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Misericordia Show
Yesterday, 2012 July 7, I had the pleasure of setting up a major show of 43 of my paintings at the Misericordia Hospital in Edmonton.
The show includes paintings spanning my painting career of some 25 years. The first paintings encountered as one travels the hallway north of the main lobby is a group of seven paintings depicting the Canadian landscape. This group was inspired was inspired by a train trip I took a few years ago from Toronto to Edmonton, and particularly the rugged Canadian Shield in Northern Ontario.
After passing through this group of paintings, a turn to the left takes one into the hallway that contains 36 of my paintings – landscapes, abstracts and some in between. First, on the right, are 3 landscape paintings going back to the 1980's. There is a landscape of the the Auvergne region of France and couple of Alberta landscapes (done in very different styles).
Next on the right are a group of five paintings of the Alberta prairies from the last 4 years.
The Prairies give way to the mountains with a eight paintings (some quite abstracted) from 2009/10 depicting scenes of, from and in the Canadian Rockies.
At the end of the long hallway, one turns around and returns, seeing a few more of the mountain group and then a selection of ten paintings from my Earth Light Tapestries series. This series of 24 highly textured acrylic paintings was created on 2006/7 and 14 of them were exhibited at Edmonton's Milner Library gallery in the fall of 2009. Seeing 10 of these 24 by 24 inch (61×61 cm) works in a row is quite impressive.
Next are 5 paintings of an abstract nature including 1 that was inspired by an early morning train arrival into Vancouver and two from a scene on Beddis Beach on Salt Spring Island on a foggy November morning in 2007.
Back at the start of the long hallway the show ends with a few of my most recent canvases.
This show runs through to August 17th on the main floor (look for the Day Ward hallway) at the Misericordia Hospital in west Edmonton [map]. The works are for sale during the show – contact the Misericordia Volunteer office (780-735-2754) for more information.


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Aloft Palm Jumeirah
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What's around Aloft Palm Jumeirah
- In Palm Jumeirah
- Aquaventure - 3.2 mi / 5.1 km
- Dubai Marina - 8.6 mi / 13.9 km
- Dubai College - 8.5 mi / 13.7 km
- Dubai Marina Mall - 10.2 mi / 16.4 km
- Souk Madinat Jumeirah - 10.3 mi / 16.7 km
- Burj Al Arab - 10.9 mi / 17.5 km
- The Walk - 11.2 mi / 18.1 km
Getting around
- Dubai Intl. Airport (DXB) - 62 min drive
- Dubai (DWC-Al Maktoum Intl.) - 71 min drive
- Sharjah (SHJ-Sharjah Intl.) - 81 min drive
- Airport shuttle (surcharge)
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 206 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 10 floors
- Check-in time 3:00 PM-midnight
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check-in
- Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
- Government-issued photo ID may be required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport shuttle *
- Free self parking
Payment types at the property
- Cash
Other information
- Smoke-free property
In the hotel
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- 5 restaurants
- 3 bars/lounges
- Beach bar
- Poolside bar
- 24-hour room service
- On private beach
- Beach sun loungers
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Spa services on site
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Beach umbrellas
- Beach towels
- Billiards or pool table
- Business center
- One meeting room
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Elevator
- Rooftop terrace
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
- Wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
- Wheelchair-accessible parking
- Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
- Valet for wheelchair-equipped vehicle
- Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
- Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
- Wheelchair-accessible spa
- Wheelchair-accessible pool
- Wheelchair-accessible fitness centre
- Wheelchair-accessible meeting spaces/business centre
- Wheelchair-accessible on-site restaurant
- Visual alarms in hallways
- Handrails in stairways
- Lowered electrical outlets in bathroom
- Lowered locks/deadbolt
- Height-adjustable showerhead
- Grab bar - near toilet
- Grab bar - in bathtub
- Bathroom emergency pull cord
- Visual fire alarm
- Lever door handles
- Arabic
- English
- Russian
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Iron/ironing board
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Designer toiletries
- Cable TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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Special features
DiningLuchador Cantina & Cockta - This restaurant specializes in Mexican cuisine. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
East & Seaboard Eatery - This buffet restaurant overlooks the pool and specializes in international cuisine. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
W Xyz(SM) Bar - This bar specializes in international cuisine. Open daily.
Splash Pool Bar - This bar specializes in international cuisine and is located by the pool. Open daily.
Afterdeck Sunset & Shisha - Onsite bar. Open daily.
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- Aloft Palm Jumeirah Dubai
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The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
This property advises that enhanced cleaning and guest safety measures are currently in place.
Disinfectant is used to clean the property.
Guests are provided with hand sanitizer.
The property affirms that it follows sanitization practices of Commitment to Clean (Marriott) guidelines.
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check-in or check-out:
- A tax is imposed by the city: AED 15 per accommodation, per night
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: AED 750
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per child: AED 375 (from 5 to 11 years old)
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for AED 125.5 per night
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of AED 90 per person (approximately)
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
FAQs for Aloft Palm Jumeirah
Does Aloft Palm Jumeirah offer free cancellation for a full refund? Yes, Aloft Palm Jumeirah does have fully refundable rooms available to book on our site, which can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in. Just make sure to check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions. Is parking offered at Aloft Palm Jumeirah? Yes, there's free self parking. Is there a pool at Aloft Palm Jumeirah? Yes, there's an outdoor pool and a children's pool. Are pets allowed at Aloft Palm Jumeirah? Sorry, pets and service animals aren't allowed. What are the check-in and check-out times at Aloft Palm Jumeirah? You can check in from 3:00 PM to midnight. Check-out time is noon. Are there restaurants at or near Aloft Palm Jumeirah? Yes, there are 5 onsite restaurants. Is airport shuttle service offered by Aloft Palm Jumeirah? Yes, an airport shuttle is available.
Recent reviews
Very Good 8.4 From 163 reviews
The hotel is great, very clean, nice beach and the view from the sea view room is awesome, the hotel deserves 5 stars not 4 stars
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We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Aloft Palm Jumeirah. The interior of the hotel and furnishings were fun and comfortable. The self serve snack area with pool table were perfect for teenage hangout and to use while waiting for transport. The room layout was very user friendly with all the conveniences. Very comfortable bed and linens were great. Pillows were a winner. Toiletries supplied are ones I would chose to use T home. The power saving lights on the floors which activated when needed are a great eco addition. Restaurant buffet food had a good variety of choices, colourful, continental, ethnic, healthy and quite delicious. The timetable of the shuttle worked well around the meal times and store openings. It made staying at the end of the arch much more accessible and less isolated. The staff were very helpful and their response to request timely and polite. In all we would definitely stay again.
Overall a very pleasant stay, dispite the ongoing construction in the surrounding area we were not disturbed in any way noisewise. The staff doesn't try hard to please they are genuinely helpful and very pleasant always smiling and polite . The hotel is remote, almost at the very end of the east crescent, but the hotel does offer several shuttles during the week that go to the marina, Dubai Emirates and the Dubai outlet malls.The rooftop Mexican restaurant "Luchador " had excellent tasting food and live entertainment, not to mention an amazing view. If your looking for a quiet place with a nice private beach, this is it.
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Horrible stay! It's really sad that within a year, this hotel has taken a turn for the worst. First of all, the room I was put into faces the mass construction next door. So every morning around 630am, I was woken up to loud noise from machinery and labor workers yelling to one another. This construction went on all day! Secondly, the breakfast buffet and dining area was awful. Lots of flies ...meaning the place is not very well cleaned. The walls and tables stayed dirty, and the staff did not do much to ensure a clean table at all times. Lastly, I was bothered by some creepy staff member who was just "hanging around" near my room. It was just uncomfortable. I will never stay here again, as the appeal is gone. Staff at reception was friendly, but the experience was so bad that I will not return. I can find plenty of amazing hotels along the strip.
A very good value hotel in Dubai's Palm Jumeira island. This is a new boutique hotel that offers a nice holiday for less than high-end neighboring hotels. It has a cafe, two restaurants, a swimming pool and service is very good. Top floor restaurant with Latin cuisine and music is an excellent choice for afternoon drinks or a dinner with music.
Great hotel, crowded area around but this is not an issue. Pleasant stay so far!
