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Try to imagine our students as young adults looking back on their days at Guardian Catholic and thinking, "I remember that my [fifth] grade teacher really taught me the importance of [respect]." Christian values are at the core of Catholic education. One of the ways we foster these values is through the schoolwide Guidelines for Success. Guardian Catholic's guidelines are represented by the acronym SOAR: S=Self Motivated; O=Optimistic; A=Act Responsibly; R=Respect God, Self and Others.
Each day teachers encourage students to instill these ideals within themselves, knowing that it takes more than academic content to ensure that students are not only successful at GCS , but will continue to be successful in high school as well as in life. Staff members are on the lookout for students living out the guidelines and give them a "feather" for exemplifying a SOAR trait. Every three weeks students look forward to the announcement …"And the SOAR Award goes to….!" Having accumulated the most feathers, these smiling students are the proud winners of the SOAR Award trophy. And in the meantime, students striving to claim the SOAR trophy next, are busy being self-motivated, optimistic, responsible, and respectful of God, self and others. Visit our school, and see if you notice!
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Hi! I'm Tina; 21years old and a junior at James Madison University. I'm a media arts and design major concentrating in print journalism and hoping to pick up a minor in history or writing.
While my blog revolves largely around money, I strongly believe that money in no way can make a person happy. I think if you have a loving family, a few good friends and an appreciation for the little things, then you're doing something right. I've accepted that whatever career path I may take will be one that is not financially rewarding but fulfilling in other ways. So hopefully by keeping this blog I can learn to live frugal and have fun at the same time!
My passions include writing, reading and music. I also like to run and am hoping to do a marathon within the next year. I am a huge fan of Harry Potter, The Office, 80s music, Ben Kweller, Ayn Rand, my roommates, cats, and any outdoor activity.
Lastly, i'll end with my favorite quote and one that I try my best to live by:
"To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting" -e.e. cummings

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By mrmichaelt - August 5th, 2017, 3:12 am - Posts: 3239
- August 5th, 2017, 3:12 am #4896530
I meant that as no real focus on the cartoon. It's definitely brought up. The Buenos mentioned the movie-only focus in a few interviews.Got it. Sorry, I misread the last post. heh.


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Released On 12th Dec 2017
Shirley Oaks victims could be entitled to compensation
Lambeth Borough Council has recently admitted that countless children were physically and sexually abused at Shirley Oaks Children's Home. The Council intends to compensate the children, now all adults, although the terms of the scheme remain to be ironed out.
How has this state of affairs arisen?
The children's home at Shirley Oaks was opened in 1904 by the Bermondsey Board of Guardians. It was designed as a beacon of progressiveness that would allow children to, "be brought up in a home environment rather than a large, regimented institution … living in small groups with house parents, on a site including school, workshops, administration block, infirmary in a self-contained community."
With up to 400 children on site at any time, the home was a new way to deal with vulnerable and troubled children from boroughs all over London.
When the London Boroughs were formed in 1965, Lambeth took over Shirley Oaks. It closed in 1983 and the site has since been developed into houses and flats.
The residents who now live on the former grounds now call it Shirley Oaks Village. It's a large estate, with lots of new homes, woodland and flat, open fields. At first glance, nobody would guess it had a past, although there are hints of it on the plaques outside some of the bigger, older properties. Now divided into flats, they were once the heart of a community – and the names of these houses Birch, Aster, Ivy, The Lodge have become synonymous with cruelty, child abuse, incompetence and cover-up. In short Shirley Oaks was infiltrated by paedophiles from the mid-1950s until its closure, and the abuse didn't stop at Shirley Oaks. It wormed its way into all of Lambeth's children's homes, and continued until the early 1990s
Raymond Stevenson was a child in care at Shirley Oaks one of them. His parents split up when he was two years old. He and his older brother stayed with their father, but it was too much for a working dad. So the two of them were put into Shirley Oaks. It would be Stevenson's home until he was 18.
Stevenson, now 53, and his long-term business partner, Lucia Hinton, put their business to one side and set about finding out as much as possible about Shirley Oaks, the people who ran it and the children who went through it.
So far almost 700 former residents of Shirley Oaks have approached him, and the support group he set up the Shirley Oaks Survivors Association ("SOSA") has taken testimony about abuse from 400 people. SOSA has identified some 60 suspected paedophiles. It transpires that more than 600 children had suffered abuse on an "industrial scale" according to evidence given to the Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) inquiry.
However, by way of a further twist the survivors of sexual abuse at the Croydon children's home pulled out of the IICSA inquiry because they do not feel it is independent. The Shirley Oaks Survivors Association said it had lost confidence in the Independent Inquiry into which has seen multiple resignations since it was set up two years ago. The group announced it would now conduct its own investigation, describing the Home Office's inquiry as a "stage-managed event".
A distressing report detailing the abuse and poor care suffered by hundreds of children under Lambeth Council care when it ran children's homes has now been released.
In December 2016 the Shirley Oaks Survivors Group released its own report which includes testimony by those who were abused over the decades during their time at the home which closed in the 1980s. The SOSA investigation has shone further light on the suffering of those entrusted into the council's care. Lambeth has accepted that children were let down and has publicly apologised.
Lambeth Council are currently preparing a redress scheme which looks to compensate survivors of sexual, physical and psychological abuse in former Lambeth Children's Homes dating back to the 1930s to the 1990's. The Scheme has not yet been finalised but it seems it is intended that survivors will be able to apply to the scheme without the need to instruct a solicitor, which Lambeth say will lead to substantial costs savings. As to whether this will result in survivors receiving an appropriate award for their pain and suffering and financial losses remains to be seen. However, it must be a welcome step that Lambeth is seeking to right the wrongs for their past failings towards these children placed under their care.
Robsonshaw solicitors specialise in sexual abuse compensation claims and have successfully won substantial claims against local authorities for numerous children's homes, including Bryn Estyn, Kendall House, 103 Gavestone Road and Taff Vale. If you would like to speak to one of our solicitors on a confidential no obligation basis please contact us on 01392 345 333 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Oct. 27, 2010
An Interview With: Coach Kelly
COACH KELLY: Okay, playing a very exciting and prolific offense in Tulsa. Kinne, the quarterback, is he reminds me of Brett Favre out there. He's got the number. He likes to obviously have the ball in his hands. Pretty exciting player in Johnson on the perimeter. Good athleticism. Very good speed. They have shown themselves to be an offense that can put up a lot of points against some quality opposition. So from that standpoint, another very good offense coming into Notre Dame, and for us, it's about, obviously playing the kind of defense that we have played leading up to the navy game and getting back to that kind of consistency. And offensively, we have to put more points on the board. This is a team that, as I said, can score a lot of points and we have got to be able to match that offensively with a great production. So if you look at those two areas, obviously from a defensive standpoint, playing another very good offensive football team with very good team speed with a quarterback who is elusive and can throw the football. And then from our standpoint offensively, certainly having to put points on the board, something we didn't do very well last week. With that, I'll open it up to questions.
Q. Injury rundown, starting with Ian Williams?
COACH KELLY: Well, it seems to be the worst kept secret in America. Ian Williams will be out four to six weeks, and we will be able to modify any of those comments based upon when we can get him moving around again. It's an injury that some come back quicker than others. We'll be able to get a better feel for it probably next week after we get it to calm down and go from there.
Q. Is it an MCL sprain, tear?
COACH KELLY: Sprain.
Q. No surgery?
COACH KELLY: No surgery.
Q. Did you get a look at the play he was injured on whether in terms of it was a high low or a clean block?
COACH KELLY: Ian was double teamed virtually every play so he was in there battling on every play. It's hard to really look at any particular block and say, well, that was, you know, high low. I didn't feel that way. Our coaches didn't feel that way. And he was in there the battling a couple of guys virtually every play.
