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Public parks, bath houses, news stands—these were some of the venues for gay people to meet in the old days of Shanghai. The second day of Shanghai Pride featured a panel discussion on gay spaces throughout Shanghai history, along with a brief primer on the creation and reception of China´s first university course on homosexuality at Shanghai's Fudan University. Around 150 people gathered at Kathleen's 5 to listen and learn.
"Blossom from the Little Garden – Evolution of Gay Scenes in Shanghai" stood written on a power point screen as guests filled the room—a suitable name for movement that literally started to bloom amid the greenery of old Shanghai.
Two authorities on the area, Prof. Wei Wei from East China Normal University and Lee-San from Rainbow League, guided us through the history and the extant research, while also spicing things up with anecdotes from their own personal experiences.
One of the major issues discussed by the speakers was that of spaces and venues for the gay community. In the past, many public spaces throughout Shanghai have served as secret venues for gay people. Walking along the river towards The Bund, a stroll called "The Walk of Love", was one example. According to Lee-San, because straight people met there as well, according to Lee-San, gay people had to recognize each other through eye contact and physical identification.
But this way of meeting has become a thing of the past. Prof. Wei compares to it today's scene in slightly wistful terms:
Up until the 1980s there were more pure venues for gay people. People met, everybody was polite and gentle. Now we are missing these places. Meeting today is internet based, which means that seeing the person for the first time might be awfully shocking. We miss old times.
In those days, one of the types of spaces important to the life of the Shanghai gay community was the public bathhouse, many of which have long since been closed down:
Until the 1980s, there were no gay bars, no internet. Bath houses was one of the only places to meet. Since, in those times, many people had no bathing or showering facilities at home, everybody went there. But now, we are facing the problems surrounding HIV and STDs.
The second part of the panel discussion, which was a bit rushed owing to time constraints, was about the creation of and subsequent media coverage on China's first university course on homosexuality, "Homosexual Health Social Sciences", at Fudan University. Prof. Gao from Fudan University, one of the movers behind the initiative and also famous for his lectures, made a quick review of the different phases that led to the lifting of a once taboo subject in Chinese universities.
However, because something Prof. Gao also bemoaned the initial lack of exposure in the Chinese print media:
There was only one media covering this, The Oriental Morning Post, who actually did an entire page on it. But later on, when I met people from the paper, they didn´t dare to talk about the story. And the reporter who wrote it – I have never heard of him again.
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A follow-up inspection at a Bromley GP practice has seen it plunged into special measures.
Details of Dr Atul Arora's surgery at Sundridge Medical Practice in Bromley Lane, which cares for around 5,100 people, were published last summer, revealing the surgery required improvement, according to CQC inspectors.
A follow up inspection in December failed to see an improvement, and the surgery was plunged one step lower, to an 'inadequate' rating which now leaves it in special measures.
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Tuberculosis transmission in healthcare facilities contributes significantly to the TB epidemic, particularly in high HIV settings. Although improving ventilation may reduce transmission, there is a lack of evidence to support low-cost practical interventions. We assessed the efficacy of wind-driven roof turbines to achieve recommended ventilation rates, compared to current recommended practices for natural ventilation (opening windows), in primary care clinic rooms in Khayelitsha, South Africa.
Room ventilation was assessed (CO2 gas tracer technique) in 4 rooms where roof turbines and air-intake grates were installed, across three scenarios: turbine, grate and window closed, only window open, and only turbine and grate open, with concurrent wind speed measurement. 332 measurements were conducted over 24 months.
For all 4 rooms combined, median air changes per hour (ACH) increased with wind speed quartiles across all scenarios. Higher median ACH were recorded with open roof turbines and grates, compared to open windows across all wind speed quartiles. Ventilation with open turbine and grate exceeded WHO-recommended levels (60 Litres/second/patient) for 95% or more of measurements in 3 of the 4 rooms; 47% in the remaining room, where wind speeds were lower and a smaller diameter turbine was installed.
High room ventilation rates, meeting recommended thresholds, may be achieved using wind-driven roof turbines and grates, even at low wind speeds. Roof turbines and air-intake grates are not easily closed by staff, allowing continued ventilation through colder periods. This simple, low-cost technology represents an important addition to our tools for TB infection control.
Citation: Cox H, Escombe R, McDermid C, Mtshemla Y, Spelman T, Azevedo V, et al. (2012) Wind-Driven Roof Turbines: A Novel Way to Improve Ventilation for TB Infection Control in Health Facilities. PLoS ONE 7(1): e29589. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029589
Editor: Delia Goletti, National Institute for Infectious Diseases (L. Spallanzani), Italy
Received: September 28, 2011; Accepted: November 30, 2011; Published: January 9, 2012
Copyright: © 2012 Cox et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Funding: This work was funded by Médecins sans Frontières. Staff from Médecins sans Frontières were involved in study design, data collection and analysis, manuscript preparation and decision to publish. This work was also assisted by an award from the Jack and Robert Smorgon Foundation in Australia, who had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, manuscript preparation and decision to publish.
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Tuberculosis notifications in South Africa have increased fivefold over the last two decades, with 1% of the population currently estimated to develop active TB each year [1]. These data suggest that TB control has failed in South Africa, despite efforts aimed at increasing case detection and improving outcomes [2]. Clearly the high adult HIV prevalence of 18% in South Africa has driven the TB case load dramatically, with consequent increased burdens on all levels of the health system [3]. In this context, one area that has received insufficient attention is the issue of TB infection control in health facilities. Some impetus for TB infection control has arisen following the emergence of drug-resistant strains of TB; multidrug resistant- and extensively drug resistant-TB, for which evidence of nosocomial transmission to both patients and health care workers exist [4], [5]. Given high rates of infectious active TB disease (both drug-susceptible and drug-resistant) and high proportions of vulnerable HIV-infected individuals, over-burdened health facilities are likely to be extremely high risk areas for TB transmission.
TB infection control interventions are categorized as administrative, environmental and personal protective [6]. Activities under these categories should be implemented in a package to reduce TB transmission risk. Environmental controls aim to reduce the concentration of infectious droplet nuclei in air, and to control the direction of contaminated airflow. Increasing room ventilation is the mainstay of environmental controls. Ventilation may be natural, by simply opening windows and/or doors, or mechanical, through the use of air extraction and/or injection fans. Natural ventilation has been identified as an effective measure to control health care infections by WHO since 2007 [7], which currently recommends that natural ventilation in general wards and outpatient departments should be no less than 60 litres/second/patient [8]. The US Centers for Disease Control have used a different ventilation measure, and recommended at least 6, and preferably 12 air changes per hour (ACH) for rooms in which airborne droplet nuclei are present [9]. There is however, limited evidence with which to definitively recommend a ventilation rate that will reduce the TB transmission risk to an acceptable minimum.
South Africa has more than 6,500 primary health care facilities, attended by patients who may be clinically or sub-clinically infected with HIV and/or TB. Powered mechanical ventilation is expensive to install and maintain, and is therefore neither feasible nor practical across these facilities. Many facilities lack consistent electricity supply and skilled technicians to install and maintain ventilation systems are scarce. Increasing ventilation using simple technology driven by natural forces may provide a promising alternative. One such measure is the installation of wind-driven roof turbines, ducted through ceilings, in order to increase the extraction of potentially contaminated air. These devices are currently in routine use around the world, primarily for ventilating roof spaces and industrial buildings. Wind-driven roof turbines are a low-cost, low-maintenance technology, not requiring electricity. As devices to assist in improving airflow and ventilation, this technology could potentially contribute to control of TB transmission. Given the need to develop an evidence-base for practical interventions to reduce TB transmission risk in health facilities, we aimed to assess the efficacy of wind-driven roof turbines to achieve recommended ventilation rates, compared to current recommended practices for natural ventilation (opening windows), in primary care clinic rooms in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Khayelitsha, home to approximately half a million people, is an urban township with extremely high burdens of TB, both drug-susceptible and drug-resistant, and HIV infection [10], [11].
Wind-driven roof turbines were installed in rooms in three primary care clinics in Khayelitsha in 2008/09. Roof turbines were ducted into rooms, either directly in cases where there was no roof space, or via a duct from the roof to the level of the ceiling (figure 1). Flexible, ridged ducting of 500 mm diameter was used to duct turbines (regardless of turbine size). All roof turbines installed were constructed of aluminium, spherical in shape and locally supplied (Bigbird roof turbine ventilators, Modern Products, www.modernproducts.co.za). In all cases, air-intake into the room was provided through a louvred air-intake grate, mounted in walls or doors, depending on where the freshest air could be provided. The cost of the material and installation of the roof turbine and air-intake grates ranged from 200–350 USD per turbine.
A: Roof turbine with ducting from roofline to ceiling, B: roof turbine without ducting (no roof space), C: photograph of outside of clinic room, showing roof turbine and air-intake grate, and D: design of louvred air-intake grates used (effective opening area is 0.68 of actual grate area).
Four clinic rooms were chosen for measurements, on the basis of representing different building types, roof designs and room layouts (Table 1). Taking account of room volume and assuming one patient per room, the WHO-recommended ventilation rate of 60 L/second/patients can be converted into a target ACH for each room; these values ranged between 6.5 ACH for the largest room (room 4) to 10.0 ACH for the smallest (room 1) (Table 1).
Experimental design
Room ventilation was measured over 5–8 minute periods using a carbon dioxide gas tracer technique, where CO2 is released into a room, mixed thoroughly with room air, and concentration-decay recorded over time [12], [13]. CO2 was measured using an infra-red gas detector (OrionPlus, MSA, Germany), reading at 15 second intervals. The gas probe was placed in the centre of the room at head height for a seated person. Wind speed was measured simultaneously using a data-logging anemometer (Inspeed, USA); one-minute averages were then averaged over the measurement period and results presented as mean wind speed. The anemometer was positioned on the roof at the same level as the roof turbine and no more than 2 metres from the roof turbine.
An airflow capture hood (Lo-Flo Balometer, Alnor, USA) was used to measure flow directly through the roof turbine during the experiment. The capture hood was used to take manual spot measurements at 1 minute intervals during each measurement period, with the results averaged over the measurement period. These measurements were used to calculate the contribution to total room ACH from extraction through the roof turbine directly. Internal room temperature and external air temperature were measured at the start and end of each experimental session. Measurements were taken across three scenarios:
- All doors and windows closed (turbine and grate blocked),
- One window opened (door closed and turbine and grate blocked) and
- Only roof turbine and air-intake grate open (windows and doors closed).
All 3 scenarios were tested in each experiment (not necessarily in order), with a maximum of 3 experiments per day. Experiments were conducted across the year under different weather conditions during normal clinic open hours (8 am through 5 pm), although rooms were not in use during experiments. During measurements, one to two persons were in each room to conduct the experiment.
