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Lainton (6) Not much to do on the whole, couple of routine saves- lucky to get away with a wayward kick first-half.
Lawlor (8) Thought he was excellent! Two vita tackles/interceptions and a solid game all-round. MOTM.
Pearson (7) Standard. Threat in the opposing box too.
Jennings (7.5) Defended well and was a menace going forward.
Tollit (7) Was impressed and nice to see a player run at defenders!
That's fair, I reckon. Some really bizarre ratings from others. All about personal opinions, though.
Lainton (7) A couple of important saves and a great pass straight to BH feet.
Lawlor (8) I also thought he was excellent Those around me commented that he has been a consistent performer since he arrived. Can't remember him having a bad game.
Pearson (8) His presence in our and their box was immense. He's clever and doesn't get outlegged often and even if he does he makes up for it.
Walker (7) he picks up all the loose. By me the aficionados thought he was as good, if not better than the rest.
Young (7) Good work rate and never gives up.
Wright (6) Players won't mind missing as lomg as they are getting into the areas where the ball is in the area. Akil had a poor game in the box but credit him for being there.
Tollit (7) First half he was lost, credit Jenno for waking him up in the 2nd half. D&R were scared stiff as soon as he ran at them. He has the talent, we just need to get it out of him.
Grant (6) I'm not sure that playing him on the right is doing him any favours but just needs a goal to go in and he would be fine. Lacking a bit of confidence.
Lainton (6) Couple of important stops but let down by poor kicking.
Roberts (5) Steady but offers little going forward.
Lawlor (7) Good game spoilt by a few crap passes.
Jennings (7) Good game and unlucky not to score. My MOTM.
Walker (6) Needs to impose himself more.
Wright (6) Thought he played well in the first-half, then went awol for 25 minutes. Got himself into good scoring positions but lacks composure.
Grant (4) Looked slow and contributed little. Looked better when he dropped deeper. Could be he’s just match rusty, but should be doing more.
Stockton (5) Rather static but he hasn’t played much. Needs more game time.
Tollitt (7) Again he’s not fully fit but he was the only player with pace and control to attack their defence. Hope we can extend his loan, for we will be poorer without him.
Beavon (7) Our new super-sub.
Rutherford (7) Upped the ante when we needed it.
Carrington (N/A) Not on long enough.
Should have been about 7-0 but for their keeper and Wright’s lack of composure!
Nevertheless, an invaluable 3 points, with hopefully better to come!
Absolutely. He had a good game.
Agree - Tollitt is a breath of fresh air - we have been crying out for someone like him for more than this season - has pace and will run at defenders. Of course he needs to be fed and supplied with the ball but he got stronger as the game wore on.
I hope Bryan Hughes is the type of manager that doesn't have favourites based on previous history with league clubs / reputation. He made exactly the correct substitutions and at the right time on Saturday.
Tranmere fan friends of mine are saying exactly the same as we are about Stockton - he is slow ponderous and ineffective - contrast that with the introduction of Beavon - if any players underperformed it wasn't Tollitt but Stockton and the anonymous Grant.
Hopefully Oswell returns at Havant in place of Stockton - and at least Fondop has some energy, physicality and seems eager to do well, but he's like the invisible man at the moment.
I would like to see both Fondop and Holroyd get some game time under BH.
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Joy is swept away in the dismal white desert of Death.
Hope rises in the sleeping Spring life of the trees.
For the snares of Death shall never prevail against Love.
I can say with all sincerity this is one of my favorite seasonal poems we’ve published to date! It was so breath-taking! The descriptions of nature’s “death” in the winter being overturned by the knowing that life, light, and warmth with return in the spring brings to mind both Christmas and Easter. I find myself imagining when Father Christmas shows up Narnia for the first time since the curse of the White Witch fell over the land. Hope springs eternal.
How beautiful! I can’t wait to congratulate Anna!
It is beyond words that I could ever write! It is beautiful! Very blessed and proud!! Congratulations, Anna!!
So this is Anna’s? She’s never shown me any of her poetry.

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Our studio rents by the day or the half day. It can be rented as a dry space rental or with a custom package of equipment and staff to suit your needs.
We bring your production to the global internet! From web streaming to Over The Top content distribution we can guide your way to the networked world.
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In response to the demand for high quality lightweight portable speakers Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. introduced the S-FL1 flat panel speaker designed for use at parties or events that require great sound quality with compact speakers.
Here is a quick demo of video mapping software. What you are seeing is a video projection from a projector that is off-axis. This projector is laying at an irregular angle because it is propped up on a wadded up sweater. With the use of software correction, we are able to map multiple images onto dissimilar and off-angle surfaces. Geometry for off-axis in any orientation is corrected for in software.
To all of our clients, partners, and vendors, thank you for all the years of your support.
This site will remain up for a while to serve as an example of the web site work our founder , Bryan Manternach has done. Most of the gear referenced is no longer available for rent or sale. I may be able to offer good referrals to reputable vendors in the area.
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Chapter Two of the Society of Broadcast Engineers held its annual Christmas party / meeting in the TV studio of the Communications Wing of St Thomas Hall at the University of Scranton. In keeping with tradition, members of Chapter One from Binghamton NY joined us to help celebrate the Christmas season. Chairman Sakoski brought the meeting to order at 7:35 PM. The reading of the minutes was waived due to time considerations. Treasurer Glynn indicated that our present checking account balance was $640.75. Chairman Sakoski announced the following nominations for officers for Chapter Two: Chairman- Ron Schacht, Vice Chairman-Joe Glynn, Treasurer- Mark Rutkowski, Secretary- Jon Koons. To be added to the Board of Directors: Joe Scheff, Chuck Sakoski and Jon Koons. Chairman Sakoski suggested that all nominees be elected. There were no objections.
With the business portion of the meeting concluded everyone got down to the serious business of enjoying the dinner catered by the University of Scranton staff. After dinner Pete Sakoski offered to give a tour of the Communications Wing of the University of Scranton. Many joined Pete for the tour and the 1998 Christmas meeting came to an end.
Chapter Two of the Society of Broadcast Engineers held its November meeting at the studios of WBRE/WYOU, Wilkes-Barre, PA on November 16, 1998. Chairman Sakoski brought the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. Mark Rutkowski read the minutes from the October meeting. The minutes were accepted as read. Treasurer Joe Glynn was not present but Chairman Sakowski indicated that our chapter received $100.00 from chapter 22 for our efforts in promoting their regional convention.
Next there was a discussion of the price to be charged for the dinner portion of the December meeting. Consensus of opinion was that it should be $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. This was in line with the expected cost and was adopted.
At the conclusion of the business portion of the meeting, Chairman Sakoski introduced the speaker for the evening, Mr. Barry Eric of WBRE/WYOU. Mr. Eric presented a very informative and interesting description of Nexstars shared services agreement and the reconstruction that that entailed. There was a discussion of the operations of the two stations particularly in the area of engineering. Mr Eric then lead the group on a tour of the combined studios of WBRE/WYOU.
Chairman Sakoski thanked Mr. Eric for his excellent presentation, and adjourned the meeting at 9:30 p.m.
At the conclusion of the business portion of the meeting, Chairman Sakoski introduced the speaker for the evening, Mr. William Veldshteyn , Technical Consultant for Quinn's MicroAge. Mr. Veldshteyn presented a very informative and interesting description of Microsofts new operating system Windows 98, followed by an informative question and answer session in one of Quinns training rooms. The focus of the session evolved into a discussion of the Y2K problem and its implications for broadcasters.
Chairman Sakoski thanked Mr. Veldshteyn for his excellent presentation, and adjourned the meeting at 8:45 p.m.
Chapter Two of the Society of Broadcast Engineers held a meeting at the Luzerne County 911 Center on September 14, 1998. Chairman Sakoski brought the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. and asked for the reading of the minutes from the last meeting. Secretary Jon Koons read the minutes, and Treasurer Joe Glynn gave the financial report, indicating that our present balance was $349.00. Joe also mentioned that Cossas Music and Sound was interested in doing a program on audio workstations at a future meeting, and that he would work out the details.
On a personal note, Joe indicated that he would shortly have to give up his position as Treasurer of Chapter Two, and urged that elections be held to find a replacement. Joe had one other announcement: Ron Schacht will be returning to Northeast Pennsylvania, to assume the duties of Chief Engineer at WNEP.
At the conclusion of the business portion of the meeting, Chairman Sakoski introduced the speaker for the evening, Mr. Joe Scheff, Technical Support Supervisor for the Luzerne County 911 Center. Joe took everyone for a very informative and interesting tour of the recently completed center, followed by a lengthy question and answer session in one of the training rooms.
Chairman Sakoski thanked Joe for his excellent presentation, and adjourned the meeting at 8:45 p.m.
Chapter Two of the Society of Broadcast Engineers held a luncheon meeting at the Conference Center at Luzerne County Community College on July 13, 1998. Lunch was at noon and at 12:30 PM Chairman Sakoski brought the meeting to order. Considering that many present were on their lunch hour Chairman Sakoski dispensed with the business portion of the meeting and moved directly to the afternoon's program.
The speaker for the day was Mr. Robert Dushok, Microcomputer Specialist/Internet System Administrator for Luzerne County Community College. Bob's topic was broadcasting audio via the internet. He began with an overview of the two main webcasting servers, Netscape Media server and Progressive Networks Real server, also known as Real Audio. Bob also covered the quality versus bandwidth tradeoff and the minimum type of connection required for a Webcasting server. After a lengthy question and answer period Chairman Sakoski adjourned the meeting at 1:20 PM.
Chapter Two of the Society of Broadcast engineers held a luncheon meeting at the Mark II restaurant in Moosic, PA. on June 15, 1998. Chairman Sakoski brought the meeting to order at 1:05 PM. The minutes of the previous meeting were read by Secretary Jon Koons and Treasurer Joe Glynn indicated that as of May 10 our account balance stood at $344.13.
Rather than a formal program the members and guests of Chapter 2 gathered at the Mark II restaurant for lunch and a round table discussion on various topics. Among the various subjects discussed were ideas of how to get more young people involved, not only in the SBE, but in broadcasting in general and how important starting salaries were in attracting new people to the profession.
Joe Glynn (Frequency coordinator for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area) talked briefly on how difficult frequency coordination has become in this area partly due to the lack of updated information. Everyone agreed that our data base of active frequencies needed to be updated and a discussion of how best to accomplish this followed. Chairman Sakoski brought the meeting to a close at 2:05 PM.