Q. And then Jamoris (Slaughter) and Carlo (Calabrese)?
COACH KELLY: Jamoris, again, it's been a slow healing process for him. It's one that we think he made some progress this past week. Hopefully he'll be a little bit better for it. He felt better today. Hopefully we get more out of him. That's really what we need. Carlo has got a hamstring, as you know, he left the game with a hamstring pull, and we have begun the rehab process, and we are hopeful that he'll be able to answer the bell on Saturday. But that's one of those hamstring injuries that is more about power in contact during the game, versus a pull, say, in a practice setting. So if I had to characterize it, it's more like what Taylor Dever experienced in the game situation than maybe a Michael Floyd, for example.
Q. Michael Floyd, I'm assuming Riddick is still out for a little bit, but are you hopeful Floyd might be back this week?
COACH KELLY: We are hopeful. We are obviously going to move them around. And again he's feeling better. And we want to make sure that he's able to play at full speed when we get him back. So, again, I think we'll manage that during the week and see how he feels. Theo obviously is out four, at least three probably three to four more weeks. Non surgery situation as well for him which is good news, and we'll probably put him back in a cast and for another week or so and then begin the process with him.
Q. And then just with Ian out, can you talk a little about what Sean (Cwynar) has been giving you and then also, the way the depth chart shook out this week instead of (Tyler) Stockton moving in there and then Kona (Schwenke) moving up at end just talk a little about what you saw that led you to make those moves in that order?
COACH KELLY: Well, Sean's been, you know, a consistent performer in there when Ian came out of the game so, we feel good about Shaun stepping in for that position. The next player, really, for us, is Hafis (Williams), and Sean can't play the whole game. He doesn't have the work volume to do that yet. So Hafis and Sean, together, can get that done. So that then meant who becomes the next guy in at the defensive end, and we want to take a good look at Kona. So Kona would be that next defensive end, and whether it's for Ethan (Johnson) or whether it's for Kap (Lewis-Moore), who knows. We'll kind of see how that plays out this week and then Emeka (Nwankwo), we believe Emeka can give us some reps, as well.
Q. Do you feel like it's a lock that Kona will play this weekend?
COACH KELLY: Kona is going to play this weekend, yeah.
Q. And your philosophy, I know it's game nine, kid hasn't played all year.
COACH KELLY: Right. Got to help us win games. This is still about winning, and we are in that mode where we have got to win some more games obviously. You know, getting to a Bowl game is very important, so this isn't one of those, let's ride out the streak here. We need help.
Q. The Tulsa offense, it's pretty balanced, even though they don't have a whole lot of guys rushing the ball for a whole lot of yards, can you describe where they try to put pressure on defenses?
COACH KELLY: Yeah, mis direction, zone offense, so clearly the quarterback's part of that zone read scheme. But they do it with a number of different players that touch the ball, and they are all similar in type and size, very fast, very fast, elusive kids that they are trying to get more touches for them within their spread offense. A mis direction, zone scheme, where you're running some zone option with the quarterback, as well, but you're utilizing why you are speed on the perimeter as running backs as well. So it's a bit of a unique offense, but I think when you break it down, it's really the spread, you know, read option.
Q. Does it put any pressure on the nose guard position, not to harp too much on Ian's absence, but is that a position that would be in any way critical to containing that?
COACH KELLY: Any time you lose Ian Williams, who is, you know, we could say is our best defensive player and certainly puts you in a situation where the production has to be there at the nose guard position. But I wouldn't say that you can't execute your defense against this offense if your nose guard is not an All American. We feel like we can fill it in with those two guys but you're still losing a very good player in the end.
Q. Where do you start this week defensively, what messages do you try to get across? Without I guess trying to institute too much panic after one game, where did you start?
COACH KELLY: The start is where we finished. We finished the Navy game and talked about the things that we collectively need to do better, players and coaches, and then close the book on that, and I think probably the biggest thing is don't let Navy influence how you play against Tulsa. You've had great answers all year, you've played good defense and you've played solid against the run. We expect that that would carry over. I believe you are who you are based upon the body of work, and I look at the Navy game as, you know, an isolated incident and we should be able to in my mind have no problems playing the kind of defense we need to against Tulsa.
Q. Kind of stole my question a little bit, but how do you do that? How do you avoid letting that derail the rest of your season? Is it a conversation that you have or are there other preventative measures that you take?
COACH KELLY: That would be a long answer to the question. I could probably tell you and in its best manner, look what you've done through the body of work through the year; it speaks for it than just this one game. What we have to be concerned about is when we play another option team in Army that there's no carryover there. I don't believe that there will be any carryover in terms of the Navy game going into Tulsa because of what they have done all year. So I think showing them the things that we need to obviously get better at, when we get another option team coming our way; but going back to playing the kind of defense that you've played against all of the opponents that you've had up to this point.
Q. There have been a couple of times now where you've said, we weren't expecting that or we didn't see that on film, is that just the reality
COACH KELLY: I didn't say that we weren't expecting anything. I said that we were responsible for all form of option.
Q. Is that just the reality of being a coach or is there any way to avoid the things like the 3 8 that Stanford used is it just bound
COACH KELLY: I think it's experience in terms of making sure that you've covered all of those things as players and coaches. You know, this isn't just on coaches and it's not just on players. You know, it's collectively as a team being prepared in all facets and prepared to execute. So some of it I think we can look at as very important for us to cover all bases and for our players to have enough experience and a base that they can execute those things.
Q. You've talked about growing pains on offense throughout the year, with this scheme going from a 4 3 to a 3 4 or base 3 4, should we have expected growing pains on defense? Is that natural when you flip schemes like that, players have been playing in a different scheme?
COACH KELLY: Well, I'm there's a lot of ways to look at it. It's not like we were in the top 20 in defense last year. So I think if we had a national caliber defense last year, we probably would be a little bit concerned right now. I think we have made great strides defensively, even putting in a new scheme with the 3 4 defense. So I think it's perspective. My perspective is, and I see it every day, is that we have made very good progress defensively and I think we'll continue to make that as we go forward.
Q. This environment here is a lot different, and I'm sure you had a pretty good feel for what you were getting into when you took the job. Some of your assistants probably have not had the day to day scrutiny that they are getting now. Do you talk about that with them? Do you just kind of let them deal with that on their own? And how do you feel like they are holding up with that?
COACH KELLY: Oh, they are fine. They are fine. They understand when they come to Notre Dame, or any BCS program that has national attention on its program, that you know, you're going to be given way too much credit when you win and probably way too much credit when you lose, or lack thereof. They understand that. But we talk about it as a staff and keep our guys focused on the right things, and that is player development; continue to develop our players. That's the area of, for me, great importance as we move forward, to continue to develop our players.
Q. Matt from Tulsa has not played a lot of football here until this year, can you just talk about what you've seen from him this year?
COACH KELLY: I think he's been, you know, very mature in the way he's handled himself. He's practiced hard. He overcame injury in preseason camp and has helped us win. He helped us against Western Michigan. Obviously he was in there against Navy, as well. I would say very mature, and again, he's handled his role on this football team from the very beginning in a very consistent manner. He comes to work every day. Does the right thing in the classroom and represents us in a positive way.
Q. You mention, I think it was either after the game or Sunday, you thought T.J. might have tweaked something.
COACH KELLY: He's more chronic fatigue in that hamstring. We upped his reps so much, he still is a freshman and he got a lot more playing time, especially in that slot position. He's involved in a lot more volume of work than he is out on the perimeter. So I think more of it was fatigue than anything else. We checked him out carefully. We did an MRI and everything is clean there, and we should have no ill effects with T.J.
Q. Have you ever gone through a season where there's been, you know, a particular body part that this year it's hamstrings, maybe it was knee somewhere else, wrist somewhere else. Have you had a year
COACH KELLY: Oh, yeah, I've had some years where you'd worry about what shoulder was going to separate this week, or, we had one year where we had two centers that both had torn ligaments in their finger that required immediate surgery. It's just one of those things that just, when you're in this game of football, you'd better prepare for injuries. It just seems as though it's one of those strings that you go through. I think it's making up for the three years at Cincinnati where we, I think two out of the three years, we started the first game with the same 22 and finished the last game with virtually the same 22. So maybe just getting even with me.
