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ROME (AP) — As the faithful marked Christmas Day, political and religious leaders called for peace and reconciliation amid flickers of hope in places long plagued by conflict.
In Iraq, Christians made their way past checkpoints on Tuesday to fill Baghdad churches in numbers unthinkable a year ago. And in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, where tradition says Jesus was born, Christians celebrated in an atmosphere of hope raised by the renewal of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
For them, and for all those in the "tortured regions" of the world, Pope Benedict XVI prayed that political leaders would find "the wisdom and courage to seek and find humane, just and lasting solutions."
Benedict, delivering his Christmas Day address from the central balcony of St. Peter"s Basilica, urged the crowd to rejoice over the celebration of Christ"s birth, which he hoped would bring consolation to all people "who live in the darkness of poverty, injustice and war."
In violence-ridden Baghdad, venturing out in large numbers late at night is still unthinkable, so the Iraqi capital"s Christians celebrated Midnight Mass in the middle of the afternoon on Christmas Eve.
On Tuesday some 2,000 went out to the Mar Eliya Church in the east of Baghdad where Iraq"s Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly, leader of the ancient Chaldean Catholic Church, celebrated Mass.
He told the congregation that Iraq is "a bouquet of flowers of different colors, each color represents a religion or ethnicity but all of them have the same scent."
He congratulated Muslims for their Eid al-Adha holiday, falling near Christmas, and Muslim clerics — both Sunni and Shiite — attended the service in a sign of unity.
"May Iraq be safe every year, and may our Christian brothers be safe every year," Shiite cleric Hadi al-Jazail told AP Television News outside the church. "We came to celebrate with them and to reassure them. … This national gathering is beautiful against the sectarian fighting, and God willing from this lesson we"ll all pray for peace."
Christian pilgrims in Bethlehem filled the ancient Church of the Nativity, waiting in line to see the grotto that marks the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
The large numbers and the cacophony of languages was evidence that more visitors were there this year than in the past several years.
The outbreak of the Palestinian uprising against Israel in late 2000 and the fighting that followed had clouded Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem for years, battering the tourism industry that is the city"s lifeline.
Kiel Tilley, 23, a science teacher from Charlevoix, Mich., said the relaunch of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at a U.S.-sponsored conference last month reassured him before his trip to Bethlehem. "The peace process made me feel safer."
The experience, he said, was "very powerful and meaningful to me. … It"s very moving to visit a place which I always read about in the Bible."
In Afghanistan, British soldiers stationed in Helmand province found a little joy far from home at a meal where they wore red Santa hats and opened gift boxes. And U.S. service members went to early Christmas Mass at a base in Kabul.
Britain"s Queen Elizabeth II spoke to the nations of the Commonwealth in a televised Christmas message, urging people to think of the needs of the vulnerable and disadvantaged living on the edge of society.
During a service at Canterbury Cathedral, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, the spiritual leader of the 77 million-member Anglican Communion, urged his flock to protect the environment — saying that "human greed" threatened to distort the Earth"s fragile balance.
In Belgium, where a terrorism alert on Friday led to a security clampdown, police kept up a visible presence in downtown Brussels and in busy shopping malls on Christmas Eve.
Belgium"s king, Albert II, urged reconciliation between French- and Dutch-speakers after a six-month political crisis led to fears the country could split up.
Austrian President Heinz Fischer expressed concern about the division of wealth in society and the hardships people face because of illness, disability and unemployment.
In Puerto Rico"s colonial district of Old San Juan, locals sang and rattled maracas along cobblestone streets, celebrating a Puerto Rican-style caroling known as the "parranda." People hosted revelers with holiday cookies and coquito, a sweet seasonal drink made from rum and coconut.
Others enjoyed the holiday by heading to one of the U.S. Caribbean territory"s palm-fringed beaches for a sun-soaked Christmas picnic.
President Bush planned a Christmas Day lunch with his family at the presidential retreat in the mountains northwest of Washington.
In Paraguay, those who rose early Tuesday to watch the pope"s televised Christmas Day message, heard him include in his remarks for the first time a few words in the indigenous Guarani language. Guarani and Spanish are official languages in Paraguay. Benedict"s predecessor, John Paul II, addressed Paraguayans in Guarani during a 1988 visit.
In the Philippines, a largely Roman Catholic nation of 89 million, weeks of yuletide preparations culminated on Christmas Eve with Mass before midnight, followed by a sumptuous dinner called "noche buena," that was capped with an exchange of gifts.
Christmas celebrations often are occasions for family reunions, and tens of thousands of Filipinos who work overseas booked flights to return home to be with their loved ones.
On Christmas Day, many families visited relatives, and in the capital, Manila, Filipinos flocked to Rizal Park for picnics.
Associated Press writers Elena Becatoros in Baghdad, Dalia Nammari in Bethlehem, Tariq Panja in London, David McFadden in San Juan and Oliver Teves in Manila contributed to this report.


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Nick Richfield is a Beverly Hills rich kid with nothing on his mind but spending Dad's ill-begotten dough. He throws a cocaine party in Dad's pleasure palace while the old man is off in Palm Springs. It's one of those nightmares that drags on until dawn, when hateful people tell the truth about each other and disappear for hours in strange pairs, and when nothing makes sense but heightening the senses and making it through the night. For neophyte playwright J. Bunzel, barely out of college himself, this descent into the cocaine jungle symbolizes the selfish materialism of his own generation's high-rolling low-life — brain dead, and with the emotional juices of a mummy. The "pack of pink-faced assholes" that inhabits this dark, comic world is so oblivious to anything in life but money, success and getting high, it's almost impossible to hear the anguished cry for love Bunzel believes is at the root of their greed. The play is a remarkable effort for a young writer. The material is dead on target, the dialogue absolutely right, the satirical humor penetrating — and the ending, bleak and pat as it may be, is chilling nonetheless.
The production is nearly flawless. Ron Link has directed an extraordinary cast at the breakneck paranoid pace of life in the white-line fast lane, and respond by giving their all. Stephen Nichols as a lonely bisexual, Dan Gerrity as a violent unemployed actor, and Peter Frechette as a bank teller living parasitically above his means are all outstanding. The set, a city-view dreamhouse designed by Gerry Hariton and Vicki Baral, is incredibly opulent.
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Ski vacations St. Urban - family paradise with charm!
St. UrbanIn the heart of Carinthia lies the popular family and relaxation resort St. Urban. With its close proximity to the Urban lake, the idyllic town offers clean mountain air, a wonderful natural scenery and numerous possibilities for activities. It is worth a visit at every time of the year. Especially for families with small children and beginners on skis, the 7 km distant ski area "Simonshöhe" is well suited. Various easy to intermediate pistes promise wonderful winter entertainment for all guests. Enjoy your holiday in this beautiful area and let all the different impressions sink in. Even the culinary desires can be fulfilled here, as many Carinthian specialities and regional wines can be tasted in many places.
Glan ValleyThe Glan Valley, located in the heart of Carinthia, characterises itself by its diverse landscape and offers its guests a variety of sporty opportunities. Here there is something to be found for everyone who likes to spend time in natural surroundings. Especially alpine sports are becoming more popular here. The lovely landscape, the hospitality and of course the wonderful selection of pistes all contribute to a great holiday. Especially families will find themselves at home here, as the region has much to offer with its lovely mountain ranges, various altitude levels and diverse lakes. Glan Valley - natural relaxation!
Travel Info St. Urban
- By train: Feldkirchen (approx. 10 km), Klagenfurt (approx. 30 km), Villach (approx. 35 km)
- By plane: Klagenfurt (approx. 25 km), Graz (approx. 150 km), Salzburg (approx. 210 km)


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I have another great Slow Cooker Recipe for you that is perfect for a busy weak night dinner recipe. This Slow Cooker White Bean Sausage Spinach Soup is pretty tasty and is so easy to make. This slow cooker soup recipe takes just a few minutes of prep work before you can dump everything in your slow cooker and forget about it until dinner time!
