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Power Panel: Women in Blockchain
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Blockchain has shifted from hype to reality across many industries including Financial Services, Supply Chain, Retail, Healthcare and Government. While traditional tech and crypto organizations are generally male dominated, women have embraced blockchain technology from its inception. This is no more evident than at companies where women occupy many of the blockchain roles and leadership positions. Join this panel to hear three women in blockchain share their experience and their POV on the future of blockchain.
René Bostic is the Technical Vice President of Innovation and New Technologies for IBM Cloud. She is an expert in cloud computing, DevOps and emerging cloud technologies to include Blockchain. Cloud Expo named René a faculty member for both their 2017 & 2018 Conferences. In addition, she was a speaker at the O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference (New York), Cloud Expo Europe (London), AdTech (London), Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Germany (Berlin), Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Russia (Moscow), Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Prague (Czech Republic), Armenia Blockchain Forum (Yerevan, Armenia), Blockchain Shift (Miami, Florida) and IBM Think Roadshows (USA/Canada). René is a member of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and a member of the Society of Information Management (SIM).
Laura Loughran is a Product Manager within IBM's Blockchain group. Laura's team is bringing to market the IBM Food Trust Solution, a Blockchain ecosystem bringing transparency in the food chain, accountability, and traceability to retailers, suppliers, farmers and more. Prior to IBM Blockchain, Laura spent 3+ years working in a number of roles at IBM. She brought to market a predictive analytics solution for marketers, and also spent time in management consulting and graphic design. Laura studied Politics at Princeton University. She currently resides in New York, NY.
Carolyn Rogers is a Blockchain Offering Manager at IBM, responsible for go-to-market and strategy for the IBM Blockchain Platform. Previously, Carolyn served in strategic marketing roles across IBM Cloud, Ecosystem Development, and Corporate Advertising. She received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and is currently pursuing an MBA at NYU Stern.
Adam Mastrelli (Moderator) works in Strategy & Business Development for IBM Blockchain Ecosystem and is a proven problem solver and promoter. Adam has designed his life to avoid complacency and has crafted an expansive range of experiences that include documentary filmmaking, professional stage and film acting, and NGO management. Adam received his BA in from Duke University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Florida. He continues to push himself in every aspect of his life, completing the New York City marathon and the 56-mile Comrades ultra marathon in South Africa. He is proficient in Italian and Spanish and can make small talk in Swedish and Zulu. He thrives on new technologies, global experiences, and the next challenge that lies ahead.
Lessons Learned as Businesses Exchange Value and Information with Blockchain Technologies
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Are you curious about the future of Blockchain? Viewed as both an opportunity and a threat, Blockchain technology is allowing your business to reimagine business networks and the fundamental ways they exchange value and information. Blockchain has shifted from hype to reality across many industries including Financial Services, Supply Chain, Retail, Healthcare and Government. Supported by the Linux Foundation's open source, open-standards based Hyperledger Project, Blockchain has the potential to improve regulatory compliance, reduce cost as well as advance trade. Come to this session to understand what the future holds for Blockchain by taking a closer look at lessons learned and recent innovations.
Blockchain for Business
Blockchain is a shared, secure record of exchange that establishes trust, accountability and transparency across business networks. Supported by the Linux Foundation's open source, open-standards based Hyperledger Project, Blockchain has the potential to improve regulatory compliance, reduce cost as well as advance trade. Are you curious about how Blockchain is built for business?
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Spafford (photo: Joshua Huver)
Spafford is a four-piece band from Prescott, AZ, that has been taking the jam band scene by storm. Last weekend, March 3 and 4, they closed out their North Bay debut at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael.
What was originally supposed to be only one show at TXR on Saturday was met with a near instant sell-out. In response to popular fan demand, a second night was also added for Sunday. Last weekend's shows were Spafford's second and third headlining appearances in the Bay Area to date, following another sold-out show at the Independent last November.
Onstage from left to right, Spafford consists of three founding members. Andrew "Red" Johnson on keyboards, Brian Moss on guitar, and Jordan Fairless on bass, all of whom trade lead vocals. The most recent addition to the crew, drummer Cameron LaForest, held down the edge of stage left.
If you navigate to the "About" section on Spafford's website, all the information they think you need to know about the band is perfectly summed up in two simple words. "We jam."
Although I missed out on the first night, I was excited for the second. Inspired by the popular jam-band motto never miss a Sunday show, I felt that would be the standout of the weekend. I was not disappointed! The entire show is available for streaming via YouTube, so you can check it out and decide for yourself!
Spafford jumped into the first of two sets with three songs spanning the opening 25 minutes. "Eternity" wasted no time with a rhythm full of anticipation and a touch of release in the vocals, led by Fairless. They followed with takes on "The Remedy" and "Legend," two older songs that date back to 2012 and 2011, respectively.
The next 20 minutes featured the fan favorite tale of loss at an unnamed "Electric Taco Stand," one of the band's most frequently played songs. Halfway into an already extended section of back-and-forth improvisation, the band slowed down the tempo. Die-hard fans that traveled from around the country broke into tears as they segued into "Alternate Ending." The song maintained its slow, emotive build before peaking around the eight-minute mark and crashing back into "ETS." A transitional highlight of the first set was the industrial whammy pedal accents from Moss.
The first set closed with two new songs played live for the eighth and seventh times played, respectively. "Love Sick Melody" debuted less than six months ago, while the set closer, "Soil," was first played on New Year's Eve 2017.
Spafford's final set at Terrapin opened with a 16-minute "All In," almost as an ode to leaving it all on the stage. The band was set to "Slip & Squander" for another 11 minutes before delivering on a major treat.
Halfway into the second set, Spafford cut the tempo and delivered one of the show's highlights with an out-of-this-world reimagining of Tears For Fears' hit "Mad World." The song was heavy on synthesizers and percussive beats, turning the Grate Room into a miniature North Bay rave. The set ended with two more standalone tunes, the soft piano ballad "Beautiful Day," led by Johnson, and the anthemic "Galisteo Way."
For the encore, the band busted out an older song that had not been played in over one year. "Double Time," which debuted in 2015, making its seventh overall setlist appearance.
Spafford is on their way to making a major impression everywhere they play. With the results they've managed recently in the Bay, I would expect to see a lot more of them very soon!

