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Step by step, I'm finding my rhythm again. And oh, it feels good. So good. Making space everyday for my creative being, sharing my work, my learnings... it's like diving under the sea again, feeling the cool water caress my skin, knowing it, allowing myself to be a part of the magic of it again. I've been dipping my toe in for the past few years, never quite taking the plunge, feeling instinctively it wasn't the time, but impatient all the while. Wondering when will it ever be, is it lost to me? But no, the collective creative energy is here, right here. Can you feel it? Is it sending tiny tingles through your body? Little signals that your heart is open. And I'm in it now, immersed and free, enjoying exploring it with renewed, wide eyes. And I'm not alone. I see others express it with their hands, or hear it through the power of their beautiful clear voices. Fellow creative spirit across the seas Amy T Won has captured this feeling so beautifully in her latest works featuring whales...
I've never met Amy, but was introduced to her and her work a couple of years ago, and she is one of the creative souls I feel connected to somehow, some way, seeing parallels in our journeying - what I feel she seems to magically capture in her work, and what I express resonates with her. This, I love.
Getting back into the flow for me has been about doing small, gentle moves. I'm not going to do everything at once. I'm not going to be following a marketing power plan, I'm trusting in my abilities and allowing my instinct to take the lead. I am not getting hooked by the collective 'doing' energy. It's there, I see it, but there is no space for it in me now.
I've begun my creative consultations for the season. It's been wonderful to hear from some of you about what amazing creative projects you're working on and learn how I can help and support you through your journey.
I've just listed my workshop for next season which I'll post more about in coming days, there are limited numbers though so if you're keen then I advise to book asap before it's officially announced at the end of this week.
And on Instagram I'm just started a series of posts to showcase the feeds of creative people that I'm currently drawn to - beams of light, I like to call them. Amy is the first in this series, and I look forward to sharing more of what and who is lighting me up these days.


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Laura Peturson
My studio practice is primarily rooted in printmaking with an emphasis on relief, screenprint, and papercut processes. I aim to create works that share visual and atmospheric characteristics, together comprising a description of a fictional world where the inhabitants navigate relationships between concepts of place, refuge, gender, and identity. My work is narrative in nature, and centers on a notion of play as a separate sphere from ordinary life. The artworks present a kind of undirected play ungoverned by adult supervision and rules.
I'm interested in the ways that the small domestic spaces we inhabit as children form our identity and our conception of our place in relation to family, geography, and nature. I aim to construct narratives that explore the experiences and perspectives of children in dynamic relationships between their environments and family members. My process involves constant observational sketching of my children, study of historical work, and the construction of fictional compositions drawn from my memories of childhood. I am influenced by the work of 19th century artists such as Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, and William Merritt Chase.
While many of my works depict interior spaces, the notion of wilderness and nature-based myths is present in many others. Developed from a series of drawings made after a tornado passed through the woods around my home, some of the artworks depict children exploring the tangle of shelters, climbing structures, and debris created by the downed trees. The notion of landscape as site is integral to my work. I am situated jus outside North Bay, a city on the cusp of Northern Ontario, the self-described "gateway" between south and north. The idea of a location at the edge resonates with my experience of childhood, and I aim to create narrative artworks that together explore the edge between isolation and family, between peril and safety.

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H.Con.Res.51 - Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty.111th Congress (2009-2010)
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|Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] (Introduced 02/12/2009)
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|Senate - 10/01/2009 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
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Continuing with my trip to Puerto Rico, I drove to the El Yunque Rainforest. It's a long drive in, and after parking the car, a short walk to the entrance to the walking trail.
Thought I'd take a short walk in, but it was not to be. After what seemed like an eternity, I made it to the top, with the help of some friends I made along the way.
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During a visit my older brother concluded a conversation by observing that life is about choices, some good, some bad. I recall a Sunday school teacher telling us a half-century ago we have choices to make about Jesus, jobs and partners. My view is that with all the choices we adults make, we are in essence creating a blend of two opposing possibilities, self-destruction and self-realization.
We can achieve self-destruction either by trying to fill the void or by simply giving up; and the choices are easy. In fact, because collectively we are predominantly trying to fill the void, individually we don't even have to make that choice. We can just follow by default. It seems that we do have an innate 'program' designed for self-realization we must ignore, but it offers little resistance to the onslaught of seductive externals with which we try to fill the void. In giving up we are so crushed by the oppressive effort to fill the void, here too our 'program' can not resist our choice.
Though apparently programmed to reach out to the limits of our capacities, to others , and to G0d, choosing to is so much more difficult than choosing either path to self-destruction. Not only are there just internal "rewards" for choosing the path of self-realization, we must "reach out..." against the weight of the blend that is dominated by trying to fill the void.
The fact that we have not yet achieved complete self-destruction is evidence of some self-realization in our blend; and despite the degree of difficulty, we can each choose to add more. One person's choice can not have much of an effect, but the more of us that try to increase our "reaching out..." the easier it becomes as we change our collective blend. Even if we were to change our blend to the point self-realization dominates, "reaching out..." would still be the most difficult choice. However, the rewards more than equal the effort. At the very least our choice will prevent our self-destruction.
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Family Law
At the The Pettersson Law Firm, P.C., we are able to provide our Clients with large law firm expertise and experience in the comfort of a small law firm environment. Our firm has vast experience in handling a full range of divorce and family law matters in the State of Georgia. Our knowledge, experience and training in the area of family law allows our firm the ability to adjust our style to the specific needs of our Clients.
Our firm has the expertise and experience to handle family law issues ranging from complex marital dissolution proceedings to contested child custody matters, including those matters involving relocation of the custodial parent. We are able to handle family law and divorce cases that range from the relatively small asset and income cases to the high asset and income cases. We are skilled litigators, as well as excellent negotiators. We assist clients in all aspects of family law relating to the issues faced by the needs of today's families.
We understand that divorce and family law litigation can be expensive and a time-consuming process for our Clients. Our firm works with our Clients to resolve their divorce and family law issues as quickly as possible while providing highly professional and competent representation.
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Here's Why Your Small Business May Not Need a Social Media Presence/
Have you thought about your social media efforts lately? Everybody says you should devote time to building your presence but how much? Your business grows by concentrating your efforts on tasks that generate direct revenue but if you're not investing time into growing the business, the business will slow to a halt.
You can find more articles about social media for entrepreneurs than you have time to read and most say the same thing: by investing time into likes, retweets, and pins, your business will grow. But the reality appears to be much different. Social media is saturated. Getting noticed is about as easy as standing in a stadium full of business owners and being one of the few that stands out.
Let's look at a few social media strategies that you won't find in the bulk of the advice articles.
1) Don't Use it!- Does it feel like small business blasphemy? It should because if you went to a conference and told your peers that you're not using social media, they would look at you like you were stuck in the 90s.
As a business owner, you should use the tools that grow your business and some businesses simply don't need the tool. Does a local plumbing business really need to tweet? What is a logistics company going to do with an Instagram account?
There's also this angle: What if you aren't very good at it? What if you don't even know what Pinterest is? You could pay somebody to help, you could invest time into training yourself, or you could drum up business using the old fashioned networking skills that have served businesses for centuries.
2) Ditch Facebook. Again, blasphemy but consider this: Maybe you can't get noticed in that big stadium full of business owners but what if you went to a smaller stadium or a local park? You might get noticed there. Smaller sites like medium.com or others might result in better ROI than Facebook or twitter. (And with less time commitment)
3) Go to the Images. Recent studies have shown that social media users are growing tired of text. They wants pictures, videos, infographics, and other forms of media that they don't have to read. Are people getting lazier? Maybe, but what's important is that you deliver content in the way your customers want it. Check out Viddy. It allows you to record short, 15 second videos. Think of it as the video version of Twitter.
4) Combine the low tech with the high. If you have a retail location, use a contest or drawing to increase social media engagement. Make up cards to give out to customers advertising the contest. Maybe it's a free product for the people who post the best picture using your product. Get creative and don't just use online advertising to gain online traffic. Go offline too.
Don't fall into the social media trap. Trying to get noticed in the social media world can take up far too many hours if you let it. If you're business calls for a big social media presence, hiring somebody to help you may be the best course. If it doesn't, consider ditching your efforts and concentrate on what drives revenue.
Don't listen to the noise. You don't have to have a social media presence. Let your sales figures drive your decisions.
Don Miller is the VP of Marketing and Consumer Advocacy at CreditCardForum, which is a leading card comparison site that is regularly featured in leading business publications and websites. Click here to see Don's favorite cards for small business, like this one.