Data analysis
All manual data were entered on to standard recording forms and later on to a computerised database (Microsoft Excel 2007). Data on declining CO2 concentration decay were downloaded from the gas analyser and transferred to Excel for analysis of the slope of the graph of the natural logarithm of CO2 concentration against time (used to determine ACH). Data were later analysed with PASW Statistics (version 18, 2009, SPSS, USA). As wind speed and ACH were significantly skewed, median values were used to describe wind speed and ACH. Medians were compared between groups with the Mann-Whitney test and the Kruskal-Wallis test for multiple groups. Proportions were compared between groups using the Chi-squared test. Median (quantile) regression was used to assess the magnitude of the association between room ventilation and wind speed. All reported p-values are two-tailed and for each analysis, p<0.05 was considered significant.
Between April 2009 and March 2011, 332 separate room ventilation measurements were taken on 46 days from the four rooms (3 clinics) and across the three scenarios tested. Measurements in room 2 were stopped in November 2009 due to construction work at the clinic which changed the room design. Median and range of wind speeds are given in table 2. Overall, median wind speed recorded during ventilation measurements was 10.1 km/hr (range 1.0–50.0 km/hr). Clinic A sits in a geographical depression in Khayelitsha and recorded consistently lower wind speeds. External air temperatures for each ACH measurement ranged between 15.1°C to 30.4°C. Only small differences were observed between internal and external temperatures measured through experiments (mean difference = 0.4°C, standard deviation = 1.7°C).
Pooled data from all rooms and ventilation scenarios were used to create quartiles of wind speed. Median ACH for each of the three scenarios (windows, turbine and grate closed; only window open, turbine and grate open with window closed), was calculated according to wind speed quartile (figure 2). Median ACH increased significantly across wind speed quartiles for each of the three scenarios (p<0.000).
For each room, median and range of measured ACH, along with the percentage of ACH measurements that were above the equivalent ACH based on WHO-recommended ventilation rates are shown in table 3 for scenarios 2 and 3 (window only open, and turbine and grate open). Roof turbines produced higher median ACH measurements and greater proportions of measurements above the WHO recommendation than open windows alone. These differences were statistically significant for rooms 2, 3 and for all rooms combined. Ventilation was below recommended in room 1 for 70% of measurements with just the window open and approximately half of measurements with the turbine and grate. In room 4, both median ACH and the proportion of measurements above recommended were high for both the window and turbine scenarios. Overall, three of the four rooms were above WHO recommended levels of ventilation for at least 95% of all measurements with the roof turbine and grate.
For rooms 1 to 4 respectively, mean ACH attributable to flow through the turbine were 6.9, 7.8, 8.1 and 6.3. Pair-wise, these values equate to between 40% and 71% of air changes in each room, and 58% (95% CI 53–62) of total ACH for all rooms combined (table 3).
There appeared to be a significant correlation between wind speed and room ventilation for all rooms combined using the data from scenario 3 with the roof turbine and air-intake grate open (Spearman correlation coefficient = 0.78, p<0.000) (figure 3). However, at higher wind speeds (above 20–25 km/hr) this association appeared to fall away. Using a median (quantile) regression where outcome is room ventilation and the predictor is wind speed, an increase in wind speed of 1 km/hr is statistically significantly associated with a 22.8 m3/hour increase in room ventilation (p<0.001).
This study has shown that high rates of room ventilation, recommended for the prevention of airborne TB transmission, may be achieved using wind-driven roof turbines. Adequate ventilation rates were obtained across seasons, even with low wind speeds. This simple, low-cost technology therefore represents an important addition to our tools for TB infection control. Roof turbines are low-cost, require little maintenance and do not use electricity. As a result they are an attractive intervention for airborne infection control in low resource settings where the burden of TB is highest. Roof turbines, combined with grates, also have the benefit of being less dependent on behavioural adherence by staff; they are not easily closed by staff or patients, and thus allow continued ventilation through colder periods.
While a limited number of rooms were included in this study, the results suggest some guidance as to how roof turbines should be installed. Roof turbines appeared to work better in rooms 3 and 4; these are rooms in a clinic where there is no roof space and therefore no need to duct turbines between the roof line and the ceiling. In rooms 1 and 2, performance of the turbine was less effective. This may be the result of the ridged material used to duct turbines causing increased turbulence and airflow impedance, thereby decreasing the capacity of the turbine to extract air. Ducting material with a smooth surface is likely to perform better, but is more difficult to install. Ventilation was insufficient in room 1 using the roof turbine as installed. In addition to the duct through the ceiling, room 1 had a smaller sized turbine, and was located in the clinic with the lowest measured median wind speeds. These observations suggest that the larger turbines are more effective for the relatively small rooms assessed here and that if the turbine needs to be ducted, perhaps a larger turbine may be required to compensate for the adverse effect of ducting. However, further research is needed to inform more accurate recommendations on how turbines should be installed, including aspects of turbine size, turbine design, ducting material and appropriate ratio of size of air-intake grate to turbine size.
Cape Town is generally a windy city. Khayelitsha is located just 10 km from the Cape Town international airport, which reports average monthly wind speeds between 16 and 26 km/hr (9–14 knots) between the hours of 7 am and 7 pm [14]. Therefore, Khayelitsha is optimally placed to utilize wind driven mechanisms to increase ventilation, which may not be the case in many locations where health care facilities with high TB burden are found. However, for the size of roof turbines used here (300–500 mm external diameter), it appears that the capacity of the turbine to extract air may be surpassed at wind speeds greater than 20–25 km/hr, with no further increases in ventilation demonstrated above this.
An important consideration in natural ventilation is comfort for both staff and patients, especially in cooler seasons or climates. Although not systematic, discussions with staff who use the rooms included in this study suggest that the turbine and grate combination produces less direct drafts than does opening a window, and that they are able to warm rooms sufficiently in colder months using electric heaters. However, tolerance of cold air is likely to be higher in outpatient settings, such as in this study, compared to inpatient settings where patients are often extremely unwell and immobile. Hence, the use of turbines may not be appropriate in all settings and climates, particularly where outside temperatures often fall below zero degrees Celsius. The advantage of turbines over windows in this study is likely related to variability of wind direction. As roof turbines are driven by wind, regardless of direction, particularly when positioned above the top most point of the roof line, they are less subject to changing wind direction than windows with a fixed orientation.
Based on the measurement of airflow through the roof turbine, approximately 60% of measured ACH achieved with the roof turbine scenario was due to direct flow through the turbine. However, this measurement was highly variable across the rooms assessed, being highest in room 1, the newest brick building and lowest in rooms 3 and 4 in the prefabricated building. This variation and overall low figure most likely reflects the leakiness of these buildings, and the significant extent of airflow moving through gaps around doors and windows, particularly in older buildings. This is reflected in the increasing ACH measured with increasing wind speed, up to 4.3 ACH, even when all doors and windows are closed, when theoretically there should be no ventilation at all. Furthermore, it is possible that the resistance caused by placing the capture hood beneath the roof turbine duct during measurement impeded the airflow, and thus resulted in falsely low readings. These data highlight the advantages of measuring total room ACH using a gas tracer technique, rather than airflow through individual openings in rooms.
The use of the carbon dioxide technique allows an accurate assessment of ACH in real rooms, where there are multiple sites for air movement, both in and out of the room. The technique relies on an adequate mixing of gas through the room and assumes that gas decay as measured at a single point reflects that throughout the room. Given that the rooms included in this study are relatively small at approximately 30 m3, we feel that this is a valid assumption. For the sake of simplicity we compared three scenarios; firstly, when all windows and doors are closed, as is often the case in winter in health facilities, only a window opened as would be the case in summer during a consultation, and only the roof turbine and grate open. Clearly, there are many different combinations that could be tested, but the aim was to first determine the efficacy of roof turbines to reach WHO-recommended levels of ventilation and secondly to compare with the common scenario of opening a window. It is highly likely that in summer months when windows are often opened in addition to the turbine and grate, increased ACH will be created. Therefore, the use of roof turbines should not negate the simple message to open windows wherever possible.
Measurements of room ventilation using an open window were considerably lower in this study compared to previous assessments of natural ventilation [13]. This is most likely to result from the lack of cross ventilation in these relatively small clinic rooms, with only one window per room (a common design for small consulting rooms). Additionally, window designs which restrict the degree to which windows can be opened may also restrict airflow. Most windows in this study could only be partially opened. Cross ventilation, with adequate window openings, is one of the main drivers of natural ventilation. Indeed, based on previous studies [13], large windows and cross ventilation is likely to provide much greater air exchange than just a roof turbine (and grate) alone.
To date, the roof turbines and air-intake grates installed in Khayelitsha have required little maintenance and remain functioning as at installation (1.5–3 years). One of the earliest turbines, and some of the air-intake grates, in this study were found to leak in heavy rain. The roof turbine was appropriately re-installed by the supplier and the air-intake grate was raised higher above the ground to avoid heavy rain splashing up through the grate. We are therefore confident that the use of roof turbines remains a sustainable intervention.
This study suggests that roof turbines, installed in conjunction with air-intake grates have the capacity to significantly improve ventilation in health facilities. Although there is a lack of biological proof to definitively demonstrate the impact of ventilation on TB transmission, earlier studies utilising mathematical models strongly suggest that transmission can be reduced with increasing supply of fresh air [15], [16]. Thus improving ventilation, particularly in conjunction with other interventions, may help to reduce the risk of airborne infection. Natural ventilation can undoubtedly produce high rates of air exchange when there is cross ventilation and windows are large [13]. However, maintaining open windows often requires behavioural adherence, and cross ventilation may be absent, as in the rooms here. Thus many existing health facilities may benefit from the installation of roof turbines, at reasonable cost, in conjunction with current recommendations for open windows. We conclude that wind-driven roof turbines should be part of a range of tools available for improving TB infection control, particularly in low resource settings.
The authors acknowledge Murray Cox for assistance in developing software for data logging, Derek Upsher and Melissa Dimphana for logistical support, Jennifer Hughes and Peter Saranchuk for helpful advice on the manuscript, and the staff in the three clinics for their assistance throughout data collection.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HC RE CM LL. Performed the experiments: HC YM RE. Analyzed the data: HC YM RE TS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HC RE TS VA. Wrote the paper: HC RE CM YM TS VA LL.
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- 16. Fennelly KP, Nardell EA (1998) The relative efficacy of respirators and room ventilation in preventing occupational tuberculosis. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 19: 754–759.


