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This week in review
I have been quite the busy LG this week…
The weather was fairly decent this week, so I jumped into the yard work at the house in Windsor. This, by far, has been my favorite part of the project. I really like being outside, doing the physical work, and seeing great progress. The backyard is going to look fabulous when it's done (except the shed) and it will be a selling feature of the home. I have another full day to spend in the back yard, some in the front, then just making it pretty and planting some hostas, spreading mulch, etc.
I spent about 11 hours this week working outside at the house, and this really tires me out! I've been coming home, making dinner, doing laundry, then pooping out on the couch for the rest of the night.
This week I've also been really busy getting things organized for the 18 hole tournament, and a little bit for the 18 hole league and the 9 hole league. I've had 2 meetings this week alone and by 7:30 am this morning I had sent no less than 5 emails regarding golf. It's really important to me to have all this golf stuff ready to go before we leave (yeah!). I don't want any loose ends out there bothering me when we're away.
I'm so excited about our trip. It seems like years ago that we booked it, but the last few weeks have flown by, and I can't believe we're nearing the end of March! I'm seeing KT next week who is going to give me advice on some of my clothes, and I will probably borrow some things of hers… I'm still tanning (haven't burned yet, not even my ass). Next week I'd like to get my hair cut, nails done, and William to dye my hair (I have to cut his too). I'd like to get the wood moved from the house in Windsor, but Billy has been working so much, I can't borrow his truck… I'll be going there on Monday to put out some garbage, the recycling, and work a little in the front porch (if the wood is out) and maybe the yard, (weather permitting). MomG is going to London this week, so poochy may be alone a little more than she is used to, but oh well!
It will be a busy, fun week next week! William needs this vacation so bad!
So today? William is heading to work soon. Arg. I have a couple of things to do in town and around here. Tonight we're watching DVR'd shows, having great big steaks, some drinks and hot tub action. Life is busy, but GOOD!
The plan
Today's plans include:
– Cleaning out the car. It's such a hot mess! I can't stand it being so dirty! It's mild out, so I'll be able to hold the vacuum without my fingers seizing up. Then I'm going to park the car outside, as God has agreed to wash it for me, which is quite generous of Him.
- Whilst purging the automobile I shall 'think' of things to ask our new golf pro, and the chick that runs the Essex-Kent ladies golf association. One question will be to discover her actual title… Meeting with them this afternoon will really put my mind at ease regarding my responsibilities this season. I know I'll have a lot of people to help me, it's just that I have to get started on a few things, and many of the volunteers are in Florida for the winter…
– Water the plants. They are looking parched and desperate. I should probably fertilize too…
– Wash hair, and embrace its poofy-ness…
– Go grocery shopping. Usually I do this on Thursdays, but I'm hoping to spend a good part of the day tomorrow painting the house in Windsor, and cleaning a bit… William is working late tonight, so I won't have much to do…
– Play a little of SSX3 for PS2. William and I played a little on the week-end, and it's frustrating that I suck so much, so I've been playing for 1/2 hour for the last few nights, trying to improve my virtual snowboarding skills.
– Finish the book I'm reading. It seems like I've been reading it forever… it's not that it's bad, it's just not the type I can devour.
– Eat MomG's homemade turkey soup. Yum.
– Enjoy the day despite the gray.
Today is quite a busy day. I'm grocery shopping, making cupcakes, roasting vegetables, making stuffing, cleaning the house, and getting ready for tomorrow's fun.
I love life…
Here's a motivational poster I received from KT… it's not too deep on the motivation aspect, but heavy on the funny…
On another note, I've learned to spell Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan. Good for me, but I still can't spell receive…
Oh, and the Lions managed to sell the last 1,000 tickets to be considered a 'sell out' so the game will not be blacked out locally… so no country cable… things are going my way!
It's cold, like 31*F, and I broke down and turned the furnace on today.
Week-end football went well for LG, and I'm hoping for another win tonight. Billy won $50 on a $5 proline bet. Sweet. At least one of us is a winner… HOU screwed me…
Did I mention that it's cold outside?
I cancelled my gym membership today. Rats. Looks like I have to look into aqua aerobics. Great, I love wearing a bathing suit in front of strangers. Super.
I hope to have lunch with a friend this week, visit another friend in the evening, darn socks, yes I said darn socks, and fix the giant rip in William's Roots joggies, and upload some more old pics to facebook. Damn, that's fun.
The pooch is right ornery despite a trip to the Conservation area. What gives?
Life, however, is very very good…
That's better
Well I'm done doing everything I had to do today, which mostly involved a few things around the house and a lot of time on Excel getting things ready for our 9 hole Field Day in a couple of weeks.
Billy is golfing, and I just had a fantastic dinner of chicken with peanut sauce. I plan on (doing something with the dog, as she's staring me down… she refused to go for a walk today) relaxing for the rest of the evening on the couch, reading this awesome book by John Grisham, 'Playing For Pizza' (which incorparates two of my favorite things… football and Italy) maybe a little Mario on the DS, and for sure watching pretty much my only sinful TV pleasure, 'America's Next Top Model'…. I know, I know… but a girl can only read so much, then it's time for terrible TV.
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Water supplied to residents of the city of St. Petersburg meets or exceeds all health standards for drinking water as outlined by the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Safe Drinking Water Act. The change in method of water disinfection from chlorine to chloramines occurred on May 6, 2002. All residents of the city of St. Petersburg now have water treated with chloramines. The use of chloramines for water disinfection is a safe and proven method and is used in other parts of Florida and in the country.
Please remember, chloramines must be removed from water used to keep live fish and other aquatic life. Visit your pet supplier for the appropriate chemical treatment or filtration method.
For additional questions about chloramination, please call the St. Petersburg Water Resources Department at (727) 893-7261.
