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Veterinarians are uniquely qualified to address several important current and future issues that face our nation and the world. Their expertise is the consequence of an educational background that is strongly based on the principles of comparative biology and medicine as applied to a variety of animal and human health-related problems.
Thus, in addition to areas of ongoing activity, veterinarians are now being asked to apply their expertise to new and emerging fields, including environmental science, toxicology, wildlife and conservation medicine, genetic engineering, comparative medicine, biotechnology, cell biology, human and animal nutrition, ethology, and international veterinary medicine.
The veterinary curriculum at Tufts exists with these concepts in mind. The primary goal of the curriculum, therefore, is to offer students a strong background in the principles of veterinary medicine and to expose them to the spectrum of present and future career opportunities in the profession. The mainstream aspects of the profession—food (cattle, sheep, swine); fiber (sheep); companion (dog, cat); and sporting (horse) animal medicine and surgery, preventive medicine, and public health—are areas that are highlighted along with instruction in the emerging areas noted above.
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University was founded in 1978. Located in North Grafton, MA, it is the only veterinary school in New England. The school's pioneering academic programs, high quality clinical care services and original research advancing animal, human and environmental health, have brought Tufts University national and world-wide acclaim.
The 585-acre campus includes three hospitals: the Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals, the Hospital for Large Animals and the Bernice Barbour Wildlife Medicine Building, where over 28,000 patients annually are treated by clinicians representing a broad range of specialties. The school boasts the country's largest training program in veterinary emergency and critical care and has garnered attention for leadership in oncology, cardiology, nutrition, animal behavior, diagnostic imaging and equine sports medicine.
Off campus, the Cummings School operates the Tufts Ambulatory Farm Service in Woodstock, CT, which helps sustain New England family farming. The school's International Program collaborates with other Tufts University programs and local organizations in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East to encourage sustainable animal agriculture, wildlife conservation, and public health.
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine is recognized internationally for faculty contributions to the study of zoonotic infectious diseases - illnesses that move from animals to people. In 2003, the school was awarded an unparalleled $25 million NIH grant to establish a research unit for the National Food and Waterborne Disease Integrated Research Network. The Tufts Center for Conservation Medicine places the Cummings School in the forefront of the emerging study of human, animal and environmental health in ecosystems, locally and globally.
In Africa, Cummings School has a significant role in the veterinary component of the new international university formed in 2015 by Dr. Paul Farmer and Partners in Health. Cummings School and the brand new University of Global Health Equity are actively promoting the One Health program of USAID for Global Health. (US Agency for International Development)
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine annually enrolls more than 300 students in its four-year program leading to a doctor of veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) degree. The school is typically ranked at or near the very top among the 32 North American veterinary schools in the combined GRE scores of its entering class. For the past three years, the school has ranked first in its graduates' success in the competitive matching program for internships and residencies.
The school has developed innovative graduate programs including the world's only M.S. degree in the field of animals and public policy, and the first D.V.M./M.P.H. program that places veterinary and medical students in the same classroom. The first quarter century of Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine has seen 1500 graduates establish successful careers in a variety of fields within the profession, contributing with commitment and knowledge to a humane, healthy and compassionate society.
The New England Regional Biosafety Laboratory (NE-RBL) is a 41,000 square foot facility dedicated to the study of existing and emerging infectious, diseases, toxin-mediated diseases and medical countermeasures important to biodefense. Scientists within the NE-RBL are conducting research to develop therapeutics, vaccines and diagnostic tools in a safe, secure, regulatory-compliant environment. Investigators in academia, not-for-profit organizations, industry, and government studying biodefense and emerging infectious diseases may request the use of biocontainment laboratories.
A $50 million financial commitment from Cummings Foundation in 2002 led to the renaming of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, in honor of the Foundation's founders, William S. and Joyce M. Cummings, in 2005.
Veterinary School at Tufts, LLC is today one of CFI's three operating subsidiaries. The other two are New Horizons at Choate, LLC, and New Horizons at Madonna Hall, LLC, two of the best low cost, not-for-profit assisted living facilities, located in Woburn and Marlborough, MA, respectively.


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Free Times
For the past four years, Famously Hot New Year has established an increasingly predictable — and increasingly winning — pattern. Pairing a headliner and direct support act that are both nationally known touring entities with a couple up-and-coming local openers, the free New Year's Eve event has leaned divergently on white artists pursuing rock, pop and Americana, and black performers who dig into funk, R&B and hip-hop. Read more>
Singer songwriter Elle King will be the headliner for this year's "Famously Hot New Year" celebration. Read more>
Go Columbia
Get ready to ring in the new year with rising star, Elle King! With hit single "Ex's and Oh's" taking her to the top of the charts, King will bring the fireworks to Columbia with what's billed as a "high-energy experience."
The oldest daughter of comedian Rob Schneider ("Deuce Bigalow," anyone?), King, 28, released her debut EP, "The Elle King EP" in 2012. The song "Playing for Keeps" was used as the theme song for VH1's "Mob Wives Chicago." The single "Ex's & Oh's" earned her two Grammy Nominations, and was certified double platinum and was a top-10 hit on the Billboard Top 100. Read more>
View press coverage for past FHNY events here.

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According to an article, "studies show malpractice awards are not a big driver of skyrocketing (healthcare) costs." In the debate on healthcare reform, many republicans are whispering that medical malpractice awards need to be capped to assist reducing the overall healthcare cost, the article claims. However, legal experts have determined that the malpractice awards are only a fraction of the overall costs to healthcare.
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Video: Sniffer dogs search Curtis workers for drugs
UPDATE THURSDAY: Sniffer dogs have been used to combat drug use among industry workers in Gladstone for the first time.
Two people were charged in Operation Sweep, but police said the results indicated workers were for the most part doing the right thing.
Workers were met off a charter plane by three dogs from Brisbane on Thursday night, and greeted when they arrived at work on Curtis Island on Wednesday morning.
Gladstone police CIB detective senior sergeant Luke Peachey said police considered the outcome a "positive for industry".
One person was charged after he was allegedly found with about 1g of methamphetamine or cocaine, and a man was charged with possession of a dangerous drug after police searched the work camp.
Snr Sgt Peachey said police were showing a proactive approach.
"If you are working in Gladstone, and in possession of these drugs we will catch you and press charges against you," he said.
"We will look to do (more) in the very near future. We have had a very positive response from industry and the workers form the industry."
Snr Sgt Peachey said industry leaders would be pleased their workers appeared not to be working under the influence of dangerous drugs.
"We estimated nearly 2000 people went through the gates (on the island) and obviously it's positive for industry that number of people being searched and only charges against one," he said.
"The second one we specifically targeted individuals. Intelligence showed one of those persons was in possession of those drugs."
He said industry workers had not been aware of the operation until it began.
"We've done this off our own bat and gathered enough intelligence for us to do it," he said.
"Nobody was aware of what we were doing today and that's the way we like to do things."
It was the first time an operation like this had been used in Gladstone.
"Anytime we get the intelligence people are doing the wrong thing they now know we have the resources to do these sorts of things," Snr Sgt Peachey said.
"We will go away from this and see what worked well and what didn't work well," he said.
WEDNESDAY: Gladstone police have carried out a two-day operation searching for dangerous drugs, targeting industry workers.
Sniffer dogs from Brisbane were used at the Gladstone Airport to locate dangerous drugs on workers arriving in the region.
They also were used this morning at two sites on Curtis Island.
Two people have been charged with the possession of dangerous drugs at this stage.