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Is it really possible to recover from bad events?
Mort had a scotch in one hand and a financial report open on his tray table when he glanced out the airplane window just in time to see another jumbo jet break through the clouds heading directly at him. The plane was so close he could see the pilot and copilot. As you might imagine, in that moment, he felt sure that he was going to die. Almost simultaneously there was a sickening drop in his stomach as the plane he was in dove sharply, barely avoiding the crash.
That night Mort couldn't sleep. He kept reliving the incident in his mind and imagining what it would have been like if the planes had collided. He decided a drink might help calm him down, but as he poured the scotch, the smell brought back the harrowing moment in vivid detail and he was seized with fresh panic.
The next morning the thought of going to work filled him with dread, so he decided to cancel his appointments and take the day off. That day turned into a week. He talked about the near collision so much that his wife and son were becoming weary with the story. They wanted him to "get over it" and let them all carry on with their lives. After all, he hadn't been hurt. What was the big deal?
Clearly Mort was involved in a stressful situation, and even though he wasn't hurt physically, he is suffering the effects of Critical Incident Stress. This can be classified as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), if the person "has experienced an event outside the range of usual human experience that would be markedly distressing to anyone." It involves the inability to recover and move on with life because the event was so disquieting.
87% of all emergency personal will experience this type of disturbance at some point in their career, and a predicted 40% of us regular folks between the ages of 21-30 will have critical incidents. Things like auto accidents, assaults, natural disasters, witnessing a violent crime or seeing someone seriously injured or killed qualify. (Is it just me or does it seem like the world is becoming less peaceful?) Obviously not everyone who experiences a trauma will develop a stress reaction, but if you, or someone you care about does happen to be involved in a Critical Incident, here are some coping tips compiled by social worker Vickie Harris, that might be helpful.
- Within 24-48 hours of the event alternate periods of strenuous exercise with relaxation to relieve some of the physical symptoms.
- Give yourself permission to feel rotten. This was an awful event, feeling bad is typical, and allowing the feelings will help them diminish faster.
- Maintain as regular a schedule as possible.
- Structure your time. Keep busy.
- Remember that you are experiencing a normal reaction to an abnormal situation, don't label it as crazy.
- Talk to people. Talk is the most healing medicine. Tell anyone who is available to listen about the event.
- Realize that those around you are also under stress.
- Be aware of numbing the pain with the use of drugs or alcohol. It would be a pity to complicate the whole situation with a substance abuse problem.
- Keep a journal, write your way through those sleepless hours.
- Do things that feel good to you.
- Don't make any big life changes.
- Do make as many daily decisions as possible that which give you a feeling of control over your life. (If someone asks you what you want to eat, answer them even if you are not sure.)
- Get plenty of rest.
- Realize that recurring thoughts, dreams and flashbacks are normal. Don't try to fight them, they will decrease over time and become less painful.
- Eat well balanced and regular meals, even if you don't feel like it.
- If the signs of stress do not subside within a few weeks, consider seeking further assistance.
I sincerely hope that none of us will have the type of experience that is haunting Mort. In any event, this piece of advise from the philosopher Chuang Tsuis worth considering.
"Flow with whatever may happen, and let your mind be free: Stay centered by accepting whatever you are feeling. This is the ultimate."


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Who is Zahi Hawass…what is he?
Here is his bio on his web-site Zahi Hawass and here is his blog Zahi Hawass Blog
Put Egyptologist together with a man, and you get Zahi Hawass. Meeting a man who has dedicated most of his life to his love – Egypt and its antiquities – one would expect to find a happy and contented man. A celebrity on tvs around the world and on You Tube, Mr Hawass is hard to ignore. He is lively, cheerful, full of stories about his work and speaks with a charming Egyptian English.
And Mr Hawass was (is?) a very good friend of Mohammed Hosni Mubarak (see link below – The Last Pharoah and His Vizier). We should not hold that against him, as any patriotic loyalist would extol his leader.
Yet Mr Hawass seems to leave a shadow where shadows should not exist, under an Egyptian sun. He seems to continually rub people up the wrong way (not liked by the Egyptian Syndicate of Tour Guides) and many have gone far enough to speak openly about their opinions on a man who holds much treasure in his hands. But much treasure seems to go missing.
One could argue that Mr Hawass's lack of co-operation and denial of international public statements about the Egyptian artifacts and sites – even his mis-information – may be a fearful possessiveness about his country's historical treasures, seeing that the original explorers and archaeologists were mostly foreign and took their discoveries home. (The arguement for this is that the treasures are safer there than in Egypt).
And trading historical artifacts illegally in the Middle East seems almost an honourable profession when one knows the extent to which this happens. Indeed, many important finds that have come to the world's attention have been found this way, namely some of the Papyrus Scrolls of the Dead, the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Sumerian Texts. But lost treasures should be found, not lost after they are found.
Yet lingering behind Zawi Hawass's broad smile there is something that leaves one with questions, not answers, to some Egyptian enigmas and mysteries.
Recent work done by some very intelligent writers, scientists, explorers, archaeologists and investigators, has all been an uphill struggle when it comes to seeking compliance and assistance from Mr Hawass.
Even after the Revolution – which will always bring some snakes out of the shadows – some unprecedented and mysterious disappearances of very valuable historical pieces (800!) came into the news. And we're not talking about some petty thievery here, but some specific spiriting-away of some very rare valuables (more). (A few have been found or returned)
Apart from the latest news press on the common looting after the revolution, there is one journalist, Philip Coppins, who writes eruditely and in detail on the subject of Egyptian archaeology security and transparency.
The Egyptologist, the Sphinx and the Cover-up.
The Last Pharoah and his Vizier
Latest news – March 30th 2011 – Hawass is appointed as Minister of Antiquities. In his new position, Hawass has launched into action by calling for 'armed guards' to re-inforce security.


