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<|fim_middle|>. For more information, call (614) 275-2690. | Acting as FCCS ambassadors, SSAs often have the most direct involvement with parents as they work through the challenges that brought them to the agency. "We see their struggles firsthand," Davidson says. She adds that her goals are to always show respect, make families feel at ease, build trust and above all else, listen to their concerns. "Parents share every emotion with me, including the fear of losing their children," she says.
Passionate about her job, Davidson routinely goes above and beyond for the kids and families she serves. A former preschool teacher, Davidson loves the lighthearted side of interacting with children and especially appreciates getting a "guaranteed laugh every single day," she says.
Davidson, a music lover, lets the kids she transports choose their own playlists so they have something familiar and comforting to listen to. "It helps relax them and can be a conversation starter," says Davidson, who understands that for most children, interaction with a child welfare agency like FCCS can be a stressful, confusing and frightening time. The small but thoughtful act of letting a kid listen to their favorite song "might take them to a better place mentally," she says.
With the goals of achieving more stability and permanency for families dealing with substance abuse issues, FCCS has begun a pilot of the Ohio START (Sobriety, Treatment and Reducing Trauma) program. Created through the Office of Ohio Attorney General Mike Dewine and administered by the Public Children Services Association of OHIO (PCSAO), Ohio START is an innovative approach to helping families in crises by combining traditional case management with specialized services.
Ohio START is an intensive program that involves expedited assessments and counseling, frequent family visits, trauma related counseling for children and recovery services provided by Eden Counseling Centers. The program is voluntary and the caregiver must commit to having six months of sobriety and living in a healthy, sober environment. The case management team includes a specially trained FCCS caseworker and a certified peer mentor who has battled addiction and is there to provide support. Currently, 13 counties have established Ohio START programs.
Participating families work together with caseworkers, peer mentors and behavioral health specialists to make decisions and plans for recovery. The goal is to help families become more stable and improve relationships. In addition, the hope is that there will be less of a chance of relapse and continued involvement with child protection agencies in the future. "We're hoping that by having a better understanding of the addiction recovery process and focusing on addressing issues surrounding it, families will be more successful in overcoming their obstacles long term," says FCCS Child Welfare Casework Supervisor Jason Kompes.
Help us grant holiday wishes for children under agency care. While gifts are gradually beginning to fill our shelves, emergency gift requests are filling our inbox at Holiday Wish and we need the community's help to fulfill them. Any donation of cash or any new, unwrapped toy you can donate will help more than 6,500 children have a brighter holiday season.
Holiday Wish allows the central Ohio community to give something back for children who may have experienced abuse, neglect or other difficult home conditions. In some cases, these are the only gifts that these children will receive all year. You can help make the holidays special.
Each child age 11 and younger selects gifts valued at $50.
Each youth age 12 and older receives a $60 gift card.
Individuals and groups may also contribute new, unwrapped gifts of their choice and drop them off at Holiday Wish.
Donors can purchase items from our Holiday Wish List or Black Girl Magic Wish List on Amazon.com and have them shipped to our office.
Holiday Wish is located near I-70 in the Children Services' building at 855 West Mound Street, Columbus, OH 43223.
Contact Holiday Wish at holidaywish@fccs.us, visit our website, or call (614) 275-2525 to sponsor a child or learn more about the program.
The holiday season is a wonderful time of the year to gather with family and friends, but it can also bring parents, caregivers and children some unwanted guests, like stress and depression. Cooking, shopping, parties, and entertaining can create many demands that lead to being overwhelmed. This year, plan ahead to minimize stress and make happy memories with the children you love.
Be flexible, yet attentive. Parents and children need to adapt to changing schedules and expectations during the holidays. It's easy to become overwhelmed when rushing to attend parties, school activities and church events, as well as shop for presents. Learn to say "no" when necessary and practice self-care. Psychology Today suggests that children need more attention when things get hectic. While it's important to take care of yourself, also set aside some time to spend with children each day, giving them your full attention.
The holidays are an important time for making good financial decisions. Better Money Habits advises consumers to plan ahead and stick to a budget for gifts, food, and entertaining. Do not wait until the last minute to purchase gifts, as last minute purchases will typically cause you to overspend. Also, consider making gifts. A photo of a priceless moment in a beautiful frame can create an everlasting memory without breaking your budget.
The holidays can bring sadness especially to children and caregivers who are in new situations or are away from loved ones. It's normal to feel grief and have difficulty adapting to new situations. According to the Mayo Clinic, adults should acknowledge their feelings, encourage children to do the same and discuss them as well. No one should be forced to be happy. Be realistic and know that the holidays do not have to be perfect. It may take time to create new happy memories.
The Cleveland law firm of Dworken & Bernstein recently donated $200,000 to Franklin County Children Services in a special ceremony honoring volunteers and mentors. The money was collected from the unclaimed funds of the firm's class-action lawsuits and donated to Ohio charities through its charitable arm. A suggestion from Ohio Supreme Court Justice Judith L. French, who is a volunteer with FCCS, enabled the agency to receive this donation.
Click here to learn about FCCS's College-Bound Mentoring Program.
National Mentoring Month is a time for recognizing the importance of mentors and their ability to positively impact young lives. Click here to learn about mentoring opportunities with FCCS.
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KIKO Milano Finally Arrives to Serbia
The long-awaited Italian make-up brand KIKO Milano, adored by millions of women around the world, finally arrives to the Serbian market. The flagship store opened in Usce Shopping Center and read on to find out the location of the next store opening.
Birkenstock Opens within BBI Centar Sarajevo
BBI Centar, located on one of Sarajevo's<|fim_middle|>E Shopping Center is the first shopping center in SEE region to launch its own branded store called "TVOJE UŠĆE SHOP" selling printed t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, bags, and accessories.
Galerija Belgrade is Turning Shopping into an Online Game
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CINEPLEXX OPENED ITS FOURTH CINEMA IN BELGRADE
By Retail SEE Group
Cineplexx, the leading cinema chain in the region, opened its fourth cinema in Belgrade beginning of September. The new destination for movie lovers in located at BEO Shopping Center!
The latest Cineplexx at BEO Shopping Center has 1,200 seats in 8 halls, equipped with state-of-the-art projectors, sound systems, and unprecedented seats in the city.
Cineplexx BEO Shopping
A large LED panel, under which visitors pass at the entrance, contributes to the experience of going to the cinema even before the start of the movie, and the technologies used in the halls complete the overall experience of watching a movie.
A THREE DIMENSIONAL SOUND SYSTEM
The new Cineplexx at BEO Shopping Center especially stands out from other cinemas due to its Dolby Atmos technology, the most modern audio system in the world, which comes directly from the Dolby laboratory.
Cineplexx BEO Shopping Center – ATMOS Hall
The crystal clear and incredibly realistic sound, which moves along the entire hall, is the result of a large number of speakers, placed at different heights, which creates the impression of a three-dimensional sound effect.
INNOVATIVE SEATING OPTIONS
Cineplexx moved the limits of comfort in this cinema, by offering visitors a new type of seating in the form of a love box, lounge sofa, and VIP deluxe seats with adjustable footrest and backrest.
Cineplexx BEO Shopping Center – love box
Christof Papousek, CFO and Managing Partner of Cineplexx, stated:
"With this project, worth 5.5 million EUR, we wanted to provide the most exciting experience of watching a film and an unforgettable way to spend quality time with family or friends for the citizens of Belgrade. In that sense, we are proud that Cineplexx BEO Shopping Center is our contribution to a more meaningful spare-time life, especially having in mind that this is the first cinema to open in this part of the city.
Cineplexx BEO Shopping Center – VIP deluxe seats
For more information about the new cinema, please visit www.cineplexx.rs
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The timing of this blog with Martin Luther King Day is not accidental.
Last month I attended the launch of a new initiative by Phi Beta Kappa to promote the liberal arts and sciences. Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest and best known scholastic honor society. The University of Maine has one of only four chapters in the state, the others being at Bates, Bowdoin, and Colby.
The launch was held in Washington, DC, and included awards to two veteran legislators, Republican Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Democratic Representative Rush Holt of New Jersey. They were honored for their respective legislative efforts to increase government funding–and respect– for the liberal arts and sciences. Senator Alexander is a former President of the University of Tennessee, while Representative Holt is a former physics professor and at Swarthmore College and then a high-level physics lab administrator at Princeton University (which is part of his House District).
Not surprisingly, they both held up Thomas Jefferson as the model leader committed to both the humanities and science and invention. They both went on to add the familiar praise of Jefferson as the quintessential American advocate of equality and democracy, as per the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and his own writings.
I did not, alas, have an opportunity to ask either Alexander or Holt if either had a clue as to the saintly third President's ever<|fim_middle|> which he graduated and whose Presidency he held. As a Princeton graduate student I wrote an article for the alumni magazine on the Wilson Papers Project, one of the foremost such projects of its kind, and came to appreciate some of Wilson's complexities. The same man who appointed the first Jew to the Supreme Court (Louis Brandeis) later violated the basic civil liberties of hundreds of left-wing American citizens–and their allies living here–in the name of ending the "Red Scare" after World War I. The same man who was celebrated by, among others, Princeton alum and later New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley as his ideal President when Bradley tried to follow Wilson to the White House in the 1980s and 1990s, screened the famously racist and pro-Klan movie "The Birth of a Nation" in the White House. Presumably Bradley's sense of himself as akin to Wilson in supposedly being destined by God to become our President didn't require him to delve into his idol's less attractive characteristics.
Wilson's eloquent proclamations of universal self-determination for millions in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia in the aftermath of World War I didn't quite extend to the controversial decisions that he and the British, French, and Italian leaders finally made. Far from it. The golden opportunity to impose the white man's "burden" on so many non-whites was readily embraced by Wilson, who refused to meet with leaders of the American Afro-American community both in France and back home. They had wanted him to practice what he'd long preached. Like Jefferson, however, Wilson could not imagine even so accomplished an African American scholar and as W.E.B. DuBois to be his intellectual equal, as being worthy of Wilson's precious time, and would not meet with him.
Those contemporary best-selling biographers like Jon Meacham on Jefferson and A Scott Berg on Wilson pay lip service to their heroes' profoundly racist values, behaviors, and policies. It is so much easier to erect pedestals to former Presidents than to acknowledge their contradictions and their outright hypocrisy when it comes to race.
I wonder how many speakers at this year's Martin Luther King Day ceremonies will invoke Tom and Woodie in urging Americans today to try to live up to the greatness of those saintly former Presidents. | more revealed contempt for non-whites and his firm belief that non-whites–not least, his own slaves–were inherently inferior to his fellow whites. This goes beyond the revelations in recent years of Jefferson's sexual relations with one or more of his female slaves. (Historian Paul Finkelman's New York Times Op Ed of November 30, 2012, "The Monster of Monticello," offers a convenient and devastating summary I've relied on here.) Jefferson refused to free any of his nearly 200 slaves in his will, save for five relatives of his mistress Sally Hemings, who herself was not set free. True, Jefferson accumulated large debts over many years, but he readily sold eighty-five slaves during a single decade in order to pay for wine, art, and other luxury goods. Moreover, Jefferson was a brutal and heartless slave owner who repeatedly broke up slave families and who promoted the expansion of slavery into newly acquired American territories like those from the Louisiana Purchase. By contrast, George Washington freed his slaves in his will.
But walk around the University of Virginia, founded by Jefferson, and it will likely still be hard to find any serious criticism of the great man. That was my experience a few years ago during a scholarly conference. At most, I got rationalizations that many of the other Founding Fathers were also slave holders. Certainly true, but whom among them do we revere more as a champion of equality and democracy than Jefferson?
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Rams' Win of NFL China Rights Offers 'Untapped' Market, Unlimited Hassle
Eric Jackson
December 31, 2021, 12:01 AM ·4 min read
The Los Angeles Rams have a chance to secure their spot in Super Bowl LVI in January, and at the biggest tv event in the U.S. comes with a chance to launch business in one of the NFL's most prized markets. But the chance to tap into China, the world's most populous country, brings unique challenges and uncertain costs.
Earlier this month, the league awarded the Rams exclusive merchandising and sponsorship rights in three international countries: Mexico, Australia and China. The home marketing area (HMA) license allows the Rams (and 17 other teams) to create commercial opportunities to boost fan engagement through in-person and digital marketing in their designations.
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While all three markets present unique investment opportunities, China is the most intriguing, because it offers great potential and equally substantial pitfalls, as its authoritarian government remains at odds with the U.S. on economic, human rights and tech issues.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has considered the<|fim_middle|>301,299 max contract extension. | country a "priority market" in the past, but establishing business there continues to be a delicate situation. The Rams said that they're still working on how they will activate their HMAs, of introducing an unfamiliar sport in a market more accustomed to the NBA.
"Every market is going to have different challenges on how you communicate to fans and corporations," LA Sports Council chairman Dave Klewan said. Klewan believes the Rams' presence in China will shine a brighter spotlight on the LA sports scene. "But you look at the amount of population there. It's such an untapped opportunity, so you have to take the time to make sure you're doing it right, that includes from launch to long-term plans."
Los Angeles has the greatest Chinese population of any U.S. metro area outside of New York City. The Port of Los Angeles also connects China and the U.S. through transpacific trade. The Rams, meanwhile, already deliver content to Chinese fans via accounts with Weibo Corp. (NASDAQ: WB) and on Douyin, known in the West as TikTok, and owned by Chinese company ByteDance Ltd.
The NFL already caught heat for including Taiwan as part of mainland China in the HMA announcement, a move that was met with criticism from U.S. politicians. Business with China is fraught with peril, as the NBA as learned even before the pandemic.
Paul Argenti, a professor of corporate communications at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business, points to the firestorm created by NBA general manager Daryl Morey's Hong Kong tweet in 2019 as a cautionary tale for sports leagues that get involved in China. Argenti, who has advised NFL teams, describes the chance to do business there as "a gift and a curse" that poses great reputational risk.
"You have to thread that needle," he said. "It's a lot harder when you're in a consumer-facing business like the NFL. There's tremendous third-party damage that can potentially come in and hassle you, whether it's another team [or organization]."
Argenti is also skeptical about how the league's politically conservative owners will handle issues, including the potential of players or media critics speaking out against the alliance with the authoritarian regime.
"It seems expensive, far-fetched and dangerous," he added.
This isn't the NFL's first time examining the sport's viability in China. There were plans to play an exhibition game there in 2007 when the ongoing International Series started but games never materialized.
With an uptick in streaming views, including on platforms like China-based service Tencent, the league says that it now has more than 40 million fans in China. It's unclear how much the Rams will spend to engage fans there over the next five years. But you can add them to the list of major entities and properties interested in doing business there, despite strained government relations.
Time will tell if the league's financial benefits of pairing with the world's second largest economy will outweigh the potential political backlash.
American-Chinese CEO Society (ACCS) president Robert Sun believes involvement from NFL teams—especially one based in Los Angeles where China has heavy investments—can potentially help ease the tension between the powerhouses.
"A cultural exchange can help better the relationship," he said. "Chinese coming to play there and Americans playing in China will create a better understanding. There's mutual benefits."
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Any project may involve one or more stages. Although all of this list may not be used, those that are will generally follow this order. Expanded definitions of each one are given below.
When you contact him, he will be looking for the best way for you to start getting to know each other. This is essential because the quality of the relationship will determine how well he will be able to serve you. He will usually suggest that you meet. If at all possible, this will be over a meal because it is relaxed, and there is something about eating together that seems to help the process.
The next step is for Don to learn about your needs and for you to learn about what he has to offer. Although you may finish this during your first meeting, it will probably take more time than that. He will usually visit your office and meet some of your people. He may do a small<|fim_middle|> and how he thinks.
In a fairly short time both you and he will know if he is the right person to help you. He has found that there is seldom disagreement on this, whether the answer is yes or no. This means that if the answer does turn out to be no, you part amicably often with the agreement that at another time the fit might be right. If the answer is yes, you move on to define the engagement.
The products or outcomes that will fulfill it.
The process, or at least the approach to it, that you will use to generate those outcomes.
The capabilities each party will need to provide to support and make possible the process.
Once the engagement has been defined you will agree on the method of contracting. EO has worked based on verbal agreements and with written contracts. This usually depends on how formal your contracting procedures are. However, it is generally better if there is some form of written agreement that assures everyone has a clear understanding. The basic intention is to develop a strong relationship. Therefore, the contracting is primarily around how the parties will work together and how you will value the work.
There are two steps to actually starting the work. One of these is for the catalyst to get to know your organization and for your people to get to know him. He usually does this through a period of talking with individuals and groups. There is no set pattern to this, and it continues as he gets more involved. However, the first pass at it will probably be accomplished in a day or two at most.
The second step is for you to decide just where you want to start working. Although together you will have outlined the process before starting, you will have to now decide on the specific starting point. This will usually be in the area of greatest value and urgency to you. You also want to start work in an area where the catalyst can meld into what is going on rather than create some new effort around his working with you. The whole point is to start getting as much return on investment of time as possible and to cause as little perturbation of your organization as possible.
Once started, the work evolves as the relationship grows. You come to understand how best to work together and where to work to produce the most value. One process you will develop is a way to assess, as you move along, how you are doing. This allows you to maintain and grow both your relationship and the results you get from it. In this way you together assure that the engagement is positive for all involved.
Often you cannot clearly see the exact end point at the beginning. Even if that is so, you will both know when it is time to stop. Some outside event may force this. More often, though, you will have a sense that you have fulfilled the purpose you first defined. You may agree on a time to restart, or you may just let it present itself. However the end occurs, Don has almost always found it to be a positive situation leaving you with an ongoing relationship that with some of his previous clients has lasted many years as a strong personal friendship. | piece of demonstration work with you like helping you design a meeting or participate in one so that you, and possibly others, can see if his style and capability seem right for you. He may also give you one or more pieces he has written to let you learn more about what he knows | 57 |
Seriously. Less than 24 hours.
It was an easy and enjoyable read, and I truly connected with the characters.
I had small reservations that things might turn predictable, but surprisingly enough, Ms. Wilde was able to keep the story going and keep me interested.
Lissette is a strong woman, who finds her world crashing down around her in these opening pages. A chance encounter with a random stranger leaves her feeling slightly refreshed and refocused, until she learns he's not truly a stranger at all.
Rafferty's name alone makes me like him. It's what you'd think would be<|fim_middle|> is a perfect holiday season read. A simple story that covers much more than Christmas celebrations or family angst, but friendships, connections and individual as well as coupled character growth. Top that off with the simple fact that Lori Wilde's writing style reminds me a bit of Debbie Macomber's, maybe it's just the tone of the story and the way it is connected with some "prequels" but either way, I certainly like it. And I definitely enjoyed this book. And recommend it. Also? It's a perfect paperback size for traveling. Toss it in your bag and bring Jubilee, Texas with you wherever you go!
Sounds like an interesting book. Sometimes having a quick read is so nice!
It sounds like a good book to have traveling around this holiday season!
I always seem to read such depressing stuff around the holiday, it's nice to know of a good, quick read that won't send me headed for a box of wine to cope!
What a treat to make it through a wonderful book in one day - I'm jealous!
This sounds like a great curl up under a blanket and read book. | a last name but is a first name here. He's got a hero's way about him and I'm drawn in to what I think he looks and yes, even smells like. Weird, isn't it? But the rest of this book has so much to do with Lissy's character, and the scents that surround her as she makes her way through each day. Rafferty is drawn to these, and together the two of them make an interesting connection.
He sounds like a rough and edgy cowboy. She sounds like a wallflower, ready to crumble after being crushed repeatedly. Toss in her son Kyle and the challenges that face them as a family and it's a lot to imagine. Yet somehow they muddle through. And besides what we expect to see from them? We honestly get so much more.
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My mom has always loved to garden, but she is now struggling with mobility issues. She also takes a few different medications that make her more susceptible to dehydration and heat.
What can we do to help her keep enjoying her favorite activity safely?
It's great that your mom wants to keep up with gardening. It is a wonderful, healthy activity. Not only is it a way to get exercise, but being outside can increase vitamin D levels. The activity can also reduce dementia risk and nurture the spirit.
With any strenuous outdoor activity, however, some precautions are necessary. Here are tips your mom can follow to stay safe and healthy when gardening.
Customize gardening for mobility issues.
Kneeling to plant seeds or pull weeds can be hard on the knees, hips, and back. Instead, try raised garden beds, which can either be purchased from home-and-garden supply shops or built DIY-style.
Indoor pots and window boxes are another option, especially for colder climates or smaller living spaces. They can be set on a table and accessed while sitting down.
Gardening often involves repetitive motions, which can cause irritation in tendons and nerves. Prevent strain by rotating activities every 15 minutes, with a short rest in-between. Make sure your wrist is relaxed and your grip is not too tight on your gardening tools. Wear gardening gloves to prevent blisters and skin irritation, as well as to protect from things like pesticides, thorns, or bug bites.
Make sure to use tools correctly.
Never use bare hands for digging in the soil where sharp objects or stinging insects may be buried. Use proper tools, such as trowels and hand rakes, and make sure they are in good working condition.
Look for pruners or shears with safety locks. Always follow manufacturers' instructions for using garden tools.
For your health and safety, it is important not to lose track of time while gardening. Take precautions to avoid dehydration, sunstroke, and other risks.
Garden earlier in the morning or later in the evening to avoid strenuous activity during the hottest parts of the day.
Always use sunscreen (at least 30 SPF) when going outside.
Wear a hat with a sufficient brim to shade your face.
Use sunglasses with UV protection to shield your eyes and prevent eye strain.
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If you have diabetes or other conditions that can affect the nerves, make sure to wear well-fitting gloves and shoes. Check yourself after gardening to make sure you have no cuts or scrapes that went unnoticed.
I hope this information helps your mom continue her favorite pastime!
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'It's just nice to go see a friend': Why Marco Scandella is willing to cross the Atlantic for a specific tattoo artist
By John Vogl Nov 12, 2019 1
STOCKHOLM — Oscar Akermo is a star in the tattoo world,<|fim_middle|> god. Who is this young kid? I've got to get tattooed by this guy.'"
The decision has turned into so much more. It's become a bond, a story of fighting for the universe in Sweden, driving sports cars in Montreal and people finding themselves through the buzz of a fine-point needle.
The friendship is special because Scandella wanted more than just ink. He... | a young creator whose art could be in a museum rather than on a celebrity's arm.
That's how Marco Scandella learned of him. After five years of thinking about getting his own ink, the Sabres defenseman was ready for his first piece in 2016. Scandella looked at the Instagram page for Bang Bang NYC, whose clientele includes Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, LeBron James and Justin Bieber.
Akermo's portfolio spoke to him.
"It's the shop and he was the prodigy," Scandella said. "I looked at his work and was like, 'Oh my | 122 |
Rick Pitino didn't know what to do with Monday night's game.
His University of Louisville basketball team had just pulverized Savannah State 87-26 at the KFC Yum! Center, and the coach, in his 14th season at U of L, had little use for the game he'd just<|fim_middle|> the case on Monday. Harrell nearly had his first double-double of the season in just 21 minutes of playing time, posting 15 points and nine rebounds. Freshman Chinanu Onuaku totaled 10 points, nine rebounds and six blocks.
Wayne Blackshear added 13 points and five rebounds, and Terry Rozier (11 points, 5 of 8 shooting) improved on his frustrating performance from Friday.
Every player on Louisville's roster played, and 11 of them scored.
"Everybody got a chance to play and everybody took advantage of their playing time," Blackshear said.
But, Blackshear added, Louisville still didn't pass the ball as well as it could have.
There's at least one thing the Cards got out of Monday's game. | witnessed.
That's probably accurate for anyone who watched Louisville's blowout. Savannah State (2-3) didn't score for the first 15 minutes and 58 seconds of the game.
U of L (4-0) opened with a 29-0 run and came within 11 points of the program record for margin of victory, which was set in 1944 when the Cards beat Georgetown College 99-27 in the season opener.
Savannah State's 26 points were the fewest Louisville's allowed since 1947, and the fewest U of L has given up in the shot-clock era.
The Cards did set one U of L record: Savannah State scored the fewest points in a half – seven – of any Louisville opponent since at least 1972, which is as far back as the statistics in that category go.
"When we jumped out on them, they kind of laid down," junior forward Montrezl Harrell said.
The box score was a mess for Savannah State: 10 of 51 from the field, including a 2-of-26 mark at halftime. The Tigers committed 26 turnovers and 16 came in the first half. They didn't make a 3-pointer, finishing 0 for 16.