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For one of my Bible classes, students are required to write their final paper on the letter to Philemon in the New Testament.
The paper asks students to trace Paul's argument, or rather, petition, for a runaway slave named Onesimus, with a specific emphasis on several verses. One of which is verse 15 (NRSV), "Perhaps this is the reason he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back forever." The word I have students focus on is perhaps.
It's a small word, which is used only one other time in the New Testament (Romans 5:7). It comes from the Greek word, τάχα, an adverb meaning "possibly" or "peradventure."
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Audiences will be dazzled by our spectacular Fire and Ice Show! First we'll heat things up with our disappearing fire. Then we'll help Eggbert, our favourite hefty Mad Scientist in training, get back through his front door. Next, we'll prove that science is really cool as we demonstrate freezing cold, subzero dry ice. Listen to a spoon scream, watch a toonie shiver, taste a big burp, and touch exploding foggy bubbles. Finish off with the great Mad Science Shower- photo ops encouraged.
Come Up, Up & Away with us as we demonstrate the awesome power of air pressure. Join our Mad Scientist as we let invisible air show off it's true strength with crushed bottles, duelling plungers, and soaring toilet paper. Try and beat our Mad Scientist in the Windbag Challenge (we promise we won't cheat!). For the grand finale, one lucky junior scientist will go for an amazing ride on our Mad Science Hovercraft, but watch out for the dinosaur sneeze!
Explore a thrilling combination of chemistry and physics with our Spin! Pop! Boom! show. You'll be pulled in by our cool centrifugal force platform. Make sure you keep an eye on our shy friend Blue-y who just can't seem to stay awake. We'll help keep Blue-y up as the Mad Scientist and some volunteers experiment with our awesome Carbon Dioxide launcher. If that doesn't work, our loud booming balloons experiment is sure to get his attention. Next, we'll meet Blue-y's sleepy friends, the cloud brothers, who seem to appear out of thin air. We'll wrap it all up with our flaming Didgeridoo!


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If you're finding TDD is slowing you down then this article will help you turn the tables and make TDD quicker.
Let's remind ourselves of the three rules of TDD:
- You are not allowed to write any production code unless it is to make a failing unit test pass.
- You are not allowed to write any more of a unit test than is sufficient to fail; and compilation failures are failures.
- You are not allowed to write any more production code than is sufficient to pass the one failing unit test.
If you're not familiar with these rules, be sure to read this.
"You are not allowed to write any more of a unit test than is sufficient to fail; and compilation failures are failures"
Let me get this straight. So. You're not allowed to create a class until you have a test to allow you to write that class. And when you want to add a new method, you can't write that method until you have a test to allow you to write that method.
This might seem like a slow way to write code but TDD should not be slowing you down. In fact, it should do the opposite; you should be finding TDD quicker than writing the tests after.
One way to help speed up TDD is to use good tools and AppCode helps us speed up by enabling us to create code from usage. If you don't know what that means yet, you're in for a treat.
Step 1 – Write a test class for a new type
If AppCode doesn't know what a type is it will offer to create it for you. Place your cursor over the unknown type and press
⌥⏎. You can create the new type in the same file, nested in the current type, or in a new file.
In this example I want the type in a new file.
Step 2 – Write a test for a new method
Just like an unknown type, AppCode will offer to generate a method for you if it doesn't already exist. Same as before: place your cursor over the unknown method and press
Notice how AppCode generates the correct method signature and even the correct parameter type. Pretty cool, right?
You just made TDD quicker ✊
If you don't already write your tests first then generating code like this is a great incentive to start. It will save you so much time jumping between files and copying and pasting method names that you'll wonder how you ever managed without it.
The less code you have to write, the faster you can develop and the more you can focus on the things that matter. So stay away from
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Extra tips
- You can also create local, instance and global variables from usage.
- AppCode also generates protocols, structs and enums.
- When you choose a group for your new type, AppCode will automatically put it in the correct folder.
- If you decide to add a parameter to an initialiser, AppCode will offer to create that for you too.
- AppCode recognises method parameter labels.
- When you create a method that returns something, AppCode will implement the return statement and even guess what to return if it can.
- You can create a class from usage without using your mouse to be extra speedy.
- When browsing groups, start typing the name of the group where you want to save your new class to find it quickly.
More on TDD
Writing the tests first has many benefits and it's important to follow this discipline. If you're yet to be convinced, then get reading!


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Are you ready to TROT? For their good deed, Participants at the IRIS Turkey Trot are granted permission by our mascot "Trot" to have an extra serving of potatoes and a second piece of pie at their Thanksgiving meal. Come join us, help someone else, have some fun, see your friends, and feel good about Giving on Thanksgiving Day!
All proceeds from this race will benefit Infants Remembered In Silence, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to offering parents, families, friends and professionals support, education and resources on the death of a child. Funds will be used to provide bereavement support to families who have had a child die in early pregnancy (ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, miscarriage, etc.) or from stillbirth, neo-natal death, birth defects, illness, accident, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and all other types of infants and early childhood death.
Everyone is encouraged participate in the Turkey Trot either by running, walking, volunteering, or donating!
Youbetcha! (that would be a "Yes" for you non-Minnesotans) - the IRIS Turkey Trot will be held if it's raining, cold, icky, snowing, sleeting, blowing, you know... if it's winter. Unless Anderson Race Management has to change it because of a "real" blizzard.
Race Info:
Check-in, Registration, and ALL Races are held at the
Faribault Middle School
704 17th St. SW, Faribault, MN
Early Check-in and Registration
November 23, 2016 - 4:00 - 6:30 PM
Day of Check-in and Registration
November 24, 2016 - 7:00 - 8:00 AM
Race Times:
7:50 AM Line up Kids Events
8:00 AM Gobble Wobble
8:10 AM Tot Trot
8:20 AM 5K & 10 K Lineup, National Anthem, Prayer, and Announcements at Start Line
8:30 AM 10K Timed Run
8:30 AM 5K Timed Run
8:40 AM 5K Walk
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Events may be delayed, shortened or in rare circumstances cancelled, due to inclement weather. This includes lightning, wind, heat, snow, or the threat of imminent severe weather that may harm or injure participants, staff, set up crew and bystanders. Event time frame includes setup, race and teardown. All possible attempts will be made to contact those involved by email, website and social media. No refunds or transfers allowed.


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The Church Relations department at Bread for the World, Inc. is seeking a National Associate for Roman Catholic Engagement. This person is the national "point person" for Bread's Roman Catholic engagement nationwide (globally).
If you are interested in applying or know someone who may be interested, please have he/she submit a cover letter and resume to email@example.com or fax these materials to the attention of Jose Garcia at 202-688-1155. Priority consideration will be given to applicants who apply by February 8, 2015.


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1st December is usually the worlds Aids day and controversial Socialite Huddah Monroe decided to take the bold step to know her status and shared her results with her funs.
The flamboyant socialite went ahead adviced the youths to know their status as it's the best decision that they can ever take.
Here is what she posted on social media.
Hapy(sp) NEW month to all of you .... Plus ,It's WORLDS AIDS DAY! As usual This is a day where by people world wide unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died.......Lots of people in the other hand dunno the facts about protecting themselves and others ,Stigma and discrimination still remains vital for some people living with the virus.... World AIDS Day is important because it reminds the public and Government that HIV has not gone away – there is still a vital need to raise money, increase awareness, fight prejudice and improve education..... So apart from that I ALWAYS take this day to get to know my STATUS.
... And to give courage to most youths out there who get scared of knowing where they Stand . Knowing your status early is the best thing ever. If you are positive , just know it's not the end of the world, we LOVE you and We shall not allow anyone look down on you , live positively . If you are negative , it doesn't mean you can't get the virus, protect yourself and Treat others with respect and show them love .
#KnowYourStatus#WorldsAidsDay #ZeroDiscrimination


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DIO Fest 2016 was epic. See the poster and stage schedule below. See the post-fest thank you post here for some sweet memories.
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Earlier Event: February 19DIO Presents... Scary Little Friends & Sky Country at the Crepe
Later Event: August 3Big Bear, Jordan Smart, Stevee Stubblefield at Crepe Place


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Things to Check Out - 1.17.08
I'm in Houston today, and here's what I dug up:
- Don't open the oven door.
- Maria has a great perspective on This I Believe.
- Create a piggy bank for your entire family.
- There will be no more hormones in Starbucks' milk.
- Seth Godin on passionate work.
- Maybe I'll study medicine so I can justify a Wii purchase.


