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Driver education course update
Following a general briefing from the governing body National Drivers Offender Retraining Scheme (NDORS) all classroom based courses have been suspended for an initial period of 12 weeks, from 9am on Friday 20 March 2020 until 12 June 2020.
There are currently no further details for any client who has had their course suspended. The Kent Driver Education Team or the Police Force your driving offence was with will contact you by email as more information becomes available.
If you have not yet booked your course and have recently received a course offer letter to attend either a National Speed Awareness Course, National Motorway Awareness Course or a What's Driving Us Course, we have now opened course spaces so that you may book and pay for a course on or after 1 July 2020.
For further information visit the NDORS website.
To attend this course you must have received a letter from the police.
Drivers that attend this course significantly reduce their chances of being involved in a crash and of being caught for the same offence in the next 2 to 3 years.
This course is offered as an alternative to prosecution for some road traffic incidents.
The course lasts 1 day (8 hours) and includes tea and coffee at registration, and a further break will be provided.
It is a mixture of classroom discussion and practical driving.
The course is not a driving test. You can however fail it by driving in an unsafe manner causing your practical drive to be ended by the instructor.
You will be provided with a fully insured modern car for the practical driving sessions. If you have a particular need and your own car is adapted for those needs, it can be used after approval by us.
You can attend only one National Driver Alertness course in 3 years. Any further offending will be dealt with by prosecution.
The course trainers have professional driver training backgrounds and follow national guidelines. The police do not participate in the course.
You can take the course in other areas in the UK, just search the police DORS website to attend a course outside of Kent.
Further information on this course can be found at National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme website.
Before booking your course
Before booking your course you must
- authorise NDORS to share your data with us
- agree to the terms and conditions (PDF, 102.7 KB)
For information about how we use and share your personal information for the purpose of booking a driver education course, read our privacy statement.
Before attending the Safe and Considerate Driving course you must read the medical fitness advice from GOV.UK. Make sure the DVLA are kept up to date.
Cost of the course
The course costs £194. This is non-refundable.
When booking your course please make sure you have the means to pay. You may book online and pay by debit or credit card.
Book or change your course
To book your course in Kent, please call 03000 41 15 54 or email email@example.com.
If you need to change your booking, you can do so up to 10 days before the date of your original course date, free of charge.
If you need to change your booking within 10 days of your original course date, you will need to call us on 03000 41 15 54. You will incur a charge of £145 if changing the course within 7 days. This charge may be waived in exceptional circumstances if we receive written proof within 5 days of your course.
If you'd like to change an existing course booking, you must have your:
- driver's licence number
- booking reference number starting KDE.
If you do not know your licence number, you can check it through GOV.UK's licence detail viewing service.
Before attending
Weather conditions and traffic and travel may affect your journey. You must make sure you check journey times well before you travel, and plan your journey accordingly. Failure to arrive on time, will result in no admittance to the training room.
You must bring a valid photocard driving licence. If you do not have a photocard driving licence, the old style paper driving licence may be produced with another form of photographic identification.
Failure to produce photographic ID will result in no admittance onto the course and you will incur a rebooking fee.
For more information visit the NDORS website.
If you have any questions concerning your photo identification, which is a requirement to attend the course, you should contact Kent Driver Education team on 03000 41 15 54, well in advance of your course date.
If you currently have a paper licence, you may wish to apply to exchange your paper driver licence to photo driver licence.
If you have lost, damaged or had your drivers licence stolen, apply for a replacement online.
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Your course includes an on-road driver training element delivered by qualified ADIs. The vehicle type (i.e. manual or automatic) will be the one you selected when you booked online or via the telephone with the Kent Driver Education Team and should be the one that you normally drive. Disqualified drivers will not be able to participate.
Please also bring with you any corrective eyewear you require to drive in order to participate. An eyesight test will be conducted before the course. You will need to be able to read a vehicle registration plate from an unobstructed distance of 20 meters. If you fail the eyesight test you will not be able to complete the course.
If you have a specially adapted vehicle to enable you to drive, you will need to contact the Kent Driver Education team on 03000 41 15 54, who may be able to arrange for you to use your own vehicle. Please note this must be agreed prior to booking your course.
Please make sure you arrive on time.
If you are late you will not be allowed to participate. This could lead to a re-booking fee if we can offer a new course date, or your case being returned to the police.
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"Nancy is a typical white feminist upholding the patriarchy doing the dirty work of powerful white men."
Women's March co-chair Linda Sarsour went on a rant against Rep. Nancy Pelosi Monday night, saying she is unqualified to be a feminist or Speaker of the House.
Sarsour was reacting to a planned House resolution condemning anti-Semitism, an offense that both she and her movement have been accused of. She said "this is why" she wanted Rep. Barbara Lee, another California Democrat, to be Speaker of the House.
The prominent Muslim feminist went on to criticize Pelosi for being white and "doing the dirty work of powerful white men" – suggesting this disqualified her as a women's right advocate.
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"Nancy is a typical white feminist upholding the patriarchy doing the dirty work of powerful white men. God forbid the men are upset – no worries, Nancy to the rescue to stroke their egos," Sarsour said.
Pelosi is the highest-ranking woman to be elected to public office in the United States.
Sarsour also accused Democrats under Pelosi's leadership of failing to adequately stand up to alleged anti-Muslim bigotry by members of Congress.
"For years, when members of Congress have spewed blatant anti-Muslim racism, islamophobia, propaganda against Muslims and even held racist hearings with our tax payer dollars, Democratic leadership were never swift to condemn said members or put out resolutions condemning islamophobia and/or standing in solidarity with Muslims on the record in Congress," she said.
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According to Sarsour, Pelosi's party is "playing in to the hands of the right. Dividing our base and reinforcing their narrative and giving them an easier path towards 2020."
She pledged to resist, not just Trump but the Democrats as well.
"I reject this. I will speak out. I won't be silent. I am not following this. They don't speak for me as a Democrat. No more double standards," she said.
"You want a resolution? Condemn all forms of bigotry. All forms of bigotry are unacceptable. We won't let them pin us up against each other. We stand with Representative Ilhan Omar. Our top priority is the safety of our sister and her family."
House Democratic leaders will hold a vote on the anti-anti-Semitism resolution on Wednesday, according to reports. The move comes after Rep. Ilhan Omar, a freshman Democrat from Minnesota, last week suggested that pro-Israel groups are pushing "allegiance to a foreign country."
She made the comments at a Washington, DC bookstore event while discussing her recent tweets claiming that US support for Israel is "all about the Benjamins." She complained at the event that powerful operators are trying to stifle a necessary conversation by calling her an anti-Semite.
"I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country," she reportedly said.
Omar previously apologized for her tweets under heavy bipartisan pressure, which included Republicans adding language condemning anti-Semitism to a previous resolution.