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text: He was born in Isparta in 1957. He worked as an editor at the Directorate General for Press and Information. He presents radio and television programs on and off. Mr. Mesut Senol is a freelance translator, and instructor on public relations and public speaking, communications, nonprofit organizations and voluntarism. His first poetry book called 'Name it by Yourself' was published in 2007. His second poetry collection called 'D�rt Mevsim Bir Aşk - Four Seasons One Love' featuring his own poems and his poetry translations of Turkish and world poets was out in 2010. He prepared a renowned singer Ms. Esin Afsar's book of memoirs 'Inspirations' for its publication by Is Bankasi Publications. He serves as the manager for overseas representatives of the literary magazine called 'Translator's Note'. Mr. Mesut Senol works as the Secretary General of the 'Intercultural Poetry & Translation Academy' based in Istanbul. His poetry translations from English and Turkish appeared in various literary magazines. He translates best-seller novels and scientific books as well.


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I’ll be frank — There is no such thing as a nice Christmas sweater.
Why do women, and some men, think sweaters with jingle bells, cats ice skating, blinking lights, sounds and all sorts of Christmas bling are acceptable?
My mother loves this time of year for many reasons, one of which includes wearing some of the ugliest sweaters.
She and her co-worker friends enjoy sharing tips on what stores have the better deals on these hideous things.
So please get rid of them!
This entry was posted in 31things  on December 11, 2011 by Bobby Cherry.

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Grouse moor owners and their allies claim heather burning on peatland is necessary for habitat restoration and reduction of wildfire risk.
Ban the Burn and Treesponsibility are among a group of charities, academics and local campaigners with a track record of working on peatland conservation, which has today written to Michael Gove urging him to implement a complete ban on the practice of burning on upland peatland habitats.
A ban is vital in order to protect carbon stores, wildlife, habitats and communities.
We have seen plenty of evidence of continued burning on protected peatland this year, despite the government’s introduction of a voluntary ban on burning.
After six months of investigation, the RSPB has decided that Natural England has failed in its duties to enforce wildlife and habitat protection laws on Walshaw Moor Estate, and has asked the European Commission to step in.

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CONSISTENT AND SHARP IMAGES - Because a single aspherical element is utilized in the lens, this helps to reduce aberrations while maintaining a consistent illumination for sharpness around the entire image edge. Because there is so much detail in the frame of the fisheye with its wide angle view, this welcome addition is a helpful tool to create high quality and consistent images every time.
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This is a manual focus lens. You can only use the lens in "m" manual exposure mode or "a" aperture-priority mode.
the opteka 6.5mm f3.5 fisheye lens is an excellent addition to any photographer's collection, giving users the ability to expand their creativity & capture incredible scenes from a truly unique perspective. The special fisheye design allows maximum creative expression.
this lens, when used with cameras with an aps-c image sensor, creates images with an expanded perspective, including images with a creatively deformed outlook & a sharp pan focus that extends throughout the entire frame. By offering a 180-degree angle of view, this fisheye lens can be used to create amazing image expressions that cannot be seen by the human eye, such as exaggerated perspective & distortion. The minimum shooting distance (just 12 inches) & large depth of field also provide amazing close-up shots.
while this lens is designed for aps-c sensors, full frame users can now use it without the hood. On aps-c cameras the pictures will fill the entire frame or screen. On full frame cameras the lens will produce pictures with a semi-circular image & close images will appear proportionately large for a dramatic effect.
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On the run up to Poppy being born we were busy renovating and decorating our spare room for Isabella to move into. It wasn't a simple paint job (nothing ever is with old houses it seems!), a new ceiling had to be put in, whole room wallpapered, window repaired, holes filled, new carpet put in and the standard wall/wood work painted too. Of course, this could have been done at a leisurely rate but the impending birth of our Poppy meant there was no such luxury. As I was pretty useless when it came to getting involved (large baby bumps make almost everything DIY related an impossible task), so I turned my attention to much smaller crafty DIY projects I actually could do.
One of my favourite DIY projects has been jazzing up this seagrass basket from IKEA and for such an affordable price too. You may have seen in my 'TODDLER: Big Girl Bedroom Wishlist' blog post that I featured a Rose Seagrass Basket. This style of basket is everywhere at the moment and I love it! But at most on the market edging upwards of £30 it is more of a luxury/treaty purchase. So when I spotted this seagrass basket in IKEA for only £9 I couldn't resist trying to add my own DIY touch. As I frantically tried to google 'DIY Seagrass Basket' in the depths of IKEA I soon realised the 'no service' sign on my phone meant I was on my own. Would it work? Would it not? Feeling confident I could 'have a go' in it went into the trolley and off I waddled (again, a pregnancy related joy) imagining what colour I should go for to compliment Isabella's new bedroom.
Originally I was going to save the painting of the basket for a nap time or a day when I was on my own during maternity leave, but I couldn't resist. Isabella's apron went on, as did mine and we got painting together. A proper mummy and daughter team effort and I couldn't be happier with the results! It was honestly so easy to do, I mean my two year old daughter did a lot of it and it helped to get her involved/excited about moving into her 'big girl' room too. Win, win.
For the paint I really didn't want to go and buy yet more, our cellar is rivalling the paint aisle in Wickes we have that many tester pots/pots of paint. As we had only recently been trialling a variety of pinks for Isabella's bedroom we had a fair few tester pots around, ready and waiting to be used. When it comes to paint I have commitment issues, it always seems to permanent so I get scared and can never decided. Anyone else like that? I have the same issue when it comes to fixing things permanently to the walls - it makes me nervous. Anyway I finally settled on Poetic Pink from Wickes because it was one of the colours we almost painted her whole room in and was slightly darker pink compared to all the other tester pots. I don't remember exactly the price of a Wickes tester pot, but we're talking certainly no more than £2.
1) Open up the basket so it is standing up straight (the ones in IKEA come with the top half folded inwards). Break off a long line of kitchen roll and wrap around the inside of the bottom half of the basket. This is to stop any paint that goes through the small gaps transferring onto the top half of the basket. Then push the top half back into the basket, so you only have the bottom half showing. (This is tricky to explain, but will hopefully make sense when you have the seagrass basket in front of you).
2) You could also add a line of masking tape around the fold, as this will create a very neat line between the painted and non-painted sections. You are then ready to start painting - I didn't mix the paint with water. Just simply opened the tester pot up and starting painting. Make sure you move the paintbrush in all directions, as you want to try and get in-between the weave of the basket.
3) I did one coat all the way around, flipped the basket upside down to paint the bottom (though the circle on the very bottom I left unpainted due to the amount of paint I had left) and then left to dry.
4) Once completely dry I painted another layer on and left to dry.
5) Open up the basket again, remove the kitchen roll and it is ready to be used.
I've also seen these with pom-poms attached around the top, which looks beautiful or you could attach the string of flowers from Sass & Belle that you can see in the pictures above. You do have to be careful not to knock/bend the painted part too much as the paint can come off. Isabella happily puts her cuddly toys in and out without an issue though.
What colour would you paint the bottom half and which room would you put it in?
Oh I love this! I had no idea you could paint a basket!! I have so many baskets I could paint right now...off to buy paint!!!!
I'm totally doing this - I think it would be a lovely activity to do with Max and the perfect touch to his new room!
What a great idea and love that your daughter joined in to help - looks lovely!
Such a cute idea I love how easy it is to do and it makes a difference to basket in a simple way. Love that your daughter joined in helping.
Saw this on your Instagram, so was very happy to read up on how to do it! I too can feel your pain on big bumps!
If probably paint it turquoise and have it in my living room. Your basket looks beautiful.
Old houses are the best!
What a fantastic idea! I bet bright colours and attaching pom pins would look cool as well!
Such a cute idea, and so simple, off to pin!
This is a lovely idea to do with your little one! I can't wait to do the same!
Looks fab, would never have though to paint one of thise baskets.
This looks lovely in Isabella's room and I bet she loved getting to help with it.
I love the shape of the basket, very unusual. What a great idea to add some colour to it to compliment the room, i never would have thought to paint seagrass but now i am thinking how i can upcycle all my seagrass baskets around the house!


