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Thursday, December 24, 2015
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Merry Christmas to all my amazingly talented HOC DT teamies and our readers and participants.
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What a lovely and amazing parade of beautiful cards from the DT!!! There's tons of inspiration from each one of them.
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Imagine Chemistry 2018 winners: University of Nottingham
Imagine Chemistry 2018 winners: University of Nottingham
The 2018 finals of Imagine Chemistry recently took place in Gothenburg, Sweden. Ten teams were selected to continue collaborating with AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals or one of our partners. We asked the winners to share their thoughts on Imagine Chemistry and working with AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals. Here we speak with the team from the University of Nottingham.
"Usually when we have meetings like this, if I can answer all the questions, I'm not learning anything. That's not been the case here. I've had loads of questions where I've had to think really hard. Talking to the experts has been unbelievably beneficial."
Team name: University of Nottingham
Team members: Ifty Ahmed and Belinda Good
Location: UK
Mentor: Magnus Palmlof
Challenge area: Sustainable smart particle technologies
Award won: Research Agreement
One of several academic teams joining Imagine Chemistry this year, the team from the University of Nottingham was comprised of Ifty Ahmed, Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the Advanced Materials Research Group, and Belinda Good, Innovation and Commercialization Officer in the Technology Transfer Office. Their technology to produce porous microspheres from glass and glass ceramics materials seemed like such a good potential fit for our PPC business that they were awarded with a research agreement to co-develop it further.
In the video below, shot midway through the event, Ifty and Belinda give a bit of background into their project and what they wanted to get out of Imagine Chemistry.
The team hoped to get some kind of agreement, but certainly didn't expect it. "I got up on stage and the first words that came out of my mouth were, 'I'm shocked,'" Ifty says with a laugh. "And that was absolutely genuine. Everybody we spoke to during the event, especially the experts, seemed to like the technology and the manufacturing process, but suggested we were too early stage and needed further data."
This wasn't a bad thing though, as Belinda clarifies: "All of the experts that came in would challenge our ideas and were really focused on pointing out potential areas for improvement and pointing out where the gaps were, but they were doing it in a really helpful and constructive way and being really collaborative. They really helped us to understand how to move forward." Ifty added, "They helped us to develop a deeper understanding of what it would be like to go from our demonstrator level scale-up to an industry scale of manufacturing. That output alone was absolutely key and missing from our knowledge."
As far as the collaboration goes, the team is hoping to do some feasibility studies, further investigate the scale-up and analysis with AkzoNobel, and then work together to hopefully develop the technology towards commercialization. Longer term, Belinda says, "My aim is to see as much of the good research as I can go from the university to actual application – to see it in use and help get it out there so that it benefits people in whatever way."
For Ifty's part, he says, "My main ambition in life is to see something that I've developed actually being utilized and of benefit to somebody somewhere and know that I haven't just wasted my life writing and publishing papers. It would be fantastic for even just one development to see the light of day. I will rest happier if I could achieve that." He adds, "I haven't said this to Belinda yet, but if she would take care of all the business side of things for me so that I can just focus on the technical side, that would be awesome."
To get things started, AkzoNobel will start to get to know the team's technology better while they further investigate how to scale up. Stay tuned to find out how their collaboration progresses!


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The report, "News and America's Kids: How Young People Perceive and are Impacted by the News," surveyed 853 children online between the ages of 10 and 18 between Jan. 10-22, 2017. Common Sense Media used a nationally representative panel, as well as an oversample of African American and Hispanic/Latino children drawn from an opt-in web panel.
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More children trust news from family than any other source: 66 percent said they trusted news from family "a lot," while 48 percent said the same for teachers and adults, 25 percent said the same for news organizations and only 17 percent said the same for their friends.
However, children prefer to get their news from social media. Thirty-nine percent said their preferred news source is social media, 36 percent said family, teachers and/or friends, and only 24 percent said traditional media.
The most preferred social media site for news among tweens (ages 10-12) was YouTube (47 percent, followed by Facebook at 37 percent), while the most preferred site among teens )ages 13-18) was Facebook (47 percent).
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Chhattisgarh state government recently denied religious minority status to Jain community. I have got this information through a facebook group about Jain minority. Chhattisgarh state government declared Jain community as a religious minority in 2002. However, the announcement itself was disputed. It has some legal lacuna.
Jain is a religious minority and no body can deny the fact. Article 25 to 30 of the constitution speak about minority status. However, an amendment in constitution gives right to central and state governments to notify a religious community as minority. Any community can be treated as minority only after such notification by concerning governments.
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Mathematics is essential to everyday life. At Pomphlett we place great importance in learning this life skill and developing a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject. Our mathematics curriculum aims for pupils to become fluent in the fundamentals of maths and provides children with rich mathematical experiences. It is built on the key aims of the National Curriculum which are to ensure that all learners:
become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual understanding to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately.
reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language
can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions.
We encourage pupils to make significant links between mathematics as a discreet subject and using their mathematical knowledge in other subjects, as well as within real life problems.
We teach mathematics through the National Curriculum, and, we use Big Maths across the school. This is a fun teaching approach that foregrounds the importance of learning key mathematical skills. Please use the following link to find out more about Big Maths: http://www.bigmaths.co.uk/
Every day, children in KS1 and KS2 also work on their own I Can Do Maths book. We began this programme in January 2016 and already, as a result of daily practice, have seen a huge improvement in the children's ability to manipulate number and calculate accurately; understand mathematical vocabulary; and apply reasoning skills in problem solving.
Further information on I Can Do Maths can be found here:http://www.schofieldandsims.co.uk/icandomaths/
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Numbers: children count reliably with numbers from 1 to 20, place them in order and say which number is one more or one less than a given number. Using quantities and objects, they add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer. They solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing.
Shape, space and measures: children use everyday language to talk about size, weight, capacity, position, distance, time and money to compare quantities and objects and to solve problems. They recognise, create and describe patterns. They explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical language to describe them.
The principal focus of mathematics teaching in key stage 1 is to ensure that pupils develop confidence and mental fluency with whole numbers, counting and place value. This should involve working with numerals, words and the four operations, including with practical resources [for example, concrete objects and measuring tools].
At this stage, pupils should develop their ability to recognise, describe, draw, compare and sort different shapes and use the related vocabulary. Teaching should also involve using a range of measures to describe and compare different quantities such as length, mass, capacity/volume, time and money.
By the end of year 2, pupils should know the number bonds to 20 and be precise in using and understanding place value. An emphasis on practice at this early stage will aid fluency.
Pupils should read and spell mathematical vocabulary, at a level consistent with their increasing word reading and spelling knowledge at key stage 1.
Lower Key stage 2- years 3 and 4
The principal focus of mathematics teaching in lower key stage 2 is to ensure that pupils become increasingly fluent with whole numbers and the four operations, including number facts and the concept of place value. This should ensure that pupils develop efficient written and mental methods and perform calculations accurately with increasingly large whole numbers.
At this stage, pupils should develop their ability to solve a range of problems, including with simple fractions and decimal place value. Teaching should also ensure that pupils draw with increasing accuracy and develop mathematical reasoning so they can analyse shapes and their properties, and confidently describe the relationships between them. It should ensure that they can use measuring instruments with accuracy and make connections between measure and number.
By the end of year 4, pupils should have memorised their multiplication tables up to and including the 12 multiplication table and show precision and fluency in their work.
Pupils should read and spell mathematical vocabulary correctly and confidently, using their growing word reading knowledge and their knowledge of spelling.
Upper key stage 2 – years 5 and 6
The principal focus of mathematics teaching in upper key stage 2 is to ensure that pupils extend their understanding of the number system and place value to include larger integers. This should develop the connections that pupils make between multiplication and division with fractions, decimals, percentages and ratio.
At this stage, pupils should develop their ability to solve a wider range of problems, including increasingly complex properties of numbers and arithmetic, and problems demanding efficient written and mental methods of calculation. With this foundation in arithmetic, pupils are introduced to the language of algebra as a means for solving a variety of problems. Teaching in geometry and measures should consolidate and extend knowledge developed in number. Teaching should also ensure that pupils classify shapes with increasingly complex geometric properties and that they learn the vocabulary they need to describe them.
By the end of year 6, pupils should be fluent in written methods for all four operations, including long multiplication and division, and in working with fractions, decimals and percentages.
Pupils should read, spell and pronounce mathematical vocabulary correctly.
We hope you find the information provided useful. If you have any questions about mathematics at Pomphlett, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Mrs Nicholls, the mathematics subject leader.