Wonderful hotel, quiet, peaceful, everything we were looking for
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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
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Complex dynamical systems consisting interacting dynamical units are ubiquitous in nature and society. Predicting and reconstructing nonlinear dynamics of units and the complex interacting networks among them serves the base for the understanding of a variety of collective dynamical phenomena. I present a general method to address the two outstanding problems as a whole based solely on time-series measurements. The method is implemented by incorporating compressive sensing approach that enables an accurate reconstruction of complex dynamical systems in terms of both nodal equations that determines the self-dynamics of units and detailed coupling patterns among units. The representative advantages of the …
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Understanding CPEC
Common sense would suggest that investments under the CPEC banner present an enviable opportunity for our economy to jump onto a significantly higher growth path on a sustainable basis. Is this logic and the envisaged gains valid allowing for the terms and conditions governing these ventures and the capability of Pakistan's economy to exploit its potential?
The principal constraint in conducting a fair assessment of the latent returns to our economy from CPEC is the general opaqueness of the provisions driving these investments. Officialdom assures us that only a part of the funds are being provided in the shape of loans (and at affordable rates of interest). The rest of the financing is in the form of investments in energy and does not carry debt liabilities.
It can be argued, with some justification, that beggars are not choosers and these loans are on terms that are the best we could hope for under present conditions. But, if indeed they are (although warped domestic tax structures and distorted priorities make it difficult to raise and allocate resources for such investments) why are the details not in the public domain as is usual these days even in the case of a hitherto secretive institution like the IMF?
The concessions showered on the Chinese have surely set a benchmark other investors could demand.
Furthermore, how are the investments in the power sector logically different from a debt-related commitment, considering that the returns have been guaranteed by the government? What is the practical difference between these categorisations? From the information one has been able to glean, the guaranteed returns range from 17 per cent to 20pc in dollar terms on the investment/equity in the power sector (rising to more than 25pc if we add on all the exemptions granted on customs duties, both federal and provincial GSTs and other allied taxes).
Other special terms have also to be accorded. These include a three-month cash escrow for the electricity generated; they will have the right to suspend operations and still be paid if their payments are delayed. Whereas in the case of existing IPPs the National Transmission & Despatch Company can impose damages even if these units close down on account of non-payment for an extended period. The generous concessions (not available to domestic investors) showered on the Chinese have surely set a benchmark that other investors could validly demand.
These high guaranteed returns, complemented by our poor governance of the energy sector, will keep the price of energy high, affecting adversely the competitiveness of the economy in general and the exporting sectors in particular.
The cost per megawatt of these coal-based power plants has also not been shared to enable a comparison with international standards. This is important because, as explained, the returns are a guaranteed percentage of the equity, incentivising over-invoicing of imported equipment, enabling not just the recovery of the investment upfront but also furnishing a guaranteed return on this over-invoiced amount!
Another unknown is the cost per kilometre of road in highway projects. Market sources also claim that barely 25pc of the work has been outsourced to Pakistani engineering consultants and contractors. And they are being paid around 40pc of the cost for these services that the Chinese are being compensated for. Moreover, not only do they bring their own cement and steel but also their own labour (even of the unskilled variety on the plea that they speak Chinese); even paint produced by a multinational based in Pakistan is bought from the office of the same company in China.
In any case, as global experience tells us, connecting developed regions with those that are relatively backward doesn't necessarily stimulate sustainable growth in the latter. The connectivity may well make it easier for capital and skills to flow to the more endowed regions because of better opportunities.
For the Chinese, the benefits of improved connectivity of their province of Xinjiang with the Gulf and beyond will come in the form of safe and secure connectivity to suppliers of energy in the Middle East and consumers in these and African markets.
What is uncertain is the impact that CPEC could have on our growth rate, given our weak global competitiveness owing to our deformed tax structure, poor governance and lack of skills. It limits our ability to integrate into Chinese-driven value chains. A greater worry would be the possible folding up of many of our businesses, not being competitive. As things stand, without a competitive industrial (perhaps even the agricultural sector), we may have to be content with, like the good 'rentiers' that we are, simply collecting toll taxes for our much-marketed 'strategic location'.
Much of the CPEC-related discussion is around projects. But for achieving its objectives in a sustainable manner recurrent expenditure on repairs and maintenance is critical; these affect the economy's efficiency. With large budget deficits and rigidity of expenditure, this requirement will pose formidable challenges.
Finally, given the precarious health of our external sector (with the current account deficit accumulating at a frightening billion dollars a month and the import bill programmed to increase by an additional $3bn by end 2018 on LNG/coal projects) and no visible signs of possible improvement, we would, as night follows day, be negotiating a new IMF programme, latest by the second half of 2018.
The outcomes of these deliberations could introduce an intriguing twist to our strategic policies for the region as we seek funding to service our debts and commitments under CPEC — with a dreaded currency mismatch resulting from most earnings in rupees servicing dollar liabilities.
Lest we forget, the IMF has no currency of its own, nor does it manage one. It essentially lends in US dollars which is also the currency for discharging CPEC-related obligations. If political analysts are right in asserting that the Americans are not happy with our Afghan and regional policies and our attempts to get closer to the Chinese, will their monopoly over their currency and their clout in the Fund provide them a leverage beyond just a role in the finalisation of IMF conditionalities?
The writer is a former governor of the State Bank of Pakistan.
Published in Dawn, July 17th, 2017


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It's A Wonderful Scene
I don't think there is any better time then the day of Christmas to introduce to you one of my favorite scenes of all time. The scene comes from the Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946). But first I need to do a little set up.
This is considered one of the key scenes from the movie. In it you see the main character George Bailey at his happiest. He is filled with enthusiasm for the future and is going to "see the world". You can also feel the sexual tension between two characters. Though George may be a little too high on his horse to understand it they both are deeply in love with each other. After this scene George finds out his father died and it goes down hill from there. Instead of going to see the world he gets stuck working at his father's old business, The Building and Loan. His plan was to work there until his brother came back from collage. However, he finds out his brother got married and was offered a job with his wife's father after school. Again, George is stuck in Bedford Falls working for his old run-down business. Now I have set it up, check out the scene displaying Frank Capra and actor Jimmy Stewart at the pinnacle of their game.
Never have I seen a scene so elegantly walk the line between humor and anguish. The tension is so potent from the beginning and only intensifies the futher along we go. Capra once said, "There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness." Capra's greatest weapon against dullness in his movies was conflict. Conflict is one of the storyteller's greatest weapons. Where the resolutions in a movie can only entertain for minutes or just seconds, curtain conflicts can keep an audience on the edge of their seats through entire movies. In fact the greater the conflict the more satisfying the resolution.
The main conflict finally concluded in this scene had been building since the beginning of the movie. As you saw in the first scene I showed, the tension between Mary and George was strong. In this scene it's intoxicating. The audience desperately wants to see these two together and Capra knows this. So naturally he does everything in his power to stop them from being together. I mean it starts from the very beginning. George tries to come into the yard and he can't open the gate. When it come to setting up conflict the audience will buy into pretty much anything you do to get us deeper into the hole. What are the odds that the gate wouldn't open? Yet, we don't think twice about it because it's stopping George from getting to Mary. On the other hand, you need to earn your way out of the hole. The audience won't buy into any quick fix solutions.
George and Mary's demeanor at the beginning could not be further apart. One is upbeat and happy to be back home in Bedford Falls. The other is slumped in depression and finds the town of Bedford to be a prison. If you ever find yourself struggling with making a scene feel interesting, it's probably because you have not created enough of a clash between characters. The two characters are at different ends of the spectrum on every topic they go into. Mary went to collage and chose to come back home because she missed Bedford Falls, George would like nothing more then to go to collage so he could leave Bedford Falls. Mary couldn't be happier George is there to visit. George keeps on explaining how he wasn't really planning on showing up. Mary puts out an illustration of the man lassoing the moon and puts on Buffalo Gals. George hardly gives these things any consideration. All this makes the audience cry out in frustration. We so desperately want them to come together and the tension is just killing us.