Who doesn't love dinner recipes that are that easy? With 5 kids and all their busy schedules, this is a recipe that has saved this mom's sanity on many busy nights! It saves me from creating lots of dirty dishes and spending all my time in the kitchen making a healthy meal for my family.
Slow Cooker White Bean Sausage Spinach Soup
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 (12.8 ounce) package smoked andouille sausage, thinly sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 onion, diced
3 carrots, peeled and diced
2 stalks celery, diced
2 (15-ounce) cans white beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
2 bay leaves
4 cups chicken broth
salt and black pepper, to taste
3 cups baby spinach
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- Add sausage, and cook, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, about 3-4 minutes.
- Place sausage, garlic, onion, carrots, celery, beans, oregano and bay leaves into a 6-qt slow cooker.
- Stir in chicken broth and 2 cups water until well combined; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high heat for 3-4 hours.
- Stir in spinach until wilted.
- Serve immediately.
*adapted slightly from DamnDelicious
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text: | OBITUARY | calling the incident a product of a "noxious environment" caused by the Republican president and his executive order calling for a temporary ban on entry to the United States by citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Botana also announced student rallies would be held promoting diversity, which the GOP said amounts to forcing students and teachers to use school time to engage in his "partisan agenda." -AP Texas Likely to Keep Lessons Challenging Evolution The Texas board of education has moved closer to tweaking-but still preserving-high school science curriculum requirements that teachers and academics say cast doubt on the theory of evolution. REPORT ROUNDUP After debating the issue this month, the Republican-controlled board dropped language that asked biology students to consider "all sides" of scientific theory. Experts critical of that wording said it allowed religious belief to trump science. But the board inserted similar requirements on scrutinizing scientific conclusions. It kept lessons on the origin of life and gaps in the fossil record. Critics say the standards still challenge evolution. The board votes again in April. -AP Mass. Teacher Starts 'Uber for Substitutes' A veteran teacher, frustrated with the amount of movies and busywork she saw in classes with substitute teachers, has come up with a solution that Harvard Ed. Magazine refers to as "Uber for substitute teachers." Under the startup, Parachute Teachers, professionals in the community-a computer scientist, a chef, a musician, and so on- "parachute" into the classroom and teach something they're passionate about. The idea, founder Sarah Cherry Rice says, is to promote authentic learning in classrooms. Parachute Teachers has been an option for the Boston public schools since last school year, said Cherry Rice, who is pursuing her doctoral degree at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Parachute finds prospective substitutes, handles the background checks, and offers about three hours of basic training on common issues like classroom management and lesson planning. -MADELINE WILL Richard DuFour, a renowned education consultant and author who advocated collaborative teaching environments, died Feb. 8. He was 69. DuFour was a leading voice in the movement to improve schools through professional learning communities, in which teachers come together to analyze and improve classroom practice. His 1998 best-selling book, Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement, co-written with former education school dean Robert Eaker, includes collaborative strategies for teachers and principals. DuFour held that principals should have a "loose-tight" leadership style that allows teachers some autonomy in decisionmaking, but protects the school's shared vision and values. A former teacher, DuFour spent 19 years as a principal and a superintendent in Lincolnshire, Ill. Under his leadership, Adlai E. Stevenson High School was one of only three schools to win the U.S. Department of Education's Blue Ribbon Award four times. DuFour is survived by his wife, Rebecca DuFour, a former teacher and principal who later became his business partner, writing, consulting, and lecturing with him across the United States. -MADELINE WILL www.edweek.org/go/rr ABSENTEEISM "A Randomized Experiment Using Absenteeism Information to 'Nudge' Attendance" A little effort can go a long way to reducing student absenteeism, finds a federal study: Even a single postcard can get students back to school. Researchers from the Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic randomly sent parents in Philadelphia one of two attendance messages on a postcard; one generally encouraged parents to improve their student's attendance, while the other added specific details about each student's attendance history. Both postcards were equally effective, boosting student attendance in grades 1-8 and 9-12 by 2.4 percent, compared with students whose parents did not receive the messages. -SARAH D. SPARKS TEACHERS "Addressing California's Growing Teacher Shortage: 2017 Update" District responses to content-area teacher shortages could hamstring learning for low-income and minority students in special education, math, science, and bilingual education, according to a report by the Learning Policy Institute. The California-based think tank analyzed state data, finding districts have responded to contentarea teacher shortages by hiring teachers on emergency credentials, relying on substitute teachers, and assigning teachers out of their fields of preparation. Teachers hired with so-called "substandard credentials" are twice as likely to teach in high-poverty than in low-poverty schools and three times more likely to teach in high-minority than in low-minority schools, the study found. -MADELINE WILL ACHIEVEMENT GAP "Barriers to Success: Latino Kindergartners Are Already Behind in Math" Achievement gaps in math between Latino students and their white counterparts set in before kindergarten, says a new report by Child Trends' Hispanic Institute. The study analyzed data from a longitudinal study by the National Center for Education Statistics that tracked nearly 10,400 students' progress from kindergarten through 5th grade starting in 2010, among other sources. At the beginning of kindergarten, Latino students' math skills already trail behind those of white students by the equivalent of three months of learning. This early gap sets students up to remain behind in math in the spring of their kindergarten year-which can affect future learning and success. Latino children were more than twice as likely as white children to live in poverty, and those who began school with lower math skills also were less likely to attend center-based child care. But those students who attended full-day kindergarten showed more progress in math than those who only attended for a half day. -KATE STOLTZFUS GROWTH IN CHARTER SCHOOL POPULATION An annual study of charter schools finds a steady rise in the number of students attending charter schools in the last decade. PARENT INVOLVEMENT "Targeting Parenting in Early Childhood: A Public Health Approach to Improve Outcomes for Children Living in Poverty" Early-childhood programs that focus on building low-income parents' social supports and making their interactions with their children more positive can improve the long-term outcomes for children in poverty, according to an online-first report out this month in the journal Child Development. The authors, led by Oklahoma State University researcher Amanda Morris, analyzed early-childhood health programs that incorporate home visits by health professionals to work with families, including Family Check-Up, and the Positive Parenting Program. The researchers found programs that help parents build up their own skills and social networks can help mitigate stress from poverty in children. -S.D.S. AUTISM "Characterization and Utilization of Preferred Interests" Adults with autism spectrum disorders often leverage strong interests into careers and ways of calming themselves, but many teachers discourage strong interests as limiting, according to a study published online Jan. 31 in the journal Occupational Therapy in Mental Health. The study, led by Kristie Patten Koenig, an occupational therapist at New York University, builds on prior research showing that many students with autism develop "preferred interests"-deep, intensive knowledge about a particular subject, from the mechanics of trains to the history of animation. Historically, some teachers have seen these as "obsessive" and tried to discourage them, Koenig found. However, based on in-depth surveys of adults with autism, the researchers found that 86 percent used those strong childhood interests in their current careers. More than half reported parents supporting those interests, but only 1 in 10 reported teachers supporting strong interests. -S.D.S. 3.1M 2.7M 2.3M 1.8M 1.2M 2006-07 1.4M 2008-09 2010-11 2012-13 2014-15 2016-17 Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools "Estimated Charter Public School Enrollment, 2016-17" For the first time, the number of students enrolled in charter schools has surpassed 3 million nationwide, finds the latest annual report from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. The group, which advocates for charter schools at the federal and state levels, finds there are now more than 6,900 charter schools nationally, with around 3.1 million students attending them. That would mean that charter enrollment has nearly tripled in the last 10 years. However, it still makes up a small fraction of overall K-12 public school enrollment nationally-around 5 percent. The report comes as the U.S. Senate has confirmed as Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, a strong supporter of expanding charter schools. As part of its report, the charter group surveyed a national sample of 1,000 parents of school-age children. It found 78 percent of parents with charter schools in their community and 73 percent of parents without charter schools favor opening one in their community. One in 10 of the parents said a charter would be their first choice of school. Although more than 300 new charter schools opened in the fall of 2016, there were also 211 closures. The report says schools were closed for a number of reasons, including low enrollment, financial issues, and low academic performance. So far this year, the states with the most charter school closures were California and Texas at 30, followed by Florida with 25, Ohio at 22, and Georgia with 17. 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Federal and State Legislation has greatly impacted the District and the Department of Grants, Contracts & Compliance. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) as well as other mandates/regulations have influenced the following:
- The testing of at least 95% of all students—Regular Education, Special Education and English Language Learners (no exemptions).
