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Picklets 1.1 is now live in the App Store in Canada, US, UK, EU countries and Switzerland in addition to Australia and New Zealand.
The Picklets app is a free download.
The 3 Baddest Bandits of the Wild Wild West by Ben Hutchings and Mummy in the house! by Peter Nishitani are available for in-app purchase at $0.99 (Canada, US, Australia), £0.69 in the UK, €0.79 in Europe or CHF1.00 in Switzerland.
You can read a fully interactive sample of these picklets in the app before you download or pay for anything. How good is that?
It's happening this Wednesday Melbourne time. Sometime on Wednesday Picklets 1.1 will go live. (It's been approved, just fixing a few web things now.)
The price of content will also drop to $0.99 (that's the Australian price, at least) and for the first time the app will be available in US and UK App Stores (plus others).
So it will be properly launched. Which is quite exciting for me.
I've been working on a new feature in the Picklets app which makes it easy to swipe quickly through all the panels of a picklet – from the cover to author bio. It's not finished, but I like showing things that aren't finished. There are so many of them to choose from.
Yesterday I noticed that the Picklet Store previews weren't working. It's happened before that my in-progress back-end development deployment breaks the current version of the Picklets app. A real engineer would have a) unit test coverage to catch the regression, b) monitoring of the live server that flags the service failure or c) both of the above. I have d) none of these, because I am not an engineer. I am a Software Artist, goddammit.
But it's fixed now, so that's cool, right?
On the off-chance that someone out there on the internet downloaded the Picklets app last week, tried to preview 'bandits' or 'mummy' noticed the failure and was curious enough about it to track down this blog, I'd like to apologise and kindly ask that they try it again, because it's working. For now.
I broke it when I pushed some changes relating to what I call 'fullsize' content, which is part of the next release of the Picklets app. Which app will have a lovely new iPad interface, and be just generally a better picklet reading experience. The images look sweet. I can't wait.
A media release went out this week pitching Picklets as "A new opportunity for animators, illustrators and authors to get digital". From the release;
Could we lose more than just the feel and smell of a book as we move to reading digitally? Have you considered what will happen to the traditions of pop-up books, comics and children's picture books in the digital world? Picklets is an e-publishing platform for interactive picture books that blends reading and animation to replicate these much-loved book forms for digital natives.
Here's the pdf version of the full Picklets Press Release.
My thanks to @McFifi for driving it.
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Congratulations to Redwire Consulting
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Jun 6, 2013) - The IPSO (Internet Protocol for Smart Objects) Alliance successfully concluded IPSO CHALLENGE 2013 today by awarding first, second and third place prizes at Sensors Expo in Chicago. This contest was launched by IPSO in February to both promote and contribute to the development of the Internet of Things.
All finalist teams were flown in by IPSO to participate in the IoT Pavilion at Sensors Expo and be on-hand for the award ceremony. "IPSO CHALLENGE was a great experience and event to present our Energy Monitoring platform," said Mariano Alvira, CEO of Redwire Consulting.
"As a small company, this has been a unique opportunity to get international exposure for our smart objects," shared Colin O'Flynn, CTO of Colorado Micro Devices.
Antonio Jara, CTO of viBrain, stated: "This contest motivated and challenged us to move from an idea to a real, working prototype."
Awarded First Place and the grand prize of $10,000 was Redwire Consulting and their Energy Harvesting Transformer -- a self-powered current sensor that wirelessly connects to the internet. "The innovation, simplicity and end-to-end utilization of IP technology made this entry stand out to the judges," stated Nick Ashworth, IPSO CHALLENGE Chairman.
Taking Second Place and a prize of $5,000 was Colorado Micro Devices and their CMD Asset Management -- a network of low-power wireless nodes that simplify security and asset management applications. Geoff Mulligan, Chairman of IPSO Alliance, was impressed by the simplicity of the design and effective use of IP, "If this was on the market today, I would purchase it to take advantage of IP enabled home security."
Third Place and a prize of $2500 was awarded to viBrain Solutions and the University of Murcia with Smart Lighting -- a scalable IP monitoring and control solution for street light networks. "The quality of implementation and functionality of the prototype was very impressive," stated Tom Herbst, IPSO Alliance board member.
About the IPSO Alliance
The IPSO Alliance is the primary advocate of IP for Smart Objects for use in energy, consumer, healthcare, and industrial applications. The Alliance, a non-profit organization whose members include leading technology, communications and energy companies, promotes the use of the Internet Protocol to serve as the foundation for a network of sensor-enabled physical objects to communicate with each other as seamlessly as individuals do over the Internet.
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Battle Field of Shiloh (near Pittsburg Tenn) 10 Apr. 1862.
My dear Father;
A great battle has been fought, a
great victory has been gained over a victorious army; yet
am I safe and sound, escaped from the terrors of battle.
The next morning after the battle I telegraphed you to this
effect and wrote Mr. John Ward to do so likewise. The
anxiety, which must have come into our house with
the receipt of this news of the Great Fight was, I trust,
but of short duration owing to the blessings of the Telegraph.
As it will undoubtedly be interesting to you I will
give you a sketch of the 6th & 7th of April 1862, days
to be remembered for many a year.
On Saturday 5th April our divi-
sion arrived at Savannah Tenn. 210 miles above its mouth
and went into camp there with the intention of remain-
ing three or four days to recover from the fatigue of our
march across the country from Nashville. That night
Genl Buel slept at our Head Quarters and the next morn-
ing before breakfast the booming of heavy guns star-
tled every one. In a few minutes all our staff were
galloping across the country to warn the various
brigades to prepare for instant movement. Hour after
hour passed, the big guns booming, our soldiers cursing
the delay and every now and then when the wind
favored we could hear the volleys of musketry and the
clamor of field pieces, which told us of the close-
try force thro' the woods for Pittsburgh 8 miles distant
upon the opposite bank of the Tennessee. The Artillery, the
wagons, the cavalry were all left behind to follow us at another
time. The mens carried two days rations in their haver-
sacks, I carried half a dozen biscuit, a few herrings
in one saddlebag and corn for my horse in the other.
At 4 P.M. we reached the river bank opposite Pittsburg
Landing; at 5 P.M. Gen. Nelson, his staff and his Advanced
Guard landed on the West Bank & formed in the
midst of disheartened, aye skulking soldiers who were
cowering beneath the bluff, a mob 6000 or 8000 strong;
many indeed standing & sitting in mud a foot or more
deep: it was not so much the fault of the men as of
the officers who seemed to be rather a poor material
for either gentlemen or soldiers. We formed about 200 men
and advanced up the hill to the plateau above
meeting as we came up a most dismal sight; the
enemy were driving us in on all sides so that we
were actually hemed into a slaughter pen 400
yds. each way: their shot & shell filled the air
the trees were crashing in their path, the struggles
of dying horses, the groans dying men formed
the most appalling sight I have ever witnessed.
Presently a heavy "thud" was heard behind me
and the top of a man's head [Reference mark here points to the note at bottom of page:] hustled through
the air between Lt. Graves & me who were riding
knee to knee; our adjutant general was riding on
[Handwritten clarification appears here on the page:] Capt. Carson, Genl Grant's chief of scouts who had joined Genl Nelson when
he crossed the river
with human brains. The cannon ball, which came
thus near, struck the brass-bound cantle of his sad
dle and being thereby slightly turned aside was
satisfied with carrying away his sword sling, the
skirt of his coat and a piece out of the seat of his
pants: thence pursuing its horrible path, it plunged
into the ranks & carried off a couple of legs. That
was undeniably a most terrible receptioninitiation into the
horrors of War. The men looked a little startled,
when Genl. Nelson said "carry him to the rear,"
and I took out a biscuit and began eating it
with the coolness of a cow chewing on her cud, tho'
each morsel seemed a big as a potatoe. The men,
seeing us not (apparently) scared, took heart and
stood their ground bravely. Presently Genl. Nelson
sent me to find Gen. Buell who was "somewhere
near that battery yonder;" which was less that
100 yds. of the enemy. There were several little
ravines or rather hollows between me & the battery;
I ran my horse over the knolls & cantered through
the ravines. It took me some 10 min. (tho' it seemed
10 times as long) to find Gen. Buell, riding close
behind the line of battle, often completely enveloped
in the smoke of the musketry. Gen. Nelson told me
that night as we lay in the rain at the foot of
a big tree which we called Head Quarters; "You
have very good reason to be tired. You have done
today as much work as all the rest of my staff
[The following name is written in the margin in pencil, perpendicular to the main text ] Anderson
ternoon I was sent by Gen. Grant with a very
important message to Gen. Buell; how that Gen.
Buell was to take command of the left wing while
he (Grant) confined his attention to the right wing.
The arrival of Nelson's Division saved (by universal
consent) the whole of Grant's army some 50,000 men
They were whipped to pieces & before 6 oclk must
have either surrendered or jumped into the river.
At 51/2 P.M. the rebel army were ordered to make
a grand charge which could scarcely have failed
to accomplish this end.
We slept on our arms in the line
of battle. At 3 1/2 A.M. 7th April Monday, I was sent
to Genl. Grant to inform him that we were
ready to advance. AD At a little after 4 oclk.
we commenced to move at at 5.20 the battle
commenced and lasted for 10 hours. Several other
divisions of Buell's Army had come up during
the night and we had some 65000 men engaged
that day. The line of battle stretched for seven
miles, of wch at least 4 miles was hotly engaged.
