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- Pre-Russia 2017 media conference with Marco van Basten, Massimo Busacca
- C*hanges to the Laws of the Game and VARs were on the agenda*
- Launch of the FIFA-IFAB 'play fair!' initiative marked
The introduction of new Laws of the Game and the use and implementation of 'Video Assistant Referees' (VARs) were discussed by Marco van Basten and Massimo Busacca at a media conference in Russia today.
The event took place in the Saint Petersburg Stadium two days ahead of the impressive arena hosting the opening match of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup between hosts Russia and New Zealand.
Van Basten and Busacca, FIFA's Chief Technical Development Officer and Head of Refereeing respectively, also spoke about FIFA's involvement in The IFAB's 'play fair!' initiative.
"The 'play fair!' iniative is a plan for football," said Van Basten. "This strategy aims to promote fairness and integrity, ensure the game is accessible to everyone and optimise the use of technology. Since its approval, FIFA and The IFAB have elaborated on the first stage of discussions and trials, which focus on improving player behaviour and increasing respect, increasing playing time and increasing fairness and keeping the game attractive."
Van Basten went on to outline in detail what measures will be taken towards achieving these aims. The mobbing, or surrounding, of match officials is something that FIFA - and football - wants to eliminate from the game, and the first steps in that direction will be taken during the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. Furthermore, referees have been instructed to be more accurate in adding time for major delays such as injuries and substitutions, and to prevent more time-wasting.
Busacca spoke at length on the continued trialling of Video Assistant Referees (VARs), with implementation for next year's FIFA World Cup™ planned following another positive experiment at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea 2017. Illuminating videos were shown to the assembled media to outline how the VAR' involvement works in practice, with FIFA's Head of Refereeing insistent that tangible benefits are already evident.
"We have been very happy with the results," he said. "Having now gone through two tournaments in which VARs were involved, I think we can already see that they really can help. Our objective is to eliminate clear mistakes - the mistakes that people, years later, still remember. Football asked for this, and we are trying to understand the ways technology can help us with some difficult decisions.
"VAR is a new tool and, like all new tools, it takes time to learn and to implement. But 12 decisions were changed at the U-20 World Cup due to VAR input, and some - had they not been changed - could have changed the competition, eliminating one team rather than another. At FIFA, we want fair play and correct decisions."


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Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. — Albert Einstein
Lower costs, improved outcomes, better consumer experience – isn't that what we would all like in health care? That's not just a dream – it is the actual result of a growing number of physicians you might label "Do-it-yourself Health Reformers". They haven't been waiting around for politicians to fix the broken health care payment system; they have been implementing new models for the practice of health care.
Improved outcomes? How about 91% of patients achieving their target blood pressure within 6 months? (Compared to a national average of less than 50% of patients.) How about being named one of only four Cardiovascular Centers of Excellence in the state?
These physicians focus on keeping patients healthy and out of the expensive parts of the health care system, such as specialist offices, emergency departments, and hospitals. ER visits are down 62%, specialist referrals are down 55%, advanced radiology down by 48% and surgeries down by 73%.
The net result of better primary care was a savings of 20% to 30% in overall health care costs. Customers of this new model of health care delivery provided their employees a better health benefit and also saved 20% compared to what they had been paying. How often do you hear about health care costs actually going down?
Or consider this case. A diabetic woman had been spending $5,000 per year on medical care. When she switched doctors, her new doctor reported that "When she arrived her HGBA1C was 11.9 – meaning very poorly controlled. One year later her A1C was 6.8 (well controlled) and she had only spent about $450 for an entire year of care with us – including the annual physical, all of her follow-up visits, all of her lab work and ancillaries."
So how do these doctors deliver better health care at lower cost? The answer is surprisingly simple: They eliminate the middle man between doctor and patient, i.e. the insurance company or government (Medicaid or Medicare). Removing the bureaucracy from the mix cuts 40% of fat out of the process. Not just money, it saves paperwork and frustration, leaving more time for the doctor and patient.
A traditional primary care practice has a large staff just to deal with the paperwork. The national average is 3.9 non-medical staff members per doctor or nurse. A typical Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice has just one staff member for two doctors. Some have zero staff. This reduction in overhead allows a DPC physician to charge much lower fees yet still spend more time with each patient.
Many DPC practices provide lab services in-house, further reducing costs and providing better service to their patients. Most negotiate with lab companies. The lab companies offer huge discounts for avoiding the time and hassle of billing insurance companies or the government. One DPC physician reported that he could get a cholesterol test for $3 versus the $90 the lab would have billed an insurance company. An MRI was $400 compared to a typical rate of $2,000.
In addition to primary care, most DPC offices also provide urgent care such as stitches or casts, handling many of the same problems as an emergency room. They provide treatment for about 80% of health care needs.
Most DPC providers operate on a mixture of monthly membership fee, typically $75 per month, and per visit charges. Members receive an annual exam, a discount on fees, and access by phone or email. About a third of the patients are uninsured, some because they cannot afford insurance premiums, others due to preexisting conditions such as diabetes. Ironically, uninsured patients at a DPC practice receive better service than insured patients at a traditional practice.
Insurance is a terribly inefficient way to pay for most health care. Primary care, even including occasional urgent care, is relatively affordable – much more affordable than the insurance premiums. It is more economical to pay the doctor and nurse, than it is to pay the doctor and nurse, and pay their non-medical staff to process paperwork, also pay the insurance company staff to process paperwork, and also pay the insurance company profits.
The most sensible way to pay for health care is with a high-deductible catastrophic policy that we hope we never need to use, put the huge savings in premium cost into a Health Savings Account (HSA), then pay a DPC physician via a debit card from the HSA. There is much, much less overhead, the DPC practice spends more time keeping patients healthy, resulting in lower costs for specialists, surgery, or hospital care.
What doctors enjoy is interacting with patients, solving problems, helping their patients stay healthy. What they hate is paperwork, overhead, and a bureaucracy pushing them to spend less time with patients. They are so frustrated by middleman-governed health care that 9 out of 10 are unwilling to recommend health care as a profession.
DPC eliminates the paperwork, overhead and bureaucracy, leaving doctors happily working to improve their patients' health. These doctors say "I am finally back to practicing medicine the way I was trained." And that is the major reason that surveys show that 16% of primary care physicians plan to move to DPC or other retainer-based practice.


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Books Are A Business™ – Stephanie C. Harper
Everyone is talking about Publishing, but who's telling you that Books Are A Business? Everywhere you look, you can find information on "how to get published", and that's great; but there are many published authors WHO ARE BROKE! Trouble is, too many authors build their publishing dream on the traditional "sell book and get paid a royalty" model ignoring blaring statistics which state "There are well over 50,000 books published in the United States each year – – and that's JUST FICTION. Of these, only about 20 books become best sellers. This means for an unknown author there is approximately a 1-in-2500 chance of becoming a best seller. Did I mention those numbers apply to fiction books only? With that being said print on demand publishing is up 132%.
The truth is writing a book will thrust you into the world of entrepreneurship (or authorpreneurship, as I like to say!) Not thinking on these terms until after the book is already written could be a huge mistake, because your big-picture revenue model can and should impact what you write about and how you write the book.
Book Publishing is an Art and a Business. Book Publishing has a side B and the B = Business! It's crucial to your success, to learn the B side of the book industry! As an author, you should be writing your book with the end result in mind, running a book business…not just selling books! If you want to be successful in the book business, why not plan for it? Writing a book is much like opening a new business and it involves business activities such as marketing, advertising, profit and loss, expenses, key personnel and other related activities. Developing a written plan for your book, gives you a visual plan of success.
Yes, writing a book requires you to know and understand all of the above. Why? Because BOOKS ARE A BUSINESS™. Get ready to run a home-based business venture (regardless to how you publish). Books require an investment of time, energy, resources and lots of volunteers. By definition (Webster's) an entrepreneur is one who organizes, manages and assumes the risk of a business or enterprise. As an entrepreneur you become the creator of your work life. When you write a book you are also making the decision to take control of your future. Initially, you may still work the "9 to 5 window", but as your book prospers, you will need flexibility to keep up with the demands of your new business venture.
Congratulations on deciding to become an author and taking the steps to be successful. The choice to become an author is one of the most fulfilling choices one could make, but don't forget at the end of the day….it's all about the money, honey! Enjoy the journey!
Stephanie C. Harper, PHR, CCP, CHRM is a human resources professional by trade. With 9 books to her credit, she is also a Career Expert, Speaker, Radio Host and Publisher of CAREER Magazine.


