.
That's the reaction right now in the world of American soccer with today's announcement that Manchester City FC and the New York Yankees have joined forces for New York City FC, the 20th team in Major League Soccer, which will begin play in 2015.
A second team in the New York market has long been the goal of MLS commissioner Don Garber and he has not been shy with his intentions. The addition of the New York Yankees, however, is news to everyone. While some might question whether or not a second team in the New York market is good for MLS, Dynamo president Chris Canetti believes this is a positive step for Major League Soccer.
"This is a great announcement for MLS and a big positive step forward," Canetti said. "I know that Commissioner Garber has worked long and hard to make this project a reality and it is good to see his vision come to fruition. It is another symbol of MLS' growth and development."
Canetti understands what it takes to be successful in New York City. The Connecticut native joined the New York MetroStars in 2000 and worked for the organization until he joined the Houston Dynamo in May 2006.
"I believe that the New York market can support two teams because of the variable dynamics there," he added. "I think New York City will be an incredible success story given its location and the huge soccer market within a short distance of the stadium."
So while the move to put the league's 20th team might be good for New York sports fans, what does this mean for the Dynamo?
In 2011, the Dynamo were moved from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference to make room for the Portland Timbers and the Vancouver Whitecaps. When the Montreal Impact joined MLS in 2012, the Dynamo remained in the Eastern Conference, giving the East 10 teams and the West nine teams. With NYCFC beginning play in 2015, does that spell a potential move back to the Western Conference for the Dynamo?
"I can only guess, but it would seem to make sense that the Dynamo are relocated back to the Western Conference," Canetti said. "It would balance out the conferences with 10 teams per side, and it makes the most geographical sense for us to be realigned."
There are lots of things to consider with a potential move back to the Western Conference for the Dynamo. The move would potentially mean a revival of the Texas Derby with multiple games played each year between the Dynamo and FC Dallas. A switch could also halt the budding rivalry between the Dynamo and Sporting KC. In the grand scheme of things, a move back to the Western Conference for the Dynamo could lead to the return of a balanced schedule that fans have long called for.
So what do you think Dynamo fans? Do you like the addition of New York City FC to MLS? Would you like to see the Dynamo back in the Western Conference? Leave us your thoughts in the comments section below.


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High Country Pet Clinic is seeking a full time, enthusiastic, dedicated Associate Veterinarian to join our very busy 2 doctor small animal practice. We are located in the beautiful Prescott Valley, AZ. Our goal is to offer high quality care and compassion to our patients and clients. Willing to discuss possible Part-time employment if needed. Compensation based on experience and willing to discuss Salary vs Production. Benefits negotiable. Willing to pay relief veterinary fees for anyone that would like to spend time working in hospital to determine if we are a good fit for you for long-term employment. Willing to train new graduate. We have all Idexx in-house diagnostic equipment, digital radiography, digital dental radiography, Ultrasound, Cornerstone software. No on-call and closed on Sundays. Please contact us with any other questions.
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In case you hadn't noticed, Franz Ferdinand are pretty smooth. Back in 2004 they highjacked the mainstream like they were the last gang in town. With their sharp lines, nonchalantly economical songwriting chops and the cool sophistication with which they competed with the army of US leather and hair bands that descended on us at the turn of the century, they had us thinking that maybe this small island still had something to offer in the big stakes game of multi-platinum, international chart-bothering.
Though their second release, You Could Have It So Much Better, was seen in some quarters as something of a let down, it was - in hindsight - miles ahead of the pack - certainly when held up against the majority of their UK contemporaries. It simply represented a shift away from their asymetrical debut, when a repeat of which would have stunted their growth and only extended the low from which Franz Ferdinand have arguably only just emerged.
They were burnt out, you see. A wearying diet of incessant touring and the release of two albums in as many years led to an inevitable retreat to take stock, just as the following mob of sub-par bands broke the levy. They've been on the sidelines for some time now; three years if their protracted (and ultimately aborted) experiments with Xenomania producer Brian Higgins are taken into account. And such is the pace of change, with the reduced life cycle of modern artists these days, it's not hard to wonder if the audience for Franz Ferdinand mightn't have just gradually dissipated whilst the band aceeded their clearly apparent skills to the person responsible for writing songs for Dannii Minogue and Girls Aloud.
Thankfully, in the main, Tonight is evidence that after finally settling down with producer Dan Carey, they've gotten in touch with their original ethos - albeit it embracing their 'dancier' leanings at the expense of making such a singles-crammed album. 'Ulysees' is bursting with rhythm, displaying the band's willfull move to slow things down a little whilst freeing up the fringes to swing that bit more. Similarly 'No You Girls' expertly mines that vein that Kapranos and co. have had down cold since 'Take Me Out'. Its slinky grooves and seedy coaxing vocals work their way through to such a fevered chorus that you start to suspect that it was perhaps wrong to forget about them in the first place. But then the veneer slips and you start to realise that there's too much on Tonight that is only half-great.
'Turn It On' is frankly best skipped, its redeeming feature being that it is eminently forgettable - a virtue only enforced by it being sandwiched between the album's two best tracks. Likewise, 'Send Him Away' is more jaundice than jaunty, a bloodless meandering b-side at best. That's the rub; for every killer song here there's a ghoulish approximation that ought probably to have been annexed, worked through, or kept for use on the periphery. That Tonight has had something of a troubled birth is evident not just in this respect but also in the way in which it simultaneously pulls in a number of directions.