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Seat belts and roll over protection structures save lives!
A recent investigation into a workplace incident involving powered mobile equipment highlighted the importance of roll over protective structures (ROPS) and seat belt use. We want to remind New Brunswick workers and employers of the priceless value of these protective measures.
Tell us about your health and safety superstar!
Do you know a health and safety leader or champion in your community or workplace?
If you weren’t able to attend WorkSafeNB’s Annual General Meeting in Moncton on July 17, a copy of the presentation is now available on our website.
It’s that time of year again, summer is just around the corner and some of us are starting to work outdoors for the season. Outdoor workers have up to a 3.5 times greater risk of developing skin cancer than indoor workers. Extra diligence is needed to make sure that you are safe from UV rays and heat stress.
The Walk and Roll Challenge gives participants a chance to walk – or roll – a kilometre in someone else’s shoes to get a first-hand glimpse into what it’s like to live with a disability.
In response to employer and employee concerns on the legalization of cannabis and to help workplaces address alcohol and drug use in the workplace, WorkSafeNB has released a new topic on its Guide to OHS Legislation (NB OHS Guide) app.
Today, New Brunswick’s Auditor General released the results of an audit focused on the governance of WorkSafeNB. We welcome this report. In fact, we have worked closely and cooperatively with the audit team over the past year to ensure this final report will help us become an even better organization.

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text: This introductory chapter discusses the rapid development of nanotechnology for the application of visible light-induced photocatalysis, which is driven by the unique material properties arising from the nanoscale dimensions. It includes the description of the carbon-based nanomaterials developed first in the early development such as fullerene, carbon nanotube, and graphene . Conductive polymers were then described as photocatalysts with different dimensional nanostructures. Moreover, semiconductors were presented as potential materials for photocatalysis. For the practical visible light applications, photocatalysts need to be modified either by narrowing the band gap or by inhibiting the recombination of charge carriers via the formation of heterojunction nanocomposites. As the focus of this book, nanocomposites have been reported as a promising strategy for high-activity visible light-driven photocatalysis. This chapter is also complemented with some examples of industrial applications of photocatalysis for practical use.

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« Leadership: Which Team Did You Inherit and How Do You Get It to Work For You?
What happens when your boss doesn’t recognize that he or she needs to make changes in order for the organization to achieve desired outcomes?
Disconnect between higher management and the front-line -In some of the organizations we work with, higher management does not listen to middle management or to end employees. One such example is a high-tech company we worked with three years ago. The company quickly grew from a start-up to a mid-sized company, with teams all over the world. Managers were raised from the lines and while they typically had excellent professional skills, they had little to no management training, which was made worse by the fast growth (many more junior employees were promoted faster). This created all kinds of problems from senior executives having to take on a variety of roles which compromised their performances, to poorly managed meetings and lack of focus on goals and eventually to communication breakdowns and lack of “followship.” Employees and executives tried to voice their frustrations and concerns. HR constantly reported complaints about the performances of manager x or y and for the need of training or, basically, some sort of change. Still, the CEO of the company did not see the need to review the situation or do anything differently. Sometimes it may seem like the only solution is to wait until the pain is great enough for the CEO to acknowledge it. Pain is a good motivator for change, but there are other ways.
One-sided suppressing boss – I can’t think of too many examples of past clients in which the boss was the know-it all-one- man-show but one example stands out. This CEO of a medium sized software security company brought in A LOT of funding, both his personal capital and investors’ funding. Projects were many and priorities shifted quickly and often, making it very difficult for teams to develop products. The CEO surrounded himself with “yes sayers.” In the rare instance that a more critical thinking executive was recruited, any ideas for improvement that were followed by any kind of conviction on their part, led to their speedy termination. In these situations making any changes in the organization may seem nearly impossible, but if designed correctly, needed change is very possible.
The problem is with them, not with me – This is perhaps more common than we’d like to sometimes think. It’s true for CEOs as it is true for middle management as well as end employees. What do you do when the key person in a position of influence to improve results is convinced it isn’t him or her who needs to change, but that other people need to change instead? I could probably share tens of organizations in which this was the case. Naturally, insisting that the boss is blind and that he or she is the problem doesn’t work so well…of all three examples, this is the easiest to solve, but you will need to think of the solution in slightly unconventional ways.
When I began as a consultant – I don’t want to think how many years ago – the textbook solution was to confront the leader and get him or her to own up to their broken pieces. We would invest weeks in developing a comprehensive assessment, and then we presented it to the leader or leaders in the organization. It was a futile attempt to convince people who are sure you are wrong.
Granted, sometimes you are wrong. Sometimes the boss is the only sane voice in an ocean of lazy, self serving people. I’ve seen it happen, which is why I’m careful when I say the boss is the solution, even if they are not the problem (though we could argue the boss is eventually responsible for recruiting them and establishing the culture and performance standards that made it all possible). But in most cases, when employees and middle management share vital feedback that isn’t heard (or when they are too scared or apathetic to share it to begin with), when you lose top talent too frequently, or when senior executives leave after brief careers next to the “great dictator,” to name just a few signs, it’s really the boss who needs to change.
Start small. Change agents generally look at the whole picture first. That’s a great practice of course, but when the boss is blocking needed changes, it typically doesn’t work to try to promote a big scale change. Considering that in all likelihood the boss doesn’t see the problem and the solution in the same way you do, the first step should be to change his or her perception, not to insist you are right.
Generate a local success, supported by measurable results. This would prove your point and only then do you present the need for change to the boss. One of the most common failing strategies I see is trying to reason with such a boss before generating concrete results. Every time I supported (or led) a change effort that failed, it was because I tried to get a boss to see things from another point of view before I could prove that my point of view would lead to concrete results. Select a team that can showcase success, preferably a team in which the start results have room for great improvement, and show growth.
Have the boss mentor the change. Sometimes the boss sees the problem differently than you do and he or she is more than willing to invest in mentoring middle management to great results. This is not as common, but when that is the case, there is a great opportunity to influence dynamics, processes and interactions. The key here is to find a way to focus on the goals from the boss’s perspective, but change processes and dynamics that block the organization in general.
In our work with organizations, like in the case of the above high-tech and software security companies, these three strategies alone can go a long way. The CEO of the high-tech company approved a small one-team pilot to develop a specific team leader who showed promise but had reviews that caused concerns. That small change, coupled with clear, measurable and tangible results convinced him to take another small step and that led to a natural transition.
Getting the CEO of the software security company to change his interactions with his team was a more delicate effort, mainly because it required starting with very high resistance. The key was to start change on small budgets (so that they won’t require his approval) and to have someone else in a senior position quietly manage the needed changes. Instead of trying to argue with the CEO about generating greater focus and reducing the frequency of changes to allow steady long-term product development, the change focused on working with teams to create a balance between addressing new needs and investing in development. This was coupled with constant communication about the important development work team x is doing side by side with their routine work, which gradually started to make sense to the CEO. It took years of small local changes before this particular CEO was willing to go the next step and start looking at the environment his communication style was creating, but in the meantime the company could stay successful.
Getting the boss to change can be tricky and each case should be carefully studied before any recommendations are made. That said, it’s not uncommon and there are ways to make needed changes by using methodologies that lead to measurable, concrete results.
Get in touch. Let’s talk about how to successfully make changes when the boss is blocking needed outcomes!


