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Last week, I attended SXSWedu for the first time, as part of a panel called How Music Powers STEAM Education and the Brain. (You can see the presentation on VH1’s Save the Music website.) My focus was on how educational technology can help all kids, even those without access to instruments and lessons, get the benefits of making music. It was rewarding to have a knowledgeable, connected audience for a topic I feel so passionately about, and I feel we were able to start a conversation that will continue now that the conference is over.
Of course, one of the best things about any conference is finding out what other people are thinking and doing and building. The conference was full of teachers and innovators doing amazing work, and I came home from the conference tired but inspired.
“Effective SEL: From Classroom to Community”: a presentation about an innovative social-emotional learning initiative, called Spark, currently being implemented in Newtown, CT. The program includes in-person SEL training, game-based assessment and personalized skill-building, community and parent training and brain health education.
“We Need to Talk: Building Inclusive Communities”: stories, best practices, and ideas for creating truly inclusive communities that serve students with special needs and also have positive impacts for the entire learning environment.
I met a number of individuals and organizations who are doing innovative work on how to meet the needs of diverse learners through educational technology. BridgingApps, for example, has built a searchable database of educational apps which allow parents, teachers, and therapists to find the tools they need to help children and adults with disabilities. AbleGamers works to improve the accessibility of video games through reviews, developer guidelines, and grants. Understood is an organization of 15 different non-profits which has built an online community and a robust set of tools for parents of kids with learning differences.
I plan on attending again next year, and I’m looking forward to bringing new ideas to the conference and building on the conversations I began this year. One hope I have is that the conference organizers will find a way to include more students among the presenters because students are often our best teachers.
Are We Digitally Protecting Our Children?
This post was inspired by some research for a project I have been working on. The research I have come across has made me very concerned when it comes to our children and their privacy. Currently, the tech sector is booming and "innovation" reigns supreme.
A year ago, I read a book by Jaron Lanier titled "Who Owns The Future." It was a dark read, and I put it down without finishing it. Lanier argues that eventually the data owners (Facebook, Google, etc..) will also own society. He also talks about how jobs will go away (like they did in the music industry) to be replaced by cheaper workers and much cheaper tech.
My initial reaction was to roll my eyes and think, "Oh here we go again, one of those people: the ones that fear the new and don't want things to change too much."
However, after the research I did this week, my thinking is more in line with Mr. Lanier's. I am afraid of the direction we are headed when it comes to data. When the government is bought and paid for by big corporations, we aren't left with much say in the matter when it comes to laws around Big Data.
When I say "we" I am talking about parents.
Do you have any idea of how much data is being generated about your child? That data comes from the video games they play, the Facebook posts we do about them, the hundreds of photos we take of them on our mobile devices, GPS features on the photos we take of them, etc. And this is just the data we and they are generating at home and doesn't account for all of the additional data that is being generated at their schools.
I have no problem with this information being gathered when it's useful and makes sense, and when companies are transparent about what they are gathering and why.
But let's be honest: most parents are too busy and frankly don't want to read the fine print of all the digital media in our daily lives. Some parents just have a blind trust that kid's tech is good and honest. And I am sorry to say that I see way too many developers and tech companies not being transparent. That might fly in the adult tech world but when it comes to kids it just ain't cool.
Some of the developers I know have lost sight of the forest and are just focused on their own little tree. Meanwhile, the forest about to catch fire.
So many great websites out there! How do we find the good ones? If you are like me usually from another parent.
I have started a resource page to share with others sites that I find helpful and ones recommend often. It's been great pulling the list today - it's reminded me how we aren't allow in this journey.
1. Soul Pancake For some fun and thought provoking entertainment check these videos out.
2. Great Schools. Most parents are familiar with this site, but they may not know about all the great resources they have created for us parents. Be sure to check out their videos and worksheets.
3. Common Sense Media This is where I go for all my reviews when it comes to kid's media. They have a huge library with rating on movies, apps, tv shows and more.

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As Ghana has emerged as a world player in the cashew industry, Red River has increased our involvement in the country by making sure we have boots on the ground to closely monitor the market.
How much knowledge did you have about cashews before you got to Africa?
How did you first end up in Africa?
I joined the Peace Corps in Ghana from 2009-2011. At that time, I was the only Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) working in the cashew industry in Ghana. For the first few months I really floundered. I had no clear directive on what I was doing or how to do it, so I decided I wanted to reach out to other players in the field to get some good information on best farming practices. Over the next year I focused on developing tools for the next PCV who would be put in my place once my time was up. I researched everything from how to prune cashew trees and best beekeeping practices to how to go about doing business in the industry. There were so many topics I wanted to gather information about for the person who was to take my place.
My second year in the Peace Corps, I was having a beer with some friends and they asked me about my work in Africa. After a few more beers, I convinced them to help me develop a Peace Corps Cashew Initiative (PCCI). We worked hard to develop a constitution and bylaws. We even established a President, Vice President and Secretary. The focus was to educate any future PCVs on best farming practices.
Most of the farmers I work with are very poor and I realized that by teaching them simple techniques like the pruning and thinning of trees, they could triple their income in a single year’s time. To be able to change lives like that- it was a big deal. That’s why we developed the PCCI. However, I didn’t expect it to last more than a year. That was in 2011 and now, by the end of this year, there will be over 30 people involved. PCCI is now a tremendous force of really excited PCVs working with farmers to increase livelihoods and change lives. By the end of the year there will be close to 30 PCVs.
How did you meet Dan (President of RRF)?
I met Dan through the African Cashew Alliance (ACA). He was touring the Brong Ahafo region in Ghana with the President of the ACA and they visited me in my village. As we talked over lunch, I gained a lot of respect for the way Red River conducts business and their vision for the future. They’re such a positive force in the industry. I supported Dan’s vision of being more involved in the African Cashew Industry by having boots on the ground.
In May 2011 I finished my Peace Corps service. In September of that year I joined the Red River team and I currently lead our operations in Africa.
Can you talk about some of the hurdles of operating in Africa?
West Africa produces more cashews than anywhere else in the world but 95% of the unprocessed cashews (RCN) grown in Africa get shipped to India and Vietnam for processing. From there, the processed kernels are shipped to the US. It doesn’t make sense to do it this way. So, why wouldn’t Africa just process their own RCN?
The answer is that most of the cashews are grown on smallholder farms so it’s a very rural setting. If you put a processing factory in a community that doesn’t understand a western style of work, of working 9am-5pm, you end up with a lot of problems.
Infrastructure is also an issue. Electricity, water, roads, and government corruption pose massive hurdles to business.
The cost of processing is higher in Africa than Vietnam and India due to the lack of economies of scale. However, now they’re starting to build up and we are also getting to a point where we understand the underlying factors as to why it’s so expensive and we’re addressing these issues. To give you an example, when we first started processing, everything was done by hand so you needed a tremendous workforce to produce large quantities of cashews. Now it’s more automated so this is helping to cut some of the production costs as well as helping to attain Food Safety Standards.
Red River is very socially-minded which is why I joined the company in the first place. We have a partnership with the Peace Corps whereby RRF provides support through training, logistics, and equipment to run farmer training programs on best farming practices. Red River sponsors three training meetings per year with our field officers as well as PCVs and their counterparts where we educate on post-harvest handling.
We also started a chainsaw program where we train selected farmers to use chainsaws in order to boost farmer income. This has been quite a big success. Red River purchased twelve chainsaws and we initiated the program in 12 different villages. In each village we brought in equipment (hats, boots, eye protection, etc) and a chainsaw. Though a chainsaw may seem like a pretty trivial tool, with it the farmers are able to triple, even quadruple their income by simply pruning their trees. We will be doing it again in July of this year.
A PCV is requested by a community- the community comes to the Peace Corps and tells them they want a PCV in their village. Most villages PCVs work with are less than 1000 people. You live in a very modest room in a shared house with the local people and you’re there for 2 years. When I was a PCV I made $7 per day. I had to buy food, transportation, minutes for my phone, all with that $7 per day. As a PCV you live very humbly. You’re living in that village alongside the farmers you work with. A lot of the work is one-on-one with farmers but you’ll also do events with the whole village such as leading a class on how to manage the costs of your farm.
While other nonprofits are able to provide support to these people, they are generally only in the villages for very short periods of time. With the 2 years that PCVs spend in the communities, they are able to really make a difference.
Can you discuss Red River’s recent joining of the African Cashew Initiative?
RRF has been very supportive of African cashew industry associations such as ACA and ACI over the past 8 years. We acted as advisory board members of the ACA and recently joined the executive committee of the ACI. ACI has a lot of expertise in training farmers and helping processers reach a HAACP-certified quality standard. They also have a tremendous amount of valuable market information that we now have access to. As members, we now have a voice in some of the political management of the cashew business.
It’s a constant struggle of two steps forward and two steps back. There have been times when we worked with factories that haven’t been able to complete the contract which creates a lot of frustrations. However, through a partnerships with companies such as MIM Cashew, we have been able to make some good strides. There is a lot of value that trickles down the supply chain. We help support their business financially so they have the money to buy the raw cashew nuts needed for processing. By Red River purchasing kernels from these companies, we are able to indirectly provide jobs in the community. It is a mutually beneficial relationship that is supporting not only the industry in this region but also the local communities.
On an international basis I think Red River has more opportunity as well as respect from our customers in the US by having boots on the ground in Africa. Why? Because we can provide our customers with up-to-date firsthand market information. We know the accurate market prices, crop quality/size predictions, any current or foreseeable challenges, etc. This is information that is basically impossible to provide without having people on the ground.
As shown from Wayne’s insight, Africa presents many challenges for business but we believe our presence there will become increasingly important for the development of the industry and our position as a market leader.