None of their players scored more than eight points.
Pitino said he'd taken his foot off the gas pedal as much as he could, playing walk-ons David Levitch, Dillon Avare and Trent Gilbert a combined 22 minutes (though Levitch is in the regular rotation).
U of L also used freshman center Matz Stockman, a Norwegian 7-footer who isn't expected to play much in close games, and Egyptian-born freshman Anas Mahmoud, another 7-footer who is trying to earn more playing time.
"I don't like to see any team struggle like that. I really don't," he said at the conclusion of his post-game press conference.
"I tried everything. We played four white guys and an Egyptian."
For Louisville, the turnaround is fast, which means the memory of Monday's game won't last long. The Cards take on Cleveland State in the final game of the Global Sports Showcase on Wednesday night.
"We forgot it as soon as the final (buzzer) went off," Harrell said.
The problem with that, though, is that Savannah State beat Cleveland State on Saturday. So if Louisville didn't get anything out of Monday's game, Wednesday's might not be much of a learning experience, either.
Hyperbole aside, Louisville did look far more assertive on offense after a frustrating performance on Friday against Marshall.
U of L, Pitino said after that game, fell in love with jump shots and, when the Cards started missing them, let that affect their defense.
That wasn't | 585 |
Department of Correction Commissioner Phelps retires
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After 31 years of service to Delaware, Department of Correction Commissioner Perry Phelps announced he will retire effective July 15.
Phelps began his career with DOC in 1988 and was first assigned to the Multi-Purpose Criminal Justice Facility, now known as Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington. He has served Delaware in the capacity of correctional officer, sergeant, lieutenant, security superintendent, deputy warden, warden, bureau chief of prisons and deputy commissioner. From 2005-06, Phelps worked for the Department of Services for Children, Youth, and their Families as the deputy director and director of the Division of Services. Gov. John Carney nominated him as commissioner on Dec. 13, 2016 and he was confirmed by the Delaware Senate on Jan. 18, 2017.
Following the death of Lt. Steven Floyd during the riot at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, Phelps, with backing from Carney and members of the General Assembly, was successful in leading the DOC's 2,500 employees into 21st century corrections. His achievements include significant<|fim_middle|> responsible for the implementation of the career ladder for correctional staff, the substantial decrease in forced overtime and an increased level of professionalism among the ranks.
"When I joined the Department of Correction, I only expected to stay for two years. I thought I would use my experience as a stepping stone for another career. I discovered that DOC was a phenomenal place to fulfill my passion for public service and am fortunate to have met extraordinary mentors, peers and supporters throughout the criminal justice system who empowered me to work my way through the ranks to become Commissioner," said Phelps. "Serving in this role has been challenging and rewarding, but I consider it an honor and privilege. I will miss my DOC Family, but am very much looking forward to spending more time with my wife, children and grandchildren."
"Commissioner Phelps has served our state for more than three decades at the Department of Correction, working his way up from a correctional officer position to the Commissioner's office," said Carney. "He has led us through one of the toughest times in the Department's history. On behalf of all Delawareans, I want to thank Commissioner Phelps for his service to our state, and his willingness to commit to the tough work at the Department of Correction. Going forward, we will remain committed to our work of making our prison facilities safer for officers and for inmates, including the work led by Commissioner Phelps and his team to help inmates successfully re-enter their communities and reduce our prison population over time."
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Milford Beacon ~ 1196 S. Little Creek Rd., Dover, DE 19901 ~ Do Not Sell My Personal Information ~ Cookie Policy ~ Do Not Sell My Personal Information ~ Privacy Policy ~ Terms Of Service ~ Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy | investments and advancements in technology and security equipment, the addition of educational opportunities for all staff, additional programs and job training for inmates and the creation of a Residential Treatment Unit for inmates with a mental health diagnosis. With support from his senior leadership and union representatives, Phelps is | 53 |
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This was the tour that turned Sarah Lee torward a music career of her own.... shortly after she moved to Los Angeles where she met future husband Johnny Irion. Guthrie and Irion were married on October 16, 1999 and began performing together as an acoustic duo in the fall of 2000. In 2002, Sarah Lee released her self titled debut album on the family record company Rising Son Records.
In 2005 Guthrie and Irion were signed to New West Records and released their debut album together "Exploration" produced by Gary Louris ( The Jayhawks ). Currently Sarah Lee and Johnny are touring and making records for | 295 |
I'd venture to say that most people know that running the correct air pressure can extend the life of their tires, make their journey more comfortable, improve fuel economy, and keep them safe on the road, yet few of them regularly check their tires. I'll admit it, I was one of those set it and forget it people. I would air back up after a trail ride and simply leave the pressure until the next time I aired down, but everything from the weather to variations in air compressor temperatures altered the PSI in each tire. This became abundantly clear when I began checking them at fuel stops, and I quickly realized I needed an easier way to monitor my tires at all times. Preferably a system that could alert me as soon as things went awry, thus preventing further damage to the wheel and tire. There were plenty of pricey options out there, but we decided to give a solar-powered Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) from Amazon a shot.
It's made by a company called Yokaro and costs $79 USD, significantly cheaper than some of the other TPMS systems on the market. That's not really surprising though. Yokaro appears to utilize the same basic components as many other tire pressure systems, minus the name brand, and they're likely all made in the same factory. Don't let that worry you—affordable doesn't always mean cheap.
I received the box 2 days after placing my order, a big advantage of the Yokaro's availability on Amazon Prime. Upon opening it, I was happy to find everything nested neatly in precisely cut foam inserts. All of the components were organized, and the instructions were right on top, ready to go. The kit includes a solar monitor with an LCD screen, four sensors, a small sensor wrench, a USB charging cable for when solar power doesn't cut it, some 3M stick pads, and four nuts.
The installation process was simple, but the instructions are vague, which necessitated a re<|fim_middle|> up and down a bit more difficult. Each time you want to remove a sensor, you need to use the provided wrench to loosen the nut and then screw off the sensor. It's relatively quick and easy, but it's still an extra step. Note: DON'T LOSE THE WRENCH.
Overall, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the Yokaro TPMS system. It's easy to use, affordable to purchase, and has been quite accurate. It has given me a new peace of mind on the road, and will undoubtedly extend the life of my tires. If you're looking for a way to monitor your tire pressure without spending the big bucks on an expensive system, the Yokaro is worth a shot.
To learn more, check them out on Amazon here. | installation after I mucked it up the first time. Here's what to do.
Step 1: TURN ON THE MONITOR. The monitor must be on before you install the sensors. If you turn it on after the sensors are installed, they won't detect the pressure change from ambient pressure to your tire's inflated pressure, and the system will not function properly. Ask me how I know.
Step 2: Remove your valve stem covers.
Step 3: Notate air pressure in each tire.
Step 6: Screw retaining nuts counterclockwise until tight against sensors. Lightly torque with the supplied wrench.
Step 7: Confirm the air pressure on the monitor matches your recorded pressures.
Step 8: Place the monitor on desired dash location.
After you install the sensors and verify the pressure readouts are correct, you have the option of setting all kinds of alerts and warnings. Alarms can be programmed to tell you if a tire exceeds a maximum or minimum air pressure, and they can also sense if a rapid change occurs such as a leak. You can also set it to notify you when the tire's temperature begins to rise out of the recommended levels. Unfortunately, all of these settings must be altered using just two buttons on the back of the monitor, so the process can be tedious.
So far, the entire system has worked surprisingly well. Manual checks have confirmed the sensors readouts within 1-2 psi in every case, and rain, salt, snow, and ice have yet to impact performance. Even after days of sub-zero temperatures, with a low of -15°F, they continued to operate without fault. Their site claims they are waterproof, but I have yet to submerge them on a deep crossing. I did blast them with a pressure washer for an extended time and there was no change in operation.
One issue I have encountered, however, is that the sensors can lose signal for a few seconds now and then. During that time the system will beep, warning you of the disconnect, and then reconnect not long after. It doesn't happen very often, but on long drives, those 2 or 3 minutes of beeping are enough to be annoying. I should note that thus far I've only experienced this issue with one particular sensor, so it's possible that it's an isolated incident.
Another problem I foresee with these sensors is the possibility of trail damage. They are large enough to look like sombreros on your valve stems, so there's a good chance they would be ripped off when aired down in the rocks. For this reason, we recommend leaving the sensor off and reinstalling it after a trail run. Consider keeping your current valve stem covers for this time.
Power consumption seems to be minimal, and after plenty of cloudy northeastern weather, the monitor is still running without being plugged into the USB cable. Still, that plug is a nice backup to have in case you need it.
The retaining bolts on the back sides of the sensors have done an excellent job of keeping them in place over the past few thousand miles, but they do make airing | 625 |
3 Modern Marketing Campaigns That Shifted The Paradigm
Ivan Widjaya 3 years agoMarketing
Marketing is a dynamic industry that's incredibly responsive to the fast-changing media landscape. And while the rising popularity of new channels means the sector has had to remould itself over time, the impact of individual campaigns on marketing as a whole cannot be underplayed.
The ultimate goal of any advertisement is to sell, but some transcend this by managing to alter how other brands think about their own marketing strategies going forward. Certain campaigns don't just promote products — they change outlooks.
Here are three which truly shifted the marketing paradigm forever and can teach your brand a few valuable lessons.
1. Dove's 'Campaign for Real Beauty'
The advert
Launched in 2004 by personal care brand Dove, the 'Campaign for Real Beauty' celebrates the different natural bodies of women and is still active today. Its aim is to inspire confidence in its customers, no matter what they look like. The campaign began with billboard adverts of ordinary women in their underwear, rather than relying on the industry's preference for professional models. There have also been video discussions of issues relating to the modern perception of beauty, and the launch of the Dove Real Beauty Sketches short film, in which women found out how strangers view them versus the way they internally perceived themselves, emphasising how much they downplayed their own beauty.
The 'Campaign for Real Beauty' has garnered wide acclaim for its efforts to change the concept of beauty and 'the ideal', countering the narrow-minded perspective so prevalent in other cosmetics adverts. Indeed, Marketing Week called the campaign "one of the most celebrated examples of brand purpose over the past two decades", and Dove picked up numerous accolades over time. These included being named the Best Campaign of the Past 20 Years and 2013's Campaign of the Year. The campaign was also extremely effective commercially, seeing Dove doubling sales of its firming cream within a month of the advertisement's 2004 launch.
What you can learn from it
Dove was one of the pioneers of 'femvertising', and proved that brands could be vehicles for positive social changes without being opportunistic or superficial. As remarked by digital recruitment agency Salt: "They don't piggyback on causes; they create them and effectively shape society in a positive way." If your own brand is in a position to bring about important social changes, and can do so in a genuine and effective manner, it isn't just good for society, but maybe even your company too.
2. Nike's 'Tag'
In 2001, sports giant Nike ran an advert that some have claimed "changed sports advertising forever". The 'Tag' commercial centered around a man being tagged as 'it' during a citywide round of the classic playground game. However, his efforts to tag someone else prove futile, as everybody he chases does everything possible to escape<|fim_middle|> as the TV ads, and became one of the fastest-growing online video campaigns of all time, garnering just under six million views in 24 hours. This beat Barack Obama's victory speech by over a million.
The 'The Man Your Man Could Smell Like' campaign has taught marketers how important it is to interact with the audience. Old Spice's novel approach set the bar for how far brands could go to focus on their fans. By enabling customers to drive the content of its videos, fans were much more inclined to engage.
There are many ways to run interactive advertising campaigns yourself, such as launching a pop-up — a short-term sales space which encourages passers-by to interact with your products or services. You could also use apps like Snapchat and Instagram to gamify your commercials, with Snapchat's augmented reality feature allowing users to digitally interact with products in real time.
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Ivan Widjaya 2 weeks ago | his clutches. As the advert ends, he is shown to be wearing Nike trainers, with his pursuit of a lone straggler on the subway platform continuing off screen as a superimposed Nike swoosh appears, accompanying the campaign tagline "Play".
The 'Tag' advert won huge plaudits, with critics particularly praising Nike for its promotion of childhood innocence. It was also heralded for its light-hearted tone, clever choreography and overall concept. The TV spot went on to scoop honours at ceremonies including the Clio Awards, the London International Awards and the Andy Awards, while Nike ended the year with a 5.5% sales boost.
Perhaps the biggest lesson is that, sometimes, less is more. Even though Nike is one of the world's biggest brands, there was no need for fanfare or celebrity endorsements — just a fun, creative sequence that was sure to stick in consumers' minds.
The advert also doesn't take itself too seriously, providing an antidote to the more serious sports marketing campaigns airing at the time. Finally, it highlights the value of a good story, which is often cited as one of the most effective ways to forge a relationship with audiences.
3. Old Spice's 'The Man Your Man Could Smell Like'
Back in 2010, male grooming brand Old Spice made waves with its 'The Man Your Man Could Smell Like' campaign, featuring actor Isaiah Mustafa addressing viewers with a series of self-assured, quick-fire monologues explaining the advantages of Old Spice's products. While speaking, Mustafa undertakes activities including horse riding and diving off a waterfall, all in one continuous take while maintaining constant eye contact with the camera. Interestingly, Old Spice aimed the advert at women, surmising that many females buy male grooming products on their partners' behalf.
Initially running as TV commercials, the campaign was a viral hit, clocking up over 57 million views on YouTube as of March 2020. It also won the Grand Prix for film at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Commercial. Mustafa's role was crucial to the campaign's success, with People lauding his "sharply scripted" monologues and "smug, and over the top" screen presence. Within three months of its launch, sales of Old Spice Red Zone Body Wash were up 60% from the previous year.
The brand supported the campaign with "Old Spice Responses" five months later, a series of over 200 videos of Mustafa answering fan questions. These videos were delivered with the same type of humour | 535 |
Many parents dislike giving their kids snacks between meals. Oftentimes, the child will request something on the "forbidden" list in the eyes of their parents. Parents are worried about the harmful effects to their children's teeth and rightly so. If kids are given a snack that is healthy it can actually benefit their teeth.
Now most children are not thrilled with a seemingly healthy snack. Of course, they would rather have something that is sweet, which is not unusual. There are great snacks though that children will love and that will not make parents cringe.
Fruit: Fresh fruit does contain sugar, but it is also packed with vitamins that kids need. It will satisfy their sweet tooth, but it is still good for them as opposed to cookies or candy. You need to be sure that the fruit is fresh and not out of can. Canned fruit has much more sugar in it, as well as preservatives. Kids tend to gravitate towards oranges, watermelon, and pears most often. Fruit is a raw food and massages the gums of the mouth, which help to keep teeth clean. Encouraging children to eat other fruits as well will benefit them immensely. Apples are a wonderful food for everyone. A little peanut butter spread on a cut apple is quite appetizing.
Yogurt: There is such a wide variety of yogurt on the store shelves that it would be difficult to find something that<|fim_middle|> and sucked out of a tube. No fuss, no muss. Kids find this fun, by the way. Try to choose a yogurt with low sugar content, if possible. Yogurt is loaded with calcium, which is great for kids' bones. Kids who have an increased dairy intake are also known to have fewer cavities. It's a win-win situation!
Nuts: Nuts are tasty, nuts are low in sugar and nuts encourage chewing, which is great exercise for the mouth. Nuts contain magnesium, calcium and phosphate, which are all good for the body. When buying nuts be sure that they are raw. Raw nuts will increase saliva production. This will reduce acid, which is very damaging to the enamel of teeth.
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It was a pleasant 2 night stay. Host was friendly. Breakfast was great - variety of choice for both food and beverages. They even make their own jams, and have 'Breakfast Daily Specials'! Location of the property was superb - right in the centre of Bowness. Easy access to the high street and to the Lakes, as well as walks in the surrounding areas. Room was comfortable and cozy, except that the carpets need a bit of cleaning up or to be vacuumed properly after each guest have left. Cleanliness of the room was the only issue.
Friendly, welcoming, clean, excellent breakfast with plenty of choices. Take a torch when leaving and returning in the dark as the lane is quite dark.
We had a really lovely time here! The owners were incredibly welcoming a friendly and really made our stay special. The location was also great, only a 2 | 263 |
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The Arabica Typica coffee is quite susceptible to many diseases affecting coffee, chief of them the coffee leaf rust, otherwise known as hemileia vastatrix – a disease which starts as small, yellowish spots on leaves, which then spread and turn to brown, causing leaves to fall off and the tree to die.
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Additionally, there is an early warning system project being executed with collaboration from the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, The UWI, the University of Arizona, the University of Colombia, and IICA to provide forecasted climate information to farmers and extension personnel so as to generate quick responses from the agronomic information | 101 |
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By Mitchel Clow | 12:00 pm EDT, July 10, 2019
Super Mario Sunshine 2 is one of the most hotly requested sequels in Nintendo's history, and for good reason.
Super Mario Sunshine 2 is a game that I don't just want, but need. I've waited patiently since the 2002 release of Mario Sunshine for the Nintendo Gamecube, and there has been nary a word about a sequel, with Nintendo seemingly forgetting about one the greatest platformers they've ever made. Still, the state of Super Mario Sunshine 2 in 2019 remains hopeful, as fervor surrounding a Switch release for the sequel maintains hype.
There have been references to Mario Sunshine in games like Super Smash Bros. and WarioWare Gold, and they always feel like such tantalizing teases. Will we get a Super Mario Sunshine 2 Switch sequel?
While we wait for word of a Super Mario Sunshine 2 release date, we should take a moment to recognize what made the first game so much fun to play.
With a triple jump and a bit of luck, it may just be that Nintendo finally listens to our plea to get Mario back on Delfino Island to spray goo and take down Bowser Jr. once more.
We need an HD remake of Super Mario Sunshine for Switch. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker and Twilight Princess both got one for the Nintendo Wii U, but the Mario classic Sunshine was surprisingly left out of the HD remake lineup.
Bringing Sunshine back into modern-day pop culture is a must if we're to eventually get a sequel. It's already a gorgeous game for the Gamecube, and has stood the test of time. Heck, even Mario 64 got a remake for the Nintendo DS in 2004. With a game as vibrant and fun as Sunshine, it only makes sense that Sunshine HD is announced for the Switch sometime soon. Whether or not we see a Super Mario Sunshine 2 release date, bringing the original to the Switch is a no-brainer.
Galaxies and odysseys
Super Mario Galaxy got a sequel, and boy did that feel like a slap in the face of every Sunshine superfan. Sure, some would say that the Galaxy games are some of the best games on the Wii, let alone the best out of every game ever, but for me, they were never as fun as Sunshine. There's a feeling in Delfino Plaza with the chill tropical music and cute locale that wasn't present in Galaxy 1's hub world.
Super Mario Odyssey was an epic title, and a great way to start off the Switch with a bang. This game is amazing, and has some great physics, but still hasn't satiated the thirst I have for a Sunshine sequel. I really hope that Nintendo thinks to make Super Mario Sunshine 2 before they make another Mario Odyssey. Sure, that's a bit selfish, but hey, the heart wants what it wants.
Physics like none other
FLUDD is an amazing tool, and no, it does not make Sunshine's platforming too easy. On the contrary, I find that the challenge is to extend your<|fim_middle|>en enemy. The Gushen operate a lot like FLUDD does, in that the creature can not only hover by using a water stream, but also jets around on the water's surface, not unlike how the turbo nozzle operates in Mario Sunshine. Gushens rely on water to navigate around, and when they run out, they're left helpless, much like Mario is when FLUDD runs dry.
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There has yet to be another Mario platformer with physics even somewhat close to Sunshine's. I want to explore the world using a water jet pack, because it feels like an awesome mix between being James Bond with a jetpack and a Waterbender from Avatar: The Last Airbender. The level designs compliment FLUDD so well that I'm still finding myself enjoying the game just as much as I did when it first released.
For Super Mario Sunshine 2 Switch, one could only hope that the FLUDD mechanics remain intact, even without the pressure-sensor shoulder buttons for the Gamecube controller. Perhaps we will be able to play Super Mario Sunshine 2 Switch using the Gamecube controller adaptor, ala Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Sequel frenzy
It's not unheard of for games in the modern age to see seemingly random sequels. Nintendo Wii M-rated title No More Heroes saw a 2019 release in Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. That's a niche game, and is a lot more so than one of the most popular games for the Nintendo Gamecube in Sunshine.
Hell, even Psychonauts 2 was announced at the 2018 Game Awards. There is a market for bringing back long-lost series in the modern age. Give us the Mario Sunshine sequel that we want Nintendo, and we promise to buy it. I personally would be lined up at midnight at a local GameStop to get my copy of Super Mario Sunshine 2.
Nintendo brought back the Metroid Prime series from the dead, with the FPS series skipping the Wii U altogether, but landing a fourth title in the Prime series, now in development for the Switch. The drive to make Mario Sunshine is there, as is the audience. You can feel this sort of excitement in the air, and now the ball's in Nintendo's court.
'Super Mario Sunshine' Nintendo Switch release date
The Super Mario series has paid homage to the Mario Sunshine universe from time to time, giving fans of the unique platformer Easter Eggs and treats to keep them satisfied. There's a thread of interest here that Nintendo is maintaining, proving to some that a Super Mario Sunshine 2 release date isn't far off.
Here are some of the significant references to Mario Sunshine in the Super Mario series.
'WarioWare Gold'
A minigame for Mario Sunshine puts players in control of Mario as he guides FLUDD up and down the side of a goo-covered Delfina Plaza building in Delfino Plaza. The micogame runs for only a couple of seconds, but it's very addicting. While there was a similar microgame for the Nintendo Wii game WarioWare: Smooth Moves, this microgame felt like it was more at the heart of what makes Mario Sunshine so special.
The sound effects and music instantly transport players back to their time with Mario Sunshine, as FLUDD's nozzle spray and the plucking Delfino Plaza theme joyfully play out whilst cleaning off the pollution. It was a tasty treat, and is one of the most recent threads of hope for a Super Mario Sunshine 2 release date.
'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'
This is one of the more well-known references to Mario Sunshine because the Smash Bros. games are some of the most popular on their respective Nintendo consoles. The reference here is not only in Mario's usage of FLUDD for his down-special move, but also in an entire stage dedicated to the beauty that is Delfino Plaza.
The Delfino Plaza stage makes for a semi-competitive battleground, but also works for general free-for-alls. The swimming segments add a unique twist to the Smash Bros. stage formula, as do the dynamic stage transformations. Traveling past recognizable and iconic locations in all of the Delfino Plaza is fun, yet somehow not too distracting from the battle. It's a love letter to fans waiting for Super Mario Sunshine 2, and Nintendo has earned my love with this prose.
'Mario Kart DS'
Just as there is in the Smash Bros. series, a stage dedicated to the world of Mario Sunshine exists in the Mario Kart series. The Mario Kart DS level zooms players through a dynamic and fast-paced race wherein drivers are cheered on by the Pianta locals.
The map gives us a different look at the Delfino Plaza, as one of the main features of the track is that of a giant drawbridge. Players can take a neat shortcut in the middle of the marketplace, giving this level a mysterious feel. Perhaps this stage will serve as an inspiration for an addition to the Delfino Plaza in the Super Mario Sunshine sequel?
'Super Mario Odyssey'
As Super Mario Odyssey is in the same line of 3D open-ish world platformers in the Super Mario series, it should come as no surprise that the game pays homage in a fairly significant way to Super Mario Sunshine.
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I thought you might be interested in this clip which is on the australianscreen website (https://aso.gov.au/). Cenotaph 1993 http://aso.gov.au/titles/documentaries/cenotaph/clip2/
Mateship in the army clip 2, 3
Original classification rating: PG. This clip chosen to be PG
Education notes
Over footage of Remembrance Day ceremonies, and archival footage of soldiers in the First World War, surviving ex-servicemen recall the power of mateship and remember their fallen comrades.
An emotionally moving clip, as a veteran of the First World War recalls making a friend, volunteering together for a dangerous mission and the death of his cobber. We see him laying an Australian flag on his friend's grave.
Teacher's notes
This clip shows Australian veterans from the First World War visiting the graves of fallen comrades and taking part in a ceremony at a war cemetery in France. A veteran is heard in voice-over describing the special quality of mateship in the army. Another veteran emotionally describes how he and his mate Bob were inseparable friends who volunteered for the dangerous Flying Corps so as to remain together. The veteran is shown placing an Australian flag on Bob's grave in France. The clip includes black-and-white archival footage of the Flying Corps and of the trenches on the Western Front.
