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Let's give you the punch line right now, as I see it, of course. The mom and pop coaches are THE most important component in soccer's sustainability as an organized sport in Canada.
You may hear the sentiment that parents should not be coaching their own children. Maybe so, but that's not a realistic scenario. so why go there?
When it comes to elite programs involving talent identification, tryouts, selections, uneven playing time, etc, parent coaches may not be suitable. If it's avoidable, I agree 100%. (Unless you're Walter Gretzky, you will probably not have 100% comfort as a parent coaching a travel sport)
Before that age arrives, there is an army of soccer players out there looking to play.
Kudos to the Ontario Soccer Association and other provincial federations for investing in and stressing grassroots soccer.
In June 2013, I was fortunate enough to be invited to participate in a 4-day FIFA Grassroots Workshop
hosted by the OSA. It was awesome in taking a room full of experienced, licensed coaches all the way back to square one. "Simple" was the word of the day.
If Canadian soccer doesn't sustain critical mass with participation at the younger ages, the rest is a waste of time and money. We need as many players as possible to get to U12/U13 in order to have a proper "crop" from which to choose those who will enter the Elite stream. At some point along the way, some players will be identified and splintered away from the masses . This usually begins at U8/U9. But make no mistake, there must still be a critical mass of players when we hit U12/U13.
To have the proper numbers, grassroots soccer must all inclusive, inexpensive, easy to deliver and accessible to everybody who wants to play. The grassroots philosophy looks for soccer to be played in school grounds, backyards, picnics, neighbourhood parks and streets.
But there is also the component of the younger age groups at community clubs, U4-U12. This component is important as it shapes the attitude and feelings about soccer when players are most impressionable.
The mom and pop coaches are THE most
important component in soccer's sustainability
as an organized sport in Canada.
A lot of things are done to help make the answer "yes". We buy nice uniforms, the balls are shiny and new, nice websites and maybe a bouncy house and clown at the field for the year end tournament.
But never, ever forget; Your club's true backbone is the army of parent coaches who make the U4-U12 grassroots soccer possible.
What has your club done to give parent coaches the tools they need to succeed?
Your travel coaches probably had their coaching education paid for, a nice club golf shirt and jacket, maybe a few coaching seminars and visits by the club head coach. I was never comfortable with how some grassroots coaches are made to feel second class. "I only coach house league" is a line that really bothers me. Not because the coach thinks that, but because the coach was made to feel that.
How many clubs do everything possible to make sure all coaches in their system receive the same benefits?
If you are an experienced coach, think about your first few years as a coach. What information or resources would have helped you do a better job? How did you feel in terms of how you fit into the whole scene at your club?
What can you offer your grassroots level parent coaches?
- Club coaching education, including demonstrations.
- Formal coaching education
- A season's worth of plans and ideas
- Direct help if possible
- Personal support for soccer and non-soccer issues
- Delivery of resources and equipment BEFORE opening day (you know what I mean)
- Proper schedules and information for parents to free the coach from having to act as an agent for your club.
- Access to all club resources
- Respect/feedback/advice from experienced coaches.
In most cases, every coach a player has until 10-years-old is a parent coach. The number of kids who keep playing is directly tied to how successful your coaches are in delivering your program. Think about that before pushing parent coaches out the door with a bag of balls and a pat on the back.
The better equipped your parents are to facilitate a well designed program within your club, the more engaged and confident your players will be.
Respecting and nurturing your grassroots parent coaches is good for business, good for soccer and, most importantly, good for the kids.


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In April 1972, Sord Computer Corporation (now Toshiba Personal Computer System Corporation) developed the SMP80/08,[1] the world's first microcomputer.[2] It used the Intel 8008 microprocessor, which it was developed in tandem with. Soon after the Intel 8080 was introduced in April 1974, Sord introduced the SMP80/x series, the first microcomputers to use the 8080,[1] in April 1974.[2] The SMP80/x series were the first microcomputers with an operating system,[3] and marked a major leap toward the popularization of microcomputers.[1]
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Genre(s): Experimental/Avant Garde/Extreme Progressive Metal
Label: Web of Mimicry
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 8, 2017
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7. The Spiraling Abyss
8. Triskaidekaphobe
9. Grey Lodge
Matt Hollenberg - guitars
Daniel Ephraim Kennedy - bass, guitar (7)
Larry Kwartowitz - drums, percussion, war drums
Nick Shellenberger - voice, keyboards, guitar 2 (6), bass 1 (7), bass 2 (8), war drums (8), samples
Timba Harris - violins (1)
Mick Barr - guitar (5)
John Zorn - alto saxophone (9)
Now with well-earned respect from both the extreme metal underground and Zorn-associated avant garde jazz scene, Cleric more than makes good on their promise. Listen to them rewrite the book on what the combination of the terms "metal" and "avant garde" can (and should) mean. With "Retrocausal" this tireless Philadeliphia-based unit has burst forth with a true masterpiece in the field of extreme experimental music.Media/Samples


