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Saint Francis University carries forward the Franciscan health care tradition of our patron, St. Francis of Assisi, through our well-respected programs in the health sciences.
Located in the heart of the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania on 600 wooded acres, the scenic campus is just half an hour from the cities of Altoona and Johnstown and less than two hours from the city of Pittsburgh.
Saint Francis University is a private, Catholic-Franciscan, coeducational institution founded in 1847 by six friars from Ireland. The University offers accredited undergraduate and graduate education within the context of a liberal arts foundation. The student experience places particular emphasis on developing individuals who will lead or serve with character in their chosen professions and communities.
The diverse student body consists of approximately 1,800 undergraduate and 2,400 total students.
Student-faculty ratio
A 15:1 student-faculty ratio assures personal attention from 100 full-time professors, 80% of whom hold doctoral or terminal degrees.
The 23-building campus features 10 residence halls and an athletics center that houses a pool, a fully equipped weight room, and courts for basketball, volleyball, and racquetball. An outdoor athletic complex features a multipurpose, artificially surfaced field and all-weather track. Recent building projects include the DiSepio Institute for Rural Health and Wellness, a state-of-the-art Science Center, and the completion of the School of Business building.
Student organizations
Students can become involved with more than 75 clubs and organizations and attend year-round activities such as film series, lectures, concerts, and theater productions.
Our intercollegiate athletics program features 23 NCAA Division I sports for men (nine) and women (14), as well as a popular intramural program and club baseball.
Class size
Averaging just 22 students, all classes are taught by faculty members.
A spirit of achievement, humbled by service, is at the heart of the Saint Francis University experience. No matter what your dream is, we believe that if you reach higher, you'll go far. We support your career and life goals by providing rigorous health care programs that include clinical and service opportunities that honor the Franciscan tradition and prepare you to do great things.
In fact, 98% of our graduates are employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation. We will help you write your success story with career advice, internship assistance, one-on-one counseling, and career exploration workshops.
Exercise Physiology
Exercise physiologists study how and why the body responds to exercise in order to maintain or improve health, fitness, and athletic performance and reduce risks for chronic disease. The Saint Francis Exercise Physiology program provides students with contemporary knowledge and skills necessary for immediate employment in the fitness industry and graduate education in exercise physiology, allied health, or medicine. Lab experiences and internships provide practical application of knowledge.
A degree in Nursing from Saint Francis provides the clinical expertise required by nurses today. The Saint Francis program also helps students understand the Christian perspective that is critical for dealing with the emotional and ethical considerations of this demanding profession. The four-year program reflects our belief that a diverse academic base and a strong moral foundation are essential tools for success. In addition, students gain clinical experience in a variety of settings.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists help people across the life span—from pediatrics to geriatrics—face life challenges and regain functional independence through purposeful and occupation-based activities when daily routines are compromised by injury or illness. The Occupational Therapy program at Saint Francis University is a five-year program that provides solid professional education rooted in a liberal arts tradition. Students admitted to the entry-level program who meet academic progression standards will gain a Bachelor of Science degree and then automatically progress into the master's-level program.
Saint Francis offers accelerated programs in Pharmacy in conjunction with the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM). The 3+3 program allows students to complete the three-year undergraduate Pre-pharmacy program based in the liberal arts tradition at Saint Francis and then matriculate into the LECOM School of Pharmacy for three years to complete the professional curriculum. Students can gain a bachelor's degree and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) in six years. In the same way, the 2+3 program gives students the opportunity to earn their Doctor of Pharmacy degree in five years.
Physical Therapy
Physical therapists use physical and therapeutic measures to design treatment plans that optimize quality of life. They also rehabilitate people affected by pain, disease, or injury. The Physical Therapy program at Saint Francis prepares students to work as competent, ethical, caring doctors. Within six years students gain both a Bachelor of Science degree, including a solid liberal arts foundation, and a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree.
Physician Assistant
Physician assistants provide health care to all, respecting the uniqueness of each person. The Physician Assistant program at Saint Francis is a five-year program where students learn to provide competent, compassionate, and comprehensive health care. Students admitted to the entry-level program who meet academic progression standards will automatically move into the master's-level program. Simulation lab sessions and clinical rotations round out the academic experience.
Public Health
If the previously mentioned careers are not quite what you want, but you want to work in the health field, then consider the Public Health program at Saint Francis. A Bachelor of Science degree prepares students for challenging career roles working with people or applying to graduate school. The Bachelor of Arts degree prepares students who want a career that impacts people, indirectly, in environmental or legislative areas. If you're considering advanced medical disciplines, the pre-professional Bachelor of Science is available.
Application dates
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Video Summary: Two Weeks After the Earthquake Disaster in HaitiSubmitted by csinet on Wed, 2010-01-27 14:09
To date, the Church of Scientology has sponsored charter flights that have brought more than 300 medical personnel and 100 Scientology Volunteer Ministers to help Haiti recover. We just received the first film tapes from one of the Volunteer Ministers who is following the groups' trips and actions with a camera. Below is a summary of the VM's actions in last two weeks since the earthquake.
The Emergency is not over - volunteers building the future of HaitiSubmitted by csinet on Wed, 2010-01-27 12:24
Two weeks since the disaster hit Haiti, many relief organizations have arrived and set up temporary facilities to help those who were injured during the earthquake.
Daily log: Scientology Volunteer Minister MichaelaSubmitted by csinet on Tue, 2010-01-26 21:29
We got up at 5:45am to get ready to go to the hospital. Our ride was a little local bus with no windows and a very stale smell. After a 45-minute ride we get to the hospital finally, all sweaty and already tired. But as soon as we get there we find another problem. All our patients were gone because during the night someone said there was going to be another earthquake and so they just rolled all the beds away from the building, with the patients in them! It took us a couple of hours to find them and bring them back to one place.
Updated: Slide showSubmitted by csinet on Mon, 2010-01-25 20:00
The Volunteers have done many food distribution trips with military escort. They found that Haitian population is not aggressive but friendly and disciplined, and generally there are no street fights or mobs. In the past days Volunteer Ministers delivered 1.5 crates of Military Rations (MREs) and the equivalent number of water and radios.
Real life stories by Scientology Volunteer Ministers in HaitiSubmitted by csinet on Mon, 2010-01-25 00:44
Update report from our Scientology Volunteer Ministers on the ground!
Volunteer Minister Mike: has been assigned to a medical team that gives tetanus shots to all the patients at the General Hospital and the field hospitals around Port-au-Prince.
Volunteer Minister Michaela sent us an email giving a glipmse of what it is like there and what she and the other volunteers are doing:
Photo Series: In the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince, 23-24 January 2010Submitted by csinet on Sun, 2010-01-24 21:38
Scientology Volunteer Ministers from all over the world continue to arrive in Haiti to do whatever is needed to help the people of this country. Their transport has been made possible by the donations, large and small, of many Scientologists who are members of the International Association of Scientologists.
Photo Series: What are the Scientology Volunteer Ministers doing in Haiti?Submitted by csinet on Sat, 2010-01-23 19:24
In the past five days the Church of Scientology Volunteer Minister corps has mobilized and safely transported more than 350 rescue and medical professionals and volunteer ministers to Haiti. Donations for tons of food and medicine were raised and the supplies were brought into Haiti for distribution, in coordination with the United Nations. Close to 100 Volunteer Ministers took time off jobs and left their families and the comfort of their homes to help people in Haiti. The following photos cover only a part of the many stories of our Scientology Volunteer Minister.
Ellen reports from the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince, HaitiSubmitted by csinet on Sat, 2010-01-23 13:55
Scientology Volunteer Minister Ellen arrived in Haiti Thursday night. She reports about her first assignment at the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince.