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FOI request on big cats and bears in your area.
1) How many DWA licences are currently issued in your area?
2) How many of these DWA licences are issued for big cats( tigers, lions, jaguars, and leopards, big cat hybrids)?
and please indicate for each of the above licences, the big cat species and the number of animals per species?
3) If tigers are licensed, please indicate if any restriction is placed on the breeding of the animals. If there are no restrictions, would the current licence cover the offspring?
4) How many DWA licences are issued for bears and please indicate for each of these licences, the bear species and the number of animals per species?
5) How many applications for licences to keep wild animals under the DWA Act have been refused in your area in the last 12 months?
And on what grounds were they refused?
6) If there are big cats or bears licensed in your area, please provide copies of all licences, and the most recent relevant veterinary and inspection report(s) for each licence (on the understanding that for data protection purposes, certain information may be obscured). If no written reports are available, please indicate the date on which the most recent report was conducted and the outcome of the visit.
1) How many zoo licences are currently issued in your area?
2) How many zoo licences are issued for/ cover big cats and please indicate for each of these licences, the big cats species and the number of animals per species?
3) How many zoo licences are issued for/ cover bears and please indicate for each licence, the species and the number of animals per species?
4) If there are big cats or bears licensed in your area, please provide copies of all licences (on the understanding that for data protection purposes, certain information may be obscured).
1) How many licences are issued ( as of the 1st of September 2017) to operate a travelling circus in your area?
2) What animals do these licences cover?
Q1 - Hastings Borough Council have no DWA licences of any sort in the Borough.
Q1 - Hastings Borough Council have 1 such licence which is for an aquarium.


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Item number 1444/28 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Sarong made of pieces of blue fabric sewn together to form a tube. The blue fabric is embroidered with a geometric design in green, white, yellow, and pink.


text: In Concord City, CA 3 bedroom rental apartments are typically a top choice for families with children or roommates sharing living space. The former choose them for the need of extra space. The latter choose them for the need to save money. The conclusion? Whether you’re Jess from New Girl or a cool couple with 2 kids who want to live downtown, a 3 bedroom apartment for rent in the heart of Concord City, CA is the answer to your questions. Typically, only about 10 to 20% of apartments are three bedroom rentals, so they may be a little harder to find than smaller apartments. However, Concord City, CA has apartment buildings that have 3 bedroom floor plans available to rent, totaling about 1 units.

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Bavette Steaks are highly flavoured and provided care is taken with cooking and resting, give remarkably good eating pleasure. It has often been called the butcher’s cut, because it is said butchers reserved it for their own pleasure.
Cook on the rare side of medium rare - perhaps two or three minutes each side at most and then rest for a longer time, as much as 20 minutes on a warm plate, until it is almost room temperature. Cut into finger-wide slices, from top to bottom across the grain, just before serving.

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text: "I would like to know more about my history; at some point you ask: where did I come from?" says the man who personified the look of wealthy Americana, Ralph Lauren, upon making his first-ever trip to his family's country of origin, Russia. A visit that conveniently coincides with the opening of a Ralph Lauren flagship store in Moscow! Ralph's spawn/heir-apparent David Lauren is quick to insist, however, that the visit "is not just about a store opening - it is very much of an emotional trip," going on to clarify that his father is "not Russian - he is clearly American." Clearly! Far be it from us to question the pride in god or country of a self-hating Jew named Ralph Lifschitz!


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Ahmedabad’s Janmarg is a world-class BRT system. Photo by velaparatodo.
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, along with CEPT University, is launching the Asia BRTS Conference to be held on September 6-8, 2012, with the goal of improving knowledge, sharing experiences and advancing the concept of bus rapid transit (BRT) in India and across Asia. Currently, more than 25 Asian cities have implemented BRT systems and bus corridors, with varying degrees of success; and many more are at different stages of planning and implementation. The conference comes at a critical point in the evolution of BRTs in Asia. Recognizing that while existing debates have focused on architecture and engineering, there is a lot to learn from successful cities about engaging stakeholders, branding and communication, network selection, and operations planning.
The conference will have local and international experts, including those from the Ministry of Urban Development, the Asian Development Bank, the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities, the Latin American Association for Integrated Transport Systems and Bus Rapid Transit (SIBRT), the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), and EMBARQ (the producer of this blog.) The Asia BRTS Association (ABA) will be launched as an international network of Asian cities, transit authorities, operators, policy and decision-makers, technical institutes, and the public transport manufacturing and service industry.
More than 140 cities around the world have taken to implementing BRT and bus corridors to help mitigate the growing urbanization, motorization and subsequent congestion of urban road transport networks. BRT systems were developed with the goal of approaching the service quality of rail transit but with the flexibility and cost of bus transit. They are not usually meant to replace heavy rail, but rather, to complement multimodal transit networks.
Bus systems provide faster, convenient and more efficient public transport services by building on existing infrastructure, improving the quality of vehicles, and optimally managing scheduling. Bus corridors in cities around the world have been successful because of their quick implementation and relative low cost. Curitiba’s Rede Integrada de Transporte (Integrated Transport Network), which includes the world’s first BRT, currently has a set of corridors of 81 kilometers, transporting 505,000 passengers every day, and Jakarta’s TransJakarta BRT, at a length of 134 kilometers, carries 330,000 passengers every day. Bogota’s TransMilenio is being expanded in 2012 from 87 kilometers to 104 kilometers, and will scale from moving 1.8 million passengers to more than 2 million every day.
Currently, the members of SIBRT include representatives from 19 agencies in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Guatemala and Paraguay, serving a combined ridership of over 20 million passengers every day.
Just as the members of SIBRT are committed to encourage innovation, foster efficient and reliable mass transit, and demonstrate how BRT integrated into the wider transportation network of the city can help improve public health, safety, quality of life and economic competitiveness in Latin American cities, it is hoped that the Asia BRTS Association (ABA) would facilitate a pan-Asian forum, that would help cities in the region build capacity, and leverage the exchange of ideas towards technological innovations and the promotion of best practices.
Closer to home, Ahmedabad’s Janmarg system has been extremely successful, and has been the recipient of national and international awards. With the current corridor length at 45 kilometers, and an additional 40 kilometers under construction, Janmarg has an average ridership of 132,033 passengers every day.
In India, increased urbanization, population growth, the drastic rise in private vehicle usage, and induced demand caused by traditional approaches to improving urban mobility of constructing highways and roads for general traffic, have had significant detrimental effects for cities. Implementing high-quality, safe, fast and accessible bus-based transport, integrated into the urban public transport network, is an important part of improving the quality of life for people in cities. BRT systems, like Janmarg, that include key features like dedicated bus lanes, bus priority at intersections, stations with level boarding and pre-payment, performance and monitoring indicators, and a cohesive communication and branding strategy, will not only improve the efficiency of public transport, but it will also improve air quality, increase physical activity, and improve road safety—all contributing to an improved quality of life. Other Indian bus corridors, like those in Delhi and Pune, have key features missing, which has led to their less than optimal success.