Q. You talked on Sunday about not finding those couple leaders yet on the team. How important why is it so important to have one or two or three guys that everyone can look to as leaders?
COACH KELLY: I think it's important, but our guys are a mature group, and they are able to really take care of business as a collective group. It's a little bit of a different football team from that standpoint. There's more individuals that we are trying to bring together as one. So I think each year brings different leadership styles and strengths and weaknesses, so we have tried to develop leaders from the ranks, and that means freshmen, sophomores and juniors, as well. I think our seniors have done a really good job of putting this on their back and what I mean by that, this is the group that had to buy in immediately when we got here, and they did. They are the ones that are having to build this foundation. It's on their backs that we will have this program back to where it needs to be. So I'm proud of our seniors, I'm proud of what they have been asked to do, really. And that is dig a foundation. And on their backs, we are moving in that direction. So leaders are called on in different ways, and I think that's how our senior class has led.
Q. That being said, are you surprised you haven't had a couple of guys jump out and have you been able to identify a couple of guys who you expect to?
COACH KELLY: I'm not surprised. As I said, each year brings different personalities for your team. Some of those guys are primed for those leadership roles but sometimes it takes graduation, and it takes that changing of personnel for them to feel comfortable stepping out. So I think as we look at the 2010 football team, I think our senior class has done a very good job collectively as leading and I think individually our guys have shown very good maturity, but not one guy has really just said I'm the leader of this football team, but I'm starting to see some of those things emerge and moving forward, I think we'll have more of those as we look towards next year and the year after.
Q. We have talk a lot about the defense today but you also mentioned the offense this week needs to score more points. What's your message this week about what they need to be better at?
COACH KELLY: Well, if you just look at the game itself, it's pretty clear. You know, you go 80 something yards, and you've got to punch it in. And then obviously turning the football over has been really our problem all year, as you know. If you just look at why we haven't put enough points on the board, it isn't because we are not executing at times; we are. We are putting together long drives. We are putting together productive drives; they have to end in points. And so our focus has simply been about scoring points and however you do that, whether you rush it 72 times or for 72 times, we need to score more points and a lot of it has to do with red zone. We have had that opportunity. We have been really good in the red zone all year. That was really our first hiccup but it was a huge one. When you're playing a team and I said this last week, is going to minimize your possessions, you've got to make the best of it. So that's really been our focus.
Q. With the young quarterback in terms of just how many starts he has, is the turnover thing just something that you have to continue to emphasize all year long, even if you might be good at it one week because of how costly it can be the next week?
COACH KELLY: Certainly. One of the first things that we were concerned about is fumbling the football. I think we have by and large done a very good job of correcting that, which bothered me a little bit earlier in the year. The interceptions keep popping up at very critical times during the game. So we just, you know, again, eliminating those interceptions, if we knew how to do that, we'd be in pretty good shape. All we can do is continue to coach, continue to develop, and you know, Dayne has made great progress, he really has. I don't know what other way to look at it than watching him against Michigan and watching him against Navy; he made some mistakes, but, boy, he did a lot of things that he couldn't do against Michigan.
Q. This is in no way a second guess, but the fourth and one on the goal line; that just a philosophy, that, hey, if we can't get two feet when we need it, we have bigger issues than not scoring here?
COACH KELLY: No, I don't think it's a philosophy as much as, you know, you've strung together a great drive. You're really on the road. I don't think you back off for three there under those circumstances. If we are up two scores, yeah, I'd probably consider kicking a field goal in that situation. So I don't think it's a philosophy as much as it is time and place. And most of my decisions are based upon time and place. Other than a couple here and there, whether you go for two at the end of the game when you can kick the tie, those are made on Thursdays. But time and place told me to go for it.
Q. And you mentioned how important it is for the program to get to a Bowl game this year. At what point if you haven't already do you start talking to your guys about making that a goal and emphasizing what's at stake a few weeks from now?
COACH KELLY: It's an important goal. We need those 15 practices. They are very important to the development of our program and moving forward. Those 15 practices are important. So, you know, getting to a Bowl game allows you more time with your players. I need more time with our guys. Our coaches need more time with our players. So, yeah, it's very important to us, and it's important to the development of our program.
Q. You seem pleased, at least with the potential of the offensive line to playing winning football. Can you evaluate them in terms of their consistency over the first nine games?
COACH KELLY: You know, we have started I think it starts with the tackles. We have started two new tackles and any time you're starting two tackles that have very little playing experience and have held up very well, you've got to be pleased from that. I think I'd like some more production inside out, guard and center position, has been good and bad at times. I think we have been more consistent outside in. So I think the good part of it is three new starters. I think the one thing that I would like to see is a little more consistency inside out.
Q. Is it a surprise that you have more consistency outside in than inside out?
COACH KELLY: Yeah, I guess if you had asked me coming in, I probably would answer it, you know, we have got two veteran guards, a center who has had some playing time, but the tackles haven't. I probably would have answered it that way. I don't know that I ever get surprised. But I think more than anything else, it's no, D'Antonio surprised me. (Laughter). The inside guys, I would have thought with play a little bit more consistently. Now, they have had some good games, I don't want to throw them under the bus here, they have played pretty good. But we need a little more consistency over the next four games.
Q. Can you talk about the importance of momentum changing plays, and how do you coach for that? O imagine something you obviously want to see more of.
COACH KELLY: Well, I think momentum is an important element of any competitive game, and obviously taking hold of that momentum and getting it to be a favorable outcome, is very, very important. So I'm a big believer that you can use momentum in a very positive way. I think we see that time in and time out in special teams; if there's a fake field goal for a fake punt, that's a huge momentum swing because you're ready to give the ball up and you get it back. Teams that take advantage of those have generally been successful. I think it's the same thing offensively when you get that turnover, taking care of the ball and making something happen. So I think we have done a pretty good job defensively with that when we have given up the ball, our defense has played pretty big in those sudden changes. I think that's just the maturation of the football team that can feed off of that and understand how important it is.
Q. Can you talk about T.J. Jones, when you see him out of pads, you know, he's just a nice looking kid, but this kid seems to me of all your freshmen has stepped up about as much as anyone this season.
COACH KELLY: I would say so. I think he's played a prominent role as a true freshman. He's a mature kid and he's got a little bit of an edge to him. He's a very confident kid. I like that about him. He comes from a great family, a pedigree there; his dad played for Notre Dame and has won a National Championship. He has a great family and just has a maturity about him that has allowed him to come in his freshman year and play with some confidence. He plays with confidence out there. He's not afraid. You know, he's a special young man.
Q. And finally, have you seen there's a play on YouTube with Kerry Neal on the goal line
COACH KELLY: Yeah, we have.
Q. Have you dealt with it? Is there anything that needs to be dealt with?
COACH KELLY: We don't believe so. We don't believe so.
Q. I was wondering, a lot of coaches talk about how every player may need a little different style of coaching, be it a kick in the pants or a hug; how would you say, what is Dayne Crist respond to the best? What style?
COACH KELLY: Well, I think you know, Dayne Dayne cares, so much, about his performance. He cares so much about his teammates. He cares so much about Notre Dame. So when you start with that premise in terms of coaching a young man that cares so much, I think what my style has always been is to get him to understand the game first, because he cares so much. So a lot of it, for me, has been educational. And so my coaching style with him has been, we are driving points home. We are trying to fill his head with football knowledge. He didn't have a whole lot of football knowledge, especially the spread offense coming in. And so you take each individual, and you look at them, and you coach and teach to that. I don't have to get him fired up. I don't have to get him caring about his performance or the team's performance. I don't have to kick him in the butt to get him out to practice and practice with energy. This is strictly about knowledge base, and drilling that home. And sometimes we literally have to drill it home. So I think that's been my coaching and teaching in a nutshell with Dayne.
Q. When you are talking a first year quarterback, obviously a lot going through his mind, a lot to learn, different things, different styles of opponent. Do you ever worry about pushing him too hard where you could lose a guy like that? Or he seems like a pretty mentally tough guy though to me.