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European investors favored emerging markets during Q3-2016
The assets under management in the European fund industry stood at €9.0 tr at the end of third quarter 2016. Equities were the largest peer group with regard to the assets under management (€3.3 tr), followed by bond funds (€2.5 tr), mixed-asset funds (€1.7 tr), money market products (€1.1 tr), alternative UCITS funds (€0.2 tr), real estate products (€0.2 tr), as well as commodity funds (€0.03 tr) and "other" products (€0.02 tr). Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) held €480.1 bn in assets under management at the end of September, equalling a market share of 5.33% of the overall assets under management in Europe.
Graph 1: Assets under Management by Product Type, September 30, 2016 (Euro Billions)
Source: Thomson Reuters Lipper
European Fund-Flow Trends, Q3-2016
After two quarters of market turbulence third quarter 2016 showed a rather positive picture for the European fund industry, with equity funds (-€3.6 bn) being the only asset type that faced net outflows in the long-term funds segment during the quarter. On the other side of the table bond funds (+€61.6 bn) were the best selling asset type of long-term funds for the quarter, followed by mixed-asset funds (+€18.7 bn), alternative UCITS products (+€2.9 bn), commodity funds (+€1.2 bn), real estate funds (+€0.9 bn), and "other" products (+€0.3 bn). These fund flows added to overall net inflows of €81.8 bn into long-term investment funds for third quarter 2016.
ETFs contributed €15.4 bn to these flows. As they were for long-term mutual funds, ETFs investing in bonds (+€9.1 bn) were the best selling asset type, followed by equity funds (+€5.1 bn), commodity funds (+€1.0 bn), and "other" funds (+€0.3 bn). On the other side of the table alternative UCITS ETFs (-€0.2 bn) posted the highest net outflows for the quarter, bettered somewhat by mixed-asset products (-€0.03 bn).
Graph 2: Estimated Net Sales by Asset Type, Q3-2016 (Euro Billions)
Source: Thomson Reuters Lipper
Money Market Products
The developments in the money market segment were in line with those for long-term funds; money market products enjoyed inflows of €35.8 bn over third quarter 2016. In contrast, in the positive market environment money market ETFs posted net outflows of €0.5 bn to the overall flows of the money market segment.
This flow pattern led the overall fund flows to mutual funds in Europe to net inflows of €117.5 bn for third quarter 2016. With these overall inflows the European fund industry enjoyed net inflows of €185.2 bn over the course of 2016 so far.
Money Market Products by Sector
Money Market GBP (+€28.2 bn) was the best selling money market sector for third quarter 2016, followed by Money Market EUR (+€11.3 bn) and Money Market EUR Leveraged (+€0.7 bn). At the other end of the spectrum Money Market SEK (-€2.1 bn) suffered the highest net outflows, bettered somewhat by Money Market Global (-€1.6 bn) and Money Market JPY (-€0.7 bn).
Fund Flows by Sectors
Within the segment of long-term mutual funds Equity Emerging Markets Global (+€12.8 bn) was the best selling sector, followed by Bond Emerging Markets in Hard Currencies (+€11.3 bn), Bond Global (+€9.0 bn), and Bond Emerging Markets in Local Currencies (+€7.3 bn) as well as Equity Global (+€7.1 bn).
At the other end of the spectrum Equity Europe (-€7.6 bn) suffered the highest net outflows from long-term mutual funds, bettered by Equity EuroZone (-€4.7 bn) and Equity Japan (-€4.1 bn) as well as Bond EMU Government (-€4.0 bn) and Equity Europe ex UK (-€3.0 bn).
Graph 3: Ten Top and Bottom Sectors, Q3-2016 (Euro Billions)
Source: Thomson Reuters Lipper
Fund Flows by Domiciles
Single fund domicile flows (including those to money market products) showed a positive picture for third quarter 2016, with 22 of the 34 markets covered in this report showing net inflows and 12 showing net outflows. Luxembourg (+€56.6 bn), Ireland (+€35.4 bn), France (+€9.6 bn), Spain (+€5.9 bn), and Germany (+€4.6 bn) were the domiciles with the highest overall net inflows, while Belgium was the single fund domicile with the highest net outflows (-€3.6 bn), bettered by the Netherlands (-€1.0 bn) and Portugal (-€0.2 bn).
Graph 4: Estimated Net Sales by Fund Domiciles, Q3-2016 (Euro Billions)
Source: Thomson Reuters Lipper
Within the bond sector, funds domiciled in Luxembourg (+€23.5 bn) led the table for third quarter 2016, followed by those domiciled in Ireland (+€21.6 bn), Spain (+€5.3 bn), the United Kingdom (+€4.1 bn), and Switzerland (+€1.7 bn). Equity funds domiciled in the Netherlands (-€0.8 bn), Austria (-€0.1 bn), and Liechtenstein (-€0.1 bn) stood at the other end of the table.
For equity funds, products domiciled in Ireland (+€3.8 bn) led the table for third quarter 2016, followed by funds domiciled in Belgium (+€2.1 bn), Sweden (+€2.0 bn), and Germany (+€1.4 bn) as well as Denmark (+€0.6 bn). Meanwhile, Luxembourg (-€7.1 bn), the United Kingdom (-€5.9 bn), and France (-€1.4 bn) were the domiciles with the highest net outflows from bond funds.
With regard to mixed-asset products Luxembourg (+€12.6 bn) was the domicile with the highest net inflows, followed by funds domiciled in the United Kingdom (+€3.3 bn), Germany (+€1.6 bn), Ireland (+€1.5 bn), and Spain (+€0.5 bn). On the other side of the table funds domiciled in Italy showed the highest net outflows (-€0.6 bn), bettered somewhat by funds domiciled in Belgium (-€0.6 bn) and France (-€0.1 bn).
Ireland (+€1.6 bn) was the domicile with the highest net inflows into alternatives products over third quarter 2016, followed by Luxembourg (+€1.1 bn), France (+€0.5 bn), and the United Kingdom (+€0.2 bn) as well as Denmark (+€0.1 bn). The Netherlands (-€0.3 bn), bettered somewhat by Sweden (-€0.2 bn) and Belgium (-€0.1 bn), stood at the other end of the table.
Fund Flows by Promoters
BlackRock, with net sales of €18.9 bn, was the best selling fund promoter for third quarter 2016 overall, ahead of Aberdeen Asset Management (+€14.1 bn) and BNP Paribas (+€8.5 bn).
Table 1: Ten Best Selling Promoters, Q3-2016 (Euro Billions)
Source: Thomson Reuters Lipper
Considering the single-asset bases, BlackRock (+€11.0 bn) was the best selling promoter of bond funds for third quarter 2016, followed by PIMCO (+€5.4 bn), KBC (+€3.9 bn), and Pictet (+€3.2 bn) as well as La Caixa (+€3.0 bn). Within the equity space KBC (+€2.4 bn) stood at the head of the table, followed by Vanguard Group (+€2.4 bn), State Street (+€2.2 bn), and Union Investment (+€1.3 bn) as well as Nordea (+€1.3 bn). Nordea (+€5.4 bn) was the leading promoter of mixed-asset funds in Europe for third quarter 2016, followed by JP Morgan (+€2.8 bn), Flossbach von Storch (+€1.3 bn), and BNY Mellon (+€1.1 bn) as well as Aviva (+€1.1 bn). Goldman Sachs (+€0.7 bn) was the leading promoter of alternatives funds for the quarter, followed by Amundi (+€0.6 bn), Syquant Capital (+€0.4 bn), and Blackstone (+€0.4 bn) as well as Pictet (+€0.3 bn).
Detlef Glow, head of EMEA Research at Thomson Reuters Lipper


