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Students who write 4-5 pages per week for English Language & Literature classes homework score higher than students who write fewer pages.
The Nation's Report Card has concluded it after conducting a survey in 2015. The statistics prove that assignment writing is the most effective learning tool in the US high schools & colleges. The students should spend 30 minutes per day on their writing assignments to get ready with 5 pages in a week.
Not all teachers understand how much writing homework is enough. They often assign more essays & research papers an average student can handle in a week. If you're one of the poor fellows who suffer from the overloaded homework assignment schedule, find help in the face of the academic writers & editors with the rich experience in different fields.
Academic Assignment Writing: 11 Golden Rules
Ready to write an assignment? Writer, please stick to these 11 rules:
- Read the prompt/main question 2-3 times to detect any unfamiliar word or key phrase. Rewrite the prompt using your words. Try to ask questions before the homework completion/exam – the teacher will respond to the relevant questions before the test, not during it.
- Read the instructions, trying to divide different questions or requirements into the separate sections to make it easier to answer in a step-by-step manner.
- Go through the evaluation criteria (grading rubric). The criteria help writers to understand what the instructors want to see at the end to reward them with the highest essay score.
- Every process of the assignment writing requires preparing a draft. In the draft, the writer highlights the structure, main questions to discuss, arguments to include, and takes notes on the given subject. The writers include the headings plus bullet point lists even if the instructions do not allow the writer to do it. The writers imagine retelling a life story to friends or other writers to follow the logical order.
- Submit the draft once you write it. Each good writer lets the tutor check the draft and make proper corrections/include recommendations before sending it to print or releasing on the Internet. A student-writer must submit the draft before the final paper. The teacher writes comments to give the writer a chance to fix the weak parts until the deadline passes. The feedback from teachers/publishers is the reason why the writers should start writing their drafts 3 or more weeks before the deadline. The draft must be around %15-20 of the entire assignment. It is 2-3 pages depending on the number of pages. The writer can either submit the draft with the headings & keywords or include the short summaries of each paragraph.
Write the Draft: What to Include?
The absence of outline and the lack of essay's draft makes the process of writing high school/college assignments difficult & time-consuming. What should the writer keep in mind about the drafting process?
Write the initial drafts: Review the initial paper's version to understand if you have chosen the topics of your competence. If there is enough information available on the Internet. Decide whether the structure and line of thought make sense.
Write the middle papers: Expand/refine the ideas. The writer may discover he is writing an assignment, which is going to change the main ideas and directions because of the newly obtained information. Example: the writer talks about the current presidential elections. Suddenly, one of the candidates announces he is leaving the race due to some personal problems or changed plans. Such situations have a significant impact on the further scenario. The writer should be ready to change some parts of his work, fix the outline, end up the story, or switch from the argumentative papers to the creative writing assignments.
Write the final draft: The writer should focus on the way he will introduce the topic. It involves planning the presentations, preparing a public speech, fixing grammar/spelling/punctuation, checking the word choice, and organizing references.
A writer should review a detailed structure of the five-paragraph essay. It will help to divide the work on your paper's draft into several stages and separate days respectively. Do not write everything in one day! Remember:
"One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple."
― Jack Kerouac, The Dharma Bums
Where to Find Information to Include in References?
Every section of the writing assignment must have a claim. The writer has to support each main argument with the corresponding evidence. To collect valuable evidence on the topic of interest, the writer researches the recent primary & secondary sources like:
- Textbooks
- Journals
- Magazines
- Scholar articles
- Newspapers
- Study materials
- Documentaries
- Movies
- Official websites
Every writer must be ready to spend several hours in the library. No matter how great the writer's knowledge of the chosen topic is, without credible sources, his writing assignments are worth nothing.
The simplest way is to use the Internet to provide the writing assignments with required evidence. Module resources are one more source where the writer can get information. Teachers provide extra credits to the writer's works that use secondary sources such as interviews, polls, questionnaires, etc. It may be hard and time-consuming to involve secondary resources in the assignment writing. Large-scale assignments like dissertations benefit from broad research. Young writers must keep in mind that research papers may win from reporting information retrieved from both primary & secondary sources.
Once the writer decides how many sources and what types of sources to use in the assignment writing, it is time to handle the formatting issues. The most popular academic writing paper formats are MLA and APA. When it comes to more serious scientific projects, apply Vancouver, Chicago, or Harvard. Why in the world should the writer reference the works of others? The writers can read about the correlation between plagiarism and referencing in the following article to understand it.
With the properly inserted in-text quotations, it is possible to write a credible evidence necessary to support each of the writer's claims. A student should also include a couple of points explaining the restrictions. Each piece of evidence might be limited to certain conditions. It is a good idea to write how the chosen evidence might relate to the country or specific region the writer is living in.
Writing Assignments: The Role of Examples
Each body paragraph must contain the elements described in the previous section. Write what required elements on a separate piece of paper to keep in mind.
Writing assignment is a complex process unless the writer has a vivid example of the essay/research paper on the chosen topic. Analyze the example below (it is not one of the creative writing assignments). View more free samples of essays, research papers, case studies, coursework projects, book reports, movie reports, dissertations at this website.
Context. Current maternity care involves the use of different perinatal interventions that are frequently overused. At the same time, care practices that promote physiologic birth are often underused. It is important to understand the potential benefits of such practices to promote physiologic birth efficiently. One of the potential health benefits for the maternal/fetal dyad resulting from physiologic birth case practices is a decreased "peripartum morbidity through avoidance of surgery and related complications" (Goer, Romano, & Sakala, 2012, p. 17). Numerous studies proved the important role of infant feeding in the further life of the newborn baby.
Main points. Impact on the labor and birth care in the healthcare setting, multidisciplinary collaboration, hospital stay, promoting physiologic birth care, the role of nurses, infrastructure supportive.
Final comments. Multidisciplinary collaboration is important when promoting physiologic birth care. Such collaboration results in shorter hospital stay, lower risk of cesarean delivery; higher rates of breastfeeding.
The writer's reference list may look this way:
Goer H, Romano A, & Sakala C. (2012). Vaginal or cesarean birth: What is at stake for women
and babies? The best evidence review. New York: Childbirth Connection, 4-48.
We have applied APA referencing style to write down the reference on Bibliography page.
The Last Word
"I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by."
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt
People who love writing assignments with the specified deadlines exist. They are among the world's best-known writers. Isn't it a good reason to follow their example? If you fear to fail meeting the writing deadlines, the best solution to your problem is to order academic, business, technical, or creative writing assignments from the online company trusted by the students & young writers around the world!


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Fertilizing your lawn helps keep your grass healthy. There are many ways to fertilize. You can hire a lawn care service. You can test your soil, follow the recommendations, and apply the fertilizer yourself. You can use organic fertilizer or fertilizer that is not organic. Some folks top dress their lawns with compost which adds the nutrients found in fertilizer as well as organic matter. The lawn in the picture is at Longwood Gardens, and it is an example of a lawn that receives TLC including fertilizer!
Whatever way you do it, fertilizing your lawn gives it a boost. It makes it thick, and in turn your grass can better compete with weeds and develop a strong root system. The very best time of year to fertilize your lawn in the Lehigh Valley is in the next few weeks.
Here is a link to a fact sheet about lawn fertilization:
Another useful publications that Penn State Cooperative Extension offers is "Lawn Management through the Seasons". It summarizes the answers to a lot of important questions people ask about their lawns. It includes a great calendar that tells you when the recommended time is to overseed, fertilize, dethatch, control insects etc. If you are a do-it-yourself type, here's the link to the fact sheet:
If you have any questions about your fall lawns, call the Master Gardener at 610-391-9840 (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania) or 610-746-1970 (Northampton County, Pennsylvania).August 22, 2008
Louise Bugbee, our West Nile Virus Program coordinator wanted to share this information with you.
West Nile Virus is a disease transmitted by mosquitoes. It was first identified in the United States
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In recent weeks in the course of routine surveillance, Lehigh County West Nile Virus Program personnel have collected mosquitoes that tested positive for WNv.
There is no vaccine for West Nile Virus but you can greatly reduce your risk by reducing the number of mosquitoes around your home. Mosquitoes need water to breed and can complete their life cycle in as little as two weeks in warm weather. It is important to eliminate standing water around your home.
