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Closeology helps Zimtu Capital close in on NWT diamonds
by Greg Klein | June 21, 2017
A surprisingly neglected property in an especially prospective location gets some overdue attention as a crew mobilizes for the Northwest Territories' Munn Lake diamond project. Held 50% each by Zimtu Capital TSXV:ZC and a staking partner, the property has ground geophysics and till sampling about to begin.
The property does have diamonds, as historic work shows. Non-43-101 results from a 581-kilogram sample on the Yuryi boulder field revealed 226 diamonds, 62 of them macro-diamonds. Non-43-101 results from a 42-kilogram sample on the Munn Lake kimberlite sill showed 14 diamonds, including two macros and 12 micro-diamonds.
The Munn Lake sill is the source of one of five kimberlite indicator mineral trains. The other four have seen little follow-up work, leaving their sources unknown.
The current agenda calls for further till sampling and a tight magnetic survey, explains Neil McCallum of Dahrouge Geological Consulting, which will conduct the program. Using GPS that wasn't available to the previous operator, he expects "more focused" results.
One of the distinctions that really intrigues McCallum is Munn Lake's especially prospective location. The Slave Craton has three diamond mines in operation, two past producers and an advanced stage project. But chances of a kimberlite actually holding diamonds are much higher in the southern Slave, home to Munn Lake.
"There are some 250 or so known kimberlites in the northern Slave's Lac de Gras field whereas the southern Slave has only about 16 that are known," McCallum explains. "Of those 16, six have been mined, are currently producing or are in advanced stages." He points to De Beers' former Snap Lake operation, the high-grade Kelvin and Faraday kimberlites being advanced by Kennady Diamonds TSXV:KDI and three kimberlites going into Gahcho Kué, the De Beers/Mountain Province Diamonds TSX:MPV JV that officially opened last September as the world's largest new diamond mine in 13 years.
That's notwithstanding the Lac de Gras success stories in the north, home to the Rio Tinto NYSE:RIO/Dominion Diamond TSX:DDC Diavik JV and Dominion's majority-held Ekati mine.
Kimberlites of the south Slave are much older (by nearly 500 million years) and much rarer than those of the north. But when they're found, they're much more likely to bear diamonds—and diamonds of economic grades, McCallum adds.
"The Munn Lake property is closer to the kimberlites of the southern Slave cluster and the Munn Lake kimberlite sill is similar in geometry to the others in the southern Slave. So with the proposed expansion of the Munn Lake kimberlite sill and the potential for several new kimberlites on the project, the Munn Lake property has very good odds for a high-grade discovery."
Munn Lake also benefits from a winter road running through the 14,000-hectare property, connecting Gahcho Kué with Yellowknife.
McCallum expects the mag results to arrive about one week after the survey finishes, with the till samples taking about a month. "I'm really looking forward to see what comes out," he says.
"I'd like to see some drilling on the project too. On the kimberlite that the past operators did intercept, I'm not sure they hit the best target."


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The line between trailers and teasers is officially as blurry as mixtapes and albums now. The first Guardians of the Galaxy 2 teaser ran 90 seconds and showed us a lot of unbroken scene snippets; the second "teaser trailer" (both words!) just dropped and we have no idea what the word teaser's doing here.
Watch above to see Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper) do his best to teach Baby Groot how not to set off a bomb, Chris Pratt's Star-Lord get his feelings of "sexual love" for Gamora unwillingly revealed, and tons of brilliantly CGI'd Guardians of the Galaxy 2 sci-fi action.
The new GoTG 2 clip is set to "Fox on the Run," the Awesome Mix Vol. 2 soundtrack–ready 1975 single from England's Sweet. The movie, from returning writer/director James Gunn, drops May 5, 2017. Newcomers include Kurt Russell, Elizabeth Debicki Chris Sullivan.


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'PROMISE you won't tell anyone.'
As a child, these words were tantamount to law. If broken, the scandal would be unavoidable. Betrayal was simply not an option. Childhood is one of the purest times of Life. A time when a secret is treasured and happiness is normality. To this day, I have secrets locked away that were whispered to me in the corner of a playground or written to me on a scrap of paper during class. And I STILL would never breathe a word of them to anyone else.
You can't break a promise.
Or at least, that's what you're brought up to believe. As you get older and life throws an array of challenges at you, you find yourself breaking promises more often than you make them. Events you swore to turn up to are forgotten; plans with friends are discarded in favour of someone 'more important'; and whispers are shared around with anyone who happens to be listening, perhaps because conversation can otherwise be verging on dull.
Privacy is an illusion in the hustle and bustle of reality.
But there comes a time every year when a shadow of our younger selves flicker into life. As Winter settles snugly over the British countryside, a feeling of cosiness and privacy envelops people. No more casual chats in the street; coats are tugged around the face to keep lips from chapping. No more midnight strolls when you can't sleep; why face the bite of frost when you can snuggle in the toast of a blanket and steam from a mug? We all scuttle indoors to our family and loved ones for a Sunday dinner in the warmth. The fact that the girl who is friends with your friend's brother might be pregnant is no longer your concern or your news. Your priorities change.
And perhaps this is due to the hint of Christmas on the horizon. Lights are being strung up in the streets and the country is powering through Halloween and Bonfire Night with typical British gusto. Family and friends are clung to. There is excitement in the air.
And we taste childhood once again.
In a world that clamours all year round to have its worries heard and addressed, this is the time of year when we can all change down a gear and embrace hibernation state. The cold is a welcome respite from the chatter of gossiping teeth and the harsh intakes of breath that accompany a scandal. It is the one beautiful time of the year when the world is united in a sense of hope and family, and loyalties shift to a place of utmost importance over a steaming mug of warming cocoa.
Youth no longer seems so far away.
And as one, the population becomes hushed. Privacy reigns.


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French contemporary artist Kokian; known for his opinionated image-word-color associations and insolent graffiti works is back with a highly anticipated series of artists to exhibit at Dubai's newest gem: La Cantine du Faubourg, the Parisian lifestyle destination in Emirates Towers.
Kokian has used one of the venue's walls as a canvas for his Basquiat-infused energy. Several pieces of art made especially for La Cantine du Faubourg are exhibited throughout the summer. Guests can experience his vibrant, unleashed expressions, while enjoying the famous institution's modern music, state-of-the-art lighting, futuristic movie screenings and urban French cuisine, all in an electrifying atmosphere.
It is only natural we exhibit Kokian, as he was the first talent brought to La Cantine du Faubourg in Paris more than 15 years ago. Today, his black and white signature is inherent as an 'in-house' artist: from menus, to business cards and even canopies.


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I have been on the quest for the best natural makeup for a few years now. These six products have quality ingredients and are fruit pigmented. Since I love natural living, I have had so many questions about what makeup I wear. So, this video is a long time coming. So glad I finally found a brand I love! The makeup saga I've never been the type of girl to "put my face on" and style my hair every morning when I get out of bed. Unless I am shooting video, going out with friends, or going to
Cocoa Butter Beeswax Candle in a Vintage Crock
Cocoa Butter Beeswax candles have a subtle chocolate scent. In this tutorial I make a large candle, with three wicks, in a vintage crock from a thrift shop. You know those ideas you just can't stop thinking about? They might not really be that great, but you just have to try them. Almost like scratching an itch. That's how this project has been lately. I'm not really sure why, but I have been loving the idea of making beeswax candles in something other than just new mason jars. Over
Farmhouse Throw Blankets from Amazon
Enjoy this roundup of budget friendly farmhouse throw blankets from Amazon. After searching for a few hours the other night, I found that there are tons of options for farmhouse throw blankets from Amazon. Who knew?? I tend to be a minimalist when it comes to home decor. I don't like a lot of bells and whistles. Wicker baskets, natural fiber rugs, white ironstone and black fixtures are the staples in my home. Usually I am hard pressed to find much that I like in home decor
Farmhouse Kitchen Fall Refresh
Browse my collection of beautiful items to spruce up a small farmhouse kitchen this fall. Disclosure: This post has been sponsored by Cost Plus World Market and contains affiliate links. All opinions are my own. This post was sponsored by World Market. See my full disclosure HERE. Little Girls in the Kitchen The other day my girls asked, as they often do, if they could do some baking. If you don't have eight and six year olds around the house, let me translate that question for
Farmhouse Finds From Target
I guess it is kind of hard to think about spring right now, when we are smack dab in the dead of winter. But, right or wrong, that is exactly where my mind is! I guess I can blame it on being a DIY blogger and needing to have my home all spring ready by early March. But, let's be real, I am always dreaming of the longer, warmer days of spring waaay before I actually should. In my spring fever, i was browsing the Target website for some simple items that could most certainly freshen up


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091Labs are thrilled to announce their very own Ignite Galway, happening as a fundraiser for our much loved hackerspace on Friday, the 10th December, at 7pm. Like last time. there will be 13 inventive, courageous speakers, who have generously volunteered to take to the stage to give the audience a 5 minute insight into their wacky and wonderful ideas.
There will be lots of surprises throughout the night as we are determined to entertain, educate, enlighten and inspire you (and we'll be sure to delight you while we're at it).
Here are some of last Septembers talks as a reminder of the diversity and quality of the talks on the night.
Building a city, virtually, Gavin Duffy
User experience just doesn't matter, Mark Conguista
Can great speeches change the world? Naoise Nunn
Tickets will be 5 euro on the door, and you can send an RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.com to book in advance.