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The Red Fear; Though there are few things that can kill a vampire - and though many among the Damned claim to loathe their immortality - certain sources of injury frighten all vampires. Sunlight and fire can bring about a panicked flight-or-fight mentality. While under the spell of this Rotschreck, a vampire flees in blind panic from the source of her fear, frantically lashing out at anything in her way regardless of any personal attachments or affiliations. Rotschreck is in most ways similar to any other frenzy; just as the Beast sometimes seizes control in times of anger, so too in times of great fear.
Relatively innocuous stimuli, or stimuli directly under the character's control, are unlikely to induce Rotschreck. For example, a character who sees a lit cigarette in a nightclub, or a screened-in fireplace in an ally's home, might grow uneasy, but is unlikely to succumb to the Red Fear. If that same cigarette is pointed threateningly at the vampire, though, or the fireplace suddenly flares up in a draught….
A vampire seeking to avoid Rotschreck requires a Courage roll. As with frenzy, five successes must be accumulated to ignore the Beast completely, though fewer successes enable the vampire to overcome her fear for a greater or lesser period of time. Failure means the vampire flees madly from the danger, making a beeline for safety and tearing apart anything or anyone that gets in her way. Any attempt to restrain a vampire suffering from the Red Fear results in an immediate attack, just as if the character were suffering from a frenzy. One Willpower point may be spent to maintain control for one turn.
A character who is the victim of a botched Courage roll immediately frenzies and remains in a frenzy until the Storyteller decides otherwise.
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Good Luck to all London Marathon Runners!
I want to wish Good Luck to all of you running the London Marathon on Sunday!
I will be volunteering as a road marshal in the Tower Bridge area, so should see all runners twice. Hopefully, you all hear me cheer! 🙂
As a treat and to get myself (even more) excited to still participate in the event (albeit as a volunteer rather than a runner – I didn't make the lottery), I checked out the expo today. Nothing like retail therapy, especially when it involves running gear! I added to my group of BRFs The Stick. My IT band is feeling much better now after all the foam rolling and
massaging with The Stick.
I also got a number of running magazines and am all set for a rainy Saturday. Hopefully, the rain will stop for the race on Sunday!
Enjoy the race and have a great run! Take in the great city that London is and don't fret when some things are not going your way. Take the day as it comes and do the best you can do on this day! It doesn't matter what time you finish the race in (really, it doesn't unless you are an elite runner). What you will remember are the conversations that you have with fellow runners and the feeling you get when you cross the finish line! 🙂
Smile as you run by road marshals around Tower Bridge. If I can, I will have my camera with me.
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अनोठेर यौंग एन्त्रेप्रेंयूर
First, to learn about this young entrepreneur, check his website at http://www.chahal.com and get inspired. Here is a little more about him from his blog, followed by a few video interviews.
Gurbaksh Chahal is one of the youngest and most successful entrepreneurs of our times. Gurbaksh Chahal, who sold his first Internet business at the age of 18 for $40 million in stock, and then followed that up by the age of 25 with selling his Internet ad business Read following Press Releases and videos of Gurbaksh chahal to learn about his life and Gurbaksh Chahal's key experience involving motivation, risk, discipline, and courage.
Being a true entrepreneur at heart, "G" is still finalizing his plans for company #3. G is concentrating on what new markets could leverage his expertise as well as thoroughly investigating the next big idea. Read More at http://www.chahal.com
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I can't believe I even have to say this, you guys, but there are so many opportunistic douchebags out there using NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden's name as clickbait (thirdphaseofmoon, The Cosmos News, ADG, and others) that someone has to spell it out. There is not one shred of evidence, not one, to support the idea that any such info was released… unless you believe the Iranian FARS news agency which also reported more Americans would vote for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad than Barack Obama.
In the case of thirdphaseofmoon, it's just become another one of the interchangeable, meaningless buzzwords they use to drive traffic, along with "incredible footage", "breaking", "smoking gun", and "special report."
The Cosmos News, with its overuse of graphics and creepy robot voice, went so far as to totally fabricate a story they claim was reported on the site The Intercept regarding UFO photos. Continue reading Post ID 58Share this
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Cost of Living in Warsaw
– Professional Edition
We get a lot of questions from people thinking about moving to the wonderful city of Warsaw, Poland. One of the most common questions is 'what is the cost of living in Warsaw?', well this is a broad question that depends on your living style. Are you the beer at the beach type of person, or the champagne spraying party animal? Do you have a child? Is a car a necessity to you? Well we are currently writing a collection of articles to explain the cost of living in Warsaw for different people with different requirements (We have a student edition of this article. This article is focused on a working professional that is taking a new role in Warsaw and is planning to stay for one to three years.)
Who is this article aimed at?
This article is aimed at a working professional who is interesting in learning more about the cost of living in Warsaw, before accepting a job offer and moving. You'll most likely be single, be interested in living alone, enjoy socialising twice a week and have some form of disposable income.
All the numbers below are rough estimations and subject to change over time. Please take these numbers as a guide line. This article was written and last updated October 2015.
Rent and Accommodation
This will most likely be your biggest monthly cost and when thinking about what is the cost of living in Warsaw this should be your first consideration. As most major companies are based in the centre of the city, it is highly likely that this is where you'll want to be in your first year of moving to the city.
Where should I look to find rooms in Warsaw? There are some great online portals to help you find a room in Warsaw. You'll find almost all of the posts are written in Polish. If you don't speak Polish then did you know you can translate the whole website easily with the Google Chrome browser? You simply right click on the page and select 'Translate to English' and you'll be surprised how good the translation can be.
Gumtree.pl – Gumtree is one of the most popular online directories for not only rooms, but whole flats, bikes, cars and much more. Gumtree has an option to search only for a room, you can select your monthly amount, search for rooms without any agency fee and different locations. You can learn more about the different neighbourhoods in Warsaw here
What is the average monthly cost of a one bed room flat and how big is it?
The short answer: 1800zl to 2900zl a month, between 30 m2 to 60+ m2 (square meters)
1800zl = €423 | $475 | £313 | ₽31,448
2200zl = €518 | $580 | £382 | ₽38,436
2500zl = €588 | $660 | £434 | ₽43,678
2800zl = €659 | $739 | £487 | ₽48,919
from xe.com
The long answer:
We all know that the more you are willing to spend the bigger and better space you will get. It is likely that if you're willing to travel 40 mins to the city everyday you could find a large place for 1500zl, but for the sake of this article we are only going to focus in the strict city centre area. The difference from 1800zl to 2900zl can mean a gated community, balcony, free gym, an extra room and so on.
What can I expect for 1800zl a month?
Here is an example of what you could expect:
for 1800zl in the city centre, you can expect a bed room of this standard, a kitchen with a table, a small bath room and bills not included.
What can I expect for 2600zl a month?
Here is an example of what you could expect:
This price range it aimed more at two people that want to live together, as you'll most likely have a spare room, but if your job requires you to work from home, this could make a nice home office.
The example shown in the picure above is in a very good location, has modern furniture, a balcony, extra room and fully equipped kitchen. Bills not included (aspect bills to be about 100zl a month).
Monthly rental cost with bills: 2300zl
Health Insurance
Health is important, not much else is important without it and in Poland you have to pay for your healthcare.
It is highly likely that your business will provide you with health insurance, but you should really ask for all the details and read the small print. Just because you're from an EU country does not mean you'll get 100% of your treatment for free and there might be some situations that your work health insurance will not cover you. For the sake of this article I am just going to assume you have no health insurance provided by work and you'll have to cover the costs yourself. If you do have health insurance from work then you can remove this amount from the total.
One of the most popular medical companies in Poland is Lux Med. They offer an Annual payment of 785zl or Payments in two installments (every 6 months) of 413zl x2.
Monthly Health cost: 65zl*
*12 months must be paid upfront
Travel expensive
If you decide to save on your rent and live outside the city centre then travel will become apart of your everyday life.
All trams and buses use the same ticket system and you can buy from ticket machines around the city and the latest trams have ticket machines onboard, but beware that the old trams don't.
The tram tickets are based on time and you can travel as much as you like within that time frame. The tickets currently available are:
20 mins: 3.40zl
75 mins: 4.40zl
90 mins: 7zl
24 hour unlimited travel: 15zl
Group ticket for up to five people: 40zl
If you're planning to travel almost everyday then it is much cheaper to buy a monthly ticket or 90 day ticket
30 day ticket: 112zl
90 day ticket: 280zl
Getting taxis
There are many different companies in Warsaw and they vary in price. Unless you know Polish and the area expect to be taken the slightly longer route, "but, hey I don't want to be ripped off!". Don't worry, I got you.
Have you ever heard of uber? It is a taxi app that allows you to order a car through your smartphone. It is linked with google maps, so if you don't speak Polish the driver will already know your location and destination through the magic of GPS. Plus you can see the car driving towards you on the app and you can follow the route via your phone so you know you're not getting taken the longest route possible. Uber is also about 30% cheaper than a standard taxi.
Want to try it out? With this special offer code you can get 25zl to try your first ride for free to see if you like it or not. Simply download the app and when signing up it will ask you for a code:
Or you can sign up using this link: uber in Warsaw
You can buy a bike on Gumtree for about 400-500zl, but there is also an amazing bike rental system around the city which is almost free if your trips take less than 20 mins each.
These bikes are a huge money saver if you live near the city. They run 24/7 so you cycle home and avoid a taxi, as long as you have not drank too much.
You can sign up on the Veturilo website. You'll need a Polish mobile phone number.
So, let's say you take a monthly tram ticket and take six taxis a month @ 20zl each:
Monthly travel cost: 232zl
After a long week of working, you'll most likely want to let your hair down and make the most of the weekend, be that some action packed sports, a spa day or a few drinks and dancing with friends. As someone with a disposable income it is likely you'll do something every weekend.
Club Entrance Cost
This is a tough question to answer as there are many different clubs, in many different locations that have different prices on different days and different prices for different sexes. To keep this simple I am going to focus on the most popular clubs (around Mazowiecka street) and the below prices are for a Saturday night:
Men: 20zl
Women: 10zl
Drinking at bars and clubs
Again, this is a tough one to simply answer, as bars over the river and away from all the clubs are a lot cheaper than the ones next to the 'super clubs'. All these prices are estimations and subject to change:
Bottle of vodka and table: 300zl
Beer: 10zl
Vodka and coke: 20zl
Cocktail: 20zl
Shot: 12zl
Eating at a restaurant
There are many different types of restaurants to enjoy in Warsaw. It is best to avoid the 'tourist' areas such as Nowy Swiat if you're on a budget.
Sushi set: 50zl
Pizza: 25zl
Pasta: 25zl
Burger and fries: 30zl
Lamb dish: 55zl
Bottle of wine in a restaurant: 75zl
Let's so you go clubbing once a weekend (120zl) and eat out with friends four times a month:
Monthly social cost: 680zl*
*This depends on the person, if you party three days a week then triple this total
Other Monthly Costs
There are other costs that might be unique to you and we can't list it all here, but there are some standard things most of us will need:
Mobile phone sim (1GB of internet plus texts and calls): 20zl
Razors: 40zl
Sanity towels: 12zl
Gym membership: 200zl
We won't include these in the total, as they are subjective to you. You can add these costs to the total if they apply to you.
What is the answer to the cost of living in Warsaw?
The monthly cost of living in Warsaw: 3270zl*
We hope this article helped you learn more about what might be your expected monthly spending. If you have any suggestions for those thinking about moving to Poland then please leave a comment below.