One of the beautiful things Capra does is add in sprinkles of humor through out the piece. Capra basks in the awkwardness of the conversation. This whole scene has less to do with what is said but rather focuses on what is communicated between the lines. George makes the comment when he sits down, "Well, I see it still smells like pine needles around here". Mary, "….thank you.". Neither we nor she think the comment was exactly a compliment but what else is there to say? Mary makes an effort to echo the sentiments the characters had years ago when walking home from the dance. She begins to sing the line, "And dance by the light of the.." and of course George doesn't remember, another example of George missing the opportunity to connect with Mary. At this point of the scene the barrier between the two couldn't be more obvious. However, Capra doesn't yet want to let the audience off the hook. He knows he can go further but to do so he needs to throw in another factor.
In comes the mother. Mary's mom forces the conversation to go to another stage. "George Bailey?! What's he want!". Finally Mary is able to get more direct. "What do you want", she asks. This confrontation sends us into the final act of the scene. Mary starts to grow tired of George's indifference. Her comment, "He's making violent love to me, mother", is probably the best laugh out loud moment of the whole scene. And before you know, it the two are separated. To add insult to injury Sam calls Mary, just another reminder to George of what he doesn't have. The tension is shattered literally through Mary breaking the record. We think everything has been for not, and the audience is devastated.
Capra goes to an over the shoulder shot of Mary talking to Sam while George listens in. Look how flawless the staging is here. George seems to leave again and we watch as Mary's mother comes into frame left. "He doesn't want to speak to George", she says. There is the small sight gag of George suddenly being right in front of Mary as she calls to him. Now Capra has set up a visual metaphor of the conflict at hand, Mary is in the middle of the frame with her mom to her right and George to her left. Who is going to win out?
The cut to Sam might not be needed but it does drive home the point even further. If we needed more of a reason to root for George this would be it. Sam has a girl right behind him while he talks, and he is dressed up in a high quality suit all the indications of a successful business man. George is everything Sam is not.
What is wonderful at this point is Capra finds a humorous and organic way to keep Mary and George together. Sam suggests George go on the other extension and Mary replies, "Mother is on the other extension". This is yet another humorous moment. It also does a far more important thing; it forces Mary and George to stay together. At this point, when the tension is at its highest Capra cuts to the key shot in the whole scene. It's a tight two shot with Mary and George talking on the phone. Capra refuses to cut from this shot. What really elevates this moment is the silence between dialogue. The gaze the two have toward each other are agonizing. We can hardly bear it anymore. We are crying out for them to finally connect, to express their love for each other. And finally at the time the tension is at it's peak with George declaring his refusal to give in, the phone drops and George admits his love for Mary.
When writing or shooting a scene the big question needs to be about who your characters are and what they want. Then you need to find ways to stop those objectives from coming true. Make them work for their goal so in the end your moment is earned. The amazing thing about this scene is how simple it is. It doesn't take place on an expensive set and there are no complex camera moves. Anyone can do a scene like this. It consists of two characters who are unable to communicate. You don't need anything more then this to create wonderful drama. In this scene Capra allows the audience to realize just how powerfully George loves Mary by refusing to give in right away. The end result is so potent because Capra earned it. Every shot in the scene is thought out and draws us further into the moment. This scene continues to remind me what is most important about cinema. At its core cinema is an exploration of humanity.
Ollie Johnston – Animator – Penny
Ollie Johnston happens to be my favorite animator of all time. His drawings seem to flow like water and they all come from the heart. He started working for Walt Disney in the mid 1930's and quickly became one of Walt's greatest animators. Johnston saved one of his greatest performances for his last. The last character Johnston was lead animator on from start to finish was Penny from the The Rescuers (1977). What is truly amazing is how Johnston was able to climb into the skin of a character of the opposite sex who was about sixty years his junior.
The true beauty of animation is you can animate anything. I have consistently maintained the animators at Disney were some of the greatest actors to ever live. Even Marlon Brando had his limits yet the actors at Disney could portray anything from little wooden puppets to fire breathing dragons with just the use of a few pieces of paper and a pencil. In reality human characters were some of the hardest characters to animate. The reason being everyone knows how humans move and act, thus one wrong line with the pencil might ruin a performance and stop making the character believable to the audience.
These drawings are an example of Ollie Johnston exploring the character of Penny and her cat Rufus. Johnston wasn't the best draftsman at the studio, but each drawing expresses an emotion which shows the essence of who Penny is. In most of the poses Johnston seems to be intentionally turning Penny away from the audience. He expresses an extremely shy young girl which makes the audience want to love her all the more. When Walt was alive he communicated to all his artists the most important thing in animating a character were the eyes. By this time in his career Johnston has become a master at expressing emotion through his character's eyes. With the drawings where we see her eyes they become the center piece of the pose, our eyes are drawn toward her's and it's clear Johnston builds the rest of the pose around them.
One of the coolest things about my studies of the animators at Disney is the discovery of the different styles they brought to their animation. One of the true beauties of hand drawn animation is the ability for the artist to use the pencil in different ways in order to bring to life a unified performance. Ollie Johnston was not the only animator of Penny. Animation is long and tedious medium. In today's studios there are literally hundreds of animators working on a film and it takes them weeks in order to get just a few seconds of animation finished. In the 1970's there were far less animators working on a project. However, it still took a whole team of animators to bring to life most of the key characters. As the lead animator Johnston needed to figure out a way to get his crew on the same page with the character Penny. Drawing sheets like this were priceless samples for other animators to study so they could keep in mind who the character was both in terms of design and emotion.
Johnston had a very soft style of animating compared to his peers. He was known to barely "kiss" the page with his pencil. First you didn't even know what it was he was drawing and then a beautiful creature would start to come to life. You can see the soft lines in the drawings of Penny. The only thick areas are places where Johnston is trying to find the right shape or communicate weight. There is a flow to his drawings; no harsh angles and extremely pleasing curves. Glen Kean, one of Johnston's pupils and a great animator in his own right, said Ollie treated the pencil like it was a living thing and let it guide his hand in order to find the pose.
The reason I consider Ollie the greatest animators wasn't because of his draftsmanship or even his mastery of the principle of animation. I consider him the best because he made me feel for his characters. His animation made me completely buy into the illusion of a life. His drawings disappeared and beautiful characters emerged. I saw characters I could laugh with, be frustrated at, and cry for. One of the most potent scenes Ollie did was with Penny. Johnston animated the performance of Penny and Rufus in the clip below. In it you see Ollie's mastery of the medium. The performance is full of restraint. He holds poses and communicates mountains of emotion through small subtle movements. I consider it one of the best pieces of animation I have ever seen. And the magic of it all is it's done through a few pieces of paper and a pencil.


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Biotechnology will be the sector of choice for investors
As International Biotechnology Trust plc (IBT), the investment trust managed by SV Life Sciences (SVLS) reports its Annual Financial Results for the year ended 31 August 2014, Carl Harald Janson, Investment Manager at SVLS Managers, highlights that the outlook for earnings growth generation in the biotechnology sector continues to be strong, and is expected to remain intact for the next decade.
"An improved understanding of biology enables more efficient drug discovery and medical device development. The regulatory environment in the US and in Europe has improved leading to better clinical trial design, higher internal competence and new development paths. The sector has consistently provided novel treatments for diseases of high unmet medical needs. We predict the next ten years will be an era characterised by the launch of many new drugs driving continued strong earnings growth for the sector. Our top investment Gilead's Sovaldi was approved by the FDA in December 2013 to treat hepatitis C virus infection. Sales of Sovaldi exceeded expectations, and are projected to be more than $10bn (approx. £6.25bn) in its first calendar year.
"Biotech continues to be a feeding ground for larger companies seeking new innovative products. This has been a major driving force of mergers and acquisitions within the sector and is set to continue. In the first half of 2014, biotech was an important component of the $315.3bn M&A deals in healthcare. In August 2014, one of our investments, InterMune was acquired by Roche for $8bn (approx. £5bn). Other M&A transactions also helped the performance, such as Mallinckrodt's acquisition of Questcor and Lundbeck's acquisition of Chelsea Therapeutics.
"Healthcare indices such as the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (NBI) may be at historical highs, but the fundamentals of the companies behind these indices remain compelling. The value of biotech companies is now supported by very real revenues and profits, with prices relative to long-term growth rates at very reasonable levels.
"The optimistic outlook is supported by the increased output of drugs from biotechnology companies. With the greater understanding of disease and an accelerating rate of discoveries in bioscience, there is the real potential for an unprecedented period of value creation in the biotechnology industry.
