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New Canaan boys basketball team soundly defeated by Staples
WESTPORT -- It is the always the goal for FCIAC boys basketball contenders to end up as the top seed going into the postseason tournament. Often, however, such an objective serves as a reminder of the old adage: be careful what you wish for.
The proverb figures to be on the minds of the FCIAC elite again next month when the tournament begins, especially if Staples High can sneak into the field.
After routing New Canaan 68-44 Friday night, the Wreckers are currently tied for the eighth and final tournament berth. Led by seniors Peter Rankowitz and James Frusciante and junior Darryle Wiggins, the under-the-radar Wreckers turned what was expected to be a close game into a blowout.
"We had a big win in our last game (Bridgeport Central) and wanted to keep the momentum going," Rankowitz said after collecting 20 points and seven assists. "The respect has been coming around slowly for us but we still have a lot to prove."
Staples (5-5, 4-4), which ended a four-game losing streak with the win over Central, entered play Friday locked in a seven-way battle for the final playoff spot as the season heads into the second half. For the record, No. 8 plays No. 1 in the first round. New Canaan (4-7, 4-5) was one of the seven teams separated by one-half game for the eighth spot, until Friday.
"Nobody came to play for New Canaan," Rams coach Mike Evans said. "This was not our identity. We took a big step backwards, but give Staples credit. They have a lot of seniors and they know what they're doing."
Rankowitz and Frusciante (18 points) led the Wreckers, who made nearly 50 percent of their shots (28 for 57) and were 9 for 10 from the line. They alsooutrebounded the Rams 26-18 and forced 17 turnovers while committing just seven, and three of those were after the starters left.
"We came together after the four-game losing streak," Staples coach Colin Devine said. "After that I asked the seniors how they want to respond."
The answer came in the form of a 73-63 win over Central and then last night's near-flawless performance.
"Everybody played well tonight but it all starts with defense," Rankowitz said. "We definitely came ready to play."
Andrew Read 3 2-2 10; Matthew Swift 0 1-2 1; Chris DeWaele 2 0-0 4; Erik Jager 3 0-0 7; Zach Allen 5 3-4 13; Henry Lavieri 2 0-0 6; Alex Curto 1 0-0 2; Andrew Penchuk 0 0-0 0; Paul Hagopian 0 1-2 1. Totals: 16-35 7-10 44
Jacob Melnick 1 0-0 2; James Frusciante 6 6-6 18; Darryle Wiggins 6 1-1 13; Ross Whelan 4 1-1 10; Peter Rankowitz 9 0-0 20; Joe Greenwald 0 0-0 0; Nick Esposito 0 0-0 0; Nick Ward 0 0-0 0; David Katz 0 0-0 0; Alex Addessi 1 0-0 2; Michael Reale 1 0-0 2; Todd Goldstein 0 1-2 1. Totals: 28-57 9-10 68
3-pointers: NC--Read 2, Lavieri 2, Jager; S--Ranmkowitz 2, Whelan.
Highlights: NC--Jager 6 rebounds; S--Rankowitz 7 assists, Wiggins 6 rebounds.


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Our preschool serves children ages 18 months to 5 years old. Children must be reliably toilet trained for the three and four year old classes and be current on all immunizations. Child must meet age requirement for the class by September 30th.
Class Offerings
18 Month: Young Twos | Owls
2.5 Years: Older Twos | Rabbits
3 Year Class | Turtles
4/5 Year Class | Otters
18 months 2 adults: 6 children
2 year olds 2 adults: 8 children
3 year olds 2 adults:12-14 children
4 year olds 2 adults:16-18 children
Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–12 p.m. (our staff prays at 8:50 a.m., doors open shortly thereafter)
Early drop-off is available for an additional fee starting at 8:30 a.m.. Lunch Bunch (12–1 p.m.) is offered on Wednesdays for an additional fee.
School Year: September 4 -May 24. Please check our calendar for detailed information.
Steps to Enrollment
1. Tour our School and decide if this is a right fit for your family and child.
2. Fill out Registration Application.
3. Drop off Registration Fee of $150 (non–refundable).
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Registration is $150 and is non-refundable. Registration packets for the upcoming school year are sent out on January 15th for all currently enrolled families. Open registration begins February 15th.
Please note: Registration fees are due at the time a completed Registration Application. All registration fees are non-refundable. If we are unable to secure a spot for your child, you will receive a full refund. Registration fees recur annually.
Enrichment Programs
In 20172018, we are offering the below additional enrichment programs. The major benefit of these add on programs is that you receive an extra hour of time that morning and you do not have to interrupt your evening/dinner schedule to transport your child to/from activities or wait on them during the activity.
- Little People's Creative Workshop, $52/month per child, runs monthly with automatically renewing spots unless instructor is notified 30 days prior to cancellation. Registration form available inside brochure, or http://www.lpcw.com/Forms/registration-form.pdf
- Art Enrichment, $55/month per child, runs monthly. Sign up with Miss Claudia or Miss Alicia at Prince of Peace.
- Soccer Shots (by the session, $84/8 week session per child). Children ages 3-5 (2.5 year olds are accepted on a trial basis), Mondays at 12 p.m. . Contact Laura Bowers at 757-377-5986 (email@example.com) for more information. No gear needed! Online Registration Only: http://vabeach.ssreg.org
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Waitlists: If the camp session has a waitlist you will be notified immediately and your registration fee will not be processed until a position is available.
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July 16-20. Farm fresh and seasonal! Your child will enjoy learning the basics of cooking and the importance of fresh ingredients. We will create and sample a new healthy snack each day.
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August 6-10. Each day we will explore a different element of are: line, shape, color, texture, and pattern. Students will create art using each of these techniques.
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Prince of Peace Lutheran School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
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MediaTek MT6592 true octa-core processor got 26,000 point on benchmark
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While we are waiting for MediaTek true octa-core mobile processor launch officially in the market, and now we have a video demo while the processor is being test sing benchmarking tool.
MediaTek MT6592 is becoming the hot topics for now, since this is the first true octa-core chipset that laready available in some products (especially is Android smartphone), this processor has good performance and becoming the mainstream products it's ready to beat the competitor while this processor is offers with very lower price.
Here are the benchmark test videothat show the MediaTek MT6592 that powered in MLais MX60 pro Android smartphone :
MTK6592 eight-core chip running at 1.7GHz clock-speed, The chips showing the 26,000 score point points, and beat the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, and the MLais MX69 is the one of upcoming smartphone that ready to powered by MT6592 processor.


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A view of multiple testing stations for use in conducting Thermal Analysis on various materials. This is one of several areas assigned to various thermal tests.
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) is used to determine specific heat, thermal effect, purity, polymorphism, glass transistion, oxidative stability, chemical reactions, reaction kinetics, melting behavior, and crystallization.
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) techniques are used to determine filler content, and to determine the temperature and course of decomposition as they relate to weight loss at elevated temperatures.
Thermomechanical Analysis (TMA) determines the softening bahavior of polymers, the coefficient of linear expansion (CTE), glass transition temperature (Tg), shrinkage behavior, and changes in dimension caused by chemical reactions.
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) allows the determination of storage modulus E' (purely elastic component) and loss modulus E" (purely viscous component) as a function of temperature. With the aid of the damping curve, poorly-defined glass transition temperatures (which are virtually invisible with DSC or TMA) can be read (damping maximum).