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Before we come to the content of this RP, or start roleplaying, I would like to explain the concept and not-that-new idea behind this.
Some of you will be familiar with pen&paper RPGs; others will not be. Therefore, I will basically explain them: A game master creates situations that the players react to; their reactions and their success are limited 1) by the game master's situation (basically, if something the game master thinks up restricts them in what they wanted to do) and 2) by a set of rules that govern social interactions, physics, combat etc.
Basically, the players have characters and react to what the game master says in form of their characters in pen&paper; in all forum RPs we have so far in Nálaroth (to name a few major ones - Time of Darkness on the medieval fantasy side, The World That was Broken in futuristic fantasy) the players create situations themselves.
The problem that arises from this (in my opinion) is the following - in our normal forum RP, the players either know the solution to their character's problem, or can at least think up the solution themselves - and if the characters do not know this, they themselves give their characters hints to the solution. Therefore, interaction with NPCs and the world is made up by the players. Of course, many would now say "But the players interact with each other, don't they?" Here, I say: One - this is not always the case, resulting more in shared writing than roleplaying (of course, the two fields overlap quite strongly), and two - even if they do, they control the situation by themself.
Now, imagine the role of a "game master" in a forum RP - the players would act according to and react to his ideas, settings, and storylines. In conclusion, their freedom to sculpt the world, own storylines and NPCs (limited only by the world's laws, the usually present character control rule and, to a certain extent, the thread maker) is taken away and replaced by a more realistic and certainly more suspenseful and interesting approach to plot and problems, as they do not know more about them as their characters.
I would like to see an RP like this put into action; if noone objects to the idea or the idea as me as game master, I would promise to keep to rule 1) and 2) and hope that my setting and story (a dystopian science fiction scenario, however, not postapocalyptic) and game master skills in general would suffice to fulfill demands to rule 3).
If there are any question regards the setting, plot and character rules - I would like two players that have agreed on the "game master" concept before we speak about the RP.
Anything else, just PM and I'll be happy to answer.
Can I bring pie, with me when I join?

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Alexandra Pallut Mathisen is the founding director of SoulSpark Journeys, a retreat company for the modern yogi birthed from a passion for travel. About a decade ago, Alex had a moment of epiphany one morning in Italy. She awoke, looked out over the misty vineyard, and was so inspired by her surroundings that she decided to start her day by practicing yoga outside instead of heading straight to the computer. Her life has never been the same since. Taking time to practice has allowed Alex to celebrate her surroundings, center the mind, and find solace wherever she is in the world. Her mat has been her grounding force, and wherever it unrolls (sand, dirt, carpet or hardwood), she connects deeply home to heart. Her travels have taken her to Switzerland, Patagonia, Sumatra, Montreal, France, California and beyond, where she has practiced yoga on remote beaches and under the shadow of snowcapped mountains.
Alex creates retreats designed to open up the body and mind with an emphasis on honoring the individual journey of every student. Her classes combine many styles to represent her love of vinyasa, restorative, yin and meditation. Vinyasa classes offer an opportunity to sweat while focusing on alignment and introspection, while restorative and gentle yoga classes provide time to still the mind and nourish the soul. She invites you to meet yourself with an open mind. Be prepared to play with your edges with a smile-- and perhaps even a laugh. Alex and her team will happily remind you, after all, it's just yoga! SoulSpark Journeys partners with a diverse group of local teachers who are hand picked for each retreat.
A leader in Northwest Colorado for all things yoga, she gains international recognition from her certification by the Ashtanga School of Montreal. Alex currently lives in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, with her husband, Matt, and their tiny yogi daughter, Jade. She owns and operates the destination studio Yoga Center of Steamboat. She enjoys sharing her practice with her local Yampa Valley community with weekly classes and popular workshops. When she’s not in the studio, she loves exploring the great outdoors with her husband and daughter.

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– World indoor 60 champ Richard Kilty talking about a rivalry that exists between two sprint groups in Britain, where the rumor is 9.91 man James Dasaolu was put into a headlock as he got ready for the British 60m race during indoors.
5000m World Record is 10 years old this month!
Women: LRC World Champions Abebe Aregawi And Jenny Simpson To Battle, Rematch Of Top 5 From Moscow Steeple With Bridget Franek And Emma Coburn The Diamond League women’s 1,500m kicks off in style with World #1 Abeba Aregawi and World #2 Jenny Simpson going head-to-head. The women’s steeple has the top 5 from Worlds squaring off. Live (or on demand) @ 8am eastern Sunday.
Men: LRC Mo Aman Looks For 17 In a Row Makhloufi Takes On 3 Americans Sowinski, Mulder And Johnson And The World’s 4 Fastest 5,000 Men From 2013 Will Battle Erik Sowinski has got the fastest 800m SB in the field. The men’s 5k is loaded.
Shanghai Diamond League 8am Eastern IAAF full meet preview *Start Lists Jenny Simpson has a huge test vs. Aregawi. Felix vs. Montsho @400, Gatlin vs. Carter @100, SAFP vs. VCB @200, a stacked men’s jav, Laviellenie.
Press conference highlights in Shanghai – Laviellenie will use shorted 16 step run-up Allyson Felix is back from her torn hamstring.
Dayron Robles Returns To Shanghai For 1st Time In 7 Years He was a newly-minted 12.92 guy who stunned China’s hero Liu Xiang in 2008.
Sunday: Bupa Great Manchester Run Will Feature Clash Between 5,000 And 10,000 World Record Holder Kenenisa Bekele AndMarathon WR Holder Wilson Kipsang Kipsang had one less week to recover (5 versus Bekele’s 6) from his marathon but says he’s ready. Tirunesh Dibaba faces Italy’s World marathon silver medalist Valeria Stranio and France’s European XC champ Sophie Duarte and UK’s Gemma Steel in the women’s race. *MB: Bekele, VS Kipsang in Great Manchester Run who will win it?


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Chilli rating - 2. Rich & fruity ketchup with a chilli kick. Gluten free. This product is suitable for vegetarians. Crucials.
This stuff is great on burgers and kebabs.

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Don’t take your favorite logistics provider’s costs at face value. Often, establishing the most cost efficient and stable logistics platform requires meticulous planning, competing bids to drive down prices, and careful route/seasonal analysis to mitigate delays and losses of product.
By conducting the necessary studies, and surveys, CEC’s logistics consultancy business provides a vendor-neutral objective assessment to the best course of action for your logistics planning.
Analyze the options available to assemble a supply-chain, including: direct haulage, drayage and trans-loading, and port of departure.
Issue RFQ’s based on CEC’s best assessment, and receive, rank quotations from all vendors.
Select best options for the client and determine expected USD$/tonne for shipping to use in budgeting, feasibility and investor pro-formas.
Businesses should focus on growing their business. Often, we find that this should not include managing the timing, responsibilities, and endless paperwork that comes with shipping and transportation. CEC is able to provide cost-effective outsourcing for management of logistics departments for small, medium and large sized companies.
Our team is all FITT certified and often have a post-graduate degree with a second language. Each management contract is assigned a Project Manager and a 24/7 phone number. Along with this, CEC is granted Power of Attorney, and in the past has integrated with accounts payable/receivable, in order to file the proper documentation with the relevant vendors and Federal, State and Customs Clearance authorities.
Coordination between site and transportation suppliers.
Scheduling of concentrate bag pick-up.
Management of supply-chain including trucking, trans-load facility in Salt Lake City for containerization, rail and ocean freight.
Generation, and filing of all relevant paperwork (COO, CI, PL, BL etc.) with the relevant parties, and authorities.
Implementation of quality control practices, documentation and testing.
CEC is able to offer a wide range of trade credit and political risk mitigation insurance solutions through our trusted partners. Having purchased, consulted on, and partnered with vendors on these types of insurance policies numerous times, CEC is capable to guide you through the underwriting process.
Provides protection against a client’s loss of property, income and/or financial assets arising from the actions (or inactions) of a foreign government.
Covers risks that are outside the control of the Exporter, Investor, Contractor or non-Government Buyer.
International contracts for the delivery of goods and services are complicated endeavours. Often their clauses are dozens, if not hundreds, of pages long that are designed to mitigate risk and establish responsibilities between both parties. These “terms of trade” can be contentious, and in such number are often under-researched or even borrowed from other sources. CEC has brokered thousands of international transactions across a range of industries and jurisdictions. This wealth of expertise can assist your company avoid common pitfalls and provide a strong foundation for subsequent transactions.
Deal was written FOB (Freight on Board) – meaning the exporter was responsible for cost of freight, insurance etc. to the Port of Vancouver (from Regina).
Exporter did not understand the difference between Ex-Works (Pick-Up from Factory) and FOB, which meant they underpriced the transaction.
CEC was hired to re-negotiate the “terms of trade” and to find a suitable settlement between the two parties, which was done successfully.
We no longer assume that exporters understand Incoterms.