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Federal Court Dismisses Negligence Claim against Law Firm
Bill Jones, and Joe Kingma obtained swift injunctive relief for a nationwide auto-dealer based on Georgia's Computer Systems Protection Act and Trade Secrets Act. The competitor had recently hired the client's former employees. After filing suit against the competitor and former employees, serving targeted written discovery and conducting forensic analysis, injunctive relief was secured and the case resolved.
For informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in future cases.


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A strong visual identity means visibility
Corporate Visual Identity refers to the name, logo, fonts, motto, colour schemes, design scheme that define your company's values and principles.
It's not enough to have a great product or service. If you're trying to succeed on a competitive market, you need to make your mark among the other businesses. Build a brand that makes you stand out from the crowd and be consistent with it on all media channels.
In order to build a valuable brand, we first need to identify your company's values and beliefs. We come up with more ideas for the visual symbol and the motto that will create your overall brand identity.


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American Family, A Review and a Giveaway
Sometimes it's hard to put a finger on why one likes or dislikes a book. Other times, it's easy. For me, as a professional book editor, frequent book beta reader and reviewer, and writer, it's easier than it might be for some. That doesn't mean, however, that if I dislike a book, it's for reasons…Read More


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Carter Witten named to lead N.C. Marine Patrol
Carter Witten is the new colonel of the N.C. Marine Patrol.
Witten, most recently captain of the Wilmington Marine Patrol District, will receive the golden eagle wings at a pinning ceremony at 3 p.m. on Feb. 4 at the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries headquarters in Morehead City.
"The Marine Patrol is well-respected as a professional law enforcement agency, and we are fortunate to have someone of Witten's experience and capabilities," said Michael Regan, secretary of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality.
Witten has more than 20 years of law enforcement experience under his belt. He replaces former Marine Patrol Col. Dean Nelson, who retired Dec. 31.
"Colonel Witten is a veteran Marine Patrol officer and has worked in the waters of our northern, central and southern areas," said Division of Marine Fisheries Director Steve Murphey. "He has a strong vision for the Marine Patrol and cares deeply about the resource, our stakeholders and his fellow officers. I look forward to working with Carter and his staff in the future and congratulate him on his promotion."
The Marine Patrol colonel is the top law enforcement officer at the Division of Marine Fisheries. The colonel manages more than 65 positions, including 53 officers and six dispatchers, and directs law enforcement efforts over 2.7 million acres of ocean and coastal fishing waters in 21 eastern counties of the state.
He then began his career with Marine Patrol in July 2001 as a patrol officer in Hyde County. He later transferred to Carteret County in early 2002 where he patrolled the Newport River, and later to Craven County, where he patrolled the Havelock and New Bern areas.
He was promoted to sergeant over Hyde and Dare counties in September 2008. He transferred in May 2011 to Craven, Pamlico and Beaufort counties. He was then promoted to captain in the Wilmington District in April 2017.
He has served as a field training officer, an instructor, and has represented North Carolina on the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference.
Prior to joining the Marine Patrol, Witten worked with the Havelock Police Department from October 1998 to July 2001.
Witten said he is looking forward to leading Marine Patrol in its next chapter, and he knows that this next chapter must involve building a rapport with those they regulate, including both commercial and recreational fishermen.
A big part of that relationship is education, he said.
"Education can be as simple as talking with the public and explaining why we do the things we do, and why it's important to have fisheries enforcement," Witten said.
He said he is also looking forward to working more closely with the biologists and other non-law enforcement staff at the division, and participating on multiple committees and advisory teams to protect and build the resource.
Witten has long been known amongst his fellow officers as the go-to guy who will take charge of whatever task he is presented with. His attitude and work ethic earned him the respect of his colleagues, who nominated him as the Marine Fisheries Enforcement Officer of the Year in 2004 and again in 2014.
Witten is the only officer to receive the award twice. The Marine Fisheries Enforcement Officer of the Year award is an annual honor given by the Governor's Conservation Achievement Awards Program of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation.
A native of Havelock, Witten graduated from Havelock High School in 1994 and received his Basic Law Enforcement Training Certificate from Carteret Community College in 1997.
He currently lives in Havelock with his wife Joy and son Taylor.
Download a photo of Witten's pinning ceremony here.


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Hello all,
I appear to be unable to reset my password.
After a few years off playing, I resumed this autumn time and I have been attempting to reset my password for the last few months. I used the "forgotten password" feature to get myself back in but every time I try and alter my password I get the following message:
"Your password was not accepted. Please retype your password!"
I have tried different variations of different passwords but I ultimately get the same message. This causes particular issues for me when I want to log on using my phone as I sometimes have to reset my password a couple of times a day if I get logged out. Could I please ask for some help with this?
Thank you for your help.


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Genk and Charleroi will be face to face this Saturday in Jupiler League at 17:00 so try not to miss it.
Genk is ranked on the 8th place in the standings with 48 points, 40 goals scored and 35 goals received in the last 30 leagueevents. They have failed to win 10 of their last 30 matches in Jupiler League.In their last match they won against Westerlo. Genk lost only one match from the previous 5 played before this event with Charleroi.
The attacking skills of Genk are ordinary, they won 3events from the last 5 played.
Charleroi are ranked on the 6th place in the standings with 49 points, 33 goals scored and 26 goals received this season in Jupiler League.In their last match they draw against Lokeren. Charleroi is in a good form before this game with Genk.
The attacking skills of Charleroi are mild, they won 2events from the last 5 played.
On this page you can find our predictions & bettings tips for the match between Genk and Charleroi. Our predictions for Genk vs Charleroi are based on a large number of factors such as direct meetings, Genk last matches, Charleroi last matches, Genk lineup, Charleroi lineup, standings, insider informations and so on. By visiting our website daily you will increase your winning chances. All the predictions posted here have a huge rate of success!