- Requirements identifying areas of certification and licensing status for all District teachers.
- Requirements for all District paraprofessionals.
- Federal and State classification of Schools In Need of Improvement.
- Parental rights defining the homeless student and displaced families.
It is the responsibility of the Department of Grants, Contracts & Compliance to assure that all State and Federal requirements/mandates are implemented.
The Department initiates funding for and manages approximately twenty-five (25) successful programs that supplement the general education curriculum in the District. These programs total more than $20 million in supplemental funding. The programs include the following:
- Title 1 – Academic Intervention Programs (AIS) for the at-risk student population
- Title II A – School Improvement and Staff Development
- Title III – ELL
- Title III – Immigrant
- Title IV - Student Support and Academic Enrichment
Other Grant Programs: Universal Pre-Kindergarten, Teacher Center, Teachers of Tomorrow, Refugee School Impact Grant, School Improvement Grants, Bank Street Education Center, Learning Technology Grants, Empire State After School Grant, McKinney-Vento Grant, VTEA-Perkins Grant, Bilingual Education Grant, IDEA Section 611 & 619 Grants, 21st Century Learning Centers - Round 7, and My Brother's Keeper Challenge Grant.
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Mark's #17: Monopoly
Now, I'm guessing that some of you will feel compelled to blast Monopoly in the comments section - go right ahead. But here's a few ground rules:
- You can't complain about it being popular. Under that (suspect) criteria, sex would also be a bad idea.
- You can't complain about the fact that people play it wrong. That would be like complaining that cars are stupid because some people run red lights.
- You can't complain about the multiple versions for sale. Reference Carcassonne, Ticket To Ride, Settlers of Catan, Warhammer 40K, Magic: the Gathering (of lots of $ for Richard Garfield), and so on...
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There's something I love more than reading – pizza and going to the theatre. Not the movie theatre – Broadway theatre. Musical theatre, specifically. Unfortunately, theatre tix are 500 times more expensive than a book & I'm not (insert obscenely rich person's name here) so I go to as many shows as I can which never feels like enough. Last year, I made the really adult decision to obliterate my savings account and see 2 shows a month. Then in August of last year, I decided that I'd grow up….and save. A very painful decision. Then the Tony noms were announced and I realized that nine months had passed since I was in the presence of someone bursting into glorious song (excluding impromptu subway singers). Thanks to tax time (yay gov't) there were funds available and tons of shows to choose from. I had just read that Bridges of Madison County was closing and I had never had the pleasure of seeing Kelli O'Hara in anything so there I went. And oh, how glad I am that I did. I saw the movie way back when and liked it well enough but I wasnt falling all over myself to see the musical. But there was something in my gut that said to go see it.
Fast forward to the day of the how – I was just really excited to be inside of the theatre, the ushers – theatergoers dressed to the nines and others in flip flops (seriously.). When the lights dimmed, I started to tear up a bit.
In short, Kelli O'hara deserves all the hype and more more more more. & Steven Pasquale is as gorgeous as he is talented. (Fun little anecdote: I was in line at the Barnes & Noble signing/performance for the cast CD and I was pretty peeved that I had to stand by the restrooms until hunky Steven passed by. A collective silence passed over the group of us when he passed by. Sigh)
I haven't been this moved since seeing Once, also a bit tragic but different, softer, I'd say? Bridges is Once with the addition of its passion and tragedy on steroids. I was able to see Once SIX times and Bridges only…once. ):
Someone once told me that if I couldnt afford/see a show, to just listen to the Cast Recording because "it's basically the same thing" and by George (Gershwin), it's NOT the same at all. It's a close second, third, maybe to being there. And I feel it most with Bridges OCR. The music just encapsulates the story, the passion in a way that I haven't experienced before.
I find lately, that I enjoy hopelessly tragic musicals over the splashy/funny/slapstick-y ones. If I'm not violently sobbing when I leave, did I really enjoy myself?
For days after watching the show, I had One Second and a Million Miles on repeat. And now, as I type this, Kleenex box nearby, I can't stop listening.
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Stressed out? If so, you're not alone. A recent poll by the American Psychological Association found nearly 50% of people reporting greater stress compared to just five years ago. It's bad enough that stress is already associated with increasing headaches, body aches, GI disturbances, insomnia, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. But one other health concern to add to this list of stress-inducers – weight gain.
When life is stressful, food for comfort may be your go-to. A recent survey found that 43% of Americans report using food to cope with stress, even when they are not hungry. Studies have also shown a relationship between stress and the desire to eat. The more stressed you are, the greater likelihood of losing control while eating. This hedonic hunger can cause increased food intake, particularly from non-nutritious, high calorie foods such as chips and soft drinks. At the same time, chronic stress can decrease your desire for consuming more nutritious foods such as fruits and vegetables.
Stress and binge eating
Stressful events have been known to trigger binge eating. Binge eating is when a person eats a large quantity of food in a short period of time and is typically defined as an eating disorder. People who binge eat often experience a lack of control over eating (i.e., unable to stop eating or have control over what or how much one is eating).
Individuals who binge eats at least twice a week will likely see an increase in weight gain, especially if they are not regularly exercising.
How stress affects weight gain
The mechanism by which stress causes weight gain begins with the hormone secreted by your adrenal glands called cortisol. Known as the stress hormone, cortisol regulates how you respond to stress. When under stress, cortisol is released. As cortisol levels rise, the pancreas secretes the hormone insulin making you feel hungry, especially for foods high in fat and/or sugar.
This hunger-inducing response to cortisol was shown in a study published in the journal Appetite. Researchers found that female college students when under stress consumed more calories coming from sweets than women in non-stressful situations. If the stress is psychosocial, this can lead to unrestrained behavior of wanting to eat more food than usual.
Stress also affects your sleep habits. Experiencing stress often disrupts sleep, making your more tired. Excessive sleepiness can increase levels of the hunger hormone known as ghrelin. Ghrelin can also increase when you are stressed-out, thus making you seek out food for comfort.
Another potential stressor for many people is work-related stress. Feeling the pressure of job demands can translate into not prioritizing self-care and instead using food or alcohol to try and manage work-related stress. A study called Midlife in the United States ( MIDUS), found that the greater the job strain and the less control one has is associated with weight gain among men, while women had greater weight gain when feeling strain in relationships with others.
Smart strategies for reducing stress and weight gain
Since we can never completely run away from stress, we have to learn how to live better with it. Using food to soothe ourselves when times get tough may offer temporary comfort but usually results in excessive weight gain. Instead, use smart strategies that not only can relieve stress but also prevent you from gaining additional pounds harming your health:
- Tame your stress – If stress contributes to your emotional eating, try a stress management technique, such as yoga, meditation, or deep breathing
- Have a hunger reality check – Is your hunger physical or emotional? If you just ate a few hours ago and don't have a rumbling stomach, you're probably not hungry. Give the craving time to pass
- Get support – Lean on family and friends or consider joining a support group as you're more likely to give in to emotional eating without it
- Take away temptation – Keep hard-to-resist comfort foods out of your home. When you feel angry or depressed, avoid going to the grocery story until your emotions are in check
- Snack healthy – Snacks can be good for us but choose wisely. Make it a habit of having low-calorie snacks on hand such as cut up fruit and vegetables, unbuttered popcorn, or a handful of walnuts or almonds
- Keep a food diary – Writing down what, how much, when you eat and your emotional status can be a powerful tool for discovering patterns that reveal the connection between mood and food
- Learn from setbacks – If emotions are running high and you find yourself overeating, forgive yourself and start fresh the next day. Learn from your experience and make a plan for how you can prevent it in the future. Focus on positive changes you are making in your eating plan that ultimately will lead to better health


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National's Pakuranga candidate Simeon Brown says this week's announcement of a significant boost in Police resources will help to make Pakuranga safer.
