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The Northeastern Ohio Science and Engineering Fair (NEOSEF) is an annual regional science and engineering competition intended to engage interested students with hands-on learning projects. The event is coordinated solely by volunteers who are focused on inspiring young adults to pursue science and engineering education. Initiated in 1954, the competition is one of the longest-running science fairs in the United States.
During the four-day event, hundreds of students in grades 7-12 from more than 80 schools set up their science fair displays and discussed their projects with 260+ judges to compete for more than $20,000 in prizes. One of the most rewarding aspects of NEOSEF, according to the students, is the opportunity to discuss their research with professional scientists and engineers.
At the fair students compete in nine categories which are subdivided by grade levels. NEOSEF awards one 1st place, and multiple 2nd place, 3rd place and honorable mentions per subdivision. Students also compete for more than 300 specialized awards totaling more than $15,000, sponsored by local companies, societies and organizations.
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By Kevin Kelly
Catholic Key Associate Editor
KANSAS CITY — It's full steam ahead for the implementation of the new English translation of the Mass.
Deacon Ralph Wehner, director of the diocesan Office of Sacred Worship, said the first meeting Feb. 8 of a special commission appointed by Bishop Robert W. Finn to assist the office and parishes in implementing the changes was "jam packed."
"It was extremely productive and very positive," said Deacon Wehner, who said the session at the chancery lasted more than two hours.
Meanwhile, the official publishers of liturgical texts have received from the Vatican the approved translation of the Third Edition of the Roman Missal, and are expected to have their work completed by Oct. 1, well in advance of Nov. 27 (First Sunday of Advent), when the new translation will be implemented for the first time at all Masses in the United States.
Deacon Wehner said that a major task before the eight-member diocesan commission will be planning a series of "Train the Trainer" workshops throughout the diocese that will focus on preparing key people, such as music ministers and liturgists, in every parish.
Those "trainers" will be in charge of preparing, in the manner best suited to each parish, parishioners for the implementation of the new translation.
In addition, the diocesan commission will review and recommend resource aids for parishes, ranging from music to pew cards containing the new translation, Deacon Wehner said.
Deacon Wehner also promised a series of articles in The Catholic Key and on the diocesan Web page.
"These will cover topics such as: why a new missal, how have the Mass texts been revised, the Biblical roots of the Mass and how these root us more deeply in the Scriptures, and how the translations were done," he said.
Deacon Wehner said that parishioners can learn about the changes online at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Web site, www.usccb.org/romanmissal.
"You can visit the USCCB Web site and view the Order of the Mass with both the priest and people parts, and see what has changed," he said.
Deacon Wehner said the new English translation is a more literal translation from the Latin of the Third Roman Missal promulgated by Pope John Paul II in the jubilee year of 2000. It also contains prayers for the celebration of recently canonized saints, additional Eucharistic Prayers, and additional Masses and prayers for special intentions.
In one example of the new translation, the people's response to "The Lord be with you" will be "And with your spirit" to match the Latin "Et cum spiritu tuo."
"These new words will give us deeper meaning, bring out more clearly the Biblical roots of the Mass, and have greater faithfulness to the Latin," Deacon Wehner said.
"It will give us a chance to enter more deeply our praying of the Mass," he said.

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Real Men Real Issues is a web series about two men in their thirties, who are just trying to figure out life. Matt (Matt Ferrucci) and Nick (Nichola Mouyiaris) are typical, slightly insecure American men. When they visit one of their favorite restaurants, Matt is too scared to go in because he will have to talk to the hot waitress he likes. While Matt has a breakdown, questioning whether he is doing anything worthwhile in life and the possibility that the waitress is actually a disguised socialite, Nick fights to build up Matt's confidence and convince him that a pretty girl is no different from any other girl. After a few misfires, Matt finds his nerve and goes for it. A true look at the life of men, the two guys keep finding themselves in real situations normal men can relate to, from the awkwardness of two men sharing a bed to the nightmare of a date gone wrong.
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American views about Islam often are fueled by terrorism that's routinely in the news, leading to a stereotypical view of Muslims that's reflected in everything from political rhetoric to pop culture.
That's why it's up to individual Muslims to take steps to overcome those stereotypes, and one way to do that is through stories, says Fadel Al Mheiri, an Emirati filmmaker (www.tentpic.com) and author.
"Throughout history, people have used stories to share their culture, to make others understand them, to find common ground," Al Mheiri says. "That is something I try to do, both with film and the written word."
Al Mheiri was born and raised in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, a place he describes as a beacon of hope and prosperity that serves as a counterpoint to the extremist and violent acts committed in the name of Islam around the world.
He became enamored with filmmaking at an early age, but didn't leap right into it as a career. Instead, he made films on the side while earning a paycheck through more traditional employment. But he couldn't stand his oil company job so he gave it up.
In 2013, Al Mheiri founded Tent Pictures Productions, and his feature film "Abood Kandaishan" premiered in December 2014 at the Dubai International Film Festival.
More recently, Al Mheiri turned novelist, publishing "Kingdom of Peacocks: Mists of Time," the first in a projected trilogy. The novel is about a Portuguese invasion of an imaginary kingdom in the Persian Gulf in the early 1500s.
"The political, social and religious events that take place nowadays in our region are a mirror and continuation of what occurred in the past," he says. "My novel serves as an allegory of what's happening with extremist groups today."
Al Mheiri has advice for others pursuing dreams or overcoming stereotypes:
· Don't ignore what you're passionate about.Often people have a dream, but they worry about taking risks. "If you have a passion for something, pursue it," Al Mheiri says. "Otherwise, you'll look back and wonder what might have been."
· Don't let others define you.Through film, Al Mheiri tells stories of the Muslim people as he knows them, often using humor. "I know when some people see me they make judgments based on stereotypes," he says. "But I'm an individual as well as a Muslim."
· Don't fear rejection.Anytime you're doing something creative you face the possibility of rejection and Al Mheiri has seen his share. "That just comes with the territory," he says. "You can't let it stop you from pursuing your dreams."
"One of my hopes is that, by sharing stories, we open up the possibility of having conversations," Al Mheiri says. "Then we can begin to truly learn about each other and see past the stereotypes."
About Fadel Al Mheiri
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Happiness – Perhaps Monty Python Were Right All Along
You can experience regular happiness. Although it's very easy for us to think that some people are just born happy, while others aren't, it would appear from the research now being conducted, that this is not the case at all.
While it's true that we currently don't know the specifics of this, we DO know there is a growing body of work being conducted which is opening our eyes more than ever to the incredible power of emotions.
"Emotions are contagious"
is one of my favourite sayings. The more we can understand the impact our emotions play in our daily lives, the better off we, and those around us, will be.
What makes people happy?
There are three primary components which have been found to determine whether a person is able to be happy or not.
There three broad components can be called:
- a person's happiness set point,
- a person's circumstances and
- a person's intentional activity
The first two elements (a person's happiness set point and circumstances) have been examined thoroughly and found to be relatively immune from external influences and our capacity to exert change on their status. This does not mean that they are unimportant – far from it – since these two factors account for up to 60% of the total percentage which determines whether a person is happy.
This leaves 'intentional activity' representing 40% – a significant amount – which we are able to control and manipulate in our quest for happiness.
According to the available analysis currently, we actually have the power to change how we feel and improve our level of happiness by doing a few specific things on a regular basis.
What can we do to be happy?
Here it is. Your guidebook to happiness:
- behavioural activities (such as exercise or performing acts of kindness),
- volitional activities (such as personal goal setting)
- and cognitive activities (such as having a positive outlook or thoughts).
Hence the need to look on the bright side of life!
It sounds so easy doesn't it?
But as we know, there are often days when the odd of us achieving this 'state of grace' appears very much stacked against us.
However, help is at hand.
The answer is simple:
Firstly, build these three activities into your daily practice so they become part of who you are. Once they are a part of your routine, you won't have to remember to do them; they'll be a part of your personality.
Secondly, really listen to, and watch people around you to see if they are behaving contrary to these positive activities. If they are, you will likely find yourself affected to a certain extent by their negativity and glass half-empty view of things.
I mentioned before that emotions are contagious and you need to be aligning yourself with people who see the world through a positive lens.
This will make the world of difference.
Always look on the bright side of life!