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The keen eyed Forager's Fans among you may have heard rumors flying around over the past few months that we're to release an over-proof version of our epic Forager's Black Label Gin. Well it's true. And it will be known as Forager's Black Label Mountain Strength Gin. Here's its fascinating story.
The idea was to take a super-premium gin to the finest possible point. Spare no expense in it's development, it's flavors or styling. Craft something that not only tasted incredible, and made the best drinks, but would be treasured by those who own it. Truly savored and the pinnacle of any gin collection.
Set to launch on World Gin Day, June 10th 2017, and price tag of £120 per bottle (700ml), Forager's Black Label Mountain Strength Gin is about bold flavors, the finest hand-foraged botanicals, and of course the pure mountain waters from the hills of Snowdonia. Beautiful styled, it will be presented in a crafted oak case, creating a rare, super-elegant gin which will see it's annual production limited to just 50 bottles per year.
Those of you familiar with Black Label will know that at it's heart, it's the alchemy of two stunning hand foraged botanicals: juniper and sea buckthorn. It's these same two botanicals from which our regular Black Label Gin derives it's stunning depth of flavor and buttery smoothness that it's now renowned for among gin fans. This is all increased in Mountain Strength.
Our aim was to create an elegant gin with bold flavors that could evolve on the palate as you sip it, stand up in any cocktails, and be the talk of the night.
Well, it's tradition in the Gin world that 'over-proof' gins, or at least those of 57% abv and above, are termed 'Navy Strength'.
But this beautiful corner of Britain, although on the coast, isn't renowned for it's Navy – so we've been a little reluctant to append this term to this fabulous gin. Forager's Gin speaks of rugged untamed landscapes and some of the most beautiful mountains in the world. It seemed fitting therefore to coin a new term. One more befitting of Forager's Gin and it's providence and ethos. Bottled at 61.8% abv, that term will be known as 'Mountain Strength'.
Many over-proof gins are harsh. This is different. The natural viscosity and smoothness which can be detected in our regular Forager's Black label is enhanced in Mountain Strength. This all stems from the use of some of the finest waters and botanicals, a six week long maceration period, and slow distillation cycles to capture delicate flavors. Some things can not be rushed.
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After working with our designers and bottle printers, we embarked on an ambitious presentation plan to see the iconic 'Forager's Gin map' (which wraps around every Forager's bottle) printed in a real silver print for Mountain Strength. Using real silver adds to it's elegance, and gently hints to the quality of the spirit sitting inside bottle.
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- Vulnerable
- Endangered
- Critically Endangered
- Extinct in the Wild
- Extinct
About Us
The Kunekune pig is one of the most well known types of domesticated pig in the world, however it is actually classed as a rare breed with less than 2,000 pure bred Kunekune's in the world - at one point they even faced extinction! Domesticated Kunekune's originate from New Zealand but it is thought their wild ancestors came there from Asia in the 1800's, on trading ships and whaling boats. The Maori people of New Zealand gave them their name 'Kunekune', which means fat and round.
Here at Woburn we have one female Kunekune pig (sow) Oscar. Kune pigs are not a very active species, so you will most likely find her sleeping, wallowing in mud, or looking for her food. They are very intelligent animals, Oscar will sit on command for a food reward.
- Distribution
- Asia, introduced to New Zealand and now domesticated worldwide.
- Habitat
- Woodland and grassland
- Height
- 60 to 70cm tall
- Weight
- 60 to 100kg
- Lifespan
- Up to 16 years
- Threats
- Hybridisation with other pig species.
Physical Features
The Kunekune is one of the smallest of domesticated pig species, growing up to 70cm tall, and weighing up to 100kg.
They are completely covered in hair which can be short, or long, and either straight or curly. This coat will change throughout winter and summer, becoming shorter and less dense in warmer months. They can be found in a range of colours, most commonly black and white, black, cream, ginger, or patchy in colour.
The body is short and round, bred for meat they have a stocky body, with short legs. The head features a short snout, with either prick or flopped ears.
One unusual feature of a Kunekune is the common occurrence of wattles (small fleshy tassels), known as pire pire, which hang from beneath the chin. These aren't present in all Kunekunes but are very common.
They are a very placid and social animal, often craving the company of humans, with a quiet temperament.
Unlike other pig species the Kunekune can survive on a diet of grass alone. They do not dig and root in the ground like other pig species, preferring instead to forage for grasses and roughage. They will eat fruit, vegetables, and food scraps in a domestic setting.
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The Kunekune will communicate with a range of vocalisations, at varying pitches and patterns.
The female, or sow, will give birth to between six to twelve piglets, after 116 days. These piglets will feed from the mother until they are weaned at the age of around four months.
Kunekune's will reach sexual maturity at around ten months.
Husbandry and Enrichment
The Kunekune is a very intelligent animal, with their intelligence levels often compared to that of a dog. They can be trained to do a range of commands, for both enrichment and husbandry. Our Kunekune's are trained to sit on command before each feed. This allows us to perform a health check of their body, check their teeth, and make sure they are feeding well. It also gives them a form of enrichment.
To provide other enrichment we will hide food, either around their enclosure, or inside plastic boomer balls and paper sacks. This gives a chance for both physical and mental exercise and eliminates boredom.
Kunekune pigs are very social animals, and as a domesticated species often enjoy and crave human company. Keepers will take time from their day to interact with the pigs, giving them a fuss, training them to sit on command, and desensitizing them to us touching their hooves to allow us to maintain them.
Threats and Conservation
The Kunekune is classed as a domestic pig, and did not originate from New Zealand. Its wild ancestors may have been from Asian pigs from Polynesia or the South Pacific Islands. The only strong evidence for this is that there are still species from these regions who have the pire pire, or wattles, which are common in Kunekunes. It is thought that they may have been brought to New Zealand by seal and whale hunters as sustenance for their trips, or taken there by people settling to farm in the country, to breed for food. As there are no indigenous land animals in New Zealand, whatever their origin, they definitely do not derive from there, but were bred extensively as a domestic pig for food by the Maori people.
In the 1970's the Kunekune became in grave danger of extinction, due to hunting for meat, and breeding with other species of domestic swine. A breeding program was set up by two wildlife park owners, Michael Willis and John Simster, who gathered the remaining few pure Kunekunes from the Island and started a breeding program from just nine individuals. As of 2010 the breed no longer faced extinction, and is now classed as a rare breed. The species has only been in the UK since the early 1990's, with the founding of breeding societies in the UK and New Zealand ensuring the survival of the breed. There are still less than 2,000 pure bred Kunekunes in the world, including a healthy population living wild in the bush and grasslands of New Zealand.
Fun Facts
In the 1970's the species faced extinction, with only nine pure bred Kunekunes left in New Zealand!
Unlike other pigs, they can survive on grass alone!
Some Kunekunes have wattles (small fleshy tassles) called 'pire pire', hanging under their chin!