We landed last night at 1 or 2am. We had to get all our cargo from the airplane ourselves. Literally, I climbed into the cargo pit and was the one throwing the things off the airplane. We made an assembly line to receive it all. We went to the hospital today all day long. I was responsible for the team that went to the hospital and we were there from about 11am to 7pm.

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Are you eligible for a student loan? Well, that all really depends on what you are looking for in a loan, what you're going to school for, for how long… etc. Now, there's no need for you to start worrying! Finding out if you are eligible for a student loan is nowhere near as hard as getting that online master degree that you are aiming to achieve after you get approved for this loan. Oh, I kid again. I will stop with the bad jokes, now that I have your attention and everything.
Alright, so with a little bit of research, I was able to find out tons of information in regards to eligibility and processes of student loans and grants – but they are very specific to country, state, program etc. I am going to assume that most of you reside in the United States or Canada, or intend on going to school in one of these two countries so here is a general idea as to what will be looked at, when being considered eligible for a student loan.
If you are Canadian, such as I, then you're awesome! Aside from being awesome, our fabulous government has many partnerships in place for most provinces and territories to help us get a higher education and our dream job! Like everything else in this Country, there are exceptions for residents of Quebec, Northwest Territories and Nunavut but they do have their own student assistance programs in place for those of you that are in these areas.
Once you qualify for a Canadian Student Loan, you will be assessed for Student Grants that you are eligible to receive. Here is the checklist that you will need to go through to apply for any student loan or grant:
- you must be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a protected person
- you must be a permanent resident of the province/territory that issues you the student loan(s)/grant(s)
- you will need to demonstrate financial need. This means, if your parents are billionaires… it's unlikely that you will receive a loan as you do not need financial assistance… clearly. A BILLION DOLLARS IS A LOT!
- you must be enrolled in a degree, diploma or certificate program that is at least 12 weeks in a 15 week period and that is offered by a post-secondary institution
- you must take at least 60% of full course load if you are a full-time student, or 20%-59% of a full course if you are a part-time student
- you must pass a credit check
- you must have not exceeded your maximum lifetime limit of financial assistance
Once you are approved of your loan and are in school, it is required that you maintain decent grades in order to continue receiving your student loan(s)/grant(s) each school year. That's the hard part, right?
For the United States residences, your check list seems to be different depending on the state, loan and whether it may be subsidized or unsubsidized. Unfortunately, you guys don't have one checklist that is going to tell you what the eligibility process looks at when going through applications. However, I can assure you that they look at very similar things to Canada's checklist, but again, different states require different information. You can also inquire about additional information about the FAFS (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).
In a nutshell, if your parents don't make too much money, you don't have horrible credit, and you are actually in school and have a good background check, you are bound to be approved for some kind of loan.
That's simple enough, right? You might as well apply and see if you are eligible – you have nothing to lose! FREE MONEY! Well, until you have to pay it back!


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DC Nepal website is freely accessible from any part of the world. The website is not subscription based, so anyone with an Internet connection can view it.
DC Nepal is a news website serving the Nepali community. The site caters to the daily news requirements of the people of Nepal. It covers all the major events occurring in Nepal, including breaking news, entertainment news and sports news. The website's home page is predominantly in Nepalese, but the it includes articles both in Nepalese and in English. It also has a Chat section, where local people can share their thoughts with one another.


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Poison of The World
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Poem by: Maij
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Brilliant poem, extremely well thought out and written!
Thanks for sharing it!
I despise bigotry, a true shame it exists.
Wow, Martine, you're such a fine, fine poet/writer. Your stuff really blows me away. This is really a work of art. The eloquence and authenticity that emanates from it is staggeringly breathtaking. So much truth, with lines like "The cycle of biased antipathy" and "That deems crimes fueled by abhorrence."
The vibes it resonates with are so relevant to modern times. The line where you wrote about your naivety being diminished in the face of the demon that still exists is so applicable to so many people - and it was to me not long ago, too. And the last line was just pure beauty defined.
Thank you so much for your positive comments. I'm glad this poem resonated with you on such a personal level. My intentions with this poem was to make a strong statement about the primitive nature of racism but in a modern tone. I'm positively overjoyed that you liked this poem. Your words as well as Gideon's was the inspiration behind it. Thanks so much for reading. I really do appreciate it??
YOU are AMAZING!!!
I wish I could write like that!!!
I agree with Nik on everything he said!!
*thumbs up*
Sister, not only was that chalked full of truth (so much so it's practically bursting at the seems), but is was also VERY eloquent. The last two stanzas, of course, are my favorite. I'm really hoping that we can make a difference and quickly. Seriously, these crazies need to be outed. I can't believe they've had this much control for this long. And I'm so very proud of you for doing your part to save the future of our species with your beautiful and beautifully honest words. Keep fighting the good fight, little sister! One day it'll make all of the difference in the world, it really will.
Heh, I just read Nik's comment. Now you know why we're such good friends. We both have good taste =)
you know, i've left behind me, in the world where i had to listen almost daily to my father's rants on blacks, jews, communists, etc., all of this stupidity. it just seems so obvious to me. people are people. i've had wonderful fiends of every color, of every sexual orientation, and damn it, i've enjoyed every one of them. SIGH! (i have to be tolerant, i chant to myself) how many generations do you think it will take? as far as your poem, very, very powerful and different. a bit of a bruce-like rant there. just, in your case, saying what's important, instead of me just being silly. i have a couple of other "issues" that have infuriatingly formed me (sexual abuse and bullying) but are too painful for me to write about. bravo to you. let your words speak and your actions speak louder.
You are a deep and talented person. Inspired piece. Glad you shared it!
All I can say is you're a pure soul like Nik and Giddy to having written this. You choose varied themes which induces the reader to ponder; you're a gem among the shoddy writers who write about their lost love!
Beauty!!!! But of course, it is pathetic how mean our world is! The perspectives of people is that - "Ah! that is common. Just learn to move on!" Wow what a great zeal do I find here! It sucks. First of all, we should throw away this kind of menial attitude... Then the world will change...
I adore you for having written about this insanity... Skin can never define a person :(
Take care :)
Wow, thank you for such a kind and lovely comment. I was inspired by events involving Nik and Gideon that really affected me. I just wanted to do my part in raising awareness in the matter. You're right; the sooner bigotry is demolished, the better. Thanks again for taking the time to read; I really appreciate it??
Philosophia personified. Abyssmo quantified. Raw to the core. An epitome and a citadel of truth. An island is the storm. Head bloodied yet unbowed. Somebody once said that the only thing needed for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing. We need more Knights to send the light and fight against the invading forces and the shadows of Night.
Thanks so much for taking the time to read this poem, Ekeuhie. I don't usually write such serious work but I was inspired by some events involving intense racial tension and hatred. I'm really glad you got a strong message from this. I really appreciate your comments :)
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Friday, May 9, 2008
But the logo says I'm secure!
Russ McRee at HolisticInfoSec.org posted a fun little video to demonstrate just how effective McAfee's "Hacker Safe" ScanAlert really is. These sites have some really basic XSS vulnerabilities, so either the scans aren't working, the companies aren't bothering to fix known weaknesses, or it's a little bit of both. If all they care about is sticking a logo on their site, they might as well invest in Scanless PCI.
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Saturday, May 3, 2008
Fun with DCE-RPC Fuzzing
I recently finished working on an interesting project that was a mix of architecture assessment and penetration testing. One of our key tasks was to analyze the effectiveness of a firewall that they had configured to perform layer 7 inspection of Windows DCE-RPC traffic. The firewall was designed to enforce a white-list of allowed RPC services (based on UUID) and deny all others. It also did some fancy dynamic port management, automatically opening/closing high-number ports for permitted RPC connections.