Alan Clifton, Chairman of the Board of IBT, concluded:
"The year ended 31 August 2014 saw a substantial positive return for the IBT. The NAV increased by 26.4% to 395.7p per share and the share price increased by 16.9% from 269.0p to 314.5p. By comparison, the FTSE All-Share Index produced a total return of 10.7% over the same period.
"For the third year in succession, the portfolio generated positive absolute performance. Investor enthusiasm for the biotechnology sector continued in the period against a backdrop of positive price gains for the broader stock market.
"The Company's prospects remain strong. In the last two decades the biotechnology sector has generated impressive growth – the NBI has averaged a compound annual growth rate of 12% over the last 20 years, and has better long-term performance than almost every other major index.
Highlights of annual financial results
- The NAV per share increased by 26.4% to 395.7p
- Company share price increased 16.9% to 314.50p


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|We booked a one day Great Wall Trip, one day Xian trip and 8 day Beijing to Lhasa Tour by Train. We had 4 adults (including 2 elderly people) and 2 children on the trip and were very very happy with Beijing Tours
This was our first trip to China and first booking with Beijing Tours. We will be recommending Beijing Tours to our friends and family in the future.
Our Tour planner Mine was wonderful in planning the trip. All our tour guides Kim, Dechen and Vicki were very knowledgeble in the places; and the sights that they took us were all very interesting.
We are vegan and our dietary requirements were met with delicious food through out the tour.
The hotel in Lhasa arranged by the Tour was very comfortable
The train trip from Beijing to Lhasa was amazing and we would like to thank Mine for trying so hard to get the soft sleeper tickets for us
Please note that the Train tickets from Beijing to Lhasa are very hard to get we got confirmation for the tickets 2-4 days before we travelled. When we went on the train and talked to other passengers everyone was in the same situation. However would like to suggest Beijing tours to explain difficulty of getting the tickets and the need to be prepared to go by plane if train tickets cannot be bought before the deposit is paid. In the end we were able to go by train via soft sleeper berths but initially didn't understand why confirmation for the tickets was so difficult
Tour Beijing is excellent if you want to do some independent travel yourself to the easy to reach places and then use their services for the sights which are hard to get to.
They are great value for money. We also used their airport pickup services instead of the need of taking 2 taxis to and from the airport
We would like to thank everyone at Beijing Tour who made our trip to China so memorable.
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I've been thinking about writing more entries as opposed to voicing all of them (if you're new to this "blog", all of my content is in the form of 2 – 4 minute long audio segments), which, along with my regular Monday updates and the occasional supplement, means more content for everyone to ignore.
Allow me to nerd out for a moment. I recently read this article at IGN titled "Microsoft Addresses Kinect Concerns". Microsoft's "Kinect" is essentially it's competitive answer to the Wii, however instead of using a controller, it maps your body with cameras and you become the controller. It remains to see how gimmicky it is, as they've claimed it will be used for all sorts of games but all the demos so far have looked like high res Wii games; casual games that the hardcore crowd (Microsoft's main install base) scoff at. I figured THIS would be the concern eluded to by the article's title. No, INSTEAD the concern is that people are afraid they won't be able to sit down while using Microsoft's "Kinect", because the device has a difficult time mapping a person while they're on a couch or in a chair. WOW. Good work gamers, you just proved how fat you are, that you can't stand for any length of time to play a video game, that the concept of exercise, beyond running your mouth into a microphone while playing online, frightens you. This is the sad state of the world we live in, that something new and potentially innovative comes out, and people say "well… can I sit down while using it? If that's going to be a problem, I'm going have to re-think that purchase…"
Other questions that I assume gamers have about the Microsoft Kinect:
– "Will it malfunction if I'm trying to stuff half a family-sized bag of Doritos down my throat while playing? What if it thinks the bag is actually a second head growing out of me?"
– "Will it automatically pause every 3 minutes so that I don't have a heart attack from the incredibly strenuous activity of standing and slightly moving my arms?"
– "What if, hypothetically, I'm a highly uncoordinated 22 year old with the body of a 45 year old alcoholic? Will it negatively effect the on-screen movements of the ridiculously over-muscled army man I'm pretending to be in my 3D fantasy world where women aren't completely repulsed by the mere sight of me?"
This might be the most ridiculous concern about ANYTHING that I've ever read… you're worried that a motion detecting system designed to make games more interactive than ever by detecting your every movement and mapping it into the game won't work while you're being a pathetic lump on a couch? If this is a legitimate concern that has run through your bacon-soaked mind, you should seriously consider neutering yourself with anything sharp within reach of your blubbery fingers so that you don't accidentally produce any future offspring that could end up being as lazy as you are, eventually being the slow, fat, incredibly stupid people that I get stuck behind at the grocery store because they take up the whole aisle trying to decide whether they should buy 6 cases of Diet Pepsi or Coke Zero. I say "accidentally" because there's no chance anyone would intentionally procreate with these losers anyway, but alcohol makes people make bad decisions.


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Despite ongoing calls from state legislators and Chicago advocates for an elected school board, the former U.S. chief of public education said Thursday there's "no silver bullet" management style to boost school success.
John King, who served as U.S. education secretary for one year under President Barack Obama, told WBEZ "Morning Shift" host Tony Sarabia that even if the Chicago Board of Education becomes an elected body, it wouldn't necessarily improve education outcomes across the city.
"It does differ district to district. If you look across the country there's no silver bullet," he said during an interview on the show. "The reality is, as you look across the country, there are districts with mayoral control that are improving and some that aren't. There are districts with (elected) school boards that are improving and some that aren't."
Chicago's seven-member school board has been appointed by the city's mayor for more than two decades. Former Gov. Pat Quinn attempted unsuccessfully to end that practice with federal and state lawsuits earlier this year, while a bill currently sitting in the General Assembly would transform that into a 21-member elected body.
That legislation has received strong support from education advocates and House representatives, as did a similar measure last year that was never called for a vote in the Senate.
But King complemented CPS for improving its math and English scores and graduation rate under Mayor Rahm Emanuel, while at the same time dealing with an ongoing state budget impasse and its own fiscal woes.
"So a lot of credit to the mayor and the team at the department of education here in the city for the progress they've made," he said. "I think the real question is how do we strengthen schools on the inside, how do we continue to improve instruction, improve outcomes for kids? How do we wrap services around our kids that are most at risk? And then how do we ensure that there's the revenue that's needed?"
The former New York state education commissioner also called on Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Illinois Legislature to make a "commitment" to increase state funding to the financially troubled school district.
King followed former CPS CEO Arne Duncan as U.S. education secretary, serving from January 2016 through January 2017. He has since been replaced by Betsy DeVos.
During his interview Thursday, King touched on the proposed education budget being pushed by his successor and President Donald Trump that would reportedly cut $10.6 billion in education spending, potentially killing a swath of federally funded learning programs.
"You can't help but look at this budget and see an assault on the American dream," he said. "The idea that we'd be better off with fewer after-school and summer programs, less professional development for teachers and if it was harder to go to college. I mean that's preposterous.
"Their budget, I think, suggests the wrong direction, wrong values. The retreat on civil rights protections – not just in education, but across a variety of areas – is very concerning."
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Related stories:
Chicago Activists Call For Action on Elected School Board Bill
April 18: Parents and community activists protested outside the Chicago office of Senate President John Cullerton on Tuesday to demand action on a bill that would grant the city an elected Board of Education.
Judge Tosses Former Governor's Lawsuit Seeking Elected School Board
Feb. 27: A second judge has tossed a case brought by former Gov. Pat Quinn calling for the Chicago Board of Education to be transformed into an elected body.
State Lawmaker Renews Call for Elected Chicago School Board
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I searched for hire a motorhome Midlands to find out how much it would cost in June for a medium size model for 3 nights Said lynn, a Sutton Coldfield based resident.
After a few of seconds, I found hire a motorhome in Midlands area from a company based near Birmingham, called Midlands Motorhomes. said lynn.
The medium size model is ideal for our party of 3 people travelling in the UK for 3 nights during June. I also wanted an all inclusive rate for 100 inclusive miles per day, Toilet Pack, Car Parking, Bike Rack, TV & DVD Player, Gas Bottle.
hire a motorhome Midlands is not something that I search for every day! . lynn added.