Educational value points
In Australia in 1914, matters of foreign affairs and declarations of war and peace were within the exclusive province of the British Imperial Government. Therefore, Australia entered the First World War after Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914 following German aggression against Belgium and France. Australian Prime Minister Andrew Fisher pledged that Australia would support Britain 'to the last man and the last shilling'. For many Australians the War was seen as a means for the fledgling nation to prove itself, but also to demonstrate an ongoing allegiance to Britain. Public support for Australia's involvement in the War remained high until casualties began to mount.
Australian troops served in the main theatre of war, the Western Front, in France and Belgium where they engaged in protracted trench warfare and suffered high casualties between March 1916 and Germany's surrender in November 1918. The Western Front was the name given by the Germans to a continuous line of trenches that ran for about 700 km from the English Channel to the Swiss–German border. Five Australian Imperial Force (AIF) divisions, each of 20,000 men, served on the Front. In November 1917 the divisions became a single Australian Corps.
The First World War remains Australia's most costly conflict in terms of deaths and casualties. Enlistment to fight overseas was voluntary and from a population of less than 5 million, about 330,000 Australian men enlisted. Of these 60,000 were killed, 46,000 on the Western Front, where an additional 130,000 were wounded or exposed to poisonous mustard gas. At the Western Front battlefield of Pozières alone, Australia suffered 23,000 casualties in a period of less than 7 weeks. It is estimated that during the War a total of 9 million servicepeople and 6 million civilians from all sides of the conflict were killed, and that as many as one-third of them have no known grave.
According to historian Bill Gammage, mateship among Australian soldiers who served in the First World War was 'a particular Australian virtue' that was 'almost a religion'. In a study of 237 of these veterans Gammage found that one in three nominated this experience of mateship as incomparable. Official war historian CEW Bean defined mateship as a creed that a man should always 'stand by his mate'. Mateship is regarded as one of the defining elements of the Anzac spirit, and in turn one of the foremost characteristics of the national identity.
The concept of mateship developed in the 19th-century Australian bush where, isolated and vulnerable, the bush workers developed solidarity, loyalty and a levelling, egalitarian collectivism. They were, in any emergency, completely dependent on their mates. The legend of mateship has been immortalised by writers such as Joseph Furphy, and poets such as Henry Lawson and AB 'Banjo' Paterson.
Australian soldiers served together for long periods and this, together with the hardships and horror they encountered (particularly during trench warfare), intensified the sense of community and camaraderie among them. One-third of all Allied casualties on the Western Front occurred in the trenches, where men often faced prolonged periods of shellfire as well as direct enemy engagements. Cold, wet and unsanitary conditions led to diseases such as dysentery, typhus and cholera. The trenches were overrun by rats, and parasites such as lice were rife.
Three squadrons of the Australian Flying Corps (AFC), which formed in 1914, served on the Western Front, mostly under the command of the British Royal Flying Corps. The AFC engaged in photographic reconnaissance and artillery spotting,<|fim_middle|> comrades – mates. Mateship in the army is something entirely different. You know the stories of fellas that went out into No man's land to try and pull in a poor wounded bloke there and got shot themselves. From my own experience, when you lost a dead cobber, there was a smack in your heart.
Another veteran is shown in his living room, looking through binoculars, and then at the airport, also looking through binoculars. As he talks we see black-and-white archival footage of the Flying Corps and of the trenches on the Western Front.
Veteran 2 In an engineer's depot, I met Bob Lachlan, and we became very great friends. The officer came along one day and he said, 'I want volunteers to go to the Flying Corps'. 'Well,' we thought, 'that would be suicide'. So he said, 'Alright, well if I don't get any volunteers, I'll have to detail somebody.' He might detail one and leave the other one. So we decided we'd both volunteer. We were inseparable pals. You more or less had to make your own fun under such conditions.
We see a photograph of his friend Bob in his army uniform. The veteran is shown walking through a graveyard in France and laying an Australian flag on his friend's grave. His voice grows tearful and upset.
Veteran 2 When he was killed, it was very, very upsetting. I could see Bob's face there, as vivid as ever.
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There are 1,000 war cemeteries on the Western Front, which are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Originally the Imperial War Graves Commission, the Commission was set up in 1917 to identify and mark war graves, to make records of war dead and to establish cemeteries and memorials to soldiers who died in the First World War. The huge numbers who died made the repatriation of remains impossible, but the Commission also felt that war graves on the Front should remain as a symbol of the feeling of brotherhood that developed between those who served there together.
This clip starts approximately 21 minutes into the documentary.
A war veteran speaks over footage of a Remembrance Day service.
Veteran 1 We visited various places and where – when lost | 242 |
Oceanpath Fellow to Represent Canada at G(irls)20 Summit
Feb 13, 2019 | News, Youth
Kaitlyn Gillelan is a participant in Coady's Oceanpath Fellowship for young leaders. As part of the fellowship, she is completing a nine-month community phase, implementing an art therapy program for youth in the isolated northern community of Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada.
"My connection to the community of Pond Inlet first started during the summer of 2015 when I was volunteering as a peer health educator," Kaitlyn says. "While I was there, I had the opportunity to foster strong relationships with youth during our after school programming."
"Art is<|fim_middle|> deliver to world leaders in advance of the annual G20 Summit. Following the summit, Kaitlyn and her peers will each launch a community development project in their respective countries using their newly developed skills.
Congratulations, Kaitlyn. | an extremely powerful tool that can be used as a coping mechanism for building resiliency," she adds. "Our idea is to use art as a medium for self-expression, to go through the journey of strengthening the voices of youth."
Kaitlyn is a graduate of Queen's University, an Oceanpath fellow, and now a G(irls)20 Summit delegate.
G(irls)20 is an organization that aims to place young women at the centre of decision-making processes.
From more than 1,600 applications worldwide, 24 delegates are selected to attend the annual global summit. Each delegate represents one of the participating G20 countries, plus one delegate each representing African Union, MENA (Middle East and Northern Africa), South America, and Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Kaitlyn will represent Canada at the 10th summit, hosted in Tokyo, Japan.
"By centering young women's experience and expertise at the centre of the G20 process, the G(irls)20 Summit seeks to equip world leaders with a new, youth-informed approach to close the gap once and for all between men and women around the world," the organization's website states.
In May, Kaitlyn will fly to Tokyo to participate in the weeklong summit, concluding with the development of a summit communique, which the group will | 279 |
MiP Award news – a gold standard in palliative care
A Cambridgeshire practice's involvement in the Gold Standard Framework (GSF) programme has led to a vast improvement in their palliative support to the warm appreciation of patients and their families.
The practice, Cedar House Surgery, is one of the shortlisted entrant's for the Management in Practice Awards 2008 – the winner for this award will be announced at the MiP Birmingham Event at the NEC on 8 October.
In co-operation with the practice's PCT, a Macmillan nurse was relocated within the Cedar House practice in order to be based centrally to her caseload. The nurse became part of the practice team, benefiting patient care by closer co-operation and communications with GPs.
At this time, the surgery's system for palliative support focused on patients with cancer, recorded on a list called "Category C<|fim_middle|> for our terminally ill patients."
MiP Awards 2008
Birmingham NEC Event, 8 October | ". The list was becoming unmanageable, as it not only included terminal patients but also patients who might survive or live with their disease for some time.
In early 2006, the practice agreed to pilot the GSF for all terminal patients. This involved adopting many changes, including: the appointment of a GP lead for palliative care (with support from the Macmillan nurse) to ensure continuity of care; monthly multidisciplinary team meetings; a clinician-led review of the "Category C" list to identify terminal patients; and the creation of a "Terminal Support List" for non-cancer patients.
In addition, the practice team was trained in handling contacts from terminal patients and carers. Advisory flags were entered into computer records, which now also included details of patients' carers. Clinicians and support nurses agreed to discuss with patients their preferred place of death.
As practice manager Julie Faller explained: "The changes required a process of co-operation and training across the multidisciplinary team, and also careful and sensitive introduction to patients."
An inaugural audit, conducted in June 2007, showed results beyond the practice team's expectations.
"We had hoped to demonstrate an improvement from our first data collection from 30% to 50% of patients dying in their preferred place of death," said Mrs Faller. "The results showed that, overall, patients' wishes according to their chosen place of death was achieved in 82% of cases."
This success was enormously encouraging, and firmly established the Macmillan GSF into the ethos of the entire multidisciplinary team. The GSF Framework pilot was adopted as an ongoing project in June 2007.
As a result of this success, Mrs Faller and the Macmillan nurse were invited to work on a multidisciplinary committee – Macmillan Crossroads Cancer & Palliative Care – considering countywide implementation of the GSF.
Yet the benefit to the practice's patients proved the greatest reward. "The response from patients' carers and families has been wonderful, with cards and flowers arriving on a regular basis," Mrs Faller said.
"The practice team is very proud of the implementation of the GSF, and everyone involved derives a very great deal of satisfaction from the excellent standards of care provided | 466 |
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Our members gathers to socialize and have fun off the bike as well at CVC-hosted biannual social mixers. | ed over 35 years ago, Conejo Valley Cyclists (CVC) was created to promote and encourage both amateur racing and recreational bicycling.
Our club utilizes its fundraisers, such as our Picnic and Benefit Ride, to promote bicycling-related activities throughout the Conejo Valley, Southern California and nationally.
CVC is the friendly club. Our organized road and mountain bike rides are led by dedicated, volunteer club members. Our rides roll out up to five days per week. Multiple ride levels are offered, ranging from beginner to advanced. We also host special events rides including the popular weekly social ride, holiday | 124 |
Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't fire Portugal to World Cup glory, but he was the tournament's king of social media off the pitch.Photo: Patrick Smith - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images.
The World Cup 2018 trophy may have gone to France, but Brazil were the champions of social media.
The South Americans started the tournament as favorites but suffered a disappointing quarter-final defeat to Belgium. Off the pitch though, Brazil were the kings of Instagram, the most popular social media platform among soccer players.
Their players accumulated nearly 194 million interactions from their collective armies of followers – almost as much as the nation's population, according to Primetag, which develops technology to measure online influence.
While Brazil took the team crown, Cristiano Ronaldo – who recently moved from Real Madrid to Juventus – reigned among individual players. The Portuguese's 110 million Instagram interactions pushed Brazil's Neymar (97.9 million) and France's Paul Pogba (35.9 million) into second and third place respectively.
Primetag's report revealed World Cup 2018 was the biggest ever tournament on social media. After analyzing the accounts of the 88% of World Cup players active on Instagram, they found posted content had generated 990 million interactions. This included 6,366 images and videos uploaded to Instagram and 287 million video views.
Primetag's World Cup 11 for social media influence.
In the team table, Portugal (120.6 million interactions), led by Ronaldo, and winners France (117.9 million) finished behind Brazil. Spain (75.5 million) and Argentina (68.8 million) rounded out the top five.
The tournament's two most popular posts in terms of likes came from Ronaldo, the first celebrating a victory (9.9 million likes) and the second thanking fans for support after Portugal went out (6.9 million). France's 19-year-old star forward Kylian Mbappé had the most popular post after the final, with 4.7 million liking the photo of him kissing the World Cup trophy.
Primetag's most influential 11 (see above) included five of the tournament's most expensive players but also featured a couple of surprises. Colombia's towering centre-back Yerry Mina picked up 5 million interactions and Iranian right-back Ramin Rezaeian had 4.7 million. Rezaeian, the only representative from Asia in the 11, has 1.5 million Instagram followers and also works as a model.
While most of the World Cup's social media stars were already household names on<|fim_middle|> used the tournament and platform to increase their online profile.
Iceland midfielder Rurik Gislason increased his Instagram followers by more than 4,000% during the tournament, according to Primetag. Gislason, who currently has 1.3 million followers, gained 330,000 followers after coming on as a substitute in his country's 1-1 draw with Argentina.
Gislason's rising star status could be down to the fact he also works as a model and bears a resemblance to Brad Pitt. | the pitch, others | 4 |
Parsonage Adds Veteran Experience to Team Canada Squad for 2022 PBR Global Cup USA
By: Covy Moore Wednesday, February 23, 2022 @ 4:39 PM
The 2022 PBR Global Cup USA will be held March 5 in Arlington, Texas. Photo: Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media.
AIRDRIE, Alta. – It is without question that Jared Parsonage is one of the most experienced active Canadian competitors currently in Western Sports.
At 28-years-old, the Maple Creek, Saskatchewan is a Canadian Pro Rodeo Champion bull rider, and now four-time member of Team Canada for the PBR Global Cup.
Missing only the inaugural edition of the PBR Global Cup in Edmonton, Alberta in 2017, Parsonage is known for his consistency and calm demeanor, and brings a wealth of experience to an already experienced squad.
"It never gets old, it's always an honour and privilege and it shows that hard work you put into it is worth it," Parsonage said of being chosen to compete at the 2022 PBR Global Cup USA. "It pays off and you get to represent your country, I don't think it matters how many times you get selected for something like this, it never gets old."
After finishing third at the first two iterations of the PBR Global Cup in Canada and Australia, the Great White North slipped to a sixth-place result in 2019, only to rebound in 2020 with a fourth-place result.
But awaiting Team Canada on March 5 inside the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys is a new format. Now a one-day event, the 2022 PBR Global Cup USA will feature two rounds of competition, where three riders from each team will attempt one bull. Throughout those rounds, every rider from each team must attempt a minimum of one bull.
Following the initial rounds, each team will select one rider to attempt the nation's last bull in the bonus round. The 2022 PBR Global Cup USA Champion will be the team with the top combined score through its seven outs.
While Team Canada has traditionally excelled the opening day of the event, only to fall flat on the last day of action, much of the conversation in the bull riding community in Canada has been focused on the format change, and how that will impact he contingent's success. single-day event format.
For Parsonage, however, he doesn't buy into the trend and says it simply comes down to the talent you choose to put on your roster.
"It will be interesting being a one-day go," Parsonage began. "We have always had good luck at the start and had trouble that second day. But I don't look into that stuff, it doesn't mean jack shit to me. If you have a good team, and we have always had a good team of guys, and you can get rolling, then it really doesn't matter how many days it is."
"We can win it as easy as anyone. You just need to get rolling. One of these years it will all click. Heck I can't see a better year to win it than this year."
The 2022 Team Canada will include Parsonage, alongside PBR Canada Champions Cody Coverchuk and Dakota Buttar, in addition to annual title contenders Jordan Hansen and Brock Radford.
"There is tons and tons of talent on this team," Parsonage said without hesitation. "We will have guys like Dakota who have been around forever and are super talented and can ride anything. Then we have Jordan Hansen. He rides as good as anyone in this country that's for darn sure. He pretty much stays on everything and there isn't much more you can ask for from a team perspective -- he has proven that year-after-year at the Global Cups he has been to, just ultra-talented."
"Brock brings a little more of that ability to fire guys up," Parsonage added as he continued to go down the roster. "His bull riding has spoken for itself too. He has that warrior attitude to him. "
"Cody Coverchuk has rode so good for so long, he is super talented. It doesn't matter what they do where they are at, he has so much talent. He is a guy that sometimes people forget about but is in that category as Tanner Byrne for me because I rode steers against him and he has always been that good. It's not a mistake for him to be somewhere like this, he has proven that."
This year PBR Canada Champion turned bullfighter Tanner Byrne will be coaching the<|fim_middle|> down. You have expectations of yourself, but everybody else too. It's weird, but it's a ton of fun."
"It's the way sports should be anyways," Parsonage continued. "I guess it's easier for us Canadians to say that cause we all seemed to grow up playing hockey all the time. It seems like in the states there are a lot of bull riders who were wrestlers and that is very individual."
"Us kids grew up doing the team thing, and it's fun to get back into the team thing and we all know how to do the team thing good. Competing on a team is different than competing for yourself and I think us Canadians understand team dynamics well and know how to operate as a team and win as a team. It's a great thing, and it's going to be a good step for bull riding when the PBR moves to that later this year."
"Heck, it adds more to it that's for sure. For a rider, there isn't a better format. All the Global Cups I have been to have been really fun." | squad.
For Parsonage, he says that Byrne will be an excellent leader having shown that sort of skillset his entire career.
"He will do a fantastic job," Parsonage said of the nation's new leader. "I grew up with Tanner in a lot of ways, been around him my whole life. Tanner is one of those personalities that is always a leader, guys like to follow. He leads the crowd, has done a good job of it, but has shown he knows how to win. He knows how to be successful. He will be a great guy to lead it. He has been down here a lot of his riding career to so he is a good guy to have with you."
"He is one of those guys that can really bring a team together, pump guys up and get them all on the same page."
Since the inception of the PBR Global Cup, the team style of competition for bull riding has risen in popularity.
Parsonage says that bringing a team mentality to a naturally individual sport has been nothing but positive to compete within, but specifically the typical Canadian upbringing gives much of the team a lot of experience working in a team environment.
"First time I got the team feeling for me was Australia. You normally just ride bulls for yourself all the time. It's a completely different pressure riding for a team. Normally you are only letting yourself down when you buck off something, now you are letting everyone | 289 |
Q: Where is the SLD office located?
A: We are located in Housing at 2 locations; RLV Apartment 118 (Main SLD Office) & RLV Apartment 119 (NSO Office). Once you come in the main entrance we are the first office on the right.
Q<|fim_middle|> you can find the contact information for the officers of the club and contact them via email.
Q: How do I get involved in a club?
A: Go to the club directory online and select a club you are interested in possibly joining. Read about the club on their website and get the officers contact information from their website if you would like more information.
Q: What is the difference between a local and a national sorority or fraternity?
A: National sororities and fraternities are part of nation-wide associations. National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) oversees all 26 national sororities affiliated and Northamerican InterFraternal Council (NIFC) oversees every national fraternity. Each national group has a national organization that they answer' to in order to ensure the business aspects of their chapter are being accomplished. These national organizations also have larger alumni and alumnae populations throughout the entire nation. Local sororities and fraternities are solely based throughout the Stanislaus State community. They are not affiliated with NPC or NIFC and are not overseen by any higher association. Their alumnae are locally based and have a smaller population of men and women.
Q: How do I join a sorority or fraternity?
A: National sororities and fraternities hold recruitment each fall. To join a national sorority, you can access the registration form through our website. To join a national fraternity, you can sign up at one of their tables in the Quad. Local sororities and fraternities do their own recruiting, you can look on each organizations website for those dates in the fall and sometimes in the spring. | : What do I do if I want to start a club?
A: Five members are needed to start a club on campus, 3 of which need to be designated president, treasurer, and student event coordinator. Treasurer and reservations coordinator MUST attend a training session. Along with having the minimum number of members, the club must find a Stanislaus State staff or faculty member to be the club's advisor, and create a constitution.
A: Chartering is the process you must go through in order to become an officially recognized student organization on campus. Chartering for new/current student organizations happens once in the fall and once in the spring of each academic school year. Benefits of becoming a chartered student organization on campus include: a mailbox in the Student Leadership and Development office, your organization will be listed on the web directory, and your organization will be approved to use an account with ASI to charge services in the Student Union and reserve space on campus for free.
Q: How do I find out information on when clubs meet during the week?
A: On the Stanislaus State Student Leadership and Development website there is a Club's Directory link that has all of the clubs listed. When you select a club, | 243 |
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'Booksmart' is an Instant High School Movie Classic
Posted on June 28, 2019 by The Ultimate Rabbit
Looking back at my high school days, I wonder if I got into enough trouble as a kid. I was a good kid for the most part, a pretty good student, and was and still am a firm believer in karma. Still, a lot of my fellow classmates who constantly got into all kinds of mischief, some of<|fim_middle|> doesn't try to hide who he really is from anyone, nor should he, but he does have a key scene with Simon where he explains how his coming out was not as easy as it seemed. In retrospect, I wished the filmmakers had dug a little deeper into Ethan's character, but to their credit, they do give him some of the movie's best one-liners (the "gangbanged by TJ Maxx" line is classic).
I also really enjoyed the camaraderie Simon has with his best friends played by Shipp, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Miles Heizer, and Katherine Langford, whose character fares much better here than the one she played on "13 Reasons Why." Seeing these friends have a great time with one another reminded me of the friendships I had during my high school years. It's those friendships who help us get through the worst of times, and being a teenager can really suck more often than not. When Simon's friendships become threatened, it's painful to watch because losing a friend can seem so infinitely painful to where the heartache seems impossible to cure.
As for the character of Martin, he reminds of the kind of guy I never wanted to be seen as in high school. You know, the guy completely unaware of how annoying he is to others and who thinks so highly of himself that he cannot see the truth of what's going on around him. The scene where he professes his affection to Abby at a football game is one of those horrifically cringe-inducing moments we all hope and pray never to get caught in, and Miller sells the moment for all the humiliation it is worth.
Simon's parents are played wonderfully by Jennifer Garner and Josh Duhamel, and they present the typical loving couple and parents we always hope to see in movies like these. Garner in particular has a wonderful scene with Robinson as she professes how proud she is of him for coming out. Duhamel, however, has a scene with Robinson where he accepts his son for who he is, and it feels like laughable for reasons I'm sure the filmmakers didn't intend. Still, it's fun to see Duhamel come to see how the music he loved in the past is no longer cool.
"Love, Simon" also features a pair of sublime supporting performances from Tony Hale and Natasha Rothwell, both who look like they are having the time of their lives. Hale plays Mr. Worth, the high school's vice-principal who tries much too hard to fit in with a youthful demographic who will never see him as cool, especially when he is so busy taking away their cell phones at any given opportunity.
As for Rothwell, she plays Ms. Albright, the school's drama teacher who is directing a production of the musical "Cabaret." Her reactions to her students' talent, or lack thereof, are priceless as she wonders how she went from doing "The Lion King" on Broadway to ending up here. Just watch Rothwell as she reprimands a pair of immature students who make fun of others for being different. The way she handles them could have been cliched, but it leads to one of the biggest laughs "Love, Simon" has in store for its audience.
In some ways I wish "Love, Simon" had dug even deeper into its subject manner. Many scenes ring true in the ways teenager act and live their lives, but it only gives so far beneath the surface of things to where this comes close to seeming like a missed opportunity. All the same, to have a movie like this one which the life of an adolescent seriously is always a wonderful gift, and this one definitely qualifies.
In the past, gay-themed or LGBT movies were treated with latex gloves as studios feared general audiences would not be quick to accept homosexuals in love. But with movies like "Brokeback Mountain" and "The Kids Are All Right," we were not given gay love stories, but love stories as passionate as any we had ever watched before. The audience I saw "Love, Simon" with cheered loudly at the sight of two boys kissing each other, and I like to think this shows how far we have come in accepting things which never should have been quicker to accept in the past. Besides, we should agree seeing two boys kiss is a far more pleasing sight than seeing teenagers gunned down by a madman with an assault weapon, wouldn't you say? | which involved police involvement, seem to be doing much better in life than me. The other day, I read an article about how the kids who were really into heavy metal back in the 1980's have since turned out to be well-adjusted adults. Perhaps if I had discovered Metallica in elementary school instead of high school, I would feel well-adjusted as well. Besides, neither Megadeath nor Motley Crue came even close.
I bring this up because these thoughts went through my head as I watched "Booksmart," an American coming of age comedy which has at its center two females who have been best friends since childhood and are now one day away from graduating high school. They have been model students, paid far more attention to their studies than partying, and they have since been accepted to some of the best colleges America has to offer. But with one day of high school left, they begin to wonder if they haven't fooled around enough in the past four years. What results is a film which has been described as a female "Superbad," and it is one of the best coming-of-age films I have seen in some time.
It is made clear from the start how best friends Molly Davidson (Beanie Feldstein) and Amy Antsler (Kaitlyn Dever) have spent more time studying these past four years than they have getting wasted every other weekend. Molly is the student body president, but she is nowhere as popular as the vice-president, Nick Howland (Mason Gooding), who only went for the position because it involved planning parties. Amy came out as gay two years ago, and she is harboring a huge crush on fellow classmate Ryan (Victoria Ruesga) which could go unrequited. But while they have accomplished so much, these two young women are typically spurned by their fellow classmates as being too pretentious.
Molly ends up convincing Amy to go to Nick's party, the biggest end-of-the-school party of all, after she makes a shocking discovery. While she and Amy have gotten into good schools, Molly discovers her fellow classmates who looked to have been partying their scholastic years away have also gotten accepted to prestigious institutions as well. How is this possible? Well, Molly isn't sure, but she sees this party as their last chance to have the fun they somehow denied themselves during their time in high school.
