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|Village children at the start of the Bisoke hike
|Mt. Bisoke obscured by clouds. Irish potatoes are growing in the foreground.
|Check out the steepness of the trail and the mud
|"Welcomes you to Bisoke Crater Lake. Swimming is not allowed"
|A group two days later had such bad weather that they couldn't see the lake
|Where do the shoes end and the mud begin?
|The land as the base of the volcanoes is so beautiful.
Here are black volcanic soil mounds ready for planting.
The hike was beautiful and so different than the vegetation on Bisoke. We started by walking through fields and villages. Once we climbed over the stone buffalo wall (built to keep the park's buffaloes from leaving the park and eating farmers' potatoes), we were in a bamboo forest. It was raining by that point and the bamboo didn't do much to stop the rain from reaching us. It promised to be a wet and cold day and that is what we got. Thank goodness for synthetic hiking clothes. Once we left the bamboo forest and ascended into the jungle, we were surrounded by leafy plants and plants that smelled like lantanas when broken.
Our guide and one tracker used machetes to cut away plants covering the trail and later they used their machetes a lot to cut a new trail for us to follow. That is how it is on a gorilla hike. We hiked up to a certain point on a more-or-less established trail, but then the trackers told our guide that the silverback (the dominant male) was moving down to the creek bed so we had to backtrack and head down into the ravine to meet him. Down the established trail we went, but then, at some point, we left the established trail and started slipping and sliding along the side of a mountain and then down the mountain to the creek bed. I thought that part was pretty cool; it made the hike more of an adventure. Once in the creek bed, we left our poles and backpacks (no food or drinks near the gorillas) in the care of the soldiers and hiked up the bed to where the silverback was enjoying a mid-morning leafy snack.
|Watching Mr. Lucky from the creek bed.
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Once he settled down, we were able to get pretty close to Mr. Lucky, only 10-15 feet way from him. It was amazing. I could see his huge potbelly and his face. He would cross his arms and scratch his triceps. He just sat there and waited for the females to come to him and eventually they did come.
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In order to satisfy the demands of increasingly sophisticated buyers, reinsurers must be able to provide a full line of alternative risk products and services in addition to their traditional offerings. Bill MacLachlan tells it as it is.
While many people continue to debate the extent to which the reinsurance industry and capital markets have converged, there is little question that sophisticated reinsurance and investment professionals, along with their respective clients, have very similar views regarding risk and risk management. Volatility - whether caused by natural disasters, disruptions to market capacity, or mergers and acquisitions - is a threat to the bottom line. Reinsurance mitigates this threat for its buyers.
Just as prudent investors build solid portfolios with a carefully balanced selection of stocks and bonds, sophisticated reinsurance buyers manage the inherent risk in their insurance portfolios with a blend of traditional and non-traditional reinsurance coverages. While standard problems can be solved using traditional products and services, unique problems require tailored solutions. Buyers who have taken the alternative risk route have discovered that a partnership relationship with their reinsurers allows collaboration on solutions that are as unique as the situations they face. Because non-traditional reinsurance transactions essentially involve only one or two reinsurers and the ceding company, the relationship is by nature an intimate one.
To effectively compete in this environment, today's reinsurance sellers must offer a full range of flexible products and services that can adequately respond to the risk management needs of the marketplace. In order to satisfy the demands of their buyers, reinsurers must be able to provide a full line of alternative risk products and services in addition to their traditional offerings. This requires not only a broad range of products, but also sufficient capital, timely response time, market presence, a dedicated team, customized service and a global reinsurance perspective.
As a global business, reinsurance is exposed to dramatic shifts and pricing cycles. The industry currently is in a soft market. Reinsurance written premiums dropped to $19.4 billion in 1998 from $19.9 billion a year earlier, according to the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA). Moreover, reinsurance comprised only 7.4% of all property/casualty industry premiums in 1998 compared to almost one-tenth of the industry's premium the prior year. A lethal combination of fluid capital, declining premium, new forms of competition, more complex issues, and customers who are keeping or managing more of their own risk, has created new challenges for reinsurers. Consolidation and recent market disruptions head the list.
The increasing pace of consolidation is having a tremendous impact on the industry. The number of companies reporting results to the RAA declined by half from 1982, when 149 companies reported results, to 1989 when 74 reported, and was halved again by 1998 when only 38 companies reported results. Like other financial service industries, reinsurers require capital, a balanced book of business, products and services, geographic reach, underwriting discipline and experienced employees to grow profitably. Many believe these objectives can be achieved through merger and acquisition and have acted accordingly. Logically, the merging of two large entities should create operating efficiencies. If a merger has the effect of doubling surplus, though, it doesn't necessarily double capacity. When companies merge, the risk appetites of the combined entity are frequently less than the total appetite of the separate entities due to the intrinsic need to balance assumed risk over a broader financial base. In such cases, total industry capacity is diminished. If reduced capacity is an offshoot of the trend toward consolidation, the soft pricing and overheated competitive environment facing the reinsurance market should stabilize.
While consolidation of reinsurers may have affected capacity, consolidation of primary insurers has led to an increased demand for retroactive products. Many times the consolidated entity begins to rethink its overall business mix. Thereafter, if the company decides to exit a line of business, it may look to purchase retroactive cover in the form of a loss portfolio transfer, a reinsurance transaction which covers losses that have already been incurred but not paid. This need arises when one company acquires another, yet is not comfortable with all lines of business that the acquired writes. Consequently, a reinsurer is brought in to assume a capped dollar amount of losses. With the recent growth in merger and acquisition activity, it is helpful to the company when the reinsurer is able not only to provide risk financing in the form of a loss portfolio transfer, but also to aid in the claims-handling process.