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Ever wondered what the buildings in Wallingford were before they are what they are?
What was Nikola's before it was Nikola's? Well, sure, that's easy, it was Rusty Pelican. And before that, actually, it was Nikola's, again. But what about before that? And before that?
Robert Ketcherside has thoughtful history of the building going back to when it was built in 1927 on his blog, ba-kground.
According to RoKet, the building was completed in 1927 and leased to Eba's grocery store chain, which occupied the spot for just two years (apparently, something bad for business happened in 1929, probably Obama's fault).
"After Eba left in 1929 it was briefly a Frye meat market," writes Ketcherside, and then a branch of the 9-chain Ernst hardware store before becoming a Brehm's Grocery.
Lots of fun neighborhood tidbits and snapshots, check out the full article, Wallingford's Eba's Store No. 7.
(Photo from Seattle Times, 1927)


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July 28, 2018
Elder Dice add the perfect magical touch to any fantasy or horror role playing game. They are also great for enhancing your favorite board games. This set contains all three Elder Dice polyhedral sets:
- the green set featuring the Elder Sign sketched by Lovecraft himself,
- the blue set featuring the star-shaped Astral Elder Sign, and
- the red set featuring the Brand of Cthulhu.
The symbols replace the highest value on each die.
Each set of Elder Dice contains the complete set of nine polyhedral gaming dice: 1 four-sided die, 3 six-sided dice, 1 eight-sided die, 1 ten-sided die, 1 ten-sided percentile die, 1 twelve-sided die, and 1 twenty-sided die.
This set is packaged in a matching spellbook box with a magnetic clasp. Their interiors feature art by David LaRocca.


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This is a neat idea for a Friday, inside activity day or study hall. It's light, fun and still educational. The game is called Factoring by Matching.
How It Works:
- Next, using index cards, write the factored form of each of the expressions (as well as some answers to problems that are not on the poster)
- Finally, have the students match the factored expressions with the correct original expression.
Ways To Implement it
- I think this project would work well with small groups of 3-4.
- You could use small posters for each group.
1) To reach students of various abilities, make some posters with more challenging problems


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Psalm 51:10-12
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. As a kid, I remember being fascinated by all the people walking around with black crosses on their foreheads. I had no idea what it stood for or why someone would wear one. I just knew it meant that I better hurry up and choose something to give up for Lent. I wasn't even sure why I was supposed to fast…it was just what Christians did before Easter.
I went to my first Ash Wednesday worship service when I was in high school and the solemnness of the whole thing gave me a new perspective. Then, while in seminary, I had the opportunity to administer the ashes while working at a children's hospital. I got chills every time I put my thumb in the ash, placed it on the forehead of an ill child and made the symbol of a cross. I'd say, "From dust you have come and to dust you will return. Repent and believe the Good News, God is making you whole." By the end of the day, I was emotionally and spiritually fatigued.
Ash Wednesday serves two purposes. It reminds us of our own frailty, mortality and sinfulness. It highlights that we are broken and completely dependent on God's grace. And, it signifies the beginning of the Lenten season, where we are reminded of the forty days that Jesus spent fasting and being tempted in the desert before his ministry began. We're invited to live into the reality that God alone sustains and restores us, from the moment we're born until our last breath.
Our temptation is to take the same approach to Lent that much of our society does with Advent before Christmas. Instead of a being an intentional season of reflection, we see it as a time to prepare for the Easter party. Instead of being something that is significant in our walk with Christ, fasting from something like chocolate, meat or television becomes routine and almost a childish game (that is, if we even participate).
My hope for our community during this Lenten season is that it would be a time that brings us to our knees — that we, as a church, would recognize that we are totally lost without Christ and that we'd come to a deep understanding of His sacrifice. If you choose to fast, I'd hope that every time you are reminded or tempted by that particular thing, you'd spend time in prayer. Even if you aren't giving something up, I'd love for each of us to commit to listening to God in prayer EVERY DAY. May we be restored and renewed as we journey through this season together.
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Violet was born to parents Anne and James Hall, both successful lawyers. Violet was a treasured only child in an upper-middle-class family. She lived with her parents and cat Gigi in a big mansion, which was in Sunset Valley. At age 10, Violet asked her mother if she could take piano lessons, and Anne said yes. At Violet's first lesson, Violet played a song and it was amazing. It was like a professional pianist was in the room. Anne saw a pianist in her. Violet was quite proud of herself. When Violet was 11, Gigi had a litter of 3 female kittens, which Violet named Maggie, Mary and Penny. Mary, the youngest of the 3 kittens, was Violet's sidekick for years.
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On her 14th birthday, Violet was given a professional piano as a present from her favourite aunt, Joan Hall. Violet had one boyfriend in her teen years, William Lancaster, who was an aspiring sculptor. Violet broke up with him during an argument.
Young Adult years Edit
Violet kept her piano, and did little performances for friends and family every now and then. Violet's best friend, Clara, saw Violet's piano-playing potential. Violet decided to become a professional pianist, and did a performance for a professional, who also saw potential. He gave her the chance to have an album, and she accepted. The album was called "Piano Magic" and was Violet's first hit. In the next few years, Violet released five albums, named "Daydreaming", "My Life", "The Best of Violet Hall", "William & Me" and "Lovely Elegance".
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After she aged into an adult, Violet realized she had been too much of a career woman and decided to try to meet someone. She couldn't meet anybody for two years, until she met one of her paparazzi, Simon Hutch, and they started dating. Violet then released her final album, "The End", which was about her entire life, especially her childhood. Violet was then nearing elderhood, and wanted a baby. She got pregnant with Simon quickly, and later gave birth to Gigi Hall. She was named after Violet's childhood cat. Simon and Violet then broke up because of irreconcilable differences. Violet was left to raise a daughter on her own. Violet then aged into an elder, and Gigi became a child. Gigi had an interest in music too, and also took piano lessons. She, like her mother, was also gifted with the piano.
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As an elder, Violet was relatively happy. Meanwhile, teenager Gigi was developing an interest in cooking. Gigi was also spending lots of time with her father Simon. Violet was still playing the piano her aunt gave her years earlier. When Gigi had just turned into a young adult, Violet passed away peacefully in her home. The funeral was peaceful and calm.
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After becoming a young adult, Gigi got a job as a chef. She received many promotions very quickly, and became head chef in no time. Gigi married a man named John Cameron, and had one daughter with him, named Violet.