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The South Miami Manatees join the infamous list of animals found loitering along sidewalks and public right of ways as part of misguided art in public places programs. The movement may have started with the Chicago Cows, but South Florida has repeatedly lowered the bar with flamingos on Miami Beach, roosters in Little Havana, peacocks in Coconut Grove, pink snails on the Beach and Coral Gables, and now sea cows in South Miami.
No matter what good cause is being supported, or how many cute kids or worthwhile organizations are responsible for the individual sculptures, there really is no excuse for these enormous tacky herds crowding public space. Read on for details of the South Miami Manatee Fest.
And manatees? We thought the pink snails were bad. But these groupings
of color vomit make Romero Britto's work looking edgy. Plus, who decreed
that only native weakling South Florida animals can be given this
"honor?" If the rest of the country isn't already convinced we're
pussies, their minds will surely be made up now.
We do credit the
latest program for upping the corn significantly with the inclusion of
baby manatees in the warm embrace of their parent. Apparently, loveable,
cuddly, fat sea cows were not wimpy enough without bringing pups into
the fray.
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Saturday saw our junior footballers entertain Banogue in the third round of the all-county football league. Milford played very well in the first half and led by two points at half time thanks to a Barry McGinty goal and points from Darren Hyland, Luke McGinty and Dominic Joyce. Banogue fought back in the second half before a well worked Milford goal levelled the scores with a minute to go. However, the visitors snatched a one piont victory with a last minute free.
Hard luck to the Limerick minor footballers and our own Niall Hayes who were narrowly defeated in the Munster championship on Saturday.
Upcoming fixtures:
City JBFL home to Claughaun 28th April
City JBFL home to St Patricks 5th May
City JBFL away to Ballinacurra 12th May
City JBFL home to Patrickswell 19th May
ACFL away to Glin 21st May
ACFL home to Camogue 5th June
Club membership for 2011 is now due, please contact the club secretary or treasurer for details.
We would also like to thank all our sponsors for their continued support during the year especially:
Sean Murphy of the Day Break Castletroy supermarket;
Barnalick House B&B and self catering accommodation; and
the Groody Bar, Castletroy.
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Let's Begin: Bookkeeping
The Benefits of Outsourcing Your Bookkeeping. As a business owner, one of the most important aspects of running a healthy business operation is a good accounting system. A good bookkeeping service, along with a good accounting system, can help your company perform better through accurate bookkeeping to enable you to make good business decisions. Quality Bookkeeping provides that accurate bookkeeping with a little flare of fun. Let us take the stress out of your bookkeeping, help you understand the importance of good record keeping, and we can even make you smile while doing all of this .
Knowing your financial strengths allows you to decide if you can or should hire another staff member to assist in a department that needs attention; cut a product that isn't succeeding in sales; promote a product that is surpassing your expectations.
Quality Bookkeeping, LLC can help you monitor the financial success or weakness of your company through excellence in bookkeeping.
Quality Bookkeeping is Excellence in Bookkeeping, providing While Glove Service to our clients.
I would highly recommend Quality Bookkeeping LLC to any business owner who wants professional management of the company books delivered in the most polite, conscientious—and even friendliest—way. Bookkeeping is usually nothing but stress, but not with Nadine in the picture. She handles everything from day one, explaining clearly what information she needs and why. She, then, describes in detail just how the project is all going to come together—and it does! With Nadine, I have complete confidence all is well, and to top it off, she's the easiest person in the world to work with, always readily accessible by email, phone or text, and ready to go the extra mile, every time. Her follow through is impeccable, her service exemplary, and her expertise five-star. My only wish is that I had found her years ago."
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When my fiancé and I decided to open our own business we knew we had a lot to do before we could open our doors! Problem was, we had no idea where to start! Luckily we found Quality Bookkeeping while searching for a bookkeeping service to help get us started in the right direction. Nadine gave us so much useful information in our beginning stages of opening the business! She helped us find the right point of sale systems for our business, as well as helping us input all of the inventory so that we could start making sales! Her customer service is incredible! She is so kind, helpful and fun!! We always have a good time during our meetings! We knew right away that we made the right choice with Quality Bookkeeping! Our business is up and running like a fine oiled machine thanks to Nadine's dedication and hard work!"
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A Beginner's Guide to Recycled Paper
Reducing paper waste is a goal many share. The great news is that there are numerous ways of accomplishing this without implementing dramatic changes that might cripple your ability to run an efficient office. These include widening print margins and using smaller fonts to require fewer sheets for documents. In addition, printing to both sides of a sheet can literally cut your paper use in half. Buying recycled paper is another way that you can support efforts to save trees and conserve natural resources.
What Kind of Paper Can Be Recycled?
According to the EPA, there are five basic "paper grade" categories that determine the how each is recycled, and to what use they're best suited. Old newspapers, for example, can be converted by recycling mills to produce paper products like tissue. High-grade paper, which includes used printer paper and envelopes, can be converted to produce high grade writing and printing paper after it's gone through a deinking process. This means that all kinds of paper products – from corrugated cardboard to shredded office letterhead – are able to be recycled and repurposed.
Is Recycled Paper Cheaper or More Expensive to Buy?
Although prices for recycled paper continue to drop due to improved efficiencies, paper manufactured from repurposed materials remains generally higher than standard, "virgin" paper. There are a couple of reasons for this. The first has to do with the law of supply and demand. Because the demand for virgin paper is greater than the demand for recycled paper, manufacturers are able to produce it in greater quantities and sell it at lower cost. There is also more processing involved in the manufacturing of recycled paper, which requires makers to set prices at levels that make it economically feasible to stay in operation. That's not to say you're always going to pay an arm and a leg to buy recycled paper. Performing a bit of comparative shopping can yield economically beneficial results, especially if you choose lower quality recycled paper to use for quick draft print jobs. And then there's the concept of "voting with your wallet." By continuing to buy recycled paper, you are giving signal to manufacturers that the demand exists.
How to Recycle Your Paper
Most cities across the nation provide recycle containers that can be used to responsibly dispose of used paper. There are also recycling locations everywhere, and no shortage of online resources to help you find the nearest to you. Check out RecycleFinder.com, 1800Recycling.com, and Earth911.com to get started.
Buying Recycled Paper: Recycled vs. Recyclable
Here's one thing to bear in mind when buying recycled paper. There's a big difference between recycled paper and recyclable paper. The latter indicates paper that can be recycled after it's been used – but as we've already pointed out, all paper can be recycled, so purchasing a ream of printer paper that is labeled recyclable is really no better practice than purchasing paper that isn't. Recycled paper, on the other hand, is paper that has actually been produced using recycling methods. Both bear symbols that are similar in design, which can be a bit tricky. If you want to ensure you're using bona fide sustainable paper that's already been recycled, pay close attention to the verbiage and the seals printed on the package.