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You probably have a store-bought drain cleaning product for when the bathtub is backing up or the kitchen sink won't drain, but sticking a band-aid on the issue often won't make it go away. Plumbing troubles that appear minor usually end up being big problems if they aren't resolved correctly. Even if you think this issue is just a slow drain, it's recommended that you have thorough drain cleaning to make sure it doesn't cause damage to the entire system and turn into a massive (and expensive) problem. Don't forget, no plumbing problem is ever too insignificant to have a drain cleaning.
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By Sarah Whittaker, Co-head, Women of Ogilvy
We were lucky enough to welcome a group of 'sheroes' into Sea Containers last week for the Women of Ogilvy "Breaking Boundaries" Women in Sports event.
The event kicked off the "Breaking Boundaries" series from Women of Ogilvy, a professional network of women (and men) championing diversity and inclusion within our workplace and industry. Knowing that you can't be what you can't see, in this series Women of Ogilvy look to the experience of leaders across different industries to motivate and inspire.
Sport opens to the door to confidence, communication, leadership skills and much more. The panel came together to discuss how what it takes to win at sport can also help us win at work, and what role brands can play in empowering future leaders.
Our panel, moderated by Ogilvy UK Chief Marketing Officer Nina Jasinski, included Anna Kessel MBE, Guardian Journalist, Author and Sports Equality Activist; Isa Guha, England Women's Cricketer and TV Presenter and Broadcast Commentator for BBC, Sky and Fox; Harriet Killen, Comms and Community Champion for This Fan Girl, a digital online community dedicated to female football supporters and Marzena Bogdanowicz, The FA's Head of Commercial and Marketing for Women's Football.
We covered everything from leadership, to overcoming challenges in the face of criticism or failure and to how we make sure girls aren't afraid to embrace sport. We've pulled out some of the key takeaways from this inspiring discussion.
Don't let perception limit participation
Whether it's a job in sports or marketing and communications, our panel agreed that a perception about what we 'should do' and who we 'should be' often gets in the way of women's participation and progression. Many of the panelists faced criticism and barriers for the sometimes unusual and groundbreaking career paths they chose. But their advice was to ignore the haters, focus on your ability and drive to get what you want. Every industry should celebrate a diversity of talent and welcome participation from all walks of life – that is what makes a workplace great and clients happy. When it comes to getting involved in sports, our panelists reminded us that physical activity can actually be fun so do something that makes you happy rather than puts you through a world of pain (6.15 spin classes spring to mind).
Lean on others
So much of sport and appreciating sport is about fostering a sense of togetherness and community. The same goes for any workplace. Working together can drive confidence, cohesiveness and help us to see things from a range of perspectives. More importantly it can help us to solve problems for both ourselves and our clients. Family and friends often provide the encouragement and advice we need, too.
Break boundaries by going where others haven't gone before
When embarking on a new path, professional or otherwise, it can seem extremely daunting not to have role models to follow. Our panelists have shown that you need to trust your own ability to break down those barriers, and embrace them, too. Your actions could be the catalyst for many others to achieve what they never believed they could.
Brands have a role to play in the future of women's sport
There is huge opportunity for brands to harness women's sport. With cost effective partnerships ripe for picking, there's first mover advantage for brands taking the plunge into this relatively new and fast-growing market. As with all partnerships, brands must ensure authenticity; each of our panelists agreed that this is the most consideration factor for any partnership – fans and media can see right through something that isn't genuine.
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The 2019 Newark September Open took place at the Siliman Center in Newark featuring a strong field in most events. There were around 20 events with trophies and medals to the top 4 finishers in each event. Players to reach 2 or more event finals were:
Adarsh Jayaram (2 1st, 1 2nd)
Ajay Kankipati (2 1st)
Raza Mawjee (2 1st)
Jun Huang (1 st, 2 2nd)
Tejas Gokhale (1 1st, 1 2nd)
Amogh Virkar (1 1st, 1 2nd)
Ryan Ekdahl (2 2nd)
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The next tournament will be the 2019 Fremont Teams on Sunday, November 17. The team tournaments have been especially popular and fun as teams will battle other teams of similar level throughout the day.


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The postseason awards keep piling up for Stanley's Wyatt Hanson. Last week the senior won the North Dakota Class B Senior Athlete of the Year, as well as the Mr. Basketball Award. This week Hanson headlines the NDAPSSA All-State team. Joining Hanson on the All-State team is fellow Region 8 standout Jacob Rodin (Kenmare).
Hanson becomes the first player in Stanley basketball history to be named to the NDAPSSA All-State first team. He also becomes the first player in Stanley history to make the All-State team two years in a row.
"It's exciting to know that Stanley not only had an All -State player but also a Mr. Basketball winner," said Stanley coach Kory Anderson. "This whole season has really energized the entire community, especially the young kids of Stanley. I have had emails, phone calls, and conversations in person about how exited young kids are about Wyatt winning Mr. Basketball and the Stanley team as a whole."
"Hard work pays off," said Anderson. "Wyatt as well as others from this year's team have dedicated a lot of time to the game of basketball. As a result they have been recognized individually and taken our program to a higher level."
Hanson eclipsed the 2000-point mark earlier this season, he finished his career with 2249 points, good enough for 13th on the North Dakota Boys Basketball all-time score list (Hoopster).
Hanson has committed to play his collegiate basketball at Minnesota State Moorhead.
Kenmare's Jacob Rodin had an incredible season this year as well. He lit up every statistical category. He averaged 26.6 points, 12.7 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game during his senior season.
He eclipsed the 1000-point mark back in January, while helping to guide the Honkers to the Region 8 semifinals. He finished his career with 1,502 points.
Rodin turned in one of the most impressive prep performances of the season during the opening round of the Region 8 Tournament, when he scored 49 points and grabbed 16 rebounds against Mandaree. See article: Blue Jays top Wildcats, Rodin drops 49 points to propel Kenmare past Mandaree
Rodin was a prominent member of the Kenmare Honkers team that went to the State Tournament in 2016. He has excelled for the Honkers in football, basketball, and track for the last 4 seasons. He finished second in the 800 meters, and third in the 400 meters at last year's State Track Meet.
Rodin's older brother Hunter was named to the All-State team last season.
North Dakota Class B All-State First Team (NDAPSSA)
Wyatt Hanson – Stanley (Sr.) – Region 8 POY – Mr. Basketball
Kyler McGillis – St. John (Sr.) – Region 4 POY – Mr. BB Finalist
Andrew Christianson – Oak Grove (Sr.) – Region 1 POY – Mr. BB Finalist
Garrett Bickett – Carrington (Sr.) – Region 3 POY
Lane Hanson – EKM (Sr.) –
Carson Henninggard – Hillsboro/CV (So.)
North Dakota Class B All-State Second Team (NDAPSSA)
Derek Ferebee – Beulah (Sr.) – Region 7 POY
Jacob Rodin – Kenmare (Sr.)
Isaiah Kludt – Hettinger-Scranton (Sr.)
Trent Marquart, – Glenburn (Sr.)
Dalton Prouty – St. John (Sr.)
Jack Camrud – Hillsboro-Central Valley (Sr.)
Luke Foertsch – Wyndmere-Lidgerwood (Sr.)
Dalton Albrecht – Grafton (Jr.)
Ben Bohl – Minot Ryan (Jr.)
Trapper Jacobs – Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky (Jr.)
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Where it all Started
High-school sweethearts Kristine and Shayne met when the pair were in the 11th grade. Krissy thought Shayne was the most handsome guy she had ever laid eyes on. He thought she was really cute and wanted to impress her! It worked – after breaking his ankle during a football game, he asked her to be his girlfriend before being taken to the hospital. She said yes!
Photographer: Laura Kelly Photography
Shortly after becoming boyfriend and girlfriend, the couple were at Krissy's cottage visiting with her family. Krissy loved how amazing Shayne was with her little cousins and he loved how close she was with her family. It was on that trip to the cottage that the couple knew they wanted to spend the rest of their lives together.
Photographer: Laura Kelly Photography
One Labour Day weekend, five days before their ten-year anniversary, the couple visited their cottage with their family. While relaxing on the dock, Krissy noticed a portable speaker on the table that started playing their song – when she turned around to ask Shayne where it came from, he was on bended knee reaching for her hand! The fact that he proposed at their favourite place on earth with their family nearby made it a moment they'll never forget.
Planning the Wedding
Photographer: Laura Kelly Photography
Since she was a little girl, Krissy knew she wanted a destination wedding – and Shayne agreed! Krissy had been travelling to Los Cabos with her family since she was a teenager and had always dreamed of getting married in Cabo with its beautiful gold sand beaches and majestic arches.
Photographer: Laura Kelly Photography
After doing lots of research, reading reviews and searching up hotels on social media, the couple decided that Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas was the perfect location for them. As one of the only 5-star all inclusive resorts in Cabo, it checked all their boxes.
Day Details
On January 29th, 2018, Krissy and Shayne got married on the beautiful beach at Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas in front of 84 of their family and friends. From their first look – Krissy's favourite part of the big day – to their reception, everything went perfectly. The couple both agreed that it was the best day of their lives.
Photographer: Laura Kelly Photography
Their Wedding Vacations planner and on-site coordinator helped make Krissy's Pinterest-wedding dreams come to life, from the romantic Boho theme to the blush pink and navy blue colour scheme.
Photographer: Laura Kelly Photography
The couple held both their ceremony and reception on the beach and for their honeymoon they stayed an extra week at the resort after all their guests left. It was the perfect ending to the perfect wedding.
Wedding Day Wear
Photographer: Laura Kelly Photography
Kristine's dress: Grace Loves Lace, "Alexandra" Style
Kristine's shoes: Steve Madden
Kristine's accessories: Pearl earrings
Shayne's attire: Kenneth Cole
Shayne's accessories: MVMT watch, his groom gift from Krissy
Wedding bands: Jubilee Fine Jewelers
The bridesmaids wore: Amsale
The groomsmen wore: Kenneth Cole
Small Details
Photographer: Laura Kelly Photography
Flowers: Baja Flowers
Hair: Kristie Pilon
Makeup: Renova Spa
Photographer: Laura Kelly Photography
Stationary and invitations: Minted
First dance: What I Really Wanna Say – Nicole Serrano
Old | New | Blue
Photographer: Laura Kelly Photography
Old: Pearl earrings
New: Veil
Blue: Piece of her late mother's baby blue dress sewn into her wedding dress
Tips for Brides and Grooms
Photographer: Laura Kelly Photography
Trust the wedding planners! They know what they're doing and will do everything they can to make the day exactly as you envisioned it. Also, spend the extra money on a great photographer – even if that means flying them down, these pictures are with you for life and you won't regret it!