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The Board identifies and recommends improvements to develop transportation connectivity of all modes to a variety of transportation alternatives. The Board typically meets the third Tuesday of each month at the Coral Gables Youth Center.
The purpose of the Transportation Plan is to develop a 10-year blueprint for improving the city’s transportation system and the performance of each modal element (vehicular, transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and freight).
Our City will be soon implementing the Bike/Pedestrian Master Plan with the designs of new bike lanes, boulevards, and other bike facilities on our streets. Open houses to learn about proposed designs and choose your preferred option will be in September and October 2017. Learn more here.
Are you a business owner who would benefit by providing bicycle parking at your venue? Do you know a business that needs a bike rack? The City of Coral Gables will furnish and install bike racks, free of charge, to businesses. This is part of an effort to become a more bicycle-friendly community and encourage residents to choose cycling as a means to a healthy lifestyle and a transportation alternative. To request a bike rack be installed in front of your business, on public property, make a request to the City of Coral Gables online or use the app.
The Coral Gables Museum, Coral Gables Art Cinema, and Dover, Kohl & Partners have become the first businesses in The City of Coral Gables to become nationally recognized as Bicycle Friendly Businesses.
Become nationally recognized for your efforts to encourage a more welcoming atmosphere for employees, customers, and the community. Apply to the program and see how bicycling can create more energized, alert, and productive employees while also decreasing your healthcare costs and retaining youthful employees. Start pedaling and become a Bicycle Friendly Business.


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Wash away stress in a whirlpool retreat. Individually adjustable jets allow for a customized water massage, while lumbar support and armrests provide the platform you need to unwind. This 5-foot bath with oval basin offers ample bathing room yet has a compact footprint that works well in smaller spaces.
Montrose Decorative Kitchen & Bath Showroom is proud to present this biscuit finished drop in whirlpool bathtub, by Kohler. The 1139-R-96 is made from premium materials, this Drop In Whirlpool Bathtub offers great function and value for your home. This fixture is part of Kohler's decorative 6036 Collection, so make sure to check out other styles of fixtures to accessorize your room.


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On Monday, official sources of HEC have announced that 1000 unemployed PhD scholars from across the country will be deployed in various Pakistani Universities. HEC has already gathered credentials of PhD scholars to provide them on merit positions. They will be paid for their research work as well. According to the initial planning of this employment project, 22 PhD scholars will be given posts of Assistant Professors in Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Larkana.
Under this project called Inter Placement of Fresh PhD’s Scholars (IPFP), the scholars will be in contract for one year job initially. The scholars will be paid by HEC itself. HEC has started to formulate research work payment criteria for PhD scholars which will be given to them within a month.
Dr. Sadat has marked history by becoming an only Pakistani doctor to have ever won Hunterian Professor Award from Royal College of Surgeons of England in 200 years. He is King Edward Medical College graduate who went to UK in 2005. He has been working in Cambridge University medical research department for last ten years. He has made a major breakthrough in vascular surgery, bio-engineering and MRI.
In an official statement to Geo News he said, ‘This technology can help people worldwide. It helps doctors to discern the pattern of disease in elaborated manner and can aid pharmaceutical companies to develop new drugs and check their effectiveness. While answering a question about his qualifications, he said, ‘I have completed my qualification (FRCS) in vascular surgery. I am a vascular surgeon; I have established myself as a scientist. I have gained research qualifications of Master of Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Surgery, all from the University of Cambridge. I have published over 150 research papers and I have also received numerous prestigious awards for my research’.
The 6th Annual Meritorious Awards Ceremony was held At Habib University, Karachi on Thursday to honor and acknowledge the high achieving students. Brilliant and high achievers from various schools of Karachi were invited in the event. The event was organized by faculty members, students and administration of Habib University, Karachi.
The high achievers belonging from The City School, Beacon House School System, Nixor College and Cedar College were present at the event. The students were given awards and prizes.


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Microsoft has announced a couple important virtualization milestones, just ahead of MMS 2012. Both in BETA, User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) is a new Desktop Virtualization product announced, while App-V 5.0 has been released.
Regardless if it is a rich desktop or a hosted VDI desktop, a traditional application or a virtual application, UE-V enables a personal, consistent Windows experience across devices, matching each person’s unique work style for increased productivity anytime, anywhere. UE-V integrates with our Microsoft Desktop Virtualization products and can be deployed with System Center Configuration Manager, as well as third party management tools.

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From Painting the World Jewish to Senior Shimmy Belly Dancing to kosher cooking, the Tucson Jewish Community Centers Arts & Culture, Fitness & Wellness, and Jewish Life & Learning departments will offer a wide array of programs for seniors this fall.
The Tucson J will partner with Ballet Tucson to host two performances in the J s Sculpture Garden: Putting Your Best Foot Forward, where participants and dancers alike will create their own art that moves on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 2 p.m., and Sole Impressions: New Works by Ballet Tucson on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. Ballet Tucson faculty also will teach Senior Swans, a new ballet class geared for seniors, Thursdays at 10 a.m. beginning Aug. 17.
Local musician Robin Bessier will perform The Jewish-Jazz Connection and the Great American Songbook on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 6:30pm. The Celebration of Heritage Concert Series will highlight the music of siblings Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m., a celebration of Americas history through original compositions by Richard Fuchs on Thursday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m., and Italian operatic melodies on Sunday, Dec. 17 at 2 p.m.
Along with Painting the World Jewish: Basic Watercolor Techniques (Sept. 11-Oct. 2), studio art classes will include Anyone Can Draw & Paint (Aug. 29- Dec. 29) and Chinese Calligraphy (Sept. 12-Oct. 17), part of an ongoing partnership with the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center.
The Chinese Cultural Center also will present Introduction to Mandarin (Sept. 12-Oct. 17) and the J will partner with the Alliance Franaise de Tucson to offer Beginner French (Oct. 17-Nov. 21). The Js Spanish language program continues to grow and will include a literature class (Sept. 20- Oct. 25) focusing on Luis Lopez Nievess The Silence of Galileo. Beginner Hebrew (Oct. 19-Nov. 30) will be offered in addition to Intermediate Hebrew (Oct. 18-Nov. 29) and Advanced Hebrew (Oct. 19-Nov. 30), and the Yiddish group will continue to meet on the second Wednesday of the month.
Adult classes focusing on culture, finance, and history will include Geniuses of Russian Literature: Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Chekhov (Oct. 9-30); Writing Family History (Oct. 10-31); Introduction to Food Writing (Nov. 1-22); The Communist Utopia and Its Jewish Victims (Nov. 8-Nov. 29); Tax Efficient Retirement (Nov. 9); Journey Through World Music (Nov. 10-Dec. 8); and Musical E-Motion (Nov. 27-Dec. 18 ).
The J is partnering with Pima Community College to offer new courses this fall. Highlights include Coiled Basket Weaving (Sept. 18 and 27); Poker Strategy (Oct. 3-Nov. 7); Makeup for Boomer Women (Nov. 3); Introduction to Floral Design Techniques (Nov. 7-Nov. 14); and Introduction to First Aid (Nov. 12).
The Fitness & Wellness department is continuing several popular programs designed to get seniors up and moving and having fun.
PWR! is a comprehensive neuroplasticity-principled program that integrates the latest research on Parkinsons disease and rehabilitation, exercise, and wellness. Certified PWR! trainer Mary Byrnes will present free meet and greet sessions on Aug. 24 at 9 a.m. and Aug. 25 at 11 a.m.
The next session of the BEST Protocol for Osteoporosis begins Oct. 4 and runs through Dec. 20, with three sessions a week.
Elder Rehab starts a new semester on Sept. 18. This program partners a senior, memory-impaired participant with a University of Arizona volunteer who supervises them, one-on-one, in physical fitness workouts and engages them in memory and language stimulation. Applicants must be screened prior to registering. For an application, call Sharon Arkin, Ph.D. at 603-2912.
New classes will include Senior Shimmy Belly Dancing, held on Mondays at 11:30 a.m. (Aug. 7-28, Sept. 11-Oct. 2, Oct. 9-30 and Nov. 6-27); Yoga for a Healthy and Happy Back on Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m., Sept. 13-Oct. 18; and Get the Most Out of Your Knee and Hip, Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m., Oct. 25-Nov. 15 (if students have had a total knee or hip replacement, they must be at least four months post-surgery).
The J has partnered with Banner University Medical Center for a free, three-part Senior Stand Tall program, Oct. 10, 17 and 24 at 10 a.m. Registration is required; contact Susan Kinkade at 694-4713.
A Healthy Back program with Colin Easom, certified orthopedic exercise specialist, will be held on Thursdays at 6 p.m.; and Getting Ahead of Menopause, which will include 30 minutes of weight-bearing exercise and 30 minutes of interval training, will be held Tuesdsays and Thursdays at noon. These are continuous four-week classes; check tucsonjcc.org or call 299-3000 for start dates.
Jewish Life & Learning will present a family cooking class in the demonstration kitchen on Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. The class will bring kids and grandparents together to celebrate International Grandparents Day and to prepare for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, by learning new dishes that are kosher and vegetarian.
Senior Shabbat Luncheons will be held on the third Friday of each month from 11 a.m. -1 p.m. (Sept.15, Oct. 20, Nov. 17, and Dec. 15.) The luncheons will begin with Shabbat music and blessings with children in the Js Early Childhood Education Center. Participants will then enjoy lunch and a featured program with eighth-grade students from Tucson Hebrew Academy. On Oct. 20, Tucson writer Lynn Saul will lead a writing program focused on how to tell ones story. On Nov. 17, the Senior Shabbat Luncheon will host Evan Schreiber, news anchor from Tucson News Now on KOLD Channel 13. Advanced registration is required for the programs.
For more information or to suggest new programs, contact Barbara Fenig, director of Arts & Culture, at 299-3000, ext. 236 or bfenig@tucsonjcc.org; Amy Dowe, director of Fitness & Wellness at 299-3000, ext. 251 or adowe@tucsonjcc.org; or Jennifer Selco, director of Jewish Life & Learning, at 299-3000, ext. 106 or jselco@tucsonjcc.org. To register for fitness classes, call the Sports and Wellness desk at 299-3000, ext. 118.