Also, make sure doors and windows are "bug tight" with proper screening. Remember that "bug zappers" do not attract mosquitoes but do kill many other insects such as moths, crane flies and beneficial insects such as lacewings.
Mosquitoes can also carry heartworms that infect dogs and cats.
For more information call the Lehigh County Cooperative Extension West Nile Resource Center at 610-366-8345.
August 20, 2008
If you have a tree that has problems you might need to talk to a professional. We are fortunate to have many tree care services in the Lehigh Valley. Just look in the phone book and you'll see. But how do you know how to choose a reputable, knowledgeable tree care specialist?
One way is to look for a Certified Arborist; one who is certified with the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). To become certified with ISA, an tree care professional must first pass a very rigourous exam and then maintain update training credits to remain a certified arborist in good standing. The ISA Certification gives consumers some assurance that an arborist has achieved a certain level of education. Check the ISA website to find a certified arborist in your neighborhood. This link will take you to a search page to find an ISA certified arborist by zip code:
There are some very good arborists in the valley who are not certified with ISA. Other credentials to look for when choosing an arborist include a PDA pesticide applicator's license (if they are in the business of providing tree pest managment treatments), appropriate business liability insurance and workmans compensation insurance for their employees. Beware of contractors who will not willingly supply you with documentation of these things: if they have all the proper licensing and insurance, they should be happy to give you copies.August 15, 2008
Have you noticed the fall webworms are back? This insect seems to prefer walnut and cherry, but can also be found on crabapple, birch and hickory. The caterpillars build a nest of silken threads on the ends of the branches as they devour the leaves of their host tree.
The nests are definitely unsightly, even spooky looking, but the actual damage that they cause is usually not a significant concern. The trees have had a lot of time for photosynthesis to take place in the leaves. Since it is so late in the growing season, the loss of some leaves does not present a great health threat to the host tree. You may choose to ignore this pest and not try to control it.
Small nests can be removed through pruning if you can reach them. There are also natural predators and parasites of fall webworm caterpillars that will work to reduce their numbers as the season progresses.
If you really want to spray an insecticide to stop them, you should do this in July when the webs and larvae are small. Spraying now may kill some of the insects but it will not remove the unsightly nests. Few home gardeners have spray equipment that will effectively reach the tops of tall trees anyway, so you might consider talking to a landscape professional or arborist about scheduling treatment next year.
Heres a link to our Penn State fact sheet:
http://www.ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/pdfs/fallwebwm.pdfAugust 12, 2008
In the last week I've had three calls about older ash trees with dieback. There has been a lot of publicity about the invasive Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) which was found in Western Pennsylvania, and folks often assume that the EAB is responsible for the decline they are seeing in their tree.
To my knowledge, EAB has not been found in Lehigh or Northampton Counties in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is looking for EAB here, they just haven't found it. PDA interns are using traps containing a lure which should attract the beetles if they were here.
Unfortunately, EAB is not the only threat to our ash trees. Ash get a leaf disease called anthracnose. They can be infected by fungi that rot the roots or wood in the trunks and branches. There is also a problem called "ash decline" which is caused by a combination of factors including exposure, heavy, poorly drained soils, drought, canker-causing fungi, viruses, nematodes and mycoplasma-like organisms which gang up on the tree and kill it.
I have noticed a lot of ash trees in decline in the Lehigh Valley and on South Mountain. There is no treatment to help these trees, other than protecting them from stress where possible.
Ash is one of my favorite native trees. They seem so tenacious in the way they sprout up in flower beds, fence rows and next to my mailbox. Everywhere you look you can find young ash trees, planted by nature. I love the fall color of ash which is a beautiful purple-yellowish color. Indescribably beautiful, especially in the fall sunlight, it is short-lived as the rain and wind knock the leaves down. I try to make an extra effort to notice the ash trees in the fall because I expect many older ash trees will succumb to ash decline and if (probably I mean when) the EAB reaches this part of Pennsylvania, the remaining healthy ash trees will be attacked and die. We are already cautioning people against planting ash trees in landscapes due to the impending EAB invasion.
So, take note of the ash trees. The hillsides of Pennsylvania may be once again changing as history repeats inself and ash goes the way of the American Chestnut and Elm trees.
For information on ash diseases:
For information on EAB:
http://www.ento.psu.edu/extension/Ornamentals/EmeraldAshBorerInfo/EmeraldAshBorer.htmlAugust 11, 2008
We're getting a LOT more questions than usual about cicada killers this year!
Cicada killers are very large wasps often seen cruising over lawns and playgrounds. They are solitary nesters, but there may be several to many nests in an area. They especially like loose soils.
The female captures a cicada, paralyzes it by stinging it and puts it in the hole she has made in the ground. She lays an egg on it, and when the egg hatches the larva feeds on the cicada (sometimes two or three are provided). It feeds and molts as it grows during the summer and remains in the burrow over the winter as a fully grown larva. It pupates the next spring and emerges during the summer.
Cicada killers are considered beneficial insects because they eat cicadas, and they very seldom sting people, Therefore one option is to just let them go about their business until they are done. But many folks are afraid of them or don't like the little piles of dirt they leave on the lawn in the area of their nests.
Here is some more information:
Penn State:
University of Kentucky:
.August 7, 2008
It's getting difficult to garden these days because it's so darned "buggy" outside! There are so many of those annoying little flies hovering in a cloud around your head and dive-bombing into your eyes and ears. It could drive you crazy!
If you caught and examined some of these so-called "gnats", I believe you would find that they are black flies, members of the family Simuliidae in the order Diptera (the flies). If you look at them closely, they should appear hump-backed, and have broad wings. There are many species within the family. They're likely to persist through the rest of the summer. Black flies can be vicious biters, and occasionally the annoying animals flying around our faces and into our eyes will bite, but most of the species we get in large numbers around here seem to prefer to feed on other animals.
This is one of those unfortunate pests that gets worse as we clean up pollution in our streams.
Black flies breed in clean running water. You're not going to know exactly where YOUR insects are coming from, and insect control in waterways is complicated and regulated, so you can't go out yourself and control the larvae. Some communities or counties have trained personnel going out and doing some aquatic black fly control.
There is no practical way to get the adult black flies out of your yard. Sometimes a treatment can be done to knock down the flying insects for a few days when you're having, say, a wedding in the yard, but that is only a temporary measure. For everyday activities, try a wide-brimmed hat and insect repellent. I see no reason not to experiment with herbal or picaridin based repellents if you don't like to use DEET-based ones. Keep in mind that if one of the herbal-type repellents seems to work, you might still have to reapply it more often than a DEET-based one if you're going to be outside for a long time.
Penn State's Fact Sheet:
Ohio State's fact sheet has other suggestions.
August 6, 2008
Last time I wrote about fungi that live in your landscape mulch that generally do not cause problems. There is one BIG exception. Artillery fungus will live in landscape mulch and it can cause real problems because it is so messy.
Artillery fungus can colonize your landscape mulch and when it gets enough energy it will produce fruiting structures and spores. The fruiting structures are very tiny and hard to see in mulch. This fungus will orient the fruiting bodies towards light colored objects, like light vinyl siding on a home, and shoot its spores in that direction. The mass of spores comes along with an amazingly sticky glob of glue-like substance which is nearly impossible to remove. If you have a lot of artillery fungus in your mulch around your house, the accumulation of spores on light colored vinyl siding can be quite unsightly and there is no good way to remove them.
Penn State has done research on artillery fungus to see how well it can grow on different types of mulch. The researchers found out that artillery fungus thrives on mulch that contains a lot of wood. It doesn't grow nearly as well on mulch that contains 100 percent bark. If you have this problem around your house, one option is to remove any mulch that contains a lot of wood and replace it with 100 percent bark mulch. If you do this, you should have less artillery fungus.
There are no chemical controls for this problem. Some folks claim to stay ahead of the problem by lightly topdressing their mulch every year, but this idea may result in too much mulch being applied over plant roots and trunk flares, which can hurt trees. Others have totally removed their organic mulch and replaced it with stone to avoid this problem.August 1, 2008
With all the rain and humidity we have had lately, the fungi are florishing! There are many types of fungi that LOVE living in landscape mulch.