text: It's funny how I never noticed all the errors. Ok, 2 months ago I got denied an AMB/ Citgo card. several reasons... but 2 of the biggest were overutilization of current credit and too new credit. They were nice when I called them. told me if I just had 3 lines/ 24 months old they'd likely approve me. and I'm thinking... have all my old, really good accounts dropped??? NOPE. My new accounts are 15-17 months old and I still show a few of my seasoned acounts... but Well, let me just give you an example. REvolving credit line Opened 7/87 perfect credit Last date of Activity 10/94 Months Reviewed 12 12!!! My math comes up w/87 months reviewed. 87 versus 12. Ok here's another one: Open account Date opened 02/99 there is no last date of activity... but the last date reported is 03/01 (it's a currently open account) Months reviewed 8, not 26 You guys got student loans??? look at them! Mine have been deferred a lot, but I'm still responsible for paying them or deferring them. Most of them were open for 5 years or more... but they show on my reports as 2 mos, 4 mos, 4 mos No wonder my credit looks so frigging new!!! Ok, here's the famous Cap1 stuff. I have 3 accounts, all perfect NEVER over the line by even .01. they all show over the limit. (and of course, the limit isn't there). Now I'm purposefully maxing out my cards... but here's what I'm guessing. last month my high credit was for ex, 87. this next month it's 93 So they have High credit 87 Balance 93 Not only am I 100% maxed... I"m over on all my accounts. Now I would understand it if it showed 100%, since I know they don't report limits... but over 100%!!!!!!!!! Now, logically I'm trending upwards my balances to max them out and then to lower them... but over your limit statuses even with perfect pay histories have GOT to kill your scores!!!!!!!!!!! Just thought I'd pass this all along. It's definitely material for disputes/ lawsuits. Their system is artifically decreasing our scores. Oh, and as for the "we don't have to report limits" argument... I'm going to stipulate that, since the CRAs know it artifically hurts us and is definitely NOT complete and accurate, they should either make them comply w/limit reporting or revoke their contracts. otherwise it's complicity on the part of the credit bureaus. You know, I'm getting excited about all the failures I know I'm going to get from the CRAs. their incompetence is only going to help me. this is getting really fun. Oh, and Jim. Look I forget who still had your bk public listing... but on Equifax they actually show a bk as a picture example in their instruction form. It has assets. liabilities. More info than my report shows. Also, question: has anyone ever asked for a complete report??? Ex: I am going to be applying for employment with over 100K in compensation. I am going to throw into my dispute that, I am assuming this is my complete and total credit report. However, if it's not, please send that to me as well. Since this report has had so many errors, I want to make sure that a potential employer won't see even more errors. If they don't give it to me... I've got them. If they do give it to me I can see the difference and possibly find out if disputes stay on or only time-dropped-off stuff is there. I've been very curious to this one!