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Going to a live show can be a hit or a miss. The vocals could be pitchy or sound totally different from the album, the atmosphere could be wrong, the crowd too young. It's a bit of a gamble. My main criterion for choosing a show to go to is simply - can the music hold its own as a live performance? With all of the technology and auto-tuning that happens these days, it's easy for musicians to sound great on a studio recording, but can't sing a note in tune in front of an audience. When going to smaller shows (meaning a venue with capacity in the 100s, not the 1000s), more often than not, the openers are relatively unknown. Which makes it even more difficult for them to win over the audience and perform for a room full of people who aren't paying attention and instead are trying to talk over the music.
The 92s were the headliner for Saturday night's show at The Throne Room. I first saw them at TTR back in June, and they put on a great show, playing songs from their then-recently released album, Television Fuzz (March 2014). So while I knew the night would be a long one (The 92s weren't scheduled to go on until 11:45pm!), I also knew that it would be worth it. What I didn't know was whether or not the openers would be any good. TTR is a fairly new venue (circa June, 2014) that primarily features local and still underground Chicago musicians. For that reason, the crowd that gathers tends to be, in my limited experience, friends and family of whoever is playing that night. But the occasional third party risk-taker like me will also show up, hoping to discover something great.
Openers for the night began with a group called Boss Fight (who I did not get to see), followed by Route 25, and then Cardinal Harbor. I tried to find some evidence of Route 25 on the internet, to see if they were worth going early for, but could not dig up anything. However, I did find out from a chatty friend of the drummer that Route 25 just recently formed. Overall, an OK band with a sound that's reminiscent of The Foo Fighters, but lacking in chord variation and lyrics. Still needs some work.
Cardinal Harbor was much easier to research beforehand, and after listening to some tracks on Spotify, I knew that they were a must-see. According to their 2013 Kickstarter page and promo video (to help fund production of their debut album), the bandmates met at Wheaton College in IL - Scott Carrick (saxophone), Aaron Krumsieg (trumpet), Julian Henderson (drums), Chris Hills (guitar), Ryan Bilton (bass), and Spencer McCreary (guitar/vocals) - and have been playing together for a couple of years now.
I never really had that unhealthy sense of worship for all things DMB, so I don't hold them up on an unreachable pedestal. Sure, they were a huge high school phase, and everyone went to a DMB concert every summer, but only to drink and smoke, and that wasn't really my thing. Something about the band's image just felt cliche to me. So I kinda boycotted them on principal.
That being said, DMB is known for being an exceptional jam-band. And yes, they can put on a great live show (or so I'm told). But I just can't get over the 20-minute long song - if you're going to ramble for that long, I need some sort of song structure or emotional progression or a few lyrics to hold everything together. I suppose it's probably to the band's advantage that everyone at their shows is high (by choice or by accident), but I just don't get what all the fuss is about. Any real band can jam.
Cardinal Harbor gives the 6-piece band legitimacy in the current music scene. The 90s was the perfect decade for ska or jam bands, but where does a group fitted with a saxaphone and trumpet in its regular line-up stand today? They don't quite fit neatly into folk, or pop, or indie rock. But if a band is talented enough, fitting perfectly into an industry-labeled genre doesn't really seem to matter.
Oh, and don't get me wrong, CH can jam too (cut to: the 3:30 minute mark of their latest SoundCloud release, "Wildfires" or their song "Mirth") - but I think they do it right. It's not all over the place, it doesn't fall out of time, it doesn't leave you in a place that's totally different from where you started.
Another thing that I like about Cardinal Harbor is their growth as a band in finding their own style. Releasing a sophomore album is tricky - you don't want to sound too far removed from your debut, yet you still want it to sound different. Evolved.
Like I said before, Faces on Parade is a clear Dave Matthews Band-esque record. Nothing wrong with that - I'm sure every guy with an acoustic guitar looks to Dave as an influence (Phillip Phillips is another great example of a clearly Dave-inspired musician). It's so easy to fall in love with the sound of Faces on Parade - the songs have poetry-like lyrics, the acoustic guitar and horns are on-point, and it's cohesive enough without each track sounding too much like the next. On the other hand, The Cold Season is markedly different in style - it's obvious that they pushed themselves to leave the comfort of their DMB-stylized music and instead experimented with a more electronic sound - check out "Lies", "Arrangements", or "Bounty". Yet CH did the right thing and didn't stray too far from their best sound - "Miss Imagine" and "The Watch" pay homage to their first album and remind us why we fell in love in the first place.
Needless to say, the live set was awesome. Cardinal Harbor plays with an incredible sense of maturity and confidence, despite being such a young group of guys. Aaron (trumpet) wasn't there unfortunately, but Scott rocked it, and Julian was really fun to watch (and not to mention, super talented!). Coming off of a pretty notable performance at the House of Blues in September, I'm not sure that TTR was the best atmosphere for them - the way that the audience space is aligned to the stage makes it uninviting to stand, and more conducive to chatting around a table towards the back of the room. But it meant I got a great view for their set, so that was nice. Their setlist included "Memo", "Revere", their newest one via Soundcloud "Wildfires", and even did a cover of Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" (pretty great). I really can't sing enough of their praises. Cardinal Harbor is a really talented group of guys and I'm calling it now - they're going to go very, very far.
The 92s obviously killed it. Need I say more? Check out my review from their June show if you feel like listening to me ramble about how great they are too. Dan Durley and the guys - Rob Marshall, Mateo Mullen, and new bassist Dylan Epling - are so fun to watch, and everyone in the room was dancing around and having a great time by the end of the set. They played a few new songs that are on an upcoming EP (date TBD..?) like "Unrest" and "Made of Nothing" (not to be confused with "Good to be Nothing" from Television Fuzz...but hey, correct me if I'm wrong about the song title here!?). The 92s also played "Read My Mind", "Put Me In My Place" [video from the June show], and "You Are Not Near Enough", along with some oldies from their first album like "The Incident" and "Gone Away"; the guys closed with "Cutlery Wives".
If you haven't heard of this band, well, you should check them out. They won the Red Eye Rock n Vote in 2012 and recently played at Pygmalion Fest in Urbana-Champaign. Which also featured fellow indie rockers American Football (yes, of storied emo-revival legend), Into It Over It (of current emo-revival fame), and A Great Big Pile Of Leaves in the line-up...just a few of the bands that I recognized, at least. And rumor has it that Dan Durley has recently moved to Chicago, so let's hope that means many more shows in the city for The 92s! I would see them over and over again, if given the chance.
Always a good time at The Throne Room, always looking for the next up-and-coming band out there. Thanks to Kamila from TTR and the Radio One Chicago guys, Hex & Dave, for getting me into the show. This is my first live show review that will be mirror-posted on the Radio One Chicago blog - a radio show on Loyola's radio station WLUW, 88.7, that airs live on Thursday from 6-8pm. So excited for the chance to build the FYMS name as a more legitimate music blog here in Chicago. Thanks everyone for the help and support!
Listen: The 92s:: "Neurotic Laundry List"; "You Are Not Near Enough"

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Sikhism, like all religions, is very unique.
Kesh: This means that you are not allowed to cut your hair, because it’s a gift from God.
Kara: A kara is a steel bracelet that you wear a steel bracelet in order to keep your bond with God.
Kanga: This means that you need to keep your mind and your body neat and tidy.
Kirpan: This is a small sword that Sikhs carry around, which symbolises the defence of good, amongst other things. But, today, they are carried around in the form of a keyring or a badge.


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CHARCOAL & ANISE SOAP IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A DEEP CLEAN. ACTIVATED CHARCOAL ABSORBS DIRT AND OIL ASSOCIATED WITH ACNE AND PROBLEMS, WASHING THEM AWAY AND LEAVING YOUR SKIN LOOKING FRESH AND FEELING SOFT. IDEAL FOR OILY SKIN.
This beloved body scrub is an intoxicating and all-natural blend of coconut, lemongrass, lemon balm, jojoba and vanilla. Blissfully buff skin to it’s smoothest with the gentle sugar texture which expertly exfoliates to leave skin silky soft and supple.
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Welcome to the How To Corp Financial Advice category featuring businesses and organizations in Maine that offer business financing advice, financial product advice & financial planners along with other Finance related products and services.
Often called financial consultants or financial planners, Maine based Financial Advice provide Finance related products and services that are likely to include financial securities advice, financial planning, business financing advice & corporate financial management.
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text: Eight years ago my financial situation changed dramatically. I was on my way to an appointment for my job. At the time I was the Director of Educational Partnerships for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. While I was driving my company car cargo truck's back doors opened and a rimmed truck tire came out from the back of the truck and collided with my car. I had severely injured my back again. This injury forced me to retire from my job. I filed a worker's compensation claim but for the past 7 years, I have been unable to get any funds from the commission in Maryland for this accident. Since the operators of the cargo truck didn't stay at the scene of the accident. Once they saw that I had collided with the truck tire ejected from the back of their vehicle they left the scene of the accident. For the past 7 years, I have managed to provide for my family only because I had monies saved for my eventual retirement as well as a Social Security Disability check for permanent disability and a small retirement annuity check.


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A fully comprehensive program that teaches you everything there is to know about becoming a Travel Agent. Travel Leaders of Tomorrow POC: Heather Kindred (972) 629-4801.
Become a cruise expert and take individual courses at your own pace. Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). Get your industry professional identification after completion of required training hours.
Find your niche and stand out from the rest by becoming an expert in any area of interest. The Travel Agent Academy has both free and fee based courses. You can become a specialist on a specific location or type of travel resell.