Unlike plants, fungi lack chlorophyll and can't make their own food. They have to have a food source to live. Did you ever turn over mulch in your landscape and find it clumping together with white webby stuff that smelled like a mushroom? That white stuff is the body of a fungus, called mycelium. The mycelium secretes enzymes that digest the organic mulch and allows the fungus to live and eventually reproduce.
One of the ways fungi reproduce is through spores. You can think about spores as similar to tiny seeds. The spores are produced in a variety of structures called "fruiting bodies" and we use these structures to help us identify what fungus is present. Some fruiting bodies are very simple, others are quite complex. A mushroom is a fruiting body, and the spores are produced on the gills on the underside of the cap. Some mushrooms have tiny pores instead of gills and the spores are produced in these tiny pores.
The are thousands and thousands of different kinds of fungi, and they vary in preferences for where they grow and what what time of year they make their fruiting bodies. What is happening right now is that many of the fungi that are able to live in landscape mulch are making their fruiting bodies. The picture above shows a fruiting body called a stink horn. It is one example of a fungus that likes landscape mulch. They smell badly, so they are not the most pleasant thing to have near your patio.
Home gardeners often ask how to stop fungi from making their fruiting bodies in landscape mulch. There are no safe or legal chemical products available to use. What you can do is simply remove the fruiting bodies every morning with a shovel and dispose of them. Some fungi are poisonous, so you should be very careful that children or pets do not eat these fruiting bodies. The fungus will continue to form the fruiting bodies for a period of time, but it will not go on forever. Eventually the food source will become exhausted, and/or the environmental conditions will change and the fungus will stop making them.
If you add new mulch every year, you might be encouraging the fungus to continue to grow and produce fruiting bodies year after year. As long as no one tries to eat the fruiting bodies, they are pretty harmless and are just part of the natural cycle of decay. The decompostion of your mulch also releases nutrients that help your landscape plants. So, maybe you don't need to do anything about the fungi that are growing in your landscape mulch.
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Christian….you are at war and you have been at war for a long time.
With everything that has gone on in the past month (really even longer than that), it is time for true believers to realize you have always been on a battlefield. You just chose to treat it like a playground and are trying to stay in your "happy place" all the time. Brothers and Sisters, this should not be happening.
We ask questions like "How can this be happening, why is it so bad in the world, how did it get this way?" Yet while we ask those questions, we have sat by and done nothing out of fear of being labeled. We are afraid of being called a name…name calling, you remember that when you were a kid, don't you? You used to even come back with the standard reply of "I know you are, but what am I" or the infamous "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Yes words hurt, but we have become do fearful of them, we have now almost lost our voice. As a matter of fact, even when we get in an "uproar" all we can do now is "boycott" a place or product (we really showed Disney back in the 90's didn't we…). People know now that we will get ruffled for a little while (one, maybe two weeks) and then we will be done with it. Kind of like that temper tantrum you threw when you were a kid (how did that work out for you).
Have we forgotten the words of Jesus about being hated by even our relatives? We think persecution is Starbucks serving coffee in a red cup during the Christmas season, but not having the words "Merry Christmas" on it. If we stay on the course we are on right on, we might soon begin to realize what persecution really is.
It is time dear Christian to realize this field you are on is not a playground…it is a battleground. You better cinch in your armor (Ephesians 6:10-17) and stand and fight. War has been here and war is here to stay until God ushers in the new heaven and the new earth. Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves (Luke 10:3). By the way, wolves prey on lambs because they are defenseless to them, but the wolves forget about the Shepherd. Since God is for us, who can be against us?


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When getting ready for the holiday party circuit, you want to look nice, but not overdone … you want to look like an enhanced version of yourself, right? And accomplishing this task shouldn't add additional stress to your already pressure-filled schedule. Fear not! You can do what needs to be done without feeling frantic. Take a couple of extra steps to make a big impact for these events, and you'll look great and enjoy yourself, too!
We recently headed to Primp Style Lounge, where you can get a style, blowout or makeup application, and had the professionals show us four different holiday styles. (SB Tip: Primp Style Lounge does not cut hair or do nails.)
These holiday looks aren't too complex, and all of them can also be done by you, if you choose to DIY. The salon option is definitely a luxury, no doubt, but it's also truly a time saver. By getting your hair styled or blown out, you can have that 'do last through the weekend. Doing your makeup yourself might take you an hour; a professional can do it in 20 minutes. Why not consider the trip to the salon a holiday gift to yourself?
Here are the four lovely ladies who will showcase different holiday looks. And you might recognize a couple of them. They are Elizabeth Woolsey televsion news anchor from WDRB Fox 41, Monica Hardin, television news anchor from WLKY Channel 32, Krista Walker, StyleBlueprint Louisville contributing writer, and Lynda Lambert, host of the Lambert & Lindsey Morning Show on 102.3 The Max.
Marie, our talented makeup artist, concentrated on three different areas where minimal effort has a maximum effect: eyelashes, eyebrows and lips. She applied the basic layers of foundation, powder, blush and eyeshadow on everyone first, and then dove in to the hot spot. Total makeup time for each woman was 20 minutes or less. (It would take me 20 minutes just to figure out the eyelashes!)
Marie went for false lashes on everyone, and it definitely made a big difference! She applied the glue directly to the false lashes and then gently applied them as close to the real lash line as possible. She let them dry and applied mascara on top of the false lashes to blend.
Eyebrows are the game changer of a face: they need to show up and be counted. First things first: get them in working order — tweeze, thread or wax — and then spend time filling them in with a shade darker than your normal color. Makeup artists recommend doing your eyebrows first before the eye makeup; you'll find that you end up wearing less eye makeup with a finished brow. The results are amazing!
A holiday party is a great time to unveil a strong, new lip color. Whether it be a bright tomato, fierce red or a punchy coral, show off that pucker with purpose.
The consensus among the group was to do something different than their normal hairdo. They all wanted an enhancement for their look, but nothing too complicated. Here are some beautiful — and attainable — options:
Look #1: Slicked back
Elizabeth normally wears her bob straight down. Her hair is too short for a ponytail, but she wanted to wear it back off of her face. Her stylist slicked back the sides, securing them with a pin, teased the top, and then created a poof for a sleek and modern effect. The teased poof hid the bobby pins securing the sides.
Look #2: Loose modern ribbon curls
Monica normally wears her hair straight or naturally curly. However, she knew exactly what she wanted, and it was something she had never done: she requested the Carrie Underwood curls. For those not in the know, Carrie Underwood curls are loose curls done with a flat iron. Pieces of hair are wrapped around one side of the iron, like a ribbon, and then the iron is slowly brought down the length of the hair, like curling a ribbon.
Look #3: Short hair with volume
Lynda has short, wavy hair. Her stylist created volume in the back with a volume powder and blowout. She then made the sides sleek and modern, and she flipped the ends up to accentuate Lynda's natural curl.
Look #4: Long, loose curls
Krista has long, straight hair. Her stylist gave her a blowout and then created pin curls, wrapping the warmed hair with his fingers and securing it with a pin. He left the pin curls in for about 20 minutes, then gently took them out one by one, creating a subtle, curly look with lots of volume that also showed off her new ombre color.
The moral of this story is that it does not take much time and effort to create a gorgeous holiday look. Wear a brighter lipstick. Wear your hair differently than you normally would. Think about wearing false eyelashes. These are all things you can easily do yourself, if you are so inclined. If not, delegate the work to the professionals, and get a fabulous look with some staying power.
Blowout and styles at Primp Style Lounge are $35, which includes a shampoo. A ponytail or braid is only $25, but does not include a shampoo. Makeup applications start at $20.
Primp Style Lounge is located at 3917 Chenoweth Square. Call (502) 384-7043 or email them at [email protected] to schedule an appointment.


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One of the best methods to get good sleep is to reduce blue light effects of the computer. "F.lux" is a software which does this thing free of cost for your system.
If you see the system in the night you will get sleep late. At least one hour you need to struggle to get sleep. Because PC emits the blue light. Blue light gives effect on our sleep.
You will get up late in the morning if you got affected by blue light in the last night.
F.lux software reduce blue light emitted from your system.
It makes your screen color adjust to the atmosphere in the room. If you use the system in the night, this software adjusts screen color according to your room lights. If you use the system in the morning, this software adjusts screen color according to sunlight.
If you use this software, you can work on the system for more hours.
Using this software is very easy.
