question stringlengths 14 1.69M | answer stringlengths 1 40.5k | meat_tokens int64 1 8.18k |
|---|---|---|
Keller Easterling, Matrix Space in Fall Semester: Mark Twain, once a steamboat captain on the Mississippi, developed techniques for navigating the river.<|fim_middle|> object form but the active form. | While the passengers saw "pretty pictures" of landscape scenes, he was extracting information from the changing "face of the water." A little ripple, eddy or "faint dimple" signaled turbulence or obstacles in a complex and potentially dangerous organization below the surface. These were markers of unfolding potentials or inherent agency in the river—what can only be called its disposition. Disposition is the character or propensity of an organization that results from all its activity. It is the medium, not the message. Its not only the pattern printed on the fabric but the way the fabric floats. It is not the shape of the game piece but the way the game piece plays. It is not the text but the constantly updating software that manages the text. It is not the | 152 |
El<|fim_middle|>0 | 21P/Giacobini-Zinner es un cometa cuyo período es de 6,621 años. Las características de su órbita respecto de la órbita terrestre hacen que, de cada dos revoluciones, una de ellas sea favorable para su observación, ya que el cometa pasa entonces relativamente cerca de la Tierra. Esa circunstancia ocurre el 9 o 10 de octubre y entonces se observa la lluvia de meteoros de las Giacobínidas o Dracónidas (llamadas así porque su radiante u origen aparente se sitúa en la constelación del Dragón). El cometa recibe este nombre por sus descubridores, Michel Giacobini y Ernst Zinner, quienes lo avistaron por primera vez el 20 de diciembre de 1900.
El 11 de septiembre de 1985 se convirtió en el primer cometa en ser visitado por una nave espacial: la sonda ICE/ISEE 3.
Elementos orbitales
Época = 6 de marzo de 2006
Semieje mayor (a) = 3,526 UA
Perihelio = 1,038 UA
Afelio = 6,014 UA
Excentricidad (e) = 0,7056
Periodo de revolución (P)= 6,621 años
Inclinación (i) = 31,8108°
Próximo perihelio = 2018
Designación actual = 21P/Giacobini-Zinner
Referencias
021
Objetos astronómicos descubiertos en 190 | 396 |
Pretty waterfront home site at a beautiful price! This DOCKABLE lot is situated in a quiet cove just off the main channel of Lake Greenwood, 111 Nautical Way offers a peaceful setting with an opportunity for a big water view and over 200 ft of shoreline.<|fim_middle|> of the larger lakes in South Carolina. All these numbers translate into plenty of room for everything you love to do on the water, from sailing, jet skiing, and water skiing to canoeing and kayaking. The lake is well known for its fantastic fishing, where anglers enjoy the thrill of chasing bass, crappie, catfish, and bream. Discover Lake Greenwood you'll be glad you did! | The Harborside neighborhood is centrally located by water and is also convenient by road. Lake Greenwood is a year-round boating, fishing, and water lover's paradise, with 11,400 acres of uncrowded surface area and 212 miles of shoreline. The lake is 20 miles in length and boasts a mean depth of 21 feet, making it one | 82 |
Ever since our IFWTWA journey to Alaska last summer<|fim_middle|> dish with a wheat beer, or lemonade. | , I yearn for the delicious salmon we devoured daily. Here is quick and simple recipe I am perfecting for this summer's camping experience in California. I find salmon steaks are delicious, simply seared with a few spices, but this butter and wine sauce adds a new dimension.
4 salmon steaks or fillets about 4-6 oz. each. I prefer fresh fish, but you can use thawed or frozen.
1 tablespoon oil. I use olive or peanut, but grape seed and canola work well.
2 tablespoons of your favorite seasoning, I use my own mix of garlic, paprika, sea salt and ground pepper, or try Old Bay – always great with fish or shellfish.
Heat a cast iron or non-stick skillet over medium to high heat on stove or outdoor grill.
Place in heated skillet cooked, uncovered about 3-4 minutes, or until bronzed.
Turn over sprinkle with seasoning, and add the butter and wine to the pan.
Cook another 3-4 minutes, depending on your fish.
Our team prefers our Salmon slightly underdone, until fish is just opaque, still pink and moist, and sauce is reduced.
Serve with sauce drizzled over salmon.
Sometimes I add a few capers for more flavor, also a lemon wedge if handy.
This fish pairs well with rice, a green veggie or salad.
I served a young, dry, light, Blanc Du Bois which was refreshingly crisp with savory salmon.
You can also enjoy this healthful | 308 |
The Panel were delighted to attend and participate in the 2017 GAIMOps and GAIM Conference at the impressive Hilton Syon Park Hotel, London earlier on this week. The conference which took place over a 3-day period, with 2 main days (June 6th & 7th) brought together some of the world's leading hedge fund, alternative investment and compliance professionals.
It is seen as one of the premier events for connecting global investment managers and investors. Offering ample time to network and learning from industry experts whilst listening to keynote speakers, panel discussions and more intimate workshop talks.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
The first day of the conference kicked off with three panel discussions, covering:
State of Affairs: Leading Managers and Investors take a look back and forward
The sum is more than its parts: operations, compliance and portfolio management from the investor and manager perspective
Brexit: Looking forward – 3 theories
These panels were followed by two excellent keynote presentations by:
John Stilides (Principal, Trilogy Advisors LCC; U.S. State Department Consultant, Trilogy Advisors LLC) on the Trump presidency and American Leadership for the future.
Alastair Campbell (Former spokesman for British Prime Minister Tony Blair / Writer, Communicator and Strategist) on the changes to the world, culturally, politically and economically.
During the afternoon participants could opt to follow various workshop tracks to suit their specialisation.
Our Joint Managing Partner Anne Keys were delighted to have been asked to participate in one of these panel discussions – The Benefits of an International Board: Board Dynamic, Regulatory Challenges & Distribution (GAIMOps – Track 2). This panel discussion was lead together with Nicola Meaden Grenham (IPAF –Ireland), Bridget Barker (IPAF – UK), Joanna Thompson de Colonges (Clerkenwell Capital) and Brian O'Callaghan (IPAF – Malta).
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
The three morning panels covered alternatives, regulations and cyber developments. Key note speakers of the day were Todd Newman and Matthew Todd (Host<|fim_middle|> IACT Golf Day 2016
On Friday 24th June, The Panel will take part in the IACT Annual Golf Day at the Dun Laoghaire Golf Club.
Our team, captained by Alan Bluett, will join a number of other teams in this shotgun start event.
The event will be concluded with drinks in the club house followed by a BBQ and a prize presentation.
We look forward to the event and wish all our fellow golf team competitors all the best on the day!
For more information on IACT click here.
100 Women in Hedge Funds
Since 2001, 100 Women in Hedge Funds has grown into a worldwide network of more than 13,000 professional industry members. Focussing on making a difference in the industry and the community the volunteer members have set up a number of unique programmes around the world, based on the Three Pillars of thought; educational programming, professional leverage initiatives, and philanthropy.
The Panel along with other senior female professionals from the Funds industry in Ireland are now facilitating the setup of the Irish chapter of 100 Women in Hedge Funds.
We are holding a pre-launch meeting on the 7th April. Joanna Thompson de Colonges, founder of the Paris Chapter 100WHF, will provide guidance to us on how to set up the 100Women in Hedge Fund Chapter in Ireland.
If interested in attending please contact Anne Keys (Managing Partner, Funds) on email [email protected] or contact her on +353 1 6377000. Numbers are limited for the pre-launch event.
Anne Keys (Managing Partner, The Panel) and Joanna Thompson de Colonges (founder of the Paris Chapter 100WHF) at GAIMOps 2015. | age & Crisis Negotiator, Greater Manchester Police).
We were very happy to be at the 100 Women in Finance hosted lunch, led by Joanna Thompson de Colonges (Chair of 100Women in Finance Paris Location). She spoke of XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.
Click on the following links to learn more about the two conferences GAIM and GAIMOps.
Brian O'Callaghan (IPAF – Malta), Nicola Meaden Grenham (IPAF –Ireland), Bridget Barker (IPAF – UK), Anne Keys (The Panel) and Joanna Thompson de Colonges (Clerkenwell Capital) and
John Sitilides (Washington D.C. government affairs specialist and consultant to the Department of State)
Alastair Campbell (Writer, Communicator and Strategist/ former spokesman for British Prime Minister Tony Blair)
Matthew Todd (Hostage and Crisis Negotiator at Greater Manchester Police)
100 Women in Finance lunch at GAIM. Hosted by Joanna Thompson de Colonges.
On Thursday 15th December, The Panel was delighted to attend the at The Convention Centre Dublin.
The Awards honoured outstanding contributions made by Irish business and finance professionals in 2016 and celebrated "A History of Irish Business Recognising 100 Great Companies".
Special honorees this year was:
Michael D. Higgins (President of Ireland / Uachtarán na hÉireann)
Inaugural TK Whitaker Award for Outstanding Contribution to Public Life
Sir Bob Geldof
Outstanding Contribution to Ireland Award
Susan Whelan (CEO, Leicester City Football Club)
Global Irish Outstanding Achievement in Business Award
The event was highly enjoyable and we would like to congratulate all the winners. We would also like to thank Oscar Kiernan of Walls To Workstations for invite.
Representing The Panel at the Awards was Paul McArdle (Managing Partner) and Louise O'Leary (Senior Recruitment Manager).
It was our pleasure to support and sponsor this year's Terenure College PPU – Business Lunch which took place on Friday 7th October in The Westbury Hotel.
This event which was re-launched last year proved a great success with great opportunities for business leaders to network. The event was sold out with over 130 in attendance.
Past pupil Cormac McCarthy (ex Woodchester, Ulster Bank, Paddy Power) spoke brilliantly on his career to date with an entertaining and informative speech.
Representing The Panel at this event was Paul McArdle, Managing Partner and Fergal Keys, Partner, IT & Business Transformation.
On Wednesday 5th September, our team of recruiters and support staff is once again swapping office wear for running gear as they join the thousands of other corporate teams to run the Grant Thornton Corporate 5K Team Challenge at the Docklands, Dublin.
Organised by the Irish Association of Corporate Treasurers (IACT) in association with Grant Thornton, and Athletics Ireland, this flat course race is aimed at encouraging social running amongst the Dublin business community.
We would like to wish everyone good luck, especially #TeamThePanel with Alan, Noel, Derek, Sarahlynn, Tanya, Susan, Louise Thornton, Louise O'Leary, Rebecca, Ailbhe, Deirdre, and Aidan!
We are delighted to announce that Sarah Kelly (Partner, Legal & HR) from The Panel will take part in the panel discussion held by Keysteps on Tuesday 6th December. The event entitled "Advanced Practice Mastery for Law Firm Partners (large practice)" aims to give law professionals the tools, techniques and motivation needed to elevate their careers.
The seminar will see a mixture of individual talks and panel discussions.
As part of the event, Keysteps have offered a 2 for 1 discount to distribute to Sarah's network, which is not available on the website. You can avail of this discount by emailing [email protected] and mentioning that you are using Sarah's Network Discount.
You can find out more about the events themselves, and download a brochure at www.keysteps.ie These tickets include three 2017 cpd hours for the price of a €50 donation to Self Help Africa.
For more information on this event see HERE
Alan Bluett invites to breakfast talk with guest speaker Jim Power
On Thursday 20th October at 7:30am, Alan Bluett (Partner at The Panel), invites interested parties to a banking & treasury breakfast talk at The Marker Hotel, Dublin 2.
Keynote speaker at the event will be Economist Jim Power. He will lead and hold a discussion around XXX.
To register for this event please contact Alan Bluett HERE.
Image source: checkout.ie
Jim Power is a graduate of University College, Dublin with a BA in Economics & Politics, and a Master of Economic Science Degree. During a career within the financial services industry, he has worked as Treasury Economist at AIB Group and Chief Economist at Bank of Ireland Group Treasury and Friends First Group. In October 2000 he testified before a UK House of Lords Committee on Economic & Monetary Affairs on Ireland's experience in EMU. He argued with prescience that the Irish political elite would not be capable of managing a small open economy in a monetary union and suggested that Britain would be ill-advised to join the Single Currency. He has taught Financial Management to under-graduates in Dublin City University; Economics on the Local Government MBA at Dublin City University and Business Economics on the Executive MBA and the Full Time MBA at the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, University College Dublin. In September 2014, he will teach Business Economics on the Full Time MSc Management at the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, University College Dublin.
He writes regular columns in both The Examiner and The Sunday Business Post online edition and contributes to numerous other newspapers and magazines on an occasional basis. He is also a frequent contributor to radio and TV on a variety of different shows. He is a board member of Agri-Aware, the food awareness body and is Chairperson of Love Irish Food. He is editor of Friends First regular 'Economic Outlook', which has become established as one of Ireland's leading commentaries on the Irish economy. His first book 'Picking up the Pieces' was published by Blackhall Publishing in November 2009.
>> Places are limited, so please book early to avoid disappointment <<
7:30am-8am: Registration & Networking
8am – 9am: Talk followed by Q&A
9am-9:30am: Event close
The Marker Hotel, Grand Canal Square, Docklands, Dublin 2, D02 CK38
The Panel to take part in the | 1,376 |
Haworth CEO Has Global Expertise
<|fim_middle|> West Michigan. We'll continue to grow through integrating architecture and furniture, and continue to expand globally in North America, in Asia and in Europe."
Dick Haworth assumed CEO duties last August following Krasa's departure. Krasa had been appointed CEO in 2003, after a little more than a year with the company.
The son of founder G.W. Haworth, Dick Haworth previously served as CEO from 1976 to 1997. His successor at that time, Gerald Johanneson, was the first non-family member to run the company.
Haworth will remain chairman.
Previous articleUICA Got Red Out
Next articleHealthcare Should Be Nonprofit | HOLLAND — While it is not likely to change the direction of the $1.2-billion commercial furniture manufacturer, Dick Haworth's selection last week of Haworth North America COO Franco Bianchi to succeed him as president and CEO did further emphasize the 57-year-old company's growing global presence.
"We have huge roots here in West Michigan and <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />North America," Bianchi said. "But we are the fastest growing company in our industry in Asia and among the leaders in Europe
"The new leaders — the CEO and every portion of the management team — need to have a very strong international awareness and a global perspective to help us leverage this flat and flatter world."
According to Bianchi, the next few years will prove "if I actually have that."
A native of Bologna, Italy, Bianchi joined Haworth in 1992 with the acquisition of Italian furniture company Castelli. Before his appointment last year as COO of North America, he served as general manager of Haworth Italy, vice president for finance for Haworth North America, and global vice president of product line management and marketing.
In his year as COO in North America, Bianchi led the corporation's largest division and was instrumental in the creation and deployment of Haworth's strategy of adaptable workspaces, designed performance and global leverage.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
He recently led the launch of several new products — including Enclose movable walls, Compose panel systems and the Zody chair at NeoCon this year — as well as the acquisition of SMED International and InterfaceAR.
"This is not a real big surprise," said office furniture industry analyst Mike Dunlap of Michael A. Dunlap & Associates in West Olive. "If there is a surprise, it's that it took as long as it did."
Dunlap believes that Bianchi has been the likely choice for CEO since Robert Krasa's abrupt departure last year, only weeks after Bianchi's appointment as COO North America.
"These eight or nine months gave him some more time to get his feet wet with it," Dunlap said. "It was a natural progression."
Dunlap doesn't believe the leadership change will alter the direction of the company, a sentiment shared by Bianchi.
"We'll continue in the same direction: better, leaner, simpler, with more growth and more profit," he said. "In many ways, the industry is helping us. The company is growing very well aligned with its fastest growing competitors. Most of that growth will be here in | 552 |
Anyways, I am blown away by how amazing J.R. Ward is...she can write a book, y'all.
Shel: Consumed is a mix of drama and thriller and romance--there's a lot going on, in a good way. Ward spends a good part of the novel really laying the groundwork for what I think is going to be a several book series. A few of the main characters are really fully developed (Anne and Danny) and many characters are built up enough that it's evident that they'll be in line for a book or have a large part to play in coming books. Court: I thought so too. We get multiple point of views, and it really is fleshed out in a way that this is a family that I feel we now know. I cannot wait for what comes next, because along with the characters we had a lot of action with the details of the work of a firefighter and it was exhilarating action<|fim_middle|> Alas, we didn't get it. Since we now know Ann Ashburn intimately though, we know she isn't one to let things go...so we know she'll always be working to figure it all out in her new job as a arson investigator. (I really liked this aspect of the story as well).
Shel: Even with my slight dissatisfaction at having to wait until the next one comes out, I was wholly satisfied with the way Anne and Danny's part of the story got resolved and am looking forward to where this series goes next. Court: Me too. I could not put this book down, honestly, and I highly recommend it! | from the very beginning.
Shel: I enjoyed the suspense of it and was genuinely surprised at who the "deadly killer" was, though I must admit I feel like there has to be more information coming, right? That part felt a bit rushed and like there are several bits of information that HAVE TO BE coming in the upcoming books--I just hope we aren't strung along for a long time only to be told something wildly mundane...or outlandish, I like these characters and want the answers to fit the narrative. Court: That dangling thread was there for you too, huh? Yes. There is some need to know information that of course I wanted right now! | 138 |
ACCOLADES & AWARDS 40 years of BTS and going strong Oct 2011
Shani Wallis, TunnelTalk
The BTS rarely needs cause to gather and celebrate. You could say, wherever two or more members of the British Tunnelling Society meet, anywhere around the world, there is a mini BTS meeting.
Sir Harold Harding, founding Chairman of the BTS in 1971
Wednesday evening this week was special however. It gathered members of the Society from across the years and home from across the globe to celebrate its 40th year of activity after the original group established the BTS in 1971.
Among those founding members of highly influential civil engineers, Fellows of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), and deeply involved with the tunnelling industry in the UK and internationally at the time, was Sir Harold Harding of Golder Associates, the first Chairman. As an associate society of the ICE, the original committee of the BTS also included Sir Alan Muir Wood of Halcrow, John Bartlett of Mott Hay & Anderson (now Mott MacDonald), and John King of Mowlem, who all served in their time as Chairmen of the Society. Many others followed, and the celebrations on Wednesday evening in the Telford Theatre, and the Great Room for the dinner afterwards, brought many of these original members and chairmen together. These included John Bartlett and John King as well as original members Maurice Gooderham (at that time with Thyssen GB) and former chairmen Douglas Parkes, Oliver Bevan, David Donaldson, Colin McKenzie, Eric Snowdon, Peter South, David Court, Bill Grose, Paul Hoyland. All were welcomed by current Chairman, Bob Ibell.
The evening started in the usual way with tea in the Buttery before the crowd headed to the Telford Theatre for a presentation by David Donaldson that looked back at<|fim_middle|> Bridge Associates
Donaldson's presentation was a memorable performance by a gifted raconteur, related in a straightforward Scottish manner, and riddled with anecdotes and memories that had the audience reeling on occasions. He introduced himself as a hairy-kneed young engineer from the Highlands, arriving in London 40 years ago in his kilt, and armed with a slide rule and volumes of tables to join one of the leading tunnelling firms, now no longer in existence.
He went on to explain how so much has changed since his introduction to the business. There were no mobile phones, computers, or even calculators at that time, he reminded us, and no hard-hats, masks, gloves, goggles or earplugs for the workers or the visitors to the faces, as he illustrated in slides. His presentation continued to walk us through the many tunnelling projects completed in the UK through the last four decades - the knowledgeable audience of course noting the ones he left out - as well as changes that have taken place within the industry. The leading companies - consultants, contractors and manufacturers - that are no more; the highlights of the UK industry's achievements; many a story about projects and leading individuals that the audience knew of and were well-pleased to be reminded of.
Wolstenholme, of Crossrail, acknowledged that Donaldson was a hard act to follow but brought the audience up to date with where the industry stands today, emphasising the higher demands not only on health and safety of the workers, but the need within the tunnelling industry for a highly skilled and knowledgeable workforce. He welcomed the many young engineers in the audience, most of them members of the BTS Young Members group, and introduced the work of the Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy that Crossrail has sponsored and continues to promote as an important source of the many workers that will be needed for Crossrail and other tunnelling projects in the London and UK region over the coming years. More than 4,500 skilled workers will be needed by this and other projects at peak, not all underground in tunnel excavation posts but certainly on large projects with major tunnelling elements.
From the Telford Theatre it was across to the Great Room for dinner. Tables of glittering glassware greeted us, as did a wonderful meal prepared and served superbly by the catering department of the ICE, and shared in great company and camaraderie at each table before networking began after the coffees and speeches.
Corporate members at last count
Colin McKenzie gave a presentation about the growth of the BTS over the years, from a small core of professionals to membership that now numbers more than 700 individual and 70 corporate members. He reminded the group how the BTS had to support financially a video link to the Great Room on BTS meeting evenings to accommodate the overflow from the Telford Theatre when audiences started breaking safety rules by sitting in the aisles and standing at the doorways. He reminded us also that BTS evenings generate the largest takings for the month in the bar, testimony to the fact that the Society remains welcoming to all engineers who might pass through London on the third Thursday of the month from September to June each year and fancy joining a BTS presentation and/or the crack in the bar afterwards; a close-knit group that enjoys the company and networking opportunities presented by monthly meetings; and the sense of community that binds all members - young and old - across the disciplines of consultants, contractors, manufacturers and suppliers; and across also the competitive divide, consultants with consultants, contractors to fellow contractors and within the supply industries. There is much to discuss and learn in the Buttery Bar, but of course, what goes on in the Buttery stays in the Buttery and all said in the Buttery is off the record - honest.
From left: Bob Ibell, David Donaldson, Andrew Wolstenholme
The Great Room prepared for the celebrations
It was a wonderful evening, a fine excuse for another get-together, after celebrating not three weeks earlier the 30th anniversary of the BTS James Clark Medal awards. John King also made a short address as a former Chairman and one of those heavily involved in the Channel Tunnel heyday for the BTS, before Bob Ibell, current Chairman, drew the evening to close, reminding everyone of the work that the current committee progresses and carries on. This includes the UK membership, via the BTS, of the International Tunnelling Association - a body that it was instrumental in founding in 1974 and of which the BTS has had three Presidents including its first, Sir Alan Muir Wood, who became it Honorary Life President; Colin Kirkland and Martin Knights. It also includes the publication of leading tunnelling codes of practice and guidelines - the newest on the art of designing and installing timber support by Colin McKenzie and a best practice guide on instrumentation and monitoring that follow so many earlier publications on risk management, the operation of closed face tunnelling machines, guidelines on the prevention of hand and arm vibration syndrome, the control of nitrogen oxides in the work place and many more.
The work and the camaraderie go on.
BTS celebrates James Clark's legacy - TunnelTalk, Sept 2011
British Tunnelling Society | 40 years of a career in tunnelling and of BTS activity. Andrew Wolstenholme, now CEO of the UK's largest ever tunnelling project, Crossrail, explored a theme of the perspective of the future.
Table 1. BTS chairmen 1971-2012
1971-1973 Sir Harold Harding Golder Associates
1973-1974 Sir Alan Muir Wood Halcrow
1974-1975 Douglas Parkes Charles Brand
1976-1977 John King Mowlem
1977-1979 John BartIett Mott Hay & Anderson
1979-1981 Douglas Parkes C V Buchan
1981-1983 Oliver Bevan C V Buchan
1983-1985 Stephen Tough Mott Hay & Anderson
1985-1987 Colin Kirkland Halcrow
1987-1989 David Donaldson Donaldson Associates
1989-1991 Dr Terry Mellors Golder Associates
1991-1993 Roy Jennion Kilroe
1993-1995 Colin Mackenzie Amec
1995-1997 David Fawcett Babtie Shaw & Morton
1997-1999 Eric Snowdon Kier
1999- Nov 2000 David Wallis Halcrow
Nov 2000- 2002 Peter South Amec
2002- 2004 Anthony Umney Faber Maunsell
2004- 2006 David Court Nuttall
2006- 2008 Bill Grose Arup
2008-2010 Paul Hoyland Balfour Beatty
2010-2012 Robert Ibell London | 431 |
The Seneca Free Library
The Library was an idea generated by the Seneca Women's Club embroidery circle in 1908. As they worked, they often discussed books and the need for a town library. After collecting 300 books they persuaded a drug store to give them shelving space. Town administrators noticed their efforts and offered better space in City Hall. In 1915, the collection grew and was moved to Seneca High School. The Old Stone Universalist Church -- a fine structure built in 1869 of Kansas soft gray stone with stained glass windows and bell tower -- was acquired in 1928 and it became the collection's permanent home. As the library continued to grow, a new wing was added in 1997, a handsome complement to the original church. The project is an example of Seneca's growing interest in the reuse of historic architecture.
The Seneca Free Library Seneca (KS) Walking Tour Sign
The Seneca Free Library Original Universalist Church on left Seneca, KS
The men of the town had a library committee endeavoring to establish some sort of a library. Years later the women of Seneca put their shoulders to the wheel. Books were solicited and placed in stores then checked out to readers. The Women's Club learned of the traveling library books that were rented fro9m there and circulated. The traveling libraries were originated by the Federated Women's Clubs of Kansas. All you had to do is pay the transportation on the books and the use of the books was free. The Library from the beginning rented one hundred books every six months.
The demand for a public library arose in the Seneca Women's Club a the time Mrs. Walter Fuller was president. A meeting of various city organization were held in the old Courier-Tribune office and others later in the city council office. At one of these meetings the late H.M. Baldwin, attorney-at-law became much interested. Mr. Baldwin was chairman of the civic committee of the Business Mens Club. Finding that Carnegie libraries were no longer obtainable for Kansas, he wrote to various cities obtaining advice as to procedure in towns the size of Seneca. It was decided to follow state law. Mrs. C.E. Mathews (mother of Lillian Vorhes) was chairman of Mrs. Fullers library committee that circulated petitions among taxpayers bringing the matter to the vote of the people at the city election, April 17. The proposition carried by majority of 167 votes. Some furniture was installed in the room reserved in the new city hall for library quarters but it was not until January 13, 1919 after WW1 was over, that the library was opened to the public. The library board organized in May 1917 during the administration of Mayor William Dennis with Charles H Herold serving as President and Mrs. C.E. Collins as secretary. Other board members were Mrs. J.L. Gillette, Supt. R.G. Mueller, Mrs. C.C.K. Scoville, Mrs. J.J. Vorhes and Mrs. R.M. Emery, Jr.
In addition to mothering the library, the Women's Club created a memorial fund in honor of Mrs. E.M. Collins (who taught 1st grade for about 28 years). This money was raised by soliciting all her former pupils. On the 27th of January 1924, Mrs. Collins purchased two Seneca Building and Loan shares, the interest of $12.00 per year being stipulated to be used for the purchase of books with the amount to be known as Collins Memorial Fund.
When the Universalist Church building know as the Old Stone Church was about to be sold by the church state association, Judge Ira Wells, Mayor McCliman and other members of the Universalist church decided to preserve the landmark. The library by this time had outgrown its quarters in City Hall. Terms were agreed upon with the church association. Again, the Women's Club took a leading part in the<|fim_middle|> 5 PM Saturday - 10 AM to 2 PM
Created by Marcia Philbrick on August 15th 2018, 7:51:40 pm.
Last updated by Marcia Philbrick on August 15th 2018, 8:00:55 pm. | purchase of the church. Under the administration of Mrs. D.H. Piper, bringing the importance of securing the building for a library before the public. With all the club members working toward this goal, the proposal carried in April 1928.
The city administration of Mayor G.D. Meyers made extensive improvements within and with our the old church building and it stands today as one of the most beautiful library buildings in Kansas. The library moved into its new home in July of 1931.
Mrs. Ruth Collins was the first librarian elected in 1917 and served until January 1934. Mrs. R.E. Karnes followed, serving from Janurary of 1934 until November of 1934 when she had to resign due to her health. Mrs. Buehler was elected in November of 1934.
In November 1932 36 books were donated by members of the Women's Club and in 1933 the club gave the library board $109.26 which was used to purchase tables and chairs in the junior department.
At the death of Miss Cora Young, she willed 2/5 of her estate to the library with instructions that the money received be invested and be known as the Young Memorial Fund. The interest from this fund to be used for the purchase of books. The amount of the fund was $3,300.00.
Two members of Women's Club are credited with long terms of service to the library. Mrs. Emery Jr. served on the board from 1917 to 1957. The late Mrs. Fuller served from 1919to her death. It is believed that Mrs. Fuller was secretary for about 28 years. No one will be able to serve this long again because the state now has a law limiting a board member to 2 four year terms.
In 1957 the city remodeled the library building by reinforcing the walls, installing new lights, lowering the ceiling about 6 feet and repapering the interior. The Business and Professional Women's Club has contributed to the library a book card and a receptacle for the book drop.
History of the Seneca Free Library. The Seneca Free Library. . Accessed August 15, 2018. http://www.senecafreelibrary.org/about-your-library/history-of-seneca-free-library-2/.
"The Seneca Free Library." Seneca (KS) Walking Tour Sign. Seneca (KS) Walking Tour Sign. . published as part of a project for the Kansas Humanities Council
Restoration Work Has Begun on Stained Glass Windows
Seneca, Kansas 66538
Monday - Thursday 10 AM to 8 PM Friday - 10 AM to | 594 |
Filter search by All Content In This Book
Common Threads: A Cultural History of Clothing in American Catholicism
SALLY DWYER-MCNULTY
Copyright Date: 2014
Published by: University of North Carolina Press
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5149/9781469614106_dwyer-mcnulty
Search for reviews of this book
Export to NoodleTools
Export to EasyBib
Export a RIS file (For EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager, Zotero, Mendeley…)
Export a Text file (For BibTex)
Note: Always review your references and make any necessary corrections before using. Pay attention to names, capitalization, and dates.
{{ citation }}
A well-illustrated cultural history of the apparel worn by American Catholics, Sally Dwyer-McNulty'sCommon Threadsreveals the transnational origins and homegrown significance of clothing in developing identity, unity, and a sense of respectability for a major religious group that had long struggled for its footing in a Protestant-dominated society often openly hostile to Catholics. Focusing on those who wore the most visually distinct clothes--priests, women religious, and schoolchildren--the story begins in the 1830s, when most American priests were foreign born and wore a variety of clerical styles. Dwyer-McNulty tracks and analyzes changes in Catholic clothing all the way through the twentieth century and into the present, which finds the new Pope Francis choosing to wear plain black shoes rather than ornate red ones.Drawing on insights from the study of material culture and of lived religion, Dwyer-McNulty demonstrates how the visual lexicon of clothing in Catholicism can indicate gender ideology, age, and class. Indeed, clothing itself has become a kind of Catholic language, whether expressing shared devotional experiences or entwined with debates about education, authority, and the place of religion in American society.
Subjects: Religion, History
Book Tools Cite this Item
You are viewing the table of contents
You do not have access to this book on JSTOR. Try logging in through your institution for access.
Log in to your personal account or through your institution.
Export Selected Citations
(For EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager, Zotero, Mendeley...)
Export a Text file
(For BibTex)
Select / Unselect all
(pp. i-vi)
(pp. vii-x)
(pp. xi-xiv)
INTRODUCTION. THE ORIGINS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF CATHOLIC CLOTHING IN AMERICA
(pp. 1-15)
America Magazine's Matt Malone offered a perceptive observation about Catholicism; when it comes to clothing, Catholics take it seriously. Talk of clothing is not "so much irrelevant claptrap" because "Catholicism is rooted in a sacramental worldview. In other words, symbols matter . . . they matter a lot."¹ I agree with Malone, but I would add that symbols are naturalized by those in power, and while they hold sacramental meaning, they are also freighted with social and political significance. When power is destabilized in Catholicism, or in any other symbol-ladened community, symbolic meanings are likewise altered. In consideration of these...
CHAPTER 1 THE CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN: CLERICAL AND LITURGICAL GARMENTURE, 1830S–1930S
(pp. 16-54)
"There are no Roman Catholic priests who show less taste for the minute individual observances, for the extraordinary or peculiar means of salvation, who cling more to the spirit and less to the letter of the law than the Roman Catholic priests of the United States," penned Alexis de Tocqueville in his oft-cited accountDemocracy in America.¹ De Tocqueville likely considered clerical mufti and perhaps even vestments in his observations. Catholic priests, the secular variety especially, were not particularly distinctive, ornamental, or peculiar in 1831, especially in their everyday attire.² Indeed they were difficult to distinguish from Protestant priests, ministers,...
CHAPTER 2 WOMEN RELIGIOUS ON AMERICAN SOIL: ADAPTATION OR AUTHORITY IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICA
Not long after the bishops decided that priests must don more distinct ecclesial attire and wear Roman collars, sisters too came to the conclusion that their habited appearance would, for the foreseeable future,<|fim_middle|> a...
EPILOGUE. BEYOND THE 1970S
Clothing has remained a symbolic and sacred aspect of the Catholic tradition beyond the 1970s. Catholics of varying stripes continue to intentionally manipulate their appearance to communicate their values, negotiate relations, draw people in, or hold them at a distance. While Vatican II may have unsettled the "triumphant language" of Catholic clothing, the subsequent years have nonetheless invited contentious and even creative expressions of Catholic materiality.
The sisters who garnered so much attention for the clothing segment of their renewal undertook in many ways what this study attempts to do—they went back to examine the history. That simple act...
Processing your request... | be central to their complex religious identity.¹ The sisters did not initially choose to emphasize their dress because the local clergy or bishops wanted them to be more noticeable. On the contrary, the clergy in the United States, both conservative and liberal, seemed to encourage greater flexibility and adaptability regarding the women's habits.² But, the sisterschoseto fully embrace their distinct and rapidly antiquating dresses. Considering...
CHAPTER 3 SCHOOL UNIFORMS: A NEW LOOK FOR CATHOLIC GIRLS
(pp. 85-128)
A reader self-identified as "No Catholic" wrote to theBoston Recorderin 1837 responding to a published charge leveled at Catholics in Boston. The accuser contended that the Catholics were more focused on educating wealthy Protestants than poor children of their own religion. The critic stated, "We hope they will furnish the means and appropriate a building in connection with this establishment, for giving a useful education to the numerous poor children of the Irish in Broad Street and other parts of the city. Whilst they are offering to educate the children of rich Protestants, we should be pleased to...
CHAPTER 4 OUTFITTING THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST: APPAREL AND ACTIVISM
(pp. 129-168)
As American Catholics approached the middle of the twentieth century, identifiable dress, particularly among students, could be observed more and more frequently. Catholic leaders fully expected priests, sisters, and female students, especially, to dress in church-or school-regulated ways. Nevertheless, society viewed almost all Catholic clothing locally, congregationally, or regionally until the 1930s. For instance, Catholics and other Americans would see distinctive attire such as chasubles, cassocks, habits, and school uniforms in places such as churches and parish processions, on the dais of important dedications, or even perhaps just walking down the street. But a variety of factors converged between the...
CHAPTER 5 TEARING AT THE SEAMS: THE CLOTHES NO LONGER FIT
There was not one single event or influence, but several clustered in the long decade of the 1960s that shifted the discussion of distinctive Catholic clothing to national attention and kept it there for years. By the beginning of the decade, women religious had more than a half-dozen years of experience at promoting "professional reform" aimed at gaining more academic and spiritual training for sisters throughout the United States. A new pontiff, John XXIII, initiated the Second Vatican Council, a churchwide effort to bring Catholicism into the modern age with, among other goals, a renewal of religious life and | 543 |
Self drive van hire in Central London and Greater London from our trusted partners. Huge selection of cheap van hire options available in Central London. Compare prices & book online.
Looking for Van Hire in Central London Anything for Hire is a fantastic way to search, compare and book quotes<|fim_middle|>, Truck Hire, Vans, Transport, Lorry, Van Hire. | for a wide range of providers in one place. All you need to do is let us know what you are looking for and we will take care of the rest! By connecting you with our network of experienced partners, we can help you find the very best deals to meet your requirements. And because we only work with companies that we trust, you can relax knowing that you are in the best of hands.
Panicking that you have left it to late to get a good deal Or perhaps you are planning in advance and want to make sure you get the best prices Whatever you are looking for, our partners in Central London and nationwide will do everything they can to take care of your every need.
We offer Cheap Van Hire in all local areas including Richmond, Central London, Bromley, Finchley, Barking, Edmonton, Edgware, Harrow, Ealing, Southgate, Beckenham, Mitcham, Heathrow, Brentford, London, East Ham, Wembley, Wood Green. Our visitors who search for Van Hire also tend to search for Self Drive Van | 217 |
Click the button below to add the Engel Soft Sided Backpack Cooler <|fim_middle|> way, great company to deal with. | 23 Quart to your wish list.
The Engel premium soft-sided backpack coolers are built for any adventure imaginable!
Premium soft-sided backpack coolers designed with everyone in mind.
In the main compartment, contents are held in a patented, removable liner bag that attaches around the top with hook-and-loop fasteners. The reinforced bag is puncture-resistant and features Microban® anti-microbial protection. This exclusive Engel feature protects the inside of the bag and, best of all, makes for easy clean up at the end of the trip.
The flat bottom of the cooler bag is fitted with four non-skid feet to keep it from sliding around on deck. There are mesh side pockets for items that don't require cooling, a large zippered front pocket for plates, flatware and cooking supplies, and an outer pocket for last minute items. Sturdy tote handles slide onto your shoulder or you can carry the Engel Cooler BackPack by hand. Plus, there are padded, breathable shoulder straps that make it easy to carry this Engel as a backpack.
Your friends will wish they had a backpack like this!
Outer Material: 500 x 500 D Polyester with clear matte TPE exterior coating (0.15mm).
Shoulder straps: Adjustable, breathable and padded.
Every customer is entered for a chance to Win a FREE Engel 25 quart cooler!
Great cooler, easy to carry and keeps items cool. Nice to have on your back allows you to walk on the beach and/or carry more stuff, as if you need to carry even more.
By the | 317 |
for your home<|fim_middle|> Magazine? | or office in Ibiza.
The showroom of GO+, located in the industrial park of Montecristo, on the highway linking Ibiza to San Antonio, is an exercise in originality, class and good taste.
Its white, brightly lit interior perfectly displays a wide range of products and all processes related to construction, from foundation to the smallest details such as taps or lighting.
The team of architect Gabriel Olivera has managed to compile in a bright, airy and welcoming space an impressive display of materials of all kinds. Every corner, every wall offers a surprise, a detail that begs you to stop and look.
Views of Gabriel Olivera's recent projects with a description of materials used in construction.
More detailed information about our company and the professional team that made it all possible.
Architects, interior designers, engineers ... Meet GO Plus team.
Interviews, our GO Plus product catalog. Get a copy of Ibiza Design | 186 |
There are lots of ways in to a career in Early Learning and Childcare. Plus if you have relevant qualifications and experience, you'll be able to progress further, faster.
This is an entry level position and is a great way to get some hands-on experience before you start your formal training.
Tip: You can get a job as a Support Worker without any relevant qualifications, as long as you achieve a relevant qualification within a few years.
It's an Early Learning and Childcare Practitioner's responsibility to identify and meet the care, support and learning needs of every child.
Tip: You can get a job as a Practitioner without any relevant qualifications, as long as you achieve a relevant qualification within a few years.
As a Manager (<|fim_middle|> more about the day-to-day role?
Watch our 'Day in the Life' video to find out how you could be spending your time as an Early Learning and Childcare Practitioner. | or Lead Practitioner) you'll be tasked with the development, management, and quality assurance of the childcare setting – including the supervision of staff and the management of resources.
Tip: You can become a Lead Practitioner after working in Early Learning and Childcare and gaining the relevant qualifications and experience.
You can progress in childcare at your own pace and, as time goes on, you can make decisions about your own learning and career development.
Want to know | 90 |
Kate Garraway on husband Derek's progress and how she's coping with parenting
"I've found kindness in the most unexpected places."
By Jen Crothers
TV and radio presenter Kate Garraway has opened up about her husband Derek Draper's progress, being surprised by the goodwill of strangers, and how she's coping with being a sole parent.
In the March issue of Good Housekeeping, out now, Kate describes how she's staying positive in<|fim_middle|> the most unexpected places. There's a lovely lady who lives over the road from me and I didn't know her before all this, but every week she makes a cake for me and the kids.
"Somehow she always knows when we most need a lift! We've really got to know each other because of it, too, and that's been lovely."
JAMES GOURLEY/ITV/SHUTTERSTOCK
She also opened up about how her GMB colleague Ranvir Singh has been a rock. When asked how she was coping as a sole parent, she replied:
"I'm not sure I am coping! I honestly don't know how single mums do it; it's just so hard. A lot of the time I find myself thinking, 'What would Derek say?' and 'What would Derek do?'
"I'm lucky that I'm being supported by lots of friends, too, and Ranvir [Singh] has been really helpful because she's been operating as a single mum since her son, Tushaan, was very little. I asked her, 'How do you do it?' and she said, 'You just have to accept that you can't do everything.'"
Kate presents her Smooth Radio show, weekdays from 10am to 1pm. Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV
Read the full interview with Kate Garraway in the March issue of Good Housekeeping, on sale from 29 January. It is available in all supermarkets and online at MagsDirect
Like this article? Sign up to our newsletter to get more articles like this delivered straight to your inbox.
In need of some positivity or not able to make it to the shops? Enjoy Good Housekeeping delivered directly to your door every month! Subscribe to Good Housekeeping magazine now.
Kate Garraway's new book on Derek's Covid fight | light of Derek's condition, and how she's keeping hope at the heart of everything.
"We're really hoping we're on some kind of trajectory of improvement," she explains. "It's very much two steps forward, three steps back, but if I think back to where we were in March 2020, when Derek's lungs were solid with infection and his infection rates were the highest doctors had seen in anyone who has lived, we're undoubtedly in a more positive place."
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING/DAVID VENNI
Another thing that's kept her upbeat has been the power of kindness, even from strangers. "That's been one of the positives of this horrible time, and I've found it [kindness] in | 150 |
Home » Podcast | Cyberattacks Are Inevitable. How Do We Protect Ourselves?
THE SCB PODCAST
Podcast | Cyberattacks Are Inevitable. How Do We Protect Ourselves?
Cyber Attacks Are Inevitable. How Do We Protect Ourselves?
Everyone's aware of the need for cybersecurity in the supply chain. But how many companies are doing something about it? Read more.
Everyone's aware of the need for cybersecurity in the supply chain. But how many companies are doing something about it?
For all the experts standing by to explain the reason behind the latest corporate cyberattack, breaches continue to occur. It seems as though companies just aren't listening. So what should they be doing to shore up their data? On this episode, we get the basics from Ray Rothrock, chief executive officer of RedSeal, a specialist in cyber-risk modeling. The internet rose up virtually overnight, he says, but companies are still playing catch-up in creating the systems and strategies needed to secure<|fim_middle|>gmt Supply Chain Visibility
Podcast | Cybersecurity in the Pandemic: How Can We Protect Ourselves?
Podcast | Three Things We Must Do to Prevent a Great(er) Depression
Podcast | How Can We Achieve 'Transportation Justice'?
Podcast | The Supply Chain Workforce of the Future Is Already Here | it. We discuss the reasons behind that gap, why so many past efforts have failed, and what companies should be doing now to fortify their supply chains against the attacks that are sure to come. Welcome to Episode 300 of The SupplyChainBrain Podcast! Hosted by Bob Bowman, Editor-in-Chief of SupplyChainBrain.
Rothrock's book, "Digital Resilience: Is Your Company Ready for the Next Cyber Threat?"
Listen: Cyber Attacks Are Inevitable. How Do We Protect Ourselves?
Supply Chain Visibility Supply Chain Security & Risk Mgmt
KEYWORDS SC Security & Risk M | 126 |
Scented liquid concentrate protectant containing surface reactive silicones and other polymers that provide durable water repellency and shine for windows, chrome and painted surfaces.
- Formula bonds and<|fim_middle|>ors. | cures to vehicle surfaces to create long lasting protection and improved water repellency.
- Creates intense shine on multiple vehicle surfaces including glass, chrome and paint.
- Repeated applications build protective layer, product durability and enhanced performance.
- Helps shed water off the vehicle for enhanced drying.
- Provides increased protection against surface degradation such as paint oxidation and dulling.
- Berry scented for customer appeal.
- Designed to be applied in low and high pressure spray applications.
- Vehicle wash reclaim water compatible product. Does not contain any mineral seal oil or other hydrocarbon oils. Rain-X ® On-Line Protectant will not clog reclaim system filters or media.
- Contains only sanitary sewage acceptable surfactants and polymers. Will not cause reclaim mal-od | 150 |
Creative Arts Gallery
About CST
Person centred assessment
Guest Blog - Some Activities For An Italian Themed Day
In the 'Activity Club' we used to have a whole day devoted to a particular theme. On the Italian themed day we had a whole range of options.
Here is the outline of the day.
Theme: Italy (March 19th is 'St Joseph's Day' in Italy)
Orientation Session.
Current Affairs & Sports discussion.
Stories of Italy / Reminiscence of Italian travels.
What is St Joseph's Day?
Armchair Travels to Italy and exercise.
Building the 'Leaning Tower of Pisa'.
'The Spaghetti and Marshmallow Tower Challenge' & 'Throwing Coins in the Trevi Fountain'.
Italian Opera and Classical Music Appreciation.
The Venice Masquerade Carnival.
Making Masquerade Masks
Making Mosaics
Learning Some Italian Words Game
Italian Crossword Quiz
Roman Dining Etiquette Quiz
Watching some 'Il Divo' or Italian opera DVD
PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
I downloaded from the internet some templates, or people drew their own masks by free-hand. They coloured them in and embellished them with feathers, stickers etc. We threaded them with their choice of ribbon and people enjoyed wearing them for a photo.
Our Masquerade Ball (I am the gondolier on the right)
Mosaic-Making
I cut up pieces of card and people glued them onto card to make their own picture. I also had a mosaic template in case anyone wanted to colour one in.
Two paper mosaics that people made, and a proper mosaic that had been a previous long term project in our 'Activity Club' that we made with broken ceramic tiles are shown below.
Throwing a Coin in the Trevi Fountain Game
People threw 'coins' from a Connect 4 game into cups of (a little) water to see who could score the highest.
The Tower of Pisa Challenge (Leaning or otherwise)
Teams of 2 worked together to see who could build the best/tallest tower using only spaghetti and marshmallows.
I hope these photos give you a few ideas.
COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES
I also used to prepare sessions on my laptop computer and connect my laptop to the television with a cable and show 'Youtube' clips or do picture quizzes etc.
Here are my resources for the Italian Activity Plan:
A coin thrown in Trevi Fountain is said to ensure the comeback to Rome; two coins thrown ensure romance with a Roman (either male or female), and three coins thrown ensure the marriage with him or her. The legend says you should stand with your back towards the fountain and coins should be thrown over your left shoulder.
'Three Coins In A Fountain' (Frank Sinatra - with Lyrics) - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo8qV1bPqVM
Italian Art Shown to the Group
We discussed the quality and meaning of these great art works, most of which were known to the group.
Leonardo Da Vinci - The Mona Lisa
The Last Supper - Leonardo Da Vinci
The Birth of Venus - Sandro Botticelli
The Creation of Adam - Michelangelo
The Sistine Chapel - Michelangelo
The Statue Of David - Michelangelo
Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan - Giovanni Bellini
Vitruvian Man - Leonardo Da Vinci
Walls Cornetto Ad - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biL6zAMkOQs
The UK TV ad for Walls Cornetto (which are still available today) takes the piss out of 'O Sole Mio', which is a well known Neapolitan song, composed in 1898 by Eduardo Di Capua and Alfredo Mazzucchi (lyrics by Giovanni Cappuro). 'O Sole Mio' translates as 'My Sunshine'.
Italian Opera
'Nessun Dorma' (meaning 'None Shall Sleep') from Puccini's 'Turandot' and sung by 'The Three Tenors' (comprising Spaniards Plácido Domingo and José Carreras, and Italian Luciano Pavarotti)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi1nTz3nlTc<|fim_middle|>'. 2004 film starring Gerard Butler & Emmy Possum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTfQG8-Yc6w
The Carnival of Venice (Italian: Carnevale di Venezia, Venetian: Carnevàl de Venexia) is an annual festival held in Venice, Veneto, Italy. The Carnival ends with the Christian celebration of Lent, forty days before Easter, on Shrove Tuesday (Martedì Grasso or Mardi Gras), which is the day before Ash Wednesday. Hundreds and hundreds of years ago, the followers of the Catholic religion in Italy started the tradition of holding a wild costume festival right before the first day of Lent. Because Catholics are not supposed to eat meat during Lent, they called their festival, carnevale — which means "to put away the meat."