Special Information for Pet Stores and Fish Aquarium Owners
In May 2002, the city of St. Petersburg began using chloramines rather than chlorine as the disinfectant residual in its drinking water. This change was made in advance of new federal and state drinking water regulations for disinfection by-products. Chloramines have been successfully used throughout the country for decades.
What does this mean for aquarium and pond owners?
While the chloraminated water that customers receive will be superior to state and federal drinking water standards, chloramines are harmful to fish when they directly enter the bloodstream. Since fish and other aquatic animals take chloramines directly from the water into their bloodstreams through their gills, chloramines, like chlorine, must be removed from water used for keeping live fish and other aquatic life.
What type of aquatic life do chloramines affect?
Chloramines, like chlorine, will kill both salt and fresh water fish and other aquatic life including Koi fish, lobster, shrimp, frogs, turtles, snails, clams and live coral. Chloramines, therefore, like chlorine, must be removed before using tap water in your fresh or salt- water aquarium or pond.
How can I remove chloramines from my water?
A water-conditioning agent specifically designed to remove chloramines or an activated carbon filter must be used according to product instructions. If you are already using one of these products to remove chlorine, it's possible that the same product may also remove chloramines. However, you must read the product label to be sure. Chlorine removal agents that are not specifically designed to also remove chloramines could leave excess ammonia in the water. Too much ammonia could harm fish. Pet stores and other retail outlets have sold these products for years and have generally recommended their use. Your pet supplier should be able to provide any further guidance you may need. Be sure to give the treatment method the appropriate time to work.
Won't letting water sit for a few days remove chloramines from tanks or pond water?
No! Unlike chlorine, which dissipates when water sits for a few days, chloramines are longer lasting and may take weeks to dissipate. This is not an effective method for removing chloramines.


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Yesterday at Wembley the most one-side FA Cup semi-final since before the war took place, with Stoke City giving Bolton Wanderers a scarcely believable 5-0 spanking.
The Potters took the Trotters to the cleaners in a manner not seen since 1939, when Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Grimsby Town by the same scoreline, and set up a princes v paupers final with moneybags Manchester City. Far from being the bruising muscular encounter feared, Stoke worked all their goals with a combination of slick passing football and individual brilliance, and if they play like that will give City a very stern test come May.
'The players have embraced this, they can't believe it, they've really enjoyed it and they'll look forward to coming back,' said the Stoke manager Tony Pulis. 'This will give them the confidence to come back on 14 May and to give it a good go.
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At my physical last year, my doctor "encouraged" me to do more sports. I interpreted that to mean "more windsurfing", and did my best. So far this year, I've had 98 sessions, and sailed > 2700 km. That's on track to be twice as much as last year.
Yesterday, I had another annual physical. My doctor was very happy with me: I lost 12 pounds, blood pressure went from 130/82 to 110/78, and minor health annoyances that I thought were unavoidable as we get older pretty much disappeared. I'm generally much happier, too - and not just when windsurfing. The weight loss was just from windsurfing more; with regular sessions (2-3 per week on average), I ended up being able to windsurf longer in each sessions, and still feel less sore afterwards. If helped that I adjusted my technique to use avoid strain as much as possible, but the primary factor was just training more.
Bottom line: windsurf more to get healthier!
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Nice Notes – Take Aways from NGON & DCI Europe 2018
Part I: The Optical 5G Promise
Last week was the 20th edition of the NGON event in Nice, arguably one of the most important optical events in Europe. Despite the beautiful location, a lot of smart people spent their days inside the Acropolis talking about all things optical and visiting the vendors on the show floor.
As a largely sponsored-speaker event, it can be hard to nail down themes from the show. Sponsored speakers generally want to talk about topics that are important and relevant to the hardware and software that they are building. However, by the end of the show a few themes had emerged – and the one with the most discussion was probably the impact of 5G on optical (and vice versa).
Full disclosure – ECI sponsored a breakfast on the opening day that focused on 5G and I served on a panel during that breakfast. I also spoke on Thursday about 5G's focus on services and the impact on the optical network. So I could be biased for thinking that 5G was a major topic, but 5G as a trend was reported by other analysts and press so the bias appears to be justified.
The best summary of 5G discussions at NGON was made by a representative from a Tier 1 European carrier who said, "I guess we've defined all of the questions now. Maybe next year we can start defining some answers." There are indeed a lot of questions around how optical and 5G will be rolled out. Everyone talking about 5G shows the triangle of competing requirements – low latency/high reliability, high bandwidth, and enormous scalability/IoT – but everyone has their own view of how that will be accomplished. The only part that everyone agrees on is that the impact on the traditional mobile backhaul network will be significant.
At the 5G breakfast, the panel was asked what would, in their view, be the killer app for 5G and optical. The simplest answer to that question is high bandwidth, whether for fixed broadband or mobile. The impact of 5G radios with a maximum range of about 1 mile and a throughput of multiple of 10Gbps will be enormous. Reasonable discussions can be had about putting 100Gbps links to tower sites. Even lower density sites will be connected very quickly into aggregation networks with capacities of multiple 10Gbps, either on wavelengths or on ever speedier connections (100Gbps, 200Gpbs, etc.). That represents an enormous amount of fiber and fiber optic equipment that will need to be deployed. What exactly that equipment will be and how much it will cost may be debatable, but 5G looks to be providing terrific job security for folks in the optical industry for a long time.
However, another good point was made in a panel discussion on 5G. You don't want to build your 5G backhaul with only the high bandwidth component in mind. You have to be thinking about the other two components as well. Otherwise, when a customer comes to your network and asks for a service that requires low latency and/or high scalability, you won't have time to react. The framework must be in place from the beginning to support all three vertices of the triangle, even if all three are not part of the services rollout plan on day 1. That framework could include more closely connected cell sites, more edge located compute and store resources, more dense fiber deployment, and architectural decisions on the equipment that is put into place.