Our pen-tests usually don't entail a significant amount of packet crafting and manipulation, since we're more typically working at the OS or application level. So testing this firewall's RPC filtering mechanism was a fun challenge. We ended up relying on two tools to perform fuzzing attacks, primarily manipulating the UUID and function call fields in the RPC packets:
- Impacket - A collection of Python classes developed by the Core Security guys. Includes support for DCE-RPC v4 and v5. I used this to write up a number of scripts for each test case.
- SPIKE - Popular fuzz testing framework based in C - it includes a pre-built msrpc fuzzing tool.
I initially wanted to use Scapy, but it unfortunately doesn't have native support for DCE-RPC and I didn't have the time (or skill) to build out the protocol. Of course, we also heavily relied upon Wireshark since it decodes DCE-RPC v5 very nicely, and Metasploit to launch a few known RPC exploits.
After extensive brainstorming and failed attempts with my colleague, we were able to trick the firewall into opening RPC ports by spoofing valid RPC sessions - but only for white-listed UUIDs. I was more interested in getting the firewall to choke on malformed endpoint mapper requests or other RPC packets, and possibly create denial of service conditions (or get packets with disallowed UUIDs past the filtering mechanism). No luck there, mostly due to how the RPC endpoint mapper and firewall work together to dynamically open ports. The specific port opened for an RPC service is dictated by the endpoint mapper response and cannot be defined by the initial request - which makes sense, the client shouldn't have any say in what port the server chooses for the service.
Despite failing to completely own the firewall, designing and implementing our testing approach was a great experience - especially coding the Python test scripts with Impacket.
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Conducting a school counseling needs assessment is an imperative step in running a successful counseling program. Ideally, the school counselors have all students (and staff) participate in a Needs Assessment at the beginning and end of each school year to identify what students perceived as needs in relation to school counseling program standards. End of Year Results will established if areas of high needs identified at the beginning of the year were met by the interventions directed toward the identified needs. WV'sprogram standards are the WV Student Success Standards. The needs assessment below is based on the ASCA Standards and a revision to align with the WVSSS is currently underway. However, these assesments are valid and will provide usable data in relation to students' perception of their needs.
The student needs assessments are available at the following links:
To obtain a copy of the results for your school, please contact Dr. Barb Brady via email at email@example.com. Please note you will receive raw data which must be analyzed based on the needs and criteria you deem important.
The data will be in the form of an Excel spreadsheet. Each row represents one student taking the survey and each column represents one criterion (which is shown in the first row in bold). The criteria are either statements or concerns. Statements are complete sentences and concerns are sentence fragments.
Each data item is a number 1-5. For statements, 1 means the student strongly agrees with the statement and 5 means the student strongly disagrees with the statement. For concerns, 1 means the student feels strongly he/she has concerns in this area and 5 means the student feels strongly he/she does NOT have concerns in this area.
Some general tutorials on how to create pivot tables to analyze your data in Excel are available here and here. If you have trouble analyzing your data after viewing the tutorials, please contact your school or county IT person.
Here are some additional resources and samples of other needs assessments that you may find helpful.
Needs Assessment and Thick Skin http://schoolcounselorscrapbook.blogspot.com/2012/05/needs-assessments-and-thick-skin.html How to not personalize the results of a needs assessment, but rather use the data to improve the school counseling programs and services to students.
School Counseling Needs Assessment - Frequently Asked Questions - http://www.thehelpfulcounselor.com/school-counseling-needs-assessment/
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Billikens, Ducks not lacking tourney motivation
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) One is a mid-major that has been carrying on the memory of its late coach. The other is a Pac-12 tournament champion that feels slighted by its No. 12 seed.
When fourth-seeded Saint Louis and Oregon meet Saturday for a spot in the round of 16, neither side will be lacking motivation.
The Billikens (28-6) already have eclipsed the 1988-89 team's school record of 27 victories, staying on the path Rick Majerus set before he died in December. Now they're going for consecutive wins in the same tournament for the first time after overwhelming New Mexico State 64-44 in their opening game.
The Ducks (27-8) sent a strong statement to the selection committee in upsetting No. 5 seed Oklahoma State 68-55. They haven't advanced past the first weekend since going to the regional final in 2007, when they lost to eventual repeat champion Florida – a game coincidentally played in Saint Louis.
With a chance to earn a spot in the Midwest Regional in Indianapolis next week, one more win could do wonders for each program's profile.
"I think it would be the biggest accomplishment we could make," said Saint Louis forward Dwayne Evans, who had 24 points and six rebounds against New Mexico State. "Saint Louis teams haven't really been there before, and basing off where we've come from, especially our freshman year, being Coach Majerus' only sub .500 team, it would just be a great accolade. And really just proving you can really change things around in a matter of years."
Or even a week.
The selection committee turned some heads for seeding Oregon so low Sunday night. All the Ducks did was tie for second place in the Pac-12 in the regular season, win the conference tournament and go 21-4 with Dominic Artis in the lineup.
Oregon earned high praise – and a viral rant about its seeding – from Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford after crushing the Cowboys. Another win could end the debate once and for all.
"We have confidence in ourselves that we can do it," Oregon guard Johnathan Loyd said. "So I think we'll just get a little more respect around the country knowing that Oregon basketball can really play with anybody."
That's about where the similarities end.
The size, speed and style of each team couldn't be more different. Even any familiarity the two coaches have with each other from their meetings in the Missouri Valley Conference is gone.
Oregon's Dana Altman, who coached at Creighton from 1994 to 2010, said Jim Crews' style has evolved since Crews led Evansville from 1985 to 2002.
"It's not his typical team," Altman said. "I think Coach Majerus had a great influence on him and the team, and so they're doing a lot of things that Coach Majerus did. But Jim has done a great job of keeping them together and bringing them along and the tremendous progress they've shown throughout the year is a real tribute to him and his staff."
A scrappy style and defensive dominance has become Saint Louis' staple.
Even though they may not always match the physical prowess and natural abilities of their opponents, the Billikens bully and bruise teams all over the floor. The Atlantic 10 champions have held 22 of 34 opponents under 60 points this season, including the last five, and prefer to play more of a half-court game.
That give-it-all-every-game style has propelled Saint Louis back to where it was a year ago in the round of 32 – when the Billikens lost 65-61 to No. 1 seed Michigan State – and ready to make its mark for more than Majerus' memory. The only other time the school advanced this deep was when it made the quarterfinals in 1952, when there were only 16 teams in the tournament.
Not bad for a team that finished 12-19 three years ago and snapped a 12-year NCAA tournament drought last spring.
"We're not worried about history or setting records. The ultimate goal is to win championships," said junior guard Jordair Jett. "Last year we were a sleeper. This year we have more of a target on our backs."
Oregon has surged at the most important time of the season.
Those bright green-and-yellow uniforms blurred all over the court against Oklahoma State, and players seemed fueled by a strong Bay Area contingent. HP Pavilion could become an even bigger home-court environment if Oregon fans unite with California fans – as many on each side have called for across social media – to cheer for the Pac-12 teams. Cal, also a No. 12 seed, plays fourth-seeded Syracuse in the night session for a spot in the East Regional.
"I think we're all in this together," Altman said.
The attention has even started to go international.
Ducks senior forward Arsalan Kazemi said family and friends back home in Iran follow the NBA but weren't always familiar with the fanfare around the NCAA tournament. Now they're staying up at all hours to watch Oregon's games.
"Somehow my mom finds the games on her computer and watches. I don't know how she does it," Kazemi said. "She doesn't have a bracket. Well, I don't know. I will have to ask her. If she does, it's obviously Oregon all the way."