Some Italian Folk Songs
Italian Folk Song - 'Tarantella Napoletana' (As a dance and folk music staple of southern Italy, the Tarantella served as an inspiration for numerous composers in the Western classical tradition.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-xsosv6uM0
Folk Dance - Sicilian Tarantella (Italy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K7zrefNxLo
The dance originates with the bite of the Tarantula, Arania or Apulcian Spider. The dance itself was used to cure the poison from the bite of the spider. Town folks would play music and the afflicted person would dance non-stop to avoid succumbing to the poison. Women working in the fields would use frenetic dancing when they were bitten by spiders in order to sweat the venom out through their pores.
St Joseph's Day |
Italian opera is both the art of opera in Italy and opera in the Italian language. Opera was born in Italy around the year 1600 and Italian opera has continued to play a dominant role in the history of the form until the present day. Many famous operas in Italian were written by foreign composers, including Handel, Gluck and Mozart. Works by native Italian composers of the 19th and early 20th centuries, such as Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini, are amongst the most famous operas ever written and today are performed in opera houses across the world.
Venice Carnival Masquerade
A clip of the 'Venice Masquerade Ball 2018'. The event takes place each Spring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyz4SYt8OTM
'The Masquerade Ball begins' From 'The Phantom of the Opera | 193 |
Patriots blitz Jets, gain more confidence
BOSTON (AP) — The New England Patriots have thrived this season thanks to a defense that's limited opponents' abilities to get in the end zone and an offense that's found ways to adjust to injuries.
You can add one thing to that list: an ability to be unpredictable.
New England disguised a myriad of blitzes to bewilder New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold in its 33-0 win on Monday night . The Patriots also continued to be creative on offense, this time inserting linebacker Elandon Roberts as one of the four fullbacks they used to boost their rushing attack.
It has them at 7-0 for the first time since 2015 with just two games left before their bye week.
"I think we're confident, but we'll have to start all over again. We emptied the tank," coach Bill Belichick said. "We'll have to fill it up for next week and be ready to empty it again next week against Cleveland. That's the way it is every week in this league."
That matchup with the Browns and quarterback Baker May<|fim_middle|>0/patriots-blitz-jets-gain-more-confidence | field will be New England's third straight against a quarterback in his first or second season.
Recent history will be on New England's side.
The Patriots have won 20 straight games against a first or second-year quarterback, the longest such streak in NFL history.
Darnold was optimistic last week about an offense that was much healthier after dealing with some early season injuries, including his three-game absence with mononucleosis.
Darnold was also coming off being selected as the AFC Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Jets to a 24-22 win over Dallas in Week 6 in his return.
He was hopeful that the momentum of picking up their first victory of the season would carry over against New England.
Instead the Patriots forced six turnovers against the Jets, intercepting Darnold four times as they sent a wave of pressure his way.
The Patriots have allowed a league-low 48 points this season and have an NFL-best 18 interceptions. That is the most through seven games since the Green Bay Packers had 20 in 1996.
While Tom Brady and the offense have had to adjust to injuries on the offensive line, in the backfield and at receiver, they are feeling a lot better after scoring four touchdowns against the Jets.
One of the scores included an assist from Roberts, who logged snaps at fullback with James Develin and Jakob Johnson both on injured reserve.
New England will have a little more help against Cleveland after acquiring receiver Mohamed Sanu in a trade with Atlanta on Tuesday. Sanu adds another threat in the passing game with Josh Gordon recovering from ankle and knee injuries.
WHAT'S WORKING
The Patriots did their best job this season using their pressure to force turnovers. And most of their blitzes weren't called by New England's coaches, Belichick said. Instead they were on-field adjustments by a defense that safety and captain Devin McCourty said is finding new ways to be aggressive.
"At times it can be a safety, it can be one of the backs or one of the lineman. Understanding that it can keep switching. That makes it tough on teams. We just have to keep doing those things," said McCourty, who had his fifth interception of the 2019 season.
WHAT NEEDS HELP
Roberts did a good job of jumping in at fullback, but New England could clearly benefit from some full-time help at the position. While Sony Michel had three rushing TDs, he only averaged 2.2 yards per carry. Adding a proven blocker to lead the way out of the backfield could be a target for the Patriots at the trade deadline.
Tight end Ben Watson was solid in his debut, catching three passes for 18 yards. He's no Rob Gronkowski, but his veteran presence does provide some needed stability at the position.
STOCK DOWN
It wasn't noticeable, but LB Dont'a Hightower had his quietest game of the season, notching only one tackle.
KEY NUMBER
Two. For the second time this season the Patriots scored 30 or more points and shut out their opponent. They join the 1991 Redskins as the only teams in the Super Bowl era to have multiple 30-point shutouts in their first seven games.
New England has a short turnaround for the Browns, who have lost two straight games but are rested coming off their bye week.
Hi! A visitor to our site felt the following article might be of interest to you: Patriots blitz Jets, gain more confidence. Here is a link to that story: https://www.urbanacitizen.com/sports/7286 | 743 |
Manage SEO
Agile SEO
SEO Redirection
UX in SEO
Search Engine Ranking
Irish Service Provider
Specialised SEO
Cheap SEO Services
Internet Agency
Internet SEO
Social Media Conversion
Digitalization in Business
Data Analytic Tools
SEO My Website
SEO Expert Ireland
Digital Agency Dublin
Quality SEO Consultant
SEO Marketing Strategy
Best Marketing Ireland
Local SEO Services Dublin
Best Social Media Platforms
SEO Rank agency
SEO for All Business
Keyword Research Strategy
Quality On page SEO Service
Off – Page SEO
SEO Competition Analysis
Best SEO
Every week we simplify the market into key points so you can stay up to date on market trends, upcoming drops, top project guides and much more!
BY Langston Thomas •
In 2021, we witnessed the birth of a new creator economy on the blockchain. Since NFTs took center stage, artists have achieved NFT superstardom, billion-dollar brands have been forged in the span of a few months, and lives have been utterly transformed time and time again. Yet, the most inspiring thing about the NFT space is the number of artists of all creeds and mediums who have found community and support by embracing this technology.
In keeping with our mission to empower creators, we present Next Up — our monthly franchise dedicated to showcasing rising artists. In our August edition, we've curated a list of five ascendant talents who are poised to make significant waves in 2022.
Spending a lot of time working on myself…. pic.twitter.com/x0IMbr9wTf
Faith Love is a visual artist who translates her emotions and personal experiences into surrealist conceptual art. When she's not creating, she's actively working on the administrative side of the NFT space at MetaMask. Because she's been involved in Miguel Bernas, NFTs have great potential not just in gaming and art, but in creating secure documents as well.
Bernas also highlights that NFTs since 2020, Love is widely respected as an OG, and considers herself to be a community curator.
We had the opportunity to ask Faith Love a few questions about NFTs and her artistic process.
How did you first become interested/involved in NFTs?
Back in September of 2020, An from SuperRare reached out to me and told me that they really wanted me to be on the platform. I had no clue what NFTs were at the time, but I saw that one of my followers [FEWOCiOUS] had started doing them, and I had been a fan of their work for a few years. I noticed that they were enjoying it, and that made me feel a little less scared about jumping into it. I didn't understand the tech at first but I still had an interest in learning and hopefully understanding it more as time went on. I ended up selling about 35 1/1s across multiple platforms, mainly SuperRare and Foundation.
How would you describe your art? What's your process like?
My art feels like a constant visual representation of the emotions (some more personal than others) that we as humans feel on a daily basis. I can create a visual concept from any and every emotion that a person comes up with. During my process, I try to allow the meanings of my pieces to speak through visual representation and I enjoy doing this in a simple yet extremely deep and interesting way. I'm a stickler for perfect lines and that's something that currently stands out about my work, as well as its lack of color while still having the ability to be bright and loud.
Do you have any drops/collections on the horizon we should keep an eye out for?
I'm currently dropping a few new pieces on SuperRare once a week or so. Once a piece sells, I usually drop a new piece. As of right now, 'Everyday you have a choice (Remastered)' is my only available piece on the market, and I'm excited to see who gets it. It's an absolute masterpiece.
NEW NFT DROP!!!
MoRuf – Overjoyed produced by @GoodFoodMusic is now live on @catalogworks 🔥🔊🔥🔊!!!!
The artwork for this drop was created by the one & only @OrganicStonez . Thank you seeing the vision bruv!
Catch a vibe&enjoy!
Reserve Price: 1ETHhttps://t.co/qfyGMYI16I pic.twitter.com/xOgC4PK3Pl
MoRuf Adewunmi, better known simply as MoRuf is a New Jersey-based Nigerian-American artist who has charted his own path through the music NFT landscape. Taking influences from 90s R&B and the early 2000s battle rap scene, he's quickly grown a following through honest, clever rhymes, and a genuine knack for storytelling.
Embodying a principal of L.O.E. — an acronym for his self-started movement, Love Over Everything — MoRuf's music paints a unique juxtaposition between the golden era of Hip-Hop and the boundary-pushing technology of the blockchain.
We had the opportunity to ask MoRuf a few questions about NFTs and his artistic process.
So I'm in LA working on my album with the bro Jesse Boykins lll around August 2021. He brought it to my attention that I should tap into the NFT world. I wasn't really hip at the time and all I knew of it was the Bored Apes so I declined but then he mentioned that you could actually sell your music, and I became more interested. He then introduced me to my now good friend Derek Taylor of The Park. He broke it down to me — the ins and outs of what ETH was, the blockchain, etc.
Some days later, I had a new track I created with my engineer Matt Cody uploaded to Catalog and priced at 1 ETH. It sold in a matter of two to three days. I was in complete disbelief. A few days later, I uploaded the next one and it sold, and so on. I had editions as well and I've been blessed to sell over 100+ NFTs. This has been a beautiful experience in a matter of less than 12 months and honestly, it's been pretty life-changing.
It's allowed me to invest in my art and support my family, all from my laptop in my home. While at the same time building a whole new community of amazing people I never knew existed. Not to mention dropping on Zora, three drops on Sound, and being part of the Snoop Dogg mixtape drop. I'm just completely grateful and happy I took the time to learn and step outside of my comfort zone.
I would describe my art as a feeling. It's really hard to put it into words, so it's more so a feeling. I love telling stories within my music because they just stick. And with my background with battle rap, the bars are always up to par — that is a must. It's a mixture of great lyrics, melodies, and storytelling. Like a gumbo of A Tribe Called Quest, J Dilla, Anita Baker, and Jadakiss; that's the best way I could explain it.
My process ranges. Sometimes it comes automatically but I'm very intentional. I try to take advantage when inspiration hits. I don't take it lightly, I seize the moment. So even if an idea comes to mind I might throw that in my notes or even a voice memo and come back to it later.
Yessir! Been working on an album and creating for the past few months, but I'm super excited for the drops on the way. I have a few things brewing in the month of August. 1/1 plus collections. I'm just super excited to share within the Web3 space again. I'll also be having my Love Over Everything Back2School Drive on August 28, which was funded via Web3 with a Mirror crowdfund. Super grateful that I'm now able to assist the kids in my community with ETH, bridging the gap in real-time. Thank you, Web3.
#empressisters on @opensea and @foundation #NFTcollections #NFTCommunity #NFTcollectibles pic.twitter.com/NeBpNxrMej
Or Yogev is an independent artist from Israel who has been drawing his entire life. While majoring in illustration at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, he found a knack for sharing personal and familial experiences through art.
For his graduation project at Bezalel, Yogev channeled the story of his grandfather coming to Israel from Ethiopia by foot, setting in motion the desire to explore his African roots which he has remained true to with his crypto art. Through his many projects on the Ethereum and Tezos blockchains, Yogev continues to distill his African roots into various aspects of his art.
We had the opportunity to ask Or Yogev a few questions about NFTs and his artistic process.
I think the first time I heard about NFTs was on Instagram. Some marketplace asked me to join their platform and I had no idea what it was. I learned a lot from my friends Amir Zand artist and MadMaraca who helped and supported me in my first steps into the NFT space.
It's really hard for me to describe my art/style because I love to explore. I try to create in many different mediums like illustration, 3D, and animation. Lately, I've gotten more into 3D art, but I really miss illustrating.
I have a big collection on Foundation called Empress Sisters, which features 150 hand-painted African female Queens. I'm also working on a big imaginary excavation expedition project that will discover some more of my Venuses and 3D sculptures.
"T[ether]"
My genesis piece is now live on @SuperRare pic.twitter.com/B1RCODo7lg
Summer Wagner is a fine art photographer from the midwest who has recently taken the photography NFT space by storm. Originally, she started out taking portraits of individuals, families, and couples, but quickly began exploring deeper stories by both finding and creating scenes to capture. Her work rides a fine line between serenity and eeriness, featuring an often muted color palette and surreal events.
We had the opportunity to ask Summer Wagner a few questions about NFTs and her artistic process.
I started posting my work on Twitter after getting shadowbanned on Instagram for exploring nude fine art portraits. I just wanted somewhere where I could post my work and find a community of people who loved photography as much as I did. I quickly fell in love with Twitter's photography community and was soon approached by Chadwick Tyler, who convinced me to mint my first collection on Foundation. Three months later, 'The In-Between' was sold out. It was absolutely surreal and definitely changed my life. Really grateful for how far I've come.
My work has<|fim_middle|>SEO My Business
Globe Boss Digital Marketing Agency
Hampton Square
Dublin - Ireland
Tel: (+353)1 868 2345
2023 Globe Boss | Powered by Globe Boss Digital | been described as fantastical, surreal, and lyrical photography. I would describe my art as scenes of the subconscious. My process is sometimes very spontaneous, just capturing fleeting moments, and I try to bring my camera everywhere with me. Other times it's like a rehearsed ritual, where the subjects in frame hold a specific pose that tells a story, or cultivates a deep feeling. I do most of my special effects in-camera — like orbs, ghosts, and light trails. But then I pull the photos into Lightroom and paint with the light and color till I find an edit that feels right.
'The Parody of a Tangled Thread' is a large collection of 53 pieces that took eight months to shoot and put together. I am absolutely ecstatic about the fact that it sold out so fast — it was much sooner than expected! So it will be a few months before I am ready to announce any new collections, but I am minting 1/1 work on my SuperRare that I'm extremely excited about.
"…but what if i'm afraid to feel again?" (2022) pic.twitter.com/LQH2ofXCsC
Tampa-based artist Yosnier is a rising digital illustrator that distills his own personal worldview into each of his pieces. As a creator, he prominently features themes of freedom, hope, growth, and pain through his own unique, shimmering version of Art Nouveau.
Laden in pastel colors and characterized by thick black linework, Yosnier's work evokes the feeling of looking at grandiose stained glass windows or tarot cards. Although the young artist says he isn't quite sure how he ended up with his distinctive style, his creations are highly regarded within the NFT community.
We had the opportunity to ask Yosnier a few questions about NFTs and his artistic process.
I discovered NFTs shortly after I started posting art on Twitter in late 2020 and delving deeper into the art community with my friend Tom Orchard. I've known about crypto for many years but NFTs were new to me. The idea of being able to sell my art digitally genuinely fascinated me, so I began my research. Through this, I learned what NFTs were and discovered multiple platforms where I could potentially sell my work. I ultimately decided that SuperRare would be the best bet for me, so I sent in my application and got accepted shortly afterward and the rest is history.
I would describe my art style as heavenly. From the pastels used to the common motifs used. I've heard that my work strongly resembles stained glass and tarot cards, and I definitely have to agree with both of those comparisons. I think my work encapsulates vulnerability even without looking at the themes presented. It's genuinely hard for me to describe my work most of the time, contrary to the themes presented, but it definitely is something special to me. I consider every piece as a page in my story. Windows to the soul, if you will.
All of my work begins with a spark that is caused by whatever emotion I'm feeling at the time and the desire to free myself from that emotion in some way. The thought lingers until that initial spark becomes something more, and the piece becomes clear in my head. Most of my work requires a part of me and teaches me more about myself, in a way — so it's hard to just create with no clear vision.
I've been constantly dropping work on SuperRare and I have some editioned work on Coinbase NFT, as well as on Nifty Gateway. As for collections, I have some ideas but I'd rather keep those under wraps for now.
PiBridge – The First Cross-chain Bridge Connecting Pi Network with Other Blockchains – EIN News
See BMW's new design for the Club Car golf cart – Fast Company
How do I find SEO services
Dominate search engine result pages, crush your competition, get more sales, and be the #1 provider in your service area. Work with Top SEO Agency in Dublin that also provides quality Digital Marketing Optimisation services.
Our Search Sngine Optimisation Consultants will improve your site performance in all major search engines by implementing the Best SEO Solutions, Strategies and Techniques. Let us help you increase organic traffic, get more leads, more customers, and grow your revenue with a customised affordable SEO package.
What Social Media's On-Going Downfall Means For Retail Brands – Forbes
Robbery Suspect Captured – Loop PNG
6 reasons why you should hire a video production company in 2023 – East Midlands Business Link
Affinitiv's Newest Service Lane Solution, Tech Video, Awarded the … – Silicon UK
A Guide To Enterprise SEO Strategy For SaaS Brands – Search Engine Journal
Research your Keywords
Quality Content
Off-Page SEO Backlinks
Technical SEO Strategy
SEO Audit & Metrics
Digital Strategy Ireland
Specialised Search
PPC Marketing Services
SEO FAQs
Digital Marketing Techniques
| 1,019 |
We look forward to the trends of 2019 for hair extensions! Here are some of our 2019 hair predictions!
Mmmhm. Bronde. Brown/Blonde tresses are going to look ah-mazing this summer babe, definitely on our "Try it" list!
A timeless colour, black<|fim_middle|>© 2018 XOXO VIRGIN HAIR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. | goes with everything, season, wardrobe, and year.
Everyone is turning to wigs to slay looks! Convenience is a major necessity in your busy life! When you can't book your stylist, last minute event, we got you babe! Our 13x6 lace frontal wigs take less than 10 minutes to apply! Here's Jackie Aina wearing our raw straight wig colored!
Another quick and easy look! Quite the head turner! You'll only need 1-2 bundles of our hair for a high pony look! This style is perfect to combat the summer heat too. Stay tuned for a tutorial, we'll show you how easy it is to achieve this 2019 trend.
Eager to try this years top trends? Shop the links below!
| 160 |
Is Public Joint Stock Company KuibyshevAzot (MCX:KAZT) A Smart Pick For Income Investors?
Could Public Joint Stock Company KuibyshevAzot (MCX:KAZT) be an attractive dividend share to own for the long haul? Investors are often drawn<|fim_middle|> backing themselves to deliver performance? Check their shareholdings in KuibyshevAzot in our latest insider ownership analysis.
We have also put together a list of global stocks with a market capitalisation above $1bn and yielding more 3%.
Does The Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVID) Share Price Tend To Follow The Market?
More Gains Ahead for Cannabis Stock Curaleaf
There's light at the end of the tunnel for small caps, analysts say
3 Puny Pot Stocks That Can Grow a Whole Lot of Weed
Can We See Significant Institutional Ownership On The Aeglea BioTherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AGLE) Share Register? | to strong companies with the idea of reinvesting the dividends. If you are hoping to live on the income from dividends, it's important to be a lot more stringent with your investments than the average punter.
With a goodly-sized dividend yield despite a relatively short payment history, investors might be wondering if KuibyshevAzot is a new dividend aristocrat in the making. We'd agree the yield does look enticing. The company also bought back stock during the year, equivalent to approximately 6.6% of the company's market capitalisation at the time. Some simple research can reduce the risk of buying KuibyshevAzot for its dividend - read on to learn more.
Explore this interactive chart for our latest analysis on KuibyshevAzot!
MISX:KAZT Historical Dividend Yield, June 11th 2019
Payout ratios
Dividends are usually paid out of company earnings. If a company is paying more than it earns, then the dividend might become unsustainable - hardly an ideal situation. Comparing dividend payments to a company's net profit after tax is a simple way of reality-checking whether a dividend is sustainable. Looking at the data, we can see that 10% of KuibyshevAzot's profits were paid out as dividends in the last 12 months. With a low payout ratio, it looks like the dividend is comprehensively covered by earnings.
Another important check we do is to see if the free cash flow generated is sufficient to pay the dividend. KuibyshevAzot's cash payout ratio last year was 18%, which is quite low and suggests that the dividend was thoroughly covered by cash flow. It's positive to see that KuibyshevAzot's dividend is covered by both profits and cash flow, since this is generally a sign that the dividend is sustainable, and a lower payout ratio usually suggests a greater margin of safety before the dividend gets cut.
Consider getting our latest analysis on KuibyshevAzot's financial position here.
Dividend Volatility
Before buying a stock for its income, we want to see if the dividends have been stable in the past, and if the company has a track record of maintaining its dividend. Looking at the data, we can see that KuibyshevAzot has been paying a dividend for the past seven years. It's good to see that KuibyshevAzot has been paying a dividend for a number of years. However, the dividend has been cut at least once in the past, and we're concerned that what has been cut once, could be cut again. During the past seven-year period, the first annual payment was RUруб2.20 in 2012, compared to RUруб4.00 last year. This works out to be a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 8.9% a year over that time. The dividends haven't grown at precisely 8.9% every year, but this is a useful way to average out the historical rate of growth.
A reasonable rate of dividend growth is good to see, but we're wary that the dividend history is not as solid as we'd like, having been cut at least once.
Dividend Growth Potential
With a relatively unstable dividend, it's even more important to see if earnings per share (EPS) are growing. Why take the risk of a dividend getting cut, unless there's a good chance of bigger dividends in future? Strong earnings per share (EPS) growth might encourage our interest in the company despite fluctuating dividends, which is why it's great to see KuibyshevAzot has grown its earnings per share at 39% per annum over the past five years. Earnings per share have grown rapidly, and the company is retaining a majority of its earnings. We think this is ideal from an investment perspective, if the company is able to reinvest these earnings effectively.
When we look at a dividend stock, we need to form a judgement on whether the dividend will grow, if the company is able to maintain it in a wide range of economic circumstances, and if the dividend payout is sustainable. First, we like that the company's dividend payments appear well covered, although the retained capital also needs to be effectively reinvested. We were also glad to see it growing earnings, but it was concerning to see the dividend has been cut at least once in the past. All things considered, KuibyshevAzot looks like a strong prospect. At the right valuation, it could be something special.
Are management | 940 |
Biology Professor Mark Bergland's first love as a scientist was being out in nature, observing and tracking the behavior of wildlife, such as the foraging habits of yellow-headed blackbirds. In the late 1980s, however, new interests drew him from wildlife biology to molecular biology. He went from the great outdoors to a computer. He switched his focus from wildlife research to monitoring the educational benefits of a system of online case studies and analysis tools that allow students to explore DNA testing and its reverberations in lifelike applications. He became so intrigued with the potential of that online educational system that he left his wildlife research behind.
As one of the creators of that online educational system, known as Case It!, Bergland, and colleagues Karen Klyczek, Chi-Cheng Lin, Mary Lundeberg, Rafael Tosado-Acevedo, Arlin Toro, Dinitra White and Bjorn Wolter, are the winners of the Science Prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction (IBI).
"With Case It!, students are offered case studies with multiple scenarios, for example tracing a mutated gene back through a family tree," says Melissa McCartney, editorial fellow at Science, "enabling them to come at a problem from different biological, social and ethical perspectives."
Science's IBI Prize was developed to showcase outstanding materials, usable in a wide range of schools and settings, for teaching introductory science courses at the college level. The materials must be designed to encourage students' natural curiosity about how the world works, rather than to deliver facts and principles about what scientists have already discovered. Organized as one free-standing "module," the materials should offer real understanding of the nature of science, as well as providing an experience in generating and evaluating scientific evidence. Each month, Science publishes an essay by a recipient of the award, which explains the winning project. The essay about Case It! will be published on July 27.
"We want to recognize innovators in science education, as well as the institutions that support them," says Bruce Alberts, editor-in-chief of Science. "At the same time, this competition will promote those inquiry-based laboratory modules with the most potential to benefit science students and teachers. The publication of an essay in Science on each winning module will encourage more college teachers to use these outstanding resources, thereby promoting science literacy."
After earning a Master's degree and a PhD in wildlife management at the University of Michigan, Bergland went to teach and research at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, where from 1978 to 1986, he concentrated on blackbirds. But because River Falls is a small school, Bergland taught a wide variety of classes. Much influenced by co-author Klyczek, who was chair of the biology department, Bergland got more interested in molecular biology. He also got more involved in computer programming.
It was after experiencing the workshops organized by BioQUEST, a group of scientists and educators who support education that reflects real-life scientific practices, that Bergland was completely won over to working on Case It! Whereas many computer simulations for science education and even traditional labs required students to follow procedures in a preordained "cookbook" process, the philosophy at BioQUEST promoted open-ended approaches in which students could "solve their own problems and pose their own questions," Bergland says. "That philosophy is what caused this whole project to blossom."
Bergland's attendance at BioQUEST also presented him with a group of colleagues who were interested, not only in inquiry-based learning, but in a case-based approach. Such an approach became the foundation of Case It! What this meant to students was that, instead of looking at concepts with little or no connection to everyday life, students were presented with case descriptions such as a sister who talks her brother into being tested for Huntington's disease. He tests positive for the mutation that can cause the disease, but she is negative. In another case, a woman is diagnosed with HIV during the second trimester of her pregnancy, and it is unclear how she was infected.
In both cases, students read the descriptions and use Case It! to run the corresponding tests. As they gather information surrounding the cases, it becomes possible for them to role-play the people being tested, their family members, the health care providers, lab technicians and researchers.
"They literally become the people in the case, and they learn more about molecular biology," Bergland says. "They have to look up the answers and respond. They learn things on their own.
"It gives students a sense of responsibility."
By exploring the bigger picture associated with the testing, students are often profoundly drawn<|fim_middle|> have an open-ended software tool that they can download," Bergland says. "This gives students all over the world a way to learn about molecular biology that's really engaging."
To visit Case It!, go to www.caseitproject.org.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science (www.sciencemag.org) as well as Science Translational Medicine (www.sciencetranslationalmedicine.org) and Science Signaling (www.sciencesignaling.org). AAAS was founded in 1848 and includes some 261 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals. Science has the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general science journal in the world, with an estimated total readership of 1 million. The non-profit AAAS (www.aaas.org) is open to all and fulfills its mission to "advance science and serve society" through initiatives in science policy, international programs, science education, public engagement, and more. For the latest research news, log onto EurekAlert!, www.eurekalert.org, the premier science-news Web site, a service of AAAS. See www.aaas.org. | into the science, Bergland says. "It's a way of really engaging students. It's a really powerful tool. It relates science to everyday life."
Some students even decide to pursue certain careers based on their experience with Case It!, says Bergland. "I've had students say they'd like to go into genetics counseling or health counseling."
Like in real life, the testing results are not always clear cut. Students encounter the kinds of problems and quandaries that scientists find. In the case of the HIV-infected pregnant woman, for example, preliminary screening does not determine definitively whether the woman's baby is also infected. Students then go to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Web site for guidelines on more definitive testing.
In some instances, students can use the Case It! software to extend what they do in actual wet labs. Students collaborating on the nationwide Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science Education Alliance phage genomics project (HHMI SEA PHAGES)--which enlists students in the discovery of microorganisms in soil--are able to identify phages in actual soil samples, and the Case It! software can help with this identification process.
Because Case It! can work on any DNA samples or protein sequences, motivated students, even at the undergraduate level, can use the software to develop their own cases. For example, Department colleagues of Bergland, Kim and Bradley Mogen, along with co-author Klyczek, have begun a project on honeybees related to Colony Collapse Disorder, the phenomenon that has greatly reduced the bees' populations. Using Case It!, student research assistants have developed a case based on the honeybee research.
Case It! has been used in such far-flung places as Zimbabwe, where it assisted in HIV education, established many interesting cross-cultural connections between Zimbabweans and Americans, and further drove home the relevance of molecular biology in the world. Bergland hopes to keep sharing it with teachers all over, pointing out the software is downloadable for free. Although the workshops he and his colleagues conduct seem to be the most effective way to introduce educators to the system, the Case It! Web site contains video tutorials.
Enthusiastic about the opportunities represented by Case It!, Bergland want to "expose as many people as possible to this kind of learning.
"That's why this is so exciting. Students who might otherwise read about these techniques in often outdated textbooks | 483 |
DanskDeutschΕλληνικάEnglishEspañolSuomeksiFrançaisÍslenskaItalianoNederlands (BE)NederlandsNorskPolskiPortuguêsSvenska
About Intervac
Language▾ Language▾
Unexpected destinations
Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
fast replier
Open for exchange
The member has not specified any exchange dates
Very quiet, bright, comfortable and big modern house not far from Brussels
We are a small family : Jennifer (47), a language teacher for adults and a very good cook, Christophe (47), engineer, likes gardening and Moïra (16), a very quiet and lovely girl, loves reading.
We have already made exchanges with :
Sweden, France (Paris), Spain (Barcelona), Austria (Vienna), Denmark (Arhus), Canada (Toronto and Vancouver)..... all fantastic experiences. This is why we continue, we love discovering other countries and other cultures. Write to us and you 'll get an answer for sure.
we also used our house for tourists on BOOKING.COM.
All the people who have come to our house said they enjoyed the bright house, the calm environment without vis-à-vis. (there is a private park on the right-side ! and on the left side you can't see the neighbours) and the closeness to the city.
We have a sunny house (250 m2) with 4 individual sleeping rooms. 2 sleepingrooms have a big terrace, one to the north and one to the south. We have a nice south west garden (28 ares) in a very quiet environment surrounded by trees. We have much fruit in the summer in the garden. There is much light in the house because we have many windows but it is never too hot in the summer in the house.We don't smoke, we have pets (hens) but they remain outside.
. We have many books in French, Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish,English for all ages and lots of information about Belgium (Jennifer was a tourist guide).
There is a supermarket (5 min. by car but you can go on foot) and a university hospital 10 min. walking distance.We are very close to the train station of Braine-l'alleud (15 min on foot on a "ravel" -small path only for pedestrians and bycicles ).
Our house is situated in the countryside near Brussels but you can easily reach main cities of Belgium by public transport, which are very good organised, or by car.
Belgium is a small country but there are many things................
............... to see:
The city next to ours is Waterloo with the famous battlefield. Then you have: Brussels (the "Grand-Place", more than 90 museums, the European commission and so on ), the student city of Gent, Antwerp, Bruges, Namur, and so on. Note that There are trains every 30 mins for Brussels and the trip lasts 14 min.
visitbrussels.be brusselsmuseums.be namurtourisme.be
visitgent.be visitantwerpen.be visitbruges.be
.................and to do:
The seaside for children. Don't forget to taste the beer with mussels and French fries and then chocolate, these are some of our specialities! There are many hikingtrails in Limburg. But if you prefer cycling, there are many possibilities along the water and on former railways roads, which means it is flat, it doesn't go uphill or downhill. Nature lovers will like the Ardennes. Everything is easily accessible because of the size of our land.
belgiancoast.be belgique-tourisme.fr walking__cycling.php.
routeyou.com toerismelimburg.be belgiumtheplaceto.be
Belgium is situated in the middle of Europe, so if you plan to go to Paris or Cologne or Amsterdam, it is very convenient with the Thalys train in Brussels.
Up to 24 trains a day to Paris in 1h22
Up to 10 trains a day to the Netherlands: Rotterdam, Amsterdam
Up to 5 trains a day to Germany: Cologne, Düsseldorf, Essen
Thalys Sun to the Provence in summer: Valence, Avignon, Marseille,
b-europe.com/Travel/Trains/Thalys
Futhermore, we also have a house in Croatia which we are ready to exchange<|fim_middle|>lam, Canada
St Quirze Safaja-BARCELONA, Spain
San Luis Obispo, USA
Los Gatos, USA
Wemmel, Belgium
Open for exchange Jan 01, 2020 - Dec 31, 2020
Open for exchange Feb 21, 2020 - Aug 16, 2020
Ezemaal, Belgium
Open for exchange Exchange dates not defined
Edegem, Belgium
Intervac Home Exchange
What is Home Exchange?
The Intervac Blog
Sign up with Intervac
Need help? Ask me.
Copyright © 2020 Intervac International. All rights reserved. | as well. You can have a look at our site on intervac BE 587
14 Exchanges made
teacher, engineer
House Type: House
Environment: In the suburbs
Sleeping Capacity: 8
Total Area: 230 m2
ES180684
US1003273
USNY6701
AU1001591
INOC0501
Pets - Not allowed
Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
Long-term exchange wanted
Non-simultaneous exchange
Hospitality exchange
Renting possible
Computer available
Bicycles: 2
Use/Exchange of car
Seclusion/Privacy
Pet care wanted
Our Destination Wish List
Open for all offers
Portland, ME, USA
Our Neighbourhood
Nearest Airport: charleroi - 45 minutes
We live close to the hallerbos , where the bluebells florish in April and also close to the famous battlefield of Waterloo.
Girl - Age: 16
Pets are NOT welcome in our home
Quiet , peaceful, open-minded, love culture and tea :)
This member has completed 14 successful exchanges. Here are some members that he exchanged with in the past:
Port Coquit | 271 |
End of Season Review: Part the Third
By Inter MAD Jun 2, 2010, 4:22am CEST
Share All sharing options for: End of Season Review: Part the Third
Okay, here are the rules: Johonna and I are reviewing the players' performance over this past season. Her comments are in this color. Mine are in regular type.
These are the ratings and they are really self explanatory.
>3ish: What's less than crap?
3ish: Crap. Doo doo. Kaka.
4ish: Not good enough. Eject or sell ASAP, please.
5ish: Average. In this case, average is not acceptable. Average is mid-table.
6ish: Just acceptable
7ish: Good
8ish: Great
9ish: Legend
10ish: Perfect
This is all about the midfielders, the engine and the creative center of our team. Next up, the forwards.
Stankovic: 29 Serie A appearances, 1 Coppa Italia, 12 Champions League (14 yellow cards).
I like Deki. I like him a lot. Which is a good thing because he just signed a contract extension through 2014. He may not be a Wesley Sneijder, but he does provide cover for the one we have. Plus, you just never do know when he is going to pull of one of those trademark drives from outside the box (or way way outside the box). Overall, I think his Champions League performance was better than his Serie A games, but given our grueling schedule, I cant really fault him for focusing a bit harder on that tournament. Overall, he may not have that wow-factor, but I think he is a stalwart work horse, a professional, if you will. I think it speaks well of him that I cant remember screaming his name in frustration at my tv set at all this season. Also, for some reason, many of my non-footie-fan friends (boys and girls) think he is the cutest on the team (and he does look nice in a flag). That is worth at least a point, dont you think?
Dejan Stankovic: My general feeling regarding Stankovic is that he took a dip in form from last season. Last season, he made everyone – including me - who thought he was washed up stand up and take notice that he was still a good player as a fixture at the attacking midfielder position. This season there was much more spot duty as a left or right midfielder. He did have his moments though. He played in every Champions League game except the one that he was suspended for. He made goals that saved our skins in the Rubin and Kyiv draws. He makes 30 meter bombs here and there during the season but he's missed several that he was put through on goal. 6.5
Quaresma: 11 Serie A appearances, 2 champions league (1 yellow card)
Oh poor Ricky. To tell you the truth, I was really surprised to see that he actually made it to the pitch 13 times. My only really clear memory of him was that magical Fiorentina game... 74 minutes of brilliance only to injure himself and be out for a month. He made some other appearances, but the only full game he played was against Livorno. And he was pretty good there, too. Still, other times, he was completely forgettable. Interestingly enough, the fans gave him an average rating of 8.47 for his 48 minutes against Catania. I didn't see that game (I couldn't bear to watch it) but that is really unusual considering we lost the game. The big question is, is Quaresma really terrible or did he just not fit into Mou's system? I am sure he is on his way out, new coach or no. Poor Ricky... I wonder what went wrong.
Grade: 5 ( I so wanted him to be better)
Ricardo Quaresma: Ricardo has been hailed by Mourinho as being a great practice player but like last season there just hasn't been any real difference made in a game. Ricardo had a great game against Fiorentina but he got injured and had to spend a long time on the table. Unfortunately, the height that Ricardo hit that game died all alone when the season ended. He was average at best for the rest of his playing time, and he really stunk for the Roma game. He has good points, he pushes the ball forward and he puts pressure on the oppositions defence. But nothing much happens when he gets the ball up the field, though. Personally, I would be happy to see him leave. 4.5
Thiago Motta: 26 Serie A appearances, 5 Coppa Italia, 8 Champions League (12 yellow cards, 1 red card).
To tell you the truth, I really didn't know what to expect of him at the beginning of the season. I know that he was much loved at Genoa, but aside from that, nada. I am sorta still not sure about him. When he was on, he was a great asset to the team (like in the first Milan derby). During the pregame buildup for the Champions League final, some of the pundits even suggested that Inter would miss Thiago Motta more than Bayern would Ribery. Still, I have so little recollection of him as a player it makes me wonder just how fab he really was for the majority of the time. Either that, or he was just injured so much it was hard for him to make an impact on the season. Hmmm. A puzzlement.
Grade: 6? (he just seemed so largely absent, but I am open to a higher mark)
Thiago Motta: The hi's with Thiago were better and more plentiful than the lows. He played 26 games during the championship and 3 of those were for less than 20 minutes. He really came on around March and showed himself to be a really valuable asset to the team. I thought that Thiago and Cambiasso made a great midfield pairing when we switched to the 4231 formation. Thiago became a deep playmaker that worked well with Maicon and Wesley while working the ball up the field. 7.0
Sneijder : 26 Serie A appearances, 4 Coppa Italia, 11 Champions League (8 yellow cards, 2 red cards).
First, I will admit I was hard on Sneijder last summer. He was waffling about joining Inter and I figured that if he didn't want us then to hell with him. Well, I will now eat my hat because I just love Sneijder - head over heals. Yep, from that first derby when he stepped off the plane and into Inter history with that 0-4 drubbing, he has been a special favorite of mine. Really, I dont think he put a foot wrong all season. Sure, he was stupidly sent off against Milan, but I can hardly blame him for that. I think everyone was shocked that he got a straight red for clapping. And as good as he was in League play, he was even better in the Champions League. Other players have more assists and more goals, but Wes was there when it really mattered. There is just no way that Inter would have accomplished what they did without this man. Simple as that. From his amazing free kicks, his preternatural spacial awareness, to that magnificent assist in the final, he has helped elevate Inter's play tremendously. I like this guy so much that I did something I have never done before - I bought his national team jersey (up til now, I have only ever bought Inter jerseys). He says he will stay another year at least, and I can hardly wait to see him play next year. Really, he makes me so happy that it is almost wrong.
Grade: 9.5 (He gets a half-point bump for pledging to stay next season)
(seriously, though, I think these videos may be my new happy place)
(Sneijder and Duran Duran - it is like I have died and gone to heaven)
Wesley Sneijder: We've come a long way from the Schmujko days, that's for sure. I said it then and I'll say it again that I was wrong about him. Of all the new players brought in this season – and they were all, to a man, very good – Wes made the biggest difference on the team. He brought a dimension to the team that we had been looking for, that we thought that Ricardo was going to bring. What's the difference between Wes and Ricardo? Wes put pressure on the opposition and scored @10 goals in all competitions this season. Ricardo? Nothing. 8.0
Muntari: 27 Serie A appearances, 5 Coppa Italia, 9 Champions League (10 yellow cards, 1 red)
Of all Inter's players, I think Muntari gets the worst rap. One wonders if he is really even quite up to snuff. Especially when he has the potential to do so much damage in so little time. Still, I dont think Muntari is necessarily a bad player, I just think sometimes he overreaches his skill level. On the positive side, I like his heart. I like that even though he sometimes makes mistakes, he doesn't let that get him down. He gets up, brushes himself off, and tries to make things right. You watch, when he loses possession, he will do<|fim_middle|> player with mind control techniques is always welcome on the team. Plus, he is like 80% legs, what do you bet he can run?
Grade: 6.5 (extra half for the mind control)
MacDonald Mariga: Mariga just came to us in January but I really liked watching him play. He plays a tough defensive game but he has a lot more range than most. As far as I can recall most of his passes were pretty good. I like to think that he's going to stay and play a bigger part in the team. The problem is that we are probably going to be playing so many important games I don't know how much time he will get with the first team. Does the team have any confidence in him? I don't know if I do. He's only played 2 complete games with us and I thought that he did okay. 5.5
Cambiasso: 30 Serie A appearances, 4 Coppa Italia, 12 Champions League (3 yellow cards)
Cambiasso was another of the key elements that made this magical season possible. If Mourinho was the general, Cambiasso was the battlefield lieutenant, directing troops in the field and helping to bring Mou's vision to fruition. If you watch the games, he is the one directing traffic in the back third - making sure things get done and everyone knows where their teammates are. He is stalwart in defense, and watching him seemingly effortlessly strip a ball off an oncoming attacker is poetry in motion. Cuchu's season began with an ominous tone: in mid August he damaged his knee ligaments during the Juventus game in the Trofeo Tim. At the time, it was thought he could be out as long as three months. Cambiasso is a fighter, though, and was back on the pitch in just over a month, making his season debut against Cagliari towards the end of September (we won). I dont remember a single game where I thought he was playing less than he could have. That is, Cuchu always seems to give his all, to leave it all on the field. He has only had 4 goals this season, but all where well deserved. I was especially happy with his goal against Chelsea. He had an excellent champions league campaign, and, except for a couple games last spring when the whole team was feeling the strain, he has been well above average in the league as well. He is good enough that invariably EPL teams sniff around every summer, but he is committed to the club and has always maintained that he will stay. After our Champions League win in Madrid, the reporters asked him if he would be changing clubs this summer and, to his credit, he was direct with his answer, saying: "I have been linked to Inter for five years, I am proud to be here and I want another historic year. I am staying here." It just makes you all warm and fuzzy inside. Many consider him to be Inter's next captain, although when asked about it, Cambiasso has always maintained that he will probably retire before Zanetti does. The only negative aspect of this year is that he was left off the world cup squad. I think that this has hurt him more deeply than he lets on, and goodness knows, he deserves to be in South Africa. I hope he can shake off the disappointment and find the motivation to come back swinging next season.
Esteban Cambiasso: In contrast to Thiago Motta who at times was widely up and down, Cambiasso was about as steady as anyone who is not named Javier Zanetti can get. The beautiful thing about a player like Cambiasso is that the ceilings of his performances are incredible and the floors of his performances are still just okay. Cambiasso, I think that I can say, is our midfield engine. In a perfect world – according to me - we would be playing a 433 in which our midfield would be in a carrot shape with Cambiasso and Motta or Zanetti playing side by side behind Wes Sneijder. Is it weird that I have no worries about Cambiasso leaving or whining about his pay. 8.5
Next up, who gets a better grade: Eto'o, Balotelli or Goran?
FORZA INTER
More From Serpents of Madonnina
Inter Milan vs Atalanta: How to watch, predicted line-ups, & match thread
Inter Milan vs Atalanta: Coppa Italia Match Preview
Skriniar confirms PSG agreement
SoM Prediction League: Round 29
Cremonese vs Inter Milan: How to watch, predicted line-ups, & match thread
Cremonese vs Inter Milan: Match Preview
Inter Milan News 24/7
Inter Milan vs Atalanta: Coppa Italia Match Preview The Nerazzurri derby to decide a semifinal spot | whatever it takes to get that ball back. Unfortunately for us, sometimes what it takes is a bookable foul. I also like his personality. He seems like a generally cheerful sort of fellow off the pitch while on it he is always all about the team. He may move on this summer, but then again, he just may stay, and I think I would be happy either way.
Grade: 5.5
Sulley Muntari: Even though there are plenty of people who don't think that Muntari was very good this season – and I am one of them – I still think that he provides a very important function on the team. When Inter are up by a point he is the perfect substitute. I don't think that Sulley had that many bad games. I think that Catania was an epic fail and he didn't start the season very strong. But other than those two games I can't think of too many games in which Sulley was the worst player. I hope that he comes back next season and I hope that he plays better. 5.5
Krhin: 5 Serie A appearances (no cards).
I like this kid, and not only because he (like Belec) has cheekbones that could cut glass, but because I really think he has a bright future. He is a mere tiny little baby and he is already a full international and may be going to the world cup. Sure, we haven't seen a whole lot of him this season, but I what I did see, I liked. There has been some talk about Krhin leaving the club this summer, most recently he has been linked to Napoli. Where this to be a loan, I would be all for it. I would hate to have a repeat of the whole Bonucci fiasco with this kid. Sure, he needs playing time, but instead of using Inter's promising young players as discount coupons, we should be grooming them to take over as the next generation for the squad. Anyway, I would really like to see what Rene could do with more minutes under his belt. I have high hopes.
Grade: s.v. (although I should give him a 7 like Belec for being so darned cute).
Rene Krhin: Rene made exactly 5 appearances and in only 1 game did he play more than 20 minutes and that was nearly 50 minutes. The other 4 games went like this: 4 minutes, 4 minutes, 9 minutes and 19 minutes. In all of those games though, he played pretty well. He's green and a little gawky still but I really like watching him. He looked like he had a lot of energy and I like his passing ability. He's very much a junior Cambiasso and I am praying like hell that he stays. On the other hand, if he has to be transferred out I am praying like hell that he only goes out on loan. He needs to play for us. 6
Mariga: 8 Serie A appearances, 2 Coppa Italia, 3 Champions Leage (1 yellow card)
Mariga is another player I struggle with assigning a grade for. He came to us during the winter market and I believe he is still co-owned with Parma. Mariga is a central midfield, who I guess was brought in to provide cover for Deki and Cuchu... I think. He only played two full games this season (Udinese v Inter and Inter v Atalanta) and the only one I specifically remember him from is the Atalanta game. And he was pretty good in that game. Granted, Atalanta may not have had the best squad, but that doesn't detract from his showing. I have heard tell, too, that during this game Mariga displayed some sort of crazy mind-control techniques and won a ball simply by staring at a guy. Good for him. A | 807 |
Google's New Email Feature<|fim_middle|>watches, as typing on a tiny screen or speaking into a watch isn't usually ideal. Still, it seems like a handy addition for responding to emails quickly on the go.
This Is the New Apple TV's Single Best Feature | Will Make Your Inbox Way Less Annoying
By Lisa Eadicicco
November 3, 2015 9:29 AM EST
Sometimes it's the quick and easy emails that go unanswered. Perhaps a friend is asking if you're available for dinner, and you forgot to respond even though you were free that night.
Google's latest feature for Inbox, the email app it unveiled last October, attempts to make situations like this easier to handle by suggesting responses to emails. Before even pressing the reply button, Google will suggest three responses based on the content in a received email.
The feature, which is called Smart Reply and launches on Nov. 5, uses machine learning to understand the context of a message and compose replies that make sense.
Machine learning refers to specific types of computer algorithms that can learn how do do things wtithout being specifically programmed to do so — such as completing a task or making predictions.
Google uses machine learning in several of its apps and services, including its Photos app, which can intelligently decipher subjects in photos so that the user can perform really targeted searches. For instance, a search for "dogs" should pull up all of the images in your library that contain dogs.
Google promises this new Smart Reply feature will improve as the user chooses responses from its suggestions more often. This makes sense — the more Smart Reply is used, the more Google learns about how that particular user typically responds to emails. Therefore, it can make predictions that are more accurate.
Smart Reply isn't revolutionary — similar features exist on smart | 315 |
Cut & Curated
The Transcendence of Memory: Luis Antonio Santos at MO_Space
by Meg Genuino
In Luis Antonio Santos' An Echo Made Tangible / (sun in an empty room), scenes of the countryside are presented in a way that is meant to peruse and probe one's memory. The implication of these images allows people to experience these works in an absolute, curious manner.
EditDelete
'post<|fim_middle|> (sun in an empty room) is memory recall; through retracing one's steps and remembering what has passed, one sees what was previously experienced. Being surrounded by Santos' works allows the viewer to look within, letting images and forms resonate through one's consciousness — before, through the narrow gap once again, one exits back to the present.
An Echo Made Tangible / (sun in an empty room), a solo exhibition by Luis Antonio Santos is on view at MO_Space until 21 August 2022.
Images courtesy of the writer.
Luis Antonio Santos
MO_Space Gallery
An Echo Made Tangible / (sun in an empty room) | site No. 5', 2022. photograph, UV ink on plexiglass, 6 x 4 ft. (detail).
Entering the gallery through a slim space — as if going through a cave and finding a plethora of vegetation beyond it — one is faced with a single rectangle piece, seemingly afloat in the middle of the room.
The first work one encounters in the gallery is the plexiglass piece depicting lush banana trees, its image a stark white against its clear plexiglass frame. Titled post-site No.5 (sun in an empty room), the piece's central placement invites the viewer to walk around it, seeing imprinted leaves floating in a somewhat familiar space.
Here, the tropical sun is almost felt as light emphasises the artwork. The accustomed warmth of our climate leads one to question our very placement in the midst of it all.
Turning the corner to the main gallery, there are several paintings that converse in the space as if situated in the middle of a field. Inside, one faces large-scale pieces that form faded images of trees assembled on a grid.