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We know we should have a gratitude practice, right? You've likely seen quotes float by your Instagram feed, and have maybe ventured into the world of books on personal development. You may have even sat through a yoga class that included a finale meditation on gratitude. You're invited to practice gratitude for your health, your friends, your family, your dog and your dinner.
Sometimes a gratitude practice comes easy, like when you're sipping kombucha margaritas beach side in a tropical paradise, or your kids decide to keep themselves busy and let you sleep in until the midday hour of 8am. For most of us though, a gratitude practice is anything but easy. When we're making dinner (no time to be grateful for the food you have in your fridge!), we're late for an appointment (no time to be grateful that we are in demand and have things to do!), we're dealing with tax season (too many BPA-coated receipts to be grateful that you earned money), we're scraping ice off the car in arctic temperatures (it's too cold to be grateful that the planet hasn't fully melted yet!), or any other number of things that draw our attention away from all that we have in our lives.
Previously on the blog I have talked about gratitude being an essential nutrient for health (I call it Vitamin G), and how regular practice of love, hope and faith can change the way we perceive our lives and the greater world. It's a bit like healthy eating. If we load our diet up with great food prepared from scratch, there becomes less risk (and less stomach space) for us to indulge in the bad stuff. If we fill our evenings with activities that make us feel inspired, creative and calm, we have less time to binge watch crime dramas on Netflix.
In this short and sweet video, I share how gratitude actually works to bring abundance into your life, and describe what my daily gratitude practice is and why it is so incredibly powerful for me.
Cultivating a regular practice of gratitude is great for our mental and physical wellbeing.
How Gratitude Improves Your Wellbeing
Gratitude gives you a better outlook on life.
In one research study, participants were asked to keep gratitude journals and write down five things they were grateful for each week, while another group wrote about five things that hassled them. After 10 weeks, the group who practised gratitude felt happier about their lives, reported fewer health complaints and spent more time exercising. It makes perfect sense, doesn't it? The better our outlook on life, the more we'll make the effort to stay healthy.
Gratitude improves our relationships.
What's the secret to a long-lasting, epic romance? Apparently, it's gratitude. A wide cross-section research shows that people who feel more appreciated by their partners are more likely to stay committed. So don't forget to say thank you to your sweetie for doing the dishes, or the laundry, or packing you a delicious lunch. In fact, why don't we apply this to all of our relationships? Showing gratitude to our family, friends, coworkers and strangers can only benefit us all.
Gratitude lowers our stress levels.
After learning gratitude techniques, research participants had a 23% reduction in cortisol, our major stress hormone, and a huge boost in DHEA, a precursor to many of our sex hormones. Reduced stress means improved digestion, sleep, immunity and blood sugar levels. All of that sounds pretty good to me. (Need some help fighting stress? Check out these handy tips.)
Gratitude helps you sleep better.
In this small study, researchers found that grateful folks reported better quality and longer sleep. Try thinking about a few things you're grateful for before you go to bed tonight, and see what happens.
Gratitude makes teenagers more bearable! It's a miracle worker :)
Is there anyone more self-involved and unappreciative than a teenager? Not necessarily. Students who were asked to count their blessings reported feeling more grateful, optimistic and satisfied at school. Perhaps this is another tool educators could use in the fight against bullying.
Create Your Gratitude Practice
- Write it down. Keep a gratitude journal of all of the blessings in your life. Nothing in this world is too small to be grateful for. Not a journaller? Make a list in a notebook. Use a scrap of paper. Make an excel spreadsheet, if that's your thing. Just get it down so you can read it when you're feeling grumpy and depressed.
- Keep reminders. Post a few things from your gratitude list on your wall, or set an email or phone message that reminds you to be grateful. You could also use something tactile – I have a gratitude stone from the beach on my desk that I hold in my hand as I think about why I'm grateful.
- Recruit a gratitude partner. It's always easier to make a lifestyle change when you've got support by your side. Get a friend or loved one to regularly ask you what you're grateful for, or to remind you of your blessings when you're complaining about your life.
We're all in this together. If you have any strategies to help you stay on the bright side of the road, please share!
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After school, Brian meets Jian and Lien Fēng at the debate club. Lien seems to like him, but Jian doesn't. After the meeting is over, he confronts Jian to find out why the other boy is angry with him.
Jian's lips twitched and a shy smile flickered. "My sister has a way of making friends instantly. She's never met a stranger. Walk in a group like this, she's everyone's best friend when she leaves. She instinctively attaches herself to the alpha male."
"And you think that's me."
Jian shrugged, shaking his head. "Aren't you? You walk in like you own the room. Everyone listens when you speak."
Brian was surprised. He'd never considered that before. He knew he'd changed from the shy freshman he was three years ago, but had no idea it was so much.
"Wasn't my intention to offend," he apologized, bowing slightly. "We're all equal around here."
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Educators who use student-oriented approaches adapt to different students' needs, abilities, interests and learning styles. There is now evidence to suggest that educators who supplement or replace lectures with active learning strategies improve their students' knowledge retention and motivate them to learn.
Studies show that educators are increasingly using student-centred assessment approaches, such as active learning, collaborative learning, inquiry-based learning, cooperative learning, problem-based learning, peer-led team learning, team- based learning and peer instruction.
While they need to identify their students' learning needs and respond to them, they should also measure the progress of their students.
Summative assessments are a usual way of measuring student progress. Assessments are integral to the schools' quality assurance, syllabi and curriculum programmes.
However, this is only part of the story. To be truly meaningful and effective, assessments should also be formative. Educators may use tools and activities embedded in the curriculum to garner students' feedback at key points in the learning process.
Interestingly, educators are moving away from the conventional teacher-centred methodologies as they enhance their interaction with students. Formative assessments respond to students' individual learning needs as the educators make frequent appraisals of their students' understanding. This enables them to adapt their teaching to meet the students' requirements, and to better help everyone reach high standards of excellence.
Educators ought to involve students in their learning journey. This helps them to develop key knowledge, skills and competences that enable their intellectual growth.
Although individual educators seem to be incorporating formative assessment in their teaching frameworks, it is less common to find it practised in a systematic manner. To my mind, formative assessments are highly effective in raising the level of student attainment, as they are likely to increase the equity of student outcomes. They entice students' curiosity in a subject, and improve the students' ability and aptitude to learn.
Formative assessments are highly effective in raising the level of student attainment
Such student-centred methodologies involve students in their own educational process. They also build students' skills during peer and self-assessments, and help them develop effective learning strategies. Students involved in building their understanding of new concepts (rather than merely absorbing information), and who learn to judge their own quality and that of their peers, develop invaluable skills for lifelong learning.
As a proponent of active learning, my formative assessment strategies often feature role-playing, debating, student engagement in case studies, active participation in cooperative learning and the like. Such teaching approaches can be used to create a context of material, where learners work collaboratively. Needless to say, the degree of my involvement while students are being active may vary according to the specific task and its context in a teaching unit.
A non-exhaustive list of formative assessment strategies can include:
• Questioning strategies: during classroom interactions, students may be asked challenging questions. Questions often reveal student misconceptions. Questions can be embedded in lesson plans. Asking questions often gives me an opportunity for deeper thinking and provides me with significant insights into the degree and depth of student understanding. Questions will inevitably engage students in classroom dialogue that both uncovers and expands learning.
• Criteria and goal setting: students need to understand and know the learning targets/goals and the criteria for reaching them. Establishing and defining quality work together, asking students to participate in establishing norms and behaviours for classroom culture and determining what should be included in criteria for success are all examples of such a strategy. Using student work, classroom tests or exemplars of what is expected will help students understand where they are, where they need to be and an effective process for getting there.
• Observations assist teachers in gathering evidence of student learning to inform instructional planning. This evidence can be recorded and used as constructive feedback for students about their learning curve.
• Self and peer assessments help to create a learning community within a classroom. Students will learn as they are engaged in metacognitive thinking. When students are involved in criteria and goal-setting, self-evaluation is a logical step forward in the learning process. With peer evaluation, students see each other as valuable resources for checking each other's quality work against previously established criteria.
• Student record-keeping helps students better understand their own learning, as evidenced by their classroom work. This process of students keeping ongoing records of their work will help reflect on their learning journey, as they examine the progress they are making toward their learning goals.
• Portfolios, logbooks and rubrics: these instruments are widely used to provide an opportunity for written dialogues with students. Such tools help educators to evaluate the quality of their students' work. On the other hand, students will use rubrics to judge their own work, and improve upon it.
There may be still some perceived tensions among stakeholders about formative assessments and summative tests. Education institutions have to be accountable for student achievement. They guide students to satisfy the requirements of their curriculum programmes.
There may be a lack of consistency and coherence in policies between assessments and evaluations at both the institutional and classroom levels. And there are different attitudes among educators about formative assessments. Perhaps ongoing assessments may be seen to be too resource-intensive and time-consuming to be practical. Educators are faced with extensive curriculum and reporting requirements and often teach to large classes.
The right assessment systems foster constructive cultures of evaluation. Formative assessments are likely to help in promoting reforms for student-centred education.
Ideally, information gathered through assessments and evaluation processes can be used to shape strategies for continuous improvement at each level of our education system.
In classrooms, educators can possibly gather information on student understanding. Consequentially, this enables them to adjust their instruction to meet students' identified learning needs.
In conclusion, the locus of emerging educational strategies is pushing toward a proactive engagement in student-centred learning theories, where the student is placed at the very centre of the educator's realms.
Mark Anthony Camilleri is a lecturer at University.
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The simplest things in life often give most pleasure, and there can be few more natural activities for a child than strolling round your garden, randomly plucking a handful of blooms for a pretty posie. There's a certain nostalgia about a bunch of flowers freshly picked, a stirring of childhood memories of the grandmother whose guest bedroom was always fragrant with sweet peas or lavender. Her spontaneous offerings had a charm missing from today's supermarket and garage forecourt bouquets, and were all the lovelier for their simplicity. And, even if the garden does not yield much choice, at this time of year, the hedgerows are alive with blossom from cherry plum and blackthorn. Step-by-step demonstration of a child's posie.
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Title: Dream a little Dream
Author: Giovanna Fletcher
Page Count: 400
Publisher: Penguin
Release date: 18th June 2015
Format available: Hardcover, Paperback, E-book
Original language: English
Genre: Romance Fiction
All of these Waiting on Wednesdays have been Youtuber orientated lately, but there are so many brilliant Youtubers that are releasing books within the next year that I simply have to blog about them.
Plus, this is bookfangirling. It would be a bit disappointing if I didn't fangirl on this blog.
It's a complete coincidence that I would write a post about Carrie Hope Fletcher's brother's wife's new book the week after I wrote about Carrie Hope Fletcher's book. What can I say? It's a small world.
I've actually read one of her other books, You're the One that I Want and although I haven't written a review of it, I actually found it hard to put down. So after reading that one, I'm excited to see where Giovanna can take the romance genre next.
And you should know by now that if I speak relatively well about a romance novel, its the equivalent of me jumping the walls about another genre!
I can't find a description of this book other than that it is about friendship and unrequited love. Maybe the mystery is meant to draw you in to read the book - otherwise I can't understand why they wouldn't release a proper description!
Giovanna is a wonderful vlogger as well as an author, so make sure you check her YouTube channel out.
Has anyone read any of Giovanna's other books, and did you like them?
Will the success of her other novels be enough to sway you to read it?