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He Went Missing In The War, And Then She Realised She Was Pregnant
He Went Missing In The War, And Then She Realised She Was Pregnant
"Hello?" said Brigadier Vikram Rathod.
"How are you Vikram?" said a soft voice. Vikram was shocked to hear the voice.
He just said, "Sandhya, is it you? Oh! My God…..is it you really?"
Sandhya said, "Yes, it's me, Sandhya. It's nice to know that you recognized my voice even after 22 years."
Vikram could not contain his anger now. In a very taunting manner, he said, "How can I not recognize your voice? I loved you from the bottom of my heart. I still do. You were the one who betrayed me. You could not even wait for me for six months. Anyway, there is no need to discuss all these things now."
"I guess girls find it easier to move on from such things quickly."
Sandhya's voice was soft as she said, "You have every right to get angry with me Vikram. I was not even aware that you were alive. I thought you were dead. Your body was not found anywhere after that war. I came to know about you just 2 days ago. I somehow managed to get your contact number and called you up immediately."
Vikram's voice was terse now. He said, "If you had loved me, you would have waited for me instead of getting married."
"I had been missing only for a couple of months you know. Didn't you try to find me?"
"I guess you were more interested in living your own life in a good way. So it must have been easy for you to forget me so quickly."
Vikram just wanted to vent out his feelings now. He said, "We had been in love for 5 years when I went missing. After I returned, I went to your house. Your parents said that you were married now and were pregnant. They told me to stay away from you because you were now living a happy married life. I was not convinced by their words. I managed to get your address. I even came to your house to see you."
"I actually saw that you were happy with your husband. It was a festive day and you were both enjoying it. I could not believe my eyes that day. I wondered how you could be so happy without me. I was heartbroken that day."
Sandhya could sense the sadness in Vikram's voice. She knew that Vikram was reliving the old painful times when he was speaking to her. She said, "My parents never told me about you. If they had, then our lives would have been very different today. I can't even complain to them now because both of them passed away quite a while back."
Vikram's voice was trite when he said, "Oh… I was not aware of that. Sorry."
Sandhya hesitated for a while and then said, "I wanted to wait for you. I was ready to wait for you till I died. But I could not."
"The day I came to know I was pregnant; I got to know that you were missing. I was shattered."
Vikram was shocked again. He said, "WHAT….??"
Sandhya's voice was tremulous. She said, "Yes, I was pregnant with your baby. When my parents came to know about this, they asked me to abort the child because I was not married. They were ashamed of what I had done. They started looking out for a match for me. They took me to a hospital so that I could go in for an abortion. But I told the doctor that I did not want to abort my child. I convinced her about it and begged her to tell my parents that an abortion was not possible in my case."
"Yet, I did not know how I would go about living my life after that. One day, I was sitting in a temple and was crying my heart out. That is when Anoop came to talk to me. I was so nervous about the whole thing that I blurted out my entire story to him. We met in the temple again the next day."
"He asked me if I would marry him. His wife had died in a road accident recently and she had been pregnant at that time. He just wanted to save this child and give it his name. I thought God had sent him to help me."
"So eventually I agreed to marry him. My parents too gave their consent to our match. That's how we got married. Even until I got married, there was no news about you."
Sandhya now stopped to take a deep breath.
Vikram's voice had a strange note of excitement in it. He said, "I have a son. I am a father. I don't know if I should be happy or sad. I have a son and I have lived alone for the past 22 years. How did you come to know about me now?"
Sandhya said, "I'm sorry. If I had known about you, I would have definitely told you. I came to know about you from my son. He worships you. You are his mentor. He too has joined the army and is currently under you."
Vikram was shocked again. He said, "WHAT…???"
Sandhya said, "Yes, he was keen to join the army ever since he was a child. I was not interested in it at all. But he was so focussed on it that he convinced me and joined the army. Patriotism is in his blood. He is just like you. He came home on his holidays just two days back. He showed me some pictures. I recognized you immediately and asked about you. He was praising you so much."
Vikram's voice was broken. He softly said, "Damn it Sandhya. Just tell me his name. Is his name Avinash Mehta?"
Sandhya said, "Yes it is. How did you recognize him?"
Vikram's voice was joyous now. He said, "He joined us just a while ago. But I have always felt some kind of connection with him. I would see myself in him. Oh my God – he is my son! I can't imagine it. Destiny really brought us together again."
Sandhya said, "I just wanted to tell you about your son. I too wanted you to be proud of him. Yes, God has his own beautiful plans. He made you meet your son so beautifully."
Vikram's voice was full of pride now. He seemed overjoyed now. He said, "Yes, I will train my own son now. Suddenly so much has changed in my life now. I have a son. I have someone to call as family. I am not alone."
Sandhya said, "Yes, I will tell Avinash about you before he reports to you again. I want him to know about you."
Vikram's voice was full of concern and respect now. He said, "What about your husband? Is he willing to do so too? I'm sure he loves him as his own son now."
Sandhya said, "Yes. He loves Avinash a lot. I have talked to him about this. He is OK with revealing the truth to Avinash."
Vikram was full of gratitude now. He said, "That's great. Sandhya, you have made my life colourful again. Thank you. I am eager to meet him now."
Sandhya said, "It is your right to know about your son. I am sorry I could not tell you about it earlier. I will try to meet you again someday. For now, I'm happy that you will see your son soon. Bye."
Vikram said, "Yes. I look forward to meeting you someday. And I can't wait to meet my son now. Bye Sandhya."


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Half-Staff Kansas Flags – Honoring Justin SissonMonday, June 10th, 2013
American Flags and Kansas Flags to fly at half-staff Saturday, June 15th in the State of Kansas in honor of US Army 2nd Lt. Justin Sisson. 2nd Lt. Sisson were killed on June 3rd after their unit was hit by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in Afghanistan. Sisson was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, as an assistant operations officer.


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This color makes a difference.
Choose (RED).
Save lives.
Now through September 30, Apple is partnering with (RED) to redirect 100% of eligible proceeds from (PRODUCT)RED purchases to the Global Fund's COVID‑19 Response. This will provide critical support in health systems most threatened by the outbreak and, in turn, help preserve lifesaving HIV/AIDS programs in sub-Saharan Africa.*