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OMICS International organises 3000+ Global Conferenceseries Events every year across USA, Europe & Asia with support from 1000 more scientific societies and Publishes 700+ Open Access Journals which contains over 50000 eminent personalities, reputed scientists as editorial board members.
The current research on Coastal geomorphology revealed that there are 120 journals, 170 conferences and 40 workshops and about 366282 articles are being published on the current trends in coastal geomorphology. In terms of research annually, USA, India, Japan, Brazil and Canada are some of the leading countries where maximum studies related to coastal geomorphology are being carried out. A great deal of work was done in the 20th century on various parts of the world's coastline, particularly in Europe and North America, it is only in the past few decades that coastal research has become widespread, and there is still plenty of opportunity for original contributions.
|OMICS International hosts over 700 leading-edge peer reviewed Open Access Journals and organize over 3000 International Conferences annually all over the world. OMICS International journals have over 3 million readers and the fame and success of the same can be attributed to the strong editorial board which contains over 50000 eminent personalities that ensure a rapid, quality and quick review process. OMICS International signed an agreement with more than 1000 International Societies to make healthcare information Open Access.
List of major Coastal Geomorphology related journals:
1. Journal of Coastal Research
List of major Coastal Geomorphology related conferences:
1. 1. ICG 2015: XIII International Conference on Geomorphology
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Chloe Bennet & 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Stars Hit Up EW's Comic-Con Party!
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D stars Chloe Bennet, Clark Gregg, and Ming-Na Wen party at Entertainment Weekly's Comic-Con Bash held at Float, Hard Rock Hotel on Saturday night (July 23) in San Diego, Calif.
Also in attendance at the big event were co-star Elizabeth Henstridge, as well as The 100's Ricky Whittle, and Gotham's Michael Chiklis, David Mazouz, Camren Bicondova, and Jessica Lucas.
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We had a nice little party for her, I'm glad I went through with it. She had 4 friends over. The cake was a huge success. Sadly, I did not get a good picture of it before we cut into it. The frosting turned out perfect. I did 1/3c coconut oil 2/3c Earth Balance Soy Free Spread, cocoa powder, goat milk, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar. After it was all blended, I let it sit and get very soft, then whipped it a 2nd time and added more sugar. That helped with the grainy texture of the coconut oil. It tasted just like butter cream frosting. Very rich and delicious.
This month has been so up and down with J's ANG stuff. We were told our insurance coverage would be seamless, and it hasn't been. We still can't get signed up for TRS. And now it almost doesn't matter at this point. J will be going active on the 13th of May and we'll be enrolled back in TriCare Standard. He's going to be gone for 6 months :( He's got to go to tech school to retrain into a new job specialty. He's leaving very, very soon. He'll be about 6-6.5 hours away. Because of the length of the course, it is counting as a PCS, and the housing is very much up in the air. It's very likely that he'll have to rent an apartment while he's down there. The kids and I can't really just up and go with him. We're hoping we can visit every 6 weeks or so, but we'll have to see. The upside to all this will be that he'll be PAID while he's there. Which is better than sitting at home unemployed, burning through our tax refund. He'll get the first half of his sign on bonus when he's done with his training, which will give us another chunk of money in Nov. or Dec. to help offset future unemployment. I'm worried about how B will cope with daddy being gone, more than anything else. She is very much daddy's girl, and she's entering such a difficult age anyway. We've all gotten so used to having him home all day with us, this will be a huge change. We've been fortunate to not have any long separations since the kids came along. Once, he was gone for 6 weeks, about 3 years ago. This is gonna be hard.


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There is this pastor's message going viral on social media about " comedians coming on the holy alter playing jokes with the holy tinz of God &the danger of allowing comedians to crack jokes in Church (alter)…".
I have watched & listened to the message very keenly & other preachers regarding this issue and I must say…."There are VITAL TRUTHS in their teachings, but not withstanding the attack on comedians or comedy as a career".
Yes! I subscribe to the fact that, not every (I mean any) comedian should be allowed to mount the alter of God to minister, no matter how funny he/she maybe…(Eph 5:4). Same way, not every musician, dramatist, speakers, and even pastors should be allowed on the alter…cos THE ALTER/ HOUSE/THINGS OF GOD IS SACRED.
BUT MY STAND ON THIS ISSUE is…..comedy is not a sin. It an Art of Laughter. Laughter is God's nature (psalm 2:4),and its God's desire to see His children laugh (Gen 21:6). The Word "Comedy" is just a theatrical name attributed to amusement or laughter.
Like most religious Christians will say 'there is no word like "comedy" in the Bible'…I agree. Same way, there is no 'Drama or Christian movie' in the Bible. Yet, Jesus Christ used stories (parables) to illustrate his message. Which can be theatrically called in our modern world as drama, movie, film, poem, playlet, storytelling, etc. Therefore, you will agree with me that every theatrical stories &characters in the Bible was meant to deliver a message for our edification….so as comedy, drama,etc.
Its very unfortunate that the CHURCH TODAY IS A MUSEUM FOR RELIGIOUS PEOPLE WHILE THE WORLD WHICH WE CONDEMN, IS NOW THE HOSPITAL FOR THE BROKEN HEARTED. I am so ashamed how we have driven God's youth and great talents out of the Church due to criticisms, holier than thou attitude…and still expect to win souls???. The world is given dem what they want: fame and money. Yet, you will collect their tithes, offerings, dedicate their houses, cars,etc from the sources we call sin. God is watching!!!
On a final note, my stand is COMEDY MUST BE EMBRACED IN CHURCH AND CHRISTIAN GATHERINGS such as anniversaries, concerts, special celebration services, church dinners, Christian social outing, possibly once in a while laughter services for kingdom edification,…..NOT during deliverance, miracle, prophetic, word impartation or any other Sunday or sabbath services (1 Corinth 10: 23).
As much as we condemn vulgar, profane, dirty jokes, and jesting with sacred things in the house of God…..there are still clean, ethical, and message driven jokes from God fearing and disciplined comedians that edify not defy the body of Christ. (Eph 5:4).
NB: yes! it is not everyone who brands him self as gospel comedian or say Christian jokes that fears the Lord or knows the Lord.
Pastors &all special advisers to God, pls condemn the sin….embrace the sinner. (John 3:17)
Remember, Every good and perfect gifts is from God (James 1:17)
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KOLIKO is my name I stand for the truth.
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BIOKwang Suk Yoon, Ph.D., is a Principal Research Scientist with American Institutes for Research (AIR). He currently serves as Project Director for "Longitudinal Design to Measure Effects of MSP Professional Development in Improving Quality of Instruction in Mathematics and Science Education" and "Reviewing the evidence of the effectiveness of teacher professional developement on student achievement" projects.
Before joining AIR, he participated in the "Ontogeny of Self and Task Concepts and Activity Choice" study and the "Achievement Goals and Adjustment at Early Adolescence Study," both longitudinal studies, at the University of Michigan. He earned his M.A. in Higher Education and Adult Education from the University of Connecticut and his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Michigan.
Policy analysis and program evaluation; professional development; change in teachers' instructional practice; motivation; lifelong education; longintudinal study design; statistical modeling (e.g., hierarchical linear model, latent growth model); use of web-based logs as data collection method
RECENT PUBLICATIONSGuskey, T.R. and Yoon, K.S. (2009). What works in professional development? Phi Delta Kappan.
Wayne, A.J., Yoon, K.S., Zhu, P., Cronen, S., & Garet, M. S. (2008). Experimenting with Teacher Professional Development: Motives and Methods. Educational Researcher.
Yoon, K. S., Duncan, T., Lee, S. W.-Y., Scarloss, B. & Shapley, K. (2007). Reviewing the evidence on how teacher professional development affects student achievement. (Issues & Answers Report, REL 2007-No. 033). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Science, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Laboratory Southwest. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/southwest/pdf/REL_2007033.pdf.