At 8 A.M. a furious charge was made by the enemy
headed by Sidney Johnson, the commander in chief
of the confederate armies, in wch he was killed
by a rifle shot in front of Hazen's Brigade of our
Division. Gen. Beauregard commanded their right
composed or our Division. Gen. Hardee commanded
their left and Gen. Bragg commanded their center.
The Washington Artillery (wch distinguish itself at
Bull Run) was opposite our left and was crushed.
The hardest fighting took place on our left as you
may judge from the fact that our division lost
more than 1/7 of all engaged. It is estimated that
the U.S. lost 7000 men killed & wounded and 3000
prisoners (Prentiss' Brigade, taken on Sunday morn.)
and that theirs exceeds 30000 men (by their own esti-
mate). Most horrible thought! The dead men & dead
horses lay in piles, the wounded were on every side
One of our regts loss rising 1/3 its effective force. Three
color- bearers were shot down one after another and
then an officer took theirs and he fell too. The round
shot cut great trees in two, the hiss of the shell
was fearful, the rifle shot pattered like hail on
the trees all around us as we sat upon our
horses. Yet not one of our staff was touched, thanks
to an overruling Providence. The hours moved [The manuscript letter ends abruptly here.]


text: Last summer, on vacation in Kalispell, Montana, we happened on a quilt shop. Found this wonderful fabric designed by the owner with local plants. A local quilter also designed this pattern, so I put them together. Background fabric came from a shop in Graham, WA, near the school where my daughter teaches. So this is my memory quilt from a wonderful trip. Hope you like it. I FMQed it on my Janome MC9000.


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Chloe Bales
Job Title: Paralegal
Specialist Area: Family & Matrimonial Law
Chloe Bales joined Watson Thomas solicitors in 2016, having previously worked in family law, media and conveyancing, and assists Rachel Watson with her clients and case-loads.
Chloe is continuing with her legal studies in order to qualify as a Chartered Legal Executive.
Outside of work Chloe is kept very busy by her family, and is a Trustee of a local heritage site.


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The most notable items on this page below are the various caricatures of my friends from SVA near the top of the image. On the top left is yours truly, then Chris Zito in the middle, then Chris Niosi & a failed Mike Luckas above the Bloo doodle on the right. I also drew a "chibi" Kat Shin between myself & Zito.
God I love drawin' this next guy!This is a caricature of my old man "Chim". He's a lot of fun to draw 'cause he has plenty of facial features that are easy to translate into a cartoon. The eyebrows, the mustache, the Bozo hair & the disgruntled expression describe Chim to a 'T'.
Here's a bunch of humanoid characters. While Chaplin & the sailors were a blast to draw, I'm still havin' problems with girls. I've looked at Katie Rice's blog for some inspiration, & it's helpin' a little bit. Hopefully I'll have a knack for it by the time fall comes around.
Alright, this'll be fun...
Can you guess what bands/singers Steve-O & Randy are dressed up as in the image below? Go on, guess! I'll put the answers at the end of this post.
I've said it before, & I'll say it again.... I love Dr. Seuss. I especially like Steve-O playin' Cat in the Hat.
This one has a few crazy-looking ducks, almost like the ones in my Surreal duck post a few days ago.
Here's Steve-O in a bunch of various poses. I've lately liked to draw him like in the sitting pose near the middle, almost like he's in contemplation like Wile E. Coyote. For action poses like when he throws punches, I've been studying E.C. Segar's Popeye strips. I haven't quite got it down yet, but I'm learning a little more each day.
Here's more of Steve-O. I've also tried to neaten-up my lettering over the past few weeks for when I've decided to start doing comics again. I'm also tryin' to pinpoint Steve-O's written mannerisms & dialogue. While Randy will probably speak using fluent & complete words, Steve-O's will probably be like what you see below: abbreviated, shortened & sloshed together (have to=hafta, your=yer, -ing= -in', etc.)
Here's a page fulla animals! It's like a freakin' zoo! My personal favorites (if you can find 'em) are the crocodile, the whale, the rat, the cat, the beaver, the vulture, the bulldog, the boar & the peacock.
postin' this guy back a LONG time ago, you probably noticed that his design has changed a bit since then, hopefully for the better. & to those who are wondering what's going on with him?..... don't worry you'll find out soon enough (I hope). I quickly colored him up sloppily in Photoshop.


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June 21 (Reuters) - Two-thirds of all the oil ever discovered would never have seen the light of day if it were not for enhanced recovery methods, which usually involve injecting steam or carbon dioxide into wells to force up the liquids.
But the process, which can cost about $13.50 per recovered barrel, is not cheap.
A far cheaper option, according to Glori Energy Inc Chief Executive Stuart Page, lies right under the feet of the drillers in the humble microbes that inhabit oil reservoirs.
Glori and rival Titan Oil Recovery Inc specialize in microbial enhanced oil recovery, a process that involves injecting the reservoir with nutrients that make the microbes grow quickly so they break down the oil into small droplets that can flow more easily to the surface.
"Because it needs no additional infrastructure or drilling or any other support, it is very cheap from a capital expenditure and operating expenses perspective," Page said in an interview.
Glori, which plans to go public, has high-profile backers in General Electric Co and ConocoPhillips Co, but it seems Big Oil has yet to be persuaded to think small.
Microbial enhanced oil recovery (EOR), while in use for half a century, still commands less than 1 percent of the $63 billion EOR market.
Now, the spotlight is back on new EOR methods as relatively high crude prices, and the high cost to explore and develop new resources, prompt companies to try to extract oil from mature fields that they once would have give up on.
"We are potentially at an inflection point," said Raymond James analyst Andrew Coleman.
The biggest barrier is convincing oil companies to try something new when tried and true methods more or less guarantee success, analysts say. It can take up to a year or more to complete an EOR cycle, from planning to production. That is time that companies don't want to gamble away by testing new methods.
"The biggest barrier for microbial EOR is to convince operators that it will work in the way it is modeled to work and for the cost that it is modeled at," said Glen Murrell, a research scientist at University of Wyoming's Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute.
The stakes are huge. Industrial and energy market research publisher SBI Energy expects the EOR market to grow at an average rate of 67 percent annually in the next few years, totaling $1.3 trillion in 2015. Gas and steam injection account for about 97 percent of the market.
Microbial EOR costs are between $6 and $10 per incremental barrel of oil, said Brian Marcotte, a director at Titan Oil Recovery. This means that at a time when drilling costs are rising, using the microbial EOR method instead of carbon dioxide injection can save companies up to $7 per barrel.
"We believe the (microbial EOR) market is gigantic," said Larry Aschebrook, chief executive of Gentry Financial Corp, which invests in small to medium entrepreneurial businesses.
"As far as Glori goes, we believe it will be a multi-billion dollar company in the foreseeable future," said Aschebrook, whose firm led Glori's latest financing round, raising about $20 million.
Major oil companies, including ConocoPhillips, are more reserved in their assessment.
"We are investing in technologies that we hope we can successfully apply to our business in the future," said a ConocoPhillips spokesman.
Glori filed with U.S. regulators in October to raise up to $115 million in an initial public offering of its common stock.
The company, which is also backed by NRG Energy Inc, said in its preliminary prospectus that apart from ConocoPhillips its customers include Cenovus Energy Inc , Plains Exploration and Production Co and Denbury Resources Inc.
"Our focus and our core business is CO2-enhanced oil recovery," said Denbury spokesman Jack Collins. "We look at a lot of different things and talk to different folks. The CO2 process is a proven process."
About half of Denbury's total production comes from CO2 injection.
General Electric, however, is optimistic.
"Microbial EOR has a very good chance of being the lowest cost compared to other technologies," said Kevin Skillern, managing director of Venture Capital at GE Energy Financial Services.
Titan's Marcotte has a theory about why the adoption rate of microbial EOR has been slower. He says oil companies more cautious about adopting the technology than he had anticipated.
The companies' wells, he said, "are like children to a family - the most valued possession."


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PCC Declaration 2017
St. Gabriel's Church is the Parish Centre of Worship for the Parish of Popley with Limes Park and Rooksdown, and is part of the Diocese of Winchester within the Church of England. The correspondence address is St. Gabriel's Church, Tewkesbury Close, Popley Basingstoke, RG24 9DU. The PCC is a body corporate and a charity currently excepted from registration with the Charity Commission.
PCC members who have served at any time since the last AGM in 2016 until the date of this report.