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What is ESFRI?
ESFRI, the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures, established in 2002 is a strategic instrument to support a coherent and strategy-led approach to policy making on research infrastructures in Europe and to facilitate multilateral initiatives leading to better use and development of research infrastructure. The competitive and open access to high quality research infrastructures supports and benchmarks the quality of the activities of European scientists, and attracts researchers from around the world.
One of the key instruments of ESFRI is the regular publication of Roadmaps with projects for the establishment and development of pan–European research infrastructure. The ESFRI Roadmap 2016 identified the new Research Infrastructures (RI) of pan-European interest that correspond to the long-term needs of the European research communities. The RI covers all scientific areas across Europe. Six new RI project were added to the Roadmap and one of the new ESFRI Projects is EMPHASIS.


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Softspace Heavyweights
Somewhere between the brick and mortar of traditional architecture and total-immersion fantasy interiors, many designers are increasingly using wifi, RFID, wearable computers, and other remote technologies to construct 'softspace,' ephemeral environments that manipulate light, heat, sound, and other experiential conditions in response to the actions of their inhabitants. London's Tate Modern is hosting a discussion on the design of softspace on Saturday, September 8th. The conversation will no doubt hinge on the social and phenomenological implications of the emerging design field with Tate curator Jane Burton, curator and critic Lucy Bullivant, and new media heavyweight Lev Manovich on the panel, but with designer Despina Papadopoulos and architects Usman Haque, Jason Bruges, and Daan Roosegaarde also in conversation, it promises to offer a solid look at current practices.
A Push In the Dark
Digital media may have lost much of its ghost-in-the-machine wonder now that we carry the web in our pockets and incorporate these technologies into most everyday activities, but the group show Dark Matters: Artists See the Impossible, at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts through November 11, allows the media work in the exhibition to reassert some of the lost conceptual heft of its material. The centerpiece of the exhibition is Ben Rubin and Mark Hansen's collaboration Listening Post, a celebrated work that trolls the web and pulls snippets of text from message boards and public chat rooms. It displays the fruits of its scanning on a curved arrangement of small LED displays and articulates a few of them with a cold, synthesized voice. Situated among photography, video, and object-based conceptual work that all points to the (frequently sinister) unimaginable, Listening Post's wash of jumbled information not only surveys the singular preoccupations--from politics to porn--of the users who typed it, but also suggests a control-room window onto the unfathomable vastness of collective production. It is a staggeringly occult--or even spiritual--representation of the Web.


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Retailers keep step with the studios when deciding the selling cycles of kids licensed products
As goes Hollywood, so go retailers.
Retailers selling kids licensed product aren't influenced by normal selling cycles, but by the whims of Hollywood studios.
Even though classic licenses are coming more into vogue, it's the big-budget movies that generate excitement with consumers at the retail level. With the bulk of these releases coming in the early summer and the winter holiday season, that's a lot of product to sort through and sell in a limited time period. Retailers are playing a calculated guessing game as to the potential winners and losers among a crowded field of candidates.
Licensing 'seasons' aren't built by retailers, or created by consumer demand, but are dictated by Hollywood release schedules, be it summer, winter, spring or fall. 'It's not so much the consumer thinking of buying in those seasons, it's just that that's how Hollywood has decided to bring out its product line,' says David Niggli, executive vice president of merchandising at FAO Schwarz.
It's not earth-shattering news that the holidays, summer and back-to-school are the strongest periods to move licensed product. However, a well-timed release during an off-season can create impact in the marketplace, as the theatrical re-release of the Star Wars trilogy in the spring of 1997 proved. 'If you give people something they want to see, they'll go and buy,' says Niggli.
What kids licensed product hasn't done, particularly in the toy area, is made an impact on other traditional seasonal holidays, with the exception of Halloween, when costumes of classic and current popular characters have always been part of the selling cycle.
As for other holidays, such as Easter, St. Patrick's Day or Valentine's Day, kids licensing continues to burn at a low flame, except in the gift category. 'In the Toys `R' Us world, other holidays aren't really in play,' says Michael Tabakin, director of trend merchandising at Toys `R' Us. 'From a kids' point of view, [other holidays don't] really register.'
'I haven't seen the overabundance of growth that Halloween has seen during Easter or other holidays,' says Niggli. Where appropriate, those holidays lend themselves to more classic licenses, such as Beatrix Potter, or to faddish-type characters, like Valentine's Day-related Beanie Babies, according to Howard Labow, vice president of Play Co., a chain of 13 southern California toy stores.
Because so much of the business at mass-market retailers seems to be concentrated on the arrival of big-budget movies, evergreen licenses or licenses based on television properties are used to fill in the blanks during the licensing off-seasons (first and third quarters) and to keep a fresh flow of new product in stores.
'Kids watch Arthur year-round, so there's no special season for [Arthur] items because they are good all of the time,' says Henry Lee, vice president of marketing at Noodle Kidoodle. Noodle Kidoodle is an example of a specialty toy store chain that tends to stay away from event licensing because those types of properties are rarely consistent with the store's merchandising philosophy.
Traditionally, back-to-school has been the launch stage for TV-related product, but that is changing, as noted by the launch of Teletubbies product this May and Blue's Clues items in June. 'TV properties aren't as regimented as Hollywood,' says Niggli. 'It's better for us because it allows us to create newness throughout the year, rather than the three or four times of the year when everything is coming out at once.' The fact that a TV property will be around for awhile affords retailers the option of either getting in front of it and supporting it from the start (like many have done with Teletubbies), or taking a wait-and-see approach to gauge how the show is accepted by kids.
During those frenetic licensing seasons in summer and the holidays that are a retailer's version of survival of the fittest, retailers create boutiques, endcap displays and other statement positions to build excitement about the line of products. But ultimately, if the entertainment fails to deliver, the product isn't going to move, and there's plenty of other property-related product waiting to replace it on the shelves. 'There's not as great a buy-in as in the past,' says Labow. 'You like to leave your options open because should a movie not make it, some products literally go to zero value.' EK