Like many great movies, "Booksmart" isn't so much about the destination as it is about the journey. Molly and Amy's determination to get to Nick's party is quickly thwarted by the fact they have no idea where it is. As a result, they are forced to endure detours to other parties they did not plan on going to, cell phones which are quickly drained of all their energy, and teachers who either have unexpected side jobs or have forever sworn off drinking certain smoothies from Jamba Juice.
"Booksmart" marks the feature directorial debut of Olivia Wilde, an actress as strikingly intelligent as she is fiercely beautiful. She has said "The Breakfast Club," "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "Dazed and Confused" and "Clueless" served as inspirations for this film, and she has taken the best parts from each of them and created something which feels wonderfully unique. It has many laughs and heartbreaking moments which we can all relate to as, regardless of the advances in technology, our high school years were always emotional battlefields which left us with psychic scars which never fully heal.
Along with a cleverly crafted screenplay by Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel and Katie Silberman, Wilde takes the time to explore the various personalities high school has to offer, and of the cliques they have long since been consigned to. But as the story goes on, these same individuals get a chance to peel back the façade given to them by their classmates to where we see people trying to survive these rough and tumble years as rumors about their supposed behavior still spread like wildfires which can never be easily put out. It's moments like these I always cherish in high school movies as no one is ever what they appear to be on the surface, and this is what I think "Booksmart" is truly about; looking past what you think you see to discover what is really there, and making us see we are all the same.
Both Davidson and Antsler are perfectly cast as Molly and Amy to where they make you believe they have been best friends forever. We root for them as they look to live their last night as high schoolers to the fullest, and we feel for them as they eventually realize they may never see each other again for the longest time after this year is over. And yes, the two have a tense confrontation when they reveal truths which should have been confronted ages ago, and Wilde sticks the knife in deeper by muting their conversation as the looks on their faces is enough to illustrate the painful truths and grudges which have now forced their way to the surface.
Another memorable performance comes from Billie Lourd as Gigi, a gleefully blissed-out individual who somehow shows up at every high school party Molly and Amy are at. She is a riot throughout and inhabits her character with such wonderful abandon to where I believe Silberman when she said extra scenes were written for Lourd as everyone was really impressed with her performance.
In addition, there are some nice cameos from Will Forte and Lisa Kudrow who play Amy's parents and have prepared a dinner with food names which need to be heard to be fully appreciated. Jason Sudeikis has some choice moments as school principal Jordan Brown who shows up unexpectedly throughout the film. And Diana Silvers has some strong scenes as Hope, a seemingly mean school girl who eventually lets her poker face down.
Wilde also has wonderful collaborators in Dan the Automator who composed the energetic film score, and cinematographer Jason McCormack who gives the visuals a reality we can relate to as well as a fantastical quality when our heroines slip into their imaginations to where one dance sequence looks like it was shot by Benoît Debie.
"Booksmart" arrives in theaters one year after "Eighth Grade," a film about the worst year in our lives. "Booksmart" isn't quite as brutal as it takes place in a time when the divisions between teenagers begin to disappear as they are all about to advance to another, and more vulnerable, stage in their lives. Still, it proves to be as entertaining, thoughtful and at times as heartbreaking. While it may invite easy comparison with "Superbad," it is by no means a gender reversed remake of it. I don't know how many out there think it is, but it is worth pointing this out here.
In a time when summer blockbusters and superhero movies reign supreme at the box office, a movie like this can get buried too easily. Here's hoping "Booksmart" gets the audience it deserves in one way or another. And after you have watched it, you will agree that panda bears will never, ever be the same.
'Love, Simon' Digs Deep Enough Beneath the Surface
Posted on March 1, 2018 by The Ultimate Rabbit
When it comes to teen movies, I live for those which take the adolescence seriously. Those years can be rough and tumble ones, filled of strong emotions which can overwhelm our small little worlds to an unbearable degree, and this is reflected in "The Breakfast Club," "Pump Up the Volume" and "The Spectacular Now." However, most teen movies deal with those years in a shallow manner to where they do nothing more than magnify the fears we have, or had, of being seen as unpopular or horribly isolated from our peers. Going into "Love, Simon," which is based on the book "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli, I figured it would be one of the shallower motion pictures involving teen life as its poster features the cast in all their clear-skinned glory. Surely some of these stars had to deal with acne, right?
"Love, Simon" ends up falling into the middle space of realistic and shallow teen movies. Some parts of it feel forced to where they belong more in a network sitcom, but others strike at the truth of growing up in a way few other movies have recently. In fact, this may be the first movie in which we eagerly await to see two guys kiss. Many were revolted by such a sight in the past, but these days we accept it because love is far more an attractive thing than hate. Realizing this, it makes me believe we have evolved as a society even more than we already have.
Simon Spier (Nick Robinson) is your average teenager who comes from a good home with loving parents and a sister who looks to become a world class chef in record time. He also has a great group of friends he can confide in any time, and this made me very envious of his life as it didn't feel like I always had that when I was his age. But Simon does have a big secret, and he doesn't need to spell it out for us. He is gay and has yet to tell his family and friends, and the only way he can discuss his sexual orientation dilemma is with his email pen pal who is also contemplating how he can come out to his own family and friends.
Right from the start, I realized "Love, Simon" is a groundbreaking movie as the filmmakers were not about to paint the majority of the characters in such broad or obvious strokes. I was constantly reminded of the scene from "Clueless" in which Murray tells Cher that the boy she wants to have sex with is in fact a "disco-dancing, Oscar Wilde-reading, Streisand ticket-holding friend of Dorothy." While homosexuals might, and I strongly stress the word might, have been easier to spot in the past, such stereotypes we are now largely irrelevant as we have no business judging anyone as what we say about others speaks far more about who we are.
"Love, Simon" also takes place in a time where our lives have long since become dominated by social media and cell phones. In the past, we could leave our school lives behind once we went home, but kids today cannot do the same as their friends and enemies continue to exert a strong hold over them via the internet, and nobody these days can live without it let alone a cell phone.
Simon is able to keep his sexual orientation a secret even as he reaches out online to another young man who is considering coming out to his parents. Things, however, become complicated when the annoying class nerd, Martin Addison (Logan Miller), discovers Simon's secret and threatens to blackmail him unless he can set him up with one of his very pretty friends, Abby (Alexandra Shipp). From there, Simon's life heads into a spiral of sorts as he is forced to lie to his closest friends and comprise their relationships, all in an effort to keep his secret even more secret than ever before.
One of the key elements of "Love, Simon" is how our main protagonist is always trying to find out the true identity of his email pen-pal, Blue. The filmmakers tantalize us with the possibilities of it being this or that person, Director Greg Berlanti teases us with what could be obvious answers, but he instead invites us to see past what we thought we saw and see the bigger picture we have no business denying ourselves. Movies in the past have played on what we think homosexuals look, how they act and dress like, but this one makes how nothing is ever clear cut as it seems.
The only character who you could say exhibits such stereotypes is Ethan, an out-and-proud teenager played by Clark Moore. Ethan | 2,409 |
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Interview: Flying Kites—Bringing the Outdoors to Kenyan Kids in Need
Courtesy Flying Kites
Imagine being 24 years old, a few years out of college, and you've legally adopted six little kids in Kenya. That's where Leila de Bruyne found herself in 2007. After spending summers volunteering in the slums of Nairobi, de Bruyne was disillusioned by the "rows of bunk beds and bowls of rice" model of raising orphaned children that was prevalent in the country. She decided to do something about it, so she adopted a half-dozen children and rented a farmhouse in the mountains. Two years later, she was the legal guardian of 26 kids, and the children's home, Flying Kites, was born.
That same year, de Bruyne met Mike Chambers, a 23-Year-old who was living in his parents' Boston basement in between climbing and surfing trips. Flying Kites was struggling to raise money due to a flailing U.S. economy, but Chambers had found some fundraising success running surf volunteer trips in Nicaragua. The two decided to put their heads together, living on an office floor in New York City for six months while they created Flying Kites Adventure Challenges, a program that operates fundraising trips to places like Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kenya, Everest Base Camp, and Machu Picchu. The money brought in from the clientele would go to help fund the Flying Kites orphanage. More than 10 years later, the program has raised a few million dollars<|fim_middle|> down with Chambers to see what role climbing plays in the kids' lives.
How would you describe Flying Kites?
Flying Kites Leadership Academy is a primary school, teacher training institute, and youth mentorship center for more than 300 orphaned and critically poor children in rural Kenya. All of the students range between 4 and 21 years old. Many of them have experienced significant trauma as a result of their circumstances. When describing the approach to our work, we usually tell people that we are providing the kids we serve with a childhood that they would want for their own children. This means access to high-quality education, nutritious meals, a safe and caring home environment, and opportunities that allow them to push their boundaries and explore who they are as individuals.
This is where the FK Outdoor Program comes into play: Our kids absolutely love outdoor adventure, including hiking, climbing, camping, and running. We formed the program in partnership with Kenya Wildlife Service and the Kenya Scouts Association, and it focuses on developing skills and knowledge in three key areas: outdoor adventure skills (climbing, camping, navigation, survival, backpacking, etc.), environmental and wildlife conservation, and leadership and advocacy skills.
We're about an hour and a half north of the capital of Nairobi, and the Aberdare Range is one of Kenya's most extraordinary national parks, home to a diverse population of wildlife, like elephant, leopard, buffalo, and rhino, and peaks as high as 13,000 feet. However, poaching and illegal logging in the region has had devastating effects on wildlife populations, local climate, and economy. Efforts to combat these issues have been largely ineffective, often times focusing on solutions that are responsive rather than preventative. We believe that education is the most fundamental tool in the long-term fight against poaching and illegal logging, and the FK Outdoor Program plays a critical role in arming our students with the knowledge and tools they need to be strong environmental stewards.
What role does climbing play in the FK program?
Climbing is still a relatively new sport for our kids, but they are absolutely hooked on it! It's incredible to see how much joy it brings them—and they're damn good! Watching a 10-year-old with limited climbing experience send a 5.11a wearing pink Converse sneakers and a bicycle helmet really makes you think, "Have we truly seen the potential in the sport of climbing?" After all, climbing is only accessible to a small percentage of the world's population.
The nearest crag, Hells Gate National Park, is about an hour and a half away from our campus. We're only able to get the kids down there about once a month, which is why we're eager to build a climbing wall on campus. If we can build the wall, it will enable us to start developing the program and building a community around the sport. Who knows, maybe the next Alex Honnold or Sasha DiGiulian is sitting in a dusty village in East Africa, waiting to be given an opportunity to fulfill their destiny. Or maybe, for one kid, just having access to the sport will alleviate a small amount of suffering. Both of those thoughts excite me.
Tell me a little bit about your background with climbing.
The mountains have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. My parents met in the mid-1980s, ski-bumming in Jackson, Wyoming. They raised my sisters and I with a real adventurous spirit. Growing up in the Northeast, we spent every possible weekend in the mountains or on the ocean. As a young teenager, I struggled with depression, and the outdoors quickly became a place of solace for me. It was then that I was first introduced to rock climbing and mountaineering, and I never really looked back. I went to high school in the White Mountains and then to college north of the Adirondacks, and did my best to take full advantage of the great climbing and adventure the Northeast has to offer.
After graduating from college in 2009, I was chomping at the bit to travel. Since then I'm fortunate to have climbed all over the world, with 16 high-altitude expeditions, including two on Everest. In 2014, I organized and led the first Kenyan Everest expedition, which tragically ended with the avalanche that took the lives of 16 Sherpas. The experience really shook me, and I haven't been back to the Himalaya since…though I'm planning to return this fall.
As a climber, I'd say I'm not really "great" at any one discipline but have really tried to be "good" at many different disciplines. I really value all-around mountain competency; skill on rock and ice, big mountain endurance, and radical self-reliance. I'm still learning more and more every day, and I find immense joy in sharing my passion for climbing with others.
How is climbing different from the other sports the FK kids participate in?
The kids at Flying Kites also play soccer, volleyball, basketball, and run cross-country. But climbing is different for two reasons;
It's such a unique activity in the context of Kenya. Whenever someone sees our kids climbing, they are absolutely shocked. This sense of uniqueness is something the kids really enjoy, it's as though it gives them an identity beyond the crappy one life provided for them.
Given that climbing is more of an individual sport, it gives kids the opportunity to really develop a sense of confidence. In team sports, it's easy to hide in the numbers and never really push yourself, but in climbing, it's just you and the rock. Watching kids break barriers is probably one of the most rewarding experiences in life.
How have you seen climbing affect the kids?
Orphaned and critically poor children are forced to grow up a lot faster than those born under better circumstance, and they often times feel unvalued by the world. For kids who've experienced this trauma, climbing can be an incredibly therapeutic and rewarding experience. The structure alone helps keep at-risk children focused and out of trouble, and it really helps them develop a sense of confidence.
We have this one boy, Kama (name changed). His story is pretty incredible. From a young age he was homeless on the streets of Nairobi. At 14, he heard about Flying Kites from a friend, and spent weeks collecting rubber for a cobbler so he could afford the $2 internet cafe fee. When he finally earned the money, he looked up Flying kites on Facebook and sent us a heart-wrenching message. Soon after, we admitted him into Flying Kites. Kama had experienced a significant amount of trauma, and as a result suffered from mental illness. At Flying Kites, he was introduced to climbing and outdoors and he instantly fell in love. In 2012, we were able to help him realize his dream of climbing Kilimanjaro. He really struggled on summit night, but it was an incredibly powerful experience taking the final steps to the top with him—from the slums of Nairobi to the roof of Africa.
What is climbing in Kenya like?
Some of my favorite climbing in the world is in Kenya, not necessarily because it's the best but because it always serves up a real adventure. If you're a pure sport climber, it's probably not for you. There are probably less than six sport routes in the entire country. But if you like the idea of splitter cracks with zebra and giraffe grazing in the fields below, or world-class alpine routes at 5,000 meters, then you might want to consider a trip. There are a bunch of new areas being explored each year, some better than others, but the spirit of adventure is still very much alive in Kenya and that's becoming more and more rare.
How can climbers in the U.S. help the kids in Kenya?
In conjunction with the fundraising campaign equipment we're accepting new and gently used gear donation for the kids. Here is a list of our needs with the shipping address. We're just super grateful to anyone willing to help us with this initiative, and we'd love to extend an invitation to the climbing community to come to Kenya, meet our kids first hand, and experience the power of this program.
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Flying Kites has since grown into much more than a children's home. There's now a primary school, teacher training institute, and mentorship center. The campus is located on 10 acres of farmland at the base of the Aberdare Mountain Range, 99 miles of forested peaks that include Mount Kenya. At 17,057 feet, Mount Kenya is the second highest summit in Africa after Kilimanjaro. With Chambers's background as a climber, it was only natural that Flying Kites incorporate an outdoor program, where the kids get out to climb and enjoy the dramatic topography they call home. As Flying Kites just started a fundraising effort to get the kids some modern hiking, climbing, and camping equipment, we sat | 174 |
Student loan company: Data on 3.3M people stolen | KOMO News
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A company that guarantees federal student loans said Friday that personal data on about 3.3 million people nationwide has been stolen from its headquarters in Minnesota.
Educational Credit Management Corp. said the data included names, addresses, Social Security numbers and dates of birth of borrowers, but no financial or bank account information.
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Published Mar 27, 2010. | that was stolen sometime last weekend, ECMC said in a statement. Company spokesman Paul Kelash wouldn't specify what was taken, citing the ongoing investigation, but said there were no indications of any misuse of the data.
The St. Paul-based nonprofit said it discovered the theft last Sunday and immediately contacted law enforcement, and made the theft public when it received permission from authorities. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is leading the investigation.
ECMC said it has arranged with credit protection agency Experian to provide affected borrowers with free credit monitoring and protection services. Borrowers will be receiving letters from ECMC soon on how to sign up, gain access to fraud resolution representatives, and be provided with identity theft insurance coverage.
"We deeply regret that this incident occurred and the stress it has caused our borrowers and our partners and are doing everything we can to help protect our borrowers' identity and personal information," Richard Boyle, president and CEO of ECMC, said in the statement.
ECMC is a contractor for the U.S. Department of Education to provide collection and document management services. It guarantees student loans through the Federal Family Education Loan program, and provides support services for student loans that are in default or bankruptcy. The company can act as the guarantor, loan holder or loan servicer.
Department of Education spokesman Justin Hamilton said protecting student privacy is a top priority.
"We are working with ECMC to make sure that affected individuals are provided with resources to protect their information and to provide with them with identity theft insurance," Hamilton said. said protecting student privacy is a top priority for the agency.
Those who believe they may be affected were encouraged to visit ECMC's Web site, www.ecmc.org, or call 1-877-449-3568 beginning Saturday.
According to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, more than 347 million individuals have been affected by data privacy breaches at hundreds of government agencies, universities and businesses since 2005.
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Board Minutes 2012-04-15
Minutes of Meeting of Board of Directors
The monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of First Jefferson Unitarian Universalist Church was held on April 15, 2012. Present at the meeting were the following members of the Board: Lewis Morris, Jean Bruttell, Brenda Jones, Michael Burkett, Dan Levine, Randy Gregory, Michael Zepeda and Melissa Jeffrey. Also present for some or all of the meeting were Rev. Jennifer Innis, Julie Tribble, Danuta Brown and Kim Lowe.
The meeting was convened at 12:40 p.m. by Lewis Morris. A quorum was present. Melissa Jeffrey was designated as the time keeper/observer, and Michael Zepeda was designated as the process observer.
1. Approval of the Minutes.
All present stated that that they had read the minutes of the March meeting as previously submitted by the Secretary. Michael Zepeda moved to approve the minutes as submitted, and Melissa Jeffrey seconded. The minutes were approved by unanimous vote. The President signed the minutes, and they were place is the permanent binder in the Church facilities.
2. Special Committee Report
Danuta Brown reported on the status and readiness of the Service Auction as she saw it. In her opinion, it was not ready to go on April 28th. Discussion followed with concern expressed as to the number of items donated, the number of tickets sold and the estimated cost of putting on the auction versus anticipated revenues. Observations were made that the date was not optimal because of a lot of other activities scheduled. It was thought that it would be better to postpone than put on a poorly stocked and attended event. The opinion was expressed that previous practices in organizing the auction have not been followed to a substantial degree, and there appears to be a lack of contact with other UU churches or friends or members who have moved away for participation in the auction.. Jean Bruttell made the motion was made to postpone the auction to a date to be determined in the fall or later. Melissa Jeffrey seconded. Further discussion followed. The suggestion was made that the auction be postponed. It was noted that if this happened, all present service auction committee members would probably resign. Kim Lowe, the committee chair, appeared and gave her view of the readiness of the auction. She reported that $200.00 in tickets had been sold today, that another 30 or so items are anticipated to be given for auction for a total of 70 items and that the expense of putting on the auction would be very low. She felt that the church would benefit from the auction and that there would be a positive revenue flow.
A vote was finally taken on the motion. It failed to pass. The auction will be held on April 28th as scheduled. Lewis will let the Service Auction team know that after discussion the board agrees with them about moving forward with the scheduled date and asking for specific ways the board and other leaders can help gather in more donations and tickets sales. Lewis also to let Danuta know since she was scheduled to do database work this week on donations for the auction
3. Coordinator and Committee reports.
RE. Michael Zepeda gave a brief report. Discussion of the problem with piano practice and bible study group was postponed for later in the meeting.
Ministry. Dan Levine gave the report. Francis Moore Lappe will be speaking on June 24th. She has asked that her fee and the church offering to dedicated to the Small Planet group. Discussion was held that there should be publicity for this event because of the notoriety of the speaker. Dan Levine will get Worship Arts to send publicity info on Frances Moore Lappe to Melissa ASAP so she can have press releases sent far and wide. Nancy Hynes will head up all groups making up the Small Group Ministry group. Dan also confirmed that he would be leaving the Board because of other commitments.
Outreach. Melissa Jeffrey submitted a written report and it is attached. There was some discussion about the messages on the Wayside Pulpit. It was noted that some visitors have come to the church specifically because of the messages they say on the Pulpit. It was recommended that there be outreach type messages instead of just notations that were internal to church activities.
Operations. Dan Sexton was not present. Julie Tribble stated that Bill Maginnis oversaw some of the teenagers in caulking on the church building during the overnight party last night. Lewis said that that the church cleaning service strongly suggested stripping and re-waxing the floors. The cost would be $1,775.00. The Board passed on having the work done right now. Julie Tribble reported that leveling work has been done in the sanctuary area.
Leadership ID. Randy Gregory submitted a written report. It is attached. Randy Gregory made a motion to appoint Rebecca St. John to replace Michael Burkett as Secretary of the Church and to replace Dan Levine on the Board as the Area Coordinator for Ministries. Michael Zepeda seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
Stewardship. Jean Bruttell and Rev. Innis reported that as of today, the church has 68 pledge cards in for a total of $133,224.60. This amounts to an average pledge of $1,944.00.
4. Staff reports.
RE. Julie Tribble submitted a written report. It is attached.
Minister. Rev. Innis submitted a written report and it is attached.
5. Executive Session.
The Board went into executive session at 2:20 to discuss personnel chain of command, the status occupied by church volunteers and an on going problem. The Board came out of executive session at 3:10.
As a result of the discussion held during executive session, Jean Bruttell made a motion that the Board of Directors affirm its commitment to the Personnel Committee and Rev. Innis to research, define and establish volunteer staff roles and volunteer roles that constitute staff positions and lines of supervision as to the various levels of volunteers. Randy Gregory seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
6. Return to committee matters.
Michael Zepeda brought forward his concern about possible demonstrations occurring at the General Assembly in Phoenix and the involvement of the church teenagers in the demonstrations. It was reported that no demonstrations are actually planned and thus no problems<|fim_middle|> to prior month's reporting. The newly hired bookkeeper has found slight discrepancies noted at the executive meeting and made the adjustments. It was also noted that transfers from the money market account in this fiscal year have exceeded $20,000. Cash flow is still not the best but we do seem to have turned a corner financially. Pledge payments are coming in, and we need to keep our pledge commitments right up through June, the end of the fiscal year. To facilitate the financial discussion in the May Congregational Meeting,, a Finance Forum is scheduled after potluck on Sunday, May 6th in Coleman Hall. The thought is to allow plenty of time for presentation and discussion on this past year's finances, freeing up the congregation to look at next year's budget versus income in the congregational meeting.
There was no further business to come before the Board, and it adjourned.
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The report was given that the church needed to nominate persons for the Dwight Brown Leadership Experience. Jean Bruttell made the motion that the nominees be Irene Forrester, Seri Sandoval, Laurie Mikitka and Gail Lockwood. Michael Zepeda seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Lewis will inform them that they've been nominated to the district Dwight Brown Leadership Experience and request their attendance
7. Nominate members to Committee on Ministry.
Rev. Innis submitted her nominees as follows: Joan Carey, Connie Nolen and Kris McVean. Leadership ID submitted two nominees in addition to those submitted at last month's meeting:: Mary Costello and Thea Chambers. Thereafter, upon vote, the following were chosen to serve as the Committee on Ministry: Don Hayward, Mary Costello and Joan Carey. Connie Nolen was chosen as an alternate.
8. Treasurer report.
Brenda Jones submitted her report in writing with financials. It is attached. She also reported that the Finance Committee is nearing completion of a suggested contract between the Church and Absolute Bookkeeping. Once it is tentatively finalized, the contract will be submitted to the Board.
9. Congregational meeting
Discussion was held concerning the congregational meeting and the agenda to be followed.
The tentative congregational meeting agenda was discussed, adjusted and approved for posting to the congregation in the newsletter.
In the treasurer's report it was noted that the April statements have adjustments | 296 |
The 1957 Masters Tournament was the 21st Masters Tournament, held April 4–7 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. This was the first Masters played with a 36-hole cut. A field of 101 players started in the tournament, and 40 of them made the cut at <|fim_middle|> the event's first-ever cut by a stroke. It was the only cut he missed at Augusta; in nine more Masters he had three top ten finishes, including his final appearance at age 54 in 1967.
^ a b "Doug Ford's 283 captures Masters golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 8, 1957. p. 1.
^ a b Bartlett, Charles (April 8, 1957). "Ford takes Masters! Posts 66 for 283". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.
^ Bartlett, Charles (April 7, 1957). "Snead's Masters lead cut to stroke". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
^ "Two shots that won the Masters". Sports Illustrated. April 15, 1957. p. 16.
^ Grimsley, Will (April 6, 1957). "Stutter putter Ben's downfall". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. p. 13.