In the last quarter, the workers' compensation market has seen a dramatic downward shift in capacity. This contraction has caused companies to purchase prospective reinsurance products to mitigate future losses and to quantify its total loss potential. In these cases, reinsurance protection is used as a risk management mechanism. One example of such a product is an aggregate stop-loss cover, which provides a dollar amount of coverage above a set retention (usually based on a targeted loss ratio). This effectively protects the company's underwriting loss ratio and its income statement by putting a corridor of reinsurance protection in place to reduce their possible losses and stabilize operating results.
Another example of market flux affecting reinsurance buying is the recent evaporation of capacity provided by the Australian property catastrophe market. Many reinsurance buyers discovered a shortfall as they tried to renew their reinsurance property programs. Other buyers guarded against such a contingency by using prospective reinsurance in the form of a multi-year loss-stabilization product. This allows for reinsurance recovery in the year of a loss, improves the insurance company's annual results, and provides ongoing capacity in subsequent years for the benefit of company and reinsurer. The risk and profit sharing features of such a transaction make it extremely appealing to companies who want their reinsurance programs to provide stabilization. The reinsurer pays the losses, and the company can spread the negative effects of a loss over numerous years.
Hurricane Andrew, whose devastating $15.5 billion in insured losses in 1992 resulted in shortages and high costs of traditional catastrophe reinsurance, exposed the need for greater capacity. This inspired the creation of new reinsurance companies, many of which were set up in Bermuda. The addition of this market added capacity and fostered greater competition.
Indirectly, Hurricane Andrew also was influential in bringing together reinsurance and the capital markets. The insurance industry's augmented demand for insulation against large losses and the investment world's escalating interest in the world of insurance facilitated the trend toward securitization. As financially savvy companies recognized their need for greater property catastrophe protection, they realized they could access the capital market by packaging risk to sell as bonds or notes to third party investors.
Known as cat bonds, these arrangements subject investors to loss of principal if losses from a hurricane or other catastrophe reach a trigger level specified in the bond offering. While cat bonds have gained in popularity, they still represent an evolving market. Investment bankers estimate there are currently fewer than 200 active investors in cat bonds. As this number continues to grow, cat bonds can be expected to provide even more significant capacity to reinsurance buyers.
Reinsurers and investment bankers alike are counting on the next big catastrophe and the continuing strength of booming financial markets to spur interest in these products. To meet the anticipated increase in demand, the market is testing products such as weather derivatives, credit enhancements, and guaranty of the residual value of assets, which they hope will be attractive to third party investors. Nonetheless, capital, experience and a global presence are essential in allowing a reinsurer to undertake such tasks.
The need to gain and retain business under these conditions is driving reinsurers to expand their role as capacity providers to include consultative products and services among their offerings. Their insurance company clients are demanding integrated risk management solutions to increasingly complex problems. To do this reinsurers need a clear understanding of financial, as well as reinsurance risk. And, like traditional insurers who are finding new partners in banks and financial services, there is an undeniable convergence between reinsurance and investment banking products. Reinsurance companies are no longer the only source of capacity for insurers. The increasing popularity and availability of catastrophe bonds is expanding the risk management solutions available in the market.
All of these developments make the dawn of a new millennium a very exciting time to be in the alternative risk reinsurance business. The risks and the demands are high, but so are the challenges and the rewards. Alternative risk products and services are designed to respond when our clients face challenging market issues. We look forward to the challenge- BRING IT ON.
Bill MacLachlan is president of the alternative risk division at HartRe Company.


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The Mission of Work Training Center, Inc. is to assist and support people with disabilities to enhance the quality of their lives through increased independence in work and leisure activities. The Work Training Center is proud to support our clients in their goals to lead more independent lives.
Although a portion of our funding is provided through state funding, your financial support helps us maintain this high level of services to our clients. By becoming involved with the Work Training Center, your time and perhaps your donations will be well spent.
The Work Training Center (WTC) was started in 1949, to serve adults with developmental disabilities in Chico. The first workshop was located at the Chico Municipal Airport, with four persons served and one volunteer staff. The facility was an old barracks building. This workshop was the first of its kind in this area. Ten years later, the workshop moved to 1530 Park Avenue and added a thrift shop. We then served 12 persons.
In 1960, the Work Training Center Association for the Handicapped was incorporated as a private, nonprofit corporation. This organization was supported by parents and local organizations with the assistance of the Butte County Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC), Butte County Schools, Butte County Handicapped Association, and the United Cerebral Palsy organization.
In August of 1963, WTC moved to its present Chico location at 2233 Fair Street. The participant population had increased to 24 and new space was leased at our current location. It was not until 1972 that the main shop building was built with the help of a capital fund drive and community volunteers. Feather River Opportunity Center was created in the late 60's with help from the Oroville Adult School and ARC. The name of the facility was changed to Feather River Industries and was merged with WTC in 1990.
In 1980 the Creative Learning Center was opened in a small house on the Skyway in Paradise. Prior to locating in Paradise, the Creative Learning Center program was placed at the Mulberry House behind WTC's main facility. CLC moved to its new location on Ewald Court in 1987. In 1970, the Joe McGie Center began providing services as a program of ARC.
In 1980, administration of the Joe McGie Center was transferred from ARC to WTC. The Joe McGie Center was named after Butte County's first director of Special Education.
In 1981, Do-It Leisure, which began as a university and community cooperative effort, merged with the Work Training Center. Do-It Leisure provides therapeutic recreation, independent living skills, parenting and social recreation services, weekly sports classes, out of town day and weekend excursions, dances, summer camps, and an integrated theatre troupe.
In 1978 there were 45 persons served, 15 staff members, and a budget of $500,000. Today, in 2014, we have grown to serve over 400 people in various Work Training Center programs in 14 locations, with a staff of 250 and a budget of $12.1 million, providing jobs and service for all of Butte County.
