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Marie Catherine Sophie deFlavigny - PB - 248 pages
All copies that we have of this book left in stock are slightly damaged. The damage is mostly either scratched/dented covers or dirt on the edges of the book. All are perfectly readable. ALL SALES ARE AT $8. - HALF PRICE. ALL SALES ARE FINAL.
The Countess deFlavigny wrote this series of short meditative stories to read to her children and grandchildren. They are designed to implant in the receptive minds of young children a love of their faith and a knowledge of their duties. The readings are intended to be read each week, probably on Sunday, and they embrace simple and familiar lessons for children on the ordinary duties and on those common Christian virtues that cannot be instilled too early into the hearts of God's little ones. The stories can easily keep the attention of little children and even older children will appreciate the explanations and lessons offerred.

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When Peter Inch, General Manager of Roy Inch & Sons, asked our Service Experts centers in Alberta how Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning could help with the devastation in Fort McMurray, Peter was told that raising money and matching donations for the evacuees and victims of the wildfires would be best.
So that's precisely what Peter and his team did.
"We are honored to be able to give this money to the victims of the Fort McMurray wildfires," said Peter after donating $8261.32 to the Canadian Red Cross. "We want the community to know they have people thinking about them and trying to help."
Anyone was allowed to walk up to any Roy Inch & Sons Service Experts van and give any amount they wanted and Roy Inch & Sons would match the donations dollar for dollar.
"The reaction we received was amazing. Even in tragedy, everyone came together to try and help."
Listen to Peter providing information about the fundraiser on his radio show, Inch by Inch.


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Start at: The StreetGrid ref: SK013 756Difficulty: MediumDistance: 8.5 km
From the car park at the bottom of The Street walk down to the embankment between Fernilee and Errwood Reservoirs. Don't cross the embankment, but instead take the path through a hole in the wall on the left next to a small plantation. The path follows the edge of Fernilee Reservoir through the extensive coniferous plantation. On reaching Jep Clough the path divides with the route on taking the left hand branch to cross the appropriately named Deep Clough by a footbridge.
From the footbridge at Deep Clough the path arcs right then left, then runs parallel to the reservoir edge again with a wall on the left to provide a handrail. When you eventually lose this wall you have two small streams to cross before emerging from the trees onto a path. Where the path turns right to reach the end of the reservoir turn left, using a wall on the right as a guide until it runs out. The path now curves right, enclosed between two parallel walls then loses the right hand wall as it takes a quick zig-zag to cross Mill Clough. If you get confused by the number of paths here remember to keep to the left of the two cottages and you'll reach a T junction.
Turn right here and climb uphill to pass Overton Hall and cross the path running left to right to reach a stile on the edge of Goyt Forest. A short section of path soon meets a main track through the forest, gaining a wall on the right as you cut the corner of the plantation and then emerging via a stile onto the top of Windgather Rocks. Turn left to follow the line of the edge and continue parallel to the road to a fork where taking the left hand branch leads down to The Street; the Roman road which drops steeply down to your starting point.
Instead of taking the road back to your start point immediately, however, the route turns right and uphill. After a few metres a path on the left leads up to Pym's Chair and a fine viewpoint over the Cheshire Plain. From Pym's Chair return to the top of The Street and follow the road steeply downhill to the car park and your starting point.
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Flight Behavior
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Kingsolver approaches the issue of global warning through monarch butterflies. When the colony lands in the Tennessee mountains because of a natural disaster in their Mexican wintering home, more than one life is affected. Dellarobia is the first to encounter the phenomenon when she is on her way to start an affair with a telephone repairman. The sight of this "lake of fire" forces her to return to her husband and two children before the meeting. As the news media, scientists, eco-tourists, and others invade this small Appalachian community, Dellarobia is forced to confront her past and change her future. Kingsolver is very skilled at exploring the very different lives that suddenly meet because of the butterflies. This book is the June 2016 selection of the Willa Cather Book Club.
Simply put: outstanding. An engaging story built on the lives of authentic people. This novel presents a thoughtful multilevel societal commentary grounded in prose so rich that I found myself rereading passages just to "feel" them again.
I fell in love with this book slowly, then all at once. The main character, Dellarobia (what a name!), charmed me. Her situation as a young woman who lost out on a lot of opportunities due to an unplanned pregnancy/marriage tugged at my heartstrings, even if she is on the verge of making some bad choices in the exposition of the story. The book satisfied me on so many levels - relationships between the characters coupled with a larger issue (global warming). I had enjoyed Kingsolver's "Poisonwood Bible", but "Flight Behavior" is my new favorite.
This was an extremely original book. Although the big picture is about global warming, it is a very compelling account of the day to day life of people I don't usually get to know. The straightforward descriptions of the poverty of a working family are extremely moving. It was also a wonderful book about the stresses and joys of family and parenting. The audiobook is read by the author and she, of course, expresses the tone of the book perfectly.
Barbara Kingsolver is always great. Each of her characters is sympathetically treated and very interesting. This book teaches lots about monarch butterflies that I didn't know. The underlying point of the book is about the dangers of global warming, and Barbara is convincing in a sometimes understated way.
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Every 90 days we analyze data gathered from The Sellability Score, a self-assessment questionnaire business owners can use to understand how to increase the value of their company.
This week we released our statistics for the quarter ending March 31, 2013. For business owners, the numbers look good. Last quarter, 11.8 percent of the entrepreneurs who got their Sellability Score received an offer to buy their company. That's up from 10.7 percent in the last quarter of 2012.
A 10 percent increase may not seem noteworthy, until you realize that the proportion of owners getting offers moves in lockstep with the prices being paid for those businesses. So the value of the offers those entrepreneurs are getting is rising, too. On average, offers made in most recent quarter were valued at 3.6 times a company's pre-tax profit, up from 3.2 times pre-tax profit in the last quarter of 2012.
Between 2008 and 2012, the market for sales of businesses has been slow, and the value of companies has dropped accordingly. But if the latest numbers herald a trend, we could be heading back into a seller's market.
When the power is in your hands, you get to dictate the terms. Here are six ways to protect your leverage in a negotiation to sell your company:
1. Never negotiate with yourself
A savvy buyer will ask you how much you want for your business. Never answer, hint or even allude to a number. Doing so would instantly set a ceiling on the value of your company. (Or, if your number is stratospheric, you could scare away a legitimate buyer.) The buyer must always make the first offer. Always.
2. Don't be someone else's "prop deal"
Professional acquirers like to avoid bidding for companies against other buyers by trying to get a "proprietary deal." That's their way of usurping the traditional sale process. In a proprietary deal, you agree to negotiate with just one buyer.
Proprietary deals are so lucrative for acquirers that they have a nickname for the victims who get wooed into this one-sided arrangement. Unless you like being the butt of people's jokes, avoid this con. Otherwise, you will unknowingly be committing yourself to a protracted period of due diligence. If you do end up selling your company, it will be for a lower price with less favorable deal terms. When you're ready to sell, run a professional sale process in which more than one buyer is invited to make an offer.
3. Find a buffer
Quarterbacks, homeowners and recording artists all hire agents because it's virtually impossible to negotiate objectively when selling a piece of who you are. An intermediary (a mergers and acquisitions professional for companies valued at more than $5 million, or, for smaller companies, a business broker) will run a professional sale process and create competitive tension for your business. Most importantly, when things get heated, they will act as an emotional buffer between you and the buyer.
4. Don't fall in love with an offer
When you get an offer, the offer letter will look official. Don't be fooled. There is nothing sure about it. Less than half of the deals that get to this stage ever close. The problem is that the offer will come with an exclusivity clause requiring you to agree in principle to sell your business for the terms set out in the offer, and that you stop negotiating with anyone else while the buyer conducts due diligence. Most buyers will use this leverage to reduce their offer or weaken the terms, meaning the actual offer will often look a lot different than the original.
5. Never let them inside the tent
Some buyers will claim they need to interview all of your employees during due diligence. They may be genuinely interested in getting to know your team, but it's more likely they are trying to force you to tell your employees that you're selling the business. Once you do that, you lose negotiating leverage and can be forced to accept the lower offer they make after due diligence. It's legitimate to have representatives from the buyer meet one or two of the members of your leadership team. There is no justification for allowing them to meet your rank-and-file employees until after the sale is done.
6. The 90-day execution
The biggest rationale buyers use to drop their offer after due diligence is that you missed your numbers for the most recent quarter. Hit your numbers during the due diligence period and you remove an excuse to renegotiate. Consider a one-time bonus for your entire team for hitting a 90-day goal, and tell your spouse to put the family vacation on hold for a few months.
For the last five years, the power has been in the hands of the buyers. That phase may be coming to an end. The time to turn the tables is approaching.