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As the fevered handwringing and celebrations over the Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling remains in full swing, I thought it may be a good time to reflect on what gay people really won. On one level they quite rightly won equal protection under the law and will be able to be issued marriage licenses in every state. Marriage was reclassified from a, "basic civil right", to a "fundamental right". That doesn't sound much different, but it makes a huge difference. In my blog last week, I asked why we need government approval for a marriage in the first place. What is the point of a marriage license? Well, in an effort to answer my own question, I did a little digging. What I found out was horrifying.
In order to fully explain what I mean, let's start with marriage before the marriage license. Yes! There is such a thing! Let's go way back to the 1600's where most of our laws concerning marriage were inherited from England. The ugliest of these laws were called anti-miscegenation laws, or laws that prevented interracial marriages. These laws persisted for over 300 years. They were prevalent in almost every state in the union. Miscegenation laws were upheld numerous times even after the 14th amendment was passed. In the famous Supreme Court case of 1896, Plessy v. Ferguson, the concept of "separate but equal" became the law of the land. This allowed the states that still clung to anti-miscegenation laws to renew their fervor against interracial marriage. The argument went something like: Everyone is free to marry, just marry in your own race. Which sounds eerily similar to: Gay people can get married, just marry someone of the opposite sex.
Up until this point in American history, around the 1920's, there was no such thing as a marriage license. The states invented them as a way to dictate who could and could not get married for the purpose of making sure blacks, whites, Asians and Indians didn't mix. That's right. Marriage licenses were invented as a way to stop white people from marrying black people. Because they couldn't get a license, interracial couples who would have been considered married before the marriage license was available, ceased to be married. They lost inheritance rights, medical rights and all other benefits of common law marriage. The issuers of marriage licenses were considered the gate keepers, charged with keeping the white race pure.
Laws against interracial marriage persisted long after segregation was deemed unconstitutional in 1957. It wasn't until 1967 that anti-miscegenation laws were wiped off the books in the southern states. Alabama didn't bother to take it off the books until 2000. Thanks for that Alabama, appreciate it. In fact, I live in Florida, where until 1967 an interracial marriage could get you 10 years in prison. Thank goodness for Alabama I guess.
My question for gay people is this: If this is what you won, did you really win? Really? What I see that you won is to be able to claim the government can now have dominion over your marriage just like it does of straight peoples' marriages. If you are really looking for equality might I suggest joining in the fight to abolish the marriage license? Look at it this way, by what right does the government have the right to approve or deny who we want to form a life with? A license is permission. Do you really need permission to love someone enough to spend your life with them?
I get it. There are certain benefits to being married. Social Security, Medical, Legal, survivorship rights. Without a marriage license how could you be sure to reap the benefits and rewards of marriage? How about you get married to whomever you want, register that marriage with the state and receive a certificate of marriage that is recognized by the federal government. Like they did before the government found a way to control who gets married. How about you dictate to them who you married, not the other way around. The state and federal government should not be able to dictate who you marry. Period.
We are all individuals and the government should treat us all the same. Marriage is necessary to protect certain aspects of society like children and surviving spouses. The only reason that we need to register as a couple at all is for the government benefits. The avenue's to gain access to these benefits are not contingent on the marriage license. There would be no need to make any real changes to the system we already have in place. You would notify the same government offices, in the same way as you would right now.
Let's put the power back into the hands of the people and get rid of the last vestiges of a racist, bigoted practice that is the marriage license. Little did you know that the license you are clamoring for and that is filed away in millions of homes around the country has roots more ugly than the confederate flag that can no longer be purchased on Amazon.com. Ironic, isn't it.