COACH KELLY: If I lose a guy, it's because of my choice.
Q. Had in what respect?
COACH KELLY: Then he doesn't care enough. He's not mentally tough enough to handle the rigors of being a quarterback at the University of Notre Dame.
Q. Sometimes place are overlooked when they play at mid major schools, do you see some BCS caliber athletes
COACH KELLY: Absolutely. That line has dissolved, for me, over the past five years, that line of BCS to non BCS. Just continue to look at Boise and Utah and TCU. It's just a line that doesn't exist as people seem to think it does. They have got 85 scholarships. There's so many good football players out there. No, they are not 6'2 and 205 pounds like maybe some of the kids at Oklahoma, but boy, they are 5'9 and 5'10 and they can fly. And the coaches are smart enough to fit a system to the players they are getting, so that line for me doesn't exist anymore. You have good players at all programs.
Q. The players on this team have been looking forward to this game, when you play this kind of opponent, do you expect what they are getting, that they are calling a once in a lifetime opportunity?
COACH KELLY: Certainly we get that every week, whether it's Navy or Western Michigan. The teams that we play each and every week, it's an incredible atmosphere to play in, 85,000 at Notre Dame stadium. We understand that, each and every week, it's always going to require a great effort from our part and we are going to get that from a very good team in Tulsa, as well.


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While I was in Tibet, I traveled with an incredible group of 14 people. There was a teacher, an acupuncturist, an Eastern medicine doctor, several authors, business owners, and a health food store founder! I learned so much from them, especially about food and the myths surrounding it.
1. Canola Oil
If you have been following my blog for any amount of time at all, you know that I put canola oil in everything.
This morning, I smashed the bottle. I'm angry. Canola oil is such a health impostor! Originally, canola oil was rapeseed oil. Then the rapeseed was genetically engineered to have a higher ratio of good fats to bad fats. In order to make canola oil, extremely high temperatures and hexane are used to extract the oil which is then bleached, degummed, deodorized, and refined. Basically, it is an extremely processed sham of a health food.
I will be deleting canola oil from all of my blog recipes. Instead, we should bake with real butter or grapeseed oil, saute with coconut oil, and use Extra Virgin olive oil (cold pressed) for everything else! (One particularly useful source.)
2. All soy products.
One of the men on the trip, Daniel Ried, is the author of The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity and The Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine. He's brilliant and all that jazz, but the man can talk. When he feels passionately about something, he will not stop until he has you convinced. He literally spoke to us for over an hour over dinner about how NO ONE should eat ANY soy products. The only exception he would make was for straight up bean curd, unprocessed and non-GMO of course.
Tofu , soy burgers, soy milk, soy cheese, soy yogurt, and the hundreds of other soy products out there are not healthy. They are not even kind-of okay. This is because they are so highly processed. If you want to eat soy, the only way to safely do so is with unprocessed, non-genetically modified soy beans. There are very few products out there where the soy beans aren't so processed that they taste like something else! There are many detailed articles and studies out there explaining how the refining of soy turns the innocent little bean curd into a ball of health hazards, so if you are interested, get reading! Here is a nice little summary.
3. Agave Nectar
I was shocked when I heard this on the trip. I was thinking "No0o way! I can't wait to blog about this!" But when I returned to the US of A, it seemed as though while I was away, everyone else learned about the agave nectar scandal. Once again, the reason why agave nectar is not the health food it is touted to be is because of howprocessed it is.
Agave syrup is heated for 36 hours at at least 140 degrees –> this increases the amount of fructose –> this makes it sweeter.
So why is it unhealthy? Agave nectar is 90% fructose and 10% glucose, which makes it a low GI food. Usually low GI is a good thing, but not in this case. Fructose interferes with copper metabolism, is hard on the liver (which must process it), increases the risk of diabetes by making us less sensitive to insulin, increases uric acid levels which are linked to heart disease, and can give you a little more cushioning (because it is converted to fat quicker and easier than glucose)!
A good source.
4. Raw Cashews
At first, I was horrified when I heard this! I eat raw cashews all the time! It is true that completely raw cashews have a natural preservative in them, urushiol, which is toxic. However, the "raw" cashews you find in health food stores are typically steamed, for the very purpose of removing the urushiol.
Food lately…
Plain kefir with blueberries, soaked nuts, coconut shreds, and oatmeal
Lentils with sauteed mushrooms, baby cauliflower, green onions, ginger, garlic & topped with coconut shreds
Brown rice noodles with stir fried veggies, onion, ginger, soy sauce, and a fried egg


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Dow may use 30 percent more ethane to make plastics in US
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Dow Chemical Co., the world's second- biggest chemical company, plans to use more ethane to make plastics and may form a venture to separate the raw material because of lower natural-gas prices in the U.S. Dow plans to increase cracking of ethane by 20 percent to 30 percent at ethylene plants on the U.S. Gulf Coast over the next two to three years, Midland, Michigan-based Dow said recently. More
Production of highly transparent polypropylene sheets
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Polypropylene (PP) is an excellent resin, because it is reasonably priced and has both good physical properties and recycling features. However, because it is a crystalline resin, it is rather difficult to obtain highly transparent PP sheets. This has limited its development for high-transparency use. There are two main theories of higher-order structure formation during PP solidification. More
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Corn-based ingredient could replace BPA in plastics
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Oil and grain conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland has announced that the chemical isosorbide could function as a replacement for the embattled petroleum derivative bisphenol A (BPA). The company says it is the first to offer "renewable" (corn-based) isosorbide on such a large scale. More
A greener way to make plastic
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Chemical refineries are great at converting petroleum into gasoline and the building blocks of plastics and other consumer goods. But when it comes to sustainable starting materials, such as wood chips, corn stalks, or other plant "biomass," refineries are too inefficient to make the process commercially viable. Researchers have now given that efficiency a major boost, perhaps enough of one to allow us to leave petroleum behind. More
Researchers train bacteria to convert bio-wastes into plastic
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Researcher Jean-Paul Meijnen has 'trained' bacteria to convert all the main sugars in vegetable, fruit and garden waste efficiently into high-quality environmentally friendly products such as bioplastics. There is considerable interest in bioplastics nowadays. The technical problems associated with turning potato peel into sunglasses, or cane sugar into car bumpers, have already been solved. The current methods, however, are not very efficient: only a small percentage of the sugars can be converted into valuable products. More
Plastic to increase its share of packaging market to 49 percent against paper
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According to the report 'Paper versus Plastic in Packaging – U.S. industry forecasts for 2014 & 2019,' plastic is expected to increase its share of the market to 49 percent (in pounds) in 2014 as it makes further inroads into paper applications. More
First deal in what could be a wave of Chinese acquisitions of US auto part suppliers
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The largest Chinese investment in a U.S.-based automotive supplier was completed earlier this week with the acquisition of steering and driveline systems supplier, Nexteer Automotive by PCM, an entity formed by PCAS and Beijing E-Town International Investment & Development Co., Ltd. (E-Town), which is itself an affiliate of the Beijing municipal government. More
Bioplastics conference pulls in a healthy crowd
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The fifth annual conference hosted by the European Bioplastics trade group gave a warm welcome to about 365 attendees who traveled to chilly Düsseldorf, Germany, to learn the latest on these materials. Most of the presentations focused on material developments, with some of these quite upstream from plastics processors as they highlighted new feedstock material developments, while many were in processors' sweet spot of masterbatches, compounds and additives. More
Turkey's plastics imports rise in October 2010
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According to the data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute, Turkey's plastics imports in October 2010 rose slightly compared to the September figures of the same year with the country's imports rising from 316,000 tons to 320,000 tons month over month. More
Taiwan set to be a major center for the exportation of high-value chemical and plastics products
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According to statistics compiled by the Industrial Technology Research Institute's Industrial Economics & Knowledge Center, the volume of plastics used in Taiwan each year exceeds 5,908,000 metric tons, requiring the use of at least 296,000 metric tons of plastic additives. However, in 2009 Taiwan's plastic additives industry posted annual production value of approximately $360 million, and annual production value of only around 144,000 metric tons; there was thus a shortfall of approximately 152,000 metric tons in the quantity of plastic additives that Taiwan was able to produce for itself. More
Study suggests BPA exposure impacts fertility
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Female mice injected with low doses of bisphenol A experienced both a decline in fertility and in the number of pups in their litters after their first pregnancy, according to a study conducted by a research team at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. The findings, published online Dec. 2 in the scientific journal "Environmental Health Perspectives," also suggested an increased risk of breast and prostate cancers, obesity and more masculine behavior in female mice from doses of BPA, as low as 25 nanograms/kilogram. More


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Roster News: Brewers Play Recall, Reassign, DL Shuffle
While I was eating supper with my parents who are in from out of town, the Milwaukee Brewers made official was has been danced around and toward for some time now.