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When AT&T committed to offering the HTC One X, the company was vague about when this will happen. According to an unconfirmed report, the U.S. launch of this Android smartphone will be within the next week.
The One X is HTC's flagship model for 2012, and the AT&T version will support this carrier's nascent 4G LTE network. Unlike the version which is already available in Europe, however, it will have a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor, not a quad-core one.
The unconfirmed report from BGR does not give the exact release date, but if it turns out to be correct then the lauch will almost certainly be on April 22, as AT&T introduces most of its new phones on Sundays.
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Director: Martin Scorsese
Fun Fact: In the full version of the video, the main person opposite Michael Jackson is a relatively undiscovered Wesley Snipes!
You can find the usual four minute version of this music video everywhere but there's an epic 18 minute version of it... if you've never seen it before! Below is the second half of that video.
I remember seeing the full version of this video when I was a kid, I've probably seen all of the full length Michael Jackson videos at some point or another. And I much prefer them to the shortened versions. There's a huge plot at the centre of the "Bad" video, where Michael Jackson plays a teenager named Daryl who is being challenged to see how "bad" he is. The main part of the music video is how Daryl proves how bad he is, hanging out with all of these gangsters and, erm, dancing really well with them. It's an underappreciated video really, because most people haven't seen the full version of the music video, which further explains why Michael Jackson is with all of these gangsters. Check it out!
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No one is bigger than chess
Back in February (2010), I was approached by Mr. Michael Khodarkovsky who is the President of the Kasparov Chess Foundation and a U.S. Chess Federation's FIDE Delegate. At that time, Michael Khodarkovsky informed me that GM Ron Henley wanted to talk to me about GM Anatoly Karpov running for FIDE President. He told me that Mr. Henley also asked for a meeting with him. I mentioned to Michael Khodarkovsky that I could not meet with Mr. Henley at the time, but maybe later. Early in March, I agreed to meet with Mr. Henley since I have known GM Henley for a long time and I always thought he was a nice person.
The same week, I received a letter from FIDE President, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov inviting me to be part of his electoral ticket. When I meet with Mr. Henley, he offered to appoint me as FIDE Vice President in Mr. Karpov's Presidential Board and compensation for actively campaigning.
After carefully reviewing the situation, I considered that FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was the best candidate as FIDE President, and I was highly supportive of his team as well.
I did not think that Former World Champions Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov, both great players and important members of our community, were the best people to run FIDE.
In the past they were both chess enemies, and I considered how this could create potential issues between them, in case that GM Anatoly Karpov became FIDE President. I also thought, that their motivations were not in the best interest of FIDE and GM Karpov was lacking the necessary experience to run an organization such as FIDE.
Something just didn't quite fit or feel right about this situation and I held firm in this belief.
Additionally, I also did not wish to divide the Americas, since we have been working for 10 years in building a block in the American Continents.
During this time it also became clear that the Karpov team was going to try to split the continent by dividing the Americas in hopes of gaining ground in that region.
My vision is for a united chess community, which is best represented by Mr. Ilyumzhinov's Ticket and his team.
Once I made the decision, I asked the U.S. Chess Federation's Executive Board for a meeting, innocently I also included Michael Khodarkovsky as FIDE Delegate to join us in a conference call.
At the conference call, all members of the board (5) were present: President, Jim Berry; Vice President, Ruth Haring; VP of Finances, Randy Bauer; Members at Large, Michael Atkins and Bill Goichberg.
Mr. Goichberg is a former U.S. Chess Federation President and the main tournament organizer in the United States. Mr. Goichberg is very anti-FIDE and especially very anti-Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. I presented the situation to the Executive Board, Mr. Bauer got disconnected from the conference call, so he did not hear everything and did not vote. However, the Board took an unofficial vote. Mr. Berry and Ms. Haring voted 'Yes' to endorse me as a candidate in Mr. Ilyumzhinov's ticket, Mr. Atkin said that he did not know enough, but was initially agreeable to support me, but decided to abstain, and Mr. Goichberg voted 'No' to my endorsement.
Acting on Mr. Khodarkovsky's advice the Board postponed the meeting for two days later. At the time, I did not know that Mr. Kasparov was the person running the campaign for Mr. Karpov and Mr. Khodarkovsky clearly had a conflict of interest, since he works for the Kasparov Chess Foundation and he is also serving as USA FIDE Delegate.
During those two days, Grandmaster Kasparov and Grandmaster Henley made several phone calls asking the Board members not to endorse me in order to prevent me from joining Kirsan's ticket and to only support Mr. Karpov. He even called a very influential person in U.S. Chess, who is also a major sponsor of the U.S. Chess Federation.
This whole situation reminded me of the 1994 Presidential FIDE Election, when the U.S. FIDE Delegate was Mr. Fan Adams and in a meeting held prior to the Chess Congress in Moscow, the U.S. Chess Federation decided to support the candidacy of Mr. Kouatly, but then after GM Kasparov's phone calls to members of the U.S. Chess Federation's Board, the United States changed their position at the last minute in favor of FIDE President Mr. Campomanes, resulting in the resignation of Mr. Adams. Back then, many promises were made but nothing happen in the end.
Now, back to March, 2010, two days after we had a conference call, we met again over the phone with the members of the Federation's Executive Board, Mr. Khodarkovsky and GM Henley. Karpov's team made a new offer to me in exchange for me not accepting Kirsan Ilyumzhinov's invitation to be a member of his electoral ticket. The offer was an appointment in GM Karpov's Presidential Board (in the event that he won the election) and full support to become Continental President. In addition they would not require that I campaign on behalf of Mr. Karpov.
I told them that I would not accept the offer. One hour later, Bill Hall, USCF Executive Director and Ms. Haring called me to tell me that I should accept the offer or else they would not endorse me and that they would even remove me as Zonal President.
By then it became clear that I was dealing with a very undemocratic organization, and the way in which they were pressuring me and trying to force me to accept Karpov's offer by use of threats, convinced me more than ever that I was making the right decision.
I did not accept the offer, the board did not remove me as Zonal President, but the U.S. Chess Federation sent me a letter denying me the endorsement and making a statement that they would not support anyone who is on Mr. Ilyumzhinov's ticket.
Fortunately, the National Federations of Chile and Brazil gave me an endorsement since I am also a member of these Federations.
Who is Beatriz Marinello
From a very early age I came to the realization that I wanted chess to be a very important part of my life and have since dedicated my life to chess for the past 33 years. From the beginning I knew that the opportunities for chess players, especially women in chess were extremely limited. For this reason, I have dedicated most of my life to the development and promotion of chess, acting in different capacities.
I was born in Chile and have resided in the USA for about 20 years. I love both countries, but consider myself a citizen of the world.
My chess career began in 1979 when I started playing chess at Club Chile in the city of Santiago. The first time I won the Chilean Women's Championship was in 1981, and I won this championship every year from 1984-1989.
Although, my home Federation is the United States, I have strong ties to Chile, and I remain an active member of the Chilean chess community, as well as other Nations in the American Continent (from Canada to Chile) where in my capacity as the General Secretary of FIDE America, I have the opportunity to assist in many of the chess activities taking place in this part of the world.
Most of my involvement in U.S. Chess has been as a chess promoter, scholastic chess and in leadership roles. I have been instrumental in the development of scholastic chess in the United States, and I worked for the U.S. Chess Federation from 1997-2000 as a National Scholastic Director.
Eventually, I became President of the U.S. Chess Federation (2003-2005), and I have been a member and currently Co-Chair of the Scholastic Chess Council . Currently, I am the Zonal President of Zone 2.1. (USA).
In 2008, I was awarded Chess Educator of the Year (UTD), where I also received acknowledgement for my dedication to chess and education. I focused on "chess and the development of social skills for at-risk-children", which I strongly believe in and is a primary concern for me as I promote chess in the global chess community.
"Marinello has a long list of credits in establishing scholastic chess programs in New York City and has devoted many years to chess education for the U.S. Chess Federation (USCF). In 2003 she became the first woman president of the USCF after serving as that organization's National Scholastic Director."
"She has been important for the USCF not only in chess education but in overall leadership," said Stallings, Director of the UTD Chess Program. "Ms. Marinello is also quite an accomplished tournament player. In fact, she became National Women's Champion of Chile when she was 16 years old."
As I mentioned, I had offers to collaborate with both candidates for FIDE President. I have great respect for the top players, especially our former World Champions.
I hoped from the beginning that these campaigns would concentrate on presenting the best programs and that they would focus on their contributions for chess development and promotion stressing their position on what each candidate and team could offer.
I do not believe in negative campaigning, and although I am very disappointed with my home federation (USA) for not supporting me, I will not attack or do anything that can damage the U.S. Chess Federation or any other chess organization for that matter.
Resorting to such tactics is against the very thing we are trying to do in the "One World. One Vision." campaign and it is against everything I have done to promote chess on a National and International level.
I will not stoop to our opponents level by using the methods they have implemented from the beginning of this election which are harmful to the global chess community. I will simply tell my story as it occurred.
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A deal has been struck that clears the way for the return to Kansas of a man who had been banished from the state as a condition of a criminal plea deal.
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Looks like I've found something to do when I'm bored at work other than read court martial decisions and laugh. Thanks for the link.
So you're going to re-org the DWAN?
I wish I could, I swear the search function makes it deliberately impossible to find things.
I would guess that it works on a need to know basis, and since you don't already know, then you obviously don't need to know. And if you knew where to find the answer, you must have already known the answer.