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There's a whole lot of time when we're not that serious. Making human-centric products requires embracing everything that make us human. We believe that laughter is required every day.
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Many radical and activist groups such as Disabled People against Cuts have campaigned and protested against aspects of the Paralympics such as corporate sponsorship by large corporations such as Atos and cuts to services for people with disabilities. Atos who was a major sponsor of the Paralympics is contracted by the UK Government as administrators of assessments that rob disabled people of their benefits.
In this piece on the website of Disabled People against Cuts disability activist Dave King argues that the Paralympics are the precise opposite of the values of disability liberation. King writes
But with the Paralympics we have seen the addition into this cocktail of a supremely powerful and toxic ingredient, the opportunity for liberals to feel good about themselves for supporting the underdog and 'progress in the fight against prejudice'. It is this thick coating of syrup which has confused even radical disability rights advocates, and is making it almost impossible for critics to speak out, except about the blatantly obvious outrage of Atos as sponsors. But the truth is that, despite all the hopeful talk about how the Paralympics are going to revolutionise people's ideas about disability, the ideas and values at the core of the Paralympics are the precise opposite of the values of disability liberation. (I write this as a disabled person, one who has undergone one of Atos' medical assessments and been found wanting, and who is suffering financially as a consequence.
In the Guardian Amelia Gentleman writes:
There has been a clear reluctance among officials this week to sour the happy atmosphere by talking about the Paralympics paradox – the difficulty of reconciling the amazing excitement around the Games, which has portrayed Britain globally as a place where positive attitudes to disability reign, and a bleaker reality that kicks in beyond Stratford.
The guide for journalists covering the event is explicit in its instructions that disability and any issues around it should not be the focus of reporting. It stipulates that reporters should concentrate on "performance, sporting ambition, training, competition and the emotions associated with winning and losing". Most athletes contacted to discuss the broader issues of disability for this piece declined to be interviewed. But many disabled visitors were quick to comment on the disconnection between their experiences within the park and their everyday lives at a time when in addition to cuts to services and benefits payments, charities such as Scope have been documenting worsening attitudes and official figures show that incidents of disability hate crime have soared to their highest ever levels.
Kalya Franklin, a disability campaigner whose Benefit Scrounging Scum blog has charted the rising problems faced by disabled people at a time of cuts to services and benefits, was amazed at the ease of her journey to Stratford from Birmingham, describing it as "the smoothest journey I've ever done on public transport". "People were there waiting to offer help – that's very unusual. There were much higher levels of staffing. That's not typical, nor is seeing lots of portable ramps around," she said.
She was delighted to be at the event, but like many, she was struggling with the Paralympics paradox.
"It's a utopian fantasy of where we need to move towards as a society," she said, pausing for a moment at Stratford station (interrupted on two occasions in the space of five minutes by transport staff asking if she needed assistance). "It's brilliant, because this has shown that with the right attitude, will and financing, it can be done."
The sporting event was for her, like any sporting occasion, a bit of escapism from daily problems, but she was anxious that attention to the pressing issues facing people with disabilities should not be deflected while the country basks in the international congratulations for having mounted a sellout Paralympic event. She pointed to a planned 20% cut in the disability living allowance (DLA), announced in the 2010 budget, in particular, arguing the that extra money, for employed and unemployed claimants to help with the extra cost of disability, had helped finance the extra cost of care and transport for many disabled visitors to the Games.
"What the public haven't realised about the Paralympians is how many of them are completely reliant on DLA. Although they are superfit athletes it doesn't mean they aren't also disabled and have mobility needs and care needs in their day-to-day lives," she said.


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Groan...I just got an email saying that the sender did not like my "new work" (meaning these drawings).
This is NOT any presentation of my "new works." These are merely exercises to loosen up, observe quickly and capture the essence in 15 seconds or less...the opposite of what I do all day at the easel.
It really helps me to do something completely different and I wanted to share this cheapie little drawing device that has helped me so much.
I confess that after a long day at the easel, I sometimes like to relax in front of the TV. The odd thing is that some days I just cannot put down that dratted brush.
So when I discovered the "Budda Board" in a local store, it was the perfect "Busman's Holiday" for me.
I suppose you could call it a children's toy or merely a fun thing that nobody really needs.
I love drawing the animals from the National Geographic channel (yeah, it's a polar bear).
The Buddha Board is a medium value grey board made of some kind of "plastic." You draw on it with a clean brush and plain water.
This is what a Buddha Board looks like - a pretty low tech thingy. You can see my scribble with water on the surface. It evaporates quickly - and disappears even sooner after a swipe with a paper towel.
It's a good exercise in drawing quickly and capturing the "essence." I like to experiment with different brushes.
And cheap - no paper/pencil costs.
I draw what is in front of me - from the TV screen - as "moving models" keeps me loose and painting at the speed of light. It surprises me how often I can get a "likeness" this quickly.
I digitally photographed some of these paintings before they dried up so I could post them.
I actually have found that these little quickie paintings have loosened me up a lot and made my regular daily painting more efficient.
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I'll be writing about the CRC and some new products in coming editions. There were some inspiring presentations on business and strategic directions at GITA. Terrey Effeney from Energex about the challenges of how to make an electricity grid built for the 20th century handle our 21st century lifestyle of airconditioners,Wii, solar panels feeding into the grid and electric cars. Also Peter Woodgate of the CRC gave a very encouraging picture of how the CRC will take spatial to industries like health and energy and how to achieve James Bangay's vision of a SimCity-like model of the electricity network.


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The Diamond is cyan-whiteish colored, and the rarest gemstone available.
A fast way to find diamonds is to use the Spelunker Potion, which makes underground ores and gems shine. Another fast, yet foolish way, is to have bottles of Holy Water/Unholy Water or the Clentaminator and throw them in the area you are spelunking in. Gems will not change to Pearlstone or the other types of stone when in a biome. Although almost always seen underground, like other gems, there is a possibility that it may spawn in the overworld.
- White Torches are sometimes used as a statement of wealth. This is due to the rarity of diamonds, which are required to craft them.
- The selling price of diamonds, at 30 each, does not reflect their actual value. Selling diamonds is very unprofitable.
- Diamonds are found most in the Underground Jungle.
- The cyan color of Diamonds resembles Sapphires in the dark of caves, save for a slight lighter colored difference.
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- New sprite.
- Can now be combined with Glass to make Diamond Gemspark block.
- No longer required for Jungle Shirt.
- Can be found in Gemstone Caves and sticking out of rock.
- Diamonds have been given a new texture.
- New recipes have been added using diamonds, including the Diamond Gem, Diamond Staff, Diamond Hook and Diamond Robe.
- Made a bit more common.
- Can now be used to craft White Torches.
- Diamonds now sparkle when seen in the environment (as veins in stone blocks).
- Added to the game.
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In a rent to own home ownership program, you have a far better chance finding a suitable home for your pet. Here's why: Property owners understand that you will have a highly vested interest in the home you will be renting. After all, it's quite likely that your rental agreement places a percentage of rental payments towards equity into the home.
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Weddings are all about love, but the wedding planning part? Well, that's more about decisions and logistics and details...definitely not romantic! Has the process of planning gotten you and your fiancé down? Here are a few ways to turn it around and get you excited about the big day again.
The first thing to do when wedding planning seems to be taking over your life is to take a break. Hit pause, put your binder and magazines away, and agree not to talk about your wedding for a full 24 hours. Your love and your marriage? By all means, dream away! But forget about the details and the to-do lists. Go out to your favorite restaurant, take a walk or go for a hike, head to the movies, or open a bottle of wine in the kitchen and break open that new cookbook you just picked up. Find something fun that you can do together, and make the most of your time.
If you're feeling the stress of the wedding, take some time to talk about why it's stressful. Maybe you feel like you've got different priorities, or you're facing family drama that you weren't expecting. Knowing that you're there to support and help one another will remind you of why you fell in love in the first place, and practicing your conversational and emotional skills now will set you up for even more success in the future.
Does it seem like the to-do list just won't end? See if there are things you can delegate to take the pressure off the two of you. Maybe your wedding planner would be happy to handle your room block, or your future mother-in-law is incredibly crafty and could help assemble invitations. Instead of trying to do it all, accept offers for help. Make those moments fun, too! Invite your girlfriends over to assemble welcome bags, or bring the best man with you to choose the beers you'll be serving at the reception. Yes, the two of you are the ones getting married, but you're surrounded by people who love you and who are there to help support your love and your marriage. By building a strong community around you, you'll free up the space and time to focus more on your love—and that's what it's all about.