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Arsenal are interested in signing Feyenoord defender Daryl Janmaat after learning that Bacary Sagna could be the latest established player to leave the club in the summer.
The Mirror has reported that the France international is attempting to force his way out of the club at the end of the season, despite Arsenal looking to hand him a one-year extension on his current deal which expires in the summer of 2014.
Sagna's form has appeared to dip in recent months after a horrendous time with injuries that saw him break his leg on two occasions last season. He missed the start of the campaign due to the injury and there was praise for the performances of his replacement Carl Jenkinson.
Sagna did force his way back into the side but there have been questions raised over his performances. However, manager Arsene Wenger recently backed the defender by suggesting that he had still not fully recovered from his injury set-backs.
"I am convinced that he will play at centre-back more often at some stage - although not yet, because he is only just 30 and certainly has three or four years left at right-back," said Wenger, as quoted in the Mirror.
"He has criticised his own form recently but the things you never question from Bac are his commitment, his mental attitude, his desire to win and his intelligence.
"If he has not been playing as he would expect, it is down to his injury. It takes time to come back, and he has played through a lot of pain - in fact, he is one of the strongest players I have met when it comes to doing that.
"He's hugely respected here, and if he's not at the level we know he can achieve then we are tolerant because we know it's not down to a lack of commitment - it's just because he has come back from a long-term injury."
Wenger appears to believe that Sagna has the ability to keep playing at the top level for years to come but the Mirror suggests that his career will continue away from Arsenal, listing Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan as two possible destinations.
Should the 30-year-old decide to walk away from the Emirates then it seems as though Holland international Janmaat could be brought in as a replacement.
The 23-year-old only moved to Feyenoord last summer but Arsenal have a good relationship with the club having struck up a partnership that allows young players to be sent to the Dutch club on-loan.
Janmaat has won three caps for Holland and may be seen as a more experienced alternative to Jenkinson who, despite performing well when called upon, is still very much learning his trade.


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After seeing some great responses from my last column on something as basic as what time of the day composers prefer to write, I thought I'd look at one of the other more mundane issues I've been asking composers about in their work—titles. Not so much on the types of titles they use—for a great discussion of that, check out David Rakowski's excellent essay on the subject—but leaning more towards when each composer came up with them during their process and what effect, if any, they had on the piece itself. So far I haven't run into anything earth-shattering, but the method and manner by which each of these artists end up assigning a moniker to their work will be, I hope, a window into who they are and how we can understand their music.
As far as when a composer decides on what the title of the work is, it's been all over the map. I'll admit, I usually come up with mine when I'm getting started planning the piece, and there were several others that did the same thing; most tended to do this when a piece was based on a program or had a narrative of some fashion. What really surprised me was not how many composers waited until they finished their piece before selecting a title, but how hard it was for me to imagine writing an entire work without knowing what it was called (and, not surprisingly, how hard it was for those who did wait till the end to imagine otherwise). It was intriguing to discover how the title can be seen as both a hindrance (for those who want to wait) or as a catalyst (for those who prefer early selection), depending on each composer's own work habits and creative process.
For those who come up with the title early, the effect that the title can have on the final product can vary widely. For some, it's an obvious choice of the name of a thing, place, or idea, in which case the title has much less of an impact on the musical material in the work than the thing/place/idea after which it takes its name. For others, however, the selection of a word or phrase early on can assist the composer in determining what material fits with the title and, subsequently, the overall concept of the piece. Up till now I haven't seen a great emphasis on any one method—there have been several who gave examples of titles that occurred to them right in the middle of creating the work—and that in and of itself says something about the variety of composers out there today.
Might as well ask…when do you title your work and does the title have any effect on the music itself?


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Yes we have a famous battlefield to tour by car, bicycle, horseback, and even on foot but we boast a wealth of activities beyond those historic acres.
From historic inns to comfy campgrounds, boutique hotels and classic motels, find a range of options when you stay over.
From historic taverns to ethnic cuisine, farm-to-table dining to unique edibles, the tastes of Gettysburg are sure to please every palate.
Gettysburg and Adams County is the perfect four-seasons destination.
These Gettysburg trip ideas will inspire your next getaway!
With adventures to suit every budget, Gettysburg and Adams County businesses offer plenty of packages to help visitors create their dream vacations.
Visit the Gettysburg Battlefield, famously known for three dramatic days in July 1863.
The fields that surround the small town of Gettysburg are vast in their landscape and stories. But it is the 6,000 acre Civil War military park, dedicated to the soldiers who fought here, that so many come to visit. For first-time visitors, an orientation program before your Gettysburg battlefield tour is a great way to understand what you are about to see.
There are lots of ways to choose to visit the Gettysburg Battlefield. You can see the fields by horse, Segway, carriage, bus or from your own car with a guide or on your own. You can even take an iPad tour or spend time with a Ranger. No matter how you take in the Gettysburg Battlefield, you will be inspired.