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Caution: this furniture is hot!
Rarely do the adornments of a dormroom wall get a post-collegiate second-life, though that's partially because flattened 30-rack boxes tend to rip when you un-tape them the first time. Now making stolen traffic signs cool again: Road Sign Furniture
From an LA based designer who's previously worked with BMW and AARP, RSF creates artful sign-iture from material actually responsibly purchased at garage sales and antique stores and not collected by "running around at night with a wrench", despite that being how like 85% of p**ns start. Top designs include
No Dumping ChairThis viciously ironic low chair is supported by metal pipping almost as twisted as the satisfaction of knowing that because of it, some place somewhere is totally getting covered with gravel or something
Yield TableSupported by three steel legs, this guy's been bent at the corners to create a hexagon-shaped coffee table, which ought to help any bachelor pad that's become a bit too square
Arrow TableWith a prominent directional arrow, this bi-level joint's perfect for the man too involved to point friends to the bathroom himself. Mob Wives could be on
And because your impressive Hardy Boys collection isn't going to house itself, he's also just finished up bookshelves cut from orange & black roadwork signs; though fill them with some more impressive literature, and your place might just be blessed with the site of a 30's rack.


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Read 2 Corinthians 1:1-11
There are probably some of your life experiences you wouldn't care to repeat. But, I wonder, would you agree with me that your life experiences . . . even the negative ones . . . have positioned you to be more sensitive to certain things and certain types of people?
If we consider Paul's story as written in 2 Corinthians 1, we discover that he experienced hardship and suffering to an extent that was beyond his human ability to endure. In fact, he thought he was going to die. But the results of those desperate experiences are worth noting.
- Paul learned to rely on God. Desperate circumstances have a way of doing that with all of us. Have you learned to turn to God in the midst of the experiences of your life?
- Paul experienced God's deliverance and comfort in the face of sorrow. The Lord can take a hopeless, dark night and transform it into a hope-filled, bright morning. When have you been on the receiving end of that kind of divine encouragement?
- Paul saw his experience as something that equipped him to bless others. As the recipient of God's comfort, we become a conduit that can deliver that to others. How are you positioned to do that for people you encounter?
Bottom line, Paul's experiences had uniquely positioned him to have a ministry of encouragement to the people in Corinth. As you consider both the positive and the negative experiences of your life, remember that God can leverage those experiences from your life in order that you might better serve others. This includes your highest highs, lowest lows, and everything between. Even your bad decisions, your good decisions, and "the jury is still out" decisions of your life allow you to be a voice that weeps with those who weep, rejoices with those who rejoice, or warns those about to make the same mistake you have made! Use your experiences as a well-spring for effective ministry.