Police Commissioner Mike Bush announced further details of the Government's $503 million Safer Communities package which included a target of having 95 per cent of New Zealanders within 25 kilometres of patrolling police 24 hours a day, and 880 more frontline officers.
"I'm really pleased to see the Counties Manukau Police District will receive 91 new officers, up 8 per cent," Mr Brown says.
"Having worked alongside our Police during my involvement in Local Government and in particular with my advocacy to have the sale of Legal High's banned, I understand the importance of the work they do to help keep our communities safe.
"These extra police officers will help to ensure that people living and working in East Auckland can have continued confidence in our Police and the work that they do to keep our homes and businesses safe.
"I am also encouraged by the funding of an additional 20 new ethnic liaison officers who will be able to support our diverse communities to be able to access police support when required.
"A safe community is something which New Zealanders expect the Government to be focussed on, and this investment is a result of a National-led Government which is listening and investing in what makes a real difference in people's lives.
"I'm running to ensure Pakuranga continues to have a strong local voice in a Government that is delivering for Auckland's Eastern suburbs."


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Pianist Jiayi Shi maintains an active schedule as a chamber musician and collaborative pianist. Since her New York recital debut with violinist Midori at the prestigious Mostly Mozart Festival, Ms. Shi has given chamber recitals in notable venues in the U.S. and abroad. Her upcoming concert appearances include recitals in Oji Hall in Tokyo, Japan and a recital tour with Ryu Goto. Having studied at the Pre-College Division of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the Eastman School of Music, Ms. Shi completed her Doctorate in Musical Arts at the Manhattan School of Music in New York.
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Did you guys know there is a Gizmodo subdomain where you can go for all things photographic? Yep! It's called Reframe, and it's where you'll find additional coverage of gear, techniques, news, and all kinds of great stuff related to the crafts of photography and videography.
Here are this week's best posts:
2014 Oscar Nominees Chose Arri Over RED, But Don't Read Into It
It's always fun to see how huge-budget Hollywood films were shot, and what equipment they used. SetLife magazine created a list of just what cameras and lenses were used on each film nominated for 2014 Best Picture and Best Cinematography nominees. It's not without some surprises.
Here Are Three Full Images of the Leaked Fujifilm X-T1
Yesterday, Fujifilm dangled a shadowed image of their new mirrorless camera, the X-T1, in front of us. Today, the entire thing can be seen thanks to a few leaked images on Digicame-info.
Rumored Olympus Kit Lens Looks to Solve Lens Cap Agony
A new Olympus OMD mirrorless camera is (supposedly) just around the corner. Along with it is a new 14-42mm pancake zoom lens. I know, another kit lens—boring. But that lens may include a new type of lens cap that could save you the endless annoyances of fumbling and losing those round plastic sheaths.
AP Takes Hard Line Stance In Firing Pulitzer Winner for Doctored Photo
We all know the ethical haze around digital photo editing. Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Narciso Contreras ran face first into it when he was being fired by the Associated Press for photoshopping an image he took during the Syrian conflict in 2012.
Don't Overlook Minimum Focus Distance When Buying Lenses
Shopping for camera lenses can be daunting. It's easy to get caught in a whirlwind of f-stops, zoom ranges, and of course, price. But there is one lens spec that is often overlooked, but can have a significant effect on the pictures you take: minimum focus distance.


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Self-ligating braces
Technological developments in the orthodontic industry have provided us with greater treatment options to offer our patients. One of the greatest technical advancements which has occurred in our industry is the invention of self-ligating braces.
What are self-ligating braces?
Self-ligating braces look like fixed metal and clear braces do. Brackets are bonded to the front surface of your teeth and a thin archwire is threaded through the brackets to connect them. However, that is where the similarities end.
Fixed braces use elastic bands around the brackets which causes friction during treatment. This results in longer treatment times. These elastic bands aren't needed with self-ligating braces. Instead, self-ligating brackets have a small clip mechanism which holds the archwire in place.
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Mardi Gras will be celebrated February 25, 2020, with some parades and events that are starting as early as January.
2020 Mardi Gras Events By Parish
Lafayette Parish
FEB 14 – Krewe de Canailles Walking Parade. Downtown Lafayette, 6:30 p.m. KreweDeCanailles.com.
FEB 15 – Carencro Mardi Gras Parade. Starts at Carencro High ends by Carencro Community Center. 11 a.m. 337-288-5589, CarencroParade.com.
FEB 15 – Krewe of Carnivale en Rio Mardi Gras Parade. Downtown to Cajun Field, Lafayette. 6:30 p.m. 337-984-6522, RioLafayette.com.
FEB 15 – Krewe des Chiens. Downtown, Lafayette. 2 p.m. 337-984-6522, KreweDesChiens.org.
FEB 16 – Courir de Mardi Gras – Old-Fashion Mardi Gras Run. Vermilionville, 300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette. 337-233-4077, Vermilionville.org.
FEB 16 – Scott Mardi Gras Parade. Scott. 1 p.m. 337-269-5155, ScottsBA.org/Mardi-Gras.
FEB 21-25 – Le Festival de Mardi Gras à Lafayette. Cajun Field, Lafayette. Carnival rides & games, live music, food vendors, parades roll through festival grounds. Times vary. 800-346-1958, GoMardiGras.com.
FEB 22 – Krewe of Bonaparte Mardi Gras Parade. Downtown to Cajun Field, Lafayette. 6:30 p.m. 800-346-1958, KreweofBonaparte.org.
FEB 22 – Children's Parade. Downtown to Cajun Field, Lafayette. 12:30 p.m. 800-346-1958, GoMardiGras.com.
FEB 22 – Krewe of Triton Mardi Gras Ball. Cajundome, Lafayette. 6 p.m.-1 a.m. KreweOfTriton.com.
FEB 22 – Youngsville Mardi Gras Parade. Youngsville. Public Works building to Fountain View. 337-856-4181, Youngsville.us.
FEB 24 – Queen Evangeline's Parade. Downtown to Cajun Field, Lafayette. 6 p.m. 800-346-1958, GoMardiGras.com.
FEB 25 – King Gabriel's Parade. Downtown to Cajun Field, Lafayette. 10 a.m. 800-346-1958, GoMardiGras.com.
FEB 25 – Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Parade. Downtown to Cajun Field, Lafayette. 1 p.m. 800-346-1958, GoMardiGras.com.
FEB 25 – Independent Parade. Downtown to Cajun Field, Lafayette. 2:30 p.m. GoMardiGras.com.
FEB 25 – Southwest Mardi Gras Association Pageant & Ball. Heymann Performing Arts Center and Frem F. Boustany Convention Center, 1373 S College Rd., Lafayette. 337-291-5540, GoMardiGras.com.
St. Landry Parish
FEB 15 – Imperial Mardi Gras Ball. Delta Grand Theatre, 120 S Market St., Opelousas. 7 p.m. 337-948-8004, CajunTravel.com.
FEB 21-25 – Eunice Mardi Gras Celebration. Walnut & 2nd St., Eunice. 337-457-7389, CajunTravel.com.
FEB 22-23 – Lil Nate's L'Argent Tailride, Chicken Run & Parade. Yambilee Arena, 1939 W Landry St., Opelousas. 337-319-0639, CajunTravel.com.
FEB 22 – Sunset Mardi Gras Parade. Oak Tree Park Dr., Sunset. 11 a.m. 337-322-5374, CajunTravel.com.
FEB 23 – Eunice Lil' Mardi Gras. 461 Sittig St., Eunice. 337-457-7389, CajunTravel.com.
FEB 24 – Lundi Gras Boucherie. Lakeview Park & Beach, 1717 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Eunice. 337-457-2881, CajunTravel.com.
FEB 24-25 – Opelousas Mardi Gras Parade & Celebration. Parade runs down E Landry, turn left on Liberty and travel back up Vine St. Opelousas. 337-948-8004, CajunTravel.com.