Through details that densely populate the surface of each frame, one may fondly reminisce or imagine what it is like to be immersed in such wilderness. In darkness and in light, the jungle forms in clumps like a puzzle that is slowly being formed.
Focusing on the environment depicted in these works is not only what makes this exhibition its own wonder. It is how each work was made that lets the viewer in even more — speculating introspectively on what is physically depicted, and what is cognitively implied.
The creation of the pieces in this show is like the bricklaying process: Carina Santos muses how "each fragile and delicate layer informs the entire entity and builds towards it." In dividing and rearranging, Luis Antonio Santos appropriates the original image to an almost unrecognisable landscape, while retaining its familiarity in form. Every composition is intentional, placed at points of reference by memory and choice.
'Fragmentation (Fractured Jungle)', 2022. Acrylic on canvas, 4 x 6; 5 x7 ft (detail).
There is something peculiar in the wholeness of it all, the deliberate placement in a grid expertly spaced. Similar to the process of collecting and remembering moments, Santos creates pieces that make the audience question the act of forgetting.
'Fragmentation / Sequence, Pattern, Method', 2022. Acrylic on plywood, wooden frame, 38 x 32 in (detail).
The inclusion of errors is integral in the artist's works; with the attempt to form images, there are imperfections that nonetheless portray revisiting one's memories. Through these 'faults', Santos captures the reality of what it is like to forget.
The artworks in An Echo Made Tangible / (sun in an empty room) become an allusion, such as when one tries to recall memories that hold places and people we hold dear. Be it an idea of a comfortable, nostalgic memory or an unsettling setting that haunts us, we are encouraged to look deeper — to take a closer look at the works and find what they are trying to say.
Surrounded by the grid pieces are two more plexiglass works, situated slightly across from one another. Transparent, the glass surface still casts shadows at parts to cascade into the walls and floor of the gallery. Quite similar to the act of remembering, only a few sections manage to appear. Mimicking the recall is the light filtering through these pieces, laid out and ready to look beyond and do with what is seen.
Are fragments of memory key things a person so fondly recalls? On its own, memory is a striking thing. Part of remembering is digging deep into why we want to know certain places, people, and moments. This is the process that leads one to question the entire recollection. The context of what this image brings — how it makes a person feel and act becomes secondary. In portraying pieces of land, the environment then turns into a greater medium for understanding what lies within.
In this space, there is a disquietude that lingers; revisiting the lone piece isolated from the main gallery stirs resounding recollection amidst the stillness that prevails. Walking back to | 880 |
Authorities pledges to create 21,000 new mental health posts. In an administrative relationship, Psychiatric social workers provides consultation, management, battle administration and work course. This was advanced observe forward of its times concerning remedy and care. The worldwide plan aims to enhance the lives of people with dementia, their households and the individuals who care for them, while decreasing the influence of dementia on communities and nations.
By 1887 asylums were transformed to hospitals and nurses and attendants had been employed for the care of the mentally sick. As director of the Los Angeles County Department of Psychological Health (DMH), I look forward to listening, learning and sharing ideas with all stakeholders.
Activity therapies, additionally<|fim_middle|> way to concentrate on sure subjects are essential classes to learn from the time we will discuss all the way to after we are so previous that we will barely walk. Getting assist may also help you keep on track at school, study or work, and in your personal and family relationships.
Maintaining good mental well being is essential to dwelling a protracted and wholesome life. The Priory Group aspires to deliver the highest quality of care across our range of companies, which embody acute and complex mental healthcare, habit therapy and low and medium secure facilities. | referred to as recreation remedy and occupational therapy, promote healing via lively engagement. This coverage encouraged the deinstitutionalisation of people with mental sickness. If you want to make a referral please use our secure type or call: 0800 090 1356.
Learning methods to interact with others and the | 67 |
Sydney Opera House is uniquely Australian with its dramatic white sails located by the Harbour. This is one of the most photographed buildings in the world but it is far from being just a beautiful photo. By day you can take a tour back stage and by night it has a smorgasbord of restaurants and cafes, opera, theatre, ballet, plays and other concert performances.
Museum of Sydney is built on the site of the first Government House, and explores stories about Sydney's people, places and culture from its indigenous origins to its development into the metropolis it is today.
The Art Gallery of NSW has five levels of art including colonial to modern Australian art and Aboriginal art. Other collections include China, Japan and Southeast Asia, plus European art from the Renaissance to Victorian Times.
The National Maritime Museum is a treasure trove of all things maritime. Explore Australia's maritime history, climb aboard the magnificent replica of Captain Cook's 18th century ship The Endeavour, a submarine, a navy destroyer and even a refugee boat.
The Rocks is the birthplace of Sydney. Experience convict Sydney as you wander through the original cobblestone lanes and beautifully restored buildings. This old town quarter combines heritage buildings with modern restaurants, shops, art galleries and museums. Book a Rocks walking tour where you'll learn all about this historic<|fim_middle|> living artists, housing over 4,000 works including paintings, photography, sculptures, Indigenous collections, and moving images.
Booking.com MONEY SAVER TIP: Sydney Living Museums has 12 historic houses and museums in its collection, including Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Justice & Police Museum, Elizabeth Bay House, The Mint, Museum of Sydney, Susannah Place and Vaucluse House. Rather than paying an entrance fee for each museum, you can buy a Sydney Museums Pass which give you free access to all museums as often as you want. | village.
Susanna Place Museum in The Rocks is a row of four houses capturing life in early Sydney. Tours capture the real life stories of working class families who lived here from 1844 to the late 20th century.
Take a guided tour of Government House that was built between 1837 and 1845 and is located beside the Botanic Gardens. It has a remarkable collection of 19th century furniture to reflect the changing tastes of the governors.
Justice and Police Museum is three courthouses dating back to 1856. Learn about Sydney's most notorious residents, their crimes and the laws that were established to deal with them.
The Museum of Contemporary Art celebrates the work of | 150 |
Plato's Closet Reopens in New, Larger Space
Photo: Abby<|fim_middle|> stuff, we go through it, we give you a quote, and you can get the cash right away."
Plato's Closet opened in 2000 and is one of 475 around the United States and Canada. It's undergone two expansions since that time.
Categories: St. Cloud News | Faulkner, WJON
ST. CLOUD -- A St. Cloud store that specializes in buying and selling used brand name clothing, shoes and accessories has a brand new, larger location.
Plato's Closet moved to Division Place Plaza, 2720 West Division Street, into the former Godfather's Pizza storefront on Aug. 2.
Store manager Kira Hannah says the new store, which needed heavy remodeling, a fresh coat of paint and some deep cleaning, is about 2000 sq. ft. larger than the old location.
"We have a bigger guys' section, a bigger boot area, but mainly it's just a brand new look," says Hannah. "It's nice and clean, bright and open. It's a lot easier to find stuff."
The Plato's Closet target market are young people between the ages of 12 and 25. Hannah says their customers tend to "grow with them."
"It's fun seeing the little ones shopping with their families and older siblings, and then a few years later, they're the ones shopping," she says. "The stuff that they buy — they can resell to us when they outgrow it. Seeing the same people over and over again is really exciting to us."
Hannah says, while fall is prime time for shoppers, the spring and summer months are busy with young people selling unwanted items to earn quick cash for trips, events and back-to-school shopping.
There have also been times when they've been surprised by a boom in buy-back business.
"When Marie Kondo came out, that was big and we had a huge two months of people cleaning out their closets," Hannah laughs. "So that was kind of fun to see."
Hannah says they're always looking for all types of brand-name items, but are especially interested in purchasing designer purses and bags, denim, outerwear and men's clothing.
"You don't have to wait for your items to sell. You don't have the hassle of a garage sale. You just bring your | 414 |
Need a Website? A web site is not guaranteed to bring you fame and fortune or to make people come flocking to your business. But it is an avenue of promotion that cannot be ignored in today's world.
Bespoke Solutions can provide you with a site for prices as low as $500 plus $300 a year for full hosting. Browse our pages to find out more about how we can help you to ride out the economic hurricane.
Call us on 295 0951 or use our contact page.
All businesses are "retailers". They all sell a product to an end consumer.
Bermuda's resident population is changing in its tastes for shopping. The old methods of doing business no longer apply here either. You cannot open your store when it suits you or sell the merchandise you have always sold. Your customers want new, exciting choices.....and<|fim_middle|> and see what changes we have made. | they want it now. We can show you cost effective ways to maximise your existing business potential.
Offline to online anywhere. 94% of Bermuda's residents now own a cell phone [not all are internet enabled] and you can appeal to them at any time, in any place. We can effectively provide your business with a simple mobile web site which can be accessed by internet ready cell phones in the Bermuda market.
For more information, contact us on 295 0951 or use our contact page.
Let us help you to set up a commercial site where your clients can easily pay online in a totally secure environment.
Whether you are selling products, services, memberships, anything, we can set you up with a revenue producing web site in a very short time.
This design will adjust for all sizes of screens, from phones to desktops.
Try it out by changing the size of your browser window if you are using a desktop or laptop.
Using a QR code, users can scan the code and go directly to your site optimised for their device.
We can design your own exclusive code at no extra charge.
This page is under constant evaluation. Come back to us | 240 |
The<|fim_middle|>, highlighting its focus and featuring historical images. | making of a documentary is no small undertaking. With careful research, a framework starts to take shape. Hours of personal interviews, recreation of historic moments and activities, combing through archives and old photos. It all comes down to an extraordinary attention to detail and accuracy. But the key component – the one that determines the quality and true value of the finished piece – is the heart of the story being shared.
In "Charles A. Cannon: A Mind for Business, A Heart for People," the story is one rooted in a commitment to a singular vision of success for a small Southern town. It's that vision and the resulting nationwide impact that makes the film an important piece of history.
Meeting the man behind the industrial powerhouse that became Cannon Mills and finding out what motivated him is central to the film. Through family photographs, interviews with mill workers and footage – both historical and recreated – viewers are transported to the mill floor, the board room and the linen closets of American families during Cannon's years as the largest home textile producer in the world.
A preview of the film | 213 |
My morning started with a fab egg sandwich. I grabbed a spoon and yogurt as I left the hotel. It's nice to have the free breakfast with my room, but I confess the coffee is not the best and I swung by Starbucks for a latte as I headed for Miller.
Stall 17. B is ready for breakfast and cool water!
Everyone got hay and clean water when I arrived. Then I set up chairs and iced down the waters in the cooler. Stalls were cleaned. The regular chores completed. I spent the rest of the morning riding bourbon and diva in the arena. After lunch Halo would ride. He was getting a loose shoe attended to first. So Katie and I pulled out the crystals and hot fixed a bunch of them to the collar of the shirt she'd show in this evening while we waited.
When Hannah came around the corner with Halo in tow, we all jumped up and followed her out to the sand pen on the west side of the grounds. She hooked him up and began to lunge him. It was nice to finally see him move. You could tell he was young and still figuring it out. But in between you could see him stride, shake and lift in front. He lost a few months of training this summer due to a hairline fracture on his leg. So we lost time on his progress A dissapointment for sure, but we're very happy it was a minor setback that will easily be overcome. Whew!
We then all headed into the arena. It was a busy beehive of activity. Horses riding the first way AND the second way of the ring. Some doing circles and others lunging yearlings while others were leading colts around. Oh boy, was all I could think and I didn't envy Hannah having to ride halo in this commotion. Especially with it being his first show experience. What a way to start. But when she got in the saddle and headed off, I was pleasantly surprised that he looked calm and focused on the task at hand. Here you could see him truly move and those flashes of pure talent between the learning was evident. He's very tall and leggy. He is high in the chest and uses his front shoulders very well. The back legs have the perfect bent to really get underneath himself as he walks. And he seems to simply float effortlessly forward. Carlan stood there with me and whispers that he looks real good. And as I look at her, her smile reassures me even more. I think that's when I finally started to breath again. Round and round she rode H, and you could see her train him and him improve with every lap. Eventually he started to get more consistent and settled.
Then Hannah surprised me and parked in by us, and jumped off. Okay, give him a try, she indicated to me. I couldn't believe it. But I couldn't wait either and climbed up. Oooooo, he's tall. Maybe even taller than B. However, as I threw my leg over him and settled into the saddle, I was reminded he was not B in girth. It was like balancing on a 2x4 - the narrow way! As we pulled out, all the memories of D as a 2yo, and B as a yearling came over me. He felt young and inconsistent, but trying.<|fim_middle|> way, all around the ring, and kept it on the entire way. And mind you, the victory lap was longer than the whole class. Lol. Pictures in the winners circle with all of us. We all agreed we won't be able to live with her this week. But the smiles were worth it.
So I started and ended my day with egg n spoon. Who knew. Tomorrow will be my first class. It will be with Diva in western. Can't wait! | Like riding jello. Lol. But I think we had a few moments when we got it together. And Hannah tried to talk me through it. All too soon they started to clear the arena to ready for the evening classes, so we had to leave. But I got to take the memory of my ride with me. Now it's just a matter of time and training. We have the raw materials for a good one.
all pose by the WWHA sign we put up to promote our club.
As I left the arena, I bumped into Gale. Yeah, they finally arrived. I helped them unpack and hang fans. It was so cool to see more folks from Wisconsin make this trip. They brought two horses - both 2yo. Hot Diamond and Remarkable Journey. They got settled in and will ride tomorrow for a practice round in the arena. I'm so excited for them as I know how awesome the first year here is, and I hope they enjoy the experience as much as I did, and continue to do.
and spoon ride on Chico! AWESOME!!!
announcer called for the line up. She had no idea that she had won already. They called her number and she headed for the winners circle. She had to remove her helmet so that they could put her medallion around her neck. It hung to her waist. Then they gave her an egg on a spoon and made her do her victory lap with it. She did not dissapointment. She rode the entire | 304 |
Beachside Suites are ideally situated adjacant to Minehead seafront and only a few minutes walk from the town centre. Just a five minute drive away and you can be in the glorious Exmoor countryside.
Minehead is located in the place where Exmoor National Park meets the sea. It is ideally suited for lovers of coast and countryside. The mile long expanse of Minehead beach is a delight to behold and just right for seaside fun. Predomin<|fim_middle|> reach.
Boats can be chartered from Minehead harbour for fishing trips and the paddle steamer "The Waverly" also calls here, on the way to Lundy Island, in the Bristol Channel.
Undercover attractions in Minehead include: Butlins, West Somerset Railway, Minehead Eye, The 400 seat Regal Theatre and more. Located along The Avenue, and adjacent streets, are an excellent selection of: restaurants, cafes, bars and nightclubs, along with local shops selling everything from buckets and spades to a Friday Farmers market.
Beachside Suites are ideally situated for a coastal holiday or as a base to explore Emoor and the many attractions of Somerset and Devon, which are just a short distance away. Take a look at drop down menus in this section to give you an inkling of how much is available to you when you stay at Beachside Suites.
A holiday at Beachside Suites is all you have ever wanted! | ately sand, with pebbles near the harbour, it is backed up by a level promenade boasting superb views over the Channel towards Wales. There is lovely coastline and countryside to explore in Dunster, Watchet, Blue Anchor, Selworthy, Porlock, Wootton Courtney and more. Further afield is the county town of Taunton, Tiverton and even Exeter, all being within easy | 84 |
Shelby Brave: "it's been quite the ride. you are one precious little lady"
"it's been quite the ride. you are one precious little lady"
"it is time" - rafiki to simba in the lion king.
this is a story about a guy with silver hair and glasses.
a little less than two months ago i was sitting in the kitchen with my best friend since kindergarten. her name is elly. i have spoke of her often here. she has walked with me through everything. sat by my side in the hospital. prayed me through the toughest days. showed up with ice cream on days when my heart just hurt and so much more. they say every brunette needs a blonde best friend and i am so thankful to have found mine.
anyways. we were just hanging out and i decided to go get the mail. as i flipped through the envelopes one caught my eye and immediately my heart sunk. i knew exactly who it was from. and i knew exactly what it held inside. i opened it up & as i began to read the words outloud to her tears filled my eyes. i don't know how i got through the letter without having a full on meltdown. elly just sat and listened. not once asking why i was reading it outloud or why it was a big deal. because she knew.
the words that were written on the piece of paper were from someone else that has walked with me through everything. someone else i am incredibly thankful for. but in so many different ways. his name is Dr. Johnson. or "Dr. J" as we often refer to him in the taylor house. if you don't know that we give just about everyone nicknames you just haven't been around us long enough. his opening remarks were beautifully written.
he wrote that in the lion king rafiki tells simba that "it is time" & that now "it is time" for him to retire from pediatric medicine.
[ i know what you must be thinking...you still see a pediatrician?
as i read the first lines i knew exactly what the rest of the letter<|fim_middle|> symptoms and a spiked temperature. what was - was. we tackled what we were dealt. he was very good at that.
23. the last day i saw him was a chilly december day. i went in not feeling well. and came out with a prescription because i had bronchitis, laryngitis and a sinus infection. he told me i was "going out with a bang" ... then he stood up and hugged me goodbye.
and said "it's been quite the ride...you are one precious little lady."
i cried most of the way home.
thankful that he took such good care of me for my whole life so far.
i can't wait to invite him to my wedding one day. | would hold. my first instinct had been right. he was saying goodbye. letting me know that he'd be retiring and i'd need to find a new doctor. as i read memories flooded my mind as tears flooded my eyes. because the guy who cared for me my whole life and walked with us through unimaginable circumstances wouldn't be a part of my life anymore.
i called mama and daddy to let them know. she promised we'd write letters and go say a proper goodbye. i couldn't wrap my mind around it.
that night i went to church with two of my best friends since kindergarten (Elly and Erin) & then my best friend since i was 2 Ana got engaged. as you can imagine by the end of the night i was a mess. i layed in bed that night & cried. i was beyond overwhelmed.
i've never been one thats good with change.
i'm a total free spirit. i think it scares mom and dad. i don't want to do what everyone else is doing. as i look into my closet i literally can't find a plain white shirt. everything has a pattern. my room is bold and full of prints. nothing is plain in my life. i like doing things my way. and i usually learn lessons the hard way.
but i hate change. i don't like when people move away. i don't like when friendships end. i love weddings but i hate them at the same time because i know that as soon as those two are married my friendship with that person will change. it always has. some have ended. i hate change. i don't like when plans change. i don't like when people change. i just hate it.
and this...this letter i was reading...it was change.
also:: i promise this is not a eulogy. i just have to write to process things you guys.
i have many great memories with him. and many not so great. he was there through the good and the bad.
i'm really good at making lists and putting things into categories. i wish there was a job for that. anyways. i've been trying to come up with some method to tell you all my favorite things about him and some of my favorite memories. but i couldn't. so i just am going to write.
disclaimer:: i ended up with 23 things. you know for 23 years. i told you. i love lists.
1. i think one of my first memories of him was about 19 years ago. i was getting shots before preschool. of couse i wasn't too excited about that. well...he drew my face on my band-aid complete with curly hair and glasses. just to cheer me up. i know. it sounds silly. but hey i'm 23 and still remember it like it was yesterday.
2. there were many times when i would sit in his office with mama or dad and he would just ramble on. about where he went on vacation or this time 15 years ago where he did this awesome thing. he always had a story. i think he talked so i could keep my mind off of what was actually going on.
3. once when i was on steroids after my brain surgery he told me that i should stop eating so many bagels. hahaha. no really. thankfully i took no offense.
5. he was always asking me if i shrunk. especially while i was on growth hormones. he knew it agitated me.
6. last summer i asked him when he was going to kick me out...because i was a 23 year old going to a pediatrician...he told me that when he left i left...i never imagined that day would be less than 6 months later.
7. i went to him the day before i was diagnosed with my brain tumor. mom knew something wasn't right. i think he did too. he did a physical on me. checked my blood pressure. said i might have had a food allergy. but i think he knew something much worse was wrong because he scheduled me a cat scan.
8. his office used to have these notes on the blinds that said "don't touch the blinds" so of course i always touched them. and then because i felt guilty i'd always tell him. and i would say "if it didn't say don't touch i would have never wanted to" one day i walked in and the notes were gone. shelby - 1 ... blinds - 0.
9. his handwriting was so awful. by awful i mean the worst ever. in the history of the world. i have no idea how anyone ever read it. but his signature was perfect.
11. he was my doctor for 23 years. and we traveled together to 3 different offices. and 3 is my favorite number so this seemed fitting.
12. every time i told him i wanted to write a book or that i blogged he'd say "but the real question is...are you a good writer?" ... yes dr. j. and then he'd say "how can you be sure?"
13. he once told me "you could get an award for the amount of times you've had strep throat and the fact that you still don't need your tonsils out."
14. often when he'd walk into the room he'd say "you missed me too much huh?"
15. i remember his voice very vividly on the phone with mama the day i found out i had a brain tumor. "theres too much fluid on her brain. the cat scan can't see much else. we're gunna do a MRI" - breaking hearts.
16. there were many times i would have to pee in a cup. well i would tell him every single time "dr. johnson i can't just pee on demand." last year i went to him and the nurse brought in a cup so i could go pee and he said "she can't pee on demand" it was SO FUNNY. and so true.
17. after my brain surgery he showed up to the hospital with a picture of a squirrel. he told me he took it himself. that picture is framed in my room.
18. when i turned 18 i asked him if i had to find a new doctor. he said "if you won't tell...neither will i." so i didn't. and now i'm 23 and have to find a new one.
19. the last day i saw him he apologized for not being in the waiting room during my brain surgery. i said it was alright and i didn't even know. he told me he was on vacation during it. i laughed.
21. he recently told me "when you get your new doctor tell them you are going to be the easiest patient ever and that you have a short history and have never been complicated...and then we'll send over this!" - as he held up my chart that probably weighs 10 pounds and said "they will love that."
22. he never made me feel like i was different or weird or like me being chronically sick was a big deal. there were many days spent in his waiting room and office instead of at school. but he never made it seem like a big deal. i think that helped me a lot. because it was never easy. but he just made it feel normal. always talked to mom and dad like they were old friends. always asked about school and my friends and jordyn and seth. he always took my mind off the reality at hand. and never made anything more of a deal then it needed to be. he'd tell me what was wrong. tell me how many days of school i had to miss. give me medicine or decide to hold off that time and send me on my way. we never dwelled on the fact that it may have been the 4th time that month i was there or the fact that i was back two days later with more | 1,646 |
England captain turned commentary box star Nasser Hussain talks us through his greatest innings.
I scored 130 during a game for Essex U13s in Barbados. Previous to that I'd bowled dodgy leg-breaks and batted in<|fim_middle|> the second dig, had I not run him out for 83! Michael Vaughan had led the side in the ODIs and the team had enjoyed it. He was out injured for this game, but due back for the second Test. It would have meant Strauss dropping out of the side, which wasn't right. I decided there and then that that was it. | the middle-order, but it was this innings that made people see me differently as a cricketer at Essex.
We had a fantastic B&H Cup run that year, which took us as far as this quarter-final match at Taunton. All 11 of the Combined side played first-class cricket and it was a game we should have won and gone even further. We needed 30 off 36 balls before, of all things, Peter Roebuck's leg-spinners undid us. It still haunts me. We lost by three runs, chasing 252. We'd beaten Surrey and Worcestershire to get there, when Worcestershire were the best side in the country.
This innings was probably the first time that people talked about me as being a bit of a prospect. It was played on a terrible pitch. I remember Derek Pringle got chinned by a lifter and Notts' overseas player Franklyn Stephenson took 15 wickets in the match. The pitch went sideways and up and down, and was quick! I kept digging balls out that kept low and made the top score in both Essex innings.
It was the first time England had beaten West Indies for 18 years and 30 Tests. Allan Lamb won the game with a brilliant 132 and I made 13 off 12 balls with three fours before nicking off to Ian Bishop. The game ended with us needing 40 to win in the second innings and we got there one down with Ned Larkins and Stewie [Alec Stewart] – also on debut – in at the end.
I had played nine Tests over six years before this. I've always liked batting at Trent Bridge and after India made over 500 in their first innings I had a big partnership with Ath [Michael Atherton] before typically having to retire overnight after breaking one of my fingers again. It was a good pitch and I played nicely.
This innings, as well as being my highest score in Test cricket, is undoubtedly the best innings I ever played. It was the first Test of the Ashes summer and Andy Caddick and Darren Gough had bowled Australia out on the first morning for 118. We were 16-2 when I went in and 50-3 when Graham Thorpe came to the crease. We added 288 for the fourth wicket with Thorpey making 138. I was sixth out shortly after reaching a double-hundred. It was the only time I've ever really felt in complete control during an innings and it just went on and on. It was the best feeling and I hit 38 – count 'em – thirty-eight boundaries!
It was hot and played in tough conditions and Muttiah Muralitharan was spinning the ball square. I think he bowled 61 overs in the first innings. We were one down in the series with two to play and had bowled them out for 297 in the first innings. I batted with Thorpe (59) and Stewart (54) to see us somewhere near level. We eventually ground out a 90-run lead, which proved crucial in the end. We knocked off 160, seven down, to win and level the series. It was a great all-round team performance and gave us the belief to go on and win the series in another twitcher at Colombo.
There was lots of conjecture within the press as to whether I was the right man to bat at number three for England in one-day cricket. I was under a fair bit of pressure and after reaching a hundred I pointed to the number three on my shirt. We made 325 and lost in what some people regard as the best ODI they've seen. It is my only one-day hundred for England.
At the end of my career I played really well for Essex in one-day cricket. I started opening the batting, and for me, smashed the ball around. This was my highest one-day score. I really enjoyed it and played with the fluency I'd forgotten I had.
It was a great way to end a Test career. To finish with a hundred anywhere is something special, but to do it at Lord's was something else. It was the right time for me to go. England had a crop of young players coming through. Andrew Strauss scored a ton in the first innings on debut and would have scored one in | 925 |
Grades 1–7 math courses are now available! Learn more about these new courses.
Register online and
start within 24 hours!
Virtual Elementary School (VES) enables you to plan your child's own unique experience, so you decide how, when, and where your child completes the course! You set the schedule for your child to move through course as quickly or as slowly as you like within a 12 month time limit. Register online, and start within 24 hours.
Upon selecting the Register button, you will be redirected to VirtualHighSchool.com. The registration process for VES is completed using the same system that<|fim_middle|>)
Department: Primary
Course Developer: Virtual Elementary School
Development Date: 2019
Students show, compare, and order numbers up to 50. Students will read and write numbers, estimate amounts, and count by 1s, 2s, and 5s. Students also find ordinal numbers, order the months of the year, and read a calendar.
In the patterning unit, students find, describe, and create patterns. Students use shapes, colours, numbers, sounds, and actions to create and analyse patterns around them.
Addition and Subtractions
Students develop an understanding of basic addition and subtraction, including utilizing the appropriate symbols and strategies.
Shapes, Position, and Symmetry
Students sort, find, and name shapes, find symmetry and create symmetrical designs, and describe and create their own designs. Students also describe positions and locations.
In this unit, students learn about recording, organizing, and reading data in pictographs and concrete graphs. Students also ask and answer questions about graphs.
Students investigate creating, showing, and finding equal groups using a balance model. Students also use addition and subtraction to create equal groups.
Composing, Decomposing, and Groups
Students explore composing and decomposing numbers up to 20, and develop a basic understanding of fractions through learning about wholes, halves, thirds, and fourths.
Likely and Unlikely Events
Students explore probability through examining likely and unlikely events in everyday situations by describing and comparing the likelihood of events.
Shapes and Figures
Students find, sort, and build two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes and figures. Students also compare and describe shapes in everyday contexts.
Capacity, Mass, Time, and Temperature
Students learn how to estimate, measure, and describe capacity and mass. Students also learn to read digital and analogue clocks, write the time to the half hour, and relate temperature to season.
Students learn about the value of coins and count and compare money amounts. Students also solve addition and subtraction problems related to money.
The Final Grade (Facilitated Only)
The evaluation for this course is based on the student's achievement of curriculum expectations. The final letter grade represents the quality of the student's overall fulfillment of the expectations for the course and reflects the corresponding level of achievement as described in the achievement chart for the discipline. The final grade will be determined based on each of the 12 units (8.3% each) and will reflect the student's most consistent level of achievement throughout the course, although special consideration will be given to more recent evidence of achievement. There is no final assessment, such as an exam, in this course.
This course builds on the grade 1 curriculum to further develop students' understanding of fundamental mathematical concepts by exploring topics related to number sense and numeration, measurement, geometry and spatial sense, patterning and algebra, and data management and probability. Students work with numbers up to 100 representing money amounts, investigating fractions, and establishing a basic understanding of multiplication and division. Students begin exploring measurement with centimetres and metres, measure perimeter, area, mass and capacity in non-standard units, acquire an understanding of temperature, and build on their skills to tell time. Students develop an understanding of geometric properties, continuing to work with two- and three-dimensional shapes, locate a line of symmetry, and describe relative locations and paths of motion. Students identify and describe patterns, build on an understanding of equality using addition and subtraction, and develop strategies to facilitate computation. Students collect, organize, read, and display data using various graphs, and describe probability. Throughout the course, students reinforce the mathematical processes of problem-solving, reasoning, proving, reflecting, selecting tools and computational strategies, and connecting, representing, and communicating at a developing level. Through investigation of real-life problems, students develop a strong foundation of mathematical knowledge and skills. This course prepares students for grade 3 mathematics. The course relies on the assistance of a learning coach to support young students through the content.
Students show, compare, and order numbers up to 100. Students count by 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s, and 25s up to 200 and count back by 1s and 10s. Students also read and write numbers up to 20.
Patterns and Equality
Students identify, describe, and create growing, shrinking, and repeating patterns. Students also find patterns in addition and subtraction equations and explore equality.
Students learn about composing and decomposing numbers and rounding numbers to the nearest ten. Students also solve addition and subtraction problems using mental strategies, math tools, and vertical equations.
Students collect, organize, and read data, create graphs, and ask and answer questions about data. Students also explore and describe probability with experiments.
Fractions, Multiplication, and Division
Students investigate fractions, multiplication and division. Students analyse the relationship between a whole and the size of its parts, compare fractions, and make a whole. Students also develop an understanding of multiplication and division with equal groups.
Students go on a pirate adventure to identify, describe, sort, and build two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes. Students also describe locations and draw a map.
Students count and work with money. Students also add and subtract with money.
In this unit, students measure height, length, and width using centimetres and metres. Students also describe temperature, tell and measure time, estimate, measure, and record capacity and mass, and estimate, measure, and record area.
The evaluation for this course is based on the student's achievement of curriculum expectations. The final letter grade represents the quality of the student's overall fulfillment of the expectations for the course and reflects the corresponding level of achievement as described in the achievement chart for the discipline. The final grade will be determined based on each of the 8 units (12.5% each) and will reflect the student's most consistent level of achievement throughout the course, although special consideration will be given to more recent evidence of achievement. There is no final assessment, such as an exam, in this course.
This course builds on the grade 2 curriculum to further develop students' understanding of fundamental mathematical concepts by exploring topics related to number sense and numeration, measurement, geometry and spatial sense, patterning and algebra, and data management and probability. Students will work with numbers up to 1000, represent money amounts, continue investigating fractions, and build on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division skills. Through investigations, students measure distance, perimeter, mass, and capacity using increasing formal units of measurement, identify temperature benchmarks, and develop a further understanding of time. Students begin exploring angles, quadrilaterals, and congruent shapes, continue working with two- and three-dimensional shapes, describe movement, and recognize transformations. Students will continue creating and extending patterns and begin representing geometric patterns in various ways, determine the missing numbers in equations, and investigate the properties of zero and one in multiplication. Students will collect, organize, read, and display data in various types of graphs, establish an understanding of mode, and predict the frequency of an outcome. Throughout the course, students reinforce the mathematical processes of problem-solving, reasoning and proving, reflecting, selecting tools and computational strategies, connecting, representing, and communicating at a developing level. Through investigation of real-life problems, students develop a strong foundation of mathematical knowledge and skills. This course prepares students for grade 4 mathematics. The course relies on the assistance of a learning coach to support young students through the content.
Students learn about representing, comparing, and ordering numbers up to 1000, count by 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s, 25s, and 100s, and count back by 10s, 25s, and 100s. Students will also read and write numbers up to 100, compose, decompose, and round.
In this unit, students add and subtract three-digit numbers mentally using math tools and vertical equations. Students also explore fact families.
Patterning
Students identify, extend, and create patterns using objects, shapes, and numbers while analysing patterns found on farms.
Students sort, collect, organize, and read data, learn about mode, and explore probability games.
Students investigate fractions, multiplication, and division. Students analyse arrays, equal groups, number lines, and hundreds charts, and solve multiplication and division problems.
In this unit, students describe, compare, sort, and build two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes, and identify flips, slides, and turns. Students also identify and compare right angles.
Students explore everyday situations related to money to estimate, count, and show money values, and add and subtract money values up to 10 dollars.
Students investigate measurement by examining length, height, and distance, measuring perimeter, area, mass, and capacity, estimating, reading, and recording temperatures, and reading time. Students also solve problems involving time, days, weeks, and years.
This course builds on the grade 3 curriculum to further develop students' understanding of fundamental mathematical concepts by exploring topics related to number sense and numeration, measurement, geometry and spatial sense, patterning and algebra, and data management and probability. Students work with numbers up to 10 000, represent money amounts up to $100, and develop the concept of place value up to tenths. Students represent and compare fractions, relate halves, fifths, and tenths to decimals, and build on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division skills. They add and subtract three-digit numbers and multiply and divide two-digit whole numbers by one-digit whole numbers. Through investigations, students measure length, mass, volume, area, and perimeter, measure time intervals, determine elapsed time, compare mass and capacity, and relate years to decades and decades to centuries. Students identify the properties of parallelograms, classify two-dimensional shapes, identify angles, classify prisms and pyramids, construct three-dimensional figures, describe location using a grid system, and perform and describe reflections. Students relate the term and term number in a numeric sequence and generate patterns involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and reflections. Students determine the missing numbers in equations and use the commutative and distributive properties. Students collect, organize, read, and display data in stem-and-leaf plots and double bar graphs. Students also understand median, compare two sets of data, predict the frequency of an outcome, and investigate how the number of repetitions of a probability experiment affects the conclusion. Throughout the course, students reinforce the mathematical processes of problem-solving, reasoning and proving, reflecting, selecting tools and computational strategies, connecting, representing, and communicating. Through investigation of real-life problems, students develop a strong foundation of mathematical knowledge and skills. This course prepares students for grade 5 mathematics. The course relies on the assistance of a learning coach to support young students through the content.
Representing Numbers
In the Representing Numbers unit, students learn to read and write numbers up to 1000, show an understanding of place value up to 10 000, represent, compare, and order numbers up to 10 000, and round four-digit numbers in real-life situations.
In the Geometry unit, students draw lines of symmetry on 2D shapes, identify, compare, and classify quadrilaterals, explore benchmark angles, and identify, describe, and classify prisms and pyramids. Students construct 3D figures and nets of 3D figures, construct and sketch skeletons of 3D figures, draw and describe nets of rectangular and triangular prisms, and construct 3D figures using congruent shapes. Students also identify and describe the location of an object on a grid, identify, perform, and describe reflections, create and extend patterns with reflections, and create and analyze symmetrical designs.
In the Addition and Subtraction unit, students add and subtract two-digit numbers using mental strategies, add and subtract four-digit numbers using partial sums, add and subtract four-digit numbers vertically, and read, represent, and add money amounts up to $100.
In the Multiplication and Division unit, students multiply and divide by 8, multiply and divide by 9, solve multiplication problems mentally, multiply and divide 10, 100, and 1000 using mental strategies, and multiply and divide using a variety of tools. Students solve vertical multiplication equations, divide two-digit by one-digit numbers, solve multiplication problems by estimating, describe relationships using multiplication, and explore multiplication and unit rates.
Patterning and Algebra
In the Patterning and Algebra unit, students create and extend patterns, analyze terms and term numbers, create number patterns, and predict terms in a pattern. Students also determine the relationship between multiplication and division, find the missing number in a multiplication problem, and identify the commutative and distributive properties.
Fractions and Decimal Numbers
In the Fractions and Decimal Numbers unit, students represent fractions, identify the fraction of a group, compare and order fractions, show equivalent fractions, and count by halves, thirds, fourths, and tenths. Students also read and write decimal numbers, show place values from 0.1 to 10 000, represent, compare, and order decimal numbers up to tenths, count forward, add and subtract decimal numbers, and explore the relationship between fractions and decimal numbers.
Data Management and Probability
In the Data Management and Probability unit, students collect data by conducting a survey, and collect and organize data in charts, tables, and graphs. Students read, interpret, and draw conclusions on data, demonstrate an understanding of the median, describe and compare sets of data, and explore probability and probability experiments.
In the Measurement unit, students measure length, height, and distance, draw length, and estimate, measure, and record the perimeter of a polygon. Students determine the relationships among length, perimeter, and area, compare perimeters and areas, and estimate, measure, and record mass. Students investigate grams and kilograms, capacity, millilitres and litres, and volume. They also compare mass and capacity. Students determine elapsed time and solve problems involving years, decades, and centuries.
Grade 5 Language
In this course, students will do more than master basic language skills, they will learn to value the power of language and use it responsibly. Students will learn how to express feelings and opinions and support these opinions with research. They will learn how to use language in formal and informal situations and how to communicate clearly; orally, in writing, and through a variety of media. As students read and reflect on a rich variety of literary, informational, and media texts, they will develop a deeper understanding of themselves and others and of the world around them. They will also develop the ability to understand and critically interpret a range of texts and to recognize that a text conveys one particular perspective among many.
Course Code: LAN5
Curriculum Policy Document: Language, Grades 1 – 8, 2006 Revised
Students will learn about the book of Guiness World Records. They will read and analyze parts of these texts while practicing before, during, and after reading strategies. Students will be given the opportunity to complete numerous interactive activities and to view several short video clips which focus on enhancing active listening skills. Students will discuss lesson materials while applying formal speaking strategies and finally, students will set personal Language goals that they would like to accomplish during the duration of this course. They will design and implement a plan how to achieve these goals.
A very important guest by the name of Mr. Tiddle will visit the Virtual Elementary School classroom and whisk away one lucky student to take part in a cross-cultural adventure. Mr. Tiddle is the make-believe owner of a board game company in Toronto called Schwallemer Games. He is facing problems with his business because there are other competitors who are becoming more popular. His goal is to find a Grade 5 student to design a new, unique and innovative board game. This student will travel to countries around the World to learn about their cultures and various games. The student will be asked to complete tasks and assignments that will enhance literacy skills such as the ability to give effective presentations. There will also be numerous reading, writing, and viewing exercises.
Students will learn about two important gold rushes that occurred in Canadian history including the Klondike Gold Rush, and the Caribou Gold Rush. Students will experience a series of flash-backs that will take them back in time to Dawson City. During these flash-backs, students will meet key figures like Skookum Jim and Tagish Charlie. They will learn what life was like during the gold rushes while continuing to strengthen crucial literacy skills. There will be two novel studies in this unit.
Students are back in the Virtual Elementary School classroom setting for this unit. However, strange things seem to be happening at the school. For example, when asked to go to the Art Supplies closet, an unexpected green alien is hiding out amongst the art supplies. Are these events real, or are they imaginary? Students will learn the differences between fiction and non-fiction literature. They will read and view numerous examples of these two writing styles. They will examine Expository Writing components as well as Narrative Writing components. There are many opportunities for students to read and to write in this unit.
Graphic Texts
Virtual Elementary School has another exciting visitor who comes to talk to the class. This famous individual is none other than Walt Disney. He teaches the students about cartoon animation from past to present. Students will observe, interpret, and create many of their own cartoons, comic-strips, and animations. Spelling tips and strategies will also be practiced in this unit. Students will be given the chance to read several graphic texts and to write and to create their own graphic texts.
The Final Grade
The evaluation of the student's achievement in this course is based on the student's achievement of the curriculum expectations. The percentage grade represents the student's overall achievement and reflects the corresponding level of achievement as described in the Achievement chart for this discipline. The final grade for this course is calculated based on each of the five units (20% each) which are broken down into differentiated summative assignments. There are no tests so to speak, but rather assignments that assess an understanding of the expectations as outlined in the units above.
This course builds on the Grade 4 curriculum to further develop students' understanding of fundamental mathematical concepts by exploring topics related to number sense and numeration, measurement, geometry and spatial sense, patterning and algebra, and data management and probability. Students work with numbers up to 100 000, proper and improper fractions, and mixed numbers, and develop the concept of place value up to hundredths. Students count forward and backwards by 0.01, and build on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division skills by solving problems with multiplication of whole digit numbers and solving problems with addition and subtraction of decimal numbers to hundredths. They also explore proportional reasoning by investigating whole-number rates. Through investigations, students measure and record perimeter, area, temperature change, and elapsed time. Students also determine the relationships among units and measureable attributes, specifically looking at the area of a rectangle and the volume of a rectangular prism. They identify and classify two-dimensional shapes by side and angle properties, compare and sort three-dimensional figures, and identify and construct nets of prisms and pyramids. Students identify and describe the location of an object using cardinal directions, and translate two-dimensional shapes. Furthermore, students investigate a table of values to determine relationships in growing and shrinking patterns, and investigate repeating patterns involving translations. Students demonstrate, through investigation, an understanding of the use of variables in equations. In addition, students collect and organize discrete or continuous primary and secondary data and display the data using charts and graphs. Students read, describe and interpret primary data and secondary data presenting in charts and graphs, and represent as a fraction the probability that an outcome will occur through a simple probability experiment, using systematic lists and area models. Throughout the course, students reinforce the mathematical processes of problem-solving, reasoning and proving, reflecting, selecting tools and computational strategies, connecting, representing, and communicating. Through investigation of real-life problems, students develop a strong foundation of mathematical knowledge and skills. This course prepares students for Grade 6 mathematics. The course relies on the assistance of a learning coach to support young students through the content.
Numbers Up to 100 000
In the Numbers Up to 100 000 unit, students learn to read and write numbers up to 10 000, explore place value up to 100 000, and represent numbers up to 100 000. Students also compare and order whole numbers and solve problems up to 100 000.
In the Patterning unit, students identify, extend and create geometric and numeric patterns, and build models from a table to show numeric patterns. Students make tables of values by adding or subtracting a rule in words and make a table of values for a pattern generated by multiplying or dividing. Students also make predictions related to growing and shrinking geometric and numeric patterns. Finally, students extend and create repeating patterns using translations.
In the Multiplication and Division unit, students solve addition and subtraction problems, solve multiplication problems mentally, multiply two-digit numbers, and multiply decimal numbers by 10, 100, 1000, and 10 000. Students also investigate relationships involving whole number rates, divide with concrete materials and algorithms, and divide three-digit whole numbers with standard algorithms. Furthermore, students divide decimal numbers by 10 and 100, solve problems using division, develop an understanding that letters or symbols can be used to show unknown values, and use letters or symbols in equations involving simple rates. Students also find the missing number in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division equations.
In the Geometry unit, students identify and classify polygons as regular or irregular, identify acute, right, obtuse, and straight angles, and measure and construct angles up to 90°. Students identify and classify triangles from their angle and side properties, construct triangles, and identify and classify three-dimensional figures including prisms, right prisms, and pyramids. Students also identify prisms and pyramids from nets and construct nets of prisms and pyramids. Furthermore, students locate an object using cardinal directions and a coordinate system, compare grid systems used on maps, identify, describe and perform translations, and create and analyse designs by translating and reflecting shapes.
Working with Decimal Numbers
In the Working with Decimal Numbers unit, students read and write decimal numbers, read and write money amounts to $1000, explore place value of decimal numbers and represent, compare, and order decimal numbers. Students round decimal numbers to the nearest tenth, count forward by hundredths, and count backwards by hundredths. Students show equivalent decimal numbers, and add and subtract decimal numbers.
In the Fractions unit, students represent proper and improper fractions, represent mixed numbers, convert improper fractions and mixed numbers, and show equivalent fractions. Students also compare proper and improper fractions, as well as compare and order fractions and mixed numbers. Furthermore, students explore equivalent fractions and decimal numbers and investigate the relationship between fractions and decimal numbers.
In the Data Management and Probability unit, students develop an understanding of discrete and continuous data and data collection methods. Students explore samples of larger populations, collect and record data, organize data in charts, tables and graphs, as well as read, interpret, and draw conclusions from data. Students calculate the mean and use it to describe data and compare sets of data. To investigate probability, students explore possible outcomes in a probability experiment, represent probability using fractions, and perform a probability experiment.
In the measurement unit, students estimate and measure the perimeter of polygons, find unknown side lengths, estimate and measure the area of polygons, and create 2D shapes with the same perimeter or area. Students find the perimeter and area of a rectangle, solve perimeter problems, and solve problems by estimating and calculating the area of rectangles, converting metres into centimetres, and converting kilometres into metres. Furthermore, students investigate measuring the mass of an object using the appropriate unit, find the volume of a rectangular prism, and determine the relationship between capacity and volume. Students also measure time and intervals with seconds and elapsed time, solve problems between 12- and 24-hour clocks, as well as measure, record, and represent temperature changes over time.
Students will use their life experiences and knowledge from the foundational skills acquired in their primary school years to complete creative, descriptive, and persuasive writing assignments and compelling presentations. Students will engage in meaningful interactions with texts and will explore complex topics through personal reflection. Multiple perspectives will be identified by exploring regional cultures and through the study of media literacy. Upon completion of this course, students will have the proficiency to enter the intermediate language course.
The first unit of the course will examine non-fiction literature with a focus on media literacy. Presentation skills are reviewed with respect to reading out loud to a specific audience and are assessed through creative writing as well as informational texts. Finally, a checkup of writing descriptively is explored as students develop their skillset for this course.
Unusual Festivals of the World
Students explore various festivals around the world through reading and writing activities. They will learn to write using connective text and utilize their creative side when creating visual media projects. They will learn to write persuasively as they propose an interesting festival in their own community.
The elements of non-fiction and fiction are examined, specifically myths and legends. After learning further writing tools, students will create a dialogue, an invention, and a piece of persuasive fiction. Presentation skills are revisited in preparation of writing a song and the design of a commercial. A full legend is written utilizing the whole writing process including story mapping, rough draft, editing, revision and final draft.
Stories from Across Canada
Fiction is examined as students travel across Canada using a VIA rail pass that takes them to the far reaches of the country. Exploring regional cultures and everything that characterizes them provides the backdrop for student reflection and the creation of an fictional autobiography. Students continue to learn to speak with confidence and present their opinions to others. Reinforcing personal reflection results when students learn how to properly journal their own thoughts.
The Tale of Despereaux
The final unit of this course consolidates the skills in reading comprehension that students have been exposed to since the first unit. Many of the reading and writing activities are conducted in a shared method, using the coach or peers at home to move through some of the lessons with. Learning the skills associated with writing a great introduction, developing characters and plots, as well as creating an effective climax and conclusion are displayed in the production of a complete fictional story. This final project allows the student to establish themself as one ready to enter the Intermediate language program.
This course builds on the Grade 5 curriculum to further develop students' understanding of fundamental mathematical concepts by exploring topics related to number sense and numeration, measurement, geometry and spatial sense, patterning and algebra, and data management and probability. Students represent and order numbers to 1 000 000, develop the concept of place value to thousandths, compare and order fractional amounts with unlike denominators, and estimate 10%, 25%, 50%, and 75% of a quantity. Students add and subtract decimal amounts to thousandths, multiply and divide four-digit whole numbers by two-digit whole numbers, and multiply and divide decimals to tenths by whole numbers and two-digit by two-digit whole numbers. Furthermore, students divide three-digit whole numbers by one-digit whole numbers, apply order of operations in expressions without brackets, and relate simple fractions, decimals and percentages. Students measure quantities using metric units, convert from larger to smaller metric units, including square metres to square centimetres, and develop and apply area relationships for a parallelogram and a triangle. Students develop and apply the volume relationships for a triangular prism, determine and apply surface area relationships for rectangular and triangular prisms, and relate square metres and square centimetres. Students classify quadrilaterals by geometric properties, sort polygons by lines of symmetry and by rotational symmetry, measure angles to 180° with a protractor, and construct polygons. Students represent figures using views and isometric sketches, perform and describe rotations, and plot points in the first quadrant. Students represent patterns using ordered pairs and graphs, describe pattern rules in words, and calculate any term when given the term number. Students investigate variables as changing quantities and solve equations using concrete materials and the guess and check strategy. Furthermore, students collect and organize discrete and continuous data, display data using continuous line graphs, select appropriate geographical representations, use continuous line graphs and mean to compare sets of data, find theoretical probabilities, and predict the frequency of an outcome based on the theoretical probability. Throughout the course, students reinforce the mathematical processes of problem-solving, reasoning and proving, reflecting, selecting tools and computational strategies, connecting, representing, and communicating. Through investigation of real-life problems, students develop a strong foundation of mathematical knowledge and skills. This course prepares students for Grade 7 mathematics. The course relies on the assistance of a learning coach to support students through the content.