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Manager, IT (Lead Teradata)
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- Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory, Malaysia
- CDI, Plein-temps
- Hong Leong Bank Berhad
- 17 août 17
Manager, IT (Lead Teradata)
Job Summary
Works closely with Head of EIM to lead the EDW Section consisting of a team of Data Modellers, ETL Developers & Operations Support and Teradata Specialist. Responsible for managing production operations for EDW to ensure agree requirements are met at expected service levels.
Provide architecture support for ongoing and new EDW projects.
Manage & coordinate the overall development, SIT, UAT & Implementation efforts of EDW projects to deliver technical solutions & ensure business & technical requirements are met within project timelines.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead the technical activities for design, development & implementation of technical solutions for the Enterprise Data Warehouse to support the business.
• Establish and ensure adherence to a set of guiding principles for data warehousing.
• Responsible for production operational support for the EDW & ensure agreed requirements are met & issues or outages are resolved within expected service levels.
• Perform impact study for new EDW enhancements on the existing processes , downstream system & reports
• Review the logical and physical data model with the Data Modeller to ensure the design complies with standards & conventions
• Work with the ETL development and operations team to ensure efficient data loading & data access in Teradata EDW
• Lead R&D activities on new technologies & develop prototype for improvements.
• Recommend solution / alternative to address business requirement.
• Manage & coordinate the overall development, SIT, UAT & Implementation efforts of major projects to deliver technical solutions & ensure business & technical requirements are met within project timelines.
• Oversee progress of projects, change requests & problem resolution for the EDW section.
• Monitor the technical tasks & ensure deliverables are delivered within the project timeline
• Tracking and communication of key milestone status to Head of Department.
Managerial (team/group responsibilities)
• Assist the Head of Department in the managing of team members & coordinating team assignment & activities
• Provide technical training to equip & uplift the skills of team members.
• Provide knowledge transfer on new projects for BAU support.
• Work with Business PM and Business Users, IT PM & team members to define & support Business UAT scope & detail test cases & work out detail breakdown of schedules.
• Communication of EDW design strategy, guidelines, principles and standards to team members.
Organizational (organizational responsibilities)
• Ensure that all processes & governance are adhered to.
• Develop overall batch process, technical, functional & programmers specification
• Develop and manage the project timeline for EDW projects
• Prepare documentation to ensure all change management, release management & governance processes are adhered to.
Jobholder Requirements
• Degree
• Teradata 13 / 14 Certification is highly desirable
• 3 - 5 years in Data Warehousing (preferably financial services)
Special Skills
• Knowledge of Teradata data warehouse architecture and toolset capabilities and information management best practices is highly desirable.
• Extensive knowledge in SQL.
• Experience in Teradata FSLDM
• Knowledge in the following:
o Database : Teradata 13 / 14 (MS SQL Server, Oracle, DB2 will be an added advantage)
• Utilities : ERWIN; Informatica ; Informatica; Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)
Certification/Licensing Requirements
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text: i am new to this site and it took lots of prayer for me i am normally a private person . That has all changed since my son was diagnosis in 2001 with adhd and now i am going through the early stages of odd&cd it's combined he is always in trouble in school and he blames everyone i used to spank him you know spare the rod and spoil the child that 's how i grew up .i love my son and only want the best for him but i am at the end of my rope what do i do? where do i go i beg and beg and beg for help and it is not easy i am not giving up on him it's i have given up on my self this is so hard for me i don't sleep i have gained weight 150 pounds looks bad on me i am only 5'1!. All the attention is on him and i have a 1 year old that just is used to him having the attention already she just gets her toys and play and knows that he is going to act out if she tries for any kind of contact or attention from me or her dad and it's not fair to her! when he is in school i have peace because he not her with me , but their for 8 hours making some one else want to pull there hair out! i am now going through this fight with the school about the 504 plan iep all the above that can help my child ! his teachers are suppose to send me home a daily report on him and they don't i have to pray every day before i go to the school they feel as though it's too much work one of them told me now what kind of is that? !. if any one has any advice please feel free to give it i need all the help i can get it's hard every day is a struggle it has caused me to become depressed because i hate to see my son go through this and i am fighting with all that is within me . He is very smart he makes A's & B's and is on the principal list has been since he started school , but this odd and cd has taken over now . his adhd is in control as far as i see but what do i know i am so lost i don't know where to begin have been going around in circles since 2001 still trying to figure all this out ! i get a phone call every day about him the only time the school don't call is when they don't have school or the weekends. he started out taking (addrerall xr, 30mg ) now he takes( meadate cd,40 mg) the highest doses for his age 11 and he get to school at 7:00 and the school either call me or his dad at 8:00 before 8:30 every morning ! when i hear the phone ring and look at my caller id box and see it's the school my heart drops . this is really hurting me i have chest pains and bad headaches !but the bible says that god won't put on you more than you can bare and i have been through alot the last couple years so i must me stronger than i think i am .


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The essence of responsible conduct of research is to assure that science concerns itself with the identification and clarification of objective truth. I have spent some time this past week trying to read a recent study by Fanelli and Ioannidis entitled "US studies may overestimate effect sizes in softer research" published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
This is a statistical paper, written densely, but still mostly understandable even to a mere scientist such as myself. Many of you have probably heard of John Ioannidis. He has gained prominence by doing theoretical analysis of the studies of others and using his results to conclude that most biomedical research is wrong or at least biased. I may be wrong, or at least biased, but I have come to believe upon reading this work that Dr. Ioannidis is wrong and maybe biased as well.
Fanelli and Ioannidis have examined a group of meta-analyses in health related biological and behavioral area. For those of you who do not know meta-analysis is a group of methods whereby investigators combine the results for similar studies in order to provide stronger evidence to address specific research questions. This works when studies are similar and are themselves too underpowered to provide definitive results. Those who read this blog regularly know I am not a fan of meta-analyses. They are subject to all sorts of biases especially selection bias. The biggest problem, however, is that it is rare that studies are done in a similar enough manner to be legitimately combined. The math (generally combining mean effect sizes weighted for the size of the study) works regardless of the similarity of the studies. Thus it is difficult to fathom the legitimacy of combining dissimilar studies based upon their effect sizes, but this is exactly what Fanelli and Ioannidis have done.
They have used only meta-analyses which express effect sizes of individual studies as odds ratios (the odds of an event occurring in the experimental arm divided by the odds of the event occurring in the experimental arm). They then divide the results of each individual study (primary effect size) by the results of the corresponding meta-analysis (summary effect size). At this point they have a ratio of ratio lacking any units. Their primary result is then the log of this ratio of ratios. They graph this outcome based on the studies classification as behavioral, non-behavioral, or bio-behavioral as well as by geographic distribution.
This probably has you confused by now and I do not blame you for this, it is very complex. I really just want to make the point to you that the analysis is based upon highly processed numbers that are very far removed from the actual experimental results. Yet the authors use the broader distribution of this log of ratio of ratios as the basis to impute bias upon behavioral scientists from the United States, which they call the US effect. This appears to be a giant leap of faith. I suggest that there is no basis here for the conclusion of bias. There is no data which suggests or supports bias. I contend this is an unreasonable contention.
Yet I am already seeing this paper cited as evidence of bias. All of this leads me to return to my suggestion above. That is these authors are likely wrong and It appears, at least to me, that these authors are themselves biased. It is difficult to conclude that this is an objective study revealing objective truth. These authors have not, in my opinion, held themselves to the standard to which they appear to hold others. I do not consider this to be responsible conduct of research.
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The focus of the Tax Practice reflects the changing business environment in which we live. The tax law is becoming more dispute-oriented, more international in scope and, despite efforts to the contrary, more complicated and subject to frequent revision. The client service challenges created by complexity and change are addressed in part by the identification and development of Firm leaders in key areas of practice. These lawyers combine extensive experience with an understanding of the latest developments in their field, and many have been recognized as among the world's outstanding tax practitioners. The knowledge and experience of our more than 80 tax lawyers-located in the Americas, Europe, and Asia-is made available Firmwide through a long tradition of close collaboration and cooperation across offices and practices.