A big part of the decisions on how to build an optical network to support 5G is in the flexibility and programmability of the network. The optical industry has talked about SDN for several years now, but with 5G SDN is no longer optional. In order to get the full capabilities out of a 5G fronthaul/backhaul network, some higher level intelligence that is aware of the applications and requirements will need to be implemented. Whether the infrastructure is based on PON, a flat switch/router network, a microwave and fiber mix, built by one contractor or shared by many players, or any mix of the above, SDN will be a firm requirement to get the most out of the resulting architecture. Only via orchestration can the many requirements and promises of the 5G network – and all points of the triangle – be met simultaneously. (Did I happen to mention that ECI won the NGON award for "Best Multi-Layer SDN Controller"?)
The discussion on 5G at NGON were intense, intelligent, wide ranging, and very interesting. This blog post only scratches the surface. More questions were raised than answers were delivered, but the questions are getting more specific and the answers are just over the horizon. It should be very exciting to hear more about those answers next year in Nice.
For more information, watch the video.
Topics: Optical Networking, IoT, 5G, eMBB, Low Latency


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Actress and conservationist Stefanie Powers, who currently stars as Mrs. Anna in the national touring company of The King and I, has been using her nightly performances during the play's run at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle to raise funds for organizations that are aiding the animals stranded and abandoned by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Joined onstage by her dog Bounce, Powers' nightly post-show plea for Bounce's "furry friends," has netted an average of $2000 per show, which she will match dollar for dollar at the end of the Seattle engagement and present to Noah's Wish and the American Humane Society.
Powers, who has long combined an acting career with her life-long and highly recognized work as a dedicated advocate for animals, will tour in The King and I until mid-November. She has previously appeared in an Australian production of Lady Windemere's Fan helmed by Sir Peter Hall and in stagings of Annie Get Your Gun, My Fair Lady, Applause and others. She also appeared on the West End in Love Letters opposite Robert Wagner, her co-star on "Hart to Hart."
As co-founder and president of the William Holden Wildlife Foundation for its 20-plus year history, she has melded habitat conservation with animal preservation through an education program currently serving over 10,000 students a year in Kenya, making the late actor's dream of education programs that reach out to Kenya's population, particularly its children, a reality. She has collaborated on species survival projects here in the U.S. and in many other countries and is an advisor to Jaguar Motor Company's jaguar conservation program as well as its parent Ford Motor Company's efforts to save the wild mustang.
Some of Powers' TV work will soon be available on a forthcoming DVD release of "Hart to Hart: The Complete First Season," including newly-filmed commentary. The DVD will be available October 25 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
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Apartments: Wooing Dogs and Their Owners
Some apartment buildings are wooing pet owners with rooftop dog parks, "Yappy Hours" and even spas that offer "paw-dicures."
Apartment Demand Ebbs as 'Avalanche' of New Units Open
One of the biggest upsides to the downturn in housing has been a surge in demand for apartments. That resulted in a strong rise in rents and a big drop in vacancies over the past few years, as investors rushed to build more supply. Now, just as that su…
Is the Apartment Rental Market Overheating?
Tight supply and heavy demand for apartments means rents are increasing across the country, and will likely increase more. But is this the right time to buy into this market?
As Home Buying Returns, Do Apartments Face a Bubble?
2012 will likely not see as robust rent growth as 2011; housing affordability continues to improve and renting is becoming ever more expensive than owning.
Investor Safe Haven: Apartment REITs
With all the turmoil and unknown in the markets, investors today may be searching for a safe-haven. U.S. real estate wouldn't exactly sit at the top of the list for most, given the still uncertain state of the housing and credit markets, but there is o…


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A View From the top: Niagara Falls
Visiting #NiagaraFalls can be a #thrilling experience. #Active helicopter rides, dangling cable cars and high towers are just a few #daring ways to get best view of this natural wonder of the world.
Of the millions of visitors that flock to the Falls each year, most of them will head to the river-side walkway with rails overlooking the thundering water. You can stroll down the path and feel the cool mist in the air, all the while stopping to take close-ups of the main attraction.
The walkway is a good way to see Niagara Falls, but it's not the only way. Here are a few ways that visitors can get a better look at Niagara Falls, from above…
The Niagara Helicopters tour is easily the best, and most exciting way to see the Falls. Located a short drive up the River Road, you climb on board at the heli-pad before you are quickly whisked away into the air above. The craft swings into route, and the tour begins. Through your own personal headset, you receive details and descriptions of the attractions passing by beneath you via a taped commentary.
The Niagara Helicopter tour is easily the best, and most exciting way to see the Falls.
As you come closer to the Falls, you begin to see the mist rising in the distance, and feel the excitement. To the right lies the Canadian city of Niagara Falls, and the United States to the left. The pale blue river stretches on for kilometres (or miles) in both directions; twisting, turning and glistening in the bright, afternoon sun.
As the helicopter enters the Falls' airspace it dips down on one side, providing a full view of the entire scene through the wide windows. Sitting against the window you feel like you're dangling in mid air over tiny, toy city below. Next, it dips in the opposite direction to provide the same view for the passengers on the other side, and points you up into the sky.
Sitting against the window you feel like you're dangling in mid air...
Maid of the Mist
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Between all six passengers, hundreds of photographs are taken as the helicopter swings around a few more times before heading back. The excitement is still pulsing through you as you return to the landing pad, and disembark from the amazing journey. Take a look at your photos in the image room, or stop at the helicopter café before heading back to the city.
Excitement is still pulsing through you as you return to the landing pad...
Ultimately, nothing can beat these amazing views and you will not be able to find anything nearly as thrilling as flying above North America's most powerful waterfalls in a helicopter.
Looking for a more affordable way to view the Falls from above? The Skylon Tower boasts 360 degree views of Niagara Falls and the surrounding area.