Ex Officio members:
- Incumbent: The Reverend Arthur Botham
- Wardens: Mrs Marion Davies and Mr Kelvin Lewington
- Mr Jeremy Jackman representative on Deanery Synod
- Mrs Alexis Logan representative on Deanery Synod
Elected members:
- Miss Clare Fowkes (PCC Secretary)
- Mrs Mary Herbert (Verger)
- Mrs Sheelagh Cooper
- Mrs Kate Fowkes
- Mrs Jaqueline Rapson
- Mr Chuka Uju
- Mr John Athanasiou
Co-opted members
- Mr Ian Coster (Licensed Lay Minister)


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The British & Irish Lions
The British & Irish Lions
게시됨: 2014-01-21
Top Global Rugby Team Wins with Cloud Apps That Motivate Fans, Monitor Player Health
The British & Irish Lions, the world-renowned touring rugby team, wanted to do something it had never done in 125 years of international competition: find a way to take along 100 million fans when the team toured to Hong Kong and Australia. It succeeded, virtually, with an app for Windows, Apple, and Android devices hosted on Windows Azure. Nokia phones and Microsoft Surface tablets made it easy for the team to upload behind-the-scenes video for immediate viewing around the world, while interactive competitions helped generate fan enthusiasm. Meanwhile, a second Windows Azure app monitored player health and helped to optimize playing rosters and training schedules. For the first time in 16 years, The Lions won the Tour. Coincidence? You decide.
"We couldn't have done shared video over an app with fans halfway around the world if Microsoft hadn't made it so easy for us."
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It's relatively easy to get the best rugby players in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales to the other side of the planet; just put them on a jet. But how do you take along 100 million of their closest fans?
That's a question that plagued The British & Irish Lions as they planned their quadrennial Tour to challenge the best rugby teams in the Southern Hemisphere, 2013 would see them visit both Hong Kong and Australia. The Lions—named Team of the Year at the 2013 BBC Sports Personality Awards—are a unique occurrence in modern sport. The best of the best coming together only once every four years. To be picked for the Lions Tour is the highest accolade a player can receive.
The 2013 Tour—marking the 125th anniversary of the event—was fraught with suspense: The Lions had not won a Tour in 16 years. Would this be the year to end that streak? Fans would be particularly keen to know. And their engagement with the event would no doubt be a huge morale-booster for the team, helping to spur them to victory. But most fans, of course, could not be in Hong Kong and Australia to cheer on their team. Was there another way to engage them, to both capture and ignite their excitement?
The Tour had long been televised—most recently, to 50 countries—and the 2009 Tour had boasted an elaborate website. But this time The Lions wanted to do more. They wanted a highly innovative way to excite fans and to encourage them to participate in the Tour—as much as would be possible from half a planet away. And for the fans who did go along for the Tour, The Lions wanted to provide a central source for all the information they needed.
That degree of interactivity suggested an app, but not just any app. It would have to be an app that could deliver a compelling user experience on whatever device a fan might have, with easy navigation through a variety of data sources, including video, player statistics, social media, and more. Because The Lions would promote the app to millions of people worldwide, it had to be reliable and scalable. And, given the rapidly approaching Tour, it had to be developed quickly—within three months—and cost-effectively.
The Lions turned to Sequence, a UK-based Microsoft Partner with multiple Gold competencies. Together, they produced The British & Irish Lions Official App, which met The Lions' ambitious requirements—and more. (The Lions used another Windows Azure app to monitor player fitness.)
One of the most consequential decisions of the project was the choice to host the app on Windows Azure, the Microsoft cloud platform. Sequence supports both Windows Azure and Amazon Web Services, but saw several technical advantages for The Lions on the Microsoft alternative.
"Microsoft technology is already embedded in our processes," explains Jon Stoneman, Chief Technology Officer at Sequence. "Windows Azure is an extension of that; it's just easier, more natural for us to use. Also, the use of Windows Azure Media Services saved us the need to create video encoding and other media services on our own."
Stoneman was also confident that Windows Azure would provide the scalability and reliability essential to a compelling experience for millions of users around the globe.
The app took full advantage of the ability to "write once, run anywhere" with Windows Azure; it ran on eight devices (including Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8, Windows 8, iOS for mobile and tablet, and Android for mobile and tablet). The app took particular advantage of Windows 8 features such as live tiles, customizable lock screen, and share charm to boost the its visual appeal and interactivity.
The app used Windows Azure Websites to support its scalability, which went as high as 10 instances during matches and as low as 2 instances at other times. Developers used the Windows Azure CDN to provide the global reach that the app required, while minimizing throughput bottlenecks. And Sequence used Windows Azure worker roles to pull news stories and player statistics from third-party sources and to update them in the app every few seconds.
As required, the app debuted in March 2013, three months before the start of the Tour, and well in time to contribute to the marketing momentum. It featured in-depth Tour text, statistics, photos, and video, and the ability to share information with the rest of the online sporting community through a featured Twitter feed. Fans were encouraged to brush up on team songs with a song sheet feature and then post their renditions on the team's Facebook page.
A popular "on the plane" competition gave fans the chance to create their own dream squads. Those who submitted correct predictions of the actual lineup were entered into a drawing, with the winner invited to attend the squad announcement as the guest of Microsoft and of British television personality former Lions player Will Greenwood. The competition was also featured on The Lions' website and on MSN, with contest entries from those various front ends all flowing to a single logical back end on Windows Azure, including a single Windows Azure SQL Database.
The "behind-the-scenes" content was among the app's most popular. It featured videos shot by The Lions themselves, using Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phones and Microsoft Surface tablets, and uploaded by the team to Windows Azure for fans to access through the app.
In 2013, for the first time in 16 years, The Lions won their Tour. And thanks to a Windows Azure app, their fans were virtually there to cheer them on to victory.
The British & Irish Lions, together with software developer Sequence, used Windows Azure to create a mobile app that met the customer's needs for compelling content, scalability, and reliability, and rapid—but low-cost—development.
Non-Professionals Easily Upload Near- Real-Time Video
"We did this app for the fans, to give them something we'd never offered before in the way of involvement with the team," says Shane Whelan, Digital Communications Manager for The British & Irish Lions. "We succeeded. We gave them a real taste of what it was like to be on the Tour."
According to Whelan, user feedback on the app was overwhelmingly positive. He attributes that to unusual features, a lot of interactivity, and a deliberate focus on ease of use. "You'd expect to see text and pictures and even video on the app, but we put video footage on the app that wasn't widely used and that most fans wouldn't have seen until our DVD came out," he says. "It was immediate video. We had fans using the app and watching the video successfully on every type of phone and tablet—but we got the most comments about the video on the Lumia and Surface; it looked fantastic."
One key to the "immediate video" was that Whelan and a couple of his colleagues were taking and uploading video themselves. "We couldn't have done shared video over an app with fans halfway around the world if Microsoft hadn't made it so easy for us," he says.
Supports 12,000 Page Requests per Second with 10 Instances
The Lions and Surface couldn't know how many simultaneous fans they'd have to support with the new app—but they had to make sure that the app wouldn't crash under the load. It didn't.
The highest loads came to about 360,000 page requests per minute for updated statistical data, peaking at about 12,000 requests per second. The app also supported up to 30 Mbps of game data and more than 50 gigabytes of streaming video per day.
The app supported these requests with a maximum of 10 instances of Windows Azure—a relatively small number, according to Stoneman. "We found the most elegant and practical solution with regard to hosting the app was to choose Windows Azure," says Stoneman, "thus enabling us to cope with the massive traffic predicted during key times, match days for example, and giving us the flexibility and freedom to engage with as many users as possible. Using Windows Azure also provided peace of mind that the app would be very reliable and quick."
Reduces Development Time and Cost, and Hosting Expense by 80 Percent
The Lions wanted their app to be produced quickly and cost-effectively. Because of the running start that the development team got from using familiar Microsoft technology and ready-built infrastructure components such as Windows Azure Media Services, The Lions met this goal, too.
Stoneman estimates that using Windows Azure reduced development time and cost by 80 percent. "We had less than three months to produce the app," he notes. "We couldn't have delivered the full-featured app on this schedule, meeting this budget, without Windows Azure."
Hosting costs were similarly reduced, because of the ability to scale Windows Azure instances up and down quickly in response to changes in demand.
Motivating fans wasn't the only challenge that the British & Irish Lions addressed with the help of a Windows Azure app. Another was the challenge of monitoring the team's fitness in order to optimize its training and—management hoped—its performance.
Solution provider Elite Edge had built a Linux- and Adobe Flex–based app for the Welsh Rugby Union that included a questionnaire that players answered, covering everything from how long and well they'd slept the night before to any sniffles, aches, or pains they felt. On the basis of that information, coaches could choose players for a day's game, increase or decrease the day's training load, change specialized schedules, or work around players who needed time to recuperate from injuries—but who wouldn't have admitted their weakness to a coach or other players.
When the Lions saw the app, they knew it could be a major help—but who on the team knew how to manage a Linux server application a world away from the team's home office? That's where Microsoft came in. Elite Edge worked with Microsoft to host the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) back end on a Windows Azure infrastructure as a service virtual machine, without modification. None of the Lions staff—non-techies all—needed to manage it or even worry about it.
"We were a Linux house, and we thought hosting Linux on Windows Azure would be tough," says Macdara Butler, Commercial Director at Elite Edge. "We were wrong. Everything just worked. And the console and configuration flexibility was an advantage over what we see from other cloud providers."
The developers used the Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 development system to rewrite the original HTML 5 client app as a Windows 8 Metro-style app using the HTML JS approach with XAML, and they completed this process—their first Windows development experience—in 200 hours. The app ran on Microsoft Surface Pro tablets, which meant that the team could connect them to digital weighing scales via USB, something they couldn't have done, for example, with iPads.