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The Perfect Blonde Seal and Protect Leave-In Treatment 10.1 oz.
Gently cleanses, purifies and neutralizes unwanted.
Taking blondes from dull to bombshell in one shampoo.

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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, U.S. President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francoi...or a family photo during their meeting at the hotel castle Elmau in Kruen, Germany, June 7, 2015 (Christian Hartmann/Reuters).
In a separate annex, the G7 leaders endorsed specific steps to promote women’s entrepreneurship, including facilitating access to finance, improving work-family policies for men and women, encouraging girls’ participation in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines, and championing successful female entrepreneurs as role models for the next generation.
This is not the first time that women’s empowerment has been prioritized in a G7 declaration. In fact, it’s part of a recent trend in which gender issues have been elevated by world leaders in international fora and integrated into mainstream policy discussions.
Consider, for example, Canada’s leadership of the Group of Eight (G8) in June 2010, which gave rise to the Muskoka Initiative on maternal and child health and led to a commitment to invest in national health systems.
The foreign ministers of the G8 have also highlighted the role of women in peace and security. In 2012, the ministers called for implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security. A year later, the same group endorsed a declaration on preventing sexual violence in conflict.
Gender equality has been a focus of the Group of Twenty (G20) Summit as well. In November 2014, each G20 country set a historic commitment to reduce the gap between the share of men and women in their workforce by 25 percent by 2025.
The G20 commitment to increase women’s labor force participation was echoed at the Kruen summit this week in the G7 declaration that emerged. It was also augmented by a new agreement to increase women’s vocational training in the developing world by one-third by 2030. German Chancellor Angela Merkel highlighted the relationship between gender equality and economic progress in her closing remarks, noting that barriers to women persist everywhere in the world—“not only in the developing countries where a lot of work still needs to be done,” but also “in industrialized countries.” She promised to convene a conference in September to address the “structural differences between men and women” that remain.
Research from major international economic institutions supports this focus on gender equality by world leaders. Over the past two decades, analyses from the International Monetary Fund, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, and World Bank have demonstrated the growth potential of increasing women’s labor force participation. The Bank is in the process of revamping its gender strategy, and mainstreaming the discussion of women’s economic empowerment is a core piece of its new concept note.
Recent international commitments to advance gender equality are undoubtedly a critical step forward—but the real test of progress for women will lie in their implementation. To ensure gains for women and girls—and for the health of entire communities and economies—such declarations must be coupled with a push to implement the policies they prescribe.

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October 17, 2014 – NASA’s extensive fleet of science assets, particularly those orbiting and roving Mars, have front row seats to image and study a once-in-a-lifetime comet flyby on Sunday, October 19.
Siding Spring’s nucleus will come closest to Mars around 11:27 a.m. PDT (2:27 p.m. EDT), hurtling at about 126,000 mph (56 kilometers per second). This proximity will provide an unprecedented opportunity for researchers to gather data on both the comet and its effect on the Martian atmosphere.
Some of the best and most revealing images and science data will come from assets orbiting and roving the surface of Mars. In preparation for the comet flyby, NASA maneuvered its Mars Odyssey orbiter, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and the newest member of the Mars fleet, Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN), in order to reduce the risk of impact with high-velocity dust particles coming off the comet.
The period of greatest risk to orbiting spacecraft will start about 90 minutes after the closest approach of the comet’s nucleus and will last about 20 minutes, when Mars will come closest to the center of the widening trail of dust flying from the nucleus.
“The hazard is not an impact of the comet nucleus itself, but the trail of debris coming from it. Using constraints provided by Earth-based observations, the modeling results indicate that the hazard is not as great as first anticipated. Mars will be right at the edge of the debris cloud, so it might encounter some of the particles — or it might not,” said Rich Zurek, chief scientist for the Mars Exploration Program at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
NASA’s asteroid hunter, the Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE), has been imaging, and will continue to image, the comet as part of its operations. The agency’s two Heliophysics spacecraft, Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) and Solar and Heliophysics Observatory (SOHO), also will image the comet.
The agency’s Balloon Observation Platform for Planetary Science (BOPPS), a sub-orbital balloon-carried telescope, already has provided observations of the comet in the lead-up to the close encounter with Mars.

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3 for Intelligence: GW july releases aka, those are some expensive books!
GW july releases aka, those are some expensive books!
The July releases are out and it's a definite confirmation of 6th being released on the 30th. (not that we didn't know that already) There are some interesting things below, if by interesting I mean expensive as hell! $132 for the collector's edition? Hopefully it comes with a gold bar. I know collector's editions are meant to be spendy and special, but that's almost twice the cost of the regular book.
In addition to 6th, we have the very exciting release of... a bunch of Tau stuff? And mega-nobz? Ummm, what? Not exactly what everyone was clamoring for. GW is not exactly awesome at riding the wave of release excitement. Imo, they should've released a codex simultaneously that took advantage of the new rules. As well as had some new models ready to go.
There's also the confirmation of psychic cards... Sucky. Maybe they won't be bad? I'm trying to keep my chin up here, but I really don't need another set of cards to look through while I play 40k. That's why I have a codex.
Also, remember the raffle we are doing! Only a couple more days to get in on the amazon certificate. I picked up the dakkajet this weekend, i would hate for it to go to waste!

industry_corpus2: Gaming


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Going to A&M is something of a tradition in my family, with degrees going to my mom, dad, uncle, sister, and two brothers!
I originally joined A&M as a chemical engineering major, but it was the fundamental aspects of chemistry that really excited me. A major turning point in my career came in my freshman year, when I learned the way in which the Schrödinger Equation provided a simple, clear, and essentially exact mathematical description of chemical bonding. The idea that all of chemistry rests upon this equation from physics and the mathematical challenge of solving it was simply too intriguing to pass up. I immediately began participating in the theoretical chemistry laboratory of Michael Hall, and I soon switched over to pursuing a double major in chemistry and math.
Texas A&M profoundly influenced me in many ways, but most importantly, it provided me with the training, support, and self-confidence to pursue ambitious scientific challenges. Throughout my undergraduate career, the university enthusiastically supported my research interests, offered flexibility in terms of my class requirements (allowing me to take graduate courses and a dual major), and provided encouragement and guidance in my pursuit of graduate fellowships (including the British Marshall Scholarship). Central to all of this was the outstanding mentorship that I received in the Chemistry Department. Texas A&M helped me to realize that the world was wide-open with opportunity, and it provided me with the training and skills to seize those opportunities.