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Poulin excels at the art of world-building in this sci-fi adventure that journeys everywhere from the future to deep in human history.
Geepeus, by Nasha Poulin, contains classic science fiction tropes such as time and space travel, interactions with extraterrestrial life, and futuristic technologies. The plot is original and takes many thrilling, unexpected turns.
The book follows a young archaeologist as she meets and travels alongside the extraterrestrial life form Geepeus. While on a dig, Jacqueline "Jacky" Michaud and Jeremy "Jim" McBean uncover a strange metallic orb. This discovery provokes a strong reaction from the native inhabitants, who push Jacky and Jim into a crevasse. There, they find an alien spaceship with a strange life form who has been lying dormant inside. Geepeus quickly frees them and takes them into space in order to assist his leader, the Creator, with the complicated task of creating and monitoring the humanoid species. While traveling the galaxy and different time lines, Jacky witnesses the birth of the human race, the demise of the dinosaurs, and learns more about the mysterious alien life forms that manipulate the galaxy.
Jacky, the protagonist, is initially very frightened and overwhelmed by the discovery of Geepeus and the prospect of a space odyssey. However, as she is exposed to and overcomes new challenges along her journey, her self-confidence increases. As Jacky grows more independent and confident, she begins to demand respect for her opinions from those around her, eventually culminating in confrontations with Geepeus and the Creator.
Poulin exhibits knowledge of the art of world-building in Geepeus, as setting and the use of small details are the strongest storytelling elements of the novella. Small observations made by the main character help to develop the technologies of the alien species and the world they live in; for example, "The scene changed to ships working on the atmosphere, gathering dust and debris and bringing them to the new planet, or keeping the debris and bringing it to the mother ship." The author also explains key historic events through the intervention of aliens: "We can eliminate the inferior beings by asking the new species for offerings. We will make rules and rituals and ask for sacrifices." With lines like this, Geepeus explains historic events and practices such as human sacrifice, making the possibility of alien intervention in the development of Earth seem much more plausible.
Although physical characteristics and actions are very well described, there are often times when these details become monotonous and difficult to read. For instance, the dialogue describing the ship: "The greenhouse is situated on the fourth deck. … This ship is programmed to keep the plants and insects alive in a dormant state in a comfortable environment." But the greenhouse is never visited again, making its location and function on the ship irrelevant. The novella also contains many distracting spelling and grammatical errors.
Geepeus could be enjoyable to any casual or hardcore sci-fi buff or a young adult reader.
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Gregory A. Lowe
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Executive Summary
Wisconsin's Child Care Workforce focuses on teachers and assistant teachers working at child care centers and self-employed family child care providers throughout the state. It draws on a 2015 survey developed and conducted by the Survey Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWSC) and COWS, a research center also at UW-Madison. Information about child care teachers and assistant teachers was obtained through a survey of child care center directors. Information about family providers was obtained via a survey sent to these providers. The response rate for both centers and family providers was over 60 percent and the samples are representative geographically and in terms of the quality of child care in Wisconsin. Here, we present the most important findings of this study.
- 22,100 teaching staff
- 19,500 center-based teachers and assistant teachers
- 2,600 family providers
- Overwhelmingly women (98 percent)
- Largely white (83 percent) but much more diverse in Milwaukee, where 41 percent of teaching staff are African American and another 11 percent are Hispanic
- 68 percent are teachers (83 percent of whom work full-time)
- 32 percent are assistant teachers (42 percent of whom work full-time)
Teachers are Well-Educated
- Roughly half of the teachers have an associate degree or more education – well in excess of the 41 percent with associate degrees or more in the Wisconsin workforce
- Assistant teachers have considerably lower educational attainment
Child Care Teachers' and Assistant Teachers' Pay is Very Low
|Assistant Teachers
|Median starting wage
|Median highest wage
Weak Benefits for Teaching Workforce
- 17 percent of teaching staff are eligible for and participates in employer-provided health insurance
- 30 percent of teaching staff are included in some sort of retirement benefit
- More common benefits include paid days off (offered to 51 percent of teaching staff), paid or subsidized training opportunities (83 percent), free or reduced-cost child care (86 percent).
Turnover a Consistent Problem
- 30 percent annual turnover rate of teachers, i.e., a center with 10 teachers would need to replace 3 teachers a year
- 45 percent annual turnover rate of assistant teachers
- Directors report that staffing and filling positions is a growing problem
- Overwhelmingly women (over 99 percent)
- Largely white (80 percent) but much more diverse in Milwaukee, where 60 percent of family providers are African American
- Typical provider has 15 years of experience
- All have some form of early childhood education training
- One in three family providers has an associate degree or more education
The Median Family Provider
- Works 55 hours per week and 51 weeks per year
- Provides care for six children
- Earns $2500 per month, while incurring costs of $1000
- Monthly net earnings are $1500 per month, or $7.50 per hour of work
- Most family providers also rely on another source of income; 67 percent rely on spouse's income
Benefits for Family Providers
- Health insurance: 46 percent covered by a spouse, 24 percent purchase health insurance, 20 percent rely on a public program and 8 percent have no health insurance
- Just 22 percent saving for retirement
Established in 2010, YoungStar is Wisconsin's system for rating the quality of a child care programs and providing supports to increase quality. Participation is mandatory for all programs serving families on Wisconsin Shares, a child care subsidy program for low-income families. (Participation is voluntary for other programs.) A 2 Star rating is the base level of quality, while a 5 Star rating denotes the highest quality. Wisconsin Shares reimbursement rates are tiered to reward higher quality. Ratings are based on quality indicators in four areas: education of teachers, directors, and family providers; environment and curriculum; business and professional practices; and child health and wellness.
- 78 percent of centers and 73 percent of family providers participate in YoungStar.
- Participating centers are larger than those that are not participating: 87 percent of the center workforce is employed in centers participating in YoungStar.
YoungStar and the Workforce
Centers that have higher quality ratings also:
- Pay higher wages, to both teachers and assistant teachers.
- Good news because higher ratings and higher reimbursements are supporting higher wages in the industry.
- Employ teachers and assistant teachers with higher educational attainment.
- Good news because the relationship is stronger than one might predict. Currently, star ratings relate only to educational qualifications of directors and lead teachers; these data show that all teaching staff in higher quality centers have more education.
- Have lower workforce turnover.
- Good news because consistency of care is related to quality, and the higher wages and higher quality are helping to maintain a more stable teaching workforce.
The most essential challenge in the child care industry is the tension between the demand for more education within the child care teaching workforce and the very low pay-off for that education. (See the Figure below.) A teacher with an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education can expect to start at $10.00 per hour and will rarely make more than $13.00 – compared to $18.57 per hour for others in the state workforce who hold an associate degree. The gap for a bachelor's degree is even larger.
The overwhelming majority of center directors and family providers both report that child care is a harder industry to be in today than three years ago. Center directors point especially to the difficulty attracting and retaining qualified staff. As the economic recovery continues and external job opportunities grow, these challenges are likely to become even more difficult to navigate.
This report makes clear the challenge that confronts directors, providers, and teachers, but also parents and policymakers as well. Child care quality will always be linked to job quality for the child care workforce. The survey shows the evident dedication, strong educational qualifications, and commitment to quality child care of the workforce. It is also clear that YoungStar is helping support quality as well. But equally clear are the serious challenges confronting teachers, providers, and directors. Wages are low, especially given the educational attainment of teachers. Benefits are inadequate. Turnover is too high. Building a strong system of quality child care in the state is possible. But such a system will need to be built on a foundation of substantially improved quality of jobs for the people who provide that care.


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Advanced Imaging and Microscopy Laboratory (AIMLab)
The Advanced Imaging and Microscopy Laboratory (AIMLab; formerly known as the Nanoscale Imaging, Spectroscopy, and Properties Laboratory [NISPLab]), directed by Dr. Wen-An Chiou, is focused on nanoscale characterization of materials and structures generated in Maryland NanoCenter research laboratories or in the FabLab complex. It features high resolution transmission electron microscopy, secondary electron microscopy, scanning Auger microscopy, and scanning probe techniques for atomic- and nano-scale characterization. It is located in a section of the Kim Building designed for low vibration so that best possible spatial resolution can be achieved from the instruments there. The AIMLab is adjacent to and integrated with the Keck Laboratory for Combinatorial Nanosynthesis and Multiscale Characterization.
AIMLab's equipment includes:
- A Hitachi SU-70 field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) equipped with an energy-dispersive x-ray spectrometer (EDS)
- A JEOL 2100F atomic-resolution field emission transmission electron microscope (FE-TEM)
- A JEM 2100 LaB6 transmission electron microscope (TEM) equipped with fiber optic, video-rate imaging
- A JEOL JXA-89 electron microprobe equipped with a wavelength-dispersive x-ray spectrometer (WDS)


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Registration is now open to participate as the 11th annual BC Cultural Crawl, taking place in communities across the province August 1 through 31.
The BC Cultural Crawl provides a vehicle for arts, cultural, heritage and tourism organizations within a community to work together. The results are more strongly integrated communities with tourism and cultural sectors working in tandem.
Register your community, organization or event today.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
The Upside-Down Life
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- AnonymousFebruary 7, 2012 at 4:58 PM
Arden, this sums up my 2 plus years in Bible school earning my Bachelors in Theology. Well Done!!! The only thing we add to your teaching at my church and Bible school is the urgency and commission to go into all the world to preach the gospel! As my pastor says, "The great commission is not the great suggestion." Not everyone is called to be an evangelist, but we are all called to evangelize as a lifestyle. We like to say, "evangelism is not a program, it's a passion." I have personally led over 3,000 people to the Lord one-on-one. About half of the people I encountered at the grocery store or the park or the gas station or in my neighborhood. In the course of a day someone will most likely hear about Jesus and be given the opportunity to pray and ask Him to be their Lord and savior. The other half are people I evangelized in the inner city. I go out on Saturday morning almost every week with a team. We are in 28 communities in the Tampa area. We bus them in for church, feed them, come to their communities weekly and lead Bible studies, etc. It is the most rewarding, fulfilling and exciting life I could ever imagine having.ReplyDelete
I remember my early years at First Church with great fondness. Sitting under your teaching was an essential part of my training. Thank you and God bless you and June.
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Hi, Mary. How good to hear from you! And how good to hear some of what you and your church are up to. Praise God! Sounds like you are walking in the Spirit day by day. You would have to, to be doing all that. Thanks for your encouraging words, as always.Delete