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Prominent journalist Serhiy Vysotsky on the Liga.net site explains why the events in Chausove-2, [about which I have been blogging several times recently], are so significant.
Below is a summary of his article:
The use of skinhead thugs in political conflicts is fraught with unpredictable consequences. Non interference by security forces leaves citizens with no choice but to rely on themselves for self-protection.
The money that a businessman Arkady Kornatsky invested in 'Batkivshchyna' for his nomination in last year's parliamentary election was not in vain.
It is rather baffling why in their attempt to extort Kornatsky's business, local competitors affiliated to top government figures have not utilised the normal power and law enforcement agencies. Most likely, this was not approved by Kyiv.
To press a candidate from the opposition so openly using the prosecutor's office, the police and the courts, months before an important Euro summit was risky. Therefore, given the greed and determination to 'break' the obstinate landowner, a "gangster scenario" was chosen.
At first glance nothing new happened. Property rights in Ukraine are often opaque, land registers suspect, and flexible judges can be bought off.
However, virtually all property raids until now have been given a veneer of legal legitimacy. Raiders always enlist the help of judges and make sure 'Berkut' special forces are on hand to assist. And the fact that in the case of Kornatsky the authorities (even thought they were local) did not resort to the normal raiding procedure but rather resorted to banal thuggery, suggests that we are beginning to deal with an unprecedented situation for the country.
It is believed that the power of states is inversely proportional to the level of corruption, crime rates and levels of illegitimate violence. An authoritarian regime as a rule, builds a strong state. Heavy regulation of the economy and suppression of crime are the classic characteristics of a monolithic repressive dictatorship apparatus. E.g. it is difficult to imagine that the Belarus authorities would use gangsters to solve their problems. Internal security forces do this on their own.
The current system of government in Ukraine is unique. It is a kind of mock state - an outwardly attractive stage set in which it is possible to stumble upon a secret door. An attractive painted backdrop encourages investors to invest in a promising country that has bright prospects in the European Union. But in reality behind the secret door lies 'obschak' [an organised criminal network], black accounting procedures, and hidden arsenals of weapons.
The state in this case is just a cover for organised criminal gangs - a huge shell company. Shell companies have their own accountants, managers, a pretty girl at the reception desk, as well as their own funds. But real purpose they serve for their shareholders is not true development (albeit by authoritarian or dictatorial methods), but rather the laundering of shady profits and transfer of money to secure hidden accounts. In such a state, everything gets turned upside down to the extent that the right of legitimate use of force is handed over by the police to thugs.
What happened on the Kornatsky farmland was a testing of the technology that will be used in 2015 during the presidential elections. The recipe is simple - the police do not intervene and do not interfere, as during the protest action on May 18 in Kyiv. On the contrary, people were dispersed on that day by unidentified "anti-fascists".
Observers during last autumn's parliamentary election were not ejected by 'Berkut' special forces but by muscular "journalists." Protocols of the election results were destroyed not by officials but by thieves who broke in through the window.
Security forces seem to cast a blind eye to all of these events. [Your blogger has been told by witnesses on the spot that this was indeed the case at disputed electoral constituency #223 in Kyiv.]
This technology is not new. In local elections in Mukacheve in 2004, bandit resources were employed by the Social Democratic Party when they clashed with supporters of the Baloha clan.
Use of skinheads and thugs in political conflicts is fraught with unpredictable consequences. When you are being attacked not the police but by a pack of thugs you are entitled to defend yourself and save your life by any means necessary. In this war is difficult to predict a winner. The opposition needs to be concerned not just about how to resist administrative pressure, but also bandit violence.


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100 Days of US helps people respond to pressing issues facing our country and take action during the first 100 days of the next presidential administration. It was launched by The Sprout Fund, a nonprofit organization based in Pittsburgh. Sprout has committed $100,000 to support community-led projects in Pittsburgh that empower people to act locally in ways that demonstrate the values and vision of America. Sprout received more than 150 of project ideas in many issue areas. Your voice and your support will help determine which projects receive support.
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Assemble, Bike Pittsburgh, and other Pittsburgh-area youth organizations are launching the #PGHYouthVision creative media campaign to share youth perspectives about the future of our region with policymakers and grassroots organizers. Please watch this video and read the description below to learn more about the project. You can then vote for it by clicking the "like" button in the upper-right corner of the video frame. Your vote will get us one step closer to making this project a reality!
#PGHYouthVision is a media campaign to share Pittsburgh youth's perspectives and visions on the future of our city, region, and country. This project, supported by regional youth organizations and programs, will use creative media to drive civic engagement among youth, amplify the voices of young people, facilitate intergenerational grassroots organizing, and help shape policy. Pittsburgh area youth-serving organizations are invited to participate by engaging the media campaign hashtag #PGHYouthVision with their students during regularly scheduled out-of-school time program hours. The media created from this campaign can include written, visual or performative works addressing issues of justice and capturing the ideas of the students for a public audience.
Youth organizations will be invited to present at the culminating town hall meeting to occur on April 27, 2017 at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater in East Liberty. Youth organizations will be able to set up display tables with their campaign projects to be seen at the town hall meeting. The town hall will consist of a panel of youth, moderators, and an audience of parents, families, administrators, teachers, grassroots organizers, city planning, policy makers and reporters. The audience will leave with a physical handout of data and information collected from the youth campaign projects, which will give them an inside lens to the ideas, vision and personal stories shared by youth. A photographer will document and archive the panel and event. The platform this town hall will provide includes intergenerational and cross-industry networking, as well as an introduction to civic engagement for youth well before they are old enough to vote.
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French fries from McDonalds
Buckwheat flake porridge with ham and butter
Japanese style minced meat and tomato curry with rice
I had a couple of doctor's appointments in the morning where I got poked and x-rayed. It's something you must get done when you get a job that involves food and dealing with people. Since I went out without breakfast, I started feeling quite queasy on my way to get my chest x-rayed, so that explains the fries I got from McDo. I'm sure I could have found a healthier option from the nearby gas station, but half of my brain usually shuts down when I am feeling hungry and/or sick, so the cravings usually win in these scenarios xD


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Coral disease linked
Coral diseases have become an important research area since they were identified as being responsible for major losses of dominant coral species on Caribbean reefs over the past 20 years. The situation on Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is different in that coral diseases have not caused major losses to date. However, an international team of scientists working on the GBR has now found a clear link between coral disease and warmer ocean temperature. 'White syndrome' is one of a number of coral diseases that have increased globally in recent years. An international team of scientists from AIMS, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and the University of North Carolina compared new high-resolution measures of sea surface temperature from NOAA satellites for 1998-2004 with the incidence of white syndrome in that period on 48 reefs that have been surveyed by the AIMS Long-term Monitoring Team since the early 1990s. The main discovery was that high water temperatures are associated with increased disease, but only on reefs with high coral cover.
The surveys included sites on inshore, mid-lagoon and outer barrier reefs spread over 10 degrees of latitude from Lizard Island in the far north to Lady Musgrave Reef at the southern end of the GBR. In 2002, when sea temperatures were abnormally warm and coral bleaching was widespread on the GBR, the incidence of coral disease on the monitored reefs was more than an order of magnitude higher than in years with normal sea temperatures but most notably higher on reefs with high coral cover. This 'catch–22' relationship means that reefs which, through position and/or good luck have not suffered impacts such as cyclones or pest outbreaks, and are apparently in best condition before summer, are at greater risk of coral disease in abnormally warm years.
This raises concerns that future impacts of increasing temperatures from global warming may disproportionately affect important reservoirs of coral biodiversity.