The Lions players took to the app immediately and completed the daily self-surveys in 40 percent less time than their Welsh colleagues had needed for the earlier version. That savings—20 seconds per player per survey—was truly significant. "Rugby players aren't mouse-and-keyboard types," says Butler. "Getting them in and out faster means we were more likely to get them to take the surveys in the first place, making the data and analysis more meaningful. And that 20 seconds per player added up fast; it gave coaches about 10 minutes more each morning to plan their schedules."
How effective was the app? For the first time in 16 years, the Lions won the Tour. No one at the Lions says that's because of the app, of course. But no one wants to stop using it, either.
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Vulnerability: The Key to Unlocking Fierce Loyalty
In the pursuit of being a leader we've been told; vulnerability is weakness and will make people leave us. But what if that's not only dead Wrong, but also a Big Fat Lie? What if Vulnerability is one of the greatest Leadership Skills?
Sharing ourselves authentically and vulnerably can feel as if we are risking it all. That being said it's important for us to realize that we live in a time were organizations are struggling to keep their best people and real authenticity maybe the key to creating genuine loyalty.
Taking that a step further and rather surprisingly; vulnerability may indeed be the very best Leadership Skills and strategy there is for generating fierce loyalty, not just with our employees but also our suppliers and our customers too.
The fear of being truly authentic and vulnerable (a Full Monty Leader) is nothing more than a conditioned reaction. And as a result of that conditioning, we can go into the knee-jerk behavior of very quickly and directly pulling back from a relationship, or more subtly constantly cancel the meetings, or just avoiding someone altogether. This not only distances "us" from "them but more importantly from the perspective of generating fierce loyalty, "them" from "us"
We tell ourselves (because we are conditioned to do so) that discussing "it" or just having "it" come out would be "embracing."
Although I understand this, let me be clear and give it to you straight, what's being said here is; "this will mess with my image of myself and I am too insecure to show that there is far more to me than the one-dimensional image I project."
Truth be told, you, me, we all have many facets to our personality, some we like and push to the front. Some we don't like, and we push them to the back. However, whether that facets of who you are is front and center and closeted, it is what makes you human. And ultimately it's what will determine the loyalty you can generate. Because it's through becoming more authentic and vulnerable (Full Monty) that we can connect most deeply.
Let's face it; being a superman/woman was even a very lonely place even for the man of steel.
So maybe it's time to let it all hang out and embrace vulnerability for what it is; a powerful Leadership Skill!
If you want your people to trust you and be loyal to you, your cause and your organization then let them connect with you from a place of being 'human.' For you will vulnerability lead to success or fulfillment? Discover more on that here:
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Toyota Ranks Highest in After-Sales Service among Mass Market Brands in Thailand
BANGKOK: 29 July 2015—Due to ongoing improvements in service performance, customer satisfaction among new-vehicle owners with the after-sales service experience at authorized car dealerships in Thailand has improved substantially, according to the J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2015 Thailand Customer Service Index (CSI) StudySM released today.
The study, now in its 16th year, measures new-vehicle owner satisfaction with the after-sales service process by examining dealership performance in five factors: service initiation; service advisor; service facility; vehicle pick-up; and service quality. Dealership service performance is based on a 1,000-point scale. The study examines service satisfaction in the mass market segment.
Overall satisfaction with mass market brands averages 865 in 2015, up from 838 in 2014. Satisfaction increases across all customer service factors, with the largest year-over-year improvement in service facility, which increases by 38 points from 2014.
"Since 2012, major brands have expanded their dealer network 20 to 40 percent. However, as new-vehicle sales have slowed dramatically (down 14% year over year across the CSI eligibility period) dealers are focusing on improving after-sales service," said Loic Pean, senior manager at J.D. Power Asia Pacific. "This has translated to higher implementation of service standards by dealers and a more satisfying customer service experience, especially in the Greater Bangkok area. As a result, dealers are able to offer additional amenities, shorter wait times and value-added services."
The proportion of new-vehicle owners who indicate their dealer delivered on all 22 core service standards has increased to 19 percent, up by 12 percentage points from 2014. Satisfaction improves the most in the Greater Bangkok region, which includes approximately one-third of the dealer network of major brands and accounts for nearly half of the new-vehicle sales volume; and consequently overall satisfaction is higher than in the Upcountry area (881 vs. 853, respectively).
- Competition across service dealerships intensifies, as 22 percent of new-vehicle owners indicate they visited a dealer other than the one where they purchased their vehicle for their most recent service, up from 17 percent in 2014.
- Nearly two-thirds (61%) of new-vehicle owners cite "reliability of service" as the reason for selecting a service dealer, increasing by 15 percentage points from 2014 and the largest year-over-year increase among all reasons.
- A majority (83%) of respondents waited at the dealership during their most recent service, up from 78 percent in 2014, and the highest proportion in the study's 16-year history.
- The number of amenities offered by the dealer to new-vehicle owners while waiting for their vehicle has increased significantly, as 82 percent of new-vehicle owners indicate Internet access was provided, up from 70 percent in 2014, and 50 percent of owners indicate that complimentary food was offered, up from 26 percent in 2014.
- More customers perceive dealer staff as attentive in 2015, as 91 percent of new-vehicle owners indicate their service advisor was completely focused on them and their needs, an increase of 7 percentage points from 2014; 93 percent indicate their advisor paid attention to details (+5 percentage points ); and 81 percent indicate their advisor provided helpful advice (+3 percentage points).
2015 Thailand CSI Study Rankings
Toyota ranks highest in overall customer service satisfaction among mass market brands for a second consecutive year, with a score of 873. Toyota performs particularly well in all factors. Isuzu ranks second at 868, which is 3 points above the mass market average of 865.
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VIETNAM HAS become a rapidly growing Asian economy, but on human rights and political freedom it remains a backwater of repression. On Wednesday, a court convicted 14 democracy activists, many of them bloggers, on flimsy charges of subversion. Thirteen got prison sentences from three to 13 years, and one got a suspended sentence. But the trial's larger verdict was this: Vietnam's rulers are guilty of irrational fear of free expression, pluralism and the digital revolution.
The 14 defendants, detained more than a year ago, were charged after attending a training course in Bangkok held by the Viet Tan organization, which led a resistance movement against the Vietnamese Communist government in the 1980s but in recent years has worked for peaceful political reform, democracy and human rights. Viet Tan, based in the United States, is outlawed in Vietnam. Association with Viet Tan may not be the only thing that got the bloggers in trouble. Twelve of those charged are Catholics, and, according to Human Rights Watch, many of them are affiliated with two Redemptorist churches known for strongly backing dissidents, bloggers, and other religious and rights activists. The Redemptorists are a Catholic missionary organization, active worldwide.
What did these bloggers and activists do? They participated in building civil society: encouraging women not to have abortions, helping the poor, aiding the disabled, protecting the environment and standing up for workers' rights. Some were also involved in peaceful protests about Vietnam's territorial disputes with China over the Spratly and Paracel Islands, which the government considers extremely sensitive. Some bloggers also called for freedom of expression and spoke out for creation of a multiparty political system.
In a separate case, Vietnamese authorities have lodged charges against prominent dissident lawyer Le Quoc Quan, who has often spoken out on a blog about rule of law and human rights issues. On Dec. 18 he published a piece that questioned the wisdom of an article in a new draft constitution that enshrines the leading role of the Communist Party. He was arrested Dec. 27.
They are all victims of a one-party state that ruthlessly stamps out dissent. The trial and conviction of the bloggers was the largest single crackdown in recent years but not the first. In the past decade, Human Rights Watch reported, hundreds of peaceful activists have been imprisoned. The government exerts strict control over the Internet and media. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung declared in a New Year's message that "we are regularly challenged by conspiracies to spark sociopolitical instability and violate our national sovereignty and territorial integrity." These are words of paranoia and insecurity.
In recent years, the United States and Vietnam have been growing closer in economic and other ties, but human rights remains a stumbling block. The United States deplored the latest arrests as "deeply troubling" and "inconsistent" with Vietnam's international obligations. But it will take more than that to persuade Vietnam's leaders to change their repressive practices.


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Thu Aug 24th, 2017 — 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmOttawa abstract artist Daniel Sharp approaches each painting as "a site for experience." "Everything is about fear, desire and love," he says.
His paintings are often conundrums, simultaneously exploring colour field abstraction and referencing gesture and traditional drawing. Sharp has exhibited his work throughout Canada in numerous solo and group shows.


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My Dr said I can ease back into running. 6 miles is easing back, right? Tomorrow I'm planning on 10 miles. Of course I'll be smart about it and if my ankle starts to hurt, I'll stop.
It's going to be amazing to run long again!! I can't put into words how much I miss my long runs.
Now that Fall is here (yay!) I packed up all my running tanks, and got out my winter running clothes. Sad to see summer go though.
Have you tried this gum yet? They are actually really good! Unfortunately, the flavor only lasts for about 5 minutes.
I've gotten a few offers, so hopefully next week I'll have a job.
One thing I've realized through all of this is that I really wish I had gone to college. If I could go back and live my life over, I would go to school either to be a TV news anchor, or an FBI agent. Yes I know, huge differences.
