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In support of their upcoming title, Mafia II, game publisher 2K Games has dropped a limited edition pin-girl calendar, and Baller Status has a couple to give away. The calendars feature pictures of era-based models that are seasonal to each month, and are a fun addition to any office desk or work station.
There will be two winners chosen for the new calendar. All you have to do to enter is fill out the contest form here.
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The United States has a long history of immigration. This gorgeous country was founded by immigrants and those people fought for our independence from tyrants. Over the years, immigration has slowly developed a negative stigma. This harsh reality is due to the plethora of illegal immigrants that came into the country seeking a better life and the hope of the American Dream. For most that dream, is just that, a dream. While pursuing the American Dream, illegal aliens depend on entitlements, 62% of illegal immigrants are on some type of public assistance (Camarota). While this group of people is residing illegally in this country, they are pursuing one more American liberty; the privilege to conduct a motor vehicle. The practice of allowing undocumented people licenses is legal in 10 states, including California. Granting American liberties and privileges to non-Americans will only create more cultural issues and division. .
Proponents of ensuring driving privileges to illegal immigrants argue many positive outcomes. The New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice claims that, "Allowing all residents, regardless of immigration status, to be tested, licensed and insured would create a safer New Jersey and allow its residents to engage more in the economic, social and cultural life of the state." In theory, yes, requiring illegal immigrants to test and be insured under the state's laws will develop safer roads. Although, the tests granting a driver's license may be administered in their native language, will allow them to drive in an English-speaking world. Traffic signs are all in English, most police officers only speak English, and lastly, if an accident were to occur, approximately 75% of Americans cannot hold a conversation in any language other than English (About). The potential for a cultural clash is evident being that we, as a nation, will be setting these people up for failure.
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Olivia Harrison visited Boston, Massachusetts in early October to address the 60th Annual Meeting of UNICEF National Committees and visit with children who participated in the groundbreaking UNICEF Kid Power (unicefkidpower.org) program last spring. During her visit, she met with local UNICEF leadership in Boston and served as the closing keynote speaker for the UNICEF meeting that brings together senior UN officials and UNICEF leaders from more than 40 countries around the world.
In her speech, she spoke about her experience with UNICEF and what she learned from George about philanthropy. She encouraged the group of 75 attendees to continue to come up with new and lasting ways of motivating people to support UNICEF’s work to put children first around the world, much like George used the Concert for Bangladesh and the copyrights from his Living in the Material World album for the higher good. She closed her speech with a reference to the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF and the Fund’s newest investment in UNICEF Kid Power, which allows kids to get active and save lives using the world’s first wearable-for-good™.
Following a standing ovation, Olivia traveled to the Morse School in nearby Cambridge, Mass. where she had the opportunity to meet students from one of the 216 schools in the Boston area who participated in UNICEF Kid Power (unicefkidpower.org) earlier this spring. Students from this school, and its sister school – the Kennedy Longfellow School – took more than 50 million steps in March 2015, which equates to 17,721 miles walked. Their steps unlocked 4,296 therapeutic food packets to help save malnourished children around the world, and one classroom from the Morse School took first place amongst all the schools that participated in UNICEF Kid Power month in Boston.
Upon arrival at the school, the students welcomed Olivia and other UNICEF Kid Power local sponsors. They broke into small groups to discuss elements of the program and how they were inspired to get active and save lives. The students shared creative ways that they increased their activity every day, including taking the stairs on the way to school, starting a walking club and playing games that make them move. The students thanked Olivia and the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF for bringing UNICEF Kid Power to their school. They noted that they hope to participate in the program again next spring.
This year, families in the U.S. can also join the UNICEF Kid Power team through the generous support of Disney, Star Wars: Force for Change and Target. For more information about the program and how to bring UNICEF Kid Power to a school near you, please visit unicefkidpower.org.
Olivia addresses the 60th Annual Meeting of UNICEF National Committees.
Olivia with the children at the Morse School.
Olivia with the children at the Morse School learn about Kid Power.
(from L to R) Jonathan Clyde, Caryl M. Stern (CEO of UNICEF) and Olivia Harrison.
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This Swiss law automated document has been substantially updated since its original release on 11 December 2017. The main innovation is that the automated document is no longer only tailored to corporations (Aktiengesellschaften), but that the user may also choose to create documents for limited liability companies (Gesellschaften mit beschränkter Haftung) as surviving and/or transferring entities.
This merger agreement (Fusionsvertrag) is a Swiss-law governed agreement for a (intra-group) merger between a parent company (as absorbing and thus surviving company) and a subsidiary (as transferring company) in the form of a simplified merger (erleichterte Fusion). Please note that a merger between a subsidiary and its parent company where the subsidiary is the absorbing and thus surviving company can not be implemented by way of a simplified merger, but only by way of an ordinary merger. The questionnaire to produce this document is in English. The agreement is in German with an English translation, as it will need to be filed with the commercial register and is tailored for a merger between corporations (Aktiengesellschaften) and/or limited liability companies (Gesellschaften mit beschränkter Haftung). The agreement assumes that the parent company holds 100% of the shares of the subsidiary.
For the effectiveness of the merger, the parent company needs to register the merger with the commercial register by way of an application to the commercial register. The signed merger agreement, the merger balance sheet including the audit report (if any) as well as resolutions of the supreme management or administrative bodies (i.e. board of directors (AG) or management (GmbH)) approving the merger (in case the merger agreement is not signed by all members of such bodies) are to be attached to such application. Further, the deletion of the subsidiary needs to be registered with the commercial register. Templates for such applications and resolutions are also available on PartnerVine.
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The Legality of WikiLeaks: Are they a Patriot?
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Can Morality Be Found in Artificial Intelligence?
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Note: This document contains pertinent release information about Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0. For previous versions of the release notes for Greenplum Database, go to Pivotal Greenplum Database Documentation. For information about Greenplum Database end of life, see the Pivotal Support Lifecycle Policy.
Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0 is a minor release that changes features and resolves some issues. Please refer to the following sections for more information about this release.
Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0 includes these changed features.
The DataDirect JDBC Driver for Pivotal Greenplum was updated to version 5.1.4.000212. This update sets IS_NULLABLE to an empty string when CatalogOptions=4, to conform to the ODBC specification for getColumns. See DataDirect JDBC Driver for Pivotal Greenplum for installation instructions.
If a name contains an upper-case or support special character and is specified on the command line with --include-table, the name must be enclosed in single quotes.
In previous releases, those names were not supported with --include-table or --include-table-file.
The method gpbackup uses to distribute plugin configuration files from the master host to segments has changed. Previously, gpbackup used SSH to connect from the master to each segment host and then executed rsync commands to copy configuration files to the segments. Now gpbackup copies configuration files to the segments using SCP. This change is not visible to users, but it allows gpbackup to work in Greenplum Database cluster environments where segment hosts' public keys have not been shared with the master.
Because Pivotal Greenplum Database is based on the open source Greenplum Database project code, it includes Beta features to allow interested developers to experiment with their use on development systems. Feedback will help drive development of these features, and they may become supported in future versions of the product.
Warning: Beta features are not supported for production deployments.
Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0 software that runs on Linux systems uses OpenSSL 1.0.2l (with FIPS 2.0.16), cURL 7.54, OpenLDAP 2.4.44, and Python 2.6.9.
Note: Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0 does not support the ODBC driver for Cognos Analytics V11.
163807792 gpbackup/ gprestore 4.3.32.0 When the % sign was specified as the delimeter in an external table text format, gpbackup escaped the % sign incorrectly in the CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE command. This has been resolved. The % sign is correctly escaped.
163807792 gpbackup/ gprestore 4.3.32.0 When a user-defined function set a configuration parameter with a string value such as '1MB' or '64kB', gpbackup omitted the quotes when saving the CREATE FUNCTION command to the backup. This issue has been resolved. gpbackup now encloses the configuration value in quotes.
MPP-29679 Storage: Catalog and Metadata 4.3.32.0 Resolved an off-by-one error in transactional snapshots. In previous releases, Greenplum incorrectly pointed the first snapshot's in-progress transaction array at the second block that was allocated for transactions in progress. This caused every snapshot N to point to snapshot N+1's block of allocated transactions, and for the last snapshot to point to an address that was not allocated for transactions in progress. This has been fixed.
MPP-29716 Resource Management 4.3.32.0 When gp_vmem_protect_limit was set to 18384 or higher and the Greenplum cluster was reset multiple times, users could fail to connect to the cluster with the error "FATAL","Too many sessions.". This problem was caused by a memory management error. This was fixed by properly initializing the cluster memory setting.
MPP-29804 analyzedb 4.3.32.0 When analyzing a child partition of a partitioned table with the analyzedb utility, the root partition was not also analyzed. This has been resolved. The utility now analyzes both the child partition and the root partition.
This section lists the known issues in Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0. A workaround is provided where applicable.
29766 VACUUM A long-running catalog query can block VACUUM operations on the system catalog until the query completes or is canceled. This type of blocking cannot be observed using pg_locks, and the VACUUM operation itself cannot be canceled until the long-running query completes or is canceled.
29124 DDL The CREATE TABLE AS command can create a table that is incorrectly defined with a distribution policy that contains duplicate columns as distribution keys. This issue has been resolved in Greenplum Database 5.10.0.
This issues causes the gprestore utility to fail when the utility attempts to restore a table from a backup when the table is incorrectly defined with duplicate columns as distribution keys. See known issue 29395.
The upgrade path supported for this release is Greenplum Database 4.2.x.x to Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0. The minimum recommended upgrade path for this release is from Greenplum Database version 4.2.x.x. If you have an earlier major version of the database, you must first upgrade to version 4.2.x.x.
Important: If you intend to use an extension package with Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0, you must install and use a Greenplum Database extension packages (gppkg files and contrib modules) that are built for Greenplum Database 4.3.5.0 or later. For custom modules that were used with Greenplum Database 4.3.4.x and earlier, you must rebuild any modules that were built against the provided C language header files for use with Greenplum Database 4.3.5.0 or later.
An upgrade from 4.3.x to 4.3.32.0 involves stopping Greenplum Database, updating the Greenplum Database software binaries, upgrading and restarting Greenplum Database. If you are using Greenplum Database extension packages there are additional requirements. See Prerequisites in the previous section.
Important: If you are upgrading from Greenplum Database 4.3.x on a Pivotal DCA system, see Upgrading from 4.3.x to 4.3.32.0 on Pivotal DCA Systems. This section is for upgrading to Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0 on non-DCA systems.
Run the installer for 4.3.32.0 on the Greenplum Database master host.
Note: If you are migrating from Greenplum Database 4.2.x directly to Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0 you do not need to run the fix_visimap_owner.sql script. Also, you can run this script on Greenplum Database 4.3.x earlier than 4.3.6.0 to fix the incorrect ownership assignment of visimap relations.
If you upgraded to Greenplum Database 4.3.6.0 and a user dropped a table, in some cases, the table would be dropped only on the Greenplum Database master, not on the Greenplum Database segments. This created orphan tables on Greenplum Database segments. This issue occurs only with Greenplum Database 4.3.6.0. However, the orphan tables remain in Greenplum Database after upgrading to 4.3.32.0.
You can run this script on Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0 to check for and drop orphan tables.
Upgrading Greenplum Database from 4.3.x to 4.3.32.0 on a Pivotal DCA system involves stopping Greenplum Database, updating the Greenplum Database software binaries, and restarting Greenplum Database. If you are using Greenplum Extension packages, you must install and use Greenplum Database 4.3.5.0 or later extension packages. If you are using custom modules with the extensions, you must also use modules that were built for use with Greenplum Database 4.3.5.0 or later.
Important: Skip this section if you are not installing Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0 on DCA systems. This section is only for installing Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0 on DCA systems.
As root, run the Pivotal DCA installer for 4.3.32.0 on the Greenplum Database master host and specify the file hostfile that lists all hosts in the cluster. If necessary, copy hostfile to the directory containing the installer before running the installer.
This example command runs the installer for Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0 for Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.x.
The installer will prompt you to provide an installation path. Press ENTER to accept the default install path (for example: /usr/local/greenplum-db-4.3.32.0), or enter an absolute path to an install location. You must have write permissions to the location you specify.
This example command runs the installer for Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0.
On a DCA system, the path to the file would be similar to /usr/local/GP-4.3.32.0/greenplum_path.sh.
Update the Greenplum Database environment so it is referencing your new 4.3.32.0 installation.
On a DCA system, the old GPHOME location might be similar to /usr/local/GP-4.2.8.1 (depending on the old installed version) and the new GPHOME location would be similar to /usr/local/GP-4.3.32.0.
The migration can take a while to complete. After the migration utility has completed successfully, the Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0 system will be running and accepting connections.
Inform all database users of the completed upgrade. Tell users to update their environment to source the Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0 installation (if necessary).
This checklist provides a quick overview of all the steps required for an upgrade from 4.2.x.x to 4.3.32.0. Detailed upgrade instructions are provided in Upgrading from 4.2.x.x to 4.3.32.0.
Users on a release prior to 4.1.x.x cannot upgrade directly to 4.3.32.0.
Follow the upgrade instructions in these release notes for Upgrading from 4.2.x.x to 4.3.32.0.
Users on a release prior to 4.0.x.x cannot upgrade directly to 4.3.32.0.
2Greenplum Database Loaders 4.3.32.0 are compatible with Greenplum Database servers 4.3.5 and later.
Important: Support for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 64-bit 10 SP4 has been dropped for Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0.
Note: Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0 does not support the PostGIS 1.0 extension package.
Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0 supports these minimum Greenplum Database extensions package versions.
To use extension packages with Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0, you must install and use Greenplum Database extension packages (gppkg files and contrib modules) that are built for Greenplum Database 4.3.5.0 or later. For custom modules that were used with Greenplum Database 4.3.4.x and earlier, you must rebuild any modules that were built against the provided C language header files for use with Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0.
The pgcrypto extension package version pv1.2 and earlier are not compatible with Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0.
When you upgrade to Greenplum Database 4.3.32.0 and the pgcrypto package version pv1.2 or earlier is installed in your current system, you must uninstall the old pgcrypto extension and install the new pgcrypto extension.
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The Jamex for Kyocera NetPad Touch is a touch screen authorization and payment terminal. Intuitive in both appearance and navigation, the NetPad Touch for Credit Card is similar to retail credit card terminals. It accommodates customers not wishing to carry cash and significantly reduces staff involvement as a self-service point of sale. For the administrator, the NetPad Touch simplifies accounting tasks and streamlines copy workflow. The NetPad Touch can alternatively be configured to work with your database to recognize and account for transactions by users. Tracking and reporting all copy and print activity, the NetPad serves as a point of access as well as a print release terminal. In addition to individual usage, the NetPad Touch can allow multiple users to share departmental or group accounts.