They are one of the smallest species of domestic pig, and are often referred to as 'teacup pigs' or 'mini pigs', even though they will grow to be up to 100kg!


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Mother's Day is on Sunday and we are celebrating by giving away a stack of goodies.
If you would like to enter simply post a picture of you with your mum or little one quoting the words of wisdom you have inherited or will be passing on. Tag #wordsofwisdom. A winner will be chosen at random on Sunday 6th March.
Here are some 'Words of Wisdom' from famous mothers &/or their mums!
Jessica Simpson, Singer
Salma Hyek, Actress
'Put little your one to bed every night. Sing to them and cradle them in your arms and sit by their side — every night. Because one day you won't be able to, and it's going to happen really fast."
Marcia Cross, of Desperate House Wives fame
"Use humour instead of getting into that whole yes and no thing all the time. Get them to laugh rather than getting in power struggles."
Tina Fey, Comedian
"You go through big chunks of time where you're just thinking, 'This is impossible — oh, this is impossible.' And then you just keep going and keep going, and you sort of do the impossible."


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I think meditation is better than therapy, or at least, it's a faster way to change the habitual patterns you've been programmed to live out day to day.
I know so many people who talk to their therapists for years on end, and while the practice is comforting and can be very useful, especially in a time of high stress or trauma, I rarely see anyone truly change their ways from talk therapy.
I saw a therapist in my early 20's when I was going through a tough breakup, and the interaction was definitely supportive and nurturing at the time.
But one thing I will never forget is my therapist saying this: "Most people don't change through thinking about a problem. They change through powerful experience. It could be travel, falling in love, or losing someone or something close to them. But it's experience that changes who we are are as people."
A year or so later, while traveling in India and Nepal during medical school, where I worked with an NGO on a cervical cancer screening initiative, I met people who I would describe as seekers: people who were heavily invested in finding greater awareness in their lives, so that they could change, evolve and improve their lives.
It was there that I was introduced to the Buddhist idea that while analyzing problems is useful, our "analyzer" brains are not what change us and that if anything, talking about an issue over and over solidifies the problem in your present reality. So that every time you complain to your mom, or rehash an issue with your friends, or turn a problem inside out with your therapist, you are mentally solidifying that thing in your mind and in your life.
I came to agree with this philosophy deeply. And through my own exploration of meditation in many forms – Zen, Vipassana, yoga, even Clairvoyant meditation and on apps like Headspace – I feel I have made the biggest changes in how I think, how self aware I am, and therefore how I choose to day to day.
I have had a regular yoga practice for about 12 years, which is meditation in motion for me, and has helped me achieve both physical and mental self-awareness in the middle of a crazy busy very front-brain driven lifestyle.
I've also practiced a style called Clairvoyant meditation, which is more visualization-based, and while I do not consider myself clairvoyant I have found that this style has been a highly productive tool for me because it taught me how to create lightness internally, when the world feels too heavy.
I have never been back to therapy since those days in my early 20s. I haven't needed to because meditation helps me deal with the common stresses, anxieties and low moments that we all experience as humans.
Meditation is one of those topics that evokes either passionate enthusiasm, blank stares, or repulsion because of it's association with woo-woo types in white, and a kind of hokey spiritualism that a lot of us feel is untrustworthy.
But the truth about meditation is this: it is a game changing strategy for improving your life that hits squarely at the intersection of the two things we all want most – balance and performance.
We all want to feel grounded, centered and in control. At the same time we all want to optimize our energy and mental focus so that we can achieve more in a given day.
Meditation is the only practice that does both, while simultaneously building gray-matter in your brain, a physical restructuring that improves processing and literally paves the way for new ways of thinking.
We are taught to tie our shoes but not to change our moods. The ability to experience our emotions as an observer, without getting caught up in the storm, is a vital skill set we all need, and yet this is not something we are taught as children. The ability to recognize and then reset your own emotional state, and therefore create instant happiness, is a practice meditation teaches us.
It's not about being serious. Too many meditation practices are deep, dark, intense and serious. This mind-frame tends to be binary, and ultimately isolating and aggravating. The best way to see any situation clearly, and to act from a place of calm and clarity, is to first find a place of internal amusement and enthusiasm. An amused, enthusiastic frame of reference is a powerful frame of reference. From here you will make decisions that are core to who you are, not attached to fear or ego. Meditation is a way to cultivate that frame.
I'm a doctor first and foremost and I believe that meditation is medication. Studies show not only that meditation rewires your brain, allowing you to have new thought patterns, it has been shown to decrease health care usage by up to 40%. I would guess that this i because when you are aware, you take care of yourself, and you are more in touch with your body. You're also probably less chronically stressed, and we know that stress causes inflammation and decreased healing.
Yes, we need drugs and surgeries sometimes, but we can also heal ourselves in many cases, and the first step in doing that is meditation.
Next week, after Thanksgiving, we're doing a Parsley 7 Day detox challenge and a give away. It's a chance to process the food you ate over the holiday and reset.
But I would argue a detox done right isn't just about what you put in your mouth. It's mental emotional and energetic as well, and the people I see have the best results at Parsley across the board are the ones who make meditation a regular part of their lives.


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J5o Brass were founded in London in 2008. The group have since gone on to perform at the BBC Good Food Show and Gardeners' World Live (both at Birmingham NEC); charity functions at London Olympia Hilton Hotel and solo concerts across the capital at locations such as Canary Wharf and LSO St Luke's. The group were invited to the inaugural AaMuk Festival in Aalborg as guests artists and adjudicators for the chamber brass competition. A keen desire to promote the growing importance of music in the film and video game industry has seen numerous arrangements commissioned specifically for the group to showcase a genre growing in popularity. They frequently perform varied programmes of baroque and early music; arrangements of popular classics; jazz and world music and original compositions for brass quintet.
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5 reasons why Neymar is the greatest footballer in the world today
- Neymar is one of the best players in history, here's why he's the greatest footballer on the planet today.
For every generation of footballers, there is a pinnacle of excellence, there's a standard bearer and benchmark to be overcome. For the past decade we've seen Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo swap positions as the best footballers in the world, but now neither of them are in that position.
As of now, Neymar da Silva Junior has rightfully mounted his place as the greatest footballer on the planet.
The Brazilian has always tittered on the edge of the conversation but recently, he's firmly dominated the discussion. The 25-year old has not only taken football to new heights, he's sustained those incredible levels of performance.
Here are 5 reasons why Neymar is the greatest footballer in the world right now.
#5 Everybody wants him
You know you're the man when every single club in the world wants to sign you. You also know you're greatest when even your bitter club rivals are vocal about acquiring your services. Real Madrid on many an occasion have used their mouthpiece newspaper Marca to stir up negotiations between them and the Brazilian icon.
Right now the 25-year old is the centre of discussion of every boardroom in world football.
The clubs who have accepted he's out of their price range are now seeking to find the players that remotely resemble his skillset. He's the blueprint for a star player that every club to aspire to have, he is the measuring stick of football today.