I was one of those girls who just figured I would get married and have kids, so I didn't really even consider college. But life doesn't always go according to plan...
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Craig Venter: Playing God?
// October 29th, 2007 // Blog
Please check out my first entry for Muslimmatters.org, titled: Craig Venter: Playing God?
I welcome your feedback on the style and content. I've never written a scientific article for the general public before, and i fear i made it too technical. It's hard to avoid jargon sometimes, and when you're only used to talking to other biologists on the subject, you don't even realize you're doing it! So please let me know if that's the case, so next time i'll make sure to explain the matter better, inshā'Allāh.
Oh, btw, for those who don't know… this blog was one years old on the 26th! I didn't post a special entry, as i wasn't sure what to say. Anyway, the blog has been through a lot in the past year, and i have been through even more because of it (more than most of you even know, and more than i am fully prepared to share!). I'm not sure what the next year will bring for the blog, iMuslim, especially as my attention is so diverted at present, but i pray that there are many good things to come for the blogger, iMuslim, inshā'Allāh!
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Since even I could make sense of it, I think you did pretty well in avoiding too much "jargon" :)
Like everything else of yours, I think it was great! Jazaakilllaahi khairan for taking the time and effort for MuslimMatters :)
Barakallahu fiki sis… though i think the real acid test is if someone with no training in Bio could understand it… especially the older gen who weren't schooled on genetics, and may only be familiar with explanations given in the popular media; I fear it may be too technical for them. But i didn't want to get down into the whole "what is a gene?", "what is DNA?" explanation, as the entry would end up sounding like an excerpt from a Bio textbook!
I guess i could include more wikipedia links on all the Bio terms, perhaps?
Yes, a hyperlink to a brief def. of each term would probably be helpful to those who don't have as much of an understanding of bio.
No sister, that was really good!
Well done!
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I think it was well written and I could understand it. MashaAllah good job.
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Hi Dipendra
You didn't say which job scheduler you are using, but generally speaking most scheduling software (OS/400, Robot, Maximise, etc) will allow you to specify a user ID that the job is to be submitted under. For example, the ADDJOBSCDE command for the OS/400 scheduler has a USER parameter that can contain *CURRENT (default), *JOBD or a user ID value.
The user ID specified will have to exist on the AS/400 otherwise the system won't have any idea of what authorities, etc are to be applied. The user ID will be put in the appropriate part of the SDS.
I'm not too sure on the value in the SDS for Web/ODBC connections. If I remember correctly, for ODBC connections you have to provide a user ID and password to make the connection, but the connection job runs under a QUSER or other system profile while the connection ID provided is used for authority checking, etc. I would hope that the connection ID would be placed in the SDS, but can't say for definite. Sorry.
All the best
Note that by specifying *JOBD for the scheduler job entry, you can change the user on the job description at any time in the future. When the scheduled job runs, it will run under the profile that is named on the job description at that time.
A user profile must exist in order to be named on a job description.
Also, CHGJOBSCDE USER( newname ) can simply change the scheduler entry at any time.
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"Homecoming - Part 2" is the fifty-fourth episode of the Teen Titans series and the second episode of Season 5.
The Doom Patrol has been saved, but the sinister Brotherhood of Evil is still on the loose. Declaring that only the Doom Patrol is qualified enough to deal with them, Mento refuses any help from the Titans and drafts Beast Boy back into the Patrol's ranks, despite the protests from the Titans. Then they set out on foot across jungle and open desert to reach the Brotherhood's mountain stronghold.
Unfortunately, this approach is what the Brain had anticipated, and he has prepared some traps along the way. One by one the Doom Patrol is worn down: Robot Man is lost during an encounter with a battle robot; after escaping an ambush by a tank platoon led by General Immortus, Negative Man disarms a minefield, but is unable to return to his own body in time; and shortly afterwards Elasti-Girl falls under a rock slab she was holding up to allow Beast Boy and Mento to escape. Despite these heavy losses, Mento stubbornly insists on pressing on. Realizing that they cannot do this by themselves, Beast Boy furtively tries to contact the Titans, but Mento breaks his communicator.
Fed up with Mento's stubbornness, Beast Boy rebels, refusing to take another step and follow Mento's ramrod course anymore. This finally brings Mento to his senses, and he and Beast Boy resort to more caution in their mission. After penetrating the Brotherhood's fortress and a brief skirmish with Monsieur Mallah and Madame Rouge, the two reach the Quantum Generator, only to find themselves surrounded by Timorous' robot troopers. Just as things look at their bleakest, however, reinforcements arrive: The Titans have surreptitiously followed Beast Boy, rescuing the rest of the Doom Patrol on the way. United, the two teams attack, and with a cunning idea, Beast Boy sets the Quantum Generator to generate a black hole right inside the fortress, destroying itself.
After the battle, Mento expresses his gratitude and respect to the Titans, and the Titans and Doom Patrol part ways with the promise of further team-ups against the Brotherhood. But what none of them suspects is that the Brain, convinced that the Titans' youthful unpredictability is more dangerous than their enemies of old, the Doom Patrol, has now decided to target the Teen Titans and every other young superhero around the world. And to aid them, the Brotherhood has recruited a large league of villains, consisting of old and new enemies of the Teen Titans ...
Main Characters
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- H.I.V.E. Academy
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- Cinderblock
- Plasmus
- Overload
- Mumbo Jumbo
- Doctor Light
- Puppet King
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- Master of Games
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- Professor Chang
- Malchior
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- Katarou
- Witch
- Bob
- The Source
- Mother Mae-Eye
- Andre Le Blanc
- Ding Dong Daddy
- Punk Rocket
- Cheshire
- Psimon
- Phobia
- In the episode, "Employee of the Month", it is shown that Newfu was eaten by Cyborg, but in the scene where all the villains are together, he is shown being held by Bob.
- Strangely, in this episode, a lot of villains are seen working together despite being opposed in previous episodes, such as Plasmus, Cinderblock, Overload in "Aftershock", Doctor Light in "Nevermore", Puppet King in "Switched", Trident in "Deep Six", Warp in "How Long is Forever?", Atlas in "Only Human", Control Freak in "Fear Itself", Kitten and Fang in "Date with Destiny", Red X and Professor Chang in "X", Gizmo and Master of Games in "Winner Take All", Kyd Wykkyd, Angel, the Wrestling Star, I.N.S.T.I.G.A.T.O.R and XL Terrestrial in "Deception", Kardiak and Maclhoir in "Spellbound", Adonis in "The Beast Within", Killer Moth and Johnny Rancid in "Can I Keep Him?", the H.I.V.E Five and Mother Mae-Eye in "Mother Mae-Eye", Billy Numerous in "Overdrive", Steamroller in "Titans East Part 1", Katorou in "The Quest" or Punk Rocket, Mad Mod, Mumbo, Wintergreen and H.I.V.E. Headmistress in "The Lost Episode".
- Doctor Light is shown with the villains, however, in "Calling All Titans!" and "Titans Together" he has not joined; this can partially be justified in his defeat in "Kole" and "Revved Up" or perhaps his preference for petty theft, which was shown at the end of "Titans Together".
- The Witch from Cyborg the Barbarian is shown among the villains, but this is mysterious as she is only known to have lived in 3000 B.C.
- This is the first and only episode where Beast Boy was directly referred to by his real name (Garfield).
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NOTE: I saw that I had never posted this and I was, "What the?! Why did I miss this one?!" And then I realized, oh wait, I had twins a week later. Yep.
George picks up talking so fast lately, we cannot keep track. "I see you", "let's play", "outside", "it's awesome"--these are the super common ones. But basically he's suuuper talkative, stringing together more and more sentences everyday, it's amazing. He hears it once, and then it's just there--in his vocabulary. Our favorite lately is if he hears you say, "Awww!" he'll say, "Oh, cute!"
George started making these horrible noises that nobody likes. Seriously. To type it out it'd be like, "Eh, heh, heh, heh!" put at the whiniest pitch imaginable. The worst part is though it sounds like a whine, in George's mind it's a fun noise meant to express funness or something. And we're just constantly like, "Yeah, uh, nobody likes that noise. Let's use a better one."
Loves playing pool with Dad. He'll come up to Brad and say, "Let's play pool!" Often Brad will shoot a game and if any balls are within reach on the edge George will swipe them up and put them in one of the pockets. We've been using it to work on teaching George left and right, like, "Good job, can you put the ball in the right pocket?" They also have a stripes and solids game, where George chooses stripes or solids by the first ball he puts in the pocket becomes his set--solids or stripes--and Brad gets the rest, and then Brad tries to get all of his set in before George gets his in. It's freaking funny to watch, haha, because George obviously isn't 100% on how the game works and so he's often helping Brad. However, some games George does way too well, haha. When George wants to play with me, since I can't actually play pool because standing is like death right now, I just pull all the balls out and put them around the edge of the pool table. Lazy, but effective!
We tried the toddler bed--my awesome cousin gave us her two toddler beds from her twins and we set one up for George. The first nap it was seriously no issue, he just went straight to sleep. Nap times are never an issue it seems, he just goes straight down, no problem--awesomeness. Bed time is different for some reason, haha. He likes to do his best to fight it about 50% of the time, no matter how tired he is. (Because he's a stink butt.) This did not bode well with nighttime attempts at the toddler bed. The first night was fine, and it was sort of really, really, really cute for him to come running into our room in the morning when he woke up, but the next night getting him to bed was just too much, especially when I'm not super equipped to help right now. So, we just flipped the bed backwards and went back to crib mode, essentially. He does waaay better that way. We'll try again once we get life with three kids down, haha.