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All Black out of Brumbies-Blues clash
All Black Jerome Kaino's involvement in the Test series against the British and Irish Lions is under a cloud after being ruled out of Super Rugby for the next six weeks.
The 77-Test flanker will undergo knee surgery this week and isn't expected to return for the Blues until early June.
That will give Kaino one or possibly two top-flight matches to prove his fitness before the first Test against the Lions in Auckland on June 24.
He could return in time for the Blues' match against the Reds in Apia on June 2.
His only other Blues hit-out could be against the Lions, in the tourists' second match at Eden Park on June 7.
The cause and severity of Kaino's injury is uncertain, with the Blues having sat out a bye round last week.
The 34-year-old had started their previous six games.
The two-time World Cup winner's name was missing from the Blues team named to face the Brumbies in Canberra on Sunday.
His absence clears the way for Akira Ioane to return to the starting line-up at No.8, with Steven Luatua shifting to Kaino's blindside berth.
The dynamic Ioane has made six successive bench appearances after modest efforts when starting the first two games of the season.
The other starting change features George Moala's return at centre outside Sonny Bill Williams. Rieko Ioane moves out one spot to the left wing, with Melani Nanai benched.
Taranaki's Leighton Price, who joined the squad this week due to injury among the Blues locks, features among the reserves.
All Blacks lock Patrick Tuipulotu remains sidelined by a back complaint while outside back Rene Ranger is still out with a sore ankle.
Both teams share the same 3-5 record, with their last starts both comprising losses to the Hurricanes.
The Australian Conference-leading Brumbies went down 56-21 to the defending champions in Napier last week while the Blues were foiled 28-24 in Auckland a week earlier.
Blues to face Brumbies
1. Pauliasi Manu
2. James Parsons
3. Charlie Faumuina
4. Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
5.Scott Scrafton
6. Steven Luatua
7. Blake Gibson
8. Akira Ioane
9. Augustine Pulu
10. Piers Francis
11. Rieko Ioane
12. Sonny Bill Williams
13. George Moala
14. Matt Duffie
15. Michael Collins
16. Matt Moulds
17. Ofa Tu'ungafasi
18. Sione Mafileo
19. Leighton Price
20. Murphy Taramai
21. Billy Guyton
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Category Archives: Alpes-Maritime
Villefranche and Cap Ferrat
If I had to recommend one spot to stay for someone visiting Cote d'Azur for three or four days, it would be Villefranche. It combines physical beauty, great walking tours, fine dining and location better than anywhere else in Cote … Continue reading
Entrevaux and the Little Train that Could
Every area has its hidden gems, and in Cote d'Azur, two of the best are the village of Entrevaux and Le Train des Pignes that conveniently share a common ground. The Train des Pignes is a one meter gauge railroad … Continue reading
Saorge, Peillon and Other Perched Villages in the South of France
One of the historic delights of Cote d'Azur is its many mountain-top towns, or as they are often called – perched villages. They are primarily in the southern Alpes that stretch down to the sea east of Nice and cover … Continue reading
Nice – Heart and Soul of Cote d'Azur (Part 2)
This is a continuation of an earlier post about Nice. With the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, Nice was handed back to Savoy until 1860 and 100 years of tourism began that by the end of 19th century had made the … Continue reading
Nice – Heart and Soul of Cote d'Azur (Part 1)
For most non-French visitors to Cote d'Azur, their trip begins in Nice as their plane sets down in what is France's busiest non-Paris airport, but more often than not that is the last they see of the city until they … Continue reading