The Jamex for Kyocera 6500 Cash Payment Series provides self-service access control to your photocopier, printer, or computer and supports a variety of customizable features. All models accept any combination of nickels, dimes, quarters, and $1 coins, with self-replenishing change capacity ranging from $34 to $100. The scrolling display provides user instructions and available credit balance for customers. Administrators can access reconciliation data and modify settings as needed. With the 6557B Cash Payment solution, you have the ability to accept bills and coins – as well as an attached base for stability. Add a stored-value card reader to the 6500 Cash Payment Series to increase customer loyalty and provide an additional method of payment. The 6500 Cash Payment Series can also be configured to control printing via Jamex PC Interface (JPC) and supports print management software.
Since 1981, Jamex for Kyocera has delivered high-quality vending and control solutions to the document imaging industry, and is recognized as the industry leader in product reliability and quality customer service.
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CYCLING - In recent weeks I have received complaints regarding cyclists using the footways or footpaths in Perth city centre and also on Burghmuir Road and Jeanfield Road. With the recent media publicity involving the cyclist in London being found guilty of causing the death of a pedestrian by ‘wanton and furious driving’ I feel it necessary to highlight the risks that some cyclists are posing to pedestrians in Perth.
Generally anyone cycling on a footway or footpath in Scotland is committing an offence under the provisions of Section 129(5) of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984. By cycling on footpaths there is a greatly increased risk of being involved in a collision with a pedestrian and ending up in court charged with an offence.
Section 28 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 covers the offence of dangerous cycling which is defined as cycling in a manner liable to cause either injury to a person or serious damage to property. In determining whether a person has cycled dangerously, the court will consider whether it would have been obvious to a competent and careful cyclist that cycling in such a manner fell far below the standard that would be expected of such a cyclist.
Section 29 of the Act covers cycling in a careless or inconsiderate manner and a cyclist would be guilty of this if they cycled without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons.
Cyclists must remember that they are required to adhere to the rules of the road in the same way that motorists are; by complying with traffic lights; road signs and traffic direction. Also by ensuring that their cycle is roadworthy and fitted with lights and reflectors if cycling during night time or when there is seriously reduced visibility.
On Thursday 21st September the Perth based Community Investigation Unit executed a drugs search warrant at a property in the Abernethy area where they uncovered a cannabis cultivation. A 26 year old local man has been charged and will be appearing at Perth Sheriff Court in October.
A 30 year old Perth man was arrested following the theft from vehicles in Raeburn Park, Friar Street, Carnegie Place and Church Street, Perth.
About 1am on Sunday 24th September Police attended to an alarm activation at Premier Bingo, South Methven Street, Perth and traced a 31 year old local man who had broken into the premise. He was arrested and kept for court.
About 7.20pm on Sunday 24th September two boys were seen in the gardens at Glenearn Community Campus, Glenearn Road, Perth causing damage to the gardens and upturning plant pots. A number of the nursery toys were also found to be have been broken and the value of damage is estimated to in the region of £400. Officers are looking to identify and trace two boys that were seen in the area, they are described as boy 1 – 5’4” tall, aged about 14 years, wearing a hoody possibly grey in colour and grey jogging bottoms, boy 2 is aged about 15-16 years, wearing a hoody which had a large emblem on the front possibly a cross. Anyone with any information that may be useful should contact Tayside Division on 101 or any police officer, quoting the crime reference CR/25089/17.
Anyone with any information that may be useful should contact Tayside Division on 101 or any police officer, quoting the crime reference number listed at each incident. Alternatively information can be passed anonymously via the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
As we receive reports of crime, the information is shared on Community Watch; I would encourage you to sign up for notifications.
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Farley over at Oh Boy 4th grade is hosting her monthly Currently. My favorite! And because I've neglected my blog so much lately, I thought I'd join in on the fun and not feel as guilty. I have a million Christmas pictures and fun classroom happenings, dying to make their debut! ;-) Anyways, here it is...be sure to head over to Farley's blog and check out what others have written.
What do you think? ha ha Off to bed...yawn. Here's hoping the antibiotics kick in SOON!
Christmas came early - in the form of clipart!
Classroom Book Unit: Volume 1 is DONE!
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Organizer: EULER’s GAME in cooperation with ADC BlackfireEntertainment and AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o.
Last chance to qualify for national Hypergrid Championships!
HYPERGRID is new non-trivial abstract strategy game based on TIC-TAC-TOE principle set in dynamic 3D space. Place two tokens on a turn, combine their effects and create more lines for Victory points than your opponent.
Prices: Board game in a value of 1000czk for the winner; the 1st and the 2nd players forward to the National Tournament.
Starting is with no fee.
The first annual Championship in game of HYPERGRID.
- players will form 8 groups 4 players each. After 3 rounds within a group, each v. all, the first 2 players from each group advance to the 4-round play-off.
- change of the system is reserved; should not all qualified players arrive then the number of groups and their numbers of player may change, or the Swiss system will be used for the given players number followed by TOP8 play-off.
- Total gaming Victory points gained throughout the tournament is a Tournament Points tiebreaker for advancing to the play-off, as is for playoff draws.
Prices: Board games for TOP4 in values of 10.000, 5000czk, 3000czk and 2000czk.
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Designer required to assist in loading a product database into a new CRM. Will be required to work on site in Alexandria NSW. Would anticipate it being one weeks work.
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Kon Tum is home to some 27 ethnic groups including the Bahnar, Jarai, Rengao and Xe – Dang, of which some live a separate life from the mainstream society. Most of them preserve a very traditional culture which have been the highlights of our travelers' trip in the Central Highlands.
Kon Tum is covered with mostly primary forests and home to a number of national parks. Some national parks have a very rich wild life including the rare species such as albino rhinoceros. Besides, Kon Tum was the area that many fierce battles took place during the war, many groups of veterans have joined Private Tour Vietnam to visit the former battle fields where they had spent a part of their life.
Kon Tum is at the time of writing relatively off the tourist track and it's very likely that when you travel in the area you won't get a sight of other tourists. This area is recommended to the travelers who have interests in pristine nature and ethnic culture, or who would like to travel back in time to the fierce battles taking place here.
The Konklor Suspension Bridge of Konklor Village right in the town of Kon Tum connects the 2 banks of the Dak Bla River. The Konklor Village is inhabited by the Bahnar People. Following the trails flanked by plantations of coffee, banana you'll arrive at Konkotu Village where lots of traditions of the Bahnar People are preserved and told by the chief of the village. Visiting a Bahnar Village you'll be invited to the Community House (Nha Rong) towering in the center of the community.
Mang-Deng Plateau is 1100 – 1400 m in elevation, 50km from Kon Tum Town. The area has a temperate climate and covered completely by evergreen pine forests. Mang-Den is inhabited by the M'Nam People.
The Wooden Church was built in 1913 by a French Catholic Missionary and built out of wood only. The church has a nice architecture blended perfectly with traditional design of the auxiliary buildings.
Kon Tum is home to many ethnic minorities with well-preserved culture. Kon Tum is definitely an ideal destination for the adventure travelers, the culture-seekers and the eco tourists. Besides Kon Tum has been visited by a number of war veterans who once had been here. There are many former battle fields still bearing the vivid scars of war.
Private Tour Vietnam has got a number of biking and motorbiking tours for our adventure travellers to discover the secrets of the Central Highlands. Please contact us for further details.
The only choice for the travelers to Kon Tum is mini hotels in town with very basic facilities. Alternatively you can choose to stay with a local ethnic family in one of their traditional houses. This way you can adventure back to their rich traditions and culture. The facilities are nothing, but the cultural experience can be unforgettable.
By air: There are daily direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City - Pleiku and Da Nang – Pleiku. The direct flights take around 1 hour. The flight Ha Noi – Pleiku transits via Da Nang.
By road: Kon Tum is 49 kilometres north of Plei Ku, 246 kilometres north of Buon Ma Thuot, 230 kilometres northwest of Qui Nhon and 436 kilometres northwest of Nha Trang.
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And with her knowledge of Hayek behind her (who, with his mentor Ludwig Von Mises, had predicted the Soviet Union’s planned economy could never last), she faced up to the threat of a communism that seemed to be engulfing the world, and with Ronald Reagan she put it back in its box.
If your knowledge about Thatcher is weak, and your understanding of why she and Ronald Reagan are frequently discussed together lacking, then you owe to yourself to check out this article now. Take the time, and do it.
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LESSON PLAN in Solubility, Solute & Solvent, Intermolecular Forces, Molarity, Net Ionic Equation, Solubility Rules, Beer's Law. Last updated February 12, 2019.
Construct a model of the interactions of water molecules and ions during the dissolving process.
Explain, on the molecular level, why water dissolves salt.
Predict the relative solubility of salt in isopropyl alcohol and water.
Describe how changes in temperature affect the solubility of gases in aqueous solutions.
Describe how changes in pressure affect the solubility of gases in aqueous solutions.
Predict how a specific change in temperature or pressure would change the amount of gas dissolved in an aqueous solution.
Use scientific methods to solve investigative questions.
Plan and implement investigative procedures.
Determine which factor influences the rate of dissolution most: temperature, agitation, or surface area.
Use a conductivity tester in a solution to analyze its electrolyte strength.
Distinguish between a strong and weak electrolyte.
Understand the correlation between ion concentration of a solution and ability to conduct electricity.
Determine the molarity of several different solutions.
Explain the meaning of molarity while giving reference to the particle concentration in a solution.
Use models to accurately represent the meaning of molarity.
Determine the molarity of a solution using the molarity equation.
Indicate that a precipitate can form from the reaction of two aqueous solutions.
Understand the components described by a net ionic equation.
Create particle diagrams for solutions containing dissociated ions.
Apply their knowledge of solubility rules to the outcome of a chemical reaction.
Write a chemical equation for a reaction that produces a precipitate.
Draw accurate particle diagrams for reactions that include aqueous species and formed precipitates.
Write overall ionic and net ionic equations.
Understand that adding a solute to water changes the boiling point of water.
Know that depending on how much solute is added, the boiling point is effected differently.
Predict how increasing or decreasing the concentration of a solution will affect the absorption of light through a solution.
Teacher Preparation: See individual resources.
Lesson: 8-12 class periods, depending on class level.
Refer to the materials list given with each individual activity.
Refer to the safety instructions given with each individual activity.
The activities shown below are listed in the order that they should be completed.
The teacher notes, student handouts, and additional materials can be accessed on the page for each individual activity.
Please note that most of these resources are AACT member benefits.
Start this unit by exploring the concept of dissolving with the Basic Modeling of the Dissolving Phenomenon activity, which allows students to explore the process of salt dissolving in water. This resource includes cut-outs of ions and water molecules to help students model the interaction between them and then use their model to make predictions about the relative solubility of salt and isopropyl alcohol. This inquiry activity then has students design an experiment to test their prediction. This resource includes alignment with NGSS.
If you teach a higher level class, you might choose to use the Advanced Modeling of the Dissolving Phenomenon activity, which has students draw particle diagrams to construct a model of the dissolving process, predict the relative solubility of salt with water and isopropyl alcohol, design an experiment to test their predictions and use claim-evidence-reasoning to build an argument for their model based on evidence. They then apply their model to explain why calcium carbonate is not soluble in water. This resource also includes alignment with NGSS.
Follow that activity by showing the Solubility Animation to help your students visualize on the particulate level how solubility works. Examples of ionic compounds and a polar covalent compound show that when water is attracted to charged parts, they dissolve, and when they're not attracted to charged parts they stay solid. Have your students refine the models that they created in the modeling dissolving activity after viewing the animation and discussing how and why substances dissolve.
Then use one or more of the following activities to further explore the vocabulary of solubility and the factors that affect it.
Students can explore how changes in pressure and temperature affect the solubility of a gas in an aqueous solution with the demonstration Exploring Gas Solubility. In addition, students will have the opportunity in a post-demonstration reflection activity to practice using their demonstration data and observations to make evidence based claims. This resource includes alignment with NGSS.
In the lab, What’s the Solution? students choose a factor, such as stirring, temperature, or particle size that could affect the rate of dissolving. They then design a procedure that can be used to determine how the factor they chose will affect rate of solution, identify one factor as the independent variable and determine how it affects the solubility rate as supported by time required to dissolve the solute.
If you talk about conductivity and electrolytes, use the Strong and Weak Electrolytes lab to show students how the conductivity of different common household solutions varies. They can determine the strength of the electrolyte from the brightness of the light on the conductivity diode tester. This resources includes instructions for making your own testers with inexpensive and easy to find. This resource includes alignment with AP Chemistry learning objectives.
Use the demonstration, What is a 1 Molar Solution? as you move on to the topic of solution concentration and concentration calculations. Students complete short questions prior to the demonstration and then watch as you create one, two, three, and half “molar” solutions using large beakers and plastic mole cutouts. This demonstration supports students’ understanding of solutions, the mole concept, as well as molarity and will help students determine the molarity of different solutions. At the end, you demonstrate how to make a one molar solution of a salt using the correct laboratory technique with a volumetric flask.
Then use the Particle Level Molarity activity to introduce students to molarity at the particle level. Students use their knowledge of molarity by preparing several Kool-Aid drinks, and then apply that information to create representations at the particle level. By the end of this activity, students will be able to explain the meaning of molarity while giving reference to the particle concentration in a solution, use models to represent the meaning of molarity, and calculate the molarity of a solution.
The Kool-Aid lab will give your students practice through calculating the mass of Kool-Aid powder required to make three solutions (C12H22O11) with different concentrations. This lab helps students explain the concept of molarity and calculate the number of grams of solute that are required to produce a given molarity of solution. You can then use the lab, Molarity of a Solution to teach your students how to perform dilutions of Kool-Aid and juice solutions. Students will calculate the amount of solute required to create a solution of a particular concentration and the amount of solvent required to dilute a concentrated solution.
As you move on to precipitation and the solubility rules, play the Net Ionic Equations Animation to show students a precipitate reaction on the particulate level and understand what a net ionic equation represents for this reaction type. Mixing two aqueous reactants that yield aqueous products and mixing two aqueous reactants that yield a precipitate are both part of the animation.
After viewing the animation, use the Precipitation Reaction demonstration to have your students observe what happens when a precipitate is produced through the reaction of potassium iodide and lead (II) nitrate. A video of the demonstration is included with the resource if you do not have the chemicals available to perform the demonstration. After discussing observations, challenge the students to draw a particle diagram of each reactant and the final mixture.