The number of companies that I found for the search hire a motorhome Midlands in the towns of either Sutton Coldfield, Wolverhampton or Birmingham was not that many and I was surprised to find Midlands Motorhomes had a depot near Birmingham for my June enquiry.
That is pretty close to my home town of Sutton Coldfield and the rate of £670.00 seems reasonable for a medium size model in June, especially as the £670.00 included the Bronze package which included everything that I needed.
I also searched for Midlands hire a motorhome, but could not find anyone with availability, apart from Midlands Motorhomes – who had the medium size available for collection on 16/06/2017 and to return on 19/06/2017. When I searched for hire a motorhome Midlands. And being based in Birmingham, its not too far from Sutton Coldfield to pick up and collect! said lynn.
Using the Google to find hire a motorhome Midlands gave me the quote rate of £670.00 for 3 nights in June – which is not a bad rate when I compared it with other search results for Midlands hire a motorhome. It seems that £670.00 for 3 nights hire in June is about the average rate that I would expect pay.
If you search for Midlands hire a motorhome instead of hire a motorhome Midlands, you get completely different results! added lynn – I only wanted a quote for 3 nights in June for a Family break. If there was a hire company in Sutton Coldfield or even Wolverhampton that could provide a medium size model for less, I still might hire from Midlands Motorhomes.
Midlands Motorhomes seem to have the Midlands area for hire a motorhome pretty much covered and being based in Birmingham, I think my hire a motorhome enquiry could be fulfilled by them. said the Sutton Coldfield resident.
lynn also said I had searched for Midlands hire a motorhome because I also wanted to be sure I had insurance for 1 driver(s) which the £670.00 quote from Midlands Motorhomes also included. Being based in Sutton Coldfield, I think the Birmingham depot is convenient for me and easier to get to than Wolverhampton (During June the roads can be pretty busy in the Midlands region including Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Sutton Coldfield).
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How does this compare with apologists of Islam claiming Islam respects all religions and guarantees freedom of religion? Or - my personal favorite - Islamic law is compatible with modern democracy and secularism? Or the claim of ordinary Muslims that THERE IS NO COMPULSION IN ISLAM?
The simplest truth is that there is neither freedom of religion nor freedom of conscience in Islam.
Koran exhorts Muslims to fight Non-Muslims until they either convert to Islam or pay Jizya and live in abasement. Yes, that is what 'abasement' the condition of Non-Muslims should be (verse 9:29).
Or Prophet Mohammad simply says ".........kill any Muslim who changes his religion ...."
Islamic law (Sharia law) prescribes death penalty to Muslims who leave Islam.
The Reliance of Traveller, manual of Islamic sacred law (i.e. Sharia law) - which is certified to be authentic and reliable - lays down following conditions for Non-Muslims to abide under the condition that any breach of these rules by Non-Muslims leads to punishment by death (here):
When a person who has reached puberty and is sane voluntarily apostatizes from Islam, he deserves to be killed.
There is no indemnity for killing an apostate
-2- Non-Muslims are distinguished from Muslims in dress, wearing a wide cloth belt (zunnar);
-4- Non-Muslims must keep to the side of the street;
-7- Non-Muslims are forbidden to build new churches (or to repair existing ones.)
-3- Non-Muslims should not lead Muslim away from Islam;
With this kind of Islamic, or identical to this, Iran literally sentenced a Muslim (who converted to Christianity and became pastor) to death and it has arrested dozens of Muslims who converted to Christianity.
It looks like even these measures couldn't stop the tide of Muslims converting to Christianity - yes, there are many Muslims who are troubled by fascist document Koran and ways and life of Islam's Prophet (Prophet Mohammad).
But in the end, it is all the same.
Iran Threatens Church with Bombing
Another church in Tehran was ordered to cease holding services in Farsi, the Iranian national language, otherwise it could be "bombed".
"It now seems likely that the Islamic authorities have imagined that with this new restriction they will somehow hold back the rapid, and evidently extremely worrying, spread of Christianity amongst the people under their yoke," according to a report by the Farsi Christian News Network.
Iranian security agents have been arresting Christians in a country-wide crackdown since Christmas.


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Simple terminal-based ncurses UIs.
LessCurse is a work-in-progress, but it's unclear how much work and how much progress will happen/is needed.
It will probably just be developed enough to serve as a dead-simple TUI for the trackt time-tracking system.
I'm happy about bug reports and ideas, but chances are high that I cannot react in the way I wish others would do.
LessCurse is released under the GPL, Version 3 or any later version and Copyright 2016 by Felix Wolfsteller.
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'lesscurse'
And then execute:
$ bundle
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install lesscurse
See the examples folder for now. Note that executing the examples creates a log file next to it (e.g. examples/list.rb.log). It boils down to initialize a Screen, populate it with Widgets and create lambdas to react to events (like a list item was selected) or key-presses.
There is only one screen and it will fill up your terminal. Access it via
LessCurse::screen (or
The screen can and should be populated by widgets. You cannot decide on exact positioning of widgets, as a tiling-approach is used. By default, the screen will split vertically and each widget will take up an equal amount of space. However, slightly more complex
Grid-layouts are possible (see below).
Always one widget is focused.
The screen can handle global keyboard input (shortcuts, in LessCurse#actions). Currently, the TAB key is used to switch the focus of widgets. CTRL_Q will quit the application.
The Grid
A Grid can be used if the screen is to be tiled not only vertically, but also horizontally. Each row will take up an equal amount of space, where each widget in a row shares the space within that row equally.
All (four... :)) widgets inherit from
LessCurse::Widgets::Base and provide following methods:
new(title: "Shows on top", data: "Shows somewhere")[creates instance]
set_default_actions[populates the @action map (keys to lambdas)]
draw[(re)draws the widget]
handle_input(key)[deals with input, that will be handed on from main module if focused] has to return true if key press was dealt with
The default look of a widget has a box drawn around it, with an optional title at the top.
Shows a list where a single item can be selected with the UP and DOWN array keys.
The list is thought to be able to gobble up Lists of Objects which can be selected and are then represented as
The text which is shown per Object defaults to
object.to_s but can be overridden by passing a lambda into
Shows text. Doesnt even scroll yet.
Allows creepy text input.
Buttons do not look very much like buttons yet, but can execute a lambda on keypress (typically
RETURN) when focused.
After checking out the repo, run
bundle to install dependencies. You can also run
bundle console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
To install this gem onto your local machine, run
bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in
version.rb, and then run
bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the
.gem file to rubygems.org.
Design goals and decisions
LessCurse aims to solve a specific problem and the library user (me) should be able to hack a UI with ease and without caring too much about configuration.
Thus, LessCurse is very oppinionated.
- No complex layouts, only screen-tiling.
- Few options.
- No way to get lost in visual design decisions.
Widgets are for now not directly aware of the underlying (ncurses) window, this is a design decision workaround and yet on purpose.
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/econya/less_curse.


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It was my first time outside of Eurasia. I had no extra money for traveling and no available vacation days. But what I did have, was a colleague planning a trip to Morocco. The goal was to go to Atlas Mountains and climb its' highest peak – Toubkal (by the way, it is the highest peak of Northern Africa as well). I watched him planing the trip, buying the tickets and looking for someone who would like to accompany him. I told him that it looks awesome and I would really wanna come, but it probably is too expensive for me to join in. What happened next was a start for my love for warm countries.
The tickets were not expensive. Since it was December, it was not a tourist season, but who cares about winter if it means minimum +25 Celsius. I paid around 80 euros for a return ticket and voilà! Morocco, here I come!