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This is simply the best banana pecan cake!! Freshly squeezed lemon juice and zest lend fruity flavor while pecans add crunch to this moist and delicious cake. The cream cheese frosting brings this over the top!!
I love baking with Bananas. The fact that I have many recipes here that use bananas is proof of how much I love this amazing fruit. It just adds so much flavor and moisture to any baked good. I love seeing the brown speckles in a banana bread. I often buy bananas just so I can make banana bread! Yes, I am truly bananas over bananas!
I already have a delicious tried and tested recipe for Banana Bread in this blog which has received so many wonderful reviews from our readers. I thought of adapting that same recipe to make a Banana Cake – with the same citrus flavor from freshly squeezed orange juice and grated zest added for that extra tang and yummy taste. As expected, the cake was moist and delightful. It being a cake, I have decided to add some delicious frosting as well. This truly enhances the already delectable cake. So you can imagine how your taste buds will sing joyfully when they savor each delicious mouthful. Hope you try this truly tasty cake soon!
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3 cups all-purpose Flour
1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
4 large very ripe Bananas, mashed*
3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice and zest of 1 Lemon or (4 Tablespoons fresh Orange juice plus zest of 1 Orange)
3/4 cup unsalted Butter, softened
1 1/2 cups Brown sugar (can use white, too and cake will be paler in color)
3 large Eggs
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
1 1/2 cups Buttermilk
1 cup Pecans, chopped
*You can use a food processor to mash the bananas.
*You can also use regular white sugar (cake is slightly darker if brown sugar is used).
For the frosting
1/2 cup unsalted Butter, softened
1 (8oz) package cream cheese, softened
3 1/2 cups Icing Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Preheat the oven to 300 F (yes, that's the right temperature). Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish. Set aside. If you are in a hurry you can also preheat to 325 F.
Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, mix the mashed bananas with the orange juice and zest. Set aside.
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat the eggs one at a time then add the vanilla extract. Stir in the banana-orange mixture. On low speed, alternately add the flour and the buttermilk to the mixture, beginning and ending with the flour. Gently fold in the nuts.
Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish and bake in the preheated oven (300 F) for about 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If baking at 325 F, check cake around 45-50 minutes to see if it's done. Oven heating varies so please adjust baking time accordingly.
For the frosting
Using an electric mixer, beat together the softened butter and cream cheese until smooth. On low speed, add the powdered sugar one cup at a time and continue until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Beat in the Vanilla extract. Spread evenly on top of the cooled cake. Place 1 or 2 whole pecans on each slice. Enjoy!
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Once again, big fluffy flakes of snow were falling on my head yesterday as I walked from my car into Whole Foods. I was then met with the tease of spring when I saw the bins of bright and intensely colored flowers and I found myself craving the warmth, colors and flavors of summer. Somehow, a cold Caprese salad just wouldn't have tasted right to me on such a cold day, but a warm, roasted tomato Caprese? Perfect.
3 cups assorted cherry and pear tomatoes, cut in half lengthwise
1/2 cup olive oil, plus 3 tablespoons
1 tablespoon store bought or homemade pesto
2 cloves garlic, unpeeled
16 ounce ball of fresh mozzarella sliced into 8 rounds
Best quality balsamic vinegar for drizzling
Salt & pepper
Basil sprigs for garnish
Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
Arrange the unpeeled cloves of garlic and tomatoes on a sheet pan, cut sides up, in a single layer. Drizzle with 3 tablespoons of olive oil and season with a sprinkle of salt and black pepper. Roast for 45 minutes to an hour until the tomatoes are slightly wilted but still juicy. Remove from oven.
Squeeze the garlic out from its skin and then chop it into a fine mince. Toss the garlic with the tomatoes and then return to the oven to keep warm.
Mix the pesto with the 1/2 cup olive oil in a small bowl.
Arrange a couple of slices of the mozzarella on 4 oven proof plates and place under a broiler just until the cheese is warmed through and begins to soften but not melt. Remove from the oven, drizzle some of the pesto oil around the cheese and then arrange a quarter of the tomatoes to one side of each plate. Salt and pepper to taste.
Garnish with a few basil leaves and a drizzle of a very good balsamic vinegar.
Serve with crostini, toast or crackers.
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I believe that everything happens for a reason. Ok, maybe not EVERYTHING. I don't think that you're entire life is already planned out or anything, but I believe that there is such thing as Karma and Fate. And I can prove it to you.
We had an interesting weekend. First of all, Hubby and I spent Saturday morning at the Farmer's Market in Sugar Land and it was a great day! The weather was perfect and people were there to spend money! I made some really good sales, and hopefully made some good contacts for future orders for photography. REMEMBER FOLKS, CHRISTMAS IS COMING, AND PHOTOS MAKE GREAT GIFTS! Ok, plug is over…
Anyway, Dad-In-Law came by the market and asked us to go see a movie with him. We had planned on going to the gym and then going to Brazos Bend State Park to do a little birding and photographing, but he REALLY wanted to go to the movie. So we figured we would just do the other things we had planned on Sunday. No big deal, right?
Then we spoke with some friends, Joey and Rachel, who said that they wanted to go with us to Brazos Bend. Rachel loves birds and wants to learn more about them, so we loaded up and headed to the park on Sunday afternoon. We went to the first lake in the park, closest to the park entrance. I don't typically go to this lake for that exact reason. It seems that the people who care more about actually being in nature go deeper into the park, and the people who don't really want to be there stop at the first lake, walk around real quick, and then leave. And are annoying the whole time they are there.
For example, as soon as we got to the lake we were trying to watch the birds and the bullfrogs when a family walked by. They had a Spanish radio station playing a soccer game. Loudly. If the game was so important to them that they had to listen to it, why on Earth were they walking in the park?? But I digress…
We continued to walk and saw a man attempting to fish in the pond.
It seemed like a terrible idea because there were three alligators nearby, and they were very interested in the movement of his bobber as he reeled it in and cast it out. (Not exactly sure what he was planning on doing if he actually caught a fish, because it was probably going to end up being an alligator's meal instead of his). As we were taking photos of the alligators we saw 4 girls, young high schoolers probably, that had a bring green string with bacon tied to the end, and they were tossing it over and over into the water. At first we overheard them say that they were crab fishing. Our thoughts were, "good luck, girls. First, this is fresh water….Second, if there were any crabs they would probably be getting eaten by the alligators…" While we were taking pictures, one of the girls asked if we mind if they throw the string, since we were taking photos of the alligators. I said no. Then she said, "If it makes you feel any better, it's biodegradable string." All I said in response was, "as long as it doesn't stay in the water, I don't care." It was a strange interaction, but I wrote it off as just that.
We didn't think much more of them and continued to take photos of the alligators, and moved further on down the trail around the lake. Then Rachel saw him. A small alligator, only about 2.5 feet long, sitting at the surface of the water. We would have walked right past him if Rachel hadn't seen him, but then she saw something else. The alligator looked to be tangled in the same green string that the girls had been using. At first I was angry and disappointed. But then we saw the truth. See, the green string was camouflaged with the green vegetation, which is why we didn't see it at first. Once we had our search image set for the string, we could see that the little alligator had swallowed their bait and had the string in his mouth. When the girls realized that they had in fact CAUGHT A FREAKING ALLIGATOR they tied off the end of the string to some vegetation, preventing the alligator from getting away.
By this point I was livid. Hubby was livid. Even little Rachel and Joey were livid. WHO DOES THAT?! Who just baits in an alligator and then ties it off so it can't go anywhere? They poor guy was trying so hard to get away. He was pulling with all his strength but it just wasn't enough. I called the BBSP phone number and reported it to the park police. As we waited for the police to show up the girls walked by, as if nothing happened.
So we had a little chat.
Hubby: "Did y'all catch an alligator?"
Girls: "No."
Hubby: "Really? Because it looks like you did."
Girls: "No, we didn't catch him. We lured him in."
Me: "So, you did catch him…"
Girls: "No, we lured him in. We didn't bring him in."
Me: "You still caught an alligator."
At this point they continued to walk away, so I yelled, "You know it's illegal to hunt alligators in the state park, right?!"
Girls: "We don't kill things."
Me: "You could have killed him! You don't know!"
Wow….we don't kill things. I was so angry I was literally shaking. As we waited for the park police to show up a volunteer came by on her bicycle. We told her what happened and pointed at the girls who were still in view further down the trail. She said she was going to have a "chat" with them. Then park police showed up a few minutes later. We told him the same story and he assured us that the Nature Center people would take care of the alligator and he was going to try to find the girls.
We felt a lot better then. It was in the hands of the police. We did our good deed. We continued to walk and take pictures of the beautiful swamp.
Hubby though, was not yet satisfied. He went on ahead, concerned that the girls weren't going to get caught by the officer. Hubby knew that if we didn't know how it was going to end, we were going to be thinking about it for a long time. He got to the truck and didn't see them in the parking lot. "Damn," he thought. They had gotten away.
We were disappointed when we got to the truck, but the sun was going down so we headed out of the park to go home. And then we saw it. Glorious day! The officer had found the girls and was busy writing them tickets! We pulled over into the parking area and waited. I snuck a picture of "the leader" standing next to the officer's truck. She was embarrassed and angry, and when she saw me she shot daggers at me. Man, if looks could kill…
We waited there until the car load of miscreants left, and then we go out of our truck and thanked the officer over and over again for his good work. He told us that they have a date with the judge, and Hubby gave him his business card in case they needed our account of what happened. I have never wanted to get subpoenaed more in my life. I would gladly tell a judge what these terrible people were doing. The officer then assured us that he was going to take care of the alligator now, but he wanted to make sure the catch them first.
A giant weight was lifted off of our shoulders when we saw the officer's flashing blue lights, with the girl standing next to his truck. Although we will never understand what could have possibly been going through their heads when they decided to do this, I can (almost) assure you that they will never do it again.
We were meant to go to the park on Sunday. And we were meant to go to that lake instead of one deeper into the park. We were meant to help that little alligator. Everything happens for a reason.