Then use the Ions in Aqueous Solutions presentation to introduce the solubility rules to your students. In the lab portion of this classroom resource, students mix ionic solutions to determine what combinations form precipitates. They then deduce which ions are responsible for the precipitate and write overall equations and net ionic equations. This lesson includes alignment to AP Chemistry learning objectives.
If your students need additional practice with the solubility rules and net ionic equations, use the Do it Yourself Color lesson. Your students will use solubility rules to predict whether the product of a double displacement reaction will produce a precipitate, investigate a series of reactions to verify solubility rules, and determine the identity of unknown solutions based on experimental evidence. This lesson includes alignment with NGSS.
If you teach colligative properties, the Changing Water’s Boiling Point lab will allow your students to explore the concept with a quantitative approach. Students prepare five sodium chloride solutions with different concentrations, bring samples of each to a boil and measure the boiling point, and then use their data to graph the relationship between concentration and boiling point. They then use the graph to calculate the boiling point elevation constant. This resource includes three different student activity sheets. One is a more traditional cookbook lab that provides specific information for preparing the solution. The second gives limited instructions and serves as an inquiry based activity. The third incorporates NGSS-based science and engineering practices.
If you prefer an activity with ties to everyday life, use the lesson, The Hot and Cold of it All to have your students analyze the effectiveness of different brands of antifreeze/coolant. Students conduct an investigation to examine the freezing point depression in samples that have been diluted with distilled water and determine the specific heat capacities of antifreeze/coolant products as compared to pure water. This lesson includes alignment with NGSS.
The Beer’s Law Discovered lab is a good resource for those who teach Beer’s Law and the relationship between solution concentration, absorbance, transmittance, and path length. This lesson is written for higher level classes and includes alignment to AP Chemistry learning objectives. We also have two other related lessons in the library that you might want to use with your classes. Both include alignment with NGSS.
The Using Color to Identify an Unknown lesson plan utilizes spectrophotometry to identify the wavelength of maximum absorbance of food dye.
The Introduction to Color lesson plan allows students to explore the properties related to color and how they vary with changes in concentration.
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This newsletter includes three recent engagements I had at schools, from an Earth Day keynote and art installation in a university in California to an architecture class and mural project at a high school in Vermont. As an alum of Holderness School in New Hampshire, I was also featured in their last magazine. I hope you enjoy the articles, images and video!
I encourage you or your school, organization, or business to invite me to lead a workshop with your group. These focus on expressive mask making, reconnecting to nature, stilt walking and A Little Farm Story, as well as multiple Art of Sustainability workshops. I also encourage you to consider my art pieces - paintings and sculptures - and my book, A Little Farm Story as spring gifts for loved ones.
Earth Day Keynote and "The Waste Stream"
For Earth Day, I was invited to Humboldt State University in Arcata, California to deliver a talk on my "Art of Sustain-ability" approach and to co-create an installation with students to raise awareness about the plastics flowing through our lives (and into the ocean). I am grateful to organizers and to the Humboldt Energy Independence Fund for making my participation possible. Read my reflections, view images and download my presentation.
Difficult Beginnings combines oil paints and burlap on canvas. It is 72"x54" and framed.
There's More To This is acrylic, fabric and paper on canvas. It is 30”x40” in size.
Contact me at jay [at] jaymead [dot] net to purchase this or other paintings.
I recently had the pleasure of working with 20 high school students at The Sharon Academy here in Vermont. I led an inward-looking mural project called "Humanizing Skin" in which students created colorful, life-sized plywood self-portraits. In my architecture class, students designed both a fantasy treehouse and an artist-in-residence cabin for possible construction at the school. View example mural images and a summary video of the architecture class!
Wind Form is carved from laminated mahogany. It is 24"x23"x6" in size.
Contact me at jay [at] jaymead [dot] net to purchase this or other sculptures.
My alma mater, the Holderness School in New Hampshire, interviewed me and wrote an article about my career entitled "The Art of Well-Being" in their Winter 2014 magazine. Read the full article here.
Copyright © 2014, Jay Mead, all rights reserved.
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We have introduced new icons to Bio-Logic that allow those with color blindness to play. I love it when a plan comes together! When originally designing for Bio-Logic, we knew that the core game would be very color heavy, and that it could potentially push the color blind away from playing. However, one should always take the time to revisit any option that opens the door for more people to enjoy your game. In this instance, solving the color blind problem ultimately sparked a solution that makes the game easier to read in general. So now we have quick read icons that all players can use to ease themselves into Bio-Logic.
Here you can see the 7 new icons that represent each board tile in Bio-Logic. They help anyone to quickly recognize each tile, without needing to see the colors. But on top of that, using the icons to help describe the type of tile, will solidify understanding of the mechanics as well. It really is amazing how game design takes us down all these unforeseen paths, so much fun.
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Modernism Week - ADAFF 2020 Tickets HERE NEXT YEAR!
The Architecture Design Art Film Festival (ADAFF) is presented by The American Documentary Film Festival in partnership with Modernism Week. The mission of the festival is to foster understanding and engage audiences, industry and decision-makers in architecture, design and the arts. With a view to urban and residential planning, the Architecture Design Art Film Festival (ADAFF) aims to build awareness and encourage alternative forms of design as well as retention by resuscitating historically significant creations.
Given the world-wide interest in Modernist creation, be it in architecture, design and the arts, ADAFF is strategically positioned to share films and events that are sure to stir excitement in the beautiful location that is Palm Springs.
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Where does the Changing the Guard ceremony take place?
The ceremony takes place in three locations, Buckingham Palace, St James's Palace and Wellington Barracks.
Victoria - 15 minutes easy walk (District, Circle &Victoria line).
Green Park - 10 minutes walk (Piccadilly, Victoria & Jubilee line).
St James's Park - 10 minutes walk (District & Circle line).
The Visitor Oyster Card is a plastic smartcard which you use instead of paper tickets.
It is the cheapest way to pay for single journeys on London transport. It can be used on the Tube, buses, London overground trains, most National Rail services in London and the Gatwick Express.
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Currently, the Georgian higher education system is undergoing quality assurance reforms. New standards are being launched for authorization and accreditation of educational programmes. Georgian universities are facing challenges in this regard and are motivated to enhance the communication and collaboration with the national QA agency and also widen their knowledge in creating a quality assurance culture.
how to develop QA systems at intitutional level and how to engage different stakeholders in this process.
The expert that will join this seminar is Dr. Paul O’Leary, Head of Quality Promotion and Academic Policy Development for the Waterford institute of Technology, Ireland.
This website has been developed for the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). However it reflects the views only of the authors, and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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Jacksonville, Florida - On Monday morning, Facebook announced that it had upgraded its link structure to include HSTS preloading. This is great news for a more secure internet as it will help to continue the proliferation of encryption across the internet.
We have recently upgraded our link security infrastructure to include HSTS preloading, which automatically upgrades HTTP links to HTTPS for eligible websites. This will improve people’s security and will also often improve the speed of navigation to sites from Facebook.
Starting this summer with the release of Chrome 66, every website that is still being served unsecurely will be given a negative indicator and issued a warning. For all intents and purposes the unencrypted internet will be dead by 2019.
This move by Facebook helps to accelerate the change.
HSTS or HTTP Strict Transport Security, is an HTTP header that, once downloaded by an internet user, forces all connections with that site to be made securely, via HTTPS.
Typically, you’ll see a website add the HSTS header and then add itself to the HSTS preload list. That list, which is maintained by Google, instructs browsers to make a secure connection with a given URL on its very first attempt to connect. This, in turn, closes a small attack vector wherein an internet user’s system is vulnerable on its first connection, before it can download the header itself.
What Facebook is doing goes a step further. Obviously, one of Facebook’s biggest features is its ability to curate content for its users. I don’t have the statistics, but suffice it to say that every single second, there are countless users following links away from Facebook as they consume content. We’re talking millions of followed links. And now, thanks to Facebook’s HSTS decision, all of them are being enforced via HTTPS. Well, at least all of the links that correspond to a site with a valid SSL certificate, at least.
While it may seem simple, by forcing its users to predominantly follow HTTPS links, Facebook is helping to speed up the proliferation of HTTPS that much faster.
Granted, the links you’re following may have been created by a Russian bot intent on gaslighting you through the midterm elections, but at least your connection is secure.
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Thousands of Jewish children are said to have been 'disappeared' from the education system (file photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images).
A global organisation working to prevent the abuse of Jewish children has urged the UK's Independent Inquiry for Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) to urgently initiate an investigation into alleged sexual abuse of Jewish children in illegal faith schools operating in the London borough of Hackney.
Kol v'Oz chief executive Manny Waks in a letter urged the IICSA to include the Jewish schools in its ongoing probe into "a wide range of institutions", The Independent reported.
Waks reportedly wrote: "In the past few years there have been numerous reports of troubling incidents within the Jewish community; more specifically, within the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community in the UK, including a series of reports by The Independent which note that child sexual abuse is alleged to have occurred in illegal Jewish ultra-Orthodox schools and that authorities turned a blind eye to these schools due, in part, to the fear of being accused of anti-Semitism."
"The IICSA notes that it will investigate a wide range of institutions, including those who fall under the category of 'other religious organizations'. I would like to take this opportunity to encourage the IICSA to seriously consider including at least a segment of the Jewish community in its investigations," Waks added.
The newspaper's investigation revealed that thousands of Jewish children reported missing at UK schools had been secretly sent to illegal Jewish faith schools in Hackney and were allegedly facing physical as well as sexual abuse. The probe also found a redacted internal memo, which showed that the Department of Education (DoE) staff were aware of the illegal schools since at least 2010 but they destroyed evidence on being threatened by some schools.
The education department, however, said it would investigate the redacted internal memo, the report reported.
Originally published at International Business Times.
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Late night listing-makings, 4 a.m., and the power of purple velvet shades.
The Confessional: May I Be Honest?
Make We Laugh Monday: Stress is Funny, Right?
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Don't let anyone convince you that you are not worthy of love. You are and they don't get a say in that. You are worthy of great love.
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I have an unmodified Lulzbot Mini, and I'm trying to figure out from various sources how flexible a filament I can use for printing. I have some Gizmo Dorks flexible TPU filament, but I don't see any TPU profiles in the Cura Lulzbot Edition software that I am using. I'm assuming that filament materials with a lower Shore hardness are more flexible. When I did a little research on TPU filaments, I found a really broad range of Shore hardness, anywhere from 85A (Ninjatek Ninjaflex) to 98A (Gizmo Dorks TPU). Given that the Shore A hardness scale maximum is 100, 98 would seem to be very hard. So what am I missing? Why does Gizmo Dorks describe their TPU filament as "flexible"?
I'd like to give more flexible filament a try in my Mini, but I have seen several posts online that suggest that this might not work well without a modified extruder. However, all the complaints seem to be about 1.75 mm TPU filament, so maybe the thicker 2.85 mm filament would not experience the same problems in a standard extruder.
I tried some Inland PETG filament, and this is where it gets even more confusing. I found no discernable difference between this part when using Inland PETG and ABS. The only Shore hardness rating I could find for a PETG filament is 70A, but I suspect that there is a great deal of variability with supplier. Inland lists their filament hardness using the Rockwell hardness scale, and their PETG hardness is rated R 106. I found a conversion table on the web, but it seems to suggest that a value of R 106 corresponds to a Shore value of 43A. So unless I am looking at this wrong, this suggests a great deal of variability in hardness for different PETG suppliers.
Cura LE requests the following print settings.
The probe, soften, and wipe temperatures are almost always the same value for a given material, so I think if I get a value for any one of these I can set all three. Standby temperature is usually different from these three, so no clue there.
I can't help you with the shore questions, but this might help printing (semi) flexible filament on the Lulzbot toolheads.
I decided to ditch the TPU filament that I have and order the PCTPE filament for which Cura LE has a profile. From its description, PCTPE is pretty close to being TPU/TPE, though it is described as a blend of materials.
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Etching by P. del Po after Annibale Carracci. Wellcome Library, London.
To anyone’s ears this should be sharp and shocking. In every language that I know and in antiquity no less than today, equating a person with dogs, even “little dogs” (the diminutive form is here), is offensive. So what is going on here? Is Jesus being racist? Boorish? Is he putting the woman to a test? Or is he a very tired man, fully human, fully divine, and fully exhausted?
Jesus needed a break. For the last few chapters of Mark, he has been trying to escape attention by criss-crossing the Sea of Galilee and now he has gone to Tyre, in hopes that no one would know he was there. Tyre was one of the strongest of the Phoenician cities, dating back to at least 2750 BCE (Think about that! It was founded at a time more distant from Jesus than we are!), and it remained a prominent and wealthy city on the Mediterranean coast. Along with Sidon and even at the height of Israel’s strength, Tyre remained independent from Israel. In the first century CE, Tyre controlled the surrounding region with a great amount of autonomy as a Roman province. It was a relatively wealthy region as well. Jesus was hoping to have a respite, to escape notice, in this Gentile territory.
This woman who comes to Jesus was no doubt exhausted as well. Her daughter is possessed of a demon and if other passages in the Gospels are anything to go by, that means that the child lashes out it in fits, harming herself and perhaps others, and all the while any parent would be beside themselves, anxious to care for their child. Any person with an ounce of compassion can feel for the woman and resonate with her desperate appeal to Jesus, “Heal my daughter!” Anyone would want to help her in any way they could.
[Jesus] said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.
What I think we can say is that this is a test for Jesus as much as for the woman.
In the preceding passages Jesus declared the purity laws of the Pharisees null and void, challenging them to look beyond the words of the Law into the Spirit. “Listen to me, all of you, and understand: there is nothing outside a person that by going in can defile, but the things that come out are what defile” (Mark 7:14). Mark tells us that Jesus is declaring all foods clean, but Jesus goes farther.
20 And he said, “It is what comes out of a person that defiles. 21 For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come: fornication, theft, murder, 22 adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, folly. 23 All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.
It is what comes out of us that defiles, since it is out of our hearts that comes cruelty and meanness, spite and anger, indifference and arrogance. The woman has begged Jesus to free her daughter of this demon and from out of his mouth comes…a fully human response.
Let the children be fed first, for it is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.
I am afraid I do not have any definite answers for the rhetorical questions I have posed. I do not know whether Jesus was testing the woman, challenging her with a wink (Filson, p. 180), or was he sincere in his immediate, hurtful reaction, one that likely would have been shared with the Pharisees he criticized the day before.
We confess Jesus to be the Son of God and the Son of Man. This episode in his life serves as a reminder that Jesus was human as well. Fully divine and fully human means that Jesus needed food and rest. He also felt temptation and anger, and no doubt could get cranky and petulant from time to time. In other words, he was human, as we are.