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When we talk about the Wake Forest Family, we really do mean that in the most inclusive way. We have events all over the country that, with few exceptions, are intended for alumni, parents, and friends of Wake Forest. The formalized city events/activities structure is run out of the Office of Alumni Engagement but don't let the word "Alumni" fool you – these are meant for everyone. In fact, the regional organizations have been renamed WAKE Communities (with the city name following so WAKEWashington, WAKESanFrancisco, etc.) to be inclusive of all Wake Foresters in the city.
There are a couple of regional events coming up featuring Tim Pyatt, Dean of the ZSR Library. There are few places on campus that can have as much impact on your students as the ZSR Library. The ZSR has a great many offerings – some your students might use more than others – everything from Starbucks, to places to study, to individualized research session help with librarians, to Wake the Library during finals, and more.
If you live in the Triangle area of NC, Dean Pyatt will be there this Thursday, December 8th at 5:30 (registration here):
Join fellow alumni, parents and friends for a festive evening with Z. Smith Reynolds Library Dean, Tim Pyatt as part of WAKETriangle's winter socal! Tim will give an update from WFU and the ZSR, including news about Wake's downtown opening in January, the Wake Will Lead campaign, and the innovative new spaces and programs being launched at the Library.
And if you live in the DC area, I encourage you to attend Dean Pyatt's speech (Tuesday, December 13th at 6:30; registration here); it is the same type of program as that listed above.
With finals coming up, the ZSR decorating committee has continued its tradition of trying to make studying as festive as possible. My sources in the ZSR have sent some pictures of this year's whimsical decorations (below), featuring faces of well-known campus leaders.
And Wake the Library is right around the corner – one of the best traditions we have. The ZSR will be open 24/7 during the finals period (Friday, 12/9 – Saturday, 12/17 at 7 pm), with lots of fun stuff (food at midnight, a relaxation station, the Ziesta room).
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- You may be looking for Lord Garmadon's other helmet.
|"Once one takes the Helmet of Shadows, the clock will start."
|— The Overlord to Lord Garmadon, "The Day Ninjago Stood Still"
The Helmet of Shadows is a piece of headgear. It gives the wearer control over the Stone Army and served as the seal for the Celestial Clock. The helmet was likely created by the Overlord, who gave it to Lord Garmadon so he could control the Stone Army. After the Overlord betrayed Garmadon and possessed his body, the helmet was abandoned in Ninjago City before being claimed by Dareth, who put it on and gained control of the Stone Army. Dareth commanded the armored warriors to attack the Overlord, though following his defeat they were ultimately destroyed. Shortly after, the helmet was stored away in the Ninjago Museum of History.
When Kozu and several Stone Warriors were resurrected on the Day of the Departed, Dareth ran into the museum and found the helmet, putting it on once more and regaining control of the Stone Warriors. Dareth commanded them to beat up Kozu, which they did, returning his soul to the Departed Realm.
The Day Ninjago Stood Still
When Lord Garmadon arrived on the Island of Darkness, the Overlord guided him to the Celestial Clock and encouraged him to take the Helmet of Shadows, but warns that once the helmet is removed, the clock cannot be stopped unless the Helmet is returned. When Lord Garmadon put the helmet on his head, replacing the Underworld Helmet, the hands of the Celestial Clock began moving once again, and the Overlord explained the significance of the artifacts to Lord Garmadon.
The Last Hope
Seeking a way to stop the final battle, Misako notes that the scrolls say nothing about the Celestial Clock being halted, but is led to believe that the countdown will stop if the Helmet of Shadows was returned to its pedestal. Sneaking into Garmadon's camp as a prisoner "captured" by Stone Warriors, which are actually the Ninja in disguise, Misako managed to convince Garmadon to remove the helmet long enough for her to steal it and make her escape in the Earth Driller. As the Stone Army gave chase, Jay considered wearing the helmet but was discouraged by the others, who suspected that its dark powers would corrupt any non-evil wearer.
When the Ninja reached the Celestial Clock, they searched for the helmet's pedestal. Unfamiliar with the clock's design, they were delayed long enough for General Kozu to arrive and reclaim the helmet. It changed hands repeatedly in the resulting scuffle, only for Misako to finally spot the pedestal. Unfortunately, she replaced the helmet a second too late to stop the countdown, forcing the Ninja to fall back as the Stone Army kidnapped Nya.
Return of the Overlord
The Stone Army returned the Helmet of Shadows to Lord Garmadon, along with the captured Nya. Garmadon was wearing the Helmet once again when he began piloting the Garmatron to attack Ninjago. When the Overlord possessed Garmadon's body, he continued to wear the Helmet.
Rise of the Spinjitzu Master
The Helmet of Shadows fell from the Overlord's head during his metamorphosis into his original form, and the villain left it in the streets of Ninjago City. This would prove fortunate for the heroes, as the Helmet would be donned by Dareth, and Misako was able to explain its function in time for the self-proclaimed "Brown Ninja" to save the Ninja from the Stone Army. Dareth then used his new headgear to send the Stone Army against the Overlord, buying enough time for the Ninja to begin ascending the dark dragon's tower.
At some point, the helmet wound up stored away in the Ninjago Museum of History, though it wasn't actually put on display—likely due to its feared and dangerous capabilities.
Day of the Departed
On the Day of the Departed, the people of Ninjago commemorated their fallen ancestors and spent time with their families. The Royal Blacksmiths put on a performance, during which the four members each wore a replica of the Helmet of Shadows, in commemoration of the final battle.
At the time of the performance, several of the Ninjas' old enemies were resurrected by Yang, including Kozu and several Stone Warriors. Kozu confronted Dareth, who he held responsible for the second defeat of The Overlord.
As a terrified Dareth ran into the museum, he found the Helmet of Shadows and once again used it to control the Stone Warriors, who turned on Kozu and beat him up. As a result, Kozu's spirit was sent back to the Departed Realm.
The Fall
It is seen in the Borg Tower Vaults.
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An artifact created by the Overlord that grants the wearer the power to control the Stone Army. In addition, removing the helmet from its resting place starts the Celestial Clock, which begins a countdown to the final battle between good and evil. The only way to stop the countdown is to return the helmet to the Celestial Clock, where it belongs. Garmadon wears the helmet while in charge of the Stone Army, and later, it is worn by the Overlord. Lost in battle, the helmet is found by Dareth, who uses it to help the ninja overcome the Overlord.
LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
Season 2: Legacy of the Green Ninja
- 21. "The Day Ninjago Stood Still"
- 22. "The Last Voyage"
- 23. "Island of Darkness"
- 24. "The Last Hope"
- 25. "Return of the Overlord"
- 26. "Rise of the Spinjitzu Master"
Season 3: Rebooted
- 27. "The Surge" (photo)
- 32. "Codename: Arcturus" (pictured)
Day of the Departed
Season 10: March of the Oni
- 97. "The Fall"
Video Games
- LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin (non-canon)
- The Helmet of Shadows appears in 70606 Spinjitzu Training as an easter egg.
- The Helmet of Shadows appears in the set 70505 Temple of Light. However, it is not explicitly identified as such in any descriptions, and it appears as a pure black version of the Stone Warrior's helmet instead of its show appearance.
- Strangely, in "The Last Hope," the Ninja did not realize that the helmet could control the Stone Army until "Rise of the Spinjitzu Master." Also, the Stone Army does not become under Jay's control after he dons the helmet in "The Last Hope," whereas the helmet instantly reacts to Dareth when he puts it on in "Rise of the Spinjitzu Master" (although the fact that he was reacting to Misako's cry of "Wait!" may have had something to do with it). Another possible explanation could be that the helmet only activates when it comes into contact with pure skin, as Jay was wearing his Ninja hood when he donned the helmet while both Dareth and Garmadon put the helmet on their hair.
- The Helmet of Shadows can be seen in Wu's teashop in the 70666 The Golden Dragon and 71699 Thunder Raider adorning the Overlord's head.