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Sennheiser’s Momentum In-Ear headphone raise the bar for sound performance for less than $100. The inline controls and microphone bolster the offering to make this almost too good a value to pass up.
In-ear headphones can deliver awesome sound to your ears, but many of us might not be aware of just how good they can be because we insist on using the cheap sets included with our smartphones and never find the time – or money – for an upgrade.
But guess what? You’re worth it. And it doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Even a small set up in terms of headphone quality can bring you a pair of headphones that can achieve ideal sound isolation from the outside world and stop what you’re listening to from spilling out.
Sennheiser’s Momentum In-Ear earphones are a great option because they bring just excellent sound with versatile, tuned drivers. Additionally, the full feature set and spiffy design make the $99 (£89, about AU$125) price a very easy pill to swallow.
Similar to the Sennheiser Momentum Wireless over-ear cans, these in-ear headphones live up to the name with an active design that’s as sporty as it is sophisticated and would look at home in the office or at the gym.
Extending out from the earphones, the cables are guided through a loop at the site of connection, preventing them from getting twisted and frail over time. It’s something that’s not likely to happen anyway, as these cables are flat and are inherently less likely to get twisted. There’s an adjustable stopper to further aid in keeping the cables tidy.
There’s a set of inline controls on the cable that reaches upward into the right earphone that also has an integrated microphone on its backside. Functionality here is pretty run of the mill, but you’ll need to make sure that you select the right model for your phone. We were sent a review sample that works only in full with Samsung Galaxy smartphones.
Being an iPhone user, the headphones still worked perfectly and the functions to play, pause and make calls worked just fine. That said, I couldn’t utilize the volume increase and decrease buttons. Fortunately, there’s a model out there for virtually every brand of smartphone.
It seems as if Sennheiser paid just as much attention to detail with the packaging as it did with the earphones themselves. Inside the box is a tough, square-shaped zip case coated with smooth fabric and red stitching. Opened up, the headphones and inline remote are neatly packaged inside. Fortunately, they are just as easy to put back in as they are to remove from the case. Lastly, there are four different sizes of eartips included – in case the defaults aren’t a good fit.
Things really click when a product’s performance mimics the best qualities about its design. In the case of Sennheiser’s in-ear Momentum model, the sound quality achieves what its design does well, as in offer a little something for everyone. As I stated earlier, these earphones are sporty, yet sophisticated in appearance. Just the same, its fantastic sound performance blankets over a similarly wide swath of listeners.
If you’re jumping up to these from a standard, cheap set of in-ear headphones, prepare for some impressively full sound. Once seated into your ears, the drivers inside these earphones are capable of providing booming, yet tight bass response to tracks of essentially any genre. The sound signature presented in this tiny package is warm and presented on a large soundstage wherein it’s quite easy to pick apart instruments and layers of a song.
Most will heartily enjoy the sound presentation put forth by the Momentum In-Ear. But there will be a few who notice that, while the bass is punchy and the treble is pleasant, there isn’t as much to enjoy in the mids. All said, these tweeters sound just about as good as $100 is going to get you.
Comfort can be an issue for some who use in-ear headphones, as the inside of everyone’s ears are unique. The Momentum headphones avoid that problem primarily because the earphones themselves are quite light. What helps more is that the size variety of eartips included should accommodate to most inner-ear sizes.
Splitting up the models by smartphone brand is a confusing move on Sennheiser’s part. But thankfully, the fragmentation doesn’t drastically affect the overall quality of the product, so long as you get the correct model.
If your budget allows for a $100 set of in-ear headphones, you’ll be greatly rewarded by the value packed into Sennheiser’s Momentum In-Ear. The stunning design, with tangle-free cables and inline controls, will get you in the door, but the sound quality will keep you in the Sennheiser house.
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Kmart Australia is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest retailers, with a network of discount department stores offering customers a wide range of apparel and general merchandise products. Kmart Tyre and Auto Service is one of Australia’s largest providers of car repairs, servicing, brake repairs and suspension, and tyre replacement.
Kmart sources its products through a diverse range of suppliers who manufacture in countries including China, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and Cambodia. As at 30 June 2016, Kmart had 209 stores across Australia and New Zealand and Kmart Tyre and Auto Service had 248 centres across Australia. Kmart has 30,173 team members and revenue this year was $5,190 million.
In October 2015, a business case was approved for the implementation of LED lighting in 114 Kmart stores.
Implementation started in March 2016 and 48 stores have now been completed, which represents all planned stores in New South Wales and Victoria. An average reduction in energy consumption of 31 per cent* has been recorded for stores where LED has been implemented so far.
In 2017, the LED program will complete its rollout in remaining Australian states, with a rollout planned for Tasmanian and New Zealand stores in 2018.
*The energy reduction was calculated by comparing each stores’ daily energy consumption (pre- and post-conversion) on days where temperature and trading hours were like for like.
Kmart’s total recordable injury frequency rate was 27.1, representing a 13.6 per cent reduction on the previous financial year. Our lost time injury frequency rate was 6.8, representing a 3.3 per cent decrease on last year.
The primary reason for the fall in injury rates was a reduction in sprains and strains from manual handling, which reduced by eight per cent for the year. Injuries arising from slips, trips and falls decreased by 41 per cent on the previous year due to the extra focus on housekeeping and cleaning up spills.
Key projects planned for 2017 include the implementation of a new incident reporting and investigation system; a safety leadership training program for line managers; a high-risk store intervention program; a new visitor/contractor induction program; an updated online injury management training program; and the provision of health management plans for store and distribution centre team members.
1 Reported TRIFR was adjusted from 31.6 to 31.4 due to an error identified in the calculation of working hours.
the standard procedures for factory-based inspection and testing of nominated (recommended) fabric mills were established to enhance fabric quality.
To further support the strategy, a new team structure focused on quality will be implemented in 2017, including the appointment of five new quality managers, including a Head of Quality for apparel and a Head of Quality for general merchandise.
We aim to make Kmart right for everyone and ensure our team reflects the communities where we operate. In support of this commitment, in the past year we established long-term targets and a roadmap for diversity and inclusion, with a focus on women in leadership roles, employment of people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander team members. We also appointed a dedicated team member to develop and implement the plan.
The percentage of women in leadership roles at Kmart increased from 36.8 per cent in 2015 to 38.7 per cent this year. The increase was a result of enhanced leadership team focus, explicit goals, enhanced team member responsibilities and quarterly reporting of progress.
Over the year, employment of Indigenous people increased from 0.9 per cent of our workforce to 1.1 per cent. The increase was driven by improved cultural awareness amongst zone and store leadership teams and greater engagement with local communities. Although we had an overall net increase in the number of Indigenous people employed, 133 team members left the business in 2016. Identifying and addressing the underlying reasons for this turnover, and further developing our attraction and retention strategies, is a priority for the business.
As they have done in previous years, the Kmart team volunteered their time to help celebrate Christmas at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Victoria, by installing Christmas trees throughout the hospital. Children and their families unable to leave the hospital on Christmas Day also enjoyed gifts donated by Kmart.
Mission Australia was added as a beneficiary of the Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal, joining long-standing partner the Salvation Army to distribute the 386,000 donated gifts to disadvantaged people across Australia and New Zealand. More than $300,000 was also donated to our partners to continue their work in supporting families.
Locally, the Spare Change program continued to raise nearly $180,000 through the collection of coins at registers. Fundraising in Kmart stores benefitted 140 different community organisations, including the Mama Lana’s Community Foundation, Monash Special Development school and Reach Foundation.
Internationally, Kmart continued to support the work of the organisations Half the Sky Australia in China, Salaam Baalak Trust in India and Room to Read in Bangladesh.
As part of our Better Together plan, we aim to launch an updated community engagement strategy, with the objective of enhancing support for communities where we operate, both locally and globally.
The safety and security of our customers' private information is a priority for Kmart. Although we have systems and procedures in place to protect customer information, in September 2015 we experienced an external privacy breach of our customer online product order system.
The breach included accessing details of customers' names, email addresses, delivery and billing addresses, telephone numbers and product purchase details. No online customer credit card or other payment details were compromised or accessed.
As soon as we became aware of the breach, we contacted all customers to notify them of the issue and immediate action was taken to stop any further information being accessed. We also engaged leading information technology forensic investigators to conduct a review and contacted the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and Australian Federal Police to review the matter.
As a result of the incident, we have implemented a number of additional controls to minimise risk in the future, including enhanced monitoring and vulnerability testing of our systems and procedures.
Kmart’s waste-to-landfill increased by 38 per cent in 2016*. This increase was driven by unit sales growth in our retail stores, which resulted in an increase in general waste collections, as well as improvements in the accuracy of reported waste by Kmart Tyre and Auto.
As part of the Better Together plan, in 2016 Kmart commissioned an independent review of our store waste and recycling data and systems with the aim of setting a long-term target to reduce waste-to-landfill.
Along with the establishment of a target, the review identified a number of opportunities for improvement, including better separation and recycling of flexible plastic and cardboard, and the reduction or recycling of polystyrene packaging. In 2017 we will develop action plans to address these opportunities.
In addition to improved store waste management, our team are pursuing a number of opportunities to pack products more efficiently and eliminate cardboard packaging through the supply chain.
*Kmart Tyre and Auto inadvertently understated its FY15 waste to landfill figure due to a data handling error. As part of a detailed review in FY16, this error was corrected and this has informed a significant increase in reported waste to landfill.
As part of our Better Together plan we developed five-year goals and targets for ethical sourcing to enhance the focus of our program.
We reviewed and updated our ethical sourcing risk model to address gaps identified in the scope of our compliance program, including creating additional requirements for suppliers of national/international brand products, local vendors supplying own-brand products, and suppliers of goods-not-for-resale.
We started developing a strategy in relation to living wage, including joining the ACT collaboration and undertaking a wage audit of three of our factories in Bangladesh.
We continued to work with individual suppliers and factories and provided targeted training to improve the performance of factories where issues of concern have occurred, such as excessive working hours, consecutive working days, wage deficiencies, inconsistent records and health and safety issues.
We continued to build on our policy of factory transparency. All apparel and general merchandise factories in high risk countries that directly produce Kmart product are now published on Kmart’s website.
During the year, we conducted 775 ethical sourcing audits of our suppliers' factories. Although the majority of factories were approved or conditionally approved, our audit program and ongoing monitoring efforts identified eight critical breaches of Kmart’s code in the past year. The most common breach related to attempted bribery. All these factories have now been deregistered, meaning no further orders can be placed.
Create an inclusive culture: further development of attraction and retention strategies for women in leadership roles, people with disabilities and Indigenous team members.
Helping our communities thrive: launch of our updated community engagement strategy.
Respect our partners: launch of a strategy focused on factory worker quality of life.
Deliver great value products without compromise: implementation of a new team structure to reflect our 'quality' focus, including the appointment of a Head of Quality for apparel and a Head of Quality for general merchandise (previously there was one role covering apparel and general merchandise).
Use natural resources responsibly: development of strategies focused on sustainable materials and sustainable factories.
Reduce, reuse, recycle: the development of action plans to reduce waste to landfill, including minimising or recycling polystyrene packaging, and reducing cardboard packaging across the supply chain.