FEB 25 – Courir de Mardi Gras & Chicken Run. 501 Samuel Dr., Eunice. 7 a.m.-4 p.m. 337-580-3365, CajunTravel.com.
Iberia Parish
JAN 25 – Bayou Mardi Gras Parade. New Iberia. Family styled Mardi Gras celebration, on the banks of the Bayou Teche on Historic Main St., 6:00-8:00 p.m. 337-367-2844, IberiaTravel.com.
FEB 25 – Krewe of Ezana Jeanerette Mardi Gras Parade. Canal, MLK & Main St., Jeanerette. 1 p.m. 337-255-9539, IberiaTravel.com.
FEB 21-24 – Grand Marais Mardi Gras Dances. Mon Ami, 7304 E Hwy. 90, Jeanerette, Fri.-Sat. 9 p.m.-2 a.m., Sun. 7 p.m.-12 a.m., Mon. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Costume judging at 11 p.m. Fri-Sat., and at 10 p.m. Sun-Mon. Admission fee. 337-365-8655, Facebook.com/MonAmi.GrandMarais.
FEB 23 – Grand Marais Mardi Gras Children's Dance. Mon Ami, 7304 E Hwy. 90, Jeanerette, 3-6 p.m., Costume judging at 4:30 p.m. Winners will be announced and will ride in the parade. Admission fee. 337-365-8655, Facebook.com/MonAmi.GrandMarais.
FEB 25 – Grand Marais Mardi Gras Parade. Hwy 90 E at College Rd., Jeanerette. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 337-365-8185, IberiaTravel.com.
FEB 25 – Krewe of Coteau Mardi Gras Parade. Francis Romero Memorial Park & LA 88, Coteau. 1 p.m. 337-577-5099, IberiaTravel.com.
FEB 25 – Family Affair Mardi Gras Parade. Main St., Loreauville. 2 p.m. 337-229-6001, IberiaTravel.com.
St. Mary Parish
FEB 21 – Krewe of Adonis. Morgan City. Begins at the intersection of Brashear Ave. and Federal Ave. turning onto Onstead St. and continuing down Sixth St. to Marguerite St., Ninth St./Hwy.70, Brashear onto Victor II Blvd. and ending at the Morgan City Auditorium on Myrtle St. 7 p.m. CajunCoast.com.
FEB 22 – Baldwin Mardi Gras Parade. Baldwin. Begins on Hwy. 182/Main St. at the Sager-Brown facility, continues down Hwy. 182/Main St., turns left onto Martin Luther King Blvd., turns right on Bollard St., ending at Baldwin Community Center on Bollard St. 1 p.m. 985-380-8224, CajunCoast.com.
FEB 22 – Cypremort Point Boat Parade. Cypremort Point State Park, Hwy. 319. 1 p.m. CajunCoast.com.
FEB 22 – Krewe of Dionysius Parade. Bayou Vista. The parade will start at Gilmore proceed to John St., turn right onto Robichaux St., turn right onto Mount St., turn left onto Gilmore, turn right onto Hwy. 182 to Tournament Blvd. From Tournament Blvd., the parade will turn onto Fairview Dr. to Pattie Dr. ending at Berwick Junior High School. 2 p.m. CajunCoast.com.
FEB 23 – Krewe of Galatea Parade. Morgan City. The parade route will begin on Second St. under the LA. 182 bridge the Municipal Auditorium on Myrtle St. 2 p.m. CajunCoast.com.
FEB 24 – Krewe of Amani Parade. Parade begins at Patterson High School on Hwy. 182/Main St. and continues down Hwy. 182/Main St. to Place Norman Shopping Center. 2 p.m. CajunCoast.com.
FEB 25 – Franklin Mardi Gras Parade. Franklin. Begins at Franklin Senior High School on Main St., proceeds east on Main St., making a U-turn and then continues onto Willow St. The parade then turns right onto Third St., disbanding at the end of Third St. 1 p.m. CajunCoast.com.
FEB 25 – Krewe of Hephaestus Parade. Morgan City. Begins on the corner of Sixth and Sycamore St., proceeds on Sixth St. to Marguerite St. to Ninth St./Hwy. 70, to Clothilde, to Victor II Blvd. and ending at the Morgan City Auditorium on Myrtle St. 2 p.m. CajunCoast.com.
St. Martin Parish
FEB 15 – Rotary Club Mardi Gras Ball. Cade Community Center, 1688 Smede Hwy., St. Martinville. 337-394-2233, StMartinville.org.
FEB 21-22 – Cornucopia Ball. Children's and teens' gala Mardi Gras. Gala with selected theme. 7-11 p.m. 337-789-3592, StMartinville.org.
FEB 23 – Newcomers Club Mardi Gras Festival. St. Martinville City Fairgrounds. 2-10 p.m. 337-380-6051, StMartinville.org.
FEB 23 – Henderson Mardi Gras Parade. Henderson. Starts at Picard's Auto Parts on the Henderson Hwy. 352 ending at Hendry Guidry Park at the end of Amy St. 12:30 p.m.
Acadia Parish
FEB 15 – Mermentau Cove Courir de Mardi Gras de L'anse. 1174 Lafosse Rd., Morse. Traditional run down the back roads of Mermentau Cove making several stops including private homes and Istre Cemetery. Day ends with a fais do-do and gumbo. 337-356-6045, AcadiaTourism.org.
FEB 22 – Rayne Mardi Gras Parade & Celebration. Gossen Memorial Park, 206 Frog Festival Dr., Rayne. 3-7 p.m.337-334-2332, AcadiaTourism.org.
FEB 22 – Church Point Children's Courir de Mardi Gras. 1036 E Ebey-Saddle Tramp House, Church Point. Begins 8:30 a.m. Downtown for parade at 12:30 p.m. Awards at 1 p.m. 337-684-2026, AcadiaTourism.org.
FEB 23 – Courir de Mardi Gras in Church Point. 1036 E Ebey-Saddle Tramp House, Church Point. Courir begins at 8 a.m. and ends downtown for a parade at 1:30 p.m. 337-684-2026, AcadiaTourism.org.
FEB 25 – Tee Mamou-Iota Mardi Gras Folklife Festival. Downtown, Iota. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 337-523-6557, IotaMardiGras.com.
FEB 25 – Carnival D'Acadie (Mardi Gras). Downtown, Crowley. Fair, live music and street dance, costume contests, parade. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 337-783-0821, AcadiaTourism.org.
Evangeline Parish
FEB 25 – Mamou Mardi Gras. Downtown, Mamou. 337-468-3175, EvangelineChamber.com.
Vermilion Parish
FEB 25 – Krewe Chic A La Pie Mardi Gras Parade. Downtown Kaplan. 2 p.m. 337-652-8463, MostCajun.com.
Jefferson Davis Parish
FEB 22 – Lake Arthur Mardi Gras Parade. Lake Arthur. 337-774-3675.
FEB 22 – Jennings Mardi Gras Festival & Parade. Founder's Park, 341 N Main St., Jennings. 337-821-5532, CityOfJennings.com/Events.


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As a first year Masters student in the Geosciences Department, my area of focus is groundwater hydrology. An understanding of the properties that influence subsurface flow is integral in making management decisions regarding groundwater resources. The project that I am working on is a groundwater-stream water interaction study in Riverton, Wyoming. The study site lies adjacent to a former uranium processing plant that was active in the 1950s and 60s. Used mill tailings were discarded on 72 acres of the floodplain between the Wind and Little Wind Rivers and remained there for 25 years. Years of weathering and exposure allowed for the leeching of uranium and other heavy metals into the surficial aquifer below, and there is currently a 2-km plume of contaminated groundwater migrating towards and discharging into the Little Wind River.