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Articles Tagged 'Russia'
St Petersburg now offers 7th freedoms to 30 countries
With 7th freedoms to 30 European countries, St Petersburg's tourism will grow.
3,750+ routes launched in 2018; Berlin Tegel, Vienna lead; US widens gap as top new route market
The final new route numbers are in for 2018! anna.aero has been busy studying its New Routes Database to highlight the most newsworthy network statistics from last year. We reveal the top airlines, country markets and airports for new routes in 2018, and a take a look ahead to see what is coming in 2019.
Domestic markets review 2018: India and Indonesia overtake Japan; Nepal and Bolivia see fastest growth
Capacity on global domestic services increased by 6.2% in 2018 versus last year, with over 3.31 billion seats on sale this year. The US is the largest market but China is closing the gap, and developing markets including India and Indonesia are progressing. Nick Preston examines this year's domestic growth trends.
Russia rules European capacity growth in 2017; FLAPI airports all see traffic increase, Amsterdam fastest growing last year
Russia led a group of 20 select European nations with a 16% year-on-year increase in departing seat capacity in 2017. Nick Preston examines other European traffic trends, including growth rates at the continent's five largest hub airports, with Amsterdam seeing the biggest increase in passengers last year.
Narrow-body aircraft on long-haul routes; US is leading market in S18, Copa Airlines heads airline rankings
Narrow-body aircraft are typically workhorses for short- and medium-haul flying. However, some carriers choose to deploy single-aisle types on longer sectors, including a growing number of LCCs. Nick Preston reveals the leading airlines, airports and country markets for long-haul narrow-body flights in S18.
Japan capacity up 29% from 2008 to 2017; international increase outpaces domestic demand, South Korea fastest growth market in 2017
There were 257.65 million two-way seats serving Japanese airports in 2017, 29% more than in 2008. Nick Preston explores the main trends in this market over the past 10 years, including a comparison of domestic and international capacity and the fastest growing airports and international country markets.
FIFA World Cup 2018 winner predictions versus anna.aero odds; England-France final predicted
With only eight teams left in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, anna.aero thought it would be fun to have a look to see which countries are best paired, and if airport rankings have any correlation whatsoever to FIFA's rankings. Jonathan Ford explores the possibilities of the potential World Cup order in more detail and predicts […]
Europe, Middle East and Africa S18 review; UK biggest market; Jeddah – Riyadh is busiest route
This week, in the second instalment of our regional review for S18, we look at Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Nick Preston takes a look at the region's busiest country markets, airlines and routes for a typical peak week in summer and offers a comparison of this year's schedules with those of S17.
t'way air more than doubles international seats in 2017; Seoul Incheon is main international hub, Japan is top destination
There were 3.94 million two-way seats available across t'way air's international route network in 2017, 158% up on the previous year. Nick Preston takes a look at how the carrier has developed its international links since it was formed in 2010, including its leading airports, routes and country markets.
flydubai sees capacity fall for first time in 2017 after seven years of growth; Saudi Arabia is top destination market
flydubai provided more than 15 million seats across its network in 2017, representing a marginal 2.0% reduction compared to the previous year. The Middle Eastern LCC has enjoyed a rapid rise since commencing services in 2009. Nick Preston examines the carrier's development, including its fleet and network trends.
The US and China have largest domestic networks in 2017, but Australia offers more seats per capita and Middle East markets are growing fast
Global domestic capacity grew by 7% from 2016 to 2017 with more than 6.2 billion seats on sale this year. While the US remains the largest domestic market, it is being outgrown by other developing networks. anna.aero has trawled through the schedules to reveal the largest domestic markets, and which are growing at the fastest […]
Europe-Asia long-haul capacity up 6% this year; UK and China lead way for most seats as Aeroflot overtakes Lufthansa as #1 airline
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Banana Bread and Butter Pudding
Bread and butter pudding is a comforting dish that over the last 10 years along with many other classic British desserts have seen a come back. In this recipe I have used brioche as I like the light texture of it, of course you can simply used slices of white bread or try crossiants, baguette or fruit loaf.
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Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 45 minutes
- 4 large eggs
- 400ml double cream
- 400ml milk
- 50g caster sugar
- 1 loaf of brioche, sliced (at least 12 slices)
- 50-75g butter
- 4 bananas, sliced
- 4 tbsp sultanas
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp demura sugar
Passion Fruit Coulis
- 6 passion fruits
- 6 tbsp icing sugar
- Custard: Preheat an oven to 180°C. Whisk all the custard ingredients together so that they are well combined.
- Pudding: Butter an ovenproof container that will hold 1.5-2 litres. Butter the brioche on one side and line the base of the container with half of the slices, buttered side up. Spread the banana slices over the brioche and scatter over the sultanas. Drizzle the bananas with honey and pour over 1/2 the custard mixture. Finish the pudding with the remaining brioche so that it covers all the container. Pour the remaining custard over the brioche and leave it to stand for 5 minutes to absorb the custard.
- To Cook: Sprinkle the demura sugar over the pudding and place on the centre shelf in the preheated oven. Leave the pudding to cook for 45-50 minutes. The custard should be set and the bread slightly golden. Serve or keep in a warm place until ready to serve.
- Passion Fruit Coulis: Scoop out the juice and seeds from the passion fruit and place in a bowl. Gradually mix in the icing sugar until well combined. Use at once or set aside until ready to serve, giving it a good mix before serving.
- To Serve: Serve slices of the custard with a little passion fruit coulis drizzled around it and sprinkle over a little icing sugar (optional). I like to drizzle a little rum over the puddings before serving. If you like you can simply serve the pudding with a little cream or ice-cream.


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OpenID Connect
Tyk comes with support for OpenID Connect Identity Tokens provided by any standards compliant OIDC provider.
The OIDC Flow:
- A User logs in via a supported OIDC Provider to request access to their resource.
- The User gains access to the Provider and uses their service.
- The Identity Provider generates an OIDC
id_tokenwhich is signed by provider with their private key and returned to the user
- The User's client utilises OIDC ID Token as access token for an API managed by Tyk Gateway.
- Tyk Gateway validates the OIDC ID Token signature.
- Tyk Gateway checks the IDP is a recognised IDP (registered as approved).
- Tyk Gateway verifies the client ID as one that is trusted and pre-registered with Tyk Gateway.
- If the client ID is valid, Tyk applies the policy ID matched with this client to the user session.
- Tyk then validates the users session according to the quotas, rate limits and access rules for the matching policy for either the bearer of the token across all clients they use from this IDP or validates the session on a per client / per identity basis. For example, user Alice will have different Access Rules depending on whether they are using a mobile client or a web client.
- The Tyk Gateway then proxies request to the target.
With this flow, Tyk does not need to be aware of the user or the token in advance, it only needs to know about the approved IDPs, approved ClientIDs within those IDPs and which Policy to apply to those Client IDs.
Auth0 example flow
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Professor David Weisbrot AM
What happens when for more than 100 years (starting with the Post and Telegraph Act of 1901) you put secrecy provisions in various acts and regulations without regard to principle, clarity or consistency? One hell of a mess according to the consultation paper released today by the Australian Law Reform Commission( Review of Secrecy Laws).
In releasing the paper, ALRC President, Professor David Weisbrot said "The federal statute book has become riddled with secrecy provisions, which make unauthorised disclosure of government information a criminal offence. So far the ALRC has identified over 370 distinct secrecy provisions scattered across 166 pieces of legislation—many more than we expected to find."
The provisions range from the draconian Section 70 of the Crimes Act (two years in jail for disclosure of information without authorisation regardless of triviality or significance), to specific secrecy provisions in laws relating to national security, and then there's the Dairy Produce Act and the Port Statistics Act and plenty more where they came from.For many years it seems to have been fashionable to include a secrecy provision in legislation, almost as a matter of course.
Standing almost singularly on the other side of the equation we have the Freedom of Information Act 1982, its promise of open government, and the object of extending as far as possible the public right to access government information.Professor Weisbrot said "We seem to be caught in a time warp, between an old culture of secrecy in government and more modern ideas about the fundamental importance to democracy of ensuring openness and accountability."
Perhaps no wonder public servants err on the side of caution, and that the culture of secrecy is firmly entrenched.The Commissioner in charge of the inquiry, Professor Rosalind Croucher said "a wrong call could lead to heavy fines and severe penalties,including a jail term."
Submissions close on 19 February.
I'm a member of the ALRC advisory committee that has had a little input into the research and analysis on this issue.