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The decision on when to start chemotherapy is difficult and highly individualized based on several factors:
- What other treatment options or clinical trials are available.
- How well chemotherapy is likely to be tolerated.
- What prior therapies you have received.
- If radiation is needed prior to chemotherapy to relieve pain quickly.
Often chemotherapy is given before pain starts, with the goal of preventing the cancer from spreading further to other sites. Discuss the use of chemotherapy with your medical oncologist early and often, and keep an open mind despite your concerns about chemotherapy's "bad rap." Docetaxel can extend life, reduce pain, and improve quality of life, but it does not cure prostate cancer. For this reason, clinical trials of docetaxel combinations and other promising therapies are a high priority for researchers.
Many men who are suffering from their cancer will experience symptomatic improvement after starting chemotherapy. For example, pain is often reduced in men starting docetaxel, and quality of life is generally better for men with cancer-related symptoms who receive chemotherapy as compared with no therapy.
Taxane Chemotherapy
Currently, taxane chemotherapy, given with prednisone, is the standard of care for men with metastatic prostate cancer that has spread and is progressing despite hormone therapy. Taxane chemotherapy agents approved for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer include docetaxel (Taxotere®) and cabazitaxel (Jevtana®).
Taxane chemotherapy is also effective in prolonging life in patients who have a high burden of cancer on scans when starting hormonal therapy for the first time for metastatic disease.
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When it comes to a traditional Easter dinner, in my experience, you have your ham people and your lamb people. I'm in the latter camp. Here's a menu built around roast boneless leg of lamb, accompanied by carrots and pearl onions glazed with vermouth and the meat juices and served with mint sauce in the (mostly) English style.
Serves 6
A boneless leg of lamb requires a lot of trimming — cleaning one up usually takes me about 30 minutes. A sharp boning knife is very helpful. Because the leg includes muscles of varying thickness, I cut slits in the larger ones and pound the whole leg to make the thickness more even before rolling and tying the roast.
Note that you will need a large ovenproof skillet and kitchen twine, and that the lamb rests for an hour at room temperature before it's roasted.
1½ tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons pressed or grated garlic (about 15 medium cloves), divided
1½ tablespoons minced fresh thyme
1½ tablespoons ground coriander
1 butterflied boneless leg of lamb, about 4 pounds, untied and any netting discarded
Kosher salt and pepper
2 teaspoons neutral oil
½ cup dry vermouth
1½ pounds carrots (about 9 medium), scraped, ends trimmed, and bias-cut into ½-inch slices (about 4 cups)
1 pound frozen pearl onions, thawed and drained (about 3½ cups)
1½ teaspoons light brown sugar
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
¼ cup chopped fresh mint
In a small nonstick skillet over medium heat, mix the olive oil, garlic, thyme, and coriander and cook, stirring, until the mixture just begins to sizzle, about 1½ minutes. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute longer. Scrape the mixture into a small bowl (you should have about 1/3 cup). Remove 2 tablespoons of the mixture and reserve separately.
With a sharp, thin-bladed (boning) knife, trim the fat, gristle, and silver skin from the exterior and interior of the meat. With the tip of the knife, make cuts in the larger muscles to help flatten them. Cover the meat with plastic wrap and, using a meat pounder or a heavy saucepan or skillet, pound it to as even a thickness as possible. With the tip of the knife, lightly score the interior side of the meat, producing ¼-inch-deep cuts about 1 inch apart in a crosshatch pattern. Rub the larger quantity of the seasoning paste over the scored surface, leaving a 1-inch border around the edges; sprinkle evenly with 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Roll the meat into a neat, compact cylinder, tucking in loose bits and flaps as you go, and tie with kitchen twine at 1½-inch intervals, as well as once or twice lengthwise. Set aside at room temperature to rest for 1 hour.
With the rack in the middle position, heat the oven to 400 degrees. Blot the lamb dry with paper towels and generously sprinkle it all over with salt and pepper. In a very large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat, heat the neutral oil until shimmering. Cook the lamb until well browned on all sides, turning it once every 3 minutes, about 12 minutes total. Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast until center of the meat registers 120 to 125 degrees for medium rare (or 130 to 135 degrees for medium to medium well) on an instant-read thermometer, 40 to 55 minutes. Transfer the lamb to a carving board, cover loosely with foil, and rest for about 15 minutes (internal temperature will rise while the meat rests). Remove the twine, slice the lamb, and arrange slices on a warmed serving platter.
Meanwhile, taking care with the screaming-hot skillet, set it over medium-high heat, add the vermouth, and bring to a strong simmer, stirring and scraping the bottom of the skillet to dissolve the fond. Add the carrots, the pearl onions, and ½ teaspoon salt, return to a simmer, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the carrots are almost tender when poked with the tip of a paring knife, about 7 minutes. Add the brown sugar and reserved 2 tablespoons seasoning mixture, stir to incorporate, and continue simmering, uncovered, until the carrots and onions are fully tender and the liquid in the pan is reduced to a tablespoon or so, about 3 minutes longer (you should have about 6 cups of vegetables). Off heat, add the butter and stir to melt and incorporate it, about 1½ minutes. Add the lemon juice and pepper to taste, and stir to incorporate. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper if necessary. Add most of the mint and stir to distribute. Transfer the vegetable mixture to the platter with the lamb or to a serving bowl, sprinkle the remaining mint on the vegetables and meat, and serve at once.
Makes about ¾ cup
This type of mint sauce, traditionally served with roasted lamb, is tangy and sweet. White wine vinegar is common, but I prefer rice vinegar for its lower acidity. The strained mixture (before the final addition of mint leaves) can be covered and refrigerated for up to 3 days.
1¾ cups rice vinegar
6 tablespoons sugar
11/3 cups fresh mint leaves, very finely chopped, plus ¼ cup lightly packed
In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, bring the vinegar and sugar to a strong simmer, stirring to dissolve the sugar, and continue simmering until reduced to about 1 cup, about 15 minutes, swirling the pan occasionally. Set the pan aside off heat to cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Add the larger quantity of mint and a pinch of salt, stir to blend, and rest (still off heat) to infuse for about 10 minutes. Set a fine mesh strainer over a medium bowl and strain the mixture, pressing on the solids to release as much liquid as possible; you should have about ¾ cup. Just before serving, finely chop the remaining ¼ cup mint leaves, add to the sauce, stir to mix, and serve with lamb.
Makes one 2-quart gratin (serves 6 as a side dish)
To coordinate cooking and serving the lamb and the gratin, prepare the lamb and then put together the gratin while the meat is resting at room temperature. The gratin will take longer to cook than the lamb, so give it a 15-minute headstart in the oven. It can finish cooking and rest briefly while you cook the carrots and onions, slice the lamb, and prepare the serving platter.
For maximum flavor impact, I brown the artichoke pieces and infuse the cream with the aromatics, which I then strain out to mix with the potatoes. Note that the cream may look broken by the end of cooking, which is fine.
This gratin was inspired by a recipe in The Cooking of Southwest France by Paula Wolfert.
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 tablespoon neutral oil
2 9- to 12-ounce packages frozen artichoke hearts, thawed completely or partially cooked according to package directions, blotted dry, and halved or quartered if whole (about 3 to 3½ cups)
Salt and pepper
1 medium onion, chopped
2 teaspoons pressed or grated garlic (about 3 medium cloves)
2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme
2 cups half-and-half
½ cup heavy cream
2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and very thinly sliced (about 1/8 inch)
2/3 cup finely grated Parmesan
With the rack in the upper-middle position, heat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil and set aside. Generously smear the inside of a medium (about 2-quart) shallow baking dish with 1 tablespoon of the butter and set aside.
In a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, heat the oil until shimmering. Add the artichoke pieces, sprinkle them lightly with salt, and toss gently to coat them. Position the pieces with a cut side down and cook, undisturbed, until browned on the bottom, 4 to 5 minutes. Turn the pieces so another flat side is down and cook until browned, 4 to 5 minutes longer. Scrape into a bowl and set aside.
Wipe out the skillet, adjust heat to medium, add the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter, and heat until melted and foamy. Add the onion and ½ teaspoon salt and cook, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and thyme and continue to cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 40 seconds. Add the half-and-half and heavy cream and bring to a bare simmer, about 4 minutes. Cover and set aside, off heat, to infuse briefly, about 10 minutes. Strain the cream into a large measuring cup, cover the cup to keep the cream warm, and reserve the solids in the strainer.
Arrange half of the sliced potatoes in the prepared baking dish, overlapping like shingles. Sprinkle them evenly with ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper, and about half of the onion and herbs reserved after simmering the cream mixture. Spread the artichokes over the potatoes and press them gently into a relatively even layer. Shingle the remaining potatoes over the artichokes. Sprinkle them evenly with ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper, and the remaining onion and herbs. Pour the cream mixture over the potatoes and shake the dish gently to allow the cream to settle and the salt to dissolve. Set the dish on the baking sheet and bake for 35 minutes. With a wide spatula, evenly press the potatoes to submerge, sprinkle evenly with the Parmesan, and rotate the baking sheet. Continue baking until the potatoes are very tender when pierced with a paring knife and the surface is well browned, about 40 minutes longer. Rest the gratin for about 10 minutes, and serve hot.
Adam Ried appears regularly on "America's Test Kitchen.'' Send comments to email@example.com.