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I dreamed that the moon shone like a CD in the sky, even in the daytime. I glanced at it uneasily many times, unable to understand why nobody else was worried. Then it began to come closer, and I recognized it as unmistakably Earth. I stared as it seemed to fill my vision, heart pounding, and saw that it was surrounded by clouds of what looked like torn-up pieces of the crust. In the distance, millions of light years behind it, was a galaxy I was sure was the Milky Way. I began to hyperventilate, and I believe this was in reality as well as in the dream. When I dream that I am drowning, I don't breathe.
Over what might be a tabletop, flat in the long view but scarred and pitted by years of misuse, a man walks, the collar of his black trench coat pulled up to his chin. Over the bare lichenous rock rolls thick mist the color of parchment, and the only light comes, diffuse, from the sky. Because of this, the man's shadow should be barely a haze at his feet, but it is as black and as wet as fresh calligraphy ink. It pours over small pebbles, pooling in hollows as it comes slightly behind him, dragging. It leaves small pieces of itself in low places, but never diminishes.
At times the man glances down at it with nervous, birdlike motions of his head, and his shuffling step hesitates as if he is trying to scrape it off his foot. Despite this, if one were to look closer, one might see that he seems almost to be made of shadow himself, absorbing any scant light that lands on his dark trench coat and peculiarly tar-like hair. Judging by his manner, his ginger way of walking as if all his ribs are cracked, he does not much appreciate this. So uncomfortable is he made by nearly everything around him–the mist, the uneven ground, and the shadows, which is really all there is–that the only thing that does not seem to trouble him is his lack of anything that could be called a face. There is no possible way he can see where he is going, because where eyes should be the bone structure only is preserved, shallow depressions marking themselves on his head. The rest is smooth and masklike, looking like the cracked cream-colored glaze of an old vase.
He even seems to worry about the plain itself, or his presence there, though there is no obvious danger. Perhaps it is not this, though, that causes the nervous twitching to plague his twisting neck, but only the shadows. One long string of darkness is stuck under a stone far behind him, coiling limply all the way back to his feet, and he unceasingly looks back at it. Now and then he makes a motion with his foot as if to shake it loose, but it only stretches longer and lays itself in loops in the ground.
The next time he looks ahead he stiffens. Through the mist an enormous tree has loomed suddenly, bare branches tangled like twine and dividing fractally over and over until the smallest twigs are impossibly thin. They quiver slightly in the still, wet air like the antennae of a cockroach.
The man's steps slow and become jerky, as if he is unable to resist walking forward, and he tucks his pointed chin into the collar of his coat. For the first time his shadow pools ahead of him, running forward like water down a gentle slope, despite the fact that the ground on which the tree stands is no lower than any other place. He makes his way slowly to the base of the trunk, whose roots dig directly into the cracked rock and in whose vicinity no lichen grows. As a marionette with cut strings, he slumps against the tree. At first nothing moves except the rapid, abrupt rise and fall of his chest, but after a moment his shadow begins to creep up the slippery grey bark. Faster, until within a few seconds the entire tree is coated in textureless blackness, and in a moment the tree vanishes into the ground with a grinding of stone that is too quickly muffled by the mist. Now the man falls onto his back, muscles unwilling or unable to support him, hanging half over the deep pit left by the tree's sudden departure.
He is still, and then his trembling hands rise to hover in front of his face, where he quickly strips the black gloves off of them. His entire body tenses as he watches their porcelain smooth over with perfect black, the fingers elongating quickly. In another moment they have multiplied and bifurcated into branches capped with thousands of quivering filaments, tasting the wet air.
Slowly buds swell into being and glossy black leaves unfurl. Mist begins to condense and drip from them onto the man's lack of a face, the cracks widening moment by moment. Soon the hollows of his not-eyes are little pools of water, and the surface of his skin has peeled away to show only blackness underneath.


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BOONE COUNTY - A driver abandoned a flaming car off Highway VV after crashing into a cemetery early Thursday, according to an official in the Boone County Sheriff's Department.
Corporal Chris Smith said the department has not yet determined the identity of the driver, and it has no idea why he left the scene. After knocking over several graves, the car burst into flames just outside of the Hinton Radio and TV store next to the cemetery. A fire official said he was not aware of any injuries.
Smith said he did not know exactly how the accident happened, but it appeared the driver did not see an approaching turn while driving west on Hinton Road.
Seven fire units responded just before 3 a.m. to the fire, which Lieutenant Stephen Dunkin said was originally reported as a structure fire at the store. When officials arrived, they found just the abandoned car in flames; the store did not suffer any damage. Dunkin said the crew needed "no more than 10 minutes" to extinguish the fire.


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In early 2013, a shooting schedule for 'Margarita With A Straw' took place in New Delhi. Kalki Koechlin, who plays the role of Laila Kapoor, a woman with cerebral-palsy, had decided that while the schedule was on, she would spend her entire time on the sets being in character, barring absolutely unavoidable situations. So, she spent all her time in a wheelchair. Her speech was unintelligible. People on set were constantly running around fetching food and water for her.
A tailor (or 'dress dada' in film parlance) working with the film's costume department, who had previously also worked on Koechlin's debut 'Dev D' (2009), was left thoroughly confused.
"He kept asking people, 'What happened to her? Poor thing. Was she in an accident?'" says Koechlin, with a laugh. On the final day of the shoot, to the tailor's shock, she got up from her wheelchair and resumed walking and talking normally.
Cerebral palsy, a non-degenerative disease characterised by movement disorders, is not an oft-discussed or documented condition in India, which is why the tailor could be forgiven for thinking that Koechlin had perhaps suffered a terrible mishap. This is despite the fact that, according to available data, the occurrence rate for cerebral palsy is between 1.5 to 2.5 people per 1000 live births in the entire country.