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Learning shapes goals, guides futures, and strengthens communities. EDC sponsored a examine on the effectiveness of new instructor analysis methods, "An examination of performance-primarily based instructor evaluation programs in five states," that Pearson is selling however there are two VERY LARGE FLAWS within the study.
Pearson was based in 1844 as a building firm which switched to the publishing sector within the Twenties. This page was final edited on 5 September 2017, at 17:00. 2-day scientific workshops on using the ADOS-2 for the purpose of medical assessments. In official Pearson PLC stories out there online, Susan Fuhrman, President of Academics Faculty-Columbia University is listed as a non-government director of Pearson.
Pearson has already announced that it intends to promote its 47{6b17ed81d64f1d7bffbc44d6319e7e1b1175b8cc25d48d909825d5c25c3a6897} stake in Penguin Random House, which publishes titles starting from Fifty Shades of Grey and The Girl on the Prepare to Nigella Lawson and Jamie Oliver's recipe books, in a deal that is likely to internet the company more than £1.2bn.
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Pearson is the world's leading learning firm. In case you have questions, you'll be able to contact them at [email protected] The query that should addressed is whether the British publishing big Pearson and its Pearson Training subsidy ought to determine who is qualified to teach and what should be taught in New York State and the United States?


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Tunisian star Hend Sabry Attends the screening of The Flower of Aleppo at the 27th Carthage Film Festival
Marking Her Return to the Festival where She Received Her First Award
Tunisian star Hend Sabry Attends the screening of The Flower of Aleppo at the 27th Carthage Film Festival
Hend Sabry is getting ready for traveling to her homeland Tunisia to attend the screening of her new upcoming film The Flower of Aleppo, by Tunisian director Reda Al Bahi, that has been selected to open the 27th Carthage Film Festival (JCC) (October 28- November 5). Hosting the film's world premiere, the festival's edition this year is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
On the participation of her film in JCC, Sabry commented, "Carthage Film Festival is one of the most important and prestigious Arab and African film festivals. I feel proud and delighted that The Flower of Aleppo, the first film I co-produce, is going to open the festival that screens annually the best films from all over the world, plus it is held in my homeland Tunisia, and this is very special to me, and I'm happy that I will be attending the screening of my film."
It's worth mentioning that Sabry's first award ever was from the Carthage Film Festival for her role in the Tunisian film, Silence of the Palaces (Samt al Qosoor) by director MoufidaTlatli.
In the film, Sabry plays the role of a Tunisian woman who goes through an arduous journey with the backdrop of the Syrian crisis. The filming locations were in Tunisia, starring Hichem Rostom, Badis Behi, and Mohamed Ali Ben Jomaa.
The Flower of Aleppo is a co -production between Sabbah Media Corporation (Lebanon), Alya Films (Tunisia) and Sabry's Salam PROD, marking her first cinematic production. The new film comes as part of Hend Sabry's plans to co-produce other Arab projects within the coming months.
First established in 1966, the Carthage Film Festival is the longest-standing film festival in the Arab world and Africa. The festival was hosted every two years until it became an annual event ever since its edition in 2014. Since it was first created, the prestigious Carthage Film Festival is always devoted to screening remarkable Arab and international films, with recognition to their filmmakers.


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Vice President of Producer Affairs for the National Cotton Council, Craig Brown, says the House Agriculture Committee scheduled field hearings to review
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Brown believes Peterson is interested in the perspectives of regional producers.
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Brown says there will be live video coverage of the hearings for those who are unable to attend.


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"Let no one of us forget or misapprehend the reason we inspected our own facility here today. Not only to make them comply or to just annoy them, our colleagues, but to make them allies against a greater enemy. By persuasion, we hoped. By coercion, in the event. But no matter, they will be our cGMP allies now and we will treat them as such from this moment."
"The Auditor!"
Suddenly Leonidas' voice rose, booming with such explosive emotion that those closest to him started from its sudden power. "The Auditor is why we inspected here today. Her presence loomed, invisible, over every SOP and every logbook...."
"I know many of you think I am half-cracked, I and Kleomenes the plant manager before me. I hear the whispers, and sometimes they're not such whispers." More laughter. "Leonidas hears voices the rest of us don't. He takes no chances with out-of-specification product in an unprofitable manner and prepared for surprise FDA inspections that he has never seen and who many say will never come. All this is true..."
The staff laughed again. "But hear this and never forget it: the Auditor will come. She will come in numbers dwarfing those her corporation sent four years when the QC laboratory and our maintenance records were successfully audited so gloriously in the Pilot Plant. She will come tenfold, a hundredfold mightier and no production record will pass without inspection. And she will come soon."
(with apologies to Steven Pressfield)


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India has about 563 tribal communities having age-old traditional knowledge through their long association with the forests. They have accumulated valuable knowledge on the use of wild plants in their daily life for food, fuel, fodder, clothing, health-care and other purposes. Botanical Survey of India initiated recording and documenting this ethnobotanical data of all tribes belonging to the states of Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Orissa Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Uttaranchal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal for critical studies leading to sustainable utilisation of bioresources, documentations of traditional knowledge system.
Tribal lady is making plate at Ganjam, Odisha
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The University supports and engages in arts and cultural activities that bring dynamic colour and depth to our regions.
Our inspiring art galleries, music conservatorium, community radio station, Chinese language and cultural centre, and multi-award winning choir are all testament to our continued commitment to and involvement in our community. We invite you to get involved!
2NURFM began broadcasting in March 1978 and is Newcastle's leading 'easy listening' radio station with a format structured around familiar hit songs by legendary stars like Michael Bublé, Shirley Bassey, Dianna Krall, Air Supply, Frank Sinatra, Celine Dion, Neil Diamond, The Beatles and Elvis Presley.
Confucius Institute
On the eve of the Asian Century, the Confucius Institute is working to strengthen the vital links between Australia and China – the fastest growing economy in the world. As part of the University's International and Advancement Division, the Confucius Institute plays a major role in developing the University's capacity to effectively engage with the Asian Century.
The Conservatorium
The University of Newcastle's music Conservatorium prides itself on engaging with the community by delivering an extensive range of music lessons. Whether it's classical, rock, jazz, pop, folk, electronic... individual or ensemble, our staff are experts in their fields who cater for all ages and levels of experience.
Echology choir
Echology is the University of Newcastle's multi-award winning chamber choir. Whether you are a student or staff member of the University or a member of the community, you are welcome to audition for this very distinguished choral ensemble.
Newcastle University Choir
The Newcastle University Choir first began rehearsals in 1976 under the baton of Ulric Burstein. The first concert took place in May,1977, Verdi's Requiem, to an audience of 200 people. From these humble (but challenging) beginnings, the Choir grew rapidly to become the premier adult choir in the Hunter Region.
The University Gallery
The University Gallery presents exhibitions by postgraduate students from the University of Newcastle, as well as curated exhibitions and touring shows that promote an awareness of contemporary artists, communities and disciplines.
Watt Space Gallery
Watt Space is the University of Newcastle student art gallery. It is a place of inspiration and experience for our students - a place where they can engage with the community through their art. We welcome the public to visit our exhibitions and opening events and support our emerging student artists.