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November 30 is Bonifacio Day, and it became a holiday when the Philippine Legislature passed Act No. 2946. The holiday was first instituted with a decree and signed by American Governor-General to the Philippines Francis Burton Harrison in 1921.
In celebration of Andres Bonifacio's heroism, below are some facts about his life and tragic death that forever changed the Philippine history.
1. Andres Bonifacio is the Father of Philippine revolution.
Andres Bonifacio was a Filipino revolutionary leader and the President of the Tagalog Republic. He is often called as the Father of the Philippine Revolution. He, along with other members, started a movement known in history as "Katipunan" o Kataastasan Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng Mga Anak ng Bayan (KKK) in 1982. Their group was a secret revolutionary society that instigated revolts against the Spanish colonizers. He became the Katipunan Supremo (Supreme Leader) and president of the first revolutionary government.
2. He was named after a saint.
Catalina de Castro, a native Zambales gave birth to Andres Bonifacio on November 30, 1863. Together with his husband Santiago Bonifacio, they decided to name the child after St. Andrew who was celebrating his feast day on the same date.
3. Bonifacio may not have been from Tondo.
According to Dr. Dan Doeppers of University of Wisconsin, Bonifacio's name could not be found in Tondo's list of residents and tax payers. If this is true, Bonifacio either lived in a different City or simply an unregistered resident of Tondo.
4. Bonifacio did not come from a poor family.
Andres Bonifacio, the eldest son of Santiago Bonifacio and Catalina de Castro, had to drop out of school to support his five younger siblings. However, Andres did not live in poverty after the death of his parents. In fact, he even had a private tutor from Cebu who helped him learn Spanish and arithmetic .
His mother worked as a "supervisor" in a cigarette factory while his father worked directly under the gobernadorcillo.
Despite his parent's death and the discontinuation of his formal education, Bonifacio kept on learning on his own by reading numerous books, including the works of Victor Hugo and Dr. Jose Rizal.
5. Bonifacio suffered operating several peculiar job opportunities.
He managed to do several jobs such as messenger, salesman, and ware-houseman. Aside from these jobs, he also acted in plays together with Macario Sakay and Aurelio Tolentino. His favorite role was of Bernardo Carpio, a fictional giant who stopped two mountains from colliding with each other.
6. Bonifacio was already a 30-year old widower when he met Gregorio de Jesus, his second wife.
The woman who would later be known as Lakambini was not Bonifacio's first wife. A lady named Monica, his neighbor in Palomar, Bacoor was his first wife. They were married in 1880 and were together for ten years until Monica died of Leprosy in 1890.
7. The Philippines only have one known photograph of Bonifacio.
For a man of his importance, it's hard to take that the Philippines only have one existing photo of him. And the details surrounding this photo aren't even clear. The photo was dated 1896 from Chofre y Cia, a prominent printing press that time.
8. He once wore a baro't saya.
Bonifacio once wore a baro't saya to conceal his identity to the Guardia Civil and pass through their checkpoint, according to historians Ambeth Ocampo
9. Bonifacio wrote a famous poem.
Bonifacio wrote the famous poem entitled "Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa" under the pseudonym Agapito Bagumbayan.
10. Bonifacio was BFFs with Emilio Jacinto.
Bonifacio shared his knowledge and secrets with Jacinto. They even joined the same fraternity, participated in the same discussions, and mulled over books on revolutions such as the history of the French. He also used Jacinto's version of the Cratilla because he found it better than his own. Throughout the revolution, Bonifacio looked after Jacinto like a big brother and plans with him like an equal.
11. Bonifacio worked with both Katipunan and La Liga Filipina.
La Liga eventually split because some members like Bonifacio lost hope for peaceful reform and stopped their monetary aid. The more conservative members, mostly wealthy members, who still believed in peaceful reforms, set up the Cuerpo de Compromisarios, which pledge continued support to the reformists in Spain. The radicals were subsumed into the Katipunan.
12. Bonifacio started the KKK.
On July 7, 1892, the morning right after Rizal's deportation in order to dapitan, Andres Bonifacio started the Kataas-taasang Kagalanggalangang Katipunan (KKK). The minute KKK Supremo appeared to be Roman Basa.Although Bonifacio has been the founder, he exclusively went on through as Supremo within 1895 in addition to earlier than keeping the best situation this individual had been the actual institutions comptroller plus and then it has the fiscal.
13. Bonifacio made his first declaration of indepedence inside a cave.
Bonifacio's declaration of independence inside Pamitinan Cave in Montalban, Morong province could be described as more solemn, simple, and restrained.
14. Emilio Aguinaldo sentenced Andres Bonifacio to death.
After Aguinaldo was elected as President, Andres Bonifacio and his brother Procopio were tried by the Council of War. Both of them were sentenced to death after being found guilty. Aguinaldo was the person who ordered the execution of the Bonifacio brothers.
15. Bonifacio was hacked to death with bolo.
On May 10, 1897, the execution team led by Lazaro Makapagal brought the Bonifacio brothers to the bushy mountain of maragondon. There, several gunshots instantly killed the two. But according to Gen. Guillermo Masangkay, one of Makapagal's men admitted that Andres was stabbed using a bolo while his brother Procopio was shot to death.
Now that you finally know some facts about Andres Bonifacio, the Philippines Father of Katipunan, feel free to share it to your friends so they'll also gain knowledge about it.