In the Numbers unit, students read and write numbers up to 100 000, understand, represent, compare, and order numbers, and solve word problems up to 1 000 000. Students identify prime and composite numbers and find the prime factors for composite numbers. Students also understand place value and represent, compare, and order decimal numbers.
In the Patterning unit, students sort and classify quadrilaterals, sort and construct polygons, and classify, measure, and construct angles. Students build 3D models using drawings and sketch isometric perspectives and different views. Furthermore, students plot points and represent location, identify, perform, and describe rotations, and create and analyze designs made by transformations.
In the Operations unit, students solve addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems. Students multiply and divide four-digit numbers by two-digit numbers, add and subtract decimal numbers to thousandths, and multiply and divide decimal numbers by whole numbers using concrete materials and algorithms. Students multiply whole numbers by 0.1, 0.01, and 0.001 and multiply and divide decimal numbers by 10, 100, 1000, and 10 000. Furthermore, students solve equations using the order of operations.
Fractions, Percentages, Ratios, and Unit Rates
In the Fractions, Percentages, Ratios, and Unit Rates unit, students represent fractions, compare fractions and mixed numbers using tools and fraction notation, and order fractions and mixed numbers. Students represent ratios using materials, drawings, and fractions. Students estimate using percentage benchmarks and explore fractions, decimal numbers, and unit rates.
In the Data Management and Probability unit, students collect and organize data, select appropriate graphs, use technology, and determine how well a set of data represents a population. Students also read primary and secondary data, compare different graphical representations of the same data, and understand mean. Furthermore, students express theoretical probability as a ratio, represent probability on a range of 0 to 1, and predict the outcome of a probability experiment.
In the Algebra unit, students understand variables, identify variables and constants in an equation, and solve equations with one, two, and three variables.
In the Patterning unit, students identify geometric patterns and represent them numerically, plot ordered pairs, and determine the term number. Students also describe pattern rules, determine a term by extending a pattern, and extend and create rotation patterns.
In the Measurement unit, students select the appropriate unit of measurement and estimate, measure, and record length, area, mass, and capacity. Students justify when an estimate or precise measurement is needed, convert metric units, and construct rectangles and squares given their area or perimeter. Students also find the area of a parallelogram and a triangle and solve related problems. Students construct parallelograms and triangles given the area, find the relationship between area units, and estimate and calculate the surface area of a rectangular prism and triangular prism. Furthermore, students calculate the volume of rectangular and triangular prisms and solve problems related to the volume of rectangular and triangular prisms.
Grade 6 Science & Technology
Students will learn that biodiversity includes diversity among individuals, species, and ecosystems. Through investigations and observations, students will learn the substantial effects of flight technologies on both society and the environment and the properties that make flight possible. In unit three, students will build on prior learning of electricity by exploring devices that convert electricity to other forms of energy, as well as energy conservation and alternative ways of producing energy. Finally, students will study objects in the sky, particularly their form, movements, and interactions, and past and present-day space science.
Course Code: SCI6
Curriculum Policy Document: Science & Technology, Grades 1 – 8, 2006 Revised
The first unit in the Grade 6 Science course examines the diverse world of living things around us. Classifying these organisms as well as investigating the threats they face in the region where you live is a theme that prevalent throughout the unit. On a global scale, examining climate change and the resulting species at risk sets up the final section of the unit; protecting this valuable resource that spans communities, countries, and the ecosystems within them - biodiversity.
Students must first learn about the properties of air that make flight possible. Through investigations, observations, and experiments, students will discover that flight occurs when the characteristics of structures take advantage of certain properties of air. They will then apply their newly acquired knowledge to design and test a flying device. In the final unit, students will examine the impact flight has on society and the environment as a whole.
Electricity and Electrical Devices
Building on their prior learning, students will explore devices that convert electricity to other forms of energy. The design and safe construction of circuits should further strengthen students' understanding of how electrical systems work. Students apply and communicate their understanding of renewable and non-renewable resources used to produce electricity.
In learning about space, students will focus on past and present-day contributions of space science to the quality of human life while developing an understanding of the natural and man-made structures found in our universe. Space technology's impact on the environment and the venture into commercial space travel are explored.
The evaluation of the student's achievement in this course is based on the student's achievement of the curriculum expectations. The percentage grade represents the student's overall achievement and reflects the corresponding level of achievement as described in the Achievement chart for this discipline. The final grade for this course is calculated based on each of the four units (25% each) which are broken down as such: Assignments 65%; Mid-Unit Test 15%; Final Unit Test 20%.
This course will review and expand upon literary forms such as poetry, descriptive writing, fiction and non-fiction, as well as oral communication skills. Students will have the opportunity to explore the influence of media on their lives, create media texts, and develop research skills through expository writing. By taking this course, students will gain to a greater level of independence as language users and ready themselves for the grade 8 Language course.
Department: Intermediate
Literary Forms
The first unit of the course will examine various literary forms and encourage the student to begin to write freely and descriptively. Numerous writing tools are reviewed, modeled, and practiced as students read various forms of texts including fiction, poetry, and scripts. Finally, passive and active listening is reviewed to prepare them for the oral component of the course.
Students explore numerous types of inventions including historical, futuristic, and aboriginal ones that inform their design and development of some media literacy. Combining expository and persuasive writing styles offers students a chance to create emotionally charged texts.
Natural Disasters and Phenomena
Non-fiction as a form is closely inspected as well as the various criteria that define it. Students will be exposed to the types of non-fiction elements they may find in the world around them in the content of the unit itself. Writing a formal speech and presenting it to the teacher form the final major oral assignment.
Interactive writing takes the stage in this exciting unit as students develop an understanding of how to create this reader focused form of writing. Exploring classic fiction and learning about more advanced writing techniques, such as foreshadowing, allow students increased proficiency in narrative writing.
The final unit of this course consolidates the skills in reading comprehension that students have been exposed to since the first unit. Students are encouraged to let their creativity take over as they learn about mythical lands and are forced to decide if some are based on fact, or fiction. Continued exposure and mastering of reading and writing tools, allow the student to ready themselves for the Grade 8 language program.
The evaluation of the student's achievement in this course is based on the student's achievement of the curriculum expectations. The percentage grade represents the student's overall achievement and reflects the corresponding level of achievement as described in the Achievement chart for this discipline. The final grade for this course is calculated based on each of the five units (20% each) which are broken down into differentiated summative assignments.There are no tests so to speak, but rather assignments that assess an understanding of the expectations as outlined in the units above.
This course builds on the Grade 6 curriculum by further developing students' understanding of fundamental mathematical concepts. Students explore topics related to number sense and numeration, measurement, geometry and spatial sense, patterning and algebra, and data management and probability. Students represent and order decimals, fractions, and integers, represent squares and square roots, divide whole numbers by simple fractions and decimals, and add and subtract simple fractions and integers. Students multiply and divide decimal numbers to thousandths by one-digit whole numbers, apply order of operations in expressions with brackets, relate fractions, decimals, and percentages, and solve problems involving whole-number percentages and unit rates. Students convert between metric units, including converting between square centimetres and square metres, develop the area relationship for a trapezoid, and determine and apply the formula for the volume of a prism. Students learn and apply surface area relationships for prisms and relate millilitres and cubic centimetres. Students construct parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting lines, sort and classify triangles and quadrilaterals by geometric properties, and construct angle bisectors and perpendicular bisectors. Students investigate relationships among congruent shapes, and relate enlarging and reducing to similar shapes. Students compare similar and congruent shapes, perform and describe dilatations, tile a plane, and plot points in all four quadrants. Students represent linear growing patterns, and represent patterns algebraically. Students model real-life relationships involving constant rates graphically and algebraically when given a term number, and solve linear equations using concrete materials or inspection and guess and check. Students collect and organize categorical, discrete, and continuous data, display data in relative frequency tables and circle graphs, and identify bias in data. Students relate changes in data to changes in central tendency, make inferences based on data, investigate real-world applications of probability, and determine the theoretical probability of two independent events. Throughout the course, students reinforce the mathematical processes of problem-solving, reasoning and proving, reflecting, selecting tools and computational strategies, connecting, representing, and communicating. Through investigation of real-life problems, students develop a strong foundation of mathematical knowledge and skills. This course prepares students for Grade 8 mathematics. The course relies on the assistance of a learning coach to support students through the content.
Read, Represent and Compare Numbers
In the Read, Represent, and Compare Numbers unit, students represent, compare, and order decimal numbers and fractions, generate multiples and factors, and represent a quantity for a given context. Students also represent perfect squares and square roots, and identify, compare, represent, order, and add integers.
In the Geometry unit, students construct lines, explore bisectors, and sort and classify triangles and quadrilaterals. Students investigate right prisms and angles, plot points on the Cartesian Coordinate Plane, and examine similar shapes. Students explore dilatations, create and analyse designs, and tile a plane. Students describe triangles, investigate congruent shapes, and compare similar and congruent shapes.
In the Operations unit, students divide whole numbers by fractions and decimal numbers, solve addition and subtraction problems with decimal numbers, and multiply decimal numbers by whole numbers using concrete materials and algorithms. Students solve multi-step multiplication and division word problems, divide decimal numbers by whole numbers using concrete materials and algorithms, and evaluate expressions using the order of operations.
In the Fractions unit, students add fractions with like and unlike denominators using concrete materials, subtract fractions with like and unlike denominators using concrete materials, and simplify fractions. Furthermore, students add and subtract proper fractions using algorithms, add and subtract mixed numbers using algorithms, and relate repeated addition and multiplication of fractions by whole numbers.
Proportional Relationships
In the Proportional Relationships unit, students solve percentage problems; understand rates; investigate fractions, decimal numbers, percentages, and ratios; and solve unit rate problems.
In the Data Management and Probability unit, students collect data, explore population, sample and census, investigate bias in data collection, and collect, organize, and display data. Students represent data with graphs, read, interpret, and draw conclusions from data, and examine graphs and misleading data. Students explore effects on central tendency, investigate trends and distribution of data, make inferences and arguments, and explore real-world applications of probability. Students also make predictions, investigate theoretical probability, and perform probability experiments.
In the Patterning unit, students represent linear growing patterns, make predictions and investigate the general term, compare pattern rules, and model constant rates using tables, graphs, and algebraic expressions. Students show algebraic expressions, explore algebraic expressions and patterns, and evaluate algebraic expressions. Students also solve linear equations with concrete materials, guess and check, and use a calculator.
In the Measurement unit, students explore equal volume prisms, solve measuring problems, and investigate exponents in area and volume. Students solve area problems and develop an understanding of trapezoids, composite shapes, right prism properties, right prism surface area, and capacity and volume conversions.
The evaluation for this course is based on the student's achievement of curriculum expectations. The final percentage grade represents the quality of the student's overall fulfillment of the expectations for the course and reflects the corresponding level of achievement as described in the achievement chart for the discipline. The final grade will be determined based on each of the 8 units (12.5% each) and will reflect the student's most consistent level of achievement throughout the course, although special consideration will be given to more recent evidence of achievement. There is no final assessment, such as an exam, in this course.
In this course, students will study the many impacts that humans have on the environment through the exploration of existing ecosystems. In unit two, students will experiment with pure substances and mixtures and will come to recognize that most matter is either a solution or a mechanical mixture. Heat energy will be explored and students will examine the critical role heat plays in natural processes and human life. By working to understand the nature of heat, students will gain new insights into the ways that heat affects our world, the causes and effects of heat, its properties, and heat transfer. Finally, students will consider the functions that structures must perform and the impact of these structures on the environment.
Interactions in the Environment
The study of ecosystems is an introduction to the study of ecology and involves investigation of the complex interactions between all types of organisms and their environment. Students will learn that ecosystems consist of communities of plants and animals that are dependent on each other as well as on the non-living parts of the environment. They will also learn that groups of ecosystems make up biomes, which, in turn, are components of the biosphere. In investigating ecosystems, students will examine the effects of natural factors, such as climate changes, as well as the impact of technological changes on the environment.
Pure Substances and Mixtures
By exploring the distinction between pure substances and mechanical mixtures and solutions, students will come to recognize that most matter is either a solution or a mechanical mixture-including most foods and drinks, many medicines, cosmetics, building materials, cleaning agents and so on. Introduction of a scientific model (the particle theory) used to describe the particular nature of matter will provide a conceptual basis for students' learning in this area.
Students will learn about the causes and effects of heat. They will investigate its properties and how these are related to measurement of temperature. Students will also be introduced to the particle theory, which can help them to explain their observations and to understand both the relationship between heat and temperature and the concept of heat capacity. Society's need to maintain its ability to produce heat is another focus of study. Students will consider ideas about recycling excess or waste heat and about how to make better use of alternative, renewable heat sources to replace non-renewable resources that are being depleted.
Structural Strength and Stability
Students will learn more about the effects of forces that act on and within different structural forms. Using increasingly sophisticated techniques, students will continue to investigate how different structural forms support or withstand loads by designing, building, and testing solid (or mass structures), shell structures, and frame structures.
This course consolidates student's language knowledge, skills, and strategies and their ability to use them independently. Students will create increasingly complex oral, print, and media texts. Non-fiction texts are closely inspected in this course, as well as traditional poetry and key concepts in popular culture. The final unit consolidates skills in reading comprehension and writing to ensure students have a greater level of independence as language users before entering high school.
The first unit of the course will examine various types of traditional poetry and encouarge the student to be creative. Presentation skills are reviewed with respect to reading out loud to a specific audience. Finally, a checkup of writing descriptively is explored as students develop their skillset for this course.
Students examine some key concepts in popular culture including consumerism, trends, marketing and advertising. They will apply and communicate their own product review after developing a new item with an advertising campaign with the knowledge and understanding they have gained. They will explore the writing tools irony and satire and apply them to a comic writing assignment.
The elements of short stories will be reviewed as well as the most common forms of this traditional literary form. Passive and active listening are considered and reflected upon. Presentation skills are revisited in preparation for the large oral assignment in the next unit. A full short story is written using the whole writing process including story mapping, rough draft, editing, revision and final draft.
Non-fiction as a form is closely inspected as well as the various criteria that define it. Students will be exposed to the types of non-fiction elements they may find in the world around them in the content of the unit itself. Various types of heroes are examined and reflected on. Writing a formal speech and presenting it to the teacher form the final major oral assignment.
Fantasy or Teen Angst
Students have a choice in the final unit of the course, which consolidates the skills in reading comprehension that students have been exposed to since the first unit. After having another look at the elements of fantasy or a first look at the elements of teen angst, novel studies assess the learning skills the student has fostered over the previous months. Continued exposure to writing tools such as analogy, symbolism and metaphor allow the student to establish themself as a student ready to enter the secondary school language program.
This course enables students to deepen their understanding of mathematical concepts related to Number Sense and Numeration, Measurement, Geometry and Spatial Sense, Patterning and Algebra, and Data Management and Probability. Students will gain a thorough understanding of the different representation of numbers and use this understanding to extend their knowledge into sequences and solving algebraic expressions. Students will also focus on geometric properties of circles and polygons through investigation and applications. Through practical examples, students will analyze different sets of data and make conclusions based on the results. Throughout this course students will reason mathematically and communicate their thinking as they solve multi-step problems.
Curriculum Policy Document: Mathematics, Grades 1 – 8, 2006 Revised
Number Sense and Numeration
Representing and ordering rational numbers; representing numbers using exponential notation; solving multi-step problems involving whole numbers and decimals; multiplying and dividing fractions and integers; multiplying and dividing decimals by powers of ten; applying order of operations in expressions with brackets and exponents; solving problems involving percents to one decimal place and percents greater than 100; solving problems involving rates and proportions.
Converting between cubic centimetres and cubic metres and between millilitres and cubic centimetres; developing circumference and area relationships for a circle; developing and applying the formula for the volume of a cylinder; determining and applying surface-area relationships for cylinders.
Geometry and Spatial Sense
Sorting quadrilaterals by geometric properties involving diagonals; constructing circles; investigating relationships among similar shapes; determining and applying angle relationships for parallel and intersecting lines; relating the numbers of faces, edges, and vertices of a polyhedron; determining and applying the Pythagorean relationship geometrically; plotting the image of a point on the coordinate plane after applying a transformation.
Representing the general term in a linear sequence, using one or more algebraic expressions; translating statements, using algebraic equations; finding the term number in a pattern algebraically when given any term; solving linear equations involving onevariable terms with integer solutions using a "balance" model.
Collecting categorical, discrete, and continuous data; organizing data into intervals; displaying data using histograms and scatter plots; using measures of central tendency to compare sets of data; comparing two attributes using data management tools; comparing experimental and theoretical probabilities; calculating the probability of complementary events.
The evaluation of the student's achievement in this course is based on the student's achievement of the curriculum expectations. The percentage grade represents the student's overall achievement and reflects the corresponding level of achievement as described in the Achievement chart for this discipline. The final grade for this course is calculated based on each of the five units (20% each) which are broken down as such: Knowledge & Understanding Set 10%; Mid-Unit Test 30%; Thinking & Communication Set 10%; Application Assignment 10%; Final Unit Test 40%
In this course, students will develop their knowledge of organisms by focusing on the structure and function of cells in plants and animals. Students will explore fluids and the diverse applications involved in fluid mechanics while exploring the impact of fluids on industrial processes. The smooth functioning of society depends on a number and variety of systems and students will learn about how the needs of society influences the evolution of systems. Finally, students will learn about the water systems on earth and the important role that water systems play in global ecosystems.
The first unit in the Grade 8 Science course has students explore what is perhaps the most important physical tool a scientist uses – the microscope. The characteristics of living things and the cell theory form the basis for an understanding of the building block of life, the cell, and its components. Students will discover the process of cell division and cellular transport which will assist them as they move forward in this course and in their career as biologists. Finally, recent innovations in microbiology and the impact biological processes have on the environment are examined.
The concept of fluids major influence on our lives is introduced and examined in greater detail with the particle theory. The characteristics of fluids are investigated as they relate to viscosity, density and buoyancy. Humans ability to control the flow of fluids (fluid systems) is reviewed and students will communicate and apply an understanding of the concept when they design and build a pneumatic or hydraulic device. The impact fluids have on our environment, both good and bad, are introduced before being revisited later in the course.
Systems In Action
An understanding that along with fluids, structures are everywhere in our lives is developed by examining both natural and man-made structures and their components. The terms mass, weight, work and energy are explored in more detail in Grade 8 and form the basis for an understanding of simple machines and their benefits. Mechanical advantage and system efficiency are terms expose students to the realization that since the beginning of time, especially since the industrial revolution, man has been creating structures to make their lives easier. At the end of the unit, students turn the microscope on themselves and investigate the ways in which they can change their own impact on the environment.
Fluids are revisited, specifically water, this time in a system approach. Water systems on a global, municipal and personal level are investigated in this final unit. The differences between fresh and salt water are examined as well as the importance both have on watersheds, weather and life. The case of Walkerton, Ontario is explored and the resulting policy changes that were made in North America. Water consumption and conservation are familiar terms that are reviewed along with what happens when too much or not enough water are present in an area. Finally, students are responsible for advising the public on a water issue.
27 Main Street North, Box 402
Bayfield, Ontario, Canada
N0M 1G0
email: info@virtualelementaryschool.com
Visit VirtualHighSchool.com to earn Ontario Secondary School Credits
Virtual Elementary School provides online, Ontario-based content and instruction for elementary learners around the world.
© 2019 VirtualHighSchool.com Inc | BSID #883303 | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service
Before You Start...
VirtualElementarySchool.com processes registrations through VirtualHighSchool.com. Your transaction statement will say VirtualHighSchool.com. Click Register to get started. | is used when registering with Virtual High School.
Facilitated
Grade 1 Mathematics Outline
Grade 5 Language Outline
Grade 6 Science & Technology Outline
Virtual Elementary School is committed to protecting the privacy of current students, future students and their families. We do not share any personal information with third parties. For more information, please see our privacy policy.
This course builds on the Kindergarten curriculum to further develop students' understanding of fundamental mathematical concepts by exploring topics related to number sense and numeration, measurement, geometry and spatial sense, patterning and algebra, and data management and probability. Students will work with numbers up to 50 while representing money amounts and performing addition and subtraction. Through investigation, students will measure with non-standard units and begin to tell time. Students build their understanding of two- and three-dimensional shapes, recognize symmetry, and describe location. Students will create patterns and establish an understanding of equality. Students collect, organize, read and display data, and consider the likelihood of events. Throughout the course, students begin developing the mathematical processes of problem-solving, reasoning and proving, reflecting, selecting tools and computational strategies, connecting, representing, and communicating at a basic level. Through investigation of real-life problems, students develop a strong foundation of mathematical knowledge and skills. This course prepares students for grade 2 mathematics. The course relies on the assistance of a learning coach to support young students through the content.
Full Grade 1 Mathematics Course Outline
Course Code: MAT1
Curriculum Policy Document: The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8: Mathematics, 2005 (revised | 324 |
Vancouver Island's concrete renovation organization.
We have offices in both Victoria, BC and Courtenay, BC and service all of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands including Nanaimo, BC.
We perform all aspects of concrete care and concrete restoration such as cleaning, sealing, colouring, crack repair and slab jacking for homeowners.
Our commercial and industrial services include: fixing leaking foundations, parking slabs and leaking water reservoirs employing our flexible grout injection system. We fix all kinds of floating slabs in warehouses and do a lot of trip/fall hazard removal, minimizing liability risks to commercial property owners. Our slab jacking services are minimally invasive with almost no disruption to your daily business operations.
If you are looking for a reliable, honest service to resolve your concrete challenges call us for a free estimate. If we can't help you personally, we will still try and find a solution that will solve your problems.
Matt and Mike just completed slab jacking and repairs to our front stairs and patio. Both had settled by approximately 3 inches. Before contracting with Matt I met with 2 people who had similar work done 3 years ago. There had been no further settling and it was very difficult to see the joints or holes that had been drilled. Matt has done the same outstanding work for us. They went way beyond the work we initially agreed on at no extra cost and they did a great job of site clean up. The detail they went to in blending the stones was almost artistic.
Hi Matt, We just wanted to say thanks again for your workmanship and attention to detail in the completion of repairs to our garage floor. You and your team were prompt and efficient throughout the project and we were particularly impressed with your quick follow up when we perceived that there might be a problem after the fact. Based on our customer service experience and the excellent results you were able to achieve in the levelling of our floor, we will have no hesitation to refer others who may have the need for similar "concrete corrections".
Hi Matt, Thought I'd drop you a line before I go to bed. I hadn't looked at the amount you were charging until a while after you had gone. I just automatically assumed that it would be a bit over three thousand ($3,000). When you told me that it would be under that amount, I thought you meant before taxes. I was absolutely delighted to see how you had kept your costs down. Couldn't have asked for a better job or a better price, so thank you so much for everything.
Dear Matt, This is the second time we have hired you and again you delivered! The job was done in a timely fashion (as much as the weather allowed ) and your worker, Ben, put in the extra time it took to get the driveway as clean as absolutely possible.<|fim_middle|> time to start the project was very helpful, assuring me that my project was important to you. While on the job your dedication to quality workmanship was impressive. Your commitment to completing the job without delay and the skill in matching the filling of the cracks in the driveway with the colour of the surrounding concrete is truly artistic. I wouldn't hesitate recommending you to anyone interested in using your services. | Due to that we have had compliments from the neighbors. One thing we like is the quality you insist on and a positive work ethic for yourself and crew…punctual, a forward thinker…always considering if the things being moved should be sitting on the grass or what the weather is doing. You are worth every penny!!
Many thanks to you and Paul for doing a great job! It seemed no one could or wanted to do the job and they all offered us expensive alternatives, so I'm so glad to have found you! The manner in which you dealt with it was reassuring, prompt, kind and professional.
Thank you for the excellent service and outstanding workmanship, and going above and beyond expectations, for the repairs to the patio cement deck and garage side walk. Your attention to detail and quality of repairs is beyond what we were expecting to the severely damaged patio cement. There's no doubt that you have saved us a tremendous amount of money by repairing the cement patio and sidewalk instead of having to replace both pieces, I look forward to having you come back next year and complete the driveway.
Again many thanks for taking time to come and address my concern. We had a good conversation and appreciate your knowledge on the subject…garage floor sinking. I showed my wife what you showed me and we will be watching those areas from here on in. As silly as it sounds, a lot of stress was relieved just by you having a look and educating me. Excellent customer service.
Coastal Concrete Corrections Inc. slab jacked our badly settled and cracked front walkway and driveway this summer. On first contact and throughout the project we found them exceptionally reliable with all calls and emails returned promptly. Their work was meticulous and impressive and we have had many compliments regarding the results. During the project they were exceptionally courteous, arriving early to prepare for the day's work but not starting the process until well after 9 AM – out of respect for our elderly neighbors. Simply put they did an excellent job and went well beyond our expectations.
I called Matt Neil of Concrete Corrections in desperation when it appeared one corner of my rental duplex was shifting lower. I had had a Geotech survey and a land survey done as well as spoken to someone who repairs these kinds of problems who didn't think he could help me. Thankfully he gave me Matt's contact information. After my first phone call with Matt I started to feel less anxious about the problem because he sounded so knowledgable. He told me he would drive from Courtney to Nanaimo to look at the duplex (which he did within the week) and if he couldn't fix it he would help me figure out what needed to be done. He not only went into my duplex but spoke to the contractor I had had do a renovation a couple of years ago to see if he could determine exactly what had happened. His conclusion was that I needed to do several small things and observe the situation but I didn't need his services at this time. I wanted to at least pay him for the time he took driving to Nanaimo and looking at my problem but he wouldn't accept any payment. I can wholeheartedly recommend Matt as an honest businessman who is really interested in customer satisfaction and finding the right solution to the problem even if it means he doesn't get the job.
Thanks so much for the excellent work on my garage floor and driveway. I have appreciated the way you do business from the first time I called to enquire about having this overdue project completed. The way you kept in touch to set up a | 713 |
Personal Tech|New Flickr: Vast Space for Storage, at No Cost
https://nyti.ms/112Z2Qx
New Flickr: Vast Space for Storage, at No Cost
If you ever want to see just how much whining a million Interneters can produce, try giving them something wonderful at no charge.
Take Flickr, for example, the Web site that Yahoo bought in 2005. Its central concept was cool and useful: It's an online gallery of everyone's photographs that the whole world can search, annotate and admire. It's a place to study photography, to applaud good work by fellow camera buffs, to back up all those precious JPEGs, and to post a photographic record of weddings, vacations and other achievements for friends and families to enjoy.
Flickr was disappointing, however, for two reasons. First, the free account permitted you to display only your 200 most recent photos. The $25-a-year Pro account offered unlimited space.
Second, Flickr was ugly, cramped and baffling. It seemed to display your pictures in only two sizes: tiny square thumbnails (which made no sense — how many photos are perfectly square?) and full size. It took a lot of clicking and experimenting to navigate. And good luck figuring out how to download a photo; the process was so nonintuitive and buried, it could have been a "Saturday Night Live" skit.
Last week, the new Flickr was born. First, the good news: Every free account holder gets one terabyte of storage. That is an insane, historic, vast amount of space. That's enough room for about 600,000 typical photos, enough to last you the next couple of birthday parties, at least.
That's 70 times the free space of the next closest competitor, Google Drive. And those are full resolution photos, too — the originals. Flickr doesn't compress photos, degrading their quality, the way Facebook does.
Flickr, in other words, is no longer just a way to present photos to your admirers. (Indeed, it's easy to keep them private, or share them only with family or friends.) It's now an excellent way simply to back them up. An external drive for this<|fim_middle|> making Flickr easier to use and more attractive, and the entire purpose of the new one-terabyte locker, is to attract a far wider audience — because the new business plan is to make money from advertisers instead of subscription fees. But is "easier, lovelier, more generous" really a bad thing?
With due respect to the crowd missing its cheese, the new Flickr is, overall, a tremendous improvement. It really is a much better service. The new, fluid, infinite-scroll display is far more graceful and efficient than the old Flickr "one click per photo" model.
And one terabyte of free online storage and backup is an unbelievable deal. Nobody else offers one terabyte of free storage online — not even close.
In fact, if you have pictures that aren't backed up, why are you still reading the newspaper? Go start uploading them. Yahoo may be nuts to offer a deal like this, but you'd be nuts not to exploit it. | purpose costs about $100 — and is worthless in case of fire or burglary. Yahoo is giving you that backup space for nothing.
(Most photo software, like iPhoto, Aperture and Lightroom, can send pictures directly to Flickr, or you can upload huge batches using various free Mac or Windows apps. If disaster ever strikes, you may be alarmed to discover that Flickr offers no way to download photos en masse — only one photo at a time. Fortunately, free programs and Web sites like Bulkr or flickandshare.com make bulk downloading from Flickr a piece of cake.)
And now the other good news: Flickr's redesign is, on the whole, a gigantic improvement. The primary screens are wall-to-wall photos. Not weensy little thumbnails, but big, four-inch-wide representations, tiled to fill your entire browser window, scrolling down and down and down. Point to one to view its title, photographer, and the Favorite and Comment buttons.
Credit...Stuart Goldenberg
This is an incredibly successful way to give you an overview of a set of pictures. They're big enough to see clearly (unlike the old thumbnails), yet small enough to take in hundreds without having to click to another page. For a visitor who wants to see your shots of some place, person or event, these scrolling views offer a quick, satisfying way to get the (ahem) big picture.
This display is especially effective in displaying panoramic photos, of the sort that, for example, the iPhone and Sony cameras can create automatically. Finally, they get the full-screen-width treatment they deserve.
All right, so the new Flickr is generous and lovely. Then, why are longtime members screaming bloody murder?
Much of it is the usual "Who moved my cheese?" wailing that accompanies the redesign of anything — software, hardware, magazines, whatever. Many people, especially photographers, simply don't like change ("it's just too different," one typical commenter wrote).
It's hard to imagine that any objective observer would prefer the old, claustrophobic, one-inch-square thumbnails to the new, breathtaking, full-screen display, but photographers online are a notoriously cranky lot.
Much of the fuss, too, is simply confusion — for example, there is the new payment plan. That $25 Pro account, offering unlimited storage, is gone now — there's no unlimited option at all. But if you already had one (and you'd chosen the automatic annual renewal option), you're grandfathered in and can keep it.
There's a new $50-a-year option, but it does nothing but remove the unobtrusive advertisement that appears in a corner of your home screen, where Facebook-style updates appear from your contacts. (Ads never appear with photos, even with the free account.) There's also two-terabyte option, doubling your space, for a mystifyingly steep $500 a year.
Many people, furthermore, are unhappy because they have recently signed up for Pro and now want the free version instead. Fortunately, Yahoo offers a prorated refund.
That's not to say that all the complaints are simply from change-haters. Here and there, the complainers make some good points.
For instance, some bugs and clumsinesses remain. Yahoo has indicated that it's listening to the complaints and will address them.
The redesigned Flickr fills the entire Web window with photos, showing each to maximum advantage (including panoramas like the one shown here). A Facebook-like "cover photo" fills the top part of the screen.
Vertically oriented photos don't fare as well in the new tiled layout. They're shrunken to match the height of the horizontal shots. (Of course, you can always click any photo to see it at a fuller size.)
There's something weird going on with the "page numbers" that still appear at the bottom of heavily populated batches of photos. First, it takes a lot of scrolling to reach that navigational control; second, they don't actually correspond to Web pages. One tall scrolling page of photos might be called page 15; the next one is called 17. (Yahoo says it will fix that shortly.)
Learning your way around is no picnic either. Some of the organization screens are cramped and clumsy. After 30 minutes of rooting around, I never did figure out how you can delete an album (what Flickr calls a set) and all its photos.
The most legitimate complaint, though, is that Flickr's overall focus has changed. The redesign seems to tilt the site toward a mass market, and that really infuriates serious photographers. Exhibit A: The metadata for a photo —the photographic specs like shutter speed and aperture — no longer appear automatically. Now, you have to click a photo, scroll down and click "Additional info (show more)" to see it.
Exhibit B: The new, full-screen tiles of photos don't appear at a satisfying rate unless you have a faster Internet connection. The older, uglier, tinier layout worked better on slower connections.
Exhibit C: There are now smooth, crossfading slide shows and one-click sharing to e-mail, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest or Tumblr.
Exhibit D: At the news conference introducing the new Flickr, Yahoo's chief executive, Marissa Mayer, said that these days, "there is no such thing really as professional photographers." That widely quoted line was taken out of context — she seems to have meant that since everyone has a camera these days, everyone deserves professional online handling of the pictures — but it certainly didn't endear the new Flickr to serious photographers.
On this point — Flickr's shift in focus — the cranksters are correct. The whole point of | 1,160 |
I'm a huge fan of investing in stocks, as you can probably tell by my almost 100% allocation to the asset class in myFreedom Fund. More specifically, I'm very enthusiastic about investing in ownership stakes with high quality companies that have a history of rewarding shareholders by paying out a portion of profits via dividends. Furthermore, I stick to an even narrower universe of these high quality companies that not only pay these dividends, but raise them on a regular basis (at least annually). I've discussed before why I'm such a huge fan of this strategy, known as dividend growth investing. But today I'm going to reveal one of the biggest reasons I'm so enamored with investing in stocks as an asset class, and this can be broadly applied to stocks that pay dividends or do not pay dividends.
With investing in stocks, one needs to consider that the potential upside is almost unlimited while the potential downside is limited to only your original capital investment. You can invest $1,000 with "Company X" and this equity stake can only do one of three things: it can appreciate in value, it can depreciate in value or the value can stay static.
Obviously the least desirable of these three outcomes is that the value depreciates. But this is the true beauty in investing in stocks. Your stock can only depreciate to $0, but nothing more. A stock cannot go below $0. Therefore your biggest downside is losing all of your capital. If "Company X" goes bankrupt and your entire equity stake becomes worthless (actually highly unlikely in reality) you lose all the capital you initially invested. In this case you lose $1,000.
But what if the company becomes wildly successful?
Let's say you hold your equity stake in "Company X" for 20 years and the company increases in value by a factor of 10. That means your $1,000 investment becomes $10,000. That's a capital gain of $9,000. And if "Company X" pays dividends your initial investment has a gain that is even larger than this (especially if you're reinvesting the dividends). You risked $1,000 and gained $9,000 in this case. Think it doesn't work like that? Doesn't happen in real life? Think again.
Let's take a look at a real-life example.
Obviously this is cherry picking a name from the past, but the point remains: your downside to investing in stocks is limited only to the capital you invested, while the upside is theoretically unlimited. Therefore, I feel the reward to investing in stocks far outweighs the potential risks. And this risk can be mitigated further by diversifying your capital into many different companies. I personally plan to have equity ownership stakes with at least 40 different companies by the time I'm done investing fresh capital and living off my dividend income.
This risk/reward relationship is one of many reasons I personally prefer stocks over every other asset class available.
With bonds, this upside/downside relationship does not exist in nearly the same manner. Your upside is limited by the coupon (yield) the bond gives you, as well as any potential capital appreciation that may exist by way of interest rate changes which could make your bonds more valuable if yields on new bonds fall (obviously unlikely looking forward as we are in a low interest rate environment). Bonds do not allow you to share in the growth of a company, however, so potential appreciation on your bonds is much less than stocks. The downside of bonds is a bit more limited than stocks, though, as bonds have a higher ranking in the capital structure of a business, meaning that if a business goes bankrupt bond holders are first in line to get reimbursed. However, the risk of capital depreciation is still there, and bonds are more sensitive to interest rates. Bonds have a tighter upside/downside spread in my opinion, meaning the downside and upside are both more limited than stocks. But I don't want limited upside. I want unlimited upside. Bonds, in my opinion, are much better for capital preservation, rather than capital growth.
Physical real estate certainly has the potential for significant upside, but real estate is hyper-local meaning that values on real estate are specific to a geographical region. Also, real estate is much different from a business. A business produces revenue, and therefore profits, via products or services that it sells to the public or other businesses. Real estate is simply shelter. It doesn't actually produce anything. Real estate can produce rental income for the owner, however, so income can be squeezed from this asset class. For the most part, residential real estate valuations are tied to incomes. If incomes fall, residence values fall in kind. If incomes rise, people can afford more luxurious abodes, and therefore usually bid up the prices of local real estate. Also, it's much more difficult to diversify with physical real estate as real estate holdings typically tie up a large amount of capital due to the costs of one physical holding. It's relatively easy to pay $7 to buy $1,400 worth ofChevron Corporation (CVX) stock. You can't really do this with real estate. The transaction (friction) costs are much higher, and in most cases you're not talking about fractional ownership like you are with publicly owned companies. You also have ongoing maintenance and tax costs. Because of this, I would more likely prefer to own real estate via Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) that behave and trade much more like stocks.
Overall, the upside/downside relationship with real estate is mixed. Your downside is not as great as stocks, because the odds of a property going to $0 in value is almost impossible. However, you could purchase a property that needs unforeseen repairs fairly quickly that can drain any available spare capital you have, and local markets could make it difficult for the asset to appreciate appreciably over the rate of inflation. Also, the odds of physical real estate appreciating at the rate of a group of wonderful companies with fantastic products/services and ones that operate with sufficiently high margins is very unlikely. This opinion is backed by the Case-Shiller Home Price Index which shows that home prices as an aggregate havebarely appreciated over the rate of inflation going back over 100 years. Also, this doesn't take into account the value of your time, as physical real estate tends to be more hands-on than stock ownership. Overall, I view the downside of real estate more limited than stocks, but the upside also not nearly as attractive as what stocks have potential for. Also, the difficulties of diversification, high transaction costs, hands-on nature and need for local market knowledge are traits that make real estate as an asset class less attractive than stocks (in my opinion).
I'm not even going to discuss gold or other physical metals. I've revealed my distaste for gold before. Upside and downside are completely dependent on what the next guy down the line is willing to pay for your unproductive metal.
And cash is obviously unattractive for many reasons. It will only depreciate over time, as inflation eats away at its purchasing power. So, you're guaranteed to slowly bleed money while your upside is basically non-existent. Cash<|fim_middle|> asset at attractive valuations looking out over the long-term.
Some people may think I'm crazy to put almost all my wealth into stocks. But I don't think I'm crazy at all. I think stocks represent the best possible opportunity to build wealth in a capitalist society. Owning pieces of high quality companiesand reinvesting the profits they send you via rising dividends is simply a fantastic way to build your wealth over the long haul. Picking a great group of high quality companies that pay, and increase, dividends while allowing time and compounding to work its magic will almost certainly provide you the greatest risk/reward relationship available. Your downside is limited only to original capital you've invested, while the upside is limited to the potential of the company you're investing in, the price at which Mr. Market is willing to pay for your ownership stake in said business, whether or not you were reinvesting dividends and your own emotional limitations (trying to time the market). Buying and holding quality companies for the long-term whileignoring the noise will eliminate almost every single potential drag on your investment upside.
How about you? Do you enjoy this upside/downside relationship in stocks? | is useful, however, when there are few attractively valued opportunities out there. When markets fall, bringing assets back into valuations that are near historical norms, cash can be useful to take advantages of opportunities. Cash is only good when you're turning it into an appreciating | 55 |
Posted on 6 December 2012 6 December 2012 by se7en
An Exclusive Interview with Justin Bonello… And a GiveAway Winner
Last week we were lucky enough to spend some time hanging out with Justin Bonello… the mastermind behind South Africa's Ultimate Braaimaster Reality TV Show…
For our readers overseas, who don't know about the show or what a braai is, it is the first locally grown South African reality show where fifteen teams have to pit their "cooking on open fires in the great outdoors" skills against each other… of course there is a grand prize and the continuous pressure of time and performance. A series where the teams travel together for 52 days straight and traverse 8000km of our beautiful country… showing us highlights from the Fish River to the Transkei… From Cape Town to Natal… and don't forget cooking in the wild of the Pilansberg Game Reserve.
The program is extremely South African, the landscape, the food and the culture of braais and associated "kuiers" (visits around the fire). Just completing this journey is an incredible achievement… completing and competing brings the game to a whole new level. The series is brought to us by our very own locally grown Justin Bonello, who is a movie maker of note but more than that he is a chef, when he talks about food he lights up – he uses words like alchemy and passion, the mingling and blending of flavours… This is a man with the incredible ability to create fine food. Which means that at the beginning of the series when our braai-masters were fresh at the game they could cook on an open fire… and by the end of the series they have brought braai-cuisine to a whole new level… no longer was it a piece of sausage or burgers… we are talking fine and refined meals that you could never ever imagine were cooked anywhere but in a five star kitchen!!!
We got to visit his studio last week… and ask him se7en + 1 "behind the scenes" questions:
After Reviewing his Ultimate Braai book and two weekends straight of solid braaing to taste-test the recipes… the entire family was long gone and in bed night after night and I was still in the scullery scrubbing. I had to know What happened on the show and who did the washing up?
Turns out when you are planning a reality TV show for the first time ever – you don't think of everything the first time round… in fact washing of dishes never entered their minds. The problem was slightly more complicated, by the fact that the teams and the film crew were on this epic adventure together… they weren't just cooking out in the open for the show and to compete… Oh no, they were living outdoors and the entire group still had to have three meals a day prepared and cleaned up before they could pack up and move on. There were places, like at the bottom of the Fish River Canyon, in the first show, where they were not even slightly prepared to wash dishes!!! At first the not so the lucky film crew were blessed with the job of dishwashing, and as you can imagine it wasn't too long before there was a mutiny and dishwashing was outsourced to locals as the "circus" traveled across the country. I have to say that is one thing they won't be forgetting in the plotting and planning of future series.
To live and film a reality show of this magnitude, I can imagine would be pretty daunting… Writing and preparing a fully grown cookbook in 52 days, while on the open road with a squad of teams and crew to look after. A superb book packed with brilliant photography, tips, recipes… and yet gives NO CLUE as to who the series winners are… is actually a little beyond comprehension. How did you find time to write a book, while you were on the road and filming a reality show?
They wrote the book on the road… as the dishes were made so they were photographed. Hundreds of photographs were taken and sifted through. The recipes were dashed back to the test-kitchens to be tried and checked before deciding if they were on of "the recipes" for the book.
The traveling took place during the South African winter, which means for most the country – no rainfall at all, but there are parts that have winter rainfall and winter storms can really be wild and violent… Did you ever have to compromise a show because of the weather?
Well because of the tight schedule – 52 days is 52 days… they only had one day's grace available and that was when they went out to sea to catch their fish for the braai…<|fim_middle|> sorts of walks of life, and in a rainbow nation like ours… many different cultures. How did you cope with tossing so many different folk into one pot… how did they get along, how did you survive the inevitable squabbling and feuding?
And here is an answer that I just wasn't expecting… while there might have been squabbling from time to time. With all that was going on, the players had to work as a team to survive… they had to cook all their meals together on the road, camp out together and by and large work together. Turns out he teams got on really well… and as they travelled further and further into the competition so they became a cohesive group. A family really, and the elimination round at the end of each show was gut-wrenching for them all – crew and competitors alike. When you think about it enough, and clearly I hadn't, all the players would have had a similar streak gushing through their veins. These competitors only would have entered if they were the confident, gregarious, outgoing ultimate braaimaster in their own back yard, with their own group of friends and family. So they did have something in common… the desire to braai better and better, to out perform and out-challenge each other. These competitors may have had different backgrounds but mentally, within the game, they were actually very similar and as a group they were pretty invincible.
Justin Bonello's first book and series "Cooked in Africa" introduces us to a man who loves to live out doors, to travel our rugged country and make fine food… but 52 days on the open road is a long time… Do you have a favourite recipe, from your latest book… was their a food lesson in this adventure for you?
Firstly, the food lesson: You can not cook a fine meal without real butter… I so agree with that. Butter really does make everything better!!! And the other thing is that South African foodies like to include influences from around the world… a touch of France, a taste of Italy and so on. He would like to see more genuine and uniquely South African flavours to be brought to the table… the flavour of the braai for instance is decidedly lacking in our top restaurants… the only way to get that woody, roasty, smokey flavour is to actually braai the food… And now that there is a recipe book out that highlights restaurant standard food, all cooked on a braai it is time to take the leap so to speak. His favourite recipe from the book is a pork belly lined with fillet steak, covered in gourmet spices and spit roasted on a braai. We haven't yet tried this one, but when we heard him describe it – well it is on the list of "must eat meals."
I always expected the challenges to be a little more like survivor or the amazing race… but there were really about cooking in the great outdoors towards the end of the series the challenges definitely got more difficult and there was a definite panic in the Durban episode as teams dashed through the spice market looking for very specific ingredients… to make the perfect curry of course. I also expected there to be a certain amount of eating strange things cooked from the braai… and you touched on that in the pub grub… What was the challenge that stands out for you?
Well the challenges definitely got more difficult as the production team gained experience and as plans for "Ultimate Braaimaster 2" are well underway… the challenges will most certainly have more intriguing elements in them. I think because this series was the first they had a lot to learn on the road. For many of the teams the challenges were difficult enough, some of the competitors had never eaten crabs or mussels and yet had to find them and cook them. Not difficult for everyone but certainly a challenge if you have never encountered them before. They are definite plans ahead to develop the challenges and food challenges, shall I say: "have you eaten cane-rat?" The challenge that stood out for Justin Bonello was a 24 hour challenge spread over two days – where the teams had to cook using every single skill they had learnt to master the challenge. My favourite challenge was the one that followed straight afterwards where teams had to stay up all night, like they weren't tired enough, to make camp coffee and rusks for the judges for breakfast the next morning. It was nail biting stuff the competitors were already exhausted and this would be an easy task in a kitchen but out in the bush veld… not that easy!!! The winners of that challenge were certainly deserving… making three flavours of rusk and keeping their fires stoked just enough to dry them out.
Let's get this right, the filming of the show took 52 days and 8000km, life on the road together with a full crew and fifteen competitive competitors… a book and a show came out simultaneously, and most of South Africa has been glued to their screens every Thursday evening for the last twelve weeks. This show out-strips and out-shines most reality shows for us – it is locally grown and we are loving it… but so much work must have gone into this project it is a vast and epic challenge just to put it all together, let alone actually take part in it!!! What did you, Justin Bonello, learn from the show?
And he answered in a word: "Trust." Just too many things were going on at once for him to be in control of absolutely everything… he had to trust his production team, his publishers and everyone involved to do their jobs with as much passion as he does his job and with the same crystal clear vision. A hard lesson to learn and one that only such an enormous project could teach. At the beginning of the series challenges could get pretty hectic but by the end the series the teams had pretty much learnt one very important thing from Justin Bonello, and you could hear them reciting this under their breathe…
Plan… Prep… Cook… Serve…
And the se7en + 1th thing…
There is going to be "An Ultimate Braai Series 2" you will have learnt from your experiences in the first series… you have hit on a phenomenal show that encompasses everything "proudly South African" the countryside, fine food and hanging out with friends… What would you change and do differently next time?
Season 2 is launching in December, in fact online entries open tonight after the show… and it will never ever be as easy as it was for the first group of competitors again. As the production crew learnt a lot – what works for competitors and what doesn't… the challenges will be much harder from now on and in Season 2 there will be no visiting of big cities… driving through them once or twice but otherwise back roads all the way!!! The teams will be in the great outdoors living off their wits… and I can guarantee that big "little problems" like "who does the dishes" will be ironed out and resolved long before they hit the road…
And now to announce the GiveAway Winners…
When we reviewed the Book we also had two copies of Justin Bonello's Ultimate Braai to GiveAway… and we had tons of entries:
In a heap…
And we popped them into the pestle and mortar…
And carefully picked two winners… I chose the smallest, least able to read or to be aware of who's entries were whose…
And the winners were:
Congratulations to:
Linda B Nov 23, 2012 at 5:35 am This would be such a great gift for my friend from SA who lives in the US.
Maria Domingues Nov 25, 2012 at 7:15 pm The book looks to me awesome! Our family loves to braai,this book would come in handy!!!!
To both our winners look out for an emil from us… And a huge thank you to Justin Bonello for his fabulous work and enduring another interview with us and se7en + 1 kids bouncing around on his white couches… and a huge thank-you to Penguin Books South Africa for supplying us with the books to Review and GiveAway.
Posted in GiveAways, RecipesTagged GiveAway winner, Justin Bonello
Prev What I Learnt from the Probloggers Webinar: Ten Things I Wish I Had Known About Blogging When I Started…
Next Christmas is Coming Really Slowly Around Here…
2 Replies to "An Exclusive Interview with Justin Bonello… And a GiveAway Winner"
Pingback: Justin Bonello's Cooked in the Karoo - A Review and GiveAway. - se7en | se7en
Pingback: Se7en + 1 Review Justin Bonello's Latest Book: Road Tripping... And it's a GiveAway!!! - se7en | se7en | they worried about the weather – because treacherous conditions could mean nothing short of a disaster. Turns out they did get rain and lots of it… deluging rain… but the show must go on… and just as if you plan a braai for Saturday night with your friends and it rains – you still braai – I know it is a mad South African thing, but braai plans can never be re-arranged… so the teams had to braai and present their meals in the pouring rain… Meals that weren't soggy and were well presented… adaptions were made and the braai did indeed go on!!! They had a challenge to cook "Engine Stew" a stew packed and prep at the beginning of a journey and carefully tied to the engine manifold, the drive time was extended significantly, by hours because of stormy weather… but their stews survived and so did the teams!!!