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Steven Spielberg couldn't make E.T. today. Not that he's lost his sense of wonder. He could handle the effects just fine and the pacing would be tight, and maybe he'd even cast the same way (using only non-stars, non-look-at-me actors), but you wouldn't remember anything apart from the alien.
People remember that E.T. begins without words. There is a ten minute-or-so sequence that has justifiably become famous wherein nothing is heard but for E.T.'s breathing and the jingle of keys as his mysterious nemesis draws near. This is the sequence that sets up for us one half the movie's premise: an abandoned alien pursued by shadowy government forces.
What makes E.T. great is that this isn't the story.
E.T. is Elliott's story. The first and last letters of his name are not mere coincidence. We meet him sat at the dinner table. He wants to play a game with his older brother and his brother's friends. They aren't listening. Elliott is around ten years old, scrawny, a fidget. He's bright, but still a ten-year-old and he's just as self-important and intensely vulnerable as any kid.
E.T.'s genius is how it depicts the family that meet the alien. If Spielberg was to falter anywhere in making the movie today, he'd most likely start with the real people. His recent work (pick anything from Hook through to Munich) doesn't have the chutzpah to just let things happen on screen: everyone's always telegraphing the moment nowadays, too many Names, too many famous faces.
E.T. is a movie that marries the best of the 70's and the early 80's: real people encounter the special effects in this movie and for the most part ('til the flying bikes appear) their encounters are low-key and not given pre-eminence over the moments when no special effects are on screen.
Look at Elliott and the other boys round the dinner table. They don't act like they're in a big summer block-buster or a sci-fi movie. They don't say anything that sets up what's going to happen or establishes character or ironically references anything. This scene isn't a hurry to reach the next big explosion. All we need to know here is that Elliott doesn't have friends of his own at this gathering, that the other boys tolerate him, but aren't above having fun at his expense, and that Spielberg takes an equal interest in these people as he does in bug-eyed aliens from outer-space.
Elliott's mother offers further proof that this isn't just an effects movie. Watch her at the dinner table when Elliott starts talking about his absent father, how she gets up without a fuss and washes dishes with the air of a mortician. See her sat alone waiting for her kids to come home on Halloween night, putting out candles with her star-capped wand; a moment that's sad because no-one shares it.
Drew Barrymore will probably never give a better performance than Gertie, Elliott's little sister. Ok, so maybe she is there to shore-up the cute-quotient, but she does so in a way that's remarkably unaffected for Hollywood royalty. Elliott's brother, Michael, would never get away with those snaggle-teeth in today's Hollywood, but those teeth – and Robert MacNaughton's take on the character – are authentic in a way casting some shiny-happy O.C. refugee simply could never be.
Is E.T. without schmaltz? Impossible. This is a Spielberg movie, and it comes with all the faults and the schmaltz that that entails. What counts it whether it contains anything more than schmaltz, and on that count I would argue that it offers an embarrassment of riches. Today, Elliott would be side-lined and the movie would leave his suburban home within minutes, not an hour and a half into the movie. But in 1982 Spielberg knew where his story was. Not in space, or the realms of conspiracy, but in a broken-home in California.
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MOSCOW/WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — Russia said Tuesday its bombers took off from an Iranian airbase to strike terrorist targets in Syria, in an unprecedented move that deepens its involvement in the Middle East and underscores Moscow's increasingly close ties with Tehran.
Russian defense ministry said that Tu-22M3 long-range bombers and Su-34 frontline bombers took off from Hamadan base in western Iran and "carried out a group air strike against the Islamic State (IS) and Nusra Front terrorist groups' targets in the provinces of Aleppo, Deir ez-Zor and Idlib."
Su-30cm and Su-35s fighters, based in Hmeimim air base in Syria, provided cover for the mission, according to the ministry.
Five large warehouses with weapons, ammunition, fuel and lubricants, three command posts and several training camps have been destroyed, and a significant number of terrorists have been killed in the campaign, the ministry added.
It was the first time Russia has used the territory of another nation, apart from Syria itself, to launch such strikes since Moscow launched a bombing campaign against IS targets inside Syria last September.
The Iranian deployment will boost Russia's image as a central player in the Middle East and allow the Russian air force to reduce flight times and increase bombing payloads.
Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said on Tuesday that Iran and Russia are "strategic" allies in fighting terrorism in Syria.
"Tehran-Moscow cooperation in the fight against terrorism in Syria is strategic and we exchange capacities and potentialities in this field," Shamkhani said.
Shamkhani also said that Iran will continue to provide military advice to countries plagued with terrorism, including Syria.
The Pentagon on Tuesday confirmed that the Russian military notified the U.S.-led coalition currently fighting the IS before Russian bombers carried out airstrikes in Syria from Iran.
"The Russians did notify the coalition as per the memorandum of understanding (MOU) for safety of flight," said Pentagon spokesman Christopher Garver, referring to the U.S.-Russian MOU signed last October to avoid an inadvertent clash in Syrian airspace during their own airstrikes against terrorist targets there.
"They (Russians) activated that system, as we have in the past. They informed us they were coming through and we ensured safety of flight as those bombers passed through the area and toward their target and then when they passed out again," Garver said at a press conference.
While he insisted that U.S.-led coalition operations in either Iraq or Syria were not impacted during the time, Garver refused to comment on whether U.S. aircraft had to be moved out of the path.
"We knew in time when they activate the safety of flight memorandum of understanding instructions. It's not a lot of time, but it's enough, and it was enough time to make sure that we could ensure safety of flight," said Garver.
Garver also declined to comment on whether the United States was aware of any major preparations on the Iranian base beforehand.


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Cold and rainy today. It started out as sunny and went down the tubes from there.
School was fine and the kids went to a holiday concert put on by the 4th and 5th graders. It was so wonderful and the little ones were just bouncing to all of the music. I enjoyed it, too.
I'm still sick, unfortunately. I still have a rotten cough and laryngitis. The voice is better after a good night's rest. But I have to teach again and use the microphone, although it's just a louder whisper. LOL
I decided to decorate the two fireplaces in Rowena's house. The one in the living room has the swag of red roses. The attention to detail is wonderful. On top is the Nativity scene and I have a close-up of that. Then I decided to put little packages in the front.
The second fireplace is the one in Rowena's bedroom. I used the pink swag and the attention to detail is still wonderful. I took a closer picture of the detail. There are little bells and angels. On top I put Mrs. Santa and a poinsettia plant.
Enjoy the photos.
Hopefully I will be feeling better for the weekend so I can finish some things I've started. Such as the little dresser I started the other night.
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October 26, 2012
Radio coding class is in session, in this photograph from the National Archives. The University of Wisconsin Madison was one of the first training centers for WAVES to open, beginning in October of 1942.
In this photo, the instructor (in the foreground) carefully times his rate of sending coded messages with his timer, which is in his left hand.
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Hi all, It's Sunday afternoon and I am back in New York. At this point, I have received and responded to updates from groups 1, 2, and 4, and have seen in-progress Wikipedia pages from groups 2 and 4. I hope to receive links to similar pages from the other groups soon. Here's what our week looks like right […]
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739987674698172446.post2895794020458722064..comments2020-08-30T00:57:31.083-07:00Comments on Lisa's Djen Den: Writing WoesAnonymoushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739987674698172446.post-60136588195542812602012-12-09T16:42:34.253-08:002012-12-09T16:42:34.253-08:00Wow Pat, that is so nice! I will check it out! I w...Wow Pat, that is so nice! I will check it out! I would hardly consider my blog to rate anything but ramblings, but I do appreciate your nomination! Thanks!Anonymoushttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739987674698172446.post-48622749079458122862012-12-09T10:03:23.247-08:002012-12-09T10:03:23.247-08:00Hi, I have nominated your blog for the blog of the...Hi,
I have nominated your blog for the blog of the year 2012. If you want to participate, please go to http://garciaandwalkon.me and follow the instructions on the blog of the year 2012 award.
Have a great second Advent's Sunday.
Ciao,
PatriciaPat Garciahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739987674698172446.post-64337502073537747802012-12-06T14:18:54.310-08:002012-12-06T14:18:54.310-08:00Yeah, yeah, Arlee already rubbed it in! I guess I ...Yeah, yeah, Arlee already rubbed it in! I guess I wasn't awake yet, but I did fix it lol!Anonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739987674698172446.post-85686226228142403572012-12-06T13:40:46.151-08:002012-12-06T13:40:46.151-08:00Lol! I caught that too. Bear as in the animal or ...Lol! I caught that too.