How To Reduce blue light effects with f.lux software
- Go to justgetflux.com
- Click on "Download f.lux". you will get Setup file.
- Install the setup file.
- You will see the circle symbol in the right corner of your screen.
- Click on circle.
- Click on Settings. Just select your location.
That's it. Rest will be done by the software.
You need to do nothing. You will see the effect immediately. Because this software reduce blue light immediately.
Now your eyes will be safe. And you will get good sleep in the night.
I am sure that, you love this software.
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july, 2017
14jul(jul 14)2:00 pm15(jul 15)7:30 pmSUMMER MUSIC VANCOUVER
Event Details
The inaugural Summer Music Vancouver festival brings stunning chamber music to Vancouver audiences this July. Featuring New York's vibrant Attacca Quartet, pianist Jamie Parker, cellist Adrian Fung and violinist
Event Details
The inaugural Summer Music Vancouver festival brings stunning chamber music to Vancouver audiences this July. Featuring New York's vibrant Attacca Quartet, pianist Jamie Parker, cellist Adrian Fung and violinist Benjamin Bowman. Program includes Steve Reich's Grammy Award-winning Different Trains for string quartet with spoken word and electronic sound, and two extraordinary works by Estonian composer Arvo Part: Fratres and the iconic Speigle im Speigle.
A Roundhouse partnership with Music in the Morning
Dates, Tickets, Info
Vancouver Academy of Music Schola Cantorum: An Afternoon of Choral Music
DATE: Fri Jul 14, 2pm
LOCATION: Roundhouse Turntable Plaza
TICKETS: Free
Reich at the Roundhouse Concert
DATE: Sat Jul 15, 7:30pm
LOCATION: Exhibition Hall
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Program Notes
Vancouver Academy of Music Schola Cantorum: An Afternoon of Choral Music (July 14 , 2pm)
A diverse program of festive music from the French and English Renaissance will include works by Morley, Weelkes, Janequin, Dufay and Certon.
Summer Music Vancouver Festival in partnership with Alliance Francaise host the Vancouver Academy of Music Schola Cantorum with choral director Kathleen Allan.
Reich at the Roundhouse (July 15, 7:30pm)
Vancouver's Roundhouse will be the scene of a contemporary evening anchored by the presentation of the groundbreaking work of art from celebrated composer, Steve Reich. His composition Different Trains, in a new collaboration with Spanish filmmaker Beatriz Caravaggio, and two pieces from minimalist composer Arvo Pärt.
Steve Reich's Different Trains, is a powerful multi-media experience that was a groundbreaking work when it was premiered by KRONOS in 1988. The building blocks of the composition are recordings of speech, that are manipulated by Reich to form the musical building blocks that drive the composition. Interviews with survivors of the Holocaust, and others, pre-recorded sounds of trains and other sounds, the work is an experience that is nothing less than revelatory.
Arvo Pärt's stirring work, Fratres, for violin and piano opens the program and the mesmerizing, and prayerful Speigle im Speigle closes the concert and the festival.
The opportunity to share this experience of these moving works of genius in the community space of The Roundhouse, where listener and performer come together in the experience promises to be a festival highlight. Gone are the formalities of the traditional concert hall. Performers are interspersed throughout the venue and the audience is invited to stand, sit, roam, and stay for conversation with the performers.
Arvo Pärt, Fratres
with Benjamin Bowman, violin and
Steve Reich, Different Trains
with Attacca Quartet, recorded sound and video
film by Beatriz Caravaggio
Arvo Pärt, Spiegel & Spiegel
with Adrian Fung, cello and Jamie Parker, piano
"We live in a time when many people want a visual accompaniment for music the brilliant multi-channel video by Beatriz Caravaggio really works to intensify listening to Different Trains. She has taken documentary footage and through multi-channel placement and fine editing, made a thoughtful and moving piece. Bravo, Beatriz!", Steve Reich, 2017.
14 (Friday) 2:00 pm - 15 (Saturday) 7:30 pm
The Roundhouse | Exhibition Hall
A Roundhouse partnership with Music in the Morning


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HGTV Urban Oasis 2013: Living Room Pictures
A warm, cozy contemporary space that showcases locally sourced furnishings and art, this living room offers breathtaking views of Boston's Public Garden, Beacon Street and Charles River.
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When interior designer Lindsay Pumpa first peered out the HGTV Urban Oasis 2013 windows, the shimmering dome of the Massachusetts State House came into clear focus. "It was one of the first things that caught my eye," she says. "I wanted to see that color used throughout this apartment as my warm accent color."
A sectional upholstered in a soft linen/cotton blend boxweave fabric invites relaxation. Linen and mohair pillows, tucked in each corner, represent shades borrowed from the city's vibrant landscape.
Close at hand should evenings turn chilly, a soft and cozy throw blanket in a muted shade of pumpkin anchors a mirrored serving tray.
Views from the apartment's floor-to-ceiling windows informed the color palette. The Charles River, Longfellow Bridge and the Cambridge skyline are among sights visible from the living room.
Nestled 24 floors above Boston's theater district, HGTV Urban Oasis looks out over Boston's historic Public Garden and Beacon Street.
"We made a concerted effort to allow access to the view," says apartment planner Jack Thomasson, "making sure that there wasn't anything prohibiting you from literally going to the window, standing at the window and soaking in every inch of the view."
Keyes, an 8-foot-wide print mounted on Japanese paper by painter and printmaker John Thompson, provides a focal point as well as a pop of color.
Boston furniture craftsman Jamie Cumming scours New England lumber yards to source wood to fashion his collection of slab tables. This side table with a welded steel flat bar base features a bigleaf maple top.
A shaggy, hand-tufted 100 percent wool pile rug anchors the living room seating area. "You honestly want to curl up in it," says Lindsay Pumpa, who selected the rug to add a cozy touch and counter the room's sleek, contemporary furnishings.
A natural, spa-like element, white orchids nestled in a bed of river pebbles lean toward the sun, their roots intertwining to create intriguing visual interest.
Fashioned from maple wood and veneers, a two-drawer dresser with sliding panels serves as storage unit, console table and bar.
The bar is illuminated by contemporary linen-shade-topped table lights. A mirrored glass serving tray, paired with a stainless steel orb-stopped wine decanter, holds wineglasses, napkins and a hammered metal serving bowl filled with fresh lemons.
Reflective surfaces, whether hammered metal or mirrored, are part of a strategy to brighten and visual expand the rooms.
The electric fireplace, powered by eco-friendly Fanola oil, offers both warmth and ambiance during winter months. "High rises can tend to be on the cold side, so the fireplace lends a nice homey feel," says Lindsay Pumpa.
Selection of low-profile furnishings was purposeful: when one walks into the apartment, views through floor-to-ceiling windows remain unobstructed.
The weathered patina of an armless sculpture, selected in a local design showroom, complements the room's color palette. "The figure ended up over by the window, That way you are never lonely when you are looking out on Boston," says Lindsay Pumpa.
"When it came to designing the living room, I wanted a space where you could curl up and really enjoy Boston," says Lindsay Pumpa. "Everything from the color scheme to furniture selections and the gorgeous city view — all came in to play when making final design decisions."
A button-tufted leather and chrome side chair keeps the design gender-neutral. "You never want to typecast it too much," says Lindsay Pumpa. "A guy probably wouldn't want to come home to crystal sconces and a pink pillow."
The apartment color palette is informed by "what's going on outside the windows," says Lindsay Pumpa, who pulled clay, brown and neutral tones from Boston's own cityscape. Furnishings and accessories naturally fell into place. "I sat down and took a look at my palette and said, 'What would I want to walk into every day and not get tired of,'" she adds.


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Please note provisional bookings must be paid 10 working days prior to your visit. If you are booking within this time frame you must contact our school's booking line.
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Friday, January 25, 2013
I have decided to stick with love
I wrote a tiny bit about how our school community celebrates MLK day last year, but this is the first year K was actually able to participate. What better way to celebrate a man who devoted his life to helping others than to do the same? The students in the grades (first through twelfth) do some sort of community service appropriate for their age around the Portland area. Since K is only in first grade , her community service was helping out our school. Her class spent the day pruning the lavender bushes, raking the lawn and other outdoor activities. Afterwards they made peanut butter bird seed Douglas fir cones to hang outside for the birds and squirrels that live on or visit the school property (K corrected me earlier when I called the Douglas fir cones "pine cones" so I had to make sure I called them by their proper name here). These may seem like small and simple gestures but it's big to them. First grade is a time when children are still so young and innocent and not ready for the harsh reality out there in the world. Every deed done with love counts, no matter how small or how large. I am proud of them all.