Oh, and at one point we tried to see if we could fake him into believing he was trapped in by attaching a bumper to the side where he could exit the bed. Yeah, um, he went under it first. Like, immediately. So Brad tied the bottom part down... and so George just went over it. We thought we'd at least get two days before he figured it out. Um, yeah, no.
George is walking everywhere! At the time! He basically doesn't crawl at all anymore! It's amazing! It's not, "Oh my gosh, look at him walk three feet!" like it's been since before eighteen months, it's so fun, haha. It's him walking from the front door clear across the driveway. It's him running with Brad everyday as they both chant, "Run, run, run!" It's even more amazing because that dang child specialist was right--he skipped all of the awkward walking, all of the wobbly stuff. He walks like every other two year-old. It's like he's been walking the entire time, we love it. We're now just trying to
Went to a movie and didn't flip out. Made some of those horrible noises mentioned previously, but he survived all of Inside Out! And it was awesome. Brad had to follow him through the theatre for part of it, but we never had to leave the theatre, so it's a win! And if you go on a Tuesday afternoon to a kid's movie it's like eight million other parents doing exactly what you're doing, so that made it way less stressful, haha.
Is learning more and more of family member's names. In one big round he said, "It's a mom, it's a dad, it's an Alix, it's a Brandon, it's a Wyatt, it's a mom, it's a spatula!" There's always that, "it's a," attached rather than just, "it's," and it's pretty dang hilarious.
Wrote his first letter! He had bathtub crayons, and he randomly wrote a letter "C" on the side of the tub and announced to us, "C!" It was sort of epic.
Brad took his leave early because I was super-struggling, and George has just be loving it. He's got a buddy to play with, they walk to the park every morning, play on the playground, then walk home. With his dad here to help him actually get some energy out, he's sleeping like a boss, waking up less at night, and on a very strong and structured schedule, it's been awesome! Granted, that schedule includes a 6:30 AM wake-up time... but you know, with a 7:00 PM bed time we don't complain, haha/ He's also gone back to napping for about two hours each day with his dad wearing him out so that's been lovely as well! He's so happy, he's so fun, and he's just loving his dad being here all day.
Loves sitting behind the back cushions to watch his all-time favorite show, PAW Patrol, upstairs in the family room. He'll snuggle back in his little fort and could absolutely commit to watching PAW Patrol for hours.
Want to know how much he loves PAW Patrol? He can name all of the pups on the team not only by their face, but by their insignia which their respective jobs hold (for example, he knows the one pup, Marshall, has the fire insignia). He's crazy obsessed. He'll go sit on the couch and tell you, "Watch show. Paw Patrol!" It's pretty hilarious. When we finally let him watch it he gets all sorts of geek-out excited, it's pretty awesome. And if you're ever in a pickle, Paw Patrol will definitely save the day, haha!
He love, love, loves outside. Like I said, Brad and George get out every morning, but this kid still is constantly chanting, "Outside, outside!" Sadly, with some incredibly hot weather--it's been in the upper nineties--we can't go outside during the day much. It's just too freaking hot. We've tried taking George out and bravin' it for him, including having him in his kiddie pool, but even he'll turn to us and say, "All done," within ten to fifteen minutes of being out in the heat. It's just so hot. Oh my, and I'm large. So large. So many babies.
George loves Wyatt. I think. Pretty sure. I mean, it's not like he sits and fawns over him, but he definitely talks about him a lot and we all find it very cute. He names all babies now as, "It's a baby! It's a Wyatt!" George also will make an, "Owww!" sort of noise (kind of like a dog howling, but mixed with a coo), mimicking a noise that Wyatt will make a lot, and then he'll announce, "It's a Wyatt!" or "It's a Wyatt baby!" He also will go up to the baby bouncer that Wyatt will often occupy when he's here (at least three days a week, which is SO AWESOME) and he'll ask, "Where baby Wyatt?" Also super cute. There's high hopes of George and Wyatt being super attractive buddy cousins like Stephen and Robbie Amell. True story.
Crayons are definitely contraband now. He's super good at hiding them and then pulling them out randomly to color on something he shouldn't. George would probably be good at sneaking shanks through prison, I think. But yeah, we basically must be ever-watchful of this kid--he just adores coloring things he shouldn't. This includes the tile floors upstairs, any "color paper" he can find that's totally not "color paper", as well as plastic toys. He has an addiction. He'll see you coming and quickly scribble as much as he can before you take it away. Pill.
He's become the greatest eater ever in the world. Seriously. Just... it's been mind blowing how much he's suddenly willing to try now. I'm glad that we've been patient and that we've respected his ability to choose what he eats and how much because, man, the pay-off has been great this month. I'm talking like non-standard meat and vegetables great. It's wonderful. I love it so much. (Sort of keeping the mindset to just enjoy it while it lasts, haha.)


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Complete genome sequence of the cystic fibrosis pathogen Achromobacter xylosoxidans NH44784-1996 complies with important pathogenic phenotypes
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- Complete genome sequence of the cystic fibrosis pathogen Achromobacter xylosoxidans NH44784-1996 complies with important pathogenic phenotypes
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Tim Holm Jakobsen, Martin Asser Hansen, Peter Østrup Jensen, Lars Hansen, Leise Riber, April Patricia Indera Cockburn, Mette Kolpen, Christine Rønne Hansen, Winnie Ridderberg, Steffen Robert Eickhardt-Sørensen, Marlene Hansen, Peter Kerpedjiev, Morten Alhede, Klaus Qvortrup, Mette Burmølle, Claus Ernst Moser, Michael Kühl, Oana Ciofu, Michael Givskov, Søren Johannes Sørensen & 2 more
Achromobacter xylosoxidans is an environmental opportunistic pathogen, which infects an increasing number of immunocompromised patients. In this study we combined genomic analysis of a clinical isolated A. xylosoxidans strain with phenotypic investigations of its important pathogenic features. We present a complete assembly of the genome of A. xylosoxidans NH44784-1996, an isolate from a cystic fibrosis patient obtained in 1996. The genome of A. xylosoxidans NH44784-1996 contains approximately 7 million base pairs with 6390 potential protein-coding sequences. We identified several features that render it an opportunistic human pathogen, We found genes involved in anaerobic growth and the pgaABCD operon encoding the biofilm adhesin poly-β-1,6-N-acetyl-D-glucosamin. Furthermore, the genome contains a range of antibiotic resistance genes coding efflux pump systems and antibiotic modifying enzymes. In vitro studies of A. xylosoxidans NH44784-1996 confirmed the genomic evidence for its ability to form biofilms, anaerobic growth via denitrification, and resistance to a broad range of antibiotics. Our investigation enables further studies of the functionality of important identified genes contributing to the pathogenicity of A. xylosoxidans and thereby improves our understanding and ability to treat this emerging pathogen.
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The giveaway ends Friday, August 30, 2013 @ 11:59 CDT. The winner will be notified by email and has 48 hours to respond. If the winner does not respond within 48 hours, a new winner may be selected. Good Luck!
I would love to get a couple of the design your own toss pillows! So cute!
Entered the rafflecopter as "Wild orchid"
Thanks for the chance to win!
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love college football season! thanks for the contest.
So excited too for the season to start GO GATORS!!! Thanks for the chance to win, I would buy the tote too cute ....
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i want the tote!!ReplyDelete
Love the beverage tub and the wreathe!ReplyDelete
Love their scarves, too!ReplyDelete
The scarf is fab!ReplyDelete
I would get Design Your Own Team Tablecloth.ReplyDelete
The tablecloth is so fun! I love the Gameday Menu chalkboard!ReplyDelete
Anything Husker related would be great!ReplyDelete
I love the tote bags!ReplyDelete
I love the 6 Piece Chill Out And About Cooling Tray Set, I love salads and this would be terrific to keep salads cold, and safe.ReplyDelete
Really love the totes!
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Definitely some pillows! And tablecloths, and a few dish sets :)ReplyDelete
Cool! I definitely need a scarf and tablecloth!ReplyDelete
I really like the tablecloths and I love the necklaces!ReplyDelete
I like the pillows and tote bags. I'm an Ohio State fan though! Scarlet and gray all the way!ReplyDelete
So many things...but first on my list would be the insulated monogram tumblers...with chevron print!ReplyDelete
I am in love with the scarf also!!ReplyDelete
Gotta design my tablecloth! Then I'd spend the rest on Woozies for me and my girlfriends!!!ReplyDelete
I am loving the scarves!!!! That is what I would buy! Gorgeous!!!ReplyDelete
I would buy something LSU related and I am relieved to know you are not an Alabama fan, LOL!
Love it!!! Roll Tide Roll!!!!ReplyDelete
So much to choose...so little time!!
But it would have to be IL or MO colors!!!
The scarf for sure! Love!ReplyDelete
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Love the scarf!
What's almost as great as Football???