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Today I had an insight – nobody in business really *likes* customer feedback- unless of course it is glowingly complimentary and grateful. But let's face it, that sort of feedback just makes us complacent – it's unlikely to help us with anything like continual improvement.
What I'm talking about is the feedback that used to be called 'complaints' and for which businesses had a Complaints Department – now it's called 'Customer Service'. Because they don't like complaints, no doubt. But how else are you going to find out what's not working?
How did my revelation come about? While I was out picking up the mail from the post office, I went into a supermarket, part of a big chain, at the local shopping centre, to buy some licorice. I have a lot of writing to do today and licorice helps me concentrate – that's my story and I'm sticking to it :).
The licorice was underneath some soft drinks, a can of which was leaking.Several bags of licorice were damaged but I finally reefed one out which was ok. I'd noticed an older lady about to get something from the same rack and thought someone's attention should be drawn. So at the checkout, I mentioned to the young man on the till that a can was leaking, goods were being damaged etc. Oh, ok, he said. You're not going to do anything about this are you? I said. What was that? he said. So I explained again and it was clear he had no way of dealing with this. About to leave, but a bit annoyed, I went and spoke to someone older at the information counter and basically got a smiling brushoff from her too.
As I drove away I thought: I can be annoyed about this or I can blog it. OK, I'll blog it. But before I do that, I'll phone the company and see what they have to say. So I phoned the supermarket's headquarters interstate, a long distance call, was put on hold and then put through to – you guessed it, Customer Service. The woman in Customer Service who answered listened to me. I explained I have a website (blog was likely to be too hard to explain), said I was about to write up this experience and was doing them the courtesy of commenting. I told her what had happened (and not happened) as above.
She thanked me for letting them know. When I asked what would happen, she said they would contact the local store manager. And what was the number of the checkout till? she asked. I did not know and indicated my beef was not with the young man on the checkout but with their system, or lack of it, for dealing with feedback like this courteously and effectively from the point of view of customer service. It was clear I was getting nowhere with this line of conversation.
I tried to get her to understand that I was endeavouring to point out a systems problem. Would they consider amending their training materials so that the people on the checkout were taught a simple phrase in a situation like this, such as: "Thank you madam/sir. We really appreciate your bringing this to our attention and it will be dealt with immediately." then making it clear that someone was being contacted to deal with it? No clear response. I said I had done training, I had been into organisations to help them with systems, I was making a gift to help them.
The 'customer service' lady stuck to her script. They would talk to the manager at the local store, who would talk to the staff.
I thought about kaizen (continuous improvement), about principles of quality control and self-managing teams, ideas that had been around for years. I realised I was not going to make a dent in the 'Customer Service' spiel. And the call was 'on my dime' as my American friends say. So I farewelled the customer service lady. The local manager will no doubt be irritated, the checkout kids will be irritated, the person at the 'customer service' counter will be irritated. And an opportunity for the huge supermarket enterprise to learn from a customer will be lost.
This is not the first time I have tried to give constructive feedback to company when I see something going wrong that could hurt their business. I have to say I am fascinated that these big bureaucratic enterprises, which spend huge amounts on premises and advertising and I probably a lot of money on training, seem to have no procedure in place to *catch* honest feedback from customers and then put it into the system for review and possible action. In some ways, they can be quite narrowly defensive and fundamentally hostile to feedback.
So how have I been able to benefit from this experience?
First, I asked myself the question, So what about my business? Do I invite customer feedback – i.e. the serious, potentially embarrassing, potentially irritating stuff. Well yes. I did this quite recently, just before Christmas. I am blessed that I got some serious, honest feedback and did not score universally well. I did some homework and have looked closely at the services I offer and how I can improve them.
I don't have to *enjoy* the process of getting honest feedback. But I do enjoy the idea of being able to improve what I offer and deliver. So I'm glad I invited the feedback and I'm glad it was given honestly and I'm glad I've taken action to lift my game.
Second, I decided to put the experience to hopefully good use, post it here and be pleased if someone else picks it up, as was done with a recent blog I posted about a run in with my (former) barber.
Part of my motivation for getting into the implications of this experience with the leaking can of soft drink was that over the weekend I was watching a television program about people in manufacturing industry seeking to improve their processes and being helped by a top engineer from Toyota, who are great exponents of the Japanese system of kaizen. Brilliant stuff. The Toyota people on the program were so impressive – down to earth, articulate, clearly committed to doing a great job today and a better one tomorrow, it inspired me.
There's a good, brief explanation of kaizen, continuous improvement, and the impact it has had in the Toyota corporation at the Human Resources (Australia) magazine website in the item Toyota staff provide 75,000 reasons for using kaizen
Will I be shopping at that store again? Well, I am interested in checking out alternatives. And I don't think I'll be interested in buying shares in them.
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According to Kevin Fox, spokesman for the Frederick County Fire Department, a fire was reported at the UPS facility located in the 6700 block of English Muffin Way around 11:41 p.m.
Once fire crews arrived on the scene they found 10 UPS trucks and a loading structure fully involved.
It took firefighters approximately 45 minutes to bring the blaze under control, Fox said.
No injuries have been reported.
Fox says a sprinkler system activated inside the main structure, limiting damage inside the facility. The building suffered mostly exterior damage, along with 10 trucks, and an unknown number of packages.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Fire Marshal, who at last check was still at the scene.
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Here is part 2 of my Yosemite National Park photos.
All photos were taken with a Pentax 67 medium format film camera.
The first image was take from the parking lot of Bridal Veil Falls. During spring, when the falls are at 100%, you get this gorgeous rainbow at the base of the falls during the late afternoon.
A big spring flood left these pools of water. The next morning when the storm had passed, everything was perfectly still, giving me a great opportunity to take this reflection image.
During a winter storm, the snow and fog made for a very moody image near Bridal Veil Falls.
An October fire left the Yosemite valley filled with smoke. I drove up to tunnel view before the sun came up to grab this photo. This image won first place in the Lake Tahoe Community College art show. The title is "Fire's Beauty".
The moon was rising over Bridal Veil Falls just before the sun went down. This was the last photo I took before I left the park.
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Os hermanos do Kill West, quarteto argentino que soltou recentemente seu mais novo trabalho "Raw Desire" onde o título é mais do que auto explicativo, sim porque sonhos crus resumem bem a catástrofe sonora que é o disco.
Uma paulada no centro do crânio, onde o caos sonoro evocando instinto primitivo de Stooges, J&MC, Suicide, Ramones dá o norte para a devastação de "Raw Desire".
Detalhe para a versão vinil do álbum que já esta esgotada, e você ainda fala que não se faz música boa atualmente.
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Martin and I (Fran) met in 2006 and started playing togheter, mostly punk rock covers, eventually we met Joel and started jamming with him too. Kill West started around January 2013 near the garage at my parent's house.
Q: Who are your influences?
There are lots but mostly punk rock, psychedelia, rythm & blues from the 1970's. Cult horror and sci-fi b-movies.
Q. Make a list of 5 albums of all time…
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the stooges - raw power
neil young - on the beach
suicide's 1977 album
stone's exile
ramones - ramones
Q. How do you feel playing live?
I really like it. i try not to think much of anything and just enjoy playing with my friends.
Q. How do you describe Kill West sounds?
we're not very good at this... we'll leave it to each one's interpretation
Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
For this EP we started recording it after beign with our new drummer for just 2 months or so. So it was a bit of a challenge, lucky for us he's great! i'm happy with how it came out.
We worked at our friends studio that he built in his garage, so it felt really home-like... we feel better working that way.
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Sangha Pariwar rejects Maoists' claim, insists Church behind killing
Bhubaneswar (Orissa) : Hindu Jagaran Samukhya, a frontal organisation of the Rashtriya Swamsevak Sangha, was on Monday virtually rejected the claim of CPI (Maoists) Orissa chief Sabyasachi Panda and insisted that the church behind the brutal murder of Swami Lakshmananda Saraswati and four of his disciples at Jalespata Ashram in Kandhamal district on August 23.
The strong warded reaction of Sangha Pariwar came a day after rebel leader Panda, claimed that they had killed Swamiji as he did not respond to them and continue his activities in tribal areas.
Speaking at a press conference here, HJS State president Ashok Sahu lambasted on Orissa Government for having shown utmost apathy and indifference in nabbing the killers of the Swamiji even after lapse of 45 days of the gruesome murder of five persons.
He accused that there has been a systematic effort to shift the blame of killing of Swamiji and four of his associates from the Church to the Maoists. Few days back, some handouts were distributed purported to have been printed by the Maoist groups claiming responsibility for killing Swamiji.
When the public opinion was visibly not influenced by such propaganda, a section of the electronic media have projected the local Maoist leader for having owned responsibility for such killings after 45 days of the occurrence,said Sahu, a retired IPS officer said.
He questioned the government's inaction and silence on such open claims by terrorist groups. Assuming the claims to be true the gravity and nature of the heinous crime has hardly reduced by shifting the blame.
Sahu reiterated his earlier allegations that the local Church authorities including the Archbishop are closely associated with the murder by hiring some Christian Maoists who have used AK-47 to eliminate Swamiji, he alleged.
Though in all Maoist affected places in Orissa, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh and Andhra Pradesh the Maoists attack the CRPF personnel by ambush and laying land mines, But in Kandhmal district if Maoists are present, how come there is no such attack or encounter in last more than a month where seventy companies of the CRPF are deployed since 25th August 2008, the former IPS officer reasoned.
He also displayed a register that contained the minutes of the quarterly meetings of one Betticola Church under G.Udaygiri Police Station in the Kandhmal District.
The minutes of the meeting dated 25/5/2008 reveals that 17 participants took a resolution at the direction of their archbishop to award suitable punishment by sacrificing the 'Satanic' sinners at the altar of the Lord to propitiate him on an appointed day.
Accordingly, it was further resolved to fix the date and the 23rd August was fixed. On success of the efforts the Christian dioceses would celebrate the day as a 'Victory Day' amidst merriments.
Copies of the transliterated version of the minutes, in English besides the true photostat copies were distributed to the Media Persons.
Sahu crticised the remarks of the Prime Minister on the happenings in Orissa as a 'National Shame'.
Sahu said that killing of an eighty-four years old unarmed saint along with a woman and three other disciples should have been condemned as a 'National Shame' in a country where saints have all along been worshipped as symbol of Godhead.
Commenting on the alleged rape of the 'Nun' Shri Sahu said that any civilized society would condemn the alleged rape on any woman. But the 'nun' never claimed the alleged offence in her earliest version.
Moreover, she was staying with fr. Thomas Chellan before the incident and went away to Kerala with him soon after the incident. Unless she comes to the investigators and co-operates with the team it is difficult to substantiate such after thoughts.
Such allegation had surfaced even earlier in Orissa in Baripada on February 4, 1999 and the investigations falsified the allegation of 'rape on the Nun', he added.