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Devora Velinov (Exchange to Copenhagen, Denmark)
(Images courtesy of Devora Velinov)
For my exchange, I spent 4 months in the city of Copenhagen (CPH). This destination was my first choice and in retrospect I wouldn't have it any other way.
The University of Copenhagen (KU) has several campuses which are located 4-5km from the center. These campuses are new, and equipped with the best technology. The autumn semester starts at the very beginning of September, however the introduction week might be in the last week of August. At KU, exchange students can only take courses at the Masters (LLM) level. This is one of the reasons the exchange office in Groningen is very selective when it comes to choosing which candidate to nominate.
I took 3 courses, namely Health and Human Rights, EU Health and Medical Law, Corporate and Social Responsibility, each being 10 ECTS. I had each once a week for 3 hours, with 2 breaks in between. I attended all the classes and still had plenty of free time. They were mixed between exchange students and Danish master students, but everything was completely in English. Also, there was no noticeable difference in level of knowledge in spite of the fact that some students were doing their masters and others were still in their bachelors. I would definitely recommend taking the courses I took if you have an interest in health law or human rights in general.
The KU Faculty of Law has a very organized introduction week, so definitely don't miss it. For 300kr (around 40 euros) we were provided with plenty of activities (Christiania tour, pub crawls, canal tour on a boat, drinks, pub quiz night) These events were the best way to meet people, which for me ended up being the time I met the friends I was closest to for the whole exchange period. After intro week there was plenty of time to explore all of CPH's hotspots and hidden gems. Copenhagen is perfect for a city lover, rather than a nature lover. The temperatures from October are similar to Groningen, but there is much less rain. All of its finest is always only a bike ride away. I got to experience CPH life enough to enjoy all the perks and some of the less attractive attributes. Danes generally were very nice, friendly, and always willing to help. Overall, I had a good time there during my exchange.
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Innovation in Higher Education With the Edward de Bono Thinking Systems
Finally, thinking skills have started to emerge in higher education as a key component of business managment degree programs. Here is a quick summary from three educational institutions that have identified the importance of design thinking (what can be) in education and what they are doing.
Luther College
Timothy Schweizer, Ph.D., Professor of Management, Economics and Business Development at Luther College is certified in the following de Bono Thinking Systems (dBTS): Six Thinking Hats, Lateral Thinking & Simplicity.
Dr. Schweizer first began teaching the de Bono thinking courses in 1998. In January 2003 de Bono courses were part of the core curriculum of the "Creativity and Systematic Innovation Abroad" class offering. This unique study-abroad class took students to Russia, London and Malta. The success of this program led to the offering of the "Thinking, Creativity and Systematic Innovation" for the January 2004 term and "Creativity and Innovation" in the fall semester 2005. The de Bono thinking courses are core components of the curriculum of these offerings. Dr. Schweizer uses the authorized materials in teaching the skills.
The course objective is to provide students with an opportunity to practice and develop skill using specific thinking tools, creativity tools, and systematic innovation tools.
"Today's students understand the impact that change and disruptive technologies will have on their lives. They realize what they will need to know and understand after they leave school cannot be predicted. Creativity and Systematic Innovation course offerings provide students with thinking skills that position them to be ready, willing, and able to learn continually after leaving school."
-Timothy Schweizer, Ph.D.
Texas A&M
Dr. Joyce Juntune is a lecturer in the Department of Educational Psychology at Texas A&M. She teaches graduate level courses in gifted education and undergraduate courses in creativity and child development. Dr. Juntune is also certified in our Six Thinking Hats, Lateral Thinking, and Power of Perception courses. She uses the de Bono thinking tools in two areas at Texas A&M:
- A communication system between faculty and administration.
- Required curriculum for the Creativity Studies minor developed by Texas A&M's Institute for Applied Creativity.
The courses in creative studies – especially the de Bono thinking courses, attract students from all colleges and majors including engineering, education, psychology, agriculture, business and architecture.
The reason the university chose to use Dr. Edward de Bono's thinking systems is because the tools can be used and applied universally to all fields of study at Texas A&M. In addition, many future employers will recognize this training-therefore adding value to the student's resume. It's also been the foundation of the undergraduate program in Creative Studies at the university.
"Dr. de Bono is the world's leading authority on creative thinking. We demand the best at Texas A&M"
-Dr. Joyce Juntune
Rose State College
Joy Rupp, Executive Director of Human Resources Development at Rose State College in Oklahoma and de Bono Certified Trainer in Six Thinking Hats, Lateral Thinking, Power of Perception, Focus on Facilitation and Simplicity, has established an initiative to include critical thinking, via the Six Thinking Hats, in every syllabus and workshop for faculty and staff. She has discovered that the de Bono systems have significantly strengthened the communication between faculty and administration. The reason Rose State chose Six Thinking Hats as a solution was because it provided measurable results such as:
- Less time spent in meetings
- Improved decision making
- More concise communication – fewer instances of miscommunication
- Easier problem resolution (problems actually get solved)
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BACKGROUND: Pulmonary hypertension refers to elevated pulmonary artery pressure. It is a disease of the small pulmonary arteries, characterized by vascular narrowing leading to a progressive increase in pulmonary vascular resistance. It can be primary or secondary to a variety of known causes. Until now, the therapeutic options that are easy to administer, inexpensive and with minimal side effect to control the symptoms and slows down the progression of the disease is limited. Sildenafil, a phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor (PDE5) that is an approved drug for erectile dysfunction has been reported to improved symptoms and hemodynamic parameters of patients with pulmonary hypertension
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to assess the clinical efficacy of sildenafil among patients with moderate to severe pulmonary hypertension in terms of pulmonary artery pressure, cardiac index (CI), and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR)
RESEARCH QUESTION: What is the effect of sildenafil in patients with pulmonary hypertension compared with placebo and other drugs indicated for pulmonary hypertension, particularly epoprostenol, a prostacyclin derivative, and a combination of sildenafil and iloprost?
INCLUSION CRITERIA: RCTs on adult patients with pulmonary hypertension, either primary or secondary with pulmonary artery pressure, CI, and/or PVR as among the hemodynamic outcome measures
METHOD: An electronic search thru medline was made. The following key terms were entered: sildenafil and pulmonary hypertension. It was limited to randomized controlled trial, adult 19+, and human. There are only six randomized controlled trials on the medline database. Three RCTs that assessed acute and short-term effects of sildenafil met the inclusion criteria. There is one study found in the free search using yahoo engine search that met the inclusion criteria
RESULTS: For the pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP), comparing sildenafil with placebo, correlation coefficient (R) was -0.780 suggesting a large effect. When sildenafil is compared with epoprostenol and a combination of sildenafil and iloprost, the mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) R is -0.475, showing moderate effect. Comparator groups showed larger effect sizes compared with sildenafil on PVR and CI
CONCLUSION: Sildenafil is a promising drug for pulmonary hypertension, either alone, or as an add-in to current drugs for patients with this condition. Sildenafil showed a large effect size on PASP compared with placebo and moderate lowering effect on mPAP compared with either epoprostenol or sildenafil + iloprost (epoprostenol and iloprost are two of the current standard treatment for pulmonary hypertension). Effect size of sildenafil + iloprost was large compared with sildenafil alone in reducing PVR, while epoprostenol or sildenafil + iloprost showed large effect on CI compared with sildenafil alone. (Author)
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Illinois governor candidate Bruce Rauner kept his lips zipped as a federal trial involving his former private equity firm and allegations of nursing home neglect launched in Florida.
The trial, if it makes an impact on voters in this state, could threaten Rauner's bid to defeat Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn at the ballot box Nov. 4. Its seedy origins and disturbing nature have haunted the Republican multi-millionaire venture capitalist for the past several months, though he has denied having a major role in business decisions linked to a scandal-drenched nursing home chain co-founded by GTCR, the Chicago-based firm from which Rauner retired in 2012.
Back in May, a Tampa federal bankruptcy judge, accusing GTCR of orchestrating a Mafia-style "bust out" scheme to let the business die and evade culpability for a series of patient fatalities, ruled in favor of continuing litigation into a $1 billion case that involves alleged incidents of wrongful death and abuse by the offending chain, Trans Healthcare Inc., which has been in receivership—a form of corporate bankruptcy—since 2009.
"I hope if there is any wrongdoing, that it gets punished," Rauner said at the time, adding: "I'm very comfortable letting that play out in the court, the fact that the judge said they're going to let a little bit go forward. That's all fine, part of the process."
Rauner has stated that he sat atop Trans Healthcare's board for just a year after founding it in 1998, but the Chicago Tribune reports that was not the case, citing court documents as revealing the veteran businessman-turned-political candidate had been a board member for four years, not one. In addition, the paper cites prosecutors in the case as referencing information held in sealed documents which allege Rauner was part of a group within GTCR that managed Trans Healthcare until its 2006 sale to Barry Saacks, an aging graphic artist who testified that he had no recollection of signing papers to buy the ailing company.
"I don't know that company," Saacks said in video testimony was played in court Monday. "Somebody must believe me."
Rauner is not named as a defendant in the case, but GTCR and Edgar Jannotta Jr., an ex-partner at the firm, are both defendants. Defense lawyers argue that their clients did nothing wrong and accuse attorneys for the other side of using the case to get more cash for victims' families.
Declining to answer the Trib's questions on revelations that he may be more intricately involved with Trans Healthcare than previously thought, Rauner demurred: "I hope and believe that there was no wrongdoing, no bad behavior. The courts will sort out all the facts. I'm confident that no one at GTCR engaged in any inappropriate behavior."
Rauner is locked in a neck-and-neck race against Quinn for Springfield's highest office, and for campaign Quinn, the nursing home trial is extra ammo in its effort to cast the GOP candidate as an out-of-touch gazillionaire for whom money trumps moral character. In response to the courtroom drama, an escalating PR headache for Team Rauner, a Quinn spokesperson said: "Bruce Rauner has said that he's a businessman who wants to run Illinois like a business, yet he's taken no responsibility for this business."