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PRP is a hair loss treatment that’s been rapidly growing in popularity over the past several years, and Love Your Body Medi-Spa is proud to offer this service to our clients across the Las Vegas area. This is a highly effective treatment that involves using your own blood to encourage the regrowth of hair, and can even be combined with other treatments to achieve astounding results!
85% of men experience noticeable thinning hair by the time they reach age 50, and 40% of those who suffer hair loss are women. The problem is common across a broad range of people, and this new breakthrough treatment can help those suffering from unwanted hair loss, and there’s little to no downtime following the procedure. It operates on a simple extract/separate/return process whereby your own platelet rich plasma, or PRP, is used to rejuvenate your scalp, allowing new hair to grow!
The process of PRP hair restoration involves four steps. First, we draw a small amount of blood from you. This is done right in our office and involves minimal discomfort. Second, we place the blood into a centrifuge and spin it to separate the PRP from the rest of the blood. This concentrated source of blood plasma is then injected back into your scalp in small, strategically-placed injections.
The entire process takes around one hour to complete, depending on the areas that you need treated. After you receive the injections, you can simply go about your normal daily activities. There’s no need to take downtime for healing; this outpatient procedure is just that simple!
You may need repeated treatments until your desired results are achieved. While this can vary from patient to patient, additional treatments may be indicated every 3 to 6 months.
Plasma is the liquid portion of your blood, the solution of protein and salt that suspends your red and white blood cells and platelets. It constitutes 55% of the volume of your blood, and plays an important role in supplying proteins to your body, and for the exchange of minerals including potassium and sodium, as well as helping to maintain a solid pH balance in your body.
It also contains stem cells and other growth factors that help with healing and tissue regeneration. All of these factors are essential in hair growth, and this therapy has been shown to be exceptionally effective in varied patients.
PRP therapy is 100% safe; since it’s using your own blood platelets, there’s no risk of rejection or complications. The worst side effects that you may encounter are slight discomfort from the blood drawing and re-injections, but these are no worse than getting a shot. Topical anesthetic is generally used to offset and minimize any discomfort you may experience.
PRP therapy is an entirely natural method of overcoming hair loss and promoting new hair growth. There are no risks involved, and since the blood cells that make up the PRP are your natural defenders against disease and infection, instances of infections from the procedure are exceedingly rare.


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Art Adventures- (Ages 2+) The Creation Station is open every Saturday for Art Adventures from 10:30 am-12:30 pm. This is an creative space where children and their families can make art together. Each week, we offer a multi-sensory craft that encourages self-expression and experimentation with different art mediums.
What are we learning: Communication Skills, Observation, Creative Expression, Visual and Spatial Thinking, Fine Motor Skills.
Babies crawl before they walk, and sign before they talk. In this introductory class you will learn a dozen signs you can start using immediately to help you and your child communicate before they can talk. This reduces frustration while building language and social skills. See the flyer for more information or sign up here.
Science Explorers – (Ages 3+) Discover the many ways science is all around us in a program that is designed to spark curiosity and create those surprising “a-ha” moments for children that can last a lifetime. Whether children are experimenting with smells, designing an air powered car, or experimenting with color and dyes, these multi-sensory activities foster curiosity, creativity and problem-solving skills.
What are we learning: Cognitive Development, Early Science and Early Math Skills, Fine Motor Skills, Focus, Perseverance, Problem Solving Skills, Critical Thinking Skills.
STEAM Engineers – (Ages 5+) This program is where Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math connect in a fun and innovative way that has your child thinking both critically and creatively as they explore the world around them and develop STEAM habits of mind with creative problem solving.
What are we learning: Making Connections, Cognitive Function, Trial and Error, Perseverance, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Art and Design Skills, and Science and Math Skills.
The Story Corner- (Ages 2+) Gather round it is story time at The Children’s Museum at Saratoga. This is a fun, interactive time that features children’s books enjoyed by all ages. Children will create real world connections as they familiarize themselves to new vocabulary words, repeat rhymes to fun fingerplays, use their imagination to act out a narrative, and use their creativity as they craft a piece of artwork based on the story of the day.
What are we learning: Language Proficiency, Communication Skills, Listening Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Fine Motor Skills.
Tuesday for Tots – (Ages 2-5) Join us for this fun and educational time for some of our littlest visitors! Experiment together with art, science, language and math early learning activities that support early childhood learning. Children can practice important skills like taking turns and making a friend as they explore the different stations that promote school readiness, social connections, and skill development.
Making Connections – The Children’s Museum at Saratoga is offering an early intervention program for children on the spectrum and their families. Meet other families in the area and specialists from AIM Services while exploring the Museum during this special off hour time. The Children’s Museum at Saratoga is pleased to offer the Making Connections program free of charge for families thanks to the generous support of our sponsors! The Saratoga Springs Lions Club and our members and guests who have contributed to our Give Play initiative. Free for children on the spectrum and their families.
Please visit our calendar of events for dates, times and any special programs.

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Use our free service to find off-road sessions near you. Compare prices, reviews and more. Meet other off-roaders and discover new motor sports. HulaHub your leisure-life!
Includes: Off-Road Competitive Trials, Off-Road Cross-Country, Off-Road Dune Bashing, Off-Road Green Laning, Off-Road Mudding, Off-Road Raiding, Off-Road Rock Crawling and Off-Road Rock Racing.
Off-roading is the activity of driving a vehicle on unsurfaced roads or natural terrain. This motor sport takes place over a variety of terrains: Dune bashing over sand dunes or longer distance cross-country on desert routes and other ground; Green laning along unsurfaced tracks or Mudding through wet mud or clay. Rock crawling and Rock racing are extreme forms of off road driving. RTV (Road Taxed Vehicle) trailing is a common form of trailing which happens on farmland or at off-road driving centres. Cross Country Vehicle (CCV) trailing is open to non-road-legal vehicles.
There's no point in having an off road vehicle if you don't go off road occasionally - so, what are you waiting for? Fields, mud, sand dunes, rocks or roads that have fallen into disrepair - all perfect for the off roading fan. Do it for the scenery, the challenge or the competition - just get driving!
Meet other off-roaders near you!

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John Thomas Hancock, 56, of Danville PA went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 in Danville. PA. He was born January 11, 1961 in Ashland PA, the son of the late John Patrick Hancock and Gertrude Marie Petruskevich Hancock of Mount Carmel PA.
He graduated from Mt. Carmel Area High School in 1979 and received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Bloomsburg University in 1993.
John was married for 14 years to Lisa Bausch Hancock. They were married July 5, 2003.
He was the owner and plant manager of Pro-Corr, Inc. in Coal Township PA since 1993. He was self-employed as a Certified Personal Trainer for Know Kontrol in Danville PA for several years.
John was a member of First Baptist Church Danville PA where he served on the Board of Trustees, as an usher and enjoyed helping with Vacation Bible School.
John was a devoted husband and father. His quiet selflessness, dignity and servant heart will be missed greatly, as he holds a special place in the hearts of so many. John was dedicated to hard work and enjoyed hunting in his spare time. His greatest joy in life was spending time with his family whom he adored.
Services will be private and at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association online at www.heart.org or 5455 N. High Street Columbus OH 43214 or the Danville SPCA 2801 Bloom Road Danville PA 17821.