The aim is to determine the future duration of contaminant loading and a timeframe for natural attenuation. To asses this, we try to make some inferences on groundwater age. Groundwater age can be defined as the time from when the water parcel entered the subsurface to the point of sampling. An understanding of the timescales of groundwater can be used to deduce recharge rates, flow rates, and timescales of contaminant transport rates. We sample the groundwater for the environmental tracers CFCs and SF6 and compare these values to known atmospheric concentrations throughout time giving us the apparent age of groundwater. This age distribution throughout the site provides insight to subsurface flow rates and paths. By quantifying the flux of groundwater through the system we can generate a prediction about the future duration of contaminate loading. We will use new age tracer data along with historical records to calibrate a contaminant transport model. An estimate of the timeframe for the duration of this contamination will be useful in making future site management decisions.
This is my first year working on a Ph.D. in Cultural Heritage and Applied Anthropology, so I am still working out the details for my dissertation. However, the premise of my research will explore the ways in which museum curation can shape our ideas and understandings of how we view particular communities, specifically American Indian and First Nations communities.
Historically, American Indians have been "been dug up, stored, handled, analyzed, displayed, and discarded with little or no consideration for their sanctity to those whose ancestors created them, valued them, or, in the case of human remains, were them" (King 2013:265). Current events – such as the strong Native American resistance movement surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota – demonstrate that indigenous perspectives and viewpoints can be used to make vital strides in bringing attention to First Nations concerns and struggles, and there are few outlets for these voices that are as powerful as the museum setting (Bench 2014; Haas 1996; Karp & Lavine 1991; Sleeper-Smith 2009). While the issues concerning First Nations representation in museums have been addressed many times by various scholars (Barker & Dumont 2006; Beck 2010; Bench 2014; Colwell-Chanthaphonh & Powell 2012; Daehnke & Lonetree 2011; Haas 1996; Karp & Lavine 1991; Luby & Nelson 2008; Martinez 2012; Martinez et. al. 2014; McNiven & Russell 2005; Sleeper-Smith 2009; Trofanenko & Segall 2012), museum interpretation of thorough and culturally-sensitive Native American perspectives continues to challenge curators, academics, and indigenous communities alike. Ultimately, museum representation of indigenous peoples is a "battle over the control of Native American objects," and it forces us to ask "the question of 'who gets to control ancient American history – government agencies, the academic community, or modern Indian peoples'" (Colwell-Chanthaphonh & Powell 2012:211).
My research will seek to explain the ways in which we can re-imagine museum exhibition space and the interpretation of indigenous perspectives, and I will use a framework based on one that was created by archaeologist Sonya Atalay called "community-based participatory research [CBPR]" (Atalay 2012:ix). Basically, this method puts the power of representation into the hands of the community that is being studied, and seeks to empower community members to create and share knowledge that is relevant and of use to them (Atalay 2012:7). Although Atalay's framework specifically addresses the use of CBPR methods for archaeological projects, her approach is also applicable to museum curation because of the emphasis it places on community participation and control over the public interpretation of a Native community's own objects. I have always felt strongly that science in general – and museum anthropology in particular - should engage in the concept of beneficence, defined as when "scientists should not merely seek to 'do no harm' but should actively seek to do some good" (Nash et. al., 2011:138). Museums and their exhibitions, as repositories for items that are held in the public trust, should seek to be actively engaged in promoting responsible civic engagement with culture and cultural artifacts.
My project will also strive to help re-define what it means to be a cultural tourist in the twenty-first century, with the ultimate goal of providing insight into how we think about the role of museums in society and the presentation of material culture to the public. Cultural tourism is defined as the commoditization and consumption of culture, and often is centered around the idea that Western society is "the center of the discourse of civilization, colonialism, and ultimately modernity" whereas the consumable Other culture is made up of "those peoples who are forgotten and locked in the past, repressed and undeveloped" (McNiven & Russell 2005:4; Martinez 2012). By making it their business to put Other cultures on display, museums encourage and promote this form of cultural tourism, where "everywhere, everything, and everyone become part of the marketplace" (Martinez 2012:551). Native American culture in particular has been commoditized for a Western audience; for decades, indigenous peoples have "been on display, for sale and feverishly consumed" both in the museum setting and beyond, with the material culture of Native cultures having been transformed into "brands of the cultural marketplace" (Martinez 2012:551; emphasis in original). In today's world, museums commoditize Native American culture by labeling them as an Other and by putting indigenous material culture on display, and therefore museums also promote certain images and concepts about indigenous peoples that become enmeshed into the public memory. One of the roles of this project, in presenting a new format for museum display and interpretation of Native American perspectives, will be to hopefully encourage a form of cultural tourism that acts a tool for revitalization and preservation of American Indian voices.


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Its become a cliché to call a filmmaker rebellious, but from Gance to Eisenstein to Pasolini to Buñuel, the 20th century saw true rebels who fiercely defied both the cinematic and political establishments of their time. Nikos Papatakis (1918- 2010)nicknamed Nico in Franceholds a profound and unique place in this lineage through a body of work that blends anarchic fury with visceral and transcendent poetry. Born in Addis Ababa to an Ethiopian mother and a Greek father, Papatakis was an outcast by nature, mocked and ostracized as a child for being biracial. Deeply rooted in personal experience, Papatakiss films are politically, morally, and formally subversive explorations of race, gender, and class that use the medium as a vehicle of opposition and dissent. Yonca Talu, Sept/Oct 2017 issue
Cuban director Tomas Gutierrez Aleas Memories of Underdevelopment, from 1968, is one of the greatest pictures ever made, and its screening in a new restoration at the Coral Gables Art Cinema that you shouldn't miss. Dont be surprised, however, if what youre watching doesnt always look brand new or slick or clean. Though fictional, Aleas film mixes a variety of forms, incorporating both documentary footage shot by the director on the streets of Havana as well as archival historical images. As such, its also often purposefully grainy, washed out, imperfect. Alternating between immediacy and reflection, fantasy and honesty, lyricism and horror, Memories of Underdevelopment feels like its being created before our very eyes.
Depending on one's position in history and on the political spectrum, the film seems to voice skepticism of both the Cuban Revolution and the consumer culture it opposes; it views the intellectuals seeking paths through this cultural minefield as do-nothings trying to make themselves feel important; it complains that the American most identified with the country, Ernest Hemingway, was a carpetbagger who "never cared about Cuba."Stylistically, the film makes itself even harder to pin down. Gutierrez Alea blends documentary and feature devices, steals street scenes that put fictional characters in real situations, and offers New Wave-influenced insights into a man who resents what's around him but can't bring himself to leave it.
He is, in fact, the sort of man with whom we can easily identify from our experience of European films and literature. The difference is that he is placed in exceptional circumstances and finds it difficult to understand them. Memories is one of the best films ever made about the sceptical individual's place in the march of history.
There are even clips from a porno film - there were many made in Cuba under Batista - and Alea himself and the author of the original novel comment on what is going on in Sergio's mind. As one admiring critic has said, "the film insists that what we see is a function of how we believe, and that how we believe is what our history has made of us".
No film in the history of cinema better captures the curse of the intellectual than Memories of Underdevelopment. Sergio doesn't leave with everyone else because he hates the rich. An intellectual can never side with those who make "callous cash payment" the entire meaning of society. The intellectual strives for a mental freedom that's immeasurable and promises no returns.


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Lever's Dee Day: let the games begin
Demons fans shouldn't celebrate just yet, but Jake Lever is one step closer to swapping his Crows guernsey for the red and blue.
On Tuesday afternoon Lever formally requested a trade, and later told Channel Seven his preferred new club is Melbourne.
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The Demons are believed to have offered the defender a four-year deal worth at least $3.2 million.
In acknowledging Lever's request, a Crows statement mentioned his wish to join a Victorian club, saying they were "extremely disappointed" and want full value for Lever.
So Adelaide's statement can be read: 'Demons - if you want Lever, you'd better pay up or another Victorian club, possibly Collingwood, will'.
How the deal gets done
- The Crows will ask for Melbourne's first-round pick, No.10 overall, and their 2018 first-round selection, on the assumption this is likely to fall later than this year's pick.
- Adelaide, however, is not wedded to the idea of two first-round picks. In the unlikely event Melbourne was able to access a top-two pick, that on its own would make the trade.