Yoon, K. S., Garet, M., Birman, B., & Jacobson, R. (2006). Examining the effects of mathematics and science professional development on teachers' instructional practice: Using professional development activity log. Washington, DC: Council of Chief State School Officers. Retrieved from http://www.pdal.net/inc/docs/AIR%20MSP_Finalreport.pdf
Yoon, K. S., Ludwig, M. J., Birman, B. F., Wayne, A. W., Walters, K., Taylor, J., Hoard, L., Klekotka, A., & Tracey, C. (2006, April). Implementation of the teacher quality provisions of No Child Left Behind. (Symposium: No Child Left Behind in 2004 - Results from the National Longitudinal Study of NCLB and Study of State Implementation of NCLB). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.
Birman, B. F., Carlson Le Floch, K., Klekotka, A., Ludwig, M., Taylor, J., Walters, K., Wayne, A., and Yoon, K. S. (in alphabetical order), with Hoard, L., and Roney, K. (2006). Improving Teacher Quality for All Students: Early Implementation Under the No Child Left Behind Act, Washington, D.C: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development.
Yoon, K. S. & Jacobson, R. (2005, April). The Professional Development Activity Log (PDAL): Comparing teacher log and survey approaches to evaluating professional development. (Symposium: Evaluating the Quality of Professional Development: Implications for Districts and States). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal.
Garet, M., Yoon, K. S. & Porter, A. (2005, April). Measuring Differences in the Quality of Professional Development. (Symposium: Evaluating the Quality of Professional Development: Implications for Districts and States). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal.
Yoon, K. S., Burt, W., Lipson, S., Karp, M., & Malcolm, C. (2005). National Evaluation of the Carnegie Corporation Schools for a New Society Initiative: A Quantitative Student Outcome Indicators Report. Prepared for Carnegie Corporation of New York. Washington, DC: American Institutes for Research.
Rolf, B. K., Birman, B., Garet, M., Yoon, K.S., Jacobson, R., Smithson, J., & Minor, A. (2005). Longitudinal study of the effects of professional development on improving mathematics and science instruction, Year 2 Progress Report to NSF. Washington, DC: Council of Chief State School Officers.
Yoon, K. S. (2004, April). The Professional Development Activity Log (PDAL): A new approach to the design, measurement, data collection, and analysis of teachers' professional development. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego.
Desimone, L., Garet, M.G., Birman, B.F., Porter, A.C., and Yoon, K.S. (2003). Improving Teachers' In-Service Professional Development in Mathematics and Science: The Role of Postsecondary Institutions. Educational Policy, 17(5), 613-649.
Rahn, W., Yoon, K. S. Garet, M., & Lipson, S. (2003). Geographies of trust: Explaining variation in generalized social trust across Knight communities. Monograph prepared for John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Washington, DC: American Institutes for Research.
Yoon, K. S. & Condelli, L. (2003, April). Modeling growth in basic reading skills and reading comprehension among adult ESL literacy students. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
Kellam, S., Poduska, J., Brown, C. H., lalongo, N., Wang, C., Yoon, K.S., & Muthen, B. (2003, June). Effects of a classroom behavior intervention in first and second grades on young adult mental and behavioral disorders and use of services. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC.
Yoon, K. S., Garet, M., & Birman, B. (2002). A comparison of the quality of Eisenhower-assisted professional development activities in 1999-2000 and 1997-1998: Results from a national survey of teachers. Washington, DC: American Institutes for Research.
Yoon, K. S., Garet, M., & Birman, B. (2002). Documentation for the National Evaluation of the Eisenhower Professional Development Program. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education Office of the Under Secretary.
Desimone, L., Porter, A.C., Garet, M., Yoon, K. S., & Birman, B. (2002). Effects of professional development on teachers' instruction: Results from a three-year study. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 24(2), 81-112.
Desimone, L, Porter, A.C., Birman, B.F., Garet, M.G., and Yoon, K. (2002). How do school districts affect the quality of professional development offered to teachers? Results from a national sample of districts. Teachers College Record, 104(7), 1265-1312.
Garet, M., Porter, A., Desimone, L., Birman, B., &Yoon, K.S. (2001). What makes professional development effective? Results from a national sample of teachers. American Education Research Journal, 38(4), 915-945.
Anderman, E.M., Eccles, J.S., Yoon, K.S., Roeser, R., Wigfield, A., & Blumenfeld, P. (2001). Learning to value mathematics and reading: Relations to mastery and performance-oriented instructional practices." Contemporary Educational Psychology. 21(1), 76-95.
Porter, A., Garet, M., Desimone, L., Yoon, K. S., & Birman, B. (2000). Does professional development change teaching practice? Results from a three-year study. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.
Eccles, J. S., Freedman-Doan, C. R., Fromme, P., Jacobs, J., & Yoon, K. S. (2000). Gender-role socialization in the family: A longitudinal approach. In T. Eckes & H. M. Trautner (Eds.), The developmental social psychology of gender. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.
Garet, M., Birman, B. F., Porter, A. C., Desinome, L., Herman, R., & Yoon, K. S. (1999). Designing effective professional development: Lesson from the Eisenhower program. Prepared under Contract (EA97001001) by American Institutes for Research for The U.S. Department of Education Office of the Under Secretary.
Wigfield, A., Eccles, J. S., Yoon, K. S., Harold, R. D., Arbreton, A. J. A., Freedman-Doan, C. R., & Blumenfeld, P.C. (1997). Change in children's competence beliefs and subjective task values across the elementary school years: A 3-year study. Journal of Educational Psychology, 89, 451-469.
Eccles, J. S., Jacobs, J., Harold, R. D., Yoon, K. S., Aberbach, A. J., & Freedman-Doan, C. R. (1993). Parents and gender-role socialization. In S. Oskamp (Ed.), Gender issues in social psychology: Ninth Annual Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology. Newbury Park, California: Sage.


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WildStar's latest WildStar Wednesday feature speaks to the idea of ways that cross-realm (server) activities will function. Players will be able to communicate, group and game with cross-server buddies in specially instanced areas.
If for some reason you are anti-social and don't want to meet people from strange new lands, we will be accommodating you as well. Most of our cross-realm features will have a checkbox to say that you only want to play with people from your own realm. By choosing this option, our system will only match you with people who are on your own realm, allowing for you to make friends who you'll be able to continue to play with after completing instanced content.
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With a mere eight days to go, Ferrari has decided to tease us with an all-too-quick glimpse of its upcoming supercar.
Kindly requesting that we save the date, the Maranello outfit will officially pull the curtain back on its newest prancing stallion the F620, which Ferrari is labeling as the "most powerful Ferrari ever."
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This past Friday, March 18th, I finished my first quilt!
I started off by cutting strips off of three different flannel patterns. I measured them off on the rotary board and cut them into 5″ squares. Each strip of fabric made for eight 5″ squares leaving me with a hole in the middle. I did not want to cut a whole strip of the blue flannel for just one square. I had also not decided yet what I was going to do with the edges (let alone the backing). My initial thought was possibly using the green turtle fabric for the border and middle square:
Not knowing what to do about the middle piece, I decided to just start sewing the four outer strips together. I was so excited to have gotten just this far on my quilt:
I decided to just cut the blue flannel and use it as the center piece figuring I would use the rest of it for another project, another time and finished sewing the top together. Making me even more excited about getting this far with my first quilt:
With this being my first quilting project, I left myself a bit of wiggle room when I cut the piece of Warm and Natural batting. One thing we have noticed about where we purchase our fabric, is they are not very good at cutting straight lines. I laid out the piece of batting I had cut to measure it to see just how incredibly uneven it was (not to mention the uneven edges of the top I had sewn together). I deliberated for some time as to whether to just sew it as is or trim up the edges first.