There are so many nice items to choose from!ReplyDelete
I would order the beverage tub with a big War Eagle band!!ReplyDelete
I want it all!! ;-) Anything would be amazing!!ReplyDelete
I want it all!! ;-) Anything would be amazing!!ReplyDelete
I would have loved to get that scarf in purple & gold but since it doesn't have those colors...LSU necklace & earrings! Go Tigers!ReplyDelete
I would love to get the 8 Piece Chill Out And About Cooling Tray SetReplyDelete
I would love to get some "house divided" items. We root for Texas Christian University Horned Frogs and also for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
My team recently entered the SEC and oh my what the years will bring in that division!! Go MIZZOU!!!!ReplyDelete
would love to have a tote, but the scarf is to die for!ReplyDelete
Roll Tide :) Would love to win anything Roll Tide!ReplyDelete
I love the scarf! So fun!ReplyDelete
I would buy the infinity scarf in black (and red if it's available by then), the university of Alabama garden statue, the round cut out beverage tub, the menu board, the 8 piece chill out and about cooling tray set, and a team table cloth....I know it's $100 gift card and this goes over that...but getting the gift card means I can buy more! :)ReplyDelete
I'd have to get the Arkansas garden statue for my parents. Go Hogs!ReplyDelete
They have some really awesome things! Thanks Stephanie!!ReplyDelete
The Design Your Own Team Tablecloth 52 x 52 in.ReplyDelete
I'm Loving that infinity scarf!ReplyDelete
Really like those fitted tablecloths. Thanks for the chance to win.
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Such a hard choice but probably a tote and or football.ReplyDelete
Roll tide roll !!ReplyDelete
Scarf and/or tablecloth.ReplyDelete
Go Dawgs - red and black tablecloth!ReplyDelete
What a fun giveaway...I love football and tailgaiting!ReplyDelete
Totally going for the scarf! Pick me! :DReplyDelete
I would love an Alabama scarf!ReplyDelete
I would be able to get all of these:
8 Piece Chill Out And About Cooling Tray Set-Oval Cut-Out Beverage Tub with Custom Band
6 Piece Chill Out And About Cooling Tray Set-6 ft White Fitted Tablecover-6 ft Black Fitted Tablecover
Loooove the scarf! I would definitely have to buy one if I win!ReplyDelete
I love the tote! But I would have to get the garden statue for my porch.ReplyDelete
They have such cute things! I hope I win! :)ReplyDelete
I would love to get scarves for me and my sisters!ReplyDelete
Loving the table coverings!ReplyDelete
Any and everything Mississippi State!!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
I would def check out the pet gear!
I can't wait for Texas A&M football!!ReplyDelete
I would love the University of Arkansas Circle Earrings as well as the University of Arkansas Diamond Shaped Pendant. Thanks for the awesome giveaway :)
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Out here in AZ, we have the All SEC Kick-Off Party TODAY!ReplyDelete
I'm like you, the scarf and the totes.ReplyDelete
I'd love the custom wreath (in Florida colors!) or the tote bags! How cute! suzanne
Thinking I'd get the garden statue for our yard!ReplyDelete
I would love to have the tote and a new tablecloth! They are just wonderful.ReplyDelete
I think I would buy the tote or the menu board. Everything is adorable!ReplyDelete
Insulated Tumblers or the chilling traysReplyDelete
GO Chic is awesome choices,choices,choices
Go Game Day!!!
The beverage tubReplyDelete
Oh wow! Y'all are going to make gift-giving a lot easier for me! I would buy the tumblers, tablecloth, wreath garden statue, etc.....!ReplyDelete
I would buy a tablecloth just like yours! (And if I see that tablecloth in use next weekend, I'm going to stop and see if it's you.) WDE!ReplyDelete
Love the table cloths and totes!ReplyDelete
18 in. Directors Chair! Cute!ReplyDelete
Love the totes!!!!ReplyDelete
Love the totes!!!!ReplyDelete
I would buy some tumblers and a cute football sweater for my dog!ReplyDelete
love the totes and scarfReplyDelete
One of the things I would buy is a Go Tote in black.
I would totally love a cute scarf for the fall games!ReplyDelete
I would love the totes or the scarf, too! Go Wildcats!!!ReplyDelete
I would pick the scarf and throw pillows.ReplyDelete
I would love to buy 2 of the Classic 18 in. Director Chairs though I'm still looking over their great products. Thanks for the giveaway.ReplyDelete
Love the scarf!! Thanks for a chance to win Steph!ReplyDelete
the table cloths are very cool, although there wasn't one for gamecocks :( - but the design-you-own ones had great fabrics to chooseReplyDelete
Love the bags! Actually love it all!ReplyDelete
Love the scarf and beverage tub and tote!ReplyDelete
So ready for college football. GO DAWGS. I would like to buy a UGA necklace. Thanks.ReplyDelete
Love the scarf!ReplyDelete
Love your blog! I check it almost daily.ReplyDelete
I would love any & everything Tarheels! Thanks for the contest! Love your blog.ReplyDelete
I would get an Alabama National Championship Jacket.ReplyDelete
So much cute stuff to choose from! The tote, the beverage tub,...any of it in Alabama;)ReplyDelete
I would get my dog a custom pet bed.ReplyDelete
I want it all!ReplyDelete
Love the tablecloth and scarf!ReplyDelete
I love it all...in houndstooth and crimson (Roll Tide!). I especially love the menu board and tablecloth, though! Love your blog too:).ReplyDelete
I like the mini message board and the tailgate toteReplyDelete
If I won this, I would have an awesome tailgate party! Or I'd just get myself a cute tote bag. If it was OHIO STATE colors, that would be good :)
I love your recipes and get my "kitty fix" on Meow Mondays :)
Everything looks great for tailgating! ThanksReplyDelete
Can't wait for college football season to start! We don't tailgate since Seattle is a little far from Tuscaloosa but an Alabama scarf, tote and a few other items would be great.
I also love your Meow Mondays and your blog is AUsome ( I am praying for forgiveness for that as I speak).
WOW!!!! I could spend well over $100 with these guys :)ReplyDelete
Those totes are adorable, I'd love to have one!ReplyDelete
Love love the gameday menu sign, in LSU colors, of course!ReplyDelete
I would probably get a tote!ReplyDelete
I like the GO Tote - TanReplyDelete
Anything Gators to outfit my table for tailgating at the Swamp.ReplyDelete
Guzzini Large Vintage Square Bowl!
I'd have to get the dog something.ReplyDelete
Tough decision, love the scarfs. Want it all!
So many great things! =)
I would get some napkins and a mini memo board.
I am SO ready for college football season to start. I would love the scarf, or the tote, or maybe the napkins...tough decision!ReplyDelete
scarf is cute as is the tote bag.ReplyDelete
I would get a toss pillow or scarfReplyDelete
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I am a sucker for a cute scarf and tote!ReplyDelete
I'm so all over the scarf! In Gopher colors!!
I'd love to get a beverage tub and a Go Tote!ReplyDelete
So excited for football season! War Eagle!ReplyDelete
So many cute items. I loved the drink tubs with the custom bands! Thank you.ReplyDelete
a blue and gold infinity scarf! Those are fab!ReplyDelete
Love the scarfReplyDelete
I need that infinity scarf and some of the throw pillows!ReplyDelete
I would get an infinity scarf, and 8 piece chill out set, and one of those really cute tubs to hold drinks.
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Love the drink tubs!ReplyDelete
I love the Go Totes & the infinity scarves!ReplyDelete
I would but some of those fab square vintage bowls!ReplyDelete
Would love a tote!!!ReplyDelete
I would love the throw pillows!ReplyDelete
I love this; too cute! I would probably get a couple of the throw pillows or a tote.ReplyDelete
Super cute, love the scarf!ReplyDelete
Definitely a tote bag!!!ReplyDelete
I would like a couple of director's chairs, with coordinating tailgating tablecloth and tote. If you're gonna go, GO BIG!ReplyDelete
Love everything! HAIL STATE!ReplyDelete
This stuff is so darn cute! As you know, in the South we take our football (and tailgating!) very seriously. The tablecloth and beverage tin with the ribbon are so cute! I would love to add some chic to our tailgate :)ReplyDelete
So cute! Even at ole orange and blue. :-)ReplyDelete
The scarves and bag are so cute!ReplyDelete
Love the Auburn scarf!ReplyDelete
I LOVE the pillows!ReplyDelete
I would get the Georgia Bulldog yard statue.ReplyDelete
Love the scarf.ReplyDelete
How fun! Loving the Beverage Tubs & Director Chairs!! Thanks so much for the opportunity!ReplyDelete
Oh I would get the:
Round Beverage Tub - $40
Infinity Scar in Grey -$12
Classic 18" director Chair - $49
Ok so that's $101...I can pay the extra dollar :)
GO FSU!!!!!ReplyDelete
Roll Tide and Go USA Jags!ReplyDelete
Gooooooo Georgia Bulldogs!!!!ReplyDelete
The NC State garden gnome needs to be at my house now!ReplyDelete
The totes are super cute!ReplyDelete
I love, love the Tent Lighting! Cutest idea ever!ReplyDelete
War eagle, love the scarfReplyDelete
I would love to get my stepmom something. She's a big USC fan!ReplyDelete
I would get a Infinity Scarf and a couple custom beverage containers with the ribbon!ReplyDelete
I can't decide! I want it all!ReplyDelete
My brother went to Auburn = wears his hat when he visits in LSU country...brave guy.ReplyDelete
I would buy a Beverage Tub and some other items from the Entertaining Essentials category.ReplyDelete
I would buy the scarf! So cute!!ReplyDelete
I'd buy the University of Kentucky Circle Earrings.ReplyDelete
I want the tote bag you posted on IG!!!ReplyDelete
I think I would get a couple of those directors chairs...they are cute and I need them for my porch.ReplyDelete
I would love to get some insulated tumblers or a round table cloth for my round table!ReplyDelete
I would buy a University of Missouri Circle Pendant with Chain.ReplyDelete
I'm always looking for new tailgating accessories for T-town! Lots of cute stuff!ReplyDelete
I would love to get some of the Guzzini Serving Bowls and Trays. Thanks so much!