^ "Snead takes Masters golf lead with 140". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 6, 1957. p. 12.
^ "Masters golf scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 6, 1957. p. 12.
^ Bartlett, Charles (April 5, 1957). "Masters interrupted; Burke's 71 leads". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.
^ Bartlett, Charles (April 6, 1957). "Snead's 140 leads Masters; Hogan out". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
^ "Leaders' cards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 8, 1957. p. 26. | 150 (+6).
Doug Ford won his only Masters, three strokes ahead of runner-up Sam Snead, a three-time champion. Snead was the third round leader, but could only shoot even-par in a round that included six birdies and six bogeys. Ford was three strokes back after 54 holes, but was bogey-free on Sunday. On the final hole, Ford holed out from the bunker for birdie for his 66 (–6). This was Ford's second and final major title; he also won the 1955 PGA Championship.
This year was the Masters debut of Gary Player, 21, and he finished tied for 24th. He won three Masters, in 1961, 1974, and 1978. Five-time British Open winner Peter Thomson finished fifth, his best career finish in the Masters.
Two-time champion Ben Hogan had finished in the top ten in the last fourteen Masters that he had entered, but had 32 putts on Friday and missed | 220 |
Newark, and she was quickly approved. Donna was also enrolled in the Magnolia Meals at Home program, through which several nutritious meals were delivered to her for herself and her son. Donna is extremely grateful to Cancer Care and the Susan G. Komen North Jersey Affiliate for the help she received when she needed it most.
Hoboken Family Planning has found 4 Breast Cancers this year with this funding for additional diagnostic screening that might not have been found if this funding were not available. The other 60 patients who received diagnostic testing through this grant funding had the stress of thinking they might have breast cancer relieved giving them peace of mind in knowing that the abnormality they have is not breast cancer.
Ms. A was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer in June 2013 when she was 23 years old and was found to be BRCA+ and had a bilateral mastectomy and chemotherapy. The SW continued to provide support, counseling, and referrals to community resources. Ms. A recently called because she hasn't had her port flushed in over a year, due to a lapse in insurance coverage. The SW navigated Ms.A through Charity Care and Medicaid. When Ms. A arrived for her follow up appointment, she told the MD that she was recently admitted at another hospital for shortness of breath. She was found to have metastatic breast cancer to the lung in addition to being<|fim_middle|> she promised Ms. Aguirre that she will return every year for an annual appointment to ensure her good health going forward.
Willing to expand on the story above or provide another story? | 4 months pregnant with twins. The SW provided support, counseling, and guidance as she processed her diagnosis and medical options. Ms. A decided to continue with the pregnancy and is receiving chemotherapy. Ms. A is from Africa with little family or social support. Her boyfriend lives in NY due to his job. The SW provided continuous emotional support and counseling to Ms. A as she was nervous and anxious about starting chemotherapy again and also anxious about the health of her unborn babies. The SW has met with Ms. A at the High Risk OBGYN at NBIMC to provide support. The SW assisted Ms A in filing an expedited claim for Social Security Disability and provided referrals to community resources. The BCSW wrote a letter for Ms A's mother to obtain emergency visiting visa to provide assistance to her daughter during this difficult time.
Our program was doing outreach at a health fair this past year, many individuals were educated and encouraged to apply to the program for breast screening services. We met two Hispanic sisters that have never had a mammogram and are over 40 years old. Like most women, they have been consumed with family responsibilities and putting the needs of their children first. They were both enrolled in the CEED program and with the help of our bilingual lay navigator; both women have been able to go for breast screenings. Without this program both sisters might have never gone for breast screening, as they were not aware of the program and of course the language barrier that they experience every day. Another positive side of this story was that they have now been referring other individuals to the program that also have not had any breast screenings in the past.
One patient expressed her sincere gratitude for the Komen grant as she had insurance and then lost it in the middle of incomplete imaging exams. The patient had reached out to the Breast Center Navigator expressing concern as to how she may not be able to move forward in completing the rest of the required imaging studies. The patient does have strong family history on both sides of her family. With the Komen funding, patient was able to have the MRI requested by the radiologist to assess the findings seen on her mammogram which resulted in a biopsy. Patient was extremely pleased with the attention and follow-up care of the Breast Center and even more pleased that there was funding available from Komen in order for her to complete her care.
We had a woman who attended our last mammography van in March. She found out about Project Self-Sufficiency when she was looking for support services after moving to America after years of living in Italy. At first, a mammography was last on her priority list. When she attended a group informational session to learn about all PSS has to offer, she saw the flyer about the free mammography's being held on March 31st. She felt such a relief because she never imagined it would be that easy. She explained that healthcare in Italy was for everyone and it was very easy to just go and get a preventative service. In America, she feared that her health would deteriorate simply because she could not afford health insurance. She ended up qualifying and coming to get her mammography. She was one of the women that received a call that follow up testing was necessary. Through the breast health programs full continuum of care, she was immediately referred to the CEED program for additional testing and gratefully received a negative result. At Project Self-Sufficiency's most recent career fair, while looking for a job, she expressed how grateful she was to be in the right place at the right time.
One woman who benefited from a breast surgeon consultation was able to minimize disruption to job and family responsibilities as a result of immediate access to this aspect of care. The woman expressed gratitude for the opportunity to see such an accomplished surgeon, quickly and at no cost. This patient experienced the true continuum of care thanks to Susan G. Komen North Jersey.
"Miriam" attended a Breast Health & You workshop a few months back at the insistence of her friend "Anna", who greatly enjoys our programs and is one of our best local cheerleaders. We are very happy she did. Our program was a true eye-opener for Miriam. As an undocumented woman with no insurance, the only thing Miriam feared more than a mammogram's expense was the risk of being deported. Her situation is common among the women who attend Ms. Aguirre's seminars, which is why she always emphasizes the fact that each patient's information, including his/her citizenship, is held in the strictest confidence and cannot be reported to the government. Thanks to Ms. Aguirre's reassurances, Miriam signed up for her first mammogram in 10 years and kept the appointment too. We are pleased to report that her screening was negative and she is doing just fine. In fact, | 973 |
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She's most famous for playing Phoebe Buffay in American sitcom Friends,<|fim_middle|> by the New York Times as "fascinating" and "required viewing," praised by Oprah Winfrey and acclaimed by Newsweek, the Hollywood Reporter and the New Yorker, follow along with modern-day 'Mary Poppins' Jo Frost as she helps tame unruly children and teach parents the proper parenting skills. | but Lisa Kudrow has another project, executive producing Who Do You Think You Are?
The 54-year-old looked incredibly youthful as she posed alongside actress Laverne Cox, 46, at the show's press event at Wolf Theatre in North Hollywood. Also present was Lisa's business partner, Dan Bucatinsky. TLC's Emmy-Award winning series also has an equivalent on the BBC and season nine saw the likes of Laverne, Hilary Duff and Megan Mullally tracing their ancestry.
Laverne looked incredible at the event, wearing a black top tucked into maroon high-waisted trousers. On May 22, viewers saw the star piecing together the inspiring life of her African American ancestor. They challenged societal norms and bravely pushed the boundaries just years after Emancipation.
Lisa, too, looked incredible at the event, wearing a simple white top with black tie, under a black blazer, wearing her short blonde locks in a sleek style.
The US version of the show is produced by her company, Is or Isn't Entertainment. She said in the past: 'It's the most fun show and we get to keep doing it.' The show first began in the US on NBC on March 5, 2010 and ran for three seasons before being cancelled in 2012, before being picked up by TLC. The UK version of the show has seen the likes of Danny Dyer, Cheryl and Michelle Keegan.
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We got the Historic Tour, because all other tour tickets has been sold out. Its best to reserver your tour before you start. The price was $12, and totally worth it. We really enjoyed the historic tour ranger explained the history of mamoth cave.
Fat Man's Misery : This was a good part of the Historic tour in Mammoth cave - it's tight and twisting passage with low ceiling and gives a good feeling for spelunking .
With 400 miles (640 km) of surveyed passageways Mamoth Cave is by far the world's longest known cave system, being over twice as long as the second-longest cave system, Mexico's Sac Actun underwater cave.
Park will be open year around to visitors. | as a national park in 192 | 9 |
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by Stephen J. Cannell
Writing believable, interesting dialogue is one of the most important skills you must learn as a writer. You can learn to write great dialogue. There's certainly a creative skill involved, but you can also develop the skill. For example, if you're going to write a white teenage hooker from a very poor background having a conversation with a successful female African-American attorney, clearly you've got two people who are coming from completely different places, who each have completely different value structures. The first thing you must do is ask yourself what a fifteen year old hooker sounds like when she talks. She'll likely use coke dialogue, hooker dialogue and the metaphor of the street. So, if you didn't grow up on the street, how in the world do you learn to write a street hooker? Luckily, your local library and bookstore carry street dialogue books, slang dictionaries, technical, military dictionaries etc. Independent bookstores are more likely to have them than the big chains.
One thing you can do to help develop your ear is to start paying attention to the accents and speech patterns around you. Television, especially documentaries, can also be a source for finding new accents and speech patterns of real people. In Riding the Snake, I have British characters. There are many subtle differences between the way Americans speak and the way the British speak, although they are both speaking English. For example, the British don't say elevator, they say lift: "Take the lift up," not "go up in the elevator." The words are different -- you've got to start to hear the rhythms of different speech patterns. You have to hear the rhythm of the attorney, of the young prostitute. She's perhaps from a terrible background, or maybe she ran away from an abusive situation before she could finish her schooling. You start to feel those things and then you start to write the character. The character has to come from inside you. When your dialogue starts to sound pretty good, then read it over. Be careful it doesn't get pretentious or "written" because you tried to put in all those cute phrases that you learned. Don't put too much of the slang in; you can make it over colorful. Over time, you will develop an instinct for believable dialogue, and you will learn to make each of your characters sound distinctly different.
You must learn to create a sound for a particular character that can be read on the page and performed by an actor correctly. It's not just the actor's delivery that creates that - it's your delivery on the page. Does the character speak in short sentences? Do you have a character that rambles? Is he or she uneducated? Does the character speak in perfect grammar or does he make a lot of grammatical errors? Is the character college-educated? Does he or she take real pride in the preciseness of the words? You can create a very stiff, very proper type of character by simply having him or her use large words that are unfamiliar to a large number of people and to have him or her use perfect grammar. Other characters speak in<|fim_middle|> the oil company." I buy scripts all the time that are spec scripts from people who wrote an episode of Hill Street Blues or NYPD Blue on spec that didn't sell. Just because the script didn't sell to NYPD Blue, doesn't mean it wasn't a good script. It may just mean that it wasn't exactly what the creator had in mind for the show - it could have even been just 10% off in tone or style. But if you've gotten pretty close in capturing the style of the show, I will see that. I'm just another TV viewer and I'm nowhere near as dialed in on NYPD Blue as they are. Many times the spec script will be a calling card for another show. You may not sell it to the show for which it was written, but it's not wasted if it doesn't sell. You can still send it out with your agent. People are always asking for writing samples -- spec scripts are great for that.
EXERCISE NO. 4. -- TELEPLAY
Tape an episode from one of your favorite television shows. Analyze it. What worked about the scene? What did it reveal about each of the characters? What was the tone, the mood of the scene? Now write a scene of your own for your favorite TV show, doing your best to capture the style of the show and the essence of the main characters.
-- STEPHEN J. CANNELL
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Screenwriting Quotes | sentence fragments and ramble when they speak. Some characters are street characters; clearly they have to speak with the dialogue of the street. They might say, "Hey Momma, you be dusted down and fronted to the max." And if that's the line, then you've got to know how to write that line (and what it means!). That's where the research comes in.
One of the biggest mistakes that most novice writers make is to create characters that all sound exactly like they do. This makes for flat-footed, uninteresting dialogue. Also, remember that people don't speak in complete sentences. You must learn that broken sentences and sentence fragments are your friends when you're doing dialogue.
Another mistake that inexperienced writers tend to make with dialogue is they put emotional keys under the character, e.g., Susan said sympathetically, David said a little angry. Actors simply hate that. Unless there is some line that can be mistaken because it can be read two ways, then it just isn't worth putting in the description. If the line is ambiguous, then it might be worth putting a descriptive word in there. "I just love that!" (sarcastically). But aside from that one exception to the rule, I try to eliminate that kind of direction from scripts because it's considered an insult to the actors if you load your scripts with too many emotional keys. It also slows down the readability of the scripts. You can certainly give the attitudes in the shot descriptions, but don't keep repeating them throughout the dialogue. This points up the difference between screenplay writing and novel writing. In screenplays, you will have actors interpreting your lines, giving them emotion. In novels, you have to do a little more.
EXERCISE NO. 1 - DIALOGUE - Screenplay or Novel
Write the following scene: The setting is a room in a courthouse. A Princeton-educated criminal attorney is interviewing his clients who have been accused of murder (unjustly): a black female prostitute, a white redneck convicted killer and a Southern Baptist preacher who represents both of them spiritually and insists on being in the room. They are having a heated discussion of the evidence against them. Now how do they all sound? How do they speak? What are they saying? They can't sound the same way. Remember, it's your job as a writer to create that difference.
Write a scene which contains at least four people interacting with one another. Make sure that each character has a different background. Pick characters with different genders, socioeconomic backgrounds, different races, different ages, from different parts of the country, or from different countries etc. The setting is inside an elevator in a public government building in a downtown city - a place you would likely get four people of different backgrounds. Halfway up to the 50th floor, the elevator jolts and stops. The lights blink. It's stalled. What happens next? After you write the scene, ask yourself, "Do the characters sound like four different people, or do they all sound the same?" Use different slang, rhythm, intonations and speech patterns to convey the characters' differences. Now have friends read the different parts, as written. The dialogue should sound as if four different people are speaking.
EXERCISE NO. 3: WRITING AN OBLIQUE SCENE - Screenplay or Novel
Take the scene from the accompanying lecture where the father is answering the door to his daughter's date, whom he can't stand and has no intention of allowing to date his daughter. Rewrite that scene as an oblique scene - in other words, don't write in the expected way shown in the first example in the lecture. Rewrite it so that the ending is the same - the young man gets the message that he will not be allowed to go out with the daughter -- but get there in an unexpected way.
WRITING FOR TELEVSION
One of the best ways to break into writing for television is to write speculative ("spec") teleplays for television shows that are on the air that you like. If you're trying to break into television writing, don't write a pilot and submit it, especially if you have no credits. Most novice writers try to write pilots. They come to me with no credits and they say, "Can you read my ideas for a television show?" That's like saying, "I'm pumping gas here at this gas station, but I want to run | 902 |
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Glacier National Park in Montana covers over 1 million acres of land. The Triple Divide Peak is considered the apex of North America, and sends water to the Pacific Ocean, Hudson Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
The obverse of the coin features the John Flanagan effigy of George Washington, as it has appeared on US quarters since 1932.
The reverse features a mountain landscape with trees and a mountain goat standing on a ledge.
The America the Beautiful series will eventually comprise 56 unique coins by the time the series is complete in 2021. These US Mint coins are a perfect way build your wealth in ounces by investing in a government minted product with a relatively low premium.
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Obverse Effigy of George Washington and the words "<|fim_middle|>uribus Unum"
First Released 2011
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Mintage 126700
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Game control panel. By pressing the buttons on the panel, the player executes all the game actions available at definite moment during the game.
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Button to switch off the effects. The player is in the «full-graphics» mode on default, where he can see smooth camera flights, animations, and effects. To switch to a «quick game» mode where all the components are missing the player should press this button.
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07/09/2007 /in knowledge, Leadership /by Phillip
In organizations, our success as leaders is measured by the degree to which we've mastered the external environment and delivered results in the form of revenues, profits, new product breakthroughs, cost savings, or market share increases.
External results, of course, are important. But trying to define leadership by its external manifestations misses the core question: What is the essence of leadership— the foundation that underlies external success and achievement?
After 20 years of wrestling with this question, I've come to this simple yet profound realization. Leadership is not simply something we do. It comes from somewhere inside us. Leadership is a process, an intimate expression of who we are. It's our being in action. At its deepest level, leadership is authentic self-expression that creates value.
Viewing leadership from this essential vantage point, we can see there are three core principles to guide us:
How authentic are we?
How deep and broad is our self-expression?
How much value are we creating?
The foundation of leadership is authenticity. How do we go about expressing ourselves more authentically? I constantly challenge clients to ask, "Where is my leadership coming from?" Do our actions originate from deep within ourselves, or are they coming from a more superficial, limited place? Is our leadership arising from our character, the essence of who we are? Or is it only coming from our persona, the external personality we've created to cope with life circumstances?
I remember working with an executive who believed, because he was at the top of the organization, he must always have all the answers, and that if he revealed any limitations others would perceive him as weak or inadequate. Eventually, in his need to always be "right," he made several errors and brought his organization to a crisis. With our coaching, he used the crisis to break from his old pattern. He faced up to his troops, acknowledged his mistakes, and asked for their help. His co-workers were shocked, but they rushed to his support and enthusiastically resolved the crisis.
Commenting on his experience, he said, "I thought my power was in being right, but now I understand my power was in being real."
Leaders must expand their competencies from simply getting results to authentically adding value through synergy. One of our clients, Jack, was an incredibly gifted executive; his talent and intelligence were apparent in everything he did. At early stages of his career his cognitive and intellectual skills helped him to excel in many challenging, complex assignments. As his achievements advanced, Jack started to believe his own "press" and internalized the belief that he was the person who "made things happen." Gradually his relationships became strained and he couldn't understand why.
To help Jack break through his self-limiting view, we asked him to outline key events in his life over the past two weeks by focusing on the people who had made each event possible. It didn't take him long to recognize the web of interdependence that was supporting his success. He became aware of initiatives for which he had taken credit and for which he now needed to acknowledge others. He was beginning to genuinely bridge personal power with synergy power to enhance his contribution.
One of the most crucial development challenges for most leaders is moving from authentic self-expression to effectiveness by applying their personal power to create value. As the chairman of a technology services firm shared with me, "Leadership is not about sitting in your office and dreaming up strategy—it's about touching the organization through personal presence and relationship."
Five Touchstones
From observing authentic leaders, I would suggest there are Five Touchstones that are crucial to building the essential interpersonal bridge of leadership.
Touchstone One: Know Yourself Authentically.
"Know thyself," appears in the writings of Ovid, Cicero, and Socrates, in the sayings of the Seven Sages of Greece, on the entrance to the temple of Apollo, in Christian writings and in Eastern texts. Chaucer, Browning, Pope, Montainge, de Saint-Exupéry, and Lao Tzu all express variations of the precept. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Abraham Maslow, Warren Bennis and Stephen Covey have carried on the tradition.
If we want to be more effective with others, we first need to become more effective with ourselves. Instead of focusing on finding the right partner (in business or friendships) seek to be the right partner. Commit to authentically getting to know your total self. Practice being what you wish others to become.
Touchstone Two: Listen Authentically.
Listening authentically is centered in the principle of psychological reciprocity: to influence others, we must first be open to their influence. Authentic listening is about being generous—listening with a giving attitude that seeks to bring forth the contribution in someone, versus
listening with our limiting assessments, opinions and judgments. Authentic listening is about being open to the purpose and learning coming to us through the other person.
Authentic listening creates the platform for true synergy and team effectiveness. Being open to valuing and attending to different perspectives from diverse sources results in a more complete understanding of issues and more effective decisions. Authentic listening is the soul of synergy.
Touchstone Three: Express Authentically.
Authentic expression is a delicate subject for many leaders. I rarely meet leaders who admit readily that they lack some degree of integrity. I also rarely meet leaders who have complete integrity in all parts of their lives. Integrity goes far beyond telling the truth. Integrity means total congruence between who we are and what we do. It's a formidable goal and most of us will spend our lifetime on the path to getting there. How often have we held back something that we feel is important because we're fearful of expressing it? How often have we expressed something in a slightly more favorable light? How often have we protected someone from what we consider a tough message? How often have we feigned modesty for something we were really proud of?
Authentic expression is the true voice of the leader. We speak from our character and it creates trust, synergy and connection with everyone around us. Authentic expression is not about refining our presentation style—it's deeper than that. Some of the most authentic leaders I know stumble around a bit in their delivery, but the words come right from their hearts and experience. You feel their conviction and the integral connection of who they are and what they say. Expressing authentically is about straight talk that creates value. It's about sharing your real thoughts and feelings in a manner that opens up possibilities.
Touchstone Four: Appreciate Authentically.
As leaders we tend to do too much and appreciate too little. Love is an extreme case of appreciation. However, we've banned the "L" word from business. That's in spite of the fact that the "L" word is the substance that unifies teams, builds cultures, fosters commitment and bonds people in an organization.
In lieu of this cultural taboo, let's use the word "appreciation." Appreciation is one type of self-expression that creates value. It energizes people and makes people want to exceed their goals and perceived limits. Criticism, on the other hand, may get short-term results but usually doesn't add long-term value. What it does add is fear and insecurity.
Touchstone Five: Serve Authentically.
Ultimately, a leader is not judged by how well he or she leads, but by how well he or she serves. We serve our organization. We serve our people. We serve our customers. We serve our marketplace. We serve our community. We serve our family. We serve our relationships.
As leaders, when we move from control to service, we acknowledge that we're not the sole origin of achievement. This shift is an emotional and spiritual breakthrough. Life flows through us and we simply play our role. Our real job is to serve all the constituencies in our life and, in the process, to appreciate genuinely the fact the only through our interdependence with others do we create value.
Commit yourself to the lifelong process of authentically growing as a person in order to grow as a leader. Leaders who stay connected to each of these five touchstones of authenticity not only enhance their own effectiveness as leaders, but improve all aspects of their lives.
Mr. Cashman is CEO of LeaderSource and the Executive to Leader Institute, an executive coaching consultancy in Minneapolis, Minn. (phone 612-375-9277; email info@leadersource.com).
I can highly recommend his book Awakening the Leader Within (2003), where he expands and explores these principles further.
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The Program Co-chairs are Brad Barber, Gallagher Professor of Finance, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, and Director of the Center for Investor Welfare and Corporate Responsibility at UC Davis, Utpal Bhattacharya, Executive Editor, Financial Management and Director, Center for Asian Financial Markets, Professor, Department of Finance and Institute for Emerging Market Students at HK<|fim_middle|> conference, use the hashtag #FMASonoma2019 to follow the conversation on Twitter (@finmgmtassoc) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/FMA.org).
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There's a reason the United States is one of the world's major potato-producing countries, growing more than 20 million metric tons annually. In fact, there are many reasons—including favorable soil, ideal growing conditions, plentiful water and an industry committed both to advancing research and technology and to sustaining the traditions that made U.S. potato growers so world-renowned in the first place. The result: U.S. potatoes display a level of quality, consistency and variety that none can match.
U.S. potatoes' outstanding quality starts with exceptional seeds, all of which pass the U.S.'s strict seed certification system. Nature plays a role, too, giving major potato-growing regions the long, warm days and cool nights that ensure maximum productivity and consistent, flavorful potatoes with minimal defects. And the cold, hard winters keep pests and diseases at<|fim_middle|> a smart choice for potato salads. Or simply toss in olive oil, rosemary, salt and pepper to make colorful, delicious and fun roasted potatoes. They save prep time because they can be prepared and served whole, without slicing or chopping. | bay.
Because the United States potato industry is largely a family affair, U.S. potato growers draw from generations of in-the-field experience to cultivate a premium product. Reflecting this strong tradition dating back to the early 1900s, U.S. potato growers take pride in the special care with which they tend their crops.
All U.S. potatoes are inspected and sorted for maximum quality and consistency. The pick of the crop is sized and graded using standards of quality established by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The upshot: a high-quality potato that buyers can count on for consistency and value.
U.S. potato growers cultivate a broad selection of more than 100 table-stock varieties. Each fits into one of seven potato categories: russet, red, white, yellow, blue-purple, fingerling and petite. Gradations in size, texture, color and flavor pack the potato toolkit with even more versatile choices, as do multiple potato grades and flexible packaging options. It all makes potatoes the perfect base for a whole new crop of nutritious, contemporary recipe ideas and promotions. The following pages introduce you to the major types of U.S. potatoes, their characteristics and varieties.
These medium- to large-sized potatoes are oblong or slightly flattened and oval. They have a light to medium russet-brown, netted skin and white to pale yellow flesh. Their texture is floury, dry, light and fluffy, while their hearty skin is flavorful when cooked. Expect a mild, earthy flavor and medium sugar content.