I had just sat down to leave it as is when I changed my mind and trimmed it up (and very glad I did). First I trimmed up the top and then I did my best to place it evenly on the batting and safety pinned the two together. In some spots, the batting border was closer to 2″ and others, less then an inch. I did my best to leave about an inch batting for the border but it was up to a 1/4″ short in one spot. We have two quilting books (one on blocks and one for general tips and how-to's) and one of them suggested a basting gun over safety pins for basting the layers together. If you click on the image below, you can see both the safety pins (pinning the first two layers) and the pink basting tags (holding all three layers). I picked up a basting gun at Michael's for about $20 after a 50% off coupon.
To finish off the quilt, I sewed the seams along each 5″ blocks. That was quick and easy and really pointed out how crappily I pieced together the squares! Cut me some slack though, this is after all my first quilt and I used it more as a learning piece then anything. The border was the trickiest of the whole quilt. My having to stitch rip three of four borders and redo them was a good learning experience in needing to slow down a bit and pay attention.
The entire work of this project was somewhat me "winging it" and learning as I go. I looked online enough to know I wanted a 1/4″ foot to help with the piece work and that I would need at least three layers for the quilt. A former boss of my often said, "learning is doing" and that's what I did. I will make an upcoming post about the tips and tricks I learned both from blogs I read and my whoopsies from this project.
My son has already claimed it as his own stating "how cool" it was!
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Akwa United goalkeeper Olorunleke Ojo is keeping his hopes at a premium despite enjoying an impressive campaign with his club in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).
The Promise Keepers are in the hunt for the NPFL title and also a top-three finish should the title race slip out of their hand, and Olorunleke has called for "focus, hard work and discipline" in the run-in of the campaign.
The Akwa United stopper is also in the running for the gloves this term with 12 clean sheets, one behind Nasarawa United's Suraj Ayeleso. However he prefers to keep things modest since nothing has been won or lost.
The former Giwa FC and Sunshine Stars man is not keen on setting himself a target for the remaining campaign but wants to help his club finish as high as possible in the ranking.
"My plan is just to keep working hard and and ensure I stop all attempts that come my way. But it could only be achieved with the help of God and my teammates," he said to supersport.com.
Olorunleke also believes that Akwa United need a "perfect attitude" to stay within touching distance of the league leaders and hope to play their way into serious contention with six rounds of matches to end the season.
"We just need to remain focused, work hard and be discipline. Discipline in the sense that we shouldn't allow our success so far to get into our heads as a team and as individuals. There are still games to play so nothing has been won yet," Olorunleke said.


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This morning, we began our day like we always do--with a time of devotion and prayer. As you have seen in previous blogs, we hear a scripture three times and reflect more deeply each time to connect with the scripture and our life. Today, we read a portion from Mark 12 which told the amazing story of Jesus watching people donate their money into the temple treasury. Many persons with wealth gave money to the offering but Jesus was especially moved by a very poor widow and her offering. She gave two coins which only amounted to a penny, but Jesus called his disciples together and shared that out of all the givers, this woman gave all she had. She gave generously even though she lived in poverty. Her gift was so powerful.
The story of the widow and her gift connected with us all week as the residents of Porvenir gave so much of themselves to us with a deep sense of welcome and hospitality. Yet today seemed to bring the reality of their generosity and gifts to me most profoundly. As we completed our second stove and began our third, I experienced the great gift of my team (Ryan and Taylor) as well as the amazing patience and wisdom of our mason, Santiago. I realized he could easily have done the project more quickly and efficiently by himself, but he gave the gift of himself to us each day and especially this day so that we might learn new things, build a relationship with him and our families, and leave Guatemala as more faithful people.
I experienced the deep gift of generosity each day as our host families (those receiving the stoves) purchased drinks and snacks for us a twice a day--even though they live with so little and struggle to support their families every day. Yet today, that generosity became even more apparent to me as our families gave each of us a very beautiful gift. As I opened the gift this evening, I was moved to tears as I realized that this simple gift was far more generous and beautiful than any gift I had ever received in my life. The story from Mark 12 became alive for me in the final party with our dear friends in Porvenir.
As we drove away in the back of two trucks and left our friends behind, I realized that I have indeed left a part of myself behind. I have been transformed by the living Christ who is so present here in my friends in Guatemala. I think I can say that is true for all of our team. I pray that we will live our lives with more generosity and embrace our faith with a heart that befriends and empowers the poor in all places--even in our own community. Again, the widow offered the most generous gift....and the world was never the same. May it be so.
God's Peace,
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A handful of new Google devices went on sale today, and already some have sold out.
The new LG Nexus 4, Google's latest flagship smartphone, is sold out on the Google Play store after going on sale earlier this morning. The website's pages for the $299 8-GB and $349 16-GB models of the smartphone now say "Coming Soon."
The Next Web is reporting that the phone sold out in the U.S. in less than an hour.
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Also on sale today is the Nexus 10 tablet by Samsung. The Nexus 10 is Google's answer to the fourth-generation 9.7-inch iPad and features a 2,560-by-1,600 high-resolution display with 300 pixels per inch. The Nexus 10 is available at $399 for a 16-GB model and $499 for a 32-GB model.


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Salary: £29,831 - £32,367
Highways England is the Government owned company that operates, maintains and improves England's network of motorways and major A roads. A third of all traffic, two thirds of HGVs and 98% of all businesses rely on our network. Our c.4,500 employees support us in connecting communities, sustaining business and supporting the economy.
It's an exciting time to begin a career with Highways England as we invest £11 billion in our network. The Company has been tasked by the Government to bring about a transformation of the strategic road network in England. The Government's road programme has never been more ambitious and we are now delivering our first five-year Road Investment Strategy, boosting capacity, tackling congestion and improving safety.
There will be opportunities to work on some of the largest and most high-profile infrastructure projects in England, for example, the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme, A303 Stonehenge corridor improvement scheme, the Lower Thames Crossing and rolling out the Smart Motorways programme.
Implementing this Strategy involves many diverse and exciting legal challenges. To meet these and to assist with the increasing workload we are looking to expand our in house Legal Directorate.
Highways England General Counsel's Office is a highly regarded, friendly and supportive team of lawyers, trainee solicitors, paralegals and support staff, headed by the General Counsel Tim Reardon and reporting directly to the Chief Executive.
We are recruiting for Planning, Commercial and paralegals. We offer a competitive salary, flexible working opportunities and a chance to be part of and help shape our expanding in-house legal team.
Please Note: All 3 Paralegal Positions are for 2 year FTC and can be based in Birmingham (The Cube) or Guildford (Bridge House)
Main Purpose of the Role:
Ideally you will have a Law Degree or Graduate Diploma in Law and have completed an approved Legal Practice Course or Bar Professional Training Course or CILEx qualification, although we will also consider applications from candidates without legal qualifications, but who can demonstrate exceptional and relevant experience in legal practice.
We are looking for highly motivated individuals who can demonstrate strong communication skills, sound legal judgement and who are able to assist with a diverse range of legal queries to support our team in Guildford or Birmingham. Experience of drafting Highways Act 1980 agreements, Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 orders and advising on general highways law matters or experience in property law would be an advantage. We are particularly interested to hear from candidates with a background and experience in public law.
You will work closely with and be supervised by our qualified lawyers. You will also be expected to work independently, liaise directly with our clients within the business, sometimes working to tight deadlines. The required training and support will be provided.
This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with relevant qualifications or experience to assist with varied and interesting matters and gain invaluable legal experience in a large commercial organisation.
Highways England are an SRA authorised training contract provider. Paralegals who demonstrate exceptional working practices will be considered for our two year training contract programme.