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On behalf of the organizing committee, I am delighted to welcome all the delegates and their guests to Bhubaneswar for the Annual conference of Endocrine Society of India (ESICON 2018). The conference will be held from 15th November 2018 till 18th November 2018 at the Mayfair Hotel in Bhubaneswar. Looking back on the journey, embracing the future, this year's conference will be a special occasion for the ESICON celebration will be held in Lord Jagannath Dham , one of the sacred place in India
We hope you will take this opportunity to plan and attend the conference to share, celebrate and together create a new history for the endocrinology profession in India. The organising committee is gratified to have a line-up of highly renowned speakers consists of experts who agreed to shed light on research and issues that shape our endocrinology profession. Various programmes consisting of keynote, plenary, sponsored session have been assembled. Additionally, there will also be opportunities for students, researchers and practitioners to share their research and contribution towards the success of our professions through oral and poster presentations.
We hope this conference will offer participants a platform to exchange ideas, discover novel opportunities, reacquaint with colleagues, meet new friends and broaden their knowledge.
The local organizing committee members from Odisha are looking forward to welcoming you at the conference in Bhubaneswar, "The Temple City" of Odisha.
Prof.A.K.Baliarsinha, MD,DM.
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I wanted to write this last week but I wasn't able to as it felt too raw.. The weekend before last we lost our second baby Obi (yes he was a dog not a human). We lost Tyler about 3 years before and it hurt but somehow having Obi to come home too meant we just poured all our left over love back into him.
With me working from home you can imagine my bond with the little man. He was my constant companion, who lay at my feet under my desk everyday and was kind enough to let any child that fancied pull his ears and prod his nose without ever raising a growl.
Tyler passed in the middle of the night with me by his side at a late night local vet but Obi we had to organise. It meant a new situation with the children and a 6 and 5 year old rather than 2 and 3 as they were last time.
I didn't lie to them, I would hate to be lied too, so we chose to be honest. Kitty was distraught and so we all sat and had a cry and then declared it was time to be happy for Obi and make him feel good.
Harrington chose a toy to give to him to take to Obi and Kitty drew a picture of them both together chasing rabbits.
The next few weeks will be lonely. We know we will have another dog as we feel they make a little family quite complete but for now we will remember our little guy and his bigger brother with the fond memories they have created for us over the last 13 years and just focus on how lucky we were to have had them.


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Consul General Ma. Theresa Dizon B. de Vega (left) presents to U.S. Congresswoman Kathleen Rice a clutch with woven material by mothers and women of Binan, Laguna, and brasswork by the T'boli community from the highlands of Lake Sebu in South Cotabato. (Photo by NYPCG)
Philippine Consul General in New York Ma. Theresa Dizon B. de Vega met with U.S. Congresswoman Kathleen Rice (D) of the 4th District of New York at her district office in Garden City, Nassau County, N.Y.
During the meeting, the consul general noted the strong and longstanding relations between the Philippines and the U.S.
They discussed the membership of Congresswoman Rice in the PH-US Friendship Caucus in the U.S. Congress.
Congresswoman Rice expressed eagerness to become more actively involved in the caucus.
Mrs. de Vega also informed Congresswoman Rice on the current issues closely monitored by the Fil-Am community like immigration, healthcare and education matters.
She thanked the congresswoman for the passage of the Congressional Gold Medal Bill for Filipino World War II veterans.
Congresswoman Rice expressed interest in visiting the Philippines in the future by joining the Ambassador's Tour organized by the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Tourism, or as part of a U.S. Congressional delegation.
They were joined at the meeting by the Consulate's Political Officer Consul Arman R. Talbo.
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Arizona has one of the nation's largest senior populations, and the number of seniors is projected to triple within the next fifty years. In this state alone, about 1 in 12 people over the age of 65 are living in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Thousands more are on the brink, and social services cannot meet the rising demand. Our Meals on Wheels and Dining Room Meals Programs are a life-sustaining outreach to this growing population of low-income and homebound elderly.


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Three Things You Need To Know Before You Sign Your Next Office Lease
Reading this post could literally save you thousands of dollars over the course of your next lease, and create an office that helps you attract and retain the talent you are looking for.
1. You need up to 1/3 less space than you currently occupy.
Most of the time a company leader notes the square footage number in his existing lease, estimates how many more employees he may be hiring over the next five to ten years, increases the square footage number proportionally and then goes looking for a larger sized space. However, when you signed that lease five years ago, work looked different than it does today. Today, your employees are more mobile; they do not need the same office configuration that they have had. Thinking differently about how you will use the space – creating a higher quality space that can be used by multiple users – not only saves you money, but it has been proven to improve collaboration, engagement, and productivity.
2. Request a ceiling tile with a .75 to .90 NRC (noise reduction coefficient) rating.
Most office buildings have a ceiling tile with an NRC of .55. This is a standard that developers use because it is less expensive than one with a higher NRC. However, investing a few dollars in a higher grade ceiling is one of the best decisions you can make to answer the top concern in offices today: noise. A higher rated ceiling tile, coupled with a white noise speaker system (which you can install as a furniture item that you take with you when you leave the space), will measurably impact your employees' acoustic happiness.
3. Get an upgrade on the bathrooms.
Have you ever had a fabulous meal in a restaurant, only to use their sub-par facilities and ultimately leave wondering if the meal was so great after all? (If the restroom looks like that, then what is going on in the kitchen?) If you are working to attract and retain great talent, then pay attention to the details in the restrooms. Nothing shows respect for your employees than ensuring that the bathrooms at work are clean and modern. Even better, provide individual rooms with a sink and toilet for each one (no more annoying gaps through the stall doors, and no worrying about gender determination.)


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Of late, I have been having a ball creating foldable activities for the guides I'm commissioned to do, adding a little bit of crafty, Simple Saturday-like flair to each. Patricia Newman's Biofuels (Cherry Lake Publishing) provided the perfect fodder for a terrific pocket sorting foldable. Kids love to learn while creating projects like these. Heck, I do, too, for that matter.
Biofuels covers topics such as gasification, non-renewable and renewable energy sources, carbon footprints and many others - heady concepts that kids are completely jazzed about, these days. While working on Patricia's guide, I discovered that I could create four basic categories by which kids could sort through and classify the terminology and ideas presented in her book. Those categories are biodiesel, biofuels, fossil fuels, and biomass. (I told you this was heady stuff.)
You can access the guide by clicking HERE to get a sense of how the foldable is created. Basically, I printed key phrases from the text on small cards, each associated with at least one energy source. These phrases are to be classified by slipping each card into the proper pocket labeled with the energy sources presented in the book.
During the editing process, Patricia and I discovered something pretty remarkable - a number of the phrases printed on the little cards could be cross-referenced with two or more biofuel categories! For instance, the phrase "Carbon is a key ingredent in production" can be slipped into the fossil fuel and the biomass pockets. Or, both biodiesel and biofuels cut back on the need for non-renewable energy sources. This discovery makes me happy to think of the budding engineers and scientists deep in discussion as to what pocket the cards should be placed. Neat thought, isn't it?
In closing, I give Patricia's Biofuels a hearty thumbs up with an extra generous dose of biofuel made from algae oil on top! Yum.