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Here Are Your Problem Size Scales!
Included in this download are 3 scales. There are so many ways to use these scales. Here are just a few that I use frequently…
1. Use the Numbers/Categories scale with younger / non-readers and the Numbers/Category/Words scale with older / readers.
2. Teach the scale using the Numbers/Category/Words scale and the "test" the students by seeing if they can fill in (with words or pictures) the Numbers/Category Scale.
3. Using either scale, discuss each level and give examples of each.
4. Go through magazines or newspapers and cut out pictures to glue on each number of the scale. To make more room for this, cut out and glue the scale on a larger piece of construction paper or poster board.
5. Have students act out examples of various problem sizes.
Need more support to teach problem sizes? Take a look at my Everyday Problems scales and activities here.
Thanks So Much and Happy Teaching!
Cindy ~Socially Skilled Kids


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|Warranty length
|2 Years
|Mission Speakers
Tech Specs
- Enclosure Type: Front Ported
- Bass Driver: 12" long throw
- Amp Power: 300/450 Watts (Cont/Peak)
- Input Sensitivity: 200mV
- Frequency Response: 35Hz - 120Hz
- SPL (1W @ 1m): 118dB
- Inputs: Stereo RCA (L + R), LFE
- Dimensions (HWD): 478 x 400 x 450mm
- Weight: 23kg
Product Description
Mission QX-12 12" Subwoofer has a striking look and impressive performance. It merges advanced engineering with an appealing and unique design that perfectly suits modern homes. The front panel aesthetics hint at the complex technology within the speakers.
Reverse Geometry Driven
Mission QX-12 uses classic IDG (Inverted Driver Geometry) driver format. By positioning the treble unit under the bass/midrange driver, the length of path is equalized so the sound waves coincide at head height improving 'time alignment'.
New "Ring Dome" Treble
New 'ring dome' treble unit grants high musical detail with low distortion which wholly avoids the typical dome cavitation effects. Dual ring radiator is Mission's patented 'ring dome' using a woven, textile material in a double ring formation. This combination enables maximum stiffness to the radiating area. Twin rear cavity non-reflecting design means back pressure from the diaphragm is vented to the cavity lowering resonance for a wide operating bandwidth.
Mission DiaDrive System
Lifelike midrange quality with superb bass transient impact is provided by a seam-free curvilinear cone formed from a mix of soft pulp and acrylic fiber purpose built for midrange clarity and lucidity.
DiaDrive Twin Cone Design
Backing the curvilinear front cone is a stiff, conical support with improved area of contact with the voice coil for remarkable transient impact.
Comb-tooth trim
The drive unit surround and fixing screws are smartly concealed behind the distinct trim design giving a highly technical aesthetic to the front panel of the speaker.
Key Features
- Complex DiaDrive cone system delivers smooth response driven by secondary sub cone for maximum transient impact
- Oversized magnet motor system offers high sensitivity for maximum dynamic impact from any amplifier
- New 'ring dome' treble unit offers high musical detail with low distortion avoiding dome cavitation effects
- Slot port is profiled to reduce 'chuffing' distortion, yielding accurate bass performance
- Carefully crafted acoustic crossover slopes achieve perfect integration between drivers for seamless performance
- Crossover with laminated iron core bass coil and PP capacitors spaced on the PCB to avoid magnet field interaction


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Today was National Popcorn Day. This morning when I first found this out my mind starting wandering. I have many popcorn memories so will share a few.
One of the first was memories of visiting my grandparents who lived near Hamburg, Iowa. They almost always had a large bag of popcorn for us to munch on when we visited. Hamburg is home to a popcorn processing plant and they would always get bags of popcorn that had been popped in the testing process.
Each year Hamburg has a Popcorn Days celebration. The picture above comes from an early Popcorn Festival. See: Popcorn Festival Floats
Another memory I had was of microwave popcorn. I remember that we would nuke popcorn almost every day when I worked in a pharmacy during college.
We did not have fancy types of microwave popcorn like these Chile Lime and Bacon varieties. I will say that I was not impressed with these when I tried them 🙂
I have memories of one of the pharmacists always coming back from the break room with her bag of popcorn and having me open it for her as she always had trouble. I think that today they are much easier to open than back then.
I of course wondered when microwave popcorn first became available. Popcorn has been microwaved since at least 1947 when a patent was filed for a method of microwaving a complete ear of popcorn in a bag.
However, it was not until 1984 when ACT II popcorn was introduced as the first shelf stable buttered microwave popcorn. I do remember that it was ACT II popcorn that we popped when I worked in the pharmacy in 1987.
Of course, I have many other popcorn memories like different methods of popping corn used over the years, kettle corn, movie popcorn, etc.. However, these memories will be saved for another time.
Tonight I simply enjoyed a bag of microwave popcorn to celebrate the day.


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VO: Schoolkids Event at Heron Haven
Hi River City Master Naturalists. If you like helping kids experience nature by walking through forests, dip netting and rolling logs, come join us on any of these days. These 2nd grade students are from Castelar Elementary and have been coming to Heron Haven every spring for about 4 years now. It has been a joy to be with them. If you have not been to Heron Haven, you will be paired with an experienced volunteer. Thanks for letting me know ASAP which date and time you could help; note there are 2 different groups on the same day - that way we keep the 2 groups to about 20 students.
MAY 1ST -------DAY 1 Group 1: goes to Heron Haven from 9:15-10:45 at Heron Haven
MAY 1ST ------DAY 1 Group 2: goes to Heron Haven from 1:00-2:30 at Heron Haven
MAY 2ND ---------DAY 2 Group 3: goes to Heron Haven from 9:15-10:45 at Heron Haven
MAY 2ND------DAY 2 Group 4: goes to Heron Haven from 1:00-2:30 at Heron Haven
DAY 3 Group 5: goes to Heron Haven from 12:30-2:45 (1:00-2:30 at Heron Haven) May 9 (Quintana)
MAY 17TH - Bell Elementary
Times: 10-11:30 and 12:30-2
Please e-mail or call me at 678-492-6923 with any questions.
Chris Robie