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Breech Pregnancy Back on Track using Chiropractic - A Case Study
A recorded research study demonstrating chiropractic care assisted a breech pregnancy was published on April 7, 2008, in the scientific periodical, the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research (JVSR). In this instance, a 28 year old woman went to the chiropractor in her 34th week of pregnancy. She had been getting chiropractic care for headaches and sacroiliac pain.
In week 34 of her pregnancy, the woman's midwife suggested that she go back for chiropractic care after it had been found that the presentation of her current pregnancy was breech. She had previously carried her first pregnancy in a breech presentation until 37 weeks until seeking chiropractic care.
This research says that around 3%-5% of term pregnancies in the United States result in a breech presentation, while 80%-100% of those breech presenting fetuses are delivered by cesarean section. Breech presentation happens when a fetus is set up for the birth with the rear or feet toward the birth canal as opposed to the normal head first, known as the "cephalic presentation".
Upon examination, the breech presentation was verified and the chiropractic evaluation and treatment known as the "Webster Technique" was used to establish intrauterine constraint and begin correction.
2 days after getting chiropractic care using the Webster Technique, the woman went back to her midwife for her follow-up visit. That check-up revealed that the fetus had turned to a regular presentation. In the summary of this case report, the chiropractor, Dr. John Cameron Thomas mentioned, "The importance of avoiding intrauterine constraint and cesarean section deliveries is obvious. For women who would like to deliver vaginally, you'll find alternatives which can be performed before having a scheduled cesarean section."
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These lads hailing from Manchester have built a solid reputation largely based on the social media presence and word of mouth playing bigger shows now. Fans (predominantly teenage girls) were waiting at the airport and their hotel trying to catch a glimpse of their idols ahead of the show and still finding plenty of energy and voice to savour every minute of the show.
Also, these lads have put in the hard yards on the road clocking up the most mileage making them the hardest working band in 2014 playing 195 shows in 29 countries travelling some 249,724 kilometres. This is an impressive effort and Adelaide was treated to a top notch show and ultra slick production.
Support band Circa Waves were fantastic! Playing with plenty of energy and gusto these guys had nothing to lose and everything to gain playing to a big crowd who were there early to get the best vantage point. Still a bit wet behind the ears they played a short punchy set of songs off their forthcoming album Young Chasers. There are plenty of hits in the armoury with the likes of Get Away, Good For Me, Young Chasers and Fossils.
There was a real sense of anticipation for The 1975 with the slightest movement on stage or the flicker of lights resulting in screams from the crowd. It was interesting standing back from afar watching all the younger folk having the phones out to capture that piece of souvenir footage which would later frustrate front man Matt Healy who asked several times for fans to put their phones down.
When the band took to the stage amongst a back drop of LED rectangles resembling doors it was on and the screaming was deafening hitting its highest point when Healy strode out with a bottle of wine which accompanied him throughout the show. There was no real surprises if you had been checking out what the band had been playing on tour opening with The City. Milk, M.O.N.E.Y, So Far (It's Alright ) and She Way Out all bought the house down prompting Healy to say "Jesus, you're a lively bunch, I can't even hear myself sing."
After Pressure Healy encourage fans to put their phones away as "we're only here for one night, let's connect, phones away for this song, let me see your faces." I think he could have said anything to make the crowd scream. With that said the next song was about the front man aptly titled Me. Before the "crowd dies of dehydration" Healy encourage fans to sing-a-long to Fallingforyou.
The 1975's sound is perfect and their show is slick and well drilled as one would expect from constantly touring. At times the music sounds a little samey but if you're on to something stick with as they say. As a fourteen year it would be easy to say that this was the best show ever and being a fraction older I was probably expecting a bit more. The first song of the encore offered some contrast giving fans the "chance to chill the fuck out" while Healy played the piano ballad Is There Someone Who Can Watch You.
As far as encores go The 1975 proved they were as good as anyone with a cracker jack treasure trove of gold belted out. Medicine and Robbers (not forgetting Healy's dislike of seeing the Apple logo) were great but what topped it off brilliantly was Chocolate followed by the big hit Sex. Healy said it would be their last show in Adelaide until the second album where they would come back even more "ridiculous" than ever. That's a lot of pressure to live up to!


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What do you develop in your team: motivation or engagement?
A common mistake made by managers and team is to mistake motivation for engagement. Because motivation is intrinsic, it is individual.
Accelerators: how can they help agribusiness take off?
Accelerators are indirectly present around us more than we think. In Brazil, newer and less prominent, accelerators are also resulting in success cases.
Do you know the maximum number of piglets your farm may potentially produce?
Pig farmers know that you need more than performance data to have an accurate view of the farm to support your business decisions. You need a global and systemic view of pig production considering the installed capacity of the farm, instead of focusing on individual processes.
How many piglets do sows produce throughout their lives?
In order to make piglets production an increasingly profitable business, increasing productivity should be a continuous target of farms.
Do you know how much does a non-productive day cost on your farm?
In industry, one of the indicators of productivity is the capacity usage level installed – number of items that the machines are capable of producing.
Information: the key to the growth of the farm
The question is, data can be transformed into quality information, which contributes effectively to identify problems and make decisions?
Ideal delivery in pig production: satisfied customers and profitable farms
PENSAMENTO+1 has the so-called optimal delivery of its fundamental concepts, proposing broader view of the results of the farm.
Diagnosis: Do you know how to identify productivity issues on your farm?
Identify productivity problems requires leaving aside the more operational view of the farm – the farm needs to be analyzed thoroughly.
Weekly meetings: the secret of good results
One of the main concerns of managers with weekly meetings is wasting time. After all, everybody has always "other fish to fry".


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This "mindset" theory came from several studies in which researchers compared the effects of praise-for-intelligence ("You did well because you're smart") vs. praise-for-effort ("You did well because you worked hard") on public school students. They gave them a series of tests: an easy one, a hard one, and an easy one again. All were told they did well on the first test and poorly on the second. But on the third, those who thought their earlier success was due to smarts did worse than those who thought it was because they had worked hard. In addition, when later asked to write about the third test, these students lied about their scores, inflating them (whether intentionally or not is another question).
The takeaway was that it's harder to deal with failure if you think your intellectual ability is not related to effort but simply something you have or you don't. Other studies showed such participants actually avoid challenging activities in order to avoid risking failure and thus a blow to their self image. Ironically, this strategy backfires because challenges (and failure) lead to growth.
Dweck made sure her subjects were all good students beforehand so that differing ability wouldn't compromise the results. But an implication often drawn from the work is that we all have equal ability to start with and an attitude adjustment is all you need for success. With learning disabilities this obviously isn't true, but recent experiments with mice show that for the rest of us it may not hold either. A group of scientists (16 credited) in 2010 found a protein in the hippocampus (Greek for seahorse, because of it's shape--I just learned that last week) that interfered with long term potentiality (LTP), the process by which new information is (somehow) used in learning and memory. They couldn't find any positive reason for its presence, so developed some mice (whose brains are eerily similar to ours--shiver) who lacked this protein to see what would happen. Turns out they learned faster, with no discernible side effects. Wait; what? Does this mean the amount of this protein I have in my body affects how quickly I can do crosswords and such? Because if so, it means we don't all start with a level playing field, some of us are just naturally smarter than others. Not that your belief in your ability to improve won't help you in the long run; it will. It just won't get you into Mensa if that's not where you were going in the first place.
Hardly a radical discovery, I know, but it does take a bit of the wind out of the I-think-I-can sails, I think.
Praise for Intelligence Can Undermine Children's Motivation and Performance (Mueller & Dweck, 1998)
RGS14 is a natural suppressor of both synaptic plasticity in CA2 neurons and hippocampal-based learning and memory (Lee et al., 2010)