Now past experience tells me that traveling with even your best friends can be a little, ho hum, trying sometimes. Toss in some challenges, a competition, gruelling adventures and very long days… it could get really messy!!! Here they had fifteen vastly different teams with vastly different motivations… all aiming for that big prize. Folks from all | 254 |
A Mom's Review of Nim's Island
Tawnya is a freelance writer and mom of a tiny gymnast. When it comes to buying gymnastics-related gear, I'm an industry pro.
Find out why This Mom Loves Nim's Island
My daughter loves this movie so much, I have actually bought it twice. The first time, there was an unfortunate accident involving my four-year-old nephew, a peanut butter sandwich, and the DVD player, but I digress. This movie is family-friendly and a joy for the whole family.
Why Everyone Loves Nim's Island
When I was a kid, I grew up watching Jodie Foster, so watching<|fim_middle|>'s Island
Based on a children's novel of the same name by Wendy Orr
Nim's Island is located in the South Pacific
Nim's father told her, her mother Emily, was swallowed by a whale
Alexandria suffers from agoraphobia, a fear that doesn't allow her to leave her home
Made $100.1 million at the Box Office
Filmed in 4 different locations in Australia
Patrick Doyle composed the movie's score
Add Nim's Island to Your DVD or Blu-Ray Collection
Nim's Island (Widescreen Edition)
Any little adventurer will love her very own copy of Nim's Island.
The Official Nim's Island Trailer on YouTube
Have you seen Nim's Island?
© 2013 Tawnya
Children's & Family Films
Finding Nemo Vs Shark Tale
by Jeremy Gill4
Is Elsa From Disney's Frozen, A Bad Sister?
by Nigel Thomas4
Disney Pixar's "Up" Will Make You Feel Good
by Tawnya13 | her play an agoraphobic best-selling author Alexandra Rover with an imaginary friend is a joy. My nine-year old loves Abigail Bresnin, the actress that plays Nim and has since she played in Little Miss Sunshine, and we both think Gerard Butler, Alex Rover in the movie, is easy to look at, so that goes a long way as well.
Braving the Elements on a Deserted Island
Nim is a spunky young girl who lost her mother at a young age and is very independent. In fact, she and her researcher father,, Jack Rusoe, also played by Gerald Butler, live on a deserted island all alone. When Nim's dad has to go on a research trip, Nim refuses to go because she wants to tend to her responsibilities at home instead. Unfortunately, things don't go exactly as planned and both Nim and her father end up by themselves, and neither is sure if the other has survived recent events on the island and at sea.
Nim Relies on her Gut and Her Independence
Realizing that she won't survive very long if she doesn't figure out what to do, Nim relies on her gut and her independent upbringing to help her figure out how to adapt to her situation. As a result, Nim reaches out to an unsuspecting person to help, Alexandra Rover, and that person's life is forever changed. However, when Alexandra Rover offers to help, Nim isn't sure if the hero she thought she contacted will be able to offer her and her father what they so desperately need.
To find out whether Nim, her father, and Nim's hero are ever reunited, you have to watch the movie. Don't worry, you will want to watch it at least a dozen times more too. Keep scrolling to learn more about Nim's Island and get other great gift ideas too.
Facts About Nim | 374 |
Nvidia's rolled out its latest iteration of beta drivers, and these<|fim_middle|>king GeForce GTX 600 adopters.
Nvidia's GeForce blog reports that the update corrects that annoying Adaptive VSync some users were running into, as well as an issue with the Global FXAA settings that turned the text in some programs — such as Windows Live Mail — into an unreadable, anti-aliased mess. Finally, some overclocked GTX 600 owners were finding that the 3xx drivers were forcing their cards into constantly running at idle clock speeds; 304.48 fixes that, too.
Then, there are the performance tweaks, which Nvidia claims can boost the frame rates in some titles by up to 18 percent.
Check out Nvidia's GeForce blog for a full list of improvements, or wander over to the GeForce beta drivers page to nab 304.48 for your rig.
Newegg Daily Deals: Asus DirectCU II Radeon R9 270X Graphics Card, AMD FX-6300, and More! | looks like a must-have for GTX 600-series owners. In addition to the usual performance tweaks and added SLI and 3D Vision profiles for GTX 400, 500 and 600-series cards, the GeForce 304.48 beta drivers pack in fixes for some troublesome problems that have been ir | 72 |
Hampton Estate Wines has everything you need to create a special and memorable wedding. Surround yourself with the sheer beauty of the landscape, mountain views, and the history of this majestic old building. The perfect location for your wedding celebration.
Among its classic features is the stunning cedar staircase for the bride and groom's entry, and in the winter months the magnificent stone open fireplace is lit generating a romantic warm and cosy atmosphere,<|fim_middle|> building makes it the perfect ceremony location.
With the recent addition of the Hampton Lane Cottages we have everything covered from ceremony, reception to accommodation. Our events team look forward to looking after you and ensuring you have the wedding of your dreams. | when the cold night mists are swirling.
Your wedding ceremony will be an elegant affair in the stunning Glasshouse wedding and function pavilion. The stunning views from this 360 degree glass | 39 |
Qavah and I drove in late this afternoon and I<|fim_middle|> We wept for joy when we were finished and said good night. | am actually too tired to say much at this time. However, Qavah was brave this week and prayers were answered. We will know a lot more in a few weeks when all of her tests return and a report is sent to us. Our final meeting with the geneticist this morning was very valuable and I'll want to share more about that as well when I get some rest.
I met some precious women on this trip. Women who have been given a very difficult task, and I was humbled as I watched them care for their children. We found each other by God's grace and prayed together last night at the Inn. We were gathered around a table from different states, cultures, and ethnic groups but we had one thing in common. We were all trusting God for a miracle so we bowed our heads and prayed together. There is something very holy about the cry of a mother's heart. | 182 |
A couple of summers ago I posted an explanation of the "Monsoon" on this blog, seemed appropriate to re-visit that this week.
We were getting some good surges of moisture from the Desert Southwest Monsoon this week, with rain and thunderstorms plaguing us, and some heavy downpors with late day thunderstorms the last two days (August 5 & 6, 2014).
If you happen to read my forecast discussions on the JH Forecast page of www.mountainweather.com or perhaps you listen to my forecast rap in the mornings on the radio (iMix 92.3 FM) you will frequently hear me mention "monsoon moisture", during the summer months.
The term "monsoon" comes from the Arabic word mausim, which means "a season". It refers to the large-scale wind flow that lasts for a whole season near the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea.
A "monsoon", therefore, is simply a seasonal wind flow pattern. The Desert Southwest Monsoon that occurs in the United States is similar to the Asian Monsoon that affects India and the Himalayas during this same time<|fim_middle|> that monsoon moisture will reach as far north as Northwest Wyoming and Southwest Montana, causing thunderstorms here, which are often some of the strongest of the summer season.
The typical weather pattern that sets up in July and August that will transport the monsoon moisture this far north is when a thermal Low pressure (dry low pressure caused by heating) develops over southeast California and western Arizona, at the same time High pressure develops over eastern Texas. Then when a Low pressure system or upper level Trof of Low pressure moves into the Northwest U.S., that helps draw that monsoon moisture northward. (See today's weather map, which kind of shows that pattern, but not as well defined as some years).
This round of monsoon moisture has been particularly WET, with flooding, landsldides, mudslides, etc. from California to Nevada, and Utah.
The downpours we had this afternoon (Wednesday August 6, 2014 ) in Jackson were aided by an upper level Trof of Low pressure that is moving over the Great Basin and making things even more unstable. Thunderstorms produced 0.40 inches of rain at my rain gauge in less than an hour! That's more than we got the previous 24-hours.
Here are some weather maps from today.......Wednesday August 6, 2014.
Snow King Lightning Detector screen shot @ 5pm Wed.
It's very tough to visit each weather shop, comparing price,features and checking else. So if you wanna buy cabled or portable wind meters at weather shop online shops are best option. | of year, from July to early September.
The North American version of the monsoon kind of originates over the interior of Mexico, where very moist (i.e. humid), tropical air is converging over the land from the Pacific Ocean to the west and from the Gulf of Mexico to the east. That moisture is then drawn northward by southerly winds over the hot, dry deserts of the Southwest. This causes frequent strong thunderstorms over New Mexico and Arizona.
Often in July and August the monsoon will surge up into Utah and Colorado, causing thunderstorms over the deserts of southern Utah and western Colorado. Some of these thunderstorms create flash flooding situations in the canyon country of the Southwest.
A few times a summer | 147 |
<|fim_middle|> | Rachel Smith is a Physician Assistant who graduated from Touro University of Nevada recently. She moved to the Las Vegas area for school in 2013. At Touro, she was able to complete two Master's Degree programs; one in Medical Health Sciences, and the other in Physician Assistant Studies. She completed her undergraduate education at the University of California at Davis. Some of her favorite areas to practice are family medicine, internal medicine, psychiatry, and emergency medicine. In her free time, Rachel enjoys spending time with her two dogs, taking them for hikes, swimming, and to the park. She also enjoys dancing, cooking, exercising, and traveling to new places. Her favorite places to travel are anywhere with a beach and a tropical climate. For exercise, she enjoys aerial training, cardio and weight lifting, and yoga. She occupies a very active lifestyle and enjoys keeping busy. | 178 |
The Windsor<|fim_middle|> cultural and sports activities.
The historic centre seems to be made for strolling round while drinking the healing mineral waters from the thermal springs, and relaxing in the parks or visiting the boutiques and other luxury shops.
If you're of a sporty disposition, Karlovy Vary offers tours of its spa woods containing numerous viewing towers, a golf course and tennis court, pools and many other sports venues.
The Concert Hall, Karlovy Vary municipal theatre, cinema and luxury restaurants and bars provide a rich cultural and night life.
If you're into your ice-hockey, you can visit a home match of team, HC Energie, who play in the highest Czech ice-hockey league.
Karlovy Vary's surroundings are an oasis for all who enjoy hiking, sight-seeing, playing golf and those who love virgin nature and a rich history. | complex is located in the very heart of Karlovy Vary's historic centre, which is famed for its unique architecture, healing springs and leading spa care.
The Windsor complex neighbours the most famous Karlovy Vary colonnade – the Mill Colonnade. With its six thermal springs, this is a place which every visitor to Karlovy Vary must see. You are sure to appreciate staying close to it.
A few minutes' walk away are the other Karlovy Vary colonnades: Park (Sadová), Market (Tržní), Chateau (Zámecká) and Hot Spring (Vřídelní) Colonnades. This last colonnade contains Karlovy Vary's famed hot spring geyser.
The most well-known and largest Bohemian spa offers an inexhaustible number of treatments, relaxation, | 179 |
Vistra CEO casts doubt on cost-effectiveness of US 2035 net-zero carbon target for electricity sector
Date posted: 7th Dec 2020
Patrick Lavery
Combustion Industry News Editor
Curt Morgan, the CEO of Texas-based Vistra, the leading independent US power producer,<|fim_middle|> the goal is not achievable, but that "I just don't think it would be in the best interests of the American people and the US economy to do it." Mr Morgan's words will not be the last spoken about the 2035 target.
Britain sources more zero-carbon electricity than from fossil fuels for first time in 2019
Environmental groups criticise UK CCS plans
EC's plan to include maritime emissions into ETS draws criticism from Japan and South Korea | has told the Financial Times that President-Elect Joe Biden's gal of achieve net-zero power production in the US by 2035 would be "prohibitively expensive" for consumers. Vistra itself has a 2050 net-zero carbon dioxide emissions target, set in September of this year, and has a portfolio containing mostly natural gas and coal, with some renewables, oil and nuclear. It plans to close coal plants and increase investment in renewables, and all together this gives Mr Morgan a good overview of the US power sector and its trends as a whole. In stronger language, he continued the interview with the FT by saying that Mr Biden "won't be in office long" if he does not heed the advice he will receive from "serious people…talking about what is achievable and what's not". However, he continued to say that it is not that | 177 |
will determine its value tomorrow."
We are a premier property management company serving condominium associations in West Michigan.
Condominium property management is our cornerstone. Our sole focus is to deliver exceptional performance that enriches communities and enhances the lives of the people we serve.
Property management is a team effort. We build strong working relationships with association Boards of Directors, homeowners and co-owners to provide assistance as well as leadership in all facets of association management.
Family owned, we bring character, honesty, integrity, and the highest ethical standards. Trust and respect are our foundations. We approach each property as if it were our own. We are accessible, good listeners,<|fim_middle|> in which to live, and enhance the value of our property owners' condominium real estate investment.
It is our responsibility to provide the day-to-day management of your Association so that all co-owners may fully enjoy the benefits of condominium living. | and good communicators.
Gerow Management Company strives to protect the physical and financial integrity of our managed properties, create safe and beautiful surroundings | 27 |
Flag Of Maldives: Design, Colors, And Symbols
The current flag was adopted upon The Maldives sovereignty in 1965.
The Maldives is among the world's most geographically diverse island nations, and it brings together 26 atolls under one country. The Maldives is mostly associated with its rich marine life, clear blue waters, and beaches. Tourism earns the nation a substantial income, and it is especially popular with honeymooners. The islands of the Maldives had long been used by Arab merchants as resting zones as they sailed through the Indian Ocean. The Arabs' plain red flags were therefore used in the islands for decades. The archipelago's current flag was adopted upon its attainment of sovereignty in 1965.
History of the Flag
The first flag used in the Maldives featured a plain red field. A black and white-striped hoist named the Dhandimathi was subsequently included in the flag. This flag was used through to the early 20th century when Abdul Majeed Didi added a crescent. Another state flag was created at the<|fim_middle|> recalled, and the presidential flags were formally unveiled on July 26, 1968.
Design of the National Flag
The flag features a red field in which a large green rectangle has been placed at the center. The rectangle bears a white and vertical crescent moon where the closed side of the crescent is placed on the flag's hoist side.
Colors and Symbols of the Maldivian Flag
The red color on the field represents the courage of the country's heroes as well as the blood they shed in the course of protecting their country and fighting for sovereignty. The green panel symbolizes prosperity, life, peace, and progress. The green color also represents the multitude of palm trees which characterize the islands' landscape and which represent a source of life for the inhabitants. The palm tree was officially recognized in 1985 as the National Tree. It occupies a special place in the life of the residents as all parts of it are used. Its branches, for example, are used to make roofs, effective brooms, and artistic items. The fruit makes up an integral part of the archipelago's cuisine, and the juice of a young fruit, commonly called "kurumba" is enjoyed as a delicious drink. Ripe coconuts are popularly eaten with dried fish. Coconut shells come in handy as sources of fuel, and they are used to heat specially made irons present in the islands. The white crescent represents the Islamic faith as it is Islam's traditional color.
Benjamin Elisha Sawe November 23 2017 in Politics
What Do The Colors And Symbols Of The Mexican Flag Mean?
What Do The Colors And Symbols Of The Flag Of The United Nations Mean?
What is the Difference Between Democrats and Republicans?
The Black Codes And Jim Crow Laws
Iroquois Great Law of Peace
United States-Iran Conflict
The War In Afghanistan
The United States-North Korea Relations
The Crisis In Venezuela
The Conflict In Ethiopia | same time, and it contained the crescent on a green rectangle. These changes were effected sometime between 1926 and 1932 in the course of Abdul Majeed's tenure as Prime Minister. The state flag's crescent was reversed to face the hoist in 1953 when Maldives became a republic, and the national flag was done away with. Although the Sultanate was reinstated in 1954, the flag was not changed to its previous look. Muhammad Fareed Didi undertook the mandate of making a new flag for the Sultan which featured a five-pointed star near the crescent. A form of this flag continues to be used in modern day as the Presidential Standard. The black and white hoist was done away with upon independence in 1965. Three years later, the Sultanate was | 177 |
› Vitality
What It's Like Trying Cryotherapy Vs. Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatments, Plus Health Benefits And Risks
Jul 13, 2017 02:41 PM By Melissa Matthews @M_Matthews m.matthews@newsweekgroup.com
Medical treatments like whole body cryotherapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy have become almost mainstream with celebrity evangelists such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Madonna. Each treatment is very different: the first uses extremely chilly temperatures, while the latter focuses on increasing oxygen consumption to heal. On the other hand, they both tout shared health benefits like faster muscle recovery and increased energy.
I decided to try both full body cryotherapy and the hyperbaric chamber myself. The cost of these treatments isn't exactly cheap, and doctors recommend regular sessions, so read on to see if you think the benefits are worth the price.
My Experience Trying Whole Body Cryotherapy
"No one has to worry about dying tonight," Dr. Daniel Fenster, Doctor of Chiropractor, assures the room of journalists. "It's not a good night to die."
In a few minutes, I'll be standing nearly naked inside a chamber that will dip to -250 degrees Fahrenheit. In front of strangers. Until then, Fenster gives a pep talk to the room of journalists who came to his Upper East Side facility, Complete Wellness NYC, for a press event. He's a likable, reassuring guy who doesn't judge even when I ask if anyone hasn't made it for the full three minutes.
"Yes, it happens," he answers. "But it's OK. It's OK."
Read: Yoga May Make Injuries Worse, Cause Long-Term Musculoskeletal Pain
Fenster explains that out of the 100 and counting he's taken through the cryotherapy chamber, only two haven't made it. The first lasted 20 seconds due to nerves and the second was battling a cold. But Fenster reassures us that three minutes is only the goal; everyone can do what they're comfortable with.
We're led to the back of the office where the chamber is housed, each taking turns in the bathroom to change into robes (which will be taken off in the chamber), gloves and socks. A brave writer named Danielle goes first, and she was so relaxed I swear you'd think she was tanning on the beach.
And then, it was my turn.
In the waiting room, Fenster explained that an ice bath actually feels much worse than cryo - and he's right. The chamber is bearable at first, and I think, "OK, I can do this," but it became colder and my body began to shiver. I felt it mostly in my shins and toes, despite the heavy socks. To distract me, Fenster made conversation, asking what I did at work. My mind was empty of<|fim_middle|> fast, and I was not the third one to have chickened out of the cryo chamber.
Three minutes is the max amount of time allowed in the machine. Melissa Matthews
So What Are The Benefits Of Cryotherapy?
Fenster says there's a lot of reasons to try cryotherapy, but many are drawn to its anti-inflammatory properties. Athletes like Lebron James use the treatment to reduce muscle soreness. Beyond its physical attributes, Fenster says some use it to boost their mood.
"You're going to get an endorphin high without even having to put on your sneakers," he explains, likening it to a runner's high.
However, the Food and Drug Administration issued a statement last year warning consumers that none of these claims have been proven.
"Given a growing interest from consumers in whole body cryotherapy, the FDA has informally reviewed the medical literature available on this subject," said Aron Yustein, M.D., a medical officer in the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, in a statement. "We found very little evidence about its safety or effectiveness in treating the conditions for which it is being promoted."
Read: What Makes Food Natural? Consumers Don't Have A Good Definition, But They Care A Lot
The After
Outside of the machine, I feel energized, as if I could run for miles. That bump in mood is all thanks to the adrenaline rush Fenster said would come at the end of the three minutes. My good mood lasts all night, even while dealing with the typical New York City train problems, and I actually look forward to going back for another treatment. I am disappointed, however, that cryotherapy has little affect on my knee pain, which is fairly consistent thanks to weak hips and a love of running.
My Experience Trying Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
My experience with hyperbaric oxygen therapy is much different, mostly because there's nothing scary about sitting in a tent and breathing in oxygen. Visiting The Salerno Center alone (and not on a press event) also lessened the intimidation factor.
Unlike the towering cryotherapy chamber, the hyperbaric unit is small and reminiscent of a tiny tent. Compared to my experience being frozen, oxygen therapy is almost anticlimactic. There's no build up at all. The staff simply turns on the machine, instructs me to sit inside and gives me a small mask to breathe in extra oxygen. Air pressure inside the chamber is roughly three times higher than normal air pressure, according to the Mayo Clinic.
I sit inside, breathing in oxygen and reading a magazine for about 15 minutes, until the nurse tells me it's time to come out. A full session is 60 minutes, so I likely didn't receive the full benefits.
Health Benefits Of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
As with Cryotherapy, many choose to breathe in extra O2 to reduce inflammation, speed up recovery, or treat arthritis. Some just come for a little boost of energy.
"It's definitely a pick me up like caffeine except it doesn't give you the jitteriness of caffeine," Dr. John Salerno explains. "It would give you the energy of having a cup or two of coffee."
Entrepreneur Tony Robbins is a big proponent of the therapy, and the motivational speaker is actually the reason behind Salerno's investment in the machine.
"He convinced me we needed to get one for when he travels here," Salerno says.
Aside from treating runners before a big race, the doctor sees patients with neurological diseases like Parkinson's or multiple sclerosis who believe it helps manage their symptoms. Salerno recounts how some Parkinson's patients are unable to walk but will regain some mobility for several days after a session.
Hospitals have long been using hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat anemia, non-healing wounds and skin infections, but the research to support its use for other diseases is currently insufficient, according to the FDA.
I'm cranky and exhausted the morning I show up to The Salerno Center, so hearing that it could remedy my bad mood was encouraging. However, that not-so-sunny disposition follows me all the way back to work. In the afternoon, I feel perkier and only down one cup of coffee (an improvement from my typical two to three). It was only much later that evening that I notice my knees don't ache, and for several days can run without the usual sharp pain.
Vagina Glitter Isn't Safe, According To Doctors Who Warn Against High-Demand 'Passion Dust'
Smartphones May Distract You And Cause 'Brain Drain' Even When They're Turned Off | all thoughts except the below freezing temperature, and when asked about my stories, I couldn't name a single one.
Suddenly, it was over. The minutes ticked by surprisingly | 35 |
An Experimental Technique for the Study of the Mechanical Behavior of Thin Film Materials at Micro- and Nano-Scale
Thesis_Arash_Tajik.pdf (3.623Mb)
Tajik, Arash
An experimental technique has been presented to probe the mechanical behavior of thin film materials. The method is capable of tensile testing thin films on substrate and free-standing thin film specimens. A mechanical gripper was designed to address the current challenges in gripping thin film specimens. In order to measure the strain field across the gage section, the moire interferometry technique was used and the respective optical setup was designed. A versatile microfabrication process has been developed to fabricate free-standing dog-bone specimens. Aluminum was used as the model material; however, any other metallization material can be integrated in the process. Thin film specimens have been characterized using<|fim_middle|> In order to extract the strain field information from the moire interferogram data, a numerical postprocessing technique was developed based on continuous wavelet transforms (CWT). The method was applied on simulated uniform and nonuniform strain fields and the wavelet parameters were tuned to achieve the best spatial localization and strain accuracy.
Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Arash Tajik (2008). An Experimental Technique for the Study of the Mechanical Behavior of Thin Film Materials at Micro- and Nano-Scale. UWSpace. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3709 | SEM, AFM, and TEM. A process has been developed to fabrication diffraction gratings on the specimen by FIB milling. Different grating geometries were fabricated and the diffraction efficiency of the gratings was characterized. The structural damage induced by the Ga+ ions during the FIB milling of the specimens was partially characterized using STEM and EDS. | 72 |
Glamping Out at Sasse Mt. Outpost, 80 Miles from Seattle
General / People / Places / October 7, 2021
Sure, there are plenty of perks that come with owning property at Tumble Creek and its private club in the 6,400-acre Suncadia Resort out in the mountains of Washington State.
First, there's the location: it's on the sunny, dry side of Snoqualmie Pass, about an hour and a half from most of greater Seattle.
There are the Paintbrush Lake homesites, the Tom Doak-designed golf course homesites, and the mountain view homesites overlooking the Cle Elum River.
There are miles of trails, parks, and access to Suncadia's facilities like The Hill House, The Golf House, and The Great House. Then there's the river for floating and flyfishing.
But from Memorial Day to just after Labor Day, there's one amenity that's perpetually booked: glamping.
"It's called Sasse Mt. Outpost, named for one of the mountains nearby. It's within the Tumble Creek community – and for club members only," says Jared Jeffries, general manager of the Tumble Creek Club. "There are two sleeping tents with decking and memory-foam mattresses."
There's a centrally located fire pit, a dining tent, and a gathering tent. "It's only a mile from the neighborhood," he says. "So, you can golf all day and come up and stay."
It's extremely popular because club members can camp out with all the comforts of home – and their dining options range from the humble to the sublime. "You can pack your food in, or we'll grocery-shop for you, or one of our culinary experts will come out and cook for you," he says.
Tumble Creek started out as a second-home community, but Covid changed that. "Two years ago, I would have said these are second homes but now a good 30 percent are uses as primary homes," he says. "The pandemic accelerated it with people working from home – and it still has proximity to the city."
Within Tumble Creek's 2,600 acres are more than 400 homesites, though most are spoken for. "We still have about 30 homesites in our inventory, and we have the ability to bring on more," he says.
Anyone who wants to check out those homesites would do well to visit Suncadia and its own amenities. "With the resort come 36 holes of golf that are more public, plus two really nice swim and fitness opportunities<|fim_middle|> the river and mountain views."
But if you want to go glamping at Sasse Mt. Outpost come Memorial Day, you'll need to own a piece of land at Tumble Creek – and join the club.
Or know someone who already has.
Tags: featured, Glamping, Traditional Architecture
Flek Pure: 3form's 100% Recycled Architectural Product
Philip Hanson Hiss Will Be the Focus of Sarasota Mod
The newest iteration of 3form's Varia product line is a breakthrough, 100 percent recycled material called Flek Pure. Where... | plus a winery and The Inn with restaurant and golf shop," he says. "The Lodge has 255 rooms overlooking | 26 |
Virtual1 has deployed 'MetroWAVE' Optical Multiplexers from Metrodata Ltd. for the heart of its recently launched London-wide fibre infrastructure.
Long-standing<|fim_middle|> nor Virtual1's approach radical, some key equipment design steps have been taken by both parties to ensure that the cost-effectiveness of Passive optical technology does not compromise performance, particularly in relation to driving distances around the fibre ring. "Our equipment has been optimised for modular expansion with minimal optical power loss, which is essential to ensure effective signal reach around the Metro network". The result, for Virtual1, is a fibre network core which is resilient and can be quickly and simply expanded, all at low cost and using minimal space and power, both of which are at a premium in the Data Centre environment.
We chose MetroWAVE equipment because of the simplicity of the solution, low maintenance requirement and excellent scalability. Metrodata were a delight to work with as they are a very responsive supplier and were keen to work closely with us to ensure their product fitted our needs. | UK Network Equipment Manufacturer Metrodata Ltd., already a partner with its MetroCONNECT family of Managed Ethernet Demarcation Devices (EDDs), worked with Virtual1 to design a key element of the Metro-area fibre network, stretching from Docklands in the East right though to Heathrow and Woking in the West. The company's MetroWAVE Optical Multiplexers have been installed in Data Centres and main PoP locations throughout the network.
Each MetroWAVE Mux/Demux unit supports 8 fibre services, each of up to 10Gbps, over different wavelengths within the 'Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing' (CWDM) spectrum, in addition to accommodating a conventional 'wideband' service at the 1310nm wavelength, used by default for fibre connection by equipment vendors. In addition, provision is made for both non-invasive service monitoring and throughput expansion, all in a highly compact package. Moreover, the multiplexers themselves are completely Passive, requiring no power and containing no moving parts, so their reliability is extremely high, a critical factor for Virtual1's core network.
Kirby points out that whilst optical multiplexing is neither new, | 241 |
Pulse-amplitude modulation (PAM) is a form of signal modulation where the message information is encoded in the amplitude of a series of signal pulses. It is an analog pulse modulation scheme in which the amplitudes of a train of carrier pulses are varied according to the sample value of the message signal. Demodulation is performed by detecting the amplitude level of the carrier at every single period.
Types
There are two types of pulse amplitude modulation:
In single polarity PAM, a suitable fixed DC bias is added to the signal to ensure that all the pulses are positive.
In double polarity PAM, the pulses are both positive and negative.
Pulse-amplitude modulation is widely used in modulating signal transmission of digital data, with non-baseband applications having been largely replaced by pulse-code modulation, and, more recently, by pulse-position modulation.
The number of possible pulse amplitudes in analog PAM is theoretically infinite. Digital PAM reduces the number of pulse amplitudes to some power of two. For example, in 4-level PAM there are possible discrete pulse amplitudes; in 8-level PAM there are possible discrete pulse amplitudes; and in 16-level PAM there are possible discrete pulse amplitudes.
Uses
Ethernet
Some versions of the Ethernet communication standard are an example of PAM usage. In particular, 100BASE-T4 and BroadR-Reach Ethernet standard use three-level PAM modulation (PAM-3), while 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet uses five-level PAM-5 modulation and 10GBASE-T 10 Gigabit Ethernet uses a Tomlinson-Harashima Precoded (THP) version of pulse-amplitude modulation with 16 discrete levels (PAM-16), encoded in a two-dimensional checkerboard pattern known as<|fim_middle|> problems.
GDDR7
GDDR7 will utilize PAM-3 signaling to achieve speeds of 36 Gbps/pin. The higher data transmission rate per cycle compared to NRZ/PAM2-signaling used by GDDR6 and prior generations improves power efficiency and signal integrity.
PCI Express
PCI Express 6.0 has introduced PAM usage.
Photo biology
The concept is also used for the study of photosynthesis using a specialized instrument that involves a spectrofluorometric measurement of the kinetics of fluorescence rise and decay in the light-harvesting antenna of thylakoid membranes, thus querying various aspects of the state of the photosystems under different environmental conditions. Unlike the traditional dark-adapted chlorophyll fluorescence measurements, pulse amplitude fluorescence devices allow measuring under ambient light conditions, which made measurements significantly more versatile.
Electronic drivers for LED lighting
Pulse-amplitude modulation has also been developed for the control of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), especially for lighting applications. LED drivers based on the PAM technique offer improved energy efficiency over systems based upon other common driver modulation techniques such as pulse-width modulation (PWM) as the forward current passing through an LED is relative to the intensity of the light output and the LED efficiency increases as the forward current is reduced.
Pulse-amplitude modulation LED drivers are able to synchronize pulses across multiple LED channels to enable perfect color matching. Due to the inherent nature of PAM in conjunction with the rapid switching speed of LEDs, it is possible to use LED lighting as a means of wireless data transmission at high speed.
Digital television
The North American Advanced Television Systems Committee standards for digital television uses a form of PAM to broadcast the data that makes up the television signal. This system, known as 8VSB, is based on an eight-level PAM. It uses additional processing to suppress one sideband and thus make more efficient use of limited bandwidth. Using a single 6 MHz channel allocation, as defined in the previous NTSC analog standard, 8VSB is capable of transmitting 32 Mbit/s. After accounting for error-correcting codes and other overhead, the data rate in the signal is 19.39 Mbit/s.
See also
8VSB
Amplitude-shift keying
Carrier Sense Multiple Access
Pulse-density modulation
Pulse forming network
Quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM)
Notes
References
Quantized radio modulation modes | DSQ128. 25 Gigabit Ethernet and some copper variants of 100 Gigabit Ethernet and 200 Gigabit Ethernet use PAM-4 modulation.
USB
USB4 Version 2.0 uses PAM-3 signaling for USB4 80Gbps (USB4 Gen 4×2) and USB4 120Gbps (USB4 Gen 4 Asymmetric) transmitting 3 bits per 2 clock cycles. Thunderbolt 5 uses the same PHY.
GDDR6X
GDDR6X, developed by Micron and Nvidia and first used in the Nvidia RTX 3080 and 3090 graphics cards, uses PAM4 signaling to transmit 2 bits per clock cycle without having to resort to higher frequencies or two channels or lanes with associated transmitters and receivers, which may increase power or space consumption and cost. Higher frequencies require higher bandwidth, which is a significant problem beyond 28 GHz when trying to transmit through copper. PAM4 costs more to implement than earlier NRZ (non return to zero, PAM2) coding partly because it requires more space in integrated circuits, and is more susceptible to SNR (signal to noise ratio) | 258 |
Guy Dupuis (born May 10, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman. He is known for playing fourteen seasons with the Fort Wayne Komets of the Central Hockey League. Dupuis was the last active member of the Komets' 1993 Turner Cup-winning team.
Career
Dupuis was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, going 47th overall. While he never played for Detroit, he did play parts of three seasons with their AHL affiliate in Adirondack.
Dupuis skated with the Fort Wayne Komets from part of the 1991-92 IHL season until the end of the 1998-99 season. He was a member of the team during the 1992-93 season when the Komets won the Turner Cup, which is awarded to the playoff champions of the IHL.
From 1999 until 2005, Dupuis played for seven teams in six different leagues. He returned to the Komets at the start of the 2005–06 and was named the UHL's (and later IHL) Best Defenseman in 2006-07, 2007–08, and 2008–09. He also helped lead the Komets to three consecutive Turner Cup titles (2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10), making him one of fifteen players in IHL history to win four Turner Cups in their career. Dupuis signed a one-year extension on July 27, 2010, making it his 21st year of professional hockey.
Retirement
Dupuis announced his retirement on May 24, 2011, two weeks after his 41st birthday. Dupuis is the only member of the Komets to play in all four leagues the team has participated in—the original International Hockey League, the United Hockey League, the second International Hockey League and the Central Hockey League. His final jersey was auctioned by the team and sold for $2750. This was the second consecutive year that Dupuis' jersey had the highest bid placed.
The Fort Wayne Komets immediately announced that his #2 would be retired during the 2nd home game of the 2011-12 season.
Personal life
Dupuis is now employed at SCI in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Records
Fort Wayne Komets
Games Played<|fim_middle|> Best Defenseman, UHL
2007-08, Best Defenseman, IHL
2007-08, Turner Cup winner, IHL
2008-09, Best Defenseman, IHL
2008-09, Turner Cup winner, IHL
2009-10, Turner Cup winner, IHL
Eight time winner, Best Defenseman, Fort Wayne Komets
Seven time winner, Plus-Minus Award, Fort Wayne Komets
Two time winner, Bud Gallmeier Memorial Trophy for Community Service in Fort Wayne
Two time winner, Komets' True Komet Award
References
External links
1970 births
Adirondack Red Wings players
Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Chicago Wolves players
Detroit Red Wings draft picks
Fort Wayne Komets players
Hershey Bears players
Hull Olympiques players
Ice hockey people from New Brunswick
Iserlohn Roosters players
Living people
Sportspeople from Moncton
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany | , Regular Season (945)
Games Played, Playoffs (95)
Games Played, Combined (1040)
Goals by a defenseman (126)
Goals by a defenseman in playoffs (14)
Goals by a defenseman, Combined (140)
Assists by a defenseman, Regular Season (417)
Assists by a defenseman, Combined (454)
Points by a defenseman, Regular Season (543)
Points by a defenseman, Combined (594)
Awards
1987-88, President's Cup winner, QMJHL
1992-93, Turner Cup winner, IHL
2004-05, First All-Star Team, ECHL
2005-06, Second All-Star Team, UHL
2006-07, | 187 |
Those cozier cliches might all largely be present in the film's austerity, but director James Kent only mines their entertainment value intermittently, leaving the story's potential for the problematic to sometimes take hold. Knightley plays the grieving Rachael, coming to live in Hamburg with her military husband Lewis after the fall of the Nazis and the death of their son. The couple takes up residence in the mansion of Stephen Lubert and his resentful daughter Freda, away from the city's more open hostility to the British forces.
As physical distance proves no difference to the wedge between Rachael and Lewis, Rachael begins to fall for the equally broken Lupert. But uncertainty and paranoia shrouds Lewis' perception of Lupert as tensions rise among the Nazi-sympathizing German locals, including a young boy who has captured Freda's affections and potential political fervor. It's a straightforward attempt for audiences who love to bathe in handsome prestige – all that's missing is the spark.
From the novel by Rhidian Brook, Kent largely flattens the film's passions and political intrigue. While the script (<|fim_middle|> very least, a richer sense of what we want from a film as pristinely composed as this. Instead, it's too complacent to be exciting or even preachily relevant, offering up the worst sin on the menu – it's forgettable. Though well designed, The Aftermath is inoffensive but still leaves much to be desired. | adapted by Joe Shrapnel, Anna Waterhouse, and Brook) sets up plenty of contemporary concerns involving white nationalism and what personal and cultural problems come from our inability to unpack tragedy, the film allows them to lay unexplored. At its worst these undeveloped themes barely escape dangerous "both sides" mentality, and at best its a fairly rote post-WWII we've seen before but not the ones that have excited us.
Even Knightley is left at sea in a character that is largely deferential to the turns of her male costars, both of whom fall flat. As Lubert, Alexander Skarsgård is a vacant vessel without much going on behind his stare, while Jason Clarke's Lewis is yet another performance from the actor we have seen from him several other indistinguishable times. It isn't ultimately pulse-racing stuff, particularly with such milquetoast screen partners opposite the typically engrossed Knightley.
One wishes the film had a stronger intuition to its characters' tragic circumstance, or at the | 211 |
Where did the last 6 days go??
My apologies for the incredible long delay in updating this blog. Since I arrived Monday afternoon (Sept. 20) it's literally been non-stop. The bed is so comfy in my room, but I hardly get to experience it.
In the meantime, here are some pics including a pic from the Opening Ceremonies tonight which were fantastic! Our flagbearer, Para athlete Lauren Barwick, did Canada proud leading us into the big stadium to wild cheers from the many Canadian supporters who were there.
Many thanks to<|fim_middle|> all the medals we will be bringing home. See you in the next blog entry. | my Mom who went to Canadian Tire in Ottawa and scored a whole bunch of flags which the athletes and team members waved enthusiastically when entering the arena. Canada was the only country aside from USA whose entire team were decked out with Canadian flags.
About to enter the main stadium!
Sport's legend Muhammed Ali gives the main stadium a proper christening of greatness - let the games begin!!
What great pictures! Loved the display of "Canadian Flags" – proud to be Canadian. Looking forward to reading about | 101 |
TRIBUNE is America's largest employee-owned media company, operating businesses in publishing, interactive and broadcasting,<|fim_middle|> connected.
Cartoon Network, currently seen in nearly 91 million U.S. homes and 160 countries around the world, offers the best in original, acquired and classic animated entertainment for kids and families. | including 11 daily newspapers, 23 television stations, WGN America, WGN-AM and the Chicago Cubs baseball team.
Sony Pictures Entertainment's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home video acquisition and distribution, operation of studio facilities, development of new entertainment technologies and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries worldwide.
The Fox Broadcasting Company is owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Since its launch on October 9, 1986, Fox has grown from an upstart "netlet" to the status of the highest-rated broadcast network in the coveted 18-49 demographic from 2004-2007. In the 2007-08 season, Fox became the most popular network in America in general household ratings, dethroning CBS.
Cable News Network operates one of the top 24-hour news channels, reaching more than 92 million US homes, and is one of the world's most respected and trusted sources for news and information. In addition to its flagship CNN channel, the company offers CNN Headline News to more than 91 million homes, and it has an international division that keeps viewers informed in more than 200 countries. CNN has 36 news bureaus around the world, including 10 in the US. CNN also operates a top ranked news Web site and offers syndicated news services.
Time Warner Inc. is a leading media and entertainment company, whose businesses include interactive services, cable systems, filmed entertainment, television networks and publishing. AOL, Time Inc., Time Warner Cable, Home Box Office, Turner Broadcasting System and Warner Bros. Entertainment maintain unrivaled reputations for creativity and excellence as they keep people informed, entertained and | 371 |
Encino Veterinary Clinic A Full-Service Animal Hospital in the San Fernando Valley Los Angeles, California (818) 783-7387 Welcome To Encino Veterinary Clinic Encino Veterinary Clinic is a full-service animal hospital in the heart of the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California. We pride ourself on providing excellence in all areas of veterinary medicine, including emergency treatment, routine medical, surgical, and dental care. Veterinarian Dr. James Isaacs has over 30 years of experience diagnosing serious conditions and offering regular pet wellness care. We maintain the very latest in technology, and keep up on the newest techniques in order to offer your pet the very best care possible by a veterinary hospital today.
Hi! Sign in to let us know<|fim_middle|> the need for general anesthesia.
If you've been to or used Encino Veterinary Clinic, leave a review. | how Encino Veterinary Clinic was?
by keekeethedog at Citysearch Dec 15 .
This is a top notch veterinary hospital. I've been going here for years and I know these people. They care about animals and know how to diagnose and treat them. They also have all the latest equipment. \nBoth doctors Linda Mackinnon and Dr. James Isaacs, the owner are brilliant doctors and caring people. A good place to know about.
by MissAL at Citysearch Dec 15 .
I have been going to Encinco Vet for 10 plus years and they are wonderful. My pet is one of those labeled with the dreaded ""will bite"" sticker, yet everyone treats my cat in a friendly, relaxed manner. The doctors are willing to listen to my concerns and the staff is great to deal with. The best part about Encino Vet is their groomer, Dawn. She is so amazing. My cat actually is nice to Dawn and behaves for her - and let me tell you, this is a miracle!
Luanne L. Mar 17 .
This is a top notch animal hospital with a very knowlegable and caring staff. I have been taking my two dogs and two cats there for about 6 years and trust them completely.
The doctors are brilliant and if anybody can help your animal, they will.
Elaine B. Jan 20 .
Dr. Mary was the best when we adopted my daughter's cat from the local shelter. We took Boots to see Dr. Mary to give him the once over and to make sure he was a healthy little boy. Dr. Mary was kind, gentle and gave us a lot of great care tips, since we had never owned a cat before. Boots has been a joy in our lives; it's nice to know he's got someone like Dr. Mary who can help if we ever need it.
by Fredericka Meek at Citysearch Dec 15 .
I share the sentiments that others have written about Dr. James Isaacs and do miss Dr. Mary Isaacs, however I am really pleased with Dr. McKinnon and feel that she saved my 15 year old kitty Sneeky's life. I love her disposition with the animals and she is very personable and I highly recommend her!
by icareformyk9 at Citysearch Dec 15 .
I went to encino with my dog to get a routine nail trim, They have this lovely tech their that always files my dog's nails so they are not sharp like with the nail clippers. When she came out she told me that she wont see me any more. that. this day was the last time she will see my pup and i ask her why.. she said she was let go, Some issue with the dr. Well I think this girl is great not only is she polite to clients but she cares about the well being of your pet. They made a mistake letting her go and for that i don't know what to think. Every one else doesn't seem like they care.. Seems like their only their for a pay check. And to find out by the receptionist that a tech that worked their years ago will be the new manager. This place is going to be a circus act and i want no part in it.!!
by RobertoOOO at Citysearch Dec 15 .
This place is always dirty, you would think the Receptionist would at least be helpful. The one who's always given me a heart time is the\nonly one with brown hair. ( from all the blond ones) but they do have 4 really nice techs when I took my chihuahua in for nail trim. The nice tech brought my dog back. She told me that she field the nails so they don't have a Sharp edge. so when I have him in my arms he won't scratch me. It's the small thing that count . I don't remember her name but it seems she's the only woman tech they have. they Also have 3 other male techs that rock. They are very helpful and kind those three bring me back to this dump, because I know my dog will be okay in their hands.\nNow the two doctors they have are money hungry they try to nickel and dime you for everything. the woman doctor doesn't seem confident in what she's talking about. She's always trying to sell \nme holistic medication. And for the tall, skinny doctor seems like he's had too much plastic surgery. He's the one that what's to empty out your pockets. He feeds you a lot of info about anything that comes to mind, and then he tries to make money on everything. If you don't want to do what he says he makes you feel bad about your self. It seems as if he never reads the patients charts, just walks in and says oh you need 1,2,3,4 and when you tell i just did all that last month he blames it on his techs. MAN UP\n\nIn conclusion I stopped taking my dog their, I loved those techs but the doctor are crazy. Take your dog to a different clinic.
by Kitty1978 at Citysearch Dec 15 .
Dr. James Isaac's is a world class vet. I move quite a lot so I have experience all over the world with veterinarians. I highly recommend 'Encino Veterinary Clinic' as it is up there w/ the best.
by CeenaHolzer at Citysearch Dec 15 .
ALL of the Vets at Calabasas Vet Center over the years have been wonderful. Very caring towards owners and animals. They have diagnosed problems when all I can say is ""there's something not quite right"". Superb skills and willing to make financial arrangements if the treatment is expensive.
James Isaacs is the best diagnotician ever.
by Cliff5 at Citysearch Dec 15 .
I'm been going to Encino and Calabasas Veterinary Clinic (same owner) for too many years to remember. Dr. James Isaacs is fantastic vet who treats your pet as if it was his own. If there is a problem he has diagnosed issues where others have failed. He uses current medicine and treatment and has a staff that is also qualified and educated. If you are looking for a new Vet or need to switch, this is the place.
by VictoriaW at Citysearch Dec 15 .
by nancyjophoto at Citysearch Dec 15 .
Dr. James Isaacs, who owns both Encino & Calabasas Clinics, is the most caring & brilliant vet out there!
Pros: Dr. James Isaacs is the BEST!!
by shaneandmegan at Citysearch Dec 15 .
I have been a client and friend of Dr. James Isaacs at Encino Vet for nearly 20 years. He is bar none the best veterinarian in greater Los Angeles. An absolute genius, he will do everything in his power to treat your animal with the most up to date medicine and as if it were his own. The staff and current associate doctor are likewise as wonderful. This clinic is for clients who want the best for their pet - PERIOD.
by rramer at Citysearch Dec 15 .
I have been using this clinic for 10 years and could not ask for more in a vet. I travel a great distance too. I highly recommend them.
Pros: Great doctors, great staff.
by mhidvm at Citysearch Dec 15 .
Dr. Mary Isaacs has moved!!!!
by Crazy4K9s at Citysearch Dec 15 .
I know i had left a good review before....\nbut the more and more i went the worse and worst it got.\nI don't understand how a crazy mad man can still be in business or even have the license to practice medicine.\nI would avoid this vet. I was seeing dr. mary before. \nBut it seems as she has left the building who would blame her.\nIf you want the wort service in town you have come to the right pace. Just try it out for your self. Oh try to come in on time like 20 early because the receptionist put you in the room 10 min late and the Dr. doesn't walk in unit 30 later.\nThey don't even deserve one star!
Cons: The doctors, the Receptionist and a few technicians.
by Marybj at Citysearch Dec 15 .
I waited for nearly an hour to be told that if I didn't do everything they said, my pet could die unless I spent $2500. No options or choices were offered. Very arrogant and condescending jerks. I left and found a wonderful vet up the street!
by aprilr333 at Citysearch Dec 15 .
I had a VERY sick pug, and wassearching for a vet that I could afford at the time. Dr Mary Isaacs phoned me and told me to come on in and that she would be able to work with me financially. That to me showsthat she is not at all about the money, and that she really cares for animals and will do whatever she can to see them get better. When I got there this morning,the staff was super-friendly, office was clean, she saw me right away, and seemed very knowledgeable. She's just awesome!! Couldn't ask for a more caring, loving, vet!!!
by pugdad at Citysearch Dec 15 .
My wife and I love this place! Dr. Isaacs is extremely knowledgeable and incredibly nice. We highly recommend Dr. Isaacs and her staff.
by lustforfood at Citysearch Dec 15 .
I took my very sick dog to Dr. Mary. She and her staff are very kind and caring. She spent an enormous amount of time reading the other vets records, having tests done that were necessary, phoning and comforting us. She diagnosed very quidkly what the old vets missed. She is just perfect.
by lillyr1215 at Citysearch Dec 15 .
Very caring Vets at Encino Veterinary Clinic. Mary Isaacs is gentle and loving to my three dogs. Dr. James Isaacs is also very caring with my pets, very up-to-date on latest treatments for my doggies. Would highly recommend!
by eyesix at Citysearch Dec 15 .
Excellent staff, state of the art equipment. Caring and professional. I recommend Dr. Mary and Dr. James to anyone.
by LorraineAdams at Citysearch Dec 15 .
I moved 3 years ago and have been trying to get my cats' records from them for as long. They keep telling me they will send them to me and fax them to the new vet but, 3 years and no such luck.
We are open seven days a week. Please come in for our twilight dentistry, where we do an ultrasonic scaling and high-speed polishing of your pets teeth without | 2,258 |
The Bertrand Russell Society
"The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge." -Bertrand Russell, "What I Believe"
2019 Logistics
Bertrand Russell Society Award
Lee Eisler Service Award
Student Paper Prize
Welcome to the website of the Bertrand Russell Society! The Bertrand Russell Society, a non-profit scholarly society, was founded in 1974. Since its inception, its organizational mission has been threefold:
to promote interest in the life and work of Bertrand Russell (1872–1970)
to bring together persons interested in any aspect of the foregoing
to promote causes that Russell championed
Our motto is: "The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge."