I mentioned in my last post that I had a meeting at school. It wasn't so much a meeting but a wonderful chat with a friend. I am so blessed that one of K's former Kindergarten teachers told me that I could always come to her with anything about any of my children. I have been trying to get together with her for a couple of months now but our schedules clashed. Then on Martin Luther King, Jr. day it finally worked out.
I wish I would have typed all of this up right after I met with her because she bestowed a lot of wisdom upon me. I have forgotten many of the details now, but the sincerity in her eyes, the warmth of her words and the kindness of her smile are forever etched in my heart. That is truly what matters most.
We sat in our school library and I talked way too much about little things in day to day life, the new wild behavior of one of my children, the strong will of another, as well as things that weighed on me like the failure remark. As heavy and dark as they seemed to me at the time I was laughing through it all telling her how hard I am working to find the good in every struggle I am presented with. She told me to keep on laughing at whatever is thrown at me. I think I will.
I asked her for advice and books to help me, especially with my strong willed one because I see myself in her and that seems to be what scares me most. I want to always be able to respond to her boundary tests and stubbornness with love and compassion, but oh how some days my patience wears too thin. She has this spark in her that I never want her to lose, especially not by my doing.
Miss R told me she had no books to offer but was there to listen. It turns out that is what I really needed. She mentioned that perhaps I needed to toss out those parenting books (of course some are good for ideas here and there but not to solve life's problems) and just trust.
I let it sink in a bit. Then I listened to my heart. I keep searching for a book to solve all of my problems, one that has all the answers I could ever need. But there is no magical book. I need to trust in God's plan and pray for the strength to understand and follow it. I need to look within and learn to trust myself with parenting and what is best for my own family. Such a simple truth that is transforming me and setting me free. May the transformation continue for the rest of my days!
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In what appears to be an embarrassing error, the Italian parliament may have accidentally legalized P2P music downloads. The new law allows Italians to legally share music over the internet, just as long as it is done for non-commercial gain and the music is degraded. The controversy arises from the definition of the word "degraded."
Andrea Monti, an Italian copyright attorney, said all music sold on major music download sites is degraded. As such, exchange across P2P networks of these files, and any equivalent type of recordings, would seem to be legal under the new law. The law does restrict the sharing for "educational or scientific" use, but prosecuting offenders will nevertheless be more problematic because of it. The president of the RIAA counterpart in Italy was said to be confident in the restraints of the new ruling, but we imagine he crapped his pants as he said that. [Ars Technica]


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Forms and Information
An Opening Letter from Chorus
Dear Students and Parents:
Welcome back to a brand new year at Bennett's Mill Middle School! I am excited about the progress we made last year and hope to build upon the excellence we have already begun to achieve. My goal is to provide a wonderful music education and to expose your child to many different styles & genres of music.
Being a parent myself, I understand how hectic schedules get as the school year progresses. I will be sending home concert calendars very soon and will also post them on this page for easy access.
Please remember that I am here to help in any way I can. My e-mail address is email@example.com. Since e-mailing is one of the most efficient ways to communicate, please be sure to include your e-mail addresses when the student information sheet is returned.
The Handbook, Syllabus, Performance Calendar and Forms are available by clicking on the links to the left. To save costs on paper this year we will not send home a hard copy of the Handbook to you unless specifically requested. We will send home a hard copy of the forms that you should sign and return. Please read through them with your child and return the appropriate forms and payments by Monday, September 2. If more time is needed before a payment can be sent in, please contact me prior to the due date or write a note on the student information sheet.
I need a few parents who are willing to help out in several areas this year. If you are willing to serve in a leadership role or if you would just like to volunteer to help out when needed, please let me know. Thanks in advance for your support of the Bennett's Mill Choral program!
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It's not fair to say the Abbott government wanted Holden to leave. No government in its right mind would want to lose thousands of jobs.
But it does seem fair, on the basis of this week's extraordinary ministerial shouting and ostentatious public letter-writing, to suggest that the government wanted Holden to make a decision before the Coalition answered one of the biggest questions over the future of the company.
That question is "should the government provide indefinite assistance to retain an industry?" The Coalition didn't answer it in opposition and hasn't formally answered it in government because if the answer was no then the demise of car-making would be in part as a direct result of its own action.
The fact that any government wanting a car industry has to provide ongoing subsidies was clearly acknowledged by the government's own industry minister, Ian Macfarlane.
In January 2012, when the issue was already causing divisions on the Coalition frontbench, he said the car industry would ''collapse entirely'' without continued subsidies.
''If you look across the world almost every government supports its car industry … It's decision time in Australia and there's no middle ground. You either support the companies into manufacturing a new model here, or you cut them loose and let them go,'' Macfarlane said.
Now he's the minister. He had set up a productivity commission inquiry to inform the government's answer to this fundamental question, but his own colleagues (the same ones he was fighting back in 2012) pre-empted its report next March and demanded an immediate decision from Holden before it knew the government's attitude to long-term subsidies.
The tactic seemed to be to shift to the company itself blame for a decision the "dry" ministers thought was inevitable, before any government decision that could be portrayed as "cutting the company loose".
The acting prime minister, Warren Truss, was at it again before Holden's announcement on Wednesday, telling the ABC it was entirely reasonable for the government to demand an answer from Holden about its future before the productivity commission had reported because there was "at least another billion dollars available in the years ahead and … that should be more than enough money to respond to what Holden may want for the future."
And then he added: "I don't think this can be a never-ending money stream. No industry can survive if it has to rely on subsidies all along … there is completely adequate funding there to deal with the automotive industry in the medium term."
He was right that there is a billion dollars in the Automotive Transformation Scheme from 2015 – and the former Industry minister Senator Kim Carr helpfully told the Senate how it has been allocated: $150m (2015 financial year), $300m (2016), $258m (2017), $175m (2018), $91m (2019) and $25m (2020).
Carr has also revealed what Holden needs to invest in the new model that would enable it to continue its Australian production from 2017 to about 2023 – a bit less than $150m a year, ongoing.
Those two facts show why the billion dollars "on the table" was – in the company's estimation – not enough for it to make its investment decision. It had said it required more money than is available to the entire industry from 2019 to 2020, and some money, where currently none is allocated or promised, for several years after that.
It was entirely open to the government to decide that was an unreasonable ask. There would be many arguments for it to conclude it doesn't want to provide a "never-ending money stream" to the car industry or any other industry for that matter. But as Macfarlane himself said, for the car industry that decision would mean the government was "cutting them loose and letting them go".
Holden's decision means the government can point to the closures of Mitsubishi and the announced closure of Ford during Labor's term of office, Australia's higher wage costs, and Holden's statement about the "perfect storm" it faced in Australia to deflect attention from the question it was never forced to answer.


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Helping children learn about Lincoln
Winnick Field Trip Initiative helps
schools pay for visiting Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
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[October 11, 2017]
– Good news for schools that want to visit the Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Library and Museum but lack the money. Thanks to the
Winnick Family Foundation, schools can apply for grants to help them
cover the expense of a visit.
The grants are for grades 4 through 12 in public and
private schools with a low-income enrollment above 30 percent. The
application deadline is Oct. 16.
The Winnick grants help defray the cost of transportation to the
presidential library and museum. Groups receiving a grant also get
free admission to the museum.
The Winnick Family Foundation offers the grants through the Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation, a not-for-profit
organization that raises money to support the presidential library's
Visit bit.ly/Winnick2017 for grant applications, which must be
postmarked Oct. 16 or earlier. The grant awards will be announced
later this year. For more information, call (217) 558-8953 or email
The field trip grants, which are usually used in
April and May, are coordinated through the Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Library and Museum's Department of Education, which
provides educational opportunities for learners of all ages to
explore Illinois and American history and the legacy of Abraham
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The department offers a variety of programs that use history to
teach students about the Civil War, President Lincoln and STEM topics. It also
provides lesson plans, including teacher resources built around oral histories
in the presidential library's collection.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum holds an unparalleled
collection of Lincoln documents, photographs, artifacts and art. It uses that
collection, modern technology and traditional story-telling techniques to
connect visitors to the 16th president.