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What is Binance?
Binance is one of the most prominent cryptocurrency exchanges on the market right now. It was created by Changpeng Zao in China in 2017.
Zao funded the launch of Binance by creating a very successful ICO that generated $15 million by allowing investors to purchase the native Binance Coin (BNB) tokens which are based on the Ethereum network.
The exchange has today been relocated to the blockchain haven of Malta and is turning over $1 million every day in trades. Not only is Binance the largest alt-coin exchange, but also one of the fastest growing.
Why use Binance?
As the number one cryptocurrency exchange for alt-coins, you can be sure to find a huge selection of these tokens on Binance. There are currently over 100 different tokens that can be traded on the exchange. This is a lot of different cryptocurrencies compared to Coinbase, which only lists four.
Binance also has some of the lowest fees in cryptocurrency trading. The exchange only charges 0.1% for each transaction. This fee is further cut in half if you trade using Binance Coin. Depositing money on Binance is free of charge, as opposed to other exchanges where traders are charged.
Traders on Binance will also be delighted to know that there is the opportunity to win prizes. These prizes include everything from new cryptocurrency tokens to cool cars like a Maserati.
The trading volume on an exchange determines how hard it is to buy and sell a given cryptocurrency token. Binance is able to process almost 1.5 million transactions per second, which is another reason why it is so popular.
Finally, Binance is also known for taking security very seriously. The exchange offers users two-factor authentication in order to protect their account and their assets. The Binance website is also protected by the industry-standard CryptoCurrency Security Standard (CCSS).
How do you open a Binance account?
In order to open a Binance account, you simply need to visit the website and register your email address. Once you've done this you'll receive a confirmation email. Logging in for the first time prompts you to set up two-factor authentication with your mobile number.
How do you deposit funds into your Binance account?
Unfortunately, Binance does not accept traditional payment methods such as bank transfers and payment cards. In fact, you can't use fiat money at all.
The only way to deposit money into your Binance account is to do it with cryptocurrency. If you don't already have any tokens, then you can buy them with fiat money from other exchanges.
To deposit fund, simply click on the Funds button, and the Deposits. Then click Select Deposits Coin, and type in the code for the cryptocurrency token you'd like to deposit (ie. ETH for Ethereum). This shows you the deposit address unique to that cryptocurrency.
Click Copy Address, then go to your wallet and transfer the tokens to the deposit address. The deposit will be made within 10 minutes and you can view it by clicking on Balance.
How do you trade on Binance?
In order to make your first trade, click on the Exchange button and then select Basic. Select the token you deposited from the Favorite screen, then search for the token you'd like to trade your deposited tokens for.
Once you've selected what you want to trade for and with, you will see the current market rates. Either select Market for trading at that rate or Limit to set a limit for when you want to make the trade. Finally, select the number of tokens you want to trade, and confirm the trade.
Good luck in the trading game, and keep an eye out for more cryptocurrency exchange guides on our site!


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And when you feel more energetic, explore the beautiful walks and trails around Hogsback.
- Queen size bed + single bed. Fourth bed in separate room on request.
- Open plan lounge and dining room
- Gas heater
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I do a lot of child care so I love having educational DVDs in the house at all times! I was just introduced to the Rock N Learn DVDs and they are amazing! I'll defiantly be ordering more! I even let my toddler watch them even though they are out of her age range. She's 18 months and loves to graphics and songs. Who knows, maybe she is picking up some of the information from them too. Another thing they are good for that may not have been talked about is someone who's going back for their GED because it's the same information that's covered in the GED books. I was sent a free set of the Science DVDs for review purposes and like I said before, I'm really impressed with them! The set comes 4 to a pack for $68.99. The graphics are incredible and the songs are educational and playful but fun!
In this exclusive web-pack you will receive:
- Life Science DVD
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If you're interested in the Rock and Learn DVD sets you can find them here.


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From Al Jazeera
If you were walking past a cricket ground and a ball dropped from the sky and landed next to you, your first thought would probably not be "that must have been hit by a Korean".
But you might start thinking differently this September when South Korea's newly formed Twenty20 team make its Asian Games debut to challenge the likes of Sri Lanka and defending champions Bangladesh.
The team – unlike other embryonic cricket nations built on second-generation immigrants from the subcontinent – is fully South Korean. What made them ready for international competition was the fact that all of them were baseball players.
And having played at college level in a country that produced the likes of Ryu Hyun-Jin and Choo Shin-Soo of MLB fame, it means they are very good at batting, fielding… and even bowling.
"They're beginners but it's cheating to call them that," former Pakistan fielding coach Julien Fountain, who took over as head coach of South Korea in April, told Al Jazeera.
"Show me a beginner cricketer who can hit the ball 110 metres. I've got an opening batsman who hit 90 runs last week. He took the opposition apart. I'm still shocked by is that somehow these guys have learned to bowl spin just by watching YouTube. And they fizz it down at proper international pace.
"I've got a guy who can bowl a doosra and thats incredible. "I've also got players who bowl world-class off-spin at least one or two balls an over – proper, proper Graeme Swann or Saeed Ajmal stuff.
Obviously there are some terrible balls in there as well, but that's what we need to work on."
Over the rope
It was while on holiday in Sri Lanka that Fountain, a former county cricketer who also played baseball for the British Olympic team, went to check out South Korea on their tour of the island.
They were there to practice against club players, with just six months to go until South Korea would compete as the host nation at the Asian Games in Incheon - the team will be less than a year old at the event.
It was also when the Englishman had his brush with the big six that, to his eyes, had 'home run' written all over it. A strong believer in the transferability between the two sports, Fountain signed a contract soon after.
"The ball landed about 20 yards over the rope and I thought that must be the South Korea team batting," Fountain, 44, said.
"The funny thing was that they made a lot of basic mistakes but they still posted 165 in 20 overs. And they even had 59 dot balls. It's monstrous – they just hit.
"We're working on more cultured shots and running between the wickets but we'll keep it simple – there'll be no Don Bradmans here."
Baseball culture in South Korea runs deep. As well as the exodus to the major and minor leagues in the US, they won Olympic gold in 2008.
But a straw poll of South Korea's budding stars suggests that cricket could plant at least some seeds in the national psyche – major thanks to the adrenaline-fuelled Twenty20 format that has made the sport instantly accessible to new audiences over the past decade.
"What I like about cricket is there is more at stake when you bat," said all-rounder Choi Jiwon, 23.
"You only get one chance, unlike baseball where you may bat four or five times in a game.
"I really enjoy the fact that you have to focus so hard to achieve success."
Despite the enthusiasm in the squad, opener Sung Dae Sik has encountered mixed reaction among friends and family as he prepares to wear the Taegukgi flag on his chest.
Cricket is still fairly unknown, with just 12 clubs operating in the league and with coaching that would be considered schoolboy level in countries such as South Africa or Australia.
The matches in South Korea do not get crowds beyond the curious onlooker so the game has a lot of catching up to do.
"The reaction has been 50/50," Sung, 28, said. "Those who know and understand that cricket is a great sport are proud of me. Those who do not, are sceptical."
Cricket makes an appearance for just the second time at an Asiad when the Games begin on September 19.
And with crowds accustomed to being able to keep anything that clears the fence, the budget set aside for cricket balls could end up as a purely ballpark figure if Korea's big hitters get into the swing.
Koreans on cricket
Park Soochan, 23, spinner: "You must be able to cope with different types of balls - speed, length, line and trajectory - which makes it very challenging. I like that the whole team must focus because they're all bowling and fielding and have to change positions constantly to outmanoeuvre the batters. This creates more unity and focus than baseball."
Sung Dae Sik, 28, opener : "The fact that all 10 dismissals happen in order means you have to focus hard not to mess up. It does give you confidence, as you have to be good to face the balls bowled at you."
Choi Jiwon, 23, all-rounder : "When making the switch from baseball, batting was quite tricky. Bowling was trickier. But fielding was easy."
Park Taekwan, 23, bowler
: "I'm very proud to be part of the first Korea T20 cricket team, especially as we're the hosts. I feel humble and honoured to be part of such a great occasion."


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(Jun 8, 1948 – May 17, 2015) – After a year and a half long courageous battle with cancer, Linda passed away in the presence of her loving husband, son and daughter on May 17, 2015 at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice House in Kamloops, BC. Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on June 8, 1948, Linda is survived by her husband, Kelvin; son, Troy; daughter, Deanna (Brook); grandchildren Deavon (Samantha), Millan and Lelan; her half brother, Merle, and by many family and friends. Linda was predeceased by her parents, Elmer and Rita Lambert; sister, Bonnie; and her first husband, Camile Bilodeau.
Linda worked as a florist up until the past year and a half and owned her own flower shop in the 1980s. Her love of flowers was evident by the time and devotion she spent in her yard. Nothing made Linda happier than spending time with her family, travelling to warm, tropical places and boating on the river. Linda had an amazing love for her two boxer dogs Carlos and Jose as well as her adopted dog Kashton. Linda was an incredible lady with a beautiful smile that lit up any room she walked into. Her love, grace and beauty will never be forgotten.
Linda's family would like to whole heartedly thank all the outstanding people who work and volunteer at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice House. We would also like to sincerely thank the doctors and nurses at the Kamloops Cancer clinic and Chase Home Care Services. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Hospice House in Linda's name would be greatly appreciated.
Prayers will be held at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 255 Nicola Street, Kamloops, BC, on Friday, May 22, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. A Memorial Mass will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Arrangements entrusted to North Thompson Funeral Services, Kamloops, BC, telephone 250-377-8225. Condolences may be sent to the family at NTfuneral.com.
In life and always, Linda, will be forever loved and cherished.
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Morning Peeps, a sweet little Easter Image for you today, one of the Lili of the Valley latest releases, this one is called Easter Sweeties. I am finding it really hard to actually get back into colouring and cardmaking at the moment, I am not happy with anything I make, I hope this is just a blip and I get back into the swing of things again.
Copics have been used to colour the image, (Nos: below) the lovely fresh spring papers are from Craft Creations and are available from Crafts U Love. I used a Go Kreate Die for the base card, The Seam Binding and Lace is from The Ribbon Girl and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.
Copics Used
Yellow: Y06, Y11
Orange: Y38, YR16
Greens: YG09, G07, YG06
Aquas: BG49, BG15
Pinks: RV55, R81
Greys: C1, C00