For Neymar to be prized away from the Nou Camp, it'd take a world record fee to complete the job. Only Europe's elites could dream of forking out £150m in cash for the Brazilian. He's the dream transfer that will hopefully happen one day.


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Would you like to upgrade your old QuickBooks to QuickBooks 2018? Really speaking, it is always greatly beneficial to upgrade the older version of QuickBooks to the new versions. With the changing requirements, the QuickBooks experts keep adding new and innovative features to enhance the user-experience. However, many of the QuickBooks users often find it difficult to upgrade older versions to the new versions of QuickBooks. Truly speaking, is not really a tough task. The QuickBooks experts have made this application so user-friendly that the users can upgrade it without undergoing any hassles.
Things to do for Upgrading
In the first place, what one requires is to download QuickBooks 2018 from the official intuit website. One can then open the data file and then upgrade it. However, many of the people find it a bit confusing while updating the data file. Here is how one can update the data file to QuickBooks to the new version of QuickBooks:
- Download, install, and launch QuickBooks 2018.
- Select 'File' and 'Open or Restore Company'.
- Choose 'Open a Company file' and press 'Next'/
- Browse to the data file then click 'Open'.
- Go through the information in 'Update Company File for New Version' pane. Check the box to indicate that you understand the information, and then press 'Update'.
- See the instruction and accordingly back up the file. Note the location you place the file.
- Click 'Yes' when you see the message, 'You are about to open a company file using a new version of QuickBooks…Do you want to continue?'
Once you update, the data file will be updated. However, you should store the backup. You may require it in the future. Once you are certain that you no longer require the backup, you can delete it or let it be where it is. In case you copied the file from any other computer system, copy it back again and keep it there.
If the file is not visible or available in its original location or folder, you can search for *.qbw files in the hard drive. While searching, you need to include hidden files and folders in the search criteria.
Though this is not quite a difficult process, the amateur QuickBooks users may find it a bit confusing. However, there is no need to panic. The QuickBooks users can access the QuickBooks support professionals as and when they face any QuickBooks issues and fail to resolve them using the troubleshooting methods.


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Forget "Netflix and Chill" now there's Netflix and Sweat.
Image credit: Ronan Byrne, Instructables
There was a period of time where I only watched Netflix movies while I was on a treadmill or an exercise bike working out. I found binge watching a television series to be the motivation I needed to hit the gym five days a week and my desire to get through more than one episode meant I spent double the time doing cardio than I might have otherwise.
Now a student at the Dublin Institute of Technology has come up with something even better: a bike-connected television that will only play that show you want to watch if you maintain a certain speed.
It's called Cycflix, and it's a hack rather than an official product. Ronan Byrne, the genius behind the idea, hooked up an Arduino to his stationary bike to make the magic happen.
Ronan Byrne: Instructables
With his creation, you pick the length of your workout, how long you're allowed to rest, and what show you want to watch. As long as you're peddling at your set speed, then the show will play. If you drop down to a slower speed, then your show will pause until you pick up the pace.
Check it out in action in the video below:
Obviously, this is a pretty elaborate thing to do to make sure you burn some calories and you could clearly just post up in front of your TV on the bike and make sure you keep peddling on your own. It's definitely an interesting idea though and could make those binge watching session a lot better for you.
If you want to give it a try yourself, Byrne has posted instructions on how to build the setup on GitHub as well as a pretty detailed step-by-step on Instructables.


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Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis
Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better by Maya Schenwar
Abolition Now!: Ten Years of Strategy and Struggle Against the Prison Industrial Complex by Critical Resistance
Angels with Dirty Faces: Three Stories of Crime, Prison and Redemption by Walidah Imarisha
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A Noh Christmas CarolReturnPlaywright Yuriko Doi and Cienna Stewart Composer Zhoushu Ziporyn Source Title A Christmas Carol Producer Theatre of Yugen [Website] Description Yugen's beloved adaptation utilizes the traditional Japanese theatre forms of noh, kyōgen, kabuki, and the avant garde dance form butoh to retell the Dickens classic.
The story is transposed to early Meiji era Japan, the parallel period to Victorian England. Ebezo Sukurooji [Ebenezer Scrooge] receives a visit from his deceased business partner Jakube Mashima [Jacob Marley] warning him to change his miserly ways or be doomed to linger forever as a hungry ghost. The miraculous interventions of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet-To-Come take Sukurooji on a wondrous journey through time and memory to remind him of a life beyond business and profit. Running Time 1:30 Performers Simone Bloch [Sukurooji]
Zoe Chien [The Men]
Steven Flores [Mashima]
Mikah Kavita [The Women]
Rachael Richman [The Christmas Ghosts] Creative Staff Nick Ishimaru [Director]
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Ella Cooley [Sound Designer]
Yuriko Doi [Adaptation / Translation]
Zhoushu Ziporyn [Composer - Play Score]
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Your romantic choices may come back to haunt you, says Mass Effect 3's project leader.
If you've been waiting for just the right man/woman/flying jellyfish to come along in the Mass Effect series, then prepare to be disappointed, because BioWare says that it isn't adding any new love interests to the third game.
Casey Hudson, executive producer and project lead for Mass Effect 3 said that none of the game's new characters were part of the series' romantic subplots. Instead, all the love interests would come from the first two games, and there would be consequences if the player had been unfaithful. "A lot of people had romances with [the] characters [from Mass Effect 2], and now the fun is bringing back some of those characters from Mass Effect 1 and putting them back in the mix, and looking at what you did in Mass Effect 2 and bringing some ... interesting scenarios around those things."
Hudson said that there was actually a large amount of data to keep track of across the previous two games, as the relationship statuses weren't just binary, yes/no, deals. In both games, there was the opportunity for the player to pursue multiple romantic options before making his or her final choice, and these would all be taken into account. He also said that the romance options taught players to take the decisions they made more seriously. "Sometimes when we do certain things, it makes players realize what kinds of things are possible," he said. "So ... if you had a Mass Effect 1 romance [and] you stay true to the character from the first game, there's a scene where you look at the picture of that character, and that's essentially the romance scene in Mass Effect 2."
"I think when people realized that we were thinking about that kind of thing," he continued, "and that we were going to reflect those kinds of decisions, then it's like 'Wow, the game actually knows that I didn't cheat on my Mass Effect 1 love interest. So if it knows that, then it probably knows other stuff that it will reflect. Then that means I need to think about that stuff [when] talking to characters and making decisions and the like.'"
Hudson has said in the past that there were hundreds of different permutations of the Mass Effect story. Some of them will likely pass under the radar, but the choices made in the romance subplots are going to have repercussions that players will notice. Players will probably enjoy them though, because like Hudson says, even if they're on the awkward side, they're going to be interesting. Does anyone else have the urge to romance Ashley and Jack, just to see the fireworks when they meet?