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For over 25 years, WACS has been the agent of NYK Line; one of the biggest shipping companies in the world. WACS currently represents NYK Group with related branches (car carriers / bulk & projects / general cargo / cruise / tankers and LNG carriers) except containers which is now under (ONE) Ocean Network Express management effective from 1st of April 2018.
RORO Liner Service: WACS, as agent for the biggest RORO fleet in the world, provide safe and reliable transportation for top car companies, plant equipment and industrial/agricultural machineries. We offer secure transportation of units from vessels to storage areas, through our expert operation personnel. The division connects Alexandria and Far East base ports, USA & Gulf area via Piraeus, through its regular monthly calls.
NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers Liner Service: WACS, as agents for the pioneer carriers of heavy cargo, is responsible for the transport of all manner of plant and heavy-lift cargo, such as petrochemical/energy-related plants, oil and gas field equipment, power plants and transformer substations, and transport equipment, including container cranes in Egypt.
NYK Cruise (Asuka II): WACS, as agents for NYK cruise vessels, is responsible for completing our principal's agency services in Egypt. Asuka II was launched in 1991 and was the first Japanese cruise ship to conduct a world cruise. Since then, the Asuka brand has become synonymous with the luxurious, high-quality cruise experience.
We will be pleased to receive your inquiries through email@example.com.
For almost 10 years, WACS has been representing the United European Car Carrier (UECC), which is the Leading provider of short sea RO-RO transportation in Europe dedicated to the needs of the automotive industry. Connecting cargo through Piraeus from mother vessels, shipped from Far East ports to Alexandria as final destination.
Along the years, WACS has gained a long experience in handling, not only light & regular custom RORO shipments, but also, heavy and oversized cargo such as plants, machinery, boats, and railways thus; smooth operations and rapid delivery is reflected in our operational process.
For further clarification and inquiries please email firstname.lastname@example.com
Worms Alexandria Cargo Services (WACS) has been appointed as General Agent of Medship Feeders DMCC in Egypt as of January 2018.
Medship Feeders, founded in 2012, is a private independent company offering the most reliable & efficient weekly common feeder services with 2/3 vessels between Egypt (Damietta–Port Said) and Libya (Tobruk, Benghazi, Misurata, Khoms and Tripoli).
Medship Feeders offer first class services to serve the major Container Shipping Lines to/from Libya.
WACS operational & sales teams stay at your entire disposal for any information needed.
We will be pleased to receive your inquiries through email@example.com.
Since 2008, WACS has been the agent for Stolt Tank Containers (STC), owning the largest fleet in the world. STC is the leading provider of logistics and transportation services for door-to-door shipments of bulk-liquid chemicals and food-grade products.
WACS has developed a lot of related activities to enhance Stolt's business in Egypt including trucking and custom clearance services, enabling customers to have one contact person for full door to door service.
WACS provides operational assistance all over Egypt, for loading & unloading showing new customers the know-how operation procedure for their shipments.
WACS uses its strong connections with shipping lines to offer competitive rates for Stolt customers, whether locally or for cross bookings, for all types of Tank capacities (ranging from 20,000 to 26,000 liters). WACS also handles the booking procedures on behalf of customers with all shipping lines to facilitate their booking process.
ISO Tank container is a large stainless steel pressure vessel held within a 20-foot ISO frame, to ensure safe and reliable transport of bulk liquids, in addition to fitting most modern inter-modal transportation options, including container ships, trucks and rails.
Compared with drums, IBCs & barrels, a tank container is the most cost-effective way of liquid transportation as it is almost 40% lower in cost on D/D shipments.
We ensure 24 hrs personnel availability & assistance with on time information delivery, for rate requests, sales leads, tracking & transshipment inquiries through our global network.
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Primetime Special on NDE's
Airing on ABC (US) TV at 10 pm ET.
Labels: NDE, Near-Death Experience
Dr. Atwater is an international authority on near-death states as well as a near-death experiencer. She is one of the original researchers in the field of near-death studies, having begun her work in 1978.
Airing on ABC (US) TV at 10 pm ET.
Labels: NDE, Near-Death Experience
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An international authority on near-death states, PMH Atwater is the author of 10 books, her writings have also appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers. She has lectured twice at the United Nations and guested on tv and radio talk shows such as Sally Jessy Raphael, Larry King Live, Entertainment Tonight, Regis & Kathy Lee, Geraldo, and The Shirley Show in Canada. Recently she was awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the National Association of Transpersonal Hypnotherapists and the "Outstanding Service Award" from IANDS (where she has also been a 2 term board member).
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There are a million reality shows on the naked television. We're going to watch them all, one at a time.
Did you know Pasco Country, Florida is one of the largest nudist friendly areas in the country? Of course not, and why would you? Who seeks that kind of information out?
Besides nudists, I mean.
The county is home to about a dozen "clothing optional" subdivisions and neighborhoods, and Jackie Youngblood -- the self-titled Queen of Nudist Real Estate -- is here to help you with all your naked home purchase needs. Thanks again, TLC, for reminding us that the "Learning" in your network name is far from a mandatory requirement.
For starters, bared bottoms apparently do not qualify as "indecent" by FCC guidelines, because Buying Naked has acres of ass. Even before we meet the couple in The Episode I Watched ("Nudey-web's First Home;" because they just got married and they dress like Gram Parsons), we were treated to a wide variety of bum.
This was also the first instance when I wondered if the show was fake. I mean, at some point you wonder if *all* of these shows are bullshit, but my own history with nudists (don't ask) has taught me the people you least want to see in the buff are generally the ones who insist on being naked. That's apparently not the case in Pasco County, where everyone is in suspiciously decent shape.
This is certainly the case with Mike and Hillary, recently wed and looking for a place to suit their clothes-less lifestyle. Naturally they turn to Jackie, who squires them around several communities. During this time, the show offers several "nudist rules," presumably to acquaint us squares watching at home in our shameful pajamas with what life in the buff is like.
For example, "Nudists should wear aprons when cooking to protect bare skin." This offered after Hillary complains about getting burned while cooking bacon sans vêtements. No shit? Next you'll tell me your rear end gets chafed when you drive for long periods of time without trousers.
Speaking of that, these resorts also have gyms where you can exercise in the nude. Well, you have to wear shoes, and that's important because I'm totally more worried about athlete's foot than I am about lying down to do a few skull crushers on the same bench where someone's (probably) sweaty ass and or scrotum was resting moments earlier. There better be a full-time wipe down guy in this place, because I sure as hell don't trust diligent gym etiquette to a bunch of people too lazy/absent-minded to remember to put on pants.
I kid. I kid because I'm appalled. Seriously, my crippling body issues aside, I couldn't care less how naked you want to be, but wear goddamn shorts to the gym. It's also not criticizing your lifestyle to say you're an idiot for mowing your lawn or riding a motorcycle without protective attire (both activities being depicted on Buying Naked).
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Mike also works from home at times, so he'd like an office in his new house. This means he presumably works in a normal clothed office environment the rest of the time. I want you to think about the people you work with, now imagine them all naked. You're welcome.
Because we're only allowed to see derriere, TLC has to use strategic concealment of genitalia and (female) breasts, which is a source of fairly constant amusement. I especially enjoyed the bananas concealing Mike's member in one scene. But seriously, are we arguing that butts are somehow less offensive than boobs? This patriarchal objection to showing the chest must end.
And also: boobs.
Thanks to Buying Naked I know that nudists/naturists are willing to spend way too much money purchasing a home, even after the recent recession. Well look at that, TLC; I actually "learned" something watching one of your shows. Mind blown.


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EMBRUN, Ont. – Two men from Quebec are facing charges related to alleged thefts of used cooking oil from restaurants in eastern Ontario.
Provincial Police Const. Melissa Bouchard says the force has recently received at least two complaints that cooking oil was going missing from disposal bins outside local businesses.
The recent arrests in the cases came Monday morning when police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle outside a restaurant in Embrun, Ont.
Police arrest suspect in theft of 10-month-old dog from Toronto Humane Society
A 39-year-old from Montreal and a 46-year-old from Laval, Que., are facing five charges each, including two counts of theft under $5,000.
Bouchard is urging local restaurants to check their supplies of used cooking oil and come forward if they believe any has gone missing.
She says the motive for the alleged thefts appears to be financial, saying used cooking oil is believed to be worth a fair amount of money, although she did not specify why.
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"Optima-B" System
Optima-B" System (GPS Satellite Navigation System Terminal Spoofing Jammer)
GPS satellite system terminal spoofer "Optima-B" (hereinafter, the "Optima-B") is designed to generate and radiate, in real time, the signals whose characteristics and parameters are identical to characteristics and parameters of the signals generated by the GPS satellites at an assigned navigation receivers' station point. The simulated signals can be recognized by the navigation receivers as true ones, which will result in false determination of the object's current coordinates.
"Optima-B" technical characteristics
1 Working frequencies: L1 (1575.42 MHz) and L2 (1227.6 MHz).
2 The navigation code used for simulation – C/A code (as per IS GPS-200E).
3 The "Optima-B" enables jamming of the GLONASS navigation receivers within L1 and L2 frequency bands.
4 Output power of the amplifiers – minimum 3 W.
5 Coordinate system used – WGS-84.
6 Time scale used – UTС.
7 Number of GPS satellites simulated – up to 12.
8 Output power tuning range – 30 dB for the case of automatic tuning based on target ranging information; 50 dB for preset values.
9 The "Optima-B" provides control over the jamming transmitters comprising "Optima-3.2" complex through VHF radio channel.
10 Operating temperature range – from +5 to +50°C.


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For secret agent Sydney Bristow, life is the deadliest of games - one of infiltration, espionage and relentless stealth action. Now her mission is yours. Get armed and go deep into her dangerous world - up against the clock, under pressure and under fire - and unlock the secrets behind TV's hottest sensation.
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Staples Center has a variety of entertaining events lined up for Spring 2015. At the end of May, get ready for a performance by the one and only Bette Midler! The Divine Miss M will begin her 'Divine Intervention' tour at the beginning of May and will be heading over to the world famous Staples Center on May 28th. Get the full LA experience before the concert by staying at one of the family-friendly boutique hotels close to the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Harlettes will accompany her on stage, providing backup vocals and there will also be a 14-piece band. Throughout the performance, you can expect to hear some of her classic hits as well as songs off of her latest album 'It's The Girls.' Midler has not been on tour in over ten years, so don't miss our chance to see her live!
Bette Midler was born and raised in the beautiful city of Honolulu, Hawaii. She studied drama at the University of Hawaii for a few semesters, and her first role was as an extra in the 1966 movie Hawaii. After that, she moved to New York City where she began performing in Off-Broadway shows. In 1972, she went on to release her first album 'The Divine Miss M,' with the help of Barry Manilow as the producer. After that, the rest is history. Midler has sold over 30 million records worldwide and has received 3 Grammy Awards, 3 Emmy Awards, 4 Golden Globe Awards, a special Tony Award, and 2 Academy Award nominations. In addition to being a singer and songwriter, she is also known as an actress, film producer, and comedian.
Tickets for this event can be purchased on axs.com and range from $42-$307. When you buy them online, you will receive a voucher for a physical copy of Midler's latest album 'It's The Girls.' Instructions on how to claim this album will be emailed 10-14 days after the tickets have been purchased. Get your tickets today to see Bette Midler live in concert!