Our international organization has members from the four corners of the world. What unites us all is a desire to promote the aims of the Bertrand Russell Society, and a desire to live a good life: one inspired by love and guided by knowledge, as Russell says.
You can browse our website to see our current and past membership and officers, and the activities that the Russell Society supports. You can see Russell Society news updates here. And we encourage you to join! There is in our world too much hate and not enough love, too much ignorance and not enough knowledge. Our Society's members do what we can to bring more love and more knowledge to our global and local communities.
Russell Society News: The Bertrand Russell Society
Elizabeth Ramsden Eames (1921-2019)
Israeli Journalist Gideon Levy Presented with the 2019 Bertrand Russell Society Award
2019 Annual Meeting: Reminders and Papers!
Centenary of IMP
2019 Paper Abstracts due April 2nd
Donate (increments of $20)
Donation to the Ber<|fim_middle|> English-Philosophy Building; University of Iowa; 251 West Iowa Avenue; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA brsocietytreasurer@gmail.com | trand Russell Society
570 | 7 |
India Software Development helped by positive debate for Outsourcing Industry held in New Delhi India. The Information Technology Sector in India will be worth 38 billion US$ in 2006-07. It is because of the cross-border partnerships between local Indian Offshore Outsourcing Company and overseas company, mergers and acquisitions, lower labor rates and stable pricing policy of the country and a gradual positive change in the Software Outsourcing debate according to NASSCOM predictions. These all factors are playing crucial role in the success of India Software Development. As we all know India is the leading services provider globally for overseas Information Technology services. The overseas development business sector in the country is also expected<|fim_middle|> major players. They are also investing heavily in India to gain the all possible advantages. It is also marked that there was an escalation in the opportunities and level in the India Software Development. Most of the global major players are now targeting India for all possible software and IT services in one or the other way.
NASSCOM India has proclaimed the revenue figures for the India Software Development and services industry for the year 2005-06, based on their own in-house study. The analysis suggests that, the Indian IT Software and Services sector grew by more than 30 % during the financial year 2005-06. Software Outsourcing Services to India also notched up collective revenue of 29.6 billion US$, up from 22.5 billion US$ in the financial year 2004-05. It was also stated that the growth of the India Software Development is suppose to reach at the figure of 60 billion US$ within 2 years.
So all these positive points are indicate that Outsourcing Industry especially in the Information Technology in India Software Development will still grow a lot and have bright future ahead. | to touch the revenue figure of around 36 to 38 billion US$ in the current financial year.
The above figure indicates the rapid growth of the country and increasing demand of India for overseas services in the field of Information Technology. The above growth is considered to be the increment of 25-28 percent than the last year. Exports of IT-ITeS are also anticipated to grow by almost 30 per cent in the current year. The domestic market of India is also projected to expand at 18-20 per cent. Almost all the industries along with Information Technology are playing key role in the financial growth of the country. These facts and figures are represented by NASSCOM India. This growth is also becoming the crucial influencing factor to make India's overseas delivery model.
The positive influence of these factors is really reducing burden from the service providers and easing work for them. It is also helping the players of India Software Development to bag the large projects from the globe. It is also marked that such influence is also helping in increasing the Software Outsourcing to India by global | 223 |
Thank you for taking the time to stay connected with me and our citizen<|fim_middle|>-wage jobs for thousands of people. It is time for state government to support these industries better! The most important part of my job is listening to you. The best ideas continue to come from the people in my communities - not from Olympia. Please contact me to share your thoughts, concerns and questions. Drew MacEwen State Rep. | Legislature. It's an honor to represent the people of the 35th District. Many years ago, I came to Washington while in the Navy and I returned here to raise my children; so I understand the concerns of hard working families in our district. As the president and founder of Falcon Financial, Inc. my experience is a great asset while the state is facing enormous challenges fiscally and economically. We have some tough decisions to make but government can and should prioritize the needs of our communities without raising taxes. I am here to represent you and I will remain focused on the issues you told me are important: -Encouraging the creation of globally-competitive, private-sector jobs; -Management and investment of your tax dollars in a responsible, accountable manner to make sure our state government lives within its means; -Improving our K-12 education system to provide our next generation the best start possible; and -Making our transportation and ferry system more effective, safe, and dependable. Additionally, our district is a key producer of timber and agriculture in Washington. These are not only vital economic areas for the state; they provide critical family | 230 |
Look out Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area, and the Monterey Bay! There's a new interactive inflatable game that's taking the state of California by storm! It's called The Inflatable Big Baller Wipe Out Game<|fim_middle|> course you're going to get your chance. This fun new game features a series of four inflatable red balls which challengers must jump across to reach the other side. Climb up the ladder on one of the side platforms high above the biggest ball pit you've ever seen. Then try to cross the course by jumping or running across those big red balls. Your goals is to hop across all four big balls to the platform on the other side. But don't worry if you fall off! This ball pit is a super-soft jump zone cushioned by our patented zero-shock technology. So challenge all your friends to the Big Baller. Then wipe out the competition! | .
Have you ever wanted to try your skill on the big balls course on Wipeout? With the Big Baller interactive | 25 |
AN influential team of board members working for UnitedHealth Group in the United States has been dispatched overseas to help run its operations in the UK.
Documents stored in Companies House – the official register of UK companies – show three high-profile appointments were made at UnitedHealth UK on May 21.
The private firm – which seized control of three Camden doctors' surgeries in April – now counts Lee Valenta, David Ostler and Brigid Spicola on its board.
The documents also reveal the departure of Dr Richard Smith, the former editor of the British Medical Journal, who resigned his post as chief executive of the British arm of the company in November and is now working for the firm in America.
Since moving into Camden, UnitedHealth UK has asked patients to make a distinction between the operations of its American parent company and how it works here. In the United States, UnitedHealth has faced accusations and indictments over health insurance fraud.
The firm was featured in Michael Moore's health docu-movie Sicko, in which he claimed 18,000 Americans die each year because they cannot afford to pay insurance.
The company has been running Brunswick Medical Centre in Bloomsbury, Camden Road Surgery in Camden Town and King's Cross Road Surgery in King's Cross since April. Its takeover of the surgeries was mired in controversy, with patients arguing it was a step towards privatisation of the borough's health services.
The board of UnitedHealth UK (UHUK), until the departure of Dr Richard Smith in November, was almost<|fim_middle|> in an annual lecture at Whittington Hospital in Highgate on Tuesday. A demonstration is planned from 5.30pm outside the hospital. | entirely made up of British members, a formidable group of policy advisers with links to former government figures.
But the Companies House documents reveal a sweeping American influence. Mr Valenta and Mr Ostler, formerly chief executive and vice-president of Ingenix, an insurance company owned by UnitedHealth, were appointed to the board of the UK operation on May 23. They were joined by Ms Spicola, who worked for UnitedHealth on Ingenix's work outside the United States.
In a widely reported case in America, Ingenix has been investigated by the country's top law enforcement official, Andrew Cuomo, who has been looking at how the UnitedHealth Group calculated reimbursement rates for patients making insurance claims.
Other new faces on the board of the British arm of UnitedHealth are Bryan Johnson, a financial adviser for United Healthcare in Minnesota, and Samuel Ours, former vice-president of UH operations in Minneapolis. Both were named UHUK board directors in December last year following Dr Richard Smith's resignation.
They join Mr Sampson, who came to UHUK from the Department of Health, where he worked as private secretary to health minister Alan Milburn, and Simon Stevens, professor of health policy at the London School of Economics, who is listed as chairman of UHUK. He served as former Prime Minister Tony Blair's health adviser.
At a public meeting last Wednesday, former health secretary Frank Dobson said: "It is not as if they are running a brilliant service in the US. UnitedHealth have been indicted for swindling taxpayers and patients. Would you employ a company that had a record like that?" He has continued his attacks on the company in speeches in Parliament.
A UnitedHealth spokesman said: "We would like to reiterate that UnitedHealth UK is a UK-registered company. UnitedHealth is a successful international healthcare and wellbeing company. The combination of this experience and the knowledge and expertise our UK staff have of the NHS means we can make a real contribution to improving health care for NHS patients.
Dr Richard Smith is due to speak on the use of the private sector | 418 |
Back in 2<|fim_middle|> note. | 009 I was fortunate to be in the audience at Carnegie Hall to hear Mariza sing in support of Terra, (2008) an album that was a bit of a crossover for her – in addition to the traditional fados that caused her to be called "the next Amalia Rodrigues," she included songs like Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" (backed by Gonzalo Rubalcaba) and The Beatles' "Yesterday" with a jazz-inflected treatment that was quite different from what you hear on the streets of Alfama.
At the time I was not aware that she was about to embark into a half-decade hiatus to dedicate herself to starting a family . I was glad that to hear she was ready to go back on the road when I was assigned to write a preview of her Krakow debut earlier this year, and was eager to hear her in the US again.
I guess I am getting my wish.
Mariza returns with "Mundo" (Nonesuch, 2016), a disc that takes her music to yet a further direction, embracing pop, jazz and other genres with a little help of several guest artists who sometimes take the spotlight entirely away from her.
Produced by Javier Limon, the album blends more traditional fados with more modern grooves – the first example being "Paixao," a ballad that begins with a more classical feel then incorporates electric bass and percussion – something not very commonly heard In an album of this genre – the impression I had was as if Queen's Brian May had decided to produce the tune then decided not to multi-track his legendary Red Special guitar into it. Another great moment is "Padoce de Ceu Azul," a ballad with a laid-back feel that gives a chance to hear Mariza outside of the usual dramatic sound of fado.
Fans of Lisbon's signature sound should not worry – most of the tunes keep into the format, but I agree that Mariza should go beyond their comfort zone as Cristina Branco, Ivete Sangalo and others have done before her. But she is not just expanding, but bringing fado to the 21st Century – "Sem Ti" is clearly inside the genre but cleverly brings other elements to it – without completely breaking away.
I am not sure how Mariza is going to bring all the music together on a live format, but am certainly curious. She always has the ability to surprise audiences with unexpected surprises – at Carnegie Hall she had all the mikes turned off and did a few songs acapella the way it is done back home.
I can assure everyone in the audience – wherever they were – heard every | 543 |
(11 hotels)
Hotels in Mauritius, Mauritius (420 hotels)
Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. Business amenities at this property include a meeting/conference room and audio-visual equipment. The hotel offers a bar/lounge. Additional amenities include a children's club, room service during limited hours, and dry cleaning/laundry services.
Pereybere Hotel And Apartments
Royal Road, Pereybere
General Description Accessible to many local attractions Ideal accommodations for a vacation getaway Great combination for business and pleasure Prime locationLocation Conveniently located in MauritiusRecreation PoolRestaurants & Lounges Full service bar/lounge Onsite restaurantServices Valet dry cleaning and laundry servicesAccommodation 25 guest<|fim_middle|> Guestrooms are situated on the ground floor, first floor and second floor, with a magnificent view of the bay of Trou aux Biches. The junior suite consists of a spacious room with adjoining bathroom, with a direct view of the room and the lagoon.
Tropical Attitude
-20.24 57.785
Cosy, warm and convivial are the attributes that best describe this hotel, a place where guests, many of them regulars, feel at home, among friends, and would not contemplate going anywhere else. Its relatively small size, with only 58 rooms available, makes for a very special friendly, family-like atmosphere. Fully air-conditioned, it offers a 24-hour reception, a bar, restaurant, Internet access...
The Sands Resort And Spa
www. thesandsresort. mu
Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa
One of the newest deluxe properties on the island, a good choice for those looking for complete solitude. With extra-large villas, 24 hour in-room dining and private villa pools, there is no need to leave your room. Should guests wish to venture out, there are good dining options, an extensive spa featuring Indian and Western treatments, and a number of recreational activities to keep one entertai...
20 Degrees Sud
Coastal Road Pointe Malartic
A luxury, boutique property located near one of the most popular areas in Mauritius. The netural tones throughout the property envoke a feeling of tranqulity and calmness from the moment you enter. Additional facilities at the property include a spa with four massage rooms, Turkish bath and Jacuzzi, complimentary non-motorised watersports, bikes and a complimentary canoe "shuttle" into Grand Baie...
Lux Grand Gaube Resort | rooms
Royal Road, Grand Baie
Accommodation is in 84 luxury suites elegantly decorated. It offers restaurants, considered to be the finest on the island and the spa by Clarins is a haven of peace and tranquillity devoted entirely to pampering and well-being.
The beach hotel is like a small sanctuary with the sweet scent of hibiscus and frangipani in the air, under the shade of more than 12 hectares of coconut palms and stretching along more than 1. 6 km of white, sandy beach. This air-conditioned hotel remains true to its traditional values of authentic Mauritius hospitality, romance and tranquillity, and consists of a total of 248 rooms. Guests are w...
Le Cardinal Exclusive Resort
Royal Road
-20.251 57.797
The hotel offers room service and a car park. | 187 |
PenSam, one of Denmark<|fim_middle|>7. | 's largest pension funds, hailed its risk-diversification strategy for aiding a 0.3% investment return in 2018.
Figures are for the group's main pensions business PenSam Liv.
The pension fund also said market volatility last year helped prove the strength of its average-rate pension products.
PenSam, which provides pensions for members of Denmark's FOA trade union for public-sector employees, described the return as satisfactory in a year when financial markets were challenged by large falls in share prices.
Chief executive Torsten Fels said: "The return for 2018 reflects PenSam's strategy of spreading the risk over different types of investments which are not affected by the same factors.
Alternatives – including property, infrastructure, private equity and illiquid credit – produced an 11% return for PenSam last year, contrasting with an 8.4% loss on equities, a 0.5% loss on bonds and a 0.3% profit from interest-rate hedging, according to the annual report.
Between 2014 and 2018, PenSam's average annual return was just under 6% before tax.
PenSam also managed to cut its administrative costs by DKK8.8m in 2018. Costs per customer amounted to DKK432 for the year, compared with DKK454 in 2017 it said.
Costs fell by 30% over the past five years, the provider said. It aims to get the figure down to DKK400 by 2020.
PenSam said average-rate customers received income on their savings of between 2.4% and 3.5% before tax last year.
Total assets for the group's main pensions business were DKK113.9bn at the end of 2018, up slightly from DKK113.3bn in 201 | 405 |
Oft sind es eher Vorbilder als Worte, die menschliche Le<|fim_middle|> III. Nocturno.
Abelard and Heloise are nearly as famous a pair of tragic lovers as the fictional Romeo and Juliet; their shared passion for knowledge, religious faith, and one another sealed their destiny. Abelard was a well-respected, 12th-century Parisian scholar and teacher, and Heloise was his talented young student. The two relate their story through a set of letters to one another and intimate acquaintances. Their ardor is unmistakable; as Abelard writes to his love, "So intense were the fires of lust which bound me to you that I set those wretched, obscene pleasures, which we blush even to name, above God as above myself..." This forbidden lust resulted in a pregnancy and secret marriage, and when their union could no longer withstand the challenges in its path, each lover sought refuge in the church--Abelard became a monk and Heloise an abbess. Their correspondence continued as both achieved success in their new careers but continued to struggle with their feelings for one another; the set of letters powerfully articulates the wide range of emotions they experienced. So timeless is their love story that--after eight centuries--their passion, their devotion, and their struggle still resonate with readers. | idenschaften entweder erregen oder besänftigen.
There are times when example is better than precept for stirring or soothing human passions; and so I propose to follow up the words of consolation I gave you in person with the history of my own misfortunes, hoping thereby to give you comfort in absence.
Denn auf einen starken Felsen bin ich gegründet.
At least some of these editions also include additional writings such as Historia calamitatum, and two hymns by Abelard: Sabbato ad Vesperas and In Parasceve Domini: | 122 |
Imagine your family's reaction when you say you're making cupcakes for dinner. You still have a few days to plan this fun<|fim_middle|> is warm. Stir milk mixture into potatoes. Whip until smooth. Pipe or spoon potatoes onto meatloaf cupcakes. Top with tomatoes.
I used a Wilton 1M tip to pipe the potato swirls. | April Fool's Day prank. In this recipe, meatloaf stands in for the cake. A swirl of mashed potatoes replaces frosting. Of course, each "cupcake" needs a cherry on top, or in this case, a cherry tomato.
After you serve dessert for dinner, you might want to keep the pranks going. Try serving dinner for dessert. Cupcake nuggets from Cupcake Project look perfect for the occasion.
Let us know how your family reacts to the dinner-dessert switch in the comment section.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In small bowl, combine seasoned stuffing mix, milk, egg, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper.
In medium pan, melt butter over medium heat. Add chopped onion. Saute for five minutes. Add minced garlic. Saute for two more minutes. Stir into stuffing mixture.
In large bowl, combine meat and stuffing mixture. Mix until just combined. Place foil liners into standard-size muffin pans. Fill each liner with meat mixture.
In small bowl, combine ketchup and brown sugar. Spoon mixture over each mini meatloaf. Bake for 20 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees. Remove pan from oven. Cool for five minutes. Remove mini meat loaves from liners. There will be some grease in the bottom. Place in clean cupcake liners. Top with mashed potatoes.
While potatoes boil, melt butter in a medium sauté pan over medium heat. Add minced garlic. Saute for two minutes. Turn heat to low. Stir in milk, salt, and pepper. Heat until milk | 326 |
Anne's stories have appeared on USA Today, Yahoo Travel, The Huffington Post, ABC News, Boston.com, and other major publications.
When it comes to travel and lifestyle, Anne is most passionate about local cuisine and culture, as well as sustainability, and she especially enjoys traveling to Europe, the U.K., the Caribbean, remote islands, and even her own backyard.
When she's not at the office, she's usually visiting local farms, gardening, taking food photos<|fim_middle|>, Lutsen Resort's luxury condos, historical lodge, seaside villas, and log cabins have something for everyone. Lodge rooms range from $59 to $119, depending on the season; villas cost more, though specials are available.
Things to Do: Kayak the shoreline along the Lake Superior Water Trail , or get in the car and tour the wilds of the Gunflint Trail, a National Scenic Byway that starts in Grand Marais and ends at Saganaga Lake on the U.S.–Canadian border. Or stay local and hike to Artists' Point, a half-mile walk through a small boreal forest that leads to a breakwall with views of the East Bay. | , or developing recipes in her "test kitchen."
In 2012, she graduated with high honors in the Professional Pastry Program at The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, and was granted the Jean Creveux (MOF) Award for outstanding skill with sugar.
Anne received her undergraduate degree from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, and studied abroad at Trinity College, Oxford University. She's an active member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW).
Whether their waters are glass-like or rippling towards the shore, lakes have a calming effect and make for an ideal vacation base. So launch your canoe or settle into an Adirondack chair and get ready to take in the glistening views. From rustic luxury in the woods of Maine to down-low waterside cabins in Washington, these 10 lakeside retreats are sure to mellow you out all summer long.
Surrounded by the temperate Quinault Rain Forest, Lake Quinault straddles Olympic National Park to the north and Olympic National Forest to the south. With so much natural beauty, it's tempting to quit your day job, head in, and hide away for life. But even if you can only visit for a few days, Lochaerie Resort on the lake's north shore has the perfect solution: private rustic cabins. While part of the one-, two-, and three-bedroom structures' charm is the Depression-era architecture, each cabin is tastefully decorated and comes well equipped with a fireplace, a kitchen, and stunning lake views. Rates start at $130 to $145 per night, depending on the season.
Things to Do: Drive the 31-mile rainforest loop around the lake to scout for wildlife and see some of the biggest trees in the world. Canoe, kayak, and sail on the lake. Or bird-watch, hike, or even hunt for mushrooms on land. You'll never run out of things to do outdoors, but don't forget to savor the opportunity to stay in the moment.
What could be more relaxing than porch sitting by a calm lake? Porch sitting and drinking a glass of fine wine, of course. And you can do just that at the Inns of Aurora, which include the recently restored Aurora Inn and the E.B. Morgan House, set on Cayuga Lake in New York State's Finger Lakes region. Amenities are ready-made for a perfect weekend getaway and come in the form of in-room dining, massages, fireplaces, and broad lakeside porches. Plus, special wine dinners and cooking classes that feature local bounty from area farms and vineyards are available. Rates start at $150 per night.
Things to Do: While the Finger Lakes region encompasses over 9,000 square miles and boasts more than 100 vineyards, Cayuga Lake has its own wine trail. Visitors can learn to make wine at Heart & Hands Wine Company or explore the historical village of Aurora. Ithaca, on the southernmost point of Cayuga Lake, is home to The Finger Lakes Wine Center, where you can taste and learn all about local wines in one central place.
Tucked away from Branson, MO's bustling music scene, Table Rock Lake is a hidden treasure that snakes and twists through the Ozark Mountains like a Chinese dragon. While the lake is technically a reservoir (made by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers), it delivers big in the nature and outdoors departments. Near Branson, Bavarian Village Resort offers multibedroom duplexes, cottages, and cabins priced right, starting at $40 to $60 per night depending on the season. Further out in Shell Knob, Stonewater Cove Resort and Club combines seclusion and rugged adventure with a bit of luxury in the heart of Mark Twain National Forest.
Things to Do: Table Rock Lake has all the components of a classic summer lake vacation. Plunge into the waters for a swim or glide along them in kayaks. Or, spend the most active part of the day boating, zip-lining, ATV riding, and biking before chilling out at night by gazing at gorgeous sunsets or into the mesmerizing flames of a campfire.
Does a relaxing vacation with the kids sound like an oxymoron? At Tyler Place Family Resort on the shores of Lake Champlain in northern Vermont, it's anything but. While children of all ages get the benefits of a summer camp, their parents can laze in lakeside Adirondack chairs, play tennis, take yoga classes, or rekindle romance over candlelit dinners and dancing. Accommodations range from private cottages to multiroom suites, all with living rooms, screened-in porches, and separate bedrooms for parents and children. The resort is only open from Memorial Day weekend through mid-September, and all-inclusive rates start at $105 to $386 per night per adult and $87 to $123 per child.
Things to Do: Whether the adults spend their mornings farming mushrooms, taking sailing lessons, or doing nothing at all, the kids won't even notice, since they'll be off having fun on counselor-led kids programs and activities like treasure hunts and sand-sculpture building. However, a little family QT on the lake—pontoon boats anyone?—is always an option.
In Mammoth Lakes Basin, Twin Lakes delivers an authentic mountain escape in California's Eastern Sierra. The town's motto, "Come as you. Do what you love," holds true at Tamarack Lodge. The varied accommodations at this rustic woodland resort include restored cabins originally built in 1924, historical lodge rooms, and a newer LEED-certified cabin. Rooms in August range from $109 for lodge rooms to $699 for a three-bedroom cabin that sleeps up to eight. Post-Labor Day deals start at just $49 per person per night.
Things to Do: Because Jet Skis and ski boats are not allowed in the basin, you'll have uninterrupted, peaceful fishing, paddleboarding, and swimming at Twin Lakes or its other sister lakes. And you can go horseback riding or hiking in the bordering Ansel Adams Wilderness and the John Muir Wilderness, or take scenic drives to Devils Postpile National Monument in Mammoth Lakes or further out to Yosemite. Whether your day is rugged or serene, you can come back for a relaxing evening spent indulging on French-inspired cuisine at Tamarack's acclaimed Lakefront Restaurant.
Forget cars. Forget your worries. And forget the present. Staying true to its Victorian roots, Michigan's Mackinac Island in Lake Huron will surely transport you to a slower pace of life. While many inns and resorts capture the island's turn-of-the-century essence, two stand out for their tranquil lakeside settings away from the bustle of town. Hotel Iroquois, overlooking the Straits of Mackinac, is best known for its views and waterfront dining. Individually decorated rooms come with king or queen beds and cost $215 to $290 per night; discounts up to 50 percent are offered on certain dates. Built in 1904, the Tudor-style Inn at Stonecliffe sits high on the island's west bluff and offers bed-and-breakfast-style rooms and more modern suites, in addition to classic lawn games like bocce and croquet for guests. Rate starts at $119 to $194, depending on the season, and discounts and packages are available.
Things to Do: Because no cars are allowed on the island, you have to get around by foot, bicycle, or horse-drawn carriage. No matter how you explore the island, head to the Mackinac Island Butterfly House, admiring blooming lilacs or lady slippers along the way, or shop for handmade fudge in town in between strolling through the many shops lining Main Street.
One of seven reservoirs on the Colorado River, Lake Austin in Austin, TX, is popular for paddlewheeling and pampering. Touted as one of the top spas in the country, Lake Austin Spa Resort will help you destress while attending to your health and well-being, all within a tranquil lake setting. Three-night packages start at $1,720 per person and include upscale accommodations, three gourmet meals per day, and unlimited fitness activities. Specials, such as free nights or companion discounts, are available.
Things to Do: Lake activities range from kayaking and hydrobiking (which allows you to literally bike on water) to a relaxing boat cruise along the shores in an authentic stern-wheel riverboat. Exercise junkies can take part in cardio or dance programs, while meditation, Pilates, and yoga will help anyone stretch and balance both mind and body. Completely decompress with the resort's vast menu of spa treatments and recharge with healthy organic dishes made from the on-site garden.
Only in Maine can you pair a moose safari with rustic elegance. At The Lodge at Moosehead Lake in Greenville, you get the very best the state has to offer, from lodge-style accommodations and local cuisine to mountain views and forays into the wilderness. Rooms don't skimp on luxurious trimmings and are outfitted with fireplaces, Jacuzzi tubs, pillow-top mattresses, and private decks. Prices, including a hearty breakfast, range from $219 for lodge rooms to $695 for carriage house suites, depending on the season; specials are available.
Things to Do: Activities at Moosehead Lake are all about taking it slow. Paddle around the lake in a canoe or kayak, or explore its shallow waters by canoe poling, a technique where you stand upright and push forward like a gondolier. The B&B organizes boating excursions that lead to a river and a wildlife sanctuary, as well as moose-sighting tours. And the North Woods offers plenty of opportunities for bird-watching and backwoods exploration, like viewing the pristine lake after a hike to the 800-foot summit of Mt. Kineo.
Bear Lake, officially named Bear Creek Lake, is actually a reserve. But no matter what you call it, the leisure set is drawn to its glassy waters come summertime. Set in the Great Smoky Mountains near Tuckasegee, NC, it sits at an elevation of 2,500 feet and offers corresponding mountain views. To maximize the ideal natural setting, camp lakeside in a yurt, a wood-framed canvas structure perched on a platform. Fitted with king beds, a satellite TV, and outdoor decks, camping is taken to a whole new level. Two yurts are available, one that sleeps two and another that accommodates up to four people; rates start at $145 per night. The management company, Sundog Vacation Rentals, has other rental properties on the lake, as well as occasional specials.
Things to Do: Explore Bear Lake via kayak, canoe, and pontoon boat, or cast a line and fish for trout and smallmouth bass from a private dock or right from the beach. Because the waters are typically calm, it's a great place to learn how to water-ski.
Grand Marais in northern Minnesota makes for the perfect cool getaway. Not only does the town nearly reach the borders of Canada, but it's set on Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes, with average temperatures of 40 degrees (though harbor waters can warm up enough for summer swimming). But when the chill strikes, there are plenty of ways to warm up, such as by a fireplace or in a hot tub at one of the area's hotels. In town, East Bay Suites offers anything from studios to three bedrooms and can accommodate various guest arrangements. Prices vary, but current offers list rates starting at $179 per night for a studio that sleeps four. A bit further down the lake on a beach | 2,445 |
A subjective approach combines fragments of images and sound from the videos with the artist's own narration, using the traces video makers have left in the public sphere of the internet to follow people throughout the city. The videos are self-representative acts, performances and depictions of the everyday, which together form a relation with the city spaces where they transpire.<|fim_middle|> source has unanticipated effects and consequences.
'Folgen' was produced with support by: Trampoline for Tracing Mobility, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, the Norwegian Artistic Research Fellowship Programme and the Bergen Academy of Art and Design.
Post a comment — Trackback URI RSS 2.0 feed for these comments This entry (permalink) was posted on Saturday, April 21, 2012, at 12:50 am by admin. Filed in Exhibition, Installation, Performance. | The geographic locations encoded in the videos become waypoints for traversing an unofficial, unintentional map of Berlin. Through this process, the city becomes a place to be inhabited and experienced through an other's narrative — stepping into somebody else's shoes.
A large table, roughly shaped like the city of Berlin is covered with drawings, texts and documentation from videos. The table, functioning both as a storytelling and performance environment, addresses issues of life in the virtual world mediated through images, which become re-materialized within the spaces of the personal and the urban where the images originated. It emerges as a temporary tactile media archive and becomes a physical environment for the re-playing of personal histories. The many protagonists involved in the making of the work create the stories told during the performance.
The german word 'Folgen' has several meanings. As a verb it means 'to follow', while as a noun is refers to episodes, consequences, implications or effects. The project draws on several meanings of the word. The act of following someone or something builds up a collection of stories, pieced together in different orders and variations. Concurrently, both the disclosure and the act of following personal information towards its | 236 |
Ruth "Gene" Weese
HIAWATHA – Ruth "Gene" Weese, 81, of Hiawatha died Sunday, December 5, 2021. Born December 27, 1939 in Smokeless, WV, she was the daughter of Hubert Lee Taylor and Thelma Mae Farmer Taylor. Ruth loved cooking for anyone that came along. She loved playing Bingo with her friends. She liked country singers Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty. She was a member of the Matoaka Alert. She loved helping people in need but her priority was her family. She raised eight children, was a fantastic mother and an outstanding wife. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Timmy Syres; daughter, Teresa McCorkel; brothers, Pete, Dan, and Roger; sisters, Unice Shrewsbury, Geneva Underwood, and Burnice Billings. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Paul C. Weese; six sons, Michael Syres, Curtis Syres, Johnny Weese, James Syres, David Weese, Terry Weese and fiancée Kim; daughter-in-law, Joann Syres; two brothers, Robert Taylor, Junior Taylor and wife Hattie; and sister Sue and husband Benny; grandchildren, Angel, Sarah, Tammy, Monica, David Jr., Scottie, Mikie, Jason, Jennifer, Bo and wife Samantha, Casey and fiancée Shiloh, Shannon and wife Elizaeth and Cody; great-grandchildren, Eli, Braxton, Luke, Angel, Tabitha, Jassmine, Veronica, Brantley, Kaleb, Evan. A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 10, 2021 at Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home with Pastor Louis Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit with the family from 10:00 until the service<|fim_middle|> Ruth "Gene" Weese, 81, of Hiawatha died Sunday, December 5, 2021. Born December 27, 1939 in Smokeless, WV, she was the daughter of Hubert Lee Taylor and Thelma Mae Farmer Taylor. Ruth loved cooking for anyone that... View Obituary & Service Information
The family of Ruth "Gene" Weese created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories.
HIAWATHA – Ruth "Gene" Weese, 81, of Hiawatha died Sunday, December...
Send flowers to the Weese family. | hour. Arrangements by Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.bailey-kirk.com.
HIAWATHA – | 36 |
\section{Introduction}
The elliptic Calogero-Moser (CM) model[1-4] is the system
of N one-dimensional particles interacting by two-particle potential
of the elliptic type. It is well-known that the CM model is completely
integrable[1-8]. The Lax operator of this system , which is the most
effective way to construct the complete set of integrals of motion, was
found by Krichever[6] . The classical r-matrix structure
of the Lax operator given by Krichever for the CM model was obtained
by Sklyanin[7]. This r-matrix is a natural generalization of the
matrix found by Avan at al [9] for the trigonometric potential.
There exists a specific feature that the r-matrix for these model turns
out to be of dynamical type (i.e it depends on the dynamical variables)
and satisfy a generalized Yang-Baxter equation[7-9]. Very recently
development was connected with the geometrical interpretation of the
dynamical r-matrix in terms of the Hamiltonian reduction[10].
The difficulty presented by the dynamic aspect of the r-matrix is : {\bf I.}
the Poisson algebra of a model ,whose structural constants are given by a
dynamical r-matrix, is generally speaking no longer closed; {\bf II.}
To solve the quantization problem is still an open problem. So far ,only
for one particular example---the spin generalization of the CM model---a
proper algebraic setting (the Gervais-Neveu-Felder equation ) was found
[11] which also allows to quantize the model. To overcome the above
difficulties may be that whether another Lax operator for the CM model which
has a numberical r-matrix structure could be found. In this paper, we
construct a new Lax operator for the CM model with N=2. In this new Lax
representation , we find its r-matrix being of numerical type , which
satisfies the classical Yang-Baxter equation. Further, the relation between
the old one (given by Krichever) and ours is also obtained.
\section{Review of the CM model}
The Calogero-Moser model is the system of N one-dimensional particles
interactin by the two-particle potential
\begin{eqnarray}
& & V(q_{ij})=Q(q_{ij})\ \ \ ,\ \ q_{ij}=q_{i}-q_{j}\ \ ,\ \ i,j=1,....N\ \ ,\\
& &Q(q)-Q(u)=E(u,q)E(u,-q)\nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
\noindent and $E(u,q)$ is an elliptic function which is defined in Eq.(3).
The identity Eq.(3a) is used in the second equation.
In this paper, we restrict ourselves to the case N=2.
In terms of the canonical variables $p_{i}\ \ , q_{i}$ (i=1,2)
\begin{eqnarray*}
\{p_{i},p_{j}\}=0\ \ ,\ \ \{q_{i},q_{j}\}=0\ \ ,\ \ \{p_{i},q_{j}\}
=\delta_{i,j}\ \ ,
\end{eqnarray*}
\noindent the Hamiltonian of the system is expressed as
\begin{eqnarray}
H=\sum_{i=1}^{2}p_{i}^{2} +\sum_{i\ne j}V(q_{ij}).
\end{eqnarray}
\noindent The Hamiltonian Eq.(2) with the potential Eq.(1) is known to be
completely integrable. The most effective way to show its integrability is
to construct the Lax representation for the system (namely, to find the Lax
operator). One Lax representation for the CM model was first found by
Krichever[6]
\begin{eqnarray}
\stackrel{\sim }{L}(u)=\left(\begin{array}{ll}
p_{1}&E(u,q_{12})
\\E(u,q_{21})&p_{2}
\end{array}\right)
\ \ ,\ \ E(u,q)=\frac{\sigma(u+q)}{\sigma(u)\sigma(q)}\ \ ,
\end{eqnarray}
\noindent where the elliptic function $\sigma(u)$ is defined in Eq.(6).
The Hamiltonian in Eq.(2) can be written as
\begin{eqnarray*}
H=tr(\stackrel{\sim}{L}^{2}(u))+V(u)
\end{eqnarray*}
\noindent where $V(u)$ does not depend upon the dynamical variables and
the identity
$$
E(u,q_{12})E(u,q_{21})=V(q_{12})-V(u)\eqno(3a)
$$
\noindent is used. The motion equation can be written in the following form
[6]
\begin{eqnarray*}
\frac{d}{dt}\stackrel{\sim }{L}(u)=\{\stackrel{\sim }{L}(u),H\}
=[\stackrel{\sim }{L}(u),\stackrel{\sim }{M}(u)]
\end{eqnarray*}
\noindent The Poisson bracket of the Lax operator $\stackrel{\sim}{L}(u)$
can be described in terms of r-matrix form[7]
\begin{eqnarray}
& &\{\stackrel{\sim }{L}_{1}(u),\stackrel{\sim }{L}_{2}(v)\}
=[\stackrel{\sim }{r}_{12}(u,v),\stackrel{\sim }{L}_{1}(u)]
-[\stackrel{\sim }{r}_{21}(v,u),\stackrel{\sim }{L}_{2}(v)]
\end{eqnarray}
\begin{eqnarray*}
& &\stackrel{\sim }{r}_{12}(u,v)=\left(\begin{array}{llll}a&d_{12}&&\\
d_{21}& &c_{12}&\\&c_{21}&&d_{12}\\ &&d_{21}&a\end{array}\right)\\
& &a=-\xi (u-v)-\xi (v)\ \ ,\ \ \xi (u)=\partial _{u}\{ln\sigma(u)\}\\
& &c_{ij}=-E(u-v,q_{ij})\ \,\ \ d_{ij}=-\frac{1}{2}E(v,q_{ij})
\end{eqnarray*}
It can be seen that the classical r-matrix $\stackrel{\sim}{r}(u,v)$ is a
dynamical r-matrix (i.e the matrix element of $\stackrel{\sim}{r}(u,v)$
depends upon the dynamical variables $q_{i}$ ). The Poisson bracket
Eq.(4) leads to the evolution integrals $tr(\stackrel{\sim}{L}^{n}(u))$
of the motion. Sklyanin also shown that the dynamical r-matrix
$\stackrel{\sim}{r}(u,v)$ defined by Eq.(4) satisfies the generalized
Yang-Baxter equation[7]
\begin{eqnarray}
& &[R^{(123)},\stackrel{\sim}{L}^{(1)}]+[R^{(231)},\stackrel{\sim}{L}^{(2)}]
+[R^{(312)},\stackrel{\sim}{L}^{(3)}]=0
\end{eqnarray}
\noindent where
\begin{eqnarray*}
R^{(123)}\equiv \stackrel{\sim}{r}_{(123)}-
\{\stackrel{\sim}{r}_{13},\stackrel{\sim}{L}^{(2)}\}
+\{\stackrel{\sim}{r}_{12},\stackrel{\sim}{L}^{(3)}\},
\end{eqnarray*}
\noindent and
\begin{eqnarray*}
\stackrel{\sim}{r}_{(123)}=[\stackrel{\sim}{r}_{12},\stackrel{\sim}{r}_{13}]
+[\stackrel{\sim}{r}_{12},\stackrel{\sim}{r}_{23}]-
[\stackrel{\sim}{r}_{13},\stackrel{\sim}{r}_{32}]
\end{eqnarray*}
Due to the r-matrix $\stackrel{\sim}{r}(u,v)$ depending on the dynamical
variables, the Poisson bracket of $\stackrel{\sim}{L}(u)$ is no longer
closed.The quantum version of Eq.(4) and the generalized Yang-Baxter
equation is still not found except the spin generalization of the CM model
in which the Gervais-Neveu-Felder equation was found[11].
\section{ The new Lax representation for CM model}
The Lax represenation $\stackrel{\sim}{L}(u)$ of the CM model given by
Krichever in Eq.(3) and its classical r-matrix $\stackrel{\sim}{r}(u,v)$
given by Sklyanin in Eq.(4) leads to some difficulty[7] in the
investigation of the CM model : the Poisson algebra of the Lax operator
is no longer closed and the quantum version of Eq.(4) is still not found.
This motivate us to find a new Lax representation of the CM model.
Fortunately, we find the new Lax representation of the CM model, in which
the classical r-matrix is numerical one (This kind Lax representation
does not always exist for generic system with dynamical r-matrix).
In this section, we construct this new lax operator (in contrast to
the Lax operator given by Krichever, we call the Lax operator found by us
as the new Lax operator).
First,let us define some elliptic functions
\begin{eqnarray}
& &\theta^{(j)}(u)=
\theta\left[\begin{array}{c}\frac{1}{2}-\frac{j}{2}\\
\frac{1}{2}\end{array}\right](u,2\tau)\nonumber\\
& &\sigma(u)=\theta\left[\begin{array}{c}\frac{1}{2}\\
\frac{1}{2}\end{array}\right](u,\tau)\\
& &\theta\left[\begin{array}{c}a\\ b\end{array}\right](u,\tau)
=\sum_{m=-\infty}^{\infty}exp\{i\pi[(m+a)^{2}\tau + 2(m+a)(z+b)]\}\nonumber\\
& &\theta'^{(j)}(u)=\partial_{u}\{\theta^{(j)}(u)\}\nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
\noindent where $\tau$ is a complex number with $Im(\tau)>0$ .We find that
there exist another Lax representation for the CM model and denote it by
$L(u)$
\begin{eqnarray}
L(u)=\left(\begin{array}{ll}L_{11}(u)&L_{12}(u)\\
L_{21}(u)&L_{22}(u)\end{array}\right),
\end{eqnarray}
\noindent where
\begin{eqnarray*}
L_{11}(u)&=&\{\theta_{1}(u-2\overline{q}_{1})\theta_{2}(u-2\overline{q}_{2})p_{1}
-\theta_{1}(u-2\overline{q}_{2})\theta_{2}(u-2\overline{q}_{2})E(u,q_{21})\\
& &\ \ +\theta_{1}(u-2\overline{q}_{1})\theta_{2}(u-2\overline{q}_{1})E(u,q_{12})
-\theta_{1}(u-2\overline{q}_{2})\theta_{2}(u-2\overline{q}_{1})p_{2}\}\Delta^{-1}\\
L_{12}(u)&=&\{-\theta_{1}(u-2\overline{q}_{1})\theta_{1}(u-2\overline{q}_{2})p_{1}
+\theta_{1}(u-2\overline{q}_{2})\theta_{1}(u-2\overline{q}_{2})E(u,q_{21})\\
& &\ \ -\theta_{1}(u-2\overline{q}_{1})\theta_{1}(u-2\overline{q}_{1})E(u,q_{12})
+\theta_{1}(u-2\overline{q}_{2})\theta_{1}(u-2\overline{q}_{1})p_{2}\}\Delta^{-1}\\
L_{21}(u)&=&\{\theta_{2}(u-2\overline{q}_{1})\theta_{2}(u-2\overline{q}_{2})p_{1}
-\theta_{2}(u-2\overline{q}_{2})\theta_{2}(u-2\overline{q}_{2})E(u,q_{21})\\
& &\ \ +\theta_{2}(u-2\overline{q}_{1})\theta_{2}(u-2\overline{q}_{1})E(u,q_{12})
-\theta_{2}(u-2\overline{q}_{2})\theta_{2}(u-2\overline{q}_{1})p_{2}\}\Delta^{-1}\\
L_{22}(u)&=&\{-\theta_{2}(u-2\overline{q}_{1})\theta_{1}(u-2\overline{q}_{2})p_{1}
+\theta_{2}(u-2\overline{q}_{2})\theta_{1}(u-2\overline{q}_{2})E(u,q_{21})\\
& &\ \ -\theta_{2}(u-2\overline{q}_{1})\theta_{1}(u-2\overline{q}_{1})E(u,q_{12})
+\theta_{2}(u-2\overline{q}_{2})\theta_{1}(u-2\overline{q}_{1})p_{2}\}\Delta^{-1}\\
\Delta&=& \sigma(q_{1}-q_{2})\sigma(u-q_{1}-q_{2})
\end{eqnarray*}
\noindent and $\overline{q}_1=\frac{q_1-q_2}{2}=-\overline{q}_2$.
\noindent The Hamiltonian Eq.(2) is equal to
\begin{eqnarray*}
H=tr(\stackrel{\sim}{L}^{2}(u))+V(u)=tr(L^{2}(u))+V(u)
\end{eqnarray*}
The motion equation can also be described in the commutator
form
\begin{eqnarray*}
\frac{d}{dt}L(u)=\{L(u),H\}=[<|fim_middle|>*}
\noindent where $a(u),b(u),c(u),d(u)$ are all independent upon dynamical
variable. The numerical r-matrix $r(u)$ defined in Eq.(8) satisfies the
classical Yang-Baxter equation
\begin{eqnarray}
[r_{12}(u-v),r_{13}(u-\eta)]+[r_{12}(u-v),r_{23}(v-\eta)]
+[r_{13}(u-\eta),r_{23}(v-\eta)]=0
\end{eqnarray}
\noindent and enjoys in the antisymmetric properies
\begin{eqnarray}
r_{12}(u)=-r_{21}(-u)
\end{eqnarray}
The standard Poisson-Lie bracket Eq.(8) of the Lax operator $L(u)$
and the numerical r-matrix $r(u)$ enjoying in the classical Yang-Baxter
equation Eq.(9) and antisymmetry Eq.(10), make it possiple to construct
the quantum theory of the CM model.
\section{The relation between two Lax representation}
In fact, the new Lax representation given by us in Eq.(7) can be
obtained from the old one given by Krichever in Eq.(3) through a
dynamical gauge transformation as follows
\begin{eqnarray}
L(u)=g(u)\stackrel{\sim}{L}(u)g^{-1}(u)
\end{eqnarray}
\noindent where
\begin{eqnarray*}
g(u)=\left(\begin{array}{ll}\theta_{1}(u-2\overline{q}_{1})&-\theta_{1}(u-2\overline{q}_{2})\\
-\theta_{2}(u-2\overline{q}_{1})&\theta_{2}(u-2\overline{q}_{2})\end{array}\right)
\end{eqnarray*}
\noindent Due to the transformation Eq.(11) being dependent up the dynamical
variable $q_{i}$ ,the classical r-matrix could not be transfered by a
similarity transformation as that of the Lax operator in Eq.(11). Fortunately, through
a straightforward calculation , we find that the numerical r-matrix $r(u-v)$
can be obtained from the dynamical one $\stackrel{\sim}{r}(u,v)$
as follows
\begin{eqnarray*}
r_{12}(u-v)=g_{1}(u)g_{2}(v)\stackrel{\sim}{r}_{12}(u,v)
g_{1}^{-1}(u)g_{2}^{-1}+g_{2}(v)\{g_{1}(u),\stackrel{\sim}{L}_{2}(v)\}
g_{1}^{-1}(u)g_{2}^{-1}(v)
\end{eqnarray*}
\noindent up to some matrix which does commute with $L_{1}(u)+L_{2}(v)$.
\section*{Summary}
The numerical r-matrix $r(u)$ Eq.(6) could provide a mean to construct
a speration of variables for the CM model in the same manner as that
in the case of the integrable magnetic chains[13]. Moreover, the r-matrix
$r(u)$ also make it possible that one can construct the dressing
transformation for the CM model. The dressing group of this system would be
an analogue to the classical limit of Sklyanin algebra[12,14]. A possible
way to approach quantization of the CM model would be to look for
a quantum version of the Poisson-Lie bracket Eq.(8). The most possible
candidate is the elliptic Sklyanin algebra[12,14] which satisfies
\begin{eqnarray}
R_{12}(u-v)T_{1}(u)T_{2}(v)=T_{2}(v)T_{1}(u)R_{12}(u-v)
\end{eqnarray}
\noindent where $R_{12}(u-v)$ is the eight-vertex Baxter's R-matrix and
satisfies the quantum Yang-Baxter equation
\begin{eqnarray}
R_{12}(u-v)R_{13}(u-\eta)R_{23}(v-\eta)=
R_{23}(v-\eta)R_{13}(u-\eta)R_{12}(u-v)
\end{eqnarray}
\noindent and the unitary condition
\begin{eqnarray}
R_{12}(u)R_{21}(-u)=1
\end{eqnarray}
\noindent The classical numerical r-matrix $r(u)$ have the relation with
the quantum one $R(u)$ Eq.(12) as follows
\begin{eqnarray}
R(u)=1+wr(u)+o(w^{2})\ \ \ ,\ \ {\rm when\ \ the\ \ crossing\ \ parameter\ \
} w\longrightarrow 0
\end{eqnarray}
In this paper, we only consider the special case of $N=2$ for the CM model.
However, the results can be generalized to the generic case of $2\leq N$ .
We will present the further results in the further paper.
| L(u),M(u)]
\end{eqnarray*}
The very ``good" properties of our Lax operator defined in Eq.(7) is that
the basical Poisson bracket of the Lax operator $L(u)$ can be written in the
usual Poisson-Lie bracket form with a purely numerical r-matrix (i.e.
nondynamical r-matrix). Namely,
\begin{eqnarray}
\{L_{1}(u),L_{2}(v)\}=[r_{12}(u-v),L_{1}(u)+L_{2}(v)]
\end{eqnarray}
\noindent and the numerical r-matrix $r(u)$ reads as
\begin{eqnarray*}
r(u)=\left(\begin{array}{llll}a(u)&&&d(u)\\&b(u)&c(u)&\\
&c(u)&b(u)&\\d(u)&&&a(u)\end{array}\right)
\end{eqnarray*}
\noindent and
\begin{eqnarray*}
& & a(u)=\frac{\theta '^{(0)}(u)}{\theta^{(0)}(u)} -\frac{\sigma '(u)}
{\sigma (u)}\ \ \ ,\ \ \
b(u)=\frac{\theta '^{(1)}(u)}{\theta^{(1)}(u)}-\frac{\sigma '(u)}
{\sigma (u)}\\
& & c(u)=\frac{\theta '^{(0)}(0)\theta^{(1)}(u)}
{\theta^{(0)}(u)\theta^{(1)}(0)} \ \ \ ,\ \ \
d(u)=\frac{\theta '^{(0)}(0)\theta^{(0)}(u)}
{\theta^{(1)}(u)\theta^{(1)}(0)}
\end{eqnarray | 414 |
I do believe at this point you would like Tennis & Racquet Sports item, so that you are within the right blog site. At this point you're studying PUMA Men's Smash cv-m, Turbulence/Sharp Green 10.5 D US article. Along with I hope you'll discover useful info in in this article before you obtain Tennis & Racquet Sports item. Currently I wish to write about PUMA Men's Smash cv-m, Turbulence/Sharp Green 10.5 D US. Minor information this PUMA Men's Smash cv-m, Turbulence<|fim_middle|> & Racquet Sports group or even employ search box about this weblog. Next should you be positive to get PUMA Men's Smash cv-m, Turbulence/Sharp Green 10.5 D US, you should press BUY BUTTON beneath. | /Sharp Green 10.5 D US merchandise manufactured by PUMA firm.