Russets are the potato of choice for baking and frying with a finished product that is crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. They also make heavenly mashed potatoes—light and fluffy. Their flavor and fluffy texture when baked go well with all kinds of toppings, from traditional sour cream and chives to bold Mediterranean and Latin seasonings. Cut them into planks or wedges to make hearty oven-roasted fries.
These small to medium, round or slightly oblong potatoes have a smooth, thin red skin and white flesh. With their waxy, moist, smooth and creamy texture, red potatoes are subtly sweet in flavor and boast a medium sugar content.
Because of their waxy texture, red potatoes stay firm throughout cooking, whether roasted or stewed. Their thin yet vivid red skin adds appealing color and texture to sides and salads. Reds are frequently used to make tender yet firm potato salad and to add pizazz to soups and stews. They are also delicious mashed or roasted.
White potatoes are small to medium in size and have a round to long shape with white or tan skin and white flesh. These are medium-starch potatoes with a slightly creamy, dense texture and thin, delicate skin. White potatoes have a subtly sweet and mild flavor and low sugar content.
White potatoes hold their shape well after cooking. Their delicate, thin skins add just the right amount of texture to velvety mashed potatoes without the need for peeling. Grilling whites brings out a more full-bodied flavor. White potatoes are also good for frying. To create signature potato salads, just toss cooked white potatoes with dressings and ingredients borrowed from other salads: Caesar dressing and grated Parmesan, or ranch dressing, chopped egg and bacon crumbles.
Yellow potatoes range from marble-sized to large and are round or oblong in shape. With a light tan to golden skin and yellow to golden flesh, these potatoes have a slightly waxy, velvety and moist texture. Yellow potatoes have a subtly sweet, rich and buttery flavor and a medium sugar content.
Yellow potatoes have grown exceedingly popular with consumers and chefs thanks to their sumptuous, buttery flavor and creamy texture. Grilling gives them a crispy skin that enhances those qualities while also creating a slightly sweet, caramelized flavor. The creamy texture and golden color of yellow potatoes mean you can use less or no butter for lighter, nutritious dishes, and their naturally smooth texture lends itself well to lighter versions of baked, roasted or mashed potatoes. Simmer yellow potatoes until fully cooked, then drain, chill, and gently smash into flat disks. Brown these in oil or clarified butter and serve as a side or appetizer topped with sour cream and chives or other garnishes.
Purple-blue potatoes are small to medium with shapes ranging from oblong to fingerling. These potatoes have a deep purple, blue or slightly red skin with blue, purple lavender, pink, red or white flesh. That flesh is characteristically moist and firm, and the potatoes' flavor is earthy and nutty. Their sugar content is low.
Most purple-blue potatoes' flesh is moist and firm and retains its shape while adding eye-catching color and luscious taste to salads. Their purple hue is preserved best by microwaving, but steaming and baking also complement purple-blue potatoes. Because of their mild yet distinctly nutty flavor, purple-blue potatoes naturally pair well with green salad flavors. Combine them with white and red potatoes in salads or roasted medleys to make all three colors pop.
Fingerling potatoes are 2 to 4 inches long and, as their name suggests, are finger-shaped or oblong. Their skin comes in red, orange, purple and white varieties, and their flesh can run from red and purple to yellow and white—sometimes streaked with veins of color. These potatoes have a firm, waxy texture and their flavor is buttery, nutty and earthy with a medium sugar content.
Fingerlings' color and shape are a welcome visual addition to any dish. Pan-frying and roasting enhance their robust taste and showcase their wonderful nutty or buttery flavors. Consider fingerlings as a change-of-pace foundation for a unique potato salad. Split fingerlings lengthwise and oven-roast to serve as a small-plate or sidedish alternative to fries, enjoyed with a flavored dipping sauce like spicy ketchup, romesco or Sriracha mayo.
These small bite-sized potatoes are actually a USDA grade standard based upon size—both "C-size" potatoes and smaller specimens often referred to as pearls or marble size. They have the same skin and flesh color as their larger-sized cousins, and the same shape, texture and sugar content. Their flavor profile is similar but more concentrated, given that it's packed into a smaller potato.
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Closures Coming to Big Bend National Park to Protect Nesting Peregrine Falcons
by Jon D. B. January 24, 2023
written by Jon D. B. January 24, 2023 8:06 am
Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) perching. (Photo credit: YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Beginning February 1st, Big Bend National Park will temporarily close areas of the Chisos Mountains as peregrine falcons nest. Sanctioned by the National Park Service (NPS), the closures happen yearly and will continue through May 31st.
The peregrine falcon, a smaller though no-less majestic bird of prey<|fim_middle|> 2023)
NPS does not plan to close any other areas, "but restrictions may be modified if Peregrine behavior or nesting sites do not follow traditional trends," their preliminary report continues.
Unfortunately, the 2021 South Rim Fire would burn over 1,300 acres of woodland in the Chisos. Areas around historical falcon nesting sites saw great devastation through the blaze. Yet in 2022, a mating pair returned to the area, and surveying biologists found that the nest was successful with fledging offspring.
Through continued efforts of federal, state and private agencies, the peregrine falcon's story has become one of remarkable comeback. The species was first placed on the federal endangered species list in 1970. But aggressive recovery programs (beginning in 1974) brought over 6,000 falcons back to the wild. Today, there are about 3,000 breeding pairs of American peregrine falcons in Canada, Mexico, and the United States as a result.
For more information on the wildlife of Big Bend, see our Big Bend National Park Wildlife: Animals You'll Spot, Including Venomous Species, in Incredibly Diverse Park next. | , was once far more plentiful across North America. But loss of habitat, trapping, and the fallout of rodent poisoning would bring the species close to extinction in the 20th century. August 1999 would see the species removed from the federal endangered species list as conservation helped revitalize their numbers. In Big Bend's Texas, however, the peregrine falcon remains a threatened species.
"The small population found in Big Bend National Park and the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River represents most of the peregrines found in Texas," begins Big Bend Superintendent Bob Krumenaker. "We appreciate the continued public support and cooperation to protect these remarkable birds."
As NPS further explains in their media release on the matter, "The National Park Service policies require the protection and preservation of all state-listed species and all species of concern, regardless of federal or state classification. In keeping with this mandate, and to provide the nesting falcons with areas free of human disturbance, the NPS will again temporarily close or place restrictions on the use of certain lands at Big Bend National Park."
As a result, the following Big Bend National Park areas will close to public entry from February 1 through May 31:
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Map of peregrine falcon nesting closures for Big Bend National Park. (Map provided by NPS media release, Jan. | 353 |
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Biosimilar Litigation: Lessons So Far
Mindy Ehrenfried
, William Raich
William Raich
Pharmaceutical Executive, Pharmaceutical Executive-08-01-2015, Volume 35, Issue 8
The case of Amgen v. Sandoz signals that preliminary injunctions will play major role in future patent disputes
Congress enacted the Biological Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) in March 2010, as part of the Affordable Care Act, creating an abbreviated FDA-approval pathway for biological products demonstrated to be "biosimilar" or "interchangeable" with a licensed biologic. The BPCIA sets forth detailed procedures for exchanging patent information between an applicant who files an abbreviated biologics license application (aBLA) under the BPCIA (referred to as a "subsection (k) applicant") and the reference product sponsor (RPS). The statute also provides for a "notice of commercial marketing," whereby the subsection (k) applicant "shall provide notice to the reference product sponsor not later than 180 days before the date of the first commercial marketing of the biological product licensed under subsection (k)."
The BPCIA expressly provides that the RPS may seek a preliminary injunction to prevent the applicant from making or selling its product until the court resolves patent validity, enforceability, and infringement, after it receives the notice of commercial marketing. Preliminary injunctions are likely to be important for biologics, particularly those approaching or beyond the statutory 12 years of marketing exclusivity provided to the RPS, because, unlike in small molecule abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) litigation, there is no automatic 30-month stay triggered by filing suit that prevents the FDA from approving the generic product.
With FDA's approval of the first biosimilar product-Sandoz's Zarxio, a biosimilar to Amgen's Neupogen (filgrastim)-earlier this year, litigants are raising challenges to and the courts<|fim_middle|>io. Some insight, discussed below, can be gleaned from the arguments and district court's decision in Amgen v. Sandoz, as well as past Federal Circuit preliminary-injunction decisions affecting the industry.
Amgen v. Sandoz: The preliminary injunction
On July 24, 2014, the FDA accepted Sandoz's aBLA filed under the BPCIA pathway to market a biosimilar copy of Amgen's Neupogen. The BPCIA contemplates that a subsection (k) applicant will provide a copy of its BLA to the RPS, in this case Amgen, not later than 20 days after the applicant receives notification that the FDA accepted its application. This marks the beginning of the BPCIA's patent-exchange procedures. After correspondence between the parties, however, Sandoz informed Amgen that it was declining to engage in the BPCIA's patent-exchange process and would not disclose its aBLA. Sandoz, however, did provide Amgen with its 180 day notice of commercial marketing, despite the fact that its Zarxio product had not yet been approved by the FDA.
Amgen filed suit on Oct. 24, 2014, alleging unfair competition and conversion under California state law and patent infringement. Amgen's state-law claims turned on the parties' differing interpretations of the BPCIA, namely whether Sandoz's refusal to engage in the patent-exchange process and its provision of notice of commercial marketing before it received FDA approval violated the BPCIA. Less than three months into the case, Amgen moved for the court to issue a judgment on its state-law claims. A month later, after the FDA held a public hearing regarding Zarxio and stated its intent to approve Sandoz's product, Amgen filed a motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to stop Zarxio from entering the market at least until the court ruled on the parties' motions for judgment.
In deciding whether to grant a preliminary injunction, courts consider four factors: (1) the moving party's likelihood of success on the merits of its case; (2) whether irreparable harm to the moving party will ensue absent the injunction; (3) whether the balance of equities favors the injunction; and (4) the public interest.
In supporting its motion for a preliminary junction, Amgen contended that loss of the BPCIA patent-exchange procedure itself caused it irreparable harm. Amgen identified four further sources of harm from Sandoz's "premature competition." First, Amgen argued that Sandoz's sales will draw sales from Amgen's products, directly impacting Amgen's R&D opportunities, including potential layoffs of scientists for lack of research funding. Second, Amgen identified irreparable harm to three of its emerging products because its sales and marketing workforce would be diverted from launching new products to mitigating share loss for Neupogen, as a result of Zarxio's market entry. Third, Amgen pinpointed price erosion as an irreparable harm. Finally, Amgen alleged that its relationship with customers and goodwill would be irreparably harmed if Sandoz launched Zarxio and later withdrew it, assuming Amgen prevails in its lawsuit.
Turning to the balance of equities, Amgen argued that the potential harm to Amgen if it prevailed (i.e., loss of its rights under the BPCIA) far outweighed any harm to Sandoz if Amgen did not prevail (i.e., a slight delay in launching Zarxio). For the last factor, Amgen argued that the public interest disfavored Sandoz's disregard of a statute "enacted to govern commercial behavior in an area as important to the national economy as healthcare."
In response, Sandoz argued that any harm is "self-inflicted" because Amgen initially refused Sandoz's terms for disclosing its aBLA, waited months to file an infringement suit, and waited many months more before seeking a preliminary injunction. Sandoz further argued that even if it violated the BPCIA, that does not automatically create irreparable harm. And Sandoz refuted Amgen's alleged harm from loss of research and development, threat to goodwill, and price erosion as speculative.
Because Amgen based irreparable harm on Sandoz's alleged violation of the BPCIA and the district court agreed with Sandoz that no violation of the BPCIA occurred, the district court found that Amgen could not show a likelihood of success. The district court further found that the company did not establish irreparable harm in the absence of an injunction, finding Amgen's proffered harms "at best highly speculative." The court, therefore, denied Amgen's request for preliminary injunctive relief, and, for the same reasons it also denied Amgen's request for an injunction pending an appeal to the Federal Circuit.
On appeal, not only did Amgen seek reversal of the district court's decision denying its request for a preliminary injunction, Amgen also filed an emergency motion for an injunction pending appeal at the Federal Circuit. The Federal Circuit granted Amgen's emergency motion on May 5, just days prior to Sandoz's anticipated launch of Zarxio. The Federal Circuit issued its opinion in Amgen v. Sandoz on July 22, 2015, wherein the court held that: (1) disclosure of an aBLA was not mandatory; and (2) to be effective, a subsection (k) applicant must wait until after FDA approval to provide its 180 day notice of commercialization. Because Amgen had only sought a preliminary injunction until the district court decided the parties' motions for judgment, and the district court had previously ruled on those motions against Amgen, the Federal Circuit dismissed as moot that aspect of Amgen's appeal.
Case precedent
While the Federal Circuit did not weigh in on the merits of Amgen's motion for a preliminary injunction, some insight can be gleaned from the Federal Circuit's treatment of preliminary
injunctions in pharma and biotechnology cases generally. As shown in the chart, an informal survey reveals that the Federal Circuit disfavored the grant of a preliminary injunction in roughly 60% of biopharma cases involving preliminary injunctions. And although the Federal Circuit affirms grants, vacates grants, and affirms denials in almost equal measure, it rarely vacates a district court's decision to deny preliminary injunctive relief.
Review of these cases show that they often turn on likelihood of success, particularly where the accused infringer cannot establish that its therapy is clinically beneficial as compared to the patentee's product. If a patentee cannot demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits of its case, courts will typically deny its request for preliminary injunctive relief. The same holds true for irreparable harm. However, even if likelihood of success and irreparable harm are shown, a court may deny injunctive relief if there is a critical public interest at stake.
It will be left to future cases to elucidate how courts will receive requests for preliminary injunctive relief in biosimilars litigation. But as the circumstances of Amgen v. Sandoz show, especially in cases where the biosimilar's commercial launch might occur well before the completion of the underlying patent litigation, preliminary injunctions will play a significant role.
Mindy Ehrenfried is is an Associate; she can be reached at mindy.ehrenfried@ finnegan.com. William Raich is a Partner; he can be reached at william.raich@ finnegan.com. Both with Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP.
Regulatory | Legal | are beginning to interpret the BPCIA's provisions. For example, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently ruled that the BPCIA's patent-exchange process is optional and that an applicant cannot provide an effective notice of commercial marketing until after it receives approval for its BLA.
As litigation in this area continues to develop, preliminary injunctions will play a meaningful role. In Amgen v. Sandoz, for example, the district court denied Amgen's motion for a preliminary injunction, which Amgen filed only a month before Sandoz's anticipated commercial launch of Zarx | 122 |
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ROUTES LIVE: THE METERS, RANDY NEWMAN, DOUG KERSHAW & THE TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND
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RHYTHM & BLUES INTO ROCK & ROLL: FATS DOMINO, BILLY BOY ARNOLD AND THE TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND
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With new charges, senior Mountie now accused of divulging secrets to four people
OTTAWA — After the shocking arrest of one of their own on national-secrecy charges, rank-and-file Mounties were encouraged to get counselling if needed, decline to speak with the media and avoid the headquarters venue where a news conference on the case was taking place, newly released documents show.
RCMP members were also advised what to say to colleagues at home and abroad who asked about the Cameron Jay Ortis file.
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Slinn asked officials Sept. 20 to join a call to "see how things are progressing in each of your respective areas in support of the investigation and ascertain if there are any challenges that we need to address as a collective."
– By Jim Bronskill
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 28, 2020.
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The Public Prosecution Service of Canada says the secrecy charges will proceed by way of direct indictment, meaning there will be no preliminary inquiry. The case would be heard by a jury.
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A hearing scheduled for Friday will help determine whether the issues can be sorted out informally or will be the subject of additional legal proceedings.
For that reason, Carter said, he had not discussed with Ortis the material disclosed by the Crown to date. He expects to receive thousands of pages of additional evidence by the end of next week.
Asked how Ortis was faring, Carter said, "It's tough."
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Alves: Humble Neymar To Rival Messi Soon
64 Jun 5, 2013 - 08<|fim_middle|> Never Sell To Barca
Alves On A Messi/Neymar Axis | :13 am
By Soccer-Laduma
Neymar may say that he is happy to play second fiddle to Lionel Messi at Barcelona, but his compatriot Dani Alves thinks the samba star will reach higher.
Wing-back Alves spent the best part of two seasons rapping about why Neymar should join him at Barca. And now that the 21-year-old has officially moved to the Spanish champions, Alves has predicted big things to come from his fellow Brazil international.
He says that Neymar's "humility" in acceding to Messi is a good sign, but one that is also somewhat misplaced, because he expects Neymar to be challenging La Pulga Atomica for the Ballon d'Or in seasons to come.
"To be the best, first one must have humility, and I know that Neymar does have that," Alves said.
"I'm sure in the future it will be very difficult to choose between Neymar and Messi for the Ballon d'Or.
"He knows how much work needs to be done before he can win as many awards as Leo has done."
Despite the major hype that has surrounded Neymar's transfer to Barca, many sceptics remain unconvinced that he has what it takes to light up Europe's top stages.
They especially point towards Neymar's less than emphatic form for Brazil, for whom he has been touted as the 'next Pele.'
However, Alves insists that it is unfair to blame Neymar for Brazil's recent failings, and that given time, he will light up the international stage too.
"I think today it is unfair to put all the responsibility on Neymar, who is just 21 years of age," Alves said.
"This pressure should be distributed to everyone."
Alves Wanted To Donate His Liver To Abi
Alves: Mou Will | 380 |
The 1886 Philadelphia Quakers season was a season in American baseball. The Quakers finished in fourth place in the National League with a record of 71–43, 14 games behind the Chicago White Stockings. Arthur Irwin served as team captain.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
<|fim_middle|>886 Philadelphia Quakers season at Baseball Reference
Philadelphia Phillies seasons
Philadelphia Phillies season
Philadelphia | Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Ex-Dividend Alert: 3 Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Tomorrow: EXLP, ATLS, NYCB
EXLP ATLS NYCB are going ex-dividend tomorrow, Thursday, February 05, 2015
TheStreet Wire and Leslie Serrano
Tomorrow, Thursday, February 05, 2015, 36 U.S. common stocks are scheduled to go ex-dividend. The dividend yields on these stocks range from 0.8% to 22.8%. All of these stocks can be found on our stocks going ex-dividend section of our dividend calendar.
Highlighted Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Tomorrow:
Exterran Partners
Owners of Exterran Partners (NASDAQ: EXLP) shares, as of market close today, will be eligible for a dividend of 56 cents per share. At a price of $23.86 as of 9:36 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 9.6%.
The average volume for Exterran Partners has been 250,400 shares per day over the past 30 days. Exterran Partners has a market cap of $1.3 billion and is part of the energy industry. Shares are up 10.4% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.
Exterran Partners, L.P., together with its subsidiaries, provides natural gas contract operations services to customers in the United States. The company has a P/E ratio of 29.01.
TheStreet Ratings rates Exterran Partners as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust<|fim_middle|> We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself. You can view the full New York Community Bancorp Ratings Report now.
More About Dividends:
One benefit of owning a stock is the potential that you will be paid a dividend. The distribution of dividend payments is another way for a company to share its profit with you. A dividend means that the company pays you a certain amount of money, either as a one-time payment or more commonly on a quarterly basis, for each share of stock you own.
Many times, dividends come at the expense of greater price appreciation, because the company is distributing its profits to shareholders rather than reinvesting the profits back into the growth of the company. However, companies that pay dividends can be very attractive to investors when they offer a steady stream of income. There are some important terms and dates an investor should be familiar with before purchasing any dividend-paying companies. Let's work through an example to help better explain some of these terms:
On March 1, ABC Widget Company has decided that because it holds excess cash and lacks investment opportunities, it would like to reward shareholders with a regular quarterly dividend payment. The date for this particular announcement is known as the declaration date. It is on this date that the company announces the specific dividend payment along with the holder-of-record date (aka record date) and the payment date. The company announces that a dividend payment of 25 cents per share will be payable March 31, 2012 (the payment date) to all shareholders of record at the close of business on March 16, 2012 (holder-of-record date). What does this all mean? Well the short story is that the company looks at its records on March 16 and anyone listed on the books as an owner of ABC Widget company will be eligible for the dividend payment (on March 31).
The one other important term to remember is the ex-dividend date. The ex-dividend date (typically two trading days before the holder-of-record date for U.S. securities) is the day in which a company begins trading without the dividend. In order to have a claim on a dividend, shares must be purchased no later than the last business day before the ex-dividend date. A company trading ex-dividend will have the upcoming dividend subtracted from the share price at the start of the trading day. Many times, the price of a stock will increase in anticipation of the upcoming dividend as the ex-dividend date approaches, yet will fall back by the amount of the dividend on the ex-dividend date.
MarketsDividends | revenue growth, expanding profit margins, good cash flow from operations, increase in net income and growth in earnings per share. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself. You can view the full Exterran Partners Ratings Report now.
Atlas Energy
Owners of Atlas Energy (NYSE: ATLS) shares, as of market close today, will be eligible for a dividend of 52 cents per share. At a price of $29.92 as of 9:36 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 7.1%.
The average volume for Atlas Energy has been 1.1 million shares per day over the past 30 days. Atlas Energy has a market cap of $1.5 billion and is part of the energy industry. Shares are down 2.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.
Atlas Energy, L.P. develops and produces natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) in basins across the United States. It also sponsors and manages tax-advantaged investment partnerships.
TheStreet Ratings rates Atlas Energy as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, good cash flow from operations and increase in net income. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including generally higher debt management risk, disappointing return on equity and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself. You can view the full Atlas Energy Ratings Report now.
New York Community Bancorp
Owners of New York Community Bancorp (NYSE: NYCB) shares, as of market close today, will be eligible for a dividend of 25 cents per share. At a price of $15.99 as of 9:36 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 6.3%.
The average volume for New York Community Bancorp has been 2.8 million shares per day over the past 30 days. New York Community Bancorp has a market cap of $7.0 billion and is part of the banking industry. Shares are up 0.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. operates as a multi-bank holding company for New York Community Bank and New York Commercial Bank that offer banking products and financial services in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Ohio, and Arizona. The company has a P/E ratio of 14.52.
TheStreet Ratings rates New York Community Bancorp as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, increase in net income, expanding profit margins, growth in earnings per share and notable return on equity. | 572 |
Camelview Student Council is a representative structure for students, through which they can become involved in the affairs of the school, working in partnership with school management, staff, and parents for the benefit of the school and its students.
Please see Ms. Ball for information on the student selection process.
One of our ongoing projects of Student Council is our Hallway Monitors. To make Camelview safer, we enlist different Student Council volunteers daily to help the before school hour foot traffic in our building. They help monitor and remind students of their CUBS expectations in the cafeteria, playground, and hallway.
This is our inaugural year for the Yearbook Club! The purpose of the club is for students to work as photographers, designers, writers, and editors to create the Madison Camelview Yearbook. The yearbook will be available for sale to students and their families before the end of the year.
The club consists of a mixture of third and fourth-grade students and meets Tuesdays from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please email the Yearbook advisors, Ms. Frazier and Mrs. Gallagher for<|fim_middle|>. The students work in engaging activities and kits that are structured cooperatively to build up the innovating skills the students are interested.
The club consists of second only & third and fourth-grade students, and meet on specified Tuesdays and Thursdays for each group in the Music Room from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The club is limited to 30 students so please email the STEAM Club advisor, Mr. McKinley, for more information about the club or volunteering. | more information about the club or volunteering.
This is our inaugural year for the STEAM Club! The purpose of the club is for students to gain experiences in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics above and beyond what they gain in the regular classroom | 51 |
For the past eight Tuesdays (give or take two!), myself and four outstanding women writers gathered to unfold our stories. It truly was an incredible journey that I think I can safely say, changed our writing lives. Writing memoir is a daunting task. It takes a brave soul to unearth the past and share it open-heartedly. We did this every week.
I'd like to say thank you from the bottom of my super-sized heart to Karen, Jodi, Jan and Denise for taking this journey with me, for being courageous, empowered and passionate women who inspire me deeply. I look forward to sharing the written word with you as often as possible!
I am so grateful for the work we did in the Memoir workshop! It has<|fim_middle|> the core writing part.
Thanks for your loving support, and for all you do!
Taking part in the class Memoir Part 1 – Unfolding Your Story really taught me a lot about how to bring forth those memories that have been put away for so long. Vanessa created an atmosphere filled with trust, compassion, honesty and support. I have never been in a class before where after the very first class I felt incredibly comfortable and close to all of my classmates. It was easy to come to class each week and express whatever it was that we were feeling or whatever it was that we discovered since we last left the class. The support and encouragement from each other really helped me to continue on during a moments of weakness. I look forward to discovering what is in store for Part 2.