Koechlin, however, insists that 'Margarita With A Straw', which releases on Friday, is not about the disease as much as it is simply about coming of age and dealing with one's sexuality. "It ['Margarita With A Straw'] has gay people, straight people, people of different religions, different regions — one character is Assamese, for example," she says. "These aren't agendas or plot devices — this is just how multi-layered and varied real life actually is."
The film isn't about the wheelchair, she insists. The same feeling had crossed her mind three years ago when she read the film's script for the first time, which Shonali Bose (the film's director) had emailed her. "I raced through it in one and a half hours," she says. "That was a pretty great sign."
'Margarita With A Straw' focuses on young Laila who is dealing with the pangs of young love and discovering her sexuality. Kapoor's character is based on 48-year-old Malini Chib, Bose's real-life cousin. Chib, whose CP was caused by a loss of oxygen during birth, is a renowned disability rights activist and the author of 'One Little Finger', which she wrote over the course of two years while typing with just one finger.
"I got in touch with her [Bose] and said that I really want to do this but I am absolutely terrified of the role and you have to give me time to prepare for it," says Koechlin. After auditioning for it, she asked for three months to prepare and ended up getting nearly a year as her shooting schedule for 'Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani' came in the way. In the interim, Bose auditioned nearly a hundred actors — abled as well as disabled — but finally settled on Koechlin and even pushed the shoot of the film to accommodate her.
She first met Chib at the Bandra centre of ADAPT (Able Disabled All People Together, formerly the Spastics Society Of India), of whom the latter is co-founder. The two exchanged numbers and decided to spend time one-on-one as Koechlin realised that Bose's presence might inhibit their interactions.
They would go on to meet once a month after that. The first time Koechlin started getting a sense of what Chib went through regularly was when they went out for a movie together. "We went to a multiplex, [Inox in South Mumbai] that is supposed to be accessible for everyone," she says. "It was — until we got to the entrance of the theatre which had three steps. We had to ask the staff to help carry her wheelchair just for that part. I remember understanding then how needlessly humiliating this must be."
Her own prejudices and presumptions were also challenged. One night, the two went out to a chic restaurant for dinner and Chib ordered a whiskey-soda. "I remember being surprised that she ordered a drink," she says. "I then realised that, just like everyone else, I too was guilty of treating her like a child. And this is a woman with two masters degrees."
The two became fast friends even as Koechlin began imbibing what her reality was. She stayed over at Chib's home in Colaba and saw how her body language changed with environment. She observed how she spoke and performed everyday tasks. She even helped her go to the bathroom.
All this was through observation, but Koechlin did take down notes when they visited Chib's physiotherapist and speech-therapist. "Learning how to speak accurately like a person with CP was hard," she says. "The trick is to get the breathing right. They [people with CP] usually have weaker lungs, so they tend to speak in shorter sentences because you run out of breath. Sometimes you end up pronouncing certain words louder than others. It's a bit like someone holding your tongue while you're trying to speak."
When she wasn't meeting Chib, Koechlin spent a lot of time reading up and watching videos on YouTube that showed CP-sufferers performing routine tasks such as putting on make-up. "I have, like, 6 books on it from friends who heard I was doing this role," she laughs.
That immortal Robert Downey Jr line from 'Tropic Thunder' (2008) — "Never go full retard" — definitely played in her mind more than once during this process. "Friends were constantly asking me, 'Are you sure you're going to be able to pull this off?'" she says. "I was constantly terrified about screwing this up very badly and coming across as insensitive or comical or something."
However, in the end, she placed her faith in Bose, knowing that she wouldn't let her cousin be misrepresented on screen. They even had an agreement to shelve the film if her performance didn't turn out as expected.
From left: Kalki Koechlin, Malini Chib, and Shonali Bose at the 58th BFI London Film Festival
Since its completion, the film has garnered a fair amount of acclaim on the film festival circuit. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2014, winning the NETPAC Award for World or International Asian Film Premiere. In late November, Koechlin won 'Best Actress' at the Talinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia. Reviews in various international publications (such as this one from The Hollywood Reporter) have unanimously praised her performance.
Early industry buzz about her performance has been overwhelmingly positive and Koechlin is excited as well as nervous about how the film will be received, especially given its depiction of lesbian as well as heterosexual sex. "I'm hoping I don't have to switch my phone off at some point," she says, with a laugh that's only slightly nervous.
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This weekend, I'm spending time playing as a paranormal in the upcoming video game, "BEYOND: Two Souls." The game, designed by Quantic Dream and published by Sony, is a PlayStation 3 exclusive. I've played through most of the game and can't wait to jump back in.
Also this weekend, I'll be playing some "Wonderful 101" and "Pikmin 3" on the Nintendo Wii U, "GTA V," "Skylanders Giants" and "Disney Infinity" on the Xbox 360 AND "Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMix." Yes, I'll be getting my proper game ON.
I'll work in a couple headset review videos and posts – including the Razer Tiamat 7.1 headsets and the Jabra REVO headsets.
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It's preschool week here at NYT Parenting. When I started looking into preschools for my older daughter, a lot of terms were thrown at me as if I knew what they meant (which I certainly did not). We have explainers for some of these early-childhood education buzzwords — Montessori, Reggio, Waldorf and "forest school" — so you can be less ignorant than I was.
Another shock to the system when I began the preschool process: the astronomical cost. So we partnered with YouGov to survey American parents on how the cost of preschool and day care is affecting their lives. We polled more than 1,000 parents and found that 20 percent reported going into debt to pay for preschool and day care — a sobering but unsurprising result.