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When I got off the plane at Livingstone International Airport in southern Zambia, I had just one mission: to help people in any way that I could. I was eighteen-years-old, and was confident that I could overcome my shortcomings and lack of experience through hard work and compassion. Sweating in a pair of heavy jeans and a long-sleeve shirt after an unexpectedly long journey from Boston to Zurich to Johannesburg to Livingstone, I set out to do as much as I could.
As a volunteer, one of my tasks was to teach English and tutor students at a community school in a village called Nakatindi. Every afternoon, I took a minivan ten minutes outside the city to a small outcropping of dusty concrete buildings called the Nakatindi Basic School. Each day, scores of students rushed around the van to greet our group of volunteers, eager to learn and excited to see different, new looking faces each day. I would sit with small groups of fourteen- to sixteen-year-olds, trying to teach them English and to help them with their studies.
During one of these sessions, I was lucky enough to meet Lewis Choongo, the headmaster of Nakatindi School. In one of our discussions, which would sometimes tail into the evening hours, he told me that many of the students he taught would not go on to high school, and this was particularly true for the girls. "There is no money," he said. "There is no one to sponsor them, even if they receive top marks and gain acceptance to the best school in Livingstone. Many of them simply cannot pay." This struck me as a grave injustice. When he asked me if I wanted to help him find a solution, I told him I would do everything that I could.
I decided that I would try to raise enough money to sponsor one girl that Mr. Choongo had described -- hard-working and intelligent, but prevented from attending high school because of poverty. Mr. Choongo and I decided on a girl named Sarafina, an orphan of an AIDS-stricken family who was living with her uncle's family of six in a small, grass-thatched hut deep in the village of Nakatindi. When I met with Sarafina to hear her life story, I was amazed to hear how she had achieved top marks on the high school entrance exam despite battling abuse, crushing poverty, and homelessness.
A day later, I had already met with all the volunteers working at the NGO, I had written dozens of relatives and friends back home in U.S., and met with my program directors to try to sponsor Sarafina's high school education at a Catholic school called St. Mary's School. Nearly everyone was enthusiastic, and within two weeks I had raised nearly $3,000, enough to pay for Sarafina's entire high school education.
However, my supervisor at THAF warned me of the danger of putting too much effort into one child; she also warned me of the possibility of failure. "Sam, there are a million ways to help Africa, and there are many million more ways to help Africa the wrong way." I ignored her, and set out to eliminate the final obstacle for Sarafina to attend St. Mary's – getting her elementary school grades certified by her former principal at a school fourteen hours away in northern Zambia. After breaking down repeatedly in a small pickup truck and being forced to buy gas on the black market, we got the necessary certification and returned to Livingstone full of hope for Sarafina's future.
I wish I could tell you that Sarafina attended high school at St. Mary's School, graduated, and moved on to pursue the career of her choice. Instead, two days later she disappeared. I learned weeks later that her uncle had taken her back to the north of the country to work for him. Mr. Choongo and I never heard from her again. I had failed.
I thought I had all the answers. I didn't. I thought that simply by trying as hard as I could to do the right thing, I could help Sarafina. I didn't know her uncle or her adopted family, or whether they would be supportive of her going to high school. I barely knew Sarafina herself.
Sarafina's story taught me that it is harder to help people than I thought. My failure helped me understand the importance of successfully helping others, and I am hope to find success through Zamfund, Inc. a 501c3 nonprofit that offers full scholarships at St. Mary's School to young women like Sarafina. In addition to a full scholarship, our non-profit to will incentivize the family's support of the student's education, by giving each sponsored student's parents a monthly stipend to provide for the family's fuel and food needs.
The Happy Africa Foundation Sponsor-A-Child team and Mr. Choongo will select sponsored students. Their progress will be monitored by the admissions staff at St. Mary's School, and by its headmistress, Sister Magdalene. Unlike other sponsorship programs, Zamfund works with the pupil and the pupil's family to ensure the successful completion of high school and provides constant support along the way. By combining hard work, compassion, and understanding Zamfund can provide a better future for these exceptional young women, and your participation in this program will also represent an excellent investment in a developing country.


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A Conversation with the Gods: Artemis
In the grace of wilderness, Artemis loved solitude but when called on had the temperament of Ares; her arrows swift and precise.
Goddess of the hunt, protectress of the vulnerable, she rebelled against the norms, demanded respect and set the rules.
Somebody had to do it.
No Time to be a Child
First born from the womb – some say Artemis was an easy birth for her mother, Leto. Yet what followed was the great labor pains of her twin brother, Apollo. Artemis sprung into maturity and assisted in the birth.
She immediately accepted and declared her talents.
Cunningly, she asked her father Zeus for the tools to help her; in her famous six requests. The stags, bow and arrows, a band of nymphs, the wilderness, never to marry and remain a virgin, and that no city would be named for her.
With discipline and focus, Artemis perfected her archery on the trees and dangerous prowling beast of the ancient world. She became the patron of childbirth and was swift to defend anybody from unjust treatment.
And as for her relationship with her twin brother, to wrong one was to wrong the other.
Light fades to dark; dark fades to light.
Balance and Survival
Apollo the sun, Artemis the Moon.
Artemis was a mysterious contradiction; she protected animals but was goddess of the hunt. She assisted in childbirth but remained a virgin herself. Representative of a dualistic nature of Universal law; contradictions add lovely dimension.
In the dark where both fear and excitement exist, when longing to roam but stunned by anxiety, helpless in the cold, longing to fade; Artemis is the fire in the torch. The silver of the moon. Her arrows pierce through the heart of catastrophe while guiding us to sunlit destination; Apollo's sun.
Survival is self-awareness.
Nobody Touches a Goddess
Gods and men loved her, attracted to what they could not have. Many tried to deceive her and many of her Nymphs fell victim of manipulation of those trying to leap over the walls of boundaries.
Whether good or ill intentioned, they all paid the price.
But fate is complex and even a goddess is not immune…
Orion in the Stars
Early morning sunlight cast over the island of Crete.
With his dogs at his side, gentle faced Orion took to the forest for a days' hunt.
Darting between the cypress and pines, glimmers of white caught his attention, but Orion decided it was a trick of the mind.
His dogs leapt for a target and suddenly Orion found himself face to face with the Goddess whose soul shone from head to toe. Terrified, he averted his eyes to the forest floor and noticed the wild violets, red poppies, young chamomile, flowering thyme; all the blossoms in nature seemed to bow down in respect.
Orion begged for Artemis' forgives; he did not mean to intrude with her hunt.
Artemis listened and appreciated his sincerity; she had heard of his hunting prowess and his humble nature. She invited him to join her.
Goddess and mortal, together with their dogs, stalked the forest. After the sun sunk into the Aegean, they lit a camp fire and as they spoke common beliefs were discovered.
Orion braved the question on many men's lips: how could Artemis welcome life into the world as swiftly as she could take it? Artemis was straightforward in her answer: it was her duty to ease suffering.
'Is it true that you were your mother's midwife just moments after your own birth?' Orion ventured further.
Artemis shrugged 'She suffered great labor pains giving birth to my twin brother. Perhaps that is why I felt compelled to dedicate myself to helping other women,' Artemis paused in her thoughts and decided that yes, she would confide in her new friend. 'And perhaps why I chose to live in maidenhood, as to never feel such pain.'
An inner whirlwind stirred Orion's spirit, he thanked the fates that he and Artemis were so well met.
As the night darkened, the stars drew brighter, words faded from their lips; they slept by the diminishing embers of the campfire.
The sunlight of Apollo ascended in the morning sky. Where was his sister? Apollo searched the realm and finally found Artemis sound asleep, next to this strange man.
In all his anger, and in all his protectiveness of his sister and her oaths, he circled them and began to whistle a tune, waking them up.
Artemis, happy to see her twin, told Apollo to stay and meet Orion while she went to find them breakfast.
Apollo glared at Orion. From the ground manifested a giant, red terrifying scorpion. Orion sprinted through the forest, to the Cretan shores and dove into the chilled Aegean Sea where he swam for his life.
Artemis returned to their campsite and looked around in confusion. Where was Orion?
Apollo quickly changed the subject, led her to the shore, and challenged Artemis to shoot a tiny dot in the sea.
With swift precision, she extinguished the life of the gentle faced man who was unraveling her heart.
Apollo vanished as the realization settled in. In time Artemis would understand that Apollo was only protecting her; but Artemis mourned for Orion.
She cast him up into the sky as the constellation Orion.