Mass Effect 3 comes out for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC early next year.
Update: According to Hudson, there will be new love interests in Mass Effect 3. What's more, they will finally add lesbian and gay options, something that was notably absent in Mass Effect 2.
Hudson said on Twitter that the idea that there were no new romantic possibilities in Mass Effect 3 was based on "an oversimplification" of an answer he gave over a month ago. The discrepancy between the two answers, he said, was simply a product of the game evolving over time.
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Wine Lovers Tour of Pelješac
Discover a tradition of wine making excellence at Pelješac Peninsula, the beautiful gem of southern Croatia!
In Croatia, the wine has been tied to a long tradition of the inland rural areas, beautiful yet often perceived as harsh in resources. Enjoy a trip around the country's premier wine growing region and taste the terroir of Croatia.
You will be shown the scenic roads among the scattered villages and hills covered with vineyards and meet people responsible for bringing top class Croatian wine to the table of many local and international restaurants. Your local guide will passionately lead you throughout the wine tastings and presentations of the two family owned wineries, and a beautiful historic town of Ston, famous for its ancient salt factory and long defensive walls.
We look forward to you joining us on this trip through wonderful Dubrovnik Riviera and learning about the past and the present of local wine making.
What's included:
- english speaking guide on a 5,5 hour tour
- Presentation and wine tasting at two wineries
- Snack in one of the two wineries
- Private car or a van transportation throughout the tour
What to bring & wear: camera, sunscreen and a hat
|Pick up
|Drive to historical town of Ston
|Short historical introduction to Ston and drive to first winery
|Winery tour and tasting
|Scenic drive through Peljesac Peninsula
|Winery tour, tasting, and snack
|Return trip to Dubrovnik
|Tour ends
Regular Tour:
|596 HRK (€ 79) per person within a group ranging from 1 to 8 persons
Private Tours:
|1235 HRK (€165) per person within a group ranging from 2 to 3 persons
|715 HRK (€95) per person within a group ranging from 4 to 7 persons
|635 HRK (€85) per person within a group ranging from 8 to 12 persons
Availability Period:
|Regularly scheduled tours are available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the period from March 11th to November 8th, 2019.
|Private tours are available at any time
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Work in healthcare where you can make a difference everyday. Get your training by dedicated professionals that will guide your education and training. We offer small class sizes, personalized, focused education for each student. Program cost: Tuition $11,900; Books, uniforms, health exam, CPR, National Testing, $600. Registration fee: $75 (non-refundable).
Entry requirements: High school diploma or G.E.D., and pass Wonderlic Entrance test.
Tutoring available, financial aid for those who qualify. Classes now starting! Call or email us for more information. Feel free to stop by the college to meet us. We are open Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm, evenings and weekends by appointment.
We offer small class sizes, personalized, focused education for each student. Tutoring available, financial aid for those who qualify. Classes starting soon! Please call for more information and registration or contact us by email.
This program is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions as a Medical Assistant in either clinical and/or administrative capacity.
Medical assistants (MA'S) are multi-skilled health professionals who perform a wide range of roles in physician's offices and other health care settings. MA's may also be employed by medical centers, medical specialty clinics, insurance billing agencies, laboratories, and emergency rooms. Duties may vary, but medical assistants typically answer telephones, prepare patients under the supervision of a licensed medical professional, take vital signs and medical histories, assist the physician or nurse during patient examinations, collect and prepare laboratory specimens or arrange for laboratory services, perform electrocardiograms, remove sutures, and change dressings.
Below is the list of the 12 course modules required to complete the program (MA 101- MA 112). You may begin the Medical Assisting program at the beginning of any module (except for MA 112, Externship).
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MA 101 The Medical Assisting Profession (60 Hours; 2.5 weeks)
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Awareness of Resource Bundles accessed via EL/Seam Follow
Hi, I recently bought IntelliJ, and love it. I'm using it for Seam-development and it works great, except for one annoyance. I'm not able to access my resource bundle with EL. I do it like this:
But i get "Cannot resolve variable messages." All other seam-variables can be accessed with full IntelliSense, but not the resources. I was wondering if there is something I need to configure in order for this to work, or if this is a bug/missing feature in IntelliJ IDEA?
Aren't there somebody out there using IntelliJ with Seam? (Seam's pretty awesome)
Seam support is quite good indeed.
This particular issue has not yet been resolved, but it's planned:
Much better Seam support is on the roadmap for 8.0 (or so I have been told).
I get around around this particular issue by using plain old "<f:loadBundle>" tags in my pages.
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Rose all dressed up like a princess, coloring.
If you have an aspiring artist on your hands, figuring out what to do with all the art is a challenge. Rose spends hours on a daily basis coloring, writing "notes", painting or "scrapbooking."
I want to encourage creativity, without completely burying our home in pictures. These are a five ways I display her art while keeping the mess under control. (I would love to hear your ideas!)
Five Ways to Display Your Child's Art
1. Send pictures
Slip a picture into thank you notes, letter to family or just bringing a picture to her friends. My husband's wall at work is decorated with some of her finest.
2. Display the newest masterpieces in a "place of honor"
The honor of hanging on the fridge is usually reserved for the latest masterpieces. Once a new drawing needs the spot of honor, the old ones gets put into an art folder…
3. Turn a three-ring binder into an art folder
Rose loves putting her finished pictures into the folder and pulling it out to show grandparents… or anyone who is willing to look!
4. Decorate a portion of their bedroom with artwork.
Rose is allowed to hang a few pictures above her bed. I am a minimalist, but (like Crystal mentioned in her post about shoes) I don't want to force her into my mold. Once the art area is filled, older pieces go (you guessed it!) into the art folder.
5. Scan the best art into the computer to save forever
Use the artwork for illustrations or add them a photo book. (For a fun grandparent gift, keep a running log of cute sayings, then make a photo book with pictures and artwork interlaced with sayings. — Thanks Crystal for the idea!)
Throw it away
So, this isn't a way to publish the art. Much as I love Roses' artwork and the effort she puts into each piece, not every single creation needs to be kept forever. Once her art folder is jam packed, she goes through and weeds out any artwork that isn't her favorite to make room for more. I always want to encourage her, but also want her to learn that it's okay to keep working and only keep the very best.
Displaying your child's art, without burying your home
If you've got a prolific little artist (or two or four!), encouraging creativity without filling every spare inch in pictures can be a challenge. Scan and display the best, send pictures to grandparents, creative an art binder, but don't be afraid to encourage your child to weed through old artwork and only keep the best.
What are your favorite ways to display your child's art? (And do you ever toss a piece of art?)