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Dubset Announces Agreement with Spotify to Expand Availability of Longform DJ Mixes, Single Mixes and other User Generated Content
Dubset Announces Agreement with Spotify to Expand Availability of Longform DJ Mixes, Single Mixes and other User Generated Content
IBIZA, Spain, May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Dubset Media Holdings announced today that it has reached an agreement with Spotify that will dramatically expand the global footprint of its MixBANK distribution platform. The deal makes it possible for DJs all over the world to upload and legally stream their original long-form mixes and single track remixes, creating a brand new revenue stream for the artists whose recordings are sampled and the DJs who create the mixes and remixes. In addition, the new agreement is expected to enable Spotify listeners to stream radio shows and other user generated mixes that have not been previously legally available to music fans. The announcement was made today at the International Music Summit in Ibiza, Spain, an important annual conference for the dance music industry.
"This is a major milestone for DJs and music fans all over the world," said Stephen White, Dubset CEO. "Our technology platform makes it possible for us to identify and pay rights holders in DJ mixes, making this enormously popular music genre available on the world's most popular streaming service for the very first time. We couldn't be more thrilled to be working with the team at Spotify to deliver this content to music fans all over the world."
"Our number one job at Spotify is to deliver great music to fans whenever and wherever they want to listen to it," said Stefan Blom, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Content Officer at Spotify. "This deal with Dubset enables us to serve fans of dance music with the mixes they crave while ensuring that artists, labels and publishers get paid fairly. It's a great day for music fans all over the world."
"DJs have long been recognized as the greatest curators of music in the world," said Pat Shah, Head of Original Content Licensing at Spotify. "We look forward to working with Dubset and the biggest and best DJs in the world to continue to lead the industry by providing our consumers with the best content available in the market."
The first mixes under the new pact are expected to be available later this year on Spotify. DJs and content remixers who are interested in delivering remixes to Spotify should visit www.dubset.com for more information.
About Dubset Media Holdings, Inc.
Dubset Media Holdings, Inc. (www.dubset.com) is a media technology company solving the challenges associated with identification and monetization of mixed content. Dubset's MixBANK platform enables legal distribution for mixes and remixes partnering with DJs, record labels, and publishers.
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DeWard Kids
Welcome to the NEW DeWard Kids online store, where we hope to offer wholesome and Bible-based material for the next generation of Christians. Browse our children's products below. Stay tuned as we add more products in the future. If you have any questions, or if you need a publisher for your upcoming children's book, email Casey Head at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Angel Fund
Make a donation to the Angel Fund in honor of a friend or family member. Your honoree will receive a card designed by an Inner City child. The money will be used throughout the coming year to buy needed items that go directly to the children such as shoes, clothes, and books.
Mary Grey Moses - Director
Monique Strickland - Assistant Director
Ivy Dodson - Teen Director
Ian Goodman - Athletic Director
Sally Taylor - Olive Branch
After School Program -- 3 - 6 p.m.
Summer Camp -- 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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If you want to serve in Inner City by tutoring, reading, or serving in other ways, e-mail Monique Strickland.


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Duggar family news: Fans freak out over Jill's nose ring
The Duggar family from TLC's "Counting On" are a pretty conservative bunch and there are all kinds of rules, such as for example, the girls are not allowed to wear jeans or dresses that are cut above the knee. They are also not allowed to wear revealing or tight-fitting clothes.
There are a lot of wardrobe choices that the Duggars frown upon, so when Jill Duggar, wife of Derick Dillard, was seen sporting a nose ring, fans were caught off guard, reports E! News.
The 26-year-old mom to Israel David and Samuel posted a selfie on Instagram (@jillmdillard) which showed off her nose bling. She was poking fun of her washing room blunder, as she captioned the post: "When you are switching laundry from the washer to the dryer and realize you forgot to put laundry soap in the load you just 'washed'!"
However, fans immediately zeroed in on her accessory. Most of the comments were positive, with fans thrilled to see the Duggar girls expressing their individuality and breaking free from Jim Bob and Michelle's strict upbringing.
"The nose ring looks adorable on you! I love that you are branching out and being unique. Go Jill!" a fan wrote. Another added, "I love the piercing, Jill, nice going out of the normal zone where you're the only sugar sister with a nose ring."
On the other hand, there were some who reprimanded Jill for "sinning" with the nose ring. Some even posted mean comments about her appearance. But several fans were quick to come to her defense and encouraged the reality star to rock her nose ring.
"Jill don't listen to judgmental people. You're a wonderful woman of God with beautiful children. God bless!" a kind woman wrote. "Jill! You are wearing pants and have a nose ring! Welcome to being a strong woman with the freedom to make your own choices!" another person commented.


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These sweet little beauties went together in (literally) minutes, thanks to the phyllo cups.
This filling recipe will fill two packages of phyllo cups and since they are so small, they chill quickly and will be ready to serve in short order. Two packages sounds like a lot of lemon pies, but it really isn't (the filling recipe was originally for an 8" pie). Hubby ate four of these after a big meal, so keep that in mind.
2 packages of phyllo cups
1 cup white sugar
¼ cup corn starch
1 cup water
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
2 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
½ teaspoon fresh lemon zest
2 drops yellow food color (optional)
2 egg whites
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
¼ cup white sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
For filling, mix sugar, cornstarch and water in a heavy bottomed sauce pan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and comes to a boil; boil and stir for one minute. Stir half of this mixture into the beaten egg yolks (whisking like crazy to keep the mixture moving). After well mixed, pour the whole thing back into the original pan and boil (and stir) for one more minute. Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice, lemon zest and butter. Spoon hot lemon mixture into phyllo cups.
For the meringue topping, beat (with electric mixer) the egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy then sprinkle in the sugar, a little at a time, while you are beating; add the vanilla and continue to beat until stiff peaks form when you lift the beaters out of the bowl.
Top the hot lemon filling with a spoonful of meringue. Bake in a 400F oven for about 10 minutes or until the meringue becomes golden and shiny (watch carefully). Cool on the counter until they are room temperature THEN put them in the fridge to chill.
NOTE: Be careful when you separate the eggs; even just a speck of yolk in the egg whites will stop them from whipping correctly. Also, make sure you do NOT whip the egg whites in anything plastic. Any traces of grease or oil in the bowl or on the beaters will stop your egg whites from whipping properly.
Thank you all for your well wishes, regarding our cat Tabitha. She is walking around today and even has found her kitty voice again!! Thanks to lots of "ear licks" from our dog Chloe, Tabitha is well on her way to a full recovery.