Jimmy Nelson has been recalled from the minor leagues.
He'll start on Saturday against St. Louis at Miller Park, his first home start of 2014. With the gap in the National League's Central Division at 2.0 games (as of publishing on Thursday, July 10) the Brewers brass must have felt that rolling the dice with Marco Estrada against a Cardinal team he's historically struggled against wasn't what is best for the business of winning baseball games.
Nelson comes with plenty of acclaim and hope, and hopefully plenty of aplomb as he'll be thrown right into the thick of a divisional race that is as tight as it's been in roughly three months.
Around making one spot start — for Yovani Gallardo who sprained his ankle — Nelson has spent his season with the Class-AAA Nashville Sounds. In a nutshell, Nelson was the top vote-getter for the Triple-A All-Star Game and was going to start the same for his Pacific Coast League squad. To go a little deeper, here's Nelson's season line at Nashville:
10-2, 1.46 ERA, 111.0 IP, 70 H, 23 R (18 ER), 3 HR, 114:32 K:BB, 0.919 WHIP, .179/.247/.245 slash line against
Some ratios: 0.2 HR/9, 9.2 K/9, 3.56 K/BB
And some more advanced stats: 2.47 FIP, 2.84 SIERA, 57.3% GB%
In summary, Nelson has been a dominant force in Triple-A this season and is clearly ready to try the next level. But let's be fair to him. He should not be seen as a savior or the next coming. He's got the goods to compete, and will likely struggle from time to time as he adjusts to the best hitters in the world, but as he showed in that spot start against the Marlins, he has the chance to compete. That's something that the team hasn't always gotten out of Marco Estrada, whose spot in the rotation Nelson will be taking.
Speaking of Estrada, of the 4.96 ERA, 5.71 FIP, and MLB-worst 27 home runs allowed, he will be contributing to the team from the bullpen for the foreseeable future.
Estrada should be somewhat useful if he's able to embrace the role and get all the way back to his strike-throwing, command-heavy ways. Working against him are his splits in the first inning of his appearances so far this season. In his first inning of work in 2014, Estrada sports a 6.00 ERA, having allowed 12 ER in 18.0 IP. Seven of his 27 home runs allowed have come within the first three outs of his appearances and opponents are slugging .653 in the same. And for the sake of full disclosure, Estrada hasn't walked a batter yet this year in his first innings of work.
But those numbers are why I've been a little confused when so many people have touted Estrada for a bullpen job. It doesn't seem nearly as cut and dried as many say that Estrada will be "so much better" as a reliever.
Time will tell.
The other thing time will tell is just how long Wei-Chung Wang will be on the disabled list. That's right, conspiracy theorists: The Brewers placed Wang on the 15-day Disabled List with left shoulder tightness.
In all seriousness, I don't believe that the team has made up this injury. Rule V Draft choices are closely monitored so that teams cannot simply stash them on the DL with false injuries.
But that's beside the point of this article. The point of this article requires me to tell you that they opened up the spot on the 25-man roster to recall Nelson by placing Wang on the DL.
So, there you have it, Brewer Nation.
- Nelson up and into the rotation
- Estrada moved into the bullpen
- Wang placed on the disabled list
Thoughts? Let's hear 'em.
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Teacher's Day
A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others.
Teacher plays a very important role in offering education to his students. Teachers whether at a school, college or a university work hard to transform students into good citizens? Teachers guide students in learning and share those experiences of their personal lives which can help in shaping of students' future. The teachers mould students and help in going on the process of learning. The teachers require support & encouragement for their devoted teaching. It is your duty to appreciate their efforts & devotion to teaching. Teacher's Day is celebrated to honor teachers for their devotion to teaching & molding students. On Teacher's Day, schools, colleges & universities are closed but the students & the teachers gather and celebrate it. The students honor their teachers and offer gifts to them.
Indian Teacher's Day History
Teacher's Day history is not very old. The celebration of Teacher's Day started in the 20th Century. The importance of teachers has also been recognized by UNESCO. Teacher's Day is celebrated across the world on various dates. World Teacher's Day is celebrated on the 5th October every year. Every county celebrates Teacher's Day in their own ways. But Teacher's Day in India is celebrated on the 5th September every year. When Dr. Sarvpalli Radhakrishnan became the 2nd President of India in 1962, some of his students, friends came to him and requested him to allow them to celebrate his birthday on the 5th September. Dr Krishnan told them, "I will be very happy & proud if the 5th September is celebrated as Teacher's Day." This request shows that how much he love teaching profession. Since Teacher's Day in India is celebrated on the 5th September every year.
Happy Teacher's Day Cards
Like the past years Teacher's day 2015 will also be celebrated on different dates in different countries but in India it will be celebrated on the 5th September. On Teacher's Day, students present gifts to their teachers. Teacher's day card is one of the gifts offered to teachers. Offering a card on Teacher's Day is really the best way to express your respect, feelings & appreciations towards your teachers. You can make cards at your home or buy from the markets. You can also send e-cards to your teachers. It doesn't matter what types of cards you send. Your cards sent to your teachers on Teacher's Day make them to realize how much you care & respect them.


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How To Tell If You're Actually In Labor, Or It's Just A False Alarm
You've spent (roughly) nine months waiting. That's 270 days spent counting kicks, gazing adoringly at ultrasound pictures, and daydreaming about names. And now, the moment is approaching — childbirth. But how do you know exactly when it's really the moment and not just a false alarm? If you're wondering how to tell if you're in labor, rest assured that there are some telltale signs your baby is on his or her way.
Now, keep in mind, there is still the chance of a false alarm. Thanks to the always-confusing Braxton Hicks contractions and a leaky pregnancy bladder, there are some symptoms that can be a bit misleading. Even the bloody show can cause a woman to think she's in labor, when it is really just her mucus plug being expelled, according to the American Pregnancy Association. But there are some indications that you should press pause on Netflix and get yourself to a hospital or birthing center. I spoke with Eden Fromberg, a holistic OB-GYN and women's health specialist, who shared several ways expectant moms can tell if they're really in labor or if a prescription of more patience is in order. And if you're still unsure after hearing her advice, there's no harm in reaching out to your OB-GYN. After all, it's your body. You know it better than anyone else.
1. Your Baby "Drops" – Or Doesn't
Many women think that it's childbirthing time when they feel their baby descend into the pelvis, or "drop." Not so, says Fromberg. "While it may be exciting to anticipate labor when the baby 'drops,' it can be days or even weeks away," she says. "Babies may also 'drop' after labor begins, which is why a recommendation of cesarean delivery for the simple reason that the baby has not dropped is unwise."
2. Your Back is Achin'
There are a whole lot of aches and pains to be had when you're pregnant, from leg cramps to round ligament pain. But does back pain close to your due date mean that childbirth is near? "Some women will experience aching back pain as labor approaches," Fromberg says, explaining that a baby in the posterior position (head down but facing mom's abdomen) pushes against muscles and nerves, causing excruciating back pain. But, Fromberg adds that postural and structural issues can also cause pain, so don't consider this the be all, end all sign.