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Create four adjoining semi circles on the fourth line. Fill the semi circles using the same white acrylic paint.
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Pecan Stuffed Summer SquashFrom keni 12 years ago
- 2 acorn squash, halved and seeded shopping list
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- 2 cups seasoned dry stuffing mix or breadcrumbs shopping list
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- 2oz pecans, chopped shopping list
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- **if using 1lb sausage, you can either keep the recipe as is, but use 4 squash, or, you can use 1/2lb sausage and decrease the breadcrumbs to about 1 cup, and use the original 2 squash. My photo is of the former :) shopping list
How to make it
- Pour 2T melted butter and all but 2/3 cup stock in 9X13 baking dish.
- Sprinkle cut edges of squash with salt and pepper and place, cut side down, in baking dish.
- Bake at 400 for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat remaining butter and broth in saucepan over medium heat with onion and garlic and cook until tender.
- Stir in breadcrumbs, sage, parsley, pecans and raisins. Remove from heat.
- Turn squash cut side up and fill cavities with stuffing.
- Bake another 20 minutes or so, until squash is done, basting with broth last 15 minutes of cooking.
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For dance aficionados, Richard Daniels's series of iPhone apps have been a source of enlightenment and entertainment ever since Dances for an iPhone – a collection of six short dance films, with choreography by Mr. Daniels, that you watch in the palm of your hand – was released. Since then, Mr. Daniels has created two more installments, and on Sept. 1 he will release Dances for an iPhone, Vol. 4, a collection of dances set to the music of Stephen Sondheim, compiled with Mr. Sondheim's blessing.
The free app will include seven films, with two more to be added later in 2014, with music from "Sunday in the Park With George," "A Little Night Music," "Into the Woods," "Sweeney Todd" and "Pacific Overtures." The songs are heard in recordings by Cleo Laine, Maria Friedman (accompanied at the piano by Mr. Sondheim), the baritone Patrick Mason (with the guitarist David Starobin) and others.
The dance roster includes Carmen de Lavallade; Robert LaFosse; Risa Steinberg, with Megan Williams and Ziva Etta Salan; Deborah Jowitt; Rebecca Rigert and Brian McGinnis; Janis Brenner; and Jodie and Melissa Toogood. The dances to be added later include a duet for Ms. de Lavallade and Martine van Hamel, and a solo film with Miki Orihara.
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The second and third volumes of Dances for an iPhone remain available as well. The first two are eclectic musical programs, with Baroque and contemporary works as well as theater music and jazz. The third volume is devoted to works by Alexander Scriabin. Mr. Daniels said through a spokesman that Android versions of the apps would be available soon.


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Choir at Christmas 2013
August 30, 2013 Leave a comment
This year, our brilliant school choir performed at the Christmas Lunches in the Council Chambers in Birmingham, they sang for the Lord Mayor of Birmingham Councillor John Lines and they also put on their traditional Christmas concert at St. Leonard's Church.
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Choir at St. Leonard's Church 2011
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On Thursday 15th December, the Kitwell Choir once again performed at St. Leonard's Church in Frankley. The choir were wonderful and performed very energetically and there were also several superb solo performances from some of our bravest singers.
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She's known because of her background: the actress who worked with Elvis Presley. That's what many people remember of Dolores Hart. Some recall that in 1963 Hart left Hollywood to follow her heart: to give her heart to Jesus Christ as a Benedictine nun at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut. Today, Hart is known as Mother Dolores. At 73 (her birthday on October 20th), there are no signs of slowing down, despite flares of neuropathy.
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Frankie Faison was born on June 10, 1949 in Newport News, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Hannibal (2001) and The Wire (2002). He has been married to Jane Mandel since December 26, 1988. They have three children.
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My apartment intercom buzzed. "Yes?" I answered.
"It's Kyle Aldsworth." He had a deep, rich voice in spite of the static that accompanied it.
"Great. I'll be right down." I ran to the window that overlooked the sidewalk in front of my apartment. I didn't have a great angle. The door to our building was narrow and sat behind a wrought iron gate between Cuddy's Clip Shop and Grandpa Guo's Shoe Repair. Cuddy's was two floors below us, and if guests were standing too close to the door, they were blocked from view by the barber pole attached to the side of the building.
Kyle stood a few feet from the door, allowing me a birds-eye view of dark, thick hair and a navy suit. If he looked up, I'd be able to see his face, which Jayne had compared to a clean-shaven Jake Gyllenhaal. Of course, if he looked up, he'd probably see I was spying out my window instead of coming to the door. I took one last look at my gray and white striped dress, grabbed my yellow cardigan, and headed down.
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All intelligent thought abandoned me, leaving me unable to remember for sure what my name was.
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How long had I been standing there gawping at him?
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"Whew! You had me worried for a second. I'm Kyle. It's good to meet you." He extended his hand and shook mine. His hand was perfect—good size, warm and dry, nice grip without too much enthusiasm. He was a hand-shaking artist. Great. He'd stopped shaking my hand and I hadn't relinquished my grip. I quickly withdrew mine and turned to lock the iron gate. My face burned, and I fidgeted with the key for a few extra seconds to give my cheeks a chance to return to their normally fair complexion.
Kyle was smiling when I turned back around. "My car's around the corner."
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- Places rated or reviewed by you or people in your circles
- Your home and work addresses, if you set them on Google Maps or your feed
If you don't want to see search suggestions in Google Maps, turn off your Web & App Activity.
Personalized places you see might come from:
- Custom maps, if you have them in My Maps
- People and places you've added to your Google Contacts like
Pizzeria Delfina
- Posts, reviews, or ratings from Google+ by you or visible to you that are tagged at a place
If you don't want to see search suggestions in Google Maps, update your preferences in the other Google products.