You will board the elevator at the base of the Tower, and ride it all the way past the revolving dining room, and up to the top. The observation deck features indoor viewing, for those cold Canadian winters, and an outdoor caged viewing area for warmer weather. Both are accessible year round, and have amazing views. Geography coordinates line the windows, telling viewers what they are looking at, and what way they are facing.
The Skylon Tower boasts 360 degree view of Niagara Falls and the surrounding area.
Once you are done at the top, you can return to ground level for some shopping or entertainment, all without even leaving the Skylon Tower. The Tower isn't quite as impressive as flying in a helicopter, but you will definitely get your money's worth and have a great time.
And hey–why not take a moment for the perfect photo opportunity?
Tickets are $10.79 online, per adult.
The Whirlpool Aerocar isn't exactly a view of the Falls, but it is still a view from above. This 1916 suspended, antique cable car wheels you out above the Niagara whirlpool, dangling in midair over the churning water below.
The car holds 35 passengers, which line three rows, and rotate positions once the car reaches the opposite side. On the way back, you take in a whole new view from the first time around, facing either the curve of the river, or down the long gorge toward Niagara.
On the way back, you take in a whole new view from the first time around
The Whirlpool Aerocar may not be for the vertically challenged, but it's entirely safe and secure. If you're really too afraid of heights, just take the middle row where you don't have to look directly down.
Tickets are $12.25 per adult.
Find yourself on a backpacker's budget, but still looking to get a new perspective of the waterfall? Head down the opposite direction of the path toward customs and US border crossing. You will pass through a brief Canadian inspection before exiting, and be directed toward the entrance of the Rainbow Bridge. Here, you are free to walk as far as US soil, without actually going through US customs.
The coolest feature is that half way across; there is a line on the sidewalk which labels both Canada and the United States. You can set each foot on both sides and proclaim your divided locale, putting yourself in two countries at once. Another great feature about this spot? Look up. Niagara Falls lies dead ahead, at the perfect angle and height. Take all the time and photos that you want before heading back to Canadian soil (or American, if you should choose).


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Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson Team Up for Rhinestone-Studded Music Video [Watch]
Old school meets neo-old-school in Kacey Musgraves' new music video, featuring Willie Nelson. Musgraves' throwback style proves its worth by teaming up with one of country's greats for the dreamlike ballad "Are You Sure," and the artist definitely holds her own across from the legend.
Musgraves starts the bluesy country tune, sitting at a roadside bar and wondering out loud as she sings, "Are you sure this is where you want to be?" The song moves slowly in the way all great country ballads of the 1960s and 1970s do, and Musgraves' band are dressed to fit the part, performing on the bar's stage in the background.
Nelson lends his vintage six string to the song before he joins in on the vocals, showing he's absolutely still got it. The icon takes the guitar solo himself before the duo come back in, alternating lines and closing out the song in unison as if they've been singing together for years. Check out the full video above.
The song is a "secret" track on Musgraves' most recent album, Pageant Material, written by Nelson along with Buddy Emmons. Her sophomore effort was released to critical acclaim and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Musgraves has been on the road with her tour, titled the Kacey Musgraves Country & Western Rhinestone Revue, which kicked off Aug. 27.
When not performing, Musgraves doesn't waste any time, putting out a new line of boots and throwing adorable princess parties for 3-year-old cancer patients on her off days.
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It's Time to Get Real About "College Planning"
As September winds down, so does National College Savings month. All month, we've featured posts and tips about saving for college, but today I wanted to end the month by sharing some of my thoughts on typically a rarely mentioned aspect that needs to make its way into the daylight.
Having a kid go to college is a proud moment for any parent. It's the culmination of years of hard work and a college acceptance seems to serve as a psychological verification that "yes, indeed my child has met the standard." Don't get me wrong, an opportunity at a college education is certainly something to celebrate, but I want to step back for a moment and examine how that standard is truly affecting us.
In my lifetime, this standard has seemed to be an amorphous evolution from one that celebrates the potential of educational and career options, to one that as some schools now pronounce "college or die." Well, let's look at it on the flip-side of "college or die" for a moment. If the kids who end up going to college meet society's standard, what's that say about the many kids who don't?
Does it mean they failed because they didn't get there? In many places, it seems like that's becoming the prevailing attitude. I've noticed a greater stigma around the kids who don't end up going to college. Many well-to-do parents refer to them in hushed conversations, using phrases like "well he ended up…" and "she didn't quite make it…" when talking about these kids. It's like they became part of a group that was lost the moment their path diverged from the college standard.
But that's the thing, these kids shouldn't be considered lost. The college path just isn't the right one for them. I think we can all admit that college is definitely the place for some kids given their skills, but for others it's just not. They have a different set of skills, and there's nothing wrong with that. We just need to be cognizant to nurture those skills just as much as we nurture the skill set of kids who are college bound.
In fact, economically, we NEED people with a variety of skills, many of which aren't found or learned in college. Instead, they come from trade or technical training, a vocational or apprenticeship program, or even simply self-discovery as long opportunities are available. If everyone had the same college-bound skill set, there are a lot of things, many of which are valuable and which society depends on, that would break down.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not blind to what the economy of the future will be and how it will continue to require thought over labor. I discuss this with clients and their children all the time. But, sometimes we need a big reminder that college isn't the only place a kid can go to develop critical thinking skills! And that's where I believe continuing to use going to college as the test as to whether or not a kid has met society's standard is flawed and needs to be re-evaluated.
So, I bet you're asking now how does this relate to financially planning for college? Well, for starters, I think a change of name is in order, from college planning to higher education planning. Sure, these kids may not be getting a college education, but they are still getting a higher education. Beyond the name change, this realization and an honest conversation on it should be the first step in the planning process.