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Turritis laevigata Muhlenberg ex Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 3: 543. 1801; Arabis hastata Eaton; A. heterophylla Nuttall; A. laevigata (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Poiret; A. lyrifolia de Candolle
Biennials; short-lived; sexual; caudex not evident. Stems 1 per plant, arising from center of rosette near ground surface, (1.5-)3-11 dm, glabrous throughout. Basal leaves: blade obovate to oblanceolate, (4-)10-40 mm wide, margins serrate or dentate, ciliate-mucronate on teeth, trichomes often minute, surfaces glabrous or sparsely pubescent, trichomes simple, 0.1-0.6 mm. Cauline leaves: 7-15, often concealing stem proximally; blade auricles 3-12 (-17) mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves glabrous. Racemes 16-45-flowered, sometimes branched. Fruiting pedicels suberect to divaricate-ascending, straight to slightly curved, 5-23 mm, glabrous. Flowers ascending at anthesis; sepals glabrous; petals white, 3-5 × 1-1.5 mm, glabrous; pollen ellipsoid. Fruits divaricate-ascending, not appressed to rachis, rarely somewhat secund, curved, edges parallel, (4-)6-11.7 cm × 1-2 mm; valves glabrous; ovules 50-80 per ovary; style 0.1-0.7(-1) mm. Seeds uniseriate, 1.2-2.2 × 0.8-1.4 mm; wing continuous, 0.1-0.3 mm wide distally. 2n = 14.
Flowering Mar-May. Rocky bluffs, cedar glades, wooded hillsides, floodplains; 100-500 m; Ont., Que.; Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Md., Mass., Mich., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.
The taxon sometimes treated as Arabis laevigata var. missouriensis is here recognized as a separate species (Boechera missouriensis) based on its significantly longer petals (5-10 versus 3-5 mm) and distinctive, lyrate-pinnatifid basal leaves that persist well beyond anthesis.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Serve Up the Silliness with iCarly: Groovy Foodie! for Nintendo DS!
Now, you can have a similar experience when you play the new iCarly: Groovy Foodie! video game for Nintendo DS. Players serve up actual dishes in actual locations featured on the show! For example, they may need to create:
Magic Meatballs at Ridgeway Junior High School
Spaghetti Tacos at Webicon
Chili Bowl at the Groovy Smoothie
Cream Pie at King County Prison
If you've got an iCarly fan at home with a Nintendo DS, you'll want to pick up a copy of iCarly: Groovy Foodie! It's rated E for everyone, and is entertaining for both children and adult fans of iCarly like me!
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15 Years of Leadership
During the 2017-2018 academic year, we celebrated 15 years of the Illinois Leadership Center! We have been able to do some amazing things these past 15 years! Some of the highlights include:
- Nearly 800 students have completed the Leadership Certificate Program
- Over 14,000 attended i-Programs
- More than 22,000 attended a leadership workshop
- 67 students served as Graf Interns
- Some 1,500 faculty, staff, alumni, and community members have helped to build Illini Leaders as facilitators or Certificate Coaches
We are proud to have impacted so many in the pursuit of helping to build better leaders! We celebrated these accomplishments in conjunction with the University's sesquicentennial (150 years anniversary of the University) and the Campaign for Illinois by counting down 15 reasons to celebrate the Illinois Leadership Center. Read below to learn about our 15 reasons to celebrate the Illinois Leadership Center!
Support the ILC
As we continue to plan for the next 15 years, we look forward to your continued support. You can assist the Illinois Leadership Center by your time, talent, and treasure.
How can you help? By serving as a volunteer coach in our Leadership Certificate Program, an alumni coach at our one-day Imprint i-Program (usually in February), or as a speaker in our Alumni Workshop Series.
Here is what your financial contribution to the ILC could do:
- $10- would support one student to complete the CliftonStrengths assessment
- $100- would support one student to attend an i-Program
- $300- would support a class of 30 students to participate in a Leadership Workshop
- $500- would support one student to participate in the Leadership Certificate Program
- $1,000- would allow one student to attend The Institute™ by LeaderShape®
- $4,000- would support an entire i-Program session
- $5,000- would support one Faculty Fellow's research for one year
- $10,000- would support the Leader in Residence program for one year
- $100,000- would endow one i-Program curriculum
In honor of the ILC 15th Anniversary:
A 5-year pledge of $1500 annually ($7500 total), would be a gift of $125/month
A 5-year pledge of $3000 annually ($15,000 total), would be a gift of $250/month
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Please contact Dr. Gayle Spencer, Director, at email@example.com or 217-333-0604 for assistance or questions.
15 Reasons to Celebrate the ILC
15. Continuing to Impact Students in a Huge Way; a Recap of the Fall Semester
14. Outcome Driven Programs & Services: The Illinois Leadership Model
13. Save the Date: A Celebration of 15 Years of Leadership in Chicago
12. The Leadership Certificate Program
11. The Evolution of i-Programs
10. Engaging Alumni as Educators
9. Growth of our Scholarly Profile: A Boom in Academic Initiatives
8. The Institute by Leadershape, our First Leadership Program
7. The Leadership Workshop Series: Reaching More Students than Ever Before
6. The Birth and Growth of the Leadership Minor
5. The Illinois Leadership Inventory
4. Student Employment and its Transformative Impact
3. The Impact of Corporate Engagement and Donors
2. Total Impact of our Programs the Last 15 Years


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BATON ROUGE, La. – The eighth-ranked LSU softball team defeated UMass (1-3) 7-0 Sunday afternoon to close out this year's Tiger Classic and improve to 4-0 on the season.
Despite being delayed by heavy rainfall to begin the game, LSU came out to play without missing a beat. With one out in the bottom of the first and Aliyah Andrews on first, Shemiah Sanchez launched a homerun over the left field fence to get the Tigers on the board. It was the third homerun of her career and the first on the season for LSU as a team.
Emily Griggs led off the third inning with a triple and scored on a hard-hit single through the right side by Andrews. Amanda Doyle then hit a soft ground ball that squeezed in between the first and second basemen which allowed Andrews, who had advanced to third, to score and give the Tigers a 3-0 lead after three.
With two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, Becca Schulte singled and Sydney Springfield walked. The next batter, junior shortstop Amber Serrett, launched a ball over the left field fence to extend the Tigers' lead to 7-0.
Allie Walljasper went the distance for the Tigers, pitching another gem in her second start of the season. She is now 2-0 on the season. She allowed just two hits and fanned four in her second complete-game shutout in as many starts this season.


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U.S. justices agree to hear homeowner case against bank
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide what process struggling homeowners need to follow if they want to back out of mortgages issued when lenders fail to adhere to a federal disclosure law.
The court will weigh whether homeowners need to write a letter to their lender or file a lawsuit in order to benefit from a provision of the federal law, known as the Truth in Lending Act. The law allows consumers to rescind mortgages for up to three years after the agreement was made if the lender does not notify them of various details about the loan, including finance charges and rate of interest.
The provision is typically used by homeowners who are struggling to pay their mortgages. Lawyers for consumers say mortgage companies routinely violated the law in the years prior to the 2008 financial crisis.


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What a rush! It feels like just yesterday my girls were getting on the bus for their first day back at school. My head was flooded with ideas for projects in my lovely community of Kemptville, Ontario.
I approached Robin Heald at the Kemptville Youth Centre and suggested we try out weekly stress management art therapy groups. Robin promoted the group and we were able to reach out to local youth. They expressed their struggle with anxiety. They voiced their frustration that stress management strategies are not taught in school. We discussed sources of stress, thoughts that fuel anxiety, the impact of tension in the body and ramifications of stress on relationships.
I spoke to Moira Law, local artist and photographer about documenting the family businesses of Kemptville. We started with B&H Your Community Grocer and Howard Wilson Automotive, next, we are planning an interview with Grahame's Bakery. Moira provides her exceptional skills as a photographer and I have the privilege of hearing and recording the stories of these local families.
I reached out to local translator Joseph Mathieu who graciously accepted the task of translating "Have You Hugged Your Alien?". We fully expect it to be ready in time for the Christmas season.
Meredith Luce is currently busy, illustrating our third collaboration, "The Story of Poobum and Pompom", a children's book addressing the issue of sibling rivalry in a light and fun way through the relationship between a dog, Poobum, and the new family kitten, Pompom. Again, we are striving to release this book by Christmas.
My ongoing workshops, Divorce Divas and Survivors of Sexual Abuse are thriving, as group members bond, grow and create. I learn so much from these gutsy ladies and enjoy our monthly groups.
They inspired me to offer a Sassy Ladies workshop in the community room at Jonsson's Your Independent Grocer on November 29th 2015 from 10am to noon. We will explore the common experience of women in their forties who feel lost, like they took a wrong turn and don't quite recall where they were going. The workshop engages their creativity, encourages discussion and provides clarity.