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Just Steps from the Liberty Bell the new Philadelphia History Museum showcases an array of historical objects, art, and artifacts that tell the story of Philadelphia, from its founding in 1680 to present day. The Museum features eight renovated galleries, containing stunning items from its vast holdings of over 100,000 objects, paintings, and photographs in exhibitions, programs, and interactive media. On view are items ranging from George Washington's 1790s writing desk to Joe Frasier's 1970s Championship boxing gloves. Visitors can also take a virtual tour of the city by walking on the world's largest map of Philadelphia.
Founded by City Ordinance in 1938 to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution in Philadelphia, the Museum is housed in an historic 1826 building at 15 South 7th Street, designed by John Haviland as the original home of the Franklin Institute.
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.


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Melt (literally and figuratively) for the Salad $11 with Seasoned Tofu, Black Beans, Pico de Gallo, Onions and Guacamole. Way too filling, so no dinner for me...
Monday, January 25, 2016
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Melt (literally and figuratively) for the Salad $11 with Seasoned Tofu, Black Beans, Pico de Gallo, Onions and Guacamole. Way too filling, so no dinner for me...
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I love seeing pictures of all the flowers! My favorites this time are the pink fuzzy one, and the spotted orchid. I feel very peaceful looking at those flowers.ReplyDeleteReplies
I am glad, it is peaceful walking through the garden there and even though I am not the best photographer, I like to share what I saw.Delete
Oooh the flowers are so beautiful! I can't even describe the jealousy I'm feeling for your weather and produce options right now :) Everything looks delicious! I bet you don't miss the mealy tomatoes. That salad looks incredible. Pretty pic of the 99 steps.ReplyDeleteReplies
Mealy Tomatoes still find their way here. I think no place is safe.Delete
Oh the joys of being closer to the equator! How hot has it been lately? The salad does look like a meal and a half, but absolutely delicious!!ReplyDelete
I'm taking notes for my bucket list, and the Virgin Islands are certainly moving up in rank!Replies
It is always around 86 degrees. I am getting 'soft'. Just walking through the refridgerated section of the grocery store is now freezing to me.Delete
The spicy poof looks like it can be in the allium family perhaps? $9 for that fruit bowl; eek!ReplyDeleteReplies
I dont think the Poof is an Allium, although you did remind me of the Alliums I planted in Virginia that never came up. That is what happens when you buy bulbs on sale.Delete
That salad looks amazing! Now that is a proper vegan salad- no pile of sald leaves with shredded carrot silliness. How amazing to have access to such a beautiful assortment of exotic flowers- I imagine just wandering around looking at them is very calming....ReplyDelete
Had to look up Charlotte Amalie as a potential future destination because it looks gorgeous. So now that you have been there awhile, would you say VI is more vegan-friendly than contintental US? For a small island it seems like you have lots of options!ReplyDeleteReplies
It is definitely more vegan friendly here. I assume because of the large Rastafarian and Seventh Day Adventist populations.Delete


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CCMP™ has a lot going for it with many benefits for both individuals and organizations. It's an attractive addition to every change manager's list of accomplishments. To preserve the prestige associated with attaining an important credential, associations implement policies to protect their use and ensure the reputation remains strong.
ACMP is no different. They have implemented guidelines in the area of application validation (audit) and proper use of the credential so that companies hiring CCMP certificants can be assured of what the credential represents in terms of experience and knowledge in change management, and the individual will continue to receive the respect extended to a credential of repute.
1. Certification Audit
ACMP randomly selects a portion of all applicants to validate that information submitted is correct and accurate. This involves the applicant:
- Providing proof of education completed
- Providing proof of training completed
- Obtaining employer verification that the individual did work for the organizations that make up his or her experience
The possibility of an audit is clearly outlined in the Candidate Handbook and should not be a cause for concern since every applicant must agree to the Statement of Understanding which attests that all information is true and representative of the applicant's work.
Applicants have 90 days to respond to an audit request, providing all requested information. Applications do not proceed until the audit is complete. Submitted Professional Development Units are also subject to audit. Details of the process are provided in the Candidate Handbook.
2. Proper Usage of the CCMP™ Marks
Because there are many certification options in the change management marketplace, there will be times where people use the phrase "Certified Change Management Professional" without having the CCMP™ credential. Whether this is intentional or accidental, ACMP follows up to advise people of the guidelines for usage and the trademarked natural of the title and letters.
The Candidate Handbook includes direction for proper usage of the credential. If a member observes improper usage, they are able to advise ACMP of the situations using the complaint process. For more information:
Maintaining integrity is just as important for an individual as it is for ACMP. Acting with integrity is part of The Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.


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Microsoft Innovative Educator - Teacher Academy
One Day Professional Development Program
Program overview
Participants will spend the day getting excited about the many tools Microsoft has to offer students and teachers. Teachers will reflect and create a customized toolkit of resources to increase engagement, efficiency and develop modern skills for a global classroom/society.
Throughout the day participants will engage in a series of immersive learning activities that will build a strong understanding of how to use technology to improve instruction and meet the learning needs of their students.
Note: This is an introductory course intended to expose trainers to Microsoft offerings for education. This is not a deep-dive instruction into any one tool. Additional trainings and resources will be provided throughout the day for educators who would like to learn more about the topics presented in today's training.
· Provide exposure to the many Microsoft technologies and resources that support student-centered learning
· Experience hands-on activities and participate in best practice conversations for innovating teaching with Microsoft tools
· Develop resources to use with students and colleagues
Target Audience
The primary audience for this session is teachers, empowering educators teaching in a variety of settings.
· Grades 1-12
· All subjects/content areas
· Professional Learning Communities
· Teacher Professional Development
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White, Light and Bright
The Trend for white kitchens continues unabated. Rightly so, we think, since this material can stand alone or be combined with any other colour or texture. Whether it is a matt or gloss version your kitchen will be a visual high light with a timeless look.


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How to Self Publish for Profit is my newest title. I'm really excited as a new high school in New York has bought books from me and will use them in the classroom. The students will be required to write and publish their own books using How to Self Publish for Profit as there guide. Given that all goes well this semester with the students I could expect to receive significant book orders in the spring and fall of next year.
How to Self Publish for Profit is an easy read, self help resource tool, reference guide and personal directory for anyone seeking to self publish their own book. Before publishing my first book, the Atlanta Music Industry Connection in 2004 I was jobless and homeless. Self publishing was a gateway out of that condition. How to Self Publish for Profit reveals the same information, contacts and resources I use to publish my own books. After reading this book the only thing stopping your from being published is you.
How to Self Publish for Profit is available at amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Borders and Books-A-Million. Soon you'll be able to download the ebook How to Self Publish for Profit at makemoneyselfpublishing.com.