The vaunted dance influences are focussed predominantly around the centre of the album and nod in the main to late 1970s and early 1980s dance floor trends, rather than the more esoteric routes down which dance culture has moved since then. 'What She Came For' assuredly thrusts its way past the huddled geek-with-a-dirty-keyboard-sound and a loud shirt. With a gaggle of women on its arm, it starts busting out the moves right there and then - an out-front disco dancer. The bass echoes some twisted version of 'Last Night A DJ Saved My Life'. Seriously. Franz Ferdinand have become like the alien intelligence in The Thing, sprouting unexpected appendages, subsuming themselves into a range of hosts, impossible to categorise.
'Lucid Dreams'' passage into electronica has been hailed as some kind of crossover masterstroke. It's not. It doesn't represent the paranoid confusion that emanated from Kid A, the laser precision of Death In Vegas, or the chaos of Holy Fuck. It represents high experimentalism for Franz Ferdinand, granted, but is pushing boundaries on those narrow terms only, a move to widen their future horizons rather than get them there at this very moment.
As the album winds down, 'Dream Again' comes over a little like the slower aspects of underrated and sadly defunct fellow Scots, The Beta Band, before a delicate reprise of 'No You Girls' comes in the form of 'Katherine Kiss Me' – a plaintive, acoustic, folksy moment. Like so much of the album, it's at odds with coherency, a characteristic that only makes sense when read in terms of Alex Kapranos' vision of Tonight as representing the journey through the darkened hours in pursuit of thrills. Indeed, looked at in this way the album does begin to make loose sense; the relentless skitting from one scene to another equating to an underlying heroic determination to make it to the dawn. A messy night is certainly schizophrenic and non-linear, though in this situation it might not be quite as deliberate as they would have us believe...
When all's said and done, Tonight actually leaves Franz in a position of strength. They've defied compartmentalisation again, managed to avoid crippling themselves in their dramatic reduction of outright 'singles' material, and left the door open to a number of future experiments. Unfortunately it just means that Tonight becomes a makeweight.
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AN UNUSUAL PERFORMANCE: You may sing with a choral group, which is lovely, for sure, and you may act in dramatic plays, which is stirring, and you may do performance art, which is intriguing, and you may strut out interpretative dances, which is fantastic, but you will likely never, ever be involved in a stage show quite like the Pageant of the Masters. It's the annual everyone-pose-like-paintings-tacular that takes place in Laguna Beach each and every summer. Make that each and every summer for over eight decades now, meaning this thing is solid gold, true blue, for real red, and every other paint color you can imagine. Paintings are the thing with Pageant, and the occasional sculpture, meaning those performers who get picked to play a part play a very, very still part. As in, they don't move a muscle, nope nope. Once on stage, in the pose of Mona Lisa or a Remington cowboy or a Monet child, the performer must remain timeless and unmovable, lest the illusion of art that's come to life be broken. It's fascinating, yes? Yes. And there's a way to play that don't-move part: Auditions are just ahead.
HEAD FOR IRVINE BOWL PARK... for one of three casting calls on Saturday, Jan. 4, Sunday, Jan. 5, and Thursday, Jan. 9. We know -- that's a half year before the Pageant opens on July 9, 2014, but the costuming, staging, and performance finesse takes time. This is a top-notch production, one known the world 'round and regularly homaged, and occasionally satirized, meaning months go into composing one painting, from conception to how it looks on the stage with actors within the frame. The best bit? The tableaux vivants require a bevy of participants, meaning that you don't necessarily need a lengthy Broadway C.V. to get a role. If you're tempted, and you can stand inside a painting for the better part of July and August, find out what you need to do to get picked to stand as a statue.


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AF instructor is sentenced to hard labor
A day after jurors cleared an Air Force instructor of the most serious charges against him, Staff Sgt. Donald Davis was sentenced Thursday to three months of hard labor, a reduction in rank to airman first class and a bad conduct discharge for having sex with a trainee in technical school.
Davis had been charged with sexual misconduct with two trainees — a recruit in his unit at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland who accused him of touching her while he took her body measurements in his office, and a technical student who said they had consensual sex.
He faced a maximum sentence of two years confinement, dishonorable discharge, a reduction in rank to airman basic and forfeiture of all pay.
Davis was the seventh training instructor at Lackland to be sentenced in an ongoing sex scandal that was the subject of a congressional hearing last week.
Authorities have investigated 32 instructors so far for illicit sexual conduct with 59 trainees, including three men.
At the start of this week's three-day trial, Davis pleaded guilty to having sex with the technical trainee.
She testified at an evidentiary hearing in November that she and Davis had no inappropriate contact while she was in basic training at Lackland.
She pursued him on Facebook, and the romance sparked while she was a student at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. They went on two dates and eventually their relationship culminated with sex at a hotel near Lackland.
In deciding Davis' fate Thursday, jurors considered a letter that she wrote on his behalf. She asked the jury to allow Davis to remain in the Air Force.
Davis fought charges of abusive sexual contact and assault stemming from forbidden private meetings he arranged with the basic training recruit.
The woman, who graduated in July, testified Davis had offered to help her train by designing a physical-fitness workout regimen for her. But she grew uncomfortable when one meeting ended with a long and awkward hug. To track her progress, she said Davis also took measurements of her chest and buttocks and touched her as he stretched the tape across her body.
But the jury, which was made up of six male officers and one female colonel who led the group, acquitted Davis on those charges.
Defense attorneys focused on a lack of physical evidence, pointing out that prosecutors failed to turn up the measuring tape, or the computer records that Davis supposedly used to track the trainee's measurements.
Three young women who trained in the same unit as the alleged victim also testified against her.
"Each of the three flight mates testified that the alleged victim in the case was untruthful," said Lt. Col. Mark Hoover, an attorney for the Air Force's training command.