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Children need healthy meals to learn. Hansen School District offers healthy meals every school day. Below you will find meal costs as well as packet information about the free and reduced lunch program. This also includes information on who qualifies for free and reduced meals as well as the application with instructions.
Below is packet information about the Free and Reduced lunch program. You will find information about who qualifies in the the Parent letter. The application and application instructions are also listed below.Parent Letter
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Moon Paris
Moon Paris guides us through its ethnic-chic universe. The designer, Amélie, takes inspiration from her travels to develop her collections of delicate and subtle girls clothing. Moon Paris's style is pure and simple, always refined, the fabrics are soft and the colours pastel. The added extra is the hand-worked embroideries, inspired by the savoir-faire of Moroccan craftsmen, in the range of designer children clothing as well as in the kids shoes, especially the baby shoes. Cotton voile, jersey, poplin…Moon Paris translate their baby collections into bedtime garments and nursery interiors that are soft and sweet.


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When we put time and energy into creating content, we want lots of people to see it. We may be inclined to put it on our blog, on facebook, on LinkedIn, and maybe on a few others. This is "duplicate content."
A colleague of mine just wrote something about The Value of Collective Wisdom. She posted it on her own website, as well as on LinkedIn as a long-form post. Since her article was the genesis of this post, I'm happy to link to her content.
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Posting the same content on multiple media is a mistake.Instead, post to ONE location, ideally your own website, then create snippets on other media that link to your original post.


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Aggression Replacement Training: /Capacitación para el reemplazo de la agresión
Una intervención integral para jóvenes agresivos
Originally developed by Dr. Arnold P. Goldstein and Dr. Barry Glicky, Aggression Replacement Training (ART) is now revised and updated to reflect over 30 years of use in schools, community agencies, juvenile institutions, and other settings. The new edition of Aggression Replacement Training offers step-by-step session plans for teaching ART's three coordinated components:
Social Skills Training
Teaches participants what to do, helping them replace antisocial behaviors with positive alternatives.
Anger Control Training
Teaches participants what not to do, helping them respond to anger in a nonaggressive manner and rethink anger-provoking situations.
Moral Reasoning
Helps raise participants' level of fairness, justice, and concern for the needs and rights of others.
The authors clarify the theory underlying the ART components and include user-friendly suggestions for successful implementation of the 10-week program. They also address critical implementation concerns, describe program applications at various sites and evaluations of ART's effectiveness, and detail issues in program administration and management.
Appendixes include the complete Skillstreaming curriculum for adolescents, session evaluation checklists, additional moral reasoning problem situations, and other materials helpful in running the program.
An accompanying CD provides PDFs of all the reproducible forms and student handouts.
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- Included Media: Forms CD
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A MAN has been arrested after allegedly throwing missiles at police during the weekend's violent protest over an anti-Islamic film as the city prepares for more possible unrest.
Police have launched a special taskforce and the US embassy has advised citizens to avoid parts of the CBD due to the possibility of "fast forming anti-American" demonstrations.
Sign mum speaks: 'It's all a mistake - I'm not a bad mother'
Police, Grand Mufti agree calm is the key
Education crucial to stopping violence
The 19-year-old man was arrested in Belfield, in Sydney's southwest, about 6.45pm yesterday.
He has been charged with affray and throwing a missile at police. He was granted conditional bail and will appear in Burwood Local Court on 16 October 2012
He is the ninth person arrested over a range of offences including assault police, affray, riot and throw missile.
Meanwhile the city is braced for further possible protests with NSW police launching a high-visibility strategy and the US embassy advising its citizens to stay away from Martin Place and Hyde Park.
Police today announced "Operation Waterman", a strategy to "monitor and respond to events and incidents that may occur in the Sydney CBD and surrounding suburbs".
Operation commander Assistant Commissioner Alan Clarke said Sydneysiders had the right to be able to enjoy their city without being confronted by violent and dangerous behaviour.
"We want to reassure the people of Sydney that our city is safe and we encourage people to follow through with their plans, Assistant Commissioner Alan Clarke said.
"Officers will maintain a highly visible presence across Sydney all weekend and keep an eye out for risks to public safety, including unlawful gatherings and inciting violent or anti-social behaviour.''
Police say no demonstrations are planned for the weekend, despite reports that retaliation protests are being planned via text message and social media.
PolAir, the riot squad, mounted police and dog unit will assist in the operation.
The US embassy has also warned citizens to avoid parts of the CBD in a letter, ''Emergency Message for US Citizens'', stating that: "fast-forming anti-American protests in Australia remain possible" over the weekend.


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Silk Taffeta Bolero Jacket - Autumn Sonata
This silk taffeta bolero jacket has been pre-washed for you to enjoy the wearability of down-to-earth elegance. Front tie closure with kimono-style collar. Dolman sleeve for relaxed style. Back of jacket features handwoven appliqué of finely woven Laotian silk. See size chart for sizing. One-of-a-Kind.
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- Gentle hand wash in cold water with neutral pH washing liquid. Hang to dry.
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Mumbai: Samsung India today announced the launch of four new mid-range smartphones - Galaxy A3, Galaxy A5, Galaxy E5 and Galaxy E7. The new range of smartphones incorporate Super AMOLED screens, and will be available from mid-January.
India is the first country for the launch of Galaxy E5 and E7, which feature a polycarbonate unibody design, quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processors, and 5 megapixel front-facing cameras. The E5 has a 8-megapixel rear camera, the E7 has a 13 megapixel rear camera.
The Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 are their slimmest smartphones with full metal unibody design. The A3 has a 4.5-inch display, while the A5 has a 5-inch display. The A5 has a larger battery than the A3, and twice the RAM. The Galaxy A3 will be priced at Rs 20,500, A5 at Rs 25,500, Galaxy E5 at Rs 19,300 and E7 at Rs 23,000.
"Continuing our legacy of setting new standards for customer-centric innovation, we are focused on redefining the concept of offering revolutionary devices," Samsung India Senior VP, Mobile & IT, Ken Kang said.
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is a global leader in technology with 2,86,000 employees across 80 countries with annual sales of USD 216.7 billion.


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Directed by Peter Greenaway (1991)
"The rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance" - Prospero, The Tempest, Act 5, Scene I
Peter Greenaway's audacious 1991 film Prospero's Books is the stuff that dreams are made of. The film, loosely based on William Shakespeare's mystery play, The Tempest, does not present the work using conventional staging but suggests it through dreamlike ballet sequences with writhing nude dancers, computer animation, lush photography, surreal imagery and the evocative music of Michael Nyman. Images are opened in boxed inserts in the center of the frame and are visually striking, but the film, while imaginative and entertaining, is obscure and almost unintelligible to those unfamiliar with the plot. John Gielgud, still magnificent in his eighties, is Prospero, the philosopher-king. He is the voice of all the other characters as well as Prospero including the witches' son, Caliban (dancer Michael Clark), the King's son Ferdinand (Mark Rylance), and Prospero's fifteen-year old daughter Miranda (Isabelle Pasco) and, in his clearly articulated poetic voice, Gielgud allows Shakespeare's language to soar.
The film begins in a palace on the island where Prospero and Miranda landed twelve years ago after being exiled by the King of Naples. Prospero relates his strange story to his daughter (the word strange appears twenty-five times in the play), recounting the tempest that brought him to the island and the time when his brother Antonio conspired with King Alonso to usurp his position as the Duke of Milan. With the help of Gonzalo, Prospero was able to reach the island after a shipwreck with the twenty-four books that are the source of his magic and power (a Greenaway invention), and the film's title and structure are based on these. The arcane books, shown in overlapping images, include "A Book of Water" containing drawings of every conceivable watery association, "A Book of Mirrors", allowing the reader to peer into the past and the future, and "A Book of Mythologies" describing tales of Gods and men throughout the ages.
Prospero uses the occult power derived from his books to release the fairy Ariel from the pine tree in which he was buried alive by the witch Sycorax, and Ariel agrees to become his servant until he is freed by Prospero from slavery. Ariel, visually represented by four different boys, helps Prospero through magic to bring the men to the island that he has harbored a grievance against for twelve long years: King Alonso, his brother Sebastian and son Ferdinand, and his own villainous brother Antonio. The play is Prospero/Shakespeare's poetic inspiration that arises like a storm at sea, then returns to calm waters freed from treachery. The eternal author concerned with his literary legacy, he seeks closure as he gathers his enemies to wound and to heal. Prospero seeks revenge but, through his studies, is able to transform himself and bring his former adversaries to a new way of thinking and living and, in the process, provide for his daughter's future and his own reconciliation to society.
The Tempest was placed first in the Folio of Shakespeare's Collected works (1623) for a simple reason - it contains the unifying principles of the entire canon. Like the Greek Mysteries that preserved the ancient teachings under the veil of symbol and allegory, The Tempest is Shakespeare's ritual descent into the underworld. With its theme of banishment and redemption, Prospero/Shakespeare is the literary champion of the occult Neoplatonists, a magus transformed from a warrior prince to a seer, the personification of the idea that the cosmos is the self-expression of the soul. According to author Charles Beauclerk, Earl of Burford, The Tempest is the work of an author alienated from the mainstream, "tongue-tied by authority", who creates a second, artistic kingdom to challenge the status quo. It leads its audience "through a maze towards the center of the island where they will find both the true author and their own soul-life". Allowing us to realize a greater sense of wholeness, it is in Beauclerk's phrase, "the holy book of modern Western culture". Prospero's Books helps to reveal its sacred message.