Bear as in the animal or to bear a burden.
Bare as in naked. (Hee:)) As Arlee said, intriguing. ;)

Anyway, it's your birthday week, you do whatever you want to!

Besides, age is relative. It's all a matter of the mind, if you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

I think anything you pass on to a writer starting out is a step in the right direction for them. It's a learning process, one you and I are still going through, we're just a little farther along. Critique groups/partners, beta readers, etc. are imperative although, as we well know, some don't take that initiative. If you truly want to publish your best effort, you need to do this.

If you don't care, well, you still might be published (especially self or e-pub), but you're doing yourself and your readers a disservice.

Love ya,
Robin

email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739987674698172446.post-49911432402431407252012-12-06T09:55:37.891-08:002012-12-06T09:55:37.891-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739987674698172446.post-10211167654247764512012-12-06T09:55:03.423-08:002012-12-06T09:55:03.423-08:00That sounds about right Arlee! And that's what...That sounds about right Arlee! And that's what i get writing this 5:30 in the morning. I knew i should have gone back to bed first! I will fix it when o get back to my computer.Anonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739987674698172446.post-75655881179155372482012-12-06T09:26:21.163-08:002012-12-06T09:26:21.163-08:00Happy Birthday! Personally I find birthdays to be...Happy Birthday! Personally I find birthdays to be overrated at my age. Not the same fun as when I was a kid.

It's good that you are providing help to your writing friends. Critique partners are essential to finding the errors that the writers miss themselves.

Which incidentally, I think you might have been in quite a hurry getting this blog post off as there are quite a number of errors throughout. I rarely catch errors, but here they were so blatant that they were hard to miss.

I especially was amused with "bare with me ladies". Sounds intriguing, but I think you might have meant "bear with me".

Sorry, I don't mean to come across as negatively critical, but I was hoping to help. And considering the context of this post...

As your quote indicates, none of us are perfect. I welcome proofreading and editorial suggestions for any of my blog posts as well. I'm sure I miss plenty of errors that I am very rarely told about--and I have asked.

Lee
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A hallowed bit of software history is headed for the chopping block according to the latest Windows 10 update notes: it's finally time to say goodbye to Microsoft Paint.
Millions worldwide have used the staple PC program for everything from from silly scrawls to emergency office cut-and-paste jobs for decades, but the basic art software, it seems, is no longer part of Microsoft's vision for Windows.
The first version of MS Paint was released some 32 years go, shipping back in 1985 with Windows 1.0 when you couldn't even save your hasty creations as JPEGs; that feature didn't arrive until Windows 98.
Since then the program has remained pretty barebones despite periodic updates, 'and the result is that the once refreshingly simple drawing app has started to seem more and more out of step with more modern web-based alternatives.
Microsoft introduced Paint 3D in April, which has three-dimensional image-making tools as well as rudimentary 2D ones, but it is a separate program entirely and its survival will be a cold comfort to die-hard MS Paint fans.
While Microsoft has signaled in notes for the Autumn Creators Update for Windows 10 that Paint is "not in active development and might be removed in future releases," it's unclear when the program will actually disappear. It does seem inevitable, however.
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BOSTON (WHDH) - Swimmers are at serious risk of falling ill due to water pollution found at Massachusetts beaches, a new report found.
More than 200 beaches in the Bay State were found at least once in 2018 with levels of fecal bacteria above the "Beach Action Value" threshold set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to the Environment Massachusetts Research and Policy Center.
Researchers took water samples from 583 beach sites, with tests at 223 sites coming back as potentially unsafe.
The research and policy center says the primary sources of the contamination are sewage overflow and storm water runoff.
"With approximately three billion gallons of sewage going into waterways in Massachusetts every year, we are currently the leader in New England when it comes to actual volume of sewage going into the water," according to Gabby Queenan, policy director of the Massachusetts Rivers Alliance.
Ben Hellerstein, state director of the research and policy center added that the main goal of this report is to spread awareness not panic.
"It doesn't mean that if you swim you're guaranteed to get sick but it does mean that it is more likely than it would be on a day with lower levels of pollution," he said.
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Onboarding can be daunting for any organization. Keeping track of the dozens of documents that must be sent back and forth from the new-hire to human resources is a recipe for disaster. It's often that key steps in the onboarding process are overlooked or incorrectly performed, prolonging the process unnecessarily. Digitization of onboarding and applicant tracking not only speeds the process up, but also provides a higher level of organization for all departments and new-hires involved.
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On Saturday, January 5, 2019, Executive Director and LETR PEI member, Forrest Spencer invited our Chair, Roger Steadman and Jeremy, SOPEI athlete to talk about the supportive relationship and participation impact of being an LETR member!
Here is a nice reflection blog from Cadet Worth:
Pursuing a career in law enforcement has opened my eyes to many things afar, however I was fortunate enough to be introduced to something amazing, and that has given me an even more vast perspective of the profession. Myself and my squad mates were introduced to one of the special Olympics PEI athletes, Jeremy Wall. It was mesmerizing listening to how much passion Jeremy had for the Special Olympics, the mere mention of any sport, and Jeremy was glowing. However, I was also introduced to the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR). Law enforcement being a dream of mine I could only appreciate more how important that law enforcement stands by all individuals with intellectual disabilities and helps them achieve their personal achievements through positive sport experiences. In closing I'd like to thank all the volunteers, coaches, athletes, and Law enforcement personnel for broadening my horizon even further, and I can't wait to be apart of the LETR myself some day.
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Napster (the illegal variant) was a customer revolution. People wanted — demanded — a better way to get music.
Through fits & starts, the recording industry has changed forever.
RSS isn't about RSS… it's about another customer revolution: People despise SPAM. People want — demand — to be in control of the electronic information they receive…
… i.e., NOT at the whim of anyone with a keyboard and a product to peddle.
Whether it's RSS or other 100% opt-in-customer-controlled mechanisms, the way companies communicate with customers will soon be changed forever, too.
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She is co-author of "So Much More: The Economic Impact of Toronto Public Library on the City of Toronto," published in 2013 and the first library economic impact study of its kind in Canada. In 2014 she created the Library Research Network, a not-for-profit, curated, web-based repository of research relevant to public, academic, government and special libraries. Her most recent collaboration with Dr. Bill Irwin, "Creating a Culture of Evaluation: Taking Your Library from Talk to Action", was published by OLA Press in May 2017.