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LONDON (Reuters) - Fast-rising inflation and growing talk of tighter monetary policy from the Bank of England may spell the end of a winning streak for British gilts, among the best performers in major government bond markets this year.
Yields on 20- GB20YT=RR and 30-year gilts GB30YT=RR neared five-month lows on Monday, contrasting with short-dated yields which last week notched up their biggest one-week rise since early January as inflation sailed past the BoE's 2 percent target.
Such low yields — resulting from bond price rises — for long-dated paper in part reflect doubt about how Britain's economy will perform after the country leaves the European Union and therefore the ultimate outlook for inflation and interest rates.
Only Japan, still struggling to generate sustained inflation, has a flatter yield curve than Britain's among major economies. Britain's yield curve is at its flattest since October, with the gap between two- and 30-year gilt yields standing at around just 157 basis points.
But many strategists think the inflation burn is being underestimated and that yields will rise. Real or inflation adjusted long-term yields, assuming the BoE meets its 2 percent target over that time, are negative out to 50 years.
The latest Reuters poll of economists predicts consumer price inflation will near 3 percent late this year — but previous bouts of high inflation in 2008 and 2011 suggest this may be a conservative estimate.
"The gilts market is the biggest (yield) steepening trade we could bet on right now," Kevin Gaynor, head of international research at Nomura, told a fixed income roundtable earlier this month. "The inflation picture is going to be much worse than expected."
Rising inflation is usually bad news for bonds, which fall in value as interest rates rise.
A Reuters poll published last week suggested the 10-year gilt yield GB10YT=RR will rise to around 1.67 percent in a year's time from 1.175 percent now. But some strategists thought 2.0 percent or higher is likely. [US/INT]
One Bank of England policymaker, Kristin Forbes, voted to raise rates this month because of growing inflationary pressures and others said they were close to joining her — although the majority view was to tolerate above-target inflation for now.
Britain isn't the only advanced economy where economic data and inflation numbers are prompting investors to reassess the monetary policy outlook. The European Central Bank has said its sense of urgency to prop up euro zone growth is over and money markets have started to factor in a rate rise in the bloc by year-end.
The U.S. Federal Reserve hiked rates on March 15 after a string of hawkish comments from officials that triggered a rapid turnaround in expectations for a move this month. But the inflation outlook for Britain looks particularly acute, with a rise in energy prices compounded by the pound's near-20 percent fall against the dollar since June's Brexit vote.
Last month consumer prices rose 2.3 percent year-on-year, faster than expected.
Gilts are one of the only major bond markets globally to deliver positive returns this year.
Ten-year yields GB10YT=RR are down 7 basis points this year. That compares with a rise of almost 20 bps in German and Swiss yields, while U.S. and Japanese yields are little changed from where they ended 2016.
For some bond fund managers, Brexit risks and the uncertainty hanging over the economy remain a reason to hold onto gilts. Bonds often benefit from an environment where investors view economic growth prospects as weak.
"I do think they offer a good hedge to Brexit risks," said David Zahn, a portfolio manager who runs Franklin Templeton's European fixed income strategies, which total around 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion).
But some temporary factors that have supported gilt prices recently are likely to fade.
The BoE has completed its gilt purchases as part of its "sledgehammer" stimulus plan designed to counter the shock of June's Brexit vote.
Overseas central banks and sovereign wealth funds devoured gilts late last year to top up sterling portfolios battered in dollar terms by the pound's post-Brexit vote plunge, but BoE data for January hinted at a reversal of this trend.
Pension funds have also been big buyers of gilts recently.
Official data show gilt holdings by insurers and pension funds stood at about 28 percent of the total in the third quarter of 2016 - the highest proportion since the final quarter of 2011.
But such funds, which need a fixed income stream to match payouts, typically make extra purchases of gilts to invest unallocated funds ahead of the end of the British financial year in April.
"The BoE has finished buying and we're coming out of Q1 - which potentially means (pension fund) buying is set to tail off," said Societe Generale rates strategist Jason Simpson.
"This, to me, leaves long-dated gilts looking vulnerable".
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We have received the manuscript for Margaret Barkers new book on "Creation - The Biblical Vision".
In Margaret's own words, her book is an attempt to outline what the first Christians could have known about Creation, thinking as they did within the framework of Temple Theology, and set this alongside some striking parallels in today's environment discourse.
Here is an excerpt from the third chapter:
"The biblical view of creation is rarely questioned, not in the sense that people have never taken issue with the seven day scheme, but in the sense that the seven day scheme, as usually understood, is assumed to be the biblical view. We are asking the question: How might Jesus and the first Christians have understood the creation? and already we have seen that their understanding of Genesis was a sophisticated and far from literal reading of the text.
Material available in the time of Jesus and from the era of the early church shows that they saw creation as one intricately woven system that could be destroyed by human action. In this chapter we shall recover something of that picture; most of the evidence has been well known for a long time, but it has been read differently.
First, they knew the 'pre-Genesis' story about the origin of the angels and the 'engravings' in the invisible world. Second, Jesus himself and the first Christians read the Hebrew Scriptures as texts about more than one deity: there was El Elyon, whom the Christians were to designate 'the First Person'; there was Yahweh, the firstborn of the sons of God, whom the Christians were to designate 'the Second Person'; and there was the Spirit. Since Philo also read the Scripture in this way, it was not a Christian innovation or deviation. Yahweh the LORD was the Creator, 'through whom all things were made.'
Third, they knew that the invisible unity held the visible world in an ordered state, and that without that vision, 'the people unravelled' (Prov 29.18, translating literally). And fourth, when they sang the Psalms, they understood that they were singing about the Second Person, and so they knew that it was the work of the LORD, whom they had known incarnate, to create the visible world by bringing the engraved patterns to the visible world and thus shaping it. Hence the LORD's question to Job: 'Do you know the engraved pattern of the heavens and can you set up its pattern/rule on earth?' (Job 38.33, the gist of an obscure verse). In the time of Jesus and in the early years of the Church, Jewish temple teachers and their heirs spoke of seeing how the world was made. Rabbi Akiba, early in the second century CE, ascended to heaven in a vision and there saw the whole inhabited world . There is no detail of what he actually saw.
Rabbi Nehunyah, who lived in Emmaus at the end of the first century CE, ascended and saw 'the mysteries and the secrets, the bonds and wonders… the weaving of the web that completes the world.' Again, there is no detail of what he saw, but he looked out and saw that the world was woven. Literally, he would have been looking at the reverse of the temple veil, an elaborate fabric woven from four colours that represented the four elements of matter .
It is impossible to date much of the material in the collections of mystical texts, but there is a consistent pattern of images, for example: 'Your throne is a hovering throne, since the hour when you fastened the weaver's peg and wove the fabric upon which the completion of the world and its ladder stand.' When the mystic had seen the great mystery of the holy of holies, his own view of the material world was changed. Rabbi Ishmael, as we have seen, looked at the world each day as though standing before the throne of glory . He was seeing as Isaiah saw: the whole world full of the glory.
This sense of seeing the world from above, seeing as God saw it and understanding differently as a result, has been repeated recently in an extraordinary way, and was linked to the pictures of the earth from space in 1968. 'When the earth was first seen from outside, and compared as a whole planet with its lifeless neighbours, Mars and Venus, it was impossible to ignore the overwhelming sense that the earth was a strange and beautiful anomaly. Its evolution could not be explained solely in terms of conventional biology or geology.' 'Perhaps it was the image of the Earth that led to what seems to have been a quantum leap by scientists and environmental action groups… many other science symposia and public forums have begun to think of the Earth as a whole, a dynamically functioning collection of ecosystems and biomes connected through atmosphere, oceans and sediments. … This new awareness fostered a new approach to the science of the biosphere, a holistic approach to the Earth.' '…directly stimulated by the magnificent image of the living earth from space… all of us must continue to recognize the inextricable linkage among solar, atmospheric, oceanic and surface processes modulated by life.' 'Only in the last few years has there been a recognition of a dynamic earth, where the biota is inextricably linked to atmospheric, oceanic, and terrestrial processes, where ecosystems are connected to globally by the atmosphere, oceans and sediments.'
Seeing the whole earth prompted thinking in terms of connected ecosystems, a holistic approach, inextricable linkage among all aspects of creation – something not so very different from the mystics' image of the weaving of the world. Seeing the whole earth in this way also affected thought about human society, co-operation and regulation.
T H Huxley, although an admirer of Darwin's work, had expressed concern about evolution; goodness and virtue involve acting with self restraint, and so were totally opposed to the self assertion necessary for the evolutionary struggle . The new ways of seeing, however, mean that the dangerous 'survival of the fittest' is not the whole story. Something more than competition is needed for human society or for any system to succeed. To those formed by a Christian culture [I can only speak for my own], this has seemed obvious, but biologists have now reached the same conclusion: 'The principal additional statement [i.e. additional to evolution] made within the biotic regulation concept is that increased competitiveness (and hence, increased number of progeny) is only possible when the new species that appeared in the course of evolution enhances the regulatory potential of the community. In other words, with the biotic regulation concept, competitiveness of individuals and the regulatory potential of the community to which they belong are tightly coupled.
By contrast, within the traditional paradigm, an increased competitiveness (or fitness) is considered to be sufficient condition for evolutionary changes per se.' Evolutionary dynamics, and the idea that co-operation is essential for life to evolve to new levels, is now a recognised area for theological exploration. This idea had long been embedded in Christian teaching: 'Things then of conflicting and opposite nature, would not have reconciled themselves, were there not One higher and LORD over them, to unite them, to whom the elements themselves yield obedience as slaves that obey a master. And instead of each having regard to its own nature, and fighting with its neighbour, they recognise the LORD who has united them, and are at concord with one another, being by nature opposed, but at amity by the will of him who guides them' Thus Athanasius in the fourth century, but the roots of this were part Christianity's temple heritage. The covenant of creation bound everything in one system: the material world, living beings, human society, and the invisible forces they called angels or powers."