You took the blue pill at BMQ, I take it?
When I did my Basic, it was called Basic. And there was no DWAN.
Heck when you took Basic Computers filled whole floors and used punch cards...........
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How to fix a large hole in your wall. VIDEO
The most versatile way to fix a hole in your wall is to cut it square, add backing, and install a drywall patch. Watch Ken Collier, Editor at The Family Handyman.
Here are the important points.
Don't try to cut an irregularly shaped patch. Instead, cut a square (or rectangle) around the hole so that your patch will fit perfectly.
If you don't have a drywall knife, you can use a serrated kitchen knife. Watch out for wires, pipes, and framing behind the wall.
You can trace your cutout onto a sheet of drywall to make your patch. That's the easiest way to make sure the two line up. You can also do the reverse: make the patch first, then trace it around the hole for your cutout.
Cutting the patch is a two-step process. For each edge, first score the paper face with a utility knife. Next break the drywall on the line. Finally, cut the paper backing on the reverse side.
Use wood strips as a backer around the cutout to keep the edges flush between the wall and the patch. Paint stir sticks can work in a pinch.
When driving screws into the drywall, you want them to be recessed into the surface so that they can be filled with mud (joint compound). But don't go so far that it breaks the paper surface or you will lose all your holding power.
Tape the edges to prevent cracks from appearing. Don't overlap the tape, because it will create a bigger bump that could be hard to hide.
Plan for 3 coats of mud. Between each coat, let it fully dry and knock off any high spots. Go wider with each coat, feathering the edges flush with the wall.
Lightly sand, feathering the edges, before priming and painting. Don't skip priming or the finish surface will not match the original wall.
Save time on smaller holes.
The reason this technique is so versatile is that it works with holes of all sizes. There are some simpler ways to fix smaller holes.
Milan Rosan from Build.com shows how you can use just fiberglass mesh tape and mud if the repair is small enough.
And my personal favorite is the California patch, where you use excess paper on a drywall plug to keep the plug flush with the wall. Laura Lee Schultz from Lez Renovate has a great video on it.
By the way, if you only need to cover a screw hole, then just use you finger to press some mud into it. Or toothpaste. True story.
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EVERYONE hopes that bonfire night will go off with a bang, but maybe not this quickly.
This spectacular video shows how a Scottish town's £6000 firework display exploded in less than a minute.
Hundreds gathered at Oban's Mossfield Park in 2011 to see the display, which was expected to last 20 minutes.
But to the shock of onlookers, a computer glitch saw hundreds of fireworks go off in the space of just 50 seconds.
Many of those who saw the spectacular and noisy explosions were amazed rather than disappointed.
Councillor Louise Glen-Lee, said: "It was the best fireworks display I have ever seen, despite its brevity. No one complained."
A YouTube video of the display went viral and the event has now been seen almost 1.5 million times.
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Meanwhile, forecasters say bonfire night is set to be the coldest night of the year with temperatures of -8C expected in some pars of Scotland.
The cold snap comes just days after the UK celebrated the warmest ever Halloween.
Forecasters say Britain could be as cold as the Arctic with revellers set to enjoy fireworks displays and bonfires on the coldest night for 19 months.
Widespread frost is expected as gritting lorries salt roads for the first time this winter. It comes just days after record 23.6C Halloween temperatures.
Leon Brown, meteorologist at The Weather Channel, said: "It still looks like we are due a widespread frost for Bonfire night, with clearing skies and light winds – for those planning a bonfire expect temperatures to plummet during the evening.
"It will be not far from 0C by 10pm in the Midlands and Wales, and below zero by mid-evening over northern England and central Scotland.
"The coldest places will likely be the eastern Highlands with -5C to -6C likely, but temperatures could dip to -4C or -5C in frost hollows in east Wales to central and southern England too, making it the coldest night so far this autumn. "
If the predictions are correct, it would make Bonfire Night the coldest in Britain since modern daily temperature records began in 1999.
The coldest night of last winter was -7.7C at Altnaharra, Sutherland, on February 17.
It means Bonfire Night could be the coldest night since April 2, 2012, when -11.2C was recorded at Braemar.
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TINOS is a small island -
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In the Village of Tinos
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Miracles are associated with this Church.
One miracle story concerns a group of Fishermen, who, soon after setting off on a fishing trip around the islands, hit a reef or submerged rock. Their ship is holed and begins to sink.
They huddle together on the deck and pray to the Virgin.
Miraculously the ship stops taking on water, and they manage to get the vessel safely to shore with no loss of life.
When the boat is hauled out of the water, they find to their amazement that a very large fish is wedged in the hole, and it is this which has prevented the boat from sinking.
The story was mentioned in Francesco da Mosto's TV documentary "Mediterranean Voyage".
We have produced a booklet of the story, letterpress printed in 24pt Plantin.
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Today we're premiering A Little Blood Never Hurt Anyone, the new album from Massachusetts post-hardcore quintet Sleeping Patterns. Available on vinyl and CD via Counter Intuitive Records and Honest Face Records, A Little Blood Never Hurt Anyone is at times atmospheric and tense (as on early-album standout "Choose"), at others compact and tuneful ("Raindance"), splitting the difference between contemporary emo's vogue for the stylized haze of shoegaze and the dark-yet-melodic likes of early-2000s Brand New. Stream A Little Blood Never Hurt Anyone below and pre-order the album here.
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Perfect for your living room or bedroom, these Yo Yo Pillows from Fiskars are great for adding some color and texture to your decor. Grab a whole bunch of fabric scraps and a handful of your favorite buttons to make these adorable pillows. Even beginning sewists can make these colorful pillows. This is a great way to use up those yo-yo's that you have lying around your craft stash...and these pillows also make great gifts for people moving into their first home or apartment.
- Cutting Mat 12" x 18"
- Coastal Colors Acrylic Ruler 6" x 24"
- Straight Rotary Blade 45 mm
- The Original Orange-Handled Scissors 8
- Fabric squares (or ready made yo-yo's) if you need to buy fabric, you'll need 1/8 of a yard of several coordinating patterns of fabric
- Buttons
- Pompoms
- Pen
- Smallest circle from the Super Sized Circles Shape Templates
- Embroidery needle
- 2-3 skeins of embroidery floss
- 2 1/2 yard cuts of fabric (for pillow)
- Fabric Pins
- Two 18" X 12" pieces of fabric
- Pillow stuffing or pillow form
- Sewing machine and supplies
- Iron
- For the pillow shown you'll need to trace and cut 25 circles of fabric. I recommend making a few extras, in case you don't like the combination of patterns when you go to lie out your yo-yos, so you can quickly replace one or two.
- To stitch up each yo-yo, cut a 12" length of embroidery floss--you'll be using all 6 strands. (Note: You can substitute 24" of all purpose-sewing thread and use it doubled.) Thread one end of your floss onto your needle leaving a 3" tail. Tie 2 or 3 knots in the other end.
- Hold the circle of fabric in your non-dominant hand with the wrong side facing up. Holding the needle in your dominant hand, insert the needle into the fabric approximately 1/8" from the edge.
- Bring the needle back up through the fabric approximately ¼" from the point of insertion. Again, it isn't an exact science so it can be a little more or a little less than ¼" spaced stitches.
- Continue stitching with a ¼" straight stitch all the way around the perimeter of the circle. As you go along your stitches will start to gather a bit simply because your thread is only 12" long.
- When you reach full-circle, you'll want to pull your thread taut to gather the stitches, allowing the material to gather in the center.
- You will need to loosen and adjust a bit to flatten the yo-yo out for a more visually appealing yo-yo.
- Add buttons or pom-poms using the same thread to sew them on. Knot thread off with a few knots on the back of the yo-yo. Trim excess thread.
- Now repeat that 24 more times until you end up with a whole mess of yo-yos.
- Set those aside and prepare your pillow fabrics.
- First you'll need two ½ yard cuts of fabric. For the pillow front you'll want to select a bottom-weight, canvas, or duck cloth fabric. For the back you'll need to select a coordinating home décor or corduroy print.
- Cut off the selvage edge and square up your fabric for the pillow front to 18" square using your cutting mat, quilting ruler and rotary cutter.
- Fold your square in half vertically, then again horizontally to find the center of your fabric. Pin your first yo-yo in the center, then place two more on each side of the center spaced approximately ½" apart to create a horizontal line of yo-yos.
- Repeat going vertically.
- Then use your ruler to fill in the rest of the grid. Once all are place, you can baste each yo-yo, one at a time to the pillow front, making sure to just catch the back of the yo-yo fabric in your stitches so they remain unseen from the front.
- For the pillow back fabric you need two pieces cut to 18" x 12" to create your slipcover/envelope closure.
- Hem one 18" side on both pieces by folding over ¼" of the fabric and pressing with a warm iron, then folding over ¼" again. Using your machine, stitch a straight stitch along the length of the fold.
- Then, pin one un-hemmed side of the back to the pillow front right sides together.
- Next, flatten out the crease, and pin the hemmed ends to the pillow and fill in the sides with more pins.
- Repeat for the remaining piece.
- Then, start stitching around the perimeter of your pillow with a ½" seam allowance. I recommend starting where the envelope closure overlaps so your backstitching when you start and stop will add extra reinforcement.
- Once your have your seam sewn, clip your corners and threads. Clipping the corners helps create a crisp point at the corners when you turn your pillow right-side out. Inserting the point of your scissors or the blunt end of a skewer into the corner and gently pushing outward will help create your point.
- Now, insert your pillow form into your slipcover and fluff!
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Feb 11, 2017
I am a big fan of yo-yos and made a full size quilt of them a few years ago. This pillow is so cute and would be the perfect addition to the bed that has the quilt on it! Yo-yos are fun to make and the perfect "keep your hands busy" craft for watching movies. I like addition of buttons too, it makes the yo-yos really special.
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May 06, 2014
I am thinking about making this pillow. What size are the circles? Thanks
Melissa Ryan
May 07, 2014
Hi PineyDay...thanks for your comment. It appears that the designer didn't specify the circle sizes. We suggest measuring the width of your pillow and then dividing by how many circles you'd like to appear in each row...so if your pillow is 12" wide, and you want 6 circles per row, the circles shouldn't be more than 2". Hope that helps!
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Sep 09, 2013
love it will be doing a few of these for my newly decorated room thanks for this
Nov 18, 2012