- Equally, if the Demons were able to trade earlier into the first round, the Crows would likely compromise on the secondary piece of the deal.
One useful precedent: Adam Treloar's move to Collingwood at the end of 2015. The Pies gave up two No.7 picks (their 2015 and 2016 first-round picks) but got back No.28 from Greater Western Sydney, the net value of which equated to pick No.2 under the AFL draft points system.
As keen as the Demons are to land Lever, we expect them to haggle. At this stage, they are reportedly offering picks No.10 and No.27. So strap yourselves in, this could be a long one.
Why Motlop is not necessarily a pawn in the Ablett deal
Steven Motlop's tour of Metricon Stadium on Tuesday was soon linked to Geelong's bid to bring Gary Ablett home from Gold Coast.
However AFL.com.au understands Motlop's visit with the Suns was not initiated by the Cats, and came about independently of the Ablett talks.
Port Adelaide are also in the mix for the Cats speedster, so if the Suns decide to pursue him they will face competition.
What happens next?
- Motlop is out of contract and can seek to join Gold Coast as a restricted free agent
- If the Cats chose not to match the Suns' offer, Motlop would become a Gold Coast player.
- Any deal between the Cats and the Suns for Ablett would have to stand up as a fair deal independent of Motlop's move. The only return Geelong could extract from Motlop in this scenario is a free agency compensation pick.
One ploy the Cats might try: match the Suns' offer in the hope of forcing a trade for Motlop.
This would allow them to offer Motlop as part of a trade for Ablett.
But the Suns, of course, could refuse that offer.
In that case – barring Motlop nominating for the draft – the Cats would be stuck with his salary on their books. And this would impact their ability to bring in trade targets such as Ablett and, more likely, Western Bulldogs forward Jake Stringer.
Lions dangle pick No.1
In what is becoming something of a trade period tradition, No.1 draft pick custodians, the Brisbane Lions, say the coveted selection is up for grabs at the right price.
"For us, it's never say never," CEO Greg Swann told NAB AFL Trade Radio on Tuesday.
"We are very happy to keep pick one, but if a really good deal came along you'd have to look at it."
Keep in mind
- Countless clubs have suggested they're prepared to trade the No.1 pick, including Essendon last year, St Kilda in 2014 and Greater Western Sydney in 2013, but it almost never happens.
- The last No.1 pick to swap hands was in 2001, when Freo packaged it with picks No.20 and No.36 to nab Trent Croad and Luke McPharlin from Hawthorn. The Hawks selected Luke Hodge at No.1, Daniel Elstone at No.20 and Sam Mitchell at No.36.
- Despite McPharlin's stellar career with Freo, the Dockers clearly lost this deal, no doubt dissuading other clubs from following their lead.
Meanwhile: 2015's No.2 pick Josh Schache has no plans to leave the Lions, according to his manager Dave Trotter.
Blues' midfield depth drive gets off to a good start
The Blues are hell-bent on bolstering its on-ball division and winning Matthew Kennedy's commitment is only the first step in what they hope will be a bountiful player exchange period.
On Tuesday morning we revealed exclusively that Kennedy has nominated Carlton as his club of choice.
Fellow Giant Devon Smith and Brisbane Lions free agent Tom Rockliff are also on Stephen Silvagni's hit list, while the Blues list manager could yet have other opposition midfielders in his sights.
What Kennedy will bring to Carlton
- The former Giants academy player was taken at pick No.13 in the 2015 NAB AFL Draft. A natural ball-winner, he is powerful, has good endurance and, at 188cm, is a strong overhead mark
- Kennedy struggled for midfield time in his 16 AFL games this season – hardly surprising given GWS's production line of star midfielders – but was a prolific ball-winner in the NEAFL
- He served notice of his potential with 28 disposals and 11 contested possessions against West Coast in round 10, while he averaged 17.2 possessions a game in 2017 and was ranked ninth at the Giants for average contested possessions (7.6 a game), clearances (2.7) and tackles (4.6).
One complication: the Blues might need to move Bryce Gibbs to get the deal done.
- Rival list managers believe Kennedy, 20, is worth a second-round pick, but the Blues traded their second-round selection to Geelong last year as part of the Zach Tuohy deal.
- The Blues' first pick, No.3, won't be on the trade table and their next pick, No.38, won't satisfy the Giants.
- However, if Gibbs again requests a trade to Adelaide, Carlton could relent second time around and trade the contracted midfielder if it gives them a pick or picks to acquire Kennedy. The trade could happen as part of a package deal with Smith, if he also nominates the Blues as his preferred club.
• Rival clubs believe Essendon has firmed as Jake Stringer's likely new home next season. The contracted Bulldog has met with the Bombers and Geelong, while his manager, Paul Connors, insists talks with those clubs have not stalled following explosive reports about Stringer's private life.
• Jack Watts says he still loves Melbourne and is still getting his head around the possibility he'll be traded. The forward is confident his best football is ahead of him.
• The Brisbane Lions expect restricted free agent Tom Rockliff to inform them of his plans by the end of the week after meeting with Carlton and Port Adelaide.
• St Kilda midfielder David Armitage will remain a Saint in 2018 after his manager, Shane Casley, dismissed speculation he could join either Gold Coast or the Brisbane Lions.
• Saints forward Paddy McCartin won't be going anywhere either, according to his manager Scott Lucas.
• Geelong half-forward Darcy Lang is yet to be offered a new contract and will explore his options, Lucas also told SEN. Meanwhile Hawthorn speedster Billy Hartung is exploring his options, but there is a "real possibility he remains at Hawthorn"
For more trade news, visit the NAB AFL Trade Hub, brought to you by Anytime Fitness.


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These simple plastic party store or dollar store serving platters make a great organizer for our invitations to play!
We have been using them for all sorts of play and practice including lacing practice (above), cutting skills practice, number & color games, playdough play and even color mixing. For us, these trays provide the right amount of visual stimulation and appeal that Liam's needs to stay in engaged and enjoy the activity.
Lacing PlayOur latest creation is this lacing tray. I created it with odds and ends from around the house. He is still in need of fine motor skills work, but not all activities appeal to him. Rather than buying specific toys or activities made just for lacing, I have scoured 2nd hand stores for this and that to add to these trays. This way I can always create something new and appealing!
Here are the items I selected for our lacing tray. Certainly anything with a hole works and anything lace-able that interests your child works too! Hopefully this gives you a fun idea to try with your supplies on hand. Plus you can choose items based on your child's ability, tiny openings or gigantic openings. Ours are pretty big so that he feels confident, successful and eager to do more. As we go on, I hope the holes will get smaller!
1. Felt squares with a slit cut in the middle (we have lots of felt!)
2. Wooden beads of various sizes
3. Pasta!
4. Lacing frogs (2nd hand store find)
5. Unifix cubes (they have holes!)
6. The middle compartment had several different color laces
We enjoyed playing together, making necklaces too. We asked each other to chose different colors, so we ended up doing some color recognition skills too. He wanted to stop and count them often. Why not! He managed to put 32 items on his. Great for counting skills. Waiting in the wings was my trusty number and color dice just in case it didn't go so well. Open ended play is difficult for us but adding dice gives it a more concrete feel for him. We ended up not needing it though!


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The normal rate of dialogue delivery in a movie has been estimated at 90 words per minute. In His Girl Friday (1940), the extraordinary verbal sparring between Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell has been clocked at 240 wpm. His Girl Friday is one of the best screwball comedies of all time, imbued with rapid-fire wit and inexhaustible energy.
Grant is unstoppable, and, as for Russell and her superb comic timing, it's hard to imagine an actress other than her who could have lived up to him. This was the second screen version of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's popular stage play, The Front Page, brilliantly directed by Howard Hawks, who, in a moment of inspiration, decided that the Hildy Johnson character would work better as a woman. And so it does.
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And makes unfit lid that drips on clothes.
Ready to discard with school,
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DUSHANBE -- Tajik government and civil society representatives met with Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) officials Wednesday (April 11) in Dushanbe to discuss reinforcing co-operation, said the OSCE in a statement.