The Winnick Family Foundation supports programs for education, literacy, health
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Episode 70
Pet Sematary
October 31st, 2018
1 hr 11 mins 59 secs
About this Episode
The new Pet Sematary is out next year so we've decided to put the 1989 version on trial. Gav has chosen this for his halloween horror pick and will be defending it, with Alex trying to put it to sleep. We have our good friend Mike joining us this week and becoming part of a jury to judge the film, with Dave acting as character witness.
The crew also went to see the new Halloween film this week and the episode begins with a short no-spoilers review. There's also an excellent quiz about how Stephen King feels about film adaptations of his novels and Film Feels looks at what the gang think is the best animal in a horror film. Jaws, Cujo or the snakes that were on a plane?Support Films on Trial


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Honors Thesis in Rhetoric
To apply, students must complete Rhetoric 10, 20, and either 103A or 103B, maintain a minimum 3.7 Rhetoric GPA and a 3.5 overall UCB GPA to undertake the two semester Honors Thesis series, Rhetoric H190A-H190B, under the supervision of a selected Rhetoric faculty member. Four units of credit (two units each semester) for the H190AB sequence may be applied toward graduation as upper division units and fulfillment of one major upper division elective. Honors candidates who complete the 4-unit course with a letter grade of A- or better, have at least a 3.7 GPA in all rhetoric courses, and an overall UCB GPA of at least 3.5, will receive a BA with honors in the major. Seniors eligible to enroll in the honors program must make arrangements with a faculty member willing to direct their honors thesis in the semester before they enroll in H190A. See the Undergraduate Assistant for Honors information and application.
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The virus is transmitted in blood
The number of new HIV infections and deaths from Aids are falling globally, according to new statistics from the UN's programme on HIV/Aids.
There are now signs the epidemic is declining, it says, however, stigma and discrimination continue to cause problems for the estimated 33m people living with HIV.
Last year there were 2.6m new HIV infections.
This is down almost 20% since the peak of the Aids epidemic in 1999.
In 2009, 1.8m died from Aids-related illnesses, down from 2.1m in 2004.
Mixed progress
The report says rates of treatment using anti-retroviral drugs have risen from 700,000 in 2004 to over 5m people in 2009.
Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the region most affected by the epidemic, with around 70% of all new HIV infections occurring here.
But infection rates are falling, particularly in South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia.
There is a mixed picture in other parts of the world.
Eastern Europe and central Asia show sharp rises in new infections and Aids-related deaths.
And the UN says bad laws and discrimination, particularly in respect to drug users and homosexuals, continue to hamper the fight against Aids.
"We are breaking the trajectory of the Aids epidemic with bold actions and smart choices," said Mr Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS.
"Investments in the Aids response are paying off, but gains are fragile—the challenge now is how we can all work to accelerate progress."


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Strike of Kuwait oil workers sees production plunge
KUWAIT CITY - Thousands of Kuwait's oil workers began an open-ended strike on Sunday to protest plans to cut their wages, action which saw the emirate's crude production plunge.
A spokesman for the Kuwait Oil Co. (KOC) Saad al-Azemi said on Twitter that "average production reached 1.1 million" barrels in Kuwait on Sunday.
Daily production in Kuwait, OPEC's fourth largest producer, is normally around 3.0 million barrels per day.
Azemi also said natural gas production was at 620 million cubic feet, down from Kuwait's daily average of over 1.3 billion cubic feet.
The strike comes as world oil producers gather in Qatar to negotiate an output freeze to boost prices.
"Thousands of workers began their strike," the oil workers union chief Saif al-Qahtani said, adding that production was partially halted without clarifying which sites had been affected.
"Observed since 7:00 am (0400 GMT), this open-ended strike will continue until the workers' demands are met," Qahtani said.
On Saturday, the union turned down an appeal from Kuwait's acting oil minister, Anas al-Saleh, to call off the strike.
Hit by the sharp drop in crude prices on world markets, Kuwait is introducing a new payroll scheme for all public employees and wants to include the country's 20,000 oil workers, which would mean an automatic cut in wages and incentives.
As the strike began, Kuwait Petroleum Corp spokesman Sheikh Talal Khaled al-Sabah said that the national oil conglomerate had activated an "emergency plan" to ensure that local and international markets were not affected by the walkout.
"Export operations are going ahead as planned and (KPC) is capable of responding to major international market demands, based on agreements with clients," he said in a statement published on the KUNA news site.
The plan ensures that all petrol stations will continue to be supplied as well as Kuwait's international airport and companies operating at the facility, he said.
He urged Kuwaitis "not to listen to rumours that the strike has affected the needs of the local market," adding that Kuwait's "reserves of gasoline and petrol derivatives is enough to meet the country's demands for 25 days and strategic reserves could suffice for 31 more days."
KPC had offered to suspend all spending cuts if the union agreed to join a committee to negotiate a settlement but said that workers had boycotted negotiations called for Thursday by the social affairs and labour ministry.
The union is also protesting plans to privatise parts of the oil sector.


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Check out this video showing the rebuilding of a monstrous 104-year-old 28.5 litre Fiat S76 engine. The engine was rebuilt by Duncan Pittaway and his team and was originally intended to start for the first time at FoS this year however due to setbacks it's startup was rather more humble, but certainly no less impressive.
Thanks to this cool video put together by Stefan Marjoram we get to see the car start up for the first time, and the sound is insane. Bare in mind that this engine puts out around 300 bhp which is more than double your average car of today – making it a seriously impressive piece of engineering.
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LL Cool J, whom I just saw last week at CES in Vegas is doing big things…
He has officially been announced as the host of the 54th annual Grammy Awards.
He's the first official host the event has had in seven years since Queen Latifah.
Although the two-time Grammy winner has hosted the nominations concert event for the past four years, this will be his first time in charge of the entire show.
"I'm thrilled to be part of Music's Biggest Night," he said in a statement. "I will always have fond memories of my first Grammys Awards and to now be hosting the Grammy show, in the company of so many other incredible artists, is a dream come true."
The 2012 Grammy Awards take place February 12 at 8 p.m. on CBS.
BTW – here's footage I shot of LL in the C|NET booth at CES


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Primaries heating up in new 23rd Senate district
On one side, a race for Illinois Senate in DuPage County pits two longtime incumbent Republicans against each other in what could be one of the more spirited primary races in the state.
On the other side are three Democrats, each hoping for a shot to be a rare Democratic state lawmaker from a county that's a GOP stronghold.
The battle is for the new 23rd Senate district, which includes Carol Stream, Itasca, Bloomingdale, Villa Park and Bartlett.
The March 20 Republican primary between Rep. Randy Ramey of Carol Stream and Sen. Carole Pankau of Itasca is so far the more contentious.
The two have traded barbs over Ramey's DUI arrest in August and the subsequent public release of the Carol Stream Police Department video of the arrest, on which Ramey asks an officer, "Do you know who I am?"
Pankau's campaign shared the video with party leaders, a move that irked Ramey.
Ramey says the message he's trying to carry door to door is that he'd be a more effective lawmaker than Pankau.
"The biggest difference I put out there is the effectiveness and the ability to reach across the aisle and get things done," Ramey said.
He points to legislation he carried in 2011 that would, under some conditions, let local governments print fewer notices in newspapers to save money. He also points to a proposal that would have illegal immigrants in the Illinois prison system deported earlier.
Pankau rejects the idea that Ramey would be more effective and says the biggest policy difference between them is their stances on the state pension systems, which are a drag on the state budget.
Pankau said she'd back a proposal to have working teachers and state employees either pay more for their current pension plans, enter a less lucrative plan, or take on a 401k-style retirement system.
Ramey doesn't back that proposal. He says he thinks the pension systems need to be changed, but that teachers in particular should be part of the negotiating process on any pension reform.
On the other side, three Democrats are trying to turn the district blue -- Greg Brownfield of Bartlett, Tom Cullerton of Villa Park and Kevin Allen of Addison.
All three have run for General Assembly seats in the past several years, but all failed.
Brownfield in 2010 ran against Ramey and lost. He worked most recently as an attorney for Prairie State Legal Services, an agency that gives legal help to people who can't afford it.