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Britain's brand new Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UK) has finally been launched, the latest and most high-profile part of the Government's long-running overhaul of UK cyber-defences.
Predictably late given the complexity of its brief – UK-CERT was supposed to have been up and running in 2013 – the organisation will act as the important anchor point for any national response to major cyber-incidents, particularly those against critical national infrastructure.
The organisation will also act as an coordination point for incidents that span national boundaries as many are sure to do in future.
"Of course, we will never be able to eradicate cyber threats completely, but you can lessen the impact. Only by working closely together – at home and overseas - can we increase awareness and build resilience to reduce the impact of cyber threats," said Cabinet Office Minister, Francis Maude during the launch event in London.
"Government can't do this by itself. I think CERT-UK shows our intent on where we want to go: ever closer coordination between government, business and academia to share insights and share advice; better cooperation with our international partners," he said.
Under its head Chris Gibson, appointed last November after a career at Citigroup, the new body is a major upgrade of the old UK national CERT that had operated in a low-key way since 2003. The genesis of the new CERT-UK was the experience of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics which came under sustained cyber-attack that required well-resourced co-ordination to repel.
For some time there has been a widespread agreement that the UK needed a properly-resourced body to coordinate defence in such situations. What CERT-UK is expected to bring is the official muscle to force change or action where that is needed.
It will also sit at the middle of a web of other security bodies, including the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI), GovCertUK, and National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU).
"It is vital that the Government takes a strong lead and provides an efficient infrastructure that allows the security community to collaborate and share vital information. It's only by working together that we will rise to the challenge the cyber threat presents and the establishment of CERT UK is a positive step forward," responded Martin Sutherland, Managing Director of BAE Systems Applied Intelligence.
One concern is the extent to which CERT-UK will function as a useful resource for organisations and individuals beyond its high-level peers. Despite it being early days, the omens from the new website, cert.gov.uk, aren't encouraging. Although no less functional than the US-CERT site on which it seems to have been based, neither is exactly full of alert data. CERT-UK's role will be behind the scenes.
This story, "CERT-UK launched by Francis Maude to battle cyberattack threat" was originally published by Techworld.com.


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Writing is one of the key skills in learning a language, and often teachers have to really motivate students to get them to write in a meaningful and satisfying way. In the next few blog entries, I'm going to post pieces of excellent writing by some of our students of English which demonstrate what can be achieved. I have kept correction to the minimum to improve meaning without interfering too much with the original text.
Welcome to Madrid!!!
I'm going to try to do a little guide about "What you can do in Madrid in three days…". It's only a guide because the best it's walking in the city and let yourself be surprised…
A good plan for Sunday could be getting up and going to the Rastro. El Rastro is one of the most famous flea market in Madrid. And then, you can do one of the most popular tradition in Madrid on Sunday which is "tomar el aperitivo", it means "go to the bars and have beer or wine with a tapa", for example around la Latina… And after, the best is to take a siesta…
In your case, I recommend you when you arrive at your apartment in Madrid (C/Santa Isabel (A)) don't be lazy and you take advantage of Sunday afternoon walking in the city
…A good option could be walking in Lavapies (B)
Lavapies (B) is one of the most picturesque "villages" (neighborhoods) in Madrid.
In the Middle Ages it was the Arab and Jewish neighborhood outside the city walls.
This neighborhood was made fashionable in the 80s by artists and young people. Then began a renovation process that continues today Nowadays, it's an up-and-coming neighborhood.
Currently, Lavapiés is a very popular and charismatic. Many immigrants live here. Besides its bohemian character is the multicultural neighborhood of Madrid.
In Lavapies there are a lot of bars and cafes, very affordable restaurants with ethnic cuisines like Indian, Pakistani, Cuban or Argentina. There are also many shops typical of many countries ..You can even see the celebration of the Chinese New Year or Ramadan.
Walking around its streets and enjoying its atmosphere is the best thing you can do there.
After, you can continue with your walk going to La Latina (C)
La Latina is one of the neighborhoods of Madrid that has best preserved its tradition and appearance, and today boasts of its vintage and atmosphere. It's one of the quintessential areas for tapas and drinks.
La Latina neighborhood is in the Central District which bounded to the north by Segovia Street, west on Bailen street, on the East Toledo Street and finally to the South by Plaza de la Cebada (Barley Square) and Carrera de San Francisco
The streets of the neighborhood still remember the various trades that settled in the neighborhood: tinsmiths, cutlers, blacksmiths, locksmiths … As in Lavapies, the names of the streets and buildings are steeped in Madrid's history.
The nineteenth century brought the decline of the local palaces and demolition of them.


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CalAmp Vanguard 5530 is a multifunction Wireless Router GPS that can work in cellular networks 4G/LTE and it is used for GPS location of mobile assets or vehicles. The Vanguard 5530 Router GPS has a high-speed connectivity that can handle different Programmable logic controllers, devices that Ethernet connects via serial port, can also update the configuration or firmware of Vanguard 5530 through OTA.


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So, to kick off with definitions
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I was taught, back in the day, that when indulging in academic discussion, it was vital to 'first define your terms'. So, I'll bravely (or foolishly) start the discussion on definitions – or explanations – in order to achieve, in the end, mutually understood concepts. I suggest that the aim here is not so much to attempt to develop a single phrasing or understanding of a term, as much as to understand how each term ('word' or 'phrase') is used within particular disciplinary territories, or perhaps even for different purposes. In other words, how are these 'terms' conceptualised?
And I'm going to, perhaps even more bravely or foolishly, start with the terms that are so commonly used in our disciplines/professions. (You'll note that I put these words together, to suggest their strongly interrelated nature, much like Foucault used 'power/knowledge' for the same purpose). These words are, I believe, data, information, knowledge, documents and records. After a great deal of exposure to the literature in librarianship, information science, recordkeeping and archival science, I remained frustrated by the overwhelming number of definitions of these terms, and even more by the total lack of agreement and consistency in these definitions. This gave me the impetus to study this topic in some detail for several years, and I arrived at the following conclusions.
The predominant image or metaphor currently expressed is that of a hierarchy, with 'data' at the bottom of a pyramid-shaped structure, supporting 'information' at the next level, and topped by 'knowledge'. The explanation is given that 'data' are the primary construction element: when these are 'processed', they become 'information' which, likewise, when processed, becomes knowledge. Exactly what happens during the 'processing' phase is not explained. It is presumed that this can be by a computer, and so 'data' can be seen as synonymous with 'bits', which are processed and understood (by the computer) as 'bytes', these bytes can, in certain sequences, be translated into various symbols (such as letters of various alphabets, punctuation marks, etc.) and so, in various combinations, form 'words'. These 'words' are not, of course, understood conceptually be the computer as referring to any other entity or phenomenon: they are simply sequences or patterns. Algorithmically (and computer scientists, I stand to be corrected here), such patterns can be programmed as 'correct' or 'incorrect' – hence the development of spellcheckers, for example.
The data-information-knowledge model therefore may be useful to computer scientists, if 'data' as a term is seen to represented the concept 'bits' – the presence or absence of an electrical or electro-magnetic charge. However, it also suggests that computers are capable of producing 'knowledge', which is a conclusion with which I disagree. Quite strongly. If this model is used in a human context, it suggests that we accumulate 'data' somehow from our environment, and these include things like temperature (rather than the experience of heat or cold), and then process them into 'information' – presumably using only our cognitive abilities, which are sometimes regarded as little more than the add/subtract/compare processes of the computer. 'Data' are understood largely, in addition, to being 'facts' – many dictionaries provide this as an explanation of the term. The problem with 'fact' is twofold: firstly, it suggests that it is 'true' – and of course the notion of 'truth' and what it is remains largely unresolved – at least in philosophical circles; furthermore, 'facts' are socially constructed. We make 'facts' through the ways in which we frame time, space, measurement, power, and so forth. 'Information' is understood to be some kind of result of analysis of the data having been 'processed'. But does this mean learned, understood, made meaning of? And information in turn is 'processed' (once again, it is not clear what activities are included) in order to become knowledge. Distinctions are not drawn between the kinds of knowledges that we have: knowledge of things, knowledge about things, knowledge how to do things, etc. I strongly resist the concepts of 'tacit' and 'explicit' knowledge, however, which will become clearer later.
I am of the view that 'knowledge' is the place to begin an analysis of the other two concepts. 'Knowledge' is what we, as human beings, have: it is what we 'know' – whether we know we know it or not. Sometimes we have forgotten 'stuff', or do not realise that we know 'stuff'. We acquire knowledge in a number of ways: firstly, we are born with the ability to acquire knowledge and language, after birth we experience the world through our five senses. Aristotle was particularly keen on this idea; Plato felt that our world was a mirage of the true or essential world. We also require knowledge vicariously, through other people, or rather, other people telling us of their direct experiences. If they record these experiences in some way, for example in writing, we may still learn from and experience their experiences across time and space.
So, I understand information to be that part of the persons knowledge that he or she chooses to share our with others, and which he or she will represent using a language of their choice, which may be spoken language, or dance or art or mathematics, for example. Our understanding of the message will depend upon our ability to decode their language: we must be able to interpret the symbolic representation of their ideas. Knowledge is, as previously stated the sum total of the accumulation of ideas and experiences that we individually possess. Data culturally or socially constructed symbols; they may be numbers or figures, or statements: in either case, there are embedded in a particular contextual understanding and represent nearly what is believed to be true at a particular moment and in particular space (which is why I am able to refer to the ideas of Aristotle and Plato).
Finally, I will say that to extend this understanding of data, information and knowledge, (DIK) I further believe that information is represented in language, and rerepresented in writing–symbols that represent spoken language– which can be recorded on a material which may or may not be more less durable, and that material constitutes a "document". Thus, a document can be understood to be a container of information. Some documents provide evidence of a business transaction, and these documents known as "records".
I look forward to your analysis, critique, and commentary on these ideas.
All the best, Sue