Davis is not the first of the instructors at Lackland to win an acquittal. Last year, for example, jurors found Staff Sgt. Kwinton Estacio not guilty of wrongful sexual contact after defense attorneys argued that Estacio could have mistaken the trainee's compliance with consent.
Nor was Davis' sentence the most lenient. Of the former instructors who were charged with what trainees characterized as consensual sexual relationships, Davis is the first to receive a punitive discharge.


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Maybe you just thought The Ponys were returning to the club circuit to rehash old glories and use some old drink tickets. If so, you were WRONG WRONG WRONG. Coming on April 20 (digital) and May 25 (12″ vinyl) is the first new Ponys' release since 2007's 'Turn The Lights Out', the menacingly awesome 'Deathbed + 4' EP. Here's a sneak preview in the form of "Check The Door" .
upcoming dates :
Saturday 27 Seattle, WA The Tractor Tavern w/Disappears
Wednesday 28 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge w/Disappears, Meth Teeth
Friday 30San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill w/Disappears, Spencey Dude and the Doodles
Saturday 01 Silver Lake, CA Spaceland w/Disappears, Static Static
Sunday 02 San Diego, CA Casbah w/Disappears, Christmas Island
Friday 28 Austin, TX Mohawk (Chaos In Tejas fest, with A-Frames, Jeff The Brotherhood, Woven Bones)
Friday 18 New York, NY Mercury Lounge w/ Disappears, Woven Bones
Saturday 19 Brooklyn, NY Union Pool w/ Disappears, Woven Bones


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May 14, 2019 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
An event every week that begins at 4:00 PM on Tuesday, repeating until May 21, 2019
TUESDAYS, 4-5pm
This class focuses on Original Character Development. You will learn to draw them from multiple angles, then properly color & ink. Different mediums will be used as you progress toward learning how to storyboard and panel your very own manga!
Please note that class is registered BY THE MONTH.
***PORTFOLIO REVIEW: IF POSSIBLE, the instructor would like each NEW STUDENT to bring in a few samples of their artwork. This is so she can get an immediate feel for where they're at in their learning and can custom-tailor the lessons to meet that child's needs. While not required to register, it will allow each child to jump into the lessons right away at a level that's suitable to their skills.***


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Design InspirationThe Spree Mixing Bowl Set from HF Coors elegantly marries vibrant color with tasteful simplicity. A single band frames each bowl — just enough to give your dining room a dash of color, without taking away from the minimalist nature of this pattern and the beauty of the main course itself. With the Mixing Bowl Set, you can liven up your place settings and create a truly unique dining atmosphere. Available in purple, red, blue, or lime bands, always framed between black rings, these colors appear all the more vibrant around the "American" white of each plate's center. Whether you're looking for casual dining or a more luxurious , culinary star experience, the Spree set is the perfect fit for any occasion. As with all our dinnerware sets, Spree can go in the broiler, oven, microwave, freezer or dishwasher. And, because our dinnerware is chip-resistant and extremely durable, it is a set that will last a lifetime.
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- Our mixing bowl set includes:
- one small bowl 68oz, 7 1/16″ x 4 1/2″
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- HF Coors dinnerware is highly chip resistant.
- Every piece HF Coors makes is lead-free, dishwasher and microwave safe.
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Brand domain, or keyword domain?
It's good to decide early on if you want to have a brand domain, or a keyword domain. The benefit of a brand domain is that your domain will most likely be considered as trustworthy, and immediately shows visitors that it's linked to your business or personal blog. A keyword domain, on the other hand, has the advantage that it is better optimized for search engines, and therefore will get higher search results. In recent years, however, the drastic improvement in search results has begun to decrease.
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One possibility to increase trustworthiness is to look into premium domains. These are already owned domains, and will cost more than a usual domain registration, because they are perceived to have a higher value. These domains can cost thousands, but it may be worth it because of the apparent authenticity.
The first step to a successful website
Finding the right domain name is the first step in building a website that people return to time and time again. Buying a good domain will inevitably boost your online presence, and therefore boost your success as a business or blog, for example. Although it may seem like an investment of time as well as finances to build up a good domain, it's worth the effort. Content management systems (CMSs) such as WordPress offer a good platform to build up a blog – IONOS offer a WordPress CMS package, which includes a free domain for the first few months to get you started.
Another option to help you get you on your feet may be a website builder – this service is offered by IONOS.
- A website builder package is suitable for those who want a project with at least two subpages. Those who want to be able to control and adapt their website in a competitive field will find a website builder to be ideal.
- Classic domain extensions work well for this package, as well as country specific extensions to build up local relevance. nTLD domain names such as .design, .business, or the eye-catching .quebec are good. There's often confusion surrounding the nTLDs, and it's good to know that the TLDs that imply a geographical reference are classified as generic top level domains by Google. It may be worth registering more than one domain extension, especially the classic extensions such as .com, as many users will remember this one better than the nTLDs – if you own the .com version but prefer the nTLD, you can always set up domain forwarding to avoid competition from other websites.
Social media check
Check if your domain name is already being used for social media accounts – for consistency's sake, it's good to have the same name across the board.
Underscores in a domain name?
These are often understood as being written words. If you want to separate your domain name to make it more readable, consider a hyphen instead, bearing in mind that these make the domain name more complicated and may make it less memorable. Underscores should never be used for directories, as well as for image files. Either omit them, or use a hyphen.
KISS principle
Keep it short and simple! This avoids misspellings, and makes your domain name easier to remember. Over 50% of searches are made through a smartphone, so a clumsy domain will make your website harder to find. Use a maximum of 10 characters, and avoid hyphens wherever possible.