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Published Sunday, 13 January, 2019 by targetexams
Get up early in the morning, and do not wash face or hands just take English and read for 10 Minutes you will be prepared for making exam dish. Now take an easy posture and forget every thing near you, only you exists. Now take Physics and learn for 15 minutes only after roasting in mind now take Chemistry for again 15 minutes and rest for 15 minutes now take both the subjects together and mix well for 5 minutes, the gravy is ready now add Mathematics in it for one hour along with 10-10 minutes Biology. then take all subjects added together 2 minutes each. and you are done of morning breakfast recipe repeat it for lunch and dinner too.
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according to a report of the comptroller and auditor general of India pertaining to the year 2000-2001, the forest department of Assam incurred a loss of Rs 15.14 crore in 72 cases. Revenue amounting to Rs 9.07 crore was lost due to damage of timber, Rs 1.6 crore for delay and irregularities in settlement of mahal quarry, etc, Rs 128.73 lakh on account of non-disposal and delay in disposal of timber, and Rs 3.95 crore due to illegal felling or removal of timber. The report revealed that test checks of the records of three divisional forest offices between April 2000 and November 2000 showed that 7986.28 cubic metres of timber valued at Rs 1.85 crore was removed by miscreants. The divisions concerned attributed this depletion to inadequate deployment of Forest Protection Force. The document also pointed out that the forest department suffered a loss amounting to Rs 40.93 lakh due to pilferage of timber under the divisional forest officer, Haltugaon.
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Duel Ray Douglas, 88, of Waterloo, born Oct. 20, 1930, in Midland, Texas, died Oct. 25, 2018, at his home.
Duel retired from the U.S. Air Force as a technical sergeant and a veteran of the Korean War. After retiring in 1971 from the USAF, Duel went on to work at Beno J. Gundlach Co. in Belleville. Duel spent the majority of his free time going to auctions and sales, tinkering with bicycles and lawnmowers and watching sports. He was a life member of Waterloo VFW Post 6504.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Lorraine (Clark) Douglas, father Clarence Douglas, mother Bertha (Harrell) Douglas and grandson Jacob Douglas.
Surviving are his children, Stephen Douglas, Michelle Bergauer, Rebecca Timken, Michael (Laura) Douglas, all of Waterloo, and Philip (Becky) Douglas of Smithton; sister Faye Peeler of Pleasanton, Texas; nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, sisters and brothers-in-law, many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
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Private services were held.
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|Price CHF
|Reading and Understanding the Financial Times
Reading and Understanding the Financial Times
|approx. 7-9 days
Reading and Understanding the Financial Times analyses a selection of topical FT articles with recurrent themes relating to some of the most important issues in the world of corporate finance, leaving you ready to conduct your own analysis the next time you read the FT for business or pleasure.
NEW! Eight new articles ranging from Woolworths unsuccessful fight for survival to high profile companies issuing stark profit warnings, investors exercising their rights and the UK and US governments responses to the banking crisis.
NEW! Enhanced topic introductions explain in simple steps the financial theory behind the articles and analysis.
NEW! Extended research sections provide more suggestions for further reading.
NEW! The secret places inside the FT. Unfold the section in the front of the book to reveal the importance of six key features in the FT. Understand what to look for and unravel the mystery of the data once and for all.
About the author
Online web content
The podcasts
A message to readers . . .
A message to teachers . . .
The podcasts
Publishers acknowledgements
Topic 1
Introduction to corporate finance: the goals of companies.
Poor communications puts Sports Direct off track
Article 1 Sports Direct warning stumps investors
Lucy Killgren and David Blackwell
Financial Times, 27 April 2007
Activist shareholders demand change at Logica
Article 2 Logicas chief quits in wake of warning
Roger Blitz
Financial Times, 28 May 2007
Article 3 Investors expecting change at LogicaCMG
Maija Palmer
Financial Times, 30 May 2007
Not so easy for Sir Stelios!
Article 4 Sir Stelios spells out fears for EasyJet
Kevin Done
Financial Times, 24 November 2008
Topic 2
Financial institutions featuring investment banks
Financial markets watch the new Fed Chairman
Article 5 Bernanke to give a taste of more transparent Fed
Andrew Balls
Financial Times, 14 February 2006
The roller coaster life of an investment banker
Article 6 How long can the good times last? Bankers cautious despite bids and bumper bonuses
Peter Thal Larsen
Financial Times, 27 November 2006
Article 7 JPMorgan to cut prop trading desk
Francesco Guerrera, Justin Baer and Jeremy Grant
Financial Times, 4 November 2008
More transparency needed at the Bank of England
Article 8 Bank to give better guidance over rates
Chris Giles and Scheherazade Daneshkhu
Financial Times, 3 May 2007
Topic 3
Financial markets
At 1.30 p.m. in London all eyes are on the screens
Article 9 Surprising US job creation data rally stock markets and dollar
FT Reporters
Financial Times, 2 June 2007
Financial markets standing at a crossroads
Article 10 Bond yields spark credit concerns
Michael Mackenzie, Richard Beales and Joanna Chung
Financial Times, 8 June 2007
Article 11 Bond market sell-off
Lex Column
Financial Times, 8 June 2007
Topic 4
Debt finance
Greek government launches new bond issue
Article 12 Athens prepares 50-year bond issue worth 5001bn
Kerin Hope
Financial Times, 18 January 2007
Japanese convertibles back in fashion
Article 13 Convertibles stage a return to fashion
David Turner
Financial Times, 8 February 2007.
Bulldog, Yankee and Samurai bonds . . .
Article 14 Record samurai deal by Citigroup
Mariko Sanchanta
Financial Times, 6 September 2005
European bond markets start to diverge.
Article 15 Flight to liquidity pushes eurozone bond yields apart
Joanna Chung
Financial Times, 27 February 2008
Topic 5
Capital structure
MyTravel on the brink
Article 16 MyTravel Shareholders offered 4% in £800m debt-to-equity restructuring
Matthew Garrahan
Financial Times, 14 October 2004.
Blacks Leisure hit by global warming
Article 17 Blacks Leisure falls into the red
Tom Braithwaite and Maggie Urry
Financial Times, 4 May 2007
Looking for the right way forward
Article 18 UK investors dig in over pre-emption rights
Kate Burgess
Financial Times, 22 October 2007
Topic 6
Equity finance
Hargreaves founders float all the way to the bank
Article 19 IPO values Hargreaves at £750m
Sarah Spikes and Lina Saigol
Financial Times, 12 May 2007
Article 20 Hargreaves Lansdown soars on debut
Sarah Spikes
Financial Times, 16 May 2007
Good value at Sainsburys?
Article 21 Valuing Sainsburys
Lex column
Financial Times, 17 May 2007
As Woolworths died we try speed-dating for the last time!
Article 22 Woolies investor opposes sale
Tom Braithwaite
Financial Times, 20 November 2008
Topic 7
Stock market efficiency
Company share split down the middle
Article 23 Stock splits: time to query decades of dogma
John Authers
Financial Times, 8 April 2007
Topic 8
Private equity finance featuring management buyouts
Private equity firm fills its Boots
Article 24 Boots provides takeover acid test
Chris Hughes, Tom Braithwaite and Andrew Taylor
Financial Times, 21 April 2007.
Economic slowdown provokes unease at private equity firm
Article 25 3i chief Yea quits following steep fall in shares
Martin Arnold
Financial Times, 29 January 2009
Topic 9
Dividend policy
Have share buybacks gone too far?
Article 26 Shareholders taking a stand on handouts
Chris Hughes
Financial Times, 19 May 2007
Printing money pays big dividends for De La Rue
Article 27 De La Rue pays a special dividend
Tom Griggs
Financial Times, 23 May 2007
Topic 10
Mergers and acquisitions
Sophisticated European company into hot metal seeks more sympathetic
partner to rescue them from a very unhappy prospective partner. No time wasters please. Call 0905 560 4000
Article 28 Discussions unlikely to yield white knight
Mariko Sanchanta
Financial Times, 2 February 06
Article 29 Mittal goes on Arcelor charm offensive
Peggy Hollinger
Financial Times, 31 January 2006
Can Japanese sauce spice up US Hedge fund?
Article 30 Poison Pills strength under analysis
Michiyo Nakamoto
Financial Times, 15 June 2007
Topic 11
Risk management and hedge funds
The $2 pound puts pressure on UK companies
Article 31 Exporters curse dollars drag on profits
Chris Hughes
Financial Times, 14 May 2007
So tell me what do these hedge funds actually do?
Article 32 Facing down the threat of tighter rules
James Mackintosh
Financial Times, 20 June 2007
Topic 12
Bank failures featuring Northern Rock and Citigroup
Bank 1 Northern Rock: the road to nationalisation
Article 33 Fresh turmoil in equity markets
Krishna Guha, Michael Mackenzie and Gillian Tett
Financial Times, 11 August 2007
Article 34 Repo Market little known but crucial to the system
Michael Mackenzie
Financial Times, 11 August 2007
Article 35 Growing sense of crisis over interbank deals
Gillian Tett
Financial Times, 5 September 2007
Article 36 Bank throws Northern Rock funding lifeline
Peter Thal Larsen and Neil Hume
Financial Times, 14 September 2007
Article 37 Brown saw no other option
George Parker and Peter Thal Larsen
Financial Times, 18 February 2008
Bank 2 Back in the USA the government acts to save Citigroup
Article 38 US government agrees to take biggest stake in Citigroup
Francesco Guerrera and Alan Beatte
Financial Times, 28 February 2009
Appendix: The secret places inside the Financial Times . . .
"An excellent learning tool, bringing real-world examples to a very wide range of key financial concepts, the book brings financial theory to life and makes the FT articles accessible to everyone. Very clear explanation of what really happens in financial markets – an excellent practical introduction to corporate finance."
Eoghan Harrington, Investment Banker
"This book is an excellent choice for finance professionals or those who just enjoy reading the finance section of the paper to get an understanding and engage in some of the more topical and complex financial issues. The use of current events as a learning tool sets it apart from other books and puts you in the middle of a discussion on financial theory."
Brian Shaw, Finance Director, LEGOLAND, California
Updated for 2010–2011
Do you want to read and understand the FT with confidence?
Do you work in Finance? Do you want a career in Finance?
Then this is the book for you!
Reading and Understanding the Financial Times analyses a selection of topical FT articles with recurrent themes relating to some of the most important issues in the world of corporate finance, leaving you ready to conduct your own analysis the next time you read the FT for business or pleasure.
NEW! Eight new articles ranging from Woolworth's unsuccessful fight for survival to high profile companies issuing stark profit warnings, investors exercising their rights and the UK and US governments' responses to the banking crisis.
NEW! Enhanced topic introductions explain in simple steps the financial theory behind the articles and analysis.
NEW! Extended research sections provide more suggestions for further reading.
NEW! The secret places inside the FT. Unfold the section in the front of the book to reveal the importance of six key features in the FT. Understand what to look for and unravel the mystery of the data once and for all.
Kevin's blog
Visit www.pearsoned.co.uk/boakes for the author's regularly updated blog with his take on the day's business news as it unfolds. Download podcasts with further analysis to listen at your leisure.
Kevin Boakes is a senior lecturer in the School of Accounting and Finance at Kingston University. He has written for the Times, the Observer, Guardian and The Financial World Tonight. Prior to teaching Kevin was the Chief UK Economist for Greenwell Montague Gilt-edged, which is now part of HSBC, where he was responsible for providing spot-on advice to bond traders as soon economic stories hit the news screen.