I love this idea-I made a lot of yo yos out of leftover fabric for a quilt-now I will make pillows with the leftovers-thanks for sharing
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Fall Fingers
I love autumn! I got married in the fall, the colors are beautiful, sweatshirts are cozy, and the air always smells so good. I wanted to try to make the perfect fall fingers, so I combined a bunch of glitters and put them on top of a brown nail polish.
I began with Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri Moracc-go. It's a rusty kind of color that seemed like a good base for the seasonal look.
Then, I pulled out ten little glitter pots that seemed like a good variety of fall colors. There was a holographic gold, gold, copper, green, burgundy, red, purple, orange, tan, and brown. I toyed with the idea of trying stripes or somehow fading one color into another, but I couldn't come up with any combination that made me feel like I had hit the spot.
So I used some tweezers to pinch out a little of each and mixed them together. I wish that the sun would have been shining a little brighter when I took these pictures because it really sparked with each of the colors that I used. Then, using a fan brush I applied the glitter to the wet layer of nail polish. I will admit that I began with an attempt to do a faded look with more glitter at the bottom, then thin it out toward the top, but I goobed one up, and thought forget it.
I sealed all of the glitter in with a top coat. The finished product was a glittery fall look, and I was pretty happy with it. With the variety of colors, it matched a tone of outfits, and I got lots of compliments.
These pictures were taken after a few days of wear and they still looked pretty good.
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As I promised last week, I'll share the story of where Failstate: Legends's title came from. It's a tale that's filled with mystery, heartbreak, and a little salsa.
Okay, not really. But it was a stumper for a long time.
See, I hate titles. Either I have an idea right away for a book or story's title or I have no idea what to call it. That latter was the case for Legends when I first got started. I kept working on it, hoping that at some point, a word or phrase would magically fall into my lap. That didn't happen. For a long time, when I was discussing this book with my wife, it was simply known as "Failstate #2." Not the most inspiring of titles.
Eventually what I did was sit down one night and write down every name that occurred to me. No judgment on quality, just different possible titles. I knew I wanted it to be "Failstate-colon-something-or-other." So I came up with a list of about a dozen titles or so.
Then I went to my colleagues at Marcher Lord Press. I shared a back-cover copy of the book, along with my list of possible after-the-colon subtitles. A bunch of the titles got rejected outright, including a few that I really liked (I don't remember what they were, so I guess it was a good thing in the long run).
The one we landed on was "Legends," partially because Failstate is striving to establish his own legend, and also because . . . well. Hmmmmm. How to do this without spoilers? Let's just say that he encounters some living legends along the way.
So there we go. It's not the most exciting of stories, but that's where the title came from.
If you have any questions for me, be sure to leave them in the comments. Otherwise, I'll be stuck trying to come up with questions on my own. And we wouldn't want that.
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And How They Affect the PEO World
The state of the economy, the insurance markets, and access to financing affect all businesses and industries. However, because PEOs serve small and mid-size businesses, and a multitude of industries, that extra layer magnifies the effect these forces have on PEOs. In the last year, the Small Business Efficiency Act (SBEA) has entered the picture.
The PEO Index, discussed in our first feature, provides a 10-year history of how the PEO industry tracks with unemployment data and the gross domestic product (GDP). The index shows not only that PEO clients fare better than non-PEO clients, but it also shows that the same elements that drive GDP growth or contraction can be applied to the industry. Increasing government regulation dampens productivity, but again, PEOs have a positive effect on their clients in this area. While the future of the economy is uncertain, the time is ripe for PEOs to reach out to help businesses make progress in a challenging environment.
The workers' compensation insurance market is definitely in a better place than it was three years ago, but PEOs continue to face structural challenges and increased regulatory interest. While the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has filed rate decreases in 30 states, seven states had rate increases. Carriers are also facing dismal interest returns on their investments, leading to adjusted pricing for customers, including PEOs. Some carriers have left the market, and while other carriers have absorbed those customers, regulators are responding to the failures. However, market condition now are generally stable and PEOs have ways to manage their risks.
In the feature in the June/July 2015 issue of PEO Insider,® Sravya Boppana, Esq. and Malcolm Slee wrote about the impending arrival of the Cadillac tax—a nondeductible excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage that will apply beginning in 2018. In particular, their article focused on Notice 2015-16 (issued in February 2015), which gave some valuable insight into how the Department of Treasury would administer the tax, and sought comments on certain open issues. Treasury had indicated that another notice would be forthcoming in 2015, and sure enough, on July 30, it came out with Notice 2015-52, which deals with additional procedural and administrative issues related to the tax. We do not believe that Treasury will release any additional notices discussing the tax, but its next move will likely be to issue proposed regulations. Notice 2015-52 does not set forth a specific timeline, but based on our discussions with Treasury officials, we believe they are targeting publishing the proposed regulations before the end of 2015.
This article will describe some of the interesting issues addressed in Notice 2015-52, and in particular, how they could affect PEOs.
In this article, I will focus on how PEO C-suite executives determine service offerings based on their clients' needs and what factors should be considered. I will also look at how PEOs adapt and grow with their clients' specific needs.
I remember the final conversation and tears like it took place just last week. It had been something our family had been considering for some time as we reflected back on a humbling 13 years of active duty military service in the United States Marine Corps (USMC).
Throughout their military careers, the men and women of our armed forces train extremely hard to be mission ready and to meet and exceed military goals. Yet, as they and their families face transition from active duty service to the civilian workforce, they are faced with a brand new set of challenges and defining moments.
Our fearless leaders, retired Army Col. Garry Bradford, retired USMC Col. Greg Maisel, and their families know this transition and the associated obstacles all too well. So much so, that, over the years, they have made it a priority to leverage their firsthand experience, as well as our team at UniqueHR, to help the transitioning men and women of our armed forces.
At numerous times during the PEO industry's development, regulators have called into question our authority or legal basis to provide services to our clients. Each time, the industry advocated its position and was generally successful at creating a regulatory environment in many states that defines our ability to provide co-employment services and showing regulators that our industry provides a valuable service to business owners and benefits employees, employers, and the state.
As I write this, I am fresh from Newport Beach, California (tough duty, I know) after a few NAPEO events there. We had a PEO Primer, a California legal update, and our California Leadership Council Forum (LCF). We had a good turnout at all of them, helped along by some good content. California State Senator Janet Nguyen (R-34th District) joined us to talk about her priorities and about what we can expect on the horizon in California. She's an American success story, having emigrated here from Saigon. She won what became the most expensive state senate race in history, with $10 million spent in total. She's a Republican in a swing district, and she had a good pro-business message for us.
The IRS announcement that it will accept applications for certification on July 1, 2016, raises many questions about how the Small Business Efficiency Act (SBEA) will work when the statute becomes effective on January 1, 2016. NAPEO raised these questions in a letter to the agency sent on August 25, and offered a solution for how the IRS could make the benefits of the SBEA accessible to PEOs that certify in 2016. However, a subsequent meeting with officials from the IRS on September 25 raised doubts about whether the IRS will support the NAPEO proposal. Even though individuals from the IRS raised issues with the proposals made by NAPEO, it is clear from the additional information the IRS requested that the agency is working on SBEA implementation.
Q. What is the PACE Act?
A. The PACE Act, also known as the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, is a recent law that amends the definition of "small employer" for non-tax parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Most notably, the PACE Act allows for individual states to define small employers as those with fewer than 50 employees in 2016 rather than requiring the states to increase the size of small employers to include those with 100 or fewer employees. Had the PACE Act not been passed, the small employer definition would have demanded the automatic employee number increase for plans from 2016 forward. For more information about PACE, see "Key Developments in the Healthcare Markets," by Eric Foster, in the feature of this issue.
In just 10 years, 75 percent of the workforce will be made up of Millennials—workers born between 1982 and 2000. As this new generation redefines the workplace, employee expectations are undergoing rapid changes, including a shifting outlook on work/life balance and increased expectations for growth, development, and educational opportunities.
Travelers Rest, South Carolina, is nestled near the North/South Carolina border at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, not far from Greenville. The town got its name from the weary travelers and livestock drovers who in days past would stop in the town before making the difficult journey into the mountains, often spending the winter there while waiting for the snow to clear.
Today, there is a 200-acre horse farm in this pastoral setting, which is home to Quality Business Solutions, Inc. (QBS). This 29-person PEO serves about 300 clients in 48 states. Its clients range in size from five to 40,000 worksite employees and come from a wide variety of industries, including hospitality, nursing homes, law firms, and manufacturing. However, QBS started out small, very small.
Three sprawling new rules by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are symptomatic of a regulatory system in dire need of reform.
On October 1, EPA finalized its rule to further tighten ground-level ozone standards, which would impact critical transportation projects nationwide and result in lost jobs. In August, the agency finalized the Clean Power Plan, a new rule requiring states to slash carbon dioxide levels by up to 30 percent by 2030, which would significantly drive up electricity costs for consumers. In June, EPA changed the definition of "navigable waters" under the Clean Water Act, dramatically expanding the federal government's jurisdiction over private lands and imposing massive new costs on U.S. farmers, ranchers, and businesses.