And yet the woman persists.
28 But she answered him, “Sir, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” 29 Then he said to her, “For saying that, you may go—the demon has left your daughter.” 30 So she went home, found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.
The woman, like the widow from Luke 18 who persists with the unjust judge, does not accept Jesus’ response, but perseveres and takes on the identity of a dog and turns it around, reminding Jesus that even the dogs receive the children’s crumbs. She acknowledges both the injustice of the world and the realities of survival. She is willing to beg and eat the crumbs left behind by the Chosen in order to save her daughter and she will not be denied.
This is a pivotal point in Jesus’ ministry in Mark’s Gospel. This woman demanded mercy and grace from Jesus and from this point forward, he will heal Gentiles and Jews, he will feed a crowd of 4000 people from all backgrounds and there are not crumbs left, there are seven baskets full! From this point forward, Jesus goes throughout the Gentile region healing and preaching the Gospel of the forgiveness of sin, before returning to Jerusalem where he dies for the sins of all the world.
This mother insisted that Jesus heal her child and would not be pushed aside, would not be denied. We are often that woman, in need of healing for ourselves and those we love. Her confrontation with Jesus reminds us of the example of the psalms, that we should be bold in calling God to see our suffering and to respond. Following her example, we must persist and insist that God see our needs and attend to them. “Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts.” Hear our prayer!
This is a pivotal moment for all of us. From this point forward, we proclaim the Gospel of Christ for all the world even as we call out to God for the crumbs of grace. And as we do so, we know that at the Lord’s table we receive not crumbs, but the Eucharistic feast that provides us with eternal life.
Today is just like every other day.
This was great! Thanks. The possibility that Jesus was just ill tempered (even if understandably so) in that moment has not been an option in my interpretive tradition but it makes sense. Part of the reason that this reading has not been an option would be understanding an ill tempered reaction as sinful and therefore off the table in regard to Jesus. So, your reading here also raises questions I have had about reducing sin to discreet acts of wrong doing. I would be interested to hear your thoughts about this sometime either here or a future blog post :). Thanks again!
Tim, thank you! It is good to hear from you and I greatly appreciate your comment. It may well develop into another post, but I think it would be good to continue the discussion here.
First, I would suggest that as Christians we need to consider more deeply what it means to say that Jesus was “fully human” (again, Hebrews, this time 2:17 “Therefore he had to become like his brothers and sisters in every respect…”). In Evangelical (and more conservative) circles we are so solely focused upon his divinity and sinlessness that I think most recoil from any discussion of Jesus’ humanity. Others view his divinity as a later theological assertion (rather than an historical truth) and so reduce Jesus to simply a man. Sure, many of us will talk about the obvious human traits of Jesus, he eats, sleeps, and even cries, but I don’t think we dare to go deeper on that path of thought. The most complex discussion I can recall in my Evangelical circles has been the problematizing of Jesus’ being angry, anger being viewed as a sin. But that is usually dismissed by pointing out that Jesus’ anger was /righteous/ anger.
Hebrews is putting forward the argument of Jesus as both High Priest to offer the atoning sacrifice and Jesus as the (spotless) sacrifice. In order to be acceptable, Jesus had to be sinless. It is not our only NT source for asserting Jesus is without sin (see Rom. 8:3, 2 Cor. 5:21, 1 Pet. 2:22, 1 John 3:5), but they all seem particularly focused upon the ritual rites of sacrifice. So, when those passages argue that Jesus was without sin and therefore able to be an atoning sacrifice is it possible that they view of “sin” was not as broad and detailed as we modern Pharisees assume? As you said Tim, maybe we need to question reducing sin to discreet acts of wrong doing. After all, the “blamelessness” of a sacrifice (or a priest) was about its appearance (not lost limbs, flaws in coloration, etc.). Human priests were understood to do things wrong, but that did not necessarily inviolate their role as a priest. The lack of a testicle would, however (see Lev. 21) invalidate his qualifications.
1 Pet. 2:22 ups the ante, however, and is directly related to this Gospel passage regarding Jesus’ speech. “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.” Of course, one could argue that Jesus was far from being deceitful in his response to the Syrophoenician woman; he was being, if anything, entirely too honest. And Heb. 4:15 focuses upon Jesus’ ability to withstand temptation. This would suggest that Jesus’ being “without sin” related to far more than simply his physical comportment.
Let us return then to Jesus’ statement here in Mark’s Gospel, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.” Is this in itself sinful? It is if, as suggested before, hurting someone else’s feelings or being rude is a sin. I do not know if I could find a verse to justify that definition of sin, but I am sure we could stretch something to fit. Jesus is putting forward a proverb, albeit an offensive one if you are not one of the children. Presumably it would come down to intent. To cause offense is not in itself a sin, after all, we are told the Gospel is offensive, but surely the intent behind remarks that cause offense would be what is sinful. We do not have Jesus’ inner thoughts at this moment and Mark provides no direction for us (as he does elsewhere) so we cannot discern his intent. Back to Jesus’ comments about what comes from the heart. If Jesus uttered these words not to be offend, but as a deflection then I would suggest he is being peevish and flippant. So, behaving as any person might, but I think we could argue he is not sinning.
Tim, I like much of what I have read of NT Wright, but that particular quote I would need to see more of in context. Judaism of the first and subsequent several centuries did have a sense of the imperative to keep the Law (and, for many, its oral corollaries). But if he is talking about the “hope of heaven,” that is a different matter… I would need to read the whole thing to get a good sense of the argument.
I am very sympathetic with where you are going though and I think that got lost in my verbiage. I do think we are too fixated on the specifics of individual, minute actions when defining “sin.” It is, in a very deep sense, the attitude and approach rather than the actions.
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MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Veteran actor Mark Gil has died. He was 52, and would have celebrated his 53rd birthday on September 25. He was cremated a few hours after his death.
UPDATE: A statement released by the Eigenmann family said that the popular actor was diagnosed with liver cancer two years ago, but that the actor himself had requested that the information not be made public. According to the statement, they learned that it was terminal in June 2014.
According to the statement, Gil died Monday morning at 8 am. This was confirmed earlier in the day by his manager June Rufino.
Gabby Eigenmann's manager Perry Lansigan also confirmed Mark Gil's death in a Facebook message to Rappler.
Perry said that the family is asking for privacy to mourn the actor's death as of this time.
Born Raphael John Eigenmann, he is the son of veteran actors Eddie Mesa and Rosemarie Gil. His siblings include actors Michael de Mesa and Cherie Gil. He leaves behind his wife, Maricar Jacinto-Eigenmann, and children Gabby Eigenmann, Timmy Eigenmann (Sid Lucero), Andi Eigenmann, Maxine Eigenmann, Ira Eigenmann, and Stevie Eigenmann.
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Looking deep into space is like experiencing the universe in a house of mirrors where everything is distorted. The distortion is actually caused by gravity.
When researchers need to take measurements under the ocean, on glaciers or even on other planets, they turn to Alberto Behar. He helps them overcome the challenges of using sensors in extreme conditions.
This year's Ugly Bug Contest features insects that look like they come from the Twilight Zone. See these creatures up close and cast your vote for the creepiest critter.
Ants are one of evolution's greatest success stories. Now scientists are studying these social insects to help them develop everything from antibiotics to robots.
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When people visit Australia they usually have a few things on their to do list. Visit Bondi beach, see the Sydney opera house, and snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef.
Very rarely do these plans involve Western Australia, much less the little corner that makes up the South West.
The South West region consists of Bunbury (Western Australia’s third largest city), Margaret river, Dunsborough, Busselton, Augusta and Yallingup, as well as some smaller townships.
The region is bounded by Cape Naturaliste to the North and Cape Leeuwin to the South. Caves Road is a major tourist road which connects many of the attraction of the South West.
We love driving this road as it leads to so many small beaches and cute little attractions!
Forget Bondi, WA beaches are where it’s at! My favourite thing about the South West is that even on the prettiest Summer’s day I can still find an empty beach to enjoy.
There are so many beaches to explore and they tend to be largely untouched, litter free and unpopulated.
Along the coast there are plenty of pretty rock formations to explore. As you drive down caves road you’ll see roads titled things like Moses rock, sugar load rock, canal rocks, etc.
If you follow these roads you’ll find that they’re quite aptly named, and there’s always some sort of rock formation at the end of them.
Canal rocks is the most popular and it’s really enjoyable to climb around this massive mountain of rock, but there are tonnes of others to discover too!
There are also numerous coastal walks to enjoy from the 250 km cape to cape track, to the 7km Meelup reserve trail. There are wild beaches perfect for surfing like-injidup beach in Yallingup-and sheltered beaches perfect for families, like koombana bay in Bunbury.
There’s plenty of fishing opportunities and in the right seasons you might see whales or Dolphins!
When I first arrived in Bunbury I visited the art gallery quite frequently. At the time it was one of the few free things to do on a Sunday. Today you don’t even need to visit the galleries to be wowed by Bunbury’s art scene, it’s all around us!
Street art in Bunbury is becoming increasingly wide spread and it’s impossible to walk around the city without noticing a new piece of art you hadn’t seen before.
The street art in the region is amazing!
Empty shop fronts are turned into functional art galleries with the “artist in residence” program, and there are unique artsy stores like Afez of the Heart (specialising in middle eastern furniture) and Lava Art Glass Gallery, a store/studio/gallery selling Western Australian glass art and providing glass making workshops.
Yallingup, a small town about 250km south of Perth has its own thriving art scene. The Yallingup galleries consist of a main gallery showcasing a range of Australian artists, and a garden art studio which hosts solo exhibitions. Not far from here are the Gunyulgap galleries.
In fact, you could spend days driving down caves road and stopping at all the art galleries you see signposted along the way! To see traditional aboriginal artwork visit the Wardan aboriginal centre, also off caves road.
The south west region rules when it comes to booze! Margaret river is a famous wine region with many vineyards and wineries. Wine tours are a great way to explore many of the wineries in the area without the need for a designated driver, and range from limo tours to group bus tours.
But it’s not all about the wine! The south west region is also awash with craft beer breweries and artsy small bars. Tap takeovers (when a local brewery takes over the taps at a bar for a night) occur in bars such as Lost Bills in Bunbury and are a great way to try local beers.
Alex is a craft beer fanatic and he strongly recommends Eagle Bay brewing company, a microbrewery and restaurant near Dunsborough.
Unique bars are popping up constantly. When we first walked into Sala in Bunbury I really felt like we were back on Abbot Kinney boulevard in Los Angeles! It’s such a hip little spot with exposed brick walls, a huge wine and beer selection, and delicious sharing plates. It’s just one of the many exciting bars dotted across the South West.
Alcohol is much more expensive in Australia than in many parts of the world, and WA is even more expensive, but visiting a few local bars is a great way to experience local culture, hear some local live music, and try some local drinks.
Clancy’s Fish Pub on Caves Road.
The South West has so many wonderful food options. From vegan raw food options at The Plant in Bunbury to the famous chilli beef burger of Occy’s in Dunsborough, there truly is something for everyone.
You can visit the Margaret Rivera in the small town of Cowaramup and sample their selection of locally made chutneys, olive oil and cheeses, or try handmade chocolates at the Margaret river chocolate factory. For a real delicacy take a trip to the small inland town of Manjimup, a place famous for its truffles.
If you love markets (which I most definitely do!) you need to visit the Margaret River farmers market which takes place every Saturday morning from 8am-12pm at the Margaret River education campus. Here you can sample everything from nougat to fresh fruit to Yallingup’s famous wood fired bread.
The Happy Wife – a cafe with a view.
Stop for a coffee in one of the dozens of cute cafes in the region. The Happy Wife in Bunbury is one of our favourite Sunday morning spots, with beautiful views of the inlet and wonderful breakfast and lunch options.
The honeycomb crumpets are divine! Hot Chocolatte in Dunsborough is a cute little hole in the wall coffee shop with everything from chia pots to fudge brownies, and their flavoured hot chocolate is so decadent it almost makes you feel guilty….almost!
Walk through the Main Street of Margaret river and you’ll find it’s always bustling with people enjoying their lunch alfresco in one of the many bohemian style cafes.
Coffee shops in this part of the world aren’t about soup and sandwiches, they’re always taking things to the next level with surprising flavor combinations, cute decor and Instagram worthy presentation.
Don’t miss out on the coffee!
The South West region is the only place in the world where you’ll find tuart forests. This creates a natural ecosystem unlike anywhere else in the world! The Tuart Forest National Park is a protected area when you can explore this unique bush land.
There are multiple walking trails where you will see beautiful flora and perhaps even encounter some wildlife. The night spotlighting trail is a 1.5km walk intended to be explored at night by torch light to allow you to see the native nocturnal wildlife like the western ringtail possum!
One of my favourite aspects of the Australian landscape is bush leading straight to the sea. There’s something so exciting about coming over the top of a bush trail to find the beach laid out before you! The Maidens reserve in Bunbury is a wonderful example of this!
The facilities here are old and the water fountains have rusted, but the trails are beautiful and fairly well maintained. It’s an area full of wildlife from butterflies to snakes, and the beach is usually almost empty!
Go for a hike in the forest.
So many people drive all the way to Monkey Mia, ten hours North of Perth to experience Dolphins in their natural habitat. But in Bunbury, just two hours South of Perth we have our own dolphin experience. The beaches around Bunbury teem with dolphins. I’ve even had them swim up next to me when I was least expecting it!
The dolphin discover centre is a non-profit organisation which offers a range of educational activities from guided swims to Eco cruises. Admission to the centre is $10 while a guided swim will cost you $165.
Tourist activities involving animals can be an ethical issue, with terrible stories emerging about abusive elephant tourist traps in Thailand.
When visiting the Bunbury dolphin discovery centre you can rest assured that you’re not harming these Dolphins. The centre has the highest level of Eco certification and is committed to positively impacting the natural environment.
Caves road is aptly named-all along this road are limestone caves! There are actually over 150 caves across the south west region and many of them are open to the public. They range from open easily accessible caves to extreme spelunking adventures.
With an “Above and Below Pass” you can combine your entry to one of the more popular caves (such as Ngilgi Cave) and the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse for just $26.
We recently visited Mammoth Cave and it was really beautiful. Filled with natural unique rock formations, it was amazing to think that there’s this whole ecosystem beneath our feet!
We love exploring the South West region of Australia. For us the only frustrating part is how difficulty it can be to find information about attractions in the area. Hopefully as the area continues to develop and grow this will improve. I have no doubt that in a year’s time this area will be even more exciting than it currently is!