Legal aspects
Don't use the name of public figures in your domain name. To make sure you're not breaching copyright, or copying someone else's brand, you can check out the intellectual property office website.
Personal domain
Using a personal domain is a great way to build your professional, online presence. You can use this address to forward visitors to your Facebook or LinkedIn, and therefore redirect people to your professional pages. It also gives you the possibility to create a personalized email address.
Finally, a simple tip that is nevertheless useful: Can you read your domain out loud? If other people can't understand what is being said to them, sharing your domain with others will be difficult, minimizing your potential visitors.
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Expiration date
A domain can be registered for up to five years in one go. It's a good idea to register your domain for as long as possible, first of all so you can put your mind at ease and have one less thing to think about, but secondly, so you protect yourself against domain grabbing, in which other people register internet domains with the intention of selling them on for more money, rather than using them themselves. Domain grabbers target unprotected terms, but are still an inconvenience if you have to buy the domain you want for more money. Cybersquatting is more malicious, in which squatters concentrate on established trademarks and brands with the aim of selling the rights on to their proper owner for a fee. This is why it's important to renew your domain in time, and to register it for as long as possible.
Furthermore, the damages incurred by losing your domain to someone, whether via squatting, grabbing or an innocent mistake, are immense. Visitors may perceive your site to be less reliable than others if it's down for a longer period of time, or relocates to a new domain that they can't find. A good solution to this issue is to ensure that your domain gets auto-renewed at its point of expiry. This is the default setting with IONOS, meaning you don't have to change anything to ensure your domain stays yours.
Expired domains are often overlooked, but they may already have good backlinks and a lot of SEO work behind them. Always make sure you're not snatching a domain that the previous owner actually still wanted, but if an old domain is truly available again it might be worth looking into – just make sure it's worthwhile, and not associated with an old, untrustworthy business, for example.
Welcome offer
The IONOS shop offers certain domains at reduced prices for new customers. This is ideal to minimize the costs of getting up and running. You may have noticed that some nTLDs are more expensive than others, or classic TLDs in general. This is because nTLDs allow popular domains which already been claimed to be opened again with the new extension. Although the registration fee for an nTLD may decrease over the next few years, buying the extension from someone who has it will become more expensive. For example, an exact match domain name will become more expensive as people become aware of its value. Furthermore, the domain name you want may be taken if you wait for too long – act quickly to avoid missing out.
Premium domains
Premium domains are already registered, and cost more than a usual domain registration, because they are perceived to have a higher value. But why invest in a premium domain? Like expired domains, these domains may already be SEO optimized, be keyword-rich, and contain backlinks. Furthermore, you may get the exact name you want, and add authenticity to your new project. In order to sell the domain, the owner will set a price at a marketplace like SEDO or Afternic, and those who want to buy the domain can head there to see the listing. These domains can cost thousands, but if you find the perfect domain, you'll thank yourself down the line for making a good investment.
Renewal prices
When registering your domain, make sure you take the renewal price into account. Is the renewal price for a flashy nTLD too high to be sustainable? On the other hand, you might be able to afford further domains, due to their lower registration and renewal costs. You must pay for the renewal for each domain, so it's worth making sure you know what fees are waiting for you down the line – the fees can be found in the comparison table above.
ICANN fees
The internet corporation for assigned names and numbers (ICANN) charges a fee of $0.18 per year, for each domain that is registered, renewed or transferred. One-year registration costs $0.18, and accordingly, five-year registration costs $0.90.
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- It might be that one domain extension is taken, but the others are still free. Consider whether you want to compete with the one that is already taken, or come up with a new domain name.
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What are ccTLDs?
ccTLDs are top level domains that represent a nation. The "cc" stands for country code, and therefore these are used to represent a website's geographical location. Some of these domain extensions are restricted, requiring a presence in that nation to use the ccTLD.
What are gTLDs?
gTLD is short for generic top level domain. They provide an alternative to the classic .com, .org, etc domain extensions that have been around for years, and are slowly being released over time. They include extensions such as .quebec and .tech which show visitors even before they've visited the that the site will relate, for example, to Quebec or technology.
What are nTLDs?
nTLDs are the most recent addition to the collection of domain extensions – hence the name: new top level domains. Each year, up to 1,000 new TLDs are released, and they are also gTLDs, as they count as generic TLDs. A full list of the domain extensions and prices can be found here.
Please note: certain domain extensions have eligibility requirements, meaning that not just anyone can register their site with that domain ending. In the U.S:, for example, .edu is restricted to institutionally accredited postsecondary educational institutions. Similarly, the extension .gov is restricted to government entities. For these reasons, IONOS does not offer these domain extensions.
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Subdomains are useful for dividing your website into different categories. Here is a quick overview of some of the possible categories and advantages:
Target geographical areas, or language groups.
For example, if your website is in English and Spanish, a subdomain may be used to indicate that this section of your website will be in Spanish, and not English – instead of just domainname.com, es.domainname.com is used.
Product-oriented section
If your website offers a variety of different services or products, you can create a subdomain for each one, for example: smartphone.domainname.com, or blog.domainname.com.
Gated content
Having a separate subdomain for logins or account pages on your website is a useful way of organizing your site both for your clients, as well as for yourself.
Better tracking
By using a subdomain, you'll be able to track the success of your website more specifically, by being able to see which area exactly is doing well, and where there's room for improvement.
Importance for SEO
Subdomains are quite a useful tool for SEO, and although subdirectory and subdomain optimization is not as significant for successful SEO as it was a few years ago, it's still worth doing. For example, you can insert keywords into your subdomain URL where they don't make sense in your main one. Furthermore you can build up your website's authority in a smaller, niche market because subdomains are seen as their own entity. This will help boost the authority of your main domain too. It's helpful to have the option for several subdomains, because several subdomains also increase your chances of being visible in search engine results. IONOS offers 10,000 free subdomains with any domain name registration – a good number to get your website kicked off!