Previous Post New Creative Writing Class to be Offered in the New Year! | helped me tremendously to understand memoirs and to formulate ideas on how I might shape my own.
I have been able to work through an amazing amount of it so far, both technical and emotional) which clears the way for | 44 |
The latest production at Lyceum Theatre Oldham continues their season of celebrations with an American comedy featuring a spooky twist.
Mom's Gift, by award-winning playwright Phil Olson, is a comedy with heart, set in the Minnesota home of a family celebrating dad's birthday under a cloud.
It runs at the Lyceum between February 1-9, 2019.
Kat has been ordered home by the court to celebrate with the family, but no one expects<|fim_middle|>, log on to: lyceumtheatre.org.uk or call the box office number: 0161 628 2118. | the gate-crasher to be her mom, especially as she's been dead for 11 months!
Like It's A Wonderful Life and Blithe Spirit, Mom is on a Mission of her own.
She just needs to work out what it is before she can fix her family.
Oh, and Kat is the only person who can see her!
You'll laugh and cry, feeling all the emotions of the characters on stage.
Hopefully you'll go home and tell someone you love them. It's that kind of play.
Director Phil Harrison is new to Lyceum Theatre Oldham, but well known to audiences at other local theatres as an actor as well as Director.
The six-strong cast is multi-generational and a mix of new faces and old hands, promising a great night out for all the family.
The show runs from February 1-9 at 7.30pm (there is no performance on Sunday, February 3).
All tickets cost £9. To book yours | 202 |
The Mars Helicopter, seen in a screen grab from an animated video, will travel with the Mars 2020 rover. The Mars Helicopter flights will be the first controlled heavier-than-air flight outside the Earth atmosphere. Credit: NASA
Busy year of testing, robotic operations
By Jian-Feng Shi, Katherine Stambaugh and Gardell Gefke|December 2018
The Space Automation and Robotics Technical Committee works to advance the development of automation and robotics technologies and their applications to space programs.
NASA's Johnson Space Center's Robonaut 2 hitched a ride from the International Space Station back to Earth in May on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. NASA engineers discovered a fault in Robonaut's grounding connection from its computer chassis.
A new "crew member" made from 3D-printed metal and plastic arrived on the ISS in June. The Crew Interactive Mobile Companion, or CIMON — provided by the German Aerospace Center and Airbus — uses IBM's Watson artificial intelligence system to recognize and converse with crew members. One of the first tasks was to use CIMON as an intelligent flying camera during a complex medical experiment.
Also this year, Russian space agency Roscosmos approved a plan to send two Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research robots to the ISS in 2019. Russia has been developing the program since 2014. The robots were designed to replace humans in high-risk tasks in space.
There have been many developments in spacecraft on-orbit servicing. In January, Britain-based Effective Space signed its first contract with a "major regional satellite operator" to cover the launch of two of its Space Drone satellite life extension vehicles in 2020 for a<|fim_middle|>, lunar exploration
Space systems deliver progress toward space economy
Supplying the space station, preparing to put humans back on the moon | multiyear agreement valued at more than $100 million. The DARPA-SSL Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites mission progressed toward launch in spring 2021. The robotic payload, which the Naval Research Laboratory is constructing, held a preliminary design review in July. Many elements of the program, such as the robotic manipulators, are in flight production. The mission will include relocation, anomaly resolution, and upgrades to commercial and government client satellites.
Between June and August, the Robotic Refueling Mission 3 completed space station electrical compatibility tests and validated methane operations, bringing the mission closer to December's expected launch. Robotic Refueling Mission 3, a project of the Satellite Servicing Projects Division, or SSPD, at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, will store and transfer cryogenic fluid in orbit, advancing satellite servicing and helping to enable long-duration space travel to the moon and Mars. For the Restore-L mission, which will robotically refuel a satellite not designed to be serviced, NASA personnel practiced autonomously tracking and grasping a client satellite's Marman ring by using a Hexapod robot to mimic a satellite's movement in space.
SSPD also designed an advanced tool drive system for NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia and the Commercial Infrastructure for Robotic Assembly and Services project and issued two licenses for use of its Cooperative Service Valve, which helps make satellites more easily serviceable and one Space Act Agreement for SSPD enabling technologies. In August, SSPD's Robotics Tool Stowage project for providing storage of the Robotic External Leak Locator 2 outside of the ISS completed its critical design review.
In lunar robotics, the Google Lunar X Prize ended without a winner in January. However, some of the competing companies continued their work. For example, Moon Express is moving forward with its lunar-lander mission for 2019.
On Aug. 15, China's State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense announced it would launch its Chang'e-4 lunar lander and rover in December in the first attempt of a soft landing on the far side of the moon.
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in February and May operated a new drilling technique called feed extended drilling using the Curiosity rover on Mars. JPL engineers developed the technique using the force sensor feedback in the robotic arm to recenter the drill after a faulty motor prevented the drill from extending and retracting between finger-like stabilizers.
In January, the Mars Helicopter Team (JPL, AeroVironment, Langley and NASA's Ames Research Center) demonstrated their design in Mars-like conditions. As a result, in May the Mars Helicopter Technology Demonstrator was added to the Mars 2020 mission.
Illustration: The Mars Helicopter, seen in a screen grab from an animated video, will travel with the Mars 2020 rover. The Mars Helicopter flights will be the first controlled heavier-than-air flight outside the Earth atmosphere. Credit: NASA
Researchers aid development of AI, additive manufacturing
Applying uncertainty quantification to complex systems
Surviving fragment impacts and fires
Space geeks and others bask in solar eclipse
Space commerce, drones draw legal interest
Research stays strong for aero measurements
Ground tests: An eye to modernizing
Luxury ecotourism airship images excite media
Expanding reach, capabilities of balloon systems
A century ago, aviation became an industry
Communications systems: continued disruption and transformation
Ensuring security while building faster supercomputers
FAA budget increase comes amid unmanned aircraft boom
Flight testing begins for new urban air mobility, electric propulsion aircraft
Hybrid electric concepts move toward demonstration
Electric efforts gaining power
Hypersonics changing the world
New thrusters tested; lunar gateway power portion announced
Advances in cubesat propulsion, launch technology
Private space companies strive for crewed flights | 800 |
Up here in the PNW, the winter started off with a bang. Aha, we all cried, raising our fists in the air in salutation to Mother Nature/Ullr/La Nina. Winter's back, we smiled into our the collars of our jackets and prepared for the onslaught. We patrollers chortled and thanked our lucky stars for glorious weather pattern bringing storm after storm our way.
Then something changed. A blocking high-pressure set up off the coast, thumbing her nose at our powder dreams, bringing bluebird days, but no new snow.
Not to say the groomers haven't been great. They have. Crystal Mountain has some of the best coverage in the lower 48–very few rocks showing on the pistes, chaulky dry snow on north-facing slopes and fast groomers.
But when you're promised another banner year, well, it's easy to<|fim_middle|> enjoy it.
Thanks Kitt! A good friend and fellow patroller always reminds me that, "Any skiing is better than none." So very true!
Just remember this when the climate folks tell you they can predict out ten, twenty years. We're still waiting for their six-month forecast to be right, down here at Bachelor. | get a little impatient. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised at the lack of skiers and riders these past weeks. Maybe everyone is using this non-powder time to finish their holiday shopping, attend Christmas parties and otherwise tick items off their to-do list. But even a groomer day is better than not skiing, in my opinion.
The real question is: when is it going to snow? A few flakes are falling now, as I write, so that's a start. And next week the Euro models show a trough coming through with the chance for more snow. But the real story is La Nina.
DECEMBER INTO JANUARY THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD TO BE IN TRANSITION.
Which means, our hostess is a little late. Take a look at the outlook maps to the right. The temperature prediction should continue to be below normal in the PNW, and more importantly, the precipitation looks to be above normal around here.
So go on and get your holiday shopping finished. Say hello to the family, put in your required appearances now. We'll continue to rip the groomers and dip our fingers into the bowl of peanuts while glancing periodically at our watches wondering when the guest of honor will arrive.
She'll come. We just have to be patient.
And if she's anything like her sister from last season, we'll be ringing in the New Year with powder in our teeth.
And that, Ladies and Gentlemen is the best Christmas gift a girl could ask for.
Conditions are awful here in Vermont, too. Snow on Halloween and then…..nothing. Hope things improve soon for all of us.
I am also awaiting the arrival of the guest of honor….although this does give me time to get things in order since things have been so disorderly lately…just not into falling with frail cancer/chemo bones onto the icy, bulletproof ground right now. I am going to try to make it up to Crystal before the new year however…it's just been a little rough and raw here in cancerland lately. I've got the faith that our guest of honor will come bearing many, many gifts of the fluffy variety.
Kim, You do a wonder job on this email. thanks for all of the information. Tamarack Resort in Donnelly, Idaho opened today. Limited snow, but we make it. We are having a can and coat drive for the needy. I have never seen so many people here at one time before. I guess school is out. No complaints. Everyone is happy just to get moving on something besides concrete and asphalt. I know it will get better, but this is a great beginning. Keep up the good work, I really | 545 |
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Middle Tennessee holds off Bowling Green for 24-13 win
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) John Urzua threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns, including a 64-yard scoring pass to Brad Anderson, to lead Middle Tennessee to a 24-13 win over Bowling Green on Saturday night.
Urzua was 24 of 32 passing with an interception and also had a 1-yard touchdown throw to Ty Lee. Anderson finished with 104 yards rushing on 16 carries and got another 98 yards with six receptions, including the over-the-middle wide open catch in the second quarter that he hauled in around midfield and ran untouched into the end zone to make it 21-10.
Jocquez Bruce punched in the first score of the game, a 4-yard touchdown, and had 115 yards on 16 carries for Middle Tennessee (2-2). Canon Rooker had a 41-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.
Jarret Doege led Bowling Green (0-4) with 283 yards passing and connected with Scott Miller for a 60-yard touchdown to tie the game at 7-all in the first quarter. Miller finished with 112 yards on eight catches and Jake Suder had two 25-yard field goals for the Falcons.
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Is National Agents Alliance a Pyramid Scheme
No, National Agents Alliance is not a pyramid scheme. It is a legitimate direct-selling company that offers financial services products. The company has been in business for over 10 years and has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.
When it comes to National Agents Alliance, there is a lot of debate as to whether or not this company is a pyramid scheme. While there are some definite similarities between the two, there are also some key differences that make National Agents Alliance not a pyramid scheme. For one, National Agents Alliance is a legitimate company with a physical product – insurance – that it sells to its customers.
This is in contrast to a pyramid scheme, which would typically involve selling nothing more than promises of future earnings. Another key difference is that National Agents Alliance actually has an extensive training program for its agents, something that most pyramid schemes lack. This training helps ensure that agents are able to sell the product effectively and earn commission on their sales.
So while there may be some similarities between National Agents Alliance and a pyramid scheme, the key differences make it clear that National Agents Alliance is not a Pyramid Scheme.
National Agents Alliance Lawsuit
In July 2017, the National Agents Alliance (NAA) was hit with a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that the NAA unlawfully deprived its sales agents of their commissions. The suit further claims that the NAA's conduct was "willful, wanton, and malicious."
If you are an agent who is owed commissions by the NAA, you may be entitled to compensation.
Is Naa an Mlm?
No, NAA is not an MLM.
Who Owns National Agents Alliance?
National Agents Alliance is a life insurance company that was founded in 2002 by Andy Albright. The company is headquartered in Burlington, NC, and has over 700 employees. National Agents Alliance is a privately held company with no outside shareholders.
Andy Albright owns 100% of the company.
7 Signs Your Insurance Agency Is A MLM Pyramid Scheme
National Agents Alliance is a multi-level marketing company that sells insurance products. The company has been accused of being a pyramid scheme, and while it does use some pyramid-like structure, it is not an illegal scheme. The main problem with National Agents Alliance is that its salespeople are often more focused on recruiting new members than on selling insurance, which can make it difficult for customers to get the coverage they need.
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If your husband says he wants a divorce but hasn't filed, it's important to understand your rights and options. You may be able to file for divorce yourself if your husband has abandoned the family or is otherwise unreachable. You should also consider talking to a lawyer to learn more about your legal rights and…
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Can a Pastor Perform a Commitment Ceremony?
A commitment ceremony is a public declaration of intent to remain in a relationship. It is similar to a wedding ceremony, but without the legal ramifications. A pastor can absolutely perform a commitment ceremony! In fact, many pastors are happy to officiate these types of ceremonies for couples who are not able or ready to…
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Are Nicole And Travis Still Together Amazing Race?
No one knows for sure, but it seems likely that they are no longer together. Yes, Nicole and Travis are still together after their Amazing Race experience! They proved to be a strong team both on and off the race course, and their relationship has only grown stronger since the show ended. Nicole is currently…
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How to Deal With Divorce When You Still Love Her?
It's one of the most difficult things you can go through in life. You thought you would be together forever, but now she wants out. How do you deal with divorce when you still love her? There are a few things you can do to help get through this tough time. First, it's important to…
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Can You Legally Beat Your Wife in Arkansas?
It is legal to beat your wife in Arkansas as long as it is done in private and does not leave any marks. This law was enacted in 2009 and has been met with much criticism from domestic violence advocates. The reasoning behind the law is that it gives husbands a way to discipline their…
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Northwestern Mutual Vs New York Life
New York Life is the largest mutual life insurance company in the United States. Northwestern Mutual is the largest mutual life insurance company in terms of revenue. When it comes to choosing a life insurance company, it can be difficult to know which one is right for you. There are a lot of factors to…
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The Nuclear and Particle Physics groups at the University of Kentucky seek a postdoctoral researcher in the fields of Theoretical Nuclear and/or Particle Physics to join the research group of Prof. Susan Gardner. Candidates will have received a recent Ph.D. and have research interests in phenomenological areas of<|fim_middle|> dark matter and possible astrophysical probes thereof, QCD and effective theories, and neutrino physics. The Department of Physics and Astronomy hosts a strong experimental program in searches for new physics through low-energy precision measurements, with efforts at Fermilab, Los Alamos, and Oak Ridge National Laboratories.
The position is based at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, though Gardner is also a member of the newly funded NSF hub N3AS -- Network for Neutrinos, Nuclear Astrophysics, and Symmetries (https://n3as.wordpress.com).
Candidates should submit a cover letter, a CV, a statement of research interests, a publications list, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be submitted on their behalf. | nuclear and/or particle physics pertinent to the search, identification, and/or interpretation (in terms thereof) of physics beyond the Standard Model.
Areas of interest include fundamental symmetries and their violation, neutron physics, | 42 |
Echo Brickell is a boutique, residential high-rise in the epicenter of Miami's fastest growing metropolitan neighborhood, located on the coveted East side of Brickell Avenue. Echo<|fim_middle|> all shelving and drawers pre-installed for absolute convenience.
Ready to visit Echo Brickell? | Brickell is the result of a first- time collaboration between acclaimed architect Carlos Ott and the esteemed innovators at yoo Studio.
With only 180 residences, Echo Brickell is the most exclusive architectural icon south of New York. The fully finished, exquisitely designed residences feature summer kitchens and top-of-the-line appliances. Expansive terraces bring the outside in and marble flooring throughout the living spaces elevates the level of grandeur. These limited edition residences bring together innovative architecture and modern interior design to create a living space that's impeccable, exciting and unique.
Echo Brickell's state-of-the-art residences will redefune the standard of excellence for South Florida high- rise living.
a smart home technology experience. Includes integrated audio, video and lighting systems.
Advanced Lighting: All residences come equipped with a contemporary lighting package, including recessed lighting, dimmers, and lighting control.
Cabinetry, Countertops, Appliances: All residences come equipped with Italian glass cabinetry, exquisite marble countertops and top-of the line SubZero and Wolf appliances.
Paint & Finishing Work: Paint selections included and come recommended from Carlos Ott to compliment ooring selections.
Closets: The Echo Standard fully built-out his and hers walk-in closets in the master bedrooms feature | 257 |
Seitelman, Eric D. Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
Bear, Harry D. Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
The term neoadjuvant is used to describe therapy given prior to a planned surgical resection of a cancer with curative intent. Neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NST) has been explored in many different types of neoplasms, with varying success. Historically, breast cancer has been managed with primary surgery, followed by adjuvant (postoperative) chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and/or radiation to decrease the chance of loc<|fim_middle|> cancer was initially used to treat locally advanced breast cancer, which was considered inoperable. More recently, it has been increasingly applied to less advanced, operable breast cancer, and clinical trials have shown that it provides a range of benefits. | oregional (restricted to a localized region of the body) and distant recurrence. NST for breast | 20 |
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Inaugural Meeting, Hunter Branch of the Royal Society of NSW, and Open Lecture
"Industries of the Future"
Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte FRSN
NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer
Date: Wednesday, 9 October 2019, 6.00pm
Venue: Newcastle Club, 40 Newcomen Street, Newcastle NSW
An inaugural meeting to establish the Hunter Branch of the Royal Society of New South Wales was held at 6.00 pm on Wednesday, 9 October 2019, followed by a dinner at 7.30pm.
The meeting was open to all comers (i.e., members and fellows of the Society, guests and non-members), although only members and fellows were entitled to vote at the meeting.
The meeting agenda can be found here.
Invited Lecture: Industries of the Future
The NSW Office of Chief Scientist and Engineer (OCSE) supports a range of "prosperity initiatives" aiming to translate the best of NSW research into industry outcomes; from quantum technologies to robotics for agriculture, from advanced manufacturing to synthetic biology. This talk will describe the range of these initiatives including the support of Centres of Excellence, National Research Infrastructure, industry innovation networks and the new Physical Sciences Investment fund. This talk will also describe the close working of OCSE with other NSW Government Departments and Industry to develop a future industry strategy around emerging precincts and technology ecosystems.
Speaker: Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte FRSN
Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte is the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer. From 2014-16 and from 2002-2010, he was a Professor and ARC Federation Fellow at the University of Sydney. From 2010-2014, he was CEO of National ICT Australia (NICTA), and from 1995-2010 Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems and of the Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR). Hugh is a world-leading authority on machine learning and robotics, and its application in areas including cargo handling, mining and defence. He has published over 300 research papers, graduated over 70 PhD students, and has won numerous awards and prizes for his work, including being named 2010 NSW Scientist of the Year. In his career he has worked with many major companies, has co-founded three successful start-up companies, and has won many awards including being named 2008 Engineers Australia NSW Engineer of the Year. He is particularly well known for his work with Patrick Corporation in delivering the automated container terminals in Brisbane and Port Botany, and for his work with Rio Tinto in pioneering the delivering the<|fim_middle|>), Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA), and a Fellow of the Royal Society of London (FRS).
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I just returned to the NYC area after a weekend in Los Angeles...greeted by the fading Nor'easter and the chaos left in it's path. Scanning the news for something to write about tonight I came across this article in the Monterey County Herald concerning competitive collegiate sailing. Monterey is somewhat is north of LA so no direct connection there...though being in California always makes me envious of their year-round boating season. A lot of the article concerns the local scene but there were a few good quotes in there...the best being the title of this post.
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FiberPlus Celebrates 25 Years of Service in the Mid Atlantic Region
FiberPlus celebrates its 25th birthday! It's been a great 25 years!
Twenty-five years ago, fiber optics was an amazing technology just being introduced to the world of data transmission. FiberPlus was formed to bring that technology to users, providing computer networks with new high-speed<|fim_middle|> cabling. We still do a lot of copper cabling, but coaxial has become quite rare — and fiber optics quite common.
Our Story: 25 Years of Service and Dedication
The company started out with the founder, an office manager, and five technicians. It is now three individual companies with more than 200 employees. And it does a lot more than installing cable for computer networks, its original goal.
It continued to expand its capabilities as the technologies for data collection and reporting continued to expand. The uses of computer-based networks have expanded dramatically in those 25 years and FiberPlus has kept pace.
Wireless communications for networks and users developed quickly, and FiberPlus became a player in that arena. The company was among the first to install wireless internet connectivity in hotels and motels. Now commonplace everywhere, but twenty some years ago it was new and exciting.
Physical security is an all-encompassing term for video surveillance, intrusion detection, and access control. All require devices connected to a computer to detect, evaluate, and determine threats, then to provide this information to humans. FiberPlus moved into that area as it became an important use of networks. FiberPlus has provided security systems for schools, hospitals, and prisons, among others.
FiberPlus became active in RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) as that technology became important. Simply put, RFID is the same technology used in EZ Pass, locating and identifying people and objects. An early use by FiberPlus was to track inmates and corrections officers in the DC city jail. It has expanded significantly since, tracking patients, medications, and expensive equipment in hospitals as just one example.
FiberPlus has also taken part in the great expansion of wireless communications, providing connectivity for mobile phones, laptop computers, and tablets on college campuses, office buildings, and sports arenas.
All this is the result of the company taking part in the great expansion of the field of Information Technology.
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FiberPlus has been providing data communication services for a number of different markets through fiber optics since 1992. What began as a cable installation company for Local Area Networks has grown into a top telecommunications business that can provide the Richmond, VA, Columbus, OH, Pittsburgh, PA, Baltimore, MD, Washington DC, and Northern Virginia areas with a number of different services. These services now include:
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The dielectric properties of polymeric thin films (100-2<|fim_middle|> to the analytical and finite element simulation. At 10 KHz, the total measured capacitance of a 20-finger device was about 8 pF with 3 % represented the polymeric contribution. The measurements differed from the calculations or finite modeling results by about 12%. | 00 nm) are hard to measure with the standard approaches as the samples aren't free standing necessitating a supporting substrate. Consequently, a planar interdigitated sample holder has been designed to hold the thin film where the polymeric capacitance was derived from the passing fringing fields. The electrodes were fabricated by creating 120 nm trenches in a SiO2/Si wafer; 20 nm Cr was deposited as an adhesion layer prior to the deposition of Cu by thermal evaporation. The electrical measurements were implemented using HP 4294A and a probe station. Devices of 20 to 70 fingers were measured and the results were compared | 138 |
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Tugboat, pulling a barge. It is interesting to see, how waves on water are forming time pattern.
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Raindrops. In slit-scan photos, raindrops are producing hyperbolas rather than circles.
People, moving toward the camera (camera was pointing along the Nevsky prospect). Step movement causes ripples in silhouettes. Click to zoom.
One more crossroad, long exposition (very wide image).
Nevsky, horizontal slit photo. People, cars, reflection in a billboard.
Here, vertical coordinate of the picture corresponds horizontal coordinate of the original video. All horizontally moving objects are becoming a slant strips; fast objects are almost vertical, still objects are horizontal.
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Simple script, written in Python 2, source is on github gist. | her nose comes first, and the back of the head comes last. Thus, in a slit-scan photo nose is always on the right (right is past, left is future).
The faster object moves, the shorter it seems.
Obviously, horizontal length is a time, object spent crossing the slit. It is why fast cars are squashed into pancake-like objects.
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20 Percent of Plant Species Could Go Extinct
Climate change, deforestation, and pollution are wreaking havoc on the Earth's vegetation.
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One out of every five plant species on Earth is now threatened with extinction. That's the disturbing conclusion of a major report released this week by scientists at Britain's Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. The planet's vegetation—from grasslands to deserts to tropical rainforests—is being hit hard by human activity. And deforestation, pollution, agriculture, and climate change are all<|fim_middle|> for Coffee Drinkers
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"My job is to leave some evidence for future generations that there was somebody who cared while we were destroying everything."
The sliver of good news, though, is that some researchers are hopeful that people will be able to act in time to avert the worst of the impending crisis. "I am reasonably optimistic," said Kathy Willis, Kew's science director, in an interview with our partners at the Guardian. "Once you know [about a problem], you can do something about it. The biggest problem is not knowing."
But others take a darker view. "Regardless of what humans do to the climate, there will still be a rock orbiting the sun," said University of Hawaii scientist Hope Jahren in a recent interview with Indre Viskotas on the Inquiring Minds podcast. Jahren is a geobiologist—she studies how the earth ("geo") and life ("bio") come together to shape our world. "I'm interested in how the parts of the planet that aren't alive—rocks and rivers and rain and clouds—turn into the…parts of the world that are alive: leaves and moss and the things that eat those things," she explains. And what she's seeing isn't good. "We are already seeing extinctions," she says. "We're already seeing the balance of who can thrive and who can't thrive in…the plant world radically shifted. In a lot of ways, I think that train has passed." You can listen to her full interview below:
Jahren, who is the author of a new book called Lab Girl, was recently included on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people. She's also an outspoken voice for gender equality and the fight against sexual harassment and assault in the scientific community.