Ciara is an Irish traveler living in Australia with her American boyfriend, Alex. When not travelling she can be found avoiding doing the dishes and complaining about not travelling. They’re currently planning a road trip around Australia and share stories of their adventures on their blog, Our Migration Patterns.
Yay – I was hoping this was referring to the south west of WA! This is our backyard, and one that we love very much. You’ve covered plenty of fantastic things to do in the area. There is something for everyone, regardless of what you enjoy or how much money you want to spend!
What a fabulous blog post! Thank you for showcasing our spectacular South West Region!
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Andrea Lea O’Connor, 43, of Lawrence, died late Monday, January 15, 2018, from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle accident on the Kansas Turnpike in Douglas County.
She was born March 3, 1974 in Parsons, Kansas to Larry L. and Marcia (Bellah) O’Connor. As a young girl, she attended Meadow View Grade School and later moved with her family to Eudora, Kansas. Andrea graduated from Lawrence High School in 1992.
Following high school, she moved to Phoenix, Arizona where she worked at Earnhardt Ford many years before working as a Customer Service Representative at the Social Security Administration. In 2015, she returned to Lawrence, and was currently working as a Human Resources Assistant for Military Records at the U.S. Coast Guard in Topeka. Being a successful government worker was one of her proudest achievements in life, serving as a Journeyman for Social Security and working for the Coast Guard. She was a dedicated civil servant. Andrea also cared deeply for our military veterans, especially those with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Andrea had a heart bigger than life. She cared more about others than she did herself. Andrea was always willing to help those in need, demonstrated a genuine enthusiasm for her family and friends, and loved pets, especially her Pit bull, Chewy. She was passionate about her Secret Santa campaign giving out sleeping bags to the homeless around the holidays and was comfortable with people from many walks of life. Andrea enjoyed camping, cooking, refurbishing old furniture including picture frames, and doing DIY projects.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Marcia Houston; maternal grandparents, J.W. “Junior” and Lucille Bellah; and paternal grandparents, Leo and Leona O’Connor.
Memorial services were held Friday, January 26, 2018 in Kansas. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Parsons, KS. Another memorial service is being held in Mesa, AZ, at Bunker’s Garden Chapel, 33 N. Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ on Saturday, February 3rd at 11 am.
In honor of the life of Andrea O’Connor, the family is requesting in lieu of flowers, donations be made in support of Sleeping Bag Santa. Andrea was very passionate about helping those forgotten, and Sleeping Bag Santa is the cornerstone of her legacy. Andrea dedicated hundreds of hours for many years during the holiday season giving back to humanity and collecting and delivering sleeping bags to the homeless in Phoenix, Arizona. Since moving back Lawrence, Andrea was dedicated to expanding this program and serving a new community. A go fund me page has been established where donations may be left, https://www.gofundme.com/andreas-legacysleeping-bag-santa.
My deep condolences to the O’Connor family on the loss of your precious loved one.
Death is not something that we look forward to or find it easy to accept. That’s why the Most High God has promised to end death Psalms 83:18 and Revelation 21:4 brings that out. But, He also promises to reunite our loved again in perfect health Acts 24:15 and He even says where Psalms 37:11 and for how long Psalms 37:29.
I really hope that these few Scriptures are some comfort to you as it was to us when our precious daughter died and recently my beloved husband of 50 years fell asleep in death. The pain is indeed very real. If, you would like to talk, I’m here for you. Or, a site that can be helpful is jw.org It has helped me.
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Roy Campanella was an eight-time All Star and three-time National League Most Valuable Player during his ten-year big league career.
Roy Campanella debuted one year after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. The following year he began a run of eight consecutive All Star appearances. A three-time MVP, Campanella was paralyzed in a car accident during the 1957 off-season. In the collection is this photo boldly signed during his playing career before the accident.
These individuals introduced me to the game of baseball.I was 10 years of age when I knew that I wanted to play the game. I will airways remember all of those guys.
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George Ferris' original observation wheel under construction, January 2009. You can follow the story HERE on our website by clicking on NEWS button and follow the links that mention Ferris. I will post more pictures here when it is finished.
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This model inspired the Self Portrait Secretary's Challenge .
This is a Meccano pre-production prototype model of Thunderbird 3 which was ultimately never produced.
These small windmills are built from set 3 components, one in red/green and one in black/yellow/silver, using identical parts and following the instructions to the letter.
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In the liturgical calendar, the month of November begins with the Solemnity of All Saints. The saints are men and women who, while on earth, lived exemplary lives in holiness. They responded to God’s call, bore witness to the faith, and remained faithful to the end. Now, they enjoy their eternal reward in heaven. This important feast is not only a celebration but also reminder for all of us of what we are all called to become: Saints.
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The education of a child does not rest solely inside the walls of a classroom, nor is it limited within the confines of a school building or its campus. Rather, it goes beyond that—back to the child’s home and to wherever the child is at in the company of parents or delegated adults. Thus, the relationship between parents and teachers are crucial to the effective education of the child. Not only parents and teachers, but also other staff members, supervisors, and administrators must work collaboratively in order to be effective in this enterprise.
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Choosing the right school is one of the important decisions parents can make for their teenage children. Choosing the right high school is important as it lays a solid foundation for post-secondary education and equips students with basic skills for life. Parents choose schools for a variety of reasons: location, program, quality of education, quality of staff, graduation rate and college admission rate, just to name a few. These are all important things to consider, but there’s one other factor that parents may want to consider in choosing a high school for their children: faith.
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This 11-day trip focuses on the exciting cultural event Festival on the Niger which features traditional music, dance, and story-telling as well as speakers and demonstrations. Also visit Timbuktu, Mopti, Djenne, Dogon country and the Bamako markets.
Arrive in Bamako; meet assist and transfer to hotel.
After breakfast go on a city tour of Bamako which is situated on the Niger River, Africa’s 3rd longest. Mali is a country of many tribal peoples, each with their own exuberant styles of clothing and jewelry. There is nowhere better to see this colorful diversity than in the streets and markets of the capital. In the city’s craft bazaar we shall see sculptors, weavers, leather workers, jewelers and metal workers exhibiting their wares and displaying their skills. One area of the market is entirely devoted to traditional African medicines. Here you’ll find the freshly shrunken heads of birds, monkeys, and crocodiles, along with lizard skins and other items.
After breakfast, fly to the legendary city of Timbuktu. Located near the River Niger, at the terminus of the great trans-Saharan caravan route, Timbuktu became fabulously wealthy in the 16th century. Loaded with blocks of salt and other trade goods, huge convoys of camels would spend weeks crossing the unforgiving Sahara to reach Timbuktu. It was here that they would trade salt, pound-for-pound, with African merchants bringing gold and ivory along the Niger from the heart of Africa. Wander the dusty streets of Timbuktu, admiring such magnificent mud-brick structures as the Djinguiraiber Mosque, the Mosque of Sankore, and the Palace of Bouctou. See the houses of the various 19th century European explorers who used Timbuktu as a base.
After breakfast, you will leave a place whose name is synonymous with somewhere unreachable, “Timbuktu”, and fly to Mopti. In Mopti you will be met and transported to Mali’s fascinating Dogon country. First stop in Songho, renowned for its rock paintings and circumcision grotto, then continue to the villages of Sangha, Ogols and Bongo to see the traditional women’s house, and the sacrificial altar of the Hogon (the Dogon people’s traditional and religious leader).
After breakfast, travel to Mopti. Afterwards go on a city tour of Mopti. You will see the fascinating mix of Malian cultures: Bambara, Bobo, Bozo, Dogon, Fulani, Tuareg, Songhay and Hausa. Visit the beautiful mosque, the fishing port and the bustling market, where you can shop for gold or silver jewelry, Tuareg leather work, or Fulani blankets of cotton or wool.
After breakfast, drive to Djenne, Timbuktu’s ancient sister-city on the Bani River. See the magnificent Grand Mosque, the largest mud-brick architecture in the world and one of UNESCO’s World Heritage sites. You also will visit the museum. Wander through the narrow streets of Djenne discovering this beautiful architectural city.
After breakfast, drive to Segou, Mali’s second largest city and former colonial capital. This drive takes you through varying rural villages where you can observe traditional ways of life. Along the drive you have the opportunity to stop and visit local markets. After arriving in Segou in the late afternoon, this evening participate in and enjoy the activities (concert, story-telling, traditional dances).
After breakfast, go on excursions to nearby cultural sites including: Kalabougou, the pottery village; and Sekoro, the old-Ségou, former capital of the Bambara kingdom. Activities include demonstrations, exhibitions, music and dance.
Continue excursions in Segou and surrounding areas.
This evening enjoy the festival activities.
After breakfast, complete your tour of Segou before returning to Bamako.
In Bamako decide on your activities with the assistance of your driver and guide, in the evening, transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
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Miami, FL – July 31, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — A property owned and occupied by the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Miami at 1836 Biscayne Boulevard has found a buyer. Reading Partners LLC, an entity of Queensfort Capital, acquired the property for $6.25 million – approximately $250,000 above the asking price – and plans to establish two restaurants on the property. CBRE represented the seller.
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U.S. Navy Seabees of Combined Task Unit (CTU) 68.2.1, comprised of members from Naval Mobile Construction Battalions (NMCB) 14 and 11, Detachment Horn of Africa, participated in a U.S. Army-led Counterterrorism Logistics and Engineering training evolution with the Forces Armee Djiboutienne (FAD) Construction Engineer Unit from February to May 2015.
The evolution was designed to build partnerships between coalition forces and the FAD, while increasing the FAD’s ability to support counterterrorism operations, defend local borders, and conduct resupply missions to Somalia.
Eight Seabees from CTU 68.2.1’s ALFA shop (equipment operators and construction mechanics) partnered with the U.S. Army 47th Transportation Company to provide training on FAD Construction Engineer Unit heavy construction equipment. The Seabees developed a training plan geared towards basic construction maintenance and equipment operation. Seabees provided both classroom instruction and on-the-job training, working side-by-side with FAD personnel to conduct mechanical diagnostics and repairs on FAD equipment, as well as operate equipment on small projects around the FAD camp.
Training revolved around a new D7 dozer provided to the FAD by the United States. The Seabees, U.S. Army, and FAD team worked together to assemble the dozer and get it operational. 1st Lt Harrison Knowlton, U.S. Army Africa Liaison Officer to the U.S. Embassy, was impressed with Seabee performance throughout the months of training.
The learning and training wasn’t just one way. While Djiboutian personnel gained technical skills, CTU 68.2.1 members gained experience in leadership and communication.
The response from the FAD was overwhelmingly positive. They loved the course and the learning experience.
“Seabees are my favorite and I feel fortunate and blessed to be a part of this training” stated S/LT (Chief Sergeant) Charmarke Mahamed Djama of the FAD Construction Engineer Unit.
The training evolution culminated in an event from May 3-14. During the event, members of the FAD Construction Engineers showcased their new skills. They built defensive berms, cleared land of debris, and built pads for equipment staging; while U.S. forces served as observers.
“The partnership and training during this event has significantly increased our logistic and engineering capabilities and capacities and we appreciate the partnership with the U.S. forces,” said Maj. Gen. Zakaria Cheikh Ibrahim, Chief of Djibouti Defense Forces, during his speech at the event.
NMCB-11 and NMCB-14 are Seabee battalions based out of Gulfport, Mississippi specializing in contingency construction, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance. NMCB-14 Detachment HOA is currently deployed to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, which counters violent extremist organizations in East Africa through theatre security cooperation activities and enables regional access and freedom of movement within East Africa in order to protect and defend United States interests.
Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti – U.S. Navy Seabees of Combined Task Unit (CTU) 68.2.1, comprised of members from Naval Mobile Construction Battalions (NMCB) 14 and 11, Detachment Horn of Africa, participated in a U.S. Army-led Counterterrorism Logistics and Engineering training evolution with the Forces Armee Djiboutienne (FAD) Construction Engineer Unit from February to May 2015. The evolution was designed to build partnerships between coalition forces and the FAD, while increasing the FAD’s ability to support counterterrorism operations, defend local borders, and conduct resupply missions to Somalia.
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A Hudson Valley native, Maggie Guzman graduated with a degree in English and minors in Archeology and Classical Studies. She interned at Safe Harbors and recently worked on the presidential campaign in Iowa. She is a certified paralegal and plans to attend law school. Maggie is interested in advocacy work and sees Habitat Newburgh as the perfect vehicle for bridging differences to work together during a time when so much divides us.
In her free time, Maggie loves reading, hiking, and writing fiction.
Maggie is excited to meet people, gain new skills, and learn more about Newburgh.
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Lophius piscatorius, commonly known as the angler, is a monkfish in the family Lophiidae. It is found in coastal waters of the northeast Atlantic, from the Barents Sea to the Strait of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Within some of its range, including the Irish Sea, this species comprises a significant commercial fishery.
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Do Parents Love Adopted Children Differently than Biological Children?
Celebrity blended families have become a cultural flash point, revealing a broad anxiety: Do parents really love adopted children differently than their own offspring?"
In her interviews with several families with both adopted and biological children, Nussbaum uncovers many layers of adoption and shows the struggle parents face when trying to determine whether their children’s behavior is a reflection of adoption, race, sibling rivalry, or age. These families are quite candid in explaining their reasons for adopting, their reactions to meeting their adoptive children’s biological family members, and their struggles upon returning to the U.S. with their children.
My husband is six foot seven, highly educated, intelligent, athletic… With Huck, for three years, I was expecting him to be those things. And then I brought home Tana, and I have no expectations. And I realize the injustice I’m doing to my biological child. It’s just very freeing—to find that I’m so excited to see who these two little people are going to be. Because it made me realize, I have no idea. And before, I thought I kind of knew who Huck was going to be! I don’t have that feeling anymore. Because Tana taught me that."
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280 pages; 5½" x 8½"
First accepted by a publisher in 1803, Northanger Abbey was eventually published posthumously in 1818. In it Austen weaves a romance full of suspense and comedy around the heroine Catherine Morland”s first foray into society. The style of the novel is a unique hybrid; along the way Austen parodies the eighteenth-century novel of manners, the Gothic novel, and even the educational treatises of the time.
The second Broadview edition includes a revised introduction, notes, bibliography, and expanded appendices of background contextual materials.
Please note: though the cover of the Broadview edition of Northanger Abbey is updated, the interior remains unchanged.
Claire Grogan is Professor of English at Bishop’s University. She is the editor of the Broadview Editions of Thomas Paine’s The Rights of Man and Elizabeth Hamilton’s Memoirs of Modern Philosophers.