To find out more about PUMA Men's Smash cv-m, Turbulence/Sharp Green 10.5 D US cost along with opinions, you can press THIS LINK . I am hoping this specific submit can assist you to take into consideration inside obtaining connected with PUMA Men's Smash cv-m, Turbulence/Sharp Green 10.5 D US item. Or produce your own . that using this post you to definitely discover other merchandise that is identical using PUMA Men's Smash cv-m, Turbulence/Sharp Green 10.5 D US or perhaps far better.
When you finally examine this kind of PUMA Men's Smash cv-m, Turbulence/Sharp Green 10.5 D US, expect that this PUMA Men's Smash cv-m, Turbulence/Sharp Green 10.5 D US item will be fitted with you. If you believe people nonetheless must locate item other than PUMA Men's Smash cv-m, Turbulence/Sharp Green 10.5 D US, it is possible to check out within every single Tennis | 248 |
Extending Cooperation
The Air Force renewed its bilateral training plan with the Brazilian Air Force last month, thereby cementing the<|fim_middle|> report by TSgt. Eric Petosky) | two parties' joint participation in exercises and events over the next year. Lt. Gen. Norman Seip, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) commander, and Gen. Juniti Saito, Brazilian Air Force Chief of Staff, signed the training document May 11 in Brasilia. "It was an historic day in the ongoing friendship shared between Brazil and the United States," said Seip, who is retiring later this year (see above) Among the joint training activities planned are firefighting from a C-130 platform, procedures and policies for conducting non-combat unmanned aerial vehicle flights, radar deployment, and mid-air refueling. Brazilian airmen will participate in Red Flag at Nellis AFB, Nev., and Angel Thunder (a combat search and rescue exercise) at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. US airmen will be a part of Cruzex, the largest air exercise in Latin America, which Brazil hosts. And there will be cadet exchanges. Brazil is one of two nations—the other is Chile—with which AFSOUTH has formal training agreements. (Davis-Monthan | 233 |
"I came up with this recipe in my restaurant as a way to utilize leftovers and keep food cost low. As it turns out,<|fim_middle|> still served 8. | I sold out of it in one day and is now in a regular rotation. Best eaten on a sandwich or with corn tortilla chips."
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Coat the poblano peppers with a small amount of oil or cooking spray. Place directly on the oven rack. On a baking sheet, combine the onions, red and green bell peppers, celery and corn.
Roast the vegetables and peppers for about 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Check occasionally, and turn or stir as needed for even browning. Remove from the oven, and refrigerate until needed.
Tear the corn tortillas into pieces, and place them in a food processor. Process into fine crumbs. Do this in smaller batches if necessary. Place crumbs on a plate. In a shallow bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Dip chicken breast halves into the tortilla crumbs to coat, then into the egg mixture, and again in the tortilla crumbs to give them a nice thick coating. Fry the chicken until golden brown on each side, about 4 minutes per side. If your chicken is thick and isn't cooked through when the coating is browned, you can place it in the hot oven to finish it. When done, refrigerate until cooled completely.
Peel and seed the poblano peppers. Place into a food processor along with the mayonnaise. Puree until smooth, and set aside.
When everything has chilled, dice the chicken breasts. In a large food processor, combine the chicken and roasted vegetables. Blend in the poblano mayonnaise until your desired consistency is reached. Taste and season with salt and pepper as desired.
Very good on a sandwich or on a wrap, with lettuce and tomato. I halved the recipe and it | 379 |
There are<|fim_middle|> Knitting Socks? | many different methods for casting-on in knitting, but the knit cast-on is perfect for beginners because you learn how to form knit stitches as you add the stitches to the needle. This makes the learning process go a bit faster. Casting on is the first row of loops on a knitting needle.
This knit cast-on is not just useful for beginners; it is also a great choice for several types of knitting projects.
You can use it for casting on a lot of stitches without the risk of too short of a long tail.
It's great if you need to add stitches in the middle of a row.
Sometimes you are making something that requires a little stretch in the first row, for example, hats and sweaters. The knit cast-on is perfect for that.
The next step is to learn how to do the knit cast-on technique.
Like most cast-on techniques, the knit cast-on begins with a slip knot.
Hold the yarn so that the tail of the yarn ball is hanging in front of your hand.
Wrap the yarn loosely behind the first two fingers of your left hand. The yarn should loop all the way around your fingers clockwise.
Take the part of the yarn that is attached to the ball and slip it back under the loop behind your fingers.
Then slide this off your fingers, pull to tighten slightly, and slip it over the needle.
Hold the needle with the slip knot in your left hand and the empty needle in your right hand (if you are right-handed). You can flip it if you are left-handed.
To begin the cast-on, slide the right-hand needle into the loop on the left-hand needle, from front to back. This is known as "opening the loop." This is exactly how you start making a knit stitch.
Loop the working yarn (the yarn coming from the ball) over the point of the right-hand needle, going counter-clockwise. Be careful not to loop the yarn over both needles.
Hold the yarn loosely in your right hand. This is known as English knitting, right-hand knitting or "throwing," which is different from continental knitting, in which you hold the yarn in the left hand. You can, of course, do the same thing continental style if that is the method you want to learn.
Next, you will bring the looped yarn through to the front.
Keep holding onto the yarn with your right hand so it does not get away from you.
Slowly slide the right-hand needle down so the loop gets close to the tip of the needle without sliding off.
In the same movement, bring the right-hand needle out from behind the left-hand needle.
When the right-hand needle barely comes out from behind the left-hand needle, push the needle in front of the left needle.
The goal of this step is to keep the loop you just made on the right-hand needle while bringing it to the front of the work. The slip knot stays on the left-hand needle.
Although this can seem a bit awkward at first, with practice, it becomes second nature and you will not even have to think about it.
Add the new stitch you just formed to the needle. Slide the loop that is on the right-hand needle onto the left-hand needle, next to the slip knot loop.
Try to pay attention to the direction of the loop as you add it to the needle, keeping it consistent throughout the cast on. Turning the stitches produces different results.
You now have two stitches on the left-hand needle, and you can continue on. You will want to repeat these steps until you have the required number of stitches on your needle.
Watch your tension. As you cast on stitches, try not to pull too tightly as you wrap, or your stitches will be hard to work on the next row. Your loops should be tight enough to stay on the needle, but loose enough to slide the second needle through with ease.
This is tightness is called the tension. With more experience, you will learn what the right amount of tension feels like.
Now that you have all the knit stitches cast on, you can continue with the rest of your project.
Once you feel comfortable with this method, try other cast-on stitches like the long-tail cast-on, the cable cast-on, the wrap cast-on, and the frilled cast-on, to name a few.
How Do You Turn a Heel While | 873 |
Bloodless Arches
Déductions
Dreaming: The Prague Sessions
High School Fantasy
Jondo
Mosàfer
Nocturnalize
Rags and Fe<|fim_middle|> Rimmer and Tom Van Seters
Farhad Khosravi
Joshua Rager Nonet
Kate Blechinger
Kent Sangster's Obsessions Octet
Kevin Dean and the Big City Wranglers
Mallory Chipman
Mike Rud
Rémi-Jean LeBlanc
Ways in Waves
Josh is a pianist, arranger, composer, and teacher based in Montréal, Canada. Throughout his 15 year career he has performed extensively in Japan, Europe and North America. In 2005 he was nominated for the Prix du Festival at the Montréal International Jazz festival. In 2007 he played at Carnegie Hall with Nikky Yanofsky appearing also on her Juno nominated debut DVD/CD, Ella…I swing of thee. In 2009 he received a commission from The European Broadcasting Union to compose a jazz suite for two pianos entitled "Menuet and Duo" which was recorded by CBC at its premiere in Montréal at Pollack Hall and broadcast internationally. His most recent CD features new original music for nonet and will be released in 2017 on the Bent River Records label. Currently, Josh is Assistant Professor in the jazz specialization at Concordia University. Some of the names that Josh has performed and/or recorded with include: Ingrid Jensen, Walt Weiskopf, Donny McCaslin, Joe Morrello, Pat Labarbera, Kevin Dean, Rane Lee, and Dawn Tyler Watson.
JoshRager.com
BRR Releases
JOSHUA RAGER Nonet – Jondo
© 2021 Bent River Records | athers
Salome's Dance
Steppin' Up
Stillness Falls
Under a Dancing Sky
Allan Gilliland
Chandelle | 30 |
Study: How (and why) Google ranks videos differently from the way YouTube does
According to a new report from Stone<|fim_middle|> Twitter (@gregfinn) or LinkedIn.
Channel: VideoGoogleGoogle: YouTube & VideoSEO - Search Engine OptimizationSEO: Video Search | Temple Consulting, when Google returns multiple YouTube videos in the results pages, the ranking order between Google and YouTube varies 56.8% of the time.
Greg Finn on July 19, 2017 at 9:40 am
Have you ever been served a specific set of YouTube videos in Google's Search Engine Results Pages, only to find that the exact same search yields different results when performed on YouTube?
Well, according to a new report from Stone Temple Consulting, when Google returns multiple YouTube videos in the results pages, the ranking order between Google and YouTube varies 56.8 percent of the time.
Stone Temple Consulting's Eric Enge performed a deep dive on the topic to see why this was happening and what could be done about it.
Image used courtesy of Stone Temple Consulting.
Not only did Enge find that more than half the time Google results have multiple YouTube videos, which rank differently on YouTube, but even when just one YouTube video is ranking in Google results, there is a 55.2 percent chance that it isn't the first result for that query on YouTube.
The hypothesis posed by Enge for this phenomena is that the various goals of each site are quite different and that each has its own KPIs.
While Google tries to match users up with relevant content, YouTube has a different job — to entertain. The study does a great job analyzing both Google and YouTube's approach and the various inherent differences between each.
Head over to Stone Temple Consulting for the full study write-up, which takes a lengthy look into user intent between networks, advertising and the traditional YouTube value metrics, and even has detailed optimization checklists for those looking to rank on both YouTube and Google.
This is a must-read for anyone looking to use video to boost their search marketing efforts (or vice versa).
Greg Finn
Greg Finn is the Director of Marketing for Cypress North, a company that provides world-class social media and search marketing services and web & application development. He has been in the Internet marketing industry for 10+ years and specializes in Digital Marketing. You can also find Greg on | 427 |
It's a new year and a new month, and with that Pacers head coach Nate McMillan has preached one important goal to the team: Have a winning record this month, striving for at least 10 wins.
Through 35 games, the Pacers (17-18) are on the inside edge of the playoff picture. After recording their second straight win, 117-104 over the Orlando Magic on Sunday, they are now in sixth and just two and half games out of fourth place.
Outside of spots one and two in the Eastern Conference — which, if they continue on course, will be filled by Cleveland and Toronto, respectively — the other spots look like they may not be locked up until the final week of the season, perhaps even the final days. The Pacers can't let that happen again. We all remember the 2014-15 season, when by losing in Memphis they just missed out<|fim_middle|> big picture with his team.
"We've already talked about it," he answered quickly. "We've talked about our schedule, we talked about where we are, we talked about last month. We talked about the fact that the first three months of the seasons we haven't had a winning month; 1-2 in October, 8-8 in November, 6-7 in December.
"So we haven't had a winning month. We want to start 2017 with a winning month. One of our goals is to win 10-plus games each month, and we've got 13 [games] this month.
Indiana narrowly avoided a season-long five-game losing streak last Friday when they edged out the Bulls in a matinee game. They carried that over to Sunday against a below-average Magic squad (15-20).
They've made strides on the defensive end, which once ranked 30th in the NBA, and that's led to the offense. In their win over the Magic, they shot 50 percent and scored 117 points. They're 6-0 at home when making at least half of their shots, and an outstanding 10-0 when pouring in at least 110 points.
"There's a time when we go off," McMillan explained about the offense, "and we get thirsty, as we call it, and we take quick shots when guys start to feel 'I haven't had a shot or a play called for me,' and they're looking to get involved in the game through the offensive end of the floor.
Point guard Jeff Teague dished out a career-high 17 points Friday, and followed that up with nine more on Sunday. McMillan, along with his teammates were quick to praise him.
"He is really doing a good job of establishing that ball movement when he's in the paint and, as we call it "setting the table" for the team, getting everyone involved," said McMillan.
"The biggest thing is that we're having fun now," said Myles Turner, who has been special. Turner scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed 12 boards for his fifth double-double of the season. He had four in 60 games last season.
The Pacers are getting consistency from Turner, who has gotten comfortable in that starting five role and what is expected of him. It was his 14th straight game in double figures and he's scored at least 20 in six of those 14 games.
Paul George, who along with C.J. Miles and Turner, made a point to hug former coach Frank Vogel pregame, contributed 19 points, including three 3-pointers, plus five rebounds and three assists.
"I think now we're finally using all of our weapons and everybody's comfortable in their roles right now. And Jeff, credit our last three games to Jeff. That's what we've felt he could do for us all season long. Again, he's so good at getting in the paint and going coast to coast.
McMillan said the starting lineup will remain the same for now, with career starter Monta Ellis coming off the bench.
There's real opportunity for Indiana right now. They play at 16-20 Detroit on Tuesday, then are back home against New York and the lowly Brooklyn Nets. Then, they have just one game the following week — in London against the 14-19 Denver Nuggets.
They've won seven of their last eight games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and at 13-5, possess the second-best home record in the East. The key now is for their defense, their ball movement, energy and execution to travel, says Paul George. No more are they figuring things out.
"Now we're sustaining it," he added. | on postseason play.
After another double-digit win over Orlando and his former boss, Frank Vogel, McMillan candidly said he's absolutely discussed the | 31 |
This is a blog series focused on how the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation approaches college success work. You will hear from our partners who work each day to help students improve academically, complete rigorous curricula, and cross financial hurdles. You can read the whole series here.
As a first-generation college graduate, Bob Giannino, CEO of uAspire, is acutely att<|fim_middle|> approach to college affordability, uAspire is helping hundreds of thousands of students reach their higher education and career goals. Watch the video to learn more about uAspire and how they are moving the needle on affordability and college success. | uned to the role that education plays in breaking the poverty cycle. He also knows that finances are the number one barrier to college access and completion. That's why he's made it his mission to help current and future students navigate the financial waters of higher education. Through direct, one-to-one student counseling, financial training for college access providers and counselors and a systemic | 72 |
Lizanne Mentz of the Sentinel International Group scoops global tax prize
Plenty of firms claim to have 'cross-border tax specialists' among their ranks. But not many have the international silverware to back this assertion up. Lizanne, who is taking advantage of Sentinel's generous study incentives to complete a Master's in International Tax at UCT, certainly walks the talk.
Participating in the Global Tax Treaties Commentaries (GTTC) Universities Project Competition was "an unbelievable journey" says Lizanne, a qualified attorney who describes winning as "the culmination of countless hours of research, preparation and hard work" and "an experience I won't soon forget."
While Lizanne is still coming to terms with the fact that her team won, Sentinel Director Coralea Zweig is not surprised in the slightest: "Since the moment she joined us, Lizanne has stood out." Zweig adds that because Sentinel is a niche business, it's not always easy to find the right person for the job. "But we know they are out there and are prepared to search until we find the right candidate." Case in point Lizanne, who backs up her natural intellect with an incredible work ethic and boundless passion for sharing her specialist knowledge with everyone else at the firm – both informally and at Sentinel's regular internal workshops.
Like all Sentinel employees, Lizanne is incentivised to learn continually. The firm isn't just funding her Master's degree; we also give her paid leave to attend classes and to prepare for exams. And while she's the first to admit that entering the competition required many all-nighters, she did so knowing that she had the full backing of her bosses.
For Zweig, the investment is a no-brainer, as it benefits Sentinel, our staff and, most importantly, our clients who "can be comforted and confident in the realisation that they can call on our experts to guide them through the maze of what can be very complex cross border and global estate planning issues." There can't be many people in the industry who know more than Lizanne about South Africa's tax treaties, for example. And we've got several other specialists of a similar<|fim_middle|>: Sentinel focuses on strategic growth with the appointment of a new CEO
Fiduciary services specialist Sentinel International is thrilled to announce that after three highly productive years…
Breaking news: High Court finds that Intestate Succession Act discriminates against unmarried life partners
A recent High Court judgement ruled that a woman whose male life partner died without…
Helping Fancourt's caddies to weather the COVID-19 storm
Since March this year, the Fancourt Caddie Foundation Trust has distributed over R1.5 million to…
5 reasons why the future of finance is female
Originally written for and published by the Personal Finance Magazine By Dale Irvine, Joint Managing…
Assets in Europe? Here's how to avoid forced heirship rules
The latest EU succession law change simplifies who inherits your European assets. Alida Malherbe, Wills…
If you're in the wealth planning industry, you need to re-think your succession plan
The implications of the Covid baby bust. Even before the pandemic, developed (wealthier) societies were…
Muslim South African? Here's why you must prepare a Will now
Everyone should have a will. But for Muslim South Africans who want their estate to… | calibre.
But what has she actually won?
The GTTC Universities Project Competition is an annual contest organised by the IBFD, the world's foremost authority on cross-border taxation. Every year, students at 25 top universities (from 25 different countries) are invited to answer a burning question about international tax law. This year's entrants were asked to analyse their respective countries' tax treaties with all developing nations to establish whether their country displays any discernible tax policy in its dealings with these countries, or whether such treaties are negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
And what did she find?
Lizanne and her teammate Waseem Ismail (a CA at SANNE and fellow Master's student) discovered that in its treaties with 47 different developing countries, South Africa displays "no discernable pattern". With the exception of four articles where the students could see a distinct trend, "South Africa doesn't really have a defined tax policy when it comes to treaty negotiations. We follow the OECD and/or UN most of the time, but sometimes we go way off script."
What does it mean for me?
While South Africa's tax treaty with Cambodia or Senegal may have little bearing on your legacy plan, you can rest easy in the knowledge that all of the experts at Sentinel are at the very top of their respective games. And that when a problem presents itself, we will all put our heads together to come up with the absolute best solution for you and your family.
Thank you and happy holidays
As 2020 draws to a close, we at Sentinel would like to take a moment…
Press release | 329 |
Vanessa Croce
Manager/Lead Instructor
Preston & Ivanhoe
4th Dan Black Belt
Vanessa Croce is our powerhouse Lead Managing Instructor at Preston.
Vanessa has been training at Team Carlo since she was 11 years old and is preparing for her 5th Dan Black Belt.
Drawing on her 14 years of personal experience, Vanessa is passionate about the challenge and personal growth that is possible as a result of learning taekwondo.
Vanessa attributes her confidence and empowerment to the many opportunities that have been presented to her in her role At Tea, Carlo over many years.
Vanessa loves a challenge and is ready and raring to give anything a go!
3rd Dan Black Belt
Sarah Tyrrell joined Team Carlo with her eldest son in 2013 to begin their taekwondo path together, later joined by her youngest son.
Sarah's path as a student and instructor has taken her life in a personal and professional direction she never imagined was possible.
In her role as Manager and Lead Instructor at Taylors Lakes, Sarah feels deeply grateful and honoured to impact her students life through taekwondo.
Teaching life skills like resilience, perseverance and courage will shape their future in a uniquely positive way, as it has done and will continue to do for her own family.
Sarah<|fim_middle|>imino is living proof that taekwondo can be learnt at any age. Gerry took up taekwondo at age 55 and is now preparing for her 5th Dan Black Belt.
In her role as Customer Service Manager over 12 years, she feels honoured to have witnessed countless personal development journey in our students and she takes pride in fostering a family orientated environment – it's personal.
Gerry attributes her optimal health and well-being and confident outlook on life to taekwondo.
Gerry's family are her pride and joy.
Clare Nisbet
Administration & Communications Manager
Clare Nisbet and her family joined the Team Carlo community in 2014.
Clare wanted a life skill activity for her children that would build their confidence, emotional resilience and support their physical development.
Through her own experience, Clare has become an advocate for the crucial role parents play in supporting the child's life skill development, setting a strong foundation for their future.
Clare took up the challenge and is on her way to becoming a Black Belt.
For Clare, it's a privilege to support Team Carlo families and the community in understanding and valuing the opportunity to learn taekwondo as a life skill. | 's passion and talent for singing is the envy of many of her colleagues!
Georgina Hadj
Georgina and her family have been a part of the Team Carlo community for over 15 years.
Firstly as a mother of her two Black Belt sons (now young men), a 3rd Dan Black Belt student, an Instructor and the Customer Service Manager at Airport West.
In her role, Georgina shares her passion, wisdom and experience as a mother and as a student to support our families on their taekwondo path.
Rock music lights her up, so don't be surprised if you hear AC/DC or Led Zeppelin in the music mash-ups in class!
Gerry Massimino
Gerry Mass | 149 |
UA Alumni Association Honors Four With Teaching Awards
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2017 recipients of the University's highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards.
This year's recipients are: Dr. Daniel G. Bachrach, professor of<|fim_middle|> pediatrics, College of Community Health Sciences.
Mandy Wyatt, district vice president of the National Alumni Association, recognized the 2017 award recipients at today's Fall Campus Assembly in the Ferguson Center Ballroom along with UA President Stuart R. Bell. An awards presentation also occurs at the NorthRiver Yacht Club
About the honorees:
Dr. Daniel G. Bachrach
Dr. Daniel G. Bachrach is a Robert C. and Rosa P. Morrow Endowed Faculty Excellence Fellow in the management department. He joined The University of Alabama faculty in 2002. Bachrach also has developed courses including MGT 497, Analysis and Interpretation of Digital Device Use and Data Management Approaches (Fall 2014); and MGT 300, Organizational Theory and Behavior On-Line. Bachrach is the winner of multiple research and teaching awards, including the Dean's Summer Excellence in Research Award (2012, 2013), the Certificate of Excellence in Research awarded by the Society for Marketing Advances (2014), the Marvin Jolson Award for Best Contribution to Selling and Sales Management Practice by the National Educational Foundation Pi Sigma Epsilon, and the Bronze Medal Axiom Book Award for "More than a Showroom" (2016). Bachrach's teaching recognition includes the John S. Bickley Culverhouse College Creativity and Innovation award (2016) and Innovation Scholar in Residence by the College of Continuing Studies (2017). Bachrach's research has focused primarily on organizational citizenship behavior, transactive memory systems, corporate social responsibility and sales team performance. He has published 53 research papers in top-tier journals.
Dr. James Paul Hubner
Dr. James Paul Hubner joined the UA faculty in 2005. He has been awarded the AIAA Outstanding Faculty in the aerospace engineering and mechanics department six times. In 2017, he was awarded the department's Outstanding Student Opinion of Instruction Award. He was also named the College of Engineering Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Faculty Member in 2010. Including current students, he has advised 18 graduate and 31 undergraduate research students, participated on numerous graduate student committees and advised several senior design-team and student group organizations, including the student chapter of AIAA and Barna Ultimate. His lifetime average teaching evaluation is 4.6 out of 5.0, having taught more than 2,400 freshman-to graduate-level students in aerodynamics and mechanics through traditional on-campus and distance-learning courses. His research interests in experimental aerodynamics and solid mechanics include luminescent coatings, low Reynolds number flows, fluid-structure interactions and micro air vehicles. He is an associate fellow in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a member of the American Physical Society and American Society of Engineering Education. He has been the principal investigator or co-Pl on more than 25 research projects funded by government and industry totaling more than $5 million. He is the lead or co-author of more than 100 journal, conference publications and technical reports.
Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks is the assistant department head in the department of electrical and computer engineering. A faculty member since 2002, Ricks serves as the faculty adviser for the Alabama Astrobotics Team and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Robotics Team. Alabama Astrobotics is a multidisciplinary team that participates in NASA-based robotics competitions, including the annual NASA Robotic Mining Competition, a national engineering competition held each May at the Kennedy Space Center. He started Alabama Astrobotics on the UA campus in 2009-2010 and led it to become one of the most successful student robotics organizations in the nation. Student participation has grown from five students representing only two engineering disciplines in 2009 to more than 60 students representing seven science, technology, engineering and math disciplines in 2017. While at UA, Ricks has received the Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding ECE Instructor Award for the 2009-2010 and 2016- 2017 academic years and was awarded the 2009-2010 Meritorious Teaching Award by the electrical and computer engineering department. He also won the IEEE Education Society Best Transaction Paper of the Year Award in 2009. Under his direction, Alabama Astrobotics has won four national championships at the NASA Robotic Mining Competition (2012, 2015, 2016 and 2017) and was awarded the 2016 Rising Star Award by the Huntsville chapter of the National Space Club. Ricks has also directed the IEEE Robotics Team to five top-10 finishes in the last seven years.
Dr. Heather M. Taylor
Dr. Heather M. Taylor is a board-certified general pediatrician with a clinical practice at the University Medical Center. She teaches outpatient and hospital-based clinical pediatrics to medical students and family medicine resident physicians. Having joined the UA faculty in 2007, she serves as the pediatric clerkship director and as the director of undergraduate medical education for the Tuscaloosa Regional Campus of The University of Alabama School of Medicine. She is a three-time recipient of the Best Attending Award from The Tuscaloosa Family Practice Residency Association and a four-time recipient of the UA School of Medicine Argus Award for the Best Clinical Instructor-Tuscaloosa Campus. Medical students selected her for the Faculty Recognition Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Medical Education during the junior year in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. In 2012, she was the faculty recipient of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award for the UA School of Medicine. Taylor's scholarly activity has centered on newborn hearing screening initiatives and medical education. She served as the Alabama Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Champion for the American Academy of Pediatrics for eight years, and, in that role, she worked with a team of state stakeholders to improve Alabama's rate of compliance with the guidelines for follow-up and intervention for newborns who fail their hearing screen after birth.
Awards & Honors, College of Community Health Sciences, College of Engineering, Culverhouse College of Business, Faculty & Staff
Robin Elmore, Alumni Administration, 205-348-1545, relmore@alumni.ua.edu
Richard LeComte, communications, rllecomte@ur.ua.edu, 205-348-3782
At 38,103 students, UA's enrollment surpassed 38,000 for the third consecutive year in 2019, boosted by the in-state increase and a gifted freshman class. 40% of the class entering in 2019 graduated in the top 10% of their high school graduating class (a UA record). Approximately 40% have an ACT score of 30 or more for the third consecutive year. 38% of freshmen have a high school grade-point average of 4.0 or higher, with the average grade-point average being 3.77 (both are UA records). | management, Culverhouse College of Commerce; Dr. James Paul Hubner, associate professor of aerospace engineering and mechanics, College of Engineering; Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks, associate professor of electrical and computing engineering, College of Engineering; and Dr. Heather M. Taylor, associate professor of | 59 |
Arla Foods UK Delivers 2.3% First Half Revenue Growth
Despite globally challenging market conditions including the impact of a continued weak pound and changes in fat and protein prices, Arla Foods UK delivered a steady start to the first half of the year. A 6.7 per cent volume driven branded growth contributed to an overall net revenue growth of 2.3 per cent, comparative to the first half of 2017, increasing revenue to £961m1 (€1.093bn).
<|fim_middle|> to its farmer owners via the prepaid milk price while reinvesting €100 million into areas that fuel growth.
Full Year Expectations
Jan Toft Nørgaard, chairman of Arla Foods.
For the full year, Arla will remain focused on balancing branded growth in a higher retail price environment. Continued execution of the transformation programme Calcium will be the company's other key priority. Arla's revenue outlook for the full year 2018 is expected to be €10.0-10.5 billion and Arla's branded growth is expected to be at the high-end of the previously communicated target range of 1.0-3.5 per cent.
Net profit share for 2018 is expected in the targeted 2.8-3.2 range.
A proposal to pay out the entire 2018 net profit of Arla Group has been prepared by Arla's board due to the positive development of Arla Foods' balance sheet. The board also recognizes that many Arla farmers are facing a tough financial situation due to this summer's drought in Europe, and that it is in Arla's best interest for this year's net profit to be paid out to the farmers.
"As a farmer-owned dairy company, we care deeply about the livelihood of our farmers and we recognize that this summer's drought in Europe has been extraordinary. We are proposing that extraordinary measures be taken in this situation, and the board is satisfied with the positive development of the company's balance sheet, which makes this proposal possible." says Jan Toft Nørgaard, chairman of Arla Foods.
Lidl and Liffey Meats Will See Bord Bia Quality Approved Irish Beef Exported to 17 Countries Around Europe and to the US
AG Barr Continues to Build For Profitable Long-term Growth
Bright Food to Acquire 60% of Weetabix | The 6.7 per cent strategic branded sales volume for Arla Foods UK was supported by the core Arla® brand at 9.32 per cent growth, as well as Lurpak®at 2.22 per cent growth and Castello® at 8.82 per cent growth in the UK. Within the Arla portfolio, Arla's foodservice range Arla Pro grew by 52.82 per cent whilst sales of B.O.B (Best of Both) grew at 38.12 per cent.
Ash Amirahmadi.
Ash Amirahmadi, managing director of Arla Foods UK, comments, "Year on year, Arla's portfolio continues to lead the way in driving growth across the UK dairy sector. Our decision to invest to build capability in the growing channels of foodservice, online and convenience is paying off and will continue to do so as we further develop the UK business."
At a Global level across the farmer owned co-operative, total Arla Group revenue grew by 2.2 per cent to €5.1 billion, supported by higher strategic branded sales volumes, which were up 3.0 per cent due to strong performance by the Arla® brand, Lurpak®, Puck® and Castello®.
Each year, Arla targets an annual net profit share in the range of 2.8 to 3.2 per cent of revenue. This allows the company to balance its retained capital for future investments and provide a supplementary payment to farmer owners, while continuing to pay out the highest possible share of our ongoing profit to our farmer owners via the prepaid milk price throughout the year.
In the first half year of 2018, Arla delivered a net profit share of 2.2 per cent, up from last half year's profit share of 2.1 per cent. The company expects to reach its full year net profit share to be within the 2.8 to 3.2 per cent target range.
Early in 2018, the three year transformation and efficiency programme Calcium was announced by Arla's management to reduce cost by over €400 million across the group. For the full-year of 2018, Arla expects Calcium to deliver a positive contribution of at least €50 million, up from the initially forecasted €30 million.
"It was a tough start to 2018 as we took urgent action to repair our bottom line. This urgency delivered a positive result as we were able to improve our profitability and the performance of our milk price over the period. However, there is more work to be done as we continue to relentlessly execute our transformation programme, Calcium, which will further improve our performance," says Peder Tuborgh, chief executive of Arla Foods.
"I'm pleased to say that Calcium is starting to deliver – every week we see steady progress across the programme. Our top management, leaders and employees are working adamantly on each initiative that will enable us to pay a more competitive milk price to our farmers, compete more effectively in the markets and categories we operate in worldwide, and boost the strategic investments that will sustain our long term profitable growth," says CFO in Arla Foods, Natalie Knight, chief financial officer of Arla Foods.
Of the €400 million Calcium is expected to deliver by 2021, Arla aims to direct €300 million | 703 |
It's hard to press pause and think about how to be more effective, especially when you're caught in the daily grind.
The inaugural London Business School (LBS) Leadership Institute survey revealed that focusing too closely<|fim_middle|>.
For advice on getting out of your "content zone" listen to this podcast, brought to you by the LI, and hosted by Vyla Rollins, Executive Director of the LI at LBS. | on day-to-day activities is the main barrier to success for 54% of the 1,248 senior professionals surveyed. According to 45% of executives, lack of strategic thinking is the biggest obstacle to reaching their leadership potential.
In other words, leaders are caught in a what-got-you-here won't-get-you-there trap. They need to grow and learn but, according to research, spend upwards of 60% of their time in constant get-it-done-now mode.
What prompts do you need to watch for? Professor Peterson reveals some of the most common derailers and how to address each one.
More from Professor Peterson on executive derailment warning signs.
Once you know what's holding you back and why you do the things you do, how can you develop as a leader without dropping the ball? Professor Ibarra explores insights including redefining the job you're in, networking with different people and being more playful with your sense of self.
Three steps from Professor Ibarra to becoming a better leader.
Finally, trying out new skills for size can feel at odds with who you are. On authenticity, Professor Ibarra notes: "What characterises a leadership transition is that people feel they're caught between doing what it'll take to be successful and being themselves." But if you're not used to something, it won't feel authentic because it's not yet habitual. It will only feel natural once you try it over and over again | 300 |
This allows users to interact more extensively with the system through voice, while optimizing the logic of conversations and casual verbal replies to provide users a more natural dialogue experience. Google also made targeted optimizations in conversational experiences and response content. For example Google Assistant will now be able to recognize whether users are speaking to it in a polite tone of voice and respond accordingly. Integrating advanced voice interaction capabilities into users' everyday lives continues to be a focus in Amazon and Google's product development.
Amazon has released a new system<|fim_middle|> will access and use them as responses.
Google Assistant will now be able to recognize if users are speaking to it politely.
The assistant will not force users to speak nicely and will not punish rude users.
Using robots to reduce labor costs is a solid ongoing trend — especially in e-commerce, logistics and other companies that need to process large quantities of goods. Berkshire Grey has launched three robots for picking, packaging and sorting in the retail and logistics industries; while embedded platform provider EFCO has introduced visual recognition solutions to help reduce losses caused by robot identification errors.
Shenzhen-based Dorabot and Japan's Yaskawa Electric have developed an intelligent robot for logistics packaging. Through a camera mounted on its arm, the robot reads product labels to choose the best picking method based on the shape and material of the object, and its correct shipping container. An increasing number of AI startups are now focusing on a single market segment/solution, but their maturity and application scope remain below expectations. Cost is also a problem, as large initial investments are generally required.
Berkshire Grey is a Boston-based AI and robotics company. Its products include picking, packing and sorting robots in retail and logistics companies.
The company is using AI to solve worker shortages in the e-commerce industry and make shipping products quickly and directly to customer homes or offices more cost efficient.
EFCO introduced an Eagle Eyes Embedded Vision Systems for machine vision applications.
Based on EFCO's AI algorithms, Eagle Eyes provides all systems monitoring and systems analysis for monitoring and predictive maintenance.
For some applications such as factory automation, machine vision and transportation logistics, specialized image processing machines must be reliable.
Wise Systems, a maker of AI-powered software that optimizes the routing of delivery fleets, has raised US$7 million in Series A funding led by Gradient Ventures, Google's AI-focused venture fund.
Wise Systems collects data including real-time traffic, machine-learned service times and route-specific information to improve on-time deliveries and reduce fleet mileage.
Waymo launched Waymo One, a Phoenix, US taxi service that uses its self-driving cars. It will be available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week in selected areas of the city.
Riders can find estimated prices on a mobile app before they accept a trip. Customer service is available through the app or via an in-car console.
Peak Power announced that it has successfully completed the installation of 375 kW/940 kWh of battery energy storage with GHP Realty.
The project uses Peak Power's intelligent software platform, SynergyTM, and Lockheed Martin's Gridstar 2.0 energy storage technology.
December 5 – FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Status to Healthcare AI Software Developed by Bayer and Merck.
Deep learning based AI software developed by Bayer and Merck could support radiologists in identifying CTEPH in computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) scans.
The AI software processes cardiovascular, lung perfusion and pulmonary vessel images for analysis with the patient's history of pulmonary embolism.
Workato has released new versions of its automation platform for sales, marketing, and HR teams.
The new platform has enhanced machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities to build and provide more intelligent integration and automation digital transformation processes for customers.
Rolls-Royce enters a partnership with Uptake to apply AI to engine performance prediction.
Uptake will use their AI technology to analyze and process data generated by engines to help Rolls-Royce ensure their operation and performance.
JD has announced a new AI+IoT platform, Jingyuzuo. It integrates with JD's existing IoT platform Alpha and aims to provide end-to-end solutions.
On the software side, Jingyuzuo includes JD's smart assistant as well as its big data and artificial intelligence technology. On the hardware side, it includes in-house products and smart devices from partners.
JD also announced a partnership with Huawei to integrate its IoT platform with the Huawei HiLink platform. The partnership includes cooperative R&D efforts in AI and IoT.
Chinese video streaming service iQIYI has launched an AI/AR-powered sign language interpreter for its content.
The virtual interpreter will appear as a cartoon avatar alongside video content.
The feature will allow the hearing impaired to enjoy online streaming video from the company.
Four startups that are reinventing agriculture have been selected for the Innova Challenge with a chance of winning US$100,000.
The startups selected are involved in robotics, automation, soil analysis, etc.
The Innova Challenge organised by AgLaunch has received support from Innova Ag Innovation Fund IV, USDA and other organisations and agencies.
The final four startups competing for the prize are Kopper Kutter, Rogo, SioTeX and Smart Farm Systems.
Amazon announced the Amazon Textract, an optical character recognition tool that automatically extracts text and data from scanned documents.
Amazon Textract is able to identify the contents of fields in forms and information stored in tables.
It is designed to recognize common page elements and get the data intelligently.
Amazon Textract understands common data types like Social Security numbers, dates of birth and addresses. | which allows customers to draft answers for difficult Alexa questions.
Amazon tested the system internally over the past month.
The system is for public use. Alexa users will get an email invite and answer questions for Alexa online.
Once the answers are added to the system, Alexa | 52 |
David Bowman was a member of Clydesdale Harriers from 1935 until his death in 2007. He held every important office on the committee and outwith the club he served on many national bodies. At one point he was president of four athletics organisations at the same time. David was my great hero in the club and there were two things he felt important: you always did what your club needed you to do, and the club should take its place in the wider world of Scottish athletics. One of the best ever clubmen in any club in the land, what follows is a profile that I wrote as part of a book of club profiles.
David Moir Bowman joined Clydesdale Harriers in 1935 – exactly 50 years after the formation of the club and has had an unbroken membership since then with only a spell in London from 1937 – 1938 when he ran with Queen's Park Harriers to interrupt things. He had initially been invited to train with a group of runners from half a dozen clubs from the YMCA in Peel Street in Partick in Glasgow with the large plunge bath in the basement as an added inducement. The building had originally been part of HyndlandSchool and before the bare concrete bath was built in the basement four or five at a time would cram into an ordinary sized bath and scrub each other's backs. Eventually a wrap around shower was added to the big bath. Starting as a sprinter, David gradually moved up through the distances until eventually specialising in the marathon. He raced at County, District and National Championships as well as at all the local meetings and Highland Games at Shotts, Cowal and Strathallan.
It was in the mid-forties that he started 'a wee bit of road running and this<|fim_middle|>. In the race itself he was sixth of twenty four finishers, defeating the club road race expert, Eric Paton. The 1950 Scottish Marathon Championship was held at Meadowbank and was won by Harry Howard of Shettleston Harriers in 2:43:56 with David being tenth in his first marathon in 3:02:51. The times were all slow by today's standards but it should be kept in mind that apart from shoe technology, diet and clothing being much less well developed, the course organisers tended to look for tough courses in keeping with the marathon's tough man image. The Isle of Wight Marathon was notorious and the Scottish Marathon from Westerlands in Glasgow out to the Vale of Leven and back was a series of long difficult hills and climbs. The 1952 SAAA Championship went from Methven to Dundee with the start being 'beside a telegraph pole in the middle of nowhere ' according to the 'Scots Athlete' magazine. In a star studded field including CD Robertson (the winner), Joe McGhee (from Hadleigh AC), J Paterson of Polytechnic Harriers, Emmet Farrell and others.
David was eleventh in 3:02:49. The 1953 marathon from Laurieston to Meadowbank was his best where he was fifth in 2:48:18 – ten minutes behind the winner. 1955 saw the race go from Falkirk to Edinburgh with Joe McGhee winning by almost ten minutes in 2:25 and David finishing tenth in 2:52:22. He picked up standard medals for the marathon on no fewer than six occasions and as an athlete is best remembered for his road running which included the Helensburgh to Clydebank road race – much harder than the more familiar Clydebank to Helensburgh version since it included the long drag and climb up from the start at the Pier Head in Helensburgh to Dumbarton.
From the club point of view, David was the ideal club member and official. He was a first class ambassador for the club and the sport and great example to all members. He filled in wherever necessary and held every office on the Committee. He was President for ten years and treasurer for twenty two. He turned his hand to whatever the club needed whether the need were expressed or not. For many years he produced on his own initiative a single sheet containing the list of Committee Members, trophy winners, fixtures for the coming year and any significant dates in the coming season. This was neatly handwritten on a single sheet and folded to a size that would fit into a pocket diary. At presentation time he would personally collect the club's many trophies, take them to the engraver and collect them in time for the presentation. In the 1990's he added to the number by donating the David and Evelyn Bowman Trophy for the club's top Field Events athlete. He had already presented the Janice Moir Wright Trophy (in memory of his daughter) in 1978 for the top Youth/Junior in the National Cross Country Championships. He also chauffeured many, many athletes to and from meetings and generally did as much as he could, often much more than could be expected, for the club. A remarkable record but arguably his biggest single contribution to the club was his work with Andy McMillan and others on the war time committee. The club had completely shut down during the 1914-1918 war for the duration of hostilities and lost out when the fighting was over because they had to start up again practically from scratch. The war time continuation committee from 1939 to 1945 kept the club ticking over while the action was taking place and met officially to start up again on the cessation. David was Vice Captain in 1945, Captain a year later and went on to be one of the longest serving of Committee Members.
At National level he was recognised as a top class administrator and organiser. He was on the Committee of the Scottish Marathon Club for fifteen years, a member of the DAAA Committee where he held the offices of President and Vice President and he also chaired the Inter-Counties Athletic Association. At one point he was President of Clydesdale Harriers, the DAAA, the Scottish Marathon Club and the Inter Counties Association at the same time. As President of the Marathon Club he was responsible for helping organise the SAAA Marathon Championship for a number of years producing superb maps of the courses with a chart of climbs and descents along the way directly below the relevant part of the map. This championship was held separately from the Scottish Championships for many years and it was while David was President that it was re-incorporated into them. It should be said that the Secretary, Jimmy Scott of the Glasgow YMCA, was the real driving force of the SMC but he and David made a very good team backed up by an excellent Committee.
The high spot of his administrative career however was probably during the Commonwealth Games at Edinburgh in 1970. He was Assistant Manager of the Scottish team with special responsibility for the marathon. His vast experience as competitor and official were responsible in no small way for the smooth running of the event which turned out to be one of the most exciting events of the Games, won by Ron Hill with many very fast times being recorded. He is pictured with Scotland's Jim Alder in July 1970 after Jim had finished second to Ron Hill in the marathon.
David was of the calibre to hold the highest offices in the sport nationally but chose instead to serve the club: a forward looking official and key man throughout his time on the Committee. Efficiency and David were synonymous: when the Clydebank Half Marathon had problems immediately before the first running of the event, the organisers turned immediately to David who had a panicky phone call less than twenty fours before the race asking for assistance. Despite being the best man for the job and having been ignored by the organising committee up to that point, he was courtesy itself and quickly sorted out the problems.
From Doug Spencer of Garscube Harriers: "Looking forward to an excellent evening, tell George to keep his elbows to himself, David was too much of a gentleman to involve himself in the fine arts of aggression in cross country races".
And there were many more in similar vein.
Another feature of David's personality that stood out was his courtesy and sense of 'the right thing to do.' That sounds very po-faced but David wasn't like that, he did like things done properly though. If as a Committee Member, whether as President or as an ordinary member, he felt something was not right, then he did his best to have it decided democratically. If he lost the verdict – and it didn't happen often – then he accepted it and there was no ill feeling. He never ever imposed a decision unilaterally. One of the aspects of his personality that made him such a superb ambassador for the club and the sport was the fact that everybody got their place and no one was ever treated with less than respect no matter how badly they had behaved. His demeanour exuded dignity, efficiency, respectability and honour. | led to running in the Greenock to Ibrox Marathon in 1949 on the advice of Jock Semple. On one of Jock's visits they were out on a run when the good advice was given | 46 |
16 key points from press conference as Boris Johnson 'deeply sorry' for 100,000 Covid deaths and vows to 'learn lessons'
The Prime Minister said he is "deeply sorry for every life lost" and takes "full responsibility" for the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis
Boris Johnson has said he is "deeply sorry" as the UK's coronavirus death toll passed 100,000 and vowed they will "learn the lessons" from the pandemic.
The sombre Prime Minister was speaking at a Downing Street press conference this evening (January 26) and was joined by England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty and NHS England boss Sir Simon Stevens.
Mr Johnson said the huge death toll "exhausts the thesaurus of misery" and represents "an appalling and tragic loss of life".
The Government said a further 1,631 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Tuesday, bringing the UK total to 100,162.
Office for National Statistics data shows deaths where Covid-19 is registered as a cause on death certificates has passed 100,000.
Care home residents accounted for almost a third of deaths.
Mr Johnson, Prof Whitty and Sir Simon also spoke out on the ongoing vaccine rollout, vaccine supply, schools and gave an update on the easing of lockdown restrictions.
Here are some of the statements and announcements from this evening's Downing Street press conference:
"Grim statistic" as Covid deaths pass 100,000 mark
Boris Johnson has said it is "hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic" of the Government's figure for coronavirus deaths having passed 100,000.
He said: "I'm sorry to have to tell you that today the number of deaths recorded from Covid in the UK has surpassed 100,000.
"It's hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic: The years of life lost, the family gatherings not attended and for so many relatives the missed chance to even say goodbye."
Boris offers "deepest condolences"
The PM said he offered his "deepest condolences" to everyone who has lost a relative to coronavirus and vowed to ensure those who have died are remembered.
He said: "I offer my deepest condolences to everyone who's lost a loved one: fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, and the many grandparents who have been taken."
Mr Johnson said the Government "did everything that we could to minimise suffering and minimise loss of life in this country as a result of the pandemic".
He added: "And I'm deeply sorry for every life lost.
"What I can say is that the Government will continue to do everything we can to minimise life lost as we go forward."
PM also takes "full responsibility" for Government handling of pandemic
L-R: Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Sir Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of the NHS
Boris Johnson said he personally takes "full responsibility" for the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis as the UK death toll hits the 100,000 milestone.
He said: "I think on this day I should just really repeat that I am deeply sorry for every life that has been lost and of course as I was Prime Minister I take full responsibility for everything that the Government has done.
"What I can tell you is that we truly did everything we could, and continue to do everything that we can, to minimise loss of life and to minimise suffering in what has been a very, very difficult stage, and a very, very difficult crisis for our country, and we will continue to do that, just as every government that is affected by this crisis around the world is continuing to do the same."
Pledge to remember all those lost and to honour 'selfless heroism' of those on frontline
"To all those who grieve, we make this pledge: that when we come through this crisis we will come together as a nation to remember everyone we lost and to honour the selfless heroism of all those on the front line who gave their lives to save others."
"We will remember the courage of countless working people, not just our amazing NHS and care workers, but shop workers, transport staff, pharmacists, teachers, police, armed forces, emergency services, and many others who kept our country going during our biggest crisis since the Second World War.
"We will commemorate the small acts of kindness – the spirit of volunteering and the daily sacrifice of millions who placed their lives on hold, time and again, as we fought each new wave of the virus, buying time for our brilliant scientists to<|fim_middle|> looking at the return to classrooms as a "national picture" for now.
Infection rates are still "pretty forbiddingly high" to ease restrictions
The Prime Minister has said the coronavirus infection rate remains "pretty forbiddingly high" to ease lockdown restrictions.
He told the press conference: "It's fair to say the rate of infection is still pretty forbiddingly high but at a certain stage we will want to be getting things open.
"What I will be doing in the course of the next few days and weeks is sending out in more detail as soon as we can when and how we want to get things open again."
New Covid variant has "changed the situation we are in very substantially"
Prof Whitty said the new coronavirus variant had "changed the situation we're in very substantially".
He said decisions on when to implement measures was about balancing "the things which actually reduce the risk of transmission with all the other things we're trying to do in terms of society staying functioning over what has been a very long period of time".
Prof Whitty said the problems of the new variant had made things "very different" this year, adding this was not predictable in September.
He added: "We were worried two weeks that the measures we had at the moment were not enough to hold this new variant."
He said data showed that "the rates are just about holding with the new variant with what everybody's doing".
Christmas household mixing did contribute to rise in cases
Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Sir Simon Stevens
Sir Simon Stevens acknowledged coronavirus cases rose after household mixing around Christmas.