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Kiri goes missing on an unsupervised visit to her birth family arranged by her social worker, Miriam. Written by Jack Thorne, National Treasure: Kiri is a four-part drama is the story of a young black girl in the process of being adopted by a middle class white family. We follow Miriam, as the fingers of suspicion and blame point at her and her judgement is questioned; Kiri's birth family, as they find both their past failings and their present dysfunctional relationships put under the microscope; and Kiri's adoptive family – particularly Alice, Kiri's fiercely articulate white foster mother, as they are thrust into the national limelight. All of them are asking the same two questions: what happened to Kiri, and who is to blame?
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CRM Technology Decisions: Don't doubt J.D. Edwards' commitment
When you think CRM, J.D. Edwards may not be the first vendor name to come to mind. But the company's CEO is working to change that.
ATLANTA -- J.D. Edwards may be a relative newcomer to the CRM arena but, at CRM Technology Decisions, its CEO made the company's intentions for the market very clear.
"Let there be no doubt that J.D. Edwards is serious about the CRM space," said Bob Dutkowsky. "Our customers have asked us to be serious about it."
Previously, Denver-based J.D. Edwards was known principally as an ERP vendor, though it also resold software from Siebel Systems Inc. Dutkowsky said customers requested an easier-to-use CRM product. In November 2001, J.D. Edwards acquired YOUcentric Inc. and officially entered the CRM space.
The company's latest offering -- CRM 2.0 -- debuted last month and is billed as containing 175 enhancements, including mobile sales capability, a combined contact center and field services application, and integration with J.D. Edwards' supply chain application.
Dutkowsky took issue with analysts and experts who say that all CRM applications are basically the same.
"If I agreed with that, then why am I here?" he asked. Applications, he said, change when applied to a specific business model. For example, "SFA [sales force automation] is SFA is SFA, as defined, but when you apply the application to the business model, no two enterprises apply [SFA] the same way."
J.D. Edwards' software, Dutkowsky said, is different in three ways; it offers tight integration between applications, greater visibility into applications and the ability for customers to use their existing architecture -- SAP and Oracle, for example -- to support J.D. Edwards applications.
One thing Dutkowsky's customers have been telling him -- especially the C-level executives, whose voices ring so loudly in CRM vendors' ears -- is that they're concerned about ROI. Dutkowsky said that he sees ROI as a two-part problem: vendors "over-commit and under-deliver," and C-level executives "typically aren't involved enough in the project."
The solution, Dutkowsky said, is for vendors to build products that are easier to use and implement, and then to encourage executives to accept responsibility for the project, rather than just initiating it and walking away from it.
Sidnah P. Doby, project manager at AT&T in Atlanta, agreed that the responsibility for increasing ROI should be shared between vendor and customer. "There's partnership here," she said.
The bottom line for execs, said Doby, is "how willing are you to take the risk and accept ownership for it?"
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President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday that he couldn't reach Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to offer condolences on the recent devastating earthquake in that country because "of his cell phone reception at site."
"Spoke to President of Mexico to give condolences on terrible earthquake," Trump tweeted. "Unable to reach for 3 days b/c of his cell phone reception at site."
Roughly 100 people died in the magnitude 8.1 earthquake, which struck Mexico on Thursday. Trump did not offer immediate condolences on social media or via any other platform following the earthquake.
Mexico rescinded on Monday its offer to provide the US with aid after Hurricane Harvey, citing the need to use those same resources at home.


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The world's oldest firm of fine art auctioneers (Sotheby's was established earlier, but originally sold only books). It was founded by James Christie (1730–1803), who gave up a commission in the Navy to become an auctioneer and held his first sale under his own name on 5 December 1766 in rooms in Pall Mall, London, in the same premises in which the Royal Academy's exhibitions were held until 1779. Initially he sold diverse property, but his first specialized picture sale was on 21 March 1767. He was a friend of Gainsborough and Reynolds, and Christie's developed a tradition of holding the studio sales of prominent artists. Its main salerooms are in London and New York, and there are branches and offices in many other cities throughout the world.
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This Peruvian chicken recipe can be made in the Instant Post or in the oven. Print Recipe Peruvian Chicken Recipe - Pollo a la Brasa Votes: 29 Rating: 4.34 You: Rate this recipe! Course Main Dish Cuisine Peruvian Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients Aji Verde 5 jalapenos, seeds removed if you don't like spice also remove veins1 cup cilantro about a bunch1 small yellow onion1 large garlic clove1/3 cup feta cheese or queso fresco1 tablespoon lime juice1/3 cup canola oilkosher salt >
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The rooms are bright and have a nice view on the quiet village surroundings and the mountains. The colours of the rooms are chosen with care and give to them a warmth and a feeling of comfort. The attic rooms are furnished in such a way as to be able comply with the requests of the guests. They can have several separate beds, some of them are furnished with a double bed.
A special atmosphere reigns in the attic appartments. There is a lot of wood everywhere, the visible roof beams are an additional decorative element. The large roof windows give air and a lot of light. Most of the appartments face the ski trail – the Vitranc slope, where during each winter the traditional championship for the World Cup in skiing takes place.
In the branch hotel there are 10 lovely appartments where families or groups can feel relaxed and at home.