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July Favourties
I thought i'd better post this before it was time for August favourites and i've already got a few of those!
This month i've had a new few buys.
I've been looking at buying the Laura Mercier silk creme foundation for a while, but its rather expensive. After been given a sample to try out and following a guest at working commenting my make up was 'amazing' (She was pretty over the top anyway but i still took the complement). I splurged and bought it, my colour is soft ivory.
Next i picked up Glamour magazine only because they had Balance Me freebies with them, I got the body wash which i love, it has such a fresh smell of limes and juniper. I would consider buying this, i've never been disappointed by a Balance Me product yet.
There are 2 new moisturisers i've been loving, one is the Origins GinZing. I've wanted this for a while after its release as i love the ginzing eye cream and vitazing moisturiser. This one does not disappoint, it smells like orange creams and its truly a great moisturiser to wake up my face to!
Next is the L'Occtaine precious cream. I've been using this on an night, i got it free in Harpers Bazar magazine. Its so thick and rich its perfect to nourish on a night.
Lastley is a new blush. I've been on the hunt for a cream blush for a while, and most of them are cream to powder which i don't like, i picked up this Maybeline Dream Touch blush, not something i would usually be drawn to, and again the colour is a coral/peach colour not something i'd usually pick! But i really love it! I've been using it with a real techniques buffing brush and makes a refreshing change to my usual make up!


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If your child is new to the dance class, for the first few weeks, please bring them in any clothes that are easy to move in e.g. leggings and a t-shirt. They may be asked to dance in bare feet for ballet and modern-jazz, and to dance in their school shoes for tap. The uniform details are below, which your child will need after she/he has had 2-3 weeks to settle in.
To download the uniform order form please click here.
Girls - Minis and Junior classes
- Dance Dedication t-shirt
- Black leggings
Girls - Seniors
- Dance Dedication black vest top
- Black leggings
- Dance Dedication t-shirt
- Black jogging bottoms or black shorts
Boys - Seniors
- Dance Dedication black t-shirt
- Black jogging bottoms or shorts
Hair should be tied back and off the face for all genres, and in a neat bun with a hair net and pins for ballet from Primary upwards. Where hair is too short to tie back, please ensure a headband is worn to keep hair off the face. Hair may be in a bun, ponytail, plait etc for modern-jazz and tap.
Dance Dedication zoodies can be worn to warm up in, and to keep the body warm to and from dancing. Personalised name printing on the back is available.
Dance Dedication drawstring bag. Personalised name printing also optional.


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May 29, 2017
The City of Saratoga Springs, Utah, retained Hansen, Allen & Luce (HAL) to provide design and construction services for an irrigation pump station adjacent to Utah Lake. The new project will provide water to the City's growing southern area and allow the City to utilize Utah Lake water rights.
The $5.1-million project includes:
- A submerged tee-style wedge-wire intake screen with air-burst cleaning system
- 42-inch diameter intake pipe
- Concrete wet well
- Automatic Amiad self-cleaning 200 mesh filters
- Overhead bridge crane
- Four 200-horsepower vertical turbine pumps
- Space for two additional future pumps
- 30-inch diameter ductile iron discharge piping
- Dredging of the existing marina to provide low lake level access
The withdrawal of water directly from Utah Lake (rather than the downstream Jordan River and its canals) bypasses 15 miles of open channels and avoids seepage and evaporation losses that would occur along the way. The pump station will offer pumping capacity of 5,000 gallons per minute, expandable to 10,000 gallons per minute with future pumps.
Construction began in December 2016 by COP Construction. To date the intake structure, building exterior, and piping have been completed. The project should be finished in time for the 2017 irrigation season.


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Best in Shows, a star-studded cabaret evening benefiting the Humane Society of New York, was presented October 23 at Feinstein's/54 Below. The evening honored Tom Viola, executive director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), one of the nation's leading industry-based not-for-profit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. Since its founding in 1988, BC/EFA has raised over $285 million for essential services for people living with HIV/AIDS and other critical health issues nationwide. In 2010, Viola was awarded the Tony Honor "in recognition of the leadership, advocacy and creativity with which he has mobilized the theatre community's response to AIDS and other critical health issues as executive director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS." Viola is the proud dad of two rescue dogs: Gracie, a three-year old Pomeranian/terrier mix, and Sophie, a five-year-old hound mutt.
Scroll through the photos of the night below:
See Bernadette Peters, Orfeh, Shanice Williams, Eden Espinosa Celebrate Tom Viola
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Scott wakes his family up by blaring his tapes. Frank receives his report from the Detective Agency. Annie tries to get Kathy to find out where Chris is but she insists he'll return when he wants to. Eric tells Elizabeth he kept one of his credit cards but has now lost it and is being billed for items he didn't purchase. Vic and Viv reach the end of their tether with Scott and leave him behind at the campsite as they go off with Kelly and Donna to explore the countryside. Frank summons Elizabeth to Home Farm. He accuses her and Eric of writing the cheques and fires her. Jack apologises to Annie for how they treated her. Elizabeth returns home and finds a police car outside her house and wonders if Eric is responsible for the stolen cheques. Eric leads the police to believe that Steve Marshal was responsible for both the theft of his credit card and the company cheques. Elizabeth breaks the news that she's been sacked because of it. Sgt MacArthur plans to talk to Frank. Scott winds up the campsite in his family's absence by blaring his tapes. He gets his stereo confiscated. Rachel congratulates Lorraine on being accepted on an Art course at Skipdale College. Alan leaves The Woolpack regulars with gaping mouths as he arrives at the pub with Shirley. He cooks dinner for her in the backroom but is interrupted by Carol requiring a barrel to be changed. Shirley offers to change the barrel for him and amuses Alan by winding Carol up in the process. Eric treats Elizabeth to dinner at the wine bar. Elizabeth isn't sure if she'd accept her job back if Frank offers it to her again. Eric tries to persuade her to take it when he does.
Regular cast
- Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
- Elizabeth Pollard - Kate Dove
- Vic Windsor - Alun Lewis
- Viv Windsor - Deena Payne
- Kelly Windsor - Adele Silva
- Scott Windsor - Toby Cockerell
- Donna Windsor - Sophie Jeffrey
- Frank Tate - Norman Bowler
- Annie Sugden - Sheila Mercier
- Kathy Tate - Malandra Burrows
- Robert Sugden - Christopher Smith
- Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
- Sarah Connolly - Madeleine Howard
- Michael Feldmann - Matthew Vaughan
- Seth Armstrong - Stan Richards
- Kim Barker - Claire King
- Joe Sugden - Frazer Hines
- Mark Hughes - Craig McKay
- Rachel Hughes - Glenda McKay
- Carol Nelson - Philomena McDonagh
- Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
- Shirley Foster - Rachel Davies
- Lorraine Nelson - Nicola Strong
Guest cast
- Victoria Cottage - Front room
- Holiday Village
- Home Farm - Sitting room
- Mill Cottage - Downstairs rooms
- Main Street
- Unknown land
- Unknown woodland
- The Woolpack - Public bar, backroom and wine bar
- First appearance of Donna Windsor.
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My name is Bo Krogsgaard. I'm the CEO of Cobiro and co-founder together with Anders Ibsen. We started the company back in 2016 with the intent to make digital marketing tools available to all kinds of businesses, no matter their skill level. Since then, our mission has evolved to include more than just digital marketing - we'll soon be launching a free website builder that makes it possible for everyone to jumpstart their business online. If you want to check out more on our journey and shift from digital marketing platform to full-fledged online success toolkit, we've got the perfect article for you.
What is the Cobiro Promise?
The Cobiro Promise is my personal pledge to our customers. Many companies put up guarantees that are hard to fulfill, leaving the customers feeling let down and unsatisfied. I wanted to come up with a promise that tells you more about our passion and what we stand for rather than just being another check mark on a spec sheet. You can find the Cobiro Promise on every page of our website - because we're not trying to hide what we do. So without further ado, here are the three phrases that together make up the Cobiro Promise.
A platform so easy everyone can use it
The problem with many digital marketing solutions and website builders is that they're extremely complicated to use unless you've got some kind of background in online advertising or programming. That makes it a huge hurdle for many small business owners to get started with. The thing is, it's not that complicated to get up and running with your business online. Can you make it complicated? Sure you can! But is it really necessary? That's a hard no. You can get all of the same benefits from using the Cobiro platform as you would using one of the most expensive marketing suites or website builders.
Affordable applications that help you reach more customers
Besides the complexity and price tag that comes with many solutions out there, many of them require you to get fully acquainted with a long list of terms, tools, and processes before you can even begin to expect results. You might have to go to several different companies to bundle their solutions together yourself in order to get what you need.
Not with Cobiro. We've selected the most important, easy-to-use solutions and collected them on one central platform, giving you an overview of your progress and analytics at all times. Setting up your business with us is always free. Then you can decide when and if you're ready to add marketing spend to that. You don't have to go anywhere but to our platform and you don't have to pay to get started. That saves you precious time and money - and probably a few headaches.
No middle-man or agency needed
We understand the concern you might have for running advertising campaigns and building an online presence yourself. Will you mess something up? Will it work? Isn't it better leaving it to a professional? These are legitimate concerns - but fortunately, they're completely unnecessary for startups using Cobiro.
We're challenging the claim that you should always go to an agency to build and grow your online presence. We even wrote a blog post telling you when to think about hiring one - and when not to. Agencies can provide you with a lot of value if you have the budget for it, but in most instances, if you're a small business owner with a limited budget, it can put the brakes on your entire business because it's too expensive to get started with. That money is better spent with your company, by you, to grow your business with our easy-to-use marketing tools.
Online success made easy
It all boils down to you needing good tools that can get you great results fast and don't cost an arm and a leg. I like to say that it doesn't take an engineer to drive a car - just like it shouldn't take a hardcore coder or marketing expert to grow your business online. We take away the hassle, the time, and all of the worry that comes with moving into uncharted territory.
Instead, I promise you an easy-to-use platform that is affordable and gets you results fast. It's the Cobiro Promise, and you can hold me to it.