Responsibilities include:
- Providing specialist paralegal support to a busy in-house legal department, delivering a high standard of professional service and client care.
- Monitoring the team inbox and allocating and dealing with requests for legal advice.
- Drafting and advising on agreements under the Highways Act 1980 and New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.
- Providing legal guidance and drafting assistance to our regional road traffic regulation orders teams.
- Providing legal advice to assist with a wide range of general highways law queries, for example statutory nuisance, obstruction of the highway, drainage issues, litter picking and trespass.
- Providing legal advice and support on property law matters.
- Assisting lawyers from the Commercial, Planning and Operations teams with various matters, including planning, procurement, contract law, state aid, health and safety, litigation and inquest related matters.
- Assisting with instructions to Counsel and Government Legal Departments and external lawyers.
- Undertaking any other general legal research as required to assist the team.
- Attending relevant training and professional development opportunities as required.
About you:
Essential Criteria:
- Law degree or Graduate Diploma in Law and completion of the Legal Practice Course or Bar Professional Training Course or a CILEx qualification and / or relevant experience of highways law, contract drafting or property and planning law.
- Knowledge of public law or experience of working in a public law environment would also be an advantage.
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with relevant colleagues and the legal team.
- Ability to use initiative and work with minimal supervision.
All applications must be accompanied with a current CV which will be used to assess your suitability for the role. Please ensure all the skills, experience and qualifications requested are clearly demonstrated in your CV as explained in the body of the advert.
All applicants must provide their right to work documentation at interview stage, such as a valid passport.
Please note that Highways England reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised closing date should a sufficient response have been received. Therefore, please complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Closing date: 14 March 2018 at 11:59:00 PM.


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The Stingers took care of business as they used a tough defense and two unassisted goals in dealing the Saints their first loss of the season by a 2-1 score in the South Coastal Hockey League.
Pembroke's Scott Kelly and Jim Callahan both scored unassisted goals for the Stingers to give them a 2-0 lead in the third period, but Kevin Ryan deflected a John MacLellan shot from the blueline to bring the Saints to within a goal. However, they were not able to come up with the tying goal.
John Tympanick took a feed from Pembroke's Peter Cleary to score a goal in overtime and give the Toros a 4-3 win over the Whalers.
Cleary (two assists), Steve Figlioli and Tom Dromey scored for the Toros in regulation.
The Whalers got two goals and an assist from John Guilderson while Jim Toner had a goal and an assist in the game.
Tim Fallon scored with a 1:06 left to break a 1-1 tie and give the Sharks their first win of the season, 3-1 over the Crusaders.
Jim Hutchinson scored and Darron Jacobs of Pembroke added an empty net goal for the Sharks.
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Zone B2 Annual Residents Gathering
Its an annual ritual for Zone B2 to have a community gathering session once a year...more
DUROA Gotong Royong
DUROA held its 2014 session of Gotong Royong exercise on Sunday 20th Apr 2014. ..more
Rebel Boot Camp
With support by our local councilor, we held the first event of Rebel Boot Camp for Damansara Utama. ..more
Duroa 25th Annivesary and Chinese New Year Dinner
Damansara Utama Resident Owner Association (DUROA) celebrated its 25 years old bash in conjunction with the Chinese New Year on Saturday, 22nd Feb 2014..more
DUROA Annual General Meeting
Damansara Utama Residents Owner Association 2013 Annual General Meeting........more
Solution for Sungai Kayu Ara's erosion problem
THE banks along Sungai Kayu Ara, particularly behind Jalan SS21/42A, are eroding and residents are worried about flash floods ........more
DUROA Zone B2 Residents' Gathering 13th Apr 2013
Discussion with MBPJ on Billboards along LDP
MBPJ personnel met with Duroa Zone B2 representatives......more
Tai Chi Classes Commenced
Weekly on Sundays from 7~9am......more
40th Anniversary - Recycling For Sinking Funds
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LDP: Damansara Folks Running Out of Patience
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Somewhere in the middle of morning sickness, piles of dishes, and the sound of the tantrums, I started to resent the phrase "quiet time." For me, a quiet time was a spiritual form of "me" time—a time to feed my soul in solitude. But as we all know, motherhood yanks hardest at two important things: personal space and personal time. And it starts as close as possible—right within your own body. Nausea during pregnancies can mean countless occasions when your plans are offset by a day near the toilet. Then the baby arrives and there's sleep deprivation, relentless feedings, and all the other facets of your newborn's dependence on you. And so it goes on as children grow and more are added. Being a mother means someone inevitably has a diaper blow out just as you walk out the door. It means you had something to do today, but a child woke up with fever, and now your day is a series of laundry loads and TLC. Mixed in with all the sweetness, the cuddles, and the bursts of euphoria are high doses of exhaustion, sensory overload, and too many moments where we confront the last straw.
So where does that leave a "quiet time"?
Get up early! Right? But what if my so-called "morning" sickness ends up happening all night long? Do I still wake up with the sun? And what about the months when I'm nursing a baby several times through the night? How do I wake up before the baby?
Okay, well just find a time that works, and make sure you're alone! Right? I used to say to myself, "If my quiet time doesn't involve a certain amount of solitude, and if it doesn't last for a certain length of time, then it isn't good enough. It doesn't really count." And that's what I believed for awhile. So I'd sit down with my Bible at what was supposed to be a "good time" and guess what? A child interrupted me. Someone starting crying. Someone needed help at the potty. Someone fell out of the kitchen chair. And suddenly there I was, reading my Bible while scolding my children for disturbing this moment for me. Why won't they leave me alone?! I'm trying to be godly over here!!
I was so focused on being faithful to a task that I forgot to be faithful to a Person. After all, a Pharisee can be faithful to a task. And I hated the idea of my children remembering me with a Bible I held in my hands, but ignored in my heart. So I had to re-shift my focus—I had to focus on being with God. This was a revolutionary shift for me. It shifted me away from perfectionism and legalism and drew me towards a Person. And so I began to ask myself a simple question over and over: Am I the sort of person who clings to God? Am I in fellowship with Him today? Well, what does that mean? It means I seek Him in a quiet place. It means I pant for His Word! But it also means I don't hang my head in guilt on the days when a quiet place is hard to come by. The season I'm in is God's gift to me—my hands are full because of what He has put in them.
I stopped looking at quiet times as a spiritual version of "me" time. Fellowship with God is not limited to sitting down at the perfect time, sipping coffee under a warm blanket, and basking in the comfort of Psalm 139. Look at how many times the Bible says Jesus left the crowds to be alone. . .and they followed Him! And He ministered to them.
I stopped looking at quiet times as another chore, or something else on a check-list. The God we cling to is God our Father, not God our taskmaster. And the Bible is not static—it's alive and active, breathed out by God. He will feed us, even when life is loud and messy. He will hear our prayers even as they are offered over a sink full of dishes. He will chisel away at us while He cradles us in promises. Jesus paid a torturous price so we could have intimacy with the Father on the same level that He has it. As believers, we have the kind of access to God that invites us to come in our pajamas, in our Sunday best, or right in the middle of all the Cheerios on the floor.
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Be with God wherever you are, right in the middle of your real life—even if tiny hands are reaching for your Bible and tugging on the edges while you read. Experience Him as a daughter, not as an employee. Jesus isn't one more thing you have to accomplish today. He's already on every page of your story.
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Occupying a prominent, reachable place on my reference shelf is a recently released paperback book, The Dictionary of American Food and Drink (Ticknor & Fields, $11.95). It has been ably assembled and intriguingly written by John F. Mariani, a familiar name to foodniks who regularly devour the stories on edibles in Esquire, Food & Wine and other journals.