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On the Internet, I often see people complaining to Jeopardy! that only the winners keep the cash, unlike Wheel of Fortune, where all players keep their money totals from puzzles solved.
There’s a very good reason for that: Risk. On Wheel, once you solve a puzzle, that money can’t be wiped out by a Bankrupt. There is thus no incentive to stop playing, because you can’t lose that money, and thus it makes sense to go for as high of a score as possible. Jeopardy!, on the other hand, carries that risk of losing money/points on every single question. There’s too much of an incentive to just stop playing if it’s all dollars all the time, and it makes for a less exciting game.
When the show was in preparation to return to air in 1984, there was much discussion about this issue, and here are the reasons this change to the game was made. The sums of money a contestant can win on Jeopardy! are much greater now than in the original version of the show. For example, Burns Cameron, the Tournament of Champions winner in 1966, took home just over $11,000. Compare that to the $172,000 won by Chuck Forrest in 1984 [sic], and it becomes clear that we are dealing with a different sort of game. So we realized that in the new version of the show, three players could very easily reach Final Jeopardy! with five or six thousand dollars each. One or two of the contestants could look at the category, which might be Nuclear Physics, realize they have little knowledge in this area, and conclude that it will be nice to go home with $5,000 in their pockets. They would wager nothing. In the older version of the show, with just a few hundred dollars involved, most contestants would take a whirl at it and risk it all with the hope of winning.
Even then, some were content to leave with small sums. “Some of the contestants were there just to pick up cash,” recalls the show’s first producer, Bob Rubin. “Once they built up a little money, they would protect it, wouldn’t risk much, and didn’t care if they came back on the show the next day. Others were only interested in winning, risked everything, and that made for the excitement. Women contestants were more apt to be protective of the money than men.” There was one male contestant, however, who appeared on the show in 1967 with the express purpose of winning enough money to buy an engagement ring. He won a sufficient amount for the ring midway through the game and kept his mouth shut from there on. He did, by the way, purchase the ring, marry the girl, and remains married to her twenty-three years later.
But when the show returned in 1984, we knew that it was going to be sold largely for early evening time-slots, competing with reruns of sitcoms, and later, those tabloid shows; our product had to be exciting, and the key was a horse-race to the finish of Final Jeopardy! the other problem we anticipated was that if a contestant was running away with the show—$14,000 to, say, $5,000—the contestants with less money, knowing they cannot possibly win unless the leader made a historic blunder, would not even participate. So by changing the rule to allowing only the winner to keep the cash (although there are occasions when someone is so far ahead Final Jeopardy! has no suspense) more often than not the outcome of the game remains undecided until the final seconds.
We feel this rule change put even more jeopardy in Jeopardy!
As for me? I agree! It’s that important to get players to play for the win.
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I agree otherwise there would be no wagering strategies and it would be less exciting.
In the current version, the second place contestant gets $2,000 and the third contestant $1,000, regardless of their actual scores, which can lead to some odd wagering strategies in final. There was a recent game where the winner won $1, as the other two players bet it all and finished with $0. But his victory seemed rather pyrrhic since he only won $1 compared to the $2,000 and $1,000 consolation prizes.
True, but the future value of a win on Jeopardy! is a shade under $19,000 — so it was still worth it.
And even if he lost the next game he would get at least $1,000.


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Over the past several million years, cool-water and polar ocean fishes formed new species twice as fast as the average species of tropical fish, according to the new study, which was published July 4, 2018 in the journal Nature.
Tropical oceans teem with the dazzle and flash of colorful reef fishes and contain far more species than the cold ocean waters found at high latitudes. This well-known “latitudinal diversity gradient” is one of the most famous patterns in biology, and scientists have puzzled over its causes for more than 200 years.
Rabosky is an associate professor in the U-M Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and an associate curator at the U-M Museum of Zoology. Coauthors include EEB graduate student Pascal Title and Matt Friedman, associate professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and director of the U-M Museum of Paleontology, among others.


text: Part of a successful chain across the UK, The Slug and Lettuce is a laid-back, contemporary group of bars and restaurants with a diverse seasonal menu of modern British classics. This popular Liverpool branch has a relaxed and affable feel, serving food throughout the day to a chatty crowd of locals and visitors. Drinks range from cocktails to draught and bottled beers, accompanied by a global wine list available by the glass or the bottle. A spacious basement club keeps the interior buzzing into the night.


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Is This a Test or Something? - Cute, Stardollish!
I CAN'T READ THIS. I SPEAK ENGLISH. What is this, like, Spanish??? IDK!! What the heck, stardoll?!? Shouldn't this have only been sent to the people that live in wherever they speak whatever language this is!!! What do you think? Y'know what this says? Comment.
I truly am confused about that, too! I can understand some spanish.. but not a lot. I'm pretty sure that's spanish!


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Jesus teaches us to persist in prayer saying will not God vindicate His People. When a judge posts a Peace Bond it is a judgement that keep a person safe from harassment. One of the meanings of vindicate is to deliver one from wrong, oppression or the like.
Curses cause demonic oppression and we need deliverance from them, vindication. This asking to be free from the oppression from curses is what Jesus means by vindication. Jesus is saying that we can pray for a Peace Bond against enemy harassment.
I explain more about breaking a curse by praying for a peace bond on Listening-prayer.com.
There I suggest that one can prepare a brief and present it to the Heavenly Council and ask for their judgement. I expect that there will be an easing up of oppression and harassment from this.
If you are a Christian who needs to break a curse then I have a lot to say about that . For now let my link you to my article on Listening-prayer.com about how to break a curse with my Jesus in Between prayer.
There are many ways that Christians can experience coming under a curse. Our own sinful dabbling in psychic, occult, Wicca, ouiji board, will act like a curse. So will 'witchcraft prayer' - these are controlling prayers where we try to impose our will on another. We may use demonic 'spiritual warfare' where we break rank and take authority that we do not have by so-called 'binding' Satan or Princes of the air.
Many Christians have experienced the impact of people speaking ill of them, of shame curses, of witchcraft and Voodoo, of other Christians cursing them through so-called Christian prayer. For the people experiencing the oppression, ill-health, physical attacks, nighttime attacks, bad dreams, etc. the effects are very real. Curses cause us to come under demonic oppression.
When Jesus says; "I am the Door of the sheep" John 10:7, I picture the sheep fold made of rocks in the wilderness. Once the sheep are in for the night the shepherd sleeps right in the entrance so that no wild animal can get in without coming through him.
When we ask Jesus to be in between us and any source of curses we are saying that you have to come through Jesus before you can get to me. Jesus is the door, the shield, the firewall between us and any source of cursing. This is a powerful picture and a true one and an effective prayer for breaking curses.


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This week’s short stories were odes to cultural heritage and the art of storytelling. Each followed a different aspect of culture, adapting these stories to space, other worlds, and beyond. Subscribe to these great journals to get in on the short fiction action!
Temple of Children takes a different approach to displaying alien culture, focusing primarily on the traditions of raising children and how they differ between humans and an alien race. The writing is strong, and the attention to detail makes the story an engaging read.
East of the Sun, West of the Stars is a beautifully written journey into space, featuring a woman whose purpose is to keep her culture’s stories alive. I was most impressed with the sense of home the author brought to the spaceship. It’s a well-balanced story, packing science fiction and fantasy elements into a compelling narrative that speaks to the continuation of culture after the world is gone.
Ti-Jean’s Last Adventure, as Told to Raccoon is a delightfully magical story, blending indigenous Canadian storytelling with modern day theatrics. I loved everything about this story, from the characters to the playfulness of the story to the expert writing.
A Song for Persephone tells the story of a siren struggling to continue in her duties in modern times. It’s strange to imagine a siren trying to beckon a modern day yacht or cruise ship toward a rocky shore, and that gives the story an equally strange quality that really works.


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The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede – This series is one I still pick up when I want a quick read I know I love.
The Wonderful Wizard of Ozby L. Frank Baum – Any books from this series really, they are whimsical and fun so they make me happy.
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling – I can’t really choose a favorite though since this is strictly “to read in a day” I would have to go with one of the first 3 books because then the books get extremely long!
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins – Though I honestly don’t know if I will ever read these again (I didn’t love them) they were still very entertaining and I breezed through all three.
The Princess Bride by William Goldman – What is better than The Princess Bride? Nothing! The film adaptation is also my “sick movie” that I watch whenver I am feeling down. It’s totes “wuv, twu wuv” forever.
Fables by Bill Willingham – Okay these are not books they are graphic novels and therefore I read through them in about 30 minutes but I still love them enough to know that I will want to finish them in one sitting.
Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris – Not prize winning writing but these are short and fun books that I breeze through and enjoy reading.
Definitely agree with Harry Potter, the Hunger Games, and Sookie Stackhouse! I need to read the Princess Bride one of these days, I know I will like it!
Sookie books are the best for one-day reads! I can't believe I forgot them on my Top Ten Tuesday. Nice job.
I've never heard of The Enchanted Forest Chronicles. I'm going to look into them, especially since you say they are such a quick read. Thanks!
I can NEVER get tired of HP! I probably need to read The Princess Bride again, it has been years since I have read it! Thanks for following!!