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Mama Africa is back again, finally the video to her "Ferrari" is out! As usual, Yemi represents the African culture both in her video setting and her lovely colourful outfits. Yemi Alade devotes time and energy into her unique African dance steps, She is a true African Diva.
The music video for "Ferrari" was shot by the award-winning Clarence Peters and features Nollywood heartthrob Kunle Remi.You heard it all from Yemi, men spoil the woman you claim to love. Love no be mouth oh, Nothing is too much for your sweetheart.
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Let's discuss organic food.
I just read through "Is organic food worth the expense?" in today's New York Times. It was one of their Room for Debate columns. They line up a group of experts who argue pro or con about the issue.
It's a good format, but this was a somewhat ridiculous topic to debate. If it's a question of eating organic or not eating, then there's your answer. We all have our own circumstances that play into this decision. All the convincing arguments in the world won't matter if someone simply doesn't have the luxury of making that decision in the first place.
Nothing especially interesting or revolutionary was revealed in this "debate". Each expert's argument was predictable in its points and inaccuracies. Marion Nestle, the NYU nutritionist who I greatly respect, wrongly implied that organic food is grown without pesticides. Of course, it is grown with pesticides – they're just organic pesticides.
The experts arguing against the point (that organic food is not worth the expense) trotted out their usual arguments: lower yields, can't feed the world, more expensive, etc. And predictably, the comments on the article were impassioned and mostly idiotic. They summarize everything that is wrong on both sides of the debate (i.e., "Eat organic or get cancer! Your choice!" versus "Organic is a sham for fools and you're a sucker for even considering buying this crap!").
It surprises me that, after all of these years, is that vegetable variety NEVER comes up in studies or debates. Any gardener can tell you that different varieties of vegetables perform differently. They look different, they taste different, they grow differently, their nutritional content differs.
The experts love to talk about yields, and nutrition, and the oh-so-subjective topic of flavor. (Organic proponents LOVE to go off about how much better organic broccoli tastes than conventional broccoli.) However, I believe the answer lies, at least partly, in different varieties being grown in the two systems.
Organic vegetables start with organic seed, and not every vegetable variety is available in an organic form. Conventional farmers may all be growing 'Imperial' or 'Marathon' broccoli. However, the organic farmers are growing 'Belstar' because it is available as a certified organic seed. And OF COURSE, it is going to taste different, look different, yield different, and have a different nutritional value. Note that the taste will vary based on soil chemistry and fertilizer inputs.
Obviously, a difference in variety doesn't make organic food any more realistic for someone who can't afford it. On the other hand, it can possibly account for many qualities that experts on both sides argue for and against. I've never seen it addressed in any studies. It surprises me that experts like scientists, nutritionists, and farmers, don't address how this might factor into their study conclusions. They also don't include it in their personal opinions.
Speaking of personal opinions, here's mine: I believe that the key to safe, environmentally friendly food lies in scale. I don't think that industrial farming is ever good for the environment. This is regardless of whether a farm is using conventional or organic practices. Both methods involve enormous, expensive, gas-guzzling equipment, thousands of gallons of pesticides and water. They can also potentially result in massive volumes of fertilizer run-off polluting the soil and waterways.
In small scale, local (or local-ish) agriculture, you reduce the potential for damage by pests and disease. When the pests do occur, solutions are more likely to be applied carefully, by hand, instead of with a giant spray truck and high-pressure hose. I believe that small scale farmers make more economically driven decisions. When it comes to buying and applying pesticides, the farmers think such things through. Furthermore, they are more likely to invent unique solutions to each problem rather than simply spray.
I realize, yes, I am generalizing a bit, and that this pertains primarily to vegetable farmers, not those who grow corn or soybeans. But I believe that a pesticide – any pesticide, whether organic or synthetic – in the hands of the farmer, or one who works directly with him or her, is safer than in the hands of someone who is just one of the thousands of employees working for a big company.


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Feta and thyme butterflied chicken
Butterflying chicken means you can cook it faster and more evenly. It is a great way to enjoy a roast meal without taking hours to cook it. Pushing the flavourings underneath the chicken's skin ensures the bird is packed full of flavour.
We are so happy to be able to share this recipe from our new cookbook For the Love Of... This is one of our favourite recipes from our cookbook. We chose it because we make it on a regular basis and has become a staples on our weeknight menu.
|200 g
|Lemon, zest and juice
|¼ cup
|¼ cup
|Basil leaves
|2 cloves
|Garlic, minced
|Whole chicken, free range, size 14, butterflied
|3 Tbsp
|Olive oil
|6 sprigs
- Preheat the oven to 190C. Mix together all the ingredients except the chicken, oil and thyme, until well combined.
- Work your fingers between the skin and the meat of the chicken, being careful not to make any holes in the skin, to make pockets for the filling.
- Place spoonfuls of the feta mix under the skin and massage until it forms an even layer underneath. Generously season and rub 1 tbsp of oil over the chicken.
- Heat a large ovenproof pan with 2 tbsp of olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the thyme as the oil becomes hot. Once the pan is hot, add the chicken, skin side down. Sear the outside for 7-8 minutes, or until golden.
- Turn over and brown the underside of the chicken. Place the whole dish in the oven and bake for 35 minutes, then remove from the oven and rest for 10 minutes. Serve with a big leafy salad.
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Celtics Finally Round Out NBA's Elite Final Four: A Fan's Perspective
It's Win or Go Fishing – Celtics Need to Bring their A Game.
As the seconds ticked off the clock Saturday night during the Celtics' 85-75 Game 7 win over the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden, a fan on the video board held up a sign that read "Bring on LeBron" while others in the crowd chanted "Beat the Heat.
I'll do my best to wrap up this series with this recap, but when I'm done I'd like to ask that you never make me talk about it ever again.
The match-ups are as follows: the San Antonio Spurs versus the Oklahoma City Thunder in the west; and the Boston Celtics versus the Miami Heat in the east. Although the Spurs are an older team, they've been on a tear throughout the playoffs,
Contributor Network – 9 minutes ago The Philadelphia 76ers were sticking out like a sore thumb in the NBA playoffs, at least compared to the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder. Sixers fans like myself readily admit