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Employees are going to share files. That's true whether we like it or not. From USB drives, to public filesharing services, organizations are discovering that their proprietary data is in increasing danger of escaping into the wild.
Management's response to sharing has typically been to try to lock the behavior down, but it isn't working.
The productivity benefit of sharing files is too tempting. We can't stop it. By burying the problem rather than addressing it, organizations are risking security breaches and data loss on a grand scale, as more and more of their data migrates out of their control.
Sharing doesn't have to be dangerous — with FeithDrive your employees get the major productivity boost of a filesharing service, but with the strictest security, activity auditing, advanced permissions, records management and more, that your organization needs to stay safe.
The power of FeithDrive over other offerings lies in its security and in its integration with other applications.
And your content is available to you or your team virtually anywhere with access from your mobile-friendly, browser-based FeithDrive application, or the mobile application for Android devices, or directly from the FeithDrive filecabinet.
Only FeithDrive gives you the advantage of submitting your content into a workflow, integrating it into dashboards, allowing it to be records managed, and more, with seamless platform integration.


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Career possibilities & internships
Alumni from WISP have taken a number of different career paths. Some of our students have gone on to pursue doctoral degrees (eg Germany, Holland). Others have gone on to work in marketing, sales, human resources, and other areas of business. Others still have focussed on pursuing clinical practice. The field of psychology is broad, and the knowlegde and skills gained during 5 years of study can be used in almost any future career.
Where to look for traineeships/jobs/other opportunities:
You can contact the [UW Career Office] and ask them for help in finding a job/stage/traineeship.
Check the [EURAXESS website] to search for reasearch positions, scholarships, PhD/post-doc programs in the European Union.
How to include a traineeship/placement into the program of studies:
If you are currently involved in a traineeship or you have a job that is connected with psychology (therapeutic institution, HR department, PR department, school, research institution etc.), you could ask for including it into the WISP program. A maximum of 4 ECTS could be given for that and it cannot be shorter than 100h.
If your practice period is done in Poland, please fulfill all the forms from [this website] and deliver them to the Placements Coordinator.
If your practice period is done abroad, you should deliver to the Placements Coordinator 2 things:
1. A request for including your traineeship into the program.
2. A statement from the institution you had your placement at. It needs to include the following information: confirmation that you completed the traineeship there, when it took place, that it was at least 100h, a short list of your responsibilities, a short opinion about you. The statement should be written on the official paper of that institution.
If you need more details, you can contact the Placements Coordinator, dr Rafał Kawa. Office: 214. Email: email@example.com.


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Garrett Fuller attended a press event in Fairfax Virginia and learned a great deal about EA Mythic's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.
What can be said about Warhammer Online that has not been said already? The hype on this game continues to grow by leaps and bounds on the internet. With Paul Barnett driving the crazy train and everybody trying to jump on board for the wild ride, it is easy to see why Warhammer is quickly growing as the next big MMO. One huge question remains, can it deliver? Can it live up to the hype? Can the new game mechanics of Public Quests, a vast series of character development tables, customization through RvR trophies, and the sacking of major cities really grab the players by the neck and shake them into the intensity of Warhammer Online?
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Most hospital casualty departments met a government target while being monitored - but performance plummeted the following week, it emerged today.
At the end of March this year the Government carried out a week-long audit of all A&E departments in England.
The aim was to see how many achieved its target that 90pc of people should wait no more than four hours from arrival to admission or discharge.
The BMA sent questionnaires to a random sample of consultants in 95 of the 207 A&E departments in England. Preliminary results, which were released last month, showed two thirds of departments had made special arrangements to meet targets during the week. This involved cancelling routine operations, bringing in temporary staff, or working double shifts.
Today the BMA released details of the survey, which showed that in the week prior to the audit, 55pc would have met the four hour target. In the week of monitoring 85pc of those surveyed achieved this goal, but the next week the figure fell to 63pc.


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Cagliari president Massimo Cellino insists goalkeeper Federico Marchetti.
AC Milan have been linked with Marchetti and face Cagliari today.
Asked if Marchetti would leave Cagliari in June, Cellino quipped: "June of what year? Our plans for the January transfer window only foresee an investment in a central defender like Juventus' Ariaudo if he still intends to change teams."


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I would love nothing more than to feel the heat of your hand through the leather, but since I can't be there to touch you, will you do something for me? Will you touch yourself? I want to imagine your hands stroking your beautiful body. Will you do that for me, sweet Evelyn? Remove your clothes and lie on your bed. I'll wait, breathless, for you to do as I ask.
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Empathize. This is something I didn't get right away, then Hope pointed me in the direction of the Center for Nonviolent Communication, and their parenting advice. It's simple. Put yourself in the child's shoes. See things from their point of view. This might not change the rules (i.e. "You still can't run through the parking lot, and you still have to hold my hand."), but it can inform your response in a given situation. Verbalize it ("I know you want to run and it upsets you that you can't"), and you validate the child's feelings even if it doesn't change what they can or can't do.
Explain. This may be a reaction to my own upbringing, where unquestioning obedience was the rule and "Because I said so," was the end of any further inquiry. Growing up, I found it insulting because it seemed to indicate that you either (a) didn't have a good reason for something or (b) didn't think I was capable of understanding it. Kids understand more than they're often given credit for. Explanation doesn't mean argument, and it doesn't mean that you negotiate away authority. (i.e. "You can't run through the parking lot by yourself, because there are a lot of cars here, and you can get hut of one hits you.") Again, it's validation of the child's personhood so that he'll validate his personhood, and include in it a right to legitimately question authority. Of course, that's assuming you believe that authority should be questioned and can be questioned legitimately.
Listen. Contrary to how I was raised, I think children should also be heard. I'll listen to Parker even though it doesn't always mean he gets his way. (i.e. "I know you want cookies, but you need to eat some dinner first.") And sometimes I end up realizing what he's really asking for or trying to say. Listening logically goes with the two previous bits. It can help teach a child to express himself appropriately and affectively, and build important lines of communication that will be crucial later on.
Anyway, that's all I got in the way of advice. At least right now, anyway. To me, those three things are the difference between being an authoritative parent versus an authoritarian parent. The first one being what I'm aiming for.


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BUNGLING George Osborne's job as Chancellor is on the line after international finance chiefs slashed UK growth forecasts.
The International Monetary Fund downgraded predictions for the economy by more than any developed nation except Spain.
In a damning verdict on the Government's financial plans, they slashed growth figures to 0.2 per cent this year and 1.4 per cent for next year.
Their previous growth forecast in April had predicted a 0.8 per cent rise in 2012 and two per cent in 2013.
The grim prognosis piled further pressure on Osborne at a time when Tory backbenchers are calling for him to be moved in the autumn reshuffle.
Backbenchers are openly discussing replacing him with Foreign Secretary William Hague or Defence Secretary Philip Hammond.
But sources close to the Prime Minister have made it clear he wants Osborne to continue as Chancellor and election strategist despite Labour jibes he is a "part-time Chancellor".
There are also fears the figures will prompt ratings agencies to downgrade the UK's prized AAA status, making it more expensive for the country to borrow money.
Labour stepped up their call for Osborne to change course. Shadow chancellor Ed Balls said the IMF report was yet more evidence the Government's economic plan had failed.
He said: "David Cameron and George Osborne must accept they need to act to get the recovery back on track.
"We need a change of course and urgent action now to boost the economy.
"If we fail to act, and see years of slow growth and high unemployment, Britain will pay a heavy long-term price."
The Prime Minister's spokesman blamed Europe, saying: "The euro area is the UK's largest trading partner and we are feeling the effects of what's happening in the eurozone in our economy."
The gloomy IMF report came as Cameron and Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg made a rare joint appearance at a railway plant in Birmingham to try to get the Coalition back on track following a torrid six months.
The alliance has been put under strain because of the heated divisions over Lib Dem plans for a majority elected House of Lords.
Tory mayor of London Boris Johnson pointed to an early Coalition split.
He said: "Logically, it must be true that at some stage before 2015, there will have to be a decision to part company and campaign on different perspectives."
But Clegg was more positive, saying: "I'd put a considerable amount of money on us seeing it through to 2015.
"That is what we are committed to doing and that is what we will do."