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I'm still not sure why my son Jake complains so much about doing his writing homework. I'm starting to think he's putting on a show for me and deep down, he really likes writing stories. I can always tell when he's excited about something he's written because he not only tells me about WHAT he's writing about but he wants to read it to me.
Below is his latest story. His class went on a field trip to a Mystery Dinner Theater and his teacher taught the class about how to write a mystery. As I've done in the past, I've scanned the first page because some of you (and you know who you are!) like to figure out his handwriting. I've written out the rest of the story using his spelling and wording just to keep this an authentic Jake story.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you "The Jelly Bean Thief" by Jake, the future writer/blogger:
One day when I was in the candy store, when a snichle (he's trying to say Schnitzel and he just spelled it wrong) truck left 5 seconds ago, and was standing with my mom's friend Mr Noodleburger and my friend Lebron James when I screamed "someone stole my pink jelly bean!" Then I thought that this was a case for me to solve.
Then I thought that Lebron James had took my jellybean because he first tried one and was begging for more. But we went to the doctor's office and no jellybean was in his belly. And then I realied that it was Mr. Noodleburger because he has an afro to hide the jellybean in. Or it was his mustash. So I grabbed a razor and shaved him bald. No bean was seen.
Even when I shaved his mustash. So we took a walk to the store to get a toupee and went to get a snichle. It was more crowded than normal.
I thought that was suspicious. So we walked in the cart to talk to Bob the owner of the snichle cart. When we went we heard a kid say "I want a jellybean snichle." Then we saw Bob's evil plan.
1. Steal jellybean
2. Mix with snichles
3. More money
So we grabbed the nefarious plan and went to Bob. Finally, I caught the thief and got my jellybean back. But it was moldy.
The End.


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Teagan Marti made a public appearance recently following a tragic incident that took place in Wisconsin over the summer. This resilient and brave 13 year old is doing her best to deal with serious personal injuries that resulted from inattention, negligence, and carelessness on the park of a Wisconsin amusement park. Teagan has a very supportive family and has received months of medical care to get to where she is medically today. Teagan is texting friends and playing video games. She has made progress and has the spirit and drive to improve but still has a long road ahead of her with these injuries.
Safety is so vital for Amusement Parks and Theme Parks. Otherwise, significant injuries, like those to Teagan Marti, will result. Safety first . . . . safety in the middle . . . and safety last should always be followed for any ride and for every rider. Amusement Parks and Theme Parks welcome children through the doors every day. Children and their families bring in the dollars and expect to have a good time. In addition to entertainment, parents should be provided with a safe environment for their children. Most parents are not engineers or safety experts when it comes to a mechanical ride or attraction. These duties belong to the Amusement Park and Theme Park. Contrary to any signs or attempts to limit liability, Amusement Parks and Theme Parks are liable for the negligence and misconduct of their employees. A child does not enter a ride at his or her own risk. That is a ridiculous argument that is clearly frowned upon by judges, courts, and juries.
You can read more about Teagan Marti, the remarkable teenager, dealing with the significant personal injuries from the Wisconsin amusement park at Girl Who Survived Carnival Ride Makes First Public Appearance.
See also 13 Year Old Girl (Teagan Marti) Released from Hospital Following Injuries from 100 Feet Drop at Wisconsin Amusement Park.
If you are a parent or caregiver with questions about a child injury, get a free copy of the book – The ABCs of Child Injury – Legal Rights of the Injured Child – What Every Parent Should Know. In this book, parents can get information regarding various issues that arise when there is a child injury. There is a section on Amusement Park and Theme Park injuries that contains some general tips for parents dealing with an incident at an Amusement Park or Theme Park. In addition, there are sections on Medical Bills / Medical Treatment, Automobile Accidents, Day Care Injuries, School Injuries, and other topics. Click Here to get your free book which will be sent to you the same day you order it.