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Merry Christmas and a happy new year
Dec 17 at 10:29pm
The Christmas greeting card from 2009 was quite a challenge to make. Our kids could find some 5 minutes in their busy schedule, which demanded lots of preperation.
As I used most of the fall to put new floor on the ceiling, it was obvious that we looked for "nisser" there. They turned out to love rice pudding.
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After a very nice spring with nice hot days, we're managed to visit most of the family and spent some nice days at grandma and grandpa. See the new pictures from the sunny days.
May gave us some challenges as Lasse broke his foot and the kindergarten got closed due to strike.
New website
Mar 01
After almost five years, my present website has retired and a new CMS based website takes over. This should enable me to publish content a lot easier and hopefully more often.
I hope you will find the new look nice, easy to navigate and filled with exciting content.
Katrine has taken her first steps
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Only 11 months old, Katrine manage to walk 2-3 steps all by herself some days ago. She didn't find that achivement interesting though, as crawling is a lot easier. Our guess is, that she walks at her birthday.
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Enhancements to Reports
We recently rolled out a series of new reports that allow our customers to quickly tap into the cuts of call tracking data that will impact the way they run their business.
The first two, "Calls by Day" and "Calls by Hour", allow you to view timing patterns in your call volume. These reports will be important resources for businesses looking to make resource allocation decisions around their call patterns. They can also be very useful in making decisions about when the best times are to run advertisements.
"Calls by Landing" is another new report that we added based on customer feedback. This report allows you to see the first page a caller saw when they entered your website. This can provide rich information about which landing pages are performing well, which pages may be provoking questions etc. In the report, you can view this information for all tracking sources or filter it to see just calls related to a specific tracking source. You can also filter by date range.
Another report we added is "Calls by Referrer" which quickly shows you which referring websites are driving traffic that is leading to phone calls for your business. This is especially useful for customers who have a referral tracking number set up through Call Tracking Metrics. Not only can you see the referring websites leading to phone calls, but you can also dig deeper to see the actual pages of the referring websites that are sending callers to your way.
Finally (last but not least!) is the "Calls by Keyword" report which is a roll up of the valuable keyword information that is currently surfaced in the call log. This allows you to see which keywords are driving search traffic (paid and organic) to your website that is resulting in phone calls. This has tremendous impact on the management of your paid and organic search marketing efforts and allows you to tweak your offering towards those keywords that are generating quality inbound calls.
All of these new reports can be found under the "Reports" menu on the main navigation. They can also be found on the new left rail navigation when you are within any of the new reports.
They are also all exportable to CSV.
We hope these enhancements are useful for you. As always, if you have any feedback for us, don't hesitate to let us know.


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La Rambla Stage Special Guests with Steve Piacente
"The Day of the Book Festival has grown from a neighborhood event to an international celebration that draws thousands of visitors and truly offers something for everyone. We have an amazing array of literary, musical and artistic talent lined up for this year. I love seeing kids and adults wander up and down the closed-off streets of Kensington as theyRead more


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In another example of political correctness gone nonsensical, Comcast has ordered the NRA to remove guns, and gun images from its ads promoting the outdoors show in Pennsylvania.
The media giant says it will not air the ads until the images have been removed.
In an email to the NRA Comcast did not explain what was so offensive about the brief glimpse of guns in the ad, but simply stated that the organization must comply in order for the 2 ads to be aired.
According to washingtonexaminer.com,
"The good news is there are just some small tweaks that need to happen in order to run the schedules in all the markets we have set up for the Great American Outdoor Show," said Comcast of the two ads the NRA wants to run in 12 different TV markets in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
Here is one of the two ads the NRA is trying to run below. Can't see why the ad is so offensive? Neither can we.
It won't be much of an outdoors show if it will be void of all firearms, and not depicting a single firearm in the ad will only serve to mislead viewers.
"Both ads submitted yesterday entitled, (Family & Exhibit) will need to remove any and all images of rifles, shooting ranges, and handguns, when this is complete our MCC [control center] department and legal department will evaluate for approval," added Comcast.
Any of the images or shots of guns are such brief split-second frames that it's hard to understand why even an anti-gun company would have a problem with it. But you better believe this is more about the NRA itself than the ad actually being offensive to any viewing audience.
"Any way you cut it, the shooting sports are a significant part of the show. Why shouldn't we be allowed to advertise for one of the Great American Outdoor Show's main areas? We designed an ad campaign to depict the events, activities, and sights people could expect to see at the Great American Outdoor Show. To remove a crucial aspect of the show from our ads would be a major disservice to people who may be interested in attending. We do not have plans to alter the ads at this time." said NRA spokesman Kyle Jillson.
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Ready to Love (Song of Solomon 3:6-5:8)Ben Boardman, 19/08/2018
Part of the Strong as Death series, preached at a Wilton service
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Song of Solomon 3:6-5:8
6Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant? 7Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel. 8They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. 9King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon. 10He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem. 11Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart. 4:1 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead. 2Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them. 3Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks. 4Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. 5Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies. 6Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. 7Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee. 8Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards. 9Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. 10How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! 11Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon. 12A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. 13Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, 14Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: 15A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon. 16Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. 5:1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. 2I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night. 3I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them? 4My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him. 5I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock. 6I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer. 7The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me. 8I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love. (KJV)
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EU fines Google €2.4bn over abuse of search dominance https://t.co/tyFdKm7vOB
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) 27 juni 2017
The European Commission fined Google for "abuse of power", and with €2.4 billion it is the largest fine the EU has ever handed out for such a misdemeanour. The fine followed an investigation that took seven years. Back then, Google received complaints about abusing its dominance in searches, giving preference to its own advertisements. There were three attempts to settle the case, but in 2014, Margrethe Vestager, the EU's competition commissioner, decided to prosecute.
There is a possibility more fines will be handed out to Google. The European Commission is also investigating Google's competition cases concerning Android for mobile phones, and AdSense, Google's advertisement product. Google, on the other hand, believes there is no case, and they were even optimistic earlier this week, stating:
"We continue to engage constructively with the European Commission and we believe strongly that our innovations in online shopping have been good for shoppers, retailers and competition."
Google did say it believes the evidence is false and is surprised that the European Commission does not look at Google's competitors Amazon and eBay. Google also states that many complaints are from 2008, and a lot has since changed within the company.
It is not the first time an American company is fined by Brussels, Vestager has already drawn the 'attention' of corporate America with her decision last year to force Apple to pay €13bn in back taxes in Ireland. Vestager and the Commission have denied any intention to target US companies. At the time of the verdict against Apple, she stated:
"If you look at our practice, then you cannot find a US bias. You cannot find the statistics to back up any kind of bias."