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MOVIE REVIEW- Super 'Superman': He's baaaaaaack....
We don't need another hero, but we still need the old ones, judging from Superman Returns, which confirms the superhero status of Bryan Singer, the ex-director of the X-Men series.
We didn't need another Omen or Pink Panther, to cite a couple of recent unnecessary remakes, but the question of whether we need another Superman is addressed early on in Superman Returns. Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) has won a Pulitzer Prize for her article, "Why the World Doesn't Need Superman." It was her way of exorcising him from her life because he left without saying goodbye.
Richard White (James Marsden), the nephew of Daily Planet editor Perry White (Frank Langella), grabbed Lois on the rebound; and while she hasn't committed to more than a "prolonged engagement," they've been living together and he's been raising her son, Jason (Tristan Lake Leabu), as his own, although he probably knows as well as we do who his real father is. (Hint: "He's a little fragile, but he's going to grow up big and strong, just like his dad.")
The first few minutes lead you to wonder whether this film will find its own identity or is strictly a rehash of earlier versions. Jor-El (Marlon Brando) speaks to his son from beyond the grave as John Williams' familiar score swells and Krypton explodes with upgraded effects. When we meet Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey), he's scamming a dying old woman (Noel Neill, who played Lois Lane in 1940s serials and the 1950s TV series).
Having spent five years in space searching for his roots where Krypton used to be, Clark Kent/Superman (Brandon Routh) drops in on the Kansas farm to visit his adoptive mother (Eva Marie Saint) before returning to Metropolis and getting his old job back because someone just died.
Jason, who treats the office like a daycare center, is quick to spot the resemblance when Clark stands next to a TV monitor showing Superman, but the glasses (on Clark) and spitcurl (on Superman) fool everyone else– except maybe Richard, who's smarter and more heroic than the usual guy-who's-destined-to-lose-the-girl. Too bad he's facing a Superival.
It doesn't take long for the world's need for Superman to manifest itself. Luthor engineers a blackout that threatens a new space shuttle, which has Lois along for the ride. Lex has found some Kryptonite and learned of Superman's vulnerability to it– well, actually he's stolen it from a museum while Superman was distracted by Kitty Kowalski (Parker Posey), Luthor's assistant, or moll, or whatever.
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Spacey, whose breakthrough role was in Singer's breakthrough, The Usual Suspects, starts with relative subtlety and accelerates as he goes, until when his continent disappears you suspect it's because he ate it.
For such a big, long (154 minutes) spectacle, Superman Returns uses a surprisingly small number of actors. Kal Penn plays one of Luthor's henchmen but rarely if ever gets to say anything.
The screenplay by Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris makes sure this is a continuation of the story (even though most of the characters look younger), not a remake. They work in familiar catch phrases ("It's a bird. It's a plane...," "Great Caesar's ghost!"), sometimes varying them (Superman now stands for Truth and Justice, but "the American Way" is dropped because too many international viewers aren't fond of the current American Way); and come up with clever lines of their own (Lois blushes after Perry tells her to write about Superman and she says, "I've done Superman!").
Who hasn't done Superman? But few have done him as well as Bryan Singer. Superman Returns is the best superhero movie since Spider-Man 2.


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HIV-positive man kicked out of city basketball rec league
Worker resigns; City of Kissimmee apologizes
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A city of Kissimmee worker resigned Thursday, two days after Local 6 reported that he kicked an HIV-positive man out of a basketball game.
Dale Boston, a part-time recreation leader with the Parks, Recreation & Public Facilities department, resigned from his position, Kissimmee officials said.
Boston had been employed with the city for less than eight months, said officials, who added that he was not instructed by anyone from the city to approach and remove the participant, 21-year-old Dakota Basinger, from the basketball game on Sunday.
Basinger was playing in the last game of the season of the Kissimmee City Parks and Rec League at Denn John Middle School when he was informed that he could not participate.
"(A) guy approached me, works for the city, came up to me, he said, 'Are you HIV-positive?," said Basinger. "I said, 'Why?' He was like, 'You're not allowed to play in the game, in the league.'"
"I asked the guy, 'Are you educated on this?'" said Dakota's mom, Lisa Basinger. "He said, 'No, but I'm doing this because the city of Kissimmee wants me to take him out of the game.' I said, 'Who is the city?' He didn't have an answer."
City of Kissimmee Manager of Communications and Public Information Arin Thrower told Local 6 that the worker was specifically told not to approach Basinger.
"On Sunday, April 13, 2014, a part-time Parks, Recreation and Public Facilities employee with the City of Kissimmee acted independently and without supervisor approval, when he removed a participant from a city recreational basketball game due to a medical condition," said Thrower. "The city has taken corrective action to ensure this does not happen in the future."
"They said that, you know, we don't want other people getting it," said Dakota Basinger. "Well, you obviously don't know much about HIV."
"It's ignorance, total ignorance," said Lisa Basinger. "How can you be this ignorant in 2014? I mean, we're not back in the '80s. You cannot catch this from casual contact, from playing basketball, or sweat, or spit, or anything like that."
Thrower said city supervisors called both Dakota and Lisa Basinger to apologize and invite him back to any and all city sports leagues and classes.
"They could apologize all they want but the humiliation I had to go through, I'm already going through enough being diagnosed a week ago," said Dakota Basinger.
The Basingers said they'd contacted an attorney in South Florida and are considering suing the city. They promised that any money won in a lawsuit would be donated to HIV awareness organizations.