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Ecuador - Cedeno - The chocolate carries that aroma of fresh wheat and bright tangy rose. There is a solid chocolate base, a touch of earthiness and a balancing acidity and fruit.
Ecuador Cultivagro -A touch of oak wood plays well with the leather leaving a dry yet satisfying finish.
Ecuador - La Buceta - The chocolate's aroma is tangy (a nice way to say softly acidic in a nice way) in the way of mace and cinnamon.
Ecuador - Pichincha - There is a floral malty sweetness over a solid chocolate backbone. There is virtually no astringency
Up coming beans: A savory Mexican that I have approved the evaluation sample should soon be on the way.
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Isaac is a very unique figure in the Book of Genesis. A full 14 chapters are devoted to the life of Abraham. Ten chapters chronicle Jacob and 12 feature Joseph as the most prominent person. As for Isaac, Chapter 26 is pretty much it. Sure, he is spoken of as early as Chapter 12 when God promises his father Abraham that he will become a "great nation." In fact, Isaac's impending birth is a key subject throughout the life of Abraham. But what are we told once Isaac finally arrives? Remarkably little.
The details given to us in Chapter 26 of the prime of Isaac's life (the following chapter opens up with Isaac in his old age) are at first glance quite mundane. But what we are shown are truly the highlights that are of the greatest importance. Unlike his father Abraham, there are no great journeys undertaken, no wars waged. His life is not portrayed as his son Jacob's: filled with intrigue, deception, and family struggles that would rival the most riveting of soap opera plots. But the events of Chapter 26 are precisely the things which God finds important. These are the things that really matter.
God's Covenant Is Confirmed
In Verses 1-5, and then again in Verse 24, God appears to Isaac and confirms His promises that He had originally made to Abraham. I am with you, I will bless you, I will multiply your descendants. God does not actually appear to very many people in the Bible, Isaac was one of the few. If we were told no more than this, it would serve to fix Isaac's as one of the most extraordinary lives ever lived.
Like Father, Like Son
"The Lord appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I shall tell you." (Genesis 26:2)
There are several uncanny similarities between the events in Isaac's life and Abraham's. So much so that some have questioned whether or not the details were maybe muddled over time and confused before they were written down. Famines, kings called Abimilech, army commanders named Phichol, lies about wives really being no more than sisters. As baseball great Yogi Berra said: "It's déjà vu all over again!"
But it seems that the names Abimilech and Phichol were more likely titles given to men in those positions (such as "Commander-in-chief" or "Pharaoh"). Famines were definitely a common occurrence, and we are specifically told that this famine was in addition to the first famine in the days of Abraham (Verse 1). When famine strikes in the land this time, Isaac's first instinct is to do what his father had done and go down into Egypt. But the Lord restrains him from doing so. When he arrives in the land of Gerar, he also emulates Abraham's actions and tells the locals that Rebekah is his sister. Isaac not only learned the noble and commendable traits of his father, he learned the sinful and baser tendencies, as well. We learn here that Isaac was not a perfect man, and we are reminded of the importance of modeling godly behavior in front of our own children.
Patience And Meekness
" Now all the wells which his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stopped up by filling them with earth." (Genesis 26:15)
We glean two very exceptional (and very rare) attributes of Isaac when we read of how he patiently re-dug the wells of Abraham which the Philistines had covered. They are the virtues of patience and meekness. No sooner does he strike flowing water beneath the valley floor than the local herdsmen run him off and claim the well as their own. He does not threaten, he does not retaliate (compare 1 Peter 2:23); he simply moves on. He digs a second well, and the same thing happens again. But patiently and peacefully Isaac moves to yet another spot. There, at the Well of Rehoboth, Isaac praises God that He has provided a place in the land for him.
Busy Digging Wells
Finally, the whole tone of this chapter, indeed of Isaac's whole life, is that he busies himself with the digging of wells. In the face of opposition, in the face of strife, in the face of trouble and turmoil: Isaac digs wells. Though there are those who would fill his wells with earth, though there are those who would try to steal the precious, life-giving water found beneath them: Isaac continues to dig wells. In good times and bad: Isaac digs wells.
When we consider that we have a Well ourselves, a Well that is the Lord Jesus Christ, filled with living waters (John 4:10), waters that we may drink of and never thirst again; we realize that our lives, too, are best spent with the patient digging into this Well. Digging deeper into the Well of His Word, coming to know Him better. Even when others would seek to steal the life-giving water that we find in Him (though no man can), even when others strive with us as we press on — digging ever deeper.
The digging of wells may not seem to be the most exciting of undertakings, in fact, we know that it takes a great deal of persistent effort. It can be back-breaking, exhausting, and downright heartbreaking when we have dug and dug and still failed to strike water. But Isaac is perhaps best known as a digger of wells. May we all be.
To Jesus Christ goes all glory. In service to Him,
[This post was originally published May 13, 2010]
[If you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ or you are not certain where you are headed when this life ends, I invite you to read the article "Am I Going To Heaven?"]
**Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) © The Lockman Foundation and are used by permission.


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You can also check out this Guide to Student Health - an online student resource and handy downloadable guide for freshers and older students alike, created by online clinic and prescription Doctor Fox.
If you'd like information about what financial support is available to you, you can visit our 'Disabled Students' page in the Finance section.


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Watch a wonderful video of horses in a natural space
In this video we get to see an animal in its wild habitat and this is a great video for those that enjoy watching calming videos of animals. The video shows a corolla wild horse grazing in the canals. This is an enticing video that helps to outline these wonderful horses in their natural habitat.
The horses were seen when the filmer was out and about showing a property and this video was shot just after the viewer was returning home. He then saw the horses and decided to capture them on film. In the video he gets closer and closer and we see the wonderful animals in detail. The film is shot with some wonderful scenery in the background and will appeal to those that want to watch calming footage.
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amber wrote: > > I would be very grateful is someone could answer a question for me. > Is it possible to contract malaria from blood transfusions and if so does > blood have to be screened for the protozoan in areas where it is endemic. > I would be very grateful if you could also give any details of mechanisms as > well. > This question was prompted due to a question from one of my A level > students, I told her that i don't think it can be however I would find out > for certain. I cannot however find any information - even through the web, > so anything would be appreciated. > Thanks > Amber. ] Amber, Since I grew up in Eritrea, East Africa and have had Malaria, I knew the blood folks would not take my blood until I had been symptom free for seven years. A search of medline (your student can search it free on the web) using red cross and malaria [other terms brought in too much] brought in a number of articles indicating that it is one of several blood parasites that can be transmitted through the blood. One article citation is: Vox Sang 1998;74 Suppl 2:161-3 . -- James Mahaffy (mahaffy at dordt.edu) Phone: 712 722-6279 Biology Department FAX : 712 722-1198 Dordt College, Sioux Center IA 51250


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CONTACT: Jessica Meyers, 406-532-3206
A Nordic Events Center and Training Facility is now in the works in Seeley Lake, Montana. The Missoula Area Economic Development Corporation (MAEDC), is partnering with the BitterRoot Economic Development District (BREDD) and the Seeley Lake Community Council's Economic Development Committee to make the center a reality.
The first step is the initiation of a feasibility study to determine how Seeley Lake can attract international and national attention through the development of a world-class skiing infrastructure. Last month The Montana Department of Commerce awarded a $15,000 grant to MAEDC for this feasibility study. The grant is conditional, requiring the community to raise an additional $10,000.
The project concept developed out of a need to create year round economic stability for the Seeley Lake community. The Nordic ski community has already proven its ability to host very successful winter events--the Annual O.S.C.R. cross country ski race and the Seeley Lake Biathlon. These events take place on an acclaimed Nordic trails system built and maintained through thousands of hours of community support. (http://www.SeeleyLakeNordic.org). A portion of these trails are also incorporated in the Annual Race to the Sky sled dog event, a qualifier for the Iditarod.
The emphasis of the feasibility study will be not only to assess Seeley Lake's ability to attract skiers, but also the ability of such a Nordic Center to provide winter economic opportunities for the greater community. The idea for the project arose from the reported success of similar rural communities in Maine and Washington, now supported by similar Nordic ski centers. This feasibility study will supply economic, market, technical, financial, and management analysis specific to Seeley Lake.
In keeping with its commitment to the community and support for economic development projects, the Seeley Lake Community Foundation (SLCF) has generously announced their "Nordic Challenge." The SLCF will offer a matching donation of one dollar for each dollar raised, up to $5,000.
As noted by Addrien Marx, Chair of the Seeley Lake Community Council and a Board Member of the Seeley Lake Community Foundation, "We are enthusiastic about the opportunities this feasibility study will open up for our community and for the region. Seeley Lake has a great foundation and incredible resources to make this project a remarkable success. We expect the feasibility study will be the first of several steps in a process which has the potential to breathe much-needed life into the year-round economic base of our community."
For more information regarding this grant award, contact Jessica Meyers at the Missoula Area Economic Development Corporation at 406-532-3206. (http://www.maedc.org)
For more information regarding the feasibility study for a Nordic Ski Center and Training Facility contact Addrien Marx at 406-677 -4253.
The Seeley Lake Community Foundation will be accepting donations for the "Nordic Challenge" at PO Box 25, Seeley Lake, MT 59868. Be sure to write "Nordic Challenge" on the check memo. (http://www.seeleylakecommunityfoundation.org)