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Whenever you need to scale an SEO process, you have to send emails.
While phone calls and Facebook or LinkedIn messages are great for creating meaningful relationships and closing deals, they are pretty bad for marketing purposes.
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Danish physicist (1885–1962) who was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory of atomic structure. TLS, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, January 30, 1961. Letter to Basil O'Connor in New York. In full: "It was a very great pleasure for my wife and me to receive the excellent photographs which Mrs. O'Connor took the day you visited us together with Mr. Salk in Tisvilde. The pictures will always be a most vivid remembrance of that pleasant day when we talked about the world situation and Dr. Salk's great plans for the promotion of fundamental biological research. At the moment we have all got new hopes for the future after President Kennedy's inspired talk and choice of his collaborators and advisers. In the hope that we shall all meet again before too long my wife and I send you and Mrs. O'Connor our heartiest greetings and warm wishes." In fine condition, with two punch holes to top edge, small pencil notation to left, a few edge dings, and show-through from an office stamp on reverse.
Neils Bohr, presiding over the Second International Poliomyelitis Conference in Copenhagen in 1950, was exceedingly impressed by the work of Jonas Salk. It was there that he met both Salk and Basil O'Connor, close associate to FDR and president of March of Dimes for over three decades, who funded Salk's efforts in developing the polio vaccine. The three intellectual giants shared a mutual respect for one another's work and remained in touch well beyond the years of Salk's initial achievement. A decade later, while Bohr lived out his final years in Copenhagen, the two men visited and shared the news of Salk's "great plans for the promotion of fundamental biological research"—the founding of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, with construction set to begin the following year. Bohr writes with fondness of this and of the newly elected American president, sworn in just nine days prior: "At the moment we have all got new hopes for the future after President Kennedy's inspired talk and choice of his collaborators and advisers." Written during a remarkably bright time in American history, this is a charmingly optimistic letter, filled with hope for the future of both science and politics. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.


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Police vans in Baltimore will soon be equipped with cameras to record and monitor what happens as prisoners are transported, Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday, according to Reuters.
The measure was one of a series of reforms discussed during the riots this past April following the death of Freddie Gray, who sustained a fatal spinal injury while riding in a police van after being arrested. Six police officers have been charged with crimes relating to Gray's death, including second-degree murder. All have pleaded not guilty.
"We're working through a process that will place cameras with recording capabilities in the backs of all our police vans, to ensure that we have a more complete record of what occurs there," Rawlings-Blake told reporters.
The idea for van cameras comes on the heels of a national conversation about police body cameras. Body cameras, proponents have argued, would provide more transparency and deter police misconduct and complaints of misconduct.
Van cameras, in contrast, would shed light on the way people are treated once taken into custody. Mr. Gray, for example, was shackled at the hands and at the legs, and the officers neglected to buckle his seatbelt – a violation of policy that attorney Michael Davey, who represents one of the officers charged in Gray's case, explained by claiming, "It is not always possible or safe for officers to enter the rear of those transport vans that are very small, and this one was very small."
Similar incidents in police vans have not made many recent headlines, but there is a history. "Rough rides," or "nickel rides" – a term likening the ride in a police van to "cheap amusement park thrills," The Associated Press reported – drew scrutiny in a 2001 Philadelphia Inquirer investigation that examined 20 cases of victims who sustained injuries while riding in police vans.
Gino Thompson recalled in the report being taken into custody for "intoxication" on a night in 1994. The police van had "low," "narrow" benches without seat belts, and hard walls. Mr. Thompson was handcuffed with his hands behind his back.
The cop driving accelerated – "like they were going to a fire or something," Thompson told the Inquirer – and all of a sudden, stopped short. Thompson lurched headfirst into a partition, and suffered damage to his spinal cord that left him paralyzed.
An Internal Affairs report on a similar case studied in the Inquirer report noted that a sudden stop or collision is likely to cause spinal damage when a person's hands are cuffed behind his or her back, forcing the body into a position where the head is tilted slightly forward and becomes the point of impact.
The officer driving when Thompson was injured was put on three-day suspension, and got promoted to the rank of sergeant a year later. "That isn't even a slap on the wrists," Thompson told the Inquirer.
After the Inquirer investigation was released, the Philadelphia police department reportedly terminated "nickel rides," but a 2013 follow-up suggested the practice had resumed.
In April, The Atlantic reported on "rough rides" in Baltimore, and cited three cases in which juries have sided with victims of injuries sustained in police vans who filed lawsuits against the police department, claiming their seat belts were left unbuckled and they were handcuffed.
"In 2004, a man named Jeffrey Alston won $39 million from Baltimore after he was paralyzed from the neck down during a police-van ride," the report said. "The following year, Dondi Johnson Sr. won $7.4 million after a ride left him a paraplegic. In 2013, Johns Hopkins librarian Christine Abbott filed a suit against the department for a 'rough ride' after a 2012 arrest that resulted from a noise complaint."
The practice of unsafe treatment of arrestees in police vans, the Atlantic reported, is unofficial but established enough that there are slang terms for various methods. "Bringing them up front" refers to stopping short so the prisoner is thrown forward. "Screen tests" involve the same concept, with the prisoner being flung into the screen partition between the front seat and the passenger area.
Rawlings-Blake did not say how long it would be before cameras are installed in all Baltimore police vans. According to Reuters, she added that there would also be a review of the gear police used during the April riots, some of which did not function properly, in preparation for potential unrest that could arise after the Gray case verdicts are reached.


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Live from the Lower East Side, Amon Focus shares his journey to New York Said: Volume Three as well as answering a bunch of questions from his father.
(You can listen and subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Subscribe on Android, iHeart Radio, Mixcloud, TuneIn, Stitcher, PodBean, PlayerFM, Google Play or listen via the media player above.)
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"A penny saved is a penny earned." - Wouldn't be it great if you could track your expenses and get some tips on how to manage things even better. This is the theme of this site.
- Members can register and log thier expenses on daily, weekly and monthly basis.
- Different Categories for Expenses can be added.
- Various Graphical and Textual reports on their expenses.
- Smart tips on "How to better manage expenses?" are sent to members in news letters or announcements
- These smart tips are ogranized and uploaded by Finance Industry Experts who are in the Admin staff of the site.
- Members are also motivated to better manage the expenses through providing comparison reports between other members of site. (Identity is kept confidential). eg. Mr. X is able to manage his monthly Gas expense below $200. Would you like to have some tips?
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"What is a project" is a commonly asked question from new or non project managers. To begin with a project has a number of common characteristics.
1/ A group of tasks carried out in a definable time period to meet a specific objective
2/ It has a defined start and end
3/ It has a defined scope and measurable tasks
4/ It has a budget
5/ It has resources and an organization
Projects usually have different processes and practices than usual business activity. Resources for example may be across traditional organization boundaries, commonly the project manager may not usually be responsible for the staff outside of the project.
Projects are traditionally centered around the delivery of a specific objective with project management concentrating on managing the tasks and resources.
A significant area of a project is the requirement of workscope – this defines the work that will be carried out and provides a means for the customer to review the deliverables against the original objectives at the end of the project.
Projects and project management are a key part of modern business – methodologies and routines have been established (such as Prince 2) to provide best practice frameworks – computer software and associated tools have also been developed to aide the project manager. There are many areas of project management and in later articles we'll cover these in more detail.