Basinger, an aspiring musician, has turned to music to share his news and express his emotions. His latest song entitled "My Best Friend" that he posted on YouTube contained a surprise ending: "Results back, he has HIV, and my best friend was me."
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Dee Lusby wurde von Prof. Dr. med. Klaus-Werner Wenzel über sehr eigenartige Sachverhalte bei der Bienenkonferenz in Berlin vom 28. - 29.3.17 informiert.
da heisst es übersetzt:
Vorsicht bei dieser Bienenkonferenz - Offensichtlich ist diese Konferenz durch die agrochemische Lobby organisiert worden, um Einfluß zu nehmen auf die Ministerien, die Regierung, die EFSA, die Öffentlichkeit und als Hauptziel die "einfachen" Imker.
"Der Aufbau der Konferenz wurde so gewählt, dass man die Pestizide als möglichen Grund der Bienenverluste ausschließen kann, oder zumindest werden die Probleme herunter gespielt.
Die neue Message heisst: Krankheiten, fehlendes Trachtangebot und der Klimawandel sind die Schuldigen, aber nicht die Pestizide."
im folgenden werden die Sprecher analysiert, indem ihre Abhängigkeit und Verwandtschaft mit der Chemielobby dargelegt wird.
From: Prof. Dr. Klaus Werner Wenzel
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2017 11:46 PM
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Subject: Fwd: RE: International Bee Conference
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http://deutscherimkerbund.de/userfiles/ ... ferenz.pdf
Dear entomologists, apidologists, biotoxicologists, and all friends of the nature from the honest side of research and profession.
Attention and Caution to this bee conference at Berlin from the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) (see above).
Obviously it is a convention organized by the agro/chemical lobby in order to influence the ministry, the government, the EFSA, the public, and as a main target the "simple" beekeepers.
A well known member from the "Task Force on Systemic Pesticides" (TFSP) writes:
"The construction of the symposium is designed to exclude pesticides as a possible cause of bee losses, at least to downplay the problems. The new message: pests, loss of foraging vegetation, and climate change are the culprits, but not any pesticides".
Such an aim one may derive from the selection of chairmen and speakers. (Certainly the colleagues in other countries will identify other industry-associated names.) It is to be assumed that there are reliable and reputable participants, too, who did not realize who did invite them. In this regard it is remarkable that some famous bee experts (also from Berlin) are not among those chairmen and speakers. In order to cater every circumstance the organizers put "reliable"; chairmen on the program, some chairmen even twice:
Dr. Werner von der Ohe, Head of the LAVAS, "Institut für Bienenkunde" at Celle, which is clearly dependent on money from the industry. His industry-prone behaviour became apparent at several occasions.
Dr. Jens Pistorius. For the majority of German Scientist one of the main lobbyist for the chemical industry. Originating from the JKI-Institut at Braunschweig, he became leader of an "Institut für Bienen-Schutz", which was newly created in April 2016 at Berlin by the BMEL-Ministry. There were discussions because he could not demonstrate any relevant publication in order to get such an important position.
Prof. Dr. agr. Kaspar Bienefeld, head of that louche "Landesinstitut für Bienenkunde Hohen Neuendorf", voice of industry-related statements. (His "Prof." derives from the "Institute for Agriculture and Gardening" at the Humboldt-University Berlin).
Dr. Marc Schäfer, head of several important institutions for controlling infectious animal diseases, and such also the reference laboratory for bee diseases. However, he is belonging to that ominous bee institute at Hohen Neuenforf, lead by Prof. Bienefeld.
For summarizing important chapters again probably "reliable"; persons were chosen:
Dr. Jens Pistorius, again, see above.
Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Koeniger, from an "Institute for Molecular Ecology", where several industry-prone authors come from. Therefore it seems remarkable that under the title only "Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg" is named. as location.
Prof. Dr. Peter Neumann, Univ. Bern / CH. Seeming neutral, however, nearly every expert believes "he is close to industry positions in terms of pesticide research, yet not without distance to some industry-sponsored results"
Doubtable Speakers:
Dr. James Cresswell, Bioscience, Univ. of Exeter GB. He admitted recently at an interview, that he took money from the industry.
Dorothee Lüken, Laves Institute Celle (assistant of. Dr. von der Ohe)
Dr. Peter Rosenkranz, also called "Mr. Varroa" as this is his standard topic in German TV. He is head of the industry-prone "Bienen-Institut at Hohenheim". Because of its dubious reputation the name has been changed recently to "Landesanstalt für Bienenkunde" His topic "German Bee Monitoring" was proven to be inadequate and unscientific (ref. 1 in English, ref. 2 in German from the BUND-Mitteilungen).
Dr. S. van der Steen, from an Institute for "Plant Health Research" at Wageningen University, founded and supported by BAYER and SYNGENTA
Prof. Dr. Josef. Settele, cooperating with BAYER. Together with Dr. Maus from BAYER he gave a misleading interview to the German newspapers about the IPBES-4 conference in Feb. 2016, claiming that nothing could be said about dangers for bees caused by neonicotinoids "as there are too many bad studies on neonicotinoids"; (maybe he does not read SCIENCE, NATURE, PloS ONE ?)
Prof. Dr. Teja Tscharntke, agrobiologist at the Universtiy Göttingen, co-oparating with BAYER and SYNGENTA.
Dr. Klaus Wallner, known as lobbyist for the agro/chemical concerns. Working at the industry-prone "Bienen-Institut at Hohenheim" (head Dr. Rosenkranz), He likes to give comments for the industry at public journals.