As the days grow darker and cooler, many feel the urge to hibernate. In this climate, all too often, seasonal depression rears its ugly head. I was brainstorming ways to reach out to people struggling with depression. It can be challenging to support this population because of the lack of energy and motivation inherent to depression. This influenced my decision to create, Write Out of the Gutter, a closed Facebook group and e-mail program for people living with depression. I will launch this in early December as we head into the holiday season, a time that can be particularly difficult for people prone to depression.
One last project in progress is a series of video workshops for elementary school teachers, covering pro social behaviors such as healthy emotional expression, stress management, creativity, friendship, self-care and community involvement. The workshops are user-friendly and designed to speak directly to children. Teachers press play and enjoy the workshop along with their students.
I am loving this flow of creativity and feel so grateful for all the talented professionals who are helping to turn these project ideas into reality.


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As many as a thousand people may be dying in New Zealand each year as the result of infections contracted within New Zealand hospitals; the figure of a thousand is based on 10% of United Kingdom estimates.
My intention is not to unduly over dramatize the reality of what we are experiencing within New Zealand, it is a fact that the overuse and misuse of antibiotics has contributed to what has developed over recent years.
Bacteria and viruses are constantly evolving; the most successful are the ones that adapt to overcome our immune system and antibiotics which are our first and second line of defence. The need to constantly develop more effective antibiotics is rather like an arms race between competing forces; on one side we have the pathogens on the other side we have our choice of antibiotics. The over prescription and misuse of antibiotics has contributed to our present reality.
When antibiotics are prescribed it is important to complete the dose as prescribed; failure to do this may leave the pathogen within our body, giving it an opportunity to adapt and become resistant to that particular antibiotic the next time the need may arise to take it.
It may not be you that suffers the consequences; it may be someone you infect with the residual pathogen that has developed resistance. We are seeing this with the likes of
tuberculosis a disease that was almost eradicated and is making a comeback; there are many other examples.
What are commonly known as a hospital bug are in fact staphylococcus bacteria or staph infection; a third of the population carry staph bacteria on their skin, these bacteria thrive in moist areas of our bodies, such as armpits, nose and hands. Until these bacteria enter the blood stream they are generally harmless as the immune system is generally robust enough to ward off any health risk they may pose.
When we enter a hospital environment the risks increase as very often we are amongst people who are not well and there are multiple risks of cross contamination through contact with contaminated surfaces including bedding, door handles, hand rails, bathroom surfaces etc. Add to this the fact that skin surfaces may be opened during surgical procedures so the skin, our protective barrier is compromised opening an opportunity for pathogens to enter our blood stream where they multiply resulting in an infection.
In the event our immune system is overwhelmed and our second line of defence, antibiotics can't cope, major health issues may develop. i.e. blood poisoning, organ failure etc. As with flu viruses those at most risk are the elderly, the very young, people on anti-rejection medication after transplants. This may include immune deficiency conditions also chemotherapy patients.
So once again our front line of defence is our skin and a robust immune system, supported by a healthy diet that includes lots of leafy green vegetables, fruit, grass-fed meat, fish (rich in omega3), supported by supplements that contain echinacea, active manuka honey, B groups vitamins, selenium and magnesium, bee pollen, energy pluss and omega3.
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Last week I posted the art Jen chose for our inspiration this week: The Homecoming. Normally when I use art to create an outfit I gravitate towards the colors. This time, though, I went more for the lines in the painting. The grid structure of the bridge paired with the waviness of the water come together in this black and white outfit.
Top – The Limited (similar) | Skirt – The Limited (similar) | Shoes – Kate Spade c/o Shopbop (similar)
Also, I apologize for the lack of outfit photos last week. It's funny: you'd think that with summer and more daylight getting outfit photos would be easier. But, really, by the time I get home from work lately I'm more interested in throwing in my favorite shorts (which, sadly, The Limited is not carrying this season) and a tee or tank and lounging.
Weekends are usually full or, lately, full of staying indoors in the air conditioning!
That's okay, though. I know that you'll still read when I post and that summer is a busy time for lots of us! If you have a moment tomorrow, though, I recommend heading over to Jen's blog to see how other people used this same art to create what I'm sure will be completely different outfits!


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As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems. Each Tuesday, I'll share one of those with you. They're always brief and always focused. Enjoy!
Q: I love the Windows snipping tool, but it takes too long to get to. Is there a shortkey for it?
A: Oddly, there isn't, which is why I've never used it. I want a screen capture that's instantaneous. Jing is even too slow for me (though I tolerate it because of all its very cool annotations.
Then I discovered how to create a shortkey for it:
- Go to Start–accessories
- Right click on 'snipping tool'
- Select 'properties'
- Click in 'shortcut' (I never knew that field was there. Maybe they added it with Win 7)
- Push the key combination you want to use to invoke the snipping tool. In my case, I used Ctrl+Alt+S
- Save
Now all I have to do is remember the shortkey!
BTW, this works for any tool.
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Jacqui Murray is the editor of a K-6 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, creator of two technology training books for middle school and six ebooks on technology in education. She is the author of Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter's journey from high school to United States Naval Academy. She is webmaster for six blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice book reviewer, a columnist for Examiner.com, Editorial Review Board member for Journal for Computing Teachers, Cisco guest blog, Technology in Education featured blogger, IMS tech expert, and a bi-weekly contributor to Write Anything. Currently, she's editing a thriller that should be out to publishers next summer. Contact Jacqui at her writing office or her tech lab, Ask a Tech Teacher.


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Cafe Asia's top 10 Asian cookbooksJuly 25, 2016 10:13 am
For those of us who love to cook, there's nothing better than a brand new cookbook. The lure of the front cover, the smell of the pages, the tantalising recipe names and mouthwatering photos… there's plenty of appeal.
If you're looking to take your Asian cooking to the next level, here are ten fantastic cookbooks, handpicked by the Cafe Asia kitchen team, to add to your collection. We've organised them by country and type of cuisine for ease…
For Indian: An Invitation to Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey
Madhur Jaffrey is the queen of Indian cuisine, having published over 40 cookbooks in the last 15 years. First published in 1973, An Invitation to Indian Cooking takes readers on a culinary journey through India's regional dishes. With a guide to herbs and spices, a glossary of definitions and plenty of recipes for all occasions with handy accompanying tips, it's a firm favourite amongst the Cafe Asia team – we particularly love Jaffrey's authentic biryani recipe.
For Chinese: Yan Kit's Classic Chinese Cookbook by Yan-kit So
What Chinese cookery expert and food historian Yan-kit So didn't know about Chinese cookery wasn't worth knowing. Her 1984 Classic Chinese Cookbook was received with huge critical acclaim, containing visual guides to ingredients and step-by-step techniques to master recipes from Peking and Shanghai, as well as Cantonese and Szechuan dishes. If you fancy making your own spring rolls (rather than buying ours, of course), So's recipe is foolproof. For us, as the title says, it's a classic.
For Thai: Thai Food by David Thompson
Published in 2002, Thai Food is one of several Thai cuisine titles from Australian chef and restaurateur David Thompson. His love of Thai food began on holiday in the country where he learned to cook from professional chefs, documenting traditional recipes and techniques as he learned. The result? A truly comprehensive tome about Thai cuisine, which not only includes recipes and menu ideas, but also the history of the country's food and its role in society. A must-read if you take your Thai food seriously.
For Korean: Maangchi's Real Korean Cooking by Maangchi Kim and Lauren Chattman
Maangchi Kim is a YouTube sensation, whose fans often compare her with Julia Child. We love this book for many reasons, including its easy step-by-step photo recipes, a glossary with photos to explain ingredients, and suggested substitutions for those Korean ingredients that can be tricky to find. Side dishes, pickles, one pots, recipes with just a few ingredients – there's something to cater for all abilities. We're quite partial to her authentic bulgogi recipe…
For Japanese: Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art by Shizuo Tsuji
Shizuo Tsuji's Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art is widely acknowledged as the bible of Japanese cuisine – and we agree. The 25th anniversary edition was released in 2012 as an encyclopaedia of the country's food and drink, rather than simply a collection of recipes. It includes a guide to ingredients and utensils, detailed descriptions of preparation and cooking methods, and no fewer than 130 recipes – proving that Japanese food means more than sushi. We love the fact that Tsuji recommends which recipes pair well with others in the book, making catering for dinner parties simple.