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Note: This event will now be conducted online only. CSEE will send instructions to join the meeting via Zoom.
First registrant: $275
Additional registrants from same school: $250
First registrant: $450
Additional registrants from same school: $425
Who should attend?
· PreK-12 classroom teachers
· Administrators at all levels
· Counselors
· Diversity coordinators
· Sexuality educators
· Health and wellness teachers and coordinators
· School nurses
· Chaplains, religion teachers
· Trustees
· Other interested school personnel
Independent Schools are in a unique position to provide truly comprehensive human sexuality education in singularly bold and effective ways. This conference will offer a developmentally- and values-based framework for creating truly age appropriate, pedagogically sound curricula in authentic partnership with parents. Strategies for designing, implementing and sustaining PreK-12 curricula—even in the face of potential pushback—will be the central focus. Current topics such as sexual harassment, affirmative consent, and sexual and gender diversity will also be addressed.
About the Presenter
Deborah Roffman
Named one of Time Magazine's "Top Sixteen Parenting Experts for the 21st Century," Debbie Roffman is a sexuality educator, consultant, and author based in Baltimore, Maryland, where she has taught sexuality education in the lower, middle, and upper schools at Park School of Baltimore since 1975. Debbie's most recent book of three books, Talk to Me First: Everything You Need to Know to Become Your Kids' "Go-To" Person About Sex, was published in 2013 by Perseus Books. In addition to her constant writing and teaching, she's worked with parents, teachers, counselors, administrators, students, alumni, and trustees at more than 400 schools and organizations across the country, and has published widely in educational journals and featured on national media, including the NPR, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Nightline, the CBS Early Show, and 20/20. She's referred to by her colleagues as the most articulate professional voice in the US on the need for broad-based human sexuality education. Her ability to find common ground by keeping the focus on young people and their universal needs around healthy sexual development is one of her most important gifts. She has wide appeal to schools across the independent school spectrum and to parents of all political stripes, religions, and backgrounds, as demonstrated through national recognition from such seemingly diverse groups as the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (the coveted Mary Lee Tatum Apple Award) and the National Federation of Republican Women (Favorite Teacher Award).
What drives Debbie's work is a single vision: that one day it will be families and schools―not media, merchandisers, entertainers, peers, and popular culture―who become the primary, as in first and most important, resources for young people about sex.
Please read more about her work at: Talk2MeFirst.com
3:00-4:45 Sexuality Education is the Same, Not "Different"
• Thinking pedagogically and developmentally—not emotionally—about "sex" education
• The self-sabotaging double standards that make schools—and parents—afraid of the wrong things
• The dangers that abdication by families and schools create, often in the name of "protection"
• "Disappearing" the totally misplaced anxieties parents, schools and teachers commonly apply to broaching the subject of sexuality
• Anticipating, diffusing, and responding effectively to potential "push back" from parents or others in the school community
• Enlisting/providing ongoing, explicit, and effective administrative support
• A 20-point checklist for successfully creating, implementing and sustaining a PreK-12 sexuality curriculum
5:00-7:00: Sexuality Isn't a Fancier Word for "Sex"
• What is truly comprehensive human sexuality education?
• All teachers can be sexuality educators
• "The 5:5 Paradigm": a developmentally and values-based framework for curriculum design, PreK-12
• Teachers and parents as "nurturers" of healthy sexuality, not "gatekeepers" of sexual knowledge
• Establishing age and stage appropriate sexuality benchmarks for children ages 3-18
• Identifying different KINDS of values and a school's unique roles in regard to each
• Setting/teaching limits and boundaries around issues connected to human sexuality
• Our roles as "anticipatory guides" and how they pertain to healthy sexuality
• Utilizing the 5:5 Paradigm to build trust and truly authentic partnerships with parents
• Revisiting the 20-Point Checklist
8:30-10:00: Teaching About Sexual and Gender Diversity
• There's more than one "binary"
• New constructs for thinking/teaching about sexual and gender diversity
• Each person has their own unique "Sexual and Gender Profile"
• Avoiding unintentional "othering"
• Unpacking traditional gender roles, their relationship to power, and how they impact attitudes about sexual and gender diversity
• Understanding sexual and gender diversity is always a work in progress: the explosion of new terms in regard to sexuality,
gender and identity, and how to keep up
• Debate: Is the goal to "erase" gender?
• Students as allies in supporting positive school change
10:15-11:45: Teaching About Intimacy, Boundaries, and "Consent"
• The missing discourse about sex: what does it have to do with intimacy?
• "Hooking Up," and how the phrase itself sabotages critical thinking
• The parallels between emotional and sexual intimacy that adults can easily draw
• Understanding "victim blaming" and the real cause of rape
• Unpacking "Rape Culture" in the wake of #MeToo and the Kavanaugh hearings, and some very hopeful signs
• Teaching about "Affirmative Consent" starts in Pre-K
• Exercise: "Who is responsible?"
12:45-2:15: Finding Context and Making Meaning
• GUARANTEED: How to respond to any and all questions about sexuality any student will ever ask you (worth the price of
• FINAL QUIZ: So, how would you respond to this one??
2:15-3:00: Revisiting the 20-Point Checklist, Q&A
What past participants are saying about this event
"(Debbie) is an expert in the field! Gave many good examples of practical activities while also grounding information in values development."
"Knowledgeable, passionate about the topic and importance of the topic. Flexible in planning and presenting information that is best for the group. Warm sense of humor, engaging, and presentation is relative to schools/students needs today."
"Debbie was engaging and funny in her delivery of the material. Loved listening to her!"
"Great subject, great presenter, great draw of good people in independent schools."
"With the ever-changing world of sexuality, this was a wonderful compilation of current information."
This event will now be conducted online.
Please see CSEE's Event Policy to learn more about cancellations and refunds.
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When Christ calls a man, He bids him come and die.
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I have always been extremely impressed with the way Jesus Christ turned everything we thought we knew on it's head. To be exalted, you need to be humbled. To be great, you need to be a servant. And in order to live, you need to first die.
I wonder if this was on Abraham's mind as he took Isaac up Mt. Moriah for what he knew would be none less than a human sacrifice. And I wonder if Isaiah knew that he would be sawn in half when he said those infamous words, "Here am I, send me."
Friends, I am becoming more and more keenly aware that we have all been invited, pulled inextricably into that crux moment in history where true love and pure wrath met, where unrestricted grace touched unbridled judgment, where beauty and horror embraced, where the vertical and horizontal were nailed together, and salvation and damnation were clearly hung out for the entire world to see. And we are asked to make a choice: Who lives? Who dies?
"As I contemplated the spiritual journey of Holy Week . . . I knew this was not a week for shopping, vacation, parties, or hilarity. I sensed this was the week that above all weeks was to be set aside for the journey into death. I knew the worship of the church would take me by the hand and lead me step-by-step into the experience of death and rebirth, if I would allow it to do so. I resolved then and there to walk in the way of the cross. I purposed to make this the week God intended it to be for me, a week of intense spiritual struggle--and reward!"
Robert Webber, Ancient-Future Time: Forming Spirituality through the Year
(Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2004), 118-119.
I remember being blown away by the Sunday School wall in a persecuted church in Antioch, Turkey. There they had hung portions of scripture that were to be summarily memorized by their children. Of course there were the usual verses that we in the west might expect, like "Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become Children of God", and "Let the little children come unto me…"
What I wasn't prepared for was this one: "For if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord's." Not the normal Sunday School verse for little children, unless you realize that training up a child in the way he should go, as followers of Christ, is to experientially understand that unless one is dead to self, one cannot really live.
My friends, Christians do not celebrate Easter. They celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, and should be unembarrassed to say and do so, for it is only here that we can find and have true life. Neither do we embrace pagan fertility rites (even if we are sometimes, like in our own lives, found ignominiously scrambling around for painted eggs and marshmallow chickies). Rather, like Jesus Christ, we were born for the life of the cross, the tomb, and of course the power and reality of the Resurrection. Let us therefore be unashamedly "baptized" into this, for it is in this that we truly "live, and move, and have our being".
Have an awesome Holy Week, and Resurrection Sunday!


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It was a long day at WSJ's D down in San Diego, but there was plenty to see. Check out our coverage roundup below.
Live coverage
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates: Historic discussion live from D 2007
Steve Jobs live from D 2007
Steve Ballmer live from D 2007
Palm's Jeff Hawkins live from D 2007
iPhone to get third party apps
Apple TV gets 160GB disk... and YouTube too
iTunes Plus and EMI's DRM-free music hands-on
iTunes Plus DRM-free music now official(er)
Microsoft Surface - surface and gesture based computing lands
Microsoft Surface hands-on
Palm Foleo hands-on
Palm Foleo gallery
Palm Foleo announced
Livescribe shows off Leapfrog Fly-esque pen computer for grown-ups
QiGO announces Internet Content Keys
Also, you reminded us that you're a hell of a clever lot that not seemed to think we were justified in totally panning Palm's new Foleo. So here are some of the top nicknames we've heard it given:


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Inter Milan reappoints Roberto Mancini as coach
MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan reappointed former coach Roberto Mancini on Friday, hours after firing Walter Mazzarri following a poor run of results.
Mancini spent four years in charge at Inter, winning two Italian Cups and three straight league titles — although one was awarded after Juventus was stripped for match-fixing.
"Our goal is to regain our rightful position as one of the very top clubs in Europe and that's why I am so happy to welcome back Roberto Mancini." Inter president Erick Thohir said in a statement.
"His track record both at Inter and elsewhere speaks for itself, and his international experience and hunger for success will I know drive the team to the next level."
Mancini, who was replaced by Jose Mourinho as Inter coach in 2008, will be presented to the media on Saturday before taking his first training session.
"An exciting new challenge, I'm happy to hug the nerazzurri fans again. See you tomorrow!" Mancini wrote on his Twitter account.
His first match back in charge will be against fierce local rival AC Milan on Nov. 23.
Inter has won only two of its past seven league matches and fallen to ninth place in Serie A.
Mazzarri joined Inter in 2013 from Napoli, which he had just led to second place in Serie A. After steering Inter to fifth and a Europa League berth in his first season, Mazzarri extended his contract by a year until 2016.
"Today I made the difficult decision" to relieve Mazzarri of his duties, Thohir said. "It was a decision that I reached in conjunction with my management team.
"It was a difficult decision because he has been continuously supportive of the direction that we have wanted to take the club, and he has worked tirelessly and selflessly for Inter, with both belief and passion. I would like to thank him sincerely for his efforts."
It is only the second coaching change in Serie A this season after Rolando Maran replaced the fired Eugenio Corini at Chievo Verona last month.
Mancini announced in March 2008 he would step down as Inter coach at the end of that season, but rescinded his decision a day later. However, he was dismissed at the end of the campaign.