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This circa 1860 restored historic colonial is a true Hudson Valley charmer. Two welcoming porches frame the front while a terraced, rock walled, mature perennial landscaped garden anchor the rear. Inside on the ground floor is a historic studio/artist/work space including original ice cream parlor wooden counter dating from Civil War era. Kitchenette and bath also on this level. Living area consists of closeted mud room, kitchen, large double height dining room with porch access, living room and bedroom. Exposed hand-hewn beams and wide plank flooring throughout. Up the original stairway and the charm continues to a loft/sitting room and large Master bedroom suite. There is plenty of closet and storage space. The property is convenient to Hudson, Millbrook, Pine Plains, Millerton, Germantown, Rhinebeck and more. Poughkeepsie and Wassaic provide access to Metro North train stations; Amtrak from Rhinecliff and Hudson. Two hours from New York City. Zoned residential and commercial.
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Week 48 - Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger
25 November - 31 December 1969
Give thanks for:
- The freedom for Christians to worship in Mauritania even though it is an Islamic country.
- Christians who retain their faith and continue to serve Christ even though they are tiny minorities in some of these countries.
- Those who depend on semi-nomadic and nomadic ways of life and who continue to survive and retain their ethnic heritage.
- Those who plant trees to counter the spread of the desert.
Pray for:
- Political and economic stability in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, an end to human rights abuses and slavery in Mauritania, and an end to civil war in Chad.
- Those who suffer from lack of water and food, particularly in desert regions.
- Refugees and those whose lives have been formed in the midst of violence and conflict.
- An increase in the availability of education and medical care.
- The elimination of military force as a means to resolve disputes.
- Peace and reconciliation between tribes and ethnic groups.
- Reconciliation in families, in marriages.
- An end to abuse against children and women.
- The just use of oil resources in Mauritania and Chad so that it shall no longer profit only the few and thus lead to social disturbances.
Prayer for Mauritania
Your land, O Lord, is divided
and suffers from fighting between your children.
Injustices of all kinds, hatred and bitterness
are part of the daily life of the people.
Families seek reconciliation.
Tribes and ethnic groups need reconciliation and peace.
The country needs to be restored and reconciled with itself
in order to deal with its past.
The downtrodden still struggle to live a decent life.
The powerful continue to exploit the powerless and the voiceless.
Send your Holy Spirit to reveal your presence and might to all.
May your name be feared and judgment brought upon those
who continue to oppress the little ones.
Enter into hearts and lives and change them to become havens of love.
Prayer for Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania
God, our Father, we bless you
for the gift of life that you grant us,
that strength of faith,
so fragile and so powerful,
which is nourished by the assurance of your love.
We pray to you, Lord,
for the sustenance of life for the people of these five countries,
Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania.
Stir up the strength and courage of all those who are engaged
in lifting these countries out of poverty.
Prayer for Mauritania: © Dr Colette Bouka Coula, Cameroon, former staff member of the Lutheran World Federation in Mauritania
Prayer for Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania: Prières pour le monde 2004 © Fédération protestante de France, Paris, France. English transl. Terry MacArthur, © 2005 WCC.
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(1) Give orphans their property, and do not substitute bad things for good. Do not assimilate their property into your own. Doing that is a seriouscrime. (4:2)
(2) Men receive a share of what their parents and relatives leave and women receive a share of what their parents and relatives leave, a fixed share, no matter whether it is a little or a lot. (4:7)
(3) If other relatives or orphans or poor people attend the sharing-out, provide for them out of it and speak to them correctly and courteously.(4:8)
(4) People should show concern in the same way that they would fear for small children if they were to die leaving them behind. They should have fear of Allah and say words that are appropriate. (4:9)
(5) People who consume the property of orphans wrongfully consume nothing in their bellies except fire. They will roast in a Searing Blaze.(4:10)
(6) Allah instructs you regarding your children: A male receives the same as the share of two females. If there are more than two daughters they receive two-thirds of what you leave. If she is one on her own she receives a half. Each of your parents receives a sixth of what you leave if you have children. If you are childless and your heirs are your parents your mother receives a third. Ifyou have brothers or sisters your mother receives a sixth, after any bequest you make or any debts.With regard to your fathers and your sons, you do not know which of them is going to benefit you more. These are obligatory shares from Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (4:11)
(7) You receive half of what your wives leave if they are childless. If they have children you receive a quarter of what they leave after any bequest they make or any debts. They receive a quarter of what you leave if you are childless. If you have children they receive an eighth of what you leave after any bequest you make or any debts. If a man or woman has no direct heirs, but has a brother or sister, each of them receives a sixth. If there are more than that they share in a third after any bequest you make or any debts, making sure that no one's rights are prejudiced. This is an instruction from Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Forbearing. (4:12)
(8) You who believe! It is not lawful for you to inherit women by force. Nor may you treat them harshly so that you can make off with part of what you have given them, unless they commit an act of flagrant indecency. Live together with them correctly and courteously. If you dislike them, it may well be that you dislike something in which Allah has placed a lot of good. (4:19)
(9) We have appointed heirs for everything that parents and relatives leave. If you have a bond with people, give them their share. Allah is a witness ofall things. (4:33)
(10) They request from you a ruling. Say: 'Allah gives you a ruling about people who die without direct heirs: If a man dies childless but has a sister she receives half of what he leaves, and he is her heir if she dies childless. If there are two sisters they receive two-thirds of what he leaves. If there are brothers and sisters the males receive the share of two females. Allah makes things clear to you so you will not go astray. Allah has knowledge of all things.' (4:176)
(11) You who believe! When one of you is near to death and makes a will, two just men from among you should act as witnesses; or, if you are travelling when the misfortune of death occurs, two men who are strangers to you. You should detain them after prayer and, if you are doubtful, they should swear by Allah: 'We will not sell it for any price,even to a near relative, and we will not conceal the testimony of Allah. If we did we would indeed be wrongdoers.' (5:106)
(12) If it then comes to light that the two of them have merited the allegation of wrong doing, two others who have the most right to do so should take their place and swear by Allah: 'Our testimony is truer than their testimony. We have not committed perjury. If we had we would indeed be wrongdoers.'(5:107)
(13) That makes it more likely that they will give their evidence properly or be afraid that their oaths will be refuted by subsequent oaths. Have fear of Allah and listen carefully. Allah does not guide deviant people. (5:108)
Islam is the religion which constitutes our actions and acts on different important social and all other issues and give us the best way we can. In islamic law Quran is the First source of Law, a divine guidence and Sunnah (and hadith, Sunnah= action . Hadith = verbal form,sayings of the holy Prophet of Islam). The best Book of the world has the best laws of the world. And these are not human made laws, this is the law which One and Alone ALMIGHTY LORD has given to his Beloved Prophet (peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) in 23 years of Prophetic life. So our law show us rulings on each and every dimention of human life. So do in the case of inheritence and wills and gifts.For more information on the legal Muslim Laws, and Shariya laws Check out this link!!!!