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WordPress Themes Giveaway: Comment to Win 110+ Themes At Your Disposal
Whether you are a web designer or a person who wants to run their own site, you need themes. Many of you would rather have several themes instead of one – a bigger choice leads to better results. When buying templates one at a time, this may become quite expensive. This is where WordPress theme clubs come into play: you get dozens of themes for a price as low as a single template.
However, this time, in order to access a large number of WordPress themes, you may not even have to pay. We have 4 prizes for you from the biggest and fastest growing WordPress theme club – Crocoblock.
Crocoblock has 117 WordPress themes for blogs, portfolio, online stores, restaurants, pet-related websites, churches and for many more. Apart from that, they release 2 new themes monthly.
Founded in April 2014, Crocoblock has gained many loyal customers. Since October 2014 it's not only the fastest growing WordPress theme club, but also the biggest one among all of the WP theme clubs. 24-hour support is provided while you are a Crocoblock member, updates continue always. Besides, there are 3 free themes you can download right now.
In order to get an idea of what you get if you win, there are examples of WordPress templates which are only a small part of the whole theme package.
Dinner King
IQ Exterior
Handmade Jewelry
This month the club celebrates its 1st anniversary and invites you to share the joy.
We are giving away 4 subscription plans in this giveaway which give winners access to more than 110+ themes:
- 2 winners get access to all Crocoblock themes for 1 month
- 1 winner gets access to all Crocoblock themes for 6 months
- 1 winner gets access to all Crocoblock themes for 1 YEAR
How do you enter the giveaway?
1. Go to crocoblock.com
2. Choose a Crocoblock theme you would like to use for your project.
3. Give us a link to this theme in the comments below
For example, your comment can be as simple as "My favorite theme is Seo expert"
Giveaway lasts from April 29th 2015 till May 6th 2015. After the giveaway is over we will randomly choose 4 lucky winners.
Important! Make sure to enter your valid email, as we will contact you via email if you are the winner.
Remember, luck loves those who take chances.
Happy winnings!
Congratulations to the 4 lucky winners:
1. Attila Bús
2. Dean
3. Chiara
4. Rachel Verdi
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- Rachel Verdi
My favorite theme is Clothes (WooCommerce). Thanks so much for the chance to win!
- Kylie
My Favorite theme is 42 Restaurant.
- Imran khan
Great collection! However, I like 'Smag' and 'Cartoon Blog' the most! Let's hope I win this one 😉
- PainFrites
Great idea guys ! Thanks for the opportunity to win this great theme http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/foreign-languages/ ! And gl to everyone ! 🙂
- Michał
I really like City Hospital Theme, thanks for this giveaway 🙂
- Lucas
I really like the Metro wordpress theme. I would suit my new idea for a website just flawless. Great giveaway idea ZQ! Goodluck to everyone 🙂
- Chiara
It's hard to pick a theme because they're all amazing. However, my favourite one is the Foreign Languages theme: http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/foreign-languages/
Thank you so much for this incredible opportunity!
- Rebecca S
I would use Messo http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/messo/ because I like minimalist themes
- Magdalena
I like this one: http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/brits-pub/ It is simple and nicely responsive.
- Arturo
I love the IQ exterior theme! i hope i can win it! good luck to all!
- Leslie Gilbert
You guys have a lot of awesome themes, but I really like the Croconaw theme!
- Arturo
I love the IQ Exterior theme!
good luck to all!
- Darshan Gajara
Wow! You're doing an awesome task Zee. Great giveaway.
I would like this theme to be mine, at your choice obviously 😛
- Michal B.
If I could I would use Connor Miller Theme, which I found on http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/connor-miller/ – I like colors and great responsiveness. Thank you by the way for opportunity to take a part in this giveaway.
- Lulu Gzz
My favorite theme for the proyect I have in mind is Pivot http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/pivot/
- Swapnil S
Great collection with huge and amazing variantions. I liked T-shirt theme the most.
- Swapnil S
Great collection with huge and amazing variations. I liked T-shirt theme the most.
- Harsh Malde
Hey Zee!!
Great give away. I liked Brum Textile Company theme. Texture pattern above navigation bar is looking cool and JS animation is working awesome. Keep the great work on.
- A Raheja
WOW! Really amazing themes and 110 in 6 months.
The one I liked is Softzone – http://demo.crocoblock.com/wp-themes/softzone
- Kerryanne
In for the win 🙂
- Rascol Radu
My favourite theme is DMJ – http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/dmj/
- hazem tamimi
Thanks a lot for this nice offer!
Wish you the best.
- Tate
My fave theme is Handmade Jewelry
- Denice Juma
CrocoBlock is well known for its powerful WordPress themes designed for reliability, efficiency and extend-ability with a vibrant support community that provides users with key data with regards to working with the themes to provide web based solutions to clients. Keep up the good work.
- Martijn M
Fell in love with Cherry and CrocoBlock, have made many websites using Cherry themes. I'd love to use the Language Courses theme for a new client's project. Seems like a great theme for a catalogue website offering books and magazines.
- Ethan
really its great that we can got free theme and make change in our current website also.
- Frode Håkonsen
Omg, so many cool themes to choose from! But I really liked Brum Textile Company http://demo.crocoblock.com/wp-themes/brum-textile-company
- john slater
- Michael Wilson
I think Fitness (Jigoshop) is cool: http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/fitness-jigoshop/
- Daniele
I do like the connor miller theme…and Icolector…hope to win 'em all! 😀
- Geoff Naylor
DMJ looks great! It would be ideal for displaying my images.
- JP Makinen
Great collections of themes, my favourite is one with woocommerce compatible:
- Joe D.
Tough choice but my favorite is Messo – clean and flexible. Thanks for the opportunity!
- Skyend
It would be so nice to get access to all those premium themes. It is gonna rock my world.
- Joao
Hey Zee!
The one I liked is"CONNOR MILLER SCULPTOR PERSONAL WORDPRESS THEME"
Thanks so much for the chance to win!
- Lane Lester
I guess you can't have too many themes, although when it comes time to select for a new site, you sure can spend a lot of time looking at them. Essential features for any theme I use is that it be responsive, have a good set of Theme Options for customizing, and a place for Custom CSS.
- Ms Charma
I'd love this theme http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/modern-church/ and would use it for some Pro Bono work I will be doing for a local church this year.
- Michelle
All of your themes are rad. How am I supposed to choose just one? 😛
But I do love http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/john-smith/
- Alejandro
I like the IQ Exterior. I hope I win this time and be able to make the architecture website I always wanted to do and lot more of other designs
- Bruno
Just what i was lacking some amazing wordpress themes
- Neven
I LIKE THIS ONE http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/zoom/
- Marcos João
My favourite theme is Organo: http://demo.crocoblock.com/wp-themes/organo
I'm building a perfumers store and it is great to my project. Thanks for the opportunity.
With care,
Marcos João
- Diones
my favorite is Tom James (http://demo.crocoblock.com/wp-themes/tom-james) cause it is unique
- Greg D
This is a great collection of themes!
- Jen
I love the Tom James theme!
- Jean Carlos
My favorite theme is Pivot http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/pivot/ but really I think the themes in general very large compared to competitors this is my honest opinion I believe smaller sizes would help not all have large monitors , hug to everyone!
- Anastasia
I like Brum Textile Company
- Chris Glotsos
My Favorite theme is APARTMENTS FOR RENT WORDPRESS THEME
- Elias Andino
I realy like http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/computer-repair/ it's perfect for my personal project, thanks for the oportunity, I hope I would win.
- Sadiq
Really nice templates you guys have.
My fav is http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/handyman/
- Sandi
I loved this theme: http://demo.crocoblock.com/wp-themes/dinner-king.
It's colored, have great fonts!
- Tom
My favorite theme is the Pivot: http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/pivot/
- Jeff
Messo hits the mark for me … K.I.S.S.
- moriza
Its always nice if we can trying this theme in our next project . Those theme very beautiful . Success for them
- Mike Killen
My favorite theme is Impresso.
I think there's something great about the index layout, the arrangement of the blog posts.
- Leroy
My favourite theme is Celebrities! http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/celebrities/
- Ben
I would love to try any taste theme http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/t-shirt-online-store/
Fingers crossed
- Dani
What a fun way to get people even more excited about the amazing themes crocoblock offers. Definitely a great giveaway!
- Davide
I'll use the "Modern Church" theme!
- Kalin
My favorite is Handyman. Thanks for the chance to win.
- Rizky
i love this theme http://demo.crocoblock.com/wp-themes/organo
i hope i can win this contest 😀
- Pawel
Hi there, I'm here to win this super bundle:)
- Simon Lidholm
I really like the look of Basic: http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/basic/ although there are lots of interesting themes in the bundle 🙂
- Dean
Looking at the Dinner King makes me so hungry for delicious food as is advertised in such a well laid out theme like that! That is when you really know the website theme is a work of art grabbing at you to look at it and get it! Well done, a very appealing theme and my favourite…by the way thanks for your great themes and service:) Regards, Dean
- Nuzul Nazera
This is awesome! I love all your themes very much. It will be great to have your theme on my projects. My favorite theme is T Shirt Online Store WooCommerce.
Thank you for this opportunity 🙂
- Pradeep
I admire who started these theme store, it can become one of the best place of wordpress themes in near future. So many choices but one that sparkled my MIND is this ZOOM theme. http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/zoom/
Thanks for the giveaway and best wishes for your business growth and more users.
- Carolyn
My criteria for a new theme is that it is responsive, has drag' n drop layout in the page editor, has custom css entry, lots of options to customize for multi-purpose. Once I find a good one I keep using it for awhile. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
- Erico
My favorite theme is Art Decor
- Martin Crillesen
They are all really nice themes. I specifically like the 'Basic' theme though: http://demo.crocoblock.com/wp-themes/basic
- Carolyn
My favorite is http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/modern-church/
Thanks for the opportunity.
- Samir chaiblaine
My favorite theme is Computer Hardware WooCommerce . Thanks so much for the chance to win!
- Samir chaiblaine
My favourite theme is COMPUTER HARDWARE WOOCOMMERCE THEME
- Vitti
Hi, I have already used your http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/handmade-jewelry-woocommerce/ theme for one of my websites. The theme is really great, thank you!
- Carlos
These themes are great to start business! Always there is a theme for your area! Dont give up before try one of them!!
I love iCollector theme!
- kostis
My favorite theme is Metro
- mac
I like you themes they look classic.
- Adelaide
I love the Brum Textile Company theme. It is definitely extensible and reusable beyond other industries. The large collection of Crocoblock themes are professionally aesthetic! Love 'em.
- Eitan
My favorite theme is t-shirt-online-store
- Amoy
I love the Multi Web Design theme.
- Jeremiah Kalb
i think that the Dinner King one is awesome.
- Chiefomatic
So many awesome themes! If I had to choose only one, I'd say: Foreign Languages.
Thanks for the giveaway!
- Colin Todd
I've just recently found Crocoblock and tried one of your free themes 'Multi' – and I'm lovin' it!
Thanks for the opportunity to enter your competition.
Good luck everybody 🙂
- David Reid
I like the look of the web hosting theme. These themes would help out my web design business loads! Good luck everyone!
- Ryan
Fav so far is IQ Exterior but I would love to get in there and mess with all of them!
- ajit
Let's try luck
- Margarida Fernandes
I love all your themes. Right now I am into travelling so I would very much like to have this http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/journey-travel-agency/
Congrats for a great work.
- andrea
I find this one very interesting: http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/fun-surf/
- Attila Bús
Really nice looking themes, congratulation!
I would use the Spare Parts theme for one of my projects:
Keep up the good work.
- Hoover
Brum Textile Company just seems to be the right one for me. Thanks for the chance!
- yudiantaran gde
http://demo.crocoblock.com/wp-themes/dinner-king ..
i like this …
- Vittorio
"Dog training" is the right theme for our organization: http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/dog-training/
Thanks for your giveaway.
- Ashleigh Rodda
I'd love to use this one: http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/bikes-woocommerce/
- Lucy Dixon
I'm very taken with Crocoblock's Funsurf theme – very attractive & flexible.
- neil patrick
i really like all the template but the one catch my eye is Dinner King and IQ Exterior template simply amazing
- Yud
I have used the Jewelry theme for my wife's small jewelry business and am highly impressed. It is clean, professional and simply a beautiful theme!
Thank you for making it available.
- Marco Butron
I really like the balance attained with http://demo.crocoblock.com/wp-themes/computer-hardware-woocommerce-theme, it shows off the products in the store.
- Selah
My fav.
- Janice
Thanks so much for the contest! The theme that I would love to use for my next project is Restaurant. http://www.crocoblock.com/themes/restaurant/
- Bright Mazura
The Metro theme is pretty sweet:
- Geneva
These are nice themes! I have been looking to update my sites too. Hope to win.