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I'm a writer and multimedia producer interested in how creative types learn and grow professionally, with a particular interest in the entertaiment and media industries.
What I'm Listening To:
The Dinner Party Download, How Was Your Week? with Julie Klausner, the "Inside Llewyn Davis" soundtrack.
What I'm Watching:
The Blacklist, Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter, Nashville, Scandal, Game of Thrones.
What I'm Reading:
"Sleepless in Hollywood" by Lynda Obst, Food52, Women and Hollywood, Amy Brill's "The Movement of Stars", and the Cornell Mushroom Blog.


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Frank Reid is marfdrat; an alter-ego, if you will, given to me by my daughter, and a reminder that I'm not much of a big shot to many people in this world. I'm a child of God, a husband and father, an introverted, leaning-toward-melancholy soul on a journey to a known destination, but on a path that is largely of my choosing.
marfdrat is an experiment for me – a way to record some of the journey, and interact with family and other folks that I know and love, and -maybe- with some I don't (know, that is). What gets recorded here is JMHO (just my humble opinion); you can take or leave it, and if you care to, tell me what you think of it.


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Team 1138 meets 15 minutes after school every Thursday until 5:30 in the Bob Hope Center at the Chaminade College Preparatory. We are always accepting new hard working Chaminade students. The meeting schedule for build season is different and is a requirement for all members.
Team Schedule for Build Season:
Thursday: 3:15pm – 8:00pm
Friday: 3:15pm – 8:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am – 8:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Jobs available on our team include manufacturing, programming, CAD, animation, website design, public relations, business plan, drive team (voted), pit team, and scouting team.
The only requirement besides the standard Chaminade Club Requirements, which are available in the Chaminade Student/Parent Handbook, are that you come with a positive attitude and are ready to do your part. Meetings are year round and no experience is required.


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James Bond was a big deal in my household growing up. There were only two things my stepdad loved more than Sean Connery's 007: Sergio Leone Westerns and the San Francisco 49ers. As a result I saw the early Bonds quite a lot as a kid, but kind of skipped past George Lazenby and Roger Moore and went directly to Timothy Dalton.
Of course I later caught up with the ones I skipped as a kid, but it's been a nice long while since I've watched any of the Bond films so when Collider asked me to rank every entry in the franchise, I figured it was high time to revisit them all, starting with Dr. No and going all the way to Spectre. That's a whole lot of vodka martinis and Q-supplied gadgets.
Below you'll find my rankings, from worst to best, of all 25 Bond movies. Yes, 25. I'm including the kinda unofficial Sean Connery vehicle from 1983 called Never Say Never Again. He plays James Bond, so even though it's not recognized as an official entry into the Eon Films cannon I figured it'd be criminal to leave it out of this ranking.
One film I didn't include was 1967's Casino Royale, in which Bond is played by a variety of weird actors, like Woody Allen, Peter Sellers and David Niven. It's more a spoof of the James Bond franchise instead of a real adaptation of Ian Fleming's character, so I felt like including it with the rest would be a little like throwing in Airplane! in a ranking of the Airport movies.
007 means different things to different people. For some the campy ones are the best. Others may they like the more dangerous and brutal version of the character. Some value the stunts over the story or the villains over the gadgets.
The below list is my own ranking, which shifted a little bit as I marathoned this series over the last couple of weeks. There might be a few surprising placements (I reaaaallly like Live and Let Die). I can't tell you what your list would look like, but I sure can tell you what mine is.
Without any further ado, here's how I rank all the James Bond films from Worst to Best:


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A Gluten-free Diet Is Always More Nutritious
That definitely is true for someone who has celiac disease, because as we previously explained, the autoimmune disorder prevents the person from absorbing nutrients unless he or she avoids gluten. But for most of us, gluten isn't going to have that effect. And avoiding gluten actually may lead to a less nutritious diet if you're not careful. For most people, whole wheat flour is a major source of dietary fiber, so gluten-free dieters risk not getting enough unless they make an effort to replace it with sources such as fruits, vegetables, beans and brown rice [source: Strawbridge].
Additionally, conventional products, like your typical loaf of wheat bread, often are enriched with nutrients such as iron, calcium, thiamine, riboflavin and folate. When you avoid those grain products, you may also get lesser amounts of those nutrients, unless you take a vitamin supplement to counteract the loss. Additionally, cutting out gluten may cause a decrease in beneficial bacteria in the gut, which can have a negative impact on your immune system [sources: UW Health, Strawbridge].


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The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach
Pam Jenoff
Mira, Jul 28 2015, $14.95
In 1941 Italy a frightened Momma fears for the lives of her daughter Adelia, her husband and herself; as the Fascists target Jews. She places Adelia on a ship bound to Gibraltar where her child will catch a boat heading to Philadelphia. In the States, her family fails to arrive on time; even as the immigration officer insists children must be met by an adult. Uncle Meyer and Aunt Bess get there late but in time to bring their niece to their Chelsea Beach home to live with them.
The next door Irish-Catholic Connally family, especially the four sons, greet her as a friend. Adelia is attracted to the oldest Charlie, but he enlists; while heartbroken she becomes a translator in DC. Stunned when Charlie arrives and leaves her, she heads to London to escape her grief. Working for a newspaper, she likes her boss Teddy until Charlie arrives again.
Moving from war-torn Poland (see The Winter Guest, The Kommandant's Girl and The Diplomat's Daughter) to the States and London, Pam Jenoff provides another tremendous WWII drama that leaves readers believing we traveled to the 1940s. Through the eyes of the forced to mature rather quickly heroine, The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach is a powerful timely (after the Bush era Iraq and the present Iran drumbeats) historical as we witness the cost of hostilities on young civilians and families.
Harriet Klausner


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NEW YORK — Early Wednesday morning, Donald Trump was elected president of the United States.
He scored victories in Ohio and Florida on Tuesday.
No Republican in the modern era has won the presidency without Ohio.
**Hear what Donald Trump told FOX 8 News tonight**
Stronger-than-expected early returns across several key states fueled excitement inside a Manhattan hotel where Trump was expected to appear once a winner was announced. His supporters chanted "USA!" as the New York billionaire gathered privately with his family inside Trump Tower. Ohio Pastor Darrell Scott, who leads Trump's National Diversity Coalition, said presidential hopeful was loose and relaxed.
"Everyone was nervous but Trump," Scott said.
Ohio Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges released the following statement:
"We had the great honor of hosting the first Republican primary debate and serving as the host state of the Republican National Convention. Like always, the state of Ohio has been the center of the political universe this election cycle," said Ohio Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges. "I have said since Day One that Ohio would do its part to help deliver 18 electoral votes for the Republican Nominee, and I'm pleased with the efforts of staff, county chairs and volunteers across the state who were a major part of Donald Trump's victory tonight.
"Donald Trump built a winning coalition of Republicans, Independents and disaffected Democrats in Ohio. I'd like to congratulate his team, they worked hard during this campaign and they deserve the victory tonight."
Ohio and Florida marked Trump's first major swing state victories. Clinton claimed Virginia and Colorado.
Trump voted Tuesday morning at a public school on Manhattan's East Side, joined by his wife, Melania, his daughter Ivanka, his son-in-law Jared Kushner and his granddaughter Arabella. He was booed loudly by onlookers gathered on the sidewalks outside of the school, which had been sealed off with police barricades.
His warnings of a "rigged election" have become central argument from an outsider candidate who has repeatedly challenged the norms of presidential politics.
Ever the showman, his strategy relied almost exclusively on massive rallies to connect with voters, ignoring the less-glamorous grunt work that typically fuels successful campaigns.
Polls suggested he was the least popular presidential nominee in the modern era.