We will send our younger gal off to school for the first time in a few weeks, and I'm bracing myself for another common issue during school transitions — rough drop-offs. I remember leaving her older sister at preschool for the first time and feeling smugly confident about the fact that she didn't cry when we left. I recall thinking to myself, Look how well we prepared her for this experience! What excellent parents we are!
Turns out, she didn't cry because she thought preschool was a one-time thing. On day two, when she realized that this would be her reality for the foreseeable future, she started wailing as we said our goodbyes. I can still hear the echoing, "Don't leave, Mommy!!!" in the depths of my soul.
My daughter's preschool teachers were extra helpful in easing those tough moments: they outlined very clearly that drop-off happened in the cubby area, outside the classroom, and helped parents disentangle from their little clingers swiftly but kindly. Amanda Marsden, a kindergarten teacher in Cape Elizabeth, Me., said that she's always given parents the advice to just leave quickly if their kids are crying, but now that she's a parent too, she empathizes with how difficult that can be. "Watching your baby cry is so, so hard to just walk away from," she said.
I called Amanda to get her professional advice about how best to support your kids through their first weeks of school if drop-offs are hairy. Here are her tips.
Check the school's drop-off policy, if it's possible to do so before school starts. That way you can talk to your kids about what to expect at drop-off and prepare them. "It's important to go through the process with them, so it's not a total shock when you're like, 'O.K., bye!'" Marsden said.
Make the separation quick. Many schools won't let parents over the threshold of the classroom, and for good reason: any further in, and it can become more challenging to separate, Marsden said. While it's certainly painful to walk away while your child is still sobbing, they'll typically stop crying within a few minutes after you leave (cliché, but true, Marsden said). Your kid will get into the rhythm of his school day and forget about you. "The routinization is comforting," Marsden said.
Remember that school brings a new set of emotional expectations. One thing Marsden said that really resonated with me was that, for some kids, school is the first time they are expected to be "on" during the day. The demands are much different at school than they are at home, and on some level, children are performing just as we do in the adult world. This can be emotionally draining for them just as it is for us, and understanding this may help you reframe their experience.
Offer them something reminiscent of home. If your child is still struggling to adjust after a week or so, talk to her teacher about different tactics that might calm her, Marsden said. Giving her an object that reminds her of home might help, whether that's a family photo, a stuffed animal or a small blanket that she can take to a quiet space when she feels homesick. When my older daughter was having a rough time during the first months of kindergarten, I gave her a fuzzy key chain and told her whenever she missed me, to rub it and know that I was thinking about her.
Stay positive. It's hard for any parent to walk away from a sobbing kid. But you have to pretend like it's not. "If you're showing that it's really hard for you, kids are incredibly intuitive and emotionally in check with what you're giving out," Marsden said, and they will pick up on your upset. That doesn't mean you can't have a good cry yourself after you walk away from them, but keep that smile plastered on during the separation.
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Since the line reboot, Jawas as a two-pack have been an important part of the line. Start an army in every pack, or collect them all and pack out the Sandcrawler you probably skipped in 2004. Ah well - so how are these new, non-light-piped versions? Read on!
This new Han Solo from what may be one of the last waves (that we know of) for the 3 3/4-inch The Black Series is here! He's cool - as in frozen - and loaded with articulation. Despite this he can't quite perfectly use his handcuffs, but the carbonite block is new and it's quite nice. Read on!
We looked at a Black Series Stormtrooper, but not this Black Series Stormtrooper! There was another one of those trademark running changes, you see. This one? New helmet. It's still basically the same construction as the Sandtrooper you got with a Dewback a few years ago, and if you didn't, shame on you. It's pretty good - it comes on the newer TIE Pilot blue cardback if you want one. Read on!
Check out Captain Rex! This Black Series 3 3/4-inch "realistic" figure can be found now at a store near you, if you are lucky.
His helmet is a little small, but he has some pretty amazing paint applications. Another "Phase 1" Captain Rex figure was shown a few years ago, but remains unreleased - so how is this one? Read on!
"Is that a new figure?" is probably one of the most common questions I'm asked here. This Chewbacca just came out a few months ago and the answer is... sort of. There's a new head with a great roaring expression and hair based on the original film, which makes this sort of a super-articulated version of the 1978 original. I quite like it - and you might too. Read on!
We're back! For now. Let's look at Mosep Bineed, the first all-new Cantina alien in several years and one of precious few non-Clone new characters to hit the line in a while. And lucky for you, he's still pretty cheap online so get while the getting is good. Read on!
Hidden away in the Bandai booth, Bandai Tamashii Nations Movie Realization brings the whole quasi-samuai look to Star Wars. You've seen Darth Vader, you've probably seen the Stormtrooper, but did you see the Emperor's Royal Guard or the Sandtrooper? It's a good thing for you that I was thinking about you, reader, because I snapped a few shots while I was making my journey from meeting to meeting to bathroom to snacks to meeting to more snacks.
Hasbro adds Season 2 Rex and the second Inquisitor to their booth. These figures are slated for release in Spring 2016 along with Mission Series Ahsoka Tano and Darth Vader. Rex features a nice removable helmet that perfectly on his bald and bearded noggin. Here's hoping a Season 2 Wolf is not far behind, although this figure will be probably require swappable heads.
Thanks once more to my pal Shannon, we've got a R2-Series Astromech Droid Grey and Green (not R7-A7) - plus a bunch more as part of the second wave of figures. With this one there's a fine line between "proper configuration" and "I need one of each part," so you're seeing the "I need one of each part" configuration. How does Ahsoka's droid translate to realism via theme park? Read on!
It's time! The article has it all: Poll: Vote for the Next Star Wars: The Black Series 6-inch Figure.
At press time Darth Revan is winning with more than twice as many votes as Sabine at #2. Also, registration is not required to vote - so just go click on someone if you want Revan, or someone else.