Broadview is pleased to offer discounted prices on book packages. You may combine any 3 Austen editions for $30, 4 for $40, 5 for $50, 6 for $60, or 7 for $70.
Instructors should contact their Broadview Representative or [email protected] (705-743-8990) for information about packages. We will provide you with a package quote and a unique ISBN that you may use to place an order for the custom package through your bookstore.
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As scars develop they can become painful, they can pull or pucker the skin and affect musculature around the scar, and the scar itself has a different quality and make up to the scar tissue producing a mark (sometimes of which can cause psychosomatic emotional issues). Scars can contract as they grow and mature. This can lead to decreasing mobility or range of motion if the scar is near or over a joint. Adhesions develop internally under the scar and can also bind and attach to other structures. This can produce pain by pulling the body’s skeletal structure out of alignment. Adhesions can also produce devastating affects internally by attaching to organs causing dysfunction in organs or systems.
If you consider the amount of injuries, both trauma related and surgical from the time you were born the list may add up! Each of these traumas and surgical invasions take a toll on the fascial and muscular systems of the body. The tissue heals differently, a higher resistance that healthy tissue, and creates islands of turbulence in the nervous system. This can create pain throughout the body just because the injuries or insults to the body are there, healed, and the craziest part is that they don’t even have to hurt.
Now, the exact influence that the scars have on dysfunctions and diseases have to do with adhesions that wrap around structures that they should not be attached too, and with blockages on meridians line that affect homeostatic for organs, emotions, and systems.
Scars can occur not just on the skin but in any place in the body in which it has to heal. For example, the damage sustained from a heart attack is actually a result of the scarring of the heart, and post chemo lung damage is called pulmonary fibrosis or quite literally, scarring of the lungs. The pain of fibromyalgia is thought to be related to scarring within muscles, although the mechanism is not yet completely understood.
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Fine watches and fine whisky: for many the two go together like single malt birds of a feather.
Urwerk founders Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei have been known to enjoy a smooth amber tipple or two, and as discerning gentlemen with discerning taste in haute horlogerie, it’s perhaps not surprising that Baumgartner and Frei also have discerning taste when it comes to whisky: single malt by The Macallan.
And if you have any doubt about where The Macallan is located, check out the address: The Macallan Distillers Ltd, Easter Elchies, Craigellachie, Scotland.
1. They do not easily sit upright if placed on a table, so they might leak the precious fluid if the caps are not sealed tightly (something that’s ever more likely to happen with each dram served).
2. It’s hard to have a quick sip from a hip flask on a frosty day without offering to nearby friends, and that can get expensive if you have filled your flask with The Macallan’s finest, which has been aged for many decades.
So Baumgartner and Frei decided to make what they thought would be the perfect hip flask in collaboration with The Macallan with a few intense features.
One is spring-activated stabilizers to support the flask vertically when required.
Another is the fact that there is just one cap but actually two tanks inside, offering the possibility of seamlessly (and secretly) switching between two types of whisky so you have different options for different situations. Or one for you and another for friends.
And, finally, cask indicators on rollers so you know at all times which whisky is in which flask.
The Macallan distillery was founded in 1824, a producer one of the world’s most admired and awarded single malt whisky. Situated on a plateau above the river Spey in northeast Scotland, the distillery is surrounded by a 150-hectare estate, with Easter Elchies House, a Highland manor built in 1700, at its heart.
For more information, please visit www.themacallan.com.
Love this, I need this for Trinidad Carnival.
Surely they could up the attraction by adding a load of diamonds – and why is there no platinum?
WHISKY!!!!!! Not “whiskey”. What sort of ignoramus would make that mistake in an article about it?
I am not sure how to categorize what sort of ignoramus I am, J.W., but never let it be said that I don’t learn from my mistake. Spelling corrected and thank you for pointing that out.
I snagged one. Just an amazing piece of invention. At par with both companies. Cheerio Elizabeth !
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When I graduated from Hanover College with a degree in computer science, opening a coworking space was not something I expected to find myself doing — but how often do things go according to plan? That cushy software developer job in California will just have to wait.
I deeply enjoy playing music; you can sometimes catch me at the Acoustic Jam at Paul Henry's Art Gallery across the alley on Thursday evenings. I also coach speech and debate at Chesterton High School, and I'm wrapping up my second year as a coach. If money wasn't an issue I think I could just coach as my primary purpose and feel very fulfilled.
Connecting people is a passion of mine. I like making people cross paths who may have never met one another if not for working out of the same coworking space.
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I'm so glad you enjoyed them Sarah, as you can tell I was really excited about them, probably because they are something quite unique that we don't usually get to see over here. Yes, the building has a very interesting history, it was built by convicts and was originally a lunatic asylum, then a women's home, then used for American serviceman during the 2nd World War, a maritime museum, technical college, and now an arts centre. It used to be really spooky in there, but since they're renovated it I don't get as many goosebumps in there as I used to.
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Today, Los Angeles’s Main Street extends over 20 miles from Lincoln Heights to Wilmington. But in 1927, Main Street almost wasn’t.
A group of the city’s business interests, bonded together under the name of the Central Improvement Association, petitioned the City Council to change the name of Main Street to Huntington Blvd., in honor of the recently deceased Henry E. Huntington. But they had other reasons as well.
The name change would have created a continuous thoroughfare from Pasadena to the Los Angeles Harbor. It would be good for business. It would be good for property values. Plus, Main Street evoked images of a one-horse town; it was a name that belonged to a pueblo, not a thriving, young metropolis. Even the Times reporter covering the story (who was almost certainly reincarnated as a writer for Gilmore Girls) summed up the proposal as a desire to change the street name "to something less Sinclair Lewisy."
So, who comes out of the woodwork to defend the name of Main Street? Preservationists, that’s who.
Among them, Joseph Mesmer of the Los Angeles County Pioneer Society complained to the Council that too many historic city street names were in danger of being discarded. Florence Dodson Schoneman, a member of the Sepulveda family and chairman of History and Landmarks Committee for the Native Daughters of the Golden West, suggested that the city revert Main Street to its original name, Calle Principal.
In the end, however, it was bureacracy that saved Main Street. The City Engineering Department informed the Council that a name change would significantly delay road-widening projects, since "Main Street" was designated as the area to be improved on all the relevant ordinances, notices, and triplicate forms. These would all have to be changed, to say nothing of the cost involved with changing maps and street signs.
The proposal died a quiet, bureaucratic death, but rumors persisted that the City Council had actually passed the measure and suspended it until the roadwork was completed. J.A. Graves, president of the Farmers’ and Merchants’ National Bank, collected over 1500 names in a petition to repeal the non-existent ordinance, including many notable citizens.
With his signature, Reverend John J. Cantwell, bishop of Los Angeles and San Diego, wrote, "The tendency of the present day to change street names as a means of paying tribute to the memory of some distinguished citizen tends to mar the historic connection between the old and the new."
Graves’s petition ended with these rousing words: "Leave us something of the flavor of the original pueblo for all the years to come… With the cry, ‘Vive Calle Principal‘ on our lips, we submit this petition to you, hoping that you will give it your earnest consideration."
In closing, some images from the Los Angeles Public Library photo collection of bustling Main Street as it appeared in 1870 and in 1926.
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Take time to meditate on the fact that God has made us in His image, and remember that because of this image we must be kind and respectful to others.
In Genesis 1:24-25, we see God making the land animals, and, just like His earlier work, we are not surprised to see that this creation was also good. With few exceptions, the land animals (especially mammals) are the most intelligent in the animal kingdom. However, the final day of creation did not end with them. Mankind is the pinnacle of the Lord’s handiwork, evident in the large number of verses devoted to His creation (vv. 26–31; 2:4–25).
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Be transported to another world at the chic Radisson Blu Bosphorus Hotel in the historic city of Istanbul. Beautifully located on the glittering shores of the Bosphorus Strait, this landmark hotel offers breathtaking views of the legendary divide between Asia and Europe. Situated in the heart of Istanbul's buzzing city centre, the hotel is perfectly positioned for enjoying the centuries-old traditions and up-to-the-minute style that Istanbul serves up in equal measures. A host of welcoming cafes, fine restaurants and bars are just a stone's throw away, while Istanbul's business district, shopping malls and the world-famous treasures of the Old Town are all within easy reach of the hotel. Contemporary comfort, first-rate service and an excellent location are combined with luxurious touches at the Radisson Blu Bosphorus Hotel to create a destination unlike any other. Set against the charming backdrop of Istanbul, the Radisson Blu Bosphorus Hotel offers everything you need to host highly successful meetings and spectacular events. Creative in approach, we go the extra mile to engage and energize delegates. The hotel's six versatile meeting rooms are ideal for holding large conferences and banquets to small meetings, and feature topof- the-range equipment and free high-speed Internet access. Our dedicated Meetings & Events team are always on hand to help plan your event down to the last detail and ensure everything runs smoothly on the day. Private Events Pupa Terrace For that wow factor, there's no better location for high-profile functions than the beautiful Pupa Terrace. With its unrivalled views of the Bosphorus, the Pupa Terrace is an exclusive venue for events ranging from cocktail receptions and product launches, to meetings and banquets. Located on the 4th floor, this elegant space is equipped with the latest conferencing technology including a plasma TV, in-room sound system and free high-speed Internet access. To tempt your guests' taste buds, our innovative chefs will create customised menus to complement your event. A testament to modern style, the hotel's elegant guest rooms are characterised by supreme comfort and top-class amenities. Designed by the interiors guru, Sinan Kafadar of the Metex Design Group, the rooms are decorated in a soothing colour palette offset by photography inspired by the contrasting scenes of Istanbul. Stunning views of the Bosphorus Strait can be enjoyed from most of the rooms.
The hotel's 120 luxurious rooms include 14 Superior Bosphorus Rooms, 12 Business Class Rooms, 9 Junior Suites and 2 Bosphorus Terrace Suites. All rooms feature a flat screen LCD television, free high-speed and wireless Internet access, a safe box, and tea and coffee making facilities. Our Business Class Rooms and Suites are designed for extra luxury with additional amenities such as a Nespresso coffee machine, a bathrobe and slippers. Non-smoking rooms and rooms for guests with disabilities are available on request. Stay in shape while away from home at our spacious, hi-tech Fitness Centre. Designed for fitness aficionados and beginners alike, the Fitness Centre is staffed by experienced trainers who provide motivation, professional guidance and, most importantly, personal attention. Private Pilates classes are also available for a more gentle work out. Discover the ultimate pampering experience at the hotel's exclusive Wellness Centre. Boasting a Turkish bath, sauna, steam bath, Jacuzzi and solarium, and offering a wide variety of massage and beauty treatments, this tranquil oasis helps foster total rejuvenation.
Fabulous dishes are served in the relaxed atmosphere of the hotel's elegant StarBoard Restaurant. Enjoying a spectacular setting on the Bosphorus, the restaurant's view thrills the senses almost as much as the food does. Our executive chef masterfully creates innovative signature dishes from the charcoal grill. Guests can get the day off to a great start with the mouth-watering Radisson Blu Super Breakfast Buffet, which includes many local and international breakfast specialities. With its wide terrace right on the water, crisp white awnings and large outdoor bar, StarBoard Restaurant is a wonderful spot for al fresco dining. A dock links the restaurant to the Bosphorus perfect for arriving by private boat or yacht. Cruise Lounge Sit back and treat yourself to breathtaking views across the Bosphorus. With its extensive international drinks menu, Cruise Lounge is a wonderful setting for sipping a refreshing cocktail, aperitif, soft drink or gourmet coffee, while savouring a delicious snack. As you sink into a plush sofa and watch life float by on the Bosphorus Strait, you'll find that the cosy ambience of Cruise Lounge is your passport to relaxation.
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Some 5,000 people protested in Madrid on Saturday, wary that joining France in attacks on ISIS strongholds in Syria would once again make the country a target for militants.
Many Spaniards believe the Al-Qaeda-inspired bomb attacks in the Spanish capital in 2004, which killed 191, came in retaliation for their country's involvement in the Iraq war.
The protests were organized by the collective #NoEnNuestroNombre (#NotInOurName), and were attended by some of the country's leading actors, journalists and politicians.
More than 30,000 people signed the collective's petition condemning both the Paris attacks and retaliatory bombing against Syria.
French foreign minister Laurent Fabius on Saturday assured Spaniards that the attacks on ISIS would be followed up by troops on the ground supplied by Arab countries.
Some 5,000 people also protested in London on Saturday against potential British participation in Syria airstrikes, as political momentum mounted to broaden the fight against Islamic State (IS) jihadists.
Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday laid out the case for British jets, already bombing IS targets in Iraq, to join France, the United States and others in targeting IS strongholds in neighbouring Syria.
He now insists he will not hold a vote until he is sure he has enough support.
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CSA engages in government affairs in Alabama when issues of importance to our industry are discussed. In the past, CSA fought to maintain lien rights of Alabama dealers by supporting a case financially all the way to the Alabama Supreme Court. If the appellate decision had not been challenged, dealers claims would have been held in second position behind the banks' interests, even when a construction loan converts to a permanent loan. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of CSA and dealers across Alabama.
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There's few activities I enjoy more than drinking wine but traveling is certainly among them.
I got the travel bug early in life from spending countless vacations on adventures with my father and his latest hobby. We snorkeled the Red Sea, sailed the Caribbean and hiked the mountains of Cyprus all before I was 10.
My father's quest for adventure apparently rubbed off. It's rare for me to go a year without packing my bags to explore one place or another.
That's why I was ecstatic to discover Baton Rouge-based sommelier Myrna Arroyo and her Roux Wine Tours a couple weeks ago.
Arroyo takes wine lovers through various wine regions of the world a couple times a year.
One of her next excursions is an 11-day trip through Croatia and Slovenia Oct. 23- Nov. 3. The all-inclusive trip (excluding airfare) is an exploration of the history and passions of this European wine region with traditional home-cooked dinners at local wineries, a sparkling wine tasting and dinner at a 13th century chateau and five-course lunches.
The trips are personal with typically six to 10 attendees.
If you're in the Baton Rouge area on March 3, you can preview some of these wines and learn more about the fall trip at a 6:30 p.m. Croatian and Slovenian wine tasting at the Roux Wine Tours office, 18405 East Petroleum Drive.
Arroyo said the selection of this region's wine is limited in Louisiana and it may be worthwhile to attend even if the trip is not on your radar.
·Slovenia has the oldest vine in the world. It's roughly 400 years old and still produces grapes.
·This wine region is famous for orange wine. It's made from white grapes macerated with an orange peel, which creates a sweetness. It will be among the wines being featured at the March 3 tasting.