But he's been campaigning full-time since his race with Ramey, telling voters that budget cuts as deep as what some Republicans have proposed are unrealistic.
"From my point of view, if you cut education by $1 billion, that's like eating your seed corn," he said.
Cullerton has pointed to his work as the sitting mayor of Villa Park, saying that experience means he knows how to balance a government budget. And, he says he knows that balancing local budgets is harder when the state doesn't pay its bills on time.
"That just adds more stress," Cullerton said.
Cullerton is a distant cousin of Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, but said he doesn't expect his cousin to be involved in the primary race.
And Allen is trumpeting his experience as a marketing manager for a manufacturing company, saying he gets the difficulties Illinois businesses are having. He's also been a field worker for Democratic campaigns in DuPage County, including Gov. Pat Quinn's.
"I've already been out in the community talking to people for years," he said.
All three Democrats say they know and like each other and are focused on trying to pick up the seat for Democrats in November. A win like that would be rare in DuPage County, but it might be a better possibility in 2012 because of the new political map.
"We're trying to keep this as friendly and congenial as possible," Allen said.


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Alvin Rabushka
The Washington Times
August 23, 2007
Current U.S. headlines about China trumpet dubious dog food and lead paint in toys. Too bad all that is burying another important story. China's emergence as an economic power has set off alarms among national security and military experts in Washington, D.C., about China's rapidly rising military expenditures, including the acquisition of world-class submarines, development of a blue-water navy, modern aircraft, satellite-launch and -destruction capability, a broad range of missiles, and a more professional army.
An immediate concern is Taiwan's security, but the longer-term threat resides in China's growing influence throughout Asia and its forays into Africa and Latin America in quest of natural resources. What, then, should U.S. policy be toward China?
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Culture through comparison: Creating audio-visual listening materials for a CLIL course
Authentic listening has become a part of CLIL materials, but it can be difficult to find listening materials that perfectly match the language level, length requirements, content, and cultural context of a course. The difficulty of finding appropriate materials online, financial limitations posed by copyright fees, and necessity to produce intellectual work led to the idea of designing videos specifically for a university level CLIL course. This article presents a brief overview of current approaches
to creating CLIL materials, gives rationale for recording of CLIL audio-visual materials, and discusses their challenges. It provides an example of audio-visual materials design for listening comprehension taking into consideration educational and cultural contexts, course content, and language learning outcomes of the program. In addition, it discusses advantages and limitations of created audio-visual materials by contrasting them with authentic materials of similar type found
on YouTube. According to a pilot survey, language used in recorded CLIL videos is easier to understand than the language used in YouTube videos. The content of CLIL videos is more related to students' life and they experience more positive emotions while watching them. CLIL videos bridge the gap between the concepts studied and a local culture making the learning more meaningful and enjoyable.
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Majority of Americans Want Universal Healthcare
UPDATE: CNN just released a brand new poll: 72% of the American public want the federal government to take a large role in providing healthcare coverage for all. I hope Congress is listening!
The following chart is from The Drum Major Institute and represents a poll conducted 08 August '08. I have seen similar polls from the New York Times and Public Policy Poling since the election.
Now, these numbers can change. Similar numbers in favor of universal healthcare were around when Bill Clinton was elected president, but after the lobbyists for private insurance and Big Pharma ran their distorting "Harry and Louise" commercials, public support disappeared. The commercials so misled older Americans that one retiree pleaded with then-Sen. Minority Leader Bob Dole (R-KS), "Please, Sen. Dole, don't let the government run my Medicare!" Who did she think was ALREADY running Medicare???
The lobbyists will likewise attempt to derail current efforts at universal healthcare, too, even though it would help get us out of the recession. (The recession is global, but in no other industrial nation are people losing their healthcare, at a rate 0f 1,400 per month, along with their jobs. That's placing additional strains on state Medicaid programs and on hospital emergency rooms used for primary care–which is adding to state budget crises.) I mentioned back in December that if General Moters had been a CANADIAN company rather than a U. S. one, it would not have needed any government bailout money–even with all the bad management decisions over decades. Why? Because national healthcare in Canada would have saved GM's biggest labor cost and given it an extra $22 billion per year.
Healthcare through jobs or individual insurance plans means that U.S. manufacturers are not competing on even ground with European, Chinese, Japanese, Canadian, etc. manufacturers. It adds thousands of dollars to every American automobile, for instance. It hurts small businesses (and leads many of our most creative entrepeneurs to forego starting their own small businesses) and to the death of family farms.
Think how much faster we can recover from this economic disaster if companies don't need to factor in healthcare into their labor decisions? National health insurance also saves hospitals in billing costs–which is why after start up costs, a single payer system is less expensive in the long run.
If you are a U.S. citizen, contact your member of Congress and Senators and urge them to pass universal healthcare THIS year. Write letters to your local papers, too. Make some noise: the lobbyists for Big Pharma and the HMOs sure will.
UPDATE: Originally, no supporters of single-payer plans were invited to the White House tomorrow for Obama's Health Care Reform Summit. Thanks to thousands of petitions, phone calls, emails, etc. by citizen activists, that has changed. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), a longtime proponent of single payer universal healthcare and author of the current House bill that promotes such, will be there. This is how it's done.
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My sense is that things may go differently this time. The Clintons made the mistake of doing a lot of things behind the scenes, I think everyone understands the mistakes made last time. Besides, I think everyone understands that something must be done to get costs down, so reform is necessary now. The biggest drag on the US Auto Industry is health care costs — for employees and retirees.
So, these numbers look good. Strike while the iron is hot!
Comment by Bob Cornwall | March 3, 2009
I favor healthcare for all Americans, but the phrase "redistribution of wealth" (in all honesty) puts a lot me and a lot of Americans off. It conjures up in our minds socialism and worse. Government has a part to play in making our lives better (if possible), but I don't want the government to take care of me from the cradle to the grave, because if it comes to that end I would expect to be told how to live my life. And I can choose how to live my life on my own terms thank you Uncle Sam !!
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GM's problems come from the expensive retirement health benefits they provide. If GM would allow their retirees to take Medicare it would cost them nothing. How do you think Toyota is doing it here in the U.S.? G.M. management knows this but the union is enriching themselves at the expense of current workers who won't get that benefit. And now they want the rest of us who take Medicare to pay for them to stay off of it. Nice redistribution there.
Comment by stan | March 5, 2009
First Toyota will NEVER have legacy costs regardless of the number of future retirees. It's called a 401k. GM workers make GM pay for their extravagant(as a % of salary) retirement standards or if that fails the rest of us who are trying to fund our 401k's must fund them. All while they make/made more than we do (average household income). Nice redistribution if you can get it. Especially if you can disguise it as helping the "poor".
You are confusing tax breaks with welfare. City/state tax incentives represent competition for jobs and the economic benefits of hosting a PROFITABLE business. When my town loses that competition, I don't pay. With GM and Ford (who indeed do get local tax gifts in Michigan) the entire nation including those workers and residents at the Toyota plant in Kentucky are being asked to prop up a repeatedly FAILING business (even in good times) from which they don't benefit.
What's more, the money is going to pay for the health care benefits the rest of us don't get and instead go to boomers who were paid very handsomely for their high school education. This a transfer of wealth from the average non-unionized American to a failed corporation and its inefficient, overpaid, low-skilled (objectively not employable elsewhere) unionized workforce. All while they make/made more than the average household income. If one were being objective, you might call it crony capitalism- democrat style. Whatever the merits of single payer healthcare, or any reform, it is decidedly not what is wrong with Detroit. It's the union past and present, but mostly past.
We could talk teacher unions and government worker unions as well. The story is much the same but gross failure there is more hidden due to lack of competition. Again more transfers to overpaid, inefficient, but this time slightly better-educated workforce from the average less-well-paid non-unionized workers. Again it's who-you-know crony capitalism-lite – change we can believe in.
Comment by stan | March 5, 2009
But Michael, the GM's retirees don't have solvent pensions anymore. They may brag all they want about those pensions but they get them by welfare now (from U.S. gov't). I'll be damned if they get guaranteed benefits better than I do at my expense when as I say they made/make more than the average worker. This is babyboomerism run amok.