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Just a little reminder to new or old blog readers to check out my index of articles on the Tax Resolution Industry down below on the right.
Or check out these links to some of my OVERVIEW articles about the Tax Resolution Industry which has grown to at least 122 national companies.
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Although it actually is feasible to remodel any room of the house, one that tends to be more difficult but yields more advantages is transforming the kitchen. One of many the reason why that is the case is as a result of we tend to work within the kitchen each day and will doubtless have changes that we wish to make, as soon as the remodeling takes place. If you are going to be transforming the kitchen, it is a good suggestion for you to rent a contractor and to be sure that they are creative enough to observe your course in addition to to present recommendations in keeping with their experience. Listed here are another suggestions that can aid you by means of the process.
One of many issues that many of us are concerned about is saving a little bit bit of cash on the remodeling venture. If you'll be doing a serious transforming, such as eradicating cabinets or even redoing the floor, it might get quite expensive. One of many issues that you are able to do to help minimize down on the expenses would be to do as much of the work as you can handle by yourself. In case you're at least a little bit bit useful, you are able to do some further prep work and it will aid you to avoid wasting as much material as doable and to avoid some of the further expense that might make it tough to funds properly.
As with every sort of transforming venture, you should also plan for some issues to happen. When you've got a contractor that is going to deal with the bulk of the work, it's doubtless that also they are aware of the possibility of issues. That's particularly the case once you start to tear out cabinets and start to show the partitions behind them. Difficulties such as mold, pipes in unexpected places and even crooked partitions can make rebuilding the kitchen a tough chore. With a professional contractor by your side, nevertheless, these issues might be much less prone to extend the time-frame of the kitchen transforming venture.
Finally, make sure that you are an active a part of the remodeling venture from the start to the tip of it. It would not matter if you are doing some of the work or none of the work in any respect, it is your venture when all was said and carried out. In case you are sad about something that is taking place through the venture, make sure that you speak up about it and let the contractor understand how you feel. It will be significant that you're happy with the completed venture so that you do not regret any a part of it as you might be continuing to make use of the kitchen.
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Liberal outrage has become far too predictable.
On Tuesday night, Laura Ingraham ridiculed “swamp-dwellers” who are criticizing President Trump for congratulating Russian President Vladimir Putin on his reelection win, and MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow added herself to the list by melting down exactly as Ingraham anticipated.
“This is how easy it is for President Trump to make the swamp-dwellers lose their collective minds,” Ingraham began.
Ingraham then played a series of clips showing coverage of the story, with many pundits censuring the president.
The “Ingraham Angle” host then gave the president’s detractors a brief history lesson.
“Wait a minute, you mean like when President Obama congratulated the Islamic Brotherhood candidate on winning Egypt’s presidential election in 2012? Or in 2013, when Obama broke three decades of precedent to congratulate the winner of the Iranian presidential election?
“Or in 2014, when Obama congratulated Turkey’s President Erdogen, the same man who said there is no such thing as moderate Islam?
Right on cue, Rachel Maddow took a swing at President Trump on her Tuesday night show.
Maddow did not question the strangeness of the notion that presidential aides would put so much emphasis on a simple congratulations, especially when extending the courtesy is common practice.
Barack Obama himself put the example by congratulating Putin, as Ingraham noted.
Later, Maddow blasted President Trump for reportedly not condemning Putin for the recent nerve agent assault on a former Russian spy in the UK.
In line with Ingraham’s prediction, Maddow ignored that the president discussed other pressing foreign policy matters with the Russian head of state.
It’s hard to take Maddow and the other “swamp-dwellers” in the media seriously when you can program them like clockwork.


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Allen Crabbe signed a 4 year / $74,832,500 contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, including $74,832,500 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $18,708,125. In 2018-19, Crabbe will earn a base salary of $18,500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $18,500,000 and a dead cap value of $37,000,000.
A look at the calculated cash earnings for Allen Crabbe, including any upcoming years.
A look at the reported fines & suspensions for Allen Crabbe, and the financial implications.