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Welcome to another Four Ways Friday! Today I decided to play with punches and show you four ways to use the Round Tab Punch.
HERE. I made the box with some slight differences, including color changes. You can also find some other wonderful Halloween characters online that use the round tab punch for a nose as well. I've seen a witch, Frankenstein, and a few others. What fun!
There are so many things you can do with your round tab punch. You might enjoying watching this video by a woman named Catherine (I'm sorry I don't know her last name). Talk about a lot of ways to use a single punch! She does an amazing job of showing all the different things this wonderful punch can do! Thanks Catherine! And thank YOU for joining me for another Four Ways Friday! Have a wonderful weekend!


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Three dentists told Patsy that she could not get dental implants. Then she saw Dr. Ron Receveur, told her that she could and then made it happen. "I eat what I want. I say what I want to, I can even talk planer now, and I don't have to worry about losing my bottom ...Read More
You don't like having missing teeth. Do you want to rebuild your smile as soon as possible? The easiest way to do this is by coming to New Albany Implants, the home of the All-In-One-Place™ treatment. Dr. Ron Receveur developed this system to help you achieve your ...Read More
Pauline explains in the video below that she had been living with loose dentures for 40 years before she got her dental implants at our New Albany, IN practice. Listening to her talk about how implants have improved her life are why we do what we do. "They just ...Read More
Lost teeth happen to a lot of people. But one missing tooth can't be that bad, right? Unfortunately, many people have believed that. Then they came to see us when they discovered how quickly things could change. First the tooth, then the bone When you lose a tooth, ...Read More
Ron's story is similar to one we have heard many times. He lost teeth and got a traditional dental bridge. Unfortunately, it was bonded to a tooth that itself went bad. After that happened, he came to our office and spoke to Dr. Ron Receveur in New Albany, IN. ...Read More
You were excited about getting your new teeth, but a dentist told you that you need something else first — a bone graft. This procedure adds time and more expense to your teeth replacement process. At New Albany Implants, we want you to get you back to feeling ...Read More
Replacing your teeth with a high-quality dental bridge could make a big difference in your overall health and quality of life. Being able to eat a wide variety of foods can help you get the nutrients you need. Plus, having an attractive smile can boost your ...Read More
You are ready to get new teeth. Maybe you are tired of hiding your smile. Maybe you are fed up with slippery dentures. Whatever your reason, you deserve the best service possible. That's why we believe you should come to New Albany Implants for your teeth ...Read More
Before she got her dental implants, Peggy wouldn't go out to eat. That changed after she got new teeth with dental implants from Dr. Ron Receveur in New Albany, IN. "When you come in here, you're going to get what you pay for, and he does an excellent job. My ...Read More
Dr. Ron Receveur wants you to have a great smile. If you are missing teeth, he wants you to get teeth replacements that look natural and allow you to eat the foods that you love. He also wants to make it as easy as possible for you to have a great smile. That's ...Read More


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Creating Your Video and Audio Channel
We talked earlier in the semester about how to address TV and Youtube audiences. But in regards to building a portfolio –Youtube is a great way to do this. It truly takes only five steps: 1. Create a user account
2. Create a movie review page (with YouTube tools)
3. See a movie
4. Write a review
5. Upload a video review.
Film Critic Chris Stuckmann reviews the Hellboy adaptation:
This same concept can be done with a podcast (an audio review). Most desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones have options for recording audio. So use the same concepts we've already covered as it relates to freeform or structured reviews and find an audio hosting site like soundcloud.com to store your reviews. Many sites offer free options as well.
Here is an example of a Soundcloud (freeform) review with film critic Jay Forry.
How to Write a Review for Twitter : Scale it down to the very basics –you have a 280 characters (letters and spaces) to share film name, your thoughts, and grade (or opinion) –it is more difficult than it sounds. It takes practice and editing.
If you plan to use longer reviews via Twitter I'd suggest using the Twitter "Moments Option" allowing the user to string together a series of Tweets into a narrative (almost blog-like). Click on the "create new moment" application here: https://twitter.com/i/moments.
Another option for your Twitter reviews is to tease your audience with a Tweet and share a link to your full review (newspaper, magazine, blog, video, etc),
Examples of standard Tweets (less than 280 characters) :
"Given the talent involved & the potential for drama in John Callahan's story, it's one of the year's most frustrating films. Gus Van Sant's DON'T WORRY, HE WON'T GET FAR ON FOOT stars Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Jonah Hill & has only 1 thing going for it – creative style = C-"
"Damien Chazelle's biopic on astronaut Neil Armstrong & the US Space Race, fails to get off the ground. While it is visually pleasing, & has Oscar-worthy sound design, the story pacing & sluggish acting from Ryan Gosling +2 hr 22 minute runtime makes #firstman disaster."
"The Best of Enemies" (STX) is an appealing fact-based drama that promotes humane values and Gospel-guided behavior."
"Kicking the dark and overwrought DC Extended Universe to one side, Shazam! makes for fun, engaging and family friendly wish fulfillment. Review here: https://bit.ly/2VpqV9W #ShazamMovie #Shazam"
"Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor's "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" makes a strong impression for a directorial debut."
"#Glassmovie = split decision" = too much of a good thing + too little of what was needed = mixed bag."
#KeanuReeves is chaos in action in political-infused-action-story of drugs, guns & revenge. #johnwick3 brings gr8 wrap to the trilogy. A-rated"
"If you want excellent and original comedy – then run away from #Little = Worst attempt at humor this year."