Regarding such a list of authors, the expected result from that workshop seems clear already: If there should be any bee losses, they are due to alterations of the landscape and to the climate change, both not to be improved in the near future.
Rapid ameliorations by banning the neonicotinoids and thus rescuing the biodiversity will certainly not be mentioned at that show.
Prof. Dr. med. Klaus-Werner Wenzel
Terrassenstraße 48, D-14129 Berlin
Tel. +49 - (0) 30 - 802 40 21
Fax +49 - (0) 30 - 801 64 06
IUCN Task Force on Systemic Pesticides
Internat. Union Conservation of Nature


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Most average size homes will be done in one day. Materials show up to your home the business day before we build. Weather permitting your roof will be started and completed on the same day!
Fully licensed and insured, giving you peace of mind while we are on the job.
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Medbox - the aid library
The category "Countries" ist still UNDER CONSTRUCTION! We have displayed a few selected countries so far to give you a glance at what is intended for this category!
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In this chapter you will find country-specific information such as treament guidelines, public health policies, essential drug lists, community health information, IEC material etc.
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Happy Friday and happy College Colors Day. Just wanted to end the week with a few pretty accessories that just so happen to be GW Buff & Blue colors. But really who doesn't love the classic combination of navy and gold?
necklace | bracelet trio | ring | bangle | earrings


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Regional Training
Avian Influenza Training
Provides the in-plant inspection team with the information and resources needed to recognize clinical signs and gross lesions that could be suggestive of Avian Influenza.
Egg Products Inspection Training
This course outlines the duties and inspection activities of Egg Inspectors assigned to egg products plants.
EIAO Training
FSIS offers an intense four week classroom course in conjunction with the Texas Agriculture Experiment Station that covers a wide variety of topics, many of which are delivered by subject matter experts from outside FSIS.
Public Health Veterinarian Training
FSIS has tailored a training program to prepare the Public Health Veterinarian (PHV) to work as part of an in-plant team in establishments that slaughter different animal species and process different types of food products.
Export Verification Training
FSIS-6005: Export Verification is designed to provide current Agency policy pertaining to Export Certification, Re-Inspection of Product Intended for Export, and Certifying Beef Products under Export Verification Programs.
Humane Handling of Livestock Training
FSIS provides basic humane handling of livestock training, which describes how inspection personnel should approach the activities of ensuring handling and slaughter of livestock are humane and in compliance with humane slaughter laws.
Inspection Methods Training
The Inspection Methods course integrates all of the previous Food Safety Regulatory Essentials (FSRE) courses and the Public Health Information System (PHIS) training into one course.
Slaughter Inspection Training
The subjects covered include new employee orientation, regulatory environment, ante- and postmortem inspection, professionalism, food security overview, HACCP overview, and other topics needed by the on-line inspector.
Training Calendar
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By NICK McQUEEN
Every once in a while in the hot summer stretch of the Jayhawk League, it helps the Hays Larks to have a night where the team can just go out on the field and loosen up.
Thursday was that night for the 2013 club. And everyone got in on the action.
Hays went to work on a depleted pitching staff for the Boulder Collegians and tallied 19 runs on 16 hits through seven innings in a shutout victory to move to 19-3.
Everyone in the Larks' lineup either got at least one hit or scored a run, and Hays capped a two-game series with the Collegians by forcing its visitors to end the game early.
"You need one of those," �Larks manager Frank Leo said. "We don't have a lot of guys on the bench to throw out there, so we had to keep our guys out there.
"They stayed focused," Leo added. "We have a day off (today), which is good to have after a day like this, with a big weekend series coming up."
Third-year Lark Mackenzie Handel was one of six Larks with at least two hits, and was one of three to record a two-run home run. He finished 2 for 5, and drove in four runs, the other two on a two-run double in the sixth.
Handel had been in a slump recently, but took four days off in last weekend's Derby series to attend a wedding. In the last three games, Handel has recorded three hits and driven in six runs.
"It's been kind of a tough season so far (for me)," Handel said. "I'll start heating up."
Top to bottom, every Lark heated up in some form Thursday. Including assistant coach Dustin Washburn, who is still batting 1.000 the last two seasons in five plate appearances. Washburn had two doubles and two RBIs and played first base the final two innings.
"That's how baseball goes sometimes," Handel said. "You have to roll with the punches."
The Larks were the ones who dealt all the blows.
Desmond Roberts broke a scoreless tie against the Collegians' Mitch Kottas with a two-run home run in the second inning. Two batters later, Brent Gillespie matched the feat with his first bomb of the year.
"They keep getting their work in, and that's important," Leo said. "They had a good attitude tonight. It wasn't Jayhawk League caliber, but still we have to get our work in with a big series coming up."
Handel then collected Hays' homer No. 3 in the third, a two-run shot to right center field, part of a four-run inning that put the Larks up 8-0.
"Starting to relax a little bit," said Handel, a Chandler, Ariz. native by way of Stephen F. Austin College. "It was great to go home, and mentally, just feel a lot better."
Jake Placzek, who also missed last weekend's series, picked up right where he left off this week. Thursday, he finished 4 for 4 with a walk, three runs scored and two driven in.
Brett Lang also recorded two hits and drove in and scored a pair of runs and Roberts finished 2 for 3, and scored three runs.
The game got out of hand when Hays plated seven runs in the fourth, one on a bases-loaded walk and another on a wild pitch.
Meanwhile, Logan DeRosier (1-0) earned his first decision. He pitched five innings, allowing two hits and no runs. Former Thomas More Prep-Marian standout and current Fort Hays State University Tiger Nick Hammeke had one of the hits in the second. Nick Goza pitched the final two innings.