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As much as it pains me, I have to side with Spicer on this one. At today's press conference Spicer made a Hitler comparison (alleged Godwin's Law). He stated during a question answering that ".. even Hitler didn't use poison gas.". Now, to some gasps from the press corp in the room Spicer did almost immediately attempt to clarify… "…in the same manner as Assad."
Now look… we all know invoking the typical comparison to Hitler in any given situation risks any number of public outcries. But in this case, I knew EXACTLY what Spicer was referring to in his comparison. You'd think any normally educated person would understand that his comparison was a historical reference and not one of ideological imposition, and most certainly NOT meant to disparage Jews.
Here's the historical fact for those that are "appalled" at his remark.
Hitler was a messenger in the German Army during World War 1. The job required him to be very much in the front lines, running from trench to trench delivering dispatches. He saw what the war did, the filth, trauma, and death of trench fighting. He also witnessed first hand the devastating effects of mustard gas on human beings. He carried this mental imagery with him as he rose to power in the 1930's and during the re-building of the German military required each and every German soldier to carry a gas mask, which they did regardless of any real threat of the Allies using any such weaponry. The average soldier was NEVER to be without it (unlike the allied armies who were not required to carry personal gas masks). In the same vein, the German military of WW2 did not use any poison gas as a widespread offensive weapon on the battlefield. YES.. they did indeed use Zyklon-B in their genocide program and Zyklon-B is indeed a poison gas. But it was developed as an insecticide and delousing agent, and it's disbursement properties and three month shelf life didn't lend itself for practical use as a battlefield weapon even if it were chosen for such use.
(now, don't dredge up some History Channel re-counting of some secret Nazi poison gas experiments for offensive battlefield weaponry that never saw use as a common strategic application)
Spicer made a correct historicalcomparison… although likely not politically correct for those who are not too well-briefed on history beyond the idea that "Hitler is the worst human being since the beginning of time." History has given us Hitler as being the baseline for measuring the villainy in others, whether we like it or not.
Get over it.
(Oh, wait.. did I just say, "Get over it." as some insensitive comment at the expense of everyone who was killed by Hitler in the gas chambers?? Was I suggesting "Get over it." as in getting over World War II?? No, dumbass. I said, "Get over it" meaning accepting that we learn from history in many ways and to just shut out a time in history as being so repulsive to humanity that we can't even reference factual comparisons just foments ignorance. The fact IS.. Hitler was just not some villain who popped on the scene to kill Jews. Events formed him, his own opinions, and his rise to power. Get over the political correctness. Assad has and still does use poison gas as a strategic weapon on a wide scale. Hitler did not. Hitler in fact killed millions with poison gas in regulated death camps. Thus far, Assad has not. Comparison over.)
Words indeed matter, but not as much as interpreting them accurately by using common sense. There are far more important things to worry about than trying to idiotically validate if Spicer is some anti-Semite because he made some historically accurate Hitler comparison.
Yes.. get over it.
(News Update: General (Secretary of Defense)Mattes, in a Pentagon press conference just happening, just said, "There was no battlefield use of poison gas in World War II. " and he went on to add it was basically the universal adherence to international treaty as a result of WWI.. which Assad has violated.)


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The Angelmen Series
The Angelmen Series chronicles, the discovery of four leaders of the long forgotten race of the Nephilim who have just been identified by the enemy. Satan wants to activate his army of old to boost his chances in the final battle against all that is God. God is determined to rescue his people, who, although originally propagated by the meeting of demons and women, became more human than angelic other than a few latent powers activated in the presence of one another. God will not save them without the obedience of a sacrifice. Will the leaders work together to save their race from Satan's regime? Who will be the sacrifice?
Excerpt from Amity of the Angelmen
"The man turned his attention from the worried teacher. "Now, Amity, why are you here? Are you just going to confirm the story?"
She tried to speak, but her voice had dried up.
Mrs. Jones was quick to jump in. "Amity got a good look at the man. I thought if she were able to describe him for you, you could have security look around for him."
"We don't have security staff here, Mrs. Jones." His answer raised the concern of both females in the room, so he quickly added, "But perhaps that falls in the job description of the vice principal. I'll have Mr. Harris come in to listen to Amity's description and search the grounds for us. Would that be suitable?"
Both Mrs. Jones and Amity let out a deep breath, the teacher's a little more relieved than the student's. Amity somehow knew the man wouldn't be found.
Amity was waiting…and waiting. And getting nervous. She was good at doing both those things, as often as she did them. She was almost always punctual to a fault. As soon as the final bell rang, she picked up what she needed from her locker and hurried to meet Mallory and any of her other friends at the front doors.
Mallory wasn't punctual, to her fault, which drove Amity crazy, but she reminded herself it wasn't the worst quality a best friend could have. Mallory had to put up with plenty in Amity, she was sure. Amity's nerves only increased as she watched the number of students in the hall decrease, making her more visible to any stranger who might be seeking her. And Mallory was nowhere to be seen.
She didn't like the idea of walking home alone; she rarely did it. Another great thing about Mallory was she lived only a block away from Amity, so the two almost always walked together. Amity guessed she shouldn't have asked her to round up some others to join them. Who knew where that took her so-easily-distracted friend?"
Excerpt from Asher of the Angelmen
" Remarkably shaken from the event that just transpired in the locker room, Asher could hardly stop trembling as he exited the gym area. More distracted than he had ever been, he jumped when he heard a voice.
"Must have been a really good workout," she said, somewhat shyly.
The voice belonged to the pretty little sophomore from the girls' cross-country team. Asher was enamored with her, and she seemed to be the one girl in the whole world to whom he had trouble working up the courage to actually speak. Normally, he even blushed at the sight of her, but he was already flushed. He enjoyed watching her run when he was between his own runs and plays during practice. She was a distance runner, which Asher admired.
This was the first time she had ever spoken to him.
Mr. Dashing lost his cool. "Huh?"
She laughed, but it was a kind laugh. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. I just saw that you were still shaking and thought you must have had a really good workout."
"Oh. Yeah." Wow, really? He couldn't come up with anything better to say? Brother.
"I'm Jessica." She transferred all her belongings to one hand and stuck out the other for him to shake.
"I'm Asher." He clumsily shook her hand, not transferring any of his things.
She laughed again. "No kidding! Of course I know who you are."
That made Asher smile. He had almost forgotten his fame around school.
A car quickly pulled up outside the building and beeped once. Jessica seemed to know the cue. "Okay, well, I gotta go. Maybe I'll see you around."
She hurried off. Before she got in the car, however, she mouthed strange words to Asher, and he could only seem to translate them as, "Protect the Cause."
"Yeah," he said with a wave that she didn't see. That was a weird thing to say, he thought. He wasn't a great lip-reader, so maybe he just got it wrong.
Hmm. Huh, Yeah, I'm Asher, and Yeah. Great conversationalist. Oh, well, he needed to be kept humble."
About the Author ~ TC Slonaker
After finishing a career as a teacher to stay at home raising children, T.C. Slonaker found herself with many hours of to fill with thoughts and books. She began filling those hours by running outside on the trail with books on her iPod. After completing the Chronicles of Narnia books, she was determined to also give light to God's story through allegorical writing about curious creatures. The idea came to her to start a series about the Nephilim to show a story of God's redemption.