·Other typical regional wines include full bodied reds, such as zinfandel and cabernet.
·The wine region encompasses some of areas of Croatia where HBO's period drama "Game of Thrones" is filmed.
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This spoon necklace was created from a sterling silver plated teaspoon in the popular Art Deco scroll pattern, "Avalon" from 1940. It measures just 1 1/2", so it's a nice small/medium pendant that will look great on any size person.
This spoon pendant is shown on a standard 18" sterling silver plated chain with a lobster clasp. If you'd like a different length, you're welcome to trade it for a 16", 20", or 24" chain instead. Just choose your favorite length at checkout.
This casual piece of silverware jewelry will arrive in a festive organza gift bag; along with the pattern & age of the spoon, and a Spoonfest Jewelry story card.
Received item quickly. More beautiful in person! Highly polished and looks amazing on a 16 inch chain. Very unique gift!
This is the second room I've ordered from this store and I will order again in the future!! Marianne is SO sweet and professional. I love her jewelry! It's well made and I love the lifetime guarantee that is offered on her items. Thank you again for another beautiful piece of jewelry.
Bought this as a gift and it was greatly appreciated. Loved the little bag it came in! All ready for gift giving.
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Thank you for your letter of June 8, 1994, addressed to Secretary Robert B. Reich about the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). Your letter has been referred to the Wage and Hour Division for reply as this office has primary administration and enforcement responsibilities under the FMLA for all private, state and local government employees and some federal employees. This letter will also confirm information already provided to you by Name* during a recent telephone conversation.
In your letter, you ask two questions with respect to FMLA regarding an employee who was first employed by a temporary help agency while working on your premises and was subsequently hired by your company as a regular employee and the applicability of State laws with different provisions.
First, you want to know whether the time the employee was employed by the temporary help agency and was working on your premises should be counted towards the tests that determine eligibility, specifically the 1,250 hours worked test and the 12‑months of service test. A temporary help agency and the employer are considered joint employers for purposes of determining employer coverage and employee eligibility for purposes of FMLA. (See Regulations, 29 CFR Part 825.106(d).) Consequently, the time that the employee was employed by the temporary help agency would be counted towards the eligibility tests. In the instance cited in your letter, the employee would meet the 12‑months of service test on October 4, 1994.
Second, the statute (Section 401(b)) and regulations (825.701) both state that FMLA shall not supersede any provision of any State or local law that provides greater family or medical leave rights. Employees in Tennessee would be entitled to the full 16 weeks of maternity leave provided under State law, provided of course they meet the requirements of that law. During the first 12 weeks of such leave, those employees would also be entitled to the full benefits of FMLA.
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Spaced Out: A Cosmic Scene is a Web site consisting of eight science and mathematics student video-on-demand modules for at-risk students in grades 8-10, and eight teacher self-study video support modules with assessment strategies. Fits nicely with Ohio Standards.
Summative assessments are based on the core skills or learning targets, also known as the "I can statements" that students are expected to master as part of the course. These learning targets are based on the Ohio Department of Education's academic content standards. Summative assessments may include tests or projects.
Jan 11, 2019Webpages in this section feature science information supporting each part of Ohio’s educational system: Ohio’s Learning Standards, the Model Curricula, assessments and additional resources to help teachers in their classrooms. Click on each section of the graphic below to explore how these components work together. All descriptions also appear in this handout.
6th Grade Science Curriculum Map Time Strands Standards Student Learning Targets. “I Can” Statements Assessments. 4 Weeks Earth and Space Science (ESS) Rocks, Minerals and Soil Minerals have specific, quantifiable properties. Minerals are naturally occurring, inorganic solids that have a defined chemical composition.
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TEACH is a partnership program involving California State University Bakersfield, California State University Northridge, College of the Canyons, and the surrounding public school districts to provide students with supervised fieldwork and specialized support services while pursuing a teaching credential.
After applying to College of the Canyons, complete the TEACH Interest Survey at the top of the webpage.
While at College of the Canyons, complete your lower division general education requirements and your pre-credential requirements (including your supervised fieldwork).
Take advantage of the special features of TEACH, including individual assistance.
Transfer to a CSU or UC to finish your requirements for your degree and teaching credential. You can even complete your education without leaving the Santa Clarita Valley through the University Center.
For more information please visit the College of the Canyons TEACH webpage.
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Our school seeks a professional, experienced and passionate educator to teach 3rd grade as a long-term sub and join our vibrant team of faculty. The qualified candidate will have teaching experience at the elementary level, background/interest/passion for teaching language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science in a self-contained classroom. A bachelor’s degree in a related educational field is required. In addition, our teachers must exhibit a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. This position will likely begin in April and run through June.
Successful candidates will have sound pedagogical skills, experience with teaching Everyday Math, and experience with the Lucy Calkins Readers/Writers Workshop. Candidates should have patience, highly developed writing and organizational skills, and the desire to build positive and meaningful relationships with students in a manner consistent with our child-centered, integrated, and developmentally appropriate curriculum. Candidates should have interest and experience working in a diverse setting and also demonstrate cultural competency. We seek and value diversity in our teaching staff and welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. Advanced degree preferred but not required.
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I am an a*shole most of the times because I have such dark and sad view of life. I hope people prove me wrong, but they never do. I'm right all the time, I hate to be right.
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Lilac: Will you or Won't You?
Lilac. Discuss. Do you love it or loathe it? Will you, won’t you be wearing it?
I have mentioned before that Alex and I are on either side of the divide when it comes to this particular shade. Last time we were together, we saw a lilac coat. I cooed. She visibly shuddered. Which leads to me think that it may be a marmite shade.
If you’re still reading, I will gaily assume that you’re in my camp of the firmly in favour. So allow me to sing its joys: it’s such a Spring-like shade. Works so well with sunshine yellow. And navy blue. And black. And denim. And tweedy checks. And stripes (a mainstay in my wardrobe.) It’s a useful addition to your wardrobe. Especially now when your sartorial thoughts are turning to Spring, but it’s grey and quite frankly freezing outside.
And then when the warmth does deign to arrive *checks forecast and sees probability of snow for next week*, lilac will have you skipping along, looking fresh and pretty and very of-the-season.
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An award-winning media company in London that owns a host of well-known brands reaching over 15 million UK consumers every month. This company continues to grow and expand its employee base. The company's purpose-built offices in London have over 600 people in an open plan, fast-moving commercial environment. The culture is inclusive and socially-active, with the company organising frequent social events on both a local and national scale. Employees' well-being and happiness are paramount to this organisation. The company takes its corporate social responsibility seriously, and is involved multiple charitable initiatives in the local and national communities.
An exceptional in-house maternity cover position (14 month contract) reporting into the General Counsel. This is a position within a small but highly respected in-house legal function. This interim in-house role will include drafting and negotiating a range of business-critical agreements to all aspects of digital and web publishing such as affiliate deals, social media and other commercial and digital publishing relationships. You will draft and negotiate a range of commercial, digital and technology agreements, including equipment procurement, maintenance agreements, hosting, software licences and SaaS, outsourcing, data licences and services agreements. Working alongside the advertising team, you will support on adtech, programmatic, OBA and ad blocking. You will advise on new digital product or service launches with an emphasis on consumer law, data protection, advertising and other compliance issues.
To succeed in this role, you are likely to have 5-10 years' PQE (as a guide only) with a strong academic background. You will be accustomed to building relationships across the business and be commercially focused. A background in digital media and advertising technology would be highly beneficial. It is important for this organisation that they find the right cultural fit, therefore an upbeat, collaborative personality who is confident in pro-actively building relationships with stakeholders and can fit into a collegiate, transparent and trusting team.
The chance to work for a company where its employees are passionate about the brand they work for in an inclusive, supportive environment. This high performing company rewards its staff with a fantastic company culture which truly values every member of staff. You will enjoy a work-life balance and personalised market-beating benefits.
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Here’s a link to an informative article from Naked Wanderings which describes some of the differences between visiting a large nudist resort vs. a smaller nudist camp. Pine Tree Associates might be best described as a hybrid of the two. Although we don’t have all the facilities of Cypress Cove or a large European resort like La Jenny or Cap d’Adge, we do have a large outdoor pool, indoor pool for colder months, a year-round hot tub, sauna, tennis/pickleball courts and several rental cabins. At the same time, we have a “small nudist camp atmosphere”. Our members are friendly and always welcoming to visitors. In fact, every Saturday during the summer months our membership committee hosts an evening social hour to meet and greet our day visitors. It’s a great way to meet other nudists and ask questions about the club. Please check out our webpage to find out more about Pine Tree.
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My best friend and I have 2-year-olds who are only weeks apart, and while her little boy has been sleeping in a toddler bed for months, I have no plans to move mine out of the confines of his crib anytime soon. When my friend's son transitioned to a bed he also got a pillow, which I had never even thought of giving my toddler since he's still in a crib. But I began to wonder, how do you know when your toddler is ready for a pillow? Do they need the neck support regardless of where they're sleeping?
Certified Sleep Science coach and founder of SleepZoo.com, Chris Brantner, says that one simple rule of thumb is if the child is old enough for a "big kid" bed, he or she is also ready for a pillow. But what about toddlers like my son who stay in the crib for an extended length of time? Brantner says to watch for the child's cues. "Focus on their behavior. Often your child will begin laying their heads on things like stuffed animals or blankets when they're ready for a pillow," he advises.
Bill Fish, another Certified Sleep Science coach, adds that the child should be able to stand up, move around the crib, roll around, and have enough control of their motor functions to ensure that there would be absolutely no chance of suffocation. "When we are discussing toddlers, the focus should be on safety, well over the perceived ‘comfort’ of the child," the founder of Tuck.com tells Romper.
If your toddler is truly ready for a pillow, it can definitely help them sleep better. According to Brantner, the right pillow will provide proper support for the head and neck, and help keep their spine in alignment as they sleep. Just as in the case of adults, the right alignment leads to higher quality and quantity of sleep for young children.
But don't go tossing your old king sized pillow into the crib. Brantner says it's important to offer your toddler a pillow that is appropriate for her size. The average toddler pillow is 12 x 18 inches; essentially a miniature version of an adult pillow. After you've introduced a pillow with limited loft, Fish recommends making note of whether their neck is being supported. As they grow, he says, "You can gradually move to a pillow with a bit more loft to help the spine to be aligned properly."
Experts advise against giving your toddler a pillow that is overly fluffy and could pose a suffocation risk, no matter how coordinated you think he is. And don't put more than one pillow in the bed, as that's yet another safety hazard. Just a single, small, fairly flat pillow should do the trick, and Brantner says they're easy to find on Amazon.
As any parent who has been around the block will tell you, your toddler's pillow will almost inevitably get dirty on a regular basis. Whether it's dropped in food or drooled or urinated on, this little pillow is going to need to be washable and durable in order to survive your child's room. Don't forget to check the description to make sure it's safe to machine-wash.
My toddler's nightly routine is currently easy and uneventful, so I don't have plans to stir the pot by moving him into a big boy bed anytime soon. But if his neck and spine could benefit from the support of a small pillow, I'm just a few clicks away from ordering the right one. Now if only the rest of bedtime could be so easy.
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Found 149 tutors in Ballston Spa, NY 12020 – page 1 of 15.
Hi! My name is Paloma and I am a recent graduate from Cornell University. I moved to Saratoga Springs last summer to start my first job as an environmental engineer and am loving it so far!
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One night hotel and five nights cruise accommodation, meals as indicated non-alcoholic beverages on cruise, flight Yangon to Kawthaung, airport transfers and local English-speaking guides.
The undeveloped islands of Myanmar’s southeast coast offer some of the last pristine coastal regions in Asia, with hundreds of jungle-covered tropical islands, fishing villages and white sand beaches.
This morning transfer to Yangon airport and fly to Kawthaung. The remainder of the day is at your leisure.
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We all are experiencing the impact of gas prices. It is anyones guess when it will return to reasonable prices again. While we are going through this price hike, you may want to take a moment to re-evaluate your auto insurance policies. Call us to go over your policy and look for extra discounts or to make changes to your deducibles. (800) 807-6871.
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A sneak preview of how Krome & inXile are working to update The Bard’s Tale III: Thief of Fate for The Bard’s Tale Trilogy!
Metal Jesus & Kinsey travel across vast oceans to pickup 600+ big box PC games from the 80s, 90s, 2000s! So many great games!
Legendary adventure game designer Tim Schafer explains the origins of the heavy metal biker adventure and how they’re bringing it back in 2017.
Full Throttle is a 1995 graphic adventure game developed by LucasArts and designed by Tim Schafer. It was Schafer’s first game as project lead and head writer and designer, after having worked on other LucasArts titles including The Secret of Monkey Island (1990), Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge (1991), and Day of the Tentacle (1993). Set in the near future, the game’s story follows Ben, the leader of a biker gang, who is framed for the murder of a beloved motorcycle manufacturing mogul and seeks to clear his and his gang’s names.
LucasArts made some of the best and funniest games in the 1990s spanning Adventure, FPS, Simulation and Star Wars games! Here are some of the big box PC games I have in my collection from that iconic gaming company!
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At PrecisionCraft, every handcrafted log home is a work of art. Each log is drawknifed by skilled craftsmen to highlight each log's natural character. This handcrafted log home features square logs with dovetail corners—a unique mountain retreat.
PrecisionCraft's log homes are constructed using the Houseal Non-Settling SystemTM. With this specialized system, settling is eliminated, giving you confidence in the structural soundness of your home. This system also allows more flexibility in design, making it possible to design more complex, sophisticated handcrafted log homes.
care and attention to quality and detail.
Assistance finding a qualified builder to finish your home.
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The Blue Paw Print Collar Tag/Keychain is a high quality gift. These dual-purpose collar tags/keychains are perfect gifts for pets or pet lovers! Each piece is made of metal and features a laser-engraved paw print (or heart) on the front. You choose the personalization for the back! The Collar Tags/Keychains include a sleek black box with a lid.
Custom Personalization is Available on all A Pet's Life products. Choose up to three lines of text on the Blue Paw Print Collar Tag/Keychain. Personalized and non-personalized orders ship within 1-2 business days. Personalization makes a gift truly one of a kind!
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Welcome to ConnectFEST – a feast for the senses.
ConnectFEST will host a melting pot of live entertainment and transport you into the depths of the modern Irish experience. SEA, 360 Entertainment and JBE have produced three separate acts that will be performed throughout the evening at intervals.
19:40 Dash MOB – An Industry surprise!
ConnectFEST will host a melting pot of live entertainment both old and new while transporting attendees into the depths of the modern Irish experience.