Parents, you know your children, their aptitude, their abilities, and their motivations. You can tell more than anyone if college will be right for them or if another path will serve them better. And when it comes to planning financially for higher education, these facts are essential to knowing which options, vehicles, and strategies should be utilized for the best results. I've seen many people waste a lot of money trying to push their kid through college when it's really not the right place for them. Instead of trying to force a square peg into a round hole, better and less expensive results are achieved if we do planning with the square hole as a viable option from the start.
For example, say you have a kid who's great at working on cars. Well, it's typically less expensive to plan to cover the cost of a trade school. If you think that's probably his path that in advance, it's crazy to continue to blindly contribute the same amount to a 529 Plan each month. That money may be better utilized going towards building your retirement, paying down debt, or building up a secondary fund that will cover expenses that 529 Plan won't.
Funds for a junker car and parts may not sound like higher education expense, but if it helps to enhance his education to eventually get a good job in the auto industry, why shouldn't it be valued the same as a college student's textbooks or lab fees? We have to wake up and realize this because if we don't we can't effectively consider it as an option when planning.
One trend that thankfully is bucking the college standard for these kids is a push for vocational training opportunities that's growing in some high schools. These programs allow the kids to not only utilize their unique skills, but potentially obtain certifications that can put them on the path to a successful career. I recently visited my alma mater, Pike High School, and couldn't be more excited about their program that does just this, the Pike Career and STEM Center. The students are able to use their natural abilities that may not be part of the college bound skill-set, but get the chance to learn that it's okay because they're great at HVAC, cosmetology, or cooking, and those skills can take them places too.
From a financial planning standpoint, these programs can be fantastic for families. If your kid gets career training or a certification he or she can use to go right into the workforce, that's higher education that now you don't have to pay for. It becomes money that can be used to achieve goals in other areas of your life. But again, when planning financially for higher education, we have to make sure to consider these options and go the step beyond simply saving money for "college."
Moving forward we need continue to challenge the college-only standard when planning for how to financially prepare for higher education. College is a great opportunity for many kids and there's definitely value in a college degree. But we also need to make sure we remember that a non-college higher education is valuable too, and make sure to consider it as a viable option when planning. If we do this, we'll not only work to ensure all of our kids get a higher education that works best for them, but we'll also put families in a better position to prepare financially for handle how to pay for it.
Mychal Eagleson, CFP®, AAMS® is the President of An Exceptional Life Financial, a firm that specializes in financial planning for teachers and families with special needs. He frequently writes and speaks on personal finance topics relating to these clients. Mychal also serves on the board of the Financial Planning Association of Greater Indiana as the Director of Public Relations & Social Media. To read more of his articles or learn about An Exceptional Life Financial please visit: www.anexceptionallifefinancial.com.


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Got my Kickstarter OUYA maybe a couple-three weeks ago and I have to say I am not impressed. Actually, I am impressed, but not about playing games on it. It looks nice. The design is pretty good. It's tiny. Bigger than an Apple TV considering all dimensions (it's taller) but I think its shelf footprint is smaller.
It's small and cute and it uses dim white lights for status instead of bright green or red or blue like all the other blinky status LEDs in my now full-to-bursting entertainment cabinet that I wrote about earlier.
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December is the most popular month for office parties – and for calling in sick; however, one is not dependent upon the other and despite it being the month of maladies, some workers will continue to turn up to the office.
Fisherman's Friend conducted a survey into sick days, which revealed that the average amount of time taken off for minor ailments was just 1.67 days. 51% of the respondents did not take a single day off for the odd cough or cold; however, for most, this was not due to having a healthy constitution. Of those asked, 74% stated that they had continued to turn up to work despite feeling ill enough to stay at home.
Why do workers do it?
A similar survey by OfficeTeam found that 85% of employees would return to work whilst feeling sick. One of the main factors for workers turning up to work whilst under the weather was that they did not want to let down their colleagues; for others, a climate of insecurity at work caused them to show such undue commitment.
Whilst the motivation behind this is often to support colleagues, the bad news is that this is not always appreciated. OfficeTeam's survey found that 42% of employees do not like a colleague to come to work when they are obviously sick. They have good grounds for being unappreciative, with two out of three full-time workers claiming that they had become ill as a result of sick colleagues turning up to work.
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A survey conducted in the US by tax and business specialist CCH found that the effect of sick employees turning up to work was also costly to the business. It discovered that sick workers simply do not work as efficiently and are more likely to make mistakes and ignore safety issues. This is on top of making their colleagues sick.
Some workplaces have a culture of vilifying those who take sick leave, which can make it difficult for workers to take the time off they need. Requirements such as producing a doctor's note on their return to work reinforce the message that minor ailments are not sufficient excuse to stay at home.
Whilst it is understandable that managers who are concerned about absenteeism should feel the need to be strict, this must be balanced against the negative effects upon the workforce of having sick workers.
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One of my general policies is that, when choosing a subject to write about, if I have nothing new, interesting, or worthwhile to say, I don't say it. This is why when huge national or global topics arise, I usually remain quiet. Nothing I say is going to help 99% of the time.
However, there is a perspective on the crisis in Boston that I feel a need to share. It is one that is absent, yet I feel as though it is fairly common. I wish to speak for the probable majority that, whether they know it or not, share this perspective.
I don't know.
I am a lone liberal arts college student. I go to school at the College at Brockport, and I live in East Greenbush NY. I am an American. And I don't know.
I don't live in Boston, but I have friends who do (I almost did. It was between Brockport and Suffolk University right in the commons). The worry drove me insane when the bombs went off, but I eventually found my friends were fine. Then, an MIT police officer was shot and killed. I have a friend who goes there. I worried, but once again I found he was safe. I know that my friends in the area are safe.
I'm still terrified. Not because of their safety (at least at the moment). Not because of my safety, because that would be irrational. I am terrified of the unknown.
I don't know.
Right now, they are still trying to catch the younger of the two brothers who have committed the acts of terror in the city of Boston. That could change in the time after this article is posted. Or, more people could die. More people could be hurt.