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When I first explained the project, Jennifer teared up and told me that she couldn't believe I stopped to ask about her life, because no one had ever done that before. She proceeded to share the experience of her childhood in the DFCS system in Atlanta, GA.
Jennifer: I went into DFCS custody when I was five and I didn't get out until a few days before my 18th birthday. I was in a number of DFCS facilities. I was literally raised by the state. When they released me from custody, they put me in handcuffs and called the police. They put me in the back of the police car and took me to Georgia Regional.
BW: Why?
Jennifer: I became defiant. I was over DFCS. I was pissed off because they would never get punished for the stuff they did to us and those people did a lot of stuff to those kids. At the end of the day these kids are still human beings. 90% of the time, kids in DFCS facilities are ignored. They don't have foster families or any family at all. I was one of them.
Growing up as a kid sometimes you would get into fights here and there. Well if two kids got in a fight while they were in a DFCS facility, they get abused all over again. They're restrained by four or five heavy-set adults. Sometimes they would be put into safety coats which were like full body straight jackets. Most of the time they're tied to beds by nonambulatory restraints. There are restraints on both ankles, on both wrists, and across the waist. Once they restrained you they would inject you in the buttocks with either Thorazine or Vistaril. If you're too out of control then they give you a high dosage and you'll be knocked out within 10-15 minutes.
Once you wake up, you have to be quiet for a certain amount of time in regards to the restraints coming off. After you're quiet for that specific amount of time, they only unlock one of your wrist restraints. Then you have to wait 15 to 30 more minutes for them to take off the second restraint, which would be one of the ankle restraints. This would continue in 15 to 30 minute intervals. Sometimes they'd take all of them off the third time, but sometimes they would be assholes and they'd make you wait another 30 minutes.
After you come off that bed you would have to go into what they called a behavior control room, which was worse than a jail cell. There are concrete walls and a hole in the concrete floor. It is completely empty. They feed you through the door and you have to eat with your hands because you aren't allowed any silverware. Sometimes if they felt a child was just out of control verbally, they would make the child drink the Vistaril or Thorazine.
It's abuse.. What if a parent did that to their child inside of a home? They'd be locked up.


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Planning the next European Vacay- Summer 2018 was going to be SPECIAL!!!
Europe is one destination, of which I can never seem to get enough of. Which is why as soon as one of my closest friend suggested that a vacation together was long due, I tried my best to convince her…Continue reading


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Better people, better companies, better communities
The following is just a snippet of what I'll be sharing this morning at the Corporate Neighbor Awards, hosted by Volunteer Mid-South.
In college, I always took odd jobs. I set up microphones in chapel services. I once ran the scoreboard for a football game. I went to Korea for 10 days one summer. I worked in a church nursery, tutored kids after school, and did yardwork.
And once, I was a pirate.
It was for a friend of a friend. (Isn't that how a lot of good stories start?) The family she babysat for had a young boy turning four. His preschool had just finished reading a book about "Pirate Sam." He wanted nothing more than for Pirate Sam to show up at his birthday party and entertain his friends.
I'm not sure why exactly I was picked for this job. Yes, my name is Sam, but the similarities end there. I was a history major. There was an entire department of theater kids who could have been chosen for the role. But, when offered the part, I accepted (they were paying $250 for just a few hours of work).
I rented a costume and showed up at the party on the appointed afternoon. The birthday boy answered the door and a look of amazement and astonishment filled his face. There, in the flesh, was Pirate Sam. The book his teacher had been reading suddenly came to life.
The party went off without a hitch. I - in my eyepatch, doorag, and pirate garb - led the kids on a treasure hunt where we finally found the chest-shaped piñata full of candy. I collected my check and went on my way.
I'll never forget that one afternoon in the suburbs of Birmingham when I was transformed into someone else and thereby helped make a backyard the swashbuckling center of a kid's fantasy.
Good experiences do that to us. They take us beyond our wildest dreams and don't only provide us with a different experience - they make us different people.
Dr. King got it right when he said, "Anyone can be great because anyone can serve." He knew there was an inseparable link between our being and our doing, that if we were willing to trying something different - like serving others - in the end, we would become a different, more generous, kind of person.
This sentiment is also at the heart of Gandhi's quote about us needing to be the change we wish to see in the world. His admonition reminds us that doing things for doing's sake won't fundamentally alter the way our world works. We need to become different people.
This is what has been at the heart of my work for the last three years with Cool People Care. The idea of "5 Minutes of Caring" is only intended as a teaser. We have never thought that we could actually fix the world's problems by devoting commercial-break sized chunks of time whenever it's convenient.
Rather, the notion of starting small, cultivating habits, and changing our values is what guides our work. You try something that's easy and doable and before you know it, your outlook has changed and you're ready to make bigger sacrifices.
My generation - Generation Y - gets this. We were the first generation who graduated high school or college with service requirements placed upon our degrees. Our colleges were the first to hire full time staff people to develop volunteer opportunities for students. Clubs and Greek life demanded service as a prerequisite for membership. If anyone knows how to volunteer, it's us.
Combine that fact with our online savvy and use, and things get really interesting. One out of six students will take a class or test online this semester. One in eight couples who will marry this year met online. Ninety-six percent of us belong to a social network.
Volunteering and technology - these aren't things we do. They've become who we are. Perhaps even more so than where we work or what we do for a living, we're deeply concerned (most of us, anyway), about the kind of people we're trying to be.
There's an opportunity here for companies. Organizations represented by the nearly 200 people in this room have been hard at work helping the community. You meet needs both in the marketplace and in the hallways of nonprofits by providing goods and services for us to buy and personnel for us to use.
Very soon, I'll help hand out awards for dedicated individuals, innovative projects, and committed companies - all of which have made Memphis better this year. It's easy to see the link between getting your employees involved in the community and how that makes the city better.
But today, I quickly want to show you the link to how it makes your company better.
It's easy to see the PR link. Those of you who were nominated - and those who will win - are able to mention that in press releases and when prospecting a new client. For some of your customers, that's important. But Gen Y is also adding a new element. In our quest to be better people, we're not just looking for places to work. We're looking for organizations that will help us be better people.
When we leave our high schools and colleges, having volunteered for hours on end, we're immediately thrown into a sea of social change ambiguity. No one is immediately present to plan and promote chances to get involved. Like soldiers lost on a battlefield, we'll wander around looking for leadership.
And that's where your company can find us. Tell the world about how you'll help me help my community. Use your efforts that are recognized here today to recruit and retain top talent for your workforce. Build a better company for your shareholders by filling it with better people who are committed to making the world a better place.
The proliferation of social media ultimately blurs lines and redefines words - any mass advancement in any industry does. Words like "community" and "friends" are being redefined by a generation of texters, Facebookers, and bloggers. With it, words like "work" and "life" are, too.
Don't be afraid of that. Just like you aren't afraid to devote company time and resources to an important local cause, don't be afraid to do more next year. You've accomplished a lot in a year marred by financial meltdowns, budgetary cutbacks, and tough decisions. Not is not the time to do less. It's not even the time to do the same amount.
It's time to do more.
A better company demands it. A better community demands it. Because better people are demanding it. At the end of the day, our organizations aren't buildings, budgets, or board meetings. They are people - people who want something more of themselves, their employers, and their city.
And trust me - they're willing to work for it.


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Follow My Score! Commissioning Project 2016 Submission
Work 1: James Carville & Mary Matalin are impressive
flute, alto sax & fixed media electronics, 10' 25"
The flute and sax parts on this recording are computer-realized, however the saxophonist Kyle Hutchins and the flutist James DeVoll are preparing to record the piece, with a projected release in early 2016.
Work 2: History is going to change
bass clarinet & fixed media electronics, 7' 30"
Sarah Porwoll-Lee, bass clarinet
Every player on these projects has agreed to allow their performances to be used in the Follow my Score proceedings.
YouTube ready: James & Mary.
Note: Since the piece will be recorded with high quality and available by early 2016 (and the timings of the piece will be exactly the same since it employs fixed media) if selected I'd hope to be able to replace the current audio with the high quality version. The History piece is also YouTube ready save for the fact that I don't have a license from the movie studio for the Back to the Future samples.
WEB: joshuaclausen.com
SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/joshuaclausen
VIMEO: https://vimeo.com/89660325
**This is pretty much the only thing on my vimeo. It's apropos to the Follow My Score project, although of far inferior quality compared to the SF/Incipitsify vids.