Leo was quick to make sure his team remained focused on the task ahead -- this weekend's three-game series with Wellington at Larks Park. The first game is at 7 p.m. Saturday with Hays (13-3) leading the way with a 4.5 game cushion.
"Every night's a challenge," Leo said. "It doesn't matter. We swept (the Heat) down there, but we just have to keep playing good baseball.
"They might have changed personnel a little bit," Leo added.
"We just have to keep doing the things we've been doing. We're executing in all facets, and we're pitching it well."
Jason Zgardowski (3-0, 1.80 ERA), Colin Hightower (2-0, 2.13) and Chandler Hawkins (4-0, 2.45) are due up to start the Saturday, Sunday, Monday series. Wellington is 12-9 overall and 8-9 in a third-place tie in the league behind El Dorado. Hays is on a four-game winning streak.
"Those guys are going to give us a chance to win, and we've got a rested bullpen," Leo said. "We just have to stay healthy and do the things we're doing. We don't need to do anything extra at this point."
Saturday's game is part of Larkstoberfest/Old-Timers' Night at Larks Park. Former Larks are invited to attend the game and get a T-shirt. Polka music will be provided by Joe Doleza and brats, bierocks, noodles and kuchen will be available starting at 5:30 p.m.


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Root Down restaurant in Denver hosts four-course wine dinner Aug. 12
Root Down, the popular restaurant in Denver's Highland neighborhood, is hosting a four-course dinner Aug. 12 that showcases rose wines. The dinner will be held on the restaurant's patio, which overlooks downtown Denver.
The menu looks terrific. Here's the lineup:
Hors d'oeuvres, paired with Baja Tanga sparkling rose sec:
Palisade peaches with Jamon serrano and opal basil
Radish crostini with Broken Shovel goat cheese, tarragon, black lava salt on pumpernickkel
Open blue cobia crudo with compressed melon, jalapeno and olive oil
First course, paired with Kivelstadt Cellards rose:
Heirloom tomato salad with baby gem lettuce, Marcona almonds, olives, piquillo peppers, brandade croutons and mustard vin
Sardines escabeche with baby gem lettuce, Marcona almonds, olives, piquillo peppers and grilled bread crumb salsa


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Heather Black
Class of 2013
Heather is a senior from Silver Spring, MD. She is an Environmental Studies major with a minor in Earth and Planetary Science. This is her fourth year working in the GIS Lab as a member of the crime mapping team, focusing on MSP data and Welcome Wagon information.


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Om Merchworld
Need merchandise for your band or company?
Hook us up with an email to firstname.lastname@example.com with subject 'Services for clients / artists' and one of our agents will get back to you. Read more about our services for Artists & Businesses here.
Merchworld specializes in merchandising and branding for the music and entertainment industry.
The idea took form after some of us had seen the differences between how merchandise was taken care of in the USA compared to Europe, especially Scandinavia. We knew that we could do a lot to develop and create a better solution for both the artists and their fans. Action speaks louder than words and in 2005 Merchworld Inc was on to go.
The Market
No more standing still. We got to speak and move - Embrace
While downloading and sharing music as creative ideas spread through the world, the music industry got scared to death. Instead of adaptation to the development - they unloaded their guns and took legal action against pirates like Napster and Kazaa. Our belief is that fans will find other ways to support their favourite bands and artists. Internet opens up for the foundation of new relations for fans and music- and entertainment related products and services. We want to be apart of that.
Consuming music is easier every day with digital and analogue television and radio as an example. This situation has led parts of the music business to find new ways to survive. While the record sales are dropping in Sweden, focus has turned on tours and events. An mp3 can't replace being in front of a stage seeing your favourite band or artist live. People are more willing to pay for this kind of experience. Back in the days you made records to tour - now you tour to sell records. Communication as marketing is more important than ever. If you can't communicate with your fans on stage, on homepages or communities - it's hard to build a fan base.
Not just a T-shirt
Falling record sales has also led to decreasing tour support and advances to artists. An effect of this is that artist has become more independent from the record companies. If shows are the new thing merchandise is another. Merchandise goes hand in hand with shows - for some bands it's even their main income. Merchandise is also about communication. This is a way to make a statement and illustrate what kind of attitude you as a band or artist stand for. You should not underestimate people's spirit to be a part of something. It's not just a T-shirt - it's about attitude, lifestyle and fashion.
Our Vision
People's call for fashion has grown in the Western Europe. People are more willing to pay for quality and exclusive individual products. Merchandise on the other hand is seen by many as cheap advertisement. Our vision is to change both the artists and the fans attitude about this.
On our path towards this change we work with fashionable brands like American Apparel® and Continental Clothing® to provide a more exclusive range of products. We also work with well-known brands like Neutral®, Fruit of the Loom® and Gildan® to provide high standard and quality. We try to find new ways to improve how garments are printed and how artwork is placed. We also want to offer an easy and modern web store for our costumers and clients.
Mattias Foldemark
Merchworld Inc


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Resources to Teach and Learn Chemistry
The ChemCollective is a collection of virtual labs, scenario-based learning activities, tutorials, and concept tests. Teachers can use our content for pre-labs, for alternatives to textbook homework, and for in-class activities for individuals or teams. Students can review and learn chemistry concepts using our virtual labs, simulations, and tutorials. The ChemCollective is organized by a group of faculty and staff at Carnegie Mellon who are interested in using, assessing, and creating engaging online activities for chemistry education.
Featured Resource
This interactive tutorial illustrates the steps in measuring the amount of food coloring in sports beverages to show qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques. It covers chromatography, measuring UV/Vis absorbance and Beer's Law plots. Sample calculations and automatically graded evaluation questions are also included.