The older I get, the more I realize I don't know much about the world I live in. I'm also starting to realize that no one else does. If they did, the darkness of the world would be eradicated. I don't know if any lawmaker can fix something like this. I don't know if any media outlet can tell me the whole truth.
Something has to change. Something should change. But are we capable of that? For long as there have been men, there have been evil men. How would we know what the light is without crawling out of the dark? I want nothing more than to eliminate evil from the world, but will it ever be possible? Is it human nature to balance out the wonderful achievements of humans with horrible atrocities?
Is society to blame? Do we all create these monsters with our cultures? Is it possible to live in a world where acts of madness and evil can be eliminated? Am I a bad person because I feel this way when I watch people of my own nationality and creed perish, but not when bombs are dropped in Syria?
I don't know.
People have been saying a lot of things about this event over the Internet. We have cultivated a culture that promotes a constant sharing of opinions. Opening a laptop is like opening Pandora's Box, especially in a tumultuous time like this. I don't have the answers, and I think it would be healthy for a lot of people to recognize that they don't either.
I don't know why a girl would choose to kill herself.
I don't know why a boyfriend would murder his girlfriend in her dorm.
I don't know why someone would shoot movie-goers where they sit.
I don't know why someone would murder innocent children.
I don't know why someone would set off a bomb in the middle of the Boston marathon.
The only thing I do know is that I will try to make this world better than when I left it. I want to die knowing I helped to balance out the horrible, ugly things in the world.
It's the only thing I can do.
(My thoughts are with the people of Boston. This is still not over, and I hope this criminal is brought to justice and no more harm or bloodshed shall come to the people of one of America's greatest cities. This is a list of charities that will help with the relief effort. Be safe everyone).
**UPDATE** The Boston police have the second suspect alive and in custody.


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I have an admission to make. Despite avidly reading recipes, and now indeed writing them myself, I rarely ever stick to one. I call it my creative spirit. I see cooking as an artistic expression of my personality, using a recipe as a scaffold and adding original embellishments to create the very best version of… Continue reading Super duper chocolate brownies
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Programme overview
This programme, accredited by both the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and the Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing (IDM), has been designed for graduates who aspire to a career or advanced study in marketing. It will prepare you to respond to the challenges posed by today's global business environment, both on and off line. There are three different degree awards available, giving you the option to focus on strategy and business development or digital, or to pursue a more general degree programme.
You will have the opportunity to gain professional marketing qualifications through the CIM Graduate Gateway programme. Students graduating from the MSc Marketing will receive exemptions for two of the three modules required for the Level 4 Certificate in Professional Marketing and one exemption for the Level 6 Diploma in Professional Marketing.
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Since this MSc Marketing programme enables students to obtain these CIM and IDM qualifications, which are highly sought after by employers, graduates will be ready for a successful career in marketing.
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Successful completion of four core units, two optional units and a final project (dissertation or applied extended project) lead to an MSc Marketing award. The core units provide an essential platform of knowledge and the key underpinning skills needed to succeed in a marketing career or advanced study. As a final piece of work, you may choose between tackling an issue that is primarily theoretical in nature or respond to a real organisational issue/challenge from the practitioner environment.
These units will equip you with the skills to critically analyse the challenges facing the current global marketing industry. You will also learn how to formulate an appropriate and innovative strategic response in light of the latest digital developments in the field.
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1. Engage: Students will analyze a political cartoon depicting the mistreatment of a loyalist and brainstorm why anyone would choose to be a loyalist knowing this could be their fate.
2. Explore: Students will examine primary source documents to construct an understanding of the motives of loyalists, patriots, and those who chose to remain neutral during the American Revolution.
3. Explain: Students will discuss their document sets and construct a list of reasons why someone would chose to be a patriot, a loyalist, or remain neutral.
4. Extend/Expand: Students will play a game in which they must decide if a colonist will be a patriot, loyalist, or remain neutral based on description of their economic and regional background.
5. Evaluate: Students will work in pairs to write a two-voice poem representing a patriot and a loyalist or work individually to write letters/diary entries from the perspective of a patriot or a loyalist.


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publish well known reports such as Market Scope and Magic Quadrants. Here is a simple way at no cost for you to get these documents.
When technology providers are mentioned in these famous reports they pay a right to reprint and allow people or companies that let their contact information to access the publication. Gartner is providing a hosted environment for these suppliers and their related customers to obtain their researches.
The Hint
The IP address of this site is http://mediaproducts.gartner.com/reprints. I found out for instance the "Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management" (2 June 2009) @ http://mediaproducts.gartner.com/reprints/ca/article3/article3.html.
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Looking at this URL, it was tempting to test if by increasing or decreasing the article number, I could access other reports. And guess what it works. You can use this technique and replace "ca" by "bmc" or "oracle" for instance.
Other like "Microsoft" and "sas" are important consumer of Gartner and they have volume like "http://mediaproducts.gartner.com/reprints/microsoft/vol6/article15/article15.html" or "http://mediaproducts.gartner.com/reprints/sas/vol5/article15/article15.html".
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In December of 1998, Mid-Atlantic Human Service Corporation assumed responsibility for a ground-breaking community-based residential program serving people who had complex medical needs, previously treated only in hospital settings. Initiated by the Kennedy-Krieger Institute, the programs we absorbed consisted of three alternative living settings for children and young adults whose care required around the clock nursing and whose health treatment depended on medical technology. Since then, other individuals with challenging behavior and mental health needs, as well as medical problems, have moved to our small group or individual homes and participate in day or school programs within their neighborhoods.
Mid-Atlantic now supports over 70 individuals who have autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury, intellectual disabilities, complex medical needs, psychiatric disorders, dual diagnoses and social-emotional maladjustment.