Guess what - next week your sneak preview figure goes up for sale in San Diego! It's today's Figure of the Day. Read about Stormtrooper (First Order) right now, or don't. It comes in a neat slipcase with a booklet hidden in the back. I've got many pictures for you if you read on!
My pal who I will call Juan Nonymous sent along sample shots of the Jabba's Rancor Pit gift set Jabba the Hutt in comparison with the 2010 model from Walmart. This new-for-2015 version is a 100% new mold with new deco, meaning it is... say it with me...
"Just different enough to make you mad." Well, not Jabba, Jabba's new and interesting. The rest of the set is as interesting as your collection isn't - it's great stuff if you don't got it yet. This set will be sold at the Entertainment Earth Booth at Comic-Con next week, on Toys R Us.com, and probably retail stores too. Want to see more images? Check after the jump.
The results are in! Hasbro asked for our top 6 choices for the Fan's Choice Black Series Star Wars Poll, and here we have them for you - interestingly, the winner is someone you've seen as a controversial Fan's Choice winner (or runner-up) in the past. Even more interestingly, we had a four-way tie for third. Who are those tie fighters? Find out, after the break.
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...despite the graphic, we're actually very excited to report that one of our favorite fan events is making a long-awaited return! Rejoice!
Given that we're not even two years into the 6-inch line, it's pretty amazing that Hasbro has made this announcement: "Hasbro is pleased to once again invite you and your readers to help determine its next STAR WARS Fans' Choice figure! And for the first time ever, the STAR WARS Fans' Choice poll will choose a 6-inch scale STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES figure!"
Wow! Well, the good news is we get to have a say in who's coming. The bad news is that since it's a little early, it probably won't get weird - after all, we haven't got the main cast of the original Star Wars yet, nor Lando, nor Jango, nor Made Windu or any of Jabba's stooges. As such a popular movie character will no doubt get the nod before an Expanded Universe favorite like Fordo or Mara Jade.
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- in a state of delighted satisfaction mixed with pride.
I am so chuffed our team won first place.
I asked her to marry me and she said, "Yes"! I am so chuffed!
I am so chuffed my daughter graduated first in her class!
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Voluntary benefits can have a very positive effect on recruiting and retention, and with little cost being shouldered by the employer. Steve L. Adams, an expert in the field of benefits and insurance, emphasizes that in order to reap the rewards of these offerings, you must be sure to implement them in a way that resonates with the modern worker.
Adams, who is president and CEO of Navera, provided the following analysis in an article written for HR.BLR.com®.
Multiple surveys attest to the power of voluntary benefits to attract and retain employees. That said, voluntary benefits are not the proverbial silver bullet.
Employers seeking the potential rewards from offering voluntary benefits need to understand that simply making these benefits available is not enough. Voluntary benefits require education and decision support that engages users and leaves them feeling confident and comfortable with their decisions.
Recent surveys on the power of voluntary benefits to recruit and retain employees have found that:
- Seven out of 10 surveyed employers said they offer voluntary benefits to increase company loyalty and 44 percent of employees strongly agree that having benefits customized to meet their needs would increase their loyalty, according to MetLife's 12th Annual U.S. Employee Benefit Trends Study.
- Nearly one-half (46 percent) of surveyed employees said it is likely or very likely they would remain at their current employer primarily due to the voluntary products package offered, according to a survey by Harris Interactive on behalf of Transamerica Employee Benefits (TEB), a marketing unit of Transamerica Life Insurance Company.
- Almost one in three (27 percent) surveyed employers cited attracting employees as an important reason for offering voluntary benefits in Towers Watson's 2013 Voluntary Benefits and Services Survey.
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Typical Enrollment Tools Not Enough
Traditional voluntary benefits enrollment tools—such as written documents, face-to-face meetings, and automated enrollment systems—are not proving effective with the 21st century workforce. Today's workforce is unparalleled in its diversity and populated by individuals accustomed to 24/7 access to all services and support via the Internet.
To effectively meet the demands of this diverse, connected population, employers must provide a world-class, self-service customer experience. Most importantly, they need to be sure these tools engage employees on their terms and educate and advise them according to their individual context and personal circumstances.
Cloud-based education and decision-support tools are making it easier for employees to make well-informed decisions about purchasing voluntary benefits. Interactive tools present information that is personalized and relevant. These tools aim to augment or replace paper-based education, in-person meetings, and call-center support to make the education and decision-support process less onerous, less time-consuming, and less expensive.
The efficacy of these tools is critical to how engaged employees are in the benefits enrollment process, as engagement is essential for meaningful enrollment levels and employee satisfaction with both the process and the products selected. Enabling successful self-service requires enrollment technologies to consider the system of engagement as well as the system of record (that is, a typical benefits administration system).
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- Is easy to maintain and modify as benefit programs and plans change, and
- Scales to support employer groups of all sizes.
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In a large skillet, bring 1/2 inch of water to a boil. Add the broccoli and boil just until bright green, about 4 minutes. Drain well and wipe the skillet dry.
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Son of Jerusalem, Kamal Boullata, will finally make it back to his homeland for burial at the Cemetery of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem at Mt. Zion next to his family and ancestors.
Kamal was born in Jerusalem, and grew up in the Old City. According to the Records of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem and the Arab Orthodox Mukhtar for the Old City, the late Mr. Mitri Toubbeh, Boullata's family traces their history in the Old City back to over 600 years.
For half a century, he was barred from Jerusalem because he happened to be out of the country for an exhibit in Beirut in 1967 when the Occupation started. All his efforts to return to Jerusalem failed, except for a brief visit in 1984 which was memorialized in the film "Stranger at Home". However, Jerusalem always stayed in his heart and art.