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Seeking to consolidate economic cooperation, Turkey took action to restore ties with Russia, whose economy is in deep recession, and Israel, wich seeks to realize its potential, through energy projects in mutually beneficial deals
Turkey took two steps this week to recover its diplomatic relations with two important trade partners: Russia and Israel. Healing relations with these two have instilled hope into the depressed tourism sector, while exporters and importers have remained cautious. Since global trade shrinks and global economic expectations decline, keeping trade partners close is crucial for countries. However, if you have goods to sell it is always possible to find alternative trade destinations. On the other hand, it is not always easy to find alternative routes for natural gas and shape the energy market, even if you are resource-rich. Globalization is an inescapable fact, and markets become more integrated day by day. And at the end of the day, politicians hold on to pragmatic reasons to heal political ties.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to call his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan today for the first time after Turkey downed a Russian warplane that violated Turkey's airspace near its Syrian border on Nov. 24, 2015. That move is a follow up to Erdoğan's letter on Monday saying that Turkey regrets the incident.
Russian energy giant Gazprom did not waste even a day after Erdoğan's letter to act. The energy-rich but damaged economy's state-owned company is ready for dialogue on a potential resumption of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline project. "Gazprom is and has always been open for a dialogue on the Turkish Stream," Gazprom's official representative Sergey Kupriyanov was quoted as saying by Russian news agency TASS. The project, which was announced by Putin during his visit to Ankara on Dec. 1, 2015, was a replacement for the South Stream project. Moscow decided that the negotiations with Bulgaria to carry Russian natural gas to Europe were not working and replaced it with the Turkish Stream to carry gas to Europe via the Turkish-Greek border. However, after Nov. 24 the Turkish Stream project was left in limbo.
The recent past has been harsh on the Russian economy. It contracted 1.2 percent year-on-year in 2016's first quarter, following a 3.8 percent fall in the previous period. The country has been going through hard times due to a decline in oil prices, Western sanctions and a slump in capital inflow into the country. Despite the loss, the government in Moscow was too angry to realize major projects like the Turkish Stream pipeline would help the energy-rich economy recover in the long term. Now, with the normalizing of relations, Gazprom seems likely to recover the opportunity.
The reconciliation deal reached between Turkey and Israel is seen as a diplomatic victory for Turkey in Israeli media outlets, but has met with mixed reactions ranging from discontent to praise. The Israelis have been emphasizing the benefits of the agreement for Turkey. Israeli newspaper Haaretz said the agreement came six years late and claimed that Israel would have met the very same conditions right after the Mavi Marmara raid. "Turkey does not need Israel as much as it needed it in the past, it was a necessary deal." Haaretz reported. However, considering Israel's natural gas potential waiting to be used, which the Israeli government is desirous to offer to the European market, Turkey appears to be the one needed by Israel.
What Israeli officials realized after six years is that opportunity costs. According to Israeli National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources Minister Yuval Steinitz, the possibility of selling natural gas supplies to the Turkish market and Europe via Turkey is promising. Turkey is the only viable route with sufficient volume to carry Israel's gas exports, as it is a country capable of providing the necessary infrastructure and exporting to the West, according to Consul-General of Israel Envoy Shai Cohen. Also, Turkish and Israeli private sector companies are discussing a possible gas pipeline project between the two countries to transport natural gas supplies to Europe from the Leviathan gas field, which holds an estimated 500 billion cubic meters of gas.
"In order to realize this project, the diplomatic relations between the two countries need to go back to normal," said Steinitz in February. It seems like Israel will finally turn its opportunity into economic benefit
SOURCE: http://www.dailysabah.com/economy/2016/06/29/turkey-russia-israel-find-their-own-pragmatic-reasons-to-recover-ties
Categories: Economy, Israel, Russia, The Muslim Times, Turkey


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One bedroom unit with private balcony
Unit - GILLEN NT
This one bedroom studio unit is located at the foot hills of the MacDonald Ranges and approx. 3kms from the CBD.
The complex has a swimming pool to relax and enjoy our hot summer days.
Property consist of:
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*Private balcony off the living area
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Them boys from Alabama raise the bar on "don't try this at home."
"Hold my beer" are classic words that inspire confidence, razor-sharp focus, and a lack of acknowledgement for safety that only the most reckless individuals can proclaim. This is one of those moments.
With actor and crew credits sending you to Instagram accounts, you can assume these guys are young; the 21-year-old driver is claimed to be Jed Juie, whose entire crew of Alabamians put together this wild stunt with a 1980s Suburban.
The old Suburban has clearly seen better days and has probably been subject to more experiments than Frankenstein's monster. Them 'Bama boys loaded up the Suburban full of flaming hay, removed the driver-side door, and ramped it across a small pond before Juie jumped from Suburban mid-air.
Needless to say, this is high up on the Do Not Try: Safety Third list, so don't try this at home.


text: If God November 18, 2016November 22, 2016 ~ Bill Friday If God is like you, then there is no God. © Copyright 2016 William S. Friday Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Published by Bill Friday Beard wearer. Bicycle rider. Forklift enthusiast. Poet. Audiobook narrator. Publisher. My latest book arrives summer of '20. I became a poet out of necessity when a bad case of writer's block forced me to use smaller words and write shorter sentences. I've written three full-length books of poetry under the name William S. Friday. The first two, A Death on Skunk Street and Between Love and Orgasms are published by Hostile 17 Print, a division of Silver Star Labs. My third, That Year I Died and Kept On Living Anyway will be available in June, 2018. This space is supposed to be for stuff that doesn't end up in print. We'll see how that goes. I live near the Pacific Ocean in Long Beach, California. View all posts by Bill Friday


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I just read the latest marathon-bombing news this morning. At least some of it. Was surprised at the level of some of the response.
Two kids shut down Boston? And got the attention of the entire nation? And were killed/apprehended almost live on nationwide TV?
After the latest suspect was arrested, residents of Watertown, "took to the street en-masse… cheering on emergency workers and chanting 'USA! USA! USA!'" (source)
It's like the end to a movie, except real people were killed. With this much attention, I wouldn't be surprised if there are copy-cat crimes, though I sincerely hope not.
The LA Times wrote an article, Boston bombings: Social media spirals out of control, with the subtitle, "Web sleuths cast suspicion on innocent people and spread bad tips and paranoia."
From my limited perspective, there was a fair share more paranoia than necessary, considering the threat. Shutting down the entire city of Boston, population 4+ million, was perhaps out of proportion to having one man running around with a gun (or, as the facts would show, a wounded 19 year old hiding under a boat).
In the greater Boston metropolitan area, all businesses were closed and everyone told to stay inside. This article described the city as a ghost town, adding, "John Fox, the official historian of the FBI, said that the shutdown of such a major city was virtually unprecedented in recent U.S. history."
From photos of empty Boston streets, "Cant believe Mass Ave is so dead today On a Friday This is unreal" with the Instagram picture below:
I was glad to read one jogger had the nerve to leave his home and face the danger dire to go running along the Charles river on Memorial Drive, in outright rebellion of the standing orders. Perhaps he was a descendant of an original Boston minuteman.
My friend here, Beth McHoul, reposted the following quote on Facebook: "If you're trying to defeat the human spirit, marathoners are the wrong group to target" -unknown
Beth is a native of Boston, and has run in that marathon more than once herself. She is an amazing woman. Last Monday, her sister was running and only a mile from the finish when the bombs went off. I'm not trying to downplay the awfulness of the attack.
But in light of how things went down the last couple days, I just have to wonder, "Are Americans at large prone to overreaction?"
For contrast, here's a local anecdote:
One day last week our Haitian worker Pierre arrived late to work. He said he ran into a police/gang shootout on the street. He turned his motorcycle around and waited it out at a nearby gas station. When the shots died down he drove through the mayhem, continuing on his way to work, dodging several bodies laying on the road. Pierre noted that business was as usual at the next intersection (Jerald Batay), as if nothing had happened right down the street.
In light of a story like that, when I read about the drastic measures taken in Boston, I have this distinct impression us American's are becoming soft.
Logistically, it's even surprising to me Boston could be shut down with so little notice. Apparently, residents were awoken to reverse-911 telephone calls instructing them to stay indoors. I didn't even know they could do that. Reminds me of Orwell's 1984.
Something else that reminds me of Orwell's 1984 (and while I'm on my soapbox) is how smartphones are changing the world. Whether in regards to how an investigation is done of a terrorist attack like the Boston Marathon, or whether it's the Pope's inauguration:
I'm thinking there is no going back. The times we live in just ain't like the olde days.