Based in Bel Air, Maryland, our service area currently includes Baltimore County, Harford County. Having established standards of high quality services, community involvement, and active progress in skill development, we take seriously our focus on advocacy for individuals with disabilities. Mid-Atlantic continues to welcome referrals and requests for services originating across the state and from the Pennsylvania, Delaware and Virginia.
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The Social Media Classroom (we'll call it SMC) includes a free and open-source (Drupal-based) web service that provides teachers and learners with an integrated set of social media that each course can use for its own purposes—integrated forum, blog, comment, wiki, chat, social bookmarking, RSS, microblogging, widgets , and video commenting are the first set of tools. The Classroom also includes curricular material: syllabi, lesson plans, resource repositories, screencasts and videos. The Collaboratory (or Colab), is what we call just the web service part of it. Educators are encouraged to use the Colab and SMB materials freely, and we host your Colab communities if you don't want to install your own.
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People Lease's Jaynee Sindledecker has obtained the certified payroll professional designation from the American Payroll Association, the highest designation given by this national organization. Sindledecker has become one of 25 CPP's in the state of Mississippi. She is not only People Lease's first associate to receive this prestigious designation, but also the first in Madison County. She has spent the ...Read More »
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People Lease has named Jaynee Sindledecker its Employee of the Year for 2012. A People Lease employee since 2010, she joined the staff with several years of experience in payroll. In August 2012, Sindldecker received the fundamental payroll concepts credential through the American Payroll Association. She is in the process of obtaining the certified payroll professional credential. A California ...Read More »
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People Lease's Jaynee Sindledecker, payroll specialist, has completed the Foundations of Payroll Certification program of the American Payroll Association, the first of the two certifications offered by the national organization. A People Lease employee since 2010, Sindledecker is the company's first associate to receive the APA certification. Sindledecker will begin preparation for the Certified Payroll Professional certification, the American Payroll ...Read More »
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The Wild Roots blog had great information about itself and the Feral Futures campout. The directions were detailed with numbers rather than names, though. Being a literary person I like words. Being a logical person I can follow numbers. FYI: 602 is not on Google Maps nor the Latitude 40 topos. It is, however, on a small rectangular wood sign once you make the turn off 501. How's that for numbers.
Once you get to Pine River Campground they have another sign provided by Wild Roots in a car window detailing trail directions to the main camp. If I didn't see him on the way out I would assume that Tom was still there waiting for his deer cart to load equipment in for a water filtration exposition. The cart was about half a mile in, pushed off to the side, abandoned by the initial group struggling to get it up the rocky trail. I sent a bicyclist fisherman heading back with word of it's situation for him. Poor Tom.
You will walk past 3 miles of barbed wire to the Weminuche Wilderness boundary. Main camp is about another mile and a half. They hung a green bandana from a tree, intuitively instructing those in the know their whereabouts. On my last pass someone constructed an arrow with rocks and an animal vertebrae.
I met the crew led by a guy named Nathan, who runs the Wild Roots blog. He said this was their fourth year doing this event. As it turned out I had met Nathan once before at a holy! holy! holy! show in Durango. He put me on the Rise Up email list under the name Dirty Hands. He claimed that holy! holy! holy! would probably play at their gathering on the solstice. "If you see a bus in the parking lot, they are here." They put on a really great show. The Beehive Collective opened with a seminar on The True Cost of Coal. Then the lead singer gave a talk about activating against strip mining before taking the stage and convincing the audience to get naked. I like to walk by that building soon to be a parking lot and say, "I got naked there." It is one of the few places in a Colorado city that I can say that compared to Houston.
I met other folks with names like Grasshopper and Kenney Eye and Juniper and Nettle. No Ben. Nobody knew the hitchhiker I picked up a day ago.
I ate lunch up the river and swam by myself. Coloradans don't like to get wet. When I mentioned this to Nathan he said, "That's not true. My friends and I live to go swimming."
"Yeah," I replied, "swimming isn't the only way to get wet and it's the only one Coloradians can think of offhand." Texans in full business attire in the middle of the summer will thank you if you shoot them with a water gun. As Nathan finished filtering water into a large canteen, a girl pulled a bundle of plants she had soaking in the Pinos to the shore. I followed her out to a group that congregated to learn how to weave a net to catch fish. I wonder how well that worked. Grasshopper returned my map and we talked about Tuckerville, an old mining town turned ghost town up in the hills of Vallecito. I shook my hands, thanked them all by name and left.
Somewhere in the woods along the trail someone was playing guitar and a girl's voice was singing. It was beautiful. Ten minutes up I saw Ben hiking in with a group of Australians freaked out by how many guns they saw openly displayed on the horseback trail. He told me that five minutes after I dropped him off he was picked up by a kayaker heading up to the lake. The kayaker bought him drinks all night at a local bar and offered to let him camp out in his back yard. Ben obliged and made a late start in the next day, the day I saw him. I told him I would try to make it in on the solstice for holy! holy! holy! After the show I would get people together for some night swimming in the buff. We will see. I have lots of work to do that day and it is a hike in.
Tom was waiting about thirty yards past the cart tha had moved maybe ten. It was repacked with medical supplies. He informed me that national parks at federal. Although they honor state laws concerning gun control they do not honor state laws concerning medical marijuana. I wished him and his glaucoma well on their way and made my own journey back to the car.


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There is a currently an investment boom in retirement living and the demand for retirement real estate communities is on the rise.
Part of this is attributed to the baby boomers that started to hit the age of retirement in the past few years. This generation will increase the number of retirement households in the U.S. by about ten million in the next ten years.
Particularly popular is the market for a buyer willing to spend $1 million or more on a home. High-end communities for retirement are rapidly being developed.
More than one-fifth of Rancho Santa Fe's 2,800 residents are age 65 and up. In 2013, it was named one of Forbes '25 Top Places To Retire Rich'. Whether you are planning to buy Rancho Santa Fe Real Estate or not, the following are some items to look at when considering a new place to live.