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Egyptian-born doctor and surgeon Ayman al-Zawahri is al Qaeda's second-in-command expected to succeed Osama bin Laden following his killing in a firefight with U.S.forces in Pakistan. Zawahri has been the brains behind bin Laden and his al Qaeda network, and at times its most public face, repeatedly denouncing the United States and its allies in video messages. In the latest monitored by the SITE Intelligence Group last month, he urged Muslims to fight NATO and American forces in Libya.
SNAP ANALYSIS Barack Obama has had many defining moments as U.S. president. The death of Osama bin Laden may become the most significant for him politically. Obama, a Democrat, announced late on Sunday that U.S. forces had killed the al Qaeda leader and recovered his body. The death handed Obama a major national security victory just as he begins campaigning for re-election in 2012.
A woman killed during the raid of Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan was not his wife and was not used as a human shield by the al Qaeda leader before his death, a US official said on Monday, correcting an earlier description. John Brennan, President Barack Obama's top counter- terrorism adviser, told reporters earlier that the slain woman had been one of bin Laden's wives and had been used -- perhaps voluntarily -- as a shield during the firefight.
Pakistan's president acknowledged for the first time on Tuesday that his security forces were left out of a US operation to kill Osama bin Laden, but he did little to dispel questions over how the al Qaeda leader could live in comfort near Islamabad. The revelation bin Laden had been holed up in a compound in the military garrison town of Abbottabad, possibly for years, has threatened to worsen US ties with nuclear-armed Pakistan.
Pakistan faced embarrassing questions from the United States on Monday over how al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was able to hide there in plain view before he was killed by a secret US assault team. The revelation that bin Laden had been holed up in a compound near Islamabad threatened to exacerbate US tensions with nuclear-armed Pakistan, which had not been told of the raid in advance.
Muammar Gaddafi pressed an offensive against rebel forces, and his supporters burned Western embassies after the Libyan leader survived a NATO airstrike that officials said killed his son and three grandchildren. Funerals were expected to be held on Monday, an occasion that might bring an awaited appearance or declaration by Gaddafi who authorities say was in the Tripoli house when it was destroyed by at least three missiles late on Saturday.
The State Department on Sunday warned Americans worldwide of "enhanced potential for anti-American violence" following the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed on Sunday in a firefight with US forces in Pakistan, ending a years-long hunt for the mastermind behind the 2001 attacks on New York and Washington. US President Barack Obama announced the news in a speech and said that bin Laden's body had been recovered following the US-led operation near Islamabad. US stock futures rose about 0.7 percent, US Treasury and gold prices slipped, while the dollar rallied on the news. COMMENTS: Martin Indyk, vice president and director of foreign policy, Brookings Institution, Washington (Indyk is a former US assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs):
Egyptian-born doctor and surgeon Ayman al-Zawahri is al Qaeda's No 2 leader likely to succeed Osama bin Laden, who was killed in a US-led operation. Following are some key facts about Zawahri:
Challenging the might of the "infidel" United States, Osama bin Laden masterminded the deadliest militant attacks in history and then built a global network of allies to wage a "holy war" intended to outlive him. The man behind the suicide hijack attacks of Sep 11, 2001, and who US officials said late on Sunday was dead, was the nemesis of former President George W Bush, who pledged to take him "dead or alive" and whose two terms were dominated by a "war on terror" against his al Qaeda network.
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed Sunday in a firefight with US forces in Pakistan and his body was recovered, President Barack Obama announced Sunday. "Justice has been done," Obama said in a dramatic, late-night White House speech announcing the death of the elusive mastermind of the Sep 11, 2001, attacks on the New York and Washington.
Osama bin Laden is dead and his body has been recovered by US authorities, US officials said on Sunday night. US President Barack Obama was to make the announcement shortly that after searching in vain for bin Laden since he disappeared in Afghanistan in late 2001, the Saudi-born extremist is dead.
Western powers pounding Libya's defences will wind up in the dustbin of history, said leader Muammar Gaddafi as his troops held back rebel advances despite four nights of attacks from the air. While Western air power has grounded Gaddafi's planes and pushed back his troops and armour from the brink of rebel stronghold Benghazi, disorganised and poorly equipped insurgents have failed to capitalise on the ground and remain pinned down.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces pushed into the rebel-held city of Benghazi on Saturday, defying world demands for an immediate ceasefire and after France's U.N. envoy predicted an imminent military action. Explosions shook Benghazi while a fighter jet was heard flying overhead, and residents said the eastern rebel stronghold was under attack from Gaddafi's forces.
Libyan tanks and warplanes intensified their offensive against rebels on Tuesday, as the United States stressed that any no-fly zone to hobble Muammar Gaddafi's forces had to have global backing. Rising casualties and threats of hunger and a refugee crisis have increased pressure on foreign governments to act, but many are fearful of moving from sanctions alone to military action.
World powers struggled to find a way to stop Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi lashing out at his people as he clings to power in Tripoli, the last big city where an uprising against his rule has yet to take hold. US President Barak Obama signed an order prohibiting transactions related to Libya and blocking property, the first major step to isolate the North African leader, who has used army, police and irregular forces to try to crush the protests.
A Pakistani court on Thursday adjourned until next month a decision on whether an American who killed two local men had diplomatic immunity in a case that has strained ties between Islamabad and Washington. The Obama administration has piled pressure on leaders in Pakistan, an important US ally against Islamist militants, to arrange for Raymond Davis' release and avoid a precedent being set for trials of US officials abroad.
Egypt's generals are asserting their command over the country following the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak, preparing on Monday to ban strikes and to warn they will act against "chaos and disorder." Having suspended the constitution and dissolved parliament on Sunday, moves welcomed by those who saw both institutions as perverted to Mubarak's personal ends, the armed forces council was planning, a military source said, to issue orders intended to stifle further disruption and get the country back to work.
Egypt's new military rulers, who have promised to hand power to civilians, are facing impatient protesters who want swift steps to prove their nation is set for democracy after Hosni Mubarak's overthrow. The nation wakes up to its first working day on Sunday since Mubarak was toppled during the Egyptian weekend, and protest organizers have threatened more rallies if the military fails to meet their demands.
The government of embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hit back on Wednesday at what it called US attempts to "impose" American will on a loyal Middle East ally, saying rapid reforms would be too risky. But as pro-democracy protesters consolidated a new encampment around Cairo's parliament building, the White House again said that Egyptian ministers must do more to meet the demands of demonstrators, who want an immediate end to Mubarak's 30 years of one-man rule and sweeping legislative changes.
Hosni Mubarak's government increased pay and pensions for public-sector workers by 15 percent in a desperate bid to return the country to normalcy. Banks were re-opened, but the stock exchange will not resume trading until Feb 13. It has been closed since Jan 27.