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AI in the Bible
December 17, 2007
This guy is either reading into certain Biblical passages way to much or is on to something:
The true meaning of the churches will come as a shock to many, especially to members of the scientific community. As incredible as it may sound, the message of the seven churches is a symbolic description of the principles that govern the operation of the brain! Each church represents a major cell assembly or subnetwork in the central nervous system, each with its own unique function and operating principle. The following table lists the corresponding function and cell assembly (or network) of each church
He's also got something to say about Darwin as well:
Darwinian evolution is by necessity a blind incremental process. In other words, it does not anticipate. Most intelligence researchers (e.g., Rodney Brooks, director of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab) base their work on evolutionarily plausible scenarios. In their view, intelligence evolved gradually over the years as new behaviors are built on top of previously evolved behaviors (this is the basis (PDF] of Brooks' subsumption architecture). The end result, we are told, is that the more recent members of a species are smarter than their ancestors. But this overlooks an important consideration. Humans are born with almost no behavioral skills.
This is the kind of thinking I like: don't presume that those before you were correct, use current knowledge in order to re-look at what we thought we knew, and just plain think outside the box.
Trinity and Evolution
December 14, 2007
Monsieurturtle comes in from the cold:
"Well, we are. God is one being; that is, The Being, the Existing One, the One that Is (all these being various possible translations of the Greek rendering of "I AM"). God is one God, as is proclaimed throughout scripture, but the distinction lies in the fact that He is revealed to us in three persons, or to use a more accurate term (given that English attaches multiple meanings to that term) would be "prosopa", or "faces/masks/elements"."
Indeed, when the words behind the words are examined the point becomes even clearer. God is revealed to us through many faces (wrestling with Jeremiah) and masks (the talking donkey), and elements (the burning bush). Yet, we have created no more "persons" in which to express God.
"No, I don't believe any Trinitarian theologian would believe that God has revealed Himself fully. Indeed, we can only see what has been revealed, but again, what was revealed was done so by God's own determination, and therefore what we do know of Him must indeed be held precious."
The problem is that at the basic premise of Trinitarianism is that we have received the full revelation of God, but by your own admission we understand that God has revealed only what he has chosen to reveal. Therefore, any fixed and unchangeable formulation of how God exists is incorrect and hence Trinitarianism is incorrect.
While I consider your troubles with Trinitarian theology valid and worthy of discussion, I find the above statement to be an indicator that you may be doubting a doctrine based on a genuine ounce of doubt and about a pound of misinformation into the matter. That is to say, your consternation with the doctrine is understandable and expected, but the concepts to which you reach for support are based on a non-existent foundation.
I disagree, as the history of the church and the ideas which shaped it are very well documented. Many of the "greatest" men of early church were products of conversion and not born into it (Origen, Justin Martyr, and Turtullian come to mind.) It is quite easy to demonstrate through early church writings how the idea of Trinity was formed over several centuries.
When Man is short on knowledge, the most consistent theories are the simplest. Trinitarianism fails because it relies on an unprovable "mystery". Trinitarianism relies on a "mystery" so that it can overcome the contradictory gaps. It is the same kind of "mystery" or "missing link" which evolutionists trot out when faced with problems in their theory.
December 14, 2007
I just realized that I had set the comment moderation on without realizing it with the "Comment author must have a previously approved comment". To those who have responded I apologize.
December 14, 2007
Christians should understand that when discussing the law we have to be just a specific as we would be if we were arguing our case in a courtroom. Gary Amirault has done a pretty good job of showing why one Biblical law in particular is not applicable to New Testament Christians.
Almost all denominations of Christianity have taken portions of the Mosaic Covenant, "Christened them," and added them to the New Covenant. Without being aware of it, this has made most Christians guilty of the whole Mosaic Law, which says it all must be kept. At the same time, they have "fallen from grace" because of mixing it with a covenant which no longer serves a purpose for those under the New Covenant. This is not to say that we cannot learn many wonderful truths from the Mosaic Law. We are just no longer in covenantal relationship with God through that covenant. We are in covenantal relationship with God through a New Covenant ratified by Jesus Christ, not Moses.
Church Growth and Stabalization
December 11, 2007
I attend what is known in the Pentecostal movement as a "liberal" church, by which I mean that the stricter preaching against women cutting their hair, wearing make-up, men wearing short sleeves, and speaking in tongues are almost non-existent. One would think that given its receptive nature to all people that attendance would be on its way up and not down, where it is currently headed. In fact, I would say that we are doing everything that every book and program on church growth says we should do, yet instead of church growth we are facing church decline. This is especially strange considering that our church's median age is about 30 (its not like our members are dying off).
The answer lies in the economic laws of competition. A church attendee brings with them two things: money and family. The money goes to the church in order to provide for the needs of the family.
Imagine that a certain city has two churches, A and B. They both believe, preach, and teach the same ideas. When the attendee weighs the pros and cons of each church he will make his decision based on which church offers the most for his money.
However, if church A and B do not teach and preach the same ideas, then the attendee will choose the church which shares most closely what he believes. Some subjects are more important than others. For example, a Trinitarian will find it hard to attend a Oneness church and vice versa.
In our case, we don't preach much differently than the rest of the area churches and can't compete with what they offer materially. Hence, we are losing more than we are gaining.
Ideas and beliefs are what define our identity in a community. We use those beliefs to separate ourselves into groups in that community. If those beliefs no longer matter, then there is no reason why people will not randomly switch groups based on something as simple as which minister preaches better than the other one.
For a church to sustain members and gain new ones it must teach doctrines which separate it from all others in order to instill in each member the sense of being different and in those differences form a community.


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Born in 1971 in Ankara, he graduated from Australian High School. He studied Electric Engineering at Vienna Technical University. He completed the Graduate Program on General Management at Harvard Business School.
He began his career in IT in 1995. In 2002, he estabished a startup for the gaming industry, Avaturk. Between 2005-2012 he served as the founding partner and managing director for Nintendo Turkey. In March 2012, he founded Riot Games Turkey. Until April, 2017 he served as the Country Manager of Riot Games Turkey. He then transferred to the company's headquarters in Los Angeles to serve as the Director of Emerging Markets. Hasan Colakoglu is responsible for Riot Games's activities in Turkey, Middle East, India, Brazil, and Latin America.


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Following a much needed transition from Singapore to Glasgow, singer/songwriter Aqi H's debut album Shut Up Cutie - released under the moniker Handsome Girl - is a sharp, witty, and fierce collection of miniature pop songs.
Although Shut Up Cutie is only her debut album, Aqi H's songwriting is finely honed, delivering gut-wrenching wordplay with raw sincerity and poise. On "Brown," H screams repetitively "I'm not your Asian girl / I'm not that Asian girl you can fuck," while ending the track with a harsh reality of her mysterious love, chanting "You can not fuck me anymore." These songs approach you rolling and tumbling, exposed and vulnerable, stripping down and dissecting H's past lovers, insecurities, and regrets.
Channeling the likes of Girlpool, Frankie Cosmos, and Cherry Glazerr, Handsome Girl fits snuggly in the rapidly growing scene of miniature indie-pop. But where Handsome Girl separate themselves from their contemporaries is their inconsistencies and unpredictability - the cracked vocals, the sporadic jams, the deep-rooted lyrics - a few aspects that are typically present but diluted and weak for a genre that's as simple as it is heartbreaking. This is the key to their success as artists, taking the listener into unexpected and, at times, absurdly vulnerable places.
Shut Up Cutie is a pleasant introduction to Singapore-based label Middle Class Cigars' undeniably strong roster, expanding from a once shoegaze conglomerate to a star-studded variety of shoegaze, power-pop, and intricate indie rock. Spewing blatantly truthful tales of personal growth and sexual frustrations, the album ends up to be one of 2017's most consistent and brutally honest records, exposing the bustling music scene within Singapore and introducing the world to one of the most promising voices of our generation.


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Are you planning to travel alone and without a companion? What are your goals as you travel by yourself?
If you are going to travel by yourself, here are some recommended places where you can go on a single vacation.
Resorts. More and more resorts are offering single vacations option. For instance, Transat's Solo Collection and Mistral Hotel in Greece each won a Solo Travel Award for the packages they provided this group of people.
Cruise. Many cruises these days have created ships with single cabins. They are mostly booked out quickly so you might need to book and plan ahead if you want to see what a cruise can give you.
Slow travel tours. If you want to be relaxed while on vacation then better find a tour that will let you stay in one or two cities. This will not require you to move around too much and you will be able to meet more people easier. If you want to be physically active, you can search for tours with biking and hiking.
Scheduled tours. Another great option for single vacationers is self-guided tours or un-tour where the tour company will do all the planning for you. All you need to do is just show up for the tour time and just enjoy the destination on your own schedule.
Health retreats. If you want a perfect exit from your busy schedule, you can go for a week yoga.
Learn something new. Why not challenge yourself and learn something new such as stand up paddleboarding, surfing, kayaking, and so on? Learning a new thing while on vacation will allow you to relax mentally and will really make you happy.


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Rainforest Rub 'leaf' card air freshener - watermelon/Rainforest Rub fragrance mirror-hanger
Dodo Juice
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Our first car wax was Rainforest Rub, so it is only right that our first card air freshener should be green and Rainforest Rub fragranced.
Which is a kind of watermelon-meets-mango fusion of lushness.
Affix to the rear view mirror or a garland, otherwise open the plastic sleeve a little and hide the air freshener under the seat or in a door bin for maximum fragrance life.
Polyester flower fetish? We also have a garland/air freshener combo available. See the second pic...


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