The Weather. In regions more seasonal, consider renting in the region's off-season. If it is a year-round residence, make sure the weather in each season is something you are going to be happy with.
Local Tax Rates. Figure out which states have income-tax advantages and which states have high or low property taxes. Find the state that has the right combination for you.
Timing. In states with high tourism, buy when tourism is slow. This gives buyers bargaining power with fewer customers for sellers. When local seasons are low, you can get
Observe the Culture. Knowing the neighborhood: what it is like, what your neighbors are like, etc. is important. With so much spare time in this next phase of your life, you could potentially be spending a lot of it with your neighbors! Many retirement communities also plan an array of social events and keep residents involved.
Events. Most communities have event calendars for their members. Take a look at the calendars for potential places and see if the activities and events are ones you can personally align with. Each community differs in terms of games and events they prefer.
Medical Needs. Make sure your community is close to medical care if it does not provide for that. Local physicians can be an option. On-site health care facilities are popular, and most high-end communities also have a helipad for airlifts.
Restrictions. Finding out what is and isn't restricted within a community can bring to light concerns that may prove deal breakers when deciding on where to live. Restrictions range from dogs and barbecues to parking spots, not to mention renting rules which can be endless.
Security and Extra Care. Well-staffed communities can provide extra security and maintenance to residents. This is an added convenience to consider if you want to travel or need extra help maintaining your home.
Membership Possibility. Some communities offer club-like membership structures. Each can vary in the options and requirements for receiving membership. As another investment, this is worth the research.
Financials. Proper research on the community and its financial state can help you choose a place that is stable and thriving; a place where you want to live.
Transportation. Are there plenty of amenities in the area? Is the transportation adequate? Can you walk to many businesses or health care services?
Living in an easily navigated community can offer you more options when it comes to social events, activities, shopping, and more.


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Ok, I'm anxious for this one to come out. Who's with me? Haven't read the books yet, based on what happened in Catching Fire. Katniss and Gale will start a Revolution in the Capital to rescue Josh Hutcherson character out?. Ohhh, can't wait, 10 more days til it opens. (And did they killed off Lenny Kravitz character (The dressmaker Cynna?, I was confused about that in Catching fire).


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Care Quality Commission
The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. It will inspect all GP surgeries by April 2016 and ask:
Are they safe?
Are they effective?
Are they caring ?
Are they responsive to peoples needs?
Are they well led?
The CQC will focus on 6 population groups
Older people
People with long term conditions
Families, children and young people
Working age people (including those recently retired and students)
People whose circumstances make them vulnerable
People experiencing poor mental health (including people with dementia)
Street Lane Practice has not yet been inspected, but we are confident of our strong values and performance and look forward to meeting the inspectors.
Our Vision
It is our Mission to 'be at the forefront of Primary Care, and to combine delivering the very best of healthcare with good conditions for all who work at the practice.'
Our Values
Care, Honesty, Decency, Integrity, Professionalism, Respect.
A safe practice
The practice identifies those at risk and holds regular safeguarding meetings for both children and adults at risk. All clinicians receive regular updating in this field .
The practice has a long established Significant Event Analysis programme where adverse events, near misses and adverse outcomes are shared with the practice team electronically for comment. A formal meeting follows to discuss the case, learn any lessons and if necessary change procedures or implement remedial activity.
The practice is inspected by Infection Control specialists to ensure that our cleanliness and procedures are of high quality.
Safe systems are in place for prescribing medicines, and ordering and collecting repeat prescriptions.
Within Street Lane Practice is a culture of learning and teaching. Clinicians attend clinical meetings twice weeky and attend monthly regional teaching. Additionally all of our staff participate in annual internal appraisal. This is an opportunity for them to be supported by Street Lane Practice in terms of emotional wellbeing and also to support any learning needs. This process ensures that our clinicians can deliver upto date effective care.
We hold regular palliative care and prescribing meetings.
We adhere to local guidelines for the prescribing of medicines and referral pathways into hospital.
There is a process of annual medication review to ensure that patients are on the appropriate medicines at the appropriate dose.
We also follow national and local guidance for opportunistically screening patients for dementia, alcohol intake, smoking and high blood pressure.
As a practice we ensure that we are sensitive to patient needs. Patients can specify the gender of the clinician that they see.
We offer chaperones for intimate examinations.
We have a hearing loop in reception and a ramp to the surgery to facilitate disabled access.
We can arrange language line for non-English speaking patients.
We have a register of carers so that our patient liaison workers can contact them and offer support.
Responsive to Patient Needs
We hold regular meetings with our patient forum and welcome feedback from our patients, either direct to the surgery, or via other outlets such as NHS Choices and iwantgreatcare.org.
We are always looking for ways to work smarter. That is to maximise the use of our clinical rooms to meet patient need. We now offer urgent lunchtime appointments. We open 2 evenings a week.
We are looking to increase our use of IT systems to help patients to manage their own care. For instance appointments can be booked online. Patients can register for online access to their medical records. Prescriptions can be requested and delivered electronically.
Patients can access follow up care utilising telephone appointments which are usually less of an inconvenience for the patient.
We regularly review complaints and positive feedback submitted to the practice to try and optimise the standard of care which we provide.
Well led
The Practice is led by a strong democratic Board (comprising the partners and practice manager) which manages both operational matters and strategic direction of the practice.
At least once a month the Board meets to discuss current issues and formally review progress on short and long term targets against our objectives, and ensures that our Vision is continuously implemented.
The whole practice meets regularly for training, and to jointly develop initiatives to improve quality and experience.
Our strategy is informed and shaped by consultation with our well established Patient Participation Group .
CQC visit 8/3/19
The full report of the CQC visit from 8/3/19 will be published imminently on the CQC website. It rates Street Lane Practice overall as 'Good'.
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