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Good news in itself has a positive impact on wellbeing. Sharing good news is just as important in promoting a person’s wellbeing.1 When people share their good news, the response they receive can have a significant impact on their wellbeing and the health of the relationship. Of the possible ways people respond to good news, Active Constructive Responding (ACR) has been highlighted as the only response style which facilitates healthy bonding within relationships and increases wellbeing.2 ACR involves communication responses which are supportive, encouraging and enthusiastic to the person sharing the good news, allowing the person to tell their story, relive and savour the experience and enhances positive emotions.
Positive emotions are generally thought to be powerful signals that life is going well. The broaden-and-build theory explains why positive emotions appear to equip individuals for future success.3 4The broaden part of the theory focuses on how positive emotions broaden attention.3 The theory suggests that negative emotions (fear, anger, sadness) are experienced in situations perceived as threatening. In these situations, attention is restricted or narrowed and individuals engage in specific-action tendencies such as fleeing, repelling, or attacking. In contrast, positive emotions widen our focus and lead to broad, creative, and flexible thinking. The build part of the theory suggests that broadened attention leads to increased engagement with the environment encouraging the building of resources over time.
Strengths are ways of thinking, feeling and behaving that come naturally and easily to a person and enable high functioning and performance.5 Character strengths are a recognised subset of personality traits that are morally valued.6 In a significant piece of work, Peterson and Seligman created and validated the Values in Action (VIA) Signature Strengths Survey which measures 24 character strengths (to access the survey click here). Further research has shown that utilising your top 5 strengths (Signature Strengths) on a regular basis increases wellbeing.
There are many definitions of wellbeing within the scientific literature. When trying to study wellbeing, researchers have continued to emphasise that wellbeing is subjective in nature. Subjective wellbeing is often divided into feeling and thinking. A person’s perception of the balance of positive and negative feelings in their life makes up the feeling part and their overall life satisfaction makes up the thinking part. Importantly, subjective wellbeing not only includes the absence of negative experiences, but also includes the presence of positive experiences.29 Underpinning these definitions are philosophical ‘hedonic’ and ‘eudaimonic’ understandings of wellbeing. Hedonism is strongly associated with the cultivation of positive emotions and minimisation of pain.30 From this perspective a good life is one where a person frequently experiences positive emotions, and feelings of happiness and satisfaction. A core concept under the hedonic umbrella is subjective wellbeing.
Eudaimonia as a philosophical tradition posits that happiness results from the actualisation of individual potential and from fulfilling one’s daimon or true nature.31 Where hedonic approaches focus on how people feel, eudaimonic approaches focus on what people do, how they act, and the choices they make.32 From a eudaimonic perspective, being psychologically well involves more than feelings of happiness and entails personal growth, giving to others, and living in accordance with values.33 In this way, researchers have begun to see wellbeing as comprising of a happy and meaningful life.


text: Oxford \ox-fo-rd\ as a boy's name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Oxford is "ford of the oxen". Place name. Name of the famous English unversity, and also a health-care company. Oxford has 1 variant form: Oxxford. View a list of the 2 names that reference Oxford.


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Dutch ship operator, Visser Shipping has signed a contract to outfit their three 9.0 MW container ships with new innovative plug-and-play scrubbers from compatriot maker Value Maritime. The contract also includes an option for a fourth installation.
Value Maritime has devised a smaller compact scrubber and will deliver hybrid ready systems for the Visser ships. The small prefabricated, pre-installed, “plug and play” scrubber is supplied in a 20ft transportable casing. It filters both sulphur and ultrafine particulate matter (PM 2.5) from a vessel’s exhaust gasses. The system assures compliance with the IMO’s most stringent 0,1% sulphur cap applicable in ECAs.
The system comes in three sizes suitable for vessels with different engine size. These include: 3.0MW (0,1%), 6.0MW (0,1%) and 9.0MW (0,1%). The systems are hybrid ready and Value Maritime can provide a closed-loop module in a similar size casing can be provided if preferred.
A statement from Visser shipping said, “The decision to install the new type of scrubbers from Value Maritime fits well into our philosophy. It ensures cost efficiency in the long term for our clients and also helps conserve the environment. We have been investigating scrubbers from their beginning and found the retrofit too complex and too expensive, with the scrubbers from Value Maritime installation is simpler and costs are more in line with the size of our ships."


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Santa Fe's 4th of July Celebration!
Report: Water Quality in Santa Fe Continues to Meet EPA, NMED Standards!
Farmers Market Opens on Southside - JULY 4TH EVENT!
200 Lincoln - Council Preview, Youth Cultural Passport, Open Seats on Boards and More!
Two Seats Open on Veterans Advisory Board!
WEEKEND: City Co-Sponsors Two Community Events - Fishing Derby and Take a Kid Hiking Day!

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Depression and suicide can be scary topics to discuss, especially for young people who may have difficulty expressing their feelings. Most people who are considering suicide reveal their need for help through verbal and non-verbal messages.
Fear of losing control, hurting self or others: thoughts or comments like "I don't know if I'm in control."
Feeling worthless, withdrawn, helpless, and overwhelmed: thoughts or comments like "Nobody cares."
Feelings of guilt, self-blame, self-hatred: thoughts or comments like "It's my fault. I hate myself."
Isolation, loss of interest in friends, being alone: thoughts or comments like "Leave me alone."
Loss of hope for future, sense of futility: thoughts or comments like "Things will never get better."
Loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities: thoughts or comments like "I don't care anymore."
Suicidal talk, plans, or statements: thoughts or comments like "I should just kill myself."
For further information about depression and suicide, please contact the Youth Commission at 781-455-7518.


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There is a thousand inches of water just about everywhere I look in Chicago. And everywhere there isn’t, there is a thousand pounds of dog crap, mainly because I am only looking in my backyard right now. Awesome.
This however, means spring is finally f’ing here. I can smell it (though not in my yard). I want to open the windows just a crack to let that fresh air in. And my kids, who have been behaving worse than caged animals at the zoo, want to put on shorts, tanks tops and flip flops…the baby just asked me if I think it’s gonna be time to open the pool next week. Wtf.
Strawberries are coming around too. Good looking ones and thank god because nothing else seems to be around, the apples are sad, the oranges are sadder and the green beans…just…no.
This ricotta cake is great breakfast/dessert cake and the addition of strawberries lightens the whole thing up. It is not a very sweet cake making it ideal at breakfast, yet the ricotta adds a heaviness to the cake making it a nice finish to dinner.
This recipe was in my Bon Appetite for this month, using raspberries. I had some ricotta cheese I had to use up and strawberries on hand, so I substituted, and though, I probably would like raspberries or even blackberries better, the strawberries were great, and I find that I don’t use strawberries enough any way in my baking, so this was a good opportunity to make more use of them.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and make sure a rack is in the center of oven.
Line an 8 inch-diameter cake pan with parchment paper and lightly coat with nonstick spray and flour.
Whisk eggs, ricotta, and vanilla in a medium bowl until smooth; fold into dry ingredients just until blended. Then fold in butter, followed by 1 cup strawberries, gently, you don’t want to crush the strawberries. Pour batter into the pan and sprinkle the remaining strawberries on top.
Bake for around one hour and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for about 30-40 minutes before taking out. Dust it with powdered sugar before serving.


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Slowly discovering San Antonio's secrets. The sly summer sun dresses everyone in slow smiles, this discretely magical place unveils itself slowly, it wants to be discovered not devoured.
Layer upon layer is revealed, depth hidden behind tradition. In the shadows of abandoned cars, the sparkle of wisdom's eyes, radiated from hearts which shine through the shadows strewn behind heat packing pockets.
Simplicity and community are key here, ask and it shall be given, shine and supportive waves will wash over you, goldfish grow grandly with room to stretch and explore, courage not competition.
Family expands beyond blood, language expands beyond words, old values aid new growth breathing new breath into the beyond.
OH MY GOD HOLLY THIS IS EVERYTHING. I LOVE YOU <3!!!


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There are different degrees of gum disease. Sometimes it’s mild, manifesting itself as soft tissue swelling, redness, or sensitivity. Other times it’s severe, probably a case that has been neglected too long. Recessed tissues, deep pockets, extreme pain, bad tastes/smells, and an ongoing infection are indicative of periodontitis.
If you have been diagnosed with periodontitis, your level of treatment will depend on the severity of your case. Obviously, mild cases will heal up quickly if you receive prompt treatment and you take care of yourself. A more serious condition of gum disease could take months to properly recover from. Diseased gums that have shrunken and shriveled off teeth need time and a clean, clean environment in order to grow back and fit snugly around them again.
Conventional periodontal therapy/surgery is effective but invasive. In order to remove diseased tissue, parts of the gums and teeth may be simply cut out instead of treated. Ironically, this kind of treatment leads to a longer, harder recovery and can weaken oral health permanently. Risk of mistakes on the dentist’s part increase as well.
In a holistic practice, however, where a laser is used in conjunction with ozone gas, surgery is almost never necessary. Dental laser wavelengths can be calibrated, in a sense, to perform many different functions ranging from gentle cleaning of diseased tissue — without damaging normal tissues in the same area — to cutting and reshaping of tissue. It is completely non-toxic and much less painful than regular slicing and dicing because of its inherent cauterizing properties. Bacteria cannot survive under a laser’s beam, so the process of sterilization is furthermore simplified, especially with additional blasts of ozone gas. Not to mention, recovery is faster and smoother because of minimal intervention and blood flow stimulation.
At the site of treatment, the gum pocket(s) will be separated from the tooth with an instrument, and the laser will be used to clean away the infection and dead/decaying parts of the tooth and gums. All exposed surfaces of the tooth and gums are prepared to bond together again so healing may occur. Blood clotting stimulation may be administered to further speed up healing. The process is quite speedy; most cases can be taken care of in a single appointment and may also leave the patient in conditions good enough to return to work the next day.
As always, however, the best cure for a disease or infection is prevention in the first place. My laser adds a fantastic element of superior dental care to this practice, but as the patient, preventing gum disease by yourself in the first place is the best route to take.