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CHALLENGE: Teach One Person – 4
I am passionate about helping others accomplish far more than they ever thought possible with their personal finances.
I need your help to reach others with the simple message that:
- God owns it all.
- We are managers.
So with this series, I am going to challenge you to teach one person this stuff during the next month.
Part 4 Set up the meeting.
Of course, this conversation could happen spontaneously which would be terrific. But if it does not, take the time to set up the meeting. In Part 2, you thought about the best setting for a meeting.
It is important that you are clear about what you want to discuss. It is also extremely important that you let them know that you are not wanting to tell them about all of the bad things they are doing when it comes to money.
The invitation needs to be born of your own authentic desire to help others learn these principles that have had such an impact on your own finances.
Here are some ways to phrase it …
- "I have had my finances rocked lately – in a good way! I would love the opportunity to show you what I been able to do to take my finances to the next level. I am not going to sell you anything. I am just so excited about what has happened!"
- "Remember how broke I was? Well, I am getting un-broke and I can't believe how straight-forward and easy it really is. I would love to have you over for dinner to show you the free tools I am using."
How awesome is it when you can help someone and there is no sales-pitch at the end of it? Just a geniune desire to help them learn a tool/tip or two that can help them too!


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Poker is a family of gambling card games. All poker variants involve betting as an intrinsic part of play, and determine the winner of each hand according to the combinations of players' cards, at least some of which remain hidden until the end of the hand. Poker games vary in the number of cards dealt, the number of shared or "community" cards, the number of cards that remain hidden, and the betting procedures.
In most modern poker games, the first round of betting begins with one or more of the players making some form of a forced bet (the blind and/or ante). In standard poker, each player bets according to the rank he believes his hand is worth as compared to the other players. The action then proceeds clockwise as each player in turn must either match, or "call", the maximum previous bet or fold, losing the amount bet so far and all further interest in the hand. A player who matches a bet may also "raise", or increase the bet. The betting round ends when all players have either matched the last bet or folded. If all but one player folds on any round, the remaining player collects the pot without being required to reveal their hand. If more than one player remains in contention after the final betting round, the hands are revealed, and the player with the winning hand takes the pot.


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A few things I noticed watching Game of Thrones:
The characters don't seem to believe in the use of underwear;
They use sex as others use gaffertape: as a solution to almost any problem,
albeit often temporary.
What would the intro look and sound like, had the series been produced in the eighties?
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DIYARBAKIR - Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation against Editor-in-Chief Rohat Aktaş and 26 employees who were killed in the basements of Azadiya Welat newspaper in Cizre in 2016.
Diyarbakır Chief Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation against Ramazan Çoban, licencee of Azadiya Welat, the only daily newspaper in Kurdish which was closed down with the decree- law No 675 during the state of emergency in 2016, Editor in Chief of the newspaper İsmail Çoban, the other Editor in Chief Rohat Aktaş who was killed in a basement in Şırnak in 2016, and 24 reporters and employees.
6 journalists and 3 former employees were summoned to Diyarbakır Anti-Terrorism (TEM) Branch Directorate for their depositions on charges of "organization propaganda" and "membership of an organization" and so on.
The fact that Rohat Aktaş, who waw murdered in the basement he took refuge in, in Şırnak with 60 more people on February 13, 2016 attracted attention.


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One of the reasons that I chose Ireland was because of Brexit, I believe companies based in the UK may set up their new EU base in Ireland due to the strategic location. The population of Ireland is 4.8 million, 34% are under age of 25 and 10% are international residents – I feel this mixture of people ensure that Ireland has a considerable future.
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LYNDHURST, N.J.-While many dealers are grappling with ways to increase the service end of their business in search of higher profits, Englewood Tire Distributors Inc. is taking a different approach. The Lyndhurst-based dealership is attempting to boost sales of tires and tire-related service from 50 percent to as much as 70 percent of total retail sales.
It's all part of a new business philosophy for the company's retail outlets, according to Daniel Gillings, senior vice president of ETD's retail division.
``Independent tire dealers.*.*.have skewed toward the service side of the business,'' Mr. Gillings said. ``We are going to skew it back toward the tire and tire-related service side.''
All nine ETD retail outlets will have new signage, product mixes, ``aggressive'' pricing structures and dedicated ``fast lane'' tires-only service bays beginning July 1, he said.
The stores will be called ETD Discount Tire Centers and sport green, beige and red signage, in contrast with their former blue and yellow colors. ETD's wholesale distribution center in Lyndhurst and its Discount Tire Express division, which operates two satellite distribution centers, will be unaffected by the changes, Mr. Gillings said.
In an age of complicated, high-performance vehicles, consumers crave ``knowledgeable, experienced tire specialists'' who are able to provide them with correct information, he said.
That type of tire dealership-one similar to Goodyear's Just Tires outlets, Riviera Beach Fla.-based Tire Kingdom Inc. and Discount Tire Centers Inc. of Scottsdale, Ariz.-is absent from the New Jersey area, ETD contends.
ETD Discount Tire Centers will offer BF-Goodrich, Bridgestone, Firestone, Michelin and Yokohama brand passenger and light truck tires. But the company also has ``a distribution network in place that will enable customers to purchase any name brand product they are interested in,'' Mr. Gillings said.
Service bays called ``fast lanes'' will be dedicated to tire changes, alignments, balancing and other tire-related work. But the outlets will continue to offer radiator, air conditioning and scheduled maintenance service at other bays, Mr. Gillings said.
The task of implementing the changes have fallen on Mr. Gillings' shoulders. The 26-year tire industry veteran recently joined ETD's retail division after having served a two-year stint as president of Tire Service Co. Inc., which does business in Pennsylvania and New Jersey as Avellino's Tire and Service Centers.
Prior to joining Tire Service Co., he served as president, chairman and CEO of Somerset Tire Service Inc., a 51-outlet dealership based in Bound Brook, N.J.
``It's exciting to be in a situation to be able to fill a void that we feel exists and nobody is out there doing,'' Mr. Gillings said during a telephone interview held the day of ETD's new Lyndhurst store's grand opening. The Lyndhurst outlet is the first to sport the company's new retail look.
Conventional wisdom suggests healthy tire dealership profit margins come from an increased reliance on automotive service in the sales mix. But Mr. Gillings contends tire sales can be just as profitable-in volume.
``It's a function of the total number of units (sold),'' Mr. Gillings said, adding that the retail outlets will try to sell between 75 and 100 tires per day. ``If that's attainable, then it's substantially more profitable than (automotive) service.''
The company will offer a ``lowest price'' guarantee in its television, radio and newspaper advertising to help boost store traffic, he said.
``Low price is getting aggressive in the market place,'' he said. ``We will not be undersold-and that's not just lip service.''
The newly constructed Lyndhurst store sold 70-75 tires with total sales of $9,000 during its grand opening June 9, Mr. Gillings said.
All nine ETD Discount Tire Centers are in New Jersey. The company plans to open three additional retail outlets in central and northern New Jersey within a year, Mr. Gillings said.