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A Celebration of Harry Potter
The November opening of the movie Fantastic Bests and Where to Find Them provided a perfect excuse to unleash Pottermania on the Middle School. Already boys have entered trivia contests across the two libraries and also made howlers which they were able to take home.
Next week sees the Magician Contest which will take place in the MS Amphitheatre on Friday, 28 October. Boys who wish to enter have been advised to sign up at MS Reception. Events in the following week will be more Harry Potter-themed craft, as well as a Hogwarts dress up day on Friday, 4 November. Boys are able to be in costume all day but must wear their school uniform to and from school. There will be a parade at lunch with prizes for the best dressed. We look forward to this celebration of all things Hogwarts.


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A wedding ceremony is deemed not to be complete without cutting a cake. Most weddings showcase a white cake, but nowadays, a new trend is taking over: black wedding cakes. Black cakes are seizing the show for many reasons. Perhaps the most fundamental reason is that they are conspicuous and can be seen from afar. Black also forms an excellent background for other decorations. Additionally, a black cake is entirely unexpected.
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When is the best time to cut the cake?
Traditionally, the cake is cut towards the end of the dinner or meal, and cake slices are served as dessert. After the cutting of the cake, the next thing is getting on the dance floor. Cutting of the cake usually signifies that the wedding is approaching the end of formalities and that guests are free to leave. However, the cake can be cut at any other time as may be seen suitable by the couple tying the knot.
What is the best way to cut the cake?
The wedge and the box methods are the most popular. The bride stands close to the cake, and the groom slightly behind her. While the couple holds the knife with both hands, they make an inch-deep and drive the blade downwards. The next thing is to cut out a triangle or a wedge, and there you have a piece of the cake. Alternatively, the couple can opt to make a box cutting. The cut slice is then pushed on the plate for further cutting to reasonable sizes which the couple can share.
What happens to the rest of the cake?
After the bride and the groom have shared a bite, the rest of the cake can be taken by the catering team or the designated persons for slicing and plating. The pieces are then served to the guests.
How can the top-tier be saved?
Sometimes the couple may opt to save the top tier for their first anniversary or another occasion. In such a case, the baker or caterer need to be informed in advance to provide a box in which the cake can be carried safely. The cake will be then wrapped well in foil and tucked into the freezer for preservation. On the eve of the anniversary or the day the cake is to be consumed, it is moved to the fridge to defrost overnight. Once it is out of the refrigerator for a few hours, it is ready to be served at room temperature.
Must the cake be served during the wedding?
It is not mandatory to serve the cake at all. The couple can give their guests any other dessert they prefer, such as ice cream, doughnuts or any different sort of dessert.


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We are very proud to be taking the lead in our local area with children's education about online safety BUT we are also very aware that many children actively choose to disregard their learning in this area when they leave the school site. They do this because it is simply more fun, more interesting, more exciting and more interactive to take the risks; risks which the children cannot fully appreciate at their young age.
At home
The main problem is that children have remarkably high confidence with technology but remarkably low maturity of experience to deal with it in a socially safe way.
As a minimum, it is vital that parents regularly check their children's texts, IMs, internet history and social media accounts. This is not being invasive, this is being responsible. Children have to know that their parents care as much about who they interact with online as in the street. You should be upfront and honest about doing this.
Backing up what's taught in school
Adults in school talk about e-safety as part of daily life, whether this be establishing an open relationship to talk positively about ICT at age 4 or agreeing what to do with an offensive text message at age 11. The "level of chat" used is as follows:
|Year 6
|Recognise inappropriate contact and conduct, and know how to report and address concerns
|Year 5
|Know a range of ways to report inappropriate behaviour
|Year 4
|Use technology responsibly – both socially and academically
|Year 3
|Know a range of ways to report concerns
|Year 2
|Know to
keep personal information private
Know where to go for help and support when they have concerns about material on the internet, including using the Hector dolphin button
|Year 1
|Use technology safely and respectfully
|Early Years
|Show understanding of the need for safety when using new programmes, and consider and manage some risks
To mark "Safer Internet Day", all children take part in a carefully planned day which matches their 21st Century safety needs to some 'age-appropriate' learning activities. We do hope that the class-specific web links below will give all parents and carers a chance to talk to children about their online safety and habits at home. You may wish to ask your child to give you a guided tour of what they have been up to in class.
Children in Year 6 also take part in the National Cyber-bullying Survey. This survey is totally anonymous however we have our school "results" sent back to us to give a really detailed picture of what our children are experiencing online. As soon as we have those results, we publish them to all parents and carers so as to keep you well informed about children's online habits.
In school we have purposeful online safety systems including "Hector the Dolphin" who swims around in the corner of every computer screen in school. If children see anything that they are unsure of or don't think they should be seeing, clicking on Hector covers and locks the screen until an adult can get to the child's computer. This means that teachers can have e-safety conversations with individual children as soon as a problem arises. The Hector Safety Button is free and can be downloaded for use at home too - the link is here.
In school, children's internet searching choices are purposefully limited to Google's highest-level security "Safe Search" bar. "Google Safe Search" is an option that you can set your home computer to through the "Search Preferences" tab on your Google page.
If you have any comments, questions or further information needs, we would be more than happy to hear from you.


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Featured Post: The Many Causes of the Civil War
A lot of issues caused tensions to finally boil over into war. Slavery was at the heart of them, but on its own it was certainly not the cause of the Civil War. It was really a combination of several factors (both long term and short term) that caused war to break out in 1861.
Long term causes:
Debates over slavery + westward expansion + regional economic differences + fear/anxiety
Before the Civil War, cash crops (like cotton, indigo, tobacco) dominated the South. That's pretty much all southern elites cared about. That and keeping slavery legal. Back then they didn't have the farming technology we have now, so growing cash crops was very labor intensive. And white southern elites were quite fond of their cheap labor force.
Outside of the South, cash crops weren't being grown, and slavery wasn't popular. The northern U.S. relied mostly on manufacturing, and the West was largely agricultural (but large-scale crops did not thrive in the hard, rocky soil). Those economic differences allowed people outside the South to see slavery for what it was – a terrible and racist way to treat other human beings.
To recap so far: The North, South, and West were different economically, and only the South supported slavery.
In addition to tensions arising from those sectional differences, the U.S. was getting bigger. That expansion caused another set of problems.
Maps demonstrating the growth of the United States.
Every time a new territory or state was added, people had to decide whether or not slavery would be allowed there (because the framers of the U.S. Constitution "conveniently" left out whether or not slavery was legal). This was a real point of contention, because, as you probably know, every state gets two senators and at least one congressperson in the House of Representatives. The South was fearful that if too many "free" states were added, they would lose voting power and Congress would abolish slavery one day.
So, a series of compromises were made for decades before the Civil War actually happened. In 1820 the Missouri Compromise established a pattern of states entering the union as pairs (one free and one slave). Then in 1850, when California was the only state ready to enter, the Compromise of 1850 allowed them to enter as a free state, strengthened fugitive slave laws*, established popular sovereignty (the people living there get to decide whether or not to allow slavery) in the new Utah and New Mexico territories, and abolished the slave trade in Washington, DC. And it solved a border dispute too. You see, these compromises were getting more and more complicated.
As the 1850s wore on and the U.S. continued to grow, popular sovereignty was used more and more by Congress to "solve" the free vs. slave issue. However, popular sovereignty led to unrest and violence (Bleeding Kansas, for example) in newly forming territories. And it wasn't just that. Widespread outrage over the Dred Scott decision, passionate responses to the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and many other events made white southern elites more and more fearful that the United States would one day put and end to slavery.
Short term causes:
Election of President Abraham Lincoln -> Secession of southern states -> Standoff at Fort Sumter -> Civil War
By the time the presidential election of 1860 rolled around, regional tensions were about to boil over. Lincoln did not say he would put an end to slavery if he was elected. He actually said he would not do that, but it was known by all that he was against slavery and he didn't want it to spread to any new areas. In the months after Lincoln was elected president, South Carolina and six other states in the Lower South seceded from the Union.
Those seven states set up a new government called the Confederate States of America and began to act as their own separate nation. President Lincoln refused to acknowledge their new government. He firmly stood by his belief that states did not have the power to secede under the U.S. Constitution, and therefore the Confederacy did not actually exist.
A few months went by peacefully, with both sides in denial. And then everything came to a head at Fort Sumter. United States forces were occupying the South Carolina island fort, because President Lincoln stood by the fact that Fort Sumter (and everything else in the South) was still part of the United States. Confederate forces set up outside the fort, refusing to allow any traffic in or out of the fort.
By April of 1861, the U.S. troops at Fort Sumter were running out of supplies, and Lincoln announced that he was going to send in more troops to resupply the fort. The Confederate army warned Lincoln they would fire shots at any U.S. troops trying to enter the fort. Lincoln did not want war, but he had vowed to preserve the union. He could not follow the orders of a rebellious army. He sent in the troops to try and restock the fort, the Confederate army fired shots, U.S. troops returned fire, and the Civil War began. As shown in the previous map, four more southern states seceded after the shots fired at Fort Sumter.
There was no official declaration of war by Congress, because that would involve recognizing the Confederacy as a separate government. However, war was waged from 1861 until 1865, when Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse.
The Civil War happened because President Lincoln vowed to preserve the union, and eleven of his states tried to leave the union. They had left over fears that their economy/way of life (slavery) would be ended, but ironically the Civil War itself caused slavery to end. It was not originally a war fought to end slavery, but that was a very happy side effect.
To be crystal clear – the Civil War was fought to preserve the union (not to end slavery).
And that's history!
– Mrs. Lemons
* Laws that required people to return escaped slaves to their owners.