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End of financial year is almost here! Are you excited about tax time? We are too!
So excited in fact we have decided to celebrate the impending end of financial year with a huge giveaway!
All you have to do is book your tax return in for the months of July, August or September (before 5PM on 30/06/2019) and you are automatically in the draw! If you have already booked in, great news you are already in the running to take a piece of the prize pool home.
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Spin, sway and twist your way to sunnier times at Movin’ Around the World, Feb. 16-22 at Seattle Center.
Despite Snowmageddon, there are still lots of places to go have snow-free (and dollar-free!) fun. If you can safely travel, you might spend a morning or afternoon at an indoor playground, making Valentine’s crafts at the library or watching a movie at the community center. When the weekend arrives, it’s time to escape to sunnier places via music, dance, crafts and more at Nothwest Folklife’s Movin’ Around the World festival.
The Big Play Date Meet other families during this interactive playtime that encourages language, social and emotional development. 10 a.m. to noon. Renton Highlands Library, Renton.
PlayDate SEA If you’re feeling cooped up at home, PlayDate SEA is keeping their doors open no matter the weather. Take advantage of free admission on Monday evening, 5 to 8 pm. PlayDate SEA, Seattle (South Lake Union).
Ballard Playspace Climb towers, slip down slides or build with giant blocks at this indoor community play area. 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Ballard Church, Seattle.
Snugglefest Dog walking company Rover is hosting a Valentine’s party for your family pooch. There’ll be a doggy playground, dog-themed Valentine’s crafts and giveaways. Please RSVP for adults and children 8 and older. 5 to 8 p.m. Kimpton Alexis Hotel, Downtown Seattle.
Volunteer Park Conservatory There are only a few weeks left to take advantage of free admission to Volunteer Park Conservatory. Go romp through the snow in the park, and then warm up in the conservatory’s tropical gardens. Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Volunteer Park, Seattle (Capitol Hill).
Won’t You Be My Valentine? Have some sweet treats and do arts and crafts. Drop in for the tot gym, and also watch a live performance of “Scardey Squirrel and the Little Red Hen.” 10 a.m. to noon. Bitter Lake Community Center, Seattle.
Student Wednesday at BAM School-aged children can explore the galleries for free today. Get the coupon off the website. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue.
Zumba Fitness Class Ditch the usual workout and join this all-ages, all-levels Zumba party. 6 to 7 p.m. Seattle Center Armory, Seattle (Lower Queen Ann).
Toddler Gym Play Time Ride trikes, play house and build with blocks at this drop-in tot gym. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jefferson Community Center, Seattle (Beacon Hill).
Valentine’s Crafting Join friends at the neighborhood toy store for some lovable craft projects. 3 to 5 p.m. Clover Toys, Seattle (Ballard).
Cartoon Happy Hour Watch classic cartoons on the big screen. Snacks and beverages available for purchase. 5 to 7 p.m. Central Cinema, Seattle (Central District).
Story Time with Betsy and the PJ Library Betsy and her red ukulele will be playing songs, singing rhymes and reading children’s books. 11 a.m. Third Place Books, Seattle (Ravenna).
Library Lab: Stop Motion Animation Create a short, stop-motion animation with provided props. 4 to 5:30 p.m. Southwest Branch Library, Seattle (West Seattle).
Lake City Film Festival Watch a family movie that’s been written, directed or produced locally. Call the community center for movie details. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Lake City Community Center, Seattle.
Discovery Days at MaST Poke a sea star or a pet a slimy sea cucumber (gently!) at the Marine Science and Tech Center’s aquarium, where there are two touch tanks to explore. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Marine Science and Technology Center, Des Moines.
A Royal Valentine’s Day Party Dress as your favorite prince or princess for Valentine’s crafts, sweets and lots of jumping. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Springfree Trampoline, Issaquah.
Movin’ Around the World: Winter Take a virtual world tour with Our Big Neighborhood through cultural music, dance, crafts, workshops and more. See the schedule online for specific events. Donations appreciated. 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily through Feb. 22. Seattle Center Armory, Seattle (Lower Queen Anne).
Dungeons and Dragons for Kids Go on an epic quest with a kid-friendly D&D gaming session. Materials provided, and no experience required. Noon to 3 p.m. Mox Boarding House, Seattle (Ballard).
Htai Filipino Warrior Arts Learn all about the fascinating art of HTAI Fighting systems, then jump into a workshop to learn the skills. Part of the Northwest Folklife Movin’ Around the World festival.12:15 to 1 p.m. Seattle Center Armory, Seattle (Lower Queen Ann).
Winter Discover Walk Stroll through the watershed with a park naturalist to learn about the plants and animals that live there. Then take a closer look at nature’s treasures with a microscope. Pre-register. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Cedar River Watershed Education Center, North Bend.

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text: Abstracts should be submitted by email attachment as .doc or .docx files to socamr@gmail.com and should be from 500-600 words in length for a paper to last between 15 to 20 minutes. Abstracts should contain a title and a word count, but should not have any information regarding the identity of the submitter. For further information about abstract format, please see the SCS Program Guide. The new deadline for submission of abstracts is Friday, March 8, 2019, and all abstracts for papers will be reviewed anonymously. Please direct all queries to SAMR at socamr@gmail.com.


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For more than a decade BHM has been developing hotel and resorts around the country. With a team dedicated to excellence, Boutique Hospitality’s experience involves both boutique and traditional hotels. They have had the opportunity to work with a diverse group of distinguished developers, banks, architects, designers, contractors and hospitality professionals. BHM advises on all levels of development from land acquisition and market analysis through pre opening and finally on to stabilization.
Having seen the best and the worst of real estate development, Boutique Hospitality has been involved in every level of hotel renovation and construction. With projects up and down the eastern seaboard we use our vast knowledge to help owners and lenders get through the process as quickly and efficiently as possible. Please ask how we can help your development project or renovation.


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Used in nurseries, garden centres and parks across the UK. Gardeners and other professionals have long appreciated the unique GEKA® quality as GEKA® have been manufacturing extremely durable metal components since 1928. Dedicated to crafting only the best brass hose fittings to be put to hard work at home in the garden. Why settle for cheap, plastic fittings?
The exact processing also guarantees a drip-free water flow. The Push-Fit system in a chic nickel plated finish is very easy to operate and is fully compatible with all other customary push-fit systems. The Easy Coupling fittings are virtually indestructible being able to handle up to 10 bar pressure! Pretty impressive if you keep in mind the average domestic bar pressure is about 2.


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To ensure the focus of the fest centers around zines, we do ask that 75% of your table space contain zines. The other 25% can include handmade items and other small press publications. Full tables will be reserved for distros, bookstores, and libraries. Individual zinesters may purchase half tables for their zine project.
In order to keep the area comfortable & spacious for everyone, we will be unable to provide extra chairs. If you need special accommodations (for example, to be seated near the end of an aisle, etc) please let us know in your application, so we can make sure and take care of that for you!
Out of fairness to all who have supported Olympia Zine Fest by purchasing a table, and to the many who are on our wait list, no table squatting is permitted.
Olympia Zine Fest organizers reserve the right to reject table applicants that have engaged in activity that is in violation of our safer spaces policy. This decision will be made at the discretion of Olympia Zine Fest organizers.
All applicants must agree to abide by our safer spaces policy.
Refund Policy: To receive a full refund, we would need to receive a cancellation notice by our cancellation date (to-be-announced for 2019).


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Locked items – like doors, safes, and file cabinets - aren’t just a nuisance, but they can also throw your whole day’s schedule out-of-whack. If you’re anywhere in Bradley Beach, NJ area, you have nothing to fear. We provide a highly-effective emergency locksmith opening service that can give you access to your property in a short span of time. Our locksmiths are highly experienced and we have handled countless lockouts during our 10 years in the field.
Our emergency locksmith opening service is available in Bradley Beach and beyond round-the-clock, all year. We can be hired at your convenience – in advance or on an emergency basis. We take about 30 minutes, on an average, to reach most locations and only a few minutes after that to handle most minor requests. We don’t charge beyond our usual rate for any late night work.
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text: Gary currently serves as the administrator and head business consultant of the Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC) at Chadron State College. NBDC is one of 63 small business development centers (SBDC) in the United States and its territories. SBDCs partner with the Small Business Administration to provide confidential, impartial services and educational opportunities for established and start-up businesses, researchers, entrepreneurs, and professionals. Among specific services offered are marketing guidance, operations analysis, business plan development, help securing business financing including SBA loans, educational opportunities and business transitioning.