3. You Start Having Contractions
Contractions are commonly associated with a woman about to give birth, right? But what you may be feeling are called Braxton Hicks contractions, which Fromberg describes as being "inconsistent and erratic." So how do you know if you're feeling the real-deal contractions that are a sign of labor? Fromberg describes Braxton Hicks contractions as being "quite tolerable," whereas the contractions of labor are, well, not. Moms-to-be can also pay attention to the timing to distinguish the two. "It is the strong, rhythmic, consistent contractions approximately every two to five minutes during labor that dilate the cervix and lead to birth," Formberg says. So break out the stopwatches and keep an eye on your pain.
4. Your Water Breaks
It's the pinnacle moment for every pregnant TV and movie character. Water splashing down between your, signaling that baby is on his or her way. This is often a sure sign that you're in labor, as it means the amniotic sac has ruptured. But don't wait for the waves to come before going to the hospital. According to What To Expect, only about 15 percent of women experience the rupture of the amniotic sac before they go into labor.
5. You Experience "The Bloody Show"
The bloody show is a rather unfortunate name for the mucus plug, which blocks bacteria from entering your cervix. When it's released, it means that your cervix is dilating and your body is getting ready for labor, but not necessarily within the next 24 hours. Still, if you feel uncertain after passing a mucus plug, Fromberg encourages you to talk to your doctor or midwife.
6. You Feel The Need To Poop
One of the not-so-cinematically-friendly labor symptoms, is the intense feeling of having to poop – or actually having diarrhea. And, there's a reason for it. "When baby presses on the rectum when low in the pelvis, rectal pressure will often occur," Formberg explains. "Nerves stimulated may induce diarrhea as smooth muscles contract in both intestines and uterus." The only problem is that you may not be able to tell if it's a sign of labor or plain old ordinary stomach upset, making it one of those symptoms that you'll want to discuss with your doctor or midwife.
7. You Have A Burst Of Energy
Or major fatigue. "Shifts in energy often occur as the hormones and nervous system prepare for labor," says Fromberg. "Nesting instincts arise, and some women become inspired to clean the house. The baby's adrenal glands help to signal the timing of the onset of labor as well." Deciding late in pregnancy to go all Martha Stewart on your house isn't reason enough to call the doctor or midwife, but it is something you may look back on and realize was, actually, a sign that baby was about to be born.


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Three Chinese navy warships will pull into Pearl Harbor Friday on the first such visit in seven years, the U.S. Navy said.
The visiting ships include the Qingdao, a Luhu-class destroyer; Linyi, a Jiangkai-class frigate; and Hongzehu, a Fuqing-class fleet oiler.
As the capstone to the port visit, all three ships will participate in a one-day search-and-rescue drill Monday with the cruiser USS Lake Erie "that will highlight the ability of the two nations to cooperate and communicate at sea," the Navy said.
The last port visit by People's Liberation Army Navy ships to Pearl Harbor (by the Qingdao and Hongzehu) was exactly seven years ago to the day on Sept. 6, 2006.
"This port visit is part of the U.S. Navy's ongoing effort to maximize opportunities for developing relationships with foreign navies as a tool to build trust, encourage multilateral cooperation, enhance transparency, and avoid miscalculation in the Pacific," the Navy said in a release.
As part of a planned series of military-to-military exchanges between the two nations, Adm. Cecil Haney, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited China in May in conjunction with a port visit by the cruiser USS Shiloh at Zhanjiang, China.
During what is being termed a reciprocal port visit to Pearl Harbor, the Chinese ships will be hosted by USS Lake Erie.
Over the weekend, Chinese and U.S. leaders will conduct talks "to build confidence and mutual understanding between the two nations," the Navy said. The port visit will give Chinese sailors an opportunity to interact with their U.S. counterparts.
Other foreign-flagged ships that have come to Hawaii this year include the British destroyer Daring, Australian frigate Perth, and Japanese ships Shimokita, Atago, and Hyuga.


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The senate has chosen to ignore the plain meaning and inherent flaws designed into the "Gang of Eight" plan for providing amnesty for illegal aliens. Sen. Ted Cruz explains..
Illegal Aliens will be rewarded for their lawlessness, of course. But there's more… employers are targeted with even MORE penalties should they elect to hire American citizens. Watch the video .. not reported by your Senators, of course.


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One night in the House of Commons, trying to stay awake for a vote, Edward Timpson picked up Harold Macmillan's diaries in the library. "He was complaining about what an imposition it was to have to go back to his constituency once a month, and harking back to the halcyon days when it was an annual visit. You turned up on the train and there was a brass band on the platform and you waved out of the window, made a speech and disappeared back to London."
Politics in 2014 could not be more different. Timpson, like most MPs, lives in his constituency, Crewe and Nantwich. The 40-year-old Conservative children's minister is a weekend dad, staying in London during the week, and doesn't like it. "I miss those impromptu, intimate moments that just being together brings. I voted for more family-friendly hours and I think we could go a lot further."
In some ways, Timpson is a traditional Tory: public-school educated, from a rich family (his great-great-grandfather started the Timpson shoe repair business), former barrister. His wife, Julia, gave up her job as an accountant to look after Sam, 10, Elizabeth, eight, and Lydia, six, though she is now retraining. When he was elected in a 2008 byelection, Labour activists donned top hats and mocked him as an out-of-touch toff.
But Timpson's upbringing was unusual. His parents fostered nearly 90 children and adopted two, and these relationships shaped his life. "I've obviously thought about this a lot and I've come to the conclusion that I wouldn't be children's minister and I wouldn't have gone into family law if my parents hadn't fostered," he says.
He was named Minister of the Year last month after pushing through reforms that will see the age of leaving foster care raised from 18 to 21 – a change piloted by Labour – and strongly supports further changes to working patterns in parliament.
"A lot of us now have young families and we could do much more to recognise that life has moved on. The fact is, children thrive on routine and stability and one thing that would make a massive difference is to have regular recess dates – so we can plan ahead in the knowledge that arrangements won't fall apart and cause disappointment. At this stage I'm not convinced that job-sharing is the answer, but let's look at whatever is going to make parliament more attractive to those who face the competing pressures family life brings."
Timpson dates his own interest in politics to an item on Blue Peter about the Labour leadership in 1980. He decided early on not to follow his elder brother James into the family business. There was a feud in his grandfather's generation and, on a placement in one of the shops, when Edward sliced open his thumb on a machine and fainted, he took it as a sign.
He studied politics at Durham University before converting to law, and met his wife, Julia,in a London pub. He says his decision to practise family law was because of his mother, Alex.
"I was the youngest of three and my mum couldn't have any more children. When I went off to school and my dad was working, suddenly she had no patter of tiny feet around the house."
Alex Timpson answered an ad for foster carers in the local paper and, when Edward was six, two brothers, aged three and five, arrived while he was at school. Edward ran upstairs and shut the door to his room. He spent several years struggling to understand why he had to "share my mum with other children", as he puts it. Luckily, he got the hang of it, finding it easier as the age gap between him and the foster siblings got bigger and he could join in looking after them. "She'd been a nanny growing up and it's in her blood," he says. "There's never a moment even now that I go round to her house and there isn't a child there."
As the minister responsible for adoption and fostering, Timpson looks back on those character-building years with amusement and a degree of political calculation, since he knows constituents are interested. "My mum came to watch me in a school cricket match. I was excited because I was opening the bowling and I remember looking over, expecting to see her watching with great attention, to discover that her back was turned in a circle of other mums. In the middle were these triplets we had fostered, who, as you can imagine, were far more interesting to a group of mums coming to watch their sons play cricket than me going in to open the bowling."
But he agrees that it wasn't funny at the time. "I was probably pretty miffed that they had taken centre-stage, but I learned to accommodate that and I think that's partly my personality. I'm able to fit around the circumstances I'm in. By the time I was 11, 12, 13, I got quite attached to some of the children who came to live with us, particularly some of the babies and toddlers. I know my mum found it difficult when many of them left and I probably didn't say much about it myself but, looking back, I was lost on a few occasions when they moved on."