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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 4 – Masters)
Topic: Confident (07/05/07)
TITLE: You Must...
By Ann Grover
I am watching you as you sleep; you murmur and shift uneasily, and a furrow creases your brow. I think of the many ways I could relieve your anxiety and distress, but there is only one that will be for your ultimate good and benefit. You've lamented and cried out for relief, and My heart has been broken to hear you in your misery, but I can't answer in your time or in your way.
You must wait.
You think I am far away, and there are moments when you feel abandoned, but I am in your next breath. I have my hand on your head, your hand in mine, keeping you suspended between dangers far worse than the ones that have been revealed to you, the ones you're experiencing. Powers are raging against you, evils and wickedness that would destroy you, yet consider this. You sleep on, though restlessly, confident that it is safe to do so.
You must know.
Where am I, you wonder. I am in the grass and the sky, the dew and the peony, reminding you that the work of My hands is all around you, growing, moving, arriving, shining. All creation blooms and flourishes day after day, in a neverending parade of life, declaring that I AM. I am present in the eyes and arms and hands of My people, reaching out and touching you with My love. For Me, because of Me, through Me, they embrace you, giving you comfort, wisdom, laughter, nourishment, and encouragement.
You must receive.
Call upon the Spirit that dwells within you. Let him guide you into truth and freedom, help you see and understand, cleanse you from thoughts of unworthiness, washing over your spirit in waves of refreshment and restoration. Allow him to heal you from past woundedness and apply balm to the uncertainty and rawness of the present. Don't be content with merely journeying through difficulties and obstacles. Observe and take with you lessons of perseverance, humility, servanthood, and most of all, above all, love.
You must surrender.
I know you are weary. I see your bowed shoulders and your trembling hands. You've had more than enough. But I am still here. I am still holding you up. I am certain that you will arrive at the finish line, exhausted in body, but exhilarated and strong in spirit and soul. Brokenness is an evidence of having been used, and there is no higher honour but to have been broken and poured out. Allow yourself to be poured out, run out. Run to Me. Run with the others I've given you. Be confident in the strengths, joys, and gifts I've blessed you with.
You must persevere.
Gently, I'll kiss you awake with a breeze of promise and hold you in sunshine's embrace. As in the first Garden, I want to walk with you in the cool of the evening and in the blush of the morning, when mercies are fresh and splendid and bright. I'll brush away the fears of the unsettled night and, in its time, I'll whisper to you the best and marvellous plans I have for you. But, often, the most wonderful plans are borne out of great sorrows and disappointments and tribulations. So trust Me; have confidence that I'll carry you through this fire, and I'll trust that your faltering steps will become an assured journey of faith.
You must believe.
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Team Folders
I learned a system from a wonderful mentor many years ago that serves me well. I never spend class time handing back papers, I never lose papers, and handing in papers is quick and a team effort. The system also covers getting work back to absent students, and even getting messages and make-up work to students returning from an absence.
My students are seated with, and work in teams of four. This team changes every 4 1/2 weeks or so. The team shares two lab tables that are pushed together. Each team has a 2-pocket folder (a different color for each team) and box of supplies labeled with the same color. The left folder pocket is for handing papers in (or ongoing team work, so if any team member is absent, they are not keeping the team from proceeding), and the right pocket is for graded work that needs to be picked up. The pockets are labeled accordingly, and the front of the folder is labeled with the class hour.
Student helpers gather the folders at the end of the hour and to put them out before class starts. The first team members to arrive for class usually take charge of sorting the graded work and giving this to teammates as they arrive. If students are absent, their work will be kept for them in the right hand pocket until they return..


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The Strand House Restaurant located on ocean front Manhattan Beach, California is a date lunch waiting to happen. The view, food and excellent service not to mention their charity efforts are all the rage. Starting May 1-18 The Strand House will offer an antioxidant cancer fighting menu benefiting the 2nd annual Tour de Pier on May 18. Executive Chef Greg Hozinsky has created a menu that will raise awareness for the event but also give you a glimpse on trying something new for your diet. Take a look at what these great dishes offer. For more information on the restaurant please visit http://www.thestrandhousemb.com
** Red Alaea Sea Salt is a natural sea salt product of Hawaii that contains numerous healthy minerals, electrolytes and digestible dietary iron.
** Avocados have been shown to lower rates of breast cancer because it is high in lutein. It has nutrients, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, fiber and monounsaturated healthy fats.
** Kale is high in vitamins A,C,K & fiber with zero fat. Kale can help lower cholesterol.
Ahi Tuna is densely packed with B vitamins, essential to maintaining a healthy immune system.
For more information on Tour de Pier and how you can do your part please visit; http://www.tourdepier.com
Disclaimer: Please consult with your primary physician before trying any diet.
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In the past, the primary role of managers was to increase efficiency. By motivating and monitoring employees, honing the firm's capital structure and negotiating firmly with customers and suppliers, corporate executives could reduce costs across the value chain and achieve sustainable competitive advantage.
Yet today, we no longer compete in isolated industries, but in ecosystems with porous borders. The fact that our current management systems don't yet account for this shift shouldn't blind us to the fact that it has occurred. The future doesn't fit in the containers of the past.
The reality that we need to grapple with now is that competitive advantage is no longer the sum of all efficiencies but the sum of all connections. To win in today's connected economy, you need to deepen and widen networks.