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Aspire to Inspire
Aspire to Inspire
Welcome to Astara
Astara is a local Dance and Development company, based around Chelmsford, Essex, where we hold regular classes for children and families.
Our passion is to create a safe environment for children to express themselves, have fun and build confidence. Our 2018 timetable is perfect for families who want their children to grow, experience joy, creativity and unleash their individuality. We have a wonderful team at Astara with unique gifts and skills to share.
At Astara we provide classes for children from 3 years old upwards to late teens, family classes like hand drumming, as well as a Goddess Dance Class especially designed for women.
Our aim is to give every student our nurturing support. We understand that mental and emotional well-being is just as important as physical health so we incorporate exercises that help our students to become more self aware of their emotions and thoughts, teaching ways to manage their stress and anxiety. Performance is also a great way to improve confidence, so we provide opportunities for our students to showcase their new skills and talent.
We also run Well-being Workshops in the school holidays. During these transformational experiences we pass on empowerment tools to the children, which they can take home with them for a calmer and more joy filled life.
Please enjoy looking around our website and let us know if you have any questions.
Charlotte and the Astara Team x
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Iconix Brand Group: Q1 revenues down 26 percent
By Prachi Singh
14 May 2019
For the first quarter of 2019, Iconix Brand Group's total revenue was 35.9 million dollars, a 26 percent decline as compared to the prior year first quarter. The company said, such decline was expected, principally as a result of the transition of Danskin and Mossimo direct to retail licenses in the women's segment and effect of the Sears bankruptcy on Joe Boxer and Bongo brands in women's and the Cannon brand in home.
Commenting on the company's performance, Bob Galvin, Iconix's CEO said in a statement: "Results for the first quarter of 2019 were as expected, as we continue to stabilize the business and our operational cost structure. We also continue to build the pipeline of our future business, as we have signed 65 deals year to date for aggregate guaranteed minimum royalties of approximately 40 million dollars."
Revenues of the company's men's segment increased 10 percent driven by Starter and Buffalo brands. The company added that international segment revenues declined 15 percent as a result of performance of Diamond Icon joint venture, which was higher in the prior year due to sales leading up to the World Cup.
The company added that GAAP net income attributable to Iconix for the first quarter reflects income of 17.9 million dollars compared to income of 27.8 million dollars for the first quarter of 2018. GAAP diluted EPS reflects a loss of 1 cent compared to income of 1.09 dollar for the first quarter of 2018.
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I have Snagit 13.1.3...how do I make a shape transparent? FWIW...I find shapes harder to work with the updated version. Thanks.
With your shape selected, in the Tools Properties click on the Fill or Outline option and select the transparent option.
well that was easy! thanks much, i didn't realize that checkered box was transparent. appreciated!
Hello Dubie, how to make the shape PERMANENTLY transparent in the version 2018.2.1 please? Whenever I change the fill to transparent and then make a new snag-it, it goes white again. At 50th snag-it in a day it goes pretty annoying. I always need the shape to be transparent. Thanks in advance! Jana
Hi Jana - after you change the properties for your shape, click the + in the corner of that shape's icon in the Quick Styles panel. Then it will be saved. In Snagit 2019, you can also click the star in the corner of the shape's icon to add it to the new Favorites tool. See how to save quick styles, how to save favorites.
Really? The Favorites exist In 2018.2.1? ;)
Heh, good catch...thanks. I read too quickly. Edited my reply to specify version.
Many thanks Daniel, it worked!
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My mom just got back from a convention in Bangkok and instead of bringing home clothes or shoes from Chatuchak or MBK, she brought with her an assortment of food related items. The original food enthusiast of the family told me that she purchased a heavy-duty mortar and pestle made of stone (looked like cement to me! LOL!) that caused her to pay for excess baggage. Believe me, this is a very rare occurrence for my frugal mom. She must have really loved that mortar and pestle to pay extra for it. That thing is serious business. It is probably 8" in diameter and could cause serious injury if mishandled. Nothing excites cooks more than hard-core kitchenware!
She also brought back loads of spices such as curry paste, kaffir lime leaves and of course, cook books. All these reminded her of her spicy meals in Bangkok which led her to crave for some home-made chicken curry. So being the caring daughter that I am (ahem, ahem), I volunteered to prepare her curry-filled dinner.
I am quite keen on eating spicy food which is why I have grown to love Thai cuisine . I enjoy the complexity of flavors and how they balance the heat, sweetness and sourness in their dishes. So to really enjoy curry, I suggest making it from scratch and none of that store bought curry powder. ☺
Curry Paste
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 stalk lemon grass
• 1 piece, thumb size ginger, peeled
• 1 tbsp. chili paste (I used sambal)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tbsp. coriander seeds
• 1 tbsp. tumeric powder
• 1 tbsp. cumin powder
Blend all ingredients in a food processor or pound away on a mortar and pestle like I did. ☺
Chicken Curry
• curry paste
• 2 tbsp. fish sauce
• 1 can coconut milk
• 2 ripe tomatoes, chopped
• 3-4 kaffir lime leaves
• 1 whole chicken, cleaned and cut
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 eggplant, chopped
• ¼ cup water
• basil leaves (optional)
In a non-stick pan, sauté curry paste and tomatoes until tomatoes are soft. Add coconut milk and simmer for 2 minutes. Add in chicken, kaffir lime leaves and potatoes. Add water and simmer on low heat, uncovered for 10-20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Stir occasionally to prevent chicken from burning. Add fish sauce and eggplant. Mix in basil leaves (optional).
Serve with steamed rice and say "Sawasdee Ka!"