As the backbench chairman of a parliamentary group on fostering and adoption, Timpson lobbied for the age at which young people leave foster homes to be raised from 18 to 21, and wrote a paper that showed educational outcomes were better for those who stayed on. When he became a minister, following the sacking of Sarah Teather and Tim Loughton in 2012, Timpson found himself on the receiving end of his own report. This month, the changes became law. Timpson had pulled off the rare feat of persuading the government to spend money on expanding the role of the state.
Raising the age of leaving foster care, new rules about children's homes and time limits for family court proceedings have been welcomed by charities and campaigners. But experts are concerned that cuts in mental-health services threaten progress. Timpson agrees this is a "really serious issue" and knows there is a case for investment: "About a third of young offenders have spent time in care and up to two-thirds have a mental-health problem. So if you don't deal with them early on, when you have the opportunity, you're only storing up those issues for later cost to society."
With more austerity promised whoever wins the next election, it seems unlikely that the interests of children in care will be protected from further cuts. How far Timpson will go to defend them, and how much time he has left, remains to be seen. In the next few weeks, his department will publish research into the rate at which adoption placements break down.
Personal experience is no substitute for policy but the insight with which Timpson talks about children in care is refreshing. "Even a month in a child's life is 0.5% of their childhood that they never get back again," he says of the delays that saw some cases drag on for years when he was a family court barrister.
One foster brother smashed his fish tank. Another broke every pane of glass in his father's cold frame in the garden. "A lot of these children are angry; they are really angry about what's happened to them, but don't have the emotional maturity to express that," he says. "Not many of us do. Sometimes they do things that seem really destructive – but it's to let people know they're angry and hopefully get some attention on top."
Timpson describes his own family as outdoorsy, keen on cycling, kayaking and running marathons. His wife won't allow the children to be photographed, which is "a bit awkward when you're children's minister". Would they consider fostering or adopting?
"I would, but it's important to discuss any decision as a family. You all have to want to do it.
"I think back to some of the experiences we had as a foster family – they make you laugh, they make you cry. I remember us all sitting in the car waiting to go to the airport to catch a flight to Spain for our family holiday and one of the foster children decided it was a good moment to run off. That was another bit of attention-seeking behaviour – you can imagine the panic and hair-tearing it brought about.
"But that's what made it such a joy. It enriched our family. It made it greater than the sum of its parts."


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more fiery temper than the rest of the apo- | will have it, that after preaching the gospel atles, of which we have this memorable in. in several parts of Judea and Samaria, 'he stance. When our Lord was determined on visited Spain, where he planted Christianity, his journey to Jerusalem, he sent some of and appointed some select disciples to perhis disciples before him to make prepara fect what he had begun; but if we consider tions for his coming; but, on their entering the shortness of St. James's life, and that a village of Samaria, they were rudely re the apostles continued in a body at Jerusajected, from the old grudge that subsisted lem, even after the dispersion of the other between the Samaritans and Jews, and Christians, we shall find it difficult to allow because the Saviour, by going up to Jerusa time sufficient for so tedious and difficult a lem, seemed to slight their place of worship voyage as that was in those early ages : and on mount Gerizim. This piece of rudeness | therefore it is safest to confine his ministry and inhumanity was so highly resented by to Judea and the adjacent countries. . St. James and his brother, that they came to Jesus, desiring to know if he would not imi Herod, who was a bigot to the Jewish retate Elias, by calling fire down from heaven ligion, as well as desirous of acquiring the fato consuine this barbarous unhospitable peo vour of the Jews, began a violent persecuple? Thus we find the best of men are but tion of the Christians, and his zeal against men, and that corrupt nature will some. them animated him to pass sentence of death times appear even in renewed minds. But on St. James immediately. As he was led the holy Jesus soon convinced them of their to the place of execution, the officer that mistake, by telling them, that instead of de guarded him to the tribunal, or rather his stroying, he was come to save, the lives of accuser, having been converted by that the children of men.
remarkable courage and constancy shewn
by the apostle at the time of his trial, repentmonocaravoroorooron
ed of wbat he had done, came and fell down
at the apostle's feet, and beartily begged CHAP. II.
pardon for what he had said against him. The Transactions of St. James, from the
The holy man, after recovering from the Messiah's Ascension, to his sealing the
surprise, tenderly embraced him. "Peace," Truth of the Gospel with his Blood.
said he, "my son, peace be unto thee, and
pardon of thy faults." Upon which the offi. SOPHRONIUS tells us, that after the cer publicly declared himself a Christian,
asceusion of the blessed Jesus, this and both were beheaded at the same time. a postle preached to the dispersed Jews; that | Thus fell the great apostle St. James, taking is, to those converts who dispersed after cheerfully that cup of which he had long the death of Stephen. The Spanish writers / since told his Lord, he was ready to drink.
Saint John the Evangelist.
Saviour, confidently entered the high priest's
hall, followed our Lord through the several The Transactions of St. John, from his
particulars of his trial, and at last waited on Birth to the Ascension of his great Lord
him at his execution, owning him as well as and Master.
being owned by him, in the midst of armed
soldiers, and in the thickest crowds of his TROM the very minute and circumstan- most inveterate enemies. Here it was that
T tial account this Evangelist gives of our great Redeemer committed to his care John the Baptist, be is supposed to have his sorrowful and discunsolate mother with been one of his followers, and is thought to his dying breath. And certainly the holy be that other disciple who, in the first chap Jesus could not have given a more honourter of his gospel, is said to have been pre able testimony of his particular respect and sent with Andre, when John declared Jesus kindness to St. John, than by leaving his to be the Lamb of God, and thereupon to own mother to bis trust and care, and subhave followed him to the place of his stituting him to supply that duty himself abode.
paid her while he resided in this vale of
sorrow. He was by much the youngest of the apostles, yet he was admitted into as great a share of bis Master's confidence as any of them. He was one of those to whom he
CHAP. II. communicated the most private transactions
The Transactions of St. John, from the of his life: one of those whom he took with
Ascension of Christ to his Death. him when he raised the daughter of Jairus from the dead; one of tbose to whom he FTER the ascension of the Saviour of displayed a specimen of his divinity, in his 1. the world, when the apostles made a transfiguration on the mount: one of those division of the province among themselves, who were present at his conference with that of Asia fell to the share of St. John, Moses and Elias, and heard that voice wbich though he did not immediately enter upon declared him the beloved Son of God; and his charge, but continued at Jerusalem till one of those who were companions in his the death of the blessed Virgin, which might solitude, most retired devotions, and bitter be about fifteen years after our Lord's ascen. agonies in the garden.
sion. · Being released from the trust com
mitted to his care by his dying Master, he These instances of particular favour our retired into Asia, and industriously applied apostle endeavoured, in some measure, to himself to the propagation of Christianity, answer by returns of particular kindness and preaching where the gospel had not yet been constancy. For though he at first deserted known, and confirming it where it was his Master on his apprehension, yet he soon already planted. Many churches of note recovered himself, and came back to see his and eminence were of his foundation, par
ticularly those of Smyrna, Pergamos, Thy- | bad lately martyred Timothy the bishop, atira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea, and Here with the assistance of seven other others; but his chief place of residence was | bishops he took upon himself the govern. at Ephesus, where St. Paul had many years ment of the large diocese of Asia Minor, before founded a church, and constituted and disposed of the clergy in the best manTimothy bishop.
ner that the circumstances of those times
would permit, spending his time in an inde. Asier spending several years at Ephesus
fatigable execution of his charge, travelling he was accused io Domitian, who had be
froin east to west, to instruct the world in
the principles of the holy religion he was gun a persecution against the Christians,
sent to propagate. as an eminent asserter of atheism and impiety, and a public subverter of the religion of the empire ; so that by his command the In this manner St. John continued to la. pro-consul sent him bound to Rome, where bour in the vineyard of his great Master, he met with the treatment that might have until death put a period to all his toils and been expected from so barbarous a prince, | sufferings; which happened in the beginbeing thrown into a cauldron of boiling oil. ning of Trajan's reign, in the ninety eighth. But the Almighty, who reserved him for fur year of his age; and, according to Eusebius, ther service in the vineyard of his Son, re his remains were buried near Ephesus. strained the heat, as he did in the fiery furnace of old, and delivered him from this
St. John seems always to hare led a single seemingly unavoidable destruction. And
life; though some of the ancients tells us he surely one would have thought that so mira
was a married man. He was polished by culous a deliverance should have been suf
no study or acts of learning; but what was ficient to have persuaded any rational inan,
wanting from human art, was abundantly that the religion he taught was from God,
supplied by the excellent constitution of and that he was protected from danger by the
his mind, and that fulness of divine grace hand of Omnipotence. But miracles them.