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Rory McIlroy surges into Wells Fargo contention after sizzling 65
Rory McIlroy found his putting touch to surge into contention with a stunning third round 65 at the $6.9m Wells Fargo Championship on Saturday.
The Northern Irishman barely made the halfway cut, but he took advantage of his reprieve with a seven-under-par showing in delightful morning conditions at Quail Hollow.
It remained to be seen how close McIlroy, at six-under 210, would be to the lead at the end of the day, but the similarities from 2010 are eerie.
"It's the exact same," said the two-time major champion, who four years ago also made the cut with nothing to spare, before shooting 66 62 to storm to victory.
"I was one-over (for 36 holes) and the lead was nine-under. I've shot one less today so I might not need the 62 I shot in 2010, but I'll take it."
McIlroy spent nearly an hour on the putting green after the second round, and the work reaped immediate dividends when he teed off early Saturday.
"I putted much better," he said after rolling in eight birdies to go with a lone bogey.
"I did some work on the putting green last night and I figured out what I need to do out there and it was a really solid round of golf.
"I didn't hit as many loose shots as yesterday. I played solid tee to greens but the real difference today was the putting. I holed more putts."
McIlroy's score could have been better, because he hit a beautiful wedge shot into the par-four 16th, only to watch his ball clatter against the pin and ricochet 18 feet away.
Followed by a huge gallery enjoying the brilliant sunshine, he had a tap-in par at the par-three 17th before getting up-and-down from left of the par-four 18th by sinking an eight-footer.
McIlroy's early tee time meant he missed watching his beloved Manchester United lose to Sunderland in the English Premier League.
Instead, he planned to settle back and watch the Everton-Manchester City game before switching over to the golf to see if his score is good enough to be within striking distance.
"It's going to take something special tomorrow," he predicted.
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
Menu Plan - Pantry Challenge Week 51
Busy, busy, busy (anyone else read that in the voice of the magician in "Frosty the Snowman"?) that's what we've been this past week.
Diva sang in her school's patron church's service last Sunday which was followed by a reception since it also happened to be a Junior/Senior Daughters of the King Installation. That night she performed in our church's children's production.
My Aunt came down to speak at our local library and promote her new book so we visited with her for a few days.
The rest of the week held Diva's school Christmas production, piano group lesson and Christmas party, a ride on The Polar Express, World Bazaar at school (she was representing The Philippines), a Christmas cookie baking extravaganza with my Sister-in-Law, and we topped off the week by taking in a performance of Amahl and the Night Visitors where a good friend was one of the leads.
This week looks slightly calmer but still full of Christmas festivities.
Oh, and as for last week's menu plan, psh...it flew out the window. I think we only followed the plan three times, the rest of the time we pretty much ate with my parents since my Aunt was in town.
This week we may have the chance to relieve the freezer of some of its goods that we tried to use last week.
Sunday - Leftovers
Monday - Dinner with Friends
Tuesday - Pansit Bihon
Wednesday - Nicoise Salad
Thursday - Stuffed Eggplant & Ratatouille
Friday - Date Night
Saturday - Leftovers
This is part of Menu Plan Monday.
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Gil Vicente (Portuguese: c.1465 – c. 1536), called the Trobadour, was a Portuguese playwright and poet who acted in and directed his own plays. Considered the chief dramatist of Portugal he is sometimes called the "Portuguese Plautus," often referred to as the "Father of Portuguese drama" and as one of Western literature's greatest playwrighter. Vicente worked in Portuguese as much as he worked in Spanish and is thus, with Juan del Encina, considered joint-father of Spanish drama.
Vicente was attached to the courts of the Portuguese kings Manuel I and John III. He rose to prominence as a playwrighter largely on account of the influence of Queen Dowager Leonor, who noticed him as he participated in court dramas and subsequently commissioned him to write his first theatrical work.
He may also have been identical to an accomplished goldsmith of the same name, creator of the famous monstrance of Belém, and master of rhetoric of King Manuel I.
His plays and poetry, written in both Portuguese and Spanish, were a reflection of the changing times during the transition from Middle Ages to Renaissance and created a balance between the former time of rigid mores and hierarchical social structure and the new society in which this order was undermined.
While many of Vicente's works were composed to celebrate religious and national festivals or to commemorate events in the life of the royal family, others draw upon popular culture to entertain, and often criticize the Portuguese society of his days.
Though some of his works were later suppressed by the Portuguese Inquisition, causing his fame to wane, he is now recognised as one of the principal figures of the Portuguese Renaissance.
The year 1465, the date proposed by Queirós Veloso, is the commonly accepted year of Vicente's birth. However, Braamcamp Freire proposes the year 1460, while de Brito Rebelo proposes between 1470 and 1475. Vicente's own works indicate contradictory dates. The Velho da Horta ("Old Man of the [Vegetable] Garden"), the Floresta de Enganos ("Forest of Mistakes"), and the Auto da Festa ("Act of the Party") indicate 1452, 1470, and before 1467, respectively. Since 1965, when official festivities commemorating the 500th birthday of the writer were held, the date of 1465 has been almost universally accepted.
Though Frei Pedro de Poiares conjectured Barcelos was Vicente's birthplace, evidence for this is scarce. Pires de Lima, on the other hand, proposed Guimarães, which better accounts for Vicente's identification as a jeweller. The people of Guimarães have embraced this theory; a municipal school in Urgezes is named after the playwright. There's some stories about Gil Vicente's father,that was from this parish in Guimarães, so, people believe that Gil Vicente have lived here too. Another conjecture places his birthplace at Lisbon. The Beira region is also a candidate because of various references to it in his plays, more exactly the location of Guimarães de Tavares, that has been mistaken with Guimarães.
Gil Vicente married Branca Bezerra, who bore him two sons: Gaspar Vicente (died 1519) and Belchior Vicente (born 1505). After her death, he married Melícia or Milícia Rodrigues (abbreviated as Roiz), of whom were born Paula Vicente (1519–1576), Luís Vicente de Crasto (who organised the compilation of Vicente's works), married to Mór de Almeida and had issue, Joana de Pina (died 1584) (daughter of Diogo de Pina de Baião and wife Mécia Barreto, daughter of Francisco de Aguiar and wife Madalena Barreto) and had issue, and Isabel de Castro, without issue, and Valéria Borges (or Vicente), who was married firstly to Pero Machado, without issue, and secondly to Dom António de Meneses, son of Dom Luís de Meneses, bastards of the Lords de Cantanhede, and wife Brites de Aguiar, and had issue.
Vicente died in an unknown location, some say Évora. The year of his death is commonly recorded as 1536, the year after which he ceased writing; no further reference to him is found in subsequent documents of the era. His place of burial is unknown. No surviving portraits of Gil Vicente remain.
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Thursdays in Black Aotearoa (TIB) released its In Our Own Words report on August 24, detailing the prevalence of sexual violence in New Zealand universities. The report found that 83% of respondents reported being sexually harassed on a university campus, and 53% of respondents reported having been sexually assaulted during their time at university.
"The report gives us our first real insight into the different ways that students experience sexual violence before and during their time as a tertiary student," according to the report's author, Izzy O'Neill.
TIB received 1403 responses to the opt-in survey between September and October 2016, which indicates the prevalence of sexual violence at universities — half of those surveyed suspected a friend had been sexually assaulted, and 25% believed that they had witnessed a non-consensual sexual activity.
The report was described by Gender Minorities Aotearoa as the "first fully gender minority inclusive research report on sexual assault in [New Zealand]," due to its recognition of minority and non-binary sexualities and genders regarding incidents of sexual violence. The findings included that 100% of transgender women reported sexual harassment, as did 86% of Māori and 83% of Pasifika respondents.
VUWSA President Rory Lenihan-Ikin commented on these results, stating that "In particular, people of gender, sex, and sexuality minorities suffer disproportionately at the hands of sexual violence, as do people with disabilities. We must keep in mind the needs of these communities as we move towards a world where every student's right to a safe education is realised."
Of those who had been sexually assaulted, less than 2% reported all of the details of the sexual assault to their university, and less than 10% reported any details whatsoever.
70% said that they did not think there was any point to reporting sexual assault, as their university would not do anything.
A number of recommendations were made to improve teaching on consent, and to help survivors of sexual assault. 25% of the respondents reported that they had never learned about consent, while only 21% thought that their teaching of consent was "above average," a result which supports the Education Review Office's previous findings that "the majority of sexuality education programmes were not not effectively meeting students' learning needs."
A main recommendation was better mandatory teaching to all secondary and tertiary school students on consent and sexuality.
Also recommended in the report were better support services from universities, with only 20% of those reporting they had been sexual assaulted saying that they had accessed support services, as they did not believe that they were generally helpful. Included in this recommendation was better cultural support for minority groups, as well as a removal of caps on access to services and a commitment to shorter wait times. One respondent to the survey stated that they "had failed many papers due to the impact of my rape and have had to take longer to graduate because of this."
Universities were urged to update policies to ensure fair treatment of complaints and reports, and to allow and support independent reviews of university practices and responses to sexual assault complaints. Further academic research was also requested to be allowed to freely occur within tertiary institutions, given the prevalent rates reported by students — 81% thought that sexual assault was a problem on their campus.
Lenihan-Ikin commented that "this report is the first time that students have had the opportunity to share their experience of sexual violence in this country, in this way. Its findings give weight and authority to what we've always known to be true — that there is a huge amount of work left to do to end sexual violence in student communities."