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Etisalat is Nigeria's most innovative telecoms network. we began trading in october 2008 with the groundbreaking "0809uchoose" campaign. The Analyst Distribution will monitor and track all stocks received in the central warehouse and ensure inventory records are updated.
- First degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
- 1-year post-NYSC work experience in warehouse operations
- Exerience in inventory management and control.
- Good computer skills
- Familiarity with MS Office Suite - especially able to effectively use Word, Excel and Powerpoint for database and reporting
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- Ensure that all stock receipts into the central warehouse are promptly and accurately received on the system.
- Ensure that all regiobnal stock transfers from the central warehouse are captured on the inventory system.
- Assist in the planning of weekly stock allocation and distribution.
- Carry out system's P.O receipts for all central wareouse stock transactions.
- Ensure that stock transfers to regional warehouse, retail shops and all channel partners' stock pick-up locations are captured on the inventory system.
- Participate in stock reconciliations for various warehouse locations.
- Participate in the monthly warehouse stock count exercise.
- Carry out other duties as requested by line manager.
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Animated video isn't just a rich, engaging medium, (see Walt's quote below!) but also a surprisingly cost-effective one.
Its sheer versatility opens the door to new creative possibilities - making vital points memorable and complex issues far easier to 'get'.
Expect the unexpected. Animated videos offer all the benefits of other visual media but with much smaller resource requirements than you might expect, partly as we don't have to leave the studio to produce it.
How it works. After initial consultation, we'll develop a handful of ideas and present them to you. Having agreed on which concept you want us to develop, we'll then go away develop the storyboard, create a script, produce each element of the animation and start putting it all together.
One recent video. We introduce a cool new product for the construction industry called Ppac.
Intrigued by animation? Call us today on 020 3757 7236 to see how it might support you.
"Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation" - Walt Disney


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Things are quiet now.
My wife is on the couch, knitting, drinking tea, and watching Warehouse 13 on netflix. The kids are in the family room, building tinker toy animals and watching Madagascar. The cats are on the couch, staying out from underfoot.
Soon, things will get busy. We are going to Christmas Eve service at 4. Before that, I've got a few cooking things to get going. While we are just staying at home tomorrow, and it's only going to be the 4 of us, there are somethings I can do ahead of time to keep from stressing out. The girls are going to help me make the pumpkin(really hubbard squash) pie here in a bit. After dinner I will employ them again to help tear up raisin bread and mix up the custard for my bread pudding. With both deserts out of the way, the only other thing I want to get done tonight is the dough to make some of Brigid's Rosemary and Salt Rolls. The dough might not get fully risen in the fridge, but I can pull them out to finish rising at some point tomorrow.
After that, calm should reign again. My wife and I actually on have about 3 things to finish wrapping. Everything else is in the garage hiding from the kids, and ready to go under the tree.
I think tomorrow will be a good day, and I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.


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Hot off the desktop I have finished the newest member of the 'Landmark' collection. For all of you who love the humber bridge whether you're local or not, I will be getting these printed and added to the shop. If you're interested in one drop me a message and I'll put you on the list.
So without further ado I present 'The Humber'.


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Perspectives on Safety
Our Perspectives on Safety section features expert viewpoints on current themes in patient safety, including interviews and written essays published monthly. Annual Perspectives highlight vital and emerging patient safety topics.
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- Communication Improvement
Education and Training
- Students 1
- Legal and Policy Approaches 3
- Logistical Approaches 2
- Quality Improvement Strategies 1
- Specialization of Care 1
- Technologic Approaches 1
Target Audience
In Conversation With… Amy J. Starmer, MD, MPH
CLER and I-PASS, April 2016
Dr. Starmer is Director of Primary Care Quality Improvement and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. We spoke with her about handoffs and the implementation and findings of the landmark I-PASS study.
Annual Perspective
Handoffs and Transitions
with commentary by Niraj Sehgal, MD, MPH, Handoffs and Patient Safety, 2014
In Conversation with…Vineet Arora, MD, MA
Handoffs and Patient Safety, March 2011
An Associate Professor at the University of Chicago, her research focuses on resident duty hours, handoffs, and professionalism.
What Have We Learned About Safe Inpatient Handovers?
with commentary by Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc, Handoffs and Patient Safety, March 2011
This piece discusses how medical centers can improve handover quality and patient safety.
The Role of Graduate Medical Education (GME) in Improving Patient Safety
with commentary by Arpana R. Vidyarthi, MD; Robert B. Baron, MD, MS, Medical Education and Patient Safety, February 2010
Clear health communication is increasingly recognized as essential for promoting patient safety. Yet according to a recent Joint Commission report, What Did the Doctor Say? Improving Health Literacy to Protect Patient Safety, communication problems among health care providers, patients, and families are common and a leading root cause of adverse outcomes.(1) Addressing health literacy—the capacity of individuals to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions—has become a primary objective for many health systems in order to protect patients from harm.
In Conversation with...Eric Coleman, MD, MPH
Improving Transitions in Care, December 2007
Eric A. Coleman, MD, MPH, is Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado. Trained in both geriatrics and health services research, Dr. Coleman has emerged as one of the world's leading authorities on issues surrounding transitions of care, particularly between acute and postacute settings. His care model, the Care Transitions Intervention, is being adopted by leading health care organizations around the country. The Intervention has been associated with significant decreases in rehospitalization rates.
Care Transitions
with commentary by Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc, Improving Transitions in Care, December 2007
Hospital discharge is often viewed as the end of an acute medical event. Goodbyes are said as patients pack their belongings and return home. Physicians scratch the patient's name off their rounding list, and hospital staff remove the patient from the census as they clean out the room...


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ISLAMABAD: President Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Makhdoom Javed Hashmi resigned from the National Assembly membership on Tuesday. He said "We bow our heads in shame over the past 66 years of independence. Constitution of the 1954 was the best constitution of the country. Only Parliamentary system can save the country and I promised to serve my country. Prime Minister Nawaz ... Read More »
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Islamabad (Sunday May 11th, 2014) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) is holding a big show of power in the capital city Islamabad. This protest will be held Today Sunday, May 11, 2014 at famous "D" Chowk Islamabad. Chairman PTI Mr. Imran Khan and other party leaders will address the protestors. Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf is a Big Party in Pakistan. Pakistan ... Read More »
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Amira and I spent nine days in the prosecco-growing region of Italy doing our early preparation for a Gastronomad Experience next year (sign up for the newsletter to get updates).
During this trip we've explored dozens of food producers, farms, markets and, of course, wineries. We've tasted and sampled and explored our way through this breathtakingly beautiful corner of the world in Northern Italy near the Austrian border, and found some of the area's greatest food visionaries for our Prosecco Experience 2018. (It's hard work, but somebody's gotta do it.)
In recent years, the world has fallen in love with prosecco. Demand is soaring. So the region struggles to increase supply. A region once balanced in crops and livestock has been almost entirely converted over to the growing of Glera grapes, as well as other secondary grapes that can be added to prosecco. And growing for prosecco has spilled out of the hills and onto what I call the "Prosecco Plains."
In short, there are a lot of newcomers growing grapes to make prosecco. We encountered many of these winemakers, young, old, big, small and everything in between. We've made some great friends and found the region's most visionary food and wine people.
Some of our favorite wine-makers were the traditionalists in the traditional growing areas.
Of course, talking about wine is pointless. You've just gotta try it.
We'll definitely be drinking the best proseccos in the world during next year's Prosecco Experience — plus some amazing food! Sign up for our email newsletter to stay up to date about this event!)
- Mike
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