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Clipping coupons can make a big difference at the checkout stand, but there are other ways to save, according to dietician Heidi Diller, RD, of Albertson's.
"In the produce section, I tell people to buy in bulk -- for the bagged apples, the bagged bananas, those prices per pound is lower," said Diller.
One food item you almost always buy in bulk are eggs -- and what a bargain they are, despite today's higher cost.
"Eggs are still the deal of the century," said Diller. "Although the price has gone up 50 percent over this last year, one egg is 25 cents."
For larger families, you can't beat a frozen turkey for value.
"A lot of people just look at turkey for the holidays, but turkey gives us one of the best values in a store," said Diller.
And there's a way to get free groceries -- Ralphs grocery stores have a new program allowing customers to exchange their tax refund or economic stimulus rebate for a gift card loaded with extra money on it. Load $300 on to the gift card, and you'll get an extra $30 free, and $600 dollars will get you $60 bucks extra for free. The program begins Friday, May 2.
For more information on Ralphs free groceries offer, click here.


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Force finished 10th behind a host of other major sports newsmakers for the year, including NASCAR, tennis stars Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams, the World Series winning Boston Red Sox, soccer stars David Beckham, Christiano Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, the Chicago Bears and the Super Bowl. Force was the only motorsports personality named to the list.
Force, who earned the Auto Club Road to the Future award which recognizes NHRA's rookie of the year, became the first female racer to advance to a final round in Funny Car in NHRA history. She drove her Castrol GTX Ford Mustang to a 10th place finish in the NHRA POWERade Series points standings, the best season finish for a female driver in Funny Car history. Force, 25, is the daughter of 14-time NHRA Funny Car world champion John Force. They star in "Driving Force," a popular reality show that airs on the A&E Network.
After announcing her plans to compete in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series in January, Force's celebrity quickly took off. Earlier this year Force was named the "Hottest Athlete" in a nationwide poll conducted by AOL. To win that title she defeated New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and IRL driver Danica Patrick, among others, in head-to-head meetings where fan votes decided the winner. She also made appearances on ABC's Good Morning America and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and was featured in an article in Men's Journal.
In addition to sports news, Yahoo! also provided the Top 10 searches in news, environmental, tech, troubled celebrities, send-offs and call-backs, among others. To visit the site, click here http://buzz.yahoo.com/toptrends2007/
"Searches can give us insight into a culture in motion and Yahoo!'s Top Trends in Search in 2007 reflects the world's fascination with crossroads and breakthroughs," Heather Cabot, Yahoo! Web life editor, said in a press release. "People weren't just buzzing about celebrity. More than ever they sought to be environmentally responsible, were using the Web to find out about food and product safety and getting the scoop on the latest gadgets."
To come up with the Top Trends of 2007, Yahoo! analyzed search queries based on a number of factors, including absolute volume and growth versus previous periods, to see which themes and trends bubbled to the surface.
1. NASCAR 2. Maria Sharapova 3. Boston Red Sox 4. David Beckham 5. Serena Williams 6. Chicago Bears 7. Christiano Ronaldo 8. Super Bowl 9. Ronaldinho 10. Ashley Force


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We were amazed by the number of people who are interested in attending the first ENEAR summer school! It is obvious that there is a high demand for something like this…
We already reached the pre-set maximum number of 25 participants three hours after the first announcement. Luckily, we were able to extend the maximum number of participants to 40, but we have also reached that number by now. Unfortunately, extending the number of participants even further is impossible, so new registrants will be put on a waiting list.
If you want to be put on the waiting list, just fill out the registration form.
I think we are looking forward to a great event!


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Universities are supposed to prepare people to be productive citizens. They are failing miserably because they are failing to reward hard work and initiative. In fact, it is worse than that. They have actually started rewarding dependency in our government schools. At the beginning of every semester, I try to inform students that things will be very different in my class. This latest message, which I have written to my students and will send to them early next month when classes begin, is illustrative. If you are tired of our public schools and universities producing helpless, dependent children instead of productive citizens, please read this column. Consider forwarding it to every teacher you know. You may tell them they have permission to adapt it for their classes.Once upon a time, the late (and yet resurrected) College Misery had regular features on snowflakes failing to Read. The. [Expletive Deleted]. [Conditions of Carriage]. (That last because what higher ed so pretentiously refers to as a syllabus is anything but.)
Professor Adams likely speaks for a lot of people who thought the academic vocation is the opportunity to interact with curious (in all the senses of that word) young people. Reality is something else.
This is important to know because people who have a grammar school mindset irritate their professors. Personally, I didn't get a PhD to teach kindergarten. I did it because I wanted to debate serious ideas with serious people. It hasn't quite worked out that way.With the modern version of journals, and endless committee meetings and interdisciplinary fads, there's likely more to his disappointment than clueless students sending clueless electronic mails. And yet the clueless students are the predictable outcome of developments elsewhere in the academy. So too, will be the predictable appeals in case Professor Adams carries out this threat.
The first time I [respond to a clueless inquiry] there will be a "minus" attached to your final grade. The second time there will be a letter grade reduction. The third time you will fail the class. If you write to complain about failing the class, I will personally write the chancellor and ask him to expel you. I might even write the government and petition for your deportation.But his reason for doing so is radical, properly understood as identifying the root cause of the problem.
Please understand that the reason I do this is to spare the larger society. For too long, teachers have been unleashing unprepared adolescents into the workplace. The public schools reward bad behavior, the universities fail to correct it, and it becomes the new norm in the larger society. I'll have nothing to do with it. If you act like an adolescent in my class, I will do my part to see that you don't carry those traits into the real world.So mote it be.


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aka the "Just Don't Look too Close" craft
This is the craft where Katie and I just flew by the seat of our pants, gave it our all, and hoped for the best. The thing is, neither of us has any clue or skill regarding the use of watercolors; so we very much just made everything up as we went along. If anything, we had a really fun time during the process of our creating.
For the craft you need:
- Watercolors
- Brushes
- Canvas
- Puffy paint
- The willpower to keep going when you think all hope is lost 😛
What you do:
- Draw the outline of your flower//design in white puffy paint
- Let it dry
- Go wild with watercolors
- Fin
Katie chose to sketch out what she wanted first, I took the "look at a picture and freehand it" approach.
This is a part where you mustn't despair. I thought my rose looked like a horrible pile of squiggles. But don't worry little crafters – you must soldier on!
I wish I could impart watercolor wisdom on you all, but I have no training in art as far as knowing realistically how to use shading and when the darker or lighter colors should be used. It was all a guessing game for me. The biggest thing we learned was that at least watercolors are forgiving. If you don't like how it's looking, just keep going; add nuances of other colors, try and blend things more, etc. You can also use a spray bottle of water at the end to spritz it, it sort of blends things more and it gave mine a dappled look on some petals that I'm kind of into.
So if you want to try your hand at some watercoloring, this is definitely fun to do with someone. I do love the texture the puffy paint adds to the overall look. It's something different and fun. You can make yourself something to hang on your wall or a gift that grandma will probably love no matter how wrong it may or may not go. But have faith! Even I like mine now a few days later – it's definitely grown on me 🙂
Crafting buddy Katie Moest is a fabulous art director and production designer for TV, film, and web. She is also the Grand Poobah of craft supplies and good times.