Discover the gastronomic delights of Irish food and drink. Sample food tastings from artisan producers and taste some of the finest drinks Ireland has to offer your next event all in one evening.
Envelope yourself in a knees up of a good-time and a whole new dimension of immersive experiences at ConnectFEST. No-one can help but be entralled by the sizzling atmosphere. Immerse yourself into a multi-sensory wonderland where audio and visual elements come together to enable new ways of connecting. Walk away armed with new ideas and insights about how to take your next event to another level.
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* Port jstest to WebKit2 (closes: #814909).
* Remove the now obsolete debian/TODO file.
* Update debian/source/lintian-overrides for new Lintian versions.
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Sound may be the most important part of any film. Sounds control people’s emotions and their overall “feel” for the movie.
Having strong sound will make your audience very happy and you, hopefully, very famous.
Dialog that you add. Use your voice, your friends, etc.
Export the film, upload to Google Classroom.
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Travelodge Hotel Sydney puts you in the heart of Sydney, within just a 10-minute stroll of Hyde Park and Market City. Highlights at this hotel include a restaurant and in-room kitchenettes.
You can enjoy flat-screen TVs with cable channels, and all 410 rooms feature WiFi, coffee/tea makers, and safes. Kitchenettes come equipped with fridges and microwaves, and room service is also available. Hairdryers, phones, and irons/ironing boards are also available.
This business-friendly hotel offers free WiFi in public areas, a fitness centre, and a 24-hour front desk. Added amenities include laundry facilities, dry cleaning/laundry services, and free newspapers in the lobby. Buffet breakfast is available daily between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Sights within a 20-minute walk of this 4-star Sydney Central Business District hotel include Pitt Street Mall and Central Park.
The property was being renovated - we were unaware of this. We had to drag our luggage up stairs to get to reception. There was dust everywhere and furniture where it shouldn't be. Chaos really. Staff were unhelpful and unfriendly both at check-in and check-out. I expected a certain level of service as has been the case with Travelodge in the past, but this one was severely lacking. Would not stay here again, nor recommend to anyone else.
Staff were courteous, helpful and the location was central to my needs.
There's a restaurant on site. Public spaces have free WiFi. The business-friendly Travelodge Hotel Sydney also features a fitness centre, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. This 4-star Sydney hotel is smoke free.
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Moin further invited controversy after stating that silly comments were made from the other side.
Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi is constantly making the headlines with his statements on Kashmir. He left Indians red face after he pointed out towards the atrocities committed by the Indian armed forces, which have claimed lives in Indian Occupied Kashmir in the latest wave of violence to hit the occupied region.Furthermore, after coming under intense criticism for his J&K comment, Afridi has fuelled the fire by stating he wouldn’t play in the IPL.
Many cricketers have lashed out at the all-rounder for his statements and didn’t seem to be pleased. The matter had become so serious that even the ‘God of Cricket’ Sachin Tendulkar had to intervene. He made his stance clear and said that any outsider didn’t need to intervene in the issue. Indian skipper Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina also lashed out at Afridi on social media.
However, Afridi seems to have found some support now. Former Pakistani skipper Moin Khan defended Shahid Afridi for his stance on Kashmir. Moin Khan has made it clear that they have a very clear stance that wherever there will be violence, they will stand against it.
In an interview, former wicketkeeper-batsman Moin Khan said that players are also the citizens of the country. “We have a very clear stance that wherever there will be violence, Pakistani will raise voice against it,” Moin said. Moin Khan also opined that it was important to stand for humanity.
“If the Indians are saying something else, I don’t know why they are saying this, because if we talked about humanity keeping Muslims and Hindus aside, there will no issue,” said Moin. “Shahid Afridi is running his own NGO, obviously he will feel the pain because he is doing work for humanity. That was a good statement and it is on right time,” he added.
To everyone’s agony, Moin also made another controversial statement that the words of the Indians were silly. “Silly statements came from the other side were very disappointing,” he added.
For more news and other stories visit Crictracker.com.
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Sorry, you missed Greensky Bluegrass at the Ritz at Lincoln Theatre.
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Being the trustworthy spring steel wire mesh supplier in Niger, we supply our services at the best level.
We have the largest online store where you can buy any type of wire mesh and another great thing is that we offer these products at an affordable price. We also export our products to various states which makes the leading spring steel wire mesh exporter in Niger.
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In April 2017, I began a journey with Nancy that helped me to learn more about myself. Each week, Nancy encouraged, guided and taught me to love myself. In working with her, I noticed a change in things around me. However, when I took a deeper look inside, I find that it was more of a change in me that positively affected others. Since this leg of my journey ended, I am still experiencing the change. She left me with tools that I am able to draw on while I am working on the next journey. Nancy has been a positive influence in my life. While our journey at this time is not on the same road, I am sure it will merge again and she will be there to encourage and guide me. Thank you Nancy. C. S.
Thank you for introducing me to Essential Oils. Lots to learn now but I’m so Excited to be learning all of it. In fact I have not been this excited about anything in a loooooong time!
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Have a personalised song written for your loved one by Lotte Mullan whose music has featured in films by Ridley Scott, the Lovefilm ad and BBC Radio 2. A unique and thoughtful gift for a Valentine’s Day. Simply fill out Lotte’s ‘Inspiration Form’ (right hand side of page) and she will write and record a song with the perfect lyrics and mood you require- be it a romantic ballad or something uptempo and fun.
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About a month ago – in early December 2013 – I learned that I’d need to move from my Maplewood farm. I’ve been leasing that space for about two and a half years, but the owner had found a buyer who took possession the beginning of 2014.
It was a scramble to find a new location, but I found a farm space in Ham Lake where I was able to locate logs, trailer, and other farm stuff. Either I’ll stay there next year or I’ll be moving on to another space in the spring. Yes, my on-and-off employee and a wonderful team of volunteers came to the rescue and we moved at least 2500 pretty heavy logs, plus piles of much larger supporting logs and pallets, storage tents, farm trailer, hoses, tools, shade fabric, shade structure cables and posts, and more! Thank you so much!
Below is a parting picture of the Maplewood farm site (goodbye!) and then another of logs stacked up in Ham Lake and protected with shade fabric for the winter (hello!).
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To assist state agencies with all their printing needs, State Printing has designated a specific Printing Services Representative (PSR) for each agency. Your PSR is your link to State Printing services and will provide information, answer questions and help with all your agency's printing needs. The goal of each PSR is customer satisfaction. They will strive to ensure your agency's printing requests are completed accurately and on time.
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John Farley, an experimental test pilot heavily involved in the development of the Hawker Siddeley P.1127 and British Aerospace (BAe now BAE Systems) Harrier, died on June 13 at the age of 85.
Farley was born April 17, 1933 in Hastings, East Sussex. Upon graduating from King's College in Hastings in 1950, he joined the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) at Farnborough as a student apprentice. This allowed him to fly as a flight test observer on numerous programs. Farley joined the RAF in 1958 and, in 1963, was selected for the Empire Test Pilots' School at Farnborough. He subsequently joined the Aerodynamics Research Flight at RAE Bedford and was introduced to the P.1127 in 1964; this led to his long association with Dunsfold Aerodrome (then operated by Hawker), resulting in 19 years of Harrier test flying. He joined Hawker Aviation as a company test pilot in 1967 following his service in the RAF, leading to him be appointed Hawker Deputy Chief Test Pilot in 1971 and BAe Chief Test Pilot in 1978. In this capacity, he began work on the development of the Sea Harrier, and was the first pilot to undertake a takeoff with the aid of the ski-jump.
One particularly challenging aspect of the test flying program on the Harrier revolved around intake momentum drag yaw, when a crosswind into an engine inlet could lead to a state of uncontrolled roll. Farley was involved in the conversion course of the first two US Marine Corps pilots to the Harrier in 1967, which at that time had neither a two-seat version nor a simulator available. He continued this association with the USMC, and spent increasing amounts of time in the US, particularly in the early 1980s during the development of the AV-8B Harrier II.
Farley had to retire from test flying in 1983 on his 50th birthday. He subsequently became Manager of Dunsfold Aerodrome for BAe until 1990. Farley then became a freelance pilot through 1999, as well as a visiting lecturer at several universities. In 1995, he started summer school courses for 16- to 18-year-old students to encourage them to become engineers in the aerospace business and ran the Schools Aerospace Challenge and International Aerospace Summer School, both held at Cranfield University. He was elected President of the Association of Aerospace Universities, in 2009.
A highly articulate writer, he was also a regular and enthusiastic contributor to Flyer magazine; his autobiography, A View from the Hover — My Life in Aviation, was published in 2008.
During his aviation career, Farley flew more than 80 different types of aircraft and was the first western pilot to fly the Mikoyan MiG-29 in 1990. He was a renowned Harrier display pilot, and later an advisor to Lockheed Martin on the F-35 program. For his efforts, Farley received an Air Force Cross and the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air in 1970, and he was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE, one level higher than “MBE”) in 1980. He was also granted honorary doctoral degrees in technology (2001) and engineering (Kingston University, 2008).
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I remember this period of my life where it feels as though I am looking at two different lanes on a race track – my actual life and my eating disordered life.
There was this lie that I believed that if I were just a little thinner than everything would magically be happier, sunnier, work itself out with ease. I would be comfortable in my skin. People would like me and respect me. I would feel powerful.
Everything that happened in life on track A felt overwhelming and so I’d jump tracks to the B lane which was my eating disorder. Oh, some girl talked behind my back at school. Jump. Not a problem, just jump to track B where I can focus on my eating disorder and be oh so good.
The problem is the more that we focus on the eating disorder, or whatever our track B is, the more we deny the reality of our current lives. We are not dealing with the fact that we are sad or upset about a conversation we had, or someone pushing our boundaries, or a relationship crashing apart.
We funnel the pain into track B, into something we can control, something that is devoid of connection to the root cause. Something that distracts us from the pain with the promise of making everything ok.
It’s like reading a book, or watching a movie, daydreaming, or taking a trip. Except track B is destructive.
Whatever we use to escape our life doesn’t solve the pain of our current life situations. But we use track B to control or numb our fears and pains.
But what would it be like to stay?
To stay on track A, to be present in our lives, to feel all the things.
I used to be a pro at jumping. But it doesn’t solve the root pain.
And I’ve been practicing this ever since. Staying.
And sometimes it feels terrible. Sometimes it’s bliss. Sometimes I cry. But mostly, staying feels like surrender, and trusting that God’s got me in the palm of his hand, no matter what the storm around me whispers in my ears.
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Buy Direct From the Manufacturer – Obtain Full Value For Your Investment.
What does this actually mean when it comes to the purchase of complex cleaning equipment? What is the true value of your saving when you cut out the middle men and go direct to the manufacturer?
Well, the short answer is quite a lot. And the reason why is pretty simple. When you buy a system from anywhere other than the factory in which it is manufactured you are paying for the overheads and profit margins of one or usually more organisations that have no involvement in actually designing or manufacturing your equipment.
These organisations may be a subsidiary of a parent company which does manufacture the system (usually off shore) or could be a dealer who typically buys it in from a manufacturer – also, very often off shore. There is really no distinction when it comes to adding costs which YOU pay for including import duty, mark-up to cover the expensive cost of operation such as premises, cars, heat & light, wages, advertising costs and all the other costs involved in operating a business. Oh, and on top of this, they will obviously want to make a profit too.
And how is this different when you buy your system from Layton Technologies? Well, we make every single product right here in our very own manufacturing facility. As a result we cut everyone else out of the chain – everyone that is, except for you and us. This means at Layton you pay for YOUR system and nothing else. You can be assured; therefore, that every penny you spend goes into YOUR investment which can only result in a better quality product for the same amount of YOUR money. Oh, and yes, we also make a profit which ensures the future of our business and therefore the future of your cleaning system.
The other clear benefit of buying direct is that by dealing direct with the manufacturers, you are guaranteed delivery of the system you need and not what the third party want to sell you. Investing large capital sums for equipment is very risky and it needs to be right first time – can you really afford to do this through a third party? Why make a risky exercise even more risky and complex by introducing a possible communication risk?
Every piece of Layton equipment is designed and hand-made to order. You will not find any better value for your investment when purchasing complex cleaning equipment.
If all this sounds like we’re bashing the completion, we’re really not. Many of our competitors sell excellent, high quality systems. We just don’t think YOU should pay for all that other stuff as well.
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Wolfmother is one of the best new bands out there. This is their first single off the new album Cosmic Egg called New Moon Rising. The album comes out this Tuesday. Buy it.
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We are Autoglass®, the UK’s leading vehicle glass repair and replacement experts, committed to delivering the highest standards of service for our customers. As part of our award winning service we provide a lifetime guarantee on our workmanship and parts. One of our expert mobile technicians will come to you at a time and place to suit you. A properly fitted windscreen accounts for up to 30% of a vehicle’s structural strength and can save lives, that’s why we only use glass manufactured to OEM standards, whether sourced from original equipment manufacturers or other suppliers, ensuring that each replacement windscreen is as good as the original and a perfect fit for your vehicle.
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Well, one of the things we do, we do try to stay on time, so we try to minimize waiting room time, and when they are in the room they do have the undivided attention. We try not to interrupt the provider when they're in the rooms, for phone calls and the like so that time is just the patient and the provider, and that's the way we want to keep it.
The best part of what I do is helping people, helping them to help themselves, helping them improve.
The Blood Pressure Clinic is a joint venture between the New Milford Medical Group Wellness Center and the New Milford VNA & Hospice.
It is open the third Tuesday of every month from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM (the next one is May 21, 2019) and is free of charge. No appointment is necessary. We encourage everyone to come in and have their blood pressure checked regularly.
Knowing your blood pressure numbers is important, even when you're feeling fine.
About 1 in 3 adults in the United States has HBP. The condition itself usually has no signs or symptoms. You can have it for years without knowing it.
Some people only learn that they have HBP after the damage has caused problems, such as coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, or kidney failure.
Our Wellness Center offers convenient in-home diagnostic sleep testing that, in most cases, is sufficient to diagnose any sleep issues.
Appointments are available Monday through Saturday (except for holiday weekends).
Office voicemail accessible 24/7 to leave messages.
Physician on call after regular office hours.
Here are links to sites that our physicians believe may provide useful information for you. As a general disclaimer, since we do not control any of the information on the web sites listed below, we advise our patients to contact our practice if you have any questions regarding any information you find on these web sites.
Quest's lab opens daily at 7:30 am.
Have you followed us? - we do social media!
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The primrose blooms in February and is also known as the English primrose. In the Victorian language of flowers the primrose signified unconditional love. The primrose is the birth flower for February.
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