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Writing a Synopsis
- At 14, May 2010
- By Alexandra Wolfe
- In ARTICLES
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When talking to writers about writing a synopsis one of the first question I am usually asked is, 'how long should it be?' The answer to this is, how long is your novel? The important thing to remember is it should be relatively short and succinct. Some writers manage this in less than 10 pages, others ramble.
What you should remember, is:
• A badly written synopsis is like telegraphing to a prospective editor, agent, publisher that you have no idea how to write. It needs to be well-written and positive.
• Your synopsis should highlight the salient points of the story arc, character's growth, and the scenes that move the story forward.
• When I say salient points, I mean things like character 'conflict', 'challenges' and 'resolution'. How did they get into that mess to begin with, how do they solve their problems, meet their challenges, over come their obstacles? And what are the consequences, if any? Followed by a resolution.
• Do not give a blow-blow dry account of each chapter, rather your synopsis should read like you are retelling the story, verbally, for a listening audience. Make it zing!
• When writing genre, make sure you convey to the editor/agent you know your stuff, but don't bore them senseless.
• Remember to show not tell. It's the same principal for writing your synopsis as it is for writing your novel.
• Also, your voice should be as evident in your synopsis as it is in your novel.
As an aside, remember this: Practice makes perfect. They more practice you have at writing down a synopsis, the better you'll get at it. That said, however, writing a synopsis (for some) is like catching lightning in a bottle. Practice, and hone your skills.
Good luck!
Writers Write
- At 11, April 2010
- By Alexandra Wolfe
- In ARTICLES, EDITORIAL
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Fundamentals: knowing the basic building blocks.
If you are a writer, you work to convey a story to readers by way of the words you write. Words are not only your building blocks they are also in and of themselves, mechanisms—mechanisms that trigger images and thoughts in your readers' minds eye. It is through a writer's words that readers acquire the story and, depending on how well those words (those all essential building blocks) are strung together, depends on how well a reader imagines the story and thereby, get immersed into its characters and landscape. And yes, I know, before you so amiably point out, it also depends a lot on the reader's imagination. True. But that, as they say, is a whole other post to contemplate.
It is critical for all writers to understand vocabulary as well as they do grammar and structure. It is not enough to think you know how language works; you need to fully realize its colour, nuances, flavour and beat, and be able to capture the essence, repeatedly, in every sentence that you write. If you don't understand how to build with your words, you are not effectively communicating your story to your readers.
All language, whether written or oral, has structure. As a writer you need to have a good grasp of that structure, never mind your tools—language, grammar, vocabulary—in order to bring your stories to life and give them depth, background, believable characters and more, a heartbeat.Read More»


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NBA commissioner Adam Silver swears the league isn't rigged
It's probably not a good thing when the commissioner of your professional sports league has to publicly state that the games aren't rigged.
But after a pretty rough postseason from the officials, that's where NBA commish Adam Silver finds himself lately. On Sunday, Silver joined ESPN's Michelle Beadle and Ramona Shelburne to talk about these playoffs, the officiating and some of the league's discipline decisions. When asked specifically about Draymond Green not being suspended for his kick to the groin of Steven Adams, Silver took the opportunity to address larger NBA conspiracy theories:
"I hear it, and it's the most sensitive issue for me, and it goes to the core integrity of the league and, frankly, to my integrity. And all I can say is we do the best we can. I acknowledge that that was a close decision on upgrading Draymond's kick to a flagrant 2 but not suspending him for the following game. I will say that we do full investigations around those plays the next day. We interview the officials, we interview the players who were involved. And ultimately, we made a decision that he did not intentionally try to kick him in the groin, but it was a reckless act and it was upgraded to a flagrant 2. These are really close calls.Article continues below ...
I can only say that I've been around the league long enough to know that I hear these conspiracies every year. That's not unique to this year. And I can only say in the case of Oklahoma City that they have two players on that team who are global superstars, who have enormous followings. […] Even from a business standpoint, it would be impossible to predict which Finals would have a greater following. It depends on how many games, how close the games are. I can only thus sort of swear to the world that we do the best we can and that we don't prefer one market or one team over another. And I thought [Game 6] was an example of that."
Of course, the fact that someone got ahead of themselves and posted Facebook events for a Warriors-Cavaliers Finals on the NBA's official page on Sunday doesn't really help Silver's case:
Those future NBA events on Facebook though 🤔 pic.twitter.com/74ucDDgGF1
— Tyler Moorehead (@TMoorehead627) May 29, 2016
It's also a rather big coincidence that there was a gambling kerfuffle over the weekend caused by some bad scorekeeping involving MVP Stephen Curry. But there's one thing that rarely gets mentioned when it comes to NBA conspiracies.
If the league were somehow rigged — which it absolutely, positively, 100-percent is not — there's only one logical conclusion: Your favorite team is in on it.
Otherwise, we're talking about conspiracy in the felonious sense of the word. Rigging a league with this much money on the line would be the very definition of criminal behavior. That we haven't seen a lawsuit from one of the teams harmed by alleged rigging behavior means that either the NBA is professional wrestling, and everyone is in on the fixed outcomes, or that the league isn't rigged, and people sometimes make (particularly egregious) mistakes that we then combine into ridiculous theories.
So take off your aluminum foil hats, enjoy your Memorial Day, and get ready for one of the biggest NBA games in the game's history. Monday night is going to be a lot of fun. We swear.


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Orixá Dance Class in NYC – August 2016
One of the most frequent inquiries that I receive is whether or not I know of any Candomblé dance classes. There don't seem to be any regular classes in NYC, but here's one to look out for in a couple of weeks.
Just remember that this is theatrical Orixá dance which focuses on rum movements, and not necessarily the xirê. If you ever get the chance to go to a xirê, do not break out these moves.
The class is being instructed by Cleonice Fonseca at Cumbé.
Here's a taste of what you can expect from the class.


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I had been wanting to take pictures of her in this beautiful white dress for a while now. I thought I better do it before she outgrows it and it gets too cold outside. I'm so glad I found this cute little white church for her photo shoot.
|Kayla and one of her many faces she makes
Kayla is an active little girl. She is always doing something and getting into something. She is very curious! She keeps me on my toes.
Kayla's language is continuing to advance. She is putting two words together and continually learning new words. She loves to talk! She is still doing some sign language as well. She also loves listening to nursery rhymes. Her favorite is The Wheels on the Bus.
Kayla is a happy, loving and sensitive little girl. She is also very social and loves to go up to people. She enjoys being around other little kids. She enjoys the play group we go to sometimes. She is also enjoying church nursery.
Kayla is still learning about the potty and we are moving closer to the full blown potty training stage. Right now she will sit on the potty a couple times a day. I talk to her about it and read a book about it to her. She is interested, but still unsure about using the potty. We have had some successes on the potty though.
As for eating, she continues to do good. She is picky at times and her appetite varies, but she eats good overall. She especially loves junk food and sweets. I don't give her much of that stuff though. In fact, Kayla has never had juice or chocolate milk. I prefer to wait on that stuff as long as possible.