The NHS chief said the country had seen growth in cases since Christmas Day, but he caveated that by adding that those numbers were "rippling up" from Kent and south east where a new mutant coronavirus strain was just emerging at the time.
Sir Simon said that on Christmas Day the health service had 18,000 Covid-19 positive patients and now there were just under 33,000.
He added: "We've seen that growth rippling up from the south-east, London to the East of England, and then up to the Midlands, which is consistent with the spread of the new variant of the virus."
More than 6.8m received vaccine
Government data up to January 25 shows of the 7,325,773 jabs given in the UK so far, 6,853,327 were first doses – a rise of 279,757 on the previous day's figures.
Some 472,446 were second doses, an increase of 1,968 on figures released the previous day.
Mr Johnson praised the "immense national effort", saying it is something "never seen before in our history".
PM has "total confidence" in UK vaccine supplies
Mr Johnson said he has "total confidence" in the UK's supply of vaccines.
"All I would say is obviously we expect and hope that our EU friends will honour all contracts and we will continue…we fully expect that will happen…and we continue to work with friends and partners in the EU, and indeed around the world, because the delivery of the vaccine has been a multinational effort, the creation of the vaccine has been a multinational effort, and the delivery of the vaccine is multinational as well, because the virus knows no borders," he said.
NHS staff in England won't get financial bonus like in Scotland
Mr Johnson declined to give NHS staff in England a financial bonus as a gesture of support after health and social care colleagues in Scotland got a £500 payment.
Instead, the PM said: "We do our absolute utmost to support our wonderful NHS staff and indeed have had a three-year pay package for nurses, that I think was 12.8%, and will continue to invest record sums in the NHS.
"I think the amount we invested in the NHS even before the pandemic began was more than any time in modern memory, £34 billion package of investment, and that will continue under this Government."
UK now in 'radically different' position from 12 months ago
The Prime Minister said the UK was in a "radically different" position from where it was 12 months ago.
Mr Johnson was asked at the Downing Street press conference if he could give examples of what the Government was doing to ensure the country would not see the same loss of life again as in the current pandemic.
He said: "Let's be in no doubt that the UK is in a radically different position now from where we were 12 months ago when it comes to pandemic preparedness or dealing with a epidemic of this kind."
He highlighted as examples the country's "huge quantities" of PPE, its "indigenous industry" to make lateral flow tests, its "colossal" test and trace operation, and that 47% of genomic analysis in the world was done in the UK.
Mr Johnson added: "None of that is, of course, any consolation for the terrible toll of life that we're forced to announce today.
"But I can tell you that things are really very different now in the UK as a result of the UK and our readiness for any future pandemic is really colossal by comparison." | come to our aid.
"In that moment of commemoration, we will celebrate the genius and perseverance of those who discovered the vaccines."
"We will learn lessons"
The Prime Minister said 'we will learn lessons' after the country comes through the crisis.
He said: "When those vaccines have finally freed us from this virus and put us on a path to recovery, we will make sure we learn the lessons and reflect and prepare.
"Until that time, the best and most important thing we can all do to honour the memory of those who have died is to work together with ever greater resolve to defeat this disease. And that is what we will do."
Fall in number of daily Covid-19 cases recorded across Lancashire with biggest rises still in Blackburn, Lancaster and Preston
Fall in number of daily Covid-19 cases recorded across Carlisle, Barrow, Kendal and the rest of Cumbria
Daily deaths are "flattening off" but remain at high level
Following the Prime Minister's comments, England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said it was a "very sad day".
Presenting slides of coronavirus data to the press conference, he said the number of people testing positive for coronavirus was "still at a very high number, but it has been coming down".
He cautioned that Office for National Statistics data demonstrates a slower decrease, adding: "I think we need to be careful we do not relax too early".
He said the number of people in hospital with Covid-19 in the UK was still an "incredibly high number".
Prof Whitty said this had "flattened off" and was not still rising overall but was "substantially above the peak in April".
Prof Whitty said it looked like hospital figures were coming down slightly in areas such as London and the South East and the East of England, but in some areas levels were "still not convincingly reducing".
He said that deaths of people who had a positive coronavirus test looked as if it was flattening out at a very high level.
More deaths in weeks to come before vaccine effects felt
Prof Whitty also warned that despite daily deaths appearing to level out, the UK will see more tragedy in the weeks to come.
He said the country was still in a race against time to vaccinate vulnerable people, as the daily toll remained high even as it was evening out.
He warned: "Unfortunately we're going to see quite a lot more deaths over the next few weeks before the effects of the vaccines begin to be felt."
One year since first Covid patients treated in UK
Sir Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, highlighted that Sunday marked a year since the first two patients with coronavirus were treated in hospital in Newcastle.
He said it would also be a year since the first flight returned from Wuhan in China with people returning to the UK being quarantined at Arrowe Park Hospital.
He added: "It's a year in which over a quarter of a million severely ill coronavirus patients have been looked after in hospital.
Sir Simon said: "This is not a year that anybody is going to want to remember nor is it a year that across the health service any of us will ever forget."
Another 33 people have died in Lancashire's hospitals after contracting coronavirus
'Beautiful and passionate' volunteer dies from coronavirus on her 25th birthday
Government 'looking at' whether schools in lower case number areas should reopen first
The Prime Minister has said the government will 'look at' whether there should be a staged return to schools by region.
Boris Johnson was addressing a question of whether children will return to schools in lower case number areas first.
He said schools will get well in advance of two weeks' notice of a return to classroom.
However he said the government was | 766 |
Alexion Charitable Foundation Announces First Rare Belonging® Grants
– Funding supports efforts by National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORDⓇ) and Global Genes to address needs of the rare disease community arising from COVID-19 pandemic –
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 17, 2020-- The Alexion Charitable Foundation, launched by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) in February 2020, today announced it has awarded a total of $1.1 million in initial grants that align with its Rare Belonging® focus. Rare Belonging seeks to advance emotional well-being and educational opportunities, and provide relief for critical needs, for those living with or affected by a rare disease. Grant recipients include two leading nonprofits dedicated to serving the rare disease community: NORD and Global Genes.
"People living with rare diseases face many challenges on a daily basis. The global COVID-19 pandemic has created additional obstacles in managing their health and well-being," said Alex Schuman, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Alexion & President of the Alexion Charitable Foundation. "The Alexion Charitable Foundation is pleased to support the work of two disease-agnostic organizations with programs specifically focused on helping with the nonmedical challenges faced by the rare disease community in this time of great need."
The grant to NORD will aid the organization's COVID-19 Critical Relief Program, designed to support people with rare diseases and their families who are facing financial challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. NORD will administer and award grants directly to qualifying individuals who apply for financial assistance.
"NORD is delighted to be among the first recipients of the Alexion Charitable Foundation's Rare Belonging grants," said Jill Pollander, RN, MSN, Director of Patient Services for NORD. "The global coronavirus pandemic has significantly impacted the rare disease community in many ways, including economically. The support from the Alexion Charitable Foundation is expected to help more than 500 individuals with financial assistance for nonmedical needs such as rent or mortgage payments and emergency expenses."
The Alexion Charitable Foundation's grant to Global Genes will support organizational members of the Global Genes RARE Foundation Alliance, as well as patients, caregivers and siblings impacted by rare diseases for which a patient organization may not yet exist. Global Genes will administer grants to organizations and individuals to support needs arising directly from the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The pandemic has exacerbated longstanding challenges faced by the rare disease community," said Kimberly Haugstad, Chief Executive Officer for Global Genes. "We've seen funds traditionally earmarked to support people with rare diseases diverted to address COVID-19 generally. The Rare Belonging grant will help fill these gaps and provide critical services like telehealth psychosocial counseling, special education and distance learning, home schooling tools and resources, and career counseling to more than 1,300 people."
The grants to NORD and Global Genes align with the Rare Belonging funding priorities, which include:
Mental health counseling: Connecting the rare disease community with mental health professionals, supporting mental health tracks at conferences and related assistance.
Education and job skills: Supporting funding for educational needs for children and young adults, and career reskilling for adults newly diagnosed with a rare disease.
Transportation and accommodations: Providing funding for pressing needs.
Critical needs: Providing financial assistance in times of critical need, such as natural disasters or significant, unplanned expenses.
In addition to the grants announced today, the Alexion Charitable Foundation initially responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in early April by providing support for community responses to address this public health crisis.
To learn more about eligibility requirements and/or to apply for a grant from the Alexion Charitable Foundation, visit https://alexion.com/our-commitment/alexion-charitable-foundation.
About the Alexion Charitable Foundation
The Alexion Charitable Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) foundation, is organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. Its mission is to offer promise and cultivate a sense of belonging — particularly for people affected by a rare disease — through initiatives that advance emotional well-being, educational opportunities and economic relief. The Alexion Charitable Foundation is separate from Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its corporate giving, patient support programs and direct engagement with various patient organizations. The Alexion Charitable Foundation makes grants on a disease-agnostic basis and does not provide funding for the costs of clinical care to treat rare diseases, such as the cost of prescription medicines. To learn more, visit the Alexion Charitable Foundation.
Alexion is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on serving patients and families affected by rare and devastating diseases through the discovery, development and commercialization of life-changing medicines. As the global leader in complement biology and inhibition for more than 20 years, Alexion has developed and commercializes two approved complement inhibitors to treat patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), as well as the first and only approved complement inhibitor to treat anti-acetylcholine receptor (AchR) antibody-positive generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). Alexion also has two highly innovative enzyme replacement therapies for patients with life-threatening and ultra-rare metabolic disorders, hypophosphatasia (HPP) and lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LAL-D). In addition, the company is developing several mid-to-late-stage therapies, including a copper-binding agent for Wilson disease, an anti-neonatal Fc receptor (Fc<|fim_middle|> areas of hematology, nephrology, neurology, metabolic disorders and cardiology. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Alexion has offices around the globe and serves patients in more than 50 countries. This press release and further information about Alexion can be found at: www.alexion.com.
Megan Goulart, 857-338-8634
Executive Director, Corporate Communications | Rn) antibody for rare Immunoglobulin G (IgG)-mediated diseases and an oral Factor D inhibitor as well as several early-stage therapies, including one for light chain (AL) amyloidosis, a second oral Factor D inhibitor and a third complement inhibitor. Alexion focuses its research efforts on novel molecules and targets in the complement cascade and its development efforts on the core therapeutic | 79 |
Three common basting methods and when to use them.
Paper piecing is addicting! It's a fun and easy way to make small fabric shapes that are precise and perfectly shaped every time. You'll use these fabric shapes in many quilting, sewing and craft applications. When using the new Dritz® paper piecing shapes, you've got some options when it comes to basting. In this blog post we outline three common methods: thread basting, glue basting, and liquid starch basting. Ready?
First, the supplies. You'll need Dritz® Quilting paper piecing shapes, fabrics of your choice, fabric scissors and the tools needed for your desired method of basting.
When selecting the paper piecing shapes, you've got some choices: hexagons, diamonds and tumblers. Each Dritz® Quilting paper piecing shape is available in two sizes.
Prepare fabric pieces by positioning paper shape on fabric and cutting around the shape with at least 1/4″ seam allowance. You don't need to be completely accurate. All of your seam allowances will be folded over the paper shape leaving you with a fabric shape that is the exact size as the paper piecing shape.
Secure paper shape to fabric with a small dab of fabric glue, pin, or a plastic-coated paper clip. Now you are ready to baste.
There are many different methods of basting. We're going to show you three common methods. Choose the one that is best for your project.
Thread Basting: this method is best for pieces that will be stitched directly to one another. Use a contrasting thread (for easier removal) and fold seam allowance over the edge of the paper piece. Make long running stitches directly through paper and both layers of fabric. Continue around paper shape, making sharp creases at each corner. Leave a 1″ tail. You'll remove the paper pieces after fabric shapes are joined together, pressed and basting is removed.
Another way to thread baste is to simply stitch through the fabric in the seam allowance. This basting does not have to be removed after stitching and is best for smaller shapes. Fold fabric over edge and crease at each corner. Take a backstitch through all fabric layers at each corner. Make a running stitch through just the seam allowance fabric on each side to reach the next corner.
Glue Basting: here you'll lightly apply temporary fabric glue to seam allowances and fold seam allowances over paper piecing shape. Continue around shape until all edges are glued down. After stitching, gently lift seam allowances off paper piece with a stiletto to remove shape. Dritz® Quilting paper piecing shapes are made from coated card stock so a small amount<|fim_middle|>, pillows, totes, table runners, accessories – you name it.
We hope you find this information about basting methods helpful. The details that are found on the packaging of the paper piecing shapes are here.
If you've got tips, techniques or ideas to share, please let us know! The comments section is ready and waiting for you, and we really would love to hear from you.
This entry was posted in how to quilt, quilting product info and tagged new products, paper piecing. Bookmark the permalink. | of glue will not stick permanently.
Liquid Starch Basting: with this method the paper shape can be removed before the fabric shapes are stitched to fabric. This method is best for appliqueing shapes to a base fabric. Mix equal parts of liquid starch and water in a bowl. With a 1/4″ wide paint brush, paint the starch mixture on the seam allowance fabric. Fold the starched fabric over the paper piecing shape while it is wet, and press. The Dritz® Petite Press™ works great with this method. Press until the starched fabric is dry. Paper can be removed after all the sides are pressed.
To join fabric shapes together, stitch pieces with a whip stitch. Just catch the edge of the fabric and not the paper. Do not remove paper or basting until all edges of a shape have been stitched to another shape.
Remove basting stitches with a seam ripper.
Notice the small hole in the center of each shape – it's there to aid in the removal of the paper shape. Insert a crochet hook into the hole and catch it on the edge of the hole. Pull hook to remove paper shape.
What might you do with these lovely little fabric shapes that you've made? The sky is the limit! Quilts, bags | 259 |
Q: Какая сложность у сортировки подсчетом? Всем привет! Подскажите пожалуйста какая сложность у сортировки подсчетом?
Имеется ввиду метод сортировки в котором используется вспомогательный массив, который заполняется нулями.
Сколько будет выполнено сравнений и перестановок при выполнении сортировки методом подсчёта у массива {3, 1, 6, 13, 2, 0, <|fim_middle|>] > 0)
{
A[j] = i;
j++;
B[i]--;
perest++;
}
}
Заранее спасибо!
A: Очень просто - эта сортировка не основана на сравнениях (Вики), так что их количество ноль, или O(n+к), если педантично учитывать изменение индексов в заголовках циклов. Эта сортировка не производит обменов, так что тоже ноль.
По вопросу в заголовке - сложность O(n+k), где n - количество элементов, k - диапазон значений.
| 8} ?
Не подскажите, куда нужно сунуть счётчики srav и perest?
int max = A.Max();
Array.Copy(A, B, N + 1);
Array.Resize(ref B, max + 1);
for (int i = 0; i < max + 1; i++)
{
B[i] = 0;
}
for (int i = 0; i <= N; i++)
{
B[A[i]]++;
}
for (int i = 0, j = 0; i <= max; i++)
{
srav++;
while (B[i | 129 |
Cuisine Feature
Cuisine: Jailhouse gourmet
A culinary adventure inside the Chatham County Detention Center
By Jeff Brochu
Lee Futch
Col. Holmes in his office.
For the over 1800 inmates in the Chatham County Detention Center, breakfast has been served. ABL Management, based in Baton Rouge, La., serves inmate meals on a precise schedule:
Breakfast between 5-7 a.m. Lunch starts at 10 and is complete no later than 11:45. Dinner tray-up starts at 4 p.m. and the population is fed by 6 p.m. Period.
If for one of a variety if reasons — court, visitation, medical, arrival time — you don't get the main meal, you get fruit, a drink and two sandwiches.
Menus run on four<|fim_middle|> one week, four days the next. They come in at 4 a.m. to prepare breakfast. They get a break in the afternoon, then they're brought back to do dinner.
Kitchen Trustees are paid $2 a day and they get double meal portions on the days that they work.
Most of the Center's inmates are pre-trial detainees. Sixty to seventy percent are repeat offenders. Less than 10 percent have been sentenced to do their time there.
Sgt. Tillman explains: "If they're doing less then 12 months on a misdemeanor they can be sentenced to do their time here. They will have finished their time before a bed space opens up in the state system."
When we first arrive Maloney takes me to the bakery area. A trustee multi-tasks: He's organized, diligent, confident and proud of the good work he is doing. That's so rare in kitchen employees that I want to hug him, but think better of it.
At $2 a day for labor it makes sense to bake, not buy. I eat a chocolate cookie, it's got a great chewie texture and it's delicious. The bakery also produces cake and biscuits of course, and being that we are in the South, cornbread. And it smells terrific.
We get a quick tour of the jail from Sgt. Tillman. It's not like the movies or television. The hot and sexy women behind bars? There are 228 female detainees on Valentines Day, when I visit.
We watch as inmates get their meds: morbid curiosity forces me to watch, but outside of smokers it's the most un-sexy thing I've ever seen. The behemoths that lift weights all day? There are no weights here; weights would be used as weapons.
Back in the kitchen the precision trustee service line is cranking out meals. We watch, eat, and head back into the jail for the feeding of the inmates. We're in a pristine white hallway. It looks hospital-sanitary, feels creepy. There's an echo.
From this point on it is hard to think of detainees as people. They exist for me to observe, study, and write about. It's both easier and harder this way.
Cpl. Felicia Williams is the supervisor feeding the eight-cell Wing 5 A, the oldest wing in the facility and its only indirect supervision wing. Up to 24 detainees are in cells designed for 11.
There are 104 inmates in the wing. If we aren't there observing she'd get them fed in about 20-25 minutes. For food service purposes indirect supervision means the inmates are fed in their cell one at a time, just like in the movies, through a feeding flap in the door.
Two huge keys to feeding are to make sure every tray is neat and clean and looks as close to identical as possible and that every inmate is treated exactly the same. And Cpl. Williams does this smoothly. She supervises her trustees, conducts the interview with us, feeds the detainees and never falters.
I see no joy in the inmates as they get fed. I sense no positive life forces. Watching this is a horrible ordeal. I need to get out. I don't want to be there even as a reporter. I can still feel it, still see it and hear it: Weeks later the experience still haunts me daily.
Before she finishes feeding the second cell I've had enough and ask for an escort back to the kitchen. Therefore we don't see the lunch feeding in a direct supervision wing, which means that the general population is let out of their cells for meals and fed in the day area.
It's the same meal on the same trays, but an officer is right there in the same room. The officers I speak with prefer this method because they have more direct control.
When we arrive back in the kitchen the twelve-trustee assembly line is still going strong. Meals are trayed up at a rate of approximately 20 a minute.
The line performs better then many of the banquet and catering lines I've worked. Employees are actually working, seem focused and appear to be doing their best. That almost never happens in the free world.
From what I see, as far as work ethic goes, the manual labor work in the Corrections Center is being done correctly! Might rehabilitation actually work?
Drug use/possession/distribution, prostitution, gambling: These are lifestyle choices, not crimes, and people should not be incarcerated for them.
DUI, murder, attempted murder, rape, armed robbery: These are crimes and people should not be incarcerated for them -- they should be executed. Think how quickly we could reduce the DUI problem if we executed offenders the next day.
When society makes execution not an option, I'm glad that people who are a threat to the community are incarcerated. Once incarceration is accepted, that inmates have to be fed is a given.
ABL does this well and in a cost effective manner. And while the food is prepared expertly and meets guidelines, the amount of food would reduce my middle-age spread very quickly.
Before we leave, photographer Lee and I talk with Col. Holmes. He explains that ABL was chosen because of their excellent work record and because of their cost effectiveness. He also says the final decision on selecting the company was made by the Chatham County Commission. I talked with Chairman Pete Liakakis, who said ABL saves our county a lot of money.
He also recalled a time when he was visiting the Center: "The food was fine. They brought me a plate and I ate it. It was good," Liakakis said. He even remembered his meal: beans, corn, meat patty, muffin.
Fast forward to a month later. Sgt. Tillman is now a lieutenant. An inmate from the cells in Wing A recognizes me in the free world. We have pizza for lunch.
Food News,
Chatham County Detention Center,
ABL Management
Latest in Cuisine Feature
Fork & Dagger to begin dinner service
Area restaurants continue to struggle to find help
Starland pizzeria celebrates turning two
By DJ Hellerman
Charcuterie for all occasions
More Cuisine Feature »
All Food & Drink »
Ice Cream on Victory | -week cycles. Joe Maloney, ABL's onsite manager and Col. Holmes, the Correction Center's chief administrator, both confirm: the chicken is an inmate favorite. But we're there for lunch, and chicken's on the dinner menu.
In any case, here is the complete three-meal diet served to each inmate (that's not on a special diet) on February 14, 2008:
Breakfast: ½ cup of orange juice, 1 cup of grits with margarine, 4 ounces of scrambled eggs, 1 ounce of turkey sausage (1 patty), 1 piece of white cake, 8 ounces of black coffee, 2 sugar packets.
Lunch: BBQ Turkey Sloppy Joes, ½ cup of home fries, 2 packets of ketchup, ½ cup of cole slaw, ½ cup of vanilla pudding, 6 ounces punch with vitamin C,
Dinner: 1 breaded 3 ounce Beef Patty (baked),¼ cup grilled onions, ½ cup mashed potatoes, ¼ cup gravy, ½ cup of vegetables, 2 slices of bread, margarine, glazed cake, 6 ounces of sweetened tea.
All of this for a unit cost to Chatham County of approximately 70 cents a meal. The total food service budget for the fiscal year is $1,530,0000. Over 2,000,000 detainee meals a year will be served.
The Detention Center provides kitchen equipment, utilities and inmate labor. Inmate labor is paid out of profits generated through the Detention Center commissary.
I ate the detainee lunch of the day: same food, same portion size. The hot food is hot, the cold food cold. The coleslaw is freshly made; the Sloppy Joe mix is cooked in steaming cauldrons.
At first bite they're bland. Maloney explains: "We have to be careful about spices. A lot of people are on low salt diets for hypertension."
I add salt and pepper and the coleslaw and Sloppy Joe jump to life. But there isn't even enough Sloppy Joe for a sandwich so I use my bun to absorb the sauce and my only utensil- a disposable spoon - to eat the meat, slaw and pudding.
American Corrections Association mandates a minimum daily caloric value of 2700 calories for adult detainees. ABL's menus either meet or exceed that.
I ask Maloney about ground turkey, hoping it's used because the L-tryptophan in turkey causes drowsiness -- what a cool way to control inmate behavior! But I'm disappointed. His too-simple answer? "It's more nutrious then ground beef."
Somehow I miss french fry preparation. Maybe because I'm surrounded by tan uniformed "kitchen trustees": detainees preparing the food and traying the meals.
No, not surrounded, just doing their jobs: But I know they're there and that for some of them there's a legitimate reason why. I'm not scared or nervous: but I'm glad the kitchen's only two knives are securely locked and cabled to table legs.
There are always at least two long-term ABL employees per shift. But the nature of this detainee labor pool is transient.
Kitchen trustees are part of two 18-man crews. Joe explains: "They are low-level felons, misdemeanors, they could be released the same day they arrive. We deal with it. We do lots of cross training. We also have some that have comeback after they've been re-arrested and they get assigned to the kitchen."
Trustees work one day on, one day off. Three days | 767 |
Robert A. Miller
Michael M. Bruce
Auto Insurance Medical Bills
Detecting Mild Brain Injuries After A Car Accident
Hit-And-Run Accidents
Injured Passengers
Pedestrian/Bicycle Accidents
What Is My Auto Accident Claim Worth?
Why Insurance May Not Be Enough After A Car Wreck In Oregon
Car Accident Articles
Delivery Errors Causing Cerebral Palsy
ER Negligence
Misdiagnosis Of Illness Or Injury
Failure To Perform Timely C-Section
Hospital Staff And Nursing Errors
Anesthesia Malpractice
Talk to a lawyer today at
Talk to a lawyer today at 541-359-4331
Diagnosing Lyme disease can be difficult
– Diagnosing Lyme disease can be difficult
On behalf of Law Office of Robert A. Miller | Oct 19, 2016 | Failure to Diagnose |
Oregon patients who suffer from Lyme disease know all too well that it can be tricky to diagnose. This can lead to misdiagnosis<|fim_middle|> It is possible the patient has a different condition that is being left untreated by a misdiagnosis.
The failure to properly diagnose a disease can lead to a worsened condition that could require additional and expensive medical treatment. Not all such failures constitute medical malpractice however, and an attorney will attempt to determine whether the doctor failed to exhibit the requisite standard of care through a review of the patient's records and consultation with medical experts.
Source: Contagion Live, "Treating a Misdiagnosis of Lyme Disease," Oct. 7, 2016
Do I have a birth injury case?
When is a cesarean section a medical necessity?
Woman left with brain injury after delivering daughter
When doctors fail to diagnose and treat preeclampsia
Why do birth injuries happen, and are they preventable?
Nurse Errors
Pregnancy-Related Injuries
Premature Delivery
Radiology Errors
Call 541-359-4331 or contact us online to schedule your free consultation with a straightforward and honest attorney.
Law Office of Robert A. Miller
2260 Oakmont Way
© 2021 Law Office of Robert A. Miller. All Rights Reserved. | and unnecessary treatments, which can cause significant patient harm.
Lyme disease is typically diagnosed through a series of blood tests that look for antibodies for the Lyme infection. When people are infected, their body will produce Lyme-specific antibodies to fight the infection. Therefore, if a blood test shows the presence of these particular antibodies, it means that the patients were at least exposed to Lyme disease at some point in their lives.
However, just because people have Lyme-specific antibodies, it doesn't mean they definitively have Lyme disease. It is possible that they were infected years ago and fought off the disease after a mild illness. Before beginning treatment, a doctor should see if a patient's history includes Lyme disease symptoms, such as a rash, palpitations and flu-like symptoms. The doctor should also check for the possibility of tick exposure. If a patient doesn't respond to treatment within a few weeks, the diagnosis should be carefully reevaluated. Lyme disease treatments can cause harmful side effects, and doctors should consider other diagnoses if an individual is not improving. | 208 |
PulteGroup has been providing the American Dream of home ownership for more than 60 years. What started as a single home built and sold by an 18-year-old Bill Pulte has grown into the industry's sole multi-brand homebuilding company serving customers in all phases of life. Today, PulteGroup boasts a strong culture and a proud workforce that operates in approximately 60 markets across the country. Headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, we are a domestic operation with about 3,500 employees. We sell under three national brands: Centex<|fim_middle|> momentum we needed to enact meaningful change.
To alter behaviors, we instilled the belief in our leaders that we could indeed change performance, we could change how we make decisions, and we could test and validate changes with a sample audience before we deployed them to the entire organization. Our CEO and his team demonstrated humility, vulnerability, and a willingness to accept reality. They showed our people what it meant to lead themselves before leading others – and that really resonated.
It's amazing what happens when people understand a new strategy and actually see it working. When it is validated in practice, it quickly starts to build traction in the organization. Engaging people in testing concepts prior to full deployment invests them in the change process. If they experience positive results, their enthusiasm becomes contagious. You don't have to convince the entire workforce at once, but you do need to build continuous momentum step by step. | , our first-time home buyer brand; Pulte, a first move-up homeowner brand; and Del Webb for active adults over 55.
In any business, things happen that force you to take a hard look at how you are operating and what, if any, changes should be made. It's no secret that the housing industry was greatly affected by our country's recession. As Pulte worked through this challenging period, we wanted to ensure we were making decisions that would help us survive and thrive long-term. While the external challenges fell outside of our control, we also had some internal challenges to face. Many of our strategic decisions and execution-related behaviors were not in line with the goals necessary to maintain our position as a top-tier performer. If we were going to remain a leader, we needed to create alignment and accountability in our workforce. We knew that effective communication was key to accomplishing this, but we were unsure where to begin.
If we wanted our people to work as a cohesive unit for the greater good, we needed to model certain behaviors, starting with our CEO and the senior operations team. We had to be crystal clear about our expectations, goals, and how we planned to define and measure success.
We stayed true to our values and believed in every interaction and communication.
We adopted a set of ground rules to establish a standard within the organization. These rules helped us stay the course and provided clarity into what we were striving for, thereby promoting alignment. Throughout the process, we held a balance between what was going on within the business and what was going on in the market. We stayed true to our values and believed in every interaction and communication. Possessing a strong cultural foundation and a positive, considerate approach to decision-making and overall business tactics helped us build the | 360 |
The Ecological Restoration Alliance of Botanic Gardens (ERA) is a global consortium of botanic gardens actively engaged in ecological restoration. Members of the Alliance have agreed to support efforts to scale up the restoration of damaged, degraded and destroyed ecosystems<|fim_middle|>ological Restoration Alliance of Botanic Gardens is coordinated by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). | around the world, contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations' target to restore 15 per cent of the world's degraded ecosystems by 2020.
To mobilize botanic gardens, arboreta and seed banks to carry out science-based ecological restoration by marshalling their expertise, networks, and resources to help achieve the restoration outcomes needed for human well-being and a sustainable future for life on Earth.
1. Work with local partners to set up, maintain and document a series of long term sustainable exemplar restoration projects in diverse biophysical, political, and cultural contexts around the globe that provide training and demonstrate the value of a carefully designed, science-driven approach to sustainable ecological restoration.
2. Improve the quality and volume of science-based ecological restoration practice by deploying scientific and horticultural skills to applied work on the ground.
3. Conduct ecological restoration research, to develop an enhanced knowledge base for restoration and identify and inform best practice.
4. Disseminate research and lessons learnt from projects.
5. Build expertise and restoration capacity through collaborations between botanic gardens, large and small, as well as with partners in local communities, professional societies, academia, industry, government, NGOs and international bodies.
Download our five year strategy (2015 - 2020) here.
For the complete list of ERA members click here.
The Ec | 276 |
Answer this question honestly: Do you celebrate with more gusto your teens' high achievements or their honest failures?
Most of us beam over their achievements. And there's nothing wrong with that on the whole. Yet, to foster true healthy resiliency in our kids—and the fortifying self-respect that comes with it—we need to fall in love with their honest failure. I call it honest failure because I'm not talking about loving their clear acts of rebellion or knuckle-headed scheming. I'm talking about when they risk vulnerability, exposure and land on their faces.
I don't know about you, but I've always been the hardest on myself, focusing on my shortcomings more than my assets. I had an unhealed primary parent who did the same—toward herself and me. You could never really get it right in my house. I built my resilience to keep going, but it looked more like survival mode—I'm not talking about that either.
Redefine everything! Self-respect is "knowing you're a unique contributor to the greater whole." Adopting this definition is the first step toward resiliency. In other words: you matter. But so does everyone else in equal measure. Self-esteem (our opinion of ourselves) is less important—especially because our research shows self-esteem is fed by outside influencers we can't control. Resiliency is your healthy ability to bounce back after setbacks or disappointment, and learning from mistakes/failures versus falling victim to life – thriving, not surviving.
Create an "honest failure" scoreboard. Start talking openly about your honest failures in front of your teens (without trying to fix the problem<|fim_middle|> have boundaries and eventually blew up at the person. I wish I had done better. I'm thinking about it." Actually post the failures on a scoreboard on your fridge, but don't list how you fixed it. You can discuss what you learned organically when the lesson is really apparent to you. Tell your teens why you're doing it: to learn more from honest mistakes and failure, rather than getting things right the first time, every time (aka "perfection"). This is you priming yourself to have a growth mindset, which is what we want for our teens too.
Be trustworthy when your teens share. You're creating a space for your teens to share and celebrate their honest failures too. However, they will rescind their trust the minute you get upset, try to fix, or try to impart a life lesson. Listen to understand them. Let them reach you with their vulnerability instead of trying to reach them with your guidance. Ask powerful questions to help them unpack this experience: What does this experience mean to you? What are feelings that come up? What are ways I can support you?
Resiliency is a process, not a program. Investing in our growth mindset and self-respect is how we truly impart this to our teenagers. If you want to practice more, check out The Respect Basics and try our #irespectmyself challenge. | or stealthy lecture them about life lessons!) Be real. For example, my son noticed I was sad. I was honest with him: "I failed in a relationship at work. I didn't | 40 |
The G.L. Giles Files
Yes, G.L. stands for 'Good Luck'! :)
All posts for the month March, 2014
Many Thanks to Those Who've Taken the Time to Review My WATER VAMPS (2nd. ed.) on Amazon, Et cetera!
Published March 30, 2014 by glgiles
Yours in dark delight,
G.L. Giles
http://www.amazon.com/Water-Vamps-young-adult-adventure-ebook/dp/B00E26616K/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=
Tagged: biracial love story, Charleston, Great reviews, Lowcountry, SC, South Carolina, Vampires, water, Water Vamps, YA, young adult
Interview with Brian Bowyer (Author/Editor/Screenwriter)!
"Brian Bowyer has been writing stories and music for most of his life. He has lived all over the East Coast. He has worked as a musician, a banker, a bartender, a bouncer, and a bomb maker for a coal-testing laboratory. He currently lives and writes on the road" (http://www.amazon.com/Brian-Bowyer/e/B005O52URM/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0).
I loved reading the reviews of SHELF LIFE at Amazon! Which one, in particular, really nailed it?
All of them, I suppose. I appreciate readers who take the time to write reviews. I also like the feedback I receive in emails and social-media messages. Writing is such a solitary endeavor. Responses from readers let me know that I'm not taking these voyages into my imagination alone.
How do you go about creating your composite characters?
I usually just start with a name. After that, the characters come to life on the page and I'm just along for the ride, learning more about them as I go.
Do you believe in creating elaborate character profiles before you start writing?
No, I don't. Characters reveal themselves to me while I compose and that discovery is one of the joys of the writing process. They always surprise me and that's endlessly entertaining. As the author of a story, I'm also its first reader. If it works for me, I'll keep writing, just like I'll keep reading a story if it intrigues me. To me, writing is just an extension of reading. You start out reading the works of others, and then, eventually, you want to try it yourself. You think you can do better, and so you try to. And then you're pretty much hooked. It's an addiction.
#truth LOL! I know that you frequently listen to Beethoven now on your off time, but what bands/solo artists do you listen to, if any, while you write?
I never listen to music while I write. I can't have a TV on, or anything else. I need absolute silence when I'm writing. I don't even like anyone else in the house when I'm writing.
What are your thoughts on Spotify and/or Pandora?
I downloaded Spotify to one of my phones a few years back, but uninstalled it not long after. I never listen to internet radio. Whenever I do want to listen to a song on my phone, there's not much I can't find on YouTube.
Have you ever written two books concurrently? And, if so, would you recommend it?
No, I haven't. When it comes to writing, I'm a serial monogamist. I give everything I have to whatever book I'm working on, and then, after I'm finished, I move on to the next one.
Please tell readers why you were inspired to pen your crime novel titled Graveyard Blues.
Pantera is easily my favorite band of the nineties, if not all time. I don't remember passing out on the night of December 8th, 2004, but I do remember waking up around two in the morning on a couch in my old house in West Virginia, still drunk and very thirsty. I staggered into the kitchen, grabbed a soda from the fridge, and then made my way back to the sofa. The TV was tuned to CNN. On the leftward-moving ticker at the bottom of the screen, a headline read something like FORMER PANTERA GUITARIST DIMEBAG DARRELL LANCE ABBOTT MURDERED ONSTAGE TONIGHT BY DERANGED FAN WHILE PERFORMING IN COLUMBUS WITH HIS NEW BAND DAMAGEPLAN. I couldn't believe it. I was so angry I wanted to break something. I finished my soda, and then switched back to whiskey. December 8th, 2004 was exactly twenty-four years to the day that John Lennon was murdered by a deranged fan in New York City. Anyway, I wrote GRAVEYARD BLUES as a sort of love letter to Dimebag, and then put it in a drawer and forgot about it. Years later, in late 2011, I was dating a girl who also happened to be a huge Pantera fan. When I told her that I had written a love letter to Dime, she of course wanted to read it. She did, loved it, and insisted that I publish it. So I did. But I rewrote it first, of course, although I changed very little, even though nearly seven years had passed between the first and final drafts. I got the title from an old song by Robert Johnson. He was the blues guitarist from Mississippi who allegedly sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads.
Thanks for the interesting and illuminating tie-ins! You're a screenwriter, too, and you recently sold a screenplay for a six-month option, correct?
What can you tell readers about it?
It's a crime film called LOWER DEEP. The screenplay's available at Amazon in my book NIGHTHOUSE. Perhaps you'll see it on a screen in the future. No idea. The option expires in May, so the production company that bought it has until then to let me know if they're going to make the movie. It's been described as PULP FICTION meets NATURAL BORN KILLERS, and I can't argue with that. I suppose a lot of my fiction could probably be described that way.
Great movies! Would love to see yours, too! Plus, wearing many hats well, you're also an editor. Where can readers go to check out your services and rates?
I edit for a publishing company and they keep me pretty busy. However, I also do freelance work for indie authors. I charge a dollar per page. I can be reached at brianbowyer@suddenlink.net.
Now for a fun question: What strenuous efforts did you take to ensure that your finished writing projects had no flaws?
I always write multiple drafts of anything before I show it to anyone. Usually, when an editor edits my fiction, they'll say something like, "I only found one typo in three hundred pages." And then I'll say something like, "If you found one typo that I missed, you were worth whatever you charged me." Showing your fiction is pretty much opening your mind to the world and saying, "This is what I'm made of." Do you really want your work exposed to the public before it's been professionally edited? I know I don't. The thought of a lone typo in a novel with my name on it makes my skin crawl.
Makes perfect sense to me, at this point, too! Where can readers go to learn more about you and your wonderful work?
Here's my Amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/Brian-Bowyer/e/B005O52URM/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1394258084&sr=1-2-ent
Here's my Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brian-Bowyer-Author/237415783011375?ref=hl
And here's my personal Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/brianbowyer99
Thanks again, Brian!
Thank you, GL!
Tagged: Amazon, author, Brian Bowyer, composite characters, editor, GL Giles, Graveyard Blues, guitarist, John Lennon, Lower Deep, no typos, Pantera, Pulp Fiction, reviews, screenwriter, YouTube
Interview with the Beautiful Lisa Allen (AKA Calantirniel & AarTiana)
Published March 6, 2014 by glgiles
(Photo Credit: Christiana Dowdy ©2009)
Lisa Allen is an amazingly multi-talented woman who I've had the distinct pleasure of knowing for quite a few years now, so I fully realize that to list all of her accomplishments here is virtually impossible, but here are some of them: she's "… a professional Astrologer, Tarot Reader, Dowser, Chakra Balancing Teacher, Energy Healer and Intuitive Consultant. She became a Master Herbalist (MH) in 2007 through the School of Natural Healing in Utah. She also became a Universal Life Church (ULC) Reverend and Usui Reiki Master. She is also an Author, published in over a dozen Llewellyn annuals, using the pen names AarTiana and Calantirniel. While being familiar with Flower Essence Therapy since the late 1990s, she took a deeper plunge and began creating flower essences with love in 2008 and has found the essences provide deep, effecting healing for her clients in a simple, gentle, and sustainably economical way" (https://www.facebook.com/LisaAllenMH/info).
I loved reading your "Varda Elentari: The Elven Queen of the Stars." What inspired you to write this?
I wanted to originally publish this with Llewellyn for the annuals, but in that particular time, they needed a different article, so I wrote a piece that matched their theme, which covered my personal experience with a more general Star Queen archetype that toward the end talked about Varda Elentari. Interestingly, Llewellyn decided to publish my article with some information that was in the original in the 2008 Witches' Companion. However, I decided to keep these articles separate for quite a long time, not knowing why. When I was approached to speak for the 2013 Guardian Gateway II Telesummit, these pieces were perfect and coincidentally, I had the copyrights back at that point. The result is the two of these being eBooks, of which the Varda Elentari eBook is available FREE for now on www.ElvenSpirituality.com – that may change!
To me, Varda is the protagonist and Morgoth the antagonist (simply put). Do you believe that Morgoth and those of his ilk are always necessary to further growth in the cosmos?
In a sense, yes. I believe we all have a place in this experience of the "cosmic song" that was sung in 3 parts by the Ainur (for those not familiar, they are similar to angelic beings but not identical). And because of that, we are all a mix of light and dark, love and fear – and it is our choices that really help us further define ourselves and to grow spiritually. We can learn by example and Morgoth and those like him are also lessons showing us how not to be light. There are many other stories that impart this wisdom, but JRR Tolkien to me is the most magnificent bard of our era and beyond. He also happened to be an amazing linguist too!
I also enjoyed the invaluable information in your "How the Star Queen Changed My Life"—especially the Suggestions for Finding Your Own Connection part. Please tell readers how this piece of work came about and the importance of Archetypal Exploration.
As explained earlier, I wrote this piece for Llewellyn because the original Varda Elentari article did not fit the theme in the 2008 Witches' Companion. I also decided to warm up this article and make it more personal and experiential rather than just factual. My suggestions on archetypal exploration came from my own experience traversing the Star Queen archetype which at some point led me to becoming a professional astrologer – and even co-founding the Elven Spiritual Path, based on Tolkien's Middle-Earth origin stories which are utterly overflowing with a deep cosmology that we have discovered to be a valid one. For those curious about obtaining this work, it was made available as one of the bonus downloads with the Guardian Gateway II Telesummit. At some point in the future, it will be available again, so if you are on the Email List, you will be in the loop for securing your own copy.
You frequently write as Calantirniel. What does this name mean?
In the later Elvish language called Sindarin, which is the one spoken in Lord of the Rings, the name Calantirniel means the Guardian of the Gift of Light. This name was created for me by a sweet young lady who studied Sindarin deeply and it was based on my nickname AarTiana, which was created by my children's names and later became my crochet company name and morphed into my nickname inadvertently – but it worked! I like it a lot and feel it resonates with me at a deep core level.
What else have you written (Llewellyn articles, books, etc.)?
I have written almost two dozen articles for the annuals published by Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd. Which includes the Magical Almanac, the Herbal Almanac, the Witches' Companion, the Moon Sign Book, and even one time the Spell-a-Day Almanac. I began appearing in their annuals in 2007 and have been active ever since. I have several book ideas and one in the works on Elven Spirituality, which has been on the back-burner due to a few factors, including the ever-changing publishing industry. A clearer direction is beginning to show, and this work may be co-authored. Please stay tuned with the Email List or other methods available at www.ElvenSpirituality.com.
I (as Calantirniel) donated an article in "Pagans 101" published in 2014 by Moon Books, a part of O-Books in the UK. The idea was to interview 101 Pagans and to experience their diversity, for beginners and advanced alike. It is divided in 3 parts, of which my feature is in the last part, "What We Do." My short "vignette" is on Herbal Magick and I had very limited space to impart my views and practice. It seems this book has received some pretty amazing praise from the likes of Professor Ronald Hutton, Philip Carr-Gomm and many others held in high regard in those circles! More here: http://astore.amazon.com/astroherbcom-20/detail/1782791701 or http://www.moon-books.net/index.php?id=99&p=2987
Awesome! Which Hollywood celebrities are fans of your products?
Well, of the ones that are, I am not allowed at this time to reveal their identities! 😉 Perhaps I can secure permissions at a later time but as of this writing, nothing can be relayed publically. I am sure something will open up at a later date, so stay tuned!
Switching gears again, as an astrologer, what do you think of including a 13th sign with Ophiuchus and of factoring in a 14th sign with Cetus?
I see these as constellations with their own legitimate energies, but not as signs. There were always only twelve signs, and it just so happened these signs were named after constellations nearby to make it easy to remember them! So while Vedic and some Classical Western Astrology can use the Sidereal Zodiac, which is when zero degrees of Aries begins at the Aries constellation, most Western Astrology (even most Western Classical Astrology and ALL Western Modern Astrology to the best of my knowledge) uses the Tropical Zodiac, which is when zero degrees of Aries begins when the Sun's direct rays shine on the Earth's Equator (around March 21st yearly). So since both systems of astrology work in their own way, we need to ignore the accusations that the zodiac is wrong! It is like a person holding an apple and thinking it is an orange while saying there is something wrong with the orange. I have some links on my Astrology Resources page on my website for anyone interested in a deeper discussion here! As an aside, I do think it is possible to work with the constellation energies directly, so if you work with Ophiuchus and the energies resonate with you and integrate into your being, that is totally OK. I have worked with the energies of fixed stars and the asteroids as well (one of which I will address when speaking for an upcoming telesummit – my topic being Pallas-Athena and a free PDF Ebook is available if you are on the AstroHerbalist Email list).
As one who's certified in Reiki Level Two (Usui), I certainly appreciate that you're a Reiki Master! When did you get certified? And, how has Reiki changed your life and the lives of those you've worked with?
Yes indeed, it is a good thing to have Reiki healing abilities! I received my Reiki I in North Carolina in early 2000 from Usui Reiki Master Staysee Yod. Later in 2000 I had a DNA Activation that deepened this ability, and since I was an astrologer, I mainly just used it for healing my family, friends and some clients – but not just astrological clients. It worked for my crochet clients as well and I have great stories about how when I made custom hats for people that no matter how many times they lost their hat, they always got it back, as if I had placed an energetic retrieval device in them! I also had a dramatic experience when my daughter years ago got her hand slammed in a car door, of which Reiki entirely healed her hand, without any other intervention and she has perfect use even to this day. When I was prompted by the Universe to pursue herbal training, it became clear it was time to step up my Reiki attunements. So in later 2007 after receiving my MH, I had a great opportunity to receive a Tibetan-Enhanced Usui Reiki II from none other than Christopher Penczak, and when Staysee visited me in September of 2009 in Montana, I opted to receive the Usui Reiki Master attunement. Since then, I have had other rather shamanic methods shown to me either by other healers or by Spirit. It is hard to explain since every case is different, but I have discovered that energy healing is a great adjunct to being an astrologer and basically a timing expert 😉
Please tell readers a bit about being an Herbalist.
While I never really saw myself as an herbalist first (and apparently neither does anyone else, since nearly all clients find me as an astrologer, dowser or through the energy healing work I do), I absolutely love LOVE being an herbalist – if for nothing else that the tuition for school was saved in health-care expenses within a year or two easily! I highly recommend everyone become proficient at some level of herbalism but instead of reading the layperson books, get the books that the professionals get. I have many Herbal Resources to get you started on my website! It adds a physical component to the healing work done in the energetic, which grounds it into reality quicker, especially if there is a nutritional component that is needed in the client's healing process. How cool is it to recognize at least 30 healing herbs in your<|fim_middle|> on the Healing Qualities of Flower Essences – some of which will not be found anywhere else!
Truly amazing! I really want to spend time in Ireland, too. Thanks so much, Lisa! It's always a pleasure!! XOXO
You are most welcome GL – the pleasure is mine because you are awesome!
Tagged: "Lord of the Rings", astrologer, Christopher Penczak, Classical Western Astrology, DNA Activation, Elven Spirituality, Elvish language, Flower Essences, G.L. Giles, Gift of Light, GL, Guardian, Herbal Almanac, herbalist, LA, Lisa Allen, Llewellyn, love, Middle-Earth, origin stories, Pallas-Athena, Reiki Master, Sidereal Zodiac, Spirit, Star Queen, Tolkien, Usui, Varda, Vedic
"The Upsurge" (2nd ed.) Has Been Released~~~
La 28ème partie du "Chat Cosmique" en français
La 27ème partie du "Chat Cosmique"
Thanking All My Upstander Friends Who Are Standing up to the Cyberbullies! <3 | yard that you originally thought were just weeds and random trees? It has been invaluable to me!
So cool! Where can readers go to learn more about you and your great work? (social networking sites, etc.)
All of my internet presence can easily be found in the right-hand column of my website, www.AstroHerbalist.com as well as www.ElvenSpirituality.com and while I am not constantly on social media (particularly Facebook), I do regularly visit because I know other people do! I will do my best to be warm and responsive. The very best way to keep up with me is to be on my Email list(s) and get the freebies! Then you won't miss anything.
What's in the works for the rest of 2014?
Well, at this moment, besides creating the aforementioned free PDF download for my Email List on implementing the energies of the Asteroid Pallas-Athena in our lives? I plan a relocation from Western Montana after over a decade here back to San Diego, California – a really big step of exciting change indeed! Upon getting settled, I will be looking at the possibility of a membership/subscription website that really focuses on timing of events, i.e. divine timing or psychic timing, since there is a lot of misunderstanding around this area. This will include creating a book for the DIY types, an online course and group interaction for the mid-level types, and my personal one-on-one time for services at the top tier level. While I wish to reconnect locally to my loyal and dear San Diego clients, my goal is to have a more online presence so that I may make long-term visits to Ireland in 2015 after (hopefully) obtaining dual USA/Irish citizenship through proving my ancestry and thus newly-discovered relatives! THAT will be exciting! Oh – and work on the Elven Spirituality book is in progress, and I will be shortly releasing the FREE EBook | 394 |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.