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English courses with Twin: English Punctuation!
You probably use simple punctuation, such as full stops, commas and question marks, on a daily basis, both when writing and when speaking. However, here is some sophisticated punctuation that, if used in your writing, makes it very professional and of a high standard.
The meal was good: they ate salad, roast chicken, cake and fruit.
Portsmouth in the South; and Cromer, Norwich and Lincoln in the East.
George Washington (the first president of the United States) gave his farewell address in 1796.
Actress/model Elizabeth Hurley was at the awards show.
Many years passed… still she remained ill.
We hope this was useful and that you are able to use some of these forms of punctuation in your writing. We’d love to hear from you, so leave us a comment to tell us whether you found this useful. You can even show us an example of your punctuation practice!
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Completing badges in “NBA 2K17” equals to unlocking every aspect of the game and maximizing the player’s game experience. So without further ado, here are the list of badges in the game and how to unlock them.
First in the list of “NBA 2K17” badge is the Alpha Dog badge which can be claimed by getting the team’s highest overall rating. Then Spark Plug badge can be attained by coming off the bench with a minimum of 7 points. While the Enforcer badge can be received when the player does 10 non-flagrant fouls in a season. The Championship DNA obviously requires the player to win the NBA championship to get it. The Microwave badge will need the player to have 2 red rings for 10 consecutive games to earn it. Lastly is the Expressive badge which can be obtained by just celebrating when the prompt comes up.
These badges are not hard to get but do take a while to complete in “NBA 2K17”. For starters, the Dimer badge needs the player to have 300 assists in 20 games, Lob City Passer requires 50 ally oops within one season, Ankle Breaker is earned by getting 200 double moves then a score assist in just one season, Flashy Passer can be received after 50 passes within one season. The easiest one in this batch is the Pick and Roll Maestro badge where the player only needs to get the Dimer first, then PNR Maestro and to the Lob City simultaneously. After this, request for a pick and do a tap Y or Triangle button twice as your man makes a cut to the rim.
Starting off with the Acrobat badge that needs 4 charge shots and 15 reverse lay-ups to be earned. Tear Dropper needs 50 floaters in one season while Relentless Finisher requires maxing the player’s strength and 75 contact lay-ups. Post-Spin Technician needs 100 drive moves, Drop Stepper needs 30 drop step moves, and Dream-Like Up and Under wants 50 attempts of up and under moves in “NBA 2K17”.
For the outside scoring badges, there is the Corner Specialist that needs 25 corner 3 point shots, the Mid-Range Deadeye that needs 60 jump shots, the Limitless Range with 40 3 point shots in the last 30 seconds, Pick and Popper by just setting a screen then rolling out with a 3 points, Difficult Shots badge that requires 200 hop shots, dribble pull ups, step backs, and alike in “NBA 2K17”.
Lob City Finisher badge needs 15 ally oops while Posterizer in “NBA 2K17” wants 15 attempts of contact dunks. Brick wall requires 100 good screens and One Man Fast Break needs 75 fastbreaks in one season.


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Press Release. June 2nd 2014, NYC.
one of the most prominent awards from socially engaged media art – in Linz, Austria.
Shortly: The project exposed 215,000 anonymous companies in the Cayman Islands and attempted to sell their identities in order to democratize tax shields.
2 Cease and Desist letters from Chinese financial firms.
10 legal threats from business owners in the Cayman Islands.
12 articles in international newspapers.
1,000 orders made through the selling of companies.
700 USD made and lost through selling the identities of Cayman Island firms.
2 PayPal Account suspensions and a ban on trading.
25,000 investigative queries into the database of 215,000 entities.
900 subscriptions to the project’s newsletter with anonymous email addresses or from domains like: ey.com, hsbc.com, citi.com, kcs.com, etc.
There has finally been increased political pressure on the loopholes of anonymous companies, so I decided to move onto the next booming financial instrument that hasn’t yet been regulated, in fact my next project taps into the art market with a promising Smart model that allows everyone to collect art and increase the value of the collections.
By turning offshore firms in art commodities, you can now buy artworks from Loophole4All.com once again. Become the only owner of unique historical artworks for 99 cents and up!
This project introduces the idea of real-time participation in world wide governance. It’s an ambitious project, which will be ongoing for a few months. It is a 2014 commission by Turbulence through the Jerome Foundation and It’ll be shown at Kasa Gallery in Istanbul in June and at DOX Prague in November.
This project is commissioned by Open Data Institute for shows at FutureEverything and Lighthouse in UK. It makes use of sophisticated browser tracking technology for an Anti-Social Sculpture. The fingerprints left on the catalogue and its artworks are collected for composing the display of the featured artworks.
A manipulation-proof currency through the creative formulation of an equation and a trading algorithm. It started through a commission at the Museumsquartier in Vienna and was shown in March at Borroworrob at HDLU in Zagreb, in September it’ll be exhibited during the Digital Design Weekend at the V&A Museum in London.
New photos of Street Ghosts published on the map in Barcelona http://goo.gl/maps/YDJT7 – Zagreb http://goo.gl/maps/0nK19 – Lincoln http://goo.gl/maps/0PCFj – Sydney UTShttp://goo.gl/maps/dYs3L and here a great video from The Influencers actionhttp://vimeo.com/85017360. In september it will be installed for Making the City Playable in Bristol, at the V&A Museum in London and Eternal September for Aksioma Institute and Škuc Gallery in Ljubljana.
It’s currently being shown in Big Bang Data at CCCB Museum in Barcelona and Out of Control at Ars Electronica Center in Linz. In these installations the audience can browse the epic dating website Lovely-Faces.com! The piece will be shown also at The Photographers’ Gallery in London during this summer.
It is an experiment with laser cutters and coding. This new technique for High Resolution stencils will be used with spray paint. A few painting will be shown in Berlin in 2015. While this summer you will see those graffiti on downtown’s walls.
ough the Internet at John Jay College, CUNY in New York City.
Don’t forget to check out the video recordings of the panel series with 14 awesome speakers that I curated at Eyebeam in NYC last October.
With the promise of other new explosive top-secret projects this summer!

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text: Charles Moulton is an award-winning Choreographer, Visual Artist and Writer living in Oakland, California. He has created works on dance companies all over the world and is particularly known for his signature work Ball Passing which can be performed by dancers and non-dancers alike. His visual art has appeared at galleries in Oakland and at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, AZ. He began his career dancing with Merce Cunningham, is a Founding Co-Director of Performance Space 122 and is currently Co-Artistic Director of Garrett + Moulton Productions in San Francisco.

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Singing phenom Adele has been famously tight-lipped about the name of her little boy, even telling reporters at the Golden Globes, "I am not sharing his name at the moment," she said. "It is very personal to me. I am enjoying him on my own."
But perhaps she gave away a little bit of her secret earlier this week. While on a shopping excursion, she was spotted wearing a name necklace with the name "Angelo" on it (and that's not the name of her boyfriend, Simon Konecki).
Angelo is the Italian word for Angel. It's a name that's been pretty popular here in the U.S.—it's been hovering around the top 300 boy's names here for the past 80 years.
It's a name that would be best with a shorter middle name—I like it with more offbeat names like, Zen, Fox, and King. Or perhaps she should pick something a little more music-oriented, like Jude, Jazz, or Reed, to fit her career.
Do you think Adele signaled her secret with her jewelry? And if so, what do you think of Adele's baby name choice? What would you pick for a middle name with it?


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Top Drugs-History ,Pharmacology ,Syntheses Pdf These generally used products save lives and enhance the quality of lifestyles, playing a vital part in everything from cholesterol direction to cancer therapy. These improvements in medication were introduced into existence after corrective procedure of production, with a vast assortment of chemical and pharmacological experimentation and discovery. Best Medicine: Their History, Pharmacology, and Synthesis gives an detailed study on ten notable medications, outlining the chemistry behind every one’s development. Jie Jack Li, a medicinal chemist and a specialist on drug discovery, provides a comprehensive evaluation of the landscape of present drug development.
The extensive text is split by health difficulties, including cancer, cardiovascular, metabolic disorders, and infectious diseases. Each segment features individual chapters on important medications, outlining the chemistry and background of this drug’s discovery. Li starts each chapter with all the product’s foundation, providing context. Li then proceeds to characterize the mechanism of activity, structure-activity connection (SAR), bioavailability, metabolism, toxicology, the discovery path, and also the procedure path.

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Our business coaching delivers a variety of services to the small business community. Although you may feel that your problems are unique to your business, there are many CEOs that have experienced similar difficulties. To assist CEOs and company owners with these difficulties that come in running a business, our CEO groups provide a forum of owners to discuss key business issues.
Once a month, each of our small groups (up to 14 CEO Focus Members) meet to discuss their own pertinent business issues. Typically, one member presents their company profile and key issues that they face to other members of their peer group for input.
In addition to the camaraderie experienced with other members, you can beneit by being coached in thinking like an outside board director, thus developing more strategic, analytical and process-driven business practices. Our average membership longevity is well over four years nationally - twice the industry average. This demonstrates the long-terrm value of our programs.
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text: Nestled in a quiet enclave of Ikoyi Island, House Lawson is comfortably positioned in an almost rural-like suburban setting. It’s contemporary design infuses a sense of the avant-garde, while maintaining a subtle design language. A series of crisp planar elements define the internal spaces as they are arranged around a protected internal court.