His wish was to return and be buried in Jerusalem. After a week of strenuous effort by his family and their lawyers, the family was finally granted permission today to have his body transported and buried in Jerusalem.
The right of every Palestinian to return to his homeland is a sacred right. It is particularly important for Jerusalemites, for whom the Holy City is part of their lives and essence. It is sad that so many are denied this right, but it is a bitter satisfaction when someone of his stature and world-known respect is finally allowed his last wish.
May He Rest in Peace, and may his Memory be Forever.
A mass will take place on Thursday Aug. 15.
Funeral Mass on Monday, 19 August at 4.00 pm
Cemetery of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem at Mt. Zion
The family receives condolences at the Arab Orthodox Club in Beit Hanina after the ceremony and on Tuesday from 4.00 to 8.00 pm
A prayer for Kamal's soul will take place at St. Georgios Antiochian Orthodox Church on Thursday, August 15 at 10.30 am, Auguststraße 90, 10117 Berlin before his final rest in Jerusalem.


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Football Tournament
3rd Inter School 7A Side Football Tournament
DPSG International organized the 3rd Inter School 7A Side Football Tournament from 16-19 August, 2018 which saw the participation of over 45 teams in 3 categories. The teams vied for top honours in U-14, U-16, and U-18 categories. The qualifying rounds were held on 16 August 2018 and the semi-final and finals were held on 18 and 19th August 2018 respectively. Principal Anita Sethi congratulated the winners and encouraged the other teams to learn from their mistakes. In the U-14 Boys category DPS Indirapuram bagged the top honours with DDPS Sanjay Nagar taking up the 2nd place. In the U-16 Boys category also DPS Indirapuram emerged winners and KDB School had to settle for the 2nd place. DPSG Meerut Road won the 1st place in the U-18 Girls category and Ryan International stood second. The winners were felicitated with trophies and medals.
Skating Championship
IIIrd Inter School Skating Championship
DPSG International organized the 3rd Inter School Skating Championship in which over 300 students from schools of Ghaziabad and NCR participated. The skaters participated in three separate categories and raced one another to the finish line to bag the accolades. The overall championship was bagged by K. L International School Meerut with Presidium School and host school DPSG International as the 2nd Runner up and 3rd Runner up respectively. Principal Anita Sethi gave away the prizes to the winners and encouraged the other participants to keep working hard and work on their weakness. She stressed on the need for continuous striving and hard work to achieve success in every aspect of life.
Football Fixtures
Inter House Football Fixtures
The Senior sports calendar 2018-19 began with Inter House Football matches for students of classes IX - XII
In the first knockout match for boys Satluj House defeated Cauvery House by slim margin and in the second knockout match Ganga was defeated by Yamuna House to secure its position in the final match. The finals were won by Satluj House by a convincing margin.
Arshad Khan
Arshad Khan of Class XII has been selected to represent Rajasthan Royals as Net Bowler for IPL 2018. He has played cricket at state and national level and attended camps organised by cricket stalwart Rahul Dravid at Nagpur. He will join the team in April and the practices for the start will start in the month of March. We wish Arshad Khan the very best for his endeavour in sports.
Sports Fest
Sports Fest
DPSG International organized a three day Sports fest where 8 teams from schools of NCR Ghaziabad vied for top honours in Cricket, Football, Taekwando and Basketball. Principal Anita Sethi welcomed the participants and urged them to compete in the events in the true spirit of sportsmanship.
In Basketball the competition were held in both boys and girls categories. In Cricket DPSG Meerut Road emerged champions with DPSG International taking up the Runners up position. In Football Ryan International took up the Runners up place with DPSG International bagging the top honours. In the girls Basketball Uttam School for Girls bagged the top honours with DPSG Vasundhara taking up the second position and in the boys category New Era Public school won the first place and DPSG International had to settle for the second position. In the Taekwando DPSG International was declared winners and DPSG Meerut road were the Runners up. Principal ma'am gave away the trophies and congratulated the winners.
DPSGS Athletic
DPSGS Athletic and Cultural Meet
Opening Ceremony
The scintillating opening ceremony of the DPSGS Athletic and Cultural Meet was held in the school grounds of DPSG international in the presence of chief guest Mr. S.N Singh, S.P Traffic Ghaziabad. The event was presided over by Mr. Rohit Pathak, Director HR DPSG Society. The ceremony began with the Sarvdharma Prarthana followed the welcome and felicitation of guests by the Principal. This was followed by the school teams of all the participating 9 teams marching in perfect unison to the tunes of school band. After the lighting of the ceremonial torch Mr. Rohit Pathak declared the meet officially open. Speaking on the occasion Mr. S.P Singh urged the students to participate in sports and cocurricular activities with the same efforts and zest as they put in into their academic preparations. Mr. Pathak also encouraged the students to give their best and not to be disheartened by defeat and take it as a stepping stone for the next challenge.
The cultural and athletic events began simultaneously at different venues and the students were eager to get into the helm of the competition. The event saw some stupendous performance both in athletics as well as cultural events.
Closing Ceremony
The DPSGS Athletic and Cultural Meet ended today with a dazzling closing ceremony held in the school grounds. Mr. Abhigyan Malvya Additional District Sports Officer was the Chief Guest for the occasion and Mr. Anshul Pathak Vice Chairman DPSG Society and Chairman DPSG International presided over the ceremony and gave away the trophy to the overall champion. Principal Mrs. Anita Sethi welcomed and felicitated the guests and thanked them for encouraging the participants with their presence. The junior wing students presented a mesmerizing field show which was an amalgamation of yoga and aerobics. Speaking on the occasion Chief Guest Mr. Abhigyan Malvya congratulated the winners and encouraged the other participants to use their experience to prepare for next year's competition. Mr. Anshul Pathak also congratulated the winners and declared the meet closed. He also announced that next year's the event would be hosted by DPSG Palam Vihar.