The 477 pages of Mariani's tome are full of fun and all kinds of palate- pleasing pleasures.
Sen. Barry Goldwater's chili recipe is included, along with the definitive route to that puffy, deep-fried New Orleans pastry known as a beignet, and the proper approach to roux, roquefort dressing and run tum tiddy.
Mariani's encyclopedic approach to defining the bounds of the gastronomic glories of this country encompasses literature, legend, history and folklore, strung together with a good measure of reverence for the written word. There is none of the fluff that all too often plagues food writers.
But there is evidence of solid research and I like the easy flow of facts, the mingling of a bit of whimsy with far-ranging references, the inclusion of all those recipes.
Thus, under "strawberry shortcake" we learn not only that it is "a dessert made with a biscuit pastry, strawberries and whipped cream." We are informed that the term shortcake was mentioned in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor, and that Washington Irving two centuries later in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow wrote about "sweet cakes and short cakes, ginger cakes and crumbling cruller, and the whole family of cakes."
Those literary references are followed by a recipe for this all-American dessert. But it's not just a recipe from just another cook. It's one adapted from Cross Creek Cookery, written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
Though she protested being categorized as a regional writer, Rawlings was an early supporter of regional American cuisine and cookery and her 1942 book has been followed by a virtual flood in recent years. American kitchens have been discovered and we now have a New American cuisine, developed from the more reasonable offshoots of the French "nouvelle" and sometimes translated merely as California cuisine because that's where the trendy pioneers have been making all the waves.


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One of the final steps towards the removal of the long standing Boil Water Notice for West Bench water system customers will begin next week.
RDOS Public Works crews will begin a systematic watermain flushing program on Monday, April 28, 2014 for the entire West Bench water system service area. The flushing program will run throughout the week.
When crews are working in your area, water main flushing may result in the water showing sediment and discoloration. If you experience dirty water, simply run your cold water taps only and garden hoses until the water runs clear to ensure you maintain good Water Quality. Don't run your hot water as this may bring dirty water into your hot water tanks.
Residents with water treatment systems or filters should take necessary precautions with their systems throughout this week (Disconnect if needed).
We thank you for your cooperation and apologize for any inconvenience you may experience.
For more information please contact the RDOS Public Works department at 250-490-4135 or 250-490-4106 Monday to Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.


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Today, patients and health professionals will come together in
Manchester to learn from each other about delivering the best care
for patients.
The Partners in Care Conference is the first time an NHS
organisation and The Patients Association have come together to
organise such a learning event.
The conference will be hosted by the Patients Association's Vice
President, Angela Rippon and will see speakers from various
organisations including:
Gill Heaton, Chief Nurse at Central Manchester University
Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: "Our organisation prides
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patients. Over recent years we have introduced a number of
projects to ensure that standards are not only maintained, but are
improved, such as our Quality Campaign and Brilliant Basics
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to not only show case our work, but to learn from others what
improvement opportunities could be developed for the future."
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opportunity to work with Central Manchester University Hospitals
Trust, and we hope to generate a wide ranging debate about nursing
care. It is fantastic that the event will hear from the Chief
Nursing Officer, as well as representatives from the Care Quality
Commission and the Health Ombudsman. Our report into poor
care released last November highlighted some appalling cases, and
our CARE campaign is focusing on improving care in four fundamental
areas - communication, pain relief, toileting and nutrition.
For improvements to be made and sustained all facets of the
healthcare system must show a willingness to share ideas and, where
poor care is identified, to tackle it robustly.
"I believe that this event, which is the first of its kind that
is jointly led by patients and professionals, is a further step
forward in that process and I hope in the future it will be seen as
a key milestone in the battle to improve care in our
Angela Rippon Vice President at the Patients Association says:
"Action needs to be taken to combat poor care where it occurs on
our hospital wards, something that has been highlighted in several
reports published by the Patients Association and others. The
Patients Association is leading the way in encouraging joint
initiatives on patient care within the health service, and in
ensuring that the issue remains at the top of the NHS agenda.
I am really looking forward to hearing from our outstanding panel
of experts and debating with them to hear their ideas for
improving the way that the NHS cares for people in hospital.
I would like to think that the lessons learnt during
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Outside of firearms industry, sponsorship is a hard sell
'You talk about rifles and pistols and people are afraid'
When Team USA's Kim Rhode won a bronze medal in skeet shooting Friday, she claimed a piece of Olympic history: the 37-year-old Californian became the first woman to take the podium in six straight Olympics.
Landing a big-name sponsor might be the bigger feat. In the year leading up to Rio 2016, Rhode's agent Patrick Quinn pitched her to around 20 companies that back the Olympics. None were convinced.
"The big mystery is how someone like Kim isn't part of the Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, and the Olympics sponsor push,'' Quinn said by phone from Chicago."It would be nice to have an Olympic sponsor recognize the magnitude of her accomplishment.''
Coca-Cola Co. didn't respond to a request for comment, and Procter & Gamble Co.'s spokesperson Damon Jones said in an e-mail the company receives hundreds of sponsorship requests so it must be selective. Rhode and other shooters on Team USA think the reason they're passed over is obvious. The rise in gun violence and mass shootings in the US have attached a stigma to shooting as a sport, they say. So while companies like Winchester, Beretta and Otis Technology support Rhode, she doesn't have a single sponsor from outside the firearm industry.
The same is true for USA Shooting, even though the sport has since 2000 been the fifth-highest medal producer for the US team at Summer Olympics. The very first gold medal for any sport awarded in Rio went to 19-year-old Ginny Thrasher, competing in her Olympics debut.
Politics may only tell part of the story. American television audiences don't tend to watch
shooting – or, for that matter, a number of other sports. "The biggest challenge is limited exposure," said Peter Carlisle, head of the Olympic Sports and Action division at Octagon Worldwide. "If the sport itself doesn't provide a consistent platform for the athletes to become recognizable and maintain relevance, there's limited value to a sponsor."
What's more, noted Scott Becher, the executive vice president of sports and entertainment at Zimmerman Advertising, a lot of Americans own firearms, so the potential affinity exists.
A Costly Sport
The difference for shooters is the cost of training. Competition-level firearms price between $8,000-20,000. Between ammunition, clay pigeons and range fees, a day of training can run as high as $450. "It really adds up,'' said Vincent Hancock, one of Rhode's teammates. "I've only found two sports that are more expensive — anything to do with a horse, and car racing.''
The US Olympic Committee helps foot the bill. Because of shooting's high potential to medal, USA Shooting received $2.5 million in 2015, third-most among summer sports behind swimming and track and field. Still, the ammunition provided by the federation doesn't always cover athlete's needs. The day before departing for Rio, for example, Rhode shot 450 targets, she said.
Similar Challenges
As for Hancock, on Saturday he will attempt to win a gold medal in his third consecutive Olympics for skeet shooting. Even as one of the sport's favorites, Hancock still struggles to prevail upon potential backers who aren't tied in some way to the firearm industry.
"A lot of times they say, well, we really like you, you're great and your credentials speak for themselves, but we're not sure how we can really fit you in,'' Hancock said. "It seems like they want to, but don't want to get caught up in the media backlash that may arise if something were to come about with, say, one of the shootings.''
Shooters in other countries have faced similar challenges. Even in Italy, where the national shooting federation claims about 500,000 members – its U.S. counterpart has about 5,250 – the team struggled to transcend sponsors' fears about firearms.
"You talk about rifles and pistols and people are afraid, especially in Europe with the recent terrorism,'' said Luciano Rossi, an Italian senator who is also president of the country's shooting federation, and also vice-president of the international shooting federation. "We must offer a new image of our sport. If the spectators know our sport, they understand and love us, and if they love us, the sponsors come.''