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'300: Rise of an Empire' Review: Starring Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green & Lena Headey
No Spartans and less than ten minutes of Queen Lena Headey are the two dreadful things I remember about this sequel to Zac Snyder's campy 2007 film 300. Also, no Michael Fassbender and no Gerard Butler. I know that couldn't really be helped, but it does put a damper on the film, especially when the new leading men couldn't manage to get out of the shade that was left by their glorious gold Spartan shields. Who could forget Fassy's "Fight in the shade" moment from the first film?
On the other hand, 300: Rise of an Empire features an exquisite performance from Eva Green, who plays the cold, sexy and menacing villain in the film. Green is easily the best part of the film and was the perfect choice to play the leading lady in this visually stylized film. I only wish there were a few moments where her and Headey had a face off.
Based off of Frank Miller's graphic novel "Xerses," director Noam Murro's 300: Rise of an Empire is about what happened during and after the 2007 film 300. Though Zac Synder didn't direct this second chapter, he co-wrote and produced the film. This film follows Greek general Themistokles' (Sullivan Stapleton) battle as he attempts to unite all of Greece by fighting the invading Persians led by the God King Xerses (Rodrigo Santoro) and Artemisia (Eva Green).
The battle sequences take place at sea, which ended up being a bit distracting with the digital water splashing everywhere and looked too fuzzy in 3D. There is also a super cheesy scene where Theomistokles in on a horse jumping from boat to boat and although I love a fun action scene, all I could think about was "where did that horse come from?"
If you choose to see the film behind 3D glasses, you will get a much gloomier and blurry picture. The 3D hurts the film by making it darker and murky. Regular 2D would be the best way to see this film and maybe when I get my Blu-ray, my rating might actually turn out to be higher than the 2.5/5 stars since I'll be able to see more of the stunning visuals!
Beside the lame attempt at 3D, this sequel's screenplay doesn't attempt to develop any other character beside Artemisia (Green). I never felt any connection to leading man Themistokles, like I did with King Leonidas in the first film. We saw the story of the Spartans in the first film, while this sequel chose to focus on the Greek soldiers that were fighting for their country. The screenplay didn't develop these heroes, like the first film did with the Spartans, so I had trouble rooting for them and connecting with them. Frankly, this film was just not as interesting, making it an unnecessary sequel.
2007's 300 made its mark in cinema for its striking visuals, memorable movie quotes ("This is Sparta!") and was led by a powerful Gerard Butler. The sequel may have lived up to the hype if it had more character development, more Lena Headey, who was a pivotal character in the first or if it had actually been directed by Zac Snyder.


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An armored column of American troops was spotted near the Syrian city of Manbij in a show of force after Turkey threatened to attack Kurdish forces currently occupying the city.
The United States confirmed the presence of American soldiers near Manbij following video footage released by the Kurdish-affiliated Manbij Military Council (MMC) while sporadic gunfire continues between the MMC and Turkish forces to the west of the city.
The Manbij Military Council is one of four military councils established by the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Colonel John Dorrian, spokesman for the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, tweeted the deployment near Manbij was a "deliberate action" to assure that forces within the coalition "deter aggression" and "keep the focus on defeating ISIS."
Dorrian noted American troops have been active in the area around Manbij since the city's liberation from ISIS in the summer of 2016.
The suggestion to keep coalition forces focused on defeating ISIS, and the deployment of American troops to the city, was likely a veiled message to the Turkish government, and the rebel forces it supports, to stop attacking Kurdish forces in areas recaptured from ISIS.
In an effort to prevent an attack by Turkish forces, the MMC ceded control over six villages west of Manbij to the Syrian Army under the terms of an agreement reached with Russian assistance.
"These six villages were liberated from Daesh during the Al-Bab operation. They are located 22 kilometers to the west from Manbij. Under an agreement with Russia they are now under control of the Syrian Army," an official with the MMC said.
The agreement reportedly created a demarcation line between Kurdish-allied forces in Manbij and forces allied with the Turkish military.
"We will not let other forces enter the region. Manbij was liberated by Kurds and coalition forces. The same forces will continue to protect the city and its population," the MMC said in a statement.
The same senior MMC official noted the deployment of American troops to the area, as well as a recent shipment of weapons to Kurdish fighters.
"In addition, US troops and armored vehicles were deployed in northern Manbij. Yesterday, the US made a large shipment of weapons to the regions," the source continued. "Meanwhile, fierce clashes are still underway in the area."
The Turkish government opposes the presence of Kurdish forces near its border, and has regularly launched air and artillery strikes to halt their advance. Turkey's ties to rebel forces linked to ISIS and other radical organizations is well known.
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3 February, 2016IndustriALL affiliate United Steelworkers (USW) union have ratified a new three-year contract with U.S. Steel covering 18,000 workers at more than a dozen facilities across the United States.
Earlier this month USW members voted by a greater than 2-to-1 margin to approve the contract, which will take effect immediately. The parties had reached a tentative agreement in December last year after six months of often difficult negotiations during an extremely challenging environment for steelmakers across the country.
While the new agreement includes modest changes to active and retiree health care coverage, the union was able to fight off the company's demands for significant premium contributions, as well as other large-scale out-of-pocket increases.
The contract keeps wages at their current level, but includes an increase in the USW's profit-sharing percentage, which will allow workers to receive payments when the company bounces back from the current crisis. The agreement also resets supplemental unemployment benefits for laid-off workers.
Over the past year, illegally low-priced imports from China and elsewhere, along with global overcapacity and a decline in oil and gas drilling brought on by lower fuel prices, drove prices and demand for steel down and led U.S. Steel and other companies to idle plants and lay off workers at factories around the country.
"The past year has been a difficult one for the steel industry, for USW members, and for manufacturing towns all across this country," said USW International President Leo W. Gerard. "The key to weathering this crisis is not to attack each other, but to work together to find solutions to our common problems - namely the severe imbalance and unfairness in our trade system. This must be our shared goal as we move forward."
"This is a great victory and shows determination and competence in defending union members," says IndustriALL Global Union assistant general secretary Fernando Lopes. "Now it's time to overcome the intransigence of Arcelor-Mittal and conclude the negotiations on a new and fair contract."


text: Fighters loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr have refused to surrender Four large explosions were heard near the shrine early on Monday as AC-130 warplanes pounded al-Mahdi Army positions around the Imam Ali mosque and near the cemetery, witnesses said. In the latest round of clashes, al-Sadr aide Ahmad al-Shaibani told Aljazeera US military helicopters and heavy artillery on Sunday bombed the old sector of Najaf. He said shells fell in the vicinity of the Imam Ali shrine and a tank round caused a big hole in the outer wall of the shrine. Several people were also killed and injured inside the shrine, he added. Fighting continues Earlier, US-led troops exchanged fire sporadically with al-Mahdi Army fighters besieged in and around the Imam Ali mosque in Najaf, witnesses told Aljazeera. US tanks reportedly advanced within a few hundred metres of the religious site and drew fire from resistance fighters as helicopters flew overhead. Hours earlier, a US AC-130 warplane rained cannon fire on al-Mahdi Army positions near the mosque. A direct attack on the Imam Ali mosque risks inflaming Muslims In the neighbouring town of Kufa, where al-Sadr has often led Friday prayers, clashes between US troops and al-Mahdi fighters on Saturday killed 40 militiamen and civilians, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday. Since fighting flared between al-Sadr's fighters and US-led Iraqi government forces on 5 August, Najaf's general hospital has reported 52 deaths and 223 people wounded. Doctors at the shrine's makeshift clinic said 71 people had been killed and 62 others wounded. Negotiations suspended The latest clashes came as talks to end the near three-week crisis seemed to stall. Al-Sadr aides have said they still want to hand over the administration of the site – which houses the highly revered Imam Ali shrine – to Iraq's most senior Shia Muslim authorities. But negotiations to place the shrine under the administration of Ayat Allah Ali al-Sistani have been suspended, al-Sadr aides were quoted as saying on Sunday. An al-Sadr spokesman in Baghdad, Raid al-Kadhumi, told Aljazeera the al-Mahdi Army wanted al-Sistani's representatives to help conduct an inventory of the many priceless artefacts housed in the shrine before it withdrew, to avoid any subsequent suspicions of impropriety. "But our brethren at al-Sistani's office wanted us to leave the shrine [first] and hand over the keys, which was not logical," said al-Kadhumi. He said his movement was willing to meet any government delegation "to implement what we have already agreed" but that no delegation was forthcoming. Misinformation US-led forces have massed close to the militiamen's positions Confusion has clouded the progress of peace talks between al-Sadr's movement, representatives of al-Sistani and the government of interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi in recent days, with various sides offering conflicting reports and misinformation. The Iraqi Interior Ministry on Friday declared police had entered the Imam Ali mosque and arrested about 400 militiamen. But US military sources and Najaf police themselves later denied the ministry's statement. Al-Sadr aide Ahmad al-Shaibani, speaking from inside the site, told Aljazeera the claims were "laughable". Allawi is under severe pressure to end the crisis in Najaf, and has warned al-Mahdi fighters to surrender or face a decisive military strike. But he is reluctant to approve a direct assault on the mosque, a move which risks inflaming Muslim opinion against him. There is already some visible damage to the mosque's minarets from recent fighting. SOURCE: Aljazeera + Agencies