I know I have mentioned it before, but Kayla loves her big sisters and she always looks forward to when they come home from school everyday. Kayla knows her sisters by name! I know she loves them. She is a great little sister. She needs them as much as they need her.


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10 ways to improve the customer experience today
Many organizations struggle with where and how to improve CX, as the focus shifts from CRM to customer experience. Here are 10 strategies to use for a successful journey.
As customer expectations increase, so, too, does the need for both excellent customer service and customer experience....
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There are many methods to improve CX -- some complex and costly, others relatively simple and inexpensive. But how do you know what's right for your organization, and where should you start?
Here are 10 initiatives organizations can use to improve the customer experience.
1. Get employee buy-in
According to Michael Lowenstein, thought leadership principal and director of qualitative insight services at Beyond Philosophy, based in Sarasota, Fla., employees are the key to optimizing the customer experience. First, organizations must ensure they hire employees who are committed to the company and fully understand the company's mission. Employee loyalty and satisfaction play big roles in improving the customer experience -- an unhappy employee usually won't provide the type of customer experience the company is after.
For organizations looking to get employee buy-in for their customer experience initiatives, Lior Arussy, CEO and president of Strativity, based in Hackensack, N.J., recommended building a business case that explains why the initiative is important from a customer's point of view.
2. Run an open, transparent business
Gartner suggests businesses be as open and transparent as possible in their dealings with customers and employees alike. Openness in business and transparency builds the trust of customers, and most experts agree customer trust has a significant impact on the customer experience. In efforts to improve the customer experience, the more open-minded, inclusive and transparent a company can be, the better.
3. Deliver a consistent, personalized experience
Gartner also suggests ensuring the customer experience is consistent across the entire organization. Every area of the company with which the customer interacts should have the same, updated customer information so the customer doesn't need to give their information to the company more than once. This also ensures customers receive a consistent, personalized customer experience -- key to any customer experience strategy. CRM technology can help with this.
4. Train customer-facing employees
According to Arussy, customer service employees should be given customer experience training from Day One. This process differs from traditional call center training in that it tends to be more customized to reflect the company's brand, desired customer experience and relationships with customers. Some aspects to cover in training include the following:
- the principles of customer experience;
- the concept of delivering memories and not just transactions; and
- the basics of customer segmentations.
5. Develop a self-service experience
Self-service resources help provide support information for customers that they can find themselves. Typically, those resources include FAQ sheets or pages where answers to commonly asked questions are posted. This enables the users to have immediate and correct responses to simple questions, which improves the customer experience and leads to customer satisfaction. Companies must be careful to ensure self-service resources are clear and complete; otherwise, this tactic may have the opposite effect and will lead to frustrated customers.
6. Put an emphasis on social media support
Social media monitoring can be a good option for customer engagement and to listen to customer experiences. For a company to effectively use social media, companies need to monitor conversations through social channels. This begins with hiring great communicators who work within those social channels and are organized and conscientious. They need to listen to customer feedback and create satisfaction to improve the customer experience.
7. Personalize the experience
It is important to make a customer feel like the company knows and understands him or her, and a personalized experience is key. Every time a user interacts with a company website, the experience should be tailored to that individual consumer. The website should remember customer behaviors and how many times the user has visited the site and adjust accordingly. This leads to an improved customer experience and better customer retention.
8. Act on customer feedback
Everyone knows the importance of customer feedback, but not all companies actually act on the feedback and make the changes customers are looking for. According to Gartner, this is something all organizations should do to increase their number of satisfied, loyal customers. To improve the customer experience, it is recommended that they communicate changes clearly and openly to all members of the organization. Technology such as speech and text analytics, customer surveys and mystery shopping are often used to gather customer feedback.
9. Anticipate problems before they happen
Organizations should try to anticipate problems before they occur to ensure the best customer experience. Fixing a problem before a customer knows it's a problem leads to their -- and the company's -- happiness. Staying a step ahead and being proactive enables the organization to stay in control of the user experience.
10. Create a well-balanced customer experience team
According to Gartner, organizations with the best-run CX programs usually have a good mixture of people from all areas of the organization responsible for and reporting on the customer experience. Gartner analyst Ed Thompson recommended the customer experience team structure be made up of people who are focused on customer loyalty, customer satisfaction and process improvement.
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Online Registration Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Online Registration is temporarly disabled while the district makes necessary updates. Please contact your school office to update your child's information or register a new student. Visit the 2020-2021 Registration Information tab for information for next year.
Q: Can I access the Online Registration system from my smartphone or tablet?
A. Yes. The Online Registration is best accessed from a desktop computer, but there is an app: Once you have a ParentVue Account you can use either the IPhone App or Android App. If you are new to the district and have never had children in the Coos Bay School District, go to New to District. Please note, if you have or had a child in the district, please contact your school if you do not know your login information.
Q: How secure is the online enrollment?
A. Online Registration uses a 32-bit, secure socket layer (SSL) encryption technology to protect information. The technology is similar to that used in other industries such as health care and banking.
Q: Can I register more than one student?
A. Yes. Parents can register multiple new students in a household at one time.
Q: Can I start my registration or verification now and finish it later?
A. Applications can be saved if more data entry is needed and reopened at a later time with the created username and password.
Q: Once my application is submitted can I go back and make changes?
A. No. In order to make changes to a submitted application, you will have to notify the school. The office staff can then make the changes for you. Once your registration or verification has been accepted, then you can log in again and re-submit to make additional changes throughout the year.
Q. How do I scan the required supporting documents if I do not have a desktop scanner?
A. You can capture documents by taking a picture of the paperwork with your smartphone/tablet and email the image file to yourself. There are also several, no-cost PDF Scanner apps available through the Apple App Store and Google Play Store
Q. Why have I not received a confirmation email after submitting my child's enrollment nor a status email on the application?
A. If you have not received an email confirmation after submitting the enrollment, please review your junk or spam folder and mark @coos-bay.k12.or.us email addresses as safe.
Q. How do I access the parent portal, ParentVUE, now that my child has been enrolled with the Coos Bay School District?
A. As a Coos Bay School District parent you can use the same user name and password you used to access Online Registration to log into your ParentVUE account. You can view your child's calendars, attendance, schedules, report card, school information, emergency contacts, and for high school and middle school students, course history and grade book information.
Q. Who can I contact if I have questions about the online registration process?


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Static Verification of Non-Functional Requirements in the ISO-26262
The norm ISO-26262 aims at ascertaining the functional safety of Automotive Electric/Electronic Systems. It is not focused on purely functional system properties, but also demands to exclude nonfunctional safety hazards in case they are critical for a correct functioning of the system.
This article gives:
- an overview of static program analysis techniques focusing on non-functional program properties
- investigates the non-functional requirements of the ISO-26262
- discusses the role of static analyzers in the ISO-26262