with which he was adorned. His humility selves were not sufficient to convince this
was admirable, studiously concealing his cruel emperor, or abate his fury. He or
own honor. For in his epistles he never dered St. John to be transported to a dis
styles himself either apostle or evangelist: consolate island in the Archipelago, called
the title of presbyter, or elder, is all be as. Patmos, where he continued several years,
sumes, and probably in regard to his age as instructing the poor inhabitants in the know
much as his office. In his gospel when he ledge of the Christian faith; and here, about
speaks of the disciples whom Jesus loved, hę the end of Domitian's reign, he wrote his book
constantly conceals his own name, leaving of Revelations, exhibiting by visions, and
thie reader to discover whom he meant. prophetical representations, the state and
Love and charity he practised himself, and condition of Christianity in the future pe.
affectionately pressed them upon others; riods and ages of the Church.
the great love of his Saviour towards him
seems to have inspired bis soul with a large Upon the death of Domitian, and the and more generous charity than the rest. succession of Narva, who repealed all the This is the great vein that runs through all odious acts of his predecessor, and by pub- bis writings, especially. his epistles, where lic edicts recalled those whom the fury of he urges it as the great and peculiar law of Domitian had bavished, St. John relurned to Christianity, and without which all other Asia, and fixed his seat again at Ephesus; I pretences to the religion of the holy Jesus the rather because the people of that city are vain and frivolous, useless and insignifi.


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My motivation for mycological research has always been a desire to conserve the richness of nature. But in order to conserve nature we must first be able to assess what is present. The main questions I ask are: what is out there and what is its name and secondly what is it doing. Fungi have always been stepmotherly treated in biological science, and there is a LOT unknown and to discover!
I am working on one mushroom group, viz. 'lepiotaceous' fungi, the beautiful white-spored members of the family Agaricaceae, focusing on taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of a subset of them. They are represented with many species in California, and their diversity and richness in (sub)tropical areas is impressive. Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation a project to document the Californian diversity of this group is on its way, and collaborative projects on the lepiotaceous flora of Hawaii with Dr Don Hemmes, and Panama with Dr. Ulrich Mueller, are now in progress. Phongeun Sysouphanthong, a student from Laos working at the Mushroom Research Centre in northern Thailand, is tackling this group there. My time is divided between the microscope, the computer and the lab bench!
We know very little about the ecology of these fungi. Also their distribution is hardly known. I wrote an overview article about what is known, and in which areas more research is badly needed. For instance, we do not know how long an individual lives, how often it can produce fruitbodies, what the fruitbody formation actually triggers, and why certain species are widespread and others confined to one small area.
Teaching is one way to share my knowledge of and enthusiasm for mushrooms. Tom Bruns and I have taught the class Introduction to California mushrooms, PMB113. You are also welcome to come to the lab with your lawn and garden mushrooms and have them identified!
Several of my data files and keys are now available on this web site. These will be regularly updated and new keys and check lists will appear, so come back and check it out!
- Nomenclatural Overview of Lepiotaceous Fungi. Version 4.7. February 2009.
A pdf file, listing c. 1400 epithets published in Lepiota and allied genera (white spored and green spored members of the Agaricaceae).
- Nomenclatural Overview of the Genera in the Agaricaceae (Fr.) Chev. Version 4.1. February 2009.
A pdf file listing all names for the genera in the Agaricaceae; agaricoid, gasteroid and secotioid members are included.
- Bibliography of North American 'Lepiota' species [genera Lepiota, Cystolepiota, Leucoagaricus, Leucocoprinus, Macrolepiota, Chlorophyllum, Melanophyllum]
- Key to the genera in the Agaricaceae in California, using macroscopical and microscopical characters.
- Key to the species of Chlorophyllum species in North America.
- Key to the species of Cystolepiota in western North America.
- Profiles of California lepiotaceous fungi. Lepiota castaneidisca.
- Profiles of California lepiotaceous fungi. Lepiota decorata.
- Profiles of California lepiotaceous fungi. Lepiota scaberula.
- Profiles of California lepiotaceous fungi. Lepiota spheniscispora.
- Mushroom of the month: Dead man's foot September 2007
- Mushroom of the month: Shagginess in the Bay Area September 2008


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K12-Powered Online Schools in Idaho
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How do K12-powered virtual schools in Idaho work?
How do K12-powered virtual schools in Idaho work?
If you've never experienced an online school before, you probably have a lot of questions about how Idaho's K12-powered online public schools work. Many families find that online learning combines the best parts of a traditional brick-and-mortar public school education with the comfort and security of schooling from home, or wherever an internet connection can be found.
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What went on during Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Monday morning summit with top airline executives?
Emanuel said a system for routing jets was discussed, as was training an educated workforce and creating jobs. But the executives, seen sneaking out of the mayor's office after an hour-long discussion, weren't talking. They left through an inner office door to slip away from the media.
When Ward Room spotted one exec in the hallway, she refused to comment.
The closed-door meeting was expected to include discussion of the O'Hare expansion project and possible privatization of Midway International Airport. Leaders from Boeing, AAR Corp, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and the Chicago Department of Aviation were in attendance.
Emanuel called the discussion "wide-ranging." The main focus, he said, was cooperation between private sector companies and the city to create jobs, economic growth and job training programs. They also discussed regulatory frameworks, he said, and financial conditions in the airline industry.
"The aviation industry is crucial to Chicago's economic future," said Emanuel in a statement. "Our leadership in this space is dependent upon strong cooperation between the city and the leading aviation companies, and we are committed to growing these relationships and working together."
The continuing expansion of O'Hare International Airport was expected to be a main topic of the meeting. In March, a deal was reached to sidestep a lawsuit to fund $1.17 billion of the project. Another $2.25 billion worth of construction has been discussed but tabled until no later than March 2013.
The possible privatization of Midway may also have been discussed, though Emanuel said Friday he doesn't currently support the move.
"We have a period of time to make that decision," Emanuel said Friday. "We have some things that are going to come before it. At the right time, I'll look at that. As you know, as I said before, I'm against privatization. That doesn't mean you can't monetize assets, but as it relates to privatization, I'm not part of that. That's not part of the discussion."
Officials Sneak Out of Closed-Door Airline Summit
What went on during Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Monday morning summit with top airline executives?


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A position paper has now been released by the NSW government, outlining 70 proposed changes to strata legislation.
NSW Minister for Fair Trading Anthony Roberts made the announcement on November 14, 2013.
Mr Roberts said there were more than 72,000 strata schemes in NSW and an average of five new schemes registered each day.
"It is estimated that by 2030 half of Sydney's housing stock will be multi-unit dwellings and the proposed reforms will strengthen a culture of community and cooperation in strata," Mr Roberts said.
"They support democratic, accountable and transparent decision-making and empower strata communities to chart their own futures."
The proposed changes include:
What has been the process to get to these proposed changes?
The NSW Government is reforming the NSW strata and community scheme laws to ensure the laws are operating as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Follow the link and view the Strata and Community Title Position paper here.
Follow the link to visit the NSW Government Fair Trading website for more information.


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Just a quick update with a couple notes. First off, the Art Contest Archive has been updated with the Mistress Arianna Contest Entries. I will probably be starting the next art contest by the end of this month.
Second, attentive viewers may notice that one month from today is a fairly key date in the history of this site. I expect to have some very special posts in one month - stay tuned!
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