Part of Jahren's work has focused on reconstructing the climate of the Eocene, the geologic epoch that lasted from about 56 million years ago to about 34 million years ago. In the middle of that period, about 45 million years ago, the world was so warm that massive deciduous forests were growing above the Arctic Circle—despite the fact that, as Jahren points out, the region saw little-to-no sunshine for part of the year. Jahren and her colleagues study fossilized plant tissues left over from these ancient forests in order to understand how the climatic factors of the time—light levels, atmospheric composition, water, etc.—combined to "make possible this life in the darkness." She compares her work to investigating a crime scene. "Almost anything you come upon could have information in it," she says.
Jahren's description of a lush Arctic full of plants and animals is striking. Imagining that world, she says, is "a really neat thing to do when you're…juxtaposing that image against that fact that you're near the North Pole, and there's not a soul in sight for thousands of miles, and there's not a green thing in sight for hundreds of miles." That may be one of the reasons why she speaks so passionately about environmental destruction in the present day. "The world breaks a little bit every time we cut down a tree," she says. "It's so much easier to cut one down than to grow one. And so it's worth interrogating every time we do it."
In the end, though, Jahren isn't sure that science will lead humanity to make better decisions about the planet. Instead, she says, "I think my job is to leave some evidence for future generations that there was somebody who cared while we were destroying everything."
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The Evolution of Aviation Safety
When thinking about flying in today's world, most people just willingly book a ticket and hop on an airplane with the expectation that they will arrive safe and sound (and mostly on time) to their destinations. Many of those travelers even willingly, or begrudgingly, accept that the air travel is actually the safest form of transport on Earth that can quickly and<|fim_middle|> related to human error. This rendered the next step also revolutionary for aviation safety. By identifying the details of the human role in aviation accidents safety professionals could, for the first time, identify trends and problems in human behavior and interaction and begin to educate and train pilots to work together to achieve the common goal of a safe flight. This was the birth of Cockpit Resource Management; later revised to Crew Resource Management (CRM) when it became apparent that "all resources" were not just limited to the flight deck. This technology alone had the single greatest benefit so far to improving the safety of aviation because it specifically taught personality and decision making norms that not only included everyone, but also got those crew members working with the same tools and technologies and improving coordination as a team.
By the mid-1990's, CRM had more or less become a mature technology, it had been widely implemented, and was directly credited with avoiding or preventing many accidents or incidents that could have been far worse. However, CRM could only do so much toward preventing future accidents because it was still fundamentally being updated and improved based on events that had already happened and could not necessarily predict or prevent accidents that could happen in the future. In order to move safety to the next level, a system to prevent accidents would need to be developed.
In the late 1990's the implementation of Flight Operations Quality Assurance, or FOQA, became the first push in a system that would be able to predict developing trends or problems. Essentially, computer technology had come to a point on most airplanes where it could actually keep track of data not just on accident or incident flights, but on the thousands of other flights that occurred between such flights. This allowed investigators, safety people, maintenance and flight ops personnel to download and track flight data over thousands of routine flights and monitor trend data such as unstable approaches, which could then be integrated into training, newsletters, policies, etc. In addition to the front line usage, it allowed the FAA to be able to identify problem trends with things such as structural design issues which in turn allowed them to make more effective rules and regulations regarding aircraft design and certification standards, airmen training requirements, etc.
Now that trend data could be readily identified, safety professionals realized that in order to get to the root causes behind the trends identified under FOQA, they needed to get first hand insight into the actions of crew members. As any aircrew member knows, no crew member will willingly trust divulging what mistakes they made or procedures they violated to management or the FAA knowing that they could be prosecuted or disciplined for it. In general, all successful safety programs require a system of openness and protection in order to get all parties to actually participate seriously. Of course there are exceptions for intentional and willful violations, but overall, the FAA, safety professionals, the airline flight departments and employee representatives sat down and designed the Aviation Safety Awareness Program, or ASAP system to encourage participation and protect those who report openly. In fact, open reporting actually has strict guidelines for protections that aren't necessarily provided if someone fails to report. ASAP was eventually expanded to maintenance technicians, ground crew, flight attendants, dispatchers, ATC professionals, etc. to address trends in all areas of aviation.
Now that the aviation safety system was inclusive of all disciplines and constituents who openly reported and identified operational data, mistakes, challenges, violations or anything else of note, the safety system can finally evolve into a system that is able to actually identify accidents before they happen, which really is the end goal. The name of this system is a Safety Management System or SMS. SMS is a term that leaves most people saying "what?" but is essentially just a structured hierarchy to identify and classify trends, problems, changes, system issues, or any other problem that may require attention. It relies heavily on data and input from multiple data systems and reporting systems to help identify things that require attention either through training, policy, procedures or systems modification. It functions based on the reality that very seldom do accidents just happen. There are usually dozens if not hundreds of incidents prior to an accident that had similar symptoms, inputs or behaviors to the accident flight without actually resulting in an accident. By identifying these common links, safety people, flight ops and training people can preemptively employ tools to try and mitigate and reduce these occurrences before the accident ever occurs, and thus aviation has pro-actively become the safest form of transport the world has ever seen, despite flying higher further, faster and more often than ever before.
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Dilip Dani April 28, 2021 At 8:56 am
Dear Mr Scott Stahl,
I read your article The Evolution of Aviation Safety in @Aircrew News of 06 Dec 2016 and was delighted to have come across it accidently when I was researching the same subject. It is a very well researched and analysed article and I congratulate you for the same.
What I find really valuable is your focus on how certain important events evolved in to improvement of Flight Safety. I am an Aeronautical Engineer and worked in Aircraft Accident Investigation Board in the past, but never read such a beautiful account of evolution of Aviation Safety.
Thank you and would like to read more of your work.
Gp Capt (Retd) DilipDani | efficiently take them to virtually any place in the world.
Unfortunately, that wasn't always the case and aviation safety has definitely been an ever evolving process that strives for continuous improvement. This evolution has not only lead to aviation going from the least safe form of transport to the safest, but has also developed the technology that is now finding its way into other industries, such as the medical field, to improve safety and decrease risk where lives are also at stake.
Lieutenant Selfridge, fatally injured, being carried out by civilians and soldiers. Photograph obtained from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.
Aviation Safety's inauspicious beginning probably started on September 17, 1908 a mere four years and nine months after the Wright Brother's first flight and only five months after the first passengers were carried by airplane. This less than momentous occasion also included the Wright Brothers when Orville Wright crashed with passenger Thomas Selfridge during a demonstration flight for the US Army. Wright was seriously injured and Selfridge was killed, leading to aviation's first fatality. Of course, as aviation grew and more planes were built, more flights were conducted and more people began to push the boundaries of the technology, there were more accidents and more fatalities until eventually industry leaders believed that some form of oversight would be needed to help aviation really reach its full potential as a mainstream form of travel; as endless crashes would not be acceptable to the traveling public. This trend of increasing travel with an expectation for a decrease in accidents has continued to this day.
These circumstances lead to the establishment of the Bureau of Air Commerce in 1926 with the passing of the Air Commerce Act as a way to oversee regulation and promotion of air transport.
The first publicly popular safety incident was the death of Knute Rockne aboard a TWA Flight in 1931. Due to his high profile as Notre Dame's football coach, the public demanded inquisition and information about what had happened. This importantly changed two major things that would determine the path of aviation safety forever. First, it changed the practice of keeping accident causes a secret. Second, it started the trend of using technology and design to improve the safety of airplanes. This was part of what prompted the move away from wood and fabric to aluminum as a main construction material.
Knute Rockne, date unknown. Photograph obtained from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
The next watershed moment in aviation history was the fatal crash of Senator Bronson M. Cutting in 1935, which lead to the creation of the Civil Aeronautics Agency in 1938. The function of this change was to separate the regulation of air travel from the Department of Commerce, and to give the ability to regulate, investigate and ensure flight safety by giving the oversight of national airspace system, air traffic control to the Civil Aeronautics Agency and aviation safety regulation, oversight and economic control of airline routes to the Civil Aeronautics Board.
In 1956 with the mid-air over the Grand Canyon as a result of lack of radar, the regulators were again reorganized into today's current FAA, which combined all regulatory, ATC, and Safety functions into one place (route regulation remained in effect until 1978 and investigation also remained independent).
With the modern regulatory framework established and consolidated, focus could turn to emerging technologies that could be used to enhance safety in an era of jet transport and massive worldwide expansion. The first of these was obviously the widespread integration of radar into the air transport system, which would safely ensure aircraft separation even during inclement weather.
It should be noted that up to this point in time, investigation was primarily based on an understanding of forensic evidence available to investigators, and in those cases where there were survivors and eye witnesses, information that could be provided by those people to help piece together the chain of events that lead to an accident. Of course this typically did little to answer the how and why of accident causal factors, not to mention contributing factors that may have played a role such as electrical failures, etc. This made it difficult to incorporate lessons into new technologies or ways of doing things once an accident was investigated. This lead to the next big push in safety, the Cockpit Voice Recorder and Flight Data Recorder which both became mandated in the US in 1967. For the first time ever, investigators had a first-hand look into the operating parameters of an airplane prior to the crash, as well as some insight into what the crew was doing, thinking, or saying during the accident events. This revolutionized air safety because it allowed investigators to glimpse details of the accident that might be able to be used to prevent future occurrences.
Of course, the now widespread usage of these technologies highlighted the fact that the vast majority of aviation accidents were | 980 |
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Named 16 PsychologyProbably wet metal the world is one of the largest denizens The main asteroid belt, measures 186 miles across and is made of nearly pure nickel iron metal. It is often considered the bare core of a planetary embryo–a planetary–That was it approxBut not completely, billions of years ago when our solar system was young and still in the process of forming, catastrophic impacts pushed it into oblivion.
Planets in our solar system a Protoplanetary accretion disk Around the same time our baby star, Surya, was born. Protoplanetary accretion disk A baby star can orbit for up to 10 million years, and they feed on the developing young star (protostar) A nutritious formula of dust and gas.
Many fine dust particles bounce around within a very dense atmosphere Protoplanetary accretion disk, and they have a natural "stickiness". Tiny particles of dust easily "glow" with each other as they collide, merging to create ever larger and larger objects – the planets. The "sticky" dust particles that stick to each other create objects up to several centimeters in size, and they eventually continue to merge together. the planets— The building-blocks of the planets. the planets Can reach a size of 1 km, or even larger. These primordial planetary building-blocks were abundantly populated throughout Protoplanetary accretion diskAnd it is possible for some the planets To survive and survive long enough to remain as a tattle-tale remnant billions of years after our own solar system–like a fully-fledged planetary system–formed. asteroid which are members of our own solar family left over from the massive population of objects the planets which were the inhabitants of our primordial solar system. The Asteroids are the fragmented remains of rock and metal the planets which merged together to form the fourth of the inner rocky terrestrial planets in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, our Earth, and Mars. On the contrary, dust, mud, mud comet Barfili's remaining overs are the planets which contributed to the formation of the four giant outer gas planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
"The Insect of the Sky"
The dwarf planet Ceres was the first asteroid to be discovered, and it was originally classified as a major planet. First discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi in 1801, the discovery of Ceres – the largest inhabited body in the world. The main asteroid belt– was soon followed by the discovery of other related entities. Only the instruments used by astronomers of the era could resolve these small ones worldlets Small points of light such as stars–and planetary disks–were unable to detect their existence. However, astronomers were able to distinguish them from stars because of their apparent motion. It was for this reason that the English astronomer Sir William Herschel proposed to name them "asteroid". period asteroid Derived from the Greek word for "star-like" or "star-shaped". and "star, planet". In the early second half of the 19th century, terms asteroid and the planet It was still used to exchange.
In the late 18th century, Baron Franz Xaver von Zach organized a team of 24 astronomers to go in search of the lost planet. should do Located at about 2.8 astronomical unit (AU) from our sun. one AU The average distance between the Earth and the Sun is equal, which is 93,000,000 miles. 2.8 predicted that there should be a planet AU was derived from the sun Titius-Bode The law, which was given additional credibility as a result of the discovery of the planet Uranus in 1781 by William Herschel, who discovered this giant exoplanet at the distance predicted by this law. The search for the missing planet predicted that it should exist at about 30 seconds of arc per hour – which observers can easily see.
Asteroids, in contrast to comets, are composed primarily of minerals and rocks, while comets are mostly dust and ice. Furthermore, asteroids formed close to our star's golden light and molten heat, preventing the formation of cometary ice. Asteroids also differ from meteorites mainly because of their different shapes. A meteoroid is less than one meter in diameter while an asteroid is more than one meter in diameter. Additionally, meteorites may be composed of either asteroid or cometary material.
Only one asteroid, 4 Vesta, which has a relatively reflective (bright) surface, can be seen with the naked human eye – and only when the night sky above our planet is extremely dark, and when Vesta itself is in a favorable position. to observe. On rare occasions, small asteroids zipping past Earth can be seen with the naked eye for a brief bright moment. As of March 2016, the Minor planetary center There was data on more than 1.3 million objects residing in the inner and outer regions of our Solar System, of which 750,000 had enough information to give them a numerical designation. The tools astronomers now use to detect asteroids have improved significantly since the discovery of Ceres.
Ceres itself was discovered by accident by Giuseppe Piazzi, director of the observatory in Palermo, Sicily. He discovered a new star-like body in the constellation Taurus, and he tracked the object's displacement for several nights. In late 1801, Carl Friedrich Gauss used these observations to determine the orbit of this mysterious object between Mars and Jupiter. Piazzi named the brave new little world after Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture.
A trio of other asteroids were discovered over the next few years: 2 Palla, 3 June, and 4 Vesta. Vesta was discovered in 1807. After another eight years of searching, which came up empty-handed, many astronomers began to think there were no more asteroids and gave up the chase.
However, Carl Ludwig Henke did not give up, and he began searching for more asteroids in the 1830s. Fifteen years later, he hit pay dirt with an asteroid search. 5 Astraea– First new asteroid discovered in 38 years. Henke also discovered 6 Hebe Less than two years after his discovery 5 Astraea. Following closely on Henke's discoveries, other astronomers rejoined the search and as a result, at least one new asteroid was discovered every year thereafter – with the exception of 1945 as a result of World War II.
In 1891, Max Wolff demonstrated how to use Astrophotography Can be used to detect asteroids, which appear as short streaks on long-exposure photographic plates. This new technology has dramatically increased the rate of discovery compared to previously used visual methods. Wolf himself discovered 248 asteroids using this technique 323 BrusiaBy then only about 300 asteroids had been discovered. It was eventually realized that asteroids were an abundant population, but many astronomers did not want to waste their time on small objects, dismissing them as "sky bugs". Even a century later, only a few thousand asteroids had been discovered, numbered and named.
Water may exist in a mysterious metallic worldlet
Search for possible water on the surface Psychology The announcement was made to coincide with a presentation by University of Arizona (Tucson) researchers at the Joint 48th Annual Meeting. Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) who American Astronomical Society (AAS) and 11th annual European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC). The meeting was held in Pasadena, California in October 2016.
Previous observations Psychology Its surface showed no evidence of water. However, in a paper published in 2015 The Astronomical JournalDr. Vishnu Reddy argues that the new observations are from NASA Infrared telescope facility show evidence of the existence of volatiles such as water or Hydroxyl in of psychology surface. Dr. Reddy is an assistant professor at the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.
Hydroxyl A free radical is formed from a hydrogen atom bound to an oxygen atom. In our own planet's atmosphere, Hydroxyl It is very reactive and helps to remove many chemical compounds. Hence, it is also known as "Environmental Deter | 1,875 |
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The headline you quote indicates that the article will answer your questions about three things: "degrowth", "third parties", and "my reading habits". Apparently this is a headline from an article in the New York Times, but I don't have a subscription so I can't read it. (And sorry, but I'm not going to subscribe to this web site just to help me answer this question.) In any case, the writer says that he is answering questions from readers. So it seems he got questions from readers on these three subjects. There's no reason (without reading the article) to suppose that they are related.
"Degrowth" is a political movement that says that a growing economy is a bad thing. We should essentially freeze the economy at the present level of wealth in order to limit pollution and preserve resources. People who are presently poor should remain poor so that there is enough wealth left to maintain the lifestyle of the rich.
"Third parties" is probably referring to political third parties. In the United States, we have two major political parties: The Democrats and the Republicans. Any other political party is routinely referred to as a "third party".
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In a study published last year, Professor Patricia Casey compiled the findings of a number of different psychological studies to profile the effect of religious practice on individual health and on that of society.
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The Iona Institute, this week, launch a campaign to highlight the scientific evidence which supports the promotion of religious practice with a fresh new advertising campaign for the website www.religiouspractice.ie.
In a the study Professor Patricia Casey's findings were overwhelmingly positive in terms of the benefits that religious practice has on ones life expectancy, happiness, ability to recover from trauma like bereavement etc.� The first ever ad campaign to promote religious practice has been launched by The Iona Institute with the message,
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�This campaign is unprecedented. Nothing like it has ever taken place in Ireland, or anywhere else that we know of. Its aim is to present a positive image of religion.� There are now a lot of scientific studies showing that religious practice has numerous beneficial effects. The aim of the campaign is to let people know about this.�
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The campaign will invite people to examine the evidence for themselves and will direct them to a dedicated website called www.religiouspractice.ie. David Quinn said, �If the campaign gets a good response, we hope to roll it out in other parts of the country in the next year or two.�
�Religion has a very negative image at present. The campaign was first conceived four years ago when books like The God Delusion were best-sellers. We wanted to counter this negativity by pointing to the evidence that, on the whole, religious practice is beneficial both for individuals and for society.� The message of this campaign is not specific to any one denomination, or even any one religion. It | 300 |
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Her father, Jay, who she describes as her sports-watching buddy and "best friend," was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer's disease. He was only 57.
"It hit me really hard when it happened," Elizabeth says. "Before his diagnosis he worked for the city of Durham, and was promoted to be the Assistant City Manager of Fayetteville. When he found out he had Alzheimer's, he had to retire and that was probably the hardest thing he ever had to do. Work is really his life."
But Jay found a new purpose: going public with his diagnosis and experience to help others who may be facing dementia. He accepted a nomination to the Alzheimer's Association National Early-Stage Advisory Group, and began traveling around the country to share his story.
But he knew he couldn't do it alone. "My wife's job does not provide her with a lot of time off, so I needed to identify someone else to travel with me," Jay writes in a recent blog post on alz.org. "We discussed this need at dinner one evening, and my daughter said, without any hesitation: 'Dad, I'll be your companion.'"
"We hang out a lot," Elizabeth says. "We get breakfast, go to the movies, get dinner or just watch a lot of football and basketball together."
While Elizabeth says her dad is still the "jokester" he was when she was growing up, she is starting to see subtle differences in his behavior attributed to Alzheimer's disease, such as short term memory problems and frustration when he can't complete his sentences.
"He forgets little things, like the name of an actor or athlete or something, and he will look at me to fill in the blanks," Elizabeth says. "I'm usually pretty good at it. We have a really special relationship."
Elizabeth accompanies her father to his Younger-onset Support Group once a month with the Alzheimer's Association, and during one of their meetings, she learned about RivALZ – Blondes vs. Brunettes Raleigh (RivALZ Raleigh), the Association's flag football fundraiser that inspires fundraising, awareness and action in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.
Although she had never played football before, Elizabeth and her dad were huge fans of the sport, and she was intrigued by the idea of being on a team with other women.
"Everyone has been really welcoming," Elizabeth says. "When I played in my first practice, I realized I was not that coordinated, but everyone was super nice and supportive and it made it so much better. It's all for a good cause and that's what matters."
She has also used her personal fundraising page to share her story on social media, and talks to her c-oworkers at the school where she teaches to inspire others to get involved.
"I think from society, there is such a stigma with Alzheimer's, especially with younger onset," Elizabeth says. "People think that just because my dad looks okay that nothing is wrong with him. But no one knows what's going on in his mind."
She continues: "Even my friends say things like 'Oh, your dad looks great. We've seen all the stuff he posts on Facebook. He's doing such big things,' and he is, but there are also times where it's so hard for him. I want to change that idea and that stigma."
In changing that stigma, Elizabeth has followed the same motto: taking one day at a time as she inspires others.
"Something that's really helped me get through it is really just living in the moment," Elizabeth says. "It's really hard to dwell on the future because you don't really know what's going to happen. So appreciate everything that you have right now."
On June 13, the day of the event, Jay plans to be in the stands watching his daughter play and fight for the cause that means so much to both of them.
"My dad is my best friend, but the game is not just for him," Elizabeth says. "It's for everyone who is dealing with this disease."
RivALZ is a volunteer-driven flag football fundraiser where two teams of young professional women (and men) are organized around age-old rivalries – East vs. West, Blondes vs. Brunettes, City vs. Suburbs – to tackle Alzheimer's disease, the nation's sixth-leading cause of death.
This year's RivALZ – Blondes vs. Brunettes Raleigh will take place on June 13, 2020. Interested in joining us as a player, coach or superfan this year? Registration is open through the end of March.
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"The opportunities this program brings are going to be tremendous," added Tri-C CFO and Treasurer Dr. Craig Foltin. "We have put a lot of faith in this cohort and a lot of confidence in their leadership abilities. They have the potential to take us to the next level and be college president and provost material."
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Dr. Alex Johnson, president of Tri-C, welcomed the cohort into the program, thanking them for committing to three years of academic study and research required to earn the Ed.D. "This is going to pay huge benefits and dividends to the institution," Johnson said. "We get to have a trained cadre of individuals, educated and experienced whom we can consider for different opportunities that may become available as part of our succession-planning program." Succession planning has grown in importance | 125 |
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I passed a Midlothian elementary campus the other day and saw a banner on the street reminding drivers' school was back in session. It helped me realize I wanted to talk about the first day of school for a child.
However, I was thwarted in my effort to find EISD Superintendent Barbara Qualls had already gotten the jump on me for the week to talk about that subject in a Tuesday column.
Hopefully you won't mind a repeat topic, but after celebrating my daughter's second birthday, I have only a few more years until she takes that giant leap of spending her weekdays with kids her own age learning the alphabet, how to share and other important lessons kinderg<|fim_middle|> safety and local governments. He can be reached at matt@ennisdailynews.com. | artners need to know.
There is a Blue Bell commercial running currently that talks about things we all can remember such as our first day of school or that first taste of Texas' favorite ice cream. Not sure about everybody else, but I do recall my first day of kindergarten. My dad walked me to the school's cafeteria and sat me down with about 15 other students who looked about as scared as I did.
Now usually you can hardly hear yourself speak in a school cafeteria because the acoustics are awful. Any sound will echo repeatedly around the room causing an audible explosion of the greatest proportions. Yet, on my fateful first day, not a peep was heard. Once my dad left me alone, I waited to figure out what was going on and how to get out of this mess. I scanned the room diligently, both for potential jailbirds who could possibly help me with my escape and to figure out who to avoid should I be stuck in this prison they called school.
Eventually we were walked single file — something that would be a recurring theme in my years to come at school — to a classroom that had a bunk bed, an abundance of toys and books and a desk with my name on it.
I relaxed a bit upon seeing all this and when recess and naptime rolled around I realized there was no better place on the planet than a kindergarten room.
The only other first day of school I can recall was my sophomore year in high school. The reason this specific day sticks out is because I didn't know where "E Hall" was located and my first class was located in that hallway. Knowing where halls A through D were, I just started following a crowd to the back of the building and eventually found the place I was looking for.
By that point in my school career I wasn't too worried about finding the right hallway.
I would have eventually asked if it wasn't found, but had that sort of thing happened to me on that first day of kindergarten, I might have simply found the quickest exit out of the building and wandered the neighborhood in search of sanctuary.
Tuesday's front page highlighted that the first day of Ennis' school year went off without a hitch and lets hope the rest of this semester and next will be just as smooth.
I have one piece of advice to two different groups of students. This goes out to the kindergarteners at Dorie Miller and George Washington Carver Early Childhood Centers and the Ennis High School seniors. Enjoy this year while you can because it is only going to get tougher from here on out.
Matt Cook is the managing editor for the Ennis Daily News and covers public | 533 |
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