sharonjo at gwtc dot net
Gosh theres so much! I guess for now I would choose the Go Tote in black and the Round Cut-Out Beverage Tub with Custom BandReplyDelete
Love the chandelier and chalkboards!!ReplyDelete
I'd buy a GO Tote - Tan
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We are a house divided, so we are always looking for new things for football season! War Eagle!ReplyDelete
I love the pillows and the chandelier.ReplyDelete
I would buy pillows and a blanket they have a lot more I want.ReplyDelete
I love the Gameday Menu chalkboard! How perfect for football season :)ReplyDelete


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After the United States struck its first gold dollars (in the form of commemoratives) in over a decade in 1903, more would follow in subsequent years. In this article we will discuss the 1904 and 1905 Lewis And Clark Exposition gold dollars, struck to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition, which took place from 1804 to 1806. The expedition is famous for its exploration of the Western United States, with figures such as Sacagawea and Thomas Jefferson playing important roles. Many of the coins were sold at the The Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, held from June 1 to October 14, 1905, in Portland, Oregon to honor the expedition and its legacy.
Charles E. Barber, who had also been responsible for the design of the Louisiana Purchase gold dollars dated 1903, designed the Lewis and Clark gold dollars. The busts by Barber are based on portraits by Charles W. Peale from the early 19th century.
On the obverse of the coin is a left-facing bust of Meriwether Lewis, with the date placed below the bust between dots and LEWIS-CLARK EXPOSITION PORTLAND ORE. curving around the rim.
Lewis was born on August 24, 1774, in Ivy, Virginia. After a short stint in the Virginia Militia in the 1790s, he enrolled in the United States Army; by the time of his discharge, he had risen to the rank of Captain. In 1801, he became an aide of President Thomas Jefferson, who selected Lewis to lead an expedition to the Pacific Ocean to secure the region (and the valuable fur trade, dominated by the British at the time) for the United States.
Lewis appointed William Clark to share command of the expedition. Clark is featured on the reverse of the commemorative gold dollar, facing left as well. Below Clark is the denomination, ONE DOLLAR, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA placed around the rim.
William Clark was born on August 1, 1770, in Ladysmith, Virginia. In 1789, at age 19, Clark joined a Kentucky Militia and fought in the Northwest Indian War. Clark would later enlist in the Legion of the United States, but retired from the military at age 26, presumably because of poor health.
Much of what we know about the Lewis and Clark expedition derives from the journals both men kept, which detail the voyage extensively. They departed from the St. Louis, Missouri area in May, 1804, and arrived at the Pacific Ocean a year-and-a-half later, setting up camp in present-day Oregon in late 1805. They returned the following year, arriving back in St. Louis in September of 1806, a year later than anticipated. The expedition greatly improved maps and knowledge of the Pacific Northwest and to this day remains one of the most successful expeditions ever undertaken in the United States.
To celebrate all of this, a Centennial Exposition was held in 1905 and the gold dollars were struck and sold in conjunction with the event. They were issued and distributed by the Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair Company. Numismatist and entrepreneur Farran Zerbe played a role in the distribution, as had been the case with the Louisiana Purchase gold dollars, but this time he delegated through middlemen. Initially, the coins were available for purchase at $2 each, less than the sale price of the Louisiana gold dollars, which sold for $3 each.
Despite the lower prices, sales of the 1904 Lewis and Clark gold dollar were poor. The Act of April 13, 1904 had authorized a total of 250,000 coins, but the Philadelphia Mint only struck a tenth of this number — 25,000 — in September of 1904. The following year an additional 35,000 pieces dated 1905 were struck, even though the 1904 dated coins were far from being sold out.
Zerbe, through D.M. Averill & Co. of Portland, raised the price of the 1904 issues to $2.50 per coin, claiming that they were almost sold out. This was an attempt to raise interest in the 1905 issue, still available for $2 per coin, or six for $10 total. This had little effect, and later approximately 40,000 coins (about 15,000 dated 1904 and 25,000 dated 1905) were returned to the Philadelphia Mint and melted. This left net mintages of approximately 10,000 coins each for both the 1904 and 1905 issues.
Unlike the Louisiana Purchase gold dollars, the Lewis and Clark issues are much more difficult to find, especially in high grade. Despite the similar mintages, the 1905 is much scarcer in Uncirculated condition, although neither the 1904 or 1905 issue is all that common in higher grades. Most appear to have been purchased by casual coin buyers who treated the coins badly, resulting in many circulated, cleaned, and damaged pieces in today's marketplace.
According to Q. David Bowers, advertising for this issue was minimal, and without a doubt many coin collectors who would perhaps have purchased one of the commemorative gold dollars were not even aware of the issue. Bowers also raises the possibility that Zerbe retained a large number of the 1905 dated issues until the early 1930s, when he cashed them in for face value when all (non numismatic) gold coins were recalled. This would certainly explain why the 1905 issue is so much scarcer than the 1904, despite the similar mintages.
Despite all this, neither issue is impossible to find in MS-65 condition, although the issue does come with a mid to upper 5-figure price tag. Recently, price differences for the 1904 dated issue graded MS-65 and MS-66 have come closer together, but the 1905 issue is rare at that level and anything finer is practically impossible to find without deep pockets and a lot of patience. The last PCGS MS-67 1905 was sold at public auction in 2000; NGC graded examples are occasionally available but not common. Both PCGS and NGC have also certified a few Proofs, but the status of these has been disputed by some numismatists.


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Analysis and Review of Innovations in Assessment (ARIA)
For almost two decades, assessment in UK schools has been a constant and sometimes controversial issue. Through significant changes, assessment systems in the UK have moved predominantly towards measuring learning to the detriment of improving learning. At least fifteen major projects across the UK have contributed to new insights into the role of teachers in supporting learning through assessment.
Individually, the specific findings of such projects have the potential to influence policy and practice on a scale wider than their own context. However, wider implementation of assessment reform is hindered by the lack of a coherent synthesis of all the recent work and its implementations. The aim of this project was to conduct and disseminate this synthesis, to assist policy makers and practitioners in maximizing the coherence and effectiveness of assessment reforms in their respective contexts across the UK.
Professor John Gardner, Queen's University Belfast
Grant amount and duration
1 September 2006 - 28 February 2008
Summary of findings
Changing Assessment Practice: Process, Principles and Standards, The Assessment Reform Group (2008)
Gardner J, Harlen W, Hayward L, Stobart G, Montgomery M (2010) Developing Teacher Assessment, Open University Press
Information leaflet about the ARIA project
About the Analysis and Rewiew of Innovations in Assessment project (ARIA)
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- Team-Based Learning for Assessing Parental Capacity for Change
- Assessing and monitoring primary school children in South Africa
- Strategies for preparing pupils for Key Stage 2 maths tests
- Primary science assessment
- The Assessment Reform Group
- Mathematics in A level assessments
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The previous year had been mainly rip-offs of other stories done better elsewhere, but now Supernatural was confident enough to put its own spin on things and come up with original ideas that were unique and interesting.
Admittedly, the show is cheesy. Gloriously cheesy. For me, personally, while it started out as something of a guilty pleasure, it's moved up to become a legitimate television watching experience.
Supernatural is a really good entry into genre television, with Season 2 providing a lot of the groundwork that allows the series to earn such a label.
The opening episode for Season 2 of Supernatural, "In My Time of Dying", remains one of the show's high points, even three seasons later.
The initial story units - Dean dealing with guilt and death of John and establishing the Roadhouse - work well, and I'm eager to see how the show develops these concepts and also introduces new ones.
Audience Reviews for Supernatural: Season 2
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After an impressive first season Supernatural ups its game, progressing from a mainly episodic series to one with threads of continuity and an increasingly serial storyline. Season 2 broadens the world of demon hunting by introducing several recurring characters and building the mythology of the Winchesters and the Yellow-Eyed Demon. Throughout the season the Winchesters gather and forge allies, and prepare for the coming darkness; leading to a spectacular finale where the first skirmish of a looming war between the forces of good and evil is fought. Some notable guest stars this season include Alona Tal, Tricia Helfer, and Amber Benson; who all give strong performances. With its fresh approach to the horror genre Supernatural stands out as a leading series on the sci-fi/fantasy genre, and Season 2 proves that that the show can setup complex plots and deliver on them.
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