The overall winner for the Cultural meet was DPSG International with DPSG Meerut securing the 2nd position.
In the Athletic events DPSG Meerut Road was adjudged the champions with DPSG International in the 2ndposition.
Senior Coordinator Ms. Manbir Mahendra extended the formal vote of thanks to all guests and parents.
Football Cluster
CBSE Girls Football Cluster (under 17)
The school girls football team participated in the CBSE Girls Football Cluster (under 17) being held at Translam Academy Mawana Road Meerut and bagged the third position.
Four of our students participated in the North Zone Skating Championships held at DPS Meerut and won laurels for the school. Anirudh Tyagi bagged the 2nd position in the 500 mts race and secured his participation in the CBSE National Championships.
Our students won laurels at the CBSE North Zone Taekwondo Cluster held at R.R. Public School.
Osho Ketan Bhardwaj bagged the bronze medal in the above 50 kg category for boys.
Saanvi Chaudhary
CBSE Athletic Cluster
Saanvi Chaudhary of class XII brought honours to the school at the CBSE Athletic Cluster XIX held at Blue Bird School Amroha from 4th- 7th November, 2017. She secured the 2nd place in the 100mts dash and was selected to represent the school in the CBSE Athletic Nationals.
Athletic Meet
3rd Inter School Athletic Meet
The 3rd Inter School Athletic Meet was held at DPSG Meerut Road in which the students of DPSG International brought laurels to the school with their talent. Aditi Bhainsora of class XII won 2 silver medals in 100mts race and long jump and Saanvi Choudhary also of class XII won 2 silver medals in 100 mts and 200 mts race. Ram Swami and Harshmeet Singh of class X also won a silver medal in high jump and 100mts hurdles respectively.
Cricket Tournament
Inter House Cricket Tournament
Inter House Cricket matches for classes IX - XII were held as a part of the Annual sports calendar. In the first knockout match Satluj House beat Yamuna House and in the second knockout match Cauvery defeated Ganga to secure its position in the final match. The finals were won by Yamuna House by a respectable margin.
In the girls event the first knockout was played between Cauvery who defeated Satluj by a convincing margin.
Basketball Competition
Inter House Basketball Competition
As a part of the Annual sports calendar, Inter House Basketball matches were held for students of classes VI-VIII. In the first knockout match for boys Cauvery House was defeated by Yamuna House by slim margin and in the second knockout match Ganga defeated Satluj to secure its position in the final match. The boys finals were won by Yamuna House by a respectable margin.
In the girls event the first knockout was played between Satluj and Yamuna which Yamuna House won convincingly. In the second knockout match Cauvery defeated Ganga by a good margin and further went on to win the finals against Yamuna by a slim margin.
Football Competition
Sr. Inter House Football Competition
The school yearly sports calendar began in the earnest with the Inter-House Football matches for IX - XII group being held on 20thApril, 2017. The first knock-out match was played between Satlej and Ganga after which Satlej qualified for the final match with Yamuna, who emerged victorious after defeating Cauvery in the 2nd knockout match. The final scores were 2-1 and Satlej emerged the champion house.
Sports Day Celebration
The yearly athletic & sports programme of DPSG International culminated with celebration of the Annual ESSFA day on 21st January 2017.
Mr. Harbans Lal Suri, ex-Olympic athlete presided over the function and gave away the prizes to the winners. The event began with the students' march past followed by the lighting of the torch. Various races, jumps and relays were conducted for all classes. Later class V students presented an amalgamation of music, sports yoga and aerobics in the form of their dances. Mrs. Anita Sethi welcomed the guests and parents and emphasized the need for sports and games to develop leadership and team spirit. She also declared the meet open.
Mr. Suri congratulated the winners and encouraged the students to participate in all sports in the true spirit of sportsmanship. He stressed on the need to keep the spirit of sports alive by participating and accepting defeats as a stepping stone to success and improvement.
Races and events were also organized for parents in which they participated enthusiastically.
The winners were felicitated with medals and certificates and trophies were awarded to best houses. Satlej House emerged victorious followed by Yamuna House in the Runner Up position.
The vote of thanks was delivered by the Junior wing Coordinator Ms. Malavika Yadav.
The yearly athletic & sports programme of the school with whole range of competitions and tournaments culminated in the annual ESSFA day.
This year, amid the riot of colour, fun and camaraderie the sporting calendar concluded with Cauvery House emerging victorious and Yamuna House in the 2nd place.
The best athlete awards in the various categories were picked up by Apoorv Sirohi forXI-XII boys, and Kriti Garg for XI-XII girls.
In the class IX - X category Arshad Khan for boys and Sandali Jain bagged the award for girls.
In class VIII Shoaib Khan and Shristi Tyagi won the best athlete awards for boys and girls respectively. In class VI Shristi Singh and Ansh Mudgal and in class VII Huda Bano and Rishabh Tyagi bagged the best athlete trophies.
The winners were awarded and encouraged by the Head of School Mrs. Anita Sethi.
Junior ESSFA Day 2015-16
Winners win, winners lose, winners play. Games and sports are integral part of a student's life. Keeping this in mind Delhi Public School Ghaziabad International organized Junior ESSFA Day on 20 th November, 2015 in the school. The programme started with the march past and encouraging words from the Principal Anita Sethi. The students from classes Pre-nursery to V enthusiastically participated in different types of races. There were fun races too which the students enjoyed thoroughly. The winners were awarded certificates and medals. Over All Championship trophy for boys and girls category were also awarded. The programme came to an end with Head Mistress blessings.


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BMW 4 Series
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Volkswagen T-Roc
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Mercedes-Benz A-Class
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