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The Snow Walker (March 1/04)
There's something refreshingly old-fashioned about The Snow Walker, a film based on a short story by Farley Mowat. Director Charles Martin Smith - an actor-turned-filmmaker who starred in another Mowat adaptation, Never Cry Wolf - imbues the movie with a distinct classical feel and as a result, the film feels as though it could've been made in the '50s. While this doesn't always work (the black-and-white, slow-motion flashbacks of the central character's wartime experiences seem like they'd be more at home in Airplane!), the steady hand with which Smith tells this story keeps things interesting for the majority of the film's running time.
Set in 1952, the film casts Barry Pepper as Charlie Halliday - a cocky pilot with an inability to see beyond himself. While on a routine job ferrying cargo, he picks up a sick Inuit woman named Kanaalaq (Annabella Piugattuk) and the two begin a plane ride back home. Engine troubles ensue, and the plane goes down - stranding the pair in the middle of a vast and desolate area of the Arctic outback.
The Snow Walker plays like a bizarre cross between Gerry and Cast Away, and while Smith doesn't possess the talent of Gus Van Sant or Robert Zemeckis, the simplicity with which he tells this story serves it well. Cinematographers David Connell, Jon Joffin and Paul Sarossy effectively capture the grandeur of the seemingly neverending expanse - while composer Mychael Danna provides a score that nicely compliments the visuals.
Smith's adaptation of Mowat's story is occasionally a little too cut-and-dried, though, primarily in its presentation of some of the supporting characters. This is particularly true of a nasty co-worker of Charlie's, played by Jon Gries. His overly pessimistic attitude never rings true, and seems to exist only to give the story a villain - which is, needless to say, completely unnecessary. Likewise, Smith's obvious love for this material presumably made it impossible for him to make many cuts, leading to a middle section that drags a little. The story picks up nicely towards the end, with Charlie and Kanaalaq working together to survive.
Going a long way towards keeping us interested are the performances, particularly Pepper's enjoyable turn as Charlie. The character is initially the sort that Pepper has already proven he excels in; Charlie is an outwardly brash fellow with a penchant for screaming at inanimate objects (his angry tirade against his own plane is probably one of the more entertaining moments in the film). But as the story progresses, Charlie becomes more than just the usual Pepper figure - he becomes someone that we can relate to and genuinely care about. His relationship (completely platonic) with Kanaalaq brings out a lot of compassion in the character, and first-time actress Piugattuk proves to be a natural performer (her comfort level in front of the camera is already light years beyond some established actors).
There's no doubt that more cynical viewers will hate The Snow Walker, with its admittedly old school approach to the material. But given the skill with which this spare story has been filmed, it's hard not to be entertained on some level.
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New Book from Phaidon Documents the Designs of Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Works, the new book to be released by Phaidon in May 2012, is a monograph representing many of the works of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.
From the press release:
We are pleased to announce the upcoming launch of our new book that sets out the result of almost fifteen years of mutual collaboration. Works is a comprehensive monograph featuring a wealth of images of our projects, models, drawings that is to say all visual material we found interesting to dig out from the archives of our workshop. It documents what we do by proposing an intuitive understanding, a flowing journey from a project to another. This book also features a complete catalogue section as well as a crossed interview between Rolf Fehlbaum from Vitra, Anders Byriel from Kvadrat, Eugenio Perazza from Magis, Didier Krzentowski from the kreo gallery and design critic Alice Rawthorn.
Look for Works in bookstores in May 2012 or pre-order on Amazon.
Images: Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
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Which no one will be able to watch since its on the NFL Network (i think).
I still suggest www.myp2p.eu I am hoping the game will be broadcast on it. Slim chance, but one can only hope.J-E-T-S, JETS JETS JETS!
Detroit has a much better chance at going Winless then the Titans have at going undefeated.
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text: BoC must take a tougher stance—analyst The current economic policies of provincial governments deserve harsh censure from the Bank of Canada—and from Governor Stephen Poloz, in particular. According to observer and long-time commentator Mark Bonokoski, political parties in certain provinces are operating under fiscal policies that are saddling their constituencies with unwanted debt, eroding confidence in the central government's ability to weather the prevailing economic downturn. Bonokoski singled out the NDP (under Rachel Notley) in Alberta and the Liberal Party (under Kathleen Wynne) in Ontario for criticism. He noted that these critical times call for firmer action and harder words on the part of Poloz. "Instead we get speeches about tough days ahead, as Poloz delivered here last week, with no reading of any riot act or even the wagging of a finger at those who are failed stewards of our tax dollars," Bonokoski noted on Wednesday (January 13) in his column for the Toronto Sun. Citing predictions by future traders outlining a nearly 1-in-5 chance that the BoC might cut interest to 0.25 per cent by the end of January, Bonokoski said that more drastic steps need to be taken by the Bank, as the decreasing purchasing power of the Canadian dollar means that each household is spending more on basic like food just to stay alive day by day. "These ebbs and flows are tough to chart, but there is no win to be found for average consumers living pay cheque to pay cheque or, worse, living beyond their means," Bonokoski wrote. Leave a comment SHARE