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I will not follow the alphabetical order, but the order of events themselves.
An alphabetical list of all persons called to the bar by the said society.
The division was alphabetical, and the young Barclays and Duburgs were all in the first company.
I should have thought myself that the difference was alphabetical enough.
So in his latter days he is old Alphabetical Morrison, a man apart from us.
The only thing that Alphabetical ever organised that paid was a family.
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Saturday, May 28, 2016
"Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?" (Galatians 4:8,9 KJV).
Not only do we in Christ know God. More importantly, God knows us!
There was a time—"time past"—when the idolaters of Galatia, nonmembers of Israel, did not know the one true God personally and intimately (Ephesians 2:11,12; cf. Romans 9:4,5). However, Paul wrote to the Galatians that that time had passed. Mankind was now living in "but now."
Ephesians chapter 2 declares: "[13] But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ… [18] For through him [Jesus Christ] we both [Jew and Gentile] have access by one Spirit unto the Father. [19] Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; [20] And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; [21] In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: [22] In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit."
Through Paul's Gospel—Christ's finished crosswork as sufficient payment for our sins (1 Corinthians 15:3,4)—we Gentiles have "access" to Father God. Furthermore, when we believe that Gospel of God's Grace, He comes to live inside of us personally via the Holy Spirit. In His Word rightly divided, He has made known unto us His will. We need not revert to our former ways of spiritual ignorance. No need to return to works-religion (as the Galatians were doing in today's Scripture—using the Mosaic Law). Works-religion will only hinder God's relationship with us, and ours with Him. He has already given us His grace, His Son, and His fellowship. We need give Him nothing but our trust.
The God of creation will be known of us, and, most importantly, we will be known of Him! 🙂


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Early reading is taught using synthetic phonics as the main approach to reading. Pupils are systematically taught the phonemes (sounds), how to blend the sounds for reading, and how to segment the sounds in order to write and spell words. They are taught to use their phonic skills and knowledge as their first approach to reading, but are also taught high frequency/'tricky' words which cannot be decoded.
The schools use Letters and Sounds (Boscastle) and Read and Write Inc (Port Isaac) as their core schemes. Children in Reception, Year 1 and 2 are grouped according to ability and taught phonics in smaller groups.
In reading the children will:
- learn that sounds are represented by written letters
- learn 44 sounds and the corresponding letter/letter groups using simple picture prompts
- learn how to blend sounds
- learn to read words using Fred Talk
- read lively stories featuring words they have learned to sound out
- show that they comprehend the stories by answering questions.
In writing the children will:
- learn to write the letters/letter groups which represent 44 sounds.
- learn to write words by saying the sounds
- write simple sentences
If you require any further information regarding the curriculum your child will be following, please contact Ms Duffy or your child's class teacher.
Letters and Sounds http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/
Read Write Inc phoneme pronunciation guide: http://www.ruthmiskintraining.com/teacher-support/61/index.html
Jolly Phonics pronunciation guide: Learn the Letter Sounds! - Jolly Learning Jolly Learning


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Software product management (PM by Case a.k.a. PROD) is a course that teaches students software product management using the case method. If you are new to the concept of teaching cases, please read the case method explained first.
- Introductory lectures
- The case method explained
- Available teaching cases
- Teaching the course
- Creators, sponsors, and credits
About PM by Case
Product Management by Case (@pmbycase) is provided and maintained by Prof. Riehle (@dirkriehle) of the Open Source Research Group (@osrgroup) of the Computer Science Department (@csdeptfau) at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (@unifau) from the country of Germany on the planet Earth, a planet in a solar system of a galaxy called the Milky Way.


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If you ever forget what the spec is for crimping ethernet cables (cat-5 or cat-5e), this page has the pinouts. Another page on that same site tells how to do 25-pair phone and audio wires, too.
Month: December 2003
New project!
The worst part of any programming project, I'm convinced, is the beginning. I've put a small number of hours (less than 10) into this project, but even with that small amount of efford, I can't really see any results yet, because everything is backend (database design, basic functions that work, but with only stub programs running them).
But when I finish, boy is this site going to be functional. It's really a shame I just can't do "pretty" to save my life. Oh, well. Maybe someone will like what they see, and offer to pretty it up for me.
I finally remembered to bring my GPS receiver to work. Work is 30.21411N, 97.71282W at 588′ elevation. Who knew?
If anyone is wondering what I'd like for Christmas, here's a suggestion. The barrel is even economical when you divide it out.
If you've ever wondered how the various Zelda games fit together (I mean, there are what, 2 NES, 1 SNES, 3 GB/GBC/GBA, 2 N64 and a GCN game), try this site. the guy does a good a job as anyone tying all of the various plot elements into a cohesive timeline (although I agree that the Capcom joint-venture Oracle games [Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons] for the GBC really don't fit in anywhere).
Here's a hint (well, crappy summary): Ocarina of Time. Majora's Mask. A Link to the Past (both SNES and GBA). Oracle of Ages/Oracle of Seasons (The order is inconsequential but the games are linked by a common superplot). Link's Awakening or Link's Awakening DX. The Legend of Zelda (The original). Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.
But really, read the page. It's very well-written, and does a very good job of explaining why the games go in that order. Unfortunately, the guide was written before Four Swords and Wind Waker came out, so it's kind of incomplete there. But overall, very good.
Good like Friday's Megatokyo was good enough for me to print out. Did that sentence make sense?


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In the fall, the winner of the Tiger SpeakOut competition is also the winner of the Trustees' Medal
At the end of each fall and spring semester, the Tiger SpeakOut Competition gives students in COMM 1500 and COMM 2500 the opportunity to present their persuasive speeches for a chance to win up to $500.
The Tiger SpeakOut presents an excellent opportunity to practice your public speaking skills. Also, placing in the competition is an outstanding resume builder. Finally, all final round contestants will win CASH prizes.
First, you must submit your speech outline and an application. Click on the "About" link for more information. From the outlines submitted, judges will select the speakers competing in the preliminary round. From the speakers in the preliminary round, six will be chosen as finalists, all of whom will win cash prizes. The final round of the competition takes place on the Wednesday before final exams each semester.
Basic Course Director
Dr. Darren Linvill (page)
Competition Director
Pauline Matthey
Co-Directors 2015
Caitlin Baker
Brandon Boatwright
Alyssa Davis
Daniel Fecher
Marilyn Pugh
Katie Schoonover
Jumah Taweh
Tigers Speak Out Presentation 2017
Tigers Speak Out Presentation 2015


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circa 1650, Collection of Julia and John Curtis, dragon, gu form vase, Shunzhi period, tiger, wucai
A wucai gu-form vase, Shunzhi period, circa 1650. Estimate $40,000 – $60,000. Price Realized $106,250. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015
The tall slender vase, of cylindrical form flaring toward the mouth, is brightly enameled and decorated on the upper register with a scene set against an iron-red diaper ground, depicting a fierce tiger standing in a blue-wash pool, and a sinuous dragon emerging from clouds above in pursuit of a flaming pearl. The scene is set above a band of flowers and rocks and a lower border of pendent lappets, both set on an iron-red diaper ground. The interior of the mouth is enameled with green and yellow rocks with small iron-red flowers. The flat base is unglazed. 15 ½ in. (39.4 cm.) high – Lot 3549
Provenance: Collection of Uno Ranch, Sweden.
Acquired from S. Marchant & Son, Ltd., 2001.
Collection of Julia and John Curtis.
Notes: Images of the dragon and tiger, two of the Four Divinities in Daoism, are known in China since at least the Zhou dynasty (c. 1050-256 BC). (Stephen Little with Shawn Eichman, Taoism and the Arts of China, Chicago, 2000, p. 130) Representing two of the four cardinal directions, East (dragon) and West (tiger), they also symbolize the elements fire and metal. As explained by Little and Eichman, ibid., "In Taoist chemical alchemy (waidan, or "outer" alchemy), the tiger and dragon also represent two of the most powerful elixir ingredients known, lead and mercury, while in the Inner Alchemy (neidan) tradition, the two animals symbolize yin and yang as they are brought together in the inner (human) body through visualization and transformed to create a divine embryonic form of the practitioner. »
For a blue and white Shunzhi period jar from the Curtis Collection on which these two animals also appear, see lot 3551 in the present catalogue.
CHRISTIE'S. AN ERA OF INSPIRATION: 17TH-CENTURY CHINESE PORCELAINS FROM THE COLLECTION OF JULIA AND JOHN CURTIS, 16 March 2015,New York, Rockefeller Plaza