The meeting was the first "under the new format 'OSCE – Tajikistan Partnership Platform'", according to the OSCE, with another one planned for next year.
Conferees discussed co-operation in 2017 and a new vision for 2019.
"We will strive to ensure that our efforts respond to the needs of the host country and are in line with the OSCE principles and commitments," Ambassador Tuula Yrjölä, the head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, said at the meeting.
"In addition to our comprehensive work in the politico-military and human dimensions, we are looking forward to working together with the government and civil society of Tajikistan to strengthen our support in the economic and environmental dimension," she said.
Ambassador Marcel Pesko, director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre in Vienna, highlighted Tajikistan's promotion of regional security and stability.
"We particularly appreciate Tajikistan's support in OSCE engagement with Afghanistan," he said at the meeting.
Tajikistan "should comprehensively co-operate with all international and regional organisations, including the OSCE, for the benefit of our country", said Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister Ismatullo Nasredin.


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The blank looks are what really scare me. As I conduct workshops across North America, I inquire what my audiences know about how to integrate faith and learning in curriculum. I probably could sort responses into three categories: 1) know what I am talking about and have thought about it and are doing it to some degree, 2) know what I am talking and know they should be doing it, but aren't or are doing it very superficially, and 3) teachers who have little or no training, and really don't know how to proceed. The disturbing trend over the last five years is that I am seeing the numbers in the first category decrease and the numbers in categories 2 and 3 increase. One of my next questions is if teachers have received any training in integrating faith and learning in curriculum, and again, I am seeing that teachers in Christian schools are coming from a wider variety of college settings and lack the background and foundational understandings needed.
I don't mean to sound alarmist, but if we lose our ability to reveal God's truth effectively through our teaching and learning, we are, as I state in the post below this, "one short generation" away from just becoming good Christian people who bring a pietistic, but not world transforming learning experience to our students. We must continue to articulate the master story of Jesus Christ and his creation in engaging ways that leads to personal transformation of our students' lives and challenges them to a life of discipleship and engagement with God's world! What does it take to do this effectively?
As I have observed master Christian teachers who do the best job of integrating faith and learning, I see several "astutenesses" and passions in their thinking and behavior.
- Spiritual passion – they are alive spiritually and their passion for Jesus Christ "oozes" out of them. Their students have no doubts about their commitment.
- Theological understanding – they demonstrate a deep understanding of Scripture and have personally worked through their own big picture understandings of how the master story works in our world.
- A student of their students – they know well the age of the student they are working with, what matters to them, how they think, what they believe, and what motivates them.
- Culturally aware – they understand what is going on in the world, are keen observers of how worldviews are lived out, offer a prophetic voice to challenge students about their passions and idols, and help students to not only interpret and translate culture, but to create alternative culture that reflects Biblical values.
- Masters of their discipline – they know their subject area well, are driven to learn more, know the controversies and issues connected with current thinking in the discipline, have reflected how this subject comes under the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and know how to demonstrate and help students connect a Biblical perspective to the field of study.
What are you doing to articulate the master story? What are you doing to challenge others to become this kind of master teacher?


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Red Hat Linux 7.1: The Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide
Chapter 8. Audio, Video, and General Amusement
In GNOME, go to MainMenu => Applets and look through the applets available in Amusements, Clocks, and Utility. Fish will open a dialog box displaying a quote that changes every time you click on the icon. gEyes will add two eyes to your panel that follow your cursor around the screen. Gnome Weather (which is under Utility)will dock a button on your panel that displays a miniature weather report.
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Mmm...that sounds amazing. Let me know how it works, maybe give me the recipe : )
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1/2 head Cabbage, no stems
2 Salad Turnips
Salt & Pepper
1T Olive Oil (you could experiment with flavored oils, too)
1/2 C soaked nuts/seeds, reserving water
2 Cloves garlic, minced
2T Olive Oil
1T Lemon juice
Salt & Pepper
Recipe Directions
For Risotto:
Place cabbage and turnips in food processor and chop on pulse until rice consistency is reached. Put in bowl and mix in oil, salt and pepper. Set aside.
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Place cheeze ingredients in food processor and blend on high, adding reserved water until creamy consistency is achieved. Toss with risotto. Adjust seasonings as necessary and dig out your favorite veggies to blend in!
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A nice RAW version of my all-time favorite, creamy risotto. Just add your favorite veggies and rock out!
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Mmm...that sounds amazing. Let me know how it works, maybe give me the recipe : )
ooh interesting.. I had a wonderful melon and pink peppercorn risotto when I went to Italy which I have been craving a raw version of.. maybe they would work with this.
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November is upon us and temperatures across the US are beginning to fall as oil prices rise to year-to-date highs. Looking at the average 12-month forward curve for WTI, oil prices rose to $54.19/b in early November, an increase of $2.62/b month over month.
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November 17, 2017 05:01 UTC
September 21, 2017 05:01 UTC
As soon as rains appear in the sky, soybean planting season will kick off in Brazil. However, the start of the 2017-18 season in the world's largest soybean exporter — and probably the entire season — is set to be bumpy and full of uncertainties.
As of September 16, farmers were authorized to start sowing in Mato Grosso and Parana states, the two main producers in the country. Weather forecasters warn, though, that rains have not arrived yet and may not arrive anytime soon. Cooler-than-average waters in the Pacific Ocean — but not cool enough to characterize a La Niña phenomenon — will make rains irregular during the first fours weeks of the planting period, until mid October. Only on the second half of October the precipitation will normalize and planting will go on properly, according to specialists.
September 20, 2017 05:01 UTC
Despite devastating weather that sent energy market participants into a frenzy, the average of the 12-month forward curve for WTI remained flat month on month at $50.43/b. However, internal rates of return (IRR) increased across the board due in large part to higher natural gas liquids (NGLs) prices.
July 21, 2017 05:01 UTC
There are many contributing factors that are causing US oil prices to remain suppressed. Part of the reason is that petroleum inventories are not declining as quickly as some market participants had expected. Also, there are concerns that persistent production growth in the US will delay the market's ability to balance. Additionally, production has rebounded in Libya and Nigeria, which has offset some of the efficacy of the OPEC-led production cut.
January 27, 2017 05:01 UTC
In the last year, commodity prices have improved considerably. While oil prices were sub-$40/b in early 2016, producers were cutting back on new drilling and focusing on efficiencies — by cutting costs and concentrating drilling in the highest initial production (IP) rate counties — to get the most bang for their buck.
August 25, 2016 05:01 UTC
With shipping markets in the doldrums, Bunker Bulletin caught up with several marine fuel industry credit VIPs and asked them what keeps them up at night. The answer was unanimous: a deep fear of that good-looking, reliable customer going belly-up overnight.
August 11, 2016 19:55 UTC
One of the pioneering and largest Central Appalachian coal producers has closed shop, essentially completing its years-long transformation from coal miner into an E&P company focused on the plethora of natural gas in the Marcellus and Utica shales.
July 25, 2016 05:01 UTC
Enrique Peña Nieto is scrambling to save the legacy of his much-lauded reform of Mexico's oil industry as the doors of Mexico's political cycle close on the president amid electoral defeats, political violence and a tough global environment for the oil industry.
July 12, 2016 05:01 UTC
Over the past five years, interest in US methanol production has exploded. There has been the reopening of mothballed plants, relocation of southern-hemisphere plants and billion dollar investments in brown and greenfield projects. These investments were all predicated on a unique pricing relationship: a historically wide natural gas-to-crude ratio.
June 29, 2016 05:01 UTC
Not far from the Port of Coatzacoalcos in Mexico, a sprawling new petrochemical complex owned by Braskem-Idesa has risen from the ground, poised to help the country minimize its ballooning polyethylene deficit.
And while production has been slower to come on line than initially expected and there is talk within the market that delivery of enough ethane to run the 1 million mt/year ethylene-capacity steam cracker has been an issue, Braskem-Idesa is years ahead of their Latin American counterparts, many of whom are grappling with financial issues stemming from a low-crude environment and see their futures uncertain.