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Configuring MAC-Based Forwarding
With MAC-based forwarding (MBF) enabled, when a request reaches the NetScaler appliance, the appliance remembers the source MAC address of the frame and uses it as the destination MAC address for the resulting replies. MAC-based forwarding can be used to avoid multiple-route/ARP lookups and to avoid asymmetrical packet flows. MAC-based forwarding may be required when the NetScaler is connected to multiple stateful devices, such as VPNs or firewalls, because it ensures that the return traffic is sent to the same device that the initial traffic came from.
MAC-based forwarding is useful when you use VPN devices, because it guarantees that all traffic flowing through a VPN passes back through the same VPN device.
The following topology diagram illustrates the process of MAC-based forwarding.
Figure 1. MAC-Based Forwarding Mode
When MAC-based forwarding (MBF) is enabled, the NetScaler caches the MAC address of:
- The source (a transmitting device such as router, firewall, or VPN device) of the inbound connection.
- The server that responds to the requests.
When a server replies through the NetScaler appliance, the appliance sets the destination MAC address of the response packet to the cached address, ensuring that the traffic flows in a symmetric manner, and then forwards the response to the client. The process bypasses the route table lookup and ARP lookup functions. However, when the NetScaler initiates a connection, it uses the route and ARP tables for the lookup function. In a direct server return configuration, you must enable MAC-based forwarding.
For more information about direct server return configurations, see Load Balancing.
Some deployment topologies may require the incoming and outgoing paths to flow through different routers. MAC-based forwarding would break this topology design.
MBF should be disabled in the following situations:
- When you configure link load balancing. In this case, asymmetric traffic flows are desirable because of link costs.
- When a server uses network interface card (NIC) teaming without using LACP (802.1ad Link Aggregation). To enable MAC-based forwarding in this situation, you must use a layer 3 device between the NetScaler and server. Note: MBF can be enabled when the server uses NIC teaming with LACP, because the virtual interface uses one MAC address.
- When firewall clustering is used. Firewall clustering assumes that ARP is used to resolve the MAC address for inbound traffic. Sometimes the inbound MAC address can be a non-clustered MAC address and should not be used for inbound packet processing.
When MBF is disabled, the NetScaler uses L2 or L3 connectivity to forward the responses from servers to the clients. Depending on the route table, the routers used for outgoing connection and incoming connection can be different. In the case of reverse traffic (response from the server):
- If the source and destination are on different IP subnets, the NetScaler uses the route lookup to locate the destination.
- If the source is on the same subnet as the destination, the NetScaler looks up the ARP table to locate the network interface and forwards the traffic to it. If the ARP table does not exist, the NetScaler requests the ARP entries.
To enable or disable MAC-based forwarding by using the NetScaler command line:
At the command prompt, type:
- enable ns mode MBF
- disable ns mode MBF
To enable or disable MAC-based forwarding by using the NetScaler GUI:
- Navigate to System > Settings, in the Modes and Features group, click Configure modes.
- Select or clear the MAC-based forwarding option.


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Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - An academic Day dedicated to the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019 was held yesterday at the San Damaso University of Madrid, organized by the Chair of Missionology, the Faculty of Theology and the Instituto Superior de Ciencias Religiosas (ISCCRR). The theme chosen - "The Church is born from mission and lives for the mission" - was introduced by prof. Agustin Gimenez Gonzalez, director of ISCCRR, and by prof. Juan Carlos Carvajal Blanco, Coordinator of the Chair of Missiology. Therefore the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Spain, Fr. José Maria Calderon Castro, presented the Extraordinary Missionary Month announced by Pope Francis, illustrating the reasons and perspectives.
Archbishop Giampietro Dal Toso, President of the PMS, gave a speech on the theme of the day. Addressing those present, all diocesan collaborators of the PMS, priests, men and women religious and mostly lay people, thanked them for their commitment in supporting, often in anonymity, the activities of the PMS in the Spanish dioceses, and urged them to continue especially in these months that prepare us for the Extraordinary Missionary Month.
Since the PMS are over one hundred years old but at the same time little known, Archbishop Dal Toso described the four Societies and their specific tasks, taking inspiration from the Statute that governs its operation, indicating history, theology and charisma. "Today 117 National Directions ensure the presence of PMS in 140 countries - he recalled -, which supposes a truly universal diffusion, both in very large countries like Canada and Brazil and in the smaller ones, located at the geographical margins of the world, such as those of the Pacific Ocean or the Caribbean countries. In the midst of so many vicissitudes through which the Societies have historically passed, we can affirm that they are an extraordinary fruit of grace".
The common charismatic nucleus of the four PMS can be identified in the mission, to which all the baptized are called and which still "urges, both for the mandate of Jesus before ascending to heaven, and for the realization that only the Gospel is the authentic answer to the needs of every man". Together with mission, prayer and charity are at the center of the life of the PMS.
The Archbishop therefore praised the commitment of the National Direction of Spain, with numerous initiatives in the dioceses, recalling with gratitude Fr. Anastasio Gil, former National Director, who from the first moments actively collaborated with the PMS International Secretariats for the organization of the Extraordinary Missionary Month.
Mgr. Dal Toso then spoke extensively in the second part of his speech, on the Extraordinary Missionary Month, also citing some initiatives that are being prepared globally, then he concluded: "Baptized and sent is the reality in which God has placed us and that we are called to communicate. The announcement of the extraordinary month concerns everyone, national Churches and dioceses, religious communities, lay associations and every single believer. The call to responsibility is personal, and no believer is so poor or lacking in resources that he cannot give something, with the certainty that the Lord, who asks us to give everything, will be able to make him bear fruit according to his will".
The great missionary commitment of the PMS of Spain, which takes the form of a series of activities and events of all kinds, involved over 250,000 people in the 69 Iberian dioceses in 2017, according to information sent to Fides from the National Direction. The large participation of children in missionary activities is very well known: 60,508 children took part during the Christmas period in the initiative "Sembradores de Estrellas" and more than 6,148 at the Missionary Childhood Competition. Great importance is given to formation, in the conviction that the missionary activity of the Church is not improvised. In 2017, 1,890 people attended the missionary formation meetings proposed by the PMS. The collaboration with academic institutions such as the San Dámaso University or the Faculty of Theology of Northern Spain are also worthy of attention. The enormous and silent work of missionary animation that takes place throughout the year in the Spanish dioceses to keep the missionary spirit alive cannot be overlooked. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 15/5/2019)
AMERICA - CELAM has been illuminating and promoting the Church's mission in Latin America for 65 years
AFRICA/ESWANTINI - Covid-19: "Let us look to the future with hope, we will be called to be missionaries in new ways", says the Bishop of Manzini
EUROPE/POLAND - From the Extraordinary Missionary Month to the Synod of children: meeting of the PMS National Council


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Cupping and Skimming
There is a point during the cupping process when you must skim the floating grounds and CO2 foam off the top of the cups. Brent Hall in Charlotte call it "skimming the Chum". I was taught to do it using two spoons held together and to pull from one end of the cup to the other. Usually a second pass is used to get any stray floater.
Peter Giuliano claims to have seen cuppers in Central and South America skim with one spoon. Upon hearing this, I took it as a personal challenge to master the skill.
Tim Nobel, a coffee enthusiast here in the Philadelphia area (and soon to be coffee shop owner), shot a little video at our cupping today at MilkBoy Coffee in Ardmore.