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Cognitive fatigue and how it affects our performance.
Cognitive fatigue is subjective to each individual person, yet has a common ground amongst everyone. This commonality is the decline in our overall performance when you are highly stressed or an activity happens over an extended period of time. Our mind and body start to show emotional instability and moods become altered, which translates into sluggishness, constantly tired, negative affect, and animosity towards tasks or goals.
These characteristics are brutal towards the individual attempting to be prosperous. When the above symptoms start to show, what do you do? Normally our society states that you need to push through it, hide it, and get over it. So you tuck these thoughts and emotions away, in what you think is a deep spot of our mind. If you continue to do this behavior, the fatigue will continue to build. As it builds, the next time a person comes across a task, or a memory that represents what they are avoiding/hiding, one will find themselves sliding quickly back into the cognitive fatigue mindset. Now we have identified some common signs and symptoms of cognitive fatigue, as well as the commonality in which society handles it. So how does cognitive fatigue set in and what does it do to us mentally.
Our mind is a fickle thing. When you perceive a task as being strenuous you start to enter cognitive fatigue. While entering this stage you start to feel fatigued, tired, and emotionally drained, however the changes in our body are a raised heart rate and blood lactate (increase of lactic acid in our blood stream)(MacMahon, Schucker, Hagemann &Strauss, 2014). Meaning what you perceive as a higher level of effort in work or athletics is purely mental. When cognitive fatigue controls our mentality, our thoughts also start to change. Meaning that what you see as difficult currently might be viewed as an impossible task later down the road while enjoyment disappears and a task becomes a grudge to accomplish as you feel you no longer receive anything out of that task. The scary part is that when you are put in this position you feel the only fix is to jump to and from programs, different careers, and/or relationships (to name a few). People think that a change of scenery/pace will fix the slump they are in. When what they truly need to focus on is their own mentality and how to handle fatigue.
The longer cognitive fatigue sets in, the more your focus starts to be brought internal. Your focuses shift from the barbell, to your breathing or what you are thinking. Physical senses start to govern your awareness and performance. Pain and disappointment easily creep in to the picture. This is where it can get tricky, as without proper understanding of how to control this internal shift, the focus of pain and disappointment will control your sessions. Focus will continue to jump from one negative aspect to the next, furthering the cognitive dissonance with-in your body. Since internal stimuli are an important part of being human, it is important to use that stimuli and restructure it so one can break through the cognitive fatigue.
So how do you break this cycle? Well, it is different for everyone, and the easy answer is to not lose sight of the "fun". The long answer involves two parts. The first is changing how you view yourself and your sport/career. Ask yourself what are you trying to achieve and how you are going about achieving it? If you can answer the first part but cannot answer the how, then you are going about it the wrong way. No wonder you are fatigued. Let's revisit the goal you are trying to achieve and break it down. Good, now break it down again and again, until you can look at it and the simplicity takes over and you do not have to explain any of the steps to yourself. Now you can pick one of these new perspectives and get started.
The second is learning how to identify what your internal stimuli are. When you find yourself struggling with negative thoughts, write them down. For each negative thought you show, write down three positives. This is the easiest reprograming you can do. The only stipulation, stick with it.
The biggest difference between champions and all the rest of the field is their ability to control their mindset. In the past if you were having issues with cognitive fatigue, you would probably have ended up simply giving up on any high-achieving athletic goal or any other high-achieving goal. You would never have gotten past the cognitive fatigue, and it would have slowly taken over.
Now we can identify issues like "cognitive fatigue", and create action plans to correct the issue. Most people look to programming, coaching, or equipment to reach their athletic goals. In my experience the biggest problem that most people have is that amazing organ between the ears, the brain. Until you can get ahold of the way you think, becoming great in sports or any other area of life will be difficult or almost impossible.
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There are these moments where you realize that your kid is SO your kid — these funny moments when the distance between you and your child collapses like a long, collapsey-kind telescope.
Today, my son and I were talking about some funny stop-motion videos we were making with Playmobils, when he said, "It's extremely hard to get all the guys to line up just right so the next frame looks like it came just after the first one."
"Yeah," I agreed.
After a few seconds' silence as we keep editing the little movie, he said, "Two X's."
And, weirdly, I immediately knew what he meant. He meant there were two X's in the sentence he had just said.
No, this is not a game we play. It's just that he's an obsessively weird language person just like I am, and he flips words around and around in his brain before, during, and after he says them. So he noticed, as he was saying it, that the sentence he was uttering, unusually, had two X's in it.
Once, when I was in college, my parents and sister came to visit and as I got into their car that evening, my mom turned around, all faux-exasperated, and said, "Mull foon."
I replied, "Yup, mull foon," and looked out the window at the bright, full moon.
My mom breathed a sigh of relief, turned back around in her seat, and said, "I knew you'd understand." She had been in the car for hours with two people who had no idea what she was talking about. My dad and sister and I share many things, but the flipping-the-words-around-in-the-brain thing isn't one of them.
When you're weird like us, it's a delight to discover — and later reaffirm — all those bizarre little ways that you really are family.


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One of our partner agencies will contact you via phone or email and tell you where and when to meet. Then you will have dinner together, take a trip, or go sight-seeing. During this occasion, you have more than enough time to get in contact with other au pairs.
Additionally we ask for your permission to forward your email address to other au pairs, giving you the chance to make contacts besides the au pair get-togethers. Since China is vast country, unfortunately we cannot guarantee that it will be possible to organize these meetings in every city.


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Taare Zameen Par – Every Child Is Special December 28, 2007Posted by Shujath in Hindi, Movies, Reviews.
Tags: 2007, Aamir Khan, Amol Gupte, Animation, Bum Bum Bole, Children, Darsheel Safary, DVD, Every Child Is Special, Film, Movie, Review, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Taare Zameen Par, Tisca Chopra
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There is a scene in Taare Zameen Par when the protagonist Ishaan (Darsheel Safary) runs away from school and loiters on the road for the whole day – for the fear of being punished for not having done his homework. I never did anything like that in school but keep doing it regularly once I started work. The comparison might not be warranted but this is just one of those scenes which made me relate to Ishaan's plight in the movie.
On paper, this is the story of a kid suffering from dyslexia and how with the help of an understanding teacher he overcomes it against all odds. But honestly (and more importantly) this is an open indictment of our education system and parents…and their frenzy to produce "winners". There have been films in the past like Bommarillu and Good Will Hunting which have tackled the issue of an individual's own inclinations coming in conflict the rest-of-the-world's perception of what is best for them. Taare is probably more timely and significant because it deals with a phase of life where one is hardly aware of a thing called "choice"/"interest"/"inclination" and so is very likely to shrivel and retreat into a shell (too young to understand that he/she is just different but not wrong)….when figures of authority simply pronounce judgements rather than trying to understand the problem an individual is facing.
The incidents involving the teacher-student interactions depicted in this movie are so relevant in today's times when you get to see and hear on television at regular intervals innovative punishments like electric shocks being doled out to students. There are particularly heart rending moments like the whole initial boarding school sequence – set to the song "Tujhe Sab To Pata Hai Na Maa" which covey the unspoken emotions of a child separated from his mother when he most needs her. It's been a long time since I had tears in my eyes (for the right reasons) when watching a film – No emotional manipulation here thankfully!
Aamir Khan and Amol Gupte (Writer and Creative Director) have crafted a wonderful film which hits you hard – whether you are a child or a parent/teacher. This film would not be complete without a special mention for Shankar Ehsaan Loy (Music), Prasoon Joshi (whose lyrics convey more than the actual dialogue in the movie) and the technical crew (for some great visual effects). Of course, above all this film could not exist without Darsheel Safary – who hardly speaks in the movie but his portrayal of the moods and emotions of an 8 year old kid are stunning to say the least. Aamir Khan in a supporting role delivers a heartfelt and wonderful performance – easily his best in recent times. Another supporting role which deserves special mention is of Tisca Chopra (who plays Ishaan's mother).
Certain cinematic cliches can be forgiven here for this film is trying to say something more bigger. Thank You Aamir for Taare Zameen Par. I felt so much better after watching this. This is a movie which a child may or may not understand but one which every parent/teacher should watch to understand their child.