For Vietnamese: Into the Vietnamese Kitchen by Andrea Nguyen
We love books that are based on an author's personal history, and Into the Vietnamese Kitchen is one such title. Nguyen's family was airlifted from Saigon in 1975, and her mother's notebook of recipes was one of the few personal possessions that came with them. This book is her own "notebook" that talks the reader through Nguyen's home country's foodie traditions. We love the attention to detail, and the fact that readers can learn to make everything from simple dishes to party options for a crowd.
For Southeast Asian: Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid
For us, Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet is the perfect blend of travelogue and food title. It follows Alford and Duguid's journey along the Mekong River, through southern China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. On their travels, they take in the traditional quartet of flavours that make up the book's name, learning to cook traditional dishes from cooks and market vendors alike. As well as enjoying over 175 recipes, we're sure you'll be impressed by the pair's travel and food photography too.
For vegetarians: Indian Vegetarian Cookery by Jack Santa Maria
Indian food differs vastly from region to region – and as a largely vegetarian country, it's incredibly easy to find great meat-free dishes when you visit. In Indian Vegetarian Cookery you'll find just as diverse a range of recipes taken from all over the country. Every ingredient is explained in detail (including information about different varieties of rice), along with plenty of diverse recipes that go beyond the typical vegetarian fare you'll find in many Indian restaurants. Don't let the lack of photos put you off: it's a must-buy for vegetarian fans of Indian cuisine.
For vegans: Asian Vegan Kitchen: Authentic and Appetizing Dishes from a Continent of Rich Flavors by Hema Parekh
Author Hema Parekh teaches vegetarian cookery in Tokyo, and this book focuses on traditionally vegetarian recipes – tweaked to make them vegan if they weren't already. We love how the book highlights that Asian flavours – from Japanese sushi to Vietnamese spring rolls – can be enjoyed without the need for meat, fish or dairy. If you're after authentic pan-Asian vegan flavours, we definitely recommend this one!
For coeliacs: The Gluten-Free Asian Kitchen by Laura Byrne Russell
For those with coeliac disease or a gluten intolerance, enjoying Asian food can be tricky. Noodles, oyster sauce, soy sauce and numerous other commonly used ingredients all contain wheat… so we love how The Gluten-Free Asian Kitchen makes it possible to experience the region's cuisine without health risks. You'll find out how to identify Asian ingredients that commonly contain gluten so they can be avoided, as well as how to create authentic-tasting sauces, gluten-free dumplings and wraps and more. We love how easy the recipes are to follow too.
Learn more about cooking Asian food on our blog – we've covered everything from creating simple Indian dishes to essential Chinese store cupboard ingredients.
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text: THE GAME OF BOMBARD! -------------------- Bombard! is a game of aethership strategy, where opposing players place their ships on the board and then attempt to blow each other to smithereens! The game is won when one player has completely destroyed the ships of their opponent. In order to play Bombard! you must have a Bombard! board, or be in an establishment that has them available, such as the occasional tavern, aethermanse, or gaming parlor. The commands to play Bombard! are: BOMBARD INITIATE WITH <player> <set> This will initiate a game of Bombard! with another player, using the set pieces of your choice. You may have up to four games activate. BOMBARD DISPLAY [<game>] [OPPONENT|ME] Display the entire board, or only BOMBARD LOOK [<game>] [OPPONENT|ME] a part of it. Note that you will only be able to see your own ships. BOMBARD PLACE <piece> <coordinate> [UP|DOWN|LEFT|RIGHT] After a game has been initiated, each player must place all of their ships on the Bombard! board. Look at the SETLIST to see which pieces you need to place. BOMBARD START After all pieces are placed, begin the game! BOMBARD HIT <coordinates> When it is your turn, attack the given coordinates. A "O" represents a miss, and a "*" a hit. BOMBARD LIST [HERE] List all your active games, or optionally list all the games on the Bombard! board here. Great for keeping an eye on how your scurrilous companions are doing. BOMBARD SETLIST [set] View the available Bombard! sets. BOMBARD SWITCH <game> Switch between your active games. BOMBARD CANCEL <game> Cancel an active game.


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Price Madness is the hilarious social contest where you have to guess the actual prices of various products. Presented by Ronny, the most handsome, charismatic and funny presenter you can find in a quiz.
Compete against your friends trying to see who's the best guessing prices from dozens of products divided into six categories: Entertainment, Technology, Sports, Fashion, Home & Toys. To win the game, you must obtain the seals of each category before your opponent does.Give a spin to the wheel and let chance decide which category you get! If the spin stops in crown category, you'll choose your favorite category.
Have you seen something you really like it? After answer the price, just touch "I want it" and you will access the store that sells the product. Also, you can save ideas and products in your own wishlist.
If the spin stops in crown category, test your skills in duels against others players and steal their seals! In duels, every player has to try to guess the price of five products, winning who remains closer. But you have to be careful! Overpassing the price will disable your answer.If you have problems in a question, earn coins throughout the game to get PowerUps and beat your friends!
Price Madness shows an approachable and bright interface. A dynamic and highly addictive game with over 100 thousands items and daily updates. Select your favorite store: Canada, China, France, Germany, Spain, India, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom and United States.
Main features:
- Put your logic and wit to the test
- Beat the daily challenge and win coins
- Dare your friends to a challenge
- Use our Social Chat to speak with friends and opponents
- Share in social networks your achievements
- Climb up in the world ranking
- Rate, buy and mark as favorite any item
¡Put your wit to the test and compete with your friends!
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Peace of mind with every new Toyota. We at Toyota are devoted to safety and dependability, and proper vehicle maintenance is important to both. That's why we're including a no cost maintenance plan ¹ with the purchase or lease of every new Toyota. For 2 years or 25,000 miles, whichever comes first, you and your new vehicle will be covered. It's complimentary peace of mind, and we're the only full-line brand to offer anything like it.
MaintenanceFactory-trained Toyota technicians will help you fulfill maintenance obligations and help improve your Toyota's overall value, while keeping a complete history of maintenance visits. Toyota will also deliver timely reminders before your scheduled maintenance.
ToyotaCare Scheduled Factory Maintenance Covers:
- Oil and filter ²
- Lubrication check of key chassis parts
- Tire rotation
- 19-Point Inspection
19-Point Inspection19 points are checked on your car to identify potential issues, reducing the possibility of a part failure. The preventative maintenance is designed to keep your car, and your bank account, in the best shape possible.
Fluids inspected and replenished:
1. Brake master cylinder
2. Clutch master cylinder
3. Transmission
4. Differential
5. Coolant
6. Windshield washer
7. Power steering
8. Transfer case (if applicable)
Visual inspection of:
9. Air filter
10. System hoses
11. Drive belts
12. Axle boots
13. Shock absorbers/suspension
14. PCV valve (if applicable)
15. Cooling system
16. Exhaust system/muffler
17. Tire wear
18. Tire pressure
19. Windshield wipers
24-Hr. Roadside Assistance ToyotaCare features 24-hr. roadside assistance ³ for those days when you need a tire changed, or to have a door unlocked.
24-Hr. Roadside Assistance Covers:
- Lockout protection
- Flat tire changes
- Jump starts
- Fluid delivery
- Towing for the unexpected
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The Next Time it Needs Car Service, Take it to Toyota Of Plano, Serving Dallas,
It doesn't take long for car owners to learn, not every car service center is created equal. If you're looking for an experience you can rave to your friends about, schedule your next Toyota service appointment with Toyota Of Plano. Given our state-of-the-art Toyota service facility, astute team of Toyota specialists, and commitment to keeping your car in mint condition so that you get the most out of your investment, it's easy to see: We aim to please. Questions about rates or the geniune Toyota parts we use? Feel free to contact Toyota Of Plano online.
1. Covers normal factory scheduled service for 2 years or 25K miles, whichever comes first. The new Toyota vehicle cannot be part of a rental or commercial fleet or a livery or taxi vehicle. See participating dealer for complete plan details. Valid only in the continental United States and Alaska.
2. Engine oil may include OW20 Synthetic Oil, depending on vehicle model and model year.
3. Maximum $100 per occurrence; does not include parts and fluids.
4. The new Toyota vehicle cannot be part of a rental or commercial fleet, or a livery or taxi vehicle.