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Due to a semi-insane decision to chase a new professional goal, I've spent the past six months at UCSD full-time for extra classes. My return to the alma mater meant discovering a few new things. For instance, the food options are broader and better. Good coffee is ubiquitous, the dining halls serve sushi and quinoa and tapioca drinks don't require a drive to Clairemont. There's even cookie delivery—brain cells stay fueled with freshly baked cookies delivered directly to your study area.
Damn kids! I shake my cane at you. The only food delivered in my day was gross pizza.
Secret Cookie Service is the brainchild of Agent Snickerdoodle, a former UCSD graduate student in chemistry. Snickerdoodle, who wishes to remain incognito, loved chemistry but found himself drawn to the challenge of building his own business using web-based marketing. He started in September 2011, selling small batches of cookies to UCSD students studying late into the night. Go ahead and snark all you want about the nerdy school, but this guy parlayed it into a successful business model.
Not surprisingly, the first finals week proved to be a major success for Snickerdoodle's one-man operation and led to a growing business through online word-of-mouth. SCS eventually found its way to SDSU; its hubs are now five-mile radiuses around the two campuses. Next stop is the University of San Diego in January.
Orders are placed via phone or text message (727-487-2782 for the UCSD area, 619-356-8502 for SDSU), indicating the order, delivery address and contact number. Per the company's name, a secret agent shows up with the order in a suit and sunglasses and carrying a briefcase.
Why the getup? Snickerdoodle says the secret-agent theme was almost an afterthought, but it stuck and became the business' brand.
"People love a fun gimmick, and many love spy movies and James Bond, so the secret-agent thing works well," he says.
Snickerdoodle's primary mission is developing cookies for his ever-expanding menu, which started with his mother's chocolate-chip recipe. The cookie is pillowy-soft and just chewy enough without being mushy. Like chemists who tweak their molecules to change the effects, Snickerdoodle began creating analogs of the original recipe. My favorite was the cookies-and-cream, with crushed Oreos in the cookie-dough base. The mint chocolate chip has chunks of Andes mints, and orange creamsicle features orange zest and white-chocolate chips. Not surprisingly, chocolate varieties sell better, and flavors like oatmeal raisin show up less frequently. The cookies are on the heavier side, so a few go a long way, and milk or coffee is a must.
Operating hours are usually 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.; daytime deliveries require 24 hours notice. Not a student? SCS will deliver outside of La Jolla and the College Area (surcharge is based on distance). Hitting the books is not a requirement for delivery, so enjoy the cookies without the pain of having to study into the wee hours of the night.


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Phnom Sampeou Mountain is a famous historical site and a major attraction for tourists visiting Battambang. One of the top attractions located within this legendary mountain is the temple of Wat Sampeou. Phnom Sampeou Mountain also features a cluster of caves which also attract large number of tourists. The scenery from the top of this mountain is awesome and intensely mesmerizing for nature lovers. The history of this mountain is fascinating story and which is equally captivating.
Located within the southwest of Cambodia, areas around the Phnom Sampeou Mountain contain rice paddy fields which are aplenty. Rising to a height of 2500 meters, this mountain is totally made up of limestone and contains a lot of caves. Adventure seekers will find this place extremely interesting and apt for exploration. Although the mountain is not too steep, hikers and trekkers too can enjoy these sporting activities here. Tourists can experiment climbing this mountain through several routes beginning with the stairway which is straight.
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