If you don't want to give out tax subsidies vote against them, but some communities can rationalize it as a good tradeoff. But at least there is someone who will be responsible if they don't pay off in a balanced budget. I however don't recall me or any of my representatives making any of these concessions to union members, yet now I must pay and get no benefit. They make more, wreck companies, suck off me -"the poor" and you defend that?
This is no time for nostalgia when unions propped up salaries for the high school educated or those who didn't compete. This is wally and beaver world where women and blacks could make no salary and good old boys commanded their salary without competition from the third world. Anti-union is not anti-"worker". Unless "worker" is code for guys like Ward.
Comment by stan | March 5, 2009
Some of that is fine. Like I said the arguments for health care reform are entirely different than diagnosing the problems plaguing the big three. Unions want to hide behind other issues.
I'm not sure Europe is faring better. They are generally getting destroyed by similar garbage in the financial and real estate sectors. Of course they have also had persistent unemployment for many years at levels above even our current levels. They also are beginning to economically feel the mismatch between their liabilities in the welfare state and their declining birth rates/need for massive immigration to sustain it. All in all I don't think its nirvana.
Here we have health care that still cares for everyone (basic and inefficient), but economic opportunities beyond what Europeans enjoy generally speaking. Social mobility is lessened in Europe. The entire system is a stealth tax on the future. In a few generations it will be unworkable when there are 2:1 retirees for every worker. Watch Italy first. It's a generational transfer no one should stand for. And apparently the Europeans work so much for it they forget to make babies.
In any case, the market will soon render its verdict on union run business. GM – $1.85. And bloated federal state – DOW 6500.
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April 23, 2008
Speaking of the Pregnancy Resource Center of Owasso DVD. Here is what I ended up with. The theme was Smiles: Beauty from Ashes based on Isaiah 61:3. The Resource center helps turn something bad into good and is overwhelmed with the need. Hopefully this can help gain them more support. Keep them in your prayers.
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April 23, 2008 4:08 am
Joining you in prayer. Take care brotha.
April 23, 2008 5:35 am
Cool post brother!!!
Thanks for sharing this awesome post with us all.
You are always in my prayers Darin.
I hope you had a great earth day today! 🙂


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When thinking about the evolution of concrete pumping, from carrying concrete buckets, to the invention of pump trucks, boom pumps, line pumps and more, one can't help to marvel at man's ingenuity when it comes to increasing performance, production and safety! As buildings get taller and more complex, equipment becomes more sophisticated to meet the ever growing demand.
Remote controls are one of these practical devices that can assist concrete operators achieve better concrete placing in a safer way. These handheld device transmitters are now standard on job sites for large equipment like loader cranes, tower cranes, overhead cranes, concrete pumps and other mobile equipment.
Below are some examples where using remote controls will make the whole difference:
Pump Trucks
Pump trucks often come equipped with both wired and fixed frequency wireless setups. One of the problems with fixed frequency wireless controls is communication interruptions and even drop off when operating in heavy radio traffic areas as it is often the case in large cities. Remote controls powered by cables can also be dangerous and must be handled safely. Cables can get entangled in other cables laying around putting the workers at risk on the job site. Wireless controls can solve both problems.
Placing boom truck:
Operators usually hire a spotter equipped with a two-way radio or hand signals to help them maneuver the boom if they cannot leave the pump.
When operators can't leave the pump truck and have to place the boom, they are faced with the challenge of properly gaging the depth between the boom and the wires. By using a radio remote control, they can stand perpendicular to the boom and know exactly where to place the boom.
A radio remote offers greater control over the flow of concrete, it provides the ability to turn on/off the pump at any time, and usually comes with an emergency stop too.
What to look for when buying remote controls
Some nice features to have are: weatherproof, impact resistant plastic exterior, antenna for extended wireless range, several configuration modes, good charging time, additional outputs etc.
One thing to keep in mind is that some of the best models support Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) radio technology for the broadest wireless range like the OMNEX products.
Brands of remote controls
There are many models on the market, below are just a few good examples:
Hetronics offers the following models of controls for boom trucks and concrete pumps: With the GL series, GL-3, Nova-S, Nova-L Nova-XL, operators can easily operate booms up to 65 meters (213 feet). All models come equipped with a battery charger and 2 rechargeable batteries.
Putzmeister Ergonic Remote Controls:
Comes with two joysticks and rotary push buttons.
Provides direct system feedback to operator
OMNEX Trusted Wireless™ remote control
From Cooper Industries
Some models can even regulate the engine speed to minimize fuel consumption and wear.
Depending on the job, you many only need a simple remote control, so don't over kill it. More complex remotes require more time to learn all their features, practice
Troubleshooting the remote:
The good news is that only a few things can go wrong with a remote control:
– Most often the battery needs to be recharged and after prolonged use and replaced if the charge is holding less and less over time.
– The antenna may not be functioning. Check the antenna and its connection. It could have come loose or been damaged during a project.
So why not incorporate a remote control in your next job? Are you looking for a good concrete line pump, as plaster pump, a gunite pump? Don't know which one comes with a remote control? Call us (503/283-2105) and we will tell you all about it so that you get in the power seat.


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Saturday nights are meant for going out, but sometimes it can be a bit ticky to find your go-to hangout spot in Southern Rhode Island. Some restaurants are only open seasonally. Other restaurants cater to college kids or senior citizens or families with small children. That's fine if you belong to one of those groups, but what about the rest of us? Proof, a self-described "prohibition-era style pub," seemed like the perfect place for my friends to hang out on a Saturday night.
Proof is located in Mariner Square in Narragansett. It has a long, comfortable bar, and the dining room is set up with high top red leather banquettes. In the back of the restaurant, there are two pool tables in front of a gas fireplace. The walls are adorned with historic photos of Rhode Island's shore.
One of the hallmarks of Proof is its handcrafted cocktail menu. In the interests of thorough journalism, my crew sampled a couple of these concoctions. The Strawberry Basil Bourbon ($10) was a mix of 1792 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, simple syrup, muddled strawberry, and fresh lemon. My cousin loved it. My Peach Old Fashioned ($10) was delicious: Bulleit Rye Whiskey was mixed with peach simple syrup, angostura bitters and served on the rocks. We thought $10 for these expertly made cocktails was a veritable bargain. The beer list has rotating taps of craft beer, and we had Whaler's Rise ($7) and Otter Creek Free Flow IPA ($7).
The menu at Proof focuses on farm-to-table cuisine and emphasizes an unusual fact: they don't have a freezer or a microwave in the kitchen, so everything has to be fresh. The menu offers small plates, so everything is made for sharing. My vegetarian cousin was excited to browse the separate Vegan Menu: Chef Joey Medeiros has one daughter who is a vegetarian and another daughter who is vegan, so he knows how hard it can be to find exciting vegan/vegetarian options.
Off of the vegan menu, we sampled the Cajun Avocado Bites ($10). Slices of avocado were breaded in panko breadcrumbs, deep-fried, and served with a spicy Cajun aioli. We all enjoyed these, vegetarians and carnivores alike. My cousin ordered the Vegan Pulled Pork Tacos ($12) and really liked them. She loved that there were so many menu items for her to choose from, and we didn't have to play the age-old game, "What can Carrie eat?"
Off of the regular menu, we sampled Fried Lobster Tails (market price), Ahi Tuna Ceviche (market price) and Fried Oyster Sliders ($14). Our favorite of the three was the Oyster Sliders. They were served Po' Boy-style on a soft house made baguette (cut into three "sliders") with shredded lettuce and Cajun remoulade. The Matunuck oysters were breaded and deep-fried. The ahi tuna ceviche was very fresh, full of wasabi flavor, and served with excellent house made pita chips. The deep-fried lobster tails were tasty, and we greedily dunked the tails in the drawn lemon butter. We also shared a side dish of Truffle Parmesan Fries ($8). The hand-cut fries were good, and the truffle and parmesan yielded a subtle flavor.
Keeping with the theme of "everything is fresh," desserts are all made in-house. On the night we were there, there was a choice of a berry parfait or a Guinness Brownie. We went with the Guinness Brownie ($7). It had a deep chocolate flavor and a nice fudgy interior. We had no problem polishing it off.
Proof provided us the perfect night out. With delicious cocktails, an interesting beer list, fresh food, and even a special menu for the vegetarian in our group, Proof lived up to everything we had wanted.
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